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If you like slow music.. you might like Falco - Jeanny and Falco - Coming Home (Jeanny II).mp3... You have to be in the right mood to listen to such music, because it's slow and kind of emotional, but really touching song... Falco is Austrian and his music is still loved by Germans, Austrians and some Swiss.. Anyways, going to go back to family and friends and finish the bottle of red wine... by...kvarnerexpress

Sure, I give it another try, finding a good topic Okay we were discussing this very topic tonight at starbucks (best coffee place in the world ). music seems to stimuate a part of your brain that you don't use all the time, or as someone pointed out we idenifty with the artists lyrics, we find comfort in them. What do you think? I can relate to the idenity part. Like take for example the leningard cowboys, they do a song that I can really relate to. Everyone that has been here for awhile got sick and tired of my monty python lumberjack song. Hey guess what!! check out this song by the lennigard cowboys Lady lumberjack I'm working in the forest putting in long days Swinging with my ax cutting down the trees They say that I'm a goddess knocking out the boys Well I don't know maybe it is so Many men have I sent away Sometimes things could be easier with someone But I'm still waiting for Mr. Right to come Timber says the lady in there somewhere Deep in the northern Taiga Singing la, la! Feeling da, da See her swinging her ax around She's a hard working Lumber-jack lady I'm working in the forest putting in long days Swinging with my ax cutting down the trees They say that I'm a goddess knocking out the boys Well I don't know maybe it is so Many men have I sent away Sometimes things could be easier with someone But I'm still waiting for Mr. Right to come Timber says the lady in there somewhere Deep in the northern Taiga Singing la, la! Feeling da, da See her swinging her ax around She's a hard working Lumber-jack lady

Masterpiece Works What I feel and experience with Sylvian musically is equaled on a visual scale with the cinematic works of Kieslowski. Hollywood, he is not. European cinema still is an art form - not a movie studio formula. My journey began with the Three Colours Trilogy, featuring Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy and Irene Jacob. Quote: Hailed by filmgoers as some of the most absorbing, engaging, well-crafted dramas in recent memory. Blue: Liberty -- Unable to deal emotionally with the loss of her husband and her daughter in a car crash, and wishing to distance herself from the practicalities of the fact that her husband, a famous composer, has left a nation in mourning, Julie (Juliette Binoche) tries to deal with her bereavement by leaving everything and everyone in her life behind her, seeking the most absolute kind of freedom ? freedom from the world around her and from the memories in her mind. Blue is a complex film, by necessity entering into a mind that is trying to shut itself down, however it is also much more optimistic in outlook than it may first appear. External events, the necessity of relating to other people and her own internal creative urges, eventually bring Julie back into the world. White: Equality -- A quite funny black comedy that sets it apart from the other two films in the trilogy. Karol Karol (Zbigniew Zamachowski) is a Polish hairdresser who is thrown-out by his French wife Dominique (Julie Delpy). Divorced, homeless, penniless and humiliated he is left on the streets with a single suitcase. Returning by unlikely methods to his hometown in Poland, Karol is determined to get back on his feet and win back the wife he is still in love with. Kieslowski talks about his equanimity in dealing with the bad times in life ? the world may be in crisis, but things will get better ? it?s part of the cycle of life and in this as in death, which is also a theme of the film, all human beings are equal. That is the simple theme Kieslowski brings to White ? the human capacity for resilience in the face of adversity embodied in the unlikely character of Karol Karol. Red: Fraternity -- Irene Jacob ("The Double Life of Veronique") stars as a young model whose chance meeting with an unusual stranger leads her down a path of intrigue and secrecy. As her knowledge of the man deepens, she discovers an astonishing link between his past and her destiny. On the surface, it appears simple enough ? Ir?ne Jacob is Valentine, a model who, after her car accidentally hits a dog, strikes up an unlikely relationship with its owner, a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant). Despite their differences, a friendship develops between them and they find they both have something to learn about life and people from each other. If we look deeper however, there are many other levels and meanings that can be drawn from the film, which is awash with Kieslowskian themes of fate, chance, and communication. Certainly one of the director?s most personal films, Red is nonetheless a beautiful, warm and deeply humane film. . Kieslowski?s The Double Life of Veronique was filmed with a filter leaving one to view life not as a sparkling Alice in Wonderland landscape but rather as a less colourful life of reality that deals with the aching longing of finding one?s soulmate - ?been there. Quote: Decalogue: ?This moving ten part series that originally aired in Poland in 1989, and then swept across the rest of Europe in 1990 and '91, really put Kieslowski on the map as a World filmmaker. He was, of course, an extremely influential filmmaker in Poland, and his "pre-Dekalog" films had a tight band of international fans. But with these ten fifty minute films he broke open the flood gates to his last four films- The Double Life of Veronique, and the Three Colors Trilogy. Which are, in my opinion, among the best films ever made. [mine too] The ten short features of the Decalogue mirror each one of the ten commandments in real-life situations. Watching these in order is an emotional journey that's tough to explain. The symbolism relating to each of the Commandments is never shoved in the viewers face, and it is never "preachy": indeed it often requires serious thought after watching each piece to realize that Kieslowski has neatly turned each one on its head. Difficult moral and ethical issues are addressed. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: Doroto visits her dying husband. She is pregnant by another man. She asks the doctor for her husband?s prognosis - considering abortion should he live, choosing life for the fetus if her husband dies. By predicating the fate of the husband, is the doctor determining the life or death of the unborn child? Thou shalt not steal: Six-year-old Ania brought up by Ewa in the belief that Majka, Ewa?s daughter is her sister, whereas Majka is really her mother. Tired and sadden by the deception and desperate to have Ania love her as a mother, Majka ?kidnaps? Ania and runs away from her parents. She will only return home if her mother allows her to bring up her own daughter in the recognition of the true relationship. Krzysztof Kieslowski - my favorite cinematographer.

