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Former Trinity Meadows Intermediate School teaching aide arrested
Jeffrey Scott Miller, 52, was one of eight men taken into custody for charges of online solicitation of a minor in Rockwall by the Texas Attorney General's Office. Miller lost his job as a Trinity Meadows Intermediate School teaching aide a a result of the incident.
Investigators who posed as children were solicited by all eight men. Miller admitted to communicating in a sexual manner with who he thought was a 35-year-old woman and her 14-year-old daughter and going to Rockwall to have sex with both of them. According to a statement released by Keller ISD: "Keller ISD is committed to eliminating predators from the ranks of the education profession. As such, the District terminated a Trinity Meadows Intermediate School employee Friday morning [October 21] following an arrest by the Texas Attorney General's Office for solicitation of a minor on the internet. The offense did not occur at school or involve KISD students, we have no indication that this employee was involved in any prior criminal acts, and a review of the individual's employment file, references, and background checks reveal no prior concerns."
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Freed Texas sex offender may find himself behind bars again
Sixty-year-old Rodney Steve Haines, a sexual offender currently living in Helotes, Texas, told Montgomery County jurors in the civil hearing that had its closing arguments last Wednesday, July 29 that, "I think having sex with (children) was wrong, not right".
Haines served a ten-year sentence and was released from prison on April 25, 2015.
Fifty-six-year-old Joseph David Miller, a convicted pedophile who was released from imprisonment on May 28, 2015 and is now a resident of Spring, Texas, is scheduled to have his commitment hearing on Monday, August 31.
Both Haines and Miller had been flagged as "high-risk" pedophiles in the state of Texas but never had the chance to undergo a commitment hearing required by state laws before release, which they are in the process of undergoing now.
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DNA proves man's innocence after 24 years
Dallas resident Michael Phillips, 57, has recently been exonerated of a 1990 rape charge that he did not commit, The Dallas Morning News reported on July 25.
Phillips was released from prison in 2002 after a 12 year sentence and is now living in a nursing home due to his sickle cell anemia.
Phillips pled guilty to the charge 24 years ago when the 16-year-old rape victim identified him as her attacker. According to the Dallas County district attorney's office, Phillips always insisted he did not commit the crime, but he plead guilty because he was warned he could get a harsher sentence from a jury trial.
In 2009, the Conviction Integrity Unity of the Dallas County district attorney's office reviewed old cases using DNA evidence to verify the convictions made in cases like Phillips', thus resulting in 34 exonerations.
The attorneys at the Law Offices of Mark T. Lassiter believe that every individual is due a fair trial, and we are dedicated to protecting the rights of clients like you who have been charged with a criminal offense. To confidentially discuss your case, call our Dallas offices at 214-845-7007 today.
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Rape convict in Dallas exonerated due to DNA testing
Dallas County Criminal District Court Judge Gracie Lewis recommended that fifty-seven-year-old Dallas resident Michael Phillips, who served 12 years in prison for a 1990 rape conviction, be exonerated from any crimes on the grounds of recent DNA testing, the Associated Press reported on July 25.
The Conviction Integrity Unity of Dallas County has been going through old cases using DNA testing that was not used before. Through this process, it was discovered that Phillips was innocent.
A criminal conviction in Texas can make life hard for any person – not only will he or she be ostracized by society, employment opportunities may also be limited, and the person may face imprisonment and hefty fines. The attorneys at the Law Offices of Mark Lassiter understand that many cases are prosecuted over-zealously, and we are dedicated to defending Dallas residents against the charges laid against them. Our criminal defense legal team aggressively fights to win the best possible result from our clients' cases. To discuss your situation, call our offices at 214-845-7007 today.
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Allen sex offender faces multiple criminal charges
In January Joshua Leroy Karr, 31, was charged with online solicitation of a minor and sexual assault of a child.
Karr was incarcerated at the Collin County Jail on Thursday, January 30. His bail was initially set at $50,000, but was amended to $500,000 by the District Attorney's Office "due to the nature of the offense and the circumstances under which it was committed."
Karr was previously arrested in December 2003 after allegedly trying to force middle school girls into his car.
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Suspected serial sexual offender arrested by McKinney Police Department
With the help of undercover Detective Ursula Watson of the McKinney Police Department, who answered a Craigslist ad from suspected sexual offender Roger Allan Stulce, Stulce was arrested for sexual assault. He is currently on trial for these charges.
Watson testified at a Collin County hearing on Friday, December 13 that she agreed to an arrangement with the suspect to share his apartment in exchange for cooking and cleaning services. However, when she met Stulce at the apartment, he sexually assaulted her after locking the door behind her when she came in.
Stulce is currently facing four sexual assault charges involving four women who were allegedly molested in separate events between 2008 and 2012. The case being tried currently is that of a 38-year-old woman who says Stulce brutally assaulted her in June 2012 when she tried to sublease his apartment via a Craigslist ad.
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Army sergeant facing sexual assault charges
Another incident of sexual assault was reported to have been committed by a member of the U.S. military.
According to a Defense Department official, the army sergeant first class, whose name and gender wasn't disclosed for security reasons, has been suspended from all military duties and is now under investigation for alleged sexual assault charges.
Charges are yet to be filed against the sergeant who was assigned to work at a sexual assault prevention program in Fort Hood, Texas. Special agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command took over the ongoing investigation on Wednesday May 15.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who was deeply upset about the incident, ordered a complete overhaul of the army's sexual assault prevention program, including all personnel involved.
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Dominick Grillo was born in Ryebrooke, New York in 1978. His family was comprised of several talented singers, but Dominick went a different route and started playing the tenor saxophone. In 2001, he moved to New Orleans-the town that many of his jazz influences made their mark and produced the music we all know and love today. He attended the music program at the University of New Orleans and met many fellow musicians. As a young musician, Dominick learned the ropes from some of the most seasoned and accomplished musicians in town and began to grow and learn more under their guidance. In s004, he began to play the club scenes on Bourbon Street, Frenchmen Street, as well as venues and festivals throughout the southeast. In 2005, Katrina took its toll and Dominick lost everything he couldn't carry with him. He came back to New Orleans shortly after and re-established his roots. You can find him Monday 6-10pm at the Spotted Cat with his FrenchmenStreet All Stars & 11-2am at BJ's lounge with King James & the Special Men; Wednesdays at Café Negril with Another Day in Paradise, Thursdays at Bamboulas with the Pentones, Fridays at Café Negril with Dana Abbott, as well as several special performances in the New Orleans area and tour dates throughout the year in many other destinations.
Jessi Turchi was born in Metairie, Louisiana in 1978. She attended high school in New Orleans, then the University of New Orleans. She rediscovered her love of art in college and began doing mural work, sign painting and mixed media. In 2000, she was accepted into a tattoo apprenticeship at the longest standing shop in New Orleans, Aart Accent Tattoos. She started her true tattoo career in 2001 and
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Dominick and Jessi met in 2006 and became best friends sharing their endeavors in the music and art of the city they love. They began dating in 2007 and had a beautiful baby boy in May 2011- Dominick Joseph Grillo, Jr – aka "Domino Joe." They currently live in a small apartment in the Bywater where Dominick continues to play music and Jessi has a room for her tattoo work, painting, and most recently has begun making jewelry while at home raising Domino Joe. You can find her creations at Piety Street Art market every second Saturday of each month and on Etsy.
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Q: Getting warning error in vhdl code I keep getting a strange error in my code, it compiles fine but I keep getting a warning:
Warning: Unconnected, internal signal \s(0)D\ is promoted to input PIN.
Warning: Unconnected, internal signal \s(1)D\ is promoted to input PIN.
The code is for a basic register which resets, shifts to the left and inserts S_IN, and loads the values set into the register using Pload. Can anyone help me figure out what is wrong with it?
library IEEE;
use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;

entity special_register is
port( DATA:                 in    std_logic_vector(3 downto 0);
    Reset:                  in    std_logic;
    PLoad:                  in    std_logic;
    S_Right:                in    std_logic;
    S_IN:                   in    std_logic;
    clock :                 in    std_logic;
    S:                      in    std_logic_vector(1 downto 0);
    D:                      out   std_logic_vector(3 downto 0);
    Q :                     out   std_logic_vector(3 downto 0));
end special_register;

architecture behav of special_register is
begin
process(clock, data, Reset, S_IN, S, S_Right, PLoad)
begin
if rising_edge(clock) then
S(0) <= (S_Right);
S(1) <= (PLoad);
if (S(1) = '1') then
    D(3) <= DATA(3);
    D(2) <= DATA(2);
    D(1) <= DATA(1);
    D(0) <= DATA(0);
else if (S(0) = '0') then
    D(0) <= Q(1);
    D(1) <= Q(2);
    D(2) <= Q(3);
    D(3) <= S_IN;
end if;
end if;
end if;
end process;
Q(3) <= (NOT Reset) AND D(3);
Q(2) <= (NOT Reset) AND D(2);
Q(1) <= (NOT Reset) AND D(1);
Q(0) <= (NOT Reset) AND D(0);
end behav;

A: In addition to Brian's answer you could note that this design specification is not VHDL compliant and the presumed synthesis tool isn't either:
ghdl -a special_register.vhdl
special_register.vhdl:21:2: port "s" can't be assigned
special_register.vhdl:22:2: port "s" can't be assigned
special_register.vhdl:29:14: port "q" cannot be read
special_register.vhdl:30:14: port "q" cannot be read
special_register.vhdl:31:14: port "q" cannot be read
special_register.vhdl:37:26: port "d" cannot be read
special_register.vhdl:38:26: port "d" cannot be read
special_register.vhdl:39:26: port "d" cannot be read
special_register.vhdl:40:26: port "d" cannot be read
ghdl: compilation error
(It would seem you are trying to read an output port as well).

