Talk-Design.com - Where Designers Discuss

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Good-Tutorials.com - 5732 Adobe Photoshop Tutorials

Good-Tutorials.com - 5732 Adobe Photoshop Tutorials

Lissa Explains it All -- CSS Tutorial , Colored Scrollbars

Lissa Explains it All -- CSS Tutorial , Colored Scrollbars

From: Lissa Explains it All -- HTML Help and Tutorial for Kids
http://www.lissaexplains.com/index.shtml

CSS Page Layout Templates, Free Site Templates, SSI-Developer.net

CSS Page Layout Templates, Free Site Templates, SSI-Developer.net

searchable online Ephemeris

searchable online Ephemeris

"For that purpose I have created a simple "web interface" for that program.

Try it:
http://www.horozcope.com/transits2.php

Just enter your birthdata there, select the transiting planet(s), aspect(s) and natal
planet(s), starting year and number of years to search and press 'enter'.

It will display you all the dates when selected transit aspects occurred in your
horoscope,
in the timeframe "from starting year until starting year+number of years".

Abhi "

....:::::::: Day Dream Graphics : Inspiring Creativity into your web designs. ---- version Soft Pastels ::::::::::..........

....:::::::: Day Dream Graphics : Inspiring Creativity into your web designs. ---- version Soft Pastels ::::::::::..........

freedomforall.net: Free Security Software - No Need to Pay, No Excuses

freedomforall.net: Free Security Software - No Need to Pay, No Excuses
Interesting instructions on what to download & what to do

hearusnow.org: Copyright - Consumer Rights

hearusnow.org: Copyright - Consumer Rights

Consumers Union

Consumers Union

Abi-Station

Abi-Station
Portrait Avatar maker

Blogger Jobs

Blogger Jobs
Jobs Posted By Bloggers or Jobs For Bloggers
http://www.recruiting.com/blogger_jobs

? Job Search Service Finds Careers for Bloggers - Search Engine News Journal

? Job Search Service Finds Careers for Bloggers - Search Engine News Journal

TechWeb | Google searches books | Google Undertakes Huge Library-Search Project

TechWeb | Google searches books | Google Undertakes Huge Library-Search Project

"By Antone Gonsalves, TechWeb News

Google Inc. on Tuesday said it is working with major university libraries to scan their collections and make them searchable online, a huge undertaking that reflects how the search giant is inching into markets that could someday put it into direct competition with giant Internet retailer Amazon.com.

The project involves digitally scanning the library collections of Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, the University of Oxford and The New York Public Library, the Mountain View, Calif., search giant said. The effort is an expansion of the Google Print program, a service that assists publishers in making books and other offline information searchable online.

Google won't disclose how many books are currently searchable in the program, but said the University of Michigan, for example, has more than 7 million books in its collection. Harvard has more than twice as many books."

Google plans massive virtual library

Telegraph | News | Google plans massive virtual library: "Oxford will allow Google to scan all of its books that were printed before 1901, while the New York library will give the company access to its small portion of books that are no longer in copyright.

Harvard is confining its participation to 40,000 volumes so it can gauge how well the process works.

The project is an extension of an existing Google Print programme, which allows users to search contents of newly published books."

New BATMAN trailer

Ain't It Cool News - View Article: "New BATMAN trailer hits in Quicktime!!! 'WHERE IS IT?!? Here...'"

http://batmanbegins.warnerbros.com/

Remember Jesus? He's that baby they all forgot in the Parable of Tussauds

Times Online - Comment: "The truth is, we have become inured towards all this cultural hostility directed at Christianity..."

US Catholic author praises Wiggles' Jesus songs

US Catholic author praises Wiggles' Jesus songs

"Leading Catholic author Amy Welborn has praised Australia's Wiggles children's entertainment act for performing songs that mention Jesus in their Christmas special.

Welborn is a respected conservative Catholic author who writes a daily blog and recently published De-Coding Da Vinci: The Facts Behind the Fiction of The Da Vinci Code."

>>> AsiaNews.it <<< The creche is a sign of culture and faith, Pope says

>>> AsiaNews.it <<< The creche is a sign of culture and faith, Pope says

Vatican City (AsiaNews) – "For John Paul II, the crèche still matters. Speaking before the Angelus, the Pope said that the scene of the Nativity of Jesus was not only “part of our culture and art but also a sign of faith in God who, in Bethlehem, “made his dwelling among us” (John 1:14).

Boys and girls attended the traditional blessing in St Peter’s Square of the statue of the ‘Bambinello’, of the Baby Jesus, that will be placed in the crèche.

In recent days, the decision taken in some schools not to set up the crèche out of respect for non Catholic pupils, especially Muslim pupils, has been front-page news. In the ensuing debate, many Muslims said they were in favour of the crèche since Islam considers Jesus a prophet. Church leaders intervened saying that those who want to remove the crèche from schools are not motivated by respect for Muslims but by secularist ideas, confusing tolerance with intellectual relativism. "

Read the article for the Pope’s remarks before the Marian prayer.

Pope defends nativity scenes

Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk

"VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul, battling to keep Christ in Christmas, has defended nativity scenes that are being stripped from holiday celebrations in some Italian schools to avoid offending non-Christians.

'It is an element of our culture and of art, but above all a sign of faith in God, who came to Bethlehem to live among us,' the pope said on Sunday."