Anyone have a favorite poet, mine change all the time, there are so many great ones. Right now I am enjoying australian ones. There is one in particular that I really enjoy. Here is one of her poems. He sneezed; she laughed He smiled, and she smiled back, He spoke, and she listened closely, He nodded, and her head moved too, He sneezed, and she loved him again. She pottered, and he looked on, She sang, and he hummed along, She glanced, and he melted inside, She laughed, and he loved her again.

This song - Amerika by the German band Rammstein - is actually quite funny. Just read the lyrics, they are originally in German, but I've found an English translation. I'll present you both. In English: Refrain: We're all living in America, America is wunderbar. We're all living in America, Amerika, Amerika. When I'm dancing, I want to lead, even if you all are spinning alone, let's exercise a little control. I'll show you how it's done right. We form a nice round (circle), freedom is playing on all the fiddles, music is coming out of the White House, and near Paris stands Mickey Mouse. We're all living in America... I know steps that are very useful, and I'll protect you from missteps, and anyone who doesn't want to dance in the end, just doesn't know that he has to dance! We form a nice round (circle), I'll show you the right direction, to Africa goes Santa Claus, and near Paris stands Mickey Mouse. We're all living in America, America is wunderbar. We're all living in America, Amerika, Amerika. We're all living in America, Coca-Cola, Wonderbra, We're all living in America, Amerika, Amerika. This is not a love song, this is not a love song. I don't sing my mother tongue, No, this is not a love song. We're all living in America, Amerika is wunderbar. We're all living in America, Amerika, Amerika. We're all living in America, Coca-Cola, sometimes WAR, We're all living in America, Amerika, Amerika. In German: Refrain: We're all living in America, America is wunderbar. We're all living in America, Amerika, Amerika. Wenn getanzt wird, will ich f?hren, auch wenn ihr euch alleine dreht, lasst euch ein wenig kontrollieren, Ich zeige euch wie's richtig geht. Wir bilden einen lieben Reigen, die Freiheit spielt auf allen Geigen, Musik kommt aus dem Wei?en Haus, Und vor Paris steht Mickey Maus. We're all living in America... Ich kenne Schritte, die sehr n?tzen, und werde euch vor Fehltritt sch?tzen, und wer nicht tanzen will am Schluss, wei? noch nicht, dass er tanzen muss! Wir bilden einen lieben Reigen, ich werde Euch die Richtung zeigen, nach Afrika kommt Santa Claus, und vor Paris steht Mickey Maus. Refrain: We're all living in America, America is wunderbar. We're all living in America, Amerika, Amerika. We're all living in America, Coca-Cola, Wonderbra, We're all living in America, Amerika, Amerika. This is not a love song, this is not a love song. I don't sing my mother tongue, No, this is not a love song. We're all living in America, Amerika is wunderbar. We're all living in America, Amerika, Amerika. We're all living in America, Coca-Cola, sometimes WAR, We're all living in America, Amerika, Amerika.

I love Leonard Cohen's music. My first exposure to it was around 1968 when a friend of mine had a three week party while his parents were away. Three weeks, twenty-four hours a day, capping mescaline, listening to music, and flying high. You could stop by anytime of day or night nd the party would be in full swing. His road was under construction at the time, so one night we brought in all the construction street signs, the ones that blink (looking back, I have to wonder what happened to the poor saps who traveled the resulting unmarked, torn up road). They all blinked at different times, of course, and may I just say this had a powerful effect on those who were tripping. Anyway, someone put on a Leonard Cohen record, and I was hooked from the start. I played that record all night, played So Long Marianne hundreds of times, for I was in an obsessive, stoned frame of mind. Nobody minded, since they were all pretty much in the same situation. Anyway, he let me have that record, and I still have it today.

The mutilation of Muslim girls? genitals is on a steady rise throughout Europe. Young girls born in Europe to immigrant Muslim families, mostly from Africa, are being assaulted with female genital mutilation (FGM). No one, save a handful of courageous activists, is doing anything about it. The Scotsman.com recently reported that Waris Dirie, the Somalia-born supermodel and best-selling author, who has campaigned to stop female genital mutilation (which disfigured her at age five in her homeland), has stated that approximately one out of every three African families in Europe is secretly perpetrating this crime against their daughters. Germany, the Netherlands and Austria are the main scenes of this barbarity -- where approximately 8,000 girls have been assaulted. European authorities, with the exception of those in France, are benignly standing by, operating according to the progressive Party Line that disallows any criticism of Third World cultures in general -- and Islamic culture in particular. Police officers, social workers, teachers, doctors and nurses operate under the social obligation not to report this crime. This sexual lobotomy of women is usually performed on girls at the age of seven or eight, right before their menstrual periods begin. The impulse behind this savagery is clear: the hatred of women and the terrifying fear of their sexuality. Demonizing female sexual desire and pleasure -- and annihilating it -- becomes the priority. To successfully achieve female genital mutilation, therefore, the mutilators have to legitimize and institutionalize it. As a result, they socially construct the pathological ideology that a girl?s genital area is ?dirty? and, therefore, unacceptable. In Egypt, an uncircumcised girl is considered nigsa (unclean). The way she becomes non-nigsa is to have her clitoris sliced off. In Sudan, the term used for getting rid of the clitoris is tahur -- which means ?cleansing? or ?purification.? Africa and Arabia are the regions where misogynists carry out the highest number of these ?purifications.? Muslims serve as the principal religious group that bestows this cleansing gift unto women. In Egypt, 97 percent of girls are circumcised. Nawal el Saadawi, a leading Egyptian feminist and author, describes in her autobiography, The Hidden Face of Eve, how, at the age of six, this monstrosity was violently perpetrated against her -- while her mother stood by and smiled proudly. While Egyptian girls? clitorises are amputated (clitoridectomy), in countries like Sudan the purifiers are not so kind: all the women?s external genital organs are completely removed. In a crime against humanity called infibulation, the clitoris, the two major outer lips (labia majora) and the two minor inner lips (labia minora) are amputated. Many of the ?purified? victims lose their lives during this torture ? which is often inflicted with broken glass. Most victims suffer from severe and chronic infections and pain for the rest of their lives. With serious and disabling lifelong consequences, the mutilation robs women of their equilibrium forever. It deprives them from enjoying the fullness of their sexuality and the completeness of their lives. More than a hundred and thirty million women living today have been victimized by this horrifying crime, and more than two million girls are assaulted by it each year. In other words, we are talking about 6,000 girls every day -- 6,000 girls today. In terms of sexual pleasure, we know that approximately 75 percent of women cannot achieve orgasm without clitoral stimulation. In other words, the possibility of orgasm has been obliterated for all of these millions of victims. And since the psychic, mental and physical health of women cannot be complete without sexual pleasure, it means that all of these millions of women as beings are mutilated. Female genital mutilation is a holocaust. But because most of the victims of this holocaust are women behind the Islamic Curtain, the world turns a blind eye. Since the Left moulds the West?s boundaries of permitted discourse, criticism of cultures -- and especially adversary cultures -- is taboo, unless, of course, it is criticism of American culture, then everything is fair game. Thus, harsh judgement of American culture is not only permissible but highly promoted, while the slightest criticism of Third World cultures represents a violation of the progressive Party Line. To add to this tragedy: whenever the genital mutilation holocaust is raised, the first chorus that comes from the Muslim community is that this genocide is not rooted in Islam and predates Islam. Well then, why are Muslim girls this genocide's greatest victims? And why do so many Muslims spend more of their time and energy arguing that female genital mutilation is non-Islamic than campaigning to stop this ?un-Islamic? barbaric practise from violating their women and defaming their religion? The answer is simple: female genital mutilation produces the oxygen that Islamic fundamentalism needs to breathe. It helps militant Islam keep intact the foundation on which its life depends: the subjugation and enslavement of women under a rigid system of gender apartheid. Thus, Islamic clerics and educators do everything in their power to keep this mutilation in place. No wonder the Eqyptian government?s efforts to protect little girls? sacred body parts are crushed every time. Any hint of opposition to mutilation is consistently met with furious resistance from Islamic clerics, who fervently emphasize that female genital mutilation is Allah?s will and point to the Prophet?s sanctioning of female circumcision in the hadiths to prove it. Umdat al-Salik, e4.3, therefore, a manual of Shafi'i Islamic law, which is endorsed by Al-Azhar University of Cairo, Egypt (the oldest and most prestigious university in the Islamic world), states that circumcision is obligatory for both men and women. The prominent Egyptian Sheikh Mustafa Al-Azhari is one of the heroes of the pro-mutilation movement. He has led the way by insisting, among other things, that the attempt to stop female genital mutilation is a Western conspiracy designed to spread promiscuity among Muslims. For him, the Egyptian media?s attempt to stop female circumcision is a ?crime.? Surgical specialist at Al-Azhar University, Dr. Muhammad Rif'at Al-Bawwab, meanwhile, puts it more simply: the pleasure that women derive from the clitoris is simply just unnatural and abnormal -- and leads to moral degradation. In terms of the free West, Muslim girls in Europe are not the only tortured victims of mutilation. The savage practise is also perpetrated right here on our continent. And what are North American Muslim leaders and clerics doing about it? What are we doing about it? Many of our own political leaders and authorities are not doing anything about this silent holocaust because protecting Muslim girls from this sexual genocide would mean criticizing Islamic culture, which would mean the unimaginable: violating the liberal sacred cow of multiculturalism. The Left feels too good about itself and its tolerant ways to get off track by protecting innocent young girls? genitals from mutilation. Once again, therefore, the Left has succeeded in continuing its dark tradition of sacrificing human blood on the altar of utopian ideals. The 100 million human corpses socialism engendered in the 20th century were, apparently, not enough. And so, one heart-wrenching and disquieting question remains: when the next Muslim girl, perhaps right next door to us, is forcibly held down and her genital area is attacked with a piece of broken glass, who will hear her cries?

Troubleshooting Guide For Some Basic Java Problems. Step OneThe first and fore most requirement is the installation of the required(or most current j2sdk) from java.sun.com.if you have done that then you will have a new folder created in the C:\ drive.Typically it will be something along the following formatC:\j2sdkxxxxxwhere xxxxx will be the version number for the current j2sdk you installed. At this point on my machine it looks like thisC:\j2sdk1.4.1_05Step TwoNext step is setting up the path and class paths for your system so that windows knows what to do with commands likejavac or java.Lets see what happens if we want to test our setup as it is right now.on your windows machine go to bottom left corner and click on Start>Runin the text field type in cmdif you are one of those who are still on win98/95 or win me then you will need to type in commandThis will bring up a dos window. in the dos window at the prompt type in the followingjavacAt this point we are expecting the following or a message like this 'javac' is not recognized as an internal or external commandoperable program or batch file.This is due to the reason that windows machine does not know as yet that what to do with "javac" command which essentiallyis required to compile java src code.Close the does window,because windows will not apply new variable changes in this session,you will have to open up a new window once you are all set with variable settings.Step ThreeLets go and set the environment variable.On machines with win2k or alter systems go toStart>Settings>Control Panel>Locate and click on the "System" icon.This will bring up "System Properties" window.by default "General" is selected, locate and click on "Advanced" tab.Locate and click on the button that has the following caption on it.Environment VariablesThis will bring up the a window with 2 sections in it, top one is for the user as whom you have logged in,and the lowersection is for system.We will work in the user variables section.You will see 3 buttons right below the display window in the "user variables" section,New, Edit and Delete.we want to create home variable for java.Click on New button.It will bring up a small window with 2 text fieldsVariable name: _______________________in variable name text field type the followingJAVA_HOMEVariable value:______________________in the variable value field type the folder name + path where on C drive you have j2sdk installed.in my machine this value looks like thisC:\j2sdk1.4.1_05If you look in the window you will see the following record added which you have just addedVariable ValueJAVA_HOME C:\j2sdk1.4.1_05of course there may be others too.We are half way thru..:-)Step FourNow lets set the path to required java bin files to run several java commands.Look in the window for the user variables and try to locate a Variable name Pathif you see one then we need to edit and add new values,if you don't see one then we need to create one.And then add values.First lets create one.You will see 3 buttons right below the display window in the "user variables" section,New, Edit and Delete.we want to create home variable for java.Click on New button.It will bring up a small window with 2 text fieldsVariable name: _______________________in variable name text field type the followingPATHVariable value:______________________in the variable value field type the folder name + path where on C drive you have j2sdk installed.in my machine this value looks like this%PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%JAVA_HOME%\lib;If you look in the window you will see the following record added which you have just added.You will see that JAVA_HOME isresolved to its actual path on the disk, again on my machine it looks like below.Variable ValuePATH C:\j2sdk1.4.1_05\bin;C:\j2sdk1.4.1_05\lib;Click "Ok" at the bottom of window, and then click on again.Now lets repeat Step Two here again.This time around(provided everything was done exactly as I mentioned above) when you type in javac at the command prompt you should get the following messageC:\Documents and Settings\Khalid.Ali>javacUsage: javac <options> <source files>where possible options include:-g Generate all debugging info-g:none Generate no debugging info-g:{lines,vars,source} Generate only some debugging info-nowarn Generate no warnings-verbose Output messages about what the compiler is doing-deprecation Output source locations where deprecated APIs are used-classpath <path> Specify where to find user class files-sourcepath <path> Specify where to find input source files-bootclasspath <path> Override location of bootstrap class files-extdirs <dirs> Override location of installed extensions-d <directory> Specify where to place generated class files-encoding <encoding> Specify character encoding used by source files-source <release> Provide source compatibility with specified release-target <release> Generate class files for specific VM version-help Print a synopsis of standard optionsif we see the above message,we are all set for some serious java coding..:-).Compilation and Running of Java CodeOpen note pad, and copy and paste the following code in itcode:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- public class HelloWorld{ public static void main(String[] args){ //declare and define a variable of type String String helloWorld = "Hello Java World! Here I come."; //Now print it out on screen System.out.println(helloWorld); } } --------------------------------------------------------------------------------There are couple of little precautions you will need to take.Make sure that file name is HelloWorld.java, calls name must always match the file name.If everything is fine and dandy, nothing will happen and you will be brought back to the dos prompt.C:\development\java>javac HelloWorld.javaC:\development\java>In this case now is the time to run the newly written java application.if you want to make sure,just look in the directory where you havethis file,now there is another file with the same name but different extension.HelloWorld.classjava src files always have *.java extension and compiled classes have *.class extension.Anyways, let run this app, type in the following at the dos prompt.C:\development\java>java HelloWorldHello Java World! Here I come.C:\development\java>The java runtime engine will print the value of the variable then come to dos prompt for a new command.At this point typically a beginner may see the following error.C:\development\java>java HellowWorldException in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: HellowWorldas you can see it makes total sense that its not finding the class name, because HelloWorld has a "w" in it,once the class name iscorrected it will run.If you have class name that's different then the file name then you will get the following message.C:\development\java>javac HelloWorld.javaHelloWorld.java:1: class HellowWorld is public, should be declared in a file named HellowWorld.javapublic class HellowWorld{^1 errorC:\development\java>Obvious enough...I'll just go take a look at my class name and remove the w from so that its the same as the file nameHelloWorld.java....I hope this helps, I'd probably add more stuff as it comes to mind...

