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Many kindergarten teachers are afraid to attempt Cooperative Learning!
This game will reinforce any skill you choose! It's great for review too!
Students are each given a card.
You can use flashcards or any sort: alphabet, rhyming, numbers, addition facts.
When the music stops, the kids all find a partner. (Teach the students to put a hand up or go to the front of the room if they are having trouble finding a partner.)
They show each other their cards and the other partner must read their card. Once both have been quized, then they trade.
Teach the kids to partner pyramid (each partner puts a hand up to form a pyramid) to signify they are done.
You can do this with every concept and every age or grade level! It never gets old and the kids have a blast reinforcing skills!
Please visit my TpT Store to see all the great Cooperative Learning Games I have! (Some are free!)
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Saturday, July 2, 2011
Quiz Quiz Trade
Posted by Jennifer @ Simply Kinder at 5:28 PM
Labels: Cooperative Learning, Kindergarten
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This sounds like a really cool idea! I think I might use it with my first and second graders next year. Thanks!ReplyDelete
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Oh keep checking back then! Cooperative learning is actually fun at all ages!ReplyDelete
I'm old school and have been very afraid to try cooperative learning, but I think this is simple enough I can try it. ThanxReplyDelete
Cooperative Learning is so easy! Even my kinders can do it! Be sure to follow me... I will share premade games and directions for others eventually! I promise! =)ReplyDelete
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Maybe it was the result of losing a temper, the effects of peer pressure or poor youthful judgment.
But if it led to assault and battery, theft, drug possession, shoplifting or anything else that ends with an arrest, the incident will likely live on far past any court dates or adjudication. That's thanks to the permanence of practically anything that shows up online, including arrest logs and mug shots published by newspapers, other media outlets and websites looking to make a profit off the charges.
A generation ago, the charges might have disappeared along with that day's newspaper. No longer.
"The system is completely broken," said Rob Shavell, a co-founder of Boston-based Abine, which offers online privacy services, including one in which users are taken off websites that post mug shots and then charge for its removal.
"The Internet, plus the way public records have been created, legislated and kept for a long time, when colliding with the Internet, it's created a system that is currently the reality," Shavell said. "And it's completely broken."
Arrest logs and the potential harm they can cause people years down the road -- especially those found not guilty or whose charges were dismissed -- is an issue that balances fairness with freedom of the press and public records, said Wayne Logan, a law professor at Florida State University and author of a book on the history of public notification of criminals and criminal activity in the United States.
The law
Laws on the public posting of arrest logs vary by state.
As for mug shots, Massachusetts law says booking photos taken prior to criminal proceedings are public record and do not fall under a public-records exemption granted for CORI, or Criminal Offender Record Information, reports.
Other states, including Connecticut and New Hampshire, have no specific provision for mug shots, according to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
Criminals have had their names and photos displayed for all to see long before the Internet, of course. Back in the 1800s there were rogues' galleries, where police would post photos of criminals so the public knew who they might want to be leery of, said Logan, the Florida State professor.
But those photos were of convicts, he added, not of people simply accused of a crime. And those photos didn't last forever.
Today's equivalent of a rogue's gallery are websites like bustedmugshots.com and arrests.org, which list offenses and display booking photos. Other websites have popped up, offering to have those photos removed, for a price.
"Make no mistake, there's a profit motive" with such websites, Logan said. As for charging for the removal of such information, "It may be legal ... but it's certainly unseemly."
The websites argue in favor of public information.
"We believe that you have a right to be informed," says justmugshots.com. "The right to high-quality accessible information about the arrests in your area, to know if your neighbors or even your son's little league coach has been arrested."
Former convicts turn to a number of websites to get their images removed, often out of fear of being turned down for job offers or having their past come up in job interviews.
"We have lots and lots of people who contact us for exactly that fear," said Shavell, of the firm Abine, which provides those services. "Or they've already lost a job or can't confidently apply for a job because that information is out there."
Arrests are forever
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, which advocates for the rights of reporters and free speech, comes across the issue of online arrest information often, particularly for mug shots.
"The permanence of online publishing is one of the consequences of living in a free society," said Emily Grannis, the Jack Nelson Legal Fellow at the committee.
Grannis said she doesn't know of any newspapers that have stopped publishing the information to avoid the issue. But in some cases, she said, news outlets have faced resistance in getting charges or booking photos from agencies aware of the permanence of the information they release.
In some states, lawmakers have proposed bills that would require mug-shot websites to take information down for free, Grannis said. But those types of laws could tread into an area infringing on free-speech laws, she said.
"While in some ways that seems like a pretty good solution, it's troubling to think of how far it could reach," she said. "The concern from our committee is we definitely don't want anyone forcing news sites to take the information down."
Arrest logs and booking photos are "very clearly public record," she said.
Requests to remove names from the published arrest logs, or stories about arrests, from the Sentinel & Enterprise's online presence have increased within the past two years.
The Sentinel & Enterprise formalized its digital policy in response. It does not remove legal arrests from either print or digital publication. It will update stories online if new information becomes available, such as disposition of the case or change/reduction of charges.
That policy ensures everyone is treated fairly -- from public employees, elected officials and employees of the newspaper, and their family and friends, who would be equally embarrassed by seeing their names in the arrest log.
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Grace Swanson (Encinitas, California)
My interest in gourds began as a small child, born and
raised in Nigeria. I saw that the Nigerian people use gourds for everything
from storing food to spoons to holding cosmetics. My gourds are not meant to be
utilitarian however. My gourd art pieces are cut, dremeled, sanded, dyed,
carved, painted, beaded and finished with an UV protecting acrylic spray. I was
formerly a watercolor painter but now gourds have taken over my life. My
brushes, paints and canvas have been pushed to one side as I explore the
wonderfully tactile, three-dimensional world of gourds.


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Acres of newsprint and hours of television have been devoted to the GM crop controversy - quite an achievement for a foodstuff that is grown in no significant quantities in this country, or for that matter in this continent. Britain, like the rest of Europe, was long ago frightened away from producing and eating GM food by a media campaign that has been based mainly on hearsay and only marginally on science.
And that is a shame. As senior scientists have pointed out, GM crops have considerable potential to help the planet, despite the claims of their opponents. Environment groups such as Greenpeace claim the stuff is dangerous. But not a single verifiable case of illness that has been triggered by GM produce has been established in the US, even though Americans have been eating genetically modified food since 1994 and 75 per cent of all processed foods in the US now contain a GM ingredient. Opponents claim there are long-term health risks but offer no concrete evidence.
By contrast, the potential to improve human health is considerable, thanks to the dramatic power of modern molecular biology. To create a GM crop, a gene for a particular protein is extracted from an animal or another plant and then inserted in the DNA of that crop, where it directs its new host into making that protein. A classic example is provided by a modified sweetcorn called Bt corn, in which an insect-killing gene, extracted from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, is added to the DNA of sweetcorn so that it makes its own insecticide. Similarly, rice has been modified to contain high amounts of Vitamin A by inserting genes from daffodils and bacteria.
And future benefits could be even greater. For example, scientists are developing GM bananas that would include a dose of hepatitis B vaccine. The potential here is vast. People in developing countries could be vaccinated against the disease - which now affects two billion people in developing countries - without needles or the need for cold storage of vaccines.
Other projects being carried out by scientists include plans to strengthen crop resistance to drought. In a world afflicted by climate change, which is already causing deserts to spread to once fertile regions, GM crops such as these could be a bulwark against major famines - if they are given the chance.


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|Issue No. 196
|19 September 2003
A Secret Country
Interview: Crowded Lives
Activists: Life With Brian
Industrial: National Focus
Unions: If These Walls Could Talk
Economics: Beating the Bastards
Media: Three Corners
History: The Brisbane Line
Trade: The Dumping Problem
Review: Frankie's Way
Workplace Bullies Leave Three Dead
Left-Right Combo Drops Motorway Boss
Detention for Minister Who Praised Scabs
Public Sector: Cuts and Thrusts
Deaf, Blind and Looking For Friends
The Soapbox
The Locker Room
Free Art
Labor Council of NSW
Letters to the Editor
Freedom from Choice
A position for a legal manager at the Office of the Employment Advocate (OEA) was advertised in the Sydney Morning Herald on 13 September 2003 and on their website.
