text:
Nation & World
Reputation remake: Tilt-rotor Osprey wins fans in Afghanistan
Almost four years after the MV-22 Osprey arrived in Afghanistan, trailing a reputation as dangerous and hard to maintain, the U.S. Marines Corps finally has had an opportunity to test the controversial hybrid aircraft in real war conditions. The reviews are startlingly positive.
"This is an ugly duckling that turned into a swan," said Richard Whittle, the author of "The Dream Machine: The Untold History of the Notorious V-22 Osprey" and a senior scholar at the Wilson Center, a research center in Washington. "It is still probably more expensive than it should be, and more expensive to operate. But I think many people are still laboring under the impression that it is dangerous to fly, when it now has probably the best safety record of any rotorcraft that the military flies."
The odd aircraft, which takes off and lands like a helicopter but rotates its engines forward to fly like an airplane, had a star-crossed development period that took more than two decades and included huge cost overruns and crashes that claimed 30 lives. Its deployment to Iraq's Anbar province from 2007 to 2009, where as combat waned it was used mainly to transport people and cargo, won it criticism from the Government Accountability Office over maintenance and performance issues.
In Afghanistan, however, the Marines have been able to use it more widely, flying it for everything from freight to hundreds of assaults, where it's carried loads of Marines into or out of landing zones, often under intense fire. It's twice as fast as the helicopter it replaces, the CH-46, it has substantially greater range, and can carry more cargo and more than twice as many troops. The Marines are learning how to maintain it in a harsh environment.
Whittle, once an Osprey skeptic, has become a fan. "The Osprey has proven itself in Afghanistan in a way it didn't in Iraq," he said. "Partly that was because it didn't get the chance in Iraq. Also, it was new, and the military is conservative with new equipment, but once they see it gives them a significant leap in capability like this, they are quick to take advantage of it."
The MV-22 Ospreys here now are dusty, stained and smudged from hot exhaust, and at least five have returned to base with bullet holes, including – twice – the one flown by Lt. Col. Douglas C. Sanders, the commander of the Marine unit that's flying the Osprey in Afghanistan, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264.
The various redundant systems work in the real world, said Maj. Matthew McSorley, a pilot and the operations officer for the squadron, who was hit by a different kind of fire while flying a mission on Valentine's Day: a massive bolt of lightning.
"It was one of those days where the airplane itself just totally wins over your heart," he said. "It bounced right back, and I flew it all the way back, and within a week I was flying the same plane again."
Among the recent missions the squadron has flown was one in which the Osprey showed its strengths: A Marine with a head wound at a distant base needed to be moved to a second distant base for quick treatment.
The crew was alerted, dashed for the Osprey, spooled up the massive engines and zoomed north from Bastion some 40 miles. They picked up the wounded man and flew another 75 miles or so east to the massive coalition base in Kandahar, all in under an hour from the moment they got the call.
A conventional helicopter would have been hard-pressed to do the same, even without the 40-mile run from Bastion, Sanders said.
"With no prior notification, totally configured to do something else and boom, just like that," said Sanders, snapping his fingers. "That's what the Osprey brings to the battlefield."
The Osprey's not officially designated as a medevac aircraft, but speed is everything when someone's dying. That sort of capability is among the many things the Marines have been learning about and getting used to, Whittle said.
A more typical use is taking advantage of the aircraft's speed and range to hook around behind a target for an assault, coming in from an unexpected direction and circumventing the Taliban's crude air-warning system, which often is a line of watchers with cellphones.
That capability has made it a favored platform for special operations strikes here, Marines said.
The current version of the Osprey also is far safer than earlier ones; it's now among the safest rotary-wing aircraft in the military. "This isn't your grandfather's Osprey," Whittle said.
The rate for Class A flight mishaps – those that involve death or permanent disability and/or more than $2 million in damage – is 1.48 per 100,000 hours of flying time since the aircraft was declared operational in 2007, according to Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Richard Ulsh.
That's fractionally worse than the rate for the CH-46 medium-lift helicopter, but Whittle said it compared well, noting that in the last decade, the military has lost about 420 helicopters and more than 600 people in them, while the Osprey has had three fatal crashes since 2001, killing six.
Two of those were blamed on the pilots. The third, a crash last year in Afghanistan of the U.S. Air Force's version of the Osprey, resulted in a dispute between two generals involved in the investigation over whether the cause was an engine problem or pilot error.
Ulsh noted that last month the first of 12 Ospreys joined the fleet of aircraft used for presidential travel, a significant endorsement of the aircraft. They'll be used to transport the president's staff and journalists, though not the commander in chief.
Still, the Osprey is expensive – $122.5 million each, according to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a persistent critic – and it isn't cheap to maintain, particularly in harsh operating environments such as the extravagantly dusty south of Afghanistan, where the Marines have been fighting.
In a speech in December 2011, McCain, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Osprey engines had been lasting just over 200 hours each, well below the 500 to 600 hours the Marines had expected. That, McCain said, more than doubled the cost per hour of flight, to more than $10,000, compared with about $4,600 for the CH-46. That "is eating up the Marine Corps' budget," McCain said.
Osprey defenders say the aircraft's greater capabilities make up for that additional cost. They note that it can carry 24 passengers, versus 10 for the CH-46, and it flies twice as fast. Plus it can perform missions helicopters can't.
"If you look at maps and the speeds and distances, now we can do three times as much in the same piece of airspace," McSorley said.
The aircraft's maintenance record has clearly improved. For a three-month stretch in 2007 and 2008 in Iraq – also a tough, dusty environment – the Ospreys had a "mission capable rate" of 68.1 percent, according to a GAO report. That's the percentage of time that an aircraft is in good enough repair to perform at least one of its standard missions. At that time in Iraq, about 85 percent of the standard helicopters were mission capable.
For the first three months of this year, however, the Ospreys in Afghanistan had an 86 percent mission-capable rate, according to the Marine Corps.
In Afghanistan, the aircraft hasn't been particularly tricky to maintain, said Master Gunnery Sgt. Brian S. Stenberg, maintenance chief of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264.
The dust works its way into nooks and crannies, and in particular causes abrasion of the miles of wiring, for example, but after so much time in Afghanistan, the maintenance crews know where it happens and how often.
Squadron commander Sanders, who also flew the Osprey in Iraq, said the improvements in reliability and maintainabilty since then had been so great he wouldn't have thought them possible.
In Afghanistan, he said, the Osprey has finally claimed its proper place.
"A whole generation has been getting on and off Ospreys now," Sanders said. "In Vietnam, the helicopters of that era – like the 46, the 53 and H1 – they took the Marines in and out of battlefields. Well, in Afghanistan, it's the Osprey."


text:
We use cookies to help our website work more effectively and efficiently, and to align our services and advertisements to your needs.You can read our Cookie Policy here, which describes browsing and search options available to you.By clicking "Accept" you agree to us using cookies in the manner described in our Cookie Policy.
Supplier PoliciesThis is for companies that currently supply or plan to supply a product or service to The Lincoln Electric Company.
Mission of Supply ManagementTo procure products and services consistent with policies, procedures and objectives of The Lincoln Electric Company. In conjunction with our suppliers, we will continuously strive to obtain the lowest total cost for products and services, based on price, quality, technology, process knowledge, support and continuous improvement.
Terms and Conditions Relating to the Purchase of Materials
Lincoln Electric Domestic Freight Carrier Guide Download
Lincoln Electric International Freight Carrier Guide download
Supplier Guidelines and Expectations
Supplier Guidelines and Expecations Manual Download
Production Parts Approval Process (PPAP)
PPAP Forms Packet Download **Click Save and Download to your computer**
Tooling Verification & Validation (TV&V)
TV&V Forms Packet Download **Click Save and Download to your computer**
Conflict Minerals Information
Guidelines to Reading and Understanding the Supplier Scorecard - Consumables Download
Supplier RegistrationAll potential suppliers are required to fill out Supplier Information Sheets prior to initiating business with The Lincoln Electric Company.
Upon request of Supply Management, please fax the Supplier Information Sheets to 216-383-2781.
The Lincoln Electric Company Supplier Information Sheet Download **Click Save and Download to your computer**
Supplier ComplianceIf you are a current supplier to The Lincoln Electric Company and have existing accounts on the NAFTA and ROHS sites, please visit the following:
Understanding your Lincoln Electric Vendor StatementThe Lincoln Electric Vendor Statement is provided to our vendors as a status of recent activity. It is Lincoln's expectation that vendors will refer to this report for answering their inquiries before contacting Lincoln Electric representatives for assistance.
Guidelines to Reading and Understanding your Lincoln Electric Vendor Statement Download
EDI Capable
The Lincoln Electric Company is fully EDI capable (Electronic Data Interchange) and welcomes the opportunity to partner with our customers and suppliers alike in an EDI relationship. If your company is utilizing EDI to exchange business documents we would like to hear from you. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for further details on how to get started on EDI with Lincoln Electric.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Subject: Unique and Hard-to-Value Assets
Date: August 23, 2012
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations, Department and Division Heads, All Examining Personnel, and Other Interested Parties
Description: New Comptroller's Handbook Booklet
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is issuing a new booklet of the Comptroller's Handbook in the asset management series. This booklet provides guidance to examiners and bankers on assessing the management of unique and hard-to-value assets. Assets managed by national banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks) are varied and can include marketable securities, real estate, mineral interests, and closely held or private companies. Asset management accounts can hold insurance, collectibles as well as loans and leases. Many of these asset classes require specialized expertise, controls, and valuation methods.
Issues addressed in this booklet, titled "Unique and Hard-to-Value Assets," include the following:
In accordance with the OCC's supervision-by-risk approach, examiners generally use core examination procedures, found in the 2010 "Community Bank Supervision" booklet and the 2010 "Large Bank Supervision" booklet of the Comptroller's Handbook. Examiners supplement the procedures listed in these booklets, as appropriate, with the procedures detailed in this "Unique and Hard-to-Value Assets" booklet, for additional analysis of these asset types.
Further Information
Questions and comments regarding this booklet should be directed to Joel Miller, Asset Management Group Leader, at (202) 649-6417, or Joseph Sifuentes, Asset Management Risk Specialist, at (202) 649-6360. To download a copy of this booklet, visit the Comptroller's Handbook Booklets page on occ.gov.
John C. Lyons Jr.
Senior Deputy Comptroller and


text:
vietnam #2: sapa
camera: 450D / location: sapa, vietnam / more photos on my flickr
@sydney: oh if only that kristie edmund's little squirrel illustration becomes alive, she would be so adorable!
@jodeska: hands on cheeks!
@herecomesthesun @danica: for sure, i would love these kind of illustrations for my kids too! for me it's still quite far away to go though until that time comes hahaha..
@hila: it's a thin border between shy and guilty expression i think! which kristie shows really really well on her illustration, she's so talented!


