text:
[NOTE (Feb. 26 2014): Due to various BZP issues, most of these stories are no longer available but I am planning to work on reposting them. The few that are posted currently suffer from a format glitch; I'll work on fixing that. The following are all the stories currently available (the first is newly launched today and has no such errors) in order from newest to oldest:
The Destiny of Bionicle -- a complete retelling (standalone story unrelated to the others here, no need to read any of them first).
Bionicle Paracosmos: The Perfect Cage -- second episode of the second Paracosmos Saga -- completed, but some early chapters have the format glitch. Possible to read without having read previous, but some may prefer to have read them to avoid spoilers.
Altacosmos Chronicles: The Islander -- third installment in a series of standalone stories, also no need to read any previous ones. A short story. Suffers format glitch.
Bionicle Paracosmos: Endless Blue -- first episode of second Paracosmos Saga -- completed, also has glitch. A good starting point if you're not worried about spoilers here and there from the first Saga (especially the nature of the mysterious enemy the first Saga focuses on). Introduces a new enemy for the second Saga, the Kuambu.
I plan to repost the first two Altacosmos Chronicles very soon, and then begin posting the next (new) Paracosmos story (already written). I hope to also alternate this between reposting the old Paracosmos stories from the beginning. However, my next top priority is to write the Season 1 finale for the Expanded Multiverse: Cipher Chronicles.
Note: A download for the RPG computer game (The Map of Mata Nui) near the start of the first Paracosmos Saga is still available on my blog. This also introduces the mystery of the first Saga's main enemy type and then reveals it midway through the game, parallel to the revelation in the written stories, so if you want to start there and then read EB and TPC while waiting for my revisions of the original stories to go live, that should work out well.
I will edit the rest of this post to fix glitches and broken links and such at a later date.]
[color=rgb(255,0,0);]NEW: The Perfect Cage![/color]
Her dream was dark. She was floating in nothingness. Sheer void. Faint shadows brushed against her, wisps of cloth.Then she saw something. Something colorful ahead. She swam through the shadows like a fish through seaweed. She emerged to see two long tapestries in front of her, hanging from an infinite roof of black down to an infinite sea of darkness. But the tapestries seemed to be lit as if from daylight. One was more complex than the other, but its core pattern was the same.One felt familiar. But she was drawn to the second, the more complex. This one was intertwined with many strings of pure black. It felt wrong, evil. She swam closer... no, she wasn't swimming. Being pulled. She wanted to turn and flee, but could not. No, this couldn't be right!Her hand touched the cloth. It grabbed her hand and yanked. She was sucked into it.Her eyes opened. She was standing in a forest in a very different Ga-Metru from the one she knew, with the sounds of Rahi all around her, some of them familiar, others not. It had been nothing but a vision, but it made everything clear.She was not inside the Bionicle universe. She was in the Bionicle Paracosmos.Welcome to the Collection Topic for the Bionicle Paracosmos fanfic series and its "spin-offs". All these stories are what I call Adventure Mystery -- a science fantasy 'genre' that focuses on the intense thrill and adventure as the characters unravel deep, grandious mysteries, with innovative science fiction and character-focused secrets behind the mysteries. There are epics, short stories, and even an 4.5-star RPG game! Also, there's a fair bit of art for the stories, since I am as much an artist as I am a writer.All these stories revolve in some way around the Paracosmos, a corrupted parallel universe to the original (official) Cosmos. It was created in the cataclysmic and enigmatic Event in the official Cosmos. Each story is understandable without reading previous stories, so feel free to jump in anywhere. If you want the full thrill of the mysteries, begin at Epic#1, main series, but no obligation. Rating is PG-13 for intense action (no blood/gore). Series are color coded by the above image of Tapestry of Time and all its branches.NOTE: This is a partial reconstruction of the original topic (here). I've left out the sections that didn't yet have content; the Event Journal especially probably won't happen that way, but simply be flashbacks in the final main series epic. I do hope to eventually write the Tales of the Ri-Rali, but not sure.Since the old stories can no longer be posted in, being stuck on the old forum, you can review them here. I may revamp and repost some of them in the future, but it'll be a while if so.
[font="'Arial Black';"][color=#00C000;]Bionicle Paracosmos Main Series[/color][/font]
Explore the central mysteries of the Paracosmos, starting from the arrival of the Toa on Mata Nui Island. The series tends to center on the six Toa Nuva and the main Matoran characters of the Paracosmos, but has a wide range of both official and nonofficial characters. The main series is the most varied in terms of medium used, using mostly epics, some short and some long, and short stories, and there's also an award-winning RPGMaker computer game.It is divided into three Sagas.
The Hidden Enemy Saga
Type: Epic #1 | Episode: #1 | Word Count: 16000 | Page Count in MSWord: 30 | Chapters: 11 + prologue and "What Has Gone Before"Setting: Ko-Wahi | Time: Early 2001 | Mainchars: Kopaka, Nijire the Ice-Fisherwoman
The Sword is but the Focus: What begins as a simple mask quest turns into a desperate struggle with lasting consequences. Kopaka, Nijire, and others begin to face the mystery of the "hidden enemy" that is infecting Rahi at an alarming rate, while briefly Turaga Whenua discovers the Legend of the Paracosmos.
Type: Short Story #1 | Episode: #2 | Word Count: 4800 | Page Count in MSWord: 10Setting: Ta-Wahi | Time: Early 2001 | Mainchars: Tahu, Tlenoh the Ta-Guard
The Folly of Fire: Tahu struggles with some interesting plants and his own temper as he searches for a mask, while Tlenoh, a Ta-Koronan guard, Hujo, a mapmaker, and some others, mostly lava farmers, find something that will have great value to Tahu in the future.
Type: Short Story #2 | Episode: #3 | Word Count: 5200 | Page Count in MSWord: 11Setting: Onu-Wahi | Time: Early 2001 | Mainchars: Onua, Nuhuri the Rahi Tracker(ess)
Emissary of Earth: Onua is asked to deliver a note from Whenua to the other Turaga, carrying news of the mysterious legend of the Paracosmos, though Onua does not know that. But Makuta suspects something is up, and Onua must face Makuta's most desperate attempts to steal the note and read it himself. He's helped by Nuhuri the Rahi Tracker.
Type: Short Story #3 | Episode: #4 | Word Count: 5750 | Page Count in MSWord: 12Setting: Ga-Koro and Ninakorr Deep Sea Trench | Time: Early 2001| Mainchars: Gali, Nixie the Astrologer
The Noble Deep: Gali is sent off to the Ninakorr Deep Sea Trench in search of a Noble mask for Nokama, but finds the depths far more treacherous than even Nokama could have imagined. Meanwhile, Nixie struggles to understand a new prophecy in the stars that could spell doom for the entire village of Ga-Koro!
Type: Short Story #4 | Episode: #5 | Word Count: 7100 | Page Count in MSWord: 15Setting: Po-Wahi | Time: Early 2001 | Mainchars: Pohatu, Kuhauha the Po-Guard
Mystery in the Desert: Pohatu, joined by Onua (who has delivered all the notes now) search for a mask... but what they find is something different entirely, a mystery that reminds them of how they came to the island. Is it a treasure, or a death trap? One Po-Koronan guard comes to beleive it's the latter when the Toa do not return for several days.
Type: Epic #2 | Episode: #6 | Word Count: 40500 | Page Count in MSWord: 95 | Chapters: 23Setting: Le-Wahi, Mata Nui Island | Time: Mid 2001 | Mainchars: Lewa, Jombu the Kini-Nui Guard/Scribe
Agents of Surrender: Lewa receives a mission from the Turaga to seek out the mysterious "hidden enemy" that has been infecting Rahi at alarming rates in recent years. Lewa must piece together this puzzle from mere shreds of clues, and hope against all hope that if he finds what he's looking for, he'll somehow defeat an enemy that has conquered even the most untameable Rahi!Note: Part 1 of the game below takes place before/during Agents of Surrender. while Part 2 takes place after it and contains spoilers from it. Recommended to play Part 1, read Agents of Surrender, then play Part 2.
Type: RPGMaker game | Episode: #7 | Setting: Mata Nui Island | Time: Mid 2001 | Hero: Hujo the Ta-Mapmaker
The Map of Mata Nui: In this revolutionarily coded RPG, you play as Hujo the Mapmaker, as you try to unravel your mysterious destiny. To make it come true, you must find six stones and place them around a stone map of the entire island. But the only such map, which was in Jala's office, has just been destroyed, so you and a small company must travel the island and face various enemies to make a new map. Features new event-based battle system where you can actually fight on the map instead of with the built in "card game" style system, working minigames, chores, and more! 4.5-star rating in the Software Library, tied for top game with Flow of the River.Note: Part 1 takes place before/during Agents of Surrender. while Part 2 takes place after it and contains spoilers from it. Recommended to play Part 1, read Agents of Surrender, then play Part 2.
Type: Epic #3 | Episode: Number Eight | Word Count:78800 | Page Count in MSWord: 185 | Chapters: 21Setting: Mata Nui Island | Time: Late 2001 | Mainchars: Kopaka, Rathoa the Captain of the Rahunga
Captain of Treason: The Captain of Makuta's treasonous servants, named Rathoa, steals Kopaka's sword, which now gives the user the power of ice due to being merged with a Btou staff. Rathoa plays on the gameboard of the end of the 2001 story with his own goals in mind, and recalls his lifestory -- the tale of the origin of the Rahunga. As events spiral out of control towards a confrontation between the forces of evil and good, vital clues are unveiled towards unraveling the mystery of the Paracosmos.
Type: Epic #4 | Episode: #9 | Word Count: 87000 | Page Count in MSWord: 260 | Chapters: 49 + prologue and epilogueSetting: Mata Nui Island, Twisted Island, Kriitunga Island | Time: Early 2002 | Mainchars: Hujo the Mapmaker, Pohatu
Twisted Island: A ghostly enemy known as the Ghomboka are awoken with the Bohrok, and they quickly kidnap Hujo and some others with him. They wake up hours later on a dark island the Ghomboka call Twisted Island, where the sky is pure black, there are traces of an ancient civilization, and dangerous beasts have been released from a zoocraft. Pohatu spearheads the effort to figure out where Hujo and company went and to unravel the mysteries of the Ghomboka. Meanwhile, the entire Unknown people become trapped on Twisted Island and depend on Hujo to unravel its mysteries to free them and rescue the very fate of the Paracosmos.
The Rulers of the Sea Saga
Type: Epic #5 (divided into 5 Parts) | Episode: #10 | Word Count: 219,300 | Chapters: 50 + prologue and epilogueSetting: Mata Nui Island and many other places, especially Kriitunga Island | Time: Mid-2002 to end of 2002 | Mainchars: Bhukasa the reptilian sea captain, Lewa, Niaka the Ga-Matoran ferrywoman, Hujo the Jahurungi, a mysterious character, and many side characters
Endless Blue: A whole fleet of enemy ships has been sighted on a direct course for Mata Nui, as the Bohrok rampage across the island. In addition to the Cosmos-mirroring Bohrok, the Third Faction is controlling many Bohrok for their own purposes, but overshadowing all of this is the mysterious threat of the seafaring Kuambu. Their name is about all our main characters know about them, but they know the Kuambu claim to rule the Endless Ocean.Bhukasa sails out to investigate them and try to get his memories back from a time long ago when he sailed over these very seas, and from ancient times, before the rest of his people went extinct. Lewa investigates the Bohrok, while Niaka leads Eight Matoran to investigate the enemy fleet. Meanwhile, Hujo is finally shown some of the key secrets of the Unknown by Caroha, on a long interdimensional journey to visit the original Cosmos. Each of the five Parts also has a guest side character with their own subplots, as well as a few other related POVs.
Type: Epic #6 (divided into 5 Parts) | Episode: #11 | Word Count: 223,600 | Chapters: 48 + prologue and epilogueSetting: Mata Nui Island and many other places, especially Vaurukan's Island and the inside of a mysterious location | Time: Early 2003 | Mainchars: Toa Onua, Ko-Matoran fisherwoman Nijire, and Toa Kopaka
The Perfect Cage: Onua has made a deal with the villain Rathoa to travel to an island ruled by an enigmatic mercenary of the Kuambu, where Makuta Teridax has been trapped, to ensure that servants of the Brotherhood will not free Makuta. Also, this same mercenary, Vaurukan, has kidnapped almost the entire population of Ko-Koro, so Onua's group must free them -- Kopaka hopes to help, but someone else has other plans for him. Meanwhile, the Bohrok Kal's shaky alliance with the Toa will be tested and broken by the Kuambu, though the means and motive are unclear.The one thing that appears to tie together these disparate events is a mysterious attack on the Mangai volcano and a secret mission given to Onua by the Unknown. What is really going on... and how do you escape the perfect cage?
[font="'Arial Black';"][color=#008080;]Paracosmos Bonus Series[/color][/font]
These stories take place just before and during the finale of the second Saga, during late 2007 to early 2006, but are designed to be readable at any time, without giving away main series spoilers. Many of them were not planned in advance, and in the case of Faces of Shadow are not chronological (but they're listed here in the best order to read them in); they're "ooh I must write this" extra BP stories, though things revealed in them will be important to the second Saga finale and the Paracosmos as a whole.The Bonus series tends to have its own character, mystery, and plot threads carried throughout, and is leading to a finale epic that is in the planning stages, which culminates all the threads. It was originally intended to be purely short stories and epics, but a short storylined arcade-style game was included when a contest inspired it (though it didn't win, it does carry the bonus arc forward).
Type: Short Story | Bonus #1 | Main Series Episode: ? | Word Count: 7100 | Page Count in MSWord: 18Setting: Koulshra Island | Time: Early 2006 | Mainchar: Takanuva
Sacrifice: Takanuva has been trapped on a mysterious rocky island with several Matoran and a non-Matoran named Bhukasa. The fearsome beasts known as the Koulshra prevent escape, and 'eat' energy from the Matoran. Immediately when the story starts, Takanuva is faced with a horrible choice -- to save someone's life he must make a huge sacrifice.
Type: Short Story | Bonus #2 | Main Series Episode: ? | Word Count: Exactly 4000 | Page Count in MSWord: 13Setting: Metru Nui and a secret location | Time: 500 years after Great Cataclysm, 500 years before 2001 story | Mainchar: Bomonga the Onu-Rahaga[font="'Arial Black';"]Impetus: S&T#4 Thousand Years Untold Contest Example Entry[/font]
Faces of Shadow: Bomonga faces a shadowy threat when Visorak make their presence known after 500 years of being disbanded--a group of them claims to have just now learned of their leader's death while planning an attack on the city. Through a translator, they claim to be interested in peace talks. But Bomonga immediately suspects all is not as it seems...
Type: Epic | Bonus #3 | Main Series Episode: ? | Word Count: 65400 | Page Count in MSWord: 146 | Chapters: 16 + prologue & epilogueSetting: Destral, Kwarotos Coldmountain Island, Metru Nui, and more | Time: Early-Mid 2006 | Mainchars: Taureko the Ko-Translator (from Faces of Shadow), Takanuva[font="'Arial Black';"]Impetus: Epics Contest #7: [color=#ff0000;]Murder Mystery Top Winner![/color][/font]
Mindfire: Taureko arrives on Destral to steal the hinged stone Scroll of Languages to help the side of good in a secretive conflict raging throughout the Paracosmos. But he fails, and during a strange phenomenon called a Cosmos Lurch that alters the physics of the Paracosmos itself, the scroll's fiery power kills Makuta Okrelox, Taureko's former master. As events stampede toward a deadly catastrophe, Taureko forces the Brotherhood to allow Takanuva to prove his innocence, and begins recalling his past adventures as a slave. He must come to terms with his own inner demons before the "mindfire" proves to be the death of his friends and enemies alike.[The short epic: Unseen, was begun as a blog feature, which I failed to finish before the downtime. I am working on finishing it now and will simply post it as an epic soonish. :)]
Type: RPGMaker Arcade-style game | Bonus #5 | Main Series Episode: ? | Setting: Twisted Island | Time: Mid-Late 2006 | Hero: Enigma, an Unknown[font="'Arial Black';"]Impetus: FCG Contest #1: Arcade entry[/font]
Enigma Pacman: Inspired by Pacman, and continuing major plot threads left off in Mindfire and Twisted Island, this is a one-map arcade game with a short Adventure Mystery storyline. You play as Enigma, a good-guy shapeshifter with a memory loss disease, collecting energy fruit to get Attack Mode, and earn points to earn more Attack Mode forms and other unlockables. Explores the mysteries of who Enigma really is, and what connection there may be between the Ghomboka and the Mindfire. There are also storyline-fitting cheatcodes, called Lurchcodes, that let you tap into the power of a Cosmos Lurch and alter physics itself in your favor. The storyline parts can be skipped and played later if you prefer to get right to the gameplay.
[font="'Arial Black';"][color=#000080;]Altacosmos Chronicles[/color][/font]
Each Altacosmos is its own unique alternate timeline branching off of the official Cosmos timeline. This series is a Bionicle "What If" series, with each Chronicle being a standalone Adventure Mystery short story. Partly inspired by Takuta-Nui's excellent [Etymologies] SS series; see his [color=#a0522d;][color=#A0522D;]Absolutity[/color][/color] collection topic. These Chronicles exist in tablet form in the Paracosmos Unknown Library -- they're for Unknown eyes only!Here is the intro, included in the first two (but I decided to discontinue it since then as it delays getting to the actual stories):
Welcome to the Altacosmos Chronicles. I am Caroha, a seer of visions that transcend all barriers of time and space. Once I was but a humble Ga-Matoran scientist in the original Cosmos; now I rule the Unknown, secretive shapeshifters in the Bionicle Paracosmos.Every dimension can be seen as a tapestry woven together by the strings of souls. Only the Cosmos and Paracosmos are fully real, yet shadow tapestries branch off of them -- possible futures and images of how events could have played out. These Altacosmoses do have value -- by studying what did NOT happen, we can better understand what did, and it is urgent that the Unknown understand the Cosmos, so these tablets study alternate versions of that original realm.NOTE: To disguise my secret methods of gaining this information and to make the account easier to follow, each Chronicle will be written like a short story. Each is given an evocative label to aid memorization.WARNING: If you are not an Unknown or a trusted ally, or if you have been exiled, [color=#FF0000;]DO NOT read on[/color].
Type: Short Story | Chronicle: #1 | Word Count: 5600 | Page Count in MSWord: 18Setting: Metru Nui, outerspace (Ignika flying through it), Vahtoran Universe | Time: Early Teridax Reign 2009 | Mainchars: Toa Nuparu, Mata Nui
Bio Code: What if there was another protodermic universe the good guys could take refuge in during Makuta Teridax's reign? Toa Nuparu is sent by Mata Nui on a scouting mission to find out if a newer giant robot will work as a refuge.
Type: Short Epic | Chronicle: #2 | Word Count: 9000 | Page Count in MSWord: 26 | Chapters: 5Setting: Various Matoran Universe-related locations, mainly Metru Nui | Time: After Mata Nui Awakening (this universe's version of 2009 MU story) | Mainchar: Toa Ignika
The Dynasty: What if Toa Ignika learned of Teridax's Plan and devised an alternative to the Countdown? Toa Ignika deals with the aftermath of that fateful decision, which begins the Dynasty of Mata Nui.
Type: Short Story| Chronicle: #3 | Word Count: 5700 | Page Count: 17Setting: Reformed Spherus Magna | Time: unspecified years after the giant robot battle | Mainchar: Kapura
The Islander: What if a particular Matoran, overcome by nostalgia for Mata Nui Island, set about trying to bring it back? Kapura faces unimagined troubles when Macku goes back to her old ways.
Edited by bonesiii, Feb 26 2014 - 10:56 AM.


