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A tale of Fortunes
By Taylor Gorham
Also by Taylor Gorham
Epycele (epp-ee-kell)
Jewel of the Rivers
"Without imagination we have no wings."
A tale of fortunes
A tale of revenge
A tale of will render the careless to lend
A tale for a Harper to sing and to send
To places that don't posses naught but an end
A tale, a legend, a myth for the ride
Along the blue shore with the blue winter tide
A tale for young
A tale for old
And still there are tales here yet to be told
Along the dusty paths of time
This tale will give you some truth to unwind
A tale does not have to be true
But not never it will find truth in you
A tale of fortunes
A tale of revenge
A tale to savor from beginning 'til end
A Tale of Fortunes
She did not know that it was real screams that pierced her slumbers, she did not know that the home she once had was being pillaged and ruined.
That her small brother was carried away while she lay hidden, that her entire life was changed forever under her very nose.
One little twitch would have given away the small bundle in the bushes.
The bandits soon gave up on her camp and, not finding any valuables, moved off.
In time, the girl woke up and sneaked away from her parents on her own, to what end she had no idea.
Ramiel strolled down a woodland path in the Andruid forest, happily munching an apple.
When she was younger Ramiel had found an old lady who took care of her and taught her to speak. She had asked her name but the lady would only smile and tell her to ask later, so Ramiel had always called her Naj. After all, when she made the name she was only little.
She had always insisted that Ramiel name herself. It was sad though; Naj died before she told her anything. She suspected that she knew something of her parents,
still Ramiel kept some of her useful belongings.
Just then something crashed into Ramiel from behind, knocking her down.
The strange character hastily scrambled to its feet and strangely, began hopping around.
It said, "I'm very sorry miss!
I hope nothing's amiss
If anything is I'll help you miss
I will, oh yes yes yes!"
He smiled at her.
Ramiel blinked and stared, "Uh…yea! I'm ….good, for now at least." she muttered under breath
She stopped and then went on hesitantly, "Do you always speak like that or are you just confusing me?"
She narrowed her eyes. This one would learn what it meant to play around with a girl, especially if she's bigger!
The weird little character hopped about and sang,
"Some say I speak in riddles,
some say I speak in rhyme,
that really makes no difference,
you'll understand in time!"
Ramiel stared at him incredulously and shook her head.
He didn't notice and went on still smiling,
"Oh lovely little miss,
please may I walk with thee,
for walking in the forest,
greatly pleases me!"
This was even more unusual, you simply didn't ask a complete stranger to walk with you, it was plain common sense. Still, some one who spoke in rhyme wasn't exactly common.
"Who're you?"
He answered again, "Sorry to keep you waiting,
My name is Tambilo
I hope you're not offended
I would not have it so!"
Ramiel fought the urge to laugh, why she would be offended she couldn't figure out, but he probably said just for lack of a better word.
"I'm not offended, it's alright."
Tambilo marched down the path until Ramiel caught up with him.
He had been traveling the west path for 6 years before following the River Adjaloq, stopping and staying somewhere whenever he pleased. His was the traveling nature, over and under, where ever we go type with no roots.
He told her this all in little rhyming poems.
They came to a fork in the path and heard voices. Ramiel bade him to stop and crept forward, she saw through the foliage 3 men in scruffy cloaks. They sat around a sputtering fire spoke in low, gruff voices.
She scurried back to Tambilo, the men started talking louder, "See, I told you he would be useful."
Ramiel peered back through the bushes to see what they were up to.
A young boy had joined them, bringing a sack. One man looked in the sack and whistled, "pretty good, Midge. Now go get more fire wood or it'll go out." he pointed to the fire.
The boy walked unknowingly towards Ramiel, she scrambled back to the side of the path before he saw her, Midge ambled on past her, but it was a near thing. Tambilo was nowhere in sight.
Ramiel slowly crept out of her hiding place, "Tambilo?"
He stood from under a fallen tree.
Ramiel breathed a sigh of relief.
Ramiel's shelter was near the edge of the Andruid, it was almost sunset when they reached it, for Ramiel often had to stop for Tambilo.
The shelter was nothing more than a sophisticated tree house, but it suited her purposes. Though it took considerable help for Tambilo to climb the rope to the entrance.
She still couldn't figure out why the boy was with the bandits. If they had families or slaves they usually left them in a secret camp with others to guard them. This was nothing but a small raiding party.
"You can look around, Tambilo, there's nothin' there worth hiding. And you kin sleep in the hammock; I won't be needin' it right now. Stay here!"
Tambilo was about to ask after her, but she was already gone.
He grumbled and went inside, "I've been taking care,
By myself all these years
She should be aware,
I can get on by myself!"
He looked around the tree house dwelling, it was small and bright, a tab messy perhaps, but very well done from scratch, he thought.
A rope hammock hung low from the ceiling, a brown rush mat lay beneath it on the bare, wooden floor. A large shelf jutted out beside it, several smaller ones were fixed above it. The small ones were crammed with barkcloth sheets and writing necessities. A hank of thin rope was squeezed in at the side.
The larger shelf/desk was cluttered with sketches and ink containers, a weathered book sat next to a wooden candleholder covered in bees wax.
In front of the desk was a small, three-legged stool.
A small opening was carved above the hammock, just large enough to see through, in fact, Tambilo was surprised he'd even noticed it. He peered through, and saw the path; useful, he thought.
There were three large windows, two, facing each other on opposite sides of the room, the other next to the door facing west.
Golden afternoon sunlight poured in, giving the room a rosy glow.
Tambilo lay back in the hammock and was soon snoring.
Ramiel clung, absolutely still, to a rowan tree above the bandit camp. The men had turned to arguing.
"The boy's supposed t' earn 'is keep, not waste our time gatherin' this trash! That was a good raid an' all 'e managed t' find was this."
He kicked a sack of plunder next to him. It made a dull, clunking sound.
The strange boy lounged against a log by the fire while the man glared at him.
He seemed not to notice and pulled a leg from the beast roasting on the fire and bit it, letting the juice run down his chin.
The man turned crimson against his undyed shirt.
"See how rude 'e is! Send 'im away, we don't 'ave use for 'im anymore!" he demanded another man who seemed to be in charge. He was wearing a green collared shirt and grey britches, a single brass hoop hung from his ear.
"Why should I?" answered green shirt, fixing him with a livid stare. Though that seemed to be the only thing keeping the other man from answering back.
The boy looked annoyed, even a little upset, but did not make an effort to stop the argument, as if it would be rude to protest on his own behalf.
There was something about him that was familiar,
but that was impossible, Ramiel had never met anyone except Naj, Tambilo and a few travelers. Not that she remembered her earlier days…
Naj hadn't known where she had come from, was it possible that she'd known him from before?
She clambered silently down from her tree and slipped away to ponder this.
Tambilo woke before Ramiel returned, it was almost twilight, and blue and periwinkle mists had begun to descend. The last rays of sunlight penetrated them with pail bronze light.
To pass the time he started looking through the sheaves of paper on her desk.
A sketch of the tree house caught his eye; hints of green and brown made the shapes come to life in a style that caught the eye very effectively.
Ramiel strode up behind him, "Like my pictures do you?"
"I've never seen a greater piece
of such a humble dwelling,
In all my travels
Naught like this
Has crossed such eyes as these."
"You're a proper liddle charmer aren't you? 'Strewth, Tambilo, I dunno how you get on with those poems 'o yours."
He grinned mischievously,
"I may be a charmer,
but I won't be charmed
You're all birds of a feather
And I won't be harmed!"
"Well, whatever. Anyway, the Andruid is dangerous at night, 'specially with those scummy bandits pokin' around. You'll have to stay here. I'll bunk on the floor."
She started opening a cabinet in the floor that Tambilo hadn't noticed. He grinned,
"You have many secrets
that you keep from me.."
Ramiel interrupted,
"As many as the
grains of salt from the sea."
He looked at her, astonished.
She replied, "See, I'm catching on."
She grinned at his expression and lay out the quilt she had pulled from the floor.
"None have tried to
mimic me before
I thought no one would,
Of that I was quite sure."
He put on a thoughtful expression.
"Well I've been known to surprise people quite a lot!"
He shook his head and climbed into the hammock.
It was just dawn, and Ramiel was stalking through the Andruid in the deceiving morning mists.
She thought of Tambilo, and smiled at the memory of the way the hammock sagged comically under his weight.
A hand gripped her shoulder, she froze, and it gripped tighter. This was not Tambilo, or any other friend for that matter. She twisted away and bolted for cover, like a startled deer, but something grabbed her wrist, wrenching her around. It was the boy, Midge.
She wrested her hand away, but stayed otherwise, in place.
"Were you following me?"
He stared at her strangely, she stepped back,
"Were you following me?!"
"I got orders from the boss, any trespassers git caught!"
Ramiel could tell that he was trying to put on a brave face, but he looked unsure of himself.
She glared at him, "Who says that I'm trespassing? This ain't you're land."
"Yew're not gonna trick me."
He was obviously on to her.
Just then, one of the men came up behind him.
"Found somethin' have you? Come back wid us missy, we'll fix yer up good'n tight."
He smiled falsely at her.
Ramiel fought with a vengeance but she was outnumbered without a weapon, she was marched back to the bandit camp with her hands tied behind her back.
Some of the men looked pleased, but the disagreeable one sniffed, "Measly little thing, ain't she."
Midge grinned, "She got tricks to 'er tho, we 'ad a time gettin' this one tied!"
Ramiel glared at him and spat in the dirt at his feet.
"Ah, a tough one 'ave we? She'll soon learn."said the green shirt. He grinned at Midge.
Ramiel was dragged to a corner of the camp and bound to a rough stake that one of the men cut from a fallen poplar, the bonds painfully tight.
Why hadn't she heard Midge coming? Why wasn't she paying attention? She thought furiously. Why had she left her knife at the tree house? I'm not thinking.
She took stock of the surroundings, the trees were too far away to reach, even if she could undo the rope, there was always a sentry when the men were all away.
Some of the men were setting up places to sleep- marauders and outlaws usually did their work at night- some went away to various chores outside of camp.
Midge seemed to be the one officially on guard, he soon was the only one left to watch her. He looked bored, tired even and underfed. Ramiel almost felt sorry for him, them scolded herself silently, he was an adversary, the enemy.
Just then a thought came to her,
"You don't look like a proper bandit, too young."
Midge turned.
"I am not!"
Ramiel looked at him slyly .
"You shouldn't be here, you're not a real bandit."
Don't you question…"
"No you're not."
"Yes I am."
"No you're not."
"Yes I am!"
"No you're not."
"Don't yew question what yew dunno about see."
Ramiel raised her eyebrows.
"You're not one of them are you?"
Her gaze was piercing, he looked taken aback.
"I…I..may not be one of 'em but they mostly accep' me an' … an'I like it good enough where I is!"
She could tell that he was trying to be tough but his words were empty.
"If you let me go you can come with me."
He stared at her incredulously , "I ain't goin' with your tricks!"
He hurried away from her to sit on his log, looking unsure.
Ramiel tried to shift to a better position, but the rope was too tight, the rough wood scraped her back. Whatever they do I hope they do it soon, she thought.
She wrenched a final try against the stake and was rewarded with splinters caught in her back. She winced.
"Don't yew be tryin' t' escape missy, it ain' gonna work."
One of the men had crept up on her while she was preoccupied. Even from a few feet away the man smelled of old beer and woodsmoke.
Ramiel gave him a look of disgust. He grinned evilly from behind a scraggly beard.
"You'll make a fine slave yet, lots o' spirit. Ha ha!"
She spat at his feet, he stopped laughing and looked at her before walking away. He stopped by the man in charge,
"Make sure this one gits it extra hard, Joh, got to break 'er."
Tambilo woke long after sunrise when a breeze from the window blew across his face.
He looked around, startled.
"Ramiel, if you are near,
please indicate that you are near!"
No answer came.
He climbed out of the hammock and walked outside.
have you left again?
Or are you here,
Hiding in the bracken?
No answer.
Tambilo started to worry, if he looked for her he could miss her return, get hopelessly lost, or worse…
But if she was caught?
The odds weighed against him, and he sat on the floor with a sigh - and waited.
It was night. The marauders departed on another raid, once again leaving Midge on guard duty. Ramiel could see that they did not want him to come.
Midge wandered around the camp dejectedly, Ramiel stared at him until finally he looked at her.
"If I came with you where would you take me?"
"Away from this stink."
"Yea, but where?"
Ramiel gave him a look, as if sizing him up,
"To my place, down the path apiece."
Midge turned away, Ramiel fell into an uncomfortable sleep waiting, the ropes were cutting of her circulation. Though she would not have chanced it if the other men were there.
The scene before her was strangely familiar, a screeching bundle lay behind a woman.
She was the only thing between the babe and the man with the green shirt, though he looked younger. Tears streamed down the woman's cheeks, she mouthed something that Ramiel couldn't make out. The man drew his sword and ran her through, grinning, and she could do nothing to help her. Ramiel couldn't move.
The woman dropped, on top of another dead person, a man, her eyes still wide open in fear.
The raider kicked the bundle and a tiny arm poked out, he seemed not to notice. Another roughly shoved the babe into a sack and carried it off with the others. Leaving the carcasses of two parents and a wreck left in their wake.
A while later another child crawled out from under an armchair and toddled away, she looked barely older than the other did.
The scene melted away and came back as Naj's wrinkled face. She asked Ramiel where she had come from, the woman's pained expression filled the dream.
Ramiel woke up with a start, she was still tied up, the stake still hurt, and her feet and hands were numb because of the ropes. Midge was crouching on a log by the fire.
It came to her then, tied to a stake with splinters in her back by her own brother. Naj had known what had happened but did not what to tell, the babe that crawled away was her, Midge just a high ranking slave in a stinking horde of outlaws, but he was her brother. The bond of kinship was clear.
Midge walked over to her looking resigned,
"I didn't want to admit this but, I'm not overly prized as a raider. Life like it is is not that great.
He looked full in the eye, "I'll come with you."
Ramiel smiled.
"Cut me loose."
They walked away from what was behind them, sister leaning heavily on brother, but walk they did, with no one the wiser.


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After consulting your pokedex, you decide to run this errand for the angel. You look him in the eyes and he smiles. "Thank you," he says before commanding, "Follow me."
The walks through the door, followed by Dragonite, who glances back as if to say follow us, but you can't see outside the door because of the light. You glance down to Gretchen and get out of bed. You notice that you aren't in your regular clothes. You are in white silk pajamas. You look around for your stuff, but it isn't in the small room. You pick up Gretchen and leave.
It takes about fifteen seconds for your eyes to adjust to the light surroundings. When they finally do, you see you are outside. You are inside a square walled courtyard. You are in the corner. You see about 200 yards away, a massive statue of Arceus. In front of it a line of white energy flows gently upwards. Between you and the statue is long, yet perfectly pristine grass with a tall oak tree in the middle on the side opposite you and a pond in the very center. You see the Dragonite skim across the water coming towards you at high speeds, even creating waves from the force of its flight. When he gets close he slows and with a forward wing beat, stops beside you.
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text: Article | December 01, 2012Developmental Trajectory for Production of Prosody: Lexical Stress Contrastivity in Children Ages 3 to 7 Years and in Adults Kirrie J. Ballard, Danica Djaja, Joanne Arciuli, Deborah G. H. James, and Jan van Doorn Author Affiliations & Notes Danica Djaja University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Joanne Arciuli University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Deborah G. H. James Women's and Children's Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia Jan van Doorn Umeå University, Sweden Correspondence to Kirrie J. Ballard: email@example.com Editor: Anne SmithEditor: Anne Smith× Associate Editor: Susan NittrouerAssociate Editor: Susan Nittrouer× © 2012 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Speech, Voice & Prosody / Speech Article | December 01, 2012 Developmental Trajectory for Production of Prosody: Lexical Stress Contrastivity in Children Ages 3 to 7 Years and in Adults Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, December 2012, Vol. 55, 1822-1835. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2012/11-0257) History: Received September 15, 2011 , Revised January 12, 2012 , Accepted March 7, 2012 Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, December 2012, Vol. 55, 1822-1835. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2012/11-0257) History: Received September 15, 2011; Revised January 12, 2012; Accepted March 7, 2012 Web of Science® Times Cited: 20 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Ballard, K. J., Djaja, D., Arciuli, J., James, D. G. H., & van Doorn, J. (2012). Developmental Trajectory for Production of Prosody: Lexical Stress Contrastivity in Children Ages 3 to 7 Years and in Adults. J Speech Lang Hear Res, 55(6), 1822-1835. doi: 10.1044/1092-4388(2012/11-0257). Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Developmental Trajectory for Production of Prosody: Lexical Stress Contrastivity in Children Ages 3 to 7 Years and in Adults You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × PurposeAccurate production of lexical stress within English polysyllabic words is critical for intelligibility and is affected in many speech-language disorders. However, models of speech production remain underspecified with regard to lexical stress. In this study, the authors report a large-scale acoustic investigation of lexical stress production in typically developing Australian English–speaking children ages 3–7 years (n = 73) compared with young adults (n = 24).MethodParticipants named pictures of highly familiar strong–weak and weak–strong polysyllabic words. Of 388 productions, 325 met criteria for acoustic measurement. Relative vowel duration, peak intensity, and peak f0 over the first two syllables were measured.ResultLexical stress was marked consistently by duration and intensity but not f0. Lexical stress on strong–weak words was adultlike by 3 years. All 3 measures showed significant differences between adults and children for weak–strong words still present at 7 years.ConclusionOur findings suggest that protracted development of weak–strong stress production reflects physiological constraints on producing short articulatory durations and rising intensity contours. Findings validate treatment that is centered on strong–weak stress production for children ≥ 3 years with dysprosody. Although intervention for the production of weak–strong words may be initiated before age 7 years, reference to normative acoustic data is preferable to relying on perceptual judgments of accuracy. Acknowledgments We thank Robert Heard for assistance with statistical analysis and Ian Simpson, Elise Baker, and Susana Melara with data collection and lexical stress measurements. 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The Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton has changed his plea from innocent to guilty, just before the scheduled start of his trial today at Manchester Minshull Crown Court.
