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In short, Nancy and Kathleen are two librarians in the Chicagoland area who love graphic novels! They created this site for a school project and decided to keep it going.
Kathleen is a beginning librarian, working as an adult reference librarian in two different libraries. She majored in art in undergrad before going to grad school and in her spare time paints (traditionally and digitally), writes, reads, plays video games, and goes to concerts and binge-watches shows with her boyfriend.
Nancy is a married mother of three who is thrilled that she is paid to indulge her passions- combining her interests in Star Trek, Star Wars, YA novels and making crafts into a job she loves as Head of Teen Services at a small-town public library.
We've compiled our favorites and classics in the "Recommendations" page. The "Resources" page is filled with websites about graphic novel news, history, and more. Our blog posts contain reviews of graphic novels that we have read and love… or maybe not loved so much. Enjoy your stay!


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Just what I needed to refresh the jeep's shift linkage
The kit itself is complete to solve the dreaded rattle at idle. I did not change the two linkage bearings (black) or use the self taping screws that came with the kit. The stock 10mm bolts came out just fine so I reused them and the black bushings were fine on the linkage so I reused them too. I kept the new parts in case I need them somewhere down the road. When removing the torque shaft from the transmission mount, the green bushing came out with the shaft. For the life of me I could not get the new green bushing to snap into the trans bracket. I tried many tricks to no avail. When you reinstall the torque shaft into the green bushing there is no way it is going to fall out so I am not worried about it. The rest of the kit (bronze bushing and rubber components) seal the bronze bushing well. There is a spring in the rubber boot that applies pressure to the torque shaft. Check that 4wd hi and low work and enjoy no more rattles.
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The Great Austral Loop
* Subject to availability.
- Wildlife: Huge colonies of King Penguins, many Elephant Seals basking on the black sandy beaches, large populations of Fur Seals and Macaroni Penguins in South Georgia. Also, hundreds of Gentoo Penguins, Adelie and Chinstrap and the majestic Humpback Whales in Peninsula, as well as the elegant Albatros in the Falkland.
- Landscapes: Mountain chains, imposing glaciers, lush green pastures. Abandoned former whaling stations and historic centers. Drifting icebergs and sea ice in Peninsula.
- Hiking possible: Grytviken, Deception Island and Fortuna Bay.
- Outings in Zodiac® dinghies: Cooper Bay, New Island and Half Moon.
- Instructive Discovery in the respect of Environment
* Just for example. Taking into account the state of the ice and the weather conditions.
Staterooms & Suites
There are no staterooms available for booking. Please contact our cruise advisors.
Designed in 2013 and loyal to the PONANT spirit, Le Soléal like her sisterships embodies the subtle alliance between luxury, intimacy and wellbeing which is Ponant's signature. The elegance of her exterior and interior lines and her intimate size (only 132 staterooms and suites)make this a rare and innovative yacht on the cruise market.
Interior Design
With her fluid lines and a modern colour scheme combining natural wood with shades of grey and white, Le Soléal presents references to a nautical theme.
Port of call & excursions
We remind you that all our ships, with the exception of Le Ponant, have a doctor on board and medical facilities. However, these cannot, under any circumstances, be compared to any medical structure on land. Given the remote areas in which we will be sailing for a number of days, safety requirements mean that we are obliged to ask each passenger signing up for this program to provide us, no more than 45 days before departure, with a medical certificate from their GP, as well as the completed medical questionnaire received during registration.
The information below is current but subject to change at any time without advance notice from government authorities. Please consult your respective government agencies for visa and health information.
Passport valid for at least six (6) months beyond the completion of your trip. Passport must contain at least two completely clear, blank, unused visa pages for each visa required, not including any amendment pages. Visa pages with stains or ink from other pages in the passport are not usable. Guests who deviate from the scheduled embarkation or disembarkation port should research the foreign entry requirements for the port country. Due to government regulations, regrettably, Ponant will have to deny boarding to any guest who fails to obtain the appropriate travel documentation for this trip.
Argentina: ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: Australian, and Canadian citizens entering/exiting Argentina must have a valid passport and pay a RECIPROCITY TAX. Fee may be paid online in US dollars by credit card. Consult www.migraciones.gov.ar. At time of print, the fees were as follow (subject to change without notice) Australia: U$D 100*- (multiple entry valid for one year). Canada: U$D 75* (one entry) or U$D 150 (multiple entry valid for 5 years from first entry).
Argentina: should you require a visa to travel to Argentina, we recommend you apply for a double-entry visa as a technical stop in Chile might be scheduled.
Polar Expedition
Discover the unique concept of PONANT polar expedition cruises: explore the world's extreme regions while enjoying luxurious comfort and service.
A luxury expedition voyage
Choosing a PONANT expedition cruise means choosing a state of mind: the alliance of elegance and authenticity, of exploration and comfort, of adventure and refinement… The comfort of your ship and your stateroom, personalised and attentive service, refined gastronomy: a very special atmosphere that we take great care to maintain. In the heart of the ice floes of the Arctic and the Antarctic, our luxurious services will ensure that your expedition cruise is an unforgettable experience.