text:
Roundup: Creating an Outdoor Oasis
- A summer barbeque or picnic calls for cold drinks, good music, and maybe a few of these Accessories for Outdoor Entertaining.
- For some inspiration from real homes, check out this post on Balconies Across the Globe.
- This is a great idea for creating a more lush balcony space if your plants haven't grown in yet - Look! Small Camouflaged Balcony.
- Apartment Therapy LA gives some insight on creating an outdoor space to suit your needs: 5 Tips for Creating an Outdoor Space.
- Beautiful, brightly colored outdoor chairs at a variety of price points at High & Low: Colorful Outdoor Chairs.
- Cover up a funky balcony or patio with a rug from this Roundup: Outdoor Rug Ideas.
- A look at some cute and affordable items for beautifying your outdoor space: Roundup: 8 Things We Love for Outdoor Living.
- If you don't have any outdoor space to speak of, take some inspiration from Roundup: Window Boxes and put those window sills to work!
(Top Image: Reed Davis for House Beautiful

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Contact a Weichert Sales Associate
† Excluded Feature
See complete school information
939 Alamo Plaza Dr, Cedar Park, TX, 78613 is a Single Family Home for rent at $1,595 with 1,854 sqft and a lot size of 0.098 Acre(s). 939 Alamo Plaza Dr has 3 bedrooms, 2.1 baths, and was built in 2012. The property's zip code is 78613 which is in Cedar Park, TX
Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Listing data provided courtesy of the Internet Data Exchange Program of the Austin Board of REALTORS(r)(alternatively, from ACTRIS)
The data relating to real estate for sale on this web site comes in part from the Internet Data Exchange Program of the Austin Board of REALTORS(r)(alternatively, from ACTRIS) . Real Estate listings held by brokerage firms (licensees) other than Weichert Realtors include the name of the listing brokers.
The information being provided is for consumers' personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.
Data is updated as of 11/21/2018.


text:
We did something this year that has tilted the Lewis world on its axis.
We introduced our children to Star Wars. Life will never be the same again.
Lego building will never be the same again. Or dress up. Or scripture study. Even mealtime has been altered by The Force.
We used to have regular conversations at the dinner table. Now they all involve distant galaxies, strange ships and names that involve a lot of Fett and Sith and Darth. We used to come home from the library with heaps of classics. Now it's all "Clone Wars" and "Anakin Rises Again."
My children and I don't even speak the same language anymore. They used to ask questions about why snow falls. Now they ask, "Do you think the Battle of Naboo would have turned out different if it had happened on Coruscant or the moon of Endor?" They might as well be quoting Dante's "Inferno" in the original Italian. I have no idea what they're talking about.
What astonishes me most is the urgency of this story, the need for them to connect it all in their heads. My 9-year-old calls to me after I've put him to bed. "Mom, Mom!" He is frantic.
I run in and kneel by his bed. "What is it?"
"Would you rather live on Cloud City or Alderaan?" he asks.
I slow my breathing. "Go to bed," I tell him.
Even the 3-year-old, Asher, who has not seen the movies, is in on the action. One day he was bouncing around on his giant red ball — the kind with a handle on top for gripping. His older brother grabbed it away. Asher yelled, "Give me back my Bouncy Hunter."
I stepped into the living room. "What did he just say?"
My older son grinned. "Bouncy Hunter. He named his ball after the bounty hunter Boba Fett."
I've been doing little experiments around the house to see how long it will take to steer the conversation toward Star Wars. I think the max lag time so far is five minutes. If we are reading scriptures, they want to know if the prophets would have talked about Star Wars. And wouldn't Heavenly Father want to create a world just like Star Wars? And could they ask him that in their prayers?
I sat my kids down to dinner the other night, intent on having a real conversation, the kind that happened B.S.W. — Before Star Wars.
"We're studying the prophet Lorenzo Snow in Relief Society," I tell them. "He lived on a farm, and because his dad was gone so often, he had to do all the work. Can you imagine?" Their interest is piqued. "He lived during the time of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young," I continue. They are listening. This is going to be a great discussion. We're going to talk about hard work and conversion and the powerful choices you can make at a young age.
There is a pause. My 7-year-old pipes up: "So if Lorenzo Snow lived that long ago, I guess he wouldn't have known George Lucas?"
You see what I'm up against here. I feel like Princess Leia single-handedly fighting off an army of Storm Troopers.
I keep expecting this to wear off. We've been through waves of Bob the Builder, Thomas the Train, Pokemon and Ninjago and Hero Factory. I knew those were phases. Star Wars, on the other hand, seems to be a lifestyle, or perhaps an alternate form of oxygen — something that must be breathed on a daily basis for the rest of your life.
This was confirmed when I read a blurb in my local newspaper. The Obama Administration recently rejected a petition (by adults!) to build a genuine Death Star. There may be some inefficiencies in Washington, but they got it right on this one. They turned down the proposal, which would have cost the United States $850 quadrillion. Also, an official was reported as saying, "The administration does not support blowing up planets."
I'm sure mothers everywhere breathed a sigh of relief. A perpetuation of this alternate universe is not what we need. What we need is an English-Jedi dictionary and a dose of hope that the Dark Side doesn't carry our children away forever.
Tiffany Gee Lewis lives in St. Paul, Minn., and is the mother of four boys. She blogs at thetiffanywindow.wordpress.com. Her email is [email protected]


text:
For attorneys
Certificates of good standing
Attorneys who wish to receive a certificate of good standing should send a request in writing to the Clerk of the Supreme Court and enclose a check (made out to "Wisconsin Supreme Court") for $3 for each certificate requested. The address is:
Clerk of the Supreme Court
110 East Main Street, Suite 215
P.O. Box 1688
Madison, WI 53701-1688
Please include your name, attorney number, and approximate date of admission.
For additional questions, contact the Clerk of Supreme Court Office at (608) 266-1880 or email@example.com.


text:
Please read the guidelines in their entirety first!
Don't know where your topic belongs? Please post in here and a staff member will move your post to the most appropriate area.
Use this control to limit the display of threads to those newer than the specified time frame.
Allows you to choose the data by which the thread list will be sorted.
Order threads in...
Note: when sorting by date, 'descending order' will show the newest results first.
Bluelight User Agreement (BLUA)


text:
source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21191/info Grandora Rialto is prone to multiple input-validation vulnerabilities, including SQL-injection and cross-site scripting issues, because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data. Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials, compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database implementation. Version 1.6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. http://www.example.com/searchkey.asp?Keyword='[sql] http://www.example.com/searchkey.asp?Keyword=1&I1=1&searchin='[sql]
Related ExploitsTrying to match CVEs (1): CVE-2006-6927
Trying to match OSVDBs (1): 30553
Other Possible E-DB Search Terms: Grandora Rialto 1.6, Grandora Rialto


text:
It didn't take the Seahawks long to realize that Bobby Wagner was ready to make an impact in the NFL. Initially playing base downs, Wagner would be an every-down player by Week 5, and it's not hard to see why. When all was said and done, no 4-3 middle linebacker had a higher grade and it led to Wagner receiving second team All-Pro honors from our good selves.
Only Lavonte David had a higher Run Stop Percentage than the 14.4 Wagner managed, while the Seahawk was also among the better tacklers in the league. He missed just one in every 20.1 attempted tackles, good enough for the sixth-highest Tackling Efficiency of any inside linebacker. The metrics merely give substance to the play of Wagner, the latest in a long line of Seahawks draft successes.
For the offense:
Back in the offseason I told Neil Hornsby to temper his expectations around Russell Wilson. Sure, he was a preseason star and had quite the buzz about him, but how many times have we read that script only for it to end with a guy looking out of his depth?
Well, I needn't have said anything because Wilson didn't just deliver as expected, he surpassed those expectations in a way you didn't think possible. Surrounded by plenty of talent, Wilson started slowly and just got better and better. Hurting teams all over the field with his arm and his legs, he ended the year with our sixth-highest overall grade of all quarterbacks.
His numbers are excellent, but they really don't do him justice. This is a guy whose performance should serve to eradicate some outdated scouting philosophies.
Let's see if the experts agree on Saturday.


text:
Singer Rita Ora has split from Kim Kardashian's younger brother, according to a U.K. report.
The R.I.P. hitmaker initially played down rumours she was dating Rob Kardashian this summer, telling Complex magazine, "It's not really a relationship. It's not that intense. He's a cool guy. We're close. We're good friends. I got his back and he's got mine."
Kardashian fuelled gossip in October by posting a picture of the pair kissing on his Twitter.com account, but now Britain's The Sun newspaper reports the pair has parted ways after struggling to find time for each other.
A source tells the publication, "It's really sad – they really liked each other but with him living in L.A. and her over in London, it was becoming impossible to maintain a relationship.
"They'd only decided to go public with the romance a couple of months ago so as not to put any pressure on themselves but they've already split. Rob has now deleted everything on Twitter that reminds him of Rita."
Singer Rita Ora has split from Kim Kardashian's younger brother, according to a U.K. report.


text:
webpage capture
|Saved from
|All snapshots
|from host www1.american.edu
|sharedownload .zipreport error or abuse
Case Number: 393 Identifier: SIBNUKE Description: Siberia Nuclear Waste I. Identification 1. The Issue. In Siberia, 3000 kilometers from Moscow lies the Siberian Chemical Combine. This facility was part of the Russian nuclear program since the beginning of the Cold War. After almost 40 years of producing weapons grade nuclear material, the reactors were shut down and the facility now serves as a storage site for radioactive material and a uranium enrichment facility. In 1993 an explosion occurred at the facility contaminating almost 120 kilometer2 of the surrounding province of Tomsk. For the first time in the accident plagued history of the Soviet/Russian nuclear program, the Russian Government notified the public of the incident. However, the cult of nuclear secrecy that permeated the Soviet Union seems to be re-emerging in the Russian Federation. Government agencies were embroiled in conflict over how much information should be released. The information that was not given, the environmental state of the combine and the Russian Government's intent to sell nuclear technology gives cause for concern to the entire. 2. Description: The Siberian Chemical Combine Siberia, 3000 kilometers east of Moscow in Russia, a city stands dedicated to the former Soviet Unionþs nuclear program. Now known as Seversk, during the Cold War Tomsk-7 was one of over a dozen secret nuclear cities. Tomsk-7 was home to the Siberian Chemical Combine (SCC). The Combineþs five reactors came on line between 1955-1967 and were similar to the RBMK reactors at Chernobyl. They are slightly larger than the reactors at the Mayak Chemical Combine in Chelyabinsk, a region known as the most polluted place on Earth. The 192 km2 city was built to house the 107,000 workers and families of the SCC. It was situated 15 km north west of the city of Tomsk with a population of 500,000. The SCC sits on the River Tom, a tributary of the Ob River. (Bohmer 1995, 2) The earliest reactors to be commissioned had open cooling systems. Water from the nearby Chernilshikov River was pumped in to cool the reactors and the subsequent irradiated water was discharged back into the river. The Chernilshikov is a tributary of the Tom River. In 1990 members of the Natural Resource Defense Council conducted tests that reveal the effects of the open cooling system. At the juncture of the Chernilshikov and Tom Rivers, air samples had readings of 300 millirads (urad) per hour and water samples measured 400 urad per hour. Near the village of Chernilshikov, situated on the right bank of the Tom, measurements of 3,100 becequerels (Bq) per meter2 of Plutonium 239 were taken by the group. (Bohmer 1995, 8) Stored Waste There is a vast amount of waste stored at the facility from its four decades of operations. In addition, base security has become lax, and the facilities are deteriorating. There are separate storage sites for liquid and solid radioactive waste. Liquid waste is stored in reservoirs B1 and B2. It is believed that the two reservoirs are holding almost 300,000 meters3 of waste containing more than 126 megacuries (Mci) of radiation. These pools are uncovered and radiation has been detected in local moose and fauna. Wind storms are known to occur in the region, thus spreading of radioactive sediments may have occurred and could continue to do so in the future. Attempts would be made to fill the reservoirs in the early 1990s. (Bohmer 1995, 5) Solid waste is also stored at SCC. There is believed to be 127,000 tons of waste in above and underground facilities. The above ground facility is in a state of deterioration. Waste is put in the facility through a series of roof hatches where cracks are beginning to form. Measurements have been taken of these cracks and they are emitting 5.6 rem per hour. (Bohmer 1995, 7) The most serious source of stored waste at SCC is liquid waste stored in a series of wells at the complex. Russia chose the wells because of the trouble they had experienced with above ground storage sites in the 1950s, especially at the Mayak Chemical Combine. In 1993 Russian scientists admitted that at least half of all the waste produced by the Soviet nuclear program during the Cold War was buried at three locations: Dimitrovgrad near the Volga River; Krasnoyarsk near the Yenisei River; and at SCC near Tomsk and the Ob River. The combined radiation held in the three sets of wells is believed to be almost 3 billion curies. In comparison, Chernobyl released 50 million curies, mostly of the short life variety. (Broad 1994, A1) Underground well storage goes against the established international norm. The United States, and most other nuclear nations, use above ground storage in steel waste tanks. There have been 2 attempts at below ground storage in the US, at Hanford Reservation in the state of Washington and at Oak Ridge Tennessee. Both attempts were canceled due to environmental concern for potential leaks in the storage sites. SCC is already believed to be contaminating the surrounding Tomsk Oblast region. A Tomsk based environmental group has detected cracks in the wells and the clay and sandstone put in place to prevent seepage to the surrounding ground and water systems. Since these fault lines were discovered the radioactive isotope cesium137 in drinking water in some regions of Tomsk. (Shapiro 1994, A47) Accidents As with most facilities of the Soviet/Russian nuclear industry, SCC has seen its share of nuclear accidents. There have been 23 known incidents at the complex since 1961. The earliest and one of the more significant was a condenser explosion in 1961 where there were two confirmed deaths. There have also been a number of spontaneous chain reactions in the SCC reactors. (Zakharov 1995, 14) There have not been any accidents on the scale of the Chernobyl explosion. However, much like the Mayak Chemical Combine in Chelyabinsk, the cumulative effects of intentional and accidental releases of radiation and stored radioactive waste throughout SCC and Russia, are enough to make Chernobyl pale in comparison. The problems at SCC again are reminiscent of other nuclear cities in the Soviet Union. In 1960, SCC produced 90 kilograms more plutonium 239 then was indicated on its records. As such, management was forced to cover up the discrepancy. In 1967 it decided to take surplus plutonium out of storage and have it reprocessed. Therefore, between 50-60kg of plutonium was transferred out as waste and discharged into the uncovered reservoirs. The missing plutonium was never found. (Bohmer 1995, 9) One of the more recent accidents at Tomsk-7 reveal a good deal about the current state of the Russian nuclear program. 1993 Tomsk-7 Explosion On 6 April 1993 a tank containing an industrial solution of paraffin and tributyl phosphate used to decontaminate decommissioned nuclear reactors exploded. The tank was located in the SCC chemical separation plant, known as Object 15. It had a volume of 34.1 meters3 and was holding a 25 meter3 solution containing approximately 8,773 kilograms of uranium and 310 kilograms of plutonium. The radiation in the solution was determined to be 559.3 Ci. (Bohmer 1995, 9) The explosion may have occurred in a Uranium enrichment process for a foreign company. The French firm COGEMA has a ten year contract with SCC to reprocess and enrich uranium. The French government will not allow domestic companies to conduct these activities due to the potential dangers such as this explosion. (Illesh 1993b, 30) The explosion is believed to have occurred due to worker negligence. The time period for the particular operation was cut short by an employee. Gas formed in the container and increased pressure on the hermetically sealed tank. In addition, a pressure valve was not fully opened allowing the already growing pressure to reach a level of 17 atmospheres. The tank was built to withstand a pressure of 12 atmospheres. (Chernykh 1993, 20) The resulting explosion was strong enough to knock down walls on two floors of the complex and caused a fire on the roof. (Rossiiskiye Vesti 8 April 1993, 1) It is believed that 115 Ci of radiation was dispersed over a 120 kilometer2 region. In the most severely irradiated locations, gamma radiation is 20 times normal rates. The accident was ranked a 4 out of 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale(INES). In comparison, Chernobyl ranked 7. (Bohmer 1995, 9) The 1993 explosion was unique in that the Russian Government informed the general public of the accident. Within 4 hours of the explosion, city and province radio had notified the local populace. However, information was still not being freely given by the SCC or the government. There appears to be discrepancies in the information being given about the accident. The SCC management assured the public that the accident was not serious and that radiation was not above maximum allowable levels. Yet many studies reflect high levels of radiation. One environmental group, Greenpeace, states that SCC and the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy are mitigating the radiation levels so as to not lose support from the government or possible contracts with foreign nations. To further confirm the Greenpeace allegations is the apparent political confrontations within the government itself. After the Tomsk-7 explosion, Russian President Boris Yeltsin issued a decree to ensure the safety of all nuclear power facilities and the nuclear weapons complex. Yet there is evidence that the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Atomic Energy(Minatom) has prevented specialists from investigating their various facilities. An example is that Minatom argues that only 5% of the solution in the tank was released while the Committee for the Supervision of Atomic Power safety inspected the tank and believes that at least 50% of the solution escaped in the explosion. (Illesh 1993a, 27) After this political conflict occurred, the Tomsk-7 explosion was ranked a 4 on the INES. Thus, it is likely that the explosion released more radiation than the SCC and certain government ministries want to admit. In fact, a 1995 study conducted by the Siberian Medical University with specialists from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, England, the Netherlands, Austria and Hungary, found medical results indicating high levels of radiation. In two districts of the proposed fall out area, there were higher incidents of many diseases, especially Cancer. In particular, children exhibited diminished endurance and low manual strength and memory. These are similar to what happened to children in 1963-64 after another nuclear accident at SCC. Finally, it was determined that the areas with highest incidents of medical abnormalities match the wind patterns that came from the SCC. (Zakharov 1995, 15) The consequences of the Tomsk-7 accident and the situation at SCC are many. It is of grave importance to the rest of the world that Russia deal with its environmental problems. It is unclear exactly how many nuclear þcitiesþ that the Soviet Union operated. This in and of itself is enough to cause worry because it implies that Russia is still holding on to the cult of nuclear secrecy in the post Cold War. Second, what is understood by the rest of the world is that Russia is likely to be the most polluted place on Earth. A great majority of this pollution comes from a nuclear industry fraught with inadequate understanding of, let alone care for the environment. The Soviets felt that nature was to be used according to peoples needs, thus they felt that purposeful misuse was acceptable. However, what was not realized is that the cumulative affect may be enough to destroy the entire nation. A prime example is that over three quarters of Russian lakes and rivers are so contaminated that they cannot be used as drinking water. (Yablokov 1993, 579) The 1993 explosion at the SCC also should be noted for the governmentþs reactions. The accident was reported to the public, as opposed to the accidents during the Soviet and early post-Soviet years. However, there is still conflict over the specific causes and results. The SCC and the nuclear industry wanted to keep the specific facts of the explosion secret. (Zakharov 1995, 14) While informing the general public of the accident is good, there is still a great deal of secrecy involving the rest of the civil/military nuclear industrial complex. There are many examples of nuclear accidents that until very recently were still guarded secrets of the Russian government such as those at Chelyabinsk and Krasnoyarsk. According to international rules, the plant should be shut down until exact reasons could be determined for the explosion. The SCC was allowed to continue operating. Thus, it is possible that proper studies have not been conducted to determine the safety of the nuclear industrial complex. This point leads to one final, yet major problem. In this transition period, Russia is in desperate need of currency. As such it continues to involve itself with contracts to handle foreign nuclear waste such as SCC was doing for the French firm COGEMA. Russia also wants to sell nuclear technology to foreign nations, specifically North Korea and Iran. There is also the lax security that can and has lead to weapons grade material smuggling. If this continues to be the case, than this accident shows that Russia should be stopped before the rest of the world will be made to suffer. As it now stands, the environmental problem is too large to be contained just in Russia, however, if something is not done than the problem will extend from Russia to the rest of the world. 