The list of duties is to provide:
"advice and assistance particularly in relation to AWAs, freedom of association, right of entry, coercion to enter certified agreements and strike pay."
However on looking at the requirements one notices that:
"All offers of engagement (ie employment) are conditional on the successful applicant signing an AWA."
Funny how the OEA has no problem with coercing their own prospective employees into signing AWA's. Perhaps the duties of the legal manager could be expanded to include an examination of the coercion of workers to enter AWA's.
Karen Iles
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The Best Diet for Alzheimer's Disease
Diet cannot undo Alzheimer's, but the right diet may help brain health and slow memory loss, says Richard S. Isaacson, MD, Director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at New York-Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City and co-author of The Alzheimer's Diet. (AD Education Consultants, 2012).
A 2014 study at the University of Florence in Italy notes that nutrients in plant foods such as green tea, olive oil, red wine, spices, berries, and herbs are associated with reducing diseases such as Alzheimer's that are related to the clumping of proteins called amyloids.
And some research suggests that a low carbohydrate diet may improve memory function, as well as insulin resistance (a precursor to diabetes, when blood sugar has difficulty entering the cells), says Isaacson.
"What we're finding in the studies is that not one dietary approach fits all," says Isaacson. "You have to do multiple things at once."
Several studies suggest that a Mediterranean diet high in vegetables, whole grains, and fish may be helpful, says Isaacson.
"Switching to that diet when someone already has memory loss may have positive effects in terms of memory function or biomarkers that indicate more optimal brain health."
And cocoa rich in antioxidants may boost brain health as well. In a 2012 eight-week study at the University of L'Aquila in Italy involving 90 elderly people with some memory loss, those who daily consumed the highest dose of cocoa powder containing the highest amount of antioxidants had improved memory and lower insulin resistance compared to those who drank cocoa with fewer antioxidants. They also did better on tests assessing brain function and verbal skills.
Next Steps
- Cut sugar and processed foods. Sugary and processed foods produce glucose, or blood sugar, which creates a by-product that may cause damage to brain neurons, says Christopher N. Ochner, PhD, Faculty at Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, N.Y., and Co-author, The Alzheimer's Diet (AD Education Consultants, Inc., 2012). Fewer carbs mean that the brain is more likely to burn ketones, compounds that cause less cell damage. "A low-carbohydrate state may be more protective of the brain," says Ochner.
In a 2012 study at the University of Cincinnati, 23 adults with some memory loss followed either a high-carb or low-carb diet. Those who ate fewer carbohydrates had higher ketone levels and better memory function after six weeks.
Ochner suggests offering someone with Alzheimer's more good carbs like green leafy vegetables with fiber and avoiding white refined foods like white rice and baked goods. But do not put your loved one on a low-carb diet without consulting her doctor and/or a nutritionist.
- Go Mediterranean. Both Ochner and Issacson suggest that caregivers offer a Mediterranean-style diet that includes fruit (especially antioxidant-rich berries), vegetables, and fatty fish like salmon, turkey, and dark cocoa. They also recommend that the proportions of nutrients be 30 to 40 percent carbohydrates, 25 percent fat (only 7 percent saturated) and 25 to 35 percent lean protein.
- Stimulate a flagging appetite. Your loved one may lose interest in food as Alzheimer's progresses. "If the person is losing weight, give her anything she'll eat," says Ochner. Add meal supplements like Boost or Ensure, making sure they are cold, shaken, and in a flavor your loved one likes, says Isaacson. "See a registered dietician to find out what kinds of high-calorie foods or supplements to use." He also suggests seeing a speech pathologist to ensure that your loved one is swallowing normally.
- Offer plenty of fluids. If your care recipient has trouble staying hydrated, do not offer coffee, anything with caffeine, or sugary drinks. Instead, offer sports drinks or vitamin water.
- Simplify the table. "Let your loved one sit in the same seat at the same time each day, using the same plates and utensils, says Isaacson. "Do anything to make eating streamlined and uncomplicated."


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The XBLA bundles are all disappearing faster than we thought. The third bundle, alongside The Beautiful Puzzle Pack and The Kinect Bundle, has now been taken off the marketplace. I'm glad I got this
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Microsoft has started an Extreme Shopping Sale on Xbox LIVE today, with discounts on Arcade games, DLC add-ons, avatar clothing and a theme. The sale on these items will last until October 4th. In ad
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Ankama Play announced today that it has released a patch for its XBLA RPG, Islands of Wakfu. Primarily, the patch addresses an issue with the difficulty of the initiate mode being skewed a touch too
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This week, coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade: Rush'n Attack: Ex-Patriot - 800 MSP In Rush'N Attack Ex-Patriot, a clandestine struggle exists between Russia and the United States for military intelligence du
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Death is Traveling and WEEPS is FREE!
After a great run with Amazon Select I will be returning the entire
TRB Death catalog to NOOK, Smashwords and Apple beginning November 13.
Update: I think I have some tentative dates for 2013 book releases as follows:
THE SAVAGE PROTECTOR- March
BLOOD CHOSEN- May
THE REFLECTIVE- October
*Stay tuned for the cover and blurb reveal of THE SAVAGE PRINCIPLE, a novella featuring Rowenna and King Raymond. Their uneasy alliance and bittersweet romance unfolds Outside....


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How to make burger at home – Simple Lentil Walnut Burger with egg
May 8th
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Ingredients for lentil walnut burger:
For burger mix:
2 cans drained lentils pureed
1 cup chopped toasted walnuts
2 eggs beaten
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp cummin
2 tsp mustard paste
5 to 12 cloves of garlic minced
1.5 cups onion diced
1 to 1.5 cup wheatgerm
3/4 cup of milk
2 tbsp of olive oil
salt to taste
ground pepper to taste
For cooking:
2 tbsp olive oil
For toppings:
2 cheese slice for each burger
2 tomato slice for each burger
2 peppers for each burger
lettuce leaves
Method to prepare burger
- Add the burger mix ingredients one by one in the order of list of ingredients and keep mixing all the time this should create a nice paste
- After the paste is ready, for each burger take paste in hand (around 3/4th size of baseball ball) and flatten it (you know how burger's main portion looks right)
- Now, add 2 tbsp olive oil in hot skillet (pan)
- Once the skillet is hot (tips: this is important) add 3 to 4 burgers (depending on the size of skillet)
- Fry for 3 to 4 minutes on each side
- Once all the burger's main portions are fried, take burger bun cut it into two halves and in the middle of the bun's two halves place burger and toppings (refer to above toppings ingredients) one by one in the given order
- Not ready to believe? yes your burger is ready
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There are lots of things in life I cannot stand. Like traffic jams after work on a hot day. Or long checkout lines at the grocery stores. However, these few take the cake.
1. When people say, "thanks, but no thank you".
You've already thanked them. Then you un-thank them. This makes no sense. If I don't want something, I'll say, "no, thank you". Why is the additional thanks needed? Is this a way for people to try to be extra nice while displaying their disgust for something they don't want?
2. The phrase "Hands down it's the best".
Who's hands were up to begin with? Or are you demanding we put our hands down for something you think is the best. Sorry sir, I have an opinion too.
3. When people use "Labtop" instead of Laptop.
No need to elaborate on this one.
4. Chicken fried chicken.
Huh? How do you chicken fry chicken that's fried? Would it not already be fried chicken? Why not fry it the way chicken should be fried in the first place? Or is that the point?
5. TV commercials at the movies.
Ok, if I wanted to watch commercials, I'd wait till the film aired on TBS.
6. When articles start with, "You should be reading this" or "You should be watching this".
I'll watch whatever I want. Thanks, but, no thanks! Lol.


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After a sudden burned AGP port on my last mobo (!), I went out and bought the following:
Asus A8N-SLI Premium
Silverstone 650W SLI-Ready, Quad 12v rail Power Supply
XFX Geforce 7800 GTX XXX edition, PCI-Express
Coolermaster Wavemaster Case
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
I kept some of my previously working components:
AMD Athlon64 3500+ (do not know the revision)
2 x 1GB Kingston ValueRAM PC3200
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX
Gamepads, USB devices, etc.
I had some pretty noobish mistakes while putting it all together (I've built at least 15 PCs). First, one of the CPU pins bent, so I had to grab a metal file and try to straighten it up. According to me I did it correctly - the pin did not come out and it appeared almost straight.
Then, I installed the PCI-e card and apparently I did not seat it correctly. It appeared fully seated but the very end of the card (right next to the metal slot cover with the DVI connectors) was squashing one of those small black cyllinders (I think they are called capacitors). I did not realize this until later.
I hooked everything up and turned on the power supply. The motherboard has a small led that lighted green, which is great according to the manual. However, when I press the power button, everything appears to be "running" (all fans spin) but I get no video from the card. I get no beeps either. I thought the speaker connector was upside down and changed it to no avail.
I realized the problem with the card, so I carefully straightened the capacitor so the card would not squish it and reseated the card. Nothing. I removed the RAM in hopes that the mobo would beep. Nope.
This motherboard does not have jumpers so I think I cannot select single or dual video with a jumper (thinking perhaps it is preconfigured for SLI - although unlikely in my opinion). I am placing the PCI-e card on the blue slot which is the one you should use in a single display setup.
The mobo also has a system called AI POST Reporter, that streams prerecorded speech sounds through the onboard audio port when posting. However, I hooked some headphones and turned the thing on and I hear nothing.
I can imagine several possible causes:
a) I burned the PCI-e port when the card was squishing the capacitor. I don't think so, I would think this is REALLY REALLY unlikely to happen.
b) The processor was damaged / the pin fell down / the pin is not making contact. Could be, I hope not. In my opinion, not very likely. I will check tonight if the processor still has all pins and everything.
c) There is something I have not hooked. HIGHLY unlikely. There is a connector called EZPlug on the motherboard that is a molex connector, but according to the manual, you should only connect a cable from the PSU to this connector if you are using an SLI setup (obviously the 7800gtx has its own power connector). Other than that I don't know what else could be unhooked.
d) I checked the ASUS webpage for troubleshooting. I found this page.
I haven't done any of the steps on that page (it was VERY late yesterday ) but I would think the only probable one is the Supported CPU List. I don't think I would have to "reset the PSU" since everything is brand new. Also, clearing the CMOS makes no sense to me for the same reason. I will try them though.
I found something odd in the Supported CPU List (see page above). There are five 3500+ processors listed. Of those, there is one that requires the 1009 BIOS, another that requires 1006 BIOS and all others require 1004 BIOS. I do not know what version of the BIOS I have, would I be sooo unlucky that I have a certain processor version and that my motherboard is not flashed to the latest BIOS?
I don't know what else to do. I don't think the mobo is shorting, the case is really good and I placed all the risers and everything. I could try with a different processor/ram/video card but guess what, I don't have any of those to spare
I really want to put all this together soon and I would like to try everything before having to return the mobo, card or buy a new processor (I hope not! ).
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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300 Million Tweets Reveal The Afternoon At Work Is The Unhappiest Time Of Day
A team of five researchers at the two schools (Northwestern and Harvard) studied 300 million U.S. tweets from September 2006 to August 2009 and performed sentiment analysis on them. (read more…)
The project is one of many ongoing studies into status updates and sentiment analysis. Facebook has its own in-house team led by a research scientist named Cameron Marlow. The social network tracks a metric called "Gross National Happiness," inspired by the idea originally coined by the Bhutanese government in the early 1970s. There are constantly updated graphs on Gross National Happiness here for the U.S. and a number of other Westernized countries where you can see similar troughs and peaks in sentiment around weekends and workdays. (via VentureBeat)


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GolfLogix Becomes Silver Corporate Partner of The First Tee
World's No. 1 Golf GPS App Extends User Benefits to Leading Youth Development Organization
(SCOTTSDALE, AZ) – GolfLogix – the No. 1 App for Golf and a global leader in GPS and club-tracking technology – announces it has become a Silver Corporate Partner of The First Tee and will donate a portion of sales to assist the nonprofit in helping develop young people advance their life skills and leadership through the game.
The pioneer of GPS for the golf industry, GolfLogix has more than two million members and is the world's most-downloaded golf app. In addition to precise distances to numerous points on each hole, the software offers pro-level stat tracking, personalized instruction tools from Golf Digest, exclusive product discounts through the Golfsmith Pro Shop, 24/7 tee time booking via GolfNow and the game's most comprehensive news feed.
"The First Tee has been instrumental in providing boys and girls character programs that build core values – honesty, integrity and responsibility – which are inherent to the sport," says GolfLogix President Pete Charleston. "We are pleased to offer their participants and coaches the fun and easy tools our app provides."
Easily downloaded for free from http://www.GolfLogix.com, the GolfLogix GPS app is compatible with more than 60 smartphone models. It delivers accurate distances to the center of the green, yardage book quality imagery of each hole, scorekeeping and in-round pro-level stat tracking for more than 32,000 courses worldwide. For less than $20, an upgraded annual Champion membership provides golfers with club tracking and distances to any location on the hole – including pin position, hazards and landing zones.
All membership levels include access to the GolfLogix Member Clubhouse, the No. 1 online golf community where millions of players interact through social forums, offer challenges to fellow golfers and maintain an indexed handicap. Personal web pages for each user also store performance statistics, so every round can be analyzed by fairways hit, greens in regulation, putting, shot trends and more. It also contains a vault with 60 years of digitized Golf Digest content, including tips, articles and videos from the magazine's legendary stable of elite instructors and Tour Playing Editors.
For more information or to download the app: please visit http://www.GolfLogix.com. For more information on The First Tee, please visit http://www.thefirsttee.org.
About GolfLogix
The No. 1 Golf App, GolfLogix boasts more than 2 million members on the world's top-selling smartphones. Dedicated to offering consumers the most advanced GPS solutions with the best features, quality and price, GolfLogix helps improve individual performance. Strategic partnerships with industry-leading content provider Golf Digest, top retailer Golfsmith and tee time provider GolfNow present members with exclusive benefits directly through the app.
Founded in May 1999, GolfLogix was the first to introduce handheld GPS to the golf industry and holds a U.S. patent for its unique GPS and Internet-based club tracking application. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, the company has been professionally mapping courses for more than 12 years and owns the largest, most up-to-date golf course database in the world.
In 2009, the rapid advance of smartphone technology led GolfLogix to develop and quickly capture the market with an easy-to-use application providing precise GPS distances. In addition, the software manages scorekeeping and stat tracking, then uploads them to an online clubhouse community where golfers can interact and compete with millions of other players worldwide. Now available on more than 60 different smartphone models, The No. 1 Golf App offers maps for more than 32,000 courses globally.
For more information: http://www.GolfLogix.com, 877.977.0162.


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This edition: A Passion for DNA: Genes, Genomes and Society, (Pt. 1)Tweet
Episode Details
Original tape date: February 6, 2002.
In this edition, the scientist talks about his book which deals with research concerning DNA and some of the major issues that surround the topic.
Guest List
Mr. Manning Marable Professor of Chemistry and Physics, Hunter College/CUNY
Dr. James D. Watson President, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory


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You can also use the netdom command to verify trust relationships. The basic syntax of the command is
netdom trust trusting_domain_name /domain:trusted_domain_name
Figure 1
shows the Active Directory Domains and Trusts console with a parent
domain (pearson.pub) and a child domain (training.pearson.pub). There
is a parent/child trust relationship between the two domains.
Furthermore, the outgoing trust has been validated.
There are two trusts between the domains. The parent
trusts the child and the child trusts the domain. These trusts are
displayed as an outgoing trust and an incoming trust in Figure 1.
You can perform the same check from the command line with the following command:
netdom trust training.pearson.pub /domain:pearson.pub
The concept of trusted and trusting domains and the terminology can be confusing. Figure 2
shows two domains with a one-way trust between them. Notice that the
arrow is pointing to Domain B. When shown this way, it indicates that
Domain A trusts Domain B, and users in Domain B can be granted access
to resources in Domain A. In other words, Domain B is trusted by Domain
The following table identifies many of the switches that can be used with the netdom trust command to validate a trust.
netdom trust trusting-domainC:\>netdom training.pearson.pub
/passwordd:{password | *}/passwordd:P@ssw0rd
/passwordo:{password | *}/passwordo:P@ssw0rd
Figure 3 shows the result of entering the following command using some of these switches:
C:\>netdom trust training.pearson.pub /domain:pearson.pub/userd:administrator /passwordd:* /usero:administrator/passwordo:* /verify
If it's a two-way trust, you can verify the trust
from the other direction by swapping the trusted and trusting domains
like the following command:
C:\>netdom trust pearson.pub /domain:training.pearson.pub/userd:administrator /passwordd:* /usero:administrator/passwordo:* /verify


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Will County Board member criticizes 'sanctuary state' legislation
A Will County Board member said in light of the recent acquittal of an immigrant in the country illegally, Gov. Bruce Rauner making Illinois a "sanctuary state" is wrong.
