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This page was added prior to the release of GML version 3.1.1. At this point, the deficiencies described herein should be taken to warn unwary users away from any GML3 prior to 3.1.1. The last comment on this page is an early evaluation of 3.1.1 with a set of validating parsers. It appears that the DOM style parsers fare better than the SAX style parsers, but GML 3.1.1 is indeed expressed in correct XML schema. In any case, due to the facts mentioned below, one should be extremely skeptical of any product, person, or label which claims compatibility with a version of GML3 prior to 3.1.1. As far as usability is concerned, 3.1.1 is the first (and the only) GML3.
GML3 Release Status as of October 13, 2005
GML 3.1.1 has been released. This occurred sometime between August 19, 2005 and now. However, there seems to be a "housekeeping error" with respect to the link on the specification page. The zipfile which is downloaded by the link on the OGC Webpage still contains the old documentation for 3.1.0. I have not compared the schemas to see if they have been updated. However, the schemas for 3.1.1 are hosted on the OGC schemas website.
If my understanding is correct, this document presents fatal flaws in GML 3.1.0 (and probably 3.0.0). These flaws manifest themselves in the Implementation Specification as invalid XML Schema. As the schema are invalid, it is of course impossible to produce a "technically valid" GML 3.1.0 instance document. Worse, the errors are of a "nonsensical" nature, meaning that the actual schema attempts to express concepts which just do not make sense. If I am correct, the fix to these errors requires a human to read the schema in conjunction with the specification document to produce valid XML Schema which conforms to the "perceived intent" of the specification.
This document is structured as follows:
- a presentation of the relevant portions of XML Schema. This section summarizes my understanding of the W3C specification on specific topics relevant to this discussion. If my understanding in this area is correct, the problems with GML are very real. If my understanding is incorrect, GML may still have a chance of being usable.
- an overview of the structure of GML 3. This section presents the components of GML3 and the particular collection of modules associated with the coordinateReferenceSystem entry point to the schema. This is where I found the problems. I cannot make any statements about problems in other areas of the specification as I haven't looked anywhere else.
- a presentation of the problems exhibited by the GML implementation specification. There are two ubiquitous errors reported by the schema parsers which seem to be caused by one conceptual problem on the part of the schema author. An example of this conceptual error is given.
XML Schema Overview
NOTE: As used in this document, "XML Schema" refers to the W3C standard.
This section summarizes my understanding of the W3C specification on specific topics relevant to this discussion. In particular, the XML Schema mechanisms for the following concepts are explored:
- relationship of types to elements
- type inheritance
- element substitution groups
It is good to remind the reader at this point that XML is a markup and not a programming language. By itself, a well formed XML document does not need to conform to any schema. In order to be well formed, the XML document must have a single root element and each element must have matching opening and closing tags. XML Schema is an XML application to define legal combinations of elements and legal places for elements with certain names to appear. XML Schema also provides ways to specify legal values for elements. An XML application (e.g., GML) expressed in XML Schema defines a framework that XML documents can use to store information. These XML documents can be validated against the grammar and constraints specified by the XML application (e.g., GML). Data containing documents can then be said to be conformant or noncompliant with respect to the XML application (e.g., GML). It is entirely possible for an XML document to be well-formed but noncompliant with respect to a particular application.
This is the crux of the problem: when an XML Application like GML is expressed with an invalid XML Schema, it is impossible to construct an XML document which conforms to the standard. Since XML Schema is all about specifying which tags are legal where (and what they are allowed to contain when they do appear), an invalid XML application might as well not exist. The whole point of GML is to encourage interoperability by providing one unique expression of spatial concepts, permitting vendor neutral access to data. Invalid XML Schema in the standard is more than just inconvenient or difficult to work with: it defeats the purpose of having the standard.
Types and Elements
Unlike the programming languages of which I am aware, XML Schema decouples types from the elements which possess type attributes. On the other hand, XML Schema is not a dynamically typed language (like Python) either. It is nearly correct to state that an XML Schema type is like a typedef in C, but this also falls short of capturing the concept.
XML Schema is a statically typed language. The concept which has been giving me fits is that the objects possessing type information ("elements") are not capable of containing data. The very closest analog I can draw is the C typedef may be considered the association of an XML schema type with an XML schema element. Nothing resembling a "variable" is present in XML schema. "Variables" are always instantiated and initialized in one atomic operation by the "instance" XML document which conforms to the schema. Furthermore, "variables" in XML instance documents are always anonymous no-name-having things. (sidebar: One could possibly consider the concept of a "key" to be analgous to a "variable name", but that's not relevant to the discussion.)
Having satisfied the need to identify what composes the traditional notion of a "Type" and what constitutes a "variable", a discussion of inheritance can ensue. It turns out that in addition to being a statically typed language, XML Schema is a semi-object-oriented language. The prefix "semi" is due to the fact that the traditional notion of a "Type" is composed of two things (an XML Schema type and an XML Schema element) and these two things behave differently. This is the topic of the next section.
Type inheritance and Element Substitution Groups
An XML Schema type possesses inheritance properties, but an XML schema element does not. Because these two objects, taken together, are what allow the expression and storage of data in an XML instance document, and because these two objects have different properties, XML schema possess semi-object-orientated concepts.
I will remind the reader once again (because I find myself continually falling into a programming language mindset) that XML is a markup language and not a programming language. In this context, inheritance means inheritance of markup and not inheritance of methods to operate on data. This is XML Schema's mechanism to re-use collections, sequences and choices of tags in multiple contexts.
XML Schema type inheritance
XML Schema types possess a knowledge of inheritance. Unlike Java and C++, child types are derived from parent types by either extension or restriction. Extension works much as you would expect: any markup in the child type is appended to the parent type. Restriction works by any or all of the following mechanisms:
- the child may restrict the values permitted in tags allowed by the parent
- the child may restrict the number of times that tags permitted by the parent may appear
In all cases, the child may only specify constructs which are permitted by the parent.
An important property of little-t type inheritance in XML Schema is that little-t child types may be used in place of little-t parent types within the schema definition itself.
Substitution Groups
XML Schema elements possess no knowledge of inheritance. They do, however possess a non-heirarchical notion of interchangability. This concept is known as a "substitution group". An element is allowed to specify another element with which it aspires to be interchangable. When many elements aspire to be interchangable with the same element (known as the head), this collection of elements is known as a substitution group.
Note the parallel structure of the two components of a Traditional Type:
- little-t types may specify a parent
- elements may specify a "head" to which it aspires to be interchangable
XML Schema imposes constraints on an element definition such that the element's little-t type and substitution group properties must be consistent. If element LEAF declares element HEAD in it's substitution group, then element LEAF must either possess the same little-t type as HEAD, or it must possess a child of HEAD's little-t type.
An important property of element substitution groups is that they are not used within the schema definition itself (it's only declared there). The substitution group is exercised by the instance document and not the schema definition.
Programmers using statically typed object oriented programming languages like C++ or Java expect to be able to use subclasses wherever a superclass is required. This is because the subclass is guaranteed to have at least the functionality of the superclass. (This is where it is important to remember that XML Schema is not a programming language.) An XML Schema definition does not permit this substitution. The substitution is allowed to occur in the XML "instance" document which contains the data, not in the schema document which contains the definition.
Let's take the programmers view of XML Schema to see where it goes wrong. Say we have an element named LEAF which is a legal member of the substition group HEAD. Let's say these are building blocks for a larger vocabulary.
Using good object-oriented design, we want to make a general purpose BASE element which contains HEAD (among other items). We also want to make a DERIVED element, "subclassed" from BASE, which address a more specific concern. In the following, remember these facts:
- BASE and DERIVED are little-t types
- HEAD and LEAF are elements
- HEAD and LEAF have valid declarations which are not shown.
- LEAF is a member of the HEAD substitution group
Here is the definition of BASE:
A programmer might be tempted to "subclass" BASE like this:
The important line to note is the substitution of the LEAF element for the HEAD element. This is probably illegal. The reason I say probably is that I cannot find anything in the W3C spec which allows (or forbids) it, but it doesn't seem to pass the schema validators I've tried. The two paragraphs devoted to XML Schema Substitution Groups in XML in a Nutshell specifically mention that their use is in instance documents.
GML 3 Overview
GML 3 adds significant capability to GML 2. Whereas GML 2 was able to express simple features, GML 3 is capable of expressing most (if not all) of the concepts embodied in the OGC specifications, including coordinate reference systems and all the associated components. GML 3 has seven top-level entry points which do not depend on the other six entry points. This was done in order to reduce the size of the schema for applications which are only concerned with specific subtopics. The organization is depicted by the following illustration, which is a screen-capture of a page out of the specification:
This discussion concerns only those elements in the path which begins at the coordinate reference system top level element. The schema and the PDF document are available for download from the OGC website.
GML 3 Problem Areas
Feeding a top level object to an XML schema validator typically yields a suspiciously round number of errors indicative of an artificial limit to the number of errors reported. To determine the root cause of the errors, I began at the base of the heirarchy (basicTypes.xsd) and traversed the tree towards coordinateReferenceSystem.xsd, fixing the errors as I went. I did not make it past referenceSystem.xsd.
In spite of the fact that there are a lot of errors, they seemed to be grouped primarily in two types of error:
There is also the occasional "Unique Particle Attribution" (UPA) error. The UPA error can indicate the situation where the same markup is called for more than once and it would not be clear, reading the document, which rule called for it.
Error 1 and Error 2 are both spawned by incorrect usage of type inheritance. Frequently, the type inheritance is incorrect because it does not express a concept which makes sense. An example of this will be given in a section to follow.
One easy fix
In the navigation of the schema tree, the first error encountered is in gmlBase.xsd:
This is a UPA error and the error is in the "any" tag. A validating parser will not be able to tell what rule to use to accept a gml:_MetaData element. This is important because the "any" tag may have different constraints than the element tag. This is easy to fix because the intent of the schema authors is obvious and it's just a matter of fixing syntax.
Fix this one by adding
as a parameter to the "any" tag.
Example of bad inheritance
Aside from this one fix in gmlBase.xsd, one can make it all the way up the tree to referenceSystem.xsd without incident. Unfortunately, this is where it gets hard. The problems start with AbstractReferenceSystemBaseType. They then infect the entire heirarchy based on this type.
In the following, I present the parent type for AbstractReferenceSystemBaseType (DefinitionType), as well as the incorrect attempt to subclass DefinitionType. The first thing to note is that the AbstractReferenceSystemBaseType is derived by restriction. This means, among other things, that if an element in the parent is not present in the child, then that element is not allowed. It also means that if an element is required by the parent, then it must also be present in the child.
This error type 2 occurs because the child does not include the "name" property.
Actually, there are two elements of the parent which are not referred to in the child: description and name. Name is the only one which causes the error because the parent requires the presence of a name, but does not require the presence of a description. To top it all off, this specification attempts to add two elements which are not present in the parent. Stop and think about that. When deriving from the parent by "restriction", lets add markup that the parent doesn't have.
Further investigation reveals the following facts:
- gml:srsName is part of the substitution group with gml:name at the head.
- gml:remarks is part of the substitution group with gml:description at the head.
The schema author is obviously a programmer. They're trying to use the subclass in the place where the class goes. The problem is twofold: XML is not a programming language; and being a member of a substitution group is not a direct analog to being a subclass.
The schema compiler is not going to let this fly for the same reason that this problem is not easy to fix: it amounts to a replacement of the parent's markup with the child's markup. The schema author wants to change the name of the description tag to "remarks", and change the name of the "name" tag to "srsName". Since this can be broken down into two steps: removal of the old tags and insertion of the new tags, it cannot logically happen under the auspices of "restriction". One cannot implement this renaming of attributes in less than two steps (a restriction followed by an extension). Even if one were to do this two step procedure, the parent will not permit the child to eliminate the "name" element.
Much the same mechanism is responsible for the type 1 errors, and the difference between the two seems to be whether the child is eliminating a required parent element or not. Presumably, an error analgous to this example is responsible for all the type 1 and type 2 errors regurgitated in the validation process.
