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Food Day: Fixing the Food System
It's Food Day, and all I can seem to think of is the number of nuggets I nuked in the microwave for my kids.
I wasn't always into food. At least not in this way. I covered the food industry, along with some other sectors, as a financial analyst. I couldn't cook, and I didn't want to be told what to eat.
But a lot has changed. And I've learned that the foods we eat should bolster our health, but that the contemporary American diet is actually contributing to several hundred thousand premature deaths from heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and cancer each year.
That's hard information to hear.
That's why today's second annual Food Day aims to raise consciousness on these and other food-related issues and inspire Americans to take action.
Because as we are quickly learning, sometimes with a lot of heartache, the way our food is produced is all too often harmful to farm and food workers, the environment, and farm animals. And while the American food system has made life seemingly easy for the last several decades, we are also quickly realizing that it has created a diet of cheap, salty, overly processed packaged foods, high-calorie sugary drinks, and fast-food made of white bread, fatty grain-fed factory-farmed meat, and French fries.
In other words, the American diet does more harm than it should to human health.
What can one person do?
On an interactive map at FoodDay.org, more than 1,600 events have already been scheduled nationwide in schools, on campuses, and in government buildings, parks, and fairgrounds. Film screenings, educational programs, and other activities will encourage people to learn about the health and environmental impact of their food choices, hunger and food access, corporate treatment of restaurant and farm workers, and the treatment of factory-farmed chickens, pigs, and cows.
So why does this matter?
Consider this list:
- 41% of Americans are expected to get cancer in their lifetimes
- The United States spends more on healthcare and disease management than any other country on the planet
- We have a shortage of doctors, with a ten-fold increase in that shortage in the next 12 years
- 1 in 3 American children now has asthma, allergies, autism or ADHD
- Today, 1 in 3 Caucasian kids and 1 in 2 minority kids are expected to be insulin dependent by the time they reach adulthood (Centers for Disease Control)
- Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in American children under the age of 15 (Centers for Disease Control)
- There has been a 265% increase in the rates of hospitalizations related to food allergies reactions (Centers for Disease Control)
- Diabetes results in 60,000 amputations every year (Centers for Disease Control)
- A third of all cancers are related to diet and lifestyle (American Cancer Society)
In other words, our health care system isn't making us healthy. We are sick and the system has become one that is about managing disease. It's taking a toll on our families and on our economy. And with a shortage of 130,000 doctors on the horizon to manage those conditions, now just might be a good time to think about our food system and just how exactly it is contributing to the rates of diseases.
The food industry is a $1.2 trillion dollar industry. It is one of the most powerful industries on the planet. Everyone has to eat.
And while the executives at these companies have families, too, their job, what they are legally obligated to do, is to drive shareholder return. They are hired and compensated to figure out how to make the most money at the least cost, how to replace whole ingredients with cheaper, artificial ones, how to extend shelf life with artificial preservatives, how to genetically engineer ingredients to fatten the bottom line. They are rewarded for the work they do for their shareholders.
But we are all stakeholders in the food supply, over 300 million Americans. Your food shouldn't hospitalize you.
And there is a lot that we can do to clean our plate of this insatiable appetite for shareholder return. We can eat a little less fake food, we can plant a tomato plant, we can opt out of synthetic and artificial ingredients that our grandmothers wouldn't recognize – things like high fructose corn syrup, artificial dyes or genetically engineered corn that produces its own insecticides – and we can lend our support to friends and family trying to do the same.
Because while none of us can do everything, all of us can do something. And sometimes, that is all it takes to get started, to just do one thing. Need some ideas? Please visit FoodDay.org.
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February 2012 issue
The February 2012 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll
Americans would go back to school if it were free. Judging by how many think the U.S. population is a billion, more schooling is probably a good idea.
Teach us things, Americans are saying. (Just don't charge us, Americans are adding, though that's a separate issue.) If school were free, three-quarters of us would resume our education. And that would appear to be a good thing. Only a third of us know, even approximately, the population of the United States; one in four put it at a (wildly overestimated) billion. And only 1 in 10 could place Christine Lagarde, the head of the I.M.F. (That's twice as many as identified her as the 2011 Miss USA, at least. But still.)
Even though knowledge is its own reward, according to our poll the upside of once again cracking a textbook doesn't stop there. Anyone with children understands that it's occasionally . . . inconvenient to divulge certain information about our lives pre-parenthood, and—lo and behold—Americans with higher education are less likely to offer up said information. (Whew!) Another perk: two-thirds of us think that parents who don't vaccinate their kids aren't very smart, a charge that would be harder to level at someone with all that extra education.
Finally, maybe, just maybe, if we all went back to school, we'd improve our odds of knowing that Mitt Romney's real first name is neither Gromit (2 percent) nor Mittens (2 percent). An unimpressive 6 percent got it right (Willard). Would it sound dumb of us to admit that we were secretly hoping for Mittens?
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Lydia Sung - Friday, October 25th, 2013 Like ShareEnter the Dominatrix marks the first major DLC to hit Saints Row IV. You know, an add-on that brings more than just weapons and outfits. Sure, Enter the Dominatrix has those things too, but more importantly, this is actual story content we've been waiting for since Saints Row: The Third.
Originally an expansion for the third game, Enter the Dominatrix is now getting its second chance with Saints Row IV. We may never know what the original version was like, but in its final form, Dominatrix tests the limits of sanity and good taste. If you thought Saints Row had reached the limits of madness, then clearly, you have much to learn.
Enter the Dominatrix takes place separately from the main Saints Row IV story, though the DLC might make a little more sense to players who've beaten the campaign. In it, Volition tells an alternate story through the characters themselves, completely tearing down the fourth wall by presenting the Saints as self-aware actors who know they're in a video game. The main cast, including Zinyak, and newcomer Donnie are interviewed by reporter Jane Valderamma, presumably after the final mission. Apparently, an alternate script had been written, but it was just too crazy even for Saints Row. Fortunately, everyone still remembers it pretty clearly, and we're able to relive the canceled Enter the Dominatrix storyline. Yes, the DLC was canceled in real life and in-game. Mind blown.
Face the Dominatrix
Without going too much into the actual details of the DLC's story, Enter the Dominatrix shows us a series of events based on a "what if" premise. Instead of being the game's final encounter, Zinyak is dealt with early on, at the start of his invasion, which leaves the Dominatrix, a rogue AI, in charge of the simulation. Not exactly content to stay there, she seems rather intent on making her way into the real world, and as unwitting heroes, the Saints must be the ones who stop her.
Throughout the course of your oddly kinky adventure, you'll run into some additional characters, who are made available as Homies even after you finish the DLC. Some are returning favorites, while others are somewhat new. Donnie, for instance, is a rather cool Matrix-inspired fighter (far cry from his Saints Row 2 incarnation) who was apparently cut out of the main story. As he introduces himself, the other Saints inform him that Saints Row IV was already released, and he was dropped from the cast. Poor guy. As for returning characters, I'm sure everyone misses a certain auto-tuned pimp…
Pierce, Shaundi, Matt Miller, and Kinzie return as supporting characters alongside Donnie and Zimos. Everyone else is, unfortunately, quite absent. No Johnny, no Oleg, no Nyte Blayde – you get the idea. This did feel like a bit of lost opportunity to me, especially with how many fan favorites got shafted in the main story. And I would have loved to see them interviewed too, even if they weren't included in Enter the Dominatrix's playable segments.
Progression is much as you would expect, broken down into a series of missions in the simulation world. You'll have all your unlocked weapons available and eventually earn your superpowers again (thanks to Donnie) in the fight against the oppressive Dominatrix AI. The DLC doesn't introduce any new powers, but several new heavy weapons are added to the arsenal, in order to give you an edge over the superpowered Dominatrix and her gimp minions. She and her allies can certainly be a challenge for anyone who hasn't invested any money into improving their weapons or relies on more conventional firepower. Like the rest of the game, however, the fights in Dominatrix can be easily overcome with a maxed out Black Hole Gun. If you want a more challenging experience, keep that thing stashed away.
Aside from the ridiculous fights, Enter the Dominatrix also has a few other activities that might be considered highly entertaining. One is taken straight out of Saints Row: The Third, and once again involves Zimos pulling a cart. Does that jog any memories? That's right, Pony Cart racing has returned, though I'm a little bummed that it didn't wind up in the main game as a challenge mode. Seriously, how great would that have been? My complaint applies to a couple other DLC exclusives, but specifying might actually ruin the surprises. And believe me, Enter the Dominatrix has quite a few. The best is definitely the ending, which reached new heights of craziness that I seriously sat here staring at the screen in disbelief, before laughing at the absolute absurdity of it all. You'll chuckle, at the very least.
Final Thoughts
Enter the Dominatrix capitalizes on the same crass humor and randomness we've come to love about Saints Row. Sure, some people don't quite appreciate that sort of thing, but Enter the Dominatrix doesn't care a whole lot about the naysayers – it's for the fans. Then again, who doesn't appreciate an Iron Throne made of dicks?
I'm a bit disappointed that more content from Enter the Dominatrix didn't wind up as permanent fixtures in the main simulation, so that players can relive some of the DLC's highlights. I also experienced an unfortunate issue with the ending not loading properly in co-op mode, and I'm hoping that's an isolated incident or at least on Volition's list of problems to address.
Really though, if you loved the wild and crazy atmosphere of Saints Row IV, then the Dominatrix is just the DLC for you. Heck, I only wish it were longer, because with a fully powered-up character and weapons, everything just flies by a little too quickly.
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Six years after her last studio album, multi-platinum, RCA recording artist Sara Evans is back with "Stronger," a landmark record filled with the kind of gutsy explorations on life and love that have made Evans one of the most compelling female vocalists of her generation.
Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has enjoyed a prolific recording career with nearly six million records sold and five chart topping number one country singles including the self-penned "Born To Fly."
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This is days past the deadline, completely open and written by a non-profit, and has no revenue model associated with it so it isn't intended to be taken seriously as a response to the recent YCombinator Request for Startups. But RFS 3: Building Things on Twitter got me thinking about what I'd like to build on Twitter. Here's the idea:
Government spends a lot of time and money on building tools that allow it to better communicate with constituents. Whether it be the new, flashy White House website in the Obama administration, or the Republican Whip Office's WhipCast(remarkable choice of name), Government is in to building what it would call "cutting edge" applications online. But they traditionally share a common trait-- they're all new, and interesting ways for government to be able to broadcast information to you.
On the other side of the conversation, citizens have been spending a lot of time figuring out how to do the opposite-- how to send information back to government. The Open Forum Foundation has been spending a lot of time on this. With frequent Sunlight Labs contributor Jim Gilliam, they made GuvLuv that allows people to send twitter messages to their representatives. There's also the concept that so many keep trying about building a Get Satisfaction for Congress. Lots of energy from both companies and volunteers have gone into trying to figure this out-- how to best send information from citizens back to Congress.
So in short-- lots of technical advancement in terms of allowing each side to amplify their voice in the conversation. But "voice" is only one half of a conversation, there's also listening. And the only "listening" technology I know of that Congress uses regularly and pays attention to is called "polling."
I think there's an opportunity, especially with a location-aware web, for Congress to start investing in new technology that helps them listen better. Knowledge as Power proposed basic advocacy headlines as a structured way for people to send emails to legislators in a way that could be easily heard by them, and that's a good step, but I think that technology exists today that would allow for members of Congress to really hear what's going on in their district.
With Twitter adding geotagging on a per-tweet and per-user basis, all the sudden you're able to pull out all the tweets that come from a particular congressional district. On top of that, actually pulling out sentiment on issues isn't that difficult. The vocabulary tends to be constrained, and the number of issues people are talking about at any given time tends to be small. Imagine a view of a congressional district that told members of congress how many times they were mentioned in a positive or negative light by their constituents, or how frequent "Healthcare" comes up in tweets in their area.
Taking it further, you could build a vocabulary of issues like "health care","climate change","bailouts","recovery.gov", extract them from Twitter, along with their geo-locations, and do a sentiment-analysis on them either with software, good old fashioned human beings by using something like TransparencyCorps or MechanicalTurk, or a mixture of both like the folks at PeopleBrowsr.
All the pieces are there, making it really easy for government to go beyond calling people and asking them what they think, and start listening to what they're saying. There are though, a few problems I can think of--
Because the whole system is open and the cost of creating an account is negligible, gaming the system is particularly easy. This is a problem though, that as Twitter grows, will have to get solved.
Another is that geolocation doesn't imply residence. For people, especially in population dense areas, they may traverse several political boundaries on a regular basis.
Twitter doesn't quite contain a representative sample of any population. Though again, as Twitter grows, it may. And twitter profiles do contain, often, some basic demographic information that could be auto-obtained.
Those are, amongst a plethora of others, some of the bigger problems of the system. I'd argue though that Twitter is just one of the solutions too. The over-arching thing here is-- hey Congress, instead of investing in tools that allow you to tell us more things, how about investing in tools that help you listen to us more?


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Setting up your recipe box couldn't be any easier; if you've got a Serious Eats account, you're now the owner of a recipe box! You can just start saving recipes. Still, we thought some instructions would be helpful.
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Once you're logged in to your account, you're ready to start saving recipes. Go find some recipes! When you're viewing a recipe, you'll notice the "Save Recipe" button:
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When you want to look at the recipes you've saved, put together shopping lists, and organize recipes into groups, just click on the "Recipe Box" link next to your username at the top right corner of any page on Serious Eats:
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The first console to include a modem and support for internet gaming, the Dreamcast was way ahead of its time but woefully short lived. Sega's last console was ultimately killed off by the advent of DVD and fierce competition from the PS2 and Xbox a couple of years later.
Magnavox Odyssey (1973)
The very first video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey didn't have colour or sound and had to rely on players sticking various overlays onto their TVs to make sense of the onscreen action. It also supported the first light gun, which was notoriously easily distracted by nearby light bulbs.
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1992)
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Sega Master System (1987)
Hard to believe it now but Sega's Master System schooled its nemesis – Nintendo's NES – on paper. Until the Mega Drive (and Sonic) arrived Sega played second fiddle, but what a joyous fiddle it was, bedecked with crazy accessories like 3D glasses and the Light Phaser.
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In Asian countries, one of the unavoidable things you will face is eating. By this, I mean eating will become an essential part of your daily life while you are Viet Nam, 24/7. Every social event you attend while you are in Viet Nam will involve dining out so if you are thinking of dieting, this might not be the best time (the chance of your breaking it is 100%).
One thing you will notice after being in Viet Nam for a while is that right after a person greets you he is going to ask you if you have eaten yet. Most of the time this question is being asked the moment you arrive at a house (if you received an invitation), business meetings, or just hanging out with the natives. As my brother pointed out the other day, every time we meet a family friend before anyone can ask a simple "How are you?" there will be "Have you eaten? There is a new restaurant that has opened up" (or something similar will be said).
In other words, food plays a major role for Vietnamese people since it is a way for people to get to know each other, especially when it comes to business. On the bright side, eating Vietnamese food will not cause you to gain that much weight or anything at all really. The reason is that most of the foods are not greasy and the meals balance each other out. Therefore, this article will help you to understand and become familiar with Vietnamese dining etiquette.
Whether you are with your business clients or new friends, the majority of the time it will be a casual and informal outing. As I said before, eating out with Vietnamese people is a time to become familiar with one another so it is better if everything is casual so you can get to know each other more personally.
While you are in Vietnam, expect to dine out even if you receive an invitation to a person's house. Most of the houses in Viet Nam are small and crowded so there might not be enough room. Meanwhile, when you go out to eat at the restaurant, there will be a greater variety of choices to choose and it will be easier to please everyone's taste.
During the meal, it is best to avoid talking about politics and business; this also applies to toasting as well. A toast is usually made sometime after the whiskey or cognac is served. When making a toast, you should keep it simple and light. Here are a couple of common toasts, "Tram phan tram" (meaning "Empty your glass, 100%) and "Chuc suc khoe" (Good health).
After a toast is made then everyone can start drinking so do not start taking the beer before that. Drinking is very common in Viet Nam so here are a few drinks you should be aware of: the "333" in the south (be cautious since the hangover can be dreadful), "Halide" in the north, "Bia Hoi" or fresh beer in the cities, wines (from Australia and France), and "Ruou De" (it is similar to the Japanese's sake). While eating in restaurants you will notice there are no smoke free zones and it will be cloudy. Smoking seems to be something that comes hand-in-hand with drinking in Viet Nam, so here's to lung cancer. (Too mean? I feel it may be.)
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This is the best restaurant i have ever been to. it is a wonder of food and variety. i love the kebaabs and the nan and when they are both together they are the best food i have ever tasted. In fact this restaurant shouldn't be 5 stars more like 10 stars. this is a great restaurant and a the waiter is really nice. the hospitality that goes to every man or woman is really great and they are very dedicated to the people. they all can speak English which is nice(nothing racial), it makes it easier to order.thank you and have a nice day and insist on stopping here! In this restaurant!
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I love it here the best in everything especially the owners kid he is so nice the waiter too. the food is beoynd amazing
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This food surpasses all other small South Asian restaurants in the fact that it strays from the norm. From chicken tandoori to regular nan, this food will leave an imprint on your mind along with your taste buds. A tightly rolled nan-kebab roll hits the spot, or maybe a scoopful of chicken biryani, spiced up beautifully and seasoned with cinnamon sticks and succulent and plentiful chicken pieces. All in all a delicious meal with the breads at 50cents or $1 and the hot dishes (salans) for at most 5 bucks. Planning on going back soon.


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When disconnecting the Pool Cleaner (Pool Shark) from the pool, the valve was accidently moved to the wrong position. This opened the pool cleaner line to 100% open and closed off the main drain/skimmer line to 100% off. This effectively starved the pump of water for a full 10 hour cycle before I discovered it this morning.
Besides the obvious damage likely done to the pump, an IntelliPro 4X160, there was some damage done to the PVC inlet pipe. The pump is functioning but I'm sure its lifespan will be reduced. The pipe however needs to be repaired soon. The suction (and maybe some overheating?) from starving the pump of water caused the inlet pipe to collapse. Based on the photos below, how can I repair the inlet pipe? Is there a way to separate the collapsed pipe from the valve body where it's cemented without having to replace the valve? Any tips are appreciated.
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You can cut the pipe flush with the valve, and use a 2.5" coupling over the valve. Then you can reduce it to 2" to the motor. You will probably need a new union nut to the motor. You may be able to get it out. Cut the pipe off, then on inside cut the inside of the pipe in two or three spots, then use a screwdriver and hammer to pop them out. You will want to have a backup plan for the nut if that doesnt work. |
Thanks. Great idea! I didn't consider that the outside of the valve was a standard size. When I first discovered the problem and turned off the pump, I was able to move the union nut so I think it will come off. Thanks for the instant reply and solution. |
I've never seen that happen there. Damn, that must have had very heated steam escaping and the water lost when the pump shut off created a vacuum. Check the impeller, seals, and volute also. I am sure the heated steam didn't do you any favors there either. Scott |
I caught the problem in the morning after it was on for about 2 hours. It was probably running for about 10 hours the day before and maybe 3 or so hours the day before that. When I went out to look at it, the pump was running. It was trying to suck water in but couldn't because the valves were closed off. The motor seemed very hot so I assumed the heat plus the suction caused the partial collapse. I can take the pump apart and check the items you listed but it seems to be functioning now (with the valves now set properly). Should I just let it run and wait for a future problem or is it better to check them now. I just got the PVC parts in the mail to fix the pipe as recommended by "just-a-pb". I had to order the PVC parts on the web because it seems a 2.5" coupler is too hard to find (I actually bought a 2.5" to 2" reducing coupler). I'll probably get to it this weekend so let me know if you think it's really necessary to check the pump parts you mentioned. |
I would check the parts in the wet end. That was a lot of heat. Heat and moving parts don't like each other. Scott |
One more thing, you may have to replace the orings in the jandy valve, it probably sucked the center one right out. Once primed it may suck air from here. I have seen similar things happen with no damage to pump. |
You shouldn't need to reduce to 2" fittings and/or pipe. You should be able to use two 2.5" couplers with a 2.5" pipe. Both the valve and the pump fitting should be able to take 2.5" pipe couplers. |
The pump fitting is 2" socket, it won' take 2.5" pipe. |
As with valves, most pump fittings are 2" inside and 2.5" outside and looks to be the same outer dim as the valve in the picture. |
Those same unions used on the sta-rite filters, and heaters for years, they are only 2" socket. |
True but the union in the picture does not look to be the one that normally comes with the Intellipro. It is smooth on the outside and looks to be the same size as the outer dimension of the valve on the opposite side. It is worth checking to see if a 2.5" coupler will fit over it before discarding it. Also, I would suggest that the OP use a heat gun on the small section of pipe to see if it will come back to shape. Just make sure the pipe is empty of water first. |
There are a couple of neat tools that you can use to ream out the old pipes and replace with new ones. I like this one in the link It's probably more than you want to spend but if I were a maintanance guy I would have it. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Golden Shreader
To Just-a-PB: "...you may have to replace the orings in the jandy valve, it probably sucked the center one right out. Once primed it may suck air from here....You will know pretty quick once you get it put back together if it primes, and sounds right." The system has actually been working well since I put the valve in the proper position. There's been no sound of air being sucked in by the valve. I still haven't fixed the pipe. I plan to do that later today. I'll also look at the internal pump parts IAW poolguynj's suggestion. To MAS895: I considered reforming the pipe but I think it's been weaken and replacement is probably better. I wonder if I should use schedule 80 for the pipe. It's supposed to be stronger. I'll post a photo of the fix when I'm done. |
I bought the wrong pump union parts for the pump connection. Apparently they aren't universal. Any advice on where I can get a U11-196P one locally in Ventura County, California. If not, how about a recommended place I can also order online that ships quickly. I've found several places online but I'm not sure which place people here like. |
While I wait for the pentair pump union parts, I'll post some pictures of the inside of the pump. As far as I can tell, everything looks fine but maybe I needed to take the impeller off too. Since I didn't by the right pump union parts, I put it all back together temporarily. I already cut the collapsed pipe off the jandy valve so I put the old pipe and pump union on the jandy valve with the 2.5x2 reducing coupler without using any pvc cement. When I get the right pump union I'll cement everything. I was able to "fix" the collapsed section of pipe by heating it on the bun rack of a barbeque. Somewhere between 250 and 300 degrees the pipe reshaped itself. It seems to be working ok without the PVC cement because it's a tight fit and it's under suction not pressure. I'm still waiting on any recommendations on where I can get a U11-196P (Pentair Sta-Rite Adapter Union 2in Slip) locally in Ventura County, CA or a great place on the web for these types of plumbing fittings. |
Thanks to all who contributed to this repair. It's now fixed. I ordered the Pentair Union connection from A1 Pool parts in Santa Ana, CA and they arrived quickly. Heres some pictures of the repaired pipe. |
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Lisa, I would like to run something by you. I cannot find John Wesley Polson in the 1900 census of Iowa. You stated that Elizabeth (Radcliff) Polson died 13 June 1890 in Adams Co., IA. The year of death of 1890 differs from 1896 found in Iowa Cemetery Records. I found a man in Gage Co.,NE., 1900 census, who just fits the birth (April 1820) in Indiana, for John Wesely Polson. This man's wife was a woman who obviously was a widow (10 children), but this couple had been married only 7 years. It appears to me that if the 1890 death year for Elizabeth is correct, John W. Polson could have remarried about 1893 and moved to Nebraska. Obviously, if Elizabeth did die in 1896, then either this is not our John Wesley Polson or the 7 years of marriage per the 1900 census is wrong. Can you offer any information on this and where John Wesley Polson was in 1900 and where he died? Also, I know nothing about John Wesley Polson's line and I see you have a Thomas and a John Polson in his lineage. Can you tell me something about these two men and wives? I am not related to Polson, but my grandson is via his mother. I am doing the genealogy of my daughter-in-law in order to have it for my grandchildren on their mother's side. Thanks for any help. Please feel free to contact me at my email address of email@example.com. |


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Norwegian-born singing sensation Sissel joins the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for their annual Christmas concerts in a performance described as "a match made in heaven." In her first-ever Christmas album released in the U.S., Sissel has collaborated with the world famous Choir to offer a dazzling collection of music for the holidays.
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The Mormon Tabernacle Choir originated in the mid-19th century in Salt Lake City. As the Latter-day Saints moved west, Church President Brigham Young included musicians among members of the advance parties. Consequently, a small choir first sang for a conference of the Church in the Salt Lake Valley on August 22, 1847, just 29 days after the first group arrived. The origins of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir may be found in the desire and commitment of early converts to include appropriate music in both sacred and secular events.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has appeared at 13 world's fairs and expositions, performed at the inaugurations of five U.S. presidents, and sung for numerous worldwide telecasts and special events. Five of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's recordings have achieved "gold record" and two have achieved "platinum record" status. The most popular was the Grammy-Award-winning 1959 release of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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Heavenly, by far my favorite..
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WOW! This CD brings back all the chills and joy of the actual performance last year. Sissel's voice is comparable to Enya's, the ethereal nature of her voice is just as skin-tingling if not more. 'Like an Angel Passing' has become a family favorite, along with 'Angels, from the Realms of Glory' and 'Vitae Lux'. In addition to traditional Christmas songs, the CD also features several selections from Norway and Germany, sung in Sissel's native language. The instruments are heavenly, from pan flutes and bells to serene choral backgrounds. WOW, WOW, WOW.. I cannot praise this album enough.
