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Now that the conflict-of-interest case against Mayor Sam Katz has been put to rest, Winnipeggers don't have to worry about going to the polls this year.
But it's only 18 months before the city does get a chance to select its mayor; the next general election is set for Oct. 22, 2014.
On Friday, after Katz survived an attempt to have him removed from office over a 2010 decision to spend taxpayer funds at a restaurant he owned at the time, Queen's Bench Justice Brenda Keyser nonetheless rebuked the mayor for exhibiting she called "bad political and ethical behaviour."
Such a statement will serve any Katz opponent well as part of a 2014 election pamphlet or attack ad. But it remains to be seen whether Katz will even run again, never mind who would run against him.
Serious 2014 mayoral candidates do not need to begin getting their ducks in a row until late this year. Here's a handicap of potential contenders for next year's race, as they exist right now:
Sam Katz
WINNIPEG'S three-time-elected mayor is a seasoned politician with an excellent grasp of the issues facing the city. He has a tremendous amount of experience in the line of fire, having weathered a particularly ugly 2012 that saw the City of Winnipeg stumble through the Parcel Four water-park fiasco, the fire-paramedic station affair and a messy waste-collection upgrade.
Katz's appeal will also be tarnished by the mere fact he's been in office since 2004, as voters eventually grow weary of almost any incumbent. He also will not be helped by dubious personal decisions such as last week's display of defiance in the face of the near-unprecedented censure from a justice of the Queen's Bench.
In spite of these warts, Katz would be Winnipeg's most qualified mayoral candidate in 2014. While that statement may upset his detractors, there's no denying he will be the candidate to beat if he chooses to seek a fourth term. His decision to do so will depend on the wishes of his family -- as well as the results of any polling that may be conducted on his behalf.
Katz would be most vulnerable against a charismatic, new opponent, especially if that individual is on the centre-right. Essentially, the 2014 edition of Sam Katz faces the largest threat from someone who resembles the candidate he was in 2004.
Scott Fielding
AS a firm believer in term limits, St. James-Brooklands Coun. Fielding has said he won't seek a third term as a councillor next year. If Katz decides to give up the chain of office, Fielding is a safe bet to enter the mayoral race. If Katz runs again, Fielding likely will retire from council and prepare for a provincial or federal run as a PC or Conservative candidate.
Fielding has proven himself to be a consistent fiscal conservative, a voice of relative calm on city council and a politician with a very good grasp of right and wrong. Although not overly imaginative, he is decent and likable.
His primary weakness would be his association with Katz in a race against any opponent who runs on a pledge to take the city in a different direction.
Russ Wyatt
THE mercurial and shrewd Transcona councillor has made noises in the past about running for mayor and may declare his intention to do so again as a tactical manoeuvre. It is not clear whether Wyatt truly desires to be Winnipeg's mayor.
A gifted orator, Wyatt would be very entertaining as a mayoral candidate. He would also be highly creative. He is the epitome of the high-risk, high-reward candidate.
But he may not be electable, as he would present an ample target for any opponent willing to criticize his shifting alliances on city council over the years.
Dan Vandal
ST. Boniface Coun. Vandal is more qualified to be mayor now than he was when he ran against Katz and lost in 2004. Vandal now has the experience of working as a member of executive policy committee with leaders as diverse in outlook as Katz and former mayor Glen Murray.
Vandal may be the most careful and considerate member of city council. His lack of dynamism -- he is not a showman like Katz or Wyatt -- is offset by his role as a voice of calm on council.
While Vandal has not ruled out running for mayor next year, he also has not made any overt moves to do so. And he is not likely to engage in any rematch with Katz.
Justin Swandel
ST. Norbert Coun. Swandel, Winnipeg's former deputy mayor, is a passionate and intelligent politician. He too is a gifted orator and is fearless, to boot -- he's not afraid to take unpopular positions and stick to them.
That quality is also a fault, as Swandel has suffered in the past by coming across as too forceful on a handful of issues. Those stances could be used against him in a mayoral race.
Swandel has not ruled out a run for mayor in 2014 and may be one of the only sitting councillors who would consider taking on Katz. Quitting executive policy committee allowed Swandel to assert some independence.
And in a race against Fielding, Swandel could position himself as more of a centrist, given his Liberal affiliations.
Paula Havixbeck
THE rookie Charleswood-Tuxedo councillor has expressed a desire to run for mayor and has attempted to position herself as the most committed fiscal conservative on council. She also took a principled stand in 2012 during her unofficial role of inquisitor during the height of the fire-paramedic station affair.
Havixbeck's inexperience under fire, however, would be a drawback under the harsh glare of a mayoral race. One term on council may not amount to enough seasoning in the public sphere.
On the other hand, she could take a run at Katz without betraying loyalties -- and like Swandel, run against Fielding as somewhat of an outsider.
Gord Steeves
THE 11-year St. Vital councillor, who retired to make an unsuccessful run as a provincial Tory candidate in 2011, has had mayoral ambitions in the past. He has made little recent mention of any desire to return to city hall, but would have as good a chance as any existing councillor in a wide-open 2014 race.
He would, however, be subject to the same albatross that hangs around Fielding's neck: In a match-up against a charismatic newcomer, Steeves' record of never crossing Katz could come back to haunt him.
Judy Wasylycia-Leis
IN 2010, the former NDP MP and MLA attracted almost 91,000 votes and 43 per cent of the popular vote in a largely two-way mayoral race against Sam Katz. She was hampered in that race by an unfamiliarity with municipal issues and the absence of any platform other than the statement: "I am not Sam Katz."
If JWL chooses to run again, she would be better prepared. But this far out, it's tough to envision her winning a rematch against Katz, weakened though he may be by more time in office.
In a wide-open race, JWL would be just as vulnerable as any other veteran politician would be to a brand-new, charismatic candidate.
Somebody new
IF anyone in Winnipeg with A) Some sort of public profile; B) High-level administrative, business or political experience; and C) No serious skeletons in their closet chooses to run for mayor in 2014, they would immediately be a contender.
Katz won a landslide in 2004 because he was an outsider with a positive public image. Any charismatic outsider who meets the above criteria would be the front-runner in a wide-open race against veteran politicians next year. They would also stand a chance of knocking off Katz, even though history would not be on their side: Nobody has defeated a mayoral incumbent in Winnipeg since 1956.
The problem is few people who are not politicians can afford to run, either financially or personally. You can't work while you run for mayor and you're not allowed to raise money before the campaign period begins.
That alone is enough to dissuade potential candidates.
bartley.kives@freepre ss.mb.ca


