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Africa Environment DayThe government of the United Republic of Tanzania hosted the 2010 Africa Environment Day celebrations in Arusha. The day, themed 'Africa Resilience to Climate Change: Protecting Biodiversity and Enhancing Traditional Knowledge', was commemorated on 3 and 4 March 2010. |
11 Mar 2010 | News briefs |
Regional Training on Disaster Inventories: Towards developing capaities for risk reduction in the Arab region |
3 Mar 2010 | News briefs |
Disaster risk reduction training held in South AfricaThe African Centre for Disaster Studies, supported by UNISDR, held a short course on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation from 15 to 19 February at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus in South Africa. |
22 Feb 2010 | News briefs |
ECOWAS risk assessment trainingECOWAS and UNISDR regional office for Africa, with the support of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), organized a three-day training workshop on mitigating disaster risk to improve the resilience of West African states against disasters. The training enabled government officials and disaster risk reduction practitioners to understand the role of hazard assessment, risk analysis and vulnerability mapping in reducing the impact of natural hazards as well as how ISDR partners can support their efforts at national and sub-regional levels in West Africa. |
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Ten percent of relief aid should be allocated to building safer houses, hospitals and schoolsAs relief continues to be the main priority for thousands of Haitians who have been affected by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Port-au-Prince, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and its partners are working together to ensure that disaster risk reduction principles are fully integrated into the different phases of the Haitian reconstruction process. |
12 Feb 2010 | News briefs |
External Evaluation of the UNISDR and Management ResponseUNISDR is pleased to share its Management Response to the second external evaluation of the secretariat. The Management Response sets out the process and main activities to implement recommendations arising from the evaluation carried out by Dalberg Global Development Advisers. Initiated by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and major UNISDR donors, the evaluation's purpose was to assess the secretariat's performance over the last four years and to provide guidance for UNISDR's future direction. The independent report presents 42 recommendations based on 25 findings, which are summarized in five key messages included in the executive summary. |
11 Feb 2010 | News briefs |
Flash floods in Red Sea coast of Egypt forecasted by early warning system |
2 Feb 2010 | News briefs |
UN Development Group to seize the opportunity to build back better in HaitiAt the Montreal Ministerial Preparatory Conference on Haiti held on 25 January, Helen Clark, the Administrator of UNDP and Chair of the UN Development Group, called for the integration of disaster prevention concerns and capacity into the recovery and reconstruction process. UNISDR is actively collaborating with UNDP and all other ISDR system partners to ensure that risk reduction is made an integral component of the international recovery and reconstruction efforts. |
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African Union and League of Arab States Commit to Strengthen Cooperation on Climate ChangeClimate change was among the items discussed during the fifth Annual Inter-Secretariat Meeting on General Cooperation between the African Union (AU) and the League of Arab States, which met at the headquarters of the League of Arab States in Cairo, Egypt, on 16 January 2010 |
28 Jan 2010 | News briefs |
Earthquakes caused the deadliest disasters in the past decadeIn the past decade, nearly 60 per cent of the people killed by disasters died because of earthquakes, the Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) revealed today in a joint press conference with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). |
28 Jan 2010 | Press release |
Earthquakes caused the deadliest disasters in the past decade |
28 Jan 2010 | News briefs |
UNISDR calls for long-term measures to rebuild a safer HaitiIt has now been more than a week since two catastrophic earthquakes struck Haiti, leaving much of the Capital city Port-au-Prince and surroundings totally devastated. Haiti had no chance and could not have been prepared for a disaster of this magnitude. |
22 Jan 2010 | Press release |
Five years after the Indian Ocean Tsunami – are we better prepared and more resilient to disasters?Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction says there is better news to report. "The affected countries and communities have largely recovered, and warning systems are now in place, not just for tsunamis, which are relatively rare, but also linked to those for tropical cyclones, storms, and floods." |
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BBC World News to broadcast 'Tsunami Revisited''Tsunami Revisited' is a documentary on the EC funded project 'Building Resilience to Tsunamis in the Indian Ocean Region in response to the devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004. UNISDR was appointed to manage the project by coordinating, supervising and monitoring the actions of a number of partner organisations in four target countries: India, Indonesia, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. |
23 Dec 2009 | News briefs |
Checklist for the Resilient Cities CampaignUNISDR Regional Office for Arab States are seeking good examples on urban risk reduction activities in the Arab region for the Global Biennial Campaign 2010 - 2011 "Resilient Cities". Globally, the aim is to have as many cities commited to meet the criteria for more resilient cities. This checklist builds on the priorities adopted in the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015. |
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55 million people affected by extreme weather disasters in 2009Copenhagen – Over three quarters of the people killed - and 95 % of the total affected by natural hazards - since the beginning of the year were due to extreme weather events said Ms. Margareta Wahlström, the United Nations Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, based on the preliminary 2009 disaster figures. |
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2009 Stockholm Policy Forum on Climate-Smart Disaster Risk Reduction - outcome documents now availableA Policy Forum on Climate Smart Disaster Risk Reduction was held in Stockholm, Sweden on October 26, 2009. Co-organized by the World Bank's Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and UNISDR, the event gathered approximately 100 country representatives, practitioners and experts from both the disaster risk management and climate change communities to identify promising practices and critical actions for implementation of adaptation efforts. |
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New National Platform in Europe – Republic of Croatia |
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UNISDR in support of Yann Arthus-Bertrand's "6 Billion Others - Climate Voices""6 billion Others - Climate Voices", which will be launched in Copenhagen during the climate change negotiations, presents the collective voice of people whose lives have already been devastated by climate change impacts and those who are forced to live with these impacts. The film serves as an insightful and persuasive wake-up call from the global scientific community. |
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Creating Linkages for a Safer Tomorrow - Proceedings of the second session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction releasedThis report captures the discussions and recommendations of the second session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Geneva, 16-19 June 2009. It provides a summary of the multi-stakeholder deliberations on progress in implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action and identification of priorities for the ISDR system for 2010-11 and beyond. Available on-line in English, a hard copy of the document will be disseminated in late January 2010. On-line versions of the document in all UN official languages will be made available as soon as possible. |
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International Roundtable of Parliamentarians adopts 'Malta Declaration of the Commitment of Parliamentarians to COP15 and Beyond' The International Roundtable of Parliamentarians on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation, organized by UNISDR in partnership with the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, adopted a common declaration in Malta on 24 November 2009. Recognizing disaster risk reduction as a first line of defence in adapting to climate change, the parliamentarians urge for political commitment through action at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. |