PONANT, polar specialists
With almost 20 years of experience in the extreme regions, PONANT, the world's number 1 polar cruise company, is a real polar specialist. PONANT will take you to the most remote regions in total safety: our Captains and crew are professionals, specially trained to sail in icy waters. Our latest-generation fleet has the most modern technology to guarantee both your safety and respect for the regions visited. The size of our ships means we can get as close as possible to areas that are difficult to reach, offering a privileged access to preserved sites. Our flexibility enables us to adapt to the surprises inherent to these expedition itineraries.
Professional expedition teams, varied activities
After scouting missions in the field, our Expedition Leaders and their teams of naturalist guides design exceptional itineraries in the polar regions. During the cruise, they organise daily outings and shore visits in Zodiac® dinghies and hikes on land so as to get as close as possible to nature and wild fauna. In the Arctic and in Alaska, the close relationships that our teams have been able to build with the local communities will enable you to understand the life of these peoples of the Far North, and to share it for a few hours. On board, the naturalist guides will share their knowledge during various conferences on fauna, the history of the great explorations, geology and climatology…
Important information
Expeditions programs include activities such as Zodiac® outings (often with "wet landing"), moderate walks to more active hikes. All this accompanied by your expedition team of naturalist guides. Calls, landings & zodiac® cruises will depend on weather conditions, position of ice (during polar cruises) and winds and the state of the sea. These can force a change of plans at any time.
Taking into consideration the unusual and exceptional character of expedition itineraries, the calls shown are an indication only. The final route will be confirmed by the Captain and Expedition Leader, who will take into account the touristic quality of the sites and above all, the safety of the passengers. Their decision will be subject to that of local authorities and the expert pilots present on board during the navigation in polar and /or isolated zones.
Travelling to polar/isolated regions is an exhilarating experience. The raw beauty and untouched wilderness offer an unusual chance to experience a place where there is little evidence of human presence. Inevitably, there are some consequences that come with such remoteness: please remember that you are far from modern hospitals with full medical facilities, thus evacuation is highly expensive. Without the necessary medical coverage, all expenses will have to be immediately paid for with your personal funds. We urge you to subscribe a full coverage insurance, choose your insurance company very carefully and be extremely vigilant and ensure your insurance is fully comprehensive.
Dressing tips:
- Water-resistant parka offered on board (for adults only) on Expedition cruises where the stamp "Parka gift" appears
- Half calf rubber boots with non-slip soles, which will allow you to land in 20 cm of cold water, keeping your feet dry for walks and visits on steep paths. You can also bring water-resistant hiking boots. A boots rental will be offered onboard (for adults only) on Expedition cruises where the stamp "Boots offered" appears
- Comfortable pants: classic Winter pants, warm cotton tracksuit
- Water-resistant windbreaker over pants - COMPULSORY
- Winter pants with water-resistant over pants is the ideal combination: water-resistance and comfort suitability of pants are essential
- Pullover, sweat-shirt or fleece jacket
- Thermal sweater
- Fleece muffler and fleece cap or thermal beanie covering ears (avoid scarfs which do not stand still)
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Lower Elementary (Ages 6 to 9) and Upper Elementary (Ages 9 to 12) are companion environments defined by non-interference in the learning process; they are a continuum designed to accommodate the full range of possibility and potential and wonder of each child throughout this expansive plane of development (the age of fairness and justice and exploration) as well as a freedom of movement during the work cycle; it is a "cosmic age" of looking outward to the universe, backward to the dawn of time, and inward to one's own role and sense of purpose; therefore, the classrooms provide students prepared and inspiring access to the necessary tools, materials, adults, technology, the outdoors, and one another so as to meet their imagination and thirsts head-on. These too are hands-on spaces that thrive on attention to order and care; most importantly, they are where students come to construct their own learning and, in turn, themselves.
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Vitamin D
Globally, over 1 billion people are vitamin D deficient,1 and in the United States the NHANES III study from 2001 to 2004 indicated that 77% of U.S. adults are insufficient or deficient. Deficiency of vitamin D rates have increased as people have limited their sun exposure due to the risk of skin cancer. People living near the equator who are exposed to sunlight without sun protection have robust levels of vitamin D; however, vitamin D deficiency is found in regions where skin exposure is limited and where sun protection is promoted to avoid UV injury to skin.
Groups at Higher Risk for Vitamin D Deficiency2
There are several groups at higher risk of vitamin D deficiency including:
- Breastfed Infants: Sufficiency is dependent on the mother's vitamin D sufficiency level. Mother's milk typically contains about 25 IU/L of vitamin D.
- Older Adults: As people age, the skin is not able to synthesize vitamin D as effectively, and reduced kidney function impacts the ability to convert vitamin D.
- Dark Skinned People: Melanin in darker skin reduces the ability to produce vitamin D from sunlight exposure.
- Limited Sun Exposure: Eliminates one of the two possible sources of vitamin D.
- Obesity: Vitamin D is fat soluble, which does not allow it to circulate as freely.
- Other: Gastric bypass patients have less small intestine available to absorb vitamin D.
Vitamin D Sufficiency Levels
Most experts3,4,5 agree that vitamin D sufficiency is above 30 ng/mL (75 nmol/L), an insufficient level is between 20 and 30 ng/mL (50 to 75 nmol/L), and a deficient level is any value below 20 ng/mL (50 nmol/L).
Vitamin D Supplementation2
Oral vitamin D supplementation has proven to be very effective at raising vitamin D levels. Recommendations vary by subgroup:
1. Holick MF "Vitamin D deficiency". N. Engl. J. Med. (2007) 357 (3): 266–81.
2. Bringhurst FR, et.al., "Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Health and Disease"; Chapter 23 of "Harrison's Endocrinology", J. Larry Jameson, editor, McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division, copyright 2006.
3. Bischoff-Ferrari HA, et al. Estimation of optimal serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D for multiple health outcomes. Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84:18-28.
4. Malabanan A, et al. Redefining vitamin D insufficiency. Lancet 1998;351:805-6.
5. Souberbielle JC et al. Vitamin D and musculoskeletal health, cadiovascular disease, autoimmunity and cancer: Recommendations for clinical practice. Autoimmunity Reviews 9 (2010) 709-715.


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You should take your sleeping seriously. You spend 1/3 of your life doing it and the purpose is to renew your mind and body… to recharge. The pillow is one of the most important parts of that equation. If your head isn't properly supported, if you aren't comfortable, or worse… if you are just comfortable enough to fall asleep the wrong way on a pillow it can mean days with a stick neck or a kink in your neck. Some people have trouble going to sleep at night, too much swirling around in your head… too many thoughts…
ThePillowBar Goose Down Pillow is made by (you guessed it!) www.thepillowbar.com by trained pillow makers. When I hear that I can't help but thinking about the old children's story about the elves who made/fixed the shoes for the elderly couple. Needless to say they use only European white goose down. Now I'm not sure what makes European white goose down better than say Canadian white goose down, or American white goose down. But whatever the reason they decided to go with that particular goose down (perhaps it was easier to source) it is really quite nice. When my head hit the pillow for the first time I was immediately hit with a familiarity. When I was a child and slept over at my grandparents house… all of the pillows there were exactly like the goose down pillows from ThePillowBar. That in and of itself made the idea of using this pillow incredibly attractive to me. Inside the pillow is a pouch with lavender. It makes the pillow give off a fairly strong scent of lavender which is known to be something that helps you to sleep. I don't know if that really works, but I do know that it was "lights out" in minutes once I put my head on the pillow.
The goose down makes the pillow very customizable size-wise. Your head sinks down to the bottom of the pillow so your head starts off just above the bed by default. You can fold parts of the pillow onto itself to elevate your head to just the right spot which makes it incredibly comfortable. The pillow has a cotton sateen protector and can actually be embroidered with a saying. This makes it a great gift idea for our 2013 Reviewboard Magazine Valentine's Day Gift List. The pillows we received had "Never go to bed angry" and "Always kiss goodnight".
The Pillows come in various sizes to accommodate the bed you are putting them on. They are not "cheap" pillows, and they will last a very long time because they are very well made. The King Sized Pillows ran about $319 each. They have a few other products which we did not have the opportunity to test out, you can see them on their website. All in all I would say that these pillows are very well made and very comfortable. We give them 4 out of 5 stars, ThePillowBar did a great job.


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Freedom of the Press
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Press Status
Press Freedom Score (0 = best, 100 = worst)
Legal Environment(0 = best, 30 = worst)
Political Environment(0 = best, 40 = worst)
Economic Environment(0 = best, 30 = worst)
While Kosovo's constitution and legal framework provide for freedom of expression and freedom of the press, the media environment continues to be affected by political interference, corruption, and financial pressure. A weak judiciary that is not considered to be fully independent and an underdeveloped civil society present further obstacles to media freedom. Defamation remains part of the provisional criminal code, though the penalties do not include imprisonment and journalists are infrequently targeted for prosecution. There is a law on access to information, but journalists report that they are often denied access to public sources in practice.
The media are governed by two independent regulators: the Independent Media Commission (IMC), which handles broadcast licenses and promotes ethical, technical, and professional standards, and the Kosovo Press Council, which is focused on print media and advocates freedom of expression. While the IMC is considered to be largely independent, it does not enjoy full financial autonomy. The public broadcaster, Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK), also lacks adequate financing and continues to draw funds directly from the state. The Fund for the Support of Media of Minority, Multiethnic, and Other Special Groups has not been operational since 2009, when collection of the public broadcasting fee for RTK was suspended. In 2011, two bills were introduced in the parliament to reform the IMC and RTK, but a number of local and international civil society groups, such as the Association of Independent Electronic Media, objected to their content, including their treatment of the financing problems. The bills were withdrawn before year's end and were set to undergo revisions.
