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Web services are network-based application components with services-oriented architecture using standard interface description languages and uniform communication protocols. Typical industry solution areas of Web services are business-to-business integration, business process integration and management, content management, e-sourcing, composite Web services creation, design collaboration for computer engineering, multimedia communication, digital TV, and interactive Web solutions. Currently, Grid computing has also started to leverage Web services to define standard interfaces for Business Grid services and generic reusable Grid resources. As the first academic conference in the field of Web services, the 2003 First International Conference on Web Services (ICWS'03) was held at the Monte Carlo Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 23 - 26, 2003, attracting hundreds of participants from 25 countries (USA, India, France, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, Canada, UK, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Italy, Korea, Thailand, Finland, Austria, New Zealand, Poland, and Turkey). The second one is the 2003 International Conference on Web Services - Europe (ICWS-Europe'03), held in Erfurt, Germany, September 23 - 24, 2003. ICWS'03 and ICWS-Europe'03 have proven to be an excellent catalyst for research and collaboration. With the growing interests of Web Services in both business and scientific information management practice, we fully expect that ICWS 2004 will continue this success. 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Now that PWG is returning from the lands of bratwurst and crumpets, what do you think the card is going to be when PWG makes it's long-awaited return home on March 4th?
Here's my general impression on what the card will be...
Joey Ryan (c) vs. Frankie Kazarian - PWG Championship Match
Frankie has been on a roll lately...7-1 in his last 8 PWG appearances and 6-0 on recent California shows, plus he and Joey have loads of history. Frankie beat Joey in the finals of the BAM3K and Joey's heel run kickstarted by turning on Frankie. Plus, Frankie is undefeated in PWG title matches as the challenger, and hasn't received a title rematch since dropping the belt to Super Dragon last year.
Chris Sabin vs. Kevin Steen vs. Chris Bosh - #1 Contender's Match
Pretty basic reasoning here- Sabin missed his title shot due to injury, Steen was unfairly DQed last show, and Bosh got screwed once again.
Human Tornado vs. Scorpio Sky
I figure the Sky/Tornado storyline of the past 3 shows will come to a head here, with a "friendly" contest between the two "buddies," before Sky becomes a full-blown heel.
I think those are the top three matches, any other ideas?

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|The living room of fictional characters, Harri and Astrid
The display spaces are regularly changed and the latest makeover is a reflection and celebration of Vitra's latest acquisition of Artek. Bring in Ilse Crawford from Studio Ilse into the fold and this is the great result. They have created a loft apartment for a creative fictional couple called Harri, a musician and Astrid, a set designer and their spaces are filled with aspirational pieces from the Artek range, founded by Alvar Aalto and Vitra. What a great way to display the furniture rather than behind glass as art pieces and clearly Harri and Astrid have done very well for themselves to have a stunning loft filled with design classics like this! Ah, one can dream - I'd move in in an instant!
|Astrid's work bench
|A quiet corner to ponder
|The joint desk in the studio where Harri and Astrid can work at either end
|The dining room
|The drinks trolley and the piano are ideal for parties
|Harri's piano and easel
Photographs by Felix Odell via Wallpaper and WeHeart.


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While those heart-shaped boxes of milky, cream-filled bonbons don't qualify, recent studies show that pure dark chocolate is actually good for you. That doesn't mean you should stack a massive supply next to the remote control and settle in for the winter. But in moderation, you can enjoy the glorious taste of dark chocolate guilt-free.
Double Dark-Chocolate and Ginger Biscotti
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Health Benefits
Dark chocolate contains a high concentration of stearic acid (a saturated fatty acid with a neutral effect on cholesterol), essential minerals including magnesium, copper, potassium, manganese, and most significant, flavonoids. The latter are phytochemical plant pigments that act as natural antioxidants, neutralizing free radicals that can damage body tissue and cells. (Since dairy can interfere with the absorption of these antioxidants, only dark chocolate -- not milk -- offers benefits.)
Flavonoids also hinder platelet aggregation and improve blood-vessel flexibility, helping to prevent hardening of the arteries. Traditionally made (meaning minimally processed) dark chocolate actually contains more flavonoids per gram than any other food tested so far, including green tea, red wine, and blueberries. The good news doesn't stop there: The high percentage of cocoa in dark chocolate also gives it a low glycemic index, a ranking of carbohydrates according to their effect on our blood glucose levels. This means it produces only small fluctuations in blood glucose and insulin levels (diabetics, take note).
How to Buy
Chocolate ranks among the most heavily sprayed crops, so it's important to choose organic. As with any agricultural product, the flavor of the cacao bean varies depending on the quality of the soil and the way it's processed.
For the greatest health benefit, buy traditionally prepared or "artisan" chocolate (most likely to contain more flavonoids because it's gently made with reduced heat) with at least 70 percent cocoa to guarantee the lowest glycemic index (try gourmet stores or Whole Foods). If kept away from moisture or humidity in a cool, dark place (around 65 degrees), properly stored dark chocolate can last up to a year. Here are a few helpful suggestions on what to look for at the store:
High-quality dark chocolate should have a high-gloss sheen, not a "bloomed" (blotchy, almost dusty) look.
Because it starts to soften at about 97 degrees, good chocolate should melt in your hand.
You should hear a solid snap when you crack off the corner of the bar, proof that it was tempered (or melted and cooled to the desired crystal structure) properly.
Text by Francine Maroukian; recipes by Sandra Gluck


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Thursday, February 23, 2012
30 Jays in 30 Days - Francisco Cordero: I'm with Coco
Tao-Approved Nicknames: Coco! (An old favourite from the Fantasy 411 podcast.)
History: 13 MLB seasons and 753 games with Detroit, Texas, Milwaukee, and Cincinnati. First season in Toronto.
Contract Status: Signed a one-year, $4.5 million deal this offseason.
Career Stats: 3.17 ERA in 785.1 innings pitched. 765 strikeouts, 327 saves. Three-time All-Star.
2011 Stats: 2.45 ERA in 69 innings pitched. 42 strikeouts, 22 walks. 37 saves, six blown saves.
Clumsily Handled Nerd Stats: Coco was a lucky duck last season according to his Expected Fielding Independent Pitching number (xFIP). Cordero's xFIP was 4.12, more than a run and a half higher than his ERA.
Somewhat Scary Stat: Cordero's strikeout per nine rate has fallen in each of the past five years. His 5.43 K/9 rate in 2011 was the lowest of his career.
More Frightful Figures: Cordero's .214 Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP!) was unsustainably below his career rate (.294).
Looking Back: It feels like just yesterday that Coco Cordero got real paid, inking a four-year, $46 million deal with the Cincinnati Reds before the 2008 season. And even if you quibble with the amount of importance that people place on closers, it would be hard to argue that the Reds didn't get fairly decent value out of that contract. Cordero stayed healthy, racked up saves, and posted a 2.96 ERA while pitching in a homer-friendly park.
And yet, no one came calling when his contract was up after last year.
It could be that the precipitous drop in his strikeout rate had teams concerned that he could no longer miss bats. And while we can't necessarily prove the following conventional wisdom, we'll spew it out anyway: When old relief pitchers blow up, they blow up good. (Members of the John Franco Fan Club should send their complaints via postcard to the postal address of their choosing.)
Strangely, we're all focused on the subtext of some of the bad numbers, while the text that is written by his performance isn't all that bad at all. In particular, he dropped his walk rate to 2.84, his lowest rate since 2007. Moreover, he put up the highest ground ball rate of his career (50%) and the lowest fly ball rate of his career (33.8%), both of which were significant improvements over his 2010 numbers.
Looking Forward: Has Coco become a crafty veteran? Able to induce key ground balls when he needs them? Does he enjoy pumping his fist and dancing as much after a well-earned double-play ball as he did when he mowed hitters down?
Cordero's fastball velocity has waned a bit over the past few years, averaging 93.0 MPH (down from 95.0 MPH in 2009.) But he's adjusted by dialing back drastically on the frequency of its use (from 66.7% in 2010 to 41.2% last year) while increasing his usage of a changeup (from 6.7% to 18.8%) and mixing in a curveball (9.8%) that seemingly had never existed in his repertoire. (There are a few reports under 1.0% of curveballs thrown between 2003 and 2006 which are almost as likely to be labeling errors.)
2012 Expectations: If Cordero can be successful making a late-career adjustment to hitter, he could be a very useful piece at the back end of the Jays bullpen. At best, he could challenge newly acquired Sergio Santos for ninth-inning work. Even if he's not as successful as that, he could still be an asset if he slid down the bullpen pecking order and provided the Jays with an arm in the sixth and seventh inning.
