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Dalina Castellanos / Los Angeles Times: Trayvon Martin marchers: 'We want an arrest. Shot in the chest'
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: The Riot Ideology — Yesterday, I mentioned Fred Siegel's …
Caroline Bankoff / New York Magazine: Marchers Demand Arrest in Trayvon Martin Shooting
Trayvon Martin marchers to Sanford, Fla., police: 'We want an arrest. Shot in the chest' — NBC's Ron Allen reports. — Updated at 1:27 p.m ET: SANFORD, Fla. — Civil-rights leaders from the NAACP and other groups led thousands of other protesters on Saturday in a march …
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David Ferguson / The Raw Story: Thousands of protesters attend rally in Sanford, Florida
Janet Shan / The Hinterland Gazette: Thousands March in Sanford FL to Honor Trayvon Martin, Chanting, "We Want an Arrest, Shot in the Chest"
Civil rights leaders condemn Sharpton's call for escalated civil disobedience — Rally Saturday in Sanford hosted by NAACP — Author: Erik von Ancken, Anchor/Reporter, email@example.com — NAACP condemns call for escalated civil disobedience — SANFORD, Fla. -
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Thomas Lifson / americanthinker.com: Sharpton Calling for Civil Disobedience
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Oh My: NAACP Condemns Al Sharpton's Call For Escalating Civil Disobedience If Zimmerman Isn't Arrested...
Arelis R. Hernández / Orlando Sentinel:
Al Sharpton: Civil disobedience will escalate if Zimmerman remains free
Al Sharpton: Civil disobedience will escalate if Zimmerman remains free
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Richard Fernandez / Belmont Club: The House that Jack Built
Scared Monkeys: Al Sharpton Says Civil Disobedience Will Escalate if George Zimmerman is Not Arrested for Death …
Darleen Click / protein wisdom: NBC "Waiting to Explode" - Trayvon Martin edition
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller: Mark Levin: Who the hell died and made Al Sharpton boss, king or attorney general?
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Sharpton Says He Will Call For An Escalation In Civil Disobedience Until Zimmerman Is Arrested...
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Piers Morgan Books MSNBC's Touré In Real Time To Settle Twitter Feud
Piers Morgan Books MSNBC's Touré In Real Time To Settle Twitter Feud
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Nick Gillespie / Wall Street Journal:
Stop Panicking About Bullies — Childhood is safer than ever before, but today's parents need to worry about something. Nick Gillespie on why busybodies and bureaucrats have zeroed in on bullying. — "When I was younger," a remarkably self-assured, soft-spoken 15-year-old kid named Aaron tells …
Discussion: Hit & Run and Joanne Jacobs
Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run: Is There a Bullying Epidemic in the U.S.?: Nick Gillespie in the Wall Street Journal
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7 California boys arrested in attack on teen … PALMDALE, CALIF. - Seven black teens have been arrested on suspicion that they committed a hate crime when they attacked a 15-year-old Hispanic boy while he was walking home from school in Southern California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Scared Monkeys: 7 Black California Boys Arrested in Attack on 15 Year Old Hispanic Boy ... Obama, Sharton, Jackson and MSM are Silent
Simone Wilson / The Informer: Hate Crime in Palmdale? Black Kids Say They Beat Up 15-Year-Old 'Because He Was Hispanic'
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Dems: Team Romney call to release foreign leader transcripts shows 'naivete' — I'm late to this, but the Democrats are seizing on a Mitt Romney spokeswoman's statement yesterday, responding to a call from Chicago for the candidate to release his tax returns, saying the president shou'd …
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
When the Archbishop Met the President — Cardinal Dolan thought he heard Barack Obama pledge respect for the Catholic Church's rights of conscience. Then came the contraception coverage mandate. — New York — The president of the U.S. Conference of Bishops is careful to show due respect for the president of the United States.
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Hart Williams / The Moderate Voice: Satan's Big Week
Scott Johnson / Power Line: Obamacare against the Church, and vice versa
Wall Street Journal:
EPA Backpedals on Fracking Contamination — Texas Water-Pollution Suit Dropped; Third Recent Setback on Drilling for Agency — The Environmental Protection Agency has dropped its claim that an energy company contaminated drinking water in Texas, the third time in recent months that the agency …
Discussion: americanthinker.com
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
He's a Uniter!... Barack Obama Accuses Republicans of "Madness" — He's a uniter. — Barack Obama, the worst jobs president since the Great Depression, accused Republicans of "madness" tonight in his campaign speech. — The AP reported: … Actually, the policies that are not working belong to Barack Obama.
Discussion: TwinCities.com and The Lonely Conservative
Obama Campaign Erases State Lines — Fairness Meets Federalism In One Obama Campaign Chart. Supporters say: "Equality and fairness!" Opponents say: "Hey, what happened to all those state lines?"
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Campaign Fund Prompts Talk of Giffords Comeback — LOS ANGELES — When Gabrielle Giffords announced that she would step down from Congress in January, she did not shy away from the possibility that she would one day run for office again. — "I will return," she said, "and we will work together for Arizona and this great country."
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Why Are American Conservatives More Anti-Science Than European Conservatives? — Chris Mooney has a new book out, The Republican Brain, which I haven't read yet. But he has a long piece over on the right which says, basically, that conservatives are wrong about a lot of stuff …
Discussion: JustOneMinute, Democracy in America and Julian Sanchez
Chris Mooney / Mother Jones:
Diagnosing the Republican Brain
Diagnosing the Republican Brain
Discussion: Liberal Values
Michelle Singletary / Washington Post:
Mega Millions: Why I threw away common sense and bought a ticket — We played. — My husband and I decided to do a financially unwise thing and take a chance at winning the $640 million dollar Mega Millions lottery. It's not a smart use of even a dollar because the odds of winning are, well, astronomical — 1 in 176 million.
Discussion: CNN, Hot Air and Prairie Weather
Allahpundit / Hot Air: I guess we have to talk about this Mega Millions thing, huh? Update: At least three winners
Gary Strauss / USA Today:
Winning Mega Millions ticket bought in Maryland!
Winning Mega Millions ticket bought in Maryland!
Discussion: Scared Monkeys, Gawker, Wake up America, Real Time Economics and The Informer
Scared Monkeys: Mega Millions Record Jackpot of $640 Million and the Winning #'s are ... 2-4-23-38-46 and 23
Susan Duclos / Wake up America: 'Mega Millions' Winning Numbers: 3/30/2012
Ben Casselman / Real Time Economics: Mega Millions Sells More Than 2 Tickets for Every U.S. Resident


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Datuk' Kunasingham Sittampalam is presently the Executive Director of HSS Integrated Sdn Bhd (HSSI). He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and Master of Engineering degrees from Sheffield University, United Kingdom. He is at present a member of the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia. Kunasingham is a Fellow of Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, a registered Professional Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia and a Member of the Institution of Highways and Transportation. He is also the director of HSS Intesys Sdn. Bhd, the IT subsidiary of HSS Integrated Group, providing value added services in engineering software, planning and scheduling work. At HSS Integrated, Kunasingham has been the Project Director involved in overall project planning and implementation of projects, which include among others detailed design and supervision of the Privatization of Roads and Interchanges in Kuala Lumpur for Metramac Corporation Sdn. Bhd.


