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Discover Mint Hill set for May 3
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Discover Mint Hill is an annual event that brings citizens together with civic, cultural and historical groups. The event helps people learn about Mint Hill's history, and how to get involved.
The event will take place at the Carl J. McEwen Historic Village.
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I am a parent of a Kindergartener and new to the the BUSD. I understand that the district does not receive money from the state if my child is not in school. (I can't find the policy online that clarifies what is consider excused.) I also have personal, family reasons to keep my child out of school several days a year. I would like to tell his teacher that he won't be there, but my sense of the system already is that that idea is a bad idea because then the school won't get the money. So do I lie and tell the administration that he is sick? Do I tell the teacher one thing and the administration another? Which puts the teacher in an awkward position. And I am utterly unwilling to coach my 6 year old to lie.
Rumor has it that at one BUSD elementary school, a parent who wants to take their child out of school for a family trip, etc. can write a check to the school for the amount of money that the school loses from the state. In my mind, this takes out the wink-wink-lying-my-kid-is-sick dynamic and recognizes the reality that families have commitments that are not at odds with their children's academic learning.
I looked on the archives and saw some conversation about taking kids out of school for months at a time and setting up independent learning. Is this an option for 3 days? Does it vary from school to school?
I'd really appreciate hearing from parents of public school students, particularly BUSD, and what their experience and thoughts are. Thanks
We just took my son out of school for a week-long trip. We set up independent study with the teacher -- which essentially meant we got a bit of homework to keep up with the class, and were asked to have my son read for half an hour a day (not a problem for him), and to make a photo journal of his trip (which he loved).
We did the same for a 3-day trip when he was in first grade. The assignment was a bit less, but similar. The school then gets the money, and all is well. Karen
We have done this before when our kids were in elementary school and in middle school. It is very straight forward in elementary school, as you would only be working with one teacher (typically). Just give the teacher at least a few weeks notice.
If you child is in middle or high school (for others info) then it takes more work. Typically you would work with the person in charge of school attendance, get a form and have each teacher write out what is assigned and sign the form. The student does the work, and then when they return they get the form signed off by each teacher. Then the form is returned to the attendance office. Most teachers are very good at assigning real work that is also appropriate for traveling with. Traveling Mom
You can probably ask your school principal their opinion, but my feeling on this is that if you are planning a 3 day absence, it's not worth keeping your kid out of school an extra 2 days just so you can qualify for the official leave and improve the financial reimbursement situation for your school. If you feel guilty about being responsible for your school losing three child-days of reimbursement, then just donate some equivalent amount of dollars directly to your classroom or the PTA. fellow vacation lover
We are planning a 6-7 months around-the-world trip during an upcoming sabbatical from work. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. We recognize that while this will be an invaluable education and experience for us and our children, that our school district (Oakland/OUSD) may not be so excited about our plans to pull our children out of school for a while.
I was wondering if anyone has been thru a similar situation and how you navigated things with your school district, even if isn't Oakland. All advice and thoughts are welcome! We are planning to be away from Christmas through until July or August, back in time for the next school year. We hope our children will be re-admitted to their current school. We will homeschool as needed. Our children will both be in elementary school, ages between 7-10. It's now or never!
Our expeirence was that most schools are accomodating of this type of adventure. If not, then it may be time to look for a school that embraces the value of life experience a little more. Have a great trip! Mom of a worldly kid
I am new to the area, and my 13 year old son is attending a big public school for the first time in years. The schools he has been in before had a lot more flexability than this one (Wood Middle School in Alameda). I have an annual trip coming up (family reunion) that will mean he will miss a couple of days of school. I am feeling pressured because I do not want to lie to the school (say he is sick) but they do not give any excused absences for anything like this. I do not want to promote deceit to my son either. But I am afraid if I ask outright he will get punished in some way (don't ask don't tell?). I would so much prefer to just be up front, get his homework ahead of time & have him do extra credit or something, which is how we have handled it in the past. What should I do? sally
We're considering taking a sabbatical somewhere down the road (perhaps five years or so from now) and spending the academic year traveling with our two kids (who'll be about 13 and 11) - Wondering if any other parents have had such an adventure, either with your own kids or during your childhood - any pros and cons, anything big that the kids missed out on during the year abroad, any other advice greatly appreciated. We'd be traveling in Lonely Planet style. World travelers with kids in tow
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In Visual Studio 2010 Essential Training, author Walt Ritscher demonstrates how to use Visual Studio 2010 Professional to develop full-featured applications targeting a variety of platforms. Starting with an overview of the integrated developer environment, the course covers working with code editors, navigating and formatting code, and deploying applications. Also included are tutorials on running performance and load tests, and debugging code. Exercise files accompany the course.
F# is a new language that ships with Visual Studio 2010. It is based on the functional OCaml language. F# is largely a functional language, though it has traces of object orientation and imperative languages too. Writing safe concurrent programs has become a concern recently, as multi-core CPUs have become widespread. Functional language helps support concurrency by encouraging the use of immutable data structures that can be passed between threads and machines without worrying about thread safety or concurrency.
I'm going to show you a brief demo of the FSharpEditor here inside Visual Studio. I have already opened a project that called FSharpEditor. I'm going to double-click on this Program.fs file. You might guess that FS stands for FSharp. That means that this file contains F# code. So I'll double-click, and this is the editor. I'm going to use the printfn function to print information out to the console. I'm also going to use this #light compiler flag, which makes it a little bit easier to write the F# code.
This means I don't have to end the line of code with the colon, colon syntax, which is the normal way of doing that. On the other hand, it means that indentation takes more significance. The way you indent your code is more important when used the #light switch. So I'm going to use the open keyword to resolve namespaces, so that I can do things like a System.Console.WriteLine. This means I could leave off this system prefix if necessary. It's kind of like the import or using statements in Visual Basic and C#.
I'm going to print out of the console the word Hello, or I can use the System.Console.WriteLine mechanism for doing that. That's familiar. Again, if you're comfortable with .NET classes, this code should look familiar to you. Next, I am going to declare a variable. So the let keyword allows me to that in F#. There are some differences. Variables are immutable in F#, which means that once you declare the variable and you load the initial data into it, you can't change it anymore. But that also makes it the thread-safe.
So on line 21 what I am doing is I'm declaring a variable called age. I'm doing a mathematical addition there: 34 + 2. Notice that I don't have to put anything special on the end of the line here because of that #light compiler flag I have up there. Then once this variable is declared, I can use it. Now if I try to do something like age = 80, I'll get a blue squiggle. I'm getting that kind of useless message here that says the expression should have a type of 'unit', but it has a type of 'bool.' Basically, it's saying you can't assign another value to this.
If I try to use the let keyword, I'll get a different squiggle. This time it's telling me I have already declared a variable called age, and you need to come up with a new name. So let me comment this out, and we'll continue. So next, I write out, "Enter your full name." And then I'm going to use the Console.ReadLine to read the contents and store them in this variable. Then I'm going to print them out. Then I'm going to use this %s as a token, and this %d as a token to say, take the full name here and place it within the string where this token is.
