text:
Homemade Chipotle Burrito Bowl is healthy, filling, and just like Chipotle's, but even better!
Ben's home! He'd been in Minneapolis for a bachelor party since THURSDAY and finally found his way home this afternoon. I missed his cute face.
True to form, he arrived hungry but I, of course, anticipated this, and had Homemade Chipotle Burrito Bowls ready to assemble for our traditional Sunday night dinner!
Why dine out when you can just as easily dine in?
Seriously, these homemade Chipotle burrito bowls are ridiculously easy to make, and taste JUST like the real thing. First, start with the rice.
Cook 1 1/2 cups long grain rice in 3 cups water, then season with 2 Tablespoons butter, salt, the juice of 1 lime and ~1/2 cup cilantro.
This is the perfect seasoning blend for us – but feel free to adjust for your preferences if you don't like lime, cilantro, etc.
While the rice is cooking, start the beans. Just warm a can of drained and rinsed black beans with a splash of water in a pan, then season with chili powder, cumin, oregano and cayenne pepper.
Finally, the chicken. Chop up 1lb chicken, season with chili powder, cumin, oregano, onion powder and garlic salt, and cook in a non-stick sprayed skillet until done.
Assemble, top with homemade salsa, and dig in!
Homemade Chipotle Burrito Bowl
Homemade Chipotle Burrito Bowl is healthy, filling, and just like Chipotle's, but even better!
- For the rice:
- 3 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups long grain rice
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- dash of salt
- juice of 1 lime
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- For the beans:
- 1 can black beans, drained & rinsed
- 1/4 cup water
- chili powder
- cumin
- oregano
- cayenne pepper
- For the chicken:
- 1lb chicken breasts
- chili powder
- cumin
- oregano
- onion powder
- garlic salt
- Other toppings:
- Salsa
- Guacamole
- Shredded cheese
- For the rice: Bring the water to a boil in a pot then add the rice. Place a lid on top, turn the heat down to medium low and cook until all the water has been absorbed and rice is tender, about 15-20 minutes. Stir in butter, salt, lime juice and cilantro.
- For the beans: Warm beans in a small saucepan with 1/4 cup water on low. Season with chili powder, cumin, oregano and cayenne pepper to taste.
- For the chicken: Chop chicken up into bite-sized pieces, and season with chili powder, cumin, oregano, onion powder and garlic salt. Saute in non-stick spray, in a medium-sized skillet until cooked through.
- Assemble!
This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
Seriously – just as good as the original. This recipe is one of my FAVORITES!
The homemade salsa was just as easy as everything else to make. Just combine 1 can petite diced tomatoes, fresh jalapeno, red onion, salt, lime juice and cilantro in a food processor, then blend. Canned tomatoes actually taste better than fresh in this recipe, by the way.
Gahhh, can't forget the green Tabasco sauce!
Adds a nice vinegary zing to the whole meal.
Bought or homemade, the rice pocket remains my favorite part.
Bonus: no funky chicken – whee!
In other news, True Grit was sooo good – I can't believe I waited so long to see it!
I fell in and out of love with each of the main characters during the course of the movie, which totally kept my interest. Plus it was surprisingly funny. I wasn't expecting that!
The little girl who plays Mattie Ross – Hailee Steinfeld – was AMAZING too. Such a brilliant actress for being so young. Be sure to rent it ASAP if you haven't. :)
Well, while yesterday was sunny and warm, I woke up to gray and windy skies today. :( I didn't feel like sitting at home all day though, so after a quick breakfast of Total Raisin Bran,
(x2…ok 2.5…I am a cereal MONSTER these days!)
I decided to risk the potential of rain and took Eloise out to the Raccoon River Valley Trail to see how she would do on a long ride!
The Raccoon River Valley Trail is a popular trail about 15 minutes west of my house, and is 56 miles long. The portion I took today was 7.4 miles each way.
The first 3.2 miles is out in the open, past old farm houses,
and fields of corn and soybeans sounding of crickets and toads.
The last 4.2 miles is through beautiful, dense woods.
I was riding hard to get to this portion before any rain came. It's so thick on top, I wouldn't have felt a drop!
Finally I reached the "big red bridge" which indicated I had reached my turn around town…
Adel where Ben and I went to the free sweet corn festival last year.
It's as cute as can be!
The court house reminds me of the one in Back to the Future. Anyone? ;)
I usually make a point to stop at the local ice cream shop, the Dairy Shoppe, when I'm in town, but there were dark storm clouds on the horizon and I still had the return 7.4 miles between me and my car. Off I went!
After huffing & puffing against a nasty breeze on the way back, I was starving. I had two snack choices: 1. the healthy apple I packed, or 2. a mini blizzard from the Dairy Queen I'd be passing by on the way home…
My brain said eat the apple, not the blizzard!, but guess who won in then end?
Mini Brownie Batter Blizzard!
I honestly just wanted a taste, but I ended up inhaling the entire thing. It seriously tastes like brownie batter…
Ok I had the apple too. 15.4 miles really took it out of this novice biker!
Hope you had a fantastic weekend – see ya!
Have you ever re-created a restaurant meal at home?


text:
BluChip needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 88 designs submitted by 31 freelance designers.
New PR/Marketing company looking for a nice brand logo for its company. Should be clean and sharp and a bit eye catching but not too over the top.
Blu Chip Marketing
Desired Color Scheme:
No more than two colors
Desired Style:
Clean, Sharp
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Name of the company is:Â Blu Chip Marketing
Domain name is: BluChipMarketing.com (site created yet but we have the domain)
We want to brand the name Blu Chip so the logo could emphasize Blu or Blu Chip. One thought in mind was Blu in lower case like: blu
So the logo could just be one word, "Blu" or "Blu Chip" or "Blu Chip Marketing", but thinking that the shorter the better for letterhead/polo shirts/etc. No more than two colors. Feel free to ad a design to it, but nothing too elaborate.
file format:Â photoshop as well as .jpg, vectored as well.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Amie Ortiz
Licensed Professional Counselor
*Limited License (see explanation below)
My name is Amie Ortiz and I am a bilingual Outpatient Clinician with Impower. I am originally from the Bronx, NY and have graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a Master of Science degree in Mental Health Counseling.
I am passionate about working with children and families as well as working with individuals who have experienced trauma. It is my belief that clients are the creators of their own life story and I work collaboratively with them to help them achieve their goals.
I have experience working with play therapy techniques, anxiety, depression, childhood traumatic grief, and domestic violence.
*Amie has completed coursework and received a Masters degree from an accredited university; however, she is not fully licensed to practice independently, and is under supervision with a fully licensed Provider. The State of Florida allows individuals under supervision to provide clinical services to Medicaid patients.
longwood, FL 32750
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Grief/Loss
- Stress
Amie Ortiz's Documents
Demographics served
- Child
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Licensed Professional Counselor FL -
- Palm Beach Atlantic University M.S. — Mental Health Counseling Psychology 2016
Rates & Insurance
Breakthrough has not yet partnered with all insurance companies, but you or the therapist you select may contact your insurer about covering your online care. We strive to accept all insurers but we can not guarantee coverage.
If you receive care on Breakthrough but your insurer declines coverage, you will be billed at the therapist's self-pay rate.
If you can not find a therapist who accepts your insurance, call us at 1-888-907-3208 and we will try to find a therapist who can see you.
- Agency for Health Care Administration (Florida Medicaid) (FL)
- Amerigroup (Florida Medicaid) (FL)
- Better Health/Psychcare (Florida Medicaid) (FL)
- Cenpatico - Sunshine State Health Plan (FL)
- Central Florida CARES (FL)
- First Coast Advantage/Value Options (Florida Medicaid) (FL)
- Humana/Psychcare (Florida Medicaid) (FL)
- Integral/Psychcare (Florida Medicaid) (FL)
- Magellan Complete Care (Florida Medicaid) (FL)
- Molina/Psychcare (Florida Medicaid) (FL)
- Ped-i-Care/Children's Medical Services (CMS) (Florida Medicaid) (FL)
- Prestige/Psychcare (Florida Medicaid) (FL)
- Staywell/Wellcare (Florida Medicaid) (FL)
- Sunshine State Health Plan/Cenpatico (Florida Medicaid) (FL)
- United Behavioral Health/Optum (Florida Medicaid) (FL)


text: Thursday, August 25, 2011 New in the Literature: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2011;6:112-125.) Current evidence supports the continued use of quadriceps exercise for the conservative management of patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), say authors of a systematic review published in International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. However, inconsistent or limited data regarding the other interventions precluded the authors' ability to make conclusive recommendations about their use. Future investigations should focus on identifying cohorts of patients with PFPS who may benefit from the other treatment approaches included in this systematic review, they add. The authors searched PubMed, CINAHL, and SPORTDiscus databases for studies published between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2010. The review included studies that used any interventions lasting a minimum of 4 weeks for patients with PFPS. Data were examined for subject sample, intervention duration, intervention type, and pain outcomes. According to the authors, general quadriceps strengthening was found to reduce pain in patients with PFPS. Data were inconclusive regarding the use of patellar taping, patellar bracing, knee bracing, and foot orthosis. Although emerging data suggest the importance of hip strengthening exercise, ongoing investigations are needed to better understand its effect on PFPS, say the authors.


text:
Video: Foster care for fowl
From Chicago to Houston to South Portland, Maine, the urban chicken movement has taken hold. More and more city folks are raising the birds right in their own backyards.
Some love the idea of fresh eggs; others appreciate the back-to-the-land aspect of tending to a flock. There are animal rights advocates, however, who worry about the long-term welfare of the feathered fowl.
As the number of city dwellers with chickens has risen, so has the number of birds being abused and abandoned. And local animal control departments are finding stray chickens everywhere from neighborhood alleys to downtown parking ramps.
In the midst of this all, one Minneapolis woman has taken on the chickens' cause. Mary Britton Clouse is the founder of Chicken Run Rescue, a rehabilitation center and foster home for hens and roosters. The long-time animal advocate has found adoptive families for over 600 needy birds.