Political interference, direct and indirect, is a concern for both the public and private media. In 2011, the Association of Professional Journalists of Kosovo reported 33 instances of government officials, business interests, or media owners abusing press freedom, including through verbal threats against journalists and their agencies, pressure on outlets not to publish stories, and obstruction of reporters' work. Analysts noted during the year that RTK appeared to be producing increasingly one-sided, progovernment coverage. Journalists who criticize public officials are often denounced, and at times accused of being traitors or Serbian sympathizers. Official actors as well as religious authorities continued to harass the independent daily Koha Ditore in 2011. In January, the Kosovo Liberation Army Veterans' Association accused Koha Ditore journalist Halil Matoshi of being a traitor due to his reporting. Also in 2011, the Ministry of Trade and Industry suspended relations with the daily newspaper Zëri as a result of its critical coverage. Editors often bar their reporters from publishing or broadcasting stories that are critical of the government or particular officials due to the outlets' connections to, or preferences for, certain leaders. In some cases, editors have allegedly threatened to fire reporters if they continued to produce such stories. Newspapers that are not aligned with the government or ruling parties are subject to intimidation through tax investigations or blocked from accessing public information.
Although there were no fatal crimes against journalists in 2011, a number of journalists were physically threatened and beaten. In two separate incidents in August, a reporter and a cameraman from TV Klan were attacked while trying to film a fire, and a correspondent for Pravda was verbally and physically abused. Also during the year, a photographer from Zëri was dragged by her hair out of the Kosovo Assembly by the chamber's information officer, preventing her from taking close-up photographs during the inauguration of the new president. It remains difficult for both Kosovo-based and Serbia-based media to report in contested border areas, particularly in periods of heightened tension and violence. In June, Željko Tvrdišić, the editor in chief of Radio Kontakt Plus, was attacked while reporting on the demolition of illegally constructed buildings in the divided city of Kosovska Mitrovica. The next month, Bojan Božović, a journalist with the Klan Kosova cable television station, was beaten and had his camera broken by a group of Serbs in northern Kosovo. In a separate incident in July, a Belgrade-based Tanjug news agency film crew was attacked by a local mob near the village of Leposavić, also in northern Kosovo.
Kosovo has a large number of media outlets, both in Pristina and in other parts of the country. There are around 10 daily newspapers, over 90 radio stations, and 22 television stations. Newspaper readership is low, with about 30,000 copies sold daily. There are three television broadcasters with national reach. Television remains overwhelmingly the top source of information. In a 2009 survey conducted by Index Kosova, 86 percent of respondents said they receive their news from television, around 5 percent from radio, and 7 percent from print media. Ownership structures, particularly for print media, remain unclear. Kosovo lacks a strong and private advertising industry that could support the growth of private media. As a result, private broadcasters have been dependent on international donors. While some outlets have started to rely more on their own revenues from advertising, most remain financially unstable, and very few are able to operate without support from the government or businesses associated with public officials. Indirect economic pressure is hard to avoid given that the government is the country's largest employer and public entities provide the largest amount of advertising revenue. Cases of advertising being withdrawn from certain media outlets have been noted in the recent past. Journalists have few professional rights, earn low wages, and often work without contracts, leaving them vulnerable to corruption and prone to self-censorship.
There were no reports of government restrictions on the internet in 2011. About 20 percent of the population accessed the medium during the year, according to Internet World Stats. In July, a group of hackers broke into the website of a Kosovo radio station, Radio City, and left the message "Kosovo is Albanian." Radio City later issued a statement noting that the attack likely stemmed from its efforts to provide programming that bridges the gap between ethnic Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo.


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Sue McNenly Designs
Original hand drawn illustration, reproduced with archival pigments and embedded in encaustic medium. 3" wide x 12" high x 1 5/8" deep.
Each piece is hand made. Due to the nature of the encaustic process the pieces may differ slightly from the picture and reveal the artists hand. Waves, bubbles and general lusciousness are the norm.
These wee masterpieces are made to order. Please allow 5-10 days for studio time.


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This year things change, again! New rules, new perks, new catches!
Game Summary
If you post and 10 minutes go by without anyone posting, you win a point.
Without further ado let me explain the dealio:
- The first team to reach the set score (100) wins.
- Again this year Jailbreak will be a pair's game.
- This year there will be an 'Achievement' style system in which extra points can be earned. Achievements can be things like go over an hour without anyone else but yourself posting or post on the 42'nd second, note however achievements can only be earned once.
- There will also be a 'catch' system where points can be lost.
- Points cant be won by one player posting two times in a row, this is where your teammate can help.
- Points are won after just 10 minutes without another team posting!
- If you end up having -10 points, you will be caught by the guards and subject to execution rendering you out of the game.
- You can try to win alone, however, it will be much harder for you to do this. You can team up with one member at any time throughout the game, but the sooner you do it, the better chance you have.
- There is plenty of strategy in picking your teammate. Some may want their teammate to be from a different time zone so they can be constantly scoring. Others may want their teammate to always be on when they're on, so they can gain points one after the other.