2 Dec 2009 | News briefs |
Meeting Of European National Platforms and HFA Focal Points, 11–13 November 2009, London (UK) |
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Meeting of UNISDR Director, Dr Sálvano Briceño, with President of the FYR of Macedonia, Dr Gjorge Ivanov, Skopje, 3-4 November 2009 |
1 Dec 2009 | News briefs |
Regional workshop on disaster risk reduction and climate changeThe Regional Office for Arab States of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction secretariat (UNISDR), The World Bank, The League of Arab States and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport of the League of Arab States, are co-organizing a Regional Workshop on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction: "Challenges and Future Actions", which will take place in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt from 21-23 November 2009. |
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UNISDR secretariat has launched its new Biennial Work Programme for 2010-2011 "Invest today for a safer tomorrow The UNISDR secretariat Biennial Work Programme was developed following the second session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in June 2009. It is based on the role and mandate of UNISDR as set by the UN General Assembly. The strategic direction for the 2010-2011 biennium is derived from the outcomes of the Global Platform and from regional consultations. The current programme has been further shaped through broad consultation with the ISDR Support Group in Geneva, donors, the ISDR Inter-Agency Group and other partners. Related links |
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Adaptation to climate change by reducing disaster risks: country practices and lessons |
19 Nov 2009 | News briefs |
First global scientific effort to examine the linkages between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation More than 90 world experts have assembled today in Panama City to start a new assessment on how climate change will affect disaster risks in future and how countries can better manage the expected increases in damaging weather events due to climate change. The meeting is being convened by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which decided in April 2009 to prepare a new IPCC Special Report called: "Managing the Risk of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation". The assessment was proposed by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and the government of Norway in response to the predictions in the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report that more frequent and severe extreme events such as droughts, floods, storms, heat waves were likely in the future warmer world. |
9 Nov 2009 | News briefs |
Regional workshop on urban risk reductionUNISDR, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery of the World Bank, UNDP Syria and the Syrian Ministry for Local Administration convened a regional workshop on Urban Risk Reduction in Damascus on 4-5 November 2009. More than forty participants representing local authorities, researchers, academic experts, international and regional organizations have gathered to discuss regional priorities and challenges with respect to urban risk reduction as well as key actions to be undertaken regionally, nationally and locally to build safer cities and increase resilience to disasters. |
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UNISDR Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction launched in three East Asian languages |
3 Nov 2009 | News briefs |
Global Assessment Report launched in Philippines The launch of the 2009 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR), prepared by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, took place yesterday, 28 October 2009, in the urban village of Barangay Nangka, Marikina City, one of the Metro Manila cities severely affected by floods. The report highlights the underlying drivers of disaster risk; poor urban governance, vulnerable rural livelihood and the decline of ecosystems. |
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Aug. 1, 2013 Former University of Minnesota swimmer David Plummer won the silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke at the FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, earlier this week with a time of 53.12. The 2008 Gopher graduate touched the wall just 0.19 seconds behind fellow American and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Matt Grevers, who clocked in at 52.93, to give the United States a 1-2 finish in the event. Both Plummer and Grevers finished ahead of defending champion Jeremy Stravius, who wound up third in 53.21. It's the first time since an Aaron Peirsol three-peat from 2003, 2005, 2007, that the U.S. has won the world title in the event, but a U.S. 1-2 isn't rare in the event either as Robert Jackson, Peter Rocca (1978), Peirsol, Randall Bal (2005) and Peirsol, Ryan Lochte (2007) all have pulled off the feat for the Stars and Stripes. Plummer qualified for the World Championships after putting together a pair of impressive performances in both the 50-meter back and 100-meter back at the 2013 Phillips 66 National Championships at the end of June. During the event, Plummer won the 50m back in 24.52, setting a new LC National and U.S. Open record, before winning the 100m back in 53.10. Plummer's time in the 50m back is the fastest time in the world thus far. -UM-
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Kolpin® Full Tilting Windshield. Hey, hitting the trails in your Kawasaki® Mule shouldn't mean a cab full of dust, a face full of mud, or having to pick bugs out of your teeth.
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 Is the wind shield in the photograph the same as described in details and specs..I like the one in the photograph, but specs say full tilt wind shield...Is the wind shield in two parts as shown in the photo?

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 The windshield will be the 2-pc style as shown. The windshield tilts only to access under hood area, it is NOT designed to be driven in the open position.
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But ECMAScript, which I'll still informally call Javascript for the remainder of this article, doesn't play terribly well with the primary markup languages of the web -- XML and HTML. These languages are generally exposed to script using a set of objects called the Document Object Model (DOM), a notoriously difficult way to navigate and shape the XML structure.
Enter E4X, officially "ECMAscript for XML", a standard extension to Javascript that makes XML (and therefore XHTML) a first-class datatype within the language. E4X support is still not universal -- it's not supported in Internet Explorer yet, but it is supported in Firefox and implementations based on the open-source Rhino Javascript implementation, including the WSO2 Mashup Server.
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E4X introduces a new type, "XML", which holds an XML element. You can create literal XML values by writing XML directly.
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- XML declarations such as <?xml version="1.0"?> are not allowed.
If you're having problems, you might try parsing the XML as a string, using the XML constructor:
var order = new XML ('<order id="i1000423"><part id="p343-3456" quantity="2"/></order>');
But if so you should watch out for backslashes in the XML -- as they are interpreted as Javascript escaping mechanism. You will need to replace any occurances of "\" with "\\".
E4X also introduces the "XMLList" type, which holds a set of XML structures. This is obviously useful in queries (for instance, when asking for all the children an element, an XMLList is created). But E4X provides a literal notation for an XML list as well: wrap the list of elements in "<>" and "</>".
var parts = <> <part id="p343-3456" quantity="2"/> <part id="p343-2110" quantity="1"/> </> ;
XML lists can also be parsed directly from concatenated strings representing XML elements.
var parts = new XMLList('<part id="p343-3456" quantity="2"/><part id="p343-2110" quantity="1"/>');
In E4X, the line between an XML value and an XMLList value with a single item is intentionally blurry. As a result in practice there is little difference between an XML value and an XMLList value with a single item.
Navigating XML
Once you have an XML object, you can access its name and namespace, children, attributes, and text content using the familiar Javascript dot operator.
var c = <customer number="1721"> <name> <first>John</first> <last>Smith</last> </name> <phone type="mobile">888-555-1212</phone> <phone type="office">888-555-2121</phone> </customer> ; var name = c.name.first + " " + c.name.last; var num = c.@number; var firstphone = c.phone[0];
The XML literal can contain comments and processing instructions as well as elements, attributes, and text.