Ousmane Dabo – arriving at court in Manchester today
Barton, 25, has now admitted one charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm to Ousmane Dabo, in a training ground incident, when they were team mates at Manchester City on May 1st, last year.
Barton has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons off the pitch, over the last three or four years, because of his anger and temper tantrums.
This is the third criminal trial this year for Barton, and in one he was declared innocent, but in the other he was found guilty of assault and affray and jailed for 6 months, a sentence which he is currently serving.
In April 2004, he stormed out of Eastlands before kick-off after being dropped from the side to face Southampton that day, and in a 2005 pre-season friendly game, although it was anything but that, he sparked a mass brawl in the game against Doncaster Rovers.
The fact that Barton has suddenly pleaded guilty, after previously strenuously denying the charges against him for over 13 months, may not stand him in good stead for the sentencing.
If he is found guilty we think there is a very good chance that his club, Newcastle United will sack him, immediately following the verdict.
Comments welcome.
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This will be the last we see of joey barton boys! this lad was a fat sam buy! sadly for us he's an idiot or we could sell him & get back most of what we paid for him! but he'll go down & we'll bin him! i for one say good ridance! we should of never brought this player to our club! yes he's played ok in a handful of games but lets face it he's nowt flash is he! he's no Gerrard, no lampard, no scholes hell he's not even as good as Kevin Nolan or jimmy bullard! lets get rid & get one of those two in! they would wear the no7 with pride & dignity! unlike some shamless lil scouse chava! joey barton is nothing but a thug with a great job! arsehole GET HIM OUT!!!!
We knew when we signed him he was trouble – why oh why did Mort sanction it – leopard and spots springs to mind
A Christmas bash for Manchester City players that December saw him stub a lit cigar into the eye of Jamie Tandy, a young team-mate. He was fined six weeks' wages.
In May 2005 he broke the leg of a 35-year-old pedestrian while driving his car at 2am in Liverpool city centre and the following month was involved in a spat with a 15-year-old Everton fan at City's team hotel in Bangkok. Again he was fined by City.
The bad blood with Everton fans continued in 2006 when he dropped his shorts in the direction of home fans at Goodison Park. He was fined and warned by the FA for his conduct.
In February last year he made his England debut against Spain but a month later was arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage in an incident involving a taxi driver.
Three months later came the fight with Dabo, and a month after that he was sold by City to Newcastle Utd for £5.8 million. Barton sat out Newcastle's Boxing Day game last year as he was injured, but went drinking in Liverpool city centre afterwards.
In the early hours of December 27 he got into an argument in a McDonald's restaurant and violence again broke out. Drunk, Barton straddled his victim, punching him repeatedly in the face. This time the attack was caught on CCTV. The player admitted assault and affray and was jailed for six months on May 20.
Just ten days later he was brought back to court to deal with alleged criminal damage to a taxi in Liverpool, a charge dating back to March 2007. He was alleged to have ripped out the cabbie's radio because he would not wait at a McDonald's drive-through while Barton got food.
If you's keep responding to toooon fans bull he'll just keep it up. Probably a bored mackem or something. STOP GIVING HIM ATTENTION FFS.
Do you honestly expect Keegan to be doing business in some restaurant for goodness sake.
I don't know who's the dumbest, him for posting it or people believing it!
@ Davies. I was watching SSN and the reporter on there said it outside the court. He must of been at the hearing and said something about the judge considering a suspended sentence.
Don't shoot the messenger mind mate. I don't believe it either. If anyone's got access to Sky Sports News it will probably be repeated just after 5'o' clock.
Well TOONFAN, the jurys out by the looks of most of the responses! i for one hope your tellin the truth! if so they will be a few with egg on their faces! i'll be keeping 1 eye on 2moro! it would be a dream come true to get AA & SWP! we would be such a threat! mind you whether he's talkin shite or not, you ahve to think lads something must have made owen want to sign a new deal? i know he loves playing for KK but he must know about incoming players being captain & that!
If he gets a suspended sentence part of the conditions should be that he's not allowed to drink – he's already blamed the fact he's an alcoholic – tbh I can't believe we didn't do background checks on him, surely it wouldnt have been that hard to find out
jeez what was fat sam doing
As for Arshavin – no bloody chance
I was sat in the toilet cubicle next to KK at the public toilets in the bigg market. While I was trying to put my willy in the hole of the sides of the cubicle, I overheard KK's conversation on his mobile phone. He was telling Dennis Wise on the girth and odour of his huge dump and how Dennis was very similar to what was exiting his A-Hole.
Toon Fan I saw KK in my local Asdas buying a chinese takeaway and beer pack £4.99, it may be noce food but he can't live off it.
As for Barton, He's only really had 2 good games for us so lets get rid of him and get in a player that wants to play for us and not just be here to collect his wage packet


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Building Applications with eXcelon
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Nothing we've discussed so far requires programming beyond the level of XQL and update expressions. But eXcelon is, appropriately, full of hooks that can support applications layered on top of it. These applications fall into two categories: server extensions, and client applications that talk to the server and its extensions.
You can build customized clients two ways: as Web applications, and as COM-based Win32 applications. Of the two methods, the first is by far the most accessible. The reason is that eXcelon comes with a CGI adapter in the form of an ISAPI DLL, a Netscape NSAPI plug-in, or an Apache module—all for NT which is the only supported eXcelon platform. These adapters create URL-accessible Web APIs grouped into four request types:
- get, to retrieve a document from the repository
- query, to run an XQL query
- update, to run an XML update
- run, to run a server extension
The same query shown in Figure 3 can, alternatively, run straight from a browser as shown in Figure 5. Because that's so, eXcelon is also easily accessible to HTTP-aware scripting languages such as Perl or Python.
Figure 5: Browser view of a query.
Given the Web API, why would you want to write a COM-based client? These applications can wield a richer API. They can create and rearrange files and directories in the repository, and work with same management features—security, user roles, indexing, cache management—available in the eXcelon Explorer and its companion management tool, eXcelon Manager, an MMC (Microsoft Management Console) snap-in. An integrator can use the client API from Visual Basic to integrate an organization's content-management workflow with the eXcelon repository.
On the server side, eXcelon supports extensions written in COM or Java. These extensions can issue XQL queries, and use the W3C DOM API to navigate and modify resulting XML content. Server extensions are the eXcelon equivalent of SQL stored procedures. Operations that can't be expressed atomically as standard queries or updates can be made into extensions, which are then callable from clients (or from other server extensions). An example of an extension is the addbid item shown in Figure 1. It receives a bid, queries the auction data, and inserts the new bid if it's higher than the existing ones in its category.
Designing XML structures with eXcelon
eXcelon Studio, shown in the Figure 6, is a kind of entity-relationship modeller, which in this example presents a schematic view of the auction demo's XML content. The meaning of the diagram is that an item has a one-to-one relationship to a set of bids. The terminology won't make immediate sense to DTD-oriented XML designers, and in fact this diagram does not generate a DTD. Rather, it generates a Document Content Description (DCD) file. DCD was proposed to the W3C as a way to integrate the Resource Description Framework (RDF) with XML-Data.
Figure 6: eXcelon Studio's schematic view.
In addition to the DCD file, Studio can also generate code skeletons for Java and COM server extensions, and Web-based applications, that operate on instances of the schema. But all this is really just a trial balloon. eXcelon's DCD-based schema offer little of the expressiveness of a DTD, focusing almost exclusively on defining one-to-one and one-to-many relationships among elements. This makes sense, in ObjectStore terms, when you consider that a relationship among objects is a native, highly-optimized feature of the underlying engine. But Studio in its current form, untethered to current practices of XML document design and very limited in its expressiveness, seems unlikely to see much use.
XML and OODBMS: A marriage made in heaven?
I don't think anybody really knows whether, or to what extent, or exactly how a full-fledged data-management discipline should ultimately surround XML. But it's clear that there's going to be a ton of XML content, and that relational databases are not naturally attuned to the storage and management of that content.
Like a lot else about XML—querying, formatting, namespaces, schemas—the issue of native XML storage is very much in flux. That said, eXcelon appears to be a solid product that can be used today to help applications talk to XML data stores more quickly, more easily, and more safely.
Will XML data management emerge as a discipline in its own right? Will XML's high profile help bring OODBMS technology out of the niches it has so far inhabited, and into the mainstream? I'd like to see these things happen, and I applaud Object Design's first step in that direction.


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I would very much like to thank all the many volunteers who cheerfully gave their time and efforts towards this program, and without whom none of this would have been possible. It was a pure pleasure working with you all, and I am very grateful you could take time out of your busy lives to give something back to the community. This survey is really your work, and is dedicated to you all.
Water sampling stars of the survey are (in order of appearance): George & Marylou Maldonado, Milton Medina, Leon Richter, Jack Miller, John Foldan, Roger Wagner, Sally Fleming, Miguel Conty, Gina Mikan, Robert Watts, Jennette Rice & Rich Taylor.
An extra special mention and gold halo are given to: Colleen Donovan, Corey Senise, and Judith Anne Tamar for their excellent work, particularly for their heroic efforts to collect samples and get them to the lab during the deluge caused by tropical storm Olga on Dec. 11 2007 Such dedication to a long term project is all too rare, and I cannot thank them enough for providing real-time sampling during an extreme rain event. Volunteer collector extra ordinaire Susan Wruble not only gets a halo but a shiny gold star for her commitment and copiously detailed notes during her participation
I would also sincerely like to thank Dr. Luis A. Rios Hernandez, Assistant professor of Biology at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, for his support and interest in the program. I am particularly grateful for two in-depth discussions and lab tours of the laboratory side of water quality testing, his inspection of our facilities, and the donation of lab supplies so we could do some basic research in the Rincón area.
Equally sincere thanks to Dr. Ernesto Otero, Research Associate at the Department of Marine Sciences, UPR Mayagüez, for a very interesting morning while doing parallel testing and being shown standard field collection technique- a short course in microbial ecology at the beach He also inspected our facilities and sample processing routine, and made valuable suggestions regarding the practical aspects of our program. Both these gentlemen have been very kindly bringing to my attention whatever studies and papers they come across pertinent to our program, but more noted still is their willingness to actually go out into the community with their work and experience, both in Rincón and elsewhere on the island. We all cannot thank them enough for that.
I am very grateful to Dr. Jorge Capella, the Modeling Coordinator for CaRA (Caribbean Regional Association for Integrated Coastal Ocean Observing), for a very clear and concise explanation of the mechanics of current mapping and coastal modeling, and a virtual tour of his databases, showing what little is known so far about our area. His willingness to collaborate in future projects is also appreciated
I would also like to gratefully thank the following, all from UPR-Mayagüez, for their input into our program:
Dr. Amos Winters, Commonwealth Climatologist, for a fascinating morning discussing climate modeling, statistical analysis, and the affects of fecal contamination on acopora palmata, as well as lunch.
Dr. Mark Jury for a very informative discussion of hydrological modeling and the tools available on the internet, as well as recounting tales of life and teaching in Ethiopia.
