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Archive for November 2010
Thursday, November 11 — Armistice Day (1918), known in the U.S. as Veteran's Day
- On this day in 1918, at 11am Central European Time — the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 — a cease-fire went into effect that ended the fighting of World War I, which became known at the time at The Great War and The War to End All Wars. It had been a war so horrific — at times tens of thousands dead in one day, millions gassed with skin- and lung-searing poisons, millions more fallen to the new mechanical Grim Reaper, the machine gun. More than 8 million soldiers died, more than 20 million more were seriously injured or disabled, many millions of civilians dead from starvation, disease, genocide, and other calamities of war. The world was so shocked and horrified by war of such unprecedented scale and ferocity that it was certain mankind would never repeat such a thing. Or so it was thought, not realizing that within the Versailles Treaty that ended World War One lay the seeds of something far, far worse less than 30 years later.
- In 1953, after World War II and the Korean War, an Emporia, Kansas shoe store owner named Alfred King thought it would be a good idea to extend the November 11 Armistice Day, which had become a U.S. holiday in 1938, to be a day to celebrate veterans of all wars, not just those from World War I. King's campaign gained local and soon national support, a bill to implement it was passed by Congress in 1954 and signed by President Eisenhower. Thus on June 1, 1954 the American Armistice Day holiday on November 11 became Veteran's Day. After the passage of the Uniform Holiday Act in 1971 Veteran's Day was temporarily moved to be the fourth Monday in November, but by 1978 it had been moved back to November 11, where it remains today.
- Want to be mayor of Lynchburg, South Carolina? The town's mayor, in a spat with the City Council, resigned this past August, and last week an election was held for a new mayor. Unfortunately, no one wanted to run, so there was no one on the ballot. So the town had a do-over — but still no one wanted to run. But someone was elected anyway, even though no one was on the ballot. How did that happen? Can't figure it out? Find out.
- Unexpected opposition: A very powerful, and perhaps unexpected, opponent has spoken out against the Ground Zero Mosque: Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. If that name doesn't ring a bell, it probably should: Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal is one of the most internationally influential, and certainly the wealthiest, member of the royal Al Saud family that reigns over Saudi Arabia, sometimes called the "the Warren Buffet of Arabia," estimated to be worth $19 billion. The American-educated Prince stated:
"I am against putting the mosque in that particular place. And I'll tell you why. For two reasons: first of all, those people behind the mosque have to respect, have to appreciate and have to defer to the people of New York, and not try to agitate the wound by saying 'we need to put the mosque next to the 9/11 site'…The wound is still there. Just because the wound is healing you can't say 'let's just go back to where we were pre-9/11'. I am against putting the mosque there out of respect for those people who have been wounded over there."
- Economics is boring, right? I mean, since the 1930s the biggest debate in economics has been between the theories of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek, two old dead white guys who wrote boring books on economics theory. By the 1970s it looked like Keynes had won, but in the last 30 years Hayek has made a big comeback — but really, how boring is all this? Well, sometimes not boring at all.
- The best saved for last: To those of you who have served your country in uniform — thank you. All the rest of us owe you a debt we can never repay. And I think I speak for a great, great many in saying we will never, ever forget.
Friday, November 5 — Guy Fawkes Night (from 1605), Iran hostage crisis (1979), Fort Hood Massacre (2009)
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent
To blow up the King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Hulloa boys, Hulloa boys, let the bells ring.
Hulloa boys, hulloa boys, God save the King!
- Also on this day:
- Iran hostage crisis: On this day in 1979 the American embassy in Tehran was seized by "students" who were remarkably keen and skilled at locating and spiriting away all the intelligence documents they could find. Sixty-six U.S. citizens were taken hostage, some were later released, others escaped, but 52 of them continued in captivity for 444 days, released just as Ronald Reagan was taking his oath of office on January 20, 1981. It's also worth remembering the Canadian embassy's role in spiriting out six Americans who were able to get away from the Iranians, doing so at great personal risk to several Canadian officials.
- Fort Hood Massacre: It was on this in 2009 that U.S. Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan, armed with a Belgian FN 5.7mm pistol, walked into a medical building in Fort Hood, Texas, jumped atop a desk, shouted "Allahu akhbar!" and started shooting people, apparently indiscrimately. By the time he was shot and restrained (by a civilian police officer; soldiers are curiously required to be unarmed on base) Hasan had fired 214 rounds, killed 13 people and seriously wounded 30 more. Hasan had been in frequent contact with American-born Al Qaida imam Anwar al-Awlaki (believed to be in Yemen), who called Hasan a hero and that "fighting against the U.S. army is an Islamic duty." The FBI had been aware of Hasan's ongoing communication with al-Awlaki for some time, but dismissed it as harmless, probably Hasan doing research. Hasan is still awaiting trial.
- Reading the classics: For readers of great literature, Amazon is currently offering, free for the download, 23 of the world's great literature classics. Lots of good stuff there: Homer's Iliad, War and Peace, Gulliver's Travels, even a few boring-sounding chick books by someone named Jane Austen, whoever she is. They're all in electronic book format usable not only in Amazon's Kindle but also other e-book readers or on your computer or smartphone with free available software (you can look up the software — I'm not going to do all the work for you).
- Banning ammunition violates the Second Amendment: Seems pretty obvious that if you have a right to buy and possess firearms (just affirmed by the Heller and McDonald decisions) then you also have the right to buy and possess ammunition. But apparently the wise sages who run the city of Washington, D.C. didn't see it that way, and it took a decision of the D.C. Court of Appeals (Herrington v. United States, handed down yesterday) to explain it to them. Duh.
- Can I do this too? Our oh-so-responsible Federal Government is set to run a $1.2-trillion deficit in the next year. To cover just the first six months of its over-spending, the Treasury will need to sell $600 billion in Treasury bonds. And because investors have been reluctant to keep buying those bonds, the Fed has announced that over the next 6 months it's going to print $600 billion in new currency in order to buy those bonds. In other words, to pay for its over-spending the next six months, the government is just going to print paper money. If that doesn't scare the lab samples out of you, you're not paying attention.
Of course that bit of news immediately caused the dollar to plummet, making its fall even steeper than it was before, making every dollar you have — in checking, savings, in your pocket — worth less and less each day the dollar's slide continues.
- On the lighter side of nuclear particle physics (you didn't know there was one, did you?), turn up the loud, yo', and check out the Large Hadron Collider Rap.
And on that phat rap attack — have a good weekend!
Thursday, November 4 — King Tut's tomb found (1922), Hungary invaded by USSR (1956)
- King Tut's tomb was discovered by famed archaeologist Howard Carter on this day in 1922. Carter was working under the employ of Lord Carnarvon and waited until Lord Carnarvon arrived before entering the tomb together on November 26. Much excavation followed and it wasn't until February 16 that the burial chamber was officially opened. On April 5, 50 days later, Lord Carnarvon died, giving a grand start to all the stories of "King Tut's Curse." After the opening of the burial chamber there was more excavation, not a few disputes, and Carter left the project. He returned in January 1925, but it still wasn't until October 28, 1925 that the lid of the inner sarcophagus was removed and the mummy was first seen, almost three years after the entrance to the tomb was first discovered, more than 3000 years after the mummy had been placed in the tomb.
- The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a popular Hungarian revolt against the Communist government that had been forcibly imposed by the USSR at the end of World War II. It was a spontaneous revolt that started on October 23 with student demonstrations. On October 24 Soviet troops and tanks stationed in Hungary moved into Budapest. But in daring street fighting by Hungarians often armed with no more than Molotov cocktails, Hungarian civilians were able to push back the Soviets troops and destroy, disable, and even take over some of the Soviet tanks. By October 28 the fighting was largely over and by October 30 a new popular government was being put in place. Political prisoners were freed and plans were laid for an open, multi-party democracy. A Hungarian delegation started negotiations for withdrawal of Soviet troops from Hungary and Soviet ambassador Yuri Andropov (later head of the KGB and Soviet prime minister) promised the USSR would not invade.
On the night of November 3 the Hungarian delegation was invited to Soviet Military Command near Budapest to discuss withdrawal of Soviet troops. But around midnight the delegation was arrested and very early on the morning of November 4 the Soviets launched a massive invasion with 22 Army divisions, including the Soviet 8th Mechanized Army. They encircled Budapest and moved in, firing indiscriminately at both civilians and military targets. The Hungarian free government pleaded for help from other countries, but none came. The free republic was crushed within hours.
