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New York City-based wordsmith, A. Scott Boddie has a flair for writing contemporary gay fiction which makes him a sought after writer. His passion to create strong, fluid, and narrative driven books is highlighted in his works.
Mr. Boddie received his BBA and MBA from Baker College before spending two decades working in the financial industry. At the age of 40, he left the corporate world to pursue his real passion — writing. Since first reading "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak in grade school, he knew that he was meant to tell his fantastical stories to the world.
Inspired by the likes of Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, David Sedaris, and Wally Lamb, Mr. Boddie creates characters with a unique voice and quirky personality — characters who aren't scared to share insecurities, fears, hopes, and dreams. Coming from a long line of oral storytellers, his natural ability to develop these characters through monologue and conversation make him one of the most intriguing writers of our time.

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Pete - Very nice garden. What is the mulch you use? Is it just to keep moisture in? I usually do a top dressing of compost on the tomatoes around July, if I mulched would I need to move it out of the way and then recover?John
Pete - Find some organic composted or dehydrated manure at Home Depot or Lowes. In the morning fill 1/4 of a gallon can with the compost. I also give it two tablespoons of natural fish emulsion. Fill the can with water to the top and stir. Let it sit in the sun for the day. In the evening strain through a sieve into a a heavy duty spray bottle, and spray the plants lightly all over the leaves. Do not do this in the full sun as it will burn the plants. Use the leftover tea to water your peppers, eggplants and cucumbers - those plants just love this kind of treatment. You can also just water the tomatoes as well. Once every two weeks.John
I was talking with someone about spraying the "manure tea" solution on my tomato plants. They cautioned me about contaminating my tomatoes with E.coli bacteria. Remember, the recent news stories about E.coli contaminated veggies? That scared me a bit and caused me to do some research on the topic and I found an informative article at the link below. From what I read, the composted manure would be safest because the high temperatures involved would kill most of the E.coli bacteria. I don't see any guarantees that ALL the E.coli would be killed. I'm also not sure about the levels of E.Coli in dehydrated manure, because the article does not mention that. With all this in mind, I'm reluctant to use this treatment on my plants now. Preventing E. coli From Garden to PlateEspecially, read the section.. Manure Managementhttp://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09369.html/See what you think. ---pete---
Pete - I am not using fresh manure. I am using a composted, dehydrated product made for mass production.John
Yes, I understood that. I was just pointing out the dangers in the rare case that the composted manure was not processed properly by the manufacturer resulting in small amouts of E.coli or other unhealthy bacteria.I'm also thinking, just to be extra safe, on any plants sprayed with the tea manure, it would be best to cook the tomatoes as opposed to eating them raw. Then reserve a few plants by NOT spraying them and use those for raw tomato consumption. ---pete---
Norma - my wife's uncle lives in rural New Hampshire, and he has a garden that dwarfs my backyard. He has been gardening for 40 plus years and has been feeding 4 generations of family members off his produce. He puts nearly fresh horse manure in the soil, as has generations before him. No one has ever become sick with e coli. I think the problem Pete and I are discussing is applying the manure directly to fruit on the plant, which brings up some issues about actually eating the fruit. John


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Guerrilla Bob Review
The great thing about dual-stick shooters is that there is a wide variety to suit all types of gamers. For example, Isotope and Meteor Blitz are great for hardcore types, while Minigore will keep casual players occupied. Those who want something that is a bit of both should probably give Guerrilla Bob a look. It is by no means perfect, but it ends up being a fun experience nonetheless.
Guerrilla Bob's storyline is a direct tie-in with Minigore. Bob and John Gore were friends in their youth, but once they grew up they went their separate ways. Bob joined the army and became successful, while John lived a criminal life and suffered the consequences. Out of jealousy of his former best bud, John framed Bob and got the national hero kicked out of the army. Now a reject, he became a rebel by the name of Guerrilla Bob, whose only task is to take out John Gore and his operations. That's exactly what you will be doing when you play through this game.
While the story has potential and heavily features one of our favorite iPhone personalities, after the beginning text scene it is never built upon. You go through each level, killing off henchmen and causing havoc until the face-off with John. The end of the game gives what seems to be an indication of future content updates, meaning we may see this tale evolve further at some point.
Operation Desert Mayhem.
As opposed to the survival style of Minigore, Guerrilla Bob's main selling point comes in its level-based structure. There are seven levels to play, bringing the total playtime for a run-through to about 45 minutes. This was a little disappointing, but some replay value is added in going back and trying to get a higher score. A hard mode is available for extra challenge, but to play it you must erase your current save file, something many players won't want to do.
The level design is decent, although expect little variation and a very straightforward game until the end. Later levels have some nice twists, such as running around rocks to escape a bulldozer, a battle across suspension bridges, and a raft scene where you must shoot down enemies on the shore as you drift down a river. Boss battles and the final showdown with John Gore, where clovers are readily available in Minigore style, are also key to giving Guerrilla Bob a sense of progression.
After beating the campaign, a survival mode is unlocked. The goal here is the same as always: survive as long as possible. After a certain amount of time, a random boss character appears. Beating them grants you a weapon upgrade or health boost. There is only one map, albeit a decent-sized one, but it's a nice alternative to Minigore. We didn't find that it has quite the same lasting appeal, though.
Guerrilla Bob follows a graphical style that resembles Minigore, which is in no way a bad thing, as we love that block-shaped style. Despite Mr. Gore feeling a little out-of-place, the visuals really do the desert theme justice. Also, there is a decent amount of personality, but the voiceovers are both cheesy and don't fit Bob's muscle-man look.
This game isn't out of tricks yet, though. It is the first title to incorporate Chillingo's new Crystal SDK, a customizable social gaming interface. The feature set seems similar to the competition, and while it definitely doesn't stand up to OpenFeint and Plus+ quite yet, it's something to look out for in the future considering the massive number of titles Chillingo publishes.
It's by no means perfect, but Guerrilla Bob will appeal to dual-stick shooter fans, especially those who enjoyed Minigore. A chance to take a first look at the Crystal SDK is also great for social gaming lovers.


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Staff of FERC issue Final Environmental Impact Statement on Casotte Landing LNG Project (Docket No. CP05-420-000)
Issued: December 22, 2006
Staff of FERC issue Final Environmental Impact Statement on Casotte Landing LNG Project (Docket No. CP05-420-000) FERC staff prepared a final environmental impact statement for Bayou Casotte Energy, LLP, Casotte Landing LNG Project. The proposed project is located on Bayou Casotte (East Harbor), Port of Pascagoula in Jackson County,Mississippi and consists of an LNG import terminal and pipeline connections to existing natural gas pipelines.
FERC's environmental staff concludes that the Bayou Casotte Energy, LLP, Casotte Landing LNG Project with appropriate mitigating measures, as recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact.
The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality cooperated in preparation of the EIS.
Staff concludes the project would be an environmentally acceptable action (with appropriate mitigation) because:
- The siting of the proposed terminal site next to the Chevron Pascagoula Refinery would provide numerous synergies and environmental benefits, including use of existing services for security and safety, minimization of landowner impacts, and use of waste heat from the Refinery to accomplish LNG vaporization;
- Only short lengths of pipeline are required to tie in to the existing pipeline grid;
- The project would be unlikely to adversely effect Threatened or Endangered species;
- No residences are near construction areas;
- Bayou Casotte Energy would implement a modified version of the FERC's Plan and Procedures to minimize impacts on soils, wetlands, and waterbodies;
- No noise sensitive areas are located near the project;
- Appropriate consultations with the Corps, the EPA, the FWS, NOAA, SHPO, and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality would be required before Bayou Casotte Energy would be allowed to begin construction;
- Safety features would be incorporated into the design and operation of the LNG terminal facilities and LNG vessels;
- Operational controls would be imposed by the local pilots and the Coast Guard to direct movement of LNG ships, and security provisions would be imposed to deter attacks by a potential terrorists; and
- The environmental and engineering inspection and mitigation monitoring program for this project would ensure compliance with all mitigation measures that become conditions of any FERC authorization.
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Travel Guide of Houston for: Sheraton Suites Houston Near the GalleriaHouston, Texas Gulf Coast, Texas
Houston Summary
- Great restaurants featuring all kinds of cuisine
- Numerous museums, particularly in the Museum District
- Arts hot spot, with a great ballet, symphony, and opera
- Lively nightlife
- Lots of shopping
- Family-friendly city, with plenty of activities for kids
- Rich in history, with many historic homes and sites
- True Western city, with an annual rodeo
- Beaches at nearby Galveston
- Hot, humid summers
- A car is almost a necessity
- Some areas can be sketchy
- Slight risk of hurricanes during the summer and fall
What It's Like
Everything's bigger in Texas, and Houston is the state's biggest city (and the fourth largest in the U.S.). Although in many ways Houston is a refined, upscale city, with an impressive performing arts scene and a plethora of museums, it holds on to its Southwestern roots through its love of barbeque, honky tonk, and rodeos. Every March means the start of the annual rodeo, during which hotels fill up quickly, and delicious Tex-Mex for every budget can be found. But Houston is also an emerging foodie capitol, featuring fine dining restaurants for all kinds of cuisines.
Houston is a very diverse city, not only in its people but also in its landscape. The downtown area, home to the business district and the theater district, has a skyscraper-dominated skyline, while some parks, such as the George Ranch Historical Park, take up hundreds of acres of undeveloped land. Houston is also home to several popular sports teams, including the Astros (baseball) and the Rockets (basketball), and the city is crowded with fans during their seasons. Crowds filter out of the city during the summer months -- which are brutally hot and humid -- but the nearby Galveston beaches, as well as the family-friendly Splash Town waterpark, about 45 minutes from Downtown Houston, allow visitors and locals alike to cool off. Houston is known for being a very family-friendly city, with numerous kid-friendly outdoor activities and tons of museums geared towards children. But a draw-back is that the city is not very pedestrian-friendly, and having a car is almost required.
Where To Stay
Most hotels in Houston are concentrated in The Galleria area and Downtown. Downtown is home to Houston's business district, as well as its theater district and many tourist attractions. There is also a lightrail connecting Downtown to the Museum District. Though many of the hotels in Downtown are upscale, there are so many in the area that rates can often be pretty heavily discounted. The Galleria area is also home to upscale hotels, due to its proximity to upscale shopping. But Houston has a range of hotels for varying budgets, particularly in areas on the outskirts of main neighborhoods.


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Small-Scale Student Housing: Sweden's 130-Square-Foot Cozy Cottage
Small is big in Sweden, where a shortage of affordable student housing prompted the city of Lund's building commission, AF Bostäder (AFB), to offer this pint-sized flat to the student with the best social media talents.
In addition to the $370 monthly rent, the future inhabitant of this home must blog about his or her experience living there. The fully functional space includes a sleeping loft, kitchenette with dining room, bathroom, and study area.
AFB had originally hoped to build 60 to 100 cottages for the city's student population, but were turned down due to Sweden's strict building codes calling for disability access. They are appealing the decision; in the meantime, the current cottage is on a trial run with the city for three years.
Read more about the project on The Local.
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• A Teeny Tiny House in Just Two Days
• Christopher & Merete's Truly Tiny Home on the Range
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Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard Rulemaking
Docket #12-OIR-1
Rulemaking to Consider Modification of Regulations Establishing a Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard for Baseload Generation of Local Publicly Owned Electric Utilities
Lead Commissioner:
Robert B. Weisenmiller, Chair
On November 14, 2011the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Sierra Club jointly filed a Petition requesting the Energy Commission initiate a rulemaking proceeding to ensure the current practices of California publicly owned utilities (POUs) meet the requirements of Senate Bill 1368 (Perata, Chapter 598, Statutes of 2006) and California's Emission Performance Standard.
Specifically, the petition recommended the Energy Commission open a rulemaking proceeding to modify the regulations to require POUs to submit compliance filings for all non-EPS compliant investments and to further define what constitutes a covered procurement as used in the regulations.
On December 14, 2011, the Energy Commission granted the petition and directed the staff to draft on Order Instituting Rulemaking (OIR) to consider the issues raised in the petition, as well as concerns raised by representatives of the POUS that the Energy Commission is required to reevaluate the regulations in their entirety now that an enforceable cap on greenhouse gas emission has been established and is arguably in operation. (Public Utilities Code §8341(f).)
On January 12, 2012, the Energy Commission adopted an order that a rulemaking proceeding be opened to consider whether to modify Title 20, Code of Regulations, Section 2900 et. Seq. as follows:
- By establishing a filing requirement for all POU investments in non-EPS compliant facilities regardless of whether the investment could be considered a covered procurement;
- By establishing criteria for, or further defining, the term "covered procurement," including specifying what is meant by "designed and intended to extend the life of one or more generating units by five years or more," and "routine maintenance;"
- Whether changes to the regulations are necessary pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 8341(f);
- Any other changes to the regulations considered necessary to carry out the requirements of SB 1368.
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The Library of Congress serves as both a reference source for our legislators, and the official keeper of our nation's history. This history comes in many forms including printed, photographic, audio and video recordings, and digital files. And while each of these forms require different techniques for their archiving, it is the electronic formats which seems to require the most ongoing attention.
Our meeting this month explores media archiving at the Library of Congress; How they do it, how they have developed the systems they have and use, and how others can decide to develop their own media archiving plans.
Our presenter will be James Snyder, Senior Systems Administrator at the Library of Congress.
6:30 pm - 7:30pm - Networking and refreshments
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hello I jave a slight problem. In the xfce menu I have a debian menu list thing(not sure what you would call it ) becase of course I am using a debian based linux distrubution called kanotix. Any was well it wont show me the items in the debian menu list thing. Any Ideas? I would apprciate it
The debian-menu is made with the command update-menus. Try run it (as user).
You need to do it everytime you install/remove a program. I think you can solve this by deleting some menu files under your .config directory (/home/user/.config/menu/debian-menu.menu) but Im not quite shure how it works.
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The fabulous design team of Robert and Cortney Novogratz, best known for their bright, eclectic designs, house-flipping prowess, and Bravo's 9 by Design (chronicling the adventures of the design duo and their seven children), is partnering with CB2 to bring you the chance to win a fabulous room makeover. One grand prize winner will score a colorful makeover - including modern items from CB2 and unique finds hand-picked by Robert and Cortney - and twenty runners-up will each take home a $100 CB2 Shop Card.
Readers can enter once a day, every day, from May 6 through June 15, 2012 for a chance to win. You can get additional entries when friends you invite enter as well - the more friends you invite, the more you can increase your chance to win. So mark your calendar and spread the word - we hope you're a winner.
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To enter to win a $15,000 Room Makeover From Robert and Cortney Novogratz, please visit cb2.com/novo. The contest begins Sunday, May 6, 2012 and ends Friday, June 15, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. EST. CB2 will choose one grand prize winner and 20 runners-up, each of whom will receive a $100 CB2 gift card.
Learn more about CB2's fabulous home furnishings, and click here to view some of the Robert and Cortney's fabulous projects.
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Franken highlights rural plans
ST. PAUL - Two E's -- energy and education -- are key to keeping rural Minnesota vibrant, Al Franken said.
The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate said Wednesday that investing in alternative energy projects and addressing challenges facing schools will help keep young people and families from fleeing rural areas.
Speaking at a University of Minnesota forum, Franken said the federal government and Congress should either fully fund and fix education mandates -- specifically No Child Left Behind policies -- or scrap them entirely because they place strains on small rural school districts.
"I would fund it and try to reform it," Franken said, adding that the effect of federal education requirements on small schools is among reasons families leave those towns for regional centers such as St. Cloud and Moorhead.
Franken also said there is evidence young people are more likely to stay in rural towns that are home to wind-energy projects.
Improving broadband Internet service to small towns also could help keep young people from leaving for larger cities, he said.
Responding to a question about flooding in northwest and southeast Minnesota, Franken said the government's role should be to respond immediately and effectively and to make sure there are programs to help people who lost their homes or businesses.
Franken's comments on rural Minnesota came during a broader discussion of economic issues. Republican Sen. Norm Coleman speaks at a similar University of Minnesota forum today.
McCain pulls back
Jim Rutenberg of the New York Times reports John McCain is cutting his Minnesota advertising.
McCain already is giving up on Wisconsin, some insiders say, after he promised to return to the state "again, again and again" because he felt he had a chance there. But with the election less than two weeks away, it appears McCain is focusing his money on states his campaign feels he can win. Polls show him trailing in Minnesota.
Anti-Coleman ad starts
A new anti-Sen. Norm Coleman commercial began Wednesday, with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee highlighting the incumbent's support of President Bush's proposal to allow Americans to invest some Social Security contributions in the stock market.
"In these tough economic times hard working Minnesotans are worried about their future, and the Bush-Coleman plan to privatize Social Security just adds to their concerns," Democratic committee spokesman Matthew Miller said. "With the stock market taking the country on a daily rollercoaster ride, the last thing Minnesotans need is another politician who supports Bush's risky plan to gamble away Social Security."
2 debates left
Public broadcasting hosts the only two remaining U.S. Senate debates.
On Friday night, the three major candidates appear on Twin Cities Public Television's "Almanac." It airs at 7 p.m. on most Minnesota public television stations, but some broadcast it later. And the show is repeated through the weekend on some stations.
Minnesota Public Radio takes the final debate on the air live at 7 p.m. Nov. 2, the Sunday before Election Day. It also is a one-hour event.
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HMV CEO Trevor Moore out as 60 more are made redundant
HMV has made a further 60 members of its HQ redundant, including the firm's CEO Trevor Moore.
It follows yesterday's news that 66 stores are being closed, impacting 930 employees.
Mark Hodgkinson, the firm's new marketing director, is also part of the redundancies.
45 of the staff are from the firm's central head office in London, while a further 15 are from other offices around the country. According to an MCV source at the firm only a 'skeleton crew' remain, and some of the departures have been from the company's video games team.
Trevor Moore only joined HMV last September. The former Jessops boss replaced Simon Fox as CEO.
HMV is fighting for survival having entered administration last month. Hilco UK is expected to purchase the firm having bought the company's debt, but there's still no news of a buy-out.
UPDATE: MCV understands that HMV's games team is now down to just two people.


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.50 cal paintballs comparison
I tire of all the videos with drop tests comparing .68 cal to .50 cal balls. I wanted to know which .50 cal paintball performs the best in the field. So, I bought a case of all four brands on the market...Kingman Slate Supreme, Diablo Formula 13, GI Mil Sim 3 Star, and Nelson. I played speedball yesterday using 500 rounds of each type of paintballs. Do all the drop tests and other types of tests you want, but that means squat when the game begins. I shot all of these balls through my Spyder Advancer. It has a CP shorty regulator. It was chronod at 290 fps. I was using a Kingman .50 caliber Rapid E-Loader Hopper. You should know that I did not experience any chops from any type of paintball all day. I would rank them as follows...
1st place: Kingman Slate. It performed as well as any .68 cal paintball I have ever used. I experienced very few bounces and many breaks. They flew straight and true. The orange blaze color made them very easy to track while shooting in a long stream. Made a nice "half dollar" size mark.
2nd place: GI Mil Sim 3 Star. Staright shooting. Breaks well, but I did get a few more bounces than the Slate paint. Blue/Grey shell made it a little harder to track in long streams. Made a nice "half dollar" size mark.
3rd palce: Diablo Formula 13. I had a lot of bounces with this paint. It shot very straight, but left me wanting more with the larger number of bounces. Again...the orange shell made seeing it very easy while shooting. Marks were of quarter size and up.
4th place: Nelson. I did not like this paint at all. I only had one ball break on its mark out of 500 rounds. I was very surprised at the number of bounces experienced. It did not shoot as straight as the other three brands. The one mark I saw as smaller than a quarter.
Take it for what it's worth. We played on the same field with the same 10 guys all day. It was 85 degrees and sunny on the field that day. I got 1,300 shots from my 45 ci tank with a 3,000 psi fill. That's twice I have gotten those results. I chronod after every 500 rounds and I consistantly checked in between 288 and 295 fps. I have enjoyed how light the marker is, efficiency, and speed of the marker. Match that with good paint and I had another great day of .50 caliber paintball.
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Nice review, thanks! If this forum wasn't so bare, I might be inclined to move this into the reviews forum since it's basically a review of different paints. I have tried the Spyder brand .43's and they worked pretty good as well -
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that was a pretty good review, too bad there arent more 50 cal players around
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Concessions International (CI) will open two new bar concepts at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) this month, both with iPad-enabled ordering for the ultimate in-airport convenience.
Samuel Adams Atlanta and Dos Equis Explorer Lounge will both open in Concourse B and are the first restaurants at the airport to offer tabletop iPad ordering, allowing travelers to browse the full food and beverage menu and order in minutes, from every seat in both locations.
"We strive to bring travelers the perfect balance of comfort and convenience," says CI president, Anthony Joseph. "The table-top ordering system allows travelers to order quickly without waiting for a server, so they can spend their limited time enjoying these well-loved brands in a warm, comfortable setting."
Samuel Adams Atlanta will open in late December in the Concourse B Food Court. The pub will offer its distinctive beers, along with a wide variety of American fare, served up from nearby restaurants, including Paschal's, Little Azio's Pizza & Pasta, and Café Tazza
"Through the power of mobile, we are able to offer our guests a wide variety of dining options through one central ordering platform, which also offers nutritional information, photos, and more," Joseph says.
Also in late December, CI will open Dos Equis Explorer Lounge, with decor inspired by the journeys of the Dos Equis' "Most Interesting Man." CI is the first to bring the concept to an airport environment. The expanded menu is also available via iPad ordering and will feature an array of taquitos, salads, wraps, nachos, and Dos Equis signature drinks. Early morning travelers can also stop by the restaurant for Mexican-inspired breakfast dishes.
The Dos Equis Explorer Lounge and Samuel Adams Atlanta will be operated by a joint venture between CI and H&H Hospitality, a certified disadvantaged business enterprise owned by Kevin Holt and Randy Hazelton, founders and former operators of Café Circa, located in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward.
Concessions International operates numerous national and local quick serve, fast casual, and casual dining brands in eight airports across the U.S. and U.S. Virgin Islands. Dos Equis Explorer Lounge and Samuel Adams Atlanta join CI's other newest ventures, Lotta Frutta and Fresh To Order, also located in the renovated Concourse B terminal.
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Shortly after 2:29 p.m. EDT today, the U.S. population clock will reach a milestone that is very meaningful to mathematical statisticians: it will show there are 314,159,265 residents, or pi (3.14159265) times 100 million.
Pi is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. "This is a once in many generations event...so go out and celebrate this American pi," said Census Bureau Chief Demographer Howard Hogan.
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Alcohol use involves drinking beer, wine, or hard liquor.
Alcohol is one of the most widely used drug substances in the world.
Alcohol use is not only an adult problem. Most American high school seniors have had an alcoholic drink within the past month, despite the fact that the legal drinking age is 21 years old in the U.S.
About 1 in 5 teens are considered "problem drinkers." This means that they:
Alcoholic drinks have different amounts of alcohol in them:
Alcohol gets into your bloodstream quickly.
The amount and type of food in your stomach can change how quickly this occurs. For example, high-carbohydrate and high-fat foods can make your body absorb alcohol more slowly.
Certain types of alcoholic drinks get into your bloodstream faster. A carbonated (fizzy) alcoholic drink, such as champagne, will be absorbed faster than a non-carbonated drink.
Alcohol slows your breathing rate, heart rate, and how well your brain functions. These effects may appear within 10 minutes and peak at around 40 to 60 minutes. Alcohol stays in your bloodstream until it is broken down by the liver. The amount of alcohol in your blood is called your "blood alcohol level." If you drink alcohol faster than the liver can break it down, this level rises.
Your blood alcohol level is used to legally define whether or not you are drunk. The blood alcohol legal limit usually falls between 0.08 and 0.10 in most states. Below is a list of blood alcohol levels and the likely symptoms.
You can have symptoms of "being drunk" at blood alcohol levels below the legal definition of being drunk. Also, people who drink alcohol frequently may not have symptoms until a higher blood alcohol level is reached.
Alcohol increases the risk of:
Drinking during pregnancy can harm the developing baby. Severe birth defects or fetal alcohol syndrome are possible.
If you drink alcohol, it is best to do so in moderation. Moderation means the drinking is not getting you intoxicated (or drunk) and you are drinking no more than 1 drink per day if you are a woman and no more than 2 if you are a man. A drink is defined as 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1½ ounces of liquor.
Here are some ways to drink responsibly, provided you do not have a drinking problem, are of legal age to drink alcohol, and are not pregnant:
If you are taking medication, including over-the-counter drugs, check with your doctor before drinking alcohol. Alcohol can make the effects of many medicines stronger. It can also interact with other medicines, making them ineffective or dangerous or make you sick.
Do not drink if you have a history of alcohol abuse or alcoholism.
If alcoholism runs in your family, you may be at increased risk of developing alcoholism yourself, so you may want to avoid drinking alcohol altogether.
Other resources include:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Alcohol and health. Available at: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health. Accessed on February 24, 2014.
O'Connor PG. Alcohol abuse and dependence. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 32.
Sherin K, Seikel S. Alcohol use disorders. Rakel RE, Rakel DP, eds. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 49.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening and behavioral counseling interventions in primary care to reduce alcohol misuse: recommendation statement. Available at: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf12/alcmisuse/alcmisuserfinalrs.htm. Accessed on February 24, 2014.
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Shannon Terry, a former Lipscomb University basketball player and a member of the Lipscomb Athletics Council, has been named to the "Forty Under 40" awards list compiled by Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal.
This marks the third year that Terry, the chief executive officer of Rivals.com. has been named to the list. He was also honored in 2006 and 2007. His inclusion for the third time earns him a spot in the "Forty Under 40" Hall of Fame. Terry is the first Hall of Fame honoree from a dot.com.
"I am proud to be recognized within our industry and I am most proud to represent everyone at Rivals that have played a key role in our amazing growth," said Terry. "We have grown Rivals.com into one of the Internet's top online sports properties through hard work, passion and a sound business model."
Terry, 38, sold the company to Yahoo for a reported $98 million. Rivals.com is the sixth largest sports web site on the Internet.
The list is compiled annually by the Sports Business Journal to honor the "best and brightest" executives under the age of 40.
Terry graduated from Lipscomb in 1992. He was a co-captain of the Bisons basketball team. During his four years in the program his senior class earned the most wins of any class in the history of college basketball with 145.
Greg Gough, a 1991 Lipscomb University graduate, is director, chief technology officer, for Rivals.com.
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Maison de Verre was one of the first building that I was asked to study in architecture school. It was in a studio where we studied the relationship between a building and a piece of technology. I chose the relationship between this building and an SLR camera and the comparison still effects my thinking seven years later. Built from 1928 to 1931, it is one of the earliest examples of a truly modern house and in many ways it is still innovative and strikingly modern by todays standards. Pierre Chareau was a furniture designer and this was his first house. Look here for an interior and entrance shot.


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ATLANTA — In keeping with the promise of bullpen tryouts, the Phillies will add two more unproven arms from the minors for September looks.
Lefthander Jake Diekman and righthander Justin De Fratus were both recalled from triple-A Lehigh Valley and will be available Sunday. That puts the Phillies' active roster at 28.
