text:
- Musician's Friend Best Selection, Price & Service. Guaranteed.
Need Help? Call our Gear Heads at 800-449-9128Private Reserve Guitars 866-926-1923
Need Help? Call our Gear Heads at 800-449-9128
Results 1 - 7 of 7 matches
Ideal for the doubler or to fill in the high school jazz band trombone section. An excellent horn for the...
The Kanstul 959 Professional Valve Trombone features a .500-inch bore with an 8-inch yellow brass bell for...
The Eterna model 998 valve trombone is an ideal instrument for both the trombone player who would like to...
Our product catalog varies by country due to manufacturer restrictions. If you change the Ship-To country, some or all of the items in your cart may not ship to the new destination.


text:
'How To Get Away With Murder' Breaks DVR Record In Debut
In addition to its strong season premiere last Thursday, ABC's How to Get Away With Murder now holds the record for drawing the biggest DVR…
Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage Entertainment!
Earth Wind & Fire, R. Kelly, TLC, LL COOL J feat. DJ Z-Trip, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia and more are partying with us on the 2015 Fantastic Voyage!
Tyler Perry Is Having A...? [WATCH]
Tyler Perry told on his own self in a recent interview for his role in the upcoming Ben Affleck, David Fincher directed Gone Girl. Based…
Harvard Honors Oprah and Harry Belafonte With Du Bois Medal
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Oprah Winfrey and songwriter Harry Belafonte are among those honored at Harvard University for their contributions to African-American culture. Winfrey also…
Ford HBCU Community Challenge
Attention HBCU Students! Enter Here for a Chance to Win $75,000 in scholarships, university and community awards!
Do You Want To Win $100?
Share a photo of your family's favorite back to school memory!
Adele Who? Aretha Kills 'Rolling in the Deep' on 'Letterman' (Watch)
She's baaaack. Aretha Franklin debuted the first single of her upcoming "Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics" album during a visit to the "Late…
Help Your Community Win $1,000
Are you doing amazing things to help your community? Enter for a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship for yourself and another $1,000 for the charity of your choice!
Secret Service Chastised By Congress For Security Lapse
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under withering criticism from Congress, the director of the Secret Service on Tuesday admitted failures in her agency's critical mission of protecting…
Get Well Wednesday: Breast Surgery Can Restore Breasts After Cancer
Dr. Jeffrey Hartog, D.M.D., M.D., is the director of the Bougainvillea Clinique in Winter Park, Fla. He is dual Board-Certified in plastic Surgery and oral…
Wed Oct 01, 2014'LHHATL' Star Mimi Faust Plans to Write a Tell-All Book
Wed Oct 01, 2014SAY WHAT? Ebola Hits Dallas And J. Anthony Brown Is Protecting Himself — From Los Angeles [PHOTO]
Wed Oct 01, 2014Oklahoma Man Charged With Murder In Beheading
Wed Oct 01, 2014Jailed Cop Killer Is Picked As Graduation Speaker
National News
Tue Sep 30, 2014Secret Service Chastised By Congress For Security Lapse
Tue Sep 30, 2014Officials Confirm First Ebola Case Diagnosed in US
National News Video
She's baaaack. Aretha Franklin debuted the first single of her upcoming "Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics" album during a visit to the "Late…
Life & Style
Do you sometimes put off til tomorrow some things that you can do today? If so, you're not alone. According to psychology professors at DePaul University up to 20% of people may be chronic…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An autopsy performed one year after Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his 22-year-old girlfriend and killed himself…
President Barack Obama said last week, after that armed intruder entered the White House, that he has complete confidence in the people who protect him,…
It's time to clean house in the Ferguson Police Department. Cops should be turning in their guns and badges and clearing out today. They don't…
The premiere of the TV show 'Blackish' got me to thinking about blackness. First of all, who is black? In America blackness is NOT decided…
Dr. William Washington is a board-certified physician in private practice in Ohio. He was educated at Ohio State University, earning his medical degree there in…
Featured Video
Sybil Wilkes interviews Judge Mablean about Justice With Judge Mablean. The show airs September 15th. Check your local listings for showtimes.
If You Missed It
| DOMINIQUE'S HEADLINES: The Anita Baker Clause — People Should Know By Now
10/01/14 – Comedian Dominique talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the latest in celebrity headlines, including the Anita Baker Clause. You've got to…
| Roland Martin & Donna Brazile Talk The Importance Of Blacks Showing Up For Early Voting
Roland Martin talks to Vice Chair of the Democratic National Convention, Donna Brazile about the midterm elections that are quickly. Blacks in Louisiana, Arkansas and…

subset: commoncrawl


text:
We want to ensure that making a return is as easy and hassle-free as possible! If for any reason you decide that your purchase just isn't for you, simply return the item within 30 days of receipt and we'll cover the return shipping when you choose our FREE Pre-Paid Return Shipping Label. Learn more about our return policy.
Shop now and get Free Value Shipping on most orders over $29.95 to contiguous 48 states, DC and to all U.S. Military APO/FPO/DPO addresses.
Whenever you are on the lookout for Taylor Cutlery products, there is no better place to start your search than this page. From here you can explore our Taylor Cutlery choices in a handful of ways. This really is necessary as we carry as many items as possible so you can acquire everything you desire in one place. If you know what kind of gear you need, choose the corresponding category on the left side of this page. From there you can sort by price to find the Taylor Cutlery items that fit your budget. And looking through our Best Rated Pages is a fantastic idea because you can see those products that customers like you gave their thumbs up to. If you have questions, please get in touch with us so we can help you sort through our options by Taylor Cutlery.
Connect with OpticsPlanet
Become our fan, follow us, & subscribe for the latest updates and deals
Subscribe to our email list
Sign up and receive $5 Off and get exclusive access to promotions, sales
events, pre-order sales & more!
Contact Information
Toll-Free: 800-504-5897
Intl.: 847-513-6201
Fax: 847-919-3003
Email: email@example.com
Hours of Operation
7AM-8PM CST Mon-Fri9AM-5PM CST Sat-Sun
Our Guarantees


text:
we've got signatures, help us get to 1,000 by January 6, 2013
Some shelters in Utah are still using an inhumane gas chamber to euthanize animals. This method of killing has been banned for the worst serial killers on death row in the United States, yet officials still allow it to kill innocent homeless pets, including cats and dogs. These creatures do not deserve to die, simply because there is a lack of space to sheltar them. Euthanizing these animals by carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide are cruel to the animals and harmful to humans. Please help and sign this petition in order to save the innocent sheltared animals. Lets give them a second chance!
If everything looks correct, click sign now. Your signature will not be added until you click the button below.


text:
North Korean and South Korean table tennis players shake hands after South Korea won
….wow. And nbc didn't cover that at all.
This is a huge symbolic gesture, and ONCE AGAIN, NBC drops the ball. It's so incredibly, fucking unfortunate that Olympic coverage in the United States has been sold to a corporation that doesn't understand symbolism in the slightest.
Seriously, NBC, are you trying to become FOX News?
Just any Asian "fashion" or design photo I come across and decide to post or reblog. No particular order. I do not know where most of the clothing is from. I usually don't reblog pictures that do not include the person's face, pet peeve of mine. Submissions are always accepted too! Really, I'm not kidding, submit submit submit! Follow my personal tumblr: www.tardis-materialisation.tumblr.com


text:
HENDERSON (KYTX) - Heaton Eye Associates is proud to announce the purchase of Craig Eye Associates in Henderson.
Craig Eye Associates and Dr. David C. Craig have been serving Henderson patients for over 31 years. Heaton Eye Associates is excited to join with Dr. Craig in continuing to provide the best vision care in East Texas. Dr. Todd Nickel and Dr. Matthew Marshall will join Dr. Craig too in offering quality vision care and state of the art technology to the community.
Todd M. Nickel, D.O. is a Board Certified Ophthalmologist specializing in no shot, no stitch, no patch cataract surgery with Lifestyle Lenses, All-Laser LASIK vision correction, BOTOX Cosmetic, and oculoplastic surgery.
Matthew R. Marshall, O.D. is a Therapeutic Optometrist specializing in contact lenses, glasses, and many medical conditions including allergy and dry eye syndrome. Dr. Marshall also works closely with the physicians at Heaton Eye Associates to provide comprehensive primary and post-operative care.
Heaton Eye Associates also has clinics in Tyler, Longview, and Athens as well as an Ambulatory Surgery Center and Laser Vision Center in Tyler.
Can't find what you're looking for?
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 WorldNow and KYTX. All Rights Reserved. Users of this site agree to the Terms of Service, Privacy Notice/Your California Privacy Rights, and Ad Choices.


text:
One must get training for CompTIA A plus
What CompTIA is:
CompTIA which is the abbreviation of The computing Technology Industry Association, is the voice of the world's information technology (IT) industry. As a non-profit trade association advancing the global interests of IT professionals and the organizations. It is all about the IT professionalism. CompTIA A plus, certification refers to the entry in the world of the information technology as IT professionals.
Training in CompTIA A plus:
As IT has become very important in every field. To be successful in the competitive exams, one need to get proper and quality training. One cannot be successful in CompTIA A plus, without having basic skills of Information technology. So, the learning organization is always there to provide and to help the candidates in order to train them. The organizations provide them all the learning skills and the knowledge related to the exam. To get training from internet or by any organization is an important part.
How to pass the exam?
The learning organizations provide quality training to the people, is also very good. One can easily pass the exam by getting their training. These learning organizations have leveled the playing field for all the companies whether large, small or medium organizations. The people must be competent enough to focus on his goals. As, a candidate has to give two exams to be certified. One exam is related to the basics and initials of computer technology, installation and configuration of PCs, laptops and related hardware and basic networking knowledge. While, the second exam is all about the skills required to fix and configure PC operating system, as well as configuring common and basic features for example network connectivity and email for mobile operating systems Android and Apple IOS knowledge.@8 months ago
#What CompTIA is #CompTIA A plus #certification #information technology


text:
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard is taking on the challenge of trying to reform the state's criminal justice system. He addressed lawmakers on the opening day of the 88th legislative session by spelling out the key points of his plan in his traditional State of the State speech.
Lawmakers from both parties gathered in a joint session of the South Dakota legislature to welcome Governor Daugaard into the house chambers. And while the first term Governor talked about economic stability and job creation in the Rushmore state, his main focus was on his criminal justice initiative. South Dakota has a higher imprisonment rate than any other state in the region.
""More bad guys in prison equals less crime," I thought. Unfortunately that isn't the case," said Gov. Dennis Daugaard, (R) South Dakota said,
Daugaard says corrections is a huge expense for the state. If policy doesn't change, he says the prison population will swell by more than 900 inmates over the next decade and create the need for new prisons for both men and women. That cost would total $225 million.
"During the past 10 years, 17 states lowered their imprisonment rates. During that same time, all 17 of them also lowered their crime rates. In fact, the crime rate in those states has fallen twice as fast as South Dakota's crime rate has," said Daugaard.
A task force of top criminal justice leaders came up with 18 recommendations that include more alternative courts for non-violent offenders in drug and alcohol cases.
"By holding offenders more accountable and by giving them one more chance to avoid prison, alternate courts are changing behavior and improving public safety," said Daugaard.
The HOPE program would require drug abusers to stay in touch daily for potential drug testing and has strict sanctions for non-compliance. There would also be increased supervision of offenders in the community.
"Prison is an expensive place to change offender behavior, and studies have shown that prison is not the most effective place to treat those with drug, alcohol, and mental health issues," said Gov. Daugaard.
The bill was delivered to the senate chambers immediately after Daugaard's speech in a symbolic show of support. That will allow lawmakers to get to work on the Governor's priority.
Sen. Dan Lederman, (R) Dakota Dunes, SD said, "When you put in a program like this, you cut rates of recidivism. You cut rates of re-arrest. So it actually saves a lot more money than just the cost of building those two prisons."
While some lawmakers support the concept of the governor's plan, House Minority Leader Rep. Bernie Hunhoff believes there will be some debate over implementing the entire piece of legislation. He says he wishes it would have been introduced in parts, not as a whole. The Yankton democrat also says he has concerns about what he didn't hear from the Governor in his speech.
"Education. How we fund K thru 12 schools. It's our biggest public policy issue to be decided in South Dakota. Should we help the school districts recover from those huge cuts that they experienced a few years ago. Really, no mention of that," said Hunhoff.
It'll cost $7 million to implement and about $4 million to maintain. However, it's expected to save the state $200 million over the next decade.
Lawmakers will have 38 days to not only work our the details of the criminal justice reform plan, but also to approve a new, balanced budget.


text:
Serious Sam: The Random Encounter Review (PC-Steam)
Posted by Jim Cook, Oct 24, 2011 16:50
If you were to rank various genres by how much intelligence they require to play, some people might put non-stop action first person shooters at the extreme low end of the scale and RPGs at the extreme high end. After all, the former supposedly only requires shooting whatever gets in your way (even though mental multi-tasking is required to dodge dozens of simultaneous attacks) while an RPG requires reading, plot comprehension, tracking mathematical statistics, and so on. Serious Sam games normally fall on the extreme end of action shooters with an 'excuse plot' and non-stop combat, but what would happen if you made the franchise into an RPG? Serious Sam: The Random Encounter runs with that idea and delivers an amusing indie game.
Played in a manner similar to 1990s Super Nintendo RPGs, Random Encounter has Sam pursuing his nemesis, Mental. Yet Sam has only a vague idea where Mental is and gets into tons of fights along the way; mostly against random enemies with the occasional boss battle. Like in the regular Serious Sam games, he starts off with only a few weak weapons and acquires better ones as he wins fights or explores the stage. What makes this interesting is how the fights are played out since Sam will encounter a horde of enemies charging him and begin frantically backpedalling while firing at them. You're able to give him new orders every five seconds, and he'll comply with things like switching weapons or being more (or less) aggressive with his shotgun as soon as he can. Though most of his attacks are a hands-off affair, you do directly control his dodging and it's up to you to avoid enemies that will shoot at or bodily crash into him. Thus it's mostly a turn-based RPG, but there are some action elements.
RPGs usually call for in-depth plots, but Random Encounter simply gives you the bare minimum ("I want to go shoot Mental in the face, along with whoever gets in my way") and instead uses the rest of its 'story time' as a vessel for Serious Sam's trademark humor. This becomes even more prominent when you recruit companions who share Sam's interests in violence; they initially complain when they come across a locked door and discover they'll have to search for a key, stating "I hate puzzles." When the 'puzzle' turns out to be walking into an adjacent room and shooting everything in there while grabbing the key, they point out how reasonable the puzzle was and how they immensely enjoyed it. Other traditional Serious Sam style humor is in effect as well, such as giving the player an intentionally easy fight to make them and their characters wonder if that's all there really was? Of course not; enjoy your much harder fight that immediately follows it! I would normally call those details spoilers and avoid them in a review, but they're typical for a Serious Sam game at this point and pretty much expected though still funny.
There is a big emphasis on keeping the player occupied. You don't have to heal your party between fights, since Random Encounter automatically does it for you. Likewise, you'll rarely have to wander around to find a fight since you get into one every few steps! Normally that's a flaw in a RPG, but when the whole point of Random Encounter is frantically paced random encounters broken up by moments of witty writing, then you actually want as many as possible. It's strange to see a game in this genre be about getting into tons of fights for very thin of reasons, but it works.
Rating: 4.3, votes: 3


text:
Öyvind Fahlström.
Mike Kelley on Fahlström:
"Since I was in my early twenties, Fahlström has been, and continues to be, one of my favorite artists. In fact, my esteem for his work has continued to grow over the years. The issues raised by his work are more timely than ever, and Fahlström is now happily starting to be recognized for what he was: one of the most important and complex artists of the Sixties. He is a complete original. Until recently, Fahlström was considered a minor player in the drama of Pop Art. Because he allowed the 'political' to enter his work, because he was interested in issues of narrative, because his work was compositionally busy, he was perceived by the champions of Pop as somewhat naive at best, and a throwback to Surrealism or Agitprop at worst. His deviation from Pop standards was explained away by the fact that he was 'European'."


text:
To do it, check the checkbox on the right side of the advertise
Select a company by clicking on the checkbox on the right of each ad and then choose an action from the dropdown. You may select all the business on the page by checking the box to the right of the dropdown.
Please complete all fields.
You can add upto 5 email addresses. Separate each email address with a semicolon.
The email was sent successfully.
The email could not be sent. Please try again later.
Receptorias De Avisos Clasificados
S Del Estero
Mar del Plata - Buenos Aires
S Del Estero 2021
Buenos Aires|Mar del Plata
(0223) 495 - 3767


text:
180 Budget-Friendly Decorating Tips & Tricks
You don't need to be rich to be happy at home. What you need are tips and tricks, room decorating ideas to help you design and execute stylish spaces that complement your day-to-day lifestyle. From doormats to window treatments, night stands to dining tables—none of it needs to cost much. It just needs to be what you want. If that's what you're trying to figure out, then you've come to the right place: enjoy our collection of budget-friendly room decorating ideas for every room in the house!
Interior DesignDecember 13, 2013 | FridayWhen you redecorate your home, don't neglect the hallway! Draw on these inspired examples to dress up those drab, narrow s...
Interior DesignNovember 27, 2013 | WednesdayWhile we remain glued to the TV when it's on, there's no reason it has to remain in full view 24/7. Here are some smart a...
Interior DesignNovember 14, 2013 | ThursdayAs impromptu, low-fuss gatherings become the norm, creative hosts are entertaining friends in spaces carved out from kitch...
Other RoomsNovember 08, 2013 | FridayWhatever your style—bright colors or warm neutrals, bold statements or a cozy feel—you can bring a little individual inspi...
Interior DesignNovember 06, 2013 | WednesdayThe foyer is your first opportunity to make an impression on visitors and the first thing to welcome you home each day. He...
Interior DesignAugust 23, 2013 | Friday'Knot' just for sailing fanatics or decorating summer beach houses anymore, rope has found its way into homes of every sty...
PaintingAugust 20, 2013 | TuesdayWhen it comes to bringing new colors into your home, why limit yourself to the walls? Add accent colors in these 10 unusua...
Interior DesignJune 25, 2013 | TuesdayCraving concrete walls, or the look of salvaged wood paneling? We've searched high and low for wallpapers that can substit...
- 15 Old House Features We Shouldn't Abandon
- 17 Tiny Bathrooms We Love
- 30 Things Everyone Should Know
- 20 Insanely Easy 60-Minute Home Improvements
- 9 Expert Furniture Arranging Tips
- 5 Things to Do With...Old Rakes
- 13 Lanterns For Your Porch, Patio, or Garden
- 5 Ways to Repurpose Old Window Screens
- 133 Smart Storage Ideas for the Whole House
- 16 New Ways to Store Kitchen Necessities
- 8 Classic Ways to Make a Small Room Look Big
- 8 DIY Storage Solutions for a Closet-less Room
- 9 Potent Cleaners You Didn't Know You Had
- 8 Great DIY Ways to Use Cinder Blocks
- 26 Easy Painted Pumpkins for Halloween
- 10 Fall Home Maintenance Musts
- Supersize Your Small Bath with 8 Pro Tips
- Woodworking for Beginners: 10 Perfect Projects
- 8 Countertops You'd Never Believe Were Handmade
- 9 Handy Uses for Your Cordless Drill/Driver
- 5 Minutes Flat: 7 Upgrades You Can Do in Under 300 Seconds
- 10 Creative New Ways to Use Old Bottles
- 10 FREE Storage Hacks
- 9 Totally Amazing Mobile Home Makeovers
- 10 Design Inspirations for Your Small Bedroom
- Deck the Doors: 10 Wreaths for Autumn Decorating
- 7 Tools to Wage War Against Leaves
- 16 Ingenious IKEA Hacks
- 20 Ways to Make a Small Bathroom Big
- 10 Insanely Creative Shelves You Can DIY


text:
Virgil M. Williams, American 1830-1886
browse these categories for related items...
Directory: Fine Art: Paintings: Oil: N. America: American: Pre 1900: Item # 1221149
SUSQUEHANNA Antique Company, Inc.
3216 O Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
(202) 333-1511
Guest Book
|oil on paper, mounted to canvas and placed on a replacement stretcher- 13" x 17" canvas size..-I bought a group of landscapes--some signed--one self-portrait also signed in this group. These five landscapes are all unsigned by all By Virgil Williams this work is clearly a view from Italy.. bio from askart.com: The mainstay of the California School of Design in San Francisco in the late 19th century, he was Director and teacher from its opening in 1874 until his death twelve years later. In this position, he influenced succeeding generations of painters that made San Francisco one of the art capitals of the western world. Among his followers were William Keith, Thomas Hill, and Samuel Marsden Brookes. Williams was also highly regarded as a genre, portrait and landscape painter, creating scenes of Europe that hearkened back to an earlier time and occasionally painting California landscapes from trips into Yosemite and the Sierra Nevadas. Albert Bierstadt was a sketching companion. He was born in Dixfield, Maine, raised in Taunton, Massachusetts, and studied at Brown University before beginning his art training with Daniel Huntington in New York City. From 1853 to 1860, he studied Venetian glazing techniques in Rome with William Page, a New York painter, and married his daughter, Mary. For three years, he had a studio in Boston and in 1862 went to San Francisco to design and install an art gallery at the Woodward Gardens, private villa and later public gardens of William Woodward, a hotelier and store owner who, traveling in Europe, decided to bring fine works of art to San Francisco. In Rome, Woodward had met Williams who spent several years helping Woodward amass his collection to bring to America. Returning to Boston, Williams taught drawing at Harvard University and the Boston School of Technology and, divorced from Mary Page, returned to San Francisco in 1871 with a second wife, Dora Norton, one of his students who specialized in watercolor flower painting. He was a co-founder of the Bohemian Club, and his work is in the Bancroft Library at the University of California Berkeley and the Silverado Museum in St. Helena, California.


text:
Not every home renovation or addition has to be a big expensive one, or one that is done exclusively to add to resale value. Here are some affordable fixes and updates that can make your home more comfortable and functional to live the Cape Cod lifestyle.
This column sponsored by:
Real Estate Associates was established over 40 years ago and specializes in Upper Cape Cod real estate. Our Tradition of Excellence, rooted in local expertise and combined with global reach, has helped us maintain our status as the #1 market leader in Upper Cape Cod Real Estate. Whether you're looking to buy a home, sell a home or rent, visit our website at www.capecodhouses.com, stop by any of our five area offices or give us a call at 1-855-680-0880. We'd be delighted to serve you! Click here to see past Upper Cape Living Columns


text:
As publishing content becomes more and more important, thanks to content aggregation and clout, well-written content is the key to standing out from the crowd.
- Blog Posts
- Website content and informational data
- Press Releases
- Pamphlets
Different Types of Copywriting Services we offer
Excellent copy-writing can help you look professional, smart, witty, and even entertaining – the exact traits people want in a company they want to do business with.
Our team has expertise in and has worked on many types of projects
- Blogging
- Reputation Management Content
-Corporate Packages and Communication
-Public Relations (Press Releases and other Publications)
-Online Content and strategic content syndication
-Newsletters (Email and Print)
Results of Our Success
SONI Consultants copywriting services have been able to deliver significant results for our clients:
- Companies and individuals who present, appear as experts and authorities in their field due to our copywriting.
- Significantly reduced bounce rate and increase in website traffic.
- Gains in lead generation and customer sales.


text:
As always, we'll have a rundown of the show tomorrow afternoon. Until then, here are five quick thoughts on tonight's episode of Top Shot on History:
top shot
National Sporting Arms Musuem
NRA Museums Director Jim Supica tells visitors what to expect at NRA's National Sporting Arms Museum at the Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Mo.
Powered by
BlogEngine.NET Theme by
Cylosoft © Copyright
The National Rifle Association of America


text:
It's time for OpenID
I believe it was two years ago when I first saw Dick Hardt's Identity 2.0 presentation at OSCON 2005. Back then, Dick hinted at how the world needed a unified identity system to relieve people from having to keep all these bits and pieces of information related to themselves around (think usernames and passwords).
Two years later, OpenID is quickly emerging as the de facto standard for an open, decentralized and free identity framework. Just in the course of three weeks, several companies and projects announced their support of the platform: Microsoft, VeriSign, Symantec, AOL, Digg. These join a growing number of sites and services (like Wikipedia, Livejournal) that use OpenID to identify users.
See Simon Willison's screencast to get a brief introduction on what OpenID is and does.
What can you do?
If you're working on a web-based product, you'll most likely need to build a solution to manage and store the identity of your users. Usually you do this by setting up a system that allows them to register a new username and password to access your service. But what if you could simplify that and use OpenID to log people in?
One of the problems with services (those Web 2.0 applications you keep hearing about) these days is that by forcing you to remember credentials, they're putting your coming back in jeopardy – because you'll be frustrated anyway. OpenID solves that problem by allowing everyone to have one identity – a unique URL that identifies them everywhere.
When you build your next application, think about the possibility of implementing OpenID and joining the ranks of companies that want to make managing identity as simple as it should be. It's a big step towards interoperability everywhere.
Relevant links
OpenID Enabled – a site for those of you who want to know how to integrate OpenID into your products or services. Has some really good developer information.
Simon Willison's Weblog – Simon's blog is a great resource when it comes to the latest news on OpenID.


text:
8 posts tagged with canada by joeclark.
Displaying 1 through 8 of 8.
.ca slightly less tightarsed
.ca slightly less tightarsed En tout cas, the Canadian domain administration has "streamlined" its application process (like an NSI manqué), but hasn't improved its Victorian-era rules (one domain per entity, hard to get a .ca, etc.). But searches now only show if a domain is or isn't available, not who owns it. Ewww.


text:
This fun and easy Thanksgiving craft is the perfect thing for kids to do while waiting for dinner at your Thanksgiving party with a few inexpensive materials and some pinecones from the backyard. Your guests will have a blast gathering the pinecones and then turning them into these little turkeys to show off to friends.
Let your children help you make these ahead of time and insert a name card between the scales on the pinecone. They can be place holders at the dinner table, and the kids can each take one home for a party favor.
Gather together your materials.
Using the pattern as a guide, cut 3 triangles from each color of tissue paper, using the attached pattern, or create your own. When you're done you should have 9 triangles total.
Gather the base (long side) of the triangle together so that it leaves a point on the other end to form a tail "feather."
Put a dot of glue on the gathered end of the tissue paper.
Gather the base of another triangle together (use a different color to alternate colors in the tail). Stick the base of this tail feather into the spot of glue you put on the first tissue paper feather, so the gathered ends overlap and are stuck together by the glue.
Repeat the process until you have all 9 feathers fanned out in a half circle, all attached together at the base.
Spread some glue on the base of the tail feathers where they're all overlapping, and press the base into the wide end of a pine cone (see photos). Set the body-tail assembly aside to let the glue dry.
Using the pattern as a guide, cut out the turkey's head from brown card stock.
Using the pattern as a guide, cut out the turkey's beak from yellow card stock.
Glue two wiggly eyes onto the top of the head to for the turkey's face.
Fold the beak in half, and glue it on the head, below the eyes with a small dot of glue.
Tear off a small piece of red tissue paper and use it to make the gobbler by gluing it around the turkey's beak.
Glue the head to the pine cone. Allow to dry.


