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4-channel transmitter
Liquiline CM444
Expandable multiparameter field device for all industries
Liquiline CM444 is a digital multiparameter transmitter for process monitoring and controlling in any application. Modules can be added at any time to fit your process. The 4-channel controller saves you time and money by offering seamless system integration, simple operation and a reduced need for spare part stock. Liquiline CM444 provides you with all the benefits of a best-in-class transmitter platform from clever simplicity to maximum process safety.
Clever simplicity: One controller for all parameters and applications, intuitive user interface, automatic sensor recognition, hot plug & play with pre-calibrated Memosens sensors.
Highest flexibility: Universal modules for all parameters minimize spare part stock and allow for easy 1-click extension to up to 8 channels at any time.
Seamless system integration: Unique portfolio of communication standards suits every distributed control system (DCS).
Simple and safe commissioning: Convenient setup multiplication to other devices with SD-Card saves time and minimizes effort.
Process control and safety: Integrated web server that allows the operator to remotely view diagnostic data, perform configurations, or access device parameters in any web browser - even via Smartphone.
Field of application
The Liquiline CM444 multiparameter transmitter is suitable for all applications in non-hazardous areas, for example in these industries and their utilities:
Food & Beverages
Life Sciences
Power & Energy
Water & Wastewater
Liquiline CM444 features all common communication protocols and interfaces, such as:
0/4...20 mA
Modbus TCP / Modbus RS485
Features and specifications
Documents / Manuals / Software
Accessories / Spare parts
Predecessor / Successor
Predecessor: CCM360, Sludge level CUM750


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(C) a plan for the programs and activities to be supported by the interest on the endowment fund as the Secretary may require;
(D) an evaluation of the programs and activities supported by the interest on the endowment fund as the Secretary may require; and
(E) data indicating the number of students from low-income families who receive scholarships from local entities, and the amounts of such scholarships;
(6) contain such assurances as the Secretary may require with respect to the management and operation of the endowment fund; and
(7) contain an assurance that if the Secretary determines that such organization is not in substantial compliance with the provisions of this part, then the national organization shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the corpus of the endowment fund plus any accrued interest on such fund that is available to the national organization on the date of such determination.
(b) RETURNED FUNDS- All funds returned to the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a)(7) shall be available to the Secretary to carry out any scholarship or grant program assisted under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
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Sept. 19, 2013
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's tennis team is set to host its annual Purdue Fall Invitational this weekend. The Boilermakers welcome 19 other teams to the Schwartz Tennis Center for the three day event. This weekend's field is highlighted by DePaul, Iowa, Louisville and Marquette among others.
The top seed for Purdue is Szymon Tatarczyk, who earned the No. 4 overall seed in Flight A. Mark Kovacs and Diego Acosta also earned seeds in the weekend tournament. Both are in the 5-8 seeds. Tatarczyk is scheduled to face Gleb Sklyr of Marquette in the first round at 2 p.m. Kovacs will face Dave Bacalla of Valparaiso at 11:30 a.m., while Acosta is scheduled to play Poluk Bhattacharya of Butler at 2 p.m.
Aaron Dujovne is the top seed in Flight B. The senior will face Max Hawkins from the University of Chicago at 8 a.m. Mateus Silva also picked up a seed in Flight B. He is the No. 3 player in the division and is scheduled to play at noon against Kyle Dunn of Valparaiso.
Boilermaker fans will have the opportunity to see freshmen Ricardo Medinilla, Lucas Dages and Matt Bouggy for the first time. Medinilla is in Flight C, while Dages is in D and Bouggy is Flight E.
In doubles action, Acosta and Dujovne are the No. 2 overall seed and earned a first round bye. Their first match will be at 4 p.m. Tatarczyk and Kovacs at the No. 4 seed and also earned a bye. Evan Hawkins and Arthur Dobradin are also in Flight A doubles as are Medinilla and Silva.
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- 1997 (2) (remove)
- Kollisionen schwerer Ionen (1)
- Lagrangian (1)
- MEMOs (1)
- Quantenchromodynamik (1)
- Quantum Chromodynamics (1)
- Strangelets (1)
- Walecka-Modell (1)
- Walecka-model (1)
- Zustandsgleichungen (1)
- equation of state (1)
- Chiral Lagrangian for strange hadronic matter (1997)
- A generalized Lagrangian for the description of hadronic matter based on the linear SU(3)L × SU(3)R -model is proposed. Besides the baryon octet, the spin-0 and spin-1 nonets, a gluon condensate associated with broken scale invariance is incorporated. The observed values for the vacuum masses of the baryons and mesons are reproduced. In mean-field approximation, vector and scalar interactions yield a saturating nuclear equation of state. We discuss the di culties and possibilities to construct a chiral invariant baryon-meson interaction that leads to a realistic equation of state. It is found that a coupling of the strange condensate to nucleons is needed to describe the hyperon potentials correctly. The effective baryon masses and the appearance of an abnormal phase of nearly massless nucleons at high densities are examined. A nonlinear realization of chiral symmetry is considered, to retain a Yukawa-type baryon-meson interaction and to establish a connection to the Walecka-model.
- Properties of exotic matter for heavy ion searches (1997)
- We examine the properties of both forms of strange matter, small lumps of strange quark matter (strangelets) and of strange hadronic matter (Metastable Exotic Multihypernuclear Objects: MEMOs) and their relevance for present and future heavy ion searches. The strong and weak decays are discussed separately to distinguish between long-lived and short-lived candidates where the former ones are detectable in present heavy ion experiments while the latter ones in future heavy ion experiments, respectively. We find some long-lived strangelet candidates which are highly negatively charged with a mass to charge ratio like a anti deuteron (M/Z 2) but masses of A=10 to 16. We predict also many short-lived candidates, both in quark and in hadronic form, which can be highly charged. Purely hyperonic nuclei like the (2 02 ) are bound and have a negative charge while carrying a positive baryon number. We demonstrate also that multiply charmed exotics (charmlets) might be bound and can be produced at future heavy ion colliders.


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A Man's Guide to HomeBirth on Dr. Momma [Update: it was removed from Dr. Momma, but here it is in full.]
This is hilarious! Simply hilarious. I'll give you a taste, but you must read the whole thing:
These are the items that men need to assist in a homebirth (not in order of use by the way): a black-light, princess wand (any type of wand toy will do,) fun-house mirror, catchers mitt/fishing net/soccer gloves, pocket watch, thesaurus, gum, woman who has witnessed a live birth, six pack of beer (or favorite alcohol), shovel, bucket, 1 dozen eggs, shredded mozzarella cheese, shower shoes, swimming shorts, push-up/pull-up bars or a wheelbarrow, old table covers (plastic holiday ones are best,) 1 big steak (or other red meat,) and 1 big cliche. Most of these items are for preparing for the birth, while a few are for the actual birthing….
So when I came down the stairs and was informed that she was in labor at 9am-ish, I felt ready this time since I just slept for 10 friggin hours. Alas, after hanging around downstairs for about ten minutes, my eyes rolled into the back of my head and I went and took a nap. On a side note, this is where the doula's biggest strength lies – they are highly trained to withstand the Hypno-Fog. It was after that nap during the Hypno-Fog stage that I discovered that women who are about to go into labor cast this area-of-effect spell that can drop a man to the floor in a matter of minutes….
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
Restaurants Serving Kinnikinnick Finder Now Live
Right now there's only a couple of entries, but we will be expanding as we confirm more locations and expand our food service offerings.
If you know of a restaurant that is serving Kinnikinnick products, let me know in the comments and I'll get them listed.
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Disney Land serves your hamburger buns. IT was a god-send when we took the kids in july!