All you need is to have IIS running and have the framework install and then it will all work, you are correct. You can use anything for asp.net, but I suggest something more substantial then notepad or something that is geared for just html. Webmatrix is decent. I use dreamweaver myself though. You just need something with line numbers and proper syntax hylighting (an html editer is not going to have the correct syntax hylighting for vb.net or c#). However: If you want to compile your code you are going to need to use vs.net or mono, those are the only two things that I know of that have compliers. But if you use mono you will be using their modded form of apache too, not iis or the .net framework. Even then that only supports c# at the moment. If you want your c++ compiled you will need visual studio probably. C++.net uses vs.net, but I do not know about C++ regular, if it can be compiled. I do not know anything about J++, but I know j# would need vs.net to compile. There might be some other compilers out there that you can find for free or for less, but I do not know about them. I do not use compiled code though... my files are just ascii files that compile on app start like most of the pack.

Vb.net is going to work on any windows nt os, including home. Asp.net on the other hand will only run on xp homne with mono or cassini though, IIS will not run on home. If vb.net only worked on pro osses no one would use it.http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/ is a good place to learn asp.net https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx is a good place for everything by msBut there are tons of good vb.net tutorials out there just a google away.__________________"Verily I say unto thee, Geocities is the seed of Beelzebub"===========================================My Server (my pc !=24/7 uptime)|Why use ASP.NET (*.aspx)?|Home Star RunnerWeb safe colors|The end of web safe colors (A good article)|411 asp.net|4 guys rolla (some good asp.net articles)|A browser hack chart, very handy|Moving variables in asp.net (an article)|asp.net advantages over classic|A web open to all? (brutal article about accessibility)|Asp.net on linux, unix, and mac, for free with Mono|Like I have been saying, apple is of satan (go about midway down the page... woot.)

Stop and think about that for a second. Making your site accessible includes: Making sure people using Mozilla or Safari can read it. Making sure Search Engines index your content and present your site well. Making sure people with a slow connection speed don't give up waiting. Making sure people with a disability like color blindness can read your page. Making sure that even if someone has something slightly different about how they're browsing (javascript turned off, perhaps using a screenreader, even just using a mobile phone or PDA,) they can still access the information you provide. Accessibility is about making sure you're in touch with your users. Who Cares? If you have a website, why did you create it? Was it to sell your business on the web? Then having more people able to access your site makes commercial sense, particularly as they may turn into sales. Present information on a hobby? Well perhaps people using anything other than Microsoft's latest browser would like to read about it too. Or is it a family site, to tell people about what you do in your life? Other people may take pleasure in reading it too. Whatever the reason, there are few (if any) sites that wouldn't benefit from being accessible to more people. More info: http://www.webnauts.net/accessibility.html How do I make my site accessible? This is the full W3C Checklist of things you can do to make your site accessible. http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html Note they are divided into priorities, 1 being things you must do to make your site accessible, 2 being things you should do, and 3 being things that would make your site seriously accessible. If that link looks too complicated for your liking, try the W3C's quicktips. quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From http://www.w3.org/WAI/quicktips/ Images & animations: Use the alt attribute to describe the function of each visual. Image maps. Use the client-side map and text for hotspots. Multimedia. Provide captioning and transcripts of audio, and descriptions of video. Hypertext links. Use text that makes sense when read out of context. For example, avoid "click here." Page organization. Use headings, lists, and consistent structure. Use CSS for layout and style where possible. Graphs & charts. Summarize or use the longdesc attribute. Scripts, applets, & plug-ins. Provide alternative content in case active features are inaccessible or unsupported. Frames. Use the noframes element and meaningful titles. Tables. Make line-by-line reading sensible. Summarize. Check your work. Validate. Use tools, checklist, and guidelines at http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for more information? Read the other stickies in this forum, or just ask a question! I hope this helps anyone who's simply looking to find out about web accessibility reasonably painlessly!

Let me thank you right away for reading this post. You have no idea how much of a help it is to me.I would like to design a webpage that is dynamic and that can access some sort of a database (like I imagine a bullitin board, or a site like ebay does). I want users to be able to post, and search data, and the site needs to be visually functional (i.e. graphics and organization). What kinds of tools would I need to do this, and what kind of knowledge would I need to pull it off? I am a computer engineering student at UCSD, so no topic is above me, I just need to know what I need to learn. I hear asp.net can take care of the database part of my page, but should I use a generator to take care of the html. Most of the obnoxious gurus on the other pages insist the notebook is the only way to program html, but I can't imagine that one can also visually design a page just based on code.So far, I am familliar with HTML and proficient in Java (Not JavaScript, sadly).Thank you again for reading this post, and any information would be helpful and appreciated.

Hi, I like websites which have a way of *action-izing* photos/videos/graphics. As an example: http://www.bajabros.com/ A simple photo has been given action-izing via the "opening curtains"..very effective. Note the menu selection bar (using hand drawn lettering) mounted vertically. Very cool, & un-conventional. One must be unique! I'm looking for this "feel" of elegance & sophistication. I bet certain business clients would dig it. I have no idea how the above .swf file was created. Was it using a fancy multi-hundred $$ program (MM Director, exported as a .swf), or was it a smaller program? I found a list of interesting programs (which use .jpg, .avi) at http://www.handyarchive.com/free/shockwave/index3.html [ click on the other 5 odd pages for relevant programs ] I need some referrals to *effective* web-developer programs, who can integrate photos/vides/graphics (hand drawn sketches, paintings, etc). Preferably shareware, or inexpensive ones. I might spring for the expensive programs, if it really pays off (i find clients that require their use). I have a programming background, so my .html design is done using line editors like Pagespinner, WebWeaver (i.e., I'm low-level "hack"). As opposed to these higher-level "drag & drop" type programs (e.g., Adobe GoLive, Macromedia FlashMX, et al), where you only deal with the "objects", & are completely insulated from the xxxML, .swf code.

here goes...NW Disciples 2005 Site TestThis is the template test I've been working on for our webpage. I'm new to and working in Dreamweaver. My first experience trying to use layers.... apparently not going sooo hot.I thought all was well... I discovered early on that wysiwyg in the DW design space was not true. Sited tested in IE 6.0 with a screen resolution of 1024x768. Looked GREAT to me even though it was cah-cah in DW. Then I talked to a friend who peeked at the site above and he told me the show/hide menus were not lined up for him... on the same resolution and browser... I looked at it in Opera and it was bad. Looked at Mozilla/FireFox and not AS bad, but still not right on.Any ideas why???Is it because of my percentages mixed in with absolute references?ANY help and feedback is great...But Be Gentle please! I'm just a secretary!

Adware/SpywareWith the ever expanding internet, this has become an increasing problem over the past few years. Websites become hacked, and programs are being distributed with spyware packaged (Kazaa in particular...).First step in protecting yourself against Adware/Spyware, ditch IE. Find another browser to use, preferably one with a pop-up blocker built in. Another reason to go for another browser is that they can provide you with many more services than IE can such as: tabbed browsing, download control, ActiveX blockers, URL alias, and much more. Common IE replacements include:Avant BrowserFirefoxMozillaMaxthon (formerly MyIE2)Avant and Maxthon use the underlying core of IE, but add on many useful features. This means that anything that you can load in IE, you can load in these. Firefox and Mozilla run on a independent Gecko engine, meaning that certain websites might not load properly. Don't let that stop you from using these two. They are very good browsers and have had a lot of work put into them by the Mozilla team.If you've noticed a recent slowdown in your computer's performance (i.e. a very drastic change in performance, or everything is unbearably slow), chances are you're infected with spyware of some sort. Don't panic. There are many programs out there (all of them free!) that will help you solve this problem.Ad-Aware SE Spybot S&D Spyware Blaster Bazooka Scanner CWShredder Spyware Blaster and Spybot S&D both have tools to "immunize" your system. They basically help your computer from itself when you try to load a webpage that will throw up a million pop-up pages or try to silently install something on your system. Ad-Aware and Bazooka are both good scanning programs. CWShredder is a program that is specifically designed to remove all instances of the CoolWebSearch trojan. My suggestion: Download all the programs, update the definitions, immunize (if the program provides it), and run a complete system scan with each program. Delete any entries that they find.

VirusesViruses are a common problem with PC computers. The best way to not get one is to install a good quality anti-virus (AV) program . Probably the best-known AV program is Norton Anti-Virus (NAV). I say known because there is a lot of debate on what makes a program the best. Many different people have different views on what they want/need for their system.A few of the AV programs that I've heard about :AvastAVGeTrustEZ AntivirusF-ProtF-SecureKasperskyMcAfeeNOD32NormanNorton AntivirusPandaEach of the programs have their pros and cons. In any case, if you don't have an anti-virus program now, get one. I can't really stress this enough, since if you have a virus on your system, it has the potential to spread to everyone else that you know online. Please don't let this happen.Another great tool to help you stay clean from viruses, common sense. If you get an e-mail in your inbox from Joe Schmo with subject "Great Deal" and there's an attachment in the e-mail... do yourself a favour and don't open it... it doesn't matter how curious you are... don't open it. Just delete it (or expunge it if your e-mail allows it).

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ is looking for Composers, Arrangers and Publishers from ALL musical genres who would like additional assistance in selling and promoting their works. The bottom line is that you will receive HUGE commissions on all your sales. YOU set the prices ! There is NO catch, NO hidden agenda, and it's a FREE service for you to make the most of. On a personal note (and no pun intended), I've been a Professional Percussionist for numerous years, have played with the World Famous Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band, Several Large Orchestras, and was a Band Leader on board a Cruise Liner in the Far East. I moved from the UK to the USA in early 2004, and have recognised the niche in this market. You will be able to offer for sale ALL your works "at the click of a mouse". The music is available to buy either as a Full Set, Separate Scores, or Individual Parts.... a BIG Bonus !! The Deal is simple..... you have an additional outlet for your works, there's no costs involved to you, you don't have to spend time, money and effort is printing and posting music around the world.. this is all done for you ! So, please take the time to have a look around this new website of ours http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/, and all enquiries should be made to me direct: mark@rightnowmusic.com with the Subject Header "COMPOSITIONS". Thanks for your time, and we look forward to hearing from you all soon.

think the older you get, the more "dangerous" a music obsession can become. when I was younger and living at home I had no problem spending 100% of my money on music. I couldn't afford gas? No prob, I either took the bus or got a lift from my parents. I couldn't afford a Big Mac? So what? Mom and Dad bought my core meals anyways. Now that I'm on my own, with a mortgage to boot, i have to keep a keen eye on my music spending, but I still spend all that I can, plus 5%. Also, now I have to worry about feeding myself (and my cat) and paying the bills. The carefree days of spending all my money on music without any REAL repercussions are loooooong over. On a side note, I've promised myself I won't buy another CD until my cat is healthy again. I need the extra funds to pay the vet bills. I'm sure I can put my selfish obsession on hold for the good of my kitty...