A child element can be accessed by name as a property of the parent. If there are more than one child with that name, an XML List is returned, which can be further qualified by an index or other qualifier.
Trick: Know your context. Notice that one writes "c.name" to access the "name" child of customer. One doesn't write "customer.name" as an XPath user might be tempted to ("customer/name"). The name of the variable is separate from the name of the XML element value. I've adopted the convention of naming the variable the same as the XML element to avoid this. That is, in the above example, I'd typically name the variable "customer" rather than "c". In XPath terms the context of the "." query is the element itself, not a document node that contains the element as a child.
A child attribute can be accessed by name using the "@" prefix, or with the attribute() method.
Trick: Escape reserved words when they appear as XML element names. Javascript has a fair number of reserved words that appear fairly commonly as XML element names. In this case, dot notation cannot be allowed, and an escaped syntax must be employed.
Trick: Escape names with "." or "-" when they appear as XML element names. Dot and hyphen already have meaning within Javascript, so when referring to an XML element containing one of those characters, an escaping mechanism must be employed.
var transcript = <transcript> <class>History 101</class> <abstract>Introduction to World History</abstract> <public can-register="yes"/> </transcript>;
The following expressions are invalid E4X because of reserved words or invalid name characters.
var c = transcript.class; var a = transcript.abstract; var r = transcript.public.@can-register;
Instead use the following synonymous syntax:
var c = transcript["class"]; var a = transcript["abstract"]; var r = transcript["public"].attribute("can-register");
For your reference, here is a list of reserved words in Javascript and E4X:
abstract boolean break byte case catch char class const continue debugger default delete do double each else enum export extends final finally float for function goto if implements import in instanceof int interface long namespace native new package private protected public return short static super switch synchronized this throw throws transient try typeof var void volatile while with xml
The text value of an element with a primitive value (no element children) or of an attribute can be obtained explicitly as a string by the toString() method, but in most circumstances the toString() method will be called automatically when a string value is needed. For a complex element (one with children), toString() returns the XML syntax representation of the element. To obtain the XML syntax representation of a node explicitly (including elements with primitive values), use the toXMLString() method.
c.name.toString() |
'<name><first>John</first><last>Smith</last></name>' |
c.name.toXMLString() |
'<name><first>John</first><last>Smith</last></name>' |
c.@number.toString() |
'1721' |
c.@number.toXMLString() |
'1721' |
c.phone[0].toString() |
'888-555-1212' |
c.phone[0].toXMLString() |
'<phone type="mobile">888-555-1212</phone>' |
One useful construct in XPath is the predicate notation (e.g. "customer/phone[@type='mobile']") to filter a node list. E4X has a similar construct:
c.phone.(@type == "mobile")
In this notation the XML List of elements matching c.phone is filtered to those with a type attribute with the value "mobile". If no elements match, the result is an empty XML list, best checked for empty using ".length() == 0".
Trick: Children hide variables of the same name. If there is a choice within the filtering expression between a child element name or a variable, the child element name will take precedence, sometimes with unexpected results, as shown below:
var customer = <customer> <phone type="mobile">888-555-1212</phone> <phone type="office">888-555-2121</phone> <preferred>mobile</preferred> </customer> ; var preferred = "office"; var x = customer.(phone[0].@type == preferred);
In this example, one might expect that x would be empty, as the type attribute of the first phone element is not equal to the value of the "preferred" variable. But instead, the value of the "preferred" element is used.
The rule to remember is that within a filter expression, names are assumed to be relative to the context XML. Only if no such name is found are variables checked.
The following summary provides some XPath equivalents for common XML navigation operations:
XPath |
Meaning |
E4X Equivalent |
element/* |
Select all children of element |
element.* |
element/@* |
Select all attributes of element |
element.@* |
element//descendent |
Select all descendents (children, grandchildren, etc.) of element |
element..descendent |
.. or parent::element |
Select the parent of element |
element.parent() |
xmlns:foo="..." element/foo:bar |
Select the foo:bar child of element where foo is the prefix of a declared namespace |
var foo = new Namespace(...); element.foo::bar |
name(element) |
Return the full name (including prefix if any) of element |
element.name() |
local-name(element) |
Return the local name of element |
element.localName() |
namespace-uri(element) |
Return the namespace uri (if any) of element |
element.namespace() |
element/namespace::* |
Return the collection of namespaces as an Array of Namespace objects (E4X) or a nodeset of Namespaces nodes (XPath) |
element.inScopeNamespaces() |
element/processing-instructions(name) |
Return the processing instruction children of element with the specified name (if omitted, all are returned). |
element.processingInstructions(name) |
string(element) |
Return the concatenated text nodes of this element and all its descendants |
stringValue(element); stringValue.visible = false; function stringValue(node) { var value = ""; if (node.hasSimpleContent()) { value = node.toString(); } else { for each (var c in node.children()) { value += stringValue(c); } } return value; } |
Constructing XML
Besides the literal use of XML as a value, or parsing XML text into an XML value, E4X provides a templating mechanism to construct complex XML structures from variable and expression values. Within text content, curly braces can be used to insert a value into the XML:
var nextId = 1234; var first = "John"; var last = "Smith"; var c = <customer number={nextId++}> <name> <first>{first}</first> <last>{last}</last> </name> </customer> ;
Attribute values can be determined by replacing the whole attribute value (including quotes!) with an expression. Curly braces within quotes will be treated literally.
Although it's rarely needed, element and attribute names can be evaluated too:
var phonetype = "mobile"; var identifiertype = "id"; var c = <{phonetype} {identifiertype}={nextId++} />888-555-2112</{phonetype}>;
XML lists can be created by using the addition operator on individual XML elements:
var employees = <employee name="Joe"/> + <employee name="Arun"/> + <employee name="Betty"/>;
Modifying XML
The value of an element or attribute can be changed by assigning a new value to it:
c.@number = 1235;
c.phone.(@type='mobile') = "650-555-1234";
Deleting an XML element or attribute from a structure is accomplished with the delete operator:
delete c.phone.(@type='office');
If one wishes to add an child, one can use the += operator to insert a new element at a particular location:
c.phone += <phone type='home'>650-555-1414</phone>; // append new phone child. c.phone[0] += <phone type='home'>650-555-1414</phone>; // insert new phone child after the first phone child.
E4X also provides many DOM-like capabilities, often synonyms for the functionality already discussed. The methods of the XML object include the following methods. Objects marked with a * are also available on XML List objects.
Methods of the XML object |
Meaning |
addNamespace(namespace) |
Adds the namespace to the in-scope namespaces of the element. |
appendChild(child) |
Adds child as a new child of the element, after all other children. |
attribute(attributeName) * |
Returns the attribute of with the requested name. |
attributes() * |
Returns the attributes of this element. |
child(propertyName) * |
Returns the child element with the given propertyName, or if propertyName is an integer, returns the child in that position. |
childIndex() |
Returns the index of this children among its siblings. |
children() * |
Returns all the children of this object. |
comments() * |
Returns all the comments that are children of this XML object. |
contains(value) * |
Compares this element with the value, primarily provided to enable an XML element and an XML list to be used interchangeably. |
copy() * |
Returns a deep copy of the element. The parent property of the copy will be set to null. |
descendants([name]) * |
Returns the descendant elements (children, grandchildren, etc.). If a name is provided, only elements with that name are returned. |
elements([name]) * |
Returns the child elements. If a name is provided, only elements with that name are returned. |
hasComplexContent() * |
Returns true for elements with child elements, otherwise false. |
hasSimpleContent() * |
Returns true for attributes, text nodes, or elements without child elements, otherwise false. |
inScopeNamespaces() |
Returns an array of Namespace objects representing the namespaces in scope for this object. |
insertChildAfter(child1, child2) |
Inserts child2 immediately after child1 in the XML object's children list. |
insertChildBefore(child1, child2) |
Inserts child2 immediately prior to child1 in the XML object's children list. |
length() * |
Returns 1 for XML objects (allowing an XML object to be treated like an XML List with a single item.) |
localName() |
Returns the local name of this object. |
name() |
Returns the qualified name of this object. |
namespace([prefix]) |
Returns the namespace associated with this object, or if a prefix is specified, an in-scope namespace with that prefix. |
namespaceDeclarations() |
An array of Namespace objects representing the namespace declarations associated with this object. |
nodeKind() |
A string representing the kind of object this is (e.g. "element"). |
normalize() * |
Merge adjacent text nodes and eliminate empty ones. |
parent() * |
The parent of this object. For an XML List object, this returns undefined unless all the items of the list have the same parent. |
processingInstructions([name]) * |
A list of all processing instructions that are children of this element. If a name is provided, only processing instructions matching this name will be returned. |
prependChild(value) |
Add a new child to an element, prior to all other children. |
removeNamespace(namespace) |
Removes a namespace from the in-scope namespaces of the element. |
replace(propertyName, value) |
Replace a child with a new one. |
setChildren(value) |
Replace the children of the object with the value (typically an XML List). |
setLocalName(name) |
Sets the local name of the XML object to the requested value. |
setName(name) |
Sets the name of the XML object to the requested value (possibly qualified). |
setNamespace(ns) |
Sets the namespace of the XML object to the requested value. |
text() * |
Concatenation of all text node children. |
toString() * |
For elements without element children, returns the values of the text node children. For elements with element children, returns same as toXMLString. For other kinds of objects, the value of the object. |
toXMLString() * |
Serializes this XML object as parseable XML. |
valueOf() * |
Returns this XML object. |
Trick: E4X uses methods where DOM uses properties. DOM users will be used to accessing information about a node (like localName) as properties of the XML Node object. In E4X, children elements are exposed as properties, so similar accessors are modeled as methods instead.
The for operator is extended to more easily traverse the properties of an object (especially children of an XML object, or items in an XMLList).
var firstCustomerDate = new Date(); for (var customer in c.customer) { var since = new Date(customer.since); if (since < firstCustomerDate) { firstCustomerDate = since; } }
(N.B. Is there any difference between for..in and for each..in?)
Further Reading
This information is extracted from the ECMA-357 specification [1]. Further information about E4X, including the details of Namespace and QName objects, can be found in the E4X specification. Contribute your ideas for improving this document to email@example.com.
[1] ECMA-357.pdf


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Mesquite-Grilled Salmon With Crispy Crumb Crust
Bread crumbs | 5 Cup (80 tbs) (Made From Slightly Stale Bread) | |
Egg white/Egg | 1 | |
Salmon fillets | 48 Ounce, skin removed, and cut 1 inch thick (Six 8 Ounce Each Pieces) | |
Freshly ground black pepper | To Taste | |
Egg white | 1 , lightly beaten | |
Olive oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
Lemon wedges | 4 (For Serving) | |
Salt | To Taste |
Prepare coals, oil grill rack, and place it 3 to 4 inches from coals.
Soak a handful of mesquite chips in water for at least 30 minutes, then drain.
Place bread crumbs in a shallow dish.
Wipe salmon and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Brush both sides with egg white and dip into crumbs, pressing so they adhere.
Drizzle top lightly with olive oil.
(Salmon may be refrigerated loosely covered with foil up to 6 hours.
Bring to room temperature 1 hour before grilling.) When coals are hot, add mesquite chips.
Grill the salmon, covered with the lid of the grill to impart a smokier flavor and to keep the coals from flaring up, for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until almost cooked through but still slightly translucent in the center.
Fish will continue to cook after it's removed from the heat.


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The First Priestess: Part 14The New God"Return to us!" The God Whisperer bellowed from the top of the slope. She raised her arms to the river and looked toward the jungle. Many of the villagers gathered behind her, including Fallen Tree and Dark Water. The smell of burning wood was strong in the air, and the echoes of trees crashing down reached their ears. The sky had just begun to brighten, but the rising smoke from the jungle had already caught the golden light of dawn.The crowd shifted tensely as falling ash began to build on their shoulders. They could see the red glow of the fires through the trees, and it was growing brighter as if the flames were coming closer. By now everyone knew what had happened between Jaguar Claw and Red Spear, and that the hunters had chased after Sunflower and Standing Deer in the jungle.Soon the red glow became golden, and smoke and embers began to waft through the trees. God rays gleamed in the smoke, and some of the villagers backed away."
The First Priestess: Part 13FireStanding Deer was running as fast as she could through the jungle. Branches and leaves whipped past her, and she shielded the back of Sunflower's head. A snake hissed somewhere, and the jungle kept getting thicker. Behind her, the noises of the battle echoed between the trees until there was suddenly silence.Standing Deer stopped and looked back. She was out of breath and needed to rest. The dark jungle looked alive as the patches of moonlight changed with the wind, and cold air seemed to be blowing in from the direction of the village.Sunflower awoke from her painful experience and looked at her mother. "I'm okay. I can walk," she said. Standing Deer put her down, and Sunflower looked around. "What happened? Where's daddy? Where are we?"Standing Deer planted the spear she took from the river, and knelt down and opened her arms. Sunflower timidly walked in to hug her, and her mother whispered into her ear, "Your d
The First Priestess: Part 12A Father's BloodAfter many hours of eating, drinking, and singing, most of the villagers had fallen asleep in their homes or passed out beside the smoldering fires. The panther's body had been moved from the temple to the village center, where skewers of meat had been placed near its mouth as offerings. The moon was a quarter empty, and the sky was cloudless and filled with stars.Fallen Tree quietly slid aside the woven panel and surveyed the village center. All seemed quiet, and he stepped out of his hut. Far away and down the lane, the temple looked like a massive burial mound, cold and dormant.Fallen Tree motioned toward his hut, and Red Spear stepped out. He had his spear, and over his shoulder was a woven bindle that Dark Water had filled for him with fruits, grains, and meat wrapped in large leaves. He crouched low, while Fallen Tree walked more distractingly out in the open. The God Whisperer's hut had a woven panel pulled over the door. Pro
The First Priestess: Part 11Please and PromisesThe village was quiet as the sky darkened to a deep navy blue. All that could be heard was the blackened hut smoldering, and the chirping of insects in the jungle.Mothers quietly cleaned the hunter's catch beside large fires in silence. The God Whisperer said, that to remove Red Spear and his family from the village also meant to silence all gossip about them, to keep them out of mind, out of heart, and out of their lives. Yet, those villagers who had faithfully helped burn down Red Spear's hut felt fine to continue talking about the sky's gift, the red sky, and now the black Jaguar God. In front of the temple, two teenage boys were swatting away the flies that buzzed over the panther's body.Inside the temple, Standing Deer shifted in the dark. Her hands and feet were still tied, but for the past ten hours she would crawl around and search the room for something to cut the ropes, but before she ever managed to find somethin
The First Priestess: Part 1A New WorldLong ago, the Powers of creation fled from a dying world. Fiery twisters churned the air, and crystal spires rose and split continents. Mushroom clouds tossed everything on the surface into a great manufactured storm, and radioactive winds reduced mountains to sand. Clouds of molten rock swirled and surged with lightening. The planet quaked with energy, and as the greatest war on Dyraxia came to an end, it cracked in half and exploded with tremendous force.Debris bombarded the solar system, destroying the smaller planets and knocking the others out of their orbits. The world the Powers had lived on for so long had destroyed itself, but there was no time to spend on compassion. The Powers raced ahead of the destruction. They changed, and grew a thousand times in size, becoming starlike in nature, and set sail as fast as they could into the vastness of space. They desperately needed to find a new planet with superior life before time ran out. Over the course
The First Priestess: Part 2Life and Ashes"Why does the sky still bleed?" Fallen Tree asked at the back of the pack. It had been several hours since the seven hunters began their trek through the jungle, and yet the sky was still a glaring, murky red, hazed by a cloud of pulverized rock."Stop wondering and keep up," ordered Jaguar Claw, the lead hunter at the front of the line. They were going to where the sky's gift had fallen at the summit of the mountain.Red Spear walked behind Jaguar Claw, and the spear that his wife chose for him was stained red with insect dyes. He thought to himself, Standing Deer and Sunflower will be safe, but his nervous glances toward the village betrayed his confident masquerade. The red sky was painting the walls of his imagination with wrathful images of angry gods."I like the sky red though," Fallen Tree said at the back of the line. "It makes me feel alert.""It is unnatural. The red is like blood,
The First Priestess: Part 3The God WhispererThirteen mothers and twenty children watched as The God Whisperer dripped blood from her slit palm over a skull. With her other hand she fanned a flame, and the air in the vault-like temple became stiflingly hot. Some of the mothers pushed their children toward the bunker windows, but The God Whisperer barked, "Wait! Patience…." She had smoke-darkened, leathery skin, cataract clouded eyes, and fine silver hairs that fell over her face. The drips of blood traced cracks in the skull, and The God Whisperer shone a torch over it to help her see.Standing Deer sat to the side and fanned the air in front of Sunflower's face. Her daughter had passed out once, like some of the other children, and everyone had been in here for an hour already."What does it mean, God Whisperer?" she asked, breathless."Silence, tramp! You are not of our people! You do not know our ways." The God Whisperer didn't look at Sta
The First Priestess: Part 4Panther's ToyAll of the fires in the village were doused, and most of the families were asleep. The jungle seemed nosier at night, as thousands of animals and insects chirped, whistled, or howled.Sunflower overheard Red Spear telling her mother about what he saw in the mountain, and it had inflamed her imagination. The images of burning, wilting flowers haunted her mind, and she laid awake beside her parents.The God Whisperer had told the village children about the gods of fire, earth, rivers, and the animals: jaguar, dragon, shark, bird, and cyclops. The gods strained to hold the planet in balance with the spirit world, and they needed to be nourished by sacrificial offerings, otherwise their hunger would grow, and the gods would be forced to hunt people to regain their strength. God Whisperer said that as a young woman she had visited the spirit world in the form of a harpy. Meanwhile, the gods often visited in the forms of the most powerful animals, except
The First Priestess: Part 10The God's JusticeSeveral hours before sunset, Red Spear, Fallen Tree, and the other hunters were returning to the village. The sky was beginning to darken, and the air was warm and summery. Carried between the hunters were five peccaries, three rabbits, four iguanas, and two large wild turkeys. It was the most successful hunt that they had ever achieved. Red Spear was able to lead the hunters just like his father had: he caught the tracks and signs of the animals, kept the party upwind, and moved them silently through the jungle. Tonight they would all eat well, but for now Red Spear was laughing with the other hunters as they joked about Jaguar Claw's hunting skills."I'd like to propose that Red Spear lead us hunting from now on!" Fallen Tree cried, a fat turkey bounced on his back as they marched through the jungle. The other hunters cheered and began chanting Red Spear's name."Jaguar Claw would kill you if he heard you sa
The First Priestess: Part 9HeathensThe God Whisperer peered outside her hut and saw Sunflower walking through the village. The little girl peaked into Dark Water's brewing pots, watched a young boy sharpen his first spear, and waved hello to the gossiping old ladies as they washed clothes by the river.The God Whisperer retreated into the darkness of her hut, her hands wrapped in leaves slathered with sticky soothing salves. They were scared and twisted by a lifetime of religious abuse, and the pain was constant, piercing deep within her palms every time she sought to hear just a whisper from the gods. She would cut her hands to the bone and offer her body if only to gaze once at their supreme divinity.The hut was dark, quiet, and empty, as it always was, and as the God Whisperer intended it to be. She looked outside her hut again, and Sunflower was now nearby, being offered fruits by the neighbors and asked if her family was well."Sunflower," The God Whisperer called. The s
The First Priestess: Part 8DawnJaguar Claw approached Red Spear, who was talking to Fallen Tree, and gathered with the other hunters at the edge of the jungle. It was a half-hour after sunrise, and the air was cool and humid."Look out, it's the boss," Fallen Tree whispered. The other hunters laughed and quickly hushed.Jaguar Claw looked tired, still impressively built and tall, but his eyes were dark and heavy-lidded. "Red Spear," he said. "I want you to lead the hunters today. It seems the gods have been favoring you lately. Let's test if their generosity continues."Fallen Tree smiled and shook his friend's shoulder. The other hunters clapped, and Red Spear was lost for words. "I'm honored," he said, stunned, and he glanced toward his hut. "We will hunt well today." He had wanted to lead the hunters ever since his father led them during his time, but today he had planned to slip away and help his wife move t
The First Priestess: Part 7Night TerrorsDusk would be coming soon, and people were already coming in from the fields with baskets of crops and tired hands. Standing Deer sat on the floor and stared blankly at her family's bed mat. She loosely held onto boldo leaves, and they were falling one by one into her lap. Last night had been so terrible, and yet Sunflower was alive again, like it had all been a nightmare. She could hear Sunflower laughing outside as she helped her dad replace the damaged branches of their hut. Red Spear hadn't asked where the black jaguar's body went, but she knew they would have to do something about it soon.Sunflower ran inside. "Look, it's me! It's me!" she said, holding a large sunflower from the fields in her hand. The flower itself was almost bigger than her head."Hey, you're right, little girl," her mother said, her eyes refocussing, and Sunflower sat in her lap. "Did someone give that to you?