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This is not Lindsay Lohan's week. After she was cleared in a jewelry theft in Los Angeles, the starlet has allegedly been banned from famed hotel Chateau Marmont after reportedly not paying a $46,000 bill, TMZ reports. Lohan reportedly lived in the hotel for 47 days in June and July, racking up the bill with a $3,000 minibar bill, $686 for cigarettes and even a one-time laundry bill of $386.50. Sources told TMZ that Lohan had only skipped the bill because she was staying there while filming the new film Liz & Dick, and assumed the film would pick up the tab.


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Assault is a common charge in the Calgary courts, and a frequent cause for arrests made by the Calgary Police Service. This is due in part to the broad range of acts that fall under the legal definition of "assault" including verbal threats and gestures of intimidation that do not result in actual physical violence.
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Currently page are sorted into one of 113 Categories. Of those 16 are not subcategories (see Special:UncategorizedCategories).
The wiki is organized according to a Tree System with the main page as a root. Each page about something general has links to things more specific. i.e. Main Page -> mechanics -> magic -> thinkamancy -> thinkagram. We use redundant trees to organize by multiple paradigms.
- Without knowing the wiki's contents well, it should be easy to get a sense of what's here.
- There should be an intuitive path from the main page to most of the contents, without being specifically aware of the contents already.
- Categories should be categorized. Each Category should have a browsable number of pages and sub-categories
- Pages should not have redundant categories. For instance if some thing is a stat and a mechanic, it only needs to be included in the stat category; because that category itself is within mechanics and implies it's members are to.
These are the paradigms in use to organize the wiki. With each paradigm is a short list of example categories to provide an idea of how the paradigm characterizes the pages.
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Knight of Cups
Be open to exploring your passions and your grand ideas at this time. You may find that you have been drawn to a particular passion or hobby and now is the time to start turning into 'something'. You do not need to go at a cracking pace but it is important to balance your ideas with action and ensure that you are taking proactive steps to achieve your goals and ambitions. Biddy Tarot
Some keywords collected from a lot of different sources: acting on intuition, "knight in shining armor", social activities, sensitive idealist, all kind of moves or other changes, decide whether it is wise to act or to wait, soft-hearted and caring in relationships and friendship, a tempting offer, entering a relationship slowly and cautiously, feeling inspired, romantic, a proposal of marriage or engagement, spiritual retreat, in love with love, arrival of someone/thing with an emotional benefit, intuitiv wisdom, don't get too caught up in fantasies.
Element: Air of Water
Yes/no: Yes
Astrology: 20 Libra – 20 Scorpio


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For quite some time I've been less than excited about Apple. It wasn't long ago that various activities they were engaging in was a smoke and mirrors routine. Innovation seemed to be dead but they kept it on life support through sophisticated advertising and name churning (iPad Air becomes Pro). All of this added up to an expensive product that was loosing its luster.
What's Changed
On Tuesday March 21, 2017 Apple made some product announcements that were actually very good. They decided they don't have to be in the high end market solely. They could span a range of product pricing making the line more affordable. Although Apple has some wonderful high end products, you have to pay a pretty penny for them. With little real innovation going on, this is, to say the least, discouraging.
However, with their revamping of the product line they committed new muscle to make their products more widely accessible. I'm not suggesting they went over board with this. However, they showed renewed energy towards making the products more generally accessible to a broader section of the market at prices that were more reasonable to all.
The iPad
The iPad became the iPad at a lesser entry level price. Apple already leads substantially in the PAD market. They didn't really need to do what they did but they did. This device was definitely a welcome relief.
The iPad makes for a good alternative for some as a computer and for others as an adjunct for those that have always wanted an Apple computer but couldn't afford one, this was a way to get the foot in the door. Although not one of their full blooded computers, the iPad now, with its keyboard, acts like a computer.
The SE
The SE, rather than being abandoned, was beefed up with far more memory in a device priced the same as previously. Although the screen is smaller, for some they see this as a plus; for others just as a way of procuring Apple iPhones at a reasonable price and yet for others having the best of both.
Even if none of the above fully meets what the user really wants, say the iPhone 7 with it's larger display, it's a way of getting your foot in the door. Eventually, the cost may alter enough so that a person doesn't feel they are taking out a mortgage to get an iPhone.
The Result; Bolstered Pride
I was beginning to feel that Apple, this cash cow of corporations, to be nothing more than a miserly, money grubbing company. They mouth the words "what the consumer wants" and deliver what Apple wants; to get wealthier and wealthier through the use of deceptive advertising taking advantage of the overly addicted tech user (addiction enabled by Apple directly and indirectly).
However, with these recent moves by Apple I am feeling a bit of pride again in the company that I loved under Steve Jobs'. Regardless of whether their products are all primarily stamped by Jobs', they still make a fine product.
Further, Apple is beginning to show signs of opening up. This is important. Computing etc has to assist the user. One way it does this of course is through the software tools it brings to the table. Another way is by enhancing communication. Apple's ecosystem is well understood to enhance communication within but it is important to step beyond the walls so that those that say have an Android are communicating also. Not everyone can afford an iPhone nor wants one. Yet, in an open systems world, people communicate beyond one platform. Apple's moves towards this, although very subtle are happening.
Systems that are becoming easier to understand in the lineup with other systems that are less costly being bolstered by open communication all leads to a company I can certainly feel good about. The Apple of days gone by was one in which you felt good about it to that of outright enthusiastic. Whether the latter will happen again remains to be seen but the first side of the equation in which you generally can feel good about the company trying once again to be consumer driven is definitely there and that's good news.


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Today has been fun, my new Mac Pro arrived. I ordered the top of the line in everything. Whew! Was it pricey? I hooked it all up and I was in Awe of it's speed. Yes, I got the fastest thing they make, man Xeon processors are expensive.
Next, I wen't on the hunt for a new monitor. The old one worked fine, but it looked puny next to that big hunk of aluminum called the Pro. So off to the store(s) I went and got a new 25" HP. I wanted a 27" but honestly, the specs. on most of the 27" models just didn't measure up. When side by side, the only other monitor that had the color depth and really DARK blacks I was looking for, was a Dell and Best Buy didn't even have any in stock.
I lucked out on the HP, it was a clearance item and I got it for $125 less than marked. I've been installing software and adapting my peripherals all evening. I have to buy some scanner software for my old scanner to work, but everything else is doing fine.
This is going to be a week of fun learning for me.
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|Abstract. Could eXtensible-Markup Language, in itself a minor technical innovation, be the hallmark of an upcoming revolution in man's communication and, even further, cognition? The author believes so, and, to make his point, begins with a short survey of man's cognitive history to date, as seen by today's major anthropologists. He then proceeds to analyze what he sees as the ongoing transition from a culture based on externalized symbols to one based on externalized intelligence. Some speculations on the possible concrete impacts of XML on information gathering/transmission and consumption are finally presented.
According to anthropologist Edward T. Hall1, man shares with very few other animal species (such as the bowerbird) the capacity to develop extensions. Thus we have substituted to a very slow biological evolution a much faster evolution through our extensions.
The first extensions of man have been, of course, his tools. But, as professor Merlin W. Donald duly stresses in his remarkable book Origins of the Modern Mind2, it is the acquisition of language that has made the first considerable step in human cognitive evolution3. Through language, each individual human was no longer a prisoner of his own brain. He could exchange much more information with other individuals. And, still more important, he could transmit it to younger generations.
Before language emerged, men had, of course, like other animal species, already been able to exchange a limited amount of information. But this information was essentially of a concrete, immediate, nature (such as mimicry signaling the approach of a predator or indicating a source of food). With language, an intermediate, abstract medium was createdsymbols, which initially were meant to represent concrete events, but, in fact, acquired quite a life of their own, becoming, to a large extent, independent from the concrete objects they were intended to represent4.
The second major extension of man has been writing. With writing, man became able, not only to transmit information from person to person in close contact, but to store it externally. Hence messages were no more a fleeting phenomenon, requiring the simultaneous presence of an emitter and a receiver, but could be as it were solidified, acquiring durability and fixity. They could be transmitted in space and time with almost perfect accuracy.
That the emergence of writing has had a tremendous impact on man's civilization ("major cognitive re-organization", Donald) has been fairly well demonstrated, the seminal work on this subject remaining Walter J. Ong's remarkable Orality and Literacy5. According to Ong and others, the Greek invention of the alphabet6 might well be the predominant cause of the so-called "Greek miracle"the classical Greek thinkers being the first humans not to use alphabetical writing, but to internalize it, the first ones to think in writing, with all the new possibilities of abstraction that it made possible.
|Episodic culture (apes)
|mammalian cognition, based on event perception
|First transition (Homo erectus)
|mimetic skill and auto-cueing
|Mimetic culture
|based on learned action
|Second transition (homo sapiens)
|lexical invention
|Mythic culture
|based on oral language and narrative thought
|Third transition (invention of writing)
|externalization of memory (exograms)
|Theoretic culture
|based on a symbiosis with external symbols
The invention of the printing press was anotheralbeit minorrevolution7: messages could now be duplicated at very low cost, thus acquiring still more survivability (manuscripts have so often been lost) and fixity. And more that anything else, printing permitted the diffusion of reading and writing abilities to a huge extent.
Thus written (material) messages (printed and handwritten) have come to be a commonplace, cheap and reliable commodity. But still they remain essentially inert, i.e, they require human readers to acquire any meaning at all. A book that no one opens, or a book written in a language that no one understands anymore will be, obviously, a dead thing. And the same thing can almost be said of a "difficult" book, i.e. one requiring a very sophisticated reader to understand it (think of an abstruse scientific or philosophic work), or a very ancient book referring to a context no longer extant. The written/material word definitely needs humans with conveniently stored brains to come alive at all.
Hence the necessity in literate societies of a very ponderous educational/training system. For having learnt to read and write is far from enough. In order to be able to read a "difficult" book you must have learnt :
If, in one domain, we lack one or both of these prerequisite, the existence of books (even huge libraries of them) will be of little or no use to us8. Thus it can be said that in the Age of print, the diffusion of knowledge is often more potential (the books are there, in homes and libraries) than real (but very few people read them!).
And there comes the third (or fourth according to Donald's classification) major human cognitive transition, the one we are currently experiencing. The age of immaterial external messages that, to a large extent, will not be dependent on human brains to become alive.
|Fourth transition
|externalization of symbol processing
|"Synnoetic" culture
|based on a symbiosis with external artificial minds (exonoos = memory + processor)
Symbols, which were somehow alive from the beginning, as already mentioned, but heavily dependent on human interpretation, now really acquire a life of their own. They require to a much lesser extent well-stored human brains to be interpreted and transformed into actions.
The first of these "active texts" historically to appear has been, of course, the computer program, which is at the same time text and pure action. Written in specific programming languages, it is human-made, but not really human-readable (only machine-readable).
Computer programs were first applied to help humans perform otherwise momentous tasks: scientific calculations (e.g. astronomical calculations) on the one hand, and processing of huge amounts of data (e.g. censuses) on the other hand. These were clearly highly technical tasks far removed from the world of human daily natural-language interactions. Then computers and software used to be very expensive tools reserved to a caste of specialists, and few people ever dreamed that they could become a cheap commodity to be found in almost every office and every home. And even if the thing had been deemed technically and economically feasible, most people then would have asked "What for?9".
Computer programs were first associated exclusively with data files, i.e.; highly structured stores of information, mostly numerical, conceived on the model of the card file cabinets. A far cry from texts in natural language!
It is ironic that when electronic text processing first appeared it was considered a rather mundane offshoot of the noble art of computing. It is true that electronic texts were first used for very trivial reasonsmore than anything else, because they were an easy and quick and cheap way of producing and modifying printed texts.
But very soon the advantages of immaterial electronic texts became obvious. They could be distributed worldwide at light speed and at a very low cost, and were potentially eternal10. But still the final objective remained essentially the production (with no limits in space and time) of printed material.
SGML, adopted as a standard in 1986 (ISO 8879), was the first systematic11 attempt at creating real electronic documents, i.e. documents that were no longer paper documents in electronic form. The main idea behind it being to separate the (logical) content of a document from its (material/printed) form. But still the final intention was mainly to produce printed documents, albeit more economically, a unique (logical) document being transformed automatically in different printed formats (e.g. maintenance documents for airplanes being produced in different formats suiting the presentation requirements of different airlines or airforces). SGML was a breakthrough, but it was so complex that its handling has to be restricted to specialists (either technical writers in the industry or textual scholars in the humanities).
Almost parallel was the development of on-line, interactive documentation, the first form of documentation to be purely electronic. And with it the popularization of the hypertextual link12. Still this form of documentation remained an "help", ancillary to paper documentation.
From 1992 on, the WWW and HTML (devised ca 1990) became a reality, and popularized electronic hypertextual documents to a huge extent13. From 1995 on, search engines have demonstrated the staggering capacities for information retrieval made possible by the WWW.
Still some dissatisfaction remains. If I search the WWW for a person named Cook, I won't be able to restrict my search engine to searching for "human:Cook", and so it will overwhelm me with cooking recipes. And if I download a catalog, it will have been generated on the fly from a database and, in the process, will have lost most of the intelligence contained in the database. So, off-line, on my computer, I won't be able to perform very sophisticated queries or calculations from that catalog (even if downloaded applets could help me a little bit). And it will be difficult to ask a robot to perform a complex search from different on-line catalogs.
So the time appears to be ripe for a new step forward, one that will combine the powers of SGML-type markup, of hyperlinks and of the WWW. XML comes of age!
Granted that XML is just a link in a chain of continous technical improvementsand thus not a revolution in itselfit is nonetheless arguable that its concrete impact might well prove considerable. The following are but a few unsystematic attempts at fathoming such an impact.
Tomorrow our word-processing software won't yield proprietary code anymore, but human readable, standard and yet indefinitely versatile, XML-encoded text. And as soon as we'll deal with a "formattable" subject (say, personal names and addresses, or bibliographical references, or cooking recipes) a specific add-on software will come forward and semi-automatically add XML tags to the text being keyed in. Imagine a technical writer writing a maintenance manual: every time he will refer to a specific part, his specialized WP will search the product database for the corresponding part-number, ask him whenever in doubt, and tag the text accordingly. If the part is one that appears more than once in the product structure, the software will ask for discrimination and again tag accordingly.
Database systems will of course be able to yield XML text in response to queries, with minimal loss of information (i.e., first names will remain first names, part numbers will remain part-numbers). So writers will be able at any moment to query databases and receive XML-tagged text ready for insertion in the text they're writing. Conversely it will be easy to automatically update databases from XML text.
So the frontier between (non-formatted) text and (formatted) data will
vanish. With XML not only will different word-processors be able to exchange
texts between themselves with minimum loss of information, but so will
DBMSs between themselves, DBMSs with WPs and WPs with DBMSs.
The enhanced linking features of XML, the new capabilities it will lend search engines to spot relevant information (Cook the person and not cook the verb!), and its interoperability, once added to the ubiquity of the WWW, will generate tremendous new possibilities for information gathering.
For example, personnel in charge of repairing an equipment will not only be able to navigate from the maintenance manual to the operator's manual (using predefined links or not), but also to navigate to and fro between manuals and product databases; and then, if necessary, through the WWW, to suppliers' databases in order to check availability or interchangeability and perform on-line orders.
Obviously these generalized navigation capabilities will also be a great
asset for continuous, on the spot trainingsince the answer to any question
will never be more than a few clicks away.
Right now, with the WWW, everyone has access to a huge store of (almost) free information, but the problem is to exploit it. With XML we'll have two novel possibilities. One will be to download information and process it locally. Thus an architect will download the catalogs of its favorite material suppliers and process them off-line directly from his CAD software in order to cost-optimize the building he is currently designing.
The second possibility will be to use robots. For example a manufacturer of electronic appliances will have a robot locate, anywhere in the world, the supplier of an electronic part with such and such performance at the minimal cost.
Another possible use of XML, that seems very promising although it hasn't been much mentioned yet, would be to specifically encode words and phrases so as to eliminate linguistic (lexical or syntactical) ambiguities in the original (source) version of a document in order to facilitate ulterior machine translation into any other (target) language.
It is still a bit hazardous to try and imagine in full detail how eXtensible-Markup Language will transform the lives of tomorrow's information gatherers and users (the probable successors of today's writers and readers). Paradoxically it may be safer to predictas the author hopes to have convincingly suggestedthat its advent will mark a turning point in the transition towards the new upcoming culture of externalized intelligence.


