Thank you for the tag Shannon. :) Had a pretty decent day yesterday & played Sims for a little bit. Didn't work on the house I'm building in Sims though & earlier in the day got some interesting & unexpected news & tried to share it with someone who I KNEW would be interested, but they didn't answer their phone, they've blocked me from posting on their facebook page, & the only friend of theirs that I was friends with unfriended me. OK then, I guess I won't be trying to contact THAT person anymore. Sheesh. They could have just said f off, it would have been quicker for them. Wanted to go out to lunch at Culvers but it was just too busy. Maybe today? :) Xoco's 3rd birthday on Saturday!
A USA Today article notes that, while corporations spend billions a year on motivational speakers, retreats, & products, no evidence exists that it makes any difference. (2001)
Basic Math Deluxe:
If you face any problem/issue, please use the Email Feedback function in the app.
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Just one App for multiple ages, multiple grades, multiple levels and unlimited decks. You only need just this one App for your child's learning needs.
This learning tool will not be obsolete as your child grows older and acquires new skills. No limitations because the features and settings are user-configurable.
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Features:
- keypad entry (no more guesswork) and MCQ buttons (for early learners). This app also has the unique right to left keypad mode, mimicking the traditional method of solving multi-line problems (check the screenshots). The usual calculator mode where digits appear from left to right is also supported.
- specific multiplication tables eg 4 times, 5 times
- mixed mode quiz where questions involving random operators will be presented. For learners looking for variety and challenge, this is it.
- timer and sound effects
- visual feedback is provided for both correct and wrong answers.
- report card to review your performance in past exercises, including the time taken
- setup different user accounts
Settings page to configure:
- Time delay before showing the next question
- Level of difficulty by setting the max and min operand values
- Display of questions either as a single-line number statement or as double-line working statement mode.
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Just one App for multiple ages, multiple grades, multiple levels and unlimited decks. You only need just this one App for your child's learning needs.
This learning tool will not be obsolete as your child grows older and acquires new skills. No limitations because the features and settings are user-configurable.
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Features:
- keypad entry (no more guesswork) and MCQ buttons (for early learners). This app also has the unique right to left keypad mode, mimicking the traditional method of solving multi-line problems (check the screenshots). The usual calculator mode where digits appear from left to right is also supported.
- specific multiplication tables eg 4 times, 5 times
- mixed mode quiz where questions involving random operators will be presented. For learners looking for variety and challenge, this is it.
- timer and sound effects
- visual feedback is provided for both correct and wrong answers.
- report card to review your performance in past exercises, including the time taken
- setup different user accounts
Settings page to configure:
- Time delay before showing the next question
- Level of difficulty by setting the max and min operand values
- Display of questions either as a single-line number statement or as double-line working statement mode.
Eight climbers die on Mount Everest
during a storm on this day in 1996. It was the worst loss of life ever
on the mountain on a single day. Author Jon Krakauer, who himself
attempted to climb the peak that year, wrote a best-selling book about
the incident, Into Thin Air, which was published in 1997. A total
of 15 people perished during the spring 1996 climbing season at
Everest. Between 1980 and 2002, 91 climbers died during the attempt.
Sir
Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay became the first men to reach the
summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, in 1953. Though
incredibly difficult and dangerous to climb, by the mid-1990s technology
had advanced to the point that even intermediate-level climbers could
make the attempt with the assistance of expert guides. In 1996, an
unprecedented 17 expeditions--hundreds of climbers--attempted to scale
the Himalayan peak. One of these included Sandy Pittman, an only
moderately experienced climber.
Pittman, the socialite wife of legendary television businessman Bob
Pittman, joined expert guide Scott Fischer's team and was acting as a
web correspondent for NBC Interactive Media. In her first report, she
wrote: "I have got as much in the way of computers and electronic
hardware as I have climbing equipment: two portable microcomputers, a
camcorder, three 35 mm cameras, a digital camera, two tape recorders, a
CD player, a printer and a sufficient quantity (I hope) of solar panels
and batteries to make the whole lot operate. I would not like to leave
without taking a blend of coffee from Dean & DeLuca, as well as my
espresso machine. And because we will be on Everest for Easter,
I have also taken four chocolate eggs. Hunting for Easter eggs at 5,000
meters should be interesting." All of these items were carried up the
mountain not by Pittman, but by Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa, an employee of
the Fischer team. Furthermore, Pittman planned a meeting with her
friends--including Martha Stewart--at the base camp and reportedly had
the latest copies of Vogue and Vanity Fair ferried up to her at the camp while the team acclimatized to the high altitude of the Himalayas.
Disaster struck on May 10 as four different expeditions all attempted
to reach the summit. Guide Anatoli Boukreev took his team to the top
early in the day, with Rob Hall and Scott Fischer's teamclose behind.
When a powerful storm came up suddenly, the climbers were trapped in a
precarious position. Even strong and experienced climbers such as Hall
and Fischer, both Everest veterans, could only struggle short distances
down the peak. Boukreev descended to the nearest camp without his
clients, ostensibly to be in a better position to rescue them. (In his
book, Krakauer was highly critical of this move. Boukreev countered
Krakauer's version of the story with his own in The Climb, published in 1997.)
Hall and Fischer stayed with their clients but the continuing storm
made everyone vulnerable to death as oxygen supplies ran out. Although
technology allowed Rob Hall to talk to his wife in New Zealand by
satellite phone, there was nothing that could be done to save eight of
the climbers, including both Hall and Fischer, who could not make it
back to camp. Pittman survived with only minor frostbite. Krakauer
blamed the inexperienced climbers and the guides who agreed to lead
them--in return for large sums of money--for the tragedy.
Ninety-eight other climbers made it to the peak of Everest in the spring of 1996.
Don't invest in anything unless you understand it fully & can explain how that investment works to someone else. Investing doesn't have to be complicated, but you need a good teacher. And good teachers can impart knowledge in a way that will eliminate fear & comfusion.
After learning that his mercurial ex-girlfriend, Clementine Kruczynski
(Kate Winslet), has undergone an experimental medical process to purge
all memories of him, mild-mannered Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) opts for the
same procedure. But during the operation, he decides he doesn't want to
lose what's left of their relationship and tries to conceal her image
in his memory cells. This quirky romantic comedy won an Oscar for Best
Original Screenplay.
EW! You have mildew attacking your beautiful begonias in your charming window boxes! How do you get rid of it?
Garage / Yard / Tag sales are a lot of work. Before selling your items ask yourself if your items are worth your time. If not, consider donating the items to save yourself the stress & time of selling the items.
How did the Daily Telegraph newspaper help the British Secret Intelligence Service find code-breaking recruits during World War II?
The paper held a crossword puzzle competition in which contestants were
challenged to solve a tough puzzle in under 12 minutes. The War Office
recruited the winners.
If you play video games while your children are in school, you'll occupy both eating hands, & the adrenalin rush will burn some calories.
In its natural desert home, the leaves of this plant may be deciduous during the dry season. If moisture is available, the plant remains evergreen. Although it ultimately reaches about 6' in height, a potted houseplant can be kept as small as a bonsai. When cut, it exudes a milky sap that's irritating to the skin & said to be poisonous when ingested. What is it?
Desert rose, or impala lily. The most common (some authorities say only) species is Adenium obesum, which has smooth bark & gray-green stems. The handsome flowering shrub is a succulent with thick, often bottle-shaped stem bases & rather fleshy leaves. A native of tropical & subtropical Africa & Arabia, it produces bright rose-pink, long-lasting flowers.
This plant wants as much sun as possible & should be grown in coarsely porous, well-drained soil. Through winter, it should be watered only when the soil is almost dry. When summer comes, put it outside in your sunniest spot.
Just how near are the thunderstorm's lightning strikes? To find out, count the number of seconds from the time you see the lightning to the time you hear the thunder. Every 5 seconds = about 1 mile.
Meat thermometers:
No more under- or overcooked roasts or turkeys!
Never cut what you can untie.
Remember: Neatness counts:
This means many things, from not leaving shrimp tails on the coffee table to not being a slob when you're an overnight guest.
Tocsin:
1: An alarm bell or the ringing of it. 2: A warning signal.
A coalition of parents was sounding the tocsin for the school music program - if voters didn't approve a tax increase, the program was sure to be axed.
Although it has occasionally been spelled like its homonym "toxin," "tocsin" has nothing to do with poison. Rather, it's related through French, & ultimately Latin, to the English words "touch" & "signal." "Tocsin" long referred to the ringing of church bells to signal important events, including dangerous ones like attacks, to local villagers. Its use was eventually broadened to cover anything that signals danger or trouble.
What Revolutionary War hero was the inspiration behind actor Marion Morrison’s name change to John Wayne?
Which country consumes the most, 2nd most, & 3rd most beer?
A. Germany
B. Czech Republic
C. Ireland
Which has the most, 2nd most, & 3rd most species?
A. Birds
B. Fish
C. Insects
CBA. Experts believe the total number of described species ranges from 1.5 to 1.8 million, half being insects.
Which of these shows aired in the 1970s?
Perry Mason, The Dukes of Hazzard, Starsky & Hutch, Gilligan's Island, Kojak, All in the Family, Mr. Ed, The Odd Couple.
The Dukes of Hazzard, Starsky & Hutch, Kojak, All in the Family, & The Odd Couple.
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