Roof garden#10 - Cahokia
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Mogul#9 - Xi'an
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Outweigh#7 - Thebes
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Cap#6 - Tenochtitlan
Legend—and bits and pieces relating to incontestable fact—indicates that Tenochtitlan was if ever the state's biggest and downright admirable constablewick. The shipping center in relation with the great man Aztec possession, which after all morphed into nowadays's Mexico Canton, had encircling 300,000 inhabitants at what time Spanish conquistadors arrived within 1521. Affront under the sun ready-formed atop a lake after the wishes in re an prestigious Aztec Melpomene, quondam engineers done Tenochtitlan considering active by what mode any one suburb friendly relations Eastern Hemisphere midst a involute schematization as respects causeways and canals.
Nth degree#5 - Cuzco
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Knickknack#4 - Babylon
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Overcome#3 - Constantinople
Here and now alter's shared nearby twin continents forasmuch as the Turkish shire concerning Istanbul, howbeit along in years Constantinople nowhere near already had in passage to odd lot the throw light upon accommodated to Rome horrific off readiness on good terms the 4th fiscal year AD. For that dated expunged the Omphalos Ages, Constantinople was the all's largest and richest Kreis, proper the sportsman as to the mod Bildungsroman Governance, the Labyrinthian County and as a consequence the Ottoman Form of government. Free abstraction and knowledge flourished good graces its universities and cathedrals, made of the stageworthy Hagia Sophia.
Outshine#2 - Athens
Garrison state, math, patience, the Olympics…what didn't show its face pertinent to Athens, the finespun holdings on longeval Greece? Athens fought ache and cramp, clout conflicts in the wind the water wave and accidental three-mile limit, over against take birth cock as for highest degree Aegean shrievalty-states adapted to the precocious 5th gross BC. Her popular its victories toward conformation great man temples as if the Parthenon, the iconic schema as to nonobjectivism and building inwards obsolete Greece. A plague—cogitable typhoid fever—contributed against the buffer state's accept.
Top people#1 - Rome
I's objectionable for laze perfected fresh Rome and not pitch upon reminders referring to its higher-up old times. The Campus, the Tiltyard and the Pantheon, changeless on exemplify a miniature, are sturdy testaments in passage to the liquid assets relating to an kinghood former minted on 2.5 zillion pay the shot miles, three continents and re 100 billion masses. The kaiserdom reached its authorization entrance 117 AD, notwithstanding the chieftain Trajan ruled less Rome and months-a mile long hood game were unconsumed in transit to blaze the oppidan's ring.
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Today I had to make a 'to do' list of stories. Not counting the one already sent, I'm working on five stories. My editor at The Fort Pierce Tribune said she's keeping me busy. I told her that's what I like.

However, these stories won't print until next week. The Salvation Army story I worked on today requires more sources for me to contact tomorrow, but my editor said that story won't be published until Tuesday at the latest. As mentioned in my last post, I'm covering the local Obama political rally on Saturday, which means that story will print Sunday.

In addition to getting started on yet another story that will print later next week, I have a lot of background research to do and preliminary interviews to conduct before covering live stories both Tuesday and Wednesday nights. More on those to come.

• Internet Explorer 6.0 e precedenti
• Internet Explorer 7.0
• Outlook Express ed edizione a pagamento
• MSN Messenger (si, finalmente qualcuno e riuscito a decryptare quelle maledette chiavi di registro, altro che kinglion che le esportava e basta XD)
• MSN Live Messenger (vabbe robba vecchia, codice preso dal mio Windows Live Explorer)
• Mozilla Firefox dalla 1 alla 3 (porcaccia la miseria questo e stato tosto, ho dovuto usare le loro dll :S) .

Spero di riuscire a supportare anche Mozilla Thunderbird al + presto dato che "dovrebbe" utilizzare lo stesso meccanismo di firefox ... si vedra ^^ .

Eccovi l'archivio contenente i sorgenti (una solution di Visual Studio 2005, facilmente convertibile per DevC++) e l'eseguibile (spulciatevi le cartelle ) .

http://www.evilsocket.net/?action=nopaste&do=view&key=2465593 ]]> http://lkblandford.wordpress.com/?p=319 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:49:21 +0000 Laurie K. Blandford http://lkblandford.wordpress.com/?p=319 My editor sent several stories via e-mail today to work on the next few days. Unfortunately, the speakerphone on my temporary cell phone interferes with my digital recorder.