Dr. Dallas Alston for the tour of lab facilities available in Magueyes, and several enlightening discussions on the affects of contamination in marine ecosystems carried on while kayaking, amongst many other things.
Dr. Robert Watts, recently of the Mayagüez campus, for his interest, support, and participation in the program, in addition to providing the geological explanation of how our coastline was formed.
I would give my special thanks to Mara Dias, the Water Quality Coordinator of Surfrider Foundation, for answering far too many questions when the survey began, and faithfully forwarding articles of interest to me.
For more information, or to volunteer to assist with this program, please contact Steve at firstname.lastname@example.com
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In a speech due to be given to party members in London, the UK Independence Party's (UKIP) energy spokesman Roger Helmer is set to label those rallying against the controversial extraction technique as "eco-freaks" and say they are killing off "the greatest new economic opportunity for our country in our lifetimes".
This comes just days after former government Chief Scientific Advisor Sir David King said that fracking could have many environmental consequences which were not worth risking for shale gas. He added that the latter would only ever be a backup energy source.
The heated debates over fracking and the use of shale gas have come to the boil in recent weeks, with Prime Minister David Cameron claiming that it is a long-term solution that will lower the energy bills of British consumers. Helmer, however, will concede at the party conference that this may not be the case.
UKIP spokesman has 'no concern' for protesters
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UKIP is also proposing that tax revenue from shale gas extraction should be used to invest in a sovereign wealth fund that will secure long-term benefits for the UK.
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Both players were forced off the field during last Saturday's 28-18 Betfred Super League win over Hull due to a hamstring problem.
They had each missed the previous match, against Widnes Vikings, for a similar reason.
Powell said the extent of the problems is not yet known, but he confirmed: "They are going for scans. The injuries aren't great, they are both hamstrings and you know if they have to have scans it is not going to be fantastic news."
Wardle's injury was a recurrence of the one he suffered in training ahead of the round one game at St Helens, but Powell said: "Greg's is in a different place.
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Monday, July 07, 2008
Israel Knohl and the Gabriel Revelation
Although the text on the tablet was written (not engraved) and the text is so faded that many of the readings are illegible and disputed, one scholar named Israel Knohl insists that he can make out the readings.
Knohl says that this text contains a prophecy by the angel Gabriel to the "prince of princes" (cf. Daniel 8:25 where the Prince of Princes is apparently God). Knohl identifies this prince of princes as a commander in the Herodian army to whom Gabriel says "In three days you will know that evil will be defeated by justice" and "In three days you shall live, I, Gabriel, command you." Another passage speaks of "blood and slaughter as pathways to justice."
According to the New York Times article, Knohl thinks this tablet "should shake our basic view of Christianity." Why does Israel Knohl think this? Probably because in 2002 Knohl wrote a book called, The Messiah before Jesus; The Suffering Servant of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
I reviewed this book for a library journal called CHOICE several years ago. In Knohl's book he argued that some hymns in the Dead Sea Scrolls describe an Essene messiah figure who claimed divine status and believed he was the suffering servant of Isaiah 53. Knohl argued that Jesus was influenced by this earlier "messiah" and expected to be rejected, killed and resurrected after three days."
According to the New York Times article, Knohl's "theory did not shake the world of Christology as he had hoped, partly because he had no textual evidence from before Jesus" (emphasis mine).
The New York Times has it wrong. Knohl believed that the Dead Sea Scrolls actually contain textual evidence for an Essene messiah figure even before the Gabriel tablet was discovered. The reason Knohl's theory failed is because it flew in the face of what critical scholars had been teaching about Jesus for well over a hundred years.
According to most critical scholars, the Jesus of the New Testament was largely a creation of the early church. Radical Jesus' critics don't even think that Jesus thought of himself as a messiah, much less a son of God.
When Knohl came along and said, in effect, yes, Jesus did think of himself as a messiah and a divine being, that didn't fit well with critical scholarship and Knohl's message was largely ignored. Knohl thinks that this stone tablet will confirm the theory he outlined in his earlier book. But would this tablet and Knohl's theory shake the foundations of Christianity as many on the internet are already suggesting?
Let's assume, for the sake of argument that this tablet turns out to be an authentic first century B.C. artifact. Let's further assume that that Knohl's speculative reconstruction of some practically illegible words is accurate, and that the text contains a prophecy based on the Book of Daniel about the future death and resurrection of a "prince of princes."
Far from discrediting Christianity, it actually lends credibility to what we find in the Gospels. According to the Gospels, Jesus believed that his life' and death were the fulfillment of Jewish Scriptures (Luke 22:37; 24:15-27). Although this was certainly not a widespread belief, why would it come as a great shock if we discovered that other Jews of that era also interpreted Old Testament prophecies in similar fashion?
But Knohl believes that Jesus patterned his ministry on this earlier "messiah" figure whom Knohl believes was a commander in Herod's army. If we want to find a pattern for Jesus' ministry, we might look to Ezekiel 34, Isaiah 53, Pslam 22 or Zechariah 9:9 and 12:10, but the idea that the Gospel writers were patterning their story of Jesus around a military hero is just silly.
Nevertheless, the internet is buzzing with stories of how this shakes the foundations of Christianity. Tim Etherington summed up the situation pretty well. He says, in effect, that on the one hand the critics generally argue that the idea of a dying and raising messiah was not part of the Jewish tradition of Jesus' day so the Gospel writers must have made it up. On the other hand, Knohl and his internet followers come along and basically argue that since the prophecy about a resurrected hero was part of Jewish tradition, Jesus and/or the Gospel writers must have borrowed from it.
So regardless of whether a resurrected messiah was part of the Jewish tradition or not, the critics will try to spin the evidence against the Gospels. And given the fact that Knohl's reading is based on a faded text, a broken tablet, and disputed speculative reconstructions of illegible words that, even if accurately reconstructed, would not damage Christianity in the least, the reaction by many on the internet to this tablet shows how desperate some people are to latch on to anything, regardless of how flimsy or silly, to give them an excuse to dismiss the claims of the New Testament writers.
