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Want be accepted into an Ivy League college?
The global reputation of these eight prestigious schools — Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale — attracts hundreds of thousands of applications every year. 😶
But it's important to remember that these elite schools are among the most selective in the world, so unless you check all the boxes on their applicant wishlist, chances are you could be among the 95 percent of rejected applicants every year!
Don't want to miss out on being part of this rich academic legacy? Here's everything you need to know about how to get accepted into an Ivy League!
In a rush? Jump to a section below👇
Earn A High GPA
Pick the Right High School Classes
Boast Impressive Test Scores
Show True Passion for Your Extracurriculars
Go All In for Early Application
Tailor Your Application for Each Ivy League
Craft a Compelling College Essay
Present Glowing Letters of Recommendation
Demonstrate Your Interest in the School
Showcase What Makes You Unique
Ace Your Interview
Leverage Your Legacy Status
What's Important to Each Ivy League College
Getting Into an Ivy League College: Frequently Asked Questions
A high GPA never hurts when it comes to your college applications — especially if you're applying to an Ivy League college.
Each of the Ivies has different criteria for admission, but they all prioritize academic excellence.
More than half of the applicants accepted by Ivy League universities for the fall 2020 term had a GPA of 4.0. Once you get below a 3.7, your chances of getting accepted decrease significantly. If your score is below 3.5, you'll either need a noteworthy achievement in your field or hope for a miracle to receive an offer from these prestigious schools. 🧐
Nothing strengthens your application for an Ivy League school like a great GPA. Photo: HayDmitriy/Depositphotos
To give your application the best chance, you should aim for a GPA of 4.0. However, you still have a good chance of being given serious consideration for an offer if you have a GPA of at least 3.7.
Princeton, for instance, accepts an unweighted GPA of 3.8, while Harvard says a weighted GPA of around 4.15 is the "sweet spot" for students seeking to attend one of the most competitive schools in the world.
READ MORE: Weighted GPA vs. Unweighted GPA: Which Do Colleges Look At?
Stellar grades alone aren't enough to guarantee you a place at one of the Ivies. You also need to have aced the right high school classes.
With competition so fierce, you should consider taking advanced classes offered by your high school, such as Advanced Placement (AP) courses, International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, honors courses, or dual-enrollment classes.
All of these give you a taste of college-level coursework (and let you save on tuition later 🤑).
Students should start preparing for an Ivy League education as early as when they begin choosing their high school classes. Photo: master1305/Freepik
While no Ivy League has a specific AP, IB, or similar course requirement, these courses strengthen your transcripts and show admissions committees that you're hardworking and ready to rise to the top of the pile. 💪
Not familiar with the differences between AP, IB, honors, and dual enrolment? Find out below!
AP is a national program that provides high-school students access to college-level courses. The course offerings vary between high schools but are generally available in the core academic subjects.
IB is an international two-year diploma program of college coursework for high schoolers. Students complete studies in six subject groups to get an IB diploma.
Honors classes are a step above regular classes, allowing students to gain in-depth knowledge of a subject. They progress faster and are more demanding in terms of preparation, time, and study.
Dual enrollment allows high school students to enroll in college courses and earn transferable credits through partnerships between their schools and higher education institutions.
While the test score requirements differ for each of the eight Ivies, an SAT score of 1580 (out of 1600) or ACT score of 35 (out of 36) will place you within the top 25 percent of applicants at any of these schools. A score of 1400 or below typically eliminates you from most Ivy Leagues.
Before applying to your preferred school, you should review college-specific testing policies and requirements, so you know what each school expects.
When you're aiming to attend top-tier schools, it's important to remain competitive (and that includes standardized test scores). Photo: wavebreakmedia/Depositphotos
Remember, a high SAT/ACT score isn't the sole determining factor when it comes to getting accepted into your dream school. A good GPA, extracurriculars, and other high school activities are equally important since admissions committees will look at your entire application.
READ MORE: SAT Dates and Deadlines: Quick Guide and Tips
Don't let poor test results get in the way of your Ivy League application. Instead, put effort into promoting other aspects of your application — for instance, by highlighting your extracurriculars!
Since the Ivies take a holistic approach to their admission process – that is, admissions officers consider all aspects of a student's application — your extracurricular activities (and how well you perform in them) reveal a lot about your character, interests, and strengths.
Your extracurriculars may be one of the most critical factors in determining whether you are admitted to an elite university. Photo: Freepik
Were you the captain of your lacrosse team in high school? Or maybe you organized a bake sale in your garage? Good news! Leverage these experiences for your college application because the Ivies love students who are active beyond the classroom. 🏃♀
Think about how you can tie in your extracurricular experiences with what you want to study in college. For instance, if you taught coding during the summer break or participated in hackathons, use your experience to talk about your passion for programming and why you want to study computer science.
💡Tip: Don't feel pressured to join every club, play every sport, babysit, establish a side business, and volunteer for a local charity every weekend. The quality of your extracurricular activities matters considerably more than the quantity. Colleges don't need a long list of extracurricular activities on your application; they want to know how these experiences affected you personally and how they fit into your ambitions.
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If you already know where you want to go to college, there's no point waiting around! 😉
Candidates who want to apply early to their priority Ivy have two options:
Early Decision (ED): Five Ivies — Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, and UPenn — offer ED and require a prior commitment to matriculate. ED is binding, which means you can apply only to one college and, if accepted, must attend the college.
Restrictive Early Action (EA): Offered by Harvard, Princeton, and Yale, restrictive EA is not binding, and students may apply to other colleges under regular admission programs but not to another private institution's Early Action or Early Decision program.
Applying early is how you can tell a college that they are your first choice. Photo: RODNAE Productions/Pexels
College applications are stressful, so why should you add the pressure of early admission? For one, applying early boosts your chances of admission because you are competing with a smaller pool of applicants during this stage. Plus, knowing early where you're going to college gives you more time to prepare for the next phase.
If your is rejected during the early application period, you still have another chance to improve your application before the regular decision date.
READ MORE: Early Action vs. Early Decision: What's the Difference?
Here's a tip: admissions officers can tell if you send the same essay you sent to every other school.
They'll notice the vague generalities and assume you didn't do your research on the institution (meaning you aren't serious about attending), and your application will end up with thousands of others in the rejection pile. 🙁
So, how can you ensure university officials take an interest in your application? The key is to tailor your essay to each school by incorporating the school's individual attributes and offerings.
Tailoring your application for each college improves your chances of admission. Photo: George Pak/Pexels
For instance, the eight Ivies specialize in different areas of study. Columbia is renowned for social sciences, while UPenn and Harvard are famous for their business programs. So, if you're applying for an MBA at Harvard, you should talk about your leadership and management skills while focusing on how Harvard's program can give you a leg up on the competition.
Besides academic programs, you can also mention other reasons why you want to be part of the institution. You could cite famous alumni who've inspired you to apply or if you've visited the school, make sure to share some of your favorite experiences on campus.
While stellar grades and test results are crucial elements of your Ivy League college application, they only tell part of your story. What colleges truly want to know about you is who you are and what makes you tick to understand how you compare with other students.
The application essay, often known as the personal statement, is your best chance to demonstrate who you are beyond the numbers on your high school transcript. ✍
The essay is one part of your college application where your voice shines through. Photo: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels
Typical essay questions center on self-discovery and progress, giving applicants the chance to talk about the unique events that have shaped them.
Utilize your personal statements and supplements to communicate not only who you are now but also who you want to become while studying at their institution. Detail your long-term objectives, to explain what contributions you want to make.
READ NEXT: How to Write a Killer College Essay: A Step-by-Step Guide
When every applicant has extraordinarily similar extracurricular activities, thoughtful essays, and an SAT score over 1500, a top recommendation letter can be what distinguishes your application.
Usually written by high school counselors and teachers, a recommendation letter paints an overall picture of who you are by describing qualities outside of your academic resume.
Recommendation letters play a significant role in highlighting students' academic and personal characteristics because admissions officers usually don't see applicants in person. Photo: VitalikRadko/Depositphotos
Keep an eye on the calendar because you'll need to ask your teachers for the letter as early as September or October if you're planning on applying to the Ivies early. Considering the holidays, mid-November is a good time to start asking for a letter ahead of the regular application deadline.
A recommendation can also be a tiebreaker against a competing student. If you have similar extracurriculars, test scores, and GPA, a letter from a teacher could make the difference between getting through your dream college and getting left out.
With thousands of applications flooding in, gain extra points by showing colleges that you are genuinely interested in them.
Applying early action is a fantastic way to show interest in your top-choice school. You can also interact with the school on social media or talk to current or past students or even a professor in the department you intend to major in to know more about the program.
Admissions officers believe that students with a higher level of interest in their institution are more likely to accept an offer. Yan Krukov/Pexels
Looking for more ways to impress a school? If you have a skill or exceptional achievement, some universities allow candidates to submit samples of their original work in addition to the college essay.
Known as supplements, these materials can include anything from creative writing samples to short films and art portfolios that testify to your talents and give you another chance to go above and beyond.
For instance, Cornell's supplement is a 650-word "Why Cornell" essay. The same applies to Brown, Columbia, and Yale.
Schools will know everything about your academics through your transcripts, so the challenge lies in convincing admissions officers that you're different and a cut above the rest.
Use the college essay as well as the interview round to make your application as strong as possible.
Your college application should show off what makes you unique. Photo: SimpleFoto/Depositphotos
Narrate stories and anecdotes highlighting your personality. Don't just say you are a good leader or have fantastic organization skills. Talk about the time when you arranged a food drive during the pandemic or built homes with Habitat for Humanity.
Finally, you could also highlight your cultural and ethnic roots. Talk about special festivals, celebrations, and traditions, and reflect on how these have shaped you. Highlighting your diversity is a fantastic way to add color and spice to your application. ✨
An in-person or virtual interview is another opportunity to go beyond your test scores and show a college representative why their institution is the perfect fit for you.
The interview is also a chance to build a personal rapport with admissions officers and ask questions about the school, including about admissions and scholarships.🗣
Even though students may find the thought of a college interview unsettling, they are an important part of the application process. Photo: pressfoto/Freepik
Interviewers prefer students who apply with a purpose, so be prepared to talk about yours. Consider, why did you choose this school over others? Which program interests you and why? You may also want to consider preparing for questions about your skills and strengths that speak to your character.
Finally, remember practice makes perfect! Ask a friend or relative who is willing to take on the role of interviewer and is also comfortable enough to provide constructive feedback on your performance. Finding a good practice partner will allow you to identify and improve on weaknesses in your interview technique.
Tip: If you're up for a mock interview, here are the top five most common admissions interview questions to rehearse:
Why do you want to attend this university?
Tell us about your favorite subject?
What do you want to major in at college?
What are your favorite activities outside of class?
Tell us three interesting things about you that are not in your application?
Did a member of your immediate family go to the Ivy League you want to attend? Congratulations, that already increases your chances of getting accepted by 45 percent! 🎉
A legacy student is someone who has a close family member, usually a parent, who went to the same college that they attend.
Offered by the most selective schools, these applicants receive special consideration during the admission process. Most schools only consider applicants who have had at least one parent as a former student, though some colleges may extend legacy status to grandchildren or even siblings of alumni.
Applying as a legacy can boost your chances of getting into an Ivy League school. Photo: vgstockstudio/Freepik
Moreover, preferential treatment of the children of alumni (many of whom are super successful and incredibly wealthy) also brings in millions of dollars in funding for the school. In a deposition for an affirmative action lawsuit filed against Harvard, the dean of admissions, William Fitzsimmons, said legacy preferences were "essential to Harvard's well-being."
Although legacy admissions policies have drawn much criticism in recent years, the fact remains that having a family member who graduated from an Ivy League can work wonders for your application.
If you choose to take advantage of the process, simply indicate your alumni links in your essay. There is also a section on most school application forms, including the Common App, where you can list your family's educational history.
No applicant is suited for each of the eight Ivies because every school has its own particular culture, strengths, and requirements. Find out what each Ivy League school wants and put your best foot forward in the college application.
One of the oldest institutions in the nation, Brown was established in 1764 — before the American Revolution. Photo: wolterke/Depositphotos
According to Brown, the following eight factors are "very important" for students to have — the rigor of a student's secondary school record, class rank, GPA, standardized test scores, the application essay, references, talent/ability, and character/personal traits.
That being said, your academics is not the only determining factor for Brown. Brown prefers students who are enthusiastic in life beyond the classroom (such as extracurriculars, community involvement, and AP classes) and "committee members want to see what you have accomplished with the resources and opportunities available to you in high school."
"We will consider how your unique talents, accomplishments, energy, curiosity, perspective, and identity might weave into the ever-changing tapestry that is Brown University," the school's admissions office states.
While filling out the Brown University application, admissions officers also recommend that you talk about how specific college courses can help you challenge yourself both personally and academically. 💪
📚 Overall Acceptance Rate: 5 percent
🏆 US College Ranking: 8
🎓 Notable Alumni: John F. Kennedy, Emma Watson
📌 Location: Providence, Rhode Island
When reviewing your application, the Columbia admissions committee will be looking for evidence that you are both exceptionally talented and a good match for the school's community. Photo: f11photo/Depositphotos
While Columbia doesn't have a set of criteria for the perfect student, you have a good chance of getting accepted if you are intellectually curious, open-minded, respectful of opposing viewpoints, enthusiastic about diversity, and can fit into Columbia's culture.
Columbia University is located in the heart of New York City which means that admissions officers want to know that you will not only thrive in a city setting but that you will also take advantage of all the opportunities the Big Apple has to offer.
Show the committee your maturity, how you stay motivated and curious about the world, and how you'll make the most of your time at Columbia throughout your application.
📚 Overall Acceptance Rate: 5.5 percent
🏆 US College Ranking: 11
🎓 Notable Alumni: Barack Obama, Warren Buffett
📌 Location: New York City, New York
It's difficult to be one of the 10 percent of students accepted to Cornell each year, but if you work hard and polish your application, you can beat the odds. Photo: Cornell College
Cornell's admissions guidelines state that an ideal candidate must have the following — intellectual potential, strong character, involvement in extracurriculars, and a solid reason for choosing the school.
Academic brilliance is important to Cornell officials, but so is the character and integrity of its students.
Community involvement is highly valued. Your application will greatly benefit from any details that demonstrate your efforts at your school and community.
Admissions officers also want to ensure that they're enrolling students who can't envision attending college anywhere else.
To be a part of Cornell's student body, you must be sincere and passionate about Cornell's goals, so use your personal essay and supplements to showcase how attending the college relates to your personal objectives.
📚 Overall Acceptance Rate: 10.3 percent
🎓 Notable Alumni: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Toni Morrison
📌 Location: Ithaca, New York
Dartmouth University
It's no surprise that many students from all over the world want to study at Dartmouth, but knowing what the school expects from candidates makes the application process easier. Photo: Dartmouth College
Like Columbia, Dartmouth takes a holistic approach to applications and tends to select students who are more well-rounded, meaning a student's admittance is not solely based on their test scores or essay.
Your academic record, your activity in the community, and your extracurriculars all play a role in your admission prospects at Dartmouth. On top of achieving a high GPA and great test results, you should showcase your activities beyond the classroom, passion, and personality throughout your supplemental essays.
An ideal Dartmouth candidate, according to the school's admissions office, has "a combination of qualities, experiences, and point-of-view that isn't duplicated by any other student."
🎓 Notable Alumni: Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Robert Frost
📌 Location: Hanover, New Hampshire
With an acceptance rate of less than 5 percent, Harvard is the most selective university in the US. Photo: frimufilms/Freepik
According to Harvard admissions, the university favors exceptional, hard-working students with future success potential.
Students who are enthusiastic, well-rounded, and capable of adapting to Harvard's intense academic demands are the school's first choice.
In order to add diversity to the student body and include individuals who other students could learn from, they choose to admit those who have intriguing tales.