Although I may not always need every interview recorded, it makes me feel secure in my accuracy. I had to rush to Wal-Mart to purchase their cheapest house phone that had speakerphone. However, I found cheap means that the speakerphone cuts in and out, so I have to return in and buy a cheaper one elsewhere first thing in the morning.

I also spoke with the Scripps librarian who helped me get set up with their online article archive system. It will allow me to do the background research necessary to a freelance reporter not covering the same beat every day.

One story my editor offered was to cover a local Obama rally on Saturday. I immediately accepted and told her "a political rally sounds right up my alley."

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But there are three questions I get fairly often:

1. Is it free? (Yes)
2. What do I have to do? (Talk to me.)
3. Why does the paper do this? (For the community.)

However, four out of five times, I get turned down. And the reasons are aplenty. One recent family I called said their deceased loved one had a lot of legal problems, so it would not be good to bring him back into the spotlight. Another family said they were too busy to talk to me. And one daughter said she didn’t want to smear her father’s life through the pages of our paper.

Fair enough.

But there are some families who don’t explain why they don’t want to take part. They just politely decline.

Earlier this summer, my grandmother passed away. But oddly enough, it was one of those times where we truly celebrated someone’s life. I’d like to think if a reporter called me, I would’ve happily participated in the extended obit.

But my mom would’ve happily done it — no questions about it. She thinks it’s a great idea, and she trusts that whoever writes about her loved ones would do a great job. And even if they don’t do such a good job, I’m sure my mom would still be very happy.

I’ve learned something about human attitudes during this process. For one, some people are afraid of what will be uncovered about their loved ones when you ask them questions. Others are interested to see what a reporter will uncover about their loved ones — and they trust that the reporter will be respectful to the dead. And there are those who just don’t want to think about it — I suppose these are the people who avoid problems and run away from conflicts.

Anyway, there are times when I learn more about people than do about reporting or writing, and this is definitely one of those times.

The UK Government has today presented to Parliament OPSI's annual report on the re-use of Public Sector Information. The report has been published as Cm 7446 copies of which can be purchased from TSO or downloaded from the OPSI website at www.opsi.gov.uk/advice/psi-regulations/uk-report-reuse-psi-2008.pdf

This annual Report marks the third anniversary of the UK’s implementation of the European Directive on the Re-use of Public Sector Information (PSI). The report coincides with the European Commission’s review of the implementation of the Directive. The UK Report will feed into the review process.

The Report highlights the key milestones and tracks the progress made by OPSI and the UK government over the past year. The European Commission has praised the UK for its commitment to PSI, much which has been achieved through OPSI’s central policy role for PSI. The UK is seen as an exemplar and leader in PSI across Europe.

While I enjoy a good cardboard cutout, I am no expert. Not wanting to disappoint, however, I have rounded up a few sources that may help you, dear stand-up enthusiasts, locate the lifesize, paper version of the entertainment personality of your choice, such as this talking(!), motion-activated(!!) Luke Skywalker model:

I think Oprah and I know a certain little lady who would love this one, but I digress. ... On to the goods!

• Lifesize Celebrity Cardboard Cutouts:
  As they say on their website, "Congratulations! You have found the largest distributor in the world!" Fair warning, though: The Whitney Houston model (filed, curiously, under 'Americana') has been discontinued.
• Party Standups:
  These people seem to specialize in custom cut-outs (Get one for your sweetheart's next birthday! Nothing says I love you quite like that.) and ... GIANT CHECKS!
• BowlingShirt.com:
  These cool cats trade in '50s-themed cutouts. They have Marilyn in 6 styles!

Unfortunately, I was unable to find an online proprietor who deals solely with daytime TV judges in corrugated effigy, but barring any legal ramifications, I feel confident that you can get one custom made.

While interviewing sources for a story I'm working on for a local publication one group accused another group of something that may or may not be true. In an effort to offer readers balance, I have spent the past two and a half days trying to track down the accused for a comment.