In response to the recent acquittal of murder charges of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate in the death of Kate Steinle in San Francisco in 2015, Steve Balich told the Will County Gazette that hard-working taxpayers are left to support all the social programs for non-citizens after Rauner signed legislation that would make Illinois a sanctuary state.
"The logic is completely gone," Balich, a retired 30-year teamster running again for a four-year term, said. "Rauner has a new spending problem with just a stroke of the pen."
Balich, who is seeking the 7th District seat, specifically replied to an article from The Hill,reporting The Make America Great Again Political Action Committee (PAC), backing President Donald Trump for re-election called for an immediate end to sanctuary cities after the acquittal of Garcia Zarate.
"The Steinle verdict was against all reason," Balich said, adding the decision now makes such immigrants a protected group. "Illegals get free medical, housing, and food. I would not doubt they get some spending money."
The candidate, who calls himself a conservative Republican, said the reason Rauner signed the legislation is so the Democrats can get more votes to swing elections and progressives can finish the job of President Barack Obama in transforming America.
"Felons can leave a sanctuary state murder someone, or commit a crime, then return to the sanctuary state," Balich said. "It sure is not fair to allow those sneaking into our country a path to citizenship when those following the law have to wait and follow the rules."
He said Rauner making Illinois a sanctuary for immigrants in the country illegally is costing citizens their livelihood.
"Our youth will find it harder and harder to make a living in Illinois if taxes, regulations, and illegal immigration continues," Balich said. "Older people who actually have good jobs will be threatened by the abundant number of people trying to get their positions at a lower wage."
And it is not just citizens who will suffer, but the state as well, Balich said.
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My poodle is a bruiser
I have a 20 month old standard poodle. He is a lovely dog but appears to have a nasty streak in him. I also have a small jack Russell bitch and a male Chihuahua, I understand about pack behaviour and that Hugo the poodle is stamping his dominance on the pack. The smaller dogs are no threat to him: they are both 8 years old. However he just attacks them for no reason, and takes some pulling off them. It is not food orientated or attention seeking. When Hugo attacks the others I place him in a dog cage whilst I check over the others. To date he has not harmed them but being such a large dog it is only a matter of time and he is getting difficult to control. He has been trained to sit stay wait etc but no matter how much one to one attention I give him or no matter what I try nothing works. I really need some help. I love him to bits but have ms and am finding him difficult.
Hugo does sound as though he has a big problem. Personally, though, I wouldn't say it was dominance. His behaviour could be attributed to several different causes. Hugo may have a health problem, for example low thyroid levels can cause aggression as can pain. Hugo may be feeling scared of your other dogs and to make them move away he aggresses; or it may be his diet isn't quite right for him. A recent study showed links between high protein diets and aggression. For safetys sake I suggest Hugo is seen by his vet for a thorough check up. Once this has been done ask for a referral to a behaviourist for a full assessment. Then hopefully you will be able to modify his behaviour.
Deaf cat doesn't hear glass breaking
I hope you will be able to give me some advice, as there is not a lot of information available on how to handle a deaf cat. I have a 3-year old white cat with odd-coloured eyes, named Simon, who has been deaf since birth. I adopted him from a stray cat rescue shelter when he was about 9 weeks old, knowing he was deaf. I also had a 6-month old black/white cat, named Sebastian, now 3 1/2 yrs old. They get along very well, almost as if they were littermates.
There were problems of course as Simon grew up. The most difficult thing was to find a way to discipline him for doing 'cat things' like scratching the furniture, or jumping where he is not allowed. I read on a website how someone taught their cat hand signals, and I was successful in doing this with Simon - he is very intelligent! I have 3 hand signals for him - "No" is a forefinger shaken right in front of his eyes, never ever hitting. He recognizes 'the finger' from a distance and most times will reluctantly stop what he's doing. "Come" is getting his attention by stomping the floor or flicking the lights and then rubbing my forefinger and thumb together when I have his attention - works every time. "Down" is the same forefinger pointing at him then down to the floor - usually after a few gestures like this he listens.
I don't know if you have come across many deaf cats in your career, but I've noticed that he has developed some strange habits I've not seen in any other cats I've ever lived with. First, he is more aggressive than any cat I've had. He is very demanding of affection, which he gets, and will often steal the best places to sleep from my other cat, who gives way. The most annoying and possibly destructive habit he has is to knock things off the kitchen table, counter or the coffee table in the living room (his latest trick). Sometimes he does this in play, looking straight at me and probably enjoying my reaction! But lately, he's taken to doing this to get attention - particularly in the very early morning about 2 hrs before the cats' breakfast time, to try and get me out of bed to feed him. I try to ignore the clunks of books, remote controls, pens and pencils, and ruffles of papers falling on the floor as he gets in full 'knocking down mode'. Along with this, he howls the most disconsolate meows like he is the loneliest cat in the world - this is much more difficult to ignore. As a rule, I do not get out of bed (give in) unless I hear a crash/tinkle which means he's broken something and I'd better clean it up before he hurts himself. He's broken a couple of things over the past year, but usually he sticks to books, pens, papers and the remote controls from the tv/stereo.
I really have no idea how to help him break this habit, as if I get out of bed intending discipline him, he runs to see me, leaving the scene of the crime, meowing so happily that I'm up it seems redundant then to give him 'the finger' - would he even understand? It's like I'm giving in to his trick, and he'll only try it again knowing it was successful. When I don't get out of bed, he continues knocking things off until there is nothing left - I believe I can only make the house so cat proof. Also, I'm concerned if I leave nothing on the coffee table for him to knock down, he'll resort to items on the bookcase which are breakable. Please help! I love my cat dearly and would never consider giving him away - I need to work this out somehow so I can get a full night's sleep knowing I won't hear that dreaded crash/tinkle, and Simon either waits for the 6am feeding time or plays a much quieter game!
Simon sounds like a very clever cat who knows exactly want he wants. You obviously have a good relationship with him and hopefully my solution will be well within his capabilities. Initially you will have many broken nights sleep, but if you can persevere you will be able to get a good nights sleep in a few weeks time.
First, you are going to need some equipment, in particular a side lamp and a timerswitch. Timer switches are often sold as burglar deterrents. Your aim is to teach Simon that the light coming on means you will appear. Once he has made this association you can start adjusting the times the light comes on. For this to be effective you cannot use the lamp at any other time or it will confuse things for Simon. Set the timer on the lamp to come on a couple of minutes before the time he usually starts his attention seeking behaviour. You will need to get up at the same time as the lamp coming on. Go tho the room, let Simon see you but do not acknowledge him. Turn off the lamp and return to bed.
Over the weeks delay the time the lamp comes on. Progress slowly, just a few minutes every 2/3 days. If at any time he miaows you are going too fast for him. Set the timer back to come on at a time when he didn't miaow or cause havoc. Stay with this time for a few days then trying moving forward again.
Over the weeks you will reach a point in time where the lamp comes on at the time you want to get up and Simon should have relearnt his waking pattern. It is quite common for cats to wake in the early hours of the morning, as this is when they are programmed to be out searching for food. You could try leaving dry food down for him to graze as he likes or buy an automatic feeder that can be set to open for him at a time before he starts attention seeking. This method is hard work but can be very effective, so it is worth following for the long term result.
With regard to his attention seeking during the day you will have to ignore him completely, no eye contact or touching. That is the most effective way to extinguish a behaviour. Simon will try harder to get a response from you as it has worked for him in the past. But as long as you continue to ignore him he will realise eventually that his efforts are pointless and change his behaviour as a consequence.


