Hyperactivity helps ADHD boys with memorization
Many adults are quick to tell children to stop fidgeting or moving around too much when it’s time to focus on tasks like learning letters and numbers ... when it comes to sitting still while doing things that require working memory, the memory that’ ... to connect hyperactivity with tasks that require attentive working memory, but they've had little [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 02:16:58
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Last night the three broadcast networks ABC, CBS, and NBC dutifully followed the White House talking points and fawned over Obama’s first 50 days in office. The networks’ overpaid, immaculately-coiffed shills breathlessly gushed over his “whirlwind” of action and “whirling dervish of activity.”And right on cue, Obama’s legion of Nutroots [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 02:53:23
Joy in the Journey
Rejoice! A Joyous Look at the Book of Philippians Lesson Six Paul’s undeniable faith was validated by his irrefutable testimony. Paul’s joy was not manufactured. It was not pretense or performance. It was not dependant on circumstance. Paul’s joy was genuine. Outrageous. Outlandish [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 22:55:11
Retired Senior NASA Atmospheric Scientist Says Jim Hansen Should be Fired!!!
Doctor Bulldog & Ronin You all know that I really can’t stand Jim Hansen. He has committed one of the cardinal sins of a scientist on numerous occassions - data manipulation. I think he should be publicly flogged, tarred, and feathered for giving scientists a bad name and stoking the flames of the global warming conspiracy for [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 02:59:36
Srtess…Is It Stress That Is Making Me Sick?
Discover 3 Natural Remedies That Will Stop Virtually Any Pain Stress is a normal reaction for people of all ages. It’s caused by your body’s instinct to protect itself from emotional or physical pressure or, in extreme situations, from danger. Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demand [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 00:12:01
A Big Day in Costa Rica
This past Saturday, I attempted my first Big Day in Costa Rica. “Big Days” should always be capitalized by the way. I mean we aren’t talking about some casual walk in the park while you smell the roses and waltz through the tulips. No, a Big Day is more like a frantic race through time and space with your head out the window to pick up the call [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 02:44:08
Students Design Device To Instantly Track Calorie Burning
A group of students from Georgia Tech developed a device that allows individuals to keep a constant count on the amount of calories they burn-even while sleeping. Named the HappyHR, the instrument lets users measure and compares day-to-day physical and caloric activity. It's named for the euphoric feeling that can follow an intense exercise [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 00:20:02
Where'er you walk
Richard Florida has an article in The Atlantic this month speculating on the relationship between place and recession-pain level ... of activity with geographically scattered by digitally aggregated ones? Or will Florida's dense, creative ... of it depends on the nature of the artistic activity in question [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 22:55:42
Earth Day Eco-Friendly Learning Opportunities
In the upcoming months there will be many great opportunities to teach kids about saving energy and the environment. On Saturday, March 28 th at 8:30 p.m., during the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour, hundred of millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour in a vote for action on the [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 01:03:04
Q&A: Is NOW the Right Time for Me to Buy a Home?
This is a very common question I get asked by prospective buyers given our current economic situation and the conflicting information they get from news, friends, family and coworkers. Below is a list of questions to ask yourself as a guide to help you decide if now is a good time to buy for you. 1. How stable is my job/job field? [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 04:20:12
Review: Synology DS209+ NAS Server
The good Very fast throughput Loads of features Robust and intuitive web interface RAID 1 and RAID 0 support Great expandability The bad Requires some networking know-how to use and take advantage of the advanced features Surveillance Station supports only one camera out of the box eSATA port located on the front [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 01:17:01
Social Vs. Networking
A funny thing happened on the way back from my guest lecture at Parson's Design At The Edge class. While the students (approximately 80 of them) were busy Facebooking their lives away—they could not fathom the idea of leading a public life or using social networks like Facebook for anything but pure social activity. Other networks [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 17:44:21
Did Karl Barth Teach Contingent or Necessary Universalism? ::: — :::
In spite of the fact that the depiction of Karl Barth’s doctrine of justification appears implicitly (if not explicitly) to amount to universalism—that all people will ultimately be saved—Barth himself denied that he ever taught any such a doctrine: “I do not teach it (universalism), but I also do not teach it.” [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 03:03:58
Office supply modelmaking
So much time at your desk, so much raw material in the office supply room. What to do? Make monitor juju, decorate your geekosphere, construct marvelous models that'll delight and confound your coworkers. Here are a few of our favorite projects we've run into over the years for turning office (and corner coffee shop) [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 16:53:57
Flavored Drops Can Increase Intake Of Water
It is very important that you drink plenty of water everyday. We need to drink half of our body weight in pounds in ounces of water ... is that children drink water before the activity, about 8 ounces of fluid every 20 minutes while playing or practicing, plus more after the activity is over. Children playing sports should drink [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 03:29:13
One Week Down - March 11, 2009
The weather has been stunning the last few days in Atlanta. Temperatures in the 70's and plenty of sunshine. Angela and I went out for our first walk of the year this evening (a normal activity for us all summer long). During the walk, we both commented on how much we are craving a soda. I think [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 00:08:18
Councilors float 1-year stay for Elmhurst
Town Councilors Jeff Plumb and Keith Hamilton look over financial data with Supt. Susan Lusi. Everybody at the Finance Committee meeting tonight seemed to want to keep the Elmhurst School open for at least another year, but the devil is in the details, some of which are beyond control of the town [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 02:52:48
Conceptualizing Design
Mike Gene has written about four criteria that can be used to assess a design inference – Analogy, Discontinuity, Rationality, and Foresight ... . What kind of activity would we be shown? Would we be taken to the assembly line to see cars being [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 00:21:28
Sea encounter prompts vow by U.S., China
Reporting from Washington -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and China's foreign minister agreed in talks Wednesday to try to avoid any ... that the U.S. maneuver was an illegal activity within Beijing's 200-mile "economic exclusion zone," a charge [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 01:55:21
New state laws (besides banning Barbie)
From banning cell phones in cells to ending touch screen voting to regulating “violet acts,” the West Virginia Legislature has some interesting ideas ... The purpose of this bill is to enact a business and occupation tax on the activity of transmitting [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 14:12:46
Manufacturing Index slumps to record low, reaffirming scope of recession
The unadjusted BNZ Capital-Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) fell to a record low score of 36.9 in February ... six February months. A score above 50 in the index represents expansion in activity, with a score ... said. “Offshore results are also indicating that the bottom of the activity cycle might be lower [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 23:03:03
Titan Lenders Corp says Demise of Warehouse Lenders Creates Opportunity for Local Banks and Credit Unions
DENVER, Colo. — Community financial institutions can build profitability and accelerate local economic recovery by adding mortgage warehouse line lending to their commercial offerings, according to U.S. mortgage lending services outsource expert Titan Lenders Corp ( www.titanlenderscorp.com ) [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 00:42:57
Post and let Post
I’ve been on Tumblr for more than a year and a half and a human being for close to twenty five years, and only recently have I realized a significant shift away from negativity in my life, in general [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 16:10:00
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009: A Radical Departure From Fundamental Labor Policy
The Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 (H.R. 1409) was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on March 10, 2009 ... ) . The NLRA currently provides that employees who are terminated for organizing activities are entitled to backpay and reinstatement. Employers who engage in other unlawful activities are subject [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 23:38:36
Writing It Will "Fix" It
It's CD34. And I'm pretty f*g regular at CD29, so I'm actually finding this all quite amusing.Because to be honest, there's no hope here - I'm WAY too experienced (and apparently bitter) to have hope off a little DIY activity and a 5 day delay - but I AM however, amused. Seriously. Because [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 00:00:00
Spy on your kid’s driving habits with Driving Activity Reporter
When it comes to kooky and often overpriced gadgets, Hammacher Schlemmer is the place you want to shop ... of your spouse, kids or employees. The Driving Activity Reporter is a small device that looks like a flash ... . The data can also be examined using Google Earth. The Driving Activity Reporter is available [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 13:24:05
Kill All The Designers
As I was driving into the Lijit offices, I was thinking about this years SXSW conference, and how different it would be for me. I was thinking about the posts I had read from friends who were going and had gone before . The difference for me this year will be striking (speaking vs. not-speaking, knowing people vs [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 22:24:34
10 ways techs can make extra cash
If you’re searching for opportunities to supplement your income — or you’re in between jobs and need some work to tide you over — the tech field ... dealers to family-focused activity stores) continue marching along, with many experiencing sales [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 14:05:55
Redesigning Craigslist With Focus On Usability
By Steven Snell Craigslist is obviously one of the most popular websites in the world, and each month it serves millions of users who post and view classified ads on the website. At the time this article was written, Craigslist was ranked as the 28th most-visited English-language website in the world by Alexa [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 17:35:09
Denialism Humor
Brought to us by The Onion San Francisco Historians Condemn 1906 Earthquake Deniers : The 1906 Earthquake Deniers, ... discussions over what they call a "century-long hoax" of exaggerated seismic activity in the Bay area ... the conference, saying the organization's statements denying any major seismic activity in 1906 [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 21:12:40
Acupuncture good at control tension headaches: Cochrane review
CM NEWS - A Cochrane review of recent large-scale acupuncture studies suggests that acupuncture could be a valuable option for patients suffering ... in quality, mild to moderate in intensity, and which does not worsen with routine physical activity [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 03:37:17
Solar Cycle 24 has ended according to NASA
Solar Cycle 24 has ended according to NASA. Yes you read that right. Somebody at NASA can’t even figure out which solar cycle they are talking about ... of Program In 2009, we are in the midst of the minimum of solar activity that marks the end of Solar ... solar activity and the response to it of the terrestrial space environment. Obviously someone [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 15:33:35
FULMER CUPDATE: HOGS GO SHOPLIFTING
AWWWW. So cute when a seagull does it, so not when it’s a 200 pound linebacker doing it. Arkansas linebackr Ryan Powers engaged in illegull activity when he stole something of value in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Tuesday. Condoms? A flat-screen television? Thank you notes? Batteries [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 17:16:24
EA Sports Active Challenge, Here comes FAT me!
