text: Greetings! Im currently running several shopware4 installations on an apache server with mod_php and pure-ftp, but ive got the problem, that i cant use the ftp server properly, because of mod_php. Now i wanted to make a sampole installation inside a VM with nginx and php-fpm and i already understood the syntax of nginx config files, but i cvant manage to get the installation of shopware running, because of the redirect rules. I can open my shopware basic folder, with the warning, that i should install shopware first and i can see the first page of the installation process, but right after i tried to change the language, or to go to the 2nd step, i get thron back to the shopware.php main site with the warning. First my configs: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf /var/www/shopware.conf I do have a somesite.com.vhost file to, located at /etc/nginx/sites-available with link to sites-enabled, but this one is ignored... Any ideas or suggestions?


text:
You can have this product with your own design!
For more information, see the section Custom made UAX!
Color: RED
Size: choose a size Size Chart
Design: 1229 - IM READY
Design size: 70x70mm
Price with VAT:
199.00 Kč
(164.00 Kč without VAT)
Material: 100% bavlna
Parameters: 180g/m2
Unisex headband with UAX! designs. Rear part with rubber label UAX! Made of 100% cotton, on the right front printing choice. Choice of many colors. Very comfortable sports headband. This headband is sewn and imprint in the Czech Republic!Products of cotton sewn and printed in the Czech Republic under the registered trademark "UAX fish without meat"
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
phone: +420 731 574 676
Mon-Fri: 7:00 - 18:00
UAX s.r.o.
Bernartice nad Odrou 131
742 41 Czech republic

subset: commoncrawl


text:
25 years ago
january 8, 1988
Nicole Kristin Reid of Emporia won the Marion County Record's 1988 First Baby contest, arriving at St. Luke Hospital at 1:42 a.m. Sunday. She is the daughter of James and Tena Reid of Emporia.
Mrs. Frank Vlk of Marion won the Marion County Record's annual holiday season subscription contest this year and was rewarded with a $150 shopping spree. She selected Quality Food Market as where she would do her shopping. Other award winners were Henry Everett of Durham, a $75 award, and Marion Parrack of Marion, a $50 award.
Stanley Anderson of Marion has been reappointed by national commander Earl L. Stock Jr. of the Veterans of Foreign of Wars to serve as a national aide-de-camp for the coming year.
Sandra Slider, 34, a native of Lyons, has joined the staff of the Marion County Record as a reporter.
Mary Ann Conyers received an associate degree in nursing Dec. 17 at Butler County Community College. Conyers graduated as an honor student and is a member of the Order of the Purple. She is employed full time at St. Luke Hospital.
Frances Wynn of Marion has purchased the franchise to operate Jaconi's Pizza Parlor locally. She took over operation Jan. 1.
Last modified Dec. 29, 2012


text:
At first glance, the Baltimore Contemporary Print Fair looks like a low-wattage shindig.
To the casual observer, the occasional gallery visitor, names like Barbara Takenaga, Deborah Kass and Madeleine Keesing have little resonance. That's because few in the printmaking world are household names. But the fair, held this weekend at the Baltimore Museum of Art, has been a showcase for leading printmakers, well-known and obscure, for over 20 years.
This year, over 2,000 prints from some 20 presses, publishers and dealers will be on display, for prices ranging from the affordable to the downright indulgent. "It's a lot of stuff," said Ann Shafer, assistant curator of prints, drawings and photographs at the museum.
There are also a handful of events revolving around the fair, including several exhibits at area galleries.
Among the vendors this year will be at least one bona fide rock star, at least as rock stars go in this world — Universal Limited Art Editions. The publisher has been influential almost since its start in 1957, when it was making lithographs for the likes of Robert Rauschenberg. The Museum of Modern Art in New York has had a standing special fund for over 50 years to acquire the printmaker's first editions. And five years ago, the museum celebrated the publisher's 50th anniversary with an exhibition.
Shafer, who was responsible for selecting this year's vendors, said Universal will likely bring prints from some of the most sought-after blue chip names at the fair, including Jasper Johns and Ellsworth Kelly.
Also noteworthy are Graphicstudio, the University of South Florida's print institute; Tamarind Institute, a workshop from the University of New Mexico; and Gemini G.E.L. from California. Gemini is expected to offer Kelly and Richard Serra prints, among other items, Shafer said.
There are bigger fairs, such as the International Fine Print Dealers Association's annual event at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. But Baltimore's distinguishes itself by showing only contemporary work.
This has been the case since the first fair in 1992, Shafer said. The goal was then and continues to be to encourage people in Baltimore to collect works on paper. Significantly cheaper than paintings, prints are gateway art — starter purchases for new and modest collectors.
"They're very democratic," Shafer said. "There are more of them, and they're more affordable." Shafer expects prices this weekend will be between $800 and $50,000.
With some 1,500 people expected to attend over two days, many of them new to the world of collecting, the fair also plays the part of docent. Because printmaking is complicated and includes so many techniques — monotypes, screen-printing, woodcuts — it is often intimidating to novices.
"Nobody feels comfortable saying, 'That's an etching or that's an engraving,'" Shafer said. At the fair, "we're always trying to convert people to love prints."
For decades, the fair has kept the number of vendors at around 20 because of the available space at the museum. While vendors at past fairs included after-market dealers, who sell work to and from collectors, this year there's only one; the majority are publishers and presses.
Said Shafer, "I really wanted to get the people who made the prints into the building so that you as a customer can go up to their booth and talk to the publisher or the artist, to hear it straight from the horse's mouth."
If you go
The Baltimore Contemporary Print Fair is 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday at the Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive. $10 for one-day admission; museum members enter free. Call 443-573-1700 or go to artbma.org.


text:
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
You see, we are a small operation. V.E.R.Y. S.M.A.L.L. Like me and my mom and 10 volunteers kinda small.
But God knew.
He knew that Jade from Craft Hope would choose us to be their 5th project.
He knew that Amanda Jean from Crazy Mom Quilts received a special quilt when she was a child and would have a soft heart for our project.
He knew that Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood from Craft Sanity and the Grand Rapids Press would take so much time and care in telling our story.
He knew that many of you would add our button to your blog-spreading the word further.
He knew that each and every person who sent us a quilt would invest the time and money needed to serve the children of Grand Rapids.
He knew it all and that's why today I can rejoice with you over 400 beautiful handmade quilts and quilt tops ready to be shared with those needing a bit of extra HOPE.
18 comments:
- Rene' said...
Congratulations!!!! That is so great!!! Your organization provides such a wonderful service. Keep doing what you're doing.
- November 17, 2009 at 5:54 PM
- beth said...
yes. God answers prayer! I'm so glad that you're able to give all those quilts away. A real, tangible, loving way to comfort a child!
- November 17, 2009 at 6:14 PM
- West Michigan Quilter said...
Congratulations. I just dropped one off at the house today so that makes it 401!
- November 17, 2009 at 6:15 PM
- ~yolanda said...
Praise God!! What a wonderful testimony! I'm still working on a quilt that I will send in soon. I'm sure that God will have a special use for it. :)
- November 17, 2009 at 6:15 PM
- Kathy McC said...
Our Lord is faithful and true. Always right on time with His plans. This is so wonderful!
- November 17, 2009 at 6:39 PM
- Carol E. said...
You got exactly 400??? Amazing.
- November 17, 2009 at 6:58 PM
- kelly jeanie said...
That is awesome!!
- November 17, 2009 at 7:25 PM
- hoekstra family said...
I am SO Excited and proud of the accomplishment! Great job Carin - your Grandma is SMILING that's for sure!
- November 17, 2009 at 8:19 PM
- Tamera said...
I'm SO happy for you! Congratulations on reaching your goal. What a wonderful feeling that must be.
- November 18, 2009 at 3:54 AM
- Carolyn said...
Congratulations! Quilters are so very generous and you are an angel to pull all of this together. Well done!
- November 18, 2009 at 4:57 AM
- Ellie said...
Wow! Congratulations!!! On Nov. 1st when you wrote that you were at 137 quilts I wondered how you would ever reach 400! (Oh you of little faith!) This is very exciting! I'm sure you'll soon have more than 400 and then you'll have a start on your next project, whatever that turns out to be.
- November 18, 2009 at 5:05 AM
- Amy said...
What a testimony! It's wonderful to see the response of so MANY. Brings tears to my eyes when I think about the extent of this blessing!
- November 18, 2009 at 5:44 AM
- Dotty Jane said...
Congratulations to you for reaching your goal. It feels good to be part of a project like this. You are inspiring:)
- November 18, 2009 at 6:15 AM
- Crafty Mama said...
Wow, that is amazing! God has a plan, and when He puts a dream in your heart, you know He will make it happen!
Congratulations on a great job and thank you for all your hard work!
- November 18, 2009 at 10:03 AM
- Magpie Sue said...
WooHoo!!! Joy, oh joy!
- November 18, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- sallgood said...
Congratulations on surpassing your goal, and for allowing all of us to be part of this! We are blessed to have been able to help!
- November 18, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- amandajean said...
i got goosebumps and tears in my eyes reading this post. I'm so excited to hear that 400 quilts came in. God is faithful!!!
- November 18, 2009 at 2:33 PM
- Jessie Lathroum said...
452 QUILTS!?!?!? WOW! I am amazed! What a blessing.
- November 18, 2009 at 6:47 PM