text:
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism is a belief, popular in the late Victorian era in England, America, and elsewhere, which states that the strongest or fittest should survive and flourish in society, while the weak and unfit should be allowed to die. The theory was chiefly expounded by Herbert Spencer, whose ethical philosophies always held an elitist view and received a boost from the application of Darwinian ideas such as adaptation and natural selection.[1] Its leading proponents opine atheism.[2][3][4]
Beginning in 1887, social scientists were using the term "social Darwinism" to apply the survival of the fittest theory to social situations. Under this theory, the wealthiest or most powerful in society must be biologically superior, and less "fit" persons should die.
Proponents of this particular form of 'social Darwinism', such as Herbert Spencer, taught that the powerful and wealthy were this way because they were biologically and evolutionally superior to the struggling masses. They believed that we should therefore do nothing to help improve the working and living conditions of the lesser evolved masses. Charities were clearly evil in helping sustain the lives of those who otherwise would and should die in the natural selection process. In other words, the weak were to do their duty and die while the fittest survived, which would one day lead to an evolutionarily super society and race. [2]
Soon many began to view racial struggles, and war itself, as a perfectly natural example of survival-of-the-fittest in the human race. The horrific wars of the 20th century, employing shockingly brutal tactics, were encouraged by a belief in survival-of-the-fittest among humans. While social Darwinism itself was applied to social and economic situations rather than military ones, it is easy how extreme versions of social Darwinism could justify physical struggles among races.
Social Darwinism has been linked with racism, nationalism, imperialism, and atheism.[2][3][4][5][6] To elitists, strong nations were composed of white people who successful at expanding their empires, and as such, these strong nations would survive in the struggle for dominance.[5] With this attitude, Europeans, except for Christian missionaries, seldom adopted the customs and lanugages of local people under their empires.[5] Christian missionaries, on the other hand, were the very first individuals to meet new peoples and develop writing systems for local inhabitants' languages that lacked one.[5] Being critics of Darwinism, they ardently opposed slavery and provided an education and religious instruction to the new peoples they interacted with since they felt that this was their duty as Christians.[5]
David Klinghoffer
John Toland's Adolf Hitler: The Definitive Biography says this of Hitler's Second Book published in 1928:
- "An essential of Hitler's conclusions in this book was the conviction drawn from Darwin that might makes right."[7]
In his biography, Hitler: 1889-1936: Hubris, Ian Kershaw explains that
- "crude social-Darwinism" gave Hitler "his entire political 'world-view.' "
This view called "social Darwinism" is a logical extension of Darwinian evolutionary theory and was articulated by Charles Darwin himself.
Social Darwinism Today
Most of Social Darwinism's appeal left it in the early part of the 20th century. There were a number of reasons for this including:
- Mixed economies became more widely accepted, and often-violent philosophies such as socialism, communism, fascism and anarchism were rising in popularity. Theodore Roosevelt's progressivism and his cousin's Keynesian economics co-opted these movements, ending the previous laissez-faire economy.
- It was seen as contributing to German militarism and Nazism during World War II.
- Humanity came to be seen as socially more aware than animals.
- Revulsion at Hitler's attempt to build a "master race," as well as the civil rights movement during the 1960s and 1970s, removed popular support for eugenics over time.
- Social Darwinists often promoted laissez-faire economics as a means of "weeding out" the unwanted of society.
Finally an improved understanding of ethology removed the basis of this "dog-eat-dog" philosophy.
Consequently, with the fall of the fascist states Social Darwinism entered a period of disrepute and few societies, if any, now embrace its ideas that the weak should be disregarded; that there are "superior" and "inferior" races; or that war is an appropriate way to show a country's "virility".
American Liberals and Recent Behavior in Accordance with Social Darwinism
Liberals are more likely to believe in evolution.[8] Arthur C. Brooks, a professor at Syracuse University, published "Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism."[9] Professor Brooks found that American liberals are significantly less charitable than American conservatives despite earning more.[10] American Conservatives also donate more time and donate more blood than American liberals.[11] The results are not entirely surprising given that liberals are more likely to believe in evolution and that Darwinists historically have often displayed behavior in accordance with Social Darwinism.
- ↑ Social Darwinism at Thinkquest, retrieved on 08/04/2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Manfred Berg, Geoffrey Cocks. Medicine and Modernity: Public Health and Medical Care in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Germany. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved on 2007–03–25. "The Christian-conservative Ritter went on to argue that social Darwnism was an aspect of the materialist worldview of the Weimar Republic, which encompassed Marxism and atheism as well and displaced the religious values that he thought had dominated in the imperial period and that alone could guarantee political stablility in the age of the masses."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mohammed Talib. Universal Peace. Lulu. Retrieved on 2007–03–25. "At this point, we must recall another atheist ideology-Social Darwinism-which was among the causes for the outbreak of both the First and Second World Wars."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jonas E. Alexis. Christianity's Dangerous Idea. AuthorHouse. Retrieved on 2007–03–25. "What is even more interesting to point out is that the leading social Darwinists were not Protestants at all-they were mostly atheists who were trying to force their own ideologies upon society at large."
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Retrieved on 2007–03–25. "The most extreme ideological expression of nationalism and imperialism was Social Darwinism. In the popular mind, the concepts of evolution justifed the exploitation of "lesser breeds without the law" by superior races. This language of raece and conflict, of superior and inferior people, had wide currency in the Western states. Social Darwinists vigourously advocated the acquistion of empires, saying that strong nations-by definition, those that were successful at expanding industry and empire-would survive and that others would not. To these elitists, all white men were more fit than nonwhites to prevail in the struggle for dominance. Even among Europeans, some nations were deemed more fit than others for the competition. Usually, Social Darwinists thought their own nation the best, an attitude that sparked their competitive enthusiasm. In the nineteenth centruy, in contrast to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Europeans, except for missionaries, rarely adopted the customs or learned the languages of local people. They had little sense that other cultures and other people had merit or deserved respect. Many westerners believed that it was their duty as Christians to set an example and to educate others. Missionaries were the first to meet and learn about many peoples and were the first to develop writing for those without a written language. Christian missionaries were ardently opposed to slavery."
- ↑ Hall, Timothy C. (M.A.) "The Complete Idiot's Guide to World History". pg. 248: "Others like Herbert Spenser took Darwin's concepts of survival of the fittest and applied them to human society. Spenser saw social progress coming from the struggle for survival. This application became the rationale for many movements and injustices of the nineteenth century, including imperialism, nationalism, capitalism, and racism." ISBN 978-1-59257-712-5.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/22/opinion/polls/main965223.shtml
- ↑ http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/conservatives_more_liberal_giv.html
- ↑ http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/conservatives_more_liberal_giv.html
- ↑ http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/conservatives_more_liberal_giv.html


text:
Drawers are constructed with dovetail joinery, ensuring long-lasting strength and storage. Made up of interlocking wedge-shaped elements called pins and tails, the joint connects drawer fronts, sides, and backs, designed to withstand the daily pulling forces you apply when you open a drawer, for problem-free use. A time-tested joint that predates written history, dovetail drawers are a mark of quality furniture construction.
Drawers feature metal glides for smooth, reliable drawer function. Metal glides allow you to open and close drawers with ease, sturdy enough for heavy or frequent use in your home.
Your child will love having this drawer dresser in their bedroom. Three spacious drawers provide more than enough storage for their clothing, while the light cotton finish keeps their room looking open and airy. Furthermore, removable dividers and hidden storage provide some creative storage opportunities.
The Summer Hill 3 Drawer Dresser with Removable Dividers at Morris Home in the Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Ohio, Northern Kentucky area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
With clean designs and an even cleaner finish, your child will love having this collection of youth bedroom furniture for their room. This collection puts an emphasis on function, with built in lighting, power outlets and USB ports, and hidden storage featured throughout. As always, though, safety is a top priority with secure and durable construction.
The Summer Hill collection is a great option if you are looking for Transitional furniture in the Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Ohio, Northern Kentucky area.
These images are representative of this group as a whole and may differ from this item.
Browse other items in the Summer Hill collection from Morris Home in the Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Ohio, Northern Kentucky area.
This item has been tagged as: Dresser, Bedroom Dresser, Dresser Chest, Chest of Drawers, Dresser Set, Dresser and Mirror, Bedroom Furniture, Bedroom Storage, Bureau, Clothing Storage, Linen Storage, Bedroom Cabinet, Chiffonier, Bedroom Closet, Highboy, Wardrobe, Vanity, Vanity with Hutch, Make - Up Table, Make Up Table with Hutch, Dresser to Sit At, Vanity Dressers, Large Commode
Morris Home operates five stores in Ohio and one in Kentucky and prides themselves on being the areas best choice for living room furniture, dining room furniture, bedroom furniture, accent furniture, entertainment furniture, home office furniture, kids furniture, outdoor furniture, and mattresses. Morris' Centerville, OH furniture store, Dayton, OH furniture store, Springdale, OH furniture store, and Columbus, OH furniture store provide furniture shoppers from Cincinnati, Columbus, Sharonville, Kettering, Bevercreek, Huber Heights, and Hamilton, OH a top of the line shopping experience when looking for living room, dining room, bedroom, entertainment, accent, home office and kids furniture.
Errors on Our Site: Prices and availability of products and services are subject to change without notice. Errors will be corrected where discovered, and Morris Furniture Co., Inc reserves the right to revoke any stated offer and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions including after an order has been submitted and whether or not the order has been confirmed. If you are not fully satisfied with your purchase, you may return it in accordance with our Return Policy.
We have taken great care to provide you with information that is accurate and useful. Please notify us if you find an error, and we will do our best to correct it. We endeavor to list complete and accurate web data as possible. However, due to the sheer quantity of information, complex computer integration, human error and the automated nature of the web, web content may sometimes be inadvertently erroneous. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and ask that you contact us directly or visit our stores to confirm information about pricing, color, features, dimensions, availability and special order lead times.
Ensure Your Happiness: Please note that some website picture are for illustration purposes only and may vary from actual items available in our showroom. We recommend visiting our showroom prior to purchase to ensure that the fabric, color, and finish meet your expectations.
Nothing on this page may be copied or reproduced without explicit permission.


