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This is really good if you dont want an oily day cream or if you have oily skin. It glides on nicely, leaves your face moisturised all day and it soaks in really fast. The only bad things are that under foundation it makes my makeup feel quite greasy? Also the smell is really strong and unnecessary, it wouldve been nice if it smelt more natural.
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This is/was the best moisturiser I have ever used. It took me years and countless moisturisers to finally find this.
I hate, absolutely detest, feeling like there's gunk on my face. I love my face to feel clean, fresh, and natural. This moisturiser was perfect.
It feels very light and moisturises just enough. It was a little too light during really cold winter days so I used a heavier one during the night but other than that it was perfect day and night.
I've used it for 3-4 years and now I can't find it in any store - probably discontinued. Which means I have to search around for another perfect moisturiser (I've tried 4 in the last month and nada).
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I bought this for a long plane trip as I needed a moisturiser that I could use during my flight. It's a good little moisturiser (mine comes with SPF) that's fresh and light. I haven't used it as a makeup base yet, but I use it after cleansing and toning (with TN Dickinson's Witch Hazel).
Unlike my usual go-to moisturiser (Pond's Dry Skin cream), it's not heavy, and you don't need much of it. It's definitely good for any skin type and value for money. Definitely recommend it.
I love this product! I have combination skin and i have accepted that my forehead and nose will always produce oil with/without moisturiser. However I found this product to be the one that makes my skin produce the least amount of oil. It definitely does not clog pores, it absorbs very easily and a great make up base. Unfortunately it doesn't have SPF, but anything that usually does leaves my face so greasy! So I'll keep using this one for now. It might be too light for winter though. Overall I will keep repurchasing.
Bought this on a whim cos I was desperate for a moisturiser and so far so good! Doesnt break my acne prone skin..and absorbs really quickly into the skin and feels sooo light. Not sure about the "mattispheres" though..I dont feel particularly matte after using it but overall a great, cheap product.
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Goes on light, and absorbs into my skin right away. I use this after toning with Witch Hazel, and it keeps my skin perfect if I stick to it. I always use it under my make-up, it adds moisture without making my skin oily - and it helps smooth out my skin. It's especially great in summer, though I also use it in winter without any issues. It feels great on my skin, and smells pleasant. It is a fair price at around $10 - $15.
i wouldnt recommend it for people with dry skin. for those who say theyre still oily and that it doesnt do anything for you, try a toner beforehand for a week and see how you go. a good toner i use that goes great with the product is t.n. dickinsons witch hazel. it doesnt dry out and reduces my oily forehead and chin. i wouldnt use a salicylic or alcoholic toner with this moisturiser cause it does jack crack for those areas that you are prone to flakiness.
i think if the moisturiser works well for you, then its a good make up base for liquid foundations. i use this alone with my boujoir one and it works really well. i use this under primer (i use natio or mac primer) and it works really well too. i also noticed that sometimes i can put two layers of this moisturiser on and it doesnt make me oily-er. its not shiny and i like how its cheap.
i like how it sinks in quick and has a fresh scent. im on my second bottle. i like it alot because it goes great with my other products. i wouldnt say that this is the reason my face is less oily, but i would say that it helps it look matte for longer than normal (i thank my less oily face to witch hazel toner)
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Over the last 10 years I seem to have come back to this moisturiser time and time again - this is probably the 5th time I've repurchased this product. I have tried several high end brands but this moisturiser still trumps. Sinks into my skin almost instantly, has a pleasant, non-overpowering scent, and by midday my skin does not feel like an oil slick like it does with other products. Sits really nicely under makeup also. Wouldn't recommend for dry skin, especially during a harsh winter.
I have to agree with all these that actually find this product makes your face more oily. i find this is way too light that it doesn't moisturise at all so i feel like my skin becomes more oily to compensate. a good moisturiser should balance your dry and oily spots, leaving the skin smooth and supple. this does absolutely nothing and is basically not good enough to prep your skin for makeup. definitely going back to my olay.
I bought this because i was looking for a cheap, oil free moisturiser and noticed it contained witch hazel which is supposed to be great to keep pimples away. but in this case, i definitely got what i paid for; a dirt cheap product that doesn't moisturise.
This is the most agreeable moisturiser I have ever tried. It sinks into the skin completely and does not leave the feeling like you you a layer on top of your face (as I feel is the case for a lot of moisturisers). It's really inexpensive, like $10AUD and definitely a bargain. My only complaint is the packaging: I really dislike the screw top because its tedious and sometimes I forget to put the lid back on when I'm in a rush.
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The first time I heard one of RocknRolla Soundsystem's songs was while I was cleaning my bathroom and had a random YouTube playlist blasting, I stopped mid-scrub and scurried over to my computer to find out the makers of this sweet music. After stalking their soundcloud and listening to every song they had ever released, I was blown away. What RS does with music is truly a thing of beauty, they take an already great song and spruce it up to an extra stunning tune. They jack up the bass, magnify the beat, and add their own spin. Kind of like taking an ordinary chocolate cupcake, great on its own, and adding fancy frosting flowers followed by those edible metallic sprinkles on top, making a gourmet piece of art. That's what they do, take music and make it gourmet.
They were nice enough to answer a few questions for me, and here's what they had to say….
Where are you guys based out of?