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- Robert said...
Frankly, a lot of this is more about the elevation of "self" than of Jesus.
People want to matter; we want to have purpose. Many people as children talk about growing up to change the world. Our culture's stories revolve around various heroes and larger than life events. In essence, people grow up with this view that they have to be big, be known to be respected, or experience the fantastic to matter.
In light of that, is it any surprise that those who have a pessimistic view of Jesus as anything less than God are most interested in "shocking" or "shake our basic view of Christianity?" Could such a discovery make you as well known as some of the early church scholars… perhaps a Thomas Aquinas of our times?
It seems Knohl is awfully interested in making waves based on his own words. Yet, why wouldn't he present the evidence and then allow the research to make its own statement? Why the hyperbole? I suspect it's because the evidence really doesn't point the direction that makes Knohl would like it to.
Even though Jesus' own story is quite fantastic, he really isn't the archetypical hero we (or even the Jews) are looking for. In fact, I seem to recall the Jews being quite put out when they discover that Jesus wasn't there to be their military hero or the messiah they thought he should be. It seems that we have to keep learning that lesson over and over because even though the answer is right in front of us, it just isn't what we want it be.
- Museum Ethics Controversy said...
I would submit that this "ancient tablet" is probably another sensationalist scam, as is clearly suggested by the facts
(1) that no specific information is available on its provenance ("probably found near the Dead Sea" doesn't quite do it for me); and
(2) that no details are provided on carbon dating of the ink or analysis of the stone.
As such, this "news" brings to mind the faked Lost-Tomb-of-Jesus "documentary" designed to financially profit from people's fascination with the "real" Jesus, as well as the larger scandal of the biased and misleading way the Dead Sea scrolls are being presented in museum exhibits around the world, with an antisemitic nuance emerging on a government-run North Carolina museum's website. See, e.g.,
http://spinozaslens.com/libet/articles/dworkin_ethicsofexhibition.htm (article critical of exhibits)
http://blog.news-record.com/staff/frontpew/archives/2008/06/dead_sea_scroll.shtml (discussion and further links)


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This year has been going fairly quick, which means I'm working way too much or having too much fun. Unfortunately, I'm working way too much! 🙂 (Still having a good time though!) I've been working photoshoots here and there and got to spend a day and a half at my favorite event of the year, Hit The Lodge. If you haven't been to a photo event, or haven't found one that you absolutely
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Shoppers buying the Belgian salami at Safeway in Durham City would not have known it contained horse meat because that was not listed in the ingredients, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The meat was found in the salami at Safeway in Durham's Milburngate shopping centre by county council trading standards officers.
Safeway criticised the FSA findings as a second test proved negative. A spokeswoman said: "This Belgian salami, and all other salami we sell, does not contain horse meat."


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DoD maps are outdoorsy, so this soundpack features a light reverb to add depth. this is not a hollywood blast-fest like you get in most other custom sound packs (no exploding windchimes here). enjoy it in good health.
Day of Defeat: Source Intense Video
DoD: Source Patriot's Victory Sounds
A Victory Sound file with a USA Win Sound & German Win Sound.
Day of Defeat: Source Avalanche Walkthough Video
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Day of Defeat: Source Luger Video
DoD: Source 'Jagd' Trailer
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DoD: Source Gloufs MG42 & Cal30 Sounds (v1.0)
I'd like to share two sound files for DOD:S with you. They are for the MG42 (Axis) and the Cal30 (Allies).
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This file replaces the old sounds with the newer one.
Day of Defeat: Source Menus Video
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those rare moments. (and me sucking is the other factor). I also had choke up to 40 when encountering an enemy, but then again I have this on every server (If people can help me out with this please contact me) Movie is quickly made in fraps and I don't have experiance in these things, so don't expect anything shocking. I only want to provide some DoD: S media to the public. Note on audio: The game sounds incredible with the 5.1 sound option (there is also support for 7.1 and 4 speakers just like in other source games). In this movie the sound setting is set on Headphones because apperantly fraps only could record the audio in this format. I can assure you, the sound ingame is really really good. To bad it's a bit bugged in this movie, my bad. First moviefragment made in 1024*768, second on 800*600 I hope you enjoy this download ;)
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A short passage axis with the kar on Avalanche.
DoD: Source Rammstein Win Songs
This changes the standard DoD win songs with songs from Rammstein.
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Another Avalanche video in detail. A crossing of the map from the axis spawn to the ally spawn with a kar and a spring (only unscoped).
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This video taken on Avalanche shows a grenade explosion's effects in selfkill and the drop of ammunition.
Day of Defeat: Source Preview & Issues Video
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to see it or do not have the game yet. Check it out. You can also see some of the high definition graphics or what ever that is called. I compressed it a lot so it is a little blurry though. This in this round, you'll see what it's like to get a shovel kill, a no scope, a sniper kill, and two pistol kills. The map is donner too. [/quote]
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June 8, 2017
A Northwest Missouri State University faculty member and students are collaborating to offer a day camp this summer to help children in the region who may be coping with grief and loss.
Elizabeth Dimmitt, a senior instructor of psychology at Northwest, said she felt compelled to organize the camp after noticing a local need to assist grieving children and a gap in community resources available to meet the need. Dimmitt decided to offer the camp in Maryville after attending conferences where counselors and psychologists presented positive outcomes of similar camps.
"We have many kids who have lost a parent or grandparent to death or incarceration or may be involved with the foster system, but we also have kids who have lost a home or have gone through significant moves or have lost a sibling or a friend," Dimmitt said. "This can leave children feeling confused and alone, even in the midst of loving family and friends. It is important that they have a place where they feel safe in expressing their emotions, seeing that others navigating a similar experience and we also want them to know that they are allowed to have fun again."
