I was at Rewired State last weekend and so a week or so ahead, I got around to applying to an XML Gateway account in order to get some interesting data out of there - this blog is mostly about a few technical aspects of using the gateway, but first, I hope you’ll forgive a short rant about the dif...

This one didn't go quietly.Obama's latest controversial nominee went out with a bang... Or, maybe it was a bash- a Jew-bash.Obama nominee Charles Freeman withdrew from his appointment as Chairman of the US National Intelligence Council. Melanie Phillips describes his parting shots at the Jews: By hi...

The Watcher's Council is a group of some of the most incisive blogs in the`sphere. Every week, the members nominate two posts each, one of their own and one from outside the group for consideration by the whole Council. So, let's see what we have this week....and do check out the Watcher's take on B...

Feminist icon Camille Paglia skewered the Obama Administration over the many fumbles and gluttony of their first 50 days in office. Salon reported, via Drudge : Heads should be rolling at the White House for the embarrassing series of flubs that have overshadowed President Obama's first seven weeks ...

Jim at Gateway gives a rundown on the stunning breadth of detail that goes to make up the disaster that is Obama's Presidency. From Gateway Pundit: 50 Days That Changed the World ...It's hard to imagine we're only 50 days into the Barack Obama Presidency. ** Obama is on track to spend more money th...

I stopped by the now open Boylan Bridge Brewpub last week. The brewery had opened on Febraury 27th. It had much of the chaos one expects at a new restaurant with waitresses figuring out how to complete certain tasks and bartenders learning to change over the computer system. But other than some mino...

For the last few years, Phillips de Pury, a hoary auction house, has been running an auction series specifically dedicated to cultivating hip, young collectors with lower priced items, in the hopes that they'll blossom into the next generation of mega buyers. This Saturday, it will feature a once-ob...

UPDATE: Here is the video from the disgusting protest today in Luton.The protesters were shouting, "Anglican soldiers go to hell!" as the British soldiers marched by: They were shouting "baby killers" as the troops marched through Luton in Bedfordshire. Ugly scenes: A group of Muslims waved placards...

“Freedom of Worship” from The Four Freedoms by Norman Rockwell Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petit...

Hey folks,   I am a member of the FSS User Assistance (UA) team. To stay current with our products and related technologies, I read blogs and other online technology sites to keep up with new technologies, tips, and general info about security, messaging, and collaboration. I thought I would sh...