20 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday June 20, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com "MOM, I WANT TO BE A VIDEO GAME PROGRAMMER" Your 9 to 17 y old g year gamer is already g y good at math but does not work hard at it. Some day s/he may want to p g y y program video g games as a j Not far fetched as there are job. now over 220 Video Game Publishers in Canada alone. RP4K can teach your child or teen REAL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES such y as Visual Basic, Java, C# or C++. We teach game programming to all levels of kids and g p g g teens. From Pacman for the PC to a 3D Space Combat Simulator for the Xbox. There p are never more than 4 students per instructor. You will wish you had this when you p were a kid! Summer 2008 is RP4K's 7th summer located at St. Mildred's-Lightb School in Oakville. Don't leave valuables in car Halton police are reminding residents not to leave valuables in their vehicles. The warning comes in the wake of a significant number of vehicle break-ins across the region in which visible expensive-looking property has been the target. Police said that while in some cases the culprits smashed the vehicle's windows to get at what they wanted in most incidents the thief's work was made easier by the vehicle simply being unlocked. The early morning and overnight hours have been the prime time for these break-ins, however, thieves have also been targeting the parking lots of restaurants, movie theatres and hotels where they know the vehicles will be left unattended for some time. So far the stolen items include cash, purses, compact discs, cell phones, GPS devices, laptops and sporting equipment. Police are asking area parents to keep a close eye on what their children bring home particularly if they are suddenly in possession of expensive items, like a laptop, which they normally can't afford. To stop these break-ins police are advising residents to: always lock your vehicle when leaving it unattended, never leave valuables in plain view within your vehicles interior, if you are going to leave valuables in a vehicle lock them in the trunk, report any suspicious activity immediately to the Halton Regional Police or call 911 if you feel a crime is in progress. Schedule a FREE NO OBLIGATION TRIAL CLASS by calling Real Programming 4 KidsTM at 416-469-9676 www.realprogramming.com If you have a news tip or story idea, call the Oakville Beaver at 845-3824. The Natural Beauty of Wood from "MASONRY & FIREPLACE DESIGN SPECIALISTS" w w w. c o b b l e s t o n e m b e r s . c a 406 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE ACROSS FROM RONA LANSING 905-337-2066 RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AWNINGS, CANOPIES, PORTABLE SHADE STRUCTURES Manufactur Manufactured with your choice of fade Sun proof Sunbrella p fabric, and powered by a reliable Somfy remote con controlled motor. Call or visit our showroom at: 4090 Ridgeway Dr. #10, Mississauga 905-569-8566 www.sunguardawnings.com Mon.-Fri. 9:30am to 5pm, Sat 10:00am to 3pm