Xml parsers I got nailed yesterday with resumelibrary. I was working from a copy that Mark Pilgrim had cobbled together and then I thought I would get fancy and use the latest dtd. Bad idea! I blew a lot of time trying to figure out why I couldn't get my resume in xml to validate. It seemed so close but I was really so far away. I finally decided that it was interesting enough that I should commit some time so I am going to get my resume to validate with the latest dtd. The first problem to fix is the lack of error messages by the parser. The online version of resumelibrary was not much help. I will try running the parser, xerces/xalan, locally to see if I can get a better location of the problem. I will also give quick a check to saxon and the M$ parser for kicks.
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Recycling Day Today I committed myselft to six loads of recycling. Actually it consisted of spreading six loads of compost out on the fields. A load is approximately 9 bushels since that is my manure spreaders capacity. It may weight as much as 1000 pounds. Horses generate a lot of manure and waste bedding. If you wait about six months before you spread it on the fields you can call it compost. It also becomes a lot more dense as the microbes do their job. Procrastination makes it sound so good! It was starting to get in the way so it was time to move it out. Any day that is not bitterly cold is probably a good day to spread compost. The big problem is to make sure you have good traction for the tractor. Cold is good unless you have ice. Warm is good as long as you don't get stuck in the mud.
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