We have a bit of a strange setup. We used to be all Groningen based which is a city in the north of Holland some 200 kilometers from Amsterdam. We have been working together for years, are good friends and all but as time passed by some of us left Groningen for work matters. One of us is now living in Amsterdam, two others are still in Groningen and i myself am living in Moscow for a couple of months now.
How did you guys decide to collab?
The initial idea to start it was quite simple. We were around the clubscene every weekend playing loud beats, but actually while being at home we listened to everything but dance music. While having beer in a fairly relaxed alternative joint downtown we dropped the idea of: Why not start a collective in where we can play everything that we want, no format, no style, just music we dig. Reggae, Funk, Hip Hop that sort of stuff. Having said that we also do quite some psychedelic stuff and southern rock.
Do you guys have a musical backgrounds/how and when did you get into mixing?
The foundation of RocknRolla Soundsystem is Sebastian Davidson (Deep House DJ producer, label owner of Nightbird Music) and Enthousiaste Gasten (Raymond van Felius & Martijn Bosch Techno DJ's producers and label owners of Stiletto Music). We still run this, for Sebastian it is his full time job. We used to go to his parties back in the days as Martijn and I had been long time friends, we grew up together. Sebastian his background is more house oriented. Martjin and me, we are techno guys. Not this modern stuff but the real genuine techno sounds from Detroit. We usually would play on our parties ourselves and with also producing records we build a name for ourselves. Sebastian is now playing international gigs mostly as we tend to do more Dutch stuff. By the way, My first Russian gig is now planned for which I am pretty psyched!
How do you choose which songs you want to add your own spin to?
It is a very careful process. Not every track is suitable for a good edit. Sometimes you hear a banging track which simply doesn't work out any way you try it. I am mostly equipped with the edits. I love seventies stuff, retro stuff in general. I send a lot of songs to Joris Vos who is actually the fourth RocknRolla. The guy has ears and knows how to make it work in the studio. We just discuss on every track and whenever I am in Holland we sit down to produce them. Tracks which are very full and rich on instrumentation tend to be less suitable. There is simply not much more to add. We are always looking for that open space in a song to add more groove to it. Not completely cut it up, add mayhem to it and remix it to something completely new. We always try to respect the original. Our aim is just to spice things up a little. We sit, listen to the track a couple of times. smoke a couple of joints like dutch people do and then try to create something nice. Something we would play ourselves at least…
Furthermore we have started to work on a new mix album. We are now selecting tracks. Our previous album had 45 tracks on it so it takes some time to select them, arrange them and put them together in a logical order for a mix. Next up we'll be hosting festival stages in Holland at Leuk Festival on the first of September and we have been asked to do our own events which are supposed to take place once every 3 months at Simplon Stage in Groningen. – Raymond van Felius, RocknRolla Soundsystem
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PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald today announced that the county will accept Community Infrastructure & Tourism Fund grant and loan applications from Tuesday, February 19, through 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5. A total of $6 million is available to municipalities, authorities, councils of governments, private businesses and other organizations to assist with community revitalization, infrastructure repair, site acquisition and tourism development. Individual grants and loans do not exceed $250,000 and must be used exclusively for projects in Allegheny County.
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quote:EA should troll Penn State and put Jerry Sandusky on the cover.
quote:Why? The schools going to get the money for being in the game anyway.
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Here are links to results for results to the 2013 5K
Bend Your Knees, Inc. will be teaming up with local runners for the 3rd Annual Collins Dixon Bend Your Knees Run. On Saturday, July 12th, 2014 we will be hosting a 5K "Warrior" Run and 1 Mile "Brave" Fun Run at First Baptist Church in Canton. We feel this will be great community event and a great way to raise awareness of childhood brain cancer along with raising money for charities that support families that are facing the battle and journey of a child with a cancerous brain tumor.
This year, Bend Your Knees is committed to "giving back". Bend Your Knees was started in loving memory of Collins Dixon, who at 12 years old taught us many lessons. Collins never gave up on his faith and believed that he would be healed. Collins was a Warrior and demonstrated this in his daily life by going to school throughout chemo and radiation treatments. Collins lived his life with courage and hope. Collins wanted to give back to those that gave to him. We will be giving a portion of the proceeds to The Brain Tumor Foundation for Children, a non-profit charity, that provides support to families of children with brain tumors. We also will be making donations to other charities in Collins memory. For more on Collins' story go to www.BendYourKnees4Collins.net
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Race Details
The race is scheduled for Saturday, July 12th at 8:00 AM at First Baptist Church of Canton. Pre-race activities (including course instructions) begins at 7:30 AM. Arrive at 7 and go to the Pre-race registration tent to receive your race number and safety pins. Note: We will be doing Race Day Registration for any last minute sign ups from 7am – 7:30am
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PACKET PICKUP FRIDAY EVENING @ FBC Canton
Packet pickup will be Friday evening from 5:30 until 8pm. Come Friday and get your tee shirt, race bag and race bib and avoid the race day rush!
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PARKING…Race Day
We will be parking cars at FBC and the new Teasley Middle School. Shuttle buses will be available for those that park at Teasley Middle School.
We are encouraging everyone to get to FBC early. Shuttle Buses will stop running at7:45am and the Road will close at 7:45am.
