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· Condense and simplify your belongings. The less you have, the less you have to move. To lessen the load, try hosting a yard sale to earn a few dollars for your upcoming adventure or donate your belongings to a local charity organization. |
· Think ahead by starting to save newspapers and coupon flyers early. They are perfect for wrapping your knickknacks and won't cost you extra money. You can also save bubble wrap, packing peanuts and padded envelopes from various purchases. |
· Invest in reusable bins or trunks. If you prefer using cardboard boxes, visit local stores to see if they have boxes that may have otherwise been discarded. Be sure to recycle your used boxes when you are finished with them. |
Pass on the water bottles. Moving boxes and furniture can be a strenuous activity and it is important to stay hydrated. Consider purchasing a water filter or reusable water bottle. If you do use plastic water bottles, be sure to recycle! |
· Reach out to your current vet for a copy of your pet's medical records as well as any travel advice or vet recommendations in your new area. They may also offer some tricks to lessen the stress caused by traveling. |
· Prepare new ID tags for your pets with your new address. If your pet is micro-chipped, make sure the database is updated as well. |
· Pets like routine and will notice any unusual activities such as packing. Try packing over an extended period of time to lessen the anxiety for both you and your pet. Set up a familiar place in your home and maintain your usual feeding and bathroom break schedule. |
· Stress has been known to cause misbehavior in pets and sometimes even causes them to run away. Make sure to have a recent photo on hand in case this unfortunate event occurs. |
· For small animals kept in cages, to prevent draft and keep them calm, be sure to cover the cage with a cloth. |
Let us help make your arrival or departure transition in family housing as smooth as possible. Contact your local Balfour Beatty Communities management office for more information. |
Sir Ken Robinson’s TED Talks have been watched by more people than any other speaker in the conference’s history. Online, his three talks combined have gotten over 21 million views, but Robinson estimates that when you include event presentations, his 2006 “Schools Kill Creativity” talk has been watched by over 300 mil... |
The educator and author sat down with TIME to discuss his new book Finding Your Element, which encourages individuals to seek out their passion and make sure it’s part of everyday life. |
The Golden Gate Bridge by Joseph Baermann Strauss, with the bay and the city of San Francisco in the background, California, United States of America. |
The city proper has seen its fair share of change over the years. |
One facet of that change has been the creation of wealth. Here at FindTheBest, we analyzed the most current Five-Year American Community Survey (ACS) data released by the Census Bureau in late 2013 to determine which cities in America contain higher proportions of wealthy households. Defining a wealthy household as one... |
At first glance, you can see that the West Coast is well represented near the start of the list, with four cities out of five right at the top. Of these five cities, at least 14 percent of households in each qualify as wealthy (San Francisco and San Jose push the upper bound by breaking 20 percent). What’s also interes... |
While a slight oversimplification that Glaeser duly unpacks, the point remains the same: education and wealth strongly correlate with one another. Common among the ten wealthiest cities by household income is the presence of at least one major world-class research university. The fact that these cities also have propor... |
Where the education-to-wealth comparison suffers slightly is in explaining why a city like Seattle—where 56.6 percent of the adult population holds a bachelor’s degree and 23 percent holds a graduate degree—doesn’t have a higher percentage of so-called wealthy households (15.2 percent). To be sure, San Francisco and Sa... |
It’s often tempting to look at compelling data-driven evidence and deduce a singular conclusion. But we can’t. The best we can do is note correlations, holding constant what we have not accounted for. Do wealth and education always align? While we see a noticeable correlation for America’s most populated cities, data n... |
Even so, it would be difficult to present data on the wealthiest cities in America without also discussing the strong correlation between wealth and education. And much like the persistent change that imbues the history of the American city, it’s also worth mentioning that wealth can be defined in more ways than one. |
How Much Are You Paying for Prisoners in Your State? |
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The murder trial of a Jordanian soldier accused of killing three U.S. soldiers has begun in a military court. |
Judge Mohammed al-Afif said the case against 1st Sgt. Marik al-Tuwayha is criminal and not related to terrorism. |
The judge read the indictment in court Wednesday. Al-Tuwayha, 39, was charged in the November killings of three U.S. military trainers whose convoy came under fire at the entrance to Jordanian air base. |
The defense attorney didn't show and the judge warned the defendant he would appoint a lawyer if his attorney didn't attend the next hearing, set for Sunday. |
The judge says the hearings will be public. |
A Jordanian official had said the trial would be closed. |
Jordan initially said the Americans triggered the shooting by ignoring orders from Jordanian soldiers. |
If I upgrade the CPU to an i5 2430M on my Toshiba Satellite L775, can I upgrade the memory beyond 8GB? |
According to toshiba the max memory is 8Gb. Anthying beyond that is likely not to work. |
Thanks, that's what I thought... I was hoping for a different answer, but you're probably correct. |
Remember it's based on the processor bus speed and what quantity it will recognize, this unit does not have a motherboard limitation. |
Question Wondering about CPU upgrades for laptop because of high usage in games. |
Upgraded Ram, now laptop screen is black when intel HD 4600 is enabled. |
Question Yahama RX-V683 with Pioneer SP-FS52 BottleNeck? |
Info Credit Report Definition, Credit Score Definition: What's the Difference? |
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday visited army positions in Syria’s eastern Ghouta, the president’s Telegram account said. |
“In the line of fire in eastern Ghouta ... President Assad with heroes of the Syrian Arab army,” a caption said next to photographs of Assad in a crowd of men in military clothing, some perched on top of tanks. |
The photographs were taken in a street lined with damaged building fronts with a couple of parked tanks. |
Apple has been busy developing wrist movements and gesture controls for the Apple Watch – detailing more than 100 figures in a recent patent application. |
These patents could, one day, allow you to control Apple Watch functions by specific wrist movements without needing to touch the display – useful if you're other hand is occupied with something else. |
Apple has been working on these gestures over the past few years, but the recent application, first discovered by Patently Apple, shows how users could reply or ignore messages, as well as answer calls. |
Some of these gestures are natural and intuitive, while others seem slightly more obscure. |
For example, in the diagram below you can see how a simple choice, like whether to reply or dismiss an incoming message, could be controlled with a simple tilt of the wrist. |
Tilt away from you to respond, or towards you to dismiss the message. |
Other, however, seem a little more complicated than they need to be. |
For example, to select something from a menu you'll need to either continually bending or flick your wrist to move the cursor, then wait for a "progress ring" to form on an option to select it. |
Another example is the ability to answer an incoming call by clenching your fist. |
You'll need a firm clench, however, and you'll need to clench until a progress ring is fully formed. |
Of course, it's not guaranteed any of these gesture controls will make it to the final product, with various teams at Apple testing them to determine which wrist movements are intuitive, and which are confusing. |
This patent was originally filed in the first quarter of 2018, and as Patently Apple states, "the timing of such a product to market is unknown at this time". |
Claire Cook will launch her latest book, “Seven Year Switch,” at a party at 6:30 p.m. June 8 at Scituate Town Library. |
Claire Cook will launch her latest book, “Seven Year Switch,” at a party at 6:30 p.m. June 8 at Scituate Town Library, 85 Branch St. Cook’s heroine, Jill Murray, must cope with the return of her husband after a seven-year absence. For more information, call 781-545-8727 or visit www.ScituateTownLibrary.org. |
Milton Public Library’s annual Literary Gala takes place June 9 at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy, with Jeffrey Zaslow, author of “The Girls from Ames” and “The Last Lecture.” Tickets are $100. For more information, call Ingrid Shaffer at 617-696-9044 or e-mail literarygala2010@comcast.net. |
Juliette Fay, author of “Shelter Me,” will visit Thayer Public Library in Braintree at 8:30 p.m. June 15 to talk about her novel and sign copies. It’s the story of Janie LaMarche as she figures out how to go on living without her beloved husband. The program is free. The library is at 798 Washington St. For more inform... |
Hingham Public Library presents “An Evening with the Author: Murder They Write!” at 7 p.m. June 17. Authors Raffi Yessayan, Margaret McLean, Dave Zeltserman and Paul Tremblay will talk about their books and the art of writing crime fiction. The event is presented in partnership with Buttonwood Books. The library is at ... |
Cohasset’s Paul Pratt Memorial Library will welcome author Stephen Puleo to talk about his book “A City So Grand: The Rise of an American Metropolis, Boston 1850-1900,” at 7 p.m. June 24. The event is sponsored by Buttonwood Books, Cohasset. The library is at 35 Ripley Road. For more information, call 781-383-1348. |
The battleship U.S.S. Iowa, its No. 2 turret still sealed after an April explosion that killed 47 sailors, arrived today to cheers from the crew's family and friends after a six-month deployment in the Mediterranean. The crew lined the rail as the Iowa docked at its home port. About 1,000 family members and friends, wh... |
Syndication and network programming took center stage at an NAB/RAB RADIO SHOW panel moderated by UNITED STATIONS RADIO NETWORKS' ANDY DENEMARK. "Talent is unique, talent is rare," DENEMARK said in explaining syndication and networks' role in allowing stations to have talent that they otherwise "can't possibly afford." |
TOM KENT, whose TOM KENT RADIO NETWORK programming airs nationwide on over 200 AC and Classic Hits stations, said that radio is "all about two things, art and science," and that syndication can meet both needs for stations. KENT said that stations should use syndication for what they can't do locally, and later explain... |
LEX STALEY and TERRY JAYMES, who recently moved their syndication operation to USRN, both stressed their willingness to do production work for their affiliates. JAYMES said that he and STALEY get "disappointed" when the production load for affiliates is light. STALEY said each affiliate has different needs, some asking... |
STEVE DREPPERD, veteran programmer and Exec. Director of the UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND TERRAPINS and BALTIMORE ORIOLES radio networks for CBS RADIO, said that he tries to help affiliates sound like "they own the rights," making sure that network advertisers and other material avoids being BALTIMORE-centric. He also said t... |
The panel went into detail about recording spots for local stations and packaging material for use before and after shows and games, as well as LEX AND TERRY's video offerings. |
The convention is concluding with the annual Radio Luncheon, at which ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS Pres./COO CHARLES WARFIELD receiving the National Radio Award, DELMARVA BROADCASTING AC WSTW/WILMINGTON, DE's Alternative GRAFFITI RADIO HD-2 channel receiving the HD RADIO Multicast Award, Former KIIS/LOS ANGELES GM and RAB S... |
The 2011 RADIO SHOW will be held in CHICAGO. |
A wake-up call for 2009: Less talk, more reality-based action. |
It’s no secret that times are tough. It’s very possible that if you’re the leader of an organization or company, you have a few major blows coming your way in 2009. Morale is dropping, hope is fading, oversight and micromanaging are increasing and, worst of all, leadership is vanishing! |
Yep, leadership is vanishing. When the going gets tough, those of you who haven’t jumped on the reality-based leadership bandwagon will respond in predictable ways. First, you quit your jobs as leaders. (Oh, you still come to work and get a paycheck – but you have quit mentally). Then the BMW driving begins, the Bellya... |
With all your focus on your circumstances and how they need to change in order for you to be able to succeed, you begin over-managing and under-leading your workforce. You jump in, acting as if you can change their reality. But people don’t need you to “fix” their circumstances; they need you to “fix” the way they view... |
As Einstein pointed out, a problem cannot be solved with the same mindset that created it. Reality- based leaders lead first and manage second. Leading is helping your people recreate their mindsets so that they can succeed in the current circumstances, truly solve problems and impact their own realities. Your people n... |
Challenge the way in which your people are currently seeing their circumstances. Rather than seeing an event in a negative light, help them to reframe and see the situation in a more positive light. |
Insist that your people assign positive motive rather than negative motive to the actions of their co-workers. Invite them to give their co-workers the benefit of the doubt. Help them understand that it is not the event that causes the stress in their lives; it’s the stories that they create about the event that causes... |
Challenge your people to find the lesson at hand and identify the teacher at hand. Rather than begrudging the fact that the universe gave them a micromanaging supervisor, welcome them to their next lesson in reality, which is learning to manage upward, especially when given such a supervisor. |
Striving for a better reality in 2009? Start capitalizing on the opportunities to develop your people from BMW drivers into valuable, successful assets. |
Remember, Cy rocks and you rock! |
The dolphin was apparently separated from its mother and found itself surrounded by Instagram-obsessed tourists at the beach. |
A baby dolphin died in Mojacar, Spain last week after it was passed around among a group of selfie-snapping tourists and was held out of the water for too long, according to Metro. The beachgoers noticed the mammal swimming among them and, instead of guiding it back out toward the open ocean, picked it up for numerous ... |
"The human being is the most irrational species that exists," Spanish wildlife rescue and conservation organization Equinac said in a statement on its Facebook. "Many of you, in your selfishness, all you want is to photograph and poke, even if the animal suffers from stress." |
The group added that it "will not hesitate for a second" to turn those responsible for the animal's death over to the authorities. The death of the dolphin could be considered a criminal offense in Spain since it was manhandled by people while innocently living in its own natural habitat. |
Only one person among those prodding the baby dolphin had the sense to call the local authorities, but emergency rescuers were about 15 minutes too late. The animal died on the beach surrounded by hundreds of photo-fixated people. |
In the last two years, three dolphins have died under the very same circumstances, Conde Nast Traveler reported. |
"Crowding around to photograph and touch (the dolphin) of course causes these animals to become extremely stressed," Equinac's statement continued. "There are many people who are incapable of empathy for a living being alone, scared, starved, without his mother and terrified." |
Pope Francis is set to visit the National September 11th Memorial and Museum next week and while he's there, the Young People's Chorus of New York City will perform for him. |
The chorus was founded 27 years ago by artistic director Francisco Nunez. |
Since then, they've performed all over the world. |
But Nunez says singing for the Pope is an especially big deal. |
"Every single child in the Young People's Chorus is very excited to be part of this whole thing. Because he's representing an international idea of what world peace can be and how to bring people together and YPC has the same mission," Nunez said. |
"I'm really excited because I've always wanted to meet the pope or like have an encounter up close with the pope," said Thalia St. Hubert, a chorus member. |
"It's like a big responsibility and it's also like a big deal to tell your parents "hey look! I'm singing for the pope" and yeah it's a lot of pressure but at the same time it's enjoyable," said Erika Urgiles, a chorus member. |
The 100 member chorus also performed for Pope Benedict XVI during his visit in 2008. |
A delegation from the Bahraini Ministry of Interior continued their visit to Dubai Police’s General HQ with the intention of sharing experiences and conducting benchmarking between both bodies. |
The delegation attended a workshop at the Dubai Police Officers Club in Al Garhoud where they were briefed on latest policing and security programmes and practices carried out by various departments and police stations of the Dubai Police. |
The delegation also learned about various initiatives of the Dubai Police including "Schools Security" and the "Future Officer" which are aimed at reducing bad behaviour among the youth and building strong relationships of trust between students and employees of schools. |
The delegation had started their tour with a visit to Dubai Police’s Command and Control Centre and learned about best practices implemented by Dubai Police, represented by the Command and Control Centre, in the area of emergencies and disasters. |
They were also briefed on various services provided by the Smart Police Station, SPS, that operates seven days a week offering 27 key services, such as reporting crimes and traffic incidents, as well as further 33 community-based services, which range from obtaining a good-conduct certificate to social support for vict... |
The delegation then learnt about the smart security patrols of the Dubai Police which is equipped with the latest technologies in the field of security, including several intelligent technology systems such as a roof-mounted camera that provides live broadcasting to the command-and-control unit, the plate identificatio... |
The Bahraini delegation was headed by Maj. General Abdullah Al Zayed, Deputy Chief of Public Security. |
Philadelphia, PA--Undefeated welterweight contender Mike Jones (23-0, 18 KOs) has taken advantage of the snowy conditions in Philadelphia to help prepare for his rematch with Jesus Soto-Karass (24-5-3, 16 KOs) on Feb. 19 at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas. |
The Jones vs. Soto-Karass fight is being co-promoted by Top Rank and Peltz Boxing Promotions. |
“Shoveling snow at home has been an excellent workout for my arms,” said Jones, who has shoveled a-near-Philadelphia record of 37.8 inches of snow over the 12-13 days that it’s fallen to date this winter. |
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