Encouraging Your Children To Do Better In School

There are many ways a parent can help youngsters to succeed in school. It's important to establish routines at the beginning of the year. It's also important to make sure that your child is eating and sleeping well so that he is able to concentrate and excel in his studies. No matter what age your child is, there are challenges throughout the year that will surface in relation to studies and school performance. It's great when things are going well, but a parent can get frustrated at poor grades or difficult homework assignments.

When your child is struggling in school, it can be challenging. You may spend hours on end in helping your young person through homework assignments, but homework help from a parent isn't always the key to success. Support is essential, but sometimes a parent needs a hand with subjects that create serious challenges for a child. This is especially true if your student is working on advanced subjects at a high school level. It's also true of children in earlier grades dealing with updated curriculum. Sometimes, a well-meaning parent will provide answers rather than challenge a child to find the answers, a situation that does more harm than good.

Your job as a parent is to make sure that your child is following through on homework and assignments. You are able to provide organizational help and oversight of study time. If you find that your child is struggling, though, you may need to consult with the instructor in order to get a better perspective on the subject matter and the issues affecting your youngster. Oftentimes, a teacher can provide additional explanation and assistance with a challenging subject in order to help a student through the areas that are not making sense. Sometimes, though, you will face dealing with a teacher whose time is limited or who isn't willing to go the extra mile after regular school hours. In such situations, tutoring may be a useful approach.

When you find a maths tutor or English tutor for your youngster, you need to evaluate the level of help needed and the cost you are willing to pay for that help. Casual tutoring from high school or college students is great for dealing with general subject areas. If your high school student needs calculus help, however, you may want to invest in professional tutoring. Qualified educators can often address learning styles and subject matter in the course of a professional tutoring setting.

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Giving Thanks: Scientists Seek World Record for Most Pieces of Used Toilet Paper Collected

?Once the diversity of the microbial world is catalogued? it will make astronomy look like a pitiful science.? ?Julian Davies

For Neil Armstrong, the big step was the moon. For Jeff Leach it is the colon.

Jeff Leach called me not so long ago to ask me about mine. Well, that isn?t totally right. He called to tell me about other peoples. Is that worse?

In the colon live ?trillions of bacteria (though such estimates are guesses as wild as those about the numbers of stars), a universe of planet-sized cells just above the sphincter. These bacteria are important, but uncharted. The most poorly known feature of these beasts is how they vary from one person to the next and why. This is a version of the belly button mystery I discussed last week?the mystery of what determines just which microbes you have and depend on (or fight). Leach wants to understand what determines the wild life of your colon, badly.

Most readers of Scientific American are aware that their bodies are covered inside and outside with microbes on which his or her life, odor, and much else depend?their cloak of cells. But this consensus is new. In the 1960s Lynn Margulis posited that the mitochondria in our cells and chloroplasts in plant cells were relictual bacteria, evidence of ancient symbioses. She also argued that symbiosis were everywhere, a dominant feature of evolution. She was right on all counts, the founding mother of the microbiome. She was also ignored. Not long after, Carl Woese went into his lab proposing to look at the nucleotides of bacteria to create evolutionary trees of microbes. He was laughed at, but went on to found modern evolutionary biology. Then, in the 1980s, while using LCD and driving around with his girlfriend Kary Mullis had the idea to use the enzymes in an Archaean (a group of microbes that Woese put on a totally unique branch of the tree of life) to amplify DNA and, in essence, produce much more of it for analysis. Together these accomplishments set the stage for the modern field of microbial ecology and evolution. For all of this work, Margulis, Woese and Mullis were regarded as crazy (They were not then, though each of them would ultimately turn to forms of wildness with time. Perhaps when you are once right and no one listens, you can come to believe that every time that no one listens you are right).

Leach wants to take the insights of Margulis and the tools of Woese and Mullis and go big. He is a go big or go home kind of guy. He has the ?let?s go kick some butt,? demeanor of a high school wrestling coach one win shy of the state championship. His perspective is that he can only really understand what is going on by seeing samples of feces (from toilet paper wipes) from thousands and thousands of samples. With those samples, Leach wants to study the variation among people in terms of their gut microbes (or at least the ones that end up in feces). This is the perspective of someone new to the field, someone with the good fortune to be able to work after the earlier, harder, times. Leach wants to see with the tools he has inherited. Galileo had a telescope. Anton Von Leeuwenhoek had a single-lens microscope. Leach has bundled up pieces of used Charmin, that and modern genetics.

[Image 1. Jeff Leach sampling home and body microbes in Namibia. The home samples are part of our Wild Life of Our Homes project; yourwildlife.org].

Leach thinks that there are healthy microbial communities and sick ones, that most of us tend to have somewhat to very sick ones and if we understand the variation we might understand how to eat, live, and farm (microbes) in such a way as to favor the healthy ones. He wants to study whole families, including cats, dogs and all the rest. ?This is an exciting idea, but it, like hundreds of other exciting ideas about gut microbes, still needs to be tested. The field is in its stumbling infancy. The field needs the data; Leach needs the data.

