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Washington • Rep. Jason Chaffetz has asked one of his policy advisers to lead his Utah operation.
Wade Garrett, who has focused on public lands and rural issues over the past four years, is now the congressman's district director, replacing Dell Smith, who took the same position with Congressman-elect Chris Stewart.
"Wade has effectively served the people of Utah on my staff for four years," Chaffetz said in announcing the move. "I have full confidence that he will continue his dedicated service as district director as we transition in to our new district."
Garrett was born in Nephi and previously worked for a Juab County mining company for 10 years.
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I am going to be away this weekend, hopefully, for a short visit to my hometown to visit with my sister. I am going to be bringing back the table that once belonged to my grandma and grandpa, more on "the table" another day. One of our planned activities is to visit the wholesale food district in town. I have never been to that area even though I lived in Pittsburgh for over 25 years. Funny how those things work out. Also, whenever I go to town for a visit it's to see family and not venture around town. I miss seeing the place that is most familiar to me. I can spot the skyline of Pittsburgh faster than any other city skyline. I guess I said all that to say if I don't make it to your blog after you visit me, please don't think I have forgotten about you. I am just busy and not able to.
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5. Simple Italian Cooking– This is a great blog with tons of simple and tasty recipes. Liz is a faithful reader and commenter to this blog for which I am grateful. She is so supportive and encouraging. I love to promote a fellow foodie, and again she is Italian! Can't go wrong there! Check out this recipe, Tuscan Peasant Salad, which I am going to make with my own bread and tomatoes one day!
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Martin Johnson defiant prematch against Ireland 2003
Known for his strong leadership and no-nonsense approach to the game, 2003 World Cup winning Captain of England Martin Johnson was often perceived as the bad guy by the opposition.
Never more so than at Landsdowne Road five years ago when shortly before kick-off against Ireland, Johnson broke protocol by refusing to move to the red carpet parade area, resulting in President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, having to walk across the uncovered grass to him instead.
Much media attention was made of this, and the Daily Telegraph hypothesized a scenario of the outcry should a similar snub be made to the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by an Irish captain. Johnson never publicly apologised.
Johnson maintains he was not at fault and had not received special pre-match instructions despite being asked three times to move.
The Irish Rugby Football Union apologised to the Irish President on his behalf.
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Tom April 09, 2008 12:25 pm
Ignorant fool, still thinks its the 1800's. He should have had his head kicked in. Ireland would never be so ignorant to the 'Queen', and we have a reason.........Tiocfaidh ar la
davo April 09, 2008 12:26 pm
well doe rd. interesting bit of footage.why arent there more nutters like johnson playing captain these days? they all seem a bit clean cut to me.
will66 April 09, 2008 12:53 pm
Tom,I don't think it was specifically a bit of anti-Irishness, I think Johnson would have done the same no matter what country England were playing that day. It was about winning the Grand Slam, not politics.Personally I hope Johnson brings a similar stubborn, hard-nosed attitude to the current lot when he (eventually) becomes manager. They certainly need the mental edge that Johnson's era had.
BossHogg April 09, 2008 12:54 pm
Ah baws Greifel,what have you done posting this?? Now we're going to get a pile of baws about, how poor done the Irish are and wasn't it a terrible slur etc etc yada yada. Nice to see that Tom has already got into the swing of it. Judging by the comments on you tube, i give it a few more days before, we get some "oh that would never have happened at Croke Park" followed by "the dirty tan bastard".Which will then be countered by accusations of families being blown up in car bombs in Armagh, Germany, Brixton etc. Finally you'll get some threat from the depths of the internet stating "i know where you live" and "i'll have you done" Still as Neil Francis succinctly put it on the "this disrespect to Mary McAlese is utter bullshit"Still the english haven't won against the Irish since. So maybe a bit of justice in the end.Bosshogg
monk April 09, 2008 12:58 pm
Cowardly out of BOD, should have stood infront of them I remember watching that and knew staight away that england would win the game
Anonymous April 09, 2008 1:04 pm
what prick.
Eric April 09, 2008 1:10 pm
As the commentator said, its sport psycology...
Anonymous April 09, 2008 1:40 pm
This is matt by the way i dont have a google name.it may not be about irish politics but it was very poor behaviour by johnson he iss like a two year old child, it really makes me ashamed to be english, so dissapointed in him he had such a good career otherwise. shame on you johnson.
Anonymous April 09, 2008 2:04 pm
same old england...it takes a while to get used to your neighbour's freedom after 800 years of rape,pillage and oppression.it worked, mind
Cheyanqu April 09, 2008 2:08 pm
Martin Johnson is an evil genius.In some ways, he's reminiscent of a Gordie Howe hat trick (1 goal, 1 assist, 1 fight) or a Mark Messier (esp. the thick, almost simian brow)All this aside, if he really did piss people off this much, why didn't some no-name player take it upon himself to simply eliminate Johnson from future rugby?Jeez it seems that in 2007 Bayonne had no problem trying to "soften up" BOD for the Les Bleus.Put a boot to his head, etc. I am not condoning it. But if your guys are going to play dirty against England, go for their best players, not some hack (Federico Mendez, are you listening?)
Phil April 09, 2008 2:23 pm
Did it work though? From the BBC website: "Aiming for a first Grand Slam in 55 years, Ireland were quickest out of the blocks." England won out in the end, and handily, but the aim was surely to unsettle Ireland's start, and that does not appear to have happened.
Anonymous April 09, 2008 3:18 pm
and the english wonder why people call them arrogant pricks??thats english sport at its slimeiest!!!!
Rancid April 09, 2008 3:22 pm
The president of Ireland is a pain in the arse anyway. Don't know why she doesn't fuck off and leave rugby alone, she's boring.As for people saying they wouldn't do the same to the Queen. The Queen doesn't repeatedly pro-long kick offs by invading every rugby match England participates in for the sake of stroking her own ego.Though i doubt any English would care if you did disrespect our Queen. Being that she's a waste of space and nothing more than a tourist attraction.