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Interview: Quick Chat with the Owner of 50+ Exotic Supercars
Tushar Kelshikar
You may be the kind of person who has several Hot Wheels lying around in your bedroom drawer. You get excited when a new model comes out and you can't wait to add it to your collection. We recently got a chance to meet one such collector, except that this person had a rather special collection. And we mean hot wheels in the literal sense.
We will not be disclosing his name for the sake of privacy. Also, we have edited out some bits of this interview in which he makes some startling revelations about a few upcoming supercars. However, we will be publishing that information in the near future. So, stay tuned for that.
First of all, I would like to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to speak with me.
How many cars do you have in your collection?
About 44 cars. This year the collection will see new additions taking the total number to over 50.
Do you have a favorite?
Ah, this is always difficult to answer. In terms of modern "bodywork" I would say the the Maserati MC12 or the Pagani Huayra, but in terms of driving pleasure the Bugatti Chiron tops the list.
Did you get the new "Holy Trinity" (Aston Martin Valkyrie, Mercedes-AMG One, and the McLaren Speedtail)?
I tried, but I couldn't get the Valkyrie.
So you got the Speedtail and the AMG One?
When will they be delivered?
The AMG One will be delivered in 2021 and the Speedtail in 2020.
Have you decided on your specification for the AMG One and Speedtail?
I have already done the final spec session for the Speedtail. The final spec for the AMG One will be done later this year.
The 2019 Geneva Motor Show was full of incredible hypercars. Did you place any new orders?
I had already ordered a Koenigsegg Jesko in 2018.
During our private conversation this morning you told me that according to you, the best "supercar" of all time is the McLaren F1. Did you know that Gordon Murray is developing a successor the F1?
Yes, for me the F1 is the most "special". It has an atmospheric V12, a central driving position and it is very light. As far as the T50 is concerned, I am aware of it and I have already seen the concept at Guildford.
I really liked it very much. I even ordered one. It's the new F1.
Can you tell us more about it?
No sorry, I signed an NDA.
No problem, when will this be delivered?
Two to three years, I think.
All right, let's talk about future cars. Earlier, you told me that you have some great things coming up in the next three years.
Oh yes, a lot of incredible cars are coming.
For example, the new Lamborghini, codenamed LB48H.
Yes I have seen this car. A clay model at a private event in Sant'Agata, almost a year ago.
Did you order it? What can you tell us about this car?
Yes, I have placed an order. There were almost 200 people at this event. So, you had to be really determined to have one. There will only be 63 copies in all. It has the naturally aspirated V12 engine from the Aventador with a hybrid system that is never seen on a car.
What about the looks?
It's unbelievable!
Are rumors about the "Shine in the dark" feature true?
When I saw the sculpture of the car in 2018, I don't think they mentioned it. But, since receiving the confirmation of my purchase, I have been updated on the development of the car. What I understand is that it will have something to that effect.
Can you tell us the price of this car?
I don't remember the exact figure, but I think it's $2.5 million.
Can you tell us the power or the weight of this car?
I don't think I am supposed to and anyway I don't know it exactly.
There is also a Bugatti, or at least an event I should say…
Oh yes, this year Bugatti is celebrating 110 years of the brand and there are many events lined up for Bugatti owners.
There will be something special coming out in September, right?
Yes, even before…
Can you say more about that?
No, I'm sorry, but I really can't.
Earlier you told me that you had a long history with Bugatti….
Yes, I had an EB110, two Veyron Super Sports, a Grand Sport and a Chiron.
A future Divo?
I couldn't get one. The 40 copies were sold out so quickly. But, I am hoping to get the next one.
The next one? The one that will be presented in September?
Let's talk about Aston Martin now.
With pleasure. Aston Martin is probably the brand that has evolved the most in the right direction.
Let's talk about an Aston Martin you can't have – the Valkyrie. I believe that one of your friends had a better chance of getting one?
Yes, indeed and even a special model of the Valkyrie
A special model!? Are you talking about the AMR Pro?
No, not the AMR Pro. I'm talking about an unannounced version.
Wow, that's really big news! Can you tell us more about it?
The only thing I know is that this version is limited to 10 copies. It includes features that Aston Martin believes would have made the production car too expensive.
When you see the Valkyrie, it's hard to believe that it could be made even more extreme.
That however is the case.
I look forward to seeing that.
Let's talk about an Aston Martin that will be your garage in 2021 – the DBS GT Zagato.
Oh yes. And don't forget the DB4 GT Zagato Continuation that will arrive in 2020.
Yes. These cars can only be bought together, right?
Yes. These are part of the DBZ Centenary Collection.
You told me earlier that you thought it was the most beautiful modern car.
Yes. She's really incredible, believe me.
Can you tell us more about that?
No, I have signed an NDA.
Which is the cheapest car you have ever bought and since we're on the topic, can you also tell me the most expensive car you've ever purchased.
The cheapest was a Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6L in 1989. But, I don't remember the exact price. I actually bought it from my father. At the time, it was a really cool car and it still is, in my opinion.
Yes, it's a really good car. And the most expensive?
I would prefer not to reveal it because there are really very few left in the world. (Smile)
I understand. Could you give us a price range?
Let's say, between $18 million and $25 million but these are estimates.
Wow, that's really a lot. Is it modern or classic?
This morning you gave me a little tour of your garage. You really have a varied and unique collection.
Yes, I don't really have a personal preference between modern or classic cars. I find both exciting.
That explains why you have the Ferrari F40, Enzo, and LaFerrari in your collection.
Yes, my goal is to find a 288 GTO and an F50 in the future.
Oh, to complete the collection, right?
I wish you good luck then.
Thank you. In fact, I have already found an F50.
Perfect, then. Earlier I asked you which was your favorite car from the collection. As a follow up to that question, I would like to ask you which car are you most looking forward to.
Ah, a really tough question…
Yes, I imagine there are so many incredible cars to come!
I'm really looking forward to seeing what the AMG One is capable of. But, I would say that the car I'm most looking forward to right now is the DBS GT Zagato,
Thank you very much for your time and hospitality.
With pleasure.
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13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. 14 Do everything in love.
God has tasked men to be the spiritual leaders at home. We are to lead our families, especially our children. It's not an easy task, but a worthwhile task. When one looks at this verse, it's actually great instructions for us throughout our lives. We must constantly be on guard; evil in this world is at the door all the time. Standing firm in our faith, in other words, allow God to keep our faith tank full, and don't hesitate to use it. The last tasks, be courageous, strong and do it in love.
For all us, we can take our courage out into this world, both men and women. Where and when should we be courageous?
God, my Father in heaven. Help me to be courageous everywhere I go, with everyone I see and with all that I come in contact with. Help me to stand firm in the faith you give me, help me to be on guard all the time and give me the strength to achieve your will in my life.
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is a sequence of operations which acts as a single logical unit of work.
in TigerGraph is an operation which either changes some vertex/edge attribute value or insert some new or delete some existing vertex/edge.
. Each query may have multiple read or write operations.
Each REST++ GET, POST, or DELETE operation (which may have multiple update operations within it) is a transaction.
A transaction with update operations may insert/delete multiple vertices/edges or update the attribute values of multiple edges/vertices. Such update requests are "all or nothing": either all changes are successful, or none is successful.
The TigerGraph system provides traditional ACID consistency: A transaction can include data validation rules. The data validation rules can ensure any transaction will bring the system from one valid state to another.
The TigerGraph system also provides distributed system Sequential Consistency: every replica of the data performs the same operations in the same order. This is one of the strongest forms of consistency available, stronger than causal consistency, for example.
to implement the isolation. MVCC, or Multi-Version Concurrency Control, makes use of multiple snapshots of portions of the database state in order to support isolated concurrent operations. In principle, there can be one snapshot per read or write operation.
A read-only transaction R1 will not see any changes made by an uncommitted update transaction, whether that update transaction was submitted before or after R1 was submitted to the system.
Multiple same reads in a single transaction T1 will get the same results, even if there are update transactions which change vertex or edge attribute values read by T1 during T1's duration.
will get the same results, even if there are update transactions which deleted/inserted vertices or edges read by T1 during T1's duration.
Committed transactions are written to disk (SSD or HDD). The TigerGraph platform implements write-ahead logging (WAL) to provide durability.
The TigerGraph platform uses Snapshot/MVCC (Multi-version Concurrency Control) to implement isolation of concurrent operations. At the high level, the platform can temporarily maintain multiple versions or snapshots of the graph data. When a transaction T1 is submitted to the system, it will work on the last consistent snapshot of the graph which has all the changes made by transactions committed before T1 was submitted but has no changes made by any transaction not yet committed when T1 was submitted.
, even if they commit before T1 is finished.
Let us examine a few transaction processing scenarios.
A read-only transaction R1 is running. Before R1 finishes, an update transaction W2 comes in. W2 might finish before R1 is finished. But R1 will not see the changes made by W2 before W2 is committed (no dirty reads). Even if W2 is committed before R1 is finished, if R1 reads the same part of the graph multiple times, it will not see the changes made by W2 (repeatable reads). There are no phantom reads either. This is because the graph version R1 is working on cannot be changed by any of the W2 transaction aforementioned. Bottom line: If W2 starts when R1 is not yet committed, R1 will see results as though W2 did not exist.
An update transaction W1 is running. Before W1 is committed, a read-only transaction R2 comes in. R2 will not wait for W1 to finish and will be executed as if there is no W1. Later. even if W1 finishes and commits before R2 is finished, R2 will not see any changes made by W1. This is because the graph version R2 works on is 'fixed' at the time when R2 is submitted and will not include the changes to be made by W1. Bottom line: If R2 starts when W1 is not yet committed, R2 will see results as though W1 did not exist.
An update transaction W1 is running. Before W1 finishes, a new update request W2 comes in. W2 will wait for W1 to finish before it is executed. When multiple update transactions come in, they will be executed sequentially by the system according to the time they are received by the system.


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package com.sri.ai.util.graph2d.core.variables;

import com.sri.ai.util.graph2d.api.variables.Unit;
import com.sri.ai.util.graph2d.core.values.SetOfEnumValues;

public class EnumVariable extends AbstractVariable {

	public EnumVariable(String name, String... values) {
		super(name, Unit.NONE, values.length == 0? null : new SetOfEnumValues(values));
	}

	public EnumVariable(String name, SetOfEnumValues enumSetOfValues) {
		super(name, Unit.NONE, enumSetOfValues);
	}

	@Override
	public SetOfEnumValues setOfValuesOrNull() {
		return (SetOfEnumValues) super.setOfValuesOrNull();
	}
}

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What is the definition of redskin? Tightrope walking and ambulances: what do they share in common?
When filmmakers turn to the world of literature for inspiration, often they decide that the author made the best choice for title, and leave well alone.
It doesn't take an expert to spot that Joe Wright's film Pride and Prejudice (2005) is an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice (1813) by Jane Austen. Even with the Bollywood version Bride and Prejudice (2004), the title is a pretty clear indication of the source material. Things get more complex when titles change completely, and even more complicated if the film is only loosely based on the original narrative – for example, moving it to another period.
We've taken a look through the Oxford World's Classics list, and the films based on those books, and have come up with a quiz to test your literary and filmic knowledge.


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Clinton Edwards has muscled his way to a third place finish at the NSW Road Championships, held in Mittagong yesterday. The 144km event was held in 30 degree temperatures, but the heat was no problem for Edwards, the only Oliver's rider in the elite category on the day.
Edwards was part of a 7 man attack that split away from the peloton with around 40kms to go. The group worked together well to bridge a two and a half minute gap to the lead 3 riders, who attacked in the early stages of the event.
The challenging uphill finish saw Gene Richards (Rauland) & Jesse Coyle (Mobius-Bridgelane) gap the rest of the lead group at the base of the climb. Edwards saved his sprint until the last 250 meters but was unable to catch the pair who claimed first and second respectively.
The Oliver's – Hunter District Development Team also tasted success on the weekend. With Portia Rennie taking gold in the under 19 women's event. Teammate Lucie Fityus finished 4th. 18 year old Makenzie Scott also finished 14th in her first season in the elite women's category.


Authentic pu-erh tea comes from Yunnan province in China, a remote South-Western province sharing borders with Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. Interestingly, there is an old city there called "Pu-erh" from which this tea gets its name. A main distinguishing characteristic of this tea is that it can be aged for as long as 30 or more years and people like to collect them. Like all other tea, pu-erh is a product of the camellia sinensis plant but in this case we have a couple major types, widely varying terrior and storage choices that make for a dizzying array of variety in this genre.
1) Let's talk about raw tea first. Tea in this area of the world has a VERY long history and in the old days, there was only raw tea. This means that it is simply picked, heat-treated and usually pressed into hard disks called "cakes" (ch. bing). This made it easier to transport on animals and it is usually set aside to age for a long time. Very few people drink younger pu-erh in China. According to Chinese Medicine, the older a tea gets the more it becomes a type of soothing health drink good for digestion, blood circulation, etc... Westerners will notice that the older teas can be very smooth, complex and enjoyable to drink. Some Western-facing vendors specialize in younger raw pu-erh as they may be more accessible financially and can be very complex on their own.
The next layer of differences among raws (and ripes) is Terrior. There are several growing areas in Yunnan that are famous for producing tea - with distinctive terrior like in the wine world. Some areas are high elevation, some low, some large fields, some wild trees, some young plants, some plants as old as 1,400 years! Among the well-known areas are Yi wu, Bulang, Jing Mai Mountain, Lao Ban Zhang and many others.
Now, there are basically two ways of storage that determine the next layer of the tea: Natural Storage and Dry Storage or a combination thereof.
Natural storage just means that you set it on a shelf somewhere and age it indoors at a warehouse or even in your home in normal weather. In Southern China, Taiwan and Malaysia, the natural storage is "wetter" in character as the climate is more humid and very hot in the summer. The advantage to this storage is that the heat and the humidity changes the original character of the tea rapidly by encouraging enzymes and microbes.
In Kunming or more arid places in China the natural storage will be of course dryer so it takes longer for a tea to change and this may be preferential for some people. Tea drinkers all have their own preferences. Dry storage can also be enclosed climate-controlled storage at specific humidity levels.
2) Subject to the same terrior and storage as Raw Pu-erh, the other main type is Ripe Pu-erh and is a newer invention. The idea here is that old raw pu-erh is hard to find so a method of quickly "aging" the tea was developed. It's basically composting the leaves in big piles, turning them over every so often until the leaves are ready to press into cakes or bricks. Ripe Pu-erh can be a good choice for beginners as the price is generally less expensive.
Many people over the world take up collecting aged pu-erh cakes like people collect stamps. Part of the fun of this hobby is taking a cake out ever few years and brewing it up with friends comparing notes on how it changed in the last few years. Serious collectors will spare no expense on good aged pu-erh.
At BTTC, we specialize in Taiwanese stored pu-erh from Yunnan. The high humidity and heat of the summers here year after year produce excellent aged pu-erh.


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Grab this on any summer ride. It can also be used in spring and fall if combined with an overshoe. Coming in a range of colourways, ASSOS tuned our sock collection to complement our jerseys.


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Hymns, Psalms & Lamentations
Gallicantus / Gabriel Crouch
Hymns, Psalms & Lamentations Review
by James Manheim
British vocal group Gallicantus, here a vocal octet, does not strive for the uncanny blend pursued by other ensembles with a small number of singers per part; instead they offer performances and presentations that bring deep context to Renaissance music and strive to differentiate the music of one composer from another's. It works well in his collection of music by the little-recorded Robert White, who was born in the early 1530s and died of plague in 1574. Most of his surviving pieces date from the early part of Elizabeth I's reign. That raises the question of why all but one are in Latin. It is unknown whether White, like Byrd a generation later, was working for underground Catholics, whether he benefited from Elizabeth's protection as Byrd did, or whether he worked in Latin-language musical settings that survived during Elizabeth's first years. Whatever the case, the music is a fascinating mix of old and new. You wouldn't pick White to listen to over Byrd, but he was clearly Byrd's predecessor: The shorter motets, many of them setting pslam texts, use an old-fashioned style in which polyphonic sections alternate with plainchant, but White tries to merge this style with the polyphonic music of Josquin and others that he was clearly hearing from continental Europe. The chant is worked into points of imitation, the text gets more specifically set than in the music of Tye, whom White succeeded (and whose daughter he married), and sometimes there are quite striking passages of homophonic clarity. The high point is the fine set of Lamentations that concludes the album; this is a form that somehow suits White's style, and Gallicantus nails his setting, written in the grim Phrygian mode. With strong engineering from London's All Hallows Church, this release can be recommended to English Renaissance buffs.
Christe qui lux es et dies (1)
Gabriel Crouch / Gallicantus 03:58 Amazon
Ad te levavi oculos meos
Exaudiat te, Dominus
Miserere mei, Deus
Domine quis habitabit (3)
Manus tuae fecerunt me
Lamentations (a6)
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Q: Stop VS2010 from automatically attaching to browser process I'm currently working on a web application in Visual Studio 2010. I prefer to debug the Javascript in this application using the development tools in IE, so every time I debug the app I have to manually detach the iexplore.exe process in the Processes window, so I can start debugging in IE.
This is a bit of an inconvenience, so I was wondering if it is possible to stop VS2010 from automatically attaching to the iexplore process when debugging? I have searched the net with no luck.