Leach is an anthropologist. He specializes in talking to people, not probing them. He needs help and so he has been making phone calls and in a global version of phone tag he has pulled together a super team of microbiologists, and then me, to try to help with his endeavor. The leaders of this large endeavor are now Leach, Rob Knight at the University of Colorado and Jack Gilbert at University of Chicago and Argonne National Lab, but the team is a who is who of the microbial ecologists of the body, intellectual descendents of Margulis, Mullis and Woese. Knight and Gilbert are now leading the technical part of the project and Leach is coordinating its public reach and offering anthropological context. ?Knight and Gilbert will use fancy molecular tools inspired by Woese and Mullis to see which species are in the feces of those who are sampled and then tell the participants about those species. My job, I think, is to help coordinate what we tell folks about those species. I?m the microbial biographer (stay tuned here for the edited biography)

But here is the problem, a problem we have encountered in our own studies of belly buttons and homes (yourwildlife.org). Microbial ecology and evolution take time. Processing samples is slow and budgets are fixed such that the more people are interested in projects, beyond some limit, the more can be understood about the invisible world, but also the longer it takes to get the job done. Leach had the idea to get around this problem by funding his project via Indiegogo (it sounds like a rash you get from being on Leach?s wrestling team, but it is actually a crowd-funding website). Participants will donate funds to have their samples processed, enough funds to cover the cost of processing their samples (which pays for their piece of a robot, a technician and a postdoc?yes, and this is terrible, the robot gets paid the most). As a starting point, he and Rob Knight have decided that if 275,000 are raised, it will be enough to get the project off the ground (again, damned robot). The project is called American Gut (to be followed, one hopes, by Australian Gut, Thai Gut, etc?, following in American Idol footsteps). You can donate here, but there is also a comment section so if you don?t have the cheddar you can always just leave a note.?For a hundred bucks, Leach and crew will tell you what microbes live in you or your dog. For two hundred they will compare them to those in you. Are you more similar in terms of your microbes to your neighbor or your pet? Does it depend on diet? Does it depend on your genes? Does it depend on where you live? To really answer these questions, especially nuanced ones such as the different effects of vegan versus vegetarian diets or the influence of one probiotic over another, they need many, many, people to participate, an unprecedented number of folks.

[Image 2. Rob Knight in his lab at the University of Colorado].

What is interesting and exciting about this project is that, for your money, it does not propose to deliver health miracles, a thinner fitter you or really anything practical in the short term. It proposes instead to produce science, the science of America?s colonic diversity and the science of you. In this era in which science seems to be getting beat up left and right (though mostly right), a time in which the call is to lower taxes and ignore climate change, will Americans pay for such knowledge? Margulis, Woese and Mullis never appear to have gotten their greatest work funded by the federal government. They did it on shoestrings and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. But what if the work the public is willing to pay for is different from the work that tends to get funded, what if the public cares more about the ecology of their bodies than do review panels? This is just what Leach, Knight and Gilbert are hoping for.

Even if Americans won?t pay for their science there is a back up plan. Leach and crew can offer that thing that seems to have even more cache, a world record. I haven?t checked with Guinness, but I am willing to bet that if Leach can really gets thousands of samples he will have the world?s largest collection of pieces of used toilet paper. If not for science or personal knowledge, you can still support Leach in his quest to be the champ.

As for Margulis, Woese, and Mullis? Woese continues to work. Mullis gives lectures. Margulis died last year. I can?t help wondering what she in particular would think of this and other microbiome projects. Her edited biography has just been released. Reading it reminds me of her reckless intellect, but also her battles. She fought her whole life to do what she loved, to study the microbes that she thought (rightly) run and own the world. Now the grandeur and importance of those same microbes have been recognized, enough so that athletes want to know about their microbes and celebrities do too. I have to hope Margulis would want to be sampled, to see her own trillions of symbionts. I think she would; toward the end of her life she was delighted to find a new species of single-celled beast in the pond where she liked to skinny dip. It had been swimming with her all those years, her private mystery. Would that we could have found a new species lurking in her gut too. But the reason I really wish she were still around is to help us think wildly about the data that result from Leach?s samples and those from other projects like our belly button or homes projects, to see the answers so outrageous that even once we articulate them no one will believe them for tens of years.

Giving thanks: Thank you Lynn Margulis, Carl Woese and Kary Mullis for letting us see what was so long invisible. Thank you invisible microbes for letting us exist.

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Cheap? Suh's cleat hits Schaub below the belt

By LARRY LAGE

AP Sports Writer

Associated Press Sports

updated 6:30 p.m. ET Nov. 22, 2012

DETROIT (AP) - The left cleat of Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh connected with Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub in his groin area in their Thanksgiving game.

It wasn't clear on replays Thursday whether it was intentional.

"I really don't have anything to say about that play or that person," Schaub said.

Suh was on his chest, taken down by an offensive lineman, when he extended his left foot below Schaub's belt. Suh didn't talk to reporters after the game.

Last year on Thanksgiving, Suh was ejected for stomping on the right arm of Green Bay offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith and was suspended for two games.

Suh has been fined in previous seasons for roughing up quarterbacks: Cincinnati's Andy Dalton, Chicago's Jay Cutler and Cleveland's Jake Delhomme.

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Patriots feast on Jets

PFT: Not surprisingly, New York was simply no match for New England on Thanksgiving night. The AFC East leaders devoured their rivals 49-19 to improve to 8-3.

CSN: After this turkey, stick a fork in the Jets

CSN: Once again, N.Y. was non-competitive against a superior foe. Thursday's offering was a 49-19 loss to New England in which the Patriots scored 35 second-quarter points and 21 points in 52 seconds.

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Halle Berry's ex arrested after fight at her house

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Halle Berry's ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry was arrested for investigation of battery Thursday after he and the Oscar-winning actress's current boyfriend got into a fight at her Hollywood Hills home, police said.

Aubry, 37, was booked for investigation of a battery, a misdemeanor, and released on $20,000 bail, according to online jail records. He's scheduled to appear in court Dec. 13.

Aubry came to Berry's house Thanksgiving morning and police responded to a report of an assault, said Los Angeles Police Officer Julie Boyer. Aubry was injured in the altercation and was taken to a hospital where he was treated and released.

Emails sent to Berry's publicist, Meredith O'Sullivan, and Aubry's family law attorney, Gary Fishbein, were not immediately returned.

Berry and Aubry have been involved in a custody dispute involving their 4-year-old daughter, Nahla. The proceedings were sealed because the former couple are not married. Both appeared in the case as recently as Nov. 9, but neither side commented on the outcome of the hearing.

Berry has been dating French actor Olivier Martinez, and he said earlier this year that they are engaged.

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Microsoft releases the XBox 360 video game console, ushering in ...

MTV unveiled the new technology of the Xbox 360 game console six months before its official release. Upon release, the console sold out completely. It revolutionized the industry with the Xbox Live service, which allowed players to compete with one another online and to download multimedia products.

It was on this day, November 22nd, in 2005 that Microsoft released the Xbox 360 video game console in the United States, which ushered in a new generation of video game consoles.

Considered to be part of the seventh generation of video game technologies, the Xbox 360 competes with Sony?s PlaySation 3 and Nintendo?s Wii. As of January 2012, almost 66 million Xbox 360 units had been sold worldwide.

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The AJC reviews Antebellum, Flowery Branch | Food and More with ...

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?Was the food hot? How was the service? What did you think of the fried green tomatoes??

These are just a few in a string of questions posed by chef Nicholas St. Clair in our pre-print interview. As the owner of the five-month-old, farm-to-table restaurant Antebellum in Flowery Branch, this chef-turned-business-owner genuinely wants feedback on ways to improve customers? experiences. It shows.

St. Clair relocated to Atlanta after beginning his career in West Coast restaurants. The move, designed to land St. Clair and his wife closer to her family, afforded St. Clair experience in the kitchens of popular Atlanta restaurants including Watershed and Woodfire Grill. He now had the confidence to open a restaurant of his own.

More of a small-town person, St. Clair scouted locations in less populated areas outside of Atlanta and in Alabama. He claimed the classically Southern 1890?s home in Flowery Branch, complete with a wraparound porch, which became Antebellum.

There?s a certain danger in opening a Southern farm-to-table restaurant in an older home decorated with oversized prints of Charleston?s plantations and architectural details. With beverages served in Mason jars and the obligatory fried green tomatoes gracing the menu, how quickly it can all become cliche. Yet, with glowing lanterns scattered about the dining room, a 72-year-old jazz guitarist strumming tunes and St. Clair and his wife chatting at each table, Antebellum has developed its own unique personality.

The real character of Antebellum can be found in St. Clair?s food. This non-native?s take on Southern-inspired cuisine reveals his expert hand at seasoning and in layering textures and flavors. His execution is so smooth that a recent line cook loss is unapparent.

After hearing multiple tables comment on Antebellum?s fried green tomatoes ($11), we requested two orders to pass around our party. The vertical stack of cornmeal-battered tomatoes, layered with a sweet bacon-y jam and toasty rounds of buttered brioche, comes topped with a fried egg, waiting to yield its silky yolk to the assemblage. The dish includes a shot of shaved mimosa-flavored ice, a fun little gift from the kitchen. Should?ve ordered three.

Sausage & chicken dish (photos by Becky Stein)

All of our appetizers hit their mark. The sausage and chicken dish ($12) offers a balanced combination of textures and flavors with smoky Louisiana Andouille paired with with a thick-crusted buttermilk-fried chicken. A little spice comes into play with the creamy Cajun remoulade and house-made green tomato chow chow. This same moist chicken can also be found on the Watershed-inspired Thursday fried chicken night ($15).

If the salads catch your eye, go for the local farm greens mingled with a simple pimento cheese, thin ribbons of celery, a boiled egg and cumin spiced pecans ($10). Wait until you try it with the cream-based boiled dressing, so light and tangy.

While successful appetizers don?t necessarily guarantee a home run with entrees, here they do. Try the grilled wild salmon ($20), so well seasoned with a nice sear and soft interior. It?s the crispy Logan Turnpike cheddar and buttermilk grits cake and the slurpable smoked tomato vinaigrette that will cement the dish in your memory.

The flavor of the dry-aged ribeye ($28) easily competes with many of Atlanta?s favorite intown steakhouses. The high-choice beef is well marbled, cooked to temperature and properly seasoned with only salt and pepper (but the added dollop of crawfish butter definitely makes for good company).

We also ordered the mustard-and-rye crusted Niman Ranch pork chop ($22) after hearing another patron exclaim, ?I want to take a bath in the beer cheese!? The juicy chop comes layered in a bowl with bits of bacon, potatoes and a smooth beer cheese soup rich enough to merit the proclamation.

Maple pot de creme

Now isn?t the time to start counting calories. Order the maple pot de creme with ?trail mix? ($6). The delicate flavors of the maple-flavored custard play nicely with the sugared pecans and tiny crisped sweet potatoes. You might also order the sweet potato soup appetizer ($6), which leans toward the sweet side with apple cider cream, brown sugar and pie spices like cloves, allspice and nutmeg. Fried strips of collards on top put me in mind of fried pie.

I?ll be the first to admit that Flowery Branch is a bit of a haul. But I have no reservations about sending you on that drive. This chef has skill and a desire to grow, which has catapulted him to the top of his game. There?s no question that Antebellum will only improve with age.

ANTEBELLUM
5510 Church St., Flowery Branch. 770-965-8100

Food: Contemporary Southern
Service: Servers experienced and approachable
Best dishes: Fried green tomatoes, grilled wild salmon, ribeye, maple pot de creme
Vegetarian selections: Appetizer salads
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Credit cards: All major credit cards
Hours: 5-9 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 5-10 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays
Children: Well-behaved ones OK
Parking: Yes
Reservations: Yes
Smoking: No
Noise level: Low to medium
Patio: Yes
Takeout: Yes

Source: http://blogs.ajc.com/food-and-more/2012/11/22/antebellum-restaurant-review-flowery-branch/?cxntfid=blogs_food_and_more

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Holiday Overeating, Amazon Deals, and Tablet Styluses

Readers offer their best tips for saving yourself from Thanksgiving food comas, getting better prices on Amazon, and improving your tablet stylus.

Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips in our inbox, but for various reasons?maybe they're a bit too niche, maybe we couldn't find a good way to present it, or maybe we just couldn't fit it in?the tip didn't make the front page. From the Tips Box is where we round up some of our favorites for your buffet-style consumption. Got a tip of your own to share? Add it in the comments, email it to tips at lifehacker.com, or share it on our tips and expert pages.

Take a Walk After Overeating to Avoid a Food Coma

Thorin shares his tried and true tip for post-Thanksgiving relaxation:

Every year, everyone talks about the "food coma" that comes after Thanksgiving dinner. The obvious solution is to not eat so much, but I have another solution: even though I've done it a zillion times, I'm always surprised at how much better I feel if I take a walk after eating way too much. So if you're afraid of the oncoming Turkey nap...take a little walk and you should be able to make it through the rest of the night okay.

Photo by Juhan Sonin.

Check Different Categories on Amazon for Better Prices

JCMasterpiece discovers a strange quirk on Amazon:

To get a better price on Amazon, sometimes it's as easy as choosing a different category. For instance, when looking at the game Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for PC going through the Video Game section gave a $42.99 price, while going through the Software section showed a price of $52.11.

Amazon can be weird with stuff like this. I've even seen claims that viewing an item in Chrome produces a different price than in Firefox (though I've never seen this myself). The real thing you should take away from this is that you can almost always find a better price if you dig around Amazon, whether it's in a different category, from a different seller, or under the "New & Used" link.

Get a Better Tablet Stylus with a Plastic Bag

Clarence Waialeale shows us how keep your stylus in good shape:

I've researched styluses in the past and decided to buy something dirt cheap that has decent reviews (while waiting for the technology to improve).

Then came this morning. You would not believe the things you can accomplish when your little one endlessly nags about a legit problem. Basically, his stylus getting sticky, because the coating on the rubber tip is wearing through. I'm not sure what made me try this, but the quick fix I decided to do to his stylus was:

1. Get one of those plastic shopping bags from the grocery store, or similar. Has to be those thin ones to work best.
2. Cut out an approximate 1.5" square piece.
3. Wrap it over the point of the stylus, taping down each corner one at a time. Be sure to pull plastic piece a little tight before taping each corner.
4. To secure things in place a little better, wrap one more piece of Scotch tape around the section of the stylus where the plastic bag ends and stylus shows.