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Sissel has the voice of an angel from the realms of glory. She truly blesses us with her presence on this magnificent album. I would have given it five stars if they had included the Choir's beautiful rendition of Away in a Manger (it's on the DVD) instead of the annoying nursery-rhyme Sunny Bank.
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I have an extensive collection of Christmas music and this CD has become my favorite. The arrangements are brilliant. Sissel's voice is beautiful and clear. My 16 month old and 3 year old grandsons grabbed a pillow and laid down in front of the CD player listening. They have asked me to play it for them 3 days in a row. Every time I hear it, it sounds fresh and knew! I highly recommend this CD!
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As I commented on the DVD, Sissel's voice is so angelic it brought tears to my eyes. The CD is a must have to bring that spiritual part of Christmas into your home.
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This is the best ever Christmas Tabernacle Choir concert! Yes, Sissel is everything that other reviewers have written, but the choir, orchestra, and bell ringers together create an unforgettable musical experience.
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Can't wait to receive my copy! I attended The Spoken Word Christmas program featuring this beautiful music--favorites are 'Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella', 'Noe Noe', and 'Silent Night'!!
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I was at the live concert and Sissel was amazing!!!! This CD should be in every home.
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Sissel's voice embraces you and takes you on a wonderous ride into a Peaceful Place we don't often get to experience.
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Heard the voice and was absolutely spellbound. Sissel has the God given ability to reach out and touch the soul of her listeners. This is truly a gift and to be able to experience this 'touch' is beyond words. Her voice is a medium through which an incredible PEACE embraces the listener. You know when you hear that voice!!!
I love MOTAB
by Rachel - reviewed on October 23, 2008
I absolutely love the Mormon Tabernacle Choir-we have so many of their CDs in our home and play them so frequently that our 2 and 4 year old know all the words, which is way cute when the songs are more obscure (especially selections from the Messiah). This CD has some great songs on it, and they have become family favorites!


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Christopher Donohue: Information in a multi dimensional and empowered way. By Christopher DonohueIt is such an exhilarating time in which a significant number of the global collective now have access to an abundance of information via the web and social platforms.
However, some suffer from information overload. Many also think that information can only reside in books, online text or in documents (Word, Excel, presentations, and databases). Why "Infographic Thinking" Is The Future, Not A Fad. We get a lot of infographic pitches.
Almost all of them suck. Why? Because while they may well be "information plus graphics," they often lack what designer Francesco Franchi calls "infographic thinking. " Infographics & Data Visualizations. Visualising Data » Resources. Here is a collection of some of the most important, effective, useful and practical data visualisation tools.
The content covers the many different resources used to create and publish visualisations, tools for working with colour, packages for handling data, places to obtain data, the most influential books and educational programmes and qualifications in visualisation itself. * Please note there are another 40-50 items to add to these collections but they are going to be saved for now and launched alongside the new version of this website around April * Data and visualisation tools. Motion Graphics Work That Informs: BBC Knowledge 60. Technology Forecast: Transforming collaboration with social tools. CrowdHired - The Social Hiring Platform.
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NYIT is pleased to welcome Tong "Tony" Lei (M.S. '09) as the new coordinator of alumni and employer relations at NYIT-Nanjing. He will work with NYIT's global network of graduates to facilitate mentoring and internship programs leading to job opportunities for NYIT students and alumni in China.
"Returning to my home country to work for NYIT is a good fit since my ultimate career goal has always been to connect China with the rest of the world," said Lei, who was born and raised in the Shandong Province and holds a dual master's degree in human resource management and labor relations from NYIT as well as international economy and trade from Tongji University in China.
"Tony will be able to teach current NYIT students about specific skills needed for today's global marketplace and share his insights on career opportunities within China and between China and the United States," said John Hyde, dean of NYIT's Office of Career Services.


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They keep upping the depth for the snow in Baltimore this weekend, now it's up to 30". This is the sixth storm of the winter - we might as well be in Canada, for heaven sakes! How's everyone else doing? |
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It's snowing here....again.... |
Man, ain't that the truth? It's snowing here, has been off and on for the last week. No 30" forecast for us, but we've gotten 4" just since last night. I am suffering so bad from cabin fever! I need spring....NOW! Linda |
Raining here in SoCal. (Mom, think Ceiling cat will let him in? Does anyone else get that? Sol?) |
Teeny, tiny flakes just started here, but we are only getting about an inch. Nothing like the No'easter! |
- Posted by virginia7074 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 5, 10 at 14:53
We're in northern VA, about 25 mi. NW of DC, where National Weather Service is forecasting 24-36" Nephew is in B'more, too, momj47! We are hunkered down, prepared for a power outage AND the Super Bowl, so I say - Bring it, Mother Nature, BRING IT!!! (Besides, what can anyone do about it anyway?!) |
- Posted by claire_de_luna (My Page) on Fri, Feb 5, 10 at 15:20
Ours started early this morning, and keeps getting deeper. Now it's big fat flakes that are really coming down, and it looks like about 7 new inches so far. Who knows what it will be when it's done? I'm totally sick of it. They're telling us we're supposed to get even more on Monday than we're getting today. Where is that darn snow gauge when I need it? Oh yeah, it's in the basement, bent and injured from the last ice storm. I ordered new floor mats this year for my AWD because of all the snow we've had, which are supposed to come today. I didn't expect to need them so much! |
No snow here, hasn't been any serious accumulation all winter. Our road hasn't even been plowed once! We might as well be in Baltimore, for heaven sakes! ; ) LOL |
I'm still in my office and I keep looking out the window to see if it has started. It should be here outside Philadelphia momentarily. I have had enough , thanks. I haven't heard the latest prediction -- last was a foot. |
- Posted by debattheweb (My Page) on Fri, Feb 5, 10 at 18:12
virginia7074- We're probably neighbors! Yes, I wet tot he grocery store yesterday morning BEFORE the crowds hit! Did you see the news and the lines of people outside our area grocery stores this morning?! Good grief! We're prepared for "shelter in place" for quite a while! You said exactly what I told DH..."Bring it, Mother Nature, BRING IT!!! (Besides, what can anyone do about it anyway?!) !!! Deb (used to be Momto4kids) |
That cat looks exactly like our basement cat Frodo. Eyes and all! Frodo can get the Garfield looks when he wants to. He went out once this morning. He usually goes back out after lunch. I opened the basement door, snow was flying in on his face, he turned around and looked at me. The LOOK said...."Not Snow Again!" He decided to stay in. 5:30 pm and still snowing. Just saw the weather, possibly another 5 inches on Sunday or Monday I dont remember which. Hoping everyone in the east keeps there power for the Superbowl! Gets to the point I want to mute the weather and just see the snow flurries. That way you dont worry about how much! |
- Posted by blueiris24 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 5, 10 at 19:34
We haven't had snow here in a while and I WANT some -- send it this way! |
- Posted by beanthere_dunthat (My Page) on Sat, Feb 6, 10 at 0:06
You can send some this way, too. I'm not anywhere near ready for winter to be over. |
It was a beautiful sunny day here in Colorado. Let's hope it stays that way. I think our mountains are getting blasted, though. |
Yep - snowing here right now. I'm not sure about the predicted amounts though.... we are supposed to get 15 to 18 inches and it looks like about 4 is on the ground and it has been snowing since 9 last night. Sure doesn;t look like it is going to accumulate that much, but time will twll! Alexa |
I would love it if someone would send me some snow. We only got an inch. Hopefully we'll get some on Wednesday. Tracey |
Oh wow, we get a solid two feet so far and it isn't over yet. I think we'll get a few more inches. I went out and shoveled what I could, but I pooped out. I want to get it before it packs hard. I have had ENOUGH for this year. Tracey, I heard that upstate hardly got any. I guess they want it in the Poconos, for the skiers. |
Well, the power finally came back on, and the worst of the snow is over. My neighbor, bless his heart, is blowing the snow out of the driveway, but there's no place to go. The official measurement at the airport is 26.5", not sure how much I have. Lots of drifting with all the wind. Guess I'll make bread. |
Mom j47, come on to Ontario...no snow. Too bad about the $350 we paid for a seasonal snowmobile pass....no snow : ( Hell , we've had it, so we are heading to the Southern States later this month, maybe we will find some snow there ! All joking aside, this is nutso weather. |
After posting my last post a funny image went through my mind. Canadians always joke about Americans who cross into Canada in June with skis! Can't wait to see the US border guys face when we cross over the US border in March heading to the Carolinas with a snowmobile! OK, sorry, but it struck me as funny....... |
It is weird weather. 22" at my home. Come on down, and bring the snowmobile. Though the Carolina's got a lot of rain, too, and had some landslides yesterday. I must say, the local governments have done a good job, so far, though I doubt we'll be out till Monday or Tuesday. Our street was plowed last night, but not today, yet. I imagine the County road crews are working on the main roads, and we are definitely not a main road. My neighbor just went by with his plow truck, but he can't get up the hill, it's too deep and very slippery, so I guess we wait for the County trudks to come down the hill. We usually get a storm like this every 8 or 10 years, but we've had two this winter, and now they are talking about another storm next week! Where do I surrender. |
Here is a link that might be useful: My little corner of winter
- Posted by georgysmom (My Page) on Sat, Feb 6, 10 at 17:57
In Williamsburg we didn't get as much snow as you did in N.VA. The sun and rain took care of most of the eight inches we had from last Saturday. So far only received a few inches. However, we have a very steep driveway and I'm hoping it won't prevent us from getting to our Super Bowl party tomorrow. The hostess is making coq au vin and beef bourguignonne. How good does that sound? I may have to walk there! |
- Posted by dixiedog_2007 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 6, 10 at 18:30
I'm in Northern VA also but further out then the ones above. We're about 40 miles outside of DC. Boy we did get a good snow this time. In my back yard as of right now (6:30 p.m.) we have approx. 31 inches+. Now they are talking about that other dreaded storm on Tuesday. I saw the stores jammed packed on the news. I went the day before the storm hit as I really did need some stuff but bought some other stuff that really was not necessary. It's pretty as we don't need to go any place and I'm sure we are not going to see a plow for a couple of days. |
momj47, you've got mail! |
Poor kitty and poor momj47. So glad I live in the South. |
It really sounds terrible for some of you; I hope it gets better quickly. And I thought I was freezing today at 57 degrees. The guest room is ready for anyone who wants to take advantage. Oh, and bring Basement Cat. |
- Posted by virginia7074 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 6, 10 at 22:54
Well, this was certainly a whopper of a snowstorm! Power went out around 2:30am and was back on by noon. Neighbor's tree fell on a power line and since it was a real live wire, power company came quickly to repair it. Momj47, from the sound of it, I think we are neighbors! I'm close to the airport and the new Wegmans, which had 34.5 inches. School is already cancelled for Monday and Tuesday and I think we could be out even longer. (I work at a school, so I'm not very objective!) Dixiedog, I've heard talk of another storm on Tuesday, but the TV stations aren't saying much about it. I guess they figure we can't handle any more snow talk right now! |
Barely an inch here Pam. I haven't had to have the driveway plowed once this winter. I'm saving money I guess. Momj, Loved you pictures. My daughters jealous, she wants snow! Tracey |
Tracey, we'll be more than happy to give her all the snow she wants! Virginia, I'm up in the hills north of the City. The neighbors have been great at getting us all dug out, but there's no place to go. My kids live in the city and they are having a ball - restaurants and bars are open and they can walk everywhere, but out here in the 'burbs, businesses would be crazy to open. I can't believe how fast the utilities are coming back on, it must be a nightmare out there, since most roads are still impassable. They've done an amazing job. You have to wonder what they are going to do with all this snow, especially in the city. If they plow the streets they block the sidewalks, and when they clear the sidewalks and parking lots, they put it back out in the streets. Most side streets and alleys won't be plowed at all. They'll probably have to dump the snow in the harbor. It's easy to tell where the County/City line is, the streets go from pretty good to awful. The funny thing is, that the City Reservoir, out here in the County, is maintained by the City Public Works Department and the roads around the reservoir are always the first plowed and are kept clear. After the big December snow, we got an email from the Public Works Department boasting that because of all their hard work over the weekend, we could all come to work, as usual, on Monday. When we got there we found that the streets, even the main ones, were barely plowed, and there was no place to park. Our parking lot had been shoveled, by the staff, only to have the city plow come through and completely block the entrance and sidewalks and make it impossible to park. I can't wait to read the email they send this afternoon. Barb |
Chase, your posts cracked me up. "Might as well be in Baltimore." I was rolling on the floor laughing. No snow here in southern lower Michigan except for the stuff from the last storm that hasn't melted. Plenty cold and windy, but no new snow. |
- Posted by debattheweb (My Page) on Sun, Feb 7, 10 at 10:58
Hi everyone! It's a bright sunny day with nearly 3 ft of snow on the ground! Dixiedog_2007, Momj47 and Virginia7074...it sounds like I'm just a tad bit south of you. I'm in the northwestern portion of my county which is slightly north of the southern part of your county. We probably got 30" at least, with drifts of 4-5 feet in some parts of our yard because of the wind pattern we get around the mountain. Our power went out twice on Saturday for a couple of hours at a time. Thank goodness for the generator I insisted (and DH resisted!) on installing!! We had to continuously shovel snow out of the pen we put up for the dogs. It's like a fortress around the pen! The snow's up over my shoulders on some sides! They haven't canceled school in our county yet...thought I suspect they will. The kids have all done their homework...just in case! LOL! But I'm going to let them stay up and watch the Super Bowl since DH's beloved Saints are playing...and he's THERE, by the way! Lucky him. Here are some pix of our snow. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Does my link work?
