text:
Rudy Grahn | February 3, 2003 | Comments
If analysts told clients what they need to know (instead of what they want to hear), it would sound something like this....
Whether you're the marketer, publisher, or agency, you're likely still playing the online advertising "average metrics" game: What are our numbers, and what are the average?
As a researcher, much of my time is spent answering questions of averages: average click rate, average open rate, and so on. My business is client service, so I have to give customers what they want. As such, I usually provide clients with whatever average they seek.
For a change, I'd like to use this occasion not to provide what many want but, rather, what they need. Here for your future reference is a grizzled analyst's treatise on the maddening misuse of middling metrics:
Want to learn more?
Attend ClickZ Live New York March 30 - April 1. With over 15 years' experience delivering industry-leading events, ClickZ Live brings together over 60 expert speakers to offer an action-packed, educationally-focused agenda covering all aspects of digital marketing. Register today!
Rudy Grahn As a senior analyst with Jupiter Research, Rudy scrutinizes online advertising, marketing, and commerce including campaign measurement and analysis, interactive branding, Internet classifieds, and online performance marketing. Earlier, Rudy oversaw analysis and optimization at SFInteractive for clients including Microsoft bCentral, Adaptec, Verisign, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Online, Red Envelope and Women.com. He was the founding creative and senior copywriter for i-traffic, where he worked on campaigns for CDNow, Disney, Eddie Bauer, BellSouth, Doubleday Interactive and CNN/SI, among others. Rudy's observations are solicited by The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, ABC News, The New York Times, Reuters, C|Net Radio, Business 2.0, Wired, The Washington Post and American Demographics to name a few.
Mar 30-Apr 1, 2015
June 23-25, 2015
July 9, 2015
August 10-12, 2015
September 8-10, 2015
Hong Kong, May 5-6, 2015
A Buyer's Guide to Affiliate Management Software
Manage your performance marketing with the right solution. Choose a platform that will mutually empower advertisers and media partners!
Google My Business Listings Demystified
To help brands control how they appear online, Google has developed a new offering: Google My Business Locations. This whitepaper helps marketers understand how to use this powerful new tool.
May 6, 2015
12:00pm ET/9:00am PT


text:
Music Gearheads Tech Talk / Re: How do you record?« on: January 25, 2008, 06:01:57 PM »
In that price range I would look at the Presonus or better yet the TC Konect.
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
I've enjoyed plenty of non-fiction books but very rarely have I felt enraptured and overwhelmed by the beauty of something non-fiction.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
No eBook available
Take our survey New!
Paths to a Middle Ground: The Diplomacy of Natchez, Boukfouka, Nogales, and ...By Charles A. Weeks
Get Textbooks on Google Play
Rent and save from the world's largest eBookstore. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone.
Go to Google Play Now »


text:
- Product Information
Product Description
Our 3" magnifying glass novelties are sold 144 to the pack. Please order in increments of 1 gross.
- Questions & Answers
- Reviews
Customer Reviews
- As expected Review by decor
Used in a party favor bag. A hole in handle would have been nice, but for the price...
(Posted on 4/9/13)
- Good for the price you pay Review by Bostick Cottrel
These were purchased to to into an invitation with very small writing and more for clever effect than anything.. mission accomplished. The price is very cheap on these. Since they're packaged loose in a plastic bag, most of the magnifying glasses plastic lens' had small scratches on them. You get what you pay for, is what I'm saying so don't expect perfection.
(Posted on 12/29/11)
- inexpensive fun marketing trinket Review by Music Booster
Good value for the price, [...] Very appealing marketing accompaniment for an item with small print. Fun and affordable gimmick. Quality and clarity what you might expect for the price, but fine for the "freebie" I was looking for.
(Posted on 6/1/11)
- Exactly what we wanted [...] Review by 7marie8
We bought these to make Girl Scout SWAPS. Great value.
(Posted on 5/31/11)
- For what it is, you can't go wrong Review by Beandaddy
At a few cents each you really can't go wrong with these. Yes they are cheep, but they work well, and if you keep an eye on the handout of each one the rare "bad one" is really not a problem at all. Maybe just 2 or 3 bad ones per gross. Am satisfied with this product. Service by Windy City is great. Beandaddy [@]
(Posted on 3/23/11)
Write Your Own Review
Totally 80's Party Ideas
Add an 80's theme to an upcoming party of event! Use these party tips to help you set up for an 80's theme party, complete with decorations, food ideas and more.
Add a Pink and Gold Color Scheme to Your Party!
Throwing a party? Try using a mix of pink and gold colors to create the color scheme for your party décor. This color combination can be used for birthday parties, bridal parties, baby showers, and much more!
Add Some Flair to Your Formal Affair!
Prepare for any special occasion with these formal event decorating tips. Learn how to transform a simple decoration into something elegant and beautiful.


text:
Munich. Ahhhh. Beer. We're in one of those traditional beerhauses that I can only hope actually exist in Germany. Everyone's drinking big steins of beer and "ya, ya"-ing each other. Vaughn and Syd are at a booth, pretending to enjoy their beer while really doing some recon on Dietrich. He's at the back of the place with a group of his bodyguards. Syd comments that this'll be fun, seeing as they have no toys from Marshall and cell phones instead of comms. Vaughn's all, yeah! It'll be loads of laughs! And all we have to do is get Dietrich alone and convince him to show us his Nightingale files. Piece o' cake. Just then, Syd catches a glimpse of Dietrich manhandling one of the waitresses. "I can get him alone," says Syd with confidence. Heh. Vaughn smirks at her. Heh heh.
Syd heads off to the waitress locker room or whatever and starts searching for one of the Heidi-esque costumes. Yeah, I know Heidi is set in Switzerland, okay? Don't write me emails all, "Those waitress uniforms weren't Swiss, they were German because blah blah blahzzzzzzz." They look like dirndls and lederhosen or whatever, and calling them Heidi-esque is more evocative of what they are than saying, "Fake German Barmaid Costumes," okay? Shhhh. Syd's about to kick some ass. She attempts to get into some lockers but is stopped by a pretty waitress in the doorway who wants to know if Syd needs some help. Syd quickly falls into German and tells the waitress that she's new here and needs a uniform. The waitress is all, are you Klaus's cousin? Syd's all, hell yeah! The waitress is all, WHAM! Heh. She slaps Syd and says she thinks there's something Syd has to say to her. Syd puts a hand to her mouth and looks at the girl like, YOU BET YER ASS THERE'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO SAY TO YOU.
We switch back to Vaughn, who's watching Dietrich. He calls Syd and tells her that Dietrich's just gotten the bill, so he's getting ready to leave. Syd better hurry up. Seeing as Syd's already knocked out the waitress, removed her blonde wig, and is now fully dressed in a waitress costume, I'd say Syd's doing her fair share of hurrying. Back with Dietrich, he signs the check and hands over the bill. That's when Syd makes her way through the place in her waitress outfit and plonks a big-ass stein full of beer down in front of Dietrich. Vaughn watches with admiration. Dietrich says they've already paid, so what's with the beer? Syd's all, yeah, that's from me. Wanna go fool around? Dietrich's all, HELL YEAH. They go off as Vaughn's cell phone rings. It's Weiss. He's all, dude. Whassup? Quick question. Vaughn's all, dude? REALLY BAD TIME. Weiss is all, where are you? A party? Can I come? Vaughn's all, GO PLAY WITH YOUR HOT GIRLFRIEND. I'll call you later. GOD. "Romantic getaway's going that good, huh?" asks Weiss. Not with you CALLING every five minutes, YOU GEEK. Vaughn just dryly says, "Braids, fishnets, it's pretty spectacular." Hee. "Somebody's getting lucky tonight," muses Weiss. Dude? You could be getting lucky too if you stopped calling your BOYFRIEND and started paying a little more attention to your GIRLFRIEND. Lord. Hottest chick in the world right there next to him and all he wants to do is call his buddy. Dude's NEVER getting laid, I tell you.


text:
Atco United
Presbyterian Church
2259 Atco Ave
Atco, NJ 08004
Phone: 856-767-5602
Email: email@example.com
Or use our contact form.
Sunday Worship Services
Contemporary 8:15am
Traditional 11:00am
Sunday School 9:45 am
Summer Schedule
Thursday Evenings 7:30pm
Sunday 10:00am
No Sunday School
During these coming Sundays in lent, we will hear first person accounts of Old Testament characters who looked forward to the Resurrection. Using Ron DiCianni's Resurrection Mural as a starting point, we will meet: Abraham, Moses, David, Elijah, and Isaiah and deepen our understanding of what God has done for us through Jesus Christ.


text:
Barrett Brown's sentence is unjust, but it may become the norm for journalists
Strong Female Protagonist Book One
Matt Taibbi's The Divide: incandescent indictment of the American justice-gap
House approves 'media shield' amendment, as reporter reveals 2011 subpoena fight
The House of Representatives today voted 225-183 to approve an appropriations bill amendment that bars the Justice Department from forcing reporters to testify about their confidential sources.
Marshall Islands sues 9 nuclear powers, including US and Russia, over failure to disarm nuclear stockpiles
The Marshall Islands is suing the nine known nations with nuclear weapons at the international court of justice at The Hague, over charges they have violated their legal obligation to disarm under the 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT). From the Guardian:
In the unprecedented legal action, comprising nine separate cases brought before the ICJ on Thursday, the Republic of the Marshall Islands accuses the nuclear weapons states of a "flagrant denial of human justice". It argues it is justified in taking the action because of the harm it suffered as a result of the nuclear arms race. The Pacific chain of islands, including Bikini Atoll and Enewetak, was the site of 67 nuclear tests from 1946 to 1958, including the "Bravo shot", a 15-megaton device equivalent to a thousand Hiroshima blasts, detonated in 1954. The Marshallese islanders say they have been suffering serious health and environmental effects ever since.Named in the lawsuit are the United States, Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel, an undeclared nuclear weapons state.
US federal judges resisting law enforcement demands for electronic evidence
"This rising assertiveness by magistrate judges — the worker bees of the federal court system — has produced rulings that elate civil libertarians and frustrate investigators, forcing them to meet or challenge tighter rules for collecting electronic evidence."
An interesting footnote observed by Freedom of the Press Foundation's Trevor Timm: "All federal magistrate judges are on a giant email list where they ask each other legal questions."
Ugotarrested: Man charged with operating revenge porn site Ugotposted.com
California State Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced the arrest of a man said to have owned and operated a so-called revenge porn website. According to the arrest warrant (PDF), the site operated by Kevin Christopher Bollaert published over 10,000 sexually explicit photos. The young women who appeared in these images, some of whom were minors at the time they were taken, were charged up to $350 each to be removed from the site.
California Department of Justice agents arrested Bollaert, 27, in San Diego where he lived. He is in San Diego County jail on $50,000 bail, and has been charged with 31 felony counts of conspiracy, identity theft and extortion. If he is convicted, penalties may include jail time and fines.
The arrest warrant is well worth a read. It includes the stories of a number of young women who ended up physically exposed and personally identified on the internet against their will. In some cases, private photos made their way online after their accounts were hacked or phones snatched. The women speak about how that violation damaged their lives and destroyed their sense of privacy.
During an in-person interview with two special agents, Bollaert bemoaned the burden of all those emails he was receiving from young women and teens, asking for images to be removed -- a service he charged hundreds of bucks for.
"At the beginning this was like fun and entertaining," he said to the agents, "But now it's ruining my life." At the end of the meeting, the agents served him with search warrants.
Sociology goes inside the police state
Argentine Judge wants to place officials from Franco regime on trial
Family of slain Chilean folk singer Victor Jara file suit against his accused torturer and killer, with help from CJA
Huge human rights news from Latin America today: the Center for Justice & Accountability and the family of Victor Jara are suing the man indicted by Chilean prosecutors for torturing and killing Jara in 1973. Pedro Barrientos is accused of firing the shot that killed the Chilean folk singer and activist, but Barrientos currently resides in Florida.
Through the lawsuit, Jara's family hope to prove his culpability in a federal courtroom in Jacksonville, Florida, with rarely-used US laws addressing human rights violations committed outside of the country.
Read the rest
Read the rest
Update on "Capturing the Friedmans" story
According to the report, "by any impartial analysis, the re-investigation process prompted by Jesse Friedman, his advocates and the 2nd Circuit, has only increased confidence in the integrity of Jesse Friedman's guilty plea and adjudication as a sex offender."
Friedman isn't giving up though.
"Today is not the worst day of my life," he said. "I've had many, many worse days than today and I'm standing strong and I've got as much fight in me — I've got more fight in me — than I've ever, ever had before. So, game on."
Subject of Oscar-nominated 'Capturing the Friedmans' vows fight for exoneration will go on (Washington Post)
"Exonerating Jesse Friedman" (FreeJesse.net)
Ex-CIA officer Kiriakou, who fought torture, sentenced in leak case
He is the first CIA officer in history to face prison for a leak.
From the NYT report by Michael S. Schmidt:
Fred Willard avoids going to trial following his lewdness arrest in July
Pennsylvania police post perp pix on Pinterest
The Pottstown Mercury, a newspaper in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, recently started posting police mugshots of wanted criminals on Pinterest. Sounds crazy, right? Well, the novel use of a social networking site known best for nail art, cupcakes, and motivational posters with bad typography has become quite a success for local law enforcement. As you can see by scrolling through the board, users are sharing comments on where police might look for each wanted man or woman. Here's an interview with one of the paper's "Pinners," and more context on Poynter. According to an interview with police in the Pottstown Mercury, the project has resulted in a 58% increase in arrests.
In the NYT, a judge who has cancer argues for the legalization of medical marijuana
Admittedly, I am biased, but New York state supreme court judge Gustin L. Reichbach speaks for me when he writes in a New York Times op-ed today that medical marijuana "is not a law-and-order issue; it is a medical and a human rights issue."
Like me, justice Reichbach has cancer. He has pancreatic cancer, and a prognosis that involves a short window of survival, and great pain and suffering during treatment.
"Medical science has not yet found a cure," he writes, "but it is barbaric to deny us access to one substance that has proved to ameliorate our suffering."
Read it and demand change: A Judge's Plea for Medical Marijuana.(NYT, via Clayton Cubitt)
Reflections on the acquittal of Byron Sonne
Yesterday, Byron Sonne was acquitted of all charges against him. Sonne is the Toronto-area security researcher who pointedly demonstrated the inadequacy and incoherence of the heavy-handed, $1.2B security arrangements for the G20 summit in 2010. Denise Balkissoon has done some of the best reporting on the bizarre trial that followed (after Sonne spent nearly a year in jail), and now she's got good commentary on the acquittal:
Sounds like he needs a job. Toronto-area readers, take note!
"Byron Sonne, you're a free man," said one of his lawyers, Joe DiLuca, as Sonne stood outside the courthouse.
"I can be a moron again on the internet," Sonne said, as he ripped up court documents that listed the bail conditions—including a curfew and not using a cellphone—that he has lived with since May 2011...
Later on the day of the verdict, in Kensington Market, Sonne stood having a cigarette and discussing Anonymous and Gandhi with Alex Hundert, who pled guilty to counselling to commit mischief during the G20. "They took a somewhat radical person like me and said, 'Let's put the guy in jail with real radicals,'" said Sonne, who was not involved with organized activists in advance of the summit. "I'm not interested in playing by the rules anymore."
Sonne said he intends to help non-technologically savvy activists learn to encrypt their computers and online communications. Police were unable to unencrypt one of Sonne's hard drives, which led the Crown to argue that it must contain nefarious plans. "There's nothing on there that wasn't on my other computers," said Sonne, who said he encrypted it for travelling over the U.S. border. "But it's good to know that the technology works."
Sonne aims to get back the computer security certification that was suspended during his arrest, and wants to start rebuilding his professional network.
Here's our previous Sonne posts.
Byron Sonne, found not guilty on all charges, has plans for the future (Thanks, Denise!)
War Crimes trial for Ratko Mladic begins in The Hague
This morning, The Hague tribunal commenced the trial of Ratko Mladic, ex commander of the army of the Serbian republic in Bosnia. Mothers of the slain gathered in front of the court.
Twenty years ago, Mladic started his criminal activities, while still an officer of the army of disintegrating Yugoslavia. A year ago, Mladic was arrested, after years of concealment, mostly within Belgrade. Today Mladic, aged 70, is sitting in the court neatly dressed as a civilian, without his legendary military cap.
As the judge reads the indictment, Mladic cheerily waving to the audience and even applauds certain parts of the recitation. "The wolf loses his hair but not his character," as the Serbian proverb puts it.
The indictment precisely proceeds as a short elementary lesson of the bloody fall of Yugoslavia.
Byron Sonne is an innocent man
Twitter's #freebyron hashtag is alive with the news that Byron Sonne, the Toronto-area security expert who was incarcerated and treated as a terrorist for pointing out and making fun of the security flaws in the $1.2B security scheme for the Toronto G20 summit, has been found Not Guilty on all counts.
A moment of sanity from the Canadian judicial system, and all it cost was Sonne's marriage, house, and freedom.
Here's our earlier Sonne pieces.
Police officer in fatal shooting of Marine vet ID'd, was sued in 2008 racism and brutality case
Democracy Now has a big update in the homicide of 68-year-old Kenneth Chamberlain, a black Marine vet shot dead at his home by police in White Plains, New York, last November after he accidentally set off his wearable medical alert device. A previous BB post on the story is here. The victim's son and other advocates have been pressuring authorities to release the name of the officer involved:
Documented in audio recordings, the White Plains police reportedly used a racial slur, burst through Chamberlain's door, tasered him, then shot him dead. "The last time I actually really saw my father, other than the funeral, was at the hospital, with his eyes wide open, his tongue hanging out his mouth, and two bullet holes in his chest," said Kenneth Chamberlain, Jr. "And I'm staring at my father, wondering, 'What happened?'"
The alleged shooter, Officer Anthony Carelli, is due in court later this month in an unrelated 2008 police brutality case. He is accused of being the most brutal of a group of officers who allegedly beat two arrestees of Jordanian descent and called them "rag heads."
Video, audio, and transcript here.
Black Marine veteran, 68, shot dead by police after wearable medical alert gadget went off in error
The Trayvon Martin story remains in national headlines this week, but little media attention has been paid to a similarly troubling case: that of Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr., a 68-year-old Marine vet killed in his home last November by police officers in White Plains, NY.
The officers were responding to a false alarm accidentally triggered by Chamberlain's medical alert pendant while he slept. Instead of helping the man, who had a heart condition, they broke down his front door, tasered him, reportedly called him the "n-word" and mocked him, then shot him dead.
Audio throughout the incident was recorded by his medical alert device.
Maher Arar on Canada's pro-torture policy
Maher Arar, a Canadian who was rendered to Syria for years of brutal torture on the basis of bad information from Canada's intelligence agencies, writes in Prism about the revelation that Canadian public safety minister Vic Toews has given Canadian intelligence agencies and police the green light to use information derived from torture in their work. Arar cites examples of rendition and torture based on the "Hollywood fantasy that underlines the 'ticking bomb' scenario that minister Toews was apparently contemplating when he wrote this directive."
What makes this direction even more alarming is that the fat annual budgets devoted to enhancing national security have not been balanced by a similar increase in oversight. In fact, the government chose to ignore the most important recommendation of Justice O'Connor which is to establish a credible oversight agency that has the required powers to monitor and investigate the activities of the RCMP and those of other agencies involved in the gathering and dissemination of national security information. Unlike the powerless Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (CPC) or the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) this agency would also be granted subpoena power to compel all agencies to produce the required documents.
Coming back to the directive one can only cite two examples here which I believe are sufficient to illustrate the hollowness of the argument presented in the directive. The first relates to the invasion of Iraq which we now know was based on false intelligence (see this video) that was extracted from Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi while he was being tortured in Egypt. Al-Libi was later found dead inside his prison cell. Some human rights activists believe the Gaddafi regime liquidated him three years after he was rendered to Libya by the CIA.
Torture Directive 2.0 (Thanks, Richard!)
(Image: Rothenburg Germany Torture Museum, a Creative Commons Attribution (2.0) image from nanpalmero's photostream) (Thanks, Richard!)
One more response to Boing Boing post on "Police Pad" gadgets in Georgia, by Some Guy from Georgia
People walk past graffiti on a street in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, Jan. 13, 2012. (REUTERS)
Editor's Note: In response to an anonymously-sourced wisecrack we published about police corruption in former Soviet states, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs responded with a statement, which we published in full. A Boing Boing reader from Georgia also asked to respond to the anonymously-sourced wisecrack, with which he takes issue. Like the wisecracker, this person requests anonymity.
The police in Georgia are definitely not fat or lazy. They are not corrupt on the street level, either. But the whole system still retains elements of corruption (in enforcement, in the judiciary, and in the legislative realm). The problem lies more in the definition of corruption: the fact that you can no longer bribe the policeman in the streets or at the sovereign borders does not mean everything is crystal-clean.
The fact that citizens are still afraid of police in Georgia as if they were monsters is still an expression of the damage of corruption. The fact that you can be imprisoned for smoking pot weeks before actually being tested by cops (because you might seem suspicious to them, not because you've been caught smoking pot) is a kind of corruption, I believe.
There is a terrible feeling of vulnerability in Georgia. Police are still used as a tool to terrorize people and make money, but these days, paying bribes to individual policemen is no longer normal.
Georgian policemen stand to attention during a daily shift change at the Interior Ministry in Tbilisi, Jan. 12, 2012. (REUTERS)
There are lots of pros and cons about the reforms in Georgia, but still, no—the "fat lazy cops" comment was not fair. The police have changed greatly for the positive.
At least you don't have to pay mandatory bribes to drive around any more; the government fought very effectively against organized crime and turned Georgia into what is almost a drug-free country. In the past, the city was covered in used syringes. You could buy heroin as easily as bread.
Now, the city is clean, and it is very hard to buy any kind of drugs. I really appreciate this, as may of my friends have stopped using heavy drugs over the past two or three years.
An employee assembles a "Police Pad" at the production line of the Algorithm factory in Tbilisi January 11, 2012. Five thousand police officers will receive portable field computers assembled at this factory, according to local media. (REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili)
Response to Boing Boing post on "Police Pad" gadgets in Georgia, from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
Editor's Note: In response to an anonymously-sourced wisecrack we published about police corruption in former Soviet states, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has responded with a statement, which we are more than happy to publish in full.
Georgian Police: Model for Successful Transformation
The article published on [Boing Boing on] January 12, 2012, about the initiative by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia to introduce new portable field computers (so called "Police Pads") ends with an anonymous quote declaring that "100% guaranteed those crooked, fat, lazy cops will be using these devices primarily for porn and Russian gambling services."
Stereotypes like this are easy to toss out—but are quite simply incorrect. This quote does not reflect the productivity, effectiveness, transparency, and reliability of the police force in Georgia today, but rather the bygone era of the 1990s, a reality that has drastically changed thanks to an ambitious and successful reform process.
The reform process in Georgia began immediately after the 2003 Rose Revolution. The new government inherited a completely corrupt and bloated law-enforcement system. The systemic corruption and the high level of crime throughout the country resulted in a very low level of public trust: fewer than 10% of Georgians had confidence in the police, according to 2003 polls. And the very low average policeman's salary (approximately $68 per month) made the soliciting of bribes routine.
Georgia has since made the creation of an efficient and modern police force a national priority, undertaking a series of reforms that sought to rebuild the national police force literally from the ground up. The entire national police force was fired, and a new force hired, trained and deployed with the aim of meeting the highest international standards of professionalism.
These reforms are widely regarded as an unqualified success. Having reduced corruption and bribe taking to levels comparable to those in Europe, the police in Georgia have earned the trust and respect of the public they serve:
In former Soviet state of Georgia, an iPad knockoff for police
An employee demonstrates a "Police Pad" at the Algorithm factory in Tbilisi, Georgia, on January 11, 2012. Five thousand police officers will receive portable field computers, equipped with features that will assist them with their work, assembled at this factory, according to local media.
Update: An official response to this blog post from the government of Georgia is here. And a response from a Boing Boing reader who is a Georgian native is here.
From the Tbilisi-based Georgian language news organization Rustavi 2:
Five thousand police officers will be handed over portable computers. New police pads were produced in Georgia by the Algorithm Company. Minister of Interior Vano Merabishvili observe the process of police pad production in the factory personally. `I have an honor to inform Georgian society and the officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that in a few days five thousand police officers will be equipped with such field computers, which will allow the citizens and the police officers to provide services offered by the ministry to our citizens more comfortably,` Minister said adding Georgian police would soon become the most developed and modernized police in the world.
Says a friend who travels to the region often: "100% guaranteed those crooked, fat, lazy cops will be using these devices primarily for porn and russian gambling services."
Update: A counselor from the Georgian embassy to the United States has contacted Boing Boing to express disappointment that the quote above was included in this article. The remark is unfair, the official says, and it's something of a sore point for a country that has done so much to address the issue in recent years. They direct our attention to the Georgian government's efforts to reform police and fight corruption—with results, they say, that are a global example of success for an emerging democratic state. We've invited the government of Georgia to share those comments in longer form, and we'll gladly post them here as a guest opinion piece in entirety. It should also be noted that the source of the critical quote in this article loves Georgia, its people, and its culture, and travels there frequently to this day. Some who applaud the success of reforms still argue there's more work left to do.
(photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili)
Open letter from an Army vet to military servicepeople: what will you do when they send you to fight Occupy?
Mitch Green, a US Army vet and economics PhD candidate, has written an open letter to members of the US armed forces, who, he believes, will soon be called upon to put down the Occupy movement in America:
Those that take this oath seriously are faced with a terrible conflict. You must battle internally between the affirmation that you will place your body between the social contract embedded in the Constitution and those that seek its destruction, while maintaining your loyalty to the government you serve and the orders issued by its officers. Sadly, society has placed a twin tax upon you by asking that you sacrifice both your body and your morality. This tax has been levied solely upon you overseas, and soon they'll come to collect domestically. Your government in its expression of corporate interests relies upon your tenacity to endure, and your relentless willingness to sacrifice. And so you do.
Now, more than ever we need your sacrifice. But, I'm asking you to soldier in a different way. If called upon to deny the people of their first amendment right to peaceably assemble and petition their government for a redress of grievance, disregard the order. Abstain from service. Or if you are so bold, join us. Make no mistake: The consequences for such decisions are severe. You will be prosecuted under the full extent of the law. But sacrifice is your watch word.
Why is Portland Police Dept. posting mugshots of Occupy Portland arrestees to Facebook?
UPDATE: I spoke with a sergeant from the Portland Police department today. I will post a longer update on the story soon, with notes from our conversation. The short version: yes, they do have a long history of posting mugshots in cases of high public and media interest, online. They're not only doing this with Occupy arrests. And Occupy arrests are of high media and public interest. The PD's news releases (some of which are lists of arrests, with photos) are all auto-posted to Twitter and Facebook now and not just to the PD's website. Apart from that, I do think it's fair to say that the prevailing character of their response to the local Occupy has been respectful and mellow compared to other cities (Oakland, yes, I'm looking at you). I told the sergeant that some BB readers had written in from Portland to say they are proud of the lack of tear gas or rubber bullets. "So are we," he replied.
As inadvisable police tactics around Occupy Wall Street go, this feels like it's right up there with tear gassing people in wheelchairs: The Portland, Oregon police department is posting mugshots to Facebook of people arrested at Occupy Portland.
@newyorkist has been dogging them about it on Twitter, and the Portland Police replied publicly via Twitter and Facebook that they do this with any "arrests in cases of a significant public or media interest," as part of the department's "efforts to be continually transparent."
Is that a violation of the arrestees' civil rights? Some of the demonstrators arrested were minors (and I am not sure if their photos were among the ones published). How does the fact that they are not adults change this story? Remember, these people aren't convicted pedophiles, they're just participants in a peaceful protest who were arrested, and haven't yet seen their day in court.
There is some precedent to police departments posting mugshots on a police department website, but the fact that it's Facebook just feels weird. As BB reader Bryan Coffelt tweeted, "I feel like the next step would be for the PDX PD to start 'poking' the arrestees or inviting them to play FarmVille."
Below, a response to the practice by Joey B'Shalom of Portland, identified as a US Air Force veteran "Airman of the Year" whose son Benji and daughter Hannah were arrested there.


text:
Horror, Fantasy and Sci Fi Books
Reach for the stars, get dropped into strange worlds, or shut your eyes and dive into the darkest recesses of the imagination of horror. Enjoy!
This Month's Featured Books
The Facades
Eric Lundgren
A Maxim Jakubowski selected title. Kafka meets the 21st century in this fascinating debut literary dystopia with not a hint of rebellious adolescents, romance or spectacular battles! The midwestern city of Trude...
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/01/2015
Rook Song
Naomi Foyle
A Maxim Jakubowski selected title. The second instalment in The Gaia Chronicles (following debut volume Astra) by young British science fiction author Foyle. Astra Ordott, first initially encountered as a seven-year...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/02/2015
The Catalyst
Helena Coggan
Positively and dynamically different, this debut provokes and challenges your interest from the first few pages. Although classed as fantasy, it doesn't feel as though it should be exclusively pigeon-holed as such, there are so many things that are recognisable,...
Format: Hardback - Released: 19/02/2015
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
Neil Gaiman
It is almost impossible to talk about how good Neil Gaiman's writing is in a short review like this; once started it is hard to stop. He is wonderful. Truly. Dark, mystical, poetic, surprising; one of the greatest living writers...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/02/2015
The Invisible Library
Genevieve Cogman
A Maxim Jakubowski selected title. I've always been a sucker for bibliomysteries, stories involving books, lost, real or apocryphal and Cogman's science fiction baroque fantasy ticks all my buttons. Irene is an...
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/01/2015
The Death House
Sarah Pinborough
British author Pinborough has a strong record in the horror and SF field, and is also an upcoming scriptwriter but this novel represents a stunning breakthrough, following her recent compelling and clever trio of gently twisted fairy tale retellings,
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/02/2015
A Man Lies Dreaming
Lavie Tidhar
There have been many alternate histories with a crime setting before but this new novel by a young Israeli author writing in English is one of the most challenging and rewarding. It's 1939 in London and the Nazis never came...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/03/2015
In Dark Service
Stephen Hunt
Stephen Hunt is a masterful writer and I don't know why he is not more popular. Well, this is the book to launch him to new heights. Old fans, here's the new one, you'll love it. Newcomers, this is the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/03/2015
Tom Fletcher
This book is seriously weird. I loved it. Not the ordinary post-apocalypse, dystopian discontent, not by a long way. It's twisted, meaty and original, surprising and certainly hard to put down. Even the band of misfits on a quest is...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/03/2015
The Edge of Dark
Pamela Hartshorne
An enthralling dual-time novel with a large country house finally giving up its secrets. In the present day it is to become an events centre. In its past, back in the 1570s, it housed a sad and wretched girl who...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/03/2015
Robot Overlords Robots Never Lie
Mark Stay
The robots have taken over planet Earth and imposed a seven year curfew in order to collect information the better to resist and conquer other organic life forms. A bunch of teenagers work out a way to get 'under the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/02/2015
Those Above
Daniel Polansky
The first in an explosive new epic fantasy series by Daniel Polansky, perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie and Mark Lawrence.
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/02/2015
The Fire Sermon
Francesca Haig
A futuristic tale set some 400 years after a global nuclear war where conditions have reverted back to a sort of medieval state. Births are always twins, one alpha, healthy and strong, one omega, deformed in some way. They are...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/02/2015
Last Month's Featured Books
The Month Before's Featured Books
See ALL Featured Books (with opening extracts) in this category
Add to favourites
Mankind has always looked to the heavens and wondered what's out there. We have always lapped up stories of strange visitors, of gods and monsters, of things going bump under the bed. Using the extremes of human imagination to conjure worlds at the far reaches of darkness and light, this is a collection of authors who have the power to transport us to the vastest plains or the smallest black holes.
Horror fans of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Peter Straub, James Herbert will find a bloody pool of psychological mind-meddlers here to keep them shaking with delight.
Sci-fi lovers of Asimov, Phillip K Dick, Arthur C Clarke, and Ray Bradbury will find others to launch them to new beginnings. Using our Book of the Month recommendations or 'Author Like for Like' tool, your next bone shaking book is just a click away… if you dare, that is.
Wouldn't it be nice to know that you're never too far away from your next great read, great events, competitions and discounts? Sign up for our free emails and let the passion of our experts guide you to some wonderful new reading.
That book you loved has finally come to an end. Where do you go next? With our unique Author Like for Like tool, you'll discover other authors guaranteed to be right up your street. Login, sit back, put your feet up and enjoy.
Reading Groups! Let us help you find your next hot topic. Visit our Special Section bursting with thought provoking titles and get an extra 5% discount if you buy 5 or more copies.
A selection of authors who will feature in this Lovereading category include:
|Clive Barker
|Peter Straub
|Stephen Leather
|Richard Laymon
|Laurell K Hamilton
|Alastair Reynolds


