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The Philadelphia Eagles' surprising season ended with a thud Saturday night, getting run over at home by the New Orleans Saints. After the game, some of the Eagles had a tough time giving the Saints much credit.
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"They got lucky and beat us," offensive tackle Jason Peters said, via CSN Philly. "We beat ourselves in the first half and they came out with a win."
We'd argue that New Orleans physically dominated Philadelphia throughout the game. If anything, it felt lucky that the Eagles managed to take a lead in the fourth quarter.
"We lost to a team that wasn't necessarily better than us," cornerback Cary Williams said. "They weren't better than us. Period. But (they were) better tonight. They got the job done."
This is a postgame trend that needs to stop. Losing players often say the "better team" lost, and it always comes off sounding ridiculous. Williams had a difficult time taking responsibility for the loss in general.
"When you go out there and have multiple busts, you're not helping your situation, not helping your team," Williams said, via Geoff Mosher. It sounds like he was talking about the run defense. Later, Williams added that when "the right call isn't being necessarily made, it's frustrating."
Add it all up, and this is an odd line of reasoning from a team that nearly saw its total yardage doubled Saturday (434-256). The Eagles missed a key field-goal attempt, gave up a big kick return at the worst moment and couldn't stop the run all day. Philly won the turnover battle 2-0, but it didn't matter.
In short: The better team won.
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Better Together Garden at City Hall
The Portland Multnomah Food Policy Council asked Portland City Council to create a garden at City Hall to inspire Portland residents to plant their own gardens and an extra row for the hungry. The Commissioners passed the Better Together Garden resolution on Earth Day, April 22, 2009.
First Harvest, May 29, 2009
Elm Court Loaves and Fishes, five blocks from garden, will receive the harvested produce and fruit. The senior meal site serves 150 on-site and delivers an additional 250 meals every day.
The Better Together Garden includes 700 square feet of vegetables and is surrounded by columnar apples, a fig tree, blueberries, lingonberries, currants, and strawberries. The garden was installed over four days by community volunteers and all labor and materials were donated. The project was made possible by the generosity of the following businesses:
Design: Mary Bedard, Mary Bedard Landscape Architecture
Installation/Stonework: Dave Barmon and Mark Parisien, Fiddlehead Landscape Design & Installation
Stonework: John DiBona, John DiBona Stonework
Drop boxes, composting, gravel and rock: Wood Waste Management
Organic vegetable starts: Brentwood Park Nursery
Fruit trees, plants, and shrubs: Jim Gilbert, One Green World
Flagstone and boulders: Smith Rock and Heritage Rock
Vegetable starts, tools, peat moss: Peggy Acott & Alani Kelly, Portland Nursery
Soil Amendments: Naomi Montacre, Concentrates, Inc.
Rototilling: Dan Bravin, POP Farming
Soil and compost: City of Portland Bureau of Transportation
Wood chips, guidance and goodwill: Portland Parks and Recreation
Ongoing maintenance will be provided by OSU Extension Service Master Gardeners with help from community volunteers.

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If you see any of the following issues when your Mac is started from Microsoft Windows, use the steps in this article to reinstall or update your Windows support software:
- An error message says that Apple Software Update has stopped working.
- One or more screen resolutions are missing or unavailable for your display in Windows.
- You can't adjust the brightness of your built-in display in Windows.
- Your Apple mouse, trackpad, or keyboard isn't working in Windows.
- You don't hear audio from the built-in speakers of your Mac in Windows.
- The built-in microphone or camera of your Mac isn't recognized in Windows.
Connect and format a USB flash drive
To download and install the latest Boot Camp drivers for Windows, you need a 16 GB or larger USB 2 flash drive. (USB 3 flash drives don't work when installing Windows with Boot Camp.) It will be erased, so back up any of its data that you want to keep before continuing.
- Start your Mac from macOS. If you're currently started from Windows, click the Boot Camp icon in the system tray and select the option to restart from macOS.
- Connect the USB flash drive to your Mac.
- Open Disk Utility, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
- Select your USB flash drive from drives listed in the Disk Utility window.
Select the drive name, not the volume name that appears beneath it.
- Click the Erase button or tab.
- Choose MS-DOS (FAT) as the format.
- If you see a Scheme menu, choose Master Boot Record as the scheme.
- Click Erase to reformat the drive, then quit Disk Utility.
Download the support software for Windows 10
- Make sure that your Mac is connected to the Internet.
- Open Boot Camp Assistant, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
- In the Boot Camp Assistant window, look for a checkbox to download the latest Windows support software from Apple. If you see the checkbox, make sure that it's selected. Then deselect all other checkboxes and click Continue. If you don't see the checkbox, choose Action > Download Windows Support Software from the menu bar.
- Make sure that your USB flash drive is shown as the destination drive. Then click Continue and enter an administrator name and password, if prompted. Boot Camp Assistant then downloads the Windows support software to that drive.
Experiencing issues?
- If the assistant doesn't see your USB flash drive, click Go Back and make sure that the drive is connected directly to the USB port on your Mac—not to a display, hub, or keyboard. Disconnect and reconnect the drive, then click Continue.
- If the assistant says that your USB flash drive can't be used, make sure that it's formatted correctly. Also make sure that you're using a USB 2 flash drive, not USB 3.
- If the assistant says that it can't download the software because of a network problem, make sure that your Mac is connected to the Internet.
- If the assistant says that the Windows support software could not be saved to the selected drive, make sure that your USB flash drive has a storage capacity of at least 16 GB.
- Check that your Mac meets the system requirements to install Windows with using Boot Camp for macOS.
Install the downloaded Windows support software
After the Windows support software has been downloaded or copied to your USB flash drive, quit Boot Camp Assistant, then follow these steps to install the software.
- Make sure that the USB flash drive is connected to your Mac.
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Startup Disk, then select the Windows volume from the list of drives:
- Click Restart to start up your Mac in Windows, then log in if prompted.
- Open the Boot Camp folder (or, on newer versions, the WindowsSupport folder) on the USB flash drive. Then double-click Setup (or setup.exe) to begin installation. When you're prompted to allow Boot Camp to make changes, click Yes.
- Click Repair to reinstall or update the Windows support software installed by Boot Camp. If you get a warning that the software you're installing hasn't passed Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway.
- After installation finishes, click Yes to restart your Mac.
If a Mac feature still doesn't work after updating the Windows support software, search for your symptom on the Apple support website or Microsoft support website. Some features of your Mac aren't designed to work in Windows.


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You see the following error code when you try to pin a game or an app to your Home screen:
Error 876C0002
This means we weren't able to set the pin that you requested.
To resolve this problem, try the following solutions, and then try to set your pin again.
Solution 1: Verify that you're signed in to your console
See the Xbox One Sign-In Solution to verify that you're signed in to your console.
Solution 2: Test your connection to Xbox Live
Here's how:
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While attending marriages, I am going to approach any and all elderly relatives I see and ask them "do you remember me? when I was a small child you said cooooo to me. Do you remember me?"
I am the essence of overconfidence! I am speculation, adventure; the spirit of pursuit; the stag howling for its winsome yet anonymous mate. I am the love call of evolution; the perfume and color of the flowers as they offer their pollen to the gentle buzz of the bees. I am sex itself, gentlemen. I am life. I am appetite!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
4 comments:
what is coooo
- Wednesday, November 30, 2011 10:42:00 PM
- MaySan said...
You are so funny. LOL. Nalla saptoma, vandoma nu illama, idu enna velai :P
- Thursday, December 01, 2011 8:32:00 PM
- ashok said...
and if they don't remember, what next? :)
- Thursday, December 01, 2011 11:25:00 PM
- Deepa said...
Reminds me of this.
- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 5:39:00 PM
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Mattel announced today that it will release a new line of WWE action figures.
The release includes:
"… the FlexForce Action Figures, as well as Core, Elite and Entrance Great Figures for fervent collectors. Mattel boasts its innovative technology in the FlexForce Action Figures, allowing young fans to safely re-enact the hook-throwin' and flip-kickin' finishing moves of their favorite WWE Superstars from John Cena to CM Punk. Avid collectors will see every detail of Randy Orton's
tattoos and every stitch in Rey Mysterio's mask in the most authentic line of WWE action figures ever created."
Do you think Barbie will date any of these guys?


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Organix launched a review of its media requirements in September and MPG Media Contacts will now be responsible for Organix's strategy, media planning and buying across online and offline media.
Initially, MPG Media Contacts has been tasked with deciding what Organix's marketing priorities should be in 2013, working alongside the brand's ad agency Delaney Lund Knox Warren Lowe.
A spokesman for Organix confirmed its media account will be worth around £2m in billings over the next 12 months.
Stephanie Hildon, marketing director, said: "We feel MPG Media Contacts really understands the Organix brand and our business, and they will really help us to inspire a lifelong love of good food with mums and babies everywhere."
Organix traditionally spends much of its marketing budget on parenting publications, but last year, DLKW Lowe created its first TV ad. The brand also uses digital marketing.
Natasha Murray, managing partner at MPG Media Contacts, said: "We had great chemistry with the team from Organix from the very start. We feel we have found a genuine partner and believe we can use the [MPG] Meaningful Brands proposition to give them differentiation in a very competitive market."
The Media Shop went into administration in August this year because it was unable to pay the debts it had built up, leaving more than 20 clients without a media agency. M2M has since picked up salad brand Florette.
MPG is currently involved in the £21m pitch for Associated British Foods, owner of bakery brand Kingsmill and clothing store Primark, and will be pitching against Maxus and the incumbent ZenithOptimedia this week.Follow @MaisieMcCabe


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Learn how MacUpdate Desktop can install apps on MacUpdate with the simple click of the icon. Plus, keep all your apps updated.
Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems without special hardware. It's intended for users with multiple computers on their desk since each system uses its own display. SynergyKM consists of a preference pane and menu extra. The installer includes the latest version of Synergy, so no extra downloads are required.
What's New in SynergyKM
- Works in OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- Fixed client mode bug that prevented SynergyKM to be used in client mode
- Removed garbage collection from all components (now unsupported by Apple)
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VILLANOVA, Pa. – Students in Villanova University's Center for Social Justice Film have become an influential mouthpiece to the public, producing social justice documentaries that position them as advocates for important social change in the community. Recognizing the Center's efforts towards "filmmaking dedicated to the greater good," the Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) has named Villanova's Center for Social Justice Film the recipient of its 2011 Broader Vision Award.
Housed within the University's Waterhouse Family Institute for the Study of Communication and Society, the Center for Social Justice Film allows students from all majors the unique opportunity to learn the art and craft of filmmaking, and then use their experience to create documentaries that explore important issues and are utilized in the service of social justice.
The 2011 Garden State Film Festival (March 31-April 3, Asbury Park, N.J.) will present the Villanova documentary, Coming Off the DL, at The Paramount Theatre, Saturday, April 2 at 1:15 p.m.
A documentary which changes the way people see ability, Coming Off the DL takes an intimate look at the lives of two Villanova students with cerebral palsy. Frank Kineavy and Nick Gaynor are overcoming the prejudice of others, as well as the physical, academic, and social challenges of cerebral palsy to study at Villanova and be involved in campus life as managers for the men's and women's basketball teams. The documentary has been recognized by six film festivals including GSFF, LA Reel Film Festival (Los Angeles), Peace on Earth Film Festival (Chicago), Heart of Gold Film Festival (Gympie, Australia), Hearts and Minds Film Festival (Wilmington, Del.) and the West Chester International Film Festival (West Chester, Pa.).
Two new documentaries produced by Villanova's Center for Social Justice Film are turning the spotlight on important Philadelphia stories:
Other documentaries from the Center for Social Justice Film include:


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This is the second novel by Timothy Hallinan that I have read. The first one I read was called Little Elvises. I really didn�t care very much for this first time and while this one was a bit better it was not what I would call a spell binder.
The Fame Thief, by Timothy Hallinan, SOHO Press, 322pp, $25
This is the second novel by Timothy Hallinan that I have read. The first one I read was called Little Elvises. I really didn�t care very much for this first time and while this one was a bit better it was not what I would call a spell binder.
The primary character is a burglar named Junior Bender. He is a thief. He steals things and sells them. However he seems to have moderated his behavior to some extent and what he does now is to use his skills at thievery as a semiprivate detective. If one thief steals from another, it is Bender who tracks down the loot and restores it, not to the original owner but to the first thief. I guess he wants to restore honor among those who live by their light fingers.
Well, to keep himself from the long arm of the law and the equally long, if not longer, arms of the thieves he traffics with, Bender lives in a different Los Angeles motel each month. Some are rather nice, others are kind of the last place that anyone would want to stay. One would have to be totally out of options to live in a few of those mentioned.
Then Bender gets a call from a real mobster. This is someone who came to L.A. from Chicago to see if there was any money to be siphoned off from the motion picture business. Apparently there was. There was also a lot of money to be made by supplying �starlets� to gangsters in Las Vegas.
At any rate Bender is hired by the mobster, who is now a very senior citizen, to solve a murder of an aging star and then provide the punishment. Of course the punishment for the murderer is instant termination.
Not very well written. I shall not read this author again.
Also read a rather confusing novel entitled A SPIDER IN THE CUP, by Barbara Cleverly (SOHO Press, 346pp, not priced.)
The locale is England and the year is roughly about 1933. Joe Sandilands, Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard has been assigned to protect Cornelius Kingstone, a high profile American senator with a key role in international affairs. It is also whispered, in the corridors of power, that the good senator has the ear of the president of the United States.
The senator is in England to attend a very high level conference concerning business and commerce.
Alas, the senator is not very happy. It is revealed that he has been having a close, a very close, relationship with a ballet dancer. And now that ballet dancer is missing. Did she just leave, deciding to end her affair? Or has she been taken against her will to force Kingstone into doing something he does not want to do.
I found this novel a bit confusing. It begins with an episode whereby a group of amateur dowsers discover the body of a young lady in the Thames River. Hanging from her mouth is a gold chain attached to a gold coin. The relationship of the lady in the river and the missing ballet dancer is never made completely clear, at least to this reader�s satisfaction. I also found the writing a bit overly cute. Guess you can�t win them all.
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AnimeMusicVideos.org > Guide Index
Understanding Audio
The Basics: What Makes Audio Sound
Well, maybe not excitations but it's all certainly about vibrations. You can probably remember this from science lessons. Something vibrates, it makes the air vibrate, the air vibrates the sensitive bones in your ear, and this sensation is registered in your brain as sound. That's it in a nutshell.
Things that vibrate fast are sensed as being high-pitched, and things that vibrate slowly are low-pitched. Things that make big vibrations are loud, and so on. These vibrations can be graphically represented by a waveform:
In this diagram, the 'size' of the vibrations is plotted on the vertical (y) axis and the time it was measured at is plotted on the horizontal (x) axis. If you heard this sound, it would be a clear solid note like that made by a tuning fork.
A higher pitched note would have more cycles in the same amount of time - i.e. more peaks and troughs. A quieter note would be one where the peaks and troughs aren't as big.
The way a natural thing such as sound is digitized is by essentially replicating the way the ear works. Instead of sensitive bones, you have sensitive material that will vibrate just like the bones in your ear do. These vibrations then (using a variety of different methods) cause an electrical current to be created. This translates the amplitude of a sound to an electrical voltage difference. Essentially what you will get is the exact same diagram as above but instead the y axis will be volts. This can then be measured and converted into binary that computers can use. This is digitization.
When sound is digitized, the waveform is reconstructed by measuring the voltage (the y axis) thousands of times a second and storing this reading in computer binary. When you record audio on your pc or when you save or listen to audio files, you may notice that the audio has two properties: bits and sample rate. The most common of these is 16bit 44.1Khz audio as found on CDs. But what do these numbers actually mean?
Bits (or Binary digITS)- the easiest way to describe bits in audio is to compare it to video. As you may know, you can set your computer's video display to 8bit, 16bit, 32bit etc. In video terms, the bits are the amount of different colours that can be displayed.
In audio, it's very similar as it's the amount of different voltages (amplitudes) that can be sampled. So, just as 8bit video only has 256 colours, 8bit audio only has 256 different amplitudes it can sample.
Sample Rate is very simple as it's the amount of times every second that the audio is sampled or given a binary number. CDs are sampled at 44.1KHz or 44,100 times a second. That's quite a lot, really - but still nothing compared to video capture ^_^;;
Right, so now you know what 16bit 44.1KHz audio means - 65,536 possible levels measured 44,100 times a second.
This system of digitizing audio is known as Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) and you will notice that in audio compression settings there is almost always a setting for Uncompressed Wav PCM. This is it.
It stands to reason that assigning a digital number to an analogue signal can have its problems. Due to there only being a specific amount of 'steps' (quantization levels) that amplitudes can be assigned to there is a considerable amount of rounding errors. Obviously choosing 16bit sampling over 8bit sampling will make these rounding errors less significant as there are more possible levels, as explained earlier.
However, there is another curse, which occurs when trying to give a value to a sample that is outside the digital range. A common situation for this to happen is when trying to sample an analogue signal (with your pc etc.) that is too loud and all you get is garbage noise - which is in this case an example of "clipping". The peaks and troughs of the incoming sound are beyond the range of the sampling system to the tops and bottoms of the peaks are 'clipped' which causes the garbage noise. Problems can also occur in low bit sampling with audio that is too quiet. These types of garbage noise should be avoided at all costs. If you want to increase the volume (gain) without creating garbage data, then see the section on sourcing your audio... this process is called Normalization and I might as well tell you what it does here.
In terms of audio, this is a two-stage process which is intended to maximise the volume of your audio sample. The normalization process does the following:
1) Finds the highest amplitude of any wave in the audio
2) Amplifies the entire audio wave so that this amplitude does not exceed the maximum that can be stored in binary - i.e. without clipping.
It is possible to normalize to 95% but essentially the principle is to find the maximum gain without clipping any of your peaks.... of course, if they're clipped already because the analogue input was too loud then there's nothing you can do.
When you listen to a song, there is generally much more than one instrument
being played. Not only is there more than one sound but this sound is
also made up of harmonics and other audio wonders that make the instruments
and voices sound the way they do. When this is combined together in
a waveform it is alters the waveform into something quite indistinguishable
from its parts. In fact, it's a bit of a mess:
This is a small section from a version of Fly me to the Moon used in Evangelion. In this section we can hear a bass and vocals (but it is a very small section). The wave doesn't really show you much. There are a few recognisable patterns but because the waveforms are combined it is difficult to separate the double bass and the vocals.
|This is a longer section of the same song. In fact it's the "to the" bit of "fly me to the moon". It still doesn't show you much but if you look carefully there is a short, quiet, tight squiggle ¾ of the way along. That's a "tap" noise that's part of the jazz drumming. It is distinguishable because it's much higher pitched and hence has a much higher frequency than the bass or the vocals. In a more complex piece of music, like a rock song, this would be much more difficult to spot.
That's the basics of how sound is digitized and what graphical representations mean. We'll have a further look later when we see how graphical representations can help you with your video.
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Flood watch returns after record rain
High waters eyed by officials as rain comes down
The Valdez area was put under a flood watch Tuesday morning - a mere day after a flood watch was lifted after a weekend of record rainfall. The second warning from the National Weather Service was rescinded Wednesday, though heavy rains continued to plague the Valdez area.
"The City of Valdez asks residents to be mindful of water levels and to prepare for localized flooding," said a public service announcement that was issued Tuesday night by Holly Powers, deputy city clerk for the City of Valdez. "Residents are urged to use caution on roadways as water may make driving hazardous. Extreme caution is particularly advised in areas that are prone to landslides or have steep terrain that could slough due to water saturation."
Yes, Sundays precipitation did set a record.
"Valdez measured a record rainfall on Sunday, September 16, with a new daily amount of 3.86 inches" a public statement issued by the weather service said, "...beating the old record of 2.47 inches previously set in 1993."
In total, Valdez received 5.45 inches of rain over the weekend. Thompson Pass was even wetter and reported 6.5 inches according to the weather service.
"Light rain began approximately 1 p.m. on Friday afternoon and continued through 7 p.m. Sunday evening," the weather service said "...with continuous moderate rain Saturday...becoming moderate to heavy Sunday late morning through the early evening."
City officials and emergency responders were put on high alert Sunday when local waterways began to swell and numerous waterfalls in the area began gushing walls of water down mountainsides.
Many residents in the 10 Mile area were startled to hear a long, rumbling noise resembling the sound of spring avalanches that occurred just after noon Sunday.
While some area residents saw lightning in the area, the sound heard has not thunder according to Peggy Perales, the top weather official in Valdez.
"That had to be something letting go in one of the canyons," Perales said of the noise. "It was on the backside of the mountains."
Alpine Woods resident Julie Fronzuto agreed.
"I didn't even consider thunder," Fronzuto said in an interview Monday. She thought it could be a landslide. "The other idea I thought of – what if an ice dam broke," and a flood of water was hurling itself towards town.
Waters in the subdivision's many creeks and waterways were very high, running muddy and threatening to overspill their brinks.
Fortunately, the rains subsided and water levels quickly went down.
In Keystone Canyon, the Lowe River rose to approximately one foot below the Richardson Highway in some areas, while the area's numerous waterfalls spilled avalanches of water.
A large mudslide in Keystone Canyon did disrupt travel along the Richardson Highway later that evening, though the road did remain open.
City officials put responders on alert in case of emergency.
"Use this opportunity to check your emergency supplies and seven day kit," the advisory said.
Area residents are also advised to be alert and take time to check up on emergency supplies in the home and in vehicles.
The waters at the hydroelectric project at Solomon Gulch on Dayville Road was an impressive sight according to witnesses.
Long-time resident Jymi Smith said the waters from the power plant looked like the waterfall did before the area was harnessed to generate electricity.
John Duhamel, executive engineer and project manager for CVEA, agreed with Smith's assessment.
The water inside the dam at the Solomon Gulch Hydroelectric facility did overspill from the dam, putting CVEA officials on alert. The dam is designed with a spillway to accommodate water overflow and the system worked according to plan Duhamel said.
He also explained that CVEA is also monitoring water and terrain conditions during this period of heavy rainfall.
As of Monday, Valdez had received 12.25 inches of rain since September 1, 4.25 more inches than average.
Unfortunately, there is no end in sight, at least for the foreseeable future. Tuesday's extended weather forecast called for rain through Sunday.
Emergency responders are on alert for flooding potential according to city officials and emergency supplies continued to be strategically moved throughout the city limits despite the fact the second flood advisory was nullified.
At Monday night's Valdez City Council meeting, members praised the response by city workers to the potential flooding.
Mayor Dave Cobb said he personally went out at least twice to check on water levels, and others said the city appeared prepared to deal with rising waters if need be.
Residents in outlying areas, particularly the subdivisions in the 10 Mile area, have worked with the city to head off problems encountered during the 2006 flood, which at the time generated loud criticisms at the city's late or lack of response.
"A good, proactive presence," said council member Mike Wells.