Prerace activities start at 7:30
Race starts promptly at 8am
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My recommendation is: Get an easy to read textbook that contains four sections: DC electronics, AC electronics, semiconductors, and electronic circuits.
DC (Direct Current) Electronics: The DC module should lay down a basic foundation upon which to build your knowledge. You must learn what Direct Current (DC) is. Then you should be taught about voltage, current, and resistance. You must learn about the DC electronic components called resistors, about switches, the ground and batteries, and what they are used for and know what their schematic symbols look like.
You need to learn Ohms Law, as it is invaluable in assisting you in calculating current, voltage, resistance and power. You need to learn basic DC series and parallel circuits. You must learn voltage drops in DC circuits. The student must learn what a short and and an open is and how voltage and current is impacted in a circuit. The student must be taught how to visualize how an open impacts a circuit and each component in a circuit. Use of Ohms Law should be used to help the student know or predict how circuit or a component in that circuit will react in the case of an open or a short. You must learn how to calculate voltage, current, and resistance in a circuit. You need to learn who to determine the value of a resistor when given the resistance color code chart. You should learn how to use an electronic calculator. (A simple one.)
The student should then be introduced to the multimeter, which is a tool that allows one to measure current, voltage, and resistance in electronic circuits. It also allows for out of circuit tests of electronic components. The student should be taught how to use this tool. The student should be taught how to use the multimeter to determine if a resistor, switch, or fuse is bad (open or short).
Once you have laid a solid foundation in DC electronics and have a through understanding of it and the components in a DC circuit, now you can build upon that and move on to AC Electronics.
AC (Alternating Current) Electronics: The AC Electronic module should - at first with discussion - explain to the student the difference between AC and DC. The student should be shown what Alternating Current is, shown what an AC wave looks like compared to Direct Current, and why and when AC is used. Then the student should learn about AC electronic components such as the capacitor, insulator (coils) and generators, and know what their schematic symbols look like and what they do in AC circuits.
The student should be taught capacitance, inductance, reactance (inductive and capacitive), frequency and time. The student should learn what capactive and inductive reactance are and know how to calculate them. The student should be taught how DC effects and AC component - such as a capacitor - and how an AC component effects a DC component such as a resistor. These visualizations and skills are important when reading circuit diagrams.
The student should be introduced to the oscillator and signal generators which are used in measuring and troubleshooting AC circuits (and DC circuits if necessary). Once it is clear to the student how AC circuits work, then they can move on to semiconductors.
Semiconductors: These are diodes, zener diodes, transistors and IC chips and the student should know what their schematic symbols look like. It is extremely important that the student understand the basic atomic structure that make up these components (Silicon and Germanium), as this will assist them in knowing what to expect as far as voltage drops across them.
The student should be told what diodes are and what they are used for in Electronics circuits, showed in turn a diode in a simple series DC circuit consisting of a DC voltage source and a resistor and how diodes are "biased" connected in a circuit. The student should have explained the difference between "forward" and "reverse" bias.
The student should be shown current flow in the circuit and how the DC voltage drops across each component in that circuit. The voltage drops across the resistor and diode should add up to the DC voltage source. The student should be shown what happens if the diode opens or shorts out in the circuit. This is extremely important to troubleshooting circuits and learning about transistors. The student should be taught how to quickly check to see if a diode is open or shorted using a multimeter.
The student should then be taught how diodes work in AC circuits and why and when they are used in AC circuits.
The student should be taught all about transistors. If the student has mastered diodes, then they should be taught to visualize a transistor as two diode connected back to back.
The student should learn about Zener diodes and what they are used for learn how they work in electronic circuits. The student should be taught how to quickly check for a bad Zener diode using a multimeter.
Students should learn the three basic transistor configurations and when they are used. The student should be taught exactly how transistors are biased (connected) to a DC source. The student must be taught why resistors MUST be connected in transistor circuits. The student should learn how DC current flows in through a transistor and in a transistor circuit. The student should be taught to "visualize" DC voltage drops in a transistor circuit. The student should be taught how to quickly check a transistor to see if it is open or shorted using a multimeter. If the student understood diodes, understanding how transistors work and testing them will be easy.
Next, the student should be taught that a transistor typically will have two currents running through them: DC and AC. They should be taught that transistors are first biased (connected) with a DC source and then AC is ran through them so that the transistor amplifies the AC signal.
The student can be taught to visualize DC bias of a transistor (or diode) as with starting a car, but the gas pedal is not depressed. The car is just idling (biased). When the gas pedal is pressed it is like AC being pumped through the transistor.
Once DC, AC and semiconductors are learned, then the student can move on to electronic circuits where we see all three operating together in more complex circuits.
Electronic circuits: Here the student will apply what he has learned about DC, AC and semiconductors. He will learn about amplifiers, oscillators and the many complex electronic circuits that have DC and AC in them.
The student should be taught to "see" and isolate (visualize) the DC and AC circuits within the much larger circuit. The student should be taught how one circuit is "coupled" or connected to another circuit and how to troubleshoot them using schematic diagrams.
Just master DC then move to AC. Master AC then move to semiconductors. Master semiconductors and then put them all together to study the many electronic circuits. You should have no problem.
It would be helpful to have a breadboard, electronic components, multimeter, signal generator and a DC source to build circuits.
Two recommended textbooks: "Basic Electronics" by Heathkit (hard to find); "Electronic Principles" by Albert Malvino, Sixth Edition (my personal favorite).


