A search for the XML superstar

A search for the XML superstar is offered by XMLchallenge.com. This competition consists of five different contests aimed at students and professionals alike. Each contest offers its own recognition and set of prizes. The range of skills encompasses those with a passing interest in XML and database technology to those with hard core programming skills in DB2. There are various contests available in this site such as video contest, Gadget contest, programming contest, query contest and XML2 contest each having unique features about the contest. Before participating, you will first need to take a Quick Quiz, a short questionnaire that requires no prior XML or database experience to complete. You only have to take the Quick Quiz once.

New Personality Tests

Personality refers to patterns of relatively enduring characteristics of behavior and the psychological classification of different types of individuals. A personality test aims to describe aspects of a person's character that remains stable throughout that person's lifetime, the individual's character pattern of behavior, thoughts, and feelings. I came across learnmyself.com a site that helps to check out your personality. The personality test provided by the site offers the most interesting, accurate and fun means of learning about you. They gather the latest and most accurate methods that modern psychometrics provide in learning about your tendencies, behavior and personality. These personality tests are based on the Big Five Factor personality characteristics and are designed to help you quickly asses your personality type. And for your excitement they do not charge you nothing at this point and you can get full results and you can summarize your personality in your blog or other social network profile. Check this site, know and improve your personality skills now.

About Lawrence Watt-Evans

Anyone else read this particular author? His books aren't flashy or epic but they've all been particular favorites of mine. His characters are almost universally good, rational people who mean well, most of his conflicts arise due to accidents rather that Rampaging Evil, things generally work out reasonably well, and all in all his books are just solid, pleasant little books. They do not have the scale and sweep of Jordan or Martin, and they aren't as evocative as Gaiman or Mieville, but his characters are likeable, his plots solid, and his books fun little reads.

Just as one example, I just finished a book of his titled "Ithanalin's Restoration." The plot was not epic; a wizard's animation spell goes wrong, spreading his consciousness out into various items of furniture which run away and his apprentice has to recapture them all in order to restore him to life. It basically reads as a "slice of life" story line, in a fantasy setting -- the sort of event that might makes the local news in a fantasy world, but would normally happen in the "background" of other, larger-scale tales (indeed, this book is actually set concurrently with another book in the same setting, and happens in the background of that more epic story line).

Anyway, he is written several books but I have not really found anyone else who reads him; usually I find them in the dustier sections of used bookstores, and that makes me sad 'cause he is a better author than that. I think it may just be that as his stories are less flashy he doesn't get the same degree of attention other authors do.

Local Match Review

If you are looking for single sexy local guys and girls in your area, then you fond the spot in LocalMatch.com. The new dating site that allows users to find Local Singles in their area that is looking to discover there perfect match. In this site you can browse thousands of profiles of available singles near you. Local Match brings you the hottest, sexiest and prettiest single men and women in your area. It is voted one of the top dating services online for its ease of use, simple interface and active community members. 

Heritage Web Solutions Review

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