text:
NINETIES chart-toppers The Backstreet Boys and Blue come to Liverpool later this year as part of their UK tour.
They will share the stage during Pop Across The Mersey at the city's Echo Arena on June 27.
Featuring Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson, Backstreet Boys have sold more than 130 million records worldwide.
Their hits included I Want It That Way, Everybody (Backstreets Back) and As Long As You Love Me.
Last year saw them release their eighth studio album, In A World Like This, which shot to number five in the US Billboard Charts.
Blue have sold more than 15 million albums worldwide with their first three studio albums reaching the number One slot.
They have also toured virtually every country in the world and performed live with the likes of Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder.
Also appearing is Westlife's Kian Egan. Since being crowed King of the Jungle on ITV's I'm A Celebrity at the end of last year, he released his debut solo album Home this month, which went straight into the top 10 on release.
Completing the line-up is Czech girlband 5Angels, who have sold more than half a million records in their home nation.
They've released their own karaoke DVDs and starred in the hit teen musical show Angels in Ostravia.
Since supporting Union J on their winter tour, the girls are back in the UK this summer with their catchy, upbeat and bubbly tunes.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, March 28 at 9am at www.aeglive.co.uk
Watch the music video to 5Angels' new single, Kiss and Tell, below.


text:
BP-SeeEMV Test Case 1 - dummy
Copyright (c) 2019 EFTlab PTY Ltd. - All rights reserved
BP-Tools is a set of freeware applications for EFT testing, benchmarking and transaction service development.
See more...
Download Flyer...
The Babylon Payments Simulator (BP-Sim) is a family of highly efficient regression and stress testing tools, designed for deployment in development and pre-production environments. BP-Sim allows users to perform an extensive range of tests across the chain of payment services.
The Babylon Payments Processing Suite(BP-Processing) is a suite of EFTlab's products for realtime payment transaction processing and authorisation.


text:
THE federal government will run a "targeted" taxpayer-funded information campaign to sell key parts of the budget.
The budget delivered on May 13 has led to an angry backlash from a range of sectors in the community and a steep drop in voter support for the coalition.
Government MPs meeting in Canberra on Tuesday for the first time since the budget sought advice from ministers on how to positively promote budget measures, including the Medicare co-payment and the rise in the pension age.
Media reports suggested the government was planning a major advertising campaign.
But Prime Minister Tony Abbott told the coalition meeting the government had no plans for a "big" campaign, as it was a budget for difficult times and the public would think spending money on advertising was wrong.
MPs needed to emphasise the point, recognised by voters at the 2013 election, that "Labor blows the dough and the coalition steadies the ship".
By 2016, the year of the next election, the Australian economy and budget would be in a stronger position due to the steps taken by the government, Mr Abbott insisted.
While Mr Abbott told parliament there would be no advertising campaign, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said the government had a responsibility to explain the budget, especially to those people impacted by its measures.
"So we will do that in the usual way," he said.
A spokeswoman for Senator Cormann later said that should not be taken to mean a "major advertising campaign" was being planned.
Rather information would be provided "in the most efficient, cost effective and well-targeted way possible".
At least six of the budget measures are due to start on July 1 if parliament passes them in time.
Voicing some of the concerns within the government, Nationals MP Andrew Broad doubted whether the budget had been articulated as "well as we can".
Facing Labor questions over the campaign in parliament, Mr Abbott said the previous government had spent more than $700 million on political advertising.
Labor MPs waved yellow Work Choices mousepads - funded by the Howard government to promote its controversial industrial relations laws - to underline their point.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten told the Labor caucus that voters were "white hot angry" over the budget.
"They've been lied to," he said.
Voters had made it clear it was the wrong budget for Australia, the economy and the community.
However, Labor formally endorsed several elements of the budget - increasing the tax threshold on people earning more than $180,000 and six budget appropriation bills.
Originally published as Govt flags budget information campaign


text:
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Pistachio-Black Currant Truffles
Thanks to a book I bought a few months ago, Mike and I are in hardcore truffle-making mode. A simple, delicious truffle isn't necessarily a feat of culinary prowess, but we don't want to make simple truffles. We want silky smooth, exotically flavored ganache centers enrobed in thin, tempered chocolate shells. It's the tempering that has us slightly crazed.
Tempering chocolate (without any fancy equipment) means melting it, then lowering its temperature, then raising the temperature by just a few degrees to put it in a state of temper. When your chocolate arrives at this happy place, it will set quickly and remain solid at room temperature, have a smooth glossy appearance and a pleasing snap when you bite into it. You can dip truffles in untempered chocolate and keep them refrigerated, but they will start to melt almost instantly in your hand.
As Andrew Garrison Shotts explains in his very good book, Making Artisan Chocolates, different brands and types of chocolate come into temper at different temperatures. It's hardly an exact science, so the poor schmucks at home, like us, just have to keep experimenting, practicing and testing until we develop a sort of chocolate-tempering sixth sense. This sixth sense will be ours...oh yes, it will be ours.
We actually had stunning success with our first batch of truffles, half classic bittersweet and half with a chipotle-flavored bittersweet ganache. The funny thing is that we were sure our chocolate was NOT tempered, yet it set beautifully when we finally dipped the truffles. See the kind of craziness that we're dealing with here?
This past weekend, we got fancy and made these pistachio-coated truffles with bittersweet ganache centers flavored with Creme de Cassis, or blackcurrant liqueur. We think (we're not totally sure, mind you) that the white chocolate shells are tempered. They set quickly and have a bit of snap; maybe they are semi-tempered, if there is such a thing. However, we dipped some pretzels in the leftover white chocolate, and the coating of these pretzels is most definitely not tempered--it's quite melty to the touch. My theory is that the cold ganache centers brought the white chocolate into temper on contact. Who knows?
This weekend, we're going to test our tempering technique at least three times with the same kind of chocolate until we figure this out on a more definitive level. I have to admit, it's kind of fun. I love truffles with cool flavors like chiles, tea and curry, and they present a challenge to me as a cook. Really fine artisan chocolate is so expensive and often must be purchased online, so making my own is practical too.
I'm not giving you a recipe for these truffles because there's a lot more involved than I can explain in a blog post. If you want to make artisan chocolates of your own, I do recommend Shott's book--it explains the techniques from start to finish, offers a lot of creative recipes and encourages the reader to play around using Garrison's recipes as a starting point. If the whole tempering thing has zero appeal to you, you can still make great truffles. There's a recipe in today's Boston Globe (you may have to register online) for cardamom truffles that calls for the flavored ganache centers to be simply rolled in cocoa powder. And it's written by none other than Bea who writes one of your favorite blogs and mine, La Tartine Gourmande. Below, I've also included some links to other bloggers' posts on truffle making.
If you already dabble in chocolate-making, I want your help! What other books have you found useful in learning to make chocolate and perfecting your technique? I'd definitely like to do some more research. I'd love your tips too.
And finally, though this may come as a shock after that long rant about tempering, I wanted to post about these truffles in honor of another favorite blogger, Peabody of "Culinary Concoctions By Peabody." This queen of cookies and champion of cheesecakes is hosting a virtual housewarming party in honor of her beautiful new home. I'm "coming" to the party, and I'm bringing these truffles! I'm sure there will be no shortage of desserts, but I chose these truffles so you can set them aside until after the "guests" are gone and you're too exhausted to bake...as if you'd ever be too exhausted to do that! Congratulations on your house!
Truffle Bonanza from other Bloggers:
Hazelnut Nougat Truffles from What's For Lunch Honey?
Sea Salt Caramel and Chocolate Fudge Hearts from The Passionate Cook
The Black-On-Black Truffle from Veronica's Test Kitchen
Coffee Buttercream and Dulce de Leche Truffles from Tartelette
Liqueur Truffles from Jumbo Empanadas
Cinnamon, Salted Caramel, Ginger and Vanilla Truffles (that's 4 different flavors!) from Foodbeam
Wasabi Ginger Truffles from Dessert First
Bailey's Cream Truffles from Cook Sister
White Chocolate Truffles Infused with Pear Skins, Wildflower Honey and Nutmeg from Culinary Concoctions By Peabody
18 comments:
- Lydia said...
Beautiful truffles! I'm afraid to start making them, because I'm sure I couldn't stop eating them...
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
I have seen so many scrumptious desserts featuring pistachios lately, and this one is simply fabulous!
- Peabody said...
Oh I love black current...and in truffles...swoon! Thanks so much for coming to the party and bringing these lovely treats.
- Patricia Scarpin said...
I have made several chocolate Easter eggs and you are so right about the correct tempering. Once you master the technique, though, it's a walk on the park.
Your truffles look luxurious and would make wonderful Christmas gifts!
- Cookie baker Lynn said...
I'm inspired by your tempering experiments. Good job! The ones you posted look amazing! I made truffles (very simple ones) a while back using David Lebovitz's Big Book of Chocolate. That has some very good chocolate information and a simple tempering technique.
- Cakespy said...
WOW. These look killer! Gorgeous eye candy too in photo form.
- Cookie baker Lynn said...
Oops, It's the Great Book of Chocolate by David Lebovitz.
- Cookie Madness said...
Julie, those are gorgeous! I don't know much about tempering chocolate, though. I wish I did, but I like having people make chocolates FOR me rather than make them myself (unlike cookies).
- Gattina said...
your pistachio and black currant is my most favorite combo! I enjoy so much reading your experiment, so much insight there!
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
I think there will be a huge crowd around these at the housewarming!
Those are beautiful Julie.
- Nan said...
Those look so delicious! I'd love to do some chocolate-making of my own, but I'm afraid the results would be disastrous for my waist!
- Gretchen Noelle said...
These look fabulous! And oh-so-dangerous! I have never tried making truffles but the combos your are talking about are making my mouth water! Chiles, curry...Wow!
- Emiline said...
Wow! These sound fabulous! I love the combination of cassis and pistachios. I have some cassis right now. I didn't know what to do with it except kir royals.
- Julie said...
Thanks everyone for your comments! I'm glad other people found the pistachio-cassis combo so appealing. I agree with susan, pistachios are everywhere right now--it's definitely the lovely Christmas green. Patricia, it's nice to know you've gotten to a good place with your tempering technique! Nan and Gretchen, I love making truffles because they tend to be lower in calories and more satisfying than a cookie or cake. Plus good dark chocolate has health benefits too! Peabody, I'm glad you like your housewarming present!
- janelle said...
oooooh: they look so yummy! Shows what I don't know: I have been making peppermint bark (with white chocolate) for days now, and harden them in the fridge. It is such a science, mine must surely be untempered...
Loved all the links to the other yummy cookies!
- JW said...
Hi, as a fellow chocolate lover and amateur chocolatier, I know where you're coming from!
My favorite chocolatemaking book is probably "Chocolate Obsession" from one of San Francisco's best chocolatiers. Also, check out the section on chocolate in "On Food and Cooking". I have certainly not mastered the art of tempering, but my strategy is to just keep the temperature very low and throw in half of the chocolate as medium-sized chunks after the first half is just melted. Also, a thermometer whisk can come in very handy for stirring and measuring temperature simultaneously.
I put together a guide on chocolate for a tasting I organized this spring which you might also find interesting:
- Mansi Desai said...
pistachios and chocolate are like my favorite combo! I LOOOVE these truffles! thanks for all the useful links!:)
- Hillary said...
What a great dessert! I hope you had a good Valentine's Day - these look delicious.