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Does anyone else think while
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what the hell is this stuff
and who buys it?
It had been a long road to get to this point and...... a heavy night. I'd taken 75 tweets from New York residents and along with a drawn bird, turned them into magnetic vignettes. Their thoughts still resonated...
I was embarassed
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other embarassing things.
It was quick and effortless. Between The Highline and 9th Ave it is adorned with metalllic surfaces. I put out all 150 magnets and photographed every one.
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When you're out there you realise how little personal content exists on the street. Apart from names like Stella McCartney, where are people heard? I'm a quiet man and a good listener and I wanted to change that. Maybe New Yorkers get a bad press for being unapproachable but I have found the opposite. Twitter made it possible to hear them.
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I have a new member. She paid and after payment she tried to login which failed.
I removed all her information and added her manually but still she can not login.
Membership is active, password is casesentive and correct but still entrance is not possible.
What goes wrong here ?
I assume you tested the system before you went live?
Are you sure your lockbox is set up correctly?
Thank you for the quick reply.
My lockbox has been online for about 2 years now (I just installed it right after the script was published) and never had any problems.
I already rebuild the membersarea in the scripts admin tool. Problems were not solved.
Members can not change their passwords (excisting members can not do it either). New members are not able to login after succesfull payment. Tested it myself.
Any ideas how to solve this problem ?
I assume something must have changed on the server?
If you want to send me your ftp/install details via email and I can take a look for you.
HI David.
I still have the same problems.
New members are not able to login.
when I manually add a new member it appears as an active membership (since I only offer one lifetime option that is as it should be).
When the member tries to sign-in their password/username does not work. (not when they paid and signed in neither when I manully add them to the lockbox)
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What do you recommend? Should I do a fresh install (and loose all purchase data) or do you have an other solution.
I;m almost starting to pull my hair out.
Ps.. I did not change anything to the server !
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Did it today.
Did not take tire off
Did not take spring out.
Did not take control arm off.
Main part of the bolt realignment and install was done from inside the car.
New bolt, nut, and reinforcement plates in.
Been trying for years to get the nut off this bolt.
Well got it today. Easily. Unexpectedly broke the bolt in two pieces.
Car was parked in drive. 90 in the shade.
Deep trouble. Car was now disabled. Now what.
Had to attempt to install a new bolt without taking anything apart.
Got out the floor jack to support the arm.
Then took the bolt pieces out. Came out easily.
Nothing odd happened in the frame box area when lca bolt pieces were removed.
Installed new bolt installed. Started it by tapping with socket on bolt head.
Pried into position with long crow bar, long screwdriver, and luck.
Was easier than working with car overhead.
Took opportunity to install reif. plates.
Made a sandwich with thick metal plates for the bread. Used the RLCA bolt as a 'toothpick'
One slice is under the bolt flange head as a backing plate.
Used a 1/8" thick trailer axle spring mounting u-bolt plate. Had exact hole size.
The other slice is the pass side SMR reinforcement bracket.
The lca bolt was long enough to pull this off with treads to spare. Bolt kit from Jegs.
Turned out fine for now.
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Summer Love shirt and other critters
And for those of you thinking of running away and joining a crochet circus, I have two friends you can join. These are my latest from the Crochet A Little blog:
26 comments:
- Deborah said...
The shirt is really lobely but the animals are to die for. Very Cute.
- August 12, 2010 at 4:59 PM
- Deb said...
Oh my goodness, those animals are adorable. And the shirt is great too. I know that the stitches don't come out as well as on linen or other fabric, but the whole idea is just so cute!
- August 12, 2010 at 5:33 PM
- Ranae said...
What a wonderful shirt, the little lamb and turtle are adorable.
I love the crochet circus, are there more?
Take Care!!
- August 12, 2010 at 6:22 PM
- Chocolates4Breakfast (TerriBoog) said...
What fun stuff! The shirt turned out great and your animals are darling!
- August 12, 2010 at 7:03 PM
- GoldenAngelsWorks said...
I love your shirt....
OH NO please don't let me be reading your blog with my son around... he will be whinning for the elephant. Great job!
- August 12, 2010 at 7:07 PM
- Jackie said...
Without question, the giraffe is my favorite so far! Perfect! You're too hard on yourself with your t-shirt stitching. There is not a less than perfect stitch that I can see.
- August 12, 2010 at 8:03 PM
- Vinniey said...
The shirt is looking great, Annie. And I love your crochet animals. They are so cute especially the elephant. :)
- August 12, 2010 at 10:42 PM
- TammyK said...
How cute Annie :) Great job!
- August 12, 2010 at 11:34 PM
- Theresa said...
OMG!!! A giraffe!!! And an elephant, too!!! They are amazing!!!
- August 13, 2010 at 12:38 AM
- Miss 376 said...
I love the crochet animals, are you going to incorporate them into anything? The t-shirt is the perfect colour for that design, very pretty
- August 13, 2010 at 12:49 AM
- Elaine said...
Annie your t-shirt design is so sweet and those animals are just adorable!
- August 13, 2010 at 3:32 AM
- Lois said...
Annie, love the t-shirt! The animals are so cute especially the giraffe!
- August 13, 2010 at 3:51 AM
- Moreen said...
Annie love the Tshirt it's not easy to stitch on that material and you have done a good job.
What can I say about your crochet animals - they are fantastic I love them so cute.
- August 13, 2010 at 6:18 AM
- Annette said...
What a lovely shirt you have now. the colors are beautifull.
What a cute animals.....lovely crochet!!!
- August 13, 2010 at 7:44 AM
- mainely stitching said...
Your t-shirt stitching is amazing! That is SO hard to do, IMHO. I made some when expecting Arden and it took forever for my fingers to feel better (poking that needle through the fabric and waste canvas was hard on the poor fingers).
I LOVE your crocheted animals - how cool are they?!
- August 13, 2010 at 9:34 AM
- Nancy said...
An adorable t-shirt! That design is so cute, and I think it looks just wonderful.
I love your crocheted animals! It's a good thing I don't know how to crochet or our house would have a crocheted zoo living in it!
- August 13, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- Karen said...
Annie, the shirt is gorgeous and the animals are completely adorable!
- August 13, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Dani - tkdchick said...
Those crochet animals are so cute!
- August 13, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- ♥ Nia said...
Your shirt is really cute but my eyes stopped in those animals!! :D Oh my! What a wonderful work!!!
- August 13, 2010 at 1:45 PM
I adore your animals....what will you do with them? Love the shirt as well. Super work.
- August 14, 2010 at 9:03 AM
- Brigitte said...
The crocheted animals are just cute.
Very nicely embellished T-shirt.
- August 14, 2010 at 9:12 AM
- Pumpkin said...
Beautiful job on the T-shirt Annie :o) Cute design.
You are so awesome when it comes to crochet! LOVE the animals. LOL!
- August 15, 2010 at 1:47 PM
- Margaret said...
I love how your shirt came out! And the crochet pieces -- it's so cool how one can do anything with crochet. Wonderful!
- August 16, 2010 at 8:02 AM
- Josh Healy said...
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- August 17, 2010 at 12:01 PM
- Olenka's Stitches said...
You've made one more pretty shirt!
- August 18, 2010 at 10:12 AM
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Salut!!!My name is bogdan from Romania!!!
We can be friends ???
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WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - Below are highlights from the question and answer session of a Senate Banking Committee hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifying on monetary policy and the U.S. economy.
"Based on what I know about it, what I've read about it, it does seem to be so, yes."
"We appear to be in a muddling-through type of environment, which is costly to everybody - Europe even more so than us. They're already in a recession, at least many countries in Europe are already in recession. I think based on all I can observe, it seems that (resolving the debt crisis) could take a very long time because the structural and institutional changes that Europe is trying to make are not ones to take place quickly."
There have been many bad practices, I agree. Many of them are tied to the crisis period, the period of excess. I think that it's bad business. I think it's important for us to address those issues through enforcement. ... It's very short-sighted. It's not the way you build a long-term relationship with customers and not the way you have long-term products.
"It's been our approach to have capital requirements that are broadly consistent with the international standards. ... But we're always open to further discussions, and we'll see how effects of the higher capital work through the credit system as we go forward."
"It will have to be an international effort because Libor is constructed by a UK organization and constructed for about 10 different currencies as well, so it has to be an international effort.
