The population of Norson, the largest city in Transitania, is  percent of the rest of the population of Transitania. The population of Norson is what percent of the entire population of Transitania?A.   B.  C.  D.  E.  |  |
Monday, October 31, 2011
Gmail - The Official SAT Question of the Day
Gmail - The Official SAT Question of the Day
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Lindsay Lohan - The Frisky
Lindsay Lohan - The Frisky:
Lindsay Lohan brought her 17-year-old sister Ali to her Playboy photoshoot, which I hope was squeezed in between family therapy sessions. [Hollywood Life]
Speaking of the Lohan fam, police say Michael Lohan “consumed alcohol and drugs” before his second arrest this week.
Lindsay Lohan brought her 17-year-old sister Ali to her Playboy photoshoot, which I hope was squeezed in between family therapy sessions. [Hollywood Life]
Speaking of the Lohan fam, police say Michael Lohan “consumed alcohol and drugs” before his second arrest this week.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
This is Ken Jennings' Mind
Maphead
![[Image of Maphead jacket cover]](http://www.ken-jennings.com/images/mapheadsmall.jpg) Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks is Ken's followup to his 2005 best-seller Brainiac. Much as Brainiac offered a behind-the-scenes look at the little-known demimonde of competitive trivia buffs, Maphead finally gives equal time to that other downtrodden underclass: America's map nerds.In a world where geography only makes the headlines when college students are (endlessly) discovered to be bad at it, these hardy souls somehow thrive. Some crisscross the map working an endless geographic checklist: visiting all 3,143 U.S. counties, for example, or all 936 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Some pore over million-dollar collections of the rarest maps of the past; others embrace the future by hunting real-world cartographic treasures like "geocaches" or "degree confluences" with GPS device in hand. Some even draw thousands of their own imaginary maps, lovingly detailing worlds that never were. Ken Jennings was a map nerd from a young age himself, you will not be surprised to learn, even sleeping with a bulky Hammond atlas at the side of his pillow, in lieu of the traditional Teddy bear. As he travels the nation meeting others of his tribe--map librarians, publishers, "roadgeeks," pint-sized National Geographic Bee prodigies, the computer geniuses behind Google Maps and other geo-technologies--he comes to admire these geographic obsessives. Now that technology and geographic illiteracy are increasingly insulating us from the lay of the land around us, we are going to be needing these people more than ever. Mapheads are the ones who always know exactly where they are--and where everything else is as well. |
Do you remember Ken Jennings?
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25
The Debunker: Ken Jennings vs. Sweet Myths, Part 4
Every Tuesday on the Woot blog, writer and professional ex- Jeopardy! contestant Ken Jennings puts on his Debunker hat and takes at aim much-believed morsels of information that feel so true... but are really all wrong. This month, to celebrate Halloween and the inevitable candy-gorging orgy (gorgy?) that ensues, Ken will debunk four myths about sweets and desserts of all kinds. These treats, it turns out, are full of tricks.
Sweet Myth #4: Shirley Temple Sang About a Boat Called the “Good Ship Lollipop.”
Occupational Therapy Improves Independence In Stroke Survivors
Based on the results, the authors calculated that for every 1,000 patients treated with occupational therapy, 97 patients avoid death, dependent care or deteriorating health.
Occupational therapists teach patients to perform everyday activities, such as making meals and getting in and out of bed on their own. Occupational therapists may also help stroke patients relearn tasks associated with work, leisure and family activities.
Yearly, about 700,000 people in the United States have a stroke. Recovery from stroke may be lengthy, and studies indicate that one-third of stroke survivors remain dependent on others for care.
Occupational therapy does work, say the study authors. Now "the debate should move from considering whether occupational services are effective to determining which elements make them effective," Legg said.
Occupational therapists teach patients to perform everyday activities, such as making meals and getting in and out of bed on their own. Occupational therapists may also help stroke patients relearn tasks associated with work, leisure and family activities.
Yearly, about 700,000 people in the United States have a stroke. Recovery from stroke may be lengthy, and studies indicate that one-third of stroke survivors remain dependent on others for care.
Occupational therapy does work, say the study authors. Now "the debate should move from considering whether occupational services are effective to determining which elements make them effective," Legg said.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
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