text:
Transform your photos into one-of-a-kind, hand painted masterpieces!
The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
Tucked Away by Heiko Koehrer-Wagner - 8.000" x 8.000"
Luster Photo Paper
Rolled in a Tube
Assembly Charge
Tucked Away poster by Heiko Koehrer-Wagner. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Ships Within
2 - 3 business days
There are no comments for Tucked Away . Click here to post the first comment.
All prints ship in durable cardboard tubes.
Fine Art America is one of the largest, most-respected giclee printing companies in the world with over 40 years of experience producing museum-quality posters and prints. All of our posters are produced on state-of-the-art, professional-grade Epson printers.
We use acid-free paper with archival inks to guarantee that your posters last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Posters ship within 3 - 4 business days in durable cardboard tubes.
Average Rating (4.93 Stars):
Zhanna Gumenyuk
May 22nd, 2019
May 19th, 2019
Blue corn flowers in a field of red poppies
Welcome to our gallery. Our goal is to capture and show the beauty of our world in all its aspects. Therefore, our portfolio includes landscapes, plants, flower macros, wild mammals and birds such as the beautiful hummingbirds and the fantastic quetzals from Central America and insects as well as portraits of people from different countries that we visit on our travels. Focusing on the essentials - true to our motto "Less is More" - leads to a multitude of beautiful minimalist images. Water and its many facets, such as abstract reflections on the surface, powerful waves and spray of our oceans, rivers and waterfalls, tiny dew drops and bizarre forms of ice, is one of our favorite designs. With the colorful and mysterious world of...
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 posters ship from our production facility within 2 - 3 business days of your order.


text:
'Wich of the Week: Eggplant Grilled Cheese
'Wich of the Week: Eggplant Grilled Cheese
When dealing with Thanksgiving leftovers, sandwiches are an obvious choice — and believe me, I consumed my fair share of turkey and stuffing on wheat bread last week. But in a more unexpected repurposing, I also used the breadcrumb mixture leftover from my New Orleans-style baked oyster dish to make this twist on a grilled cheese.
In this case, the "bread" is actually sliced eggplant coated with breadcrumbs, and the cheese is provolone (though mozzarella would also be good with a marinara dipping sauce on the side). I can't say this recipe is any healthier than a typical grilled cheese, since the bread crumb mixture is made with butter, but it is a creative take on a classic for all you grilled cheese fans.
What's cool is that the golden-browned breadcrumbs take on both the look and flavor of grilled, buttered bread, and the skins of the eggplant slices resemble bread crust. The breadcrumb mixture is easy to make, even for a weeknight supper. To get the recipe and step-by-step photos, read more.
Eggplant Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Original recipe
- 2 medium to large eggplants
- 1/4 cup salted butter
- 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for brushing eggplant
- 2 teaspoons finely minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped green onions (green parts only)
- 2/3 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 egg
- 4 slices of provolone cheese
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- After removing the stems from the ends, slice each eggplant lengthwise into 1/2-inch thick slices, discarding the round-edged slices, for a total of eight uniform slices.
- Brush eggplant lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake in oven for 30 minutes, flipping the eggplant once during baking.
- Meanwhile, make breadcrumb mixture. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a skillet over low heat. Add oil, garlic, parsley, and green onions and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Mix in 2/3 cup Italian bread crumbs, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, cayenne, tarragon, and oregano. Stir until well combined and remove from heat.
- In a small, shallow bowl, lightly beat the egg.
- Transfer the breadcrumb mixture onto a large plate, and wipe the skillet clean with a paper towel.
- To prepare each eggplant slice, dip lightly into the egg, then coat generously with breadcrumbs, pressing to stick the bread to the eggplant.
- Two slices at a time, place the eggplant in the skillet over medium-low heat and cook for 2 minutes per side, until breadcrumb coating is golden brown. Top one slice of eggplant with provolone cheese and place the other slice of eggplant on top of the cheese to make a "sandwich." Cook for an additional minute per side.
- Continue with the remaining eggplant slices. If desired, transfer each completed sandwich to the baking sheet and place in the oven to keep warm.
Makes 4 sandwiches.
- Category
- Main Dishes, Sandwiches
- Cuisine
- Italian


text:
About Us
Customer Service
Contact Us
View Cart
Toll Free 877-315-7942 (Mon-Fri 10:00am-5:30pm Eastern)
Sports Pennants & Banners
MLB Baseball Pennants
College NCAA Pennants
NFL Football Pennants
NBA Basketball Pennants
NHL Hockey Pennants
Arena Football Pennants
NASCAR Pennants & Banners
Kentucky Derby Pennants & Banners
Motivational Posters & Inspirational Posters
Motivational & Inspirational Sports Posters
Old School Athletics Motivational Prints
NASCAR Motivational Posters
Motivational Golf Posters
Military, Patriotic & Civic Pride
Landscapes & Lighthouses
Family, Friends, & Animals
Sports Posters & Prints
C Poster Special Deal
Baseball Posters
Basketball Posters
Football Posters
Hockey Posters
Golf Posters & Prints
Soccer Posters
NASCAR Posters
College / NCAA Posters
Vintage Cycling and Modern Cycling Photos, Prints and Posters
Extreme Sports Posters
Fishing Posters
Olympic Sports Posters
Lacrosse Posters
Rowing & Kayaking
Dance & Ballet
Gymnastics Posters
Swim & Dive
Horse Racing
Boxing Posters
Bruce Lee & Martial Arts Posters
Nike & Reebok Posters
Running and Track Posters
Tennis Posters, Photos & Art Prints
Women's Sport Posters
Wrestling Posters
Hunting Poster
Billiards, Pool & Poker Prints
Bowling Posters
Sports Photo Plaques & Sports Coins
Baseball Plaques
Basketball Plaques
Football Plaques
Hockey Plaques
NASCAR Plaques
Boxing Plaques
Sports Venues: Panoramics and Aerial View Prints
Rob Arra Stadium Panoramics
Panoramic College Stadium and Arena Prints from The Rick Anderson Photography Collection
Mike Smith Aerial Views
Golf Course Poster Prints
Blakeway Panoramic Photography Collection
NASCAR Racetrack Poster Prints
Blakeway Panoramic Photography Collection
NCAA Panoramic Stadium & Arena Prints
Blakeway Photography Collection
The Stonehouse Golf Collection
Churchill Downs Horse Racing Track Poster Prints
Sky Box Sports Murals
American League MLB Ballpark Sports Murals
National League MLB Ballpark Sports Murals
NASCAR Racing Murals
Sports Flags, Sports Banners, Sports Signs and Sports Clocks
Baseball Flags & Banners
Basketball Flags & Banners
Football Flags, Banners & Signs
Hockey Flags & Banners
NASCAR Flags & Banners
NCAA Flags & Banners
Sports Blankets & Sports Bedding
NFL Football Blankets
MLB Baseball Blankets
NHL Hockey Blankets
NBA Basketball Blankets
NCAA College Blankets
NASCAR Racing Blankets
Sports Blankets for the Kids
Sports Outdoor Section
Big Boy Chairs
Sphere Chairs
Shop By Player
Shop By Baseball Player
Shop by Football Player
Shop By Hockey Player
Shop By Basketball Player
Champions' Corner
2011 NFL Champion
2010 MLB Champion
2009-2010 NBA Champion
2010 NHL Stanley Cup champions "Chicago Blackhawks"
2010 NFL Champion
2009 MLB Champion
Framing Options
Special Handling
Engraved Name
Holiday Specials
NFL Holiday Stockings
Earn Cash - Affiliates
Sports Posters & Prints
Women's Sport Posters
/ Beth Daniel - Signature Series
Sports Posters
Women's Sport Posters
/ Beth Daniel - Signature Series
Sports Posters & Prints
Golf Posters & Prints
PGA Tour Players
Beth Daniel
/ Beth Daniel - Signature Series
Beth Daniel - Signature Series
Item #
Regular Price
Sale Price
Classic 7"x 9" photo framed with Daniel's engraved signature, career biography and engraved brass title plate. Dimensions: 16"W x 13"H.
"Drive: Girls Softball" Motivational Sports Poster Print
"Victory: Girls Basketball" Motivational Sports Poster Print
"Effort : Girls Soccer" Motivational Sports Poster Print
"Challenge: Girls Soccer" Motivational Sports Poster Print
"Achievement: Girls Soccer" Motivational Sports Poster Print
"I, Too, Live To Play" Female Athletes Motivational Poster Print
"Girl Power Rules: Soccer" Motivational Girls Soccer Poster Print
"Olympic: Swimming" Motivational Poster Print
"Olympic: Gymnastics" Motivational Poster Print
Danica Patrick, NASCAR Driver Sports Poster
"Dreams On The Court" Motivational Volleyball Poster Print
"We Conquered", Motivational Soccer Poster Print
"It's About Sport", Soccer Poster
"Determination" - Female Rock Climber Motivatinal Poster Print
WNBA Logos Poster
Girls Ballet print by Piperberg
Girls Gymnastics print by Piperberg
Girls Soccer print by Piperberg
Vichy / Ses Sources, Golf Art Print
Ski Fun La Province de Quebec, 1948; Ski Print
Ski Pico Peak, 1950; Skiing Print
Beth Daniel - Classic Series
Beth Daniel - Club Head Series
Julie Inkster - Golf Ball Series
Julie Inkster - Biography Series
Julie Inkster - Signature Series
Julie Inkster - Classic Series
Julie Inkster - Club Head Series
Julie Inkster - Classic Series
Pat Bradley - Signature Series
Pat Bradley - Classic Series
Pat Bradley - Club Head Series
Pat Bradley - Golf Ball Series
Patty Sheehan - Signature Series
Patty Sheehan - Golf Ball Series
Patty Sheehan - Club Head Series
Lady in Trap
Glenna Collett Vare
Babe Zaharias
The Golfer
Vintage Lady Golfer
At the Turn
Stymie St. Andrews
In Clover
Redbook Cover
Cannes Travel Poster
Golfing Beauty (Large)
Unsolicited Advice
Young Golfer (Large)
Hazard on the Ladies Course
Little Ivy (Set of Two)
Mixed Foursome (Large)
Ladies at Morris County
Golf Boy
Daddy's Caddie
Lost Ball
Teeing Off
One Putt
Golfing Beauty (Small)
Young Golfer (Small)
Mixed Foursome (Small)
Premier Parcourse (Small)
Premier Parcourse (Small)
Premier Parcourse (Large)
Premier Parcourse (Large)
Daddy's Caddie
Green Girl
Developed by Solid Cactus
About Us
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact Us
View Cart
Copyright © 2008 SportsWall.com. All rights reserved.


text:
Clear Filter
Join MPM in holiday tradition as we Deck the Streets of Old Milwaukee to celebrate the season!
In this great Planetarium show, you'll go on an adventure with Big Bird into outer space to learn about the Sun, the Moon, and the constellations. Supported by PNC BankShowing at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday morning, and for groups by request.
Take a live tour of the current Wisconsin night sky in this 22-minute guided Planetarium program. Showing daily throughout the year.
Amazon Adventure tells the epic, true story of explorer Henry Bates's fascinating 11-year journey through the visually stunning and biodiverse Amazon rainforest as a young man who risks his life for science in the 1850s.
Explore epic battles of change in the sky above us!
Jean-Michel Cousteau's Secret Ocean 3D offers a breakthrough-look at a secret world within the ocean that is perhaps the biggest story of all -- that the smallest life in the sea is the mightiest force on which we all depend.
Take a guided tour with Museum experts and experience MPM in a brand new way!
Dream Big: Engineering Our World is the first film of its kind for giant screen theaters that will transform how we think about engineering.
MPM will be closed on the following dates: Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Join us for fun, family activities at the Museum during Black Friday!
ALL visitors receive FREE access to the permanent exhibits of MPM on Kohl's Thank You Thursday, the first Thursday of every month.
We're exploring the space where science and culture intersect, and we're doing it over drinks.
The Up Close and Personal tour series gives visitors a glimpse of members-only perks by exploring exhibit topics, artifacts, and related items from the Museum's collections up-close.
Join us for Archaeology Day and test your archaeology know-how!
Read interesting books on a wide range of topics that complement Museum exhibits. MPM docents select the books and facilitate the discussions.
Free general admission for Veterans and current members of the military.
Get a taste of some of the great research happening in Milwaukee during our Lunch & Lecture presentations. Costs vary, reservations required. 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. second Tuesdays, select months September through May.
Experience the Museum under the cover of darkness! Overnights are for scout groups and families with children ages 6-12.
Join MPM for a holiday kick-off celebration on November 18!
© 2019 Milwaukee Public Museum. All Rights Reserved.