- Use the reward system to your advantage! Also remember that rewards can be earned only once so make sure you get there before the other team!
- Always check your posts! The catch system is always there to catch you out, you will lose posts if you make a mistake so i do suggest you familiarize yourself with these things.
This years prize's will be announced on the official Jailbreak topic.
One final twist will be my Double or nothing gamble! The winners can choose to gamble their winnings and should they win the said gamble, I will double the winnings with any profile customization option of their choosing! Will you risk it for a biscuit?
Now is time to pick your teams, when you are decided on who you will be playing with please PM me with your teammates name and your team name. I will be looking for at least 7 teams to participate.
Also special thanks go to forty-two for giving permission to host the game this year!
latios_power and Rami: Team 7assak
Rise_Against and Vonfuzzball: Team Rape
Vegetta and Hamadah: Team iNSANiTY
Forty Two and shianova - The Other Guys
waq999 and LoopDaLoop - The headbangers
planb and Nic_Durron - Team ______
KoG and Evanscence - Rulers Of The World
shafir and fault2k - G0d LikE
darkone112 and sabinboy - Team Shark Bite
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I need a partner..
Whilst ruler of this land
Withdraw your feeble aches and moans
Or suffer smite from this my hand.
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P.S. @Vonfuzzball. Just one question. Point is earned after 10 or 30 mintutes?
Quote from your post:
If you post and half an hour goes by without anyone posting, you win a point.
Points are won after just 10 minutes without another team posting!
[Edited by darkone112, 8/6/2010 11:51:04 AM]
GPU: ASUS GTX560Ti 1 GB
RAM: Kingston DDR3 2 x 4 GB
HDD: 2 x 500 GB
I am in. Let me know if anyone wants to join me.
P.S. @Vonfuzzball. Just one question. Point is earned after 10 or 30 mintutes?
Quote from your post:
If you post and half an hour goes by without anyone posting, you win a point.
Points are won after just 10 minutes without another team posting!
I'm sorry I forgot to edit that part, it's just 10 minutes you might be happy to hear.
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Carla Kienast, Enbrel, Health, Humira, knee surgery, mobic, morning stiffness, Orencia, Simponi
I go back occasionally and see the posts where I swear that, no matter what, I'll be a good patient and take my RA drugs because I have learned, learned, learned my lesson about being off of them.
Yet this morning I met with my rheumy and discussed (and got approval) for a four-month trial of only Mobic — discarding my Orencia and Arava for a while. Yes, I know that Mobic only treats the symptoms, not the disease. And yes, I know that probably the Orencia and certainly the Arava are still in my system, a month after discontinuing them — so the sense of well-being I'm feeling is not just the Mobic.
However, I am feeling well. I have energy. The lethargy and lack of interest (caused no doubt by said RA drugs) have evaporated just as the drugs are evaporating from my system. I don't have morning stiffness, I don't have swollen joints (except for knee that is recovering from surgery), and I haven't flared. In fact, I haven't felt this good since I went on Humira, then Simponi, then Enbrel, then Orencia.
So what's wrong with this picture? I hope nothing. If it all backfires on me, I have my drugs stashed safely at home that I can start the medication routine again. But I know how I feel and since I'm sero-negative and all my tests come back cold-stone normal, how I feel is the only real indicator of disease activity I've got. And since there are no indicators that show whether drugs are really working, then why am I taking them when I feel better when I don't?
I know, I know, I know. All this is just so much justification patter. It's kind of like when you wake up face down in your neighbor's kiddie pool wearing nothing but a lampshade, when it seemed to make so much sense the night before. (Not that I've ever done anything like that …)
But I've chosen this path, and I'm happy about it. The fact that I have the support of my rheumy and there are breadcrumbs on the path to lead me back if I get lost are all good things.
And like any path, you can only take it one step at a time.
I hope that wherever your path leads you today brings a smile to your face. Thanks for checking in.


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Oracle TopLink is an advanced, object-persistence and object-transformation framework that provides development tools and run-time capabilities that reduce development and maintenance efforts, and increase enterprise application functionality.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Oracle TopLink builds high-performance applications that store persistent object-oriented data in a relational database. It successfully transforms object-oriented data into either relational data or Extensible Markup Language (XML) elements.
Figure 1-1 TopLink Runtime Architecture
Using TopLink, you can integrate persistence and object-transformation into your application, while staying focused on your primary domain problem by taking advantage of an efficient, flexible, and field-proven solution (see Section 1.2, "What Is the Object-Persistence Impedance Mismatch").
TopLink is suitable for use with a wide range of Java 2 Enterprise Edition (Java EE) and Java application architectures (see Section 1.4, "TopLink Application Architectures"). Use TopLink to design, implement, deploy, and optimize an advanced, object-persistence and object-transformation layer that supports a variety of data sources and formats, including the following:
Relational–for transactional persistence of Java objects to a relational database accessed using Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) drivers.
