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Principal Research Fellow, Survey of English Usage
Current research
I'm currently working on the Teaching English Grammar in Schools research project, developing the platform. I believe it is important that our research is put to effective use to benefit society as much as possible. We have released a number of mobile Apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android mobile devices including the interactive Grammar of English.
I was the joint PI and lead researcher on the Next Generation Tools research project. This project aims to develop a research platform for corpus linguistics which supports the whole experimental research cycle. You can download the ICECUP IV beta from here.
ICECUP IV is built on top of the ICECUP III architecture. It shares components but extends them in new ways to support experimental research. The idea is that exploratory steps can lead to insights that help a linguist formulate hypotheses. She or he can then investigate these thoroughly by formalising their research question and carrying out experiments using the same platform. Conversely, if experiments derive unexpected results, these can be thoroughly explored.
I teach corpus linguistics, research methodology and statistics on the UCL MA in English Linguistics.
We completed the Diachronic Corpus of Present-Day Spoken English (DCPSE) in 2006, a parsed corpus of spoken English. The main task was to parse some 400,000 words taken from the spoken part of the London Lund Corpus (LLC), collected in the 1960s and 1970s, consistently with the British Component of the International Corpus of English (ICE-GB).
ICE-GB was collected in the 1990s and was partially parsed automatically, and then manually corrected by a team of linguists. The complexity of the parsing task is high, especially when you consider the level of detail of the analysis scheme and the fact that all the material is spoken. A description of the project is here. My input is primarily to manage the project and support it through software.
ICECUP 3.1 can be downloaded from here with sample corpora from ICE-GB R2 (click here for the DCPSE version). The Survey webpages now include an extended description of ICECUP 3.1. The latest version in beta, ported to Visual C++, is compatible with 64-bit platforms.
ICECUP, or to give it its full (and slightly misleading) title, the International Corpus of English Corpus Utility Program Version 3, is a corpus exploration platform. It is a tool designed to make it easy for researchers to explore a parsed corpus, and was initially distributed with the parsed ICE-GB corpus in 1998 in a 3.0 version.
Research perspectives
My background is in artificial intelligence (AI). I was a researcher in the (now sadly defunct) AI Group at the University of Nottingham for six years before joining the Survey of English Usage in 1995.
Broadly, my perspective in AI is that 'artificial intelligence' is not a substitute for human reasoning, knowledge and culture, but a potential adjunct of it: 'intelligent assistance' if you will. AI includes a range of powerful techniques which can be used to support human endeavour, particularly in the "understanding of complex data", which is my pat answer to the question - what do I carry out research into?
My central research area is methodological - that is, I am concerned with the way we think, learn about, process, evaluate and communicate our research. This work requires me to develop software tools and platforms to help researchers carry out their research, but these tools are a means to an end, not an end in themselves. To my mind, knowledge does not reside in the algorithm, but in the sense we make of it.
Much of my current research work is bordering on mathematics and statistics, at least insofar as this allows us to maximise the value we can get out of corpus data! I'm increasingly of the view that corpus linguists, ourselves included, are really only just beginning to glimpse the value of the data that we have collected.
From Artificial Intelligence to Corpus Linguistics
Since joining the Survey, I have applied AI algorithms and approaches to corpus linguistics in a number of ways. The following is not an exhaustive list.
- Simulated annealing (an heuristic constraint satisfaction method) has been employed to align ICE-GB corpus texts (Wallis and Nelson 1997) and drive a part-of-speech (POS) tagger.
- Knowledge acquisition principles were employed in the design, development and evaluation of tree editors (Wallis and Nelson 1997) and other browsers in ICECUP.
- Deductive reasoning was used for matching Fuzzy Tree Fragments to corpus trees (Wallis and Nelson 2000) and the axiomatic reduction of logical propositions (Nelson, Wallis and Aarts 2002), both used in ICECUP.
- Machine learning techniques were employed in developing and refining a phrasal parser used in the parsing of DCPSE, developing a POS-tagger and knowledge discovery.
- Knowledge discovery techniques, including statistically sound induction, were applied to the 'next generation tools' project.
- I have written on knowledge representation issues, including recently in relation to corpus annotation (Wallis 2007) and corpus query (Wallis 2008).
It should be noted that many of the algorithms described are not simply 'proof-of-concept' systems. ICECUP has been used for corpus linguistics research for almost a decade, its tree editor applied to several hundreds of thousands of trees, etc.
There are two critical requirements for AI technologies embedded in end user tools (Wallis, Cottam and Shadbolt 1994): they must operate reliably (robustness, scalability), and both the specification and results of processing must be meaningful (transparency). Perhaps most of all, embedded AI should be seamless: the 'artificial intelligence' aspects are justified insofar as they solve real problems in the application area. Consequently, on occasion the AI implications of this research may be downplayed.
For example, our use of simulated annealing for aligning ICE-GB tree and text files (Wallis and Nelson 1997) solved a significant problem and permitted the corpus to be reconstructed from over 100,000 separate files.
The critique of longitudinal corpus correction in the same paper paved the way to a more efficient cross-sectional correction approach which was based around the corpus exploration platform, ICECUP, itself embodying a number of AI algorithms (see above).
I have written a number of journal articles and book chapters on Corpus Linguistics methodology, including corpus annotation (Wallis 2007), annotation methods (Wallis 2003a), corpus query (Wallis 2008; Wallis and Nelson 2000; Chapters 3-7 in Nelson et al 2002), experimental methods (Wallis 2003b; Wallis and Nelson 2001; Chapters 8-9 in Nelson et al 2002).
I refer to this perspective as the '3A perspective' - annotation, abstraction and analysis. Without regular annotation, reliable abstraction of concepts is impossible. Hence most of the work in Corpus Linguistics to-date has been in ensuring a reliable corpus annotation, with rather less research effort in corpus query methods. Even less research on applying analysis methods has taken place.
Similarly, the reliable abstraction of concepts is a necessary precondition for analysis. The ability to capture a concept (e.g. noun phrase post-modification) in its many forms is a precondition to the definition of an experiment to investigate the factors that lead a speaker to prefer one form over another.
Finally, this applied AI research has brought me back full-circle to questions of experimental design and statistics. In part this is because we are now discovering exciting and novel research possibilities using our parsed corpora. We just have to ask the right questions! In part this is also because corpus linguists, like most of us, are not trained in experimental statistics.
So in recent years I have been attempting to humanise and make relevant some key tools found in statistics articles and textbooks. This started with conference papers and pages on our website discussing methodology in broad terms, but a more rigorous and in-depth reading and evaluation can be found on my corp.ling.stats blog.
Selected publications
|(with S.K. Wallis) Galactic Chess. Practical Computing, September 1985.
|Machine Learning with Knowledge. Proc. MLnet Workshop on Scientific Discovery 1993, MLnet.
|(with H.D. Cottam and N.R. Shadbolt) Design principles for Embedded AI: a case study. Proceedings of First European Conference on Cognitive Science in Industry, CRP-CU, Luxembourg.
|(with H.D. Cottam and N.R. Shadbolt) Using AI techniques to aid repair estimation. Proceedings of Fourteenth International Avignon Conference AI '94, 1. Nanterre, France.
|(with G. Nelson) Syntactic parsing as a knowledge acquisition problem. Proceedings of 10th European Knowledge Acquisition Workshop, Catalonia, Spain, Springer Verlag. 285-300. » ePublished
|(with B. Aarts and G. Nelson) Using fuzzy tree fragments to explore English grammar. English Today 14, 3: 52-56.
|(with G. Nelson and B. Aarts, editors) The British Component of the International Corpus of English (software CD-ROM). London: Survey of English Usage.
|(with B. Aarts and G. Nelson) Global resources for a global language: English language pedagogy in the modern age. In: C. Gnutzmann (ed.) Teaching and Learning English as a Global Language: Native and Non-Native Perspectives, Tübingen: Stauffenberg Verlag. 273-290.
|(with B. Aarts and G. Nelson) Parsing in reverse – Exploring ICE-GB with Fuzzy Tree Fragments and ICECUP. In: J. Kirk (ed.) Corpora Galore: Analyses and Techniques in Describing English, Amsterdam: Rodopi. 335-344.
|(with G. Nelson) Exploiting fuzzy tree fragment queries in the investigation of parsed corpora. Literary and Linguistic Computing 15, 3: 339-361.
|(with G. Nelson) Knowledge discovery in grammatically analysed corpora. Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, 5: 307-340.
|(with G. Nelson and B. Aarts) Exploring Natural Language: Working with the British Component of the International Corpus of English. G29, Varieties of English Around the World series. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. More...
|Completing parsed corpora: from correction to evolution. In Abeillé, A. (ed.) Treebanks: building and using syntactically annotated corpora, Boston: Kluwer. 61-71.
|Scientific experiments in parsed corpora : an overview. In Granger S. and Petch-Tyson, S. (ed.) Extending the scope of corpus-based research: new applications, new challenges, Language and Computers 48. Rodopi: Amsterdam. 12-23.
|(with G. Nelson and B. Aarts, editors) The British Component of the International Corpus of English Release 2 (software CD-ROM). London: Survey of English Usage.
|(with B. Aarts, G. Ozón and Y. Kavalova, editors) The Diachronic Corpus of Present-Day Spoken English (software CD-ROM). London: Survey of English Usage.
|(with B. Aarts) Recent developments in the syntactic annotation of corpora. In: Bermúdez, E.M. and Miyares, L.R. (eds.) Linguistics in the twenty-first century. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press. 197-202.
|Annotation, Retrieval and Experimentation. In Meurman-Solin, A. and Nurmi, A.A. (eds.) Annotating Variation and Change. Helsinki: Varieng, UoH. » ePublished
|Searching treebanks and other structured corpora. In Lüdeling, A. and Kytö, M. (eds.) Corpus Linguistics: An International Handbook. Handbücher zur Sprache und Kommunikationswissenschaft series. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 738-759.
|(with J. Close and B. Aarts) Recent changes in the use of the progressive construction in English. In Capelle, B. and Wada, N. (eds.) Distinctions in English Grammar. Kaitakusha: Tokyo, Japan. 148-168. » pre-published.
|(with B. Aarts and D. Clayton) Bridging the Grammar Gap. English Today 28, 1: 3-8. » ePublished : English Today © 2012 Cambridge University Press.
|(with J. Bowie and B. Aarts) That vexed problem of choice. Presented at ICAME 33. London: Survey of English Usage. » ePublished » PowerPoint slides
|Tagging ICE Phillipines and other corpora. London: Survey of English Usage. » ePublished
|(with B. Aarts, J. Close and G. Leech, editors) The Verb Phrase in English. Cambridge University Press. More...
|(with B. Aarts and J. Close). Choices over time: methodological issues in current change. Chapter 2 in Aarts, Close, Leech and Wallis 2013. » ePublished
|(with B. Aarts and J. Bowie). The perfect in spoken British English. Chapter 13 in Aarts, Close, Leech and Wallis 2013. » ePublished
|Binomial confidence intervals and contingency tests: mathematical fundamentals and the evaluation of alternative methods. Journal of Quantitative Linguistics 20:3, 178-208. » ePublished
|z-squared: The origin and application of χ². Journal of Quantitative Linguistics 20:4. 350-378. » ePublished
|(with B. Aarts and J. Bowie). Contemporary change in modal usage in spoken British English: mapping the impact of "genre". In Marín-Arrese, J.I., Carretero, M., Arús H,J. and van der Auwera, J. (eds.) English Modality, Berlin: De Gruyter, 57-94.
|The London Corpora. Presented at Greek Corpus 20 Workshop, Athens, 28 June 2013 » PowerPoint slides
|What might a corpus of parsed spoken data tell us about language? Proceedings of Olinco 2014. Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic. » corp.ling.stats » ePublished
|(with B. Aarts) Noun Phrase simplicity in spoken English. Proceedings of Olinco 2014. Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
|(with B. Aarts and J. Bowie) Profiling the English verb phrase over time: modal patterns. In Taavitsainen, I., Kytö, M., Claridge, C., Smith, J. (eds.) Developments in English: Expanding Electronic Evidence, Cambridge University Press.
|(with J. Holmwood, R. Cohen and T. Hickey, editors) The Alternative White Paper for Higher Education. In Defence of Public Higher Education: Knowledge for a Successful Society. London: HE Convention. More...
|(with J. Bowie) The to-infinitival perfect: A study of decline. In Werner, V., Seoane, E., and Suárez-Gómez, C. (eds.) Re-assessing the Present Perfect, Topics in English Linguistics (TiEL) 91. Berlin: De Gruyter, 43-94.
|(with S. Mehl and B. Aarts) Language learning at your fingertips: deploying corpora in mobile teaching apps. In Corrigan, K., Mearns, A. (eds.) Creating and digitizing language corpora. Volume 3: Databases for Public Engagement. Palgrave, Basingstoke. 211-239.
Statistics lecture notes and resources
|Binomial confidence intervals and contingency tests. London: Survey of English Usage. Published as Wallis (2013d). » corp.ling.stats » ePublished
|Competition between choices over time. London: Survey of English Usage. » corp.ling.stats » ePublished
|z-squared: The origin and application of χ². London: Survey of English Usage. Published as Wallis (2013e). » corp.ling.stats » ePublished » PowerPoint slides
|Comparing χ² tests. London: Survey of English Usage. » corp.ling.stats » ePublished
|Goodness of fit measures for discrete categorical data. London: Survey of English Usage. » corp.ling.stats » ePublished
|Measures of association for contingency tables. London: Survey of English Usage. » corp.ling.stats » ePublished
|Adapting random-instance sampling variance estimates and Binomial models for random-text sampling. London: Survey of English Usage. » corp.ling.stats » ePublished
|Detecting direction in interaction evidence. London: Survey of English Usage. » corp.ling.stats » ePublished
2 x 2 χ² (multiple 2x2 contingency tests and 2x1 goodness
of fit calculations)
χ² separability test (tests whether two 2x2, 2x1, 3x2 or 3x1 tables significantly differ)
Direction test (compares sizes of effect in different directions in 2x2 tables)
Wilson score intervals for a small population (use when the population is finite)
Single-sample z test for comparing two competing frequencies for significant difference
Interaction trend analysis (evaluates a series of repeating decisions)
Binomial demonstrator (classroom demonstrator for Binomial distribution)
Random-text sample recalibration (example computation)
Mobile apps
|(with B. Aarts) The interactive Grammar of English. (Mobile App) London: Survey of English Usage / UCL Business PLC. Editions: 1.0 for iOS 2011. 1.1 for iOS/Android, 2013.
|(with S. Mehl and B. Aarts) Academic Writing in English. (Mobile App) London: Survey of English Usage / UCL Business PLC.
|(with S. Mehl) English Spelling & Punctuation. (iOS Mobile App) London: Survey of English Usage / UCL Business PLC.
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Finally our beloved MySQL database now comes with stored procedures and triggers support officially. These had been the long-requested features where most other wide-spreaded database packages had already offered them for decades.
Really hope this new version can really make most IT departments re-evaluate its features and justify the potential of deploying the product to other serious business environments in addition to typical web applications.
I said to myself: "how long does it take for someone to post that postgresql is better than..." and so on.
Wake up: MySQL is one of the most used databases that gets with 5.0 functionality that brings it up to par with postgresql.
In the field of tooling (mysql admin, query browser) installation support under windows (msi) it is already beyond postgresql.
Oh come now, MySQL 4.1 added support for subselects, 5.0 is now production ready and has added a whole slew of features like named rollback points, stored procedures, triggers, etc.
What compelling reason is there to continue using Postgres? Can you name any features which Postgres has which MySQL 5.0 still lacks?
InnoDB, advanced replication, and its overall speed and widespread support are all very compelling reasons to go with MySQL. Postgres has always been a bit player who was always a bit ahead of MySQL in terms of overall features while lagging behind in terms of performance. Now that MySQL has essentially achieved feature parity, why continue to use the bit player instead of the massive juggernaut?
Judging performance without providing any detail is useless. It really depends on how you tune DB and SQL code.
InnoDB, right, what's the future of InnoDB? I do not know, maybe you know. I am not saying InnoDB is dead, but we do not know what Oracle will do with it.
It's good enough for PHP web sites, but many enteprises will not bet on something that has unknow future.
What compelling reason is there to continue using Postgres? Can you name any features which Postgres has which MySQL 5.0 still lacks?
How about full outer join, yes you can do workarounds with unions but it is not as convienient as being able to do it directly.
How about domains, using domains and specifially using constraints related domains makes your code much more readable and maintanable.
How about the object oriented extensions in postgresql
How about being able to write stored procedures in many different programming languages.
How about CHECK(VALUE expression) constraints in table creation statements. Not exactly SQL standard, but supported by most databases.
How about turning on things like referential integrety by default.
InnoDB, advanced replication, and its overall speed and widespread support are all very compelling reasons to go with MySQL. Postgres has always been a bit player who was always a bit ahead of MySQL in terms of overall features while lagging behind in terms of performance. Now that MySQL has essentially achieved feature parity, why continue to use the bit player instead of the massive juggernaut?
At best, the difference in speed, is minimal if you turn on the referential integrety stuff in MySQL. Unless you are building a read only database I see no advantages in using MySQL.
1. Stored procedures and views need a lot of time and tuning to integrate in an RDBMS. Do you _really_ think that you can plug stored procedures and go away ? LOL
2. MySQL is faster than PostgreSQL with MySQL benchmarks, that's all. Using PostgreSQL as if it's MySQL is idiotic. PostgreSQL permits deep optimization, starting from stored procedures. Comparing MySQL and PostrgreSQL without using all of Postgres features because the other is underfeatured is dishonest.
3. PostgreSQL follows SQL's ANSI specification. MySQL, obviously, not.
4. With PostgreSQL I can write stored procedures in Python or in Ruby, and in a lot of other languages. MySQL ?
5. Do MySQL have features like partial indexes or PostgreSQL schemas ?
6. Does MySQL 5.0 correct all the gotchas of 4.1 breaking all the code or keeps behaving as always ? (http://sql-info.de/mysql/gotchas.html)
Who's the zealot now ?
3. PostgreSQL follows SQL's ANSI specification. MySQL, obviously, not.
Well, postgresql is quite far from following SQL standards too. In fact very few databases do follow the standards. Even Oracle, DB2, MS-SQL Server, and for that matter Postgresql all have all sorts of extensions that make them deviate from the standards.
The difference is that if you decide to use standard code you will be much better off in Postgres than in MySQL, and what's more important, if you try to port code from Oracle, MS-SQL Server or other common database engines you will have a much easier job if you port it to Postgresql.
Now, there are situations where MySQL actually is the BEST choice. Ironically that is when you don't use the new features that comes with MySQL version 4 and above.
Such situation would be read only databases. Then you don't need the new fancy stuff and you can take advantage of the blazing speed MySQL offers when everything you normally take for granted in a RDMS is turned off.
The problem I have with MySQL is how they advertise their product. They sell it on speed and features, while it in reality should be speed or features and the advanced features they mention often just have some minimal functionality. You always have to read the fine print before using them or you will be very disappointed.
I think that the bait and switch marketing that MySQL does is a bit dishonest, and many people that have used other high end RDBMS, and knows what to expect from such systems, usually agrees. That is why the first post on any Mysql related story usually reads "Postgresql is better".
BSD license instead of an enforced buy yourself out GPL ;-)
Besides that realiabilty, better query optimizer, faster in joins over more tables, higher sql compliance, proven trackrecord of stability, more language bindings for stored procs, no company crying we are enterprise ready for week,s while in reality being really enterprise ready and a myriad of other arguments!
MySQL just reached the point where all the others (Firebird, Postgresql etc...) have been 1999
Have we been using the same program?! phpPgAdmin 3.5.x manages every aspect of Postgresql. Data, databases, tables, table spaces, domains, stored procedures, constraints, triggers, users, .... What more do you wan't it to do.
The only really bad thing I can say about phpPgAdmin is that the Swedish translation is terrible. I don't know about other translations but if they are as bad as the Swedish one, I suggest you send in a bug report or a patch. I intend to do as soon I get some free time on my hands.
Like your average DBA is going to use phpmyadmin.
Last time I used it, it didn't really supported foreign constraints correctly. As for speed, it really depends on how you use it: InnoDB tend to be quite speedy with SELECTs but slower with INSERT and UPDATEs. That's not much of an issue if you don't use it, but I believe more people should care about the integrity of their data.
I'm not an expert in either, these are just my observations after having fooled around with both at home for a while:
Features aside, pg just seems way easier to use. The documentation was very straightforward (found it much easier to read than mysql's) and everything that I wanted to do was doable with a little reading. When using mysql it always seemed like I wanted to do something slightly complicated only to find that it wasn't supported. Subqueries pre-4.1 are a perfect example, although I encountered lots more along the way.
When writing queries, stuff in pg just seemed to flow and work like I expected almost right away. Numerous times I was mystified as to why a mysql query didn't work, only to dig through the docs to find the reason was an obscure bug or optimization that shouldn't have mattered.
As for tools, the included pgadmin was always more than good enough for me and I've never found anything I've really like for mysql so I always use the command line.
The last thing I can think of is that pg doesn't have quite the fanboy base that mysql does. Whenever someone asks about a free db, the php-hacking kiddies all jump in and say "mysql is teh b0mb!". Of course now we've got the reaction of pg fans automatically bashing mysql everytime it's mentioned :p
Anyways, I don't mean to put mysql down, just to say that I like pg better Congrats to mysql on making such big steps and hopefully everything continues to improve and people can just use what they like
That unfortunately is a huge issue, Oracle easily can say, InnoDB no more non GPL license to MySQL AB, they wont do it for now, but things might become harder for MySQL AB to keep their business model.
All they can do is to free themselves from InnoDB which also would cause some breakage in customer apps. They have some options left.
a) Integrate the MySQL AB repository
b) Integrate the postgresql repository
c) Integrate the Firebird repository
Given that most of the stuff they provide themselves is the SQL parser and the drivers and a non transactional repo, going a we write our own repo approach is out of the question. Going DBD alone also probably is no option.
If you read a couple of articles you would know that InnoDB is open source and if Oracle decides to close shop the source is still there. MySQL would only need to add maybe a few developers and continue InnoDB's development on its own. I don't see it as a major roadblock. Maybe just a temporary delay in new features.
"If you read a couple of articles you would know that InnoDB is open source and if Oracle decides to close shop the source is still there. MySQL would only need to add maybe a few developers and continue InnoDB's development on its own. I don't see it as a major roadblock. Maybe just a temporary delay in new features."
The problem for the company is they could no longer charge for Innodb since it would be GPL code they were forking.
So it doesn't hurt the consumer as much as it hurts the company.
The problem for the company is they could no longer charge for Innodb since it would be GPL code they were forking.
Nothing in GPL prevents you from charging, the problem is to motivate your customer to pay you. I suppose one such motivation could be giving paying customers higher priority to support issues, so that their bugs were the ones first to be solved. However I would guess that this would be far less profitable than the current MySQL way of doing business.
What MySQL couldn't do if InnoDB was GPL only, would be to offer it to customers for closed source use.
I'm not sure if this is the OSNews-culture or not, but it seems that whenever a new product is released, zealots of other competing products will come and say, "hey, why not use this instead?" or "this is way behind than xxx"...
Every product has its own history, features, targeted markets and hence its supporters. Why don't we embrace such diversity and respect those who have contributed their efforts on what they believe?
Amanda, you must be new here
Once, in a blue moon, there is actually competent discussion of the subject matter of the post. Although extraordinarily seldom there are *gasp* moments when one can actually read these articles and come away the wiser for it. This of course only happens when the zealots and trolls are asleep and given the global nature of participation in these forums it predicting when they are asleep is rather difficult.
Respect is something which does not exist in an atmosphere of anonymity. The 'facelessness' of those participating in such discussions precludes the devlopment of the rule-giving boundary-maintaing function present in the face to face encounter. The effect is quite similiar to large amounts of alcohol- total disinhibition-with no palpable boundaries and no repurcussions or consequences actions are unbound from causation and this results in irresponsible outbursts.
There are some rules to be found here:
if the article is about linux windows will be discussed
if the article is about beos linux will be discussed
if the artile is about GNOME KDE will be discussed
if the article is about mono patents will be discussed
(and when the article is about mysql postgresql will be discussed
and so on....
Of course there are exceptions, otherwise I wouldn't bother reading and contributing here....


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Flour tortillas stuffed with a mouth-watering mix of steak, cheddar cheese, corn, salsa and sour cream pan-fried into golden brown, crispy submission.
I didn't know what I was doing when I made my first batch of taquitos. It was serendipitous.
Not only are they fiercely popular on my site my Mom is crazy hooked on them too. Now we have "taquito" night at least once a week.
It all started with chubby chicken cream cheese taquitos, then there were taco-stuffed taquitos and now this.
Sirloin steak taquitos.
She loves them so much she even helps me make them! Like a tag team, we have it down to a routine.
She pan-fries the steak then I'm in charge of slicing it and mixing up the filling. Once I start rolling the taquitos she gets busy pan-frying them up.
We joke about setting up a stand at the beach where people would come from miles around just to eat our taquitos.
Toes in the sand, a hot taquito in one hand, cold beer in the other. . .
You would totally come visit me, right?
- 2 cups cooked steak, cut in bite-size pieces (I use sirloin)
- 1 + ½ cups extra sharp shredded cheddar cheese
- ¾ cup corn
- ½ cup salsa
- ½ cup sour cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- 10 (8-inch) flour tortillas
- ¼ cup olive oil, divided, for pan-frying
- sour cream/guacamole/salsa/ranch dressing
- In a large mixing bowl combine the steak, cheese, corn, salsa and sour cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Working with one tortilla at a time spread a scant ¼ cup of the steak mixture off center and spread out like a log leaving about an inch border near the edge. Roll up and set seam side down on a platter. Repeat until all the tortillas are filled and rolled.
- Add enough oil to a large skillet (covered with a splatter screen) to generously cover the bottom. Heat on medium to medium-low heat and cook tortillas in batches turning to brown each side.
- Add more oil as needed to the pan in between batches. Remove to paper towels to drain.
- Serve with your choice of dunking sauce.


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The Times of London said on Friday that it planned to publish a daily newspaper in the US for distribution in the New York and Washington areas.
The paper's editor, Robert Thomson, said the newspaper would be intended for "American readers who are global in their outlook and global citizens who are in America."
The Times, which is owned by the News Corp, the international media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, said the first edition would appear on June 6, with a print run of close to 10,000 copies.
The papers will be printed and distributed through a partnership with the New York Post, another publication owned by News Corp, and will be sold at about 2,000 sites, primarily in New York and New Jersey, Thomson said.
The partnership with the Post will help control costs, which often bedevil international publishing ventures, though Thomson declined to specify the size of the investment by the Times.
The Times will be the only general-interest British newspaper to publish a daily edition in the US. The Financial Times, the business daily owned by Pearson, has had a US edition since 1997, while other British newspapers, including the Guardian, have published weekly editions.
Thomson said the Times saw an opportunity for growth in the US because of the cuts that many US news organizations have made in their overseas reporting staffs and in the space they devote to international events. The Times has about 20 full-time reporters outside Britain, including eight in the US.
The US edition of the Times will be a repackaged version of an international edition published since last summer, mostly for distribution in Continental Europe.
Thomson said it would feature international news and coverage of business and arts more prominently than the British and European editions.
By starting the US edition, the Times also hopes to capitalize on what Thomson called an unsatisfied demand in the US for coverage of "what the US newspapers insist on calling soccer, but the rest of the world calls football."