text:
Director James Wan invites you to tip toe through the tulips once more (before he heads off to direct the next installment of the "Fast and the Furious" franchise).
See the new trailer here.
"Insidious Chapter 2" opens September 13th.
In a recent Entertainment Weekly article (focused on Phase Two of Marvel's intertwined movie series), Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige casually dropped that the rights for two classic Marvel comics horror icons had reverted back to them. Ghost Rider, fresh off a flop of a sequel starring Nicolas Cage, was let go from Sony (who has a vice grip on the Spider-man film rights) due to lack on interest, and Blade was released from New Line Cinema (presumably because it was seen as a franchise that had run its course).
Deadpool 1-6, ("Dead Presidents" story arc)
Written by: Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan
Drawn by: Tony Moore
Publisher: Marvel
Deadpool has a storied past as a character in the vast Marvel comics universe. Created by Rob Liefeld during the artist boom of the early 1990's, Deadpool was introduced as a villain, but by the late 90's had shifted into the role of an anti hero. Since then, Deadpool has evolved into a quiet satire of the popularity of such anti heroes in comics, cracking jokes and regularly breaking the fourth wall to comment directly to the readers (Ferris Bueller style).
Too Much Horror Business
Authors: Kirk Hammett with Steffan Chirazi
Publisher: Abrams Image
There are a lot of coffee table books focusing on movie memorabilia, toys, and the like, but rarely do they zero in on the collection of a single person. "Too Much Horror Business" does just that, by showcasing the truly impressive genre film collectables of Kirk Hammett, the lead guitarist for Metallica.
Mars Attacks
Publisher: Abrams ComicArts
"The Martian leaders voted and decided that Mars would have to attack the Earth."
IDW is in effect re-launching the Mars Attacks saga in 2013 with a series of one shots featuring everyone's favorite sadistic aliens battling classic comic characters (Popeye), robots (the Transformers), iconic 70's rockers (Kiss), and even the Ghostbusters. The best way to be up to speed before entering the fray is to read this impressive hardcover from Abrams ComicArts collecting all 66 of the original trading cards from the classic 1962 run from Topps.
The Wolverton Bible
Writer and Artist: Basil Wolverton
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Basil Wolverton is a legend of classic comics, working for Mad Magazine (along with some of their imitators, such as Cracked), Marvel comics, and various pre-code horror comics (to include "Gateway to Horror" and "They Crawl by Night").
What many readers that grew up with Wolverton's work in the 40's and 50's may not have known is that despite his twisted sense of humor and talent for drawing the macabre, he was also a devout Christian.
Prolific comic book artist Joe Kubert passed away over the weekend. Among the last of the talent from the comic book industry's Golden Age (his work stretches from the 1930's to the present), Kubert was well known and admired not just for his work, but for founding the Kubert School of cartooning and graphic design in New Jersey, which has groomed upcoming comic artists since the 1970's.
White Devil #1
Writers: Matt Evans, Andrew Helinski
Artist: Nate Burns
Publisher: Self published
With the recent movie hit 'Magic Mike' and the literary sensation 'Fifty Shades of Grey' series, newcomers Matt Evans and Andrew Helinski (along with artist Nate Burns) give us a timely play on the bored housewife trope that seems to be sweeping the nation.
Judy is said bored housewife, who lives with her unremarkable nuclear family in a sleepy backwoods Alabama town. Although she is more or less happy, and has little excuse to feel depressed, she is nonetheless empty and unfulfilled.
Creepy Presents Bernie Wrightson
Artist: Bernie Wrightson
Writers: Bernie Wrightson, various
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Any horror fan worth a damn has seen Bernie Wrightson's work. Wrightson is perhaps best known for co-creating Swamp Thing, but even if you're not a comic book reader, you've likely come across his illustrations in Stephen King's "Cycle of the Werewolf", "The Wolves of Calla", and in the restored edition of "The Stand". Wrightson's meticulous and loving illustrated edition of "Frankenstein" is a must-have for any follower of the genre.
"Zombie Terrors" #1, May 2012
Writers: Frank Forte "Beheaded", Royal McGraw "Feast", Doug Williams "Hate"
Artists: Frank Forte "Beheaded", Adauto Silva "Feast", Doug Williams "Hate"
Publisher: Asylum Press
This week we discuss alchemy, camera technology, a first time guest host joins the show, and we review "As Above, So Below".


text:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - View original article
|This article is part of the
Advanced Placement series.
|General exam structure • Awards
|Current subjects:
|In development:
|Former subjects:
|This article is part of the
Advanced Placement series.
|General exam structure • Awards
|Current subjects:
|In development:
|Former subjects:
The Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board offering college-level curriculum and examinations to high school students. American colleges often grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores above a certain number on the examinations. The AP curriculum for the various subjects is created for the College Board by a panel of experts and college-level educators in each subject. For a high school course to have the AP designation, the course must be audited by the College Board to ascertain that it satisfies the AP curriculum. If the course is approved the school may use the AP designation and the course will be publicly listed on the AP Ledger.
As of 2013, the most taken AP exam was AP English Language with 476,277 students, and the least taken was Japanese with 1,169 students.[1]
After the end of World War II, the Ford Foundation created a fund that supported committees studying education.[2] The program, which was then referred to as the "Kenyon Plan,"[3] was founded and pioneered at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, by the then college president Gordon Chalmers. The first study was conducted by three prep schools—the Lawrenceville School, Phillips Academy and Phillips Exeter Academy—and three universities—Harvard University, Princeton University and Yale University. In 1952 they issued the report General Education in School and College: A Committee Report which recommended allowing high school seniors to study college level material and to take achievement exams that allowed them to attain college credit for this work.[4] The second committee, the Committee on Admission with Advanced Standing, developed and implemented the plan to choose a curriculum. A pilot program was run in 1952 which covered eleven disciplines.
The College Board, a non-profit organization[5] based in New York City, has run the AP program since 1955.[6] From 1965 to 1989, Harlan Hanson was the director of the Advanced Placement Program.[7] It develops and maintains guidelines for the teaching of higher level courses in various subject areas. In addition, it supports teachers of AP courses, and supports universities.[8] These activities are funded through fees charged to students taking AP Exams.
In 2006, over one million students took over two million Advanced Placement examinations.[9] Many high schools in the United States offer AP courses,[10] though the College Board allows any student to take any examination, regardless of participation in its respective course.[11] Therefore, home-schooled students and students from schools that do not offer AP courses have an equal opportunity to take the examination.
As of the 2013 testing season, exams cost $89 each,[12] though the cost may be subsidized by local or state programs. Financial aid is available for students who qualify for it; the exam reduction is $26 or $28 per exam from College Board plus an additional $8 rebate per fee-reduced exam from the school. There may be further reductions depending on the state. Out of the $89, $8 goes directly to the school to pay for the administration of the test, which some schools will reduce to lower the cost to the student.
On April 3, 2008, the College Board announced that four AP courses – French Literature, Latin Literature, Computer Science AB, and Italian Language and Culture – would be discontinued after the 2008–2009 school year due to lack of funding.[13][14] However, the Italian Language and Culture test was again offered beginning in 2011.
Starting July 2013 AP allowed students for the first time to view as well as send their scores online.[15]
AP tests are scored on a 1 to 5 scale as follows:[16]
Grading the AP exam is a long and complicated process. The multiple choice component of the exam is scored by computer, while the free response and essay portions are scored by trained Readers at the AP Reading each June. The scores on various components are weighted and combined into a raw Composite Score. The Chief Reader for each exam then decides on the grade cutoffs for that year's exam, which determine how the Composite Scores are converted into the final grades. During the process a number of reviews and statistical analyses are performed to ensure that the grading is reliable. The overall goal is for the grades to reflect an absolute scale of performance which can be compared from year to year.[17]
Some colleges use AP test scores to exempt students from introductory coursework. Each college's policy is different (see link below), but most require a minimum score of 3 or 4 to receive college credit.[18] Typically this appears as a "CR" grade on the college transcript, although some colleges and universities will award an A grade for a 5 score.[19] Some countries, such as Germany, that do not offer general admission to their universities and colleges for holders of an American high school diploma without lengthy preparatory courses will directly admit students who have completed a specific set of AP tests, depending on the subject they wish to study there.
In addition, completing AP courses help students qualify for various types of scholarships. According to the College Board, 31 percent of colleges and universities look at AP experience when making scholarship decisions.[20]
Beginning with the May 2011 AP Exam administration, the College Board changed the scoring of AP Exams.[21][22] Total scores on the multiple-choice section are now based on the number of questions answered correctly. Points are no longer deducted for incorrect answers and, as was the case before, no points are awarded for unanswered questions. However, scoring requirements have also been increased.
Starting with the May 2013 AP Examination Administration, the College Board launched an Internet-based score reporting service.[23] Students can use their 2013 AP Number or Student Number (if one was indicated), along with a College Board Account,[24] to access current and previous years' exam scores. This system can also be used to send scores to colleges and universities for which a 4-digit institutional code[25] is assigned.
|This section does not cite any references or sources. (August 2012)
Recognizing that the cost could be an impediment to students of limited means, a number of states and municipalities independent of the College Board have partially or fully subsidized the cost. For example, the state of Florida reimburses schools districts for the exam costs of students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses. The Los Angeles Unified School District, the Montebello Unified School District, the Hawaii Department of Education, New York City Department of Education, and the state of Indiana subsidize all AP Examination fees in subjects of math and science, and the Edmonds School District in suburban Seattle currently subsidizes Advanced Placement fees of students who enroll in the free school lunch program. In addition some school districts offer free tests to all students enrolled in any Advanced Placement class.
There are currently 34 courses and exams available through the AP Program. A complete list can be found below:
Two new courses will be offered in 2014, though current physics tests may be cut in the future.
Faculty at a number of universities have expressed doubts about the value of a passing AP score. Highly capable students who receive scores of 3 or 4, but not the perfect 5, are being given college credit at fewer universities. Academic departments also criticise the increasing proportion of students who take and pass AP courses but are not ready for college-level work.[26]
Research conducted by Philip M. Sadler and published in AP: A critical examination of the Advanced Placement program found that students who took AP courses in the sciences but failed the AP exam performed no better in college science courses than students without any AP course at all. Referring to students who complete the course but fail the exam, Sadler stated in an interview that "research shows that they don't appear to have learned anything during the year, so there is probably a better course for them".[27]
The Advanced Placement Program has also been criticised for not being as widely recognised internationally as the IB Diploma Programme, which is accepted in countries throughout the world. American schools overseas, such as the Shanghai and the Singapore American Schools, which offer the Advanced Placement Programme have been criticised for doing so only to encourage students to attend universities in North America rather than elsewhere.[citation needed]


text:
Fayetteville Police arrested a 33-year-old man Wednesday in connection with sex crimes involving underage girls.
A 14-year-old and her guardian alerted Fayetteville police that the girl had been held against her will and forced to perform sexual acts with the man living at a residence on the 700 block of Windy Hill Circle.
The Fayetteville Police Department says detectives went to the residence to speak with the suspect, Christopher Jason Williams. Detectives were given permission to search the house by Williams, at which times detectives found a 15-year-old girl hiding inside.
An investigation revealed that the 15-year-old had been staying with Williams since May 2012. Williams had been having sexual relations with the girl since she started staying with him.
Police continue to investigate the incidents involving the 14-year-old accuser.
Williams is charged with 53 counts of statutory rape, 53 counts of taking indecent liberties with a child, and 53 counts of statutory sex offense. He is being held on a $1.3 million bond.
1205 Front St., Raleigh N.C., 27609
Telephone: 919.836.1717
Fax: 919.836.1687
Email: email@example.com


text:
several things!
1. I have fixed the broken links
2. Marco and Marty art is for sale if you are interested.
3. Though I have changed the format of the tumblr page again, you can read it like a web comic if you prefer by going to the Archive button on the bottom, clicking the earliest comic, and pushing "previous" to get to the next comic. A little counter-intuitive but there it is.
4. Yes, I am going to start writing more comics… I just need to figure out what to write first. :\
Anyway, tata for now, kids!


text: Take your BMW 330Ci to the next level in looks and speed with these options and components. Let us outfit your 330Ci with attractive, stunning presence with our set of exterior accessories. BMW 330Ci options are custom manufactured for show-ready style and problem-free installation. If it's amazing performance and power you need, bolt some of our performance BMW add-ons under the hood. Trust AAG to hook you up with the looks and performance enhancements parts you need, for track or avenue.


text:
Pencil to Pixel Exhibition - Monotype
"Exhibition features Monotype's rich archive of original artwork, type drawings, equipment, and publications."
"Exhibition features Monotype's rich archive of original artwork, type drawings, equipment, and publications."
Check out the website.
"Our third poster for the Singapore Team at the World Pastry Cup in France since 2009. This year, we conceptualised, designed and shot a poster with a nod to our country's famous cleanliness, using sugar typography and tiny human figures."
Created by Ade Chong, Karen Huang, and Winnie Sarah Dang.
Las Vegas, Nevada. The Neon Museum.
Upside Down, Left to Right: A Letterpress Film
by Danny Cooke
A short film about letterpress and one of the few remaining movable-type printing workshops in the UK, situated at Plymouth University, featuring Paul Collier. plymouth.ac.uk
Taiwan-based Wang Zhi Hong has perfected a type-centric and beautiful style of book design. Check out his portfolio for more examples.
15 Free Typography eBooks
Check them out here.
(via weandthecolor)
Check out more of her amazing work here.
Anatomy of Type children's book by Naomie Ross.
Linotype Film
Doug Wilson has just opened a Kickstarter project to raise funding for Linotype, the movie.
You can contribute by donating via Kickstarter.
You can contribute by donating via Kickstarter.
This Ligature, Loop & Stem poster by Scott Boms, Grant Hutchinson and Luke Dorny is one beautiful typography lesson. Unfortunately it is sold out. Enjoy :)
The Typeface Memory Game includes 25 variations of the letter 'A', each in a different letter type.
Typographic information about the letter is included on the card, and a separate folder provides a general history of the typography. Among the letter types included in the game are Akzidenz Grotesk, Baskerville, Centaur, Garamond, Helvetica, Rockwell, Times New Roman, Univers and many more.
Designed by the Brazilian studio PS2.
I'm kind of feeling these amperstuds from Etsy seller whitemetal!


text:
Nebraska Wesleyan University has announced the availability of its Bridge Transfer Scholarship to students currently enrolled in the College of Saint Mary's Lincoln program.
"It's important to help these students as they transition to new colleges," said Jack Siemsen, Dean of University College. "Nebraska Wesleyan is happy to help the students affected by the college's closure stay on track with their academic careers."
College of Saint Mary recently announced plans to close its Lincoln campus in December.
The Bridge Transfer Scholarship is an automatic, non-competitive $1,000 award. To be eligible, College of Saint Mary-Lincoln students must enroll in at least six credit hours during the spring semester at Nebraska Wesleyan University's Lincoln or Omaha Advantage programs.
Wesleyan Advantage offers a variety of evening programs in flexible and accelerated formats, including Social Work, Business, Nursing, and Organizational Communication.
For specific questions on the scholarship or Wesleyan Advantage, contact Melissa Green at 402.465.2330.


text:
Your web-browser is very outdated, and as such, this website may not display properly. Please consider upgrading to a modern, faster and more secure browser. Click here to do so.
This illustrated map that I made with my brother, Dustin, was for the Fang and Talon film series, which can be found here:
I will be selling a few prints of the map at the MCAD art sale this year. They are the first prints I have made of the maps. They are about 17" x 17.5" and will be $25.00 per print.
MCAD art sale is coming up. I will be selling one handbound limited edition of my maze illustration book in the sale, printed on high quality watercolor paper, in addition to a few perfect bound, slight smaller editions of the book printed on more standard paper,
Page 1 of 6


text:
A message from Ayanna18vcu
Hat tip: Michelle
A message from Ayanna18vcu
Hat tip: Michelle
I'm really glad you posted this! In her other Youtube video, she suggests that the best ways to create an environment where black atheists can "come out" without losing their ties to their communities are exposure (black atheists being visibly engaged in their communities) and education (specifically, introducing students to critical thinking about multiple religions). I have no doubt that she's absolutely right about the unique situation of black atheists, but her suggestions seem appropriate for people from almost any cultural background. She's an inspiration.
Click here to visit my page for the novel Sungudogo, which is now available for the Kindle
I and the BIRD … not just a Web Carnival any more


text:
(ENDED) Pentax K-30 body as low as $640 w/free S&H (and stackable with 16-50 and 50-135 discounts)
This Cyber Monday promotion ended... Expired items after the jump...
If you are interested in the Pentax K-30 and its many different colors and kit combinations, you can get the black K-30 body only for as low as $640 at B&H Photo where it is eligible for combined purchase discounts if purchased together with participating Pentax lenses including the 16-50mm f2.8 and the 50-135mm f2.8 which go for $750 each, but if purchased together with a qualifying DSLR kit, you can get them for $675 each! Yes, these combined purchase lens discounts are stackable, so you can use it load up on the currently discounted Pentax lenses!
If you are interested in any of the other color/kit combinations, check also the latest ever-changing prices at Amazon and Adorama.
Thanks to one of our readers for the alert!


text:
Target Stroke Survey
: Please complete this Target:Stroke baseline survey by providing answers that best describe your hospital's experience. The survey may be downloaded and printed to assist in completing the survey.
Click here to print the questionnaire.
You will need to scroll down to the end of the list of items under the Downloads heading.
It is preferable if the GWTG-Stroke physician champion provides the answers to the survey with input from other hospital team members. If you have questions regarding the survey, please contact the AHA/ASA
. For other questions about Target:Stroke, please contact
If you are unable to complete the entire questionnaire in one sitting, you may save your answers and continue later. Click the "Save" button at the bottom of the screen you are in. You will be given a unique URL. You must save the URL by taking a screen shot or copying the URL for later use. You will not be able to continue the survey without the URL.
Click "Next" to continue.


text:
(Source: edenhazardsbutt, via josemouriinho)
(Source: thecristianoronaldos, via josemouriinho)
(Source: oscaremboaba, via josemouriinho)
"When the club who won the Champions League wants you, the decision is very easy. This club is massive & that's something that helped the decision a lot. It was not a hard one." - Demba Ba
(Source: branislavs, via daanielasm)
Chelsea Team of the 70s
(Source: blueswearebluewebleed, via josemouriinho)
"Happy New Year from the Piazon Family!"
(Source: fuckyeahlucaspiazon, via soymuyfeliz)
Everton 1 - Chelsea 2
Frank Lampard, you're a god, WE WANT YOU TO STAY!
(Source: hazard17, via bearonunicycle)
Anonymous asked : Photoset of Champions of Europe
(via josemouriinho)
Celebrating David Luiz goal | Chelsea 8-0 Aston Villa
(Source: hazardthorgan, via batmanuelneuer)
(via 3d3nhazard)
(Source: onedimatteo, via 3d3nhazard)
(Source: davidluuiz, via 3d3nhazard)
(Source: estriges, via bearonunicycle)
You have no idea how much I love this pic.
(via 3d3nhazard)


text:
McLean Lawyers
Instantly Post Your Case to McLean Attorneys
There's no cost to post your case using LegalMatch. We instantly submit your legal issue to licensed, pre-screened attorneys in your area for review. When interested McLean lawyers respond to your case with an offer of service, we provide you full attorney profiles that include background information, fees, and ratings by other LegalMatch users so you can choose the right lawyer for you. Our system is 100% confidential and you only reveal your identity to an interested attorney when you choose to do so. Learn more about how LegalMatch works.
With so many significant people in McLean, it is no surprise that there are abundant McLean lawyers who are quite skillful in their trade. These attorneys practice in many areas of law including intellectual property, tax, bankruptcy, personal injury, civil rights, DUI, criminal defense, and more.
McLean is served by the 19th Judicial Circuit Court, the largest trial court in the state composed of 15 active judges. If you have a case in McLean, you will probably have to make the 10 mile drive to this court for your lawsuit to be heard. In addition to being good company on the road, a local McLean attorney would be an excellent addition for your case.
To find such a McLean lawyer, you could tediously look through the phone book making many calls to see if any of the attorneys will take your case. Alternatively, you could check out LegalMatch.com and fill out a few simply online forms and have qualified local attorneys contact you within 48 hours. The choice is clear, check out LegalMatch soon!
If you would like to find additional information about the courts and laws in McLean, the following links are a great starting point:
Let LegalMatch Find McLean Lawyers for You!
Last Modified: 08-31-2012 03:44 PM PDT


text:
Redskins outscore Bears, backup QB McCown 45-41
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler walks off the field after being injured by a sack from Redskins defensive end Chris Baker during the first half Sunday. Cutler reportedly suffered a groin injury and didn't return to the game.
October 20, 2013 6:11 pm • Alex Brandon, Associated Press


