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Q: Speeds of << >> multiplication and division You can use << to multiply and >> to divide numbers in python when I time them I find using the binary shift way of doing it is 10x faster than dividing or multiplying the regular way.
Why is using << and >> a lot faster than * and /?
What are the behind the scene processes going on to make * and / so slow?

A: The existing answers didn't really address the hardware side of things, so here's a bit on that angle. The conventional wisdom is that multiplication and division are much slower than shifting, but the actual story today is more nuanced.
For example, it is certainly true that multiplication is a more complex operation to implement in hardware, but it doesn't necessarily always end up slower. As it turns out, add is also significantly more complex to implement than xor (or in general any bitwise operation), but add (and sub) usually get enough transistors dedicated to their operation that end up being just as fast as the bitwise operators. So you can't just look at hardware implementation complexity as a guide to speed.
So let's look in detail at shifting versus the "full" operators like multiplication and shifting.
Shifting
On nearly all hardware, shifting by a constant amount (i.e., an amount the compiler can determine at compile-time) is fast. In particular, it will usually happen with a latency of a single cycle, and with a throughput of 1 per cycle or better. On some hardware (e.g., some Intel and ARM chips), certain shifts by a constant may even be "free" since they can be built into another instruction (lea on Intel, the the special shifting abilities of the first source in ARM).
Shifting by a variable amount is more of a grey area. On older hardware, this was sometimes very slow, and the speed changed from generation to generation. For example, on the initial release of Intel's P4, shifting by a variable amount was notoriously slow - requiring time proportional to the shift amount! On that platform, using multiplications to replace shifts could be profitable (i.e., the world has gone upside-down). On prior Intel chips, as well as subsequent generations, shifting by a variable amount wasn't so painful.
On current Intel chips, shifting by a variable amount is not particularly fast, but it isn't terrible either. The x86 architecture is hamstrung when it comes to variable shifts, because they defined the operation in an unusual way: shifts amounts of 0 don't modify the condition flags, but all other shifts do. This inhibits the efficient renaming of the flags register since it can't be determined until the shift executes whether subsequent instructions should read the condition codes written by the shift, or some prior instruction. Furthermore, shifts only write to part of the flags register, which may cause a partial flags stall.
The upshot then is that on recent Intel architectures, shift by a variable amount takes three "micro-operations" while most other simple operations (add, bitwise ops, even multiplication) only take 1. Such shifts can execute at most once every 2 cycles.
Multiplication
The trend in modern desktop and laptop hardware is to make multiplication a fast operation. On recent Intel and AMD chips, in fact, one multiplication can be issued every cycle (we call this reciprocal throughput). The latency, however, of a multiplication is 3 cycles. So that means you get the result of any given multiplication 3 cycles after you start it, but you are able to start a new multiplication every cycle. Which value (1 cycle or 3 cycles) is more important depends on the structure of your algorithm. If the multiplication is part of a critical dependency chain, the latency is important. If not, the reciprocal throughput or other factors may be more important.
They key takeaway is that on modern laptop chips (or better), multiplication is a fast operation, and likely to be faster than the 3 or 4 instruction sequence that a compiler would issue to "get the rounding" right for strength reduced shifts. For variable shifts, on Intel, multiplication would also generally be preferred due to the above-mentioned issues.
On smaller form-factor platforms, multiplication may still be slower, since building a full and fast 32-bit or especially 64-bit multiplier takes a lot of transistors and power. If someone can fill in with details of the performance of multiply on recent mobile chips it would be much appreciated.
Divide
Divide is both a more complex operation, hardware-wise, than multiplication and is also much less common in actual code - meaning that fewer resources are likely allocated to it. The trend in modern chips is still towards faster dividers, but even modern top-of-the-line chips take 10-40 cycles to do a divide, and they are only partially pipelined. In general, 64-bit divides are even slower than 32-bit divides. Unlike most other operations, division may take a variable number of cycles depending on the arguments.
Avoid divides and replace with shifts (or let the compiler do it, but you may need to check the assembly) if you can!

A: Lets look at two little C programs that do a bit shift and a divide.
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
        int i = atoi(argv[0]);
        int b = i << 2;
}

#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
        int i = atoi(argv[0]);
        int d = i / 4;
}

These are then each compiled with gcc -S to see what the actual assembly will be.
With the bit shift version, from the call to atoi to return:
    callq   _atoi
    movl    $0, %ecx
    movl    %eax, -20(%rbp)
    movl    -20(%rbp), %eax
    shll    $2, %eax
    movl    %eax, -24(%rbp)
    movl    %ecx, %eax
    addq    $32, %rsp
    popq    %rbp
    ret

While the divide version:
    callq   _atoi
    movl    $0, %ecx
    movl    $4, %edx
    movl    %eax, -20(%rbp)
    movl    -20(%rbp), %eax
    movl    %edx, -28(%rbp)         ## 4-byte Spill
    cltd
    movl    -28(%rbp), %r8d         ## 4-byte Reload
    idivl   %r8d
    movl    %eax, -24(%rbp)
    movl    %ecx, %eax
    addq    $32, %rsp
    popq    %rbp
    ret

Just by looking at this there are several more instructions in the divide version compared to the bit shift.
The key is what do they do?
In the bit shift version the key instruction is shll    $2, %eax which is a shift left logical - there's the divide, and everything else is just moving values around.
In the divide version, you can see the idivl   %r8d - but just above that is a cltd (convert long to double) and some additional logic around the spill and reload.  This additional work, knowing that we're dealing with a math rather than bits is often necessary to avoid various errors that can occur by doing just bit math.
Lets do some quick multiplication:
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    int i = atoi(argv[0]);
    int b = i >> 2;
}

#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    int i = atoi(argv[0]);
    int d = i * 4;
}

Rather than going through all of this, there is one line different:

$ diff mult.s bit.s
24c24
>    shll    $2, %eax
---
<    sarl    $2, %eax

Here the compiler was able to identify that the math could be done with a shift, however instead of a logical shift it does a arithmetic shift.  The difference between these would be obvious if we ran these - sarl preserves the sign.  So that -2 * 4 = -8 while the shll does not.
Lets look at this in a quick perl script:
#!/usr/bin/perl

$foo = 4;
print $foo << 2, "\n";
print $foo * 4, "\n";

$foo = -4;
print $foo << 2, "\n";
print $foo * 4, "\n";

Output:

16
16
18446744073709551600
-16

Um... -4 << 2 is 18446744073709551600 which is not exactly what you are likely expecting when dealing with multiplication and division.  Its right, but its not integer multiplication.
And thus be wary of premature optimization.  Let the compiler optimize for you - it knows what you're really trying to do and will likely do a better job of it, with fewer bugs.

A: BINARY_LSHIFT and BINARY_RSHIFT are simpler processes algorithmically than BINARY_MULTIPLY and BINARY_FLOOR_DIVIDE and may take fewer clock-cycles.  That is if you have any binary number and need to bitshift by N, all you have to do is shift the digits over that many spaces and replace with zeros.  Binary multiplication is in general more complicated, though techniques like Dadda multiplier make it quite fast.
Granted, it is possible for an optimizing compiler to recognize cases when you multiply/divide by powers of two and replace with the appropriate left/right shift.  By looking at disassembled byte code python apparently doesn't do this:
>>> dis.dis(lambda x: x*4)
  1           0 LOAD_FAST                0 (x)
              3 LOAD_CONST               1 (4)
              6 BINARY_MULTIPLY
              7 RETURN_VALUE

>>> dis.dis(lambda x: x<<2)
  1           0 LOAD_FAST                0 (x)
              3 LOAD_CONST               1 (2)
              6 BINARY_LSHIFT
              7 RETURN_VALUE

>>> dis.dis(lambda x: x//2)
  1           0 LOAD_FAST                0 (x)
              3 LOAD_CONST               1 (2)
              6 BINARY_FLOOR_DIVIDE
              7 RETURN_VALUE

>>> dis.dis(lambda x: x>>1)
  1           0 LOAD_FAST                0 (x)
              3 LOAD_CONST               1 (1)
              6 BINARY_RSHIFT
              7 RETURN_VALUE

However, on my processor, I find multiplication and left/right shift have similar timing, and floor division (by a power of two) is about 25% slower:
>>> import timeit

>>> timeit.repeat("z=a + 4", setup="a = 37")
[0.03717184066772461, 0.03291916847229004, 0.03287005424499512]

>>> timeit.repeat("z=a - 4", setup="a = 37")
[0.03534698486328125, 0.03207516670227051, 0.03196907043457031]

>>> timeit.repeat("z=a * 4", setup="a = 37")
[0.04594111442565918, 0.0408930778503418, 0.045324087142944336]

>>> timeit.repeat("z=a // 4", setup="a = 37")
[0.05412912368774414, 0.05091404914855957, 0.04910898208618164]

>>> timeit.repeat("z=a << 2", setup="a = 37")
[0.04751706123352051, 0.04259490966796875, 0.041903018951416016]

>>> timeit.repeat("z=a >> 2", setup="a = 37")
[0.04719185829162598, 0.04201006889343262, 0.042105913162231445]


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Coaches, Parents, and Players,
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions put in place by the state of Ohio regarding percentage occupancy of indoor facilities, some of the gyms have special requirements in order to be in compliance due to their size. This news item will be displayed on the front page of the CPYBL web site for the duration of the 2020-21 season. Please make yourself familiar with it. As of today, the league rule is that each player can have at most two people attend the game with them. Coaches count in this total.
NO SPECTATORS ARE ALLOWED AT CPS SCHOOLS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (WALNUT HILLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, CLARK MONTESSORI HIGH SCHOOL, and SHRODER HIGH SCHOOL). Kilgour games at these schools will be broadcast live at the following links:
Games @ Walnut: https://www.meridix.com/channel/?liveid=wehbyksb#/
Games @ Clark: https://www.meridix.com/channel/?liveid=ksbclark#/
Lower Capacity Gyms
All of these gyms will only allow 1 guest per player and that guest must be an adult
Bridgetown Multipurpose (not the main gym)
Delhi Multipurpose (not the main gym)
Donovan Elementary
Mariemont Elementary and Junior High School
Summit Country Day Athletic Complex
Terrace Park Elementary
Whitewater Elementary
Special Instructions from Gyms
Both spectators attending game at Berry Intermediate and Lebanon Junior High must be from the same household
No children allowed in SportsPlus
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Publish Coordinator Portal:
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CPYBL Preseason Shootout
The schedule for the CPYBL Preseason Shootout is now available as of 10pm on 11/9. Teams will play 3 round robin games this weekend (please note in pools with an uneven number of teams, one team will play 4 games). Remember this is a scrimmage, scores are not reported, and prizes are not awarded. This is an opportunity to get some work in before the season starts.
Schedule Pay Fees Online
Please read below reminders about the Preseason Shootout as well as playing rules and COVID-19 information:
$50 fee payable to the league includes 3 games. We are asking that coaches pay referees fees of $15 a game this year directly to the referees before the game (each coach pays one referee). Total cost is $95.
3 game round robin
Organizations registering and paying for teams will be invoiced and can pay by check, individual teams must pay online and will be charged a convenience fee of $2.
NO SCORE REPORTING
Two 14 minute running clock halves with stop and go in the last minute of the 2nd half only
One timeout per half
No pressing
Man-to-man defense only
Ref fees are $15 per ref per game (each coach please pay one referee $15). They are donating 50% of their regular fee so please thank them.
All CPYBL and State of Ohio COVID-19 guidelines govern the Preseason Shootout. We are not permitted to make exceptions. To read the guidelines, please visit the COVID-19 page on the league website. Thank you.
Ameritourneys New Year's Tournament
We will be hosting a Holiday Tournament this year at SportsPlus and other local gyms. This tournament will take place on December 31st and January 2nd/3rd. Please check out the Ameritourneys web site for more information!
Team Tournament
Team tournament December 31st, January 2nd/3rd
Registration deadline is December 20th
3 game gaurantee (pool play + bracket play)
Boys and girls teams in 4th-8th grade, all levels of play (no AAU teams)
$100 registration fee per team + ref fees
Individual medals for all championship game participants
Championship Sunday will include broadcasted interviews
Register Team Tournament Flyer
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League Timeline
We will offer three weeks of league play in December for those organizations that wish to start at that time. For everyone else, we will start the second weekend in January. For teams starting in December we will try to schedule a typical number of games for the season (10 for rec/high-rec and 20 for athletic) and for those starting in January (7-8 for rec/high-rec and 14-16 for athletic). This is highly dependent on the amount of gym time available.
Please reach out with any questions you might have.
Key Dates – December Start League
October 1 – 28: Register teams and enter gym availability and schedule conflicts (please check box for December leagues during registration)
November 10: 7th-12th registration closes (please check box for December leagues during registration)
November 18-21: Coordinator schedule review
November 22: Schedule Released
November 30: Rosters/Waivers Due
December 4: First weekend of games begins
December 20: Last weekend of games ends
Key Dates – January Start Teams
October 1 – Nov 28: Register teams and enter gym availability and schedule conflicts (please note if your teams are playing in December you do NOT need to register them again to play in January)
December 15-18: Coordinator schedule review
December 22: Schedule Released
December 31: Rosters/Waivers Due
January 8: First weekend of games begins
February 28: Last weekend of games ends
Note from Ben
A lot of statements being made on social media, rest assured I am doing everything I can to make sure we have a safe season for all of the kids.
- Ben Goodyear
August League Meeting
Our next member coordinator meeting will take place on Wednesday, August 12th at 7:00pm via Zoom. All coordinators were sent an email on August 10th with the Zoom Meeting id and password. If you did not receive this email, please email Ben.
Cincy E-Leagues
NEW Cincy E-Leagues! ... we are now offering an outlet for your kids during the COVID-19 pandemic to satisfy their competitive juices or simply have some fun! We are offering Xbox and PS4 leagues for FIFA 20, Madden NFL 20, and NBA 2K20. Hurry, registration ends on April 12th!
Amerileagues Virtual Basketball Training
Check out our newly released Amerileagues Virtual Basketball Training series at our Amerileagues Website
University of Cincinnati Girls and Women in Sport Day - January 26th
Girls Basketball Families,
The University of Cincinnati has some fun events planned for their National Girls and Women in Sport Day which will take place on campus on Sunday, January 26th from 11:30am - 3pm. It is a free event for girls to come learn about working in sport, a sports clinic put on by UC female student-athletes, and to wrap the day up, to attend a UC women's basketball game! They are asking that people register using the following link on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-girls-and-women-in-sports-day-tickets-84626308567
If you don't have a game scheduled that conflicts with this event, please consider attending!
Women's Crossdown Shootout
WOMEN'S CROSSTOWN SHOOTOUT
CINCINNATI BEARCATS vs. XAVIER MUSKETEERS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2019 – 2:00 P.M.
CINTAS CENTER
Amerileagues is pleased to partner with Xavier Athletics to provide the opportunity for all participating girls (grades 2-8) and families to attend the women's Crosstown Shootout at no charge to CPYBL and GCCYS teams.
Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis and available while supplies last. Tickets can be requested online only at GoXavier.com/WBBTix with special offer code WBXTOWN
All community coordinators and team coaches are overwhelming supportive of this and encourage all girls to attend this as a team activity.
This is an important event and one of our city's best platforms to celebrate and grow women's athletics in our community and beyond.
Registration Update
The registration period is now closed for 2nd-6th grade teams. 7th-12th grade teams can continue to be registered until November 15th. Please read the following updates about division specific issues we are working through:
We will be able to support teams that registered for the 20 game high rec option for the following divisions: 5th, and 6th boys and 6th girls.
We will NOT be able to support a 4th grade boys high-rec division or a 5th grade girls high-rec division due to lack of teams registering for that option. All coordinators involved were emailed directly on 10/26 with options.
Athletic divisions that only have 7 teams will play a 18 game schedule (3rd girls and 4th girls athletic A). We emailed all coordinators asking if they have one team to add to these divisions but did not receive a response.
All teams will be approved and assigned to pods (for rec teams) by end of day Monday. They can then be reviewed on the Standings page. When a team is approved, an account will be created for the coach (if an email was supplied by the organization), and the coach will receive an email from the web site with instructions on how to claim their account (if a new account). The online Coach Code of Conduct can then be completed by each coach.
The league will begin the scheduling process on Tuesday and have a schedule available for coordinator review on November 18th. The final schedule will be released on the web site on November 27th.
August Meeting Minutes
We discussed a variety of topics at our league meeting on August 21st with the majority of time being spent on the topics of referee safety and parent behavior as well as the league calendar for the upcoming season. All coordinators will be sent a survey on August 22nd asking important questions about gym availability for a few key weekends. We need a point person from each organization to fill out the survey no later than August 29th so we can finalize the league calendar for the 2019-20 season.
League games will tentatively be played on the following weekends, but this will be finalized after we analyze the results of the survey. Many options were discussed but the majority of attendees 1) did not want to play the tournament on March 8th and 2) cannot host league games on December 21.
December 7, 14
January 4, 11, 18, 25
February 1, 8, 15, 22 (week 10 of 2nd-6th regular season and 7th-12th tournament)
February 29 (3rd-6th tournament)
Other items discussed:
When filling out gym availability for facilities with multiple gyms, if each gym/court has the same available hours, you can check a box to indicate this and only fill out the availability form for one of the gyms and it will be copied to the other gyms in the facility.
When filling out a player waiver, all parties involved will be notified via email. A reminder that the league also needs to approve all player waivers.
We will be inviting teams from the Dayton Metro and GCCYS leagues to the Preseason Shootout this year. The Shootout will take place on November 9th and 10th.
Individual teams will now be able to register and pay on-line for the Preseason Shootout. Most teams are registered in bulk by their organization as the organization pays the $50 registration fee. However, some organizations have their individual teams pay so this new functionality should help that process out quite a bit.
We will be hosting a Coaches Clinic in October and possibly a Parent Clinic(s). More to come on that.
Ben met with state officials to discuss pending legislation that is meant to better protect referees. This serious problem continues to worsen.
A reminder that the referee fee was raised to $30/referee this season as voted on and approved in our March meeting.
If you will be registering 7th-12th grade teams, make sure you provide Sunday gym time as we will be scheduling as many of those games on Sundays to help with the growing referee shortage issue.
Waivers and Compliance
This is a reminder that in order for organizations, coaches (head coaches only!), and players to participate in the CPYBL, the league needs to be in possession of online documents that need to be filled out once per school year before games begin. Coordinators and Coaches must be logged into their account to access these forms. All coordinators are well aware of these requirements, there is no communication between the league and the 10,000 parents associated with it. We communicate to our member organizations and it is their responsibility to communicate to their coaches and parents.
There is a matching process that takes place between waivers and rosters based on the last name and birth date of the player. In some cases, the member organization has the incorrect birth date on the roster and it is the responsibility of the member organization to fix this. If you are a parent and have correctly filled out your liability waiver, there is no need to fill out 5 others. Have your member organization check the roster.
Organizations/Coordinators: An Organization Agreement form must be filled out (one per organization). This is available from the Portals->Coordinator menu.
Coaches: Coaches must fill out an online Code of Conduct form which is available from the Portals-Coach menu.
Players: Parents must filled out a Liability Waiver Form once per school year. Without this form, your player is ineligible to play in our league. Playing without a waiver may result in forfeiture of games.
Tournament Wrapup
Thank you to everyone for a fantastic post season tournament. You can access tournament scores here and also view winners on Twitter (@cpybl).
Find My Bracket Physical Bracket Schedule by Bracket Schedule by Gym
WVXU Discussion about Youth Sports
Here is a link to the podcast of the radio show our own Ben Goodyear was on earlier today discussing parent behavior and its affect on referees. Thanks to @917wvxu and host @MicMonksMedia for hosting this important discussion: https://t.co/Zvq5wgtyMT
— CPYBL (@CPYBL) February 21, 2019
Game Reschedules
We are implementing a new policy regarding timing of game reschedules. All game reschedules need to be submitted to the league by midnight on Wednesday nights for games taking place that weekend. Our referee assignor needs time to manage this. Thanks!
A reminder that game reschedules are initiated by the coordinator for the home team (if the game was postponed due to a facility closure) and submitted to the league for approval. When rescheduling games, please make them adjacent to an existing set of games at your gym or if that is not possible, please reschedule two or more games back-to-back. While not ideal, we will be able to get referees for weekday games if that is the only time available for your organization to host a game. Monday and Wednesday nights are preferable for our referees and please schedule 2 or more games together. More detailed information was discussed with coordinators at our meeting on January 23rd and emailed to them on January 24th.
Fan Behavior - Letter from OHSAA
All parents and coaches should take a moment to read this letter that the OHSAA recently sent to all high schools in the state of Ohio regarding fan behavior at OHSAA-sponsored sporting events. It is a stark reminder the direction fan behavior is heading and how it might affect the ability for children to play in organized sports in the future.
OHSAA Fan Behavior Letter
Rosters Are Now Frozen
As of midnight on December 31st, rosters were frozen. At that time, the following changes were made to the web site:
Liability waiver submissions will no longer create roster entries for those organizations that have chosen this setting
Coaches and coordinators will no longer be able to add players to rosters
Players that did not have a liability waiver submitted to the league, were deleted from the roster
Moving forward, only coordinators will be able to make updates to rosters, and ANY additions to the roster must be sent to the league for approval before being made on the web site. Only special circumstances will be considered.
Coaches - Score Reporting
Just a quick word about score reporting. The coach of the winning team is responsible for reporting the score of the game within 48 hours of the game being played (please note, scores are not reported for 2nd grade games). Coaches can access score reporting from several places:
There is a Report Scores menu option on the Portals->Coach menu
On your Coach Portal, games that need scores to be reported will be shown in the upper right hand corner of the portal
In the My Team Schedule section of your Coach Portal, you can report scores for games AND correct scores that were entered in error for up to 14 days after the game has been played
You can edit your account and subscribe to Score Reporting Notifications. You will receive an email during your game with a link to the score reporting form
CPYBL Preseason Shootout Nov 14-15
The CPYBL Preseason Shootout will take place in area gyms on Saturday, November 14th and Sunday, November 15th. Member organization may register their teams for the Preseason Shootout while registering them for regular season play. Individual teams (CPYBL or non-CPYBL) teams may registering by emailing [email protected] and can pay their registration fee online.
Here are some reminders about the Preseason Shootout:
$50 fee payable to the league includes 3 games. We are asking that coaches pay referees fees of $15 a game this year directly to the referees before the game. Total cost is $95. Each team should pay one ref $15.
3rd-6th grade boys and girls
Athletic AND Rec divisions
Games at CPYBL member gyms
2-14 minute running clock halves
Deadline to register is November 6th
Web site based schedule! No more crazy spreadsheets. The schedule will be fully vetted on our web site and can be viewed using traditional methods.
For those that offered gym time, we will be in contact with you by November 6th to cofirm use of your gyms for the tournament.
View Teams Registered for Shootout Pay Fees Online
Waiver-Roster Matching
This information has been sent to coaches and coordinators many times and is on portals but there is still a lack of understanding. In order for a child to play in our league, the coach OR coordinator needs to submit a roster with the child's name on it (this can happen in many number of ways that coordinators are familiar with). The parent or guardian MUST fill out a Liability Waiver and the child cannot play without a waiver. The web site automatically attempts to match the waiver to a roster entry to help coaches and coordinators determine who is eligible to play. We match on organization, player last name, and birth date. We have received many emails asking why our system "doesn't show a waiver being completed when it has". We are not saying the waiver doesn't exist, we are saying the information is different between the waiver and the roster. 99% of the time, the problem is that the birth date OR player last name is different between the waiver and the roster. Coaches (who have edit privileges) AND coordinators can quickly rectify this situation by updating their roster to match the waiver or if the parent filled out a waiver with an incorrect birth date or spelling of their child's last name, they need to submit a new waiver. Coordinators and coaches, PLEASE DON'T ASK YOUR PARENTS TO FILL OUT A NEW WAIVER UNTIL YOU HAVE CHECKED INTO WHY YOU DON'T THINK YOU HAVE IT. Thank you.
Season Schedules Now Available
The full season schedule is now available (11/25 10:30pm). These schedules were reviewed by the coordinators from each organization and feedback was provided to the league before the schedule was finalized. Thank you to all coordinators for their feedback, almost all of which was incorporated into the schedule.
Schedules can be found in a variety of formats from the Standings (click on a team to see schedule), Schedule menu (by Team, by Date, by Gym). If you are a coach, you can also view a pre-filtered version of the schedule which only shows your team from your Coach Portal. Others who created an account on the web site and subscribed to a team or teams, can view those schedules on their Subscriber Portal.
It is important to note that now that the schedule is live, making changes to it will be very difficult. Changes to the schedule will only be granted for a small list of reasons (error made by the league that double-books a team or gym slot, illness, mandatory school event, gym closure, and inclement weather).
Please note that crossover games were scheduled between 7th boys high-rec and rec teams to round out the high-rec schedule and the same ws done in the JV Boys high-rec and rec divisions. Rec teams will play a high-rec team at most once.
New this year is the 20 game option for 4th-6th high-rec teams. High-rec and rec teams playing a 20 game rec schedule are denoted on the standings page. If they are not in a 20-game only pod, these teams will play 10 games in the pod they are listed in and 10 games against teams in a secondary pod. Their winning percentage will be used to determine where to seed them in the tournament.
Thanks and have a great season!
Ben and Doug
Coach Accounts
We are getting alot of email about Coach Accounts. First, your coach account will not be created until we approve your team. This will not happen until early November for teams starting in December or until early December for teams starting in January.
If you are a coach and have a question about your account, PLEASE go to the Coach page and try to do some investigation yourself before emailing the league. Only head coaches are granted coach accounts and it is based on the email address assigned to your team by your coordinator. Also, several of you are asking why you can't find the Coach Portal. The Portals menu at the top of the web site does not show up unless you are logged into your account with coach or coordinator level privileges. Makes sense right? We don't expose menu options to just anybody, you need to be logged into your account that has those options first. Thanks!
A quick word on Coach Code of Conduct. This is a requirement for HEAD COACHES only. If you are an assistant coach, you are NOT granted an account and DON'T need to fill out an online code of conduct form. Coaches, once you login to your coach account, the online code of conduct form is available from the Coach option on the Portals menu.
Coach Account Check
Amerileagues Sports Supply On-Line Store
The Amerileagues Sports Supply on-line store is open for business. We are pleased to be able to provide you with top quality merchandise at buying group pricing. For 2019, we will be offering the Wilson Evolution, Jet Competition, and NCAA Limited basketballs as well as a coaching kit that includes a mesh bag, score book, and dry erase board (these items may also be purchased separately). As we are now working with over 2600 youth basketball and volleyball teams in the Greater Cincinnati area, we have negotiated some nice discounts with our supplier.
Individuals purchasing items must pay via credit card at time of purchase. Coordinators placing bulk orders for their organizations who do not wish to pay at time of purchase may enter their member code during checkout. Payment must be received before the order is processed. By entering your member code, you will not be charged tax due to your exempt status.
All purchases will help us keep these costs low and save money for our community organizations and partners. Please visit our store at https://www.amerileagues.com/shop today!
Lindsay's Law
Please read the following information from the Ohio Department of Health regarding Lindsay's Law which addresses Sudden Cardiac Arrest in youth athletes. The law went into effect on August 1, 2017. CPYBL sent an email to all of our member organizations in August to provide guidance regarding how this should be implemented for our member coaches, athletes, and parents. You can read more about Lindsay's Law on the Ohio Department of Health web site: READ ABOUT LINDSAY'S LAW
We have included links to resources below which might be helpful for our members, but please note that it is the obligation of your organization to make sure everyone for their program is trained and in compliance with the Ohio state law.
The following resources were developed to implement Lindsay's Law:
For parents/guardians and youth athletes:
Required video
Required SCA Informational Handout
Required Signature Form
For coaches:
If you are a coach for an interscholastic sport and are licensed by the Ohio Department of Education, please visit their website for information about their training requirements around Lindsay's Law.
If you are a coach in a community program, please use the following resources:
Informational Pages
If you would like to learn more about the CPYBL, feel free to access any of our informational pages which contain information about our league from the perspective of a coordinator, coach, and parent. Parents, can also fill out their liability waivers right here.
Parents Page Coaches Page Coordinators Page Liablity Waiver
Registration Metrics
If you'd like an idea how many teams are registering per grade/skill level, click on the button below to view some high-level registration metrics. You can also look at the Standings page once registration is closed. As we approve teams and assign them to pods (for rec teams), they will show up on the Standings page so you can get a better idea who your opponents will be for the upcoming season.
Registered Teams by Grade/Skill Registered Teams by Organization
SCHEDULE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ALL TOURNAMENTS!
You can access the schedule using the buttons below or there is a Tournament option on the Schedule menu with the same options to all of the tournament information. Please note that all brackets, seeds, and schedules are final. Follow us on Twitter (@cpybl) as we will be tweeting tournament updates as well as all bracket champions and runners up.
This is a single elimination tournament
1st and 2nd place teams will receive individual player medals
Teams were assigned to brackets and seeded based on regular season record at 2/10 at 8am (for the 7th-12th grade tournament) and 2/17 at 8am (for the 3rd-6th grade tournament). The main factor in seeding is record, but we also use point differential, head-to-head (if applicable), and a strength of schedule calculation to help. Also please note that team records have changed since we seeded teams based on scores that were reported after the seeding. Nothing we can do about that. This is a 1300 team tournament and we have to get started at some point. Also, please note that we do not take into account forfeit wins or losses when seeding teams even though forfeit wins and losses are shown in their record.
Teams are not necessarily playing in the same bracket they did during the regular season. Athletic divisions were split across more brackets than existed during the regular season. Low-performing high-rec teams may have been moved down to rec brackets and visa versa. Smaller high-rec brackets in 7th-12th might have been pushed down into rec brackets. In other words, we did the best we could to place teams into brackets where they could be competitive. Recreational teams are combined into a large city-wide pool and then split into brackets based on record so if you are 1-8, chances are, most of the teams in your tournament bracket have a similar record.
We are a big league and that means that teams will be traveling all over the city for the tournament. We tried to minimize travel on Thursday and Friday but that is not always possible. Athletic and high-rec teams are used to this during the regular season, but in order to make the most competitive and balanced tournament possible for recreational teams, this means travel. We hope the amount of travel is offset by a lot of very competitive and exciting tournament games for recreational teams that have had varied levels of success during the regular season.
TOURNAMENT GAME HOSTS
Admission is the same as during regular season (parents, please remember gyms that utilize an off duty police officer may charge up to $9 per family)
Admission may be charged once per day per person per site
You MUST provide a gym monitor (providing a clock operator is a nice touch but if not, a parent from the home team needs to run the clock)
Please have someone available to hand out medals after championship games
Medals must be picked up the week of the tournament. Time and location TBD. All tournament hosts will be emailed this information in the next few days.
Please behave in a manner becoming of a youth leader
Teams are responsible for paying referees the same as during the regular season
Any use of non-rostered players will result in your team's dismissal from the tournament. Please verify your on-line roster is correct. No excuses. This should have been completed in early December.
Please adhere to playing time requirements. Teams found to be in violation of the requirement, will be dismissed from the tournament. Please follow protocol as laid out in the Rules document to report playing time issues to the league. Protests will not be heard if protocol is not followed.
Winning coach should report game score immediately following game
Coaches and parents that approach referees after the game (for any reason) will be subject to discipline per our rules document that will be applied next season. DON'T DO IT! Many coaches, players, and parents are under the impression (based on emails we receive throughout the season), that we don't hold referees accountable for their actions. Please know that we regularly review referee performance and have suspended and even removed referees from the league during the regular season. Everyone is responsible for their own behavior.
If you coach multiple teams, you will need to have your assistants help you during the tournament. This is something we have stated to your coordinators from day one this season. We are simply not able to work around multiple team conflicts like we were during the regular season as the tournament is crunched into such a small period of time with many inter-dependencies.
This is youth basketball, please behave in an appropriate manner. We have had a large increase in issues this year with fan behavior.
Cheer on your kids and be respectful of coaches and referees.
Fans that violate codes of conduct during the tournament will be subject to penalties at the start of next season!
Please note that all coaches will receive an email during their game with a link to the score reporting form (assuming we have a valid email address for them on the web site and your email provider is not blocking our emails). The winning coach should log the game score as soon as possible after the completion of their game. Some tournament sites may offer to log the score for coaches which is nice. When a game score is submitted, it will auto-advance the winning team on the bracket/schedule. Please pay close attention as to who is the home and away team on the score reporting form. Champions and runners-up in each bracket will receive medals which gym supervisors will hand out at the end of the championship game. Please note that these are for players only! 10 medals will be available per team. If you have more than 10 players, please contact the league and we will get them to you the following week.
League Basics
Please review our league calendar listed above. The following is a list of basic information about our league.
2nd-12th grade boys and girls basketball
Recreational and athletic divisions
Saturday and Sunday games with an occasional Friday evening game
10 game season for recreational divisions
10 AND 20 game options for high-rec divisions
20 game season for athletic divisions
3 game running clock round-robin preseason tournament
Single elimination post season tournament
Recreational teams grouped in pods based on geography
Now that winter is upon us, please read the following information regarding how gym closures will be determined and how they will be communicated to coaches, players, and their families. In regards to this weekend specifically, the forecast is varies greatly over different areas in our league. As always, please be careful and allow extra time to get to your games.
Coordinators, if you plan on cancelling games at your facility, we ask that you do so at least 90 minutes before tip-off (if possible) to give everyone (players, parents, coaches, and referees) adequate lead time. You can cancel games at your gyms by emailing, text messaging or calling Doug or Ben if you would like the league to cancel the game. Games at third party locations such as SportsPlus, would be cancelled by that third party location who in turn notifies the league. If you have games scheduled at SportsPlus, please note that they do not often shutdown their facility.
The first important piece of information to remember is that our member organizations make the decisions regarding whether or not games will be played at their gymnasiums. This is not a league decision, it is a member organization decision with the exception of some very rare cases (think blizzard) which we hopefully won't have this year! We have provided tools to organization coordinators as well as to coaches, players, and their families to help speed up the decision making and notification process so that everyone can be made aware of a game postponement as early as possible and can plan the rest of their day and not find out a game is being cancelled while they are driving to the game. Please note that the term "postponed" indicates that the game will not be played at the current time and location listed for that game but that it may be rescheduled for a future date. If a game is marked as "cancelled", that indicates that the game will not be played and will not be rescheduled.
As a coach or family member of a player, you can find out about a game postponement or cancellation in the following ways:
Create an account on our web site and subscribe to game status change notifications. An account can be created by clicking on the Register link above our logo. When registering for an account, you can choose to subscribe to a team or teams and also choose to receive certain types of notifications about that team. When a game is postponed, cancelled, or the location or time of the game is changed, you will receive either a text message or an email based on your settings. Text messages are almost instantaneous after the change has been made while emails can lag a bit depending on your service provider. If you signup for a text message notification, make sure you include your cell phone number (include area code) when filling out your account information
Go to our web site. When a gym is closed for the entire day, a message will appear on the front page of the web site indicating that the gym is closed. If you are scheduled to play a game at that gym that day, you will then know that the game has been postponed
Follow us on Twitter @cpybl . If we can keep up with them, we will tweet out individual gym closings AND would certainly tweet if all games are cancelled across the league due to inclement weather.
Look at your team schedule on our web site.. If an organization closes a gym for an entire day via our web site, this will automatically set the status of all games scheduled at that gym to "postponed". If only a handful of games are postponed on a given day, then your schedule won't be updated in real time but might lag a few hours as we manually update game statuses.
Game Rescheduling
All game reschedule requests must now go through your organization coordinators who will work with your opponent and the league to reschedule games that cannot be played for any of the following reasons:
Gym closing
Head coach and all assistants are not available
The team has fewer than 5 players that can attend the game due to a school sponsored event or illness
Please note that if a team requests a game change within 7 days of the scheduled game time, at the discretion of the league it can be marked as a forfeit loss for the team that cannot attend and that team must pay both referees for their time.

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Harris, Albert Lyonel
Harris, Albert Lyonel (Abe; A. Lionel), b. April 15, 1902, London, England; Arrived in Canada with parents in 1903 and lived in Winnipeg, MB; Married; Social Worker and Teacher; WWI 1916, volunteered as a bugler for Royal Artillery 221 Heavy Artillery Battery as a bugler (lied about birthdate saying he was born in 1900), kept in reserve at Military Headquarters, London, England; CP 1922 (1920) education division IWO; Departed Winnipeg for Minneapolis on June 6, 1923, as a student and to live with his sister; Received Passport# 368145 on February 18, 1937 which listed his address as 5 West 16th Street, NYC; Sailed April 10, 1937 aboard the Rotterdam; Arrived in Spain in April 1937; Served with the XV BDE, Washington and Lincoln-Washington BN, Intendendant (Quartermaster) at the Intendencia; John Brown Battery; Returned to the US on March 25, 1939 aboard the President Roosevelt; d. April 1974, Elmwood Park, Bergen, New Jersey.
Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; Cadre (under Harris, A. Lionel); RGASPI (under Harris Albert Lionell); RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 551, ll. 60 (under Harris, Abe – fiche – indicates Mac-Paps); ALBA PHOTO 049 Albert Lyonel Harris Photographs.
Photograph: Albert Harris, 15th International Brigade Intendencia, December 1937. The 15th International Brigade Photographic Unit Photograph Collection; ALBA Photo 11; ALBA Photo number 11-0917. Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, New York University Libraries.


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Why Americans celebrate Thanksgiving
Kody May and Alex Vandierendonk, Staff Reporter
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving every year, but do they know why? The holiday has been celebrated since before 1800 when President Washington made it official. Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November by the United States, according to the History.com website. In 1621, the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Natives celebrated a harvest feast that is now known as the First Thanksgiving.
According to History.com, in 1620, the Pilgrims arrived at what is now known as Plymouth, on the Mayflower. They were suffering from the brutal winter and outbreaks of disease. When they moved ashore they received a visit from an Pawtuxet Native, known as Squanto .
He taught the pilgrims how to do all sorts of things. From how to avoid poisonous plants to how to catch fish. During the November of 1621, after the corn harvest had been a success, Governor William Bradford invited a group of their native allies to a feast, now known as the first Thanksgiving. The feast lasted for three days, there is no known record of the exact menu.
Thanksgiving has had a lot of traditions most likely food traditions, like gravy, turkey, etc., but the best thing about Thanksgiving type traditions is the wishbone.
A wishbone is claimed to be a bone that you must make a wish (but you don't have to if you want to) but after you make a wish you will break the wishbone causing the bone's
parts to be split into two parts the left part and the right part. The wishbone can be found in the neck of the turkey.
In 1623, the Pilgrims held their second Thanksgiving feast to celebrate the end of a long drought. During the American Revolution, The Continental Congress marked one or two days of Thanksgiving feast.
During the American Revolution, The Continetal Congress marked one or two days of Thanksgiving a year. Until 1789, President George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation to be celebrated on November 26. In 1817, New York became the first state to adopt an official Thanksgiving holiday.
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln scheduled the first official Thanksgiving on the final Thursday of November. It wasn't until 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made the holiday a week later so stores can sell more products during the Great Depression. In 1941 however, he signed a bill making Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday of November.
Fact 1: Turkey was not part of the first Thanksgiving menu, we do know that lobster, seal, and swans were. The average number of calories consumed per person is 4,500.
Fact 2: There are four towns in the United States named "Turkey," they can be found in Texas, Arizona, Louisiana, and North Carolina.
Fact 3: The tradition of football with Thanksgiving began in 1876 with a game between Princeton and Yale.However the first NFL to be played on Thanksgiving was in 1920 with the Detroit Lions against the Dallas Cowboys.
https://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving
https://worldstrides.com/blog/2016/11/9-fun-facts-about-thanksgiving/
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The gaffer talks to the press after the 2-1 defeat to Morecambe.
Watch the full press conference for free on iFollow Mariners.
Grimsby Town boss Michael Jolley says he is "desperately disappointed" by the Mariners' performance in their 2-1 Sky Bet League Two defeat to Morecambe at Blundell Park.
Town suffered a sixth-consecutive defeat in the league, despite Elliot Embleton opening the scoring for the Mariners in the first half, and Jolley was disappointed with the result.
Speaking on iFollow Mariners, he said: "Desperately disappointing. We're on this run of consecutive defeats – I think we've played better in other games.
"I thought we were fortunate to go in 1-0 up at half-time – I thought Morecambe were the better team in the first half.
"And if it wasn't for our goalkeeper, the scoreline would have been other than 1-0.
Jolley also said it is feared that defender Harry Davis suffered a "significant" knee injury, which forced him off in the second half of the Morecambe defeat.


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Stories from the pandemic's essential workers.
Episode 261 | October 27, 2020
Distillations Podcast | Episode 261 | October 27, 2020
When the COVID-19 pandemic spread and lockdowns began in March of 2020, photographer and Philadelphia resident Kyle Cassidy recognized that we were living through a historic moment. But he also recognized that for many people, especially those working on the front lines of the pandemic, the moment might pass by without a record of our everyday experiences. Cassidy's project, Between Us and Catastrophe, was created to capture the challenges and changes faced by essential workers across the region. The Science History Institute is proud to share these important stories. We invite you to visit our new outdoor exhibition of large-scale portraits on our Chestnut Street façade, where you'll see images of the essential workers interviewed in this episode.
Music by Blue Dot Sessions: "Arlan Vale," "Alum Drum," "Setting Pace," "Kalstead," "Drone Pine," and "Raskt Landsby."
Photograph of nurse Sara Cohen courtesy of Kyle Cassidy.
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At a meeting of writers and academics and others on the book in Chennai recently. Photo: BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Dr K. Krishnaswamy, founder of Puthiya Tamizhagam, a Dalit party. He said the book was "constructed on half-facts and wild speculation". Photo: B. Velankanni Raj
K. Senthil Mallar, author of the book Meendezhum Pandiyar Varalaru (History of Pandiyar Resurgence).
The book attempts to trace the roots of Pallars, a suppressed caste group, and has become controversial.
A Dalit writer's book about his caste group in Tamil Nadu evokes as much sharp criticism as the State government's ban on it.
FOR the Dalit writer K. Senthil Mallar, bouquets and brickbats have come in equal measure with the publication of his book in Tamil, Meendezhum Pandiyar Varalaru (History of Pandiyar Resurgence). The book's attempts to trace the roots of Pallars, the suppressed caste group he belongs to in Tamil Nadu, only ended up igniting a controversy that eventually resulted in the government banning the book and charging the writer with sedition. Academics and activists, while differing sharply over the "authenticity" of the contents of the book, have risen in one voice against the ban.
The Tamil Nadu government termed the book "teasingly provocative" and said it liberally employed expressions of slander against other communities and castes. These "demeaning expressions", it claimed, would cause disharmony in society.
The so-called facts in the book, say historians, are not beyond dispute despite the author banking heavily on quotes from literary and historical sources. His primary objective, they say, seems to be to prove that Pallars were originally called Mallars, who once ruled the southern parts of present-day Tamil Nadu and were known as Pandiyars.
The claim that Pallars were once the rulers has not offended anyone. However, his use of extravagant invectives against other caste groups has come as a shock. The police denied permission for a formal function to launch the book at Sattur in Virudhunagar district on April 25, surprisingly a year after its publication and the sale of a few thousand copies.
A small group of caste Hindu leaders raised objections to the book, and the Tamil Nadu government apparently obliged them by banning it on the grounds that it contained "material of false, objectionable and distorted facts criticising all communities in mala fide remarks that would affect public peace and tranquillity and cause caste disharmony, hatred and ill-will among various castes".
A motley group of academics and activists called the ban a "gross violation of fundamental rights" and opined that a bureaucratic transgression into the domain of freedom of expression enshrined in Article 19 of the Constitution should not be encouraged at any cost.
The State, however, justified the ban through a two-page Gazette Extraordinary (May 30, 2013). Referring specifically to nine paragraphs in the book, it stated that the content and language clearly revealed the writer's "intention to spread hatred and disharmony among communities in the guise of research".
The State contended that the matters and assertions contained in the book were certain to cause disharmony and a feeling of enmity among different castes and communities and promote communal tension.
"It has comfortably taken refuge under the term 'certain restrictions' [in Article 19]," said P. Vijendran, advocate for Senthil. While bringing the charge of sedition (Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code) against the author, the State also declared that the book and its contents were punishable under Sections 153A and 153B of the IPC. It ordered the "forfeiture of the book, its copies and reprints, translation and such other documents containing its extracts" under Section 95(1)(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
While Senthil evaded arrest and was on the run, his father-in-law, Perumalsamy, was arrested under the same charges.
"The ban and the sedition charges are against the basic tenets of the Constitution. Our contention is that it curtails one's right of thinking. In an identical case in 2010, the Maharashtra government had banned a book, Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India, written by Prof. James W. Laine, and the Supreme Court repealed the ban. The State has erred," claimed Vijendran. Another group of rights activists, social scientists and litterateurs organised debates and discussions in "isolated pockets", including in Coimbatore and Chennai, and questioned the constitutional validity of the ban. They claimed that a decision on the rejection or otherwise of the contents should be left to academics and not to bureaucrats.
"Knee-jerk reaction"
While condemning the ban as a knee-jerk reaction, they refused to defend the "disputable contents" of the book. They said the writer, by making a few "blatant accusations" after employing "improper methodologies", had failed to achieve the objective of his work.
V. Arasu, Professor and Head of Department of Tamil Literature, University of Madras, said:
"There is no methodology in this work. After the 18th century British Census, the first of its kind, it had become the practice for all caste groups to project their respective castes as 'superior'. Nearly 250 caste-based books similar to Senthil's were published between late 18th century and earlier 19th century. They preferred to identify themselves with the four-caste 'Varnashramam' classification. But after 1990, caste-based politics took centre stage where each group is jostling for space to enhance its bargaining power. This work should also be viewed in that context, with the primary objective being electoral politics."
The reconstruction of the Dalit identity as that of Mallars is a recent phenomenon, especially among Pallars. Many works of literature claim that Pallars were once Mallars, a farming community that lived in Marutham, one of the four land classifications in Tamil literature where farm and farm-based activities thrived. They claim "rice civilisation" is theirs and they are also called Devendrakula Velalars since they worship Indra.
The book's aim seems to be to link Mallars alias Pallars to Pandiyars, the rulers of southern Tamil Nadu. To underscore the point that Pallars should not be clubbed with those who are being discriminated against on the basis of their birth, the writer has quoted profusely from Sangam literature and from the works of Dr Gustav Oppert, N.C. Kandiah Pillai, G. Devanaya Pavanar, K.R. Anumanthan and T.K. Velupillai, besides referring to a few stone and copper inscriptions.
"In fact, it cannot be interpreted as a seminal work of an enduring quality since many writers in the past, including one Guruswamy Siddhar, whose material he has sourced heavily, have claimed the same," said A. Marx, an activist-cum-writer and president of the People's Union for Human Rights. He pointed out that the works of historians, including Edward Balfour, Edgar Thurston and M. Srinivasa Iyengar, corroborate the theory of linking Pallars with Mallars.
The 624-page hardbound book, priced at Rs.1,500, claims to be an ethnographical ( Kudimarabiyal) study on an oppressed caste, but the writer pointedly talks about "Vaduga Vantherigal" (migrant settlers-cum-rulers such as Nayaks), who, he says, decimated Tamils and their culture.
A.V.K. Mallar, a member in the Coimbatore unit of the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and a functionary of Thamizhar Varalatru Aaivu Naduvam (Centre for Research in Tamils' History), says he does not endorse the "bad content" of the book. "But we oppose the ban and the sedition charge since they stifle the democratic rights of an individual," he said and urged that the work should not be viewed from the narrow confines of the caste structure.
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Supporters of the book, especially those outside the academic circle, backed the writer's surmise that the Dravidian movement had obliterated Tamil identity. At a meeting organised by Karuthurimai Padukappu Maiyam (Centre for Right to Protect Opinions) in Chennai recently, a host of speakers claimed that only Tamil nationalism could retrieve Tamil identity. They unhesitatingly identified Senthil and his work with that concept.
The noted writer Manushyaputhiran, who spoke at the meeting, said he wanted the intellectually active Tamil society to oppose the ban. However, he added that while recording a piece of history one should not wound others. "He sadly has faltered in his responsibility as a writer," Manushyaputhiran said.
Selva, one of the organisers of the Chennai meeting, said the writer had bared his mental scars caused by the social discrimination he faced as an untouchable. "The flames of anger have manifested themselves in his language, which others call unrefined," he said. Marx said, "Senthil's primary flaw in indulging in naive insinuations with secondary sources has unfortunately rendered his work a haphazard exercise in futility."
Some activist groups saw in the book a "hazy attempt" by the writer to identify his caste with "oppressors" (Pandiyars) and termed it illogical. "We have been fighting to retrieve our identity from the oppressors from time immemorial. Pallars are landed gentry who were divested of their land by kings, the rulers," said Dr K. Krishnaswamy, Dalit leader and founder-president of Puthiya Thamizhagam.
"Polemical approach"
That the book fails miserably in comparison with enduring works such as Henry Louis Gates Junior's In Search of Our Roots is glaringly explicit. Gates carried out a painstaking genealogical study with DNA samples of top African Americans, in the absence of creditable and recorded evidence, to trace their roots. Historians allege that the banned book lacks sophistication. M. Lakshmanan, Associate Professor in the Department of History, Presidency College, Chennai, called it an "unhistorical study". "This kind of polemical approach will create unnecessary hatred in the multi-caste society of Tamil Nadu," he said.
Any work on an intricate subject such as this one needed to be analytical and mature, said writers that Frontline spoke to. "The book, released a year back remained confined to one particular caste group but has now become a sought-after piece of work across the State thanks to the ban," said Arutko, a writer present at the meeting in Chennai.
The book, Dr Krishnaswamy conceded, would have gone unnoticed but for the ban. "Neither will it have any kind of decisive influence. It is constructed on half-facts and wild speculation," he said. The attempts to project Pallars as rulers, oppressors, went against social history, he added.
Marx said it was unfortunate that the writer had denigrated other castes, including Paraiyars, a subcaste of Dalits, and Chinna melam, a Telugu subcaste, which have faced discrimination along with Pallars. "The justification that he has quoted from works that have been published is unconvincing," he said.
Senthil calls the Dravidian movement "anti-Tamil". Instead of targeting migrant settlers such as Telugus and Kannadigas, the Dravidian movement, he alleges, pitted Tamils against Brahmins, who were not invaders. "The war for Tamil identity should have been fought between Tamils and non-Tamils," he contends.
Historians, reacting to the accusations that Telugu and Kannadiga migrant settlers had decimated Tamil identity, point out that the Nayaks in fact built a bulwark against Muslim invaders. "Constructing or shaping a history requires authenticity and documentation. Otherwise it will be a lot of hyperbole and exaggeration," Lakshmanan said.
D. Ravikumar, writer and former MLA of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), pointed out that Senthil's claims were far-fetched. "Coloured views should not be encouraged. Anyone can trace the cultural, social and anthropological aspect of a race," he said and called Senthil's work a "Sisyphean attempt on a race's history".
Marx saw the book as an offshoot of identity politics for which Tamil Nadu is well known. "The discriminated have to establish their identity since they have been rendered historically irrelevant. Of course, almost all accept the fact that there is a historical necessity to reconstruct the identity of Dalit castes," he said.
But what the writer has lost in his lofty but hasty pursuit to establish his claims that Pallars alias Mallars are Pandiyars is the pedagogic balance. The Nigerian writer Gabriel Okara says: "A person who does not cast a shadow of course does not exist." Senthil's work is but just a shadow in the world of Tamil literature. And he himself is, in the end, more read about than perhaps read.
Interview: Perumal Murugan
The story of a mother
Tamil short story: Thayyaal
Mirza Waheed: I will always write about Kashmir
Telugu short story: The Spate
Interview: Abdul Wahid Shaikh
Abdul Wahid Shaikh: I hope my book helps the other accused
Malayalam short story: Seedling
The red Nissan
Who was Lal Ded?
Must visit Eluru
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Interview: Perumal MuruganThe story of a mother
LiteratureMirza Waheed: I will always write about Kashmir
First Poems
Love of TagoreTagore in Bangladesh
An artist as an anarchist
Interview'India never had a golden age'
Short storyThe beggar woman
TranslationNew Custom (Naya Kaayada)
Interview'There is no language in the world which is pristine and pure'
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Short storySuch a long journey
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ControversyPride & prejudice
Marx in Manto
The underdog and the odd one out
Remembering Pudumaippithan
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Q: ServiceProvider register a services with construct params in laravel 5.1 I'm use laravel 5.1 and I have this issues.
in my AppServiceProvider.php register method
$this->app->singleton('PingppServices', function ($app, $params) {
    return new \App\Services\PingppServices($params['sid']);
});

in PingppServices.php
private $sid;

public function __construct($params)
{
    $this->sid = $params['sid'];
}

public function foo()
{
    echo $this->sid;
}

in controller I use this to call it
$pingppServices = app('PingppServices', ['sid' => 1]);
$pingppServices->foo();

So my question is, in laravel 5.0, I can do like this app('PingppServices', 1);, in 5.1 the second argument must be an array. I see the app() method has no change, so what change?
And is this right way to resolve a services with construct params ?
thanks.

A: It it hard to say, without having the insight of the purpose of the class and an overview over the whole code.
In general I would things you pass to the constructor of a class are mostly dependencies and configuration variables. Anything relate to runtime data should have it's separate setter or should be passed as argument to the method where is is required.
Like I sad it is really hard to say, without having more insight.
Example:
class Foobar {
   private $pingppService;
   public function __construct(PingppServices $pingppService) {
      $this->pingppService = $pingppService;
   }

   public function wtf() {
      $this->pingppService->setParams(Request::all());
      $this->pingppService->foo();
   }
}

A: Not like you said, in Laravel 5.1, app() method is
/**
 * Get the available container instance.
 *
 * @param  string  $make
 * @param  array   $parameters
 * @return mixed|\Illuminate\Foundation\Application
 */
function app($make = null, $parameters = [])
{
    if (is_null($make)) {
        return Container::getInstance();
    }

    return Container::getInstance()->make($make, $parameters);
}

And at last, it will call function build($concrete, array $parameters = []).
So, the second argument must be an array.

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Fulneck School Announces New Principal
The Trustees of Fulneck School are delighted to announce the appointment of Francine Smith as the new Principal of Fulneck School from 1st September 2021.
Francine will be moving to Fulneck in August from her current position as Deputy Head (Academic) at Westholme School in Blackburn. Like Fulneck, Westholme is an independent co-educational school for children aged 3-18.
Francine is a very experienced teacher and highly qualified school leader. Prior to moving to Westholme in 2014, Francine was Director of Sixth Form and Head of Careers at Northampton High School, Head of Economics and Politics at Stowe School and a teacher at Bishop Stopford School. Francine also had a previous corporate career before moving into education.
Outside school, Francine has a keen interest in music, singing in various choirs, and in tennis and skiing. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, member of the Royal Economics Society and a governor at a primary school in Blackburn.
Francine is looking forward to meeting all our pupils, parents and staff in September:
"I am very excited to be joining Fulneck School. I have been really impressed by the friendly welcome and family ethos of the school. It is a privilege to be given the responsibility of leading this brilliant school and I am confident that, as we come out of the pandemic, the school will continue to grow and thrive. I am also looking forward to further getting to know the Yorkshire way of life!"
One of Francine's early tasks will be to appoint a new Head of the Junior School. In the meantime, Miss Kryssy Marlowe will continue as Deputy Head of the Juniors, responsible for driving and developing teaching and learning, the curriculum and our assessment processes, and reporting directly to Francine.
Current Principal, Paul Taylor, who leaves Fulneck School to become Secondary Headteacher at Kings' School Al Barsha this summer, said: "I am really pleased to be handing this very special community over to Francine. She appreciates the strengths of the school and will continue to promote our ethos of "Work Hard, Be Kind". Francine is also ambitious for the school and knows that many of the academic processes and extra-curricular initiatives that we have put in place recently must be built upon over the coming years."
The Trustees and Governors of Fulneck School are looking forward to working with Francine over the coming years to ensure that the school continues to provide excellent educational provision for every child.


WWE Crown Jewel is going down on Friday and it will happen in Saudi Arabia in the face of many detractors and pleas to change the event's location. But one thing is for sure — John Cena won't be there at all.
Cena was written off of television this week and although the reason given was pretty lame, the message was loud and clear. Cena didn't want to be included in the controversial event because he has so much riding on his public image. We totally understand that, but Randy Orton might not as he spoke to TMZ before taking off to KSA.
"Does he still wrestle?" Orton asked, "I didn't know he pulled out," he responded questioned about Cena's WWE Crown Jewel absence. This certainly seemed like a double-edged reply.
Orton's remarks could ring true to how he is feeling, but John Cena apparently didn't need the money WWE was offering him and he turned their second and much more 'generous" offer down as well which is something Orton couldn't do.
"I've got 5 kids. I gotta go make that dollar. If they want me in Saudi, I'm going to Saudi," Orton said unapologetically. As we previously reported, Randy Orton has spoken out in the past about his approval of WWE keeping the Crown Jewel event on as scheduled stating that it will help lead to social change.


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Forensic Psychiatry Law and Ethics
Professionalism in Psychiatry
Glen O. Gabbard, M.D., Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., Holly Crisp-Han, M.D., Valdesha Ball, M.D., Gabrielle Hobday, M.D., and Funmilayo Rachal, M.D.
Physicians and psychiatrists typically see themselves as true professionals. But in the past, some displayed behavior far beneath the confines of professionalism, including exploding at nurses, not returning calls, or conducting insensitive interactions with patients, that was usually tolerated and seldom disciplined. Today, the rise of professionalism in medicine in general and psychiatry in particular has prompted a quiet revolution in how doctors are trained and how they are expected to behave in the workplace. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has now advanced professionalism to be one of the core competencies all emerging practitioners must have.
While almost all physicians believe in professionalism, the movement toward making it a core competency has challenged doctors everywhere to accept the practice of monitoring, observing and assessing what is not always welcome in a field where autonomy is so highly valued. In Professionalism in Psychiatry, the authors identify and expand on professional behaviors, such as being a good team player, being accountable, pursuing improvement in an ongoing way, and behaving compassionately toward patients and families. The importance of treating all co-workers with respect and of being attuned to the management of healthcare resources in a way that reflects fairness and integrity is also thoroughly reviewed. Important features of this book are:
Tailoring professionalism principles from medicine to the unique features of psychiatry in order to enhance educators' teaching and improve the behaviors of psychiatrists and residents in the work setting.
Development of guidelines for professionalism in cyberspace to provide psychiatrists with an ethical framework for dealing with patients in the online realm.
Discussion of the ethical principles that apply when academic departments approach donors.
Focus on cultural competency and empathy in an effort to improve patient care through greater understanding and sensitivity to ethnic, racial, gender and sexual orientation issues encountered in clinical practice.
Use of numerous clinical examples to articulate the new professionalism in psychiatry, which illustrates the importance of going beyond "one size fits all" thinking.
Professionalism in Psychiatry is an important contribution toward beginning to characterize the ever-evolving professional behaviors and clinical strategies of the contemporary psychiatrist and place them in a systematic framework.
Chapter 1. Professionalism in medicine and psychiatry
Chapter 2. Professionalism and ethics: From values to action
Chapter 3. Professionalism and the clinical relationship: Boundaries and beyond
Chapter 4. Professionalism and boundaries in cyberspace
Chapter 5. Professionalism commitments
Chapter 6. Sensitivity to culture, race, gender, and sexual orientation
Chapter 7. Overlapping roles and conflicts of interest
Chapter 8. Interprofessional and intercollegial relationships
Chapter 9. Light and shadow in the "hidden curriculum"
Chapter 10. Challenges inherent in teaching and evaluating professionalism
Glen O. Gabbard, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas; and Training and Supervising Analyst at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies in Houston, Texas.
Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., is Chairman and Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California.
Holly Crisp-Han, M.D., is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas; and Candidate at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies in Houston, Texas.
Valdesha Ball, M.D., is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
Gabrielle Hobday, M.D., is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
Funmilayo Rachal, M.D., is Forensic Psychiatry Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Gabbard and his colleagues call our attention to a key issue in psychiatry—professionalism, one of the six core competencies in residency training for psychiatrists defined as "The body of qualities or features, as competence, skill, etc., characteristic of a professional." This text is chocked full of pearls on boundaries in physical contact; self-disclosure; cyberspace; balancing altruism with self-care; sensitivity to race, culture, gender, and sexual orientation; etc. that every psychiatrist needs to take to heart and practice to be worth their salt.—Carl C. Bell, M.D., President/C.E.O. Community Mental Health Council, Acting Director, Institute for Juvenile Research and Professor, Department of Psychiatry and School of Public Health
This is the best "one-stop shopping" book published on professionalism in our field. It addresses nearly every substantive issue faced by the psychiatrist and resident. It is well written and integrates important points through the use of clinical vignettes…. This book should be required reading in every psychiatry residency program in the country and, for that matter, in other countries as well. Psychiatric hospital administrators, academic psychiatrists (remember the hidden curriculum), and nonacademic psychiatrists will also benefit from reading this book. Professionalism in Psychiatry addresses the fundamental ethical and professional topics required for program accreditation. Most importantly, however, attention to the issues in the book will enhance everyone's practice of psychiatry.—Jerald Kay, M.D., The American Journal of Psychiatry , 2/1/2012
This book covers a range of issues relevant to professionalism in psychiatry in both breadth as well as depth. If one is teaching residents about professionalism, or even considering how or whether to do so, this is the book to use.—Robert Michels, M.D., Journal of Psychiatric Practice , 2/1/2012
Infanticide and Filicide
Edited by Gina Wong, Ph.D., and George Parnham, J.D. 2021
Edited by Patricia Westmoreland, M.D. 2021
Grace Gengoux, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Sanno E. Zack, Ph.D., Jennifer L. Derenne, M.D., Athena Robinson, Ph.D., Laura B. Dunn, M.D., and Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A. 2020
Combating Physician Burnout
Edited by Sheila LoboPrabhu, M.D., Richard F. Summers, M.D., and H. Steven Moffic, M.D. 2020
Physician Well-Being
Peter Yellowlees, MBBS, M.D. 2020
Family Murder
Edited by Susan Hatters Friedman, M.D. 2019
American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Forensic Psychiatry Third Edition
Edited by Liza H. Gold, M.D., and Richard L. Frierson, M.D. 2018