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WELCOME to the Alameda County Department of Child Support Services Web Page!
"Our Mission is to establish paternity, and medical and child support orders and to collect child and spousal support payments in an efficient and cost effective manner while maintaining the respect and dignity of the public we serve."
The Alameda County Department of Child Support Services establishes paternity and child support orders, collects child, medical, and spousal support payments, modifies orders and provides medical enforcement services.
Any custodial or non-custodial party may request that the Alameda County Department of Child Support Services aid in collecting the court ordered support. You are eligible regardless of whether or not you are receiving public assistance (CalWORKs or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)).
To print an Application for Services or to apply for services online, please visit the California Department of Child Support Services website. A case will be opened within twenty days of receipt of a completed application or welfare referral.
There are many resources at our disposal to assure payment of child support by the absent mother or father.
An account can be opened only if there is a court order for child support. If there is no order, our office will attempt to establish one for you.
If the non-custodial parent fails to pay after the account is opened, our department will use a variety of enforcement actions against the non-paying parent.
If you are receiving CalWORKs, you have automatically assigned to Alameda County your right to receive all current child support. Child support payments MUST come through Child Support Services. These payments will offset CalWORKs cash benefits you receive. Should the amount collected based on the court order exceed the amount of aid you received, the excess will be passed on to you.
If you are not receiving CalWORKs, your support payments will be sent to you within two working days from the day the State Disbursement Unit receives the payment.
Our staff is fully trained to effectively pursue collection of your support. However, as a County agency we cannot give you the same personal attention as a private attorney.
We realize that your support payments are very important to you, but remember, LEGAL & ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKE TIME. We will do everything we can to reach a quick conclusion.
The caseworker handling your case will promptly contact you if your case needs to be discussed after it is opened. Contact with our office should be in writing, by telephone, fax or e-mail.
The interactive voice response telephone system is available 24 hours a day to provide payment information and to answer many of your general questions. This web site also has Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to answer many of your questions. The information on this website is not intended to replace legal advice or counsel.
Our CALL CENTER is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. to answer your case-specific questions.
There are limits to our service.
- Take any action to enforce your support unless it is more than one month late.
- Change custody or visitation.
- Prevent harassment, or handle restraining orders.
- Handle divorce proceedings.
- Establish spousal support orders.
- We do not legally represent either the custodial or non-custodial party's interests. Our attorneys are not your attorneys
- By law, we have the final decision as to which enforcement actions will or will not be taken in a case.
If you are the Custodial Party:
- Let us know the non-custodial parent's Social Security Number--it is our most valuable piece of information.
- Let us know if you hear that the non-custodial parent has a new address, telephone number, or employer.
- Let us know if you go to court and custody is changed or if the amount of child support to be paid is changed.
- Let us know when you move and always make sure that we have a daytime telephone number so we can reach you.
- Let us know if you receive a direct payment of child or spousal support from the non-custodial parent. If you are receiving TANF benefits you are required by law to mail the direct payment to us. If you are not receiving TANF benefits, we request that you bring or mail the payment to us so your account will be accurate.
If you are the Non-Custodial Parent:
- Let us know when you move and always make sure that we have a daytime telephone number so we can reach you.
- Let us know if you go to court and custody is changed or if the amount of child support to be paid is changed.
Information may be given to a Call Center representative who will assure swift follow-up.
The Welfare Department will notify us if aid is discontinued. We will continue to enforce your case unless you notify us in writing that you want our services stopped.
Like private attorneys, we expect and require your full cooperation and assistance. We do not know the other parent as well as you do and your knowledge, if relevant to collecting support, is important to us.
You will be treated with respect when you contact our office, and we are sure you will extend to us the same courtesy.
When you contact our office, please have your case number available.
There are many resources available to locate the non-custodial parent and equally many ways to prove ability to pay child support. There are legal actions that can be taken and courts that will cooperate in the enforcement of child support orders. We have a staff of well-trained workers who are dedicated to the collection of your child support.
Nonetheless, we are not always successful. We will always be faced with the following:
- People whom we cannot locate
- Those who do not earn enough to pay child support
- Parents who lack sufficient responsibility to support their children.
We are committed to the collection of your child support. We know how important prompt payment is to you.


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The Queen has described the public's ecstatic response to her Diamond Jubilee as "a humbling experience" as she thanked the nation at the climax of a spectacular weekend of celebration.
In a rare televised address to Britain and the Commonwealth, the sovereign said she would "treasure" the memories of the past week.
For the third consecutive day, hundreds of thousands of people flooded into the capital to pay tribute to "Elizabeth the Great" as one banner described her.
The Queen was visibly moved as she stepped out onto the balcony of Buckingham Palace to see The Mall filled with people who had, once again, shrugged off cold and rain to cheer her on.
"Oh my goodness, how extraordinary!" Her Majesty said as she saw the ocean of red, white and blue stretching as far as the eye could see.
Only six members of the Royal family appeared on the balcony, and as a statement of the endurance of the monarchy, it could not have been bolder.
Flanked by her heir, the Prince of Wales, and his eventual successor, the Duke of Cambridge, the Queen used the deliberately pared-down balcony appearance to tell the nation its future is in safe hands. By showing the world the future of the monarchy, starting with the Prince of Wales, she was also delivering a clear message that there is no question of the succession skipping a generation.
She described the throng serenading her in The Mall with the National Anthem as "marvellous" and "incredible". Her only regret was that the Duke of Edinburgh, recovering in hospital from a bladder infection, was not by her side. "She's missing him, obviously," the Earl of Wessex said after a brief hospital visit.
In her televised address, one of only a handful she has made outside her traditional Christmas message, she said: "The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience.
"It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbours and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere."
She said she and the Duke of Edinburgh wanted to pass on their "special thanks" to the organisers of the events, which had been a "massive challenge".
She said: "I hope that memories of all this year's happy events will brighten our lives for many years to come. I will continue to treasure and draw inspiration from the countless kindnesses shown to me in this country and throughout the Commonwealth. Thank you all." The broadcast was recorded in Buckingham Palace before Monday night's concert and just hours after the Duke was taken ill at Windsor Castle.
He watched yesterday's historic events on television from his hospital bed, where the Earl of Wessex said he was "feeling a lot better".
On a day when the fun of the previous three days gave way to more formal celebrations, the Queen decided that those in the direct line of succession should take centre stage.
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry were the only members of the Royal family who walked with her down the aisle for a Service of Thanksgiving, lunched with her at Westminster Hall and drove through London in open carriages before their 11-minute balcony appearance.
Aides said the Queen wanted the nation, and the watching world, to concentrate on the future of the monarchy, and it was a message that was received loud and clear.
The US President, Barack Obama, picked up on the theme as he sent the "heartfelt congratulations of the American people" to Her Majesty, saying: "While many presidents and prime ministers have come and gone, your majesty's reign has endured."
For the final day of the four-day Diamond Jubilee weekend the Queen, fittingly, wore the world's most valuable brooch, made from two of the largest pieces of the Cullinan diamond.
Featuring a pear-shaped diamond hanging from a cushion-shaped diamond, the Cullinan III and IV brooch weighs 158 carats and is reputedly worth £80 million – though its value is never likely to be tested. As an example of power dressing, it could hardly be bettered.
The day began with the service at St Paul's Cathedral, attended by a congregation of 2,000 invited guests including more than 50 members of the Royal family.
The Archbishop of Canterbury paid tribute to the Queen's "demanding yet joyful service" to the country and sent the nation's prayers to the Duke of Edinburgh.
Dr Rowan Williams praised the "simple statement of commitment made by a very young woman, away from home, suddenly and devastatingly bereaved" when the Queen was told during a tour of Kenya in 1952 that her father, George VI, had died. He said she made "a statement that she would be there for those she governed, that she was dedicating herself to them".
He said it was "a dedication that has endured faithfully, calmly and generously through most of the adult lives of most of us here. We are marking six decades of living proof that public service is possible and that it is a place where happiness can be found". He added: "She has made her public happy and all the signs are that she is herself happy [and] fulfilled."
Wearing a silk tulle Angela Kelly dress and a mint-green chiffon drape decorated with crystals, the Queen made her way down the 24 steps at the front of the cathedral after the service – a flight of steps that Queen Victoria was too frail to manage when she celebrated her own diamond jubilee at the age of 78. As she was driven in her Bentley to a reception with the Lord Mayor of London at the Mansion House, her lady in waiting, Diana, Lady Farnham, travelled with her as a companion in place of the absent Duke of Edinburgh.
From there, the Queen was driven to a lunch in Westminster Hall, the most ancient part of the Palace of Westminster, where she shared a meal with 700 members of livery companies representing the crafts and trades of the nation.
Rubbing shoulders with the Queen and the Speaker of the House of Commons were gardeners, carpenters, plumbers and clockmakers. The Duke of Cambridge sat at the engineers and arbitrators' table, while the Duchess of Cambridge was with the Master Glovers and Pattenmakers, who originally made shoes.
Master Mercer Thomas Sheldon told the Queen: "Much has changed in the last six decades, but it has been the age of Elizabeth. You embody the very best of our national values. You are our constant in a changing world."
Then came the moment those lining the streets had been waiting for since the early morning, or even overnight – the carriage procession, accompanied by more than 100 guardsmen on horseback in full dress uniform.
With the Duke of Edinburgh absent, two carriages were used instead of three. To the delight of those lining the streets, the weather stayed dry enough for the Royal family to use open carriages, including the 1902 State Landau, last seen taking the newlywed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Buckingham Palace last year.
The Duchess, wearing a nude knee-length lace dress by Alexander McQueen and a hat by Jane Taylor, followed in a second landau with her husband and Prince Harry, both dressed in morning suits and top hats.
After driving down Whitehall and rounding the corner of Trafalgar Square, the procession entered The Mall, lined by hundreds of guardsmen in bearskins and red tunics, and crowds standing 10 to 20 deep. Anne Presland, 60, who came from Peru for the Jubilee, said: "This is very important, important that somebody who has done such a fantastic job for such a long time should be recognised and appreciated. It's such a lovely day, a very British day."
Once the carriages were inside the Palace, the Queen was presented with a posy by a royal coachman, Philippa Jackson, who should have been on the third coach in the procession but had been denied her place in history by the change of plans forced by the Duke's illness. The crowds in The Mall which had been held back from the road were gradually allowed on to make their way to the front of Buckingham Palace behind a "rolling roadblock" of policemen.
Once in place, they began chanting "We want the Queen!" as the long-threatened rain began falling, giving the Jubilee crowds their second soaking of the weekend.
Then, at 3.25pm, the doors behind the balcony opened and the Queen made her appearance, beaming and waving at the masses below.
Out of the murky sky came a Second World War Dakota transport aircraft and two King Air trainers, followed by the unmistakeable roar of a Lancaster bomber and a Hurricane and four Spitfires of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
In testing conditions, the aircraft seemed to be fighting against a cross-wind as they struggled to stay in line with The Mall below.
Then came the RAF's display team, the Red Arrows, painting the sky red, white and blue with their smoke trails, to match the colours of the crowds below.
"Terrific isn't it," said the Queen.
In the Palace courtyard, the Queen's Guard fired volleys of shots as a feu de joie, or fire of joy, as the Band of the Irish Guards played the National Anthem and led the crowd in three cheers by raising their bearskins above their heads.
"It's a marvellous time," the Queen said as she waved again to the crowd after the National Anthem. The Duke of Cambridge leaned to her and said "[listen to] to those cheers for you".
Finally, as she turned to go back inside, she added: "Incredible people. Bless them."
David Cameron was among the first to pay tribute to the Queen at the end of the Jubilee celebrations. He said: "What we have seen is the best of Britain. We have seen the country come together with a sense of celebration and unity but also tremendous resilience, resilience from people who want to celebrate despite the weather and resilience of course from Her Majesty – nothing stops her doing the job she does."
In his own tribute, Mr Obama described the Queen as a "chief source" of the resilience of the links between Britain and the US.
"In war and in peace, in times of plenty and in times of hardship the United States and the United Kingdom have shared a special relationship," he said. "We have stood tall and strong and faced some of the greatest challenges this world has known . . . as a steadfast ally, loyal friend and tireless leader, Your Majesty has set an example of resolve that will be long celebrated," he said.
"And as we work together to build a better future for the next generation, it is gratifying to know that the bonds between our nations remain indispensable to our two countries and to the world."
He invoked the Jubilee Beacons lit yesterday across the United Kingdom, adding: "May the light of Your Majesty's crown continue to reign supreme for many years to come."