"There are broadly two approaches to fix Libor to make changes to it: to increase the visibility to reduce the ability of individual banks or traders to affect the overall Libor and to increase monitoring of the reporting process.
"The other strategy, which many people are thinking about, is going from what is essentially a reported rate to an observable market rate as the index. There are a number of possible candidates that have been advanced that might ultimately replace Libor.
"Libor is very deeply ingrained in many contracts so that change will not be a simple one to make."
"What we're trying to do as our mandate suggests is to strengthen the economy, which in turn should make America a more attractive place to invest and provide higher returns for everyone investing in the United States."
"We have not seen inflation yet though and the dollar has been in fact recently a good bit stronger. And we are comfortable we have the tools to unwind these policies in a way that will not threaten inflation."
"I think inflation risk is relatively low now. Not everyone agrees with that, but my personal opinion is that that risk is reasonably low right now. And indeed, as I mentioned, there is a modest risk - not a large risk but a modest risk - of going in the other direction, which is towards the deflationary side."
"It's very important that we see sustained progress in the labor market and avoid deflation risk and those are the things we'll be looking at as the committee meets later this month and later this summer."
"There are a range of possibilities and I don't want to, you know, give any signal that we're choosing one among the others. But the logical range includes different type of purchase programs that could include Treasuries or could include Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. Those are the two things we are allowed to buy.
"We could also use our discount window for lending purposes, but, you know, that's another possibility.
"We could use communication to talk about our future plans regarding rates or our balance sheet.
"And, a possibility that we have discussed in the past is cutting the interest rate we pay on excess reserves.
"That's the range of things that we could do. Each one of them has costs and benefits and that's an important part of the calculation."
"They shouldn't be used lightly. Nevertheless, my own view is that these tools and other nonstandard tools still do have some capacity to support the economy. And what we'll be looking at in thinking about this is, I think, really two things. The first is, as mentioned in our statement, whether or not there is in fact a sustained recovery going on in the labor market or are we stuck in the mud so to speak, in terms of employment. That's of course our maximum employment mandate. And then the other issue would be price stability and notably .... deflation risks."
"Economists differ on how effective the tools have been. My own assessment is that the quantitative easing and Operation Twist so-called tools have been effective in easing financial conditions and in promoting strength in the economy.
"QE2 was certainly effective at addressing what was beginning to become a worrisome amount of deflation in the fall of 2010. My views, and the view of our analysts at the Fed, is that it also contributed to economic growth. It is hard to judge because it depends on what you think would have happened in the absence of those actions."
"The British Bankers Association did not adopt most of the suggestions that were made by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. They made a relatively small number of changes. It's likely that the concerns are less now because we're no longer in the crisis period. ... I would like to see additional reforms to the Libor process, assuming that Libor will continue to be a benchmark for financial contracts."
"It's clear that beyond these disclosures, that the Libor system is structurally flawed and part of the response was to address those flaws."
"There was active effort to report to all the relevant policymakers and enforcement agencies the information that had been received."
"We believe that the statute does require us to impose some type of margin requirement. We tried to mitigate the effect as much as possible by allowing for exemptions when the credit risk associated with the margin was viewed as being sufficiently small. So, many small end-users would be exempt in practice."
"The actions of traders and banks that have been disclosed are not only very troubling in themselves, but they have the effect of undermining public confidence in financial markets."
"On May 1st then-President (of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Timothy) Geithner briefed the president's working group, which consisted of the Treasury, the Fed, the CFTC and the SEC among other participants."
"There was active effort to report to all the relevant policymakers and enforcement agencies the information that had been received."


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What It Is:
Snapchat is a social media app that allows users to send photos and videos to friends and followers. But the catch is: those messages are only viewable for a few seconds before they are deleted completely and entirely.
What is does?
Initially the two developers decided to create an app called "Picaboo" with the purpose of passing notes or pictures in class knowing that they would likely vanish before a teacher could ever intercept the device.
From there, Snapchat has evolved into an app that allows users to send whatever they want to whomever they're friends with or whomever they follow—and all with almost zero consequence. Teens and young adults all over the world are able to send each other graphic imagery that literally just vanishes in 1-10 seconds. Whether it's an incredibly embarrassing photo from a night out, or a friend making that ridiculous face at just the right moment, you can broadcast this out in a matter of seconds, and then it's gone from your phone and their phone. Poof.
Would My Child Want It?:
Your very young children would likely not be interested in Snapchat, but the app is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers and young adults.
What Should I Watch Out For?:
- Snapchats don't always disappear. Why? Because there are literally hundreds of apps out there that allow users to copy and download Snaps they've received. Some apps even allow the users to download the picture or video without ever notifying the sender.
- So if you have two or more teens doing something they shouldn't and documenting their reckless behavior with Snapchat, these apps can make a permanent copy of that Snap and now there is someone who has a copy of this photo. What Johnny did and thought would disappear in ten seconds, is now forever on someone else's phone.
- There are even websites now where people are posting their "sexiest Snapchats," almost all without the sender's or "Snapper's" knowledge, for the entire internet to see.
- Snapchat, much like others in a similar genre, it lacks real security or parental controls.
- There is no way to protect your username from the entire internet.
- Allows for transmission and reception of wildly inappropriate content. If it can be captured by a camera lens, it can be sent through Snapchat.
- Can contribute to the disposable mindset among young people and reinforce the false notion that there is such a thing as impermanence on the internet.
What We Think:
There is no reason to let your kids on Snapchat. If they want to communicate with friends, there are plenty of safer, smarter ways to do it. This one is a no.


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What's Hot: Finally, full Windows 8.1 rather than RT so you can run any Windows program on the Surface 3. Really lovely display, cool design.
What's Not: It's Intel Atom, so it's not nearly as fast as an Intel Core i machine like Surface Pro 3. Kickstand loses the Pro model's infinite positions.
Reviewed May 13, 2015 by Lisa Gade, Editor
in Chief (twitter: @lisagade)
The Microsoft Surface 3, not to be confused with the Surface Pro 3, is caught between a cheap place and a chic place. That's a rough spot to be; Intel Atom tablets with their reduced processing power tend to be the heart of Windows low cost tablets. Yet the Microsoft Surface line is all about premium materials and a cutting edge design with a price tag to match. The Surface 3 isn't nearly as fast as the Pro 3 model, but as a consolation it costs $300 less. Certainly for many of us $300 is significant savings, but we're still talking about a $500 to $600 tablet plus mandatory (for most of us) $130 Surface 3 Type Cover keyboard plus (for some of us) the $50 pen. That's $630 to $780, which isn't that expensive compared to an iPad Air 2 with LTE or a storage upgrade thrown in, but it is pricey when Dell, Asus and Lenovo have 10" Windows tablets at near half the price. That's not to say that Surface 3 is a bad product or isn't worth the money, it's simply going to be a harder sell to price conscious consumers. It's clearly a better deal than previous non-Pro Surface models running the less capable Windows RT operating system. The Surface 3 runs full Windows 8.1 64 bit and will get the free upgrade to Windows 10 as will other Windows 8 laptops and tablets currently on the market.
For those of you who've been crushing on the old Surface models but knew Windows RT wouldn't cut it, or on the Surface Pro line but found it beyond your budget, the 1.37 lb. Surface 3 is certainly worth a look. It's the quickest Intel Atom tablet or netbook to date, and it's perfectly adequate for modest to moderate tasks like MS Office, email, streaming YouTube and Netflix full HD video and even occasional bouts with Photoshop and Windows Movie Maker (full HD video export will require some patience if you're movie is longer than a few minutes). The build quality, unique design and display are what you'd expect from Surface: excellent. That doesn't mean there aren't any concessions. The display is smaller than Surface Pro 3 (10.8" vs. 12") and the resolution is a little lower which is fair since the display is smaller. The kickstand doesn't have infinite positions and instead has 4 angles that it can lock to (2 fairly upright for laptop style use, a reclined angle for writing and closed for tablet use).