Goodness, you don't even need fences, the snow canyons keep the dogs well contained. It's too funny to think that schools, or much of anything else, will be able to open tomorrow. Stay warm. |
Debattheweb, the snow pictures are great, but those children are adorable. Are they yours? |
- Posted by debattheweb (My Page) on Sun, Feb 7, 10 at 13:28
Sherry! It's me, Deb...used to be Momto4Kids! I changed my name because there seemed to be so many similarly-named posters! Yes, those are my children...they've grown since I last posted a picture, huh?!! Our county finally canceled school for Monday! I'm sure they're in a panic...we must be out of snow days by now. |
Deb, the dogs almost look like they are in a swimming pool. You are good dog-parents to dig that out for them. Our official total was 28.5 inches. I went out and cleared out my car today, plus what the snowplow pushed in front of the driveway and also a path to the front door for the mailman. Here's how my driveway looked yesterday. I had shoveled a path to the car and the street. Thank heavens my neighbor showed up with the snowblower. By the way, I do not drive a minivan -- that's all snow on top of my old Honda! |
That's unbelievable! Okay, I promise never to complain about raking leaves again. |
Deb! I thought those little beauties looked familiar. Oh my, they HAVE grown up! Gosh, the last time I saw them, let's see, there was one picture of them dressed up at finishing school dance, and one of them , was it jumping on the trampoline? Could it be? |
Cathy, just think -- I get to rake leaves, too. And here is some even more wonderful news -- we're supposed to get more snow this week. |
Well, I headed into work this morning only to get there and be told that "they" have changed their mind and are closing!! We are getting another storm tomorrow, they are predicting 10 - 20 more inches. Great, just great. |
Here is a link that might be useful: apparently he has great forecasts
Philadelphia is expecting another 12 - 18". I could scream. Couldn't I at least have a week for my back to stop aching?? At least it will be enough snow so that there will be no question that I can't egt to work. When it's in the six inch range I always have to decide whether or not to try to get there. I have a long a hilly commute, so I avoid it if I can. Enough already!! |
Hey Deb! Wonderful to hear from you. I can't believe how big the kids are! When does it all happen? |
I couldn't believe it when I awoke this morning to another snow on the ground! Thankfully it wasn't much. You guys have really had it bad this winter. |
- Posted by virginia7074 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 8, 10 at 18:01
DH and I just got back from Wegmans and it was packed - not quite as bad as before Thanksgiving, but close! Some parts of our county are forecast to get up to 2 feet (on top of the 3 feet they got last weekend). Our schools are now closed until next Tuesday - and I am so thankful that I work at a school! |
What a storm! I'll never complain about six or eight inches again....well, maybe. : ) We were suppose to get some more today but it all but melted once it hit the ground. Thank you Mother Nature! Hey Deb! Good to know about the name change. Those kids sure are growing up like so many others here on the forum. Doesn't Kframe live in the DC Metro? I hope he is doing okay too. Hopefully he will check in if he can. Looks like more snow for y'all from the storm that is exiting our area tonight. Stay safe and warm everyone! David |
- Posted by dixiedog_2007 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 8, 10 at 19:55
Yes, Metro. area residents - VA, MD & DC - we are in deed gearing up for another storm tomorrow on top of the three+ feet that we just got. I have lived here all of my life and we have had some good snow storms but not like this. The Fed. Gov't will be closed again tomorrow. Two days in a row. Loudoun County schools have already announced that they are closed all week. Fairfax and other surrounding counties are closed tomorrow and will decide later for the rest of the week. We have not had a plow through yet on our side streets which didn't surprise me. The main street out of our neighborhood has been done. We have great neighbors and we all kind of made a party out of it and shoveled out streets ourselves. I guess we will be doing it again tomorrow! UGH! But we sure are burning some calories. My sump pump hasn't worked this hard in years! |
I just heard that where I am (just NE of Philly) we are going to get another 24" on Tuesday!!!!! Holy mackeral! There is still over a foot on the ground! (This girl from Maine is loving this but don't tell the Pennsy wusses!) Alexa |
- Posted by dixiedog_2007 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 8, 10 at 21:12
Alexa I lived in Maine for a little over a year and believe me I know what you are talking about with snow there! Where in Maine were you? I lived in Limestone and worked in Presque Isle. |
- Posted by dixiedog_2007 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 8, 10 at 21:15
P.S. so I guess I shouldn't have said I've lived here in VA all of my life because I did have that stint in ME. LOL! |
My son's trip to DC for Model UN got cancelled. I feel bad for the students who worked so hard to plan then try to replan with flights, but it just wasn't going to happen. Just as well, safety first, but still. |
Bummer, Jessy. My son would be so disappointed. DC is his favorite town. |
- Posted by debattheweb (My Page) on Thu, Feb 11, 10 at 8:19
Hi Everyone!!! Jessyf...did you get my phone msg or my email??? BTW, we're expecting more snow on Monday, Feb 15!! Light accumulation...but that's what they said when this latest storm was in the making! We've had more small power outtages...but the bigger issue for a few days were the phones and our T1 line. Thank goodness the sat dish was only out for a few hours during all this time! I guess the phone lines and T1 line are two separate wires, but it's weird how one will be out and the other will be on, then vice versa, when they're coming from the same physical box. I don't understand it. But, for now, we have all of our "conveniences" on at the same time...so we're happy! I just went outside to see how the snow drifted overnight. Wow! I feel like we live in Buffalo! At some point, though, bless his heart, our plow guy came through and got our street. So, if I can get him to put us on the list for our "too long to do by shovel" driveway...maybe we can get outta here in a few days!! I made DH leave town the day before the first snow hit because he was going to the Super Bowl to watch his Saints. Then he had to go straight to NYC. He missed all the "fun" here, but did get hit with snow in NYC. But he didn't have to do the shoveling there! LOL! He's now on a train on his way to DC. Let's just hope he can get from DC to home! Won't be easy!! |
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MARC Transliteration
922 December 2005 by Ian Davis
I got some great suggestions from my earlier posting which really shows the value of writing about stuff earlier rather than later.
one comment in particular from Harry Chen got me started on a particular track:
Here is what I typically do. I first map the syntactic format of the data into RDF, and then build external inference rules to produce a more expressive semantic model of the original data.
This seemed like good advice since it gets the data into the realm of declarative rules very quickly. The alternative is to build lots of transformation logic in code which, while efficient, limits the audience and reach of the technique. So I thought I'd try and transliterate a MARC record to some RDF representation of its structure. The trick is to get the RDF description to be expressive enough to to be useful to a rules engine. I also wanted a representation that would allow round-tripping of MARC records.
My starting point was a MARC record from the British Library. I can't include it here because it contains control characters for separating fields and subfields, namely ASCII 0x1d, 0x1e and 0x1f. However here's a common human-readable representation:
=LDR 00651nam a2200193u 4500 =001 004148830 =003 Uk =005 20040502102300.0 =008 040422m19539999|||\||0||eng| =015 $a2672340153 =019 s$aoagh06952 =040 $aUk$cUk =082 04$a942.31 =245 02$aA History of Wiltshire. Edited by R. B. Pugh and E. Crittall. [With maps and illustrations.]. =260 $bOxford University Press for the Institute of Historical Research: London, 1957, 53- . fol. =440
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Dumb question Ian: when you write "The order of all fields is preserved", is a product of using the Collection parsetype?
So basically it reinvents MARC-XML in RDF. I'm not an RDF expert, but some points about the implementation:1) it needs to use rdf:parseType instead of parseType; the RDF validator throws warnings about depricated usage.2) it's unclear why it uses md:value; can someone give a reason why rdf:value would not be appropriate in this context.3) it's unclear why there are two additional levels, e.g., md:data and md:RecordData; can someone give a reason why they exist.Andy.
I'm not quite sure what the advantage to using RDF is, but I thought you might like to know that there is already a marc xml format: http://www.loc.gov/marc/marcxml.htmland software that can convert marc in to marcxml: http://oregonstate.edu/~reeset/marcedit/html/
Andrew, yes it's functionally the same as MARCXML since they're both alternate representations of MARC. This post is part of a series detailing investigations of how to build a semantic representation of MARC grounded in the Web. The previous posting gives more background on the approach. To answer your questions specifically:1) ooops. my mistake and will fix2) rdf:value has almost no semantics whereas md:value allows me to assign the semantic I require such as cardinality3) this is an artifact of the RDF model. Essentially I am modelling a MARC record (marc:Record) as a separate entity. The MARC data is modelled as a property of that record (md:data). I can assign other properties to the same record such as dc:rights or foaf:maker. I might decide to have several md:data properties pointing to md:RecordData entities from different catalogers. One thing I'm almost sure will happen is a separation between the description of the catalog record and the description of the item being cataloged. A property of marc:Record will be the likely place to associate the two. The original MARC record contains data about the process of cataloging, the catalog record and the item being cataloged – I'd like to see those things separated in the RDF expression.
Bruce, yes the rdf:parseType="Collection" is a shorthand for writing the long-winded RDF collection syntax. It guarantees the order of the items and terminates the list so you know there can be no other members from other sources.The longhand way of writing one of those collections would be: <md:subfields> <rdf:Description> <rdf:first> <md:SubField md:code="a" md:value="Uk" /> </rdf:first> <rdf:rest> <rdf:Description> <rdf:first> <md:SubField md:code="c" md:value="Uk" /> </rdf:first> <rdf:rest rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#nil" /> <rdf:Description> </rdf:rest> <rdf:Description> </md:subfields>
Some additional comments on the modeling.The MARC leader and control fields can contain multiple sequential blanks that are significant. The existing modeling for the control fields uses XML attributes, which according to the XML specification, multiple sequential spaces in attributes are to be compressed to one space by XML parsers. Even the xml:space attribute cannot override this behaviour since it applies only to element content. This is one of the reasons why the MARC-XML schema models the leader, control fields and subfields as elements with content rather than attributes. Note in your example the 008 field contains a backslash (\) where spaces should appear.While MARC does break down many metadata elements into subfields, some subfields are coded, e.g., subfield w of the 4XX/5XX authority format. Other subfields contain encoded information where each piece should probably be modeled as a separate metadata property, e.g., the 300 subfield a of the bibliographic format: "7 sound discs (ca. 8 hr.)". The "7 sound discs" and "(ca. 8 hr.)" represent two different metadata properties about the physical description that are combined into one subfield. The former being the number of sound discs that comprise the item and the latter the approximate number of listening hours across those 7 sound discs.
Actually my reading of the XML specification says that multiple spaces in an attribute's value are preserved. See http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#AVNormalize for the details. Spaces in element content are compressed.It's my error leaving the backslashes in the 008 field – I'll change them to spaces
I'm not sure how you came to your conclusion on XML attribute normalization after reading the XML specification, but it clearly says in the paragraph after the 3 point normalization algorithm:If the attribute type is not CDATA, then the XML processor MUST further process the normalized attribute value by discarding any leading and trailing space (#x20) characters, and by replacing sequences of space (#x20) characters by a single space (#x20) character.The word MUST in the XML specification is interpreted as described in IETF RFC 2119 which basically says that it's an absolute requirement for an XML processor to implement.Although in my mind, the XML specification is ambigious for a normalized attribute value that contains only a sequence of #x20 characters. Should the XML parser return an empty value or one #x20 character? Every XML parser I have tested with returns a single #x20. I suspect that phrases "leading" or "trailing" in the XML specification imply that there is at least one non-#x20 character, hence the second clause causes the value to be reduced to one #x20 character.
Hi Andrew. If you read on from that section you'll find a sentence stating: "All attributes for which no declaration has been read SHOULD be treated by a non-validating processor as if declared CDATA."


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Sun, Jul 22, 07 at 19:23
Just figured out that I had programed the answering machine on the new phone all wrong.
No wonder it never beeped with messages. I thought I had followed the directions correctly. We've only been home since June 10th. Took me long enough. Where's a grandkid when you need one? |
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I'm not good with programable things either. I have to reread the instructions several times to get them. Yes, my grandchildren are much better at these things. Oh well, it is just showing my age. Sally |
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