9 comments:
- Bakatron said...
hey now tao... who knows we might be able to do something with the hammer of holland too? we have a very interesting bullpen this year.
- February 23, 2012 at 12:53 AM
- CaptainLatte said...
"Does he enjoy pumping his fist and dancing as much after a well-earned double-play ball as he did when he mowed hitters down?"
Well, does he? Don't leave us hanging!
- February 23, 2012 at 8:47 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Who am I, Kreskin? I dunno!
But if we see max effort fist pumps and hops and maybe the electric slide all the way to the dugout after the first game of the year, we'll have our answer.
- February 23, 2012 at 10:08 AM
- rhanson10 said...
Other that Rasmus (and maybe KJ) the Jays have done a good job of signing/trading for guys that will want to compete in Toronto, "Coco" is a perfect example of that
- February 23, 2012 at 11:07 AM
- Ice Cream Jonsey said...
These are amazing, Tao. I appreciate the analysis of these guys, especially the new ones. I gobbled up everything I could on fangraphs and baseball reference when AA got these dudes, but this is very informative.
- February 23, 2012 at 11:44 AM
From the album "I should Coco" here's some Supergrass:
Is he still a potential Class B or did MLB change those rules?
- February 23, 2012 at 8:42 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Oh lord. Don't ask me about the CBA. It's going to have to be explained to me a dozen times before I understand.
- February 23, 2012 at 11:37 PM
There is no such thing as type A or type B anymore. Only free agents that command 12 million per will bring back compensation henceforth. In this system, there's pretty much no chance an aging reliever like Cordero brings back anything.
- February 24, 2012 at 11:46 AM
I'm going to post on this link every time Cordero sucks the big one. Today he sucked the biggest one.
- May 9, 2012 at 1:14 AM


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DOVER — After three years of hard work and planning, the Save our Bridge committee is disbanding due to the lack of political and community support.
In a letter delivered to city councilors last week, Raymond Bardwell, chairman of the committee, said they will contact monetary contributors to return their donations and alert the contractors who would have helped move the pedestrian covered bridge.
"We, the 'Save Our Bridge' Committee feel that without the Council being pro-supportive and little community support, or the possibility of the use of the developer's monthly contractual monies, that we should and will DISBAND our Committee," Bardwell wrote in his letter to the City Council. "This may mean working with another group if asked, but at present we have spent many hours to develop this project and be where we are."
Bardwell mentioned a number of steps the committee took to relocate the bridge since it formed in 2009, including obtaining necessary permits to complete construction, receiving construction cost estimates, receiving pledged-signed support for certain construction functions of the bridge relocation, creating a list of potential donors, attending City Council meetings and meeting with the city manager several times.
When the council approved to give half of the $10,000 extension payments from Mark Dickinson of Dickinson Development to retain his contract on the waterfront development project to the relocation of the skateboard park, the Save our Bridge committee asked the council to give the other half to them to jump-start the relocation of the covered pedestrian bridge.
The City Council tabled the vote on this at their meeting on Jan. 9.
Although Bardwell was unable to be reached, a number of community members involved with the process added that the work to relocate the bridge just became too much.
"I think it was difficult to get support for the relocation of the bridge in the community," committee member Jack Buckley said. "The bridge, frankly, does not have any historic value or architectural value and it was a tough sell to get people to contribute money as far as relocation. The committee made an effort to fundraise and did a great job in getting in-kind donations but there was a shortage of actual cash which the committee needed to be able to proceed."
The bridge, which was constructed in 1996, was originally located on lower Washington Street. The "Warren Truss" wood covered bridge cost the city approximately $162,845 to purchase and install, according to City Manager Michael Joyal.
Joyal said a portion of the bridge purchase and installation was paid for using a federal grant.
Today, the 154-foot long and 8-foot wide bridge sits in the way of the Dickinson waterfront development project. It was removed from its downtown Dover location in the summer of 2010 allowing the Tommy and Mary Makem Bridge, for vehicular traffic, to be put in its place. According to Joyal, the covered pedestrian bridge has been the target of vandalism, with much graffiti painted on its walls. At this point in time, Joyal said the bridge does not cost the city any money, as they are not doing anything to maintain it since it is not currently sitting over water.
The committee planned to fundraise to relocate the bridge to Washington Street Crossing, which spans between the Children's Museum of New Hampshire and the One Washington Street mill building, but due to the lack of support, a new home for the bridge may exist outside of Dover.
