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DD approached math the same way. Honestly, I didn't push the tedious stuff, but as she used it with more 'interesting' problems she saw the value in it and decided to at least remember it.
This is similar to what we did and it worked out great. It is that exclusive forced focus on arithmetic that makes some kids turn off math. The memorization will improve in time and there are always other ways to practice that with games and so forth. Down the road he does need to work on learning to formally write out proofs and show his work but there is plenty of time for that when he's older.
If you haven't already done so you may want to look at the Challenge Math books. https://smartmall.net-smart.net/challengemath/index.cfm
I think it's fairly common. For the tedious multiplication, if he understands the concepts but can't be bothered to memorize just yet, he may like learning some of the shortcuts, eg. the rule of 9's, finger math tricks etc. If he hasn't tried them, perhaps that's something that can take the place of the daily grade level math for a little while.
This is exactly what DS1 (7) is like.
For multiplication speed drills, we have been using Timez Attack on the computer - http://www.bigbrainz.com/
We also use KenKen for arithmetic practice.
Embedding the drill in a more complex activity definitely helps him stay focused and he is learning the facts by using them.
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I kind of thought that was normal. That's what I was like as a kid and all my children have been the same way. I think schools often kill enthusiasm for mathematics by focusing exclusively on the sequential mastery and memorization of arithmetic and failing to feed an interest in higher math concepts. One of the great beauties of homeschooling is in being able to constantly shift the focus back and forth in keeping with your child's readiness and interest. My middle dd was graphing conic-section functions and exploring calculus concepts at age 9-10, but still hadn't mastered converting decimals and fractions. My youngest dd was solving linear algebra equations at 5-6 but still hadn't memorized her timestables. For us algebra, trig and calculus are the carrots that keep the kids interested in math while they gradually, on their own sometimes-seemingly-glacial timetable, master and memorize basic arithmetic builds. When that readiness for the arithmetic work comes, it tends to come quickly, and it tends to be fueled by motivation that is the result of seeing the point of all that arithmetic -- ease with calculations while solving truly interesting higher-level problems.
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Stuff like times tables is more of a memorization skill than a math skill. Many kids who are great at language arts and memory skills can get good at things like times tables, but higher level math is about having the ability to conceptualize the abstract language of math. DH is now quite happily in a second career as a nurse, but started out his adult career as a computer engineer. He's great at creating and working with complex formulas, and slow as molasses with some basic arithmetic (like I don't think he'd want to be a waiter in a busy pub!). Your son will probably just have to work extra hard at the memorization bit. You can use tricks like seeing if he is better at memorizing visually or chanting them out loud. My oldest son (who has great conceptual math skills, but a poor memory) practiced hes times tables while playing catch with me. Whatever works!
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Memorizing multiplication tables isn't really mathematics, it's memorization. Sure, it can be useful for speed, and so on, but it's not vital. The idea that all that memorization is hugely important always makes me giggle a little because my mother uses my lack of memorization as proof that I'm bad at math, despite the fact that I did just fine in university level calculus and statistics.
My DD is the same way; I'm glad to hear she isn't alone. DD hasn't memorized most addition or subtraction tables, but she can always figure them out if she wants to. It drives me a bit nuts that she needs to sit and figure the same problems over and over but she can't be bothered to memorize them so I guess that's what works for her. This is the child who can tell me the title of every single children's song on any CD we own just based on the track number ("Oh, number 13... that's Kookaburra.") so she's certainly capable of memorizing completely random number-related information. I bought her some flashcards thinking she might be mildly entertained by them in the car, but she never looks at them so... whatever, I guess...
Add us to the list... and mine is 7-1/2yo. What are you guys using to teach the higher level math? I'm woefully low on resources for that.
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We're using Life of Fred, Khan Academy, and just started Art of Problem Solving Pre-algebra. I am loving AoPS, but DS doesn't have the... stamina? to sit and read through, so I give him the problems (sometimes writing them out on paper so there is less clutter and only one thing to look at), and he does a few at a time. And more informal, living math, coop. I have also heard good things about Hands On Equations, but DS doesn't like manipulatives.
ETA, I am also hoping to start up Calculus for Young People. Other formal resources: Challenge Math, Math around the World, some of the Lawrence Hall of Science stuff.
LOVE Life of Fred, but they've only put out the first 4 books (which mine promptly ripped through) and there's still a 6-8 book gap before Fractions (which requires you to be able to do long division). They're supposed to fill the gap by next summer (with the first one or two done by Christmas) but still...
I'll have to check those others out. Thanks!
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My son is in public school and he is a math fiend. He does love the arithmetic, even though it's the higher math that really floats his boat. He knows his multiplication tables, but I'm not sure how he learned them.
Lately, he's been passionately interested in www.khanacademy.org, where he listens to the videos about the more advanced math subjects but performs the arithmetic exercises. The funny thing about these lessons, which have created such a splash around the internet, is that they're just chalk and talk lectures! The teacher is very friendly and pleasant, the lectures are broken into clever sequences and units of meaning, and the student can choose how much to do at a time--I think that's why they work. That would be a good way to integrate the "math facts" arithmetic memorization with the higher math.
We've done a lot of different kinds of experimental things to enrich math for him. He is not an advanced reader, as many gifted children are, so I've had the opportunity (!) to read him a lot of math books. The book I recommend the most highly is The Number Devil. I read it to him in kindergarten several times, and he has revisited it. (Finally he can read it to himself! Whew!) We also liked the picture books of Mitsumasa Anno. They are so beautiful and creative. My son loved The Math Curse, which isn't such advanced math content, but he liked it. We've also read several books in Cindy Neuschwander's Sir Cumference series.
We've also attempted a few adult books for general audiences, just to see whether they will work for him. The one I recommend most highly is The Math Book by Clifford Pickover
It's too expensive to buy--just reserve it at the public library. My son leafed through it and got me to read individual pages to him, according to whether they looked interesting. It's a gorgeous book--really interesting. (It's in chronological order like a giant timeline and I am trained as a historian, so of course I liked that! Also timelines are great for children learning historical thinking.)
We also got a book on M.C. Escher and then followed up by looking up more about his work online. We also (OMG this was insane) read a book on the history of topology--which was a huge success and proved to me that I need to think of my kid as gifted. (Or just nuts! ) It was called Euler's Gem. It was another chronological book, full of math I could not understand at all, but my son porpoised around in it and had a great time. I also tried a book on the history of zero called The Nothing That Is, by Robert Kaplan, but it was so larded with literary allusion and historical context that we didn't get through more than two chapters before we fizzled out.
We got the Challenge Math book, and at first he seemed excited by it, but it doesn't seem to be as big a hit with him as some other things. Remember, I'm not homeschooling so I don't have to provide insurance that he's on grade level or achieving, or whatever. I'm mostly doing all of this to help him stay interested and to compensate for how dull school math is. Mainly I'm along for the ride, and learning as much as I can.
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Thanks for all the recommendations. Very helpful!
If you provide your child with a math-facts table it's possible to use almost any curriculum or program at the conceptual level that challenges your child without the facts learned by rote memory. You just allow him to do the computation with the aid of a printed reference table of multiplication facts. So if he's doing a unit on long division, he just refers to the printed multiplication table to help him multiply 7 x 8 and 7 x 9 to figure out how many 7's to fit into the first digit of 6140. If he's working out an algebra problem and he's left with x = 240/4, you direct him to the printed table to help him find the quotient.
There are a bunch of neat resources that encourage exploration of concepts without doing any much computation at all. Theoni Pappas' books, "the Number Devil" book, Hands-on-Equations from borenson.com, Calculus By and For Young People ... those are some I recall that we've used. But for my late-memorizing kids, our mainstay approach was just to continue with the Singapore Primary Math that they enjoyed, but with a crib card of multiplication facts that they were free to refer to if they needed. Eventually they no longer needed to bother with the crib card much ... and then not at all. In the meantime they had continued to enjoy math and to learn plenty.
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Not way thicker, but thicker indeed. 20mm at the nut (like Jung posted).
It's also narrower. 42mm at the nut as opposed to the usual 43 on Ibby Wizards.
IMO, the biggest aspect that makes it feel different than an Ibanez Wizard II is the shape. It's rounder and more U-shaped (duh), as opposed to the flatter, more D-shaped Wizard II.
The fretboard radius is also 12", which is rounder than the Wizard.
The frets are also bigger than the usual frets on Ibanez necks. Not entirely sure if they are taller, but they are wider for sure.

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The tea-party movement is trying to regroup after taking some licks in this month's elections. Several groups already are setting their sights on 2014 congressional races, in which they plan to promote their preferred candidates and hope to weed out Republicans they consider insufficiently conservative.
Many tea-party activists say they remain dumbfounded by the Nov. 6 defeat of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and favored GOP candidates for the Senate, and opinions are swirling over how the movement should push forward.
In Virginia, organizations that canvassed aggressively for Mr. Romney are now girding for next year's election for governor. Many are moving to support Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in his GOP primary contest against Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling.
Conservative groups also are considering potential challenges to GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, Lamar Alexander in Tennessee and Saxby Chambliss in Georgia, whom some activists view as not conservative enough.
After scoring a wave of successes in the 2010 midterm elections, tea-party groups found the environment much less hospitable this year in states where President Barack Obama's campaign made gains with the electorate.
One of the movement's most outspoken advocates, Rep. Allen West of Florida, lost his first bid for re-election, while Rep. Michele Bachmann, a founder of the congressional Tea Party Caucus, barely scraped by to keep her Minnesota seat. Still, many House freshmen backed by the tea party in 2010 survived this year, and Republicans retained their House majority.
"This was a very difficult year, with the strength of the Obama ground game and the fact that Romney just didn't inspire much enthusiasm," said Jamie Radtke, an unsuccessful 2012 Senate candidate and founder of the Virginia Federation of Tea Party Patriots, a statewide umbrella group that continues to expand and now has over 60 member organizations. "But in many ways, we are stronger than ever," she said.
The federation, Ms. Radtke said, plans to play a big role in 2013 Virginia races, including those for the governor's and lieutenant governor's offices.
Across the country, tea-party activists are drawing different lessons from the year's setbacks.
One of the movement's big losses was in the Indiana Senate race, where Richard Mourdock, a favorite of tea-party activists, toppled six-term Republican Sen. Richard Lugar in the Republican primary, only to lose this month to conservative Democrat Joe Donnelly. Mr. Mourdock's campaign took a hit after he said that "even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something God intended to happen."
Tea-party activist Greg Fettig, a founder of Hoosiers for a Conservative Senate and a backer of Mr. Mourdock, said the main lesson from the loss is that activists need to be sure the campaigns they support are well-run.
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1190: Biden S.Amdt.1190 As Modified; To express the sense of the Congress that the United States remain engaged in Iraq in order to ensure a peaceful, stable, unified Iraq with a representative government.
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50 Ways To Break Your Cell Phone
Every phone I've ever owned has met a tragic and untimely death. Whether it's the toilet, the concrete, the washing machine, a sandy beach, or a spilled glass of juice, I am an expert at breaking cell phones, so when I splurged on a fancy new Android a few weeks ago, I vowed things would be different. And for awhile, they were: I cradled it gently against my ear; I never touched the screen when my hands were messy; I tucked it carefully into its very own pocket in my purse. And then, a few days ago, I dropped it on the concrete while taking a nice, slow-paced stroll through the park. Looking down at that cracked screen, at all my hard work gone to waste, I had an epiphany: there must be 50 ways to break your cell phone. With apologies to Paul Simon, here they are…
1. Drop it in the loo, Stew.
2. Throw it at the wall, Paul.
3. Leave it on a train track, Jack.
4. Sit on the screen, Dean.
5. Run it over with your car, Jafar.
6. Put it through a wash cycle, Michael.
7. Leave it on the stove, Clove.
8. Keep it in your pocket during hockey practice, Atticus.
9. Let a toddler play with it, Mitt.
10. Coat it with hot sauce, Ross.
11. Throw it off a cliff, Tiff.
12. Drop it in a lake, Blake.
13. Stab it with a sword, Fjord.
14. Give it to one of those people who eats metal, Gretel.
15. Dip it in an acid vat, Matt.
16. Simmer it in a stew, Blue.
17. Loan it to Naomi Campbell when she's in a bad mood, Jude.
18. Feed it to a shark, Mark.
19. Shoot it with a gun, Dunn.
20. Force it to fight Chuck Norris, Doris.
21. Step on it with a stiletto, Gepetto.
22. Replace the battery with Spam, Pam.
23. Break the law and have it confiscated by the FBI, Levi.
24. Get it wet and sandy, Randy.
25. Put it in a garbage truck, Huck.
26. Leave it out in the sun, Alton.
27. Leave it out in the rain, Jane.
28. Smash it with your fists, Kris.
29. Drop it in the lion enclosure at the zoo, Drew.
30. Bake it in bread, Jed.
31. Get it stolen by Smeagol, Deagol.
32. Use it as an archery target, Margaret.
33. Knock it into the tub, Bub.
34. Toss it into the flames, James.
35. Chop it up with an ax, Max.
36. Slingshot it across the street, Pete.
37. Run over it with a tractor during harvest, Jarvis.
38. Forget to take it out of your pocket and go skydiving, Ming.
39. Use it as bait for a piranha, Lana.
40. Get sucked into a black hole, Joel.
41. Realize it's turning into the HAL 9000 and shut it down, Dave.
42. Walk too close to a giant magnet, Janet.
43. Gesture wildly and lose your grip, Kip.
44. Leave it in the ice tray, Jay.
45. Get roughed up by a thug, Doug.
46. Mail it in a package that's not marked "fragile," Virgil.
47. Drop it in a cement truck, Chuck.
48. Get mauled by a bear, Cher.
49. Jump into a mosh pit at a concert, Burt.
50. Lose it to the tide, Clyde.


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Twin 9-year-old girls didn't like that their dad was singing in the car -- so they pulled his hair and punched his neck.
And he took them to the police station.
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advancing public understanding of religion and education
Fall 2002, Vol. 29 No. 2
Maintaining a Christian Institutional Identity
While Embracing Religious Diversity
Dara Wakefield
A great number of private colleges and universities in the United States are the products of the Piety Movement and the Great Awakening during the mid 1700s.1 A review of the histories of the nation's colleges and universities reveals that Christian ministers and missionaries had a tremendous influence on higher education in the United States. Over 70% of U.S. News and World Report's top 50 national liberal arts colleges have early connections with Christianity.2 To varying degrees, these colleges have had to reconcile their Christian roots to an increasingly pluralistic, diverse and disbelieving society.
Colleges with Christian traditions may face increasing tensions if they adhere to doctrinal mission statements while embracing religious diversity. A review of the websites of U. S. News and World Report's top 50 liberal arts colleges reveals that all have religious diversity statements. Colleges with Christian ties have historically supported religious and intellectual freedom in higher education. These same colleges now struggle with interpreting their Christian traditions in a culture dominated by religious diversity and skepticism. Many have chosen to exit the struggle, secularize and relegate their Christian heritage to historical footnotes. "Keeping the faith" is increasingly unpopular in the culture of academia. Those with sincerely held religious beliefs in secularized schools hope for the tolerance accorded atheists and agnostics.3
Nel Noddings, in Dialogue between Believers and Unbelievers, suggests believers and unbelievers may unite intellectually and even grow together,4 yet the idealism of faith communities and the realism of intellectual communities often generate friction while traveling down the same road. Christianity's mandate to confront and transform culture is surely at the heart of interfaith conflict.5 The Judeo-Christian tradition teaches social responsibility, condemnation of immorality, and cultural transformation.
If a significant portion of a college's student body embraces the notion of Christianity as a cultural transformer, transformation strategies become important to the college. Daniel Schipani encourages Christians to be "bilingual," having the ability to communicate without offending one another and in a culture of disbelief.6 Those who choose to question the cultural status quo should do so in a way that allows them to continue to live well and rightly among those with other convictions.7
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President Obama praised the Supreme Court's health care ruling today, saying that "it's time for us to move forward to implement and where necessary improve" the landmark law that will transform American society.
"Whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the Supreme Court's decision to uphold it," Obama said during brief remarks at the White House.
Obama stressed the provisions of the law that he said will provide health insurance for nearly all Americans when it is fully in place in 2014; he said millions of Americans will not have to give up their existing insurance plans.
The president spoke shortly after the Supreme Court upheld the health care law in a complex opinion that appears to give him a major election-year victory. The decision can be found on the Supreme Court website.
Basically, a majority of the justices said that the individual mandate -- the requirement that most Americans buy health insurance or pay a fine -- is constitutional as a tax.
"Because the Constitution permits such a tax, it is not our role to forbid it, or to pass upon its wisdom or fairness," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in an opinion that reflected a 5-4 vote on the question.
Roberts -- a conservative appointed by President George W. Bush -- provided the key vote to preserve the landmark health care law, which figures to be a major issue in Obama's re-election bid against Republican opponent Mitt Romney.
Obama said he respects critics of law, and that he will work with others to improve the plan when appropriate. The president added, "it should be pretty clear by now that I didn't do this because it was good politics -- I did it because I believed it was good for the country."
While disdaining the Washington politics surrounding the Supreme Court decision, Obama did note that the law's key provision -- the requirement that most Americans buy some sort of health insurance -- was once backed by some Republicans, including Romney.
For their part, Romney and other Republicans said the decision underscores the need to repeal the law they say is too costly, places too many burdens on job creators, and injects too much government into personal health care decisions.
"Obamacare was bad policy yesterday," Romney said. "It's bad policy today."
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The government had argued that Congress had the authority to pass the individual mandate as part of its power to regulate interstate commerce; the court disagreed with that logic, but preserved the mandate because the fine amounts to a tax that is within Congress' constitutional taxing powers.
The justices decided the tax question on a 5-4 vote, with four Republican appointees in dissent: Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
Roberts joined four Democratic appointees in upholding the mandate: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. Obama appointed Justices Sotomayor and Kagan.
In dissent, Kennedy called the major opinion "a vast judicial overreaching."
Ginsburg, meanwhile, wrote that "in the end, the Affordable Care Act survives largely unscathed."
Obama defended the mandate in his remarks, saying in part that "when uninsured people who can afford coverage get sick and show up at the emergency room for care, the rest of us end up paying for their care in the form of higher premiums."
The mandate also discourages people from waiting "until they are sick to buy the care they need. which would also drive up everybody else's premiums."
The announcement will have a major impact on the nation's health care system, the actions of both federal and state governments, and the course of the November presidential and congressional elections.
As lawyers examined the details of the various opinions, political analysts quickly predicted at least a short-term political boost for Obama.
Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said "you can hear the sigh of relief at the White House" over a big plus for Obama.
"It allows the president's signature achievement to stand," Brown said. "Since politics is the ultimate zero-sum game, what's good for Obama is bad for Gov. Mitt Romney."
Brown also noted that the ruling allows Romney "to continue campaigning against the law and promising to repeal it."
Congressional Republicans, meanwhile, vowed to step up efforts to repeal what they call "Obamacare," should they win control of Congress in the November elections.
"The president's health care law is hurting our economy by driving up health costs and making it harder for small businesses to hire," said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. "Today's ruling underscores the urgency of repealing this harmful law in its entirety."
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., announced that the GOP-run House will vote July 11 on full repeal of the Obama health care law -- more of a symbolic gesture because the Democratic-run Senate will not follow suit.
Steven Law, president of the Republican super PAC known as American Crossroads, said that "this decision will drive Republican voter intensity sky-high."
The law's individual mandate had been the key question for the court.
Critics called the requirement an unconstitutional overreach by Congress and the Obama administration; supporters say it is necessary to finance the health care plan.
While the individual mandate remains 18 months away from implementation, many other provisions of the health care law already have gone into effect, such as free wellness exams for seniors and allowing children up to age 26 to remain on their parents' health insurance policies.
In his comments at the White House, Obama outlined other provisions:
Insurance companies can no longer impose lifetime limits on the amount of care you receive. They can no longer discriminate against children with pre-existing conditions. They can no longer drop your coverage if you get sick. They can no longer jack up your premiums without reason.
They are required to provide free preventive care like checkups and mammograms, a provision that's already helped 54 million Americans with private insurance.
And by this August, nearly 13 million of you will receive a rebate from your insurance company because it spent too much on things like administrative costs and CEO bonuses and not enough on your health care.
Not since the Supreme Court confirmed George W. Bush's election in December 2000 -- before 9/11, Afghanistan and Iraq, Wall Street's dive and Obama's rise -- has one case carried such sweeping implications for nearly every American.
Passed by Democrats along strictly partisan lines and still 18 months short of full implementation, the law is designed to extend health coverage to some 32 million uninsured people, ban insurers from discriminating against those with expensive ailments, and require nearly all Americans to buy insurance or pay penalties.
Its passage on March 23, 2010, marked the culmination of an effort by Democrats to overhaul the nation's health care system that dates back to Harry Truman's presidency. The most recent effort by President Bill Clinton in 1994 fell victim to Republican opposition. Since then, lesser changes have been enacted, including creation of a separate Children's Health Insurance Program in the states.
David's journalism career spans three decades, including coverage of five presidential elections, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 2000 Florida presidential recount and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has covered the White House for USA TODAY since 2005. His interests include history, politics, books, movies and college football -- not necessarily in that order. More about David
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Proportion Word Problems
Worksheet Objective:
There are multiple worksheets that cover decimals. When you complete this one, be sure to move on to the next.
Study the following examples. Notice how the parts of the proportion are set up.
Example 1: If 12 yards of lumber cost $40, how much do 30 yards cost?
Step 1: In this problem you are comparing yards to cost. Set up two ratios—yards are on the top of each ratio. Cost is on the bottom. Actually it would not matter if you put cost on the top and yards on the bottom as long as you put the same labels side by side:
yards or cost cost
Cost cost yards yards
12 30
40 c
40 c 12 30
Either way you set it up, you will be multiplying 40 by 30 and then dividing by 12. So don't worry too much about the way you set up the problem, as long as like labels are next to each other. I usually just write the problem in the order that I read it.
Step 2: Find the cross product of 40 and 30
40 * 30 = 1200
Step 3: Divide your answer from Step 2, 1200,
by the other number in the proportion, 12.
1200 ÷ 12 = 100
The cost of 30 yards of lumber in $100.
Example 2: The ratio of the number of men to the number of women working in a certain hospital is 2:3. If 480 women work in the hospital, how many men work there?
Step 1: Make a proportion comparing men to
women. The top number in each ratio refers to men. The bottom number refers
to women. Here m stands for the unknown number of men.
men men
women women
2 = m
3 480
Step 2: Find the cross products of 2 and 480.
2 * 480 = 960
Step 3: Divide 960 by the number opposite
the m, which is the 3.
960 ÷ 3 = 320
There are 320 men working in the hospital.
In some cases on the high school equivalency test, you may have to recognize how a proportion problem should be set up rather than find the solution itself. The next example shows this type of problem.
Example 3: Manny drives 110 miles in 2 hours. Which expression below shows the distance he can go in 5 hours if he drives at the same speed?
1) 5 * 2
2) 110 *
3) 110 * 5
4) 100 + 5
Step 1: Make a proportion. The top number is miles, and the bottom number is hours. Remember that this order can be reversed as long as you reverse it on the second fraction, also.
= m
2 5
Step 2: Show how you would multiply to find the first cross product.
110 * 5
Step 3: Show how you would divide to find the missing number.
* 5
Step 4: Choose the solution that shows the cross product of
110 and 5 divided by the other number in the proportion -- 2. This is an example
of a "set-up" question that you will see on the high school equivalency test.
Choice (3) 110 * 5 is correct.
Notice that choice (4) is wrong because it shows the sum instead of the product of 110 and 5.
1. The ratio of lime to sand in a mixture
of concrete is 1:3. Jeff is using 12 pounds of sand in the mixture of concrete.
How much lime should he use?
2. Cindy gets paid an hourly wage. During a 40-hour week, Cindy earns $240. This week she worked only 35 hours. How much did she earn?
3. If 12 cans of soda cost $4.50, how much do 30 cans cost?
4. Six feet of lumber weighs 15 pounds. What is the weight of 16 feet of the same lumber?
5. The ratio of girls to boys at the Oakdale School is 5:4. There are 120 girls in the school. How many boys are there?
6. Carla makes $52.80 in 8 hours. How much does she make in 20 hours?
7. If 12 acres yield 1440 bushels of corn, how many bushels of corn can a farmer expect from a 50-acre field?
8. The ratio of the width to the length of a snapshot is 3:5. If the snapshot is enlarged to be 15 inches wide, how long will it be?
9. Manny drove 72 miles in 1½ hours. If he drives at the same average speed, how many miles can he go in 4 hours?
10. The scale on a map is ½ inch = 15 miles. How far apart are two towns that are 2 inches apart on the map?
Here are some more proportion word problems to practice on:
GED Test 5: Mathematics. (2001). Contemporary Books, NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group: Lincolnwood, IL.
Howett, Jerry. (1998). GED Program: Mathematics. Cambridge Adult Education: Upper Saddle River, NJ.
Pre-GED: Mathematics. (2000). Steck-Vaughn: Austin, TX.


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- Baths Gellert is the closest (about 15 min) and by far the best. See "all-year-baths ".
- Some basic info about our city
- Things to do in Budapest
Hungary is now a EU member so visitors arriving from EU member countries do not need a visa to enter. However, our currency is still the "forint". For exchange rates see The Universal Currency Converter
Rooms have been reserved at City Hotel Mátyás and at Hotel Pilvax. Both are within a walking distance of the Institute. You will be informed about where you will be staying shortly. Click here to see how to get from your hotel to the Institute.
Coming from the Budapest Airport we suggest you to take the shuttle service called Airport Minibus, which costs 2100 HUF per person. The Minibus brings you to the stated address. You may buy your minibus ticket at the service's counters right in the baggage claim area or in the arrival hall. (ATM's and exchange bureaus are available at the airport). You may buy a roundtrip ticket or order your return trip by phone 1 or 2 days before leaving. (phone #: 296-8555)
The taxis you see when walking out of the airport (Tourist Taxi) are rather expensive (about 6500-8500 HUF). It is better to call a taxi company working with fixed rates by phone. Taxi2000 (2 000 000) charges 3800 HUF for the Pest side (where you will be staying); while F.taxi (2 222 222) and 6X6 Taxi (2 666 666) charge 4000 HUF. (Sept 2005 prices) All of these companies will send you a car within 10 minutes time.
There is also a regular (blue) bus service (Airport bus/Reptér busz) leaving roughly every 15 minutes (timetable) which for a normal Budapest us ticket (160 HUF) takes you to the end station of underground line No 3. On this bus you can also buy a ticket from the driver. Buses are available till midnight, but keep in mind that the last underground train leaves at 23.10.
Trains from abroad usually arrive at Keleti railway station, from where you can take bus No. 7 to "Ferencziek tere". A single ride bus ticket is about 160 forints. You can get it at the ticket booth at the metro entrance or several other locations. If you arrive late at night it is better to take a taxi (see above).
Travel expenses (economy class roundtrip airfare, up to 400-450 EU) will be reimbursed. To expedite the reimbursement process please fax the bill and the copy of the ticket after purchasing it to (36-1)-483-83-32. On the front cover indicate 'BudAlgGeo/Stipsicz'.
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- If you cannot leave the room, open the window. If trapped, attract the fire department by hanging an object out the window. If there is a phone in your room, call WKU Police (270)745-2548 or 911 and give the room number and specific location.
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- If the nearest exit is blocked by fire, heat or smoke, go to an alternate exit.
- IF all exits are blocked, go back to your room, open the windows, and attract the fire department.
- After evacuating a building, move to the designated meeting location. Emergency personnel and equipment will be maneuvering around the building.
- Follow the directions of fire, police, and hall personnel.
- You may reenter the building only after fire and police officials have given their approval.
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Every month, each resident is required to check the smoke detector in their room and sign a checklist provided by the staff. This requirement is outlined in the State Fire Code.
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All residence halls are smoke free. Students, who choose to smoke outside, must stand at least 30 feet away from the building or go to the designated areas.
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- In each duplex electrical wall outlet, no more than four appliances can be plugged in at any one time.
- All major appliances (refrigerator, microwave) must be either plugged directly into the wall outlet or into a heavy duty extension cord plugged directly into the wall outlet.
- Six-way adapters, power taps, and electrical bars are strictly prohibited and will be removed by the HRL staff.
- Use of surge suppressors for computer equipment is permitted. Electrical equipment other than computer equipment may not be plugged into a multi-outlet surge suppressor.
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Weekend Storm Brings Snow, Thrills to Skiers and Resorts alike in Colorado
Denver, Colo. – Nov. 18, 2013 – A weekend storm that started last Friday evening gave Colorado resorts another blast of snow in a season that already has better-than-average early conditions and some resorts opening early.
The latest winter weather system to move through Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) left up to two feet of snow at some resorts, and most resorts reported double digit snowfall amounts. Winter Park, which just opened for the season last week, welcomed the brunt of the storm with a whopping 22 inches of new snow over the weekend. Monarch Mountain, in the central part of the state, enjoyed 17 inches from the storm and as a result will open for the season on Saturday, November 23.
Wolf Creek, open daily for the season with nearly 100 percent of their terrain open, reported 16 inches of new snow after the storm. Also with 16 new inches, Aspen/Snowmass celebrated Aspen Mountain's early opening last Saturday. Aspen Mountain is closed during the week and will reopen daily on Saturday, November 23 along with Snowmass. Both mountains were originally scheduled to open on Thanksgiving Day. Together with Wolf Creek and Aspen/Snowmass, Crested Butte also saw 16 inches from the storm. Crested Butte is planning to open for the season on Wednesday November 27 and will offer free skiing to all who come on that day.
Home of the US Ski Team Speed Center where the US Ski Team is currently training, and where guests have been skiing and riding since November 1, Copper Mountain benefited from 13 inches over the weekend. Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort piled up 12 new inches of snow while Telluride and Steamboat both amassed 11 inches. Purgatory will open on November 29, Telluride on November 28, and Steamboat on November 27.
Loveland, already open longer than a month, saw 9.5 inches out of the storm and therefore opened additional terrain. The first resort in North America to open for the season was Arapahoe Basin back on October 13 and they profited from the storm with 9 new inches. On the Western Slope, Sunlight Mountain gained 8 inches and is planning to open on December 6.
Keep up to date on snowfall totals with the CSCUSA snow report updated by the resorts themselves: http://www.coloradoski.com/snow-report. Keep up to date on resort openings at http://www.coloradoski.com/resort-season-dates.
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Adaptive Antennas for OFDM Based Wireless LANs Yield Better BER Performances
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On the Job: Young workers leave U.S. for internships
For many young people, the economic downturn has been especially difficult because they're often competing with seasoned professionals for jobs once reserved for the inexperienced.
Adding to the dilemma, employers also often profess a preference for those who have international experience.
That's why University of Oregon graduate Corrie Burdett decided to take an internship with the Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD), working in Nicaragua to gain valuable work experience and international knowledge.
Recently, back in America, Burdett said to members of Congress about continuing support for foreign programs, "if you had told me four months ago I'd be doing that, I would have said, 'Yeah, right.'"
Burdett said it "definitely entered my mind that this experience would help me in my career" when she signed up for the internship, but said she has been surprised by the amount of experience she's achieved working on a domestic violence project, in addition to making a number of valuable contacts.
"I've really immersed myself in the work and the community, and I've learned to communicate better with people," she said. "I think this experience is absolutely going to make a difference on my resume."
Unlike some internships, where a company will pay the intern for work, in this case the interns pay FSD for the experience. Burdett said it cost her about $7,000 for the internship, which runs about 6 ½ months.
FSD executive director Mireille Cronin Mather said interns pay on average about $4,500 to participate in internships that can range from weeks to months. Currently, there are 228 interns working in six countries, including Uganda and Argentina. They tackle a variety of community projects, such as microfinancing, she said.
The key to the FSD experience, Mather said, is intensive training and immersion in the local culture to best enable interns to help with critical community projects. There currently are more than 300 community partners with FSD.
"We're in these communities to support the people who live there, and the other part is to give them a different perspective and help to educate them," Mather said. "We stress that our interns are to make the interests of the community a priority. They shouldn't have a preconceived notion or idea about a project."
Mather said FSD has partnerships with 17 universities, and the program is aimed at students "who want more rigorous training."
"You're not going to be teaching English," she said. "This is hard-core community development."
In Burdett's case, she already had landed a job as an executive assistant with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry after graduation, "but I always felt pulled to do something like this (volunteer)," she said.
With her employer's blessing for a leave of absence, Burdett, 25, said she believes she will be a more valuable worker when she returns to her job, and has helped her career, as well.
"I feel inspired and empowered, and that wasn't something I expected," she said.
Mather said the organization doesn't just offer internships for young people, but also offers shorter volunteer experiences for professionals or groups.
"The professionals who participate find it really renews their enthusiasm or just gives them a break from their regular jobs," Mather said. "They make real personal connections with other people and make a real difference."
Mather said while many have criticized the work ethic of young people, she finds Generation Y "is not as jaded" as others and "see everything with a fresh set of eyes."
"This generation sees the community in different ways. They've got a globalized perspective on life. While that perspective available to them has sometimes been negative, we're very positive and give them that new perspective."
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School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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February 19th, 2007 12:43 pm
Why Should I Go To Jail For Mortgage Fraud?
A fellow real estate blogger and investor Nigel Swaby has a friend who is a federal agent:
… He's a forensic accountant by trade, but don't let that title fool you. My friend is an avid outdoors man whose weaponry skills are utilized strongly by our government. He's also the guy that conducts interrogations of bad guys. With the evidence he's researched at hand, he'll go into that interrogation room and drop the bomb on suspected crime ringleaders. Though unassuming to look at, I would never want to mess with this friend of mine. He has no sympathy for bad guys.
Knowing what his job and background is, I ran the Casey Serin scenario by him to see what the likelihood of a criminal investigation would be…
I encourage you to read more on what the federal agent said about my mortgage fraud and likelyhood of jail time.
My stance on my mortgage fraud has gone back and forth between admitting and rationalization and it's really a little of both.
YES, I overstated my income, misrepresented owner occupancy intent and concealed the cash-back from the lenders.
NO, I didn't inflate any values or am aware of any false appraisals.
NO, I was not a "straw buyer" for somebody. I was acting solo simply trying to get into the fix-n-flip business and maximize my buying opportunities.
NO, I didn't know I was commiting fraud with my "liar loans". I just thought it was "gray area" based on the advice I have been given and how common and acceptable this behavior is in the industry.
YES, I realize ignorance of the law is not a defense.
NO, I don't blame anybody but myself. I am not out to bring people down with me.
NO, I am not denying, hiding or running but instead standing up for what I have done and sharing openly in order to provide an example of what NOT to do.
YES, I had full intent to repay all those loans but because of my inexperience I got overleveraged and ran out of money.
YES, I am still trying to find a way to payback all those loans or settle for as much as I can via short sales, etc.
YES, I believe I am making a difference in the industry by talking about my mistakes. My goal is to show other wanna-be RE moguls, agents, loan officers, etc, the consequences of reckless behavior.
Look guys…
I was speeding and crashed my car. Now I am talking about my crash so that maybe others will slow down a bit.
Furthermore, I have a new respect for the speed limit and traffic laws.
So the question is…
With the troubles I have already experienced and the good I am trying to do via my story…
With my credit ruined, my reputation tarnished, my behavior sharply criticized, my past dug up and exaggerated, myself and my associates verbally abused, and even my family being
stocked .
Notwithstanding that some of you can't stand my care-free personality, my preference for self-employment and occasional Jamba Juice outings..
With all that…
WHY do so many of you think I still deserve to go to jail??
Come on guys. I tried to get into business and started off on the wrong foot. I am no criminal.
I am just trying to do the right thing now and educate others through my experience.
Why all this hate?
Have you made up your mind or are you finally going to approve of me when I find a way to payback/settle all my loans later this year?
Note: I apologize for the comments being disabled. It was an administrative snafu.


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BROOKVALE Community Association meeting: The regular monthly committee meeting takes place at the village hall at 7.30pm on Thursday, April 3. On Tuesday, April 8, the same organisation's development sub-committee meets in the hall, also at 7.30pm.
With work progressing well on the extension of the hall, this is an exciting time to be involved with the community association, which is active in providing a base for local voluntary and community activities, as well as informing local people about the decisions that affect them.
The future agenda for the development sub-committee includes considering the different types of community and neighbourhood plans which could develop this activity even further.
DIARY dates: The next two neighbourhood police beat surgeries takes place at Wessex Christian Fellowship Church, in Wessex Close, Kings Furlong, from 7pm to 8pm on Thursday, April 17, and Thursday, May 15.
Issues and feedback from residents at these meetings help set the agendas for police neighbourhood panel meetings, which influence local policing priorities.


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Surge of veterans seeking jobs in Anchorage
Anchorage has a low unemployment rate, but new competition for jobs is about to come on the market. Hundreds of local service members who are being downsized from the military are expected to be out of a job within the next six months.
Some of them have already begun the hunt for new employment. A veteran's job fair at the Northway Mall on Tuesday had a large turnout of job seekers and more than 60 companies that were interested in hiring.
James Hastings runs Hero 2 Hired, a company that specializes in helping vets find jobs and transition to civilian work. He said military cuts are never easy, but these come at a time when jobs are available.
"It's going to happen," Hastings said. "I think in Alaska we may see a 1,000 to 1,500 displaced workers by the end of the year. On one side it's a bad thing because now we have people out of work; the good side is that the Alaska economy is growing."
Hastings said employers would be smart to recruit vets, and not just because they get tax breaks for hiring them. He said vets bring a lot to the table because of their military experience.
"At some point we have faced a lot of challenges," said Hastings, who spent almost two decades in the Army. "We've been on time, on target, and required to be responsible for more than ourselves. And that is something that is huge in the workplace, is the ability to know that your employee has your best interests at heart."


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ANIMAL rescue organisation WIRES is calling on the public to pick up their knitting needles and dust off their sewing machines to help care for injured and abandoned native wildlife.
Many of Australia's native fauna species, such as kangaroos, gliders and wombats spend a significant part of their early development in their mothers' pouches, and WIRES is calling on people to donate knitted pouches made from natural fibres to help replicate that environment.
"Generally speaking the smaller the animal, the less time it spends in the pouch, but even for a smaller animal like a possum that could be two or three months and then when you get to something like a kangaroo it could be four to six months," Cathy Joukador from WIRES Illawarra said.
"Coming into winter the pouches become more important, the joeys are too young to be able to thermo-regulate themselves."
Previously WIRES has relied on volunteers for its pouches, but hopes by getting the wider community involved they'll be better able to meet their needs.
"In the past we've sourced our pouches from our volunteers, but that hasn't allowed us to meet our demand, so we thought there's so many knitting groups out there, maybe some of them could get involved and really help us out," Ms Joukador said.
WIRES is after pouches and linings that measure 18 centimetres wide by 20cm long or 24cm wide by 30cm long, and both must be made from natural fibres.
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Showtime's Ray Donovan had the biggest original series debut in the cable network's history last night with 1.35 million viewers at 10 PM. The LA fixer series starring Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight was up from the 1.08 million who watched the debut of Homeland on October 2, 2011. Homeland's debut was the best drama premiere the cable network had over the previous eight years; Season 2 of Homeland debuted September 30 with 1.73 million viewers. Over two plays Sunday, Ray Donovan pulled in 2.22 million viewers. Those number were certainly helped by its bloodlusting lead-in: At 9 PM in its new summer slot, Dexter returned for its eight and final season with 2.5 million viewers, up from the 2.4 million who watched the series' Season 7 premiere on September 30 and an all-time premiere high for the show. Sunday's premiere continues Dexter's unbroken premiere ratings growth since its 2006 Season 1 opener. Overall, Dexter had 3.2 million viewers for the night over all plays. As well as premiering last night, the entire first episode of Ray Donovan has been available online since mid-June.
'Ray Donovan' Sets Record For Showtime Debut, 'Dexter' Snags Premiere High
42 Comments
Donovan is a powerful show and Liev Schreiber is perfect for it. A real heavy hitter I have respected for a long time. Thrilled to get to watch him every week.
So you work for showtime or Schreiber
Just because one doesn't piss all over someone or something doesn't always mean that you're getting a paycheck. Some people do actually like certain actors and don't just think of them as cattle to wheel and deal like you.
Happy people don't restort to this kind of behavior. Hope your life gets better.
I don't know why I see some critical responses, some said boring, repetitive & a fix it antihero that can't fix his own life's problems. Like Sopranos wasn't one of the best shows on TV even though it reflected most Mafia gang work done before & had scenes all the time with Tony one on one with his psychiatrist(yawn), but still one of the best shows on TV ever, you have to mix up the energy. Can't wait to see if Donovan can match it. I thought Donovan had a great mix of energy with a great cast, with Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Elliott Gould, Steve Bauer and the rest of the cast showing their great talents. Can't wait to see them repeat their characters each week. Bauer has been one of my favorites ever since his great performance as Manolo on Scarface & is finally getting opportunities for the public to enjoy his talent on a weekly basis, He was great on Breaking Bad as the Mexican drug Lord & can't wait to see him more on this show as Ray's go to guy, hopefully he doesn't get killed off again after 3 or so episodes. And as far as Ray being a fix it guy that can't fix his own life, #1 I think its great irony, #2 his father Mickey just got out of prison from a 20 year sentence so lets see how he deals with it now that he's out, #3 Makes for great suspense, I can't wait to see what his father did in the past, what he is going to try to do now, & why he feels Ray was responsible for his lock up, all while being called to fix other peoples problems… What more can we ask for… I give it 2 thumbs up
It takes real talent to make a show with Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight so dreadfully boring.
Watch Ray Donovan's ratings slide big time next week. Never been so disappointed in a pilot, and according to audience reaction, I'm not the only one.
LIEV is a master and should be on tv every week, but idk the show needs more punch
Good for Mark Gordon, Bryan Zuriff and Anne Biderman. Good, quality show.
It's futile to pay any attention to this…Nielsen ratings are antiquated in times of new media especially for premium cable channels. It tells you one thing, and one thing only…how many people watched the show during the time it aired. The pilot has been online for a long time now, which is a smart move, especially for a high quality show, which disappointingly Ray Donavan is not. Showtime seem rejuvenated as a whole though. Homeland, and all the emmys that accompanied it, as well as its other good programming has given them a real boost of confidence in their brand which is manifested in the rise in subscriptions. Did anyone else catch the billboard for Homeland in the show's opening aerial shot of Hollywood! Ha!
ray donovan was unintentionally hilarious at times
like when the priest grabs the back of the kid's head and shoves his face into his lap
and when voight grabs his granddaughter like he wants to shtup her
Ray Donovan may not be a good show, but it's done exactly what Showtime needed it to do. I don't see one comment here about Dexter.
Okay, since you asked:
Dexter is about as uneven as a series could be and still maintain an audience. Michael C. Hall has been extraordinary throughout and Jennifer Carpenter has only gotten better with each season, which certainly helps because they really are the show. Whenever they aren't onscreen, apart or together, Dexter became a snore. Not the supporting actors' fault. I don't think the writers ever really knew what to do with LaGuerta, Batista and Quinn and at times it's been a total stretch just to keep the characters alive. And of course, the 'killer du anum' or whatever was always pivotal to the particular season's success. The first season was great, but they were working with source material. Jimmy Smits acquitted himself nicely, but none will really be remembered beyond the tour de force offered by John Lithgow. They peaked too early with an act too hard to follow. Seasons five and six were almost painfully bad by comparison. I'd venture to say there were quite a number of us who have continued to watch for two reasons only: habit and Hall's always-compelling performances. The premise was solid; the execution has always been uneven. Dexter's had a nice, long run, but it's played out. It's time to take a bow and close shop. That said, they could be going out very strongly. Let's hope this last season is as good as we all hope it will be.
Stop talking badly about Dexter. It's brilliant. I'm not convinced by Ray Donovan tho. At first it felt like a movie. But one doesnt want to tune into a movie every week. There's nothing that makes me want to return to it, while with Dexter, I was never bored…It was what it was! Read the books! My other favorite shows? House, Scandal, TVD, Orphan Black, Mad Men, Fringe.. Ive noticed that American shows try too hard to make fans happy; I've noticed UK shows are more about plot. (Being Humans- they weren't afraid to kill off a few leads for the sake of the story, something the US would NEVER do if the ratings were solid!)
That's it? Doesn't everyone shit all over HBO when their shows do these kinds of numbers? How much money did Showtime spend to open this and this is all they could get?
And on a Network the entire tvmedia would laugh at it,
amd the show would be cancelled at once.
But it is Showtime and we get positive spin, not just ratings wise but also the quality.
Great Pilot. Can't wait for next week.
Full of cliches. Priest abuse, tough south Boston Irish, boxer brother, celebrity mess-ups (Lohan comes to mind), etc. Just doesn't look original.
Thought Donovan premiere show was excellent – writing, casting and acting all tops from entire cast – superb Liev S. and Jon V.
Dexter was so very good – good Charlotte Rampling casting – and Jennifer Carpenter terrific.
Dull as dishwater. Paper-thin characters, cliche-ridden. A pass.
Exactly! "Dull as dishwater. Paper-thin characters, cliche-ridden. A pass."
I thought it was good. Two thumbs up. I like the story lines. Donovan being the "Hollywood star fixer"… getting stars out of trouble from sticky situations. Not original (to some in here)? How so? Name another show whose lead character does this. Jon Voight played the evil father (Mick) well. And I liked the hot blonde character (who was being stalked…till Ray took care of that!)
And Ray finds out he has a half brother who is a black guy. Alas! Mick digs black chicks. Another good sub plot (if you can call it that). Maybe better said, another detail of the character unfolding for us.
Some too critical in here after one show. Give it a chance. I think it will hold a large enough audience. There's enough here to tune in..
Im here after episode 4.. I liked it after episode one. But i seem to be in the minority. I like Rays character- HE is interesting. But everyone around him seems bat crazy. It might be more of a problem that I have with LA than with the show. I don't like LA shows very much. Angel was a good example. I like the scenes with Ray interacting with strangers, but I think they should keep a distance between the family and what he does to increase the sensitivity to it to keep us aware and not desensitized.. There needs to be some fear of his family realizing how corrupt he is, but there isn't any here, not really. Just a "keep it within the lines that change on your command" thing. Like the wife yells at him but he could still get away with it…
Want to see Paula in something worthy of her. Hollywood fixers don't believably get away with routine mayhem. Not interested in the father and brothers predictable drama.
I didn't think the pilot was all that bad to be honest. Besides whatever happening to judging a show after watching more than just one episode. Just saying.
Ray Donovan is a fixer. Hope the coming episodes bring more fixing. Too much back story in the first episode…
You obviously don't work in TV. A pilot introduces characters and story lines. This one was done beautifully. Ann is a genius at writing troubled souls. Keep watching, it's complex, layered and fabulous.
Comparing him as a fixer to Olivia in Scandal is like comparing..one of the Original (Klaus, definitely) to Damon and Stefan..
I was shocked by how low rent the storyline and characters were. Liev and S. Bauer = Harvey Keitel in Pulp Fiction, but without the humor, or insight. The whole TMZ threat = Danny DeVito in LA Confidential. Actor with tranny hooker = Eddie Murphey/Hugh Grant/place another name here. I felt like I was watching an episode of Law and Order.
Does this Lieberman Boy ever smile, or is that sullen look a part of his shtick? I rarely watch tv programs, Mostly just watch the news on Fox. I see Dexter is still around. When I heard it was based on the 'adventures' of a serial killer, I decided that I would never purposely watch it. I personally don't think it's healthy for society to glorify that sort of character or lionize his presumed motives. Something corrosive to the spirit if you ask me.
I knew you were someone that watched Fox News at the start of your comment, there is no Lieberman Boy on this show Boy, you watch a station that is Right Wing entertainment & not even close to news. But to the free thinker's that are not brainwashed this was a really good show & Dexter, a show about a serial killer who kills only serial killers because of our screwed up justice system, great plot, great show. You watch Fox news & you talk about what is healthy or corrosive for society, what a joke, typical of a Fox News watcher Boy
I think Schreiber is good, but the show is going to roll downhill quickly. Pretty much all Showtime shows come on strong and then lose their way before the end of first season. Still, I enjoy it more than Season 2 of Homeland.
Hello industry people, all of whom clearly have a bug up their collective ass.
This show is good and it's going to be a hit.
The viewing public.
I liked the pilot. Longtime fan of Liev and Jon, and look forward to see how this one develops. Would be cool to see some crossover episodes featuring Hank from Californication, Marty Kahn, Johnny Drama, and maybe Silas from Weeds. Is that something you think SHOWTIME and HBO may be interested in?
the only fanfare for Ray Donovan that will stick is the industry's. Regular folks will become uninterested. I watched it because of Liv Schreiber and nothing else, and even he wasn't enough. I tried to watch the full episode but was bored. i didn't care about the story or characters and I gave up about half way through.
I'm betting it will get cancelled.
