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Lindsay Lohan may actually skate on a failed drug test ... sources connected with the case tell TMZ.
We've learned the second test Lindsay failed showed a positive reading for Adderall, but the L.A. County Probation Department is not recommending jail time for that violation -- because there is an ambiguity in the paperwork that went from the court to the Probation Office.
The Probation Department is recommending 30 days jail time for the first failed drug test which showed a positive reading for cocaine.
Now here's where it gets interesting ... Judge Elden Fox has a couple of options on Friday. He could sentence Lindsay on the spot to 30 days in jail for the cocaine violation ... but because of overcrowding Lindsay would be released the same day.
Judge Fox's other option is to deny her bail, throw her in jail and set a hearing that would take place 30 days later. Under this scenario, Lindsay would not be released early -- she'd sit in jail for 30 days until her hearing. We're told judges do this "all the time" when they want to make sure a defendant does the time.
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AboutThe Colchester Arts Centre is a located in a venue as unique as the artists that perform there. Events range from jazz music, comedy shows, beer festivals, farmer's markets and folk clubs. Big acts play alongside quirky local events, and you are sure to find plenty of upcoming events in the Arts Centre at every time of year.
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Find out What's On in Colchester Arts Centre, whether you're looking for something to do tonight, a planned trip to Colchester, or special events such as half term or New Year's Eve.
Full details of events can be found on the Colchester Arts Centre website.
Colchester Arts Centre History
The Colchester Arts Centre is located in an old church with an interesting history. St Mary's at the Walls has a mix of 15th Century and Victorian architecture, with Roman tiles also visible in part of the building. The church was built next to the Roman Wall which encloses Colchester Town Centre, built after the Boudican revolt destroyed much of Roman Colchester.
With tales tying it to events during the Civil War and the Siege of Colchester, the church has survived the years and events of Colchester's tempestuous past. Today it is used to host the variety of artistic events happening at the Arts Centre.
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Jammu And Kashmir poll result leaves Pak media cold and Pak Leader's Confused
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For a country obsessed with the K word, the Pakistan English media was spectacularly reticent on the outcome of the Jammu and Kashmir election. Newspapers either ignored it or dismissed it in small news items. The Dawn on Monday carried a small 218-word report by Reuters from Srinagar headlined, No clear winner in Kashmir polls. "A period of uncertainty was expected before a coalition was cobbled together," the report said. Pakistan may now be the single biggest state sponsor of terrorism, beyond even Iran. Yet it has never been listed by the US State Department as a state sponsor of terrorism.
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Well this is very much expected at least by me. Their whole bizarre media industry is busy in running down anti-India propaganda so how the hell is possible for them to show the truth about Indian democracy? They just can't show to their people a truth about Indian Kashmir and what people of Kashmir in India think about Indian democracy.
It's a bitter truth and hard to swallow because many Pakistani leader's who are busy in running their bread and butter shop on the basis of Kashmir issue will find it real hard to digest that Jammu and Kashmir people had reject separatist call for elections boycott and came out to show faith in Indian democracy. Yes we have counted more that 60% turn around and this 60% voting is very hard for Pakistani leadership to digest.
Well I can understand their point of not digesting this fact that people of Jammu and Kashmir did came out to show faith in Indian democracy because if they digest this truth then Pakistan will have to suffer from many job losses as their terrorist (death) industry will go bankrupt and Jihadi's will have no work (There is an entire jihad industry in Pakistan today which survives on Islamic causes like that in Kashmir, Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Chechnya among others)of killings innocent Kashmiris in the name of religion and nation theory.
Pakistan is the single biggest state sponsor of terrorism and world largest exporter of terrorism.
Their whole theory of survival is based on hate and jealousy, because of these ghastly policies, they have made the Muslims in South Asia insecure and whole south east region a hub of terrorist activity. They just can't digest success of India especially when it's come to Kashmir issue. People of Jammu and Kashmir like everyone in India, enjoy our democracy, participate in elections and does hold faith in Indian establishment. Kashmiri's in India could have more normal life and could be living a peaceful life had Pakistan followed some humanity path not the terror path and killing, terrorizing kashmiri's in the name of religion and nation theory.
These elections and voting results shows that India is winning the allegiance of local's of Jammu and Kashmir and this is not good sign for mentally bankrupt Pakistan Media and Pakistan Leadership. Pakistan is The Capital of Lie and false propoganda.
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Keep then cleaned and maintained, make sure all downspouts are discharging away from the building. If the water puddles next to the foundation, it is likely to end up in the basement of crawlspace. Make sure mounts are tight and there are no low spots along gutter runs.
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Sorry I didn't get this posted yesterday. I folded clothes instead. I made the right choice- trust me! Clean laundry was about to take over our house! HA!
First, I would just like to say thank you for all of the sweet comments here and on Facebook about Cole's new job! He loves it there and we love having him home! There is really a sense of family and team at Angel One Transport, and I love that! I think they like me because I always send cookies and sweets! :)
Monday was a LONG day for us. Ava had an esophageal scope and biopsy done to make sure that there isn't any damage from her continued reflux and spit up, and to check for a condition that could cause the reflux to be continuing. Thankfully, everything looked perfectly healthy and normal! We should have the biopsy results next week, so that will confirm everything. But the pictures looked perfect! Praise the Lord!
Ava had to be under anesthesia for the procedure, and it wasn't scheduled until noon! She couldn't eat anything after midnight and was only allowed 8oz of clear liquids that morning. This was the longest she has ever had to go without food and I was really nervous that she would be inconsolable. But she surprised me and was her happy little self!!! She was laughing and smiling and "talking" to everyone before the procedure! They ended up running behind and didn't get started until after 1:00. The scope only took about 15 minutes to do (anesthesia included) so I opted not to do the pre-op "goofy juice" that she had for her MRI. That might have been a mistake. Because as happy as she was before, she woke up MAD!!!! She was just ready to get out of there! I think she was hungry and was really irritated that they had an IV in her and had her all hooked up to monitors. She *hates* stuff like that on her. It is hard enough just getting her to leave a bow in her hair!!!
I had a few other surprises that day, and it made me realize just how much she does SURPRISE me! All the time, I am surprised. Like when one of the doctors came in to discuss the breathing tube with us, she shook my hand and my mom's hand, and then Ava waited for a second, and when it was clear that the doctor wasn't going to shake her hand, Ava reached out her hand to the doctor like "excuse me?! I am the patient here. Don't I get a handshake?" It.Was.Adorable!!!!