text:
For a big city, London has an awful lot of places that don't fit the bill. Yes, there are thousands of cafes, bistros, and restaurants in this huge metropolis, but a dismayingly large proportion of them disappoint on one criterion or another. For that reason, I'm always on the lookout for new (whether literally, or just new to me) venues that promise the holy grail.
A few months ago, Twitter was a-flutter with rumours of a venture that sounded as though the grail might be opening soon and, better still, opening near me. The omens were good - Charlie McVeigh, owner of the acclaimed Le Cafe Anglais, was the man with the vision to turn what was a branch of the Pitcher & Piano into something, well, rather less of a pig's ear. (Actually, that's rather unfair to pigs' ears which, despite one or two pronouncements on MasterChef, are quite a treat, as finalist Alex Rushmer can demonstrate.)
Initial reviews were favourable, with special mention going to the Draft House's excellent range of ales...
what you see in the picture amounts to about half the choice of ales on offer
from l-r: Wandle (quite possibly THE holy grail), Bitter & Twisted, Porterhouse Red
Because what they do here is good. Very good. And at very reasonable prices. It's not frilly, complicated, smoke-and-mirrors stuff. Instead, it's rather joyous food made from wonderful, carefully selected (and thankfully seasonal - the menu changes accordingly) ingredients by chefs who evidently take pride in their cooking.
And so, this is the kind of nosh they come up with:
And then there's the ales... Which are probably worthy of a entirely new post. Let's just say they're worth the visit.
The only downside to all this is that, inevitably, The Draft House has become a very popular place in a very short space of time. But the good news is that the eaterie part (separate from the bar area) takes reservations, so if you can plan a little ahead, you can still get a table even at the busiest periods.
Just don't nick my table. Please.


text:
Kin One sample pictures (slide show):
Kin Two sample pictures (slide show):
After unboxing Kin One and Kin Two and briefly using the ill-fated devices, I switched my attention to the cameras, hoping to find some redemption there. I didn't!
What I did find was more of the same half-baked recipe – mostly decent hardware hindered by poor software and crappy user experience. More after the break…
Continue reading "Kin One and Kin Two camera"


text:
Advanced Search
Storage | News
EMC has released its EMC XtremIO all-flash array, which is designed to provide reliable performance for applications such as virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), virtual servers, massively consolidated databases and development and test environments.
According to the company, the EMC XtremIO provides "consistent and predictable extreme performance to any application workload over any period of time, regardless of whether the array is idle or busy, empty or full." The arrays deliver up to 1 million fully random IOPS (input/output operations per second) with more than 250 TB of effective capacity in each cluster with inline data deduplication. Each cluster can scale from two to eight controllers and up to 128 cores.
Key features of the EMC XtremIO all-flash array include:
The company outlined four key architectural differences between the XtremIO and other all-flash arrays, including content-based data placement, a dual-stage metadata engine, XtremIO data protection (XDP), and shared in-memory metadata. According to the company, content-based data placement keeps the array balanced and optimized "to within a fraction of a percent" across all disks and array controller, while also removing duplicate data inline. The dual-stage metadata engine lets the array place data anywhere in the array without the need for garbage collection, and consequently improving IOPS performance, reducing latency, and reducing flash endurance. XtremIO data protection (XDP) is an algorithm that guards against disk failures while increasing capacity. Shared in-memory metadata helps the array deliver a wide range of performance and rapidly clone information already in the array to help speed up common tasks.
Further information about the EMC XtremIO all-flash array can be found at emc.com.
About the Author
Leila Meyer is a technology writer based in British Columbia. She can be reached at email@example.com.
View More Webcasts
View More Whitepapers
Sign up for our newsletter.
I agree to this site's Privacy Policy.