Anonymous April 09, 2008 3:32 pm
It was a shameful incident. Its one thing to say he wasnt told where to stand but when refusing to move after being asked a number of times shows a great level of disrespect for our President.Sports psychology my hole. Perhaps we'll burn the English flag in the centre of the pitch next year and say "Ah its just sports psychology". A line has to be drawn somewhere between what happens on and off the pitch. All I can say is the Irish team and people would never stoop so low. Indeed we covered ourselves in glory and dignity with the huge respect given to "God Save the Queen" in Croke Park in the 2007 6N.All this incident did was to sully the reputation of Martin Johnson, one of the games great players.
Anonymous April 09, 2008 3:33 pm
hahaha, Martin Johnson best in the business
rancid April 09, 2008 3:39 pm
Anonymous, the difference is the English don't care if you did the same to our primeminister, because our primeminister is a tit.And a newsflash for you and the Irish population, your President is a cunt too.Don't you Irish follow politics?The equivelant of your reactions would be like Americans getting upset because someone did this to Bush. It's laughable.It's an action that should be applauded. Your president is only a pawn after all. It isn't an attack on Ireland, or the Irish, or your culture. Merely an attack on your CORRUPT leader.
angus April 09, 2008 3:48 pm
What quite a few people dont relise on this site is that people are in there own zone before a match and type of stupid protocol should get in there way. Johnson and the rest were never told wat side to be on.
Anonymous April 09, 2008 4:14 pm
This is why England is the best god damn country in the WORLD. Go Martin Johnson!!!!!!!!!!!
Dave April 09, 2008 4:40 pm
People are taking this waaay too seriously, this wasnt Martin Johnsons way of dissing Ireland, this was showing that England were strong and wouldnt be pushed around. Bit hard-nosed, but id rather have that attitude than a nice guy. Thats what made Johnno such a legend, he really had a no-nonense, cut-the-crap way of leading things.
Anonymous April 09, 2008 4:53 pm
rancid, ur talkin bullshit! if you follow irish politics so closely, name one event where our president has shown herself to be a "cunt" or to be "corrupt". and as for delaying kick-off one of the princes or some royal always meets the players bfore the english games too, and too right, its part of rugby tradition. as for this incident, johnson is a legend, did drico really expect him to just move over? it wasnt about politics, it was about johnson showing that england werent goin to back down on the day. its rugby rancid, keep politics out of it, especially when u havent a clue
Rancid April 09, 2008 5:26 pm
Keep politics out? That's what i'm trying to do, you fool.Keeping politics out would be keeping corrupt and scummy political figures off of the ground.And i'm not going to write an essay on why the Irish president is a vile human being. There is no point, because if you can't see it now you never will.The same way i wouldn't give a Bush or Brown lover reasons why Bush or Brown are dickheads; because they'd simply neglect the truth i present.Bottom line is this wasn't an attack on the Irish, it was simply a lack of respect for a political figure who deserves no respect in the first place. So there's no logical reason for Irish people to get mad.
webby April 09, 2008 5:47 pm
My god lets not start on politics....all it was, was pure and simple but very affective psychology, mind games and intimidation, which is a part of the game!
Fred April 09, 2008 5:49 pm
As has been said, it was not a respect issue - its the fact that most players see the pre match stuff as rubbish that adds needless time between team talks and getting in the zone when changing, and the kick off. When the players leave the room, most are ready to smash someone - so i can see exactly why Johnson would not be bothered where he stands - he is thinking about his first tackle, not if someone has to get a little mud on their feet. Blown out of all proportion.
Anonymous April 09, 2008 6:24 pm
rancid, you are retarded. you're obviously one of those idiots who knows nothing about anything and yet you shoot his mouth off about it in spite of the fact that your opinion is worthless to everyone as you are clearly woefully uninformed. for starters our president is not the equivalent of george bush or gordon brown, she is merely a figurehead who has little or no effect on matters of public policy. our equivalent to bush and brown is the taoiseach who is arguably very corrupt but he doesn't delay rugby games so it's not really a matter for discussion here.Johnson's clearly a knob for doing this, BOD is a knob for not making more of it. would have been interesting to see how things would've gone if the Irish team stood in front of them.
AbbyNo7 April 09, 2008 6:54 pm
Johnson stood on that side as that was the side that England would have been defending in the first half. He meant no disrespect to the President. He didn't move, that was purely psychological nothing else. They were making a statement and nothing else. It is in the past now. And if England did that at a Scotland game with Princess Anne coming out i wouldn't be "oh arrogant English", i'd be saying fair play to them, show some mettle. Johnson is anything but the arrogant Englishman, remember Will Carling?
Sharky April 09, 2008 7:04 pm
Interesting clip, I hadn't seen that before. Pity you morons turn it into a political debate when it's clearly about rugby psychology, which worked in the end with England taking the Grand Slam. Johnson was a bit of a doos about it though.. and if you don't know what a doos is... google it.
Anonymous April 09, 2008 7:21 pm
anon who said this was not psychology is extremely misguided!England stood where they did, mistake or not, they were the first there and so took position! for them to have moved would have shown them backing down and being submissive to Ireland before KO. Johnson is extremely clever and knew that his lads having to shift for them might not have much of a difference but by telling the Irish that he wouldnt budge it showed everyone one of them that if they didnt back down the Irish would have to acccomodate them!*sorry about the length of the post but i felt the comment needed a sufficient response.
Dave April 09, 2008 7:30 pm
hahahahaha i'm both english and irish but that's just to funny :P
Anonymous April 09, 2008 8:26 pm
Rancid, I could rabbit on about how utterly wrong you are, but I'll keep it short, that way you might understand me. You are a twat. Go Wikipedia your claims before you insult your excuse for intelligence any further.
Anonymous April 09, 2008 8:54 pm
good on him
elrolo April 09, 2008 9:13 pm
iv read his biography, he says that he was never told what side to stand on. So when he got there he was hardly ever going to move, it would make England look like mugs.