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quote:Will we still be the Country of choice...
quote:Originally posted by BringTheNoise: quote:Will we still be the Country of choice...Not if you deny people the choice to, say, sing the national anthem in another language. Hell, you RE-WROTE THE WORDS to ours and tried to pass if off as one of your own songs...
quote:.. they wantto sing OUR National Anthem in Spanish...
quote:Originally posted by 1958Fury: Heh, I got that one last week. I even ranted about it in my MySpace blog.
quote: To put his name on money, the root of all evil?
quote: Nowhere did they sing it in Italian,Japanese, Polish, Irish (Celtic), German, Portuguese, Greek, French, or any other language because of immigration.
quote:This says it all! This is an editorial written by an American citizen, published in a Tampa newspaper. Hedid quite a job; didn't he? Read on, please!IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Americans. However...... the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the "politically correct! " crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others.I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by comingto America. Our population is almost entirely made upof descendants of immigrants. However, there are afew things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand. This idea of America being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereigntyand our national identity.As Americans.....we have our own culture, our ownsociety, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Greek, Polish, Italian, French, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society,learn the language!"In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is notsome Christian, right wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women.......on Christian principles............. founded this nation..... andthis is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home.........because God is part of our culture.If Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like UncleSam, then you should seriously consider a move toanother part of this planet We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't carehow you did things where you came from. This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our lifestyle. Our FirstAmendment gives every citizen the right to express his opinion and we will allow you every opportunity to do so! But once you are done complaining....... Whining...... and griping.......about our flag......our pledge......our national motto.......or our way of life...I highly encourage you to take advantage of one other Great American Freedom....THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.
quote:Originally posted by Major D. Saster: Oh, dis, peux-tu voir aux premières lueurs de l'aube Ce que nous acclamions si fièrement aux dernières lueurs du crépuscule ? Ce que, avec ses larges rayures et ses brillantes étoiles, pendant le combat périlleux, par-dessus les remparts, nous regardions flotter si vaillamment ? Et les éclats rouges des fusées, les bombes éclatant dans l'air, Prouvaient au travers de la nuit que notre drapeau était toujours là. Oh, dis, est-ce que cette bannière parsemée d'étoiles flotte toujours, Par-dessus la terre des hommes libres, et la patrie des hommes braves ?
quote:Originally posted by Michael Cole:But secondly, the point is moot, as your national motto is "E Pluribus Unum", not "In God We Trust". Hell, I'm a foreigner, and I know that.
quote:July 301956 -- The President signed a Joint Resolution declaring that the motto In God We Trust would be the national motto
quote:We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Greek, Polish, Italian, French, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language!
quote:"In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is notsome Christian, right wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women.......on Christian principles............. founded this nation
quote:Originally posted by Esprise Me: I wonder how many conservatives who get their panties in a twist over concessions made to non-English-speaking U.S. residents have actually tried learning a second language.Esprise "took me seven years to become remotely proficient in Spanish" Me
quote:Originally posted by Dropbear:...French? FRENCH! You translated the NATIONAL ANTHEM into the language of the "cheese eating surrender monkeys"? A nation so badly maligned by its refusal to participate in or sanction the Iraq war some loonies started calling McDonald's chips "Freedom Fries" ? And you translated the NATIONAL ANTHEM into THAT language?INTO FRENCH?! FRENCH?!! Bravo!Dropbear
quote:O Canada! Our fathers' land of old!Thy brow is crown'd with leaves of red and gold!From beneath the shade of the Holy Cross,Thy children own their birth!No stains thy glorious annals gloss,Since Valour own their hearth!A-mighty G-d! On Thee we call:Defend our rights, forfend this nation's thrall;Defend our rights, forfend this nation's thrall!
quote:Can Ah, word see you by the first light of the paddle what so much proudly we hailedwith the last to shine of the twilight?With which broad lines and luminous holds the first role by the perilous combat, O' er the ramparts which we observed let us run so much valiantly? And the red gleam of the rocket, the bombs bursting in air, provided evidence by the night that our flag was always there. Does Ah, word make that banner however vague O' er to hold the first role-spangled the ground of free and the house of facing?
quote:Originally posted by black roses 19:It was written by Francis Scott Key and should be sung word for word the way itwas written.
quote:Originally posted by Shoebox: Actually, seeing as how Key stole the tune outright from an old English drinking song...
quote:Francis Scott Key first published his impressions of the Fort McHenry victory as a broadside poem, with a note that it should be sung to the popular British melody "To Anacreon in Heaven."


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Insider information from the sideline tells me the play was supposed to be a fake thats why it was kinda weird if you watch the replay. Just so you guys know
Insider information from the sideline tells me the play was supposed to be a fake thats why it was kinda weird if you watch the replay. Just so you guys know
it just looks like Sturgis saw that fields wasn't looking and went after the ball as soon as it was snapped. could be wrong but I don't see them going for a fake there when all they had to do was keep the offense on the field`
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So they can't even fake it properly. Sounds like practice is successful.
My friend is on the sideline right now at the game he works for the dolphins…..
Probably read that on Twitter.
You have to be special to have one of those accounts from what I hear.
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Tell your friend to stop texting you and do a better job.