- January 7, 2010 at 1:59 PM
- robyn said...
the Seawall Bar and Grill located in the Westin Bayshore hotel in Vancouver, BC uses your hamburger buns and pizza crust. it was so great to be able to eat gluten free bread products out at a restaurant!
my sister and I have a blog that is focused on living gluten free in Vancouver and we have featured Kinnikinnick a few times.
thanks for creating a facebook page so that your fans can keep up with all of your new products!
- January 7, 2010 at 8:11 PM
Redwater Rustic Grille serves your pizza crusts (the flat, rectangle ones) as a toasted bread 'starter' so you can break bread with your friends and family before your meals -Calgary, AB-
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Pierzynski, Moreland help Rangers top Rays
Arlington, TX – A.J. Pierzynski and Mitch Moreland hit back- to-back home runs in the fourth inning and the Texas Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4, on Monday.
Elvis Andrus drove in two runs and Adrian Beltre hit an RBI double to help the Rangers take the opener of this three-game set.
Texas starter Alexi Ogando (2-0) gave up one run on three hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings. Joe Nathan allowed one run in the ninth but still picked up his second save of the season and the 300th of his career.
"They have a lot of guys on that team that have given me tough at-bats and tonight was no different," Nathan said. "It was the tough part of their lineup and they've seen me a lot in my career."
Jeremy Hellickson (0-1) allowed three runs on five hits and three walks for the Rays, who were coming off a 13-0 loss against Cleveland on Sunday. Yunel Escobar, Shelley Duncan and Sean Rodriguez had an RBI apiece in the setback.
Beltre doubled to left with two outs in the first, plating Lance Berkman.
In the second, Evan Longoria walked to leadoff the inning and Matt Joyce hit a single. Escobar hit a fielders choice to bring Longoria home.
Pierzynski and Moreland hit their home runs with two outs in the fourth to give the Rangers a 3-1 lead.
In the eighth, Desmond Jennings drew a leadoff walk from Michael Kirkman. After a fly out by Rodriguez, Zobrist and Longoria both hit singles, loading the bases. Derek Lowe replaced Kirkman but walked Duncan to give the Rays a run. Escobar then grounded out to third, but also brought Zobrist home, cutting the deficit to 5-3.
In the ninth, Nathan allowed a single by Jose Molina, who then stole second. Jennings hit a fielders choice advancing Molina to third. Rodriguez then hit a single into shallow center, plating Molina.
Zobrist was the next to bat, but he struck out on a controversial 3-2 pitch to end the game. The ball not only appeared low and outside, but the call by home plate umpire Marty Foster was delayed, prompting both Zobrist and manager Joe Maddon to argue the call.
"It was a tough time to have a bad call," Zobrist said. "I just hope it doesn't end up costing us the playoffs in the end. I know it's the first week of the season. But every win is important."
Game Notes
Lance Berkman walked three times ... Craig Gentry had a stolen base ... Pierzynski is hitting .500 and has a .917 slugging percentage in five games at home ... Longoria was a perfect 3-for-3 ... The Rays were 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base ... Hellickson turned 26 years old, pitching on his birthday for the second year in row. Last year, his 2012 debut, he pitched 8 2/3 innings of shutout baseball against the Yankees.


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Spots in front of the eyes: Also known as "floaters," blurry spots that drift in front of the eyes but do not block vision. The blur is the result of debris from the vitreous casting a shadow on the retina. The spot is the image formed by a deposit of protein drifting about in the vitreous, the clear jelly-like substance that fills the middle of the eye.


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We are beginners, intermediate boarders, and advanced terrain riders. We are even skiers who like hanging out with boarders. The point is we won't discriminate. Should be 21 and over though (median age of the group is about 30). Our goal is simple: TO GET OUT ON THE SNOW AND HAVE FUN!!!
And what does "South Bay" mean? The San Jose/Campbell area is the central point. As long as you don't mind driving to meet near here, feel free to join!
IMPORTANT: Please read the "ASSUMPTION OF RISK and WAIVER OF LIABILITY" in the "About" Section.
1. Peruse the calendar for upcoming events and trips. Trips don't start until the good snow falls.
2. Read the message board for anything new.
3. Want to suggest an event? Email me with the details and I'll determine whether you or I should manage it.
4. Want to go boarding? Post a request on the message board or post an idea! Make sure to note when, for how long, and whether you'll drive or will need a ride.
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Sacramento, CA
David Stillman Segale
July 9, 1949 - November 20, 2012
David Stillman Segale beloved brother, uncle, great uncle, cousin and a friend of many, passed
away peacefully Tuesday, November 20, 2012 in Angels Camp
surrounded by his family after a 14 year battle with cancer. He was 63 years old. David is survived by his brother Michael (Joelene) Segale, sisters, Raelyn (Erle) Winkler and Carolee (Ed) Kane, nieces Debora Segale, Sara Cobb, and Lindy Winkler, nephews Dan Segale, Scott Soracco, Joel Kane and Bryan Kane as well as eight great nieces and nephews.
Mr. Segale was born July 9, 1949 in Sonora, California to Floyd and Elaine Segale. He attended Mark Twain Elementary School and was a 1967 graduate from Bret Harte High School. After graduating from Delta College, his 40 year career in the automotive business included working for Kelley Motors in Sonora, Lou Peters Pontiac in Lodi and Mel Rapton Honda in Sacramento as business manager. He was a member of the Figli d' Italia Club in Sonora.
He enjoyed time spent with family and friends at his mountain home in Truckee and loved spending time with all his nieces and nephews. He enjoyed attending Kings games, supporting his nieces and nephews at their sporting events and visiting one-armed bandits at Lake Tahoe and local casinos.
A Catholic Mass will be held Thursday, November 29, at St.
Patrick's Church in Angels Camp, 820 South Main at 11:00 am. Inurnment will follow at Murphy's St. Patrick's Cemetery.
Donations in his memory can be made to Hospice of the Sierra, 20100 Cedar Road North, Sonora, CA 95370 or your favorite charity.
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What is your go-to cup when you've had a horrible day?
Some sort of Chai tea.
recommendation for anyone who finds vanilla comforting. Persimmon Tree: French Vanilla Bean. Simple, basic vanilla.
Such days usually make me want something stronger.
For tea, probably Earl Grey Moonlight.
Crushed lavender and Yuuki-cha's haru bancha steeped for a few minutes in not-too-hot water, then poured into an adorable little white cup. After that first sip I usually don't give a damn what happened that day.
A second flush muscatel darjeeling or a similar tasting black Nepali tea. Or an earl grey with lots of lavender (I find the smell of lavender immediately soothing), which I tend to add a bunch of milk and a pinch of raw sugar to when I'm distressed. Or if the day is really bad and I just want to go to bed early to end it as soon as possible, NM Extra Sleepy Bear.
Tower of London is one of my faves too!
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The cause of "Glee" actor Cory Monteith's death remained unclear Monday, and authorities in Canada said it could take several days before toxicology test results are in.
Vancouver police Sgt. Randy Fincham said there's nothing to indicate the death was due to illicit drug use.
Monteith, 31, was found dead in his Vancouver, British Columbia, hotel room on Saturday, according to police, who have ruled out foul play.
Police said Monteith had been out with people earlier, but video and electronic records from the hotel indicated he returned to his room by himself early Saturday. He was believed to be alone when he died.
Monteith's passing recalls the lives of Heath Ledger, Corey Haim and River Phoenix - actors who battled substance abuse and died in their 20s and 30s. Monteith talked bluntly about struggling with addiction since he was a teenager, calling it a serious problem and telling Parade magazine in 2011 he was "lucky to be alive."
Monteith admitted himself to a treatment facility in April for substance addiction and asked for privacy as he took steps toward recovery, a representative said at the time. Lea Michele, Monteith's "Glee" co-star and real-life girlfriend, told People magazine that she loved and supported him and was proud he was seeking help. It was not Monteith's first time in rehab. He also received treatment when he was 19.