The First Priestess: Part 6Gods Don't BleedFallen Tree stood outside the temple. Dawn was about to break, and some of the villagers were already starting fires, inspecting the fields, or grinding cacao seeds. Water from the downhill river was boiling and passing through cloth filters lined with the roasted grounds, all being carefully stewed by a villager named Black Water, Fallen Tree's wife. The mixture was poured into fire-hardened, wooden cups, and sweetened with dried honey. Fallen Tree had taken three of the cups and brought them to the temple. This simple drink in his hands would someday be called coffee.Fallen Tree and Red Spear had never been good friends, and yet the idea of losing a daughter weighed down a man who had lost the ability to have children while hunting. After that day, no hunter dared joke about the lethality of a surprised spider monkey.Fallen Tree entered the temple and saw the grieving couple. Four hours ago, Red Spear and Standing Deer cried themselves
The First Priestess: Part 5IncubusThe God Whisperer refused to help.Red Spear woke her up in the middle of the night, and to her old eyes the child was already dead. "Leave your daughter at the temple. I'll drain her blood, and you can bury her tomorrow," she said, seated on the reed mat of her hut."Pity, God Whisperer! Please!" Red Spear yelled. "Ask the gods! Take care of my daughter, wrap her in herbs, anything, please!"Nearby villagers heard him yelling and came out of their huts. God Whisperer could hear their footsteps, and she sipped water from a hollow gourd. "You're making a foul spectacle of yourself, Red Spear, awakening your family and neighbors to scream and cry at an old woman," she said.Red Spear stepped into The God Whisperer's hut and dropped to his knees. She recoiled, but Red Spear kept his head down, and she could hear him sobbing."Please," he begged. "I know … she's gone. Bu
The Angel of Zero City: Part 19 FinalMoving OnThe entire world could wait until dawn, as far as Joseph was concerned. "Would you like anything to eat?" he asked from his kitchen. "I could … cook you up some eggs, or a sandwich. I've got ice cream?""No thanks. I … I can't eat," the Angel replied."Can't?""Mm-hmm. It's an … allergy. But I think I can drink.""Sure. I've never been able to drink alone. Take a seat." Joseph quickly poured two glasses of whisky and brought the bottle with him to the couch. "Job well done, then," he toasted.The two drank in darkness, and Joseph coughed. "You're voice," he rasped, "it's not menacing enough. I'm not saying you're lacking in theatrics, but you could sound more intimidating. The first time I heard you speak I thought you were around high school age. Am I right?"The Angel laughed.
The Angel of Zero City: Part 18The PrickSocrates held a glass of cognac in one hand and a pen in the other. His feet were kicked up on the couch of his small apartment, filled with book stacks, shelves, and old records. The window was open, and a light breeze shifted the pages on his notebook. He lowered his hand, and scribbled in a personal shorthand while speaking aloud,"The golden handIts clock of eightThe master planWill not wait"Action nowYouth is waningMust endowSoon it's raining"Hold one vowNo restrainingIf life allowHeart unchaining"To change the manWho cannot standWhile you debateTo plan your fate.""So who's the skinny guy?" Finlay asked.Joseph, the Angel, and Finlay were loaded into Finlay's LeSabre and driving toward Hell."He's my anonymous tip," Joseph said."How can he be anonymous when he's in the car with us!?"The Angel winced. "Watch your blood pressure, Robert,&
The Angel of Zero City: Part 17The DetectiveJoseph trudged into his dark apartment and flopped face down on the couch. He moaned as his bruises throbbed, and he realized that the door was still open. After losing a mental argument, he roused himself from the couch, shut the door, and locked the deadbolt. He rubbed his face and shuffled back to the couch, and somehow he still felt electric despite how much his heart was telling him to be sad.Joseph thought, maybe getting over a divorce makes regular breakups less painful? So, what now? Watch TV? Sit in silence? He was beginning to relapse from a lifestyle that he had gotten too attached to.Joseph slapped the stereo remote, and the jazz station from the Uptown college was playing Dianne Reeves's "Straighten Up and Fly Right." He was going to go to the fridge, but then he remembered that the rainy-day beer hadn't been replaced."Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?" Joseph whined to nobody.The minutes turned slowly and the music ke
The Angel of Zero City: Part 16UnfinishedJoseph didn't know who designed city hall, but it was a glass pyramid that jutted southward, like the bow of a ship three-fourths underwater. Its mirror-like windows reflected the city, the sunset, and the pink clouds above, and a small scarce park surrounded the building.Joseph didn't know whether to sit, or stand and keep a lookout for Esmeralda, and he wondered what kind of hangouts were around here. For the past week, it was like he was a younger man again, always looking for something new and interesting to experience. The area around here was foreign to him, but by the way the brass talked about the stooges at city hall, it might as well have been Hell.Five minutes passed, and Esmeralda suddenly appeared from behind a tree, and Joseph hurried to meet her."Hey!" he said cheerily, and he quickly kissed her lips. "How was your day?"Esmeralda kissed him back, but barely, and she stared at his chest. "It was fin
The Angel of Zero City: Part 15Reasons"This is a box of cigars I got from the heart of Los Angeles, and this is a gift card to Lazlo's Steakhouse in Uptown." Joseph slid his apologies across Finlay's desk and sat down meekly. "I also did my share of the paperwork, and I think most of the cases shouldn't be too much of a hassle."Finlay eyed these gifts with his arms folded. "Is that all?""And … and I feel bad for walking out the other day. I'm sorry, and I'm sorry for not apologizing earlier. But if you're the honest one then I'm the dishonest one! What I want to say has a lot of trouble coming out."Finlay had been sour the last two days, and the fact that Joseph hadn't apologized sooner only deepened the wound. But, he also knew that Lazlo's steaks would taste better if he forgave him."You were right though." Joseph said. "I was risking my life like a rookie. If we ever


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The room's are clean and comfortable. The staff is always helpful and do a great job of making sure you have everything you need. Breakfast is good and there is a variety of food. Close to the airport and shuttle make it a very convenient stop for me.