text:
AP classes: A problem for Massachusetts high schoolers?
In an era when elite high school students are filling their days with Advanced Placement courses, counselors and admissions officers say there can be too much of a good thing.
CLAIRE HUANG, a 17-year-old at Lexington High School, has crafted the kind of academic schedule that would put most college freshmen to shame. This year, the senior has almost entirely filled her day with five yearlong Advanced Placement classes —physics, calculus, statistics, French, and economics —as well as two semester-long English electives. Just about the only signs that she's still in high school are band and gym.
This year represents Huang's toughest AP lineup yet, but she's been building toward it for years. As a sophomore, she took AP biology and scored a 5 — the highest grade possible — on the standardized exam at the end of the year. As a junior, she took AP courses in chemistry and US history, then studied the AP Chinese and psychology curriculums on her own. She took exams for all four of them that spring and scored 5s across the board. (For the record, she also recently earned a perfect 800 on a math SAT subject test, an exam she took on top of the traditional SAT.)
So if all goes according to plan, Huang will graduate in June with perfect scores on 10 AP exams. And with a little extra luck, that record will let her skip a semester or two of introductory classes in college, giving her the chance to take more in-depth classes sooner. But Huang is focused on more immediate goals. She wanted to challenge herself with the toughest high school classes available, she says, but she also hoped to find a way to stand out among her peers on her college applications. She has her sights set on a handful of elite private colleges and universities.
It's no secret that going to a top-ranked high school like Lexington can give students a head start in the race to a top college, but the odds of winning are slimmer than ever. For one, admission rates to the country's premier liberal arts colleges have never been lower. In 2002, the Ivies accepted between 10 and 28 percent of applicants; by 2010, some of the schools' acceptance rates had dipped to as low as 7.2 percent. Meanwhile, at least 10 percent of Lexington's 500 graduating seniors easily have what it takes to succeed in the Ivy League, says Gary Simon, the high school's recently retired math department head.
Huang knows all of this, which is why she hopes her AP classes will give her an edge. "Since there are so many students and no class ranking [in the school], there has to be a way that students can kind of show themselves off,'' she says during an interview at Lexington's Russian School of Mathematics, a private tutoring operation where she has taken extra classes. (When calculating GPA, some schools give slightly higher weight to AP and honors classes, but Lexington does not.)
Not that long ago, Huang's academic accomplishment would have been a surefire way to show off to colleges. But in today's most competitive public and private high schools, schedules like hers are looking more and more common. State data show that at public schools like Newton North, Newton South, and Wellesley, about half of the juniors and seniors take at least one AP class. About 60 percent of Lexington High upperclassmen take at least one AP course. At Boston Latin School, 93 percent do.
With more students overall in AP classes, applicants struggle to stand out. Making the competition even stiffer, the most driven students, the ones like Claire Huang, are taking eight or more of them. And the more students who take eight classes, the less impressive eight classes begins to seem.
"The numbers are rising, but at some point, there's got to be an upper limit,'' says Brad MacGowan, a college counselor at Newton North. "If it's college-level work, how can we expect all high school students to do it? If all of a sudden all high school students can do it, then it's not really college-level work.''
And yet as the AP frenzy increases, few students are willing to become the first to cool it. So the enrollment numbers and full course loads just keep growing. "It's a runaway train,'' says Simon. But since the application process is so intense, says Huang's mother, Charlene Sui, with a hint of resignation, "there's no way to stop it.''
IN 1955, a group of colleges and elite high schools founded the Advanced Placement program. The high schools wanted AP course work to give their gifted juniors and seniors not only a bigger challenge but also the opportunity to forgo introductory college courses — though only, the colleges insisted, if students took a standardized test at the end of the courses proving what they had learned.
The first school year that AP courses were offered, 1955-1956, just 1,229 students around the country participated. But the numbers have been on the rise ever since: By the 2010-2011 school year, roughly 2 million students — nearly a third of all high-schoolers nationwide — were taking AP courses, sometimes several at a time.
The College Board, the nonprofit that administers both the AP program and the SAT test, is quick to point out that, on a percentage basis, few students take more than a handful of AP tests. Only 1.2 percent of students over the past four years took eight or more exams (nearly half of students in that period took just one). But the students that make up that 1.2 percent are often the ones competing for coveted slots in the nation's top colleges.
With so many ultra-high-achieving students to compare these days, college admissions officers suggest an astronomical number of AP classes is no longer a distinguishing characteristic on applications. "Taking eight AP classes your senior year instead of taking six AP classes is not going to make a difference to an admissions officer,'' says Peter Jennings, the director of college counseling at Concord Academy and a former Tufts admissions officer. "They're much more interested in the life of the mind and the quality of the work that students are doing. I think that message gets distorted, and that creates the AP mania.''
Margit A. Dahl, Yale University's director of undergraduate admissions, agrees. "We don't go parsing, 'This student has had 7½ APs, this student has had six APs, and we should be looking at that student with the 7½,' '' she says. "That student could be flat, dull, not a nice person, and we're not going to look at them as a candidate. I think some of the families think we're splitting hairs to that degree.''
At the same time, a full slate of AP courses does not even necessarily save incoming college freshmen time or money. Some colleges now cap the number of AP credits they will accept for placing out of classes; some no longer accept any. Haley Moulton, a 19-year-old from Marblehead, vividly recalls the stress of testing at the all-girls private Winsor School in Boston. She took four AP classes and six AP tests during her high school career; in the spring of her junior year alone, she took three AP exams, the ACT, the regular SAT, and three SAT subject tests. "I felt like I was constantly thinking about testing,'' Moulton says. "It was just not the happiest time.'' After she was accepted to Dartmouth College, the school said a 4 she got on her Spanish AP let her test out of the foreign language requirement, but the pair of 5s on English tests and the 4 on AP chemistry did not earn her any credit.
Part of the reason for not accepting credit is an attempt to get students to take fewer APs and lighten their high school stress loads. Another part, though, is a concern among college faculty that not all AP classes prepare students well enough to skip classes. This worry reached crisis levels not long ago when professors in several studies sharply criticized some AP courses' lack of depth (versus breadth) in the 2010 book AP: A Critical Examination of the Advanced Placement Program, co-edited by Philip M. Sadler, a Harvard astronomy professor.
In response to such criticism, the College Board recently introduced a new version of AP biology, which emphasizes more scientific inquiry. And a redesign of AP physics and US history is slated to be unveiled this month, though students won't begin taking those courses until next year. Both efforts address criticisms from colleges as well as high schools about course-work depth, says Trevor Packer, the board's senior vice president in charge of the AP program.
Nevertheless, private high school Concord Academy eliminated all its AP courses several years ago. "AP biology was the classic mile-wide, inch-deep curriculum, where students had to memorize on the run,'' says John Drew, who used to teach the course and is now Concord's academic dean. "I literally had to tell students to put their hands down and not ask questions because we had to stay on schedule.''
Concord replaced the AP courses with advanced classes of its teachers' own designs. Each unit in the biology curriculum, for example, is project-based — rather than test-focused — including one on the flu and another on climate change. In addition to the hands-on work, students in each course must conduct yearlong research on a topic they choose. Concord labels its courses Advanced Curriculum and tags them with an asterisk on transcripts so college admissions officers can spot them easily.
Although relatively few schools have made changes as dramatic as Concord's, plenty are working on a hybrid approach. Milton Academy, which bills itself a believer in AP moderation, and Noble and Greenough School in Dedham both offer a mix of AP and non-AP accelerated classes.
Nobles, as the school is known, now offers 14 AP courses. "We think we've struck a pretty good balance at Nobles. We don't actually have that many AP classes,'' says Michael Denning, director of college counseling. "While it's possible for kids to take five or six exams, even the top students can't really take more than four or five AP classes during their entire career.''
At Lexington High, 15-year-old Annie Ma is part of a younger cohort of students that is trying not to overdo it with AP courses. The sophomore could have taken two this year, but signed up for just AP biology, with the blessing of her mother, Ping Shen.
Shen, an ultrasound technician who worked in China as an obstetrician and gynecologist, says many families have a misconception about what students must do to get into a college. "The colleges, when they accept you, there is no solid line, no clear line,'' she says. "My husband and I, we don't push her. I want her to view learning as a happy thing to do, not as a burden.''
At the most, Ma predicts, she will take three AP classes a year as a junior and senior. "I know a lot of kids at LHS push themselves so hard that they start to overwhelm themselves, then they crash and go into depression,'' she says. "You shouldn't take so many just so you can compete with other people. You should do whatever is right for you personally.''
But then again, Ma is only a sophomore. There's still plenty of time for her to get swept up in her school's competitive culture.
FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, Lexington High has had a policy that bans teachers from assigning homework for the first week of classes. The school wants to stress the theme "that we're human beings'' before the academic year begins in earnest, explains new principal Laura Lasa, who has worked at the school as a teacher and administrator for three decades. For a similar reason, she stood up in front of students at an assembly last year and said, "Perfection is not a standard that you should be striving for. It's unreasonable to strive for that, and we're not asking for perfection from you.''
It's an admirable message, but even Lasa isn't sure how well it's getting through to the school's most driven students. She has heard about Facebook pages, for instance, where AP students try to top one another with announcements about how many hours they've studied. And when she's held meetings with students to discuss ways to reduce stress, some of the feedback has alarmed her: "A couple of meetings, students just spoke up: 'No, no, no, don't try to structure things for us to have fun. That's not what we're here for. We're here to get an education and get into a high-performing college,' '' Lasa says. "It was so disheartening. It was chilling.''
One challenge is that national and regional magazines often factor things like AP participation into their top-school rankings, muddying the message of moderation from other places, explains David Hawkins, the director of public policy and research at the National Association for College Admission Counseling. (Lexington ranked second, after Weston, in Boston Magazine's recent list of the state's top public high schools.) "It's a tough sell to students to say, 'Hey, ease up on the accelerator a little bit,' '' Hawkins says.
And even when students try to largely opt out of the race, they tend to make an effort to cover their bases by taking AP exams. Despite its faith in its Advanced Curriculum courses, Concord Academy still offers the exams, as well as some test review sessions, because families want assurances that there will be a way of comparing their kids with other applicants, explains John Drew. The school was not "running from the AP curricula,'' he says. "We were simply saying that we trust our faculty to make the best choices about the courses they could offer to our students. It's not like we were stopping having students take the exams.''
Students probably wouldn't accept that. Kate Nussenbaum, a 2011 Concord Academy graduate, says her alma mater's unique classes helped her choose it over Newton North. Newton had lots of AP courses, but Concord offered "Comic Spirit, which was about comedy in writing,'' Nussenbaum says. "I took Literature of War. I took a Balkan history class.'' Nussenbaum, though, also took five AP exams before graduation, and she got into Brown University, where she's now a sophomore.
About six years ago, Boston Latin School began limiting the number of AP classes students could take to three a year. "Kids were overdoing it,'' says Jim Montague, director of guidance. "We're protecting kids from themselves.'' Yet Latin this year added world history, its 24th AP course. The maximum a school can offer is 34.
At Newton North, the administration also now recommends that students take no more than three AP or honors classes a year, but it's been hard to make the recommendation stick, says MacGowan.
Lexington's guidance counselors offer similar advice to their students, but not all of them are listening. "They really want to tone it down in Lexington. They want to say, 'Take less and chill,' '' Huang says of initiatives like the no-homework rule. "But I feel like students just go out there and challenge themselves.''
She hopes her AP classes, plus everything else she has done — including playing percussion in the band and belonging to a few clubs — will help her get into her top college pick, but for now she's focused on doing well in all her courses.
Her mother, a chemist, worries about the stress her daughter and her classmates are under, but sees it as an unfortunately necessary part of the routine today. "I hope Claire could enjoy the school life more, but I'm not sure,'' Sui says. "So many APs, the college application process.''
Still, she's encouraging her son, a Lexington freshman, to follow in his sister's footsteps, even though his schedule is looking to be even more densely packed. After all, he plays soccer.
"Claire is OK. She doesn't do sports,'' Sui says. "That helps her a little bit.''
Tips from college admissions experts
Six AP classes overall is ample to prepare a student well for college, says the College Board's Trevor Packer. Packer, who bases that number on one researcher's conclusion, says, "I don't like it when I hear that a student is choosing a 10th AP course instead of doing an extracurricular activity.''
Balance matters, says Margit A. Dahl, director of undergraduate admissions at Yale — which accepted just 2,043 of 28,997 applicants for its newest freshman class. On top of that, she wants to see that applicants have chosen the most challenging route available in their schools.
Lee Coffin, Tufts' dean of undergraduate admissions, suggests using the selection of AP classes to create what he calls an "intellectual fingerprint.'' Students who are passionate about history, for instance, can take AP history to explore the subject and have success in the course documented on their record.
"It's things in moderation,'' says Kevin Kelly, director of admissions at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. "My rule of thumb here is to get good grades in good courses.''
15 Massachusetts Public Schools With The Highest Percentage of Their Upperclassmen Enrolled in AP Courses (2011-2012):