Then also do the same thing with age and place it here. All right, does that make sense? Let me show you one another feature that a lot of people really like about F# is that functions are first-class citizens. You can declare them in line and then pass them around as arguments to elsewhere in your code. For instance, you can create a function and then pass that in as an argument to another function. So what I'm doing on line 37 is I am declaring a function called calculateSalesTax.
And then I'm saying that this function expects to have two incoming parameters: sale and tax. Then on the right side of the Equal sign, I'm writing the code that's part of that function. I'm saying, multiply sales by tax. Now, I can come down here and run that function that I just declared, by using its name and then passing these two arguments in. Notice that I'm not separating those with commas; I'm just passing them in. That's a common metaphor in F#--not using commas here. There is an alternative syntax down here on line 42, where I say let calculateTotalSale, and then I can use what's called a tuple in order to set off items.
By using the parentheses here, I'm saying I have an argument that called sale, an argument called commission, and then again, just like before, I write the code for the function on the other side of Equal sign. Then I call it the same as before, but now because I declared it like this, I can pass the arguments in with a comma separating them. Want to see this run? I do. I'm also going to put a break point right here by pressing F9. I'll go up to the Debug menu and choose Start Debugging. Go ahead and say Yes to save these changes.
You can see I have put a few items to the console. I'll enter my name. I do the string concatenation, and then I press Enter, and you can see I just hit my break point back here. I have a section on working with breakpoints and debugging, but right now, I'm just going to step through my code by clicking on this Step button. Notice what happened. I declared this function up on line 37. I'm running line 39, but you can see it just stepped back, and it's showing me I'm running this code up here: sale * tax, which should be a value of four, if I hover over that, and this one has a value of five.
Then I'm going to press just Step Into a couple more times. And then I'll hover over the total, and you'll see that that has a value of 20. So you see that these in-line functions work exactly the same as if they were regular functions. Learning a new language is a great way to appreciate your current programming language. I think F# is a great candidate to look at for your next language. What do you think about giving it a go?
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All Peterson Institute contributions are available the their website
Bruegel's contributions:
- "From convoy to parting ways? Post-crisis divergence Between European and US Macroeconomic Policies", by Jean Pisani-Ferry and Adam S. Posen, 08 October 2010
- "Europe's clean technology investment challenge", by Reinhilde Veugelers, 08 June 2010
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NOAA researchers recently captured this amazing photo of thousands of walruses on a beach in the Chukchi Sea. NOAA biologists estimate there were roughly 10,000 walruses on the beach as of Sept. 27.
"Large walrus haulouts along the Alaskan coasts in the northeastern Chukchi Sea are a relatively new phenomenon," said Megan Ferguson, a marine mammal scientist with NOAA Fisheries, in a press release.
Walruses typically use ice as a resting platform while foraging but low ice levels have the animals heading for shore. Researchers say that the use of beaches as a haul out area is a new phenomenon. The first documented large-scale haul out occurred in 2007, when the Chukchi saw record low ice levels. Since then, haul outs have been documented in a number of locations in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.
NOAA scientists will be conducting daily surveys through the end of October if weather permits as part of the annual Aerial Survey of Arctic Marine Mammals.


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I'm loving all of the SAS-sy folks here at SAS! I hope you don't mind that I peeked at your gorgeous blogs, and I got extra inspired. Well, I didn't want to miss out on any of the fun. I already found the super group of people who "FOLLOW"--or is that a code word for "STALK"?--the SAS Blog. Just for an extra bit of glam and style, I stuck a piece of SAS in my very first Blogger attempt.
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Welcome to the HPRC Blog. We've got lots of information here, from quick tips to in-depth posts about detailed human performance optimization topics.
A recent article suggests taking small breaks from hours of sitting. Try standing to answer phone calls or visiting a coworker instead of emailing them. Although this doesn't replace regular physical activity, taking one-minute sitting breaks can help decrease your waistline and improve metabolic health. Click here to read more.
Couple dynamics can be a significant resource for individuals when positive and emotionally supportive. For example, in a study of civilian families under economic distress, a key buffering factor to feeling distress was spouses who were emotionally supportive to each other. In contrast, couples with similar external financial stressors who had relationships low in emotional support reported greater feelings of distress (Conger & Conger, 2002). Therefore, how the couple interacts with each other is an important factor that can either buffer or enhance feelings of distress.
Conger, R., & Conger, K. (2002). Resilience in midwestern families: Selected findings from the first decade of a prospective, longitudinal study. Journal of Marriage and Family, 64, 361-373.
Communicating well is extremely important for family well-being. Being able to speak clearly, listen well, show a range of emotional expression while being respectful and showing regard for family members' are all aspects of good communication. You can help foster positive family communication by appreciating your loved ones verbally on a daily basis.
Walsh, F. (2006). Strengthening family resilience. NewYork, NY: Guilford.
Walsh, F. (2003). Family resilience: A framework for clinical practice. Family Process, 42(1),1-18.
Walsh, F. (2007). Traumatic loss and major disasters: Strengthening family and community resilience. Family Process, 46(2).
The amount of the time spent sleeping is decreasing: the average amount of sleep reported for middle-aged people in the late 1050s—around eight to nine hours—has decreased in recent times to about seven or eight hours. And the number of individuals who sleep less than six hours each night has significantly increased. These changes in sleep patterns may be indicative of sleep deprivation in society at large. This is not surprising, as the modern society seems to offer twice as much work (on the job, at home, etc.) and half as much time to complete it. Consequently, we are awake for extended periods of time, thus reducing the amount of time we spend sleeping.
However, we all know that sleep is essential! Sleep is vital to restore and renew many body systems; and sleep deprivation may result in poor performance, increased sleepiness, reduced alertness, delayed response time, difficulty maintaining attention, decreased positive mood, and increased long-term health risks. Some research studies have even shown that sleep deprivation is associated with increased risk of death.
So adequate sleep is vital for everyone to optimally perform the activities of daily living. But you may wonder, "How can I determine how much sleep I need to function at my best?" Dr. Michael Bonnet, director of the Sleep Laboratory at the Dayton. Ohio, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center provides a very simple but practical test you can use to determine how much sleep you need. According to him, if you need an alarm clock to wake up, try going to bed a little earlier the following night (e.g., 15 minutes earlier). If you still need an alarm clock to wake up the next morning, push your bedtime a little earlier again (i.e., another 15 minutes). Continue doing this until you no longer need an alarm to wake up.
I actually tried this test and found out I was not the "night owl" I thought I was. It looks like I function at my best if I retire for the night a couple of hours earlier than I used to. Sleep is important! It significantly affects your performance, health, and quality of life. And it is especially important to Warfighters, who can rarely get enough when deployed. So in addition to a healthy diet and regular exercise, try to get enough sleep each night whenever your situation makes it possible.
Source: National Sleep Foundation
The online version of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans is now available. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans establishes the scientific and policy basis for all Federal nutrition programs, including research, education, nutrition assistance, labeling, and nutrition promotion.
Click on the link below to access the guideline. The guidelines are located on the HPRC Nutrition page and can be found under "The Basics" tab.