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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police said Monday they have detained a vacationing Italian diplomat and filed complaints of human trafficking and child abuse after he was allegedly found in the company of three underage boys at a resort.
The Italian foreign ministry identified the diplomat as Daniele Bosio, Italy's ambassador to Turkmenistan, and said he had been suspended from his duties after Philippines authorities upheld his detention. It gave no further comment.
Philippines police Senior Superintendent Romulo Sapitula said members of the child rights group Bahay Tuluyan who were on an outing in the same resort in Laguna province, south of Manila, became suspicious and alerted authorities.
Catherine Scerri of Bahay Tuluyan said she and her colleagues saw the foreigner at the resort with three children aged 9 to 12 who were clearly not related to him.
Sapitula, the provincial police chief, said an investigation showed that the diplomat took the children to his accommodation in Manila and then to the resort.
According to the police statement, the diplomat told investigators during questioning that the boys "were street children that I had brought from Manila" and that they had informed their parents about the trip.
The statement said that the boys told police that the diplomat brought them to his house where he "personally bathed and scrubbed their naked bodies and afterwards gave them money and food."
The complaints were filed before a prosecutor, who will determine if there is enough evidence for formal charges to be brought against the diplomat.
The Philippine anti-trafficking law sets a penalty of life imprisonment and a fine of at least 2 million pesos ($44,500) if the victim is a child.
Child abuse carries a prison term of up to 40 years.
A police press statement said the Italian ambassador to the Philippines, Massimo Roscigno, visited the police station in Binan, Laguna, to ensure that legal assistance was provided to the diplomat.
Frances D'Emilio contributed to this report from Rome.


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Strong defence is simple answer to Robben riddle
An internet search for "Arjen Robben cuts inside" produces more than two million items, one of them a recent tweet declaring: "That was the 10,000th time Robben has cut inside and shot with his left foot - so predictable". Robben's finals hoodoosports Updated: May 24, 2013 02:32 IST
An internet search for "Arjen Robben cuts inside" produces more than two million items, one of them a recent tweet declaring: "That was the 10,000th time Robben has cut inside and shot with his left foot - so predictable".
Yet, when the Bayern Munich winger bears down the right in Saturday's Champions League final, Borussia Dortmund's defenders, if they follow in the misdirected footsteps of so many before them, will still, inexplicably, allow the Dutchman to switch the ball on to his favoured left foot and turn a usually benign situation into a potentially critical one.Robben's right foot was once described as being "made of chocolate" by compatriot Johan Cruyff and is still so ineffective that any Sunday league full back, let alone the cream of the world's defenders, would know to focus their entire strategy on forcing him to use it.
Yet, time and time again, having feinted to go outside, Robben is somehow given the space to cut in. Too often the end result is that the ball sails into the top tier behind the goal but, as he has matured, the manoeuvre now more often leads to a dangerous pass or a fierce, left-footed, attempt on goal.
If the world's television watchers have managed to identify this familiar routine, then clearly leading coaches and players are aware of it too. So why is he still so often allowed to venture into the one place he wants to go instead of being ushered down a generally blind alley?
He has quick feet, wonderful control and critically explosive speed over the first two or three metres so that even when defenders are expecting the move they are sometimes unable to counter it, but there is very little deception about what he does.
'Quick and clever'
The process leaves many experienced observers shaking their heads in frustration every time his all-too-familiar "trick" comes off. "If the defender is doing his job properly of course you can stop him cutting inside but they have to really concentrate because he is so quick and clever," said former England manager Terry Venables.
"Once he goes inside, the opposition are in danger — the secret is staying close."
Robben fans will point to the semi-final first-leg victory over Barcelona as evidence that he is not a one-trick pony, as he did indeed go past Jordi Alba on the outside. His performance will certainly be central to Bayern's prospects on Saturday, when the man marking him will be Marcel Schmelzer.
If the German international has done his homework and manages to keep Robben glued to his chocolate side then it could well be a sweet night for Dortmund.
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BOSSIER PARISH, LA (KSLA) - A Haughton man remains in jail on rape and incest charges.
Bossier Sheriff's detectives say 69-year-old James Bonacci was charged with aggravated incest, aggravated rape and pornography involving a juvenile.
The sheriff's office says detectives found out that Bonacci had allegedly raped a female family member several years ago when she was between the ages of 5 and 7. The girl, who is now a teenager, told detectives that Bonacci had sex with her on many occasions and he took pictures of her naked.
Detectives say Bonacci did admit to them he had approximately 1,000 videos of child pornography on his computer, but he said he did not rape any family members.
The sheriff's department got a warrant and took computer equipment and cameras from Bonacci's home. Detectives say they're continuing to investigate and Bonacci may face further charges.
Detectives say Bonacci was taken to the Bossier Maximum Security Facility for booking, and his bond is set at $780,000.
Bossier Schools hired Bonacci back in 2006 as a bus driver, and he lost that job yesterday, Wednesday Feb 21st, following his arrest.
According to Bossier Schools officials Bonacci's criminal history was checked out thoroughly. Bossier school officials say all bus drivers are scrutinized through law enforcement background checks.
He was cleared through an FBI check, an L.A.S.P. check, and a local police check.
All bus applicants are finger printed, and drug tested before they're considered for a job.
Some Bossier parents are disturbed to know that someone facing those charges was so close to so many kids.
"I don't feel safe. When kids get on the bus you automatically think that they're safe with the bus driver and finding that out, that makes you want to look into who your kid is riding with," said Stephen Jones, a parent of two kids who ride a school bus.
Bonacci's charges are not related to children that rode his bus.
Copyright 2012 KSLA-TV. All rights reserved.


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REALTORS® have up-to-date market knowledge for pricing and financing a home
and know the terms and condition of competing properties in your area. They are experienced
in objectively evaluating offers and know when and how to negotiate within
the transaction. In addition, REALTORS® can offer tips on preparing your house for
sale, marketing your home, completing appropriate paperwork and coordinating home
inspections. For more information on the value REALTORS® bring to the transaction,
click here.
The service fee or commission rate is associated with the level of service provided by a
REALTOR®. REALTORS® offer different services and, therefore, charge different fees.
A REALTOR®'S fee reflects the time, resources and effort he or she puts into marketing
your home or finding your dream home. REALTORS® work to establish the best price
for the seller or the best deal for the buyer. When evaluating a REALTOR®'S commission
rate, ask yourself how it compares to the amount of money he or she will help you
save or earn in the long-run or to the value of service he or she provides.
An exclusive buyer's agent's commission is normally not paid by the buyer, but actually
comes from the seller's commission in what is called a "co-fee." Although there are
situations where buyer's agents charge an hourly fee or a flat fee for service, in most
situations they are simply working for the same commission that is paid by the seller
and split with the seller's listing agent. A buyer's agent works with your best interest
(and budget) in mind. It is important for a buyer to understand even though he or she
is technically hiring a representative, the compensation nearly always comes from the
transaction itself.
Many factors determine the fair price of a home, and REALTORS® understand the
"science" appraisers use to value a property. For example, REALTORS® can gauge
the condition of other properties in the area; understand how new developments could
impact home values; and determine how specific features of your home will lower or
raise its value on the market.
Small details can mean big dollars when it comes to your home's appearance. REALTORS
® are skilled in recommending repairs or cosmetic work that is proven to minimize
time on the market and maximize prospect interest and sale price. Your REALTOR
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home for peak buyer appeal.
Selling a home involves many steps and a myriad of professionals – from inspectors
and appraisers to repairmen and title companies. A REALTOR® can help coordinate
this complex process and give you a list of trustworthy providers with whom they have
Building a custom home can be a big undertaking, but a very rewarding one. REALTORS
® have the ability to help you better understand the complicated paperwork you
are signing and can help negotiate terms between the builder and the seller. REALTORS
® in the Austin area also work to represent you and safeguard your best interests
at every stage of the home building process. Lastly, because REALTORS® essentially
bring business to home builders, they have more leverage and can better resolve issues
with all the parties involved.


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Star Wars: Wild Space
Red Squadron
A mixed force of starfighters recently recruited to serve as Nova Prime Station's first line of defense. Current Roster is:
Red Leader: Zosh
Red 2: Phred – Bothan, former XO to the Outer Rim Marauders.
Red 3: Jay Arr "Junior" – Human, former lieutenant in Vulkair's army
Red 4: Sasha Oni – Twi'lek, talented but reckless fighter pilot. Rescued from Vulkair's brutal recruitment gauntlet along with many other pilots that make up Red Squadron.
Red 5: Day-Cee – Human cyborg, neural enhancers. Former Republic Special Courier.
Red 6: Baoban – Sullustan, excitable disposition, joined up with Vulkair's army to avoid jail time.


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The New Deal for Northern Ontario calls for transferring ownership of the railroad and other assets of ONTC to a new ports authority to be operated under the Canada Marine Act.
This model contemplates a territory framed by the Ports Authority assets from the Ring of Fire south to Nakina, south-east to North Bay (after completion of the Pagwa rail sub from Nakina to Hearst) and north to Moosonee. The Ports Authority will operate the existing ports of Moosonee and Webequie, and construct the new Port of Koper Lake and the connecting railway from the Port of Koper Lake to Exton.
Infrastructure assets of this nature are best suited to some form of public ownership. Throughout Canada's history, the public sector has always played a key role in delivering significant, long term economic development in large, sparsely populated regions of the country. This axiom applies directly to the region now served by ONTC and to the Ring of Fire.
Proponents of the New Deal therefore sought to identify the optimal public ownership structure for ONTC going forward. This led to the Canada Marine Act. The Canada Marine Act model ensures that the social, economic and environmental benefits of the Ring of Fire are shared with the people in this territory as they are realized over time.
A ports authority is also the best structure to ensure that the rights, needs and aspirations of the First Nations communities in the areas now served by ONTC and in the Ring of Fire will be fully respected. Section 3 of the Canada Marine Act says that nothing in the Act can be construed to in any way minimize "existing aboriginal or treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada."
With this in mind, the New Deal proposes that First Nations be supported in the organization of their own Regional Economic Development Corporations (link to proposed organizational chart).
The purpose of the Canada Marine Act, as outlined in Section 4, is to:
These objectives match closely with the goals of the New Deal for Northern Ontario.


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Google I/O 2013 may be the biggest one so far, if rumours circulating on the web hold up. According to early reports, Google and Motorola will be partnering up to bring a customisable X Phone to the market and the Nexus 5 will be coming from either HTC or LG and Google Glass will be shown off yet again.
This is on top of all the other projects and advancements Google is currently working on. When looking at all of Google's different areas, you start to notice how much they actually miss out of this annual I/O.
However, none of these rumours are confirmed and Google may not be bringing either of these smartphones to Google I/O, instead opting for a private press event to show the phones in all their glory.
We expect the Motorola X Phone to be a big talking point, with Guy Kawasaki stepping on board the Motorola team as an advisor to help with current projects. The phone is rumoured to be customisable, allowing users to pick and choose different colours, processors, displays, battery and storage.
The Nexus 5 on the other hand will be developed by either HTC and LG and will come with a new Android operating system, hopefully Key Lime Pie. It may come with a "Nexus UI" currently in development by Google.
New rumours suggest both the X Phone and Nexus 5 will be held back and Google I/O will reveal a new Nexus 7 and Nexus 4 with 32GB of storage and LTE.
When the Nexus 4 was first released, Google made sure people would love the buying option, which included no carriers. The phone only cost $339 with 8GB of storage, and excellent bargin.
Google may try to do this with their next generation of smartphones, as T-Mobile and other US carriers start to open up about pricing and contracts.
Source: BGR


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As President Barack Obama made his pitch for expanded health care before an audience of doctors in Chicago today, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin was telling a local crowd the issue of taxing employer-provided health insurance benefits to pay for the expansion is dividing the Democratic majority in Congress.
Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in Senate leadership, said he'd rather have lawmakers stay away from health insurance as a revenue source. But he added he'd have to see a final package before making a decision.
Read more in Clout Street on chicagotribune.com.


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Houmous, though extremely healthy, does have the drawback of being high in calories. Not great if you're dieting. You can buy reduced fat houmous pots (see post) which can shave off anything up to 30 percent of the fat content and reduce calories. But you can save even more calories by making your own.
1 tin chick peas (240g drained)
1 heaped tbsp (20g) of tahini
100g fat-free natural yoghurt
1 tbsp of lemon juice
1-2 crushed garlic cloves
1 tsp salt
Chickpea water.
Optional extras: 1 tsp of cumin, olive oil and/or paprika or a handful of sunflower seeds or a chopped red pepper (or roasted red pepper).
What I used:
- 1 x 380g carton of Organic Chick peas in water from Tesco. The whole carton drained is 230g and worth 280 calories
- 1 tablespoon (20g) of Cypressa Tahini. This is hugely calorific so go easy. 20g of tahini has 128 calories
- 100g of Total 0% fat Greek yogurt at 57 calories.
- 1 teaspoon of Lazy chopped garlic
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
How to prepare:
Step 1: Drain the chickpeas, (reserve water) and empty into a food processor.
Step 2: Add the rest of the ingredients.
Step 3: Process until smooth.
Add more of the chickpea water to make a runnier consistency.
Simple, what could go wrong?
We all love houmous in my house and my two girls were especially excited to help out with making our very own at home.
Not getting off to the best start, the eldest was nearly put off completely before we'd even begun. After opening the tahini paste she declared it smelt just like peanut butter, and promptly stuck her finger in the jar.
Seconds later she appeared to be gagging and gasping for water. OK, she is a bit of a drama queen. She wasn't really choking, just trying to get rid of the taste, which, for the record, is nothing like peanut butter.
The rest was simple. Just 3 steps to follow, though I had to process it a few times to get a smooth consistency. It looked just like the real thing. But what about the taste?
As soon as I tasted it, I knew something wasn't quite right. Of course I didn't expect it to taste like the shop bought stuff. Maybe it was the lack of oil. I thought I'd followed the recipe to the book.
I served some up into a little bowl alongside some carrot sticks and breadsticks and told the family to dig in. I left the room for a while before returning to find the plate clear… but most of the houmous still there.
Unfortunately, my home made houmous didn't match up to their expectations. My initial thoughts were, perhaps I didn't put in enough garlic. I only used one teaspoon of the pre-chopped, lazy garlic. Next time I'll use more. AND, what I think may have made a noticeable difference – I forgot the salt! I never cook using salt and it didn't even register that it was actually one of the ingredients.
Next time….
There will be a next time because I now have this large jar of tahini paste to use up! That's one of the drawbacks with making your own houmous. You have to buy a jar of tahini which costs around £2.50 and you only need one tablespoon of paste. But the contents have to be used up within 6 weeks. Luckily, the other ingredients are inexpensive. Also, houmous doesn't keep for long and should be eaten with 3 days.
But what I will do is add salt, add more garlic and possibly some coriander for added flavour.
The plus point for me is the HUGE calorie saving. For example, a tub of regular, full fat houmous contains around 320 calories per 100g, while a tub of reduced fat houmous has between 170 to 250 calories per 100g.
The homemade version using the above ingredients has just 132 calories per 100g or 66 calories for a 50g serving.
This is made up from 280 calories for the drained chickpeas, 128 calories for the tahini paste, 57 calories for the yogurt and 10 calories for the other ingredients. The total weight was 360g.
Of course, to enjoy the wonderful health benefits of hummus and the lower calories, it has to taste good too.
© Diets and Calories 2012


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One of interesting place in Perlis and the biggest place for plantation. There are 22,000 hectares of plantation.This commercial area is well known for its wide sugarcane plantation and the processing of sugar.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Posted by REVEAL CREW at 12:38 PM
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- May 21, 2009 at 2:56 PM
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Carpet manufacturers design their products to disguise dirt and what might appear to be a clean carpet will often be laden with dirt. Sand and grit can cause considerable damage to your carpet if they are left in the fibers. By hiring professional cleaners you can ensure the invisible deeper soils are thoroughly removed and disposed of safely. The benefits of having your carpets professionally cleaned is to ensure your investment appears as fresh and bright as when you first laid them. Steam cleaning is highly recommended by carpet cleaning companies in Countryside Sacramento because it will provide your carpet with a much deeper clean. Regular vacuuming might work on the surface but only steam cleaning can remove the deepest dirt from the carpet. Steam cleaning is far superior to shampoo cleaning because the process ensures there is no chemical residue left behind. Sacramento Carpet Cleaning Services are also able to help assess your carpet and take proper care of your investment. Another welcome aspect of steam cleaning is that any undesirable stains will be removed and are less likely to remain as a dirty residue. The removal of sticky residues is very important because otherwise they attract dust that will give your carpet an unattractive appearance.
Studies also show that there are many health benefits of carpet cleaning in Countryside Sacramento CA. Having clean carpets can prevent young children and adults with asthma, eczema and other allegories suffering from excessive dust, germs or pet hair. As health concerns grow it becomes increasingly important for carpets to be maintained to ensure their well-being and appearance. When properly maintained, a carpet can improve your health, air quality and act as a filter absorbing soil, debris, and other contaminants such as hair and sand. Routine carpet cleaning should be considered part of a healthy lifestyle. By having your carpets steam cleaned and deodorized, this will keep outdoor contaminants such as dirt, sand and other pollutants from under control throughout the year. Some of the other benefits of extracting pollutants from carpets include reducing health problems such as cancers and other respiratory illnesses. The absence of dust particles in your carpet is almost certainly beneficial to your lungs, and this will subsequently improve the lives of young children or anyone with asthma or dust allergies.
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Another financial benefit of getting your carpets cleaned by Carpet Cleaning Sacramento CA professionals is that if you rent a home then getting your carpets cleaned can save you serious money in the long term. Anyone renting for a considerable period of time will have paid out at least one month's rent to ensure their tenancy. By allowing your carpets to deteriorate will present an unforgiving landlord the ideal opportunity to claim all or some of your deposit for cleaning expenses. By having your carpets professionally cleaned before the end of tenancy will be far most cost effective and reassuring in the long term. If you own a property then you can save money with professional cleaning than replacing carpets with nasty stains. With children and pets running amok on carpet areas, the high traffic areas are inevitably going to get damaged through excessive use, spillages, dirt and exposure to sunlight. Having your carpets cleaned every 6 months can make enormous difference to your lifestyle, health and long-term finances.
Buying a new carpet is a considerable investment for any household or business. By having your carpets cleaned professionally you will ensure comfortable living, clean health and financial benefits, which cannot be obtained through regular vacuuming. Countryside Carpet Cleaners in Sacramento provides enormous benefits and will ultimately preserve the quality of your carpet for years to come.
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The debate on dry carpet cleaning vs. carpet steam cleaning (or steam extraction cleaning) continues to rage on among carpet cleaning professionals and consumers alike. Questions about cleaning capability, drying time and water usage are just some of the issues surrounding this debate. Let's take a look at these two methods and see if we can't help clear up some confusion.
Dry carpet cleaning is not a single process but a collection of different products and techniques for cleaning carpets with a minimum use of water. They can be grouped into two basic categories as described below.
Absorbent dry compounds are the 'driest' way to clean carpets. These compounds, containing detergents or solvents, are sprinkled on the carpet. After 30 minutes of dwell time (carpet cleaning talk for 'let the chemicals do their stuff'), these compounds dissolve the oily film on carpet fibers thereby allowing them to be vacuumed out along with the compounds themselves. There is no water used so drying times are not an issue. This method is popular with commercial establishments with high traffic areas that need to be cleaned and dried quickly. They produce satisfactory results but eventually a deeper cleaning will be required.
Very low moisture (VLM) carpet cleaning is the other category. This method, in general, uses some type of absorbent material (each company seems to have their own unique product) that is combined with a small amount of water. The wetted material is then spread over the carpet and usually agitated into the carpet with a machine. The dirt and oils in the carpet are attached to this material (a process called encapsulation) which then dries on its own. It's then vacuumed up and the carpets are dry in 1-2 hours. Some of these companies advertise heavily as 'green' due to the organic nature of their products.
The most common concern with both these methods is the amount of cleaning residue left on the carpet. It all sounds good in theory but customer reviews are mixed. One comment likened it to washing your hair by sprinkling on a cleaning shampoo and just combing it out.
Carpet steam cleaning has been around for years and is still the 'king of the hill' for deep, penetrating carpet cleaning. The combination of hot water and cleaning agents forced into the carpet under pressure then immediately vacuumed out is hard to beat.
New advances in the way truck mounts mix the chemicals with the water and deliver it to the wand tip have improved overall efficiency while reducing the amount of chemicals needed. Also, wand design and the use of glides, in addition to powerful vacuums, helps get most of the water out of the carpet. This helps eliminate the problem of excess wetting and improves drying times.
The choice for which carpet cleaning method to provide is not an easy one. Customers are more demanding that ever and the array of products and equipment keeps getting bigger. You may have to offer both to satisfy the needs of all your customers. Either way, it's a good idea to learn about all the various methods so you can make the right decision for your business.
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It's messy, damaging, and stubborn. Carpet stains come in various color, form, and chemical composition. For this reason, different sets of procedures are in place to get rid of nasty stains. With the goal of preserving the quality and appearance of carpets, you need to first acknowledge that stains are inevitable so you need to be aware of what to do when that time finally happens.
General Precautions in Carpet Stain Removal
Specific procedures in carpet cleaning vary but some are generally observed like as follows:
1. Know the kind of material your carpet is made of in order to avoid a chemical reaction when using commercially-prepared cleaning agents. If unsure, contact the carpet manufacturer first before purchasing or applying any chemicals.
2. Read the directions in every cleaning solution you purchase before you use them. Using these agents haphazardly might lead to more damage on your carpet.
3. Make it a point to do a spot test. Using the ideal cleaning solution, get a clean cloth, put some of the solution, and try it on a hidden area of the carpet.
4. Protect yourself from the effects of handling chemicals. Use gloves when applying cleaning agents as some are skin-reactants.
5. Prior to purchasing a carpet, it is best to arm yourself with information about stain management. Ask the manufacturer about it first.
The general tips above are useful as you learn about the specific carpet cleaning steps below.
Coffee Stains
It feels nice to walk with a cup of coffee around until it spills. When this happens, here are the steps you need to take:
- Blotting: Get a white cloth and blot the stained area until it dries. You need a few pieces of dry cloth for two reasons. First, you need to change cloth as it absorbs the spilled beverage. Second, you need to work your way inwards to prevent the spill from spreading to a larger area.
- Home-made solution: Prepare a solution of water, vinegar, and a non-bleach detergent. Apply it on the stained area, rinse it and repeat as necessary. If this method does not work, it's time to move on to the next method.
- Commercial solution: Look for a solution specifically design to treat coffee stains on carpets. Read the directions for use carefully before use.
- Reminder: The type of carpet you have plays a factor when it comes to carpet stain removal. If unsure, contact the manufacturer and ask for recommendations about managing coffee stains.
Ink Stains
Inks stains are a variety. Some stains come from pens, some come printers, and some are from certain mechanical oils. Follow these steps to get rid of ink stains:
- Blotting: You need a piece of cloth to initially treat an ink stain. Never scrub or rub the cloth against the stain. This will spread the ink and will make cleaning more difficult for you.
- Home-made solution: Use Isopropyl alcohol to dampen a white cloth and dab it on the ink stain starting on the outermost area and going inwards. For better results, use a high percentage of Isopropyl solution. In addition, the following alcohol-based agents also work: nail polish, hairsprays, vinegar, and white wine. Rinse the stained area with water and use a vacuum cleaner to get rid of the remaining moisture.
- Commercial solution: Purchase a chemical-based solution for carpet cleaning, read the directions and precautions for carpet stain removal, and apply as directed on the stained area.
- Reminder: Do not pour alcohol directly to the stained area. Because ink emulsifies, the stain may spread.
Blood Stains
Blood stains need to be treated as soon as possible. Here's what you can do:
- Blotting: Cleaning blood stains is a bit different. Instead of you spraying just enough liquid on the stained part, you need to liberally soak the same area for faster stain removal.
- Home-made solution: Use cold water and an anti-grease detergent to spray the stained part. Get a dry cloth to absorb the moisture. Repeat the process as necessary.
- Commercial solution: OxiClean is only among the popular products specifically designed to treat blood stains. Use it with either cold or warm water.
- Reminder: When following the home-made carpet cleaning solutions, use cold water to prevent blood coagulation.
On a final note, the carpet stain removal procedures provided above do not entail impeccable solutions. If hesitant, call for professional assistance. And always bear in mind that stains are better cleaned off as soon as they happen for better results.
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This year is going really fast. Just me? Maybe. My parents have just been here for two weeks and now they have gone home and the baby is bored. And no one is hanging out my washing. OUTRAGEOUS.
I spent $7.50 to dress my baby in a shark sunsuit I knew she'd only wear once. WORTH IT.
And as per commenter Cas's suggestion, I am changing the baby's blog pseudonym to Alice. WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THIS. So Alice it is… only because I don't think Shark Girl will really catch on.
Oh, and if you look at the top of the page there, there are more photos under the Photo A Day meme. Mind the gaps. Although I often take photos every day, it's not always the RIGHT photo. As it were. I'll plug the gaps when I get a chance. Probably.
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The hike to Pelverata Falls is the perfect choice for one of those days where you really need to get out of the house and stretch the legs, but aren't feeling up to a half-day slog. This is one of those walks where we'd strongly recommend that you plan to do it after the rains, because a dry waterfall is simply a cliff right…?
Tasmania Hiking
Cape Hauy Hike | Tasmania
The 4hr return walk to Cape Hauy will not only expose you to stunning panoramic views of the cape, but also north towards the Devil's Arch and south towards Cape Pillar and Tasman Island. The sea cliffs of the Tasman Peninsular are the tallest in the world, and for that alone it would also be worth making the hike! Put it all together and you've got one very enjoyable day walk.
Wineglass Bay and Hazards Beach loop hike | Freycinet National Park
It is no exaggeration to say that this loop would have to be one of the best day walks you will find anywhere in Australia, if not the world!
While the shorter return walk to Wineglass Bay is a favourite of many locals and tourists alike, if you've got the time then in our opinion the extension to include Hazards Beach makes for a much more immersive experience, taking you away from the masses and closer to nature!
Mt Field East Hike | Tasmania
One of Tasmania's best day hikes. the Mt Field East loop winds its way through some stunning forests, moors and mountains. On a sunny day, particularly after fresh snow falls, this walk is absolutely magic!
Mt Wellington loop hike via Organ Pipes, Zig Zag and Panorama tracks | Hobart, Tasmania
Background Hobart is a gorgeous little city nestled between the deep blue waters of the River Derwent and the imposing escarpments and forests of Mt Wellington (Kunanyi). At 1,271m it […]
The Lost World Hike | Hobart, Tasmania
Background Hobart is a gorgeous little city nestled between the deep blue waters of the River Derwent and the imposing escarpments and forests of Mt Wellington (Kunanyi). At 1,271m it […]
Mt Maria Hike – Maria Island, Tasmania
How to get there? As explained in a little bit more detail in the Bishop and Clerk hike that I recently published, getting to Maria Island requires either booking a charter flight, […]
Bishop and Clerk Hike – Maria Island, Tasmania
How to get there? This bushwalk takes a little bit more effort than your average jaunt through the Tasmanian wilderness! Maria Island is just that…an island! If you've got the […]
Timbs Track Hike – South West National Park, Tasmania
How to get there? Staying for a few nights at the Lake Pedder Chalet at Strathgordon, we took the opportunity to do a couple of fantastic short hikes in the […]
Collin's Bonnet Hike – Hobart, Tasmania
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Several members of American Business Media journeyed to Capitol Hill last Tuesday as part of the group's 2006 Washington Forum to express their concerns to Congress about postal reform legislation.
Both chambers have passed postal reform legislation, and House-Senate conferees are attempting to reconcile the two versions. ABM supports the Senate version, which would make it more difficult for the U.S. Postal Service to make postal increases above the statutory Consumer Price Index (CPI) cap. Currently, postal rates vary with the level of the USPS' costs, and mailers are looking for more predictable rate changes.
"Probably the biggest impact of postal reform legislation on business publishers will be that rates are likely to increase every year by an amount roughly equal to the increase in the CPI, rather than by greater amounts every two or three years, as they have in the past several decades," said David Straus, Washington, D.C., counsel for ABM and a partner in the law firm Thompson Coburn.
ABM agrees with the mailing industry that money for a pension fund for former members of the military who now work for the USPS should be supplied by the Treasury Department rather than the postal service, said Gordon Hughes II, president-CEO of ABM. The Bush administration is opposed to such a move.
ABM also supports the Senate bill's changes to the workers compensation system applicable to postal workers, which is designed to hold down costs by bringing the system in line with the private sector.
It's anybody's guess whether postal reform legislation will pass before this year's congressional session ends. In the meantime, the USPS is expected to file a rate increase request this month based on its projected costs for the 2008 fiscal year, which begins in October 2007. There were rumblings at the forum that the increase could be at least in the mid-single digits or as high as double digits.
"It's [the Postal Service's] last shot at getting a big increase, and we're going to fight them on it tooth and nail," Hughes said. "Having said that, the postal service is prepared to offer deep discounts to business publishers if they get out of mailing in sacks and move to deep palletization and co-mingling."
He added that ABM will take pains to educate its members on how to take advantage of the postal discounts and will create a DVD explaining how the discounts work.
Five separate groups, consisting of ABM members and government affairs executives from business publishers, went to Capitol Hill to express their concerns about postal reform. Hughes said the groups met with, among others, Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.), Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). Hughes said each group was able to air its concerns, but that he could not gauge how much the meetings will influence the senators' final actions on postal reform.
A key topic of discussion during an ABM meeting earlier in the day was the fair use doctrine of U.S. copyright law, which provides for the legal, nonlicensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author's work.
The fair use doctrine was thrust into the spotlight last September when the Authors Guild sued Google, claiming that the Google Print Library program constitutes "massive copyright infringement."
The Google program involves scanning books from libraries and universities to make the texts searchable through Google's search engine. Google intends to sell advertisements on the search results pages.
Google temporarily halted the initiative even before it got hit with the lawsuit, which is now in litigation. The decision could have a huge impact on business publishers, said Michael Klipper, a partner in the law firm Meyer, Klipper & Mohr, which specializes in copyright law. "Anytime works are being copied, especially with a lot of products going digital, is a nerve-wracking issue for business publishers," he said.
Hughes added: "What's next? Magazines? Google is not a bad guy, but we don't want them using our content. We need to keep an eye on that case."
About two dozen ABM members participated in the Washington Forum.