text:
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Anniversary (PSP)
Published by
Developed by
Official Site
Also For
ESRB Rating
Not an American user?
DescriptionLara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a remake of the original Tomb Raider with a technically more advanced graphics engine. It has the same basic storyline, though some cutscenes and much of the dialogue within have been expanded or modified in other ways. Locations correspond to those of the original version and are accessed in the same order, but have been re-designed with different layouts and mostly completely different puzzles which allow implementation of new moves introduced in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend: swinging on ropes and using a grappling hook at specific points.
Puzzles are generally more focused on acrobatics in this version, ledges being much more prominently featured as a level design element, requiring combinations of jumping and shimmying across them to access areas. This type of gameplay replaces the key-retrieval and block-pushing puzzles of the original almost entirely. Combat is similar to that of the first game, though the player must now manually activate targeting. Some boss fights have been made a separate enclosed stage rather than being part of the exploration as in the original version. These fights may have puzzle-solving elements and often require the player to use Lara's new "adrenaline dodge" ability, which slightly slows down time when the opponent charges at her while in an "enraged" state. Some cutscenes require the player to participate in quick-time events.
The version released for the Wii incorporates motion controls and also features some puzzles exclusive to that platform.
There are no PSP user screenshots for this game.
There are 73 other screenshots from other versions of this game or official promotional screenshots.
Promo Images
Alternate Titles
- "古墓奇兵:重返禁地" -- Traditional Chinese spelling
Part of the Following Groups
- Covermount: Fullgames
- Enhanced remakes
- Game feature: Developer commentary
- Gameplay feature: Interior decorating
- Gameplay feature: Quick Time Events / QTEs
- Mythology: Greek
- PC Gamer Presents Games
- PlayStation 2 Platinum Range releases
- Protagonist: Female
- Protagonist: Treasure hunter
- Setting: Egyptian
- Technology: amBX
- Theme: Atlantis
- Tomb Raider series
User Reviews
There are no reviews for the PSP release of this game. You can use the links below to write your own review or read reviews for the other platforms of this game.
Critic Reviews
|GBase - The Gamer's Base
|Feb 28, 2008
|8.5 out of 10
|Oct 22, 2007
|81 out of 100
|Nov 17, 2007
|8 out of 10
|Nov 07, 2007
|16 out of 20
|Dec 16, 2007
|78 out of 100
|Aug 16, 2007
|7.8 out of 10
|Oct 29, 2007
|78 out of 100
|Game Positive
|Aug 29, 2007
|7.4 out of 10
|Aug 31, 2007
|Oct 31, 2007
|7 out of 10
There are currently no topics for this game.
Audio commentaryThere's a unlockable commentary track by Toby Gard and Jason Botta in which they not only talk about the making of the remake but also about the original Tomb Raider. It's also possible to unlock the Lara model from the original Tomb Raider and play with her.
Core Design versionA different version of the game was under development by Core Design, the developers of the older Tomb Raider games, but Eidos called Crystal Dynamics to do it simultaneously. Core Design's version was ultimately scrapped completely.
ReferencesAs it already happened in Legend, once again the folks at Crystal Dynamics take a chance to tip their hat to their own Legacy of Kain series: if you find level 12's relic (The Great Pyramid) you'll unlock the wetsuit Lara wore back in Tomb Raider II, only this time it has a b&w logo on the chest. You might recognize this logo as Raziel's clan symbol.
Information also contributed by Dr. M. "Schadenfreude" Von Katze
Related Web Sites
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Anniversary (official website)
- Apple Games Article (An article discussing the Macintosh version of Tomb Raider: Anniversary.)
- Game Review: Switching to Mac (A review of Tomb Raider: Anniversary by Ross McKillop at Switching to Mac (September 24th, 2008).)
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Official game website)
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Wikipedia: article in the open encyclopedia)
- Official Webpage (Mac) (The official product page for the Mac version of Tomb Raider: Anniversary on the publisher's website, which provides a trailer, an overview of the locations and tools within the game, desktop wallpapers, a demo, and purchasing information, among other such particulars.)
klf9j3skld (286) added Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - Anniversary (PSP) on Sep 10, 2007
Other platforms contributed by coolfrost (27), Sciere (608369), Diogo Ribeiro (340) and Sicarius (61585)
General Manager:
Matthew Abbott, Matt Bein, Rick Grossenbacher, Yu Gu, Jeff Johnsrude‑Luna, Daniel Neuburger, Christopher SturgillLead Character Artist:


text:
There is always a debate around Earth Hour every year, and the opposite side of Earth Hour usually claims that
The (sudden) decrease and increase of the power usage in the start and end of Earth Hour will cause much more power loss (than the save of power), and even do damage to the power supply system.
Is this statement true? To what extent?
Thank you very much.


text:
Mexico seeks easier foreclosures, cheaper loans
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's government proposed a sweeping overhaul of the banking sector Wednesday to make credit cheaper and more available, a move desperately needed in a country where bank loans represent less than 20 percent of GDP — one-tenth the level seen in the United States.
The plan would encourage banks to compete and lend more, create incentives for mid-size companies to list shares on the stock market, and modify bankruptcy laws to make it easier for lenders to seize debtors' assets.
Critics warned it could launch a wave of foreclosures like those seen in Spain and the United States, while supporters said it is needed to spur banks to lend to Mexico's credit-starved businesses.
The plan has been submitted to Congress, where the country's three major parties are supporting it.
The proposal is intended to pull Mexico out of the long shadow of its 1995 financial crisis, which threw the country's banks into near-bankruptcy, forcing authorities to rescue them and later sell most of the biggest banks to big foreign financial groups.
Lawmakers presenting the plan criticized the foreign banks, like BBVA, Citigroup and HSBC, saying they have made few loans to businesses, concentrating their loans instead on high-interest credit cards and money market investments.
"We don't have a real banking system," said Jesus Zambrano, whose leftist Democratic Revolution Party supports the reforms. "We have a system of bank usury, that doesn't take risks, that doesn't bet on development."
While banks have largely expanded credit and debit-card use, sometimes charging annual interest rates of 70 percent or more, they have largely ignored the small- and medium-size business that provide the bulk of Mexico's jobs. With five big banks dominating more than 90 percent of the credit market, the sector also lacks healthy competition.
"When the banking sector was opened to foreign firms, they thought it would increase competition, but they didn't compete," said economic analyst Rogelio Ramirez. "What we need is a reform to have them compete more, and make the market more attractive, but the banks are happy to just issue credit cards."
"The key challenge today is for regulators to break the perverse equilibrium in which the balance is inclined against loans to businesses and toward consumer lending," Ramirez said.
The proposal would require regulators to carry out an anti-monopoly investigation of the banking sector, and would make future operating permits dependent in part on how much the banks lend and to whom.
According to the World Bank, loans to the private sector were only 18.7 percent of Mexico's gross domestic product, compared to 202 percent of GDP in the United States. Even many of the poorer, smaller countries of Central America have a higher percentage of loans, such as Guatemala's 23.4 percent and El Salvador's 41 percent.
That translates into a lack of growth for businesses that can't expand because they can't get loans.
"The object is ... for banks to lend more, and more cheaply," said President Enrique Pena Nieto. "Credit is a key input for growth in any economy."
The Mexican Bankers Association said in a statement that it agreed with the goals of the proposal as long as changes carried out "through market measures," but said it would study the specifics of the plan.
Jonathan Heath, an independent Mexico City-based economist, said few banks in Mexican have been willing to lend to small businesses that often fold within a couple of years, because the country's laws make it difficult to seize collateral pledges or assets put up in return for loans.
"How do you lend to a company and have the guarantee they're going to pay you back? No financial system is going to work if you don't have clear property rights," Heath said. "Why would a bank prefer to lend money with a much higher risk rate, when it can just buy the government bonds and just live comfortably off that."
The overhaul would change Mexico's antiquated and length bankruptcy proceedings, and ease the way for banks to seize debtors' assets. That has raised fears in a country where millions of people faced the prospect of losing their homes in the 1995 crisis, when interest rates on their mortgages suddenly shot up to 100 percent.
That spurred big demonstrations against foreclosures in Mexico like those currently seen in Spain, following the bursting of that country's housing bubble.
Alfonso Ramirez Cuellar of the El Barzon debtors' advocacy group said he feared the proposed changes could spur a Spanish-style wave of foreclosures.
"We could find ourselves in an accelerated foreclosure situation as serious as that which occurred in Spain or in other countries, like the United States ... the kind of crisis that is caused by accelerated trials where the process of seizing assets is just too rapid," Ramirez Cuellar said.
Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


text:
It seems like Comic-Con just sneaks up on us every year-where does the time go?! We're making the annual trek to San Diego with a few tricks up our collective sleeve! What to share first? We've got a couple of exciting items making their debut this year: TUKI#1 in full color with special Convention Cover and the completed RASL omnibus in color hardcover. Our booth is getting a little makeover too—we are bringing a life-size RASL statue! In October 2013, The Columbus College of Art and Design hosted a RASL gallery exhibition in conjunction with Jeff giving the Keynote for the Art Schools MIX event. The school generously gifted us with this amazing statue, so we're lugging him around for the fans to enjoy too!
Jeff will be doing a handful of panels during the Con and Cartoon Books will be hosting several signings in our booth daily. As we get closer to the show, I'll be posting specific details for panels and signings then. More to come!