Godi International, Corp., located in South Florida is announcing a recall of Fruta Planta weight loss dietary supplements because the products contain Sibutramine an undeclared drug ingredient. Sibutramine is an FDA approved drug used as an appetite suppressant for weight loss. This poses a potential threat to consumers because Sibutramine is known to substantially increase blood pressure and/or pulse rate in some patients and may present a significant risk for patients with a history of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias or stroke.
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Your body needs calcium for optimal bone health and a number of other functions essential to daily life. Good food sources include: fat-free or low-fat milk, cheese, and yogurt; leafy greens such as spinach and kale; and broccoli, and pinto and red beans. Many other foods such as high fiber cereal, soy beverages, and orange juice are fortified with added calcium. Adding these foods to your diet will improve not only your calcium intake, but many other nutrients as well!
Social relationships are good for your physical health! According to a recent Science Daily article, relationships improve your chances of living by up to 50 percent. Recent research found that increased interaction with others is similar to avoiding behavioral health risks such as smoking, alcohol abuse, physical inactivity, and being obese. Staying connected in meaningful relationships can pay off not only for your social life, but also for your health.
Military families have created unique ways to maintain close communication through deployments and long duty times. Merolla (2010) studied military spouse communication during deployment and found that while deployed, families deal with the stress of being separated well through balancing talk of everyday things (such as routines and everyday information) with deeper more meaningful conversations. Additionally, another key finding was that though there were individual differences – with creativity among couples an asset – couples seemed to benefit from keeping deployment communication similar to nondeployment communication in both planned and spontaneous discussions (Merolla, 2010).
Merolla, A. (2010). Relational maintenance during military deployment: Perspectives of wives of deployed US Soldiers. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 38(1), 4-26.
First lady Michelle Obama called on parents, schools, workplaces and the military to combat America's obesity epidemic in a visit to Fort Jackson this past Thursday. As America's waistline has grown, finding young people fit enough to serve in the military has become a problem, U.S. Army officials told Obama during her three-hour visit.
Ms. Obama is promoting the "Let's Move!" program to combat childhood obesity. And she met with Army personnel, from privates to a three-star general, to find out how the military is dealing with the problem and how solutions might be transferred to the general population.
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Las Cruces, NM – All five of the final candidates for the next president of New Mexico State University have visited the campus. As Katie Goetz reports, Michael Martin spoke of his experiences - good and bad - to an audience of faculty, staff, and students.
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Transcript:How to Treat Respiratory Problems with TulsiHi, I'm Jen D'Amore for About.com and this video is all about how to use Tulsi to treat respiratory problems.
Tulsi is a Traditional Medicine with a Long HistoryTulsi, also known as Holy Basil, is praised by many for its healing properties, mostly due to the hundreds of phytochemicals it contains, that together support health in a variety of ways, including helping the body adapt to stress, cleansing, and relieving congestion. Ayruveda, the traditional medicine practice of India, suggests making a decoction of tulsi leaves to treat respiratory distress, including bronchitis, asthma, influenza, cough, and cold.
Use Tulsi to Brew Curative TeasTo make a Tulsi decoction boil the leaves, and a few slices of ginger, in half of a liter of water until only half of the water is left. This will extract the essence of the Tulsi leaves into the liquid. Add honey, and allow it to cool slightly before drinking. You can take the decoction two or three times per day.
To treat influenza, you can make a similar decoction with Tulsi leaves, cloves, and salt. Of course, if you're pregnant, breastfeeding, or you're on any medication, talk to your doctor before using Tulsi. Tulsi can be found in many forms: leaves, essential oil, juice, and tea. Incorporating Tulsi into your daily routine is a great way to boost your immune system, and practice preventative medicine.
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Monika Maeckle is a butterfly evangelist, caterpillar wrangler, Master Gardener, Monarch tagger and curious student of nature who loves the whole life cycle. You can reach her at email@example.com.
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Historic Gathering of Those Who Located Monarch Butterfly Roosting Sites Draws Crowd of 200
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A packet switching system has both speech and data transmitted as packets over virtual connections set-up in a digital network. The speech and data packets are transmitted at the bit rate of the transmission medium. The speech packets, which have to be handled in real-time, are given priority over the data packets, which are relatively long. Because the speech packets may be subjected to unacceptable delay if the medium is busy with a data packet when a speech packet is to be sent, the system provides that, if a speech packet arrives when a data packet is partly sent, the sending of the data packet is interrupted, the speech packet is sent, and the residue of the data packet is sent when the transmission medium is free of speech. This residue is provided with a new header and handled as if it is a new data packet.
1. In an electrical intelligence transmission system in which both speech and data are transmitted as packets over virtual connections set up in a digital switching network, with both said speech and data packets being transmitted at a given bit rate associated with said transmission system wherein transmitted speech packets cannot undesirably be unduly delayed as being a real time phenomenon while data packets can be transmitted at greater delays, in combination therewith of apparatus in assigning speech packets greater priority than data packets, comprising:
first storage means responsive to both speech and data packets for storing the same prior to transmission via said network,
means coupled to said storage means for seizing an available channel for transmitting said stored packets,
means for detecting said packets to provide an output when a speech packet is detected, to terminate the further storage of data packets upon said detection of a speech packet and to enable said first storage means to store data packets during the absence of a speech packet,
second storage means coupled to said first storage means and operative to store any data packets in said first storage means upon the detection of said speech packet and enabling the transmission of said stored data packet when speech packets are not detected, whereby speech packets are transmitted on said channel with priority to data packets to enable speech packets to always be promptly transmitted when an available channel is seized.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first storage means is a First In First Out (FIFO) store having an input coupled to a data line for receiving speech or data packets.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said second storage means is a buffer having an input coupled to the output of said FIFO store and operative to store the contents of said FIFO store therein.
4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said means for detecting said packets includes a first header generator operative upon detection of a speech packet to provide a speech header indicator to speech packets upon detection of speech packets by speech detector means included in said means for detecting.
5. The apparatus according to claim 4, further including:
a second header generator having an input coupled to said first storage means and operative to provide a data header indicator to data packets including a tail header upon the termination of a data packet.
This refers to a transmission system in which both data and speech are conveyed in packet form.
In such a system the intelligence to be conveyed is in digital form and is assembled into packets each of which is a block of intelligence with attached to it handling information including a destination address, and message identification. Where a message contains a number of packets they are sent sequentially, but not necessarily over the same route, from the caller to the wanted user. The handling information includes information which ensures that packets are assembled in the correct order.
In such a system, speech, which is essentially a real-time phenomenon, should be delayed as little as possible, whereas in most cases data is tolerant of some delay. An object of the invention is to provide a packet-switched transmission system in which both data and speech are handled without the speech packets being unduly delayed.
According to the present invention, there is provided an electrical intelligence transmission system, in which both speech and data are transmitted as packets over virtual connections set up in a fully digital network, the speech and data packets being transmitted at the bit rate of the transmission medium, in which speech packets have priority over data packets, in which, if a speech packet for transmission is detected during the transmission of a data packet, the transmission of that data packet is interrupted to allow the speech packet to be conveyed over the transmission medium, and in which, when the medium again becomes free from speech, the non-transmitted part of the interrupted data packet is transmitted as a separate data packet.
An embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which
FIG. 1 is a simplified explanatory block diagram,
FIG. 2 is an intelligence packet of the X25 type, while
FIG. 3 is another simplified block diagram.
