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Complaint Review: Just Pets
Just Pets Lies, scams, false claims Littleton Colorado
*REBUTTAL Owner of company: Just Pets Resolved this issue
Buyer Beware! This locally owned pet store claims to be different. Both their owner and manager will tell you how they don't breed puppy mill puppies; they will tell you that their warranty is in place to help protect the buyer. Well after falling for all of the lies we experienced just the opposite. After falling in love with a puppy that had a small cough, we were told that he had seen a vet and the cough was due to nothing more than the hay in their cages and could be taken home. Our puppy had been prescribed amoxicillin as a "precaution". Within 24 hours the cough had progressed to the point where our puppy clearly had more than a small cough. We immediately took him to a Just Pets preferred vet (as required by their 5 day warranty). After expressing a great deal of concern to the vet, they listened to his lungs with a stethoscope and said there was nothing to worry about. Within 72 hours our dog had stopped eating and become completely lethargic. We rushed him to our vet clinic where they agreed although nothing could be heard in the lungs, due to the severity of the cough, they needed to do x-rays. X-rays revealed that our dog had a severe case of pneumonia and if he failed to improve within the next 24 hours, he would require 24-hour care. Since then it's been a 6-week process of trying to get him well. A lot time and money spent on making sure he got better, regardless of what it took. Nearly 6 weeks after we brought him home, we were finally given a clear vet report stating the pneumonia was gone. Throughout this time we were in constant contact with both the pet storeowner and her manager. On a number of occasions, both individuals admitted fault and stated that this situation was handled poorly and the dog should have never been sent home. They also admitted that we were lied to. He never saw a vet while in their care. Instead, he saw a vet tech that in our opinion mis-diagnosed. We have given Just Pets every opportunity to make this right. We asked that they cover the medical expenses that we incurred as a direct result of their negligence. We truly believe that had they done x-rays or had their vet done x-rays, we wouldn't have ended up in the situation we did. After numerous conversations and hours spent trying to convince them that what happened was wrong, they simply stated that its "like when you bring a new born baby home, you can't expect the hospital to cover expenses because your baby gets sick." They also left us a voicemail stating "if you want a new dog, we can replace yours at no cost. However, if you are absolutely in love with this one then we wish you luck with the medical bills". News flash guys, I would never trade in my child because he/she was sick. Maybe you should find a new analogy to justify your poor business practices. Your integrity is non-existent and we will most definitely continue to spread the word.
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Just Pets Resolved this issue
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SUBMITTED: Saturday, February 15, 2014POSTED: Saturday, February 15, 2014
We understand the frustration that Kevin and Rachel had. Their puppy had kennel cough at their first Vet exam and quickly moved into pneumonia after 3 days. It's too bad you can't remove a report once filed, as I know they would have removed this report, but I am here to tell you we took little Opie into our home, cared for him for a week and got him over the pneumonia hump. We reimbursed them for all costs associated with this as well. So this was settled.
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Michelle Gardner arrives bearing Danish. She shows up for what she calls her "farewell interview" clutching a four-foot-long cheese-and-blueberry concoction from Karsh's, the kosher bakery her parents have owned for decades. She's come to talk about Blown Sideways Through Life, the new one-woman show she's starring in, as well as her pending departure from Phoenix. After a decade of local stage celebrity, Gardner is headed for Hollywood, where she hopes to work in film and television. With her newly svelte figure and short hair, she's a dead ringer for film star Janeane Garofalo. But because actors hate being compared to one another, I decide not to mention this.
New Times: What will you do in L.A.?
Michelle Gardner: Struggle! But hopefully not for long. I have an agent. People keep asking, "Why are you moving to L.A. just before the actors' strike? That's dumb." But it's not like I'm gonna arrive in L.A. and Steven Spielberg will call and say "Michelle! We've been waiting for you!" Everyone will be out of work, not just me.
Blown Sideways Through Life
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NT: What if you fall on your face and end up waiting tables?
MG: That's a chance I have to take. I've done as much as I can here. I love Arizona; theaters here have given me incredible opportunities. But for 10 years we've all been hearing, "Theater is growing, just you wait, it's gonna be great, there'll be more theaters than you can work at." Nothing's changed. There's still only four Equity houses here. I'm a union actor, I can only work at four companies here, period. It's time to see what else I can do.
NT: You've recently made the transition from supporting player to lead actor, from musicals to dramatic roles.
MG: One reason I was able to make the transition is because directors were willing to consider me for both. And, let's face it, I lost a ton of weight. I changed physically, and the roles I got changed. I could sit and complain about society's attitudes about fat people, but the fact is I'm not selling out by losing weight. I'm healthier. Losing weight is a good thing. I feel better, and I get more work. My director on Twilight of the Golds said, "I'd like you to lose 15 more pounds," and I said, "Okay!" Some of my actress friends were outraged. It's not like I was being asked to shoot heroin or get a breast implant. Losing weight was a good health choice; I got more work out of it. It's like I'm sticking to my diet, and someone's paying me for it.
NT: At least you didn't have to audition for this new show.
MG: Yes, I did! And I worked my ass off for that audition. And people were saying, "I can't believe they asked you to audition!" But why should they hand me the role? I've never done a one-woman show before, and (director) Victoria Holloway doesn't know me. It was good business sense for Actors Theatre to see other people. I appreciate that more than what usually happens here, where a role gets handed to an actor under the table, without the director first finding out who else is out there. I know they wanted Kathy Fitzgerald for Blown Sideways. Who wouldn't? But she got cast in The Producers (on Broadway). Good for her! But better for me!
NT: You don't seem hung up about being considered second, after another actor, or being asked to audition for roles.
MG: Well, I'm trying to come off as good as possible because you're recording this. (Laughs) No, really. I can't complain because I've been treated so well by theater companies in this town. If I don't get a part, I give myself 24 hours to feel sorry for myself. Then I go to the next audition. You can't sit around bitching.
NT: You do a lot of bitching in Blown Sideways Through Life.
MG: It's a great show. I'm playing Claudia, this woman who's had 64 jobs. She's cleaned toilets, waited tables, been a receptionist in a whorehouse. And she's pissed off about it. It'll be interesting to see how much of the language we keep. I have one speech where every other word is "fuck." Which I love. It's, "You fucking cocksucker, I'd like to kick you to death in front of your dog, you fucking bastard!" And I'm thinking, "That's so great!" But I don't know how audiences here are going to go for that. In New York, they'd love it. It's rude and offensive, but it's very clever. And I get it. She's an actor who's mad because she can't make a living at what she loves. Been there!
NT: Sometimes you work for your parents.
MG: Yes. Many times! I've done everything for them but bake. I've worked the counter. I've boxed up doughnuts. I know how to decorate wedding cakes! Believe me, if my family didn't live here with an established business, it would be much more difficult to pursue an acting career. They're very supportive. My grandparents, too. They have come to literally everything I've ever been in.
NT: That must be hard for them, since you're always getting raped in every show you're in.
MG: I know! West Side Story, I got raped. Man of La Mancha, I got raped. In Unidentified Human Remains, I'm a prostitute who's giving some guy a blowjob. There's language, there's nudity, but they come to see me. They want me to be happy more than anything. I could not have picked better parents; they are incredible human beings. And every time I do an interview, I say that, and no one ever prints it. I guess because it's not interesting or controversial.
NT: I'll print it.
MG: Could you also print that I'm really glad to be working with a woman director again? The last time I worked with a woman director was two years ago, in The Waiting Room.
NT: I hated that show.
MG: I know. I remember. But at least you write what you mean. I'm really looking forward to that in L.A., because the theater critics there aren't worried about offending a theater company. They say when you suck, and there is no better way to learn. Because if you get four bad reviews for a performance, you have to look at that and go, "Wait, maybe I'm really lousy in this part."
NT: I promise you, I never worry about offending a theater company.
MG: I know. You're the mean theater critic.
NT: I am. So, whose Hollywood career would you most like to have?
MG: I'm not going to tell you I don't want to be rich and famous. But I'd like to be one of those actors who makes good choices. Like, you look at Glenn Close, and you go, "Oh, she does really great work, no crap, and she's all over the place -- musicals, comedies, drama." It's very weird to sit here and talk about one day being famous, but if I were, I'd want to be one of those famous people who actually has a private life.
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NT: Please.
MG: No, really. It happens. Do you know anything about Glenn Close's husband or children? Jodie Foster said, "I'm not telling you who my kid's father is. Bye!" And she didn't get shut out. People still want to work with her.
NT: Speaking of famous actors, do you ever get compared to any of them?
MG: Are you kidding? Janeane Garofalo. Constantly. Every single day. Whatever. I just don't see it.

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BOSTON (CBS) – He has promised to offer up some "extraordinarily radical proposals" in his campaign for president, perhaps none more radical than the one announced last month at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge.
Former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich suggested inner-city schoolchildren can best learn the value of a paycheck by maintaining their own buildings.
"Most of these schools ought to get rid of the unionized janitors, have one master janitor, and pay local students to take care of the school," Gingrich explained to a group of Harvard students and staff on November 18.
WBZ-TV's Jim Armstrong reports
Over the past few days, with his lead in some polls growing, Gingrich has softened some of his language when talking about the proposal, but the core of his message has remained the same. He is trying to make the case that his plan teaches kids work habits they need to survive.
"We're looking for methods to help the poorest children in America," Gingrich said late last week. "We really want to create a pathway to work for people…When you have 43% black teenage unemployment, there's a very, very severe challenge in making sure people get the work habit and learn the skills and the requirements of being successful."
Gingrich has gotten some flak for these ideas. The Associated Press reports that today he clarified an earlier remark about nine-year-olds doing the dirty work. "I do not suggest children until about 14 or 15 years of age do heavy, dangerous janitorial work," the presidential candidate told reporters. "On the other hand, there are a number of things done to clean buildings that are not heavy or dangerous."


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AsiaEtrading Increases Content by 50% in 2014
Due to recent growth in sales and industry demand, Hong Kong based financial news portal AsiaEtrading.com announces plans to publish 50% more editions of their Asia Etrader Magazine in 2014
March 21, 2014 (Newswire.com) - In an attempt to consolidate its market share and bring more relevant and the latest analysis to their readers, AsiaEtrading.com - an electronic trading market structure portal for Asia announced today their decision to increase the number of editions published in 2014 by 50%.
Having recently achieved a milestone of publishing their 10th edition of the Asia Etrader Magazine, the company has listened to its customers to provide more content on Asia market structure. By doubling the number of paid subscribers since the beginning of the year, AsiaEtrading.com is reporting unprecedented growth. In order to keep up this momentum and increase their market share, the company decided to adjust their content publishing strategy and increase content by 50% for 2014.
In regards to this change of strategy, Stephen Edge, the Managing Director of AsiaEtrading.com, stated, "Starting with the first issue of the magazine, our goal was to provide useful data and relevant analysis to electronic trading practitioners around the world on Asia's market structure. We have been planning for some time to intensify our content publishing efforts and will deliver 2 additional issues in 2014. For us, this was the natural next step to take and is justified by paid subscriber growth and demand for further content."
Furthermore, Mr. Edge continued, stating, "This change in our content publishing strategy is first and foremost a major improvement for our readership, as they will have access to more insights, better data and even more of the latest news and information on Asia's leading financial institutions and the Asian market as a whole. We believe this will allow them to identify new market trends ahead of their competitors easier and at a reduced marginal cost allowing them to deploy limited resources more effectively in Asia."
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Librarians suffered from a crisis of identity in 1993. Were they custodians of books? Were they providers of information? Were they exploiters of information? Were they partners in the diffusion or pursuit of knowledge? An article in the British Daily Telegraph claimed, "It's goodbye to the tweed skirt and cardi and hello to the silk and sarong-clad librarian of the Nineties," but also acknowledged that librarians "do need to change our image."
Libraries across the United States continued to report service cutbacks and layoffs as a result of the poor economy. Particularly hard-hit was California, where the state's 1993-94 budget forced county governments to transfer $2.6 billion in property taxes to schools. Typical of the cuts was the County of Los Angeles Public Library, which lost $29.4 million, half of its budget; this forced two-day-a-week service at 43 of its 87 branches, a reduction by half of operating hours at the others, and the loss of some 200 staff positions. The Baltimore County (Md.) Public Library cut 23 staff positions and closed nine branches in February. The picture was brighter in New York City, where branch public libraries offered six-day-a-week service for the first time since 1947, and a last-minute rally by city and state officials saved the troubled New-York Historical Society library from closing. Public library circulation in the U.S. increased by 3% in 1992, while expenditures rose by 7%, according to the annual University of Illinois survey.
Two of the nation's leading library education programs were imperiled when the administration at the University of California at Los Angeles announced that its graduate library school would be eliminated and the University of California at Berkeley graduate library school suspended admissions pending an administrative review of the program. In the face of protests from alumni and other supporters, however, both universities announced measures that raised hopes that the programs would be continued in some form.
The Library of Congress received criticism from Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and others over its decision to release the papers of Justice Thurgood Marshall to the public shortly after his death. The library also came under attack for its minority-hiring-and-promotion practices, which were the subject of House subcommittee hearings in March.
Former president Jimmy Carter addressed the American Library Association's 112th annual conference, which drew 17,165 registrants to New Orleans, La., in June. In August Hunter College Pres. Paul LeClerc was named president and chief executive officer of the New York Public Library. Chicago Public Library Chief Librarian Carla Hayden resigned in May to become director of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Md. The refurbished Los Angeles Central Library reopened October 3, seven years after a devastating arson fire.
In spite of the uncertainties in the profession, libraries continued to be built. One significant project was the extension of the Carnegie Central Library in Dunfermline, Scotland, birthplace of U.S. steel baron and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Opened in 1879, this library was the first of Carnegie's more than 2,800 benefactions. The extension included a new children's library, a local history collection, and an exhibition area, as well as a £7,000 information retrieval system.
Two gargantuan buildings, the British Library and the Bibliothèque de France, were also in the process of construction. The British Library had been discussed since 1962 and planned since the 1969 report of the Dainton Committee. Construction on the building, which the public first saw in August 1993 when the scaffolding was removed, would be completed in 1996--27 years after the Dainton Report, eloquent testimony to the "enthusiasm" of the British government for the new library. The project had been affected by several changes of policy, including government vacillation over the increasing costs of a building intended mainly for scholars and totaling £ 450 million. Criticism of the architecture by the likes of Prince Charles (he had said it looked like "an academy for secret police") was also not helpful. The building was expected to house 12 million books, with reading rooms, an exhibition area, laboratories, offices, lecture theatres, and seminar rooms. Below ground would be four basements, the depth of an eight-story building, with 300 km (186 mi) of shelving, galleries, a shop, and a restaurant.
The Bibliothèque de France was initiated in 1988 and was also planned to come into service in 1996. The new library was viewed as one way of dealing with the accommodation problems of the Bibliothèque Nationale in the centre of Paris as well as of changing the traditional ways of a national library. The new facilities were designed to fill the gaps in existing collections, reinforce the areas of excellence of the Bibliothèque Nationale, and introduce the most modern library technologies. Users would be able to consult the catalog of the library or the French Union Catalogue's 13 million titles. The focus was to be on the needs of scholars, but much-needed services would also be provided to the general public. Collections were to be divided into four subject areas--science and technology; literature and art; social sciences; and history, philosophy, and the humanities. The library would seat 4,000 readers and feature an open-access collection of up to 400,000 volumes and 5,000 periodical titles. Almost 400 km (250 mi) of shelving was planned, and the building would also include exhibition centres and a conference centre comprising a 350-seat auditorium, a lecture room, and six smaller meeting rooms.
Elsewhere in the world the emphasis continued to be on developing collections and, especially, the skills of the staff. In Africa, schools of information science had been operating for a few years in Ibadan, Nigeria, and Addis Ababa, Eth., through the efforts of Unesco, the Canadian International Development Research Centre, and the respective national governments. Schools of Library and Information Science continued to flourish at the University of Botswana, Gaborone, and at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya. Francophone schools, such as those at Dakar, Senegal, and Rabat, Morocco, had also gone beyond the traditional concepts of custodial librarianship and branched out into information science. Efforts were being made to establish a Consortium of African Information Science Schools to include Anglophone and Francophone schools. The work of the Asian Institute of Technology near Bangkok, Thailand, was well-established in the field, as was the School of Library and Information Studies of the Malaysian Institute of Technology, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.
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BACP live webcast of the 5th OCTIA Annual Conference - Online, 2 March 2013
'SAD BAD MAD GLAD - How feelings are expressed in online counselling'
A Conference for counsellors working online and those interested in online therapeutic work.
Why not join us as an online delegate at this event? In addition to viewing the live
conference presentations you will have the opportunity to participate in studio
discussions and interviews that have been specifically designed for online
The 5th OCTIA (Online Counselling and Therapy in Action) Annual Conference, will bring
together like-minded professionals, all of whom are enthusiastic about working
online, with varying levels of experience. If your online service is still at
the planning stage (whether sole practitioner or agency service), why not use
this conference to make contacts and find out how others are sucessfully working in this area?
How people express feelings such as sadness, anger, guilt and happiness in online therapeutic practice is the main focus of this year's conference.
Please note: If you are unavailable to take part in every session on the day, we have included in the fee the opportunity to view each session via an on demand service (until 13 April 2013) after the event.
Booking Update
Bookings for the live online event have now closed. This event is being recorded so if you are interested in purchasing and viewing the event using the on-demand service between now and 13 April 2013 please email email@example.com.


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Brief: LCRWS awards pipeline contract
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Lewis & Clark Regional Water System's Board of Directors has awarded a $3,764,000 contract for Treated Water Pipeline -- Segment 10 (TWP-10) to Morgan Contracting of Albertville. The low bid was substantially below the engineer's estimate of $5,187,315.
TWP-10 is five miles of 30 foot and 24 foot diameter steel pipe that will be constructed southeast of Sioux Falls and is the first segment of the Minnesota Transmission Line. Seven cities and rural water systems in Minnesota, South Dakota and Iowa will ultimately receive water from service lines connected to the Minnesota Transmission Line when it is completed, including: Minnehaha Community Water Corp.; Rock Rapids, Iowa; Luverne; Rock County Rural Water District; Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water System; Worthington; and Sibley, Iowa.
When completed, Lewis & Clark will provide water to more than 300,000 people through its 20 member cities and rural water systems in the tri-state region, encompassing a service area the size of Connecticut.


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LoZ - Beauty of Zora's Domain
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- 2 min 14 sec
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- 4.10 / 5.00
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Rated 3 / 5 stars
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Eh.. It seems that this track is really getting anywhere from my point of view. I mean, when you use the Legend of Zelda music in your songs, you should really start posting them in the Video Game genre, not classical. This isn't very classical at all, it's more ambient than anything.
The scores you came up with on your own were basic and simple, the only thing I really liked about this boring track were your key skills. You play the keys pretty well, and that's really about all I can think of about this track.
Also, you really need to start responding to reviews.
I usually only respond to reviews when I feel the need to, either to clarify things or answer a question.
Also, I began to post these renditions in the Classical genre because of their orchestral roots. I would post it in the Video Game genre if I felt that it was the right genre to post it in, but most certainly the "Ambient" genre is so entirely relative that it's almost hard to say what does or doesn't qualify in that realm.
I don't normally do renditions; I much more prefer to do my own original works. I'm just currently working on this project and occasionally feel the impulse to do a rendition of something else. My music is rather simple, but it is not a lack of ability that causes it to be that way -- it is a preference. I much enjoy composing music that is simple because I see and feel far more beauty in the simple things than in the complex. If you listen to some of my other pieces (like "I Feel So Alone" and most of my rock pieces) you will see that I am indeed capable of surpassing the simplicities and just choose not to in my orchestral work.
Personally, this particular piece is not one of my most prided pieces, but it is sufficient to serve its purpose of creating the necessary atmosphere for the visual performance of its production.
Thanks for the review.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
This is absolutely excellent. You must compose for the next Zelda game nao.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
This amazing! You really capture the beauty and wonder of the Zora's domain while staying true to the original theme. I love this film score music you're composing for LoZ. It really is amazing, stuff that would really fit into a Zelda movie. I would know. I love them!
Rated 5 / 5 stars
you are one of my favorite artists on newgrounds. <333 i posted this w/o even letting the song finish hehe.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Man this is really good... Get deep to the heart 5/5


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Jefferson continues Minnesota's misery in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- To Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis, Mau Ginobili is one of the most dangerous players in the NBA.
Unfortunately for Minnesota, the Spurs guard was at his best Tuesday night.
Ginobili scored 14 points, had 10 assists and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Spurs to a 117-99 victory over Minnesota.
"He just creates so much havoc with his energy," Rambis said. "His ability to crash the glass, get steals, play defense, shoot long shots, penetrate and find guys open ... He just plays an unorthodox style of basketball that makes it difficult to cover."
Ginobili received plenty of offensive support from Richard Jefferson, who scored 24 points. He made monster dunks, reverse layups and sank four 3-pointers as the Spurs (18-11) rolled to their third straight victory.
Jefferson scored almost every way possible except from the free throw line. Despite several strong drives to the basket, he never drew a foul.
Roger Mason Jr. added 18 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Spurs who have won nine of 11.
San Antonio's recent run of success means little to its hard-to-please coach.
"All I care about is how we're playing and if we're improving," Gregg Popovich said. "We have a long way to go."
Al Jefferson led Minnesota with 20 points. Kevin Love scored 18 and Jonny Flynn 17 for the Wolves (7-25), who have lost 10 straight to San Antonio.
Ginobili impressed with his passing as much as his shooting. He threaded passes to Mason and Jefferson and found Tim Duncan and DeJuan Blair open under the basket.
"Tonight was probably one of his best all around games," Popovich said. "He played well defensively. He rebounded fantastically and offensively, he looked like Manu. Everybody is excited to see him play that way."
On the day they acquired swingman Alando Tucker from the Phoenix Suns, the Wolves fell short in their attempt to win three straight for the first time in nearly a year.
Minnesota had no answer for the Spurs' outside shooting. San Antonio made 50 percent of their 3-point attempts.
The Spurs took control in the second period. They held the Wolves to 38.3 percent shooting in the first half with a tight, suffocating defense. And they rode the perimeter scoring of Ginobili and Mason to build a 66-52 halftime lead.
Mason sank three 3-pointers en route to 13 first half points. Ginobili made two shots beyond the arc. He finished the half with 13 points and four assists.
Behind Love, Flynn and Al Jefferson, the Wolves pulled within nine three times in the third but never got any closer.
Richard Jefferson started the third with a reverse layup. He began the final period with back-to-back 3-pointers, giving the Spurs a 95-73 lead and allowed Popovich to rest Duncan and Tony Parker. With 7:11 to play, fans rose to their feet and applauded, the game essentially over. Shortly thereafter, little-used San Antonio reserve Malik Hairston entered. Another teammate who gets little playing time, Marcus Haislip, joined him a minute later.
NOTES: The Timberwolves haven't won in San Antonio since Jan. 14, 2004. ... The Spurs have won 17 of their last 19 games against the Wolves. ... Wolves F Love collided with Spurs C Blair in the third and went down hard. He writhed on the floor for several moments as teammates crowded around. Then he rose to his feet, clutching his hip, and returned to action.


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Sprue of Six Additional "Character" Hooded Heads. To add further variety to the "plain" hooded heads set. This set included two heads with hair, a hooded "Grill" head and hooded "Skull" head.
These compatible with my Steam Lord miniatures, or similar 28mm Heroic miniatures.
This product is not a toy, it is supplied unpainted, and will require some preparation and gluing with superglue. For further guidance, the Anvil Industry guide "Working with Resin" can be found at the bottom of the page.
Character Hooded Heads (sprue of 6)
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Alterra offers social media strategy, training and management including email marketing and content creation.Social media strategy
Developing a Social Media Strategy is an important starting point for senior management. A strategy puts social media marketing in context. Building a social media strategy which integrates with your overall marketing will allow you to:
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There are essentially 5 steps to the services we offer for our clients:
Social media presents new opportunities for your company to build relationships with an online community. You can demonstrate your expertise and show the real value of your products and services to your customers. Social media marketing takes the 'cold' out of cold calling, allowing companies to build brand awareness, provide swift customer service, as well as launch new products and promote events.
To give you the greatest benefit, we deliver our Social Media Training sessions in your office, at a time to suit your team and tailor-made to your company's objectives. Our experience in managing LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest for many clients over the past 5 years, means we understand the challenges of day-to-day management of social media in a business to business environment.
Amanda started her career with the Finance Department of Ford Europe having completed a BA in Accountancy and an MSc in Management Science at Imperial College, London. She then spent 11 years in the City working for Barings and Phillips & Drew Fund Management as an Investment Manager.
Subsequently, she set up her own independent consultancy advising investment companies on the application of new technology.
A move to the countryside, a passion for gardening and a year studying Landscape and Garden Design led Amanda to establish a landscaping business in 1997 which ran for 14 years. She now runs the Gardening Tips Online website.
She describes the proudest moments of her career: firstly, launching a £110 million specialist, small companies fund for UK based pension funds, and secondly, winning a medal at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Her career in the City as an investment manager has given Amanda a broad experience of analysing a range of public companies in several sectors. Running a small business herself means she relates to the diverse problems faced by owner-managed and small businesses.
"I would advise all business owners to be passionate about whatever you do, to have a go and not let fear of failure paralyse you into inaction. Take calculated risks, make a few mistakes, learn from them and be adaptable. The sum of all experiences, good and bad, makes us who we are. "


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Talwar stable, attacker blames emotions for the assault (Lead)January 26th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) A day after being attacked outside a Ghaziabad court, murdered teenager Aarushi's father Rajesh Talwar was stable even though doctors were unable to give details of his conditions Wednesday. The attacker Utsav Sharma, meanwhile, blamed his "emotional weakness" for the vicious assault.
An official statement from the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, where Talwar was admitted, said he is being attended to by specialists.
"Doctor Rajesh Talwar was admitted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals yesterday (Tuesday) with multiple injuries. He is stable and continues to be managed by a multidisciplinary team of doctors in the intensive care unit," a statement from the hospital said.
Talwar sustained serious injuries after he was attacked by Utsav Sharma with a cleaver.
He suffered a serious head injury with a major blood vessel being snapped. His hands were also slashed as he covered his face to stave off repeated attacks by Utsav Sharma, the same man who had assaulted Haryana's tainted former police chief S.P.S. Rathore last year.
Sharma Wednesday said he was unable to control his emotions and he believed that Talwar was in the wrong.
"You can call it my weakness, you can say I am emotionally weak," Sharma, a man around 30 years in age, told reporters outside a Ghaziabad court.
A resident of Varanasi, Sharma is the only son of Professor Sushil Sharma, who teaches mechanical engineering at IT-BHU and Indira Sharma, a psychiatrist and a professor at the Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU.
Sharma has been remanded in judicial custody till Feb 8.
Aarushi, 14, was found murdered under mysterious circumstances in her parents' Jalvayu Vihar apartment in Noida, May 16, 2008. Their domestic help Hemraj was initially suspected for the killing, but his body was found on the flat's terrace a day later.
Sharma had also attacked Haryana's tainted former police chief S.P.S. Rathore outside a Chandigarh court in February last year.
Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, was stabbed in the face three times by Sharma as he came out of the Chandigarh court premises last February.
A special CBI court held him responsible for molesting 15-year-old Ruchika in Panchkula town in August 1990. Ruchika committed suicide three years later.
- Talwar stable after surgery, say doctors - Jan 28, 2011
- Talwar's attacker blames his 'emotional weakness' for assault - Jan 26, 2011
- Talwar attacker granted bail - Mar 14, 2011
- Utsav's parents put up defence for son - Jan 28, 2011
- Same man attacked Talwar, S.P.S. Rathore - Jan 25, 2011
- Same man attacked Talwar, S.P.S. Rathore (Lead) - Jan 25, 2011
- After attack, Talwar may be unable to work again - Jan 25, 2011
- Utsav's bail plea rejected - Feb 01, 2011
- 'My son should not be treated as criminal': Utsav's father - Jan 25, 2011
- Rajesh Talwar in ICU, may be unable to work again (Lead) - Jan 25, 2011
- Rathore's attacker now turns on Rajesh Talwar with cleaver (Roundup) - Jan 25, 2011
- Judge to ascertain Utsav's mental status himself - Jan 31, 2011
- Talwar attacker be sent to mental hospital, plead his parents (Lead) - Jan 28, 2011
- 'My son should not be treated as criminal': Utsav's father (Lead) - Jan 25, 2011
- Life 'extremely difficult' for Rajesh Talwar - Feb 08, 2011


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I knew about the big surprise before everyone else. I leave the theatre moments before the screening of We Need to Talk About Kevin begins. For what else, but popcorn. As I'm loading up on the butter, I see him: John C. Reilly. This should be good.
After the film ends and the credits roll, not only is Reilly there for the Q&A, but also Tilda Swinton, the leading lady, accompanies him. She looks in fact like the Snow Queen she once portrayed, with bleach white hair and a delicate cream dress. Her hair is short, sharp and mirrors the severity and beauty of her bone structure. Mr. Reilly couldn't be more different. He's in jeans, a button down and a tan hat something like a cowboy but with more flop to it. He's relaxed; she's serious… surprise, surprise.
The first question is regarding the actors' preparation for the film. The script presents them with challenging roles, as parents coaxing with the violent tendencies of her son. Swinton explains that she was on board with Lynne Ramsey, the director and writer, from the beginning. For four years they collaborated on the project and translating it form the book by Lionel Shriver, which it's based on. Swinton had never planned to play the role, and had hoped Ramsey would find another actress, but as the project moved along, she realized she was already so in tune with the director's vision, it was meant to be.
John begins by saying, "Well, having kids helped, but they haven't killed anyone yet." Laugher ensues, as it does throughout the Q&A when John attempts to make light of the situation. He also comments that it's strange to be talking when the credits from the film are still rolling behind them. He thanks us for moving so quickly into the analyzing process before the film has had time to settle.
An audience member asks if it was strange to have the camera so subjective in the film, taking Swinton's character's (Eva) side. "It's very different from the book. It evolved that way." The question for John is beyond embarrassing, "How do you go from silly movies to serious parts?" The audience shuffles at the awkwardness of the question, although it's probably an observation in Reilly's career we've all noted. He replies, "I play characters as truthfully as I can. Whatever situation it is." He thanks us all for allowing him to cross genres. "I guess right now the pendulum is swinging more into drama. I hope it swings back next year so I can make some money." Ha Ha Ha.
Another ridiculous question about the two actors doing a musical together, not even worth going into the reply. Really, people? Swinton jokes that We Need To Talk About Kevin would be quite an interesting Broadway pursuit… in well deserved mockery.
A question is asked regarding the central idea or meaning behind the film. Reilly explains it bluntly, "It's not a fairy tale. You're barking up the wrong tree with this filmmaker if you're expecting that. It's a frustrating experience when it happens. It asks more questions than answers." Tilda adds, "It's all just as frustrating as having children, who hopefully don't end up killing anyone. Parents don't know what they're doing every single day; you just hope for the best. When I saw my kids, that moment, I liked them. It could've gone the other way. We wanted to explore that."
The fact that the film was made in thirty days with little to no rehearsal is remarkable. Swinton and John do recall a short photo session they had. Reilly goes for the jokes saying, "What were those even about? I have no idea." Laughter, then Swinton briskly adds, "It was a bonding exercise; I remember it well." It's strange how the actors' dynamics in person so similarly mirror their dynamics as the mother and father of Kevin on screen…


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LEXINGTON, KY (October 8, 2012) –Keeneland will welcome Olympian and Lexington native Tyson Gay to the races on Sunday, October 14, for a special salute.
Gay is a triple World Champion, an American record holder and the second-fastest man in history. He earned a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic games as part of the of the 4 x100m relay team.
This is an opportunity for Keeneland fans to pay tribute to Tyson," said Keeneland President and CEO Bill Thomason. "He is such a terrific example of how to compete at the highest level and do it with the upmost sportsmanship. He is a wonderful role model and this is a chance to say thank you to him for all he has accomplished.
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Victoria Police are investigating whether drugs can be made from cattle drench, after a string of thefts.
More than $15,000 worth of cattle drench, used to control worms, has been stolen from Warrnambool and Colac in south-west Victoria, and Foster and Wonthaggi in Gippsland.
Colac detective senior constable Stuart Sims says drug use is one possibility.
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Ana Faris talks about her fake boobs. (HuffPo)
Olivia Wilde looking allruing. (FoxNews)
Kendall Jenner gets nerdy hot. (Celebuzz)
Mila Kunis is the next phone hack victim. (TMZ)
Wayne Gretzky trick shots. (CollegeHumor)
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Brain Lesions/Potassium/Memory Loss similiarities?
Greetings to All,
I am just checking in to see if any of my fellow seizure-sufferers have any of the following similiarities.
Brain Lesions: The MRI of my brain showed a lesion in the occipital region. The Radiologist speculated that it was an area of scar tissue from a childhood injury. (I am now 47.) I had an MRI done in 1988, and there was no mention of a lesion back then. When I brought it to the attention of my Neurologist he suggested that we repeat the MRI in a few months to see if it actually IS scar tissue. Does anyone else have a lesion, or does anyone know if there is a way to determine what a lesion actually is through an MRI? There seems to be a gray area in my case. Any input out there?
Potassium: When I went to the ER for my second seizure I was told that my potassium level was real low. I have heard different views on whether low potassium can cause seizures or not. I'm wondering how many people on this board have been told that they had low potassium around the time of a seizure.
Memory loss: Last, but not least :) , how many "board friends" are suffering from acute ditziness in the memory department? I am always spacing on stuff, and seem to forget things from dates to where I put the tomatoes I just purchased. I even have trouble finding the keys when I type. It is SO frustrating :( !
I am relatively new to this seizure world, and find myself searching for answers. I am SO glad I found this board. It's nice to be able to share some of the stuff that only those suffering from seizures can relate to. Thank you all for being so open in sharing some intensely emotional stuff. I wish there was a magic wand to wave that would eliminate seizures. I'd certainly wave it for each of you! Best to all :) KrazyKathyCio
Memory loss: hmm is that like putting the coffee pot in the microwave for some reason .. they have allways been able to see scar tissue on my thinker... as far as low potassium from what I understand alot of Epileptics suffer this... why I have not been told yet.. I have low potassium and no one ever seems to be too terribly concerned so I just try to keep it up...
sorry I am not much of any help hon
Krazy Kathy Cio,
Geez, Kathy I am 54 yrs. old and even without seizures (our daughter has them) I forget everything...does not have to be the seizures...like KoKo said.
A teacher friend of mine who is in remission from cancer told me she was always watching her potassium level..have had many people tell me how important it is...am going to work on with our daughter this summer.
Wish you luck in diagnosis and finding meds that work for you.
Beth's Mom
Hi Beths Mom and Koko,
I realize that memory loss is normal at my age...to a point! I'm talking way beyond normal though....like important dates, or the fact that I am mid-sentence and can't remember the subject. Like I said, it goes way beyond my normal blonde-ditziness! :) I hope it's a med thing...time will tell, since my Doc just called today and said my Carbatrol levels were too high.
As far as the potassium thing, I was just curious to see if there is a pattern in other seizure sufferers. I am being very careful myself. It's kind of funny, my poor hubby is always coming home with dates, figs, spinach and bananas. I think his feeling is...if it could possibly keep me from having another seizure it's worth a try. Oh...Beths Mom, if your sweet daughter likes V8 juice, try "Very Veggie" (we get it at our local health food store. It is high in potassium. Thank you both for your replies....it helps to share. Be well, Kathy
Thanks for the Very Veggie suggestion. Looking for ways to introduce new foods to her.
Beth's Mom
Beth's Mom,
I spent over ten years working with developmentally disabled individuals. I am pretty aware of the difficulties of finding creative ways to introduce new foods...or anything new! :) If Beth likes milkshakes, you might try blending a banana into it. Also, if she likes spaghetti, maybe adding the Very Veggie juice into the sauce would help get some added potassium. Also, adding chopped spinach (fresh) into the sauce would really add some powerful punch! I remember once putting spinach leaves on a cheeseburger for a little one that was anemic...for the iron. It worked! I hope I'm not being a pest....just trying to help. Good luck! Kathy
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Beth Ann Horn and Gregory Joseph Pstrak Jr. were married Aug. 26, 2012, at Perona Farms.
The bride is the daughter of JoAnn Horn of Roseland, N.J., formerly of Flemington, N.J.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Joseph Pstrak Sr., Hanover Township. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pstrak and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hannis.
A ceremony and reception were held at Perona Farms, Andover Township, N.J., with immediate family and close friends.
The bride and groom are graduates of Wilkes University, where they received their bachelor's degrees and Misericordia University, where they received their master's degrees.
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SPRINGFIELD — — For decades, some public schools in Illinois have taught only abstinence in sex education classes.
Now a proposal one step from the governor's desk would require that birth control information be included by schools that choose to teach about sexual activity.
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|10 Oct 2006
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|9 Sep 2002
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|10 Sep 2001
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|Liang H. Hsu, Peiya Liu
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|Siemens Corporate Research, Inc.
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|Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (9), Classifications (15), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/318,343, filed Sep. 10, 2001.
The present invention relates to multimedia product documentation and, more particularly, to methods and systems for automatic validation of multimedia product manuals.
Product documentation provides important instructions and relevant technical information for properly assembling, operating, and maintaining complex machinery. The quality of product documents is crucial to the success of a product, i.e., the technical information must be up-to-date, accurate, and consistent with a customer's product. Compared to non-technical documentation, the contents and structures of product documents are much more rigid and often comply to various industrial standards. Technical documents also tend to be highly cross-referenced, and often refer users to many different forms of technical data including textual instructions, schematic diagrams, computer-aided design (CAD) drawings, photo images of machine parts, video of inspection procedures, etc. In order to ensure the quality of product documentation, guidelines and standards for technical publication are often used in product development organizations.
However, documentation guidelines are often written informally and may not be easy to enforce fully. Consequently, the result varies, depending on the degree of self-discipline of the document authors. To support flexible manipulations, multimedia product documents are represented in Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). SGML-based product documents can be processed by a SGML parser and other SGML-based tools to extract and examine the contents and attributes of relevant document objects and their relationships. The SGML parser can check the documents against a Document Type Definition (DTD) and report syntax errors. However, the information provided by the SGML parser is based entirely on syntactical structure, which often is too encrypted for the document author to comprehend. On the other hand, documentation guidelines are often based on the semantics of documents, which can only be checked by examining contents and attributes of the relevant document objects. Some documentation guidelines also involve document objects that are not "directly" reedited to one another in the document structure, and thus cannot be easily specified in the DTD.
According to various embodiments of the present invention, techniques are provided for automatically validating the contents and structures of multimedia product documents. In the present invention, a Product Document Constraint Specification Language (PDCSL) is provided for the document author to represent various types of documentation guidelines as document constraints that must be enforced within the documents or across different documents. Each document constraint identifies a set of relevant document objects, and specifies a logical expression that is to be evaluated for each combination of the instances of the document objects. A Document Constraint Analyzer (DCA) takes as input a set of document files together with a document constraint specification file, extracts and examines the information associated with the document objects, and evaluates the logical expressions specified in the document constraints. If a logical expression evaluates to true, the corresponding documentation guideline has been followed properly. Otherwise, an action can be specified to correct the documents or provide an explanation to the document author.
A multimedia product manual includes a set of related product documents, organized in a structured manner to facilitate browsing. A product manual can be as simple as a collection of schematic diagrams and CAD drawings to support manufacturing tasks at the early stages of a product, or as complex as a complete manual set with product documents in various media, including textual documents, schematic diagrams, CAD drawings, photo images of machine parts, and video clips of service procedures, etc., to support operation and maintenance of the product. A multimedia product manual can be organized as a structure of product information for customers or can be organized as a reference to on-line, up-to-date technical information.
In general, a multimedia product manual is a hierarchical structure of document objects. An example is shown in
Product documents are component documents that are classified and assigned with identifiers and properties, and are stored in a document database. A component document may be related to other component documents and media files in the document database. Media files are also managed in the same way as component documents. Component documents and component media can be stored separately as files in file directories or stored directly as blobs in database tables, or objects in archives in a document management system.
In the present invention, component documents may be represented in Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). SGML is a meta-language for defining document structures, referred to as Document Type Definition. An SGML document structure is an instance of its associated DTD. Conceptually speaking, the structure of an SGML document is an upside-down tree that is composed of SGML elements (or more generally, document objects). An SGML element is thus either a leaf object whose content is the actual text (or any data code), or an interior object whose content is an SGML sub-structure, in addition to any possible text (or code). An SGML element is also associated with a list of attributes, e.g., id., type, name, that provides additional information to characterize the element. An SGML document structure can also be divided into SGML files in many ways to facilitate editing and maintenance.
Since SGML is a standard, SGML parsers and SGML-based tools are available in public domain and from vendors for processing and extracting information from SGML documents. The fundamental information that is required in order to check SGML documents are attributes, content, and context of the document objects, as shown in
In the present invention, a Product Document Constraint Specification Language (PDCSL) is provided for document authors to represent documentation guidelines. Each documentation guideline is represented as a document constraint, which is a logical expression (or logical statement) that involves document objects in some SGML documents.
A logical expression is evaluated and expected to yield true to indicate that the corresponding documentation guideline has been followed properly. However, in general, the exact document objects and the number of them that are involved in a logical expression cannot be determined beforehand. It is thus necessary to extend logical expressions to range-based predicate calculus such that quantifiers may be used to introduce variables and their domains. There are two kinds of quantifiers: universal and existential. Each quantifier defines a single variable and its domain to be used the logical expression that follows. To make parsing and evaluation simpler, a logical expression involving quantifiers are transformed into prenex normal form, i.e., all quantifiers appear first before a logical expression. If a list of quantifiers is specified, the logical expression is evaluated once for each combination of the values of all variables. If no quantifiers are specified, the logical expression is evaluated once only.
A document constraint specification file comprises a list of document constraint specifications. Each document constraint specification represents a documentation guideline, and it includes four sections: target object declaration with ranges, intermediate object declaration with ranges, counting object declaration with ranges, and if-otherwise document logical expression, as shown in
Document logical variables are declared in the first three sections. The target-object-declaration-within-ranges section declares a set of target object variables and their ranges in some SGML documents of which all instances are to be checked in the logical expression that follows. The intermediate-object-declaration-with-ranges section declares a set of intermediate object variables of which at least one instance must also exist within document ranges, and they are often involved in the logical expression. The counting-object-declaration-with-ranges section declares a set of counting objects within ranges to denote the number of different values in the ranges for which some predicates inside logical expressions are true. The if-otherwise-document-logical-expression section includes an antecedent, a consequent, and an action. That is, if the antecedent is evaluated to true, the consequent is expected to be evaluated to true as well; otherwise, an action that follows is to be taken.
To make the specifications more compact, several constraints that share the same set of document logical variables can be combined. Thus, the logical expression section may contain more than one logical expression, and they are evaluated independently in turn. In addition, it is also possible to encode procedures in the action section to automatically correct the involved documents so that the corresponding documentation guideline is followed properly.
Target object declarations are used to enumerate "all instances" of a set of target objects that exist in the domain range of some SGML documents. Typically, target objects are document objects (i.e., SGML elements) in SGML documents. Some examples are shown in
The keyword "ALL" refers to all types of objects available in a document. A counting object is declared to keep track of the counts of one or more than one type of document objects in the documents; it is handled in the same way as document objects, except that its content (i.e., the count) depends on the number of document objects that satisfy some constraint in the documents. Files and directories are also handled in the same way as document objects. Refer to
Logical expressions are used to specify more complicated requirements that must be satisfied among the set of specified target, intermediate and counting objects. The antecedent and the consequent of each logical expression involve the information of the specified objects, including the SGML tag, attributes, and content of the objects, and the relationships of the objects with all other objects in the documents, as shown in
In addition, target and intermediate objects can also be patterns that occur in the content or attributes of the document objects, or substrings that occur in some patterns. If an attribute has a string value such as CDATA, patterns of the attribute values can also be specified. For a string "p", prefix(p) and suffix(p) are sets of all prefix and suffix strings, respectively; and matching-substrings(p) is a function of p and refers to a set of matching substrings of p after a pattern matching is performed.
Document predicates are also used to test the properties and relationships of document objects, which can be used in the logical expressions of document constraints. Document predicate symbols for testing the content and attributes of document objects are listed in
Patterns that exist in the attributes and contents of the objects are often extracted and matched against various naming and numbering schemes defined by the documentation guidelines. In the proposed method, patterns are specified in a form of regular expression. That is, each pattern comprises a sequence of pattern terms, and each pattern term can be a subpattern or a subpattern group. A subpattern group is simply a small sequence of subpatterns enclosed in a pair of "("and")", which can be repeated for one or more times. The pattern matching capability is summarized in
A subpattern or a subpattern group that is enclosed by a pair of "/" and "/" causes the matching string to be extracted and stored in the matching object, which can be accessed by the matching-substrings (<matching object>) function. Since sequences of patterns such as a list of figure references or document references are used frequently in technical documents, pattern matching may result in extracting a set of substrings from the document objects, which is used as the domain for checking the properties of the matching substrings. The relationships between objects are based on the hierarchical document structure. In technical documents, each object is related to all its ancestor objects (including parent object), all its sibling objects, and all its descendent objects (including all child objects) in some way. In addition, the first and last objects (of a set of objects) often behave slightly differently, so it is also important to be able to identify them individually. The object relationships are summarized in
parent(parent(parent(Graphic)))=parent(parent(ParaX)) may be true in some DTD.
Document predicate symbols for the relationships between document objects in the document structure are listed in
There are three sets of operators that are supported, as listed in
As mentioned, physical documents such as multimedia data are typically represented as files in a file structure. It is thus necessary to be able to enumerate files and directories in order to check the presence of multimedia data files that are required in SGML documents. A summary of the file and directory operations is shown in
$MMDOCDBDIR usually refers to a top-level, global document directory under which all shared and local document directories are stored, which is often fixed for a particular documentation project. In order to access all local documents that are to be checked by the specified document constraints, working-directory( ) refers to a top-level, local document directory under which one or more subdirectories of documents are stored, while document-directory (<document file>) refers to one of the subdirectories under which the specified document file exists. If there is only one directory of documents that are to be checked, working-directory( ) is the same as document-directory (any document file).
Document predicate symbols for testing the relationships between files and directories are listed in
To ensure the quality of the product documents, there are several aspects of the product documents that need to be validated against the documentation guidelines. Based on the scope of the information, document validation is categorized into content patterns, individual objects, document structures, and document cross references. To produce professional-quality content, guidelines such as naming convention, cross referencing, etc., which usually appear at the beginning of all technical documents, must be followed properly so that there will be no need for additional explanation throughout the documents, and there will be no misinterpretation by the readers. As an example, C101 in
In product documents, technical terms are used to precisely identify machine parts, indicate various measurements, describe technical data, etc. Technical terms are often defined by various industry standards, and must be followed exactly. Similar to figure references, it is also possible to again enumerate all patterns "p" in all paragraphs <ParaX>, and if a pattern "p" resembles a KKS number (a numbering scheme used in the power plant industry), it must follow the numbering scheme defined in the KKS standard and any company-specific guidelines. Refer to
In SGML, domain-specific structures can be incorporated in documents with domain-specific document objects (i.e., domain-specific SGML tags), which makes the technical data more meaningful and useful for various product-related applications, e.g., extracting technical data for training and market presentations, hyperlinking machine part id's to spare parts lists, etc. Typically, all technical terms in the product documents must be marked up as an <Emphasis> object (or other domain-specific tag such as <KKSNumber>), so that they can be presented in a special font (or manipulated in a specific manner). As an example, C201 in
Compared to content patterns and individual objects, it is more difficult to ensure the consistency of all types of cross references in the product documents. For example, all figure references must refer to figures that actually exist in the same documents, all document references must refer to documents that actually exist in the same product manual, etc. As an example, the constraint C202 shown in
Some documentation guidelines may refer to the counts of specific types or relationships of document objects in the documents. For example, the number of entries in a table of contents must equal the number of documents that exist in the document directory; otherwise, some documents may have been included or excluded by mistake. For validating object relationships, instead of validating individual documents, a simplified version of validation can also be performed by counting the objects that are involved. As an example, C302 in
However, the pattern matching problem can get complicated. For example, when the target pattern includes a list of subpatterns, and each subpattern indicates a cross reference which has to be checked for consistency. As an example, C303 in
In technical documents, some document objects are required in a particular type of documents. For example, all system description documents are required to begin with a list of references such as diagrams, drawings, instructions, test records, etc. As an example, C304 in
It is very important in technical documents that if a reference to a document is made, the referenced document must exist, for example, in the same product manual. As an example, C401 in
Since SGML documents make references to other media files in the file structure, it is also necessary to check the presence of all the required external media files in the designated directories. Since file and directory are also objects, validating a file reference is similar to validating the presence of any document object. For example, it is possible to enumerate all file reference attributes in all graphic objects in all figures, and check for the corresponding media file in the predefined figure directory under the document directory. Refer to
A set of documents forms a static structure to support sequential reading, validation of the static structure ensures the quality of document content. Since document objects can be identified individually and related to one another by names, id's, or other addressing mechanism, other structures may also be superimposed on top of the static structure. In particular, to support flexible cross referencing in technical documents, a hyperlinked structure is usually created manually or automatically on the set of documents. Thus, validation of the hyperlinked structure ensures the quality of document usage. An example of a hyperlinked structure is shown in
Since PDCSL allows the user to enumerate all document objects in all product documents, it is also possible to specify constraints for the hyperlinking relationship between any two document objects in the same or different product manuals. There are several aspects of the hyperlinked structure that need to be validated, e.g., links for individual objects, links for object relationships, and links to external media files.
As an example, C501 in
Since it is not always possible to locate all related document objects in close proximity, hyperlinking is a mechanism to connect any spatially apart objects together, and make them more readily accessible to the readers. Validation of cross references increase the usability of the product documents. As an example, C502 in
From this example, it is also apparent that validating hyperlinked structures often also implicitly validates the corresponding static structures. Similarly, it is also possible to check for the presence of the links from all document references to all documents in the same or different product manuals. As an example, C503 in
Some links also refer to external media files, as an example, C504 in
Although illustrative embodiments of the present invention have been described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to those precise embodiments, and that various other changes and modifications may be affected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.
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image stablization for 3d bloggie?
A couple of things you can try, that help keep the Bloggie steady.
The first is a loupe such as this one.
It helps in two areas, firstly, you can easily view the Bloggie's screen in bright daylight, albeit that the image will be being viewed with one eye, and therefore be 2D, but because you hold the camera loupe pressed to your forehead, the camera is held a lot steadier as your head is much steadier than your arms.
In the picture on Ebay it shows the magnetic frame attachment for a Nex camera, but I didn't use this. I removed the circular 1/4" tripod bolt so that I can just hold the loupe against the Bloggie ( with my thumb ) using the remaining protruding part of the loupe.
Another method that works for me and costs next to nothing is to use a plastic coated curtain wire that is cut to size with eye at one end and hook at the other.
This attaches to my trouser belt with the hook attaching to a metal key ring on my belt buckle.
The other ( eye ) end of the wire attaches to the circular 1/4" tripod bolt that I unscrewed from the loupe, which can then be screwed into the Bloggie's tripod socket on the side.
As I could only buy a white curtain wire, I coloured it black using a permanent marker pen so that it doesn't stand out so much. Using the wire attached to my trouser belt really does stabilize the Bloggie as it acts as a sort of monopod or tensioner.
It is also possible to buy a retracting wire to do the same kind of job
attaching to a trouser belt or being held to the floor at one end and connected to the Bloggie using the camcorder's ( handy in this instance ) side-mounted tripod socket.
I found the curtain fixed length wire arrangement actually worked best though.
Both of the two devices are cheap, work to help steady the little Bloggie and unlike monopods or mini steadicams can be carried in your jacket pocket so that you don't lose the advantage of the Bloggie's small size portability.
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text: Sumptuous Meals during the Holidays: Enjoy it with Splenda! Ginger Arboleda December 31, 2012 Featured, Food & Dining, Reviews December is always a time for celebration and delicious food, especially for us, Filipinos, who love to eat. I always enjoy partaking in these festivities. Although, I dread the holidays, because of the weight I gain during the season. After all the joy and good food, for me, January always seems to be a stressful and not to mention, a strenuous month, since I know that I have to get back into shape for the new year. This December, I will be 6 months pregnant, but this should not be a reason for me to not watch my food intake. In fact, the more I should be wary that I don't get to take in too much fatty, salty and sweet food. But hear yea! Good news is here from Splenda for people like me! Enjoying Splenda! I asked my doctor if I can take in alternative sweeteners while pregnant, so that I can stay fit and eat healthy. She mentioned that I can take SPLENDA. Splenda is safe for pregnant women. It's the only brand of healthy alternative sweetener that can help you live healthy without giving up on the sweet taste you love. That was indeed good news, since I was really a Splenda user. What I like about Splenda, ever since I started using it years ago, is that there are no bitter aftertastes. It tastes as if you are really using sugar. From that time onwards, I always use Splenda for my coffee and other meals. Now that I'm pregnant, I have weird cravings. I don't like sweets except for cheesecake. I'm really excited since even if it's dessert, I can still enjoy it without being afraid of my health and the health of the baby, because I can enjoy cheesecake with Splenda. To tell you honestly, I'm not so much a cook as I am a foodie. But for people like me who would love to enjoy a healthy meal or in this case, a healthy dessert that is easy to make, I borrowed this recipe from Splenda's facebook page for No Bake Cherry Cheesecake. Why this particular recipe? One, it looks delicious so you can actually serve it to family and friends during this season. Two, for those who are watching what they eat this season, this is a great dish. Three, there was no mention of using an oven (which was great for me!). There was just mixing and buying the ingredients! Just to share with you, here is the recipe I followed. I just followed this and voila, this is what I made! All you have to do is get a little cute 'platito' and it is ready to be served. My no bake blueberry cheesecake — used Splenda! See, you can actually enjoy delicious and healthy meals with Splenda. Splenda makes all things possible. Try out this recipe and share with me your thoughts on this. Have a healthy happy holiday! Love Lots, P.S. This is a sponsored post from Splenda. Ej and I and our families love Splenda and we really use it so we were happy to do this review! Be Sociable, Share! Tweet Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website


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As many of you may know, SQL Server 2005 provides a way to update statistics asynchronously. To my surprise, searching for "AUTO_UPDATE_STATISTICS_ASYNC pros cons" on www.live.com and www.google.com resulted in "We could not find any results…" message… thus, this post.
When the AUTO_UPDATE_STATISTICS database option is set to ON (the default), the query optimizer automatically updates this statistical information periodically as the data in the tables changes. Note: queries started after statistics are updated, may cause the recompilation of cached plans that depend on the older statistics version.
In SQL Server 2005, the database option AUTO_UPDATE_STATISTICS_ASYNC provides asynchronous statistics updating. Note: updating asynchronous statistics cannot take place if any data definition language (DDL) statements, such as CREATE, ALTER, and DROP statements, occur in the same explicit user transaction.
- When this option is set to ON, queries do not wait for the statistics to be updated before compiling. The statistics are updating by a worker thread in a background process.
- Because there is no delay for updated statistics, query response times are predictable
- If a query is made during the statistics update, it will be using existing out-of-date statistics, which may cause the query optimizer to choose a less-efficient query plan (queries that start after the updated statistics are ready will use the new statistics).
- This option cannot be used to asynchronously create statistics (only update)
As per Microsoft documentation, consider setting AUTO_UPDATE_STATISTICS_ASYNC option in your environment only if your application:
1) Has experienced client request time-outs caused by one or more queries waiting for updated statistics.
2) Requires predictable query response times, even at the expense of occasionally running queries with less efficient query plans because of outdated statistics.
Source: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190397.aspx