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Meals: 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners
Accommodation: Guesthouse (5 nights), Hotel (1 night), Ryokan (7 nights)
Transport: Boat, Bus, Cable car, Ferry, Train, Train (bullet)
Activities: Hakone - Cable car, Hakone - Lake Ashino-Ko boat trip, Himeji - Himeji Castle, Kyoto - Temple/Shrine entrance (2), Nikko - Toshogu Shrine, Takayama - Hida Folk Village, Takayama - Market visit
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Tokyo/Nikko
On day 2, the morning is free for you to stroll the outer grounds of the Imperial Palace, heading to the famous shopping district of Ginza. Then it's time to catch a train out of Tokyo, a chance to appreciate the countryside that makes Japan one of the world's most beautiful destinations. From Toyko we take an express train and then a local train to Nikko. Trains in Japan are clean, fast, punctual, and have plenty of recycling bins for paper, bottles and cans. There are non-smoking and smoking carriages (we use the former) and a trolley cart comes around regularly, bearing all kinds of yummy things for purchase. Be sure to buy a bento box for lunch - these are compact trays containing tempura, sushi, etc., as well as a popular Japanese drink such as cold green tea or Asahi.
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Nikko has been a sacred site since the middle of the 8th century and the shrines and temples dotted throughout the area are inspiring evidence of the city's glory. We'll visit Toshu-gu Shrine, a resting place of a Tokugawa shogun. The mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the warlord who controlled all of Japan and whose shogunate lasted 250 years, the shrine contrasts with the traditional minimalist style commonly used throughout Japan. Instead, every corner of this monument is covered in intricate gold-leaf and lacquerwork, paintings and patterns. Our charming accommodation in Nikko has private facilities, a shared onsen and is located next to the river.
Leaving Nikko, we hop aboard a local train, a bullet train, another bullet train and finally a bus to reach Hakone. In the hot spring region of Hakone, we take a boat across Ashino-ko followed by a picturesque cable car journey over the surrounding mountains. On the way, we may be lucky enough to get a glimpse of Mt Fuji looming in the distance. If not, the lake and its surroundings offer plenty of stunning panoramas. For those who are adventurous, a bath in an outdoor onsen (hot spring bath) is a real highlight. There are separate baths for males and females, and no clothes are allowed in the hot springs - so it's time to shed those inhibitions! Our family run guesthouse in Hakone is located in a quiet part of town and has shared facilities and a lovely outdoor onsen.
Travelling by Shinkansen (bullet train) is an absolute buzz as we reach speeds of up to 270 km per hour! Needless to say, after we descend from the mountains of Hakone by bus and get on the bullet train, we get to Takayama very quickly. Takayama is famous for its traditional inns, sake breweries and the Hida Folk Village, an outdoor museum which aims to preserve the traditional architecture of the area. Explore its collection of farmhouses. There is free time here to explore the many folk art galleries, local markets, museums or just wander the streets of this delightful little town nestled amongst the Japanese Alps. We visit the 600-year-old morning market to try out some of the unusual local specialities that the farm women sell each morning. We stay in a stunning ryokan in Takayama.
Days 8-10
Hiroshima is a bustling metropolis with a tragic history. We have free time here to visit the ruins of the A-Bomb Dome building, one of 11 structures left partially standing after the nuclear bomb blast on 6 August 1945, left as a horrifying reminder of the destruction of nuclear war. Around its perimeter is the peace park with monuments and a museum dedicated to Hiroshima and international peace. Alternatively, you can spend an afternoon at the nearby island of Miyajima with its famous 'floating' Torii Gate and the grand Itsukushima-jinja Shrine - be sure to watch out for inquisitive and eternally hungry deer that roam the streets of the island. Our comfortable accommodation in Hiroshima is within walking distance of the peace park and has internet access.
Days 11-14
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Hotel Classic welcomes the tourists of Jaipur in a warm and welcoming ambiance. Located at a distance of 15 kilometers from the railway station, the hotel comprises of 8 vintage rooms for a lavish stay. This establishment is equipped with facilities like airport transportation on surcharge, a fine-dining restaurant, banquet facilities, Wi-Fi facility, a parking space, laundry facility, travel counter, backup generator and beautifully landscaped gardens.


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The Batman Strikes!: Sanity Plea!
Product Description: The Joker wants to be moved from Arkham Asylum to Gotham State Penitentiary. But why is the Clown Prince of Crime now claiming that he's sane? It's up to Batman to figure out this mad mystery before the Joker is free of Arkham . ...read more
By Heroic Age (illustrator), Terry Beatty (illustrator), Pat Brosseau (illustrator), Christopher Jones (illustrator) and Bill Matheny
See complete details on each edition (1 edition listed)
9781434297433 | Stone Arch Books, January 1, 2015, cover price $21.93 | About this edition: The Joker wants to be moved from Arkham Asylum to Gotham State Penitentiary.
The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years
By Bob Kane (creator)
Hardcover:
9781401247591 | Dc Comics, July 22, 2014, cover price $39.99
Valentine's Day and the Lunar New Year
By Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen
9781434292186 | Stone Arch Books, July 1, 2014, cover price $21.93
The Joker: Death of the Family
By Greg Capullo (illustrator) and Scott Snyder
See complete details on each edition (2 editions listed)
9781401242350 | Dc Comics, October 22, 2013, cover price $29.99
9781401246464 | Dc Comics, April 22, 2014, cover price $24.99
Batman Strikes!: Joker's Wild!
Product Description: In this adventure starring The Joker, criminals are getting caught, then disappearing--but where? When The Joker plays police officer, it's "Outlaw and Disorder" for Gotham City and Batman!
By Bill Matheny
9781434264855, titled "The Batman Strikes!: Joker's Wild!" | Stone Arch Books, January 1, 2014, cover price $21.93 | About this edition: In this adventure starring The Joker, criminals are getting caught, then disappearing--but where?
The Joker: The Clown Prince of Crime
By Dick Giordano (illustrator), Elliot S. Maggin, Irv Novick (illustrator), Dennis O'Neil and Martin Pasko
9781401242589 | Dc Comics, December 3, 2013, cover price $16.99
Batman Adventures 3: My Boyfriend's Back
Product Description: Gotham's law-breaking lovebirds are on the lam — but The Joker's become a pussycat, and Harley Quinn doesn't like the change! Also, Harley finds out about Poison Ivy's new powers the hard way!
By Terry Beatty (illustrator), Rick Burchett (illustrator), Bob Kane (creator), Dan Slott and Ty Templeton
9781434245595 | Stone Arch Books, August 1, 2012, cover price $21.27 | About this edition: Gotham's law-breaking lovebirds are on the lam — but The Joker's become a pussycat, and Harley Quinn doesn't like the change!
Batman: Joker's Asylum 2
By Bob Harras (editor), Mike Marts (editor), Harvey Richards (editor), Janelle Siegel (editor) and Michael Siglain (editor)
9781401229801 | Dc Comics, January 18, 2011, cover price $14.99
Gotham Central Vol. 2: Jokers and Madmen Hc
Product Description: The second volume of the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning GOTHEM CENTRAL series is collected in hardcover, brought to you by acclaimed writers Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, and artist Michael Lark, with additional art by Greg Scott, Brian Hurtt and Stefano Gaudiano...read more
By Michael Lark (illustrator)
9781401225216 | Dc Comics, September 15, 2009, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: The second volume of the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning GOTHEM CENTRAL series is collected in hardcover, brought to you by acclaimed writers Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, and artist Michael Lark, with additional art by Greg Scott, Brian Hurtt and Stefano Gaudiano.
Batman: Joker's Asylum
By Jason Aaron, Joe Harris, David Hine, J. T. Krul and Arvid Nelson
9781401219550 | Dc Comics, December 16, 2008, cover price $14.99
The Joker: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
9781401218089 | Dc Comics, June 3, 2008, cover price $19.99
Batman: The Man Who Laughs
By Ed Brubaker, Doug Mahnke (illustrator) and Patrick Zircher (illustrator)
9781401216269 | Dc Comics, February 3, 2009, cover price $14.99


Jeannie thought Michel's joke was hilarious.
Knudsen is a bit older than Stuart.
Lanny got very angry at his sister and tore up her favorite doll.
Lou has three sons. One's almost your age.
Pratapwant forgot all about me.
You experienced a pain in your leg, didn't you?
Dave didn't use to drink so much.
Raj's dream is to live in a small town in the south of France.
What did you and Pierce talk about?
These gloves belong to Harvey.
Gill didn't want to risk his friendship with Jane by trying to turn it into a romance.
Gypsy didn't refer to the accident she had seen.
I hate when Antonella does that.
Andy seems to be looking for trouble.
Norbert has an emergency that has to be dealt with.
Deirdre is a junior at Harvard.
I'm pretty sure Ralf's willing to help us.
Siegurd can't remember when Sangho moved to Boston.
What's Shean going to do for us?
Ro calls Thad once in a while.
Hui is a little tipsy.
Eileen didn't recognize his ex-wife.
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THE CHI-TOWN LOW DOWN: Chicago's safety remains up in air as runoff election approaches
By Managing Editor
According to a March 31 Chicago Tribune report, homicide rates in Chicago are consistent with rates over the past four years. However, within the past three months, the city recorded 78 homicides and 355 shootings, showing a 26 percent increase from last year's 62 homicides and 253 shootings.
These new numbers come at a troubling time, as the runoff election is set to take place this week and may make Mayor Rahm Emanuel look less favorable.
While mayoral candidates Emanuel and Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia have neglected to address ways to strategically fix the rising crime rates by focusing on the cause—segregation and poverty—Garcia has taken advantage of Emanuel's policing strategies, or lack thereof.
Garcia has launched campaigns that pull at the heart strings of Chicagoans who have been affected by violence and he has promised to hire 1,000 additional Chicago Police Department officers if he is to take office. However, that strategy did not seem to work well when Emanuel did it in 2011.
According to ChicagoTogether.org, Emanuel's campaign website, violent crimes were at an all-time low in 2014 since 1965. But that is not to disregard the fact that homicides and shootings steadily increased during Emanuel's time in office and capped at 504 in 2012.
Regardless, Emanuel has stuck by his crime policies. His campaign website even brags of his accomplishments and collaboration with the CPD. Emanuel hired 1,000 police officers and revitalized the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy meetings with the help of CPD Chief Garry McCarthy shortly after taking office in 2011. The CPD also launched "Operation Impact," which strategically placed more police officers in higher crime areas across the city. Emanuel said he will continue to implement new policing techniques to enhance public safety if he is reelected, solely focusing on putting a stop to violence by using more police.
However, the real answer is in Garcia's plans.
Garcia's campaign website states that destroyed communities cannot be expected to become safer on their own. Then the site lists the ways Garcia plans to fill vacant spaces that have become gang hubs and places where violence occurs. Garcia said he will restore the sense of community and safety in crime-stricken neighborhoods by promoting more educational activities, encouraging clean, well-lit streets, neighborhoods and parks and supporting schools.
As media outlets predict that Emanuel seems to have a considerable lead over Garcia prior to the election, if Emanuel is to take office for another four years, he needs to take notes from Garcia when it comes to creating a safer Chicago.
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Chicago climate group rallies as U.N. discusses global environmental crisis
'Yang Gang' rallies in Chicago
City Grange holiday pop-up blooms in Beverly just in time for holidays