FIG. 4 is the main embodiment of the invention.
It is generally accepted that data packets can accept greater delays than speech during transmission, even if the data packets are being handled on an interactive basis. Thus speech should have priority over data at each switching point or node in the network. However, this does not prevent data for which a channel has already been seized from discharging its packet, which may be relatively long.
If, in order to give priority to speech, breakdown of data were involved, this would entail a restart of the data when the speech packet ends, and with a high number of speech users in the network, the delay to data could become important in data periods. In the present system, these difficulties are overcome by artifically ending a data packet being sent when a speech packet has to be sent. The speech packet is then followed by the untransmitted portion of the data packet, preceded by a suitable header, which includes the data packet's address and other handling information.
In assessing the advantages of such a system, it should be understood that the delay to speech due to data packets in a conventional system depends on the speed of transmission of data. Thus if a data packet consists of 1024 bytes, each of eight bits, then at 64 K bit/sec, each packet would take 128 ms to send. This would mean on average a 64 ms. delay to intelligence which follows the packet, which is a substantial delay. If the trunk (or other circuit) involved is a 2 Mbit/sec, then the packet would take 4 ms, which gives an average delay of 2 ms. Hence it will be seen that it is desirable to avoid delay on speech channels. It is very important to avoid such delays on subscribers' lines which may only be able to provide a single or double speech channel and also on low traffic trunks which may be able to provide only 64K bit/sec. Hence the new technique is applicable at either a subscriber's terminal or at the first exchange in the network.
FIG. 1 shows in highly simplified form such as system in which the circuitry is located at the subscriber's terminal. It is assumed that once set up, connections are over virtual circuits, and that the physical medium between the terminal and the packet switch is used in common by all sources at the terminal. A speech detector is provided which monitors the line to identify the presence or absence of speech.
The information to be conveyed, whether speech or data, is processed through a FIFO (first-in-first-out) store. Speech expressed digitally normally flows out of this store immediately after the header has been added, and continues to flow until a suitable pause in the speech occurs, or until the end of a packet length, e.g. 64 bytes, is reached, when a tail is added. If the speech talk-spurt continues without pause, a new packet, with its own header, is initiated.
In the case of data, the FIFO store is filled to the packet capacity, e.g. 1024 bytes, and then a channel, which provides the virtual circuit, is seized. Speech, because of the need to minimise delay, is handled "on the fly", so in a conventional system speech is only subjected to full packet delay when an output channel is unavailable or when the channel currently in use is of higher speed than the source. In the first of these cases, the congestion can be due to another speaker using the channel, or data using the channel.
Congestion may be tolerated if it causes relatively short delay at 64 K bit/sec, i.e. from 0 to 8 ms. However, delay due to a data packet may cause an excessive delay if a speech packet has to wait. Hence when speech is detected while a data packet is being sent, a speech detector responds and terminates the data packet prematurely, providing it with a suitable tail. The speech packet is then provided with a header and transmitted, a tail being appended to it. Then the residue of the interrupted data packet is sent as a new packet, with its own header and tail, which indicate that it is the residue of an interrupted packet. Thus the delay avoided lies, due to the length of a data packet, between 0 and 128 ms, i.e. 64 ms on average. Thus a serious source of delay is avoided at the originating end.
FIG. 2 shows the structure of an X25 data packet used for data, while a speech packet as used in this system is similar with the exception that the FCS (i.e. error detection) check only applies to the header to ensure that delivery of the packet is effected. Note that any packet whose header does not check is rejected.
In FIG. 2 the arrow indicates the direction of transmission. For a data packet the intelligence portion may contain up to 1024 bytes, while for speech it may also contain up to 1024 bytes. It will be seen that the header includes three portions, which in many cases would each consist of one byte, while the rest of the packet is in three portions. These three portions are a three-byte header, the information which may include up to 1024 bytes, and a three-byte tail. Propagation time may vary from nearly zero to as much as 500 ms. Handling is assumed to include the delay at each stage, e.g. a maximum of 7 ms per stage with 2 ms average, plus 1 ms for processing. For a packet of this size this gives a total delay here of 21 ms. Thus the elimination of the delay to speech due to a data-occupied channel has a considerable effect on the overall delay.
FIG. 3 is indicative of the application of the technique described above at the first switching centre. In the case of subscriber lines, the source of data is apparent to the switching centre serving the lines, so the centre can exercise control if the incoming store thereat is not cleared when the data sending terminal is ready to send its next packet. If speech has to be conveyed in preference to data, the centre can terminate the current data packet as explained in connection with control at the subscriber's terminal. The centre has to be advised of the type of traffic being handled; this is conveniently done by using the control bit of a speech packet to give the speech identification to reserve the capacity.
An additional feature of the present arrangement relative to the avoidance of difficulties due to variable delay in the network, and is concerned with means by which the speech packets are time-stamped, i.e. they include an indication of the packet's time of origin. The method used to remove such variable delay is to accept a standard delay for each speech packet which is more than the delay normally expected in the network. Any speech packet whose delay exceeds the standard delay is discarded, while any packet which has less than the standard delay is caused to suffer this delay. This will often mean holding a speech packet in a buffer for the difference between the actual delay and the standard delay. This can readily be effected under clock and microprocessor control.
A modern telecommunication's network has to provide for satellite circuits which have inherently long propagation delays, while terrestial circuits have shorter delays. Hence the standard delay referred to above is not fixed, but is mode dependent on the delay suffered by the connection. This is automatically indicated by the difference between the time-stamp of a received packet and the time of reception thereof. Since the reassembly of the speech from the packets, with pause introductions where appropriate, is done at the receiving terminal, it is only the receiving terminal which needs to know the time-stamp. Therefore, it is transmitted with the packet, as mentioned above, and can conveniently be conveyed as the first part of the information. The degree of accuracy needed might be to 1ms, and would cover the period of one second, which should never be exceeded. Thus two bytes of the information can be allocated to the time-stamp, expressed duo-decimal or pure binary.
FIG. 4 of the drawing shows a block diagram of an embodiment of the invention in greater detail. The information to be conveyed, whether speech or data, is processed through a FIFO (first-in-first-out) store 10. Speech in digital form, in which it may be received from the subscriber's telephone, normally flows out of this store immediately after a header has been added. This is effected by a header generator 11, which is triggered by a speech detector 12. This latter monitors the incoming bit stream, and responds to digitally represented speech to operate the header generator and via that to cause the header to be added before the speech leaves the FIFO for the line. Speech continues to flow in this manner until a pause in the speech is noted, or until the end of a speech packet--e.g. 64 bytes, is reached, when a tail is added by the header generator 11. If the speech talk-spurt continues without pause, a new packet with its own header is initiated.
In the case of data the FIFO store 10 is filled to the packet capacity, e.g. 1024 bytes, and when this occurs, a Channel Seizure channel 13 is enabled via a connection 14. This circuit 13 then seizes a free outgoing channel which provides the virtual circuit. This seizure, plus another output from the FIFO 10 enables another header generator 15 via a connection 16 to provide a header for the data packet. This header is sent to line, after which the FIFO 10 is enabled via a connection 17 to send the data packet to line.
If speech is detected while a data packet is being sent, speech detector 12 responds and via connection 17 terminates the data packet. This termination, via the connection 14 to the block 13 and via the connection therefrom to the generator 15 provides a tail for the interrupted packet. The remainder of the data packet is then driven out of the FIFO 10 to a buffer 18, where it remains until the speech packet ends.
When the speech packet ends, the provision of the tail from the generator 11 is noted by the channel seizure circuit 13. This latter has "remembered" that a data packet was interrupted, so it causes another header to be supplied from the generator 15, whereafter the contents of the buffer 18 are driven out in response to a signal over the connection 19. This is followed as usual by the data packet's tail.
While the present invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment thereof, it is to be understood that additional embodiments, modifications, and applications which will become obvious to those skilled in the art are included within the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth by the claims appended hereto.
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Okay this is going to sound bad, but one of the biggest things I miss about Minnesota was our local Ikea. It was my happy place. I could just mosey through the store collecting ideas, grab a few little (cheap) things here and there...eat some meatballs and mashed potatoes for $5.99 and call it a day. I LOVE IKEA! I've been meaning to get to the one here since we moved, but it's not a mere 20-30 minute drive. It's a jump in your car as soon as the kids get on the bus...drive fast...shop and eat fast...make it home just the nick of time kind of trip. BUT SO WORTH IT!!
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I've been waiting around for the perfect barstools and let me tell ya they are expensive. At least the ones I kept finding. I found these for $69 at Ikea. When Mom and Dad were here we spruced them up.
My friend Tiffini just recently redid some chairs and they were gorgeous. She made her own chalk paint...click here for the recipe. Chalk paint is really expensive if you buy it premade, so I thought what the heck I'll try it out. You mix 2/3 paint to 1/3 plaster paris. At least that's the "chalk" I used. There are various recipes. It was really a trial and error process.
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Sweet potatoes are a kind of vine, with white flowers. The part you eat is the root of the vine plant. People first ate sweet potatoes by gathering them in the wild, where they grew naturally, which was in Central America and the warmest parts of South America. But sweet potatoes were so useful and so good that by about 3000 BC people had learned to grow them on purpose, and soon they shared that knowledge with their neighbors, and so after a while people were growing sweet potatoes all over South and North America, wherever it was warm enough for the plant to grow.
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Whoever Spellt-it, Dealt-it
One of the advantages to homeschooling is watching the interaction and creativity ignite in my children. Emelie, my oldest, will be 13 in just a couple of months; she is 6 1/2 years older than her brother and I can see the age difference playing-out daily as he looks to her both for instruction and support in every area of his life – including school. If I'm unavailable at the moment, he knows to just go straight to Emelie. She has been given a level of authority that allows her to make decisions on his behalf.
The two of them enjoy learning together. They act out his Read Alouds, construct songs for scripture memory, and make games out of math and spelling. When my creativity fails me Emelie willingly picks up the slack. She loves to learn and her love of learning spills over to her brother many a day.
Homeschooling multiple chil'ens requires a continual balancing act. Each year, as the subjects change and the time needed to accomplish each subject changes, we have to alter the schedule a bit. Emelie is relatively independent in her work, needing me for very little. Because of that, she finishes earlier than my other two and hangs around to finish up with Kenny so I can have one on one teaching time with Meredith.
On Monday, while Kenny finished up his reader and readied for his copywork, Emelie gathered up tiles for one of the many games she has made up in the past couple of years to help Kenny learn his spelling and sight words.
They call the game "Whoever Spell't It, Dealt It".
I know, I KNOW!
Heh heh
The required tools are letter tiles, two plastic teddy bears (in the past it has been two dinosaurs, two Lego men, two army men, y'know, whatever is immediately at hand…), and 3×5 cards with the week's spelling and sight words written on them.
It also helps to have very colorful tights.
Or not…whatever floats your boat.
Mind you, this is a game made up by two kids – the rules tend to change according to their whim (and quite possibly, the weather), but on this particular day I'll explain how they played it.
In no particular order (but definitely out of order of the spelling and sight words) a path of letter tiles is laid-out from one end to the other. If there are two e's, two s's or whatever…Emelie just grabs one tile to use for them all. So out of all the words, each letter is only represented once on the table.
They take great strides for their path to stay on the "straight and narrow".
Kenny waits patiently with both bears (one for him and one for Emelie) positioned at the tail end (starting point) of all the letter tiles.
Once the tiles are laid-out, the "flash cards" of spelling words are placed face-down on the table. Emelie makes sure that the last letter of the letter tile path matches up with at least one of the last letters in one of the flash card words. This USUALLY works because USUALLY there are a variety of "ending" letters in the flash card words. This game would not work if all the spelling words ended in "t" or "e" or "s", but we haven't found that to be the case in our spelling words. This week we had ending letters "t", "z", "k", "t", "p", "y", "f" and "e". We will often toss in other cards of previous words he struggled with or extra sight words just for practice.
Kenny listens as Emelie reads off the first spelling word.
"Quit." "If you quit learning you'll be stupid." Seriously? I watch this game just to hear the sentences they think up to correspond with the word.
The suspense is thick in the air…can he spell it?
And he's OFF! Quickly remembering that "q" has a partner, "u" in the word, "quit".
Now it's Emelie's turn, so Kenny grabs a card and reads it aloud for her to spell. I like this game because Kenny both READS and SPELLS.
After Kenny reads the word to Emelie she chides him a bit by making up her own sentence.
"Squint." "If I squint I can read the card you're holding up."
"Huh?" Kenny says.
Then he gets it – Emelie can read the writing through the back of the card.
That makes him mad for a minute – he mumbles something about being a cheater, and they move on.
Sibling rivalry…it's apparently what's for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
As each word is read the player uses his/her bear to spell the word out on the tiles. This has the players' bears jumping forward and backward…you never know where you will land.
Sometimes you pull ahead…
And sometimes you are very much behind.
It is completely based on the card you have to spell, much like the roll of the die.
Sometimes you get knocked off the board if the other player needs the letter you were on; in which case you have to start over at the start of the tile trail.
This is the "My bear can beat up your bear" move.
Even though players have absolutely no power whether they pull ahead or behind, it still "bears" its own excitement…the kids really get into it.
AND…you never know if the very next spelling word will take you to the very end, the winning tile.
This is what your mouth looks like when you end the word "of". Speaking of "of"…I remember linguistics in college – the whole "great vowel shift" and all, but I gotta tell you sight words are plain stupid. I realize that is not a truly educated statement, but really…if we have phonic rules why in the world couldn't "of" just be "uv"?
I'm just sayin'…
As the flash cards dwindle, we begin to wonder who will get the WINNING WORD.
Is it him? Did he get it?
The boy won!
The angels sang praises.
Sorry 'bout that…got a little excited.
So you're probably wondering what happens if you're the winner, right?
Well, to be honest, it changes up a lot. Sometimes the winner gets the last cookie, granola bar, scoop of ice cream (I kid you not…with my kids it is ALWAYS food.)
However, if you've been watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom…
The loser is tossed into the snake pit and the winner "gets" to rescue him/her from a venomous death.
