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Twitter is the World's Best Free Professional Development Tool
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Since I was awake at 5 AM on a Saturday (don't ask), I figured it was a good time to update my Personal Learning Network on Twitter. For years, I've been saying Twitter is the best free professional development tool available; I even teach an online course at two colleges all about Twitter.
Not familiar with the power of Twitter? You doubt the veracity of my claim? Check out the amazing PD and personal enrichment I received on an early Saturday morning from Twitter.
With the intention of growing my PLN, I went to one of my favorite educators, Shelly Terrell. One of the most energetic and brilliant teachers I know (by the way, I met Shelly on Twitter and later at the ISTE conference), I know she follows remarkable people in education, business, leadership and entrepreneurship, so I figured I couldn't go wrong following some of the people in Shelly's PLN.
Soon, I found Jordan Hamel, an engineering student, who is working on an education technology app. Because I'm interested in mobile apps, I reached out to Jordan so we could connect and share ideas about mobile applications.
Next, I found Jeff Herb, an Instructional Technology Director at a high school in Illinois. Jeff's Twitter profile led me to his web site, Instructional Tech Talk, a veritable treasure trove of technology resources. I bookmarked Jeff's site, because I knew I would return to it later and make use of the many education tools there. (Notice the amazing, free PD.)
Minutes later, I clicked into the Twitter handle belonging to Roxanna Elden, a teacher and writer. Her profile routed me to a website that describes her book, See Me After Class. I read a review by Education Week, which said Elden's book has "a heavy dose of practicality, a dash of cynicism, and wry humor." I was intrigued and moments later, I was on Amazon.com downloading See Me After Class to my Kindle.
In about 45 minutes of perusing the Twitter PLN of my favorite professional, I found an educator with a common interest, an edtech teacher who edits a powerful website, and I discovered new online tools I may wish to use with my own students or share with colleagues. Oh, and I found a new author and added an education book to my library.
By the way, all of this was free professional developmet (although I did purchase Elden's book).
I could have attended a day-long workshop, which would have cost hundreds of dollars and consumed my entire Saturday. The learning would have been negligible. Instead, I spent a wonderful 45 minutes in the comforts of my own home, sipping hot coffee, and I learned more than I have in the last five workshops I've attended.
So, you see, if you're not using Twitter, you're missing out on the best free education professional development tool, period!
If you're not on Twitter, please join here today
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Mark Barnes is the Founder of Times 10 Publications, which produces the popular Hack Learning Series, The uNseries, and other books from some of education's most reputable teachers and leaders. Barnes presents internationally on assessment, connected education, and Hack Learning. Connect with @markbarnes19 on Twitter.
this is a really helpful article I have learn new something. Any kinds of apps are now very important for the digital world.
Douglas Thomas
Twitter: madthomasd
I'm taking this class to better understand how Twitter can further advance my connection to students and parents.
Amanda Lowe
Twitter: stretchandcatch
I'm taking this class because although I have a Twitter account, I have no idea how to use it! I am an educator and an author and I know that this is a tool that I need to understand in my career. I'm excited to learn more, I hope I can use Twitter as a tool for people to see my textbooks, like Roxanna Elden did for her book!
Twitter is a fabulous way to spread the word. Welcome aboard, Amanda.
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Twitter: cdbarrus
#pluggedinclass it seems that maybe Twitter isn't a PD tool, but rather a portal to available PD. It seems to be a great way to reach out to others, though they may not necessarily reach back directly. But nonetheless, it's a great way to establish a potential network, which doesn't happen easily or efficiently at a conference.
Hey Christian, you can apply your description of Twitter to just about any social channel. I like the phrase portal to PD. Don't you think portals are far better for educators than traditional stand-and-deliver PD?
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Twitter: megantctoday
I have been using Twitter for a very long time. I have a few different accounts (personal, coaching, teacher.etc) However, I truly didn't realize the true power of Twitter, as a professional development tool until I came upon the #pluggedinclass. It was a testament to this article, because I slowly came to find the course within 20-30 minutes of looking at followers of my followers, and searching for #edchats. The power of the tool is a bit scary at times, and now I truly realize its more than simply a place I can post homework or reminders, rather where I can connect and network and more importantly learn from others.
Sometimes it can be tough to stay on track, lol. I often find myself getting lost in the continual network of posts I often forget my original intent of looking at Twitter or where I began. It can suck the life out of me at times but for a great reason!
I'm so excited to learn to be plugged in to Twitter with my students! I have been using Google Classroom and apps with my students, but I am looking forward to extending this tech-trend with Twitter. Teaching 8th grade, this will be a good way to get their attention!
I honestly don't know why I've resisted Twitter, especially when I do have other social media accounts, and I can completely appreciate the free professional development that I've been able to get from those other platforms. I think I'm partially afraid of getting sucked into something else that ties me to a computer or phone. However, the way it's described here, it does seem like an efficient way to learn from others… so here I am, signed up for a course, ready to give it a try!
As an administrator and curriculum leader, I am always looking for new technology integration to offer teachers for student learning engagement. My high school in northeast Ohio received a Straight A grant for 1:1 iPads for every students. Since we will have close to 1025 devices entering the building in August, I want to ensure teachers are comfortable utilizing effective and efficient applications. By reading the this first blog of how Twitter is the world's best free PD tool, I can assure you that many of my teachers will find this Twitter as a valuable integration tool to their classrooms. My goal is to see a lot of them utilizing Twitter for not just for communication but also embedding it into their course curriculum.
Twitter: Mrs_Poehling
I decided to take the Plugged in for Teachers class at Hack Learning Academy since one of my colleagues will not stop bugging me about it. I believe that I am going to be very happy that I did.
This year I discovered the power of Twitter PD even in your pajamas at home! The edtech summit I attended also showed me the power of Twitter in building relationships.
Twitter: jomrosa
During my planning yesterday I received notification you were live on Periscope. As a result, I have signed up for your Plugged in for Teachers course. I have had a Twitter account since August 2009 and have used Twitter as my PLN by following you and like-minded education and mathematics leaders. The experience you described in this post is familiar I go to Twitter to be inspired, to grow in my thinking, to follow trends in education, to learn from great math teachers, and to learn how technology can be integrated in the classroom.
I believe Twitter, used correctly, is a great platform to share ideas, thoughts, and information. But I also know I have a lot to learn about Twitter.
Twitter: jadams48531
I can see the advantages of using Twitter. It seems incredible to have so many great resources at your fingertips. I'm looking forward to trying it and adding new ideas to how to use Twitter. It also seems limitless what you can get done after or before hours.
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Twitter: mrslambright110
I've been on twitter for years and use it as a way to connect my parents to the classroom however, as a professional, I'm more of a lurker and hope to become an active participant through this course. Thank you!
Hey Heather, lurking on Twitter can be very useful, but I hope you'll engage a bit, as conversations can be both rich and rewarding. Thanks for participating in the Plugged In Twitter course on http://hacklearningacademy.com
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Twitter: jim_helmicki
I was encouraged to this site by a former boss. I look forward to the practicality and ease of gaining professional development as an educator/administrator without spending countless hours in training while getting very little out of them.
I have to admit that I don't feel I've used Twitter correctly at all! (definitely not professionally!). I really am looking forward to connecting with like-minded professionals and expanding my PLN for PD–I usually only use Twitter to get sports scores and updates quickly, but hope to transform that ease & speed to benefit my classroom.
Hey Amy, I'm not sure there is a right or wrong way to use Twitter. I love talking sports occasionally on Twitter. You will, I believe, love connecting with like-minded professionals. Enjoy Twitter.
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Twitter: NikkiMillerMCS
I hear this very same thing at all of the live PD that I attend. They say the number one thing that you can do to improve your own professional learning is to become more active on twitter. I feel I'm here but not engaging. I just kind of watch things happen and don't participate. I'm hoping the "pluggedinclass will help change that.
You will learn a lot about engaging on Twitter in this course, Nikki. Glad to have you on board.
Welcome aboard, Lisa. I received your comment. Thanks.
This article sounds great, but I always get nervous being on social media. Hopefully, this course will show me that twitter can be both safe and useful in my classroom.
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Janice Driscoll
Twitter: JDriscollMIS
Twitter has increased my access to professional development exponentially! I am looking forward to #pluggedinclass to further my PD and to strengthen reasons for all of my staff to be on Twitter!
Hey Janice, this is great to hear. Hopefully, the course will help colleagues embrace Twitter, too. Good luck. See you on Twitter.
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Sounds great, but I always get nervous being on social media. Hopefully, this course can show me that twitter can be both safe and useful for my classroom.
The best free PD in the world is on Twitter, and many teachers are now seeing its value as a teaching and learning too. Thanks for commenting.
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I'll admit I've been a doubter, but I'm going to try to keep an open mind as I navigate this course.
Keep us posted on your progress on Twitter. Remember, like most things, you get from the tool what you put in. Good luck.
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I'm excited to find resources through other users weblinks!
I never realized that Twitter would be another, more accurate, form of google. By finding educators who share common interests, etc. you can stumble upon a lot of different websites with great resources!
One more way to find cool tech tools and tips that I can share with my students and professional peers! Its like a treasure box just waiting to be found and opened.
Looks like another great way for me to find more fun tech tools and ideas to share with my students and professional peers. There's a lot out there to discover, like a treasure chest waiting to be unearthed!
Twitter: SenoritaTweet
I look forward to being able to reach my students in a way they most understand through Twitter!
You'll find thousands on Twitter, Ed. Good luck, and thanks for reading and weighing in here at Brilliant or Insane.
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Twitter: Whitemia22
I've never used twitter in the capacity that is described above. Wow! I love how you were able to make so many meaningful connections in such a short period of time.
Twitter is truly amazing, Mike. I think you and your students will love it.
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Twitter: shanmorris76
I'm looking forward to making connections professionally with Twitter. I teach in an IB school and hope that I can connect with other early childhood educators using Twitter.
Hey Shannon, kids love twitter. Engagement will increase exponentially with Twitter. Thanks for reading and commenting. Don't be a stranger at B or I.
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Twitter: Alexis_Volk
As a mom of 2 little kiddos I find it hard to be away from my family for long PD days. I am also up very early on Saturday mornings – I look forward to using this time to become inspired for my classroom while the rest of my house is asleep! I can't wait to find some creative colleagues to follow.
I love seeing teachers begin a Twitter Journey, Alexis.You are going to love it. Please keep us posted here at B or I on your progress. And thanks for reading; I hope you'll be a regular.
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As an art teacher I often feel like I was working an a bubble. Most schools will have a couple or a few art teachers but we are usually so busy dealing with our own classes that we don't take time to collaborate and bounce ideas off of each other. I used to rely on state conventions to get new ideas and to get inspired.
Since I've been away from the classroom it's been even worse. I'm really looking forward to learning how Twitter can get me back in to "the now" of what's happening in art education.
Mark, great example of Twitter in action. I like many of your readers ( I'm sure) immediately went to check out Jeff Herbs Tech Talk site right away upon your mention, good stuff! Looking forward to connecting with other professionals in education from around the world using Twitter.
Thanks Sean. Please keep reading and contributing here and keep us posted on your Twitter progress.
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Twitter: RobinBJoseph
I never thought of using Twitter as a PD tool. It sounds like a great way to connect with colleagues and shorten my learning curve! I think it will really help my with learning and teaching for my AP Psychology class
Your students will love Twitter, Robin. Thanks for reading. I hope you'll be a regular here.
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I'm blown away that in my first few minutes on this Twitter class I've actually connected with a former colleague. Hey Robin! I hope we both get a lot out of this class and I hope all is well with you and your family!
Glad you're on board with Twitter, Tom. Be sure to tweet me at #PluggedInClass. And thanks for reading Brilliant or Insane. Don't be a stranger.
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Twitter: RobinBJoseph
I never thought of using Twitter as a PD tool. It sounds like a great way to connect with colleagues and shorten my learning curve! I think it will really help my with learning and teaching for my AP Psychology class
Twitter: KistSylviakist
As I was reading the article I thought, Twitter as PD? Does it do that? (I am such a novice with Twitter. I just signed up for my account prior to writing this comment because the article said I should.) It grabbed my interest (the PD declaration) because I am not always happy with what I have learned at PD workshops. I would like to be able to connect with other kindergarten teachers. That would be enhance my abilities as an instructor. My concern now is: What do I possibly have to contribute to them on my Twitter account? As an aside, as I was scrolling down to reach this comment section, a statement caught me eye. Something about "in order to teach students math they have to write about it. " That (Tweet??) interested me and I want to go back and read it. Or maybe I need to do that bookmark thing with Diingo you made mention of in one of your 5 minute clips.
I'm scared of this technology because I'm out of my comfort zone but I also think I'm getting hooked.
Twitter: VickiOliverSES
Endless resources, working from home on my own schedule, connecting with great people. Sounds like a win, win, win situation!
Yes, Vicki. I teach an online course about Twitter, and it opens up new worlds to so many people. Isn't it fantastic? Thanks for reading and weighing in. I hope you'll be a regular here at Brilliant or Insane.
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I look forward to learning more about Twitter through this course. I'm hoping that the communication and information available from Twitter will benefit my high school math students. Anything I can find that will interest and/or inspire them will appreciated and put to good to use.
Twitter: janmariejensen
Great read! My time is precious! I have very little time with my 4 boys and very soon to be 5 boys running around. Over the last 6 years I have been lacking in the PD area. I am taking this course last minute to renew my teaching license. I loved the idea that I would be able to complete it all on my phone because I only have a few quick minutes here and there to work on my own personal things. My boys ages are 6,5,3, & 10 months, I am due with the 5th boy in Aug. This article showed me a peek into a world that I have never explored and simply didn't know existed. I am excited to learn more about finding PD fast. I want to learn and grow as a teacher. I am just in a very challenging season of raising children and still trying to be the best teacher I can be. I think twitter will defiantly help me find relevant PD in a quick way.
Good luck with Twitter. It sounds like just the right medicine.
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I had no idea that Twitter was so powerful. I've honestly thought of it as a gossiping tool for teenagers. I am very interested to learn more and use the resources Twitter has to improve my teaching.
Denise Billock
Great to hear, Denise. I think you'll appreciate the power of Twitter the more you use it. Thanks for weighing in here. I hope you'll be a regular reader here at Brilliant or Insane.
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I am excited about twitter. There is nothing better than being able to sit at home, be able to grow my network, educate myself, and not have to leave my house. Plus it is free.
Jennifer, you are right on all counts. Twitter is so powerful for educators. Thanks for reading and contributing.
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I am excited to already learn how using Twitter can open a whole world of PD opportunities all while sitting in my nice warm house(it was -18 degrees yesterday morning), all while sipping on my coffee!
Twitter: FletchMarnie
I loved reading about your Saturday morning PD session you experienced in the comfort of your own home. This gave me a great snapshot of how this all works. I've started using Diigo since watching your quick video on it, and I'm hooked. This is what I've needed to make twitter work better for me. I had felt pretty overwhelmed by all of the posts and links -couldn't really figure out how people were able to sift through it all. Thanks for a great intro!
Instead of spending a whole day out of the classroom, I can spend time more wisely using technology! If that isn't a reason to begin using twitter – I don't know what is!
I am so excited about this course. I did not know that Twitter had so much to offer! I have used it as communication tool, send out reminders. Never imagined I could use it to stay current about trending issues or even as a Professional Development tool!!! I can't wait to share what I learn in this class with my staff!
Hey Lee Ann, I'm excited about your enthusiasm and to hear that you want to share what you learn with colleagues. All educators should be using Twitter. Thanks for reading and contributing. I hope you'll be a regular here at Brilliant or Insane.
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Hey Cari, love your waiting-in-line analogy. I was just waiting in line at grocery recently and read two amazing articles that someone in my PLN tweeted. #AlwaysLearning!
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Hey Dan, thanks for reading and for contributing. Please share your experiences as a new Twitter user. It's always great to hear how Twitter is impacting educators.
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Twitter: KistlerKatie
I agree that twitter is a great networking tool. I currently teach in a school where I am the only art teacher. Twitter would allow me to find and share many ideas with fell colleges.
Katie, you'll definitely find excellent sources for teaching art. I'd recommend searching hashtags like #ArtTeacher, which is a busy Twitter feed with lots of great tips and sources. Good luck.
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Hey Ron, I agree. If Twitter isn't used properly, it can be a dangerous tool. Still, in a world of global learners, it's critical to understand these tools and maximize their power. Thanks for weighing in.
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Twitter: slkutschinski
I am always excited to learn time efficient and cost efficient ways to improve my teaching and my students' learning. It sounds like twitter is a great avenue for this.
Thanks Sarah, I think you'll enjoy Twitter.
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Twitter: amherstteach
Technology is here whether we like it or not. Rather than fight it, why not embrace it and use it to the best of our abilities? Gone are the days of sitting in a boring PD seminar for an entire day. Why do that when you can utilize Twitter and other avenues to tailor one's PD to their wants and needs?
Twitter: kellybreunig
I am looking forward to learning more about making connections with other educators via Twitter. This sounds more beneficial than most PD I have been required to attend.
Twitter: sammartinol1
After reading this article and several others I had no clue how much you can use twitter to enhance teaching and learning. I'm anxious to use twitter as a fun and creative way to connect with my students.
Lawrence, when you build a PLN, you'll be even more amazed at the information you'll receive about education. Enjoy Twitter.
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I never pictured twitter being able to take the place of professional workshops, but it sounds like it is even more informative than a day long workshop and will save a lot of money/time!
Kristen, I think you'll find Twitter to be amazing PD. Plus, it's ongoing. There is always something, unlike the one-day workshop that stops giving when you leave.
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Twitter: anissa.smithkenstonlocal.org
I am excited to be able to access so many different venues. It is a lot to take in at first, but I've always prided myself on being a great educational pirate. Why reinvent the wheel when you can expand upon its use.
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Anissa, I love the phrase "educational pirate." I agree that we need to use the tools at our fingertips. Good luck and enjoy Twitter.
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Twitter: markbarnes19
@Jessie Kankula Glad you enjoyed my Twitter Course. The chats you mention and many others are amazing ways to connect with educators and other professionals. Thanks again; see you in the Twittersphere.
I have to agree. During this course I have found quite a few educators that I follow for resources, apps, and ideas. I love the #edchat and #spedchat. I'm very glad I took this course and I hope more people learn the value in Twitter.


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Police say he talked women into drinking.
A Navy recruiter was arrested Monday afternoon on a charge of sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman who visited the Alamo Heights recruiting office in December.
Juan Jose Pena, 28, was taken into custody at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, according to an Alamo Heights Police Department news release.
The alleged victim went with another woman to the recruiting office in the 5200 block of Broadway on Dec. 21 because she wanted to talk about her enlistment plans, police said. Pena asked the two women to stay at the office and drink with him.
Both women stayed and became intoxicated, police said, and during that time, Pena allegedly raped the recruit.
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A recent NerdWallet article named Vallejo as the 7th best city for women in the workforce for medium sized cities. The study analyzed 522 cities: 61 large cities with populations over 300,000; 241 medium-size cities with populations from 100,000 to 300,000; and 220 small cities with populations under 100,000.
The number of women working in the U.S. workforce has experienced a steady increase in the last 50 years, with an increase of 29 percent to nearly 50 percent since 1967. According to the study, in 1960, only one in 10 mothers in the U.S. was the sole or primary family breadwinner. In 2011, the number reached four in 10.
NerdWallet crunched the numbers and analyzed the following factors: Women's earnings, which looked at the median salary for the full-time, year-round female workers in each city and included the median gross rent as a proxy to gauge cost of living; Income equality, which calculated women's pay as a percentage of men's pay to measure the level of income equality in each city; and, Population growth, which assessed long-term growth potential by including recent population growth for each location.
By using median earnings, median gross rent, women's earning as a percentage of men's earnings and population growth from 2009 to 2012, Vallejo was placed at 7 overall with its median earnings for female workers was $47,420 and women's earnings as a percentage of men's earnings was 104.63 percent both ranking second overall. The median gross rent was $1,154 and population growth experienced just a 2.8 percent increase from 2009, both ranked seventh overall.
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BOULDER, CO - November 12, 2008
Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today released its latest research report, "State of Internet Security: Protecting Your Digital Life." The report reveals PC users are storing vast amounts of personal, professional and financial data on their home computers – and 46 million users lost some, if not all, of their valuable data last year because it was left vulnerable to hardware failure, software corruption and human error.
"Based on our research, nearly 90 people per minute experienced some loss of personal data last year," said Webroot Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Desktop Business Unit Paul Lipman. "The focus of PC security has traditionally been on protecting the computer, and not the data stored on it. But it's the precious personal files – digital photos, music and financial records – that cannot be replaced if they are lost."
According to the Webroot report, the average home PC user has nearly 2,000 digital photos and nearly 2,500 digital music files on their computer. Loss of family photos was the number one concern reported, followed by loss of financial information, text documents and work projects.
"The average number of digital photos stored is roughly equivalent to taking a picture everyday for five years. If those files were suddenly destroyed, that is a lot of personal memories that could be lost." added Lipman. "But equally concerning was the finding that more than half the people we surveyed store financial records on their PCs, many with absolutely no data recovery safeguards in place."
Although 98 percent of PC users surveyed have antivirus protection on their computers and 95 percent use firewall protection, few have safeguards in place for their data. Only 18 percent currently back up data on a regular basis and nearly one in five had never backed up their personal files. The primary reasons cited for not backing up were forgetting that it doesn't happen automatically and that it takes too long.
Key Findings
A Global Snapshot of Data Loss
- Webroot's research shows that every day last year at least 126,000 people in the United States and United Kingdom lost files stored on their PCs. That's the equivalent of the entire city of Hartford, Connecticut
- Nearly half of all PC users (43 percent) have lost digital files or data at some point in their lives
- One in five have lost files in the last two years
- One in 10 have lost files in the last nine months alone
- More than 80 percent of all incidents were caused by hardware failure, human error and software corruption
- Theft is responsible for approximately 9 percent of data loss and natural disasters account for 3 percent
Home PCs Store Vast Amounts of Data
- More than 90 percent of people keep photos on their computers, with an average of 1,788 pictures stored – the equivalent of nearly five years' worth of photos.
- Almost 70 percent surveyed store an average of 2,420 songs, translating to over $2,400 worth of music at $1 per song, or about 125 hours of time spent downloading CDs
- Over half reported storing financial information on their personal computers
- Nearly three-quarters store work projects on their home PCs
Current Protection Is Not Enough
- 98 percent of PC users have antivirus protection on their home computers, 93 percent have antispyware protection and 95 percent have firewall security
- Despite these measures, 46 million people in the United States and the United Kingdom lost personal files stored on their PCs in 2007 alone
- Only 6 percent surveyed protect their files daily from loss
- Twenty percent have never backed up the data on their personal computers
Tips for Protecting Valuable Files
In order to keep your photos, music and other valuable data safe, Webroot recommends the following:
- Install security software. Viruses and other online threats can corrupt your files and cause system damage or failure. Make sure you have up-to-date antispyware, antivirus and firewall protection.
- Use automatic online backup. Despite the best intentions, research shows that most people will forget to back up their data on a regular basis. Look for an online backup program that provides a "set it and forget it "solution by automatically backing up your files everyday.
- Free isn't better. Don't rely on free sites to archive your digital photos. Some have policies of deleting pictures if you don't access your account within a set time period.
- Backup your laptop and mobile devices. Many people protect data on their primary computers but forget about laptops and other mobile devices. These carry a greater risk of loss and theft, so take extra care to back them up.
- Avoid actions that put data at risk. Don't open attachments from strangers, avoid questionable Web sites and only download software from sites you trust.
The complete "State of Internet Security: Protecting Your Digital Life" (PDF) report is available at https://www.webroot.com/us/en/
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Recapturing the magic of the previous season proved too difficult a task for the 1968 Red Sox, who won 86 games but dropped to fourth place. Off the diamond, Fenway Park had its busiest year in quite some time. Presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy addressed the ballpark crowd in July, the legendary Pelé appeared in one of several Fenway Park soccer games and the Boston Patriots played their final football season at the park.
Record: 86-76, 4th in American League
Manager: Richard H. Williams
Attendance: 1,940,788
After a 1967 Christmas Eve skiing accident, reigning Cy Young winner Jim Lonborg was unable to pitch until May 28, then went 6-10. Tony Conigliaro's vision still had not cleared from his 1967 beaning and he was forced to sit out the entire season.
Another tragedy occurred in February 1968, when former Boston manager and GM Pinky Higgins killed a roadside worker in Louisiana in a drunken driving accident.
The crowds came out at Fenway Park, though. On Opening Day, 32,849 came to watch as the AL pennant was raised. As early as 1903, the team had typically played morning/afternoon dual admission doubleheaders on Patriots Day, but beginning in 1968, the games were reduced to single games, typically starting at 11:05 in the morning. On this Friday morning, Boston beat Cleveland, 9-2, behind a home run from Rico Petrocelli and a complete-game effort from Gary Waslewski.
Ken Harrelson took up the slack in right field in Conigliaro's absence, hitting a team-leading 35 home runs and 109 RBIs. Carl Yastrzemski won his third batting title with a .301 average, and was the only qualifying player in the American League to hit over .300 in the so-called "Year of the Pitcher." The Red Sox staff was led by two new pick-ups, Ray Culp (16-6, 2.91 ERA) and Dick Ellsworth (16-7, 3.03 ERA).
The Red Sox ended the season in fourth place with a record of 86-76. Despite the disappointing finish and the loss of Tony C, more than 200,000 fans passed through the Fenway Park turnstiles than the year before.
The Records took the first game of the 1968 William Randolph Hearst Sandlot Tournament doubleheader at Fenway Park, but fell to the Americans in the second game. Three days later, the Sunday Advertisers beat the Record Americans, 2-1.
|1968 Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park
|July 22
|William Randolph Hearst Sandlot Tournament: Records 12, Americans 2
|July 22
|William Randolph Hearst Sandlot Tournament: Americans 7, Records 2
|July 25
|William Randolph Hearst Sandlot Tournament: Sunday Advertisers 2, Record Americans 1
In 1968, Fenway Park was busy with non-baseball events. In the spring and summer, the Boston Beacons of the North American Soccer League played several home games at the ballpark and in the fall, the Boston Patriots played their final season at Fenway Park. The Beacons went 8-9 at home, including a notable match-up with Brazilian soccer legend Pelé and Santos FC on July 8, while the Patriots had a frustrating final season at Fenway Park, going 4-10 (2-5 at home). The Patriots moved on to play their home games at Boston College and Harvard Stadium the next two seasons before settling in Foxboro's Schaeffer Stadium in 1971.
On July 25, 1968, Democratic presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy addressed an enthusiastic Fenway Park crowd.
|1968 Non-Baseball Events At Fenway Park
|January 22
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|April 23
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|April 26
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|June 21
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|July 8
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|July 12
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|July 16
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|July 23
|Toronto Falcons 2, Boston Beacons 2 (Soccer)
|July 25
|Speech by Democratic Presidential Candidate Eugene McCarthy
|July 26
|Boston Beacons 1, Baltimore Bays 1 (Soccer)
|August 6
|Atlanta Chiefs 2, Boston Beacons 1 (Soccer)
|August 9
|Boston Beacons 2, New York Generals 2 (Soccer)
|August 20
|Boston Beacons 1, Dallas Tornadoes 1 (Soccer)
|August 23
|Washington Whips 4, Boston Beacons 1 (Soccer)
|September 8
|Boston Beacons 1, Baltimore Bays 0 (Soccer)
|October 13
|Houston Oilers 16, Boston Patriots 0 (Football)
|October 20
|Boston Patriots 23, Buffalo Bills 6 (Football)
|November 3
|Denver Broncos 35, Boston Patriots 14 (Football)
|November 10
|San Diego Chargers 27, Boston Patriots 17 (Football)
|November 24
|Miami Dolphins 34, Boston Patriots 10 (Football)
|December 1
|Boston Patriots 33, Cincinnati Bengals 14 (Football)
*For several years, Fenway Park hosted a Junior Goodwill Dinner that brought hundreds of local high school students to the ballpark. The tradition was started by Red Sox legend Joe Cronin and the event typically took place in late January.
On July 8, 1968, the great Pelé was greeted at Fenway Park with a bouquet of flowers, which he proceeded to distribute to the women among the crowd of 18,431 that had come to watch the star and his Santos teammates play the hometown Boston Beacons. Not only did Pelé score the winning goal in the 7-1 rout but he also dazzled fans as he helped set up every Santos score.
The day after Eugene McCarthy spoke to a capacity Fenway Park crowd, the Boston Herald wrote that he "brought his impossible dream to the home of impossible dreams." Almost 36,000 packed the park and another 10,000 stood outside to listen to the Democratic candidate, who spoke from a platform staged over second base.


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These two clippings located on Genealogybank.com discuss a manslaughter case in which Rufus was involved. I'm trying to "fix" the date of the event and that's where I noticed a problem. Both papers were printed in February and one refers to the event as the "2d ult." and another refers to it as the "2d inst."
6 February 1805--refers to the date as "2d ult."
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 1805
Paper: Democrat (Boston, MA)
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14 February 1805-refers to the date as "2d inst."
Date: Thursday, February 14, 1805
Paper: Northern Post (Salem, NY)-
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ult. stands for the Latin "ultimo" meaning the preceding month.
inst. stands for "instant" meaning the current month.
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NEW ORLEANS — The Justice Department said Thursday that a former Halliburton manager has been charged with destroying evidence in the Gulf oil spill case.
The charge against Anthony Badalamenti, 61, of Katy, Texas, was filed in federal court in New Orleans as Halliburton, as a company, pleaded guilty to a similar charge.
The news brings to five the number of individuals who have now been charged in connection with the 2010 disaster off Louisiana.
The charge against Badalamenti was filed in the form of an information, which usually signals that a defendant is cooperating with investigators. However, Justice Department spokesman Peter Carr declined to immediately say if a plea agreement had been worked out.
An attorney for Badalamenti, Tai Park, offered no details.
In an email to the Houston Chronicle, Park said, "Neither I nor my client will have any comment at this time."
Disputed: BP, government offer dueling Gulf spill estimates
According to court documents, Badalamenti was Halliburton's cementing technology director at the time of the 2010 oil spill.