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The expansion was to include nine new simulator bays and their associated classrooms and supporting spaces. Planning had to allow the existing CAE Training Centre to remain fully operational during construction and commissioning phases. A particular challenge of training centre design is that simulators and their supporting classrooms and brief/de-brief rooms require a high level of sound and vibration isolation. Paradoxically, simulators and their supporting equipment generate a large level of low frequency noise which is difficult to contain. Using acoustically designed plenums, sand filled CMUs, and high mass concentrations throughout the project helps with low frequency sound attenuation.
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Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Ex-Prez of Costa Rica guilty of corruption
Duvalier returned to Haiti for money
Maquiladoras are suffering
Drug Wars increasing in Latin America
Many are skeptical of Cuba's "reforms"
Brazil is struggling
Fishermen killing many dolphins in the Amazon
Haitians are being forced out of tents
model cities in honduras
suriname leader returns
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Brazil Star Moving to Europe?
Monday, April 25, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Drug Cartel Kidnappings
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Cost of Living: NOLA v Torreon, Mexico
Latin America seems a healthy place to live
A short while ago, I stumbled upon this article from International Living magazine about the healthiest places to live. I was a little bit surprised to find that three of the five mentioned in the article are places in Latin America. In class, we discussed a lot of aspects of life in Latin America, such as political instability and extremely high rates of poverty, which would almost lead me to believe otherwise.
However, when I looked at the reasons why International Living featured locations in Panama, Costa Rica and Ecuador, it all made sense. "Optimism and purpose, a low stress level, a natural diet and an active lifestyle…", they say, are they most important factors that lead to a long and healthy life. Latin America's prominence in the article seems to be a wonderful testament to the lifestyle and natural beauty that is often found in Latin America.
In fact, this article made me remember why I took an interest in Latin America in the first place – the wonderful, entertaining Mexicans, Ticos, Argentines and Colombians that I met during three years of being involved Spanish language immersion camp.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Trouble In Brazil
Friday, April 15, 2011
New form of transparency in Chile
Last Two Speakers of a Dying Language Won't Speak to Each Other
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Mt Roraima
Check out the beauty of Mt Roraima. This mountain includes the triple border of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana! It's definitely a sight to see.
Drug traffickers trying to save their souls
Dancing in Latin America
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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I began my last post, Bartholomew Fair, four days before I finally felt it was in condition to post. In part that's because I am quite particular in my editing of my own writing and in part because I was also doing several other things. In fact, I do a lot of multitasking. But for a number of reasons, I have not been reading blogs with my usual assiduity in the past few weeks.
The tag at the head of this blog says these are the "thoughts of a progressive Episcopalian," And indeed that is a good description of where I am coming from, and I write fairly often on churchy topics. By the time I turned back to this blog today, it was Sunday again – LGBT Pride Sunday in New York. A few weeks ago, I thought I would march in the parade, but then Liz and I came to the conclusion that it would really be too much. A few people from St. Mary's went – we were hit by heavy rains a couple of times this afternoon and I hope they didn't get drenched, but I suspect they did.
The primary reason I didn't march today is that Liz and I are going to leave for Heart Lake tomorrow morning – in fact, we would have left today, but we couldn't get ready in time.
This past week there was something called GAFCON going on in Jerusalem. GAFCON was a meeting of a peculiar group including neo-puritans who want to refight some of the battles that took place within the Church of England after the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558 and culminated with the restoration of Charles II in 1660, but mostly characterized by syncretism - they want to raise their cultural aversion to same-sex sex to the level of Christian doctrine.
Tobias has the best comment on them that I have seen. (Well, actually Jim Naughton's comment at Jake's place quoted from The Lead at Episcopal Cafe -- is a winner.)
I have to stop now, because I'm going to watch Inspector Lewis.
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This episode of The After Show is a tribute to Maya Angelou, author and poet who knew why the caged bird sings. – Wink
Friday, May 30, 2014
The After Show 05.30.2014
Ian Reifowitz joined us on The After Show where we talked about his piece on seriously punishing or even jailing corporate executives for their knowing inaction involving products that kill or injure consumers of those unsafe products, essentially trading blood for profits; and how Dems and progressives need to get more involved in countering Lee Atwater's Southern Strategy – yeah, it's still kicking our ass – by following prez Obama's model. – Wink
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
The After Show 05.28.2014
Will McLeod aka OllieGarkey joined us on The After Show to informedsplain Ukraine, the Ukip - think Tea Baggers - vote in the UK, and general condition of the EU. – Wink
Friday, May 23, 2014
The After Show 05.23.2014
Cassandra Fairbanks aka @CassandraRules joined us on The After Show at the bottom of the hour where she talked with us about her confrontation with Vader, or rather, Mrs. Vader (as Vader his self was speechless), as well as "Law Enforcement Issues" in her neck of the woods. Let's just say she isn't shy. – Wink
Thursday, May 22, 2014
The After Show 05.21.2014
tmservo433 joined us on The After Show Wed. 5/21 at the bottom of the hour to talk Kansas politics. Kansas of course home to the KochBros and a state they consider their little lab experiment for ALEC legislation. tmservo433 joins other progressives in fighting the good fight there in Kansas. – Wink
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Kicking Ass Punkcast With Steve & Fripp (not that one) May 19, 2014
Oregon declares its ban on Gay Marriage unconstitutional. Joy as Marriage is celebrated for all. Steve & Fripp (not that one) detail the historic legal opinion. That and a wacky GOP race for US Senator. Plus, we bid farewell to Randi Rhodes, but we all know she will be back. @StitcherRadio @Swellapp
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
The After Show 05.14.2014
Denise Oliver Velez joined us on The After Show where we discussed #BringBackOurGirls and other race and gender issues.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Kicking Ass Punkcast with Steve and Fripp (not that one) May 13, 2014
Steve is back. He'd love it if you listened to the show. @StitcherRadio @Swellapp @iTunesPodcasts
Thursday, May 8, 2014
The After Show 05.08.2014
Absurdity Today comedian Julianna Forlano joined us on The After Show during The Last Half where we talked about less-than-funny subjects like the War on Women, climbing the funny bone ladder while taking the slings and arows from fellow (male) comedians, and some comedy gold talking about some of the gigs along the way. Enjoy!
– Wink
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
The After Show 05.07.2014
Arliss Bunny aka bunnygirl60 joined us on The After Show where we talked Bunnynomics and how business, particularly small business should Not be a dirty word for progressives. We also talked about how the ACA aka ObamaCare got Arliss a call from the White House.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Kicking Ass Extracast Fripp/Jeff Bell of The After Show
Jeff Bell of The Left Show joins us to tail Utah politics, Spiderman and Scarlett Johansson. Epic and full of rich entertainment.
Kicking Ass Extracast with Fripp and Bob Kincaid
In this Kicking Ass Extracast, Bob Kincaid of the Head-On Radio Network joins us. In this powerful discussion, we'll feature an update on the West Virginia Chemical disaster and life under the crippling shadow of King Coal.
Kicking Ass Punkcast May 6, 2014
This Kicking Ass Punkcast will feature an update on the West Virginia Chemical disaster as Bob Kincaid of the Head-On Radio Network joins us. We check in with our friend of the show, J.D. Bell of "The Left Show" to hear of GOP skullduggery in Utah, a South Dakota lawmaker faces the music on his steadfast opposition to a certain type of sex and we poke through the aftermath of that Challenger Disaster Oregon calls the late, "Cover Oregon", aka the failed health exchange website. Joy and frivolity!
Monday, May 5, 2014
The After Show 05.05.2014
Will McLeod aka OllieGarkey joined us on The After Show May 5th with news and stories reminding everyone that, while the media all aglow over Benghazi the real story still is Crimea and Putin and Ukraine and how those stories heating up not cooling down.
Friday, May 2, 2014
The After Show 04.28.2014
Will McLeoad aka @WillMcLeod99 aka OllieGarkey joined us on The After Show where we talked Bundy in Nevada and Putin in Ukraine. We suffered some tech issues in the first min. or so of the Show, so please bear with us in that first min. Thanks! – Wink
The After Show 04.28.2014
Will McLeod aka @WillMcLeod99 aka OllieGarkey joined us on The After Show talkin' the Bundy situation in Nevada and the Ukraine situation. We got off to a rough Monday start with our tech gear not quite clicking, so bear with us during the first min. or so of this podcast. Thanks! – Wink
Thursday, May 1, 2014
The After Show 05.01.2014
The Daily Edge joined us on The After Show as we discussed income inequality and other issues du jour from an alternative media pov that is The Daily Edge. – Wink