Of course, there is much thrashing about and sound effects from the 6 year old. Tiles flail about, the decibel level escalates and I believe there might even be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
I think I'll take the cookie.
About the Author: Tired of feeling overwhelmed, Heather Sanders and her husband Jeff faithsized their family into a 960 square foot lake cabin in need of renovation. She writes about faith and simplifying your desires so you can be content right here and right now.
100 Comments
coco On Monday, September 28 at 7:21 am
woohoo – that's an AWESOME game. and since it's a GAME, it's fun – not learning!
Tabitha (From Single to Married) On Monday, September 28 at 7:25 am
Heather – You have the best ideas and games, where do you find them all? This is definitely another one to add to my list!
Lauren On Monday, September 28 at 7:28 am
How fun! I love your homeschooling resources — I am dying to know where you find them. Seriously, if I win the lottery, I am hiring you to come and set up our classroom!
Shelah On Monday, September 28 at 7:31 am
I like their creativity. I look forward to when mine are old enough to do that kind of thing. Right now they are 1,3,5,and 7.
Jessica @ How Sweet It is On Monday, September 28 at 7:32 am
Wow this seems like so much fun. I would have loved to do that at that age. And I love the colorful tights.
della On Monday, September 28 at 7:33 am
your kids are very fortunate to have a devoted mother and loving siblings who are all so creative and willing to help each other!! congratulations on doing a great job!
Jennifer On Monday, September 28 at 7:34 am
Very, very interesting. Love the siblings working together on school assignments!
Thena On Monday, September 28 at 7:37 am
Do they always get along so well? Mine never has but their is so much of an age difference it's hard.
Sandra On Monday, September 28 at 7:41 am
I Love this! When I was younger I was not a phonic reader so my mother came up with lots of games to teach me all the words by sight. This is such a fun approach and I love the Snake Pit of doom at the end with the bears!
Dana Gibson On Monday, September 28 at 7:44 am
Ahhh, one of the things I miss the most about homeschooling, sibling camaraderie!
Amber On Monday, September 28 at 7:51 am
What wonderfully creative kids! My oldest is still a toddler, but the more I read this section of the site the more excited I get about our homeschooling project starting in the next couple years. Thanks for all the fun stories for encouragement!
Anna On Monday, September 28 at 7:55 am
Can I borrow your daughter for just a week or two? She could teach me a great deal!! Thanks for sharing girls. Can't wait for spelling time today!!
Amber On Monday, September 28 at 7:58 am
We just started using Sonlight this year (thanks to you and PW – I'd never heard of it before), and we love it! My oldest is only 6, but I'm definitely hoping for some sibling assistance as she gets older. My 2yo son does the same thing – if I'm unavailable, he goes straight to his sister for help. I think that's fabulous!
Anoria On Monday, September 28 at 7:58 am
I'm trying very hard not to condense this entire post into "Indiana Jones is a good teaching tool," but it's difficult
Enid Martindale On Monday, September 28 at 7:58 am
Oh this is great! I know what we will be doing for spelling today – tell Emelie thanks for the wonderful idea!
Natasha R On Monday, September 28 at 8:04 am
That is a very creative game!
shelly On Monday, September 28 at 8:08 am
I LOVE it!!! Sounds like a game my boys would make up (especially the snake pit at the end!)
the Provident Woman On Monday, September 28 at 8:12 am
Reading these makes me so much want to homeschool my kids.
Amanda On Monday, September 28 at 8:20 am
Go Emelie! That's a great game! And I want her tights….
I can't wait to get into our new house and start homeschooling next year. Your posts are so inspiring!
Jennifer F. On Monday, September 28 at 8:26 am
Isn't it wonderful to see your children being so creative together. I just love it when mine invent games or whole made up worlds. Thanks for the post.
Dawn On Monday, September 28 at 8:28 am
What a cool game and a great teaching assistant. I have always found that you have to learn things better to teach them. So I'm sure she is getting a lot out of the help that she is giving.
Heart of a Country Home On Monday, September 28 at 8:32 am
what a creative game! And very nice homeschoo room.
Heart of a Country Home On Monday, September 28 at 8:32 am
um, that was supposed to say "homeschool room"
MissCaron On Monday, September 28 at 8:34 am
Oh my goodness … Heather … I love it!
Carole On Monday, September 28 at 8:35 am
I had almost gotten over missing homeschooling -thanks for putting me right back there again!
Tiare On Monday, September 28 at 8:43 am
such a great idea!
Jodie in MN On Monday, September 28 at 8:45 am
I don't homeschool, but I will be buying letter tiles this week. This game is awesome! What a creative kid you have!
books On Monday, September 28 at 8:49 am
So cute
Ooo, tell me those tights are from sockdreams.com…
DebbieQ On Monday, September 28 at 8:50 am
So incredibly awesome.
And boy would my 18 year old love to have those tights!
Summer E. On Monday, September 28 at 8:50 am
Your posts inspire to homeschool my own kids!
Robyn On Monday, September 28 at 9:02 am
Holy Stickin Heck, Batman, this game totally rocks! I've taught for 10 years and never come up with one like this. Now that I have preschool age, I just might modify for learning letters, using shapes, colors, the ideas running through my mind are on fire. Thanks! Tell your kids I love watching them learn. Having boys in the house after13 years of a girl is definitely a change. Your Emelie is very hip and cool. She can come hang with my daughter anytime. What are you using for Emelie's Bible Lessons?
reneekoch On Monday, September 28 at 9:03 am
Great game for learning.
My kids are all about food too!
WendyLou On Monday, September 28 at 9:10 am
What a clever game!! We had your letter tiles out just this morning. (I call them 'yours' because I purchased them at your recommendation.) The assignment was to see how many words you can make from the word 'situational,' so out came the tiles. GREAT resource!!! Thanks for posting!!
Kate On Monday, September 28 at 9:12 am
This is brilliant! I'm getting more and more excited to begin homeschooling, and no can hardly wait until that will include all of our children! I love your –or your kids(!- ideas!
Emily On Monday, September 28 at 9:18 am
That is one of my favorite parts of homeschooling: the children doing it together. The age spread in our house isn't so dramatic, but they still come up with fun and creative ways to learn. Thanks, Emilie!
Beverly On Monday, September 28 at 9:29 am
I love the game idea. I have always been a good speller, but now that I am trying to teach phonics reading to a 6-year-old boy, I'm getting to see the strange ways words are spelled for how they are pronounced.
My husband would be totally with you on spelling for how it sounds. "Beige" is a word that totally mystifies him. (We call it "beege" just for fun.) He links "loser" should be spelled l-u-z-e-r.
We are definately co-dependent … I'm the speller and wordsmith. He is the math guy.
Married to an Aussie in OK On Monday, September 28 at 9:48 am
Nice… I guess there are advantages to having multiple kids to homeschool. I've only got the one right now. Dunno if #2 will ever want to come home. C'est la vie!
ticklbee On Monday, September 28 at 9:54 am
Very, very cute game. Love it
Melissa On Monday, September 28 at 9:59 am
To come up with a game like that shows a lot of negotiation skills (what the rules will be, etc.) Very cool!
Anonymous On Monday, September 28 at 10:00 am
You should find a way to market that. Every 12 year old needs to be a millionaire!
vicki On Monday, September 28 at 10:13 am
oh…, I so miss the fun games and doing things together of the younger years of homeschooling. We are now onto physics & calculus.
christinek On Monday, September 28 at 10:14 am
What a great game idea! I love your posts and the creativity that goes into your homeschool days. This game is perfect for my just-learning-to-read son. *off to buy letter tiles*
Sue On Monday, September 28 at 10:28 am
It's amazing how creative kids can be without adults imposing rules and limits (as we sometimes do!). I find it wonderful that they created a game that suited both age levels perfectly.
Sarah@HomeschoolinRealLife On Monday, September 28 at 11:01 am
Since I'm trying to teach a child to read for the first time, I complain a lot about the lack of consistency in the English language. My husband likes, no loves, to point out that it is usually do to changes in dialect rather than correct pronunciations that make no sense. I think that is probably true in some cases, but doubt it in others. At any rate, it is frustrating to teach and frustrating for a perfectionist child who can read just about anything that follows the rules, but has a tough time with sight word memorization.
Leyla Naghizada On Monday, September 28 at 11:43 am
The more I get to learn from all of you wonderful homeschooling moms about homeschooling… The more I am starting to think that I would want to actually homeschool my future children…
Thank you for sharing! =)
Get your daily dose of inspiration here:
ann On Monday, September 28 at 11:51 am
Sounds like loads of fun…can I play?
CookieMonster On Monday, September 28 at 12:22 pm
Very cool game. I love it when the kids make up games.
jensamom On Monday, September 28 at 12:23 pm
What a great idea!
Sheila On Monday, September 28 at 12:34 pm
That's so much fun! I think there is a future in teaching for Emilie, I really, really do! She certainly is gifted, that one. Much like her mother, hmm?
Torri Phillips On Monday, September 28 at 12:48 pm
This game looks like so much fun! I think I might have to try our own version of this with my daughters spelling words!!!
jamie On Monday, September 28 at 1:40 pm
Please tell Emelie that she is a genius.
Also, where do you get your spelling words from? do you have a curriculum??
Kari Fischer On Monday, September 28 at 2:07 pm
Wow! What creative kids you have!!! I am so impressed! I want to try this one with my little one that's learning to read right now. Sight words are so important!
Livin' Louisiana! On Monday, September 28 at 2:12 pm
My kids will arrive on the 3 o'clock flight. I packed all they'll need. Just send them back when they have an fabulous education.
Kristin On Monday, September 28 at 2:25 pm
That is a totally awesome game. You tell your kids that. I'm going to link this on my facebook for the teachers I've friended!
Krista On Monday, September 28 at 3:13 pm
That is SUCH a fun game! I have a 6 and 7 year old at about the same reading level, I will DEFINITELY be sharing this game with them.
Lauren On Monday, September 28 at 4:07 pm
Thank you, and Emelie for sharing!
Alice On Monday, September 28 at 4:22 pm
I love it, thanks so much for sharing!
Wendy On Monday, September 28 at 5:57 pm
what a great idea!!!!!
Irene On Monday, September 28 at 6:34 pm
I'm so with you on the vowel thing. I never understood when teachers told me to "spell it like it sounds." Really, is that how it works? I'm from the South, so when asked to spell "business" I dutifully wrote "bidness" (trust me where I come from that is how business is pronounced). I'm guessing sight words developed from the frustations of many children like me.
Amber On Monday, September 28 at 7:02 pm
You should sell that game! I love it. I am going to try it with my 2nd and third grader tomorrow. Thank you for sharing!!
aurorafedora On Monday, September 28 at 7:34 pm
wow! that is a really cool and clever game!!! your girl is awesome!! my two home schooled girls have since graduated, but they would've loved this game!
Brenda On Monday, September 28 at 8:07 pm
You make homeschooling look so fun! And I just ADORE that bright room you have there, it's so clean and colourful, so conducive to learning.
julie On Monday, September 28 at 8:14 pm
Can I come to your house and learn. Oh, I so need to be more fun.
Laurie On Monday, September 28 at 8:35 pm
What a great game. I think I will have to do something like this for Math. That would hopefully encourage my son to quit just guessing and actually learn the answers and how to get them. Thanks for sharing.
Susie On Monday, September 28 at 8:46 pm
Thank you for that great game! I can't wait to play it with my First Graders to help with spelling. What fun they will have! This is going to be great!!!!! What a huge help.
Susie the Teacher
Christina On Monday, September 28 at 9:03 pm
What a great idea! I think my two oldest would love to play that. Would you keep posting the games that your kids come up with and/or play because I don't have a creative bone in my body when it comes to things like this. They are too smart! By the way, could you use something like Scrabble tiles, you just need one tile of each letter, right?
CHRISTY On Monday, September 28 at 9:47 pm
How creative!! I love it…and the snake pit idea because THAT would also be something my little people would do! Me?? I'm a cookie or ice cream girl…snakes freak me out.
Heidi Lentz On Monday, September 28 at 9:50 pm
What a cute game! You know, looking at those photos…. I would love to see a 360 of what your schooling area looks like.
cjwsbg On Monday, September 28 at 9:59 pm
Awesome Game! I want to wake the kids up to play…although it would be letter recognition mostly….lol!
Amie C On Monday, September 28 at 10:29 pm
Very adorable. I find it very entertaining to watch my own kids just be themselves.
And this game is really simple, pure chance, and sounds like a lot of fun! We are definitely going to be using this for our spelling words at our house.
Ros On Tuesday, September 29 at 1:16 am
I wouldn't normally point this out, but since the whole post – and the whole game – is about spelling… there's only one l in 'spelt'.
Topsy On Tuesday, September 29 at 6:00 am
I love that idea! Kids creativity can often rival anything Mattel can come up with, can't they?! Have you ever let your son play SpellingCity.com? It is my son's favorite fun way to practice his spelling words!
Judy On Tuesday, September 29 at 7:01 am
This is so awesome and creative! I'm going to have to remember this game with my nieces and nephews.. and maybe future children.. thanks PW!
Hallee On Tuesday, September 29 at 7:33 am
That is awesome. Children, when given the break from bells and whistles and bleeps and bloops, can be so incredibly creative. I love it.
Molly On Tuesday, September 29 at 8:07 am
Great game! I totally agree that nothing beats listening to your kids make up sentences for spelling words!
water works On Tuesday, September 29 at 8:11 am
I am soooo going to use this for my 8 year old's spelling and sight list. And the letters from Banagrams (loved that post, too) are perfect for this.
taibell On Tuesday, September 29 at 9:09 am
Cute! I think we'll try this with bananagrams, ooops, the poster above me is saying the same. Thanks for the great game, and the funny commentary that goes along. Great photography too!
Mom2Seven On Tuesday, September 29 at 10:45 am
How do you motivate your daughter to finish her homework early? Mine is very willing to help siblings, but not do her own work. I am going crazy following up on HIGH SCHOOL work (9th grade) that should be fairly independent and still finding time for the younger ones.
I must try this game–my 2nd and 4th grader share a spelling list, so this would be fantastic for them. Thanks!