While Christmas shopping in December, Kari and I were in the Super Target in Dallas and had gone into the holiday knowing that each of the seven kids were getting their own iPod Nano in their own color and we were seeking out "small" gifts for each of the kids so they'd get something besides their colored jewels [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 03:14:09
Looking At Call Expectations In A New Way
There are certain misguided sales tips that I’ve heard so many times I think I’ll go nuts if I hear them one more time ... /service needs identification, competitive activity discovery, size of budget, anticipated duration [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 03:50:18
Lego Robotics Resources
I am preparing some Learning resources for my students and staff to introduce them to the Lego NXT robots ... solutions to the problems. The first three resources are: Activity One - 50cm and No More - Developing precise control over the robots movements. Activity Two - There and back again - Moving [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 02:36:11
M&M’s World Headlines: Mar 10/11, 2009
March 10 EMI’s Outrageous Lawsuit Against Developer Takes Its Toll Tech Crunch Last month I wrote about a lawsuit filed by major record label EMI against Seeqpod, the questionably-legal free streaming music site. The suit isn’t Seeqpod’s first (Warner sued them last year) [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 18:48:52
Biography Of Dr Abdul Salam
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Abdul Salam Abdus Salam was born in Jhang, a small town in what is now Pakistan, in 1926. His father was an official in the Department of Education in a poor farming district [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 02:47:00
Information Visualization: Gapminder.org
Functional visualizations are more than innovative statistical analyses and computational algorithms ... promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development ... and environmental development at local, national and global levels. The initial activity [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 04:01:42
Iron induces death in tumour cells
DKFZ -A group of German scientists have discovered that increased iron levels in lymphoma cells could release free oxygen radicals, and eventually induce cancer cell death. Tumour cells and healthy cells differ considerably in metabolism intensity. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 02:54:44
The Federal Reserve is Bankrupt by Matthias Chang
Dandelion Saladby Matthias ChangGlobal Research, March 10, 2009Future Fast ForwardHow Did It Happen and What are the Ugly Consequences?The Federal Reserve is bankrupt for all intents and purposes. The same goes for the Bank of England!This article will focus largely on the Fed, because the Fed is the “financial land-mine” [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 23:27:00
T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl 8120 to finally get OS 4.5
And we thought AT&T was slow! News is now trickling out that T-Mobile pack rats are in for a treat this coming Friday. Apparently, OS 4 ... activity log myFaves icon appearance myFaves birthday/anniversary pop-up Uncaught Java exception [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 04:55:04
Do You Want To Know The Most Powerful Word In Real Estate Investing?
Today I’m going to reveal the most powerful word in the real estate investing business. If you use this word properly it will transform your life and your bank account. Are you ready for this three letter word? Are you sure? The word is WHY. Let me show you how to use this word to become a deal closing master. Why Do They Want To Sell? [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 15:35:32
How to Host Out of Town Guests
What does hosting have to do with travelling? Don’t you want to be invited to their place UP North, DOWN under, ON the mountain, OVER seas, ... or by you. Although parents should come armed, keep kids busy with some books, dvds, colouring books and activity [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 04:01:20
Was the Impeccable on a Sub Hunt?
On Sunday, an unarmed Navy ocean survey vessel was forced to turn on the firehose to fend off Chinese ships shadowing it in the South China Sea ... waters with an unarmed ship whose primary purpose is to monitor submarine activity is somehow [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 16:02:00
2009 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FILM SELECTIONS FOR ENCOUNTERS, SPOTLIGHT, SHOWCASE, RESTORED/REDISCOVERED, AND MIDNIGHT SECTIONS
The out of competition films have been announced for the Tribeca Film Festival and the movie selections feature Tribeca debuts from Sundance alums like Steven Soderbergh, Raymond De Filleta and Melissa Leo. Tribeca is starting to appear more like Sundance after Geoffrey Gilmore left the film festival to join TriBeCa Enterprises as the Chief [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 00:03:29
Keep An Eye on Baltic Dry Index, Not Your 401(k)
I suggest you watch an index that will tell you when the world economies are starting to perk up and when trade conditions are really starting to ... that make it such a good leading indicator. One, the index looks at raw materials, so it captures activity [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 13:38:00
Review: Logitech Harmony 1100i
The good Luxurious look and feel High degree of customisation Good touchscreen The bad Expensive Lack ... for some. As you'd expect with a remote consisting mostly of a touchscreen, each activity is broken down [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 02:54:01
my new new york city penpal
our cinnamon bear giveaway winner turned out to be a sweet gal named victoria. she has fabulous manners, note the thank you note she sent back to me! and fabulous taste, note the fancy personalized stationery and fabulous stamp to go along! victoria, you've made my day [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 14:13:34
Comment About Comments
Well, it seems like the blog is really starting to pick up steam. I’m shooting for a more aggressive posting schedule and there’s been a lot of recent activity in the comment section. It’s the comments that I’d like to talk about briefly. I welcome all comments [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 03:16:55
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