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HTML5 - Bad Idea

I just sat in a presentation by the W3C working group at XML Summer School in Raleigh, NC today (2009-07-27) and I am not a happy camper. The XHTML working group will be going away in December and the W3C is working on a new standard called HTML5. They are moving backwards instead of forward in a lot of ways.

Some of the more notable changes from XHTML are:

openql

Hi all, If you use XML in your development chain, then you really should visit and support the OpenQL Quick Language project @ sourceforge. Benefits of OpenQL No closing tags. Data and structural expressions are completely separate, two distinct channels unlike messy XML which has one. Massively compressed. Create XML as quick as you can think and type it. Guaranteed to beat any XML Wysiwig style editor. You can use the projects free OpenQL to XML editor called xmlKiller online @ sourceforge. If you choose to evaluate this new technology, the project team would appreciate any

Frances Harvey Recipes

Strawberry Pecan Cake

1 box white cake mix
1 box strawberry jellow mix

Mix above together

1 cup Wesson Oil
1/2 cup milk
4 eggs one at a time
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup coconut
1 cup chopped pecans

Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes in 3 layers or
30-40 minutes in 13 x 9 x 2 oblong pan.

Strawberry Pecan Icing

1 stick oleo
1 box powered sugar
1/2 cup drained strawberries
1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup cocoanut

MIx with electric mixer.
Spread on cool cake.

Million $ Pie

1 can condensed milk
1/4 cup lemon juice

XML Chocolate Chip Cookies

While the recipe is fresh in my head I will write it down. Everyone keeps asking for the recipe and it is actually the Toll House Cookie Recipe with minor modifications. For those who haven't been to a Washington, DC XML Users Group meeting, I started making these cookies back in 1995 for each meeting.

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