text:
Poison Spring
Other Names: None
Location: Ouachita County
Campaign: Camden Expedition (1864)
Date(s): April 18, 1864
Principal Commanders: Col. James M. Williams [US]; Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke and Brig. Gen. Samuel Bell Maxey [CS]
Forces Engaged: Brigade (1,100 men) [US]; Marmaduke's and Maxey's Divisions [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 415 total (US 301; CS 114)
Description: Dwindling supplies for his army at Camden forced Maj. Gen. Fred Steele to send out a foraging party to gather corn that the Confederates had stored about twenty miles up the Prairie D'Ane-Camden Road on White Oak Creek. The party loaded the corn into wagons, and on April 18, Col. James M. Williams started his return to Camden. Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke's and Brig. Gen. Samuel B. Maxey's Confederate forces arrived at Lee Plantation, about fifteen miles from Camden, where they engaged Williams. The Rebels eventually attacked Williams in the front and rear forcing him to retreat north into a marsh where his men regrouped and then fell back to Camden. The Union lost 198 wagons and all the corn.
Result(s): Confederate victory
CWSAC Reference #: AR014
Preservation Priority: III.3 (Class C)
|Back to Top
Privacy & Disclaimer


text:
Would you rather have a Cessna 172 orbiting above you or be parked in traffic on the interstate for several hours while law enforcement officers investigate an accident? The Wisconsin State Patrol has a pretty good idea what the answer is. The agency uses a 2001 Cessna 172SP for, among other things, accident investigation.
According to Wisconsin State Trooper Glenn Haroldson, the plane is used to take photos that are then used to reconstruct accident scenes without shutting down the interstate for an extended period of time while officers do measurements.
"We also use the aircraft when we assist the sheriff's department or other state agencies covering a large crime scene that would normally take days or weeks to map out with a tape measure and a laser unit," he said. "We can do that with photogrammetry."
Another benefit of aerial surveillance is that it allows officers to patrol a wider area, as well as follow drivers who are attempting to evade law enforcement at high speeds without putting other citizens at risk, he noted.
Haroldson, accompanied by Trooper Gary Markowski, manned the Wisconsin State Trooper exhibit at this summer's AirVenture. The Cessna 172SP, outfitted with special equipment for traffic enforcement and investigation, was open for public viewing.
Markowski, who has been a pilot with the State Patrol since 1989, noted that the newer model 172s are more comfortable for patrol work than their predecessors.
"When I started we were flying 1976 models," he recalled. "When these new ones came along in 2001, it was quite a change! These are air tight and actually stay warm in the winter."
For more information:


text:
Since the new Cups-Update, I can´t print from my LTS-Kernel with my Brother USB printer. After blacklisting of usblp, printing works from the default kernel, but not from the LTS Kernel...
Any solutions?
you need a custom udev rule. see my post on the mailing lists.
That sounds good. Could you please give me a link to this list or even better directly to your post?
see linux-hotplug mailing list.
Thank you very much,
I did find your solution and it works...
I really like this kernel for fallback use. Thank You and please continue your great work!
Wow that kernel just saved my ass! I was playing with x86_64 packages and mirrors but forgot my server was i686: I installed a x86_64 kernel on a i686 machine... It just did not boot
you need a custom udev rule. see my post on the mailing lists.
I was wondering if the custom udev rule manual fix still applies. Because I read in the bugtracker that this might have been fixed in the udev and udev-compat in testing @ 28 Dec.
I recently build myself a new home server and I am considering to use the kernel26-lts kernel, because I read it has decent ext4 support now.
Would this me the correct mailing list containing the udev fix? http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.hotplug.devel/14746
I also think this kernel deserves a wiki article. I'm willing to set that up and note my experiences in there. Would be a fine place to note fixes like this one there.
Last edited by Ultraman (2010-01-22 12:18:47)
warning: cannot resolve "udev-compat>=147", a dependency of "kernel26-lts"
:: the following package(s) cannot be installed due to unresolvable dependencies:
udev-compat is not a package in the repos or in AUR even, am I missing something? Don't see anything useful on the wiki.
EDIT: Guess it's just in testing...seems kinda weird a package in core relies on one from testing....but OK.
Last edited by doorknob60 (2010-01-24 18:02:06)