Third Centre April 09, 2008 9:35 pm
there are actually going to be so many stupid comments on this that its going to be unral. What johnson did was wrong. the etiquette for playing in Landsdowne has always been the same, the away team stand on one side and the home team on the other. It has always been that way ans i'm pretty sure all other grounds have a similar policies. Johns made a mistake and then wouldn't back down.It was a disgrace and very very poor sportsmanship. However I think it was disgraceful of the IRFU to accept it and the irish team should have stood in front of them. The comment about the Irish president is pretty funny. How can you get angry at her ? I mean really ... End of discussion one of English rugby's most embarassing moments. Let that be the end of it
No.7 April 09, 2008 11:04 pm
I think "Bosshogg" has made the best comment regarding whats to come, as i scroll down i already see some anonymous prick with "and the english wonder why people call them arrogant pricks??thats english sport at its slimeiest!!!!"Well tbh the rest of the comments really bored me, i think you should all appreciate this kind of footage and these things happening, at least it gives half of you something to bitch about for 5 mins in your meaningless lives.
Florian April 10, 2008 10:05 am
I remember english grand slam in 2003.Great team! Rosbeefs had the scrum,the will and WilkinsonI didn't remember of that. That's quite arrogant...a bit "old england"I'm not fond of protocol but it's a question of respect, whatever if it was just "mental". a bit "touchy" when know irish-english friendship..I prefer when it's on the pitch, men to men:France vs all blacks haka RWC 2007Ireland vs all blacks haka in the 90's (or 80's) in lansdowne roadLewsey slapping traille's head RWC 2007
PZ April 10, 2008 1:16 pm
If Johnson had done the same in a cup final for Leicester against Wasps would people be calling it treason? I don't think so. He simply didn't want to back down and as Shane Horgan says 'Lose face'. I love the way it's pissed off every Irish man who watched it. That is some powerful rugby psychology.And what's all this about the English being arrogant? Haven't heard that before!!! May be it's because England have been world cup finalist twice in a row. What have the Irish got to be arrogant about? Nothing. That's why they are always humble in defeat.Surely if it's arrogance you're after how about the ABs, Aussies, SA, France, Wales?
Andy April 10, 2008 1:36 pm
I think it's bloody excellent behaviour!!! Nothing against the irish just wasn't going to be pushed around so close to kick off when he was thinking about the massive game. Chill everyone.
Carts7 April 10, 2008 1:45 pm
Hahaha Jog on ladies jog on.Deal with it for gods sake. Its obvious it wasnt a political reason and the insecurities of some people who think it is, is also clear.Alls fair in love and war etc etc therefore move on and dry your eyes, both English and Irish bloggers.
thedannyclayton April 10, 2008 2:36 pm
To the angry 'anon'"for starters our president is not the equivalent of george bush or gordon brown, she is merely a figurehead who has little or no effect on matters of public policy."So why give a shit then? Figurehead with muddy Gucci shoes; Oh fucking dear. Maybe you are pissed off because you've wasted your best players in 50 years...
mat n April 10, 2008 3:37 pm
haha all the people trying to call english people arrogant pricks and whatever, My opinion is that it was physchologically a brilliant move it got everyone worked up and it is true, he would have done it to anyone. Stuff like that is what made him such a great captain.ps to anyone who left an anonymous comment after writing a offensive comment to MJ or English people in general, at least have the balls to say your name don't be such a ***** in the future if you want to say something at least say it properly
Anonymous April 10, 2008 4:01 pm
"Figurehead with muddy Gucci shoes"This is pobably the most homosexual msg on the internet, what a wanker!Matt
No.7 April 10, 2008 4:59 pm
Well done matt, i suppose we shouldnt really listen to anything you say seeing as you have no idea how to put your name in the "Name/URL" section.ITS NOT HARD GUYS!!! you scroll down and click the anonymous tab, why not go up one from anonymous and stick a nickname or a name in! GEEEEZ you want someone to make a fucking video about it?!!?Sorry RD! great video!!
iceman! April 10, 2008 5:28 pm
ahahah its so funny reading all of these wimpish comments on here.fact is if Johnson wasnt told where to stand, then thats the organiser's (and NOT the Irish's!) fault. Before you're playing England's biggest game in about 8 years you want to be totally in the zone, and not saying 'oh I beg your pardon madam, I am sorry for standing 20 metres from where I should be'. It's a piece of grass she had to walk over for f*ck sake, not a pile of horse manure.Besides, England still appeared on the left hand side of the Irish, what are the complaints?
Anonymous April 10, 2008 5:51 pm
Anonymous April 10, 2008 7:12 pm
makes me laugh wen the irish say the english or martin johnson is an arrogant prick when BOD is the biggest arrogant prick 2 ever grace a rugby pitch
Hamish M April 10, 2008 8:54 pm
Deliberate? Nah.However, Johnson always was one to stick to his guns. He was a real man. Why the fuck should he have moved just because 'protocol' said that he should. The Irish should just have stood on the English side.Anyway, in response to the first post; this isn't like lacking respect for the Queen, it's like lacking respect for the Prime Minister - and I couldn't care less about that. On the other hand, if someone made QEII walk on the grass...
DJKK April 10, 2008 10:01 pm
^BOD is one of the most arrogant pricks to grace a rugby field?Ben Cohen, so arrogant even English people don't like him.Still it's a tradition. You don't walk up and break up the Haka so you can take the kick off. You would think someone decent would respect tradition, especially as the English do kind of owe the Irish in the tradition department, having ground their culture into nothing.Martin Johnson - Fat, ugly, typical English meat-head.
Anonymous April 10, 2008 10:11 pm
read my post again i didnt say cohen wasnt arrogant, but hes not as arrogant as BOD as showed against new zealand and as dealt with well by new zealand!'Martin Johnson - Fat, ugly, typical English meat-head'.compared 2 the typical irish person, small, scrawny, pikey
Pedro Fleury April 11, 2008 1:02 am
Johnson - disrespectful ... over the line.BOD - PUSSY! should have stood in front of them! would have been a massive game if they had done that
thedannyclayton April 11, 2008 9:21 am
"Figurehead with muddy Gucci shoes"This is pobably the most homosexual msg on the internet, what a wanker!MattEh? She was clearly trying to stroke her own overpaid ego. So all I was saying was that she might get he expensive shoes muddy which is basically what the fuss was about.Matt you are a fool.
Third Centre April 11, 2008 9:57 am
This is actually hilarious. All this vitriol against Irish people and Mary MacAleese ? Where's it coming from lads ?She is the figurehead of a country and therefore deserves comparable respect to that of a Queen, PM or president ? If you actually can't see that and think she is on a lower level to other world leaders then,although your entitled to your opinion, you are completely lacking in respect for other people and their culture. Whoever said it would be different if it happened to QE is completely wrong.I understand completely why Johnson acted as he did but it doesn't make it right and shows him in a very poor light . However he showed disrespect to the President of my country, a woman of great humility and dignity. So do not expect Irish people not to be angry about this. Particularly as it was done by the captain of England, a country with which we have had a long time setting right over how to treat us.oh and what did BOD do in NZ that was arrogant ?
iceman! April 11, 2008 10:50 am
my point is it would have been disrepectful if Jonno had deliberately walked out on that side. He maintains he was not told where to go, and he doesnt bullshit. therefore why should he have to move - the last thing he would be thinking about before the kick off would be paying respects to some PM.If it was so disrespectful for the PM to be made o walk on the mud, then why didnt the Irish line up on the other side? It seems they don't care too much about the PM's muddy feet either...
mat n April 11, 2008 10:54 am
politics... on a rugby site?also, how is MJ fat?
Third Centre April 11, 2008 12:56 pm
I think the comment was fat-head....but i digress. For the last hundred years or so in Landsdowne road the away international team always stands on one side. Its the same the world over. Johnson made a mistake and wouldn't admit to it. No one had to tell him beforehand because its part of playing international rugby. Its like not standing for the other teams anthem. I'm sure you're not told to do it before you go out onto the pitch, you just know.Ireland had to stand to the left of the away team or they would of have been showing disrespect to the president too. It was the only dignified and classy thing to do. Whats with all the anti-Irish comments ? They didn't do anything wrong in this instance
Anonymous April 11, 2008 4:23 pm
rancid there is actually something wrong with you. the first comment u made on this page was "The president of Ireland is a pain in the arse anyway". den u say ur trying to keep politics out of it??!!! what a loser
Anonymous April 11, 2008 4:49 pm
how exactly was BOD arrogant in NZ? i think it's safe to say that any non Irish person who has left a message insulting our president knows precisely fuck all about her or about Irish politics so i would kindly ask you to inform yourself before you make a tit of yourself by posting comments about her here.
Sharky April 11, 2008 5:29 pm
So whenever a touchy clip is posted, this site is going to turn into a political battlefield? Come on guys, lets keep it about the rugby and view a clip like this as it is - interesting and eye opening. I hate the country vs country arguments and debates. Really childish actually.
Third Centre April 11, 2008 6:17 pm
Its different for irish people Sharky. We can be a bit sensitive over this stuff. I wish it wasn't the case though
Ross James April 11, 2008 11:02 pm
Neil Francis: "This disrespect to Mary McAleese is absolute bullshit"Wouldnt expect better from a westbrit cunt like himself. No wonder he could never beat England during his less than impressive playing days.
Carts7 April 14, 2008 9:27 am
Ok the video was slightly Irish themed, but the point of the video was not Country, Political or person related. I think any true rugby supporter or player can see the reason behind MJ doing what he did, i feel those bloggers coming on to rant about Irish/English issues and making what is the majority of the time a fun, interesting and easy going site, need to have a good look at themsleves and see if rugby really is the sport they love. Everyone is entitled to an opinion and can air it if they choose to, but some comments/opinions shouldnt have been posted and are better left unaired.Huge and possibly pointless/repetitive comment over and out.Get rucked (haha)
AK April 14, 2008 7:44 pm
Yeah agreed, get over yourselves guys...this is about rugby. The talking point should be about MJ being hard headed. For those who are not sure, he's never dabbled in politics or publicly cast an opinion on anything that's not rugby related. Maybe some of you should follow his example.
wolonel April 16, 2008 1:16 am
when we all stood up to watch this great game..martin johnson turned it into a sham..he meant it..he's a smart lad..one fine day we will revisit this sham on mister johnson..twill be sweet..non irish rugby lovers should imagine an equivalent disgrace being dumped on their doorstep a la johnson..i don't care if yis all think it's a laugh..i think it's a laugh..life is shit..when you're irish and you love rugby..this stuff makes you want to either go back the gaa..or just bait them 4 in a row..johnson is darth vadar..o'driscoll is luke skywalker..sound lads keep playin the clips
Anonymous April 16, 2008 8:06 am
Similar tactics of sports psychology/intimidation are used by many sides with NZ being particularly guilty of this. Similarly, the Fijian 7s team are known to ignore organisers requests often resulting in matches starting slightly late, purely to inconvenience the opposition and let them know who is boss.
Anonymous May 31, 2008 10:41 pm
he knew damn well which side he was supposed to be on (it was always the home side there in landsdowne road) and of course he didn't mean anything political by it, but he still should have moved.would it have made a real difference? i know it's good sports pyschology but it's very rude.and yes the english have a higher opinion of themselves than other races e.g Times headline a few years ago"Fog cuts off continent"The article went on to explain how Europe wouldn't be able to function properly because of the loss of connection to Britain for a few days.It maintained that Britain would be unaffected.
Anonymous July 06, 2008 2:16 pm
I think that if Ireland's 22 had stood face to face with England's and said "We're not moving until you do", it would have been a very different atmosphere.
Andy August 05, 2008 3:39 pm
"SHould have his head kicked in" - by you and 4 of your friends - have a good time trying!He was just winding the Irish and it worked. BOD should have made more of it - who remembers the Irish facing the haka arm in arm - Norm Hewitt almost kicking off - now that was an Irish team people respected.Johnson will bring that steel and "F## you" character back to the men in white - about bloody time too.
Richard August 05, 2008 11:31 pm
Why is everyone getting so hyped up about it? I'm Irish and I think what he did was genius. I got under our skin and that's what he wanted to do. If our players wanted to 'counter' it they would have just stood in front of them and told 'em to fuck off. Martin Johnson will be good for England I think. He's that type of person that with regards to rugby has a fuck you attitude but he seems like a nice gut off it.
F August 07, 2008 8:49 am
This will have been Woodward's idea.
Anonymous November 28, 2008 12:10 am
Its funny looking back at the comments, Johnson has proved to be a failure. Only the English would do something like that.
mattn December 08, 2008 8:59 pm
Shut up m8 (above and any1 else that slaggs of england)
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Will December 12, 2009 5:45 pm
Epitomised Johnson's time as a captain. England were successful but without any class or style.
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Anonymous March 01, 2010 3:34 pm
well well i tell u what goes around comes back and smacks u right on ur big fat ignorant head MJ, ireland have won the last 6 out of 7 games against england who havent won a anything since the world cup. by the way good game on the wkend there's nothing better then watching ur chariots crash and BURN!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA
Anonymous March 04, 2010 9:03 pm
He's only a wanker!
neil March 05, 2010 12:05 pm
oh dear marty rubber johnnyson, how the mighty have fallen, you got your grand slam that day but your lack of talent as a manager makes for wonderful viewing, theres an awful stench of shite rugby coming out of twickenham these days, you can stick your fucking chariot up your hole ye big ignorent trophy headed bulls arse!
Alexander March 07, 2010 12:42 pm
Really, people taking this too seriously. As an Englishman felt MJ shouldn't have done that!! Could be disrespectful ya know!! Ha well Irish are beating us now so maybe the egos are back up!!


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|Relational Data Mining
Saso Dzeroski and Nada Lavrac, editors
Springer, Berlin, 2001
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The give away winner was Michelle! I have already emailed her and if she doesn't respond by May 30th, I will pick my second place winner Melissa or "MisforMelissax." Thank you all for entering this contest and I hope I can do other one soon!
It's been crazy for me lately. April was my birthday month, along with finals, and getting my life together. I'm twenty years old and it doesn't feel all that great. I have to say being a teenager wasn't all that special but it definitely had some perks and taught me so much about myself and the people around me. I just can't believe I basically fit the "old" category now, lol. Anyway, I did well on all of my finals...and I couldn't be more proud of myself. This summer I thought I could get right back into blogging, dance, work out, and just relax. When I came home from school I sat down and just organized when I would be graduating from college and what classes I have to take. I realized that the way my school assigned classes and how they offered them wasn't in my best interest. My University has the worst advisors who lie to you, who hold you back a few years, and who don't care about you. I also don't really like the location because being from New York I'm used to diversity, plain land, and the fast life. My school was in a rural hilly area with the worse roads on this planet. The state was pretty depressing and I was sick of the people there. On top of it all, I am nursing major. That means that only 1-22% of the people who apply into my program get in... In some schools only 4% of the upper classmen who apply to the program get in- it's tough. So I started looking at what classes that I needed now in order for me transfer to other schools and be on the track with their program. Yes, *sigh* this means summer classes. I don't have enough time to enjoy my summer; I don't even catch up on any sleep. I thought to myself, if this school isn't working out for me then other will. So I started looking at schools that were in areas that I could see myself living in for maybe a year or two, or wouldn't mind staying. I looked for school's who had football teams, soccer teams, schools who have more than 30,000 undergraduate students attending (because I love large schools with pride). I really haven't had a lot of time to sit down and blog about skin care or beauty items because at this moment it isn't a priority for me. I still miss posting and blogging...getting involved in chats on Twitter. I hope you can understand that I can't post as often as I would like to. And thank you for your patience with me as well. I will update you all on what school that I'll be attending this Fall whenever I get my acceptance letter.


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I was not simply helping poor children, I was helping myself.
While living as an expat in India I was naturally drawn to charity work.
As soon as I arrived in Mumbai, I sought out an opportunity to help others through an existing organization. But don't get me wrong on my motivation. It may sound shocking, but I was not simply helping poor children selflessly and generously. I was helping myself.
I needed to be able to face the kids on the street, their little faces and hands bouncing on the window of my car on the way to or from school. Sitting comfortably in my car with air conditioning, a driver and my kids commuting from their American school, it was heart-breaking to see the kids begging for bottle of water, biscuits or few rupees. Even after four years there, I did not get used to it. It did not become easy to ignore.
A Loving and Impactful Leader
A few weeks after my arrival in India I met extraordinary woman, Colette Battistini, a French lady with great charm and immense energy. At that time, she'd just created her own association, Un Toit A Bombay (A Roof In Bombay), in order to help needy kids. Unfortunately, the present NGO that had been serving the children was leaving them as "no perspective". Colette decided that she would not abandon these young children, leaving them miserable and neglected. She bought the old bus from the expiring NGO, and used the vehicle as a temporary kindergarten and office.
Colette's efforts aren't limited to education and simple childhood pleasures. The poorest families receive a food ration; at least two times per year Colette buys them rice, oil, salt and spices. Colette also ensures that the doctor visits the slum every two weeks and that children and their families can consult the physician, which is quite valuable as there are many infections and issues with tuberculosis. With money from sponsors she pays for the medical care and, when necessary, she applies funds from special donations for surgeries, glasses or dentist intervention. Today she cares for about more than 100 children in the slum of Malad, in North Mumbai in India.
Ankita's Story
The story of one of these children stands out in my memory: Ankita's story.
One afternoon young Ankita played on the floor of her family's little hut under the dark plastic roof. The opaque roof and walls are designed to keep the sunny daylight out, as the sunshine is synonymous with hot, with discomfort. Too dark to see and play, she became fascinated by fire and the way it could light up the hut. She decided to burn her little school papers, and the game with fire became nearly fatal for her.
She was transported in rickshaw to the hospital, where Colette rushed to be with her. When Colette saw Ankita and her horrible burn injuries, she was shaking. The face of little girl was sunken, her eyes were nearly destroyed and her skin was pending at the jaw. Colette was formal, under control, and she prohibited me to go to see her in the hospital. She was afraid that I would be upset and distraught after seeing little Ankita, and somehow she worried about my children too and the long-lasting impact of another's deep hurt on our family. I have to admit that I never saw Colette so emotionally shaken, yet still concerned about everyone she cared for.
Ankita was placed in an artificial coma for ten days in the hospital for poor people, which serves the many needy citizens of India. The hospital facility is free, however medicines must be paid for and there is no nurse service and no food. Ankita's bed was in a vast room, with other 80 women, all of them seriously burned. Yes, you read correctly: 80 women! When Colette described the atmosphere, the image of Dante's Inferno came to my mind.
With no nurse service at the hospital, all bedside care is left to the family. Ankita's mom passed away while she gave birth to Ankita's little sister, so it was up to her father to maintain her care and comforts. Her father slept in the hospital, on the floor under her bed, the same as many other family members, under other's beds. He washed her, applied her ointment to her body and brought her to the toilets when it was possible. Ankita's aunt travelled three hours to train to bring the little girl and her father food, when Colette was unable to visit. I always admired the immense strength of family especially among the poorest of people. The family weight of traditions can be lethal, but also can save a life. Here it was fortunately the better case: support, love and constant care.
Before waking Ankita from her coma, the hospital chief suggested that Ankita be transferred to the smallest private hospital for children. Of course, the private hospital has a price tag, a cost so many simply cannot afford. Colette and I had a discussion in the "bus office" about it. The little girl's survival and recovery were so important to us that we were willing to pay for it from our own pockets.
There is good news about Ankita, and her life after the children's hospital. I saw Ankita last May, before I left India, and I was amazed to see how beautiful and courageous and brave she was during her ordeal. Her eyes were saved, and even the few cicatrices that remained were treated within the following year, thanks to continued support from Colette. Miracles happen and I'm grateful for being able to testify to them and share them with others. Often they happen because of Colette, and many others serving the less fortunate with generosity and love.
In cold and rainy Dublin now, my memories bring me back to the hot, sweaty and smelly slum of Malad, and my heart aches to go back to the middle of this human madness and love again. Whatever I write here seems just too plain, too tasteless compare to Indian spicy reality.
When I saw this little movie about the ingenious light bulb now being used in slums of Manila, I ran around my house, calling everybody to see it and I felt like I'd seen another miracle. I instantly thought of Ankita, and many others living in the darkness of their huts in slums not only in Malad, but all over the world.
I felt disappointed to see that the video didn't seem to gain much interest, much reaction from others. It was at that moment I realized: they simply cannot imagine how it is NOT to have a LIGHT. We are looking for enlightenment, thinking a lot, but sometimes less doing than thinking. Maybe, just maybe, this simple little innovation is an opportunity to bring the light to the life of others!
You Can Help
Colette and the others at Un Toit A Bombay need support. It's easy to get involved, by sharing financially through a donation or membership. Please check out the website to learn more. Colette also welcomes volunteers, which is of course how I came to have the enriching experience of meeting Ankita and the other children. Even if you are not able to share your money or time, please take a moment to view the photo albums , read stories of Colette's work, and learn more about how such powerful work is done.
"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself."
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Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece, Misa. I especially love the ending, and how you connect literal light to the light that's inside. I've seen that amazing video, too. So inspiring! Peace, Sunita
Thanks Sunita! Actually the video inspired me to share the story. And I hope and wish the LIGHT for all of us!
A deep and profound gratitude towards people like you , Collette and others because of whom the world is a better place. Thank you for a lovely compilation
Thank you Prasadji. And thanks for all you did yourself for those children and Colette's assoc!
Thanks for sharing this story with us. You're great and am so happy to be your friend.
Thanks Carole! I m grateful to have friend as you…and making our Dublin s life so much simpler…Love always.
Misa, thank you so much for sharing this. It is beautifully written and very inspiring! And, I can't believe that video – water, chlorine, a bottle and sunlight?! AMAZING!
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Here's tidbits about Mickey:
Avalon's family upbringing was tumultuous. His mother sold marijuana for a living (which Avalon began doing as well) and his father was a heroin addict. He was raised Orthodox Jewish. By the time he was out of his teenage years he had prostituted himself in order to get money to support his heroin addiction. He spent time as a prostitute and drug dealer before finding success in music. By his early 20s, Avalon got married, had a daughter, and moved to Portland, Oregon.
had a baby named Jane she could shake that thing said her daddy used to hang with Johnny Coltrane she sang the soul train with a friend named Jen her booty was bigger than a Mercedes Benz Jen was a hurty burty dirty little girlie I heard it from a birdie she could cook a mean turkey with gravy Baby Baby Baby… Baby was Jen's best friend and maybe if you were lucky licky licky sucky sucky Mickey Mickey, fuck me fuck me more junk in her trunk than a Honda I know you wanna do the Jane Fonda
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Splendid lyrics.
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Scott Horton Interviews Anthony Gregory
Anthony Gregory, Editor in Chief of Campaign for Liberty, discusses the goings-on at the recent Libertopia festival in Hollywood, CA, how the facade of democracy makes government predation socially acceptable and why Islamic fear-mongering gets worse during Democratic administrations.
MP3 here. (37:44)
Anthony Gregory is a research analyst at the Independent Institute, Editor in Chief of Campaign for Liberty, moderator of the Beacon, policy adviser to the Future of Freedom Foundation and columnist for LewRockwell.com. He guest edits Strike the Root. His writing has appeared in such places as the Christian Science Monitor San Diego Union Tribune, Antiwar.com, the Journal of Libertarian Studies, Counterpunch, the American Conservative, Liberty Magazine, the Mises Institute blog, the Stress Blog, The Libertarian Enterprise and Liberty and Power, as well as in textbooks, journals and other outlets, and has been translated in several languages.
He wrote for Michael Badnarik's 2004 campaign. He got his B.A. in history at UC Berkeley in 2003, where he wrote his thesis on the 1993 Waco disaster. He sings and plays in a rock band, the Melatones, and is an Eagle Scout. He gives talks frequently and is now writing an Independent Institute book on habeas corpus, detention policy and individual liberty.
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Respectfully, if anarchists (an=without + arkhos=leader) can defend themselves and other people from gangs, governments and basically bad people, what are they waiting for?
Society is by nature oligarchic. Start with anarchy and you will eventually end up with something like what we have now. I think it was T. Jefferson who said something to the effect that if anarchy were the natural state of man, we'd have seen more examples in history. Alpha dogs will always take control eventually, whether they deserve to or not.
Yeah, that's because those alpha dogs are always on the lookout for an opportunity to grab power. If it means screwing you to get it, well….. it was, in their mind at least, meant to be!
Good point. When does all the talk translate into taking action? What, or better yet when, is the tipping point?
Although you probably know that your life began when two cells united, do you know that people who create a nation are continuing a long history of things that unite? Atoms unite and form a molecule; molecules unite and form a cell; cells unite and form a person; and people unite to form a nation. After billions of years of uniting on earth, we are the first units to develop a brain that can understand what is going on.
The biggest threat to our survival comes from people who want to rob us. To eliminate this threat, our ancestors created the first nation by choosing a leader who could protect each person from the violent behavior of others. This wonderful system of electing a leader allows people to live in peace, and is called a government. Unfortunately, no nation has survived for long because government leaders have misused their power.
Good to see some new interviews, I have been jonesing for some Scott Horton!
So move to Somalia. Libertarian paradise.
I keep hearing all these references to anarchists. So, were there red-and-black anarcho-syndicalists and such, like me, at this libertopia? After all, libertarianism comes from the left originally. And eCAHNomics, supposedly Somalia boomed in between their most recent wars, but I think a better example would be anarchist Catalonia, or perhaps the Ukraine Free Territory!
War certainly sucks doesn't it?
Yawn… that one is really getting old. Aside from the various imperial powers trying to prop up a state in Mogadishu, you have smatterings of warlords causing trouble (a Warlord is what you call the leader of a very small government).
And besides, is this supposed to be a a counter argument to something? Is your answer to violence really to advocate MORE of it?


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Antitrust Alert
February 4' 2013
By Bruce Sokler, Robert Kidwell, Christi Braun, Farrah Short, Helen Kim, and Shoshana Speiser
On January 31, 2013, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice ("DOJ") filed its first lawsuit challenging a merger under newly sworn-in Assistant Attorney General, William J. Baer. Both the facts and circumstances surrounding the suit confirm that the Antitrust Division under Baer's leadership will maintain its aggressive merger enforcement program.
The DOJ challenged Anheuser-Busch Inbev's ("ABI") $20.1 billon proposed acquisition of competitor Grupo Modelo ("Modelo"), claiming that it would lessen competition in the market for beer in the United States as a whole as well as in 26 metropolitan areas, resulting in increased beer prices and decreased options. ABI and Modelo, respectively the largest and third largest beer firms, together control about 46 percent of U.S. sales. MillerCoors, the second largest beer firm, accounts for approximately 29 percent of nationwide sales. Last year, beer accounted for $80 billion of consumer spending.
The gravamen of the DOJ's challenge was that Modelo was the most aggressive pricer among the three big brewers, and that internal documents acknowledge Modelo acted as a restraint on ABI's ability to raise prices. In its complaint, the DOJ alleged that while ABI has instituted an annual price increase, typically followed by MillerCoors and others, Modelo has maintained its aggressive pricing strategy which even ABI admits pressures ABI to refrain from increasing its prices. The DOJ further alleged that ABI instituted its increases as part of a conduct plan which aims to provide for the highest possibility of sustaining its price increases while maintaining its market share. Elimination of the competition from Modelo, the DOJ argued, would enable ABI to further raise its prices, enhance its market share, and facilitate coordinated pricing with the remaining producers. According to the DOJ, because of the market's size and concentration, even a small increase in the price of beer could result in billions of dollars of harm to U.S. consumers.
The DOJ also asserted that absent the acquisition, consumers would see more innovation and choice as a result of ABI's efforts to compete with Modelo. Specifically, ABI had allegedly been targeting its efforts to compete with Modelo's Corona, which it perceived as a significant threat, by creating new and redesigned products. Absent this competitive threat, claimed the DOJ, ABI would abandon its innovative efforts and consumers will see higher prices and less innovation.
The run-up to the filing of the litigation also provides additional insight into the DOJ's current aggressive merger stance. Perhaps incented by the $650 million break-up fee in the transaction, ABI apparently had unsuccessfully offered to enter into a consent decree by selling a portion of Modelo's interests and instituting a corresponding temporary supply agreement. Mr. Baer noted that the remedy did not go far enough for the DOJ, as ABI would be able to end the deal after 10 years and would not divest any of Modelo's brands or bottling facilities. According to press accounts, the parties were in negotiations through the evening of January 30, when the DOJ walked away and filed suit the next day.
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IONIA, Mich. (WZZM) -- Scary moments Thursday afternoon for an Ionia High School student when a bridge he was driving over collapsed due to flooding.
Devin Gorby was driving home from school on Lincoln Avenue in Ionia when he came upon the small bridge over Bellamy Creek. What happened next, he certainly didn't expect.
As Gorby approached the bridge, he saw a part of the road had buckled, but it was too late to stop. He says he felt like his car went over a cliff. It immediately got stuck and he could not back out. Within 10 minutes, his car was at a 90 degree angle as the bridge was completely washed out by the strong current.
"I caught it, I was already over and I got out of the car. I was really thankful that someone else pulled up behind me and I could use their phone to dial the police and get some help, but by the time they got there, the car was too late to save," said Gorby. "I'm really lucky-- I'm really thankful that I wasn't in there when it went over, otherwise it would have been different."
A tow truck pulled Gorby's car out of the creek. Lincoln Avenue is now closed to through traffic until the bridge can be repaired, but residents who live near the bridge are allowed through to get home.
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Following a highly anticipated two-day meeting, the U.S. Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee announced it is keeping interest rates unchanged, despite earlier indications it was moving toward a hike.
June 22, 2015
Fueled partly by an increase in sales to first-time buyers, existing-home sales in May rose to their highest pace in nearly six years.
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New homes starts in the U.S. increased dramatically in April from the month before, jumping 20.2% and hitting its highest level in more than seven years.
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Nationwide housing starts rose 2% in March, hitting an annual rate of 926,000 units, but it's not as much as many analysts were hoping.
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Nationwide housing starts dropped 17% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 897,000 units in February, according to newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department.
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The U.S. housing market showed its best signs of recovery last year, well above 2013's level, according to a new Commerce Department report.
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Newly released figures show a drop in housing starts during November, with an even bigger decline in the number of new building permits issued -- but new home building remained above a 1 million unit annual rate for the third month in a row.
October 17, 2014
Residential construction in the U.S. has rebounded but remains volatile, hitting an annual rate of just more than 1 million units for only the third time this year in September, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
July 17, 2014
Housing starts in the U.S. fell 9.3% in June, the second consecutive monthly decline, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, pushing the annual rate down to 893,000, the weakest showing since last September.
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A measure of the health of the nation's economy shows it has increased again, while concerns linger by the Federal Reserve about economic growth for the remainder of the year.