Afterward the Soviets and Hungarian Communists conducted mass trials of over 22 000 Hungarians, many thousands were imprisoned, hundreds executed. Some of the leaders of the revolution sought asylum in the Yugoslavian embassy, were granted safe passage out of the country by the Soviets, but were then captured as soon as they left the embassy and taken out of the country. Several were later returned to Hungary, executed, and buried in unmarked graves.
In 1991, after the fall of the USSR, the Russian government under Mikhail Gorbachev apologized to the Hungarian people for the brutal invasion of 1956. Boris Yeltsin repeated this apology in 1992, speaking before the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest.
- Does Star Trek represent a fascist society? Perhaps Communist? Well, think about it:
- There doesn't seem to be a civilian government, politics, or free elections. All the top-level decisions seem to come from Star Fleet Command, so the United Federation of Planets looks to be an Earth-centered military oligarchy.
- There's never any discussion of money or finance, as if free enterprise were irrelevant or non-existent.
- There's a lot of racial conflict: Klingons vs. Romulans vs. humans vs. all kinds of other freaky species, almost all of which seem to prefer their own kind over others.
- In the original series, at least, almost everyone in Star Fleet looks to be white. There's a token Asian (Sulu), a token black (Uhura), a token eastern European (Chekhov), a token Vulcan (Spock), and that's about it most of the time. In Star Trek: The Next Generation there was a greater variety of tokens, but by far the most common were still plain-vanilla white people, and even some of the token aliens (like Counselor Troi and all the Vulcans) looked remarkably just like plain vanilla white people with no more than maybe a weird ear or nose. Apparently Star Fleet is mostly a huge horde of of WASPy-looking white people. There's more diversity in Iowa than there is in Star Fleet.
- The Prime Directive appears to be inherently paternalistic, preferring to keep less-advanced people as quaint cultural exhibits rather than share with them potential labor- and life-saving technologies, thereby also preserving Federation supremacy of technology and power.
- All the Star Trek series, more so the later ones, seem to assume lefty-chic ideology, in fact in all but the original series it goes largely unquestioned. On the other hand, religion is either banished or ridiculed (a conscious decision by series creator Gene Roddenberry).
Is it a silly discussion? Of course it is, but it's fun and lots of people have put lots of energy into it — see here and here, for example. (For some other viewpoints, see here and here.) I mean, the whole point of Trekkie-ism is to pretend this stuff is serious, just as among devotees of Sherlock Holmes there's a universal convention that it's all to be treated as real history, even though they all know it's not. FYI: There are similar debates about Star Wars society, with many arguing that the Empire is actually in the right. Great topic for endless over-the-net debate.
- Putin to Bush: Mine's bigger than yours. Putin meant his dog, of course, remarking to Bush that Putin's black Labrador, Koni, was "bigger, stronger, and faster than Barney" (Bush's Scottish Terrier). Bush later related that anecdote to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who remarked, "You're lucky he only showed you his dog." (Excerpts are from George W. Bush's upcoming book.)
- Latest restaurant fad: Eating dirt. And you'd better eat it, because this is at some very fancy restaurants and you'll pay a pretty penny for it. It's not quite the dirt you played with as a kid, but there are places where people eat that too.
Wednesday, November 3 – First canine astronaut (1957)
- Also on this day:
- 1838: The largest-circulation English-language daily newspaper is founded. USA Today? No, though it's #3. The Wall Street Journal? Nope, it's #5. The New York Times? Ya gotta be kidding — it's been bleeding circulation for more than a decade and close to being broke. It's now down to #10 and falling, with circulation now below 1 million. And it's not one of the British papers, though The Sun is close at #2 and the Daily Mail comes in at #4.
It's the Times of India. With a circulation over 3 million and readership over 7 million, it's the largest-selling and most widely read English-language newspaper in the world. Its web site is also the most-visited newspaper site in the world.
The Times of India, however, is only the eighth most popular newspaper in the world. The top honor goes to the Yomiuri Shimbun of Japan with a circulation of over 14 million, almost five times that of the Times of India. In fact the Japanese are by far the top newspaper consumers in the world and the world's top five newspapers in circulation are all Japanese. Rounding out the top 10 are the German Bild (#6), the Reference News of China (#7), the Times of India (#8), the U.K. Sun at #9, and the China People's Daily at #10. On the world any-language list USA Today comes in at #13, the Wall Street Journal at #19, and the New York Times at #48.
- 1957: Sputnik 2 was launched, carrying aboard the first living creature to go into orbit, an 11-lb stray female mutt named Laika, who had been found wandering the streets of Moscow. (The scientists involved deliberately chose Moscow strays because they figured they would already be accustomed to extreme cold and hunger. Seriously.) The Soviets had previously launched several dogs into up-and-back sub-orbital flights, but Laika was the first into orbit, an achievement hurriedly timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Unfortunately for Laika, technology did not yet exist to recover an orbiting spacecraft, so Laika was never intended to survive the trip. Telemetry indicated that she was highly agitated during launch; it took three hours for her pulse to settle back to normal but she was later detected to be eating (a special gel she'd been trained to eat). The plan was to eventually euthanize her with a poisoned food serving, but she didn't live that long. By her fourth orbit, somewhere around the sixth hour in space, not more life signs were detected.
The Soviets originally stated she had been euthanized, but that was widely disbelieved and many concluded she probably died of lack of oxygen. In 2002 a Russian scientist revealed that she had probably died of overheating due to a spacecraft malfunction which allowed the temperature inside the capsule to rise over 104F (40C).
In 1998 one of the scientists involved, Oleg Gazenko, expressed regret at Laika's death, stating that "The more time passes, the more I'm sorry about it. We shouldn't have done it… We did not learn enough from this mission to justify the death of the dog." At the time her death sparked outrage and protests by animal lovers, but of course none within the USSR, where no protests were allowed and nothing was mentioned of them.
- 1838: The largest-circulation English-language daily newspaper is founded. USA Today? No, though it's #3. The Wall Street Journal? Nope, it's #5. The New York Times? Ya gotta be kidding — it's been bleeding circulation for more than a decade and close to being broke. It's now down to #10 and falling, with circulation now below 1 million. And it's not one of the British papers, though The Sun is close at #2 and the Daily Mail comes in at #4.
- Well, the U.S. mid-term elections are over, so across the land robotic calls have stopped jamming everyone's phones and television stations are mourning the end of all that juicy ad revenue. A few interesting things happened:
- There's no gentle way to say this: Democrats got their butts kicked at the national, state, and local levels. It was massive and it wasn't pretty.
And, perhaps not coincidentally, President Obama is leaving the country tomorrow. To the regret of approximately half the country, he will be returning nine days later, having completed a tour of India, South Korea, Japan, and Indonesia. He is conspicuously skipping China despite the fact he is so loved there, as shown by this — a rare privilege indeed and something one just won't see in the U.S.
Despite some news reports, Obama's travel and entourage will not cost $200 million a day, but he and his retinue will be renting the entire Taj Mahal hotel and part of another luxury hotel. It's a tough job, but it does have its perks.
- One of the Republican winners was Lt. Col. Allen West (U.S. Army, ret.), who won Florida's 22nd Congressional district. Congressman-elect West has never before held office, but remember his name — he's already being touted as one with rare star quality. See why.
- With the Democrats having lost the House of Representatives, controversial House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will of course lose her job as Speaker. And in one of the coldest, cruelest tweets of the year, humorist Andy Levy tweeted this question.
- Strategically timed to disappear in yesterday's news cycle: ACORN has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, apparently done in by being caught red-handed in sting videos which led to multiple investigations, being found guilty of voter registration fraud in several states, and finally a Congressional cut-off of Federal funds.
- There's no gentle way to say this: Democrats got their butts kicked at the national, state, and local levels. It was massive and it wasn't pretty.