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2 October 2012
Pixie Tilda on snowy roof - A Christmas Story collection
Hi everyone, hope you've had a good start to the week. I've been painting up some of the gorgeous new Christmas Story stamps and this is the very sweet Pixie Tilda on the background stamp snowy roof which makes it Christmas here :D, I absolutely love the stamps in this collection, well I always say that and I always do but there's something extra special about the Christmas stamps :).
I wish I'd taken a photo of the card from the side as it's very 3D which doesn't show unfortunately. The window is a die cut popped up over the magnolia background paper (wallpaper) and the little blind I've made using the tiny scallop Magnolia DooHickey die which is then concertina folded. Everything is painted with distress ink and distress ink Markers, watercolour markers and crayons and Tilda is cut out and popped up over the top with the Magnolia Let it Snow sentiment stamped and cut out as well. I've added lots of stickles, white paint and faux stitching to create the snowy night time scene.
I'm entering my card into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge where this week it's 'anything goes'.
Only a couple more days and I'm off to Sweden for the Magnolia weekend.....I can't wait!
Enjoy your evening :).
26 comments:
- Fleur said...
A gorgeous card Chris, I love how you colour your images, I wasn't too sure of this collection at first but they are quickly growing on me, just saw the new dies on Sir Stamp web site, looks like it's going be an expensive time LOL
HUGZ Fleur xXx
- 2/10/12 21:27
- Delphine said...
Oh WOW WOW WOW!!!! How beautiful, Chris!!! I'm simply in love ♥♥♥♥! Have a great evening! Hugs Delphine xx
- 2/10/12 21:37
- Faye said...
Wow, wow, wow Chris! This is sooooo,fantastic. Have a great time in Sweden. X
- 2/10/12 21:40
- Kjersti said...
Wow,wow,wow, an amazing card Chris! The coloring is so beautiful, lovely colours and a fabulous design!
Have a nice week!
Hugs Kjersti:)
- 2/10/12 22:02
- Christina C. said...
OMGgggggggg, Chris, I am absolutely in love with this phenomenal card....a gorgeous work of art!!!!!!
How totally precious...you are such a bundle of talent!!!!!!!
- 2/10/12 22:18
- Christina C. said...
P.S. wishing you a fun time in Sweden....lucky girl!!!!
Take lots of pictures!!!
- 2/10/12 22:19
- Sue - bearhouse said...
WOW!! This is stunning Chris. I adore the image and your colouring is AMAZING!!!!
I hope you have a wonderful time in Sweden.
- 2/10/12 23:05
- Redanne said...
Hi Chris, I am simply awe-struck by your gorgeous card, the image is fabulous, love your little blind and Tilda is stunning. You colour so well it looks like it has been printed - wow, is all I can add! Crafty hugs, Anne x
- 2/10/12 23:19
- June Houck said...
Oh, what a beautiful colored image and card! Love this, Chris.
- 3/10/12 00:56
- Julie said...
Too Cute! I love that new image!
- 3/10/12 01:30
- Sarah J. Moerman said...
Wow! This is absolutely AMAZING!!! Your coloring is STUNNING! So much dimension! Thanks for joining us for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge!
- 3/10/12 04:44
- Anesha said...
Beautiful card, your colouring is amazing.
- 3/10/12 07:05
- Karin Trollkatta Lilleseth said...
Absolutely fabulous coloring and design as always Chris :-)
Love all about it!!!
Hugs from Karin
- 3/10/12 09:24
- ...the yorkshire fox... said...
...this is a super card Chris, your colours are vivid and vibrant and blended so beautifully, Tilda looks loVely & festive, a gorgeous theme and your colouring is so inspiring...Melxx :)
Sweden how exciting and so many like minded people coming to see you too, have a wonderful journey, wish I was there too...XX
- 3/10/12 11:41
- Claudia Rosa ~ Pretty Pressings said...
simply amazing
i love the bright colors you were able to use Tilda and the night sky is just so pretty with the flakes falling
- 3/10/12 15:49
- Riet said...
What a wonderful card Chris.
Hugs Riet.xx
- 3/10/12 17:59
- Laura said...
Absolutely gorgeoussss, Chris!!!!
- 3/10/12 18:58
- Lou said...
Hi! do I love this Chris,it is just gorgeous- such a lovely little scene.Your colours and colouring are perfect too.Not long for your trip now,truly hope you have an amazing time,will be thinking of you and look forward to seeing some photos.
take care,hugs Lou.xxx
- 3/10/12 21:27
- Danielle said...
OMG... i am out of words. but I love coming to visit your blog, it fills my heart and my eyes with beauty. This little tilda is so different, and is one of my favourite from this collection, I also loooooove the window and the scene you created. your coloring is divine. I wish you fun, and a very good time in Sweden, Hugs.
- 3/10/12 22:11
- Nicola said...
Awesome work Chris, you never disappoint - this is another masterpiece :0)
The colours jump off the page and this scene is just wonderful, getting me well and truly in the Christmas mood!
Hugs Nicola xxx
- 3/10/12 22:35
- Cami said...
Magnificent! Wow Chris, your coloring and artistic work always amazes me! Now I know what this Tilda is all about and she looks so cute the way you have her climbing up that snowy rooftop! I love this!
- 4/10/12 09:09
- Denise and Louise said...
LOVE this - so much gorgeous detail.
Denise xx
- 4/10/12 11:22
- Sandy said...
This is what you call a laugh out loud moment!!! You know Chris, Tilda should not have been trying to spy on Santa. Now she needs help and Edwin is no where to be found. Maybe one of Santa's reindeer will help her. I loved this creation!!!!! Might have to try and get the stamp!
- 4/10/12 21:15
- Sandy said...
OMG!!!! I just read your last line --- do you need a dresser? You know all fine ladies need a dressier! I am free - pay my own way and will take very good care of you. I have been to Sweden once and I am here to tell you that that they have the very best raw fish in the world. I loved the food!!!!!!!
- 4/10/12 21:18
- Sasha said...
Simply stunning, Chris....amazing work! x
- 5/10/12 12:34
- Juls said...
love it!!! Hugs Juls
- 30/10/12 23:09