Tannehill looks thirsty.
oh leave the guy alone. Whether its true or not, it was a bad play...move on.
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Wow so much hostility towards information haha I would give you his title and stuff but that wouldn't be too smart on my part. I thought this was the dolphins forums and that information would be appreciated.. guess that VIP might be a good idea lol sheesh
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Can of Worms Measuring Activity
I made these a few years ago and went to use them this year and couldn't find them. I've meant to make more all year so we could use them to do some fun measurement activities. I was very happily surprised to find them tucked away with my St. Patrick's Day stuff. I was so happy I found them that I wanted to share them.
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Cans for worms (frosting cans, baby food containers work great!)
Prepare 3 worms for each group. Cut Ric Rac into 3 lengths: 2 inches, 4 inches and 6 inches. Hot glue a wiggle eye on one side at the end of each worm. Make a set of three for each group or set of partners.
Divide the students into groups of four or sets of partners. Give each group a "can of worms", objects/manipulatives (pencils, crayons, books, Popsicle sticks, paper, etc.) to measure, record sheet for each student and a ruler. (I have a record sheet I've made for these activities, but can't figure out how to post it. Sorry:(
Shortest to Longest
Have students lay the worms out and arrange them in ascending order of shortest to longest. Now compare the worms to each other. How many short worms does it take to make a long worm? How many medium worms? Have students talk with their group about how the worms compare in length. Ask them to arrange all the items in ascending order of shortest to longest. (Example, pencil, pencils, crayons, books, Popsicle sticks, paper, unifix cubes, etc.).
Measuring with worms (Non-Standard unit of measurement)
Let students practice measuring items with worms and help them record their data on the record sheet. Students will start by using the shortest worm. They will determine the number of worms it takes to measure the length of a pencil, pencils, crayons, books, Popsicle sticks, paper, unifix cubes, etc.
After measuring each item with the short worm, measure each item with the medium worm. Continue until all items are measured and recorded and repeat with the longest worm.
Measuring in Inches
Help students begin by measuring each worm in inches. Record the measurements on the record
sheet. Students will measure the same items measured with the worms with a ruler to determine the items length in inches.
After the activities:
Discuss the measurements the students came up with using worms and rulers. Have each group pick a worm of their choosing. Have them measure a Popsicle stick with the worm. Have each group share their measurements with the class.
Ask each group to measure the Popsicle stick with the ruler. Point out that when each group chose their own nonstandard measurement tool the measures varied, but when measuring with a ruler, measures were consistent. Discuss why standard units of measurement are needed.
Ask the students about difficulties in measuring large objects with small forms of measurement. Brainstorm measuring tools that would make it easier to measure large objects.
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And here are a couple of links to other worm activities from:
Preschool Daze "i is for inch"
A great measuring activity!
And this from:
Quirky Momma "Learning to Measure with Gummy Worms"
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Brilliantly simple, Ayn. This is the kind of project I like the best: easy prep, fun, and the kids learn something useful.
But what I like most of all is finding things I thought I'd lost! On Friday, I couldn't find our Hot Wheels. I'd set up the tracks, but all I could put my hands on were stupid Fisher Price vehicles -- not nearly as cool. Then just before the kids arrived, there they were under a pile of construction vehicles. It couldn't have been me who put them there, right?
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2/23/09 Question of the week
I thought it might be interesting to find out a bit more about each other, though some members do have some very nice blurbs on their Member Pages.
When did you initially become interested in gardening? Who was instrumental in you becoming interested in gardening.
Since it is late, I will ponder this and reply later. Most of you know how 'wordy' I usually am.
I'll answer first, Sue.
Grandma and Grandpa on my mom's side where the ones.
Summers spent on a veggie and flower farm.
You went to work in the beds when, as Grandpa said, you became "knee high to a grasshopper."
In other words, as soon as you could walk and carry something useful in your hands.
Earliest memories where on hands and knees to get a closer look as the seeds where planted. Then how to weed by learning what the seedling looked like and anything else you pull. OR, if it's easy to pull out you goofed, it it's hard to pull, keep working at it cause it's bad, a weed.
My siblings and I learned our basic colors on the farm by working with the flowers and veggies. We learned to count by counting the number of big seeds that where planted.
We learned about "good bugs" and "bad bugs", companion planting before it had a name.
We learned about natural ways to keep the bugs away and why Grandma had to huge blenders and we only saw the second one used during farm season. that one was used to mix the most wretched smelling, disgusting looking liquid known to man. It was the home made spray to keep the bugs off the flowers and the veggies.
We also learned what the sole purpose for tobacco was. Cartons of cigarettes where all over the farm and no one smoked. They took out the tobacco and made tea with it to add to that wretched bug stuff and it works too, at least for most "bad bugs".
We learned how to protect the plants from droughts as best we could, and then mother nature was in control. That is except for those tomatoes.
Nothing, no one, even mother nature was allowed to destroy those 200 or so tomato plants that where Grandpa's.
No one could touch them either, that is, if you wanted to have hands left after you touched them.
They where grandpa's pride and joy.
When I mean nothing could ruin them, that includes a drought. OMG, I still can remember the "big drought" when I was a kid. Farms producing nothing, flowers going dead, but not those tomatoes.
I can still see the torture we went through, as if it where going on.