text:
Last night, amfAR kicked off Fashion Week at its annual New York gala, with Mayor Mike Bloomberg officiating at a ceremonial ribbon-cutting alongside honorees Heidi Klum and Kenneth Cole. Klum and fellow honoree Janet Jackson have been longtime supporters of the organization, and New York governor Andrew Cuomo gave a touching speech while presenting Cole's award.
"I know why I'm here. I'm here because I'm the brother-in-law of Kenneth Cole," Cuomo quipped upon taking the stage at Cipriani Wall Street. "I'm also a big fan of Janet Jackson," he added.
A highlight of the event, sponsored by MAC Viva Glam and Fiji Water, was the auction of a limited-edition snakeskin clutch co-designed by Cole and Sarah Jessica Parker. Two of the bags sold for $40,000 each, and the high bidders also get lunch with Parker. She revealed to VF Daily the secret to her working relationship with designer Cole: "I just did what Kenneth told me to do."
The Sex and the Citystar, who has dabbled in the fashion business in the past, hinted vaguely that she "may be" thinking of re-entering that arena but offered no specifics.
In lieu of his planned duet with Liza Minnelli, who was laid up thanks to tooth surgery, Alan Cumming sang a medley from Hedwig and the Angry Inch. He's no stranger to solo performances, and he's now preparing to reprise his one-man Macbeth on Broadway, a grueling role that he says is the most challenging he's ever done.
"I thought I was going to die last year at one point, when I did it last," Cumming told VF Daily. "Seriously, I really thought I was going to die." That's why he agreed to do six shows per week, rather than the normal eight. "I'd rather not do it than give people a terrible show, or kill myself." The actor is already working with a trainer and a nutritionist, although previews start in April, but he says he's looking forward to the experience. "I didn't feel [the show] was done in me. I felt I still had a bit to go in it, so now I'll do it, and then I'll either die or never do it again," he said.
The Voice star Cee Lo Green was the evening's other featured performer, and VF Daily polled the high-profile folks at the gala as to whom they'd want as a mentor if they were contestants on the show. Some of the answers were surprising, and a few people sang for us.
"Blake Shelton," said Sandra Lee, Governor Cuomo's other half.
"I love country music. I go to the C.M.A.'s every single year. And his wife is amazing, Miranda. I love her, I know her. I just love what country music is about," Lee said. "I know it's not cool, but it's cool for me," she added.
Same with Cuba Gooding Jr. "I might be country," he said, launching into an old Joe Diffie song Prop me up beside a jukebox when I die. Lord, I want to go to heaven, but I don't want to go tonight. . .
"I'd want Cee Lo," Michael Kors said. "I like a sense of style, humor, and a great voice." Kors's musical goal would be to develop into sort of "a male Joni Mitchell."
Michael Strahan had a checklist. "I would get a lot of humor out of Blake Shelton," he said. "I get that cool vibe from Adam Levine, and from Cee Lo you get that funk. You get that if your style isn't traditional. You feel like you can work with Cee Lo to bring out and let you go all over the place," he added and then made his decision. "I think I'm an untraditional guy, in my voice, so I would have to go with Cee Lo."
However, Strahan stressed that he would not want to be pigeonholed as an artist. "I love country. I grew up with Marty Robbins," he said and then crooned the cowboy standard: Out in the West Texas town of El Paso, I fell in love with a Mexican girl. "I would do R&B, but now pop is the thing, isn't it?" he continued, finally proclaiming himself a crossover artist.
And some people were predictable. "It would be between Christina and Adam, because Adam's hot and Christina's a belter and a diva," Bravo's Andy Cohen said. "I think I would do Christina, just because I'm so gay."
S.J.P. went with Aguilera by default. "I don't know as much about the other judges, to be totally candid," she explained. "So I can't be assured of their mentorship. I know what she can do."
And whom would Woody Allen select on The Voice? "It's a television show, right?" he said when we inquired. "It's a nighttime show, right?" Correct, we assured him. "I'm never home nights," Allen said. "I never watch anything—I'm not home usually till 10:30 or 11:00, and then I just watch Charlie Rose or a little basketball and go to sleep," the 77-year-old said, making us think guiltily of the hours of programming waiting on our DVR. "So nothing that's on earlier do I ever see," he said, laughing.


text:
Rate of Change of Programming Languages
At right about this point in time (1995), Java came onto the scene and would take the industry by storm. The World Wide Web was also exploding, so it would seem that all of technology was just zipping along. But is this really the case for programming languages? After all, Java shares a lot of its philosophy and syntax with both C and C++. In fact, if you look at C++ as a meta language, Java could be considered an implementation of it. Additionally, consider how much software is still being written in C, and even Cobol, today (see the TIOBE Programming Community Index). I doubt that any of the computer technology from the eras these languages were invented are even running today, never mind used for actual development anymore.
The point is, as computer technology has evolved by leaps and bounds according to Moore's law, the rate of change in the languages we use to program them has been seemingly light-years slower. Indeed a lot has happened to programming considering the realms of Java, HTML, Ruby, Groovy, and so on, but it's still not as drastic as the rest of technology. For instance, telling someone you're a C programmer wouldn't be considered strange, but telling someone you develop on a PDP-11 would be (which is what C was invented on).
So, Where are we Going?
James Gosling once said that leaps in programming technology only come about every 10 to 15 years. Greg Bollella, of real-time Java fame, once told me that it often takes 10 to 15 for large software projects to become successful (from a vision, to a proof of concept implementation, the design and development phases, the phase where you struggle to get people to notice and use it, to the point where it's a financial success). Two independent statements that appear to be accurate when looking at history.
But what's next? Let's sum up this conversation with two points.
First, what would make you more productive as a developer? Is it the tools, the language, the speed of the computer you're using, the resolution of your monitor, your Internet connection speed? Personally, for me it's the keyboard. Java with NetBeans or Eclipse is just awesome, but what seems to slow me down is the act of typing. Typos result in a constant rate of backspacing, and even account for a percentage of bugs in my code -- honestly. Even copy-and-paste operations are too tedious. And how many keystrokes and how much time do you spend traversing a long code module, or going back and forth between different modules via the keyboard? I would guess, way too much.
The solution to this isn't just a better editor or improved typing skills -- it's a paradigm shift in how we develop software that begins with the language itself. There must be a better way to organize code constructs, ones that require less typing, less searching, less context switching, and less guessing. I can't profess to having the solution to this problem, but I do have some ideas.
The second point is that it's important to be a geek. There's a true need to keep young people interested in the internals of the technology around them, and to not take it all for granted. Ironically, today's young people don't seem to have an issue with typing, given the popularity of texting. However, they have come up with ways to improve it and enhance communication. Perhaps we can learn something from this; that an enhanced form of typing with touch interfaces, auto-correction, and shortened word and phrase spellings, can improve issues around data-input for programmers as well.
The Computer Learning Center
I have a vision to create what I call "The Computer Learning Center", where people of all ages can come in and explore technology in ways that they may not have thought of before. I envision having areas set up with development environments installed and ready to use, including mobile app development such as Android and iOS, complete with devices to run them on. Computers of all types, running Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, would be available for people to work with and explore. I would have loved to have a place like this available to me to explore when I was younger.
The main goals would be learning, and accessibility. Included with these computers would be interfaces for people who have disabilities of different sorts (physical, cognitive, blindness, deafness, and so on). There would be workshops for people who want to learn about any subject, with experts volunteering some time when they can. There would also be specialized equipment to help people explore computer art, digital publishing, audio processing, and other areas that require powerful (and expensive) hardware and software to run.
This grand vision starts with each computer professional, who has a chance to pass on their love affair with technology to those around them. Simple, small acts, such as donating books on software development, or explaining how the Internet works to a classroom of middle or high school kids, can make a huge difference. I go back to the TRS-80 computers installed in my local library years ago. Just placing it on a desk for me to walk up to was enough to launch my passion and career in technology. This is how you help advance programming in the future.


