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|Psycho Beach Party
Actors: Lauren Ambrose, Nicholas Brendon, Thomas Gibson, Kimberley Davies, Matt Keeslar
Director: Robert Lee King
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Gay & Lesbian, Mystery & Suspense
UR 2001 1hr 35min
Studio: Strand Releasing Release Date: 04/06/2006
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Tom C. (tc) from WALTHAM, MA
Reviewed on 3/23/2008...
Destined to be a cult classic. This black comedy is a send-up of campy beach and schlock horror.
Thrill to the epic beach party dance off!
Witness the horror of the heartbreak of Psoriasis!
Feel for the young beach gal who wants to fit in!
Fear for the innocent youth as they are stalked by a homicidal killer!
If your tastes for funny run slightly off kilter, than you have got to check this film out.
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Bridgette K. from FORT MYERS, FL
Reviewed on 1/25/2008...
This is a great satire horror-comedy, which pokes fun at "B" beach movies of the 60's. Great cast: Lauren Ambrose plays Chick-lit, the girl next door who channels her mother's "loose" alter-ego. The police chief is a man-playing a women-dating a man, thing "John walters", and you get the picture. Thomas Gibson plays the aging surf champion that had once dated the police chief. With all the twists and turns of this psycho comedy you won't want to go to the restroom to miss anything! There are still more twists and turns, and a subplot line, but I don't want to ruin it for you. I watch this movie at least once a month just for pure entertainment.
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Charles Busch is a genius
Kitten With a Whip | The Hellmouth | 05/16/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"First of all, anyone who comes up with the movie title "Sex Kittens Go Bossa Nova" deserves some sort of award or national holiday in their honor for that alone. I was sold on this movie way before the incredibly cool opening credits rolled. Actually, I was sold when we saw the trailer for it in the theater, and almost instantly said, "we're there". There's about a dozen different elements to this fun flick that would have made me see it if only one of them had been present. First, I've seen almost every 60's Beach Party movie (though I'm sure Charles Busch has most people beat on the number of times they were watched) and this is not only a hilarious parody, but the 60's detail down to the costumes, sets, make-up, and hair is so dead-on I wouldn't have been surprised to see Donna Loren or Deborah Walley show up. Check out the cover and poster art if you want to see how perfect it is. The soundtrack is really, really great, some of the best surf music that wasn't actually recorded in the 1960's I've ever heard. The plot is actually really clever, with one of the best twist-upon-twist endings I've ever seen. The opening credits and closing credits are great, and I'm sure any guys who didn't really want to see the movie but were dragged by their girlfriends will dig the hot Ann-Margret crossed with a Bada-Bing! girl go-go dancer. I first heard about this movie when I read about it in Fangoria, of all places. I was interested by what I read but thought, "they better not screw this up". Once I saw about 30 seconds of the trailer- which by the way is featured on both the VHS and DVD versions, along with a music video- I realized they knew exactly what they were doing. The movie actually has more of an actual plot than many of the 60's beach movies did (not that either really needed one). The plot centers on a series of Blood-Feast type murders in Malibu. In their search for the killer, the female police detective (Charles Busch, who is probably the funniest of anyone in the movie) focuses on Florence (Lauren Ambrose, almost as funny), who suffers from a very entertaining form of multiple personality disorder but doesn't know it yet. There's a huge number of great supporting characters, such as her love interests Starcat and surf God Kanaka. Bettina Barnes, a B-movie actress on the lam from Hollywood who is renting a haunted house on the beach, shows up to add extra glamour. Also especially funny-especially if you thought parts of those old beach movies got kind of homoerotic-are young beach studs Yo-Yo and Provoloney (next to John Waters, this movie has to have come up with the greatest names for characters of all time) who are suspiciously more interested in wrestling each other than checking out the chicks in bikinis. If this weren't enough, Busch also makes almost every single line include some sort of campy and hilarious 60's lingo. If you've read or seen the play the movie was based on, you know exactly what I mean. The young cast, which could have ruined the movie if they winked at the camera even once, are talented enough to take lines like, "Is this a beach shack or the Malibu branch of the CIA?" and "They look like beatniks...should I unpack my bongos?" and make them sound fresh and funny. Considering most of them probably weren't born until a decade or so after these type of movies came out (yikes), this is pretty impressive. Ambrose is perfect as Florence "Chicklet" Forrest/Ann Bowman, and if Busch (who played the part onstage) had to tutor her at all on how to play it, she picked it up pretty well. Busch has less scenes, but almost steals the movie- he's probably the funniest (and best) drag performer I've seen in a movie since Divine left us to go make heaven flashy. His facial expressions alone made me laugh so hard when I saw it in the theater that I was worried the usher might come over. Fortunately everyone else was laughing just as hard. There's plenty of shockingly raunchy jokes, but somehow the whole movie still seems as innocent and good-natured as if it were rated G. Ok, maybe not G, but you get the idea. Everyone involved in the making of the film obviously loved what they were doing -not only this movie, but also the subject matter that inspired it. A completely fun, clever but brainless, campy movie with an awesome cast, screenplay, wardrobe and soundtrack, perfect from the font used in the opening credits down to the last tiki torches. It's pretty hard for me to think of anyone who this movie wouldn't at least bring a smile to. You don't even need to have seen a Beach Party movie to have a good time-it's not all in-jokey (though those who grew up on those movies will probably notice and appreciate some smaller details more). Even if you have no idea who Annette and Frankie are, as long as have a sense of humor, you should still enjoy it. If you liked Hairspray...well, now that I think of it, most fans of Hairspray probably have already seen the movie. If you liked that movie, if you want to forget about your problems for 90 minutes and have a good time, if you're into surf or just surf music, or 60's movies, or if your favorite cocktail comes in a coconut shell or tiki mug, drop everything and rent this movie now if you haven't seen it yet. You'll have a blast. Dig it?"
I like this movie, but...
Scaramouche | Redlands, CA United States | 07/27/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I like this movie, but...$31.99 !? Give me a break!"
It's the 1960's All Over Again
James V. Ruocco | Waterbury, CT United States | 05/06/2001
(3 out of 5 stars)
"When "Psycho Beach Party" debuted off Broadway in 1987, half the fun was watching sometime drag actor Charles Busch play the part of a psycho surfer girl as if he was Joan Crawford, Annette Funicello and Sandra Dee all rolled into one. That plus the actor/playwright's keen and perverse observations of beatniks, alternate sexual lifestyles and Hollwood B-movies kept you howling madly for nearly two hours. On film, most of the original story remains intact. It's fun but the off-Broadway show was better. Florence/Chicklet, the mad surfer beach girl, still suffers from multiple split personalities. Bettina, the queen of the B-horror movies, longs for something greater. And surfer hunks Yo-Yo and Provoloney finally admit their undying love for one another. The biggest difference between the play and the movie is that Busch no longer plays Florence/Chicklett. The part is played by Lauren Ambrose, a dead ringer for "Gidget." Busch does show up as Captain Mona Stark, a police investigator who thinks somethings afoot on the Malibu beaches, which it is. It's a pretty campy turn, but it's fun nonetheless. Director Robert Lee King superbly captures the look, feel and sound of the 1960's while borrowing heavily from all those dopey "Beach Party" movies, "Gidget," "Marnie," "Mildred Pierce" and "Scream." Add to the mix: funky surf music, picture perfect '60s costuming, settings, lingo, cars and actors riding the surf in typical low budget fashion backed by outdoor footage of some pretty incredible waves."


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Murder Is Up Again In 2017, But Not As Much As Last Year By Jeff Asher
Big U.S. cities saw another increase in murders in the first half of 2017, likely putting them on track for a third straight year of rising totals after murder rates reached historic lows in 2014. So far, however, this year's increase is considerably smaller than it was in each of the past two years; the big-city numbers are consistent with only a modest rise in murders nationwide.
… The most recent full year for which official data is available is 2015, when murders rose at their fastest pace in a quarter century. Official 2016 data won't be available until the fall, but murder almost certainly rose last year too; in January, I found that big cities experienced a roughly 11 percent increase in murders in 2016, which past patterns suggest is consistent with about an 8 percent rise in murder overall.3
In order to gauge changes in the prevalence of murder in big cities in 2017, I collected year-to-date murder counts for 2017 and 2016 in 68 of the country's big cities, using a mixture of data from the cities themselves and from media reports. …
These big cities have had roughly 4 percent more murders so far in 2017 than they did at the same point in 2016.
… St. Louis, Baltimore, New Orleans and Detroit have ranked among the top four cities in murder rate per 100,000 residents every year since 2014, and so far, 2017 does not appear to be any different.

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"This sure is a "double exposure" if ever I saw one!
Sometimes… you can get carried away with doing some silly stuff – – like making a "costume" for Halloween – – in hopes to WIN a PRIZE – – and dress up or maybe even in a crazy ridiculous fashion – – in such a way – – you would not want to be caught dead – – looking so ridiculous!
Either this PHOTO is in some kind of double exposure — or a shadow — just to make one give a second thought about what they are seeing – – as I am now looking at this – – can not remember where this was – – but someone wanted to take a quick photo – as I do not even remember where this place is.
When I made this out-fit – – in order to go to some place that was going to give a prize for "best" costumes – – – sure did not want something that everyone would be wearing – – so made my own cape, hat to match cape and that very special black gown – and my own special black bag to match – – how do you like that small broom to fly around on???
It may not show too well – – but I even have a very long NOSE – with a wart on it – – just for a good profile PHOTO. The hat was also made from scratch – – with left over materials – – and just the right size to fit over my wig.
With my dancing partner – – we were able to win a couple of prizes – – as I also made his costume – – he was dressed as… DRACULA – – and could he dance up a storm!
"My wish for all… is to be able to… DANCE UP a STORM – – at your HALLOWEEN PARTY!"
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A clutch of fresh faces confronted Ukraine's Prime Minister at the first meeting of the country's new Government.
Ukraine's new government meets in Kiev
Ukraine's new government meets in Kiev
Most prominently, the head of the central bank Serhiy Arbuzoz is now Deputy Prime Minister. And he could prove useful. The cabinet's first major task will be securing a loan from the IMF at the end of January.
Leonid Kozhara is the new Foreign Minister. "Kozhara's appointment is logical and symbolic," says analyst Ihor Kohut. "He has lobbied particularly hard in Europe, with the EU. It could mean that Kiev will finally sign its association agreement with the EU in 2013."
But others are more cynical. "The Government has been put together in a very clear way," says opposition MP Mykola Tomenko, "key decision-making in everything concerning finance, assets, land and property will be controlled by the President's so-called "family" in other words, those close and loyal to him."
Ukraine is facing serious economic challenges. For example, the IMF has warned Kiev to pass more of the cost of the gas it buys from Russia to ordinary Ukrainians. The subsidies in place drain the budget but politicians are wary of making what would be an unpopular move.


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Historically, there have been times when the stock market's dividend yield was low. Historically, there have been times of modest bond yields. What's unusual about today? We have both at the same time—and that puts investors in a tough spot.
Charles Farrell, chief executive of Denver's Northstar Investment Advisors, calculates that a portfolio split evenly between the S&P 500 and intermediate-term government bonds would have generated 1.67% in income last year and a projected 1.85% this year, versus a 4.3% average for the period since 1925. His numbers are based on data from Ibbotson Associates, a unit of Chicago investment researchers Morningstar.
Because both stocks and bonds are kicking off less income, "you're going to have to work a lot harder to make your money grow," Mr. Farrell reckons. He estimates that, over the next decade, a portfolio split evenly between stocks and bonds might have a total return—income plus price gains—of around 2 to 2.5 percentage points a year more than inflation.
With inflation at 2.1% over the past 12 months, versus a 3% historical average, today's low stock and bond yields aren't quite as alarming as they seem. "Even then, both markets may be 30% or more overvalued from a cash-flow standpoint," Mr. Farrell says.
Skimpy yields
Low bond yields are obviously worrisome. Intermediate-term Treasurys, as represented by the five-year note, are currently yielding 1.8%. You are getting scant income, the yield is below the inflation rate, and you could suffer nasty short-term losses if interest rates spike higher.
What about stock yields, currently 1.9% for the S&P 500? Investors seem less perturbed, partly because companies have been aggressively buying back stock, which is another way to return money to shareholders.
Over the past decade, companies have bought back roughly enough shares to offset new issuance. That's a change from the historical pattern, when shareholders collectively saw their stake diluted by some two percentage points a year. But it isn't clear whether the pace of buybacks will continue. Companies have been using spare corporate cash to repurchase shares, in part because they've been reluctant to make large capital expenditures, but today's low capital expenditures may not be sustainable. Moreover, the timing of these buybacks has been dreadful. Companies were big buyers of their own stock as the 2007 market peak approached, then cut back sharply during the collapse of 2008 and 2009, and now are again buying heavily.
Stock investors also seem less concerned about tiny dividend yields because they have grown used to creating dividends by selling shares. "With stocks, people say, 'Who cares about income? I can make it up with capital gains,' " Mr. Farrell says. "But the more you're dependent on capital gains, the more volatility you'll deal with."
Indeed, in falling markets, no-dividend stocks tend to get hammered, while higher-yielding shares often hold up better. That goes to a more fundamental issue: To make money from a company that never returns cash to shareholders, you're dependent on someone else coming along and paying more for your shares than you did.
Defensive measures
With both stocks and bonds expensive, investors will find it tough to escape low returns. So what should they do?
Mr. Farrell advises paying down debt. Suppose you have a mortgage costing 5%. That seems like cheap money. But the rate is likely higher than the yield on your bonds, so it may make sense to sell bonds to pay down your home loan.
And your portfolio? If you hold down investment costs and minimize your investment-tax bill, you should keep more of whatever the markets deliver. In addition, there's the obvious: Save more.
"If you have a $500,000 portfolio with a 4% yield, you're adding $20,000 every year from the portfolio's income production," Mr. Farrell notes. "But if it's yielding just 2%, you're only adding $10,000 a year. To compensate, you need to save more and you might want to favor stocks that will give you more income."
Mr. Farrell suggests reducing risk on the bond side, by sticking with shorter-term, higher-quality bonds, while putting more into stocks, including companies that regularly raise dividends. "You might use the bonds to play defense, while taking risk on the stock side," he says. "The better risk-reward trade-off right now is in stocks."
Like the idea of rising dividends? Check out lower-cost funds such as iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.


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Hayley Kiyoko Reunites with Stefanie Scott for 'Insidious 3'
The Holograms are sticking together!
Hayley Kiyoko just announced to her fans that she's following her Jem and the Holograms co-star Stefanie Scott aka Kimber to Insidious 3!
"Very excited to finally announce I will be in Insidious 3 with the lovely @stefaniescott and director Leigh Whannell! Thank you blumhouse productions! #2015 #insidious3," the 23-year-old actress captioned on Instagram with a cute pic.
A prequel to the other films, Insidious: Chapter 3 is a twisted new tale of terror begins for a teenage girl and her family, predating the haunting of the Lambert family in the earlier movies and revealing more mysteries of the otherworldly realm The Further.
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Scientists speculate that a major earthquake may hit southern California soon , having detected a sudden influx of radon gas in the area's well and ground water, the Los Angeles Times reports.
A US Geological Survey memo said the gas has been bubbling in springs in the desert around Los Angeles. These changes in the water can be construed as precursors to an earthquake. Scientists noticed a similar increase in radon before the Imperial Valley earthquake of 1979. But the scientists stopped short of making a prediction of a temblor. Many of the survey scientists plan to meet in southern California early next month to discuss the earthquake hazard.


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SuperPACs, the new money beasts of American politics, have already funneled more than $100 million into this year's presidential election.
The über-wealthy are allowed to dump unlimited sums of cash into whichever of these beasts is backing their favored candidate. It's okay, declared the Supreme Court, because each superPAC operates entirely separately from candidates themselves. Indeed, the Court banned any coordination between the candidate's campaign and the electioneering of the PAC.
To see how splendidly this is working, visit Suite 555 in an Alexandria, Virginia, office building. You'll find Target Point Consulting there, headed by Alexander Gage, a top staffer in Mitt Romney's 2008 presidential run. This year, Target Point is consulting with the Romney campaign – but it's also consulting with Romney's superPAC. Gage admits that this might look "ridiculous," but he promises that Target Point staff working for Romney are kept separate from those working for Romney's PAC.
Uh-huh, but, what about WWP Strategies, headed by Romney's deputy campaign manager, Katie Gage? Yes, she's married to Alexander, and her firm also is located in Suite 555. Cozy huh?
Then there's Black Rock Group, headed by Carl Forti, who was Romney's 2008 political director. Now, though, Carl is senior strategist for Romney's superPAC. Guess where Forti's Black Rock Group is headquartered? Right – Suite 555.
Mr. Gage explains that while his firm and Ms. Gage's firm are in the same suite, the two principals do not discuss Romney's campaign or PAC with each other. And he points out that while Target Point and Black Rock also share the space, the two firms are separated by a conference room. "It's not like we're a commingled office," he assures us.
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Last year Sony launched Open Planet Ideas - an initiative we at Good For Nothing really liked. Asking people to imagine how technology might help with some of the world's most pressing environmental and social problems. They had lots of ideas submitted and one idea +U has been bought to life by Sony.
+U is an Android application that helps find quick micro-volunteering opportunities for people to help charities and causes in their local area. It has been designed with gaming and social flavours to try and encourage more people to make time for others in need.
Sony is keen to open up the code and see makers and creators hack and develop it to help two specific France and UK based charities, as well as offering up an open challenge to see if something freerange and magic can also be created with the code.
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May - July 2007
Latest Seasonal Assessment -
Prospects for significant drought relief across California, the Southwest, and the Great Basin are dim as the snow season comes to a
close and snow pack remains well below normal. As of mid-April, California statewide snow water content stood at just 32 percent of
normal. Although some precipitation is expected near the start of the forecast period, overall drought conditions will not improve
significantly across most of the region. Over Arizona, however, the onset of the thunderstorm season in July should bring some
short-term relief. Varying degrees of improvement are on tap for the western Dakotas, western Nebraska, and parts of Wyoming,
although complete eradication of the long-running drought is unlikely. Drought relief is also expected in northern Minnesota, but
drought-ending rains in the near future are unlikely there as well. The drought in the Tennessee Valley saw some relief in mid-April,
and more help is on the way. With cumulative rainfall since the start of the year a foot below normal in parts of the region, it
should take a while for the drought to end, but improvement is forecast to continue. Parts of Florida and southern Georgia also saw
beneficial rains in April, and some additional improvement is expected by the end of July, thanks in part to the onset of the summer
thunderstorm season. Soil moisture will initially benefit, but lakes will take more time to recover. The lingering drought in
southeast Puerto Rico is expected to end. Dry conditions prevail over Hawaii, and the leeward areas could see drought development by
the end of July.
Tools used in the Drought Outlook included the official CPC long-lead
precipitation outlook for May-July, the four-month drought
termination and amelioration probabilities, various medium and short-range forecasts and models
such as the 6-10 day and 8-14 day forecasts, and the soil moisture tools based on the GFS model
and the Constructed Analogue on Soil moisture.
Consistent with last month's Outlook, a large area of drought is expected to persist into July across California, the Southwest, and the Great Basin. The area of development that was forecast in the March 15 release has transitioned into drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor depictions. With the snow season coming to an end, significant relief is unlikely in coming months, although sporadic precipitation can be expected. Over an inch of precipitation is forecast across northern California and the Sierra during the first 5 days of the Outlook period. Any precipitation is helpful, but significant relief is doubtful this late in the water year. Due to below-normal spring snow pack, the April 1 forecast issued by USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service indicated spring-summer streamflows less than 50 percent of normal for much of California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and eastern Oregon, as well as portions of the adjacent states. Good reservoir levels will provide some cushion from the expected poor streamflows and runoff. April 1 reservoir storage was above average in California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, and Washington, and only slightly below-normal in Oregon and Utah, providing some cushion from the expected poor stream flow and runoff. In contrast, Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming reservoirs were at below-normal storage. The onset of the summer monsoon thunderstorm season in the Southwest should offer some dryness relief by the end of July, with the best bet for beneficial moisture in Arizona.
In the Rockies and High Plains, the Outlook indicates increasing confidence for improvement toward the north and east. Long and short range precipitation forecasts, as well as climatology, are considered in this forecast. The latest CPC May-July precipitation outlook centers dryness over southwestern Wyoming, with decreasing odds for dryness to the north and east. Soil moisture outlooks for the last half of April indicated improving conditions across the Rockies, with the greatest improvement over Montana and the Dakotas southward. Palmer drought index change probabilities based on climatology were also a factor in the improvement indicated for the Plains states, including the improvement over northern Minnesota. Improvement depicted over Wyoming and Montana was limited due to a drier pattern forecast for later in April, as shown in the week-2 forecast for April 24-28. There are several statistical and numerical seasonal models suggesting a trend toward dryness during May-July in the Plains states, including the constructed analogue soil model (CAS), the Ensemble CCA, and the UKMET, the latter centering the dryness over the Midwest in the latest available release (March). These models do not form a consensus, and the near-term environment is too wet to consider drought expansion at this time, but the situation will be monitored to determine if more forecasts move in this direction.
Recent rains have eased the drought in the Tennessee Valley, and more beneficial moisture is forecast during the last week of April. Climatology also favors drought improvement this time of the year, so improvement is forecast, with a relatively high confidence. The odds for improvement are less from southern Georgia into northern Florida, where medium-range forecasts suggest little improvement, and CAS indicates low soil moisture for the end of July. CAS points to more substantial improvement over southern Florida, consistent with the boost to soil moisture expected from the summer thunderstorm season, but with significant increases to lake levels unlikely before late summer, this area is forecast to show more limited improvement as well. As of April 17, Lake Okeechobee elevation stood at 10.02 feet, 4 feet below average.
Seasonal forecast models continue to show wetness for the Puerto Rican area, so drought improvement is indicated there. In Hawaii, recent conditions have been abnormally dry, and various models point to normal to below-normal rainfall going into the upcoming dry season. As a result, there are enhanced odds for drought development in the leeward areas. In Alaska, low snow pack and winter precipitation have resulted in abnormally dry conditions in the interior. With the seasonal forecast indicating equal chances for wet or dry, no drought development is indicated at this time.


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Say you want to get a list of all the files contained in a certain folder. How do you go about it? The most straightforward way might be to jot down those names in TextEdit, and if we're talking about 4 or 5 files it might even be the fastest way. Not so when you're looking at hundreds or thousands of files, or if this task is a recurring one. In that case, we use our computer to solve this for us.
You've likely heard about one of these techniques before, but there are in fact a number of different ways to go about printing the contents of a directory. Below, we will take a look at three of these. Choose the one that fits your particular style or needs.
1. Drag & Drop To Your Printer
We'll start off with the simplest tool of the bunch – your printer. Yes, you heard that right, and no, printer is not a metaphor for anything besides a printer.
When you connect a printer to your Mac computer, a printer-specific shortcut will be created. This may already be on your desktop, but you can usually find these in ~/Library/Printers, where ~ is your user folder. Use Finder's Go -> Go to Folder… to bypass the hidden folders and go there easily.
So what complicated technical wizardry begets a list of your folder's contents? Simple; you drag and drop the folder onto one of these printer icons, which gets you a list with filenames, file sizes and creation dates. A print window will pop up, which you can use to actually print the file list, or save it to your computer using the PDF button in the bottom left corner.
You may not always have your printer icon at hand, but if you do, this is one of the most effortless ways to generate a list of your folder's contents.
2. Use The Terminal's 'ls' Function
The most popular way to print file lists is undoubtedly with the Terminal, which you can find in Applications -> Utilities. As you can see in the screenshot below, typing 'ls' followed by a folder path generates a list of that folder's contest. By using 'ls FOLDER_PATH > OUTPUT_PATH', you can print this list to a text file on your computer.
You can use flags to customize this output; expand upon it. For example, using 'ls –l' instead of just 'ls' will print a detailed list, rather than just the filenames. Similarly, -h will force readable file sizes like KB and MB, rather than just byte sizes, and -R will recursively print the files embedded in folders, rather than just the folder names. Look here for a full list of available flags.
Tip: You can drag and drop a folder onto the Terminal window to avoid having to type the path name. This will insert the full path name on the location of your cursor.
3. Use a Third-Party Application Like PrintWindow
Above, we saw two simple ways to print a folder's contents to a file. But what if you need more control over your output? That's the point to start looking towards third-party applications. One of the most popular of those applications (with reason) is printWindow.
printWindow gives you the easy graphical user interface and customization that the above two options are missing. The applications comes in a free and premium version. Luckily, the most important features are available in both flavors of printWindow.
What tricks do you use on your Mac to print out lists of folder contents? Let's hear about them in the comments!
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Thank you! I always loved Karen's Directory printer for Windows - the "ls >output.txt" system worked just as well for Mac.
I use screenshot. Shift Command 4 on Mac. A handle displays, drag it to select. Release mouse button and it saves to Desktop. Then click to open and click File, Print.
Thanks, the ls flags were just what I was looking for!
I have about 480 folders that I want to print but with them expanded to 1 level so I can see the contents of each folder. Print Window 4.1 crashes every time I try to do it there. Opening it in a new browser tab is an awesome tip but I can't expand the folders 1 level. Any ideas?
Open TextEdit, create new document, make sure it is set to Plain Text (Format Menu).
Open the folder, select all files (Command + A), copy (Command + C), paste into TextEdit file (Command + V), print (Command + P).
Thanks! very helpful
Drag & Drop that folder (or drive) into a new tab in your web browser. Print or Copy & Paste in a text editor. Done. This works with Firefox (both Mac and Windows) and other web browsers, but not for Safari.
OMG this is WONDERFUL!!!!! Thanks so much.
Drag & Drop that folder into a new tab in your web browser. Print. Voila! (not all of the browsers work for this shortcut; Firefox does)
do u use mac?


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Nottinghamshire conceded the County Championship two months ago but they continue to have a major say in who will succeed them as champions.
Having restricted Somerset to just six points in a rain-ruined draw at Taunton last week, Nottinghamshire dealt Durham's hopes of a third title in four years a blow thanks to an aggressive 115 from Alex Hales on a day when only one other batsman topped 30.
Hales exploited a near second string Durham attack and a short Bridgford Road boundary to plunder all 15 of the fours in his century through the off-side.
The only leg-side boundary came after Hales had completed the third century of his career and second of the season.
Durham had a theory that Hales might be vulnerable on the leg side and their seamers regularly went round the wicket to probe the perceived weakness.
But they also gave Hales plenty of width, particularly in a nervous opening spell from Mark Wood, who leaked 42 runs in his first eight overs in the championship.
Ashington-born Wood came back strongly when he was switched to the Radcliffe Road End and claimed his first wicket when Steven Mullaney under-edged a pull.
Wood was preferred to the former England all-rounder Liam Plunkett, who has struggled for form and fitness this season, even though Durham were without Steve Harmison because of an ankle injury and Graham Onions, Ben Stokes and Scott Borthwick, following their inclusion in England's experimental squad for Thursday's one-day international against Ireland.
While Hales cut and cover drove with confidence, his team-mates stuttered and stumbled. Riki Wessels' contribution to a third wicket stand of 51 with Hales was three singles before he thin edged the hard-working Mitch Claydon to Phil Mustard.
Karl Turner, released by Durham last year, was bowled shouldering arms, Darren Bravo was caught behind, off a loose drive and Hales, dropped by Callum Thorp at gully off Claydon on 96, eventually made another error when he miscued a pull to the diving Mark Stoneman at deep midwicket.
Nottinghamshire were in danger of wasting Hales' efforts when Andre Adams picked out long on, Paul Franks steered Claydon to second slip and Graeme White was lbw to Ian Blackwell playing across the line in the space of four overs after tea.
But Darren Pattinson boosted their total by pulling two sixes off Claydon, the first of which Ruel Brathwaite carried over the rope in the process of trying to complete a spectacular one-handed catch at deep midwicket.
Pattinson then increased Durham's discomfort by bowling Will Smith and forcing Stoneman to be taken at third slip, in the space of four balls, after Hales had snaffled Michael di Venuto at first slip off Luke Fletcher.
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Because they're stacked like bricks on top of one another, these fillers appear much more regimented than the random patterns created by Echo Shell.
Inspiration - The cover of the book "Quilts of Provence" again played an important role in designing this free motion quilting stitch. It just goes to show that one picture, image, object, painting, or sculpture can inspire multiple stitching designs and motifs.
The sky really is the limit!
Difficulty Level - Intermediate. These rainbows are very easy to stitch so long as you maintain the same distance from your previous stitching as you echo back and forth. The difficulty is in travel stitching to the areas you need to quilt and stacking the rainbows perfectly together.
Design Family - Echoing.
Directional Texture - This is another 3 direction filler. Like Echo Shells, you can definitely tell where you start with this filler because it's almost like your horizon line. For this reason, it's a great sky or border filler, but probably not the best to fill in blocks around appliques where you really want more movement from all directions.
Suggestions for Use - Sky and borders! If you were into quilted clothing, this would also look great as the filler going up a jacket.
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Friday, June 21, 2013 | 5:29 p.m.
Vice President Joe Biden touted immigration reform as he addressed hundreds of the nation's mayors gathered for a conference in Las Vegas.
Following a speech Thursday night at a meeting of the League of United Latin American Citizens, Biden tailored a message for mayors from cities in 38 states who are gathered at Mandalay Bay for the four-day annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
"Immigration reform is going to have a profound and positive impact on our cities," Biden said. "If you bring people out of the shadows and you give them a start, they add to the tax base. They start investing in their communities where they live, and they begin to lay down roots."
Biden addressed the mayors as members of Congress in their home states consider whether to vote for a comprehensive immigration bill that would establish a path to citizenship for people in the country illegally.
He told mayors that America needs a "tough but clear" way for people to gain citizenship.
In a country whose immigrants are its "single distinguishing feature from any other country in the world," he said it's important to remember the role of immigration in building America's cities.
Beyond listing the positive tenets of immigration, the vice president also decried "xenophobic" comments surrounding the immigration debate and told the crowd how his Irish Catholic descendants faced discrimination when they moved to the Northeast hundreds of years ago.
In a theme that ran throughout his speech, he reminded mayors that newly arrived immigrants often start small businesses and create jobs in cities.
He repeatedly stressed that cities are the engines of the economy that will lead the United States in job creation.
Emboldened by an increasingly buoyant national housing market, Biden's tone rose to its most strident when he spoke of middle-class jobs.
"My dad would say 'Joey, you know a job is about a lot more than a paycheck,'" he said. "It's about your dignity. It's about your self-respect. It's about your place in your community. It's about having a shot at being in the middle class."
In making his third consecutive appearance at the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Biden peppered his 30-minute speech with such personal anecdotes and broke from his prepared remarks to recount friendly stories about some of the nearly 200 mayors in attendance.
He called many by their first names and reminded both Democratic and Republican mayors that the Obama administration had sent billions of dollars to cities during the Great Recession. The cities, in turn, used that money to great effect, he said.
"The cities are leading the way," he said. "I'm not being nice to you all. I'm not being polite. The fact of the matter is, the cities are leading the way."
The admiration appeared to be mutual. Biden received warm applause when he mentioned federal money that the Obama administration sent to cities for programs such as neighborhood stabilization, retention of police officers and transportation.
The audience again clapped when Biden told mayors that he and the president "won't back down" in pressuring Congress to reconsider legislation to mandate private party background checks for gun sales. Legislation to accomplish this failed to pass the Senate this year.
The crowd also applauded as Biden addressed middle-class jobs and investment in transportation infrastructure.
Local mayors in attendance largely agreed with Biden's agenda for cities.
Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen said background checks for gun sales would "have a great impact on cities and the nation."
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said she rode with Biden to the airport the last time he was in Las Vegas, and she's confident that the vice president "really gets a sense of what's going on here."
"In this city and our community, we're very much about giving people a proper pathway to citizenship," she said of Biden's comments about pending immigration legislation in the U.S. Senate.
Biden heaped praise on Goodman, who is also host of the mayors' conference, saying that "Carolyn is my mother while I'm here."
Beyond praising the conference host, Biden noted early in his speech that he'd talked to hundreds of mayors multiple times and reminded the audience that "we are an urban administration."
Indeed, President Barack Obama's is largely an urban-backed administration. City voters across the nation were largely responsible for his re-election in 2012.
Biden closed his speech on a quiet note, lowering his voice and noting that cities bear the responsibility for driving the nation's economy.
As such, he and Obama would be big boosters for cities, he said.
"I promise you that as long we're still here, we'll be a city president and a city vice president," he said.


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Blend in or die is one of the unquestionable laws of survival. Whether it's a chameleon, a soldier or a tiny succulent, the rule is always the same. If they can't find you they can't kill you.
So how do you blend in to a harsh desert that's empty except for a million acres of gravel and rocks? Answer: Look like a rock.
The vast deserts of Africa, particularly along the Skeleton Coast of Namibia and western South Africa are part of the world's driest desert. Plant life there has devised amazing ways to cope with drought. It must also contend with browsing wildlife that is hungry and thirsty for plant moisture.
Many African plants evolved thorns to keep the browsers at bay. Others simply blend in so well you never see them. Most remain small, with the larger portion of the plant hidden underground. The visible parts take on the same color as the earth plus they exhibit a mottled surface texture. A few even present a shape that resembles river-washed gravel. The worst-case scenario for these half hidden fellows is being stepped on by a sharp hoof.
The technical word for this type of camouflage adaptation is mimicry. It is the adaptation of plants to look like something very different in order to blend in for protection.
The succulents make some of the most enchanting windowsill plants in the world. They sit quietly without much change for months, serving much like living sculptures. When you combine a mimicry plant with perfectly matched gravel, you can re-create this rare desert scenario anywhere — even in the heart of New York City.
For windowsill adventurers, the most famous of all mimicry plants are the lithops. They are tiny, round, flat-topped single-leaf succulents. A lithop is about the diameter of a quarter that's split in half with a seam. Each year the seam opens up to emit a beautiful daisy flower. It also opens again to allow a whole new identical leaf to rise out from the center of the old withering one.
It is tough to resist feeling the skinlike surface of Lithops and other mimicry succulents. But resist the temptation because their outer layers are so specialized they cannot tolerate the scant amount of oil left by the human finger. That oil will cause it to heat up and tear open in the sunlight.
You'll find lithops in various colors that resemble a wide range of gravels. Light travels down through the dots and lines of the patterns to reach photosynthetic cells protected deep inside the succulent flesh.
Lithops can be grown on a sunny windowsill, but even experts are respectful of their abhorrence of water out of season. One inopportune watering and they literally melt down. But these plants are so cute and make such fun gifts that they're worthwhile even if they are temporary.
Much easier to grow mimicry plant is a Haworthia truncata. It's a great plant to feel as there isn't such a sensitivity to oils. Larger established clumps feel rock hard with squarish, flat topped forms. The green tops sit just at soil level while the rest of the plant lies protected underground. Light enters through the transparent flat top of each leaf while the sides are opaque.
Truncata is slow growing, but when conditions are right it will offset readily. These rosettes, which produce a geometric collection of flat topped leaves can be left in place to produce ever larger clumps.
Buy mimicry succulents via florists, indoor plant shops, garden centers and online nurseries.
The fun of mimicry succulents is creating arrangements with rocks and gravel in just the right pot. They make excellent gifts in bonsai pots or decorative stoneware. Haunt roadsides, lapidary shops and aquarium supply stores for just the right gravel. Then create them all at once for one-of-a-kind gifts that won't end up in the closet.
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From Georgia, USA:
I am a junior in high school and have had type one diabetes for 12 years. Recently, I have become very interested in military service. I need to know if there is any way possible for me to join any part of the military since I do have diabetes. What kind of requirements would I need to meet? I really want to work in the medical part of the military, preferably the Air Force or the Army. If there is anyway that this dream of helping my country is possible, please let me know. I'll do whatever it takes to become qualified. Just let me know what needs to be done, like what my A1c should be, who I need to get in touch with, etc., and I will do it.
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I'm Don Perrin, owner of Dynamite Personal Fitness (Based in Alresford, Hampshire and surrounding areas, including Winchester). As the name suggests I am providing a fitness service that is both 'DYNAMICALLY CHARGED' and PERSONAL…
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PERSONAL in that groups and individuals will receive a highly committed, motivated, friendly and enthusiastic level of service from myself, based on 19 years of Sports Coaching principally tennis. (see About Us)
The classes/sessions and the services/packages I can offer extend to everyone, regardless of age, ability, gender, height,weight, body type or whether you are seeking to maintain, gain or develop general physical fitness or sports specific fitness… nutritional analysis, help with weight loss (fat loss), increasing metabolism, hormonal influences/imbalances are also fundamental to your fitness… I will deliver. (see Client Testimonials)
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Stocks turned positive despite a disappointing employment report as investors found comfort in other economic news and in expectations the jobs figures would mean the Federal Reserve will continue with efforts to stimulate the economy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 15 points after trading lower most of the session, and after climbing 3.2 percent in the previous two sessions.
DuPont and Bank of Americagained, while AT&T and Cisco fell.
The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq both rose slightly. The Nasdaq broke through it's previous closing high of 2,592 reached in January 2008. The CBOE Volatility Index, widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, fell below 18.
Among key S&P 500 sectors, telecom, financials and health care fell, while materials and energy rose.
The dollar fell more than 1 percent against a basket of currencies, a move that typically lends support to stocks. Gold meanwhile, soared to close at $1,405 an ounceas investors flocked to the safety of precious metals, while the Commodities Research Bureau Index rose 1.3 percent.
Gold miners including Newmont Mining , Gold Fields and Barrick rose more than 2 percent each.
The jobs reporttook the wind out of the early December rally, which saw the market nearly return to November's highs in two days of trading.
"This is kind of a blow as we head into the end of the year, definitely," Dan Cook, chief executive of IG Markets told CNBC. "We're not even staying above water at this point."
Cook noted that the long-term unemployment rate was unchanged at 17 percent, meaning there will be "still be a lot of structural unemployment."
The disappointing result likely means the Federal Reserve will continue with plans to boost the economy through long-term bond purchases, a policy known as quantitative easing, Cook said. (Read more: Bulls Believe Decline will be Muted).
As a result, the markets may not react that strongly to the number. Typically, the market usually ends modestly up or down on the day of an employment report, even when the number is surprisingly bad, he added.
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Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books started Book Blogger Hop to help people discover old and new book blogs that they didn't know were out there. I myself have gotten a few new followers from people "hopping" over to my blog and I have begun to follow a lot of really fun and interesting blogs out there! It's a great resource to discover new blogs that have reviews of great books!
Her only rules are:
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- You need to click on a few other blogger links through the MckLinky posted on her page. It's a weekly event so if you don't have time to click on links to other blogs that day, you can always participate the following week.
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San Jose, CA (PRWEB) July 10, 2014
Retirement Capital Strategies, an independent wealth management firm with $250 million in advisory and brokerage client assets**, today announced the attendance by Cam Neri, partner and financial planner of Retirement Capital Strategies at the LPL Financial Annual Advisory Leaders Forum (ALF), held June 24-26, 2014 at the Yale School of Management in New Haven, CT.
Retirement Capital Strategies is a branch office of LPL Financial, the nation's largest independent broker-dealer,* an RIA custodian, and a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA).
This invitation-only annual event brought together the top LPL Financial-affiliated fee-based advisors in an exclusive academic setting to participate in a focused curriculum addressing a broad range of crucial advisory disciplines.
Building on the success of last year's Advisory Leaders Forum event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA, this year's event at the Yale School of Management brought together executives and industry thought leaders drawn from among LPL Financial product partners to discuss key topics and best practices for building and strengthening the practices of top fee-based independent advisory firms.
Ryan Parker, managing director for LPL Financial Investment & Planning Solutions, said, "We congratulate Cam Neri on her selection to represent Retirement Capital Strategies at this exclusive event held at Yale, one of the country's top universities. The goal of the Advisory Leaders Forum is to truly challenge our best advisors to strengthen and grow their practices across the full spectrum of advisory disciplines, including client service, new business development, branding, marketing, investment management and other disciplines."
As part of this year's Advisory Leaders Forum, Robert J. Shiller, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economic Science, and professor of economics and finance at Yale, joined with other Yale professors to deliver cutting-edge content on topics ranging from, the Housing Market and the Economy to the Changing Healthcare Landscape. Yale School of Management Deputy Dean Andrew Metrick, who is a professor of finance and management, presented advisors with a case study on the Yale Endowment, which detailed how the endowment has pioneered a focus on alternative investments and real assets as key drivers of performance.
Cam Neri, CFP® said, "ALF provided an outstanding mix of academic thinking with real business world applications. Additionally, the ability to connect with other advisors was paramount and the access we were given to LPL Financial home office leaders made it an amazing experience. The knowledge we gained at this gathering from industry-leader experts and university professors will certainly empower our team to better serve our clients."
Robert Moore, president of LPL Financial said, "We value the relationships we have with all of our clients, and the Advisory Leaders Forum allows us to provide a unique experience to many of the most accomplished practices in the industry. Coming together for this program at Yale University, to hear from world-renowned professors about leading-edge research, while exchanging ideas about how to manage a world-class advice business, demonstrates our collective commitment to shaping the landscape for how individuals receive objective advice from a trusted and skilled advisor."
*Based on total revenues, Financial Planning magazine, June 1996-2014
**As of June 30, 2014
About Retirement Capital Strategies
Retirement Capital Strategies is located in Silicon Valley and specializes in financial planning and wealth management. We design customized plans based on our clients' unique vision for their lives and provide portfolio strategies that seek to grow and protect their wealth. As an independent firm we are able to offer access to the finest investment products and advice available – without being driven by any considerations other than our clients' best interests. For more information, please visit http://www.rcsadvisor.com.
About LPL Financial
LPL Financial, a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA), is the nation's largest independent broker/dealer (based on total revenues, Financial Planning magazine, June 1996-2014), an RIA custodian, and an independent consultant to retirement plans. LPL Financial offers proprietary technology, comprehensive clearing and compliance services, practice management programs and training, and independent research to more than 13,700 financial advisors and more than 720 financial institutions. In addition LPL Financial supports approximately 4,500 financial advisors licensed with insurance companies by providing customized clearing, advisory platforms and technology solutions. LPL Financial and its affiliates have more than 3,000 employees with primary offices in Boston, Charlotte, and San Diego. For more information, please visit http://www.lpl.com.
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Discussion in 'OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)' started by slagathor001, May 2, 2012.
?? Or does it just show it in system preferences but it's not functional yet?
What are you asking about?
You set the twitter account in the Accounts setting in System Prefs. Safari has its own NC settings in its Preferences.
I think he's asking what Twitter notifications appear in NC.
^ That AND what safari notifications appear in notification center???
For me it's NONE and I don't really get it...
It alerts whenever your twitter account get mentioned and for Safari, those are notifications for sites, like what Gmail does for their "new email" notifications in their Chrome browser. I believe this is part of the HTML5 standard to allow notifications from websites that you approve.
Twitter notifications work fine for me. Clicking them takes me to Twitter website instead of Twitter app. Minor quibble.
Oh cool I don't get ANY notifications from twitter in my notification center so I assumed it didn't work yet. Does anyone know how I can make notifications appear in m notifcation center for twitter? Also how I can for safari / which websites work for safari in notification center ?
I got Twitter to work with my OS X Notification Center but tweets don't work with it. also so far no websites have notifications for notification center right ?
I don't think there is any sties at the moment that has the notification coded yet.
As for tweets, what do you mean? There isn't a way to send tweets, only to receive tweets mentioning your twitter account.
It's not done through the Twitter app, but rather by adding your Twitter account in Mail, Contacts & Calendars. I assume when ML comes out Twitter will add the functionality to the app itself.
I meant notifications for tweets. Like if someone tweeted there I don't get a notification anywhere for it. I believe that just isn't an option correct or am I wrong ? If it isn't an option then you should really be able to get notification for tweets OR for a selected person you get notifications only when a specified person tweets
I think that's right. Based on my review of the actual Twitter app, Twitter classifies communications by (1) "timeline", (2) mentions, and (3) messages. Presently, notification Center only notifies you for mentions and messages, but not tweets on the timeline. I'm following several people who tweet regularly, but since those tweets only appear in my timeline, they're not recognized by the notification Center. I have not received a mention or a message, so I cannot yet tell whether the notification Center for Twitter is working for me.
Websites can send notifications
Websites can send HTML5 notifications through safari or chrome using http://dangercove.github.com/html5-notifications/


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About Me...
A few completely random things about me:
Note: Much of this is sorta no longer applicable, as it was first written in 1994. That said....
Real Life (read: standard corporate life) sucks. I did manage to land a Real (computer) Job once, but after that was in a totally different field: gamedesign. Now ... I'm looking.
Not all of life sucks. This I have learned recently: the universe is far more (strange, cool, nasty, big) than I'd ever thought; all that glitters is not gold (all that shines with light is not a real source of light); the world is full of confusion; the light at the end of the tunnel is real (I think). Cynicism is sometimes the first step to learning to recognize where we are.
My wrists hurt. Mice suck because they make the previous happen. News as of 2002/2003:
Myofascial Therapy seems to help me a LOT
Writing SUCKS (see my thoughts on being a
Physics as an occupation sucks. Physics degrees are useless, and the classes are heinous. (I will say that Junior Lab (3rd year physics lab) was fun, though).
For all that I get sick of it, Perl is a cool language.
Geek Code
. Fun for all geeks. This is me (old version):
GO(S, CS) d- -p+(-) c++++ l u e++@ m++(-) s--/ n++(---) h---(+) f+ g+++ w++ t r+@ x? ... Here's a newer version GO(GSS) d- s-: a C++ U P++ L E+ W++ N w tv-- (so much of it no longer applies....)
Psychologically, (Meyers-Briggs test) I am an INTJ, very rarely an INTP, with a strong leaning toward being an INFJ. That means I'm an Introverted, iNtuitive, Thinking, Judgmental, with a hint of Perceiving and Feeling. Which means I'm an introverted (very), mostly logical, thinking-type, who tends to come to decisions and act on them (mostly, I flame via email). [Actually, since the late 1990's I think I've switched to being an INFJ, due to some traumatic experiences. Apparently times of great stress will alter MBTI types.]
Very old stuff: I have written Inessential Bitmap for
. I have also made various graphics for the MIT SIPB Server. I [occasionally] do WWW maintenance! I also [used to] semi-officially maintain the
Is it a surprise that I am also a member of SIPB? (These days I have not had time to do anything, though!)
Anime and manga are great!! :-) [Note: as of 2003 I've been pretty inactive with anime & manga, but you can still see my
fairly well-known manga and anime articles
Photography would be cool if color film/developing weren't so expensive. [See how old this is? 1994. Before the era of digital cameras. Out of date! My favorite photographic toy at the turn of the millennium was a digital camcorder :-p]
Pet birds are cute. And loud.
I hack, therefore I am. Hackito Ergo Sum! (See picture below)
Mini-Maglites are my friend in tight, dirty, dusty, dark, asbestos-filled places. I don't want to know how many years off my life dirty Institute air has taken.
I used to be an Assassins Guild person. I got better (after writing 3 games, that is).
I used to be a
3Eer (3rd East, East Campus)
, also known as Home of James Tetazoo and the Coathanger, er, Chocolate Chip, er, Squanch (see picture). It used to be a great hall....
I used to play in cool roleplaying runs (Champions and Rolemaster), but the cool GMs moved away (graduated). For a while after graduation, I did play in one pretty cool roleplaying game (Rolemaster). [Also old and out of date ... this is from the early 90's.]
[As of 2002, I play way too much DAoC :-p]
In Rolemaster, I once rolled under 35 seven times in a row on 2d10's... this is known as Bad Luck. I also did things like fail catastrophically on important rolls. When I Really Shouldn't Have, I rolled Really Well, dispelling an altar and getting a major deity really P*SSED. Why me? (<--- p*ss is one of the bad words according to Congress)
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The Nelson-Atkins offers customized experiences to fit the needs, abilities, and interests of people with disabilities.
Access Programs include tours and customized art classes for groups as well as walk-in tours with American Sign Language interpreters and public events such as Deaf Cultural Day.
Most public areas in the museum are wheelchair accessible. The parking garage and museum lobby are fully ADA accessible with direct access from the garage.
Rozzelle Court Restaurant and the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park are partially wheelchair accessible.
Wheelchairs are available at Coat Check on the Lobby Level of the Bloch Building. These are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms are available in the Bloch Building.
A cart is available to take visitors from the Info Desk to the galleries at the south end of the Bloch Building and back. The cart is not wheelchair accessible.
What to Expect
Due to the light sensitivity of many works of art, some galleries require low lighting.
Some galleries may feature security alarms, or works of art or interactives that include ambient sound.
Backpacks must be worn on the front or on one shoulder. Free bag and coat checks are available in Bloch Lobby. Exceptions are made for medically necessary devices.
Portable stools can be found in galleries for your convenience. They weigh 3.75 pounds and can be carried from gallery to gallery.
Service dogs are welcome anywhere in the museum.
Quiet Spaces
The museum is busiest on weekend afternoons and during large public programs. Check the calendar to help plan your visit.
Quiet spaces include the fountain area next to the Educator Resource Center or the Lens 2 Mezzanine just up the ramp from the Info Desk in Bloch Lobby.
Sound-blocking headphones are available at the coat check counter in the Bloch Building.
Additional Resources
Social Stories/Narratives
Guides are directed toward school age children on the autism spectrum whether they are coming for a tour, an art workshop or a visit with their families.
Communication aid cards are available at the coat check counter in the Bloch Building. FM assistive listening devices are available for programs in Atkins Auditorium.
Contact us to schedule a sign language interpreter at 816-751-0441 or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com . Please allow two weeks' notice to schedule an interpreter.


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To merely make it through the day with one's sanity intact is no small task during Donald Trump's presidency. There are so many moving targets, and they proliferate so quickly, that it's all but impossible to maintain any kind of equilibrium between outrages.
The phenomenon I find most difficult to stomach is Trump's genius for upside-down attacks on the media. CNN spent the last two years sucking up to him, giving him billions of dollars' worth of free airtime and hiring "analysts" whom Trump was paying to lie for him—and he nonetheless accuses the network of spreading "fake news" on those rare occasions when it actually reports real news. To Trump, it's the real news that is "fake news," and vice versa. Every day is Upside-Down Day.
Mainstream-media institutions have no idea how to deal with this situation. They know how to treat a president "respectfully," saying things like he "misspoke" or, in extreme cases, "asserted, while failing to provide evidence," when presidents lie. But they don't know how to cover a pathological liar who has convinced himself of the truth of those lies and who is able to get millions of gullible Americans to believe them too. Trump may be Frankenstein's creation, but the media long ago lost control of their monster.
Among the institutions trying to find their footing in our newly dystopian democracy, none is more influential than The New York Times. And none does a better job, or even comes close. The Times was among the first newspapers to call the president's lies by their proper name, and much of what we know about Trump's various machinations is due to its energetic reporting. But significant problems remain. They will not be easily fixed, since they're tied to the paper's DNA. The Washington bureau is a particular problem: Its reporters and editors see themselves as part of the country's ruling establishment, along with politicians, lobbyists, and various hangers-on. They can't shake the old habits that continually allow the Times's pages to be manipulated by the liars and charlatans who now run our government.
Last month, the paper's public editor, Liz Spayd, published a thumb-sucker about the proper use of anonymous sources. In it, she quoted "Peter Baker, an accomplished veteran of White House reporting," acknowledging the Washington bureau's overuse of them. That same day, however, the Times ran a story co-authored by Baker and Maggie Haberman in which an anonymous White House source was invited to defend how the replacement of former national-security adviser Michael Flynn is being handled. This is simply wrong. Whistle-blowing, on occasion, requires anonymity. Flacks should be required to use their names.


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- v. Simple past tense and past participle of fuel.
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- n. etc. See fuel, v., etc.
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Cooper, the way she was dressed kind of fuelled the fire, didn ` t it?
This is "fuelled" by schools governing bodies "who are failing to see the big picture of transformation" compelling African learners to drop their languages and learn in English and
I'm sure more would be said if another ethnic race had been targetted by their campaign, and another thing, for all of us living in Britain, how do you feel about the idea that we are 'fuelled' by this stuff made of dehydrated vegetables, textured soya protein and preservatives?
The electric motor is 'fuelled' by a Nissan developed laminated lithium-ion battery with a power output of more than 90 kW.
The electric motor is 'fuelled' by a Nissan-developed laminated lithium-ion battery with a power output of more than 90kW.
"Feed a cold and starve a fever" is a notion that dates back at least to the Middle Ages, when it was believed that maladies induced by cooler temperatures needed to be "fuelled" with fodder, and those brought on by heat were treated by starving the body of energy.
We kind of fuelled the 'will they, won't they' thing.
That kind of fuelled me for the rest of the (tournament). "
But he insists some things won't change, that it will retain the restless energy that has fuelled a growth that has made it – for good or ill – perhaps the most powerful company in modern British sport.
More recently, fuelled partly by the fact that each NAO inquiry – albeit commissioned by the trust – has found plenty to bash the BBC with, and also by the unquenchable desire of many MPs to treat the BBC like any other public body, demands for the NAO to have unlimited access have grown.


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