Object-Relational Data Type–for transactional persistence of Java objects to special purpose structured data source representations optimized for storage in object-relational data type databases such as Oracle Database.
Enterprise information system (EIS)–for transactional persistence of Java objects to a nonrelational data source accessed using a Java EE Connector architecture (JCA) adapter, and any supported EIS record type, including indexed, mapped, or XML.
XML–for nontransactional, nonpersistent (in-memory) conversion between Java objects and XML Schema Document (XSD)-based XML documents using Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB).
TopLink supports EJB 3.0 in Java EE and Java SE environments including integration with a variety of application servers, such as Oracle WebLogic Server, OC4J, SunAS, JBoss, and IBM WebSphere application server. TopLink also includes support for EJB 2.n container-managed persistence (CMP) in OC4J.
The extensive suite of development tools that TopLink provides, including Oracle JDeveloper TopLink Editor, Eclipse Dali, and Oracle TopLink Workbench, lets you quickly capture and define object-to-data source and object-to-data representation mappings in a flexible, efficient metadata format (see Section 2.9, "Working with TopLink Metadata").
The TopLink runtime lets your application exploit this mapping metadata with a simple session facade that provides in-depth support for data access, queries, transactions (both with and without an external transaction controller), and caching.
For more information about TopLink, see Section 1.3, "TopLink Key Features".
Java-to-data source integration is a widely underestimated problem when creating enterprise Java applications. This complex problem involves more than simply reading from and writing to a data source. The data source elements include tables, rows, columns, and primary and foreign keys. The Java and Java EE include entity classes (regular Java classes or Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) entity beans), business rules, complex relationships, and inheritance. In a nonrelational data source, you must match your Java entities with EIS records or XML elements and schemas. These differences (as shown in Figure 1-2) are known as the object-persistence impedance mismatch.
Figure 1-2 Solving Object-Persistence Impedance Mismatch
Successful solution requires bridging these different technologies, and solving the object-persistence impedance mismatch–a challenging and resource-intensive problem. To solve this problem, you must resolve the following issues between Java EE and data source elements:
Fundamentally different technologies.
Different skill sets.
Different staff and ownership for each of the technologies.
Different modeling and design principles.
As an application developer, you need a product that lets integrate Java applications with any data source, without compromising ideal application design or data integrity. In addition, as a Java developer, you need the ability to store (that is, persist) and retrieve business domain objects using a relational database or a nonrelational data source as a repository.
TopLink addresses the disparity between Java objects and data sources. TopLink is a persistence framework that manages relational, object-relational data type, EIS, and XML mappings in a seamless manner. This lets you rapidly build applications that combine the best aspects of object technology and the specific data source. TopLink lets you do the following:
Persist Java objects to virtually any relational database supported by a JDBC-compliant driver.
Persist Java objects to virtually any nonrelational data source supported by a Java EE Connector architecture (JCA) adapter using indexed, mapped, or XML enterprise information system (EIS) records.
Perform in-memory conversions between Java objects and XML Schema (XSD) based XML documents using JAXB.
Map any object model to any relational or nonrelational schema, using the Oracle TopLink Workbench graphical mapping tool or Oracle JDeveloper TopLink editor.
Use TopLink successfully, even if you are unfamiliar with SQL or JDBC, because TopLink offers a clear, object-oriented view of data sources.
TopLink provides an extensive and thorough set of features. You can use these features to rapidly build high-performance enterprise applications that are both scalable and maintainable.
Some of the primary features of TopLink are the following:
Nonintrusive, flexible, metadata-based architecture (see Section 2.9, "Working with TopLink Metadata")
Architectural flexibility: Plain Old Java Objects (POJO), Container-Managed Persistence (CMP), as well as Java Persistence API (JPA), Java API for XML Binding (JAXB), Service Data Objects (SDO), and Web services provided by EclipseLink.
Advanced mapping support and flexibility: relational, object-relational data type, Enterprise Information Systems (EIS), and XML.
Optimized for highly scalable performance and concurrency with extensive performance tuning options.
Comprehensive object caching support including cluster integration for some application servers (such as, for example, Oracle Application Server).
Extensive query capability including: TopLink Expressions framework, Java Persistence Query Language (JP QL), Enterprise JavaBeans Query Language (EJB QL), and native SQL.
Just-in-time reading
Object-level transaction support and integration with popular application servers and databases.
Optimistic and pessimistic locking options and locking policies.
Comprehensive visual design tools: Oracle JDeveloper TopLink Editor, Eclipse Dali, and Oracle TopLink Workbench.
For additional information, see the TopLink page on OTN:
You can use TopLink in a variety of application architectures, including three- and two-tier architectures, with or without Java EE, to access a variety of data types on both relational and nonrelational data sources.
Figure 1-3 TopLink and Your Application Architecture
For more information on strategies for incorporating TopLink into your application architecture, see Section 2.2, "Designing Your Application with TopLink".