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From media magnates and shapewear superstars to a humanoid robot and the President of the United States, LightBox presents portraits of subjects in this year's TIME 100 issue. For our annual list of the most influential people of the year, TIME commissioned the images in this gallery.
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Antoine Micheau - MD , Denis Hoa - MD , Susanne AEB Borofka - PhD - dipl. ECVDI
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Tuesday 07 May 2019
Anatomical parts
This computed tomography of the elbow joint has been performed on a healthy 14 months Labrador Retriever by Dr. Susanne AEB Boroffka, dipl. ECVDI, PhD (Utrecht, Netherland). Images displaying, 3D reformat and anatomical labeling have been done by Dr. Antoine Micheau, Radiologist (Montpellier, France) and Dr. Denis Hoa, Radiologist (Montpellier, France).
104 anatomical terms have been labeled on native CT-images and 3D render, organized in different sections :
Terms are labeled using the Latin terms defined in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria (fifth edition - 2012 by ICVGAN). They have been translated into english and french by Antoine Micheau - MD, Imaios.
Dog (15)
Horse (1)
Mouse (1)
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Using XPath with PHP
Let XPath do the hard work for you when working with XML
In this article, learn about these concepts:
- Uses for XPath
- Writing basic XPath expressions
- Using the PHP XML libraries' XPath functionality
- Using XPath and PHP to transform data formats
This article has several working examples using XPath with PHP that you can practice, assuming that you have the prerequisite skills described in Prerequisites.
To get the most from this article, you should have knowledge of XML and PHP5 along with configuring and installing PHP extensions. In addition, you need access to and a working knowledge of a UNIX®-based or Microsoft® Windows® operating system with a web server that supports PHP5 on which you can practice the code examples covered in this article.
Understanding the need for XPath
As the web moves more toward the original vision of the semantic web, applications become more interactive with one another. Technologies such as SOAP, REST, RSS, RDF, and others are powerful enablers to the future web. For the most part, XML is the chosen message format to describe the data involved. To some degree you can use JSON, but you will probably see XML as the predominant method for data exchange.
Or, you might encounter the task of transforming XML data into XHTML to deliver an attractive, interactive, and usable interface for mobile users and various web browsers.
Storing data as XML documents to a file system or an XML-compliant database is also a popular way to archive data for later retrieval for tasks such as reporting, user interface display, or working with application integration.
When working with XML data, you need to parse the data to get to the least common denominator—the desired data (or atomic node value, as it is often called). XSLT is a W3C standard that performs the transformation of XML into another format such as HTML, PDF, or even another XML document that uses a different schema. It is heavily reliant on XPath usage, as are XQuery, XForms, and XPointer.
XPath background
In its simplest form, XPath is a language for navigating an XML tree in memory. Originally, XPath was designed as a language for XSLT and XPointer. XPath 1.0 became a W3C standard in 1999. The more current XPath 2.0 obtained specification status in 2007.
As other specifications for XML have emerged, so has the use of XPath. Today, XPath is the language of choice for navigating XML in XML schemas, ISO Schematron, XQuery, and XForms. Ironically, but for good reason, XPath is not based on the XML syntax. It uses its own syntax to avoid collisions with URIs and other XML-related syntax.
As you work with XPath in PHP, just remember that you don't use XPath alone. You use it as a tool to navigate the XML in memory while working with one of the other XML specifications.
For the purpose of this article, I use the more widely used XPath 1.0 specification in the discussion and examples. XPath 2.0 is backward compatible with XPath 1.0, but PHP has limited support today for XPath 2.0.
The XPath specification provides a detailed description for its standard use and terminology. If you anticipate complex use of XPath with PHP, this specification is a reliable point of reference. Otherwise, the XPath specification can be summarized into four main areas of interest, as described in Table 1.
Table 1. Four major areas of the XPath specification
|Location paths
|Contains location steps, axes, predicates, and abbreviated syntax.
|parent::node, child::text(), attribute::*, /PRODUCTS/PRODUCT[3]/NAME
|Data model
|Describes the XML as a tree. Contains nodes for root, attributes, text, namespaces, elements, processing instructions, and comments.
|/, /ns1:PRODUCTS/ns1:PRODUCT, @category
|Might contain variable references, functions, Booleans, numbers, strings, and predicates.
|/PRODUCTS/PRODUCT/NAME[string-length( ) > 15]/../@category
|XPath 1.0 has 27 built-in functions that are categorized as node set, string, Boolean, or number functions.
|string-length(), true(), sum()
Writing XPath expressions
Before writing PHP code, take time to review XPath nodes, paths, and functions. The products.xml file in Listing 1 provides examples of a few commonly used expressions to locate data in an XML path based on predicates, locate the atomic values of nodes, and make use of functions.
Listing 1. A sample products XML document (products.xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <PRODUCTS> <PRODUCT category="software"> <SKU>soft32323</SKU> <SUB_CATEGORY>Business Analysis</SUB_CATEGORY> <NAME>Widget Reporting</NAME> <PRICE>4500</PRICE> </PRODUCT> <PRODUCT category="software"> <SKU>soft32323</SKU> <SUB_CATEGORY>Business Analysis</SUB_CATEGORY> <NAME>Pro Reporting</NAME> <PRICE>2300</PRICE> </PRODUCT> <PRODUCT category="storage"> <SKU>soft32323</SKU> <SUB_CATEGORY>Tape Systems</SUB_CATEGORY> <NAME>Tapes Abound</NAME> <PRICE>2300</PRICE> </PRODUCT> <PRODUCT category="storage"> <SKU>soft32323</SKU> <SUB_CATEGORY>Disk Systems</SUB_CATEGORY> <NAME>Widget100 Series</NAME> <PRICE>6500</PRICE> </PRODUCT> </PRODUCTS>
/PRODUCTS returns all nodes that are children of the
node, of which there are four. Take notice of the forward slash (
/) symbol. If
you are familiar with UNIX-based operating systems, you know that the forward slash
represents the absolute path. As in UNIX file paths, you can use an absolute path when in
doubt of your current context location. For the document in Listing 1,
PRODUCTS is the root node.
Relative paths work with XPath, too. When you use
.. in an expression, it
instructs the expression to work up one level from the current node in the hierarchy (again,
similar to working with directories in UNIX operating systems). For example,
../PRODUCT/SKU returns the atomic node value for all four SKU numbers
associated with each
PRODUCT node.
Selecting an attribute node requires special syntax in XPath. If you want to return all
PRODUCT nodes that are listed in the category of software, the expression
/PRODUCTS/PRODUCT[@category='software'] does just that. In this expression,
category is considered an attribute in the XML document. XPath can select
attributes with the at symbol (@). Alternatively, you can select an attribute using the
attribute:: syntax such that the expression is
/PRODUCTS/PRODUCT[attribute::category='software']. Most find the at symbol to
be less verbose and easier to use.
To select the atomic node values (that is, the actual text value) of all product names for
products costing more than $2,500, you can write the expression as
/PRODUCTS/PRODUCT[PRICE > 2500]/NAME. When executed, this expression
returns the product names
Widget Reporting and
Take a look at one final expression example before going into using XPath with PHP:
/PRODUCTS/PRODUCT/NAME[string-length( ) > 15]/../@category. When executed,
this expression returns two values:
software and
Specifically, this expression matches the category value for every product that has a name
over 15 characters in length.
The XML document in Listing 1 is the source document for the XPath expressions that are demonstrated in this article.
Discovering XPath support in PHP
That PHP supports XML and XPath should come as no surprise. In fact, the most popular web scripting language offers some good functions for working with XPath in its core libraries.