Forget rain barrels, no rain to fill, forget hoses and irrigation. There was a total water ban, but hose toms where going to make it and they did. But it was at the rest of our expense.
Every drop of water was collected from any source possible within the house.
Sinks where filled when we washed and the water in the sink collected. the water drain from the dishwasher was disconnected and a new hose attaced to drain the water into the rain barrel. new trash barrels where bought to fill as well.
Only baths where allowed, no showers. No pull the drain and let the water out. A siphon system was made to siphon off all the water from the tubs. With seven of us there in the summer, including 3 young kids, thee was plenty of water in the tubs ever day.
We have expected the toilet water to be used, but that was going a little too far.
When we didn't produce enough water, he went to the neighbors on either side of the house and they let him set up the systems in their homes to get every bit of water.
It worked, and the only thing growing that year was 200 even tomato plants with the best toms I've ever had.
Now Grandma, taught about the beauty of flowers and the simplicity of growing them. Grow what you like and enjoy every bit of it. She had separate beds for different flowers for the farm itself, and then their where here beds that where stuffed to the gills with what she loved. So stuffed that only the tiny feet of grandkids could get in there and bring flowers into the house for her.
Her beds where always a work of art, never finished, never started, just there and going and going and going.
Only requirements where shade in shade and sun in sun. part sun got both part sun and sun. Tall in the back, working to the front where the "peanut ones went". those little tiny things.
She loved to let nature take it's course and see what would cross on it's own and then save the seeds to see if she could keep those new ones coming back. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't.
Oh, they also taught me about saving seeds for next year, and never plant out in MA, no matter where you love in MA before May 31st. Memorial day.
Anything planted out before that, was not meant to grow, cause it's history, unless it's supposed to be grown in the cold.
I've kept to that with my garden plants and if I went before the date, I always lost it, even with WS seedlings.
I also learned that if you do things right, plant things well, rotate veggie crops, provide good nutrients to you beds and lawns, you pretty much don't need any chemicals, unless you have to deal with poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac. "that is a horse of a different color and anything is fair game to destroy that.
I only wish that they where alive today to experience WS and see how what they have taught me as a kid, has been well learned and continued on with me.
Fran, who can be just as wordy as Sue, if not more so.
I remember my Mom planting marigolds and zinnias in the bed on the side of the house.
And it all started one year when my DAD decided to landscape the whole yard and we planted a line of privet hedges all along the pack and then lilac bushes and on and on.
my gram and aunt on my mothers side. they gave me the love of flowers n growing them. my gram past away many years ago when i was still a kid, n im proud im keeping her flowers growing for her. they remind me of her every time i see them. i planted some on her grave n keep a eye out on them.
my grandpap tried to mow them all down when my gram passed away. seeing them without her hurt him. lucky they were perennials. my aunt dug em up n took care of them. then handed some down to me. i hope one day ill pass some down to my kids.
Growing up we always had veggie gardens. I remember how cool the pole beans looked growing up the stick and how I hated weeding and picking bush beans!! Sundays were always family day aka chore day. lol.
I remember my mothers beautiful hollyhocks she got from her Aunts house & my mother Dahlias they were awesome! She must of spent a fortune on all those bulbs.
Gardening became something fun & beautiful to me (not just chores and hard work) after buying mt first house plant at a school fair in 5th or 6th grade. It was a Swedish ivy. I had that plant or new one started from it w/ me when I got married and moved out at 23.
My mom. She had me in the garden before I could even walk. Our living room looked like a jungle from houseplants. Our yard was nothing but flower and veggie gardens. I honestly feel like I have been gardening all of my life. I was snapping beans, pulling carrots and canning toms before I went to kindergarten. Now my yard looks just like my moms did, and my living room just as well.
My love for plants of all kinds is owed to my mom. Thank you mom!
I do have to give my dad some credit, as he farmed all his life, and he taught me the value of hard work and the rewards of the great harvest.
I was raised in a small town where are lawn was, mowed down weeds. I remember picking pears and raspberries when I was a child. That was the extent of growing things when I was young. I don't remember anyone on my street having nice yards. There were a few neighbors that grew veggie gardens.
I didn't really get into gardening until 2007 when I got a regular route at my job. I saw the same yards every day. I started to notice the different flowers as they grew. The only flower I knew the name to, at this point was a petunia and a tulip. I started looking at flower websites. Then the orders were submitted. But I couldnt wait for the order to arrive. So another order was submitted.
I started researching the plants that I liked. If the customers were outside, I would ask them the names of the plants so that I could look them up. Somewhere in that research time I found this site. I read many different forums for a few months before I registered. I have since, been reading the forums here at GW everyday for hours. I have found out that my sister in Colorado is also interested in gardening, although not as obsessed as I am. My brother is also interested in gardening, which was a huge surprise to me. We didnÂt grow up with gardening, but 3 of us have taken on this wonderful hobby.
Last year was the first year I grew anything from seed. We had a very prosperous veggie garden learned that I donÂt need three zucchini plants. Most of my winter sown seeds got turned over from my dogs last year. So I didnÂt get as many flowers as I would have liked. This year IÂve put the containers on a table, and already have some sprouts. I can see that it is going to be a much better year.