text:
Food Safety News
While the government shutdown has spurred much
discussion over the fate of federal food surveillance, the agriculture industry
may soon feel the biggest impact from furloughs at another federal agency: the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
Remember Me
Forgot your password?
Haven't registered yet?
3/25/2015AP Investigation: Slavery Taints Global Supply of Seafood
3/25/2015Fat cats and dogs have owners looking for better exercise and food options
3/23/2015Pet food – Is the trend toward natural brands better for dogs and cats?
9/29/2015 » 10/1/20152015 Feed and Pet Food Joint Conference
Non-Discrimination/Accessibility Policy
© 2006-2013 Pet Food Institute


text:
Our special coverage of the closest race for years
Explore the personal stories of Syrian refugees in Lebanon
18 Aug 2011 22:21 GMT | Politics, Asia, India
Many activists and journalists have termed Hazare's proposed ombudsman as "draconian and overarching" [Reuters]
Anti-corruption campaigner Kisan Baburao, popularly known as Anna Hazare, has emerged as one of the biggest heroes for middle class Indians today.
Although he has been involved in anti-graft programmes in his home state of Maharashtra for decades, Hazare was only catapulted to national fame in April, when his highly publicised fast-unto-death galvanised people across the nation on the problem of corruption.
His hunger strike came at an opportune time; when India's federal government was already under attack from opposition parties over a series of scandals that cost the state close to $40bn.
Many Indians found a common cause in Hazare's call for an anti-corruption ombudsman, known as Jan Lokpal Bill. After the success of the April hunger strike, "Anna" is a household name.
His supporters now ranges from Bollywood stars to former bureaucrats and includes many prominant social activists.
But others have been wary of Hazare's proposed ombudsman, and have termed the concept "draconian and overarching".
Even Santosh Hegde, a retired judge and an aide to Hazare, acknowledged he had "objections" to certain clauses in the bill.
Hegde is said to disgree with its directives to the judiciary, inculding the provision of life imprisonment as punishment under the Prevention of Corruption Act, among other issues.
In 1991, Hazare launched the People's Movement against Corruption (Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Aandolan), a grassroots campaign to fight graft in Ralegan Siddhi, his home village in Maharashtra state.
In 1995, his campaign forced the then-state government of Maharashtra to drop two ministers from its cabinet on corruption allegations.
In 2003, his hunger strike against four tainted ministers forced the state government to form a commission to probe his allegations.
Hazare's arrest
Hazare's arrest this week, one day after the 65th anniversary of India's independence on August 16, infuriated his supporters and led to spontaneous protests across the country.
Manmohan Singh, India's prime minister, told parliament Hazare's intention to fast indefinitely to push for reform was a direct challenge to the government's authority.
"The path he has chosen is totally misconceived and fraught with grave consequences for our parliamentary democracy," Singh said.
Today, Hazare, 74, is being compared with India's biggest icon of non-violence and the struggle for freedom, Mahatma Gandhi.
But Gandhi's great-grandson, Tushar Gandhi, has pointed to differences in the way the two leaders have used fasting as an instrument of protest.
"Hazare's fast is different because Bapu's [Gandhi's] fast was to reform an adversary into a friend, while Anna's fast is against an enemy. It is like a me-versus-you kind of thing," Tushar Gandhi told India's Press Trust of India news agency.
Salil Tripathi, an Indian journalist based in London, wrote in www.thedailystar.net: "And remember, Hazare is no angel. Hazare wants to eradicate the consumption of alcohol in the village where he has worked, and when people have defied that, his followers have meted out corporal punishment.
"His views on women are patronising and chauvinist, and his methods frequently un-Gandhian. While claiming to be non-partisan, he has become a political player, with politicians from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party backing him strategically."
Hazare, a former army driver, is known for improving the economy and environment of his village. In 1992, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award, for his work.
In the early 2000s, Hazare led a movement in his home state that forced the state government to pass a stronger Maharashtra Right to Information Act. The campaign later formed the basis of the federal Right to Information Act adopted in 2005.Hazare, who has never married, once was reported to have attempted suicide because he was frustrated with life. Thankfully, however, that one lifeline has infused new life to the anti-corruption movement in the country.
But he has not been far from controversy. In April, he praised Narendra Modi, a right-wing politician, accused to have been involved in communal riots in the state of Gujarat.
Source: Al Jazeera
Content on this website is for general information purposes only. Your comments
are provided by your own free will and you take sole responsibility for any direct
or indirect liability. You hereby provide us with an irrevocable, unlimited, and
global license for no consideration to use, reuse, delete or publish comments, in
accordance with Community Rules & Guidelines and Terms and Conditions.
In religiously conservative Brazil, women risk jail time and their lives to undergo the procedure that is illegal but commonplace.
Health, Human Rights, Latin America
Trash is a fast-growing import in the Scandinavian country, which turns it into heat for people's homes.
Environment, Europe, Sweden
Critics say the UK's home secretary is using Muslims as a 'political punchbag' in a bid to shore up right-wing support.
Human Rights, Politics, Racism
2014 was the worst year in more than a decade for polio infections, with at least 306 new cases reported.
Polio, Asia, Pakistan
Official vote count to resume on Tuesday with opposition challenger leading President Jonathan in overall tally.
At least 40 dead amid conflicting reports on whether camp in Hajjah was housing displaced people or Houthi fighters.
War & Conflict, Middle East, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Houthis
It is a source of sustenance but also of tension and new political realities are now increasing uncertainty.
Egypt, Sudan, Middle East
A media post-mortem into the UK's surveillance report. Plus, why five years on in Argentina the media looks so familiar.
Media, Edward Snowden, Security
The untold story of how the Lebanese community overcame the odds and found their place in multicultural Australia.
Asia Pacific, Australia, Lebanon
How to keep a telenovela profitable and demanding sponsors happy while inspiring the production team to stay passionate.
Arts & Culture, Mexico, Latin America


text:
Samuels given bowling all-clear
Action given thumbs up by ICC
Last Updated: 28/09/11 4:47pm
Samuels: returned to international cricket after two-year ban
West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has had his bowling action cleared by the International Cricket Council and is free to bowl again at international level.
The ICC deemed the off-spinner's action to be outside the 15 degrees of tolerance in February 2008 after reports from umpires Aleem Dar and Simon Taufel.
The 30-year-old has since undergone remedial work on his action and has been cleared after assessment.
Samuels, who has played 32 Tests and 117 ODIs, returned to international cricket in April after serving a two-year ban for his links to a bookmaker.


text:
Federal Judge Denies Idaho Governor's Motion to Stay Same-Sex Marriage
May 14, 2014 by Maureen McCarty, HRC Associate Director of Digital Media
U.S. District Magistrate Judge Candy Dale today denied a motion by Idaho's Governor to put same-sex marriages on hold pending a state appeal.
Yesterday, Dale ruled that Idaho's ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional.
Same-sex couples may be able to obtain marriage licenses as soon as Friday at 9am Mountain Time.
The case was brought by four same-sex couples represented by Boise attorneys Deborah A. Ferguson and Craig Durham and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR). Congratulations to the plaintiffs and their attorneys!
Learn more about this and other marriage cases across the country at www.americansformarriageequality.org
Stay tuned to HRC Blog as we continue to provide live updates.
Top Posts
HRC Arkansas to Governor Asa Hutchinson: Veto SB202 Now
February 18, 2015
HRC's Time to Thrive Conference Kicks Off in Portland, Oregon
February 14, 2015
Epidemic of Anti-LGBT Violence Continues with Murder of Ohio Youth
February 16, 2015
"Love Has No Labels" Ad Campaign Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion
February 18, 2015


text:
Program Participants are to meet in Room 172Find out more »
Hayes Conference Room #344Find out more »
Rob Mitchell, Assistant District Attorney, Davidson County, Tennessee Room 287, 10:45 – Noon open to all studentsFind out more »
Room A112Find out more »
The Black Law Students Association's Annual Scholarship Banquet. RSVP to Shalyn SmithFind out more »
Christian Legal Society devotion series. A112abFind out more »
12:00 Noon Hayes Conference Room #344 Donald R. Rothwell Australian National University College of Law Professor of International Law Deputy Dean A., LL.B (Queensland); LL.M (Alberta); A. (Calgary); Ph.D. (Sydney)Find out more »
Cynthia Almond – Private Practice, Cynthia Lee Almond, LLC & Tuscaloosa City Council Member Noel Amason – General Counsel for Amason & Associates, Inc. Bert Guy – Partner, Campbell, Guin, Williams, Guy & Gidiere, L.L.C. David Hodge – Attorney, Morris, King & Hodge, P.C. Laura Hodge – Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Alabama Dena Prince – Of Counsel, Prince, Glover & Hayes, P.C.Find out more »
Pascal Nkengla and Crystal Phillips, Assistant Public Defenders, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Room 287, 10:45 – Noon Open to all studentsFind out more »
Lexis Training Lunch Room 273Find out more »
Room A112Find out more »
Christian Legal Society meeting RM 172Find out more »
The Jewish Law Student Association and Bloom Hillel are honored to welcome Mr. Max Steinmetz to share his moving story of survival and loss during the Holocaust. A112abFind out more »
Parks White, District Attorney, Augusta County, Georgia Room 287, 10:45 – Noon Open to all studentsFind out more »
Professor Eyal-Cohen will be speaking at a Law and Econ Society meeting. She will be presenting her paper entitled "Through the Lens of Innovation." This paper discusses the ways in which innovation and entrepeneurship are hindered by the existing legal systems. RM 273Find out more »


text:
Econo Lodge
4980 Cowan Rd.
Acworth, GA 30101
Phone: (770) 974-1922
Fax: (770) 917-9289
Millennium Gate & Museum
395 17th Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30363
+1 404 881 0900
Mo to Fr from 10:00 AM to 04:00 PMThe Millennium Gate beautifully punctuates Midtown to give Atlanta its "Gate City" nickname. The Latin inscription on the facade indicates the structure is a dedication to peaceful accomplishments. The architecture is quintessential of classic Roman triumphal arches replete with sculptural accents and a picturesque landscape. It houses a museum that sprawls over 12,000 square feet (1,100 square meters) and showcases a well-preserved collection of Georgian memorabilia and historical evidence. The period rooms lend a glimpse into life in the 18th Century while digital and technologically interactive displays make for a sophisticated history lesson.
Earn valuable points toward free nights.


text: Six chosen for Architecture Biennale Print Email Email to a friend Your email Your name Friend's email Friend's name Verification (type the code in the image) Generate New Image Close Related Articles Technicolor: less and less colorful Imploding. Whither film? Indie Distribution: according to the experts Who better than Sundance to know the crucial tricks? Paul Foot's Hovercraft Symphony in Gammon # Major A good show, but the wildly gesticulating comedian is starting to become predictable. Screen Australia: shark film starts new program (locked) Six docs, $2.7m, into a total of almost $87.3m. Yes, the factual sector is crucial to the industry. ArtsHub Thursday 8 December, 2011 Six of Australia's most groundbreaking architecture practises have been chosen to exhibit at the 'Formations' exhibition at the Australian Pavilion in 2012. Six of Australia's most forward thinking architecture practices have been selected for the Formations exhibition at the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale. Formations: New Practices in Australian Architecture is presented by the Australian INsitute of Architects and masterminded by Anthony Burke, Gerard Reinmuth and TOKO Concept Design. The exhibition will spark a conversation about the role of architects and how their role is changing from more traditional styles and moving forward into the present. The practices chosen are Healthabitat (Paul Pholeros, Stephan Rainow, Paul Torzillo); supermanoeuvre (David Pigram, Iain Maxwell, Chris Duffield); Richard Goodwin Pty Lid (Richard Goodwin); 2001 Ai (100YR City) (Tom Kovac, Fleur Watson); The Architects Radion Show (Stuart Harrison, Simon Knott, Christine Phillips, Rory Hyde); and Archrival (Claire McCaughan, Lucy Humphrey). In October, the Institute sent out an open call for expressions of interest. The final selections were picked from 124 submissions. "The selected formations represent a range of possible futures for architectural practice. From engagement with humanitarian causes to the creation of specialised technology and education networks for advanced material cultures, Australia has a wealth of innovation in its architectural community," said the creative team of the selection. Australian architectural practices that challenge convention will be on show, displaying the perceptions and definitions of what it is to be an architect. The possibilities for the profession to contribute to new domains will also be explored. The dates of the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale are yet to be announced, but the event is likely to take place from September to November 2012. About the author ArtsHub: Keeping you informed Share Tweet


text:
Prep football: Willmar romps at Cold Spring
COLD SPRING — The Willmar Cardinals jumped on Rocori early and often in a weather delayed game that ended at 11:28 p.m. and the scoreboard showing a 56-13 final.
Get the full story
Subscribe or Log In
Are you a newspaper subscriber but you don't have a Digital Access account yet? Activate your account.
You will need your subscription account number and phone number. Not sure if you have an account? Email us or call 320-214-4364 and we can help you.


text:
Dr. Roberto Canales, MD
- 2101 N Oregon St
El Paso, TX 79902
- 2 Locations
- (915) 577-6889
Dr. Canales works in El Paso, TX and 1 other location and specializes in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. Dr. Canales is affiliated with Del Sol Medical Center, Las Palmas Medical Center, Providence Memorial Hospital and Sierra Medical Center. Dr. Canales speaks English and Spanish.
Gender: Not Available
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Medical School: Not Available
*This physician has multiple office locations. See Office Information for details.


text:
Reveal your sexual chemistry, create more passion and make your love last with our Free Karma Sutra Compatibility Meter!
Hexagram of the Day
8: Holding Together
Holding together brings success. But high-level teamwork is achieved only when the right players on the right team share a clear goal at the right time. A team forms its relationships in a delicate manner; chemistry is brewed in the vat of shared experiences. Latecomers cannot share the same depth of union as earlier members. Whole-hearted commitment is required for team success.
All successful teams have a shared vision and a leader. If a team's leadership is up to the challenge, the team will prosper. In personal and business affairs, just as in basketball, it is hard to win without a strong center.
Accept the structure of the team or partnership if you wish to receive its benefits — otherwise go off on your own. In holding together with others, cling to your own principles, but be willing to subordinate your personal desires for the good of the group. Perhaps you are contemplating becoming a leader of some group; remember that to become the center of influence binding people together is not only a considerable challenge but a serious responsibility. Assess yourself carefully first to see if you are up to the task. If not, it would be better not to commit rather than to go forward without proper preparation.
Whoops! We can't calculate your personalized hexagram without your birthdate. Login or create your profile to get your hexagram and advice for today!
Your Free Hexagram Is…
Whoops! We can't calculate your personalized hexagram without your birthdate. Login or create your profile to get your hexagram and advice for today!create my profile
Already a member? LOG IN NOW
What's on your mind?
Top Stories
Glad You Made It!
Embark on a journey of wisdom! From daily horoscopes and free Tarot readings to Astrology, I Ching, Numerology, and more...
NEW Celtic Cross Tarot Reading
Not all spreads are created equal! To improve your experience, this classic reading is now faster, more interactive and mobile-friendly -- for the ultimate insight!
Activate Your Power Card
Increase your self-awareness through Tarot, Astrology and Numerology -- all in one! A personalized Tarology Report reveals what's behind your patterns and fears.
Get Better Karma
Get the advice you need to make the right decisions and change your karma from bad to good! See how the karmic energy surrounding you affects your situation with this unique Tarot spread.
Where Is This Going?
Heartbreak? Short-lived passion? True love? Stop wasting time. Know now where your relationship is headed in the future with a Romantic Compatibility Astrology Report.
Today's News
Weekly Astrology: March 30 to April 5, 2015
Mercury in Aries
Mars in Taurus
The Dark Side of Love
From Around the Web
Free Readings & Reports
There's an easy way to get readings & reports for FREE!GET A FREE READING


text:
Hello - New to all grain brewing and new to the forum.
I have been doing partial mash brewing for a few years so I have a few batches under my belt and thought I should start all grain brewing since I like the details of the brewing process. To get ready for this I bought a new larger kettle, built a mash tun, and built a wort chiller.
I probably made a few mistakes in the process mainly do to poor planning and lack of experience associated with mashing etc..My main problem had to do with calculating mash water, sparge water, and what water to grist ratio I should use. I also had a hard time confirming how much water I used in the mash and sparge, but estimate 4.5 for each. I estimate that I probably got around 6 gallons out. I think next time I am going to mark my kettle with measurements. So all these issues may attribute to my efficiency. Here are the details of my mashing.
Grain Quantity ~ 12.33 lbs
Target Water to Grist Ratio: 1.5 ( I found that this was tough to fit in my 5 gallon mash tun @ 12.33 lbs of grain.)
Strike Water Temp: 167F
Strike Water Volume: 4.5 ga.
Mash Temp: 151F - a bit lower than I wanted and might be due to the fact that I couldn't get all the water I needed to support a 1.5 grist ratio.
Sparge Water Temp 167F
Sparge Volume ~ 4.5 gallons
I estimated I got about 3 gallons of first runnings and about 3 gallons from the sparge
I estimated my pre boil points assuming 6 gallons at about 75.5. I calculated this by taking the PPG for each grain X Lbs of grain / boil volume
I measured my pre boil gravity at 1.044, so 44 PPG. I think this is correct. So to determine eff. I divided 44/75.5 and calculate 58%. Seems pretty low for all the work I did. Even if I was off by .5 gallon + or - my eff. would be between 53%-63%. Assume I have done the calcs correct. Below is my grain bill if somebody wants to check my numbers.
American Pale 2 row: 10 lbs
American Caramel Crystal 40: 1 lbs
American Wheat: 1lbs
American Special Roast: .25 lbs.
Any thoughts on my poor efficiency?
my sparge water is near boiling.. somewhere around 195f I think your Sparge Water Temp 167F may not be rinsing the grains completely.
First thing I see is that your batch sparge (since you stated second runnings) resulted in a low amount of liquid. When your grain bill is soaked, it will not pull water from the sparge. If you put in 4.5 gallons, you should have gotten out pretty close to 4.5 gallons of wort. Before I built my 52 quart MT, I had a 5 gallon Igloo cooler. I fly sparged instead of batch sparged and got nearly 85% efficiency every time. I would change to fly sparging to improve your efficiency. Also, it should be easier to check your runoff volume by either having a measure stick or running off into a bottling bucket/fermenter that has accurate measurements on.
@ CA_Mouse. Thanks, sounds like I just need to do a better job tracking volume while I mash and sparge. Appreciate the feed back. Fly sparging... I thought about this, but got concerned about complicating things. Would running everything into a bottling buck pose any problems? Would I just need to make sure that I transfer carefully to the kettlle to make sure I don't put air into the wort? Also do you think a 5 gallon mash tun is too small? Maybe I had too much grain, but I was getting nervous about how much grain I had in the mash tun and getting all my water into the mash. After my first running the grain was a little over halfway up my 5 gallon cooler.
Seems like I've been repeating this a lot lately, but for batch sparge, the temperature makes zero difference and a mashout is unnecessary. I have been sparging with cold water for many years now. I did experiments myself that showed no discernable loss in efficiency using cold water. Kai Troester has shared the results of his extensive research into the subject and has come to the same conclusion. Sorry I don't have a link, but there is a thread in this forum where he shares the results of his testing.
no reason wasting gas on batch\sparge water if its not necessary. pretty sure I also watched a video on boiling water for mash out.. but if you all say its not necc... then Im gonna do it with cold water
Here's one of the threads I was talking about for anyone that's curious.http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/cold...sparge-110856/