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This newly renovated hotel is 7.5 miles from the Sacramento International Airport. It has a 24-hour complimentary airport shuttle for guests, and features spacious rooms with luxury bedding and free Wi-Fi.
The rooms at the Fairfield Inn and Suites Sacramento Airport Natomas include a well-lit work desk and an ergonomic chair. A flat-screen cable TV is also provided.
At the Black Bear Diner guests can enjoy burgers, milkshakes, and fresh salads. The Fairfield Inn also features a continental breakfast.
The Fairfield Inn & Suites Sacramento has a heated outdoor pool and whirlpool. There is also a fitness room and 24-hour Corner Market.
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This suite-style property is minutes from downtown Sacramento, Discovery Park and Old Town. It provides a free airport shuttle service from Sacramento International Airport.
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On the Sacramento River, this central Sacramento hotel is within a 5-minute drive of Historic Old Sacramento and the State Capitol. A complimentary hot breakfast is provided.
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Super 8 Hotel - Sacramento Airport Near Interstates 80 and 5, a short drive from Sacramento International Airport, this smoke-free hotel features guest rooms with free Wi-Fi. Airport shuttle service is available.
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Courtyard Sacramento Airport Natomas Just one mile from the Sacramento River, this hotel offers free airport shuttle service to Sacramento International Airport, a 10-mile drive. A restaurant, pool and gym are on site.
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The sheets had stains, they forgot pillow cases for the pillow, beef jerky was on the floor and someone else's hair was in the shower. Also, very loud outside of the room. Not a comfortable stay.
We needed a comfortable place that had easy freeway access, a quiet environment for sleep, laundry facilities, breakfast with a reasonable span of available hours, courteous, efficient service, and a fair price. We scored and got everything we needed. We specifically requested the top floor and got it. A couple of easy access eating options--Black Bear Diner being one of them--made life simpler too. Even providing a fruit basket in the lobby for anytime healthy snack was a considerate offer on their part--and complimentary laundry supplies. Thoughtful and practical. Thanks!
Not a complaint, but a suggestion: provide more than one set of washer/dryer combo for guests. We finished our laundry duties at 1 a.m. as a result of only one set-up being available.
Very clean,great staff,good food,good parking,safe.
Well managed hotel conveniently located just off the highway
The staff are professional and helpful. The breakfast has a good variety. The shuttle to the airport.
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The room's are clean and comfortable. The staff is always helpful and do a great job of making sure you have everything you need. Breakfast is good and there is a variety of food. Close to the airport and shuttle make it a very convenient stop for me.
Nice newer property - great modern vibe - every staff encounter was positive - from check out to the breakfast room attendant. Nice room - surprisingly quiet. Definitely would recommend!
Free airport shuttle starts at 4 am and there is a modified early bird breakfast available starting at 3:30 am.
I couldn't connect to wifi and didn't have the time to deal with it. The hotel is hard to find off of the I-5 freeway.
Complimentary shuttle ride to airport offered but not needed. Nice to know it was available though.
It as a good breakfast.They had the kindest person working in the breakfast room. Truly gave us a great start to the day.
The room was a little smaller than I expected.
The staff were very friendly. The breakfast was nice too.
Could hear the freeway. The TV was super small. Maybe 21 inches.
I had been in Chico for a class reunion and was planning on flying home to Colorado from Sacramento. I was bumped from my plane and the next available spot wasn't until Monday morning at 5:00am. I had to return my rental car as originally booked or pay almost double for one more day. Never in my life have I lost my voice just because, no illness. When I spoke only a few peeps & squeeks would come out. Horrible feeling not being able to communicate. I called the hotel from the rental car return terminal and after a very quiet yet extremely frustrating attempt to speak to the nice voice on the other line she was able to understand that I needed picked up & taken to hotel. The ride was quick & easy. Check in was pleasant & smooth. The only part I missed was that the room key also controlled the air conditioner in the room from the small box on the wall. After several hours of trying to sleep in the heat, waking up sweating & not getting the air conditioner to stay on I broke down and called the front desk. Keep in mind I still have a very minimal voice & it's close to midnight. Once the front desk started explaining the door key needed to go inside the eco-friendly glowing green box on the wall I instantly remembered vaguely something about that being mentioned when I checked in. The hotel was clean, beds comfortable, the staff were very accommodating & pleasant and the shuttle to & from the airport was fast & easy. I would definitely stay again.
I loved the breakfast. I am on a strict diet and I even found food I could eat. It was very clean and food was at the correct tempetature.
The pool was always puy of towels. We told the staff several times but had to go to the gym and get our own.
Clean, quiet, staff very helpful.
Eating establishments were not close by.
Breakfast pool hot tub
Road noise just stay on the fromt side
I loved that you thought of the early morning traveler and had something to eat. Shuttle on time.
Location was great, the staff was very nice & accommodating. We would go back to stay there.
Next time I will ask for a 3rd floor room. We were on the 2nd floor. I could hear the people upstairs walking around.
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A few weeks ago my two-year-old daughter was showing my 85-year-old grandmother how to work an iPod touch. I'm not sure if my bubbie was more amazed with the device or with the fact that her great-granddaughter understood it better than her. While this was certainly an adorable sight, it was also a very telling account of how children seem to naturally pick up, and evolve with, the technology around them. Twenty years ago my grandmother was equally mesmerized by my Game Boy, which I effortlessly learned to use.
My daughter knows how to scroll through iPod and iPad pages, go back to the menu, look through pictures, play videos, and "bake" cupcakes via her favorite app. By no means am I saying that she is a spectacular genius (though I won't discount the possibility), but it is clear that she is able to use the Apple touch devices to a certain extent. I decided to look for more educational ways for her to use "her" iPod (after I bought an iPhone she laid claim to my iTouch). Sure enough there was an app for that. Davka Corporation has a clever and adorable app called Alef Bet Schoolhouse. The app is essentially four different games designed to not only teach children the aleph-bet, but to also learn basic Hebrew words and how to properly pronounce them. While it's suggested for ages 3-9, I decided to let my little girl test it. Of the four games, I only found one of them age appropriate for my daughter. This was a grid with the Hebrew alphabet mapped out. When a letter is tapped, a larger picture of the letter pops up along with an animated picture of a word that starts with that letter (e.g. for yud a picture of a yaldah – girl – comes on screen). A child's voice then says the letter and the corresponding Hebrew word. My daughter found this quite engrossing, and came to know a few letters after one sitting. The second game helps children differentiate between similar-looking letters, such as vuv and zayin. When a child completes a round they get an on-screen "prize" (a clown, a box of crayons or a doll). This was too advanced for my little girl, so I did it for her. She was very excited when "we" completed a level, and a prize came on screen. (This is probably the precursor to the inevitability of doing her fifth grade science fair project for her.) The Magical Aleph Bet Game jumbles nine letters, and children must learn their proper order. As they tap the correct letter it disappears, and little by little a cute picture appears. The child's voice then says the word of the picture in Hebrew and English (e.g. masa'it – truck).
The final game, The Unscrambulator, is the one game adults might actually enjoy as much as children. I was quite proud when I unscrambled a mixed-up chof sofit and a cute chipmunk in a party hat came on screen celebrating my achievement.
The Aleph Bet Schoolhouse is certainly more than worth its cost of $3.99. However, children older than five might tire of the same pictures, words and prizes. While no updates are yet coming, Davka Corporation is hard at work creating more apps for Jewish children. While only one of the four games was suitable for my little girl (for the time being), the app still served my goal of using my daughters' iPod touch for more educational purposes.
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One should not give the money before Purim morning or after sunset.
The mishloach manos of times gone by were sometimes simple and sometimes elaborate, but the main focus was on the preparation of the delicious food they contained.
One of the earliest special Purims we have on record was celebrated by the Jews of Granada and Shmuel HaNagid, the eleventh-century rav, poet, soldier and statesman, and one of the most influential Jews in Muslim Spain.
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The program took on special significance as it marked not only the first anniversary of Rebbetzin Kudan's levayah but also the 27th yahrzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, a"h.
It captures the love of the Jewish soul as only Shlomo Hamelech could portray it – and as only Rabbi Miller could explain it.
Erudite and academic, drawing from ancient and modern sources, the book can be discussed at the Shabbos table as well as in kollel.
I'm here to sit next to you and help you through this Purim with three almost-too-easy mishloach manot ideas, all made with cost-conscious paper bags.
Kids want to be like their friends, and they want to give and get "normal" mishloach manos stocked with store-bought treats.
Whenever he did anything loving for me, I made a big deal about it.
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A program that started with a handful of volunteers has grown exponentially to include students from a wider array of backgrounds.
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In California, severe drought has imperiled millions of juvenile salmon who now face waters too dry to let them make their usual spawning trip to the ocean. So state and federal officials have embarked on a drastic plan to save them – by letting them hitch a ride on tanker trucks.
Over the next two and a half months, some 30 million Chinook salmon will be trucked from five hatcheries in the state's Central Valley to waters where they can make their way to the ocean.
The trucking experiment formally kicked off Tuesday, when some 400,000 smolt --- juvenile salmon about 3 to 4 inches long — hitched a ride on climate-controlled tankers from the Coleman National hatchery near Red Bluff to the Sacramento River, in the delta town of Rio Vista. A roughly 100-foot-long pipe then funneled the fish from the truck into a series of floating holding pens in the water.
The salmon usually make the 270-mile trip on their own. But they wouldn't have been able to survive the swim in this drought, says Bob Clarke, fisheries program supervisor for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
"If we don't get any rain later in the year, the river may become too low, too slow and too clear," Clarke says, "so that the fish would face too warm temperatures and too much predation, and would end up all being, all perished."
These are certainly extreme measures, says Stafford Lehr, the chief of fisheries for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, but drought has left officials with little choice.
"We are not necessarily in favor of trucking 100 percent of our fish," he says. "So we would prefer to find other means to release these [salmon], to improve their homing ability to get back to their natal streams."
Officials worry that this hitch-hike for the fish will disrupt their ability to "imprint." That refers to the process by which the fish learn the location of their home waters so that they can return there from the ocean in three or four years in order to spawn.
But Lehr says that's a risk worth taking. And the trucking operation could be a boon to researchers.
"Twenty five percent of these fish have a small tag in their nose that identifies the hatchery and the river they belong to and the release strategy," he explains. "So we'll be able to track those fish in four years, or three years. As they come back, we take those tags and we read them."
There's more than a little history here. In 1991 the state trucked salmon to the delta. But the trucks simply dumped the fish near the river banks, where they were easy pickings for predators.
In 2008, poor river conditions and a low supply of food in the ocean caused few salmon to return home for spawning. The result: The commercial salmon fishing industry was virtually shut mdown for a couple of years.
That's why state and federal officials are taking painstaking steps to make sure every juvenile salmon is flushed properly out of the tanker trucks. The holding pens are operated by staff from a group called the Fishery Foundation of California. Kari Burr, a senior biologist with the group, says the pens allow the fish to get accustomed to the water temperature.
One tell-tale sign that smolts are ready to make the transition to salt water? The fish assume a shiny silver color, she says. "They're looking good and healthy," she says of the current batch of fish.
After the pens are full, a boat slowly tugs them at about the speed of the tide to the middle of the Sacramento River, where the fish will be released.
The salmon are the root stock of an industry estimated at about $1.5 billion in these parts. On the dock, the executive director of the Golden Gate Salmon Association, John McManus, is beaming.
"For us in the sport and commercial salmon fishery industry, it means that we should see much better returns of adults in 2016, when these fish are fully grown," he says. "We'll have something to harvest."
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Perhaps this was the perfect moment to cruise with the Journey: at the time when they upgraded their service to semi-luxury and before the price hike. In any case, our experience was dramatically better than what we expected from lukewarm reviews and ratings posted all over the web.
Fantastic: food in specialty restaurants, at $5 surcharge per person. We spent there almost every evening.
Great: crew, service, and the atmosphere they created. When Norwegian lost our luggage in the previous back-to-back cruise, they were extremely helpful to get it back. Food in the buffet and the main room. Cabins: not very spacious but very nicely organized and pleasant.
Ok: butler (= upgraded steward). Entertainment was ok to solid.
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