Another surprise came as we were waiting for the procedure to start. Ava is very wiggly. VERY. And she was wearing my mom and I out! The bed they had there would not hold her, so we sat her in her stroller for a much needed rest. My mom was getting something out of her bag, and I was sitting in the chair. We didn't strap Ava in since we figured she would be getting out soon anyway, and was doing fine sitting there without being buckled. Well Ava leaned back and sneezed really, really hard! She sneezed so hard she slipped down out of her stroller and was hanging on by the tray- her eyes wide like "whoa! What happened!?" Most kids would have been scared. We of course immediately- despite our laughter- picked her up and put her back in her seat. She just laughed too! She thought it was as funny as we did! Not many two year olds would react that way! But my girl did!
|Sweet girl patiently waiting for them to come get her!
|She really enjoyed jumping on the hospital bed with Grammy!
|Back at home, she couldn't WAIT to get into some food! HA! This actually happened Sunday I think. She has learned that she can kind of stand in her high chair and reach for things on the table. She also learned how to open lids.
Dangerous combo!
We have been spending a lot of time outside these days, taking walks, relaxing on the deck, or jumping on the trampoline! The weather has been just BEAUTIFUL and I hope it continues! Just lovely! Although we have had near record highs, so I am a little worried that we are going to have another awful summer. After last summer and the 115 degree heat (and we moved last summer!) I think we are due for a nice, mild summer. We will see....
|Cole and I enjoyed the deck yesterday while Ava napped. We sat and talked and read our books. It was so nice. Then I about choked to death on a sunflower seed. (kidding...sort of...)
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Star Spangled Banner yet waves 200 years later
BALTIMORE — It's been 200 years since a Washington lawyer, confined to a British troopship during their assault on an American fort guarding Baltimore, jotted down a series of pointed questions about the precarious fate of his country, just 27 years old and already under attack.
Defence of Fort McHenry, the four-stanza poem that emerged, became a popular patriotic song and, eventually, our national anthem. Francis Scott Key's poem, which soon became The Star Spangled Banner, redefined our basic relationship with the Stars and Stripes, historians say, changing it quite literally overnight.
Before the night of Sept. 13, 1814, the flag was mostly thought of as a utilitarian marker, raised at military installations and used to identify government buildings. The following morning, after an unsuccessful bombardment by the British navy, the American flag that rose over the fort became "the symbol of liberty and perseverance and the life of the nation," says Jeffrey Brodie, deputy director of the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center.
This summer, historians here and elsewhere celebrate the bicentennial of Key's ode and the 25-hour battle that preceded it. The song wouldn't become our national anthem for 117 years, but the essential question Key posed on the morning of Sept. 14, 1814 — which flag will fly over the fort? — helped stir Americans' imaginations about their future at a perilous moment.
Two weeks earlier, the British had burned down Washington, and they threatened to do the same to the key port of Baltimore with an attack on the star-shaped fort that protected it. Key, dispatched to the British ship to negotiate the release of a prisoner, was ordered to stay put until the battle ended.
"He's sort of asking the question, 'What happens if the (American) flag doesn't come up over the fort? What's the fate of the country if that happens?' " Brodie says. "When Key is writing it, he means it quite literally."
Brodie, the project manager and one of the co-curators for the Smithsonian's Star-Spangled Banner preservation project, says Key's poem and the song that emerged were the first important works to infuse the flag with the qualities of resilience and liberty.
The flag itself made its way to the Smithsonian in 1907. By then, a succession of owners had snipped off bits of the stripes to give away as souvenirs, reducing the flag's 42-foot length to 34 feet. One of the 15 stars disappeared, too. In 1996, the Smithsonian began an intensive, eight-year effort to preserve and study the flag. It remains there on display. The original copy of Key's poem also is on display at the Smithsonian, but just through Sunday.
Two hundred years after the battle, few Americans realize that the song commemorates a somewhat unexpected and epic victory in "our forgotten conflict," says Wayne State College historian Don Hickey, author of several books on the War of 1812. The successful defense of Fort McHenry "spared Baltimore from possibly being overrun," he says. More important, it helped shape our identity as a viable military player.
Five Americans died in the bombardment, but the fort was tougher to take than the British had anticipated, says Vince Vaise, chief of interpretation at Fort McHenry. "They don't want to lose a lot of ships; they don't want to lose a lot of men. So the idea is to take it if it's easy. And when it proved not to be easy, rather than risk losing all of that, it was easier just to back off."
What the British didn't realize, he says, was "how much of a morale boost it would be" to Americans, in Baltimore and elsewhere. "I don't think the British saw that coming."
The American victory at Fort McHenry and a naval victory on Lake Champlain three days earlier marked "a kind of turning point in the War of 1812," Hickey says. "We were successfully defending our territory here." The following January, Americans won a lopsided victory in the Battle of New Orleans to effectively end the war, but the successful defense of Fort McHenry remained one of its watershed moments, Hickey says. "It does show that our military had significantly improved from the beginning of the war, when it was just awful, absolutely dreadful."
Like many other important historic places associated with war, the fort hasn't seen military conflict since its key battle, says Fort McHenry Superintendent Tina Cappetta Orcutt,. Unlike others, it has been in use almost continuously by the U.S. military. "It's still a living, breathing, dynamic place," she says.
During the Civil War, the Union Army used the fort as a prison. Ironically, Key's grandson Francis Key Howard, a Baltimore newspaper editor and Confederate sympathizer, was briefly imprisoned there. To that element, the fort — and the flag — had become symbols of the tyranny of the federal government. But for Union soldiers passing through Baltimore, Vaise says, they were symbols of hope and unity, even reunification. "There was a sense that what happened here was instrumental in ending the War of 1812," he says. "Americans stood up for their country at the fort at that time, so now we're standing up for our country in our time."
For African-American Union soldiers, he says, the symbolism of the flag is "absolutely huge. The flag is a symbol of freedom. The flag is a symbol of the end of slavery."
The army decommissioned the fort in 1912, and it became a city park known for its bathing beach. By World War I, the grounds were back in use as a massive, 3,000-bed Army hospital rose nearby. During World War II, it became a Coast Guard training base that locals visited to see displays of the first captured Japanese flags.
"What I always liked, and I still love about this site as a history junkie, is that layeredness of history here," Vaise says. "Arguably, Gettysburg is a one-trick pony. If you take the Civil War out of Gettysburg, you've got farm fields."
Orcutt, who came to Fort McHenry from Gettysburg, pointed out that Camp Colt, a tank training facility, operated there during World War I.
