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Target: Mayor of Minneapolis, R.T. Rybak
Goal: Commend Minneapolis for significantly reducing violence through its violence prevention program
President Obama recently started visiting different cities around the country to speak to citizens about his proposals for new gun control laws. He first stopped in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a city that developed a highly successful program several years ago to address its problem of youth gun violence. In addition to tightening restrictions on obtaining guns, President Obama hopes to create a national program similar to the one in Minneapolis that focuses on the root causes of violence instead of simply increasing the prison population.
Minneapolis started its violence prevention program at a time when it had one of the highest rates of youth gun violence in the country. Instead of increasing law enforcement, Mayor R.T. Rybak labeled the problem a matter of public health and created a committee involving the police, social workers, and public health officials. He understood that punishing individuals for acts of violence would not stop the trend of violent crimes, and he instead helped create a program to deal with an environment that was encouraging young people to behave violently.
Officials in Minneapolis conducted a study to find the causes of the violence that was overwhelming their city, and designed programs that would address those specific causes. Among them were mentoring programs to ensure that young people had positive role models, and rehabilitation programs to help young people who had committed acts of violence return to their communities. These changes have led to a significant decrease in gun violence in the city, as well as considerably fewer young people being incarcerated. Mayor Rybak has stated that although his city has made progress in reducing violence, even more violence would be prevented if the state strengthened its gun laws.
The success of this violence prevention program shows that a focus on addressing the root causes of violence can succeed in reducing gun violence without resorting to incarcerating a significant portion of the population. Other communities must follow the example set by Minneapolis and design violence prevention programs that are well-suited for the specific problems facing those communities. Commend Minneapolis for creating a model violence prevention program that has significantly reduced the city's violent crimes.
Dear Mayor Rybak,
The youth violence prevention program developed in your city recently gained national attention for its success in reducing gun violence while preventing a significant number of young people from being imprisoned. The success of the program can be attributed to the unique approach of involving social workers and public health officials in addition to law enforcement, and to studying the causes of the violence in your city before designing the program.
The problem of gun violence that exists in many American communities cannot be solved by simply increasing law enforcement and incarcerating even more young people. Although violent crimes will continue to plague our country if stronger gun control laws are not enacted, other communities around the country would be able to reduce violence if they created programs similar to the one in Minneapolis.
Your city should be commended for designing a violence prevention program that focuses on helping young people improve their lives, in addition to effectively reducing youth violence.
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The holiday farmhouse "Cascina Veja" is a family-owned property. We are truly and sunny people who work every day in order to do the best for our guests and our farm. Massimiliano Gastaldi is the owner: he is responsible for the farm, the cooking and the guests' rooms. William, Massimiliano's younger brother, helps his older brother working with competence in the fields and with the stocks. Elisa, the sister, helps us with foreign customers, speaking fluently English, French and German. Moreover she works at the website and at the complex management of the firma.
The farmhouse has been fully renovated by dad Renato, who devoted himself to restore old vaults made of bricks that had collapsed: he restored the wall using the ancient way in which houses were made; that means with bricks and stones. The roofing that is made of beams and chestnut wainscots is covered with an ancient surface of "lose" or slabs of stones that came from the quarries of our valley.
Last but not least: mum Tommasina keeps her eyes on everybody and helps in the kitchen. Thanks to her you will have tasty jam with bread and butter for breakfast, just like our grand-mothers used to prepare and a big choice of cakes and tarts. She is also the green fingers that fill up Cascina Veja with flowers.
There is also a well determined team of young people working in the farm.

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Rice farmers here are staying awake in shifts at night to guard their fields from thieves [and/or hungry people -- GPP]. In Peru, shortages of wheat flour are prompting the military to make bread with potato flour, a native crop. In Egypt, Cameroon, and Burkina Faso food riots have broken out in the past week.
Grain prices soar globally sparking riots, food truck hijackings
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03 June, 2009
Life is full of moments; they are the things that actually make life so wonderful. There is just one problem about the moments, they are fleeting. Before we have a chance, to really take the moment in, it is gone and all that is left is a memory… a memory that will forever be cherished.
Posted by Grant Blakeney at 10:08 PM
Labels: birds, Geese, Mississippi, Sun, Sunset
Location: Brandon, MS, USA
4 comments:
- String said...
...or they run all together into one BIG moment! ;-) Lovely photo!
- June 4, 2009 at 4:20 AM
- uncertainhorizon said...
The big moments are just as fleeting... for me at least.
- June 4, 2009 at 3:16 PM
- Mel said...
This is why being present and living IN the moment is so critical for me.
They just keep zipping through to the next one!
- June 7, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- uncertainhorizon said...
Living in the moment is very important.
- June 7, 2009 at 10:53 PM
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Education today is a dynamic process that must respond quickly to changes in cultural, demographic, technological and other forces. The William Woods University Education Specialist in Curriculum & Instruction degree program prepares you to respond to these challenges through an understanding of transformative curriculum design and its implication for learning. This program outlines effective practices for curriculum leadership and will help you clarify your educational values while emphasizing the critical interrelationship of curriculum, instruction and assessment. You will be exposed to various means of curriculum reform, as well as a variety of reform initiatives. The Education specialist program is designed to correlate with the Missouri Superintendent Standards as the focal point of curriculum leadership, focusing on pedagogy, current research and educational trends.
At William Woods, you'll be participating in an Education graduate program known for its excellence and for providing a significant number of the leaders in Missouri's state school system. As one of these students, you will have the opportunity to learn from active practitioners in the field and make the connections you need for leadership and career growth.
This degree is designed to fit the schedules of working pk-12 teachers and can be completed in two years or less through evening courses taught in convenient locations around the state. You can expect rigorous coursework with real-world relevance, designed and taught by professionals who have proven their expertise. We structure the schedule intentionally to keep students together, allowing you to develop lasting relationships with peers focused on similar career goals. And, to make this an investment you can count on, your tuition will not go up as long as you stay continuously enrolled.
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Phindi Phadi
Phindi Phadi is 19 years old, lives in a township community called Poortjie in Lenasia, Gauteng. She is not only keen to study for her own benefit but also as inspiration to other young people from her community. She chose the field of Human Resources because she loves working with people.
Phindi has enrolled for the National Certificate Course in Principles of Human Resource Management at Damelin College in Randfontein
Phindi has been elected as a member of Student Council. Congratulations to her!
Angela du Toit
Angela du Toit is 20 years old and lives in Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. She developed a passion for offering people medical assistance when she attended training courses at the Academy for Emergency Training. She successfully completed courses in First Aid and is a registered Basic Ambulance Assistant. She naturally chose the field of nursing for her further studies.
Angela Toit has enrolled for the Nursing Diploma Course at Lilitha College in East London.
Phindi and Angela had to apply great determination and perseverance to get into their respective colleges because their applications to different colleges/universities were plagued with disappointments and delays. Everybody that was involved in supporting them was relieved and excited when they finally enrolled. Their experience proved once again that teamwork is necessary for success. They had different family members and project coordinators from their farms, involved in liaison work between themselves, the colleges and the Foundation.
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The Flexible Display Center and Universal Display Corporation today announced that they have successfully fabricated the first full-color, flexible AMOLED display prototypes using the Center's bond/de-bond manufacturing process, in combination with Universal Display's full-color, top-emission phosphorescent OLED technology and materials. The displays also use Universal Display's patented, proprietary single-layer encapsulation technology to seal the OLEDs made on DuPont Teijin Films Teonex® polyester film.
The prototype is a 3.8 inch flexible display with a qvga resolution (320×240) pixel. This display use UDcs phosphorescent red, green and blue organic materials.They also use Duponts Teijin Films Teonex film using substrate handling and processing.Demonstrations of the new full-color display will take place at the FDC booth #1409 at SID from May 17 to 19, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles.
Dr. Mike Hack, General Manager OLED Lighting and Custom Displays says:
In addition to working toward the targets set by the U.S. Department of Defense, flexible OLEDs have the potential to open up a vast array of product opportunities in the commercial and consumer sectors in the foreseeable future.


