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20050210 Thursday February 10, 2005

Time for an IPA

Norm Walsh has just released the 9th version of DocBookNG, code named: IPA

This release includes:

  • Added citerefentry and citebiblioid to the list of elements that can appear in bibliography entries; removed titleabbrev.

  • Reduced the content model of a bunch of inlines (command and others that were way to broad).

  • Added link, xref, superscript, and subscript to the list of “ubiquitous” inlines.

  • Added date to the list of publishing inlines.

  • Added some inlines to computeroutput and userinput.

  • Added some new exclusions (preventing admonitions and formal objects from being nested; removing some of the same from footnote).

  • Removed the highlights element. A candidate for the role attribute if I ever saw one.

  • Fixed bug that didn't allow sect1 in article when numbered sections are included.

Check it out!

BTW, Norm, I know always bug you about this, but can you please create a version of IPA for Simplified DocBook?

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Storm Chaser Convention coming to Denver!

The 7th Annual National Storm Chasers Convention is coming to Denver from February 18-20th!

Speakers include: Dr. Al Bedard, Dr. Erik Rasmussen, Dr. Howie Bluestein, Dr. Josh Wurman, Dr. Greg Forbes, Tim Marshall, Tim Vasquez, Scott Blair, Jim Reed, Jim Edds, John Davies, and more.

Complete details and registration is available at: http://chaserconvention.com/site/

Last year, I attended Tim Vasquez's Severe Weather Forecasting class after the convention. While it was very informative, it's definitely NOT for the uninitiated! I have taken the Meteorology and Climatology undergrad courses at Colorado State University, and was a little rusty in the class. If you want to go, definitely bone up on your map skills (identifying and drawing front lines from isobar readings, etc.)

Not sure if I'll be able to go at all this year, as I'm starting a new job on the 21st, but more on that later...

If you want some local involvement with weather reporting, you should also check out CoCoRAHS! There is also a great article on CoCoRAHS at: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/weather/4157645/detail.html

(2005-02-10 08:00:00.0) Permalink Comments [11] See also: