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And what happens, when the numbers don't work so nicely, when you are multiplying not 25, but 37, to 44?
Both sides like to use a music analogy to make their case. The "basic skills" camp asks: Can someone become proficient musician without learning the scales and where the notes sit on the staff? The "progressive education" side counters: What's the point of drilling young musicians on scales, if they want to give up the instrument as soon as their parents will allow?
Ultimately, the argument about basic skills versus conceptual thinking reduces math to a process – and often a grade to be made – rather than a complex exercise in thinking, that can be transferred to other areas of learning.
As Eric Muller points out, "The best mathematicians are the ones with self-reflection, who learn to ask themselves, 'Am I doing this right? Am I on the right track?' "
So if our current binary debate is missing the point, what conversation should we be having about math in the classroom?
A national voice on math would be a start. Unlike the United States and many European countries, Canada lacks a central watchdog for math education. We have provincial associations for math teachers. And the little-known Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group brings together mathematicians and math educators once a year for discussions. But despite several attempts to change its mandate, the group doesn't propose guidelines, or speak out on policy.
That means there is no group even to help build a consensus on what Canada can learn from the PISA tests, with their vast troves of data.
Canadian 15-year-olds, for example, actually performed pretty well when it came to the easy "basic skills" questions: The PISA test is broken into levels, and about 86 per cent of Canadian students mastered the first two, described as the math "a person needs to be a citizen in the modern world."
Their weakness is higher-level, more conceptual math – only 4.3 per cent aced the highest level, compared with 30.8 per cent of those in Shanghai. Students in the Chinese city not only outscored everyone, according to OECD data, they spend barely half the time in math class as Canadians, who at five hours and 14 minutes a week, get more teacher time than in any other survey country.
How does Shanghai do so well? They devote an average of 14 hours a week to homework (versus three for the Canadians) and 70 per cent have parents willing to pay for extracurricular math classes (versus 28 per cent in Canada). And those students who seem to spend so little class time on math also have teachers trained more rigorously and subject to greater supervision.
The problem is that it is easier to teach math when it comes down to following step-by-step instructions. To be creative with math requires a teacher who understands the subject at a fundamental level, who loves it, and who is well trained on how to teach it. Currently, future elementary teachers (who may not even have taken math at university) receive less than 40 hours on how to teach math in some cases.
For students, this can translate as teachers who – regardless of official shifts in curricula – are not comfortable with abstract math. "I would bet my last dollar, what's going on in elementary schools is anything other than [problem-solving, student-centred] math," says David Robitaille, a professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia. "I would bet it's a teacher giving a lesson, then seat work, followed by homework."
In many of the high-ranking Asian countries, even the youngest students learn math from specialized teachers. In Shanghai, according to an OECD survey of principals conducted in conjunction with PISA, math teachers receive significantly more feedback from students, fellow teachers and external assessment than Canadian teachers, and their top performers get pay hikes and bonuses.
To make the grade in math, we need to properly instruct teachers, even in early grades, on how to balance "concept-based" math with basic arithmetic, so that the nobody spends math class colouring pretty pictures, and the time tables get their due.Report Typo/Error
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Mohali: Kings XI Punjab has been fined by the Indian Premier League (IPL) for maintaining a slow over rate during the match against Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday night.
Kings XI Punjab were assessed to be one over behind the required rate after allowances were taken into consideration.
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Since it was Kings XI Punjab's second offence of the season, under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, captain Kumar Sangakkara was fined $40,000 and each player in the team $10,000. Sangakkara was earlier fined $20,000 for his team's first offence.
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Scarlett Johansson Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson lost in a bidding war for Hugh Jackman's sweaty shirt. "X-Men: First Class" actor Hugh is starring in his one-man show "Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway" in the New York theatre district, and after finishing his performance on Tuesday he auctioned off the garment for charity.
According to the New York Post newspaper, after giving a shout out to his friends Uma Thurman and Scarlett, who were in the crowd, the latter — dressed in a chunky sweater, woolly hat and glasses — ran onstage and bid $3,000.
However, she was soon outbid, and the shirt eventually fetched a mammoth $30,000. During Hugh's show he performed with six female back-up dancer/singers, an 18-piece orchestra, and at one point, a quartet of Indigenous Australian vocalists and didgeridoo players.
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The Easy-for-Me™ Reading Program is specifically designed to be a multisensory reading program that addresses the needs of the myriads of children who are visual-spatial and kinesthetic learners, including those identified with autism, dyslexia, ADD, ADHD, and many other "disabilities." It is also very effective with non-readers. When nothing else has worked for your child, this will.
In the last post I referenced "non-traditional learners" and in this post, I will be more specific about the term. The accepted, traditional teaching techniques typically used in the classroom meet the needs of (left brained) sequential learners. Concepts are introduced in a step by step sequence and are practiced and reviewed using drill and memorization; children must also show evidence of their learning in a particular time frame. This is all very good for children who are left-brained or sequential learners. The problem is, of course, that while the approach to teaching is great for those children who are sequential, every learner is taught this way and this traditional approach is ineffective at best for all the non-sequential learners.
In the next post, we will look closely at the identifiers for visual-spatial learners, but for now, let's look at how Easy-for-Me™ meets the needs of the non-sequential learner. Each heading in the post is a descriptor of how a visual-spatial child does or does not learn. Visual-spatial learners learn holistically, learn from whole to part, learn via images, learn all at once, need to see how elements are related to each other, need to put each detail into the global whole, do not do well with auditory sequences, are systems thinkers, struggle with too much external stimuli, learn by doing, learn by seeing, need to experience success and are strongly intuitive.
A visual-spatial learner learns all at once using brain and body.
Easy-for-Me™ Reading addresses the visual-spatial learning style in many ways. Alphabet cards contain images which connect symbol and sound in one picture and engage the body in a motion that replicates the shape of the letter. The learner sees the visual, says the sound, and does the body motion to engage body and brain in instant learning.
Alphabet Tales deepens this learning experience via whimsical stories about each alphabet letter and how it came to be formed as it is.
SnapWords® cards perform similarly. A visual-spatial learner can view the stylized word and capture its meaning just like a camera snaps a picture. Along with the visual embedded in the letter symbols for each word, a story or situation is implied that the child can identify with, (in the example, a mom is telling her child that IF he makes his bed, he can go play soccer) a sentence on the reverse of the card uses the word in a meaningful sentence that correlates with the picture, and finally, a body motion that mimics the word is suggested.
Again, the child is seeing the concept within a visual, is hearing his own voice saying the word, and is moving his body to replicate the meaning of the word. Both the brain and body are fully engaged. Easy-for-Me™ Reading utilizes this multisensory pattern in every lesson. Anything the child learns via visual and motion he will also say and write on a whiteboard. This last element in the lessons is critical because learning happens best when the child is actively engaged in the cycle of learning and showing learning immediately.
Visual-spatial learners can have trouble with too many external stimuli such as noises, details, and activities that they must struggle to filter out while learning. They frequently cannot distinguish between what is extraneous and what is vital to learning. With a lot going on, it can become hard to know where to focus attention.
Those who know me the best understand that when we go out to eat together, my visual-spatial characteristics will immediately march out on display. Depending on how the menu is designed and organized, I can go into full-blown panic mode over the simple process of choosing what to eat. Then, if I find myself confronted with a waiter who wants my choice, everyone else having easily identified and verbalized what they want to eat, my brain freezes, and most frequently I will stab at the menu randomly with my pointer finger, and later regret my choice! (This is exactly how I learned that I do not care for seared tuna on a cold lettuce leaf.) When I look at a busy menu, everything begins to swim in my head. I see words I should know the meaning of, but they are not conveying meaning to my brain. Furthermore, how in the world am I to select from that vast array of choices when all are equally screaming for attention?
With a whole language approach to learning to read, children are fully expected to "catch on" to reading skills if they are surrounded by print, supplied with plenty of books, are read to, etc. Unfortunately, this approach bombards children with a multitude of stimuli that they cannot order, evaluate, or distinguish between. Sensory overload occurs and what often follows is very little learning.
Easy-for-Me™ Reading has streamlined the process of learning to read by identifying precisely what elements a child must know and teaching those in a whole body/whole brain manner. For example, a child learns the sound of Aa in a multisensory manner and immediately learns the sound of Tt the same way. The very next step is to combine these two sounds to make a word.
So far the child has not had to manage a barrage of details (such as learning all the names of the letters, the sounds of the letters, the shapes of the letters – to many visual-spatial learners doing this is like handing them a box of 1,000 tiny puzzle pieces and asking them what the picture is). She has learned through using her whole body a tiny sound, another tiny sound, and then stuck them together to make a word. It is neat and effective. Similarly, the Easy-for-Me™ Children's Readers Sets A, B, and C stand out from other readers in that they only contain specific sounds and words that the child has already learned. The first two books in Set A require only eight letter sounds and two sight words: A and AT. As more concepts and words are introduced, each is taught in a whole-body/whole-brain method and then used in reading a book.
Nothing is left to chance; nothing is left to guesswork.
Visual-spatial learners need to see the whole before they can see details
Visual-spatial learners do not just remember a fact in isolation. Once they create a mental picture of a detail and place it in its context, learning is permanent. SnapWords® have proved to be highly effective in propelling children into reading when they were once failing because they were suddenly able to snap a picture of the whole word and recall it intact when they later encountered the word in reading. Once visual-spatial children learn these high-frequency words, the teacher can take the words apart and study the details of how they are constructed (sometimes called phonics rules).
Easy-for-Me™ never teaches a word in isolation. Let's say we are going to learn the word LITTLE. Traditionally, the word would be printed on a card for the child to memorize, he would be asked to learn the spelling of the word and then recognize it later in reading. Because we design for visual-spatial learners, we show the word LITTLE in a visual which shows the meaning of the word instantly and of which the child's brain snaps a picture. Then we immediately connect the word LITTLE to many other words with similar characteristics so the child can see the way this word fits into the whole collection of words he will encounter in reading. LITTLE has the LE ending and double consonant middle just like these words: PUZZLE, DRIBBLE, NIBBLE, SNIFFLE, MIDDLE, FIZZLE, DRIZZLE, WHITTLE, etc. By showing the word LITTLE within its system or pattern, the child avoids several phonics rules and has a much easier time reading words that also follow that pattern. In reality what happens is that while learning one specific word, because of utilizing the system, children can easily pick up all the other words that follow that same spelling pattern.
Visual-spatial learners do not learn from teaching done verbally and in a sequence.
Many things are taught in verbal sequences. Spelling words aloud is a verbal sequence. A child may be directed to chant L-I-T-T-L-E. For a visual-spatial learner, this is an exercise with no benefit. Phonics rules are taught as verbal or auditory sequences for the child to grasp and memorize and be able to use.
We've already talked a lot about how Easy-for-Me™ Reading shows the child pictures of the object of the lesson. But there is more to it than that. The first lesson includes an illustrated story, a stylized letter card, and a jingle that goes with the letter. But happens immediately after this is that the child visualizes the letter complete with image, then opens her eyes and draws on her whiteboard while saying the sound of the letter she makes. Since she visualizes the letter first, she draws on the picture she mentally snapped of the letter. And when she draws it on her whiteboard, she is replicating the letter for her eyes to see and her body to engage with; sounding out loud while drawing the letter completes the mind/body connection. The exercise not only deepens learning for the child, it allows the adult to see what she has grasped.
Similarly, when learning SnapWords®, children snap the mental picture, visualize, then sound and write on whiteboards in every single lesson.