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UNICEF raises concerns over high child poverty rates in Armenia
YEREVAN, 17 December 2010 – UNICEF voiced its concern today over high child poverty rates in Armenia, immediately after the National Statistical Service of Armenia published results of the 2009 Integrated Living Conditions Survey.
In 2009, 38.1 percent of children in Armenia were poor, while 4.5 percent were extremely poor, according to the survey results.
"The new data on child poverty is extremely worrisome. It is obvious that the economic and financial crisis hit children the hardest. The situation is fraught with long-term consequences both for children as they may be ripped of some of their basic rights and the country's overall development," UNICEF Representative Laylee Moshiri stressed.
Unfortunately, the 2011 state budget adopted recently by the National Assembly does not provide sufficient conditions to improve the situation of children living in poverty. Budget allocations under education and health sector remain low as compared to other low middle-income countries and have not yet reached levels pledged in the Sustainable Development Plan.
The survey once again confirmed that children with disabilities are the most marginalized and deprived group within the child population of Armenia. Out of the total number of children with disabilities in Armenia, 70 percent are poor and 13 percent are extremely poor.
According to the survey, the highest percent of extremely poor children is in Lori region - 9 percent of the province's child population, whereas the highest overall child poverty rate is observed in Shirak region, where more than 50 percent of children are poor.
Family benefits remain crucial for extremely poor families and without them the percent of extremely poor children would have doubled, growing from 4.5 percent to 9.1 percent. Unlike family benefits, child benefits do not have any significant impact on the overall child poverty rates as the number of families receiving this type of benefit is very low.
"For children poverty means risks for malnutrition, overall development and deprivation of basic conditions for child well-being. Therefore, tackling child poverty is not something that can wait until fiscal circumstances are seen as accommodating. Re-orienting social protection expenditure towards more efficient models may mitigate devastating effects of poverty on children and break the intergenerational cycle of poverty that threatens human development and economic growth," UNICEF Representative in Armenia Laylee Moshiri said.
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A Dallas court, citing new DNA evidence, today formally exonerated a 51-year-old man of a rape and robbery charge for which he served 30 years in prison.
Cornelius Dupree Jr. was behind bars from December 1979 until July 2010 before making parole on a 75-year sentence. About a week after his release, DNA test results came back proving his innocence.
"You're free to go," state District Judge Don Adams told Dupree, one of two men wrongly convicted in the 1979 abduction, robbery and rape in Dallas, The Dallas Morning News reports.
"It's a joy to be free again," Dupree said.
The second man, Anthony Ray Massingill, 49, was also exonerated in the case but remains in prison while authorities search for evidence to test for a separate rape conviction for which he is serving a life sentence, the News reports.
Dupree is the longest-serving inmate cleared by DNA evidence in Texas, which has freed 41 wrongly convicted inmates through DNA since 2001 — more than any other state.
Nationally, only two others who have been exonerated by DNA evidence spent more time in prison, according to the Innocence Project, a New York-based legal center that specializes in wrongful conviction cases.
James Bain was wrongly imprisoned for 35 years in Florida, and Lawrence McKinney spent more than 31 years in a Tennessee prison.
(Posted by Doug Stanglin)
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Point Pleasant - Toms River Vacation Packages
The city is located some 35 miles (56 kilometers) from the state capital of New Jersey, Trenton and about 40 miles (64 kilometers) from Atlantic City.
Lighthouses are often wild, evocative places; the Sea Girt Lighthouse on the Point Pleasant - Toms River coast is one of those places. To discover more about the structure's history and the men and women who kept its light shining bright, enquire at the local visitors center for tour times and further information.
You'll find plenty of burning rubber and high-octane action at the New Egypt Speedway and the Wall Township Speedway, two of the most popular motorsports destinations in Point Pleasant - Toms River. Meet fellow motorsports fanatics, check out the gleaming chrome and paintwork of high performance vehicles, then, if you're lucky enough to visit on a race day, thrill to the spectacle as local speed demons do battle for the chequered flag.
If you want to surround yourself with nature, plan a trip to Allaire State Park and Cattus Island County Park, two protected reserves where locals and visitors like to visit to get active. These nature havens are among the best places for families to check out the local flora and fauna.
The Ocean County Historical Museum is the perfect place to go to discover the city's dramatic past. Stroll the center's cool hallways and view the centuries-old artifacts on display.
In this artistic city you'll find some interesting museums, such as the Anchor and Palette Art Gallery, where art and history lovers can see local exhibits. Take a self-guided tour and view the exhibits.
No trip to Point Pleasant - Toms River is complete without exploring the furry, feathered and scaled inhabitants of Popcorn Park Zoo. As you wander the paths, admire the carefully curated landscapes and enclosures which add to the ambience of the park.


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There are two basic methods to mosaic work - the direct method and the indirect method or sometime called the reverse or 'stone' method. In the direct method, the pieces of material are directly fixed right side up onto a base and then grouted. In the indirect method, pieces are temporarily fixed right side down onto a removable backing which holds the design together. This is then either placed in a mold and filled with cement or pressed into a prepared adhesive bed. Once the cement is set, the stone is turned out from the mold to reveal the design, right side up cast in the cement. In the case of an adhesive bed, the backing material is removed to expose the design, right side up which is then grouted. Another option is to place the prepared design into a mold which is then filled with mortar/cement.
The advantage of the indirect method is you create a very smooth, flat surface. You can also create and assemble the design in one place ahead of time, and then install it in a different location later. The disadvantage is that the design must be assembled face down before applying it to the base or casting in the mold. This often requires extra steps in the design or assembly process.
Selecting Tesserae
Tesserae are the individual pieces of material you will arrange to form your mosaic. Most people think of those little square pieces of tile seen in early Roman mosaics or in swimming pools. Today the term applies to anything pieced together to form a design. When working in the indirect method, you must consider how the depth and shape of some items will affect their appearance in the mosaic. Items that are spherical or have a high relief do not rest flat against the removable backing. When cast in a mold, only the portion that is actually fixed flat to the backing will show unless you take steps to protect the curvature of the object. For that reason, indirect mosaics are generally made with tesserae that have a relatively flat front surface.
Traditional Tile Tesserae
Ceramic Tile
Natural Stone
Includes everything from beach or river pebbles to marble, granite, slate and modern day stone tiles. They have a wide range of colors, textures and surfaces. Also included are semiprecious stones - turquoise, lapis lazuli, alabaster, quartz and agate.
China & Porcelain
A finer form of ceramics, they are a good source for interest, pattern and color.
Shells and Mother of Pearl
Mother of pearl is the lustrous inner surface of shells like oysters and abalone. Commonly used shell forms include spirals, scallops, snails, etc. and cover a wide range of color, luster and size.
Includes mirror, colored glass, sea glass, glass nuggets, marbles, and pressed glass jewels
Everything Else
Bone, metals, buttons... just about anything you want can become tesserae in your mosaic.
This article concentrates primarily on using the mold or 'stone' method. Where applicable, we will include details for the method of applying the design to a paper type backing and setting into a prepared base.
Selecting the Base
You can apply a mosaic to nearly any surface. When opting for the indirect method your want to end up with a very flat, even surface and this generally means the application or location of your mosaic dictates this. Examples include floors, table tops, bird baths, fountains, stepping stones, and counter tops. While gently curving surfaces accommodate this method, like the bowl of a bird bath, surfaces with a tight curves and turns won't allow you to properly seat the design while attached to the removable base. In this case, the direct method is much more accommodating. When selecting a base think about the following:
Surfaces and items commonly used with the indirect method include but are not limited to:
Backing Material for Tesserae
The removable backing is what the individual pieces of the design are stuck to. The design is then cast in a mold or applied to the prepared surface of your mosaic base. The backing needs to be able to hold the tesserae securely enough but also allow for easy removal once the design is embedded or cast. Some backing require you apply the adhesive to the tesserae and others are self-stick. Common backing include:
Basic Tools
Beside a base, tesserae, and adhesive the only tool you'll really need to start with is a tile nipper. All other tools can be commandeered household items. As you work with different tesserae, bases, and adhesives you will find it useful to add specific tools to your arsenal.
Cutting Tools are used to shape and trim your tesserae
For holding your sorted tesserae, mixing cement and grouts, adding color, and holding water for cleaning. Save those containers you were about to throw out! You may not want to clean out that cement or grout container.
Adhesive Spreaders
Depend on personal choice and the adhesives. Trowels of different sizes and types are useful for cement-based adhesives. For small work plastic spatulas, butter knives, and palette knives work well. PVA and epoxy bases can be applied with plastic spreaders, old brushes, toothpicks, wooden sticks, etc.
Grout Spreaders
Help push the grout over the mosaic and into the spaces between tesserae. They need to be flexible so as not to scratch the surface. Plastic spatulas, squeegees, grout floats, or even gloved hands will work.
Tools for Pushing and Prodding
Are handy for moving pieces into place and scraping out excess mortar or grout. Wooden sticks, wooden scrapers, tweezers, dental probes, toothpicks, awls, wooden clothes pins, pencils, and manicure tools are just some of the choices.
Safety Equipment must include.
Most poured stones made in a mold are cast in a quick setting concrete. There are newer quick setting concretes, colored concretes, recipes for making your own. Whichever you choose, make sure to follow the manufacturers instructions for preparation, mixing, and curing. The basic instructions are the same whatever product you use.
Cleaning Articles
Are needed for wiping off excess grout and general tidying up. Lint free rags, sponges, and non-scratch nylon scouring pads are quite useful.
Lets Get Started
To follow along and make the stone shown in the instructions here, you can download the sunflower stone pattern pdf.
Sizing the Adhesive Backing
It is important for the adhesive backing to fit exactly inside the mold. If it is to large it will wrinkle and cement will seep under; too small and you will have a line in the finished surface. If you frequently use a particular size mold, you may want to make a template. A template also is a valuable sizing guide when designing and laying out a pattern specifically designed for the mold you are using.
Designs and Patterns
Inspiration comes from everywhere: nature, cities, surfaces, feelings, dreams, pattern books, magazines, and the list goes on. The choice is entirely up to you. You can go from totally abstract to precisely planned. Sketching out a basic cartoon can help you to solidify your idea, as well as to plan for color and movement. You may want to use (or modify) an existing pattern. There are many published patterns already designed to fit a particular shape mold. You can also design your own pattern. Use the template as a guideline for size and margins. Either way, once you have your design finalized, you need to have 3 copies: The original design to use as a reference and layout guide when cutting the tesserae. A second to cut up for pattern pieces. The third will be for assembly in the mold and needs to be the reverse of the original. When creating the pattern copies keep in mind:
- Trace the design onto the film (non-sticky) side of the adhesive paper while it is still attached to the paper backing. Don't forget to mark edge allowances. When you separate the film for assembly, your design will be upside down.
- When making your final working copies, use tracing paper (or similar translucent paper) for the assembly copy. You can then tape this reversed side up to the film side of your adhesive backing. Your numbers will be backward, but it is still relatively easy to see where pieces go. You will remove this before casting the project in cement
Selecting Colors
Once you have a design, you will need to fill it with color. Choose what you like! Layout your tesserae and play with different combinations. Lay them on your design to see how they work and look. Keep in mind that each unit is a unit of color, texture, size, form and brilliance. How they play off each other will affect your design.
Be aware when choosing tesserae that they are backed by color of the cement. If you are using translucent or clear tesserae, their color will be affected by the color of the cement you are casting the design in. There are reflective tapes that you can apply to the back side of your tesserae to block the back ground cement color and reflect the transmitted light. Follow the manufacturers instructions for applying them to your tesserae.
Remember that the viewers eye will mix the shapes and colors in your design. Instead of covering a large area with the same tile, vary the shades used to add interest (unless the effect you want is a uniform block of color!). Grade (transition) colors into each other by varying the size and shape as they meet each other. Mix pieces of differing colors together. Place opposite colors next to each other for contrast. Make black or gray lines to accent or separate design elements or colors. Take advantage of patterns and colors in your tesserae. Play, experiment, stand back, look, rearrange, change, stand back, look...until you are satisfied. Again, do what you like and once you get started don't be afraid to change or deviate as the project unfolds.
Cutting the Tesserae: With any new technique or tool it is a good idea to practice on scrap materials (before you attack that one piece of really unique china you have). Work in a protected, covered, easy to clean area; you'll be creating shards and stray pieces that can cut the unsuspecting visitor. WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES! You can cut all your pieces ahead of time and lay them out on your cartoon or base; or you can work on the fly - cutting and fixing as you go. The choice is yours and depends on the complexity of the design, shape of the base, and the adhesive used.
Fixing the Design to the Adhesive Film or Backing
Once you have all the tesserae cut, fitted and are satisfied with your layout, you will need to transfer your design onto the adhesive backing, front side down.
Preparing the Mold or Mortar Bed
Spray the mold bottom and sides with a release agent. There are several commercially available, check with your supplier. Vaseline® is used by some. Apply liberally with a sponge brush and then use a hair dryer to smooth. You don't want any ridges. Then tip the mold and gently slide the adhesive sheet with your design into position in the mold. Check your tesserae one last time. Also make sure the edge of the adhesive film is lying flat in the mold bottom and not curving up the sides.
Since paper backed projects are pressed into a prepared bed of mortar, you need to prepare the surface and then apply the mortar according to the manufacturers instructions.
Mixing and Pouring the Cement
Mix your cement according to manufacturer's instructions. Generally you combine all dry ingredients in a large enough container to accommodate them and give you room to thoroughly mix them. If you are coloring your cement add the colorant to the dry ingredients and mix well. Take a small sample and mix with liquid to test the color. Color in cement fades as it cures. A general rule of thumb is to mix the color 2 shades darker than the finished color you want. Save a small amount (1/2 cup or so) of the final dry mix to use for filling in any gaps or pinholes you find after you un-mold the project. The liquid is then added to the dry ingredients and mixed. Be aware that as you mix, you want to avoid introducing air bubbles. Check the manufacturers instructions for consistency, some cements are mixed to a medium oatmeal, some more like brownie batter.
It is best if you can pour the concrete into the form in the place you intend to leave it to cure. It is risky on several levels to move a mold filled with cement. Make sure the mold sits level. Start by pouring a thin layer around the edges to help hold the adhesive film down. Cover the bottom with a thin layer and then gently pat the top or tap the mold to release any bubbles and work the cement down between the tesserae. Continue filling the mold until you reach the top or your desired thickness. You don't have to fill the mold to the top but the thinner the concrete, the weaker your project will be.
You want to 'screed' or level the surface by taking a piece of wood or similar item that will span the width of the mold and draw it across the top to level and remove any excess cement. Wipe the edge/lip clean. Again, tap your mold edge and sides gently for a few minutes to release any bubbles. Some people also tap the surface the mold is sitting on. Be careful, this is more apt to dislodge the tesserae from the adhesive backing. Allow the mold to sit undisturbed for the required amount of set time, based on manufacturers instructions.
In a paper backing project, gently press the mosaic into the bed, paper side up. Allow the cement to set enough to hold the design in place so you can remove the paper but not so tight that you can't make any needed adjustments.
Un-molding the Project
You need to now release the project from the mold
Grouting an Embedded Design
Grouting is the technique of filling in the spaces between your tesserae. If you used the paper fixing method and then set your design into a motor or cement bed, you will need to fill in the gaps, or grout, between your tesserae after removing the paper baking. Generally, it is desirable to make the grout level with the overall height of the mosaic surface. Grout is just a fine textured version of cement mortar. It unifies the design. Its color enhances the design: and it adds strength.
Sealing and Protection
Some materials and applications benefit from an application of sealant after the project has cured or the grout is dried and cured. You also want to protect your finished project from the elements.
now step back and admire your work!
|There are variations on the technique presented here and many excellent book resources (see below) to help you expand your knowledge and creativity. As you experiment and work with different materials you will discover what methods, tools, and supplies work best for you!
|Ancient Mosaics
by Roger Ling Paperback
|Princeton University Press
Paperback / 1998 / 144pp
|The Art of Mosaics
by Joaquim Chavarria
|Watson-Guptill Publishing
Paperback / 1999 / 160 pp
|The Art of Mosaic Design: A Collection of Contemporary Artists
by J.Locktov - L.P.Clagett
|Rockport Publishing
Hardcover / 1998
|Backyard Mosaics
by Connie Sheerin
|Sterling Publishing
Hardcover & Paperback / 2001 / 128 pp
|Classic Mosaics
by Elaine M Goodwin
|Trafalgar Square Publishing Ltd.
Hardcover / 2000 / 144 pp
|Encyclopedia of Mosaic Techniques (Encyclopedia of Art Techniques)
by Emma Biggs
|Penguin USA
Hardcover / 1999 / 160 pp
|Making Mosaics
by Leslie Dierks
|Sterling Publishing Co.
Hardcover / 1998 / 128 pp
by Kaffe Fassett & Candace Bahouth
|Taunton Books & Videos
Hardcover / 1999 / 160 pp
|The Mosaic Book : Ideas, Projects and Techniques
by Peggy Vance, Celia Goodrich-Clarke
|Trafalgar Square Publishing Ltd.
Paperback / 1996 / 128 pp
ISBN: 1570760608z
|Mosaic Workshop : A Guide to Designing and Creating Mosaics
by Emma Biggs, Tessa Hunkin
|Trafalgar Square Publishing, Ltd.
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Photo Assumption Articles
The game of using photos to draw conclusions, rational or otherwise, about celebrity relationships, moods, gestures, and other likely untrue assumptions.
Porny's holiday gropes
Jessica Simpson updated Instagram a few hours ago with this shot of her being groped by her baby father Eric Johnson. She's wearing a headband with bunny ears. So that's how she spent Easter. And this is what happened on April Fool's Day: A photo posted by Jessica Simpson (@jessicasimpson) Full Story
Bradley Cooper: working single
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Bradley Cooper is working with Jennifer Lawrence and David O Russell in Boston on Joy. As you know, he and Suki Waterhouse broke up. What? Girls aren't on his mind right now, OK? He's focusing on his career. And he'll be a director soon. So there's no time for relationships. Full Story
Miley & Patrick: all is forgiven
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It's been a week since those pictures came out of Patrick Schwarzenegger maybe or maybe not messing around with some randoms on Spring Break. Since then there's been speculation about whether or not Miley was pissed. And if she was avoiding him. And she went to Vegas on her own. And there was no loving on social media. Full Story
Miley's Spring Break problems
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Spring Break is one of the best parts of university. Um. Maybe the best part of university. I lived for Spring Break. And I certainly did a LOT of living during Spring Break. That's why I'm happy I don't have a kid. Because I don't know how I'd tell my kid not to live during Spring Break when the living I did during Spring Break took care of a lot of my…curiosity. Full Story
Charlize & Sean: the parents at the park
Charlize Theron and Sean Penn, rumoured to be engaged, were at the park with son Jackson on the weekend. They look really, really happy. And you know how these two feel about cameras. Like, they actively try to NOT look happy around cameras. So if they look happy it could be because they can't help themselves. Full Story
Robin & Ben at Armani Prive
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Claire Underwood is such an Armani client, non? Robin Wright and Ben Foster were in Paris yesterday for the Armani Prive presentation. As you can see, Mr Armani seems quite fond of her. It's the second time we've seen Robin and Ben at a public event this month. You'll recall, he accompanied her to the Golden Globes. Full Story
Courtside newlyweds
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Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden were married three weeks ago. Last night they sat courtside at the Laker game, relaxed and happy. She just seems so...comfortable, right? That's my Photo Assumption of the scene. These shots remind me of when we saw Cam at another sporting event a few years ago. Full Story
Lupita Nyong'o & Jared Leto: SAG heat
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It's all in the Video Assumption. And Video Assumption is all about interpretation. My interpretation? Heat. Lupita Nyong'o and Jared Leto presented together last night at the SAGs. The winner was Mark Ruffalo who wasn't there. So Jared edged Lupita over to talk into the microphone. Full Story
Johnny in Berlin
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Johnny Depp was in Berlin this weekend for Mortdecai. So far there hasn't been a carpet in North America. But Johnny's like Tom Cruise now. Audiences are much more supportive of him overseas. So far there haven't been any reviews. Mortdecai opens on Friday. The movie is a January release and no critic comments posted yet? Not usually a good sign. Full Story
Video Assumption: Taylor Swift & Harry Styles
TMZ has exclusive video from last night of Taylor Swift at the Sunset Marquis. She's in the lobby with her friends when Harry Styles approaches to greet someone in her group. I've watched it twice. I don't see them acknowledging each other. Not even a head nod. Let's play Video Assumption? It's our favourite game of drawing conclusions based on body language – not reliable but, um, in this case… pretty reliable? He's demonstrably relaxed – like, "Hey, I'm just so chill and confident and I'm going to show you to your face". Full Story
Kristen Stewart's holiday in Hawaii
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Kristen Stewart was spotted in LA just before Christmas with her constant companion, Alicia Cargile. Then they went on holiday together to celebrate the New Year. They were swarmed at LAX when they returned. New photos of them in Hawaii, on the beach, have just been released. You can see them here Full Story


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I have been blessed with a very easy pregnancy this time. There was still plenty of complaining on my part, but that's all part of the fun of pregnancy, having a little moan now and then. But really, it's all gone very well. No problems at all.
Until yesterday. About midday my pelvis suddenly packed in. I can't think of what could have caused it. I did a lot of running around at the weekend and lifting some heavy things up and down the stairs. But not yesterday. Maybe it just took time to set in, I dunno. I'm thinking the baby just moved down and it was the final straw that broke the camel's pelvis...or my pelvis or whatever.
Anyway, I'm extremely uncomfortable now. It's slightly better this morning that last night, but I can still hardly take 2 steps without horrible pain. I can't squat or bend easily. I had SPD with my second pregnancy and it feels just like that. It could really impact the birth I want, I want to be active and mobile etc. Everytime one of the kids drops some cereal or a piece of trash on the floor I feel like crying because I know i'm going to have to find a way to bend over and pick it up and it's going to hurt like heck.
I was looking forward to the birth before, but still enjoying and savoring my last weeks of pregnancy. But now I am ready to just.be.done. I can't take this for 4 more weeks. I'm 38 + 2 I think. ish. I had one baby at 38 weeks when my water broke and they had to induce after 24 hrs of no labor. And one which was induced at 38 for other reasons. my others have all been late. And this one probably will be too. How on earth am I going to survive? I hate to be such a baby, but I am so sore and I can't imagine even surviving to the end of the day never mind 4 weeks. Ugh. I really really hope this baby breaks the mold and comes early. If nothing else, holding out that hope will get me through each day for now.
Who else wants to complain with me? Do you feel done? Have a moan about it and help me have some company in my misery.
DDCC - I have about 6 weeks, and I was ready a few weeks ago. I found out I have spd, and I have been battling hemmoriods (and I am not constipated- so totally not fair) but otherwise, once morning sickness wore off, my pregnancy was fine. In fact, the baby is doing great and I have had no major issues, I am just one of those women who don't like being pregnant. I think I get pregnancy induced anxiety and depression, and it gets worse closer to the end. I think 2 is my limit on carrying children, I can't handle the actual pregnancy part.
Yes, I could have written that post word for word. I have been so blessed with an overall great, easy pregnancy, but I am absolutely miserable right now. My back is killing me even when I'm not walking around, the baby is SO low and the pelvic pressure is horrible. I know I was nowhere near this uncomfortable the first time around, especially not this early.
Mama to Eleanore Rae, born April 6, 2008, Adelaide Jane, born December 16, 2010, Hudson James, born August 26, 2013
Cautiously expecting surprise #4 July 2016
Yes, yes, yes. I've had SPD since some time midway through the 2nd trimester and it only seems to get worse. I'm 36 weeks today and I told my midwife yesterday that I am serving this baby an eviction notice as soon as I hit 37 weeks and am safe to homebirth. She smiled but reminded me not to be in a rush. I know, I know. I wouldn't do anything to try to make it go faster, but especially watching the birth announcements start to pop up here, I am feeling so ready to be done.
I think partly it is also that we just moved from an apartment into the house we just bought over the last week. It is still a total disaster, everything half in and half out of boxes. As long as I am still pregnant, I feel like I'm on a deadline and have to workworkwork to get things organized. But I can't pick things up, and even walking around is hard with the SPD, and starting to get to the point where it brings on BH contractions too. So I feel guilty all the time because I *should* be getting things unpacked but I just really, really don't feel like it.
If I could just have this baby, I have a feeling all these other (relatively speaking, minor) concerns would FLY out of my head! THAT is what I'm looking forward to.
mama to jasper (12-17-10) and theodora (11-13-12)
I think I might have the opposite problem. I can feel him drop down but he won't stay there. Sometimes he's there for a few seconds, sometimes a few minutes. Once he stayed there for two hours (I was around a bunch of midwives strangely...) but he always pops back up. Its got me slightly paranoid that something is wrong. Is his head too big? Is he positioned wrong? Is his cord shortened by being wrapped around him?
This Mommy and Military Daddy are loving their son.
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Fat Scottish Gal, I feel the EXACT same way!!! I woke up this morning in agonizing pain with my pelvis, and it has just gotten worse all day. I decided yesterday that I wanted to scrub the entire floor on my hands and knees. BIG MISTAKE!!! I am hoping that because I did something to cause this, it means that if I take it easy, it will go away??? A little bit??? Going grocery shopping was miserable today. Thank God DH works tonight, so he could unload all the bags from the car for me. I was going to do some more chores today, but the thought of getting on my knees to clean the toilets makes me shudder. So I think I"ll postpone chores for now!
I am so excited for my chiropractor appointment tomorrow! (except that smiling and bouncing is the last hting I feel like doing right now). I think I start going 1 time per week now, since I'm 36 weeks.
PM me about low supply; insufficient glandular tissue; posterior tongue tie; lip tie
I am ready for the baby to make his debut, too! I had a miserable time for the first six months, then the last two have been fine, but in the past few weeks I've had a lot of swelling (facial as well as legs/ankles) and tons of pelvic pain. I'll be 37 weeks on Wed so I know I shouldn't feel too impatient yet, but I'd be happy if he decided to appear a week or two ahead of schedule :)
Same exact thing here too. I've had a very easy pregnancy and have been comfortable up until yesterday. I seriously thought my pelvis was ripping apart most of the day and the pressure was just awful. I was half expecting the baby to show up cause I just felt so different from how I had been feeling. Obviously he didn't show up and today was just as bad as yesterday. Hopefully soon for us.
Rachel , wifey to best friend Karl ,
SAHM to Kaelan (11) Chandra (9) Liam (7) Lachlan (5) Killian (4),Riordan (1), Baby Boy EDD 11/14. All born at home!
I'm DONE too. This has been my hardest pregnancy. And I'm just OVER.IT. I'm ready to have my baby in my arms.
Mama to: Kaleb 9/12/2005 * Adeline 7/02/08 (born at home!) & 'Dot' EDD 12/23/2010
Same exact thing here too. I've had a very easy pregnancy and have been comfortable up until yesterday. I seriously thought my pelvis was ripping apart most of the day and the pressure was just awful. I was half expecting the baby to show up cause I just felt so different from how I had been feeling. Obviously he didn't show up and today was just as bad as yesterday. Hopefully soon for us.
Yes, this exactly. Sounds like we're going through the same thing. You're due one day after me. I hope it will be soon for us both. I probably still have a ways to go though. Which is incredibly daunting right now. :(
Yes, I could have written that post word for word. I have been so blessed with an overall great, easy pregnancy, but I am absolutely miserable right now. My back is killing me even when I'm not walking around, the baby is SO low and the pelvic pressure is horrible. I know I was nowhere near this uncomfortable the first time around, especially not this early.
I could've written this, except that this is my first. I've had a relatively easy pregnancy, but I'm done. I'm tired, I'm achey, and I miss seeing my feet. Stick a fork in me - I'm done!
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Taste of Japan #7 - Pocky? Pocky !
If you only try one Japanese snack, make sure its Pocky! Of course once you do try it, you'll be back for more. Crispy biscuit sticks coated in yummy chocolate. Need I say more? You count ask for a more perfect and simple snack. No visit to the international supermarket is complete without the Pocky - most of which gets eaten on the way home.
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I have a two questions. If you're in a school and some deranged gunman opens fire and you're trying to stay out of sight, are you thinking that you are really glad you are in a gun-free zone? Or are you praying that somebody with a gun shows up?
Bad guys with guns are stopped only by good guys with guns.
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1. What's the hardest thing you've ever done?
2. What did you do growing up that got you into trouble?
I was a good kid. I can only think of two things in my entire childhood for which I was punished: My brother and I were engaging in horseplay indoors and he shoved me up against the wall, at which time I kicked my heel back and through the drywall in the dining room. He and I had to split the cost of the repair. The other time, I got caught skipping first period (It was German II and I hated it!). Skipping would have been bad enough but I also forged a note to use as an excuse. The note earned me an in-school suspension and, at home, a 1500 word essay on why I shouldn't have done what I did.
3. When was the last time you had an amazing meal? What was it? Why was it amazing for you?
I can't remember an amazing meal. Ever. I've had some decent meals. I've had some amazing company during mediocre meals. I've had amazing dining experiences with choreographed service, fine linen, and sterling sliver accompanied by itty bitty portions of courses I couldn't appreciate because my pallet is that of a five year old. I've had amazing desserts. I don't think I've had an amazing start-to-finish, everything-was-just-perfect meal.
4. What's the best/worst gift you've ever given/received?
The best gift I've ever received is my Boy. Meeting him changed my life. He is what divides my life into before and after. (Oh, geez, that was a long time ago. That was before I knew my Boy.) As for the worst? Meh. What constitutes a "bad" gift? I've definitely received some things that I've looked at and thought Hmm okay … I don't really understand what I should do with this. That being said, it's always nice to be thought of. I love surprises and I don't get many gifts. Even the ones that don't make much sense are greatly appreciated.
5. What do you miss most about being a kid?
Financial freedom.
Bonus: What is something you learned in the last week?
I learned that I don't have enough experiences in my life in which I can relax. There is always some component I have to plan/execute/check on. Sitting back and letting everything go simply does not happen.
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Give people an opportunity to complain and they will almost always take it – humans are reliable that way.
Fiddling with the sensory appeal of sports, then, is an excellent way to provoke swift and immediate fallout.
In Formula One, a technical and engineering arms race that is disguised as an automotive competition, the consequences of the 2014 engine standard were not so much unintended as foreseeable.
Shrinking the displacement, adding turbochargers and dispensing with some of the aerodynamics and exhaust diffusers, it was always going to make for quieter cars.
For some gearheads and race enthusiasts, this is emphatically not a good thing, for others the issues lie elsewhere.
In the Senna Corner grandstand during the free practice sessions for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix, an unscientific survey suggested opinion is split on the changes.
"I love it … I'd like it more if the cars were a little more powerful, and it's a big difference so I can see why people wouldn't like it," said Sylvain Lemay, a Sorel, Que., native who was clad in McLaren team colours. "It's the first time I can remember the Ferrari Challenge cars being louder."
It's not a unique point of view.
In the paddocks, former F1 champ Jacques Villeneuve said "[the sound] is good, you can bring your kids and you know you won't blow their eardrums. That's a good thing, you can have a phone conversation and that's quite a nice thing as well. The problem is you can feel there's no power, no grunt."
A few feet away from where Lemay stood, a different take.
"My Harley sounds better," snorted Dennis Nagy of Calgary, in town to watch the weekend's racing with his Montreal-based brother Jimmy. "[The sport] is in the sound, you know?"
Jimmy Nagy said he misses the characteristic whine of engines past, "I like the old one better."
Even four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel complained earlier this year about the way his Red Bull sounds, grumbling that nightclubs are louder – "it's shit," he said.
"The first time I was five or six years old when we went to see the cars live … the one thing I remember was the sound – how loud the cars were – to feel the cars through the ground. The whole ground was vibrating. It's just a shame that we don't have that any more," Vettel said earlier this season.
Rather than a shrill keening sound, the engines now make what could be described as a throatier, more muted burble.
Whereas ear plugs were mandatory equipment in previous years they might be considered optional now; it's possible to carry on a conversation at track side without shouting.
Oh, and the cars are more efficient, plus they present a hardier challenge to drivers; this is sometimes elided in the great sonic debate.
Much is made of the ruthless competition on the track – can Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton peacefully co-exist? – but the various teams and their engineers and development scientists are locked in a battle that can be just as merciless.
There are cloaks, and maybe even a dagger or two; industrial espionage is de rigueur, cars and their components are often covered so as not to be photographed but it doesn't matter: Innovations are inevitably copied.
The new standards for 2014 haven't increased the pitch or intensity of that battle, but they have shifted the ground on which it is fought.
"The engineering battle in Formula One was always fierce. The format has changed a bit. You could say that in the last couple of years because of the rules and regulations the aerodynamics played a major role, this is why you could improve the car, the balance has switched more to the power unit," said Toto Wolff, the executive director of Mercedes' F1 team.
This season, the Silver Arrows have dominated the early going thanks in part to their innovative split turbo design – the short explanation is it forces cool air, which is denser, into the engine to create more power – although the team fully expects the competition to catch up.
It's the way of F1: come up with a good idea and watch it get ripped off, or if it's too big an advantage, the sport's governing body will ban it.
"Has that happened in the past?" Wolff said in mock surprise. "I think what is most important for Formula One is that you have clear, transparent and stable rules. People talking about costs, the single highest contributor to cost escalation is the rules are not stable."
In 2013, the Red Bulls were clearly faster than everyone else – because they came up with a blown exhaust system that also created down-force to suck the car to the track – this year they're also-rans because of the enforced design changes.
In a sense, the relationship between F1 teams and the Fédération internationale de l'automobile (FIA) is a little like that between Olympic teams and doping agencies: the governing body is out-gunned in terms of engineering talent and resources, it is forever engaged in large-scale landscaping on a playing field that stubbornly refuses to stay level.
Scandalous amounts are spent by F1 teams on developing new technology, and the results are often astounding.
The 2014 engine all the F1 teams use is a Mini Cooper-sized 1.6-litre affair; Mercedes' version churns out nearly 800 horsepower (a souped-up Mini, by way of comparison, musters about 180).
It's also a hybrid, which will have knock-on effects for the German conglomerate's street-legal cars (as Wolff pointed out, this really is still about advancing the Mercedes brand and selling cars).
Already, the consumer-model engineers have helped the F1 team find a solution to a cooling issue similar to what they had previously dealt with – they were so intrigued by the racing engine system they're trying to incorporate some of its elements in the next generation of road cars.
The immediate challenge for Mercedes this weekend is to maintain their sizable advantage in the drivers' and constructor championship.
Wolff said he expects the knowledge gap to close shortly – he specifically mentioned Ferrari, which is said to be testing some new aerodynamics this weekend, and Renault – so it's a good thing his team has two of the circuit's top drivers in Rosberg and Hamilton (who sit 1-2 in the driver standings).
The pair dominated the afternoon practice session Friday on a dusty track that saw several cars spin onto the verge.
It was an illustration of how squirrelly the next-generation cars can be.
Wolff said drivers have essentially had to re-learn how to approach the various tracks on the circuit because "it's torque driving, not rev driving."
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Architecture of Sling