People who have launched pioneering projects, won national or international accolades, or who have unique experiences that distinguish them from other applicants, including minorities and candidates with compelling stories, are Harvard's top picks.
📚 Overall Acceptance Rate: 4.59 percent
🎓 Notable Alumni: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Margaret Atwood
📌 Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Even though Princeton is among the most difficult higher education institutions to get into, it is not impossible! Photo: MarDym/Depositphotos
Academic excellence is highly valued by Princeton admissions, even when compared to other highly regarded and extremely selective institutions like Harvard, Yale, and Stanford.
Academic research experience and STEM accomplishments are ways that applicants can stand out from the competitors, and they provide excellent topics for your supplements.
"Instead of worrying about meeting a specific set of criteria, try to create an application that will help us see your achievements — inside the classroom and out — in their true context, so we can understand your potential to take advantage of the resources at Princeton and the kind of contribution you would make to the Princeton community," the admissions office says.🤾🤸♂
🎓 Notable Alumni: Jeff Bezos, Alan Turing
📌 Location: Princeton, New Jersey
You should be prepared for the type of grades, standardized test scores, and extracurricular activities required to get into UPenn. Photo: PennToday
A student's GPA is the only part of their application that the UPenn rates as "extremely important."
That said, since almost every applicant is academically brilliant, having excellent grades and standardized test scores alone won't be enough to gain admission at UPenn. Other factors that the college considers include standardized test results, talent and ability, legacy status, geographic location, domicile, and race or ethnicity.
The institution also looks for applicants who are motivated to emulate its founder Benjamin Franklin by giving back to society, including the university's community, the city of Philadelphia, and the larger world.
For example, in your application you could mention interesting projects you may have undertaken outside of school, such as founding a cooking club, tutoring, or volunteering.
🎓 Notable Alumni: Noam Chomsky, Elon Musk
📌 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Like any other Ivy League school, Yale is searching for the next generation of luminaries in a number of fields. Photo: f11photo/Depositphotos
Your high school transcript is the most important component of your application to Yale because academic performance is what is always taken into account initially. 📃
Yale looks for applicants who performed exceptionally well in challenging classes throughout high school, but this isn't all the school is searching for. This Ivy chooses students who are prominent in their communities and fields of interest.
This college also admires letters of recommendation from professors that highlight how your enthusiasm, inquisitiveness, and ambition helped you succeed both inside and beyond the classroom.
According to the admissions office, the Ivy League school looks for students who will take full advantage of the many resources available on campus, push the boundaries of their abilities, and apply everything they have learned to better the world.
🎓 Notable Alumni: Meryl Streep, George W. Bush
📌 Location: New Haven, Connecticut
If you've always dreamt of an Ivy League education, you'll know that it takes extra effort to get into one of these elite schools.
With these tips, you know exactly what to include in your application to stand out. Ivy League, here you come! 😊
What GPA do you need for an Ivy League?
You should aim for a GPA of 4.0 or higher if you want to apply for admission to an Ivy League college. 🎯
What qualities do Ivy League schools look for?
Besides having stellar grades, applicants at Ivy League universities typically have a track record of significant involvement in extracurricular activities and their community and leadership skills.
The Ivy League is looking for innovators. They don't want someone whose application is identical to thousands of others; instead, they're looking for the distinctive qualities that make you the best applicant in your field. 🥇
Do Ivy League Colleges want "well-rounded" students?
While being a well-rounded applicant will definitely get you noticed, the Ivy League isn't looking to admit hundreds of equally well-rounded students.
If you can demonstrate to college admissions officers that you are an applicant who shines in your field and merits their focus and interest, they will consider you for the next stage.
What is the most important part of an Ivy League application?
Your high school transcript reflects your academic history and is, therefore, the single most crucial component of your Ivy League application. For instance, if an applicant has a C on their transcript, a highly selective university might question whether they will succeed in a more challenging academic setting.
What is the easiest Ivy League to get into?
Due to its comparatively high acceptance rate of 10.3 percent, Cornell is regarded as the Ivy League that is "easiest" to get into. Statistically, getting into Cornell is more achievable, but it's important to remember that it is still one of the most selective schools in the country. 😅
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Mark Howard was happy to come through a 'difficult' night against Solihull Moors, as Blackpool set up an Emirates FA Cup third round tie against his former club Arsenal.
The Pool stopper ended up being firmly tested against the Vanarama National League side, who pumped plenty of high balls into the box.
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"The lads put in a big shift. It was never going to be a nice game, especially after the first one, because they just made it difficult for us. But we now have an exciting game to look forward to.
"In the first-half they put a lot of crosses on top of me and then they obviously stopped afterwards for a bit. Towards the end of the game they kept doing it, but we've got some great defenders who made some massive clearances and blocks.
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Acrylic coatings can be used in organic solventborne, waterborne, powder, or radiation-curable formulations. They are used mainly in architectural, or decorative, finishes, and to coat industrial goods. Acrylic surface coatings are the leading finishes used in the paint and coatings industry, having surpassed alkyd finishes over the past few years. Based on acrylic and/or methacrylic polymers or copolymers, acrylic surface coatings are noted for their inertness and excellent color retention when exposed to outdoor conditions. In 2010–17, consumption rose in most areas of the world. Acrylic coatings now account for about 25% of all coatings on a global basis. For environmental reasons, there has been a shift toward waterborne acrylics used in architectural and automotive coatings. Acrylic latex coatings have captured a good portion of the North American and Western European market for architectural coatings as replacements for solventborne coatings. Use in developing regions as replacements for solventborne coatings and other low-quality, low-durability budget coatings is expected to continue to grow.
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In the United States, all major markets are mature. However, consumption of acrylic surface coatings in the architectural coatings market has increased at a rate faster than the overall market mainly because of greater sales of higher-quality coatings for interior use, which have been heavily promoted to the general public by mass merchandisers. There have also been higher sales of gloss coatings based on acrylic emulsions, which have replaced solventborne alkyd enamels. Consumption of waterborne acrylic coatings increased by about 3.5% annually from 2012 to 2017 as a result of the strong construction market. Future increases are expected to be only about 1% per year as the market is expected to plateau. Consumption of acrylic coatings in the OEM automotive market grew by about 2.5% annually during 2012–17, but this market, too, should show little future growth.
In Latin America, consumption of acrylic coatings is expected to rise again after the economic recessions in Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela, which were caused by political instability, along with drops in commodity prices. The construction and automotive markets are expected to slowly recover. BASF has invested in acrylic-based raw materials and Arkema in a new emulsions facility in Brazil. Volkswagen has announced plans to add capacity in Brazil.
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Operation Blue Roof got underway in Southwest Florida Saturday when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers installed a temporary roof at a Collier County residence.
Operation Blue Roof provides blue plastic sheeting as a temporary covering to help reduce further damage to property until permanent repairs can be made. The blue plastic sheeting is installed using strips of wood that are secured to the roof with nails or screws.
This program is available at no cost to eligible primary homeowners in Broward, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota counties. Other counties may be added at a later date.
Only primary residences with standard shingled roofs are eligible to receive a temporary blue roof. Metal roofs and mobile homes may be repaired as practical on a case-by-case basis. Roofs with greater than 50 percent structural damage are not eligible for this program.
For rental properties, legal permission for a blue roof to be installed must be obtained from the property owner. Renters must also obtain legal permission from their landlord to continue occupying the residence until more permanent repairs are made.
Homeowners must sign a Right-of-Entry form to allow government employees and contractors onto their property to assess damage and install the temporary covering. ROE collection centers will be set up by Corps teams in convenient neighborhood locations. Updated information about collection center locations in each county will be distributed daily.
Collection centers are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Additional locations may be added as necessary.
Current information is available on the Jacksonville District web site at www.saj.usace.army.mil/BlueRoof and at 1-888-ROOF-BLU (1-888-766-3258). Information is provided in both English and Spanish through this single number.


The world is getting smaller and globalization is here to stay. In response, NYU has partnered with one of the world's most innovative cities, Abu Dhabi, to launch a groundbreaking new 'global network university'. This thought provoking documentary follows four students from different corners of the world as they confront global challenges in their own unique way.


400 years after their publication, Monteverdi's 'Vespro della Beate Vergine' still intrigues. This monument of sacred music explores the most varied forms whilst retaining a remarkable feeling of unity and expressiveness. Under the baton of Marco Mencoboni this score, the fruit of new musicological research, plays with space in a similar way as did Monteverdi, placing the singers and instrumentalists in different parts of the church. A new interpretation to be discovered in excellent surround sound on 2 SACDs!


Recalling mid-century (or earlier) southern hospitality and charm, this original oil painting by C. Twomey captures the delightful warmth of an original homestead on an early fall day in Virginia. The classic porch front architecture, the tin roof, the welcoming rocking chairs - these details transport the viewer to another time, a simpler place.
There have been great influencers throughout my life. My mother, who raised three children alone on a schoolteacher's salary. My brother Steve, who won a Pulitzer Prize and has some books in the pipeline. My sister Ann, who is the good child. Cousin Julia Sweeney from Saturday Night Live and many books, one-woman shows and screenplays. My sister-in-law Kathleen Carroll runs the editorial side of the Associated Press, and is Chairperson of the Pulitzer Prize Award Board. All of these influencers have accomplished amazing things despite great adversity.
The Dailypaintworks Auction for the following painting begins Saturday, March 22. Thank you for your interest.
I perched along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park looking to the west, towards the Shenandoah Valley. Had my paints, easel and an outrageously gorgeous day to capture the fall colors. I loved the layers of mountains dissipating in the distance. And the colors! The blues next to the oranges - irresistible. This took longer than expected, I think because I didn't want the day to end.


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The Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) say there are still too many bogus gas installers out there putting families' lives at risk with their illegal work – with one in five of these jobs so dangerous that the appliance needed to be immediately switched off because it could have caused a gas explosion.
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), on average there are three successful prosecutions every week against bogus gas installers carrying out gas work in homes when they are not qualified to do so. Gas Safe – the gas safety watchdog body – estimate that over 250,000 such jobs are undertaken each year and 90% of these are not completed to the required standard. The Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) say that not only is this putting people's lives at risk but homeowners are typically left out of pocket as such sub- standard work has to be rectified.
B&ES spokesman, Mark Oakes, comments, "Every week families, and especially OAPs, fall victim to bogus gas fitters who don't have the skills or qualifications to work on gas appliances, which is specialist work and potentially very dangerous.
"Poorly installed gas work can cause explosions or carbon monoxide poisoning, which can be fatal and can also cause serious long-term health problems; in fact one in five of the illegal gas jobs carried out by bogus fitters was so dangerous that the appliance needed to be shut down immediately because it could have caused an explosion.
An easy way to find a qualified, registered gas installer is to use the TrustMark website, the only trade competence scheme endorsed by the Government; here all the heating engineers listed are Gas Safe registered. By employing the services of TrustMark registered traders, homeowners can be assured that they are using a firm that operates according to industry best practice, with a standard of workmanship that has been independently verified.
For more information visit: http://www.trustmark.org.uk.