3. Related Cases Czech N-Plant [MOCHO] Case Russia N-Sub [RUSSNUKE] Case Russia Nuclear Exports TEMELIN N-Plant Case ESTONIA Nuclear Case Chernobyl Case URAL Case ARCTIC Case Siberia Nuclear Pollution [SIBNUKE] Case JAPANSEA Case LUCKY Case 4. Key Word Cluster (1) Nuclear (2) Radiation (3) Explosion 5. Draft Author: Michael Goulet, December 1996 II. Legal Cluster 6. Discourse and Status: DISAGREE and ALLEG There have been no direct charges made against Russia concerning the Tomsk incident or the conditions at the SCC in general. There has been more information released to the public in regards to this radiation accident then in the past. However, there are still problems of access to exact details of what precipitated the explosion and the amount of radiation released. Also, some environmental groups (local and international) have accused the government of actually concealing information so as to not lose any potential business ventures. 7. Discourse and Status: Russia and MULTIlateral The radiation from the 1993 accident has not affected any nations other than Russia. However, the amount of radiation stored at the SCC and released into the Chernilshikov River (and, subsequently, into the Ob River) has the potential to contaminate international waters. Also, the Russian nuclear program as a whole has relied on a number of nuclear cities similar to Tomsk-7. Thus the combined radiation in Russia, and the former Soviet republics again has the potential to affect a number of other nations. Finally, many nations hope to do business in the emerging Russian market economy. As such, they will have to deal not only with the appalling environmental conditions but also the added environmental costs of production. Such costs would very likely include cleanup of Russian business sites, or lost employee hours due to environmentally related illness. 8. Decision Breadth: 1 (Russia) The accident at the SCC and the cumulative affects of stored radiation at the facility has, to date, not caused any adverse consequences in other nations. 9. Legal Standing: TREATY and LAW The International Atomic Energy Agency, the 1994 International Convention on Nuclear Safety, and the 1996 Moscow Nuclear Summit all are relevant to this case. They all serve to protect the world against the harmful effects of nuclear accidents. In addition, they attempt to make transparent the nuclear industries of declared nuclear states. Russia has begun to make its nuclear industry more transparent as can be seen in the 1993 Tomsk accident. It has also begun to act on a more cooperative basis in regards to past radiation related accidents. There is, however, more information to be gathered from Russia. In order to meet its requirements as an I.A.E.A. member, Russia needs to determine what exactly caused the problem at the SCC, make public the information, and then correct the problem as may be necessary in other facilities. In addition, Russia, along with the industrialized states that make up the Group of 7 agreed in April of 1996 that more transparency was needed in the nuclear industry as a whole. If this is the case, then there is much work to be done. The SCC tried to keep some of the information classified. Also, it still is at odds with the government over nuclear safety Committee as to exact amounts of radiation released in the explosion. Finally, the Ministries of Defense and Atomic Energy have publicly interfered with President Yeltsinþs attempts to inspect the operations of nuclear energy and military facilities. Russian national law is also involved in this case. Beginning in 1992, 4 pieces of legislation pertaining to the environment and state secrets were adopted. They were aimed at opening up the former Soviet cult of nuclear secrecy. This legislation included the 1991 Law on the Environment, 1993 Law on State Secrets, 1995 Law on the Use of Nuclear Energy and the 1995 Law on Information Informationization and Protection of Information. However, these laws have been reversed in all but name by one additional piece of legislation. In November 1995 President Boris Yeltsin signed Edict 203 which allowed the classification of information concerning the design, operation, or security of the nuclear complex. (National Resource Defense Council, 1) Another interesting event occurred in 1996. The Norwegian environmental group Bellona has been documenting the nuclear contamination and storage practices of the Soviet/Russian Navy. Bellona reports that the Russian Northern Fleetþs storage facilities have tons of nuclear waste in open air facilities. A former Russian naval officer, Alexandr Nikitn, who has been working for Bellona, was arrested by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) for passing state secrets. In addition, the Bellona office in Murmansk was raided by the FSB and had all its equipment and research confiscated. The information contained in the reports was gathered, according to Bellona, from public resources. The citizens of Russia had a right to know about it but the Russian Government did not agree. What this seems to represent is the rebirth of nuclear secrecy in Russia. (Reuters 1996, A6) C. Geographic Cluster 10. Geography Continental Domain: Europe Geographic Site: Siberia Geographic Impact: Russia 11. Sub-National Factors: YES The subnational factors involved in this case deal with information management. While the 1993 Tomsk-7 explosion saw the first time that the government informed the public, there still was not a complete admission of facts. As already stated, the SCC sought to keep all information relating to the explosion classified. The conflict over safety inspections for the nuclear industrial complex indicates a lack of governmental coordination of, or perhaps control of its facilities. 12. Type of Habitat: TEMPerate D. Trade Cluster 13. Type of Measure: Regulatory Ban 14. Direct vs. Indirect Impact: IND Though exact details have not been determined, the radiation that has been released into the Chernilshikov River and subsequently into the Ob River likely polluted the sea life along this vast expanse of Russia. What also must be remembered is that the Techa River, polluted by the Mayak Chemical Combine in Chelyabinsk, also leads into the Ob. As such, the cumulative affect of just these two facilities has enough radiation to potentially affect Arctic sealife for decades if not centuries. Also, the combined cleanup costs of the Russian nuclear industry will have an indirect impact on all forms of trade. Russia is already a financially depressed nation, the additional funds that must be used for the environment will undoubtedly take money away from economic development. 15. Relation of Measure to Impact: a. Directly Related to Product: No b. Indirectly Related to Product: Yes c. Not Related to Product: No d. Related to Process: Yes It is likely that Russian nuclear contamination influences the traditional economic inputs of land, labor, and capital. As such, when any of the three are used in the production of goods and services in Russia, they will indirectly effect the product by having a negative impact on the safety level of said product. In addition, dealing with the safety of the product will impact on both the input and output processes in order to reduce and eliminate any harmful effects of the product. 16. Trade Product Identification: Nuclear 17. Economic Data: The exact cleanup costs for the 1993 Tomsk accident, let alone for the entire nuclear dilemma, have yet to be established. The one year period following the explosion, saw the government appropriate 20 billion rubles for cleanup in addition to the normal outlays for the nuclear program. Furthermore, costs of treatment for radiation sickness and lost work time undoubtedly had serious impact on the region. (Yablokov 1994, 7) Taken as a whole, which due to the nature of the problem is necessary, the costs to the economy from the Soviet nuclear program would be more than a burden for an industrialized country, let alone a country that is basically underdeveloped. 18. Degree of Competitive Impact: HIGH The region effected by the accident was a closed city and not involved directly with international trade. However, the combined effects of the contaminated regions of Russia will be enough to stress the entire country through likely budgetary outlays for contamination control and cleanup. 19. Industry Sector: MANY Due to the cumulative affects of radiological contamination, almost any industry could be effected. Due to placement of the nuclear cities, to name but one aspect of the Soviet nuclear industry, the most likely industries will be in food, lumber, and minerals. 20. Exporters and Importers: Russia and Many E. Environmental Cluster 21. Environmental Problem Type: BIODIV 22. Species Information: MANY The area contaminated by the 1993 explosion was relatively sparsely populated woodland. As such, there was a great deal of tree life and other herbaceous plants. In addition, there was bird life and multiple species of small animals, such as rodents, rabbits and dear. In addition to the explosion, the cumulative effects of stored radiation and the irradiated cooling water released by the SCC reactors contaminated most sealife in the region. One fact to remember is that radiological contamination tends to have generational effects. In other words, future generations are likely to show effects of contamination. 23. Impact and Effect: HIGH and STRUCTURAL Due to the historical record of operations at the SCC the impact is given a high rating. The presence of high level radiation such as plutonium and uranium stored at and released by SCC could potentially effect the entire eco-system for centuries to come. What needs to be determined is how Russia will react to the nuclear environmental problem. Will they attempt to decontaminate, and if so, is it possible to do so adequately? If they choose to contain the radiation, how will the storage process be handled? Most importantly for Russia is what alternatives can it afford to undertake? 24. Urgency and Lifetime: MEDIUM and Thousands of Years The Siberian Chemical Combine was in the business of producing weapons grade material for the Soviet nuclear weapons complex. As such it produced high level radioactive waste. Some of this waste is stored at SCC. Some of this waste has been intentionally dumped into surrounding rivers. Some of this waste was released in the more than 23 accidents known to have occurred such as the 1993 Tomsk-7 explosion. Since this waste is of the high level variety, the lifetime is, in some cases, measured in centuries, not years. Lifetime of radiation is measured by half-life. This is the time it takes for a given amount a radioactive substance to lose half its activity through natural decay. To take one example, Uranium238, some of which may have been discharged in the 1993 incident, has a half life of 4.5 billion years.(The Nuclear Waste Primer 1993, 15) 25. Substitutes: Regulatory Standard F. Other Factors 26. Culture: YES The Soviet cult of nuclear secrecy that permeated the Cold War was believed to have died with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. As it now seems though, the secrecy has once again taken hold of the Russian government. As has been described in the treaty and discourse section, Russia has once again allowed the government to classify that information concerning the nuclear industrial complex it deems so necessary. 27. Human Rights: YES The fact that secrecy still has a grip on the Russian government means that the people of Russia are still being persecuted. The public effects of the Russian nuclear program tell a far too dangerous story for the worlds population, let alone Russia. Enough radiation has been stored or released by the Russian nuclear weapons program that every square foot of Russia could be irradiated by the waste. (Dahlburg 1992, A1) 28. Trans-Boundary Issues: YES The industrialized nations, whose ranks Russia wishes to join, have gone farther in the past decade in expanding and harmonizing trade relations then at any other time since the end of the Cold War. One aspect of trade expansion is the acceptance of the multiple non-economic factors that play a role in the production and distribution of goods and services. In order for Russia to attain its goal of developing a free market economy, environmental standards will have to be established.
December 24, 1996