After World War II, Fort McHenry reverted to a manicured park — for a while, visitors could simply drive right up to the walls and peek in. Interest in "living history" prompted the National Park Service to turn it into an educational site.
In 1964, construction of a visitors center overlooking the fort introduced what to many is the site's most memorable feature: a short video detailing the battle and Key's inspiration, followed by an a cappella rendition of The Star Spangled Banner, sung by the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club. As the song plays, a giant curtain opens to reveal the fort itself, flying a replica of the 30-foot-high flag that flew Sept. 14, 1814.
A visitors center remodel in 2011 upgraded the movie and turned the curtain into a plain white screen, but the effect is the same: Most people stand for the anthem and a few sing along, and many get a lump in their throats when they see the flag flying.
"I get goosebumps every time we get to that point," Orcutt says. "I mean every time. And I've watched it a lot of times."
After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the gift shop sold out of flags, Ranger Paul Plamann says. When he first arrived at the park in 1967, he had to keep two 16mm projectors running, tied to the curtain by electronic triggers embedded in the film. He has appeared in several films that re-enact the battle, both here and at the Smithsonian, and has graduated to performing live history re-enactments.
On a recent Saturday afternoon inside the visitors center, most visitors strained to adjust to the light as the screen rose and The Star Spangled Banner played. A few wiped away tears.
Baltimore audiologist Ira Kolman, 71, stood as the song began and urged his son and two young grandchildren to do the same. "I always try to tell people, 'Please stand up,' " he says. "So is this awe-inspiring? Yes, every time I come. I just got a chill, just talking to you about it."
Editor's note: A previous version of this story misstated the college affiliation of Don Hickey.


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Are those who can't remember the crash condemned to repeat it?
Markets have been rising and investors returning to stocks, thanks to cheap money from central banks, a rash of takeover deals, the glimmers of economic recovery—and an epidemic of amnesia.
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Police responding to a bomb scare this morning on a school bus outside of the Northside Intermediate school in Milton, Wisconsin, discovered an 11-year-old boy in possession of a video game system dressed up with wires and batteries to look like an explosive device.
Milton Police Department Lieutenant John Conger confirmed with Kotaku that the system in question was an "old school" Game Boy, and agreed that that was no way to treat a vintage game system.
The young boy is currently in police custody. The Game Boy bomb has been disposed of. Glad they didn't mix those two up, sort of.


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Another Step Toward CAM Automation
A CAD/CAM software provider has taken an important step that will enable CNC machine tool users to benefit from emerging data-communications standards designed to promote a truly "paperless" manufacturing environment. The key is a STEP AP224 interface.
"Paperless," as in "paperless factory," doesn't only mean that product designers, manufacturing engineers and CNC programmers share product manufacturing information strictly by computer rather than paper drawings. "Paperless" also implies that data formats requiring human interpretation will be obsolete. That means moving away from the electronic equivalent of an engineering drawing.
Manufacturing personnel have been interpreting information conveyed by engineering drawings for centuries. Making manufacturing far less reliant on the human interpretation of this information (whether delivered on paper or by computer) is the real promise of the paperless factory. It's not only the sheets of pressed wood fiber that must become unnecessary. What must also be eliminated are the numerous steps wherein a person must intellectually analyze and assign meaning to information before further computer processing can proceed.
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In a paperless factory where "paperless" applies in its fullest sense, part production would be seamless and highly automated. Some have envisioned part production as streamlined and as instant as printing a copy of something you see on your laptop or personal computer. Producing "hard copies" of 3D shapes created on a computer would be as smooth as printing a document or a digital image. Of course, removing material from stock to create a part is far more complex than putting lines of letters or arrays of colored dots on a page. Nevertheless, the comparison does make a sharp point.
Fortunately, for the printing task, it doesn't matter what brand of computer you are using, what word processing software or Web browser you're in, or what brand of printer is at the other end of the cable. The necessary connectivity, interoperability and compatibility have been adequately addressed.
That's certainly not the case in manufacturing, at least not for most companies. Almost every step between the designer and the shop floor includes vexing difficulties with data exchange, incompatible formatting, lack of interoperability and—perhaps most damaging—unavoidable human intervention involving uncertain interpretation. Efforts to get manufacturing computer systems to work together seamlessly and achieve higher levels of automation have been going on for years.
We are, in fact, moving closer to fulfilling the dream of the paperless factory as defined in the opening paragraphs. Progress, however, has been slow and frustrating. Yet some recent steps forward may help bring some momentum back to this grand quest.
In one encouraging development, a CAD/CAM software provider has completed an interface that allows its CAM offerings to read product data in a standardized file format that includes both machinable features and critical specifications necessary for machining. The CAD/CAM provider, Gibbs and Associates (Moorpark, California), has been working with South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) to develop this interface. The format for the product data is defined by STEP Application Protocol 224 (AP224). STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product model data) is the international standardization effort to alleviate obstacles to the exchange of product data among different and otherwise incompatible hardware and software. STEP is the much-expanded outgrowth of the effort that created IGES, the Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, in the 1980s.
STEP includes the development of a "manufacturing suite" of standardized data codes and file formats (protocols) for the data requirements that arise among the major phases (applications) of designing and manufacturing products. One of those application protocols is AP224.
AP224 specifically supports the transfer of manufacturing product information between design engineering and manufacturing engineering groups. It focuses on mechanical parts and covers all the information necessary to machine these parts. AP224 captures part features, geometric dimensions and tolerances, material, surface finish and other part data that are needed in machining.
Like all STEP application protocols, AP224 encodes the information so that it can be interpreted directly by a computer system. The encoding is neutral—that is, not dependent on any particular computer system.
GibbsCAM's AP224 interface reads this formatted information and then creates machinable part features that correspond to the features in the AP224 file. Neither the NC programmer nor the programming software has to "featurize" the part geometry as part of the process leading up to the creation of machine commands and toolpath data. This is a significant step toward the paperless factory, although many more such steps have yet to be made.
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AP224 is one of a set of application protocols created under STEP for the manufacturing community. This "manufacturing suite" represents a number of interrelated standards that address the specific needs that manufacturing companies have for product model data. Because discrete, machined parts are critical to many products, including military aircraft and fighting vehicles, the product model data that covers machining have received a lot of attention. AP224's official title is "Mechanical Product Definition For Process Planning Using Machining Features."
AP224 might be considered one of the foundational formats within the manufacturing suite because the information it encodes is essential to downstream manufacturing tasks such as process planning, machine setup, CNC operations and inspection. Protocols for these further applications are completed and software to implement them is soon to follow. The approach to standardization embodied in STEP pays attention to ensuring that these APs are "harmonized," that is, that the formats are compatible with one another so that data prepared by one AP can be reused by another. Because the processes and stages in manufacturing products flow together, there are overlaps in what the APs cover.
SCRA has played a key role in the development of AP224. SCRA is an organization devoted to applied research and commercialization on a contract basis. It has offices in Anderson, Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina, as well as other locations. SCRA's Readiness and Sustainment Business Unit within the Institute for Solution Generation provided leadership for the team responsible for developing AP224. It was originally issued in 1991.
AP224 and other STEP formats are in use at various military repair and overhaul depots throughout the United States. These facilities have the challenge of providing repair parts and spares, many of which are needed for military equipment with useful lives that stretch for decades. Encoding information about these parts as product model data interpretable by computer systems helps these facilities meet their manufacturing challenges with greater efficiency and economy. See the box on page 100.
The AP224 interface for GibbsCAM was implemented under funding from the Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center. Working with a CAD/CAM provider from the private business community meets two goals at once: First, it brings AP224 into the realm of consumer and general business product manufacturing, where efficiency and economy are also highly valued. Likewise, it gives companies in the military supply chain a commercially available CAD/CAM system to help meet their needs and leverage their investment in STEP data.
Of course, SCRA is eager to see other CAD/CAM providers follow Gibbs and Associates' lead in developing interfaces. The CAD/CAM provider has not been the only one to work with SCRA on STEP-related projects.
As a "foundation format," AP224 has two very important aspects that all CNC machine tool users should understand—it deals with machining features, and the data codes are for computer interpretation, not just display on a computer. As hinted at earlier, much of the activity associated with NC programming involves recognizing and evaluating features for machining. Without any additional notation or indications, part geometry simply describes a shape, using its surfaces or its volumes as a solid entity. It is necessary to interpret this shape to identify the various portions of this geometry as representations of particular part features such as pockets, bosses, holes, fillets and so on. Likewise, these features must be analyzed according to their tolerances because the tightest and/or most difficult of these will usually determine which machining processes are the most appropriate and which sequence is the most advantageous. Finally, the machining steps and tool paths for producing these features in a blank workpiece have to be organized by the NC programmer and processed by the CAM software.
Along with other manufacturing data, AP224 captures information about the machining features embodied in the geometric model of a part. The standard covers 16 different categories of features, and many features are further classified into numerous subcategories. This means that designers can use AP224 to "package" descriptions and specs of part features into a complete, computer-interpretable data model to send for manufacturing. Nothing remains to be conveyed with supplemental engineering drawings. With AP224, all tolerance information, material specifications, machining feature information and other special requirements are completely defined as STEP data. These definitions are designed to be complete, unambiguous and reusable.
This brings up the other important aspect of this protocol. Data in an AP224 file is in a computer-interpretable format. This is an important point that John Callen, Gibbs' VP of marketing, stresses in his discussions of AP224. "The information in these files is not simply displayable, it is consumable," he says. This is a critical distinction, according to Mr. Callen.
As he explains, displaying this information so that NC programmers, for example, have it handy when they need to make decisions when interacting with CAM software is one thing. Consuming this information, however, means being able to invoke software routines that import and act on this data directly—a different proposition, he says. This capability opens the door for automated NC programming functions, which create a payoff in terms of reducing programming time and improving programming effectiveness.
What The Interface Accomplishes
According to Mr. Callen, greater CAM automation and streamlining are precisely what the GibbsCAM AP224 interface accomplishes. As a start, the interface makes a connection between the features in the AP224 file and the features that this CAM software knows how to handle, so to speak. For example, the features extracted from an AP224 file can be organized and manipulated as feature entities in GibbsCAM.
GibbsCAM's Feature Manager utility will automatically isolate the geometric faces within that feature so that they can be passed as a coherent group to various operations used for machining within the software. For example, hole features can be selected as a group and then passed to the software's Hole Manager for processing.
Likewise, specific pocket features and boss features can be selected and grouped together for processing based on the various proprietary GibbsCAM strategies for optimization when milling pockets with islands. Interfacing with AP224 gives the NC programmer an alternative to the software's automatic and interactive feature recognition functions. With AP224, part features arrive "prerecognized."
To be clear, the features defined in an AP224 file are geometrically oriented features. In other words, the definitions are independent of possible machining operations that might be used to produce them on a machine tool. Thus, the definitions do not constrain how a downstream application such as NC programming might use them. This is noteworthy as multitasking machines gain in popularity. This class of machines allows some very novel techniques for feature machining that defy traditional concepts.
The other product manufacturing information contained in the AP224 file is also read into GibbsCAM by virtue of the interface. This makes this information readily available for referencing by the user while creating a CNC program. "AP224 is one-stop shopping for the manufacturing engineering staff. NC programmers and process planners have all the information they need in one file," Mr. Callen says. In short, AP224 streamlines the flow of product manufacturing information and avoids delays created by missing, illegible or ambiguous product information.
The GibbsCAM AP224 interface will undergo further enhancements and expansions as the company and SCRA pursue further phases of its development. One encouraging outcome of these efforts is the implementation of interfaces with other STEP application protocols, particularly those pertaining to upstream and downstream manufacturing operations. AP 219 and AP 240, for example, address dimensional inspection and process planning, respectively. One of the most promising of these is AP238, the STEP NC application protocol.
STEP NC defines a machine-independent, data-input standard for CNC systems. This AP revolves around the concept of using this file format as direct input to the CNC unit, thus bypassing the creation of traditional M and G codes and the use of postprocessors that these traditional formats entail. This vision for machining comes close to the seamless experience given in the laptop-to-printer scenario cited earlier.
Currently, implementations of AP238 STEP NC have largely been stalled. One reason is that commercial design systems are not structured to provide the high level of product manufacturing information required by AP238. Also, manufacturers of machine tool control units have not been eager to adopt this technology.
Mr. Callen believes that support for foundational formats in the STEP manufacturing suite will create a groundswell of end-user interest in full implementations of STEP-enabled innovations. The strong business case for implementing STEP will become more apparent. "Shops will see a clear bottom-line advantage that STEP promises," he says.
Adding urgency to this movement to STEP implementation is the imminent evaporation of the manufacturing industry's engineering know-how. "The expertise that companies rely on for effective manufacturing and machining will be lost as it is carried away for good by retiring engineers, programmers and machinists," he points out.
STEP application protocols create a discipline and a means for encoding product manufacturing information so that it will be available for computerized reading and interpretation by advanced CAM software functions. Building on the groundwork laid by these data-communications standards, such CAM functions will capture the analytical skills and machining expertise of those currently active in manufacturing groups. Thus, their wisdom and knowledge will be retained and deployed as new product models enter development and soon become the next generation of aircraft, scientific instruments and medical appliances.
Showing Us The Path
Given the extraordinary complexity and diversity involved in machining, producing machined parts may never be a click-click-click affair, even in the ultimate realization of the paperless factory concept. But neither should it remain the often bumpy, strenuous affair it is for many manufacturing companies today. Looking for steps that move in the right direction—and this article highlights one of them—will show us the path.
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Grecians still fighting
Exeter kept their faint hopes of League One survival alive with a comfortable 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Leyton Orient at St James' Park.
Jake Taylor opened the scoring inside four minutes for Exeter as he turned in from close range after good work by Alan Gow, who was a constant menace to the O's defence all afternoon.
Orient came close to equalising when Troy Archibald-Henville's superb goalline clearance came back off the underside of the crossbar, before Taylor hit the post at the other end for Exeter.
The second half belonged to the Grecians and Liam Sercombe made it 2-0 just before the hour mark when he latched onto a partially cleared corner and smashed an unstoppable shot into the corner from the edge of the penalty box.
Exeter saved the best for last, though, as Gow showed great skill and excellent vision to keep hold of the ball and fend off three Orient defenders. He fed James Dunne, who in turn slipped in Sercombe and he rifled an unstoppable shot into the roof of the net for his second goal of the game.
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Lesson 8 continues to cover the western swing style of electric country. Eldon Shamblin and his musical efforts are discussed further.
Taught by DJ Phillips in Classic Country Guitar seriesLength: 13:42Difficulty: 2.0 of 5
The pdf files are so small that I cannot read them after printing. This was not a problem with the Eric Madis blues series. What gives?
Not as good as usual. I found it difficult to keep up with which barr you were discussing. Please try to match your teaching with what measure we are working on. As a beginner, i must see what you are doing in the music to understand.
I found the walking bass lines helped me get the timing just right. Great lesson DJ
Would be helpful if you could PLAY the lesson (at least partially) first...then talk/analysis...makes it a lot easier to beginner if you can hear what we are trying to do
Having roots in Folk, Celtic, and Gospel music, Country and Country Western evolved rapidly in the 1920's. This genre of music has spawned two of the top selling solo artists of all time. Elvis Presley, and Garth Brooks.
Lesson 1
This short lesson will introduce you to the country style of playing and provide some necessary background information on how the genre got started.Length: 2:04 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
Lesson 2
DJ gets to the roots of the country music genre with a lesson on Western Swing.Length: 5:50 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
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In lesson 3, DJ teaches a short song called "Roly Poly." If you ever find yourself jamming in a country circuit, you'll need this one in your repertoire.Length: 5:22 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
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DJ discusses the classic country style. He explains the rhythmic and structural differences between this style and western swing.Length: 6:30 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Lesson 5
With lesson 5, DJ starts to discuss elements of the modern country style. This includes the technique known as "Chicken Pickin'."Length: 12:59 Difficulty: 2.5 FREE
Lesson 6
In this lesson, DJ discusses some of the finer points of the hybrid picking technique.Length: 15:05 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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In this lesson, DJ begins to talk more in depth about modern electric country guitar. He starts with the western swing style.Length: 11:11 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 8
Lesson 8 continues to cover the western swing style of electric country. Eldon Shamblin and his musical efforts are discussed further.Length: 13:42 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 9
This lesson covers the twin lead section of the song "Twin Guitar Boogie."Length: 17:59 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 10
DJ breaks down the second part of the twin lead solo from "Twin Guitar Boogie."Length: 14:57 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Finalizing his teaching on the Twin Guitar Boogie with emphasis on Eldon Shamblin, DJ brings you this lesson on the guitar solo.Length: 21:55 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Lesson 12 covers all the techniques involved in the previous lessons on the Twin Guitar Boogie.Length: 7:21 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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DJ takes the techniques he discussed in lesson 12 and helps you create a solo over a standard country rhythm.Length: 17:33 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Lesson 14 delves into the realm of fingerpicking.Length: 17:44 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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In lesson 15 DJ demonstrates the techniques used by Merle Travis to build a solo, and improvisation technique.Length: 12:15 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Lesson 16 starts a 3 part series on Arthur Smith's "Guitar Boogie."Length: 47:42 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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In lesson 17, DJ completes his note for note demonstration of "Guitar Boogie."Length: 30:39 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 18
In this lesson, DJ takes a look at some of the country guitar concepts used in the song "Guitar Boogie."Length: 16:13 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 19
In this lesson, DJ teaches the song "Whistle Stop" by legendary guitarist Jimmy Bryant.Length: 19:41 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 20
DJ demonstrates the song "Yodeling Guitar" by Jimmy Bryant.Length: 32:25 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 21
DJ teaches the song "Joy Ride" as performed by Jimmy Bryant.Length: 30:37 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 22
Now that DJ has covered "Whistle Stop" and "Joy Ride," he'll be looking at some of the concepts used to play these songs.Length: 23:05 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 23
This lesson covers the tune Got a Lot of Rhythm which features the playing of Hank Garland.Length: 10:30 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 24
In lesson 24, DJ takes a look at an Elvis Presley song "I Need Your Love Tonight."Length: 19:55 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 25
In lesson 25, DJ continues his in depth look at Hank Garland's playing with a demonstration of Sugarfoot Rag.Length: 32:43 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 26
DJ takes a look at "Walkin' the Floor" by classic country guitarist Leon Rhodes.Length: 29:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 27
DJ Phillips teaches the progression, structure and melody of the song "Honey Fingers."Length: 35:30 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 28
In lesson 28, DJ demonstrates the entire guitar solo for the song "Honey Fingers."Length: 27:13 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 29
Looking back on the lessons on Leon Rhodes' playing, DJ offers up a lesson on applying the new concepts.Length: 11:49 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 30
DJ discusses the tic-tac techniques used by Johnny Cash guitarist Luther Perkins.Length: 18:53 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 31
Looking at guitarist Luther Perkins, DJ helps you to apply the tic-tac rhythms in your playing.Length: 7:34 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 32
DJ returns to his country lesson series to profile legendary country guitarist James Burton! In the first lesson of this mini-series, DJ takes a look at open string licks that are common in James' playing.Length: 16:34 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 33
DJ is back with the second lesson in his James Burton mini series. For this one, DJ takes a look at how James Burton started the Tele sound with the use of hybrid picking and chicken pickin'.Length: 13:21 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 34
In lesson 34 of his country series, DJ is expanding on his look at James Burton. In this lesson you'll be taking a look at double stop and partial chord concepts utilized by this country great!Length: 12:40 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 35
To finalize the concepts and techniques portion of his mini-series on James Burton, DJ offers up a look at bending technique.Length: 11:57 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 36
Now that you have all the lick based elements and concepts under your belt, it's time to apply them. In lesson 36, DJ plays all of the licks you've learned with a backing track.Length: 4:50 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Like many guitar players who began playing around the same time, DJ began plunking out Nirvana and Soundgarden tunes when he first picked up the guitar in the mid-nineties. While these grunge-y roots certainly have their merit, it wasn't until DJ's eldest sister took him to a Led Zeppelin laser light show that the full potential of the guitar began to come into focus.