How to proceed?
GML, as an XML Schema application, attempts to make extensive use of object-oriented concepts like re-use by inheritance. Unfortunately, XML Schema is only semi-object-oriented: the conforming instance documents can make use of the inheritance tree, but the schema definition itself cannot. In particular, one cannot "override" parent elements by child elements in the schema definition.
In general, between an analysis of the schema, reference to the specification, and some conservative guesswork, it should be possible to divine the intent of the specification authors. In the example provided, I posit that the author intends to rename "description" to "remarks" and "name" to "srsName". In the instances where it is not possible for a human to intuit the intent, reasonable decisions could be made about how to represent the data.
It is certainly possible to make a working XML schema for GML, but who should do so remains an open question. The OGC supports open standards, and releases the standards under an open-source-like model, but does not have an open development model. This may preclude the user community from fixing the schema and submitting it as a "patch" to the OGC.
Additionally, the rumor is that 3.1.1 is going to be released "real soon now" (note these rumors started in Nov. 2004.) and the scuttlebutt is that 3.1.1 schemas actually validate cleanly.
There are a number of options for going forward:
- Wait for the OGC to release 3.1.1. See if errors are still there.
- Fix the schemas ourselves, submit to OGC, and call it "FixedGML" until it's accepted.
- Volunteer to be GML beta testers for release 3.1.1.
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Is there anyone that has access to 3.1.1 and can confirm the presence of these problems.
Bill thank you for the intro/feedback on GML3 I looked at this two years ago and am sad that not much progess has happened. -
I should point out that the OGC is being pushed into using XMLSchema as a modeling language, indeed some users of GML make use of XML Schema extentions to allow for even more refinement.
I am sure these people paly with Rational Rose and are fairly annoyed at the limitations XML Schema (and apparently usefulness) present to their modeling problem. I know reality always limits my own designs.
This is firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thank you for your extensive report.
last time I looked at GML 3.0.1, I gave up after a day. I could not validate anything with .NET 1.1 validating reader. Due to the huge complexity of GML, I could not even tell if mistakes were in GML Schema, .NET validator or my setup itself. Nobody replied to my questions in the GML mailing list. I took this as an indication, that nobody else knew how to do it either.
I only needed to code one tiny data model in GML, so I resolved my prblem by writing a tiny subset schema for it. This works for me for now.
I hope somebody comes up with an example, how to validate GML with most common validators: .NET, Java, Python etc.
Yours, Kari
Got this in my email from Jeff Harrison (email@example.com):
We know GML 3.1 has some "issues" and we've had to adjust for them. However, CarbonTools 2 does work with GML 3.1 (I can't speak about any other GML parsing solutions out there). I think it's been tested with the Galdos WFS. You can download it at -
There are two types of GML parsers included in the toolkit - one uses XML schemas from WFS data sources, providing a sophisticated GML implementation, the other uses common GML forms and is optimized for speed. If anyone is interested in learning how the parsers work the topic will be covered in an upcoming training class (see http://www.geoleaders.com/training.htm).
By the way, if anyone has any unique GML implementations, we'd be happy to test them.
Jeff -
Got this in my email from Ron Lake (email@example.com) on 20 Feb 2005:
The people working on GML 3.1 are an international group with multiple years experience working with XML Schema. The difficulties experienced in GML 3.1 schema validation were not detected for some time. It was also non-trivial to determne a suitable fix owing in part to the complexity of XML Schema, variety of interpretations by different parsers and the number of parsers that need to be tested. The v3.1.1 bug fix release should be available on the OGC site very soon (days to weeks at most)
I'm pretty genuinely confused as to how something can be considered to be "working" with an ill-posed specification. I can see how one could use GML 3.1 as a starting point, then make educated guesses and do some reasonable things to "fix" the specification. However, there is no unique way to arrive at a working XML grammar from the starting point provided by the OGC. Ergo, we could very easily end up with a situation where I make my fix, Carbontools makes their fix, and blammo, we're incompatible. If the OGC adopts a particular fix, however, that's another story.
XML Schema is overly complex for what it does. However, at it's base, it's a grammar specification for XML tags. I would not at all be surprised to discover that the variety of interpretations could be attributed to instructing the parsers to ignore schema errors (not warnings) and proceed anyway. This situation is equivilent to different fixes from different sources. There are two possibilities for "real" solutions:
- Issue a legal grammar specification.
- Specify the XML grammar in something other than XML Schema (e.g., EBNF)
Got this in email from Ron Lake on 24 Feb 2005:
> I'm pretty genuinely confused as to how something can be considered to
> be "working" with an ill-posed specification. I can see how one could
> use GML 3.1 as a starting point, then make educated guesses and do some
> reasonable things to "fix" the specification. However, there is no
> unique way to arrive at a working XML grammar from the starting point
> provided by the OGC. Ergo, we could very easily end up with a situation
> where I make my fix, Carbontools makes their fix, and blammo, we're
> incompatible. If the OGC adopts a particular fix, however, that's
> another story.
No need for confusion. XML parsers have been getting better and
stricter. As a result we have discovered "bugs" in the GML schemas that
were either GML schema errors or errors in interpretation of the XML
schema spec by the XML parser writers. We believe that these have ALL
been fixed with GML v3.1.1 and several parsers have been tested by a
number of companies. OGC will publish the new v3.1.1 shortly. It is not
impossible that there will still not be problems in the future with
other parsers and these will need to be addressed when discovered.
Language compilers have had similar problems in the past and will no
doubt have in the future. This is nothing unique to GML nor XML. No
one should make fixes to the GML schemas EXCEPT the OGC.>
> XML Schema is overly complex for what it does. However, at it's base,
> it's a grammar specification for XML tags. I would not at all be
> surprised to discover that the variety of interpretations (by parsers)
> could be attributed to instructing the parsers to ignore schema errors
> (not warnings) and proceed anyway. This situation is equivilent to
> different fixes from different people. It is entirely unsurprising
> that parsers are arriving at incompatible "fixed" schema. There are
> two possibilities for "real" solutions:
Yes of course and this is by no means unique to XML. I disagree that
XML Schema is so complex. It is a hard specification to read though and
I think this is part of the problem for the parser writers.>
> 1. Issue a legal grammar specification in XML Schema.
Well of course this is exactly what the OGC is trying to do. No one
wants to publish schema they thing is not legal ?>
> 2. Specify the XML grammar in something other than XML Schema (e.g.,
That would be a waste of time since GML is written in XML Schema and we
would still need to use XML Schema to do GML. In fact one of the key
ideas in GML is to leverage XML tools and specs - so dropping down to
EBNF would be a step backwards. In the old days of programming EBNF's
were produced for everything and we all wrote languages of some sort for
solving many kinds of data management and processing problems. XML is
short cut on a lot of this.>
> I propose that if 3.1.1 still has problems of the "invalid schema"
> nature, we as a community adopt a "standard fix" to the schema and call
> it FixedGML. If the OGC wants to adopt it as 3.1.2, that's fine (and I
> think we should lobby for this.)
I think is the wrong direction altogether. OGC IS the community - not
some abstract thing - it is the community of vendors, developers etc. in
the OGC that work on GML and have been working to fix the bugs detected
in GML v3.1 and which led to v3.1.1. Creating something else is going
to make things really bad and not help at all.I share your frustration but let's contribute to solving the problem.
I had similar problems working with GML 3.1.0 schemas and Altova XMLSpy. I learn about the new GML version 3.1.1 from this posting. Searching with Google, I found this site https://www.seegrid.csiro.au/subversion/xmml/trunk/gml/3.1.1/base/ fron where I downloaded the new schemas and everything seem to work OK.
Best Wishes,
Andelina -
Got this in my email from Carl Reed of the OGC on 2 Mar 2005:
Dear Bryce -
GML 3.1.1 is currently in IPR review. This review period will be followed by
a electronic vote for adoption. The time frame is about 65 days from now. I
suspect that you wish to do something sooner In the mean time, you may
wish to check out a GML CRS
that encode all of EPSG and that has already been done
(http://crs.opengis.org/crsportal/index.html). In the meantime, let me
check with the GML folks as to what they would like to do. Yes, the schemas
have been revised for 3.1.1 to make sure that they pass a number of schema
validates.Kind regards
Carl Reed
OGCIn a subsequent email, he did mention that I could informally grab 3.1.1 off of their internal subversion site, which has just been listed by the previous commenter.
Downloaded the new schemas and checked with the trial version of XML Studio Professional. They have a number of XML parsers available for use. Here are the results of validating the CRS entry point.
Running custom validation engine Xerces-J 2.5.1...
Xerces Java 2 Validation Starting. file:///c:/Working/opengisGML/3.1.1/base/coordinateReferenceSystems.xsd:2,195: (Error) cvc-elt.1: Cannot find the declaration of element 'schema'.
Xerces Java 2 Validation Complete.Running custom validation engine XSV 2.8...
XSV 2.8-1 of 2004/07/01 13:14:57
Success - no validation error or warning conditions found.C:\DOCUME~1\bnordgre\LOCALS~1\Temp~xsv.xml:1,1: XSV validation output as an XML file
Running custom validation engine MSXML4.0 SAX Parser...
file:///c:/Working/opengisGML/3.1.1/base/coordinateReferenceSystems.xsd:433,9: Validate failed because the root element had no associated DTD/schema.
MSXML4.0 SAX Validation has completed.
Running custom validation engine MSXML4.0 DOM Parser...
MSXML4.0 DOM Validation has completed.
The .NET validator does not seem to be configured correctly because XML Studio Professional cannot find the dll. The errors listed above are bogus. The parsers cannot associate the initial "schema" element with the default namespace declared in the schema element. As Xerces-J is supposed to be one of the parsers which validates the schema, perhaps the newest version works. This is too basic an error to go unnoticed by the parser teams. Perhaps it is a configuration error.


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Drago2552 wrote:What the hell is that flash back. Is Chi also Blossom?
ari-6 wrote:We do not know exactly but that seems to be the popular theory, yes.
Yup. Its thought that fragments of Blossom's soul might have been used in the creation of Chi.
I believe Aku is capable of asexual reproduction, but he'd just have himself and nothing new. So if he took fragments of another soul, or the soul itself, and fused it with his asexual copy, then he would get a individual with a different personality. Someone unique, and not a repeat of himself.
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One of the things that I was just waiting to try with corn was a corn chowder and I got the chance to make one just before I went on my vacation. I was all prepared to do a standard creamy corn chowder until I came across this recipe for a more spicy corn chowder at The Kitchen Sink and I was led astray. I really liked the sound of using cumin and smoky paprika and chipotle along with the sweet corn in the chowder. Of course I could not resist making a few changes to the recipe like adding fresh jalapeno peppers and replacing the flour with corn meal. I also decided to leave some of the liquid as milk to give it a bit of the creaminess more commonly associated with corn chowder. A trick that I learned while making the sweet corn ice cream was to simmer the cob of the corn in the liquid to enhance the corn flavour and I used it while making this corn chowder. The chowder turned out good! I liked how the heat of the chillies and the smokiness played with the sweetness of the corn. The chowder was pretty hearty in addition to tasting great. The leftovers froze well and I got to enjoy the corn chowder again this week.
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4 slices bacon (cut)
1 onion (chopped)
2 ribs celery (chopped)
1 jalapeno pepper (chopped)
1 teaspoon cumin (tasted & ground)
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle chili powder
salt and pepper to taste
1 stewing potato (cut into bite sized pieces)
2 tablespoons corn meal
1 cup vegetable broth or chicken broth or chicken stock
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon oregano
2 ears of corn (kernels cut from the cob and one cob reserved)
1 handful cilantro (chopped)
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2. Drain all but a tablespoon of the bacon grease.
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4. Add the potatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
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Building on skills learned in the earlier sets, Bob Books, Set 4 engages young readers with longer words and more complex stories. Compound words help strengthen vocabulary, and a few more sight words teach kids what to do when a word can't just be sounded out. Each book is a bit more challenging than the last, and the gradual approach makes mastering the next one rewarding and fun.
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The 14 were detained soon after the Aug. 24 ambush left the American car riddled with bullets. They are charged with attempted homicide and damage to property.
The two CIA agents in the car suffered non-life-threatening injuries and a Mexican navy captain with them was unharmed in the attack south of Mexico City.
A federal official who was not authorized to be quoted by name confirmed the trial ruling Friday as did lawyer Enrique Mondragon, who represents two of the officers.


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A calf muscle strain is a partial or complete tear of the small fibers of the muscles. The calf muscles are located in the back of your lower leg.
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Coffee on demand has never been easier. With the Gaggia Accademia, seven dedicated drink buttons for espresso, caffe, caffe lungo, cappuccino, latte macchiato, and hot water mean that great tasting beverages are just moments away. The machine can also memorize your preferences for truly customized drinks. This one-stop coffee center features an integrated ceramic burr grinder to deliver freshly ground coffee every time. The Accademia also comes equipped with a bypass doser, so...
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Further proof that good things come in small packages, the Gaggia Brera is a fully equipped super-automatic espresso machine with a compact footprint that will leave you with plenty of counter space. The Italian-made Brera has been thoughtfully designed to maximize user convenience. The dregs drawer, drip tray, and water tank all within reach, accessible from the front of the machine for quick and easy cleaning and maintenance. Gaggia has even simplified machine programming and beverage...
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Whether your ride includes chilly mountain passes or a soggy morning commute the Patrol Waterproof Jacket has you covered. Representing our most technically advanced all weather riding jacket, the Patrol will go the distance with unmatched safety, comfort and weather protection. To keep out the wind and rain, the abrasion resistant nylon chassis is fully seam-sealed and includes waterproof YKK® zippers and a quick action magnetic storm flap. Mounted within the chassis is a full complement of Field Armor™ CE approved impact protectors. A full 3M® reflective graphics package provides optimum nighttime visibility. Six intake and exhaust ports provide ample mechanical ventilation while the removable Thermolite® insulated liner helps keep your core temperature regulated. Externally we added enough pockets to carry everything you need for distance rides and included a removable external hydration pocket to hold a 1.5 liters waterpack (not included).
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Breguet Boutique, Swatch Art Peace Hotel – Shanghai
27/05/2010Breguet always makes a point of opening its Boutiques in the world's most prestigious venues. In China as elsewhere, a brand like Breguet owes it to its customers to welcome them in a truly exceptional locale. What is more, considering the company's policy of supporting the arts and culture, it was only natural for Breguet to take part in the saga of the Swatch Art Peace Hotel. The Swatch Group has been actively involved in the restoration of the historic building located at number 19 on the Bund, at the corner of Nanjing Road, in Shanghai. The reconstruction and renovation work spread over 11,300 square metres, are now winding down. Inauguration of the business premises is scheduled for May 2010.
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The top priority of EPA's Emergency Management Program is to prevent, prepare for, and respond to oil spills that occur in and around inland waters of the United States. EPA is the lead federal response agency for oil spills occurring in inland waters, and the U.S. Coast Guard is the lead response agency for spills in coastal waters and deepwater ports.
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A Facility Response Plan (FRP) demonstrates a facility's preparedness to respond to a worst case oil discharge. Under the Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act, certain facilities that store and use oil are required to prepare and submit these plans. As part of the Oil Pollution Prevention regulation, the FRP rule addresses:
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I'm really hoping CN decides to bring TT back. There are so many people who loved it. Just like SymBionic Titan.
UPDATE - There IS supposed to be a Teen Titans movie coming out in 2013. Hopefully, it won't be like Bourne 4 and never actually be made.wonder3 wrote:-This is a long post that will completely stretch my post-
That all happened when Starfire 'disappeared for twenty years'. However, she came back to her time, so that's not supposed to happen. They were all that way since she followed Warp in his time travels.
Get your facts straight g'dammit
Like I said there are two future episodes each with it's own story not just the Starfire one. I agree with Bleedman being original and not following these paths, this was just a possible answer to the question what happened to the other titans.
Code Lyoko was a good series hopefully they make more "consequences" for messing with time and make new enemies in the real world in the new season.


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A journal of his journey: Local ice cream shop owner publishes second book on living in the outdoors (with video)
Maggi Stivers email@example.com BEMIDJI — Over a four-month span, Dan Rice accomplished two things he had always wanted to do: write a book and live in the outdoors. During his time alone, Rice kept a journal that became the basis for his recently published second book,...
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BEMIDJI -- The Shamrock Shuffle 5K and 10K races will take place at 9 a.m. March 14, starting at Bemidji City Hall, 317 Fourth St. NW. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. If you pre-register by Friday, you will be guaranteed a T-shirt, officials said in a press release. To register,...
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BEMIDJI -- BSU's Student Center for Health and Counseling will host Kailee Ogden, Miss Northern Lakes, for a presentation on sexual assault at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Crying Wolf Room of the lower Hobson Memorial Union on the BSU campus. The presentation is part of the university's...
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Workshop on Wednesday for improving cycling in Bemidji
BEMIDJI -- Nice Ride Minnesota, Headwaters Regional Development Commission and the city of Bemidji are working together, with support from the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, to identify and implement an improved, user-friendly network of bicycle...
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BSU students host panel on mental health on Tuesday night
BEMIDJI -- BSU's Student Center for Health and Counseling will host a panel discussion on mental health awareness at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Hagg-Sauer Hall, Room 100 on the BSU campus. The panel is part of its continuing effort to reduce the social stigma that surrounds mental health...
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Garage fire causes $50,000 in damage
BEMIDJI -- A residential garage fire Saturday night in Northern Township caused an estimated $50,000 in damage, officials said Monday. The Bemidji Fire Department responded to a fire call at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday on the 9000 block of Foxcroft Road Northwest. When firefighters...
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Eclov attends Back to Basics: Recipes for Resilience Conference
Executive Director Theresa Eclov and Program Coordinator Sandy Gilbertson of Faith in Action for Cass County recently presented a workshop on resilience at Back to Basics: Recipes for Resilience. The pair discussed five aspects of healthy aging: physical, intellectual, emotional,...
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Persell recognized as 'Champion for Racial Equality'
A statewide coalition of advocates for racial equity, Voices for Racial Justice, has recognized State Rep. John Persell, DFL-Bemidji, with their "Champion for Racial Equality" award and an A plus grade for his work to end racial inequality in the 2013-2014 legislative session. Members...
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The Stars of Life biennial celebration will honor two Sanford AirMed paramedics at its award ceremony Feb. 23 in Bismarck, ND. The celebration is held to recognize and reward individuals who epitomize the mission of emergency medical service Among the nine recipients, Colton Belmore...
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BARC wins statewide Touchstone Energy Community Award
Bemidji Area Reading Canines (BARC) was named the 2015 winner of Minnesota's Touchstone Energy Community Award. They received the award on February 18, during the Minnesota Rural Electric Association's annual meeting in St. Paul. BARC was selected from among all the local award...
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Lion Zone Chairman Mel Milender presented a $300 donation on behalf of the Bemidji Lions Club to Jerry Wohlers from Camp Confidence. Persons with developmental disabilities enjoy year round recreation and outdoor education at the camp near Brainerd.
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BEMIDJI -- It's a park so many in Bemidji use, it causes considerable consternation when the time comes to close it for repairs. Paul Bunyan Park on the western shore of Lake Bemidji is integral to the community, and its importance was proven again last month when several summer...
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BEMIDJI -- The Bemidji City Council will consider Monday approving a process proposed by the Bemidji Regional Airport Authority Board to choose its new chairperson. Serving chairman Marshall Froyd intends to step down when a new chair is hired.
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The following cases were heard Feb. 23 by Beltrami District Judge Shari R. Schluchter: Elijah Carrillo, 18, of Cass Lake was convicted of felony motor vehicle theft and sentenced to 81 days in the Beltrami County Jail. Carrillo has been credited with 54 days time served. He...
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