text:
February 3 - July 19, 2009
West Ambulatory
Two prints by Jasper Johns are among the recent additions to the AMAM's holdings of important 20th-century art. Johns' monumental lithograph Land's End of 1979, a gift of James (OC '64) and Pamela Elesh, and a colorful untitled silkscreen of 1997, a gift of Douglas Baxter (OC '72), display two different moments in the artist's career. Also on view are a mixed-media assemblage by the sculptor and performance artist John Bock and a colorful 1959 abstract painting by artist Ralph Humphrey, the latter donated by Paul Walter (OC '57).
Lea Grundig's 1935 Playground at Night, showing lovers surreptitiously meeting, complements the works on display in the exhibition "To Make Things Visible": Art in the Shadow of World War I. The print is based on the artist and her husband, who, as a Jew and a Communist, had to meet secretly to escape persecution in the early years of Nazi rule.
A selection of other recent print acquisitions is also on view, including works by the 17th-century Dutch artist Jacob Louÿs and the 18th-century French artists Ange-Laurent de Lalive de Jully, Pierre Subleyras, and Antoine Watteau, including two of only ten original designs Watteau ever etched. The striking Venus Showing Psyche to Amor of 1880 by German artist Max Klinger, a gift of former AMAM director Richard Spear and Athena Tacha, completes this group.
Jasper Johns (American, born 1930)
Land's End, 1979
Gift of Pamela and James (OC 1964) Elesh in honor of Stephanie Wiles


text:
Lowe's has been rising with the recovery in the housing market, and yesterday the home-improvement chain saw some bullish option activity.
OptionMonster's tracking systems show that a trader sold the October 29 calls for an average of $2.54 and bought the November 32 calls for about $0.72, with about 10,000 contracts in each leg. Volume was below open interest in the October calls, but not in the Novembers, indicating that the trader was rolling a long position forward by a month and to a higher strike price.