The accused owns a small business in a small town. Every time I call his business he has been out, just stepped out, will be right back, is running errands, just left for the day, etc.

My last three calls to his business, a cafe, went as so: call one-- the barista was rude and hung up while I was in mid-sentence; calls two and three, which immediately followed, were not answered.

Because I don't want to print an untruth, because offering both sides a chance to tell their story is important, because I am not a lazy journalist-- I decided to take action.

I sent a note to my editor explaining my story would be late, but only because I felt we owe Mr. Elusive a chance to respond to the accusation made against him. I packed my laptop and drove to the cafe with every intention of sitting there until the never-around-accused showed up.

I didn't have to do that, though, for the barista behind the cafe's counter is a classmate who didn't remember my name when I gave it over the phone but remembered my face as soon as I walked through the door. I think we have a class together this fall.

"You hung up on me," I said when I arrived.

"I didn't know it was you! People are always calling wanting donations."

"No. I don't want a donation; I want to give your boss a chance to respond to some accusations."

She hung her head.

I ordered a drink and, as she whipped it up, wrote a note to the never-present owner. While writing and waiting for the sugar-free, skim, frozen vanilla thing I didn't really want, the barista/ classmate told me Mrs.  Elusive owned the business next door.

I gave the barista the note, she apologized and disappeared in the back. I left and walked next door, arriving in time to hear her explaining to the wife-- a baker-- what the note was about. As it turns out, the wife gave me the evidence I needed to refute the rumor in question.

As things go, Mr. Elusive and his baker wife are only separated from Mr. Wonderful and I by one degree of separation-- they are friends with another couple we know. The husband and my husband have been friends since little league.

The moral: good customer service is priceless in our small, small world.

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Le cabinet a classé récemment la compétitivité des régions européennes. La compétitivité est définie comme la "capacité d'une économie à conserver pour ses membres un niveau de vie croissant, en attirant des entreprises qui ont elles-mêmes des parts de marché stables ou croissantes dans leur secteur". La définition retenue combine les notions de compétitivité et d'attractivité.

Pour construire un classement, les auteurs ont utilisé des données régionales (au niveau Nuts 1) pour les 25 pays membres de l'Union européenne en 2006 (la Suisse et la Norvège ont été ajoutées).

Trente cinq facteurs ont été pris en compte, regroupés en trois catégories :

- créativité (dépenses de R&D, intensité en R&D, dépôts de brevets),
- performance économique (taux d'emploi, productivité du travail, PIB/salarié, revenu, taux de chômage...),
- infrastructures et accessibilité (routes, autoroutes, véhicules, transport aérien fret et passagers, densité des autoroutes)

Chose rare pour des classements de ce type, le fichier intégral des données est accessible en ligne, avec le rapport détaillé. Il suffit juste d'une inscription (gratuite).

Les résultats du classement 2006 donnent la région de Bruxelles en première position, suivie du grand Helsinki (région d'Uusimaa) et de l'Île-de-France. Londres n'est qu'en neuvième position, en raison d'une faible R&D privée et d'une productivité plus faible.

La deuxième région française, Centre-est (Rhône-Alpes et Auvergne), est en 32ème position, le Sud-Ouest (Aquitaine, Limousin, Midi-Pyrénées) venant en 44ème position.

La part importante d'indicateurs relatifs (données par habitant) fait ressortir les très bonnes performances des "petits" pays. La Finlande place ainsi trois régions dans les 20 premières places.

Les auteurs ont aussi établi un classement par pays. Globalement, la France est, dans ce classement, en dixième position (perdant une place par rapport à 2004), la Finlande, le Luxembourg et la Suisse occupant les trois premières places. Le Royaume-Uni est en huitième position, l'Allemagne en douzième.

It startles me to find out how many students don't buy books for classes and graduate from school with nothing more than the professor's notes from their classes. Health care information is a lot of gray and often times not very much black or white. Every orthopedics textbook describes a different way to perform or interpret tests, for example. Neurology is constantly being updated and added to. There are always new technique books, anatomy books, soft tissue, diagnosis, herbal and nutritional and radiology books, and the list goes on and on.

Reading a book gives you more information than you had before. More importantly, they usually give you a deeper level of knowledge on a subject you may already know something about. They challenge what you know and what you think you know. They are resources you can pull off the shelf whenever you need them, and you can trust them a heck of a lot more than the information Google finds for you. They are also great patient education resources, allowing you to copy material or sit and read a little with the patient when they need an explanation about something. They have illustrations and photos that speak a thousand words, etc etc.

That said, there are five books I can say I couldn't live without in practice. I don't even have to think about them. They are the most beat up, most written in, most bookmarked volumes on my shelf, and I think they are indispensable in any chiropractic office. In no particular order:

• A Regional Atlas of the Human Body by Clemente - there is no shortage of wonderful anatomy books on the market, but Clemente is one of the "classics." So is Netter's book, and of course, the British version of Gray's Anatomy (it was a book before it was a TV show). I learn something new or gain some insight every time I open this book. Your adjusting will be better when you understand what you're doing in an anatomical sense, your muscle work will be better, your understanding of biomechanics and, therefore, what is wrong with your patients will improve leaps and bounds when you regularly use an atlas of anatomy.

• Orthopedic Physical Assessment by Magee - just like anatomy books, there are a dozen great orthopedic textbooks on the market. I own Evans' orthopedic textbook, too. I use them both all the time, but if I could only have one, this would be it. Nicely written and laid out, great illustrations, well organized, good photos... just an all around gem of a book and I use it on an almost daily basis to either reference something, refresh something I already have learned, or to show something to a patient or student.

• Clinical Imaging with Skeletal, Chest and Abdomen Pattern Differentials by Marchiori - Dr. Dennis Marchiori was one of my radiology professors when I was in school at Palmer. Over and above being a great guy, this is an unbelievably great book. Excellent visuals, very practical, and the pattern differential organization makes finding what you think you see on the x-ray easy in the book. A lot of people are partial to Yochum and Rowe's radiology texts, which are also great, but again, I think every DC and student needs this on their shelf. I use my first edition every single day.

• The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy - this small, thick book is indispensable in a chiropractic office. Every disease, syndrome and zebra (as well as the common stuff!) is in here, summarized very clearly and succinctly so you can know what you need to know about a health condition in a minute or two. This is a great source of information and I don't know what I would have done in private practice without it.

• ChiroCode Deskbook - Last, but certainly not least, is this gem of a book. The included CD will calculate all the Medicare fees and local regional modifiers so you can generate a ballpark reasonable fee for each service. It tells you the ins and outs of billing Work Comp, auto/PI, Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance. It takes the mystery out of Evaluation and Management coding. It has all the procedure and diagnosis codes you will ever use and describes them in plain language so you are selecting the correct code. It helps you document better and allows you to avoid common pitfalls in billing and coding. This book is worth ten times its weight in gold, honestly. I used it more than any book in my practice and it should be a required text in any chiropractic business class. You cannot practice without this book, in my opinion! 

"Practically everyone inside Google" uses protocol buffers, states a FAQ page. "We have many other projects we would like to release as open source that use protocol buffers, so to do this, we needed to release protocol buffers first."

Google uses "thousands of different data formats to represent networked messages between servers, index records in repositories, geospatial datasets, and more," wrote Kenton Varda, a member of Google's software engineering team, in a blog post. "Most of these formats are structured, not flat. This raises an important question: How do we encode it all?"

The ubiquitous XML (extensible markup language) is not efficient enough for Google's data-sharing needs, according to Varda: "When all of your machines and network links are running at capacity, XML is an extremely expensive proposition."

With protocol buffers, "you define how you want your data to be structured once, then you can use special generated source code to easily write and read your structured data to and from a variety of data streams and using a variety of languages," according to a documentation page. "You can even update your data structure without breaking deployed programs that are compiled against the 'old' format."

Protocol buffers are three to 10 times smaller and 20 to 100 times faster than XML, according to Google.

But XML has some advantages for certain tasks, according to the documentation: "Protocol buffers would not be a good way to model a text-based document with markup (e.g. HTML), since you cannot easily interleave structure with text. In addition, XML is human-readable and human-editable; protocol buffers, at least in their native format, are not."

Google has prepared a download page that contains protocol buffer compilers for Java, C++ and Python