text:
Become A Textmaster And Earn Without Limit
With crowdsourcing adventures we are going to become occupied again but this time the niche is more specific than the involvement we had with LionBridge and limited to 3 distinctive positions. Field of play? Textmaster. Textmaster is an international service whose company located in european territory and precisely in the beautiful city of Brussels, Belgium. It is a platform that connects individuals or...
Find Crowdsourcing Opportunities With Lionbridge
Crowdsourcing is one of the popular and favorite topics of our readers after a combinatorial analysis we have executed to our statistics here at Earnings Area. Hence, today another company, which main concern is the distribution of work to unspecified groups of people solving problems and contributing with new ideas for large brands worldwide, will be suggested. LionBridge established and began operations...
Emoderation Is Hiring? Are You In?
In a period of continuous robust progression of the work-at-home jobs, emoderation couldn't be an exception of the rule. But first of all what does the company deal with? Emoderation is founded in 2002 by Tamara Littleton –who keeps up with the position of the CEO among the other executives– and the major goal of the company was to deliver high quality multi-lingual community management and...
ClickWorker Crowdsourcing Service's Outline
Clickworker is a European company and is particularly based in Germany which main purpose is to distribute work internationally either with demand for specialized prerequisite or not. Very similar to Cloudcrowd or Amazon mTurk, companies some of the EA readers are familiar with. It's quite old and long standing company something that ensures that your effort is not going to get wasted. The site is also...
WordGigs: Is it Worth Your Time?
Online content writing has become a legitimate way to make extra income, and many people who have the drive and talent turn it into a full-time career. With so many opportunities to write on the Internet, it can be hard to determine which ones are ideal moneymaking opportunities. Throughout 2011, WordGigs.com was an enticing choice for freelance writers because it offered steady work and the application...
iWriter – Become A Freelance Writer On Demand
Since you have managed to polish your skills in writing short articles by reading and following our previous recommendations, we can go ahead to the next level of you becoming an on-demand writer. Yes you read well and it's easy to accomplish this goal if you are yearned to learn about new things for which you never heard before, but confronting this shortcoming with your talent to generate articles,...
Expertscolumn – Become A Columnist
Today we are going to feature another paid-to-write site similar to Xomba which is already presented in our previous publishing. Expertscolumn has pretty much the same taste as any other typical content-write community should contain in its structure along with certain differences in some areas that makes it more unlike and attractive. It was founded by Nikhil Mahajan in 2009, a computer developer...
Xomba – Share Your Knowledge And Earn Money
Xomba is a portal where you can share your ideas through various forms of articles. It was founded in 2006 by Nick Veneris and still stands the competition at a below average position compared to other similar pages such as Hubpages or About.com. The traffic it receives is stable since the year it passed and until now and it fluctuates around the 40,000 ranking on Alexa metric website. It's not the...
Most Recent Articles
Travel and Host With Airbnb While Making Money
Travelling within your country's borders or going abroad attracts every type of person who has common interests such as visiting new destinations, enjoying local tastes, relaxing with traditional music, enjoying...Read More
How to Keep Your Sanity While Working From Home
Working from home is not always easy, as you will have to deal with family obligations, a lack of communication with the outside world and a mountain of work that never seems to end. Those who work from home are...Read More
5 Ways to Earn Money Through Social Media
Are you interested in making money while using social media platforms like...Read More
Three Ways to Make Money Online
Working from home is increasing in popularity as technology and the internet...Read More
Dealing with Debt Collectors
If a creditor cannot secure payment from an individual, the company may secure...Read More
What is Better, Online Bill Pay or Checks by Mail?
Each individual and each family have a unique personal finance strategy that...Read More
Become A Textmaster And Earn Without Limit
With crowdsourcing adventures we are going to become occupied again but this...Read More
Find Crowdsourcing Opportunities With Lionbridge
Crowdsourcing is one of the popular and favorite topics of our readers after a...Read More
Emoderation Is Hiring? Are You In?
In a period of continuous robust progression of the work-at-home jobs,...Read More


text:
Bunting Magnetics Launches European HQ
There are 0 comments | Post a comment
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Berkhamsted, England, is the location of a new manufacturing and sales center for Bunting Magnetics Co., Newton, KS. The UK location will manage sales for the company in the UK, European Union and African continent. Bunting manufactures magnetic materials and components, magnetic separation equipment, material-handling equipment and printing cylinders.
See also: Bunting Magnetics Co.
Related Enterprise Zones: Automation
Reader Comments
There are no comments posted at this time.