With Jimmy Page's Les Paul pyrotechnics as his inspiration, DJ began fervently practicing for hours on end in the suburban jungle of Southwestern Ohio. This newfound passion (combined with his complete lack of athletic prowess and physical coordination thus completely ruling out all sports) led him to form rock bands in junior high and high school. He grew to love the performance aspect of music and soon decided on it as a career path.
College led him to Nashville, Tennessee where he began to pursue a degree in Commercial Music at Belmont University. He also started another band and got his first professional theater gig the following summer. Since that summer, DJ has spent nearly every waking hour finding ways to play music and avoiding a real contribution to society in any other way.
He moved to Minneapolis after college, rocking out between theater gigs with his current rock band Brother Big Bad. He has now convinced the band to move to Nashville where music flows like water.
DJ is elated to be a part of JamPlay and is thankful for everyone's warm welcome and says "Now, let's ROCK, people."
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Submitted to: International Congress of Plant Pathology Abstracts and Proceedings
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/20/2002
Publication Date: 2/20/2003
Citation: PAULITZ, T.C., COOK, R.J., ZHANG, H. SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF RHIZOCTONIA ORYZAE IN DIRECT-SEEDED CEREALS. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PLANT PATHOLOGY ABSTRACTS AND PROCEEDINGS. 2003. p 118.
Interpretive Summary: Rhizoctonia oryzae causes root rot of barley and wheat. In this study, we look at the spatial distribution of the disease and the pathogen across a 36 ha direct-seeded farm north of Pullman, WA. We sampled 100 GPS located sites over two seasons, and measured root rot and incidence of root colonization by the pathogen. Disease and pathogen showed an aggregated distribution, with most of the disease in the southwest corner of the site. We adapted a spatial generalized linear mixed model to account for the skewed distribution of the data, and used geostatistical methods to interpolate points and derive maps of the disease and pathogen across the landscape. This is the first attempt to look at the distribution of a soilborne pathogen at such a large scale, with sampling points 30 to 100 m apart.
Technical Abstract: Rhizoctonia oryzae causes root rot and stunting of wheat, barley, and other small grains, and is widely distributed in eastern Washington. The spatial distribution of both the pathogen and disease were studied over two seasons in a 36-ha field north of Pullman, WA. The field was direct-seeded with spring barley in 2000 and divided and planted to winter wheat and spring wheat in 2001. The incidence of crown-root rot and root colonization by R. oryzae were measured on plants taken from 95 GPS-located sites 30-100 m apart on a nonaligned grid. The incidence of crown-root rot was low, averaging 18%, 16%, and 13% on the spring barley, spring wheat, and winter wheat, respectively. The incidence of root colonization by R. oryzae was even lower, averaging 4%, <1%, and 2% on the spring barley, spring wheat, and winter wheat, respectively. The frequency distributions were highly skewed, with a high frequency of zero or low values. The distributions were fit to a beta binomial distribution, indicating an aggregated or overdispersed distribution. Because of the highly skewed data, traditional geostatistical approaches did not show spatial correlation. However, a spatial generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) did show spatial correlation and was used to interpolate values to produce pathogen and disease maps. This large-scale mapping of soilborne pathogens may have applications in precision agriculture.


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Preheat oven to 375F. Lightly brush all sides of each fillet with olive oil, and season with pepper. Mix sesame seeds and spread them in a pie plate. Press salmon into the seeds to coat evenly on all sides. Arrange fillets on a baking sheet lightly coated with cooking spray. Bake for 20 minutes, or until internal temperature of each fillet reaches 145F.
While salmon is baking, toss all salad ingredients, except for ginger dressing, in a large salad bowl. Evenly portion salad onto individual plates.
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Sometime last year, I became acquainted with the San Diego folk-punk band Sledding With Tigers. I liked their cynicism, split halfway between anger and earnestness. I liked that they reminded me of a lot of bands I used to listen to ten or more years ago – back when Yellowcard were the only pop punk […]
My name has five letters in it, and comes up in some Bright Eyes songs. I am (apparently) an artist, with too much time on her hands. Well, enough to blog (almost) daily. I am 1/4 (the smallest one, actually) of Lazy Acre Records; I also write & photograph for a
localmagazine based in Englaaand and makeused to draw musically-inspired comics for a canadian mag (RIP Inscribed). As if that wasn't enough, I book bands for a local experimental music venue called Subterrarium: we rock pretty hard. Sometimes I can be quite cute. I used tostill have a crush on Marty McFly; I like baking, overusing semi-colons, the smell of the sea, and thunderstorms.
I tend to be quite the busy bee, but if you make VERY sexy music and want me to listen and enjoy and possibly even (!!) write about it, shoot me a mail, baby. music(at)alicetragedy(dot)org


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For fourteen years, Newcity has published its annual list of Breakout Artists in the late spring, a fitting time for the budding hopes of every Chicagoan finally seeing the warm light at the end of the gray and dismal tunnel of winter. Unlike Newcity's other lists, Breakout Artists turns the telescope backward, looking from the outside-in at the city's art community and getting into the nitty-gritty details of practitioners who are making amazing work in Chicago right now. To do this right, we offer a small sample of what feels good to us, expending our energies on profiling a handful of incredible artists rather than every one of the Chicago makers who undoubtedly deserve our attention and admiration.
This feature has been introduced in past years as Chicago's "next generation of image makers." This year, we bring to you today's image makers. These artists are not on the cusp of making insightful, mesmerizing and beautiful work—they already have, and we're certain they're going to keep at it. In a world where images mean more than they ever have—and perhaps more than they should—these artists show how images work for and against us: in life, in politics, and in society at large. Whether beautiful protest posters wheat-pasted in dive-bar bathrooms or gorgeous fabrics woven from pictures and memories, these images move us to feel, to think and to act. For these things and so much more, we have artists to thank.
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Conner had a stern, overly serious expression on his face. Artemis knew he was incredibly unhappy in the suit, she knew he hated it, and she knew he was doing it for the only reason he ever would. Her. He was doing it to make her happy, taking her to the restaurant she'd pined over because she had pined over it. She was deliriously happy. A deliriously happy beautiful blond on the arm of a stern dark haired man was, fortunately, not an uncommon site to see filing into a Russian fine dining establishment so close to closing time. It actually fit right in with the rest of the crowd.
And indeed there was a crowd. It turned out that an after hours dinner service was being held and Conner had somehow secured them an invitation. Some of the people there looked extremely familiar but Artemis was intentionally avoiding trying to dredge up the information. Her first visit to the restaurant had been pursuant to a run in with a Russian organized crime syndicate, she had no doubt she would immediately recognize several people at such a gathering as the one she was now at. She didn't want to recognize them. She didn't want to work and if she noticed somebody important it would mean working. The job always had to come first, so it had to be managed from time to time. Unless one wanted to become Batman... she wasn't ready for that kind of thing and likely never would be. She liked other people too much.
They were seated and Conner slid a envelope over to their waiter who gave a brief bow and took the envelope as if that were the expectation all along. She gave Conner a questioning look. "The cover charge, for dinner and a show." And, indeed, there was a small stage at one end of the dining room. They'd gotten a decent seat but they were by no means in the front row. Third row with an unobstructed view was still no doubt valuable. "How much?" The question started out innocent but when Conner pretended not to hear it Artemis narrowed her eyes and repeated in a tone that brooked none of that nonsense. "Conner. How much?" He remained silent for several long heartbeats before responding simply with, "A lot. But it's supposed to be a very good show, just as good as the food."
Both turned out to be very good indeed. The meal was a one service situation, they brought out what they prepared. No menus, no choice, just the Chef's carefully crafted meal of the night. It was delicious, and about the time the main course was done a woman came onto the stage, prepared, and commanded complete silence from the diners as she sang unaccompanied in a way only a meta-human could ever hope to accomplish. It was almost like she had multiple voices, capable of carrying different notes and producing different melodies all at once. It was beautiful, uplifting, humbling, and haunting by turns. Dessert was a wax paper cone filled with chocolate dipped strawberries and a kindly escort to the door. Conner put Artemis' coat about her shoulders personally, and then they were out in the Russian cold. Yet, he didn't guide her back toward the zetatube. Instead, they found themselves in a small circular park centered on a statue of Tzar Nicholas II. Together they walked right past the statue and paused by a small pond lit from within by indirected lighting.
"Thank you Conner. This was beautiful."
"I wanted you to remember tonight."
"Oh, why's that?"
"I don't want you to be my girlfriend anymore."
Artemis' jaw dropped and she took a step away so she could turn toward him, but before she could unleash whatever response was going to escape her shock first (even she would never be certain what that would have been) Conner turned to meet her and dropped to one knee. Her eyes got even wider as she realized what he was doing. No, she didn't grasp it, the thought didn't ring through her head as a fully formed sentence. No, only the concept splattered against the back wall of her brain space. "I want you toomph!"
Conner went down under the weight of Artemis, as she'd flung herself into him full bodied. "Yes yes yes yes, oh Conner! You ass, I love you!" All he could do was laugh and try to catch the kisses that came in between her words.


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been a member of gmtc for a couple months now, since then ive turned my t-bars up 4 turns, ie. 1 inch front end lift, n i just installed a set of tuff country add a leafs to the rear about 3 days ago, figured since i was replacing pads, rotors and calipers all the way around i oughtta letter off the jack with a lil more ride hight at the same time.. the kit came with a set of re-indexed keys as well.. tried gettin my stock keys out with a 2 jaw puller, worked awesome til it came time to get the key to free up from the bar, no help from pb, smoke wrench n a bfh so im either gonna try usin the puller like a guy on here said he did a while back or just have the shop thats gonna have to do my algnmt put em in.. with the bars turned up it sat damn near level with 1 inch in the front(35") n the 2" stock block in the rear(36"), now with the extra leaf in there im at (39.5") so its got some serious rake again so id like to get the new keys in ASAP! 2" BL is ordered n oughtta be here in a couple days so i wanna finish the front end soon. orderin the steer stab n tie rod sleeves next week n slappin on some wheel spacers( .25" frnt, 1.5" rr) savin up for a 4" susp. n gonna replace my 2" block with a 3".. when im done it'll have 8"s up front n 6.5" in the back..
i havent figured out how to post pics yet so i'll be sure to soon as i do!
i havent figured out how to post pics yet so i'll be sure to soon as i do!
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I think you were thinking of the British Black English variant of BEV (Black English Vernacular) - discussed here: CREOLE ENGLISH AND BLACK ENGLISH , whereas what Leon was writing about was the language spoken (and written) in Jamaica. I think BEV has borrowed a lot from that language, but it's not the same; English-born people of Jamaican ancestry talk BBE, but it's not a creole (which is more than Leon's definition, and is properly defined if you go to my link). (And I wish Leon's blog was easier to navigate ).
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I take the last bit back. I just tried again, and had no problem with his blog this time
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Protesters scaled the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and pulled down the American flag during a protest over what they said was a film produced in the United States that insulted the Prophet Muhammad. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
Mitt Romney attacked the Obama administration late Tuesday over the attacks on the U.S. diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya, claiming its first response was "to sympathize" with the attackers.
An Obama campaign spokesman responded by saying they were "shocked" that Romney would "choose to launch a political attack" shortly after the death of a U.S. official. A State Department officer was killed in Benghazi, Libya, after armed protesters stormed the consulate.
As the controversy built on Tuesday over an amateur video allegedly produced in the U.S. – that shows the Prophet Muhammad having sex and calling for massacres – the U.S. Embassy in Cairo issued a statement saying it condemned "efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims – as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions.
"Respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of American democracy. We firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others," it added.
American killed in Libya during protests about Prophet Muhammad video
However an Obama administration official later told Politico that the statement "was not cleared by Washington and does not reflect the views of the United States government."