"The sensible thing to do would be to give the bridge away and sell it," City Councilor Dorothea Hooper said.
In the past, according to Hooper and Joyal, multiple communities showed interest in purchasing the bridge. Manchester, Sunapee and Kennebunk, Maine, even began to fundraise for the bridge before the Save our Bridge committee formed.
Joyal is unaware if those communities are still interested, but said the City Council will look into the future of the bridge and decide if it will be sold or dismantled.
"The bridge is structurally sound," Joyal said. "My hope is the bridge would be repurposed here in Dover (with paint to cover the graffiti) and if in fact the committee does choose to not proceed with it, the council will look into what our options are for selling it or somehow finding it a new home."
Although Joyal said it is possible to repurpose and sell the bridge, Hooper felt differently.
"The condition of the bridge may make it unsellable at this point," Hooper said.
Joyal said the letter from Bardwell will be included with council correspondence on the next city council meeting's agenda.


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ASUS Eee Slate EP121 Tablet Combines Microsoft Windows 7 and SanDisk® P4 SSD's Compact Size to Maximize Productivity On the Go
Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, January 5, 2011-SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, today announced that its 32 gigabyte (GB)1 and 64GB SanDisk® P4 modular solid state drives (pSSD) were selected by ASUS as the SSDs of choice for its new Eee Slate EP121 tablet computers introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show.
The SanDisk P4 SSD fits ASUS' thin design and low power consumption requirements for its newest tablet. SSDs use flash memory technology and have no moving parts, offering improved durability that helps prevent data loss resulting from drive failure. SSD-equipped devices can run quieter, cooler and come in smaller form factors than are possible with conventional hard disk drives (HDD).
The new ASUS Eee Slate EP121 tablet offers a broad array of features that combine to create a versatile tablet that enables a productive and enjoyable consumer experience.
"The ASUS Eee Slate tablet is a prime example of the latest high-performance tablets that take full advantage of solid state drives," said Doreet Oren, director, product marketing, SSD, SanDisk. "Thin, highly mobile designs, strong performance, long battery life and exceptional durability are key requirements that the SanDisk P4 SSD meets and exceeds. As we continue to design and supply SSDs for the PC OEM industry, SanDisk has developed expertise in building storage components that allow manufacturers to create smaller, lighter and faster tablets."
"The large storage capacity and small form factor of SanDisk's P4 SSD contribute to the highly functional design and ease of mobility that the Eee Slate EP121 tablet offers," said Zing Chen, Eee Slate EP121 product manager, ASUSTeK Computer Inc. "Consumers can now enjoy the functionality of a laptop in the versatile form of a tablet."
The SanDisk P4 SSD includes an industry-standard mSATA interface and a Mini PCIe form factor, delivering a variety of features that complement the ultra-thin Eee Slate EP121 tablet. The P4 SSD's compact size (weighing less than 6.0 grams and measuring 30mm x 50.95mm x 3.4mm) and low power consumption (average power of . 0.18W2,3) make it well-suited to the ASUS tablet's form factor and extended battery life requirements.
SanDisk's P4 SSD can deliver greater performance to consumers through increased system responsiveness. SanDisk AFM implementation for SanDisk P4 SSD uses nCacheTM4 acceleration technology, a large non-volatile write cache technology that boosts burst random write performance of 4KB up to 600 IOPS5. nCache technology improves user responsiveness and helps prevent incidence of drive "stalling" and "hiccups."
SanDisk P4 SSDs come in a variety of form factors including mSATA mini and a BGA iSSD. The drives are available to OEMs in capacities ranging from 4GB to 128GB. More information about SanDisk's P4 SSD is available at: www.sandisk.com\pssd.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards, from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
1 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes.
2While running MobileMark and average (typical) power.
3Assumes DIPM (Device Initiated Power Management) is enabled.
4 nCache™ acceleration technology is a large Non Volatile Write Cache, a unique feature in SanDisk SSD P4 that improves random write performance and ensures an improved user experience. Studies show that modern operating systems mostly access the storage device using 4k access blocks. The cache is filled during these small write commands and emptied during idle time when the host is not accessing the drive, with no risk of data loss. For a typical everyday use, the write performance that the users see is the nCache (burst) high performance, and not steady state (sustained) SanDisk SSD P4 performance. Based on IOmeter 4k random write test.