Transparent capsule.. "aqua button"... a Photoshop tutorial by Janee

Transparent capsule.. "aqua button"... a Photoshop tutorial by Janee

As you work through this tutorial you will gain experience with the following concepts:

* Making simple shapes
* Using alpha channels to save selections.
* Manipulating selections
* Using the gradient tool
* Using filters
* Using multiple layers to achieve effects
* Using opacity settings

NOXCEL | CREATION OF DIGITAL PERFECTION | V3

NOXCEL | CREATION OF DIGITAL PERFECTION | V3: "This tutorial will teach you how to make crystal ball using Photoshop. These crystal balls can be used as buttons or other elements when creating an interface."

YourClan.com

YourClan.com

Photoshop Tutorial: How To Create Pill Buttons

Tutorial :: Create New Template

Tutorial :: Create New Template

"Dreamweaver MX Templates - The source for DMX Template information"

"Dreamweaver,MX,Template,Library,Item,Snippet,Book,Halstead,Summers"

Photoshop Tutorial - Create A Gel Button | PhotoshopSupport.com

Photoshop Tutorial - Create A Gel Button | PhotoshopSupport.com

Internet World :: The Online Community for E-Commerce and Internet Professionals

Internet World :: The Online Community for E-Commerce and Internet Professionals

> > IT Facts

> > IT Facts
Interesting IT & marketing facts

Suit (cards) - encyclopedia article about Suit (cards).

Suit (cards) - encyclopedia article about Suit (cards).

Bore Me - the best of your inbox

Bore Me - the best of your inbox

A history of email jokes, gags and violence

"What is a viral email? Aka funny emails or email funnies. An email that someone forwards usually because it is amusing sometimes because it is informative and occasionally because it is enlightning. Bore Me is an archive of these emails."

Banking/Lending

Banking/Lending

Internet Works

Internet Works

Accoona: SuperTarget Your Search

Accoona: SuperTarget Your Search

I like Google better, but this engine received lots of fanfare from former president Bill Clinton. Try it, why not?

Accoona: SuperTarget Your Search

Accoona: SuperTarget Your Search

I like Google better, but this engine received lots of fanfare from former president Bill Clinton. Try it, why not?

Link Popularity and Search Engine Ranking Pitfalls

Link Popularity and Search Engine Ranking Pitfalls

"Be diligent in identifying sites that are no longer linking back to you anymore. Also keep in mind putting more than 50 outbound links on any page is not advisable. Also be wary of sites that link to you from pages with more than 50 outbound links. Google’s PagerRank is based on incoming links, but not only on the number of them. Instead PageRank is also based on the PageRank of the page on which your link is placed. For example a link to your site could be more valuable from a PR4 page with no other links than a link from a page with PR5 and 60 other links.

The factors influecing Google PageRank

The fact is that nearly half of your PageRank comes from within your site. As long as you have more than one page, and they are well linked you should be getting at least roughly 49% of your PageRank from internal links. If your site is particularly full of holes it may be less, but still substantial, and if you have plugged all your holes it will be more. PageRank is yours to control, and if it is targeted correctly it will help you considerably. Make sure you have a sitemap and all pages on your website are linked together with keyword rich link text instead of images.

Use common sense and careful language when asking for reciprocal links"

SQL Server Stored Procedures for Beginners

SQL Server Stored Procedures for Beginners

Redesigning A Website Using Only CSS : Weblog @ Stuart Homfray

Redesigning A Website Using Only CSS : Weblog @ Stuart Homfray

Suckerfish Dropdowns - HTML Dog

Suckerfish Dropdowns - HTML Dog

Programming Stored Procedures

Programming Stored Procedures

Almost any Transact-SQL code that can be written as a batch can be used to create a stored procedure.
Stored Procedure Rules

Rules for programming stored procedures include:

* The CREATE PROCEDURE definition itself can include any number and type of SQL statements except for the following CREATE statements, which cannot be used anywhere within a stored procedure:

CREATE DEFAULT CREATE TRIGGER
CREATE PROCEDURE CREATE VIEW
CREATE RULE

* Other database objects can be created within a stored procedure. You can reference an object created in the same stored procedure as long as it is created before it is referenced.
* You can reference temporary tables within a stored procedure.
* If you create a private temporary table inside a stored procedure, the temporary table exists only for the purposes of the stored procedure; it disappears when you exit the stored procedure.
* If you execute a stored procedure that calls another stored procedure, the called stored procedure can access all objects created by the first stored procedure, including temporary tables.
* If you execute a remote stored procedure that makes changes on a remote Microsoft® SQL Server™, those changes cannot be rolled back. Remote stored procedures do not take part in transactions.
* The maximum number of parameters in a stored procedure is 1024.
* The maximum number of local variables in a stored procedure is limited only by available memory.
* Depending on available memory, the maximum size of a stored procedure is 128 MB.

Calling Stored Procedures in URLs

Calling Stored Procedures in URLs

Optimizing SQL Server Stored Procedures to Avoid Recompiles

Optimizing SQL Server Stored Procedures to Avoid Recompiles

Maximize Performance With Indexes

Maximize Performance With Indexes

"Types of Indexes
Once you determine which columns should be indexed, choose the type of index to use on each column. SQL Server supports two primary types of indexes: clustered and nonclustered (see the sidebar, 'Climbing B-Trees'). A clustered index sorts the table's actual data rows based on the value of the clustered key (see Figure 1). A nonclustered index features a structure separate from the table's data rows (see Figure 2).

When implemented properly, clustered indexes usually have the greatest impact on database performance because they result in the physical reordering of the table's data."

Required Reading from the DBA's Bookshelf

DBTA: DBA Corner - September 2003

Quick Start Guide to SQL Server 7 -- Part 1

Quick Start Guide to SQL Server 7 -- Part 1

PCWorld.com - Home Office: Spyware Wrap-Up

PCWorld.com - Home Office: Spyware Wrap-Up

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