The following is a short list of high-lights of Sling:

OSGi — The Sling application is built as a series of OSGi bundles and makes heavy use of a number of OSGi core and compendium services

Sling API — To implement Content based Web Applications with Sling, an API has been defined, which extends the Servlet API and provides more functionality to work on the content

Request Processing — Sling takes a unique approach to handling requests in that a request URL is first resolved to a resource and only based on the resource then select the actual servlet or script to handle the request.

Resources — The central mantra of Sling is the Resource, which represents the resource addressed by any request URL. It is the resource, which is first resolved when handling a request. Based on the resource, a first servlet or script is then looked up to actually handle the request.

Servlets and Scripts — Servlets and Scripts are handled uniformly in that they are represented as resources themselves and are accessible by a resource path.

Launchpad — Sling uses a very thin launcher to integrate with an existing servlet container launching Sling as a Web Application or providing a main class to represent a standalone Java Application.

The following sections elaborate on each of these high-lights.

OSGi

OSGi is a consortium which developped a specification to build modular and extensible applications. We are mainly dealing with two parts of the specifications: The Core Specification which defines the OSGi Framework and Core Services and the Compendium Services Specification, which defines a host of Services, which extend the functionality of the OSGi Framework.

OSGi Framework

The OSGi Framework is made up of three layers – Module, Lifecycle, and Services – which define how extensible applications are built and deployed. The responsibilities of the layers are:

Module — Defines how a module, or a Bundle in OSGi speak, is defined. Basically a bundle is just a plain old JAR file, whose manifest file has some defined entries. These entries identify the bundle with a symbolic name, a version, and more. In addition there are headers which define what a bundle provides – <tt>Export-Package</tt> – and what a bundle requires to be operative – <tt>Import-Package</tt> and <tt>Require-Bundle</tt>.

Lifecycle — The lifecycle layer defines the states a bundle may be in and describes the state changes. By providing a class, which implements the <tt>BundleActivator</tt> interface and which is named in the <tt>Bundle-Activator</tt> manifest header, a bundle may hook into the lifecycle process when the bundle is started and stopped.

Services — For the application to be able to interact, the OSGi Core Specification defines the service layer, which describes a registry for services, which may be shared.

Compendium Services

Based on the OSGi Framework specification, the Compendium Services specification defines a (growing) number of extension services, which may be used by applications for various tasks. Of these Compendium Services, Sling is using just a small number:

Log Service — Sling comes with its own implementation of the OSGi Log Service specification. The respective bundle not only provides this implementation, it also exports the SLF4J, Log4J and Commons Logging APIs for Sling application to perform logging.

Http Service — To hook into a servlet container to provide the Web Application Framework mechanism Sling is leveraging the OSGi Http Service.

Configuration Admin Service — To simplify configuration of services in Sling, the OSGi Configuraiton Admin service is used. This provides a uniform API to configure services and to build configuration management agents.

Metatype Service — The OSGi Metatype Service defines a way to describe the data types. Sling uses this service to describe the configurations which may be created using the Configuration Admin Service. These meta type descriptions are used by configuraiton management agents to present to user interface to manage the configurations.

Event Admin Service — To dispatch events for scheduling of tasks, Sling is using the OSGi EventAdmin service.

Declarative Services — One of the most important (besides the Log Service) services used by Sling is the Declarative Services Specification. This specification defines how to declaratively create components and services and have the Declaratvie Services runtime actually manage the lifecycle, configuration and references of components.

Sling API

The Sling API is an extension to the Servlet API which provides more functionality to interact with the Sling framework and also to extend Sling itself and to implement Sling applications.

See the Sling API page for more information.

Request Processing

Traditional Web Application framework emply more or less elaborate methods to select a Servlet or Controller based on the request URL, which in turn tries to load some data (usually from a database) to act upon and finally to render the result somehow.

Sling turns this processing around in that it places the data to act upon at the center and consequently uses the request URL to first resolve the data to process. This data is internally represented as an instance of the <tt>Resource</tt> interface. Based on this resource as well as the request method and more properties of the request URL a script or servlet is then selected to handle the request.

See the Servlets page for more information.

Resources

The Resource is one of the central parts of Sling. Extending from JCR's Everything is Content, Sling assumes Everthing is a Resource. Thus Sling is maintaining a virtual tree of resources, which is a merger of the actual contents in the JCR Repository and resources provided by so called resource providers.

Each resource has a path by which it is addressed in the resource tree, a resource type and some resource metadata (such as file size, last modification time). It is important to understand, that a <tt>Resource</tt> instance actually is only a handle to the actual data. By virtue of the <tt>adaptTo(Class<Type>)</tt> method, a resource may be coerced into another data type, which may then be used while processing the request. Examples of data types are <tt>javax.jcr.Node</tt> and <tt>java.io.InputStream</tt>.

See the Resources page for more information.

Servlets and Scripts

Scripts are usually provides as content in a JCR repository. But since Sling is using a resource tree, a script actually is represented as a Resource and may be provided from within a Bundle (by virtue of the bundle resource provider) or even from the platform file system (by virtue of the file system resource provider).

Accessing scripts in the resource tree, allows for a very easy to understand mapping from resource type to some script path.

Having found the script resource, we still need access to the appropriate script language implementation to evaluate the script. To this avail, Sling is making use of the <tt>Resource.adaptTo(Class<Type>)</tt> method: If a script language implementation is available for the extension of the script name an adaptor for the script resource can be found, which handles the evaluation of the script.

Besides scripting languages, such as ECMAScript, Groovy, JSP, Sling also supports regular servlets. To be able to use servlets for request processing, such servlets must be registered as OSGi services for the <tt>javax.servlet.Servlet</tt> interface and provide a number of service registration properties, which are used to use the servlets. In fact servlets thus registered as OSGi services are mapped into the resource tree by means of a servlet resource provider. This resource provider mapps the servlets into the resource tree using the service registration properties to build one or more resource paths for the servlet.

As a result of mapping servlets into the resource tree and the possibility to adapt resource to an adaptor data type, scripts and servlets may be handled completely transparently: The servlet resolver just looks for a resource matching the resource type and adapts the resource found to <tt>javax.jcr.Servlet</tt>. If the resource happens to be provided by a servlet resource provider, the adapter is of course the servlet itself. If the resource happens to be a script, the adapter is a servlet facade which internally calls the script language implementation to evaluate the script.

See the Servlet Resolution page for more information.

Launchpad

Sling may be launched as a standalone application using the Sling Application or as a Web Application running inside any Servlet API 2.4 or newer Servlet Container.

The Sling Application is a standalone Java Application which is really small: Just the main class and some glue classes. The OSGi framework as well as the OSGi API libraries are packaged as a JAR file, which is loaded through a custom classloader. This enables to update the framework and/or OSGi API libraries from within Sling by updating the system bundle.

The Sling Servlet is equally small as the Sling Application. In addition to the Sling servlet, the Equinox HTTP Servlet is contained in the Sling web application, which provides the glue between the servlet container and the OSGi framework.

As we have seen, Sling may be launched as a standalone Java Application or as a Web Application inside any compliant Servlet Container. To hide the differences of the launching mechanism, Sling internally registers a Servlet with an OSGi <tt>HttpService</tt>. Depending on the launch method, the following <tt>HttpService</tt> implementations are used:

PAX Web Service - If Sling is launched as a standalone Java Application, the PAX Web Service bundle is used as the implementation of the OSGi <tt>HttpService</tt>.

Equinox HTTP Servlet - If Sling is launched as a Web Application, the Equinox HTTP Servlet is used as the OSGi <tt>HttpService</tt> implementation to link the HTTP Servlet into the Servlet Container through the Sling Servlet.

See Launch Sling for more information.

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