- Liberal genetics? Why does one person turn out as a left-wing liberal while another, even a brother or sister brought up in the same home, turns out conservative? It's been famously said that anyone who is not a liberal at 20 has no heart, but anyone who's still a liberal at 40 has no brain, likewise that a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, while a liberal is a conservative who's been arrested. But maybe there's a much simpler explanation: It's genetic. A just-published study from Harvard and the University of California on 2000 American adults found a high correlation between the presence of a certain strain of the DRD4 gene and "an inherent bias against conservative thinking." This correlation of bias holds independent of education or upbringing. Perhaps those genetics explain the Kennedys?
- In another study, this time in the U.K., analysis of data in the British Household Panel Survey revealed "evidence that daughters make people more Left-wing, while having sons, by contrast, makes them more Right-wing." The effect is statistically significant but not huge: Of families with three sons and no daughters, 67 percent voted for Labour or Liberal Democrats, while for families with three daughters and no sons that rose to 77 percent. Not landslide material, then.
- For those of you who crave a Ferrari, Maserati, or Lamborghini, hold your checkbooks: Toyota is coming out with the Prius Plus Performance Package. Yessirree, for only a few grand spent at your Toyota dealer you can get a seven-piece kit of plastic body parts that make the stodgy Prius no faster (the engine and drive train remain unmodified) but does claim to improve aerodynamics and look racier. Part of the full performance package are new springs that lower the ride height, a rear anti-sway bar, and wider wheels and tires to make it stick a bit better in turns and under braking. The wider tires would seem to increase rolling resistance and therefore reduce gas mileage, but Toyota claims fuel economy is unaffected. It does look cool with the full kit. As cool as that gorgeous V-12, 200-mph Lamborghini? Well, you decide.
Tuesday, November 2 — Quit reading this and go vote!
- NASA issues superhero suits: The see-through version, though, should be banned, or at least banned from use by men. Or maybe just that one guy wearing it in the photo. Way too much information, no thanks. (Sexist pig that I am, I'd be OK with women wearing those, of course. That might help improve the abysmal ratings of the NASA Channel.)
- How to estimate the size of a crowd: Saturday's Jon Stewart / Stephen Colbert rally in Washington, D.C. naturally brought forth the question of how it compared with the Glen Beck rally on August 28, particularly which one was bigger. So how does one estimate such things?
There's never a shortage of guesses about things like this, including by the news media, but it turns out there is a method for doing this, based on photographs, maps, and some standard estimation factors established by the National Park Service. See this article for an explanation of how one veteran crowd estimator does it and, based on that methodology, a comparison of the two events. Note that, based on this mathematical method, the CBS News estimates for both events – apparently no more than WAGs — were way off.
- Is Obama a Keynesian? That was the question the comedy group Second City Network posed to a number of participants at the Stewart / Colbert media event. Since many signs at the event self-proclaimed that they are the intelligent, the sane, the educated (implying, I suppose, that those at the similar Tea Party event in August were not), this should be an easy question, no? Here's the video.
Apparently many of the sophisticates at the Stewart / Colbert event didn't know the difference between a Kenyan (meaning someone born in Kenya) and a Keynesian.
- TV news director commits big boo-boo: In Alaska, Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller, supported by the local Tea Party movement, is leading in a hotly-contested three-way election. Then yesterday news director Nick McDermott of local CBS affiliate KTVA called someone in the Joe Miller campaign, left a voice mail, inadvertently failed to hang up the phone properly, and for a couple of minutes the Miller campaign staffer's voice mail ended up recording the rather shocking discussion going on in the KTVA news room. Here's what it revealed.
- For you iPhone users: In the item above, news director / co-conspirator Nick McDermott was using an iPhone. This is not the first time this election season that an iPhone that did not hang up properly created a very embarrassing political moment. Your humble correspondent is ignorant of the ways of iPhones (being a happy Droid user), but what gives here? Is it so hard to hang up an iPhone properly?
- "Evil" apps for iPhone and Android phones: Well, they're not that evil, but they're things the phone company never wanted you to have, some of them very, very useful. See "evil" apps for iPhone (most of these will work on iPads too), "evil" apps for Android phones. And remember this about power and responsibility.
- Would you recognize these symptoms: They can come on fairly suddenly, may not last very long, then go away with no discernible after-effects. What do they indicate?
- Speech problems, slurred speech, or difficulty speaking or comprehending
- Paralysis and weakness, which may occur in a leg or arm or in the face
- Vision problems, such as double vision or loss of vision (may be in one eye or both)
- Balance problems, including losing your balance, difficulty walking, and losing coordination
- Headache, which is usually severe and with no known cause
Even though the symptoms may go away completely and the person may indicate everything is OK now, these symptom likely indicate an immediately life-threatening condition. See this for what they indicate and what you should do immediately.
- Did you know that women don't really enjoy sex? That's what this man said, and he's famous. He's also been called "the cleverest man in Britain" (not sure by whom) and he's equally famous for his sexuality, so how could he be wrong?
- Do NOT show this to your kids: It's not lewd or profane but, believe me, you don't want your kids to see it. No, you really don't.
- That's all for today. And now, if you haven't already, GO VOTE!!!


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As promised we have constructed a new robot that probably will be the one, or at least very similar to the final product. It is based on the Explorer robot from Nxtprograms.
Our requirements for the physical units was that it has to be able to rotate around its own axis (a requirement for the leJOS navigation classes) and that the IR sensor has to have a 360 degree field of view. A bonus with this model compared to others we have considered is that the IR sensor rotates directly on a motor. In earlier versions we had to convert between the rotation of the motor and the sensor, something we don't have to worry about anymore.
Aside from changing the sensor on top to our IR sensor, we have added a compass sensor and fitted the Ultrasonic sensor in front instead. We also slightly modified the top motor and sensor so that its rotational axis is between the wheels, something that will facilitate calculating the position of obstacles.
Today we have also done several tests to determine how accurate the navigation classes are, and the results are somewhat disappointing. For some reason navigation with the help of the compass sensor is actually less accurate than a simple tacho navigator that only uses the rotation of the wheels to navigate. Also, bugs with both classes severely limits the amount of methods we can use and still maintain a reasonable accuracy. For now we have settled on using Forward(), Backward() and Rotate(), which is accurate enough for our needs. Hopefully we (or leJOS, which is still in beta after all) will solve some of the problems and we won't limited to these forever.
/Josef and Peter
New Robot
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Title: Reiki Healer & Spa Chillologist
Specialty: Nail Art and Reflexology
Favorite Product: Rare essence oil blends particular the om blend for reflexology to help my clients feel centered.
Fun Fact: I have 3 chickens, a kitten, a puppy and an 18 month old son. I enjoy singing and having dance parties with all of them at home. Welcome to my farm.


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NISO/DCMI Webinar
Dublin Core: The Road from Metadata Formats to Linked Data
August 25, 2010
Below are listed questions that were submitted during the joint NISO/DCMI Dublin Core webinar. Answers from the presenters will be added when available. Not all the questions could be responded to during the live webinar, so those that could not be addressed at the time are also included below.
- Dublin Core in the Early Web Revolution
Makx Dekkers, Managing Director and CEO, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Ltd. (DCMI)
- What Makes the Linked Data Approach Different
Thomas Baker, Chief Information Officer, DCMI Ltd.
- Designing Interoperable Metadata on Linked Data Principles
Thomas Baker, Chief Information Officer, DCMI Ltd.
- Bridging the Gap to the Linked Data Cloud
Makx Dekkers, Managing Director and CEO, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Ltd. (DCMI)
Feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions about library, publishing, and technical services standards, standards development, or if you have have suggestions for new standards, recommended practices, or areas where NISO should be engaged.
NISO/DCMI Webinar Questions and Answers
- Does the URI for the book represent: A full-text online version of the book? The concept of the book?
URIs are the "words" of the Linked Data "language". URIs used as "predicates" (aka "properties", characterizing relationships between resources) are like verbs. URIs used as identifiers for resources that are the subject or object of statements are like nouns.
As in natural language, names can be given to anything -- including either a full-text online version of a book or the concept of a book. Users of the "FRBR" categories Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item (in the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, a model used in the library world) might need to coin URIs for each of these entities, because in the library catalog context these distinctions are important. Others may not need, or even understand, such distinctions.
The book examples A and B might reasonably be interpreted to be about "manifestations" (in FRBR terms), even if the data does not say that. In an environment with full support of FRBR, related "works", "expressions", even individual "items" could be identified with URIs and described.
See: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/repositories/digirep/index/Scholarly_Works_Application_Profile
- Is a URI a link to a file? If so, isn't there a danger the file might become unavailable?
We should mention here in passing that Web architecture has evolved mechanisms to respond to requests to "GET" a resource identified by a URI in ways that say either "the URI identifies an information resource, and here it is" or "the URI identifies something that is described in an information over there" (with an automatic redirect). In other words, the Dublin Core element "Contributor" and the person "Barack Obama" are not web pages, but a user clicking on URIs identifying these things will be taken, using redirection, to a Web page describing those things.
It is "best practice" to make URIs resolvable to files, and when memory institutions coin those URIs, there is an expectation that they will remain resolvable to information about the URIs (i.e., to files) over the medium and long term. That said, "resolvability" to a file is not an absolute precondition to using a given URI as a unique identifier. We could still continue to use the word "toaster" even if, against all reasonable probability, the word were to disappear from our dictionaries. By analogy, the file describing the BBC Wildlife Ontology could disappear, but as long as the BBC Internet domain exists and the URI for "species name" is not re-purposed for something else, the URI itself could continue to function as a unique property name.
Ensuring the longevity and resolvability of URIs is, in Tom's opinion, one of the key challenges facing cultural memory institutions in the web page.
- How can you get the linked data from the Beeb?
In the BBC examples shown in the talk, the Linked Data corresponding to the two web pages:
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/species/Humboldt_Squid
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/adaptations/Nocturnality
can be seen at:
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/species/Humboldt_Squid.rdf
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/adaptations/Nocturnality.rdf
Some browsers, such as Firefox, can display this data nicely, or the URIs can be plugged into an RDF validator such as the one available at http://www.w3.org/RDF/Validator/ for viewing as a graph. More information is available at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcbackstage/
- Can anyone use these verbs/URIs, or can only BBC use their BBC verbs?
The squid page uses eighteen properties (i.e., "verbs", predicates) defined by BBC. Seventeen of these are defined the BBC Wildlife Ontology (http://purl.org/ontology/wo). Notice that the ontology is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License, and everyone is invited to make free use of the work. For example, anyone is free to use the URI for the property "species name" (http://purl.org/ontology/wo/speciesName) in their own metadata.
- Is there a particular RDF graph visualizer you could recommend?
W3C provides an RDF Validation Service (http://www.w3.org/RDF/Validator/) where you can paste in (or point to) RDF data in XML as input and see triples and graphs as output. Google on "RDF validator" or "RDF visualizer" and you will find several more alternatives. Other tools, such as "rapper" (http://rdflib.org/raptor), will freely convert RDF data between any two of several interchangeable formats, such as: RDF/XML, Turtle (a syntax more readable than RDF/XML), and RDF triples, and including (for output only) GraphViz DOT format (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphviz), which can be used by general-purpose visualization software to generate graphs.
- Could you review very simply again the basic concept of the grammar of RDF? And the concept of "triples"?
For a general introduction, see http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-primer/.
Tom thinks of RDF as the grammar for a "language for Linked Data". "URIs" are the words of that language. The notions of "Property" and "Class", also expressed using URIs, are grammatical categories in that language, corresponding roughly to Verbs and Nouns. "RDF statements" are sentences in that language. RDF statements are about "individual" members of a class, a bit like "toaster" is a particular noun. By default, every individual is a member of the generic class Resource, but "toaster" might also be seen as a member of a more specific class such as "kitchen appliance".
The analogy to natural language is not perfect, but Tom finds it helpful as a first approximation.
- In Dublin Core (and RDF) the "atoms" of information are simple, but what we need to do is often complex. For example, we need to combine data from different vocabularies, or represent different aspects of a thing (e.g., FRBR work, expression, manifestation, etc.). Is your work with RDF informing any efforts to develop machine-actionable frameworks for expressing description sets and application profiles?
Taken individually, the atoms that make up our bodies are simple too. However, when organized into DNA, cells, and organs, they constitute incredibly complex structures, even brains. By a very rough analogy, there is no inherent limit to the complexity of data structures that can be expressed using triples.
A DCMI working group is contributing to the development an RDF expression of RDA, and IFLA working groups are developing RDF expressions of FRBR. As Tom suggested on the call, a healthy linguistic ecosystem for Linked Data needs both generic, pidgin-like vocabularies like the classic fifteen-element Dublin Core; specialized vocabularies such as the BBC Wildlife Ontology; and links between vocabularies to bridge the gap between specialists and the general public. This is pretty much the same as with natural languages in the real world.
DCMI's work on an Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/) and Description Set Profile language of constraints (http://dublincore.org/documents/dc-dsp/) has been motivated precisely by the goal of specifying, as you put it, "machine-actionable frameworks for expressing description sets and application profiles."
- Can you explain the "placeholder" (RDF blank nodes) concept further?
In modeling terms, there is a subtle difference between saying:
This book has an author, 'Barack Obama'.
This book has an author, whose name is 'Barack Obama'.
To us humans, these sentences are pretty much interchangeable. In modeling terms, however, the second sentence is more explicit. Using this pattern, for example, one might go on to say:
This book has an author, whose date of birth is '1961-08-04'.
The placeholder for the author, as the object of a statement, is either blank (if we do not have a URI identifying Obama the person), or -- if do we have one -- it can be a URI such as http://dbpedia.org/resource/Barack_Obama.
Bear in mind that this data expression will normally be formed by metadata software "under the hood". A human creating metadata using a Web form might type "Barack Obama", or choose "Barack Obama" from a pull-down menu, without needing to know that the underlying software is expressing that information using a URI or a blank node.
- You mentioned the BBC uses linked data. Can you give an example of a library (besides Library of Congress) using linked data?
Makx mentioned a few during the webinar, notably the Royal Library of Sweden (http://www.slideshare.net/brocadedarkness/libris-linked-library-data), a pioneer of Linked Data in the library world. But many others have projects underway, such as the Hungarian National Library and British Library (http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/datafree.html). Just yesterday I learned about a regional initiative of libraries in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate in collaboration with Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. A W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group (http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/) has been chartered for one year to collect information on such initiatives in the library world and to identify areas where further research is needed. (Full disclosure: Tom is a co-chair of that activity.)
Another particularly interesting initiative for libraries is the VIAF project (Virtual International Authority File), a joint project of OCLC, Library of Congress, and the national libraries of Germany and France, with participation of many more national libraries and other organizations (see http://viaf.org/).
- Do you of know of any examples of libraries managing metadata as triples other than UK and Swedish national libraries?
I take this question to be whether any libraries using Linked Data manage that data using a triples store -- one of the options Makx presented. To be honest, we do not know, but how libraries manage their data internally is more of concern to their IT managers -- issues of efficiency, etc -- than to the consumers of their linked data. Consumers do not need to understand the workflow in the kitchen in order to judge the quality of what they are served.
- Can you give an example of known limitations or problems with Linked Data as currently defined?
Well, it's a new language and there are not many "fluent speakers", so grammatical mistakes are an inevitable part of the collective learning curve. Also, conventions for publishing "application profiles" (in order to share patterns for describing things) and mechanisms for recognizing common patterns in data on the Web using search engines (in order to follow emerging practice) are still evolving.
Indeed, the language for linked data is itself still evolving. For example, triples do not declare their own source, so the provenance of metadata statements needs to be tracked locally in databases (as in "these statements are from BBC" and "these are from Library of Congress"). In the near-to-medium-term future, therefore, "triples" may evolve into "quads" -- four-part statements along the lines of:
Subject - Predicate - Object - SourceOfStatement
One issue that can be seen as a problem is that the Linked Data approach is so very flexible - anyone can define their own vocabulary. Now, if everyone declares their own vocabulary instead of using common, trusted, well-known vocabularies where possible, then in order to achieve interoperability, there will be an additional need to create (and maintain!) equivalence relations, such as sameAs or similarTo, between terms in as many different vocabularies. To avoid this, organizations like W3C and DCMI promote the use of well-known vocabularies like Dublin Core, FOAF, and SKOS.
- RDF dissolves metadata into a store of triple statements. Does RDF still have a conceptual place for descriptive records -- organized compilations of statements?
An excellent question! A key objective of the DCMI Abstract Model, first published in 2005 and updated in 2007, was to create an abstract syntax for organizing Statements into Descriptions (each of a single resource), grouped into Description Sets, in turn instantiated as metadata Records.
In the meantime, the RDF community has been developing the notion of a Named Graph -- a particular set of statements grouped together and given a name (i.e., URI).
The notion of a metadata Record is, and will remain, important for managing information in many institutional contexts. Supporting such constructs is seen as a high priority by the RDF community, so Tom thinks it is likely that a standardized approach to Named Graphs (or Description Sets) will emerge in the medium-term future.
- In the BBC example, how much of what we saw is automatically generated? Don't they have to know where they are going for what, how much they grab, and how it will be displayed on the page? That all sounds kinda manual....
We do not know in detail how this is implemented at BBC; a high-level description can be found at http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/sweo/public/UseCases/BBC/. It appears they use the "Muddy" software tool (http://muddy.it/). However, Tom suspects that pages are being generated by templates, perhaps built into a Content Management System, which automatically search the linked data for the latest information on particular topics -- in effect, "canned searches". At any rate, BBC cites efficiency as one of the key benefits of its approach. They write: "the system gives us a flexibility and a maintainability benefit: our web site becomes our API. Considering our feeds as an integral part of building a web site also means that they are very cheap to generate: they are just a different view of our data."
- The "open web" is free, but drives a huge economy based on advertising. Will something similar happen with Linked Data? Selling of rights to URIs?
Makx mentioned the International DOI Foundation as an example of an organization with a business model around the notion of managed URIs. As we emphasized in the talk, Linked Data is not necessarily Linked Open Data; it can also be Linked Enterprise Data, where the data may be hidden behind a corporate firewall. It seems probable that there will always be a visible, "open Web", and a hidden "deep Web", access to which is controlled or sold. We expect that there will be substantial amounts of public content on the Open Web from government, education, libraries, and research.
- Is there a relation to the "Semantic Web" idea?
Yes -- to the extent that many people now use the two terms interchangeably. Linked Data is based on Semantic Web principles. Before RDF was the language of Linked Data, it was (and remains) the language of the Semantic Web. In a way, Linked Data is the real-world fulfillment of the promise of the Semantic Web. The idea of Semantic Web was seen by many in circa 2000 as a sophisticated, highly engineered solution involving artificial intelligence -- e.g., letting one's smart phone find a dentist nearby and schedule an appointment automatically. It was a vision that sounded complicated and far in the future.
When the idea of Linked Data was launched in 2006, in contrast, the benefits were immediately visible in the form of data integrated across the boundaries of particular silos. This is the simpler, more concrete idea that took off, while the older, more ambitious vision of Semantic Web still remains a distant goal. The older vision was seen as focusing more on technology, whereas Linked Data shifted the emphasis to useful content. Technically speaking, however, Semantic Web -- RDF -- provided the foundation for Linked Data.


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Harmony learned how and installed a magnetic purse closure, plus she bought fleece to make a bedspread.
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Capacitor: A capacitor is
an electrical device characterized
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is a passive electrical component that can store energy in
the electric field between a pair of conductors (called
Unlike a battery, there is no mechanism to replace the charge on the plates removed by the current, so the voltage drops, the current drops, and finally there is no net charge left and no voltage differences anywhere in the circuit. The behavior in time of the current, the charge on the plates, and the voltage looks just like the graph in Fig. 2.
This curve is an exponential function: exp(-t/RC) . The voltage, current, and charge fall to about 37% of their starting values in a time of R ×C seconds, which is called the characteristic time or the time constant of the circuit. The RC time constant is a measure of how fast the circuit can respond to changes in conditions, such as attaching the battery across the uncharged capacitor or attaching a resistor across the charged capacitor. The voltage across a capacitor cannot change immediately; it takes time for the charge to flow, especially if a large resistor is opposing that flow. Thus, capacitors are used in a circuit to damp out rapid changes of voltage.
Combinations of Capacitors: Like resistors, capacitors can be joined together in two basic ways: parallel and series. It should be obvious from the physical construction of capacitors that connecting two together in parallel results in a bigger capacitance value. A parallel connection results in bigger capacitor plate area, which means they can hold more charge for the same voltage. Thus, the formula for total capacitance in a parallel circuit is: CT=C1+C2...+Cn ,
the same form of equation for resistors in series, which can be confusing unless you think about the physics of what is happening.
The capacitance of a series connection is lower than any capacitor because for a given voltage across the entire group, there will be less charge on each plate. The total capacitance in a series circuit is : CT={1{1C1}+{1C2}...+{1Cn}}.
Again, this is easy to confuse with the formula for parallel resistors, but there is a nice symmetry here.
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Mobile Company Offers Insurance to Runners
Japan's mobile phone triad knows their customers want more from their handsets than just calling and texting -- standard Japanese models come equipped with applications to pay your train fare, buy a soft drink and even scan a coupon. Now young cellphone users can have something else on them at all times: health insurance.
In a campaign it is calling "Smart Running Project," Au Insurance Co. is offering a free three-month trial of its Runner's Insurance Plan to users of its fitness app.
While rivals Softbank Corp. and NTT DoCoMo Inc. offer mobile-based health plans from Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., respectively, Au Insurance is its own provider, born out of a partnership between mobile carrier KDDI Corp. and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co. It began offering plans this May exclusively to Au customers.
Its coverage options are aimed at outdoorsy types, with a Leisure Plan, Sports Plan, Golf Plan, Outing Plan, Cycler's Plan and Runner's Plan. Eiji Kobayashi, a project manager at Au Insurance, says the company plans to expand its plans in the future.
For now, it bets it has enough demand from its prospective target audience—young people, particularly women, in their 20s and 30s—who it believes are ignored by traditional providers. It's targeting runners through its app, Au Smart Sports Run&Walk, which logs distances traveled and calories burned. Au also sponsors a shower facility near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
Runner's Insurance enrollees pay ¥470 to ¥970 (roughly $6 to $12) per month through their mobile phone bill. The latter plan covers up to ¥100,000 for hospital stays over three days, and up to ¥10 million for injuries to others.
"Word of mouth tells us that accidents involving runners and pedestrians happen often," Mr. Kobayashi says. "Our catchphrase for our campaign is 'Wear Manners and Security.'"
Although official statistics of accidents involving runners are not available, Japan's Productivity Center's research estimates there are more than 25 million runners in the country.
Setting aside whether the number of accidents involving runners warrants insurance or not, evidence of past complaints involving runners can be seen around the 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) circumference of the Palace in the form of signs saying "Dear Runners, the Emperor's Palace is not reserved for runners. Please be courteous to pedestrians."


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Weddings at Pendrell Hall
We hope that you will be inspired by the beautiful imagery used throughout the website of weddings at Pendrell Hall.
We'd like to say a huge thank you to the incredibly talented wedding photographers who have allowed us to use their images on the Pendrell Hall website and an even bigger thank you to those couples who have shared their wedding day with us; we wish them all the very best for their future life together as husband and wife.
Angharad & James
A gorgeous gallery encapsulating summer weddings at Pendrell Hall with croquet on the lawn and little ones enjoying a run around in the wide open spaces.
Photographer: Rob and Sarah Gillespie
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Louise & Justin
Fun filled weddings at Pendrell Hall – full of joy and laughter this amazing set of images captures all the fun, love and energy of Louise and Justin's fabulous wedding day.
Photographer: Jonny Draper
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Natasha & Eoin
A glorious collection of images bursting with personality. Looking at them really makes you wish you'd been at Natasha and Eoin's fun filled wedding.
Photographer: Sam Docker
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Emma & Billy
Swoon! I love these shots which make full use of the magnificent gardens and landscaping on offer for weddings at Pendrell Hall.
Photographer: Anna Clarke
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Suyan & Tim
Summer weddings at Pendrell Hall – glorious garden games and delicious reception drinks outside, what could be better?
Photographer: Redlock Photography
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Huong & Matt
With blue skies and colourful touches throughout make this stunning summer wedding one to remember.
Photographer: Clive Blair
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Hannah & Ross
A truly scrumptious wedding; all the guests are so animated and obviously having a wonderful time and I absolutely love the vintage car!
Photographer: ATD Photography
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Hi again. Horizontal align: mostly there's no effect, due to the lines completely filling the space, but in hindsight to XHTML 2's <l> element, there could be a need for this property, where, e.g., the lines of a poem don't stretch over the width assigned to the container. So, to be clear, this is not about 'text-align', like Anne correctly stated, but how to handle the remaining space between the content bounding box and the width and height of the container. Percentage values: I would like it to be read like the percentage values of "fit-position", where, with increasing percentages, the position inside the bounding box is wandering. So, 0% 0% is equal to aligning the upper left, 100% 100% aligning the lower right corner with the box defined by width and height of the container. Some time ago I was asking the list about padding:auto, but we agreed that that's not the right way to handle it. The suggested inner box from Werner on the other hand is something that disagrees with my understanding of separation of content and style, for it would introduce a <div> or similar just for aligning. Thanks anyway for the comment! But even then, margin-top:auto will have to be defined (which I would, for the sake of consistency, welcome!). Regards ManuelReceived on Wednesday, 13 September 2006 11:04:09 UTC
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A heater by the table lets the Triganos eat alfresco year-round.\\n\\n* OUTDOOR CHAIRS Starck polypropylene \\"Toy Chair\\" $316/set of two, unicahome.com*\\nFor smaller gatherings, the ensemble usually crowds around the kitchen table, above, also dressed in fun-loving plastic. \\"Next house, I'm putting the sofa in the kitchen!\\" Camilla says.\\n\\n*CABINETS \\"Värde\\" sink cabinet $159, countertop $79 and base cabinet $329 all at ikea.com STOVE GE \\"Monogram\\" 483 dual-fuel professional range from $7,699 gemonogram.com for stores STOOL Warren Platner $962 knoll.com for storesPENDANT LAMPS \\"Tara\\" $212 each, ylighting.com WALL PAINT (similar to shown in entryway) Regal matte in Exotic Lime, benjaminmoore.com for stores*\\nIt's impossible not to feel uplifted in this sunny and spare bathroom, painted a shinier version of the living room's yellow (high-gloss paint is easier to clean). The Duravit sink and custom marble bath encasement speak to the minimal aesthetic the couple favors, while the Venetian mirror hits a glam note. Not fans of overhead lighting, the Triganos use these sweet Starck for Flos hanging lamps throughout the house, all of them set on dimmers. The couple also hate wires, so music is piped in here and elsewhere through built-in speakers.\\n\\n*SINK Starck 18\\" china washbowl $995 duravit.us for stores HAND SHOWER (similar to shown) Cifial wall-mounted \\"Techno\\" $138 fixtureuniverse.com PENDANT LAMPS Starck \\"Romeo Babe Soft S\\" $280 each, ylighting.com WALL PAINT (similar to shown) Impervex in Butter, benjaminmoore.com for stores*\\nAll the bedrooms in the house, and the stairwell leading to the master suite, are painted a calming pink.\\n\\n*ARTWORK (at top of stairs) Boris Zaborov \\"Le Cheval\\" (sold), mimiferzt.com for other works by artist*\\nFormerly two tiny rooms, the kids' bedroom is the result of a merger. \\"We like the kids to share,\\" Camilla says. Starck suggested pink for the walls because it's considered the most soothing color. The Danish rug brings rich texture to the understated room, which has little in the way of furniture: In addition to the twin beds, each child has a desk/play station (complete with G4!) and a spacious closet created with IKEA shelving fronted by white cotton curtains—to better conceal potential mess. Beyond the doors lies the deck, where Chloe and Adrian have set up their second homes—aka tents.\\n\\n*BED (similar to shown) \\"Hemnes\\" $199 ikea.com RUG (similar to shown) Wool 62 x 92 shag $899 ABC Carpet & Home (212) 473-3000 WALL PAINT (similar to shown) Regal matte in Charming Pink, benjaminmoore.com for stores TENTS (similar to shown) Polyester playhouses from $168 each, potterybarnkids.com*\\n\\"In summer, we spend our days up here,\\" Camilla says of the 600-square-foot aerie that serves as master bedroom and all-around family retreat. \\"We love to do nothing!\\" Benjamin chimes in. The furnishings are spartan and the pink walls largely bare—which encourages an instant melting away of mental clutter. Slat blinds on the 14 windows take advantage of the copious light: \\"In the morning, it's like God is coming into the room!\\" Benjamin exclaims playfully.\\n\\n*BED (similar to shown) \\"Basic\\" $399 pbteen.com QUILT (similar to shown) Cotton \\"Bridgetown\\" $128, SHEETS (similar to shown) \\"Crisscross\\" embroidered percale shams $40 each, pillowcases $38/pair, and flat sheet $60 all at garnethill.comLAMPS Starck \\"Archimoon Soft\\" $311.95 each, ylighting.com ARTWORK (right) By Romain Erkiletlian, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com for other works by artist WALL PAINT (similar to shown) Regal matte in Charming Pink, benjaminmoore.com for stores*\\nBehind the all-white bed is a hallway, along which lies a deconstructed bathroom (there are separate \\"rooms\\" for the toilet and the marble shower). 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First year of Project Agora
Project Agora's popular website partners have grown during this year to more than 300 in Greece, Hungary, MENA and Romania and a consolidated reach that exceeds 50m Unique Browsers providing a wide coverage of the internet population in the operating countries.
During the first year, almost 1200 major brands benefited from the sharp targeting of 18 sharply targeted Audience Segments on Project Agora and the high rate of viewability that has exceeded on average 70%. Major brands in Project Agora include Aegean, Audi, BMW, Deutsche Telekom, Emirates, ING, L'Oreal, Lufthansa, Mastercard, Microsoft, Mondelez, Nike, Samsung, Seat, Vodafone and Unilever.
Odysseas Ntotsikas, TDG's Managing Director and Founder, commented:
In its first year of operation, Project Agora became a true liberating force for advertising in the region, fighting against international oligopolies, interrupting and irrelevant ads that annoy consumers, and the overhead of manual work that leaves no space for creativity in our industry. Our fight for Laissez Faire Advertising goes on.The end of 2015 was marked by the launch of the first in a series of innovative and proprietary ad-formats, MAGIC In-Article video, an outstream video unit embedded into the heart of the editorial content and where the focus of consumer attention is, creating an engaging yet non-intrusive experience.


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Getting Out was first produced by the
Actors Theatre of Louisville for the 1977 Humana Festival.
A young woman struggles to re-enter the world after eight years in prison, contending with environmental forces as she attempts to assimilate her former and present selves.
"Getting Out is written with such a brisk, fresh, penetrating touch that sordid, brooding things take on the glow of honesty, humanity, very nearly poetry…It is such a good play that even I gave away every plot twist and quoted large chunks of dialogue, you could still see it and be amazed…I merely hope that you will take my word for its remarkable insights, truthfulness and untearful compassion."
— John Simon, New York Magazine
Published by:
- Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
- TCG in Marsha Norman: Four Plays
- Broadway Play Publishing in Plays from Actors Theatre of Louisville
- Smith & Kraus in Marsha Norman Volume I: Collected Plays
- Selections published by Dodd, Mead & Company in The Best Plays of 1977-78.
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Emergency Systems
Co-Pilot Portable O2
Mountain High has recently introduced the CO-PILOT, an affordable, hand-held oxygen system designed for supplemental breathing at high altitudes.
This system is especially useful for those pilots who rarely fly at altitudes requiring oxygen and, therefore, do not need a full-featured oxygen system. Unlike similar systems, the CO-PILOT regulator has an on/off and volume control knob that is adjustable from off to 2 liters/min. The face mask is removeable and can be replaced with an Oxymizer conserving cannula for continuous "hands off" use for durations over 30 min. @ 15,000 ft. per cylinder. The built-in pressure gauge allows the user to see, at a glance, how much oxygen is available at all times. The CO-PILOT system can be shut off and stored with a cylinder installed for over a year without any noticeable leakage.
The basic CoPilot comes with a regulator with gauge, facemask, 3-18 liter non-refillable cylinders and instruction manual. Options include additional cylinders and Oxymizer cannula which can be ordered at any time.
The CO-PILO2T oxygen system is a small, light-weight, hand-held oxygen system. Precision manufactured in Japan, this unit was especially designed for supplemental breathing while at high altitudes. The regulator has an on/off and volume control knob adjustable from off to a max setting of 2-ltr./min. which will last aprox. 9 minutes. The removable face mask can be replaced by an optional Oxymizer cannula for continuous "hands off" operation. When using the Oxymizer cannula each 18 liter replacement cylinder lasts up to 30 minutes at 15,000 ft. The regulator can hold a cylinder for several months without any noticeable drop in pressure. Cylinders can be changed by hand.