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When you're a blogger, you really notice how fast time flies. I used to post here once a day, and then once a week, and then twice a month. But the time between posting kept flying by so fast, so posting once a month felt the same as posting every day. I'd have that initial feeling upon posting of, ahhh, I've accomplished something here, and with the blink of an eye a month had passed, and it was time to post something again. Doesn't it seem this way for everything, though? Friday's here, and then before you know it, it's Monday again, then Wednesday — almost there! — and finally, Friday again. Didn't we just go to ballet class, like, yesterday? Karate time already?
They say time goes faster as you get older, and that it's based on a ratio — something like your age to the time period. So the length of a day is minuscule to me at my ripe old age, but long to my six-year-old:
1 day : 30+ years vs. 1 day : 6 years
Makes sense. Either that, or time is, as my daughter would say, literally speeding up.
The same thing happens between my yoga practices. (Sidenote: I'm all excited this morning because it's Saturday, and we don't traditionally practise on Saturdays — and after a holiday week of practising alone on my mat in the cold hall here, my body is aching and I need the break; but, Sunday fast approacheth….) Six days a week, I go to the yoga shala, sweat it out on the mat like a crazed wannabe contortionist, and it's done, and I'm relieved and proud of myself, and before you know it, it's 6 a.m. again, and I'm giving my friend Sergio the thumbs up before rolling out my mat again. And again. It's sooo Groundhog Day.
For 2014, I want to slow things down a bit. As a busy, Ashtangi, working mom, it's really tempting to just get through the week, get to Saturday — when I can rest, read novels, eat take-out, Staaaarbucks, stay in bed a bit longer. I'm not sure exactly how to slow down all the in-between, but I know it'll involve more savouring — moments, cuddles, steps taken from the car to the schoolyard, mouthfuls, breaths.
"Betty has a yellow tooth," R says, as he wakes poor Betty White from her slumber. Grrrr… J rubs her toes along the frame of my computer screen, watching as I type. My dad's here. Saturday morning Power Rangers is on. "Don't put that in your mouth, R."
Thanks to social media, we're all bloggers now. Many of you used to look at me like I was nuts when you learned I was a "mom blogger" back in 2006. But you're all blogging now. It's a bit much to sit down and craft an entire blog post; many of us old-school bloggers realize that now with the advent of microblogging, so we post way less on our blogs and blend in with the masses on Twitter and Facebook, Instagram, texting, emailing. We're all documenting our lives now and reading others' documentations, but is this savouring — or is it impulse?
I'm not sure. At the same time, though, weren't our parents documenting as much as they could in their own way? Whipping out the video cam whenever the chance came? We can't even view all those old video tapes anymore.
Me in my Olive Oyl tee and pigtails hugging Minnie Mouse, waving, "Hi, Mama!"
It's human nature to tell stories. We've been doing it since the daaaawn of tiiiime. The stories, and the way they're told, are what most define civilizations. Technology (aka Apple) has tapped into that innate human drive and exposed it, exploited it, monetized it. And it's awesome! But, like resisting that Starbucks grande-soy-no-water-tazo-chai (see how it rolls off the tongue?), we/I/Josh-O have to exercise conscious control around it.
That's also why I don't blog here so much. I practically live on the Internet, Twitter, Facebook all day as Writer/Editor/"Social Media Queen" at Today's Parent. It's my job. Storytelling, editing stories, tweeting, Facebooking stories. I need to unplug at the end of the day.
Still, as postmodern literature so expertly shows us, it's always about the storytelling. But, we need story, too. Life can't all just be about the telling.
There are two blue jays outside. We're wondering how they're surviving in the 20-below weather… "Mama! This snow looks like ice cream."
Six days a week (not including Saturday's, New Moon and Full Moon days — according to the tradition), I practise Ashtanga yoga. That's 1.5 hours of being, barefoot on a mat: no stories; no storytelling. I do this every morning like clockwork. Among other things, it preps me to be more present and aware throughout the day, to be here now, seeing through my own eyes, not those of prospective readers.
Maybe you get the same rewards jogging, meditating, drawing, playing hockey, reading poetry, birdwatching. It's important, I think.
Don't get me wrong, I love the storytelling. Am obsessed. But compulsive storytelling is so 2008! We need to be conscious storytellers, and above all, to live the story, too — savour the little moments… and be together without story.
Though I'm happy it's Saturday, my Sunday practice and back-to-work Monday loom on the horizon. But my daughter wants to sit with me — just be with me — and I'm going to savour it now.
Happy, healthy, savour-y 2014!
xo Haley-O

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Former British Sport Kite Champion, Allan Pothecary of the kite team Close Encounters was handed the "Flyer of the Year" award at the Weymouth International festival recently by the world renowned legend of the kite world, Peter Powell.
"It was fantastic to be able to meet the 'Godfather of Kites' as so many people have wonderful memories of their first controllable two line kite in the shape of a diamond which won the 'Toy of the Year' in the 70's" said Allan.
Peter (82) was in Weymouth as a guest of the event and to support his two sons in the modified relaunch of his kite using modern day materials - a project which Allan heartily supports.
Following withdrawal of council funds to run the festival, Allan was asked to continue in his role of consultant organiser in support of a new community group set up to keep the thousands that go to the annual event happy and raise money for charity.
"I was somewhat embarrassed to get the award after having helped organise the event but it was a treasured moment" he added.
Kiteworld sponsored Close Encounters key member Marilyn Pothecary is still recovering from a hip operation and top flyer and kite maker Peter Taylor of Airdynamics stepped in at the last moment.
"We didn't win anything but everyone had a great time and that's what kite flying is all about!" remarked Allan who is looking forward to a great season ahead.


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Surah Yusuf, 104:
"You do not ask them for any wage for it. It is only a reminder to all beings."This is one of the issues that people are most sensitive about; people expect those who preach Islam and the Qur'an to assume a sincere style solely to earn the good pleasure of Allah. Asking for any wage causes a horrible unease in people. Although what the preacher says may be accurate, many people evade listening to such a person.
"It is only a reminder to all beings." Why does Allah say, "reminder"?Because a person must make the decision himself. He needs to decide for himself. Because his sincere decision is important, it is told as a "reminder".
(Regarding the news report which appeared in the Zaman Daily "A claim is filed for an insult against religious values. The verdict of ECHM became an example.")
A person may criticize the religion, but insulting it is not permitted. Allah forbid, he may not believe in the existence of Allah, and express it; this is allowed but when it comes to an insult, it is unacceptable. One may also not embrace the holy values but again an insult is not acceptable. If you insult, then the state gets hold of you; this is the case wherever you go in the world; not only in Turkey. The person who filed a claim is Kartal, one of my students. He read such an insult on the Internet and as a Muslim he could not bear it. Many people do not care about such incidents at all; they only care when someone comes and insults them. If one insults the religion and the holy values, they do not care. But Kartal, my student, is offended by it, and he went to the public prosecution office and filed a claim and asked for the verdict of the ECHR to be taken as an example for it. I also congratulate the esteemed prosecutor. Let us side with our prosecutors. In such cases, atheists and satanists give prosecutors a hard time, but people remain silent about it and they leave them alone. This is unbecoming. We must always support government officials. If they attack the police, go and support the police. If they attack prosecutors or judges, or the prime minister, go and support them. Everyone must side with the oppressed and the just. When the religion and holy values are insulted, our citizens must immediately take action. Surely some people might have not noticed them at all. I exclude them, but if one is aware of what is happening and still remains silent, this would be unbecoming, because they bring the heavens and earth down when they are insulted themselves. The very same procedures have to be put into action when an attack is made on the religion and the holy values. People may criticize, they may, Allah forbid, say that Allah does not exist, they can say whatever they wish. They may philosophize, speak against it, but when an insult is in question, this would not be a becoming attitude. It would be very filthy.
(Mr. Oktar's explanations on Surat Ar-Ra'd)
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed satan:
Surat ar-Rad, 32: "Messengers before you were mocked." Allah says that Heabsolutely did this. He says that this certainly happened as a law of His because it is also Allah Who creates the mockery. This is essential for the trial. "I gave those who weredisbelieversa little more time." A certain time. For instance, Allah currently grants a certain period of time for the Unity of Islam. A certain time;"and then I seized them." Allah destroys them suddenly. He destroys them in various different ways."How terrible was My retribution!" Also Almighty Allah asks."How terrible it was?" Excellent, Alhamdulillah.
Surat ar-Rad 29: "Those who have faith and do right actions, happiness will be theirs", says Allah. Having faith and engaging in deeds in a sincere manner; what he does is sincere."And a wonderful Homecoming." Allah says that the beautiful part of Paradise is theirs.
Surat ar-Rad 30: "In the same way We have sent you among a nation before which other nations passed away." Many nations passed away before. They were renewed, and they also passed away and then came another nation."We have sent you (as a messenger);" "to recite to them what We have revealed to you" Allah reveals by means of Hazrat Jibril (as). Allah says that He assigned Hazrat Jibril (as) with revealing. "Yet they still reject the All-Merciful.." Being ungratefulis common to the majority of bigots, the cruel and the irreligious. "Say: 'He is my Lord;""Allah is my Lord. "there is no god but Him." He is the One."I put my trust in Him" Notice that this is of vital importance. What does putting trust in Allah mean? "I submitted myself to Him; I see goodness in whatever happens."and I turn to Him." We came here from the realm of souls, and from here we go to the hereafter. Our last return is to Him.
Surat ar-Rad, 31: "Even if there was a Qur'an which moved mountains, or split the earth open or spoke to the dead . . .! On the contrary! The affair is Allah's altogether." That is to say, whatever happens, it is AllahWhomakes it so."Do those who have faithnot know that if Allah had wanted to He could have guided all mankind?"There are some Muslims who say, "Why haven't these people converted to Islam. I preach Islam so enthusiastically but still…" The fact is however, conversion happens by Allah's will. What does Allah say? "'Had We so willed We could have given guidance to everyone, but now My Words are shown to be true:"Allah says that He would do it if He wills. For the trial to take place, some people must not be given guidance. However, some of them are confused with this. The fact is however, they are specially created. "Those who are unbelievers will not cease to be struck by disaster" This may be a disease, a scourge or a disaster "for what they have done – or a disaster will happen close to their homes" There are various kinds of disasters all around the world, you witness them all."until Allah's promise is fulfilled." UntilHazrat Mahdi (as) appears and the Day of Judgment arrives.
Surat ar-Rad 35:"What is the Garden promised to those who fear Allah like? It has rivers flowing under it," There is a little river flowing from the place where you sit.This is the adornment peculiar to the houses of paradise. There is water flowing everywhere in paradise, everywhere. " its foodstuffs and cool shade never fail." How canfoodstuffs be permanent? The moment you pluck them, they remain on the branches. There is continuity about everything. For instance, something clean remains clean all the time. "cool shade never fails"You know shadows never remain in the same place; once it becomes shadowy, the sun rises and it is followed by darkness. But in paradise the shadow is continuous. That is to say, it is neither too hot nor too cold. It is mild. Also it is shadowy. How does shadow come into existence? Shadow exists because matter is luminous itself. There is not a source of light that feeds it from outside. Because the matter is luminous itself, the shadow also comes into existence by itself. That is the final fate of those who have awe of Allah. But the final fate of the unbelievers is the Fire.Allah says that "the blissful end is for believers. At every stage there is absolute beauty and ease.
Surat ar-Rad 35-36:"Those to whom We gave the Book rejoice at what has been sent down to you"That is to say, "Christians and Jews rejoice at the revelation of the Qur'an. In other words, Allah says that this is how a Christian and Jew must feel about it. They must be glad with it, "but some of the parties refuse to acknowledge part of it"They adopt some of the provisions of the Qur'an but deny some others. Say: 'I have only been ordered to worship Allah and not to associate anything with Him." The issue against which they are most opposed is the Oneness of Allah. They either demand the trinity or idolatry. "I summon to Him and to Him I will return."
Surat ar-Rad, 37: "Accordingly We have sent it down as a judgment in Arabic. If you followed their whims and desires after the knowledge that has come to you," the bigots of the timeconstantly made pressure upon our Prophet (saas) asking him to issue new provisions. For instance, they demand new provisions about women.They wanted new provisions to be issued about joy and entertainment. They are bored of freedom and of ease.They ask for pressure from our Prophet (saas)."If you followed their whims and desires" That is, if you submit to the pressure made by bigots,"after the knowledge" the Qur'an,"that has come to you.""You would have no protector or defender against Allah.Almighty Allah says,"Never conform to the bigots and the idolaters of the time."
Surat ar-Rad 38: "We sent Messengers before you and gave them wives and children. Nor was any Messenger able to bring a Sign except by Allah's permission."That is to say Allah says that a prophet cannot do them by his own will. He can also not work miracles. Neither can he bring forth any provisions or verses.
"There is a prescribed limit to every term."A prescribed time; for instance if something will be broken, there is a certain time for it. If something will turn out to end auspiciously, it turns out to be so at the end of a certain period of time, and they are fixed in destiny.
Surat ar-Rad 39:""Allah erases whatever He wills or endorses it. The Master Copy of the Book is in His Hands." Almighty Allah says that "Destiny is in His Sight." That is to say, the main destiny is there, and it changes in no way.2012-01-13 11:34:01


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A retro-inspired sparkling circus resin ring. This cupcake has a dark pink wrapper, with white and yellow polka dots, topped off with a little whip cream and strawberry. Surrounded by nonpareils rainbow sprinkles set inside of resin. This ring is a little large, it\'s 1", and has a high dome. *listing is for one ring as photographed in the first & second photo* Size: adjustable Color: silver plated


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The Crap We Missed – Thursday 5.30.13
Welcome to Thursday's The Crap We Missed that's pretty much just every douchebag at the 'After Earth' premiere bookended with Kelly Brook. So, consider it a shit sandwich, but one you're totally still going to eat because the bread has giant tits.
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WorldNetDaily Ventures Into Racially Charged Territory By Implying That Obama Is Lazy
The right-wing media have spent [1] much of this month sniping [2] at President Obama for taking a vacation. Now, some are taking the criticism up a notch, venturing into racially charged territory in the process.
In an August 22 column [3], WorldNetDaily founder and editor Joseph Farah wrote that "You won't hear me complain that Obama is taking his 17th vacation in the last two-and-half years," adding: "We should be grateful the man has no work ethic. Just imagine the damage he would have done to the country if he did." Farah also asserted that Obama "vacations more than any of his predecessors," which is simply false [4].
Then, in his August 23 column [5], WND's Burt Prelutsky took a break from hurling epithets like "loathsome" and "Chicago cockroach" at Obama to declare: "I wouldn't care if Obama was a Muslim if he weren't such an arrogant, lazy, snotty, lying socialist."
That's twice this week that WND columnists have portrayed Obama as lazy. The idea of the lazy black man is among the hoariest bits of stereotypical racial imagery out there, as we noted [6] when Fox News' Eric Bolling described Obama as "chugging 40s" and having "hoodlums in the hizzouse."
It's not the first time that the birther-obsessed WND branch of anti-Obama activism has ventured into this territory. Last year, the WND-affiliated Western Journalism Center published an article [7] with the headline "Is Obama Stupid and Lazy?"
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Tribeca Film, Focus World take Greetings From Tim Buckley
The partners have acquired US rights to Dan Algrant's film, which chronicles two generations of musicians – Tim and Jeff Buckley. Separately, The Cinema Guild has taken select rights to An Oversimplification Of Her Beauty.
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Dominance in the Paint Leads to Flames Win
The Liberty men's basketball team displayed its ability to create in the paint, Saturday night, defeating Southeastern, 92-53 inside the Vines Center. Led by a 15-point performance from Antwan Burrus, the Flames outscored the Fire inside, 58-20.
With the win, Liberty moves to 6-7 on the year. Other players finishing in double figures included Joe Retic (12), John Caleb Sanders (11) and Tomasz Gielo (11). Southeastern's (10-2) leading scorer Dwayne Johnson finished with 14 points.
Along with its season-high point total, the Flames outrebounded their opponent for the eighth straight game, grabbing 43 boards. The rebounding effort is Liberty's second-highest mark this season.
Liberty shot 54.3 percent (38-of-70) from the field, including a season-high 57.1 percent (8-of-14) from three-point land. The Flames' defense held Southeastern to 33.3 percent shooting (18-of-54).
Turnovers were not a factor for the Flames, committing a season-low seven miscues, marking the team's first single-digit turnover game, this season. On the opposite end, Liberty forced Southeastern to commit 19 turnovers, while scoring 27 points off the Fire's errors.
Southeastern jumped out to an early 6-0 lead, but the Flames answered with a 7-0 burst, kick-started by a Burrus jumper. Davon Marshall capped the run with a three-pointer at 16:55 to put Liberty up, 7-6.
The Fire regained the lead 31 ticks later and remained on top for the majority of the ensuing 4:14. Casey Roberts reclaimed the advantage for the Flames at the 12:10 mark, knocking down a three-pointer 24 seconds after checking into the contest to make it 19-18.
Liberty continued to distance itself from the visitors in the remaining minutes of the half, capitalizing inside the paint with high-percentage shots. Retic closed the period out with a driving layup to give the Flames a 45-28 lead at halftime.
Burrus led all scorers at the half with 12 tallies, while Amir Royal paced the Fire with seven points.
Liberty shot 52.8 percent (19-of-36) in the opening stanza, while holding Southeastern to 37.5 percent (9-of-24). The Flames' advantage in the paint was evident, as they outscored the Fire, 34-8, inside. Liberty also committed just two turnovers, while converting Southeastern's 12 miscues into 15 points.
Dale Layer's squad continued to flex its muscles inside, posting its first six points of the second half from inside the paint. Sanders flipped the script at 17:13, knocking down a three-point to put the Flames ahead, 54-32.
With less than 10 minutes remaining, Liberty took a 32-point lead thanks to a Marshall trey. After a Southeastern basket, Tomasz Gielo followed up with a three-pointer of his own to make it 76-43 with 8:30 left on the clock.
Retic gave Liberty its largest lead of the contest (41 points) at the 1:58 mark, capping his scoring with a three-pointer to ultimately set up the 92-53 final.
Liberty rings in the new year on the road Wednesday, squaring off with Delaware. Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m.