text:
Author's notes: This is a magic system based on re-interpretations of the principles of Yin-Yang, the Five Elements (Wu Xing) and the Eight Symbols (Ba Gua). The first section is mostly research based and is there to give readers needed background while all subsequent sections are creative adaptations.
Background information:
The concept of yin-yang is used to describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world; and, how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. Many natural dualities (such as male and female, light and dark, high and low, hot and cold, water and fire, life and death, and so on) are thought of as physical manifestations of the yin-yang concept.The Five Elements are metal, wood, water, fire and earth. These are viewed as the basic energy forms that gave brith to the world. The Eight Symbols are Heaven (Qian), Earth (Kun), Water (Kan), Fire (Li), Wind (Xun), Thunder (Zhen), Mountain (Gen) and Lake (Dui). These are sub-components of the Five Elements and relate to the specific way in which the Five Elements can be channeled into spellcasting. The Water (Kan) and Fire (Li) symbols correspond directly with the Water and Fire elements. The element of Earth corresponds with both the symbols of Earth (Kun) and Mountain (Gen). The element of Wood corresponds with the symbols of Wind (Xun) (as a gentle but inexorable force that can erode and penetrate stone) and Thunder (Zhen). The element of Metal corresponds with the symbols of Heaven (Qian) and Lake (Dui).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba_gua
Embodiments of Yin Yang:
Yang and Yi each have four embodiments that characterise the possible nature of the spells that correspond to these two base concepts:
Yang- ri (day), ren (realm of the living), dong (movement), ti (body)
Yin- ye (night), ming (realm of the dead), jing (stillness), wun (soul)
Wu Xing in relation to each other:
The doctrine of Wu Xing describes two cycles- a creation cycle and a destruction cycle, of interactions between the five elements in the following way:
Creation cycle:
- Wood feeds Fire
- Fire creates Earth (ash)
- Earth bears Metal
- Metal enriches Water (as in water with minerals is more beneficial to the body than pure water)
- Water nourishes Wood
Destruction cycle:
- Wood parts Earth (such as roots; or, Trees can prevent soil erosion)
- Earth dams (or muddies or absorbs) Water
- Water extinguishes Fire
- Fire melts Metal
- Metal chops Wood
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Xing
Wu Xing and Distinguishing Spell Characteristics
Metal- balanced characteristics in terms of casting speed and effects
Wood- almost instantaneous effects from spells
Water- spells with long-lasting effects
Fire- spells that deal heavy damage
Earth- effects of spells appear slowly but cover a wide area
Ba Gua and Corresponding Map Bearings and Formations
Ba Gua is the Shou term for the octagonal instrument that magic practitioners of the Eight Symbols use to detect the presence of 'energies' corresponding to the Eight Symbols as well as the Eight Symbols themselves. (To prevent confusion, from this point onwards, only the instrument will be referred to Ba Gua). This instrument also serves to remind them of the corresponding formations for the Eight Symbols.
There are in general two possible formations for the Eight Symbols to be assembled in, respectively known as the Heavenly and Earth formations (aka the Yang/Yin or Dawn/Dusk formations). The Heavenly formation has the top right hand corner of the Ba Gua designated as North and the rest of the map bearings are allocated in a clockwise function. In contrast, in the Earth formation, the top left hand corner is the Northern direction and all other map bearings are assigned anti-clockwise from North.
Spell Types, Characteristics and Signature Spells (SS) under The Eight Symbols:
This is the domain where mortals have no control over encompassing elements such as time, space, life, death and the general weather. Magic practioners under this system adjust their spells to work around elements of the Heaven domain.
Ren- spells providing spontaneous healing to the body, based on that which springs from the earth and their life forces
SS- The Healing Hand: a healing spell that will instantaneously remedy small injuries (cuts and bruises) and partially heal a more substantial injury (temporarily stem internal bleeding)
Dong- offensive and evasion spells based on terrains
SS- 1) The Quicksand Trap: conjures a quicksand at a designated spot; 2) Moving Earth- conjures a path of earth that can move (more or less randomly for those with weak mind discipline but becoming more controlled in fashion if the caster has strong mind discipline)
Ming- enchantments for increasing strength/stamina/endurance/resilience
SS- The Mallet: a spell cast on oneself that subjects the body to a source of stress (physical tiredness, small amount of poison, pain etc.) for a short period of time
Jing- magical seals and spells for detecting whether items have been tempered with or disturbed
SS- The Seal: a spell that puts in place a magical seal tuned to individuals through blood (a drop of the individual's blood is needed to open the seal) or specific items (the key item needs to be in touch with the seal to open it)
Ren- spells that provide gradual but sustained healing effects
SS- The Healing Spring: a healing spell that will steadily but slowly heal wounds. Its effects last for a given number of time that varies with the caster's power up to a maximum of one hour
Ti- offensive spells based on the element of water and diffusion spells
SS- 1) The Water Arrow: conjures a fast-travelling jet of water to hit a particular target; 2) The Water Curtain: conjures a screen of water that will diffuse attacks with multiple points of contact i.e. anything besides a needle or similar projectiles
Ming- poison and corruption spells, mimicking the properties of water from the nether realm
SS- Song of the Water of the Forgotten: conjures a puddle of water that is slightly toxic and with a somewhat pungent scent that if inhaled, clouds the mind
Hun- preservation spells, spells providing immunity from psychological attacks (illusions, suggestion spells)
SS- Hymn of the Clear Spring: a spell that can be cast on oneself or others to calm the mind, effective for increasing concentration and repelling psychological attacks
Ri- flames that are furious and quick to expire
Ren- a red flame, the flame of the living
SS- Flame of the Cauldron: a flame of a dull pinkish colour that can burn off a variety of poisons and materials harmful to the body from wounds and items
Ye- clinging, burns for a long time
Ming- a blue flame from the nether realm, highly corrosive
SS- The Nether Flame: a flame of a florescent but cold-toned blue colour that is deadly for its acid-like properties. It will reduce a human sized target to a puddle within seconds.
Dong- speed enhancement spells, tracking/tracing spells
SS- Song of the Chase: a spell allowing speedy travel to a mark or an item pre-tuned for this particular spell
Jing- spells that create cyclones
SS- Song of the Gale: conjures a cyclone at a designated spot
Yang Ti- spells with paralysing effects
SS- The Cage of (insert appropriate deity associated with thunder): conjures a circlet of thunder that holds a target in captivity and paralysis
Hun- spells that sear the mind/soul
SS- The Righteous Thunder Strike (aka The Thunder of the Ninth Heaven): conjures a bolt of lightning that has especially potent effects on the undead and has a light stunning effect on other life forms
Dong- offensive spells based on the power of rockslides
SS- Formation of the Folding Screen of Rock: a spell that can trap multiple targets within an illusory environment with loose boulders that can directed by the caster to hit those trapped
Jing- defensive spells (shields/barriers)
SS- Hymn of the Mountain: a spell that will not only provide a boost to defence but also keeps the target immobile
Dong- spells that are based on the principle of ripples
SS- The Field of Ripples: a spell that conjures a 'force field' that has an all-round augmentation effect on attack, defense and damage share between multiple targets. Its augmentation effect can also be focused on a specific area at the caster's will
Yin Jing- spells that are based on the phenomenon of reflection
SS- Hymn of the Mirror: a defensive spell that reflects any damage back to its source
Practical Implementation:
Practitioners need to be able to draw on the Eight Symbols in some ways in order to cast magic under this system. Each practitioner will have natural empathy to one or more of the Eight Symbols. There are a number of possible ways for drawing on the Eight Symbols:
- Be in proximity of natural phenomena that fall under particular Symbols eg. be close to water sources if needing to cast magic under the Water Symbol and sources of fire for Fire magic
- Stand in the corresponding map bearing for a specific Symbol
- Draw on reservoir items that contain a large reserve of stored "energies" corresponding to a particular Symbol eg. a pebble that had been at the bottom of a lake for decades. Depending on the potency of "energies" stored in such items, even practitioners without natural empathy might be able to cast spells based on a particular Symbol with the help of such an item
- Set up a formation (in the spirit of the Heavenly/Earth formation) that enhances the plenitude and potency of particular Symbols within the vicinity
In the actual casting, practitioners draw on the Eight Symbols and then channel and direct their powers towards the spell via their minds. In particular, this channelling and directing process is a very individualistic one in the sense that one caster might picture it as a process of manipulating the Symbols via strings (and this will become his unique way of channelling and directing the power of the Symbols) while another might immerse himself/herself into a particular Symbol and coerce particles under the same Symbol towards certain behaviours.
Spells cast under this system are mostly static or have limiting impact in terms of geographic coverage. In fact, there are a large proportion of spells that operate on the basis of triggers. That is, these spells are tuned to specific locations and intruders or other stimulus are set as the conditions for the spells being activated.
Credits: While this system arises because I am picturing geomancers (individuals who practice Fengshui) as a split off from the Tuner Mages, the impetus for writing this submission really comes after reading an online novel (written in Chinese) which outlines a magic system based on the Five Elements and the Yin/Yang principles. The system I'm outlining here is obviously built upon this basic idea and in addition, the day/night distinction as well as the colour of the flames in relation to the Fire Element are largely borrowed from this novel as well. However, the rest is original work.
Additional Ideas (2)
These are spells derived from combining at least two of the Eight Symbols and are commonly known as Formations. They are all trigger spells in nature. All combination spells need to be balanced with respect to Yin-Yang. That is, both Yin and Yang aspects have to be present in a combination spell but it can be skewed towards either the Yang or the Yin. Depending on the spell's purpose, Symbols are arranged* according to either the Creation/Destruction Cycle of Wu Xing or the Heavenly/Earth formations. The strongest combination spells are ones that combine all Eight Symbols, followed by ones that combine Five Symbols that belong to each of the Wu Xing elements.For all other combinations, it does not necessarily follow that spells utilising more of the Eight Symbols would be more powerful. Complexity of the combination spell is directly in proportion to the number of Symbols used to weave it but this does not hold for its power.
Some samples of Combination Spells:
1) The Formation of Ba Gua: This is a combination spell built on the basis of all of the Eight Symbols, with each of Symbols being arranged in accordance with either the Heavenly or Earth formation depending on its purpose. The Heaven Symbol is represented by a common pebble containing no traces of the Symbols if the formation is entirely powered by reservoir items. In addition, the casting of this particular spell is tied to specific times of the year. Depending on the purpose of the spell, these times change. This formation is a all-rounded spell and can be utilised for a variety of purposes such as to entrap but not harm,
for attack/defence as well as others (up to GM discretion).
2) The Formation of Wu Xing: This is built from five Symbols that correspond to each of the Five Elements (Wu Xing). Another all-rounded spell that makes up for its relative weakness when compared with the Formation of Bagua by not having the limitation of being tied to particular times of the year. In addition, this particular formation has the advantage of being self-perpetuating to an extent if arranged according to the Creation Cycle.
3) The Formation of Three Stars: An offensive spell maintained by three mages drawing on a distinct Symbol or if powered entirely by reservoir items, is composed of three sub-formations based on a single Symbol.
4)The Formation of Six Harmonies: Drawing on the six Symbols besides Heaven and Earth, this spell is a powerful cleanser of all negative effects in an area, including plague and evil influences.
Under Revamp! Ignore for now!
This is a system of magic evolved from Tuner Wizardry. Practitioners (known as Geomancers) work solely with enchanted items containing elements of the Eight Symbols. In terms of combination spells, Geomancers set them up to be in accordance with the Bagua (an octagonal instrument used by these Geomancers), which designates a range of alternative formations that each of the Eight Symbols need to be arranged in to achieve a particular purpose.
Suggested Submissions
- Tuner Mages Society/ Organizations By: Moonlake


text: Freshers' Week 2018 Case study on the topic "Digitalisation – Switzerland in a time of change" Digital transformation Digital transformation permeates people's everyday lives with increasing speed and is permanently changing entire areas of life. The power and speed of change is more like a revolution than an evolution. The massive socio-technical change raises new questions that nations, companies and individuals have to deal with. Mission and goal of the case study The scenario involves the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) commissioning the new students – in their role as young academics – to carry out basic research on the effects of the digital transformation in various spheres of life of the Swiss population within the framework of a fictitious call for proposals. The task is to determine the negative and positive effects (areas of tension) within various areas of life, to identify the need for action, to derive recommendations for action for concrete measures and to elaborate them in the form of basic research. The SNSF will then the most substantiated technical contributions to submit proposals for targeted measures to the Confederation. Due to the introduction of the English-language Assessment Year in 2013 and the associated bilingual Freshers' Week, the case study has since been developed for two consecutive Freshers' Weeks. Therefore, the topic of the case study for the Freshers' Week of 2019 will once again be "Digitalisation – Switzerland in a time of change".


text:
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients and Preparation
Tip: Ground chicken and low-fat cheese help reduce fat and calories.
- In a nonstick skillet over low heat, sauté chicken in oil until chicken turns white. Constantly stir the chicken to keep it from sticking.
- Add onion, garlic, green pepper, and tomato. Cook until chicken mixture is cooked through. Remove skillet from stove and let mixture cool in the refrigerator.
- While the chicken mixture is cooling, place the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl and stir in enough water to make a stiff tortilla-like dough.
- When the chicken mixture has cooled, mix in the cheese.
- Divide the dough into 24 portions. With your hands, roll the dough into balls and flatten each ball into a ½-inch thick circle. Put a spoonful of the chicken mixture in the middle of each circle of dough and bring the edges to the center. Flatten the ball of dough again until it is ½-inch thick.
- In a very hot, iron skillet, cook the pupusas on each side until golden brown.
- Serve hot with Curtido salvadoreño


text:
Other White Sox links: James looks at the end of Sergio Santos' scoreless streak in yesterday's loss, Cheryl looks at today's win, FutureSox looks on Ryan Buch's promotion to Class-A+ Winston-Salem (Buch: 3.69 ERA, 3.75 FIP, 1.14 WHIP, .266 BABIP, 46.1 IP, 46 K, 17 BB) and thatshortkid attends a Birmingham Barons game at Regions park and writes about it.
May 21, 2011
Oh my, this is crazy
Leave a Comment »
No comments yet.
RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI


text:
Now, I don't generally do these things, especially when they come with strings attached; it's not that I don't appreciate the sentiment, but that I don't usually have the time right away, and think I'll do it later, and then forget for months, and then it's all awkward, like a thank-you note you forgot to mail and found a year after the gift was received, or something. So if I ever haven't responded to an award--I'm not a snobby snubber; I'm just forgetful.
So here are the conditions and my replies:
1) Say "Thanks!" to the presenter of the award and provide a link to their blog.
Thanks, Larry! I enjoy your blog tremendously and am glad you read mine.
2) Share 10 honest things about myself.
This is an interesting challenge. Unlike other awards or memes that want you to list "unknown" things or "unusual" things or even "hard-to-believe" things about yourself, this one just asks for "honest" things. So, in that spirit:
- I am seriously afraid of wasps. Seriously afraid. Go-in-the-house-till-they-go-away afraid.
- I am a night owl. If I had my way people would get up at 11 a.m. and go to bed at 3 a.m. Morning sunlight is way too bright.
- Number 2, combined with the fact that I used to call my migraines "vampire headaches" since they would often come on before dawn and slowly dissipate after sunset, makes my husband and children tease me that I am probably part vampire. However, the only way I could be a vampire would be if there were a race of creatures that had carbonated beverages in their circulatory system instead of blood.
- I read Crime and Punishment for the first time in college. I read it in six hours one gloomy, rainy Saturday, seated in the dreary college library, when I probably had other things to do. I highly recommend this as a way of reading Crime and Punishment. College library optional--any dimly-lit bookish place will do.
- I sold out to liberals once, and wrote a poem and created a bookmark decrying nuclear weapons. It was in the eighth grade, and was an optional assignment/contest being held by a third party, who planned to produce a book of the various "winning" creations. My bookmark got an honorable mention. My poem won a second place award, which meant it went in the book. It also meant I got $15--the second place prize. In the eighth grade I'd have written a hymn praising both Marty Haugen and felt banners for fifteen whole dollars to spend. I don't remember where I spent it, but it probably got squandered on books.
- I actually have two red cardigans. The one my pseudonym came from is one I've had a long time and love--but it was showing signs of all that love, so I bought a new one on clearance at the end of winter this year. Can't bring myself to get rid of the first one.
- If you met me in person, you'd say I talk too much. No, that's not a surprise--but it's honest!
- The highest note I can ever hit while practicing my singing is the F sharp above high C. The highest note I would ever actually inflict on poor defenseless listeners is probably the C itself.
- I dislike sitting down at a table to eat, especially if due to my odd schedule I'm the only one actually eating at the time. I am notorious for eating elsewhere.
- I am a magpie when it comes to jewellry. I love bright glittery things, especially rings, and always wear a ring on my right hand (in addition to my wedding rings on the left hand) when I go anywhere. Because I wear mostly silver jewellry this is not the crushing budget-buster you might expect; a vintage ring I picked up recently at an antique store cost me all of four dollars.
Here we go:
Charlotte/Matilda, Deirdre Mundy, Dawn, Magister Christianus, Lindsay (who is a brand new blogger and already has a lovely blog!), MommaLlama, and Mrs. O at "A Fine Mess."
4) Inform those 7 that they've been awarded the 'Honest Scrap' Award.
Shall do directly!


text:
Info and key features
Every dog has their own personal style. Now you can design a collar that fits your dogs fashion sense. They're adjustable, soft, strong, and can handle the wear and tear of everyday use. Our firm buckles provide a fast and secure lock to ensure your dog is comfortably strapped in.
High Quality
Withstand the everyday pulls with ease
No Jingle Personalization
Stay safe and silent
Vibrant Designs
Become the bark of the park
Please allow up to 4 weeks for your product to be personalized and shipped to you.


text:
- Feather Down Fill Pillow
- 26 x 26"
- 100% Cotton Cover
- From Warm Things in California
We are unable to accept returns for sanitation reasons. All sales are final. Please choose carefully!
We make every effort to ship your order quickly as possible. Please allow 3-5 business days to process your order. We offer the following shipping options:
Contiguous United States
- FREE Shipping via UPS Ground Shipping to the Contiguous United States.
- UPS Three-Day Select
Non-Contiguous United States
- $20 Flat Rate via USPS Priority Mail Express
United States Armed Forces
- $20 Flat Rate via USPS Priority Mail Express
- USPS Priority Mail International
- USPS Priority Mail Express International
Non-Contiguous States, International Orders, and Expedited Shipping
The final shipping cost for orders shipping to non-contiguous states and internationally, and shipping expedited will depend on the weight of the items you purchase, destination, and the shipping method you select at checkout.
Furniture pieces are made to order so please allow 6-8 weeks. The final shipping cost will depend on the weight and dimensions of the furniture you purchase, destination, and the shipping method you select at checkout. Please contact us for an estimate before purchasing.
We do our best to package furniture so that it arrives safely to you. However, we strongly recommend inspecting furniture for shipping damage at the time of delivery. Immediately report any damage at the time of receipt to both the delivery person and AREA.
Return an item within 30 days for a full refund minus shipping costs, to and from. To avoid a $10 handling fee, please return the item new, unwashed, and in its original packaging with tags intact. We do not accept returns on sale items, gift cards, furniture, used or washed items.
Please click here to look up your order and apply for a Return Authorization. Refunds will be issued after we receive and assess the merchandise.


text:
julie1982 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 55 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
newly created travel blog in need of banner.. banner design will double as logo.
the blog is empty right now- i haven`t decided on templates etc... so there`s not a whole lot to work with.
So I just created a blog- it`s empty right now... I can`t even figure out how to work it. It`s through typepad and it`s a PRO blog so I can customize a bunch of stuff. I believe the width is 770 pixels, with 15 pixels of padding on either side. I hate this padding, and if it can be removed (not sure if it can) I will remove it so I guess the size would be 800 pixels then. The height is open to whatever we want. I`d like to start with a banner for the blog- it will also double as my logo for business cards, etc.
The blog is EAT. SLEEP. TRAVEL.
I really like what they did here for this tshirt
Use the above t-shirt design for inspiration.
If you go to my blog, just ignore EVERYTHING because those aren`t the colours I`ll be using... I`ll be customizing (or paying someone to customize it!!) the blog around the new banner and not the other way around.
Vector format would be best, right?
I`m pretty open here. i dunno. im not the expert in this- you are! surprise me!
I definitely want the banner to have EAT. SLEEP. TRAVEL. on it somewhere. Again, I like the way they have it on that t-shirt... but open to other stuff.
No pastel colours like on the t-shirt... All green (like the signs on the sides of the highway) might work.. even all black..
I`m open, though!
Oh, and the winner will get full credit on my blog for the design.. I won`t pass your work off as my own!
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


text:
Joanne Kathleen Rowling (pronounced rolling) was born on July 31st, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England. Rowling writing career started at the age of six when she wrote a story called Rabbit. Since then Rowling has graduated from Exeter, worked as a teacher and been an unemployed single parent. Divorced and living on public assistance Rowling wrote Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone at a table in a café during her daughters naps. When Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was bought and published by Bloomsbury in 1997 her life changed dramatically, the Harry Potter series has since then won numerous awards and become a tremendous success around the world.
Like that of her own character, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling's life has the luster of a fairy tale. Divorced, living on public assistance in a tiny Edinburgh flat with her infant daughter, it was Harry Potter that rescued her. First, the Scottish Arts Council gave Rowling a grant to finish the book. After its sale to Bloomsbury (UK) and Scholastic Books, the accolades began to pile up. Harry Potter won The British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, and the Smarties Prize, and rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. Book rights have been sold to England, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Finland, Denmark, Spain and Sweden.
Books by J K Rowling


text:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Concerns of global ozone depletion (e.g. WMO, 1999) have led to major international
programs to monitor and explain the observed ozone variations in the stratosphere. In
response to these, as well as other long-term climate concerns, NOAA has established
routine monitoring programs utilizing both ground-based and satellite measurement
techniques (OFCM, 1988).
Selected indicators of stratospheric climate are presented in each Summary from
information contributed by NOAA personnel. A Summary for the Northern Hemisphere is issued
each April, and for the Southern Hemisphere, each December. These Summaries are available
on the World- Wide-Web, at the site
with location: products/stratosphere/winter_bulletins.
Further information may be obtained from Melvyn E. Gelman
NOAA Climate Prediction Center
5200 Auth Road
Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304
Telephone: (301) 763-8071, ext. 7558
Fax: (301) 763-8125
E-mail: email@example.com
Extensive ozone depletion was again observed over Antarctica during the Southern
Hemisphere winter/spring of 2004, with widespread total ozone anomalies of 45 percent or more below the
1979-1986 base period. The area covered by extremely low total ozone values of less than 220 Dobson Units,
defined as the Antarctic "ozone hole" area, in September reached maximum size of greater than 19 million square kilometers,
with an average size in September of 17.4 million square km, smaller than most recent years. Vertical profiles of ozone
amounts, measured by balloons over the South Pole, showed strongest destruction of ozone in the 15-20 km region, but minimum
values were not as low as seen during other recent years.
At the South Pole, the minimum total ozone value of 138 Dobson Units was observed
on 4 October 2004, when the center of the ozone hole was nearby. Lower stratosphere temperatures over the Antarctic region
in the winter of 2004 were again below -78 C, and were sufficiently low for polar stratospheric cloud formation, promoting
chemical ozone loss. However, the size of the area of very low temperatures was smaller in 2004 than most others in
the last 10 years. In the middle of September 2004, Antarctic lower stratospheric temperatures warmed above -78 C, limiting further severe
ozone destruction and also limiting the extent and duration of the ozone hole in 2004.
The data used for this report are listed below. This combination of complementary data,
from different platforms and sensors, provides a strong capability to monitor global ozone
and temperature.
Method of Observation
We have used total column ozone data from the NASA Nimbus-7 SBUV instrument from 1979
through February 1985; NOAA-9 SBUV/2 from March 1985 to December 1988; NOAA-11 SBUV/2
from January 1989 to December 1993; NOAA-9 SBUV/2 from January 1994 to December 1995;
NOAA-14 SBUV/2 from January 1996 to June 1998; NOAA-11 SBUV/2 from July 1998 to
September 2000; and NOAA-16 SBUV/2 from October 2000 to November 2004. Solar Backscatter Ultra-Violet
(SBUV) instruments can produce data only for daylight-viewing conditions, so SBUV/2 data are not
available at polar latitudes during winter darkness. Precession of the NOAA-11 satellite caused
SBUV/2 viewing high latitudes only in darkness and increasing data loss at sub-polar latitudes,
especially in 1992 and 1993.
Maps of monthly average Southern Hemisphere SBUV/2 total ozone for September and October 2004 are
shown in Figure 1a and Figure 2a.
Lowest "ozone hole" values (defined as total ozone values less than 220 DU) appear over Antarctica
slightly displaced from the South Pole, and highest total ozone is shown in the Pacific Ocean between
Antarctica and Australia. Figure 1b shows the difference in percent between the monthly
mean total ozone for September and eight (1979-86) monthly September means (Nagatani et al., 1988).
Extreme negative anomalies in total ozone of greater than 45 percent are shown
in September and October over most of Antarctica and adjacent ocean areas, reaching to southern Argentina.
Figure 2b shows that in October the large ozone anomaly was located over
Antarctica and adjacent oceans areas south of Africa.
Figure 3a compares, for each year since 1979, the ozone hole area
average for all days in October through November 2004. The growth in the ozone hole area from the 1980s through
the 1990s is quite apparent. From a very small area in 1982, October/November average values increased
dramatically to a maximum in 1998 of 16.4 million square kilometers. The October/November 2004 average
ozone hole area was 9.4 million square kilometers, smaller than all but three years since 1990.
Figure 3b, c, and d
show the individual monthly average ozone hole size for, respectively, September, October, and November,
for years since 1980. The size decreased in October, and in November it was substantially diminished.
The ozone hole size during these months for 2004 was generally smaller than for most
recent years since 1990.
Figure 4 displays monthly average anomaly values (percent) of zonal
mean total ozone, as a function of latitude (80N to 80 S) and time (January 1979 to November 2004). The
anomalies are derived relative to each month's 1979-2004 average. Long-term ozone changes may be readily
seen in the polar regions, where ozone values were substantially lower in the 1990s than in the 1980s.
Largest anomalies are shown for the polar regions in each hemisphere in winter-spring months, with positive
anomalies of more than 10 percent in the earlier years changing to negative anomalies of greater than 10
percent for most recent years. For 2004 the lowest ozone anomailes were not as great over
the south polar latitudes as for most other years.
The center of the ozone hole and associated lowest ozone, and polar vortex are often located close to the
South Pole. Figure 5 shows a time series during 2004 of total ozone, measured over the South Pole using
balloon-borne ozone instruments, compared with other selected years. Low ozone hole values appeared in
September 2004, with lowest values evident at the end of September and early October , when the center of
the ozone hole was closest to the South Pole. Total ozone values rose in October, when the ozone hole
diminished and was displaced from the South Pole.
On 4 October (Figure 6) the total column ozone amount of 138 DU
was observed at the South Pole, the minimum value for the year 2004. This profile shows strong destruction of
ozone between 15 and 19 km associated with classic ozone hole conditions. The time series in
Figure 7 of ozone profiles at the South Pole during 2004 shows the
time sequence of dramatic decreases in ozone between 15 and 20 km especially evident in September and October.
Extremely low values of ozone associated with ozone hole conditions continued in early October, but moderated
One of the longest records of ozone measurements in Antarctica is the total column ozone amount obtained with
the Dobson spectrophotometer at South Pole Station. Consistent observations can be obtained beginning on
October 15 of each year when sufficient sunlight is available for these optical measurements that use the
sun as a light source. This record of average October 15-31 column amounts shown in
Figure 8 indicates declines that accelerated in the 1980s and
reached consistently low values from 1993-1999. Since 2000 there has been greater variability in this average
with the suggestion of a tendency toward larger column amounts than observed during the 7-year minimum period.
Ozone amounts in the lower stratosphere are closely coupled to temperatures through dynamics and photochemistry.
Extremely low stratospheric temperatures (lower than -78 C) over the Antarctic region contribute to depletion of
ozone, in that low temperatures lead to the presence of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs). PSCs enhance the
production and lifetime of reactive chlorine, leading to ozone depletion (WMO, 1999). Daily minimum
temperatures at 50 hPa (approximately 19 km) over the polar region, averaged from 65S to 90S are shown in
Figure 9. For most of the Southern Hemisphere winter of 2004,
minimum temperatures in the south polar region were below -78 C. These minimum temperatures were below long-term
average minimum values but not
near record low temperatures. The rise in temperatures above -78 C in mid-October 2004 limited
the further formation of polar stratospheric clouds and thus also limited further extreme ozone destruction.
Temperatures in the winter and spring of 2004 were higher than in 2003, and coincided with a smaller ozone hole
than in 2003.
Figure 10 shows monthly average temperature anomalies at 50 hPa for
three latitude regions, 25S-25N, 65S-25S, and 90S-65S. For the south polar region, October 2004 temperatures were
higher than the long-term average, and November average temperatures were a little lower. Negative temperature anomalies
predominated over the middle latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere, with very large negative anomalies over
tropical latitudes. Both the tropical and middle latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere continue the tendency
toward lower temperatures after 1993 relative to higher temperatures in earlier years.
Figure 11 presents time series of the area of the ozone hole, the
size of the polar vortex, and the size of the polar area where lower stratosphere temperatures were below -78 C
(polar stratospheric cloud, PSC area). The daily 2004 values are shown, along with the extreme and average
daily values for the most recent 10 years. During 2004, the area for all three indicators was smaller than
average. The decrease in October coincided with the decrease in size of the area of very low
temperatures. The size of the ozone hole correlates well with the size of the PSC area during the formation
stages of the ozone hole in August and the first part of September.
Figure 12 illustrates the direct relationship between the persistence
of the ozone hole and the persistence of the Antarctic polar vortex. In years when the winter polar vortex
persisted later in the season, the duration into the spring season of the ozone hole also tended to be extended.
For the year 2004, the persistence of the ozone hole and the persistence of the Southern Hemisphere polar
vortex extended longer than most years since 1980, but shorter than most years since 1990.
Very low ozone values were again observed over Antarctica in the
winter/spring of 2004. Ozone depletion of more than 45 percent was observed over Antarctica, compared to total
ozone amounts observed in the early 1980's. Vertical soundings over the South Pole during August, September and
October 2004 again showed strongest destruction of ozone at altitudes between 15 and 20 km. Lower stratosphere
temperatures in the winter of 2004 over the Antarctic region were higher than in 2003. Associated with
this, the ozone hole area was smaller than in 2003. The ozone hole in 2004 diminished in size and depth along with warming stratospheric
conditions in September and October, and, by mid-November, total ozone over Antarctica had increased to levels above ozone
hole values.
Observations of chloroflourocarbons and of stratospheric hydrogen chloride support the view that international
actions are reducing the use and release of ozone depleting substances (WMO, 1999; Anderson et al., 2000).
However, chemicals already in the atmosphere are expected to continue to impact the ozone amount for many decades to come.
Further, changing atmospheric conditions that modulate ozone can complicate the task of detecting the start of
ozone layer recovery. The eruption of the Pinatubo volcano provided an example of such a complication in the
1990s. Based on an analysis of 10 years of South Pole ozone vertical profile measurements, Hofmann et al., (1997)
estimated that recovery in the Antarctic ozone hole may be detected as early as the coming decade. Indicators
include: 1) an end to springtime ozone depletion at 22-24 km, 2) 12-20 km mid-September column ozone loss rate
of less than 3 DU per day, and 3) a 12-20 km ozone column of more than 70 DU on September 15. An intriguing
aspect of recent observations of the Antarctic stratosphere had been the apparent trend towards a later breakup
of the vortex in years since 1990, relative to the 1980s. The limited duration and size of the 2004 ozone hole is attributed in
part to meteorological conditions. A full explanation of such meteorological anomalies is not yet available.
Continued monitoring and measurements, including total ozone and its vertical profile, are essential to achieving
the understanding needed to identify ozone recovery.
Anderson, J., J. M. Russel III, S. Solomon, and L. E. Deaver, 2000: Halogen Occultation Experiment
confirmation of stratospheric chlorine decreases in accordance with the Montreal Protocol,
J. Geophys. Res., 105, 4483-4490.
Hofmann, D.J., S.J. Oltmans, J.M. Harris, B.J. Johnson, and J.A. Lathrop, 1997: Ten
years of ozonesonde measurements at the south pole: implications for recovery of
springtime Antarctic ozone. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 8931-8943.
Miller, A.J., R.M. Nagatani, L.E. Flynn, S. Kondragunta, E. Beach, R. Stolarsky,
R. McPeters, P.K. Bhartia, M. Deland, C.H. Jackman, D.J. Wuebbles, K.O. Putten, and R.P. Cebula, 2002,
A cohesive total ozone data set from SBUV/(2) satellite system, J.Geophys. Res., 107(0),doi:10.1029/200,D000853.
Nagatani, R.N., A.J. Miller, K.W. Johnson, and M.E. Gelman, 1988: An eight year
climatology of meteorological and SBUV ozone data, NOAA Technical Report NWS 40, 125 pp.
OFCM, 1988: National Plan for Stratospheric Monitoring 1988-1997. FCM-P17-1988. Federal
Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research, U.S. Dept. Commerce,
Planet, W. G., J. H. Lienesch, A. J. Miller, R. Nagatani, R, D. McPeters, E.
Hilsenrath, R. P. Cebula, M. T. DeLand, C. G. Wellemeyer, and K. M. Horvath, 1994:
Northern hemisphere total ozone values from 1989-1993 determined with the NOAA-11 Solar
Backscatter Ultraviolet (SBUV/2) instrument. Geophys. Res. Lett., 21,
WMO, 1999: Scientific assessment of ozone depletion: 1998. World Meteorological
Organization Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project - Report No. 44.
VI. Web Pages of Interest


text:
If you have an account with us, please log in.
Forgot Your Password?
Don't have an account?Sign Up
Availability: In stock
Portrait Of Pirates One Piece EDITION-Z Roronoa Zoro
Box size: 20.3 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm
Shipping Delay Estimation (in days) : 2-7
Availability: In stock
Look for similar item on Buy Nippon
Buy-Nippon is our proxy service that lets you purchase the rarest items from Japanese sellers. The perfect place for collectors! More information : Click here.
About Ninoma
For instance cookies that enable shopping baskets to function properly, or for logging in to our site.
These cookies help us improve our website by analyzing how you use our website. We use Google Analytics to do so. All data within this scope are anonymised but we require your consent in order to use those.