The Fox network and the producers of "Glee," including 20th Century Fox Television, called Monteith an exceptional performer "and an even more exceptional person." Michele asked for privacy upon hearing the news of his death.
A makeshift memorial emerged outside the Vancouver hotel. #RipCoryMonteith and #StayStrongLea became trending topics on Twitter.
In England, what was supposed to be a weekend celebration of "Glee" turned into an impromptu memorial after news of Monteith's death rocked a fan convention.
"The news was devastating. No one had any idea what to say or do," said Chloe Harvey, an 18-year-old fan from Portsmouth, England. "It just shows how much of a truly amazing guy Cory was that everyone was so shocked and emotional about the news."
"Glee," with its catchy song-and-dance numbers and high-profile guest stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and Britney Spears, became an instant hit when it debuted in 2009 and made celebrities of Montieth and the rest of the relatively unknown cast.
Monteith served as the show's resident hunk with a heart of gold. He played Finn Hudson, a football quarterback with two left feet who found more camaraderie in the choir room than on the football field. After his character graduated high school, Hudson sought out to find himself before settling on what he wanted to do with his life: become a teacher and mentor.
AP writers Jeremy Hainsworth in Vancouver, Lynn Elber in Los Angeles, and Charles J. Gans and Frazier Moore in New York contributed to this report.
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(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- Bringing together the research prowess of the University of California to address the increase in autism incidence, its public health impacts, and the need to speed the development of treatments for affected individuals and their families, internationally respected scientists from UC campuses at Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Davis will converge at the UC Davis MIND Institute for a daylong summit on innovative translational neurodevelopmental research.
An initiative of the UC Office of the President, the University of California Summit on Translational Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders will be held Thursday, Aug. 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UC Davis MIND Institute, 2825 50th St., Sacramento. The summit will include a presentation via video conference on "Pressing Issues for a Translational Science of Autism Spectrum Disorder" by Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Participation in the summit is by invitation only.
"The increase in autism spectrum disorder cases has exceeded the capacity of public and private organizations to provide effective health care, education and treatment to affected families," said Leonard Abbeduto, Vismara-Tsakopoulos Endowed Chair and director of the MIND Institute.
"We must develop new, more effective strategies for treatment and prevention that are informed by a deeper understanding of the etiology, mechanisms and manifestations of the disorder."
Autism spectrum disorder is a lifelong developmental condition with a constellation of symptoms that affect social interactions, behavior and the ability to think, learn and problem solve. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 68 children born today will develop the disability, whose incidence has increased by more than 600 percent during the past two decades. More than 350,000 Californians live with autism today.
As one of the world's largest and most prestigious research institutions, the University of California is uniquely positioned to address the mysteries surrounding autism, because of its resources and unrivaled expertise in autism science and health-care delivery. The campuses participating in the summit are those with interdisciplinary autism research programs, integrated health-care systems, and programs that train pediatric health-care professionals. Other UC campuses will participate in follow-up meetings.
The summit also is endorsed by BRAID (Biomedical Research Acceleration, Integration and Development), the unique consortium of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded translational science centers across the UC health centers.
- UC Irvine - Home to the Center for Autism Research and Translation (CART) and the clinical enterprise, The Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, a collaborative of academic, governmental and community institutions in Orange County, Calif.
- UCLA - Home to the Center for Autism Research and Treatment, located in the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, as well as an NIH Autism Center of Excellence and two NIMH-funded Autism Centers of Excellence.
- UC San Diego - Home to the Autism Discovery Institute, the Beyster Center for Genomics of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, the Center for Brain Development, and the UCSD Autism Center of Excellence.
- UC San Francisco - Home to the UCSF Autism and Neurodevelopment Program.
- UC Davis - Home to the MIND Institute, a Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)-designated Intellectual and Developmental Disabilites Research Center and an Autism Center of Excellence.
The University of California includes some of the world's leading autism researchers and clinicians in the domains of:
- Genetic risk factors
- Environmental risk factors
- Neurobiology
- Diagnosis, symptoms, and developmental trajectories
- Treatment, pharmacology and services
- Research infrastructure and biorepositories
The summit is the first step toward an ongoing collaboration that will include a coordinated approach to UC autism research, including multi-campus investigations, a system-wide strategic plan, and a series of statewide autism forums that will bring together policymakers, care providers, researchers and the advocacy community, to discuss translating research into improved services for children and adults with autism.
"We are committed to develop a specific action plan for transformative research," said Dan Cooper, chair of the Department of Pediatrics and director of the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science at UC Irvine. "The summit is designed to harness the unique basic science and translational research talent across the UC system in a way that will profoundly benefit children and adults with autism and related disorders."
At the UC Davis MIND Institute, world-renowned scientists engage in collaborative, interdisciplinary research to find the causes of and develop treatments and cures for autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), fragile X syndrome, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, Down syndrome and other neurodevelopmental disorders. For more information, visit http://mindinstitute.


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GREENVILLE, Ill. -- Greenville College's Stefan Neece, a senior from Greenville, Ill. (Bond County Community Unit #2), has been named the Diamond Sports SLIAC Baseball Hitter of the Week for the week of April 19-25. This marks the second time this season that he has earned the honor.
Neece, an infielder, went 5-for-8 at the plate for a .625 batting average in three games played last week. He scored four runs and recorded eight RBI, three home runs and one double, as the Panthers went 2-1 for the week. Neece also reached base on balls six times and had 26 putouts and three assists for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
In game one of a double header versus Eureka College, Neece went 2-for-3 with one double, one RBI and one run. In game two he hit 2-for-3 with two home runs, five RBI and two runs scored. Greenville swept the Red Devils 12-7 and 13-6. Neece also added one home run and two RBI in a 7-6 loss to MacMurray College.


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Technology is wonderful but it can also cause major havoc! Case in point, I took my iPhone with me to Kaifeng, took many videos and photos. I left it in Shanghai and did not have any access to my Shanghai and Kaifeng notes, videos, nor photos for over 1 month.
Kaifeng (开封)
I headquartered myself in Zhengzhou and took a bus to Kaifeng. The first day that I was there, I visited the Chinese portion of the city. Many temples, former palaces (now under water), and the Kaifeng Museum. **Henan is the province south of the Huang He (River) and it gets flooded often.** I saw a picture of the former Kaifeng Synagogue but could not find the former site of the synagogue, only the surrounding area with a hospital that now takes its place.
The second day I called up Esther, a descendent of the Jews of Kaifeng, WSJ article (Chinese Jews Face Existential Questions) and visited the Kaifeng Jewish Memorial Center. It is located in a tiny hutong (胡同) or alleyway called Nanjiaojing or South Teaching the Torah Lane. Esther was friendly and kind and showed me the Center with all sorts of Jewish knickknacks, books, and memorabilia on the walls. Her family is from India and they moved to Kaifeng over 1000 years ago to do business with the Chinese. If you didn't know already, Kaifeng and China at the time was the center of culture and civilization in the world. People from all over the world moved to Kaifeng, China looking for opportunities (not just Jews). [Sort of like the USA today :)]
Over the years, Jews of Kaifeng integrated seamlessly into Chinese society and lived peacefully side-by-side with the Chinese. In the beginning they kept to themselves and married other Jews, but starting with the Ming Dynasty (1368?) they were required to assimilate with the Chinese, as the Ming Emperor only allowed Chinese people to live in China. Slowly the Jews of China lost its core culture and with the major flood in the late 19th Century, went their synagogue. Now only one of a handful left, Esther is passionate about her cause and speaks with force about her family and people's history. Pictures of notable Jewish and Israeli visitors spread throughout the walls serve as proof of its importance in Jewish Culture.
She is looking to rebuild the synagogue that was lost in the great flood in the late 19th Century. Now let's help her cause and change the minds of people by educating them about Jewish history in China.
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November 16, 2005
Post-season cross country runners Leo Castillo and Erin Jones raced in the USA Track and Field Association's Junior Olympic regional meet at Sandy High School Saturday afternoon.
The two, who were the top boy and girl runners on the Hood River Valley High School varsity cross country team, got a wet and muddy preview of next year's Mt. Hood Conference district course.
Castillo, a HRVHS sophomore, is currently preparing for the Dec. 3 Footlocker Regional meet in Walnut, Calif. He ran in the intermediate division of the 5,000-meter race on Saturday, finishing in third place with a time of 17:16.
Jones, a rookie runner and a freshman at HRVHS, ran in the 4,000-meter youth division. According to Coach Kristen Uhler, Jones' fifth place finish wasn't bad, considering the wet course conditions and her being sick.
For Jones, the run was a tune-up for next weekend's elite Border Clash, which she qualified for after a 19th place finish at the Oregon 4A state meet last weekend.
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What is RSS/XML/Atom/Syndication?May 19, 2004
The little orange buttons that are starting to litter the web have no doubt caused mass confusion. What are they good for? Why are they there? And why don't they work? While I and others are starting to look into suggestions for developers to alleviate this design flaw, I thought I'd take a minute to talk about what this technology potentially means to you, the user. (If you already know what RSS stands for, this article won't tell you anything new, but feel free to reference when you need to explain syndication.)
RSS/XML/Atom are technologies, but syndication is a process. RSS and Atom are two flavours of what is more or less the same thing: a 'feed' which is a wrapper for pieces of regularly and sequentially-updated content, be they news articles, weblog posts, a series of photographs, and more. For the purposes of this article, consider the terms interchangable. XML is the base technology both are built on, but that's almost totally irrelevant; the orange buttons are mislabelled, and should read 'RSS' or 'Atom' instead. Strange, but true.
Syndication is the process of using RSS/Atom for automated updates, another way of getting the information you want. You no doubt have a list of web sites you browse daily for updates, whether they're stored in your bookmarks or your head. If you find yourself loading 20 or 30 sites a day, and you notice if a few stop updating as frequently, you'll inevitably stop checking them.
What if there were instead some way to have your list of bookmarks notify you when the sites you read have been updated? You wouldn't waste time checking those that haven't. Instead of loading 30 sites a day, you might only need to load 13. Cutting your time in half would enable you to start monitoring more sites, so for the same amount of time you originally invested in checking each site manually, you may just end up end up following twice as many.
Syndication provides the tools to do this. A news reader, or aggregator as they're also known, is a program or a web site that automatically checks your list of bookmarks (which you only have to set up once) and lets you know what's new on each site in your list.
It goes beyond simple updates though — the news reader works by pulling in the feeds of your various bookmarks. As we covered above, a feed is a wrapper for content items, so on top of notification, a feed delivers the content that has been updated itself. You may choose to read the new content in the news reader, or you may choose to leave the reader and visit the site. Some authors will only provide summaries of the content, forcing you to visit anyway.
As an analogy, the news reader acts like a customizable newspaper. You can pull a variety of content from a growing number of sources into one place, to be read however you choose. Sources like major news media outlets (BBC, Reuters, Washington Post) to non-news content providers (Apple's iTunes Music Store, the Government of Canada, USGS' World Earthquake updates) to smaller independent voices (BoingBoing, VanEats, Sidesh0w). The only stipulation is that the source must provide a feed; many are.
Beyond day to day use, a particularly nice feature is that you're able to take your news with you on the go. Have your newsreader grab the latest feeds before you rush to the airport, then check out of the in-flight movie to catch up on the most recent goings-on. Of course the author has to be providing full content for this to work, and some only provide summaries — it's about 50/50. Leave the summaries unread, and you can come back to them later when you're connected again. In this regard, news readers also function like temporary bookmarks. Unread items will stay flagged until you're near a connection or have more time to read them. No more forgetting what it was you wanted to check up on your lunch break, it'll be there waiting for you.
If this introduction has whet your appetite, the next step is to grab a news reader and start playing. Popular at the moment are FeedDemon for Windows, NetNewsWire for Mac OS X, and Bloglines which is a platform-neutral, web-based news reader.
If you're interested in more information about the mechanics of it, much more technical overviews are available, complete with RSS/Atom specs to help you implement them in your own work if you so choose. And of course, as syndication spreads across the net, more and more choices of content are available. Soon you'll have a whole new problem on your hands: how many feeds are too many?
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An exercise in clarity: RSS
Explain RSS in 10 words or less to someone who reads news online (and a possibly few blogs although they may not necessarily know them as "blogs"�), but doesn't know what a newsreader or aggregator is.
Thanks for the plug on the USGS RSS feed! The other night, I also noticed that it's been picked up by Apple's OS X Sherlock interface under "Other Channels."
Another cool application of geo-enabled RSS feeds (as earthquakes certainly are) is worldKit by Mikel Maron:
He has many examples including a map of our RSS earthquake feed.
Once again I find myself reading an article and wondering - I knew that, why didn't I piece it all together myself? Still a couple of good points in there which, as ever, would've been solved in a standard had been stuck to…
Right - I'm off to change that orange XML button!
Thanks for pointing out the misappropriation of the often recluse XML button! It's bugged me ever since reading the in depth descriptions of the various RSS itinerations.
Opera 7.5 now includes a very simple newsfeed reader. It works flawlessly but I now find myself online more than I should be.
I'm sure many users spoiled by newsfeeds cringe at the thought of actually having to check for updates manually. The horror.
I have developed the new Help Desk web site for the University I work for and we are now maintaining a database for all of the outages on campus. I have created a script that creates an RSS feed from this database and we are proposing to use this around campus to alert users of new outages, thus preventing them from calling into the Help Desk when this happens.
I personally have been using Sharpreader (http://www.sharpreader.net/) on my Windows machine and been pleased with it. The only problem is that the time I wasted at work going to each of my sites everyday to see if there are updates has been eliminated as I can check with a glance if there is anything new worth reading.
I've been playing around with an XSLT/CSS version* of my RSS feed for a few months now, much like Mark Pilgrim just did. I haven't done one for my Atom feed just yet. In neither case, do I label them as XML.
Can you explain the existence (non-existence?) of the RSS definition "Really Simple Syndication"? Wikipedia still lists that as the heirarchical parent of both RSS(Rich Site Summary) and RDF(Resource Description Framework). How does that fit in? Is it just a relic of an incorrect or inaccurate definition?
Good descriptive entry on the subject. I find this technology amazing, in terms of the information absorbed in such a short amount of time.
It truly is a great technology for information geeks.
I wrote a simple entry about RSS a while back:
Once again thanks Dave.
Not one hour ago I asked myself: Does the RSS file called atom.xml mean anything? Now I know, not RSS but Atom.
Just a comment… funny you say the button is a design flaw. For the end user it is a flaw, but I think for a lot of designers it means: look what I know!
I like the way you handle it on this site.
Thanks for giving me something that's easy to understand that I can pass off to my less tech saavy friends. What I think has been kind of a tragedy about RSS/XML/Atom is that it's a technology that's simple enough for just about anyone to use, but the masses don't know what it is because most of the explainations out there don't explain how to use it. Most bloggers know that they have something called RSS, but don't know why they have it. Most people I've noticed don't link to their feeds (so you have to guess what their feed address is, usually it's not too hard… most MT/WP/b2 users have their feed as the standard one that installs. But, I've encountered some people who have deleted their feeds because they don't think they have any use, plus they're ugly. (My own hostee would have if I hadn't intervened and explained to her that the ugly file is how I read her blog.) Most blogger users I read haven't enabled their atom feed because they don't know what it is and don't understand why anyone would use it. I think there needs to be a big push to explain rss/xml/atom to the public.
"Can you explain the existence (non-existence?) of the RSS definition 'Really Simple Syndication'?"
"Really Simple Syndication" came from Dave Winer, as far as I know. It was an attempt, I believe, to make the format more accessible. I think it sounds silly, personally.