text:
Blog Archives
Advice on Residential Construction Loa
Residential construction loan is a type of mortgage service that can provide you with the necessary funds to build your own property. These loans differ from regular mortgages and have specific characteristics that ought to be taken into account prior … Continue reading
Five Ways to Borrow Money with Bad Credit
Lending institutions have made it easier than ever to borrow money regardless of your credit rating. You have to expect that the amount you can borrow, and the rates they offer won't be as good as if your credit is … Continue reading
77 Royal Is the Very Best Gambling Platform
77 Royal is a gambling online platform for hazardous people. The trustworthy online gambling can make poor people to gain a lot of money, just with luck and a little shrewdness. 77 Royal is a legal platform where Indonesian profit … Continue reading
E-Van on the Road: StreetScooter Has Street Smarts
The move towards electric delivery vehicles took a step closer last month with the unveiling of an e-van, produced in collaboration by Ford and Deutsche Post DHL Group, in the German city of Cologne. The launch of the StreetScooter WORK … Continue reading
How to Transition into a Digital Tracking Solution
Although we live in the digital age, there are still a lot of organizations that are weary about making the transition to using digital and mobile solutions to help run their businesses. Many of these organization are still relying on … Continue reading
Adhesive Vinyl Instead of Yupo For Your Alcohol Ink Art
Adhesive Vinyl Instead Of Yupo For Your Alcohol Ink Art: Alcohol inks have been my obsession for the last few months because there are SO many projects you can do with them. They are a bit more expensive than say … Continue reading
The Qualities of Agents That Makes a Call Centre Excel
If you wish to outsource your business process then you must hire the best of the call centre to do the job for you. The excellence of a call centre depends on the qualities of the agents as because they … Continue reading
Keeping Your Customers Happy Should Be Strategic Move
You are dealing with a highly agile and mobile consumer base. The advent of digital technology has made people highly extrovert and has given them the opportunity to voice their concerns openly. Yeah, forget about voicing concerns; in fact, they … Continue reading
Increase Operations Efficiency in the Insurance Industry
After the economic challenges of the past decade, many companies are looking to streamline processes but are often not reaching their expected savings or fully commit to their proposed changes. Operational efficiency is integral to maintaining profitability in a volatile … Continue reading
Commercial Carpet Cleaning – Shampooing
Commercial Carpet Cleaning Services – Shampooing The construction market and general the whole commercial renting industry is in full time speed. Huge & medium size corporations are changing office more regular than before and off course, they expect to move … Continue reading


text:
Lynn's Cozy, Timeless Kitchen
Like this entry? Favorite it below!
- Name:
- Lynn
- Location:
- Fairport, NY
- Square Feet:
- 90
- Division:
- Rent
- What makes your small kitchen so cool:
- There is a timelessness to the kitchen. Love the two big windows one with southern exposure the other looks out onto my balcony. The warm bamboo floors help keep it cozy.
- Describe a challenge you've overcome or a smart resource you've found for your kitchen.:
- Negotiating with my landlord prior to moving in was my biggest challenge. I convinced him to let me paint the previously nasty mismatched dark wood cabinets. Opting for white on top and dark teal green on bottom. The oven was originally where the fridge is. The fridge was sticking out and the oven was hidden in the corner, too tight to cook with. It all worked out. Thank goodness.
- What's your favorite meal to cook here?:
- This kitchen is 3x bigger than my last one so my holiday biscotti baking can stay in the kitchen rather than having cookie trays all over my couch and sometimes bed!


text:
Haters Gonna Hate
I don't understand some people. Ok, a lot of people. Internet people, mostly. The type of people with the need to proselytize their views about meaningless crap.
You know, like what I do. Only, not paid.
These malcontents have a passion for posting vitriol wherever their sensibilities about good and bad companies/products/technologies are impugned.
To which I say, WTF?
There are two prime topics that result in this phenomenon. The first is Apple.
More than any other company, Apple has shaped the consumer electronics industry of the last decade. They have developed a following that views The House that Steve Built as an infallible entity of pure sacrosanct goodness.
They're not. They have, on occasion, missed the mark completely. Their vigilance in keeping their electronic universe proprietary - sometimes to a product's detriment - is legendary. In many ways, they act like Microsoft, who many consider the evil empire. In my opinion, their computers are overpriced, underperforming crap.
But, they make some fantastic products. The iPad is brilliant. The iPod is the most important CE product of the last 20 years. They have a better track record for products that just work, than any other company. Their stuff usually operates just as a consumer would want, so are therefore good products. Everyone should own an Apple TV.
See, this is a balanced, healthy view of what is just another electronics company (albeit a popular and successful one). Some good, some bad.
Yet some people lose their freaking minds when anything negative or positive is said about Apple. I don't get it. I am neither a "fanboy" or a "hater," seemingly the only two labels ascribed to those who speak ill/well of the Rainbow Fruit. At various times, I've been accused of being both.
Take this post for example. It has nothing to do with Apple. I make a joke at the end about buying an iPad instead of the goggles. I said this because:
1) It was funny.
2) The products are the same price, and if you hold the iPad close to your face, it will appear to be about the same size as the virtual screen Sony claims their visor produces.
I need you to take a moment and read the first comment. Marvel at the insanity. Marvel at the fact that I said these were the best goggles I'd seen. Yet the mere mention of Apple makes me a fanboy, and according to a follow up poster, I'm likely paid by Apple to mention their products.
Yes, clearly the only reason someone could like an Apple product is if they're paid to. This, by the way, is called an ad hominem attack. As in:
"Of course I'm not paid by Apple. You'd be able to understand that if you'd had more than two grandparents."
See what I did there? Paid professional, right here.
The first poster wants so bad for others to love Sony like he does. What has Sony done to invoke this kind of loyalty? What has any company? You're paying THEM. Entire articles could be written on the anti-consumer blunders Sony has committed. But honestly who cares? It's the individual products that matter.
Then there's plasma. Do NOT say you like plasma TVs. You'll be ridiculed and derided by every manner of fool and braggart.
This one, to me, is even more fascinating. There's no such thing as a perfect television. Every TV (every product, really) has strengths and weaknesses. I, as a TV reviewer for this and previously other publications, am coming at a TV looking for the "best picture quality" by the metrics of my own personal tastes. Tastes like: "accurate color," "sharp detail," "low noise," "excellent contrast ratio." I know, what ridiculous things to want in a TV. I don't, for example, care what TV looks best in a sun room, or which is ideal for the kitchen. Maybe you do. More power to you.
Yet when I say, in print, TV X is better than TV Y because of A,B, and C, I'm accused of bias, fanboyism, incompetence, etc. Not that it matters I back up my opinion with objective measurement data. You know, facts. But since you can't argue facts, just attack your opponent. It's certainly what <THAT POLTICAL PARTY YOU HATE> does. Am I right? Those bastards.
My point is this. A product is either good or bad depending on how you need/want to use it. The product is what matters. I don't hate my car because it doesn't make me coffee. I don't hate your TV because mine looks better. To hate a technology because another technology is better for you is not only stupid, it's spectacularly self-involved.
Along the same lines, I don't love Apple because my iPod is awesome. It's a great product, but it's not without flaws. Apple makes it, but they are not without flaws. They are a massive company that wants (and gets) your money. Not a judgment. They're just nothing more, nothing less. To intensely love or hate a company because you like/dislike their products is just irrational.
There was a study done - frustratingly I can't find it - that found men's choices in products, when threatened/questioned, is mentally registered as an affront to their masculinity. Hilarious. "This speaker is better than yours," is heard as "you have a small tweeter." Makes me want to make fun of these haters even more, with their diminutive (audio) equipment. I bet they all drive Porsches and have oversized televisions.
Crap, I drive a Porsche and have an oversized television. Well, ahem, clearly not everyone. . . I mean I have. . . forget it.
I guess what it comes down to is that some people just have a need to argue. Some people need to feel like they're on the winning "team." I'm not big on the sports, so maybe that's why I don't get it. But having an emotional investment in convincing others of your product choices is like getting wasted at a bris. Sure you think you're hilarious, but after a while, you're just making fun of someone else's tiny


text:
Apolo Anton Ohno disqualified in men's 500-meter final
February 26, 2010 | 7:35 pm
Short-track speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno didn't add another medal to his collection Friday night, when he was disqualified for pushing in the final of the men's 500 meters at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Ohno appeared to push Francois-Louis Tremblay of Canada on the final turn, causing Tremblay and South Korean skater Sung Si-Bak to fall.
Charles Hamelin of Canada won the gold, Sung the silver, Tremblay the bronze. Ohno has one more chance to win a medal later Friday night in the men's 5,000-meter relay.
-- Houston Mitchell in Vancouver, Canada
Photo: Apolo Anton Ohno, left, was disqualified for pushing the skater in front of him on the final turn. Credit: John David Mercer, U.S. Presswire.


text:
Only hotels in Delta are listed below. Find cheap and/or discounted hotel rates in or near Delta, PA for your upcoming personal or group travel. Discover the most popular Delta Pennsylvania hotel rooms. Review the Delta hotel list below to find the perfect lodging. We also have a map of the Delta hotels. Group booking? Search Delta Group Hotel Discounts
The Delta center point is around 3 miles southwest of Peach Bottom Atomic and 16 miles northwest of Cal Ripken Stadium.
How should we direct your call?


text:
I invite your attention the HD project – Wedding Vortex
Project contains a large number of media (pictures or video) and text fields. Just type texts, put your media and you'll be ready to render!
Project features:
- 100% Adobe After Effects CS4.
- No plugins required.
- Quick and easy to customise
- Detailed instructions is attached
- In text layers foreign font: Kaushan Script, Regular By Pablo Impallari – Free for personal and commercial use
- All pictures taken from www.flickr.com and have Creative Commons licens (content to use commercially, modify, adapt, or build upon).
- Musics used only in the preview and the project is not included! Music used in this preview was written musicant and is available for purchase – The day after tomorrow
Project characteristics:
- Duration – 02:29 sec
- Resolution – 1280×720 px
- Frame rate – 29.97 fps
Please rate this project if you like it.


text:
Global Pyridoxal Phosphate Market, Analysis, Research, Share, Growth, Sales, Trends, Supply, Forecast to 2021
Press Release • Aug 10, 2017 16:58 EDT
Pyridoxal Phosphate Reportby Material, Application, and Geography – Global Forecast to 2021 is a professional and in-depth research report on the world's major regional market conditions, focusing on the main regions (North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific) and the main countries (United States, Germany, united Kingdom, Japan, South Korea and China).
Browse 167 Pages of Recent Research report on Global Pyridoxal Phosphate Market Research Report 2017 to 2021 @ http://www.marketintelreports.com/report/9dime12490/global-pyridoxal-phosphate-market-research-report-2017
Scope of the Reports:
The report firstly introduced the Pyridoxal Phosphate basics: definitions, classifications, applications and market overview; product specifications; manufacturing processes; cost structures, raw materials and so on. Then it analyzed the world's main region market conditions, including the product price, profit, capacity, production, supply, demand and market growth rate and forecast etc. In the end, the report introduced new project SWOT analysis, investment feasibility analysis, and investment return analysis.
Request Sample PDF Brochure@
The report includes six parts, dealing with:
- basic information
- the Asia Pyridoxal Phosphate Market
- the North American Pyridoxal Phosphate Market
- the European Pyridoxal Phosphate Market
- market entry and investment feasibility
- the report conclusion
About Us:
MarketIntelReports (MIR) aim to empower our clients to successfully manage and outperform in their business decisions, we do this by providing Premium Market Intelligence, Strategic Insights and Databases from a range of Global Publishers. MIR intends to be a one-stop shop with an intuitive design, exhaustive database, expert assistance, secure cart checkout and data privacy integrated ensure that the database is constantly updated to dynamically meet the targeted, specific needs of our clients. MarketIntelReports currently has more than 10,000 plus titles and 35+ publishers on our platform and growing consistently to fill the "Global Intelligence Demand – Supply Gap".
Procure this Report @ http://www.marketintelreports.com/purchase.php?id=9dime12490
Contact us:
Mayur S
Sales Manager
2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400,
Wilmington, Delaware, 19808
United States
Telephone: 1-302-261-5343


text:
Many fascinating birds, most of them remarkably numerous and tame, can be seen in and around the Falkland Islands. Over 220 species have been recorded: 21 are resident land birds, 18 waterbirds, 22 breeding seabirds, 18 annual non-breeding migrants and at least 140 occasional visitors. All are included in the Checklist of Falkland Birds (149kb PDF).
The Ornithological Importance of the Falkland Islands (1381kb PDF) gives a general overview of the bird populations, and Important Bird Areas describes the key sites.
Rare and Vagrant Birds Reports
The Rare and Vagrant Birds reports summarise sightings submitted to Falklands Conservation or made by the authors, volunteers and employees of Falklands Conservation during these years:
For recent rare bird sightings and general birds of the Falklands visit these Falkland Islanders' blog sites:
Bird Study and Project Reports


text:
BlueCove is a Java library for Bluetooth (JSR-82 implementation) that currently interfaces with the Mac OS X, WIDCOMM, BlueSoleil and Microsoft Bluetooth stack found in Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista and WIDCOMM and Microsoft Bluetooth stack on Windows Mobile.
BlueCove JSR-82 Emulator module is additional module for BlueCove to simulate Bluetooth stack.
BlueCove-BlueZ is additional module to support BlueCove runtime on Linux BlueZ using D-Bus interfaces.
BlueCove-GPL is additional GPL licensed module to support BlueCove runtime on Linux BlueZ.
BlueCove can be used in Java Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.1 or newer.
BlueCove has been tested on following JVM:
BlueCove provides JSR-82 Java interface for following Bluetooth Profiles:
BlueCove Installation and configuration instructions
API-Documentation for BlueCove Java docs. For application it is not recommended to use any classes or API other than defined in JSR-82.
For API limitations on different stacks see BlueCove supported stacks.
Main project website http://bluecove.googlecode.com
You can help us to make BlueCove better or understand how we are testing it look here.
JSR 82 TCK test results here.
BlueCove provides an implementation of the JSR 82. Applications should use API defined in JSR-82. You may find many examples on the internet describing the usage of JSR 82.
We created short (50 lines of code each) examples for you to get started with JSR-82 application development:
BlueCove is licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0. The license allows linking and distributing commercial software with BlueCove.
BlueCove BlueZ module is licensed under GNU General Public License.
For various technical and legal reasons, BlueCove library is not legally referred to as an implementation of JSR-82. In order to legally refer to a piece of software as a JSR, it must pass the JSR-82 TCK or Sun TCK. Current BlueCove JSR-82 TCK compatibility status can be found here. Mainly there are some missing APIs in native stacks to implement full TCK compatibility.


text:
Quality with Soul: How Six Premier Colleges and Universities Keep Faith with Their Religious Traditions
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2001 - Education - 217 pages
This book demonstrates that, despite much evidence to the contrary, there are still Christian colleges and universities of high academic quality that have also kept their religious heritages publicly relevant. Respected scholar Robert Benne explores how six schools from six different religious traditions (Calvin College, Wheaton College, St. Olaf College, Valparaiso University, Baylor University, and the University of Notre Dame) have maintained "quality with soul." These constructive case studies examine the vision, ethos, and personnel policies of each school, showing how-and why-its religious foundation remains strong.
What people are saying - Write a review
Quality with soul: how six premier colleges and universities keep faith with their religious traditionsUser Review - Not Available - Book Verdict
In The Paradoxical Vision: A Public Theology for the Twenty-First Century, Benne decried the marginalization of religion in American life. Here the well-known professor of religion (Roanoke Coll ... Read full review
Selected pages
ONE The Current Situation
The Darkening Trends
Underlying Factors
Types of ChurchRelated Colleges
TWO Six Ventures in Christian Humanism
The Traditions and Their Schools
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
academic American approach articulated Baylor Baylor University Bible biblical Burtchaell Calvin College campus Catholic Center challenge chapel Chris Christ Christian ac Christian account Christian college Christian faith Christian higher education Christian intellectual Christian vision church-related colleges claims college or university college's colleges and universities commitment communicants course critical mass critical-mass schools culture Dame dean denominational dorms Enlightenment evangelical faculty members faith and learning gious graduate hiring human identity and mission important institutions intellectual tradition intentionally pluralist leges liberal arts college liberal theology lives Lutheran Church Lutheran schools majority ment mission statement Missouri Synod moral Olaf College orthodox schools percent persons philosophy pietist pluralist school president programs Protestant publicly relevant religion religious heritage religious tradition secular learning seems six schools Southern Baptist Convention specific sponsoring tradition strong teaching tian tion Valparaiso University vision and ethos Wheaton College worldview worship


text:
Czech Court Says No To Data Retention Rules
from the good-for-them dept
In a ruling in the Czech Constitutional Court, the country's data retention rules have been ruled illegal, saying that it's a clear privacy violation. As the article notes, other countries, including Germany, Romania, Cyprus and Hungary have all run into similar problems trying to implement the European Data Retention Directive, and Sweden, Greece, Ireland and Austria have refused to implement the rules, because they don't see how it can be done and not violate privacy rules. Perhaps, at some point, the folks who wrote the original directive will realize that it can't be squared with Europe's privacy rules.


text:
Fender Bronco 40 Bass Amp Combo | JUST IN!
Fender Bronco 40 Bass Amp Combo | Just In
The streets are flooding, and so is the Dolphin Warehouse... with tonnes of Fender gear arriving!
Bronco 40 Bass Combo
One of our favourite new pieces is the Fender Bronco 40 Bass Combo Amp which is brand new this year. The Bronco 40 is a compact, lightweight bass combo amp that kicks out a wealth of tones simply designed to inspire.
The Bronco 40 comes equipped with fender FUSE software and USB computer connectivity, so creating, editing, storing and sharing your sounds is a piece of cake. Featuring a load of versatile preset amps and built in effects, your personal practice and recording haven partner.
The Bronco 40 is an amazing value for bass players who enjoy having sonic options that enhance their creativity.
Key Features:
- Single punchy Fender Special Design 10" speaker
- Eight distinctive amp models
- Digital effects (including chorus, reverb, delay, envelope filter, flanger, phaser, octave and more with Fender FUSE), compressor
- Chromatic tuner
- Auxiliary input
- Headphone jack
- USB port for computer/ Fender FUSE connectivity
- XLR output and optional single-button footswitch (stores two quick-access presets)
Music Radar Fender Bronco 40 Review
"The level of output means it's ideal for practice and even small gigs, but the Bronco has far more use as a studio combo where you can take full benefit of all the onboard facilities."


text:
Blonde on the Prairie: A Posse of Goats to Vote
I begin this prose in quite a conundrum.
Trying to find peace but haven't yet found some.
I begin every morning alive with the news.
CNN, FOX –they give me the blues.
I'm just the blonde, living on the prairie-
But toot'in my own horn (which is really quite scary!)
I'm a woman with hormones and I have a gun.
Bring me a militant and I'll get 'er done.
My posse is housewives – women of strength.
Proverbs 31 proves they'd earn "General" as ranks.
Each and every one of them is as patriotic as me.
So we wonder how dumb our elected can be.
An Ambassador got murdered and drug through the streets
Of a city called, "Benghazi" that harbors hateful creeps.
Not all, but many protested outside.
The people blamed a video while our leader ducked to hide.
Now I'm not a rocket scientist I'm just a girl.
But the date of the murders alone had me hurl.
September 11th was a slap in our faces.
Yet our elected went on like another day of graces.
Mothers of North Dakota and those on the farm
Don't' take lightly to murder or harm.
It's time you let us at them to teach them some stuff.
We'll put on our cowgirl boots and walk it out tuff.
Arm and arm we'll travel in lines.
Eating bacon and pork and roasting the rinds,
We'll scream, "God Bless America" as we tell of the news-
That Israel must survive because our God loves the Jews!
We are a people suppressed as can be.
Why do we let it happen-someone please tell me?
If I was as sneaky as our elected appear.
My own mama would whip me good on the rear. (And she's in Heaven. It doesn't even rhyme.)
We need to restore this America-
The one we call, "Home."
We need to protect everyone in her from the Atlantic
to Nome.
Why are our citizens put in harms way-?
When our leaders disappear and have nothing to say?
The day of death came and went for the Ambassador in Libya.
While our leader hid out leaving propaganda from the media.
Libya of all places –why are we there?
When the homeless in America could use the government's care?
And who are these people that take the risk to go?
Money is evil – a tempter- I know.
Now I'm not going to tell you just how you should vote.
But then don't be amazed when you see my posse riding goats.
Goats eat anything including the garbage at the dump.
They take care of the bad weeds and aren't afraid to jump.
Cowgirls on goats with the Blonde on the Prairie
Can take any foreign policy and turn it around daringly.
All countries would fear us in our "Girls with Guns" attire.
Our womanly hair blowing as we showed them real martyrs.
I'm not condoning violence-I'm really all talk.
That said, should a militant ever knock.
We'll I'd shoot him with my water gun right between the eyes-
I'd straddle him with my boots on and point straight in to sky.
I'd give him the look the one that makes me look mean.
I'd shake my finger shamefully while stepping on his jeans.
I'd speak in universal language so he'd surely understand.
To back off America or he'll see his last stand.
Shame on us for letting things happen.
Shame on us for election year scrapp'in.
Shame on us for allowing this in.
And shame on us all for sin upon sin.
God Bless Mighty Israel and America too.
Watch over our leaders from Washington to Timbuktu.
Let religions decide to lose their cloaks of death.
And let militants not kill before taking their last breath.
My posse is meeting next Monday night.
Bring your boots, hats and hormones for a candle we'll light.
The light of a Proverbs 31 woman can never be mistaken.
Unless you're a militant who needs a good spank' in.
Goodnight fellow Patriots both women and men.
Please get your vote in and be an American gem.
RIP Dear Ambassador killed in vain.
RIP all the others as bullets and beatings did rain.
I don't want to rhyme anymore.
I just want to pray.
So I'm going to.
At this rate, I'm gonna need more goats.
And I definitely will need more bacon.
But most of all I need to stop watching the news.
We all need to get more involved so we don't turn into Egypt or Libya.
We need leaders of integrity, courage who believe in the America that was founded way back when men married Proverbs 31 women.
Ingstad lives on the prairie near Valley City and writes this column for the Times-Record.