text:
I/O Schedulers and I/O Performance
In a modern system, the relative performance gap between disks and the rest of the system is quite large—and widening. The worst component of disk performance is the process of moving the read/write head from one part of the disk to another, an operation known as a seek. In a world where many operations are measured in a handful of processor cycles (which might take all of a third of a nanosecond each), a single disk seek can average over eight milliseconds—still a small number, to be sure, but 25 million times longer than a single processor cycle!
Given the disparity in performance between disk drives and the rest of the system, it would be incredibly crude and inefficient to send I/O requests to the disk in the order in which they are issued. Therefore, modern operating system kernels implement I/O schedulers, which work to minimize the number and size of disk seeks by manipulating the order in which I/O requests are serviced, and the times at which they are serviced. I/O schedulers work hard to lessen the performance penalties associated with disk access.
Disk Addressing
To understand the role of an I/O scheduler, some background information is necessary. Hard disks address their data using the familiar geometry-based addressing of cylinders, heads, and sectors, or CHS addressing. A hard drive is composed of multiple platters, each consisting of a single disk, spindle, and read/write head. You can think of each platter as a CD (or record), and the set of platters in a disk as a stack of CDs. Each platter is divided into circular ring-like tracks, like on a CD. Each track is then divided up into of an integer number of sectors.
To locate a specific unit of data on a disk, the drive's logic requires three pieces of information: the cylinder, head, and sector values. The cylinder value specifies the track on which the data resides. If you lay the platters on top of one another, a given track forms a cylinder through each platter. In other words, a cylinder is represented by a track at the same distance from the center on each disk. The head value identifies the exact read/write head (and thus the exact platter) in question. The search is now narrowed down to a single track on a single platter. The disk then uses the sector value to identify an exact sector on the track. The search is now complete: the hard disk knows what platter, what track, and what sector to look in for the data. It can position the read/write head of the correct platter over the correct track, and read from or write to the requisite sector.
Thankfully, modern hard disks do not force computers to communicate with their disks in terms of cylinders, heads, and sectors. Instead, contemporary hard drives map a unique block number (also called physical blocks or device blocks) over each cylinder/head/sector triplet—effectively, a block maps to a specific sector. Modern operating systems can then address hard drives using these block numbers—a process known as logical block addressing (LBA)—and the hard drive internally translates the block number into the correct CHS address.* Although nothing guarantees it, the block-to-CHS mapping tends to be sequential: physical block n tends to be physically adjacent on disk to logical block n + 1. This sequential mapping is important, as we shall soon see.
Filesystems, meanwhile, exist only in software. They operate on their own units, known as logical blocks (sometimes called filesystem blocks, or, confusingly, just blocks). The logical block size must be an integer multiple of the physical block size. In other words, a filesystem's logical blocks map to one or more of a disk's physical blocks.
{mospagebreak title=The Life of an I/O Scheduler}
I/O schedulers perform two basic operations: merging and sorting. Merging is the process of taking two or more adjacent I/O requests, and combining them into a single request. Consider two requests, one to read from disk block 5, and another to read from disk blocks 6 through 7. These requests can be merged into a single request to read from disk blocks 5 through 7. The total amount of I/O might be the same, but the number of I/O operations is reduced by half.
Sorting, the more important of the two operations, is the process of arranging pending I/O requests in ascending block order. For example, given I/O operations to blocks 52, 109, and 7, the I/O scheduler would sort these requests into the ordering 7, 52, and 109. If a request was then issued to block 81, it would be inserted between the requests to blocks 52 and 109. The I/O scheduler would then dispatch the requests to the disk in the order that they exist in the queue: 7, then 52, then 81, and finally 109.
In this manner, the disk head's movements are minimized. Instead of potentially haphazard movements—here to there and back, seeking all over the disk—the disk head moves in a smooth, linear fashion. Because seeks are the most expensive part of disk I/O, performance is improved.
Helping Out Reads
Each read request must return up-to-date data. Thus, if the requested data is not in the page cache, the reading process must block until the data can be read from disk—a potentially lengthy operation. We call this performance impact read latency.
A typical application might initiate several read I/O requests in a short period. Because each request is individually synchronized, the later requests are dependent on the earlier ones' completion. Consider reading every file in a directory. The application opens the first file, reads a chunk of it, waits for data, reads another chunk, and so on, until the entire file is read. Then the application starts again, on the next file. The requests become serialized: a subsequent request cannot be issued until the current request completes.
This is in stark contrast to write requests, which (in their default, nonsynchronized state) need not initiate any disk I/O until some time in the future. Thus, from the perspective of a user-space application, write requests stream, unencumbered by the performance of the disk. This streaming behavior only compounds the problem for reads: as writes stream, they can hog the kernel and disk's attention. This phenomenon is known as the writes-starving-reads problem.
If an I/O scheduler always sorted new requests by the order of insertion, it would be possible to starve requests to far-off blocks indefinitely. Consider our previous example. If new requests were continually issued to blocks in, say, the 50s, the request to block 109 would never be serviced. Because read latency is critical, this behavior would greatly hurt system performance. Thus, I/O schedulers employ a mechanism to prevent starvation.
A simple approach—such as the one taken by the 2.4 Linux kernel's I/O scheduler, the Linus Elevator*—is to simply stop insertion-sorting if there is a sufficiently old request in the queue. This trades overall performance for per-request fairness and, in the case of reads, improves latency. The problem is that this heuristic is a bit too simplistic. Recognizing this, the 2.6 Linux kernel witnessed the demise of the Linus Elevator, and unveiled several new I/O schedulers in its place.
{mospagebreak title=The Deadline I/O Scheduler}
The Deadline I/O Scheduler was introduced to solve the problems with the 2.4 I/O scheduler, and traditional elevator algorithms in general. The Linus Elevator maintains a sorted list of pending I/O requests. The I/O request at the head of the queue is the next one to be serviced. The Deadline I/O Scheduler keeps this queue, but kicks things up a notch by introducing two additional queues: the read FIFO queue, and the write FIFO queue. The items in each of these queues are sorted by submission time (effectively, the first in is the first out). The read FIFO queue, as its name suggests, contains only read requests. The write FIFO queue, likewise, contains only write requests. Each request in the FIFO queues is assigned an expiration value. The read FIFO queue has an expiration time of 500 milliseconds. The write FIFO queue has an expiration time of five seconds.
When a new I/O request is submitted, it is insertion-sorted into the standard queue, and placed at the tail of its respective (read or write) FIFO queue. Normally, the hard drive is sent I/O requests from the head of the standard sorted queue. This maximizes global throughput by minimizing seeks, as the normal queue is sorted by block number (as with the Linus Elevator).
When the item at the head of one of the FIFO queues grows older than the expiration value associated with its queue, however, the I/O scheduler stops dispatching I/O requests from the standard queue, and begins servicing requests from that queue—the request at the head of the FIFO queue is serviced, plus a couple of extras for good measure. The I/O scheduler needs to check and handle only the requests at the head of the queue, as those are the oldest requests.
In this manner, the Deadline I/O Scheduler can enforce a soft deadline on I/O requests. Although it makes no promise that an I/O request will be serviced before its expiration time, the I/O scheduler generally services requests near their expiration times. Thus, the Deadline I/O Scheduler continues to provide good global throughput without starving any one request for an unacceptably long time. Because read requests are given shorter expiration times, the writes-starving-reads problem is minimized.
The Anticipatory I/O Scheduler
The Deadline I/O Scheduler's behavior is good, but not perfect. Recall our discussion on read dependency. With the Deadline I/O Scheduler, the first read request in a series of reads is serviced in short order, at or before its expiration time, and the I/O scheduler then returns to servicing I/O requests from the sorted queue—so far, so good. But suppose the application then swoops in and hits us with another read request? Eventually its expiration time will also approach, and the I/O scheduler will submit it to the disk, which will seek over to promptly handle the request, then seek back to continue handling requests from the sorted queue. This seeking back and forth can continue for some time because many applications exhibit this behavior. While latency is kept to a minimum, global throughput is not very good because the read requests keep coming in, and the disk has to keep seeking back and forth to handle them. Performance would be improved if the disk just took a break to wait for another read, and did not move away to service the sorted queue again. But, unfortunately, by the time the application is scheduled and submits its next dependent read request, the I/O scheduler has already shifted gears.
The problem again stems from those darn dependent reads—each new read request is issued only when the previous one is returned, but by the time the application receives the read data, is scheduled to run, and submits its next read request, the I/O scheduler has moved on, and begun servicing other requests. This results in a wasted pair of seeks for each read: the disk seeks to the read, services it, and then seeks back. If only there was some way for the I/O scheduler to know—to anticipate—that another read would soon be submitted to the same part of the disk, instead of seeking back and forth, it could wait in anticipation of the next read. Saving those awful seeks certainly would be worth a few milliseconds of waiting.
This is exactly how the Anticipatory I/O Scheduler operates. It began life as the Deadline I/O Scheduler, but was gifted with the addition of an anticipation mechanism. When a read request is submitted, the Anticipatory I/O Scheduler services it within its deadline, as usual. Unlike the Deadline I/O Scheduler, however, the Anticipatory I/O Scheduler then sits and waits, doing nothing, for up to six milliseconds. Chances are good that the application will issue another read to the same part of the filesystem during those six milliseconds. If so, that request is serviced immediately, and the Anticipatory I/O Scheduler waits some more. If six milliseconds go by without a read request, the Anticipatory I/O Scheduler decides it has guessed wrong, and returns to whatever it was doing before (i.e., servicing the standard sorted queue). If even a moderate number of requests are anticipated correctly, a great deal of time—two expensive seeks' worth at each go—is saved. Because most reads are dependent, the anticipation pays off much of the time.
{mospagebreak title=The CFQ I/O Scheduler}
The Complete Fair Queuing (CFQ) I/O Scheduler works to achieve similar goals, albeit via a different approach.* With CFQ, each process is assigned its own queue, and each queue is assigned a timeslice. The I/O scheduler visits each queue in a round-robin fashion, servicing requests from the queue until the queue's timeslice is exhausted, or until no more requests remain. In the latter case, the CFQ I/O Scheduler will then sit idle for a brief period—by default, 10 ms—waiting for a new request on the queue. If the anticipation pays off, the I/O scheduler avoids seeking. If not, the waiting was in vain, and the scheduler moves on to the next process' queue.
Within each process' queue, synchronized requests (such as reads) are given priority over nonsynchronized requests. In this manner, CFQ favors reads and prevents the writes-starving-reads problem. Because of the per-process queue setup, the CFQ I/O Scheduler is fair to all processes, while still providing good global performance.
The CFQ I/O Scheduler is well suited to most workloads, and makes an excellent first choice.
The Noop I/O Scheduler
The Noop I/O Scheduler is the most basic of the available schedulers. It performs no sorting whatsoever, only basic merging. It is used for specialized devices that do not require (or that perform) their own request sorting.


text:
DreamHost Coupon Code
DreamHost Offer PHP, Perl/CGI, MySQL, SSL, Jabber, Ruby on Rails, RealMedia, and much more!
|Technical Support
|24/7 Los Angeles-based Email Technical Support
|100% uptime guarantee
|97-day money-back guarantee
|The Award-winning DreamHost Control Panel
|The DreamHost Wiki
|The DreamHost Forum
VaultPress comes to DreamHost!
VaultPress is a comprehensive WordPress backup system brought to you by Automattic, the same team behind WordPress.com.
It is a paid solution, but it's one that integrates seamlessly into WordPress' own management panel and is always running silently in the background, kind of like what you should be doing if you were really serious about getting in shape.
All new WordPress installations performed through our one-click installer now include a VaultPress "Golden Ticket" which grants you instant access to their exclusive invitation-only beta period.
With just one click of a BOLD blue button we'll cram the contents of your DreamHost account into gzipped archives that you can then download, burn on a CD, share with your friends, put in a safe deposit box – whatever.
If You Decide to Order DreamHost Hosting Package Use Our Coupon Code: COUPONDISCOUNT and Save $20 On DreamHost Yearly Hosting Plan.


text:
Mansfield ISD will host its annual back-to-school bash on Saturday, August 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the MISD Center for the Performing Arts (1110 W. Debbie Lane, Mansfield, Texas 76063).
The goal of the event is to bring the community together for a day of family fun to kick off the start of the 2018-19 school year.
In addition to a wide variety of activities and games, there will be school supplies, student health services and more—provided completely free of charge to Mansfield ISD students.
View more about the event here.
Community groups and businesses will be in attendance to provide relevant services, products and information to attendees.
Mansfield ISD will be giving out 5,000 backpacks to MISD students at the event. If you are interested in helping us reach that goal, become an event sponsor or make an online donation.
Send Your News Tips
605 East Broad Street • Mansfield, Texas 76063 • (817) 299-6300 Terms of Service | Accessibility | Site Map | Contact Us©


text:
Sioux Falls Welcomes Bikers
Teri Schmidt of the Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau says thousands of bikers will get a warm welcome by the CBV and several businesses as they travel through the city on their way to the Sturgis motorcycle rally.
"It's such a fun opportunity for us," says Schmidt. "We encourage them to drop off in Sioux Falls either now or on their way back home. The bikers love our welcome. Some of them have seen us out there for years. For those who have never seen us, they are very pleasantly surprised and tell us they have never seen anything like this in the country."
The welcome celebration will be held on Friday at the Valley Springs rest stop/information center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Aside from refreshments, Teri Schmidt says each biker will receive a Sioux Falls t-shirt.