In the core PHP libraries, you have a few choices when working with XML:
- SimpleXML
- XMLWriter/Reader
SimpleXML is easy to use and can be suitable for XML-related chores that are relatively simple. It does have some limitations; for example, it doesn't fully support validation, writing, and namespaces. If you are processing a large XML data tree, keep in mind that SimpleXML loads the full XML document tree into memory before processing.
If you need to perform more complex XPath expressions and need full control of the document, DOM is an option. DOM is short for Document Object Model, which is a W3C standard. You can enable DOM with PHP by installing it as an extension. Extensions such as DOM are typically painless to install and enable. Many times it is just a case of uncommenting a single line in your php.ini file to enable the already compiled module. Like SimpleXML, DOM loads the full XML document tree into memory before processing. As you will see later in the article, DOMXPath is quite pleasant to use as well.
You can also download and install
XML_XPath from the PHP Extension and
Application Repository (PEAR) repository. This class uses DOM and provides a way to query
using XPath for document manipulation and extracting atomic node values.
If you work with the Zend Framework, a
Zend_Dom_Query library is available.
If your particular PHP framework doesn't provide special classes or functions for XML and
XPath, you can simply use what PHP already provides.
XMLWriter/Reader doesn't directly support XPath without help from SimpleXML or DOMXPath, so it isn't covered any further in this article.
No matter which library or framework you use, understanding how to create XPath expressions is essential to gain the full potential. When using XPath with PHP XML-related libraries, the XPath syntax is the same. The following examples and demonstrations use a combination of DOM and SimpleXML.
Working with XPath in PHP
With the sample products.xml file from Listing 1 and the PHP5 SimpleXML API, you can experiment with various XPath expressions.
When you execute the code in Listing 2, the result is a dump of the
complete XML file, in an array, of course. The XPath expression
results in a match of every node that is a child of the root node
Listing 2. Using SimpleXML to display all nodes in an array
<?php $xml = simplexml_load_file("products.xml"); $products = $xml->xpath("/PRODUCTS"); print_r($products); ?> ------------------------------------------------------------ OUTPUT: Array ( [0] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [PRODUCT] => Array ( [0] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [@attributes] => Array ( [category] => software ) [SKU] => soft1234 [SUB_CATEGORY] => Business Analysis [NAME] => Widget Reporting [PRICE] => 4500 ) [1] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [@attributes] => Array ( [category] => software ) [SKU] => soft5678 [SUB_CATEGORY] => Business Analysis [NAME] => Pro Reporting [PRICE] => 2300 ) [2] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [@attributes] => Array ( [category] => storage ) [SKU] => stor01010 [SUB_CATEGORY] => Tape Systems [NAME] => Tapes Abound [PRICE] => 1900 ) [3] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [@attributes] => Array ( [category] => storage ) [SKU] => stor23232 [SUB_CATEGORY] => Disk Systems [NAME] => Widget100 Series [PRICE] => 6500 ) ) ) )
When you execute the code in Listing 3, the result is an array output
of the value of each
NAME node of the XML tree. Notice how the expression
/PRODUCTS/PRODUCT/NAME locates every node it matches in the XML tree
as opposed to only the first or last one.
Listing 3. Using SimpleXML to display all product names in an array
<?php $xml = simplexml_load_file("products.xml"); $products = $xml->xpath("/PRODUCTS/PRODUCT/NAME"); print_r($products); ?> ------------------------------------------------------------ OUTPUT: Array ( [0] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [0] => Widget Reporting ) [1] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [0] => Pro Reporting ) [2] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [0] => Tapes Abound ) [3] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [0] => Widget100 Series ) )
If you need the value of a particular node or nodes based on some criteria, follow the examples in Listings 4 and 5.
To locate an atomic node value is to extract desired values from the XML document. When you execute the code in Listing 4, the result is the atomic value of one node.
Listing 4. Using SimpleXML to display a product's name for a particular SKU
<?php $xml = simplexml_load_file("products.xml"); $products = $xml->xpath("/PRODUCTS/PRODUCT[SKU='soft5678']/NAME"); print_r($products); ?> ------------------------------------------------------------ OUTPUT: Array ( [0] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [0] => Pro Reporting ) )
The XPath expression
/PRODUCTS/PRODUCT[SKU='soft5678']/NAME specifies
all nodes that match the expression. In this case, only one product has the SKU
number match. If you need to locate a node's value as it relates to its position in
the XML tree, you can use the
position() function.
You can use conditional expressions in XPath to further pinpoint the location of specific nodes. Listing 5 shows an example of this using SimpleXML and XPath with a conditional expression.
Listing 5. Using SimpleXML to locate products based upon a conditional
<?php $xml = simplexml_load_file("products.xml"); $products = $xml->xpath("/PRODUCTS/PRODUCT[@category='software' and PRICE > 2500]"); print_r($products); ?> ------------------------------------------------------------ OUTPUT: Array ( [0] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [@attributes] => Array ( [category] => software ) [SKU] => soft1234 [SUB_CATEGORY] => Business Analysis [NAME] => Widget Reporting [PRICE] => 4500 ) )
You might have noticed that Listings 2, 3, 4, and 5 have the exact same PHP code—the only differences are the XPath expressions. When you master the steps using SimpleXML, you have the full power of the XPath language available to you. The steps taken with the PHP code when using SimpleXML are summarized as follows:
- Load the XML file into memory.
- Write and execute the XPath expression using the
Object->xpath class.
- Manipulate the matched nodes and values using your PHP skills.
The output result in each listing is the
print_r($products); statement. It
dumps the value for display as an array. In reality, you most likely will take the result
and perform some operation on it using PHP.
Listing 6 uses DOM and DOMXPath to work with XML and XPath.
Listing 6. Using DOMXPath to display a product's name for a particular SKU
<?php $doc = new DOMDocument; $doc->load('products.xml'); $xpath = new DOMXPath($doc); $products = $xpath->query("/PRODUCTS/PRODUCT[SKU='soft5678']/NAME"); foreach ($products as $product) { print($product->nodeValue); } ?> ------------------------------------------------------------ OUTPUT: Pro Reporting
The sequence of PHP code that you use for DOM and DOMXPath isn't much more complex than the SimpleXML steps. Those steps in Listing 6 are summarized in the following sequence:
- Load the XML file into memory from the DOM object.
- Create an XPath object from the loaded document.
- Query the XML tree and return a products object.
Again, when you are comfortable with that snippet of PHP code using DOM, you have XPath available to do the grunt work.
Using XPath for transformations
In reality, you can transform XML into XHTML without using XSLT. You could expand upon and become more creative with the previous examples using only SimpleXML or DOM and create your XHTML files for display. And you may well be more comfortable with that approach. However, considering one large use of XPath is for XSLT transformations, and PHP does support XSLT, it is appropriate to demonstrate. Besides, using XSLT can save you a lot of time and frustration!
A solid understanding of XPath is essential when working to transform XML data into other formats such as HTML with XSLT.
RSS and Atom feeds are XML-based so XPath is the ideal tool to transverse the feed and select desired data. Assuming that this article has its own Atom feed for various PHP and XPath techniques, you can use one of the PHP XML libraries to extract entries from the feed and display them as desired on your website.
An XSLT file as simple as the one in Listing 7 depends heavily on XPath.
Listing 7. A simple XSLT file that transforms a feed into HTML (article_feed.xsl)
<?xml version='1.0'?> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <xsl:template match="/">  <title><xsl:value-of select="//atom:title"/></title>