The vapor Magnesium casing is rigid, seamless and solid. The light silver finish is nice enough looking, and as with previous Surfaces, there's one full size USB port, a mini DisplayPort and 3.5mm audio. Unlike other Surface models it doesn't use the magnetic charging connector, instead it uses the same micro USB charging port as most Windows and Android tablets (this is a charging-only port; it doesn't handle USB data transfer). There's a microSD card slot under the kickstand, just like other Surface models. The Intel Atom doesn't require a cooling fan, so the Surface 3 is always silent, unlike the Pro models. The back gets warm but not burning hot, so it's not uncomfortable to hold. The stereo speakers with Dolby are reasonably loud and full for a 10.8" slate and are a definite improvement over the first gen Surface models.
Type Cover and Pen
The optional $130 Surface 3 Type Cover is available in a variety of colors and it has the same suede-like back that acts as a cover when carrying the device. You can fold it backward behind the tablet if you don't need it, or simply detach it. It uses the usual Surface strong magnets and has a little ridge that allows you to angle the keyboard for a better typing angle, just like the bigger Surface Pro Type Cover. The keys are backlit with several brightness levels controllable from the Fn row, and they are moving keys rather than the capacitive keys used on the Touch Covers. At 10.8", you can't expect a wide and capacious keyboard, but it's certainly tactile and usable. I prefer the Pro Cover for its larger size and slightly deeper feel for key travel, but it's obviously too big to mate cleanly with the smaller Surface 3.
The Surface 3 uses the same N-Trig active digitizer technology and pen as Surface Pro 3 (Microsoft recently bought N-Trig). Unlike the Pro 3, the Surface 3 doesn't come with the pen in the box; you'll have to buy it separately for $50. It's available in several different colors to match the Type Cover offerings and it's interchangeable with Pro 3 pens (but not Pro or Pro 2 that used Wacom digitizers and pens). The pen is every bit as good on Surface 3 as it is on Pro 3, and it offers the same palm rejection so you can rest your hand on the screen while you write and it has 256 levels of pressure sensitivity for more natural drawing. We noticed a bit more pen latency on the Surface 3 when drawing very quickly, likely because the slower CPU can't keep up quite as well as the Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs in the Pro model. It's not bad by any means, but artists will notice while note takers won't.
Microsoft matches the Surface Pro 3's excellent qualities in the less expensive Surface 3, with only the resolution dropping a little--and that's fair since the screen is 1.2" smaller. The 1920 x 1280 ClearType HD Plus panel has the same 3:2 aspect ratio to make the tablet less ungainly to use in portrait mode. The display is very bright at 430 nits max and you can completely disable auto-brightness if you wish (we found it did a good job though). Color saturation is very good on the IPS panel and color gamut matches Surface Pro 3 and other high-end tablets and Ultrabooks with 98% of sRGB coverage and 74% of Adobe RGB. Color calibration is reasonably good out of the box, so you'll see the proper colors without fiddling with calibration. Contrast is good and text looks sharp. Microsoft ships the tablet with 150% scaling as default, and that makes for reasonably sized desktop icons and readable text that's not too fuzzy.
Deals and Shopping:
Microsoft Surface 3 Video Review
Horsepower and Performance
The Surface 3 runs on the latest generation 1.6 GHz Intel Atom X7 Z8700 Cherry Trail processor with 4 cores and 4 threads. It has Turbo Boost to 2.4 GHz and is coupled with gen 8 Intel HD integrated graphics. Atom, like the Intel Core line of CPUs, evolves slowly these days in terms of performance boost, but the X7 feels faster than the outgoing Bay Trail Atom line. That said, we have the $599 model with 4 gigs of RAM and 128 gigs of solid-state storage. 4 gigs is the base configuration for current laptops and it allows for smoother multitasking compared to the $499 model's 2 gigs of RAM. With 2 gigs of RAM, you'll want to stick to two programs running at a time or you'll be hitting virtual memory, which is slower than RAM. Though the machine has solid-state storage, it's the slower eMMC kind that Atom's stuck with, and it's akin to an internal MMC or SD card. Ultrabooks and laptops use a faster SATA or PCIe interface, and those are several times faster than eMMC.
What does that mean? For most folks the 10.8" Surface 3 is a second machine that can handle productivity tasks, photo viewing and video playback. If you spend many hours per week editing video, compiling code or working in CAD applications, you'll want a faster machine than Surface 3. Likewise, if you're a heavy multitasker who keeps 10 tabs open in a web browser and runs 4-5 programs concurrently, this isn't the tablet-laptop hybrid for you. It will slow down at that level of multitasking, compiling fairly large programs will take some time as will full HD video transition edits and encoding for export. CAD will be slow. MS Office 365 runs great, and you get a 1 year subscription with the tablet. Photoshop CC runs decently even when editing RAW files from a dSLR, and 1080p video playback on-screen or output via mini DisplayPort works flawlessly. Windows Live Tile Metro games play fine since they're optimized for lower power devices like Atom tablets, but this isn't for Battlefield 4 or Far Cry 4... even Civ V is slow since it's heavy on the CPU for turn calculations.
PCMark 8 Home: 1677
PCmark 7: 2872
Geekbench 3: 1026, multi-core 3524
wPrime: 33.4 sec.
PCMark 8 Benchmark Comparison Table
Battery Life
You'd think the Surface 3 would have appreciably longer battery life than its Pro counterpart given the lower power CPU and fanless design. However, we found that both the Surface 3 and our Surface Pro 3 with a Core i5 managed the same 7 hours with brightness at 40% and WiFi on. Every time Microsoft released a Pro model, battery life wasn't quite all there and firmware updates improved battery life. Perhaps the same thing will happen with Surface 3, but we have no insider info to that effect.
The tablet ships with a compact 13 watt micro USB charger that's 5.2v and 2.5 amps (a little higher than the usual 2 watt tablet charger). The Surface 3 takes an eternity to charge while you're using it. If the tablet is turned off, then it will charge in 3 to 4 hours, which isn't that bad. But if you're using the tablet while it's charging, it takes 7 hours. Ouch.
The Surface 3 has dual band Intel WiFi 802.11ac, and once again Microsoft went with a Marvell Avastar wireless card. WiFi worked well in our tests on an 802.11ac network with Linksys and Netgear Nighthawk access points. The tablet also has Bluetooth 4.0 that you can use for headphones, keyboards and anything else you'd use with a Windows machine (remember, this is full Windows, so you can install any program or driver that you'd install on a laptop). Microsoft says an LTE 4G model is forthcoming, though we don't have pricing or a date yet.
The Surface 3 is undeniably the best non-Pro Surface model yet--it handily wins that title simply because it runs full Windows 8.1 rather than RT. Beyond that, the display is brighter with better color fidelity and it's 0.2" bigger. It works with a pen-- that's a first for a non-Pro Surface and it's still a relatively rare feature on Windows tablets. The machine feels faster than you'd expect from an Intel Atom, even if it's just half the speed of a Core i5 Surface Pro 3 or Ultrabook in benchmarks. We strongly recommend spending the extra $100 for the 4 gigs of RAM and 128 gigs of storage model--doubling those for $100 is a good deal and the added RAM will speed things up noticeably. Since Microsoft makes both the tablet and the OS, you'll get driver and firmware updates often, and the machine is well optimized for Windows. Is all that worth spending the big bucks when you can get a decent Lenovo Yoga with Windows tablet or Dell Venue 10 Pro Windows tablet for half the price? That's up to you, but I can certainly understand those who are willing to pay more for the design and build quality.
Price: $499 - $599 for tablet, $130 for Surface 3 Type Cover and $50 for pen
Website: www.surface.com
Related Reviews:
Microsoft Surface Book Review
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Review
Samsung Galaxy TabPro S Review
Huawei MateBook Review
Microsoft Surface 2 Review
Lenovo ThinkPad 10 Review
Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 with Windows Review
Display: 10.8", 1920 x 1280 ClearType HD Plus display with touch and pen support (N-Trig). Intel HD integrated graphics. Mini DisplayPort and wireless display. Has ambient light sensor, accelerometer for screen rotation and a proximity sensor.
Battery: Lithium
Ion rechargeable, sealed inside.
Performance: 1.6 GHz Intel Atom X7-Z8700 (Cherry Trail) processor, 4 cores and 4 threads, Turbo Boost to 2.4 GHz. 2 or 4 gigs DDR3L RAM and 64 or 128 gigs solid-state storage.
Size: 10.52 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches. Weight: 1.37 pounds.
Camera: 3.5MP front camera and 8MP rear camera.
Audio: Built-in stereo speakers with Dolby audio, mic and 3.5mm combo mic/stereo headphone
Networking: Integrated Marvell Avastar dual band
WiFi 802.11b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 4.0.
Software: Windows 8.1 64 bit.
Expansion and Ports: One USB 3.0 port, mini DisplayPort, 3.5mm audio and micro
SD card slot.
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- Nico topped the times in the first session with Lewis in P2 in very hot conditions
- A competitive second session ended with Lewis and Nico finishing P4 and P7 respectively
- Both cars ran the prime (soft) tyre in P1, the option (super soft) and prime in P2
|Lewis Hamilton
|P2 (1:48.314, 24 Laps)
|P4 (1:46.479, 33 Laps)
|Nico Rosberg
|P1 (1:47.995, 27 Laps)
|P7 (1:46.781, 34 Laps)
Lewis Hamilton
The sessions were good, we got on with our programme. It was very enjoyable and the track is very physical. The car feels good but the others are much closer this weekend. It's always the case here. There are no problems with the car but everyone looks closer, if not a bit faster. We'll still be fighting, we just need to work hard and find out where the time is. Qualifying is very important as overtaking looks very difficult so we'll see what tomorrow brings.
Nico Rosberg
In the first practice session I felt good in the car; I did some changes with the setup between the sessions, but I went in the wrong direction. It was good experience, as I know now what to do for tomorrow. The track is very demanding and tyre wear seems to be very high. Generally it is great to be back in Singapore as the event is really cool. But to be in the car is horrible, it's unbelievably hot for us as we have expected.
Paddy Lowe, Executive Director (Technical)
We ran our normal programme today and there were no big issues. We worked a lot on the tyres and it seems to be a very competitive situation with Ferrari and Red Bull, who look strong this weekend. We will be looking to optimise the car for both single lap and long runs. It's a circuit that historically produces high degradation, so that's an important aspect. We'll be working hard overnight to get the best out of the car.


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let's start at the very beginning (and the most dramatic part of 2013.) a year ago today, i was lying on the couch in tears from the amount of pain a cyst in my neck was causing. my neck was so swollen it looked like a grapefruit was growing in it. pretty picture, huh? i had been to the doctor, had a biopsy and an mri, and was waiting on a final decision regarding surgery. my doctor had put me on some strong pain killers that barely numbed the pain and made me extremely nauseated and dizzy. i couldn't eat and i couldn't sleep. two days later, i woke up from a restless night's sleep and was walking down the hallway in my house when i suddenly became incredibly dizzy, blacked out, and fell...breaking three bones in my foot in the process. everyone always asks how on earth i broke my foot by falling face forward and my response is always "i don't know...i was unconscious." ;) my mom rushed me to the orthopedic surgeon and i was put in a boot and on crutches. (this inspired the pirate-themed hashtag: #bootlegmeg) so there i was with a neck the size of the hulk, a broken foot, and doped up on pain killers that made me pass out. i was a hopping nightmare. two more days passed and i went in to see my doctor about my neck and to talk about surgery. he walked in the exam room, took one look at my neck, and told me that i needed to go to the hospital immediately because the infection in my neck had abscessed. gross, right? so i was rushed to the hospital, into surgery, and spent a night there. the reason for the infection was never found and the cyst has disappeared for now...an mri can't even find it. what a relief that was, but it also stirred up so many questions as to why all of this happened to me. it seemed so senseless. i spent months recovering from my surgery and waiting for all the swelling in my neck to go down, and two of those months were spent without being able to walk. the good news is that Jesus works miracles and i am healed.
i don't tell you all of this to complain. i tell you because i have learned even more so this year that the healing process takes a lot of time and a lot of patience. that doesn't just apply to physical wounds, but emotional wounds as well. it takes time for the heart to heal, and friends, i want you to know that's okay. it's okay to take time to grieve your losses, whether it's time, shattered dreams, or broken relationships. my physical injuries forced me to slow down and gave me a lot of time to think. sometimes those thoughts were angry ones...upset that the Lord had let this happen to me, and upset that it had put my life on hold. however, as time has passed, i can see that all the Lord allowed for me to go through was a blessing in disguise. i learned more about the power of prayer through the prayers of my prayer warriors during those weeks and months. my heart was overwhelmed by the people who loved me so well and cared for me. i constantly reminded myself that the situation i was in did not take God by surprise. He knew exactly what was happening and He was in complete control. i have learned that God allows and uses the difficult things in our lives to draw us closer to Him, and if that's the only reason i went through what i did, it was worth it.
now on to the rest of the year...
january, february, and march are all a blur. more like a slow motion blur since i spent the majority of my time stuck on the couch. however, i did fall in love with doctor who over that time period. it was also in january that i started blogging more consistently and i started getting involved in the blogging community. it was during those months when i needed community so badly that i met some of my dearest blogger friends. you all were more of an encouragement to me during those days than you realize.
in april, i got to go to colorado to see my best friend. the first of three times this year! once for business and twice for vaca. i've said it before and i'll say it again, but i wish all of my friends lived in the same place, OR that i could teleport. for now, since that isn't happening any time soon, i'm incredibly grateful the Lord provided for me to go on all of those trips. that is something i do not take for granted.
in june, my brother got married and i got to have some fun california adventures. my family flew to san diego for a long weekend to see my brother get married. besides all the wedding festivities, we also got to explore la jolla and coronado with one of our sweet cali friends. i'm excited to be going back for more adventures in 2014!
in august, i turned 25. i thought turning a quarter of a century was going to be the worst thing ever, but it turns out the big two-five isn't all that bad. plus, age is just a number, right? i feel like i've lived long enough that i can really look back at my early years and see how far i've come. i can see the mistakes, what i've learned, God's grace, how awkward i was in high school...ya know...the important stuff.
also, i opened my print shop! it's still a tiny baby of a shop. i work on projects and add as i can, but i finally accomplished my goal of setting up a shop this year. thanks to all of you who were so sweet to encourage me to chase my dreams.
in september, i roadtripped to mississippi with two of my besties. we came from three different cities and two different states to roadtrip together to visit the bayou. our friend, aimie, was preggers at the time and about to pop. we went to celebrate her upcoming entrance into motherhood and to be with her at her baby shower. i'm so thankful for friends like these.
in october, i met my bestie's baby and became "aunt megs". aimie had her baby just a couple weeks after we went to visit her in mississippi, and she and her husband made an impromput trip to chattanooga when evie girl was just 4 weeks old. it was the greatest gift to get to hold that tiny babe. i'm so looking forward to watching this little girl grow up and experience life. kids are the greatest. the end.
in november, i spent my thanksgiving in colorado. i had the best time spending the holiday with my colorado family, taking in the rockies, making elaborate gingerbread houses, and spending quality time with my best friends. spending thanksgiving away this year was a breath of fresh air. my heart was happy to be in my other home state.
in december, i spent time resting. sure this month was full of fun events and good friends, but i made sure to save time that wasn't filled with busyness. i really wanted to soak up the christmas season, and i'm glad i did, because even making time for it still didn't seem like enough.
looking back on 2013, i realize it's the little moments that i treasure most. meaningful conversations with beautiful souls, days spent in my kayak on the river, whispers of hope, learning to choose joy above all, and valuing the precious time i get to spend with friends and family.
i could look back and see all the ways and places i failed last year, but it's no use dwelling on the past. i have to look forward because it's the only way to make it through. the future is where my hope lies. i'm so thankful for Jesus and all that he has given to me. new life and new mercies every morning.
it's a good life, y'all. i can't wait to see what adventures 2014 will bring.
enjoy your new year's eve, and stay safe out there, kids!
enjoy your new year's eve, and stay safe out there, kids!


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By Divine Providence, this week's installment of Living Torah will commence a four-part series featuring the Rebbe's outlook on a number of military and defense issues – development of arms systems, tactics, the pros and cons of offensive and defensive warfare, and more – all of which seem more relevant today than ever. The Rebbe's talks chosen for this series are delivered in down-to-earth, practical language.
In the first of the series, the Rebbe appeals to Israel's leaders to consider the importance of quality versus quantity in modern-day warfare.