Romney 'outraged'
Romney said he was "outraged" by the attacks and the killing of the officer in Benghazi.
"It's disgraceful that the Obama Administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks," he added.
Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt criticized Romney for seeking to make the situation a campaign issue.
"We are shocked that, at a time when the United States of America is confronting the tragic death of one of our diplomatic officers in Libya, Governor Romney would choose to launch a political attack," he said.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement that she condemned the attacks "in the strongest terms."
"We are heartbroken by this terrible loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and those who have suffered in this attack," she said of the dead officer.
'Never any justification'
Clinton said Mohamed al-Magariaf, president of Libya's National Congress, had "expressed his condemnation and condolences and pledged his government's full cooperation."
"Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet," she said. "The United States deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. But let me be clear: There is never any justification for violent acts of this kind."
Sarah Palin also weighed in on her Facebook page, beginning her remarks by saying "apparently President Obama can't see Egypt and Libya from his house."
"On the anniversary of the worst terrorist attacks ever perpetrated on America, our embassy in Cairo and our consulate in Benghazi were attacked by violent Islamic mobs," she said.
"The Islamic radicals claim that these attacks are in protest to some film criticizing Islam. In response to this, the U.S. embassy in Cairo issued a statement that was so outrageous many of us thought it must be a satire," she added. "The embassy actually apologized to the violent mob attacking us, and it even went so far as to chastise those who use free speech to 'hurt the religious feelings of Muslims.'"
Addressing Obama, Palin asked "How's that Arab Spring working out for us now?"
"It's about time our president stood up for America and condemned these Islamic extremists," she said.
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This attractive hotel is located just a few minutes' walk from Cintermex, the most important shopping quarter of the region. Plaza Sesamo lies around 2 km away and the Biopark Estrella, the Presa de la Boca and the García Grottos are around 20 km from the hotel.
The hotel features 43 accommodation units. Guests of the hotel are welcomed in the lobby, which has a 24-hour reception and a 24-hour check-out service. Amenities include a cloakroom, a safe and currency exchange facilities. Internet access and wireless internet access are available in the public areas. The hotel offers a range of amenities for a comfortable stay, including gastronomic options such as a restaurant, a dining area, a breakfast room, a café and a bar. Parking facilities available to guests include a garage and a car park. Guests can also use the bicycle storage facilities. Among the additional services available are medical assistance, room service and a laundry.
All rooms feature air conditioning, central heating and a bathroom. Bathrooms with wheelchair access are also bookable. Most accommodation units also feature a balcony or terrace. Each accommodation unit features a double bed or a king-size bed. A safe is also available. The rooms offer a range of amenities, including tea and coffee making equipment. In addition, there is a washing machine and an ironing set. Convenient features include internet access, a telephone, a TV and a radio. Wheelchair-accessible accommodation units are also bookable. In each of the bathrooms, guests will find a shower and a hairdryer.
The terrace is the perfect place to while away the time. A gym is among the leisure options available to guests.
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I am looking for audio/video codecs or any other piece of software (open source or commercial) implemented on top of OpenMAX DL… and I cannot find any !
Apart from specs and implementations from ARM (a C version and an ARM assembly optimized version with
NEON support), it looks like nobody cares about DL.
A few OpenMAX IL implementations are available, but they do not seem to rely on the DL layer.
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Please, feel free to prove me wrong !


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1 box Duncan Hines devil's food cake mix
1 box instant chocolate pudding
½ cup brewed coffee (1 teaspoon instant coffee in ½ cup hot water)
4 eggs
1 cup toffuti sour cream or mayonnaise
½ cup oil
½ cup dark rum or any liqueur of your choice
2 cups chocolate chips
Mix all ingredients together except for chocolate chips. After thoroughly mixed, stir in chocolate chips. Pour into greased bundt pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes.
Glaze: (can be halved)
1-lb box powdered sugar
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A little while back I was tasked with solving a problem that went something like this:
Create content in a blog engine and have that content show up in Alfresco transformed to a predefined canonical form.
Blog users, not necessarily within the corporate wall, can author content using familiar tools of choice (like WordPress), something would pull that content into Alfresco. If that content were to be pushed through some approval process then pushed from Alfresco to some content delivery infrastructure, say the corporate web site, then effectively any external blogger can contribute content to a website without the need for VPN setup nor corporate accounts.
Assume a setup where Alfresco is already being used to store enterprise content and it already has a model for content representation. Furthermore there exists a publishing mechanism to push that content to the edge for serving.
Obviously the first thing to do was to look at what Alfresco has out of the box in terms of blog integration. A quick look at the code shows something related to blog integration, and the wiki explains:
This basically allows one to take a piece of content within Alfresco, add some blog specific meta-data to it, and publish it to Typepad or WordPress. This is the reverse of what I was trying to do, so I had find another way.
Basically, the problem can be distilled to: Pull new blog entries from one or more blogs, transform the content to the designated canonical form, then store in Alfresco based on rules (more on that later).
The first thing that came to mind was to check if Mule had an RSS or ATOM transport, and indeed it does. Mule has a community transport for RSS that is able to pull down an RSS feed into ROME feed objects, the transport can be found on the Mule Forge here: http://mule.mulesource.org/display/RSS/Home
All that was needed then is pull down the feed, split it into messages, one message per post. Run it through an XSLT, easily done in Mule, and drop the transformed blog entries into Alfresco over CIFS.
However, that left me with 2 problems: (i) the blog poller needs to be idempotent (don't pull down the same blog entry twice); (ii) handle custom namespaces/custom fields in the feed.
The first problem was addressed by writing an idempotent receiver inbound router. The router quite simply remembers the date and time of last blog post it received and uses that to pull down newer posts only.
The second problem was a bit tricker to solve. Extending ROME with custom modules is certainly possible, and though it would solve the problem of pulling in custom fields, it's a bit cumbersome and I would have to update these modules every time the RSS feed source fields change.
What I was really after is segmentation of the RSS feed into individual blog posts, and the transformation of those individual snippets of XML into a predefined canonical form.
So all I really needed was to write a simple XML feed splitter. So another simple outbound router that splits the RSS XML feed into individual posts and a couple of transformers that transform messages from XMLByteArray to JDOM Document and back is all it took to make it happen.
Mule pulled everything together quite nicely with an HTTP connector polling periodically for posts, an XML Splitter segmenting the RSS feed with an idempotent router insuring only new posts make it through. Next was an XML transformation responsible for transforming the blog posts to the canonical representation, and finally a file transport to drop the blog post into Alfresco.