Lindsey Madsen, a Northwest graduate student pursuing her master's degree in guidance and counseling, is one of the students assisting Dimmitt and will assess the program in hopes of offering the camp annually. Having worked at various camp settings and observed children experiencing grief, Madsen, too, saw a need in the Maryville community.
"Seeing the need and knowing that we could potentially make a difference is really what sparked this interest," Madsen said.
The camp is designed to help children establish friendships and a sense of belonging, Dimmitt said. It will help them explore feelings of grief while helping them develop skills to cope with those emotions. The camp also will offer some educational resources for parents and caregivers.
Campers will gather each day at the Mozingo Outdoor Education Recreation Area (MOERA), a 320-acre parcel of land at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park that is operated by Northwest's School of Health Science and Wellness and provides a variety of outdoor education and recreation opportunities. Campers will participate in activities involving nature, music, art and games; older children will use MOERA's ropes challenge course.
"This is a growth and healing for the youth and a resource for parents who know their kids need something but haven't had the resources up to this point," Dimmitt said. "It doesn't have to be a recent loss because grief can be longstanding. It also doesn't need to be a child who is struggling but rather one who wants to just talk about their loved one."
The camp experience is one day and will operate on three separate days to accommodate varied age groups – Wednesday, July 19, for 5 to 8 year-olds; Thursday, July 20, for 9 to 12-year-olds; and Friday, July 21 for 13 to 17 year-olds.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, and the cost to register is $25 per person.
In addition to providing support for area children and their parents, the camp is offering a variety of opportunities for Northwest students and community members to get involved.
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Participating Northwest students have enrolled in a summer course, titled Psychology of Childhood Grief and Loss, to learn theories of grief and loss. Students will gain an understanding of development needs of children and practice their skills at the camp.
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On the menu this week: blooming orchids, a celebration of all things chocolate, one-minute plays, and performances from both up-and-coming and established ballet stars.
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Chicago Botanic Garden Orchid Show
Drive 30 minutes out of Chicago to Glencoe, where the Chicago Botanic Garden is a pop of color in this long winter. The annual Orchid Show is on, which means there are more than 10,000 orchids in bloom along with plenty of spring flowers. Warm up inside the greenhouse, and purchase plants to take home.
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Joffrey Ballet Game Changers
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50 E. Congress Pkwy., Chicago | From $34 | website
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In Celebration of Chocolate
Celebrate Valentine's Day a few days late (or, just celebrate your love of chocolate) with the city of Kohler, Wisconsin (two hours outside of Chicago), which is throwing a party in celebration of all things cacao. The festival will include interactive cooking sessions, a chocolate and wine dinner, a lesson on bean-to-bar farming, and a mimosa and chocolate breakfast. When you tire of sweets, take advantage of it being off-season for the destination to snag a coveted reservation at Blackwolf Run Restaurant.
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Ballet de Lorraine
The beloved European ballet company Ballet de Lorraine is finally coming to the United States to perform Works by Merce Cunningham and Others. Expect fast-paced ballets driven by the scores of David Tudor and Emanuel Dimas de Melo. Also on the program is a piece combining dance and film, choreographed by Petter Jacobsson and Thomas Caley. This event is sold out online, but arrive an hour early and you can snag waitlist tickets at the door.
Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago | $30 | website
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One-Minute Play Festival
This is a theater festival made for the modern age (and modern-age attention spans). The One-Minute Play Festival features—surprise—plays that last one minute from more than 60 local playwrights and directors, both established and emerging. These talented theater geeks have figured out how to condense entire stories into 60-second spots—and they're so good that this festival is back for a seventh year. The prompt for the plays this year is "America is," so you'll definitely see some commentary on politics, social issues, and current events.
8:00 PM | The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago | $18 | website
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PELOTA (Sp. " little ball," from Lat. pila), a ball game which, originating centuries ago in the Basque provinces, has developed into several forms of the sport. Epigrams of Martial show that there were at least three kinds of pelota played in his time. Blaid, practically hand fives against the back wall of a court, is still played on both sides of the Pyrenees. It is so popular that the authorities had to forbid its being played against the walls of the cathedral at Barcelona. In uncovered courts of large size there are two varieties of pelota. One, the favourite pastime of the Basque, is played against a front wall (fronton), either barehanded, with a leather or wooden long glove-like protector (cesla), or with a chistera strapped to the wrist, a sickle-shaped wicker-work implement three feet long, much like a hansom-wheel basket mud-guard, in the narrow groove of which the ball is caught and from which, thanks to the leverage afforded, it can be hurled with tremendous force. There are several players to a side, frequently an uneven number to allow a handicap. The score is announced by a cantara, whose melodious vocal efforts make him not the least appreciated participant in the game. In the other form of the game, played nearly exclusively by professionals (pelotaris), there are usually three players on each side, two forwards and a back, distinguished by a coloured sash or cap. The server (bulteur) slips off his chistera to serve, bouncing the ball on the but, a kind of stool, about 30 ft. from the wall, and striking it low against the wall. The side that wins the toss has the first service. The ball must be replayed by the opposing side at the wall, which it must hit over a line 3 ft. from the base of the wall and under the net fixed at the top of the wall. The game is counted 15, 30, 40, game, reckoned by the number of faults made by the opposing side. A fault is scored (a) when after the service the ball is not caught on the volley or first bounce, (6) when it does not on the return strike the wall within the prescribed limits, (c) when it goes out of the prescribed limits of the court, (d) when it strikes the net fixed at the top of the court. The side making the fault loses the service. A game like this has been played in England by Spanish professionals on a court 250 ft. long, against a wall 30 ft. high and 55 ft. wide. The ball used, a trifle smaller than a base-ball, is hard rubber wound with yarn and leather-covered, weighing 5 ounces. The server bounces the ball on the concrete floor quite near the fronton, and hits it with his chislera against the wall with a force to make it rebound beyond a line 80 ft. back. It usually goes treble that distance.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)