A: If it's just JavaScript that you want to debug then you can start your Web application without debugging via Ctrl+F5. This will avoid the "Unable to attach to the process. Another debugger might be attached to the process." error.
To debug both server-side and client-side code at the same time I normally just use a different browser, as @cheesemacfly wrote.


Strathkelvin Local Health Care Co operative (LHCC) Community Forum has launched a new directory of local health services and support groups.
The directory, entitled INFO 4 YOU, was commissioned by the Forum in response to requests from local patients and carers for useful and accessible information on local services and sources of support.
Richard Hassell, General Manager of Strathkelvin LHCC said: "Copies are available in local surgeries and clinics throughout the Strathkelvin area and I would encourage local people to look out for it at their next appointment.
He added: "Strathkelvin LHCC Community Forum aims to ensure the voices of local people are heard and encourages individuals and organisations to work together to the benefit of the local community. We would therefore welcome feedback and comments on the first directory as this will help us to update and improve future editions."
The directory was compiled for the Forum by Contact Point, the Kirkintilloch based charity that has provided an Information Service on disability, health and carer issues for over twenty years.
John Broadhead, Contact Point's representative in East Dunbartonshire, said: "Contact Point was delighted to be involved in this initiative and hope that local people find the directory a helpful source of information and advice. If, for whatever reason, you can't find the information you are looking for or you require additional information please get in touch in with Contact Point and we will try to source it for you."


Enforce safety rules Those big blue signs posted by pools are there for a reason. Wet cement and tile can be very slippery, and even kids who are strong swimmers are in danger if they fall and hit their heads.
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How do flotation cells and machine work for the mineral processing industry will be better understood after you read on. While many types of agitators and aerators will make a flotation froth and cause some separation, it is necessary to have flotation cells with the correct fundamental principles to attain high recoveries and produce a high grade concentrate.
Underlying causes for a low white blood cell count can range from benign disorders, such as vitamin deficiencies, to more serious blood diseases, such as leukemia or lymphoma. A truly low white blood cell count also puts you at higher risk for infections typically bacterial infections.
The flotation rate constant is a function of particle size, so within the flotation feed, there can be wide differences in recovery for a given residence time. In the range 20120 m for base metals, high recoveries are typically obtained.
May 01, 20120183;32;The flotation cell 1 includes an injector 2, whose feed pipe 3 is used in feeding the fibre suspension and a flotation chemical added thereto, such as soap, into the flotation cell 1. The injector 2 is arranged with respect to the surface 4 of the fibre suspension in the flotation cell 1 so that the lower part of the injector 2 extends slightly below the surface 4 of the fibre suspension.
There is a good reason for and floating the agglomerates in a flotation cell. improve separations in the flotation of fine particles.
Oct 29, 20070183;32;The two side areas in the picture (attached) are labeled flotation foam and that is all that is in that large area on each side. In the center there is nothing under the area between the foam on each side except the fuel tanks and I have just over 12 inches of depth from the top of the fuel tank to the deck.
In base metal flotation, there is a monotonic decline in flotation recovery when the particle size exceeds 150 m, as shown in Fig. 1. The reasons for the poor recovery of coarse particles can be traced to the high levels of turbulence in the mechanical cells that are widely used in base metal flotation.
Cell Cell, in biology, the basic membrane bound unit that contains the fundamental molecules of life and of which all living things are composed. A single cell may be a complete organism in itself, such as a bacterium, or it may acquire a specialized function, becoming a building block of a multicellular organism.
In quot;closed cellquot; foams, each chamber is surrounded by six cards and there is no way out. Theoretically, water cannot move through closed cell foams. In reality, regardless of what the foam salesman says, no foam is 100% closed cell.
In a float tank, there are no work emails, no social media notifications, no phone calls, and no noises at all. A 2016 study that emerged from Swedens Karlstad University found promising results using flotation therapy to treat anxiety for a period of four months.
What limits cell size ? Different types of cells reach different sizes. In general the reasons for cell size limits are due to the mechanisms needed for cell survival and how cells' requirements are met by the structures that form and are contained within cells.
Jul 19, 20150183;32;Re anybody use household foam for flotation in boats?? I have used the spray foam brand quot;Great Stuffquot; in home construction often over the years and am familiar with it. Be careful spraying this brand in any small enclosed space as it expandsand expands and expands and can actually move stud framing and pop sheet rock loose.
limits in flotation cells is prepossessed (Nguyen, 2003; Gonjito et al., 2007; Kowalczuk et al., 2011). The Jameson cell is relatively new flotation device used especially in the flotation of fine particles (lt;100 181;m) with a high performance (Evans et al., 1995; Cowburn et al., 2006; Cinar et al., 2007).
The majority of coal comes off the first cell due to the rapid . coal flotation kinetics. After this there is a large drop off in mass yield. It can be seen from Figure 1 that the first cell in the bank recovers around 6070% of the mass in the feed, and then falls off significantly in the remaining cells.
Feb 22, 20100183;32;18 Point Flotation Mirror Cell question posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum Ive seen some of these cells with an inner circle seemingly designed to keep all the triangles in a certain position other 18 point cells dont have them.
There are also tenuous links between cell phone use and gliomas, a kind of brain tumor. Even cell phone manufacturers recommend keeping your phone between 0.5 in and 1 in at all times. For safe usage, carry your phone off your person , especially in the case of pregnancy or young children, and use a speaker or wireless handset for calls.
Keywords flotation deinking; silicate; process simulation; selectivity. INTRODUCTION Froth flotation is a separation technology which allows selective ink removal relative to other furnish components such as cellulose fibres/fines and fillers. Froth flotation can be considered as the reference process for the production of deinked pulp.


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Virginia Beach's Cole Johnson named CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year
Karen Attiah: Trump's travel ban uses Muslim women as pawns
By Karen Attiah
The Associated Press |
Karen Attiah, The Washington Post (© @KarenAttiah / Twitter)
REMEMBER WHEN rescuing women from the violence of radical Islam was used by Laura Bush as a reason for U.S. troops to go to war to fight terrorism abroad? Now it appears that President Donald Trump is using women's safety to justify keeping foreigners from Muslim countries out of the United States.
Lost among the outrage over Trump's revised travel ban, which was at least temporarily blocked by court actions Wednesday, is a particularly problematic clause that supposedly targets violence against women. Section 11 (ii) says that "the secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney general, shall . . . collect and make publicly available . . . information regarding the number and types of acts of gender based violence against women, including so-called 'honor killings,' in the United States by foreign nationals."
Trump's order to track information on gender-based violent crimes has nothing to do with protecting women and everything to do with stigmatizing Muslim immigrants and trying to justify more public surveillance of marginalized groups.
Preserving the dignity and safety of women (usually white women) has been used as a justification for racism and xenophobia against people of color for ages in Western countries. Before gunning down black parishioners at a church in South Carolina, white supremacist Dylann Roof reportedly said, "You rape our women, and you're taking over our country."
On Monday, a group of advocacy organizations sent a letter to Trump emphasizing that this executive order does little to help protect vulnerable women and girls. The coalition rightly criticized the use of the phrase "honor killings" in the context of the ban on Muslim-majority countries, saying that it "not only promotes and inflames Islamophobia, but it further feeds into the false narrative that violence against women is specific to non-Western cultures."
Of course, "honor killings" of women and girls are a problem in countries such as Pakistan, where the high-profile killing of social media star Quandeel Baloch sparked international outrage. Her brother confessed and was arrested. But numerous countries have taken steps to address the problem. Turkey gives life sentences to those involved in honor killings. Jordan has moved to create special courts to address them. Prominent Islamic leaders and imams around the world have condemned the practice.
To say it once again, immigrants in the United States, both documented and undocumented, are less likely to commit crimes than people born here. Sadly, it also bears repeating that violence against women is not solely an Islamic problem, nor is it a problem of black and brown countries. It is a global problem, and the United States is no exception. About 20,000 calls a day are made to U.S. domestic violence hotlines, and nearly one in three women have been victims of some form of domestic violence. About 19.3 million women have reported being stalked by an intimate partner.
That Trump, who bragged about forcibly groping women during his reality TV days, would present himself as a protector of women from violence is insidious enough. But from a policy level, Trump's cynical use of violence against women in his immigration order is even more hypocritical, considering that his administration is reportedly planning to gut the very programs that would assist women who are victims of domestic violence. The Trump administration may cut 25 grant programs managed by the Justice Department's Office of Violence against Women; these programs help fund organizations that assist women who are victims of stalking, domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which may face a budget cut of $6 billion, also adopted special rules to shield women who report being victims of domestic violence from being evicted from subsidized housing.
If the Trump administration were serious about protecting women, it would be strengthening domestic violence programs and allowing women refugees in, not fortifying our borders. Instead he is using women as political pawns, exploiting the issue of their safety to promote xenophobia and anti-immigrant animus. None of us, neither men nor women, will be safer for it.
Karen Attiah
is a columnist for The Washington Post.
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FC Edmonton's first win
By foreverthursday,
February 19, 2011 in Canadian Teams & Leagues
foreverthursday
Their schedule doesn't overlap with the Eskimos at all!
Now I have to convince my wife to let me get season tickets to the Eskimos as well.
jedinathan
Dude! you have a newborn! She's never gonna let you leave that much!
But seriously, I think that is a HUGE bonus for FCE. Hopefully FCE can have an awesome start to the season, and the Eskies have yet another crappy start to the season, so all the sports writers start raving about the newest, hotest ticket in town and the FCE get too big for Foote in a year.
Sorry been a long week. I need to dream for a bit lol
notasoccerguy
As an ex-employee of the Rush, it doesn't matter how bad the big team does, they will always get the first 4 pages of the sports section. If FC Edmonton wins 2/3 of their season opening road trip and then manages what has to be considered an upset win over Toronto FC followed up a home win on May 1st, the team will draw some attention.
The team seems to be putting a bit of work into social media and in today's world, social media is slowing passing newsprint.
Do you not have a bunting bag to carry the child with you when you go to sports events ?
If you take the baby ..your wife will love you..its like when you have a choice of getting a new car for 40k or keeping the old one and spending 40k on landscaping.....your wife will love you more when you get the landscaping.
Razcle
I thought you were going to say your first win was drawing TFC at home, which has the potential to be the biggest drawing game of the season. And also helps open the season with a "Canadian Rival" which Edmonton fans in general should be able to get up for a little bit given the other sports where our teams go at it. I wonder how many TFC fans from the Alberta and neighbouring provinces will attend? We had an OK contingent from BC against the 'cappers.
Also based on your current(or projected) team and your preseason preparations, is there any chance of FCE getting a result in the Commonwealth game? I haven't heard anything from FCE in-term of players signed or preseason preparations.
FCE is going to be hosting the game against TFC in Commonwealth actually. As far as the team has informed or announced to the fans, that will be the only game there this season. The players signed... its one of my personal frustrations. The last word I had from the team was that they would announce a finalized roster in mid March after training camp. Apparently there are 10 signed for sure, but a lot waiting on contracts. There are a lot of rumours and unconfirmed info floating around out there though. Most of it can be read on the thread "FC Edmonton's 2011 roster".
Thanks I think....Correct me if I am wrong but isn't Commonwealth in Edmonton? Or is it in Calgary? I always thought it was Edmonton. My apologies.
It is in a crummy part of Edmonton. Half the fun of going is not getting stabbed with a dirty needle.
It seats 62,000+.
Hey now! I used to live about 10 blocks from Commonwealth! Never once got threatened... Did step over a few dirty needles though...
Commonwealth is indeed in Edmonton... It will most likely look incredibly empty as well... One would hope that the stadium and the team conspire to make it look like its as full as possible on TV, but we'll see.
jloome
I work at the Sun and that wasn't true, traditionally. The Rush got that coverage specifically because of their draw numbers. Local papers weren't taking any soccer venture seriously, due to scant resources and the history of league failures (which doesn't necessarily equate to "unpopular" as their draws sometimes showed, but I digress.)
The new publisher, John Caputo, is a huge soccer fan. So yeah, the coverage is likely going to increase as long as the team holds its end up and promotes the living heck out of it.
Oh and social media is still drawing less than half the local direct impact of print. So that's a real slow pass.
Hey Razcle, good to see you board-hopping dude!
Yeah, there's a chance FCE could take it. They have good players, a coach with a good track record. They don't have TFC's skill or depth, but they've got enough to squeak it, ala past NCC encounters
Hey Jloome. It was an interesting first post so I thought I would ask what we can expect to be up against. I haven't heard much from FCE and wanted to know if this was going to be a test or not.
alberta white
My youngest went to his first match, Adelaide United v Chengchun Yati (2008 Asian Champions League), at the tender age of 1 year 3 months and seven days.
The 'incident' is documented below.
Crying over YU.pdf
They got 30 000+ for the Whitecaps/ Galaxy game. They should match that with this game. Even without Backham, they are still working with more favourable variables this time around. You have Toronto, a city hated without justification, and the local professional team.
ESG Shawn
Yeah, it was close to 37K, of which half were screaming teenage girls.
I'll be ecstatic if we break 20K.
Soccerpro
My guess is 5-10k
If it were properly promoted and the weather was good it could easily get 10K to 15k. Their front office severely underestimates promotional requirements though, as evidenced by the lack of local action so far. They think the Everton v. River Plate game was a success.
They should be all over media, every day, with a new angle til this thing kicks off. But if that doesn't happen and the weather's bad, your range will probably be bang on.
Does anyone have a roster of FCE? I have the impression they have a lot of untested players and did not pick up a number of NASL veterans like I expected them to do but I may be wrong. I would like to see who they have in camp.
They only have a 10-man roster on the site.
And this is the kind of thing I'm talking about when I say their front office is a circus. Notice anything important missing?
http://fcedmonton.com/content/fc-edmonton-game-schedule-2011
You try to give FC Edmonton the benefit of the doubt, but after a while, it gets old. When the NASL disappears next year, I wonder if FC Edmonton will be no more.
All the fighting they put into getting sanctioned, all of the breath they used to champion their cause and status, and they still aren't willing to spend more then the bare minimum on advertising. What is the point if you keep losing money on the two thousand fans that pay ten to fifteen bucks to watch. I doubt the league will survive. Does anyone in Miami or Tampa even know that they have had a team for years? Does anyone in the twin cities know that the NSC exist? I have my doubts. F.C. Edmonton might advertise alright in the two upcoming months, but two Canadian teams can't keep a league afloat.
excuse the ignorance on my behalf, but IF FC Edmonton actually gets "sustainable" attendance numbers and the NASL disappears, is joining the MSL out of the question?
I'm new at this, so please don't flame, just not sure I want to spend a bunch of money on a one year wonder.
If they put up decent numbers and the league folds they might get looked at a possible MLS club down the road, but they would need a few more seasons with good attendance figures, ownership totalling eighty million dollars, and a soccer specific stadium. All possible, if they knew MLS was an option, but I figure they would go to the USL or a Canadian league, if a Canadian league formed in the wake of the NASL folding. Heck F.C. Edmonton could go to the PDL for a while, until another good Division II formed.
I doubt F.C. Edmonton will be a one year wonder if they can pull in some decent crowds. So if you want them to exist beyond this year then support them this year.
so what your saying is FC Edmonton is the soccer version of the Edmonton Capitals Baseball club in the sense every year they may be in a different league:confused:
Back to my ignorance, for all the leagues you mentioned, would the roster/coaching staff stay the same a la the Capitals and all their league changes?
Thanks for the info, man:)


Another spat of phone scammers are posing as Cascade County Sheriff's Deputies, asking to be paid with gift card purchases to avoid being jailed.
Another spat of phone scammers is hitting Cascade County, posing as sheriff's deputies and detectives, asking residents to be paid with gift card purchases to avoid legal consequences, the sheriff's office said Wednesday.
Cascade County Undersheriff Dave Phillips said in an email that callers are reaching out to residents claiming a warrant has been filed against them, and request payment if they want to avoid being jailed.
The scammers also appear to be targeting registered sexual or violent offenders: The callers have told people they are "out of compliance" with their supervising officer, and will offer an amount to be paid to stay out of jail. The payment offered is for the person called to purchase gift cards to "pay off the warrant," Phillips said.
"If a Sexual of Violent Offender has not completed the required paperwork, a deputy will inform the person face to face or a letter will be mailed to their address," Phillips said in the email. "At no time will the Cascade County Sheriff's Office ever call your residence informing you have a warrant for your arrest and offer to take gift cards toward resolving any issue or bond."
Anyone who receives such a call is asked to call the sheriff's department at (406) 454-6820 to ensure the caller is a real deputy or detective.


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Q: Can't convert non-rectangular Python sequence to Tensor error, when following the example from Keras website I am following this example https://keras.io/examples/rl/ddpg_pendulum/
and I am getting an error on the line
I am using tensorflow Version: 2.10.0 and Gym 0.26.2
tf_prev_state = tf.expand_dims(tf.convert_to_tensor(prev_state), 0)

Exception has occurred: ValueError
Can't convert non-rectangular Python sequence to Tensor.
  File "C:\Users\vlad.nanu\Documents\GitHub\ml-hub\pendulum.py", line 236, in <module>
    tf_prev_state = tf.expand_dims(tf.convert_to_tensor(prev_state), 0)
ValueError: Can't convert non-rectangular Python sequence to Tensor.

A: Reading through the release notes of the latest gym release (0.26.x), you will find 2 breaking changes that affect the pendulum code regarding env.Step and env.Reset.
You can change the three following lines (see #changed):
for ep in range(total_episodes):

    prev_state, _ = env.reset() # changed
    episodic_reward = 0

    while True:
        # Uncomment this to see the Actor in action
        # But not in a python notebook.
        # env.render()

        tf_prev_state = tf.expand_dims(tf.convert_to_tensor(prev_state), 0)

        action = policy(tf_prev_state, ou_noise)
        # Recieve state and reward from environment.
        state, reward, terminated, truncated, info = env.step(action) # changed

        buffer.record((prev_state, action, reward, state))
        episodic_reward += reward

        buffer.learn()
        update_target(target_actor.variables, actor_model.variables, tau)
        update_target(target_critic.variables, critic_model.variables, tau)

        # End this episode when `done` is True
        if terminated or truncated: # changed
            break

        prev_state = state

    ep_reward_list.append(episodic_reward)

    # Mean of last 40 episodes
    avg_reward = np.mean(ep_reward_list[-40:])
    print("Episode * {} * Avg Reward is ==> {}".format(ep, avg_reward))
    avg_reward_list.append(avg_reward)


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Q: Autocomplete jupyter notebook without write any time %config IPCompleter.greedy=True I'm want have autocomplete in jupyter notebook. I want the feacture give by the

%config IPCompleter.greedy=True

command but I don't write/run any time this line. There is a method for include it in setting of jupyter?


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That may be a record for your lightest ever!
A new book for me.
We have floods in our country with hundreds of thousands left homeless. So many deaths, so much destruction. Very sad right now.
I'll watch for your thoughts on this one.
This book sounds good. I knew my mom was part Irish, but when I took the Ancestry.com dna test, I found out that I'm 40% Irish.
Grace looks like a good read. Enjoy! Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
Hope you enjoy Grace. The word has taken on significance for me as my last children's picture book (out as of December 2016) is named With Grace. The description of the Lynch book had me at Dickensian lol.
Only one? Must be the holiday.
Enjoy Grace, it sounds good especially that setting and time period.
I really like the cover of this one and the premise link you left sounded very promising. I checked out some of Paul's other books however, and I have come to the conclusion that I would probably either love or hate his writing style. I am therefore going to leave this one on the back-burner for a while and see what you think of it!!
This looks good, Kathy! I hope you are well today. We just got home from seeing the West Coast Thunder ride through our neighborhood. They always draw quite the crowd. It's a nice tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives.
Hopefully you had a peace filled day!
A smaller mailbox is a blessing sometimes!
That looks like a good book!


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When you are conducting a competitor analysis you will often ask yourself, "for which keywords of a domain does the competition also have rankings and how well are they doing?". In order to make this evaluation as easy as possible, the SISTRIX Toolbox has the "Compare Keywords" feature. This tutorial will show you where to find this feature and how its use can pay off in your daily work.
This feature is a comparison for which we take all keyword-rankings from our expanded keyword data base for the chosen domain and compare them to the rankings of up to three additional domains. The result will be a long list with all the keywords for the initial domain and a colour coded matrix for the competitors' rankings or other interesting sites you want to compare.
How is the men's shoes directory on Debenhams doing compared to their competitors?
For this tutorial we deliberately decided not to evaluate the entire domain debenhams.com, but only one specific section. We do this foremost because we will get a more detailed picture of the keywords which match our question and additionally, our result lists will be much more tidy.
We start by typing-in our desired directory into the search bar of the SISTRIX Toolbox. If we want to evaluate a directory, it is important to enter the entire path, including the protocol. Therefore, we type http://www.debenhams.com/men/shoes-boots/ into the search bar and click on the magnifying glass.
This will yield us the overview page for the directory /men/shoes-boots/ on debenhams.com. Now we can click on "Competitors" in the left hand navigation and there we will find the feature "Compare Keywords".
By clicking the button, a selection screen pops up in which you can specify up to three domains.
We could have also taken the time to figure out where the men's shoes directories were on these two domains. But this may not always work, as not all domains use an internal structure with specific directories for their categories. Thanks to the way the "Compare Keywords" feature works, we do not have to, as we will only use the keywords where our initial directory on Debenhams has any rankings. That way we can simiply use the entire competitor domain and still get useful results.
Of course, it is also possible to use individual hostnames, directories or URLs for this comparison. Please note here that, starting at the directory level, you always need to provide the corresponding protocol. You can find additional information about this in our FAQ "Which requests can I start via the search bar?".
Here you can also see why it can be useful to compare specific sections or directories and refrain from comparing entire domains with each other. http://www.debenhams.com/men/shoes-boots/ already has rankings for about 4.000 keywords. This provides us with 40 pages of keywords to work through. If we had used the entire debenhams.com domain, we would have to work our way through more than 360.000 keywords, for example.
The list always shows the keywords of the first domain (or the host, directory or URL) sorted by position, from 1 – 100. In our example, we will first see the keywords with the best ranking for http://www.debenhams.com/men/shoes-boots/. Next, we can see the ranking positions for the other domains we entered. The fields are coloured according to how far away the rankings are from the first domain. The darker green the field, the further the two domains are away from each other, with the first domain having the better ranking. If the field is in a shade of red, then the second (or third) domain has a better ranking for the corresponding keyword.
If the other domain has no Top 100 ranking for that keyword, the field will stay empty. You can therefore easily tell, how much of an advantage certain keywords have, or how much catching up there needs to be done, thanks to this list.
For our example, we would now check for which keywords the /men/shoes-boots/ directory on Debenhams already has decent rankings and for which keywords there might already be a ranking outside of the top 20, which could use some work. In which case it may be worth it to check if the page that is ranking can be restructured to be more useful for the specific keyword, or if it may be necessary to create a new page for the keyword altogether.
We could also take a look at the keywords from a different angle, by evaluating the competitor's men's shoes directory. We would thereby see how our evaluation looks for our competitors point of view. After taking a look at the website structure for asos.com, we decided to use the http://www.asos.com/men/shoes-boots-trainers/ directory, as all of their shoes seem to be on pages within this specific directory.
We will not use johnlewis.com this time, as we just want to focus on one competitor's view. The reason we also added the entire debenhams.com domain besides the directory, is so we can check if there may be rankings somewhere else within debenhams.com for shoe related keywords, which are not within the /men/shoes-boots/ directory.
For which keywords does http://www.asos.com/men/shoes-boots-trainers/ already have a ranking?
How far apart are the corresponding rankings?
For which keywords does debenhams.com not rank with any URL?
Which keywords do not have a ranking for the /men/shoes-boots/ directory on debenhams.com?
which leads to the question "For which URLs do these Keywords rank?", which has to be examined.
In our example we can see that there are many keywords which do not appear in the /mens/shoes-boots/ directory but on another URL on debenhams.com. If we take a closer look at the first keyword shown, "boots", it becomes clear that Debenhams does have a ranking, although it is with their /women/shoes-boots/ directory.
This is the reason why it is so important to also include the entire domain in the evaluation. Only then can we recognize if a keyword is really missing or if, as in this case, a different directory is ranking for the keyword.
The "Compare Keywords" feature lets you create an overview of the ranking keywords for a specific domain and up to three competitors. Using the colour coded results matrix you can quickly recognize potential keywords for which you would like to work on better rankings.
If you use this feature with a competitor domain as the initial domain, you can easily recognize the keywords where you have worse rankings, or none at all. If you would only like to filter out the keywords for which your competition has a ranking already, but your site does not, then please have a look at our tutorial "Finding new keywords through your competitors".


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Q: Android override YoutubeBaseActivity API I am using the YoutubeAndroidAPI.jar library in order to play songs from youtube. It is working great. Unfortunately when the activity enters onPause the music stops playing.
Is there a way to find the code in maven or somewhere else? Using JD-GUI the code for the class is obfuscated.
If I could copy the class I could use it as is without calling the player.stop() or equivalent method which I assume is being called.

A: The only code you can find is inside the YoutubeAndroidAPI.jar file, since this SDK is not open-source.
For what I have seen (using JD-GUI), most of the methods are marked as final and cannot be overridden. So you're going to have an hard time trying to get around this limitation.
As a side note, keep in mind that the SDK requires the YouTube app to be installed, hence acting like some sort of a "remote view" on the player app.


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How to ensure people don't need to rely on debt to get by in independent Scotland
By Jim Osborne Scottish Banking and Finance Group
The Scottish state needs to reshape the way money circulates in the economy
IN our last article we began to discuss the decisive role the state plays in shaping the economy and the sort of society we live in. It is able to do this through its power to spend in its own currency and its powers of taxation and "borrowing".
The question is, therefore, what should the new independent Scottish state be like and what do we want it to do?
A new written Scottish Constitution will set out the foundations for a Scottish state. The common themes which unite the Scottish independence movement, building a "fairer and more equal society" and the pursuit of "wellbeing", imply that Scotland should have a democratic constitution which puts the wellbeing of our people at its heart.
This requires the incorporation of fundamental rights of all citizens and a framework for full public accountability of all public institutions. All Scottish citizens should have unequivocal rights to food, energy, clean air and water, housing, health, education, work, a pension and other human rights as enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights.
The role of the state is to ensure these rights are fulfilled through its powers of spending, taxation and borrowing.
All money in an economy originates in government spending to enable the provision of all the infrastructure, goods and services we need. The state employs a large section of the nation's workforce to provide, for example, health, education, housing and infrastructure such as roads and power transmission. It does not print money to pay for this. Money is created in the process of spending itself.
Public-sector employees receive their income by a transfer of a credit from the government, via the central bank, into their own bank account. The credit is recorded digitally on computers. This credit is matched by a debit on the government's own account at the central bank. At some later point in time this debit will be reduced when the government recovers some of what it has spent in the form of taxation.
The money created by government spending then circulates through the economy, resulting in a multiplier effect. Governments rarely recover more in tax than they have spent and the difference between government spending and tax revenues is known as the "deficit". The government's "deficit" is mirrored by a private-sector surplus. The private sector consists of individuals, households, businesses and financial institutions. This is why government deficits are generally a good thing.
However, the key issue to consider in the pursuit of a "fairer and more equal society" and "wellbeing" is the distribution of this private-sector surplus. We currently suffer from social inequality because this surplus is not fairly distributed. Most of the surplus is in the hands of the wealthy, large corporations and financial institutions. A majority of citizens have little or no savings and rely on debt to manage their day-to-day finances. The Scottish state must address this.
To do so, it needs to reshape the way money circulates in the economy. Dealing with the imbalance of power between "labour" and "capital" is critical to delivering wellbeing.
Taxation has a role to play here. Believe in Scotland is proposing a reform of corporation tax which provides reductions in liability for corporation tax if certain conditions are met. The SBFG supports this principle of conditionality for tax relief. Businesses could be exempted from corporation tax if they are mutual organisations, such as worker co-operatives, and also if they are obtaining equity finance through direct investment partnerships with a National Pension and Investment Fund. In such a partnership the NPIF would benefit from an agreed share of the profits and, therefore, there is a strong case to exempt such a partnership from corporation tax.
Discounts on corporation tax could also be obtained by companies which have embraced employee participation by way of employee representation on the board, trade union recognition and collective bargaining and by profit sharing with employees.
The SBFG has previously proposed that employee participation in corporate governance should form part of a new coda of company law in Scotland and a corporation tax regime of this type would re-inforce those principles of "stakeholder capitalism".
The establishment of a Job Guarantee (JG) will provide a "wage floor" which employers cannot ignore if they want to recruit people to work for them, as well as guarantee continued employment for those who wish to work during economic recessions.
The JG, with a minimum wage set at a level consistent with the delivery of wellbeing, will also have an important role to play in the redistribution of private-sector surpluses, eliminating poverty and creating capacity for more citizens to build up savings.
This will enable citizens to manage their finances more effectively and build up resilience to sudden financial shocks which occur from time to time.


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Youth and Philanthropy Initiative at Holy Rood
posted 23 Apr 2010, 12:57 by South Edinburgh Net Admin
Over the course of eight weeks every fifth year pupil in Holy Rood High School became a philanthropist as they took part in the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI).
The mission of this course is to promote a sense of responsibility, respect and a commitment to building compassionate communities. It provides pupils with an opportunity to learn about philanthropy as well as a genuine experience to directly assist a charity in their community.
In small teams pupils were given the task of analysing the social needs of the local community and identifying what they considered to be the most pressing issue. After completing their research they chose a local, grass roots charity that they wanted to represent. Pupils went out into the community to find out about the work of the charities, to see where they were based and to meet with those involved with the charity.
The teams were then in competition with each other to secure a grant, provided by The Wood Family Trust, for their chosen charity. In front of their RME class they had to give a presentation on the work of their charity and a member of the Senior Leadership Team had the difficult task of selecting one team to go through to the final.
The six teams of finalists had only one more step to go. They each had to convince the panel of judges made up of Lorraine Legrix, our Head Teacher, pupil and parent council representatives that their charity was most deserving of the grant. It was not an easy decision to make.
The YPI winners for Holy Rood High School proudly presented a cheque for £3000 to the representatives from East Lothian Young Carers a charity which provides support and opportunities for carers aged between 5 and 24. A fifth year from the winning team said, "I was ecstatic at winning. It took a lot of hard work but it was worth it to be able to help people our own age who help other people all of the time."


No rain in sight and the insides of the rain boots are shot, so time for a boot garden, right?
April is a great time to visit the Arboretum. In a few weeks they are having their spring plant sale.You may want to think about what exotic plants you could bring into your own garden. In addition to the ubiquitous humming birds, the children will enjoy spotting quail families and the occasional rabbit running for cover from humans.
This arrived in my inbox: "A Proper Understanding of K-12 Education: Theory and Practice." This course is offered free of charge because every American should understand what a quality education looks like. But, producing and providing these courses to all who wish to learn comes at a great cost to Hillsdale College. Hillsdale also refuses every penny of taxpayer-funded government support (even indirectly in the form of student grants and loans) so that it can remain truly independent. You will receive a link to the first lecture by email ... and weekly emails thereafter as the lectures become available.
As a working parent, I know how easy it is to get caught up in everyday life. Between homework, kids' activities and work, it seems like some days I only see my kids in the early hours before school and at night before they go to bed. But as long as I remember to spend quality time with them, we stay connected as a family.
The Triple P - Positive Parenting Program defines Quality Time as brief and frequent amounts of time with children, focused on something they're interested in. Quality time can also be for longer amounts of time. The key is to show you're available when your child needs you. This builds positive relationships and prevents problem behaviors.
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I read the article "Science Fairs Aren't So Fair" (The Atlantic) with some interest, given that my kids are longtime participants in our local and state science fairs. As a parent who hasn't fallen into the helicopter-parent trap that the writer describes, I thought I'd enjoy her little exposé.
Only two kinds of science fair parents, really?
Families enjoying each other's board during our local science fair's public hours.
As a short recap, the article starts with the premise that there are two kinds of parents: the parents who dread the science fair because it asks students to do something they aren't prepared to do, and other parents who basically do the work for their kids and compete with each other. I don't disagree that these two groups of parents exist, but at least in my experience, they don't make up the majority of science fair parents. More importantly, I can't agree with her conclusion that it's the kids of the pushy parents who end up winning.
It depends on how you define winning.
The egg was a symbol of the rebirth of the earth in pre-Christian celebrations of spring. However, the Easter egg itself was defined by early Christians as an Easter symbol of the resurrection of Jesus.
The specific custom of the Easter egg hunt can be traced to the Protestant Christian Reformer Martin Luther. Martin Luther had Easter egg hunts where the men hid the eggs for the women and children.
The novelty of the introduction of Easter egg hunts into England is evidenced by A. E. Housman's inaugural lecture as Professor of Latin at University College, London in 1892, in which he said, "In Germany at Easter time they hide coloured eggs about the house and garden.
Capitola Village Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 4 - 11:00 am - 11:30 am. Hop on down to Capitola Village for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. It begins at 11AM sharp, so don't be late! Children 12 and under can hunt for candy-filled eggs hidden in the sand on the beach in front of the Capitola Venetian Hotel. Area will be divided for children 5-under, and 12-under. To ensure fun for everyone, please limit (3) eggs per child. Enjoy healthy treats from Whole Foods Market Capitola. The Easter Bunny will be there, so remember to bring your camera to capture a memorable spring day on the beach in Capitola!
Roaring Camp - Eggstraordinary Easter Egg Hunt Departs from Roaring Camp in Felton April 4 - 5, Hop on Board! The Easter Bunny makes a stop at Roaring Camp. After riding Roaring Camp's real 1880s Steam Train under the majestic Redwoods, over Indian Creek Trestle and through the Santa Cruz Mountains, your kids are going to have the time of their lives scavenging for chocolate eggs at the top of Bear Mountain. Egg Hunt available for Easter Steam Train only.
My Museum - Easter Bunny Hop Along! Saturday, April 4th, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Hop on over to MY Museum for a silly Saturday afternoon. Get ready to shake your cotton tail and have a great time with your favorite friends at MYM! Free with admission, fun for the whole family. Don't forget to bring your camera so you can get a picture with the Easter Bunny!
On Saturday, March 30 from 11:00am -1:00pm, FREE egg hunt. There will be something for the whole family with egg hunt with 25,000 eggs, bounce houses, games, crafts and balloon animals. Invite your family and friends!
The Central Coast Small Business Development Center (SBDC), at Cabrillo College, offers services for present and potential small business owners.
Janine Canada is a Business Adviser specifically for people starting either a home-based childcare program or center based program. Existing programs which may be experiencing new challenges or want to expand can also request services.
Janine has owned both a center and a home based program and has served as a Director of a non-profit center.
April is Whale Watch Month at Pigeon Point!
From the boardwalk behind the fog signal building, watch for gray whales on their annual migration. Docents are stationed on site to help you know what to look for and share information about the migration of gray whales. While you're there, you can learn about the other marine life that frequent the area, the history of the lighthouse and more.
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1. Stop and listen. When your child needs you, stop what you're doing, make eye contact and listen (instead of saying "in a minute").
2. Make a meal together. Let your child pick the food.
3. Go to a park. Visit a neighborhood or state park.
4. Go on a walk or hike. Walk in your neighborhood, at the beach or in the forest. Discuss what you see.
5. Explore art exhibits and museums. The Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery and Seymour Marine Discovery Center have free or low-cost admission.
6. Do chores together. Make boring chores fun by talking or listening to music.
7. Play a sport together. This is a fun way to stay active as a family, even if you're not a natural athlete.
8. Volunteer together. Pick a nonprofit to support as a family.
9. Play games. Play cards, board games, video games or make up your own.
10. Do a home improvement project. It's a great way to spend time together and teach valuable skills.
11. Tell each other stories. Tell true stories, or imagine one together.
12. Look at family photos. Take turns talking about your favorites.
13. Play music. Turn on your or your kids' favorite music. Sing and dance while you're at it!
14. Plant a garden. Let your child pick out seeds to plant together, then watch the garden grow.
15. Read together. Take turns reading to each other or read quietly next to each other.
16. Give each child one-on-one time before bed. Whether your child likes to snuggle or just wants a quick hug, spend time together before the lights go out.
17. Have a picnic. Grab a blanket, some food and head outdoors.
18. Teach each other something new. Take turns showing each other a new skill.
19. Sing together. Have you seen those YouTube videos of parents singing "Let It Go" in the car with their kids? Do that.
20. Attend community events. Check out Growing Up in Santa Cruz or Santa Cruz Parent to find fun, free events.
21. Go on a "date" with your child. Schedule a specific day and time for alone time with each child.
22. Eat a meal together. Sit at the table without TV, phones and gadgets. Discuss the day.
23. Write notes or draw pictures for each other. Write an "I love you" note or draw pictures describing what you appreciate about each other.
24. Visit your local library. From books to story time to homework help, libraries offer something for everyone.
25. Have a marathon movie (or TV) night. My family likes to watch Modern Family on Friday nights. It's time to reconnect, relax and laugh together after a busy week.
26. Go on a walking tour. Pick a few local places, then go on a walking tour. Take a guide or phone with you to learn as you go.
27. Look at the stars. Let your kids stay up to watch the stars appear.
28. Look at a map together. Teach your child how to read a map. Explain where you live.
29. Have a family meeting. This is a great time for everyone to discuss issues, coordinate schedules, create rules or make decisions.
30. Just hang out. Give yourselves a break and just sit, relax and enjoy each other's company.
Final Thoughts: Quality Time is one of the simplest and most effective parenting strategies available. Try these ideas, then keep adding to this list!


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Earning a living
Slater's Guide 2: the tradesmen of Rhayader, 1858
The surnames come first in these lists!
There were no supermarkets in Victorian times, and before the railways communications were limited so that most things that people needed were provided locally.
These lists from the Trade Directories show us just what kind of tradesmen were working in the town.
Some of the trades - like the bakers and butchers - are still familiar to us today. Others like the boot and shoe makers would make the shoes themselves, where today they are brought from a far off factory.
Blacksmiths played a very important role in Victorian times. Before the days of complex electrical machines the local blacksmith could mend most machinery.
Farmers would bring their tools to the smithy to be mended, and many smiths were also farriers and would put horseshoes on the horses. With thousands of horses at work in the countryside this kept the blacksmith busy.
More about local tradesmen...
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[ad_1]An Aurora Peek Tonight the conditions were right for the Aurora Australia. Unfortunately, there was a little cloud just in the spot where we knew she would appear. We did get a peek, you can see the pink glow rising just above the clouds in the Southern sky. Maybe next time will get the full show!


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Rainer Hengsbach-Parcham, geboren als Rainer Hengsbach (* 22. Juni 1950 in Berlin; † 28. Dezember 2012 ebenda) war ein deutscher Lyriker und Schriftsteller.

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Rainer Hengsbach-Parcham studierte seit 1968 Naturwissenschaften mit Schwerpunkt Geologie/Paläontologie und Biologie an der Freien Universität Berlin und an der Universität Tübingen und ab 1983 mehrere Semester Urgeschichte in Tübingen. Er war zwanzig Jahre lang in der paläontologischen und evolutionsbiologischen Forschung tätig und veröffentlichte seit 1973 beachtenswerte Beiträge in wissenschaftlichen Fachzeitschriften. Zeitweise arbeitete er als Museumspädagoge.

1989 vollzog Rainer Hengsbach-Parcham einen "Fachwechsel" zur Literatur. Durch intensives Selbststudium und Kontakte zu einschlägigen Hochschulinstituten erwarb er sich die erforderliche Fachkompetenz. Bereits während seiner Jugend- und Studienzeit hatte er gelegentlich Gedichte geschrieben, die er jedoch nicht veröffentlichte. Ab Ende der 80er Jahre entstanden vermehrt neue Gedichte und auch erste Prosa-Manuskripte. 1994 erschienen seine beiden ersten Bücher: ein Soziogramm der USA-Mentalität im Vergleich mit Deutschland sowie ein Erfahrungsbericht über den Umgangston in deutschen Behörden.

Das eigentliche literarische Arbeitsfeld von Rainer Hengsbach-Parcham war die Lyrik. Seit 1994 hat er 17 Gedichtbände veröffentlicht und unter dem Titel "Flußgeschiebe" zwei umfangreiche Sammelbände mit ausgewählten Gedichten herausgegeben. Die Thematik seiner Lyrik berührt alle Bereiche der menschlichen Existenz. In vielen Gedichten dokumentiert er die Ängste und Gefahren, aber auch die Hoffnungen der Menschen in der modernen Welt. Mit pointierten Versen kritisiert er die negativen Einflüsse des Zeitgeistes auf unser Denken und Handeln.

Als Dichter gehört er zu den entschiedenen Vertretern traditioneller Formen der Lyrik. In seinen Gedichtbänden hat er jeweils in einem Schlusskapitel versucht, einzelne Aspekte aus dem Spannungsfeld zwischen traditioneller und "moderner" Lyrik zu behandeln. Unter dem Titel "Gedanken über Gedichte. Bemerkungen zur Lyrikdiskussion" sind diese Beiträge 2001 als eigenständige Buchveröffentlichung erschienen. Rainer Hengsbach-Parcham hat prinzipiell nicht an literarischen Wettbewerben teilgenommen.

Rainer Hengsbach-Parcham, der Sachbeiträge und Gedichte auch in Literaturzeitschriften und Anthologien publizierte und sich mit Gründung des Beggerow Buchverlages seit 1993 auch als Kleinverleger betätigte, war Mitglied in der "Gesellschaft für zeitgenössische Lyrik", in der "Interessengemeinschaft deutschsprachiger Autoren" sowie im "Verein Deutsche Sprache". Er war in dritter Generation schriftstellerisch tätig. Sein Großvater war der Verlagsredakteur und freie Schriftsteller Arno Hach (1877–1945, verschollen). Rainer Hengsbach-Parcham hat einige seiner Werke neu herausgegeben.

Rainer Hengsbach-Parcham war mit Karin Manke-Hengsbach verheiratet.

Werke
 USA für Neulinge und Voreingenommene. Ein Vergleich aus deutscher Sicht. Mattsee bei Salzburg 1994 (Pseudonym: Uwe Bornfeld).
 Tue recht und scheue niemand in Deutschland. Erfahrungen eines Westdeutschen mit seinem (Rechts-)Staat. Mattsee bei Salzburg 1994 (Pseudonym: Gero Padelück).
 Querschnitt – Quersumme negativ. Gedichte. Mattsee bei Salzburg 1994.
 Süßsauer und nicht ganz koscher. Gedichte. Mattsee bei Salzburg 1995.
 Fließrichtungen. Gedichte. Berlin 1996.
 Bei Licht besehen. Gedichte. Berlin 1997.
 Scheingefechte. Gedichte. Berlin 1998.
 Standortbestimmung. Politische Lyrik. Gedichte. Berlin 1999.
 Gemischtes Doppel. Gedichte. Berlin 1999.
 Säkulare Sonette. Gedichte. Ammerbuch 2000.
 Vorläufige Nachlese. Gedichte. Ammerbuch 2001.
 Gedanken über Gedichte. Bemerkungen zur Lyrikdiskussion. Ammerbuch 2001; 2. stark erweiterte Auflage, Berlin 2009.
 Flußgeschiebe. Eine Gedicht-Auswahl. Ammerbuch 2002.
 Lesesteine. Gedichte. Ammerbuch 2003.
 Zeichen des Krebses. Vier Erzählungen. Ammerbuch 2003.
 Verwerfungsflächen. Gedichte. Ammerbuch 2004.
 Erwartungsfelder. Gedichte. Ammerbuch 2005.
 Tiefenbrüche. Gedichte. Ammerbuch 2006.
 Was bleibet aber, stiften die Dichter. Werdegang und Einsichten eines Aussteigers. Ein Lebensabriß. Berlin 2006.
 Nachbeben. Gedichte. Berlin 2007.
 Flußgeschiebe II. Gesammelte Gedichte. Berlin 2008.
 Wortperspektiven. Gedichte. Berlin 2009.
 Wegmarken. Gedichte. Berlin 2010.
 Rupturen. Gedichte. Berlin 2012.
 Verschiebungen. 19 Aufsätze über Sprache – und Gott und die Welt. Berlin 2012.

Literatur
 Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender 2006/2007. Jg. 65, K. G. Saur Verlag München und Leipzig 2007, Bd. I, S. 466.

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Antonia McDonald used carefully placed high explosives, in collaboration with the UK Defence Academy, to violently damage a woolen jumper she had knitted, and printed one of the photographs of the 'wounds' onto this silk scarf. Antonia sees the knitted garment as a metaphor for a close, well-developed community, and the use of high explosives as a symbol of the destruction caused by the many military conflicts in the middle east and elsewhere around the world. Presenting the image on a luxurious silk scarf further extends the metaphor of the Western consumption of this situation from their own privileged position.