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A truth drug or truth serum is a psychoactive medication used to obtain information from subjects who are unable or unwilling to provide it otherwise. The unethical use of truth drugs is classified as a form of torture according to international law.[1]
Use in clinical practiceEdit
However, they are properly and productively utilised in the evaluation of psychotic patients in the practice of psychiatry.[2] That application was first documented by Dr. William Bleckwenn in 1930,[3] and it still has selected uses today. In the latter context, the controlled administration of intravenous hypnotic medications is called "narcosynthesis" or "narcoanalysis." It may be used to procure diagnostically—or therapeutically—vital information, and to provide patients with a functional respite from catatonia or mania.[4][5]
Active chemical substances Edit
Sedatives or hypnotics that alter higher cognitive function include ethanol, scopolamine, 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate, temazepam, and various barbiturates including sodium thiopental (commonly known as sodium pentothal) and sodium amytal (amobarbital) (see figure at right).[6]
Reliability Edit
According to prevailing medical thought, information obtained under the influence of intravenously-administered sodium amytal can be unreliable; subjects may mix fact and fantasy in that context.[7] Skeptics imply that much of the claimed effect of the drug relies on the belief of the subject that he or she cannot tell a lie while under its influence.[8][9] Some observers also feel that amobarbital does not increase truth-telling, but merely increases talking; hence, both truth and fabrication are more likely to be revealed in that construct.[10]
See alsoEdit
- ↑ Brugger W: May governments ever use torture? Am J Compar Law 2000; 48: 661–678.
- ↑ Naples M, Hackett TP: The amytal interview: history and current uses. Psychosomatics 1978; 19: 98–105.
- ↑ Bleckwenn WJ: Sodium amytal in certain nervous and mental conditions. Wis Med J 1930; 29: 693–696.
- ↑ Tollefson GD: The amobarbital interview in the differential diagnosis of catatonia. Psychosomatics 1982; 23: 437–438.
- ↑ Bleckwenn WJ: Production of sleep and rest in psychotic cases. Arch Neurol Psychiatry 1930; 24: 365–375.
- ↑ Anonymous: Barbiturates. http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/A-Ce/Barbiturates.html, Accessed 9-21-2009.
- ↑ Op cit., Ref. 2
- ↑ Redlich FC, Ravitz LJ, Dession GH: Narcoanalysis and truth. Am J Psychiatry 1951; 107: 586–593.
- ↑ Mann J: The use of sodium amobarbital in psychiatry. Ohio State Med J 1969; 65: 700–702.
- ↑ Piper A Jr: 'Truth serum' and 'recovered memories' of sexual abuse: a review of the evidence. J Psychiatry & Law 1993: 3: 447–471.
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A ONE-man Black Country crime wave stole wheel trims from more than 200 parked cars in Dudley and Stourbridge.
Stuart Jones, who had never done a day's work in his life, advertised and sold the trims on ebay and used the £3,000 he pocketed to feed his partner and their three children.
Wolverhampton Crown Court was told Jones had a long criminal record before he was jailed for 30 months.
Judge Nicholas Webb told the 36-year-old: "You are an inveterate thief. There are 98 court appearances and 330 offences recorded against you. In this case you were caught red-handed."
The judge said Jones, who was the subject of an anti-social behaviour order, had been stopped by police just 36 hours after being given a community order by a court in Wales for burglary and handling stolen property.
Cops found tools inside the vehicle together with 92 wheel trims and when his home was searched a further 108 wheel trims were recovered.
When questioned Jones said he was in business buying and selling wheel trims adding that he was responsible for the theft of around 120 sets of trims he had taken from cars.
Sati Ruck, prosecuting, said Jones' previous convictions included 51 thefts, 18 burglaries, the taking of 16 cars together with many other offences.
Abigail Nixon, for Jones, accepted he had an "appalling" record adding: "He has never had a job. He has always committed crimes to feed his family. He was after money to take into the family home."
She added Jones had just found employment with a Car Body shop in Dudley and was now motivated to change his ways.
Miss Nixon said: "He maintains he has had enough and he wants to make a fresh start. He wants to bring his offending to a halt. He has finally grown up and he has woken up."
Jones, of Victoria Road, Tipton, admitted breaching his ASBO, eight charges of stealing wheel trims, going equipped for theft, criminal damage and he asked for 70 other theft offences to be taken into consideration.


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Today a new report called "Uplifting the earth: the ethical performance of luxury jewellery brands" is being published by Lifeworth Consulting. Authored by Jem Bendell and Ian Doyle, and self-funded, it is geared towards encouraging luxury brands to embrace transparency in regards to their CSR practices by analysing and assessing ten high end brands. More startling, however, is the fact that the report says Chopard, Graff, and Piaget all sell – or say they could sell – rubies from Burma.
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Did you know?
Gauteng means 'place of gold' in Sotho.
Gauteng is South Africa's wealthiest province, and offers a buzz and energy that is unique and intoxicating. It's no surprise, then, that weddings in Gauteng can be anything you want them to be – sedate country affairs, fun urban parties or stylish celebrations.
There are hundreds of wedding venues in Gauteng, which range from five-star hotels like the luxurious Westcliff, one of Johannesburg's renowned establishments, to inner-city venues like the Turbine Hall, a former power station that is now a trendy wedding and meetings venue.
You can also choose the modern sophistication of the Pretoria Sheraton, the elegance of the Johannesburg Country Club (or the Rand Club), or the classic rural charm of the Kievits Kroon estate on the outer edges of Pretoria.
There are numerous wedding estates scattered around the countryside in places like Muldersrift and Lanseria, tailor-made for wedding functions no matter how big or small. These venues offer scenic settings and excellent support services. Venues like Avianto, Casalinga and Misty Hills Country Hotel are good options.
Heading towards Sedibeng, along the Vaal Meander, you'll find venues such as the Emerald Resort and Casino, also popular for wedding celebrations.
Weddings in Gauteng can also be special in many ways. The Cradle of Humankind – which is a World Heritage Site due to the number and quality of early hominid fossils that have been found here – has a number of options on offer, while Maropeng, the official visitor centre for the Cradle of Humankind, caters for small and medium-sized weddings. You can also take your vows in vibrant Soweto, in an unmistakably South African ceremony, followed by a traditional meal at one of the many eateries, like Nambithas or Sakhumzis.
The Nan Hua Buddhist Temple in the Dinokeng area is another option, while the quaint mining town of Cullinan offers a great place to combine a wedding ceremony with a bit of a holiday in the bush.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Gauteng Tourism Authority
Tel: +27 (0)11 085 2500
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tel: +27 (0)14 577 9000
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Tel: +27 (0)11 668 3000
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Kievits Kroon
Tel: +27 (0)12 808 0150
Email: email@example.com
How to get here
Gauteng is a very accessible, with Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport connecting cities around South Africa and the world.
Best time to visit
Many popular Gauteng wedding venues are booked well in advance, so book as soon in advance as you can.
Around the area
A visit to see the sights and attractions of Soweto is a must. Arts on Main in the city centre is a great place to hang out and experience the local art community. Dine out in Parkhurst, Newtown or Sandton, or enjoy the variety of shopping options at the numerous malls scattered around the urban centres.
Tours to do
Visit the Apartheid Museum and the Origins Centre (which celebrates the country's fabulous rock art heritage) in Johannesburg. Take a walking tour of the inner city, and definitely take a day to experience the Cradle of Humankind.
Get around
Gauteng has an excellent transport infrastructure and the roads are in good shape.
What will it cost
Look out for special wedding packages that include all the details of the big day, plus accommodation for your wedding party. You can always negotiate costs up or down – depending on your specific requirements.
Length of stay
Enjoy the wedding weekend and then explore this fun province. Hit Johannesburg and Tshwane for shopping, restaurants and entertainment; spend time resting and relaxing in the country; or get in touch with the place where the journey to humankind is richly celebrated.
Where to stay
Being the business hub of Africa, Gauteng offers a wide choice of accommodation options: top-class hotels, boutique establishments, B&Bs, guest houses and township stays.
What's happening
There is always some sort of event happening in Gauteng – whether it's a fashion week, a cycle race or a fun outdoor event for the whole family. It's a good idea to visit the listed Gauteng Tourism website for more information.
Best buys
Street art and antique clothing. Exotic items from the Mai Mai market in downtown Johannesburg.