text:
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- In Religious
When is Feast of the Immaculate Conception?
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a Christian holiday celebrated every December 8th. Observed primarily in Catholic churches, the holiday upholds the belief that Jesus was conceived without sin by the Virgin Mary. The types of celebrations vary by region, as well as various sects within Christianity.
According to Christian scripture, Jesus was conceived by the Virgin Mary. It is often referred to as an "Immaculate Conception." However, there was much debate about the circumstances surrounding Jesus' birth throughout the history of Christianity. Some questioned whether the circumstances, as well as whether Mary was born without original sin.
On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX cleared up the controversies through his Ineffabilis Deus. Through this written piece of work, Pope Pius IX declared that Mary was not born through original sin, and that God would not have chosen her to be the mother of Jesus of this wasn't the case. Since then, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception has become an important holiday for many Christians across the globe.
Types of Celebrations
The most common way people celebrate this holiday is by attending special church events and masses. This is particularly the case in Catholic churches. Preachers and priests prepare special sermons about the importance of the Virgin Mary, and to uphold the idea of Immaculate Conception.
Some households may also hold individual celebrations for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. This can be in the form of an extended family get-together, a large family prayer, or a special dinner. Such celebrations are more common in Catholic families. Symbols of the Virgin Mary are prevalent during this holiday, primarily in the form of paintings of her with stars above her head. Another important symbol of the holiday is the Our Lady of Camarin statue, which was found in Guam during the 1700s.
Extent of Celebrations
The extent of the celebrations often varies by region. In the continental United States, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception isn't considered a public holiday because of secularism in the country. If December 8th falls on a weekday, government employees still go to work, and students to still go public school. Some Catholic schools don't have classes that day, but may instead require church attendance.
Guam, a territory of the United States, is an exception. Here the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a public holiday. This is partly due to the finding of the Our Lady of Camarin statue over three centuries ago. While the holiday has been challenged in the past, most citizens of Guam strongly support the extent of celebrations surrounding the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. In Guam, the holiday is more commonly referred to as Our Lady of Camarin Day.
Some countries outside of the United States regard the Feast of the Immaculate Conception as a public holiday. These include heavy Catholic countries, such as Spain, Argentina and Peru. It is also a public holiday in Vatican City, the world's Catholic center in Rome, Italy.
Stunning 42'' Immaculate Conception Mary Statue Glass Eyes Church Quality
+ Hand Carved Wood Statue "mary" Immaculate Conception + 49"+ Chalice (#815a)
+ Older Statue Of "the Immaculate Conception Of Mary" + 48" Ht. + Glass Eyes +
+ Immaculate Conception Statue - "mary" + 54" Ht. + Chalice & Vestment Co. + +
+ Immaculate Conception Statue - "mary" + 54" Tall, Fiberglass + Outdoors Or In.
+ Nice Statue Of "mary" - Immaculate Conception, 50" Tall +
Virgin Mary Of The Immaculate Conception Sculpture Large Scale 43" Statue
+ Antique Statue Of Mary "immaculate Conception" 42" Ht
+ Carved Wood Statue: The Blessed Mother "mary" Immaculate Conception + Chalice
Vintage Hand Wood Carved Virgin Madonna Immaculate Conception 13''
Immaculate Conception Of Mary Madonna Catholic 38" Church Statue Outdoor Garden
Immaculate Conception Mary Madonna Pendant Charm 14k Yellow Gold Religious Gift


text:
5 World-Class River Views
Steve Markle
. 0
On the river, you're offered up spectacular scenery no matter where you look. But these river views are among some of the very best...... Read More
What You Don't Know About Wine on the Ri...
Cari Morgan
. 0
There's really only one thing you need to know about Wine on the River trips: Once you've done one, there's no going back....... Read More
River of Eden
Pete McBride
. 1
Photojournalist Pete McBride heads to Fiji to explore the Navua River and discovers the unexpected--one of the most beautiful rivers on Earth.... Read More
4 of the Best Winter Rafting Adventures
Cari Morgan
. 0
Here are some of the best winter rafting adventures across the globe that rate from wild to mild, and definitely don't disappoint on the...... Read More
Misadventures on Alaska's Tatshenshini R...
Joslin Fritz
. 0
A river guide's chance to run Alaska's wild Tatshenshini River finally came, but it wasn't quite the adventure she anticipated. Here's...... Read More


text:
Carnival Glory Cruise Review by pbsr516: Carnival Glory Cruise to St John sept 1st 2011
Member Since 2011
0 Posts
Member Rating
Compare Prices on Carnival Glory Canada & New England Cruises
Carnival Glory Cruise to St John sept 1st 2011
This ship had returned from a cruise the week of Hurricane Irene and the whole ship smelled funky. There was smells of vomit, feces and cigarette smoke in the air at all times in various parts of the ship. None of the staff would commit to why it was there or how to cure it. Speculation on my part is that there were a lot of folks upchucking on the previous cruise and the staff did not get it all cleaned up. I saw a carpet being relaid in a cabin. The carpet did not look worn.
The Lido breakfast buffet had only one omelet station at 7am and this guy was sooooo slow and used only two pans to cook the omelets. There was a long line and by the time the omelet was ready the rest of the food on our plates was cold and had to be dumped uneaten. Appeals to the supervisor went unheaded, all he could say was that the other two stations would be open after 8am.
I have been on Carnival ships many times(including the Glory) and never had a problem, the food choices seem to have More been downgraded on this trip, hope this is not a trend. Less
Published 09/08/11
Read more Carnival Glory cruise reviews >>
Read Cruise Critic's Carnival Glory Review >>
Compare Prices on Carnival Glory Canada & New England Cruises
Cabin review: Carnival Glory
Compared to other cruise lines we had a good sized cabin for three adults and a child. Mattress was a 5+ very comfortable and spacious. Ceiling light fixture lens kept falling due to vibration of the ship. My guess was that the lens was cut too narrow.
Port and Shore Excursions
Compare Prices on Carnival Glory Canada & New England Cruises
Decent first cruise
Excellent cruise and ports!
Serenity NYC to Quebec City
Another wonderful cruise on th...
Another Awesome Carnival Cruis...
Wonderful Cruise on the Glory
Fantasy 3/6/15 - 3/11/15
Not the best, but not the wors...
Best Cruise yet on the lovely ...
Sponsored Links


text:
Only voters receive the private messages a model sends to her fans.
Voting is how you show love and appreciation to your favorite models & photographers.
Zivity pays them a cash royalty for each vote they receive.
Just another pretty face
13 Backers
63 Friends
2 Photosets
Hey Brooke, send some of that warmth to the east coast. The only warmth I get here is looking at your photosets.
Aww thanks :). I will try to send you some warmth in the form of lots of smiles :)
Guess that will have to do for now <3
By clicking this button you are saying you are over 18, and agree to the
terms and conditions.


text:
Hey all,
Been gone for a while and forgot my username and password, so I am sort of faux new to the forums, but not to A-Cen (my first was 2005 and I have attended almost every year since).
So Hello again for the first time!
I am a Chicago local all around geek (anime, comics, RPG, m:tg, movies...the list goes on). I am a big fan of Gundam, and Gainex.
Hope to see everyone this coming year!
Page 1 of 1
Posted 09 November 2011 - 02:44 PM
-Stand still and let the world go by, and it will.
Posted 09 November 2011 - 03:01 PM
Welcome to the Forums we've been dead for quite some time
ACen 15"
Utsuho 100%
Siesta 00 100%
*~Proud Supporter of the GBLT Community.~*
Utsuho 100%
Siesta 00 100%
*~Proud Supporter of the GBLT Community.~*
Page 1 of 1


text:
When your day is made up of incredible moments, you'll want to make sure your nights are
just as incredible.
Your campground and RV
options are vast and varied.
You'll wonder why you waited
so long to visit.
Participating accommodations only
You will be directed to a different, secure site to complete your booking.
Need some help with directions? We'll help you get to where you want to go, without any problems.
Find out how to enjoy each of our four distinct seasons
for year-round fun and adventure.
Enjoy unique and beautiful scenic drives that wind through river valleys, coastline and mountains.
Find out what's happening in New Brunswick. Stay up-to-date with the latest news and events.
Curious to know more?
We've got answers to your questions about New Brunswick.
The Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture invites you to discover our province.
You'll find a Visitor Information Centre at key locations in the province.
Sign up now to add and save Trip Ideas from this site.
*You can save one set of Trip Ideas on this device without signing up. To create more and save on multiple devices, please create an account.
Password should be at least six characters long. To make it stronger, use upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols.
Enter your email address below and a new password will be sent to you.
Located in the heart of Kouchibouguac National Park, South Kouchibouguac campground has 311 front country sites that can accommodate both tents and recreational vehicles. This campground has been upgraded to offer 71 fully serviced sites (water, sewage & electricity) and now has 98 sites offering electricity. Wi-Fi is available in certain areas. South Kouchibouguac campground also has fireplaces, kitchen shelters, picnic tables, playgrounds, washrooms and showers. Convenience store, laundromat and recreational equipment rental on site.
Parks Canada oTENTik
Try a night of ''Glamping'' (glamorous-camping)! We're making your next overnight getaway with us even easier. Here is a comfortable and hassle-free way to enjoy the true nature of Kouchibouguac National Park. The oTENTik is a spacious blend of tent and rustic cabin equipped with beds and furniture on a raised floor.
Equipped Campsites
No gear? No problem! A complete camping kit is now available to rent. Equipped Campsites provide the opportunity to go camping even if you don't have camping equipment or simply want to avoid the hassle of organizing and packing everything for your camping trip. Camping has never been so easy.
$22 – $36
American Express, Cash, Interac Direct Payment, MasterCard, Travellers Cheques, Visa
Order your free official New Brunswick Travel Guide
Share your New Brunswick
vacation story on