May 16, 2014
Housing starts in the U.S. jumped again in April, while the number of new building permits issued hit it best level since 2008, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
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Housing starts in the U.S. fell 16% last month while the number of permits issued for new construction declined for the third straight month, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
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New housing starts in the United States during November surged 22.7% higher than the October rate, hitting its best level in five-years, according to new figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department.
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SACKETS HARBOR Connie L. Nicolette says theres nothing out of the ordinary about holding a customers child. Its what makes owning a small business so wonderful.
That interaction my customers become my friends, she explained Saturday while holding a friends toddler. You miss the interaction of really wonderful people when you shop online.
Ms. Nicolette, owner of Handmaidens Garden, 117 W. Main St., was one of several owners of small businesses open for Sackets Harbor Unchained.
According to Sackets Harbor Chamber of Commerce president Cheryl M. Payne, Unchained has been a staple in the community long before American Express Small Business Saturday began in 2010.
The American Bookseller Association started Unchained America and at that time only three communities in the country participated, said the owner of Calla Lillies at 118 West Main St. The idea was that one day before Black Friday weekend because small businesses cant compete that weekend they would set up a Saturday for non-shopping at chain stores; to shop local.
Sackets Harbor was one of those first three communities to participate. Though the program has dwindled under Small Business Saturday, locals say the event still thrives in the village.
The community bought into this right from the very beginning, said Ms. Payne, who has combined the event into an open house for her gift shop. It has become the holiday kickoff, so each business does something special.
One of the big draws at Calla Lillies is the chain of discounts. Purple and green construction paper is wound together in a chain, each link containing a different discount or special gift. Discounts could range from 10 percent to 50 percent, or a free item. One such item is a glass advertising local businesses. The businesses have QR codes on their ad which will bring visitors an additional discount when they return.
Ms. Nicolette was giving away one free item with a customers purchase. Items varied depending on what was bought. Down the street Ms. Nicolettes husband, Francis J., offered a 25 percent discount on merchandise at Tea Thyme, 203 W. Main St. The deals are a draw, but for some shoppers its bigger than the savings.
Its nice to have something for the community; the taxpayers like to be appreciated, said one customer who called herself Cora.
I missed it last year, I dont know why, I just did, and this year I was not going to, added Irene R. Busler, who has shopped during Unchained almost every year since it began. You get people who come in all year but its extra special when its Unchained. I just got back from Kansas and I want to send my daughter some Sackets memorabilia.
The Arts Association of Northern New York, housed at 119 W. Main St., had no trouble opening despite wrapping up its season last week. The group hosted a handmade-only craft fair to highlight the creativity of local vendors.
Even some businesses that are closed during the off-season, such as A New Attitude Boutique, 201 W. Main St., opened up for the day and intend to offer discounts for Small Business Saturday as well. That day, Nov. 30, Calla Lillies will have hourly discounts, Ms. Payne said.
I think the most important thing is to let people know that Sackets Harbor is open year-round. We have our own special events through the holidays, but were even open through the winter ... people think we close up (in the off season), but we dont, said Ms. Payne.
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APIs dealing with dates and times must be hard to get right. I'm not aware of any programming language whose standard library for dealing with times is both intuitive and comprehensive. Racket has built-in libraries that are second to none, but even it presently leaves something to be desired when it comes to support for handling dates and times.
For example, Racket's
racket/date module (in its current incarnation) includes a
date->string function, but no
string->date function. In other words, it doesn't include a function for parsing time strings.
I recently needed time parsing as I wanted to specify times to a Racket program as strings such as "Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:21:31 +0100", while using objects (such as Racket's
date structure) as in-memory storage format in order to make the individual time components (such as month and year) readily queryable.
For the parsing support I turned to SRFI 19: Time Data Types and Procedures, which Racket implements in the form of the
srfi/19 module. Said module does include a
string->date function, albeit for a different date structure (
One possibility for parsing and formatting times then is to use both
racket/date and
srfi/19 modules, and to convert between their respective date structures. A restriction there is that Racket
date objects do not appear to be readily constructible from time components, but converting via seconds since Unix epoch (i.e., Unix time) is workable.
The code below shows how to convert between RFC 2822 time strings, Racket's native
date objects, and Unix times (integers). All of the functions return times in UTC, regardless of representation.
#lang racket (require (prefix-in d. racket/date)) (require (prefix-in s. srfi/19)) (define (date->unix-time d) ;; struct date -> integer (d.date->seconds d #f)) (define (unix-time->date t) ;; integer -> struct date (seconds->date t #f)) (define (rfc2822->unix-time s) ;; string -> integer (let ((d (s.string->date s "~a, ~d ~b ~Y ~H:~M:~S ~z"))) (s.time-second (s.date->time-utc d)))) (define (date->rfc2822 d) ;; struct date -> string (parameterize ((d.date-display-format 'rfc2822)) (d.date->string d #t))) (define (unix-time->rfc2822 t) ;; integer -> string (date->rfc2822 (unix-time->date t))) (define (rfc2822->date s) ;; string -> struct date (unix-time->date (rfc2822->unix-time s))) (provide rfc2822->date rfc2822->unix-time unix-time->rfc2822 date->rfc2822)
Note that
'rfc2822 is one of the possible
date-display-format choices supported by
racket/date, and my personal favorite due to its readability. It is also widely supported. For example, try date -R on the Linux command line, or
Time.now.rfc2822 in Ruby. For Emacs one can define support easily enough.
(defun insert-current-time-in-rfc2822 () (interactive) (insert (format-time-string "%a, %d %b %Y %T %z")))
Thanks to Asumu Takikawa's recent work on Racket
date and
srfi/19 compatibility, starting from Racket 5.3.4 the
string->date function returns a
racket/base compatible
date (apparently provided that the format string has day, month, and year components). Going forward then for code like the above there should be no need to use
srfi/19 functions other than
string->date. The above code should still work, though.
Well actually, it seems that specifically with the 5.3.4 Racket release the above
rfc2822->unix-time function does not work. It appears that using
string->date with the format directive
"~a" (and possibly some others) causes an error. One fix is to change line 1470 of srfi/19/time.rkt to say
(do-nothing (lambda (val object) object))
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