That's it. Try writing with this. It's the best stylus I've ever used and probably won't ever have to buy another due to the now-replaceable stylus tip. On my Xoom, it actually responds a lot better to writing, especially when I write fast.

I hope this works for many of you, as stylus technology seems to be either bad or very expensive.

Restore Deleted Items in SkyDrive

MsCassLopez discovers a handy new feature in SkyDrive:

I just noticed the Skydrive web page has a Recycle bin link. I'm not sure how long it's been there but like Dropbox it lets you recover files you deleted. From what I have read it keeps things there for three days but I had files there from nearly two weeks ago.

Looks like this feature is new as of September. Pretty handy!

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Rene's gift picks: 2012 holiday guide

This season we're asking everyone here at iMore to share some of their favorite gift ideas. Sure, there'll be iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps and accessories included on everyones' lists, just as you'd expect, but there'll also be other stuff, great, geeky, gorgeous other stuff that's as multi-facted and fun as the people themselves. I'm up first, and don't be surprised if I hit every cliche in the nerd handbook. Hard. With an Uru hammer.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

I read this book at least once a year. Often several times. It was written in the 80s and served as the inspiration for everything from Tim Burton's Batman to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, to Batman: The Animated, to... you get the idea. It's safe to say almost every incarnation of The Batman since then has been informed by Frank Miller's story of Batman's end. The story is a tad fascist but the dialog is among the best ever put to word balloon, and the character among the best ever done in any form. If someone you love loves the Batman, and hasn't read The Dark Knight Returns, you need to fix that. Now. (Part 1 of the story has recently been released as a animated movie, with part 2 due in January. They stupefyingly chose not to include the killer inner monolog from the book, but they nailed almost everything else.)

• $9.99 - Kindle - Buy now
• $12.62 - Paperback - Buy now
• $19.99 - Animated - Buy now

Screens

Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean my computers aren't out to get me. I render a lot of video and that takes a lot of time, and I don't want to be slaved to my Mac while it's crunching all those codecs, but nor do I want it to error out the moment I remove it from my cold, steely glare. So I use apps to keep track of what's going on, whether I'm across the room, or across town. For light stuff -- if I just want to make sure all the cores are grinding away on all the things -- I use iStat 2. It's every bit of monitored data I need in on slickly packaged app. For more detailed stuff, including for times when I have to take over my Mac with an iPhone or iPad and fix those things, I use Screens. It just works. From table side or pool side, I can pull up my Macs over VNC, see exactly what's going on, and use them about as well as multitouch allows. Which is pretty well. If you have an IT geek who needs a gift, or really anyone who'd like the freedom to control their Mac or Windows PC from anywhere, get them Screens.

• $19.99 - Screens for iPhone and ipad - Buy Now
• $29.99 - Screens for Mac - Buy Now

Netflix

I'm still watching Netflix quite a bit. Mostly on the Apple TV, but occasionally on the iPad and the iPhone as well. While the Global, CTV, and Citytv apps remain my source for new TV programming, and iTunes for movies, Netflix is where I go for back catalog. Sometimes it's movies or TV shows I simply missed when they first aired, and sometimes it's stuff I really enjoyed and want to watch again. There's a ton of stuff, from action to comedy, for adults and kids alike. And while the Netflix app itself is free, the service requires a subscription. That makes it a great gift, and since you can choose to gift it for 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, or an entire year, you can make as small or as big a gift out of it as you like.

• Starting at $7.99 - Buy now

Griffin PowerJolt Dual

I use my iPhone and iPad mini a lot. And that means I need to charge them a lot. Sometimes both of them at the same time. At conferences, I've been using the mophie juice pack powerstation duo But for when I'm in the car, it's the Griffin PowerJolt Dual. Just put it in your car's adapter, plug two Lightning cables in, and you can charge two devices -- yours, or a friend, family member, or co-worker's. It means never fighting for a charge again, either between people or devices. If you've got someone in your life who's always on the go, and multiple devices need to go with them, the Girffin PowerJolt Dual is a great gift.

• $14.95 - Buy now

Tonx Coffee

I found out about Tonx from Daring Fireball's John Gruber and subscribed immediately). If you know someone who loves -- really loves -- great coffee, they likely already have a burr grinder, cheap or expensive and a French press or an AeroPress But what they might not have easy access to is freshly roasted beams to burr grind and brew to perfection. That's where Tonx comes in. Every other week, Tonx ships you a bag of beans that have been roasted within the last 24 hours. If there aren't many people in your household, or you don't drink that much coffee, you can get them a 6 oz. bag. If there are a lot of people, or you drink a lot of coffee, you can get them a 12 oz. bag. Either way, it's best damn coffee gift for the coffee lover in your life.

• Starting at whatever you like - Buy now

The iPad mini

You knew it had to be on here, right? From the moment I got my iPad mini and my 4 year old godson tried at it and said "Oh, an iPad my size!", and my mother picked it up and smiled at how light it was, I knew I'd be giving away more than one this year. Sure, it's on the pricier end of the gift-giving spectrum, but I'll be chipping in with other family members and that makes it more than manageable. And you know what? No one who wants one or is getting one gives a flying fig about Retina display. So if someone in your life has been holding out for a small tablet, seriously, don't waste your time with the cheap stuff. Get together and get iPad minis. Everyone will be glad you did, and for months and years to come.

• Starting at $329 - Buy now

Your gift picks?

So that's what I'll be gifting this season to more than a few friends, family, and colleagues. (Spoilers! D'oh! Sorry!) How about you? What apps, accessories, media, food, and fun stuff comprise your favorite gifts this year?

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Skype Update for Windows 8 adds Messenger contact support, brings fading IM closer to its doom

Microsoft recently revealed that it would be retiring its longstanding Live Messenger platform. However, instead of receiving a commemorative wristwatch and rocking chair for its services, the once prominent IM client will be integrated into Skype during Q1 2013. Taking its first step to get the ball rolling, the company issued an update to Skype for Windows 8. The latest software push brings group searches, improved video performance, bug fixes and most notably Messenger contacts are now available to call. While these changes are subtle, it's good to finally see Microsoft making moves after shelling out $8.5 billion for the privilege a little over a year ago. Hopefully, this will lead to more practical roads, like finally bringing Skype to the Xbox 360. But that would make too much sense, wouldn't it?

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Everybody wants to get their body fit and healthy. Especially when summer season arrives and they want to look really good in their new bathing suits. But few people know how to begin in terms of feeling and looking match. The subsequent write-up gives you assistance on how to obtain that entire body you?ve usually wanted.

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Executive pay limits narrowed scope of TARP banking rescue

Public release date: 20-Nov-2012
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New study finds rejecting TARP funds related to limits on CEO pay

CHESTNUT HILL, MA (Nov. 20, 2012) The executive pay provisions of the TARP the Troubled Asset Relief Program stoked controversy. Bankers claimed the rules would thwart their efforts to attract and retain the best executives. But the pay rules may have had an unintended benefit of reducing the scope of the program, researchers say.

A newly published report in the Journal of Banking, Finance & Accounting finds that pay provisions did discourage some banks from participating in TARP, which was intended to help banks weather the 2008-2009 financial crisis, according to researchers Mary Ellen Carter of Boston College, Brian Cadman, of the University of Utah, and Luann J. Lynch, of the University of Virginia.

Examining 263 publicly traded banks that were approved for TARP, the new study found that 35 banks rejected the funds and that this decision was related to higher levels of CEO pay. But this decision didn't seem to hurt them they fared just as well as their peers that did take TARP money. As a result, the pay provisions in TARP may have deterred banks that didn't really need the money from taking it.

The study also suggests that from a personal standpoint bankers may have been right to worry about TARP's pay limits: banks that took the funds did see higher executive turnover than those that didn't. But their performance didn't suffer. Banks that turned down TARP moneyoften derisively referred to as "bailouts" did just as much lending afterwards and had just as much financial strength, measured in terms of capital ratios, as those that accepted it.

"While we don't know exactly why these banks refused the funds, we do know that some high-profile bankers complained that the pay restrictions were onerous. Our study suggests that TARP may have been better designed than bankers would have you believe," Carter said. "The restrictions gave financial incentives for bank executives to think carefully about participating and, if they did participate, to get out from underneath the program as quickly as possible."

TARP was, perhaps, the most controversial of the many policy measures undertaken during the financial crisis. The U.S. government originally budgeted $700 billion and ultimately paid out about $400 billion to shore up the U.S. financial system. Some viewed the program as corporate welfare while others saw it as creeping socialism. Nobody, but the bankers who needed the money, seemed to like it much. But in the end, TARP appears to have succeeded: banks, for the most part, survived the crisis and are paying back the money.

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The full report, "Executive Compensation Restrictions: Do They Restrict Firms' Willingness to Participate in TARP", is available at the following link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2167183.

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New study finds rejecting TARP funds related to limits on CEO pay

CHESTNUT HILL, MA (Nov. 20, 2012) The executive pay provisions of the TARP the Troubled Asset Relief Program stoked controversy. Bankers claimed the rules would thwart their efforts to attract and retain the best executives. But the pay rules may have had an unintended benefit of reducing the scope of the program, researchers say.

A newly published report in the Journal of Banking, Finance & Accounting finds that pay provisions did discourage some banks from participating in TARP, which was intended to help banks weather the 2008-2009 financial crisis, according to researchers Mary Ellen Carter of Boston College, Brian Cadman, of the University of Utah, and Luann J. Lynch, of the University of Virginia.

Examining 263 publicly traded banks that were approved for TARP, the new study found that 35 banks rejected the funds and that this decision was related to higher levels of CEO pay. But this decision didn't seem to hurt them they fared just as well as their peers that did take TARP money. As a result, the pay provisions in TARP may have deterred banks that didn't really need the money from taking it.

The study also suggests that from a personal standpoint bankers may have been right to worry about TARP's pay limits: banks that took the funds did see higher executive turnover than those that didn't. But their performance didn't suffer. Banks that turned down TARP moneyoften derisively referred to as "bailouts" did just as much lending afterwards and had just as much financial strength, measured in terms of capital ratios, as those that accepted it.

"While we don't know exactly why these banks refused the funds, we do know that some high-profile bankers complained that the pay restrictions were onerous. Our study suggests that TARP may have been better designed than bankers would have you believe," Carter said. "The restrictions gave financial incentives for bank executives to think carefully about participating and, if they did participate, to get out from underneath the program as quickly as possible."

TARP was, perhaps, the most controversial of the many policy measures undertaken during the financial crisis. The U.S. government originally budgeted $700 billion and ultimately paid out about $400 billion to shore up the U.S. financial system. Some viewed the program as corporate welfare while others saw it as creeping socialism. Nobody, but the bankers who needed the money, seemed to like it much. But in the end, TARP appears to have succeeded: banks, for the most part, survived the crisis and are paying back the money.

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The full report, "Executive Compensation Restrictions: Do They Restrict Firms' Willingness to Participate in TARP", is available at the following link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2167183.

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FCC says Dish can use wireless spectrum, with limits

(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp said on Tuesday that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission had proposed allowing the satellite TV provider to use wireless spectrum, but would impose limits the company opposes.

The company, which is the No. 2 satellite U.S. television provider, said in a statement the FCC proposal would limit Dish's spectrum by making the company lower "power and emission levels that could cripple our ability to enter the business."

Dish General Counsel Stanton Dodge called the FCC move "significantly flawed" because the limits would make the spectrum less useful and hurt Dish's business ambitions.

An FCC spokesman confirmed that agency Chairman Julius Genachowski "had shared proposals with his colleagues" on Tuesday.

The commissioners still need to vote on the proposals and no final agency decision has been made, Dish said.

Sprint Nextel Corp , which has lobbied the FCC to impose limits on Dish, said in a statement it hopes the agency takes "the steps necessary to protect Sprint's PCS spectrum."

Dish has been waiting since March - when the agency delayed its application - to find out whether it could use the spectrum the way it wanted to help build a wireless U.S. cellular network.

Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen has spent more than $3 billion buying up wireless spectrum over the past few years. Ergen has repeatedly said the FCC's delay has hurt the company's chances of ever being competitive in the mobile market now dominated by AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc .

(Reporting by Liana B. Baker. Editing by Gary Crosse and Andre Grenon)

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Apple airs two new iPhone 5: Turkey and Orchestra

Apple has just released two new TV commercials for the iPhone 5 5 called Turkey and Orchestra. As you might imagine, Turkey focuses on the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, and starts off with... a turkey and all the fixings! Apple then shows the Photo app, and swiping between photos of a family in the midst of Thanksgiving celebrations.

Photo Stream is also highlighted, and the easy way it lets you share photos with specific family and friends, who can then enjoy and comment on them on their own iOS devices.

Oh, and there's pie.

"Mmm. Pie."

Orchestra shows off the noise-cancelling mic on the iPhone 5. According to Apple, even if a full symphony orchestra in a White Room right out of Angel is playing nearby, thanks to that mic you'll have a better than normal chance at still hearing your call, without having to ask the conductor to pipe it down.

These are both classic Apple iPhone commercials, showing off specific features and doing it in a slightly whimsical manner. Not disruptive by any means, but not as awkward as the genius commercials or as reality defying as the Siri commercials from earlier in the air.

What do you think of them?

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7 Effective Ways to Get Traffic and Exposure for Your New Website

So you have started your business and launched your new website. One of your first considerations is likely to be how you can drive traffic to your new website and get exposure for your business online. As you are probably aware, the online marketing landscape is changing. The last year has seen a significant shift in how search engines like Google rank a website. Many high ranking websites have suffered as a result.

Getting traffic to a new website can be particularly challenging as many start up businesses do not have an advertising budget not do they have an existing client base or an extensive email list to target. In this article we take a look at 7 techniques that still work and are effective for business exposure and website traffic.

1. Comment on Most Influential Blogs In Your Niche

Use Technorati to identify and make a list of the top 20 blogs that target your niche. Visit each blog and join discussions by leaving a comment. Make sure your comment is relevant to the topic and adds value to the discussion. Choose a combination of recent posts and posts that are most popular on the blog. Most blogs have a ?Most Popular? widget in the sidebar that you can use to find popular discussions. Repeat the process on every blog and do it frequently.

2. Participate in Leading Forums In Your Niche

Identify and make a list of at least 10 high ranking forums that target your niche. A simple search on Google should be enough e.g. if your website is about Web Design you can search for ?Web design forum? (without quotes). Alternatively, you can search for blog posts or articles about forums e.g. ?Top web design forums? which is likely to produce a list of leading forums in the sector.

Once you have identified your forums, create an account on each and update your profile with a description of your business and a link to your website. Additionally, look for the forum signature link in your profile and add a link to your website in your forum signature. Forum signatures are displayed below each of your forum posts.

The final step is to find relevant discussions and post a response. Most forums also encourage new users to post a thread introducing themselves which you can also take advantage of. Try not to adopt a promotional tone. Your forum signature is where you get to promote your business or your website, not the discussions themselves. Repeat the process frequently on all forums in your list.

3. Distribute Press Releases on Top Free PR Services

Press release is one of the quickest way to promote your business and drive traffic to your new website. Write a press release announcing the launch of your new website and publish it on the top 5 to 10 press release sites. Use keyword rich title for maximum exposure. This will give your business and your website some much-needed quick exposure.

Your press release should be at least 300 words in length and include a good introduction and a link to your website at the end. Repeat the process every few weeks if you can. If you have a budget, you can increase coverage manifold by targeting paid services such as PR.Com.

4. Publish Articles on Top 5 Article Directorie

The popularity of article directories have suffered in recent search engine algorithm changes. However, the top article sites like EzineArticles can still prove beneficial for new websites and provide some exposure and traffic.

Write a few articles on topics related to your new website e.g. if your business offers web design services, you could write articles on ?5 Web design tips to get the most out of your website? or ?How to Design a Great Website?. Next, create an account on the top five article directories and complete your profile. Finally, publish your article along with a good author biography at the end with a link to your new website.

Repeat the process every month or two. If you have the time, try to publish unique versions of the articles on each article directory as publishing unique content will increase your benefits.

5. Save Your Articles As PDF and Publish on Document Sharing sites

Create a free account on the top five document sharing websites. Make sure to complete your profile with a good description of your business and link to your new website. Now, save your articles as PDF documents and add it to respective document sharing websites.

Instead of publishing all document on the same day, spread them across throughout the month. Make sure to include a bio at the end of the documents and check to verify your link is active. ?For best results, spend some time to update, format and brand your documents. Adding your logo and other details can help create brand recognition.

6. Add Your Site To Dmoz

DMOZ or the ODP (Open Directory Project) is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory on the Web.There are tons of directories that provide a listing service to businesses and webmasters but DMOZ is the most important from an SEO point of view. Although it is a free service, it can take months for your submission to be approved and listed on DMOZ which can be very frustrating.

Listing your business on DMOZ creates two important links to your website ? one from DMOZ and one from the Google directory. Although DMOZ itslef is not likely to provide noticeable traffic to your website, the incoming links received by yourwebsite is considered important by Google and affects your search engine ranking. It is thus highly recommended to get your website listed.

7. Use Google Adwords (Or Try With Free Vouchers)

Building your organic ranking on Google can take time. In the short term Pay per click advertising such as Google Adwords can be very helpful. However, with ever increasing competition and rising click costs, it can be a drain on your budget. You can take advantage of Free Adword Vouchers (up to $100) to test the program and get some real traffic to your website.

There are many ways to get a free Adword Voucher. Simply search on Google and you should be able to find it easily.

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Be The Match. Save A Life. | Fast Horse

We get to do some very cool work here at Fast Horse. Some of it vitally important work, like raising awareness for our client Be The Match?.

Be The Match helps patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other diseases who need a marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant. It is known worldwide as the largest, most diverse registry of marrow donors and cord blood units.

Every day, new searches of the Be The Match registry are begun for patients with critical stage leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell anemia and other diseases of the blood. For these patients, marrow transplant is the only cure.

That is what struck us so deeply when we started working with Be The Match and has fueled our passion for the cause ? that for thousands of critically ill blood cancer patients, there IS a cure.

And, the amazing thing is, that cure could be me. Or it could be you.

Although organ donation often comes from a family member, marrow donation is different. More than 70% of patients in need do not have a match in their own family. The larger the registry, the more likely it is that each patient will find a matching donor and receive their cure.

If you?re interested in more information, I?d encourage you to check out Be The Match.

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Financial donations can also contribute to someone?s cure. Be The Match uses financial contributions to grow the Be The Match Registry. When more people join the registry, patients have a greater chance of finding a match.

The organization also uses contributions to help cover costs for patients undergoing bone marrow transplants. Many patients and families rely on support from Be The Match to pay for travel, lodging and other expenses that are not often covered by insurance.

Additionally, Be The Match uses contributions to fund research that advances the science of bone marrow and cord blood transplantation, from better matching the right donor to the right patient to improving post-transplant treatment.

Source: http://fasthorseinc.com/blog/2012/11/12/be-the-match-save-a-life/

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Apple and HTC settle global patent battle

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Getting The Answer

An inocent yound women gets kidnapped leaving her antique store. But why?

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