text:
Petrobras' debt plunged after Moody's Investors Service cut its ratings to junk, but bond investors are watching out for more shockwaves as the saga unfolds. Read More »
Feb 25, 2015
Petrobras' debt plunged after Moody's Investors Service cut its ratings to junk, but bond investors are watching out for more shockwaves as the saga unfolds. Read More »
Brazil's shrinking sugar industry has little to look forward to next year.
Weak sugar prices, high debt levels and tumbling revenue have plunged the country's industry into "the biggest crisis in its history," said the Brazilian Sugar Cane Industry Association, or Unica. Read More »
Going local to stay global. It's a challenge confronting many a multinational corporation. French supermarket giant Carrefour hopes that it has at last nailed the problem in Brazil, its most important market outside France where it has sometimes struggled to gain a sure footing. Read More »
The coffee market's on-again-off-again rally is vexing roasters. Arabica coffee fell back into a bear market Thursday, but that doesn't mean roasters are rushing to buy. Read More »
The Brazilian billionaire who now co-owns iconic banana firm Chicquita Brands International Inc. has has just snapped up the Gherkin, one of the most recognizable office towers in London's skylin, underlining foreign dominance of the city's commercial real estate. Read More »
The plunge in oil prices to multi-year lows could have a sour aftertaste for Brazilian sugar processors.
Mills in the country–the world's largest grower of sugar cane–have already been hit by low prices for the sweetener due to consecutive years of a global sugar glut. Now, the drop in crude prices may spell even more trouble for one of the mills' two chief products: ethanol. Read More »
Saudi Arabia has set the cat among the oil market pigeons again. Yesterday, the Kingdom decided to raise the price of the oil it sells to Asia, but cut prices again for the crude it ships to the U.S. Read More »
Markets have expressed their profound displeasure at the Brazilian electorate's decision to reinstall Dilma Rouseff as its country's president.
Investors, whose hopes for her market-friendly challenger Aécio Neves were dashed by the close 51%-49% result, simply don't believe Ms. Rousseff can deliver the economic overhaul Brazil desperately needs. She has a major trust deficit to overcome. Read More »
Brazil's capital markets are under pressure after President Dilma Rousseff narrowly outlasted her competition in this weekend's elections, a blow to those who favored the market-favorite Acecio Neves, and the selling pressure may not be short-lived, UBS said in a note this morning. Read More »
Another inversion deal is off the table.
Cutrale-Safra succeeded Friday in its effort to convince Chiquita Brands International Inc.'s shareholders to reject the company's acquisition of Fyffes PLC. That makes the Chiquita-Fyffes deal the latest tax inversion to fall apart in the weeks since the U.S. Treasury revised their rules about the tax consequences of inversions. Read More »
Content engaging our readers now, with additional prominence accorded if the story is rapidly gaining attention. Our WSJ algorithm comprises 30% page views, 20% Facebook, 20% Twitter, 20% email shares and 10% comments.


text:
Connect with Us
Podcasts & RSS Feeds
|All Content
|View all podcasts & RSS feeds
Now Playing
Loading stream...
Most Active Stories
Program Hosts
Host, All Things Considered
Host, Morning Edition
Host, The Exchange
Host, The Folk Show
Host, Word of Mouth
Around the Nation
6:43 am
Tue February 25, 2014
S.C. Man Tries To Use A Trillion Bill To Pay Restaurant Check
Originally published on Tue February 25, 2014 8:06 am
Good morning, I'm David Greene.
Here's a question: How many riblets can you get for a trillion dollars. After his debit card was declined at an Applebee's in South Carolina, Michael Williams pulled out the big bucks. He tried to pay with a $1 trillion bill. Too bad for him, the waiters weren't buying it; perhaps in part because the United States has never issued such a trillion dollar bill. Williams was arrested and now owes more than $200 in court fees. "Monopoly" money will not be accepted. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


text:
Product Information
- My First Crayola Washable Markers from Crayola
- We recommend this product for ages 1 and up
What It Is
Crayola's My First Crayola line gives toddlers art tools and supplies designed just for them. Each My First Crayola Washable Markers pack comes with two markers that are shaped like different animal characters, such as a red bear (red marker) and blue elephant (blue marker). Just remove the bottom lid to reveal the marker tip and let kids color. The markers have a chunky design to make it easier for toddlers to grasp. The marker fits in a child's palm and when they fold their fingers around the marker, they are ready to color and draw. (This is what Crayola calls Stage 1: Palm Grip.)
Is It Fun?
The My First Crayola Washable Markers offer an easy and rewarding way for toddlers to get creative. Young kids will like having their very own art tools to create works of art just like the big kids. As toddlers get older, they'll want to graduate to traditional markers because they'll have more developed fine motor skills. However, the My First Crayola Washable Markers are a great way to get budding artists started.
Who It's For
My First Crayola Washable Markers are for ages 12 months and up. However, this is going to be most appealing to kids at the younger age of the spectrum who have not yet developed the fine motor skills required to hold and use traditional markers.
What To Be Aware Of
Crayola has indicated the stage of development that the My First Crayola products are most appropriate for right on the packages so you can make a choice based on your child's current skills.
The markers only work when held upright. They will not mark when held at an angle.
The markers may stain certain surfaces, such as walls, wood, and carpeting. If the markers get on clothing, place the clothing in the laundry and follow the washing instructions on the markers packaging.
DohVinci Door Hanger Kit
from Hasbro
Washable Sidewalk Chalk Paint 8 Paint Buckets with Mixing Tray
from RoseArt
Washable Sidewalk Chalk Paint Markers
from RoseArt
The Claw Chalk Paint Roller with Tray
from RoseArt
Color Wonder Mini Markers - Bold Colors
from Crayola
Color Wonder Mini Markers - Classic Colors
from Crayola
Washable Sidewalk Chalk Paint Shake 'N' Roll Chalk Paint Rollers
from RoseArt
Power Lines Project Markers
from Crayola
My First Crayola Washable Mix & Match Book
from Crayola
Connects Tall Pail
from Fathom Company


text:
Miller allowed one hit over six innings to earn his first win of the season Tuesday as the Portland Sea Dogs blanked the Binghamton Mets, 2-0.
With temperatures in the low 40s, the 24-year-old right-hander did not give up a hit until Jose Coronado led off the sixth inning with a single. He struck out three and walked two in the longest outing by a Sea Dogs pitcher this season.
Miller lowered his ERA to 4.74 in a season marked by inconsistency. In his debut on April 9 at Reading, he allowed four runs over five innings. He rebounded with five scoreless frames on April 14 at New Britain, then struggled on April 20 against Binghamton, surrendering six runs on six hits, including a pair of homers, over three innings.
The Texas native is no stranger to adversity. He was a college walk-on after giving up baseball for three years. Undrafted, he signed with the Red Sox in July 2007 and has steadily climbed the organization's ladder.
Miller was 10-4 with a 2.76 ERA in 41 games (three starts) for Class A Advanced Salem and Double-A Portland in 2009. He allowed 78 hits while striking out 97 over 94 2/3 innings.
Jason Rice and Bryson Cox completed the shutout Tuesday, while Ryan Kalish homered for the Sea Dogs.
Today on MiLB.com
Top Stories on MiLB.com
- Cubs reassign Bryant, Baez, Russell to Minors
- Montero makes pitch for Mets rotation spot
- Hultzen back, Jackson ready to shine for M's
- Gallo, Alfaro possess Texas-sized upside
- Big years ahead for Astros Appel, Correa
- Heaney, Baldoquin head Halos' acquisitions
- Barreto, Olson ready to excite Oakland fanbase
- Astros send top prospect Correa to the Minors


text:
Loading stream...
Now Playing
Connect with Us
Podcasts & RSS Feeds
|All Content
|View all podcasts & RSS feeds
Most Active Stories
- Medicaid Expansion in Alabama: The Battle of the Five Armies
- "More Bridges to Cross..."
- Obama to speak in Birmingham, Medicaid expansion opposition and Alabama bike summit
- Obama visits Birmingham, Medicaid expansion, tuberculosis testing at Homewood High School
- Obama to visit Birmingham, Charter Schools bill passed, Aerofest
Interstate 20 Reopening
4:24 pm
Wed September 4, 2013
Ala. Highway Agency Reopening I-20 At Birmingham
The Alabama Department of Transportation says it's ending what has been a traffic nightmare for many travelers near Birmingham.
The state says it will reopen westbound Interstate 20 in eastern Jefferson County on Thursday, weather permitting.
About 74,000 vehicles travel through the area each day. The state closed first the eastbound and then the westbound lanes for resurfacing work.
The detours have led to traffic jams and delays, but the state says all the work is supposed to be done by early winter.
The nearly $39 million project is rebuilding 9.8 miles of Interstate 20 in all in both directions.


text:
What's the plan, man? You need one when you're planning an event. Spices Cafe can help you plan your custom menu, satisfied to your needs. From our award winning soup to gluten-free meals we will work with you for the meals you need and want! Call today to start a custom menu!
Tag Archives: soup
Early Thanksgiving Thoughts
Great Lunch in Denver!
Seasons Are Changing!
Everyone is bringing their autumn selections back into the running! Starbucks is bringing back their pumpkin spice latte, and the thanksgiving spices are coming in! Spices is already in our name, all year, every month, every day. Try our award-winning soups that have been seasoned to perfection!
Call today to create your custom menu with Spices Cafe!
Summer Fun!
Spice Up Your Life!
Summer is Here!
Guys, it's 85 degrees today. I think we can officially say that summer has started. With that, it's time to start thinking about summer BBQ's, Fourth of July celebrations, get togethers on the patio, and all the other fun events that come with beautiful weather.
But we all know the events can turn less than beautiful for you if you have to be the one slaving over a meal for all your guests – so kick back, relax and have fun while Spices Cafe does the work for you!
Give us a call today to set up your perfect summer menu, and we'll make sure you get to enjoy every bit of this beautiful season!
Mother's Day
Easter is almost here!
You have one more week to make sure you're able to enjoy your Easter holiday! Don't spend it slaving over a huge meal – order your perfect spread from Spices Cafe.
No matter what your favorite dish is or what allergies need to be accommodated, we can make the perfect meal for you, so give us a call today!


