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Review of Week 3

Hey,

So, after backing up my files, and reviewing the points chart, it looks like I am going okay in the grades area. The suggested number for this week is 88 for an A and I have something like 84 so not far behind. 

Of this week’s announcements I think I like the one about adding a "favicon" to your blog (shown below) for a couple reasons. The first is that I had just recently seen that setting option in my blog settings and had no clue what it was, and the second is that I love those little things. When I bookmark pages on my browser I love it when they have one and aren't just the usual google "G".



As for my favorite video, I think it would definitely have to be the Jatayu Sculpture video because initially I thought it was going to be about the remains of an ancient sculpture that had been found, but instead has recently been built. I like to imagine that it may be something that future people find and marvel at like the remains of temples or pyramids that we find today. 



Photo: "favicon" via Cource Announcements by Laura Gibbs 

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