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@Gordon Would be interesting how the Netgear R6300 compares in performance, that is the one of the two Netgear ac routers being released. I think the other is the R6200.
Not too impressed with the performance.
26MBytes a second is about what I routinely get from my 802.11n stuff in the same room. I've seen 35MB/second sustained when sat in the bedroom above the lounge where the router is.
Kit: Cisco E5200 on 5GHz, HP Elitebook with Intel 3x3 WiFI card (factory fit) so using a 450MHz connection.
Agree 100% Zeus, it is available yet but we'll be chasing it up as soon as it is. Cheers.
@gagagaga We've never seen performance of that level from any 802.11n equipment so if you've achieved that (megabytes, not megabits) then it's a minor miracle and I wouldn't be leaving that setup in a hurry.
Actually sold the HP a week or two ago. The Samsung 900X3B was just too tempting with the vat back and PC world offers.
Just tested that against the Cisco, 5GHz, same room. The Samsung is Intel WifI too but only 2x2 so 300GHz max.
Results ... power saving on (the default Samsung setting) I get around 12MB/s on a large file copy. At max power setting it bounced around 21-22MB/s.
Interestingly that's a peak around 60% of the max theoretical rate which tallys with the HP at 60% of 450. There are no other 5GHz networks anywhere near me.
I've been using Wifi since the days when a 802.11b base station with a single LAN in was £130 so got to know what works. I find the Apple stuff most variable - the first dual band gigabit airport extreme was awesome - 2x2 at 22MB/s in the early days of N but the later simultaneous dual band routers never got much past half that. I picked up one of the Dlink routers too after the TR review - great for filling the WiFI holes but the throughput never gets close to the Cisco unless you're sat next to it.
If you don't have one in the office, i'd recommend TR invest in a top endish HP or thinkpad with 3x3 radios for benchmark testing WiFi gear - anything since Core 2 days with the Intel 5300 would do.
The other point of course is a legal one ... have the rules for channel bonding on N changed in the UK in the past year or two? Even if they have, most base stations with outdated firmware / settings will default to one channel on N if told they are in the UK - you need channel bonding to get anything over half the theoretical max. Using Ireland or France as your country fixes that little problem...
Thanks for the extra info. We do all testing on laptops with 3x3 radios, but haven't used the Cisco. We're actually very keen to see what it does with 802.11ac.
I believe channel bonding isn't allowed in the UK, but that is an interesting (and sneaky) way around it. We'll have a play with that and see how if there are updates, but it is obviously not something we can widely promote!
PS glad you like the D-Link (SmartBeam, I presume?) that has certainly been the best of the affordable 2.4GHz routers we've seen and the coverage is exceptional.
I'm not too worried about upgrading my wireless performance.
I moved from a WRT54G to a WRT160N which meets our needs, not least because I installed a CAT6 line to feed our networked TV, NAS and media streamers upstairs. Music streams adequately enough via our current router.
What I do want to know is when manufacturers are going to cotton on to the fact that many domestic consumers need 8 ports on their router...hell I'd settle for 6 ports! We have a WHS, Popcorn Hour A100, Tivo, Wii and (with the feed to to upstairs and a spare port for cabling in emergencies) have to have a switch fun off the router to have sufficient ports..
You might be interested in the new routers Western Digital (yes, the hard drive manufacturers) are releasing soon. According to the blurb:
"The My Net N900 router features wireless performance up to 900 Mbps (450 + 450 Mbps on the 2.4 and 5 Ghz bands combined) and includes 7 LAN and 1 WLAN Gigabit Ethernet ports for up to 10/100/1000 Mbps wired speeds."
It's the only consumer router I know that has more than four ports.
I don't think there's a real need for manufacturers to put more ports on the back of their routers. The small group of people who do need this can pick up a 5 port gigabit switch at Maplin or PC World or some such for £30.
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JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate has voted for a higher level of education funding than the chamber's money committee recommended.
At issue was whether to include $65 million of federal money as part of a much larger spending plan for K-12 schools during the year that begins July 1.
The House voted last month to include the $65 million, but the Senate Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to remove it. During Senate debate Wednesday, the $65 million was restored.
The vote was one step in a long process of writing an overall state budget, and there's no guarantee the spending recommendation will survive.
House and Senate leaders are scheduled to finish negotiations late this month on an overall $5.4 billion state spending plan for coming year.
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But could Joe Montana bench press 600 lbs?
Pfft...easy decision...
Don't forget, Montana needed a Brink's truck worth of $, and was old. That is a totally non-Steeler move to go that route: pay premium $ for an old QB in free agency. That's just not gonna ever happen in Pgh, period.
Montana liked to throw to the tight end. Not a good fit for Pittsburgh.......
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We are launching a soccer ball sales company "Zuni Soccer" and need a logo for use on our soccer balls and website etc. Zuni Soccer supply bulk orders of premium quality soccer balls at affordable prices direct from the manufacturer. Our ball range consists of 1) Premium Training / Game ball and 2) Superior Match Ball perfect for the youth soccer market (6 to 16 year old's). Zuni Soccer also offer a custom ball design and logo service plus a commemorative ball. We can feature club and sponsor names on soccer balls.
Our key target market is the youth soccer market and customers will be soccer clubs, youth leagues, schools, soccer camps, soccer associations and tournament sponsors buying bulk soccer balls (250+). The buyers from these clubs/associations will generally be the coaches and managers.
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The Chargers never gave up even when things seemed bleakest.
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yeah, just make sure to get all the excess off, it should just be damp when you are done, nothing left on the surface.
let us know how it turns out.
What kind of stand/surface are you guys using when laying out the fabric to wipe off the excess. I know if I just put it on a garage floor, I'd have crap all over my tarp. Is maybe a clothes line better?
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I am curious... Is there madness behind this method? With the availability of silnylon commercially is there a reason to be making your own. Other than the obsession to DIY that runs rampant in the camping community. That of course is a given.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
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lol, self flagellation, reinventing the wheel, and sisyphus, (sp-5) have been around forever!!! But not ZP nylon!!
Just an observation...
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
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This is what I did, twice for each piece, except I used a small foam roller to press it in.
Clean the floor as best you can. Fortunately for me there were no oil spots from cars or anything like that. You can't press with rollers or brushes or sponges if it is hanging. Hang it after applying the mix.
Colors. Finding sil in "stealth" colors is hard! Also - cheap http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/i...ies/tongue.gif
$1 bin fabric + $5 for caulk + $5 for white gas = cheap.
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The caulk tube is 10.6 fluid ounces.. hmmm, fluid, hmm... is a fluid ounce more or less than a mass ounce... hmmm... I actually used most of the tube for a tarp that was going to be 10x8 finished. That's more than 1/2 a fluid pound for a tarp that is supposed to be less than 1 pound total. I did weigh each piece after each app (I have the notes somewhere), and I remember thinking that after the first app it was over 1.2 oz/sq yd, and after the 2nd app 1.3+. After the 2nd coat dried, it was like the sheet had a bad case of dandruff, all the little and bigger flakes of silicone. It definitely had a lot of sil embedded because it had a rubbery feel to it, it was harder to blow thru, and it did bead up some water. It just did not pass the rain shower test.
hmmm... both sides... hmmm .... really tight... I basically kneaded the fabric in the bucket for a few minutes to get it soaked thru and thru, and then laid it on the garage floor. While on the floor I followed up with a roller to press it in/smooth it out on one side. Then hung it up to dry.
I really think it was this fabric more than the technique. As I was applying the spray on sil in the shade I could see pinpoints of light. This tells me that the $1 yard bargain bin stuff was a very loose weave and maybe that's why it was in the bargain bin.
??? The technique works for fabric with "holes" smaller than x, but it can't plug holes bigger than a pasta strainer, or whatever the magic number is....???
Maybe I'll try it one more time with what's left of the tube, what the heck it can't hurt. And get the exact measure of yards and weights to share with y'all....
I am interested in coating my own because of several reasons. I can't ever find waterproof fabric in the dollar bin, but I seem to find quite a bit of ripstop. I will save money this way, as well.
Is it worth the $4-5/yd. I will save by doing it myself? Well, on a 7 yard project it depends on the cost of the silicone and thinner. Can anyone guesstimate the cost of those materials?
when i did it, it was before anyone mentioned multiple coats possibly being better than one. i did 3 tiny pieces, picked the best lookng mix (just eyeballed it by thickness/runniness) and did a 1 sq yd piece. i hung it up and wiped it off. it turned out really nice after it dried, no excess or flakes or anything.


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DENVER Significant advances have taken place in the management of patients with advanced and metastatic nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) over the last 5 years. Traditionally, all advanced NSCLC patients were treated in a similar manner. More recently, the importance of pathologic subtype has been recognized. Data from several randomized trials demonstrate that epidermal growth factor (EGFR) mutation status is predictive of improved survival and quality of life with selected systemic therapies.
Researchers in Canada examined the barriers to the initial implementation of the national EGFR testing policy. In the September issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's journal, the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO), researchers conclude that the uptake of EGFR mutation testing dropped substantially once funding from the pharmaceutical industry was discontinued.
The Canadian health care system is publicly funded through each province or territory. EGFR mutation testing was not available in Canada outside of research laboratories before March 2010. Five laboratories across the country undertook validation and quality-control processes to establish a network for EGFR mutation testing using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Laboratories were reimbursed for testing by AstraZeneca Canada for an initial 12 months. Patients were eligible for EGFR mutation testing if they had advanced/metastatic NSCLC and non-squamous histology.
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OK, so we have successfully made the "cake balls" and now you want to know how to decorate cake pops.
First off we have to go through the process of adding the lollipop stick to the "cake ball" to make it a certified Cake Pop! This is very easy to do.
The first step is to melt some of the candy, it does not necessarily matter which flavour, as you will see why. As far as a means of melting the candy goes, you have 3 choices :
- Microwave, which is the easiest. Just follow the instructions on the candy melts package. Remember to use the "defrost" mode.
- The "double boiler" method, used by more experienced bakers, where you place the melts in a container above water and boil the water. This produces a nice even heat to melt and keep the candy melts liquid.
- A melting pot appliance (featured to the right) which is similar to number 2 but perhaps we could say this is the automated way! This is especially useful if you plan to make a lot of Cake Pops in the future.
