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(UPDATED) County Supervisors to Consider Resolution Supporting Diversity and Civil Rights for All Residents, Immigrants Included
UPDATE, Tuesday, March 21:
After some discussion and public input, the Board of Supervisors elected to wait for the county's Human Rights Commission to bring its own resolution to the April 11 board meeting for consideration.
First District Supervisor Rex Bohn, who expressed some doubts about the need for such a resolution, urged the commission to "keep it as simple as possible." And he said the resolution certainly won't shield anyone from prosecution. "If you're gonna break the law … you're gonna suffer the consequences," he said.
Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson was more supportive of the effort, saying it's important to acknowledge the anxiety in the community around immigration enforcement. "And not just among the Latino community," Wilson said. People from Mexico, the Middle East and Europe all face immigration issues and fear, he said, adding that he's grateful for the work of the Human Rights Commission.
Fourth District Supervisor Virginia Bass reiterated that she sees this action as a starting point and agreed with Bohn that the commission should "start simple."
The board voted unanimously to direct the Human Rights Commission to bring the item back, with a draft resolution, on April 11.
Since Trump took office, many local jurisdictions have been inspired to pass resolutions opposing his rhetoric and policies. | Photo by Flickr user Gage Skidmore.
At tomorrow's regularly scheduled meeting, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution "recognizing the value of all citizens who live, work, and make valuable contributions" here, regardless of their legal status.
That may sound like a pretty anodyne sentiment, but in the Age of Trump local jurisdictions across the country have been motivated to go on the record with statements of principle, whether it's declaring themselves "sanctuary cities," where local law enforcement refuses to cooperate with federal immigration officials, or just expressing disagreement with Trump's anti-Muslim, anti-Mexican rhetoric and policies.
The City of Eureka, for example, recently passed a wide-ranging human rights resolution that touched on everything from health care to climate change, LGBT rights and religious freedom, and while it didn't mention Trump by name, it may as well have. ("We will continue to build bridges, not walls," it read. WINK.)
Before casting the lone vote against the resolution (on the grounds that she found it "unnecessary" and "distasteful"), Eureka City Councilmember Marian Brady dropped the pretense: "We know who we're talking about," she announced, according to the North Coast Journal. "You might as well just say Trump. You have to hide it between fluffy words."
Fourth District Supervisor Virginia Bass is initiating the discussion at the county level, bringing forward a recently passed Sonoma County resolution as a possible model for a local one.
Bass said Immigration reform was a hot topic at the National Association of Counties conference in Washington, D.C., last year, and she sees good reasons to address the issue locally.
"There's a real fear in the community," she said, referring to the threat of arrests and deportation, "and even if it's not happening here now it is starting to happen in other areas."
She looked at various resolutions passed in other jurisdictions, and in searching for a model she wanted to avoid politically divisive terminology such as "sanctuary city."
"I'd really like to see something come forward that all [board members] could support," she said.
In addition to the Sonoma County resolution, Tuesday's agenda item includes Sheriff Mike Downey's recent written statement regarding immigration enforcement, wherein he said immigration law is not his agency's domain.
Bass argued that this issue isn't about law breakers. "If you commit a crime, no matter where you come from, that's a different thing," she said, "but when you're living here and you have family here, I don't think it's in the best interest for people to be afraid."
The Sonoma County resolution vows to provide "essential services to all County residents regardless of immigration status." Does Bass want to see Humboldt County take a similar stand?
It depends on what's included in "essential services," she said: "Police and fire is one thing; county services might be a different discussion." She's just hoping to put the issues on the table.
The board won't pass a resolution Tuesday, Bass said. Instead she hopes to get a sense of whether or not there's support in concept from a majority of the board. Meanwhile, the county's Human Rights Commission has been working on its own to develop language for a civil rights ordinance, soo even if the board can't arrive at a resolution all members agree on, the HRC can still bring its own version forward for consideration down the line.
For Bass, the specific words don't matter as much as the underlying principle.
"What it really comes down to is respecting people who are part of your community [and who] haven't done anything wrong," she said.
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Release Date: Sept. 18, 2018
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The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep is a new installment in the classic RPG series, returning players to the place where it all began, Skara Brae.
On the 30th anniversary of the original Bard's Tale, what better time than now to go on an adventure worthy of song?
The Bard's Tale IV will feature labyrinths and dungeons chock-full of dangerous traps, puzzles, and challenges, as well as the winding streets of the city of Skara Brae and its outlying environments. Exploration will take place in the first-person dungeon crawler style of the original trilogy. With full rights to everything from the original games, the story of The Bard's Tale IV will center on a new Skara Brae built upon the ruins of the old, returning familiar gameplay concepts such as No-Magic Zones and Magic Mouths.
Utilizing the Unreal 4 engine, The Bard's Tale IV will also represent a graphical leap forward in the genre, immersing you in a highly detailed and lush world you'll want to map to its farthest reaches. The Bard's Tale IV enriches the setting from the original trilogy with Scottish culture, including a soundtrack inspired by Gaelic music.
Many of you have reached out to ask, so we want to take this opportunity to confirm that The Bard's Tale IV will be releasing in 2018. Thanks, too, to our work on The Mage's Tale, we have increased the visual scope of the game in ways that we could not have with just the Kickstarter. With everything now in place, it is simply a matter of taking the time to make the game right, make sure we implement all the stretch goals and backer content, and hit the level of detail we want. The world of Caith is a beautiful one in both sight and sound, and we want our approach to capture that.
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inXile plans to use photogrammetry to create in-game 3D objects from photos of architecture, taken right in Scotland. With such detailed assets, The Bard's Tale IV will have intricate interactions, allowing for detailed physical puzzles in the game world, or while inspecting your own items in your inventory to find hidden compartments, latches, and more.
Of course, Skara Brae is not always a friendly place. The Bard's Tale IV will update the classic gameplay of the originals, featuring a dynamic phase based combat system. Combat will utilize the complex decision-making opportunities of traditional phase based combat, but with a constantly evolving enemy strategy and a pacing that keeps you on your toes.
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Respect for Marriage Act : What Maryland and DC Gay and Lesbian Married Couples Need To Know
On December 13, 2022, the Respect For Marriage Act was signed at a White House ceremony attended by thousands of jubilant supporters. See CNN news media report here and CNBC report here. Legislative efforts to pass the Respect For Marriage Act ("RFMA") have been ongoing since at least 2011. After more than a decade of efforts, the signing ceremony was joyous. For text of the RFMA, see its Wikipedia page here.
As widely reported in the news media, the RFMA is federal legislation that legalizes same-sex and interracial marriages at the federal level and, just as importantly, REQUIRES States to recognize the validity of same-sex and interracial marriages that are validly entered into in other States (even if that other State were to make same-sex or interracial marriages illegal).
As also widely reported, for now, the RFMA is somewhat "academic" since same-sex marriages are currently legal in all parts of the United States pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015). Obergefell held that State laws barring same-sex marriages were unconstitutional. Likewise, interracial marriages are currently legal in all parts of the United States pursuant to the Supreme Court's decision in Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1, (1967). Loving held that State laws barring interracial marriages were unconstitutional.
However, if, at some point, the Supreme Court were to reverse either Obergefell and/or Loving, then the RFMA would "kick in" and protect the validity of same-sex and interracial marriages based on federal legislation. Generally speaking, something can be legal because a court has said that something is legal or because a law makes that something legal. With respect to same-sex and interracial marriage, those are now protected by BOTH the Supreme Court's decisions and by federal law.
As noted in many media news reports, the specific impetus for passage of the RFMA at this point was the recent Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), which established abortion as a Constitutional right. The case that overruled Roe was handed down earlier in 2022 captioned Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Case No. 19-1392, 597 U.S. ___ (2022). In Dobbs, at least a couple of the Supreme Court Justices suggested that the reasoning behind overturning Roe might apply to cases like Obergefell and Loving. Consequently, to protect the rights enshrined by Obergefell and Loving, federal legislation was needed. And that is exactly what has happened when the RFMA was signed on December 13, 2022.
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The RFMA means a great deal for Maryland and DC gay and lesbian married couples. It means, first, that at the federal level, same-sex marriages are entitled to all of the legal protections afforded all marriages. Practically, this means that all marriages will be treated the same for the purposes of taxes, benefits, immigration and more. The RFMA also provides solid, enforceable life-time protection for same-sex marriages. Should Obergefell be overturned, the RFMA will protect all same-sex marriages and the RFMA gives the federal Department of Justice AND private citizens the right to bring civil actions against States who violate the rights protected by the RFMA.
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Frank Boyett: Local Red Cross has a long, active history
Henderson's Red Cross chapter rolled out with a parade a century ago.
Frank Boyett: Local Red Cross has a long, active history Henderson's Red Cross chapter rolled out with a parade a century ago. Check out this story on thegleaner.com: http://www.thegleaner.com/story/news/columnists/frank-boyett/2017/05/20/frank-boyett-local-red-cross-has-long-active-history/101808378/
Henderson Published 11:12 a.m. CT May 20, 2017
Some 80 members of Henderson's Red Cross chapter brave a snowy day to be photographed on the steps of the Henderson library during World War I.(Photo: Photo courtesy of Henderson County Public Library)
And it was a pretty impressive one, according to The Gleaner of May 22, 1917, which carried the headline: "Biggest parade in history of city."
An estimated 4,000 to 5,000 people marched four abreast through downtown streets, stretching 11 blocks long, to music provided by the Henderson Concert Band.
Along with men, women and children of the general public, organized groups included the Boys Brigade, the Boy Scouts, Red Cross workers, and members of the National Guard.
The parade occurred the afternoon of Sunday, May 20, and afterward the participants broke into three groups to hear elevating messages. Younger children went to First Baptist Church; women and girls went to First Presbyterian Church.
Men and boys went to the newly built Union Tabernacle on the riverfront and heard a sermon by evangelist Elwood Bulgin, who talked about the "trinity sins" of "wine, women and gambling."
The next day, a Monday, was the kickoff of the Red Cross' drive to raise money to begin operations. But much work had already been done by that point, so let me tell the story from the beginning.
The international Red Cross had its start in Switzerland in 1863, but Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881. It grew rapidly during World War I, from 107 chapters in 1914 to 3,864 in 1918. Henderson was one of them.
The first mention of a local Red Cross I've seen in local papers is in the Henderson Journal of April 12, 1917, which reported that about 100 women had gathered at the library to begin organizing. Actual sign-ups had to wait on receiving proper forms from Red Cross headquarters.
Hundreds of people also attended a recital of patriotic organ music at First Presbyterian Church, according to the Journal of April 18. No British flag could be found so one was cobbled together.
The May 3 edition noted organizational work was continuing, but formal authorization was still lacking. "The delay is due to the great rush in Washington."
The first mention of the fundraising drive kicking off on May 21 appeared in The Gleaner of May 10. "A membership thermometer will keep record on the streets during the whirlwind campaign" and all local churches were asked to mention the campaign during their services the preceding Sunday.
Another story appeared May 15 with more details; the fundraising drive would include a door-to-door campaign for memberships, which started at $1. Automobiles carrying the volunteers were decorated with Red Cross banners made by sewing classes in local schools.
Schoolchildren were also treated -- or subjected, depending on their outlook -- to speeches, each of which had a squad of National Guard soldiers in attendance to give the event the proper solemnity.
Local lodges were asked to mention the drive during their meetings that week, and local factories allowed their employees to hear short speeches just before the noon whistle on the preceding Friday.
That story was also careful to note, "Memberships are accepted from colored and whites alike, and the colored people of the city are asked to do their bit."
The original membership goal for the Henderson County Red Cross was 1,000 members, but the Journal of May 29 noted that goal had been met and the new goal was 2,000. Supplies were already being purchased and work was being done on crafting bandages and garments for soldiers.
The Journal of June 1 noted that more than 1,700 people had signed up as members, and that the first slate of permanent officers had been elected. (Up to that point the Henderson Red Cross had been governed by an organizational committee.)
The first president was Leigh Harris, publisher of The Gleaner and the Journal. Emily Elliott was vice president, Mrs. Robert Johnson was secretary and C.A. Katterjohn was treasurer. There was also a 36-member board of directors, representing the entire county.
The Journal of June 2 noted that a special organization meeting was scheduled June 4 in which training would be given in such things as first aid, how to make hospital supplies, and how to make such things as pajamas, gowns, bath robes, caps and other items to specifications.
Those who planned to work at home had to attend, in order to register and get the proper training.
By June 11, according to the Journal, Red Cross volunteers were hard at work in the basement of the library.
"Piles of bandages and other surgical materials littered the tables, electric irons were in abundance, and the ladies worked rapidly at their tasks." Membership had grown to 1,750 by that point.
The Gleaner of Aug. 12 noted the first shipment of locally manufactured supplies – two large crates -- had been shipped overseas. They contained 24 dozen assorted bandages, as well as dozens and dozens of sponges, gauze rolls, drains, compresses, and wipes.
Also included were 43 pairs of leggings, 16 sets of pajamas, 43 pairs of socks, and assorted other gear.
According to Francele Armstrong's Gleaner column of Feb. 19, 1952, the Red Cross during World War I focused on crafting hospital supplies and clothing for soldiers, running a store in which it sold donated items to raise operational costs, and providing relief to soldiers' families.
Harris noted there were few records about the Red Cross chapter between the first and second World Wars, although the chapter was reactivated to serve during the 1937 flood. Hallie Lindsay was appointed the first full-time paid secretary at that time. Up until then, all of the chapter's work was done by volunteers or part-time employees.
The flood got things ready for World War II, she noted. "Sewing production jumped during WWII from 40 garments in 1939 to a total of 1,615 in a peak year. Knitting production climbed from 40 pieces in 1940 to 1,429 in 1942."
The Red Cross has been headquartered at 300 Center St. since 1960, but is currently seeking to sell that building.
Henderson's first woman to serve in the military was Mary Jane Melton, according to The Gleaner of May 24, 1942.
She had just received her orders to begin service as an Army nurse at a base hospital in Miami Beach, Florida, the story said. She had volunteered in February.
The Hotel Goodrum on Third Street was being torn down to make way for an expansion of Tapp Funeral Home, according to a photograph in The Gleaner of May 23, 1967.
The extra space was to provide a chapel, a preparation room and additional parking.
The Ohio River gave up three bodies in May of 1992, according to stories in The Gleaner.
The May edition reported the recovery of Wallace Jerry Hodges, 47, who had been sucked through the dam gate at Newburgh two months earlier. The May 14 edition noted the body of Arnold Lee Phillips, 52, had been found three miles downriver from a January boating accident. Another victim of that accident, believed to be Roland Anthony Johnson, 26, was recovered the following week, according to the May 20 edition.
Frank Boyett can be reached at YesNews42@yahoo.com and is on Twitter at @BoyettFrank.
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Q: In the cohomology of Thom spectrum over LoopS^{2} and p-adic characteristic classes Let $T$ denote the thom spectrum over $\Omega S^{2}$ defined by the map
$1+3: \Omega S^{2} \to BG_{3}$
where $1 +3$ is a unit in $3$-adics.
Here $G_{3}$ is the unit component of $\Omega^{\infty}S_{3}$, where $S_{3}$ is the $3$-adic sphere spectrum.
If we look at the $H^{*}(T; \mathbb{Z}/3)$ as a mudule over Steenrod algebra, does the 4th cell connect to the bottom by $\mathscr{P}^{1}$?
I also want to extend my question for other primes except $2$. Prime $2$ I managed to do, from the knowledge of characteristic classes at $2$, but other primes seems impossible!

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In today's ever-evolving and tech-savvy world, cyber threats are an unavoidable reality. Cybercrime affects businesses regardless of their size, business focus, or cybersecurity budget. These threats are frequently complex as cybercriminals deploy new and advanced tactics to exploit business networks for monetary gain.
One of common and damaging ways cybercriminals target businesses are via ransomware attacks, which are among the most expensive cyber threats organizations encounter. In fact, sources mention that by the first quarter of 2020, the average enterprise ransom payment was $111,605.
The extent of ransomware attacks against commercial entities has grown significantly. Emsisoft, a security firm that assists companies hit by ransomware, reports that ransomware strikes attacked 205,280 organizations in 2019, a 41% increase from 2018. And while many organizations understand the significance of preparing for attacks such as these, few realize the mechanics of ransomware attacks and the true extent of the destruction they can cause. According to Emsisoft assessments, nearly half a million ransomware infections were recorded globally last year, costing organizations at least $6.3bn in ransom requests alone.
With the average ransom demand around $84,000 and approximately a third of firms paying up, Emisoft calculated minimum global costs at $6.3bn and a higher figure at $25bn. Similarly, according to a latest report from Coveware, the average price more than doubled in the final quarter of 2019: a typical total now stands at $84,116 and that's a little over double the earlier figure of $41,198.
It's not just the result of cyber criminals needing steeper ransoms, though that's absolutely one factor. Others involve hardware replacement and repair costs, lost earnings, and, in some incidents, damage to the victim's brand. These costs all increase distinctly concerning the sophistication and span of the attack.
There's a new risk affiliated with ransomware infection that could make a recovery even more costly. Cybercriminals are no longer satisfied to encrypt their victims' data and command payment for its decryption. They are now downloading duplicates of those files and threatening to release them if the ransom isn't handled publicly. Coveware notes that "this new complication brings forth the possible costs of 3rd party claims as a result of the data breach."
Samples of some high-profile ransomware attacks
A steadily expanding list of victimized companies have reported that other costs connected with an attack—downtime, missed sales opportunities, angry clients, the amount of attack mitigation and recovery, loss to company brand reputation, fines for unmet contractual obligations to customers, and penalties for non-compliance, make the cost of the ransom look little.
Here are just a few instances:
The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS): The WannaCry worldwide crash, which afflicted over 200,000 computers in over 150 countries, brought hundreds of NHS facilities to a halt for several days, resulting in the abandonment of thousands of operations and appointments and the desperate relocation of emergency patients from stricken emergency centers;
Erie County Medical Center (New York, USA), which squandered access to 6000 computers, demanding six weeks of manual operations and a recovery process that eventually cost US$10M;
Danish transportation and logistics behemoth Maersk suffered $300M of business interruption due to a ransomware attack. The downtime forced a 20% decrease in its shipping volume when it had to fall back to manual operations during the restoration effort, which required Maersk to re-install 45,000 PCs, 4000 servers, and 2500 applications over ten days.
More alarming facts about ransomware's hidden costs
Industry researchers have stated some scary facts and statistics about the cost and recurrence of ransomware attacks:
According to the Tech Transformers, ransomware strikes costs smaller companies an average of $713,000 per episode, a combination of the cost of downtime and lost business due to reputational harm;
Retrieving files from backup and restoring encrypted systems is often easier stated than done. According to Intermedia Research, almost three out of four companies affected with ransomware suffer two days or more without access to their files. About 30% go five days or longer without access. The current ransomware attack on the City of Atlanta (Georgia, USA) found it inadequate to access its systems after nearly two weeks;
Ransomware is predicted to attack one business every 14 seconds by the end of 2019, up from every 40 seconds in 2018. As per other statistics, 71% of companies targeted by ransomware attacks have been infected, and half of the strong ransomware attacks infect at least 20 computers in the business.
How ransomware became a malware plague
The reasons for the accelerated growth of this category of malware are essentially attributable to its development from a one-time cottage industry to a contemporary, criminal version of the software-as-a-service business. Ransomware gangs mimicked the model of tech vendors like Salesforce.com, constantly and rapidly developing and enhancing their product and relying on a network of Internet-based "distributors", lower-level, comparatively unskilled criminals who are pushing the malware onto as many machines as potential in return for a cut of the ransom, to bring their product into the marketplace.
These illegal front men use various techniques to propagate ransomware attacks, including sending out phishing emails with infected web links or attachments, putting bogus online ads that lead users to fake websites that secretly download malware to anyone that visits them.
Meanwhile, the highly skilled back-end developers labor to produce new variants that can employ operating system and application vulnerabilities, take advantage of careless end-users, and evade anti-virus software and other defenses designed by the IT security industry. They also build complicated distribution, monitoring, notification, and payment foundations, which they make available to their "distributors" without charge. All anyone requires getting into the ransomware distribution racket is moral compliance, a browser, and an Internet connection to reach these easy-to-use tools, start spreading ransomware around, and begin extorting cash from sacrifices. It's called ransomware-as-a-service.
Fighting back against ransomware
In the wake of this rapidly growing threat, businesses and public institutions can take strong steps to protect their systems from the operational interruptions and high costs of ransomware attacks. Step one is to start educating workers on the techniques that ransomware distributors use, directing them to be cautious about the online advertisements and email links they click, the websites they visit, and the attachments they expose.
71% of businesses targeted by ransomware attacks have been infected, and half of the strong ransomware attacks infect at least 20 computers in the company.
Good network and security regimen standards remain important, like segmenting networks to make it more difficult for ransomware to spread from system to system, hold endpoint anti-malware software up-to-date, and a patch has identified vulnerabilities in operating systems and applications as quickly as feasible.
Airgap Defense: Airgap's Zero Trust Isolation technology blocks all unauthorized lateral movement within the network.
Finally, given the high-resolution rate of ransomware attacks, it is imperative to institute a severe backup regimen and keep multiple copies of critical concern and patient data locally, offsite, and in the cloud. Routine, frequent backup persists as the most foolproof defense against ransomware. If your systems are jeopardized, you can identify the attack's onset and repair your systems from clean backups created before the incursion.
Airgap Defense: Airgap prevents any lateral scanning attempt. If under Zero Trust, an intruder breaches the perimeter controls, compromises a misconfiguration, or bribes an insider, they will have extremely restricted access to sensitive data, and safety measures would be in place to identify and respond to suspicious data access before it becomes a threat.
To avoid becoming martyrs of the next widespread ransomware attack, businesses and public organizations will have to deploy the basic measures and consider deploying leading-edge technologies for ransomware defense.
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https://healthitsecurity.com/news/ransomware-costs-on-the-rise-causes-nearly-10-days-of-downtime
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-ransomware-attacks-are-growing-in-severity/
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191016005043/en/Cost-Ransomware-Related-Downtime-Increased-200-Percent
https://www.nationwide.com/cps/cic/blog/cost-of-ransomware-attacks.html
https://www.comparitech.com/antivirus/ransomware-statistics/
https://www.secureworldexpo.com/industry-news/ransomware-hackers-raising-prices
https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/ransomware-statistics/
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Q: Why can you not break out of an infinity loop with 'break', but after adding 'System.out.println("")' you can? while working on a project I stumbled upon following thing:
I have an infinity loop that I want to break out of when a certain global static String is set to "START". I have a thread running that after 5 seconds sets the variable to "0" and after another 5 seconds to "START". So after ultimately 10 seconds the if-statement should be able to break out of the loop, but it does not.
If you however but a System.out.println(".") in the infinite loop after the if-statement, the loop registers the change and the program breaks out of the loop.
Firstly:
    public static String response = null;
    public static boolean ready = false;

This is the thread changing the String (class name: Text.java, implements Runnable):
    @Override
    public void run() {
        try {
            Thread.sleep(5000);
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        System.out.println("setting to 0");
        InfinityLoop.response = "0";

        try {
            Thread.sleep(5000);
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        System.out.println("setting to start");
        InfinityLoop.response = "START";

    }

This is the program with the infinite loop that you cannot escape:
    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
        Text text = new Text();
        new Thread(text).start();

        while(true)
        {
            if((response != null) && (response.equals("START")))
                break;
            //System.out.println(response);

        }

        System.out.println("escaped");

    }
}

This is the loop that you can escape:
    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
        Text text = new Text();
        new Thread(text).start();

        while(true)
        {
            if((response != null) && (response.equals("START")))
                break;
            System.out.println(response);

        }

        System.out.println("escaped");

    }
}

My thought is that it might be the delay created by sysout but I cannot really believe that a delay that short could make such an impact..


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Over Halloween weekend I went down to the Negev to ride as much of the Israel Bike Trail as I could fit into three days. The IBT is a new trail more or less paralleling (and sometimes overlapping) the hiking-oriented Israel Trail. So far, it's built from Mitzpe Ramon to Eilat and, for whatever reason, only marked in the southward direction. Also, not really marked well enough to follow it, so I was glad for my GPS.
About half the trail is dirt roads, jeep tracks, and gravelly wadi beds, while the other half is truly wonderful singletrack. Very trail-dozed stuff, with all the rocks and technical features removed, which is disappointing in a small way - but not enough to detract from the delightfully swooping, rolling flow of the trail that makes climbs over some of the Negev's very vertical terrain seem smooth and natural.
I got as far south as Beer Menuha, a roadside tourist trap along the Arava Valley highway. As soon as I get another 3-4 days, I'll resume from Yahel, 30 or so kilometers to the south (the intervening 30km being a dull, highway-side dirt road slog), and make for Eilat. I've heard the upcoming portions of the trail are even better than what I've already ridden, and I'm looking forward to finally making the approach to the Red Sea down from the red, jagged Eilat Mountains, which I missed by hiking the Israel Trail in a northerly direction five years ago.


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Q: Grammar using the word 'at' , 'in' Yesterday afternoon I arrived Delhi.
So if I want to Inform my friends which word should I use
I am At Delhi or I am in delhi

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Since Delhi is a city, you need to use in. Using at makes your sentence sound off.

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Apparently at the moment there's a bugged quest to gain entry to Dalaran. For those who knows about this, could you please reply to this thread and let other knows?
So the quest is not buggy now? Malice said that he took 2 quests and then he can't get back to Dalaran. My mage is 74 but still at Coldarra area, there's a quest to port me to Dalaran at the Valiance Keep Inn but I'm hesitant to take it (don't want to get stuck)..
So, clarify please, is it safe or not to take it?
Admin wrote: So the quest is not buggy now? Malice said that he took 2 quests and then he can't get back to Dalaran. My mage is 74 but still at Coldarra area, there's a quest to port me to Dalaran at the Valiance Keep Inn but I'm hesitant to take it (don't want to get stuck)..
The second quest is asking you to try teleport crystal to forest below dalaran and from the forest use the teleport crystal to get back to dalaran.
Last time i try (30-8-2009) the teleport crystal in dalaran is not functioning anymore, so it is not possible to get stuck on the forest again ( except if you fall from dalaran).
The other one is mage-only quest to learn teleport to dalaran. This simply doesn't give you to complete the quest, when you standing at the right place and use your quest item.
Crap i got stuck in the forest, didn't know that its bugged and haven't set my hearthstone there .
psychicboy wrote: Crap i got stuck in the forest, didn't know that its bugged and haven't set my hearthstone there .
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Student loan debt can put a major dent in any plan to retire, much less retire early. A couple of years back, we were sitting on roughly $135,000 in student loan debt.
This post is all about how we cut that debt down at the knees.
The silver lining of student loan debt is that it wouldn't be there if you hadn't received some form of education. Ideally you got a degree and landed a job a little easier because of it.
So often, it doesn't even matter what you majored in. My degree has absolutely nothing to do with my current profession in project management.
Knowing how your student loan interest rates impact your debt situation is key. That $75,000 chunk of our $135,000 total had a fixed interest rate of 4.6% The rest of the debt, roughly $65,000, sits forever at 2%.
Understanding that inflation historically averages around 3%, it makes zero sense to target paying off the $65,000 ahead of schedule. Let that pile sit and ferment! Pay the minimum forever, because you'll make more money by investing in the market than by freeing up the relatively small monthly payments on your balance sheet.
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By paying off $75,000 of our student loan debt at the higher rate, we eliminated over $300 in monthly payments that are now going towards the mortgage pay off. I guess this is how a "debt snowball" works. It is rewarding to see it in action and watch your net worth climb out of the doldrums slowly and steadily.
So how did we make it happen in less than two years? While paying childcare for twin infants? Looking back, I think we were on autopilot most times due to lack of sleep. But here, let me break down the key actions we took. Hopefully you will find it useful!
Live SMALL. And don't buy that bigger house. We in fact were THIS close to buying a bigger house because, well, we were expecting twins. And that's just what you do, right? WRONG! Another dirty secret for you fine readers: we got turned down for a mortgage on a $435,000 house just a few blocks over from our $275,000 gem. Why? Because you need to rent out your rental homes for at least twelve months for it to count towards your income. We had only been renting ours for nine months, so we looked like over-leveraged stooges to the lender. Point is, we got lucky getting turned down. Nowadays we look back and are grateful things wound up where they did. The twins are doing just fine sharing a room, and we find our 1,500 square feet of living space more than adequate.
Become a landlord. This one helped big time. If you're able to scrape up enough capital and get that first property going, you'll quickly yield some nice margins on rent. The hidden benefits come at tax time, when depreciation and maintenance expenses help reduce your overall tax burden. My dirty secret? I had to use a home equity loan on our house to pay the down payment on our first two rentals. But I quickly paid that off with rent money within six months in each instance. Get into rentals – it's a game changer.
Be the employee (and entrepreneur) of the month. Something happens to you when you have kids. Yes, my wife and I became zombies there for a while with twin babies. But, we also became that much more responsible. I think that translates to your work life somehow. Subtle, but true in our case. I turned a bad situation into a good one at the office, moving laterally into a job where I excelled. Bonuses and raises seem to come easier with a newfound responsibility back at home. An irony, when all you want to do is be home with your family! At the same time, highly successful Mrs. Cubert was killing it with more and more patients coming to get her services. I tell my employees to get results, and make friends in the process. Good things follow.
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Sell sh*t. I can't tell you how much crap we've accumulated over the years. Because I sold most of it. Seriously, we had a lot of stuff you just don't need or care about anymore when you become parents. I sold a TAG Heuer watch on eBay, comic books, and my Honda Accord on Craigslist. I unloaded my sweet audio system and speakers. What am I going to blast with babies sleeping all the time? Certainly not "The Chronic." There's two key benefits to minimalism: less clutter leads to less stress, and two, you make a little coin selling off that crap you don't need.
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Living within your means is probably the most obvious and least prescriptive advice you'll get for reaching your financial goals. There's much more to it than that. Certainly, you could live small, drive a used car (or better yet, ride your bike.) You could even rent out an extra bedroom if you're stuck in a large luxurious home that's underwater.
The flip side of the coin is to focus on how to make more money at the same time. Don't just focus on saving! There's only so many pennies and dimes hiding in those couch cushions. If you want to deal with debt, and quickly, you've got to find side gigs that pay. Start a blog. Rent a house, condo, or room in your basement. Get a part-time job.
Even better, become the A player at your office with a focus on strong relationship skills. The snowball rolls that much quicker when you put emphasis on the money-making side of the equation.
Kudos to you for being disciplined in paying off student loan debt! Your story is inspiring to me in many ways and I am now going to concentrate on selling all the "stuff" I really don't need as a start!
Thank you! I guess part of the "real story" is when you aim to live small, you run out of room fast when adding two new humans to the mix. ????
Bonus points are life-changing. We started using them last year and used the points to pay for all of our Christmas gifts. Boom–no budget impact from the holidays. I love the idea of getting into rentals, too. It's not for everybody, but it's a good way to earn passive income, particularly if you already own the property.
Bonus points are such a key part of our finances these days. I think we pay for easily half our travel each year on points alone. Nice work on using yours to tackle gifts at Christmas!
Awesome job! We sold so much sh*t during our debt payoff too 😉 And you gotta love credit card points!
I love the Lake Michigan pic! Where was that taken?
Haha! I didn't even mention the 20 year old mountain bike I sold earlier this summer for $350 cash.
Bam! That's good hunk of change. Great job!
I'm really itching to get into real estate! Success stories like yours get me excited…I almost forget about all the tenant horror stories.
Also, I'm not sure I could ever get rid of my audio system!
Thanks man! Yes – you should definitely consider real estate. The tax benefits alone make it a worthy side gig. Don't feel bad about your hi-fi. I'm scheming to rebuild my hook up when early retired – which is also when the kids will appreciate my more eclectic music tastes ????


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Q: How can I bind to whether any/none `RadioButton` of a certain group is selected? How can I bind to whether any/none RadioButton of a certain group is checked?
I have, say, 4 RadioButtons. Initially none of them is checked, so the "next" button is disabled. User must make a selection in order to enable the "next" button and be able to proceed.

A: First solution is not efficient since every new RadioButton entails to add extra DataTrigger:
  <StackPanel>
    <RadioButton Name="x1"/>
    <RadioButton Name="x2"/>
    <RadioButton Name="x3"/>
    <RadioButton Name="x4"/>
    <Button Content="Click">
        <Button.Style>
            <Style TargetType="Button">
                <Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="False"/>
                <Style.Triggers>
                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=x1, Path=IsChecked}" Value="True">
                        <Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="True"/>
                    </DataTrigger>
                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=x2, Path=IsChecked}" Value="True">
                        <Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="True"/>
                    </DataTrigger>
                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=x3, Path=IsChecked}" Value="True">
                        <Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="True"/>
                    </DataTrigger>
                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=x4, Path=IsChecked}" Value="True">
                        <Setter Property="IsEnabled" Value="True"/>
                    </DataTrigger>
                </Style.Triggers>
            </Style>
        </Button.Style>
    </Button>
</StackPanel>

Latter in turn is based on MVVM. You create property IsChecked in your ViewModel and whenever any RadioButton is checked it sets IsChecked value to True and your Button based on this value sets its IsEnabled property.
XAML:
<StackPanel>
    <StackPanel.Resources>
        <Style TargetType="RadioButton">
            <Setter Property="Command" Value="{Binding RadioButtonCheckedCommand}"/>
        </Style>
    </StackPanel.Resources>
    <RadioButton Name="x1"/>
    <RadioButton Name="x2"/>
    <RadioButton Name="x3"/>
    <RadioButton Name="x4"/>
    <Button Content="Click" IsEnabled="{Binding IsChecked}"/>
</StackPanel>

ViewModel:
    class MainViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
    private bool _isChecked;

    public bool IsChecked
    {
        get { return _isChecked; }
        set
        {
            _isChecked = value;
            OnPropertyChanged();
        }
    }

    private RelayCommand _radioButtonCheckedCommand;

    public RelayCommand RadioButtonCheckedCommand
    {
        get
        {
            return _radioButtonCheckedCommand ??
                   (_radioButtonCheckedCommand = new RelayCommand(() => IsChecked = true));
        }
    }

    public void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
    {
        if (PropertyChanged != null)
            PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
    }

    public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
}


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Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) was discovered in August 2014. Observers in the southern Hemisphere could see it throughout the last quarter of 2014. By December 2014 the comet could be seen in binoculars or a small telescope as a faint blob with a fainter still. The comet spent the Read more…
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With an eventful stargazing year behind and us teetering on the brink of 2014 wondering what it may have in store, we can plunge in with confidence knowing that the night sky promises to reveal no less than some of its most distinctive and exciting constellations to us over the Read more…
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Spiral galaxies in a glorious new gallery from the Very Large Telescope
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope brings us new face-on portraits of six spiral galaxies. But what is the science behind these delightful images? Everyone loves stunning pictures of spiral galaxies, I have said this before and will no doubt say it again. The folks at the European Read more…
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Cleaning a bedroom can be a challenge for some kids. Their vision of a clean room usually consists of a bed that's made and nothing on the floor. Which in our house looked great from far away- once you entered the room you could see piles and piles of toys and books squished under the bed. There would be towers of books and papers on Boo's desk and nightstand that were placed in such a way that if you so much as sneezed would come tumbling down . And let's not even talk about the closet.
Clearly we both had a different idea of what a clean room looked like. Boo would get frustrated having me tell her to go back and fix things, and I got frustrated that I would have to make a detailed list of what needed to be done every day. This system just wasn't working out for us.
Let me introduce you to the Acrostic approach. It is AMAZING. Why? Because my daughter has clear expectations that she can REMEMBER. And I don't need to print a checklist or make a fancy sign or anything. I just tell her it's time for a B.E.D.R.O.O.M. clean. And she knows exactly what to do. She does each job while spelling the word bedroom. Might I also add this is a good spelling activity, too! By the time she is finished spelling the word, her room is clean. It's so nice!
And voila! Instead of having a room that's semi-clean with extra stuff thrown under the bed and in the closet, we actually have a clean room. And that brings me joy!
This entry was posted in early learning, organization and tagged acrostic, acrostic cleaning, chore on January 18, 2016 by ktoponce.
I knew as soon as the conference talk was given that the word "ponderize", which means to ponder and memorize scriptures, would become a huge movement for church members. I have already been invited to join a Facebook Ponderizing group and I have seen and heard family and friends eagerly open up their scriptures to ponder and memorize. This simple little made-up word has sparked a fire in scripture study!
I have been thinking of different ways that I can share this excitement with my family. I have a daughter who will be baptized this month and it is important for me to teach her how to learn to apply and understand scriptures. I came up with a list of 10 different ways that we could use this principle of ponderizing with our children and family… because learning scriptures can be for EVERYONE! You can pick one of these ideas or combine different ideas to come up with a unique way to study the scriptures with your family.
This would be a fun way to include all your family members in the Ponderizing process. During your next family home evening, have each member of your family write 3 (or more) of their favorite scripture verses on slips of paper. I do want to make a quick note here that quotes from modern day prophets and apostles would make great ponderizing material, too! Fold up each slip of paper and place them in your ponderizing pail. Explain to your family that each week somebody will get to pick a paper from the pail. The scripture on that paper will be the one your family will ponderize for that week. At this time you will need to explain to your kiddos what the word ponderizing means. It might be kinda fun to have them predict the definition.
Have the youngest child choose a paper from the pail. Read the verse together as a family. Have the person who wrote that scripture explain why they picked it. Then place the scripture somewhere that everyone will see it. Throughout the week, make references to that scripture. Use specific sentence prompts such as "This scripture helped me today by...", "I applied this scripture today by…", or "As I was thinking about the scripture, I felt that I needed to…" It may seem silly or awkward to use prompts, but I promise you that it will teach your kids how to verbally express their feelings about the scriptures. You will be their scripture comprehension role model! At the end of the week, during your next family home evening, have a little testimony meeting allowing kids and parents to share their experiences with the scripture of the week. Then repeat the process!
Choose a scripture to ponderize with your family. You may want to use the Ponderizing Pail method. It might be more beneficial for your family to take a few minutes at the beginning of your family home evenings to pray and search the scriptures together to find the verse(s) that speak to your hearts. You could even designate one person each week to choose the scripture you will be ponderizing. After choosing your scripture, write or print the verse. Place the verse in a special picture frame located somewhere your whole family can see it on a regular basis. There are SO many cute picture frames you could buy for this activity. You may decide that instead of doing just one verse as a family, you each want to choose your own. If that is the case, how fun would it be to get picture frames from the dollar store for each family member and paint and/or decorate them. This would be a great way to get kids excited about their scriptures!
You may decide that you want your kids to keep a journal of their weekly scripture. I love journals! For younger kids, it may help them to have a template to organize their scripture study. If you choose to go this route, click on the link to download the ponderizing scripture template.
At the top of the page either write or paste a copy of the scripture. Throughout the week kids can draw pictures of what the verse means to them. Older kids can write their thoughts and feelings on the verse. Maybe your child had a great experience where the scripture helped them to make a good choice. That would be a great thing to record. Place the journal pages in either a family or individual binders or journals.
If your kiddos are older, you may decide that you don't need templates. A fun way to get family members engaged in a scripture is to make a ponderizing family notebook. The scripture is written or pasted at the top of a blank notebook page. Throughout the week, family members can record their thoughts, feelings, even questions underneath the scripture.
The benefit of this is that there is only one notebook, so everyone can see and learn from each other. You can answer each others questions or place a smiley face next to thoughts that you enjoyed reading. This is another great way to model for younger kids how to start thinking about the scriptures. And it will be a great way for those family members who may by shy to communicate their feelings.
A few months ago I came across a great way to memorize scriptures at Simple Charlotte Mason. I love it! I love that you only work on one new scripture to memorize at a time, and I love the review of past scriptures. It is amazing!!!
I was thinking about how I could take this great memorizing system and apply it to ponderizing. Since it just focuses on memorizing, take it to a deeper and more meaningful level by writing thoughts, feelings, and experiences on the back of the index card. That way you are not only focused on memorizing the scripture, but you also have a place to record your ponderings. As you review past scriptures, take the time to read and reread the back of the card. We can so quickly forget what we have learned!
Maybe you have a child who doesn't like writing (haha I know NOTHING about what that is like!) For those audio/visual learners try recording a podcast or video of your family scripture of the week! During your next family home evening, choose a scripture (either with the ponderizing pail or through searching and choosing together as a family). Record your family reading the verse. To help your children memorize the verse, you may decide to have them make up "scripture cheers" or take familiar tunes and "sing the scripture". Once the verse is memorized, record them either saying it or performing it! At the end of the week, record each family member sharing their thoughts, promptings, experiences, etc. with the verse. If kiddos are shy or want to try a different method of sharing, have them use puppets to express their learning. Puppets would also be a great way to verbally model how we "think" while reading the scriptures.
Have a technologically minded family member take the different recordings and put them together into one video. It may take longer to use this method, but what a priceless way to remember your family during this stage… this is a wonderful future family history gem! And those visual learners will love watching and rewatching (and therefore helping them to remember) these scripture videos.
This is a simple way to get young kiddos involved in the ponderizing process. Type the verse using a block font such as KG Red Hand or KG Let Her Go. Print the verse and let your child color it! If you have multiple little ones, I would make sure to print enough so everybody has their own. 🙂 Place the beautifully colored verse somewhere the whole family can view and admire. Your young children will feel involved and included!
So this idea may seem over the top. But some of us like to do crazy things. I was thinking about how many times I do my best pondering on my pillow right before I go to bed and when I wake up in the morning. I thought it would be fun to take an old pillowcase and, using a fabric marker, write the scripture reference for the weekly scripture. Older children may enjoy writing the reference themselves. Right before you lay your head down on your pillow, read the reference. See if you have the scripture memorized. Think about what the scripture means to you. Set goals for the following day based on the verse. Fall asleep each night pondering the scripture. Every week add a new scripture reference and before long you will have a pillowcase full of verses and a wonderful new habit.
During family home evening, have family members choose a scripture to ponderize together using the Ponderizing Pail or through scripture searching together. Write the reference and complete verse on a whiteboard or chalkboard in the kitchen or another area of the home where everyone will see it regularly. Every day, erase one or more words. See if your children can still say the scripture. By the end of the week it should be memorized. To help encourage pondering of the scripture, if room permits leave space at the bottom of the board for people to write thoughts, feelings, experiences, questions, and insights about the scripture. If there is no room on the board, use colorful post it notes to place around it. That way there is plenty of space for everyone's responses!
My daughter LOVES having family sleepovers. They are probably one of her favorite things. Once a week (or month, or year…), preferably on a Friday or Saturday night, have a special popcorn & pajama ponderizing party in your living room. Set out sleeping bags and blankets. Sit in a circle and share scripture verses that you have learned together while eating popcorn and treats. Then hold a special testimony meeting where each family member can share experiences they have had that have strengthened their relationship with Christ. Encourage them to share their testimony of the scriptures. End the night with family prayer and a family sleepover.
I hope these ideas will help you as you ponderize the scriptures with your family. I think one of the most important things that you can do throughout the process is to share your thoughts, feelings, ideas, experiences, and insights with your family as much as possible. Don't worry if it seems awkward or not eloquent- that's not what is important. The spirit and example you are teaching your children is priceless. If you are afraid you might forget throughout your already busy and hectic day- set a timer on your phone, change carpool time to ponderizing time, or have your children remind you. If you are passionate about ponderizing, you will make it a priority.
I am so grateful for the scriptures and the guidance they have given me. I am excited to share this joy with my family!
This entry was posted in church, early learning, faith & family, fhe, general conference, lds and tagged Book of Mormon, lds, ponderize, scriptures on October 6, 2015 by ktoponce.
So far in our series about math standards we have discussed Counting & Cardinality, Operations & Algebraic Thinking, and Numbers & Operations in Base 10 and with Fractions. I am excited to share with you some of the resources I have found for teaching your children about Measurement & Data.
What is Measurement & Data? For the younger grades it is the ability to measure and estimate length and width using standard units, represent and interpret data on a graph or chart, and understanding the concepts of time and money. Of course the degree of difficulty depends on the grade level of the students- with kindergarteners only being required to categorize data into groups and using terms more/less than to describe varying measurements.
When should I start teaching my child Measurement & Data? The terminology for this standard can be introduced to your child early on. They might not be able to count money or measure anything, but using terms such as "time, coins, taller, shorter, longer, bigger, and smaller" can set a good foundation.
What resources are available to help my child learn Measurement and Data? Of course there are a lot! Because this standard includes time and money this list could be very lengthy. Just know that this is a small sampling to whats available online.
Here are some great apps for the android users that include Kids Measurement Science, Kids Learn Time, Interactive Telling Time, Telling Time: Read a Clock, Kids Money Box (this is like a digital piggy bank), Learn to Count Money, and Count Money Master.
In the iTunes store you will find measurement and data apps like Mingoville Fun Clock, Interactive Telling Time, Clockwork Puzzle, Exact Change, Coin Matching Game, Kids Money (digital piggy bank), Preschoolers Learn Money, Smart Fish: magic Matrix HD, Mathomatix Measurement, Measure Length: Tiny Chicken, Data and Graphs, and Teaching Graphs.
Here is a list of Measurement and Data literature and teacher resources that you can read with your child. I apologize for the length- there were just so many titles that looked interesting! I will divide the books into four categories: measurement/data/time/and money. And don't forget to click on the picture to learn more about each book!
Here are some of our previous posts of Measurement & Data activities.
When Boo was just itty bitty we would play a coin learning game. I liked this because not only did she become familiar with money words, but it was a great fine motor activity. And it was as simple as taking down her piggy bank and sitting on the floor!
I made some free printables that you can download in our New Years Countdown Bags post and Our Disneyland Adventure post. These activities are both similar in that your child gets to open up a bag at a certain time. Can I just say we had a great time with our Disney Clock bags! I highly recommend making them for the long car trips.
We learned more about coin recognition during the holidays with our Christmas Money Advent Calendar.
Played with some of my old money manipulatives for the overhead projector (did I just age myself as a teacher) . You can read more about in our DIY Light Box post.
During our studies of mammals we made animal footprints and then categorized them by the number of feet they walk on. Keep in mind this was a preschool activity- you could always extend this by having students make different graphs and charts to represent their data.
Here are some other great posts on Measurement & Data from other bloggers.
The Preschool Toolbox shares a fun winter post "Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow" Winter Activities for Kids which includes a snowman estimation and graphing activity. She has included free printables, too!
Interaction Imagination posted a really fun and magical activity Creating Fairy Doors. Get your rulers out for this one- not only will your child make a cute door but they will learn a lot about measuring! She also posted some Forest Math activities which include measuring the size of trees and checking the depth and size of holes using sticks. So fun!
I love Naturally Educationals post March Weather Bar Graph. This is a great example of math you can do at home with your little ones. She also has some ideas on how to incorporate this activity into a lesson for grade level kids. She also has a cute Candy Heart Graph. I especially love that she has her four year old label her graph… great way to incorporate writing! Plus I just love the look of child-made work.
I have tried to keep this post informative and yet not too long- which was hard to do with all the resources available to teach Measurement & Data! I am especially impressed with all the good math literature that is now available in helping our kiddos understand concepts that can sometimes be a little tricky or abstract.
This entry was posted in math, measurement and data, number days and tagged learningtime, math apps, math literature, measurement, measurement and data, money, time on January 10, 2014 by ktoponce.
Watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade with my family and I thought I would quickly post some of our non-shopping ideas for Black Friday tomorrow. I know most people love the bargains and the mad rush of running from store to store… but our little family plans on staying in our nice quiet home and will try to avoid the stores for the next few days :). So for the past few days I have been brainstorming some different activities we could do that would not only officially kick off the Christmas season but also have fun with the "black" theme.
Black Jack Friday: Instead of rolling the dice with what good deals you might be lucky enough to grab, have a game day with the family instead. Pull out all the card games/ board games, pop some popcorn, and just enjoy being together!
Black Board Friday: Take advantage of this day off from school to play school together. Have little lessons on the value of a dollar, advertising, etc for older kids- or for the little kids have a day celebrating the color black. And of course you don't have to focus on Black Friday for your learning day- you can also use this time to reinforce/review/enhance skills your child is learning at school.
Black Bag Donations: Grab a black sack (or cardboard boxes) and clean out your house with toys and clothes in good condition your children have outgrown that could be donated to those in need. I love the idea of totally switching gears and turning the shopping madness into a day of giving to others.
Black Bites: Create a menu of black foods to nibble on throughout Friday. Black licorice, black velvet cake, black berries, olives, and black rice just to name a few!
Play Store: Have your kiddos set up some merchandise (aka run through the house and grab toys, books, etc), find or make some play money, grab a toy shopping cart or basket and a cash register and you are ready to go! For an extra twist have your kids make their own ads- this would be a great writing and art activity.
North Pole Breakfast: This idea has been floating around the internet for awhile. Have a special breakfast with the family to kick off the holiday season. This is the time we bring back our Elf on the Shelf (although ours is a reindeer).
Decorate for Christmas! For those that decorate for Thanksgiving, Black Friday is the perfect day to set up the tree and enjoy Christmas decorations after the famous day of gratitude.
Black Friday Math: Toddler Approved came up with this WONDERFUL math activity you can do with your kids using your stack of Black Friday ads. Check out her site for more information!
If you do decide to go shopping on Black Friday- be safe! And if you plan on staying home I hope this list helps you to plan a fun family day.
This entry was posted in Christmas, colors, faith & family and tagged black friday on November 28, 2013 by ktoponce.