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Intel's Massive Core i9-7980XE 18-Core Reviewed With ASUS' ROG STRIX X299-XE GAMING Motherboard
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Intel Core i9-7980XE Benchmarks: Synthetic & Compute
We are going to kick off our performance testing metrics with the compute side of things. Since the 7980XE is a product that was designed primarily with the video editor/workstation PC in mind, we think it makes sense that this be the deciding factor in the CPU's success.
With 18 cores and 36 threads, it was interesting to see how the CPU would perform considering its base clock is a measly 2.6 GHz. When hit with an all-core load, the i9-7980XE can maintain an all-core clock speed of 3.37 GHz, which is pretty decent considering the massive core count.
Without any further ado, here are the benchmarks:
Cinebench has become one of the most accepted standards of multi-core performance and it helps that the load is pretty heavily optimized to scale efficiently across a large core count. It is little surprise therefore when the Core i9-7980XE absolutely shreds to the top of the graph with a Cinebench score of 3404 points. It does fairly well in single core scoring as well, thanks to the Turbo Boost Max 3.0 technology.
Up next we have the POV-Ray 3.7, another industry standard benchmark that can give us a reliable performance number for rendering applications. Just like before, the 7980XE takes top spot with a score of 7489 points.
Winrar is another example of a popular office based benchmark and we see the same pattern repeated again with the 7980XE scoring almost 40,000 points on WinRAR, which is significantly faster than the competition of mainstream SKUs.
Something rather interesting happens in Handbrake 4k however. The Core i9-7980XE appears to loose a little of its edge over the others and while it still manages to finish it first, the difference between the 1st and 2nd spot is no where nearly as defined as it was before. This has interesting implications about the encoding and decoding capability of the Core i9-7980XE.
Up next we have another rendering benchmark, and its none other than Blender 2.78. As expected, the 7980XE finishes first with a large lead.
We are now starting to diversify away from the highly optimized and multi threaded workloads and move towards something more realistic for the average enthusiast. The 7980XE loses its lead in the TimeSpy CPU benchmark and is only a few points ahead of the Core i9-7900. This is not particularly surprising because while the 7980XE has a core count advantage, it has a distinct clock speed disadvantage and we are sure that playing around with the clocks would lead to some phenomenal performance gains (but that is for later).
Our last benchmark for this side of the benchmarks is the PCMark 10 suite. This is one of the more realistic of benchmark suites out there and tests a very wide variety of use cases to see whether a heavy office user would notice any difference in performance and responsiveness. The Core i9-7980XE maintains its large lead here and clocks in at 8517 points.


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Saturday, April 6, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
Happy Birthday Rocco
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Permanent Foster Pangya
Some of you might remember Pangya..some may not. Pang, as we call him, is one of our forever fosters. He has masses on his kidneys that are inoperable and will eventually send him into kidney failure...but don't tell him because he doesn't know it! Hes a super active happy little boy!
Thanks so much to Kim and Evette Heinle for taking such loving care of this little boy!
Update on Dozer
He's such a smart boy and, as all Bostons, LOVES his toys and his blankey. He can't give you enough kisses. I just had him to the vet for a yearly check up and the vet said she really needed those kisses because she had some rough cases that day! She said he made her day. All Dozer knew was there was a new face to kiss.
There are 4 photos in attachment- you can use one or all of them- Happy 6th birthday Dozer
-- The Ruggie Family
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Dash Enjoying the Sun
New Foster, Sam
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Painting of Lola
Our talented Ellen Hansen was inspired by a photo of Lola to create this beautiful painting. Great job Ellen!
Dash and Daisy Celebrate
Monday, April 1, 2013
More Photos of Flo
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Holiday Cheer
New Foster, Sasha
Daisy and Her Kitty
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Horticultural Links and Great Places to Shop
Skylands Botanical Garden
New Jersey State Botanical Garden Web Site
Reeves-Reed Arboretum
An Arboretum located in Summit, New Jersey.
American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
A listing of gardens located throughout the world
Field Trip
A listing of trips available for you in New Jersey and the surrounding area
The Garden Writers Association of America
The garden writers association on the web...also more information on Plant A Row
Second Harvest
The website where you can find the nearest food bank to donate excess fruits and vegetables to those who need them.
Earth Day Website
The place to plan your Earth Day celebration. Great ideas!
The Natural Handyman Website
A great website for help with and around your home.
Siebring Manufacturing
For all of you greenhouse needs.
Impressionist Garden
Another gardening resource for you on the web..
If plants could talk
Another gardening resource.
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Mouse ears work pretty much the same way our
ears do. However, they are able to hear
sounds that are so high the we can't hear
them. They can communicate with each other
with these "ultrasonic" sounds. They can
hear what we hear too, so they should be able to
hear your pulsing sound just fine. (By the way,
according to the US Centers for Disease Control,
Ultrasonic pest repellers don't work.)
To test your hypothesis that they find the goal
faster with a sound pulse, you will have to be
careful in how you design your experiment. For
example, let's say you have a maze and you test
your mice in it and find that it takes them 5
minutes to find the end. Each time they find the
end, you give them a treat. After 10 times, they
find the end in 30 seconds. Now you add the sound
and they find it in 15 seconds. Did the sound
help, or did they just keep learning?
Or let's say you test a new group of mice in
the same maze, using the sound cue, and they find
it in 3 minutes the first time. Did the sound
help, or did they smell the old food that was left
behind from earlier tests? Or did they
smell the trail of past mice?
Maybe you change the maze and add the
sound and they find the end in 3 minutes the first
time. Did the sound help, or was this an easier
One way to avoid these problems is to use
"randomization."If you have a few mice, you
flip a coin for each one to see whether it gets
the sound or not. Then you train them in a
random order (pull their number or name out of
a hat). Then the comparison between your tests is
This is not the only way to make a fair test,
but think carefully about your experiment before
you start, because you can't fix it
Have fun with your project.
Most of the research into mouse hearing is
overly technical or probably unrelated to your
project. (There's research about mouse ear
stem cells being used to help people with hearing
problems, research looking for genes related to
mouse hearing, and deafness in mice induced by
certain gene mutations).
You may already know that mice have more
acute hearing than we do. Since they're
nocturnal (active at night), and since
they spend so much time in tunnels and small
spaces, they use their hearing more than their
vision for many things. In fact, they are very
sensitive to motion up to 30-50 feet away, and
they detect this motion through hearing and
through their whiskers.
Mice can hear between sound wave frequencies
of 1,000 to 100,000 Hertz, but people can hear
frequencies between 20 and 20,000 Hertz. Hertz
is a measurement of frequency or what you and I
think of as pitch. This means that humans can hear
lower pitches (20 Hertz) than mice can (1,000
Hertz),but mice can hear much higher pitches than
we can (100,000 Hertz instead of only 20,000
You may be able to use this information about
sensing motion or pitch in your experiment
somehow. Good luck!
That sounds like a really interesting research
question for your project. I'm not an expert on
rodent hearing, but I can tell you a few things.
First, mice have big ears (for their body
size), so there's a good chance that hearing
is quite important to them. Second, I know that
scientists who do research on hearing problems use
mice as study organisms, so there's a good chance
your experiment will work just fine. As far as
how mice hear, I would suspect that they can hear
the same sound frequencies we can hear, plus they
can probably also hear some higher frequencies.
So if you pick a pulsing sound that you can hear,
I bet the mice will hear it just fine. I also have
two suggestions for your experimental design
(although perhaps you've already thought of these
First, sound waves and other kinds of waves
(like electromagnetic waves) can bend around
objects. This is why you can hear things you
can't see, such as if you and a friend were
standing with a tree between you -- you could
still talk to each other even though the tree was
blocking the most direct path between your mouth
and his ears. The amount that a wave will bend
like this depends on its wavelength -- long
wavelengths bend more.
This is why radio waves (long wavelength
electromagnetic waves) can bend around buildings
and mountains, but light waves (short wavelength
EM waves) cannot. So we get a radio signal when
standing behind a building, but we can't see
around the building. In the same way, long
wavelength sounds (deep sounds) will bend more
than short wavelength sounds (high-pitched
sounds). This is why it can sometimes be
harder to figure out where a deep bass sound is
coming from than where a high pitched sound is
coming from. So that's something you may want to
think about -- perhaps use a range of sound
frequencies to see if the mice are helped by some
but not others; or at least try to use a somewhat
high-pitched sound to make sure the mice can
actually find it.
Second, when you're running the mice in the
mazes, I would assume that you'll do some control
runs without the sound. When you do these
controls, you'll need to be sure that the
setup is exactly the same, just without the
sound. So all the same speakers and what not
should be in place, just not producing sound.
That way you'll be able to test just for the
effect of sound without your results being
confounded by the way the presence of the speaker
and the rest of your apparatus affect the mouse's
behavior (for example, if they like the way the
speakers smell or something).


text: allegroAug 03, 2011, 12:24:08 AM Reply #30 on: Aug 03, 2011, 12:24:08 AM I reckon those urns are what the space jockeys use to terraform a planet, and that it has nothing to do with the facehugger egg. It has already been confirmed that the Space Jockeys release their bio-weapon when one of the crew members steals a piece of their techonology which is used to terraform a planet. I dunno something like that!


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|Amount per serving
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|Saturated Fat 1g
|Cholesterol 3mg
|Sodium 264mg
|Total Carbohydrate 83g
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|Protein 18g
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|*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Any special occasion meal in Puerto Rico would not be complete without Arroz con gandules or rice with pigeon peas.
After all, rice with pigeon peas is one of Puerto Rico's national dishes. This recipe is seasoned with sofrito and diced ham.
Pigeon peas are legumes that have a nutty flavor and are frequently paired with rice and other grains. They can be found dried, canned or ground for flour. This recipe calls for canned pigeon peas that can be found in most large grocery stores or specialty Indian and Latin shops.
Arroz con gandules can be served alone or with a variety of sides like Pollo guisado (chicken stew), tostones, and a light salad.
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- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup sofrito
- 1/2 cup chopped ham (or cooked pork pieces)
- 2 cups rice
- 4 cups water
- 1 packet sazón
- 1 (15-ounce) can pigeon peas/gandules (drained and rinsed)
Steps to Make It
Gather the ingredients.
Heat olive oil in a 6-quart pot. Sauté the sofrito and chopped ham for 1 minute.
Add the rice, water, sazón, and gandules.
Bring to a boil. Let boil for 2 to 3 minutes.
Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 35 to 40 minutes. Do not use a lid with a vent that allows the steam to escape and never lift the lid while cooking.
When finished cooking, stir the rice before serving. It should be light and fluffy.
All About Sofrito
A sofrito is a blend of herbs and spices used to season countless dishes, such as stews, beans, rice and occasionally meat.
Sofritos exist in Latin Caribbean and other Latin American countries and comes from the Spanish word which means "to fry something."
Spanish sofrito uses tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic, paprika, and olive oil. Caribbean versions range from green to orange to bright red and vary in heat from mild to pungent to spicy.
In the Dominican Republic, sofrito is called sazón and is made with vinegar and annatto for color. In Puerto Rico, sofrito is called recaito and it includes the herb culantro and ajies dulces (sweet chili peppers).
In Cuba, sofrito is made with tomatoes, red bell peppers, and ham. In the Yucatan area of Mexico, sofritos are extra-spicy with the addition of habaneros.
Sofritos can be added at the start of cooking but in other recipes, it isn't added until the end of the cooking. And in yet other recipes, it's used as a topping sauce for grilled meats and fish.
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text: A lot has changed since our last visit to Essensia. Former Executive Chef Venoy Rogers has moved on, and Executive Chef Julie Frans is now leading the kitchen. Chef Frans is no stranger to the restaurant at The Palms Hotel & Spa: She's back at the helm after taking a two-year break that included plenty of travel around the globe. What you see on the seasonal menu is inspired by these journeys.