Another way Easy-for-Me™ shows learning rather than telling it is through use of color-coding similar to the color coding in the previous section. Having the target colored makes it stand out for the child to quickly grasp. A vital way Easy-for-Me™ shows kids the structure of a word so they can tie all the pieces together in a correct sequence is through finger-mapping, which is a component of every lesson.
Visual-spatial children do not use memorization with any success in learning.
One quick way to ensure a visual-spatial child is identified as learning disabled is to teach material verbally and expect a child to study and memorize. Because visual-spatial children do not learn via memorization, this approach to teaching reading is damaging to these learners. They learn in an instant all at one time, just like a camera taking a picture. If a child doesn't get it the first time it is taught, drill and study will not make it any clearer. At this point, the natural result is to place the child at fault for not learning. However, we at Child1st strongly believe in avoiding the spiral of unnecessary failure by providing materials that visual learners or picture thinkers can use to learn according to their own particular wiring.
Any time there is a concept you want a child to remember, give the child a hook to hang the hat on. For instance, kindergarteners learning the words for measurement might have trouble recalling the words inch and foot and yard unless these words are tied to a visual reminder.
This hastily-constructed visual is not only a visual reminder of the measurement vocabulary, but the words are tied to objects children are familiar with (inchworm, his foot, his yard) and relative lengths are implied. Snap a picture and learning is done. If a child is not sure about remembering it, he could take a second to draw his own version of the visual. He will not forget the words, however, that is pretty certain! In the Easy-for-Me™ Reading Program, all difficult concepts have a visual to help the child recall the concept.
Visual-spatial learners are often perfectionists who do not handle failure well.
Of course, no child enjoys failure. But since visual-spatial learners learn instantly and through visuals, if they fail at something, going back to drill and study will not help. What they come away with is a deepening sense of failure, of not being ABLE to learn. Frequently this causes "brain freeze," leading even further towards ensuring failure.
In the Easy-for-Me™ Books, the reason we outline every single thing a child will need to know before she reads each book is to prevent her from starting to read a book she is not yet ready to read. I have personally taught reading groups using commercially produced leveled readers which included very difficult phonics concepts and unknown vocabulary. In general, my experience with those books children struggled terribly while attempting to read, thus rendering reading a chore at best.
When a child is learning to read, the last thing we want to have happen is for her to come out hating the exercise. The Easy-for-Me™Reading Program instead gives her all the tools she needs to read 22 or 44 books that include carefully selected concepts, as well as over 100 high-frequency words and many sound-spelling patterns. When she has gained all that, we will have given her the gift of preventing failure and of equipping her with the necessary tools to read any book that catches her fancy.
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Chapter 40: Planning for the End (of Voldemort, not the story)
"Er...Ron," Harry shifted nervously, ready to run for the exit at a moments notice.
Ron glanced at his sister then back to Harry before adopting a confused look. "You can't have been making a move on my sister, because quite honestly, I've never seen you make a move on any girl. It's beginning to worry me in fact mate. Even I, the slow-witted one as Hermione often tells me, made a move before you."
"Er..yeah. Well, Ron I must admit-" Harry tried to think of a way to not get himself jinxed.
"Just leave us alone, Ron. You really can't say much about making a move on Hermione, because we had to trick you into doing that. If I want to date Harry, I can, and there is nothing you and the other prats I call brothers can do about it, so just leave it and us alone." Ginny interrupted Harry's attempt to explain.
Ron looked like he was about to burst. "So you are dating now?" he asked watching as Harry again shifted nervously.
"Yeah, I guess so." Harry replied, his voice shaky. Ginny may not have been afraid of her brothers, but he certainly was. When people like Fred and George could be after you, it was normal to be a little frightened.
"Its about bloody time!" Ron exclaimed smiling at the shock on their faces.
"Wha-how?" Harry stuttered his confused mind unable to phrase a question.
"My sister has been after you since our second year and I'm not blind. I've noticed how close you've got to my sister. Not to mention the fact that Hermione has noticed it. Mum will be happy." With that Ron began to move towards the portrait hole before stopping once more. "You coming to breakfast?"
Ginny stared at her brother then looked over at Harry's slack-jawed expression. "Close your mouth Harry." She giggled. "Come on boys, I'm hungry." Ginny proceeded to pass both boys before they even knew what had happened.
Ron shrugged and waited for Harry to catch up before heading out of the common room. "I'm happy that you two finally hooked up. I was beginning to worry about you, mate. Maybe Ginny can get you to relax a bit more and tell her things that you won't even tell Hermione and me. Hopefully she can help you carry that weight you think you have to carry."
Harry smiled before running to catch up to Ginny. Ginny rolled her eyes at her new boyfriend and took his hand as they entered the Great Hall. Very few people were at breakfast yet and they took the time to enjoy the quiet. It wasn't often you got such a thing at a school like Hogwarts.
Just as the Hall started to fill up, Draco and Hermione showed up at the table. Harry took this opportunity to tease Hermione about sleeping in. "Come on Mione, Ron of all people was up before you. Draco has never been an early riser, but Mione I'm ashamed of you. Sleeping in when there is still homework to be done." Harry smiled teasingly at her.
Draco, always perceptive, noticed how close Ginny and Harry were sitting on the bench. He raised a questioning eyebrow at his brother. "And what have you been up to so early in the morning?" he asked looking pointedly at Ginny.
"What? Oh yeah. Ginny and I are dating now. Oh by the way we got a letter from Dudley. After you read it I'm going to give it to Dumbledore. I'm worried about it." Harry told his brother as he handed him the letter from Dudley. Hermione was surprised that Ron hadn't been angry at Harry's declaration of his dating Ginny. She looked confusedly between them.
Ron noticed this (Harry was watching Draco read the letter) and explained. "I actually think its great that they are dating like this. It saves us the energy of trying to get him to open up to all of us when Ginny can now get close to him in a way that we never can. It should help him loosen up a bit as well. Don't get me wrong though, if he hurts her he will feel the full wrath of the Weasley clan but until then…"
Harry was watching Draco carefully to see what his reaction was to the letter. "This is strange Harry. If it wasn't against the rules, I would want to go get him out of there myself. Only we have a guardian now so we can't exactly do it. Here give it to Dumbledore and maybe he can do something to help Dudley. I mean I'm starting to get attached to the fat bloke."
"You afraid of breaking the rules? What is this world coming to?" Harry faked shock.
"Yeah well I figure we shouldn't outright disobey the rules when our guardian is the HEADMASTER! Our punishments don't just last thorough school now. And honestly I think that leaving campus to go to a school we don't know the location of to rescue our cousin from some unknown danger without using magic in front of muggles is not the brightest idea you've ever had. Not to mention explaining to Dudley's teachers why were not in school."
"Point taken." Harry said and walked up to the head table to give the letter to Dumbledore.
Dumbledore looked up from his meal when Harry approached. "What can I do for you my boy?" he asked cheerfully his eyes twinkling at the site of Harry.
"Sir, we just got this letter from Dudley. From the sound of it, Dudley is in trouble. Draco and I were wondering if maybe you could get him away from that school and better hidden or bring him here or ensure his safety somehow. We really don't want anything to happen to him." He explained as he handed the old man the letter.
Dumbledore glanced at the letter and frowned. "I am beginning to think that you are right. I was sure this would blow over if I sent an order member out there but it seems to have returned. I think that the only place your cousin would be safe at the moment is with you and your brother. I shall send Tonks to retrieve him this afternoon. I wish for you and your brother to come to my office before dinner tonight. We will have to discuss a few things." Dumbledore looked at Harry sternly. "Now I must warn you that you will be seeing many reporters around here. Fudge has determined that it would be a great boost for moral if parents knew what was going on here all the time. I personally think that he is just trying to keep tabs on the school and myself but that was the official reason he gave. With these reporters around we will have to keep your lessons a secret and I expect you and your brother to keep from getting caught in trouble. Times are going to be tense this year and I will need you to listen to my instructions at all times. Do you understand?"
"Yes Sir." Harry replied taking the letter back.
"I'll see you before dinner." Harry left to relay what Dumbledore said to the group.
"The press is going to be staying around here? Bloody hell, we're bound to go insane." Draco moaned. One night in the company of such people as Rita Skeeter brought him to hate being referred to as "the lost twin" "The other potter" and other such titles that came along with appearing out of no where and claiming to be a Potter.
"Don't swear Draco." Hermione automatically stated as she read the newly arrived paper.
Ron leaned over her shoulder trying to get a look at the article about last night.
At a ball hosted at Hogwarts to celebrate the safe return of students to the school despite the attack at the station, it was announced that Harry Potter was not as we believed an only child. Apparently Potter was one of two children born that night and he has now been reunited with his twin brother. Draco Potter, the twin, is said to be a Gryffindor Student recently sorted under his real identity instead of under the persona he had assumed.
This announcement comes as a shock to the wizarding world as He who must not be named rises to power. Will You know who take vengeance on the two boys for their deception or is this just a ploy to throw You know who off?
"You know somehow I would think they would grow bored of reporting on you Harry." Hermione said as she read the article.
"I don't think so Hermione." Ginny said suddenly. "I think the reason they do it is because the wizarding world needs a hero and who better to make a hero than the one person who survived being on Voldemort's hit list. I mean would you prefer the news to be about how great Fudge is as minister or how the aurors are failing to catch the Death Eaters or even how the ministry is corrupt beyond repair? People think that Harry is a hero and so they write more about him than what is going on in the world. His life is more interesting to people than their own lives."
Everyone thought about this for a while. "That is true, Gin, but that doesn't mean they have to know every detail of everything I do. I swear, half of the stuff Rita Skeeter wants to know is just so she can make me look ridiculous."
"Harry, remember, she's still under blackmail so you can use her to your advantage." Hermione tried to reassure him.
"Blackmail?" Draco asked confused.
"Hermione found out something about our dear Ms. Skeeter that would get her into a lot of trouble." Harry explained. Then turned to Hermione, "How do you suggest that I do that Hermione? I mean what can I do to get an advantage. Draco and I will still be in the news, we cant prevent that."
"True enough, but if you only give exclusives to Rita, we can control what is written about you that isn't public knowledge and can lure Voldemort out easier than if we tried to control more than one writer." Hermione quickly supplied an idea.
"That's bloody brilliant Mione." Ron exclaimed before receiving a smack for cursing.
"So what should we let her know?" Draco asked the group. They began to form a plan to draw Voldemort from the safety of his hideout. It was time to end the game.


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Please gain some meat on your legs! Your thighs are too small. Good job on the upper body tho! ~Inverted Triangle Shape~00|00|0
I'm not fishing for compliments. Just curious. Be honest, please.
Please gain some meat on your legs! Your thighs are too small. Good job on the upper body tho! ~Inverted Triangle Shape~
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Nah. TBH I clicked expecting a fat whale. Sort of disappointed lol
looks great
Its pretty decent.
If you truly believed you looked horrible, you wouldn't have added "I'm not fishing for compliments".
Somewhat slim body but looks nice.
Looks fine to me - Slim to average - No reason at all to call it awful.
No, mine is.
Lol yes you are fishing
Fishing? Lol
You look fabulous.
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its not awful at all, it looks good
Just why would it be awful?
Like seriously 😶?
Looks good to me
No, you look fine, dont worry, your in pretty good shape
Looks good.
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Dam you look good
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Why ask the same thing twice especially within w hours a part
Nice body. Slight curves on the hips. Not too skinny. Most guys would date/do
your body looks just fine. you actually look like you have quite a fit body! 😊
you have nice shorts!