I have to give all the credit to my mom. As a child we had a perfectly manicured yard, with loads of flower beds and a vegetable garden. She had to have the grass mowed a certain way, and dad was never allowed to do it...because he never did it right. We were also never allowed to play in the front yard, she would tell us that it makes the yard look messy! Neighborhood kids were never allowed to cut through our yard, and once someone accidentally cut the corner too sharp and drove through our grass (we had a corner lot) so my mom solved that problem by having large boulders put in the corner. Needless to say, it never happened again.
Her vegetable garden was awesome. Never a weed or bad bug. We could eat all we wanted, just had to be careful not to step on anything. Nothing is better than standing in the garden eating tomatoes and cucumbers. Still to this day I prefer raw green beans to cooked ones.
When we got a little older, my parents (dad) sold the house and bought a tavern. My mom was ticked (putting it lightly) It had nothing but a HUGE gravel parking lot. So what did my mom do? She cut the lot in half, brought in tons of black dirt and made a garden. She even planted trees. My dad and some of the patrons of the bar said it wouldn't work. I'll tell ya-she had tomatoes and flowers the next year!
She's getting older now and doesn't obsess nearly like she used to, but she has 5 acres and she mows the darn thing perfectly every week!
I didn't pick up hear obsessiveness, but I picked up her love of gardening. And, like her, I spend every moment I can outside when it is nice enough. Thanks Mom!
Keep them coming...am enjoying them all.
As a child I did not have much of a hand in gardening but do remember eating the fresh strawberries and corn on the cob grown by my Gram.
Once I was on my own, and living in an apartment in the country, my landlord plowed me up a spot 'out back' for a few tomatoes. Well that was a disaster, as the soil was not worked up well, and it was soon just a weed patch.
Later, after I moved, I had a wonderful elderly neighbor who really introduced me to flower gardening. I helped her with outside projects, and she shared flowers with me and fed me well.
After finally getting in my house, I got 'into it' more, though really got hooked on it after getting a computer, finding GW, and starting into the trading craze. I enjoy trading and sharing seeds, but also enjoy trading plants, cuttings, bulbs, etc.
Each year beds are expanded or new ones are planned out for all the new things I hope/plan to grow. I enjoy reaping the benefits of the veggie garden, and have canned and frozen the excess for years now. With the tightening economy, I plan to expand the veggie garden quite a bit this year.
Hi Sue, every one;;
Mine all started from my grandparents,,I was planting right along side my grandfather as a young child and learned it all,the rows, tillin soil,planting the green beans was my job, i would count 3 and move over a little,it seemed like alot of work back then,but not bad once I got to see it all grow, and when i first picked one of the beans, oh what a great memory that was,,he used a pump and irrigated from the river, our stuff grew really good, and lot faster as I recll than my neighbors,he used to like that, yup grampa did..
Now gramma had her berries,,how good they all were, strawberries, black berries, raspberries, and blue berries, we always had them in milk before bed, and alot of jams, and yummy desserts too.
I hadn't planted any thing in years, now I have been gardening now this is my 4th year and totally lovein every minute of it, hey even know what some things are before they flower now,haha,,
Good idea Sue, this was a great memeory, thanks Lisa
My interest grew being raised up on a farm here in East Tennessee where we raised gardens every year.
My Grandparents, Mother always grew flowers in those days which I still have sweet memories of.
So growing veggies and flowers is still in my blood and here a lot of years later you'll find me still growing veggies and flowers in my yard. I enjoy this very much in the warm months and always will.
One of the real pretties I remember is one morning in the early fall I walked over to the corn field where the tassels had done turned red. Wild morning glories up almost every stalk of curing corn in bloom with a host of different colors. The early morning sun shinning causing a gleam through a very lite haze of fog that morning. That was one of the prettious sites I ever saw and always stuck in my memories after all these years.
My dad would dig the garden and sow the seeds while we were in school. The rest of the work was left to us kids and my mom. I hated all the weed pulling and hoeing and harvesting those bush beans. After weeks and weeks of picking beans for dinner and canning Mom would say "Next time pull up a plant or two of beans and throw them into the pasture." LOL, one of my favorite memories.
We were happy when melons ripened and we would pick one to eat while we walked to the end of the pasture to bring home the milk cows.
Mom didn't have much success with flowers though always had a long row of four o'clocks at the front of the vegetable garden. With a huge family (eleven kids) she was probably too exhausted to take care of a flower bed.
I started gardening with houseplants while in college then added a vegetable bed when we had our first home. I was a science major and soon learned that gardening was a great way to experiment at home--raised beds, organic gardening, square foot gardening,winter sowing, always something new to try.
For forty years I have been gardening. Some years it was just a small vegetable garden and a few flowers around the yard as I concentrated on growing kids. Our yard was the one full of neighborhood kids.
We moved often so didn't want to invest a lot of money and effort into big gardening projects.
Have been in this house for 12 years and plan to be here a few more years. Since finding winter sowing I have added many new plants and flower beds. I "retired" a couple of years ago and now spend most of my free time gardening, working in my own yard or helping others with their gardens.


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Cool as Ice!
A similar game called KBounce exists as part of the KDE games package, minus the cute penguins bouncing around.
Willi Kappler's Snowball (Figure 3) is a classic jump-and-run multiplatform game. It's also an interesting puzzler that requires a lot of thought before you can advance to the next level (of which there are 20). Your job is to find some way to help your penguin (Tux, in one of his many incarnations) release a trapped snowball and roll it into the exit. Along the way, you place (and remove) a limited number of ice blocks, collect gold coins and other treasure, all the while avoiding various dangers, including monsters. Snowball is written in Python, and it's available from www.snowball.retrovertigo.de.
On the right-hand side, a sidebar shows the number of available ice blocks as well as your current score and remaining lives. Using the Action key, you can either place or remove ice blocks. You use these blocks to climb to higher levels and to block the path of monsters. Find a way to release the snowball and guide it to the open doorway. The so-called Action key is, by default, the Enter key—something I found hard to manipulate when I was using cursor keys with the same hand. I switched the Action key to the spacebar instead via the Options menu (Figure 4).
Snowball hasn't been updated in a while, but it's still a lot of fun in its current form and sure to provide a few hours of frozen fun. It would be great if Willi could be convinced to revisit his game or invite another developer to take over. If you want to try modifying Snowball on your own, there's an included level editor.
By now, you may have noticed that cold, snow, ice, penguins and Linux strangely seem to go together very nicely. Another great penguin-themed game, and one you must have a look at, is Ingo Ruhnke's Pingus (Figure 5). This is a game based on the classic Lemmings game (circa 1991), where you assist some friendly little creatures in escaping various dangers. Pingus, however, is much more than a clone. It has become a classic in its own right. Sit back, sip your wine, and relax while I tell you the Pingus story.
The Pingus, mes amis, have been living happily at the South Pole, presumably gorging themselves on fish. In time, their environment started to, er, go south, with the temperatures rising, the ice melting and the food supply getting tight. Rather than look for colder climes, as did other animals, the heroic Pingus decided to embark upon a quest to discover the source of this environmental havoc. You, as the leader of the Pingus, will find yourself commanding hordes of Pingus who must be directed to safety or certain death. To do this, you instruct the Pingus to perform various tasks, which vary depending on the level you are currently playing. You need to think fast and act even more quickly to win each level.
If you feel up to the challenge of saving the Pingus, it's time to get your copy. The latest version of Pingus always is available from the Pingus Web site at pingus.seul.org. Packaged versions of Pingus are included with a number of different distributions, so check your distribution CDs or your usual software repositories. If you can't find it there, you always can pick up the latest package from the Web site.
When you launch Pingus, the main menu offers up four choices. One of these is labeled Story, and this is where you should begin (I will discuss the other choices shortly). Once you decide to embark on the journey, you will arrive at Mogorok Island, also known as Tutorial Island, to begin your training (Figure 6).
On subsequent starts, you will return to Tutorial Island, but you won't jump into the story immediately. The story of the Pingus (of which I've given you a short version) and why these poor penguins are on their perilous quest, is shown automatically only when you first play. If you want to reacquaint yourself with the tale, click the Show story check box at the top left.
At each level, there is an instruction screen providing some explanation of what you are facing and how you might deal with the challenges ahead (Figure 7). This can include digging through the ground or through walls, outfitting your penguins with backpacks to help them fly, turning some into blockers (so the others don't fall to their doom) and more. In some cases, you are forced to transform some of your penguins into bombers. Yes, that's exactly what it sounds like. Sometimes the only way to save the others is to sacrifice a few by making them blow up and, hopefully, blowing holes through whatever stands in the way of the others' safety.
The Tutorial Island I mentioned is a complete game in itself with nearly two-dozen levels. Once you leave Tutorial island, more Pingus action waits for you. Some of that action is easy to find, and some requires a little spelunking. From the intro screen, you can enter Tutorial Island by clicking the Story button. Click Levelsets, however, and a spooky Halloween adventure awaits. So far, neither of these options qualifies as hidden, and this is where the spelunking comes into play.
Each of these games, whether it is Tutorial Island or the Halloween adventure, is considered a level (or rather, a collection of levels). The path to the various levels is usually found in /usr/share/games/pingus/data/levels (if you installed from source, the top-level directory won't be /usr, of course). Under that levels directory, you'll find the tutorial directory where the Tutorial Island levels are located. A couple additional interesting directories are there, including one for your Halloween adventures. Perhaps the most interesting ones are the wip (work in progress) directory and the playable directory. Do an ls in either of those directories, and you'll find a couple hundred other levels—not all of them playable, granted, but still fun to try. To run one of those levels, simply pass the full pathname to the pingus executable, like this:
pingus /usr/share/games/pingus/data/levels/ ↪wip/hellmouth11-grumbel.pingus
Doing the above lets you play the game in the work in progress directory called hellmouth11 (Figure 8). Finally, should you feel so inclined, Pingus has a built-in level editor (that's the other menu option at the start), so you can create your own levels and contribute to the game's development.
Pingus is a great game, and it's great fun. The hidden levels offer a treasure trove of weird and wonderful side quests. Take my word for it, you need to check this one out. Besides, the future of the Pingus depends on you!
Ah, mes amis, I can see by the clock on the wall that we are nearly out of time, and there are still many penguins to save. Perhaps a few more minutes will bring us that much closer to getting our chilly friends to their goal. In the meantime, I'm sure we can convince François to refill your glasses one more time while you huddle in your coats. I promise that the next time you arrive, I will make sure that the temperature approaches something more temperate. Raise your glasses, mes amis, and let us all drink to one another's health. A votre santé! Bon appétit!
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