text:
Fullquality necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 115 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
The KickAssMMA.com owners are looking for a unique, tough, bling looking logo that is kick ass! The logo will be used for their Mixed Martial Arts website and for use on tshirts, hats, and other clothing. The KickAssMMA.com website is all about MMA Fights, Fighters, Babes and Bets.
We want the text KickA$$MMA.com to be the focus of the logo. See current KickAssMMA.com logo for example. We're down with anything unique and cool, so if you have some ideas that would fit into the current MMA culture, let's see what you have. We'll respond to all logo submissions that follow these guidelines.
Click to see other MMA brands, logos and designs for an idea of current mma fashion. We want something unique and cool that compliments the current and future fashion for mma fans and fighters (men and women).
Also for reference, KickAssMMA.com is a partner site with KickAssPoker.com.
- Colors: Red, White, Black
- KickAssMMA.com text is the main focus of the logo
- KickA$$ on top, MMA on bottom (preferred)
- MMA needs to pop, be in your face, seen from across the room on a tshirt....
- use dollar signs $$ in place of ss in Ass (A$$)
- use bling, sparkle, diamonds in KickA$$ (cool font)
- rough, tough font for MMA (maybe use for KickA$$ too?)
- emblem/background/hidden objects - 1 fighter, 1 babe (maybe silhouettes hidden in the MMA letters)
- possible accessories...cage, octagon, chain link fence, running blood, KAMMA, circle, star, barbed wire, chains
- Include tagline "Fights, Fighters, Babes & Bets"
- formats: png, gif, jpg, psd, ai
- a logo that is UNIQUE and KICK ASS!
- There's nothing really that we don't want... as long as you use KickAssMMA.com and it's a unique and cool logo, we'll take a look at your ideas and let you know.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


text:
OK I know we have a couple in this group and I know most of us are pretty active with our dogs.
In the Las Vegas Review Journal today in the Adventure section I came across what I have been looking for for a while!
'Red Rock, Keystone Thrust: Bring your dog and join the authors of "Best Hikes with Dogs" on a moderate two-mile adventure Saturday 1/20" (contact number:515-5367)
I plan on taking the Arnold monster.. Anyone who wants to meet up and hike with us be there or be square


text:
Bombing suspect's body buried outside Mass.
WORCESTER — The stealthy removal of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body from a Worcester funeral home and its burial Thursday outside Massachusetts were greeted with relief by city officials and acceptance by his family in Russia.
The remains of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect are entombed at an undisclosed location, said Worcester police, after leaving the Graham Putnam & Mahoney Funeral Parlors under cover of darkness.
"As a result of our public appeal for help," Worcester police said, "a courageous and compassionate individual came forward to provide the assistance needed to properly bury the deceased." Authorities declined to elaborate.
Halfway across the globe, Tsarnaev's parents have "made their peace with the fact that he is buried," said Kheda Saratova, a human rights activist who spoke to the family shortly after they heard from Tsarnaev's uncle in Worcester that a burial place had been found.
Saratova said in a phone interview that Tsarnaev's parents did not know the location of the burial place but that they would visit. The mother of the suspects, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, had said she wanted her son's body repatriated to Russia after cemeteries in the United States began refusing his remains.
According to Saratova, the family received an offer to bury the body in Georgia, a former Soviet republic that borders Chechnya, a region that is the Tsarnaev ancestral homeland. "They were negotiating that proposal when they got the call" about the burial, Saratova said.
The burial ended a nearly weeklong saga in which no cemetery could be found to accept the body, angry protesters gathered daily outside the funeral home, and officials from Worcester's police chief to Governor Deval Patrick pleaded for a resolution.
"There's a collective relief in the city," said Konstantina Lukes, a Worcester city councilor at large and former mayor. "The trauma of the Patriots Day race was extended to the city of Worcester. It's something we weren't prepared for."
Tsarnaev, 26, died April 19 after a shoot-out with police in Watertown, four days after he and his brother, Dzhokhar, allegedly detonated two bombs that killed three people and injured 265 near the Marathon finish line. Dzhokhar, 19, fled the scene, but was captured about 18 hours later.
The remains of Tamerlan Tsarnaev were removed from the funeral home sometime before midnight Wednesday, said a funeral home official. The body was driven without police escort to a burial place approved by Tsarnaev's uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, who claimed the body and represented the family in the cemetery search, said the official, who asked not to be identified because he is not authorized to speak publicly.
Tsarnaev's widow, Katherine Russell, waived her right to decide where her husband should be buried and handed that responsibility to Tsarni, a Maryland resident who conducted Muslim burial rites on his nephew and worked with funeral home director Peter Stefan to find a burial site.
The Boston city clerk had not received a death certificate by late afternoon Thursday, said Dot Joyce, spokeswoman for Mayor Thomas M. Menino. The certificate is scheduled to be filed in Boston because Tsarnaev was pronounced dead in the city, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
In Washington, the news was welcomed by Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis, who testified before a House panel investigating the bombings.
"I hope it's been buried, because I don't want to talk about these terrorists anymore,'' Davis told reporters. "This is something that should be put behind us. I personally would like it if we never had to mention these names again, ever."
Since Friday, the cities of Cambridge and Boston and cemetery officials in at least three states refused to accept Tsarnaev's remains. On Tuesday, a proposal to bury him on the grounds of a Massachusetts state prison fell apart, said Worcester Police Chief Gary J. Gemme.
In retrospect, the governor told WGBH-FM on Thursday, the wait to bury Tsarnaev had become a "circus." The public, he said, needs to refocus attention on the victims and the pending prosecution of Tsarnaev's brother, who faces federal terrorism charges that could bring the death penalty.
"I understand that people's feelings about the cruelty of this crime run high. Mine do, too – and hot,'' Patrick said. "But the thing for us to focus on now is how to restore and repair the people who were hurt and the families who have had loss, and how to assure that justice is done in the case of the ongoing investigation."
He said he did not know where Tsarnaev's remains had been buried. "I am glad the family exercised one of the options they had,'' Patrick said. "I just don't know which one. I'm not being cute.''
Mike Morris, 62, of Worcester said he is pleased that the body has left his neighborhood, if only to end the protests.
"Half of these people I've seen out here protesting don't even know what time it is," he said. "This has brought out the city's worst of ignorance. That body needed to be buried. Now, only God can judge the guy."
Worcester police, who had erected barricades in front of the funeral home, incurred tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses, Gemme said. For that money, said Joe Timko, an auto body foreman who worked with Tsarnaev's father in Somerville, the body could have been shipped to Russia.
Lukes, the Worcester city councilor, said she believes that Stefan "was surprised at the reaction, the extent of the emotionalism, and the anger" outside his funeral home.
"He has always done the unpopular thing," Lukes said. "When HIV patients died, he was the funeral director who was willing to bury them. He's accustomed to being on the outside of traditional practices. He was willing to do something that nobody else was willing to do."
Joshua Miller and Matt Viser of the Globe staff contributed to this report. Brian MacQuarrie can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com; Wesley Lowery at email@example.com; David Filipov at dfilipov@


text: Hi there,My name is Corinne Dilkie and I am originally from Newfoundland but living in Ottawa. I love love love doing computer graphics, and taking pictures. I spend hours and hours doing pics on my computer. I hope you like my work as much as I like doing it...If you have any questions feel free to email me at email@example.com,Corinne