text:
@cRef occurs on <gloss>, <term>, <ptr>, and <ref>. There are several issues with it:
1. It is separately defined in each element, rather having an attribute class.
2. The definitions and datatypes vary: <gloss> and <term> have a single data.pointer, while <ptr> and <ref> have unbounded data.word.
3. The <valDesc>s are out of sync with the datatypes. For instance, the <valDesc> on <ref>/@cRef says "Currently these Guidelines only provide for a single canonical reference to be encoded on any given ref element," whereas the datatype has @maxOccurs="unbounded".
I would suggest:
- A single attribute class containing this attribute, so we can standardize the datatype and description.
- The datatype should either be one-to-many data.word or one-to-many data.pointer, whichever is more appropriate for this usage. Either will do, I think, but in the case of the latter, the canonical reference would have to comply with pointer syntax, presumably using a private prefix. Pointers would also be easier for validators to enforce.
Lou Burnard
@cRef is indeed a mess, and not just for the reasons given. Leaving aside whether or not it can take multiple values (and what it would mean if it did), it certainly isn't a data.pointer -- if it were, it would be indistinguishable from @ref Its function is to identify some location or span in a document in terms of a "canonical referencing scheme" which is (more or less) an early attempt by the TEI to invent Xpath in more user-friendly terms. See example in the element spec for refsDecl. I agree it would be better defined by means of a class, but I am not convinced there's much of a case for retaining it at all till we've thought through what exactly it's for in this day and age.
Sebastian Rahtz
I can see the point of multiple occurrences - some worlds may have competing canonical schemes (mad though that sounds). but I suspect it is multiple data.word to allow for schemes where there is a space in the value ("John 22 3").
James Cummings
I disagree with Lou that it shouldn't necessarily be data.pointer. The reason I do this is it ALREADY is data.pointer on <term> and <gloss> but it is data.word on <ptr> and <ref>.
But I do agree with him that it needs to be looked at again to see if it is necessary, and what purpose it is really serving in modern TEI documents.
Laurent Romary
Well, on term, the guidelines actually provide no example and I am just wondering to which purpose I would actually use this when @corresp on a gloss would just work.
How many people actually use @cRef?....
I wasn't going to bring this up until I was further in my project, but maybe I should say something now.
My project is to encode and then display parallel corpora. The trick is to deal with the countless sorts of misalignment that can occur. My current approach is working well so far. For each corpus, I adopt a canonical segmentation. This usually exists already, but if not, the encoder picks one. Then all DIVs (or DIV-like things) in each text get tagged with a starting cRef if the beginning of the subject DIV lines up with the beginning of the canonical DIV, an ending cRef if the ends line up, or both, or neither. The stylesheet uses these to align the texts. No single encoded text need exactly use the canonical segmentation. The element refsDecl tells encoders of subsequent text (another translation, another edition, etc.) what canonical segmentation to use.
At first, I put the starting cRef in <head> and the ending cRef in <tail>, but semantically that's bad. Then I learned how to use Roma and so I added cRefStart and cRefEnd as attributes to DIV and DIV-like things. I now think I should also add cRefMiddle, but I haven't done that yet.
I have written enough of the XSLT alignment code (a lot of graph algorithms in XSLT!) to convince myself the model is pretty good. I can successfully handle many kinds of misalignment. And the few cases I cannot handle could get covered by addition of a cRefMiddle.
A cRefStart and a cRefEnd can be any string, and it can include spaces, so "Editor's Preface", "Translator's Preface", "John 3:16", "Aphorism XII" are all valid and all indicate just one cRef. There cannot be more than one cRefStart or cRefEnd for each DIV. I do not allow more than one canonical segmentation per corpus.
As I said, I don't have it all working yet, but I figured that if it does work, I would propose adding these markers to the standard or at least let people know about them and share my stylesheets. I know there is a lot of interest in parallel corpora and it really is a gnarly problem. I'm finding something in the spirit of cRef is helping me solve it.
@John: I wonder if @corresp would do instead of @cRef in this context? What do your @cRef values look like?
I should point people at my survey from here too:
Anyone interested in this topic could help by filling in the survey.
The description of @corresp says that it "points to elements that correspond to the current element in some way." But in my case, the correspondence need not be to anything in any element or any part of the encoded text at all. The correspondence is to some canonical segmentation that exists outside the encoded corpus.
My @cRef values could be "Book blurb", "Author's Introduction", "Editor's Preface", "chap 1", "chap 2". They could be "lines 1-9", "lines 10-19", "lines 20-29". They could be "Introduction", "aI", "aII", "aIV", "aVI". The could be "Acts 4:20", "Acts 4:21," "4:25".
Notice that the order cannot be determined just by looking at the cRefs. They cannot be sorted alphabetically or numerically. And they cannot be sorted by reference to a complete, encoded canonical text (where @corresp would make sense), since such a text might not be in the encoded corpus. The references need to be sorted by treating each text as providing a sorted list and then merging sorted lists. The result also needs to retain ambiguities. That is, the canon might be ordered alpha, beta, gamma, delta, but one encoded text might include just divisions alpha, beta, and delta and the other include just alpha, gamma, and delta.
@John: I take your point that your @cRef values are not pointers; but in the form you've quoted them, they're not strictly speaking correct @cRef values either. "chap 1" is in fact two values, "chap" and "1", which would be expected to point to different things (where @cRef values are one-to-infinity instances of data.word, space-separated).
But another point is that these perhaps ought to point to something. @cRef is supposed to be used with a <cRefPattern> element which explains how to turn the @cRef value(s) into a meaningful pointer. If yours can't be "dereferenced" in this way, they really amount to annotation, don't they? On the other hand, if you XSLT is able to read and interpret these values, and turn them into something meaningful, then they are surely pointing at something, aren't they?
They are references to canonical divisions, but you are right, my @cRefStart and @cRefEnd values would not be valid @cRef values.
You could say they "point" to something, but what they point to does not exist (or is not presumed to exist) in any XML that the XSLT can see. It exists on paper or a computer screen in the encoder's office.
I was using refsDecl to record, just with a textual description, which segmentation is canonical (e.g., "Segmentation follows the edition by McKechnie, Glasgow, 1914"). I haven't used cRefPattern at all.
I think I'd be inclined to build an external file in which all of these external canonical divisions were modelled (or put them in the header). But I think what you're encoding, if I understand correctly, is a set of milestones:
"<milestone> marks a boundary point separating any kind of section of a text, typically but not necessarily indicating a point at which some part of a standard reference system changes, where the change is not represented by a structural element. [3.10.3 Milestone Elements]"
Among <milestone>'s attributes is @ed, which "supplies an arbitrary identifier for the source edition in which the associated feature (for example, a page, column, or line break) occurs at this point in the text", which would allow you to point at a specific witness or edition; and @corresp, which would allow you to specify a location in that edition. A basic model of the edition itself (just its major structural divisions) could be used to provide targets for @corresp.
But all this may be making your life much more complicated than you want it to be. :-)
After considering the possible uses and looking at what others have tried to do with parallel texts, I decided against an external cross-reference file. Instead I use the canonical division (which likely already established) and say to encoders, "Just tag your divisions with reference to this standard, and your texts will align with the texts encoded by others."
I considered milestones. But I concluded that the atomic unit for alignment would best be a structural division as a unit and not a point in the text. Bekker numbers (page, column and line number) in Aristotle, for example, a perfect example of a milestone, would not be used for alignment, but book and chapter numbers would be. I display Bekker numbers but I don't use them for alignment.
This choice to use structural units for alignment rather than textual milestones promised to solve several alignment problems, and so far, it's working out well. I'm optimistic that I'll succeed where others have been stymied.
Separately then, could I use <milestone> to encode the structural boundaries? I could but decided against it. If the marks are really attributes of the division, they should be attributes of the DIV.
Said differently, I found it better to have a DIV announce to the world, "I begin where canonical chapter 1 begins and I end where canonical chapter 2 ends," than for a DIV to stay silent and have those divisions marked in the text.
The structural alignment also seems to match the way users think of parallel texts: "This edition combined chapters 2 and 3 into one chapter." "This translation left out the prologue of each section." "This manuscript skipped paragraph 3 but included the epilogue."
Lou Burnard
I find John's proposed use case for @cRef on <div> vel sim is quite persuasive, but that's not really relevent to Martin's comments on its use on <ref> or <ptr>. I also agree that if we retain cRef in any form it should be supplied by a class, should not be a pointer, and should be consistently applied. FWIW I think the current usage on <gloss> and <term> is wrong, and I also think that the datatype "unbounded word" does not imply that a cRef can have multiple targets (it doesn't imho have targets anyway). Quite a lot to sort out here, as previously noted.
Lou Burnard
James Cummings
James Cummings
Council accepts this at face to face meeting 2012-09, except the datatype, in should be data.text.
James Cummings
Lou Burnard
Agrred that we need to define a new attribute class to supply @cref with datatype of data.text, with members the current elements carrying @cref only.
Lou Burnard
Lou Burnard
Att rev. 10861 implemented new class att.cReferencing which supplies @cRef with datatype of data.text; added ptr, ref, gloss, and term to this class.
Lou Burnard


text:
blue bird clutchby Lesley Hansard and Rebecca Welsh $32.00
- the story
Take Flight
This light-hearted clutch will bring a fresh flight of fancy to your look. Handcrafted by artisans in Nepal, it's felted from 100% natural sheep's wool. The zippered closure and handy strap make this bag a perfect little nest for your necessities when you're on the wing. Designed by New Hampshire artists Lesley Hansard and Rebecca Welsh. Handmade in Nepal.
- details
- Item ID
- 21305
- Made from
- 100% wool, zipper
- Measurements
- 10" L x 6" W
- Notes
- Dry clean or spot clean with a washcloth and a bit of soapy water and air dry.
- the maker
Lesley Hansard and Rebecca Welsh
"Two years ago we received an email in our junk mail box which we shouldn't have really opened, but we did anyway," recall designers Lesley Hansard and Rebecca Welsh of the introduction to their artisans. "A young man found our website and said he loved our designs and would love to work with us."
It was perfect timing for the duo: After 14 years of hand-felting their own designs, they were considering new manufacturing options. "We jumped on the next plane and trained the Nepali felt-makers to make our designs. We met the whole family and became good friends."
Hansard and Welsh go to great lengths to ensure their artisans have access to health insurance. Working conditions are a top priority. Their Nepali partners maintain fair treatment, allowing artisans to bring small children to work.
"It's great to learn new skills," they beam. "We're becoming business women as well as felt-makers."
You might also like…
Scratch Map $20.00
Smartphone Projector $27.00
What I Love About You by Me Book $10.00
Love Is Art Kit $60.00
Wishing Ball $32.00
Stone Drink Dispenser $125.00
Personalized Whiskey Barrel $200.00
Define Bottle $25.00
Aquafarm $60.00
Scratch Map Deluxe $31.95
- reviews
- q & a


text:
OPINION: Obama White House hampers press access to sources
The Society of Professional Journalists and 37 other journalism and open government groups got the silent treatment when they wrote to the White House on July 8 and again on Aug. 5, urging President Barack Obama to rein in his administration's use of excessive controls by federal public information officers. No word back on this from the Big Guy. And that's a pity.
Get the full story
Subscribe or Log In
Are you a newspaper subscriber but you don't have a Digital Access account yet? Activate your account.
You will need your subscription account number and phone number. Not sure if you have an account? Email us or call (605) 996-5514 and we can help you.