5 Based on I0Meter 2003.12.16 benchmark measurements where SanDisk P4 SSD is tested as a secondary device.
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Shocking footage of two teenagers fighting in Coleraine has emerged on a facebook page, followed by over 40,000 social media users.
The video, posted on January 6 on the Facebook page, Fight Scene NI, has been viewed over 25,000 times.
The two males, believed to be in their teens, are filmed by their friends as they go head to head in a vicious fistfight.
The youths are encouraged to wait by one onlooker as he prepared to film the fight and then are spurred on by others watching.
A number of punches are thrown in the fight which lasts a matter of seconds, before one of those involved falls to the ground.
At this point, one male is heard shouting 'let him up'.
The short film was shot near the town's railway station, in an alleyway behind a pub on the Bushmills Road.
Last month footage of two girls fighting in Ballymoney was also uploaded to the page.
The young people, who were wearing school uniforms from various schools in the area, dispersed upon the arrival of police.
Teenagers from towns across the Province have used the page to show similar videos of street fights, many of which take place in daylight.
One teenager, and who did not want to named, told the Coleraine Times young people from Coleraine are fighting on a weekly basis and uploading footage to sites like this, in a bid to gain the most views with rival towns.
"I think those involved get a buzz out of seeing how many views their fight is gettiing," said the teenager.
"The aim is for a Coleraine fight to get more views than a fight filmed in Belfast," he explained.
Comments under the Coleraine fights, call for the pair to have a 'rematch', whilst others openly name the fighters involved.
The page has already been reported to Facebook.
One comment on the page, from a worried parent describes it as 'horrendous' and claims that it 'promotes violence' and is in fact 'exploiting children in Northern Ireland'


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House music legend Frankie Knuckles dead at 59
CHICAGO (AP) — Frankie Knuckles, a Grammy-winning Chicago disc jockey known as the "Godfather of House Music" who worked with artists including Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, has died at age 59.
Knuckles died Monday in Chicago, the Cook County medical examiner said Tuesday. The medical examiner said a cause of death was not available.
Knuckles is considered a key figure in the evolution of the house music genre, dating back three decades to venues in Chicago and New York.
"When you're as fortunate as most of us working DJs to be able to share our creative blessings with the rest of the world, no matter how great or small, wouldn't you agree that it's best to give the world the best of who you are?" Knuckles said, in a quote provided Tuesday in a release from his company, Def Mix Productions.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday that Chicago has lost "one of its most treasured cultural pioneers."
Knuckles was born Francis Nicholls on Jan. 18, 1955, in the Bronx. He worked as a DJ in the early 1970s in New York before moving to Chicago in the late 1970s. In Chicago he was resident DJ at the city's The Warehouse club until it closed in 1983.
It was there that he defined House music's distinct style and took on the role of DJ as tastemaker, said Phil White, co-author of "On the Record: The Scratch DJ Academy Guide." Knuckles "defined really what House music was in terms of style," White said. Knuckles even would cut and tape together pieces of reel-to-reel recordings to make extended tracks, he said.
Knuckles went on to have his own recording career, putting out his own albums on Virgin Records and working as a producer and remixer with many famous musicians. He had a hit with his first album's first single, "The Whistle Song."
Knuckles won a Grammy in 1997 for Remixer of the Year and Chicago named a stretch of road near downtown for him, calling it "Honorary 'The Godfather of House Music' Frankie Knuckles Way." He also was a governor and trustee for the New York City chapter of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
"His electrifying remixes and high-energy performances on the turntables packed clubs for decades, and he inspired a generation of DJs, bringing house music to the mainstream," the academy said in a Tuesday statement.
AP researcher Rhonda Shafner in New York contributed to this report.
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4 Positive, Practical Steps for Responding to Citizens United
First, BREATHE deeply and look out a window.
If you can't see a mountain, river, forest, wetland, ocean, prairie, tundra, or even a patch of sky, close your eyes and imagine it. We aren't any good for anything if we're in a panic or funk.
Second, GET INFORMED.
Citizens United is merely the last straw in a haystack of (successful) corporate attempts to extend corporate constitutional "rights" to corporate persons.