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The first known description of neonatal brachial plexus palsy (BPP) dates from 1779 when Smellie reported the case of an infant with bilateral arm weakness that resolved spontaneously within a few days after birth. In the 1870s, Duchenne and Erb described cases of upper trunk nerve injury, attributing the findings to traction on the upper trunk, now called Erb's palsy (or Duchenne-Erb's palsy). [1] In 1885, Klumpke described injury to the C8-T1 nerve roots and the nearby stellate ganglion that now bears her name.
Many cases of BPP are transient, with the child recovering full function in the first week of life. A smaller percentage of children continue to have weakness leading to long-term disability from the injury. The mainstay of treatment for these children is physical and/or occupational therapy in concert with a regular home exercise program. A select few patients may benefit from surgical intervention in the early stages to improve innervation of the affected muscles. Others benefit from tendon transfers performed later to improve shoulder and (sometimes) elbow function. [2]
Numerous other nonsurgical treatments, including electrical stimulation and botulinum toxin injections, also may prove effective in the treatment of children with BPP. In view of the variability in presentation, treatment options, and outcome measures, a multidisciplinary approach to the care of the infant with BPP is recommended.
To understand the clinical presentation of brachial plexus palsy (BPP) and provide anticipatory guidance for families affected by the condition, the clinician must first know basic anatomy. As seen in the image below, the brachial plexus consists of nerves (the ventral rami) from C5-T1.
C5 and C6 join to form the upper trunk, C7 travels alone as the middle trunk, and C8-T1 join as the lower trunk. Each trunk divides into anterior and posterior divisions to create the cords, which then subdivide further into branches that supply the muscles of the arm. Injuries of the brachial plexus may be mild, with only temporary sequelae, or devastating, leaving the child with a flaccid, insensate arm.
Severity depends on the number of nerves involved and the degree to which each level is injured. The basic types of BPPs include the following:
Erb's palsy affects nerves arising from C5 and C6.
Upper-middle trunk BPP involves nerve fibers from C5, C6, and C7 levels.
Klumpke palsy results in deficits at levels C8 and T1, although many clinicians agree that pure C8-T1 injuries do not occur in infants and may be indicative of spinal cord injury (SCI).
Total BPP affects nerves at all levels (C5-T1).
Bilateral BPP demonstrates bilateral involvement.
When defining the severity of a peripheral nerve injury, differentiation between neurapraxic, axonotmetic, and neurotmetic lesions is helpful.
Purely neurapraxic lesions do not affect the axon itself. These lesions generally are reversible and do not leave sequelae.
Axonotmetic lesions involve disruption of the myelin sheath and the axon, leading to degeneration of the axon distal to the injury. The connective tissue across the lesion remains intact. These injuries improve gradually over 4-6 months, depending on the level of the lesion.
Neurotmetic lesions are the most severe, destroying not only the axon and myelin, but also the supporting structures across a nerve. As the proximal end of the nerve attempts to regenerate without this supportive connective tissue, a neuroma may develop. The extent of improvement in the patient's condition depends on the ultimate number of nerve fibers that reconnect distal to the neuroma. Muscle atrophy from a neurotmetic lesion begins 3-6 months after injury and by 1.5-2 years is irreversible.
Although the traditional mechanism of injury is lateral neck flexion, the upper rootlets (C5-C7) are 25% as likely to be avulsed as the lower roots (C7-T1). The upper roots (C5-C6), however, are far more likely to be ruptured (88%) because of the anatomy of the transverse processes and the degree of flexibility at that level.
The clinician must also distinguish neonatal BPP from traumatic BPP in older children and adults. The damage in neonates usually results from slow traction injuries, unlike the high-energy shearing type of trauma seen in older individuals. Not only are the latter injuries often more severe, but with similar injuries, infants show a better functional outcome.
This clinical observation is confirmed by Vredeveld and colleagues, who studied 14 infants and 19 adults with surgical evidence of complete avulsion of the C5-C6 roots or upper trunk. [3] Electromyography (EMG) showed normal recruitment of biceps and deltoid in the infants and complete denervation in the older individuals. When C7 also was torn, the infants demonstrated complete denervation. Vredeveld and coworkers attributed this observation to neonatal C7 innervation of the biceps and deltoid that subsequently was lost if the C5-C6 roots were functional.
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An incidence of 0.5-4.4 cases of brachial plexus palsy per 1000 full-term births has been reported; however, a review by Gilbert and colleagues reported an incidence of 0.8-1 case per 1000 births. [4]
Studies in France and Saudi Arabia have suggested an incidence of 1.09-1.19 cases of brachial plexus palsy per 1000 live births.
The incidence of permanent impairment is 3-25%.
The rate of recovery in the first few weeks is a good indicator of final outcome. Complete recovery is unlikely if no improvement is noted in the first 2 weeks of life.
Most studies have not found evidence to support a link between race and the risk of brachial plexus palsy. However, a 2007 study in New York City, by Weizsaeker and colleagues, found that being a member of the black population was independently predictive for Erb's palsy. [5]
Eng and colleagues examined 191 infants with brachial plexus palsy. [6] Nearly half of them (49%) were male, and 51% were female.
Neonatal brachial plexus palsy is noted at birth.
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Guitar maker Gibson is suing MTV Networks and Electronic Arts, stating that the company has not been paid for a patent it owns for virtual guitar playing. What do you think?
"Finally, the name Gibson will be synonymous with fake guitars."
Cassie Binnis • Systems Analyst
"Now that I think of it, Capcom never paid me a dime for the patent I hold for virtual street fighting."
Tim Bradley • Janitor
"Excuse me, but after last week's championship game at Ray's Creekside Tavern, I believe it is I who owns Guitar Hero."
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Birth Of A Social Networking Loner
Awsome article ….
"Writers know marketing is part of the publishing process. They also know it should start early, well before a book summons its first paying reader. But here's the snag. Many writers are introverts. That is probably why we like to write. We are alone. With our thoughts. Thoughts easier to reveal by keyboard than mouth "
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Do you know your 'Why'? Why it's worth it to know where your money is going, and to set up good financial practices in the first place? Why you go to work everyday? If not, it's time to discover your why.
Let me help you.
I will always remember the first time my husband and I achieved our first lifetime goal. We had just stepped off of a harrowing 2.5 hour bus ride after a four hour flight and an early wake up call. We knew where we were going, had been planning it out for months, and yet the utter disbelief, the awe swept over us both simultaneously as we stood in the resort lobby. Chilling our foreheads and wiping the sweat from our brow with a dampened washcloth, sipping Champagne on a Wednesday afternoon. The lobby doors thrown open to a full view of the Caribbean sea, the wind whipping the sails of the cabana tents, the palm trees swaying in the breeze, the Patois of the resort staff flitting in the air.
All I could think was, 'I can not believe I am here.'
A few years before this had all been a lofty dream. I was going to school full time, working part time. He was working full time at a landscaping company. But we knew what we wanted out of life, and we set about making it happen. Day by day.
What do you want out of your life? What experiences do you long for? Where do you want to go, what nooks and crannies do you want to explore? What kind of things do you want to do for others, those you love, and those who have never met but have a kindred spirit to?
Do you think this life is for others? Do you seethe in jealousy when friends and family share their plans? Do you put it off for 'someday' when you will suddenly have more money? Just know it's going to happen for you?
Why not you?
I have a few theories. I think we give it all away before we even take a moment to think about what it is we really want this paycheck to do for us.
What are we hustling and bustling around to do?
To live to work another day, to pay bills and die? Not me.
There has got to be more.
There is the hierarchy of needs in our financial lives, for sure. But then, there is this peak. This sweet spot that we are seeking to achieve so that we get to make memories and check off bucket list items. This euphoric feeling that we get when have accomplished something that we have always wanted to do, but we never really thought it was possible for us.
This is your why.
This is what I want you to connect with so that you can get through the hierarchy of needs and the time and discipline to get through the day to day tasks of paying attention to your finances, your paperwork, creating systems that work for you.
I want you to get out of debt, have an emergency savings account, and a 401k. But what's more? What makes it worth it? To get to your why. To make it to the place where your paycheck is going to where you want it to go, to live in the anticipation and planning out your next adventure.
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Dream out at least 5 major life bucket-list type experiences.
My husband and I made our list years ago before we were even married. We have completed 3 of the 5 and the many other must-do, want-to-dos, and need-to-dos along the way. It's really remarkable when you look back over the years.
- JAMAICA √ We went to Jamaica for our wedding/honeymoon. We went again for our 10th
- TAKE OUR KIDS TO DISNEY WORLD √ We took our kids on a 9-day trip to Disney World, staying on site in a resort and eating off the deluxe meal plan. It was an amazing family vacation that I could have never dreamed of.
- DREAM HOME √ We own our own home. Like own, own it. (Okay so the list says Dream Home, but to be honest I don't even know what that is anymore. Houses are more work than they are dream. #truth) We may want to move in the near future, or we may decide to travel more and more and stay where we are at. Or we may do some combination of both. We like our home and what we have created it to be. It's our own joint collaboration art project in constant progress.
- RED CARPET MUSIC AWARDS. So, this one is still a little obscure to me. It's my husband's pick. We should revisit this one. If it's important to him, I want him to do it.
- AUSTRALIA. Australia awaits. And has long since been forgotten. But to be honest, seeing it on this list has me excited.
We made this list on a hot pink post-it and tacked it to the refrigerator in my first apartment. I don't have it anymore but it is emblazoned in my mind.
Your priorities, lists, and dreams will change over time.
You will have yearly priorities that will cut in front of your dream list. There will be have-to-do's and want-to-do's that will pop up instead. There may be some cutbacks and financial priorities that should come first. But in between, there will be peace of mind, financial security and stability and sweet memories made at home and smaller family trips and weekend activities to fill the gaps. Every year write down a list of priorities that you want to make happen for that year. I hope that every year you get to work towards one of you major 5, but if not, don't put your life on hold until someday.
Living a Richer, More Fulfilling Life
Living a richer, more fulfilling life is about more than just checking off the perfect financial score card of paying off debt, having 6 months of emergency savings and good credit. It's about spending your time and your money on the things that you value, on your own terms, not the rest of society, not your parents, your co-workers or your neighbors.
We live in a noisy world. Make sure you can hear your own desires.
There are a lot of steps, you won't get there overnight. But I don't want your journey to be a stark and meager existence. I want you to take actionable steps to connect your daily actions to achieving a richer, more fulfilling life on your own terms today. If your dream is to hike the Pacific Coast Trail, I want you to have plans to hike your local trails this weekend. If you want to Kayak in the ocean, then find a local spot you can explore at home. Discover what moves you, figure out how you can get to that place, and how you can get some of that dream life into your day to day existence.
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Don't wait for some day. Life loves the liver of it – Maya Angelou
GO DEEPER. More Inspiration found here:
How to travel the world, create a life that doesn't suck, and explore the happiness of pursuit — with Chris Guillebeau by Ramti Sethi
How to Travel: 21 Contrarian Rules with Ryan Holiday & Tim Ferris
Rolf Potts on Travel Tactics, Creating Time Wealth, and Lateral Thinking by Tim Ferris
Like Dave Ramsey says "Live like no one else so later you can live like no one else"
David Bach's Dream Buckets (#7 on this list)
ACTIONABLE STEP: Take some time to determine your why. Write a list of 5 lifetime dream goals. Then merge them with your significant other, if you have one. This is your inspiration for making any changes in your financial habits. This is what keeps you going when you'd rather not go any further. This is what makes it all worth it.
EXTRA CREDIT: Consider making a Pinterest board or a vision board of your top 5 lifetime dream goals. I think it will come in handy on days when you need a little extra encouragement.
CONNECT: I'd love for you to share your Dream list with me! Come back & comment below.


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Shut up. Keep talking.
Those clashing orders whisper side-by-side in your mind as you watch the meticulously acted revival of Kenneth Lonergan's "Lobby Hero," which opened on Monday night at the renovated Helen Hayes Theater, the new Broadway home for Second Stage Theater.
That's because you will probably come to — if not like — then feel personally invested in the four self-sabotaging New Yorkers so completely embodied here by Michael Cera, Chris Evans, Brian Tyree Henry and Bel Powley. And none of them can participate in the simplest exchanges of words without doing serious damage.
Sure, the talk at first seems merely casual as these four characters pair off to shoot the breeze in and around an apartment building lobby where it always feels like 3 a.m. But lives as well as livelihoods are possibly at stake in what's being said, and everyday conversation becomes a minefield. Whenever someone starts talking again after a long silence, you feel an "Ouch!" coming on.
At the same time, you can't wait to hear what's about to emerge from the mouths of Jeff (Mr. Cera), a newbie security guard (don't call him "doorman") and his exacting boss, William (Mr. Henry); and the Mutt-and-Jeff police partners who drop by. They are the swaggering Bill (Mr. Evans, in a terrific Broadway debut) and his rookie partner, Dawn (Ms. Powley).
For one thing, much of what they have to say is both achingly funny and so pathetic it verges on tragic. For another, the combined wit and non-wisdom of these fallible (i.e. human) beings offers a fascinating reflection on those shaky internal compasses we call moral instincts.
As to the ethical quandaries and quagmires in which these people are mired, they feel even more pointedly and sadly relevant than they did when "Lobby Hero" was first performed at Playwrights Horizons 17 years ago. References to sexual harassment, abuses of power in the workplace and racial profiling scarcely seemed to raise an eyebrow when I first saw the show in 2001; they evoke audible, anxious murmurs in the audience of 2018.
In the age of #MeToo and Black Lives Matter, Americans may be newly receptive to "Lobby Hero." But don't imagine that this work, directed with savvy restraint by Trip Cullman, is an agenda-driven debate.
Mr. Lonergan, you see, doesn't work in bold blacks and whites, but in compelling shades of gray. He understands that purity of thought and deed is pretty much impossible in this muddy world. As a creator of plays ("This Is Our Youth," "Hold On to Me Darling") and films ("You Can Count on Me," "Manchester by the Sea"), he specializes in screw-ups, compromised souls who would like to do the right thing, if only they had the backbone for it, or if they could figure out what it is.
His dialogue is fueled by vacillation, equivocation and contradiction, with sentences that seem to eat their own words. Few actors are as qualified to deliver such precisely indefinite speech as Mr. Cera, a veteran of the ace 2014 Broadway revival of "This Is Our Youth." Mr. Cera's Jeff is a quintessential Lonergan loser, an uneasy 27-year-old who was thrown out of the Navy for smoking pot and has vowed to become a real adult.
So now he works the night shift in a residential lobby that reeks of urban loneliness. (David Rockwell is the set designer.) It's a job that's hard to take seriously. But Jeff's disciplined supervisor, played with bone-tired alertness by Mr. Henry, has a strict list of rules and regulations. He, at least, seems to be someone who knows what's what.
So, at first glance, does Mr. Evans's Bill. He's a cocky, friendly guy who oozes self-assurance and is known around his precinct as Super Cop. (And, yes, this is the same Mr. Evans who played the superhero Captain America onscreen.) Bill is just the person for someone like the eager, dewy Dawn, fresh out of the Police Academy, to have as a protective mentor, right?
And there you have the tidy setup for a play that operates on a system of moving parallels. Jeff's admiration for his boss is tested after William learns that his older brother has been arrested in connection with the murder of a nurse and William is asked to provide an alibi. William, who is African-American, knows how easy it would be for his brother to get lost in the legal system.
Dawn's hero worship of Bill is complicated by their having slept together. Disenchantment will set in fully when she learns why her partner is paying such regular visits to the building where Jeff works.
These characters wind up unwisely confiding in one another; they can't help themselves. And by the play's end everyone will have betrayed or been betrayed — in most cases, both.
The first time I saw "Lobby Hero," it felt a bit too openly schematic. It still does occasionally, especially during a protracted stretch of secret sharing in the second act.
But the performances here are all so grounded that you never doubt their characters' authenticity or (pardon the word) sincerity. And because each portrait is so completely and ingeniously physicalized (watch how they each inhabit a uniform), we soon learn their "tells"; we know when they're deceiving themselves.
Mr. Evans is a marvel of smooth calculation and bluster. His Bill is the most blatantly manipulative of the characters, which means the most likely to succeed.
Ms. Powley's avid, impulsive and dangerously green Dawn is the perfect sidekick to this handsome sleaze. Mr. Henry (FX's "Atlanta") offers a deeply moving study of resignation and rebellion, courage and compromise in uneasy counterpoint.
Mr. Cera's perfectly uneasy Jeff gives full weight to both the hopeful decency and bad faith that lurk in all Lonergan characters. It makes sense when others say they can't tell when Jeff is joking; he doesn't always know himself.
There's a reason that Mr. Rockwell's set revolves between scenes, forcing us to adjust our angles of observation. Like morality, identity is relative in "Lobby Hero." Few playwrights match Mr. Lonergan in making confident art out of such constantly shifting uncertainty.


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Zoho Projects comes from the Indian software development company Zoho Corporation which was founded in 1996. The project management solution allows users to plan and track projects, and is suitable for teams of all sizes, with various pricing tiers.
Zoho offers project scheduling and budgeting. Team leaders can define project tasks, assign work to the team, estimate costs and keep an eye on the progress of their project.
It also includes document management whereby users can share documents through the portal. There are mobile applications for iOS and Android, too.
Zoho Projects has a variety of subscription plans. Each includes a 10-day trial and is competitively priced with plenty of options to choose from.
The Standard package is $25 (£19.50) per month. This includes 10 projects, 15 users, five project templates, files of up to 5GB, time tracking, task duration, Google task sync, CRM integration and Gamescope (we'll talk more about that later). This package is geared towards small teams.
The Express plan is $50 (£39) per month. It offers all the features of the Standard package plus unlimited projects, 25 users – costing $3 (£2.30) per additional user – 10 project templates, files of up to 20GB, custom views, recurring tasks, timesheet approval, invoice and books integration.
The Premium package, which Zoho deems its most popular, starts at $100 (£78) per month. It includes all the features of the other two tiers plus 20 project templates, files of up to 100GB, four types of task dependency, project budget, strict project management, multiple integrations, business rules, automation for issues and a resource utilization chart. You can add more users for an additional $4 (£3.10) per person.
The Enterprise plan weighs in at $150 (£117) per month. Extra features included are 30 project templates, files of up to 120GB, custom fields, profiles, roles, domain, a global Gantt chart, critical path and a Service Level Agreement for any issues.
However, for much smaller groups, there is a standard free plan. This includes five users, two projects, Google apps integration, custom status for tasks, feeds, calendar, forums, and files of up to 10MB. If you are looking for free software with more free storage, then Wrike might be a better option, as it includes 2GB of free account storage.
Setup is straightforward, and you are walked through 'Tasks and Subtasks' in the form of very colorful slides. You need to choose your industry, timezone and which features of the plan you'd like to use.
We chose to try out the Premium plan and selected all features. Once this has been completed, a YouTube video pops up which acts as a guide on how to use the various features of Zoho Projects.
You are then brought to the main interface. This displays a status bar which reflects how much of the setup process you have left to complete. At this stage, there's about 80% left to do – but you don't have to complete all this immediately.
The interface is beautifully presented and very simple to navigate. It is also hugely responsive. Tasks, Issues, Milestones, Calendar, Documents and Reports are clearly displayed on the left-hand side of the screen. You can also access Timesheets, Finance, Forums, Pages, Chat and Users here also. If this layout is not to your liking, you can reorganize your tabs.
Users can access their profile, setup, notifications, choose to add items, start a timer, and search from the top-right of the screen. The main screen displays your overview, tasks, global reports, issues, any work items for that day, overdue work, milestones and timesheets.
Zoho Projects offers several different reports and charts. Each is very easy to setup and read.
The Gantt chart clearly shows your tasks and milestones – this is done in conjunction with the Chronology and Milestone Chart. You can edit, apply features and customize all charts.
You can track your teams' progress each week with the resource utilization report. From here managers can also assign tasks to team members. The reports tab can issue a summary of any problems you have encountered during the project. There is also a handy timesheet report which helps you keep an eye on your teams' productivity. All reports can be exported to PDF.
Zoho Projects endeavors to bring fun to work and group projects with Gamescope. It's designed to encourage productivity and to introduce healthy competition into your team. This feature is unique to Zoho – it can't be found in competing project management software like Trello.
Each time a team member makes progress with tasks and issues they earn points. They can earn trophies by scoring the maximum number of points on offer. Users can also win badges for targets they reach, or even challenge each other to be the first to complete chosen tasks by the end of the day. You can play for prizes, pizza or just plain old fashioned respect.
Unlike many competitors such as Microsoft Project, Zoho has its own integrated live chat feature. This means that you don't have to switch from the application to another program to converse with other members of your team. Each chat can be created to include multiple users, and the chat history is also saved and can be accessed at a later stage.
Zoho Projects integrates with several other applications. These include Slack, Zapier, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Github, Bitbucket and Crashlytics.
As for mobile apps, there are versions for both Android and iOS. This makes the product an attractive option for teams with members on the move.
Final verdict
Zoho Projects really does have everything. The interface is streamlined and friendly to use. There is little to no learning curve, meaning that you can be up and organizing projects in no time.
It has all the tools that you and your team will need to manage projects, with all the features necessary laid out in a simple fashion.
The free version offers enough options for you to decide if it's right for your purposes. Note that there are also 10-day free trials available for all the paid tiers.
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According to Wiktionary, an earthquake (synonym "quake") is "a shaking of the Earth, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults" or "a natural disaster." This, indeed, comprehensively covers all written about earthquakes. However, you should learn something about this phenomenon's geography. Most earthquakes occur along tectonic plate boundaries, although one of the worst earthquakes of all time was in Missouri, in 1811. It was felt even in Washington, D.C.