This is a really useful thing. I have linked to it in the browser view of the Webjay feed at http://webjay.org/feed.xml.
Possible improvements:
* a shorter URL
* a standard stylesheet for Atom/RSS that inserts a pointer to this.
liferea (http://liferea.sf.net/) is a very promising rss reader for linux.
Oddly, I've found myself having to explain RSS several times in the past few weeks, so this post was timely. I've linked to it from my own blog (http://jonathanbaldwin.blogspot.com/) and thanks are duly offered!
Great intro. Funny, last week I wrote a similar article on my blog in portuguese to try to educate some of my users, but I took a different approach :-)
(Google Translate might help, just in case anyone wants to have a look at it :-)
"Possible improvements: a shorter URL"
You got it:
Syndication is a funny old thing… At the end of the day we need to understand what it is we are trying to achieve.
Are we trying to keep up with technology for the sake of it?
Do we have something to offer our users?
Is it easy for our users to understand how to incorporate this into a)their online life or b)their website/business?
The problem with RSS (et el) is that it is just an nondescript (usually) button that says nothing and has no meaning. As new programs (FeedDemon etc) discover RSS and put them into context this becomes less of an issue and I think this is how most browsers and email clients will proceed.
We've been offering javascript based syndication for 5 years and it has proved extremely popular for 3 main reasons, the content is good and targeted and, it is extremely easy for a webmaster to incorporate into their site and it is only targeted at webmasters. No server technologies or extra components to be confounded by or consume precious time implementing.
We're just in beta of our new RSS feeds but these are aimed at larger websites and the personal readers. ( www.yourrelease.com/rss.asp if you're interested)
Sorry. Starting to write a thesis and not sure if my point is made, suffice to say, know your purpose and then promote that effectively.
I did a rant of sorts on XML buttons back when it was irritating me (it still odes, but more so then). It's rather silly that at the same time sites are trying to make it easier to access their content that they go and use acronyms that don't describe it properly.
It's like calling a Porsche Carrara "Gasoline Engine."
Naming RSS: http://www.dynamicartwork.com/wp-archives/2003/09/7/
Andrew asks: "Can you explain the existence (non-existence?) of the RSS definition 'Really Simple Syndication'? "
RSS is not one specification, its a collection of nine different specifications (http://diveintomark.org/archives/2004/02/04/incompatible-rss ). Typically when RSS is mentioned, it is used to refer to the RSS2.0 specification (http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ) - this is where RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication". (The BBC newsfeed above is actually an RSS0.92 feed).
RSS started its life within Netscape, as a way of websites being able to publish headlines of other websites. At that time it was called Rich Site Summary. Netscape later abandoned RSS, and it was later "appropriated" by Dave Winer who rebadged it "Really Simple Syndication" (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rss-dev/message/1136 ).
The RDF Site Summary is the name of the RSS1.0 specification, which reintroduced the RDF syntax to the RSS specifications. This was authored by a community of developers interested in syndication. (http://diveintomark.org/archives/2002/09/06/history_of_the_rss_fork )
Consider it linked to (http://xmouse.ithium.net/feeds.php
Insightful article, will no doubt be of much use to those just discovering syndication. I've always wondered why those buttons label themselves as XML. I always chose to label them rss1/rss2/atom - which is just common sense I guess.
Hey, whatever happened to newsmonster for Moz? I can't even find the section it used to reside in at mozilla.org. weird.
For Netscape users with high-res screens I highly reccomend the cross-platform NewsMonster http://www.newsmonster.org/ . It throws another sidebar into the mix which holds all your RSS feed subscriptions and has a whole mess of other nifty features (including Phil Ringnalda's 'BlogThis!' contextual menu item). I find that with my 1600x1200 screen it provides a useful feature where otherwise wasted space would be. It currently supports RSS altough Atom capability is (supposedly) on the horizon.
Okay, lots of good information as usual. However, I do not see a lot of information on how to create an rss feed.
Can this be done using .asp?
Are there any tutorials out there on how to create your own rss feeds?
Like some of the other folks commenting here, I've also recently been in a position whereby I've had to explain the benefits of RSS feeds to people who run news-based web sites.
While most people can easily wrap their head around the concept of an aggregated newspaper, the one thing that consistently puts people off is the notion that an RSS feed is going to push visitors away from their site. In other words, why bother visiting a web site if you can just cream off the interesting news items via RSS?
I usually counter this by pointing out that the web master is in complete control of the feed and is able to release as little or as much information as he needs to. RSS feeds are just as effective when used as a dangling carrot, tempting the reader to visit the site and explore the multitude of content.
Unfortunately the seeds of mistrust and suspicion regarding RSS have already been sewn and the web master is still reluctant to pursue the technology further. This is the only significant hurdle I've encountered when trying to "sell" people the concept of RSS. It's tricky trying to convince them that RSS doesn't necessarily "steal" readers away from one's web site.
thanks for the link to VanEats, Dave!
"…create an rss feed….Can this be done using .asp? Are there any tutorials out there on how to create your own rss feeds?"
I'm in research mode myself – check out these links:
Making an RSS Feed
RSS Tutorial
Syndicating Your Web Site's Content with RSS
Building an RSS feed made simple (should have read Dave's article first! *grin*)
How To Create a Basic RSS Feed /
Creating a RSS Feed
RSS: What it is, Where to get it, How to make it, How to use it
BTW, thanks Dave for bringing clarity to this subject!
Just to clarify, Atom isn't only a feed format that's analogous to RSS, it's also a simple way to write to a wide variety of web publishing tools. That means Atom is a single format for reading from or writing to the web, especially for sites like weblogs, from a range of tools and devices.
How is Atom employed in writing to websites? Finding the easiest way to publish to the web is always important =)
All around great article, kudos!
BUT, what are the differences, pro and con, between RSS and Atom? I would have expected you to cover why there are two flavors, and not just say "there are two flavors. Moving on …"
I think I will have to hunt for this info myself, but it would have been great to read it here as well.
Great article. I am trying to learn this new technology. How can I do this in Coldfusion. Also, how do I get Google etc. to pick it up?
Could you perhaps do an article about the differences between RSS, RSS 2 and Atom? Because I have absolutely no idea what they are…
I'm totally new to this RSS thingy-jig, so I thought the article was a nice, brief intro to the whole thing. It has definitely whetted my appetite and will definitely check out the site's RSS resources next!
Also, its been a long time since I last visited this site, and I forgot what a great resource this site is. Like the re-design btw…
the 'design flaw' of the orange button could also be looked upon as an opportunity to educate users in the advantages of right-clicking links, namely 'copy shortcut' and 'open in new window'. two underutilised actions that make using the web much easier.
i've only scanned the comments, but has the concept of 'users exposed to the orange button are typically users involved or aware of the blogging realm, users that could also be assumed to react quickly to the inital conditions of clicking the orange button', been raised? i'm thinking - most misguided people that click the button and follow up finding out about syndication and feedreaders, would be the sort of user that doesn't want the information-rich service that syndication provides. they aren't the information greedy like us. they just wanted to check their email and research the vacation, and somehow ended up here with all these headlines.
For my rss reader i use forumzilla. It's a pre-alpha but it's gotten me back into using feeds again. I stopped using (sharpreader, FeedDemon) because it made me open a program just to read blogs, which in my mind is a bit of a deterrent when starting out reading rss feeds. Forumzilla creates a News & blogs section under your current email alias. Adding new finds is cumbersome, but if you add a shortcut to your desktop to the .slt file than its easy. Having them grouped with my email is nice.
Also, I liked this article on "How to Create an RSS Feed With Notepad, a Web Server, and a Beer"
I got a better insight into RSS when I read this article.The way the terms RSS,Atom,XML,syndication,aggregators are defined is best for a beginner like me.Carry on!