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This Economy Needs a Little More Elvis a Lot Less Milton Friedman
by Richard Eskow | Aug 18, 2011 | Blog | 0 comments
The stock market's plunging as of this writing, as the global economy reels from the destructive consequences of austerity economics. Yet in Washington, politicians are moving full speed ahead in their determination to impose a rigorous new program of… austerity economics.
Politicians are finally discussing the country's urgent need for jobs. But they're still determined to push their job-killing spending cuts instead. In a week that marked the 34th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, it's once again time to sing his old hit:
"We need a little less conversation, a lot more action."
Shock Doctrine America
It's all straight out of the "Shock Doctrine" playbook, where corporate forces use every crisis to cut taxes and impose the failed Milton Friedman philosophy of deregulation and downsized government. This crisis was caused by deregulation and a bank-fueled bubble, adding to government deficits that had been created in large part by the tax cuts Republicans are determined to protect.
What's the Republican response? Even lower taxes and even less regulation. But Democrats are drinking the Kool-Aid too. Austerity rhetoric is flowing on a daily basis from the White House, Capitol Hill, and Wall Street, driving the misguided mission of the Congressional "Super Committee" and its secret deliberations.
Bracket Creeps
This week Michele Bachmann had a crowd sing "Happy Birthday" to Elvis. Unfortunately, it was the anniversary of his death. And Rick Perry tried to steal some of the momentum Ron Paul has gained with his audit of the Federal Reserve (co-sponsored by Bernie Sanders). Unfortunately, Perry did it by criticizing a potentially helpful action — and by suggesting that it might be appropriate to use violence against its head.
Republicans have officially become the "Happy Deathday" party. And about those taxes …
"Colonel" Tom Parker, the former carnival who managed Elvis, said in the late 1950s that "I consider it my patriotic duty to keep Elvis up in the 90 percent tax bracket." We had a Republican president back then, we were experiencing a period of enormous postwar growth and prosperity, and the marginal tax rate for the nation's highest earners was 90%.
Today's crisis calls for urgent government spending measures to create short-term jobs and growth, and highest earners in the country pay only 35% in taxes — if they even pay that. (And hedge fund managers may pay as little as 15%.) Yet the Republicans are calling for brutal spending cuts — and for lower taxes on the highest earners. Behind closed doors many of them acknowledge that they are willing to consider some "revenue enhancements" — on the struggling middle class.
Apparently they, and their backers, have forgotten that the wealthy have a patriotic duty to pay their fair share of taxes.
Three Senators on the Super Committee just wrote an editorial for the conservative Wall Street Journal entitled "Together We Can Beat the Deficit," that sounds a false alarm about a urgent "deficit problem" — that doesn't exist.
These misguided Senators even cite the downgrade of U.S. debt by the discredited rating "agency" Standard & Poor's as if it were a legitimate assessment by a knowledgeable organization, ignoring the recent reaffirmation of of U.S. creditworthiness by S&P's main competitor, Moody's. Their editorial reaffirms the misguided mission of their committee, with only the thinnest rhetorical nod in the direction of jobs and growth.
And they're the Committee's Senate Democrats.
Sens. John Kerry, Patty Murray, and Max Baucus wrote that "the shockwaves that roiled financial markets after the downgrade was a condemnation of Congress's inability to address the unsustainable trajectory of our current fiscal policies."
Let's take a lot at the Dow Jones over the last six months:
Remember when all the pundits and politicians were bemoaning the fact that "Washington" couldn't "get its act together" and cut spending? That's the period on the leftmost three quarters of the graph — the one where the curve goes up. Remember when everybody started saying that maybe they really were going to get their act together and do a deal? That where it goes down.
The vertical black line is when S&P issued its downgrade, on August 5. Does it look like that pronouncement sent "shockwaves that roiled financial markets"? Actually, they went up. The lowest point on this chart, represented by the right-hand dot, was on July 31/August 1. That's when Washington announced its big spending-cut deal.
It's plain that the markets hate austerity economics and couldn't care less about the downgrade. As for investor confidence, Treasury bonds are doing just fine, thank you very much. (Or is that thankyouverymuch?)
Why wouldn't the markets hate austerity plans? They've been a disaster in Europe, as Robert Reich explains. The Super Committee's been charged with making cuts that would affect the next decade's government spending. But government debt during that period is by no means a serious problem, as Dean Baker and James Kwak have documented.
So we'll ask again: the political obsession with government debt?
3.5 Billion Lobbying Dollars Can't Be Wrong
Kerry, Murray, and Baucus claim that "Standard & Poor's downgrade of America's credit rating was an unprecedented wake-up call for those who have for too long acted as if overheated rhetoric and dysfunction in Washington has no consequences for Main Street and working families."
Simply put, that's nonsense. The downgrade has had no effect on Main Street or working families. Why does Washington have such an irrational — and bipartisan — fixation on spending cuts? Maybe it's because lobbying firms spent more than $3.5 billion in 2010 and are probably spending even more this year. The largest corporations benefit from reduced government spending, which eases pressure to raise their tax rates and close loopholes. It reduces the political pressure to raise taxes on their overpaid senior executives, too.
"Too big to fail" banks are now bigger than ever, and nearly 40% of corporate profits go to the non-productive financial sector. So cuts in government spending don't interfere with their productivity, and a stagnant domestic economy doesn't need to interfere with their profits.
"Don't procrastinate," says the Elvis song, "Don't articulate." It's good to hear all the talk about jobs, but for tens of millions of unemployed or underemployed Americans, that's all it is: talk. "It's getting late, and I'm getting upset waiting around."
The president is scheduled to announce his jobs policy after Labor Day. But he has also said that he will proposed a budget-cutting proposal that goes well beyond the cuts the Super Committee is charged with finding, $4 trillion rather than a total of $2.5 trillion under the recent deal. Unless that's an 11th-dimensional chess move designed to free up $1.5 trillion in job programs, which seems unlikely, he's making a tragic mistake. (And even if it is, he's encouraging the wrong-headed economic fixation on debts that got us in this mess in the first place.)
What would a rational economic plan look like? It would first invest in a strong short-term program to create jobs and economic growth. It would address the systemic problems in our health economy, problems which threaten to bring a crushing cost burden on both public and private budgets in the next fifty years. That means reigning in the for-profit health sector.
A smart plan would also provide massive relief to American homeowners, many of whom were hoodwinked by their banks into acquiring three-quarters of a trillion dollars in total debt for nonexistent real estate value. Eliot Spitzer has some excellent ideas for how to go about it.[1]
Bachmann led a crowd in singing the Elvis hit, "Promised Land." That's the song where people "won't let a poor boy down." Any rational and humane economic program needs to protect services for lower-income Americans, who will immediately spend any assistance given to them. That will stimulate the economy, too.
Washington needs to drop its fixation on premature and misguided spending cuts. Until it does, Americans gazing at the White House and the Capitol Dome will be forced to conclude that common sense — like Elvis — has left the building.
[1] I do have one quibble with the Spitzer piece, and that's the idea of appointing GE CEO Jeff Immelt as a jobs czar. GE shipped 13,000 to India and another 5,000 to Hungary, Mexico, or China. On the other hand, the GE jobs that have stayed in the US are unionized and have excellent benefits. That's good, but I suspect their are better potential job czars out there.


Does your business suffer from poor connectivity – whether that be at a business address, satellite office or at an employee's home-based office location? You may have staff who need the flexibility of working in multiple locations but they simply can't rely on the internet, or your business may be located in a place where broadband speeds are sluggish and unreliable?
Either way, the government has committed to helping your business if you're experiencing these types of issues, offering funding to upgrade to 4G internet services for both registered business premises or individual home-based offices. Moreso, you are able to claim funding for each location experiencing these issues to ensure staff have access to the internet speeds they require, whatever their location.
The government-led scheme known as the BDUK voucher scheme subsidises the cost of installing faster connectivity at your premises, including the expense of a high gain antenna, an engineer to fit this and a 4G wifi router, for example.
BDUK stands for 'Broadband Delivery UK' and in short is part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. This organisation has been tasked with delivering high speed internet to rural businesses UK wide.
You can only apply through one of the pre-approved suppliers registered to the scheme and fortunately for you – you're in the right place… Everything Voice is a fully registered supplier and has a trained team who can work with you to submit your application today.