text:
The development of Indonesia's cosmetics and skin care industries has been increasing positively. Based on data from the Ministry of Industry (2016), the growth of this industrial market averaged 9.67% per year in the last six years (2009 – 2015). This market growth is closely related to the number of women in Indonesia followed by increasing the level of education and participation rates of female labor force in Indonesia. This makes the women are required to have a high confidence to be able to perform at every opportunity. The need for beauty is closely related to the confidence in women.
The potential of the cosmetics market is increasingly tempting with the increasing number of upper middle class in Indonesia known to be fond of shopping. Upper middle-class population (expenditure> Rp 3 million per month) in urban areas reached 59% of the total population in Indonesia.
The large potential of this market, encouraging Sigma Research to do research on cosmetic products in March 2017 in 11 major cities (Medan, Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Denpasar, and Makassar) with a sample of 1,200 respondents . The purpose of this research is to provide a complete picture of the trends and behavior of Indonesian women in choosing and buying cosmetic products in terms of their demographics and habits.
This study reveals about the size of the market potential (market size), brands that exist in the market and share of eye shadow. In addition, the behavior of cosmetic consumers including shopping behavior are also reviewed on the results of this study. Similarly, the skin type of Indonesian women, the level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, and budget of eyeshadow.
Trend and behavior studies for this cosmetic market use two methods of this research that is quantitative method and literature study (desk research).
Quantitative methods were conducted through face to face interviews with a number of respondents using structured questionnaires prepared in accordance with the objectives of the study. While the desk research is conducted by collecting secondary data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Ministry of Industry, World Bank, and other related literature sources.
Criteria of Respondents in this study were women aged 15 – 55 years and have income per month above Rp. 2.600.000 and domiciled in 11 major cities namely Medan, Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, Denpasar, and Makassar. The number of respondents to sample was 1.200 people taken randomly at 95,0% confidence intervals and a margin of error of +/- 2,83%. The survey was conducted in March-April 2017.


text:
A little decadence never hurt anyone. At least that's what Terry Vitale figured when she started tossing around ideas for a theme for the 2011 ICON Awards Gala.
The publisher of Confetti magazine settled on "Decadence in the City" for her annual tribute to Denver's most creative special events, and the people who make them happen. And since decadence can be defined two ways — marked by decay or decline, and appealing to self-indulgence — you can just imagine the fun everyone had interpreting the theme.
PHOTOS: See more from the 2011 Icon Awards Gala in Denver
When guests stepped off the escalator leading to the Grand Hyatt Denver's main ballroom, the first thing they saw was a gritty street scene that included overturned trash cans and graffiti art. Inside the foyer, the visuals ran the gamut from break dancers to carved ice martini luges.
Dress went in both directions, too, ranging from black leather and an Elvis Presley-esque jeweled jumpsuit to distressed denim and haute couture.


text:
Basim Mardan is a writer, playwright and translator from Iraq.
Granta Publications | 12 Addison Avenue | London | W11 4QR | Tel +44(0)20 7605 1360 | Fax +44(0)20 7605 1361
The copyright to all contents of this site is held either by Granta or by the individual authors, and none of the material may be used elsewhere without written permission. For reprint enquiries,
contact us.
Terms | Privacy Statement | Cookie Policy


text:
Artist description:
Original fan art~ The dress is inspired by: [Link] Played with layers and effect~ ^_^
Java Draw Created Mar 11, 2011 460 x 640px Unless noted Copyright 2011 Hairei.
We encourage you to submit a comment and let the artist know what you think of this drawing. Please log in or join to post a comment.
Post a comment
this is adorable! I love the dress!
Say WHAAAAAAAAT!! This is amazing!! Love love this!! MUST FAVE!! 5/5 :3 I want to make 10 of 5....or more! xD
.....5/5.....fav ;3
Miku looks so in her element here- and I absolutely LOVE her dress! xD The colorful lights in the dark background are a magnificent touch. :D I really like her pose and happy expression. :) Your shading and coloring's excellent! 5/5 hearts & favorite
shes soo cute and i love the backround its so pretty
i would soooooo wear a dress like that!
I love the dress, so creative and new. Love the background too. 5/5
wooooooow... o.o
if that dress was real i'd definetly buy it! 5/5! awesome job!
wow i love the bg and the dress ^^ amazing art as always!


text:
AVSmartz84 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 33 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
I need a logo for a website as well as a grayscale version for print.
Vector format is good but also save it as a jpg for me when were done.
AVSmartz is a
professional social network designed to help people plan and produce
better events, work together as a team, and save time and money by collaborating in a secure online community.
I'm looking to create a logo that tells a story in a way...
We have customers and we serve them...
Through these customers we also interact with and serve their customers...
we have suppliers but we see them as our customers because we promote and resell their products....
finally we serve 1000's of freelance AV technicians (you guessed it - customers) by matching them to other customers projects that meet their qualifications.
All in all we serve a network of customers (buyers and sellers) who mutually benefit from our services.
- We are not married to anything... but like the idea of using shiny spheres in some way... to represent the network or "universe" of our four different customer groups all connected in a shared way.We also like the idea of the bottom shadow that shows the spheres and or letters floating... but again do not want to limit anyones creative license....
- we do not want something too detailed or intricate that it is difficult to duplicate on letterhead, golf shirts, etc.
- Were okay having a logo that can be branded and separated from the words AVSmartz
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


text:
(PHOENIX Thursday, July 19, 2012) -- Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne and Cinemark Holdings, Inc. have announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed by the Attorney General's Civil Rights Division in June 2011 that will improve access for the theater chain's hearing-impaired customers.
The terms of the Settlement Agreement will expand access to the dialogue, sound effects, and sound track of first run movies, independent films, and other performances shown at Cinemark's theaters during the peak season for summer blockbuster movies.
"Everyone, regardless of a disability, should have the opportunity to enjoy the widest variety of entertainment options available," Horne said. "I commend Cinemark Theaters for providing customers who are hard of hearing with the necessary devices to give the hearing-impaired more options and for the cooperative way in which it worked to resolve the lawsuit."
Cinemark agreed effective June 30, to equip its six Arizona theaters with neckloops and receivers, making the devices available at Century 20 El Con, Century Gateway 12, Century Park Place 20 and XD, Century Theatres at Oro Valley Marketplace, Cinemark 10 (Sierra Vista), and Cinemark Mesa 16. Cinemark also agreed to track the demand for neckloops and obtain more, if necessary, to meet the actual demand generated by customers using the devices. Cinemark will also train its staff to ensure that they can assist guests to locate the neckloops when they arrive, learn how to operate them, and troubleshoot if there is any problem using them. Cinemark agreed to take steps to market the availability of the neckloops, including sending informational notices to various agencies serving the deaf and hard of hearing community, posting signs in the lobby and box office window, and indicating neckloop availability on its website with this symbol: .
With the addition of neckloops, Cinemark offers a full range of devices for the hard of hearing and deaf customer including closed caption devices (for movies produced with closed captions) and standard and neckloop assistive listening devices (for any movie or performance).
Although Cinemark already provided over-the-ear headsets that amplified sound, neckloops are assistive listening devices that work with cochlear implants and hearing aids with T-coil technology. A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. The implant consists of an external portion that sits behind the ear and a second portion that is surgically placed under the skin. About 60% of available hearing aids and cochlear implants use T-coil technology, a number that is increasing every year. Unfortunately, T-coil hearing aids and cochlear implants did not work with the standard assistive listening headsets provided by Cinemark. Neckloops hang around the guest's neck and transmit sound magnetically into their cochlear implant or hearing aid. In this way, the technology uses the customer's own adjustments to provide a much higher quality of music, dialogue, and sound effects without producing feedback.
Assistant Attorneys General Rose Daly-Rooney and Chris Carlsen and Compliance Officer Patricia Bianchi handled this matter for the Attorney General's Office. Jose de Jesus Rico, an attorney at the Arizona Center for Disability Law, represented Mr. Olson before the Civil Rights Division during its investigation.
The Arizonans with Disabilities Act prohibits disability discrimination in places of public accommodation, such as movie theaters, hotels, restaurants, retail stores, professional offices and day care centers. People who believe that their civil rights have been violated should contact the Attorney General's Civil Rights Division for assistance in filing a complaint. Individuals wishing to file a civil rights complaint may call a statewide toll-free number at 1.877.491.5742 or go to www.azag.gov to either submit an online complaint or find the nearest satellite office to speak to a community volunteer.


text:
The funds referenced on this website may not be registered for distribution in your particular jurisdiction. You should only view information on our funds if it is lawful for you to do so in your jurisdiction.
Please visit www.investecassetmanagement.com/registrations to check registrations by country.
This page provides you with fund literature that is available in your chosen local language. You are able to filter the documents by asset class, sector, share class and currency.
Read an explanation of the various GSF share classes here.


text:
Masco Cabinetry has an immediate opening for a Sr Manufacturing Engineer, at our manufacturing facility in Duncanville, TX!
Masco Cabinetry manufactures five nationally recognized cabinetry brands, KraftMaid®, Merillat®, QualityCabinets®, Cardell Cabinetry®, and One Two One Cabinetry®. Offering an unmatched selection of stylish, high-quality products at a variety of price levels, Masco Cabinetry brands are favored by builders, dealers, distributors and home centers throughout North America. A leader in environmental stewardship, Masco Cabinetry products have been granted an Environmental Stewardship Program certificate by the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association.
Manage large and small scale manufacturing projects to support the plants and new product development. Evaluates, designs and implements manufacturing processes and equipment.
Masco Cabinetry (the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company's policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.
Masco Cabinetry is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Please click on the following links for more information.
E-Verify Participation Poster: English & Spanish
E-verify Right to Work Poster: English, Spanish
No visa sponsorship is available for this position, unless specified within the job description.


text:
Key person insurance is simply life insurance on the key person in a business. In a small business, this is usually the owner, the founders or perhaps a key employee or two. These are the people who are crucial to a business – the ones whose absence would be detrimental to the company. You definitely need to consider key person insurance on those people.
I am interested in your business services and banking checking account ect, with the ability to take ach payments and credit card payments from my customers, if you offer these and think we could be a good fit please call us, but please we do not want to deal with anyone from the Eufaula Ok branch. send me a email to set up a time to talk@ XXX.
Comment edited by Blog Admin on 10/30/15 to remove commenter's email address to protect their privacy.
Submitted questions will be answered by an Arvest banker and may appear on the Arvest Blog.
All Arvest banks are Equal Housing Lenders and Member FDIC.
Investment products and services are provided by Arvest Investments, Inc., doing business as Arvest Asset Management, member FINRA/SIPC, an SEC registered investment adviser and a subsidiary of Arvest Bank. Trust services are provided by Arvest Bank. Insurance products are made available through Arvest Insurance, Inc., which is registered as an insurance agency. Insurance products are marketed through Arvest Insurance, Inc., but are underwritten by insurance companies.
Securities and Insurance Products: Not Insured by FDIC or any Federal Government Agency, May Lose Value, Not a Deposit of or Guaranteed by a Bank or any Bank Affiliate.


text:
Call 800-788-7885 or your travel agent and book your trip today!
Or... Select one or more travel options:
or your travel agent and book your trip today!
Select one or more travel options, then click the "find your trip" button below.
» Clear Selections
Please wait while we generate your custom trip planner
Please fill in the form below to view your free Tauck eBrochure!
To be contacted by a Tauck Reservations Counselor, please provide your name and email address as noted below. To better assist you, please also note tour or destination questions.
* Required fields
Your request has been received.
Discover bella Italia on Tauck's most popular of escorted Italy tours in scenic Tuscan hill towns, centuries-old cities and countryside villages, and along the Amalfi Coast, with a Tauck Exclusive in Rome – an after-hours guided visit to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel for an extraordinary look at some of the world's most magnificent art treasures – without the crowds – during a three-night stay in the Eternal City. Art is the focus in Florence; a lecture by an art historian precedes a walking tour of the city and a visit to Galleria dell'Accademia; you'll also tour the magnificent Uffizi Gallery with a local guide. Cruise along the shores of Cinque Terre villages... stay at a luxury resort in Umbria that was once a fortified medieval village, and learn the secrets of Perugia chocolate-making... discover historic sights in Pompeii... spend two nights in magical Venice... and visit the hill towns of Orvieto, Assisi and San Gimignano. NEW for 2019 departures: We're offering guests who pre-stay or arrive early in Sorrento an optional daytime sightseeing tour from Sorrento to the island of Capri on Day 1; see Pricing & Availability for details or ask at booking.
Tell us a little about yourself and we'll make sure you get the most relevant information.
New to Tauck
A Past Tauck Traveler
A Travel Agent


text:
Annual Reports
The State Corporation Commission publishes a report each year that contains information
on cases heard and activities undertaken by its various divisions. The Annual Report
of the State Corporation Commission is available for public review at the Commission's
Richmond headquarters in the Tyler Building. Copies of the SCC Annual Report are
also submitted to the Library of Virginia.
Some file sizes are excessive. For best performance, you may need to download files
to your hard drive to access. This allows full use of resources allocated to the
software application, rather than limited resources allocated to the browser.
Abbreviated statistical reports regarding the activities
of the non-administrative divisions of the SCC are also available.


text:
agrinb needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 9 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
The site we are designing will be for the domain: paydayloanmatch.com.
Desired Color Scheme:
Open to White, Green, Blue, Yellow. Nothing too red or dark(black/brown).
Desired Style:
The Style Should be "Promotional and Ensuing Confidence"
Accepted File Formats:
This landing page/site layout should look VERY similar to another page located at http://paydayloanmatch.com, which I've put there for reference. We will use the same radio buttons 1 email field entry format. It should also be similar in the sense that it should incorporate the same theme(Money - Fast and Easy), have similar emphasis on words that call to action.
Elements can be Cash and maybe a woman smiling or no people, just objects. I am not a fan of sites with too many people, especially "business people, suits."
Copy capitalization is up to you but should be used in good taste, see reference site. You can add some elements of the copy as well. Positioning of the copy is somewhat flexible.
Get the money you need fast!
We are your source for a fast reliable cash advance.
Paydayloanmatch.com is here to find the perfect pay day loan you need, fast. Even if you have bad credit or no credit, you can have a cash advance in minutes. Your situation is unique, get the right solution for you.
Getting your cash is easy!
Select the service that matches your needs, enter your email, get an instant match.
Bad credit or No Credit!
Fast and Friendly Service!
A Match for Everyone!


text:
NFL Free Agency: The Cornerback Market
Agents representing free-agent cornerbacks have talked to general managers in need.
The consensus is Miami's Sean Smith and New England's Aqib Talib are the top two, and then No. 3 is a matter taste and value.
The next group includes Derek Cox, Greg Toler, Keenan Lewis, Bradley Fletcher, Chris Houston, Cary Williams, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Antoine Cason.
The Broncos are looking at this group of corners. They want a starting right cornerback so they can move Chris Harris back inside to nickel.
The only significant cornerback signing to date has been Dunta Robinson with Kansas City. One NFL agent said the Chiefs plan to play Robinson at safety, which fits because there are reports saying Kansas City is still in the cornerback market. It's believed Robinson received a contract around three years, $15 million with only the first year and $4 million guaranteed.
Update: The Broncos have arranged a visit with Rodgers-Cromartie on Wednesday.


text:
Buzzkill Boehner Won't Even Throw a Cinco de Mayo Party
House Speaker John Boehner has a message for Mexicans: Drop dead. No, we're sure he loves the Mexicans. But not enough to throw them, and Americans of Mexican heritage, a Capitol Hill party for Cinco de Mayo.
The Hill reports on this latest front in the War on Fun: "In a reversal of congressional tradition, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has decided not to host a reception next month to mark Cinco de Mayo, according to his spokesman." But that doesn't mean he won't let Mexican-ish members of Congress throw their own doo-da: "Boehner has encouraged the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to host the event."
Some are likely to agree with The Hill's assertion that "the reasons behind the reversal are likely political, reflecting the tougher stance on immigration reflected in the new Republican House majority." I'm sure we'll get an official statement about needing to "tighten our belts" or whatever, though.
[Image via AP]


text:
Russia and the Arctic Region
The Russian Arctic is an immense territory, including:
- The whole of the Murmansk Region and the Nenets, Yamal-Nenets and Chukotka Autonomous Okrugs;
- The northern municipalities of the Arkhangelsk Region, the Komi Republic, Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia); and
- The archipelagoes and islands in the Russian portion of the Arctic Ocean.
Therefore, efficient and sustainable development of the Arctic is one of the key national priorities of Russia.
The main national interests of the Russian Federation in the Arctic are:
- the use of the Arctic Zone as a strategic resource base of the Russian Federation, providing solutions to the task of socio-economic development of the country;
- preservation of the Arctic as an area of peace and cooperation;
- conservation of the unique ecosystems of the Arctic;
- use of the Northern Sea Route as a national unified transportation line of the Russian Federation in the Arctic.
According to the Strategy for the Development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation and National Security Efforts for the period up to 2020, the priority areas for the development of the Russian Arctic are:
- comprehensive socio-economic development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation, including improvement of quality of life for the indigenous population and of social conditions for economic activity in the Arctic;
- development of science and technology;
- creation of an up-to-date information and telecommunication infrastructure;
- environmental safety;
- international cooperation in the Arctic.
In the field of international cooperation, Russia intends: to maintain good neighborly relations with other Arctic States both bilaterally and within regional organizations, including the Arctic Council and the Barents / Euro-Arctic Council; to promote economic, scientific and cultural cooperation in the Arctic; to facilitate efforts of the Arctic States aimed at creation of a unified regional system for search and rescue, as well as at prevention of man-induced disasters and elimination of their consequences; and to promote the efficient use of the Northern Sea Route for international shipping under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation.
- Visit the website of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Murmansk Region for the Strategy for the Development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation and National Security Efforts for the period up to 2020.
- Visit the official website of the Government of the Russian Federation for the State Program "Social and Economic Development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation until the Year 2020".
- Official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation