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Windows 8 tips: get started
Windows 8 has been with us for well over a year now, and if you're used to previous versions of Windows then you're going to notice that quite a bit has changed. In fact, Windows 8 has seen the biggest change since the jump from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95.
Out goes the Start menu, in comes the new touch-oriented Start screen with new Windows 8-style apps and new interface conventions. Even experienced PC users may be left feeling a little lost.
Don't despair, though, help is at hand. We've poked around every part of Windows 8, uncovering many of its most important tips and tricks, so read our guide and you'll soon be equipped to get the most out of Microsoft's latest release.
1. Open from the lock screen
Windows 8 opens on its lock screen, which looks pretty but unfortunately displays no clues about what to do next.
It's all very straightforward, though. Just tap the space bar, spin the mouse wheel or swipe upwards on a touch screen to reveal a regular login screen with the user name you created during installation. Enter your password to begin.
2. Handle basic navigation
Windows 8's interface is all colourful tiles and touch-friendly apps. And if you're using a tablet then it'll all be very straightforward: just swipe left or right to scroll the screen, and tap any tile of interest.
On a regular desktop, though, you might alternatively spin the mouse wheel to scroll backwards and forwards.
And you can also use the keyboard. Press the Home or End keys to jump from one end of your Start screen to the other, for instance, then use the cursor keys to select a particular tile, tapping Enter to select it. Press the Windows key to return to the Start screen; right-click (or swipe down on) apps you don't need and select Unpin to remove them; and drag and drop the other tiles around to organise them as you like.
3. Group apps
The Start screen apps are initially displayed in a fairly random order, but if you'd prefer a more organised life then it's easy to sort them into custom groups.
You might drag People, Mail, Messaging and Calendar over to the left-hand side, for instance, to form a separate 'People' group. Click the 'minus' icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to zoom out and you'll now find you can drag and drop the new group (or any of the others) around as a block. Right-click within the block (while still zoomed out) and you'll also be able to give the group a name, which - if you go on to add another 20 or 30 apps to your Start screen - will make it much easier to find the tools you need.
Windows 8.1 now provides a special Customise mode with much the same functionality. Right-click an empty part of the Start screen, or swipe up, tap Customise, then drag and drop tiles or rename app groups to whatever you need.
4. Use the quick access menu
Right-click in the bottom-left corner (or hold down the Windows key and press X) for a text-based menu that provides easy access to lots of useful applets and features: Device Manager, Control Panel, Explorer, the Search dialog and more. Download the Win+X Menu Editor and you'll be able to further customise the list with programs of your own.
5. Find your applications
The Win+X menu is useful, but no substitute for the old Start menu as it doesn't provide access to your applications. Press Ctrl+Tab, click the arrow button at the bottom left of the Start Screen, or swipe up from the bottom of the screen and a list of your installed programs will appear. If you can't see what you need immediately, start typing an application name to search for it. Or, in Windows 8.1, click the arrow to the right of "Apps" to sort your programs by date installed, most used, category or name.
6. Make access easier
If there's an application you use all the time then you don't have to access it via the search system. Pin it to the Start screen and it'll be available at a click.
Start by typing part of the name of your application. To access Control Panel, for instance, type 'Control'. Right-click the 'Control Panel' tile on the Apps Search screen, and click 'Pin to Start'. If you're using a touchscreen, press and hold the icon, then flick down and select 'Pin to Start'.
Now press the Windows key, scroll to the right and you'll see the Control Panel tile at the far end. Drag and drop this over to the left somewhere if you'd like it more easily accessible, then click the tile to open the desktop along with the Control Panel window, and press the Windows key to return you to the Start screen when you're done.
7. Shut down
To shut Windows 8 down, just move the mouse cursor to the bottom right corner of the screen, click the Settings icon - or just hold down the Windows key and press I - and you'll see a power button. Click this and choose 'Shut Down' or 'Restart'.
In Windows 8.1, press Win+X, click 'Shut down or sign out' and select the option you need.
Some of the tricks available in previous versions of Windows still apply. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del, for instance, click the power button in the bottom right-hand corner and you'll be presented with the same 'Shut Down' and 'Restart' options.
And if you're on the desktop, press Alt+F4 and you'll be able to choose 'Shut Down', 'Restart', 'Sign Out' or 'Switch User' options.
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8. Use the app bar
Windows 8 apps aim to be simpler than old-style Windows applets, which means it's goodbye to menus, complex toolbars and many interface standards. There will usually be a few options available on the App bar, though, so if you're unsure what to do then either right-click an empty part of the screen, press Windows+Z or flick your finger up from the bottom of the screen to take a closer look.
9. Launch apps from the desktop
Windows 8 doesn't provide any obvious way to launch apps straight from the desktop, but this is actually surprisingly easy to set up.
Right-click on an empty part of your desktop, select New > Shortcut, and type Explorer Shell:AppsFolder in the "Location" box. Click Next, enter a name - "All Programs", for instance - and click Finish. Double-clicking that shortcut will open a folder listing all your installed programs, including the apps, and you can launch whatever you like.
10. See what's running
If you launch a Windows 8 app, play with it for a while, then press the Windows key you'll switch back to the Start screen. Your app will remaining running, but as there's no taskbar then you might be wondering how you'd ever find that out.
You could just press Alt+Tab, which shows you what's running just as it always has.
Holding down the Windows key and pressing Tab displays a pane on the left-hand side of the screen with your running apps. (To see this with the mouse, move your cursor to the top left corner of the screen, wait until the thumbnail of one app appears, then drag down.)
And of course you can always press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to see all your running apps in the Task Manager, if you don't mind (or actually need) the extra technical detail.
11. Close an app
Windows 8 apps don't have close buttons, but this isn't the issue you might think. Apps are suspended when you switch to something else so they're only a very minimal drain on your system, and if you need the system resources then they'll automatically be shut down. (Their context will be saved, of course, so on relaunching they'll carry on where you left off.)
If you want to close down an app anyway, though, move the mouse cursor up to the top of the screen. When it turns from the regular mouse pointer to the icon of a hand, hold down the left mouse button and drag it down the screen. Your app should shrink to a thumbnail which you can drag off the screen to close it.
If that's too much hassle, then simply pressing Alt+F4 still works.
And when all else fails then press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to launch Task Manager, right-click something in the Apps list and select End Task. Beware, though, close something you shouldn't and it's easy to crash or lock up your PC.
12. Hide the taskbar
If you run Windows 8 on a tablet then it makes sense to keep your taskbar on the left, where it takes minimal space and is best placed for easy thumb access. Switch your tablet to portrait orientation, though, and you'll suddenly find the taskbar grabs much more valuable screen real estate.
It doesn't have to be this way, however - not if you install Surface Taskbar Helper. This neat tool enables you to set the taskbar to "auto hide" based on its current orientation, so for instance you can always show it in landscape view, but hide it in portrait, which is a very flexible way to get the most out of your display space.
13. Master Internet Explorer in Windows 8
Click the Internet Explorer tile from the Start menu and you'll launch a full-screen version without toolbars, menus or sidebars, which like so much of Windows 8 may leave you initially feeling lost.
Right-click an empty part of the page or flick your finger down from the top of the screen, though, and you'll find options to create and switch between tabs, as well as a Refresh button, a 'Find' tool and the ability to pin an Internet shortcut to the Start page. Click the spanner icon and select 'View on the desktop' to open the full desktop version of Internet Explorer.
14. Spell check
Windows 8 apps all have spellcheck where relevant, which looks and works much as it does in Microsoft Office. Make a mistake and a wavy red line will appear below the offending word; tap or right-click this to see suggested alternative words, or add the word to your own dictionary if you prefer.
15. Run two apps side by side
Modern UI apps are what Microsoft calls 'immersive' applications, which basically means they run full-screen - but there are ways to view up to four at once.
On Windows 8, swipe from the left and the last app you were using will turn into a thumbnail; drop this, and one app displays in a sidebar pane while your current app takes the rest of the screen. And you can then swap these by swiping again.
Windows 8.1 expands on this and can display up to four apps simultaneously, if you've enough screen space. Move your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, and when it changes to a hand icon, drag and drop your app to the left or right. Once you've moved it enough, a dividing line will appear, you can drop the app, and it'll appear in just that part of the screen. Use the bar between your apps to resize their window widths, or if you need to make one full-screen again.
16. Run as Administrator
Some programs need you to run them with Administrator rights before they'll work properly. The old context menu isn't available for a pinned Start screen app, but right-click one, and if it's appropriate for this app then you'll see a Run As Administrator option.
17. Make a large app tile smaller
You'll notice that Windows 8 apps come in different tile sizes, and these won't always be set up as you like (if you're not really interested in Sports, say, you might prefer that tile to be small). In Windows 8, right-clicking a tile displays 'Smaller' or 'Larger' options which you can use to resize it. Or in Windows 8.1, right-click a tile, 'Resize' and choose from one of four tile sizes: 'Large', 'Wide', 'Medium' and 'Small'.
18. Uninstall easily
If you want to hide an unused app for now, select 'Unpin from Start'. The tile will disappear, but if you change your mind then you can always add it again later. (Search for the app, right-click it, select 'Pin to Start'.)
And, if you're sure you'll never want to use an app again, choose 'Uninstall' will remove it entirely.
Of course, if you like to try out lots of apps then uninstalling them one at a time can get a little tedious. If that becomes a problem, give Windows App Boss a try - it enables you to select multiple apps and remove them all at once.
19. Customise app privacy
It is worth keeping in mind that by default Windows 8 apps can use your name, location and account picture. If you're not happy with that, it's easily changed. Press Win+I, click More PC Settings, select Privacy and click the relevant buttons to disable any details you'd rather not share.
The new Task Manager also includes a History feature that tracks the CPU time used by every application. If you're wondering what someone's doing most of the time on their Windows 8 system, launching Task Manager (press Ctrl+Shift+Esc) and clicking the App History tab will give you an idea. But if you don't want someone doing the same to you, clicking App History > Delete Usage History will clear all the figures.
20. Show administrative tools
Experienced Windows users who spend much of their time in one advanced applet or another are often a little annoyed to see their favourite tools buried by Windows 8. Microsoft has paid at least some attention, though, and there are ways to bring some of them back.
As we've mentioned, pressing Win+X launches a menu with plenty of technical tools: 'Device Manager', 'Network Connections', 'Computer Management' and more.
If you need more power, open the Charm bar by flicking your finger from the right-hand side of the screen and select 'Settings' then 'Tiles'. Change 'Show administrative tools' to 'Yes' and click back on an empty part of the Start screen. And it's as simple as that. Scroll to the right and you'll find a host of new tiles for various key applets - Performance Monitor, Event Viewer, Task Scheduler, Resource Monitor and more - ready to be accessed at a click.
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21. Search everywhere
The Windows 8.1 Search tool is no longer just about scanning your own system. It's now integrated with Bing, delivering internet results and (sometimes) even Wikipedia-style summaries of whatever you're searching for.
To give this a try, launch the Charms bar, click Search, type 'Marilyn Monroe' and press Enter. As well as seeing any matches in your own documents, pictures or videos, you'll get a picture, brief bio (birth date, husbands, siblings, date and place of death), and links to films, videos, albums and more.
That's just the start, though. Swipe left (or spin the mouse wheel) and you'll find more pictures and summaries for all the top 'Marilyn' search engine hits: IMDB, Wikipedia, MarilynMonroe.com and Biography.com, as well as further links for images, videos, related searches and more. Click any of these to open a browser window at that site.
This extra search power can be very useful, but if you'd prefer to keep desktop searches to your own system then it's easily disabled. Launch the Charms bar, click Settings > Change PC Settings > Search, and set 'Use Bing to search online' to 'Off'.
22. Install anything
Most mobile platforms recommend you only install apps from approved sources to protect your security, and Windows 8 is the same: it'll only allow you to install trusted (that is, digitally signed) apps from the Windows store.
If this proves a problem, though, and you're willing to take the security risk (because this isn't something to try unless you're entirely sure it's safe), then the system can be configured to run trusted apps from any source.
It's all done via a single Registry key, too. Just launch REGEDIT and set the value of the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsAppxAllowAllTrustedApps key to 1.
23. Pin app contents to the Start screen
It's easy to pin apps to the Start screen (right-click, select "Pin"), but you don't have to stop there. Many apps also enable you to pin particular content for easy access later.
If you want more ideas for your upcoming holiday in Rome, for instance, you could open the Travel app, right-click, select "Destinations" and choose the "Rome" tile. And then repeat those steps every single time you revisit the page. Or, alternatively, right-click your preferred Destination tile, select "Pin...", and you'll be able to access it directly from the Start screen.
Similarly, if you use the Mail app with multiple accounts then just open these, and you can right-click to select separate live tiles for each one - much more useful.
24. Log in automatically
WARNING: Your account will lose admin privileges as a result of this step
Of course even if you remove the lock screen, you'll still be forced to manually log in every time your system starts. This can also be resolved at speed, though, using much the same technique as in previous versions of Windows.
Hold down the Windows key, press R, type 'netplwiz' and press Enter to launch the User Accounts dialog.
Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" box and click OK.
Enter the user name and password of the account that you'd like to be logged in automatically, click OK, restart your system and this time it should boot directly to the Start screen.
25. Use six apps at once
Launch a Windows 8 app and it appears full-screen, which is fine on a small tablet but not so impressive when you've got a 27-inch widescreen monitor to fill.
Toolbox for Windows 8 helps out, though, by bundling 12 common apps in a single package. You get a Facebook client, browser, calculator, weather app, clock and more. And instead of always appearing full-screen, you can run and interact with two, three, four, even six of these tools, all at the same time.
26. Replace the Start menu
If Windows 8's search and navigation tools still leave you pining for the regular Start menu, installing the free Classic Shell will replace it with something very similar.
Install it and you get the standard menu of your installed programs, for instance, along with Search and Run boxes, the Recent Items menu, and Windows 7-type shutdown options. And it can make Windows 8 boot directly to the desktop, too.
Classic Shell doesn't entirely ignore the modern UI world, though. A menu of installed apps enables you to launch them from the desktop, and you can alternatively switch to the Start screen with a click.
27. Learn Windows key shortcuts
- Win : switch between the Start screen and the last-running Windows 8 app
- Win + C : displays the Charms: the Settings, Devices, Share and Search options
- Win + D : launches the desktop
- Win + E : launches Explorer
- Win + F : opens the File Search pane
- Win + H : opens the Share pane
- Win + I : opens Settings
- Win + K : opens the Devices pane
- Win + L : locks your PC
- Win + M : minimises the current Explorer or Internet Explorer window (works in the full-screen IE, too)
- Win + O : toggles device orientation lock on and off
- Win + P : switch your display to a second display or projector
- Win + Q : open the App Search pane
- Win + R : opens the Run box
- Win + U : open the Ease of Access Centre
- Win + V : cycle through toasts (notifications)
- Win + W : search your system settings (type POWER for links to all power-related options, say)
- Win + X : displays a text menu of useful Windows tools and applets
- Win + Z : displays the right-click context menu when in a full-screen app
- Win + + : launch Magnifier and zoom in
- Win + - : zoom out
- Win + , : Aero peek at the desktop
- Win + Enter : launch Narrator
- Win + PgUp : move the current screen to the left-hand monitor
- Win + PgDn : move the current screen to the right-hand monitor
- Win + PrtSc : capture the current screen and save it to your Pictures folder
- Win + Tab : switch between running apps
28. Boot desktop apps faster
While you can still set up desktop apps to load when Windows 8 starts, they don't have the priority they once did. Quite the opposite, in fact - Windows 8 delays their launch to ensure everything else starts more quickly. This can make the system more responsive as your system boots, but if you're switching straight to the desktop then it may slow you down, so it may be worth turning off the delay, just to see if you can spot any improvement.
Launch REGEDIT and browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerSerialize.
Create the Serialize key if it doesn't exist, and select it in the left-hand pane.
Right-click in the right-hand pane, create a new DWORD value called StartupDelayInMSec, and leave it set at zero (or, if a value is already there, set it to zero).
Restart and the desktop apps will now launch more quickly. Try three or four test boots to see if there's any improvement, and if not, delete the StartupDelayInMSec value to restore the default settings.
29. Launch programs fast
If you're a fan of keyboard shortcuts and don't like the idea of scrolling through app tiles to find the program you need, don't worry, Windows 8 still supports a useful old shortcut. Which is perfect if, say, you're looking to be able to shut down your PC with a click.
Launch the desktop app, right-click an empty part of the desktop and click New > Shortcut.
Browse to the application you'd like to launch here. Or for the sake of this example, enter
shutdown.exe -s -t 00
to shut down your PC, or
shutdown.exe -h -t 00
to hibernate it, and click Next. Type a shortcut name - 'Hibernate', say - and click Finish.
Right-click the shortcut, select Pin to Start and it should appear on the far right of the Start screen - just drag the tile wherever you like.
30. Take intelligent screengrabs
If a Windows 8 application is showing something interesting and you'd like to record it for posterity, then hold down the Windows key, press PrtSc, and the image won't just go to the clipboard: it'll also be automatically saved to your My Pictures folder with the name Screenshot.png (and then Screenshot(1).png, Screenshot(2).png and so on).
You might hope that pressing Win+Alt+PrtSc would similarly save an image of the active window, but no, sadly not. Maybe next time.
31. Default to Photo Viewer
Double-click an image file within Explorer and it won't open in a Photo Viewer window any more, at least not by default. Instead you'll be switched to the full-screen Windows 8 Photos app - bad news if you thought you'd escaped such hassles by using the desktop.
If you'd like to fix this, go to Control Panel > Programs > Default Programs and select Set your default programs.
Scroll down and click Windows Photo Viewer in the Programs list.
Finally, click 'Set this program as default' if you'd like the Viewer to open all the file types it can handle, or select the 'Choose default' options if you prefer to specify which file types it should open. Click OK when you're done.
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32. Tweak SmartScreen
Windows 8 now uses Internet Explorer's SmartScreen system-wide, checking downloaded files to ensure they're safe. This is a very good thing - a report by NSS Labs revealed that IE10 blocks more malware than any other browser - but if you have any problems then it can be tweaked.
Launch Control Panel, open the Action Centre applet, and click Change Windows SmartScreen Settings in the left-hand pane. Here you can keep the warning, but avoid the requirement for administrator approval, or turn SmartScreen off altogether. Make your choice and click OK to finish.
33. Set up Windows 8 File History
Windows 8 includes an excellent File History feature, which can regularly and automatically back up your libraries, desktop, contacts and favourites to a second drive (even a USB flash drive - just connect it, and choose 'Configure this drive for backup using File History' from the menu).
To set this up, go to Control Panel > System and Security > File History. Click Exclude Folders to help define what you're saving, Advanced Settings to choose the backup frequency, Change Drive to choose the backup destination, and Turn On to enable the feature with your settings.
And once it's been running for a while, you can check on the history for any file in Explorer by selecting it, choosing the Home tab and clicking History.
34. Use VHD - enhanced
Windows 7 added support for creating and attaching virtual hard drives in Microsoft's VHD format. Now Windows 8 extends this with the new VHDX format, which improves performance, extends the maximum file size from 2 to 16TB, and makes the format "more resilient to power failure events" (so they shouldn't get corrupted as easily). Launch the Computer Management Control Panel applet, choose Disk Management, and click Actions > Create VHD to give the format a try. Or, for an easy and free way to create VHDX files from physical drives, take a look at the excellent Disk2vhd.
35. Keep apps quiet
Windows 8 apps will often raise notifications, alerting you to new emails, messages, calendar events, status updates and more. This is generally a very good idea, but if you don't want them popping up when you're not working at the system (overnight, say) then a new Windows 8.1 feature can help.
Open the Charms bar, click Settings > Change PC settings > Search and Apps > Notifications. As before, you can selectively turn off notifications for individual apps, but a new 'Quiet Hours' option allows you to turn them off altogether for a period of time. Just turn 'Quiet Hours' on, set the 'From' and 'To' times - 00:00 to 07:00, say - and you're done. Unless you're using the PC, notifications will be disabled during that period.
36. Pool storage spaces
If you have multiple hard drives packed with data then you'll know that managing them can be a hassle. But that's all about to change with a new Windows 8 feature, Storage Spaces.
The idea is that you can take all your hard drives, whether connected via USB, SATA or SAS (Serial Attached SCSI), and add them to a storage pool. And you can then create one or more spaces within this pool, formatting and accessing them as a single drive, so you've only one drive letter to worry about.
What's more, the technology can also maximise your performance by spreading files across multiple drives (the system can then access each chunk simultaneously). There's an option to mirror your files, too, so even if one disk fails your data remains safe. And if your Storage Space begins to fill up then just plug in another drive, add it to the pool and you can carry on as before.
Yes, we know, this is just a consumer-friendly take on RAID. But there's nothing wrong with that, and it looks promising. If you'd like to read up on the technical details then the official Windows 8 blog has more, and you can then create and manage your drive pool from the new Control PanelSystem and Security 'Storage Spaces' applet.
37. Enable virtual machines
Install 64-bit Windows 8 Professional or Enterprise and you also get Microsoft's Hyper-V, enabling you to create and run virtual machines (as long as you're not running in a virtual machine already). Launch OptionalFeatures.exe (press Windows Key and R and type it in to run), check Hyper-V and click OK to enable the feature. Then switch back to the Start screen, scroll to the right, find and click on the Hyper-V Manager tile to begin exploring its capabilities.
38. Smart search
When you're in the mood to track down new Windows 8 features relating to a particular topic, you might be tempted to start by manually browsing Control Panel for interesting applets - but there is a simpler way.
If you'd like to know what's new in the area of storage, say, just press Win+W to launch the Settings Search dialog, type "drive", and the system will return a host of related options. That is, not just those with "drive" in the name, but anything storage-related: BitLocker, Device Manager, backup tools, disk cleanup, and interesting new features such as Storage Spaces.
This Search feature isn't new, of course, but it's easy to forget how useful this can be, especially when you're trying to learn about a new operating system. So don't just carry out specific searches, use the Apps search to look for general keywords such as "privacy" or "performance", and you just might discover something new.
Windows 8 tips: tweak and customise
39. Set Start screen background
If you'd like to change your lock, user tile or start screen images then go to the Start screen press Win + I, click 'Change PC settings' and choose the Personalize option. Browse the various tabs and you'll be able to choose alternative images or backgrounds in a click or two.
In theory you'll also be able to define apps that will display their status on the lock screen, although the app must specifically support this before it'll be accessible from your Personalize settings.
Windows 8.1 extends Personalize with several useful options. In particular, it enables you to set your desktop wallpaper as the Start screen background, a great way to reduce the jarring effect when you're bounced from one to the other.
40. Boot to the desktop
The Windows 8 Start screen hasn't been Microsoft's most successful innovation, and many Windows 8 users avoid it just as much as they can. But if that sounds like you, Windows 8.1 provides two new tweaks which just might help.
To begin, right-click the taskbar, select Properties > Navigation, check 'Show the Apps view automatically when I go to Start', and click OK. Clicking the Start button then displays all your installed applications, rather than app tiles, perhaps making it easier to find whatever program you need.
If that doesn't work for you, though, it's now possible to boot straight into the desktop and bypass the Start screen altogether. Right-click the taskbar, select Properties > Navigation, check 'When I sign in or close all applications on a screen, go to the desktop instead of Start', click OK, and you'll be seeing far less of those colourful tiles in future.
41. Schedule maintenance
Windows 8 can run common maintenance tasks - software updates, security scanning, system diagnostics and more at a scheduled convenient time, which is good.
Unfortunately it doesn't actually ask you what time is convenient, instead just setting it to 3am and allowing the system to wake your computer (if hardware and circumstances permit) to do its work. Which isn't so good.
To change this, launch Control Panel, click System and Security > Action Centre > Maintenance. You can now click 'Start maintenance' to launch any outstanding tasks right now, while selecting 'Change maintenance settings' enables you to choose a more convenient time, and optionally disable the feature's ability to wake up your computer if that's not required.
42. Restore the Windows "Updates are available" alert
If you've set up Windows 8 to check for Windows updates but enable you to choose whether to download and install them, then of course it's very important that the system tells you when updates are available. And it does this - but only in the logon screen. The "Updates are available" system tray icon has disappeared, so if you don't log off or restart your PC regularly then no matter how important Microsoft's latest security patches might be, you won't hear about them.
As with many other Windows 8 issues, though, it's not taken long for other developers to fill the gap, and there are now several free tools that can help. Install a copy of the Windows Update Notification Tool or the Windows Update Notifier and the "Updates are available" alert will be restored to your system tray.
43. Close apps easily
Closing a Windows 8 app can sometimes be awkward. You have to drag or swipe down from the very top of the screen right to the very bottom - which might be quite some distance - and if you don't quite swipe all the way, the window just reappears and you have to start again.
The solution? Get Windows to close the app without you having to travel quite so far. It works like this.
Launch REGEDIT, browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionImmersiveShellSwitcher, and create new DWORD values called MouseCloseThreshold and TouchCloseThreshold.
These define how far mouse and touch users will have to drag the app before they can drop and close it. Start by setting each value to the maximum 1000, reboot, and you'll find you can now drop the window maybe only half way down the screen and still have it close correctly, which is much quicker and easier.
You may also be more likely to close apps accidentally, of course. If this happens, reduce the value of the relevant Registry key a little (the minimum value is 1, setting it to 0 prevents that method of closing at all), reboot and try again. Or delete the keys if you have problems with this and would like to restore the default settings.
44. Set a picture password
Windows 8 enables you to create a picture password, where you choose an image, then draw on it in a combination of taps, lines and circles - only someone who can reproduce this pattern will be able to log on. Select Win + I > More PC Settings > Users > Create a Picture Password to give this a try.
45. Hibernate or Sleep
You won't necessarily see either Hibernate or Sleep in the Windows 8 shutdown dialogs, but if that's a problem then you may be able to restore them.
Launch the Control Panel Power Options applet (powercfg.cpl) and click 'Choose what the power buttons do' in the left-hand pane.
If you see a 'Change settings that are currently unavailable' link, then click it, and if Windows 8 detects that your PC supports Sleep and Hibernate options then they'll be displayed here. Check the boxes next to whatever you'd like to use, click Save Changes, and the new options should now appear in your shutdown dialogs.
46. Simplify search
By default Windows 8 includes every bundled app in its Search results. If you'll never want to use some of these - the Store app, say - then select Win + I > Change PC Settings > > Search, choose which apps you don't want included, and your search list will be more manageable in future.
47. Save bandwidth
Set up lots of live tiles on the Start screen and you could find they're using a lot of network bandwidth, which could perhaps become a problem if you're running a slow or metered connection. But Windows 8 does offer one option that might help.
Click your network connection on the taskbar (or the Start Screen Charms bar), right-click your network connection in the list and select "Set as metered connection" (you'll only see this with wireless adaptors). Windows will then limit what individual live tiles can do, while also downloading only priority Windows updates, and applying a few other restrictions. Right-click the connection again and select "Set as unmetered" to change it back.
48. Touch keyboard
By default the Touch keyboard will try to help you out by, for instance, playing sounds as you type, capitalising the first letter of each sentence, adding a period if you double-tap the spacebar, and more. If any of this gets in your way, though, you can turn the relevant feature off: just go to Win + I > Change PC Settings > General and customise the keyboard to suit your needs.
49. Sync and privacy
One very useful Windows 8 feature is its ability to synchronise your settings with other PCs and devices. So if you've set up your new Windows Phone device with your contacts, email details and so on, then use the same Live account on Windows 8 and it'll import them for you: very convenient.
Of course that may not always be a good idea. If several people use a device then you may not want your website passwords to be synced, for instance. In which case you'll want to hold down the Windows key and press I, then click Change PC Settings > Sync Your Settings and disable anything you'd rather not share.
Windows 8 tips: try Explorer tricks
50. Customise the Quick Access toolbar
Windows Explorer in Windows 8 features a Quick Access toolbar immediately above the menu, providing easy access to options such as 'New Folder', 'Minimise', 'Undo' and more.
This is customisable, too - click the arrow to the right of the default buttons, in the Explorer window caption bar, and choose whatever options you need. And you can include add any other ribbon option on the Quick Access Toolbar by right-clicking it and selecting Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
51. Try the advanced menu options
If you need to run the command prompt as an Administrator then your instant reaction will probably be to reach for the Start menu. Before becoming annoyed a microsecond later when you remember it's no longer there.
It's good to see that Microsoft has provided a simple alternative, then - just click the File menu in Explorer and click Open command prompt > Open command prompt as administrator.
And while you're there, make note of the other advanced new options also on that menu: you can open a new window in a new process, open Explorer, and even delete your Recent Places and Address Bar histories with a click.
52. Show folders and libraries
The default Windows 8 Explorer view doesn't show all the usual drives and folders - Control Panel, Recycle Bin and so on - in the left-hand navigation pane. Windows 8.1 may hide the libraries, too. This certainly keeps the display simple, and if you want to list all your drives then you can just click Computer, but if you prefer to see everything upfront then it only takes a moment. Click View > Options, check 'Show all folders' and 'Show libraries', and click OK.
53. Mount ISO files in Windows 8
Need to take a closer look at an ISO file? Right-click it in Explorer, click Mount and you can view it as a virtual drive, launch the files it contains, or add more if you like.
54. Open new file types
If you find a file type that none of your applications can handle, then right-click on the file in Windows Explorer and choose Open With. You'll see a 'Look for an app in the Store' option, which enables Windows 8 to use an automated search tool to find and highlight an app for you.
You can also click 'More Options' to see currently installed programs and apps that may be able to open the file.
55. Restart Explorer
If Explorer locks up for some reason, then regaining control is now very easy. No need to close the process any more: simply press Ctrl+Alt+Esc, select Explorer in the list, click Restart and Windows 8 will handle the rest.
Windows 8 tips: troubleshoot
56. Help and Tips
If you're a newcomer to Windows 8, and having trouble getting a feature to work, then scanning the official Help files might prove useful. Open the Charms bar, click Search, and type Help: 'Help+Tips' is a Windows 8.1 app with some useful, but basic information, while 'Help and Support' has more in-depth advice.
If you're an expert PC user, though - or the problems are more severe - then consulting the usual Control Panel applets may point you in the right direction. Action Centre may reveal problems Windows has noticed already; Device Manager and Event Viewer often highlight relevant low-level issues, and the Troubleshooting applet has a wide range of fixes on offer.
57. Fix it if Windows 8 apps won't launch
If you click a Windows 8 app, and nothing else happens, display issues are often the cause. In particular, Windows 8 apps don't currently support screen resolutions lower than 1024 x 768 (or 1366 x 768 when snapping), so increase your resolution if possible (launch the desktop, right-click, select Screen Resolution).
Or if that's no help, try updating your video drivers.
58. Solve Store problems
Installing or updating Windows 8 apps normally takes only a moment, but if your PC just can't do either any more then there are several potential causes.
A corrupted Store cache is one of the more likely candidates, for instance, but fortunately Microsoft has provided a tool to help. Press Win+R, type wsreset and press Enter, and the Store cache will be cleaned for you.
If Windows Update is broken or disabled then you'll also have app problems. Launch the Control Panel Troubleshooting applet (press Win+W, type trouble, and click "Troubleshooting") and click "Fix problems with Windows update" to detect and resolve any issues.
And if these don't help then it's time to try the official Store troubleshooter.
59. Fix performance problems
If your Windows 8 system seems sluggish, the revamped Task Manager may be able to offer some clues. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to take a look.
Click 'More Details'. The simplified Processes tab then reveals what's currently using your CPU time, RAM, hard drive and network bandwidth. (The more in-depth data available in previous Task Manager versions is now accessible via the Details tab.)
The Performance tab gives you a graphical view of resource use over the last few seconds, while the App History dialog looks back over days or more to reveal which app is the most resource-hungry.
And is your boot time slow? Click the new Startup tab to see programs your system is launching when Windows boots. The 'Startup impact' now shows how much of an effect each of these has on your boot time; if you spot high impact programs you're sure you don't need, then right-clicking them and selecting 'Disable' will ensure they're not loaded next time.
Powerful though all this is, if you can think of a reason to use the old Task Manager then it's still accessible. Hold down the Windows key, press R, type TaskMGR and press Enter to launch it. (Typing TM will launch the new version.)
60. Diagnose with Device Manager events
If you've got a driver or hardware-related problem with Windows 8, launch Device Manager, browse to the relevant device, right-click it, select Properties and click the new Events tab. If Windows has installed drivers, related services or carried out other important actions on this device then you'll now see them here, which is very useful when troubleshooting.
61. Speed up chkdsk
If you suspect your Windows 8 system may have a corrupted hard drive, then you might be tempted to use the old chkdsk /f command. This does still work, but it's horribly slow, and won't do anything at all until you reboot. What's more, it may no longer be necessary now.
Windows 8 now regularly runs chkdsk in the background, looking for problems, and recording them. And then, when run at boot time, it doesn't have to scan every single sector of your hard drive. It just fixes the known problems, usually in a few seconds.
The first lesson here is that you probably won't have to use chkdsk any more.
But if you want to try it anyway, don't use chkdsk /f first. Enter chkdsk /spotfix instead, agree to run a check when you next reboot, then restart your PC and any fixes will be applied, much more quickly.
While this works most of the time, there are no guarantees. If you're out of other options then you can still try chkdsk /f later.
62. Recover your system
Windows 8 has performed well for us, but if you find it won't boot at some point then you now have to press Shift+F8 during the launch process to access its recovery tools.
Access the Troubleshoot menu, then Advanced Options, and you'll be able to try the Automatic Repair tool, which may fix your problems. No luck? The same menu enables you to use the last System Restore point, tweak key Windows Startup settings, and even open a command prompt if you'd like to troubleshoot your system manually.
If that all seems like too much hassle then the Troubleshoot menu's option to 'Refresh your PC' may be preferable, because it essentially reinstalls Windows 8 but keeps your files, and will fix many issues.
But if it doesn't then there's always the more drastic 'Reset your PC' option, which removes all your files and installs a fresh new copy of Windows 8.
You don't have to access these features from the boot menu, of course. If Windows 8 starts but seems very unstable, then open the new Recovery applet in Control Panel for easy access to the Refresh, Reset and other disaster recovery features.


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Nine-time UFC veteran James Irvin (14-7) will return to his California roots in his first fight since his recent release from the world's top mixed martial arts organization.
Tachi Palace Fights officials today announced that Irvin will face former Palace Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion Jorge Oliveira (4-2-1) in the main event of Tachi Palace Fights 7.
Tachi Palace Fights 7 takes place Dec. 2 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif. Broadcast plans are expected to be announced at a later date.
A California native, Irvin made his professional debut in 2003 fighting in the Golden State. "The Sandman" also fought four times at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino when the WEC still called the venue home.
Recently, Irvin racked up three straight UFC defeats at the hands of Igor Pokrajac, Alessio Sakara and Anderson Silva and was released from the promotion.
Meanwhile, Oliveira returns to action for the first time since 2008. A Gracie-Barra black belt and three-time Pan-American Games gold medalist, Oliveira made his professional debut in Lemoore at WEC 13 in January 2005 and has fought a total of six times in the venue.
Tachi Palace Fights 7 will also feature the U.S. debut of what many consider the world's top flyweight in Brazilian Jussier da Silva (7-0). "Formiga" takes on California resident Danny Martinez (13-3) who may be best known for a decision loss to recent WEC title challenger Joseph Benavidez at WEC 37 in December 2008.
A pair of title will also be up for grabs on the evening's stacked fight card. Current Tachi Palace Fights featherweight champion Isaac DeJesus (9-2) puts his belt on the line against scrappy challenger Micah Miller (15-4), while local favorite Phil Collins (9-5) faces big-show veteran John Alessio (29-13) for the promotion's vacant welterweight title, which was made available when former champ David Mitchell signed with the UFC.
The full 10-bout lineup for the Tachi Palace Fights 7 card includes:
- James Irvin vs. Jorge Oliveira
- Jussier da Silva vs. Danny Martinez
- Champ Isaac DeJesus vs. Micah Miller (for featherweight title)
- John Alessio vs. Phil Collins (for vacant welterweight title)
- Poppies Martinez vs. Tim McKenzie
- Darren Uyenonyama vs. Chance Farrar
- Jamie Jara vs. Jay Silva
- Andy Miranda vs. Sergio Quinones
- Mike Guidry vs. Jesse Wallace
- Chris Bostick vs. Nik Fekete
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MIAMI - Former Major League Baseball player Ryan Freel has been found dead in his Florida home, and authorities are investigating his death as a possible suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office spokesman Shannon Hartley said Sunday that the 36-year-old Freel's body was found at his Jacksonville home Saturday afternoon. The medical examiner will make the final determination of the cause of death.
The career of the speedy Freel was cut short after eight seasons by head injuries. He spent six of his eight big-league seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and finished his career in 2009 with a .268 average and 143 steals.
The Florida native once estimated he'd sustained up to 10 concussions. Freel missed 30 games in 2007 after a collision with a teammate caused a concussion.


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The Gloucester County Educational Diversity Division (GCEDD) is a partnership between the Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Gloucester County Roundtable of Superintendents to address a reflection of diversity of minority teachers and administrators within the Gloucester County Public School Systems.
The GCEDD seeks candidates to fill immediate and future (K-12) teaching and administrative positions. In order to be considered, candidates must have a passing NJ Praxis II score in the subject area desired and/or teaching certificate. Candidates with advanced degrees are encouraged to apply through this office to fill faculty and professional positions.
Contact Information
Gloucester County Division of Educational Diversity
PO Box 337
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Phone: (856) 384-6991
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Please forward your complete resume package to Gloucester County Division of Educational Diversity (GCDED) to be placed on our active candidate list. A complete package includes: cover letter, resume, references, and a copy of certification(s). The resumes of qualified candidates will be duplicated and forwarded to the district(s) with an opening. Resumes will be held for one year and renewed upon candidate's request to be reactivated. If you are hired by a member district, please notify the GCDED.
Gloucester County Public Schools seek :
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Alternate Route candidates are encouraged to visit www.nj.hire.com for more information about routes to certification.
Gloucester County Residents
Visit the County Office of Education's webpages for details on becoming certified or for obtaining a substitute teacher license.
Out-of-State Candidates
If you are tested in another state you must request to have your score sent to NJ by coding R7666 on your registration form. You must also include your Social Security number when completing your registration form an answer sheet. ONLY official score reports from the Educational Testing Service are accepted for licensure. Coding the Department of Education (R7666) and your Social Security number precludes delay in certificate issuance.
For more information regarding licensing and/or certification/application status you can visit the State of NJ Dept of Education's website.
You can also refer to the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) for useful information.


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One the members of the PHP Women group attended this year's Dutch PHP Conference (Kana Yeh) and has written up some impressions she had about the three day conference.
This is the 3rd PHP conference I been to within a year; that is quite a lot for me! First the PHP conference in Apeldoorn by Eduvision, then PHP UK 2009 in London. Thanks to PHPwomen I could attend the most recent one: DPC09 by Ibuildings in Amsterdam. [...] I seem not to be able to get enough of it. But, what to do if there are multiple tracks with interesting talks at the same time?...panic? I didn't know what to do. With agony I had to sacrifice the one for the other. How do you deal with multiple talks at the same time that you both don't want to miss?
She lists some of her favorite sessions and summarizes the content for each:
- An intermediate talk about Caching for Performance (Rob Allen)
- State & Ajax - How to Maintain Browser and Application State in an Asynchronous World (Paul Reinheimer)
- Habits of Highly Scalable Web Applications (Eli White)


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Available: CBS All Access, CBS All Access (Via Amazon Prime), Amazon.com, iTunes Store
Seasoned host Julie Chen returns to helm the 19th season of the reality competition, which is loaded with epic challenges, juicy romances and surprising eliminations. In this combination of a reality series and a game show, the contestants battle it out each week to maintain their places in the house, all in the hope of claiming the $500,000 prize awarded at the end of the summer. Viewers should expect the unexpected as the drama unfolds, including head of household competitions and live eviction episodes.


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Russia rejects Hillary Clinton's claims of sending attack helicopters to Syrian regime's military
Updated at 3:29 p.m. ET
(CBS/AP) MOSCOW - Russia's foreign minister has rejected the U.S. claim that Moscow is sending attack helicopters to Syria.
Russian news agencies reported Wednesday that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov denied a claim by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that "there are attack helicopters on the way from Russia to Syria." Lavrov said during a visit to Iran that Russia is completing earlier weapons contracts with Syria exclusively for air defense systems.
Clinton said Tuesday that the shipment "will escalate the conflict quite dramatically."
Lavrov said that Russia isn't providing Syria with weapons that can be used against peaceful demonstrators.
At the State Department, spokeswoman Victoria Nuland stood by Clinton's comments, CBS Radio News correspondent Cami McCormick reports.
"I would encourage him to check with his own authorities," Nuland said of Lavrov.
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Colin Powell: U.S. shouldn't go to war in Syria
A look at the front lines of Syria's civil war
Later Wednesday, Clinton warned Russia that it will sacrifice its interests in Syria unless it acts constructively now.
Speaking to reporters, Clinton questioned Russia's claim that it wants peace and stability restored in the Arab country and that it is not attached to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.
She said Russia is putting its "vital interests in the region and relationships" at risk by blocking international action on a transition plan.
Russia, along with China, has shielded Assad's regime from international sanctions over its violent crackdown on protesters in which more than 13,000 people have died, according to opposition groups.
Officials from around the world are warning that the violence risks becoming an all-out civil war, with Middle East power brokers from Iran to Turkey possibly being drawn into the fighting.
Diplomatic hopes have rested on Washington and Moscow agreeing on a transition plan that would end the four-decade Assad regime.
But Moscow has consistently rejected the use of outside forces to end the conflict or any international plan to force regime change in Damascus. Despite withering criticism from the West, it insists that any arms it supplies to Syria are not being used to quell anti-government dissent.
With diplomacy at a standstill, the reported shipment of helicopters suggests a dangerous new turn for Syria after more than a year of harsh government crackdowns on mainly peaceful protests and the emergence of an increasingly organized armed insurgency.
Russia and Syria have a longstanding military relationship and Syria hosts Russia's only naval base on the Mediterranean Sea. But in light of the brutal violence, the U.S. has repeatedly demanded that any further deliveries of weaponry be halted. Russian military support in the form of materiel as advanced as attack helicopters would deal a serious blow to efforts to starve the Syrian army of supplies.
The U.S. and its allies have been hoping that sanctions on Assad's government and its increased isolation would make it increasingly difficult to carry out military campaigns. Attack helicopters are heavily armored and can carry machine guns, rockets, missiles or other weapons capable of firing at ground targets.
Asked why the Pentagon isn't blocking Russian weapons shipments to Syria, Defense Department officials noted that the administration hasn't declared an arms embargo. Navy Capt. John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman, accepted the argument that Moscow's resupplying of helicopters enables the regime to kill its own people, but said the key issue is how the Syrians use the materiel.
"Let's not let the Assad regime off the hook here," he told reporters. "The focus really needs to be more on what the Assad regime is doing to its own people, than the cabinets and the closets to which they turn to pull stuff out. It's really about what they're doing with what they've got in their hands."
In recent days, the State Department has decried what it calls "horrific new tactics" by Syrian forces, including helicopters attacks on civilians.
Nuland said Tuesday that Clinton's comments referred specifically to new helicopters that were being sent to Syria, and not already existing Russian-made or Soviet-made supplies being used by Assad's government.
"We have been pushing the Russians for months to break their military ties with the Syrian regime and they haven't done it," she told reporters in Washington. "Instead, they keep reassuring all of us that what they are sending militarily to Syria can't be used against civilians.
"But what are we seeing?" Nuland asked. "We are seeing the Syrian government using helicopters to fire on their own people from the air. So our question remains: How can the Russians conscience their continued military sales to Syria?"
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, urged a tougher U.S. response. She accused Russia of enabling repression by Syria and its ally Iran.
"We must not give a U.S. blessing to Russia's policies in Iran and Syria or we will simply invite Moscow to redouble its efforts to undermine U.S. interests around the world," she said.
Clinton, as well, warned about a massing of Syrian forces near Aleppo over the last two days, saying such a deployment could be a "red line" for Syria's northern neighbor Turkey "in terms of their strategic and national interests."
"We are watching this very carefully," she said.


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Thursday October 22nd 2020
29-33 Knightrider Street, St Pauls, London, EC4V 5BH
Welcome to The Centre Page
The Centre Page, has a menu that is best described as Traditional Modern British; our kitchen team is headed up by Karim who along with his guys are very passionate about the food they produce, and are always very keen to get guest feedback. There can be no doubting that this pub is serious about food.
Traditional Modern British
Diners at the Centre Page can choose to sit in either the booths, adjoining the bar, or in the downstairs dining room where they can be served in our Boardroom, or our very own Dickens Room, or weather permitting our outside patio area where they can dine while overlooking St Paul's Cathedral. Wherever they choose to sit they can enjoy the splendour of their surroundings whilst enjoying the seriously good food on offer.
Live auction
Thanks everybody for their efforts and donations
Amount raised exceeded £3500
Look out for our next auction night
Sitting in our bar is truly a joy to behold, watching the hustle bustle of the city workers going about their daily life, then popping in for a quick beer or bite to eat, also seeing the tourists who are amazed and astounded by the "real British pub". This amazingly friendly will look after all your needs, from extra froth on your cappuccino to walking you to the Tube station.
All of this will help to ensure that you will have a 'relaxing drink' a 'great meal' and a 'really wonderful experience' In addition to a full range of bar drinks, we have a wide choice of wine by the bottle or glass, and a comprehensive reserve of traditional ales, we also have a wide choice of sharing platters, and snacks readily available
Traditional Sunday Roast
Traditional Sunday Roast served with all the trimmings. Only £9.95
The Hoff, JLC & Alan carr
With recent visits to The Centre Page from The Hoff, JLC and Alan Carr take a look at the other visitors to have been to this famous place.
Firefighter's Parade
The firefighters parade is one of many annual events that take place in Londons Square Mile it is a little known sad and touching memorial service
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View all the pictures we have of fun and events at The Centre Page
Centre Page Staff
Centre page is a truly great place to work as you will find out by the happy smiling faces of our team; our people want to make your visit an experience you will remember !


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CANDIA, O et al. Effect of liquid cow manure amendment on dimethenamid persistence in a volcanic soil. J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. [online]. 2012, vol.12, n.1, pp.153-163. ISSN 0718-9516. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-95162012000100013.
The effect of liquid cow manure (LCM) on dimethenamid persistence was studied using amended soils with various stabilization times and LCM doses corresponding to specific field applications. Soils were amended with LCM doses equivalent to 100,000, 200,000, and 300,000 L ha-1. Dimethenamid (2-chloro-N-(2, 4-dimethyl-3-thienyl]-N-[2-methoxy-1-methylethyl) acetamide) was applied in a field dose. The study was conducted under controlled conditions using an Andisol without the prior application of the herbicide and LCM. Respiratory activity, fluorescein diacetate (FDA) activity, and residual dimethenamid were measured within a specific time period. The respiratory activity and FDA studies showed that LCM-amended soils were stabilized after 20 days in incubation and displayed no significant differences after applying dimethenamid. The half-life (t1/2) of dimethenamid in soil was 28 days; however, in LCM-amended soils, the half-life ranged from 13 to 21 days. In the amended soil, the t1/2 decreased significantly to 13 days in soils that contained the highest levels of LCM at 10 days of pre-incubation. The results show that both the dose and stabilization time of LCM-amended soils change the half-life of dimethenamid. Larger LCM doses are not recommended for field application. Dimethema-nid should be applied 20 days after the soil amendment to increase dimethenamid efficacy.
Palavras-chave : dimethenamid; liquid cow manure; Andisol; microbial respiration; persistence.


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Obesity and 'Spare Tire' Raise Hispanics' Odds for Early Death
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2019 -- Excess weight, especially a "spare tire" around the middle, increases the risk of an earlier death for Hispanics, a large new study suggests.
The study found that for every 5 point increase in body mass index above 25, the risk of dying prematurely went up by 30%.
Body mass index (BMI) is an estimate of a person's fat levels based on height and weight. BMI that falls between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. Anything over 30 is obese. So if you jump from overweight to obese, the study found that your risk of dying during the study period went up by 30%.
This study's findings run counter to some past research that suggested that unlike other population groups, Hispanics didn't appear at risk of obesity's most serious effect -- dying prematurely. This phenomenon was dubbed the "Hispanic paradox."
But the researchers explained that findings from some past research may have been skewed if they didn't take into account the rapid weight loss that can be caused by certain chronic diseases, such as diabetes.
"There is no Hispanic paradox. Overweight and obesity are major causes of death in Hispanic populations, just as they are in non-Hispanic populations," said study author Jonathan Emberson. He's an associate professor of medical statistics and epidemiology at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Joel Zonszein is director of the clinical diabetes center at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. He wasn't involved in the current research but summed up the study's findings: "Fat is bad, no matter what type. People who have obesity are at a very high risk of cardiovascular disease events and premature deaths."
Zonszein agreed there is no Hispanic paradox. He said excess fat in anyone can increase the risk of early death, especially fat carried around the middle.
There are a number of ways a higher BMI can be linked to an increased risk of premature death.
"Among other things, higher BMI increases the risk of developing diabetes, increases blood pressure and blood cholesterol and damages the kidneys, all of which increase the risk of premature death," Emberson explained.
He added that fat around the middle is a significant problem because it can surround some of the major internal organs like the liver and kidneys, affecting their ability to work normally.
The study included more than 115,000 people from Mexico City. They were 35 to 75 years old when recruited. The researchers followed their health for up to 14 years.
The study excluded anyone with a diagnosis of diabetes or a blood test result indicating diabetes. The researchers also excluded anyone with known chronic diseases.
In addition to height and weight measurements to calculate BMI, the researchers also measured the volunteers' waist circumference and their waist-to-hip ratio. These measurements help doctors know how much abdominal fat someone has.
The average BMI was 28 in men and 29.6 in women -- overweight, but not obese.
The association between BMI and risk of death during the study period was higher (40%) for people 40 to 60 years old. For those 60 and over, a 5 point increase in BMI above 25 was tied to a 24% increase in death risk, the findings showed.
The researchers said that waist measurements were also associated with a similarly increased risk of dying. And even when the researchers controlled for BMI, a larger waistline was still linked to a higher risk of premature death.
Emberson said this finding suggests "that central obesity is particularly harmful."
Findings from the study were published Aug. 12 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Release Number: 199PR13
Caterpillar Work Tools, the leading provider of wheel loader and excavator attachments, is introducing its Cat® line of GSM orange peel grapples for hydraulic excavators and material handlers from 15-75 tons. The grapples can be used for a wide range of applications such as handling shredded scrap, long structural beams or car bodies, handling waste at recycling and transfer stations and handling rocks at construction sites.
"With the introduction of the Cat line of GSM orange peel grapples, Caterpillar is taking grapple performance to new levels and help contractors increase profits by completing sorting and loading jobs with greater precision and in less time" said Richard J. Hermann, EAME Commercial Manager, Caterpillar Work Tools.
Strong and well designed construction
The Cat GSM grapple comes standard with a protection frame and protected tubes enhancing the life time of the cylinder rod-ends. Due to the nature of the materials that can be loaded, high quality wear resistant materials for the shells, pivot pins and sleeve bearings are used. The pivot points are equipped with dust seals engineered to the latest standard. The housing features a proven rigid design for a long service life. The grapples are equipped with 360º hydraulic rotation for easy positioning of the grapple during operation.
Powerful grip
The powerful closing force of the grapple shells combined with fast opening and closing times ensures short cycle times delivering more tons per hour.
Wide grapple range
Committed to offering a grapple for every application, the GSM line (GSM 22,25,35,45,50,60) is available with 5 grab tines; either open, semi-open or closed. The tines are made of wear resistant material and the weld-on tips can easily be replaced. Open shells are recommended for handling large scrap materials, rocks or concrete blocks while closed shells are recommended for small scrap materials like beverage cans. The semi-open shells can be used for handling materials like car radiators, batteries, wires and cables, white goods and engine blocks. The GSM offering provides a perfect match to any Cat as well as any other brand excavators.
The GSM orange peel grapples are fully supported by Cat dealers so that customers can order parts and service for machines and work tools from a single source. Every Cat work tool is supported with a comprehensive range of pre- and after-sales services that include: advice on work tool selection, operator training, equipment management, and a range of financial and insurance solutions.
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Vecna Robotics (https://robotics.vecna.com/) is the first materials handling company to offer AGV (automated guided vehicles) solutions with AGC (automated guided carts) pricing. AGCs are popular for applications where lighter loads and flexibility are required, however Vecna's solutions allow engineers to choose from tuggers that pull a string of carts or trailers in a train to unit load carriers that move subassemblies and work-in-process from one assembly station to another.
The capital expense of AGVs has simply been too expensive for most manufacturing distribution center operations. Vecna Robotics provides a leasing option including both materials handling equipment and revolutionary disruptive IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) monitoring. The leasing program ensures a rapid ROI and far less than the cost of employing and insuring a fork truck driver.
According to John Hayes, SDCE Pros to Know thought-leader and Vice President for Vecna Robotics, "Companies are investing in AGVs to improve plant-floor efficiency and reduce operating costs. As the flexible technology is now more affordable and more easily used on assembly lines, manufacturers and single location distribution centers are deploying driverless carts, robotic parts bins, and autonomous tuggers." Companies considering AGCs must now seriously evaluate Vecna Robotics as a cost effective AGV solution. For additional information contact John Hayes at 704-905-1571.
Vecna Robotics Materials Handling Leadership:
Vecna Robotics has quickly become the materials handling leader in the fork truck free environment while utilizing comprehensive Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies. Vecna Robotics ensures manufacturing engineers have best-practice lean manufacturing solutions, driving prices down, improving both productivity and throughput.
With e-commerce exploding and customer expectations on the rise, distribution and fulfillment centers as well as third party logistics (3PLs) providers and manufacturers require Vecna Robotics innovation. Case picking, goods-to-person, person-to-goods, robot-conveyor hybrid systems, Vecna Robotics has cost-effective solutions. All systems are safety certified to operate along-side people and can accommodate the operational model that achieves the best efficiency with unmatched flexibility. Follow on Twitter @VecnaLogistics.
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|Plants with phytochemicals
|List of phytochemicals
What are phytochemicals?Phytochemicals are non-nutritive plant chemicals that have protective or disease preventive properties. They are non-essential nutrients, meaning that they are not required by the human body for sustaining life. It is well-known that plant produce these chemicals to protect themselves but recent research demonstrate that they can also protect humans against diseases. There are more than thousand known phytochemicals. Some of the well-known phytochemicals are lycopene in tomatoes, isoflavones in soy and flavanoids in fruits.
How do phytochemicals work?There are many phytochemicals and each works differently. These are some possible actions:
How do we get enough phytochemicals?Foods containing phytochemicals are already part of our daily diet. In fact, most foods contain phytochemicals except for some refined foods such as sugar or alcohol. Some foods, such as whole grains, vegetables, beans, fruits and herbs, contain many phytochemicals. The easiest way to get more phytochemicals is to eat more fruit (blueberries, cranberries, cherries, apple,...) and vegetables (cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, broccoli,...). It is recommended take daily at least 5 to 9 servings of fruits or vegetable. Fruits and vegetables are also rich in minerals, vitamins and fibre and low in saturated fat.
Future of phytochemicalsPhytochemicals are naturally present in many foods but it is expected that through bioengineering new plants will be developed, which will contain higher levels. This would make it easier to incorporate enough phytochemicals with our food.
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So, in the absence of a definitive ruling, I thought I'd ask vidders.
There aren't, however, a lot of vidders reading this LJ, I don't think. And I'd like to get responses from as wide a cross-section of the vid-making community as possible. So, if you are a vidder (or, as AMV people put it, editor) - or if you aren't, but a lot of vidders read your LJ, or if you have the password to the Secret Clubhouse where all the cool vidkids hang out - could you please link to or pimp this? Great would be my joy and appreciation.
Obviously, only those with LJ accounts can take this poll, but anyone can comment anonymously. (Or, heck, email me if you like - thefourthvine at livejournal dot com will find me.)
And, just to repeat: this poll is for those who have vidded only. There will be a poll for non-vidders, though, coming soon.
Oh, vidders. You know you want to hit this.
Thou art a vidder, I say! Confess: how long have you engaged in this sordid practice?
For every vid, there is an audience. How do you find yours? In other words, how do you announce or publicize your vid?
Far be it from me to deny you your text box. Feel free to explain your announcement or publicity schemes in your own words here.
How do you host or distribute your vids? Please only check the ways you currently do it; if you've done it other ways before, feel free to discuss that in the comments.
I support text entry options. Feel free to explain your distribution methods right here.
Are your vids password protected or otherwise secured?
And now we've reached the chewy center of this poll: permission. Specifically, we're talking about people asking for your permission before they link to your vid announcement.
Do you ask for permission before you link to other people's vid announcements?
If you think permission is important, necessary, or at least nice, why?
Out of curiosity, does anyone feel like agreeing with this? Know that if anyone does select the first button, I might very well post a list of people whose vids are free for recommending or (mannerly) linking on LJ.


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|System: X360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: Eurocom
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Disney Interactive
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: July 21, 2009
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Amanda L. Kondolojy
Like any industry, the gaming world goes through several "seasons." Fall is high season, winter is low season, and summer is movie tie-in season. It seems like every week during the summer, another movie tie-in is released. While this may make the hardcore gaming crowd cringe, it is certainly a boon for kids and those who enjoy simpler titles based on blockbuster movie releases. G-Force is the latest title to make the screen-to-console jump, and for my part, I must say I was surprised by the game.
In the interest of full disclosure, let me admit that I have not seen the G-Force movie upon which this game is based, as it was not released at the time of this writing. And if you have not seen the movie, the game is not likely to make much sense. From what I can gather, the story involves an evil corporation that has embedded chips in their home electronics devices that make them trick out Decepticon-style at the press of a button. When these home electronics turn into evil robots, they attack anything they see, and it's all quite terrifying.
Luckily, the G-Force is here to help. As an elite force made of specially trained Guinea Pigs, they can gain access to even the most restricted corporate areas through the cunning use of air vents. Assisting them is a team of trained soldiers with AK-47s. But of course, the team with the guns is easily taken down by toaster and waffle-maker robots (no, I am not kidding), so it is up to the Guinea Pigs to finish the job. But fortunately, they have their own guns.
One thing that really surprised me about this game was the emphasis on shooting. While other movie tie-ins like Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Monsters vs. Aliens, and Up all focused on running and jumping, G-Force was all about the running and gunning. Each level gives you several onscreen goals to reach, and each goal will be visible on your HUD. Moving through the game is very easy with this direct approach, and you never really have to worry about being lost, as there is always a white target telling you where to go.
However, in between points A and B (which are generally one or two rooms) there will be plenty of enemies for you to shoot. The game uses a pretty standard shooting system, and you will be able to aim with the left analog and shoot with the right bumper. It felt a little weird shooting in a kid's game, but the change of pace was at least entertaining, and I definitely appreciate G-Force doing something different with the kid movie tie-in genre.
Although most of the gameplay does involve shooting, the game does have some variation in the form of level-based puzzles. While the puzzles are very simple and generally involve using a specialized gadget or hitting some switches, the puzzle areas were a nice reprieve from the run-and-gun levels. There are also some vehicle-based levels that allow you to take control of the G-Force's wacky Rapid Deployment Vehicle to scoot around busy environments.


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March 25, 2013 -- Kansas City Metro Cares
My thanks to the wonderful people at Kansas City Metro Cares Magazine for featuring me on the front cover of their March 2013 edition. I appreciate it very much and have received numerous favorable comments even though I may have been upstaged in the photo by Happy Bear, the symbol of Sunflower House which helps youngsters recovering from child abuse.
The magazine is new on the Kansas City scene and is dedicated to promoting nonprofit communication and awareness in our community. I think it is a wonderful addition to the nonprofit community because so many wonderful events don't get covered and publicized by the main media simply because there are too many of them to provide coverage.
"I am so happy to welcome our newest members to Cares Magazine. We are just starting our third month in publication and are so pleased by the response of the community and the wonderful nonprofits that we work with. It's truly wonderful to see what a caring place this is," publisher Amy Michael wrote in the current edition.
The cover story spotlighting me is about the annual Sunflower House Valentine Gala which I have been involved with for 31 years. The event raises money for Sunflower House and its work. The nearly 500 people who attended the gala were there to support child victims of abuse and the services the Sunflower House provides. The event raised $230,000 for Sunflower House.
I applaud cares Magazine because there are so many wonderful community and fundraising events in our Kansas City area like the Sunflower House Valentine Gala that provide a lot of help to children and adults in need. It is important to have a monthly avenue that gives credit to the many volunteers who work to make these events successful.
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How to Encrypt Your Email
Dec 5, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Some years ago, an antinuclear activist named Phil Zimmermann created a data encryption program for computers. He designed a key-generation and encryption-and-decryption system called "PGP," or Pretty Good Privacy, for the bulletin board systems that were the precursors to forums, email and the Web.
Civil libertarians and e-commerce lapped it up back in the nineties, and this algorithmic scrambling of information has played an important part in the growth of the Internet. Encryption in general has proven to be a vital element in e-commerce, in fact, and that is one of the principal reasons governments have backed off on attempts to control this confidential method of communication.
The result is that you and I can, if we choose, encrypt our email. Open source versions of Zimmermann's original PGP, called OpenPGP, have been adapted by some email service vendors.
How It Works
PGP encrypts a message using a symmetric encryption algorithm -- symmetric key algorithms are a shared secret between parties. Symmetric keys are not all that secure because both parties know the key.
However, the symmetric key -- called a session key -- is used only once, and it is in turn encrypted with public key cryptology to protect it during transmission.
Public key, also called asymmetric key, cryptology uses digital signatures, a private and a public key, and it's based on mathematical formulas that although easy to create, are supposedly impossible to guess from one another. In other words, you can't guess a private key from a public key, and vice versa.
There's also various authentication and integrity checking that takes place relating to the digital signature; certificates created by trust signatures; and so on.
Conveniently, you don't need to know how to do all this, just doff your hat to Phil -- who, as you can imagine, went to quite a lot of trouble coming up with all of this -- and try one of the commercial solutions out there today.
Meet Hushmail
Hushmail is a desktop solution provider of OpenPGP. The base service uses a Web browser interface with no intrusive advertising.
Hushmail accounts range from a free personal account that is limited to 25MB and requires a sign-in at least every three weeks to a 10GB premium IMAP-friendly personal account for US$49.98. IMAP is a way to sync mail across clients without investing in an expensive Microsoft Exchange Server email solution. Other business accounts are available as well.
iOS and Android OpenPGP solutions include iPGMail for iOS and APG and Gnu Privacy Guard for Android.
Step 1: Browse to the signup page and choose your hushmail.com email and passphrase. As you might expect from a ruggedized email service, any old password won't do -- and Hushmail suggests a five-word phrase.
Tip: Don't forget the passphrase, because unlike many regular passwords, you can't recover it; if you do forget it, you'll have to create a new account.
Step 2: Sign in and open the Compose mail Web browser screen. Compose your email as you normally do and select the Encrypt check box.
Tip: Recipients don't need to be Hushmail users.
Step 3: Type a secret question that only the recipient can answer. For example, "Where do we go for dinner?" and the answer.
Tip: Answers are not case-sensitive, but you should keep them simple. Alternatively, agree on an answer in advance. Agreeing an answer in advance is not as secure as an impromptu question, because you're less likely to change it frequently.
Step 4: Press the Send button and the encrypted email will be sent. The recipient receives a normal email with an embedded link that redirects to a Hushmail Web page. Answering the question correctly on the Web page results in the display of the full email.
Tip: If the correspondent is a Hushmail user, they can reply privately using encryption too.
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The critical path defines a set of packages that require special care when updating in rawhide, branched and exiting Fedora releases.
The critical path was proposed and defined as part of a FAD.
Packages within the critical path are required to perform the most fundamental actions on a system. Those actions include:
- graphical network install
- post-install booting
- decrypt encrypted filesystems
- graphics
- login
- networking
- get updates
- minimal buildroot
- compose new trees
- compose live
A set of groups are defined in the
comps.xml file to include packages required for the critical use cases listed above. Since package dependencies change regularly, the
comps.xml groups are then used to dynamically generate the list of packages.
The critical path package groups in
comps.xml are listed below:
@core @critical-path-base @critical-path-gnome @critical-path-apps @critical-path-kde @critical-path-lxde @critical-path-xfce
More information on
comps.xml is available at How_to_use_and_edit_comps.xml_for_package_groups.
Maintainer Responsibilities
If a package is added to the critical path list as a result of normal package dependency the package maintainer will be notified through direct email and the extra processes they have to go through. (IS THIS TRUE)
If they do not wish to maintain the packages with these extra processes then they have to orphan the package. A new maintainer will need to be found.
Tester Responsibilities
The proventesters FAS group is responsible for ensuring minimal disruption to the critical actions listed above. If you would like to join proventesters, check out QA/JoinProvenTesters. General test instructions for proventesters is available at User:Adamwill/Draft_proventesters_instructions.
Where can I find the critical path?
The critical path package list is generated daily during the mash process for both rawhide and branched.
The most recent list of critical path packages are available at:
- Branched (aka Fedora 34)
- Rawhide - http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/mash/rawhide-20201029/logs/critpath.txt


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I am no doubt a product of my generation, the generation exposed to such ridiculous technological progress, we easily forget what we saw yesterday. I am 29, and when I was 14, the Intel Pentium Processor was blazing fast. We had just discovered 56k modem connections, and AOL turned the annoying dial-tone into something we looked forward to, so long as it was accompanied by the BONG! of a successful connection. The first modern desktop PC my family had featured a crankin' 486DX processor pushing
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The hardest part of any project car is parts selection quality parts are hard to come by. When I first started out with my Corrado, back in 2002, I relied heavily on the existing knowledge of Volkswagen veterans, scouring online forums and reading old magazines separating quality from crap. I began to process Physics 101, (despite not passing in three through College) reading The Way Things Work for the first time since I was five, and amassing some 10,000 posts on one of the largest automotive


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(New York, NY) - Comedian Josh Wolf is set to return to Discovery as the host of NAKED AFTER DARK, Discovery's brand new Naked and Afraid after show. NAKED AFTER DARK will launch on Sunday, March 16th at 10:30pm ET/PT, following the premiere of Naked and Afraid. The show will then move to its normal time slot of 10:15pm ET/PT for the following five Sundays. Josh Wolf joins NAKED AFTER DARK after he successfully hosted Discovery's first ever live talk show, Shark After Dark, which premiered after Shark Week 2013.
Following each new episode of Naked and Afraid, NAKED AFTER DARK host Josh Wolf will talk to the castaways from that night's Naked and Afraid to get a more in-depth look at what those 21 days were actually like. NAKED AFTER DARK will also include celebrity guests, other familiar Discovery faces, behind-the-scenes and never before seen Naked and Afraid footage and in-studio stunts. The new talk show will also have a large social media aspect to it, allowing viewers to interact directly - and immediately - with Josh Wolf and the NAKED AFTER DARK guests. NAKED AFTER DARK is produced by Embassy Row, the innovative production company behind AMC's "The Talking Dead," Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live," and Shark After Dark, along with Green Mountain West.
Shark After Dark aired from Sunday, August 4- Thursday, August 8, 2013. Shark After Dark beat every late-night cable talk show competitor, including Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, TBS' Conan, Bravo's Watch What Happens Live and E!'s Chelsea Lately among Persons 25-54 and 18-49 delivery, no exclusions, Sunday-Thursday. Shark After Dark also beat the above mentioned shows in the coveted Persons 18-34 demo from August 4-7, no exclusions.
NAKED AFTER DARK is produced for Discovery Channel by Embassy Row and Green Mountain West. Executive Producer for Embassy Row is Michael Davies. Executive Producers for Green Mountain West are Craig Ferguson and Rebecca Tucker. For Discovery Channel, Executive Producers are Denise Contis and Craig Coffman with Sydney Clover as Associate Producer.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world's #1 nonfiction media company reaching 2.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 220 countries and territories. Discovery is dedicated to satisfying curiosity through more than 190 worldwide television networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science and Investigation Discovery, as well as U.S. joint venture networks OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and the Hub Network. Across the Nordic region, Discovery owns and operates SBS Discovery Media, a top-three portfolio of television brands that feature leading nonfiction content, as well as locally produced entertainment programs, sports and the best scripted series and movies from major studios. Discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools, including an award-winning series of K-12 digital textbooks, and a digital leader with a diversified online portfolio, including Discovery Digital Networks. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.
About Discovery Channel (taken from Jan 28, 2014 release)
Discovery Channel is dedicated to creating the highest quality non-fiction content that informs and entertains its consumers about the world in all its wonder, diversity and amazement. The network, which is distributed to 100.8 million U.S. homes, can be seen in 210 countries and territories, offering a signature mix of compelling, high-end production values and vivid cinematography across genres including, science and technology, exploration, adventure, history and in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpses at the people, places and organizations that shape and share our world. For more information, please visit www.discovery.com


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Drove to the pool to try to get in an easy swim before prelims of the HS Regional Champs. But I got a call that I had forgotten to leave my dome cap for Teen Fort, so I had to bring it back home. No swim. It was well worth it though as Teen Fort had an awesome meet. She dropped almost 2 more seconds in 100 evil, clocking in at 1:07 to make her State and Sectional cuts. This is a kid who hasn't swum USS in 3 years and only has a few months of masters coaching under her belt. Happily, our master coach, Cheryl Ward, was there watching her own kid, so got to see Teen Fort race. Teen Fort was very touched to get a slew of congratulatory emails from the team. I told her that masters swimmers are the best!
I did get in a massage today. I asked for it not to be too deep, but I feel pretty beat up today.
Drove to SpringHill Rec and it was closed for a swim meet. Grr ... I did not have time to make it to the gym pool. Have to feed Teen Fort and stand in line to get into Regional finals. Oak Marr has a strict capacity limit with a cop there to enforce it. Last year, there were parents would couldn't see their kids swim. Not ideal to be out of the water 2 days before a meet, but it's just a fun meet so no big deal.


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A new set of Teacher Resource Books for Grades 1-6 with passages, lessons, and practice to help students meet the demands of the new standards. Two books per grade, with one covering RL standards and the other RI standards. Perfect for homework.
Conquer New Standards, Literary Text Grades 1-6 Set
Grade-specific books provide you with ready-to-go units that support students in the development of key skills outlined in the standards. Each unit includes one or more passages as well as a model of a response to a question about that passage. After reading the passage and reviewing the model, students practice applying the modeled skill by answering a variety of questions, including constructed response and multiple choice. Includes activities that allow parents to build on what students are learning in school. Ideal for skill building. Reproducible. Perforated answer key included. Includes: 6 Books (1 copy of each Grades 1–6 title)
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