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Yussef Dayes presents Black Focus
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Yelfris Valdes Espinosa (trumpet); Mansur Brown (guitar, bass); Charlie Stacey (keyboards, synthesizers); Yussef Dayes (drums).
Fri 7 July 2017 19:45 - 20:45 Darling
What started as a one-time live session for the online music broadcasting and streaming platform Boiler Room eventually turned into a real project that continues to evolve. During the rehearsals keyboardist Kamaal Williams and drummer Yussef Dayes already felt their telepathic grooves were just the beginning. Under the name Yussef Kamaal this London-based duo is inspired by the earlier fusion work of Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis, but influences from the British dance and electronic scenes, like jungle and broken beat, make for a fresh and spicy sound. World-famous DJ and label boss Gilles Peterson spotted the potential of the two gentlemen early on and signed them on his label Brownswood Recordings. Their debut Black Focus (2016) received wide acclaim. After a few performances under the name Yussef Kamaal, both musicians have decided to go their separate ways; North Sea Jazz presents the band of Yussef Dayes.
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Schools must look to the future when connecting students to the internet
Submitted by admin on 6 March 2019 - 7:12pm
Oren Pinsky (Project Coordinator, Internet for All, Latin America, World Economic Forum Geneva)
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A robust, future-proof and cost-efficient internet connection is essential for school students
Image: REUTERS/Michael Kooren
This article was previously published in the World Economic Forum Blog, on February 26, 2019.
Abundant, cost-effective and reliable internet access is a basic pillar of any future-oriented education system. It democratizes student access to information and educational content; enables teachers to leverage cutting-edge teaching tools; eliminates geographical barriers; and facilitates interaction with teachers and colleagues. If applied wisely, internet access can also help improve lagging education systems, which are often challenged by issues such as lack of teachers outside large urban centres and inefficient book distribution logistics.
In the early 2000s, many countries around the world launched school connectivity programmes. In Uruguay, the United States and Australia, almost all schools today have internet-connected computer rooms. Other countries were less successful in implementing such programmes. In Brazil, for example, the school connectivity programme of the mid-2000s aimed to bring a 1 Mbps connection to every public school. Ten years later, when the programme had finally been deployed to most schools, there was limited practical use for such capacity. The recommended broadband speeds of today are 300 times faster than the project goal.
Many programmes also failed to acknowledge and adapt for innovation in connectivity-enabled learning and teaching models, as they were built around the "connect the school" paradigm. But connecting only the school has many problems and practical implications. For example, "flipped classrooms", personalized learning and "one device per student" require connected students 24/7, in and out of school.
The so-called "homework gap", where teachers are reluctant to ask students to use the internet outside school because many don't have access at home, is another obvious flaw of these programmes, present even in developed economies. With half the world not connected to the internet, such flaws become very relevant.
The amount of time students spend in front of screens while in school is also a concern for many educators. School time, those experts say, should be used for student-teacher interaction, social collaboration and "soft" skills development. At home, students can leverage screen time for content and online interaction. That is not possible with programmes that do not account for out-of-school connectivity.
Image: Oren Pinsky
From a technology perspective, the early education connectivity programmes missed the mobile data revolution. When they were launched, smartphones and 3G/4G networks did not exist (the first smartphone was launched in 2008). This has serious cost, scalability and governance implications. Many students already own a smartphone, but cannot use it for educational purposes while in school. Connected schools today require costly onsite technicians to function properly, or risk low internet availability and intermittent service, defeating the purpose of being connected in the first place. Those technicians cost the schools three-and-a-half times more than the internet link itself.
An extreme case of this trend is Colégio Bandeirantes. A leading K-12 institution in São Paulo, Brazil, it uses internet intensively to support learning for its 2,800 students. Its IT staff exceeds 45 people. While this level of support is great for students of this school, it is neither sustainable nor scalable at a national level. The economics would not work, and there are not enough people to fill the almost one million roles it would create, especially outside the major urban areas.
Image: Interviews with IT managers from private schools in the São Paulo state (n=12, Aug/2016)
Building the 21st-century student connectivity programme
Countries willing to implement or revamp student connectivity programmes can and should leapfrog those early education-focused connectivity programmes. They should aim for 24/7 connectivity for students in and out of school, and select technologies that support such a vision. They should adopt forward-looking internet speed requirements, and take into account the mobile revolution - by taking advantage of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies, for example. Economic sustainability and scalability should be considered, especially for indirect and other hidden costs such as support and maintenance.
Overall, the design of these new programmes should incorporate recent technological breakthroughs in pedagogical thinking and in mobile communications. This brings future-proofing and flexibility, so that teachers and school administrators can choose whatever methodologies and tools make most sense for students at any given time. A robust, future-proof and cost-efficient internet connection for students is the foundation of a 21st-century education.
A small school in the rural outskirts of Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil, shows how this can be done. Escola Manoel Domingos de Mello was the test bed for a pilot jointly developed by Qualcomm and Telefônica, and implemented with the pedagogical support of the Recife Center for Advanced Studies and Systems (CESAR).
Even though it is located in a poor, remote area, it was the Brazilian school with the highest internet speed per student in 2017, and likely the one with the most reliable internet connection (based on qualitative assessments, as there are no statistics on internet availability - other than it is really important). This is an impressive achievement, especially because, in contrast to the 45+ IT staff of the (much larger) Colégio Bandeirantes, there are no onsite individuals dedicated to managing the connectivity infrastructure.
How can students of a rural school in a poor region of Brazil have some of the country's better, faster and cheaper internet? What has been done to ensure students are connected not only at school, but also at home and in transit? And which governance, procurement and scalability innovations can enable this model to scale cost-efficiently to tens of millions of students? Answers to these questions contain important insights for any future-oriented education connectivity programmes.
Escola Manoel Domingos de Mello, in Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil
Sítio do Oiteiro is a small rural village connected by a 15-kilometre dirt road to the city of Vitoria de Santo Antão, in northeastern Brazil. Its 600 inhabitants live on the output of small bean crops. The village's children attend the only school in the region, which has 200 enrolled students from first to ninth grade. The school's principal and six teachers come by bus every day from nearby cities. No internet provider has ever reached the village, but cellular and mobile data service is available - as for 99% of Brazil's population - although not with enough capacity for school internet use.
To connect the school to the internet in the way 20th century programmes advised would require many resources. The school's principal, who, like many other school principals in Brazil, did not complete a college degree, would need to specify and procure routers, switches and hotspots. She would also need to manage passwords, channels and interference, firewalls and content filtering. A team would have to be hired to monitor the network 24/7 to ensure reliability - or risk preventing teachers from using the internet in class. Instead, Escola Manoel Domingos de Mello chose to outsource all these technical activities to Mobile Network Operators (MNO), which have the scale and expertise benefit of running professionally managed networks for hundreds of millions of customers in Brazil.
These operators already employ tens of thousands of engineers and technicians who set up and manage connectivity networks much more efficiently than any single school, or group of schools, could. The MNO has installed dedicated infrastructure on school premises (a 4G small base station and a radio backhaul). Students and teachers, equipped with 4G-enabled tablets, use this infrastructure to access high-speed, reliable internet. Because of the MNOs' economies of scale, they should be able to provide connectivity at a lower total-cost-of-ownership than the old programmes.
But the most important benefit of outsourcing the connectivity infrastructure to the MNOs is that students can be connected to educational content on the internet both in and out of school, 24/7. Students benefit from the virtually ubiquitous coverage that MNOs provide, remaining connected even when out of school (and those who live close to school benefit even more from high speeds). Providing out-of-school connectivity with 20th-century paradigms would be prohibitively expensive.
Future-oriented education connectivity programmes should:
- aim to connect students in and out of school
- leverage the expertise and scale of MNOs and the mobile eco-system for cost-efficiency and scalability
- avoid blindly replicating technological paradigms from 20th-century education connectivity initiatives, as the supporting technologies available have drastically evolved
This experience shows one way in which infrastructure can be deployed to provide connectivity to students 24/7, no matter where they live. This connectivity, together with teacher training and the curation of relevant educational content, is how education systems can take advantage of the current revolution and improve learning, which is the ultimate objective of deploying technology in schools.
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In order for Bitcoin to be considered a valid currency or a means of value store, the cryptocurrency market should grow at a steady pace. Sudden bursts of growth and market up and down cycles will only confirm the view that Bitcoin does not fit into the role of real currency or even the role of an asset capable to store value.
While sudden bitcoin gains may bring profit investors who seek higher returns than in traditional markets, this process can also work in the opposite direction, as seen in recent months, bitcoin lost most of its value from its record highs. However, bitcoin has several important key drivers that can bring back life into this market and show that this bearish trend is just a temporary market phase.
For over two weeks now, bitcoin price has been steadily trading in the strategic zone of $6000 - $6300. We have already written about the importance of this region for entire crypto market, but you cannot overestimate it in current conditions, it was this zone where all the significant upward impulses originated, including December 2017 historical rally.
The local minimum was marked at $6077 on June 13, and since then the market has frozen in consolidation. This consolidation itself is already a positive sign, as it seems that market is accumulating forces for an upward release. Of course, this may take more than a week, but most importantly, the market has found logical bottom and volumes are slowly starting to grow. Over the past 24 hours, the market capitalization has not changed much, remaining at the level of 282-285 billion dollars.
Shortly ahead of US session start, the market is trading at $6690. Some return of demand for equity puts pressure on the cryptocurrency. If we talk about the target of the nearest growth, then technical analysis indicates the nearest mark in the region is $7630.
In addition to technical considerations, the bitcoin price may move to growth based on several key drivers that can help increase the capitalization of the cryptocurrency markets. While the price of major cryptos has shown a significant decline, long-term investment in the main cryptocurrency is now much safer and attractive than in December 2017, when the price was at record highs. Despite global mass media blockade of cryptos taking place these days more and more people understand that Blockchain technology is a long-run promising technology that is still waiting for its time.