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"The Hands Project".
Thank you Molly for the holy cards.
IMAGO SACRA MILLE GRATIARUM VALET. ("A holy picture is worth a thousand graces")................... This blog is a means to show some of my holy card collection along with some interesting thoughts and inspirations. "....artists have the privilege in the Church and throughout history, to open up so that people can see the mystery of God. The artist speaks, not just literally, but symbolically. Visual images, if well done, can move us. That's a ministry." Quote from Brother Michael Moran, C.P
"Happy Easter"...Thank you Micki for all your shares during our Lenten season! ~Peace & Joy~ Freda
Easter Blessings: the Risen Lord be with you always
May God bless all who enter here to read and share. To celebrate the Ressurection of our Lord and to know that we will one day go home to be with Him is more than any one person could ask for in their life. Thank you, Micki, you are truly a gift of God to so many people as you prepare a place for us to read and to share. Happy Easter to all.
And an elated Easter to all!!!
Mariam pick up your tamborine(Ex 15:20). Today's the day to dance!!!
Happy Easter Micki and to everyone. The cards were fantastic I loved each one of them.
Micki, A Blessed Easter to you and your Family! Hope all is well with you! John K.
Happy Easter Ms. Micki - beautiful card as always!!! :) Hope you and your family have a very blessed and joyous Easter time!
EVERYONE....My heart is so full today with love and joy and I'm wishing I could personally wish you all the same blessings on your Easter Day. We are so loved by HIM and sharing with you all has been just fantastic. Thank you ALL.
Thank you, Micki, for making the world a little brighter and bringing us a little closer to God.
May God bless you and yours always.


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Leonie Fane would assume the director's chair left empty by the 85-year-old Bruno Schroder's future retirement. The great-great grandson of Henry Schroder, who founded the business in 1804, Bruno (pictured) has served on the board since 1963, and is currently a member of the nominations committee.
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text: i'm gonna trash one of my own boys here a little simply because i feel like writing. i love these guys to death - i really do. feel blessed to have what i feel is a really tight supportive family..... but.... keep in mind we're all adults. over age 30. last night drummer santo's very flirtatious girlfriend invites an ex-boyfriend and his friends to come to our show. now that's the most brilliant idea i've heard in a long time. since high school. all's well till she starts getting drunk. we're playing, they're playing, nothing too serious but a lot of touching, hugging, stupid stuff. santo and girlfriend begin going at it. going at it when drunk never solves anything, so it of course escalates. she's being totally unreasonable. she decides to leave right smack in the middle of a cover of venus. he jumps off the friggin stage and chases her out the door. "Any drumers in the house?" luckily, the bar owner himself was a closet drummer and wanted to know if we could pull off honky tonk women. we could, and we did. santo's girl disappeared with the guys..... santo gets very, very, drunk, pretty much the end of the story. we managed to squeeze another 4 or 5 songs out of him. it was the last set anyhow. on a softer, more gentler and nicer note - we've been doing really well in smaller "crappy" bars (as someone in another thread titled them) by being honest with and really working with the owners. the owner of this place and another we recently started playing LOVES us and they're both doing everything they can to spread the word and pack these places when we play. the main thing we did differently was decide to accept less money - we're taking $90 a man, which comes out to $270 for the band. they can't get a another decent band at that price. the bars are happy and they promise to give us more as they take in more. i believe them. the bar we played last night is about an hour's drive from where i live and we met a bunch of people from my neighborhood because the owner told them they really have to come down and check out this band. makes it easy to want to work with him. what's my point? i think it's that i'm learning it's a good thing to be flexible and friendly with the barowners and NOT treat them like the enemy. if they're jerks it's usually written all over their faces, and we don't play their bars. we're finding a lot of nice people - finally. perhaps we can chalk it up to experience.


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You can not possibly imagine the effect this has had on my life and the life of my family. In one year, I gained two more children, two grandchildren, a son in law and various new friends including the estranged father of my first son. My husband became a step-father, my mother a great grandmother, and all my children gained more siblings. My son who lost both his adoptive parents and had no siblings, suddenly had a huge family with grandparents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and cousins. I often think how overwhelming this must be for him, and how many more surprises are still in store for all of us.
My youngest daughter traveled to the states last summer to meet both her sister and older brother for the first time. I traveled there soon after and got to spend time with the both of them, I also got to meet my grandchildren for the first time. There have been a lot of first times for everyone and this summer there will be even more. My son is coming to visit us and finally meet more members of his family.
One year ago I got out of bed and started the day with ordinary expectations, when I went to bed that night I realized that my expectations would never be ordinary again. How could they be? In one year I had given birth to two grown children, and the funny thing is ...
No matter how grown up they may be,
they still feel like--- my babies to me.
All of us can get lost, but thankfully we can also be found.
If you are interested in reading more of this story, check : LOST AND FOUND


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I'm looking for a freelance Raspberry PI developer to help on an iOT sensor project. This is not a large project, read a sensor status and email or text at a certain threshold.
If you are based in Southern California and are interested, please send me an email [email protected]


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"Let me be honest, I've never been a huge For The Fallen Dreams fan, but Back Burner is something else. It may not be the most original record I've heard this year, but it is definitely one I couldn't put down. If you want a record that finds that inexplicably perfect balance of heavy and heart, Back Burner is the album for you. The hooks are huge, the riffs may be even bigger, and the breakdowns will crush you. Don't expect your life to be changed and you won't be disappointed. "
back burner review
REVIEW: For The Fallen Dreams – Back Burner
May 15th, 2011 James Shotwell


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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Orthodox Church has allowed its clergy to enter politics in certain cases, in the latest sign of its growing presence in Russia's secular society.
Endorsed by Kremlin leaders as Russia's main faith, the Church has grown increasingly powerful since communism fell two decades ago. Its role has drawn criticism from human rights groups who say it undermines Russia's constitution.
On Thursday, President Dmitry Medvedev backed a decision by the Church to allow clergy to enter politics in certain cases.
"The Russian Orthodox church is the largest and the most respected social institution in the modern Russia," Medvedev told top clergy visiting the Kremlin.
The Church, which made the announcement on Wednesday, said it had made some exceptions allowing clergy to enter the political arena in cases where the Church encounters hostility from other faiths and factions. It did not elaborate.
"Exceptions to this rule can be made only in a case when the election (to government) of clergy ... arises from the need to counteract forces...," a statement posted on Patriarch Kirill's official website mospatriarchia.ru said.
Although Russia officially separates church from state, Medvedev said the two should work more closely.
"In order to strengthen social stability today ...(the state and the Church), probably like never before, need to act together," he said.
The consolidation and dominance of the Church is criticized by human rights campaigners who say its power is encroaching on Russia's separation between religion and state and the country's large Muslim minority says it feels excluded.
Russia is home to around 20 million Muslims, around half of whom live in the volatile North Caucasus, where an Islamist insurgency is bubbling.
December saw the worst ethnic tensions in the capital since the fall of the Soviet Union, when 7,000 soccer fans and neo-nationalists gathered near Red Square and attacked passersby who appeared to be non-Slavic.
The clashes raised questions over Russia's ability to host the World Cup in 2018.
The Church's activities in society have surged in recent months. It launched its own YouTube channel as it seeks to lure youths to the faith, and it sparked ire from feminists in January when it said Russian women should dress more modestly.
Writing by Amie Ferris-Rotman; Editing by Maria Golovnina