text:
There are many ways to look at art. You don't need a detailed knowledge of art history or theory to enjoy an artwork or to develop your own understanding of it. You might select a few that appeal to you or that seem particularly suitable for a specific artwork. Or you might like to spend some time really getting to know just one or two artworks by considering a whole range of questions, perhaps even doing some further research to find the answers or make other connections. Below are some Art Galleries located here in Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Hive Gallery & Studios
La Luz De Jesus Gallery
Los Angeles Center For Digital Art
Gallery Nucleus
Bergamot Station
Toy Art Gallery
The G2 Gallery
Fahey/Klein Gallery
Watts Towers Arts Center
Gagosian Gallery
The Chen Art Gallery
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc.
Thinkspace Gallery
hamilton galleries
Leslie Sacks Contemporary
Cirrus Gallery
Merry Karnowsky Gallery
Ace Gallery Beverly Hills
MorYork Gallery
Ben Maltz Gallery
Galerie Michael
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Parkhurst Galleries, Inc.
Angles Gallery
William A Karges Fine Art
Jack Rutberg Fine Arts Inc
David Kordansky Gallery
Gallery Plus
Loft Art Studios & Gallery
Whites Art Framing & Restoration
Blum & Poe
Whole 9
Western Project
For more Art Galleries in Los Angeles, California click here: http://us.wowcity.com/losangeles/?what=Art+Galleries
When looking at artworks at the Gallery, you can expand your knowledge and enjoyment of art. God created each one of us with a unique talent to one another. It depends on the person himself if how he chose to deal with it.


text:
Hey there guys!
January's challenge over at 7 Dots Studio has now gone live and this time the theme is "Appreciate The Little Things"
Please check out the 7 Dots Studio website HERE for more details
and please check out the stockists for your country HERE
Today I used the brand new Thoughts Keeper collection designed by Olga Heldwein for 7 Dots Studio and here is what it looks like!
Here is my layout with this collection ..
I was really inspired by the warm and vintage like colours in this paper and the soft colours in my picture to create a layout about a simple lazy Saturday morning at our house with all 3 little kids watching TV. This is SUCH a little thing that happens in every day life in every home but i do often stop and think that there will come a time all too soon that this will not be such a common occurrence. So even though weekend mornings can be so hectic these are the little moments I want to try and remember :)
Materials used:
Thoughts Keeper Paper - no3 http://7dotsstudio.com/retailstore/thoughts-keeper/7-dots-studio-thoughts-keeper-no3
Thoughts Keeper Element Stickers - http://7dotsstudio.com/retailstore/thoughts-keeper/7-dots-studio-thoughts-keeper-element-stickers-6x12
Thoughts Keeper Die Cuts Elements - http://7dotsstudio.com/retailstore/thoughts-keeper/7-dots-studio-thoughts-keeper-die-cut-elements-6x12
Thoughts Keeper word Stickers 6x12 - http://7dotsstudio.com/retailstore/thoughts-keeper/7-dots-studio-thoughts-keeper-word-stickers-6x12


text:
While still in high school, Tobias Tak created the characters of 'Gaboon the Wizard' and his glamorous companion 'Schlenzy', who both starred in adventures designed to entertain his sister Elise, his brother Marten and various other friends. Tobias then entered the Royal College of Art in The Hague from which he graduated five years later. Soon after his graduation in the late 1970s, his first comics were published in the underground cult magazine Talent (previously known as Tante Leny).
But at this time Tobias had already started another career as a jazz and tap dancer, singer and choreographer. During the following years, while hoofing on the stages of the USA and Europe, he continued creating his cartooney friends, but it was not until 1999 that he started dedicating most of his time to drawing again. The following year the 16-page story 'Klazeena Goes Polka Dotty' was published in the Dutch art magazine Wormhole.
In mid-air during a plane journey to Barcelona, Tobias met comic artist Lorna Miller, who encouraged him to continue drawing stories and offered him a guest spot in her magazine Witch, for which Tobias created a five page comic entitled 'Furry Tale'. In 2003, Tobias' first book of collected stories was published under the title 'Upside Down' and soon after that his work was noticed by editor Danny Hellman, who invited him to participate in his publication 'Legal Action Comics, Part Two'.
Later that year, Tobias was asked to draw for the new Fantagraphics anthology Blood Orange, and his work appeared in issues 1, 2 and 4. Tobias started working on a long story entitled 'The Land Behind the Mirror', which once again takes place in the fantastical world of the wizard Gaboon.
2011 saw the publication of 'Gaboon's Daymare', a new book of collected short stories by Tobias Tak. Here are various stories in different drawing styles but all with Tobias' usual surreal fairy tale themes, created between 2003 and 2011 for various publications.


text:
Courtesy photo
Curves of Rochester participated in the Making Strides against Breast Cancer for the third year and raised $1,470. Among those participating in the walk were Curves Member Dottie Mucher, Teen Miss US of American Shandi Clement, Therese Sanfacon, Owner of Curves For Women Wanda Sprague, Pat Mehan, Elaine DeWolfe, Manager of Curves for Women Colette Pomerleau, Joyce Dumont and Jaylynn Grenier, along with (not pictured) John Mehan and George Mucher.
Curves helps Making Strides
Nov 29, 2012 at 3:15 AM


text:
Microsoft officially released Windows 8 in downtown New York today.
"There are 670,000,000 PCs waiting to be upgraded to Windows 8," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer boasted.
The new version of the nearly-three decade old operating system is Microsoft's big effort to bridge the gap between personal computers and tablet and touchscreen devices. Apple's iOS and OS X and Google's Android have swept up those operating screen markets in recent years and Microsoft needed an answer.
Windows 8 will have a "tiled" feel where users swipe and tap into the applications they need. The old "Start" menu is still available but as another application. The learning curve for the new OS has left some analysts worried that consumers and businesses will be hesitant to implement the new software.
Microsoft has kept an open dialogue with developers — in contrast to Apple's closed policies — as it developed the new operating system, describing updates and new features on the Windows 8 blog and often responding directly to concerns in the comments section.
The Windows Store also launched, Microsoft's competitive marketplace to Apple's App Store and Google Play, the search giant's store on Android devices.
Also of industry-watcher concern are the different versions of Windows 8. Windows RT, one of three versions, runs only on ARM chips — ending the exclusivity of Microsoft's partnership with chip-maker Intel — and only supports Windows Store apps. Consumers will have to be aware that their old versions of, say, Quicken, will not work on the new Surface tablet and they'll have to buy a new version in the Windows Store.
Three years ago this week, the company had released Windows 7.
Follow Microsoft's Windows 8 launch here.


text:
This is a minor Hollywood studio, not affiliated with any particular motion picture company. Instead, it rents out its back lot and its twelve sound stages to different production companies for movies, TV series, music videos, and computer/video games. Yes, video games! One of the first interactive games, 1994's "Switch," starring Deborah Harry (lead singer for the group "Blondie"), was filmed on Sound Stage 5 of Hollywood Center Studios.
But the studio has an interesting history. It was built in 1919, and Howard Hughes shot the silent classic "Hell's Angels" here in the 1920's, with Jean Harlow starring in her first movie. During those silent days, the studio saw the likes of Mae West and Harold Lloyd. At one time, the lot was home to Monogram Studios, before it moved to its new home where KCET is today.
early movies shot here included "Pennies From Heaven"
(1936, with Bing Crosby), "The
Thief Of Bagdad" (1940), "The Jungle Book" (1942
with Sabu), and "Angel On My
Shoulder" (1946, with Paul Muni).
Shirley Temple had her film debut at this studio.
In 1951, the studio turned to television. The first two years of "I Love Lucy" shows were shot here on Stage 2 (before Lucy & Desi moved Desilu studios over to RKO and moved the show over to Ren-Mar). In fact, the studio's sandwich shop next door to Stage 2 is called the "Babalu Cafe." The "Burns & Allen" show was also filmed here.
recently, the studio was the scene of a noble failure, as Francis Ford Coppola
(the director of "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse
Now") began his ill fated Zoetrope Studio here. Alas, Zoetrope
didn't last long; when Coppola's first new release, "One From the
Heart," bombed at the box office in 1982, he lost the studio.
(Although Zoetrope still exists as a production and post-production company
in San Francisco, and online at http://www.zoetrope.com.)
Modern films shot here include: "The
Shaggy Dog" (with Tim Allen),
"Cursed" (with Christina
Ricci), "The X-Men," "Bad Santa," "Zoolander,"
"Dumb And Dumberer," "What Dreams May Come" (with
Robin Williams), "Scream 2,"
"The Out of Towners" (with Steve
Martin), "A Walk in the Clouds"
(with Keanu Reeves), "Con
Air" (with Nicolas Cage),
"When Harry Met Sally" (with Billy Crystal
and Meg Ryan), "The Running
Man" (with Arnold Schwarzenegger),
"Frances" (with Jessica Lange),
"Shampoo" (with Warren Beatty
and Goldie Hawn), "Save the
Tiger" (with Jack Lemmon),
"The Player" (with Tim Robbins),
"The Karate Kid" , "Spawn", "The Shaggy Dog", and "I Love You, Man".
As of early 2013, they are currently shooting two Disney Channel shows there: "Jesse" and "A.N.T. Farm".
Recently, they also shot the first season of HBO's "True Blood" here, and in the recent past, "Everybody Loves Raymond", "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", "Boy Meets World" and "The Cosby Show" at this studio.
You can't get tickets for "True Blood", since it doesn't have a live audience, but they do give out tickets for sitcoms and game shows. Contact Audiences Unlimited to see if anything's being shot there right now. If so, you can get free tickets, watch the show live as part of the studio audience, and get a peek at the inside of the studio in the process.
Getting there: The studio is located in Hollywood, on the east side of Las Palmas Avenue, between Melrose and Santa Monica Blvd. (Las Palmas Avenue is a north/south street which is located two blocks east of Highland Avenue.) / From Hollywood & Vine, take Vine Street south (less than a mile) to Santa Monica Boulevard, turn right (west) and go about half a mile west on Santa Monica to Las Palmas Avenue. Turn left (south) on Las Palmas, and the studio will be on your left (east) side.
[For more information on this subject, you can access the studio's official website at: http://www.hollywoodcenter.com.]
Looking for something in particular? Search the Seeing-Stars website!
Click Here to Return to the Main Menu
Advertise on seeing-stars.com
Copyright © 2019-Gary Wayne
All Rights Reserved
This webpage is not associated with any business described in the article above, and does not constitute an
endorsement of this or any other business. The photos of celebrities on this page also do not constitute
endorsements by them of any kind, and are used by the author solely to illustrate this online article.
(Click here to read other disclaimers)


text:
Hey, it had to be done.
Let's Build the Worst Professional Tennis Player Possible
The most imperfect player will surely have the following:
First Serve: Schalken [video evidence]
Second Serve: Braasch [video evidence]
Mental Toughness: Safin [video evidence]
Bring on your suggestions and try to provide some video evidence if you can. If you can't, let us know and someone will track down some links.
Views: 807
Replies to This Discussion
i found possibly the worst tennis player ever
Careful, V. He might sue you, he he he!
Wow V, I think we found a new strategy for you to make some money. Somehow we got to get all the newspapers to call you the "world's worst" tennis player and then sue them all for libel. Check out Robert Dee's site; he posted the checks right on there.
I like how the apologizes come as , "he lost 54 matches in a row. but he has won many other games, we apologize for any embarrassment. "
worlds worst pro with worlds best lawyer = Cha Ching
This isnt the easiest thing for me since im always looking for the best. so i asked my buddy Brad Gilbert. He gave me his Worst looking shot but effective. the Edberg forehand.
here is an example
But Edberg's forehand was steady. So it doesn't qualify for the worst player.
like i said brad said it was ugly. and i have seen many players try to copy it with a major FAIL.
Alot of people thought Brad Gilbert's game was ugly. But it was effective against Boris, wasn't it? haha "Mr. Winning Ugly".
The thing about Gilbert is that his style is ugly but his strokes are fairly standard.
He's a master of riding off Becker's pace or hitting even more "shorthand". McEnroe didn't like someone else doing the short form like him.
© 2019 Created by Mark / The Mayor. Powered by


text:
It looks like your browser is out of date.
To use all features of KLM.com safely, we recommend that you update your browser, or that you choose a different one. Continuing with this version may result in parts of the website not being displayed properly, if at all. Also, the security of your personal information is better safeguarded with an updated browser.
Pablo Picasso, the most important Spanish artist of the 20th century, is the pride of Malaga. He was born in this city in the south of Spain. Although he only lived here for the first 10 years of his life, the city has dedicated 2 museums to the artist. In addition to his birth home, the city also boasts the relatively new Museo Picasso Málaga, which was has been housed in a magnificent palace since 2003. Together, both venues give an excellent overview of Picasso's life and work.
The priorities of this young multi-talented genius were clear at an early age. According to his mother, María Picasso y López, 'pencil' was little Pablo's first word. His father, José Ruiz y Blasco, was an art teacher and painter. When his 13-year-old son finished one of his sketches revealing a talent greater than his own, the father swore to never pick up a paint brush again. Later on, his talent would branch out into sculptures, poetry, graphic design, jewellery and ceramics. It brought Picasso unparalleled fame and wealth.
Picasso was born in 1881 on the first floor of a house on Plaza de la Merced in the centre of Málaga. And 117 years later, the Spanish king and queen reopened it as his birth home. Decorated with the family's personal belongings, the exhibit spaces provide a fascinating impression of the home in which the young artist spent his early years. The collection also includes a large number of sketches, lithographs and ceramics. 'Sueño y mentira de Franco' for example, a series of satirical prints in which the artist expresses his criticism of the Spanish dictator, is a precursor to his masterpiece 'Guernica'.
The Picasso museum in Malaga fulfilled Picasso's personal dream in 2003 of representing the artist in his birth place. The collection also displays less famous works, including some donated by his grandson. These provide a wonderful overview of the most important periods of Picasso's career, ranging from his first 'blue' period to later periods in which he developed his characteristic abstract style. All of this is on display in the Buenavista Palace, near his birth home.


text:
Turn your house into a real art gallery thanks to our canvas prints, acrylic prints, wood panels, or poster prints.
Give your home décor some pizazz with personalised cushions and blankets.
Unleash your creativity! We have plenty of tabletop options— acrylic block, framed prints, wood panels and more.
Turn your fondest memory into a stunning work of tabletop art or wall art with our acrylic photo prints.
Be inspired by natural wood. Combine modern design with natural materials to create the perfect combination.
Turn your photos into art from the heart with personalised wall art. Give your favourite photos the attention they deserve by turning them into Acrylic Photo Panels, Canvas Prints or even a Photo Poster.
Help bring your magical memories back to life by creating a piece of photo collage wall art. Choose 2 or more of your favourite photos, and then a wall art design or layout from the wide range available. You could always go that extra mile by decorating your design with embellishments and text. The choice is yours, that's all part of the fun!
Make your wall art 100% unique
Decorate your home with personalised wall art to suit your space and taste. Our wall art can be mixed with any décor, so you can build a personal gallery that's all your own.
Choose from our range of wall art products:
Creating your wall art has never been so easy. Start by choosing your wall art product, select your desired size and upload your photos. Choose your favourite design, add text and embellishments and you're ready to place your order! If you're looking for some inspiration then just visit our Snapfish Blog.
print page name : wall-art
print page url : /wall-art
dcr path:
isFooterOff : true
isFooterOff1 : false
isItAmazonCobrand : false


text:
GREENWOOD, S.C. – The No. 16 Georgia College women's tennis squad (6-5, 3-4 PBC) picked up a crucial Peach Belt Conference (PBC) match over Lander University (8-6, 3-3 PBC) Tuesday afternoon, defeating the Bearcats 8-1.
The Bobcats began their dominating victory in the doubles portion of the match, taking two of three from the Bearcats.
The first doubles tandem of Michelle Lingner (Dunwoody, Ga.) and May Johnson (Sydney, Australia) beat Aurelia Ruffat and Cayce Bradley 8-5, while Lisa Setyon-Ortenzio (Paris) and Kayla Barksdale (Augusta, Ga.) made quick work of Caitlin Fell and Lori Flick 8-0.
The 'Cats dropped their lone match of the day at third doubles where Eliza Adusumilli and Raissa Adusumilli won over Ivana Marevic (Rottweil, Germany) and Leah Pridgeon (Lawrenceville, Ga.) by a score of 8-5.
GC breezed through the singles portion of the match beginning with a pair of easy victories at the top two spots, with Setyon-Ortenzio and Johnson winning over Ruffat and Eliza Adsumilli, respectively. Setyon-Ortenzio won 6-2, 6-0, while Johnson took down her match 6-2, 6-3.
Marevic continued the trend at the third slot defeating Nicola James via shutout, while Barksdale was nearly flawless in a 6-1, 6-0 win against Bradley. Barksdale now improves to a team best 7-3 in singles action.
Pridegon would face the toughest challenge in her singles match but come out on top 7-5, 6-2 over Flick. Rounding out the scoring for the 'Cats was Lingner who took down Raissa Adsumilli 6-4, 6-1 to clinch the victory.
The GC women will look to build on this vital PBC match when they host Georgia Southwestern State University Saturday, March 24 at 1 p.m.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


text:
Hi there,
I decided to use the Atahualpa theme for the customizable sidebars/widgets, which I am very much appreciating, however I'm having some trouble getting the dynamic effect I'm going for.
Here's the idea for the site:
All of the content is distributed into 4 categories, with each category showing up in a separate widget (2 in the left sidebar widgets and 2 right sidebar widgets). I'm using the "Category Column" plugin for that.
The content of each widget is hidden until a link (i.e. the title of the category) is clicked. Ideally it would work and look like the RevealingPhotoSlider effect, so onclick the height and width of the DIV containing the widget (which is nested in a cell -- I'm using tables) would expand, displacing the other widgets.
I've tried manipulating the photorevealer.js, css.php, and functions.php files to integrate the RevealingPhotoSlider into the Atahualpa theme, and it's gone through phases of different things working, not working, and/or looking wonky, but I've finally hit a dead end. Check it out for yourself: http://elizabethpovinelli.com
I (tried to) set it up so that, in theory, the category titles -- Academic, Karrabing, etc -- would act as links that trigger the jQuery command expanding the height and width of the DIVs. It's not working, though.
Is there an easier way to do this than to try to manipulate a jQuery script that wasn't meant for Atahualpa? Should I just switch to a different theme (I really don't want to!)? Should I use a different slider? Should I try to integrate more of the coding into the Atahualpa Theme Editor interface rather than messing with the raw stuff?
Any help is very much appreciated! Here are the relevant codes (photorevealer.js, css.php, header.php, footer.php) in a zip file: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11520865/helpme.zip
Fair warning: the code is most likely abysmal and embarrassing. I'm basically blindly picking my way through the jQuery (and the PHP for that matter) and really have no idea what to do!