text:
That sucks!
I'm glad I'm not the only out there who has a love/hate relationship with technology. :D
That sucks!
I'm glad I'm not the only out there who has a love/hate relationship with technology. :D
Sometimes they're my favorite thing in the world, but this is not one of those times.
Wil broke his computer last night so we haven't Skyped in over a week. We talk on the phone for an hour or so every night but sometimes that it enough.
Thank goodness this will all be over in a weeks times.
But what about you guys? Have any questions for me? Want to submit your love stories?
Well please do so! Give me something to entertain me! :]
Your post about getting ready to close the distance made me so happy! It sounds like everything should work out for you! I've been pretty down the past week because my boyfriend was supposed to come here for his summer holidays but he just doesn't have the money and has things he has to get done over summer at home. There have been a lot of tears recently and I've almost felt angry or disappointed by this all because I thought we would get to see each other every 6 months, not once a year BUT he graduates at the end of this year and has said once he has his diploma he is moving here. He is willing to give up everything he has at home in Philly to come and start a life with me in Australia, a country he's never even been to. And then I feel guilty for being so upset about not seeing him in June because he is prepared to give up everything just for me. I'm hoping this all works out for him coming here next year, we'll have a lot to figure out for him like visas and how he is going to work here. But he has already sent an email off to the Dept of Education in my state (he is a teacher) so things are looking up
BTW one of my absolute favourite things to do with my boy too is just sit around and be lazy, go on spontaneous food runs etc. This is why I miss living with him so much. I remember our 9:30pm runs to the supermarket just before it closed for cake and icecream. I can't wait to have that again
I am beyond glad that I have you guys because as whiny teenager as this sounds other people just don't get long distance relationships.
As you've all probably read here my boyfriend and I will be closing the distance this coming September because he's transferring schools up to Boston. But I am not the only reason he's switching schools, he was supposed to be in Boston with me right from the start of college because he loved a school there. Something unfortunately went wrong and he ended up having to stay in New Jersey for a year at a school he didn't much like. So, he made it very known that he would be transferring for is Fall 2011 semester to a school in Boston.
First people told us our long distance relationship wouldn't last and now everyone seems to be adding their two cents about how it'll work when we're close again. I really just wish people would be happy for us no matter what rather than scolding us for wanting to be close. It's not like we're going to be living together, we're not running off and getting married. We're simply going to college in the same area. Is that really the worst thing in the world?
Almost everyone who I've talked to thinks that the only reason Wil is transferring is because I'm up in Boston. That's not the case. Even if it was, it's none of your business.
Sorry guys. I just needed to get that all out.
Have a good day.<3
Some advice I have for this is don't give up before you even try! You obviously love her very much so give it a shot. Long distance isn't a death sentence for a relationship. There's so many ways to stay in touch now-a-days that it's silly not to try. Plus, it won't be four years straight. She'll have long winter vacations and even longer summer vacations, not to mention trips home every so often.
My boyfriend Wil and I went through a similar dilemma when it came time to choose schools. He stayed in New Jersey while I moved out to Massachusetts. And it was more than difficult for us to try and figure out a schedule of how and when we'd see each other and at times I contemplated if it was even worth it. But every time I even mused the idea of breaking up I felt sick because I know I need him.
One hundred percent my advice is to give it a try. Because if you really love someone you're going to be worse off without them.
Good luck to you Julio.<3
I've been in a long distance relationship for close to 4 months, we met on Omegle and we hit it off really quickly. I thought it was cute because the first night we were on cam goofing off and he kept saying he loved me! I thought it was silly at first but we kept talking and making stupid jokes. Ever since we met there isn't one day we go without talking to each other through text/msn. He's 2 years younger than me but I love him so much<3 I've been in ldr's before but none like this. He makes me happy about life, he makes me look forward to better days. In my previous ldr's I was always depressed, looking for a way to escape from reality. With this guy, he IS my reality and I want nothing more than to make him a part of my life <3. I want to make it work so badly. I wouldn't do anything to risk losing our relationship which is why I'm going to finish school first and hopefully head over to Florida where he lives. He'll be in his first year of university by the time I get there. My family doesn't really know, besides my mom who thinks it's unhealthy for me to be dating someone far away. She nags me to find someone near here, but she doesn't understand. It's really hard, trying to convince people how you can fall for someone so far away. It works though. I believe in it. I'm already saving money to see him (hopefully this summer) even if my mom doesn't like the idea at first, I will show her how prepared and committed I am. I love him so much <3 It hurts to imagine my life without him. It hurts me to think about the what-ifs. What if I hadn't gone on omegle!? what if he hadn't asked me for my email? I don't care though. Those what ifs do not apply because all that matters is that I have him<3
Wil is currently here in Boston with me, right now he's at his Accepted Students Day for Suffolk University and has decided he's going to go. So that's that. His deposit is in, he likes the school a lot. I really think things are going to work out for us this time around.
I really hope it does because my favorite thing to do is be lazy with him. Last night we sat around in our pajamas and watched Pushing Daisies and Doctor Who and then we made a CVS run to buy Arizona Ice Tea, Kit Kats and a pound of Reeses. [We're really passionate about Reeses if you guys can't tell :P]
So here's to hoping that this all works out.<3
What about you guys? Anyone getting ready to go to a school or university that will bring them closer to the one they love? Well I'd love to hear about it! My ask and submit boxes are open.
Have a good day everyone. :]
Honestly the only thing to do is talk to him. It's the only way your insecurities are going to get solved. You can always come to me and ask for advice but it will never resolve the problem like talking with your boyfriend will.
I had the same issues with jealousy and I learned it really is best to just have a calm, mature, and honest conversation about all your feelings about this with him. Don't come screaming at him like a crazy person, just explain to him that you're feeling a little pushed to the side and that you have a little bit of jealousy about this girl. Do not keep your feelings about this bottled up because it will really end up hurting you and the relationship. Get everything out in the open, you shouldn't be afraid of talking to someone who should accept you no matter what.
Have a good night.<3
We were just a happy couple at first, never fought, never thought the worse could have happened till last year October when we found out I had to move to another state due to family reasons. At first, a lot of people were negative towards our relationship saying it wouldn't last for 2 months, but now we've been in LD for 6 months+ and proving those people wrong!! :D For a couple of months, it was hard on both of us due to my depression that I fell into and we were constantly arguing over small things and that resulted into having a little break. After the little break, we realized that we couldn't imagine a life without each other and since then, we've been in good terms ^^ we video chat almost everyday and talk on the phone for 3 hours or even more during the weekends. My boyfriend is planning to come over here during the summer for 2 months so I can't wait for the summer! Finding this blog and knowing that I'm not the only one gives me even more hope that we can do this and finally be together again! :D
Well… My boyfriend and I met 2 years 4 months ago, we met in a singer's fan community (our favourite singer). He's from Italy, Im from Mexico
We treated each other pretty nicely, and our friendship was so cute, he was always kind and sweet with me.
Since the day I added him on messenger (which was like 7months after we met in the community, around August) we've been chatting almost every day!
The first times, we were so flirty to each other, gosh!! I cant believe how much I liked him since then!!!!! I had never seen him before, but it was like if we were made for each other! Everything was going fine until ends of December, he got in a kind of depression, that lasted almost 6 months, though he wasnt the same with me, i never gave up, I wanted to get him out of that depression and I knew that if I hold on, someday it was gonna worth it.
I was surprised by summer vacations in Europe around January!! But i didnt tell him because of 2 things 1) I was kinda scared and 2) He was sad the whole time…
We went thru moths of pure breakdowns, and there were many times in which i gave up, but I always went back to him, i simply couldnt leave him
Suddenly, on June, I noticed a drastic change, I even freaked out, It had been a while i didnt see him acting so enthusiastic and sweet! After months of workout, he went over his depression.. and we became a couple :)
3 weeks before going to Europe I told him about the trip, and we started planning our meeting!! :D My parents of course dont know I met him thru internet, nor that we're a couple… So we made up a quite fake story :P
WE MET AND OMGG IT WAS SUCH A SWEEET MEETING!!! Since that day i seriously cant keep him out of my mind!!! We got along perfectly, we had lots of fun, and i was myself the whole time! (which is awesome!!)
Now 9 months have passed, our relationship is doing good, he's not only my boyfriend but my best friend, I adore him. We get angry sometimes, but i guess its normal, we still chat almost every day! And due to the different time zone he always ends up losing sleeping time just to chat with me in skype, also we've sent each other bday gifts; I guess its normal for LDR to do so…
I need him more than ever!! I seriously need to be with him, to touch him, to feel him by my side, and to spend wonderful and funny moments with him!!
I hope with all my heart I can see him as soon as possible!
Oh my God. It's a good thing you went to your schools officer, let the higher authorities take care of this. Do your best to just ignore him, I know that's easier said than done but please do. I'm sure you are a wonderful person and NO ONE deserves to be told to kill themselves. He just seems like a pathetic and jealous person.
Save ALL the hateful messages he has sent to you, lock them on your phone so you have proof of the harassment. If he says one more thing to you call the police, do not hesitate and don't let him scare you into thinking that they won't be able to help because they will.
Darling, I'm sure you are a wonderful girl and you have so much to look forward to. Don't let him ruin that, do not listen to him. Everyone deserves to live their life and live it without fear. Don't focus on him, do not give him the satisfaction of answering his hateful messages. Simply call the police next time he says something like that to you because that is harassment and you do not deserve that.
Please let me know how everything turns out. Do not hesitate to talk to me, I am always here for you and I mean that.<3
Well, the first thing I'd do is tell your boyfriend this. Don't say it in a whiny or angry way, just be very matter-of-fact about it. Because things don't just magically get better and problems don't get solved by sitting around and hoping they will.
Now, should you be worried? That depends. If he shows absolutely no interest in talking to you and you more or less have to force him to spend five minutes on the phone with you, I'd be a little concerned. Although he could legitimately be busy, and while you shouldn't have to fall by the wayside, his priorities may be a little out of focus right now and he may just forget to call or text and it could be a total accident.
I suggest you talk to him about this because you two are going to be able to find a solution to this, while I can only offer advice. Have a good day, hope everything works out. :]
The desire I have to keep my LDR going is the simple fact that I love him; nothing more, nothing less. I cannot imagine not being with him and he feels the same way about me. Now this doesn't make a long distance relationship any easier. We're still apart the majority of the time, just with the promise to be together in the end.
If you guys really love each other I say that's enough to keep a long distance relationship going. On the chance that you don't I would seriously look into keeping your LDR going or not. Because that's a lot of effort to put into something if you're not fully committed.
Don't end the relationship just because you're scared it won't work out though. Take this into a lot of consideration and make sure your boyfriend is on the same page as you.
I hope this helped. Have a good day and I hope everything works out.<3
I absolutely 100% think it can work. With this modern day and age of technology people meet online all the time. You friends only speak that way because it has obviously never happened to them, which is fine they just don't understand where you're coming from right now.
If you cannot go a day without being in conversation with him I'd say those are real feelings and no one can tell you otherwise.
If you like him, go for it. There are going to be a lot of people who tell you LDR doesn't work but you just have to prove them wrong.
Best of luck, please let us know how it turns out.<3
My week has been very busy and stressful [although I still cannot pin point why] so I've been neglecting the internet, and I apologize for that.
So, here are some updates! Wil sent down his deposit to Suffolk University meaning [if nothing goes horribly terribly wrong] he'll be here in the fall with me! I wonder if it'll be hard to adjust from being in a long distance relationship…
But, since I won't be in an LDR anymore I don't believe that it's fair that I keep this blog. I love it with all my heart and I created this community to bring us together but it's not fair to run it and not be in a long distance relationship. I'm not sure what I'll do with it yet but I'm thinking of giving away my blog to someone who is LDR and that I know will take care of it but this will not begin until August. I really want to see it go to someone who will really love it so in August I'll set up guidelines for how to enter to be selected to take over Long Distance Love.
But enough with all that sad stuff, what's up with you guys? Any new tales of love and romance? Any questions that have been burning in your mind? If you've got anything with my be sure to ask or submit!
Have a good day guys<3
[And I'll try to be more consistent in this blog this week, I promise.]
Thank you! I got back last night and it was such a great weekend.
Good luck to you and Gi! That's so exciting that you may be together everyday so soon.
And thank you so much for the kind words about my blog. I'm so glad that I can help people. I made this blog just to show myself and other that we're not alone in this.
Have a great day!<3
I have the same way of thinking. I trust Wil no matter what, it's just the other people I don't trust. And while that's an okay way of thinking it isn't very practical. You can't spend your whole relationship nervous or angry about something your boyfriend isn't even thinking of doing because it's going to get old really fast.
I really got over jealousy when I realized that there's nothing I can do about it. You have to trust your partner until they give you reason not to. If your boyfriend is amazing to you and loves you just as much as you love him there's no way he'll do anything to hurt you. I know this sounds easier said than done but once you come to terms with it both of your lives get less stressful. Believe me.
And just because couples are LD doesn't mean one person will cheat. Someone can cheat on another person if they live in the same darn house or if they're thousands of miles away. It all boils down to you two and how much you care about each other.
So go ahead, let that girl like him because I can promise you that if you're relationship is strong she's the last thing on his mind.
I hope this helped, have a good day. :]
Keeping positive is easy as long as you're in the right mindset. I really believe that if you walk around all day and only focus on the negatives of an ldr you're not going to be too happy most of the time. People tend to not see the positive of this situation too easily but here are some things I do:
I hope this helps!
Followers, do you guys have any other ideas?
Yes, I do remember you and oh my goodness! I'm very happy fir the two of you. It honestly makes me so happy that you two are together, even though I don't know either of you two, it really makes me happy to see people giving love and relationships a chance.
I wish you much luck in your relationship and have a great time in Miami together!<3
So I'm posting this from my lovely seat on a Greyhound bus that cost me $36 dollars and might I say it's worth every penny. The bus has wifi, charging plugs, no one is sitting next to me, oh, and it's bringing me to the boy I love!
I got on at 8:30am and should be to NJ in about three hours. I can't even describe the rush I get when I first see Wils face at the bus terminal. It's like nothing else. It's so weird to think that we're so close to not having to make these 5 hours trips soon. While things still aren't concrete about next year I have a really good feeling about all of this.
So, how are your LDRs going? I'd really love to hear from you guys! Drop me something in my ask or submit box :]
P.S-If you submit something make sure you have proper grammar and whatnot, it is much appreciated!
Haha, well there you have it followers! If you have not seen Going The Distance it's apparently amazing!
I know I'll be downloading it some time this week and letting you all know my opinions on it. :]
Thank you very much caiteelise for this very enthusiastic review of it! Have a really good day everyone<3
Well distance isn't easy and it always sucks to be away from him everyday. Something that really helps me out is the fact that I know that even if he won't be here physically I will see him, we Skype every night and try to watch some TV together a few times a week.
Something that he does for me nearly every night is play me a song. Wil plays guitar and he's constantly learning new songs and playing them for me when we Skype. I usually just lay there and close my eyes and pretend he's with me for just a few minutes. Sometimes I even fall asleep when he plays because I'm so relaxed by it! He's also recorded me nearly ten songs and when I'm feeling down I just listen to them and remember that even though he's not there to hold me or kiss me he is with me in some way all the time.
Hope this answered your question! Have a great day :]
also I am SO sorry that I didn't get to your question until now! I've been quite busy and forgetful ^//^
I did post this on my own blog but thought I'd get better feedback on here :)
Its 'someone specials' 21st at the beginning of July…
unfortunately I live in Australia and he in England… I have not seen him for two months now..two months that seem like forever I might add.
I am meant to be moving to England for student exchange in August..however I would really like to do something nice seeing as its a 21st…and a 21st is a big deal…
I've had a thought..Please let me know what you think:
I have a cousin in England, she lives probably 2 hours away from his town.
I want to send 'him' a message with something along the lines of
I need to ask you to do something!! Seeing as you're turning 21, I've gone a little out of my way to arrange something for you with Georgias help (FYI georgia is my cousin, he knows this but for those reading just thought I'd fill you in..anyway cont.), it cannot be posted…I really want you to receive it..she is willing to meet you half way…I will pay for the train fare as I know from experience they are not cheap. I know it could be awkward but she just needs to give it to you..I know you'll love it & I really want you to receive it close to your birthday.. let me know a date thats good for you between the 20th of June and the 10th of July and I'll get back to Georgia..shes friendly I promise :P…."
The thing is, I want it to be me waiting there not Georgia to surprise him.. But without him knowing… I'd even bring gifts cause I'm that nice haha..no seriously please give me feedback..I feel like I really want to do this, but it will take alot of figuring out…and so much secrecy…not my strong point..
Opinions would be wonderful
Hey there thewallflowerconfessions! Personally I think this is a wonderful idea, it's so sweet and such a good surprise. He'll probably die [not literally of course] when he sees it's really you there! It'll take a lot of planning but I think it is 100% worth it.
Followers of Long Distance Love, what do you think?
I just ordered my bus ticket to go see Wil this weekend and I realized that this very well may be the last five hour trip we have to make to see each other. He got accepted into a school in Boston near me for next semester so if everything works out with that my LDR is going to be over before I even realize it.
It's so weird to think that a year ago today I was probably so upset over starting my long distance relationship and now I'm so used to it and so positive about it.I can't believe this weekend may be the last time we have to do this, this may be the last nearly $50 I need to spend on a bi-weekly basis to see him, this may be the last month of constant Skyping and texting.
Now with all that being said I have to add that this very well well may not be the last month of long distance for me. Things could go wrong just like they did last year. Last year he was supposed to be in Massachusetts with me but something financially didn't work out so he had to stay in New Jersey while I left and it could very well happen again.
So everyone send me and Wil a wish and hope that this all works out! And know that your long distance relationships won't last a lifetime. I promise.<3
Have a great night everyone!
I love these. Since my love is currently in Germany (playing playoffs for the Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams) and I am in California, I love the idea of a cutting out heart maps of both locations. I collected a couple of maps while in Germany and always have had a good amount of old United States maps laying around the house (since I was a geography major in college). This is my new project for the day!
hello, lovely LDR community. It is so nice to read all of your stories and have people to confide in and vent to.
Jason and I met last June of 2010. It's really funny how we met. He is the God-Father to my God-Daughter; he is also my best friend's husband's best friend. Tongue twister, that. After hearing many stories about me from my best friend, he decided it would be a good idea to add me on facebook. oh lawd.
After getting to know each other a bit through facebook and encouraging him to get an xbox, we started talking late into the night on xbox live. We became best friends really, but were both hesitant to confess our feelings. We'd both been burned many times before; as a matter of fact, he just helped me through a really bad break up so I was definitely not looking for anything…. but something had sparked.
We talked for three months straight, when I decided it was time for us to meet. My best friend and her DH were making a trip to Iowa, where Jason lives, and she suggested I come along so she has someone to hang out with. I said, hell yea!
I made the 700 mile trip on plane and then on a bus from Charlotte, NC to Davenport, IA in November 2010. As soon as I stepped off the bus I got the biggest bear hug ever and swooned! That night, he wasn't able to stay with us because of work responsibilities but the next nine days we were inseparable; movie watching and video games filled with snugs and kissing, outdoor adventure filled with stolen hugs and hand holding!
Everything was not perfect though. He didn't know whether we would make it and because of this feeling he didn't want to make us official. Which really did devastate me to be honest. Fortunately, his tune changed within four days of me being home and talking to him every night. I guess I just needed to prove to him that I was serious.
I hate to sound cliche, but from the moment I laid eyes on him that November, I knew he was the person I had been waiting for. Since then he's come down here in January and March; I'm on my way up to see him again in 17 days!
No one has mentioned it on this blog yet. I haven't seen it because I'm not the particular fan of Drew Barrymore. But I heard it's good! Any opinions on it out there?
So it occurred to me that you guys have shared your love stories with me but I've never shared mine. So, every now and then I'm going to open up about some part of my relationship. I can't ever write the whole thing because frankly it'd take pages upon pages to explain how me and Wil came to be boyfriend and girlfriend properly.
This couple, right here, defined love for me when I was a child. It's James Stewart and Donna Reed, they stared in It's A Wonderful Life as George Bailey and Mary Hatch. Every year around Christmas my family and I would watch this movie and I would admire their love story, how their love seemed effortless, and how through good and bad the stayed together. I dreamt of one day having a love like that.
Through the years I never found anyone who shared my love of the movie, one time I even had a boyfriend who called it dumb! I should have dumped him right then and there. I could never find the George Bailey to my Mary Hatch until Wil. He was kind, handsome, witty, and a perfect gentlemen.
One day, one of the first times I was over his house, I was just poking around and all of the sudden I turned and saw a full sized poster of It's A Wonderful Life hanging in his basement. I looked at it for a bit before turning to him and nervously asking "Do you like this movie?" And he replied "I love it, my family used to watch it every year around Christmas."
My heart flipped. It was in that moment where I knew I would get the love I had dreamed of in him. He is and always will be the George to my Mary.
Okay well…this is tricky.
I say if you want a relationship you tell him because that's not fair if one of you wants a relationship and the other one doesn't really but still treats it like a relationship. Make sure he's as into you as you are to him because no one wants to be in a one sided relationship.
And no one likes to think it but make sure he's not just using you for all the emotional stuff of a relationship and using some other girl who lives near him for the physical stuff.
My advice is to tell him you need to know the definition of what's going on between you two because that's only fair to you.
I really hope this works out. Good luck anon<3
out of sight doesn't mean out of mind. <3
Well, we met online. <3
I just stumbled across your tumblr and this whole 'ldr community' this week and it has given me so much to think about and some comfort to know how many others are in a similar position to me.
My boy lives in Philadelphia and I'm in Sydney. An ocean and continent apart. 16, 247 miles, or a 21 hour flight to be exact. We met last year as exchange students in Germany and within a week knew we were meant to be. We had four amazing months together in Germany, then came out time to go home. I booked a flight to Philadelphia within a month of getting home, then had 5 long months to wait until we could be together again. We got to spend a month together over the Christmas holidays but now I am back home alone. Thursday is his birthday and Friday will be our one year anniversary. I wish more than anything we could have this weekend together, although we don't even know when we will see each other again. Perhaps June if he has the money, although it is looking like he won't. Perhaps Christmas. Or we may have to wait until May next year. All I want is for us to be able to pick up where we left off and the not knowing when that will happen really kills me some nights when I lie alone in bed. I love him more than anything, and I know he feels the same way. Distance is a bitch. Time is a bitch. But I know in the long run it will have all been worth it.
That was my rather long-winded story. But I felt after reading your blog and others comments I needed to get my story out there too. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with all of us in LDRs. It really does help knowing there are other people out there like us and hearing their stories.