A month after the disaster, the documents say, Badalamenti directed a senior program manager to run two computer simulations related to the well that blew out. Badalamenti directed a subordinate to destroy the results, and the person did so, the documents say.
In June 2010, similar evidence also was destroyed in a later incident, the documents say, when Badalamenti asked another, more experienced, employee to run simulations again.
The same allegations were contained in the charge to which Halliburton pleaded guilty to.


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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Freshman Noam Mills claimed second in the women's epee and teammate Caroline Vloka was the finalist in the women's sabre to guide the Harvard fencing team to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Men's and Women's Fencing Championships, held at Penn State's Ashenfelter Multi-Sport Facility.
The Crimson concluded the four-day meet with 116 victories, while Penn State won the team title with 195. Notre Dame placed second (182), followed by Ohio State (166), and Columbia (151).
Mills, a 2008 Olympian with Team Israel, entered the championship bracket as the No. 1 seed in the epee. Mills won 21 of 23 matches in rounds 1-7, including all nine Sunday. She scored 106 touches and boasted a weapon-best +54 indicator rating. In the semifinals, Mills edged Notre Dame's Ewa Nelip, 15-13, to reach the gold-medal match against Anastasia Ferdman of Penn State. Ferdman got the best of the Crimson fencer, topping Mills, 15-9, for the national title. With her second-place finish, Mills was tabbed to the All-America first team.
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John's. Vloka held off her opponent, 15-11, to advance to the
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In the women's foil, senior co-captain Emily Cross posted a 21-3 mark in rounds 1-7 and accumulated 107 touches. A 2008 Olympic silver medalist with Team USA, she tied for second with +57 rating and qualified for the semifinal in the foil division. Cross, who won the 2005 individual national championship, dropped her matchup against Penn State's Doris Willette by a slim, 8-7, margin. Willette went on to win the national title, defeating Notre Dame's Hayley Reese, 15-5.
With her third-place finish, Cross was selected to the All-America first team for the third time in her illustrious career.
Freshman Shelby MacLeod also competed in the foil and took 17th with 10 victories and 64 touches. Senior Maria Larsson grabbed eight victories in the epee to place 17th. Larsson accumulated 82 touches to her credit.


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Whip Illegitimacy Now (WIN)!
You just know a David Brooks column featuring the refrain, "my dream Obama would…" is going to be exasperating. And it is: especially when he suggests that his "dream Obama" could and should:
… talk obsessively about family structure and social repair. Every week we get another statistic showing how social and income inequality is dividing the nation. .… while childhood obesity is falling among kids whose parents graduated from college, it is still rising among kids whose parents have a high school degree or less.
Because of his upbringing, President Obama is uniquely qualified to talk about family structures. Traditional values are an investment in the young, and he could do what he can to restitch the social fabric.
It'll be tough to "restitch the social fabric" when you need at least one hand free to bend the arc of history, but no doubt President Obama believes he's up to the task. Still, why does David Brooks think it would help to have the president "talk obsessively about family structure and social repair"?
Barack Obama has been talking obsessively about capital-'h' Hope for nearly a decade, and during his administration, as with his predecessor's, many more Americans think the country's on the "wrong track" than think it's moving in the "right direction." (.pdf).
The evidence that the presidential "bully pulpit" reliably sways the public's policy preferences is weak enough, as Ezra Klein documents here. What evidence is there that presidential jawboning about family structures changes anyone's behavior? Birth rates for unmarried women went down in the era of Monica Lewinsky and Gennifer Flowers, resuming their upward trend under family values president George W. Bush. Do people really make their choices about marriage and family under the influence of presidential rhetoric or with an eye toward the example he sets?
The campaign Brooks envisions would be about as effective as Gerald Ford's little Whip Inflation Now (WIN) buttons. Maybe it's time for a little less magical thinking about our presidents.


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The Blue Hills Observatory has been stretched thin trying to accommodate the tens of thousands of children who visit the center each year. With a new 'green' building built to their needs, saying no to groups will be a rarity, staff members say.
For many South Shore students, a visit to Blue Hills is a field trip staple. But handling the busloads coming in each week has been difficult for Blue Hills Observatory and Science Center program director Don McCasland and staff. McCasland says the center often has to turn down groups.
"We have done literally hundreds of educational school programs bringing in tens of thousands of children," McCasland said.
The idea of a new building has been floated for years, McCasland said, but now, with the extension of Blue Hills' lease, it may finally turn into reality.
Because the current building is a National Historic Landmark, expanding it would be difficult and expensive. Instead, the organization hopes to build an environmentally friendly facility for $10 million.
The current building has one room that serves as a gift shop, auditorium and classroom and can comfortably handle only 250 students a week.
McCasland said he hopes to consistently have a thousand students a week building kites, hearing lectures and viewing exhibits in the new building.
"We have tons of people wanting to come and wanting to learn about the environment and learn about meteorology, and more and more often we're having to say, 'Sorry,'" McCasland said.
The new facility would be roughly the same size as the current building, but it would be able to handle larger groups.
Solar panels, composting toilets and a "green roof" made up of plants would help reduce the energy used by the building, incorporating the geology of Blue Hills into its construction.
"The biggest benefit is it all gets back to our mission to teach about science and ecology," McCasland said.
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Delta Air Lines Inc. apologized Tuesday for a tweet meant to congratulate the U.S. soccer team for its win over Ghana but which critics said was ignorant or offensive.
Delta gave the tweet the equivalent of a referee's red card: The airline pulled the post after criticism on social media.
Monday's tweet had the final score of the World Cup game, 2-1. It showed the Statue of Liberty to represent the U.S., and used a giraffe to symbolize Ghana.
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But giraffes aren't native to Ghana, a West African country with more than 25 million people.
In a statement on its website, Delta said that the tweet "was both inaccurate and inappropriate."
Atlanta-based Delta, which has nearly 690,000 followers on Twitter, said that it is reviewing its procedures "to ensure that future images and posts reflect both our values and our global focus." A spokeswoman said that no one had gotten in trouble for the tweet.
According to its website, Delta flies to Accra, Ghana, from Kennedy Airport in New York.
Delta is not the first company to stumble on social media.
In April, US Airways apologized after accidentally tweeting a picture of a naked woman to a customer who had complained about a delayed flight. The employee was not punished for what a spokesman called an honest mistake. Chrysler, Home Depot and others have also apologized after tweets that drew criticism.
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Cameron enrollment extends through Wednesday, Jan. 16. However, students are encouraged to enroll before the start of the spring semester on Wednesday, Jan. 9
"Cameron University offers extended enrollment for those students who may not be able to enroll during regular business hours due to work schedules or other obligations," says Jamie Glover, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management. "This is part of our commitment to students who have selected Cameron as their University of Choice."
Advisors will be available in the Academic Advising Center, located on the first floor of North Shepler, to advise and enroll students during these extended hours. CU's admissions, registrar, financial aid offices and One Stop will be open during extended enrollment to assist students.
For times outside the extended hours, current full-time students wishing to enroll for the spring semester may do so by appointment with an advisor in his/her academic department. Students enrolling for the first time will be assisted by advisors in the Academic Advising Center. Part-time students are encouraged to visit with an advisor before enrolling and may enroll with the Enrollment Specialist, located in the Registrar's Office on the second floor of North Shepler.
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SEATTLE (AP) — A man who used a can of spray paint and a lighter as a makeshift blowtorch to kill a spider in his laundry room started a blaze that caused $60,000 worth of damage, Seattle fire officials said Wednesday.
The man and his mother got out of the house, and no injuries were reported in the fire that broke out in the West Seattle home Tuesday night, said Kyle Moore, a spokesman for the Seattle Fire Department.
Moore said the man used the spray paint and lighter as "a self-made blowtorch to kill a spider in the laundry room" of a rental house.
"I don't want to encourage people to do this, but that's what he did," Moore said Wednesday. "The spider tried to get into the wall. He sprayed flames on the wall, lit the wall on fire, and that extended up to the ceiling."
Fire crews were called to the home in the home just south of Seattle just before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Firefighters initially battled the blaze from the outside after getting reports that there may be ammunition in the home. Crews eventually went inside the house after confirming from tenants that there was no ammunition inside.
The man initially tried to put water on the fire, but he wasn't able to put it out and the blaze spread quickly spread into the attic.
"There are safer, more effective ways to kill spider than using fire," Moore said. "Fire is not the method to use to kill a spider."
The Red Cross is providing temporary shelter for the home's two residents, whom authorities have not identified.
As for the spider, Moore said: "I'm pretty sure the spider did not survive this fire. The whole wall went."
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Randy Jackson is a former record company executive who joins Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul on the panel of judges for the television talent contest American Idol. Jackson is a music industry insider who has been in the business since the early 1980s, as a performer, producer and businessman. He was a temporary bass player for Journey in 1983 and 1986, and he spent many years as an executive with Columbia Records and MCA Records. Since 2002 Jackson has been on American Idol, where he is famous for peppering his pronouncements with the slang term "dawg." In 2003 he had gastric bypass surgery, and by the beginning of the show's 2004 season he had lost more than 100 pounds.
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Germany? Before the beginning there was Ginnungagap, an empty space of nothingness, filled with pure creative power. (Sort of like the inside of my head.)And it ends with Ragnarok, the twilight of the Gods. In between is much fighting, betrayal and romance. Just as a good Godly story should be.Heroes have their own graveyard called Valhalla. Unfortunately we cannot show you a panorama of it at this time, nor of the lovely Valkyries who are its escort service.Hail Odin, wandering God wielding wisdom and wand! Hail Freya, hail Tyr, hail Thor!Odin made the many lakes and the fish in them. In his traverses across the lands he caused there to be the Mulheim Bridge in Cologne, as did he make the Mercury fountain, Mercury being of his nature.But it is to the mighty Thor that the Hammering Man gives service.Between the time of the Nordic old ones and that of modern Frankfort there may have been a T.Rex or two on the scene. At least some mastodons for sure came through for lunch, then fell into tar pits to become fossils for us to find.And there we must leave you, O my most pure and holy children.Text by Steve Smith.


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Stocks give up early gains for 2nd straight day
NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market looks tired.
Stocks closed mixed for a second day after investors grew pessimistic about the market's ability to keep its rally going.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 9 points Friday. It had been up as much as 68 after European leaders announced a plan to help Greece with its debts. A similar advance and retreat occurred Thursday.
There wasn't a clear reason for stocks' retrenchment Friday. But analysts said the market does need a break from a climb that has now gone on for two months with few interruptions. The Dow has advanced 17 of the last 21 days.
"The market is extremely vulnerable to a pullback," said Christian Bendixen, director of technical research at Bay Crest Partners in New York.
Even with the mixed finish Friday, major stock indexes still managed to rise for a fourth straight week.
The early gain in stocks came after the European Union and International Monetary Fund created a bailout program that will help Greece and other European nations facing rising debt. The deal reached late Thursday will not make money immediately available to Greece, but instead act more as a safety net.
"It reinforces there will be a rescue and support for Greece," said Oliver Pursche, executive vice president at Gary Goldberg Financial Services. "It lays the groundwork for future rescue packages."
Investors have worried that mounting debt problems in places like Greece, Portugal and Spain would spread to other countries and hamper a global economic rebound.
The reassurance that Greece will get aid, if necessary, helped the euro rise against the dollar. The euro hit 10-month lows during the week.
But the gains faded as traders became uneasy after the extended string of advances, which have come on light volume. When trading volume is weak, investors often worry that only a small number of buyers are driving the market higher.
"Investors may be trigger-happy to lock in gains at any sign of selling," said Michael Sheldon, chief market strategist at RDM Financial Group.
The Dow rose 9.15, or 0.1 percent, to 10,850.36. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.86, or 0.1 percent, to 1,166.59, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 2.28, or 0.1 percent, to 2,395.13.
For the week, the Dow is up 1 percent. It hasn't risen for four straight weeks since August.
The S&P 500 index rose 0.6 percent and the Nasdaq gained 0.9 percent.
The coming week is a short one for investors. Markets will be closed for Good Friday. But there will be plenty of economic data to digest, including consumer confidence figures on Tuesday and a manufacturing report on Thursday. The government will release its March employment report on Friday, but investors will have to wait to Monday to trade on the news.
Investors brushed aside Friday's final update to the gross domestic product report that showed the U.S. economy grew at a 5.6 percent pace in the fourth quarter, just below the 5.9 percent forecast by economists polled by Thomson Reuters.
Much of the growth was tied to a surge in spending from government stimulus measures and manufacturing as businesses restocked exceptionally low inventories. Those gains are seen as temporary, so GDP likely has slowed sharply in the first quarter.
Consumer spending also remains weak and has not been able to replace the slack from a slowdown in government measures. Consumers are cautious because unemployment remains high, analysts say.
The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for March was revised to 73.6 from a previous estimate of 72.5. The revised number was better than the 73 reading economists had forecast, but only even with February's figure.
Daniel Egan, president of the Massachusetts Credit Union League, said the sentiment reading is likely to remain in its current range until there are signs of jobs growth.
Consumers are "frozen" right now because they are still unsure about their jobs, Egan said. The updated GDP report showed consumer spending was even slower at the end of 2009 than previously estimated.
High unemployment has made consumers cautious, which has been reflected in mixed consumer confidence surveys in recent months. The Labor Department's employment report next Friday is expected to show that employers added jobs in March for only the second month since the recession began in December 2007.
Economists predict employers added 168,000 jobs in March after shedding 36,000 in February.
Advancing stocks outpaced those that rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1 billion shares, compared with 1.2 billion Thursday.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 0.13, or less than 0.1 percent, to 678.97.
Overseas, Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.4 percent, Germany's DAX index dropped 0.2 percent, and France's CAC-40 fell 0.3 percent. Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 1.6 percent.


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To make it easier for election officials, voting registers were often arranged alphabetically by the names of citizens eligible to vote. In addition to the name and address of the voter, these may contain naturalization information and date and place of birth. There was no poll tax on persons eligible to vote in Illinois.
Researching Texas Voting Records[edit | edit source]
It is usually best to start searching for voting records (registers, poll lists, poll books, or electoral records) at a local level such as the city, town, or village and then try the county or state. Links to county pages appear below. Many are also found at IRAD depositories.
Additional resources for Illinois voting records may be found in the Texas-Voting Registers topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at Family History Centers. Also find Texas voting resources available at many libraries (WorldCat). Explore how to search WorldCat and the FamilySearch Catalog.
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Voting records that are listed in FamilySearch:
- List of Voting records in FamilySearch Collections (31) Including county polls.
- Texas, Special Voter Registration, 1867-1869 Incomplete. Index and images.
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Has the way you live evovled by way of a smartphone app? What's a non-standard add-on (besides maps, texting, etc.) that's changed – hopefully for the better – the way you conduct daily life? Not necessarily saying they're the very best, here are my immediate top three:
1. Instagram
This app has literally changed the way I see the world and connected me with people from all over the globe through a very user-friendly interface, turning ordinary snapshots into art with the barest minimum of effort. I now see the world through "Instagram Eyes" and have gotten so much from what it offers Although the recent spam influx and terms of service update now have me exploring elsewhere, there's no denying Instagram's impact.
2. Dragon Dictation
This app listens to what you say and turns it into text. It's like magic. It's fast, intuitive, and lets you easily email, MMS, or copy and paste what you say. I've used it for years to handle texting and composing blog posts, and it accurately gets the job done every single time. It's been life-changing by by bringing my phone new functionality with incredible convenience and capability. Now that speech-to-text is built into the iPhone, I've been using Dragon less, but they were the ones to get it right first.
3. Pandora
This is the mobile version of the already robust website, but I mention it here because of how it's impacted my enjoyment of music. Pandora is streaming radio where you create stations based on artists, songs or themes. It serves up related music, and gets better over time as you thumbs-up or thumbs-down what plays. I couldn't begin tell you how much great music I've discovered this way. It's a simple premise: "if you like this, then you might also like this" — and Pandora's highly personalized approach wins the day for me, even though I also enjoy similar services like 8Tracks. Even TheStreet.com says Pandora has "rendered terrestrial radio, on a grand scale, obsolete." Consider how long radio has been in our lives as you consider that statement.
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Belford, who joined Arvest in October 2016 as a senior vice president, commercial banker, will now serve as commercial loan manager. As such, she will manage the bank's commercial lending team in Edmond, work to deepen relationships with existing clients and develop new business. Belford will continue to office at Arvest's 1501 W. Edmond Road branch in Edmond.
Belford came to Arvest with 12 years of banking and commercial lending experience. She previously has worked at BancFirst, MidFirst Bank and Bank of Oklahoma.
A resident of Edmond, Belford earned a bachelor's degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. She is active in numerous civic groups and holds leadership positions with the Edmond Public Schools Foundation (executive board member) and the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce (chair of Leadership Edmond). Belford and her husband, Chris, have three children.
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Hello! this is a game I used to play on other forums but now it's time for it to go love on the S4 League forums
Basically, the rules are simple.
- No chain, if you posted the number 3. wait till someone will post 4 then it's your turn.
- No skipping numbers, you're not allowed to jump from 3 to 5.
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BUT! there's one small thing you guys MUST be worried about. A Staff reply! Once a Staff member replies, he'll destroy the counting streak and everyone must start from 1 again.
Staff do not count. doesn't matter what they comment the counting will reset.
I'll start this off by saying good luck and psst, Staff, we are not in need of you here!
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Founded as the Wisconsin State Library by the 1836 Act of Congress that established the territory of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin State Law Library marked its 175th anniversary in 2011. The library's mission is to serve the legal information needs of the officers and employees of the state, and of attorneys and the public. It provides the highest quality of professional expertise in the selection, maintenance and use of materials, information and technology in order to facilitate equal access to the law.
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Executive Committee meeting minutes, 1925
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Executive Committee meeting minutes, April 7, 1925. This is the earliest date for board minutes included in the Records of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union.The programs of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU) have supported the successful operation of family farms and ranches for over a century. The first Colorado local chapter of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America was created near Green Mountain Falls on May 17, 1907, followed that year by several additional Colorado local chapters. Organized in 1908 as the Colorado Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union (CFU), the association changed its name to the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union in 1942 to include members in neighboring states. This collection documents the efforts of ...
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