The expansion of corporate rights began over 200 years ago as the anti-corporate fervor from the American Revolution began to fade. The U.S. Supreme Court blurred the distinction between "natural persons," or real, living human beings, and "artificial persons"—corporations—in 1886 when it conferred the 14th Amendment right of "equal protection of the laws" to an artificial person, a railroad corporation, in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad. Since then, the Supreme Court has handed out other human rights to artificial persons (corporations), including the battery of First Amendment rights leading to Citizens United.
Since Santa Clara, literally hundreds—perhaps thousands—of local, state, federal, and international laws that attempt to protect our environment, our elections, our safety and health, and our right to organize have been overturned as a result of this doctrine. Armed with human rights and legal privileges, corporations have amassed enormous wealth and power and disabled democracy within all three branches of our government.
The Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission opens the floodgates to unlimited corporate and union spending on candidate elections by overturning state and federal restrictions on electioneering. This affects all elections: school board, zoning commissions, state and municipal judges, state representatives, congressional delegates, president. Bluntly and boldly, our elected officials will henceforth represent corporations first and people second if they want to serve in "public" office.
Our ExxonMobil-funded officials will tell us climate change is good for us as they open America for coal and oil extraction. Our Big Pharma- and Big Insurance-backed congressional delegates will tell us, "You don't really want a public option" in health care reform. Our Monsanto-owned officials will give us growth hormones in milk and GMO diets. And so on.
To sum up: Our democratic process has been hijacked by corporations through illegitimate usurpation of rights intended for human persons. This is a call to action! It is time to change the rules.
Third, CHOOSE AN ACTION.
Insisting that people rule, not property, is a constant chore in a democracy. As Paul Hawken pointed out in Blessed Unrest, there are literally tens of thousands of citizens' efforts committed to social justice and a sustainable future. We have a good base to build on! Now is the time to unite our efforts because we can't achieve what we want as long as corporations are running our country (and the world).
Help spread the word through your networks and websites, as well as on the bus or in the check-out line. Contact your local media and ask them to report on this decision. Get involved with the grassroots movement to protect democracy from unchecked corporate power.
Last fall, in anticipation of a hostile decision in Citizens United, a group of experienced democracy activists met in San Rafael, California to lay the groundwork for amending the U.S. Constitution to end the constant erosion of people's democratic rights by corporate persons. The Campaign to Legalize Democracy, a diverse and rapidly growing coalition of individuals and organizations, was born.
Its mission is to amend the U.S. Constitution to end the illegitimate legal doctrines that prevent the American people from governing themselves. First and foremost, the campaign will move to amend that only human beings are entitled to constitutional rights.
Ultimate Civics, one member of the coalition, is mapping groups that are working directly to abolish corporate personhood—corporations with human rights. Please let us know of such efforts and we will add them to the map.
Fourth, DO IT.
It cannot be overstated: The ruling in Citizens United leaves ordinary citizens little power to keep corporate influence out of democratic decision making. We must unite to reverse this outrageous ruling—and the underlying morally wrong premise that artificial persons are entitled to human rights.
All aboard for democracy!


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Swedish Police Raid The Pirate Bay, Site Offline
Police in Sweden carried out a raid in Stockholm today, seizing servers, computers, and other equipment. At the same time The Pirate Bay and several other torrent-related sites disappeared offline. Although no official statement has been made, TF sources confirm action against TPB.


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Currently there is no menu available for Thomas Auld and Sons in Dumbarton. We are continuously adding menus, so check back soon!
In the meantime feel free to browse our other menus within Dumbarton below.
|Cake Shop
|Bakery, Dessert
|Thomas Auld and Sons
|Greggs Plc
|Thomson Of Dumbarton Bakers
|Rennie Bakery
|Filled Baguettes
|Every bakery in the UK offers takeaway or sit down filled baguettes, some unusual combinations and some fairly standard, like cheese and pickle, ham salad, chicken salad. More and more bakeries however, are offering more 'exotic' filled rolls and baguettes, based on continental flavours such as salami and brie cheese, chicken with Provencale pesto, tuna nicoise with tuna, egg, anchovies, green beans and vinaigrette.
|Cafes, Bakery
|Carrot Cake
|Normally served in squares, a cinnamon and nutmeg spiced cake with walnuts, covered in frosting and decorated on the top, usually with a bright orange and green carrot figure . A very fruity tasting piece of cake, and very sweet, so you cant eat too much of it!