This section introduces some of the following common enterprise architectures used by TopLink applications:
The three-tier (or Java EE Web) application is one of the most common TopLink architectures. This architecture is characterized by a server-hosted environment in which the business logic, persistent entities, and the Oracle TopLink Foundation Library all exist in a single Java Virtual Machine (JVM). See Section 2.11, "Considering Three-Tier Architecture" for more information.
The most common example of this architecture is a simple three-tier application in which the client browser accesses the application through servlets, JavaServer Pages (JSP) and HTML. The presentation layer communicates with TopLink through other Java classes in the same JVM, to provide the necessary persistence logic. This architecture supports multiple servers in a clustered environment, but there is no separation across JVMs from the presentation layer and the code that invokes the persistence logic against the persistent entities using TopLink.
A popular variation on the three-tier application involves wrapping the business logic, including the TopLink access, in EJB session beans. This architecture provides a scalable deployment and includes integration with transaction services from the host application server. See Section 2.13, "Considering EJB Session Bean Facade Architecture" for more information.
Communication from the presentation layer occurs through calls to the EJB session beans. This architecture separates the application into different tiers for the deployment. The session bean architecture can persist either Java objects or EJB entity beans.
EJB 3.0 Entities with JPA
The EJB 3.0 specification includes an additional persistence specification called the Java Persistence API (JPA). You can use this API for creating, reading, updating, and deleting plain old Java objects (POJO) within both a compliant EJB 3.0 Java EE container and a standard Java SE 5 (or later) environment.
EclipseLink JPA is a standards-compliant JPA persistence provider built on the EclipseLink foundation library. EclipseLink JPA offers a variety of vendor extensions (annotations and persistence unit properties) that give you full access to the underlying EclipseLink API.
For more information, see the following:
"Java Persistence API Overview" section of EclipseLink Developer's Guide at
"Introduction to EclipseLink JPA" section of EclipseLink Developer's Guide at
TopLink provides CMP support for applications that require the use of EJB entity beans. This support is available on the leading application servers. TopLink CMP support provides you with an EJB 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 and 2.1 CMP solution transparent to the application code, but still offers all the TopLink run-time benefits. See Section 2.14, "Considering EJB Entity Beans with CMP Architecture" for more information.
Applications can access TopLink-enabled entity beans with container-managed persistence directly from the client, or from within a session bean layer. TopLink also offers the ability to use regular Java objects in relationships with enterprise entity beans.
Note:Even though TopLink fully supports EJB 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1 and JPA, this edition of Oracle TopLink Developer's Guide only focuses on EJB 2.0, 2.1, and JPA. For detailed information on TopLink support for EJB 1.0 and 1.1, refer to the earlier editions of Oracle TopLink Developer's Guide.
Another option for using EJB entity beans is to use TopLink BMP in the application. This architecture enables you to access the persistent data through the EJB application programming interface (API), but is platform independent. See Section 2.15, "Considering EJB Entity Beans with BMP Architecture" for complete information.
The BMP approach is portable–that is, after you create an application, you can move it from one application server platform to another.
A Web services architecture is similar to the three-tier or session-bean architecture. However, in a Web services architecture you encapsulate business logic (the service) in a Web service instead of (or in addition to) using session beans. In a Web services architecture, clients communicate with your application using XML.
As in any architecture, you can use TopLink to persist objects to relational or EIS data sources. However, in a Web services architecture you can also use TopLink to map your object model to an XML schema for use with the Web service or as the Web service XML serializer.
See Section 2.17, "Considering Web Services Architecture" for more information
A two-tier (or client/server) application is one in which the TopLink application accesses the database directly. Although less common than the other architectures discussed here, TopLink supports this architecture for smaller or embedded data processing applications. See Section 2.12, "Considering Two-Tier Architecture" for more information.


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Homers help Rays take Series from A's
Starting today, my review or views of the Rays' contests will be more like a critique or summary of the contest.
I will throw out opinions, facts and maybe a few answers to some questions that surface during the game. I know that most siteslike ESPN, or even Raysbaseball.com do a great recap of the game.
So I am going to try and dig a bit deeper and try to give you some missing information,or a different insight into the contest. I am trying to develop a consistant style that will show both a new side to some things, but also some useful information for Rays fans'.
James Shields recorded his 9th win of the season last night after fighting some control issues in the 2nd inning. Shields surrendered a solo homer to Emil Brown on the first pitch he saw in the 2nd inning. Carlos Gonzalez then turned on a hanging braking ball on a 1-1 count to deposit it in the rightfield bleachers.
Shields got 7 strikeouts on 104 pitches today and is currently 9th on the AL strikeout list with 111 strikeouts this season. Shields also went 8.1 innings and was on pace to secure another complete game before Jack Cust doubled in the 9th inning.
Jonny Gomes has try to make the most of his recent outfield times. Gomes has gotten the start since Oakland started 3 straight left-handed pitchers in th this series. Gomes is trying to show the coaching staff that he derserves more playing time and can hit both righties and lefties.