text:
Superior Massage, London offers quality massage services to the West End & Covent Garden, at the Superior Massage therapy centre in WC2, supplemented by an outcall massage (London area).
Our central massage (London) therapy centre in WC2 brings you the latest therapies including a revolutionary red light therapy which multiplies the benefits of your massage treatment. Transform your lifestyle and rejuvenate your tired body and enjoy a stress-free mind so that you are ready to face today's social life or tomorrow's challenges. We offer a number of facial treatments and hair removal services too, so when you leave us you can not only feel fantastic, but you will look fantastic!
Our formally trained massage therapists have the experience and knowledge to offer real solutions to muscle problems, pain and stress through therapeutic massage. Whether you are an athlete who needs some deep tissue massage in London, Swedish massage to relax, an outcall massage visit at your hotel, or simply passing nearby and want to feel great, one or more of our London massage services might be exactly what you need.
We offer:
All these services are offered from our comfortable Covent Garden, WC2, London massage therapy centre, just a moments walk from Tottenham Court Rd Tube.
Superior Massage London can attend to your back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, muscle cramps and provide a release of tension that can make today's worries melt away! If you are under constant stress, suffer sleep disorders, even simple things like a sore throat or unpleasant nightmares when you do sleep; the high standard of massage that we offer is a great way to get better sleep, resolve insomnia and leave you feeling fit to face the world again.
Staying in a hotel?
Anyone staying at a local hotel can take advantage of our OutReach service and have massage therapist come to your hotel to offer treatment in the comfort and privacy of your hotel room.
Maybe you need a massage! Why not book now so you can enjoy some quality stress relief. We are confident that we can remove your tension & stress with therapeutic massage treatment.
If you in London and need massage therapy to get rid of those travel aches & pains, or simply cannot get to our massage Therapy Centre? We can send a therapist to you and treat you in the comfort of your hotel room or home.
Working Out?
Aching muscles from working out? There is a good reason why professionals in athletic sports have regular massage. It takes away your pain, and realigns the muscles so your body is ready for your next training session.
Massage can really help those who for whatever reason cannot get around.We can release muscle spasm and tension and address other aches and pains caused by lack of mobility.
We strive very hard to apply all our knowledge of massage and associated therapies so you can enjoy the best our profession offers. We aim to leave you smiling, stress-free, relieved of pain and ready to take on a new day.
New to Massage?
Never had a massage? You don't know what you are missing! Massage will make your tension and stress melt away and the endorphins released will leave you feeling rejuvenated and relaxed so you can take on what life throws at you!
We have provided some handy vouchers for you to purchase any of the treatments that we offer here at Superior Massage. A personalized voucher from us makes an ideal gift for a loved one or friend and we can deliver it too!
If you are aching for a massage, in London and ready for rejuvenation, then you need to book yourself a massage session here at Superior Massage London – it'll do you a world of good!
WE CAN VISIT YOU: Our Outreach Select service offers massage in the comfort of your own London home or hotel. Dispense with stressful travel to get a massage – we come to you!
Whatever your massage needs, Superior Massage London has the answer!
Book online now or call 020 7240 1964


text:
Transform your photos into one-of-a-kind, hand painted masterpieces!
Case Style
Image Size
The image is near the edges of the product but doesn't cover the entire product. Some of the background color may appear around the outside edges of the image.
Background Color
Flower Tulip iphone x case by Nancy Griswold. Protect your iPhone X with an impact-resistant, slim-profile, hard-shell case. The image is printed directly onto the case and wrapped around the edges for a beautiful presentation. Simply snap the case onto your iPhone X for instant protection and direct access to all of the phone's features!
Ships Within
1 - 2 business days
Fantastic macro of the tulip!
Thank you! Loretta
Fantastic capture. Love the use of the light to make the flower just pop. Wonderful details and pov. L/F
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your impression, thanks
Impeccable use of light Nancy; I love this incredible image! jd
Thanks Joyce, I appreciate the compliment as this is one of my favorites
Protect your iPhone X with an impact-resistant, slim-profile, hard-shell case. The image is printed directly onto the case and wrapped around the edges for a beautiful presentation. Simply snap the case onto your iPhone X for instant protection and direct access to all of the phone's features!
Average Rating (4.94 Stars):
Leslie Pierce
May 24th, 2019
Paul Craddock
May 23rd, 2019
Nancy Guess
May 19th, 2019
3/31/2017 featured in the Macro Marvels Group of FineArtAmerica.com 2/14/2017 featured in the USA Photographers Group of FineArtAmerica.com 12/13/2016 featured in the Flora Group of FineArtAmerica.com 2/6/2016 featured in the Global Flowers Group of FineArtAmerica.com Griswold has shot and fondled close up and macro photography of flowers by the hundreds. If you would like to see more, tune into her website for more and contact her about the libraries of pictures she has shot that are not posted yet. She can prepare any you like for prints.
See www.ngartsite.com for an overview of my art endeavors over the years. Original oil paintings are for sale and shown framed on my online oil painting gallery at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NGARTSITE My facebook page is called Nancy Griswold - Fine Artist, please "like" for recent work and postings. I teach oil painting privates and small groups locally. My passion for art history continues and I am a member of www.PaintThe Parks.com Eight slide shows of my artworks. Be sure to CLICK FULL screen icon in bottom right of the show. All of my art is now available Note Cards, High Quality Prints & Framed Prints. Cards can be imprinted free. Just click on any image to order. See my many galleries with reproductions...
Our return policy is very simple:
If you're not happy with a purchase that you made on FineArtAmerica.com, for any reason, you can return it to us within 30 days of the order date. As soon as it arrives, we'll issue a full refund for the entire purchase price. Please note - Fine Art America does not reimburse the outgoing or return shipping charges unless the return is due to a defect in quality.
Fine Art America sells thousands of pieces of artwork each month - all with a 100% money-back guarantee. We take great pride in the fact that hundreds of thousands of artists have chosen Fine Art America to fulfill their orders, and we look forward to helping you select your next piece!
All iphone x cases ship from our production facility within 1 - 2 business days of your order.


text:
MONTGOMERY — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said Friday's murders of children and adults at a Connecticut school were a "tragedy" and ordered flags to fly at half-staff through Tuesday.
MONTGOMERY — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said Friday's murders of children and adults at a Connecticut school were a "tragedy" and ordered flags to fly at half-staff through Tuesday.
Bentley and others released statements about the murders of 20 school children and six adults at a Connecticut school earlier in the day.
The alleged shooter, Adam Lanza, killed himself. His mother, a teacher's aide, was presumed dead, the Associated Press reported.
"Dianne and I offer our prayers and condolences to everyone affected by the tragedy in Connecticut," Bentley wrote on social media sites. Dianne Bentley is Alabama's first lady.
As did President Barack Obama with the U.S. flag, Bentley ordered Alabama flags to be flown at half-staff "to pay respect and honor to the victims of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy."
"They will remain lowered until sunset on Tuesday," Benley said.
Alabama Democratic Party Chairman Mark Kennedy, a husband and father, released a statement about the young children and adults who are gone forever.
"Our hearts are broken today for the lost opportunity for life and love, for the fathers who will never walk their daughters down the aisle, for the mothers who will never cheer as their sons cross the goal line, and for the teachers who will never walk into their classrooms again," Kennedy said. "We mourn for a community that will never be the same. We pray for an America that will learn from this suffering that we are all one."
The A Plus Education Partnership said, "Every child holds tremendous potential and every teacher holds the key to society's future prosperity. Their value to us all is beyond measure."
Rep. Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, the House minority leader, said, "Our hearts break at the loss of the promising lives that have been cruelly ended today. There are simply no words to describe the enormity of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and the grief we all feel at this terrible loss of life."


