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Wolf - Bear Cuddle

"This is ridiculous. Where's the meat bozo?" http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Memorization Is Still Useful at University

It has been said that memorizing answers is not good preparation for university. This is based on the premise that much tertiary work is research and evaluation. But what about exams? Semester examinations can contribute from 10 to 50 per cent of a subject, depending on who creates the "set up" of a course. Lecturers set exams based upon their own knowledge. They can't help themselves. It is like an artist who paints a crowd. On close perusal of the picture you can see many instances of little artists everywhere. In other words painters tend to create images of themselves. University lecturers test students on their own knowledge - they have their own pet areas. Students can benefit from this. They can take a recording device into lectures. Indeed, many institutions record lectures for students who miss them for unforeseen reasons. It is possible to buy devices that play back speech very fast. They have a tone control to normalize the pitch. Students can play lectures ove...

Hammock Dog

"What a vacation." http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hold It Squirrel

"Hold it!" http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scratch Bear

" Just a bit further. That's it, ah." http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Danger of Nuclear Power Stations

Countries are going ahead with investment in nuclear power despite very real dangers. Similar crises to Chernobyl and Three Mile Island will definitely occur in the future with catastrophic results for resident of neighboring nations of the country experiencing the problem. Where are they going to put the contaminated material after use? Putting it deep under landfill and into natural cavities in the earth have failed in the past. The only answer is to launch it into space on a trajectory to the sun. But what if the rocket explodes in the earth's atmosphere or crashes to earth? Nuclear power is also very expensive. It is too high a price to pay to reduce green house gas pollution. Electricity charges are already going through the roof in Australia and the green tax hasn't even been instituted yet. There is no way the use of uranium purchased from countries such as Australia can be policed. Once another country owns the uranium it can use it for military purposes, though all nuc...

Shut Up Cat - Dog

"I told you to shut up, didn't I?" http://vistacomputersolutions.blogspot.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .