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4 Sci-Fi Movies That Will Rock in 2012 and 4 That Will Suckon January 12, 2012 at 12:01 am
4 Movies That Will Rock in 2012:
1) The Hobbit: (yes I know it's more Fantasy than Sci-fi but needs to be on here)
In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit… Oh man, I am so excited about this movie. Of all of Tolkien's books about Middle Earth, this was always my favorite. The trailer and the cast are absolutely stunning. Jackson has already delivered us the magic three times so why not a fourth? This movie looks like a surefire hit from beginning to end and is one I have been waiting for since I was a child. I cannot wait to see Smog and here the word, " my preciousssssssss," one more time!
2) Prometheus:
This trailer is a nerdgasmic plunge into dark, creepy science fiction and I think this may be the best film of 2012. I am coming into the Alien prequal with lofty expectations and I think it will deliver. Ridley Scott has put together a nostalgic piece of sci-fi that should be one hell of a horrific ride. The creatures and the set design and animation look incredibly real and evil. This is the kind of stuff I have been missing from the anus of Hollywood for a long time. There have been too many pieces of crap from Michael Bay's exploding vagina as of late. "Step aside Butch," the Aliens are in the house.
3) Batman, The Dark Knight Rises:
Christopher Nolan will deliver. The bits and pieces we've seen so far all say so. I love Batman and I love HIS Batman. Though I was never a fan of Bane, I think Nolan's version will be WAY better than the comic. My only reservations are Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. I'm not a fan of hers and I don't think she has the sex appeal that Catwoman needs. BUT, Nolan is amazing so I expect this to be her best performance.
4) Snow White and The Huntsman:
Hate on Kristen Stewart all you want but this movie looks like a very dark and evil retelling of the Snow White story. It seems much more exciting than Abe Lincoln hunting vampires. Stewart stars alongside Thor's Chris Hemsworth in this new version of an old fairy tale. Charlize Theron as the evil queen looks like it could be a deliciously wicked bite of an apple.
(yes I know it's more Fantasy than Sci-fi but needs to be on here)
4 Movies That Will Suck in 2012
1) The Avengers:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know I'm going to take some crap from all of you fan boys out there but this movie feels much more like Iron Man 2 to me than Iron Man 1. From the posters to the trailer, I just see a lack of chemistry between characters and I question Loki as an impressive villain in this one. To me Loki feels better suited for a Los Angeles Rave than the main villain in the Avengers. Maybe it's just me but I am getting tired of Super Hero movies and this one just looks like an over hyped explosion fest that is waiting to disappoint. One main concern Marvel's inability to correctly render the Hulk without making him look like a CGI cartoon. Lou Ferrigno is a better choice it might seem. If the Avengers opens up and the reviews are awful, it will crush the comic book to movie landslide that has been happening over the last decade plus. In all honesty though, I will see this film and I hope it will be better than I think it's going to be. Thor was better than I thought but not by much. Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, there is a lot riding on the Avengers franchise–much more than studio executives or our pals at Marvel-Mouse want to own up to.
2) John Carter of Mars:
The book was awesome. The movie leaves much to be desired from the trailer. From the cast to the decision to change the scale and concepts of some of the book's most fun characters. One of my friends suggested that it might make a better animated film and with that I don't disagree. I'm afraid of this movie that it's one of those that I will walk out of all pissed off of because of my love for the book. This will be the antithesis of Peter Jackson's Hobbit film.
3) The Lorax:
The book was amazing, but like other Dr. Seuss movies, once they are elongated for the big screen, they lose their magic. This one certainly feels that way too. Very disappointed from what I've seen so far from the trailer of the Lorax. Way to go 1%!
4) Men in Black III:
Will Smith plays the same character in every movie and the last Men in Black film sucked worse than the first one. This is a franchise that just should have quit while it was ahead. It's a pathetic grasp at something that originally sucked ass. If I was you, I'd stay away from this giant piece of crap at all costs.
The Amazing Spider Man:
Meh. That's all I have to say. In the last year or so Marvel has killed him in the comics so I guess I am just not interested in seeing them doing anything else to him. I will not see this movie. I do not care. Spider Man is and will always be one of my favorite super heroes. I know his origin and I know who he is to me. I don't need more movie masturbation about him. Especially a retelling of his origin again with an actor who I don't think feels like Peter Parker.
Now remember, opinions are like… You know what I mean. These are just mine. I'm open for debating these so please take your best shot. Especially all you people that love Marvel. Go for it…I dare ya.
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Don't count on the Los Angeles Kings coming to any kind of deal with Drew Doughty until after the deal with Shea Weber is done. With the arbitration hearing yesterday, the time is drawing near where the two sides will know (at least) what the arbiter believes that Weber is worth. At that point, the Preds will almost certainly be forced to choke down whatever offer comes out.
While part of me hopes the deal is closer to Weber's proposed number ($8 million) than Nashville's number ($4.5 million), the more rational part of me thinks that the lower the contract the better for Kings everywhere. If Weber gets slapped with an unrealistic $5 million ruling, Doughty can easily sign something in the range of $6 million for the mid-long term, and be comfortable.
However, if the arbitrator decides that Weber is worth somewhere around $7+ million, we could be in for some trouble. Weber is 4 years older, and has NOT been a Norris Trophy finalist. Even a half-way decent agent can make a compelling case that Doughty should match or exceed Weber's cap hit. Sure, as fans we can hope Doughty takes a home-team discount, but really, who are we kidding?
So here's what I'm thinking. The arbitrator comes back with a reasonable $6 million offer. Of course Nashville signs the deal and everyone moves on in Nashville (to NASCAR or something). In Los Angeles, the drama is just beginning. Doughty and agent take another week or so to work out their little bonus, and ultimately Doughty signs for 5-7 years at $7 million annual hit. How it's spread out is frankly irrelevant to me, so I won't worry too much about it.
Next question, is that a good deal for the Kings? Let's say 6 years at $7 million annually. Good deal? Bum deal? What's your take?
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|28 Oct 2009
Constant reboots with NVIDIA 9800M GT (Samsung R710)
Hi everybody,
I have been trawling this site since Oct 22 for help with my problem, some pointers have worked to some extent but now I have reached a dead end so here's my post:
I have custom installed Windows 7 64 over an OEM Vista Home Premium on my Samsung R710 - a very pretty little laptop. Everything works great except the driver for my video card, an Nvidia 9600M GT. According to Dev Manager my GPU is currently running under a VGA compatible video controller which can only give me basic video display, no Aero or proper gaming display.
After struggling to find an Nvidia driver that would recognize my card similar to other posters in this forum, I came across the 186.81 driver (186.81_notebook_win7_winvista_64bit_international_whql) on the Nvidia site. Using Internet Explorer, this driver is automatically detected for my system and after downloading detects my GPU and installs right over the VGA driver. Great.
Not so great: I cannot boot into Windows 7. I get the 'Windows is Starting' screen with the whirling lights and the beatific windows logo shining away but just before the mouse pointer should appear the display completely switches off (not black screen) and reboots ad infinitum. Only a safe mode disinstall of 186.81 and 2 reboots will allow to get back into Windows 7 with the VGA driver back in control.
The funny thing is, after looking at other peoples problems on this site I DID get 186.81 to work for a few hours. Aero was working and I was playing the new Dyson game on Steam, but a sudden reboot dropped me into the cycle described above.
Because I had also done some messing around with the OEM drivers from Samsung I thought I had screwed something up; so, I executed a recovery back to Vista and a completely new custom install of Windows 7 64. I reinstalled 186.81 but immediately met the same reboot problem.
Now then. I have tried monkeying around with the VGA driver file: vgapnp.sys in system32 (no change to reboot situation), looking at ntbtlog.txt (completely fruitless), updating the BIOS from Samsung (this driver fails to load in Windows 7), every driver someone has recommended (the drivers usually install but result in same reboot situation) and the MS Update Catalog drivers (same reboot deal).
Essentially, I can get a compatible Nvidia driver to install but my system will not accept it and reboots until remove the offending driver in safe mode.
Over to you good people, best regards.
Oh, and if istorki reads this: you're the man but no, you're R610 method doesn't work for me
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|28 Oct 2009
What's the hardware id? Right click it in device manager, properties, details tab, change the dropdown to hardware ids. Copy and paste the results here.
No results on Samsung's site. http://www.samsung.com/us/support/se...0&find_button=
|My System Specs
|28 Oct 2009
What's the hardware id? Right click it in device manager, properties, details tab, change the dropdown to hardware ids. Copy and paste the results here.
No results on Samsung's site. SAMSUNG
Hardware ids, as follows:
Try Samsung UK: the SAMSUNG R710 17? widescreen notebook is ideal for everyone R710 - R-Series - Entertainment - Notebook Computers | SAMSUNG
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|28 Oct 2009
Enjoy your driver and Windows 7!
v185.85 Windows 7/Vista 64bit | NVIDIA Notebook OEM - NVISION
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|28 Oct 2009
|My System Specs
|28 Oct 2009
Device manager. Right click the adapter. Update driver software. Browse. Let me pick. Have disk. Browse. Find the
nvsm.inf now and install like that.
This is in the .inf, meaning it should install for you (hopefully ) -
[DEV_0648&SUBSYS_C520144D] NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
|My System Specs
|28 Oct 2009
I have tried that and it is giving me 18 choices of my card under 'Select the device driver...', which one is which? The DEV_0649&SUBSYS_C520144D string shows up in the listing on the dl site but I can't detect it in the driver list.
Many thanks for your patience and help.
|My System Specs
|28 Oct 2009
You're welcome, not a problem.
Upload the nvsm.inf to Rapidshare and post a link. I don't have it any longer here.
I'll need to look at it again to advise, but my guess is right now, any will work. I'll let ya know my opinion when I see it again.
|My System Specs
|28 Oct 2009
Hi again, I managed to get the driver install by searching for the DEV_0649&SUBSYS_C520144D string in the 'addional infs' folder. It was listed within nvsm.inf and nvsm_win7.inf, only nvsm_win7.inf loaded.
But I'm still getting the reboot, Win 7 doesn't like these drivers.
I think it must be a hardware issue somewhere.
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The extent and source of services used by older adults discharged to a community setting after a psychiatric hospitalization were examined in a prospective follow-up study. Patients were asked about service use in structured telephone interviews one month after hospital discharge. Subjects had comorbid medical conditions and high levels of functional impairment. Service use was low, highly skewed, and spread across three sectors of care—mental health specialty care (38 percent of the services), general medical care (35 percent), and social services and formal aging services (27 percent). Most service episodes were related to mental disorder.
The cost and rising incidence of geropsychiatric hospital treatment is a major concern (1,2,3,4,5). Yet as inpatient stays for elderly persons on psychiatric units have shortened and older adults are discharged with increased dependency, the availability and sufficiency of posthospital services becomes a pressing issue. Elderly patients return to community care after psychiatric hospitalization with multiple needs, including those stemming from mental disorder, comorbid medical conditions, and problems with daily functioning. Discharge from acute hospitalization is a critical transition for elderly patients, and inadequate postdischarge service may undermine the effectiveness of inpatient care (6). However, virtually no studies have followed older psychiatric patients into community care to examine their service utilization.
The underutilization of specialty mental health services among elderly persons is well documented (7). The general health sector has served as their de facto mental health system (8). The functional limitations experienced by many elderly persons suggest the need for social services and formal aging services. However, the few available studies of this issue suggest that elderly persons with mental disorders underutilize social services (9).
The objectives of the study reported here were to identify the extent of formal service utilization by older adults discharged home after acute psychiatric care and to identify the types and sectors of care used.
The study uses a conceptualization of care in three sectors: specialty mental health service, general health service, and social and formal aging services. Consistent with the Epidemiologic Catchment Area study (8), specialty mental health service is defined as care provided by psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric social workers, counselors, or mental health specialists. General health service is defined as care provided by nonpsychiatric physicians, nurses, medical social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, recreational therapists, nurse aides, and pharmacists. Social services and formal aging services are defined as care provided by nonpsychiatric gerontological social workers, social agency staff, personal care aides, and agency-sanctioned volunteers.
The sample was made up of 60 older adults discharged from the geropsychiatric unit of a large urban teaching hospital to a community setting such as their own home, another person's home, a supported living facility, or other non-nursing-home setting. The participants in the study were recruited from October 1994 through January 1995. Ninety-two percent of those approached to participate in the study consented. For patients with cognitive impairment, consent was also obtained from a collateral, the family member designated by the hospital social worker as the person most involved with the patient. Data were collected during hospitalization and through a structured telephone interview with patients or collaterals one month after the patient's discharge.
Data on patients' age, race, marital status, and insurance status were abstracted from medical records. Medical records were also the source of information on patients' DSM-III-R axis I psychiatric diagnosis and comorbid axis III medical conditions. Patients' physical functioning was assessed during the one-month follow-up interview using questions about the 13 activities of daily living from the Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire of the Older Americans Research and Service Center (10).
In the postdischarge telephone interview, we asked study participants if during the month since discharge they had seen a particular provider, such as a psychiatrist, other physician, or psychiatric in-home nurse, or if they had used a particular type of service, such as a doctor's visit for a medical condition, day care, or outpatient electroconvulsive therapy. Study participants were read a list of types of providers and services and asked if they had used each one. They were also asked if they used a given service for help with a mental health problem, a medical condition, or limitations in physical functioning or activities of daily living.
Patients' responses reflected the number of service episodes but not the intensity or number of hours of service received. The research team assigned the types of providers and services mentioned by the patients to one of the three sectors of specialty mental health, general health, or social and aging services.
Like the elderly population in general, 75 percent of the sample were female, and half were widowed. African Americans, who made up 20 percent of the sample, and Medicaid recipients, 12 percent of the sample, were overrepresented due to the demographic characteristics of the population served by the study hospital.
Before being hospitalized, 37 percent of the study patients lived alone, and 28 percent did so after discharge. Seventy-six percent of the patients had a diagnosis of an affective disorder, 8 percent had dementia, 8 percent had psychotic disorders, and 8 percent had other disorders such as adjustment disorder and alcohol-related disorders. The mean± SD number of comorbid medical conditions was 3.1±1.9, with a range from none to eight. The mean level of functional dependence was 4.9± 3.6 on a possible scale from 0, total independence, to 12, total dependence. Only 13 percent of the study participants were fully functional one month after discharge.
T1 shows the types of services received by study participants. Postdischarge service use was low and highly skewed, with a small minority of patients using a large number of services. The median number of services used was one, the mode was two, and the mean was 4.2.
Mental disorder was the reason for 44 percent of the service episodes, physical health conditions for 32 percent, and functional impairment for 23 percent of services.
Thirty-eight percent of the services received by the study participants were from the mental health specialty sector, 35 percent were from the general health sector, and 27 percent were from the social and aging services sector. The median numbers of service contacts with the mental health sector, the general health sector, and the social and aging services sector were very low—one, one, and none, respectively. Wide variance in use elevated the mean numbers of contacts, which were 4.2±5.3 for the mental health sector, 3.6±7 for the general health sector, and 4±7 for the social and aging services sector. Two-thirds of the patients used two or three of the three sectors of care.
The study participants' high levels of medical comorbidity and functional impairment suggest that despite gains made during psychiatric hospitalization, elderly patients return to the community needing substantial care. Although mental disorder was the reason for most service use, the general medical sector played a large role in the study participants' posthospital care. The percentage of services received from the specialty mental health sector (38 percent) was lower than the percentage of services received because of a mental disorder (44 percent). Moreover, while 32 percent of services were related to medical need, 35 percent of services received by participants were from a medical provider. These findings reflect elderly patients' reliance on providers in the general medical sector for mental health care, even among those with a severe mental disorder.
Although most study participants had at least one service contact during the one-month study period, the skewed distribution of service use indicates that a few individuals consumed a disproportionate amount of services. This finding raises concerns about whether elderly patients discharged from psychiatric hospitalization receive enough services. The period of transition from acute hospital care to community care should be a time of intense service use. Patients who have just been discharged have the potential to be well connected with service systems because hospital staff can arrange home health care, follow-up care, and services for functional dependency. Patients who have required hospitalization for a mental disorder are probably among the most severely ill patients and therefore have the most critical needs.
Given shorter psychiatric hospital stays, optimizing community care is of increasing importance. Outcomes achieved from expensive inpatient treatment may be undermined by inadequate postdischarge service. Future studies should identify factors that enhance and impede service use of elderly patients discharged from psychiatric hospitalization. The findings of this study showing elderly patients' need for services from multiple sources of care highlight the importance of coordination of care for individual patients.
Dr. Proctor is Frank J. Bruno professor of social work research and director of the Center for Mental Health Services Research in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130 (e-mail, firstname.lastname@example.com). Dr. Morrow-Howell is associate professor and Mr. Ringenberg is a doctoral student in the School of Social Work. Dr. Rubin is professor of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Stellar Kart: Where Witness Meets Whimsy
- Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Real men wear Spandex. "And mullets and short shorts!" claims Stellar Kart's guitarist Cody Pellerin.
Pellerin proves he can rock the look in the band's music video for "Innocent," a raucous track from Stellar Kart's third release, Expect the Impossible, on Word Records. But viewers heed the risk: "You will laugh," Pellerin warns, noting that his own mother, a woman who is "not easily embarrassed" told him he crossed the line into "goofy" territory in his on-screen getup.
But if there's a band that can pull off such silliness, all the while spreading the weighty message of Christian redemption, it is the punk-pop cut-ups of Stellar Kart. Today, Stellar Kart front man Adam Agee and Pellerin are crammed around a 17-inch stump of a table in the children's corner, the only available interview space in the bustling Barnes & Noble bookstore outside of Nashville. Onlookers pass with quizzical glances at the scene that recalls Alice in Wonderland. These grown men, with lip rings and scull caps, look like giants squeezed into 7-year-old sized chairs. Heroes of their childhood bedtime stories, the Bernstein Bears, stare down from the shelves as if on security duty.
The farcical scene isn't far from Stellar Kart's reality. Whether rocking 200-plus shows a year or cutting up in the studio with producer Ian Eskelin (All Star United), Agee says the band has mastered the art of whimsy. Mundane is not a part of its vocabulary.
"Fun" seems to be the buzzword for this band, and it is referenced no less than five times by Agee and Pellerin in a span of 30 seconds and later echoed by Eskelin. "We were a lot less stressed this time," says Agee, who recorded the last album, We Can't Stand Sitting Down, in record time—eight days.
Eskelin deconstructs the recording process with Stellar Kart: "So many times, things get overanalyzed and torn apart to the point where the original idea gets lost. With these guys, the trick is to capture all the energy as it pours out. If it's fun, it usually turns out right," he told CCM via e-mail. One listen to Expect the Impossible proves his point.
The band executes a varied musical approach, infusing its signature fist-pumping fare of past albums with '80s-style synthesizers, throwback, hair-band guitar licks and a few ear-splitting screams from Agee that would make punk purists proud.
"There are songs that sound like anything from Simple Plan to Depeche Mode or Linkin Park. We wanted to give something for everybody, and we didn't want anyone to get bored," says Agee, who got his musical start with guitar lessons from drummer Jordan Messer's father.
While there was no shortage of good times in the studio, the challenge for this 7-year-old, four-piece outfit was to maintain a signature sound while evolving into new musical territory. Pellerin calls the record, "a big stretch," but he promises diehard fans won't be disappointed with the departure.
"I grew up with the '80s pop/rock stuff like Van Halen; Adam is a pop guy, and Jordan is a punk guy. When we come together musically, it's a collaboration of the four of us [with bassist Brian Calcara]. Because of Adam's melodies, it still sounds like Stellar Kart," he says.
Continues Agee: "We got together in a room, mashed earplugs in our ears and jammed out. This is where the creativity of the band comes in and makes the lyrics and melody into a song."
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Liz Canfield, my hero and mentor, in her Style Weekly extended interview
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Just ordered a shitton of Panda Garden.
Gonna pig out tonight.
General Tso's Tofu, Vegan Crab Rangoon, and Dan Dan Noodle
If I eat it all, please be proud and not offended
I'm very hungry.
I didn't realize that police breaking up Occupy Richmond would resonate throughout the Tumblr world. I figured that was probably happening to a lot of Occupy Wall Street Solidarity Movements.
If I may, though, since I live in RVA, fuck the police and fuck Dwight Jones for being a corporate mouthpiece.
I always love finding cool new people to follow.
Please stop talking about how "bad", "wrong", "dangerous" or "stupid" it is when people self-diagnose, especially in regard to mental illness.
Let's go over the reasons this is fucked up, problematic and oppressive.
1. Classism. Psychiatric and other types of evaluations are really fucking expensive, and often inaccessible. The last psych eval I had cost me $500. Anything involving neurology? Costs a SHIT TON more. Not to mention, services that are available to the poor are typically of low quality.
2. It dis-empowers people with disabilities by establishing doctors as the ultimate authorities on our own experiences. No matter how well we may know ourselves, a doctor supposedly will know better. Because they are a doctor. (And treating someone as an authority simply because they have the privilege of a formal education is classist and ableist.)
3. The entire psychiatric system is still really oppressive to people with disabilities, who can become institutionalized against their will. A lot of people understandably do not trust doctors or are afraid to pursue treatment. Forcing people to see a doctor to obtain a "real" diagnosis is ignoring this reality.
4. Psychiatry and the medical establishment are also very oppressive towards people who are marginalized in other ways. The fact that trans people can still be diagnosed as mentally ill for being trans is only one example of this. People who are out of status could risk deportation for seeking help. Etc.
5. Doctors often disagree with each other. Doctors misdiagnose and prescribe medication that can aggravate an illness. Doctors frequently make mistakes. Teaching people that their own instincts are wrong if a doctor disagrees with them can be really goddamn dangerous. Like, taking the wrong medication due to misdiagnosis can result in death, okay? Serious shit.
If your problem is with people trivializing illness, then say so. That's not the same as self-diagnosis, which does not inherently trivialize anything. A lot of people consider self-diagnosis to be liberating, empowering, and extremely important, myself included. Don't tell us how we are "supposed" to seek treatment, especially when it involves a system that is fundamentally flawed, largely inaccessible, and overwhelmingly oppressive.
"If your problem is with people trivializing illness, then say so. That's not the same as self-diagnosis, which does not inherently trivialize anything."
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This article is a must-read.
But now I'm starting to embrace it.
Yes, I am against the choice to kill other human beings. If that makes me anti-choice then I'm PROUD to be anti-choice.
That awkward moment people are proud to restrict bodily autonomy and deny rights to human beings.
blackness is not oppression.
just because you are oppressed, doesn't mean you get to claim blackness.
gay is not the new black
woman is not the nigger of the world
just because you grew up around black people doesn't allow you to claim blackness
just because you have that one black friend doesn't mean you get to claim blackness
black is new black, black is the old black, black is the future black.
and yes blackness is myriad, infinitely complex and variable, and yes it does overlap with so many identities, racial and otherwise.
but that doesn't give it a free pass to be given around in specific contexts
because black is black in every context
i like sharing secrets with girl cave
it's like being back in lewisburg with my lady-friends
or back in middle school with my girl-friends and gay-friends
no judgment
it is awesome
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kelsey knows the way to my heart
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also i want the vhs jeez
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when i was 16 i guess i put the song the aspidistra flies by stars on a mixtape for my boyfriend who was going to london for a few weeks with the marching band (i was too poor to go duh)
i still think fondly of this song even if a lot of the songs i associated with him are now cringeworthy to me, maybe because i so liked the person he was when we started dating and by the end i was just exhausted and exasperated
in retrospect, that relationship was sad
not pathetic for the core of it
though by the end it definitely was
i will admit that maybe i have a crush on john krasinski…
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2000 College Dr has a Walk Score of 42 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so most errands require a car.
This location is in Baton Rouge. Nearby parks include Webb Memorial Park, Naivn Park and Valley Park (historical).
Nearby schools include Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School, Valley Park School and Westdale Middle School.
The closest grocery stores are Owen's Grocery & Market, Albertsons and Walmart Supercenter.
Nearby coffee shops include Another Broken Egg Cafe, Starbucks and MJ's Cafe. There are nine restaurants within a 15 minute walk including Wendy's, Waffle House and Raising Cane's #025.
2000 College Dr is near Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, Shaw Group Headquarters and Southern University and A&M College.
There are minimal bike lanes and the terrain is flat as a pancake. 2000 College Dr is bikeable, there is some bike infrastructure.


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Are Restaurants Causing the Price of Farmers Market Veggies to Soar?
What is the Slavery Footprint of Your Kitchen?
Up until recently, I naively believed that slavery was a thing of the past, something that was wiped off the face of the planet some time in the last century. Then I started hearing about the tomato pickers in Florida that were virtually slaves, earning pennies a day and chained to their beds at night. I was shocked and appalled when I read this report and vowed to not participate in this by not buying food and other items created by slavery. Which of course is much easier said then done, as it's not always possible to trace the 'slavery footprint' of many items.
Now the non-profit organization Call & Response has developed a way to help us make better choices by determining our slavery footprint with an online survey and phone app.
Reverse Trick-or-Treating: Spreading the Word About Child Slave Labor & Chocolate
Eating Halloween candy isn't the guiltless childhood pleasure it once was. Did you know the chocolate industry supports the child slave trade in Africa? Although the major chocolate companies have been pushing off their pledge to change this practice, there is a way you can help spread the word about this important issue.
Go Back to School! An Edible Education
This fall the School of Journalism at UC Berkeley is offering a 13-week course called Edible Education: The Rise and Future of the Food Movement. It's purpose is to provide a forum to explore the many aspects and challenges that the so-called food movement is facing as it works to change and reform our industrial food system. Developed by well-known writer and UCB professor Michael Pollan and People's Grocery's (Oakland, CA) Executive Director Nikki Henderson, the course is structured around several impressive guest lectures that are being held on the UCB campus. The lectures are also open to the public and are being made available (for free!) on video.
Artisan Food: Are You Being Fooled?
Farm to Plate: A Visit with Chef Brian Scheehser
Do you know where the apple you are biting into comes from? Is it sprayed with pesticides? Does it come from a box labeled "organically grown," and are you willing to pay a premium for it?
Chef Brian from Trellis, a restaurant in Kirkland, WA, knows exactly where the bulk of his ingredients come from. Why? Because he grows most of it himself. He planted and tends to a 10-acre farm, a place where farming and cooking practices seamlessly intertwine. Cooking through the seasons, cooking with what's at hand — Brian can inspire us home cooks in all these areas.
Slow Food USA: Making it Affordable
Do you believe in the basic tenets of the Slow Food movement (good, clean, and fair food for everyone) but have been put off by the organization's pricey events and elitist reputation? Well, September is is a good time to revisit Slow Food USA as they launch two affordable campaigns: A pay-what-you-can membership drive and the $5 Challenge. Read on for details!
Should We Tax Bad Food?
In this past weekend's New York Times, Mark Bittman wrote an op-ed piece entitled "Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables" in which he argues that it's time to take a stand and tax sugary and overly processed foods to save the health of our country and generate billions of necessary tax dollars.
Goodbye Food Pyramid, Hello Food Plate
In Vitro Meat: The Future of Food?
Last week we talked about the debate around genetically modified vegetables, but what about the food scientists are still trying to engineer: in vitro meat? Animal-rights groups welcome it, but some people wonder if the public can get over its aversion to lab-grown meat.
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NY Jets head strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi was caught on CBS replays tripping a Dolphins special teams player running down the sideline. Nolan Carroll, who was covering a punt, was tended to by trainers on the field. He eventually returned to the game.
The Jets confirmed the identity of the person who, dressed in Jets gear on the sideline, stuck their knee in the path of Carroll. "The team is reviewing the situation and is looking into the appropriate next steps," Jets public relations chief Bruce Speight said in a statement.
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According to data reported by IBM's Smarter Buildings initiative, buildings will become the largest consumer of global energy by 2025 if current usage trends continue―more than the transportation and industrial sectors combined. Not only are buildings consuming more and more electricity, emitting greater levels of carbon dioxide, and wasting more water, fewer and fewer occupants are actually using energy efficiently in their daily operations. While the trend's negative impact on the environment is clear, the impact on commercial building owners is a far more complex discussion.
Primarily, the economic recovery continues to be a slow improvement at best and one of the key factors contributing to energy waste. While some regions of the U.S. are rebuilding faster than others, across the nation, companies that were hard-hit by the recession have been left with too few employees to occupy vacant floor space. What's more, a recent study from Regus and Unwired Research found that more than 55% of desks in an average office are empty at any one point in time. The reality is, underutilized and unoccupied space is a waste of energy, as most companies are unable to control how they light, heat and cool their offices. Instead the energy levels of these offices remain at full capacity, even if they are operating at less than half.
Secondly, the era of the traditional office is quickly coming to an end. No longer is business conducted from 9-5 in a single office building. Today's workforce is highly mobile, equipped with laptops, tablets and smartphones – all the tools needed to maintain a virtual connection to the office from a remote location. This mobile workforce trend is expected to continue. By 2013, experts estimate there will be 1.2 billion mobile employees worldwide. Still, most companies today maintain a dedicated headquarters, and that too is often a center for energy waste for both the organization itself and the building owner who is unable to maximize revenue from available floor space.
Lastly, because more and more companies are "going green," the importance of offering environmentally friendly amenities has never been greater for building owners. The reason? Properties that present themselves as "green" are perceived as higher-end and more appealing to prospective, like-minded tenants. Unfortunately, unless a building owner has made structural changes or significant upgrades to their properties, the cost of doing so in compliance with today's green standards is extremely expensive. For many, offering comprehensive green amenities is simply not a long-term viable option.
For commercial building owners who are facing losses from wasteful tenants, or who want to offer greener workspaces to potential occupants without the massive capital expense, there are viable options. One effective way is by partnering with flexible workspace providers, which enable building owners to more quickly gain control over a building's energy consumption as well as achieve higher levels of occupancy overall. In fact, one of the energy benefits of shared workspaces is the ability to drive down the unoccupied rate of the space. In short, more occupancy often results in better use of energy.
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Guerrilla gardening at Urbis
To be honest, it's not very often that I give much consideration to writing about gardening – grass is for sitting or running around on, and flowers just make me sneeze – but this one's a little different:
A nightime, participative, artist-led expedition where a decrepit urban area is subversively rejuvenated through community gardening. In association with the National Wildflower Centre, this event is led by artist Jason Minsky and will transform the way in which participants think about who owns public space.
Guerrrilla gardening begins at 6pm next Thursday, 3 May, in Urbis. It's then open daily, Monday to Sunday, 10am until 6pm.
I haven't got a clue what it's about, but you can read the Wiki or visit sites like GuerrilaGardening.org and Primal Seeds for more information.
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End Of You Lyrics - Edison Glass
I can feel it all around
The questions build uncertainty and doubt
(I'm drowning in the doubt, I can feel it all around)
Like space between lovers
We don't feel the miles we feel the days
(Oh, I feel decay when you've gone away)
Oh, I could run away with the moon
Oh, and never find the end of you
Oh, I could see all things unseen
Oh, and never reach the end of you
Oh, nothing here makes sense
Or could there be some music in the math?
(Am I too blind to see? Is it just out of my reach?)
We're more than just numbers
You can't study what your heart's singing
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A teacher in New York was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stomp on it and really mess it up but do not rip it. Then she had them unfold the paper, smooth it out and look at how scarred and dirty is was. She then told them to tell it they're sorry. Now even though they said …they were sorry and tried to fix the paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind. And that those scars will never go away no matter how hard they tried to fix it. That is what happens when a child bullies another child, they may say they're sorry but the scars are there forever. The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the message hit home. Pass it on.
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a very successful national research institute which was managed by university professors that incubated a number of new firms in Japan.
While the university-industry collaboration stagnated in Japan in recent years, especially, compared to that in the United States, a number of policy measures have been taken to strengthen them in recent years. These measures have resulted in the increasing number of collaborative research centers established in national universities, the increase of the number of collaborative research projects and the increase of paper co-authoring and increasing academic spin-offs. At the same time, Japanese universities seek to maintain their identities as centers of higher education and the advancement of human knowledge. In this connection, Kondo concludes, Japanese universities need to establish rules to avoid conflicts of interests at the working level.
In his chapter entitled The Connected Science Model for Innovation: The DARPA Role, Bill Bonvillian describes the organizational and managerial characteristics underpinning DARPA effective as an incubator of breakthrough radical innovations. DARPA is a flexible and flat organization of only 100-150 professionals made up of world-class scientists and engineers who have substantial autonomy and freedom from bureaucratic impediments. In addition, it employs a connected science model for innovation, linking fundamental research, development, prototyping, and access to initial production. Furthermore, it organizes a significant part of its portfolio around specific ambitious technology challenges although its projects typically last 3-5 years.
However, today's DARPA faces significant challenges. Increasing importance of addressing the short-term military have resulted in a cut back of university research, making it more difficult to sustain the hybrid approach bridging the gaps between academic research and industry development. In addition, as more of its portfolio focuses on classified "black" research, participation by most universities and non-defense tech firms is not possible. As a result, DARPA has been moving from its history of radical innovation to more incremental innovation.
In the final chapter, Yosuke Okada, Kenta Nakamura and Akira Tohei analyze Public-Private Linkages in Biomedical Research in Japan. Moving biomedical research from universities and public research institutions to commercialization is complex. Producing and transmitting scientific knowledge can take a wide variety of forms depending on research areas, organizations, participants, and other factors. Accordingly, there is no set method to organize public support for biomedical research. Public support for research, pro-patent policy measures in particular, must be designed on a case-by-case basis with sufficient attention to the characteristics of institutional and organizational features of the public sector. The authors believe that flexible funding schemes and higher mobility of researchers will be necessary to improve public-private linkage in Japan.


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somewhat unrelated, but lately i've been watching kaelyn and lucy's youtube channel, chronicling their story as cross-continental lovers. basically a girl from england and a girl from america met through tumblr, fell in love and make absolutely precious youtube videos of their visits to each other. since flights across the atlantic aren't cheap, they only get to see each other every few months. but they've been together for two and a half years and they're already planning their life together, post-college.
and you guys, they're so amazing. they have one of the sweetest and strongest relationships i've ever seen, they're an adorable couple, they run an ask blog of sorts, dispensing advice and encouragement and also they are the cutest couple you will ever see i'm not even kidding they have a cat named alfie. i mean. seriously
SO this is my tribute to luclyn, real-life otp and all-around inspiration. you girls are amazing~ <3


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The City of Des Moines Water Reclamation Authority and Des Moines Water Works have signed agreements with the US Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office to pursue Superior Energy Performance (SEP) certification.
Water/wastewater is an energy-intensive operation. There are in excess of 75,000 water and wastewater systems in the United States, over 500 in the state of Iowa alone, estimated to consume over 150 billion kWh a year, about 5 percent of the total US electricity consumed, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
About 80 percent of the water/wastewater energy consumption at the Iowa facilities is by motors and motor-driven systems, according to Bill Miller, Des Moines' Water Reclamation Authority risk & reliability manager. Therefore, most of the energy efficiency gains for water/wastewater systems can be realized through the process of making water pumping and aeration systems more efficient.
The SEP program will build upon the City of Des Moines' and Des Moines Water Works' existing infrastructure and operating technology investments, including both Motors@Work and Infor's Energy Performance Management. The organizations will also work off the results of US manufacturing companies that have already achieved SEP certification, which involves implementing the ISO 50001 energy management standard.
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) is also working closely with both The City of Des Moines and Des Moines Water Works to replicate the water/wastewater energy efficiency capabilities throughout the State.
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Convention Attendance: Preparation for the Next School Year
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Keynote Speakers
The keynote speaker will usually speak about issues related to homeschooling and will probably be a great source of encouragement to all those who attend the convention. I love the renewed vision and the feeling of excitement that I have each year after listening to the keynote speaker's address. Whether you are a brand-new or veteran homeschooling family, encouragement and renewed vision are things you will definitely need "boosted" from year to year! Don't miss out on your chance to receive that encouragement!
Workshops and Classes
Most conventions offer a wide variety of helpful classes for homeschooling moms and dads. Some also offer classes or activities for students. Check well in advance to see if the convention you are planning to attend has activities planned for children and teens. If not, you may want to consider having your children stay with a relative or friend while you and your spouse attend the convention. Not only is this actually a nice time for Mom and Dad to get away and spend some time together, but it also is a chance for both of you to learn together how you can support each other in your homeschooling efforts, whether you are the teaching parent or whether you provide support for the teaching parent.
The classes that are offered usually cover various topics of interest to homeschooling families. Sometimes they focus on how to teach particular subjects, such as writing, math, or science. Other classes might provide information on topics like how to keep toddlers busy while schooling older children or teaching special needs kids. Some classes may simply offer general encouragement for homeschooling parents. I usually don't have a problem finding classes that interest me; it is just the opposite. I have a hard time trying to narrow down the list to only one possibility for each time period! If at all possible, it is a good idea to look over the classes that will be offered ahead of time. You don't want to spend so much time deciding which classes to attend that you miss part of the class.
Sometimes my husband (or my sister or a friend) and I will choose to attend different classes. We all take notes and exchange information with each other later. We also sometimes choose to buy recordings of particularly helpful classes before we leave the convention. These recordings are normally fairly inexpensive, and they can be quite helpful when it comes to learning new information and retaining it so you can put it to good use later.
Vendor Workshops
You may also want to plan to attend a vendor workshop or two while you have the chance. If there is a particular resource that you are interested in using, it can be extremely helpful to attend a vendor workshop on that resource if one is offered. Be sure to ask questions and try to get an idea of how the materials might work for your family. Don't be so enthralled with the presentation, however, that you don't make a well-thought-out decision. Be sure to give yourself a little time to digest the information before making a decision about any new-to-you resource purchases.
Support Your State Convention
Whether you are looking forward to attending your very first homeschool convention or if you've been attending for many years, be sure to support your state's homeschool convention. In order to attract well-known speakers, quality vendors, and presenters who will teach great classes, your state needs your help. I like to try to attend my state's convention and possibly a larger convention (aimed at several states) in another state as well.
With a little early planning, attending a convention may be just the thing you need to help you prepare for the next school year. Not only will you have a fantastic time at your convention, but your next school year will be off to a wonderful start, as you will be equipped and prepared well in advance.
Copyright, 2011. Used with permission. All rights reserved by author. Originally appeared in Winter 2010-11 issue of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine, the family education magazine. Read the magazine free at www.TOSMagazine.com or read it on the go and download the free apps at www.TOSApps.com to read the magazine on your mobile devices.
Wendy has been married to Scott, her high school sweetheart, for twenty-one years. She has homeschooled their three children for twelve years and has at least nine more to go. She works from home for The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine as Assistant to the Publishers/Conventions Coordinator. She also serves on the Homeschool Crew. Wendy blogs at Wendy-HomeschoolingBlessings.Blogspot.com and would love for you to stop by and leave a comment.
Publication date: January 18, 2013
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This month, as I did last year, I'm participating in the AtoZ Blogging Challenge. The first post is A, the next is B and so on every day this month, except Sundays. Last year, my theme was Scotland. This year, my theme is The Writing Life. Check back here every day this month to follow along and find out what I've learned in the last year. For instance:
P is for Piracy. There are few topics guaranteed to rile up a group of authors as much as this one. Piracy is the illegal, unauthorized reproduction of an author's work, usually for sale by the pirate, with none of the proceeds going to the author or legitimate publisher. Piracy is so rampant, most publishers and authors cannot or will not do anything about it.
Let's be clear. It's stealing.
Whether it's a book, or an episode of a television show (an episode of Game of Thrones just broke the series's own piracy record), movie or music, if it wasn't bought from a legitimate source, it was stolen. And no, I'm not talking about loaning a paperback copy of your favorite book to a friend. I'm talking about large-scale, deliberate attempts to make money from someone else's hard work, sweat, and probably even tears by putting a digital copy of their work up on an unauthorized website and selling it. Or even giving it away. Without the author's or publisher's permission, their copyright is violated and — again — it's theft.
Why aren't these pirates ashamed? Turns out most are international, are in it for a quick buck or ruble or whatever, don't recognize copyright laws and don't give a rat's a–…well, you get my drift. These are not nice people.
There are things that an author or publisher can do – send cease and desist form letters, notify the site host, warn their readers to avoid pirate sites and so forth. But they're only temporary solutions. Take down one site and another pops up right behind it.
Some authors take the philosophical stance that people who get books from pirates wouldn't have paid for them anyway. And once read, the book might intrigue them enough to buy more of the author's work through legitimate channels. That might be true for some fraction of books acquired at a pirate site. It might also be true that more of the author's books will be pirated and those readers will just keep looking for the pirated copies that are cheap or free.
My bottom line is this: if you see my books on a pirate site — and you will — don't download them. It's stealing.
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