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Mate George P Abbott Navy
George P Abbott, Mate USN, Civil War also served as Pvt in the Army before the Navy
Pension records show service on board USS Savannah, USS Galatea, and the Powhatan.
U.S. Navy Pensions Index, 1861-1910about George P Abbott
Name: George P Abbott
Publication: M1279
Pension Approval: Approved
File Number: 10084
Certification Number: 17006
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profilesabout George P Abbott
Name: George P Abbott
Residence: Beverly, Massachusetts
Occupation: Mariner
Age at enlistment: 30
Enlistment Date: 19 Sep 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Massachusetts
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Massachusetts 8th Infantry Regiment on 15 Oct 1862.
Mustered out on 07 Aug 1863 at Boston, MA.
Commissioned an officer in the UN Navy on 17 Dec 1863.
Mustered out on 12 Aug 1865.
Birth Date: abt 1832
Death Date: 8 Nov 1904
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
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The number of people in work has reached a record high after further falls in unemployment, fuelled by more self-employment.
It was the largest quarterly rise since records began over 40 years ago, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics this morning.
More than 30.4 million people are now in work - the highest since records began in 1971 - while self-employment has also reached a record high of 4.5 million.
The number of people working for themselves jumped by 183,000 in the quarter to March, compared with a rise of 375,000 over the past year.
The jobless rate is now 6.8 per cent after unemployment fell by 133,000 to 2.2 million, the lowest for five years.
The number of unemployed young people fell by 48,000 in the last three months, and has been falling now for the last eight months. Youth unemployment excluding those in full-time education is now at its lowest level since 2008.
Other data from the Office for National Statistics showed that jobseeker's allowance claimants fell by 25,100 in April to 1.12 million, the 18th consecutive monthly reduction.
Meanwhile, average earnings increased by 1.7 per cent in the year to March, slightly ahead of the latest CPI inflation rate of 1.6 per cent - the first time this has happened for four years.
The number of economically-inactive people fell by 85,000 in the latest quarter to 8.85 million, while long-term and youth unemployment also fell.
The number of people out of work for over a year was down by 32,000 to 813,000, with unemployment among 16 to 24-year-olds falling by 48,000 to 868,000, the lowest figure for five years.
Unemployment has fallen by more than 300,000 over the past year, giving jobless rates of seven per cent for men and 6.4 per cent for women.
The number of people in a job rose 283,000 in the last three months - the largest quarterly increase in 43 years. The number of unemployed young people has been falling for the last eight months.
Minister for Employment Esther McVey said: "As the recovery takes hold, more people are able to get a job or set up their own business and become the employers of tomorrow.
"Each and every person who has made a new start, or hired someone new, is helping to make Britain a more prosperous and confident place to be.
"We will continue to support those in and out of work who want to get on and fulfil their ambitions for a more secure future."
Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: "There's more to do, but it's welcome unemployment is down again. More jobs means more financial security for people."
And Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: "We are starting to see the British economy firing on all cylinders and this means more people are in work today than ever before.
"We have fewer unemployed young people, falling long-term unemployment and the highest ever female employment rate.
"The coalition Government is not just focused on balancing the books, but also on creating more jobs and growth outside of London and building a fairer society for this generation and the next."
GMB general secretary Paul Kenny said: "GMB members welcome the continuing recovery but recognise that there is a very long way to go to climb out of the hole caused by the recession.
"There is a growing recognition that, as a result of demographic factors, GDP (gross domestic product) per head is still 5.8 per cent below 2007 levels.
"That is the root cause of average earnings being down 13.8 per cent in real terms since then. The pay of the bottom half of the workforce is still being squeezed. Public sector workers' pay is being frozen or increasing less than inflation."
John Salt, director of totaljobs.com, said: "Unemployment has now been trending downwards since late 2011. This has led to a steady supply of good news stories for the Government, with job creation becoming the cornerstone of the Conservative Party's election campaign for 2015.
"However, the underlying problems in the job market endure.
"Yes, we are seeing more people in work, but youth unemployment remains high when compared to other developed economies."


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FAIRFAX MEDIA is reportedly selling its remaining stake in Trade Me for about $650 million.
If the sale were to proceed, it would pay down the company's debts considerably.
The stake is being sold to a range of New Zealand and Australian institutions in a placement through UBS, according to market sources. The quoted sale figure would exceed what Fairfax paid for Trade Me in its initial investment five years ago.
Fairfax bought the online auction company from founder Sam Morgan and his fellow private investors for $700 million in 2006 and previously recouped $364 million by selling a 34 per cent stake through Trade Me's initial public offering in December 2011. Mr Morgan became a board member at Fairfax.
In June, Fairfax further sold down its holding by 15 per cent at a discounted price of $2.70 a share, retaining 51 per cent of the company.
The sale surprised because it was regarded as the best asset in the digital arm of Fairfax, said Lance Wiggs, a former Trade Me insider who worked on the initial sale to Fairfax.
''It does make sense for investors that you want to separate your assets, one old media, one new media,'' he said. ''If I was Fairfax I would want to own Trade Me, not old media.''.
Fairfax executives were unable to comment on the reported sale, saying the company would have to make an announcement on the Australian Stock Exchange first, a move that would come on Monday at the earliest.


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Lifelong love affair: Johnny Warren visited Brazil more than 30 times.
Tall, tanned but not as lovely as she once was, the Girl From Ipanema Bar is doing the trade of her life.
Loud-mouthed Argentineans, noisy Mexicans, rowdy Colombians, sweating Englishmen and even a smattering of wide-eyed Australians are trying to grab the attention of the busy waitresses.
The brutal Rio de Janiero sun is cutting this bar no slack, either.
Warren with daughter Shannon and Brazilian icon Pele.
This is where two friends, the composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and the poet Vinícius de Moraes, wrote an iconic song on beer coasters, while sipping Brahma, inspired by an 18-year-old beauty that passed them each day.
That was the summer of 1962. Now it's just one of the boxes every tourist this side of the big Jesus statue must tick.
During this World Cup, and especially on this sweltering Wednesday, it is as weird as the Jedi bar with last drinks called.
Trailblazer: Johnny Warren at the 1974 World Cup. Photo: Kirk Gilmour
Despite this, Johnny Warren - the never forgotten godfather of football in Australia - would be smiling with approval from whichever seat in the grandstand he's taken since his death from lung cancer a decade ago.
Warren's affinity with Brazil was almost as strong as his affinity with the game, although the two go hand in glove.
He visited this country more than 30 times during his life, starting in 1984, and it was this bar a block from the beach where he would start each day whenever he was in Rio.
Johnny Warren posing with Socceroos teammates and mascot en route to the 1974 tournament.
"He called it 'The Office'," recalls former Socceroo Andy Harper, who came with Warren to Rio after they had watched Australia lose a World Cup qualifier to Uruguay in hostile Montevideo in 2001. "Let's meet at The Office. It was ridiculous because we were all staying at the same apartment anyway. He'd be off for his morning walk along the beach, smoking, just to get himself set for the day."
In his highly acclaimed 2001 autobiography, Sheilas, Wogs and Poofters, Warren detailed his deep passion for Brazil and, in particular, Rio.
He wrote: "The cariocas give the city a magical quality by its warmth. They seem to be always dancing, enjoying music and playing football. Having to spend the rest of my life there wouldn't worry me at all.
"It doesn't cause any distress that the girls are all beautiful either. The beach in particular is always a hive of activity and there is always football being played. It is normal to see old men hanging around kicking a ball because in Brazil absolutely everyone plays futebol. You don't see the same thing in Australia. I can remember watching a group of kids playing a game just off the beach using an empty Coca-Cola bottle as the ball."
What isn't revealed in those pages was how Brazil - from its people, to its natural beauty, and to the football, of course - released him as a person, according to those who knew him best.
As one of the Socceroos from Australia's first appearance in the World Cup finals, in 1974, Warren was for decades at the vanguard of "The Mission" to gain a firmer foothold for his code in Australia.
But his fight wearied him. Brazil was the bandage.
"The place made him happy," Harper says. "That whole Latino culture eased his angst. If you spent some time with Johnny in Australia - and I spent a bit and was very fortunate to do so - he had very anxious idiosyncrasies. I'm not sure what was driving it internally, but the manifestation of it was that we couldn't get the sport of football organised well enough, quick enough. He was always on edge driving that agenda.
"Brazil gave him that freedom. He was a guy who was astute with his money, but when he got to Brazil he was like a one-man ATM. Street buskers: he'd throw notes at them. Working people struggling to make any money: he would be buying everything off them. He was a one-man charity."
Then there was the religion of football.
"When you spend your whole professional life feeling like you've been belting your head up against a brick wall, to go to a country like where this football thing is accepted and what people do with their lives, it gave him great sense of arriving," says Harper. "A great sense of self. The place unlocked him, emotionally."
"The respect he received in that country was different to his home country because he never felt the same acceptance as an athlete in Australia. He was accepted as a personality in Australia. That was different to being accepted as an athlete."
That said, Brazil bit Warren on the hand the first time he arrived in the country, as it often does to most foreigners.
It was 1984, and his 14-year-old nephew Jamie was showing much promise as a player, whose dream had been to be "just like his uncle".
Together, they set out on an adventure to Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, in a bid to learn more about the game, the way it was meant to be played.
"It was a long time ago, but it feels like it was yesterday," Jamie recalls. "It was amazing for a young Aussie kid from a small coastal town to firstly have a holiday in Rio with uncle John, who I idolised."
In Sao Paulo, they had a trial lined up with leading club Palmero before they left.
"We went to the stadium and knocked on the front door," Jamie recalls. "They didn't know we were coming. They had no idea. They invited us in, we stood on the main pitch while the Palmero officials were discussing us. They said they knew nothing about it, see you later. John was furious."
They went back to the hotel, and then Johnny headed out into the Sao Paulo night to consider what their next step should be.
He came in many hours later, snored his head off but the next morning decided to fly to Rio. He marched up the steps of the Brazilian Football Confederation and explained the situation, and his position as one of the Socceroos from 1974.
They were extremely accommodating. Jamie could either train with Fluminense, or Flamengo, the club of the great Zico.
For the next six weeks, they had their own chaperone, attended many games at the Maracana and immersed themselves in the game of football.
And the city and people of Rio de Janeiro.
"Just going to Brazil with uncle John was a mind-blowing experience," Jamie says . "I was so proud that he invited me along. His passion for the game, when he was in Australia, [meant] that he was working non-stop for the game. He loved the game, but he loved it when it was played with beauty and skill, and he was against anything that wasn't in the best interests of the game. For him to go to Brazil, to be living in that culture: the beach packed with foot-volley courts, the music, the women, the warmth of the Brazilian people… It didn't get any better for him."
Warren's association with Brazil also brought him to Pele, with whom he struck a friendship over the years through their respective football camps.
"Australia has regularly made it to the World Cup in the last few years," Pele tells Fairfax Media. "Johnny Warren did a lot for football in his own country and his legacy is living through the Australian national team."
What Brazil never made Warren feel was inferior, in terms of football.
He met with Flamengo officials in 2002.
"One day we'll see Australia and Brazil playing in the World Cup final," he told them.
The officials politely dismissed the suggestion. We are Brazil.
The Socceroos won't progress beyond the group stage, but Warren would approve of the country he represented playing in the World Cup in the country he adored.
"It would definitely be a dream come true to at least see his country of birth, and country that he represented so proudly, playing against the country that was the benchmark for the game all over the world," says Jamie. "This would no doubt be his proudest moment."
Johnny Warren dreamed large. He lived even larger. When it came time to die, he wanted it to be in Brazil.
Harper recalls meeting him on George Street on the day Warren was diagnosed with cancer, and his first instinct was to live the rest of his days in his second home.
Says Harper: "His line to me was, 'I'm just going to go and die in Buzious, a fishing village north of Rio'. That was a metaphor for him. I'll forget the struggle here, I'll just die where I am happy."
He passed away in Sydney in November 2004. Australia qualified for the World Cup finals a year later.


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Hi all,
What's the difference between the above standards?
Which should be used in webpages?
XHTML 1.0 is a reformulation of HTML 4.01 as an application of XML.XHTML 1.1 is a reformulation of XHTML 1.0 Strict using Modularization of XHTML.
XHTML 1.0 is just an application of XML which uses the same set of element names and attributes (i.e., semantics) as HTML 4.01. It comes in three different DTDs (Strict, Transitional, Frameset) just like HTML 4.01.
XHTML 1.1 uses a concept called Modularization of XHTML, which means that the definition is split into a number of modules, which you can combine in any combination. There's something called XHTML Basic, for instance, which comprises just the essential modules for simple documents. XHTML 1.1 uses all modules (including a module for Ruby annotations that isn't part of any XHTML 1.0 DTD).
For most webpages, the logical choice is still HTML 4.01 Strict.
Why HTML? Because a large majority of users still use Internet Explorer, which does not support XHTML at all. Although you may use XHTML markup and serve it as text/html so that IE will accept the document, it's pointless since you cannot use any advantage that XHTML may have over HTML.
Why Strict? Because the Strict DTD enforces the separation of structure and presentation more than the Transitional DTD (which is mean to be used during a transitional phase when you convert old pre-HTML4 documents to a modern form).
If you absolutely have to write a few scattered '/' characters in your markup to feel manly (or whatever), or if you belong to the .0001% of Web authors who really need XHTML and can afford to ignore IE users, you should probably stick to XHTML 1.0 Strict.
If you serve the document as text/html, don't even think about using XHTML 1.1. It is not backwards-compatible with HTML and should not be served as text/html.
Sticking this thread so hopefully we don't have any more like it
just let me live in my fantasy world okay?
Great thread, thanks for the post Autistic
Right, if this thread is going to be sticky, I'll add another thing that seems to confuse many beginners.
What is required for a document to be treated like XHTML?
Content TypeThe content type (a.k.a. media type or MIME type) must be sent by the server in the Content-Type HTTP header. You cannot change the content type with a META element, since the user agent needs to know what the document is before starting to parse it. There are three MIME types that will do this for XHTML:
Using text/xml is not recommended, because there are some serious encoding issues with that MIME type. The recommended one is application/xhtml+xml.
Arguably, the server should not send any character encoding information in the Content-Type header, since X(HT)ML is meant to be a self-describing format where the encoding should be specified in the XML declaration. Thus the server should only send this:
Content-Type: application/xhtml+xml
and the document should start with something like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
Note that if you use a MIME type of text/xml, the encoding will be US-ASCII unless the server sends encoding information in the Content-Type header. You cannot override it with an XML declaration (and, of course, not with a silly <meta/> element).
XML NamespaceThe content type only tells the user agent that the document is an application of XML. Even if the MIME type is application/xhtml+xml, user agents don't know that it is, in fact, XHTML.
The thing that tells them that is the 'xmlns' attribute of the document's root element:
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en">
If you don't use this exact namespace URI, the document is not an XHTML document; it's general XML. That will cause some interesting effects in how the page is rendered... It will also cause certain elements to stop working, because the semantics is lost.
What about DOCTYPE?Didn't I forget something in my list above? Surely, it's the doctype declaration that makes it XHTML? This techie stuff about HTTP headers and XML namespaces is just a smoke screen, isn't it? 'Fraid not.
The doctype declaration doesn't matter at all, as far as browsers are concerned. Browsers that support XHTML will not do doctype switching when the document is served as an application of XML. At least not to my knowledge. They will use their strict rendering mode.
The doctype is only used when you're validating your document. A validator must know with which flavour of XHTML you're claiming compliance. Browsers don't care.
The Doctype however matters with regard to referencing which syntax elements and attributes you are allowed to legally use within a strictly conforming XHTML document a Validating XML Parser may analyse it. A real XHTML UA does not necessary have to support client-side scripting either.
Great post Tommy and well stated !
True, but an XML parser does not have to read the DTD or schema definition, and AFAIK none does.
So you could use a 'target' attribute for a link even with a Strict doctype, and it would work in the browser even though it's not valid. The only validation errors that are caught are well-formedness errors, and those are caught with a vengeance!
You are thinking browsers Tommy I meant Validating XML Processors and some check for Valid XHTML but as you say most browsers just use Well-formedness Parsers.
So if my documents starts like this:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
Is there something wrong?
That's called fake xhtml. When using real xhtml you have to put the ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> at the top of your document as serve up the proper mime type as well. But you can't do that yet because IE doesn't support it.
[quote="deronsizemore"]So if my documents starts like this:
Is there something wrong?[/quote]No. The XML declaration is optional if you use utf-8 (or a subset of utf-8, such as us-ascii) or utf-16, or if you have specified the encoding with HTTP.
Okay, I've got one that says it is "fake" and another says that there is nothing wrong....Who is right here?
Stymiee: So if I use the proper xml declaration to serve the proper mime type at the top of the page IE users wont be able to view the page?
the browser that is used most, 80%~85% ? is not playing ball :lol:
If you serve it as text/html then it's indeed "fake" XHTML; the browser will interpretet as if it was HTML. If you serve it as XML then it's "true" XHTML. You didn't say which it was, you only asked if there was anything wrong without the XML declaration.
Simon is right, the XML declaration is optional under certain circumstances. The markup fragment you show seems correct, but we can't say whether it's 'right' or 'wrong' without knowing the MIME type. If it's application/xhtml+xml (or similar) it's 'right'. If it's text/html it's 'wrong' (i.e., not XHTML).
The XML declaration has nothing to do with that. It's the application/xhtml+xml MIME type that IE doesn't support.
You may serve it as application/xml, which IE supports. It will then be treated as XML. However, IE does not understand the XHTML namespace, so it will not be treated as XHTML, but as generic XML.
In otherwords the User Agent or Server may under certain circumstances determine the outcome as to whether it ends up being processed as the genuine article.


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WOULD-be thieves caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a former secret wartime air base when they tried to steal its safe this week.
More than £10,000 of damage was done to the main entrance buildings of Croome Court during the attempted burglary, which has been described by staff as "heart wrenching".
The incident happened between five past and 20 past midnight on Wednesday at the National Trust property near High Green, Worcester.
Police believe the offenders drove a four by four, or similar vehicle into the former secret wartime air base via a field gate on a road between High Green and Croome D'Abitot.
They have then driven to the main entrance of the National Trust property, where thousands of people worked and lived in the 1940s, and used a metal cable to wrench open the entrance and inner door to the premises.
The suspects reportedly found a large safe and have used a large metal cable which is secured around the safe attached to the vehicle to try and steal the contents.
Despite failing in their attempt to steal the safe the criminals caused significant damage to the structural brickwork of the kitchen and entrance area.
They also lifted two gates off their hinges so they could approach the shop in a vehicle.
Amy Forster, house and visitor services manager, said: "Fortunately nothing was actually taken. They did cause quite a lot of damage to the building work, we think over £10,000. This was because of the way they tried to remove the safe. It's quite significant damage but it's nothing we can't fix. We will do that as soon as possible.
"Our own security were on site within five minutes of the alarm sounding so the offenders were in and out very quickly. I think they knew they only had a limited amount of time.
"It's a poor show really. It's not a very nice thing to happen to any business but particularly as we are a charity, it's heart wrenching."
Anyone with information on this incident should contact the police on 101 and quote reference number 0006S 250614.


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Cauliflower constantly amazes me with its versatility. You can roast it until it becomes delicate, tender and slightly charred, and whatever spices are used become deeply aromatic; you can use the meaty florets to bring a hearty texture to salads or vegetarian chili; or you can blend cauliflower with cream until it lends a luscious consistency to soups and purees. And let's not forget that in its humble, raw form, cauliflower's crisp and crunchy texture makes it great for simply dipping. However you choose to cook (or not cook) your cauliflower, this snowy white vegetable gets a whole new appeal when it becomes the star of a dish.
Here are six recipes for creative cauliflower eating:
Get the Recipe: Cauliflower with Sweet Potatoes (pictured above)
This unlikely duo of cauliflower and sweet potatoes is pan-roasted with fresh ginger, coriander, cumin and yellow-hued turmeric.
Get the Recipe: Creamy Cauliflower and Parsnip Soup
Get your cauliflower fix from this soup, which gets its rich, velvety consistency from pureed cauliflower and rice.
Get the Recipe: Cauliflower and Arugula Salad
Make a salad worth being excited for: crisp bacon, pine nuts, and tender-roasted cauliflower make a wonderful, hearty topping.
Get the Recipe: Cauliflower, Chevre, and Onion Quiche
This quiche is enrobed in a buttery, rosemary-scented crust and is enriched with fresh chevre and textured cauliflower.
Get the Recipe: Hurry Curry Cauliflower
Try a pickle beyond the cucumber. Cauliflower is an excellent vegetable for pickling, as it will easily take on the flavors of aromatic spices and piquant vinegar.
Get the Recipe: Cauliflower Gratin
Cauliflower and cheese have been friends for quite some time, but in this anything-but-traditional gratin, cauliflower is tossed in a creamy Gruyere sauce and baked with toasty breadcrumbs until golden-brown and bubbly.
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Today, I have author Carolyn Crane here with us sharing 5 pleasure-killing beasts she's constantly evicting from manuscripts.
Welcome to The Book Vixen Carolyn!
Hey, Vixens! Thanks so much for having me here! I'm talking today about pleasure-killing manuscript beasts. Oh, you sneaky things, creeping into my works in progress, hiding, lurking trying to steal into final drafts. Nooo! Here are a few of my most unfavorite ones:
The ultra-boring connective scene
This is the connective scene where nothing really happens, but the characters must get from A to B, or some info must be delivered. It's easy to gloss over these scenes on the way to the fireworks, telling myself they must be there. The truth is, scenes like this are bor-ing. It's a form of writer's denial, I guess, glossing over these. At least for me. Eventually I face the facts: something must be done. Sometimes I find a way to condense the ultra-boring connective scene or folding it in with something else. But a lot of times, if I put enough pressure on such a scene, I can get something good. Character depth. New surprises. One of my favorite scenes in Double Cross, the Marty interrogation, was a boring connective scene that I focused on really intensely and now it one of my faves ever.
The seemingly important sentence that mysteriously doesn't work
This is the sentence that just doesn't work no matter how much I switch it around and revise it. It fools me, because it seems like it belongs. But then, after fruitlessly slaving away to make it work, eventually I get the bright idea to delete it, and wow! The whole passage is better. It didn't work because it should be there. *forehead slap* You would think I'd be able to recognize these now, but no. Apparently I have to go through the process every time.
The way-too-obvious planted information
I love planting stuff to pop later, but readers, you are so smart about sniffing it out! Really, I think it's more fun when the reader doesn't recognize planted info. But it's a constant battle. I have this trick to defeat this one where I make the plant seem like it's vital for something in the immediate scene. In Mr. Real, I wanted my heroine to have a condom in her pocket for a sex scene later, because who wants their characters to chase all over for condoms when they want to have sex? But, how obvious to have the heroine be like, oh, look, a condom is in the pocket of these pants I just put on. So, I made this big deal of it that she finds it, and it becomes this symbol in her mind of how slutty she'd been, always having a condom in case she wanted to sleep with strangers, and how much she wants to change and has been changing. So, the reader thinks that's why it's there. Hah!
The writerly flourish
This is the most embarrassing one to find. It's the ooooh-me-and-my-golden-pen, we-will-weave-magic sentence. A lot of times, for me, it will be a description. Omg, I hate finding these. It's easy in a first draft, at least for me, to play and mess around, and put in something outrageously writerly, kind of trying it out, thinking it's a fresh way of bringing something to life. But later, I have to really think, is this really best for the reader? Or is it best for the writer? And then I evict that sucker!
Favorite word...again
This one is hard. I always have fave words of the moment. Lately I've been loving whispers and wild looks. I think you can have multiple whispers in a manuscript, but not multiple wild looks. Or the word generous in conjunction with descriptions, e.g. generous lips. I may be too in love with ragged breath, too. Must….evict.
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Carolyn Crane is the author of the Disillusionists trilogy and assorted novellas. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two cats, and works a day job as a freelance writer. During rare moments when she's not at her computer, she can be found reading in bed, running, or helping animals.
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Title: Mr. Real
Series: Code of Shadows, Book 1
Author: Carolyn Crane
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Published: October 2012
The woman of his dreams…with the secret agent of his nightmares
Alix Gordon is a woman who doesn't take life too seriously. What's the fun in that? So when she stumbles across occult software that can bring any computer image to life, she conjures up lots of awesome outfits and accessories. And then, on one drunken, horny night, she conjures up Sir Kendall, the sexy TV ad spy . . . who looks exactly like Paul Reinhardt, the hot martial arts teacher who kicked her out of class a few years ago.
Fighter Paul Reinhardt has good reason to hate Sir Kendall, the character he brought to life to land a part in a TV ad; he'd do anything to forget him. A cross country road trip seems just the thing . . . until Paul finds himself inexplicably drawn to Minnesota and is shocked to discover Sir Kendall – in the flesh – with the girl he'd once loved from afar. He barges into Alix and Sir Kendall's love nest, determined to stop the madness – somehow.
But is super spy Sir Kendall transforming into something more dangerous anyone can imagine? And what will Sir Kendall do when Paul and Alix finally give into their mad lust for each other?
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NEW Test Valley Borough mayor Jan Lovell thanked the public as she was sworn in during a meeting at Andover Guildhall on Wednesday morning.
Cllr Lovell was described as a 'hard-working and community minded councillor' during the ceremony as she received her robes and insignia of office.
On her appointment, Cllr Lovell said: "I would like to thank everyone for gifting me this great privilege, and I am grateful to my son and daughter-in-law for being there for me and supporting me.
"Most of all, I would like to thank the people of Test Valley in giving me this opportunity, a responsibility I will be taking very seriously."
Cllr Zilliah Brooks proposed Cllr Lovell for the position while Cllr Ian Hibberd seconded her for the role.
Cllr Hibberd added: "Jan has carried out all her duties with humility, dignity and decorum which are essential qualities, and we can be very confident that Jan will continue in the same way as mayor."
Outgoing mayor Cllr Janet Whiteley, reflecting on her year in office, said: "I would like to thank all involved in making |this a wonderful year for myself and Neville.
"I would also like to thank Neville for all his support and for holding all of my handbags!
"I have had an exceptional welcome across the borough at the 600-odd events that I have attended, wherever they have been."
Cllr Iris Andersen was elected as the deputy mayor. She said: "It is a great honour to become the deputy mayor. I will work very hard to serve the borough and you can rest assured that I will support the new mayor in any way she may need."


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NEW facilities at Winchester Railway Station officially opened on Friday.
The £3.7m improvement scheme includes a new double-decked open air car park and a glass and brick over-rail bridge complete with lifts for disabled passengers and parents travelling with young children.
Tony Potter, of the Department of Transport, said: "I think it's excellent. It's a real accomplishment for the stakeholders and the passengers. It's made a real difference and it's a station for the future."
Sam McCarthy, commercial director for the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance, said: "We would like to thank the Department for Transport for their support in driving forward these improvements which will make a huge difference to the 4.5 million passengers using Winchester station every year.
"The works mean the capacity for the car park has increased by 20 per cent and there are 113 extra spaces. The response we've had indicates it is easing congestion around the town centre."
Steve Brine, MP for Winchester and Chandler's Ford, said: "I'm really pleased with these improvements. When I first got elected we had a station where disabled travellers had to get a taxi from one side to the other and I raised this in Parliament as we bid for Government money under the Access for All scheme that has funded the new footbridge and lifts. This is about access for all people.
"It fits in with the rest of the station; it's well designed and looks like it's been here all along."
They were completed as part of the Government's Access for All programme funded by the Department for Transport's Station Commercial Property Fund.


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Naruto x Hinata
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Retention Control Points Pending changes to retention control points will eliminate the extended periods of active service authorized for specialists, corporals and sergeants who are on sergeant and staff sergeant selection lists and in promotable status. Retention control points, which set maximum service limits for enlisted soldiers, as of Jan. 1:
|Total Yrs. Service*
|Staff Sgt
|Staff Sgt (P)
|Sgt 1st Class
|Sgt 1st Class (P)
|Master Sgt
|Master Sgt (P)
|Sgt Maj/CSM
Under a policy designed to keep soldiers with the greatest potential for future service, Qualitative Service Program screenings will now include certain documents in the "restricted" folder of a noncommissioned officer's personnel file.
QSP screenings are conducted in conjunction with senior NCO promotion boards, and are targeted at soldiers in overstrength specialties and specialties with promotion stagnation.
New drawdown programs include:
■QSP screenings for sergeants first class. The new policy will apply to sergeants first class in the QSP zone of consideration for the Regular Army and Active Guard and Reserve (Army Reserve) master sergeants boards that convene Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, respectively. These boards previously were slated to convene Oct. 22 but were rescheduled because of the government shutdown in early October.
Under the new policy, "all QSP boards will be provided with within-grade information that is accurate, relevant and complete from the restricted folder within the Army Military Human Resources Record," or official personnel file, according to information provided by the Office of the G-1.
Items in the restricted folder that now will be provided to QSP boards include Article 15s and other Uniform Code of Military Justice actions that have not been set aside; Department of the Army Suitability Board filings of unfavorable information; and punitive or administrative letters of reprimand, admonition or censure.
G-1 officials also said the Army is considering several changes to the Qualitative Management Program to reinforce the notion that performance, conduct and/or potential for promotion will, as determined by a central board, be denied continued service.
Under current policy, retirement-eligible senior NCOs sergeants first class and above are referred to a QMP board when derogatory information is placed in their AMHRR.
■QMP screenings for staff sergeants. A plan is being proposed to expand QMP eligibility to all staff sergeants and above, including soldiers who have fewer than 20 years of service and are not eligible for retirement.
"Because commanders do not have access to the AMHRR, past matters of indiscipline or (poor) performance that occurred during a previous assignment or under a different commander, are not taken into consideration when new instances occur," according to information provided by the Office of the G-1.
"This lack of visibility may inadvertently result in retention of NCOs whose conduct or performance is inconsistent with the profession of arms, and an expansion of QMP may prove to address that issue," a G-1 official said.
Other potential changes to QMP include a plan to deny continued service to staff sergeants and sergeants first class who fail to qualify for continued promotion eligibility by completing the requisite NCO Education System courses for their grade.
Under the new NCO leader development timeline that will be implemented in 2014 and 2015, soldiers are given a 48-month period to prepare themselves for promotion consideration. The expectation is that staff sergeants will complete the Advanced Leaders Course and sergeants first class the Senior Leaders Course within that time frame, personnel officials said.
Those who fail to complete their respective course in time would be subject to denial of continued service under the proposal.
Included in the QMP proposals is a policy change that will prompt a QMP screening when derogatory information is placed in the performance folder or the restricted folder of the official personnel file.
■Early-outs for some soldiers. The Army also is considering a policy that would authorize early-outs of up to one year for certain soldiers assigned to the brigade combat teams and other units that are being inactivated because of the drawdown.
These early-outs would be made under the Enlisted Involuntary Early Separation Program, established last year.
As units inactivate during the drawdown, some soldiers will not have sufficient time remaining on their enlistment contracts to be eligible for reassignment.
To deal with such cases, the Army is looking at possibly expanding the Enlisted Involuntary Early Separation Program to include soldiers in inactivating units, according to information provided by personnel officials.
If approved, soldiers would be offered the opportunity to re-enlist or extend. Those who do not would be subject to involuntary early separation, in that they will not be required to complete their enlistments.
In addition to the involuntary program, the Army is considering implementing a separate voluntary program for soldiers who decline to re-enlist or extend by authorizing early-outs of up to 90 days for the express purpose of accepting employment.
"The intent would be to offer early separation in support of the Army Transition Assistance Program where [an early-out] would facilitate acceptance of a full-time position, and a delay would cause a hardship," said a G-1 official.
No decisions have been made on this proposal, officials said.■


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