Great article btw… very informative…
I would like to add a reader to your list. A wonderful program I discovered from the front page of http://www.flashkit.com/ , it is called Gush. Gush is a instant messaging program with it's own sevice as well as gateways to other messenger services (some examples are; YIM, AIM, MSN, ICQ; I tested these myself). One feature of this program is news feeds actually I connected to this site from a news feed that is linked in gush by default. Oh yeah, Gush is free! Visit the Gush site ( http://www.2entwine.com ).


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There's a baby on the way for Brandon Routh and Courtney Ford!
The couple, who married in November 2007, will welcome their first child this summer, they tell PEOPLE exclusively.
"It's been so hard keeping the news to ourselves," says Routh, 32, who's currently filming the CBS pilot Partners.
"Everyone on set keeps asking, 'Do you have kids?' and I've had to say, 'Well … not yet!' It's the truth. The baby hasn't been born yet!"
Staying silent was tough on Ford — who just wrapped a six-episode arc on Parenthood as Lily — as well.
"It started getting difficult to hide what was happening," the actress, 33, tells PEOPLE. "Flu and food poisoning excuses only work for so long, and by the last episode I could no longer button my pants! I just tried to joke that I had a big lunch!"
The pair met in 2003, when Routh was working at Lucky Strike in Los Angeles as a bartender and Ford was there for her brother's rehearsal dinner. "He met my whole family the day he met me," the actress jokes.
In addition to Parenthood, Ford is known for her roles as Portia on True Blood and Christine on Dexter. Routh starred in Superman Returns, as well as Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and had a recurring role on Chuck as Daniel.
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Supporting Local Restaurants Tastes Good — 10 Tyler Joints You Need to Try
Before you run to the nearest chain restaurant, consider eating somewhere that your neighbor just might own. These ten local restaurants are waiting for you to fall in love with. Variety of styles in taste, cost, and environment are sure to please all coming for dinner. For all meals of the day there is an option from this list that is sure to leave you full and happy.
1. Stanley's Famous Pit BBQ 525 S. Beckham Ave. Tyler, Texas (903)593-0311
Stanley's is known for its award winning BBQ, but they also dominate breakfast and vegetarian choices. Hurry and get some before they sell out and make sure not to miss a blues band on their large porch.
2. Basil Thai 1700 S SE Loop 323 Tyler, Texas (903)566-8000
For a different kind of spice than the usual tex-mex joint, try this delicious food from the Southeast Asia. Though the food is light, some of their plates pack a punch you will beg to be hit with again and again.
3. What about Kabob & His Gyros 713 W SW Loop 323 Tyler, Texas (903)581-7976
If you are hungry for a gyro, look no further. What About Kabob offers the best gyros of all of East Texas and also some of the tastiest french fries. There ability to have such a diverse menu that all pleases the palette should be commended. They even offer the occasional live music and/or comedy show.
4. Villa Montez 3324 Old Henderson Hwy. Tyler, Texas (903)592-9696
This latin kitchen is a fresh take on some of your favorite spanish cuisine. They take some of their food straight from the garden there on the land of their gorgeous mansion lot.
5. Don Juan's 1313 East Erwin Street Tyler, Texas & 113 E Erwin Tyler, Texas (903)526-2999
With their two locations, Don Juan's is making sure Tyler has no shortage of fantastic authentic mexican food. They provide great food in a festive environment. Make sure to come for dollar taco night every Wednesday.
6. Vietnamese Pho Restaurant 3837 US Hwy 64 Tyler, Texas (903)1599
If you are tired of the same old meal you have every night, come see what Pho provides. They prepare unique flavors from the other side of the world that are sure to tingle the taste buds.
7. Lago Del Pino 14706 CR 1134 Tyler, Texas (903)561-5246
If you make the drive out to Lago Del Pino, you will not be let down. The restaurant is set on a beautiful private lake featuring an awe inspiring fountain. The atmosphere is not the only thing this eatery gives. There food and especially cocktails are not to be missed. Please don't miss out on their bacon infused drinks.
8. Taqueria El Lugar 1716 East Gentry Parkway Tyler, Texas (903) 597-4717
Though this restaurant has four locations across Tyler, experiencing the original location is a treat in itself. The taquerias serve some of the most mouth watering mexican treats and for amazingly low cost. Be sure not to miss out on this chance to please your pocket and tongue.
9. Bruno's Pizza 1400 S Vine Ave Tyler, Texas (903) 595-1676
If you believe that if you have had one pepperoni pizza, you have had them all, you have never eaten at Bruno's. Their pizzas are loaded over capacity with toppings and flavor. For a slice of the best, you need to make a trip to this pizza joint.
10. Breakers Seafood 5106 Old Bullard Rd Tyler, Texas (903)534-0161
Though we are far from the nearest beach, Breakers brings the great seafood to us. For a California style taste of fish and lobster don't pass this place up.
Supporting a local business gives your wallet a break, your belly tasty food, and the local economy a boost. So give any or all of these local restaurants a chance. You will not regret it.


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Gasol has been mentioned in the rumor mill for the last few seasons. The Timberwolves have often been mentioned as a possible destination if the Lakers decide to part with him.


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Protector: Ultimate Edition, The (US - DVD R1)
Gabe takes on Tony Jaa, then wakes up in the hospital with 37 broken bones...
Note: My film review is written in response to the longer, international cut of the film, entitled Tom Yum Goong . As the director's original version I felt obligated.
Kham (Tony Jaa) is a simple, elephant raising country boy with amazing martial arts skills. After a group of poachers kidnap his elephant and its child (and kill his father depending on which cut of the film you watch), Kham journeys to Australia seeking revenge (and his elephants). Along the way he beats bad guys silly with his mad Thai boxing skills. There's also a transgender mob boss and comic relief cop in there, not to mention a rogues gallery of other martial arts masters, each specializing in his own specific style of ass kicking.
I have to mark myself on that short list of folks that were under whelmed by Tony Jaa's Western World breakthrough, Ong Bak. When I finally got my hands on the DVD I enjoyed myself, but thought the film was entirely forgettable minus the Muay Thai boxing angle. I like a good stunt and skull-crushing elbow attack, but I pretty much forgot the entire film the second it was over.
I had higher hopes for Tom Yum Goong, due to word of mouth and Genius Products' brilliantly edited trailer. After I heard that the Weinsteins had gotten their grubby editor's hands on the negative I decide to skip the theatrical run. I've seen a few too many flubbed and fondled Jet Li, Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow movies to see another Weinstein acquired Asian action flick in US theatres ever again. Fortunately for me, someone at Dragon Dynasty (probably Bey Logan) decided to include the original Thai cut of the renamed Protector (and for the record, Tarantino only put his name on the film in hopes of getting butts in American theatre seats, he had nothing to do with either cut of the film).
Like Ong Bak, I find myself struggling to remember anything specific about The Protector besides a few fleeting images of bone breaking and tendon slicing. The movie is not particularly bad, and the fight sequences are well choreographed and plentiful, but the plot is boring, tired, and there's far too much stupid between fisticuffs. Contrary to reason, I actually thoroughly enjoyed the early sequences, which are a kind of Disney take on Death Wish, featuring elephants. The humanized elephants are charming, and I did find myself rooting for Jaa whilst he rescued them. The darn pachyderms are so charming they often end up upstaging the humans, emotionally at least.
But who am I kidding, I watched this film for the flurry of bone-crunching elbow and knee attacks, not the plot or character arcs. Unfortunately, though intricately conceived, the fight scenes often look as if filmed and edited by amateurs. They're also entirely asinine when looked at contextually. This isn't particularly uncommon for the genre, but these set-ups require a very special brand of belief suspension. I ended up laughing more than cheering. I enjoyed the over the top quality of the fights, but the rest of the film is such a mind numbing bore, and doesn't even seem to take place in the same universe as these bizarre sequences. Subsequent viewings will require the remote's chapter skip button, I'm sure.