When I was a little boy, disturbed rather helping in the store - playing with bobbins, clippings, buttons - my mother was often telling me about a Warsaw tailoring company where my father, my two brothers and one of the sisters learned the art of tailoring. It was in their uncle's (my mother's brother's) studio. That studio was definitely not a small one since my mum always started her story with the fact that the uncle - the owner - was travelling around Warsaw in his own carriage drawn by four horses. These were the twenties of the XXth century - the time from which I could probably start to count the days and years of tailoring achievements by the generations of Wisniewski. This fact is documented by two advertisements of "Wiśniewski" arising from the coastal sands of Gdynia at 75 Świętojańska street, that miraculously still exist in print. One advertisement published in the Dziennik Gdyński is dated November 16, 1936, and the other one December 22, 1938.
My father, Stefan Wiśniewski, was first running his tailoring studio with his brother in Gdynia. During the Nazi occupation, he moved to Warsaw and bought the premises at Dobra street, where he ran his studio. I, Janusz Wiśniewski, was born there in 1940. We managed to survive the Warsaw uprising and after the surrender, we were displaced together with thousands of other survivors to Pruszków. It was where I saw my father for the last time - They took him from there to Dachau. He never returned.
After returning from German captivity, uncle Józef continued to run the studio in Gdynia at 25 Świętojańska Street. In 1957, he was expelled by the then government from Świętojańska and bought the place at 25 Starowiejska street.
In 1959 I was 19 years old and planning to be a vet, but I started to learn tailoring. In 1968, my uncle died unexpectedly and... Since then I, Janusz Wiśniewski has been running our tailoring business kat. "S" located at 25 Starowiejska street in Gdynia. In March 2019 I will be celebrate the 60th anniversary of my business there. My son Tomasz, while studying, was also learning the tailoring profession. As result for over fifteen years now. We have been also creating tailor-made suits for Warsaw residents in our branch at 2 Krochmalna Street with great success.
As you can see threw this history "Krawiec Wiśniewski" has been serving you for four generations - providing you with a fashionable cut and a perfect quality taking care of your style. Everyone knows that "Wiśniewski" is a good brand!
You can read more about tailoring and the company on our blog.


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Q: Does anyone know how to get text of right size of image without the background of the text stretching or the text going below the image? What it currently looks like
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What I want it to look like
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When every I uses css grid the text background stretches to the size of the image or it will end up being below the image even though there is a lot of empty space on the right size.
MY HTML

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Css
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    top: 50%;
    transition: translate(-50%, 50%);
    display: grid;
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A: I changed some stuff in your code

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By using flex and fit-content you can easily achieve the layout you described.
 .Last-Part div {
   text-align: center;
   background: #ddd;
   padding: 1em;
   height: fit-content;
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 .Last-Part div:nth-child(odd) {
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A: Is this how you mean:

.Last-Part div {
  text-align: center;
  background: #ddd;
  padding: 1em;
}

.Last-Part div:nth-child(odd) {
  background: #eee;
}

.Last-Part {
  grid-column-gap: 1em;
  display: grid;
  width: fit-content;
}

.box4 {
  grid-area: 1 / 2 / 1 / 2;
  align-items: end;
  width: 400px;
}

.box5 {
  grid-area: 2 / 2 / 2 / 2;
  width: 400px;
}

.Image {
  grid-area: 1 / 1 / 3 / 2;
  width: 510px;
}

img {
  width: 500px;
  height: 500px;
}

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With grid-area the areas are specified as row-start / column-start / row-end / column-end

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Society honors Animal Sciences teacher John McNamara
Posted by | August 3, 2016
John McNamara, recipient of the American Society of Animal Science Fellow Award for teaching.
John McNamara, emeritus professor of Animal Sciences at Washington State University, received national recognition for his more than 30 years of training future animal scientists last month.
McNamara earned the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Fellow Award, in the teaching category, at its annual meeting July 21 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"It's a very nice recognition after a 43-year career," said McNamara, who has worked at WSU since 1983 and retired this year.
McNamara is one of a small group of scientists who has been awarded fellow status by both the American Dairy Sciences Association and the ASAS.
While officially retired, he continues to train teachers in agriculture, pets and the food supply, and is a board member of the Washington Science Teachers Association. He also continues to publish articles on dairy biology, and works on 'electronic cows'—mathematical dairy cattle models.
As a teacher, McNamara says he aims to inspire students to obtain basic technical knowledge and become scientifically literate learners. He also helps students learn to balance facts, emotions, and the political, social and economic issues surrounding people and animals.
McNamara thanks his early mentors at the University of Illinois, faculty members Dale Bauman, Carl Davis and Jimmy Clark.
"Not only did they teach me to be a scientist, but also a faculty member," he said.
During the 1980s, Emeritus Professor Jim Carlson, a former department chair and associate dean, encouraged and helped McNamara and other young professors to do their best for society and industry.
Another mentor, WSU Emeritus Professor Joe Hillers, "taught me to take students as they were and help them achieve their potential," McNamara said.
Jane Parker, a nationally recognized advising professional who retired in 2012 following 36 years at WSU, helped him become a caring and effective student advisor. Last spring, McNamara was the inaugural recipient of the Jane Parker Award for Service to the WSU Advising Community, presented by the WSU Academic Advising Association.
McNamara was also one of the first recipients of excellence in research and advising awards from the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences and an early member of the WSU Teaching Academy.


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Courses include entrepreneurial concepts learned in innovation and creativity, business funding, and marketing.
Through these skills, students will have a sound education base in entrepreneurship for lifelong learning. Graduates are prepared to be self-employed and open their own businesses. Students can complete the courses required for this degree as online courses.
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When I pass you I shield my eyes, avert my gaze, change my footing, gasp, wretch.
You're discarded. Disregarded as nothing, as gross. As guts.
like spilled cement: You are as permanent as the moment, as forgotten as your sisters.
You are nothing at all.
You were born into a family of pioneers, of squirmy small bundles of now.
You nursed on your mama, like I did.
You played with your brother, like I had.
You found shelter from the wet days. You foraged.
You lived in your (perhaps complicated, perhaps simple) world where hope sprang eternal. Where instinct and safety were nurtured.
You are truth. You are thrown away.
You are real. You are tossed aside.
You are impossible to confront, easy to forget, as fleeting as a meaningless kiss, as solid as the unforgiving, steaming pavement beneath you now.
When I see you, I do not look.
You are dead, and I will have none of that.
but no one to look.


Ezekiel 12:20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
1 Chronicles 5:9 And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.
Jeremiah 50:13 Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.


"_restore_ me -- brain, heart, soul, spirit, body, every fibre of my nature -- to restore me perfectly, to conform me wholly to the image of His Son."
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"Peace is the most powerful foe America has ever faced, but I am confident that our relentless pursuit of failure will once again restore our faith and ensure our prosperity."


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There is something of a think-tank, symposium or conference feel to Brainchild. It is as if everyone is there to contribute everything creative they have, to make genuine connections and to participate in a melting pot of ideas, music, art, colour and the celebration of life itself. Virtually everything in the festival grounds (which was one enormous field and a woodland area) was an installation, and interactive at that. The colourful, fun and somehow innocent environment that the fabric maze, see-saw-powered puppet arms and cushioned, water-less orange jacuzzi provided set the scene perfectly for those unique encounters, novel conversations and a generally fantastic time.
Another very welcome aspect of Brainchild was the zero-expectations, 'anything goes' mood that hung intangibly in the air. People seem to agree that there is a feeling of obligation to go crazy at festivals, but here it seemed that whatever degree of intensity I wished to play at would find its corner and be welcomed. Personally I had gone to Brainchild with that usual festival expectation of having a very large time, but it actually ended up being (for the most part) quite low-key. In simpler terms, there was no pressure to do anything, and the comfortable feeling this provoked allowed me to really enjoy everything, from lying in the dark, soft Cinematarium (where short films and the World Cup Final were later aired), to dancing in huge, ridiculous jumps to cosmic jazz à la Sun Ra (Where Pathways Meet).
It was so refreshing to be able to lounge around listening to new music and not doing much else without feeling any pressure to get up and go. Besides, it was far too hot for this to be a realistic strategy. I spent a large proportion of each day hiding from the sun, and the woods came into their own in this respect. The dark, cool and breezy space under the trees was perfect if the exposed and ravaging heat of the field got too much, which didn't take long.
The music, however, was so good that it was hard to justify walking away from it, even in the burning sun. There was a wide-ranging mixture of jazz, rap, poetry, acoustic, psychedelia, electronic and experimental being played, and wandering between them at will, I was repeatedly pulled in and captivated by the talent on display. In a similar fashion to Meadows in the Mountains, the lineup seemed to be lesser-known acts that should certainly have more reach because of their sheer quality.
Through delay, echo and distortion effects applied to saxophones and trumpets, Ariwo created an intense, bodily music that pulled the crowd into a trance. It could even have been just an electronic DJ set, but the fact that they were using acoustic instruments live, with pedals, gave the experience something richer and more complex, even confusing.
There was a decent amount of purely electronic music as well, and the woodland stage (The Shack) was set up well for this, with a scaffold of speakers rigged above the crowd, pointing down. This allowed for a later end time to the music as the sound travelled less. I really liked the music on offer here, it was almost exclusively wonky and weird, always entertaining and always great to dance to. The main stage (Brainstage) also had a good selection of DJ's, the best of which was undoubtedly Maxwell Owin, who played back-to-back with Emma-Jean Thackray.
A favourite aspect of Brainchild was that going alone was made not only possible but perhaps even desirable over being in a big group. There were so many interesting people milling around, and such a variety of things to see and listen to each day that not being tied down, and being free to drop in and out allowed for a deep interaction with the festival itself. I did go with my great friend Cordi, but we acted on an unspoken agreement that we weren't going to depend on each other. We'd wander off at a moment's notice and bump into each other again hours later, having both had our own adventures in the intervening time.
The small size of Brainchild, which had around 2,500 people this year, also lent itself well to floating about, as you would inevitably run into the people later who you met along the way, instead of losing them in a vast crowd. In addition, everyone seemed to be very welcoming and friendly, and on multiple occasions I randomly started a conversation with someone and ended up having a fascinating discussion. The switched-on, actively thinking creativity of the weekend rubbed off on people, who then in turn shared it around and filled the air with a bright energy.
This was largely reflected by the workshops that were on offer. Organised discussions and classes on topics as diverse as off-grid energy solutions, perma-culture gardening and neolithic pot making gathered people together for something other than dancing, whilst a daily bring-your-own instruments slot at the Lemon Lounge Geodome (located in the camping field not the main festival area) provided a great opportunity to blur the lines between punters and performers. In fact, this was one of the great things about Brainchild: the boundaries separating some from others were dissolved, purely by the small size of the festival and the fact that everyone camped together. After a set, the performers could be seen hanging out in the crowd, or wandering off to get food and sit with people. It was really nice to have everyone together in this way, and having a space for attendees to get creatively involved was the icing on the cake.
I went to one of the open jams, on the Saturday, and after some tentative milling around with a couple of other hopefuls, we decided just to play with who was there: me and a couple of guitarists. As soon as we got our instruments out and began playing, about six or seven other people all appeared from nowhere, and before long we were in full swing. We had a melodica, someone drumming on a bucket, some singers and rappers (of which Cordi was one), and even a flute!
Returning from Brainchild, I feel as if my creativity has been supercharged. When I sing, I'm singing new melodies and more coherent patterns, breaking out of my old habits into more novel sounds. The same applies to my piano and synth playing. I feel more able to improvise more original, or at least more authentic and different material. Beforehand, as I was getting increasingly into improvisation, I felt frustration at always falling into the same 'pieces', but now every time I sit down at the piano, it seems as if something new, tighter and more expressive is being let out. In addition, the improvisations that I regularly play now have more structure and internal variation. For all this, I am very grateful to Brainchild, and will certainly be returning again for the refreshing dose that acts as such a good antidote to creative stultification.
Here's the full lineup and a map of the site. Find some new music!


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Evergreen State College Seminar II
The Seminar Building at Evergreen State College was the first publicly funded educational facility in Washington State to earn a LEED Gold certification.Sited between five closely spaced buildings with minimal footprints, the landscape concept has three primary objectives: to adjoin the project to a restored woodland edge, to celebrate water in all areas of the landscape and to create a range of outdoor learning and gathering spaces. Precipitation gathered from the building's impermeable surfaces is returned to the site and utilized in a variety of ways.Studies of the site and building were coordinated to capture on-site infiltration, reduce water consumption in the landscape and utilize on-site water to nurture vegetation. Roof runoff is picked up at several points and directed to the site via gutters, runnels, and swales. At the north side of the site, a long curvilinear swale connects and defines two courtyards, terminating in an ephemeral pool. At the south edge, linear runnels bring stormwater to basins at the forest edge, with connections to overland drainage as needed.
Evergreen State College
Landscape Architectural