Ray Donovan was decent. Bits and pieces of other stuff, but that's showbiz. But the accents were all over the place. And none of the "brothers" looked alike at all. Is South Boston the only place left in America that produces tough white people? I wonder. Good to see Steven Bauer again, too. Wasn't he the second-season "Wiseguy" decades ago? They could have dropped the Russian accent on him, too. Distracting.
And if I was as unhinged as right-wing assholes are, I'd scream about boycotting this show because of crazy Jon Voight. But as someone with a BRAIN, I realize he's an ACTOR IN A ROLE WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS.
Why exactly are you all trying to shit on this show?
I was looking forward to this show. Unfortunately it was the lamest piece of crap I've seen in a long time. I feel sorry for Voight.


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Brown Rice Soup With Asparagus
READY IN: 45mins
Recipe by loveleesmile
Absolutely Fabulous! From Rosie Daley
Top Review by Mntmomma
At first taste I wasn't that impressed with this soup, but we let it sit and mingle for about 30 minutes and it was wonderful! Definitly add a biscuit or roll. I didn't have any celery, but just used xtra carrots. I also only had frozen asparagus and it worked great in the soup too.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 3⁄4 cup brown rice
- 1⁄4 cup wild rice
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 bunch asparagus
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 celery ribs, chopped fine (about 2/3 cup)
- 1⁄2 onion, chopped fine (about 1/3 cup)
- 1 small carrot, chopped fine (about 1/3 cup)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 6 cups vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons minced scallions or 2 tablespoons green onions
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon natural soy sauce (such as tamari)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
Directions See How It's Made
- Put the rice with the salt in 3 cups of water in a medium saucepan. Bring it to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the water is absorbed, about 45 minutes.
- Trim the tough ends off the asparagus stalks and discard. Steam the asparagus until tender yet crisp, about 2 minutes. Drain it in a colander, then rinse under cold water. Let the asparagus cool for a few minutes. When completely cooled, cut into 1-inch pieces, reserving 1/4 cup of tips for garnish.
- Coat the bottom of a large pot with the olive oil. Add the celery, onion, carrot and thyme. Cover and cook over low heat for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Add the vegetable stock and cooked rice and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool a bit.
- Carefully transfer small batches to a blender and blend until smooth. Return all the blended mixture to a pot. Stir in the asparagus, scallions, parsley, soy sauce, pepper sauce and ground pepper. Return to a simmer for 2 minutes. Ladle into bowls and garnish with reserved asparagus tips and parsley sprigs.


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The Top 10 Best Game Detectives
10. Dangeresque
Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People 4 (PC)
Pint-sized luchadore Strongbad is a legend. In episode four of Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People, he engages in an odd bout of make-believe, as he films a low budget movie called Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective.
It's a surreal instalment to the series, as Strong Bad's detective character Dangeresque sits in a cardboard box, pretending that it's a raft hurtling towards the precipice of a massive waterfall. He's quite possibly the worst investigator since Saturday afternoon detective sitcoms began, but still, those boxing gloves are totally killer.
9. Sissel
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (DS)
CAUTION! SPOILERS! As the name suggests, Sissel is dead, solving crimes from beyond the grave. The 'Ghost Tricks' in question are powers that allow Sissel to relive the last moments of a murder victim's death and interact with physical objects in the land of the living.
Sissel's crime solving is effective in a way, but as he's nothing more than paranormal vapour, he never really gets the credit he deserves. That, and he's actually the ghost of a dead cat manifested as a lanky dude with shades and mad blonde hair. Erm, what?
8. Tex Murphy
Tex Murphy Episode One: Mean Streets (PC)
Oh dear. Tex Murphy is the epitome of the hard boiled flatfoot detective, snooping around where he's not wanted, bringing bad guys to justice, quipping endlessly and crossing paths with scantily clad dames.
The detective drama formula is nailed down, except the games are set in a post-apocalyptic future teeming with radioactive freaks and corruption. Why then, does Murphy dress like a cross between an alcoholic Indian Jones and Deckard from Blade Runner. This is schmaltz at its very best.
7. Dick Gumshoe
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
Gumshoe is something of a joke character. He has somehow managed to rise up the police ranks to the position of homicide detective, despite being utterly incompetent and the target of jibes from the rest of the ensemble cast.
Amazingly, for all of his shortcomings, the scruffy detective always seems to get his man, and helps both Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth put wrongdoers in jail. The question remains however: just what is with that ridiculous plaster on his cheek?
6. Scott Shelby
Heavy Rain (PS3)
Shelby is a deceptive sod. While he may appear old and weather-beaten, he pulls out some incredibly renegade behaviour throughout the Heavy Rain plot. The best set piece by far sees Shelby infiltrating a fortified mansion teeming with goons.
He sets about shooting them all to bits with cool, calculated determination like some elderly Dirty Harry. He's also not afraid to get his knuckles bloody in a fist fight, and we also hear that he makes killer scrambled eggs.
5. Lei
Tekken 2 (PSone)
Quite possibly the most badass detective on this list, Lau is the pocket knife of martial arts experts. Debuted in Tekken 2, Lau is a tricky character to master thanks to his multiple stances and labyrinthine command lists.
His crane technique is a real favourite, dishing out mad flourishes of pain at speed. However, while he's off tussling with giant pandas and robotic gimps, who knows how many crimes are going on unattended? Do your job mate, and get it sorted.
4. Gillian Seed
Snatcher (Mega CD)
Hideo Kojima's graphic adventure is a revered classic that draws heavy influence from Blade Runner. The plot follows a conspiracy that sees Snatchers – a new breed of bioroids – infiltrating positions of power by posing as officials.
Gillian Seed is the man tasked with exposing the threat, and like all good Japanese protagonists, has a serious bout of amnesia. Can anyone say plot twist? Oddly enough, Seed's sidekick is a Metal Gear Mk. II, similar to the mini robot seen in Metal Gear Solid 4.
3. Cole Phelps
L.A. Noire (PS3, Xbox 360)
The newest detective on the beat, Cole Phelps is L.A. Noire's leading man, ably played by Mad Men star Aaron Staton. Cole is a decorated war veteran, cast out on to the mean streets to mop up crime no matter what the cost.
He's a noble guy who always tries to bring in the perps without resorting to violence, but his brawling skills and impeccable aim make him a powerhouse of punching and shooting. He also holds a fedora well, which was actually a pre-requisite to being a cop in the 1940's.
2. Sam & Max
Sam & Max Hit The Road (PC)
In some wacky, faraway alternate dimension, seeing a psychotic rabbit being and a bipedal dog solving crimes would be considered normal. But in the Sam & Max series, nothing is normal, giving rise to a slew of hilarious detective cases, jokes and sight gags.
While Sam is the cool headed brains of the operation, Max seems more intend on causing everyone physical and mental pain. Say what you will about the little git's methods, he gets results.
1. Batman
Batman: Arkham Asylum (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Fair enough, he may not be a fully sanctioned, badge-wearing detective, but old Batters sure does get those results. His rubber clad crotch houses a toolbox of crime-fighting gadgets ranging from explosive gels and batarangs, while his mask can reveal clues in x-ray vision.
Like any good detective, he's haunted by demons, wants to do the right thing at all times, yet always reluctantly falls into bouts of chopsocky and action. Just don't mention the bat-nipples.