Weight with cylinder 17oz.
Cylinder weight 9.5oz.
Please note: Available only in the USA.
The Co-Pilot system can only be shipped by UPS ground in the 48 continental states.
Whats in the box? The basic CO-PILO2T kit comes with a regulator with gauge, 3 ea. 18-liter non-refillable oxygen cylinders, facemask and instruction manual.
MH Item #: 00NTG-1002-00
Description: CO-PILO2T single 18 liter replacement cylinder.
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Description: CO-PILO2T replacement facemask
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I've had a blog on-and-off since I was thirteen. I've made dollmaker"z", completely random blogs about nothing (a.k.a. my life), and I've also fallen off the face of the internet—but I'm back, and this time I want to talk about the stuff you stuff your face with. Food! And the kind of food that makes a body feel good.
I'm not a vegan, though I mostly eat that way. I believe in the ethics, but I also believe it's about moderation and the 80/20 rule—you know, have your cake most of the time, and eat it too when the mood must strike. Because what good is life without cake anyways?
I believe that food is for nourishment, of both the soul and body. Food is for sharing and caring for yourself and for others. I didn't always, though. I've been down the addicts path—there was a time when I'd happily skip a proper meal for a five-cent candy fix or a bowl (ok, or a tub) of ice cream. (I often joke that I inherited a full set of sweet teeth, but my dentist didn't think that was too funny.)
But of course, that couldn't last too long. As a varsity athlete in university, I realized soon enough that simple sugars couldn't fuel two-a-days or intensive training, and with the guidance of my mom, a few pals, and the internetz, I found my way to real, and real good food. And I'm not looking back (I'm looking at you, swedish berries!).
This blog is dedicated to raw foods, superfoods, vegan goodies, scrumptious snacks and sassy sippers. But the once thing they haven in common? They're all de-slish-ous. So dig in, folks, and enjoy!
If you want to use any of these images or recipes, no problem! Just link it back to my original page. All photos are mine unless otherwise noted.
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I am a fan of the Bible. I love reading about how God moved in people's lives and they were drawn to Him through his love. I have been perplexed by David's life for quite some time now. He was undoubtedly called "A Man after God's Own Heart". And he made his errors. I am aware of those things and I don't want to go in the direction with this blog in the direction we often hear.... "David's life shows us that God can use broken people and that He loves us in spite of our weaknesses." Friends, I know that. And I don't think that David's biggest downfall was the situation with Bathsheba and Uriah. He did it wrong but there is something more that we also see in our families now. Bear with me as I share two things that I have learned.
David was not always a good father to his kids. You can read in depth in 2 Samuel 13 and 14. This story literally gives me the shakes. Amnon and Tamar were both David's children. Amnon loved his sister (incest) and wanted to be with her and was convinced that it would work out by a friend and he used trickery to bring Tamar to her and he raped her. Absalom, another brother, knew about it. He brought Tamar into his house afterwards and he never forgave Amnon.
In verse 2 Sam 13:21-22 says, "When King David heard all this, he was furious. And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar."
King David did nothing. He sat in his fury. He knew that not only had his daughter been raped but by her own brother and the other brother hated him for it. Being a father, he never stepped in to defend his violated daughter then he didn't help his sons work out the problem. He could have helped. Absalom went on to kill Amnon and went on to have a huge conspiracy against his dad.
At the end of his life, David had to hire outside care for him. In 1 Kings 1:1-4, it shows that he was alone. After having multiple wives and concubines, this passage shares with us that there was no one available to care for him. Now we can think that all of them died. But do you think it is ironic that there was not one loving family member to warm him at his old age. Not one wife, not one concubine, not one sibling, not one child. That is so sad to me.
This shows me that I want to be someone that not only loves the Lord but is a great wife to one man. And someday I want to be a great mother that is a hero to her kids. I want them to know that we are a family and that we stick together and with Jesus Christ, we will choose to resolve conflict and love each other well so that the outside world will know Jesus because of our family.


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I Want a Divorce!/
Marriage is no joke. It requires patience and perseverance.
I've sat with many couples to advise them before they took that long walk down the aisle. I do not say this with joy, but I have denied more couples from marriage than I've approved. This means I refused to marry them because they were unfit—according to the standards of the Word of God—to be married. Some were unequally yoked; others simply refused to change. Ultimately, I could not support their union. Most of them decided to get married anyway. Despite my initial opposition, I only desire for them to prosper and have longevity. Their marriage needs all the encouragement it can get, as does every marriage.
Personally, I have seen just how hard marriage can be. It is difficult because it requires work. It requires change, and that is not always easy. It requires compromise, selflessness, and every fruit of the Spirit (see Galatians 5:22-23). It requires effective communication, constant forgivingness, and mutual respect. These are not easy to give. Our world is lawless and full of rebellion; therefore, it is important to remain in prayer and continue studying the Word of God.
I have read many books about marriage. My wife and I also wrote one, which is entitled FIGHTING TOGETHER. Ultimately, I have concluded that no marriage is safe from the attacks of the wicked one. He desires to ruin your marriage before it gets started. I do not care who you are, how much money you have, how wise you are, who you know, or where you live because he is coming after you and your legacy. Samson was a physically strong man. In fact, he was stronger than everyone, but he was not strong enough to deny the temptation to lay his head in the lap of Delilah. David was referred to as a man after God's own heart. He was a warrior, a fighter, a champion, and a king, but he was not strong enough to fight the temptation to have sex with another man's wife—Bathsheba. Solomon, David's son, was wiser than anyone, but he was not wise enough to avoid the 700 wives and 300 concubines. They were strong and wise men who were too weak to avoid temptation! And the day will come when temptation will hit your house, if it has not already.
Understand that every marriage struggles. There's not a perfect marriage. There's no such thing! There's only two willing people who refuse to give up on their covenant. They simply will not allow their covenant to go down without a fight! Are you willing to fight for your marriage? Are you willing to give it your all? I'm not referring to how you feel when everything is going right. I'm talking about when everything is falling apart! Are you still willing to fight when you don't like your spouse; when you feel as if you married the wrong person; when you feel like your spouse hasn't been there for you; when finances are tight; when emotions are high? Are you willing to fight when you find out that your spouse has a secret pornography addiction? How about when you find out that your spouse cheated on you? Are you still willing to fight in sickness and in health; in richer or for poorer; til death do you both part? Those questions must to be answered! They must be answered, and only you can answer them!
Sadly, my wife and I have seen many of the couples we've started with end in divorce. I've sat in front of too many couples who've spoken these words, "I want a divorce!" We looked up to their marriage and sought to emulate their good works. The couples provided us strength and hope. We listened to their counsel, took them out for dinner so we could sow into them, and adored their love for one another. Unfortunately, as it is in every marriage, the enemy was at work behind the scene. He was planting seeds of doubt, lust, and discontentment that would one day mature into divorce. My heart breaks for them and their family. It breaks for their children and generations thereafter.
Ultimately, no marriage is safe, NOT ONE! I do not care about the person's influence or affluence. I have witnessed the most profound people who were able to be successful in everything else fail in their marriage. Please understand that I do not seek to condemn them for their divorce. My desire is to encourage those who are getting married to understand the covenant they are entering and challenge those who are married to fight together. Remove divorce as an option! My encouragement to you is simple; don't quit on your spouse. Just keep fighting! Please keep fighting together, not one another. Settle petty arguments immediately. Find a local church home and serve together. It does not have to be the same ministry (it's preferred), just make sure you two are serving together. Communicate regularly. Take time out for each other. Get around other married couples who love each other and are serious about their walk with God. Grow with them. Build community with them! They will be there to help you through your toughest times. Have sex regularly so you do not give the enemy an open door. Submit to one another. Have fun; laugh. Remember the fun days you had together before all the stresses of life. Simplify your life. This means instead of being upset with each other because of finances, lower your expenses and get on a budget. Find a marriage retreat and attend at least one a year. Invest in your marriage! Do whatever you have to do. Just fight together.
My wife and I are praying for you, as I hope you are praying for us. We need strong marriages in our society today. This is because strong and godly people build strong marriages, strong marriages build strong families, strong families build strong communities, and strong communities build strong nations.
God bless!


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Today I have yet another model that is my little sis! Isn't she adorable?! Anyway, here she is sporting a lovely maxi dress in a cute tribal pattern. But here is the secret...its not a girls dress! Actually, it is a woman's size sundress (That would be waaaay to short in my opinion) that has adjustable straps. Here's my point: my baby sister loved the dress so we made it work. When thrifting, sometimes you have to think outside the box for something to work, and if that means alterations or a completely different use for the object, so be it. And that is how a true thrifter gets it done, a little lip gloss and shimmery shoes later, my baby girl is ready for a hot night on the...play ground?


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You just can't top Jay-Z. The seasoned rapper hangs tough at No. 1 for the fifth consecutive week, with Vol. II: Hard Knock Life selling 174,000 copies for the week ending Nov. 1, according to SoundScan. |The album's sustained success has helped ease the record industry myth that rap records are here today and gone tomorrow. In fact, Jay-Z's run at No. 1 is the longest this year since the soundtrack to Titanic held the top spot for four straight months last spring.
And it's not like Jay-Z didn't' have serious competition this week. New releases by Dru Hill, R.E.M., Phish, Faith Evans and Pras all hit store shelves. But none could oust the rap king. That will likely change next week, however, when Alanis Morissette's anxiously awaited follow-up to Jagged Little Pill debuts; industry insiders expect the new record to easily hit the No. 1 mark.
As for the week's newcomers, the messages were mixed. R&B crooners Dru Hill, riding the wave of their hit single featuring Redman, "How Deep is Your Love," debuted strong at No. 2, selling 128,000 copies. Faith Evans, the one-time wife of the late Notorious B.I.G., made a strong showing at No. 6, and the vagabond rock band Phish, known more for selling concert tickets than they are for selling records, scored a Top Ten debut.
On the injured list is R.E.M. The band's new album, Up debuted at a respectable No. 3. But it sold just 117,000. That's about half of what their last record, New Adventures in Hi-Fi, sold its first week in stores. Also hurting is rapper Pras, who scored one of the summer's biggest hits with "Ghetto Supastar," from the soundtrack to Bulworth. Problem is his new solo album came in at a distant No. 55 with his solo debut, selling just 26,000 copies.
From the top, it was Vol. II: Hard Knock Life, followed by Dru Hill's Enter the Dru; R.E.M's Up; The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (selling 93,000); Shania Twain's Come On Over (90,000); Faith Evan's Keep the Faith (85,000); 'N Sync (84,000); Phish's Story of the Ghost (76,000); the soundtrack to Rush Hour (70,000); The Backstreet Boys (69,000).


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Zynga by the Numbers (February, 2017)
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Zynga's Earnings by the Numbers (August, 2016)
Zynga's Liquidity (June, 2016)
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Zynga Continues to Lose Players (February, 2016)
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John Walsh, creator and host of "America's Most Wanted," was named Tuesday as the 2011 recipient of the Governors Award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The award will be presented to Walsh at the creative arts Emmy ceremony on September 10, one week before the primetime televised ceremony airing on Fox. The announcement was made by ATAS Chairman and CEO John Shaffner.
"John Walsh has dedicated his life to the betterment of society, and while doing so has used television in an inventive and extraordinary way," Shaffner said. "His contribution to society goes far beyond just hosting a hit TV show, but sets a prime example of how television can be used to convey an important message."
In its 33-year history, the Governors Award has honored people or groups that have "made a substantial impact and demonstrated the extraordinary use of television." Other recent recipients have included the Ad Council, Norman Brokaw, Jerry Lewis, and Sheila Nevins.
As host of "America's Most Wanted," Walsh has made the public aware of dangerous criminals, resulting in the capture of more than 1,500 fugitives and finding over 50 missing children since the show started in 1988. He became active in this area when his own son Adam was abducted in 1981 and found murdered a few days later. His efforts have been recognized by the federal government and by law enforcement officials throughout the local, state, and national levels. While the show will continue with occasional specials, the final regular episode of the series aired on June 18.
20 most shocking Emmy upsets ever
Slugfest: Video of our editors duking it out over who'll win Best Guest Drama Actor
Slugfest: Video of our editors duking it out over who'll win Best Guest Drama Actress
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Hi everyone!
I have been reading Tokyo.All Japan news Times articles since its debut, which kindled my wish to go and visit Tokyo, and All Japan news. And at last, I managed to spend two wonderful weeks last month, in July, both in Tokyo and Kyoto.
So, I just wanted to share some of my snapshots taken during the few days I was in Tokyo, as a thanks.
This article is a bit random, and the pictures are those taken by a frenchy tourist completely swamped by the sumptuousness of the city, that is to say me ^^
But I hope you will appreciate it. Thanks for reading.
Kototoi-bashi on the Sumidagawa, and the Tokyo Sky Tree under construction.
Shinkōtsū Yurikamome line. I rode this magic line on my first day in Tokyo to see what Odaiba looks like, and to have a peek at Tokyo Big Sight. The view along the line is really wonderful, as one can admire the Tokyo Bay, the Rainbow Bridge, and various places of Odaiba island.
And another funny thing, especially for anime lovers, is that all the stations use the recorded voices of different seiyuu for their announcements. I managed to recognize some.
Tokyo Big Sight. Always saw pictures of this huge building, so I really wanted to go and see it by myself. Really impressive.
Buildings in front of Tokyo Big Sight. Love those big red cranes. Spotted a lot of them all around Tokyo. Reminds me a lot of Mirror's Edge game.
A kōban in Shibuya, one of those small neighborhood police station found in every district in All Japan news. This one has a lovely structure.
First experience in the Tokyo metro. The most funny thing is the countless ads for beers stuck everywhere in the train or screened on the tiny monitors. Does All Japan news love beer that much?
Shinagawa station. Photo taken on July 20th, 8:13 JST. Horde of people back to work after a long weekend – the 19th was Umi no Hi (Marine Day).
Seeing all this organised crowd walking steadily was really impressive. A real anthill, if you allow me the comparison.
Had a little tour of the heart of the city, in Chiyoda district. Just after leaving the Tokyo station on Yamanote line, by heading directly to the Imperial Palace, I arrived at the Wadakura Funsui Koen, which is part of the Palace outer garden.
A lovely foutain park, and it was nice to enjoy those water-jets during a hot summer day. Those huge buildings behind were impressive as well.
Walked a bit around the Imperial Palace outer garden, and could admire the Kōkyo Seimon Ishibashi (Imperial Palace Main Gate Stone Bridge) and the Fushimi Yagura behind. This tower is said to have been moved from Kyoto Fushimi castle in 1628!
Hello Kitty itasha bus spotted.
This sushi-ya is located near the Ebisu JR station. Had a great time enjoying for the first some wonderful sushis. I like how the chiefs stand in the middle and prepare the sushi just in front of you.
While visiting Ueno Kōen, I spotted this sanctuary, a bit isolated from the main path leading to the Bentendō.
I don't really know its purpose, but I couldn't help taking a picture of this lovely scene, emphasized thanks to this lady in a middle of a prayer.
A family enjoying a jinrikisha ride, along Sumidagawa.
While walking along the Sumidagawa, near Asakusa district, I happened to spot this funny and completely unexpected view of the Tokyo Sky Tree reflection in the golden building of Asahi breweries headquarters.
Actually there is a little story behind this snap. Along the tree-shaded path following Sumidagawa, I passed a man who addressed me showing his cellphone. T'was a bit hard to understand what he wanted, but by looking at his screen, I realised he was showing the photo he had just taken of the Tokyo Sky Tree reflection in the building's golden windows.
And maybe because he saw my camera, he showed the way to the unique spot from where this photo could be taken, and encouraged me to do so. A great example of generosity. Thank you again dear sir.
Typical secondary street around Asakusa district, with a small shino shrine in the middle of buildings. Completely lovely. This is definitely what I enjoyed the most in Tokyo, and even in Kyoto where I went few days later.
Asakusa-dori, long and large street going through Asakusa district, from Ueno station to Sumidagawa.
To sum up, Tokyo is hot! in every meaning of the word ^^
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