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One of the biggest casualties in the current K-12 education reform effort — otherwise known as measuring teacher effectiveness through high-stakes testing — is the notion of competition, academic and otherwise. At least, students competing to make themselves better students, better athletes and even better people in the process of matriculating through elementary, middle and high school. Competition suffers when the teaching, motivational, psychological and financial resources necessary to level the K-12 playing field have gone instead to testing companies and psychometricians.
So much has been the emphasis on testing and raising test scores that most in education reform now think competition among students on the K-12 stage is an abomination that must be rooted out, and not part and parcel of the learning and human development process. This is really too bad. For what often makes school fun for children is a healthy dose of competition throughout the process.
To use myself and my ten-year-old son as but two examples of what has occurred in K-12 education reform over the past three and a half decades, it is apparent to most educators how much has changed as a result of the fear of competition and lack of autonomy to motivate students. Testing, of course, was part of my educational experience growing up. From third grade through sixth grade in Mount Vernon, New York's public schools, the school district tested us with the SRA (Science Research Associates, Inc.) exam in reading comprehension and mathematics every spring. At the end of the school year, we'd learn how well or not so well we tested in these areas in terms of grade level.
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The Mount Vernon Board of Education used the test for two purposes. One, it was a diagnostic exam, as it would show students with reading and math comprehension skills at, above or below grade level. When I took the SRA in third grade, for example, I read at the 3.9 grade level, or on par as a third marking period third-grader. When I took the fourth grade version of the SRA the following year, I had jumped up to a 7.4 in reading, or the equivalent of a mid-year seventh-grader.
The district used the SRA for a second purpose, though, at least by the end of sixth grade. It was part of a package that determined what academic track a student would take as they moved on to middle school. In my case, my straight A's and my SRA scores (which put me at the 12th grade level in reading comprehension and 11th grade level in math) put me in the gifted-track magnet program called Humanities in 1981. For some of my elementary school classmates, it meant general education classes, or, in a couple of cases, remedial or special education classes.
Ability tracking through an examination and grades over four years has its own sinister flaws in terms of race and class — it has tended to disadvantage Black students, especially poor Black kids. But it at least wasn't the constant mantra of testing that millions like my ten-year-old son has faced since he began kindergarten in August 2008. For nearly every year, my son has taken a school-level, county-district level, or state-level exam in Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools, including MAP-M and MAP-R, TerraNova and the MSA assessments. What's more, teachers have administered practice versions of these exams (including unit guides and what they call formatives) about once every six weeks during the school year since my son began second grade.
The constant testing would be meaningful if teachers could get together and decide at the classroom level how best to address students' needs in areas like reading comprehension and mathematics. These determinations now are tightly controlled at the state, district and school leadership levels, leaving teachers with little room to use their abilities to, well, teach. Really, motivating students — the most critical tool a teacher has in challenging students to become better learners — has become a secondary tool. Especially since these test scores only count in favor or against individual teachers and individual schools, and not specifically for or against students.
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The last piece is a good thing. Most educators now agree that ability grouping or tracking has fostered too much competition for a school district's resources among students, teachers, administrators and parents. K-12 education reform has leaned so far the other way, though, that teachers have virtually no say in the curriculum from which they teach, even in kindergarten, and have little from which to motivate their students as learners. In fact, teachers and school-level administrators are the only ones with some motivation and sense of competition, as dollars and jobs are at stake every spring as a result of annual testing. This motivation, though, is all about teaching students how to get better test scores, and not about actual learning, development or academic improvement, a poor way to reform K-12 education.
And it is the motivation to learn that sparks the competition necessary for students to improve themselves, to work with each other to become better students. Another student's success can even encourage other students to work harder, to make themselves better academically, athletically or even socially. In the current K-12-as-laboratory-experiment-environment, this theme of motivation and healthy competition leading to student success is not only missing. For reformers, it's been deliberately omitted, as if poor kids and students of color in urban environments don't need motivation and competition to become better students and people.
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Did you know that enlarged adenoids and tonsils are heavily implicated in the development of severe orthodontic problems? And that they can lead to a long face?
Orthodontists are well aware of the link between enlarged adenoids/tonsils, and how this problem can profoundly affect the growth and shape of a child's face. We deal with the effects every day! For some, a long face is simply inherited from their parents. For others, enlarged adenoids/tonsils may be the reason.
Enlarged adenoids/tonsils are strongly linked to sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children. Enlargement of the tonsils and adenoids can restrict airflow through the nose, causing children to snore, have poor sleep quality, and even suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea.
This often leads children to become "mouth-breathers", a problem which can play havoc with the development of their teeth and jaws, and lead to the "long-face" look.
Orthodontists may use the expression "adenoid face" to describe the typical appearance of children who suffer from enlarged adenoids/tonsils.
Sleep-disordered breathing is emerging as a major health concern, especially in children. A large proportion of common childhood problems could potentially be explained by SDB. This includes behavioural problems like ADD, slow learning, irritability, small stature and even bed-wetting.
Enlarged adenoids/tonsils are the major culprits associated with SDB in children.
Dental professionals are well placed to spot the signs and symptoms of enlarged adenoids/tonsils because we see children on a regular basis, and from a young age. This can help confirm a diagnosis by providing an early and appropriate referral to an ENT specialist or sleep physician for thorough investigation and treatment.
Any child with the typical facial features of enlarged adenoids/tonsils should see a Specialist Orthodontist as soon as the problem is noticed, no matter the age of the child. An Orthodontist can closely monitor facial growth and potential dental side effects, allowing for early intervention if the side effects become severe.
While there is a good deal of anecdotal evidence that early orthodontic intervention, such as palatal expansion, can reduce the severity of SDB, and minimise many of its problems, it is important to remember that a diagnosis of SDB should only be made by a specialist medical doctor. This ensures that any underlying medical problems causing the enlarged adenoids/tonsils can be treated appropriately.


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Home » TV » Camille Grammer Hits Back at Kyle Richards, Says 'RHOBH' Producers 'Needed' Her to Spice Up Reunion
"When LVP stopped filming with the ladies, I was asked to step up to the plate … I hope Kyle appreciates the fact I showed up to the reunion," Camille says.
Camille Grammer is hitting back at "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" castmate Kyle Richards for calling her a wishy-washy "people-pleaser" who came to the Season 9 reunion "with guns blazing."
Replying to a fan on Twitter who shared a snippet of a recent interview Kyle did with Jenny McCarthy, Camille said, "When [Lisa Vanderpump] stopped filming with the ladies, I was asked to step up to the plate, so to speak. I hope Kyle appreciates the fact I showed up to the reunion. If I hadn't, what would've happened?"
Another fan chimed in, "If you hadn't shown up, you would have looked like somebody who didn't give a shit about the drama. But maybe you needed the money, and they agreed to pay you."
"I don't need the money," Camille fired back. "The producers asked me to show up. They said they needed me there."
During Kyle's sit-down with Jenny, the podcast host noted that Camille started the season "dishin' some dirt" and wondered if the once-diamond-holding Housewife was "trying to get a full-time position on the show."
"Well, just wait 'til the reunion," Kyle said with an ominous smile. "I mean, she came in guns blazing. And the thing is with Camille — and I did everything I could not to argue with her because we've made so much progress over these 10 years, 9 years, since we had our fight Season 1 — but the thing is, if you're gonna think something and feel something, you gotta have some conviction. You can't change your mind every time someone else walks into a room."
"She just says whatever the person she's talking to wants to hear, so you don't really know what she's thinking and feeling," Kyle continued. "And I said that. I said that to her face. She's a people-pleaser, she's scared of the backlash, so she says whatever. I'm like, 'You do know there's cameras rolling and this is gonna play back, [right?] You can't say two different things!'"
Jenny said she couldn't figure out Camille's "intention," noting she had gone from "sweet Camille" (following her divorce from Kelsey Grammer after Season 1) to "the shark."
"This is not Season 1 [Camille]," Kyle remarked. "This is like more than Season 1 Camille. It was a lot. There's more stuff coming up that I think you're gonna be very surprised [about]."
"I think that she has that in her," Kyle added. "I mean, clearly. You can only hide that for so long… It was very surprising at times. You know, the cast who doesn't know her as well — they were like, 'What is that? She said this, and then she says this. She said completely two different things.' Very messy."
Kyle, Camille, Lisa Rinna, Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Teddi Mellencamp and Denise Richards filmed the Season 9 reunion last week. Lisa Vanderpump opted out, and Camille wishes she had done the same.
"I showed up in good faith for #RHOBH reunion, but I shouldn't have gone," Camille tweeted last Thursday. "Hindsight is 20/20."
"I didn't have fun," she said to another fan who asked about the reunion. "It was a nightmare for me. The other ladies might [have] had fun."
"Truly sorry to hear that," someone else replied. "The group scenes since your wedding have all be very nasty toward you. They've claimed you are talking behind their backs and they just can't have that — all while they are busy talking behind yours and they're too stupid to make the connection."
"They have been talking behind my back the whole time," Camille said in response. "The hypocrisy of it all."
After the taping, Kyle, Rinna, Erika, Dorit, Teddi and Denise were seen leaving Craig's restaurant in their reunion outfits, but Camille was nowhere to be seen. When an inquiring fan asked Camille on Twitter if she had been included in the dinner, she replied, "No."
Camille was a main castmember on Seasons 1 and 2 of the Bravo series, and she went from being abhorred to adored in that short amount of time. As Jenny pointed out, pre-divorced Camille and post-divorced Camille were two different people.
While no longer considered a Housewife on the show, Camille still makes semi-regular appearances. This season, cameras captured her finding herself in some hot water with the ladies for saying one thing to certain castmembers' faces and another behind their backs.
Camille was also the only castmember who wasn't on the outs with Vanderpump after Dorit's Vanderpump Dogs-adopted pup ended up at a kill shelter, thus igniting this season's biggest storyline, PuppyGate. But after she made some incendiary comments about Vanderpump's teeth, gum line and breath, things got rocky. She's since apologized.
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After touching past the $12,000 mark the past week, leading digital currency Bitcoin fell below the $10,000 price level on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump joined in the fray on bashing cryptocurrencies. In typical Trump fashion, he took to Twitter to voice his displeasure for digital currencies as a legitimate form of money.
I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air. Unregulated Crypto
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Bitcoin has been dubbed "digital gold" by cryptocurrency and capital markets alike, but the leading digital coin was deemed as an alternative to the precious metal by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Furthermore, Powell likened gold to Bitcoin as a speculative form of value.
Additionally, the Fed chair was quick to dismiss digital currency as an alternative form of payment.
"Almost no one uses bitcoin for payments, they use it more as an alternative to gold," Powell said. "It's a speculative store of value."
Powell said after his testimony to Congress recently that cryptocurrencies, Facebook's Libra project in particular, is a cause for concern.
"Libra raises serious concerns regarding privacy, money laundering, consumer protection, financial stability," Powell said at a congressional committee Wednesday. "These are concerns that should be thoroughly and publicly addressed."
The latest comments by the Fed chair come after French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said during a radio interview that Facebook's latest foray into digital currencies "must not happen."
Le Maire further said it was "out of the question" that Facebook's cryptocurrency would eventually become a "sovereign currency." The Group of Seven (G-7) collective that includes France, the U.K. and U.S. is looking to set up a forum that will delve deeper into the risks of digital currencies and their impact on the current financial system under fiat currency.
Cryptocurrencies are riding the wave of positive news stemming from social media giant Facebook unveiling its cryptocurrency payment plan on Tuesday. Dubbed "Project Libra," the digital currency will feature partnerships with Visa and Mastercard.
The Facebook cryptocurrency news is setting the space abuzz with optimism as Bitcoin reached a high of $20,000 near the end of 2017 and fell over 70 percent since, but is climbing back to prominence again following this news. Despite pressure from governmental regulators for privacy issues, analysts are expecting this cryptocurrency offering will bolster Facebook's profile.
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Braves, Dodgers Bring Baseball's Best Offenses to Arlington for NLCS Showdown
By Ed Scimia on October 12, 2020 3 min read
The Los Angeles Dodgers spent the entire 2020 season as one of the leading picks to win the World Series. Now, the Atlanta Braves stand as the final obstacle preventing LA from winning its third National League pennant in four years.
Walker Buehler will start Game 1 of the NLCS for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Atlanta Braves. (Image: Robert Beck/MLB/Getty)
The Braves and Dodgers will square off in the National League Championship Series beginning on Monday night in Arlington, Texas. FanDuel Sportsbook rates Los Angeles as a -144 favorite in Game 1 over Atlanta (+126).
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Globe Life Park in Arlington will serve as the neutral site for the NLCS, and several storylines for the series revolve around the stadium.
The Dodgers and Braves ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the majors respectively in both runs and homers this season, but Globe Life Park will do its best to thwart those offenses. The stadium rated as the worst MLB park for home runs this year, and ranked 29th in total runs scored.
"We're not a one-track offense. We can score runs in a ton of different ways," Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner told reporters. "And if the ball happens to go over the fence, we'll take that too."
Braves vs. Dodgers Odds – NLCS Game 1 (via FanDuel Sportsbook)
Braves (Fried): +126 Dodgers (Buehler): -144
Braves (+1.5): -164 Dodgers (-1.5): +138
Over 8.5: -106 Under 8.5: -114
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Braves: +172 Dodgers: -215
The NLCS will also introduce a new factor for the MLB season: fans. Up to 11,500 spectators can attend each NLCS game. Major League Baseball plans to implement the same policy for the World Series, which Globe Life Park will also host. Fans must wear masks, with a third warning for not doing so resulting in ejection from the game.
"When we decided on neutral sites, Texas does have a regulation that permits fans in stadiums," MLB senior vice president Bryan Seeley told ESPN. "We didn't want to do it in [the division series]. We wanted to make sure there was a secure zone and not try to introduce too much. The NLCS was a good opportunity. We talked to health experts, saw what other leagues are doing, and decided to move forward with it."
Dodgers Starting Buehler, Braves Go With Fried
Players say they're excited to play in front of cheering fans rather than the simulated noise that has filled stadiums all season long.
"We've missed our fans this whole year," Dodgers catcher Will Smith told ESPN. "I mean, I expect Dodger fans to be out here cheering hard and really giving us that home-field advantage."
The Dodgers will stick with the same rotation they've used in the first two rounds of the playoffs. That means that Walker Buehler gets the ball for Game 1, while ace Clayton Kershaw will start in Game 2. Buehler pitched just four innings in each of his first two playoff starts as he continues to recover from a right index finger blister.
Atlanta will send lefty Max Fried to the hill for Game 1. Fried went 7-0 with a 2.25 ERA during the regular season, but gave up four runs in four innings against the Marlins in Game 1 of the NLDS.
"The last time out was just one of those days," Braves manager Brian Snitker told reporters. "I look for Max to go out and be sharp and just do what he can do."
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Security forces kill 45 protesters in Iraq's south
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Iraqi security forces killed at least 45 protesters on Nov. 28 while attempting to disperse demonstrators in the country's southern cities of Nasiriyah and Najaf, according to medical sources.
A source who works for the Health Department in Dhi Qar province told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity that 32 people were killed and 230 others injured in Nasiriyah.
According to the source, the casualties occurred during clashes between protesters and security forces on al-Nasr and al-Zeytun bridges in Nasiriyah.
Security forces clashed with protesters early on Nov. 28 in an attempt to control the two bridges, which have been closed since last Wednesday, a security source told Anadolu Agency earlier.
13 killed in protests in Najaf
Clashes in Najaf between protestors and the police left at least 13 protestors dead and 300 injured by live bullets and tear gas, according to a source with the Najaf Health Office.
According to eyewitnesses, unidentified armed men in civilian clothes opened fire on protesters during protests that had erupted in many parts of the city.
The Najaf Operations Command announced that a curfew declared on Nov. 27 was extended amid the latest violent demonstrations.
Meanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi appointed General Ali al-Hashemi as military commander to ensure security in Najaf.
Iraq has been rocked by mass protests since early October against poor living conditions and corruption.
Protesters' demands later spiraled into calls for dissolving the government of Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi.
According to Iraq's High Commission for Human Rights, at least 348 Iraqis have been killed and 15,000 injured since the protests began on Oct. 1.


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KTM and Bajaj's relationship dates back to 2007. During the past 15 years, the two partners have collaborated on everything from Pulsars to Dukes to KTM's much-anticipated 490 lineup. The latest joint venture involves an electric platform shared between the two companies. Both entities have focused on e-scooters and urban mobility up to this point, but it looks like a high-end electric model isn't out of the question.
In early 2022, Pierer Mobility (KTM parent company) CEO Stefan Pierer defended the firm's interest in commuter-style electric models.
"We are assuming that with 48-volt electrics up to A1 class, that is 11 kilowatts or 15 hp, a lot will become electric in the next ten years, especially in Europe. That applies to scooters and mopeds," Pierer claimed. "The whole two-stroke engine will go away. Everything that concerns motorized two-wheelers over 48 volts is going in the direction of e-fuels. There are very clear development plans between the manufacturers."
Apparently, those plans have changed as Bajaj Auto Executive Director Rakesh Sharma divulged the partnership's plans in a post-Q1 earnings media briefing.
"We are also in discussion with KTM (and) there is a joint work going on where we are looking at platforms for high-end electric motorcycles," Sharma revealed.
In recent months, KTM competitors have taken up the electric motorcycle mantle. Ducati showed off its V21L MotoE racer in June, 2022, and Triumph presented its TE-1 prototype just one month later, in July, 2022. While KTM wasn't concerned with the flagship electric motorcycle market when it was just Harley-Davidson, Zero, and Energica in the game, it seems that position is changing as more established European brands join the fray.
Sharma later added that the potential project is "certainly on (Bajaj and KTM's) radar screen, and it will be announced at the right time."
Of course, we'll have to wait for KTM to officially acknowledge the news, but who wouldn't to see an electric Super Duke. Alternatively, with the Energica Experia venturing into the ADV category, an e-Super Adventure would also get our motors running. For now, though, we'll keep dreaming.
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With New York City expected to be hit with up to a foot of snow, the city's Department of Education announced that all public school buildings will be closed on December 17 and classes will be switched over to remote learning. According to the brief DOE statement issued Wednesday afternoon. "After-school programs, adult education, and YABC programs are also cancelled. All takeout and community meal operations will be closed. While school buildings are closed, instruction will continue remotely for all students." This announcement comes just 10 days after Mayor de Blasio reopened elementary schools for students on December 7. Moreover, the city has been working to bring more elementary students as well as middle and high school students to the classroom citing increased safety measures being taken in schools. While discussing a possible post-Christmas shutdown of the city due to the pandemic's second wave, de Blasio indicated at a Tuesday press conference that public schools might be exempt from it.
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Q: Rounding up a number to nearest multiple of 5 Does anyone know how to round up a number to its nearest multiple of 5?  I found an algorithm to round it to the nearest multiple of 10 but I can't find this one.
This does it for ten.
double number = Math.round((len + 5)/ 10.0) * 10.0;

A: int round(int num) {
    int temp = num%5;
    if (temp<3)
         return num-temp;
    else
         return num+5-temp;
}

A: int roundUp(int num) {
    return ((num / 5) + (num % 5 > 0 ? 1 : 0)) * 5;
}

A: int roundUp(int n) {
    return (n + 4) / 5 * 5;
}

Note - YankeeWhiskey's answer is rounding to the closest multiple, this is rounding up. Needs a modification if you need it to work for negative numbers.  Note that integer division followed by integer multiplication of the same number is the way to round down.

A: int getNextMultiple(int num , int multipleOf) {
    int nextDiff = multipleOf - (num % multipleOf);
    int total = num + nextDiff;
    return total;
}

A:  int roundToNearestMultiple(int num, int multipleOf){
        int floorNearest = ((int) Math.floor(num * 1.0/multipleOf)) * multipleOf;
        int ceilNearest = ((int) Math.ceil(num  * 1.0/multipleOf)) * multipleOf;
        int floorNearestDiff = Math.abs(floorNearest - num);
        int ceilNearestDiff = Math.abs(ceilNearest - num);
        if(floorNearestDiff <= ceilNearestDiff) {
            return floorNearest;
        } else {
            return ceilNearest;
        }
    }

A: This Kotlin function rounds a given value 'x' to the closest multiple of 'n'
fun roundXN(x: Long, n: Long): Long {
    require(n > 0) { "n(${n}) is not greater than 0."}

    return if (x >= 0)
        ((x + (n / 2.0)) / n).toLong() * n
    else
        ((x - (n / 2.0)) / n).toLong() * n
}

fun main() {
    println(roundXN(121,4))
}

Output:  120

A: Kotlin with extension function.
Possible run on play.kotlinlang.org
import kotlin.math.roundToLong

fun Float.roundTo(roundToNearest: Float): Float = (this / roundToNearest).roundToLong() * roundToNearest

fun main() {
    println(1.02F.roundTo(1F)) // 1.0
    println(1.9F.roundTo(1F)) // 2.0
    println(1.5F.roundTo(1F)) // 2.0

    println(1.02F.roundTo(0.5F)) // 1.0
    println(1.19F.roundTo(0.5F)) // 1.0
    println(1.6F.roundTo(0.5F)) // 1.5

    println(1.02F.roundTo(0.1F)) // 1.0
    println(1.19F.roundTo(0.1F)) // 1.2
    println(1.51F.roundTo(0.1F)) // 1.5
}

Possible to use floor/ceil like this:
fun Float.floorTo(roundToNearest: Float): Float = floor(this / roundToNearest) * roundToNearest

A: To round to the nearest of any value:
int round(double value, int nearest) {
    return (int) Math.round(value / nearest) * nearest;
}

You can also replace Math.round() with either Math.floor() or Math.ceil() to make it always round down or always round up.

A: I think I have it, thanks to Amir
double round( double num, int multipleOf) {
  return Math.floor((num + multipleOf/2) / multipleOf) * multipleOf;
}

Here's the code I ran
class Round {
    public static void main(String[] args){
        System.out.println("3.5 round to 5: " + Round.round(3.5, 5));
        System.out.println("12 round to 6: " + Round.round(12, 6));
        System.out.println("11 round to 7: "+ Round.round(11, 7));
        System.out.println("5 round to 2: " + Round.round(5, 2));
        System.out.println("6.2 round to 2: " + Round.round(6.2, 2));
    }

    public static double round(double num, int multipleOf) {
        return Math.floor((num +  (double)multipleOf / 2) / multipleOf) * multipleOf;
    }
}

And here's the output
3.5 round to 5: 5.0
12 round to 6: 12.0
11 round to 7: 14.0
5 round to 2: 6.0
6.2 round to 2: 6.0

A: int roundUp(int num) {
    return (int) (Math.ceil(num / 5d) * 5);
}

A: Some people are saying something like
int n = [some number]
int rounded = (n + 5) / 5 * 5;

This will round, say, 5 to 10, as well as 6, 7, 8, and 9 (all to 10).  You don't want 5 to round to 10 though.  When dealing with just integers, you want to instead add 4 to n instead of 5.  So take that code and replace the 5 with a 4:
int n = [some number]
int rounded = (n + 4) / 5 * 5;

Of course, when dealing with doubles, just put something like 4.99999, or if you want to account for all cases (if you might be dealing with even more precise doubles), add a condition statement:
int n = [some number]
int rounded = n % 5 == 0 ? n : (n + 4) / 5 * 5;

A: Another Method or logic to rounding up a number to nearest multiple of 5
double num = 18.0;
    if (num % 5 == 0)
        System.out.println("No need to roundoff");
    else if (num % 5 < 2.5)
        num = num - num % 5;
    else
        num = num + (5 - num % 5);
    System.out.println("Rounding up to nearest 5------" + num);

output :
Rounding up to nearest 5------20.0

A: I've created a method that can convert a number to the nearest that will be passed in, maybe it will help to someone, because i saw a lot of ways here and it did not worked for me but this one did:
/**
 * The method is rounding a number per the number and the nearest that will be passed in.
 * If the nearest is 5 - (63->65) | 10 - (124->120).
 * @param num - The number to round
 * @param nearest - The nearest number to round to (If the nearest is 5 -> (0 - 2.49 will round down) || (2.5-4.99 will round up))
 * @return Double - The rounded number
 */
private Double round (double num, int nearest) {
    if (num % nearest >= nearest / 2) {
        num = num + ((num % nearest - nearest) * -1);
    } else if (num % nearest < nearest / 2) {
        num = num - (num % nearest);
    }
    return num;
}

A: In case you only need to round whole numbers you can use this function:
public static long roundTo(long value, long roundTo) {
    if (roundTo <= 0) {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Parameter 'roundTo' must be larger than 0");
    }
    long remainder = value % roundTo;
    if (Math.abs(remainder) < (roundTo / 2d)) {
        return value - remainder;
    } else {
        if (value > 0) {
            return value + (roundTo - Math.abs(remainder));
        } else {
            return value - (roundTo - Math.abs(remainder));
        }
    }
}

The advantage is that it uses integer arithmetics and works even for large long numbers where the floating point division will cause you problems.

A: int roundUp(int n, int multipleOf)
{
  int a = (n / multipleOf) * multipleOf;
  int b = a + multipleOf;
  return (n - a > b - n)? b : a;
}

source: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/round-the-given-number-to-nearest-multiple-of-10/

A: Praveen Kumars question elsewhere in this Thread

"Why are we adding 4 to the number?"

is very relevant. And it is why I prefer to code it like this:
int roundUpToMultipleOf5(final int n) {
    return (n + 5 - 1) / 5 * 5;
}

or, passing the value as an argument:
int roundUpToMultiple(final int n, final int multipleOf) {
    return (n + multipleOf - 1) / multipleOf * multipleOf;
}

By adding 1 less than the multiple you're looking for, you've added just enough to make sure that a value of n which is an exact multiple will not round up, and any value of n which is not an exact multiple will be rounded up to the next multiple.

A: Recursive:
public static int round(int n){
    return (n%5==0) ? n : round(++n);
}

A: Just pass your number to this function as a double, it will return you rounding the decimal value up to the nearest value of 5;
if 4.25, Output 4.25
if 4.20, Output 4.20
if 4.24, Output 4.20
if 4.26, Output 4.30
if you want to round upto 2 decimal places,then use
DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("#.##");
roundToMultipleOfFive(Double.valueOf(df.format(number)));

if up to 3 places, new DecimalFormat("#.###")
if up to n places, new DecimalFormat("#.nTimes #")
 public double roundToMultipleOfFive(double x)
            {

                x=input.nextDouble();
                String str=String.valueOf(x);
                int pos=0;
                for(int i=0;i<str.length();i++)
                {
                    if(str.charAt(i)=='.')
                    {
                        pos=i;
                        break;
                    }
                }

                int after=Integer.parseInt(str.substring(pos+1,str.length()));
                int Q=after/5;
                int R =after%5;

                if((Q%2)==0)
                {
                    after=after-R;
                }
                else
                {
                    after=after+(5-R);
                }

                       return Double.parseDouble(str.substring(0,pos+1).concat(String.valueOf(after))));

            }

A: Here's what I use for rounding to multiples of a number:
private int roundToMultipleOf(int current, int multipleOf, Direction direction){
    if (current % multipleOf == 0){
        return ((current / multipleOf) + (direction == Direction.UP ? 1 : -1)) * multipleOf;
    }
    return (direction == Direction.UP ? (int) Math.ceil((double) current / multipleOf) : (direction == Direction.DOWN ? (int) Math.floor((double) current / multipleOf) : current)) * multipleOf;
}

The variable current is the number you're rounding, multipleOf is whatever you're wanting a multiple of (i.e. round to nearest 20, nearest 10, etc), and direction is an enum I made to either round up or down.
Good luck!

A: Round a given number to the nearest multiple of 5.
public static int round(int n)
  while (n % 5 != 0) n++;
  return n;
}

A: You can use this method Math.round(38/5) * 5 to get multiple of 5
It can be replace with Math.ceil or Math.floor based on how you want to round off the number

A: Use this method to get nearest multiple of 5.
private int giveNearestMul5(int givenValue){
    int roundedNum = 0;
    int prevMul5, nextMul5;
    prevMul5 = givenValue - givenValue%5;
    nextMul5 = prevMul5 + 5;
    if ((givenValue%5!=0)){
        if ( (givenValue-prevMul5) < (nextMul5-givenValue) ){
            roundedNum = prevMul5;
        } else {
            roundedNum = nextMul5;
        }
    } else{
        roundedNum = givenValue;
    }

    return roundedNum;
}

A: CODE:

    public class MyMath
    {
        public static void main(String[] args) {
            runTests();
        }
        public static double myFloor(double num, double multipleOf) {
            return ( Math.floor(num / multipleOf) * multipleOf );
        }
        public static double myCeil (double num, double multipleOf) {
            return ( Math.ceil (num / multipleOf) * multipleOf );
        }

        private static void runTests() {
            System.out.println("myFloor (57.3,  0.1) : " + myFloor(57.3, 0.1));
            System.out.println("myCeil  (57.3,  0.1) : " + myCeil (57.3, 0.1));
            System.out.println("");
            System.out.println("myFloor (57.3,  1.0) : " + myFloor(57.3, 1.0));
            System.out.println("myCeil  (57.3,  1.0) : " + myCeil (57.3, 1.0));
            System.out.println("");
            System.out.println("myFloor (57.3,  5.0) : " + myFloor(57.3, 5.0));
            System.out.println("myCeil  (57.3,  5.0) : " + myCeil (57.3, 5.0));
            System.out.println("");
            System.out.println("myFloor (57.3, 10.0) : " + myFloor(57.3,10.0));
            System.out.println("myCeil  (57.3, 10.0) : " + myCeil (57.3,10.0));
        }
    }

OUTPUT:There is a bug in the myCeil for multiples of 0.1 too ... no idea why.

    myFloor (57.3,  0.1) : 57.2
    myCeil  (57.3,  0.1) : 57.300000000000004

    myFloor (57.3,  1.0) : 57.0
    myCeil  (57.3,  1.0) : 58.0

    myFloor (57.3,  5.0) : 55.0
    myCeil  (57.3,  5.0) : 60.0

    myFloor (57.3, 10.0) : 50.0
    myCeil  (57.3, 10.0) : 60.0

A: if (n % 5 == 1){
   n -= 1;
} else if (n % 5 == 2) {
   n -= 2;
} else if (n % 5 == 3) {
   n += 2;
} else if (n % 5 == 4) {
   n += 1;
}

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Tampilisan es un municipio de Cuarta Clase de la provincia en Zamboanga del Norte, Filipinas. De acuerdo con el censo del 2000, tiene una población de 19.536 en 3.881 hogares.

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Police officers in York County could soon be equipped with heroin antidote
York County is poised to become one of the few places in Pennsylvania to equip police departments with a heroin...
Police officers in York County could soon be equipped with heroin antidote York County is poised to become one of the few places in Pennsylvania to equip police departments with a heroin... Check out this story on ydr.com: https://www.ydr.com/story/archives/2015/02/07/police-officers-york-county-could-soon-be-equipped/74454028/
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York County is poised to become one of the few places in Pennsylvania to equip police departments with a heroin antidote, and leaders hope it could happen within the next month.
"We will definitely save lives. And I'm very excited at that prospect," York County District Attorney Tom Kearney said. "Some people say, 'Why? Why bother?' Well, we can't cure somebody if they're dead."
Former Gov. Tom Corbett signed a bill Sept. 30 allowing police officers and firefighters to administer naloxone, a heroin antidote that's commonly marketed as Narcan. The law also provides immunity from prosecution to people who call for help and wait with someone who has overdosed.
In York County, at least 57 people died from heroin overdoses in 2014 — compared to 17 during the previous year. The state has seen a 470 percent increase in deaths from drug overdoses during the past two decades, according to a September report from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, an agency of the General Assembly. Today, the report states, more people age 20 to 44 in Pennsylvania are dying from overdoses than from car crashes.
On Thursday, the district attorney's office worked out a partnership with York Fire/Rescue Services to satisfy a requirement of the law. The proposal will go before the York County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 18, Kearney said. The program, he said, is "on the cusp" of being implemented, though individual police departments in the county also have to get approval from their leadership.
He said the program is being rolled out now because finding an emergency medical services partner and drafting the agreements with police departments took time. And, Kearney said, the law did not go into effect until the end of November.
"It was a critical problem, and we recognized it as such," he said of the increase in overdose deaths. "But we also wanted to do it right."
Capital BlueCross had previously pledged $50,000 for York County to get 300 doses of naloxone. Kearney said he expects the initial order to be for 325 — enough to equip every police agency that's requested the antidote with two doses per car, as well as some extras. After that, Kearney said, it's "opened ended" how additional doses will be paid for, though money could come from the York County Drug Task Force.
Assistant Fire Chief Chad Deardorff, who oversees the EMS portion of York Fire/Rescue Services, said that he was given a quote for $44 per dose — though he was trying to negotiate the price down. He said his hope is that the county would have the antidote no later than March 1. But, Deardorff said, "there's so many variables that can happen between now and then."
'An amazing drug'
Coroner Pam Gay, a member of the York County Heroin Task Force, said that naloxone is "an amazing drug," and that it's extremely effective in reviving people who've overdosed.
"As soon as you give it, within seconds — literally — they come to," she said.
Heroin attaches to receptors in the brain and slows a person's breathing, said Gay, who's a registered nurse. That can cause brain damage if someone goes four to six minutes without air.
Depending on how much heroin someone has done, she said, they could need a second dose. The idea is for police to help people who have overdosed while they wait for medical assistance, and, hopefully, get them to discuss their addiction and treatment options that are available.
Gay said that in York County, the antidote will be given as a nasal spray.
In Delaware County, which is just south of Philadelphia, naloxone has saved 22 people since police officers there started carrying it on Nov. 29. The county was the first in the state to roll out the program since the law passed.
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan said he and others had lobbied for legislation allowing first responders to use the antidote. Last year, he had seen a demonstration about naloxone working in Quincy, Mass., and wanted to implement his own program. But that was stopped when he learned the practice was barred under Pennsylvania law.
Whelan said he will encourage other district attorneys to consider adopting a similar program.
"I do think it's going to make a big difference, and I do think it's going to result in lives saved," he said.
'Trained and ready to go'
Northern York County Regional Police Chief Mark Bentzel, who sits on the county's heroin task force, said that all 52 of the department's officers are "trained and ready to go" with using the antidote. He said the training is done online and takes about 30 to 40 minutes to complete.
That's the case for other agencies including Hanover Borough, North Hopewell Township and West York Borough police.
Springettsbury Township Police Chief Thomas Hyers also said all of his department's 32 officers have finished the training. He called the county's initiative another example of how the role of law enforcement has changed since he started in the field more than 30 years ago.
Officers used to primarily be taught how "to catch the bad guy." Now, Hyers said, they're expected to be "service providers" — doing everything from giving presentations in schools to briefing local companies on security.
"This is a major paradigm shift," he said. "It means a lot more than simply, 'Hey, cops can do this.'"
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Rosapenna Golf Club captured the 2011/12 Gaeltacht League at the Captain's Day in Narin & Portnoo last Saturday.
The team led by long standing captain Joe McHugh who finished top of the league table were paired with Portsalon in the play-off on the Captain's Day.
Rosapenna finished with a total of 361 points from our 10 best cards to win by 10 clear points from Gweedore & Narin/Portnoo both on 351.
The Rosapenna team returned great scores on a tough day with a good number of birdies and John Casey holing his approach to the Par 4 9th for an eagle two.
Congratulations to Joe McHugh and all the team members who competed all winter and performed so well on the day in the play-off in Narin & Portnoo.
Rosapenna finished runners up two years ago in Portsalon.
Well done to Kevin Brogan who finished 3rd in the overall Captain's Day with 40 pts.
The team medals will be presented to all players at the next club presentation on Saturday the 5th of May.
On Sunday the 23rd the club competition held over the Old Tom Morris Links was won by Marty McDermott 5 with 40pts bot. Runner up was Matthew Coyle 18 with 40 pts.
Good luck to the Donegal League team who take on Redcastle in a preliminary round at home this Sunday the 29th at 3.30pm. Home support is welcome.
There will be an Open Foursomes (any combination) competition this coming Saturday (28th) with the GUI Jimmy Bruen qualifying taking place the following Sunday the 6th of May at Narin & Portnoo G.C followed by the GUI Pierce Purcell qualifying in Greencastle G.C on Sunday the 13th of May.
The Bevan Cup will be played for this Sunday the 29th. The subscription assist competition will take place on Saturday the 5th of May over the Old Tom Morris Links, this competition is only open to members who have paid their golf fees in full for 2012.
The draw has been made for the 2012 Doubles Match play and is posted in the members room.
The top pair are to make contact and all first round matches must be played by Monday the 28th of May.
There is a time-sheet in strict operation at weekends and all players must book tee times for weekend play, this can be done by contacting the Pavilion Golf Shop between 8am & 4pm daily or by email golf@rosapenna.ie at any time.
All golfers are kindly asked to keep all pull trolleys, electric trolleys and drive buggies well back from the roped off putting green surrounds which have all been recently over-seeded and all teeing grounds.
The 2012 Golfer of the Year format will be the same as last year with your best six cards from closed club competitions between Sunday May 6th & Sunday September 30th inclusive counting toward your grand total.
The entry sheet is posted in the member's room and the entry fee is 5e per player.
All entry fees must be put into a detailed envelope and into the entry fee box in the members room. The closing date for entries is Saturday the 5th May.
The 2012 subscription to the Rosapenna Golf Resort, payable in the Pavilion Golf Shop, will include membership to the Rosapenna Golf Club.
The concessionary member green fee applies to the Sandy Hills Links.
The Practice Ground is open 7 days with the ball dispenser in operation.


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Corvette IRS types and early Corvette straight axles.
2. Drain oil by removing cover.
3. Remove wheels, brake drums/rotors/calipers where required.
a. C-Clip: remove cross pin shaft retainer bolt and cross pin shaft. Push axles inward to remove c-clips. Remove axles.
b. Bolt-in: remove axle nuts/bolts from backing plate. Slide axles out (may require slide hammer).
c. Full Float: remove axles nuts/bolts from hub. Slide axles out.
5. Stamp carrier bearing caps as they must be installed in same position as removed. Remove caps.
6. Remove carrier, it may require use of a large pry bar or housing spreader. Keep track of shim locations.
pinion out with large tapered drift, taking care to avoid damage to threads.
8. Organize and inspect all parts for damage or wear.
1. Support vehicle or rearend on suitable lift or stands.
3. Remove wheels, brake drums/ rotors, calipers and/or brake lines where required.
4. Remove axle nuts/bolts from backing plate. Slide axles out.
5. Unbolt rear of driveshaft from pinion yoke.
frame, Differential can now be lowered down with attached cross member.
8. Stamp carrier bearing caps as they must be installed in same position as removed. Remove caps.
10. Organize and inspect all parts for damage or wear.
Face & Flank. It is important that pinion depth is set correctly to avoid noise and/or gear failure.
with a crush sleeve in place, collapsing it until desired preload is achieved.
spec. Pinion bearings will fail quickly if over preloaded.
shims or adjuster nuts on the sides of the carrier, and checked with a dial indicator by rocking the ring gear by hand.
It is important backlash is within spec to allow correct lubrication and smooth operation.
thickness. On models with adjuster nuts, carrier bearing preload is increased by tightening the adjusters.
NOTE: Threads must be Clean and free from oily residue or Loctite will not bond !
size of size of any shims, baffles, or slingers if/where applicable.
NOTE: it is usually best to use stock shim thickness for a starting point.
assembly. It is recommended that the initial assembly be done without crush sleeve as they are a single-use item.
reading. It is best to measure with indicator needle perpendicular to the Drive side of the ring gear teeth.
Backlash should be close to spec, even for trial assembly. Measure in a few spots to check for variance/run-out.
adjuster nuts, the adjuster on the ring gear side is loosened, and the opposite adjuster is tightened.
backlash to about 0.009" .
by adding or subtracting shims to move pinion in or out.
Subtracting shim thickness will move pinion further away, causing pattern to approach Face.
UPON OBTAINING AN ACCEPTABLE CONTACT PATTERN IT IS TIME FOR FINAL ASSEMBLY.
oil on the washer side. Also apply grease to seal.
bearings (more shim = less preload) and vs. vs.
Reading should be taken with nut all the way tight.
3. Re-check contact pattern to ensure proper changes have been made.
4. Torque carrier bearing cap bolts to spec.
5. Reassemble in reverse order of disassembly .


Are you part of the summer reading group? Don't miss your chance to pick up the prizes you have earned! You have until Saturday, August 4 to turn in your reading hours and get prizes.
Baby TALK meets every Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. at Forsyth Public Library for ages birth to 3. No registration is necessary.
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Q: Conditional MGF of the difference of two exponentially distributed random variables let $X$ and $Y$ be two exponential random variables with the same parameter $\lambda$. I try to calculate the MGF of random variable $V=X-Y$ given that $X>Y$. We know that the MGF of Exponential random variables are $M_X(t)=M_Y(t)=\frac{\lambda}{\lambda-t}$. Further, because of the memoryless property of exponential random variables, if $X$ and $Y$ are independent, then $V$ is an exponential random variable with parameter $\lambda$. However, I try to calculate the MGF of $V$ directly as follows:
$$E[e^{tV}|X>Y]=\int_0^\infty E[e^{t(X-Y)}|X>Y=y]dF_Y(y)$$
$$E[e^{t(X-Y)}|X>Y=y]=\int_y^\infty e^{t(X-y)}\lambda e^{-\lambda x} dx=\frac{\lambda e^{-\lambda y}}{\lambda-t}$$
therefore:
$$M_V(t)=E[e^{tV}|X>Y]=\int_0^\infty \frac{\lambda e^{-\lambda y}}{\lambda-t}dF_Y(y)=\int_0^\infty \frac{\lambda e^{-\lambda y}}{\lambda-t}\lambda e^{-\lambda y} dy=\frac{1}{2}\frac{\lambda}{\lambda-t}$$
i dont know why the final result is different from $M_X(t)$ by factor of$\frac{1}{2}$

A: This is incorrect:
$$E[e^{t(X-Y)}|X>Y=y]=\int_y^\infty e^{t(X-y)}\lambda e^{-\lambda x} dx$$
The reason is becuase $$\operatorname{E}[g(X) \mid X > y] \ne \int_{x=y}^\infty g(x) f_X(x) \, dx,$$ because $$\int_{x=y}^\infty f_X(x) \, dx \ne 1.$$  The expectation must always be calculated over a proper density that integrates to $1$.
Instead,
$$\operatorname{E}[e^{t(X-y)} \mid X > y] = \int_{x=y}^\infty e^{t(x-y)} \lambda e^{-\lambda(x\color{red}{-y})} \, dx.$$  This however, still implicitly uses the memoryless property as justification.  You could also write
$$\operatorname{E}[g(X) \mid X > y] = \frac{\int_{x=y}^\infty g(x) f_X(x) \, dx}{\int_{x=y}^\infty f_X(x) \, dx}.$$  Here, the conditional distribution is $X \mid X > y$ and has density $$f_{X \mid X > y}(x) = \frac{f_X(x)}{S_X(y)}$$ where $S_X = 1 - F_X$ is the survival function.


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Though Texans have already learned that Dallas is a wonderful travel destination, the U.S. as a whole might be a little behind in all of the great things you can do there. So, here's a list of nine amazing activities in Dallas and exactly why you'll want to do them.
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1. Shop 'til you drop.
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Most Americans aren't aware that Dallas has more shopping malls and districts per capita than any other city in the United States. It also happens to be where retail giant Neiman Marcus was founded.
The Galleria Dallas is one of the most famous malls in the area, as it is home to over 200 stores and restaurants, an ice skating rink, the Westin Galleria Dallas, and a movie theater. There's also North Park Center, which opened in 1965 as the largest mall in the world at the time. Today, it has 26 million visitors annually and is known in the city for offering luxury brands. It also features artistic displays throughout, such as by Andy Warhol. Grapevine Mills and Parks at Arlington are other popular malls.
There are also other types of shopping experiences in Dallas that can't be missed. Take the shopping area of Bishop Arts, which offers 60 independent boutique retail shops and restaurants in a cute, historic area. There's also the 160-acre open-air market of Trader's Village in Grand Prairie that's a big favorite in Dallas. If all that wasn't enough, even local hotels like Hotel Crescent Court work to make shopping easier for travelers with programs that bring couture straight to guests' rooms, such as luxury brand Stanley Korshak.
2. Remember JFK.
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In November 1963, the world was shocked to learn that President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, in what is today known as Dealey Plaza. It was a moment in history that the world has not forgotten, and it's still particularly poignant in Dallas. Today, visitors can see a white X on Elm Street in front of the Grassy Knoll of Dealey Plaza where the president was shot. The Texas School Book Depository, from where Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly shot JFK, has been turned into The Sixth Floor Museum, which chronicles the life and death of the president. A block from Dealey Plaza is a memorial for the president.
3. Experience thrills and chills at Six Flags.
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You've likely heard of the Six Flags amusement parks, but what you might not know is that the first Six Flags amusement park was built in the Dallas area (the suburb of Arlington, specifically) in 1961. The name "Six Flags" references the six flags that flew over Texas — Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederacy, and the United States. Today, the amusement park is filled with huge, thrilling roller coasters, a children's amusement area, restaurants, daily shows, events, and games for people of all ages to enjoy.
4. Attend a sporting event.
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Sports are an important aspect of Texas culture, and this is definitely the case in Dallas. Dallas is home to professional sports teams like the Dallas Cowboys NFL team, the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, the Dallas Stars NHL team, the Texas Rangers MLB team, and the FC Dallas soccer team. Professional sports games are a big and fun affair for locals and visitors alike, and Dallas fans are known to be very serious about supporting their teams. For those visiting during the fall, Dallas is also home to the Red River Showdown, a historic game between famous football rivals the University of Texas Longhorns and the University of Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park.
5. Get your cowboy on at The Stockyards.
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Visitors to Texas often seek out the cowboy heritage of the state. The best place to find this in Dallas is at the Fort Worth Stockyards. The Stockyards, as it's locally known, was founded in the 1800s as a major livestock exchange. With the changing of the economy, The Stockyards has since transformed into an entertainment center. It offers rodeos and museum exhibitions on cowboy culture and competitions. There are Western-style shops that sell cowboy boots, hats, farming and ranching gear, clothes, and other wares. It's also one of the best spots for live country music.
6. Drink on one of the hundreds of patios.
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One of the best things about Dallas, Texas, is how many restaurants and bars have patios. It could be argued that there are more restaurants with patios than there are without. Some of the most beloved patios include Truck Yard, with its old junk yard theme; Stirr, a rooftop patio with views of downtown Dallas; Katy Trail Ice House, located next to a popular walking and hiking trail; Mutt's, a dog park and patio; and Double Wide, a grungy dive bar with a trailer park-themed patio. So, if you're looking for a local, fun to-do in Dallas, enjoy a cold one on one of the many patios.
7. Gorge on Tex-Mex or barbecue.
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You can't visit Dallas without having the culinary favorites of the state — barbecue and Tex-Mex. Barbecue favorites such as brisket, ribs, sausages, and pork chops can be found at local places like Pecan Lodge, Lockhart Smokehouse, Off the Bone Barbecue, and Hickory House Barbecue.
On the other hand, Dallas, Texas, is a great place to enjoy Tex-Mex food, a cuisine that is different from Mexican food found in other U.S. cities. Order queso, a delicious cheese dip attributed to the state, at Meso Maya. Grab an order of nachos or enchiladas at Blue Goose Cantina. The flour tortillas, fajitas, and shrimp Cozumel are delicious at Mercado Juarez Café. And for a good frozen margarita, try out Mariano's Hacienda, the birthplace of the frozen margarita machine.
8. Two-step all night.
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Those who love to groove shouldn't miss a chance to try country dancing during their visit to Dallas. Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth and Cowboys Red River in Dallas are two wonderful country dance halls to visit. Both clubs offer country line dancing lessons during the week. On the weekends, these country bars are filled with all types of people — not just cowboys and country girls — who enjoy the art of country dancing. Though line dances are a crowd favorite, most country dancers in Dallas dance the two-step or the Texas half-step with partners. The great thing about Dallas is that many people are willing to help newbies learn the steps. But if you're a little shy, you'll be more than entertained by the dizzying twists, turns, flips, and adorable moves on the dance floor.
9. Eat 570 feet above the city.
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The downtown Dallas skyline is a beautiful sight, but there's one building that stands out among the rest. The Reunion Tower looks like a ball on a stick, and at night, it's aglow with colorful messages and pictures. However, most Dallas visitors aren't aware that there are two restaurants at the top of the Reunion Tower that rotate as you eat and offer 360-degree panoramic views of the city.
Cloud Nine Café is the laid-back cafe at the top of the tower, serving basic American cuisine like burgers and chicken fingers. Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck is a more upscale Asian establishment in the Reunion Tower that has a dress code and requires reservations. Whichever dining option you choose, it'll make for a memorable Dallas experience.
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