text:
Ft. Collins couple play "Wife Swap" – AGAIN!
Even if I had a wife, I wouldn't go on ABC's "Wife Swap." Exchanging spouses for two weeks isn't my idea of fun. I don't even want to go on "Dog Swap."
But Richard and Mayumi Heene of Ft. Collins did it in October – and we'll see them do it again Friday night (7 p.m. on KMGH-Ch. 7).
The first time, they were matched with a couple from Connecticut who ran a business making homes safe for children. This didn't fit so well with Richard, who is a storm chaser and scientist, currently building a flying saucer in his garage.
"The first time out, they made me look like a mad man," he says. "This time around, they look like the wackos."
In the second episode the wives are swapped with a family in Florida. He's a landscaper and, says Richard, "needs a weedwacker to cut his hair." She a psychic.
"My wife hands out flyers about my construction business, and that funds my scientific experiments," Richard says. "(The psychic) wouldn't do any of the chores. She's a freight train if she in command. If she's not in command she just sits on her butt and does nothing."
Sounds like a good match. Richard says it's really funny.
Bill Husted's column appears Sunday, Tuesday and Friday. You can reach him at 303-954-1486 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Bret Stephens argues that, although Team Obama praises Chuck Hagel for political courage, in reality Hagel's views consistently echo a safe, conventional beltway wisdom. Stephens points to Hagel's hostility to Bill Clinton's gay nominee for an ambassadorship; to his support during the 1990s for "don't ask, don't tell"; to his vote in favor of going to war with Iraq; to his turn against that war when it went badly; and to his support for engagement with Syria's Bashar Assad, North Korea's Kim Jong Il, and Iran.
Stephens isn't wrong. But Hagel tends to serve up the conventional wisdom with a crude, unbeltway-like twist.
For example, conventional opposition to the nomination of James Hormel as ambassador to Luxemburg held that the time was not yet right for a gay ambassador. Hagel's suggestion that such an ambassador couldn't properly represent American values and standards took the opposition to a less refined level.
Or consider Hagel's opposition to the war in Iraq. Opposition was widespread by the time Hagel got around to joining it. But Hagel went beyond the conventional wisdom when he asserted that this was a war for oil:
People say we're not fighting for oil. Of course we are. They talk about America's national interest. What the hell do you think they're talking about? We're not there for figs.
If this is conventional wisdom, it is that of the bar room or the cracker barrel. Most conventional critics of the war understood that it could not reduced, Marxist style, to a war for oil.
Then, there is Hagel's expression of unhappiness about the power of the pro-Israel lobby. Many in Washington believe it is too influential. But unlike Hagel, they don't view the lobby as "Jewish," or at least they avoid calling it that. Nor do they claim that the lobby wants Senators to represent Israel, rather than the voters in their home state. So here again, Hagel has given a nasty twist to the conventional wisdom.
Some might praise this as plain talk. But to me, it reflects reductionism, which normally is the sign of a weak intellect.
I expect cabinet nominees to embrace the conventional wisdom of their political party. If they add value to it, that's a bonus. But I also expect cabinet nominees — especially for the top jobs — to have enough sense of nuance to avoid subtracting value from the conventional wisdom through a crude rendering of it.
This is another standard that Chuck Hagel fails to meet.


text:
History: 2012 – Present
Status: Active
Style: Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Marie Dolls was founded as a Project of guitarist Renata Petrelli on April 2012. In the middle of second semester, Dany Diniz and Michelle Campos were invited to be drummer and bassist, respectively. On January 2013, Katherine Roiz is chosen as lead singer.
On march of the same year, the girls released their first EP named "Desires my Fall", produced by Rafael Agostino and recorded at Studio 24horas. At the end of the year were launched 2 videos from the EP, "Desires my fall" and "Deseja meu Mal" (a Portuguese version of "Desires My fall").
In the very beginning of 2014, Julia Pinheiro assumes the drumsticks and Aline Fernandes is invited to play rhythm guitars in the band. The plan, is to follow with production for their debut album, planned for the spring of 2014.
Katherine Roiz – Lead Vocals
Michelle de Campos – Bass
Julia Pinheiro – Drums
Aline Fernandes – Rythm guitar
Danny Diniz – Drums
Marie Dolls @ YouTube
Marie Dolls @ SoundCloud
Marie Dolls contact and merchandise: email@example.com


text:
Woodland Park Memorial Day Street Fair & Paradeis hosted by the Woodland Park Recreation Department and the Borough of Woodland Park, NJ This eve ....Read More
This family-friendly annual event features midway rides for all ages from delightful kiddie rides to adrenaline-pumping thrill rides, entertaining car ....Read More
Enjoy family-friendly entertainment with daredevil circus shows, midway rides and games for all ages, and favorite fair food. There is no charge for ....Read More
Art at Ives is back for its fourth year on June 1 and 2! The show will be on Saturday, June 1 from 1:00-7:30 PM, and Sunday, June 2 from 10:00 A ....Read More
On Sunday, June , 2019 the Hasbrouck Heights Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the "New" Hasbrouck Heights Street Fair. The event will be h ....Read More
Garwood Rocks is the home of New Jersey's most exciting car show and live music. Center Street will be lined with classic and vintage cars. Come enjoy ....Read More
To make your Eid celebrations more joyous, Muzik Wave presents Eid Bazar- Chand Raat New Jersey. So, if you are looking for upcoming Eid events then t ....Read More
Join us for an evening of food, wine, beer, spirits and art overlooking the Manhattan skyline at this unique culinary tasting event featuring local re ....Read More
Queens' picturesque Astoria Park comes alive with the sights, sounds and aromas of the dazzling midway with exciting rides and games for all ages and ....Read More
Taste of Country Music Festival - 3 Day PassPlease click the link below for more information. ....Read More
Use coupon code GLOW to save on tickets! The Night Nation Run is the World's first Running Music Festival! An ultimate blend of a Music Festival and ....Read More
JC Promotions, Inc. is bringing their Antiques & Vintage Marketplace to the historic site on Sunday, June 9th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Col ....Read More
On Sunday, June 9, 2019 the Montvale Chamber of Commerce is holding its 8th Annual Street Fair. Paragon Drive will be turned into a "Giant ....Read More
This favorite local event features two music stages, strawberry shortcake and other treats, educational displays and children's activities, and dozens ....Read More
Are you looking for the Amit Tandon's Stand-Up in New York? Be happy this time we have one more Amit Tandon's event will be haled in New York for you ....Read More
TRI-COUNTY FAIR – JUNE 13-16, 2019 The excitement of carnival attractions, rides, games, live music, fireworks and more is coming b ....Read More
The Nutley Father's Day Street Fair will be held along Franklin Ave. on Sun., June 16th, 2019 10am-5pm. The sponsoring organization is the ....Read More
Are you looking for comedy shows near me? Then, you should check out this upcoming stand-up comedy show by Amit Tandon Live in New York. He has ....Read More
Grand Master of Indian Comedy - Amit tondon stand-Up comedy in New Jersey , Now we will have one more upcoming event on 29th June,2019 by Pecan and Pa ....Read More
Fanwood was voted one of 2017's best towns for families by NJ Family Magazine. Fan Jam is a family event featuring food trucks, non-stop live mu ....Read More
On its 29th Anniversary, OceanFest will turn New Jersey's favorite Oceanfront Promenade into an explosive 4th of July celebration. The event wil ....Read More
The event will be held on Main St. & Stevens Ave from 10AM - 5PM. The street will be transformed into a giant town block party. There will be merc ....Read More
If you are looking for events near me or festivals near me in the USA? ApneeCommunity is having a special event for you! Get ready NJ people! It&rsquo ....Read More
Are you are looking for upcoming eid events in the USA? Then, to your surprise, Ali Haider & Komal Rizvi is going to perform Eid Concert New Jerse ....Read More
Join us for the 5th year of the annual Forever Grateful Music Festival – celebrating the music and culture of the Grateful Dead! A day of nonsto ....Read More