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Seattle Mariners 2011 MLB Draft in Review
Mariners 2011 MLB Draft Selections
Polish. That's the word that first came to mind as I sat watching Seattle's draft last June. In an attempt to preempt any confusion, no, the Mariners didn't draft a bunch of players from Poland. They did draft a player from nearby Germany, but we'll get to him in a bit. I'm talking about polish in the highly refined baseball skill sense. Let's talk polish…
Everything interesting about Virginia LHP Danny Hultzen's amateur career has already been written, so let's take a more timely approach and discuss his most recent body of work with a little help from a pair of authors from two of the best Seattle sites in the universe. The esteemed Jeff Sullivan's hot sexy update of Hultzen's AFL progress confirms that the young lefty's velocity has maintained his junior year gains (92.5 MPH average, 95.1 MPH peak) while marc w provides interesting details on the progress of his change (spoiler: sharp as ever) and slider (spoiler 2: shows flashes of greatness, but inconsistent). It is silly to compare every lefty with a great changeup to Cole Hamels, but that's a pretty logical ceiling here, at least in terms of potential performance.
Virginia JR LHP Danny Hultzen: plus command of all pitches; 88-91, will definitely touch 94; velocity jump due to 20 pounds of added muscle since high school, currently sitting 91-93, peaking 94-95; will throw upper-80s two-seam FB with good sink; 77-78 CB; plus 78-82 CU; quality 82-85 SL that he leans on at times
I can really appreciate the types of middle infield draft prospects that Seattle seems to target each year: athletic, versatile defensively, known to have a good approach to hitting. Clemson SS Brad Miller is/does all of those things, plus comes with a little bonus pop. In a weak class of college bats, Miller has the chance to really stand out as a middle infielder with starter's upside. He's Kyle Seager with more defensive upside.
Miller goes coast to coast as this season's top collegiate shortstop prospect, beginning the year at the top spot and very deservedly finishing at number one as well. I've long held the position that the current Clemson shortstop has what it takes to stick at the position, an opinion tied far more closely to his defensive tools — most notably the speed and athleticism that give him well above-average range up the middle — than his present, sometimes erratic, ability. At the plate, he's done everything expected of him and more. I'm admittedly more bullish on his power upside than most and can see him further tapping into said upside to the tune of 15+ homers annually. Even if the power doesn't quite reach those levels, Miller's consistent hard contact and good approach should help keep his batting average and on-base percentage at more than acceptable numbers for a starting middle infielder. It may be a popular comp for a lot of players, but I think a comparison between Brad Miller and former ACC star and current Oriole Brian Roberts is apt.
Mountain Pointe HS (AZ) 1B Kevin Cron is now at TCU after a deal with Seattle fell through. As a prospect, his power will define him…but you knew that already. What may or may not be known is what position he'll be playing by the time his name is called again in 2014. Whispers about a potential position switch – I've heard both 3B and RF mentioned as possibilities – linger, but any defensive change would be contingent on his college conditioning program helping him firm up and shed some weight. Luckily for Cron, first base might be alright for him if his bat takes care of its end of the bargain. As mentioned in the pre-draft profile posted below, I can't wait to compare and contrast Kevin's college performance with his older brother CJ's.
Cron has made headlines this spring, first as the younger brother of the amazing CJ Cron and then as a pretty damn good draft power hitting draft prospect himself. He'll likely be picked too high to honor his commitment to TCU, but, man, I'd love to see him take a crack at the college game – the direct statistical comparison you could then make to his brother would be fascinating, I think. Cron the younger caught some in high school, but, like his bro, probably doesn't have the requisite athleticism to catch at the next level. I've heard some quiet buzz about an attempted move to third, but I think that is probably from people who would hate to see his plus arm go to waste at first. Even working under the likely assumption he's a first baseman in pro ball, Cron is a top five round prospect due to his highly advanced hit tool and gigantic raw power.
A copy/past fail left Mount Olive RHP Carter Capps off my list of the draft's Top 250 prospects, but I'm sure the third round selection and half a million bucks helped him get over the unintentional snub. Capps is one of those guys – Stanford/Dodgers LHP Chris Reed is another – with both the frame and stuff to start, but, who, for some reason or another, looks so much better in shorter outings. I know almost all pitchers look better out of the bullpen, but Capps looks like a different pitcher altogether. At his best he'll throw two plus pitches including a fastball that approaches triple digits (in short stints only) and an upper-70s to low-80s slider that flashes plus. He's far too young to label him a reliever now and forever, but I do think the bullpen is his eventual home…and that's a good thing.
Mount Olive FR RHP Carter Capps (2011): 94-96 FB with good movement; more commonly 87-91; saw him 90-92; 84-86 SL with plus upside that has lost some velocity, now upper-70s; upper-70s CU; 6-5, 220
There is no question Seattle went into the draft hoping to bolster their organizational depth behind the plate. Selecting Virginia C John Hicks was a good first step of the plan. He has above-average power upside and a knack for hitting the ball hard. I think his defense is fine, but if catching doesn't work out he might be athletic enough to contribute defensively at a few other (corner outfield and first base most likely) spots.
Not too long ago I compared Hicks to teammate Kenny Swab and said I wouldn't be surprised to see him take a similar career path, i.e. become an unsignable mid-round pick and go back to school as a senior to boost his stock. I was obviously wrong as it now seems Hicks' athleticism, plus arm, and emerging power could make him a top ten round selection.
I've talked about draft stacking™ before, but I like discussing the idea so much that I'm going to repeat it here. Draft stacking occurs when a team drafts multiple prospects from the same position (pitchers excluded) within five rounds of each other. Bonus points when the prospects come from different places (i.e. one is from college and the other from high school). Double bonus points when the prospects are selected in back-to-back rounds. After selecting college catcher Hicks in the fourth round, Seattle turned right back around and nabbed Hagerty HS (FL) C Tyler Marlette in the fifth. Well done, Mariners. The only thing holding me back from publicly declaring my undying love to the Seattle front office is Marlette's questionable future behind the plate. Draft stacking doesn't work if one of the players is going to switch positions! Hopefully Marlette's substantial defensive tools are actualized so that last summer's breakout star can continue his ascension from showcase standout to big league catcher.
Marlette has as much upside at the plate as any high school catcher sans Swihart, but questions about his defense continue to suppress his stock. The shame of it is that he has above-average defensive tools – he's surprisingly natural behind the plate – but lacks the polish that comes with years of practice at the position. The aforementioned upside as a hitter works in much the same way. In batting practice Marlette is a monster, but he's more of a gap-to-gap hitter in game action thus far. A solid defensive catcher with plus power is a heck of a prospect, of course. An iffy defensive catcher who may or may not stick with gap power is less exciting. This is where teams who have seen Marlette multiple times over a couple of years have a huge leg up on what I do.
I had Rancho Cucamonga HS (CA) OF James Zamarripa down as a college guy, so I lost track of him somewhat this past spring. He's more advanced than a typical prep prospect, but his ceiling (fourth outfielder) isn't that exciting.
Virginia 3B Steven Proscia also isn't especially exciting, but he's a solid prospect with the chance to be a starter down the line. His strengths – arm, athleticism, power – mesh well with what most teams look for out of a third baseman.
Most people love coffee. Every few months I'll try a little sip, but it just doesn't work for me. So many people enjoy it every day that I'm smart enough to know that it isn't "bad" per se, but rather a specific taste that I just don't enjoy as much as others. Proscia is a little bit like coffee for me. His defense at third is very good, he'll show you a nice potential power/speed combo most days, and his athleticism is well above-average for the position. He's a good prospect by any measure. Yet somehow after taking everything I've heard about him and having seen him play a few times myself, I remain unmoved by his upside. Solid player, no doubt; he wouldn't be on this list otherwise. I just see him as much more likely to wind up a potential four-corners utility player than a starting third baseman.
Texas State RHP Carson Smith is similar in many ways to Carter Capps. I prefer Smith, however, due to his more impressive fastball (the movement he gets on the pitch gives him the edge), more consistent third pitch (a changeup that could be quite good with some work), and better command of his breaking stuff. The eighth rounder is my second favorite prospect taken by Seattle this year.
Texas State JR RHP Carson Smith: very good athlete; 91-93 FB with great sink, 94-95 peak; sits 95-98 out of bullpen, 91-94 as starter; above-average potential with SL; CU with plus potential; commands CB well; 6-5, 215
Patch HS (Germany) SS Cavan Cohoes is a great story (Germany!) and a fun gamble for the Mariners to take. He's also super raw at the plate, tremendously athletic, and really, really fast. Any more info than that would be me making stuff up because I've never seen the guy play and haven't talked directly with anybody who has seen him either.
Tenth round pick Siena 2B Dan Paolini wound up beating my Dan Uggla draft comp (see below) by an entire round. I have a friend who has seen Paolini a lot who compares him to former big leaguer Mike Stanley as a hitter. Weird comp, right? My friend does this for a living – the baseball evaluating part, not the comp making part – so I'm not quite ready to say he's crazy for the Stanley/Paolini comp but…well, let's just say that I'm here to reiterate that I'm not the one going out on a limb suggesting a tenth round pick will play 15 seasons and hit close to 200 home runs. I'd take my Uggla anecdote to heart (again, see below) before getting too worked up about Paolini's future one way or another, though I do want to profess my love of watching Paolini swing the bat.
Paolini has more present power than any college middle infielder. The question that remains to be answered is whether or not his long swing will lead to enough hits to make that power useful at the next level. If he doesn't hit, he's in trouble – only his power rates as above-average at this point, with the potential for an average hit tool down the road his only other tool of note. There's a little sleeper Dan Uggla upside here, if everything breaks right. Of course, think about the original Uggla before getting too excited – how many things had to break exactly right for him to become the Dan Uggla we know and love (even as a long-time fan of a rival division team I have to admit his uppercut corkscrew swing is fun to watch) today? Paolini will probably start out around the same place as Uggla, a former 11th round pick.
Dayton LHP Cameron Hobson (Round 11) is hot and cold from outing to outing. When he's going well, his fastball sits in the low-90s and he's able to throw three pitches for strikes. It'll be interesting to see if the Mariners view him as a starter or a reliever in the long run.
Dayton JR LHP Cameron Hobson: 87-91 FB with movement, sitting closer to 90-92 this year; good SL; solid CB; developing CU with potential; plus makeup; 6-1, 205 pounds
Franklin Pierce C Mike Dowd (Round 12) is fairly simple to understand. His arm is big league quality, but his other tools all come up a little bit short. In completely unrelated news, Henry Blanco has played 900 career games with an OBP of .293. Alright, back to Dowd: if he hits even a little bit, he's a legitimate backup catching prospect.
Dowd, our lone Division II star on the list, has managed the strike zone brilliantly for Franklin Pierce while also ranking second among qualifiers in both BA and SLG. His arm may be his only above-average tool, but his bat, gap power, and defense should all play just fine at the next level.
UAB OF Jamal Austin (Round 13) can run, field, and take a pitch. I like that skillset. For as much shit as Juan Pierre has gotten from fans over his career (most, but not all of it justified), he's now at the tail end of a twelve year career that has made him over fifty million bucks. Jamal Austin would be incredibly lucky to have anywhere close to as good a pro run. My worry with Austin remains the same as it has always been: will his inability to drive the ball prevent pitchers from throwing him anything but strikes? If that's the case, I worry about him losing his greatest offensive asset, patience.
Love his speed/defense/approach, but do have some doubts about his almost complete lack of power and questionable arm. He sort of reminds me of a college-aged version of Juan Pierre and I'm not sure how his game will translate to the pros. The higher up you go, the more difficult it is to get away with having little power.
Local (to me) product LaSalle RHP Cody Weiss (Round 14) has a fastball that touches 93 and an upper-70s curve that comes and goes as an effective second pitch. His spotty command and lack of physicality limit his upside, so, um, consider his upside limited.
SO RHP Cody Weiss (2011): 90-92 FB, peak 93; high-70s CB; iffy command; 6-0, 195
Loyal readers know by now that I have a huge weak spot for college seniors with outstanding four year track records at the plate. Florida State OF Mike McGee (Round 15) might be stretched in center, but he's a good defender in either corner, and his elite plate discipline should make him a favorite to many as he rises up Seattle's organizational chain. Whether or not Mike McGee makes it in pro ball is irrelevant to me; the guy has proven time and time again that he is, and please excuse me for the terrible cliché, a ballplayer. I hate that I've been reduced to such a hacky turn of phrase, but that's what Mike McGee does to me. Check him out if he visits a minor league ballpark near you and you'll understand. You can break down his individual tools and try to project what kind of player he'll be once fully developed, or you can just watch him and appreciate that he plays the sport the way it ought to be played. Hey, better yet: do both! Or neither, whatever, do what what you want: it's a free country.
[great approach; average speed; 88-90 FB, 92-93 peak; very good upper-70s SL; CU; drafted as a pitcher last year; good CB]
I devoted an entire post to Oregon C Jack Marder (Round 16) after the draft, so, yeah, you could say I like him. I was totally on board with Billy Beane when he made his "not selling jeans" comment – good players come in all shapes and sizes, after all – but I also think athleticism, and more specifically how athleticism relates with mechanics, muscle memory, and coordination is important. You don't need to look good in a uniform to be a good athlete, but athleticism as a whole shouldn't be ignored. Marder is an outstanding athlete, but more impressive is how he is able to channel his athleticism towards relevant baseball skills. His athleticism helps his defense behind the plate, his swing, and his throws to second and third. I'm intrigued.
SO 2B Jack Marder (2012): average runner; legit plus bat speed; very instinctual, high energy, just a fun player to watch; plus defender at 1B, one of the best I've seen at college level; has experience playing every position on diamond; with time should be above-average at either second, third, or an outfield corner, as well as average at shortstop; strong arm; will be tried at C this spring (5/11 update: soft hands, plus mobility, well above-average pop times, natural footwork, accurate arm, positive reports on feel for pitch sequencing and leadership of staff); great line drive producing swing, textbook front shoulder rotation that I love; above-average athleticism; easy top ten round guy, could go as high as round five; 6-0, 180 pounds; R/R
Miami OF Nathan Melendres (Round 17) has the tools to be remembered someday as a complete steal who had no business being taken as late as the seventeenth round. He can run, throw, and defend as well as any college outfielder in his class, but his crude approach to hitting has kept him from being labeled a legit five-tool player by the experts. He'll need to work on his plate discipline – not just taking more pitches, but swinging at better pitches – if he hopes to be remembered at all.
[serious tools, but very raw; potential plus defender in CF; hacker; plus speed; above-average to plus arm; 5-11, 185 pounds]
Horizon HS (AZ) LHP Nick Valenza (Round 18) reminds me a little bit of Indians draft pick Dillon Peters. He's short, throws hard, and shows the makings of enough pitchers to start at the next level. Once you get past his lack of physical stature, you can see that his stuff is pretty interesting. His biggest bugaboo at the pro level may be his inconsistent control.
Stop me if you've heard this one before: Palm Beach CC C Luke Guarnaccia (Round 19) is a Mariners draft pick with good athleticism and a strong defensive reputation. Picking a favorite out of Hicks, Dowd, Marder, and Guarnaccia comes down to little more than personal preference at this point, as all four share fairly similar strengths and weaknesses as prospects.
Did I get carried away after three weeks of performances from Emporia State 2B Dillon Hazlett (Round 20) or what? Whenever anybody starts thinking I know what I'm talking about, I'm going to refer them to the passage below. Silly hyperbole aside, Hazlett is a nice prospect who can handle the bat just fine. Not Ackley-level fine, of course, but good enough to consider his bat, defensive versatility (like Ackley, I think he's best in CF), and speed/base running instincts worth following through his minor league travails.
Name to know = North Carolina JR 1B Dillon Hazlett. I first heard the poor man's Dustin Ackley comps coming out of Chapel Hill a few months ago, but dismissed them as nothing more than a coaching staff excited about a junior college transfer ready to step in and help fill the gigantic hole left behind by Ackley's departure. The comp, like most are, was built on convenience – both players are way too athletic to be college first basemen, run well, and have questionable power upsides. That's what the comp was trying to express, I think. Nobody actually meant that Hazlett would step in and show off a hit tool quite like the one Ackley had shown. Hazlett, though impressive so far, has a long way to go to even enter Ackley's prospect stratosphere. Then again, Ackley's final junior year line was .417/.517/.763. SMALL SAMPLE SIZE ALERT, but Hazlett has put up a .467/.541/.700 line through 9 games. Just store the name way, way, way in the back of your mind.
Stanford RHP Jordan Pries (Round 30) is a pitchability righthander who relies heavily on a near-plus upper-70s breaking ball. That makes sense because his mid-80s fastball alone wouldn't cut it. I hadn't expected Pries to be a high draft pick or anything, but it was a surprise to see him fall all the way to the thirtieth round. Used as a starter at Stanford, Pries could experience enough of a boost in stuff pitching in relief to make him interesting. His numbers were better across the board in six long relief outings than they were in his six pro starts, whatever that means.
Stanford JR RHP Jordan Pries: 86-87 FB; very good 76-78 breaking ball
Kansas State LHP Kyle Hunter (Round 31) is easy to lose among the influx of college pitchers with the same first name/last initial combination. There's Kyle Hallock, Kyle Hald, Kyle Hendricks…and Kyle Hunter. Hunter has been on the prospect radar for years as a lefthander with solid stuff. He mixes his pitches well and has above-average command. With luck, he'll carve out a home as a lefty reliever somewhere, someday.
I was happy to see Seattle give a chance to Miami C David Villasuso (Round 42). His power could help him sneak into the big leagues as a backup, but only if can first convince teams he can handle quality pitching behind the plate.
SR C David Villasuso has the power teams often consider gambling on, but his defensive limitations keep him from being a definite draft selection for me.
The Trouble With Draft-Eligible Sophomores (starring Jack Marder!)
One of the few downsides of running this quaint little one man operation is the occasional embarrassing misidentification of a prospect's draft year. I had a big swing and a miss this year with a personal favorite of mine (though admittedly not as much of a favorite of the consistently excellent John Klima), Oregon's Jack Marder. The draft-eligible sophomore went in the 16th round to Seattle, and can now been seen (not literally now, as he's currently on the disabled list…and also not literally now because it is 5:30 AM local time in High Desert and, as wonderful a work ethic as I'm sure Marder has, I doubt he's in the cage at this very moment) hitting an impressive .320/.382/.460 through 50 High A at bats for the High Desert Mavericks. He's also apparently one of the ten Jewish ballplayers selected in the 2011 draft, as defined by the fine people of Jewish Baseball News. Feel free to use that fun fact to impress guests at your next soiree, free of charge. I'm in the process of eliminating 2011 draft guys from my 2012 college follow lists, so consider this Marder's last stand here on the Baseball Draft Report. Pretend I was smart enough to publish my notes on him before the draft, please. I bet they would have looked exactly like this:
SO 2B Jack Marder (2012): average runner; legit plus bat speed; very instinctual, high energy, just a fun player to watch; plus defender at 1B, one of the best I've seen at college level; has experience playing every position on diamond; with time should be above-average at either second, third, or an outfield corner, as well as average at shortstop; strong arm; will be tried at C this spring (5/11 update: soft hands, plus mobility, well above-average pop times, natural footwork, accurate arm, positive reports on feel for pitch sequencing and leadership of staff); great line drive producing swing, textbook front shoulder rotation that I love; above-average athleticism; easy top ten round guy, could go as high as round five; 6-0, 180 pounds; R/R
Good luck in pro ball, Jack.


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Total lawn care: Don't skip these steps!
Total lawn care is essential if you are attempting to have a yard full of healthy grass. Sometimes homeowners will pick and choose which lawn care steps they take on depending on their skill level and scheduling allowances. This may keep your lawn looking okay for a while, but before you know it you'll begin to see your that your yard is suffering. Read on to find out about the the best way to provide the total lawn care that your grass requires.
Step One: Create a schedule
You may be tempted to just tend to your lawn on an as-needed basis, but oftentimes you can't tell what your lawn needs until well after the right time. By creating a lawn care schedule you can anticipate the lawn treatments and maintenance that are
required ahead of time. To create this schedule there are many factors that must be taken into consideration, they include:
The type of soil in your area
Average seasonal high and low temperatures
Local rainfall patterns
Regional invasive species alerts, including plants and insects
pH balance
Step Two: Know your area
Knowing your area is an essential part of creating your lawn care schedule as well as providing total lawn care. If you don't know the average regional temperatures, rainfall amounts, soil type and pest threats it's impossible to know what your lawn needs. The best way to figure these things out is to consult a local lawn care expert. Another great resource for learning this information about your area is to find a copy of a recent and local almanac. An almanac can shed light on a lot of helpful facts pertaining to your region as well as general gardening timelines.
Step Three: Monitor your lawn
Ideally your lawn's needs will stay in synch with the lawn care schedule you develop, but it is important that you keep a close eye on your yard to check for signs of additional needs. The pH balance of your soil is one of the most useful pieces of knowledge you can have when caring for your lawn. Perform pH tests regularly, this way you can take the necessary steps to balance the soil before problems occur. Additional irrigation, fertilization, and weed-removal may still be required outside of your scheduled treatments.
Step Four: Have a pest control plan in place
Insects and other pests can cause damage to a lawn quicker than just about any other treat to your lawn. Bugs don't just affect grass, there are many invasive pests that plague trees and rob them of their nutrients until they die. A dead tree in your lawn creates many more problems than just an eyesore.
There are many pest control companies that can remove pests from your lawn, but some bugs can be removed with store-bought products. Before purchasing a product to control insects in your yard make sure that you are certain of the type of pest that you're battling. Using the wrong chemicals could prove ineffective and could do more harm than good.
Step Five: Don't slack on the essentials
With new processes like pH tests, fertilization and aeration thrown into the mix it is easy to get overwhelmed. Try to keep in mind that regular lawn care practices are still important, so don't slack on tasks like mowing and watering your lawn. Regular upkeep is very important for any of these lawn treatments to have an effect, and total lawn care requires attention to all details.
In the early stages of a lawn care regimen you may think you've taken on much more than you can handle. As you familiarize yourself with the steps required for a healthy lawn they become easier and more intuitive. Hard work and perseverance will pay off in the form of a lawn that shines like never before.

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1. My sister has passed her semester!
2. Friend came from Edinburgh and paid for my meals.
3. Good sales at the shop this weekend with just manager and I.
4. Lemon roulade and Mississippi mud cake by a fine English lady.
5. Got a £15 iTunes card from flatmate, whoa awesome!
6. Managed to get a lift to and from Bible Week.
7. My new job is going well and I'm being paid to do what I love.
8. Dinner provided for me every night for the whole of last week.
"That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life – whether you have enough food to eat or enough clothes to wear. For life is more than food, and your body more than clothing." (Luke 12:22-23)


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While all on-the-job injuries can be painful, severe incidents can potentially leave you with lifelong disabilities that limit your capacity to work or even to perform basic tasks. The combination of your medical bills and the continuous therapy your disability requires can be financially devastating, causing you and you and your family to suffer long after an accident you didn't cause. By seeking damages for your workplace injury, you could receive the compensation you need to cover costs related to your injury and get back on your feet.
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What Are the Different Disability Classifications?
The classification of your disability is determined by the disability number given to you by the medical professional in charge of your care. Each classification allows a different amount of compensation for the injured party, so it's important to understand what your injuries qualify as. The four disability classifications are as follows:
- Temporary Partial Disability: If your injuries will heal over time and allow you to return to full capacity.
- Temporary Total Disability: If your disability is expected to be temporary, but prevents you from performing the tasks associated with your job.
- Permanent Partial Disability: If your accident prevents you from completing certain occupational tasks but not the entirety of your job.
- Permanent Total Disability: If you can't perform any of the work you could before your accident
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What About Impairment?
Workplace accidents can also cause impairment, which includes any mental or emotional damage you may have sustained. Here are the two classifications of impairment:
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When the treatment for an impairment can't improve the condition any further, the patient is said to have reached maximum medical improvement (MMI). Permanent impairment requires the patient to have reached MMI, and then they are then compensated at a higher rate.
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How to Recover Deleted Contacts & Text Messages from Android SIM Card?
Nov 22, 2013 10:51 am / Posted by Sebastiane Alan to Android Tips
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If you input any contacts or saving text messages into your Android mobile phone, they'll be stored in the phone's internal flash memory, meaning that if you want to put a different SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card into your phone, you don't have to do anything, and the contacts and text messages will still remain inside it. However, if you want to change your phone for a new one, you need to copy contacts from your phone to your SIM card. After copying the contacts to the card, you can use them in the new phone, otherwise you'll have zero contact in the new one.
Once you delete contacts or text messages from the SIM card in your Android phone, the space it used to occupy will be marked as blank. You can still recover them back as long as no other new data is inputted to take up the space. So you need to perform a quick recovering task as soon as you delete your contacts or text messages by accident. Choosing a professional SIM data recovery program is the key point because a inferior one may cause the data lost forever.
Best SIM Card Data Recovery to Regain Lost Android Contacts and SMS
To prevent the risk from trying a shoddy application, we humbly recommend you with the iPubsoft Android Data Recovery (for Windows 8/7/XP/Vista)or iPubsoft Android Data Recovery for Mac (Mac OS X 10.9 or later), which allows you easily recover lost to deleted contacts, text messages, and other file types from Android SIM card without a backup before, without any quality loss. Just refer to the guide below to see how to perform the contact and SMS recovery for your Android SIM card on Windows platform. Mac owners can also follow the steps.
A Few Click to Restore SMS & Contacts from SIM Card on Android Phone
1: Connect your Android phone to the computer
After you get the best SIM card data recovery software installed on your computer, double click on the shortcut icon of the program from the desktop to launch it and you will see the primary window like below. Connect your Android phone to the computer via USB.
Note: The Android SIM Data Recovery software is compatible with all Android-based devices, including Samsung, HTC, Sony Ericsson, Google, Motorola, Huawei and so on.
Step 2: Enable USB debugging on your phone
You need to enable USB debugging on your phone before the scan. If you did it before, you can skip to the next step.
(1) For Android 2.3 or earlier: Enter "Settings" < Click "Applications" < Click "Development" < Check "USB debugging".
(2) For Android 3.0 to 4.1: Enter "Settings" < Click "Developer options" < Check "USB debugging".
(3) For Android 4.2 or newer: Enter "Settings" < Click "About Phone" < Tap "Build number" for several times until getting a note "You are under developer mode" < Back to "Settings" < Click "Developer options" < Check "USB debugging".
Once the USB debugging is enabled, click "Allow" on your phone to allow the program super user authorization when an Superuser Request pops up.
Step 3: Scan for deleted SMS or contacts on the phone
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Located outside the Bluffton Hospital Maternity area will be a Founding Mothers Dedication Wall. This beautiful donor wall features a tree with roots and branches covered in butterflies, each engraved with the first and last names of the honored individual. Donors will also receive a hand-crafted butterfly charm, designed by local artist Kat Luginbuhl, suitable for gifting that special person.
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In moist conditions, mold can develop and grow within 48 hours – often where you can't see it. Mold will grow on any damp surface: In walls, under carpet, behind drywall, and even in insulation. Water infiltration from many sources – including burst or leaking pipes, blocked gutters, inadequate roof ventilation or even ductwork condensation – can all contribute to a mold problem
A mold infestation can pose a serious risk to the health of you and your family. Mold spores in the air can cause headaches, respiratory issues, skin irritation and even memory loss. Your home can suffer as well, as mold can corrode structural elements.
Removal vs. Remediation
Mold spores are present everywhere, outdoors and in. This makes it impossible to remove all the mold from a building. In fact most buildings contain a "natural" amount of non-toxic mold. However, when toxic mold gets out of hand, removing the contaminated surfaces is critical. Unfortunately, it only fixes your mold crisis for the short-term. For the long-term health of your family, you need to discover and remediate the origin of the toxic mold problem. If the moisture source is not controlled, the mold will return.
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LeBron James adds to legacy with fourth NBA Championship
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat 106-93, in Game six of the 2020 NBA Finals Sunday night, to win their first championship since the 2009-10 season. LeBron James led the Lakers with 28 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists. James was named the Finals MVP for being the best player throughout the series.
"I want my [expletive] respect too," LeBron James said during a post-game interview with Rachel Nichols of ESPN following the Los Angeles Lakers' game six win. For James, it was his fourth championship and fourth finals MVP becoming the only player to win three Finals MVP'S with three different teams (Heat, Cavaliers, Lakers).
The win gave the Lakers their seventeenth championship banner, tying the Boston Celtics for the most in NBA history. In what was the longest season in NBA history due to Covid 19, the Lakers were still able to capitalize and win the Finals.
A storied franchise that had won championships with some of the biggest names in the sport such as Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant added to their legacy this time with LeBron James.
On January 26th the Lakers lost one of their greatest players of all time in the passing of Kobe Bryant. In an Instagram post the next day LeBron wrote "I promise you I'll continue your legacy man!"
Recently following the Lakers win, LeBron wrote a message on his Instagram to Kobe.
"Hope I made you proud my brother!! Love and miss you champ!!"
At 35 years old LeBron James is still playing some of the best basketball of his career and there is no slowing him down.


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Kevin James Debuts New Bald Look in 'The Crew,' Netflix's Latest TV Comedy
Why did Kevin James shave his head? As the star of 'The Crew' explained in a recent interview, there were several reasons behind the drastic step.
Jam-packed with unexpected narrative twists and laugh-out-loud funny jokes, the recently released The Crew is bound to become a big hit on Netflix.
Starring Jillian Mueller, Freddie Stroma, and Kevin James — who debuted a brand-new bald look in the Season 1 premiere — the 10-episode-long TV comedy captures the everyday life of the people behind the Bobby Spencer Racing team. So, did Kevin shave his head in preparation for his role as Kevin Gibson? Why did he decide to change his appearance?
Kevin James had several reasons to shave his head.
"I did shave my head ... it was [for a role] and God was leading me that way I think," Kevin jokingly remarked during a recent appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan. "Every year I was losing more and more hair so I was spraying more and more stuff in it [to] cover it up and it was just getting ridiculous and I just can't do it anymore. So this was a good opportunity to take it off."
Kevin's struggles with hair loss likely began years ago. As his Instagram profile reveals, he has been alternating between different hairstyles for quite some time now, and he is certainly no stranger to the bald look.
As posts dating back to as early as the fall of 2018 reveal, Kevin has shaved his hair off quite a few times. He also experimented with different beard styles, such as a full beard or a boxed beard.
According to a rumor, Kevin might have worn wigs for some of his previous roles.
Rumors about Kevin's battle with hair loss — and the strategies he deployed to treat it — started to emerge over a decade ago.
"Am I the only person that notices Kevin James's toupee?" @alexcwilliams wrote in January 2009.
"Kevin James wears a wig. It is so obvious," @BautistaBomb tweeted in April 2015.
According to some of his less well-meaning fans, there's a chance that the actor and comedian wore a wig or hair plugs during the taping of The King of Queens. The hit sitcom premiered in 1998, and it came to an end in 2007.
"After watching the very first episode of The King of Queens I suspect now that Kevin James is either wearing a wig or has hair plugs," @grahamclark tweeted in July 2011.
Kevin James tried different hairstyles for his roles in movies like 'Hubie Halloween' or 'Becky.'
Before landing Kevin Gibson's role on The Crew, Kevin was working on movies like Hubie Halloween or Becky. In Hubie Halloween, he was donning an 80s-inspired mullet complete with a toned-down quiff, long sideburns, and a full beard. In Becky, he had his head shaved bald, while the back of his head was made to appear as though it was adorned with extremist symbols. In some scenes, he wore a baseball hat.
In Steven Brill's 2017 comedy, titled Sandy Wexler, Kevin was rocking a chevron mustache and a neatly-styled, almost curly hairdo. In a scene, he also wore a shamrock-green headband.
The Crew is available on Netflix now.


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Provisional Stamps
"It took Congress about six weeks to pass the bill known as the 'U.S. Revenue War Bill of 1898' which was entitled 'An Act to Provide Ways and Means to Meet War Expenditures and for Other Purposes,' effective July 1, 1898. One provision of the new law required that all proprietary medicines be taxed and a stamp affixed to each box or bottle as evidence the tax had been paid.
"Meanwhile the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington had anticipated the emergency and begun work on the dies, rolls, plates, etc., from which were to come the "Battleship" Documentary and Proprietary revenue stamps. However, it was very soon evident the stamps could not be printed and distributed by the effective date. Even provisional overprints of the postage stamps then current would not suffice to bridge the gap.
"In their dilemma eight medicine manufacturers doing business in St. Louis turned to the local Collector of Internal Revenue. He evidently succeeded in having the Department authorize stickers to be used in lieu of stamps during the early part of July, 1898...."
In the Morton Dean Joyce sale, June 4-5, 1991, provisional stamps of nine St. Louis companies were listed, plus one from Macon, Georgia. The Scott Specialized now lists these, with ten Saint Louis companies represented, plus the one from Macon.
Almost all of these stamps can be seen here, courtesy of Hermann Ivester: Saint Louis Provisional Proprietary Stamps.
One of the denominations of the stamps used by Antikamnia, with a first day cancel.
The Lambert Pharmacal Company was another of the companies with authorized provisional stamps.
Jno. T. Milliken & Company used two denominations of provisional stamps.
You can find the provisional stamps of all of the currently known users here.


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For instructors, one of the more difficult aspects of promoting academic integrity is deciding what to do once academic dishonesty is suspected. The following information is designed to help instructors understand how to confront a student who may have engaged in academic dishonesty, and how to submit a referral to the Honor System for review. […]
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As the University continues to offer instruction remotely, Student Conduct encourages continued conversations about academic integrity. Currently, we are addressing the issue of academic integrity and an increase in reports of the use and misuse of subscription based-tutoring websites, and other websites that provide for the sharing of course materials.
Due to the increase in referrals, we encourage faculty members, instructors, and students to continue to report suspected violations of the Honor Code to our office. If you are a faculty member or instructor and need to request additional information from a tutoring website (or related website) prior to referring the case to our office, you must complete the "Faculty and Instructor Letter of Request to Website," and a professional staff member will generate a letter on behalf of the faculty member or instructor. Once the letter is generated by Student Conduct, the letter will be forwarded directly to the requesting party to request and review additional information, if any, from the website. In the event there is a basis to refer a student for an alleged Honor Code violation, the faculty member or instructor will submit the report for further review to Student Conduct. If you are a faculty member wanting to request that your materials be taken down please visit Chegg, Course Hero, or the respective site where your materials are uploaded.
In furtherance of supporting students and instructors in remote learning environments, we hope that you will share any suggestions and resources with us at email@example.com as they become available to you.
Those teaching classes remotely may find it helpful to consider the following:
- Create clear and specific expectations related to remote instruction and academic integrity that are aligned with the principles outlined by the Center for Faculty Excellence on the "Keep Teaching" website.
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- Review the Instrument of Student Judicial Governance and contact Student Conduct if you have questions.
- Create syllabi that are clear about expectations relevant to each and every assignment and exam; include information about identified behaviors that have warranted previous referrals to the Honor System. For example, if the use of unauthorized materials (e.g., web-based tutorial websites including, but not limited to, Chegg.com, Course Hero, etc.) are strictly prohibited, additional language that is explicit and explains what and why the behavior relevant to the use of these resources are prohibited.
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Student Conduct and the Honor System will continue to consider ways to support students and help to inform teaching practices during times of remote learning. Moreover, our guiding principles for supporting all members of the campus community using technology to instruct and learn must shift in order to foster honest and ethical student engagement in the classroom.
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Discussing Honor in the Classroom
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Honor in the Syllabus
Honor in the Syllabus A carefully constructed syllabus containing references to the Honor Code and clear expectations surrounding academic integrity can significantly contribute to fewer instances of academic dishonesty. At the beginning of each semester, instructors are encouraged to engage with their students in a discussion of the Honor Code and their expectation that students […]
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Tips for Fostering Academic Integrity & Preventing Honor Code Violations Get to know your students so they feel a greater sense of personal investment in the course, and therefore may be more motivated to act with integrity. There are greater risks of cheating in classes in which students feel anonymous or uninvolved. Consider ways in […]


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OCaml Weekly News
Here is the latest OCaml Weekly News, for the week of December 18 to 25, 2018.
Merry Christmas!
Table of Contents
Next feature for Logarion
Orbifx announced
Getting ready for another release of Logarion. I might be able to squeeze in another feature before that, what would you like to see?
If you want something that is not there, write a comment here or there, or post on the discussion list.
Blog post: Virtual Libraries in Dune
Rudi Grinberg announced
Dune is gaining a new feature called virtual libraries in the next release (1.7). It's a pretty interesting feature so I've written a blog post about it:
LSP, DAP protocols for language and debugger support
Perry E. Metzger announced
As an FYI to the OCaml community:
Microsoft has for some time been pushing a standardized protocol for language servers (of which Merlin is an example), called (appropriately enough) the Language Server Protocol. The notion behind the LSP is to allow any editor to be a good IDE for any language provided that a language server exists for the language and that it (and the editor) both speak the LSP. LSP has taken off very quickly; there's now reasonable emacs, vim, vscode, etc. support for it.
It appears Microsoft is now also in the process of creating a new protool called the Debug Adapter Protocol, which works to allow any editor or IDE to interface with any language specific debugger, provided both implement the protocol.
It might be nice if, over the long run, OCaml's tooling took advantage of the growing ecosystem these protocols provide. I recognize that this probably cannot happen very quickly, but it certainly is something interested people in the community should be aware of.
Ryan Slade said
A LSP implementation for OCaml already exists:
Louis Roché added
There are (at least) 3 LSP implementation for ocaml/reason actually:
Perry E. Metzger then said
Yes, and there's the Earlybird debug adapter. But so far as I can tell, these tools are not in wide use. It would probably be a good thing if, over time, using LSP and DAP became the default way that Merlin and the debuggers were interfaced to editors. (This might require some extensions to the protocols.)
LablGtk 3.0.beta3
Jacques Garrigue announced
Here is a third beta release of Lablgtk3.
It includes support for GtkBuilder as a replacement to libglade, thanks to the Matita people.
It is available for download at the usual location:
The opam package is on its way:
The code and bug reports are on GitHub
https://github.com/garrigue/lablgtk/tree/lablgtk3 (for the lablgtk3 branch)
Working with bit-level data
Anton Kochkov asked
I plan to implement bitfields support in Cstruct library. And I wonder on what syntax is best and probably an API, maybe there are already some good examples of OCaml libraries that work with bit-level data? If you ask - why not to just aggregate bits into bytes, there are two problems:
- If you don't align bitfields, all members can be shifted across byte boundary to be read directly
- Changing the way to read/write in case of different endianess
See https://github.com/mirage/ocaml-cstruct/issues/205 for more information.
Anurag Soni suggested
Is https://github.com/xguerin/bitstring similar to what you are looking for?
Anton Kochkov then said
Yes, it is similar, thanks.
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People predict things all the time and COVID has been one of those many predictions to come true. It was predicted through different interviews, books and probably blogs and tweets too. However, I'm not too sure how many predicted that this, the pandemic, would last until the following year. I also don't think anyone predicted that the U.S. would need police officers to guard toilet tissue and disinfectant items. Crazy, right? Well, it gets worse and I'm sure you know where I'm going with this. I've found myself disgusted by the actions of so many adults during this time. I mean it was one thing to see people selling $6-10 bottles of disinfectant wipes and sprays for double to triple the price. But these constant videos of adults assaulting innocent people because they don't feel they should have to wear a mask and those going ballistic because they can't sit in the house. I mean, what the hell is wrong with people?
These are unpleasant times with the passing's of so many and the constant run around of what the COVID rules and symptoms actually are. It feels like we're supposed to sit back and give up majority of the time. But I truly feel that this is the big pause the world has been needing. Now, don't get me wrong our president sucks, many are out and about as if the pandemic has passed, we don't know if the people we pass by when we have to go out have it or not, people are losing their shit because they still can't find basic needs months later, – myself included – BLACK PEOPLE CAN'T SAY "BLACK LIVES MATTER" WITHOUT SOMEONE CRYING ABOUT HOW "ALL LIVES MATTER", there's no justice for so many, and people still haven't learned how to enjoy their own company. Yet and still people aren't utilizing the pause.
Remember when we were all going to work, class, the club, restaurants, kickbacks, vacations and more whenever we wanted to with no restrictions? Well, probably not work and class because you have to go at your scheduled time. Do you also remember how in the midst of doing all those things we wanted to do we would say how we "don't have time for things we truly want to do"? Like, finally starting that business or renting/buying that venue or publishing that first book or blog post? Remember those things we desired so much and cried about the time we did not have yet here it is and all the majority can think about is going out and not wearing mask. To top that, I've experienced businesses still using the pandemic as an excuse to mail orders two and three months later than they have to. How do I know this? I run a small business, I know a few people who do as well, I know people who have started businesses during the pandemic, and I get packages from Amazon weekly. And I didn't say any of that to be funny especially the Amazon part. If small businesses are getting their orders out within a timely manner tell me why it's taking big businesses months to get their merchandise to its rightful owners. Unless the "in stock" status is incorrect and there's a bunch of falsified information on these websites. I can't let a big business slack when small businesses are out here suffering left and right because of the pandemic, literally.
I don't consider myself an introvert and I don't consider myself an extrovert. I consider myself a being who can adapt in either setting. As I stated in my post, Why It's Hard for Me to Be A Vegan, I could seriously do without the labels. Labels complicate things and I want to be able to say that I do or don't like something without feeling as though someone will categorize me. With that being said I started to feel my depression worsen when the pandemic first started. Granted I'm a stay-at-home mom so I'm sure the question of, "How is this really affecting you?" is flying around somewhere. So, I felt the need to answer this in a way that doesn't just describe what I felt then but what others may be feeling now. Simple, although I barely went anywhere, I still had the option to get up and go at free will, with or without my children. Within a matter of weeks, the world went from being free to go wherever, whenever, however to only being able to go certain places between certain times and having to wear a mask. There are so many restrictions on the world right now even with it being open to the point that I'm left confused on the regular.
How is it that we can't be in crowds of people, six feet apart, but restaurants are open, and we have to wear a mask to be seated. Yet we can take our mask off to eat while still surrounded by those people. Does that make sense? If it does, I would genuinely appreciate someone explaining to me how. Graduations, weddings, ceremonies and more have been canceled. Hell, people can't even have proper funerals because of the pandemic but you're telling me that eating near a bunch of people who don't know if they have COVID or not is acceptable? I can't lie, I was pissed because thanks to COVID I didn't get to see my grandmother before she passed. And now thanks to COVID I can't see someone extremely close to my heart who's been lying in a hospital bed for a little over a month now, thanks to COVID my reservations for my anniversary are ruined and thanks to COVID the world really doesn't make sense to me now.
What you do is what you do but DO NOT WASTE THIS TIME. I know there's talk about the world "going back to normal" so let's be real here and admit that NORMAL WASN'T WORKING. Many currently have the luxury of working and going to school from home so where's the real commute from your bedroom to the living room and that's if you even leave your bed. I don't know what anyone's situation is, and I won't pretend to know. But I'm going to say this because somebody needs to hear this, again… DO NOT WASTE THIS TIME, USE IT WISELY. And while I'm on the subject I also won't pretend to act like I don't know most of our desires cost, but that does not mean you can't start writing out a plan and putting things in place. Treat this time like it matters so that when we have to go back to our regular routines you're not saying how you wish you had time to do those things again because the time to, at least, start them is now.
It's said that everything happens for a reason, right? Well, many of us have the time that we've desired for so long. Figure out how to use it but please remember to stay safe.


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Accidental Apex Legends trick results in insane Pathfinder & Crypto combo
An incidental use of two abilities in Apex Legends shows how Pathfinder and Crypto can link up to create a unique play with lots of potential.
With Pathfinder's Grappling Hook, players can propel themselves toward whatever object is in their reach. But, as it turns out, if used in tandem with Crypto's drone, then a team can essentially boost Pathfinder to contorted angles and far away vantage points.
The trick isn't a secret, but Reddit user 'KomBow_' showed how effective a Drone-Grapple can be at getting a wildly different perspective in a fight at a moment's notice.
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Pushing up on another Apex squad, KomBow chose to get there faster with Crypto's hook, but they managed to accidentally snipe a teammate's drone in the process.
"Crypto drone and Pathfinder grapple without doing it on purpose," KomBow said of the play.
The player managed to get insane air after launching from the drone, landing on a nearby roof.
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From the high ground, they were able to isolate an opposing Octane and net themselves a kill shortly after.
The sequence of events seemed almost cinematic but as awesome as it was, it could be something more people replicate.
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While also an ability, Crypto's drone counts as a solid object in Apex when summoned. It can interact with doors and run into walls, which means it can most certainly be used with Pathfinder's grapple.
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Although tricky, there's nothing to stop Pathfinders from latching on the flying mech to use it as a post in which to sling itself.
And even after getting onto the drone, keeping the swing going until you can make something out of it would take some pretty nifty flying from the Crypto piloting it.
As unlikely as it was in the clip, this could be something more players adopt as a way to make Pathfinder explode onto the scene.
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In fact, the swing can last for a significant distance if the Pathfinder and Crypto sync up the swing and drone's flight path, respectively.
Whether its rotations, sending someone for a flank, or something similar, this trick could definitely come in handy if players practice it enough.
If the technique takes off among the Apex community, don't be surprised if you encounter a flying Pathfinder in your games.


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Netgear Wifi Extender N300 Setup
Getting a limited or no WiFi service area in your house or office in the modern age can be irritating. Netgear Wifi Extender N300 Setup allows you to expand your current wifi coverage to your house's numerous dead areas, where the wifi coverage area is not obtained.
The extender works with all the routers developed by Netgear and other suppliers of routers such as Connect, the extender comes with a plug-in configuration that allows you to expand your network to different devices such as your smartphone. Tablets, stations for games.
The External Antennas also comes with the N300 system to ensure your wifi has a wider coverage range.
In order to configure your Netgear Wifi Extender N300 Setup with the router unit, it is quick to set up your Extender device and does not need any CD.
The New Extender Setup also comes with an Ethernet port that allows you to use the LAN cable via the Ethernet port to expand your network to other users that do not have WiFi capabilities.
In order to find the right way to expand the WiFi coverage area and another connection status, the system also has smart LED indicators that let you know the optimum location. The computer is also allowed when WPS is enabled, which enables you to use the WPS protocol to set up and connect the device.
Netgear Wifi Extender N300: Easy Setup Process
Step 1: Firstly, disconnect the electricity to turn your modem off.
Step 2: Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to your modem and the other end of the router's Internet port.
Step 3: Plug-in now and switch your modem on in order to configure the Netgear Wifi Extender N300 Setup.
Step 4: Attach the router's power adapter and wait for the wireless LED to turn solid green.
Step 5: Now, Attach your computer to the Netgear Extender Setup.
Step 6: Open your device's web browser and go to the IP address that has been given.
Step 7: After you have signed in with your regular account credentials, configure your WiFi username and password to access the Internet on different computers.
Finallty, your Netgear Wifi Extender N300 Setup is completed.


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Mooselicker says: This was written by Mark over at The Animation Commendation. He knows a lot more about Kidz Showz than we ever could know and he might be the creator of Arthur. I'm not sure. I'm too afraid to ask.
Who here can honestly say that they never grew up with PBS?
Quite amusing! Well, the fact is that the vast majority of people viewing this page have indeed grown up with PBS and their many shows including "Arthur", "Barney & Friends", "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "The Magic School Bus", "Sesame Street", "Caillou", "Clifford the Big Red Dog", etc. And I'm no exception! Many of the PBS shows are dear and beloved to me, but one show in particular that I have a predilection for is none other than "Cyberchase"!
Don't bother looking up the definition of "predilection"! Just pay attention to what I have to say!
With the focus of the show being mathematics, this show was pretty much loved by all critics! But the average kid reception was somewhat mixed. Basically, the ones who hated school disliked the idea of coming home and learning more math!
The show featured three Earth kids, Jackie, Matt, and Inez, who have the ability to get transported to the digital world of Cyberspace.
Hey, it could've been worse! They could have been transported to a land of fire-breathing dragons!
Cyberspace is run by a leader named Motherboard (what else would she be named), who's not in fully functioning order for pretty much the entire series.
Ruled by a hologram in a computer? Sounds a bit Orwellian to me!
The reason being that an evil nemesis and once-good guy named Hacker (aka "THE Hacker") constantly does his best to destroy Motherboard's circuitry and take over Cyberspace for himself! And this lovable bad guy is voiced by none other than the amazing Christopher Lloyd himself!
"It'll take a lot more than 1.21 'jigowatts' to overthrow Motherboard!"
Speaking of celebrity voices, the kids make friends with a formerly bad cy-bird named Digit who helps them frustrate the Hacker's evil schemes and is voiced by none other than the…umm…indescribable Gilbert Gottfried!
So many similarities…soooo many similarities!
Now you may be wondering, "How does mathematics play a role in this show?". Well, basically all of Hacker's plans are thwarted by our three heroes and Digit by the use of some mathematical principle or principles, be they the use of levers, understanding of coordinate systems, the laws of probability, recognizing sequences and patterns, possessing algebraic knowledge, understanding volume, equalizing ratios, making sensible estimations, performing measurement conversions, solving logic puzzles, trudging through long division, understanding properties of circles, locating objects on grids, or a plethora of other math topics that my tiredness prevents me from mentioning!
There's enough material in here for a score of seasons!
The show has been on hiatus since 2010, but apparently is due for another season later this fall. If it does indeed resume, I will definitely be watching it!


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Food with a view? Does it really get any better? If you're looking for a new brunch spot with a view on a sunny day, you'll want to check out The Penthouse at The Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica. It is located on the top floor with gorgeous views of the ocean and coastline. The restaurant has a big bar located in the center which is known for its cocktails and panoramic views.
You'll definitely want to make reservations here as it can easily get crowded on a nice day. The menu is American, Pacific and hint of Asian cuisine. They have fresh juices, pastries, egg dishes, brunch and lunch entrees, salads, flat breads, pastas and sandwiches. Something for every palette. Click here to check out their full brunch menu.


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Is it possible for a coup attempt to be privileged? Photo by Caleb Perez on Unsplash Yesterday, domestic terrorists breached the Capitol Building, seat of civics for the United States of America. Obviously, there are numerous questions worth asking about this event. What lead to it, who is responsible, and most importantly, what do we … Continue reading A White Uprising
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My Brother, the Better Creative Photo by Ingridi Alves Photograph on Unsplash I'm so glad my brother is into music. Honestly, I'm a petty enough person that I couldn't take it if he was into writing. I know that. I write so many articles about writing because I know how delicate the thread that keeps … Continue reading When Your Sibling Outshines You


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In a month, high school students nationwide will make the final decision about where they want to go to college.
My advice: Meemaw, nanna, grandma, Big Mama/Papa, granddad, Pops, don't do it. Don't co-sign for a student loan.
Read this from Investopedia: Seniors: Before You Co-sign That Student Loan
"It seems like such a harmless endorsement: Co-signing a student loan for dear, sweet Madison, the apple of your grandmotherly eye," Anne Mollegen Smith writes. "Of course, you want her to go to college; of course, you're willing to vouch for her! Too bad you won't have much spare cash to help her out, now that you're close to retiring. But it doesn't take any money out of your pocket to co-sign a loan, so why not give this lovely child the benefit of your excellent credit rating?"
This is why not: If your grandchild can't or won't repay the loan, you'll be fully responsible.
When you co-sign for a student loan, you are not the backup borrower. You are on the line for the entire loan balance should your grandchild not pay.
When seniors default on federal student loans, their Social Security benefits can be docked to repay the debt. As much as 15 percent of your benefit payment can be withheld. If there is a silver lining, it's this: Your Social Security benefits can't be dunned for defaulting on private student loans. But the lender can still take you to court to try to collect the amount due.
"The number of people over 60 struggling with college student loans is snowballing," reported Gail MarksJarvis for the Chicago Tribune. "For most, the struggle is not a hangover from their own college days. Rather, the strain is coming from helping their children and grandchildren pay for college."
Older Americans now carry an unprecedented amount of student loan debt into retirement, according to a report released last year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Over the past decade, the number of older student loan borrowers has quadrupled.
In 2015, older consumers owed an estimated $66.7 billion in student loans, the CFPB report said. And although most student loan borrowers are young adults between 18 and 39, folks 60 and older are the fastest growing age-segment of the student loan market.
Read the CFPB report: Snapshot of older consumers and student loan debt
Whether you're a grandparent or a parent, read this: The alarming consequences of co-signing your child's student loans
This may help, too: Four tips to help older student loan borrowers navigate common problems with their student loans
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Are you a grandparent or retiree stuck with student loans? Share your story. Send your comments to email@example.com. In the subject line, put "Student loans."
Retirement rants and raves
I'm interested in your experiences or concerns about retirement or aging. What do you like about retirement? What came as a surprise?
If you haven't retired, what concerns you financially? You can rant or rave. This space is yours. It's a chance for you to express what's on your mind. Send your comments to email@example.com. Please include your name, city and state. In the subject line, put "Retirement rants and raves."
Last week I asked you to weigh in on the increase in divorce among adults 50 and older. The divorce rate has roughly doubled since the 1990s in this demographic, according to a report last year by the Pew Research Center. For people 65 and older, the divorce rate has roughly tripled since 1990. I asked: Did you go through a gray divorce, and what was the impact on your retirement plan?
Merrie Soltis of Atlanta wrote, "My husband walked out on me two weeks before Christmas. I told him as he was leaving 'We can't AFFORD this!' Together, we are financially solid. He earns over $100,000 and I earn less than $40,000. But if I make it another two weeks, we will have been married 10 years so at least I can collect on his Social Security, which will be a big improvement. My biggest concern is retirement, because at my age and income level, there's no way I'll be able to build a 401(k). I'm scared and angry. I'll never be able to afford all the things I wanted to do like travel. I knew my marriage had issues, but I was willing to put up with it rather than be financially devastated. Now I'm worried that I'll never be able to retire. And right now, everything is in limbo while we're hashing out a settlement. That's the worst part: not knowing what I'm facing."
Andrea is 56 and has been divorced three years after being married for 32 years.
"I have two children in college and a third on his way next year," she wrote. "My ex was good with retirement, but he was the big earner. He's pretty good with money with me, but I definitely came out on the bad end of the deal. It wasn't worth the fight. Because of that, however, he's good about sharing some bigger children costs. I am scared to death about retirement. I don't understand enough. I try and try. I watch videos, I read your column (I could weep with happiness about how easy you make things understood — thank you!!!). I try to understand what the right thing to do is. I have retirement money and a little money in stocks, but I can't understand what to do with it. I have retirement money, maybe $500,000 and I really feel like there is no way I can retire.
Compared with how little others have saved, Andrea has a better retirement cushion than most.
I suggest reading: How to Retire on $500,000 in Your 50's or 60's
Jeff R. of Maryland wrote, "Five years ago at age 50, my wife and I separated after 20 years of marriage. Our divorce finalized two years later and left me holding the bag of tax debts and liens (from her self-employment income) and child support for our teenagers. Our entire marriage was living above our means, so I could never save substantially for retirement, other than a small pension from a former employer. I had to take an actuarially reduced amount because of the divorce, so that hurt as much as the divorce itself. Now I will have to work until either my health stops me, or my death. I am saving a little bit toward a 401(k) and an IRA, but I know it won't be enough with what little time I have left. What is retirement anyway?"
Amanda Linehan of Boston wrote about what it's like seeing your parents divorce after decades of marriage.
"I'm in my late 30s and my parents are currently dividing assets at age 70, and it's been excruciating on myself and my fellow adult sibling," she wrote. "While they effectively ended their marriage in the 1990s, they have waited until now to formalize the division of their retirement accounts and property, including the home I grew up in. When I came to the line about 'making sure you find an attorney that specializes in QDROs [qualified domestic relations orders],' I had to laugh. We live in Boston (not exactly a lawyer desert) and found it almost impossible to find a practicing attorney familiar with these types of orders. After seeking referrals and cold calling firms for months I was finally able to secure an attorney equipped to deal with a QDRO and am now watching as the fees eat into the money my parents were meant to live on. Either the cost of childcare for my four-year-old already making it a struggle to save for my own retirement, I now understand all too well what you've talked about in your column for years — the notion of a sandwich generation caring for the old and the young at once. I fear these situations will become more common as Baby Boomers retire, divorce, and find themselves in need of QDRO experts; based on my experience, they are none too easy to come by, and as a society we may be ill equipped for a wave of gray divorces if so."
If you're going through a gray divorce, read this: Understanding Divorce and QDRO: Dividing Retirement Assets
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The world's miners are starting the new year as must-have darlings in stock portfolios. But some money managers are beginning to question whether the industry's surprise rebound is built on rock.
Soaring prices for commodities from coal to zinc and manganese caught many investors off guard in 2016, sending mining stocks from Sydney to Toronto on a tear that outdid banks, retailers and utilities.
The S&P/ASX 300 Metals and Mining Index on Australia's resources-heavy stock exchange surged in December to its highest intraday value since 2014, while the MSCI World Metals and Mining Index recently touched an 18-month high.
Those indexes climbed 53% and 54% respectively in 2016, marking their first annual rise since 2010. Phoenix-based Freeport-McMoRan Inc., one of the world's biggest copper miners, jumped roughly 95% in 2016, while Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., the world's No. 4 iron-ore exporter, surged 215%.
The mining sector's resurgence has prompted a raft of upgrades from brokers over the past couple of months, with some confident the comeback will continue well into this year. Citigroup analysts in December switched their stance on mining stocks to bullish from bearish.
For the rest of this article, click here: http://www.wsj.com/articles/can-worlds-miners-dig-up-another-year-of-stratospheric-gains-for-investors-1483612249


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Start your weekend off surrounded by fantastic art and awesome people! Oh, and wine 😉 July First Friday Reception tomorrow! Our opening is July 1st, from 7-10pm and the gallery is located at 828 Valencia St, between 19th and 20th.
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Please join us for our June 3rd Friday Opening Reception. All of the artists listed on the card will be there, so it's a great chance to check out the art AND meet the artists! June 3rd, from 7-10pm 828 Valencia Street, between 19th and 20th Please click here to join our event page on Facebook!Continue reading "City Art Reception June 3rd!"


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Dirty Player by Stacey Lynn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The title is extremely accurate on this one.
If you enjoy sizzling, steamy erotic romances with a lot of dirty talk and even more dirty, filthy action, you will love this book. It is heavy on the sexy scenes, though the story is good as well bit there is not as much of a story as you would expect for a book this long.
The characters are well developed, even the supporting characters. The Hero is Oliver Powell, a 30 year old NFL star running back who wants to win a super bowl this year. He knows he only has a few more years in him before retirement and he thinks this will be his best chance. The team came close the previous year and this year they picked up a new quarterback who is a rising star.
The heroine is Shannon Hale, sister of Beaux Hale the new Quarterback. She basically raised Beaux though she is only three years older and she sacrificed a lot to give him his football dreams. She took him to all his practices, threw the ball around with him, payed for his college and more. She just got out of a long relationship when she found her fiancé cheating on her at a party his boss was throwing for them.
The attraction between her and Oliver is immediate, but he is jaded after his ex wife left him right after he got traded from New England to a team in the south, she wanted to stay where she could shop and have fun. Since then he only does one night stands. Beaux tells Shannon to stay away from Oliver, but that doesn't work for long. Then one night just isn't enough for either of them.
The book is fun and hot and definitely a good read if you're in the mood to get down and dirty.
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Dirty Player ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Alison McGavigan currently serves as Vice President and Practice Lead of JLL Valuation Advisory in the Edmonton office. Ms. McGavigan conducts appraisals and related tasks and is involved in consulting assignments across Western Canada, with a focus on multifamily and industrial real estate. In addition, she has extensive experience in retail, office, and special use assets, completing assignments for purposes including financing, litigation, estate settlement, lease negotiation, foreclosure, and various internal decision making processes. She oversees the Edmonton Advisory and Appraisal Services group.
Prior to joining JLL, Ms. McGavigan spent over eleven years at another national commercial real estate firm. After spending four years in the brokerage department as part of their industrial team, she joined the appraisal and advisory department. Over the following seven years Ms. McGavigan held multiple roles, the most recent being Associate Managing Director, Appraisal and Advisory Services
Alison earned both a Bachelor of Science degree and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Universty of Alberta. She was awarded her AACI designation from the Appraisal Institute of Canada in 2016 after completing a Post Graduate Certficate in Real Property Valuation from the University of British Columbia.
A strong believer in elevating women in commercial real estate, Alison is a member of Edmonton CREW (Commercial Real Esate Women), where she recently ended a six year term on their Board of Directors. She is also involved in the Edmonton NAIOP Chapter, previously serving on their Board of Directors as well as their Education Chair. In 2015 she was one of 15 recipients across North America to receive NAIOP's Developer Leaders award.
In her spare time, Alison enjoys spending time with her husband and two dogs, traveling, reading, and staying active through running and cycling.
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For the entire day on Friday, December 5, Bead It!in downtown Concord devoted 30% of sales to support Friends Emergency Housing. The day-long benefit culminated with the annual Midnight Merriment celebration. Bead It! has been holding this fundraiser since 2009.
"When we think about which causes to support, we think about ones that are the most local and benefit families," said Bead It! owner Donna Nordlund. "For us, Friends [Emergency Housing] is local and it's families. I feel it's more personal and has a bigger impact."
The fundraiser on December 5 generated $519 as a portion of sales. In addition, Bead It! keeps a donation can at the cash register year-round. Since May, Bead It! patrons combined to kick in $190.
Many, many thanks to Bead It! We genuinely appreciate all that they do to raise awareness and raise funds.