Looks pretty good to me... Although I would really need to see "dat ass" to truthfully judge... ;)
Would love to see you in a bikini 😉
lol awful? If that's awful I'd hate to see horrendous. Girl you have a really sexy bod. I'd invite you back to my place but you're 15 so no can do 😂
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You look perfectly fine, and if you were over 18 I'd have more to say than that.
Suffice to say it is not awful.
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If you're seriously at the "omg I'm so ugly and my body is disgusting" point you need to tell your parents and ask to see a therapist.
Not really, but you will have to work on it a bit more.
Wishing you the best of luck.
absolutely not.
mine look the same and i was scared to read the comment bc sometimes i hate my body but seems like you're liked!!! yay
You look great, most girls wish their bodys looked like that.
your body very good
You're fine!
You should lose weight escpecially on your legs
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The month of July saw Nintendo dominating the U.S. sales charts, shifting more machines than its competition and moving over 192,000 happy homes for copies of Super Mario Galaxy 2. Additionally, nearly 142,000 copies of Lego Harry Potter: Years 1 to 4 were sold, making it the top-selling handheld title. So how was the month of August? Once again, Mario's..
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650,000 units makes Big N the top dog
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News Wii Passes 30 Million Units Sold in the US
Does so quicker than any console ever
Did you know that lots of people have bought Nintendo Wii consoles? Yes, it's true. But how many machines have been sold in the United States, for example? Here comes an official Nintendo announcement with the answer: thirty million. That's one console sold for every ten American citizens, which adds up to a...
Nintendo Download 19th July 2010 (North America)
The kittenpocalypse begins!
Let's just not talk about the Virtual Console this week. Instead, let's talk about furry things, like legends and kitties and selling things to unsuspecting animals. WiiWareAquaSpace (Nintendo, 600 Points) – This fish tank...thing hit Europe recently under the name Zenquaria: Virtual Aquarium. The most notable difference between this and Hudson's serene My Aquarium is..
News Professor Layton and the Unwound Future Jumps a Week Closer to the Present
North America hits 88 and skips a week
With the recent announcement of a Professor Layton game on the 3DS, let's not forget the platform on which the popular series made its debut. In a truly time-puzzling manner, Nintendo has confirmed that Professor Layton and the Unwound Future will be launching a week earlier than previously announced, now on September 12. According to a recent press release..
News And Here's Your 2010 Club Nintendo Awards, North America
Delectable collectables
So the Club Nintendo North America year came to an end yesterday, and along with the beginning of a new one today the Big N has revealed what super special exclusive awards members who reached Gold or Platinum status are eligible for. The suspense is murderous! In a repeat of last year, Gold status members get a 2011 desk...
Nintendo Download 28th June 2010 (North America)
Jett Rocket and Mario Tennis N64 headline this week's 10 releases
Mario and Camelot breathe some life into the Virtual Console's N64 offerings, Shin'en shows the power of WiiWare and DSiWare keeps up its flood of titles. WiiWareJett Rocket (Shin'en, 1000 Points) – This platformer from the creators of the excellent Art of Balance blasts onto WiiWare this week, bringing some of the sharpest..
News North American Club Nintendo Year Coming to an End Next Week
Might want to hurry up with that Gold or Platinum status
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Nintendo Download 21st June 2010 (North America)
Spin some tentacles, strategize against dinsoaurs, and puzzle puzzle puzzle
Nintendo hopes you like puzzle games, because that's five of the eight games released this week across WiiWare and DSiWare. To nobody's surprise, the Virtual Console has yet again been left out on a hill to die or something. But look, puzzlers! WiiWareArt Style: Rotozoa (Nintendo, 600 Points) – This entry in the Art Style..
News Get Your DSi XL in Sultry Midnight Blue, North America
New colour launches on July 11th
Last week Nintendo announced three new DSi XL colours for Japan in the form of bright green, yellow and blue, and it's safe to say opinion was divided. Nintendo of America thinks you'll appreciate its new colour rather more, announcing the machine will soon be available in Midnight Blue. Slinking into stores across...
News Hey Everyone, Get Your Dragon Quest IX On This July
Nintendo announces release dates for Europe and North America
Those waiting breathlessly for news of when Square Enix's upcoming DS epic Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies will be arriving on Western shores can stop turning blue now, as Nintendo has announced that the game will be hitting on July 11 in North America, exactly one year after the game debuted in Japan, and will saunter..
News Nintendo's New Redmond HQ is Rather Spiffing
But they won't let you see inside
Nintendo's Seattle HQ has been doing them proud for years now, but you know they love to tinker with a good thing. Their new headquarters, built next to their old building, is less of a slight upgrade and more of a next-generation revelation, though. With an energy-efficient data centre, recharging stations for electric vehicles and 75,000 square feet of plants..
Nintendo Download 3rd May 2010 (North America)
Zombies, funk, but sadly no funk zombies for WiiWare; and five more for DSiWare. Virtual Console, where art thou?
WiiWare brings the funk and sees some long-awaited zombie killing action, and DSiWare has a bumper week with five titles full of crazy, balloons, mazes and other stuff we're not entirely sure of. Virtual Console fans can resume the weekly tradition of crying in the corner as the service..
News First North American Black Wii Advert Leaked, Start Saving $199
Soon to be available in black, also available in white
After a recent heads-up that North America was due to receive the black Wii console some six months after Europe, we've now had the first photographic proof that the machine is on its way in no time with this shot from Gamestop. Appearing to mimic the same bundle available elsewhere, your $200 will nab you a Wii, Wii Sports and Sports Resort..
News Black Wii Could Hit North America in May
According to several "in the know"
It's been a long time since we first got our hands on a black Wii here at Nintendo Life's European office, but our dear North American cousins are still waiting for the chance to mucky these onyx beauties. According to a new rumour, the wait may soon be over. Allegedly due to arrive in May 9th in the US and two weeks later over the border in Canada, it's set to..
News NA Wii Shop Channel Updated
Recommended titles now have categories
If you live in North America and have been to the Wii Shop channel over the past couple of days, you may have noticed a couple of arrows pointing to the left and right on the opening page before you "start shopping". Whatever could they mean? A simple press of Left and Right buttons on your Wii Remote's D-Pad will slide the screen across, showing..
News Bowser's Inside Story Gets a DSi Bundle
Pick up a white DSi and the game from April 25th
You've hopefully already bought Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Nintendo's superb portable RPG, but if you were waiting until it was hard-bundled with a white DSi to take the plunge then do we have news for you. Starting on April 25th, gamers in North America will able to pick up a white DSi and Bowser's Inside Story for $169.99. Sadly it..
News North American Club Nintendo Adds Some More Games, Stuff
Posters, DS compilations and WiiWare, oh my!
We knew a North American Club Nintendo update was imminent, but we figured it'd be a small bump in available wares. Instead, Nintendo went and dropped a bunch of other stuff too to vie for your spare change. In case you thought your bathroom wall could use more Mario (and really, whose can't?), you can now plaster it with three Mario posters for 350..
News Wii Software Sales Outmuscle Xbox 360
Life is short - play more
Wii overtook Xbox 360 for lifetime software sales in the US last year, according to a new report. Point-of-sales data from NPD show that 175m games have been snapped up in the 38 months that the Wii has now been on sale in this region. It is estimated that software for 360 has sold 164m units since that machine came to...
News Wii, DS Have Record-Breaking Year In US
Hojillions and hojillions served
According to the NPD sales numbers for December, Nintendo sold more than double the hardware as all of their competitors combined, totaling around 7 million Wii and DS units sold. That's a spicy meatball, but certainly not the only one on top of the company's pile of money-shaped spaghetti that was 2009. In fact, the DS and its various incarnations managed to sell..
News Nintendo Doubly Outsold Everything Else Combined In US Last Month
Wii alone stomped the might of Sony and Microsoft
We had already heard from Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata that the Japanese giant was looking at record December console sales figures this year in the US, but now we've got cold hard NPD sales numbers to see just how many Wiis and DS's were shifted. Turns out that Iwata's "approaching 3M sold" Wii estimate earlier this month was conservative..
News US Holiday Wii Sales Top 3 Million
Nintendo systems no slouches in Europe either
Official NPD numbers for December aren't revealed until January 14, but that hasn't stopped Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata from tooting the company's money-making horn. According to Iwata, Nintendo managed to sell over 3 million Wii's last month in the US, beating last year's 2.15 million and toppling the previous home console record held by the PlayStation..
Nintendo Download 28 December 2009 (North America)
Ten new games to celebrate the advent of 2010!
Nintendo have updated their weekly North American downloads for the last time in 2009, and the year is going out with a corker of an update! Not only is Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth out today but also PilotWings to boot for Virtual Console fans. This is in addition to eight other ones released today, which seem to be a bit of a grab bag..
News Monster Hunter 3 Tri Delayed In North America
Capcom pushes major titles into next fiscal year
That T-Rex America planned on hunting ran a little bit further away today as Capcom has announced that it'll be pushing Monster Hunter 3 Tri's release date back into the next fiscal year. Monster Hunter 3 is among four titles Capcom has pushed, the others being PS3- and Xbox 360-bound Lost Planet 2,...
News Legend Of Zelda TV Series Hits Hulu
American fans get to stream 80's Zelda straight to their eyeballs
Remember the Eighties? The delightful era of one-hit wonders, atrociously awesome fashion and reams of bad videogame series? Well, Hulu has seen fit to stream The Legend of Zelda, a 13-part series, back into the 21st century so everyone can enjoy the "brilliance" of the Zelda cartoon series. The eagle-eyed Zelda fans among..
Guides Everything You Need To Know About Importing a Wii
If you live in a PAL territory and are considering getting a North American Wii (or vice-versa), here's some tips to help you get the most out of it
Given the pan-Wii coverage on Nintendo Life there's been plenty of opportunity for the green-eyed monster to make himself known on both sides of the Atlantic. You might have considered buying a Wii...
News Nintendo Announces Wii Line-Up For THE WORLD
North America, Europe and Japan get tentative release schedules
In case you were wondering about a release window for Metroid: Other M or any other Nintendo-published title, lo and behold, we have a list. Read with your eyes (or voice software) and mark your calendar with your hand (or voice software). Hey look, Japan is getting a Kirby game. North AmericaNew Super Mario Bros. Wii – Nov. 15,..
News No US Plans For Black Wii
For the time being, at least.
So that totally cool black Wii that's set to release on August 1 in Japan? You know, the one bundled with Monster Hunter 3 Tri and a Classic Controller Pro? Yeah, it looks like it (officially) won't be coming Stateside any time soon. Speaking to GameDaily, a Nintendo America rep confirmed that they have "no plans to have other colors of Wii in the U.S." Awww..
News Excitebots Crashes Out At Retail
What is wrong with the North American game-buying public?
Excitebots: Trick Racing is bloody good fun. In fact it's one of the best racers we've seen on the Wii so far, and should really be owned by every self-respecting Wii gamer. So why the heck has it sold such a pathetic number of copies? The game shifted a feeble 13,000 units in North American last month. Granted, it was only available for 10..
News Nintendo DS: Over A Million Served In NA During April
The plucky handheld is truly unstoppable
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Branko Čibej wrote: > Mladen Turk wrote: >> Hi, >> >> pthreads have option to register destruct callback >> for private thread keys created. >> Here is the patch that allow that for WIN32 but >> only when compiled as dll. >> >> Any comments or objections? >> The consequence is that the DllMain is added, and >> I suppose its not possible to have that functionality >> with static apr lib. >> OTOH it allows to have the same behavior like with >> pthreads actually calling provided callback to >> the apr_threadkey_private_create instead just ignoring >> it. > > I've recently learned of a trick that would make this work anywhere, > even in a static lib, and wouldn't need DllMain. You can actually insert > your own constructors and destructors into the CRT's tables. I had a similar issue with this proposal, and came to a different possible solution ... we could run the destructors as part of the thread return processing from our apr thread start function when the thread returns control. I also find the table code very ugly... allocating a pool datum to track these keys in a hash seems in the global pool seems to make so much more sense. Garrett pointed out that the code to accomplish this might not be thread safe, but I think that's an underlying bug in the pool datum code, not a showstopper.
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Two girls killed, four boys injured in crash
Two teenage girls are dead and four teenage boys are in hospital after a car accident at East Maitland in the New South Wales Hunter Valley overnight.
The six were travelling in a sedan which hit a tree on Raymond Terrace Road just before midnight.
Police say a 17-year-old Singleton girl died at the scene, while a 15-year-old girl from Metford died in Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital this morning.
Three boys, aged 16, 17 and 19 from Bolwarra Heights, and a 17-year-old boy from East Maitland, were injured in the crash and are being treated in hospital.
Police are waiting to speak with the four survivors.
The road was closed for more than six hours as the Newcastle Crash Investigation Unit looked into the cause of the accident and whether speed or alcohol were involved.
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physics : HELP PLEASE
posted by kim .
A ball rolls along a desktop with an uniform velocity of 3 m/s. What is the displacement after 10 seconds have passed?
A ball is thrown upward with an initial velocity of 18 m/s? What is the maximum height the ball reaches if the ball is assumed to leave from the ground?
A ball is dropped from a 35 m tall building. The ball takes how long to impact the ground?


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1871 Hollow Creek Drive, Caledonia 49316
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This property has been Sold!
07/15/2016 at $215,000
Meticulously maintained 4 Bedroom, 2.5 bath ranch located in desirable Crystal Springs community. Open floor plan with cathedral ceilings throughout. Kitchen with breakfast bar, pantry, plenty of cabinet and counter space. Full kitchen appliance pkg. included. Oversized main floor master suite with master bath, vanity and large walk in closet. Two additional nicely sized bedrooms on the main floor. Main floor laundry. Lower level with family room large enough to accommodate multiple seating areas and built-in bar for entertaining. Fourth bedroom and large 1/2 bath also located on the lower level. Plenty of seasonal storage. Crystal Springs is located in an established golf community and highly desirable StoneWater County Club. Just minutes from M6 with easy access to Downtown Grand Rapids.
Property Information
- Status
- Sold
- Address
- 1871 Hollow Creek Drive
- City
- Caledonia
- Zip
- 49316
- County
- Kent
- Township
- Gaines Twp
- Possession
- 30 DAC Neg
- Zoning
- Res
- Total Finished SqFt
- 2,288
- Above Grade SqFt
- 1,408
- Garage Desc.
- 2, Attached
- Water
- Public
- Sewer
- Public
- Year Built
- 2001
- Taxes
- $2,150
- Association Fee
- $Quarterly
Rooms and Land
- MasterBedroom
- 1st Floor
- Bedroom2
- 1st Floor
- Bedroom3
- 1st Floor
- Bedroom4
- Lower Floor
- Bath
- 1st Floor
- Dining
- 1st Floor
- Family
- Lower Floor
- Kitchen
- 1st Floor
- Laundry
- 1st Floor
- Living
- 1st Floor
- Basement
- Full Basement
- Cooling
- Central
- Heating
- Forced Air, Natural Gas
- Acreage
- 0.3
- Lot Dimensions
- 72x181
- Appliances
- Dishwasher, Microwave, Range, Refrigerator
- Features
- All Window Treatments, Ceiling Fans, Ceramic Floor, Garage Door Opener
- Exterior Materials
- Brick, Vinyl
- Exterior Features
- Patio
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Location: Arthropod-borne Animal Diseases Research2013 Annual Report
1a. Objectives (from AD-416):
The primary purpose of this agreement is to establish a general framework for cooperation and establish a mechanism by which ABADRU and USAMRIID will collaborate in research on the potential for Rift Valley Fever Virus transmission by arthropod vectors in North America. It also establishes a relationship whereby each research entity can call upon the other for advice concerning research methodology and directions.
1b. Approach (from AD-416):
A basic understanding of North American mosquito species susceptibility to Rift Valley fever virus infection and the subsequent interactions is needed in the event of an outbreak in the United States. To understand the propagation of Rift Valley fever in mosquitoes, three components will be examined in this agreement. 1) The effects of temperature on virus movement within the mosquito also known as the extrinsic incubation period; 2) Whether there is reassortment of Rift Valley fever viral genes within mosquitoes; and 3) The extent of transovarial transmission or vertical transmission of Rift Valley fever virus in North American mosquitoes from infected females to their offspring.
3. Progress Report:
ABADRU received fifty samples Rift Valley Fever virus strains from USAMRIID deactivated in trizol on December 4, 2012 and the analysis of all samples was concluded on January 15, 2013. The samples included plaque picked viral isolates from both infected mosquitoes and hamsters of two known RVFV strains. Each RVFV genome segment was analyzed by a PCR-based melt temperature shift assay for all fifty samples. Due to low RNA concentrations, quality, and/or specificity, only half of these sample isolates were fully identified back to the parental strains.
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Today, February 11, 2011, Club Penguin released 2 Club Penguin pins at the same time which is just amazing and the puffles illustrate 2 puffles, the red one and the blue one. Here is how to find both:
- Go to the Forest and enter the Hidden Lake Room.
- Click on the red puffle in upper left. (next to the ladder)
- Go to the Ski Village, enter the Ski Lodge and go upstairs to the Lodge Attic.
- Click on the blue puffle in lower left. (at the top of the chat bar)
Awesome thing! Club Penguin will release two pins every two weeks with every puffle and that's just amazing!
-Andreylaur, Blog Owner


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Canadian jihadis in Algeria terrorist attack - Three Islamic organizations linked with London mosques' spokespersons... links with terrorism
- Friends,This is worth reading.Tarek
Algeria terrorist attack – Three Islamic organizations linked with London mosques' spokespersons Wael Haddara and Munir el-Kassem lost their charity status because of their links with terrorism
After CBC News revealed that two terrorists involved in the attack on a gas plant in Algeria were from London (Ontario), Wael Haddara and Munir el-Kassem told the media that they were unknown to them and that terrorism cannot be linked with religion.
From April 2011 to March 2012, while Wael Haddara was on the board of the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) as a director and later as its chair, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) revoked the charitable status of three Islamic organizations linked with MAC because they were involved in the financing of terrorism. WAMY-Canada transferred Saudi funds to MAC in 2002-2003 and lost its status because it funded al-Qaeda in 2001. IRFAN-Canada lost its status after CRA concluded that for the 2005-2009 period alone, it transferred $14.6 million to the terrorist organization Hamas. From 2001 to 2010, MAC transferred $296,514 to IRFAN, Hamas fund collector in Canada.
In 2009, the Libyan World Islamic Call Society (WICS) identified Munir el-Kassem as a leader of one of its substructure. WICS was established by Muammar Gaddafi in 1972 to further the Islamization of non-Muslim countries.
WICS' interreligious activities have often been used to cover the financing of terrorism and to bribe politicians. In 2004, US-based Muslim Brotherhood leader "Abdurahman M. Alamoudi, admitted in (a) plea agreement with a U.S. court that he was ordered by Gadhafi to help orchestrate (an) assassination and was provided by the Libyan leader with $340,000 toward that end." Alamoudi also admitted that WICS' operatives were used by the Libyan government to transfer funds to Hamas. (Hamas: Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad, Matthew Levitt, Dennis Ross, New Haven, Yale University Press, 2006, p. 187)
The Canada Revenue Agency revoked WICS-Canada's charitable status after finding out that it transferred money to a radical group involved in a coup in Trinidad and Tobago in 1990 and was also involved in a plot to bomb New York Kennedy Airport in 2007.
Munir el-Kassem frequently participates in activities organized by MAC. In October 2012, he was invited by MAC leader Chiheb Battikh to speak on the Montreal South Shore, at the inaugural fundraising event held for a new MAC substructure, the Canadian Institute of Islamic Civilization (CIIC). CIIC's mission is to further the Islamization of Canada and to determine the most appropriate tactics to implement locally the general decisions taken by the Muslim Brotherhood leadership. CIIC's leader Chiheb Battikh is now in jail, awaiting his trial for the kidnapping of a child for ransom in December 2012.
For more information on the above, go to the www.pointdebascule.ca web magazine.


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North Shore Stars Rep Program
The rep program is intended to provide a positive, supportive and competitive environment for players with higher levels of commitment and ability. Our aim is to provide players with advanced skill and development opportunities; encourage positive attitude, team work and team spirit; and ensure coaches are constantly upgrading their skills and abilities to enable players and teams to reach their desired potential.
The program is governed by a Rep Committee which appoints rep coaches based upon applications and need. Teams are formed after an annual try-out process that starts in September (usually the weekend after labour day) and typically begin practising indoors
in October, several months prior to the start of the season.
Further information can be found in the Rep Program Guidelines and FAQ (see below).
REP Program FAQ Rep Program Guidelines
Rep Player Registration (2017 season)
Deadline January 31st
All players selected to a North Shore Stars rep team for the 2017 season must be officially registered and paid by January 31. Placement on a rep team is conditional upon official registration and payment of all applicable registration fees in full within the deadlines established by the NSGFA.
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Buy Stars Clothing Online
We are pleased to offer North Shore Stars branded clothing and merchandise available for purchase online from URstore, Ideal for team hoodies and practice shirts, coach shirts and jackets, and parent supporters, various styles and sizes are available in Stars colours and logos for purchase and delivery right to your door. Quality brands at competitive prices. A portion of the proceeds to help fund the Rep Program.
COACHES: please ensure all clothing purchased for official game wear conforms with the NSGFA Rep Guidelines and Softball BC rules, includuing a consistent look worn by all coaches during games etc. Players are to wear official NSGFA supplied uniforms during all official events, games, tournaments, etc.
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The hotel, with its 213 spacious rooms including 3 junior suites, is equipped with everything to make the stay enjoyable. The hotel, built in 2008, also has 19 modern and multi-functional meeting rooms with conference facilities. This 7-storey, air-conditioned hotel has a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service, hotel safe, currency exchange facilities, cloakroom and lift access. There is also a bar, a restaurant and a car park. WLAN Internet access, room service, laundry service and garage are all available for a fee.
This city hotel is ideally located in the heart of Amsterdam's vibrant Zuidas business district within a stone's throw of the World Trade Centre. The trendy area offers a wide range of shopping facilities, fine restaurants and caf�s. It is also within easy reach of the Amsterdam city centre by public transport or car. Guests can visit the Amsterdamsche Bos Park within walking distance of the hotel. It is also located near the main Amsterdam ring road, which gives it easy access to and from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, located about 15 km away.
Each room features contemporary and luxurious interior design and offers a full range of modern amenities such as a minibar, individually regulated air conditioning and heating, direct dial telephone, satellite/cable TV, radio and Internet access. The rooms are en suite with a shower/bathtub and hairdryer and include tea and coffee making facilities, an ironing set and a safe.
A sauna is available at the hotel for a fee.
The hotel serves international cuisine and vegetarian dishes are available upon request. There is a buffet at all meal times, as well as � la carte and set menu options during lunch and dinner.
American Express, MasterCard and VISA are all accepted as methods of payment.
Room Facilities:
Direct dial telephone
Satellite cable TV
Internet access
Tea Coffee
Iron and board
Individual airconditioned
Individual heating
Wheelchair accessible
Disabled bathroom