<xsl:value-of select="//atom:title"/>

"<xsl:value-of select="//atom:subtitle" />",

by <xsl:value-of select="//atom:author"/>
 <xsl:for-each select="//atom:feed/entry">

 Title	<xsl:value-of select="//atom:title"/>

 Summary	<xsl:value-of select="//atom:summary"/>

 </xsl:for-each>
  </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>
The two forward slashes (
//) instruct XPath to match the first named node
starting at the root node. With only one node each for title, subtitle, and author, this is
a shortcut to express the location path without entering the absolute path. Because the
for-each loop works in the context of the
//feed/entry node, the
relative paths for title and summary are used.
Using the XSLT file from Listing 7, you can now write the appropriate PHP code to perform the transformation, as in Listing 8.
Listing 8. Using DOM for XLST transformation
<?php $doc = new DOMDocument(); $xmlStream = <<<MyFeed <feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"> <title>Using XPath with PHP</title> <author><name>Tracy Bost</name></author> <subtitle type="html"> Let XPath do the hard work for you when working with XML</subtitle> <link rel="self" type="text/html" hreflang="en" href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/"/> <updated>15 Aug 2011 22:51:48 +0000</updated> <entry> <title>SimpleXML & XPath </title> If you are using SimpleXML to parse XML or RSS feeds, XPath is great to use! <link rel="self" type="text/html" hreflang="en" href=""/> <published>21 Apr 2011 04:00:00 +0000</published> <updated>21 Apr 2011 04:00:00 +0000</updated> </entry> <entry> <title>DOMXPath</title> If you are using DOM for traversal XML documents, give DOMXPath a try!  <link rel="self" type="text/html" hreflang="en" href=""/> <id>tag:developerWorks.dw,19 Apr 2011 04:00:00 +0000</id> <published>12 Aug 2011 04:00:00 +0000</published> <updated>12 Aug 2011 04:00:00 +0000</updated> </entry> <entry> <title>XMLReader with XPath</title> For complex XML document reading and writing, using XPath with XReader can ease your burden! <link rel="self" type="text/html" hreflang="en" href=""/> <id>tag:developerWorks.dw,19 Apr 2011 04:00:00 +0000</id> <published>08 Aug 2011 04:00:00 +0000</published> <updated>08 Aug 2011 04:00:00 +0000</updated> </entry> </feed> MyFeed; $doc->loadXML($xmlStream); $xpath = new DOMXpath($doc); $xslt = new XSLTProcessor(); $xsl = new DOMDocument(); $xsl->load( 'xsl/article_feed.xsl', LIBXML_NOCDATA); $xslt->importStylesheet( $XSL ); print $xslt->transformToXML( $doc ); ?> ------------------------------------------------------------ OUTPUT: <?xml version="1.0"?>   <title>Using XPath with PHP</title>

 Using XPath with PHP

 "Let XPath do the hard work for you when working with XML",

by Tracy Bost

Title	 SimpleXML & XPath

Summary	 If you are using SimpleXML to parse XML or RSS feeds, XPath is great to use!

Title	 DOMXPath

Summary	 If you are using DOM for traversal XML documents, give DOMXPath a try!

Title	XMLReader with XPath

Summary	 For complex XML document reading and writing, using XPath with XReader can ease your burden!

Notice that Listing 8 has no
as demonstrated in Listing 6. All the XPath expressions are located in
the XSL file. Just use DOM to import the stylesheet, and then let it perform the
In this article, you were introduced to XPath and how you can use it in a PHP5 environment when you work with XML. Like so many other libraries available in PHP, the XML libraries allow you as a developer to focus on your functional requirements rather than the low-level wiring of classes and objects. XPath can help eliminate the cumbersome task of locating and parsing data within XML. Depending on your needs, you can optionally use SimpleXML, DOM, or the XML libraries of a framework, such as the Zend Framework. Luckily, they all work with W3C XPath in a standard fashion. So, when you load that next XML file or data stream, have no fear about navigating to the exact values that you need to process.
Downloadable resources
Related topics
- XPath 1.0 specifications: Learn the basic syntax for XPath.
- XPath 2.0 specifications: Learn more about the improvements over XPath 1.0.
- XML for PHP developers, Part 1: The 15-minute PHP-with-XML starter (Cliff Morgan, developerWorks, March 2007): Meet the XML implementation for PHP5. This first article of a three-part series helps those relatively new to using XML with PHP to read, parse, manipulate, and write a short and uncomplicated XML file using the DOM and SimpleXML in a PHP environment.
- XML for PHP developers, Part 2: Advanced XML parsing techniques (Cliff Morgan, developerWorks, March 2007): In Part 2 of this three-part series, explore XML parsing techniques in PHP5 and learn how to decide which parsing method is best for your application.
- XML for PHP developers, Part 3: Advanced techniques to read, manipulate, and write XML (Cliff Morgan, developerWorks, March 2007): Learn more techniques to read, manipulate, and write XML in PHP5 in this final article of a three-part series on XML for PHP developers.
- XML Manipulation: Read about it on the php.net website, and learn more about using XML with PHP.
- DOMXPath Manual: Read this on the php.net website, and learn more about using the DOMXPath class.
- PEAR - PHP Extension and Application Repository: Visit to learn about this framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components.
- Zend Framework: Download an open source framework for PHP development.
- More articles by this author (Tracy Bost, developerWorks, June 2011-current): Read articles about Linux®, hard disk layout, shared libraries, and other technologies.
- XML area on developerWorks: Find the resources you need to advance your skills in the XML arena, including DTDs, schemas, and XSLT. See the XML technical library for a wide range of technical articles and tips, tutorials, standards, and IBM Redbooks.
- IBM product evaluation versions: Get your hands on application development tools and middleware products.


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Added Jan 19, 2007
By burdastyle
New York, New Yo...
The Tonia shorts are a piece that fits any occasion. Wear it with a beautiful evening top, a blazer and boots. Wear it with a cardigan and some tennis shoes. The choice is yours.
Our sample is made of a woolen suiting material, though corduroy or plaids would make the whole look a bit sportier.
The pattern is easy to adjust in length, if needed. You can also play with the width of the hemband at the leg. More difficult pattern changes would be adding to or eliminating the gathering.
Material Notes
Woolen suiting
- Boots
by Loeffler Randall
- Shirt
by Lyell. Both items are sold at Stuart and Wright, stuartandwright.com. For more info on the store, check credits below Collection site.
- Headband
made the KimberleySunDesigns, who sells her handmade creations on www.etsy.com
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Oct 21, 2012, 07.34 PMby Monicao6
Mar 22, 2012, 05.13 PMby vintagegal
This is a great look, if you are tall and thin…most of us are not. The blouse is very wearable though….
Mar 21, 2012, 01.27 AMby nouvellegamine
god, these are so cute. i'll wear them with tights though, bc i'm ooooooooooooolllllllllldddd and my thighs look like a carton of cottage cheese.
Mar 20, 2012, 06.10 PMby ana aranda
ohhh, so cute!
Mar 19, 2012, 07.58 PMby jacquipardue
I need a pattern for the blouse—gorgeous!
Nov 8, 2010, 01.55 PMby Anna Aasbjerg
Love these shorts but what's with the area just under the button? (don't know what it's called) It's all wrinkled and funny looking.
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Mar 22, 2012, 02.04 AMby lime-blue
I think they have put the button on too far over, so that the top of the zip is under strain. i've had this happen, just need to move the button over, tightening the waistband a little.
Nov 6, 2010, 02.37 AMby mje2009
So cute, too bad my thighs are huge!
Nov 4, 2010, 06.38 PMby fraiche
Crazy about this whole look!
Nov 4, 2010, 05.14 PMby kelepso
Beautiful shorts, including the blouse! Great pictues too!
Aug 19, 2010, 07.42 PMby lbeveryday
I love how these shorts look, but I'm not sure they will compliment my curves. I already have enough hips for tomorrow..lol. So, would they look good on thicker, curvier curves??
Jul 21, 2010, 05.57 PMby lea77034
I'm 5'10 and these shorts are super cute with a nicepair of 3" in heels. They drape wonderfully with a lightweight demin or twill.
Jul 20, 2010, 06.11 PMby eicebleu
My body shape is basically 'apple on a pair of sticks' so I've ALWAYS had trouble finding shorts that fit. These look like they would fit (or at least made to) but I don't have any idea if they would look good on me though…
May 3, 2010, 05.55 PMby bite
I love this . i have really long and skinny legs, so i have problems finding stuff that fits and looks nice on me, i´ll try with this
Feb 9, 2010, 07.16 AMby buddingnaturalist
Burdastyle please provide a print at copy shop option for this-I'm not paying for something that I then have to spend a couple of hours (and way too much brain pain) 'assembling'. Tthe folded bits of put together patterns are also a pain to transfer and cutting out the excess isn't exactly 'stringent' either.. :(
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Nov 29, 2011, 10.45 AMby Jambalaya
I agree, that's why I don't buy most of the patterns I see. :o(
Feb 11, 2009, 05.37 AMby kdexeter
Not sure about the cuffs round the bottom. On my chunky thighs they would dig right in!! Perhaps this is just one for the tall skinny model types ;)
Aug 19, 2008, 05.22 PMby trumbelina
This looks like this pattern is only a good idea if you have very long and skinny legs. I can't imagine adding bulk to the largest part of my body with all of those pleats!!
May 10, 2008, 06.22 PMby anatolia
I can't believe there are shorts with my name the way I spell it. I have a hard time finding people named Tonia.
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Nov 8, 2010, 01.41 PMby Sewing And Style
)))) try russia
Oct 5, 2007, 04.49 PMby benedikta
true, but I have to say, it was a bit snug on her in the waist and therefore the pants sat very high on her..
Aug 22, 2007, 11.47 PMby craftdinner
this model has the longest legs ever!! I shortened the pattern and it still hits me at the the knee!!!
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NVIDIA nForce Professional Solutions Adopted by Leading Server and Workstation Motherboard Manufacturers
IWILL and Tyan Utilizing NVIDIA nForce Professional MCPs for AMD Opteron-Based Motherboard Solutions
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COMPUTEX—TAIPEI, TAIWAN—JUNE 2, 2004—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced that the Company's NVIDIA nForce™3 Professional media and communications processors (MCPs) have been selected by IWILL and Tyan Computer Corporation—two of the industry's leading professional motherboard manufacturers—for their new high-performance server and workstation motherboard solutions.
Targeting the single and multi-processor AMD Opteron™-based professional computing markets, IWILL and Tyan have selected NVIDIA nForce3 Professional MCPs for their highly integrated, single-chip design, and advanced features and functionality, including hardware-optimized security solutions, system stability, and IT manageability.
"Our NVIDIA nForce3 Professional 250-based DK8N workstation motherboard with support for dual AMD Opteron processors is fast becoming one of our most successful products ever," said Sunny S. Chang, Sales and Marketing Director at IWILL. "Working with industry core-logic leader NVIDIA enables us to develop cutting-edge products for the professional user and provide them with innovative features, performance, and stability unmatched by other professional solutions."
"With their renowned success with their NVIDIA Quadro line of professional graphics solutions, and now NVIDIA nForce3 Professional MCPs, it is clear that NVIDIA is on the forefront of technological innovation and we are excited to be working with them to develop products based on their next-generation platform technology," said Danny Hsu, Senior Director of Marketing at Tyan. "With NVIDIA, Tyan will be bringing professional users the compatible, stable, and reliable 32-bit and 64-bit computing platform they have been asking for."
Designed for professional computing environments, the NVIDIA nForce3 Professional MCPs incorporate advanced technology solutions, including enterprise-class networking, fault tolerant storage designs, and optimizations for NVIDIA Quadro workstation graphics solutions—which are currently supported by an industry-leading selection of certified software applications. The NVIDIA commitment to product longevity further ensures IT investment protection.
"We are thrilled to have partners of such high caliber as IWILL and Tyan—two leading suppliers of motherboard solutions to the retail channel and OEM professional markets," said Drew Henry, general manager of platform business at NVIDIA. "Professional users demand performance, stability and reliability from their workstation and server platforms, and we're excited about the possibilities that IWILL and Tyan will be enabling in the professional computing market."
IWILL is currently shipping products based on the NVIDIA nForce3 Professional 250 MCP, and NVIDIA is working closely both IWILL and Tyan during their development of new products based on NVIDIA's next-generation silicon, which will include additional support for PCI-Express and other new features.
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Animals from lungfish and ghost sharks to platypuses have lost their acid-making stomachs over evolutionary time, and researchers have now traced the genetic changes behind these stomach upsets.
True stomachs with digestive glands that concentrate acid and release protein-cutting enzymes called pepsins evolved with vertebrates. The gastric glands arose some 450 million years ago but have dwindled away at least 15 separate times across the animal tree of life, explains Filipe Castro of the University of Porto in Portugal.
More than a quarter of known bony fish species digest food without a true acid stomach. Picking out what drove the evolutionary change is tricky, says Jonathan Wilson, also at Porto. For instance, pufferfishes now repurpose their organ to store food and bloat with water for menacing spines-out displays.
After scrutinizing genes of 14 vertebrates with and without stomachs, Castro and his colleagues determined that none of the stomach losers has high


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Parties voted to continue protection for Tanzanian elephants by retaining their listing on Appendix I, and rejecting a request for a one-off ivory sale today at the 15th Conference of the Parties (CoP 15) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meeting in Doha.
"Fighting to save these elephants paid off today with Parties taking note of the science demonstrating that Tanzanian elephants are still in peril," said Jason Bell-Leask, Director IFAW Southern Africa.
"Poaching of elephants and ivory seizures are escalating not decreasing -- this decision is a victory for common sense."
Tanzania and Zambia have submitted proposals seeking permission for a one-off sale of 112 tons of ivory. These two countries hoped to open the door for future ivory trade by 'down-listing' their elephant populations, which would mean that these elephants will lose the highest levels of protection.
"The same logic that Parties applied to the Tanzanian proposal must apply to the Zambian proposal -- down-listing and ivory sales must be rejected," said Bell-Leask.
At the last CITES conference in 2007, Parties agreed to a nine-year moratorium on any further trade in ivory.
The African Elephant Coalition of 23 African elephant range countries oppose the proposals for the down-listings and one-off sales, insisting that the nine-year resting period provides all African range states the opportunity to cooperatively secure elephants in their habitat.
The Tanzanian proposal was split with Parties voting separately on the one-off sale and the down-listing. The results were:
Down-listing - support 57, oppose 45, abstain 32
One-off sale - support 59, oppose 60, abstain 13
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