|Dessert, Bakery
|Mini Doughnuts
|Served in big variety bags in bakeries, department stores and doughnut stalls, these bags are a mixture of tiny doughnuts, all differently coated with icing such as vanilla, strawberry, chocolate and then covered in sweet sprinkles of chocolate or other flavours, and sometimes some finely chopped caramelized nuts. Very moreish- office workers buy bags of these to take to their desk for the afternoon!
|Doughnuts, Bakery
|French Baguettes
|Probably one of the biggest sellers in bakeries, French bread comes in many forms, each having their own names, although we call them collectively French bread! Baguettes are the most recognized, which tend to be long with a crusty outside, but a smaller version, known as a 'baton' is also very popular. 'Ficelle' is similar to French bread, but tends to be shorter and thinner but with a delightful texture. The French 'sticks' can also be served to you as a takeaway meal, with your choice of filling, and queues of office workers can be seen buying these at lunchtimes.
|Cottage Loaf
|Probably one of the oldest loaves made in the UK, and not so easy to find (when bakeries have them, they are snapped up immediately). They resemble a 'hair bun' where hair has been scooped up on top of the head and formed into a bun. Created in England, bakeries find these time consuming to make, which is why only a few will be made daily and bought very quickly! Essentially they are two round loaves, one on top of the other but joined, with the top one being smaller than the bottom. Always crusty on the outside, they can be a little difficult to cut, but well worth the effort.
|Carrot Cake
|Very popular cake made in bakeries, consisting of grated carrots, flour, brown sugar and eggs, with a hint of nutmeg or cinnamon and sometimes dried fruits such as sultanas. They are usually iced on the top and a cut out icing of a carrot with leaves will tend to decorate these slices of cake. Very sweet, you can only eat a small one of these!
|Hot Sausage Roll
|Usually a queue at the hot counter, everyone loves hot sausage rolls for a mid morning snack or part of your lunch. Soft melt in the mouth pastry with well-seasoned sausage meat is a British institution. There is always a good pie and sausage roll section in bakeries, also serving hot soups to takeaway or eat in.
|Bakery, Takeaway Food
|Always a big selection of filled doughnuts, some with jam and others with creamy custard filling or chocolate. These are the big 'gooey' kind, covered in sugar and with no hole in the middle! Can be round or long doughnuts, the long ones being split so you can see exactly what is in there.
|Doughnuts, Bakery
|Chocolate Eclairs
|Lovely creamy and gooey éclairs made with choux pastry are prevalent in bakeries, and come in a variety of sizes to suit your appetite. The cream can be double or whipped, and is sometimes a yellowy colour crème patisserie which is more like a thick custard, but delicious. Topped with rich chocolate, they can come finger shaped, or as a choux bun, round in shape and filled with cream. The French lay claim to this as a patisserie, but it is known to have been made in the UK as long ago as l6th century.
|Most bakeries make a selection of quiches, some as a single portion one for someone to take away for lunch, and others up to 4 or 6 portions. The traditional quiche Lorraine is always present, but other varieties, some quite unusual can be found, such as smoked salmon and cream cheese, cheese and onion, cheese and chives and even some meat and cheese ones, such as bacon and brie. It all depends on the quality of the bakery and its location. Savoury pies are generally available as well as fruit pies as well.
|Hot Soup
|There will always be at least one hot soup of the day available in bakeries, to catch the lunchtime traffic. Popular soups include fresh tomato and basil, carrot and coriander, vegetable and chicken and sweetcorn. Served from the counter from large soup kettles, they will be ladled into poly containers to be taken away.
|Old Fashioned Doughnuts
|In the UK, the original doughnut is still popular. A round sugar covered doughnut with no hole, it is traditionally filled purely with strawberry or raspberry jam, but as time passed, more different filling have been used, such as custard, chocolate and lemon curd. Very sugary outer coating, found in bakeries, cake shops and even departments stores. Doughnuts are deep fried and then sugar coated, so the calorie count is pretty high!
|Dessert, Doughnuts, Bakery
|A fresh cup of good old English tea never goes amiss. Drink in or takeaway, it still tastes good! Usually a selection of teas such as Breakfast Tea (usual English tea), Earl Grey, Lemon and other varieties such as Lapsong Suchong. Bigger bakeries will serve the tea with the pot, whereas smaller ones will serve you just a cup, or a takeway container.
|Cafes, Bakery
|Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows
|A lovely warming drink, particularly for the children! Delicious hot chocolate served with whipped cream and pink and white marshmallows is often see in cake shops. A sprinkling of chocolate on the top normally completes the drink.
|Cafes, Bakery
|Hot Chocolate
|Hot chocolate is popular in bakeries, either to drink in if they have a seating area, or to takeaway in poly cups. Rich, chocolately and hot, when you can make your way through the whipped cream on the top. For children (or the children in us adults!) they can be topped with mini marshmallows or chocolate buttons and sprinkles.
|Silver Star
|Takeaway Food
|Glencairn Lounge
|Pub Food
|Rigo's Bistro
|Takeaway Food, English
|Pub Food
|The Waterside Inn
|Pub Food
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Kerry Says China Action in Seas Dispute 'Provocative'
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States sees China's introduction of an oil rig and several vessels in waters disputed with Vietnam as "provocative", U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told China's foreign minister in a telephone call on Monday.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, rejecting rival claims to parts of it from Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei.
"He (Kerry) said China's introduction of an oil rig and numerous government vessels in waters disputed with Vietnam was provocative," U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
"He urged both sides to de-escalate tensions, ensure safe conduct by their vessels at sea, and resolve the dispute through peaceful means in accordance with international law."
China's foreign ministry said there certainly had been provocative moves in the South China Sea, but that China was not the guilty party and repeated that it was the United States' fault for encouraging such behavior.
"We hope that the U.S. side can carefully reflect - if they really hope for the Pacific Ocean to be peaceful, what kind of role do they actually want to play?" spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing.
Hua said that Wang urged Kerry to "objectively and fairly" look at the South China Sea issue, and "act and speak cautiously".
Tensions rose in the resource-rich South China Sea last week after China positioned the giant oil rig in an area also claimed by Vietnam. Each country accused the other of ramming its ships near the disputed Paracel Islands.
In separate remarks to visiting Singapore Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam, Kerry said the United States was deeply concerned by China's "aggressive act" in the dispute.
"We are particularly concerned - all nations that are engaged in navigation and traffic within the South China Sea, the East China Sea, are deeply concerned about this aggressive act," Kerry said in the Monday meeting.
"We want to see a code of conduct created; we want to see this resolved peacefully through the Law of the Sea, through arbitration, through any other means, but not direct confrontation and aggressive action," Kerry added, according to a transcript of his comments released by the State Department.
Speaking to fellow leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a summit on Sunday, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said Vietnam had acted with "utmost restraint" and used all means of dialogue to request China remove the rig.
Dung said China was slandering his country and committing dangerous violations.
However the communiqué issued at the end of the summit by the 10-nation ASEAN group contained no criticism of China.
Vietnamese state media said that Vietnamese and Chinese ships had again used water cannon on each other on Monday, though there were no injuries.
Chinese spokeswoman Hua would neither confirm nor deny the new face-off, repeating that China was urging Vietnam to "end its provocative actions" and withdraw its ships.


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Oracle Application Express (APEX) latest patch has been released on OTN and is available for download here. This release contains fixes to issues uncovered by our customers (thanks so much for reporting) and our numerous internal deployments. Specifically 221 bugs were fixed; and now this is behind us our development team has clear focus on APEX 4.2.
In addition to the bug fixes we also introduced a new theme and schema provisioning enhancements. The new theme, theme 24, is our best HTML5, CSS3 we have delivered as part of core product to date. It has a blue look and is appealing to my eye. For those who want to craft new themes we recommend starting with theme 24 as a template. The provisioning enhancements are in support of our public cloud initiative documented on http://cloud.oracle.com.
For those who have not yet upgraded to APEX 4.1, now that we have our 4.1.1 patch its likely to be a good time. With 4.1.1 out many may be wondering what's next. Our initial focus is on completing significant mobile work started in our 4.1 release and ensuring that APEX can properly support our next database release; 12c. The "c" is for cloud. You can see our statement of direction here, and yes we are likely to tweak it over time. We never publish dates of releases, but we are planning (not a commitment) to release APEX 4.2 in the database 12c timeframe, thus supporting 12c.
For those interested in all things APEX I strongly encourage you to attend Kscope12, the APEX community will be out in force as will the APEX development team. I will be speaking on Sunday about APEX, 12c, SQL Developer, cloud etc.
Let us know if APEX 4.1.1 is allowing you to unleash your full database centric RAD web development vision, and if not let us know what we need to do in APEX 4.2 to make it better. Happy coding!