Take your lollipop stick and dip it in the melted candy, covering about 2/3 of an inch of the end of the stick. You then gently push the stick into your cake ball, going about a half to 2/3 of the way through it. Do it gently because we don't want to push the cake ball out of shape!
The idea behind doing this is to make sure the cake ball stays attached to the stick properly. Some people say half way, some say more, it is up to you, as you learn how to decorate cake pops you will develop a better sense of what you like.
After successfully adding the lollipop stick, I put them back on the baking tray and into the refrigerator for about 20 minutes.
If you are worried about your easter cake pops getting "flat tops" or losing their shape, the other option to a baking tray is a Styrofoam pad. I generally find that if your mixture/cake pop is firm it will hold it's shape well.
After the lollipop sticks have had time to set, the next step is to cover the cake pops with the melted candy. Pick your color…white, pink or yellow ?
To get a smooth finish on the cake pops there are a few things to keep in mind :
- Try to keep the melted candy warm, as it will then remain relatively easy for the dipping process. If it thickens up, add some shortening. Or as Bakerella suggests, some Paramount crystals or you can use a small amount of Crisco vegetable oil.
- If you are not using a melting pot, then the container that the melted candy is in needs to be deep enough for the cake pop to be completely immersed in. A large coffee mug is OK (try having it sit in a pan of hot water, to keep the melted candy liquid) pans or trays are not so good.
- When you dip the cake pop in the candy, do so in one motion. Dip, twirl remove, ensuring that the candy covers the entire pop including where the lollipop stick enters the cake pop. This helps secure the cake to the stick even more!
This is where the styrofoam block or for that matter any other stand comes in handy! After successfully dipping the cake pops in the melted candy, they need to be left to set. I usually let them sit for 30 minutes or so.
Then it's time for the fun part and where you get to use your imagination and creativity. This is the best part of decorating cake pops!
OK then, its decision time…do we make Easter Egg Cake Pops? I hope you remembered to shape them like an egg when you were rolling them…. if not then the rounder ones are really good to use as Easter Chick Cake Pops.


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Can sendnotice.php (in Classifieds) be put in different directory then the main directory? If placed above the web root this would solve the problem of anyone running it.
I woudl suggest changing the name to something else (anything).
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Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that he is planning to launch a masters series for former Formula One drivers following the concept which has been made popular by sports such as golf and tennis.
It would see superstar drivers such as Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet return to racing and has already been endorsed by several of the leading lights from yesteryear. They include Ferrari race-winner Gerhard Berger who says "I am sure that it will be successful and that all former drivers would like to participate."
The series could see a return of the deafening V10 engines from the 1990s compared to the V6s which have been introduced to F1 this year and have been criticised for being too quiet. One of the fiercest critics has been Mr Ecclestone and he revealed the plans for the masters series to the Wall Street Journal.
"A series with former drivers is a good idea," says Mr Ecclestone. "We have talked about it and it is something we ought to do. Many of these old drivers are still absolutely good enough. You would put them in the cars they used to drive."
Former driver Martin Brundle, who is now a television pundit, says "whatever the format I'd want to be part of it especially if it was supporting the F1 calendar." Eddie Irvine, who almost won the F1 title in 1999, admits that "it's not for me personally" but adds "I think the fans would love it and some drivers too."
Mr Ecclestone's interest was revealed by a European trademark application which was filed in February by Formula One Licensing to protect the name 'Historic Formula One'. The application is specifically in the category covering sporting events which is an important step in the preparation of a race series as it gives ownership to the name.
It is often possible to find out about the launch of a new racing series by checking the trademark register because an application for its name usually has to be made in advance of it being officially announced. In September 2008 the London Evening Standard newspaper revealed that F1 would launch a grass roots racing series called GP3. The following month GP3 was officially announced and it took its place underneath F1's junior series GP2.
A masters series would complete the ladder as it would give a home to drivers who want to continue racing but are no longer up to F1 standards. It would also boost F1's revenue which would please CVC, the private equity firm which controls the race series through its parent company Delta Topco.
Although there is no equivalent in F1, there is a series called Masters Historic Racing which allows the owners of classic F1 cars to compete against each other. They visit ten historic tracks including Britain's Silverstone circuit, Spa in Belgium and Germany's historic Nürburgring. Its championship is known as the 'Historic Formula One Championship' and F1 licenses the name to it.
"Historic Formula One is us," says Mr Ecclestone. "We license them to use the name." As the license is under Mr Ecclestone's control he could use it for his series once the agreement with Masters Historic Racing comes to an end.
It would be a different championship as Mr Ecclestone says "they have got different drivers, they have got people who bought these old cars. They have not got people like Mansell and Piquet driving but my idea would be to use them."
A similar racing series, known as Grand Prix Masters, was launched in 2005 and featured ex-F1 drivers over the age of 40, competing against each other in modern 3.5-liter single-seater cars. It held three races – in South Africa, Qatar and at Silverstone, which was won by American driver Eddie Cheever. The series was shut down in 2007 after failing to pay its bills. As F1 is the world's wealthiest form of motor racing it is unlikely that its masters series would share the same fate.
Brundle adds that "a well structured F1 masters series would be very popular with drivers and fans, and therefore TV and new media channels and sponsors too. In any event I'd want to drive cars that some others enjoyed back then. To attract the household names of decades past I suspect the cars would need to be safer and less physical to drive."
Britain's 1996 world champion Damon Hill added that it "sounds interesting. However, the problem is risk. I think most old drivers want to get home to bed early with a good book." The spectacle on track promises to be a lot more interesting than that.


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Finished the design. Bowei, you'll probably think this is the Fractal Design Arc Midi itself. NO IT IS NOT, AND I DIDN'T COPY. I BORROWED FROM THINGS. And this isn't final. I just did it quickly. The amount of LED indicators will probably change depending on how many are needed. I didn't make anything on the back but there will be a few rocker switches on the back on the unit; one for power, one for gain, and one for each the DAC and amp so you can turn either one off and on. Anything else we can vote on, or something.
Excuse the taskbar tray in the second photo. The top darker panel will be mesh or be perforated like on Schiit units for ventilation. If none is needed, the top will be flat and not have the area pushed inward.
So rocker switch for power on the back? I thought before you were saying you wanted a button on the front. Would seem easier to use. Personally I think it would be a lot more convenient to be able to switch I/O options from the from as well, but that's because in my setup I switch between headphones and speakers very often. Admittedly the minimalism looks aesthetically pleasing though :)
What kind of LED indicators would it need I wonder?
Also, what are the dimensions of the case supposed to be anyway?
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MS sees Windows 7 leap, but XP workhorse refuses to die
Analyst report says putting OS on Vista diet really helped
Posted in Software, 31st March 2010 11:17 GMT
Most Windows 7 customers are satisfied with the new operating system, according to tech analyst house Forrester Research, but many stick-in-the-mud types still see no reason to upgrade from the OS that refuses to die - Windows XP.
Forrester published the results of its study (subscription required) about take-up of Microsoft's old and new operating systems this week. It found that 86 per cent of 4,559 US punters who took part in the survey were happy with Windows 7.
However, the same research also reaffirmed that there's still plenty of love out there for Microsoft's aged Windows XP, with 43 per cent of respondents saying they could see no reason to upgrade to Windows 7.
"The biggest competitor to Windows 7 isn't the Mac," said the report. "It's Windows XP."
That statement will come as little surprise to many people given the continued popularity of the operating system that refuses to die, despite Microsoft's efforts to shove customers over to Windows 7.
Part of the reason why XP remains so popular is due to Redmond's disastrous release of Windows Vista to OEMs in 2006, which later hit retail shelves in early 2007.
Microsoft's failure to get that bloated, application and driver support-shy operating system off the ground meant customers stuck by XP.
In contrast to the Vista snub by businesses, Forrester analyst JP Gownder noted that customers "upgrade behaviour was much stronger for [Windows] 7". The fact that Vista's successor offered a "thinner client program" helped that move, he said.
Another factor that buoyed Windows 7's arrival was its ability to run on older hardware kit compared with Vista's memory-hogging demands from newer machines.
According to the report, around 43 per cent of those surveyed upgraded to Windows 7 on existing computers from an older operating system, while about 45 per cent bought a new PC pre-loaded with Windows 7.
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When I present to sales organizations searching for the Holy Grail to sell in this economy, I start with a very basic question: "What is your job as a salesperson?" Usually, that question is met with silence for a moment; and then I'm peppered by a plethora of descriptions: "Sell something to someone!" "Generate revenue!" "Hit quota!" I'm always amazed at the description variance for the same role. Often times, I hear these differences among the members of a single sales team. How can a salesperson be successful if they can't clearly define their role?
This exercise is followed by another question: "Would it be worth the price of admission if I could provide you with a one-word job description that provides you with a level of focus that you have never had before? You will wake up every morning and say, "I know exactly what my job is!" As you can imagine, this offer is always met with a warm reception.
To help paint this picture, I ask the group to picture the two sides of Velcro—the cotton side and the hook side. Imagine each side represents a business entity—buyers and suppliers. Think about it. There is no other part to the sales equation. Thus, the fundamental job of the salesperson is to put these two entities together. The one-word job description is to be the "matchmaker."
Right away, a salesperson will say, "But, my company pays me. I have to be focused on generating sales." Fair point…or is it? The company may actually write the check, but from where do the dollars come? It's from the revenue generated from the clients. Thus, while the supplier writes the check, the buyer is funding the transaction.
The matchmaker salesperson works with these two entities with the goal of bringing them together. To successfully do this, the matchmaker needs to master both sides of the equation.
For the supplier side of the equation, the sales person needs to understand:
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• The attributes of the ideal client for each offering
• What buyer needs/circumstances affect the scope of the offering
The buyer side of the equation is more complex, but critical for the matchmaker to be successful in formulating these relationships. The key is to recognize that there are a number of "buying players" who affect/influence the sale and a comprehensive understanding is needed of each one.
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• What information can you learn from them to help facilitate the sale?
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• What is the SYNERGY between the supplier's capabilities and the buyer's challenges?
• Why should the supplier's offering be a PRIORITY for this buying player right now?
The last two questions are the most important aspects to formulating relationships (a.k.a. generating sales.) "Synergy" is the process of comparing and contrasting what you know about the problems that the supplier's offerings solve and the specific problems that each buying player faces. If a buying player is heavily influential in the decision-making process, but you cannot identify synergies between their challenges and the supplier's solutions, it will be nearly impossible to engage them. No sale!
"Priority" answers the fundamental question of, "Why now?" One of the common sales excuses for not getting a response from a voicemail or email is that the decision-maker is busy. "You can imagine why they aren't responding. They're busy. They have a full plate." Great news! The government just announced that they are issuing everyone a second plate. Problem solved! Humor aside, the real issue is that if you cannot align the solution with the buying player's most problematic areas, you will find that opportunities languish in the pipeline. Just like the old Roach Motel, "they go in, but they don't come out!"
The next time you want to use the "they're busy" excuse, imagine this: As you're reading this article, you receive a call from your CEO who wants to meet with you tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. to discuss tripling your salary, will you be at the meeting? I bet you will. You never even checked your calendar before committing, did you? Why? The answer is that money is a priority for you. Everything else gets cast aside to have a meeting about tripling your income.
The exact same results are achieved if you can identify synergy and priority with your buying players. They will be responsive. They will have meetings and re-organize their day to meet with you if the supplier solution solves a problem that is keeping the decision-making, buying player up at night.
While you may be looking for answers on how to sell in a miserable economy, the solution is right under your nose. Find the synergies and priority between the supplier and buyer; and become a true matchmaker sales person.
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FontCast #11 — Jim Parkinson, Part 2
In the second half of our interview with Jim (view part one here) we take a deeper look at his work, including the Rolling Stone 20th Anniversary cover and logos for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and Newsweek. Jim talks about the difference between designing a logotype and a typeface and we get a glimpse at his plans for the future.
But first, legendary magazine and newspaper designer Roger Black, who has been working with Jim longer than nearly anyone, did us the service of offering an introduction to FontCast #11. Roger tells the story of meeting Jim in 1976 at Rolling Stone where he created the typeface that would later become Parkinson — "a sort of Nicolas Jenson on acid."
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On Sundays I go to church. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I get to hang out with all the children that are 18 months to 3 years old for two hours while their parents attend other classes. I love being in the nursery with all the kids.
Sometimes those two hours can feel very long so I came up with some ideas to keep the time flying and to have fun with the best group of kids there are! These are also good preschool or babysitting activities.
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- Coloring. Color the handout from the lesson, coloring books, or plain paper.
- Trace hands and/or feet of the kids. They love to see their hands on paper.
- Read books. One of our very favorite books is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle. The children LOVE this book. We also love to read HUG by Jez Alborough.
- Play "Ring-Around-The-Rosie."
- Play "Duck, Duck, Goose."
- Play "Motorboat." Have the children hold hands in a circle like you would for Ring-Around-The-Rosie. Say "Motorboat, motorboat, go so slow" while you walk slowly in a circle. Continue saying "Motorboat, motorboat, go so fast" while you walk quicker. Then say, "Motorboat, motorboat, step on the gas!" Everyone falls down.
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- Play "Freeze." Have the kids move around and have them stop when you say, "freeze!" They must freeze like statues. You can do it with or without music.
- Play "What Did I Change About Me?" One leader leaves the room for a second, or have the kids close their eyes. The leader changes something about him/her- takes off shoe, changes hair style, etc.) Leader returns to room (or children open their eyes) and try to guess what is different. We decided to have a bag of props outside the door. Inside the bag I included socks, glasses, gloves, a scarf, different shoes, lipstick, hair bow, and a belt. The children like this game too.
- Play "Red Light, Green Light." You can substitute the words "Stop" and "Go" to make it easier for the younger children.
- Play "Snake in the Grass." Lie a jumprope down on the floor. Take one end of a jumprope and move it back and forth to imitate a moving snake. Have the kids jump over the snake without touching it.
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- Play-doh. Use a disposable plastic mat (like the ones you put under a high chair). Make sure the play-doh stays on/over the mat.
- String cereal onto yarn. We use Froot Loops because the holes are bigger and they taste good. Tape one side of the yarn with a little piece of masking tape (kind of like the end of a shoelace) to make it easier to thread the cereal. This is a good activity for your older children.
- Flashlight stomp. Turn off the lights. Hold a flashlight so it makes a light on the floor. Have the children try to stomp on the light.
- Flashlight shadows. Turn off the lights and hold a flashlight up to the wall. Show the children how to make shadows on the wall.
- Sing "Old Mac Donald" with puppets or pictures of different animals. Have the children choose a puppet or picture before you start. They will be excited when you sing "their" verse.
- Singing with rhythm sticks. Sings songs while the children click their sticks together like "Follow the Prophet" or "Book of Mormon Stories." If you don't have rhythm sticks, you can use wooden dowels (found at any craft store) or PVC pipes, cut to about 10"-12".
- Rhythm sticks beat. Pick a beat for the children to follow or drum with the sticks on the floor.
- Camping with rhythm sticks. Pretend you are camping. Use the sticks to build a "fire." Reserve a few sticks for the children to hold to "roast" pretend marshmallows or hotdogs. Sing a couple of songs around the "campfire."
- Play "Peek-a-Boo" with scarves. Have the children put the scarves over their heads. Say, "Where's (name)?" The children love to pull it off their heads and reveal their cute little faces.
- Scarf play. Have the children pretend that the scarves are a hat, apron, cape, and a scarf. You can sing "My hat has 4 corners" or just play. See scarf song at end of post.