text:
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 1st Nov 2007 22:25 UTC, submitted by Michael
"With much anticipation by the OpenSolaris community, last night Sun had released their first developer preview for the binary desktop distribution that we have known over the past couple of months as Project Indiana. Ian Murdock and company are optimistic for this project that will address some of the existing Solaris adoption barriers when it comes to the installation, package management, and familiarization along with revitalizing the user experience. How does this first milestone of Project Indiana, which in fact will be named OpenSolaris, rank when it comes to meeting their objectives? In this review, we have a lot of information and screenshots on this long-awaited OpenSolaris binary distribution."
Thread beginning with comment 282376
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
Re:Impressive Start
by knightrider on Fri 2nd Nov 2007 02:39 UTC
RE: Re:Impressive Start
by Jondice on Fri 2nd Nov 2007 02:49 in reply to "Re:Impressive Start"


text:
Are you ready to fulfill your dream of owning a business, but your funds are low? Becoming an entrepreneur on a low budget is possible—if you're prepared for the journey.
In this webinar, business professor and SCORE mentor Julie Brander Neiman will explain how to start a successful business in easy-to-understand and easy-to-implement exercises.
She will help you determine:
- Is your business idea feasible?
- What is your mission statement?
- Who is your competition?
- What trends should you follow?
- What are the best marketing techniques?
- What are your startup and monthly expenses?
- How can you negotiate debt and raise your credit score?
- Should you use alternative financing?
- And much more
Download the webinar transcript.


text:
Drupal expert
Бюджет $8-15 CAD / час
We are searching for a Drupal expert who is able to upgrade the Drupal version, make the website responsive and can create/add a Carousel Module.
33 фрилансеров(-а) в среднем готовы выполнить эту работу за $13/час
Thank you for the opportunity to let us submit our [login to view URL] have done many relevant projects in the past very similar to your requirements .So for sure you will get a perfect and skilled output from our [login to view URL] do a Больше
Drupal developer with 8 years of experience, i am a contributed drupal module and theme developer/ Skills: Drupal, PHP, HTML5, CSS3, SASS, Less, Compass, jQuery, Javascript, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, Bootstrap, Foundati Больше
Greetings! We are a team of drupal development experts having 7+ years of experience individual, who are ready to accept any type of work in web whether it is related to theming, module development, e-commerce or c Больше
Hello There, I have read your requirement of Drupal version upgrade and have keen interest to work on it. I am Drupal expert programmer and designer having 7 + years of responsive website development experience i Больше
Hello Sir / Mam I am having 8+ years of experience in website development. I have plenty of work experience in HTML5, Bootstrap, PHP, Ajax, Drupal, Oscommerce ,Cake Php, Codeigniter, Zend Framework, joomla, Open Ca Больше
Hello, Hope you are doing well! [login to view URL] contributed module developer:- [login to view URL] I have 5 years of experience in the web development area and worked on small to large web applicat Больше
I specialize in Drupal site configuration, responsive theming, and front-end development. I have been working extensively with Drupal for almost 8 years (please see my profile at [login to view URL]) Most r Больше
Hello, Let me know if you have any queries/ thoughts in mind and I can help you with the same. Reviewed your post and confident to deliver best outcomes. ** Query: Can you share the URL of your current site Больше
++ This is my job. I'm ready to begin now. Pm for me. Thanks Looking forward to hear from you, Feel free to talk about this interesting stuff, give us any questions you have to know more about us ;-) Thanks Oleg!
Hello There, Very excited and glad to see that you are from Canada, as i visit frequently to catch up with my clients.. My name is DS, New Zealand based freelance designer/developer here. With more than 12 years of e Больше
Dear Client, Thanks for providing opportunity to bid on the project I have 7+ years of experience in making site on drupal platform Some of the Drupal sites are:- 1) [login to view URL] Больше
We are into website development since 2008. We are having expertise in PHP, Wordpress, Drupal and many other open source technology. We have clients from USA, UAE, Australia. Give us the chance to work with you on free Больше
Hi, it's my job! I have been doing Drupal site development for a very long time. I can handle this project very well. Please message me to discuss the project right away. My bio: I'm a Drupal themer/developer, I Больше


text:
'I Just Wanted to Feel Better'
There is less of Tony Stewart to go around these days, but don't get the idea he's gone all Mark Martin on the racing world.
That would be, in the carefully considered words of Stewart, "insane." But Stewart, who is roughly 15 pounds lighter than he was last fall, did admit that Martin was his inspiration for attempting to get into better physical condition as he approaches age 40.
Asked recently why he decided to drop some pounds before heading into the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season, the driver of the No. 14 Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing, Stewart grinned before answering.
"I just wanted to feel better, actually," Stewart said. "I'm realizing I'm not 20 any more. I'll be 40 in May. It was just me sitting down and saying, 'Hey, I've got to pay better attention to this.'
"And honestly, Mark Martin is probably the greatest inspiration to all of us in this series on this. He's one of the most fit people out there -- especially for his age. He's heads and shoulders above most of us in fitness. He's a good mentor, and a guy to look up to. You look at him and say, 'Hey, he does it. I can do it, too.'
"I know we have a heck of a schedule, but he's found a way to make that part of his daily routine. That's really kind of part of my inspiration."
Martin turned 52 on Jan. 9. He is entering the final year of his current contract to drive the No. 5 Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports and he knows that seat will be filled beginning next season with Kasey Kahne, but said he has no intention of retiring anytime soon.
"I'm going to race [in 2012]," Martin said. "I'm going to race -- but why should I be worried about that now? I wasn't worried about it when I got this deal."
Martin said there is no doubt in his mind that his strict diet and dogged workout routine is what has kept him racing in NASCAR's top two national touring series for more than 30 years.
"I've got to believe that, No. 1, it has a lot to do with my longevity in the sport," Martin said. "Number two, the mere fact that I'm willing to do it has a lot to do with my longevity, too. And by that I mean that you've got to want it pretty bad -- and I want to compete on this level against the best, so I'm willing to do whatever it takes, whatever is within my power to do that."
Meanwhile, Stewart is willing to take baby steps toward the place where Martin already lives. He has started by changing the way he eats.
"I'm eating more frequently," Stewart said. "I'm eating breakfast. Usually I sleep through breakfast, but I'm actually getting up in time to have a late breakfast now.
"I'm eating five times a day. It sounds like you're eating a lot, but you're really not. I'm eating smaller meals. That was a real big deal for me, just changing the habits. It's not having a diet; it's not necessarily working out. It's changing your lifestyle to where you're doing your daily routine differently. Little things like that can really help out."
It's not only that Stewart is eating more frequently, it's also what he's consuming.
"I'm eating more salad. I actually eat cereal in the morning without sugar on it, and I use skim milk in my cereal," he said. "[I'm doing] little things where I actually look on the box to see nutritional values. I'm not normally one to do that sort of thing, but I'm trying to change some old habits."
Not that he even pretends to be in Martin's league when it comes to health and nutrition. Not when some of the staples of Martin's diet are whey shakes and goji berries that go for $17.95 per pound.
And don't even get Stewart going about Martin's workout routine. He wants no part of it.
During the long race season, Martin said he works out four consecutive days -- Monday through Thursday -- and then takes Friday, Saturday and Sunday off to race. That won't do in the offseason, when Martin said he gets stir crazy with "so much time off." So he works out four days in a row, takes two off, and then starts the cycle over again no matter what day it is.
And each of his workouts is not for the partially committed.
"I strength train," Martin said. "My cardio workouts are only 30 minutes. My strength training sessions are about an hour and 15 minutes. But they're brutal, with a minute to a minute and 15 seconds between sets -- and a lot of sets to muscle failure. They're brutal.
"You really don't want to work out for four hours. You really want your strength training to be limited to an hour. But I do a huge volume of work, so some of them go to an hour and 15 [minutes]."
Stewart just smiles and shakes his head when told of Martin's workout routine. Both drivers say they talk frequently, but it's usually about racing. Martin said he was aware of Stewart's efforts to lose weight and that he applauds him for it, but that he's not going to offer unsolicited advice.
And Stewart said he knew he could never survive trying to do it Martin's way. He said he knew it the minute he heard Martin "weighs his food" before he eats it.
"No, there's no way I could do the diet or those workouts like he does," Stewart said. "I still like my Burger King and I still like my pizza. I like chili. I like things that aren't necessarily on that diet of his. But he's real religious about it. You do it long enough and it really does become part of your life -- but there are still things that I like to eat that I can't completely give up."
For Stewart, that includes the occasional cold one. Martin, on the other hand, gave up drinking alcohol years ago.
"I still sneak a Schlitz in every now and then," Stewart admitted. "Between my Schlitz and [Stewart-Haas public relations man] Mike Arning's PBR, we still get some of that in. The great thing about starting to eat better is that you can actually cheat here and there -- and I definitely look forward to cheating in that way."