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My 11 year old LOVES goo..slime and anything gross feeling. HA! I was tired of purchasing it, so I figured why not make our own? We will get more than we would if we bought it in store! It is SO easy to make too!
You will need:
- 1 tsp borax (found in the laundry aisle)
- 1 bottle glitter glue (clear for transparent slime, white for opaque)
- 1 ½ cup water
- Food coloring is optional if you are not using glitter glue
- Glitter optional if you are not using glue that already has it.
- Empty you glue in a bowl and mix with 1 tbsp of water. Mix well. (If your glue doesn't have glitter in it, you can add food coloring and glitter in the mix)
- In a separate bowl, mix 1 tsp of borax and the remaining water.
- I poured glue mixture inside a ziplock bag, and poured borax mixture on it.
- It will come together fast. Knead with your hands until all of the water is absorbed.
One batch filled (3) 4 oz jars! It also brought hours of fun!
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The beaches of Galveston, Texas, were packed for Memorial Day.
"There's new sand. There's people everywhere. Everybody's happy. Beach looks beautiful," said Leann Payne of Baytown, Texas, one of an estimated 250,000 holiday visitors to Galveston, a sliver of an island just off the coast. "Couldn't ask for anything better."
In fact, you could.
As officials prepare for the Atlantic hurricane season, which begins Monday, residents of Galveston and other coastal areas of Texas are still a long way from getting back on their feet from Hurricane Ike, which pummeled the state on Sept. 13.
"Many of the most severely impacted communities may face years of recovery before they can even begin to see their communities made whole again," the Federal Emergency Management Agency said in its official impact report three months after the storm.
An msnbc.com-NBC News special report
By Alex Johnson of msnbc.com with Phil Archer, Mary Benton and Alana Gomez Dong of NBC station KPRC in Houston. NBC stations KVEO of Brownsville, Texas, and WOAI of San Antonio, Texas, contributed to this report.
Ike caused $11 billion of damage on Texas' coast, FEMA estimated, and more than $8 billion more in neighboring Gulf states, making it the third most destructive hurricane in U.S. history. It was so ruinous that the World Meteorological Organization, which decides such things, retired its name.
Hurricane names rotate every six years, but there will never be another Hurricane Ike. One was more than enough.
It has been 8½ months since Ike hit, but FEMA is still shuttling coastal families back and forth between temporary homes, and officials are still trying to identify all of the 37 people believed to have died in the state — four of the last five bodies were identified last week through DNA testing, The Houston Chronicle reported.
Along the Texas Gulf Coast, people remain jittery. In a survey released last month by CPL. Retail Energy, one of the state's largest power providers, 62 percent of residents said they did not believe they were prepared for another major hurricane.
Galveston at the center of the storm
Galveston, where Ike made landfall, was hardest hit, suffering nearly $3 billion of the state's toll. And it is there that the recovery has been most painful.
The last of the state and federal recovery centers on Galveston and Pelican Islands, which make up the city, didn't close until April. Reconstruction of the city's seawall still hasn't been completed, and only one of its fishing piers is usable.
Eighteen teachers were laid off from Ball High School as part of the Galveston Independent School District's restructuring after enrollment fell by 22 percent in Ike's wake. Now the high school struggles with a severe teacher shortage, because on some days, nearly a fifth of its 150 teachers are absent as they rebuild and move, Superintendent Lynne Cleveland said.
Finding substitute teachers "is a struggle," said Lisa Schweitzer, a teacher who took 10 days off this school year to move out of and then back into her home.
"Subs are also in the same place we are, and so many people don't live here on the island anymore," she said.
Classrooms have doubled and tripled up, and sometimes more than 600 students are crammed into the auditorium, said Dean Blair, the school's principal. On a few occasions, the school has resorted to showing classes informational films or episodes of "America's Funniest Home Videos."
The city's economy, which is based on an $800 million tourism industry and the University of Texas Medical Branch, its largest employer, also is reeling. Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas said 47 percent of the city's tax base was in the hardest-hit west end of the island, and she predicted that it would take five years to build it back up.
Damage to the medical center also curtailed health care in the region. The main hospital still has fewer than half the beds it did before the storm, and its emergency room remains closed.
Beach rebuilding boosts tourism
The quarter-million Memorial Day visitors equaled the number of tourists for the holiday a year ago, rewarding officials' decision to ship in new sand to rebuild beaches along 2½ miles of the 6-mile stretch of shoreline that Ike eroded by more than 50 feet.
"I was actually expecting less but, wow, it's beautiful," said Claudia Holloway of Houston, a tourist who returned for the first time since the hurricane. "We love it. And we're coming back again."
The turnout was "a good barometer of what the balance of the summer will bring to the island as far as tourism is concerned," said Lou Muller, executive director of the Galveston Park Board of Trustees.
But in the longer term, FEMA's impact report said, "the double jeopardy of Ike and the general economic slowdown do not bode well for the tourism industry."
Overall economic data will not be available until next month, but one key measure — business at hotels — indicates that far fewer people are visiting for more than just a day trip.
Quarterly tax reports on file with the state comptroller's office show that the city's hotels registered $12.6 million in taxable receipts in the last three months of 2008, down by 30 percent from the same period the year before.
Thanks to displaced residents and out-of-town contractors rebuilding the city, receipts rebounded in the first three months of this year, the last period for which figures were available. But even with that temporary influx, 19 percent of the city's hotels with 10 or more rooms reported about $1,000 or less in taxable receipts from January through March.
Medical center damage cripples health care
The University of Texas Medical Branch is an even bigger concern.
Besides being "the economic engine for the city of Galveston," according to Mayor Thomas, as well as Texas' largest provider of indigent care and a world-renowned center of biomedical research, it was the primary care center for Galveston and surrounding Galveston County before the storm.
But it "took an enormous hit from Hurricane Ike," said Joan Haun, the state coordinating officer for FEMA assistance.
Its blood bank, pharmacy and radiology department were destroyed. Overall, it suffered more than $1.3 billion in losses, only $100 million of which was insured, a state audit found in late April. The medical center finally reopened on Jan. 5.
Before Ike, it employed more than 12,500 people and supported about 7,000 other jobs in the region, according to the University of Texas System, which estimated last year that it contributed about $250 million a year to the Galveston economy and more than $600 million across Southeast Texas.
But Ike closed John Sealy Hospital, the general public facility. Because patient care generated 59 percent of the center's revenue, it couldn't meet its payroll, and in November, it laid off a fifth of its workforce — more than 2,400 people. Nearly 600 more employees left on their own.
"Downsizing has added to the economic loss" in Galveston, said the Houston-Galveston Area Council, a coalition of local governments. The "layoffs have a direct economic impact but also affect Galveston businesses that serve the workforce and that are already struggling to recover from Ike."
Sealy Hospital has since reopened, but with fewer than half its previous number of beds, and in place of its emergency room, it operates an urgent care clinic, where patients are treated and released or transferred to other hospitals.
Besides bogging down the local economy, the downsizing of the hospital after Ike has "created a significant crisis" in health care, the Galveston County Health District said in its annual report.
Ambulances now travel an average of 34 minutes to other hospitals, compared with an average 6-minute trip to Sealy before Ike. Critical trauma patients are flown off the island by helicopter.
The hospital says it hopes to have its emergency room open by late summer, but "it is not possible to foresee the future of it, or the health care system, in Galveston County in the near future," the health district report concluded.
Anniversary planning under way
The City Council recently approved a 42-project proposal drawn up by a long-term recovery committee the city created after the storm, with a goal of "making Galveston a livable community once again." The proposals would affect virtually every one of the residents, involving projects to improve economic development and repair the environment, housing, human services, infrastructure and transportation.
"There are many 'legs' to recovery," Betty Massey, head of the committee, told the City Council. "Hurricane Ike's winds and water played havoc with every aspect of life in Galveston."
This next step comes this week. Thursday, the committee plans a meeting to figure out how to mark the anniversary of Ike.
It's just three months away.
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Stephanie Wilton was a human born on Earth in the 20th century. She and her younger brother James discovered the skeleton and music box of Rees in a well in 1950. Stephanie kept the music box, which actually possessed a portion of Rees' consciousness and ability and he mentally spoke to her for years, influencing her and using her as a puppet.
In 1964, Stephanie followed Rees' orders and attempted to once again find his body at the bottom of the well, having used his ability through her to secure the property by taking out key civil servants and property developers. This attracted the attention of the Counter-Measures team, and thanks to their efforts, they were able to stop Rees reuniting with his decayed corpse, now only a skeleton, but at the cost of Stephanie's life. (AUDIO: The Reesinger Process)


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So you want to decide why the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 over other tablets, First, if you don't want to read my entire review, here is a spoiler, this tablet is the best mainstream tablet on the market as of September 2015, hands down. Best overall specs (See below for details) and well worth the $499 price tag for the 9.7" model.
Second, before I get started with the details I want to let you know, I am a tablet junkie and own a number of these. I have had everything from Palm Pilots, to HP Touchpads, to iPads, iPad mini, Kindles, and Samsung tablets.
Ok, so you want to decide why the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 over other tablets. First off, this is the newest flagship in the Samsung Tablet Arsenal. Follow-up to the Galaxy Tab S released in 2014. For simplicity sake I will compare the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 to its predecessor the S1, and to the iPad Air 2, which is its closest competitor in speed and function.
Speed & Memory:
This is where this device will shine. It is rolling a Samsung 8-Core processors Exynos 5433 1.9GHz with 3GB Ram. This is not the flagship chip of Samsung, but it is fast, and much faster than the old S1 for things like multitasking, and a bit faster than the iPad air 2 with a 3core 1.5GHz and only 2 GB ram. Score a huge point for the Galaxy Tab S2.
With this powerful processor, the Samsung Galaxy S2 tab software can multitask better than you might expect. You can minimize the screen to about a quarter of the regular size or, run two apps in side-by-side mode, which I love. Very useful if you want to say watch a youtube video while reading another article. The Samsung Galaxy S2 allows you to minimize up to five apps at a time, although I have not found a need to do that yet, it's cool that you could do it. Currently the iPad does not have anything like this, yet. Rumor has it they might in a future iOS update offer a split screen but we don't know if that's true or what it will look like. The Samsung Galaxy S2 is designed with this in mind and works well.
Battery is one area that I am disappointed in at first. It sports a 5,870mAh battery vs 7340mAh on the iPad Air2, and 7900mAh on the older Tab S1. They seemed to sacrifice about 20% battery capacity for a weight and thickness. That said, I used the heck out of it all day and after 24 hours of not charging it still had 50% left on the battery meter! Battery does NOT seem to be an issue at all with this tablet and was impressive!
Weight: The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 weighs in at 389 grams vs Tab S at 465g, and the iPad Air 2 at 437g. It is also the thinnest option at 5.6mm(.22 inches) vs the S1 at 6.6mm and the iPad Air 2 at 6.1mm.
Rear camera is 8MP, which is ok, and same as iPad Air 2, No flash is in this one, which is a downgrade from the Tab S. The Front camera is up to 2.1, higher than the iPad Air 2 which is 1.2. Score a small point for the Galaxy series, and the Tab S2.
You do not have to look too far to find a few reviewers not liking one tablet over another, and this is no exception. The biggest complaint seems to be that Samsung changed its screen size from 10.5 to 9.7 inch. Owning both the S1 and S2, I have found the screen size difference to be very minimal. As another amazon reviewer, Andrew, stated:
The screen: The Tab S2 is not significantly smaller than on the Tab S. To calculate the area of the screen: ( [x-aspect] * [y-aspect] ) * ( [diagonal measurement] / [diagonal-aspect] )^2. Simplifying that you get [diagonal measurement]^2 * (x*y)/(x^2 + y^2).
Tab S = [10.5]^2 * (16*10)/(256+100) = 49.55 square inches
Tab S2 = [9.7]^2 * (4*3)/(16+9) = 45.16 square inches
Therefore, The Tab S2 screen is 8.9% smaller then the S1, and looks great for the web or typing. If you hold these two next to each other they are similar in size but in 4:3 format which is ideal for web browsing and games. The S1 16:10 was ideal for movie watching.
The reason for the change is Samsung is trying to conform to standardizing efforts by google and apple to a 4:3 design. This allows software developers an easier time for customers to view their content in the same way. The old Samsung devices were 16:10, which is good for movies, but not so good for the web and some applications that developers want to keep consistent on all platforms.
To say that the Samsung Galaxy S2 screen is beautiful is an extreme understatement. The screen is amazing with the 2048 x 1536 Super AMOLED display showing a crisp, bright color making it the best screen on the market. This 9.7 S2 screen is better than the iPad mini by sheer pixel density. 359ppi vs the ipad 264ppi. This results in a sharper, better detailed picture then the ipad. Samsung's Super AMOLED display is bright and vibrant and you will be impressed. Nothing against the iPad, its Retina display is good, but the Samsung is better.
Since I spend way more time in games and on the web or word processing then watching movies, I do prefer the 4:3 size but thats my preference.
Score a nice but mixed point for the Samsung.
Software: Samsung chose to not include to much bloatware which is great. You can also login as different users, and install the Samsung Kids app (115MB) which has excellent parent controls giving you specific apps your child can use when using the Tab S2, and locks it unless you enter your passcode to exit this mode.
Other features I like: touch-based fingerprint sensor, microSD slot and Android 5.0 OS. I also like the metal feel and the attachment for aftermarket keyboards and cases on the back side.
Bottom line, great tablet and worth the $499 price tag. The S1 is still around and $399 but you get 16gb vs 32gb and a trade off on a few other specs. The iPad air 2 is the real loser here with ~499-$599 price tag. 64gb but no micro sd slot so your stuck with 64gb and a slower processor and worse display.
This tablet is ideal for anyone looking at a higher end alternative to the iPad flagship iPad air 2 or want high end Android tablet. You will love this tablet and I think it is worth the $499 price tag. There are a lot of other options out there today, but this one will run smooth, and not disappoint.
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While the Rwandan president is celebrated for rebuilding his country after its horrific genocide, over the past year he has brutally suppressed his political opposition, arresting presidential rivals and censoring journalists. This month, a leaked U.N. report accused Kagame's militias of murdering and raping thousands of members of the Hutu ethnic group who fled over the border to Congo in the late 1990s.
Yet here at the Clinton Global Initiative, Kagame has one very powerful defender: Bill Clinton himself. At last year's CGI conference, Clinton presented Kagame with a Global Citizen Award. At this year's event, he is promoting Rwanda's success in expanding rural health care and aid to family farmers.
Paul Kagame & Bill Clinton (AP Photo 2) Kagame has denied the accusations against him. When I asked Clinton Monday evening whether the world community should hold Kagame accountable for the violence and political suppression, he equivocated.
"The U.N. said what it did about what happened after the [Rwandan] genocide, in Congo. … Kagame strongly disputes it," Clinton said. "Right now I'm not going to pre-judge him because there's this huge debate about what happened in the Congo and why, and I don't know."
Yet the U.N. evidence against Kagame is nothing new. Activists have long accused Rwanda of ethnic and sexual violence in Congo—both in the Rwandan government's pursuit of its own rebel groups and in Rwandan militias' competition to access and control Congo's lucrative mineral deposits.
In part, Clinton's defense of Kagame is unsurprising. The former president says he deeply regrets that his administration was slow to act during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, in which 10 percent of Kagame's ethnic group, the Tutsi, were murdered—mostly by machete.
Since then, Kagame has achieved impressive results modernizing Rwandan society. He has contributed troops to U.N. peacekeeping missions, notably in Sudan, and has worked effectively with international aid groups, including the Clinton Foundation, to build a more efficient bureaucracy, particularly around public health and agriculture.
That record leaves some diplomats and humanitarians hesitant to criticize Kagame. At CGI, Rwanda is being portrayed as a model for international aid, not as a nation struggling with basic democracy and human rights. "It's the best-run nation in Africa," Clinton told me.
But overwhelming evidence emerged this year that Rwanda's presidential election was rigged, with the Kagame regime using a law against genocide-denial to sully the reputations of government critics and prevent opposition leaders from getting on the ballot. Several dissidents even turned up dead.
In our interview Monday, Clinton downplayed the political suppression and violence, citing Kagame's popularity among the Rwandan public. "I've been to Rwanda a lot. … And I've been out where most people don't go. And my opinion is there is nothing that could have kept him from getting a breathtaking majority because the lives of the Rwandans have changed," Clinton said. "It doesn't mean it's justifiable to muscle your opponents or anything else. It just means the next step of their democracy is going to be making more space for dissent and having the confidence that everything you've done is not going to be derailed if you do it."
Clinton is undoubtedly influenced by the long-running policies of the U.S. State and Defense Departments toward Rwanda. While nations such as Sweden and the Netherlands have withheld foreign aid from the Kagame regime because of its support for armed rebel groups active inside Congo, Rwanda receives tens of millions of dollars annually from the U.S., including money for military training and weapons.


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Who does not love cheese. To me the perfect desert is a glass of red wine and a cheese plate. When I lived in New York City my favorite thing to do on my day off was to go to the … Continue reading
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Stuffed Shells with Rosé Sauce
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Grilled Egg on Toast with Ricotta Cheese, Baby Spinach, Grilled Onions, & Ham
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text: The title of this video was a question posed to my classmates and I back in 1979. Sure, it could have been puppies, or going camping, or something like that. But let's face it, Star Wars was on everyone's mind back then. So the fact that "Star Wars figyors" made me happy was a no-brainer! I was nine when I wrote that! Wow, was I dumb kid!!!


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I usually do speak ill of a bad experience, but tonight's dinner was just awful. People in the south west suburbs really like this place. The wait to get a table tonight was an hour and 45 minutes. And we never got out table. We gave up and sat at the bar.
Not a good move.
From start to finish, this was not a good dining experience.
Very disappointed.


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Leading is a river
VUCA = Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity
The world is out of whack. There's no such thing as security anymore.
Leaders are increasingly expected to exhibit openness, spontaneity and creativity, while at the same time adhering to a clear strategy.
More and more levels of hierarchy are being scrapped. Teams are becoming more and more culturally diverse. They are also getting bigger, covering a larger area with more distance between members, and are often managed virtually.
Companies need to cultivate a corporate culture that promotes maximum creativity. And at the same time they are expected to constantly increase efficiency and effectiveness.
These and similar questions need to be answered:
- How can I learn to successfully navigate through turbulent waters?
- How can leaders maintain credibility and provide guidance in volatile situations?
- How can leaders manage virtual teams that are spread out across great distances?
- How do I reach people emotionally?
- How can I quickly grasp problems in tough meetings, difficult conversations, important presentations, negotiations and online conferences, and then do the right thing?


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The folks at Sky Factory sent word that their SkyCeilings faux skylights now include programmable lighting which can be used to emulate the intensity and color changes that come with a rising and setting sun.
Further, the bi-color Programmable SkyCeiling is enhanced by a DALI controlled (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) light source that adds the color of sunrise and sunset - or, for those who wish, the drama of theatrical moonlight. Control of the programmable system can be manual or by means of personal computer or smart system technology.
Too bad I don't have a drop ceiling at the new place. I'd consider trying to hook something like this up. (Although my fancy entertainment console project is already getting out of hand, so I should probably just save this for the next theme room.)
Information page (with auto-playing audio) [TheSkyFactory.com]
Previously • Sky Factory SkyCeilings: modular and custom drop-in virtual skylights (and spacelights!)


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Wine Grapes – An IBD Wonder Fruit
Over Labor Day Weekend, Seth and I drove up to the Finger Lakes to visit Josh, one of our Brandeis friends. We rented a cabin on Seneca Lake and spent the greater part of the weekend wine-tasting. As Josh's commute to the Lake was far shorter than ours (we had a 5.5 hour drive in addition to the time when we drove around the wrong lake for an hour and a half), he volunteered to pick up food for the weekend. We sent him a shopping list so that I could be sure to have my Crohn's friendly breakfast food (yogurt, Special K, eggs etc.). He also picked up some fruit—plums, bananas, and what I like to refer to as the "grapes that changed my life." (more…)


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Very good story about a part of the country I have yet to visit. I am a little curious about the recipe for vinegar pie, although I think my wife puts a little vinegar in her buttermilk pie. Google is too convenient now to find the answer:
Vinegar Pie I
"This is a very old pie, probably invented by people who had little access to fresh supplies such as lemons or cream. Some say that it was the pioneer women who first thought up the idea. The lemon extract in this recipe is a my addition. The original recipe calls for regular vinegar which, for me, gives a bland pie. You can substitute apple cider vinegar, leaving out the lemon extract, for a very good taste. Be sure to let the pie crust cool before filling." — Kevin Ryan
- 1 (9 inch)pie crust, baked
- 1/4 cupsifted all-purpose flour
- 1 cupwater
- 1/8 teaspoonsalt
- 1/4 teaspoonlemon extract
- 3egg whites
- 1 cupwhite sugar
- 3egg yolks
- 1 tablespoonunsalted butter
- 3 tablespoonsdistilled white vinegar
- 6 tablespoonswhite sugar
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Mix the flour with 1/2 cup of sugar. Add the water gradually and cook on top of a double boiler for 15 minutes, stirring constantly, or until thickened.
- Combine the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar with the yolks and salt and mix well with a whisk until the sugar is dissolved. Add the hot flour mixture to the yolk mixture gradually, mixing all the time. Return to the double boiler and cook for about 3 minutes more or until the mixture is thick and smooth.
- Add the butter, extract, and vinegar. Mix well and remove from heat. Place a piece of plastic on top of this custard.
- Meanwhile, beat the egg whites until foamy and gradually add the 6 tablespoons sugar. Beat until a stiff, glossy peak is achieved.
- Pour the custard filling into the prebaked shell ( the custard should still be hot, if not, heat up a again before adding to shell). Top with the meringue. Spread the meringue all over the top of the pie, sealing to the edges of the crust. Place into the oven and bake until the meringue is a nice nut brown, about 15 minutes. Traditionally, this pie is served hot.


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The Future Of Advertising With Artificial Intelligence
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AI&AD is a magazine dedicated to discuss the most recent debates on artificial intelligence in advertising. In this first issue, it discusses "The use of artificial intelligence in the advertising industry and more significantly the potential future and consequences for agencies using artificial intelligence". This piece of work served as my dissertation that I completed during my third year at Central Saint Martins, It was an opportunity for me to research and write on my developing interest in advertising and artificial intelligence but also a chance to showcase my editorial, layout and packaging design skills.
This piece of academic writing started with my interest in the use of artificial intelligence in various industries. The vast going development in AI technology has surfaced on most media outlets and it made me wonder what it's impact will be on creative industries, asking questions such as 'can robots display human level intelligence? 'Will they replace the job of advertisers and designers?' 'Are they creative?' While my research still proves that AI's maturity in advertising is very low, I decided to create my essay in a form of a magazine to document an on-going debate that tackles the uncertainty of job securities, future of user media consumption and potential futures for advertising agencies using AI.
I decided to name the magazine AI&AD, a magazine which discusses all topics surrounding AI technology in advertising. The aesthetic of the brand and identity are somewhat neutral and often sliced with a two-tone colour or a line throughout the packaging and editorial, representing a two-sided debate. The art direction in the editorial is also in b/w to keep a sense of neutrality and consistency throughout. The finished product was printed on 100gsm satin paper and perfect binded on a laminated cover.


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What happens when you add naturally curious young goats to a curious-looking friendly retriever mutt? Lots of sniffing by both parties. And more sniffing. We have been taking our dog Tanuki down to the field for a run. It is fenced for goats, so he is not getting out. He doesn't come when you call, …


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The Coalition for Horse Racing Integrity is a political advocacy organization organized and hosted by The Jockey Club to advocate for the uniform adoption of stricter standards for drug testing and enforcement among racing in all U.S. racing jurisdictions.
The Equine Injury Database (EID) grew out of a proposal first put forth at the 2006 Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit. Funded entirely by The Jockey Club and designed and developed through its commercial subsidiaries InCompass Solutions and The Jockey Club Technology Services, along with leading regulatory veterinarians in the U.S., the EID is the first national database to record injuries occurring during racing and training. Data from the EID are instrumental in developing injury mitigation strategies for the participating racetracks.
An informational website developed in collaboration between The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, Horse Racing Reform raises awareness and rallies grass roots support for key medication and integrity initiatives.
The Jockey Health Information System is a central database, which is hosted by InCompass Solutions, that stores jockeys' current medical records so that they are immediately available to medical personnel at racetracks in the event of injury. There are no fees for a track or a jockey to participate.
A recommendation from the 2018 McKinsey findings and recommendations, this program enables The Jockey Club to provide microchips free of charge to racetracks seeking to enhance the identification of Thoroughbreds in training.
Announced at the 2013 Round Table Conference, the out-of-competition testing grant fund program, funded by The Jockey Club, provides targeted financial grants to racetracks seeking to conduct more out-of-competition testing of horses nominated to graded stakes races.
The Pre-Race Veterinary Exam software, developed and hosted by InCompass Solutions, enables examining vets to track the progress of a horse throughout its racing career. The aim is to provide a history on each horse to enable a vet to determine if an ailment is new and should be watched carefully or is an old injury that has had no ill effect on the racehorse in the past. Racing and workout history is also provided to assist in making race-day decisions on whether to allow a horse to run or not.
The Jockey Club is a sponsor of the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory, a 501 (c)(3) organization that coordinates and carries out testing of racetrack surfaces for racehorses. The lab strives to compare a wide range of surfaces used in the horse racing industry.
Thoroughbred Regulatory Rulings was launched in response to recommendations from the 2011 McKinsey study to develop new information resources for the industry. It is a free searchable online database of rulings on Thoroughbred trainers from racing regulatory authorities that was created and is hosted by The Jockey Club.
Formed by The Jockey Club in 2008, the Thoroughbred Safety Committee was created to review every facet of equine health and to recommend actions the industry can take to improve the health and safety of Thoroughbreds.


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Marie's Blog – Life Is Good
Hello Internet!
I woke up this morning and realized that I have not spent a single minute of the past week in some depressing waiting room. That's seven days without ugly beige chairs. Seven days without smelling old, burnt coffee. Seven days without staring at a watercolor of an ocean that looks more like a badly-frosted coconut cake.
I think I'm going to take a break from blogging for a while and focus on what's important: I'm home. Hank is home. We have good days and we have bad days, but we're here. And you know what? That's enough.
Although I think we should really consider some kind of cabinet for that TV in the bedroom. God, it just ruins the whole flow of the room.Read More


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VIDEO: Third house in Coligny burned by protesters
VIDEO: A third house burned in Coligny.
Read Opinion: Death of Coligny boy was a catalyst, says Redi Tlhabi
#Coligny WATCH third house burnt. At least one patient seen rushed off from what appears to be smoke inhalation. MK pic.twitter.com/W2D0l0GZKT— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) May 8, 2017
According to EWN reporter, Masa Kekana, at least one person was seen being rushed off for medical treatment from what appeared to be smoke inhalation.
A second house is partly burnt, allegedly by the angry community. [A photojournalist reporting on the fires earlier had a gun pulled on him on by a farmer. ](http://Farmer pulls gun on journalist amid violent Coligny eruptions)
Read: Farmer pulls gun on journalist amid violent Coligny eruptions
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Dermaka Review: How Safe And Effective Is This Product? Retraction
This was brought to our attention and we believe that this review site is not legitimate! The information in the review is inaccurate and I wonder if the individual even tried dermaka cream. The reviewer sites the wrong uses for the cream. This company is based out of India.
This turned into a rather lengthy article – so here's the TL;DR:
ConsumerHealthDigest.com claims to be an unbiased supplement reviews site, however their #1 ranked product for almost every category is an unknown product from what seems like the same company. While this connection isn't immediately obvious, my relentless digging around revealed some undeniable connections.
An organization called "Golden Street Media" is behind the company that owns ConsumerHealthDigest.com. An attorney from Golden Street Media sent out threatening letters to a 3rd party review site that posted a negative review the product that ConsumerHealthDigest.com ranked as their #1 weight loss product.
There's also a bunch of other connections between the domains which you'll see in the full article. It's a long read but worth it to see what kind of shady stuff ConsumerHealthDigest.com is trying to pull off.
Not sure how a company can legally do this.
Saw this on the internet today – 8/4/17


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Summer Fun
Students, Parents and Teacher now is a great time to reflect on your summer and please post one of your favorite summer experiences. I challenge everyone in the Mesa School Community to share your summer with your community by posting a short story below.
Softball Life
My summer was spent playing softball and the best part was winning every game and winning the States and Regionals.
Paradise Vacation
I spent two weeks in Hawaii with my husband and two children. We enjoyed going to the beach everyday surfing, canoeing and hiking.
Horse Riding
The best part of this summer was being able to go back to my grandmas ranch and ride horses.


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I've been having some fun with a couple of new stitches that Anne Gailhbaud from France introduced me to. One of them is point Fendu Scandinave or Swedish split stitch. I thank Anne so much for being on the out look for some great stitches for me to try. And for this one she also sent me a photograph with one of her samples. She has kindly allowed me to put on the blog. If you haven't visited Anne's own website to see her various hand work, please take a bit of time to see it.
Here is the inspiring sample that Anne sent me to see.
The Swedish split stitches are the red and yellow stitches with the tie to the one side. To execute them one threads the needle with two threads and works the beginning of a stem stitch. Rather than going on to work the next stitch the needle is inserted between the two threads and stitched down very close to the first stitch.
As I said I had lots of fun playing with this stitch.
Here I began to exaggerate a little too much, trying to make some curves with the stitch.
Then I tried an orderly and mirrored row.
Rather than doing a detached stem stitch I continued the stitches. This is not exactly a trial at doing a stem stitch because the stitches are slightly zigzagged.
Multiple threads and ties.
A more organic look and multiple threads
Alternating the thread on the split.
Well, these are just initial trials. There is a lot more to do with this stitch and I'm looking forward to having more time with it later. Again many thanks, Anne, for bringing another great stitch to my attention!


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Ravi Shastri Slams MS Dhoni's Critics, Says Look Back At Your Own Career First
Ravi Shastri feels MS Dhoni has a lot of cricket left in him and that there is no one better than him behind the stumps.
Ravi Shastri takes on MS Dhoni's critics
Shastri said people should look at their career first
Likes of Laxman, Agarkar said Dhoni should make way for youngsters
Ravi Shastri, coach of the Indian cricket team, has once again come out in fierce defence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying cricketers commenting about the former captain "should look back at their career before commenting". Dubbing Dhoni a 'legend', Shastri said the 36-year-old had a lot of cricket left in him and that there was no one better than him behind the stumps. The likes of VVS Laxman and Ajit Agarkar had both disputed Dhoni's place in Team India's T20I team, suggesting that it was time he made way for the youngsters. The comments led to a massive uproar from former cricketers and fans.
"People should look back at their career before commenting on Dhoni. The (former) captain has a lot of cricket left in him and it is the duty of the team to back the legend," Shastri was quoted as saying by PTI.
"There is no one better than Dhoni on the field given his ability behind the wicket and with the bat and his presence of mind and sharpness on the field."
Current Team India captain Virat Kohli had termed the criticism of Dhoni as 'unfair' and also cited his predecessor's fitness and contribution to the side to drive home his point.
Those sentiments were later echoed by Shastri. He said that some 'jealous' people wished to see the end of Dhoni's international career.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar had also come out in support of Dhoni. Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Gavaskar had said that when someone crosses 30 years of age, everybody is looking to find fault in his game.
India take on Sri Lanka in first of the three Tests starting November 16 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Speaking about the series, Shastri said that the Indian team would look to win the entire series, including the ODIs and T20s, and take that confidence to South Africa.
"This team always turns up on the park to win. We hope to win the series spread over one and half months before going to South Africa."
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Learn how to manage self harm
What is self-harm?
Self-harm is when you hurt yourself as a way of coping with difficult or overwhelming feelings, memories or experiences.
There are many forms of self-harm.
Some of them include injuring yourself in a physical way such as cutting, burning or scratching your skin. It can also include injuring yourself by hitting yourself or punching walls, poisoning yourself or overdosing.
Self-harm can also be less obvious such as putting yourself in risky situations, excessive exercise, over-eating or under-eating.
Self-harm can make you feel better and might enable you to deal with difficult feelings temporarily or for a short while.
However, self-harm can also bring up difficult feelings and might make you feel worse. You may feel embarrassed or ashamed of it.
You may be worried about other people judging or worrying about you. You may even fear that they ask you to stop self-harming immediately.
These and other worries might mean that you keep your self-harm hidden from anyone. This is a common reaction.
Why do people self-harm?
The reasons why people self-harm can vary from person to person.
People report a variety of reasons such as dealing with difficult feelings, memories or situations and others do not always understand why they are hurting themselves.
It is important to understand that self-harm is not necessarily a way of seeking attention.
Here are some examples of reasons why people say they hurt themselves:
- To create a valve for feelings that feel unbearable
- To change an emotional pain into a physical pain
- To feel in control
- To feel real or connected with the world around you
- To feel something
- To care for yourself by looking after your wounds
- To express something that feels difficult to put in words
- To express self-hatred
It is ok not to know or not to understand why you are self-harming; you can still ask for help. In fact talking to somebody in a confidential setting might help you to understand your self-harm better and might in turn help you to look after yourself in a different way.
What can I do if I know somebody self-harms?
This information is for family or friends who want to support someone who self-harms.
Make sure you let the person you want to support know that you are there for them if they need you or want to talk.
Talking about self-harm with a person you care about can be upsetting and difficult for both of you. It might be useful for you to seek additional support to understand self-harm better and to enable you to be calm and less anxious.
Some organisations offer parent-to parent support such as pinpoint on www.pinpoint-cambs.org.uk/
Young people can get help from
A useful conversation with the person that self-harms might be around staying and keeping themselves safe.
You might feel scared about the person seriously injuring themselves or committing suicide – even if it is by accident.
It is important for you and them to notice when things are getting too much and where they can seek help. See information: www.mind.org.uk under 'how to cope with suicidal feelings'
How can I help myself?
If you are thinking of stopping or reducing self-harming you might find it difficult to know where to start.
There are some things that you can try to help yourself initially, but you might need to try a few in order to find something that works for you.
- Keep a diary to record what happens before, during or after self-harm to understand what triggers the urge to self-harm
- Distract yourself
- Delay self-harm each time you feel the urge
You can find a list of how you can help yourself on www.mind.org.uk under the section self-harm.
If you find that self-help only is not working, it can be useful to talk to somebody about how you are feeling. This can help you to understand your self-harm better.
Asking for support can take a lot of courage and it is important to choose somebody you trust to talk to.
If you are talking to a professional remember that nobody should pressurise you into making decisions or promises.
If you are injuring your skin make sure that you keep your wounds clean and seek help from a doctor or nurse if you are in doubt.
What support is available?
It is important to decide who would be a trusted person to talk to if you are reaching out for support. You might feel able to talk to family members, but this might feel uncomfortable too and that is OK.
You can talk to your doctor, particularly if you are scared or worried about your injuries. Your doctor might also be able to refer you to more specialist services.
There are telephone and email helplines you could contact anonymously:
Samaritans 08457 909090 or email email@example.com
ChildLine 0800 1111
There are websites that can be really useful:
www.cpft.nhs.uk/GTRT/Self-harm.htm showing videos of self-harm experiences.
www.youngminds.org.uk various information on self-harm link
Centre33 offers confidential counselling. It might be useful to talk to a trained therapist who will work with you in a non-judgemental way. Please look here for counselling information
Counselling is about helping you to work things out for yourself, making decisions and choices and helping you to look at things differently. It can help you to feel better about yourself and to understand your self-harm in a way that enables change.
If you would like a copy of this information as a leaflet download it here.
Or get in touch via the helpline and we can post you one.


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Jordan Chapell has joined League Two promotion hopefuls Burton Albion on loan until the 20th November.
The 21-year-old Sheffield-born winger joins the Brewers in time to go straight into Gary Rowett's squad for the fixture with Port Vale at the Pirelli Stadium on Tuesday night.
Chapell has been in and around United's first-team squad all season, with his only start coming in the recent Johnstone Paint Trophy success at Notts County.
He has also impressed in the Blades U21s this term.