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Abrams Leads Movie-Making Return to Practical Effects
The Force Awakens Director Wants His Movies to Look and Feel Real
With the box office successes of Avengers: Age of Ultron and Jurassic World, both shot almost entirely with green screen, it would appear that computer-generated imagery (CGI) has won the war. But not so fast. Both JJ Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rian Johnson, director of its sequel, have made the case for a return to basics alongside CGI.
"Wherever possible, whenever possible, we tried to do things as much in camera as we could,"
"That meant that a lot of artists… were building things, not with pixels, but with wood and paint and foam, and actually constructing sets that we could have done in post [production with CGI].
"It gave the actors the actual location, the actual sunlight or stage light – something to bounce off, and [gave] the movie a feeling of being in an actual location, not an artificial one."
"It was really nice to not have to also worry about 'will that ship look good on camera?' because we actually had it, we were actually filming it."
Johnson and Abrams have an ally in Roger Deakins, the 11-time Oscar-nominated director of photography behind the camera of the natural landscapes of No Country for Old Men and Skyfall.
"I think that trend would be a good thing. I like the look and feel of models," Deakins told the BBC.
"CGI is an amazing tool and a great asset for any visual 'storyteller'," argues Deakins. "Any technique that enlarges our 'canvas' is to be celebrated but, as with anything else, it is all about how it is used."
Ben Falk, film-writer and biographer of Robert Downey Jr, agrees: "In a cinematic world dominated by superheroes and alien beings, I think that a lot of film-makers now are realising that it needs to feel tangible. A puppet Yoda is always going to be better than a CGI Yoda."
The directors of the new Star Wars movies, along with other directors, have decided CGI is a valuable tool but only part of mix. With CGI, less is more.
What do you think? Do you prefer CGI or practical effects in your fantasy films?
courtesy of BBC


text: Reminiscent of the Detroit Hair Wars that take place in America, photographer Danielle Stier has produced a series of portraits shot in Paris on the hairdresser's worldcup. "Just like the footballers they battle it out every four years recreating a set of standard hairstyles that are hard to imagine. Teams from as far Mongolia, Colombia or Thailand travel to Paris, some in their team kits and often bring their models who were happy to have their picture taken...".


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A little nearby town, Grove City, had a quilt show a few weeks ago.
This first quilt was large and I couldn't get far enough away to see all of it in the camera's viewfinder.
This quilt show was held in a large room in a local church. In previous years the quilts filled the room. This year there were about half as many quilts as in previous years.
And yet the aisles between the rows of quilts were so close that it was hard to get any but the smallest quilts in the view of a camera lens. Hence, the less-than-great photos.
When I see a group of quilts I'm always taken by the patterns, the colors, the fabrics. I forget to look at details. I usually don't notice individual aspects of quilts like fabric choices, quilting details, or borders.
This year was a little different for me. Because I'd just come from the store with the quilts hanging on the fence and realized what I forgot to look at, I took notice at this show.
This quilt was interesting because it seemed very two-sided. The quilting threads didn't show much on the front...
When I looked at the quilting this time, I noticed that the hand quilting seemed to meld into the fabric and become part of it, even when the quilting lines were evident. The machine quilting seemed to lay on top of the quilt, almost like a separate aspect of the quilt.
I didn't fall in love with any of the quilts but there were several that I thought were special.
Take care,
here. It's open until Thursday evening. Participate if you can!


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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Belgian Chocolate
Uh huh.
6 comments:
and it's expired:-)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous13 October, 2011
Uh huhReplyDelete
- Kwame Mensa-Bonsu13 October, 2011
I avoid WW.ReplyDelete
@ Yeh:ReplyDelete
It's an empty box. The owner ate it 2 weeks before the expiry and I 'seized' it to blog on.
@ Anon:ReplyDelete
I sense the same incredulity that make me put up this post.
@ Kwame:ReplyDelete
I would too. Choc = choc = choc = choc ...
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60 feet looking down, (story) idea came to me! - Cecilia Robert
Today, I am very excited to introduce a very dear friend of mine who graciously accepted to guest blog here! I am doubly happy because this is the first guest blog post too!
Cecilia Robert is the author of the exciting fantasy short story series "The Grim Reaper's Novice"! Imagine fantasy story coming to you in installments! She recently shared the first in the series and trust me, its awesome! I am going post the review soon. :) Without further ado, I introduce you author Cecilia Robert who shares the fascinating journey of discovery behind this book. Here you go!
First of all, I want to thank Shilpa for hosting me in her awesome blog. *sip* mmh the tea is just right temperature. An amazing host who serves the right kind of beverage during this cold time of year ! Incomparable! *sip again*
After moving to Vienna seven years ago, I became fascinated by its beauty and the historical architecture (obsessed is the word). From time to time, I found myself entranced by those baroque -design buildings with all manner of decorations and statues in-built on their facades. One day I took a walk in the 11th Century St. Stephen's Cathedral (one of Vienna's breathtaking sights), climbed the 343 stairs to the Watchman Chamber, and 60 feet looking down the idea came to me! An avalanche of 'what if's' whirled through my head. I dug inside my bag and pulled out my notebook are scribbled impatiently before the idea's vanished as they have a tendency to do if not given the desired attention.
What if, mixed in all that beauty is a hidden world where creatures prowl and slither lounging around on statues, playing mischief on humans, imitating humans by changing their forms so they can easily fit and work in restaurants, bars, banks…? What if those 18th century houses have their own story to tell?
As a not- so-choosy avid book reader, I've always had a wild imagination(and unfinished stories in my computer). So, I wanted to write this story with passion and needed to finish it. I had created my world, and now, I only needed a character who could take on that world. That was how Ana Maria Tei was born. A seventeen year old girl leading a normal life (well almost), with two siblings but her parents were about to divorce. Unfortunately, in the process of trying to keep her family from splitting, her family perishes in her accident. She is heartbroken and is determined to get them back.
So there has to be someone who reaps soul, as Souls cannot be allowed to just wander aimlessly. And who else could do a good job than the Grim Reaper himself! This is where she meets Grim…er… Ernest as he likes calling himself, and she begs him for soul trading. He adds a bonus on that offer; A lifetime working as a Soul Collector. And there the Soul Collector was born.
Ana Maria sounds normal enough , and the story needed a simple girl who was working as a part-time supermarket checkout girl and loves her family completely in a destroy- my- family = cut my heart out sort of way. She has friends, and has her own dreams, until they are cut short by giving up her life (and soul)to become Soul Collector. The location (Vienna) with its architectural benefits helped me create the world as I saw it in my mind. This book was not possible without Vienna!
As this is my debut novel installment series, I am very excited about the book published and released through Trestle Press on 10/07/11, and I'm happy to share Ana Maria's story with you. Grim Reaper's Novice is at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
*Huge noisy sip* Can I get another cup of tea?
Sure Cece! :D I wish you all the best with the book and with such a wonderful theme and characters, I am sure this is going to be a great book! So, what's the story behind your story??


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Join Us
Please join us in our annual Dance To Life event, which will benefit Chai Lifeline, an international non-profit dedicated to helping children suffering from cancer and other life threatening illnesses and their families.
With dance we find passion, joy and love. Help us raise funds for this amazing organization which provides the social, emotional and financial support that enables families to cope with the crises and day-to-day impact of pediatric illness and to hope for a brighter future. With your support, we can turn despair into hope and countless tears into miles of smiles.
To donate, click here or the link below. For more information on Chai Lifeline's programs and services, please visit www.chailifeline.org.
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Cransley Hospice Trust pays for hospice care services to be provided to those who need it; it is free to patients and their loved ones.
Some of the services are funded jointly with Cynthia Spencer Hospice Charity and also Nene and Corby NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
The services are provided in the hospice (in-patient unit) and also in the place where the patient lives (Hospice at Home). We have funded a significant expansion of the Hospice at Home service as many patients would like the care to be given in their home.


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Sustainable food
Edible Edinburgh
The Council is a lead partner in Edible Edinburgh, a group of
- organisations
- charities
- businesses
- individuals
working together to promote sustainable food in the city.
Edible Edinburgh's vision is for a city where good food is available for all, making for healthy people, thriving communities and a sustainable environment.
Food plan
A sustainable food plan for the city was developed. This looks at a broad range of issues including
- food poverty
- access to land for growing
- how growing our food affects climate change
- training for jobs in the food sector.
The plan also looks at what support is needed to let everyone play their part in changing our food system and culture for the better. You can download the plan below.
Edinburgh Food For Life Partnership
This partnership brings together
- the Council
- NHS Lothian
- the University of Edinburgh
- the Soil Association
to promote better and more sustainable food in the public sector. Bit by bit the food for life partnership is making food in our
- schools
- hospitals
- care homes
- universities
healthier, better for the environment and sourced in a sustainable way.
All of the Council's schools and five care homes now hold at least the Soil Association's bronze Catering Mark award and the University of Edinburgh was the first university in Scotland to be awarded it.
You can find out more about the Edinburgh Food for Life partnership and the Catering Mark on the Soil Association's website.
Food cities network
Edible Edinburgh is a founding member of the UK-wide Sustainable Food Cities network. You can find out more about the food cities network on the Sustainable Food Cities website.


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The Premier League champions brushed aside one of the big challengers at the Etihad last night as Manchester City made easy work of Liverpool.
Stevan Jovetic bagged a brace and Sergio Aguero scored just 25 seconds after coming off the bench in the second half to seal an impressive victory.
Rickie Lambert scored his first goal for Liverpool late on but it wasn't enough as the Reds' defensive woes from last season came back to haunt them.
And here's FIVE talking points from the game for you to mull over…
Much has been made of how much money Liverpool have spent on the likes of Moreno and Lovren, but both were at fault for Jovetic's goal towards the end of the first half.
Lovren's half-hearted header and then Moreno's slow attempt at clearing meant that the City striker was able to take control and smash a low effort underneath Simon Mignolet.
Not exactly encouraging for Liverpool fans, was it? Their defence ultimately let them down last season, and it's already messed up this term…
Get in Jovetic! #MCFC
— Ryan Monty (@RMonty721) August 25, 2014
Terrible defending by the 'pool sees City take the lead. #mcfc #LFC #fanrant
— Arsenal FanRants (@fr_arsenal) August 25, 2014
Brilliant defending by Moreno. Top quality stuff. #LFC #MCFC
— (@Proudie_) August 25, 2014
They've dumped 43M into Lovren and Sahko and they still can't get the CBs right. CMON #lfc
— James Jennings (@JamesPJennings) August 25, 2014
Lovren asleep. Until then we've been almost perfect this half. #LFC
— Pep Almighty (@FR_INC) August 25, 2014
Jovetic scored a couple against Liverpool in pre-season over in the States and it appears he's developing a habit of scoring against them all the time. His second made and finished off by him. His neat back flick split open the Reds defence and played in Samir Nasri, who then dinked one in to the back post for Jovetic to smash home.
Mignolet had no chance – it was a fantastic strike – but Liverpool's defence once again looking vulnerable…
What a great move. Quality football. #MCFC
— Luke… (@LAYates6) August 25, 2014
Excellent from Jovetic. I think he'd work well with Aguero. #MCFC look very good in attack.
— Robert (@dalesio) August 25, 2014
Gorgeous. And aguero aint even in the game. #cityvliverpool #MCFC
— Jimmy (@JimmyMcCormack3) August 25, 2014
Glen Johnson was blamed for almost everything bad Liverpool's defence did, and it's not surprising.
A lack of urgency, pace, concentration and just about everything else really caused problems for Liverpool at times…
What the hell was Johnson doing there? Need to replace him ASAP! #LFC
— Mark (@NewAngryMeerkat) August 25, 2014
Mignolet saves that if Johnson isn't there #LFC
— Ian Jenkins (@jenkofc) August 25, 2014
Johnson is pants #lfc
— Thobiasinkblot (@thobiasinkblot) August 25, 2014
He's just too good, isn't he. He came off the bench to score against Newcastle last week and then he did the same thing against Liverpool, but this time it took him just 20 seconds to do so.
How long before Pellegrini decides to start him from the off? Then he'll be banging them for fun, surely?
AGGGGGGGGUUUURRRRRROOOOO! Scores with his first touch! #mcfc
— Evil Tofu (@eviltofu) August 25, 2014
agureo comes on the field for 23 seconds and scores #MCFC
— Connor Poche (@connor_poche) August 25, 2014
It has always frustrated me immensely how disgustingly talented #KunAguero is. #MCFC #ManCityVsLiverpool #MNF
— Darryl (@DoctorDepth) August 25, 2014
We want 4, we want 4 #MCFCvLFC #MCFC #LFC
— Ravee Hirani (@raveehirani) August 25, 2014
Well it wasn't the way he would have dreamt scoring his first goal for Liverpool.
Lambert made no secret of his love for the club when he signed from Southampton in the summer, but his first goal for his boy hood club came as consolation and with the help of Pablo Zabaleta, Joe Hart and goal line technology.
Still, they all count.
GOALSHOT! Rocky Lambert with the final kick off his knee. 3 to 1. Don't think Liver Pool ever came back from 3 below though. #noworries
— Soccer Guy (@usasoccerguy) August 25, 2014
Get in Rickie!! Buzzing for him #lfc
— Jamie Holme (@JayHolme) August 25, 2014
Adam Lallana enjoyed that Rickie Lambert goal. Mario's still trying to make him out… pic.twitter.com/GsMxvVwkUV
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 25, 2014


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Pot of Gold and More in New Fantasy Gifts/
Did your Online Friend (OF) post that he or she is having a bad day? Help the Skouter escape reality by giving a gift from the new Fantasy category! Fans of "Game of Thrones," Harry Potter and Terry Pratchett (RIP) will love the new additions to the Gift Store, including dragons, mystical horses and even a pot of gold, just in time for St. Patrick's Day. Giving gifts is a great way to brighten an OF's day or break the ice with a Skouter you'd like to meet.
Check out all the new Fantasy gifts:
Do you like your gifts more based in reality? Look for the new Sweets category in the Gift Store!
Tap here to learn how to give gifts to Skouters.


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New for 2017 was the inclusion of a relaxed networking evening in the exhibition hall at the end of the first day. Delegates had the opportunity to network with exhibitors in a more informal environment.
The UK Space Conference Gala Dinner and Sir Arthur Clarke Awards is the biggest night in the UK space calendar! The event was held at the historic Victoria Warehouse, where guests enjoyed a three-course dinner, entertainment, awards and networking
The awards were presented by Rebecca Evernden, Director of Policy, UK Space Agency and Tim Peake, ESA Astronaut


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Below is powershell code to remove unknown user permissions. These permissions show up as a SID in the file or folder's ACL. These are created when a user is deleted but the users permissions remain as a SID in the ACLs. This code is designed to recursively remove them.
$location = "\\server\share";
#Search recursivly through location defined;
get-childitem -r $location | foreach{
$tempLocation = $_.FullName;
#Get ACL for tempLocation;
$acl = get-acl $tempLocation;
#Get SID of unknown user from ACL;
$acl.Access | where{
$_.IdentityReference -like "*S-1*" -and $_.isinherited -like $false} | foreach{
#Foreach SID purge the SID from the ACL;
#Reapply ACL to file or folder with out SID;
Set-Acl -AclObject $acl -path $tempLocation;


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ANGPTL2 enhanced hepatic lipid accumulation in mice.
Oil red O staining of 3T3-L1 adipocytes
About Us
Our research focuses on metabolic diseases, especially on insulin resistance. In collaboration with the other groups at CICS, we aim to discover key proteins/peptides related to insulin resistance, and identify the molecular mechanisms that regulate them. We believe our research can greatly benefit patients suffering from metabolic diseases.


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SadoTech's accessible living series offers solutions for the hearing-impaired, vision-impaired, and movement-impairment. Our Vibrating-Alerts Doorbell is an award-winner for its innovative design! Watch the video to learn how it can help you or your loved one.
Our sensors and doorbells can also be used as a paging system for patients. According to a customer: "Great for caregivers! We are using it for my mother-in-law to ring when she needs to get up. We can hear all through the house, especially during the night."


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Explosive Testimony: Revelations about the Twin Towers in the 9/11 Oral Histories
by David Ray Griffin
"[T]here was just an explosion [in the south tower]. It seemed like on television [when] they blow up these buildings. It seemed like it was going all the way around like a belt, all these explosions."–Firefighter Richard Banaciski
"I saw a flash flash flash [at] the lower level of the building. You know like when they demolish a building?"
–Assistant Fire Commissioner Stephen Gregory
"[I]t was [like a] professional demolition where they set the charges on certain floors and then you hear 'Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop'."
–Paramedic Daniel Rivera
The above quotations come from a collection of 9/11 oral histories that, although recorded by the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) at the end of 2001, were publicly released only on August 12, 2005. Prior to that date, very few Americans knew the content of these accounts or even the fact that they existed.
Why have we not known about them until recently? Part of the answer is that the city of New York would not release them until it was forced to do so. Early in 2002, the New York Times requested copies under the freedom of information act, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration refused. So the Times, joined by several families of 9/11 victims, filed suit. After a long process, the city was finally ordered by the New York Court of Appeals to release the records (with some exceptions and redactions allowed). Included were oral histories, in interview form, provided by 503 firefighters and medical workers.1 (Emergency Medical Services had become a division within the Fire Department.2) The Times then made these oral histories publicly available.3
Once the content of these testimonies is examined, it is easy to see why persons concerned to protect the official story about 9/11 would try to keep them hidden. By suggesting that explosions were occurring in the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, they pose a challenge to the official account of 9/11, according to which the towers were caused to collapse solely by the impact of the airplanes and the resulting fires.
In any case, now that the oral histories have finally been released, it is time for Americans and the world in general to see what these brave men and women reported about that fateful day. If this information forces a reevaluation of the official story about 9/11, better now than later.
That said, it must be added that although these oral histories are of great significance, they do not contain the first reports of explosions in the Twin Towers. Such reports–from firefighters, reporters, and people who had worked in the towers—started becoming available right after 9/11.
These reports, however, were not widely publicized by the mainstream press and, as a result, have for the most part been known only within the "9/11 truth movement," which has focused on evidence that seems inconsistent with the official story.
I will begin by summarizing some of those previously available reports. Readers will then be able to see that although in some respects the newly released oral histories simply add reinforcement, they also are revelatory documents: Some of the testimonies are quite stunning, even to people familiar with the earlier reports; and there are now so many testimonies that even the most skeptical reader is likely to find the cumulative effect impressive.
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Sumedha Arya, Outgoing Editor-in-Chief
"Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become." – C. S. Lewis
Taken into a new context, I believe that this quote illuminates an image of medical education without the influence of the humanities: it can be a desert. Hostile and sweat-provoking in its unrelenting pressure to consume information hurtling from screens to cerebral cortices with inexorable speed. Alienating in its jargon and strictures on daily routine. Conducive to cultivating a homogenous species well equipped to survive in a very particular environment. ...continue reading


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Cheney Stadium Concessions
The Tacoma Rainiers and Ivar's Sports & Entertainment have teamed up to bring a wide assortment of top-of-the-line concession options to Cheney Stadium. Check out the mouth-watering selections below.
Kidd Valley Burgers and Shakes (First Base Side)
Seattle has enjoyed Kidd Valley's made-to-order burgers, old fashioned hand-mixed shakes and crispy French fries since 1975, with its first location in the University District near University Village. At Cheney Stadium, you can also find our original recipe World Famous Grounder's Garlic Fries, as featured at Safeco Field and CenturyLink Field.
Ivar's Seafood Stand (First Base Side)
Ivar's Seafood has been a mainstay of Seattle sporting events since 1999, with two original locations at Safeco Field. Our famous Fish 'n Chips featuring daily hand-breaded, wild caught Alaskan cod and Ivar's Northwest-style white clam chowder are two Pacific Northwest favorites!
Fowl Territory Stand (Third Base Side)
Selections Include:
- Chicken Tenders 'n Garlic Fries (or Regular French Fries)
- Boneless Wings 'n Fries with your choice of:
- Buffalo sauce
- Extra-spicy Gutcheck sauce (made exclusively for Cheney Stadium)
- Sweet & Spicy sauce
- Sweet Chili sauce
- Spicy Chicken Sandwich with chipotle mayo on a jalapeño bagel made fresh daily by Seattle-based Blazing Bagels.
Flying Taco Stand (Third Base Side)
Selections Include:
- Loaded nachos with pulled pork, sour cream, salsa and jalapeños
- Pork tacos with chips
- Nachos and cheese
Sweet Spot Stand (behind Home Plate, across from Team Store)
Selections Include:
- Cotton candy
- Freshly made popcorn and kettle corn
- Peanuts
- Cracker Jacks
- Assorted Dippin' Dots
- Assorted candy
- Popsicles and ice cream sandwiches
Beer Portable (on Main Concourse, near First Base Gate)
Selections Include:
- Assortment of 16-oz. canned beers, Mike's Hard, Smith & Forge Cider
- Selection of red and white Black Oak Wine
- Assorted ballpark snacks
- Every Wednesday features a Northwest Brewery special
R-Yard on Coors Light Landing
Selections Include:
- An assortment of premuim beers, domestic beers, and Pepsi products.
Stadium-wide, we feature fresh baked "R" Pretzels from Blazing Bagels and ¼-lb. Rainier Dogs.
Group Express Ballpark Meals are redeemable at any of the First or Third Base Concession stands. Simply bring your game ticket to any window for redemption.
Check out our other ballpark menus here:
As always, we want to hear from you. Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.