Business pursuits

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#CC3333" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0a2005a0ddubqm.jpg"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="800" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#CC3333" BORDERCOLORDARK="#CCFFFF" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> <B><a href="index.htm" alt="Home Page, Mark Rector and Lazy R Ranch in Washington" TARGET="_top"> <img src="http://www.markrector.com/images/TopFrame_Rollover-OFF_220x37_100.jpg" alt="Home of www.MarkRector.com" border="0" align="center" width="220" height="37" onmouseout="javascript:this.src='http://www.markrector.com/images/TopFrame_Rollover-OFF_220x37_100.jpg'" onmouseover="javascript:this.src='http://www.markrector.com/images/TopFrame_Rollover-ON_220X37_100.jpg'" 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TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stabiligrid.com" TITLE="Gener"><B>StabiliGrid.COM</B></A><B> | </B><A HREF="http://www.stabiligrid.net" TITLE="Referential Projects, Examples and Demonstrations." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stabiligrid.net" TITLE="Refer"><B>StabiliGrid.NET</B></A><B> | </B><A HREF="http://www.stabiligrid.biz" TITLE="Single-page Summary Web Site, for General Contractors, Architects and Engineers, and Building Trades information." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stabiligrid.biz" TITLE="Singl"><B>StabiliGrid.BIZ</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="21"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="21" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#444444" FACE="Arial" ><I>HomeGrid™</I></FONT><B> » </B><A HREF="http://www.eco-friendlyhome.com" TITLE="Do it yourself home improvements and environmentally conscientious living." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.eco-friendlyhome.com" TITLE=""><B>Eco-FriendlyHome.COM</B></A><B> | Eco-Friendly.INFO | </B><A HREF="http://www.homegrid.us" TITLE="A user-friendly landing page, for a user-friendly and eco-friendly product." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.homegrid.us" TITLE="A user-fr"><B>HomeGrid.US</B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="21"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="21" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#444444" FACE="Arial" ><I>HoofGrid™</I></FONT><B> » </B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.hoofgrid.ws" TITLE="Permeable horse stall flooring - field testing objectives, parameters, design and execution, protocols and results." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hoofgrid.ws" TITLE="Permeable"><I><B><U>* new HoofGrid.ws  *</U></B></I></A></FONT><B>  |  </B><A HREF="http://www.hoofgrid.com" TITLE="General public information about the original equine and agricultural footing and flooring geogrid system. Please accept no low-quality substitutes or imitations, foreign or domestic." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hoofgrid.com" TITLE="General "><B>HoofGrid.COM</B></A><B> | </B><A HREF="http://www.hoofgrid.net" TITLE="Referential Projects, Examples and Demonstrations." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hoofgrid.net" TITLE="Referent"><B>HoofGrid.NET</B></A><B> | </B><A HREF="http://www.hoofgrid.biz" TITLE="Single-page Summary Web Site, for General Contractors, Architects and Engineers, and Building Trades information." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hoofgrid.biz" TITLE="Single-p"><B>HoofGrid.BIZ</B></A><B>  | </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="21"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="32" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="21" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#444444" FACE="Arial" ><I>ProEquus® of America</I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><B>» </B><A HREF="http://www.proequususa.com" TITLE="European-style classical equitation arenas for dressage, jumping and eventing; FEI-Internationals competition surfaces for Western Equitation such as Roping and Reining, Cutting, Western Pleasure, and indoor or outdoor temporary or permanent competition riding arenas and footing." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.proequususa.com" TITLE="Europ"><B>ProEquusUSA.COM</B></A><B> | </B><A HREF="http://www.proequus.us" TITLE="Just a different entry portal to the www.proequususa.com web resource." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.proequus.us" TITLE="Just a di"><B>ProEquus.US</B></A><B> | </B><A HREF="http://www.proequus.mobi" TITLE="Enter here to access the ProEquus web site using an I-Phone, Blackberry, 3G or other portable personal communication device." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.proequus.mobi" TITLE="Enter h"><B>ProEquus.MOBI</B></A><B> | </B><A HREF="http://www.proequus.info" TITLE="Referential Project, Kobilarna Lipica - Lipizzan Stud Farm since 1580; ProEquus arena systems allows the origin of the Lipizzaner Breed to host fEI Internatonal and National Championship CSIO 4-star Jumping and CDI-A, N and W Klasse competitions." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.proequus.info" TITLE="Referen"><B>ProEquus.INFO</B></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> (in partnership with ProEquus International®)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="21"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="32" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="21" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="579"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#444444" FACE="Arial" ><I>TurfTrack™ of America</I></FONT><B> » </B><A HREF="http://www.turftrack.us" TITLE="The most highly acclaimed grass track racecourses, with the most well-proven and documented safety for the horse and the jockeys or riders, in the world. America, lets try to get with the program, instead of dragging behind the world by 20 years or more; or by settling for low-quality knockoffs of the worlds best footing systems." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.turftrack.us" TITLE="The most"><B>TurfTrack.US</B></A><B> | </B><A HREF="http://www.turftrack.mobi" TITLE="Enter here to access the TurfTrack web site using an I-Phone, Blackberry, 3G or other portable personal communication device." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.turftrack.mobi" TITLE="Enter "><B>TurfTrack.MOBI</B></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>(in partnership with StrathAyr®)</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="21"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="21" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="579"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#444444" FACE="Arial" ><I>Perfect Footing™</I></FONT><A HREF="http://www.perfectfooting.com" TITLE="Just as the domain name says, the highest-quality, internationally well-proven sand footing additive for classical equitation arena footing. Please note that correct application, and use of the correct sand types, grain-particulate sizes and blends, and the correct type and quantity of clay or other additives is absolutely essential when your goal is to achieve an fEI world-championship competition arena footing; 1-get the right sand, 2-get the German Original, not the low-quality knockoffs currently being foisted on American customers, 3-follow the specific and exact application principles." TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.perfectfooting.com" TITLE="Ju"><B> » PerfectFooting.COM</B></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="http://www.perfectfooting.org" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.perfectfooting.org"><B>PerfectFooting.ORG</B></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#CC3333 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="601"><div> <I>Previous Employers include</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 64 WIDTH="21"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="64" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="21" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>General Mills Corporation (6 1/2 years, general management)</I></div> <div> <I>Hunt Petroleum Corporation (14 3/4 years, Corporate Director of Purchasing, Colorado Division)</I></div> <div> <I>Marathon/Ashland Petroleum (3 years, general management)</I></div> <div> <I>S&S Oil, Inc. (2 years, general management)</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>