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Cleaning the HouseLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
Ever since Emily began her new job, the last thing she wants to do when she gets home is clean her apartment. She decided to make a schedule so that she would clean a different room (including the living room) each day (Monday through Friday). Last week she procrastinated by talking on the phone, so this week, Emily decided to let the answering machine handle her calls, and she received a different number of messages each day. Can you determine the which rooms she cleaned each day and the number of messages she received?
Cleaning Days -- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Number of Messages -- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Rooms Cleaned -- Bedroom, Living Room, Bathroom, Den, Kitchen
#1) Emily received more messages on Thursday than on the day she cleaned her bedroom, but fewer than on Tuesday.
#2) Emily cleaned the bathroom on the day after receiving just one message and one day before she cleaned the den.
#3) She received more messages when she cleaned her bedroom than when she cleaned the den.
#4) Emily cleaned the kitchen on Wednesday.
Make a list of one set of givens and list another set of givens that would correspond to them... i.e. (Days) -- (Messages)
Monday -- 1 2 3 4 5
Tuesday -- 1 2 3 4 5, etc.
Cross off what you know is NOT the correct answer from the clues, and when you find out a number of messages that fits a day circle it, or write it on the piece of paper in a different section to keep track. Do the same with the other correlations that can be surmised by looking at the clues:
(Days) -- (Rooms)
(Rooms) -- (Messages)
Keep in mind that for example, if you find a number of messages for a day, the other days can NOT have that amount of messages, so that gives you another answer to mark off to narrow the correct answer down.
Monday -- Bedroom -- 3
Tuesday -- Living Room -- 5
Wednesday -- Kitchen -- 1
Thursday -- Bathroom -- 4
Friday -- Den -- 2
**Clue #1: If she received more messages on Thursday than on the day she cleaned her bedroom, she could not have received 1 message on Thursday as the day she cleaned her room would have to be 0, which is not an option. She could not have received 5 messages on the day she cleaned her bedroom because Thursday would then have to be at least 6 messages which is not an option. Assume also that she did NOT clean her bedroom on Thursday or Tuesday, as they are mentioned in the same clue. Since she had fewer messages on Thursday than Tuesday, she could not have received 1 message on Tuesday for the same reasons mentioned above. Also by the same token, she could not have received 5 on Thursday because Tuesday would have to be 6.
**Clue #2: 1 message -- bathroom -- den....the order of the happenings in clue 2. therefore, she could not have cleaned the bathroom on Monday, nor the den. Also assume she did not receive 1 message on the bathroom or den cleanings. She could not have cleaned the bathroom on Friday. As that would leave no day for the den, which is the day after. She could not have received 1 message on Thursday or Friday because there would not be enough days to clean the bathroom and den.
**Clue #3: If she received more messages when she cleaned her bedroom than when she cleaned the den, she could not have received 5 messages when she cleaned the den, nor 1 message when she cleaned her bedroom.
**Clue #4: She cleaned the Kitchen on Wednesday..self explanatory.
*********Now look back using all the clues instead of 1 at a time. In Clue 1 and Clue 3. More messages when she cleaned her bedroom than the den (#3). In Clue 1, it says she got more messages on Thursday than when she cleaned her room. So she could NOT have cleaned her den on Thursday. That leaves Tuesday and Friday for the den. But remember the order given in Clue 2. The den could not have been cleaned on Tuesday. Den was on Friday, which leaves only one day for the bedroom, which is Monday. Now add in the order in Clue 2, and you know that Thursday she cleaned the bathroom, and Wednesday, when she cleaned the kitchen, she received 1 message. When you know the bathroom was cleaned on Thursday, that leaves one room and one day. The living room was cleaned on Tuesday. That leaves the messages for each day. We know that the bedroom was cleaned on Monday. You should have marked off 1 and 5 messages for the bedroom. So that means that 1 and 5 should be marked off the day the bedroom was cleaned as well. They have to match. Another that doesn't match, is that Friday the den was cleaned. We know that 1 and 5 messages were not received while the den was being cleaned, so 1 and 5 could not have been received on Friday. After marking that 5 off, there is only one day with a five left -- Tuesday. You know that she received more messages on Thursday than when she cleaned her bedroom (Monday). The highest that she could have received on Thursday is 4. So we know that 4 could not have been received on Monday. By the same token, we know that she received more messages when cleaning the bathroom (Thursday) than when cleaning the den (Friday). The highest she could have received on Thursday is 4. So we know that for Friday to be less, she could not receive 4 messages on Friday. This means she received 4 messages on Thursday when she cleaned the bathroom. Looking back at clue 2 gives you the answer for the last section. She received more messages when cleaning her bedroom than when cleaning the den. So she received 3 in the bedroom, and 2 in the den.
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Dubai office expands university's presence in the Middle East
Syracuse University officials have seen a substantial increase in applications from the Middle East since SU opened a representative office in the United Arab Emirates in June 2011.
"Just in the past three years, there has been a 39% increase in students applying to SU from the area where our efforts have been focused, and a 6% increase in enrolling students," said Karen Bass, director of international undergraduate admissions, in an email. "For the fall of 2013, we are already experiencing a 24% increase in applications over last year from this area."
The representative office provides information, resources and background on SU to prospective students and parents in the region, said James O'Connor, executive director of international advancement and external affairs, in an email.
Abdallah Yabroudi, an SU alumnus and trustee, made the creation of the center and SU's increased presence in the Middle East possible by providing an office, renovating the space and helping SU establish a presence in Dubai.
The office supports the university's efforts in the Middle East, O'Connor said. Through fundraising, recruiting, student exchanges and admission information, the SU office in Dubai creates a presence for those in the Middle East that has benefitted SU.
"The chancellor designated Dubai and the Gulf in general as a geography of opportunity," he said. "That means there is a focus by SU on transfer of knowledge, so we can learn about the cultures and the religions of the Middle East, and fundraising and just being ready to take advantage of opportunities that arise."
The Regional Council for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey is especially influential in promoting SU throughout the area and attracting prospective students, O'Connor said. The council consists of four SU alumni who live in Dubai, Kuwait and Bahrain, and hold important positions in society and business.
The council interacts with all of the SU colleges and the Dubai office by organizing an accepted students event in Dubai and Riyadh. The regional council is also working on creating a Dubai symposium for the fall semester, O'Connor said.
SU is also looking to expand its presence in ways besides the center, O'Connor said. The university is currently exploring institutional relationships with the American University of Sharjah and another technical school.
In Saudi Arabia, the School of Information Studies has a contract with Effat University in Jeddah, and is working on creating a research-training program with Princess Noura University, O'Connor said.
In regard to the center, O'Connor said he doesn't anticipate a dramatic expansion anytime soon. The university is content with how it is reaching out to alumni, raising money, recruiting students and building relationships with agencies and institutions in the Middle East that can help SU increase its stature, he said.
Right now, the university is focused on its commitment to students in the Middle East, said Bass, the director of international undergraduate admissions.
Said Bass: "Having a presence demonstrates our institutional commitment to students from the region, something that has significant meaning for them and for their parents."
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My daughter has had quite a temper so far in her life. To combat her extremes, over the past few months I have taken a very calm approach when dealing with her, which seems to have helped greatly. However, she has used hitting as her "vice" when I tell her something she doesn't like, or occasionally just to see my reaction out of the blue. Mostly, it seems to be the way she shows me she doesn't like what I'm saying to her. She also seems to be the bully at day care (to which she only goes 2 times a week). She is a big and strong girl, and she doesn't realize how strong she is. Any ideas on ways to stop this behavior? I have tried everything I can think of, and it has lessened the frequency, but not solved the problem. Is this just a phase?
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Knee Pain
Since 02/11/10, I`ve had pain on my right knee. I am pain-free when I awake, but by mid-afternoon the area over the patella starts hurting a lot, regardless if I have been sedentary or active that day. Four, regular-strength aspirins alleviate it for about four hours. Touching the knee cap does not hurt. Sometimes, the pain is on either side of the patella or on the upper or lower right side of the thigh. RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) does not help with the pain. The knee is not swollen or discolored. Movement is not limited. I did not have an accident, it just started hurting. I`m a 58 year old, slim, fit woman who walks 3 miles a day. On a regular basis, I do strength training and yoga. My knee has never been injured, and I don`t have any other pains. Can you suggest what is causing the knee pain and how to alleviate it permanently? Thanks for your help.
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Our location guide for Asse provides some basic essentials for the more adventurous visitor. A simple location map is provided but also a detailed topography map that shows the location of the nearest places where you can surf, ski or mountain climb (if they are close by). Of course some of these will be at long distances from Asse and those far flung spots are provided on the 'nearest' tables. If you are traveling to other cities or towns near Asse you will also find weather forecasts for those locations below.
|Other places close to Asse:
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|4–6 Day Summary
|7–9 Day Summary
6 km
|Mostly dry
|Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night
|Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night
8 km
|Mostly dry
|Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night
|Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night
12 km
|Mostly dry
|Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night
|Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night
14 km
|Mostly dry
|Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night
|Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning
Outdoor Activities near Asse
If you are in Asse and would like to go mountain climbing, hiking, skiing or surfing, click below for detailed forecasts.
Tide times close to Asse:
|Closest tide times1
|Antwerpen (Belgium)
|46 km NNE
|Second closest tide times2
|Terneuzen (Netherlands)
|55 km NW
|Third closest tide times3
|Bath (Netherlands)
|60 km N
|Fourth closest tide times4
|Hansweert (Netherlands)
|65 km N
|Fifth closest tide times5
|Yerseke (Netherlands)
|70 km N
Ski Resorts close to Asse:
|Closest ski resort1
|Hellenthal-Skiarena Weisser Stein (Germany)
|169 km ESE
|Second closest ski resort2
|Thalfang-Erbeskopf (Germany)
|248 km ESE
|Third closest ski resort3
|Olpe-Fahlenscheid (Germany)
|271 km E
|Fourth closest ski resort4
|Bad Marienberg-Schorrberg (Germany)
|274 km E
|Fifth closest ski resort5
|Wildewiese-Sundern (Germany)
|276 km E
Mountains close to Asse:
|Closest mountain peak1
|Polaris Hill (Netherlands)
|134 km N
|Second closest mountain peak2
|Vaalserberg (Netherlands)
|137 km E
|Third closest mountain peak3
|Signal de Botrange (Belgium)
|147 km ESE
|Fourth closest mountain peak4
|Buurgplaatz (Luxembourg)
|158 km ESE
|Fifth closest mountain peak5
|Kneiff (Luxembourg)
|159 km ESE
Surf Beaches close to Asse:
|Closest surf break1
|Casino Break (Belgium)
|78 km WNW
|Second closest surf break2
|Surfer's Paradise (Belgium)
|78 km WNW
|Third closest surf break3
|Li l J Bay (Belgium)
|79 km WNW
|Fourth closest surf break4
|Zeebrugge (Belgium)
|80 km WNW
|Fifth closest surf break5
|Blankenberge (Belgium)
|83 km WNW
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Aug. 12, 2013 8:58 PM ET
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has said where he wants to serve time for illegally spending $750,000 in campaign funds.
Jackson is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday. Lawyers for the Illinois Democrat say they will ask the sentencing judge that he be housed in an Alabama prison camp, or a prison in North Carolina.
In their court filing Monday, the lawyers say Jackson attended college in North Carolina and has significant ties to the area which "he believes will aid his rehabilitation during any term of incarceration."
Federal prosecutors have recommended four years in prison for Jackson. The government suggests an 18-month sentence for Jackson's wife. Sandra Jackson pleaded guilty to filing false joint federal income tax returns.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons will decide where Jackson will be incarcerated.
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After the bootleg version that leaked a few weeks ago and the criticism that followed, Universal Pictures unleashes the official version complete with Hathaway's unaltered vocal.
The first official trailer of "Les Miserables" has been released following the bootleg version which was leaked two weeks ago. Fans get the chance to hear Anne Hathaway's tearful rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" and a glimpse of her character Fantine getting her locks chopped up real short.
The big screen version of the famous musical is directed by "The King's Speech" helmer Tom Hooper, starring also Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried as Jean Valjean, Inspector Javert and Cosette respectively.
When it first leaked, the trailer drew controversy for Hathaway's shaky vocal in the song. The negative reactions were trampled with the report that Hooper insisted on his actors to sing live on set instead of lip-syncing to a pre-recorded track. The official trailer shows that Universal Pictures decided to go on with the raw version.
Based on the Victor Hugo novel, "Les Miserables" opened on Broadway in 1987 and closed in 2003 after more than 6,600 performances. The film will hit U.S. theaters on December 14.


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WILDLIFE groups have launched a new report highlighting the dangers that shale gas exploration and drilling pose to wildlife.
The Are We Fit to Frack?
report calls for extraction exclusion zones in Special Protection Areas (SPAs), Special Sites of Scientific Interest (SSSI) and the national parks—warning that endangered species could be at risk.
It contains ten separate safety recommendations aimed at minimising disruption to animals, insects and plants and contamination of waterways and groundwater supplies.
It is spearheaded by a collection of groups including the RSPB, The National Trust and The Wildlife Trust, and is supported by a cross-party team of politicians.
Fracking involves drilling deep underground and then pumping in pressurised water and chemicals to crack the rocks below and release trapped pockets of gas.
Licences for exploratory drilling have been granted in parts of Hampshire, including near Stockbridge.
The report also calls for full environmental assessments to be carried out for each drilling proposal, and for the industry to pay the costs of regulation and pollution clean-ups.
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A question and a point
The question is: is anyone finding bullets our there to reload? Powder is getting scarce around here, and primers are not often found. Are you reverting to making your own bullets?
The point is that it's said the the government purchase of 1.6 million or so rounds has overwhelmed production. They talk about buying 9mm, .308, 556 and .40 S&W. If that's the case, where are all the .22's, 38's, .357, .357 Sig, and .45? The government seems to be trying to control guns by removing our ammo. I even went to Berry Bullet to find some ammo, and they have NONE. They make the stuff. Sorry about the rant. I'm just reading a book now called, "Enemies Foreign and Domestic", by Mathew Bracken. I'm not sure what year it was written, but it sure sounds like it could be today.
I get my lead bullets from these guys via my LGS. We live close enough that he buys 2,000-3,000lbs at a time and drives to pick them up. He saves by buying in bulk and I buy by the 500 count box.
They seem to have decent shipping rates.
Everyone elts is buying all the other stuff.
Thanks. I have been buying lead bullets from Missouri Bullet (www.missouribullet.com). They are a great product that used to ship fast, but now he's behind and is stating up front that the wait may be three weeks.
I'm not sure about "the rest of us buying up the rest of the ammo, as the shelves of the big name stores have been bare for some time now. Isn't funny how the government bought all that ammo, but the the military can't have any of it.
Components are scarce due to demand. give it 9-12 months and they will be back to normal. Just like in 1994.
The government purchasing is having no effect whatsoever on anyone other than frightened conspiracy nuts.
Far too many folks are trying to stock up a "lifetime supply" because they've been frightened by a fear monger on the radio telling them that ammo is going to be outlawed very soon.
Regarding the government purchase of ammo, the news article I read a couple months ago stated something like 4.5 million rounds of the various calibers, of course officially listed as "for the various government agencies" use.
While i've seen no suggestions that the gov. ammo purchase was intended to deplete and help control the ammo market it does make one wonder.....
As Louctus stated. Regarding the government I did some reliable source research on the issue being very skeptical about the government and what is going on. Since I too had concerns about what I had heard, read and wondered why the high demand for government ammunition orders. I now know for a fact one government agency alone uses almost a half million rounds (500,000) per year to put all of their people through one year of training courses and qualifications. That is just one agency of many! In addition a good friend at an executive level with a well known ammunition manufacturing corporation advised the government has been ordering about the same every year for the past several. He also stated that they do not see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding orders including government, retailers and gun shops. People are just flat hording ammunition. I ran into a guy the other morning at Walmart. He advised that is the first thing he does every morning is to go around to all the possible ammunition sources in the area which from what he told me was about a 20 Mile radius from the Walmart store we were at and checks for ammunition every day! He probably is hording as well as selling it at a good mark up to those wanting ammunition. Some of these people are making a living for doing that very thing. And I am sure he is not the only one doing this! It is crazy and not helping when it comes to the regular shooter or hunter.
I've heard that too, but it doesn't always ring true. Now some socialist in Connecticut is proposing a permit to buy ammo, while another has put forth a bill to require gun buyers/owners to buy liability insurance. To top it off, Obama just signed the UN Small Arms Treaty. Luckily, it has to be ratified by congress, but it seems like suddenly, we are not "represented", but regulated. Too bad.
Here we go again with the conspiracy. Government agencies are NOT buying ammo at a significantly higher rate than years past. CIVILIANS are buying ammo at a much higher rate. People who shoot a few hundred rounds a year are stockpiling thousands of rounds. The panic in the civilian arena is the cause for the shortage. This is no different that the panics from recent history (going back to pre Y2K).
Ammunition manufacturers are producing millions of rounds/week. Many are running 24/7 operations. Components are in short supply also from the panic. The guy who loads a few hundred rounds of ammo a year now "needs" to have 10,000 primers on hand? It is just silly. The production pipeline is maxed out. The store shelves are bare, but people's store rooms are over stocked.
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Detectives have revealed an inquiry is ongoing into reports of 'historic' sexual offences against a woman, now in her 40s. The allegations cover a period from the 1970s to the past decade.
Four people – a 67-year-old woman and three men, aged 66, 67 and 70, all from the Bradford area – have been arrested as part of investigations, which were launched two years ago.
They were released on police bail pending further inquiries.
Officers and forensic teams have this last week been carrying out a fingertip search of a house in Keighley in connection with the inquiry.
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Police say the investigation began in 2012, after the complainant came forward.
Detective Inspector Vanessa Smith, of the Bradford District Safeguarding Unit, confirmed: "West Yorkshire Police are investigating a report of historic sex offences against an individual victim, which are alleged to have occurred at an address in Keighley.
"Three men and a woman were arrested on suspicion of serious sexual offences and have now been released on bail. Inquiries are ongoing."
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Jan 11, 2013 News Comments Off on Judiciary, Parliament no longer dependent on Govt.
The Opposition last evening defeated Government in a debate to have a number of independent institutions receive monies directly from the Consolidated Fund, instead of depending on government for approval.
The successful piloting of the private member's motion by Carl Greenidge, Shadow Minister of Finance of A Partnership For National Unity (APNU), would mean that the current practice by government to handle the budget can no longer happen.
The Opposition has been arguing that the bodies could not effectively be independent, if they are "depending" on Government to approve funding.
The institutions include the Guyana Elections Commission, Office of the Auditor General, Judicial Service Commission, Teaching Service Commission, Office of the Ombudsman, the Judiciary, Parliament Office and the soon-to-be Public Procurement Commission.
Speaker of the House, Raphael Trotman, in allowing the debate, made it clear that he had concerns over the motion, noting it was the first of its kind in about 20-30 years in the National Assembly.
Dominica had a similar case and the Speaker said he will be using that to guide him when a number of amendments are made.
Under the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act 2003, there is a schedule of bodies that benefits from funding.
Greenidge, in his motion, was arguing the independent institutions should never have been included in the list and instead should be drawing from Central Government account…the Consolidated Fund.
He said that while the Guyana National Newspaper Limited, Lethem Power Company, NICIL, National Communications Network, Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Guyana Lands and Survey Commission and Guyana Revenue Authority, are not listed, yet they are receiving the monies.
According to Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, the motion by Greenidge was flawed and misleading. He had urged that it be withdrawn.
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American Capital AgencyDividend Yield: 11.10% American Capital Agency (NASDAQ: AGNC) shares currently have a dividend yield of 11.10%. American Capital Agency Corp. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). The company has a P/E ratio of 10.52. The average volume for American Capital Agency has been 4,325,100 shares per day over the past 30 days. American Capital Agency has a market cap of $8.3 billion and is part of the real estate industry. Shares are up 21.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. TheStreet Ratings rates American Capital Agency as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, unimpressive growth in net income and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself. Highlights from the ratings report include:
- The revenue fell significantly faster than the industry average of 10.3%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues fell by 27.1%. Weakness in the company's revenue seems to have hurt the bottom line, decreasing earnings per share.
- The gross profit margin for AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP is currently very high, coming in at 90.79%. Regardless of AGNC's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, AGNC's net profit margin of -37.10% significantly underperformed when compared to the industry average.
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Short-term memory, also known as primary or active memory, is the information we are currently aware of or thinking about. The information found in short term memory comes from paying attention to sensory memories.

A quick overview:

 Short-term memory is very brief. When short-term memories are not rehearsed or actively maintained, they last mere seconds.

 Short-term memory is limited. It is commonly suggested that short-term memory can hold seven plus or minus two items.

The Duration of Short-Term Memory

Most of the information kept in short-term memory will be stored for approximately 20 to 30 seconds, but it can be just seconds if rehearsal or active maintenance of the information is prevented. Some information can last in short-term memory for up to a minute, but most information spontaneously decays quite quickly.

For example, imagine that you are trying to remember a phone number. The other person rattles off the phone number, and you make a quick mental note. Moments later you realize that you have already forgotten the number. Without rehearsing or continuing to repeat the number until it is committed to memory, the information is quickly lost from short-term memory.

You can increase the duration of short-term memories to an extent by using rehearsal strategies such as saying the information aloud or mentally repeating it. However, information in short-term memory is also high susceptible to interference. Any new information that enters short-term memory will quickly displace any old information. Similar items in the environment can also interfere with short-term memories.

While many of our short-term memories are quickly forgotten, attending to this information allows it to continue the next stage - long-term memory.

The Capacity of Short-Term Memory

The amount of information that can be stored in short-term memory can vary. An often cited figure is plus or minus seven items, based on the results of a famous experiment on short-term memory. In an influential paper titled "The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two," psychologist George Miller suggested that people can store between five and nine items in short-term memory. More recent research suggests that people are capable of storing approximately four chunks or pieces of information in short-term memory.

Distinction Between Short-Term Memory and Working Memory

Short-term memory is often used interchangeably with working memory, but the two should be utilized separately. Working memory refers to the processes that are used to temporarily store, organize, and manipulate information. Short-term memory, on the other hand, refers only to the temporary storage of information in memory.

Distinguishing Short-Term from Long-Term Memory

Memory researchers often use what is referred to as the three-store model to conceptualize human memory. This model suggests that memory consists of three basic stores: sensory, short-term, and long-term and that each of these can be distinguished based on storage capacity and duration. While long-term memory has a seemingly unlimited capacity that last years, short-term memory is relatively brief and limited. Chunking information into small groups makes it easier to remember more items for a short period.

The information-processing view of memory suggests that human memory works much like a computer. In this model, information first enters short-term memory (a temporary holding store for recent events) and then some of this information is transferred into long-term memory (a relatively permanent store), much like information on a computer being placed on a hard disk.

How Can Short-Term Memories Become Long-Term Memories?

Since short-term memory is limited in both capacity and duration, the retention of memories requires transferring the information from short-term stores into long-term memory. How exactly does this take place? There are a few different ways that information can be committed to long-term memory.

As mentioned earlier, chunking is one memorization technique that can facilitate the transfer of information into long-term memory. This approach involves breaking up information into smaller segments. If you were trying to memorize a string of numbers, for example, you would segment them off into three or four item blocks.

Rehearsal can also help information make it into long-term memory. You might use this approach when studying materials for an exam. Instead of just reviewing the information once or twice, you might go over your notes over and over again until the critical information is committed to memory.

The exact mechanisms for how memories are transferred from short-term to long-term stores remain controversial and not well understood. The classic model, known as the Atkinson-Shiffrin model or multi-modal model, suggested that all short-term memories were automatically placed in long-term memory after a certain amount of time.

More recently, other researchers have proposed that some mental editing takes place and that only particular memories are selected for long-term retention. Still other researchers dispute the idea that there are separate stores for short-term and long-term memories.


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Hosted by Dan Cortese, this show is targeted to the ahrdcore sports fan, from basket ball, to surfining with coverage of the different sports and interviews with the athletes and the stars of alternative sports
The MTV Basement Tapes(1983 - 1986)
Bands that aspired to success sent in music videos, and MTV viewers voted on which ones would be successful. Martha Quinn was the host.
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Guests would sing karaoke along to songs in front of a live audience and were judged and eliminated. The finale of each show included spinning a wheel and sing whatever song the landed on. A pre-American Idol like show.
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In this claymation series boxing and wrestling become one with no rules involved except one: A celebrity has to die. Or both celebrities fighting in a deathmatch could die, which did often happen. The show was very popular and thrived in the days of Tom Green and other MTV memorables. The show also...
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The show is about an elder woman, who lives with her grumpy man in a house in a forrest. She has a teaspoon on her necklace and at the most inconvenient times, she shrinks to the size of the teaspoon. When she is small, she can talk to animals. Together with the little girl next door (who knows of...
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Mrs. Munger's Class was a series of shorts that aired in between shows on ABC's One Saturday Morning. It features Mrs. Munger and her 15 unusual students having adventures in their classroom and field trips. They were in a yearbook setting. But the show got cancelled due to the fact that the student...
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This is probably a question that would have saved me times in years past, but I never even thought about it.
So, I have an Original Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Disc. When I install this, it says that there are like 200 updates (give or take) and they take forever.
Then it hit me - can I just jump straight to SP1 and it cover all updates that had been sent out before SP1 was released (i.e. all those updates I am referring to).
Apr 28, 2012 at 12:59 UTC
Greetings Mike
The service packs are a collection of updates that should be installed on your system and is known to be problem free. Some of the 200 odd updates that individually want to install are fixes for other updates.
SP1 is the best direct jump and if there are any items missing, MS Update will alert you to this.
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Apr 28, 2012 at 12:45 UTC
It is more bandwidth-friendly to install SP1 via the built-in MS Update tool for each individual system, but...
As always, power users are taken care of!
Apr 28, 2012 at 12:59 UTC
Greetings Mike
The service packs are a collection of updates that should be installed on your system and is known to be problem free. Some of the 200 odd updates that individually want to install are fixes for other updates.
SP1 is the best direct jump and if there are any items missing, MS Update will alert you to this.
Apr 28, 2012 at 1:27 UTC
Put simply, service packs are cumulative updates of all of the patches before it. Sometimes they also add a few extra features.
Apr 28, 2012 at 1:44 UTC
HD IT Solutions is an IT service provider.
Yup. As per everyone else, install the latest service pack (if it needs a previous service pack it should let you know) then all updates - this has been my rule of thumb for XP to date and it's not let me down.
Apr 28, 2012 at 4:59 UTC
This is a great question.
On a side note i download and save each service pack for each flavor of Windows we run. That way i never have to download from MS again, i just hit my FTP and pull it down. I also have a copy of all the IE flavors back to IE6 just in case i have to reinstall a win 98 or 2000.
Apr 28, 2012 at 10:38 UTC
Astute Technology Solutions is an IT service provider.
I agree with ihatsynot. I have started doing the same thing on my network.
Apr 29, 2012 at 1:11 UTC
yes, you have to install the update, here you can do one thing install only the critical updates.
Apr 29, 2012 at 12:38 UTC
As others have said, you should be able to go straight to the latest SP, then update after to get any post-SP updates and any optional updates. I have (admittedly on XP) tested it and did an install just after a SP release. I updated straight to the sp, then ran windows update and had no updates except the optional ones.
From MS: "Service Pack
Definition: A service pack is a tested, cumulative set of all hotfixes, security updates, critical updates, and updates. Service packs may also contain additional fixes for problems that are found internally since the release of the product and a limited number of customer-requested design changes or features.
Additional information: Microsoft service packs are available for download and are accompanied by a Microsoft Knowledge Base article."
Gnerally, the KB for the service pack will list all updates addressed by the service pack.
Apr 30, 2012 at 3:17 UTC
lhatsynot does raise a good point. On a business network, if you have the space utilise it. Get yourself the WSUS software from Microsoft (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb332157). This downloads all updates that you choose (Critical only for me - No Optionals) and stores it in one location. All PC's on the network connect to this one Server and gets it's updates from there. The WSUS program also speaks to the PC's and finds out what software they have (MS Based) and get the updates for that.
Taking note that you have many of the same operating system on the network, you only have to download the Update once for all pc's. Saves on Bandwidth considerably
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Climbing the wall of worry over Wall Street
"Hey, Investor, why are you carrying all those ropes and ladders?"
"To climb the 'wall of worry' darkening the sky, Neighbor," said the stock market-investing veteran.
"What do you mean? Things are looking up. The stock market's booming,"
"Every bull market climbs a 'wall of worry,' as they say on Wall Street. Investors are afraid of all the factors that could reverse everything. And this is the steepest wall in my experience," the investor said.
"How so?" said his neighbor, a newbie at the investing game.
"We never had a federal government going so crazy on the spending side, Neighbor. Or a Federal Reserve pumping so much money into the economy. Borrowing it, printing it, inevitably cheapening it."
"Not so. They're stimulating business. People go shopping, banks can lend," his neighbor countered.
"But the benefits aren't happening to the extent promised. Where's the growth in jobs? All these billions created out of thin air will bring us an awful inflation eventually."
"Hold on there. Inflation is still tame. Quit anticipating so much."
"You mean not even anticipate 2014 — just seven months away — when Obamacare hits everybody full blast? Watch health care go through the roof, higher business costs, turmoil, uncertainty and perhaps unrest."
"Hey, Investor, give it a chance."
"Government's taking over everything — incompetently. That can't be good for business in the long run. Regulation is rampant, and half the people now depend on government checks. We're spending the country into the poorhouse even as we neglect roads and bridges," the veteran said.
"But the stimulus from the Fed ..."
"... Just keeps interest rates artificially down, so Uncle Sam can handle the service charges on a horrendous national debt."
"What's wrong with that?"
"It keeps rates down for everybody else, too, Neighbor. People can't depend on income from their savings. They've got to get into the stock market for dividends. Which means more risk. Even I would diversify into bonds for the safer return."
"Why don't you?"
"Because as the economy gets stronger, interest rates are bound to go up and bond prices down. Plus, government interest costs will surge. Lot of luck ever balancing the budget when that happens," said the veteran investor.
"But parts of the economy are doing well — cars and houses."
"Ah, welcome to another bubble. We never learn. Lenders are promoting sub-prime mortgages again and speculators are 'flipping' houses for quick resale at a profit. That'll end badly."
"How about the boom in new discoveries of oil and gas?"
"If the environmentalists don't manage to derail it with fears of fracking."
"You're making me glad I'm not in the stock market."
"But you probably are, Neighbor. Everybody is. Especially if you count on a pension or 401(k) plan someday. I'm tempted to bail out of the market myself, except I want more profits before it 'corrects,' as they say. And now, excuse me, there's a wall of worry to be climbed."
"Hey, Buddy, can you spare a rope and ladder? I think I better climb, too."
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Prep Bowl: Ball-hogging Mahnomen returns to the top
By Howard Voigt
Mahnomen utilized an efficient ball-control running game to wear down Bethlehem Academy en route to a 20-14 win and the Class A Championship at Prep Bowl XXXI at the Metrodome. The win for the Indians was the school's seventh state football championship and their first since 1998.
The Indians took the opening kickoff and marched 74 yards in 10 plays to take a 6-0 lead. Senior quarterback Jacob Pavek capped the drive with a 17-yard touchdown run. In the second quarter, Mahnomen was pinned deep in their own territory but proceeded on a 19-play, 96-yard touchdown drive consuming 8:44. The final play of the drive resulted in a one-yard touchdown plunge by Pavek. The two-point conversion pass was successful, giving the Indians a 14-0 halftime lead.
Mahnomen outgained Bethlehem Academy 214-32 in the first half, and owned the time of possession battle by hanging on to the ball for 17:43 of the 24 minutes in the first two quarters.
The Cardinals took the ball to start the second half and marched 71 yards in 16 plays, culminating in a one-yard touchdown run by senior quarterback Kyle Filzen to narrow the gap to 14-7. The Indians ball-control offense continued to eat time off the clock for most of the remainder of the game, finally icing the contest on the scoreboard with a 23-yard touchdown pass from Pavek to junior tight end Nathan Hanson late in the fourth quarter.
Pavek led the Indians on the ground with 23 rushes for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Senior running back Garret Hoffner rushed 21 times for 70 yards. Filzen threw for one touchdown and rushed for 83 yards and another score for the Cardinals.
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Rooms very comfortable. On trolley car route. Breakfast is good quality.
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Museum Director: Beth Smith
Institution: Quilt Visions
Previous institution: Oceanside Museum of Art (director of development)
Current show: "Interpretations," featuring 37 quilt artists
Upcoming show: "California Fibers: Liminal Spaces" (Feb. 5-April 25)
Web site: quiltvisions.org
Quote: "This is my dream job."
Beth Smith has been on the job for only about a month, as director of Quilt Visions, but it's as if she was practically destined for the position. She is a passionate quiltmaker herself — not in the traditional mold, but in the eclectic, contemporary vein that this nonprofit gallery and organization has championed for nearly 25 years. And in her several roles at the Oceanside Museum of Art — where Smith served since 1997 — volunteers were crucial to its success. And volunteers are also the lifeblood of Quilt Visions.
To underscore this point, she conveys the story of how the handsome space that Quilt Visions now occupies, in Point Loma's Liberty Station complex (the former Naval Training Center), was a product of its devoted volunteers: from the architect Bob Leather's work on designing its interior to the actual construction of its rooms. And she is quick to credit the board and the volunteers with everything from the organizing of exhibitions to fundraising. (Quilt Visions has a $20,000 matching grant, from an anonymous donor and is currently about halfway to its goal.)
In her years at the Oceanside Museum, Smith embraced many roles, from helping to organize its exhibitions to serving as press officer to managing the museum store to grant writing. Her array of skills will be useful at an institution where she is the only full-time staff person.
In Oceanside, where Smith served as the chief grant writer during the past year and a half in her role as director of development, they had great success in this arena. The museum received a $300,000 grant from the James Irvine Foundation for sustaining its programming as well as several smaller grants, including a $20,000 Leichtag Foundation grant for its recent exhibition "Fabric of Survival: The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz."
Strolling through the galleries of Quilt Visions, in a show ("Interpretations") that represents 37 quiltmakers from nearby and far-flung locales, her passion for the works on view is palpable.
"Here's an artist doing something completely different than work I've seen before," Smith says of Marianna Burr's "Ezekiel's Wheel," a quilt with a complex network of spherical forms in cool hues, many resembling eyes. "It's really rewarding to see artists change and surprise you."
Looking at a lushly colored, figurative quilt, Lori Lupe Pelish's "Lost," Smith says, "Her work has so much emotion in it, angst and tension."
The exhibition is indicative of another aspect of Quilt Visions that Smith cites: the wide geographic reach of many of its exhibitions.
"One of the things I really like about Quilt Visions is that we get outside of a regional focus. Work like this is global, even though different regions do have different identities."
The focus of the museum isn't limited to quilts, but broadens to include a spectrum of art in textile-related media. After the current show closes Jan. 17, the space will feature "California Fibers: Liminal Spaces" (Feb. 5-April 25), an exhibition devoted to a coalition of artists, established in 1970, who concentrate on media such as weaving, basketry, felting and wearable art as well as quilting and sculpting.
The rest of 2010 will include quilt shows; one will highlight three artists and another is a juried exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of a parallel organization to Quilt Visions, called Studio Art Quilt Associates. The year will then culminate with Quilt Visions' biennial juried show, which in recent years has appeared at the Oceanside Museum of Art.
Smith jokes that with her schedule as busy as it is, she has multiple projects of her own on the walls at home but none are finished. Since she was a young girl growing up in Dearborn, Mich., she was always fascinated with making things. In fact, it was a gift she received at 4 or 5, "McCall's Giant Golden Make-It Book," that started a love affair that hasn't ended, but simply changed focus: from sewing and cutting to quilting and painting.
She came to California at 30, just to visit family. It was Thanksgiving and the weather was warm. She was smitten. She and her own family moved here, before her oldest child began kindergarten. Both her son and daughter, now grown, live in San Diego County.
For Smith, another formative experience was her years at San Diego State University, where she earned a B.A. in 1991 with an emphasis on textiles, and then a teaching credential in art a year later. She achieved a deeper understanding of the process of making art, courtesy of teachers like Joan Austin and Wendy Maruyama.
The love of education clearly informs Smith's vision for Quilt Visions. She is hoping that the organization can establish a docent program, so people who want a tour of one or another exhibition can have one. And some of the most gratifying projects at the museum, in her view, are those done by school-age children and teens in conjunction with Quilt Visions volunteers.
Work by third-graders from Dewey Elementary, recently on view, exceeded her expectations.
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Thursday, September 09, 2010
Time Is on My Side
(I spoke too soon. Here comes Ella. Ella: "Mommy, can I come in your room yet?" Me: "No, sweetie. Not until six-zero-zero.")
For the next few days, I'm applying for two big fellowships. You probably know what they are but I'm afraid to jinx myself so they will remain nameless. A friend of mind says that money buys time--I'm hoping that's the case. It would be nice to devote larger chunks of time to writing. I'm usually up late at night or early in the morning working on something poetry related. But having more time would allow fewer distractions and allow me to conduct research, which my next project absolutely requires.
(Ella from her bed, "I want time to move faster!" Me: "six-zero-zero!")
If I don't receive a fellowship, nothing changes. I continue to do what I do and look for ways to gain an extra hour here and there, maybe use a babysitter with more frequency. But money also buys choice; I'm ready have a few more choices when it comes to how I spend my time.
One thing I did this week that has made a difference--leaving work on time. Sounds like a no-brainer, but it feels as if I've gained an extra hour to spend with the kids. Our evening routine is less compressed, which makes a smoother transition into the evening hours.
(Ella: "I really, really, really want to hop in your bed. Really." Me: "OK, Ella. Hop in." )
When do you find time to write? Are you a late-night person or an early riser?
(Ella: "Do octopi travel in herds?" Me: "I don't know for sure, Ella, but I doubt it. Let me research it and get back to you.")
5 comments:
- Kathleen said...
Early morning!--great time to write, whether it's blogging, poetry, or letters.
Late night, likewise, depending on current family & biorhythms.
Since I changed/revised my life, though, I fit it in way more often, in snippets, in the whenever zone, often, in nice weather, in the back yard.
- Karen J. Weyant said...
Great Post, and I can't help but think that six-zero-zero would be a great title for a poem or some type of short piece about that finding space/time to write!
- Jennifer Jean said...
i write late late at night usually with a movie buzzing in the background. or do poetry related things late at night (revisions, submissions, worryings) with a movie i've already seen buzzing in the backround. occasionally in the middle of the day (because of my adjunct schedule) i write some afternoon poetry. neither time reigns in terms of clarity or quality. never can tell...
- Jim K. said...
scribblets through the day,
transcription and body weave
in the late late wee of it
- Jessie Carty said...
I tend to write sporadically but more in the afternoon with the teaching schedule :) I love the conversation with Ella! Good luck with the grants. I'm applying for a local one...


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Introduction to the human figure as historically traditional subject matter as well as an important component in self expression. Covers proportion, foreshortening, and composition. Prerequisite: ART 190.
Class description
This class further develops drawing concepts and skills explored in ART 190 and uses the figures as its primary subject while focusing on the following visual concepts:
1. The use of LINE, VALUE, and OPTICAL VALUE/MARK MAKING
2. Drawing with GESTURAL LINE to quickly state the dominant characteristics in a drawing and to explore compositional possibilities
3. Considering and controlling PLACEMENT and PICTORIAL ORGANIZATION (= composition)
4. Controlling relative PROPORTION and SHAPE
5. Creating the illusion of three-dimensional SPACE: volume of objects in readable space
6. Considering MEANING as it relates to figure drawing
Classroom sessions will be devoted to drawing, looking at artists' work, discussions, and critiques. There will be weekly assignments to be completed outside of class. Students are expected to be prepared with sufficient quantities of all materials (drawing tools, surfaces, etc.) needed for class work and assignments.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Lectures, demonstrations, discussions, critiques and drawing practice
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
There will generally be a weekly assignment which follows on materials covered in class.
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Tonight's WBLM Mini-Concert
All week on the WBLM Mini-Concert we've been giving away tickets to one of the hottest shows this summer, Steely Dan at Darling's Waterfront Pavillion on August 29th. Tickets go on-sale this Friday at 10am but you can win them with us all week. Tonight we're spinning live Steely Dan and giving away another pair, so tune in at 5:20 and let's get smoooooth.


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The Sprint (s s) EVO 4G is definitely looking like one hot smartphone, and I am jonesing for one. Coupling state of the art hardware with 3G/4G connectivity and you have one nice Android (s goog) phone. What I've heard asked often is how much that connectivity will cost per month. I was bouncing around the web and found a blog by John Taylor from Sprint. Lo and behold the Sprint EVO 4G data plan information is up and looks pretty darn competitive.
This pricing demonstrates that Sprint is very serious about competing for your smartphone dollars. Here's the breakdown according to John:
"If you get our Sprint Everything Data 450 plan with your EVO, you will pay $79.99 a month. ($69.00 / month, plus a $10 a month premium data charge.)
That includes:
- Unlimited calling in America to any wireless phone (via Any Mobile, Anytime)
- Unlimited Text
- Unlimited Web
- 450 Anytime minutes"
I don't know about you but $80/ month for unlimited everything, including 3G and 4G data is sounding like Sprint's going to get more of my money. Sprint will also be charging an additional $29.99 per month to use the mobile hotspot function of the phone. This allows sharing the 4G connection with up to 8 devices over the phone's Wi-Fi connection. That's a chunk of change but far cheaper than the $60/month Sprint charges for its Overdrive router like I am paying.
The EVO 4G will be available on June 4 for $199 with a new 2-year contract after rebates.


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3 mins
9 m
Moderate track
(0km) Bottom of Tania Park track → Crater Cove Lookout
30 m
2 mins
Moderate track
Turn left: From the intersection, this walk follows the bush track down the short hill towards the ocean, soon coming to the Crater Cove Lookout.
Crater Cove Lookout
Maps for the Crater Cove Lookout walkYou can download the PDF for this walk to print a map.
These maps below cover the walk and the wider area around the walk, they are worth carrying for safety reasons.
|Sydney Heads
|1:25 000 Map Series
|1:100 000 Map Series
Cross sectional view of the Crater Cove Lookout bushwalking track
Analysis and summary of the altitude variation on the Crater Cove Lookout
Overview of this walks grade – based on the AS 2156.1 – 2001
Under this standard, a walk is graded based on the most difficult section of the walk.
|60 m
|3 mins
Grade 3/6
Moderate track
|Gentle hills with occasional steps (2/6)
|Quality of track
|Formed track, with some branches and other obstacles (3/6)
|Clearly signposted (1/6)
|Experience Required
|No experience required (1/6)
|Weather generally has little impact on safety (1/6)
|Generally useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats) (1/6)
Some more details of this walks Grading
Here is a bit more details explaining grading looking at sections of the walk
This whole walk, 30m has gentle hills with occasional steps.
Quality of track
This whole walk, 30m follows a formed track, with some branches and other obstacles.
This whole walk, 30m is clearly signposted.
Experience Required
This whole walk, 30m requires no previous bushwalking experience.
This whole walk, 30m is not usually affected by severe weather events (that would unexpectedly impact safety and navigation).
This whole walk, 30m is close to useful facilities (such as fenced cliffs and seats).
Similar walks
3.6 km Return
2 hrs
Moderate track
This loop walk from the Spit Bridge is an interesting walk with many different things to see and do along the way. The walk passes Ellery's Punt Reserve, Sandy Bay and goes along the shoreline to Castle Rock Beach. The walk crosses Dobroyd Head and comes around to Reef Beach, which is a great place for lunch. The walk then heads back to the start via the roads.
Total climbing: 381m
8.7 km Circuit
4 hrs
Moderate track
The Spit to Manly walk is a classic bushwalk on Sydney's Northern Beaches. The walk follows a well-maintained track and provides beautiful views over Middle Harbour. This walk is great for those looking for exercise or just a stroll along the shoreline of Sydney Harbour. If you have time, the sidetrips down to Grotto Point and up to Arabanoo Lookout are definitely worth the effort. There are also a few places to get a bite to eat along the way.
Total climbing: 349m
9.1 km One way
3 hrs 45 mins
Moderate track
This walk follows the Manly to Spit Scenic Walkway, then continues past The Spit Bridge to Seaforth Oval. The walk provides magnificent bushland and Harbour scenes with many small beaches, reserves and coves to stop at. A very scenic and fun walk along the Harbour. Stop for a coffee or ice-cream at one of the cafes along the way.
Total climbing: 624m
13.7 km One way
5 hrs 45 mins
Moderate track
This very long day walk has some stunning views, excellent heritage sites, a Zoo and beautiful beaches. What more could you ask for? The many sidetrips and places to stop and enjoy the views, having a coffee at the Bacino Bar or fish and chips on Balmoral Beach, will all make this walk an excellent way to ease into longer distance walking. The walk spends most of its time on the coast, and follows the Spit to Manly walk for the last half.
Total climbing: 746m
18.9 km One way
8 hrs
Hard track
Other Nearby walks
Walking around Dobroyd Head is a fantastic experience. The heath vegetation high up on the walk provides many opportunities to view flowers and insects close up, whilst still enjoying plenty of views out to the sea. Reef Beach is a great place to stop for a snack or lunch and to get the feet wet before heading back to the road.
Total climbing: 109m
2.5 km Circuit
1 Hr
Hard track
This is an excellent walk with some very scenic views. The walk travels along a well used track through the thick coastal bush. The views are capped off by the vista over Sydney Harbour from the Grotto Point Lighthouse. Easy parking, a few good side trips, and in particular, the Aboriginal Engravings, make this walk all the more appealing.
Total climbing: 83m
1.7 km Return
1 Hr
Moderate track
This is a short walk down to Castle Rock Beach, tucked into the rocky shores of Middle Harbour. The walk is mostly along boardwalk or footpath through rainforest vegetation. The foliage surrounding the track is topped by a closed canopy which provides shade, before opening out onto the sunny beach.
Total climbing: 20m
200 m Return
30 mins
Moderate track
2 km Return
1 Hr
Moderate track
3.6 km Circuit
1 hr 30 mins
Hard track
This full day walk starts at the southern end of the Spit Bridge and explores a lot of Garigal National Park and Middle Harbour Creek. The walk follows the 'Harbour to Hawkesbury' track into Garigal National Park, skirting around Bantry Bay and along Middle Harbour Creek before crossing Roseville Bridge. The walk continues to explore the other side of Garigal, before leaving the National Park and arriving at Lindfield train station.
Total climbing: 1181m
22.6 km One way
9 hrs 45 mins
Hard track
This scenic walk takes you from the Spit Bridge, along the coast to explore the Middle Head Forts. There are a few alternate routes for use at high tide or high seas. Balmoral Beach offers a few spots for a coffee or fish and chips along the way. Middle Head offers plenty of options for exploring the old forts and enjoying a view out the heads.
Total climbing: 181m
6.3 km One way
2 hrs 30 mins
Hard track
2 km Circuit
1 Hr
Moderate track
This walk to the Middle Head fortifications is a great way to break up your day at the beach. There are plenty of places to explore, and the forts are quite interesting and historically significant. The track is well marked and has some information signs. The views of Sydney Harbour are great and it is well worth carrying a picnic lunch to allow more time to enjoy North Head.
Total climbing: 199m
4.1 km Circuit
2 hrs
Hard track
This walks follows the coast from Balmoral to the Spit and across Spit Bridge. There are some alternate tracks to consider at high-tides, which take the streets over the headlands. Balmoral and Chinamans Beaches are very nice places for lunch and a swim. Allows time to wander and explore. There are plenty of options for swimming.
Total climbing: 85m
4.3 km One way
2 hrs 30 mins
Hard track
This walk provides some of the best views in Sydney. This pleasant stroll and wheelchair-accessible walk starts from the car park at the end of the North Head Scenic Drive, and follows the asphalt footpath as it loops around the tip of North Head. Enjoy views of the entrance to Sydney Harbour, the coastal cliff line and a historic gun emplacement. The stunning lookouts provide great views all year round and a popular vantage point for whale watchers. The whales pass by twice annually, heading north in June and July, and again when they return to the Antarctic in August and October.
Total climbing: 45m
762 m Circuit
30 mins
Very easy
904 m Return
30 mins
Easy track
Plan your trip to and from the walk hereThe Crater Cove Lookout walk starts and ends at the Bottom of Tania Park track (gps: -33.810022, 151.26752)
Your transport options to Bottom of Tania Park track are by;
Bus. (get details)
Car. There is free parking available.
(get details)
Fire DangerEach park may have its own fire ban, this rating is only valid for today and is based on information from the RFS Please check the RFS Website for more information.
Weather ForestThis walk starts in the Metropolitan weather district always check the formal BOM forecast or pdf before starting your walk.
Forecast snapshot
Park Information & Alerts
Short URL = http://wild.tl/ccl
Gallery images
There are other downloads I am still working on.
You will probably need to login to access these — still all free.
* KML (google earth file)
* GPX (GPS file)
Special Maps/ brochures
* A3 topo maps
* PDF with Lands Topo map base
* PDF with arial image (and map overlay)
I wanted to get the main site live first, this extra stuff will come in time.
Happy walking


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|Property type
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My second floor condo has been completely remodeled with two new bathrooms, new kitchen cabinets and top of the line appliances, new wood floor in living room. This unit is on the second floor with cathedral ceilings, decks in front and rear, new tile and wood floor, newer full size washer and dryer, new stove, dishwasher, refrigerator and air conditioning. Master bedroom has queen size bed with top of the line mattress, second bedroom has (2) twin beds, Living room has wide screen cable TV with premium channels, DVR,, high speed internet access, queen-sized sleeper sofa. Rental includes pool passes, golf and tennis access. "Ocean Edge charges renters a nominal fee for pool passes. Unit cleaned professionally before each guest's arrival. Sheets and towels are NOT provided. I provide beach chairs. I rent it myself to keep the price affordable--a great value.
Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club offers six sparkling pools, including two indoor pools open year round for your enjoyment. All pools offering complimentary towel service.
The Mansion at Ocean Edge
Mansion Indoor Pool
On the ground floor of the West Wing of the Hotel, adjacent to the Mansion, and next the Mansion Fitness Center. Shallow end with steps and a hot tub. Open year round.
Hours of operation
January 1 - June 20 6:30am -6:30pm
June 21 - September 6 6:30am-10:00pm
September 7 - December 31 6:30am-9:00pm
Bay Pines Outdoor Pool
Behind the Mansion West Wing and adjacent to the Bay Pines Tennis Complex and Bay Pines Pavilion. Facilities include a pool, hot tub and Snack Cabana.
June 21 - September 6 9:00am - 8:00pm
September 7 - October 13 10:00am - 6:00pm
At The Villages
Arbor Pool
Located in Arbor Village, Ocean Edge's largest pool, across the street from the Linx Restaurant and Golf Clubhouse. Arbor Pool.
Brewster Cape Cod Beaches
Brewster on Cape Cod has miles of beautiful saltwater beaches on Cape Cod Bay. The tide has a tremendous influence, causing the water to recede over a mile. This exposes an expanse of sand and tidal pools known as the Brewster flats.
Each of the seven public beaches with parking is accessible from a street off of Main Street (Route 6A).
Brewster's bayside beaches are (from west to east) Paine's Creek Beach, Mant's Landing, Saint's Landing, Breakwater Beach, Ellis Landing, Linnell Landing, and Crosby Landing.
There are also a number of beautiful, readily accessible fresh water beaches open to the public on Brewster's freshwater ponds. Long Pond and Sheep Pond have public beaches.
All Brewster town beaches/landings REQUIRE a beach sticker for parking from June to Labor Day.
Beach Stickers are sold only at the Brewster Visitor Center in the Brewster Town Hall.
RECREATION: Ocean Edge Resort & Club on Cape Cod offers an array of activities. I am a Sports Member of the Club at Ocean Edge that allows Sponsored guests, which are my renters to take advantage of all of the Ocean Edge amenities except golf. Golf is available at Captains Golf course in Brewster. Bikes: Passing through the Resort is the paved 26-mile Cape Cod Rail Trail, which roams through forests, fields, marshes and cranberry bogs. A scenic route, the Cape Cod Rail Trail is ideal for biking as well as walking, rollerblading and jogging. Bike rentals are also available for an additional fee.
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We own a home in Nashua NH. Our Condo 93 Chilton Lane, Brewster is our only other property that we own. We are the original owners of this property and have been renting it for many years.
We have totally remodeled the kitchen and bathrooms, new wood floor in living room and updated the furniture and decorations.
Quiet second floor location, with all the benefits and amenities of Ocean Edge within walking distance. Tastefully decorated and appointed.
Great for family's
93 Chilton Lane was by far the nicest Condo in town, it was nicely decorated with a Cape Cod feel. It was clean with great updates. The kitchen was fully stocked with pots, pans. plates cups and utensils. The washer and dryer was big, I would definitely recommend this condo to friends.
Pools, beaches, golf courses, restaurants, bike trail, antiques and crafts, national seashore, boating, whale watching, harbor cruises, children's activities, museums
Keys, Instruction and Directions are mailed to renter. We do not provide Linens (sheets and towels)
Owner provides Pool Passes. In addition, Ocean Edge charges about $50 per week per adult and $25 per week per child for Pool and Amenity Fee.