Gomes last 6 hits have consisted of four extra base hits, 4 of them homers. Gomes came into the game hitting safely in 6 of 11 trips to the plate this homestand (3-8, with 3 walks). Gomes came up in the 5th inning, with Carlos Pena on first after being hit by a pitch. With a 2-2 count against him, Gomes drilled a 442 foot 2-run homer off the C-ring to tie the game at 2-all for the Rays
In the upcoming roadtrip to Kansas City, Gomes has gone 10-16 (.625) with 4 homers, 7 RBI's and a 1.536 Slugging Percentage in his last 4 games at Kauffman Stadium. With these kind of numbers, you might see more of Gomes either as a DH, or Rightfielder in this series.
One pitch after Gome's homer, Ben Zobrist sent another into the righfield stands to put the Rays in front 3-2. Zobrist, who is going back to Durham after today's game is giving the Rays something to think about by hitting consistantly on his time up with the club this season.
Jason Bartlett was posted to the Rays 25-man roster immediately following the Rays 59th victory. Bartlett had missed the last 16 games with a right knee sprained while stealing third base on July 2nd for the Rays. Bartlett is batting .281 in his last 53 games since April 27th, raising his average from .200 at the time.
Bartlett has 10 errors on the season, the last one was a throwing error on July 1st against the Boston Red Sox. The previous 4 were throwing, while his first 5 of the year were for fielding errors.
Akinora Iwamura was caught leaning on first base in the 4th inning on a great pick-off move by A's starter Greg Smith. Aki was stretching out his lead when Smith wheeled around and caught Aki on his right foot. Aki could not get back in time to beat the tag off former Rays prospect Wes Bankston.
Willy Aybar hit the most interesting hit of the night in the 7th inning. Aybar split the outfield tandem of Carlos Gonzalez and Emil Brown and the ball spun both fielders around before settling near the outfield wall. It was well hit ball that found the gap and got Aybar his 9th double of the year.
Aybar homered for the first time at Tropicana Field on Monday. Aybar now has 4 homers in 144 at bats this year. He previously had 5 homers on 29 lifetime at-bats in the majors.
Carl Crawford is hitting .137 ( 7-51) over his last 12 games since July 7th, dropping his average 20 points from .288. This stretch followed a 4-game multi-hit streak where he went 10-16 ( .625).
Crawford ranks 7th among active current players in steals ( 300), but is 4 years younger than any player ahaead of him. Crawfords' lifetime stolen base percentage of 84.2 % ranks 10th best All Time in the majors, but 2nd in the AL.
Troy Percival picked up his 20th save of the season today. Percival threw 2/3rds of an inning to record his save. Percival today became the 10th pitcher to record 10 season of at least 20 saves.
With 344 saves, he is currently 3 saves away from tying Randy Meyers for 8th place. All of Percival's save have been in the American League. Only Mariano Riveria has more AL saves than Percival. Opponents are batting .162 against him this season, 4th lowest in the American League.
Troy is currently working on becoming only the second pitcher to have over 8 30-save season in the majors. The top spot is held by the Padres ' Trevor Hoffman with 9 seasons.
The Rays will begin a 7-game road trip tomorrow , and will play 37 of their final 62 games on the road. Their last road win was June 29th in Pittsburgh. While the Rays are 40-16 at home (.714), they are 19-25 on the road (.432).
The Rays have the major's best ERA at home (2.39), but have the leagues 23rd best ERA on the road (4.93).


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Think of a web browser and some people would say Internet Explorer, whereas others Firefox is their obvious choice. Ask them to think again, and they'll pause. However, there are many other decent browsers available on the market. One of the oldest is Opera and it's recently had a major upgrade. Hard to believe for some, but Opera has been an innovator in so many areas and the first to launch new features in their browser.
Opera 10 is now available and it's a release worth investigating if you're not yet an Opera user. The first thing you'll notice is the user-interface. Well designed and arguably the best-looking browser user-interface of any of the main 'big four' web browsers. Indeed, some of the UI features planned for Firefox 3.7 and, later, 4.0, take design cues from the current Opera 10. Again, leading the pack.
The next thing you'll notice is the speed. Already fast, Opera 10 now ships with a 'turbo mode' if you're surfing the Internet on a slower connection, such as through a 3G modem. It can be set to automatically detect your Internet connection, so if you're back on your ultra-fast broadband connection, later, the turbo mode will be switched off.
If you're already an Opera user, there are still many enhancements, such as the improved Speed Dial, which super-sizes the way you see your favourite websites, when you open a new tab. The new browser now checks your spelling in any web form, which is handy. It also ships with support for the latest web standards, including HTML 5, CSS3 and is 100% ACID3 compliant, something that Internet Explorer would dream to achieve.
You can also share your data, such as your bookmarks, across your Opera browsers, across different operating systems, through MyOpera. There's little negative to say about Opera. The only small problem we find from time to time, is that banks and other sites will not allow you to browse their site in anything but Internet Explorer and Firefox. Not because Opera can't cope is insecure - quite the opposite, in fact. Apart from this, we suggest you give this fantastic browser a look. We've only covered the basics here and there are numerous advantages that Opera brings to your web browsing experience.
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