Apollonia On Tuesday, September 29 at 12:10 pm
Very awesome idea OMSH! I definitely want to try this one with my 6 year old! He LOVES games so anything to help him WANT to learn to read and spell is great! I loved the pictures of your homeschool room by the way! I'm very thankful for our very humbling little homeschool corner of our house, but it'd be so totally awesome to have a room like yours.
Rebekah On Tuesday, September 29 at 12:28 pm
Great idea! I think that would make spelling much more fun for my 6-year old. Where do those letter tiles come from? I need those!
April in MS On Tuesday, September 29 at 12:53 pm
That looks like fun! I'll have to try that one with my 3rd grader. We have the same letter tiles. I just posted about a game I play with my 5 yo daughter.
And to the commenter asking where to get them…I got mine at Walmart, but that was quite a few years ago. I see that CBD.com sells them as well as Office Depot.
Mary On Tuesday, September 29 at 3:40 pm
Hi Ree,
First, thank you for this game. I wanted to play it–let alone my children.
Second, I would you ask your daughter 3 questions:
1) Do they ever get mixed up as to whose bear is whose? I might use 2 different tokens (but maybe not a problem).
2) What happens if you spell the word wrong?
3) What if you are much younger and cannot read the older harder words to the other player?
What would be her ideas for such situations? (I can think of several, but since it is a game made up by kids I think their ideas are better than mine–and probably would be accepted by other kids.)
JenL On Tuesday, September 29 at 5:11 pm
…for the first time in 7 years, I wish I had homeschooled!!!
Thanks for this post
Jen C. On Tuesday, September 29 at 6:10 pm
Oh I will have to get those letter tiles ASAP! We have the teddy bear counters from our Saxon Math Manuipulatives Kit. The best thing about the manuipulatives is their ability to be used in so many ways! Love this post!
Jen C. On Tuesday, September 29 at 6:13 pm
PS Thanks Heather! All of the Homeschool Families who read this are encouraged and enthusiastic to apply your tips and advice!
carla On Wednesday, September 30 at 7:58 am
That sounds fun, even for adults! I passed along the link to several friends.
Sarah On Wednesday, September 30 at 2:17 pm
Your posts are always so worth it – both challenging and inspiring, and I need both!
Gee On Wednesday, September 30 at 7:19 pm
Oh My Stinkin' Heck,
This is so stinkin' cute! You are the queen (or maybe Emilie is?)
www.taracooks.com On Wednesday, September 30 at 9:22 pm
What fun, expecially when counting bears are involved!
Kim On Thursday, October 1 at 12:10 am
What a GREAT game! I will definately use it!!! Thanks so much!
Claire On Thursday, October 1 at 10:46 am
this looks like fun and I want to play with my son soon (I don't homeschool, but wish I could).
Where can you buy letter tiles?
also, you recommended some flash cards a while back and I neglected to write the info down. Will you please tell me the names of those again? thank you!
Carole On Thursday, October 1 at 6:52 pm
I love this!!! I think I'll be sharing this.
Nikowa@KHA On Saturday, October 3 at 6:21 pm
You always have the best curriculum resources!
Dawn in NL On Thursday, October 8 at 9:19 am
Really great game. Regarding spelling, the problem is that not all English speakers pronounce things the same! I would agree with the v but not the u for of.
Susan:) On Saturday, October 17 at 12:43 pm
What a great idea! The prize for the winner is great too!
MissJubilee On Monday, November 16 at 7:04 am
Wow, fun! I had my third graders play this, and they liked it enough that I'm sending home the URL in this week's newsletter Thanks for sharing!!!
Heidi W. On Monday, January 18 at 1:45 pm
I love your homeschooling ideas and links and photos. Thank you! I plan on using some of the ideas, including this spelling game, in my classroom. I teach Kindergarten.


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As of Tuesday, May 8, 2012
© Copyright 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post
EVANS -- No boys golf team could match Mill Creek on the course Monday, but a scoring error cost the Hawks the Class AAAAA state championship.
Mill Creek posted a 298 on the board and for a few minutes looked to have its first boys golf state title. But a clerical error on a scorecard disqualified Dylan Pence's 71 (the team's low round) and forced the Hawks to count an 83.
The switch bumped Mill Creek from first place and into sixth with a 310 total. It also handed Milton (302) the AAAAA title and made the Norcross boys, who tied for fourth at 308, Gwinnett's best finisher at Champions Retreat Golf Club.
"It was pretty rough," Mill Creek boys coach Bob Nelson said. "One moment you're on top of the world and then that happens. But that's golf. And (Pence) is resilient. He'll bounce back. We all recognize how hard he worked to put up a good score. All the guys know that. It's just one of those unfortunate things."
The Hawks wouldn't have been in a position to win without the low round from Pence, a junior who inadvertently signed for a 70 when he shot 71. His senior teammates also played well -- Taylor Martin (73), Emerson Newsome (75) and Hyun Choi (79) also had solid rounds.
Norcross also played well with a young group that will have all four scorers returning next season. Jason Mendel had the Blue Devils' low round with a 73, though Clay Trocchio (74) and Zach Healy (76) were close behind. Patrick Haas shot 85 to round out the scoring.
"I was proud of them," Norcross boys coach Steve Sims said. "We played about as well as we could. You can always find a stroke here or there. But 308 is a good score for us. To be in the top five and be first from Gwinnett County was good for us."
Grayson (11th, 323) and Brookwood (tie for 13th, 328) just missed the top 10.
The Rams were led by Matthew Wilson's 75 and Austin Haynes' 81, while the Broncos got a 79 from freshman Shawn Chong and an 81 from Beau Bowlin.
Peachtree Ridge's Zach Pritchard shot 78 as an individual qualifier, while Dacula's Harold Lei shot 83.
More like this story
- Martin's 71 helps Mill Creek to first Region 7-AAAAA boys title ( April 26, 2012 )
- Devils defend 7-AAAAA championship ( April 19, 2011 )
- Mill Creek boys golfers second at Coal Mountain Classic ( February 25, 2013 )
- Reeves, Lions finish 2nd at state ( May 6, 2008 )
- Super Six: Boys Golf ( February 13, 2012 )
BufordGuy 3 years, 2 months ago
Golf is such a STUPID game.
R 3 years, 2 months ago
I was trying to figure out how ice cream did them in ...
reDQculous!! Sorry Millcreek


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Hey girls, sorry for disappearing for a while.
I've been stuck on a shift that starts 5AM every morning, and no one knows when it will end… so not to mention taking a photo of what to wear, but don't even have time to change it out from my pjs.
So let me fill everyone up with some photos I've taken throughout the summer/winter/fall…and so on so on…
btw…hope everyone is doing great here!
- This is an very comfortable outfit to the beach. I have a pair of blue shorts that I bought from 'CLUB MONACO' 2 years ago, and surprisingly they still fit me! For the top I have a no sleeves shirt from 'FOREVER 21′ for $8.99 and it is so soft and thin, it's perfect for the hot hot weather.
- What I have here are the perfect casual wear to work. Inspired by some Korean TV drama I've been addicted to recently, most of the Korean girl dress like this, and I find the layers are very interesting and also it doesn't look back at all. I used to think that long layer inside short layer can be a little bit odd but after trying on this look, I loved it.