- Butterfly Wings. Have the children pretend they are butterflies. Give each child two scarfs to use as "wings." See butterfly rhyme at end of post.
- Stickers. Have the children decorate plain paper with stickers.
- Bubbles. Blow bubbles for the children. The children will want to blow bubbles themselves. It is a good idea to hold the bubble wand for them so it doesn't drip everywhere. See bubble song at end of post.
- Bean bag toss. Bring several bean bags and big plastic bowls or sand buckets. Have the children toss the bags into the bowls or buckets.
- Hot Lava. Set out several carpet squares, pieces of fabric or beach towels on the floor. Pretend the floor is "hot lava." Have the children jump from one square/fabric piece/towel to the next without touching the floor.
- Cars, Sleds and Magic Carpets. With your carpet squares or towels, have the children pretend they are riding in a car, sled or on a magic carpet. "Ride" to different places (church, school, Grandma's house, grocery store, etc.)
- Music! Sing songs with the children. Bring some kid-friendly instruments or have them clap along. You can make your own instruments with recycled containers and cardboard tubes. Make a drum with a big yogurt container or oatmeal can. Make a shaker by taking a toilet paper tube and fill it 1/3 full with dried beans. Staple or duct tape the ends shut. Make rhythm sticks with PVC pipe or wooden dowels.
- Blanket (or parachute) Toss. Bring a blanket (or a child's play parachute, if you've got one). Have the children hold onto a corner/side of the blanket. Put a soft ball or stuffed animal in the middle and lift the blanket together. See how high you can toss the ball/stuffed animal.
- Play a big game of memory. Prepare memory cards and place them on the floor. Let the kids take turns flipping the cards over to get a match. If you want to get fancy, take pictures of the kids and create memory cards with the pictures. Remember to print 2 sets of pictures. Mount the pictures onto some cute card stock and laminate the pictures. The kids love to see themselves.
- Dress up. Clean out your closet or bring in some old costumes. Let the kids dress up. Make sure the clothes are modest, and clean. No masks.
- Play "Choo Choo Train." Have the children form a line and hold onto the person in front of them, either on their shoulders or waist. Pretend you are a train. Stop at various "stations."
- Punch balloons/balls. Bring in some punch balloons/balls. Let the children play. These are nice because they don't pop very easily.
- Balloons or beach balls. Blow up a balloon or beach ball and let the children pop them up.
- Pop! Have the children hold hands in a circle. Bring the children in very close together so the circle is very small. Have the children blow at the same time like they are blowing up an imaginary balloon. Every time they blow, take a step backward to make the circle bigger and bigger. When the circle is at it's biggest without letting go of hands, say "Pop!" Everyone falls to the floor.
- Musical Carpet Squares. Arrange carpet squares into a circle. Designate a special square as the "winning square." We have one bright red carpet square that we designate as the winning square. Have the children walk in a circle on the square while music is playing. When the music stops, the children stop. The child who lands on the "winning square" wins that round. Carpet squares are NOT removed after each round and no child "loses."
- Do a Trick. Older children like to show off what they can do. Have the older children sit in a circle and take turns showing everyone what they can do.
- Do some rhymes with actions. See ideas at end of post.
- Play with ribbon dancers. Order a few online or create your own. Click HERE to see how to make your own.
- Shadow. Create movements with your body and have the children follow what you do. (Stand on one foot, touch the floor, stand up, turn around, clasp hands together and touch the sky, etc.)
- Play "I Spy." This is a good game with the older children. Sit the children down on the floor or at the table. Pick an obvious object in the room without saying what it is and say, "I spy something (color)." Name the color of the object. The children must guess what the object is that you are thinking of. Have the children take turns "spying" something. You might need to help them a little until they get the hang of it.
- Do an Age-Appropriate Craft. (paper bag puppets, spoon puppets, handprint/thumbprint art, etc.)
- Easy Hand Sewing. Click HERE for instructions.
- Have an Indoor Snowball Fight. Click HERE for instructions.
- Senses Activities. Create guessing games using the senses.
- For smells, use extracts, perfumes or spices. Soak up some extract or perfume with a cotton ball and place each one in a separate, clean baby food jar. Or, bring in some different spice bottles and let the children smell the jars/bottles. See if they like what they smell or not. Can they guess some of the smells?
- For touch, place different objects in a bag. Make sure the bag isn't see-through. Have them pick out an object that is rough, smooth, sticky, scratchy, soft, hard, etc. Or, place one item in the bag at a time without the children seeing it. Have them take turns putting their hand in the bag. See if they can describe how it feels or guess the item.
- For listening, fill 3-6 similar containers with different objects. Make sure they cannot see inside the container. You can use empty Play-doh jars, or plastic Easter eggs, etc. You can do this two ways:
- Fill 3 containers, each with a different object inside. Display a duplicate of the objects on the floor or table. Have the children shake the container and listen. Have them guess which object is in which container according to the choices given on the floor/table.
- Fill 3 containers with different objects (rice, beans, pennies, cereal, nuts and bolts, golf tees, paper clips, marbles, etc.) Fill 3 more with the same objects as the first 3 so there are 3 pairs of containers. For example, fill 2 containers with rice, 2 containers with golf tees, and two containers with pennies. Have the children shake the containers and try to match the sounds. Try to make it trickier by using similar materials.
- For sight, have the children sort different objects by color, shape, size, etc.
Songs and Rhymes
My Hat, It Has Four Corners
My hat, it has four corners,
Four corners has my hat.
And if it there weren't four corners,
It wouldn't be my hat.
*Substitute the word hat for apron, cape, scarf, etc.
Butterflies, butterflies, flapping around.
Visiting flowers, not making a sound.
Flapping your wings, as you go.
Flapping your wings, up high, then low.
Butterflies, butterflies, flapping around.
Visiting flowers, not making a sound.
*Pin two scarves to the middle of each child's back.
Have them hold onto an outer corner to create wings.
Recite the poem, as your children fly around the room.
BUBBLES (to the tune of "Where Is Thumbkin")
Hello bubbles, hello bubbles,
Come and land, come and land
Right in the middle, right in the middle
Of my hand, of my hand.
Good-bye bubbles, good-bye bubbles
Time to go, time to go,
I will help you, I will help you,
With a blow, with a blow.
I'm toast in the toaster (squat down)
I'm getting very hot
Tick tock, tick tock (sway side to side)
Up I pop! (jump up)
My fuzzy caterpillar,
(wiggle finger along opposite arm)
Made his cocoon one day.
(cup hands together)
He turned into a butterfly,
(link thumbs together)
And quickly flew away!
(wave fingers and move hands upward as though flying away)
Tommy Thumbs up!
(bounce thumbs up)
And Tommy Thumbs down!
(bounce thumbs down)
Tommy Thumbs dancing
(bounce thumbs back and forth)
All around the town!
Dance them on your shoulders!
(bounce thumbs on shoulders)
Dance them on your head!
(bounce thumbs on head)
Dance them on your knees!
(bounce thumbs on knees)
Then tuck them into bed!
(tuck thumbs under arms)
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Ahmed Ahmed makes us laugh every week on TBS's hit comedy series Sullivan and Son. He is charming, sweet and downright adorable. He recently talked to TVGrapevine in an exclusive interview about the show, his life and some fun projects he has on the horizon. Below are some of the highlights from our chat.
The Beginning: Ahmed is originally from Egypt and came to the USA in 1970. He grew up in California and at the age of nineteen decided to pursue a career in acting. He was mostly getting roles as terrorists and cab drivers, so it was suggested that the change his name. He refused, and decided to try his hand at comedy.
He has been doing comedy for twenty years and says he enjoys it because it allows him to have a voice. This all led to him becoming a part of Sullivan and Son, where he plays Ahmed, a role written especially for him by Steve Byrne.
Sullivan and Son: Ahmed describes his character as a hopeless romantic driver, who is a blue collar, working class guy. He loves the fact that he can live his dream of being on a sitcom and that Steve and the writing team write for his voice rather than making him into a stereotype. He also enjoys the fact that being on cable allows them to get away with more and push the envelope a bit more.
Another thing he enjoys about the show (which he describes as Cheers meets All In The Family meets Married With Children) is the fact that it has such a diverse cast of Tony winners, Broadway actors and even the dad from The Wonder Years. He loves seeing how everyone has evolved since day one and thinks that season three is turning out to be the best season to date.
What's Next: Now that season three of Sullivan and Son is about to wrap up filming, the cast has plans to go on a seven week comedy tour. He says he loves doing this because it gives him a chance to interact with fans and allow them to connect with the characters. He is very grateful for their support and loves that he gets to meet them after each show.
{sidebar id=8}In addition, he plans on doing more solo shows in Vegas, London and the Middle East and also has a documentary coming out called Just Like Us, which is about comedians in the Middle East.
People Would Be Surprised To Know: Although he is passionate about comedy, he also loves to cook. In fact, he was contemplating becoming a chef before getting into stand up comedy. His favorite thing to make is fruit on the grill and he has dubbed himself a grillmaster.
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Kalief Jackson, 15, attempted to rape a 34-year-old woman, according to police.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged in a string of recent robberies and a rape attempt in Manhattan, police said.
Kalief Jackson, of Brooklyn, has been charged with attempted rape, sexual abuse, and multiple counts of robbery and burglary.
Police say Jackson approached a 34-year-old victim inside a residential building on East 116th Street early on Sunday and placed his hand over her mouth. He stated that he had a firearm and took her to an isolated part of the building, where he tried to rape her. The victim was able to break free, and Jackson fled.
Jackson is also accused of at least seven robberies between Jan. 15 and Jan. 19. He stole cellphones, cash, a Canada Goose coat, a debit card and a MetroCard, police said.
During one of the robberies, Jackson allegedly touched a 28-year-old victim's genitals over her clothing and forced her to touch his genitals over his clothing, police said.
Police say Jackson simulated a firearm in some of the robberies. In one incident, the victim said Jackson displayed a firearm.


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First Trust Advisors has launched an actively managed exchange-traded fund, the First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF.
The fund seeks total return and to provide current income by investing primarily in preferred securities and income-producing debt securities, including corporate bonds, high-yield securities and convertible securities.
Under normal market conditions, at least 80 per cent of the fund's net assets, including investment borrowings, will be allocated to these asset classes.
Stonebridge Advisors, a Wilton, Connecticut-based Registered Investment Advisor, serves as the fund's sub-advisor and manages its portfolio. Stonebridge provides expertise in preferred and hybrid securities for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals.
Preferred securities are similar to corporate bonds in that they are sold on the basis of yield and pay a fixed or adjustable rate of return, but like equities, are traded on major exchanges. Most preferred and hybrid securities have call dates which are five or 10 years after their issuance dates, and therefore possess a call feature that shortens the effective duration of the longer-dated or perpetual securities. In the current low-interest-rate environment, preferred securities with shorter durations are attractive because they provide investors with relatively high levels of income but with less interest-rate sensitivity.
"We believe that preferred securities are an important component of a well-diversified portfolio. This fund's structure as an actively managed ETF gives us the opportunity to manage the fund not only to seek income and total return, but to react to market conditions and work to safeguard capital during changes in the market, especially if interest rates start to rise," says Scott Fleming, president and chief investment officer of Stonebridge. "We believe our conservative investment approach is the best way to provide the potential for superior investment results for our clients."
First Trust and Stonebridge believe preferred securities have the potential to enhance an investor's overall return, deliver meaningful diversification and decrease portfolio volatility because the historical correlations of preferred securities to other asset classes have been low. Preferred securities have also historically proven to be a more reliable source of income than common stocks as they are senior in the capital structure and have produced a more stable stream of income.
In addition, since preferred securities' yields could be higher than those of other investment-grade products, they may be able to produce a high stream of income without incurring significantly more risk.
"With the current opportunity in the preferred securities space, the Fund may allow investors to potentially earn high yields while mitigating risk in various market environments," says Robert Carey, chief market strategist of First Trust. "By focusing on market inefficiencies, along with the fund's active management style, the portfolio managers can potentially provide a way for investors to seek attractive returns and diversified exposure to income-producing preferred securities."
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About the Book
Welcome to Spindle Cove, where the ladies with delicate constitutions come for the sea air, and men in their prime are . . . nowhere to be found.
Or are they?
Spindle Cove is the destination of choice for certain types of well-bred young ladies: the painfully shy, young wives disenchanted with matrimony, and young girls too enchanted with the wrong men; it is a haven for those who live there.
Victor Bramwell, the new Earl of Rycliff, knows he doesn't belong here. So far as he can tell, there's nothing in this place but spinsters . . . and sheep. But he has no choice, he has orders to gather a militia. It's a simple mission, made complicated by the spirited, exquisite Susanna Finch—a woman who is determined to save her personal utopia from the invasion of Bram's makeshift army.
Susanna has no use for aggravating men; Bram has sworn off interfering women. The scene is set for an epic battle…but who can be named the winner when both have so much to lose?
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Organic Food
One of may favourite podcasts is Skepticality, produced by the Skeptics Society. They apply science and logic to a multitude of topics – from so called business success conferences, to health quacks, to religious claims to unusual occurrence odds.
The last episode I listened to have a great section on organic food. Their summary was:
- The most dangerous bacteria in America's food supply is E. coli, which is found in abundance in cattle manure, a favorite "natural" fertilizer of organic farming.)
- The evidence for the superiority of organic food is mostly anecdotal and based more on irrational assumptions and wishful thinking than on hard scientific evidence.
- Organic food does not offer special protection against cancer or any other disease.
- Organic food is not "healthier" than food produced by conventional farming, using synthetic pesticides and herbicides.
A key useful line was that "natural" in no way equates to "safe" and "artificial" in no way equates to "unsafe". In fact often it can be the other way around. You can not generalise. Many poisons are natural, after all.
With that in mind, I saw this blog by Green MP Steffan Browning:
They do note, however, that the area of land certified as organic still makes up just 0.9 percent of global agricultural land. I am reading that as a good opportunity for a lot more growth in organics – the other 99.1%.
There is definitely demand for change. This month also saw 25,000 people demonstrating in Berlinagainst industrial agriculture. I particularly like their chant "If you persecute farmers, animals and bees, you won't become MPs!"
I absolutely agree with the Association of German Dairy Farmers that only if "farmers and citizens stand up together for reform of agricultural policy can we keep our farms operating and ensure that at long last we produce healthy food under conditions of fairness."
So Steffan Browning repeats the myth that non-organic food is not healthy. He also seems to imply he wants all agriculture in the world to be organic.
As is well documented (with scores of references) at the Wikipedia article on organic food, the vast scientific consensus is that there is little or any difference in taste, no significant difference in nutrients or heavy metals. A review of 50 years of evidence concluded "there is no good evidence that consumption of organic food is beneficial to health in relation to nutrient content" and "There is no support in the scientific literature that the lower levels of nitrogen in certain organic vegetables translates to improved health risk".
There is also no evidence that organic foods carry a lower risk of cancer according to the American Cancer Society.
Now when it comes to issues such as climate change, the Greens insist that we must follow the scientific consensus and act to mitigate against global warming. And, they are right. We should accept the scientific consensus.
But when it comes to other issues such as organic food, they point blank refuse to endorse the scientific consensus, and preach fear and doubt and cherry pick the odd study to back their near-religious view that organic is better.
Now don't get me wrong. I have nothing against organic food. If you want to pay 40% more for your food, and it gives you peace of mind – good on you. but I object to MPs and parties denigrating science by insisting that organic is safer and better.


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