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Earlier this week, the academic journal Perspectives on Terrorism released its list of "Top 150 Books on Terrorism and Counterterrorism". ICSR is pleased to announce that its scholars are well represented, with the work of both its directors, Dr John Bew and Professor Peter Neumann, receiving high recognition.
Professor Neumann's book, Old and New Terrorism (Polity, 2010), was placed second in the list's "General Histories and Textbooks" category, while Dr. Bew'sTalking to Terrorists (Hurst, 2009) is found at number one in the "Negotiations with Terrorists" category.
In addition, the list includes a further nine books of authors that are part of the ICSR network. In total therefore, ICSR is represented with twelve works, demonstrating the depth of expertise and high quality academic research conducted by our colleagues.
ICSR Associate Fellows:
– Stephen Tankel's Storming the World Stage (Hurst, 2011), found in the 'Case Studies of Terrorist Groups' category
– Gary Ackerman's Jihadists and Weapons of Mass Destruction (CRC Press, 2009), found in the 'Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction' category
Books written by staff at ICSR partner institutions
– Georgetown University – Bruce Hoffman's Inside Terrorism (Columbia University Press, 2006)
– Georgetown University – Dan Byman's Deadly Connections (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
– Georgetown University – Dan Byman's Five Front War (John Wiley & Sons, 2007)
– Inter-Disciplinary Centre, Herzliya- Boaz Ganor's Counterterrorism Puzzle(Transaction, 2005)
– Inter-Disciplinary Centre, Herzliya – Boaz Ganor's Hypermedia Seduction (IOS Press, 2007)
– Inter-Disciplinary Centre, Herzliya – Ely Karmon's Coalitions Between Terrorist Organizations (Brill, 2005)
– Inter-Disciplinary Centre, Herzliya – Eitan Azani's Hezbollah: The Story of the Party of God From Revolution to Institutionalization (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011)
– King's College London – David Omand's Securing the State (Hurst, 2010)


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Well, I'm lounging at home and I like to keep things funky so I'm wearing tiny aqua blue gym shorts, a mustard yellow hoodie, and knee high Christmas socks. Tis' the season! Wait.


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Yange Kep Bidi is a 21.2 kilometer moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Claremont, Western Australia, Australia that offers scenic views and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is accessible year-round.
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The Ngura Biirdi (Wetlands Trail) is 21 km, linking remnant bushland areas with Heritage and Iconic Trails. This is a part of the Regional Network of Trails within the WESROC councils and includes areas of Heritage significance.