There's no point in asking any logical questions while watching The Protector, because there aren't any answers. How does Jaa find out specifically who stole his elephants? Where did all those extreme sports fighters come from? Does a hidden entourage of dirt bike riding wushu experts follow the second in command baddie at all times? How did that guy get out of police custody? Where did that elephant and refugee moving truck come from? Why didn't Jaa at least attempt to free those slaves? Why did he think walking his baby elephant back into the bad guy's base would be a good idea? Where did all these giant wrestlers come from? It doesn't matter.
It's kind of like playing the old 8-bit Ninja Gaiden Nintendo game. You have to sit through hours of erroneous and convoluted cut scene plot while waiting to get to the action. Then when the game play begins it makes no narrative sense. Colourful villains, some with supernatural powers, wander every street, and are themed. After fighting enough of these nobodies you will arrive at the end of the level, where you have to invariably fight a giant behemoth of a boss. One isn't normally expected to find logic in an 8-bit video game, so maybe I'm wrong for seeking it here. If you're a person that looks back on his or her Nintendo experiences with a warm heart and a smile, you'll probably have the patience for this motion picture (of course after writing this I read Chris Gould's review of the film, who compares the film to Kung Fu Master, destroying any hope I have for an original writing voice)
Though thematically The Protector is an original Nintendo game (a game I'd totally play, by the way), it's filmed more like an early Nintendo 64 game. With the obvious exception of one bravado sequence where a steady cam follows Jaa up the stairs to the top of the title restaurant without cutting (very, very video game-like), the camera placement on the action scenes is often awful. Ong Bak sidestepped this problem by taking a page from the Jackie Chan director's book and showing a particularly crafty stunt over and over from different angles. Here it appears that a camera was just placed on set, and the action edited according to when a character leaves frame (though sometimes nothing of interest remains in frame for far too long, this mostly pertains to the four wrestler fight). Perhaps all the planning went into the staircase sequence.
Jaa himself is improving as an actor, and is given plenty of chances to genuinely emote. We're not talking a Brandoesque range here, but some pretty decent crying scenes. The thrilling acrobatics are pretty breathtaking, and the hordes of all-too-willing stuntmen Jaa crushes should entertain the most rabid, old-school chop socky fans. By the final fight the film has earned its 'R' rating, a nice direction for martial arts cinema to be heading. It's a fun enough time, but not so fun as to push it too far above the 'average' line. Shockingly enough (to myself at least), I actually agree that some fat was in need of trimming here, though the hacks at Genius didn't exactly find the most graceful ways to re-cut the film (more on that in the 'Extras' section). If you like 8-bit video games, bone breaking and elephants you could probably do a whole lot worse.
Both the US and International releases have solid transfers, but there are some differences. The international version has darker and richer blacks, but sacrifices some detail. The US version is much brighter, and features slightly more vibrant colours, but suffers noise and blocking, especially in bright reds. Both transfers are grainy, specifically during darker scenes utilizing super slow motion. Most strange is the fact that the US cut is framed differently than the Thai cut.
International Release
US Release
The filmmakers have gone all out with colour, which goes a few yards towards making the film memorable. One gets the impression from watching popular Thai cinema that Thailand is a generally colour saturated country. There are also some interesting uses of focus, specifically in the film's early scenes and flashbacks. If only the camera was well placed for all the fight sequences we may've had at least a visual triumph on our hands here.
DTS fans will be saddened to know that only the lesser US cut has a DTS soundtrack. The Thai release only has a poorly mixed Dolby Digital 5.1 track. The audio problems here are more the fault of the original mix than the DVD's producers. The music is thin and frail, often working against a given scene. Often the on screen action will tell the audience that it's time to kick ass, while the soundtrack tells us it's time for a nap. The dialogue is clear enough (as clear as broken English can be), but like all other sound effects fades during fight scenes, which overplay the sounds of bones cracking and fists connecting.
The RZA's soundtrack on the US release runs hot and cold. The RZA has actually proved himself as an adept score writer over the years, but there's too much lame hip-hop about to really love this soundtrack. Occasionally the new score is a vast improvement over the old, especially during some of the more visceral fights. The music is on the unoriginal side, but adds the necessary punch the Thai score so sorely lacks.
Like Dragon Dynasty's first releases, Kill Zone, The Protector: Ultimate Edition looks better on paper than on the screen. There's several extras listed, but many of them are short-lived featurettes. Regardless, there's some great stuff here.
The set's selling point is the inclusion of the original cut. In a way this is an extra feature. The original cut is flawed, and could stand a lot of trimming, but the US cut is still a prime example of how to not re-cut an already silly film. The first part of the film, the elephant part that takes place in Thailand, is brutally truncated, from entire scenes to trimmed shots. Certain elements are reworked, for instance the death of a character who doesn't die in the Thai cut. Later scenes are trimmed by seconds here and there, making the film assaultive and too blunt. I agree that the film is poorly paced, but cutting nearly thirty minutes is a little harsh.
The great stuff begins, as it should, with Bey Logan's commentary track. Unfortunately Logan has only supplied a track for the shorter US version of the film, and spends a bit too much time defending the new cut. Logan, of course, knows everything about everyone on screen, and vomits facts at a million miles an hour. Though he genuinely seems to like the film, he manages to point out several of its major shortcomings, mostly related to plot holes, of which there are plenty. There are so many I didn't even notice half of them. Logan manages to make the film seem equal parts better and worse throughout the commentary.
Disc one (the US cut) features a brief 'making-of', Called No Strings Attached, that doesn't really delve too much into the film, but then, the film is a pretty shallow pool. Logan is on hand for interview, as is Jaa and his choreographer. Those interested in a little more meat on the bones of their making-of featurettes may want to check out disc two, which features a more specific Thai making of. The making of Tom Yum Goong runs about an hour, and consists of raw, behind the scenes footage narrated by the director, star, and a moderator.
Disc one also features a featurette on 'The Making of Tony Jaa', which pretty much speaks for itself. For those that know nothing of Jaa other than this film, it's a well-made and short history of the man, his abilities, and discovery. I'm still rather shocked that this is only his second leading role, and hope someone is already teaching him English for what could be a solid Hollywood career.
There's a long feature on the four minute, one take steady cam sequence, where director Prachya Pinkaew walks us through all five takes. Watching the same four minutes of film five times is a little tedious, but the feature is still fascinating to anyone interested in the mechanics of filmmaking. After watching it I actually found new respect for the film as a whole, but not enough to forget the less well constructed sequences.
A longer version of the film's first real fist-fight is included here. Logan's commentary states several other deleted sequences that somehow did not find there way onto this DVD. This scene really didn't need the extra punches, and its absence isn't a very big deal. What I could've used was a preceding sequence where Jaa figures out how to find these ruffians, but that was never filmed.
The rest of the disc is made up of trailers and soundtrack promos, along with a Tony Jaa stunt 'how-to' reel. These demonstrations with the stunt crew are a Jaa standard now, featured on the Ong Bak DVD, and before all major premiers of his films. It's very impressive, and as an out of shape couch potato, I am thoroughly jealous. Oh, I almost forgot the cell phone promotional 'cartoon', or 'Mobisode' which may be the most obnoxious special feature on an otherwise decent DVD I've ever seen.
Disc two, besides the uncut film and the featurette, has a set of three original short films that were apparently part of some kind of promotional contest. All three films are very impressive, impressive enough to overshadow some of the real movie's set pieces. It'd be nice if these fellas got something out of this.
A good DVD, and two versions of an average film. Martial arts fans tired of the graceful acrobatics of chop socky flicks like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero, and House of Flying Daggers will like the film, and have probably already seen it. I recommend at least a rent, but not for the US theatrical cut. The Thai cut is flabby, but a much better film overall.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian
Disc Details
Release Date: 16th January 2006
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS 5.1 Thai, DTS 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 Thai, Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English, Spanish, English CC
Extras: Bey Logan Commentary, Martial Arts Demo, Deleted Fight Scene, Making Tony Jaa, Mobisode, "No Wires Attached", Soundtrack Promo, Trialer, Making Tom Yum Goong, Short Film Contest Winners
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Cast: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Xing Jing, Nathan Jones
Genre: Action
Length: 111 minutes
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screamadelica wrote:Going great with Pharr... fourteen lessons done and it seems like each is actually getting easier. I've picked up the pace to a lesson a day and the extra momentum is helping.
Momentum is good, but when you find nothing makes sense, slow down and review for a bit.
1) I looked all over and couldn't find this question asked, which is probably because it's so simple and stupid. But: am I correct in understanding that in reciting Homer, one should ignore accents totally and absolutely, emphasizing the ictus and nowhere else?
No, no, no. Remove the word ictus from your vocabulary. It means nothing in Greek meter. According to an older method of reciting this strange disturbance of stress-accent was forced onto hexameters, but it doesn't have anything to do with Greek meter, which is based on patterns of long and short syllables. The accent is completely independent.
I ask because it sounds profoundly hackish in English when people alter the natural stress of a word to make it fit a meter, and I'd imagine it'd sound weird with a non-stress-accent, too.
It would. So it's a good thing it didn't actually happen.
A Practical Approach to the Dactylic Hexameter is a good place to start. I have a PDF explaining how I recite, with links to MP3s of me doing so, Reciting the Heroic Hexameter.
I thought there was a standard version of the text but I guess not; even this early in there are differences that change the meaning pretty substantially even though they scan the same. Do different texts have any meaningful differences, i.e. enough to change the meaning entirely?
There is no such thing as a standard text for any of the Greek classics. Each edition will have small variations based on what the editor thinks is the most likely best reading. I don't think there are any in Homer that utterly change the meaning of a phrase, but sometimes you still get serious meaning differences in the dramatists, or some poets.


text: Catholic Activity Books for Kids and Families Catholic Activity Books Don't let your child's religious education end when Sunday school is dismissed. With a slew of fun and engaging – as well as edifying – activity kits and projects, you can integrate religious education into every aspect of home life. Whether you homeschool your children, or would primarily use these resources on weekends and family fun nights, these great activity books and kits are ideal for combining catechesis and fun! For children, playing is also learning, so incorporate these Catholic activities into your children's daily lives and encourage family faith time as well. Seasonal Activity and Devotion Books To reinforce the importance and value of holy days and seasons throughout the liturgical year, we offer several season-specific or subject-specific activity books, such as Lent and Easter in the Domestic Church, Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany in the Domestic Church, and Marian Devotions in the Domestic Church. These three spiral-bound activity books are filled with activities for children and families to better understand church seasons and devotions. Just a small example of what you may find in the Marian Devotions in the Domestic Church activity book includes information about Marian feasts, rosary making instructions, cross stitch patterns, coloring pages, gardening ideas and much more. The Advent and Christmas edition will teach your children Christmas songs and provide patterns and guides for making nativity scenes, table runners, a Jesse Tree and other crafts. You can read stories, make a Paschal Candle, a Stations of the Cross set, a Family Altar, the Seder Meal, activities and homemade breads among other things with the Lent and Easter in the Domestic Church activity book. The great thing about books like these is that they have activities for younger elementary and preschool aged children, as well as projects and information to keep the interest of older children. For more activity books, click here. Catholic Family Activities and Traditions If you are looking for a more inclusive guide or activity book to use throughout the whole year, consider A Treasure Chest of Catholic Traditions, which includes ideas for every season such as All Saints day parties, Passion Plays, Holy Card memory matching, and making a rosary poster with potato stamps. Catholic Traditions in the Home and Classroom is, as the title suggests, ideal for both the school and home setting and includes step-by-step instructions on how to use cooking, crafts and gardening to teach and enrich Catholic family traditions. Also now available again are the beloved, classic Catholic Children's Treasure Box books; beautiful, inspirational and timeless books full of stories, poems, games, and craft ideas for children. If you are looking for a strong catechesis resource for elementary through middle school children, we also carry 100 Activities Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a hearty book of worksheets, game instructions, and project ideas based on the Catechism. It is primarily designed to supplement a religious education program, but even if you don't school your children at home, it can also be used at home to reinforce the concepts children have learned in their R.E. setting. For more Catholic Family Traditions Books, Click here. Art and Craft Kits Children love to color, work with glue, plastic decorations, stickers, stamps and more. With these fun crafts kits, your kids can go to town doing art projects, and have the chance to learn more about their faith as well. Instead of a Popsicle stick birdhouse, why not build a Marian grotto? These kits come with stones, wooden sticks and an image of Mary so you can color and construct your own Marian grotto for the table top or to hang. Also available is a complete Stations of the Cross kit – making this Stations set together will give your family a chance to talk more about Christ's passion, while allowing your children to get creative with colors and glue. Or build and use this movable 3-D Passion Play kit to teach about the importance of Holy week. Make some Jesse Tree Ornaments this Advent season, and your children can even color their own Marian apparition trading cards! And of course, you can never go wrong with the childhood favorite, coloring books, now available in a variety of Catholic themes. For more great activities for Catholic children, click here.


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NVIDIA is launching another video card based off the ever popular G92 GPU this morning! The GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB is the latest video card in the NVIDIA line-up. The GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB delivers impressive new levels of performance in the $299-$349 price range and brings new features such as PCI Express 2.0 support and second-generation NVIDIA PureVideo HD with full H.264 video offload to the enthusiast segment. The original GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB and GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB video card configurations had 96 stream processors. The new 512MB configuration has 128 stream processors, support for PCI Express 2.0, dual-link HDCP support, and the second-generation PureVideo HD engine thanks to the updated core. So, in a sense, the new GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB boards should be better across the board thanks to the updated GPU. Let's take a look at the XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB XXX Edition graphics card!
The original BFG Tech GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB OC video card is pictured above the new XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB XXX Edition graphics card. While the cards are the same length they are obviously very different. The clock frequiences on the reference 512MB cards are 650MHz/1940MHz with a sharder clock of 1625MHz, but XFX overclocked their XXX edition up to 678MHz on the core, 1972MHz on the memory and 1700MHz for the shader clock for even more performance. The XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB Alpha Dog XXX Edition that Legit Reviews is looking at today comes with the part number PV-T88G-YDD4.
The reference GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB graphics card has a board power draw of less than 150W, so just a single 6-pin PCI Express power connector is present on the card. The GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB graphics cards require a minimum 400W or greater system power supply (with 12 V current rating of 26A) for single GPU operation. NVIDIA has not stated how big of a power supply would be needed for SLI, but if the board uses less than 150W adding another card would pit the power supply requirements at a minimum of 550W for a pair of cards. From this angle, you can also see that the front of the video card isn't smooth, which is a bit different than before.
There is a single SLI connector on all of the 8800 GTS 512MB cards, which makes it possbile to do SLI. It should be noted that when NVIDIA does 3-way or 4-way SLI down the road with upcoming NVIDIA 780i chipsets that the GeForce 8800 GT and GeForce 8800 GTS cards will not be supported since it has just one connection.
The pair of dual-link DVI connections with a maximum resolution of up to 2560 x 1600 and the TV output connector on the XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB Alpha Dog are what one would expect on any GeForce 8800 GTS. The TV output is HDTV ready and the card does come with the proper cables to use the TV output as you will later see when we cover the bundle.
The back of the XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB Alpha Dog XXX Edition Graphics Card shows off the green PCB, which means that our sample is made by NVIDIA. Eventually XFX will have their own black PCB, but the initial cards will feature this snappy NVIDIA green PCB. Since there are no heat sinks or covers on the back there isn't too much to talk about! Let's take a look at the bundle before we move on to testing.
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