The IronPigs were eliminated from postseason contention Saturday, thus the Phillies started digging into their team.
Both Diekman and De Fratus have major-league experience. Diekman, 25, pitched in 23 games earlier this season until control issues dictated a demotion. De Fratus, 24, appeared in five games last September and was expected to play a role in 2012 until elbow problems derailed much of his season.
Diekman's penchant for walks continued once in the minors again. In 12 outings for triple A after being optioned, he struck out 15 and walked 10 in 11 1/3 innings. His ERA was 3.18.
De Fratus has displayed pinpoint command in limited action this season. He has 22 strikeouts against three walks for a 2.49 ERA in 21 2/3 innings. He did not start pitching for Lehigh Valley until July.
The bullpen now consists of nine pitchers — five righties (Papelbon, Lindblom, Rosenberg, Aumont, De Fratus) and four lefties (Bastardo, Horst, Valdes, Diekman).
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Fueled by money and emboldened by clout from some of the city's most powerful figures, charter schools began a period of explosive growth that has challenged the status quo in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Today, Los Angeles is home to more than 160 charter schools, far more than any other U.S. city. Charter enrollment is up nearly 19% this year from last, while enrollment in traditional L.A. public schools is down. And a once-hostile school board has become increasingly charter-friendly, despite resistance from the teachers union. In September, the board agreed to let charters bid on potentially hundreds of existing campuses and on all 50 of its planned new schools.
Charter schools now are challenging L.A. Unified from without and within. Not only are charter school operators such as Green Dot Public Schools and ICEF Public Schools opening new schools that compete head-to-head with L.A. Unified, but the district's own schools are showing increasing interest in jumping ship by converting to charter status.
In the most recent example, Birmingham High School in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Lake Balboa broke free from the district last summer after a wrenching battle among members of its teaching staff. Under state law, a school can apply for charter conversion if a majority of its tenured teachers petition for the change.
Charters are taking students not just from traditional public schools but also from private schools. Particularly as the economy has soured, many parents see no reason to pay for school if they believe that a charter might offer a similar education without tuition.
"I am very happy," said Ninet Ramirez, whose daughter had attended Catholic schools before enrolling in the Los Angeles International Charter High School near Highland Park. "They challenge her more," Ramirez said. "That's what I wanted."
Key reform strategy
The charter movement amounts to a tectonic shift in the educational landscape, the most far-reaching effort to reform Los Angeles schools in recent history. It puts L.A. Unified in sync with the Obama administration, which champions charters as a key reform strategy.
Yet the change was largely unplanned and unorganized, scarcely noticed for years outside of small circles of parents and educators, and it remains widely misunderstood.
Even now, there are those who believe that charter schools are private (they aren't), that they are run by for-profit companies (rarely in California), that they primarily serve affluent communities (the opposite is true) and that they are better than traditional public schools.
This last idea is driving desperate parents to charters in droves, people such as Katrina Calvert of Compton, who yanked her daughter out of their neighborhood school and took her to the Fernando Pullum Performing Arts High School, a new charter in the South Park neighborhood in South L.A.
"Thank God we're here!" she declared. "It's a breath of fresh air compared to where we came from."
Overall, L.A. charter students score significantly higher on standardized tests than their counterparts in traditional schools. But even some of the most strenuous charter advocates are wary of a blanket assumption that charters are superior, in part because they are so different from traditional schools and from one another.
Citywide, charter performance is so mixed that speaking broadly about it is like talking about the quality of fish. What kind of fish? Salmon? Goldfish?
Nearly 9% of Los Angeles public school students now attend charters, which offer great variety. Ocean Charter, a predominantly white, middle-class school on the Westside, emphasizes "experiential learning" based on the Waldorf model. The Alliance for College Ready Schools, whose 16 schools south and east of downtown mostly serve low-income black and Latino students, use a strict and structured adherence to state curriculum standards.
They include small, scrappy operations like New Los Angeles Charter, a 150-student middle school that carved space out of a church in the mid-Wilshire area, and institutional behemoths like Granada Hills Charter High School, a former L.A. Unified school that is probably the largest charter school in the nation, with more than 4,000 students.
There are charters dedicated to learning through dance, through science, even through German language and culture. Most, however, offer a fairly traditional curriculum -- more traditional, in many ways, than regular public schools.
Critics of charters tend to focus on three main arguments: Charters "cherry pick" the best students from traditional schools; kick out students who do poorly; and serve far fewer special education students and non-English speakers than traditional schools. Such practices could give charters a boost in standardized test scores, the primary gauge by which schools are judged.
There is at least anecdotal evidence to support all three claims, although there is hard data only to back up the third -- that charters enroll fewer disabled and limited-English students.
By law, charter schools are required to enroll any interested student or use a lottery, but even some charter operators allow that the schools tend to attract families who are especially motivated. And although charter administrators generally say that they rarely, if ever, expel students, staff at traditional schools say they periodically receive troubled students who have been counseled out of charters.
In fact, classes of motivated, focused, non-disruptive students are a drawing card for charters, as are their small size and apparent safety.
These were the attractions for Highland Park resident Rosa Rivas, who moved her sixth-grade foster son to a charter school several years ago after he was beaten up at his traditional school and began to ditch class.
"It was a constant battle to get him to school," she said. At the charter, "there was not an attraction of gangs. There was not intimidation. They're smaller. There's more control over the kids. There's no gangbanging in the school. That was my main thing: safety."
Some are struggling
Although much of the focus on charters has been on the high fliers that are outstripping the performance of regular district schools, others have struggled.
Even a sophisticated charter organization like Green Dot achieves mixed results. With 18 schools and a comprehensive headquarters staff, Green Dot is practically a district unto itself. But although its campuses typically outscore nearby traditional schools, fewer than 5% of students at several of its campuses scored at the "proficient" level in math last year.
Green Dot would argue that the scores are low because it is taking students from the most academically deprived parts of the city, which is undeniably true. It took over Locke High School in South L.A., which had become a poster child for the failings of L.A. Unified.
Under its management, Locke is seeing progress; becoming safer and more orderly; and retaining more students. But the school's abysmally low test scores have yet to improve.
Another charter, Dosan/ABC, collapsed last year amid accusations of financial mismanagement and an internal struggle over control, including teacher resignations that left students scrambling to enroll at other schools.
For all that, there is no denying the very real accomplishments of the charter movement in Los Angeles.
Consider College Ready Academy No. 4, an Alliance school where 97% of the 325 students qualify for subsidized meals, a poverty indicator.
Academy No. 4 occupies a cluster of bungalows wedged onto an abandoned piece of L.A. Unified property that sits almost directly beneath the intersection of the 110 and 10 freeways downtown. L.A. Unified couldn't put a school there--district policy prohibits new schools within 500 feet of a freeway.
This year, the school had an Academic Performance Index score of 846, more than 200 points higher on average than schools that the state deemed similar, based on the students they serve. Only four of 132 high schools in Los Angeles had higher scores, and two of them are charters.
"I don't think charter schools, in and of themselves, are a panacea," said Alliance founder Judy Burton, a former L.A. Unified senior administrator.
"All of it is about hard work and being clear about what you're trying to accomplish, having clear, high expectations for kids and working to accomplish what it is you said you were going to do without having to suddenly do something new because somebody new is in charge," she said.
Started in 1992
Charter schools got their start in California in 1992, when the Legislature authorized the creation of public schools that could operate outside most Education Code requirements and free of school district bureaucracies.
The idea was to create model schools that would test innovative practices. If they didn't post better standardized test scores than traditional schools, they could be closed.
Sixty-four have had their charters revoked for a variety of failings, almost all involving fiscal or administrative mismanagement. More than 200 others have closed, according to the California Department of Education, in many cases because their charters were not renewed. More than 800 charters operate in the state.
Records obtained by The Times do not show a single case of a California charter school closed solely for poor academic performance, and some charter advocates believe this apparent leniency has done their cause a disservice.
Although there have been charter schools in Los Angeles since the early 1990s, the movement took flight early in this decade behind such figures as philanthropist Eli Broad, former school board president Caprice Young, former Mayor Richard Riordan and a long list of teachers and principals who were fed up by the ever-shifting reform agendas of Los Angeles Unified -- and by what many saw as a recalcitrant teachers union, the powerful United Teachers Los Angeles.
"The whole thing needs to be leveled," said Brian Bauer, principal of Granada Hills Charter High School, speaking of the school district.
Bauer and others dedicated themselves to building a parallel structure of charter schools that, they hoped, would eventually suck the district dry by drawing away its students.
"We kind of looked around and saw that the capacity of the district to swallow enormous amounts of money was unchallengeable, insurmountable, as was its ability to sweep away reforms . . . with the stroke of a pen or the lock on an office," said Ted Mitchell, a key player in a series of local educational reform efforts who chairs the state Board of Education.
With 19 new charters opening within Los Angeles Unified this fall, there are now 161 authorized by the district. (There are also schools within the district that are chartered by the county or state.)
Broad improvement
Among the goals of the charter movement from its inception was pushing traditional public schools to improve. In some cases, that might be happening.
View Park Preparatory Charter, an ICEF elementary school, has seen steady growth in test scores.
Six years ago, it appeared to provide a superior option to the nearest traditional elementary school, Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary, at least as far as test scores were concerned. But an interesting thing happened: Fifty-Fourth Street, whose students tend to come from poorer families, improved at a faster rate.
This year, it nearly caught up with View Park in English scores and surpassed it in math.
Whether this is the result of competition from the charter, an emphasis on testing or some other reason is hard to say.
Mike Piscal, ICEF's tough-talking founder, runs 13 schools in South L.A. and has set a goal of effectively taking over the district's role in that part of the city.
He sees no future for a district that, he says, sends only about 5% of its students in South L.A. schools to college.
"They're like an airline where only one in 20 passengers arrived at the location where they're trying to go," Piscal said. "They've lost the moral right to have a monopoly on the public schools."
Others see a future in which students have a choice of high-performing charter, magnet or traditional schools. Already, Los Angeles Unified is developing a new breed of traditional schools intended to have charter-like flexibility.
Even the teachers union has shown signs of at least a grudging acceptance of charters, only a few of which are unionized. The union is talking of organizing charters, not just opposing them.
"The union's position on charters has evolved over time," said UTLA Vice President Gregg Solkovits. "I think that the best way to describe our position now is, it's not so much a question of charter or no charter but is it the best school for all students, including special education students, including English language learners?"
Bauer, the Granada Hills principal who wanted the district "leveled," said he actually sees that happening -- but from inside, and by the district's own choice. "I think the current centralized L.A. Unified structure is being leveled by the superintendent and board," he said.
"I think the climate has changed a lot," said Jennifer Epps, principal of , a high-performing elementary school in Historic South-Central.
"I think that just overall, they've been realizing that what they're doing isn't necessarily right for every school . . . and they're saying, 'We don't have the resources to change these schools fast enough. . . . We need other solutions.' "


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Kevin says if anything else came out of this, he would like to be involved in the casting process.Now HGs talking about their interviews...WBRBKevin says he went home and taped himself after every interview.nat says had plans with her BF for that night on the day she gotten taken.WE FIND OUT NAT VIOLATED BB RULES>>>>She admits on the feeds she sent a text out to her BF when they came to get her.She says he called her right after that, and she ignored the call.WBRBNow back and Nat talking about having a friends wedding to go to three days after the end of BB, and hope they will be released in time.
I don't know about anyone else, but when i did that update last night, and Nat said that, my jaw about hit the floor. I couldn't believe she said live on the Open feeds.But i do have to agree with northern, they aren't going to boot her at this point in the game on something like that. Besides after watching the practice for the Part II of HOH comp, i think Jordan is heading to Part III.
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Company Behind Adam & Eve Discovers Quickly That Courts Are Now Hip To Copyright Trolling
from the sex-toys-and-copyright-trolling dept
The Torrent Lawyer blog alerts us to the news that PHE Inc. jumped into the copyright trolling game right after Christmas, filing a lawsuit against 105 John Does in Colorado, using lawyer Sanjin Mutic of the "Mile High Law Office." And... even with New Years, it took just over a week for the court to dump 104 of those John Does from the lawsuit, and to suggest to PHE that the court is no fan of abusing the judicial system as a part of a business model. After noting some cases where judges had found joinder appropriate and many others where it was not, the judge made it clear he agreed with those that said it was not. He then provided a number of other reasons to dismiss all but one John Doe, including the fact that there was little to no benefit to anyone to having them all joined in a single case, especially since each defendant may have very different and very fact specific defenses that would require separate processes. And, then, towards the end, the court made it clear that it knew what these cases are really about:
Finally, the Court is troubled by many aspects of this "swarm joinder" model for copyright litigation. Courts across the country have observed that the companies involved in this type of litigation do not seem interested in actually litigating their copyright claims. Rather, they appear to be using the federal courts only to obtain identifying information for the ISP owners and then attempting to negotiate a quick settlement.... In finding joinder improper in a similar action, one court observed:Oh, and the ultimate bit of irony? The movie in question was "Buffy the Vampire Slayer XXX: A Parody." Now, we're all for parodies being protected from being considered infringement, but it really seems to be pushing the irony meter when the movie itself was created by relying on fair use rules to get around being copyright infringement, to then use it go on a copyright trolling binge.The federal courts are not cogs in plaintiff's copyright enforcement business model. The Court will not idly watch what is essentially an extortion scheme, for a case that plaintiff has no intention of bringing to trial. By requiring Malibu to file separate lawsuits for each of the Doe Defendants, Malibu will have to expend additional resources to obtain a nuisance-value settlement—making this type of litigation less profitable. If Malibu desires to vindicate its copyright rights, it must do it the old-fashioned way and earn it........ The Court fully agrees with the concerns expressed by these other judges and finds that this is yet another basis for requiring that Plaintiff litigate its copyright claim against each John Doe Defendant individually.


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Benjamin Moore: Paints, Stains & Finishes
- Location: multiple locations and online
- Website: benjaminmoore.com
Store History
- Founded: 1883
- Founded by: Benjamin and Robert Moore
- Headquarters: Montvale, NJ
When it comes to paint, Benjamin Moore might be the biggest name in the business. As a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway (owned by Warren Buffet), the company has a dealer network of 4,000 paint stores and 3,000 hardware stores, decorators, and lumber yards. We use them as a reliable source for quality paints and we like their Aura (low-VOC) and Natura (no-VOC) lines.
There are a handful of Benjamin Moore colors that continually make the rounds on decorators' favorite lists. Apartment Therapy's Color Therapist, Mark Chamberlain, has written about a bunch of them, especially their grays (Coastal Fog, Silver Fox, Knoxville Gray) and off-whites (Swiss Coffee, Cove Point, White Dove, Decorator's White).
The price point for Benjamin Moore paint is a little higher than other hardware store brands, but so is the quality. Their low-VOC Aura and no-VOC Natura lines are even more expensive, but they've performed well in the Apartment Therapy test lab.
The company recently began an online ordering service, where you can shop for paints and supplies (including 2 ounce samples) on the web and have them delivered to your home. If you'd rather look in-person, Benjamin Moore is sold at hardware and paint stores across the country.
• The Best Off-White Paint: Benjamin Moore
• Silver Fox by Benjamin Moore
• Coastal Fog by Benjamin Moore
• Benjamin Moore Historic Colors: Verdigris & Grey
• Knoxville Gray by Benjamin Moore
• Benjamin Moore Color Forecast 2009
• Clinton Brown by Benjamin Moore
• Classic Brown by Benjamin Moore
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This is the 22nd in a series of posts on the Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company.
It's postpartum day one for 29 nursing mothers and babies in an Ohio hospital who have agreed to participate in a study.
From 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, research assistants sit outside each room, counting the number of times the door is door is opened and someone enters – nurses, doctors, family, friends, food service, housekeeping, and anyone else – and keeping track of the duration of these interruptions as well as time spent alone. Research assistants count the number of phone calls the mother makes and receives as well. Each visitor is counted an an separate interruption, and partners are also counted when they entered the room.
Want to guess the average number of times mothers were interrupted by phone or in person? 54.
And what was the most common duration of time the mothers had alone with their babies? 1 minute.
The mothers were alone with their babies for an average of 24 times in the 12 hour period, and half of these episodes were 9 minutes or less. The average duration of a breastfeeding session was 20 minutes. This included a number of sessions that lasted zero minutes when a visitor entered and the baby was immediately removed from the breast.
Who were the people entering the room most frequently? The majority of the visits were from nurses and other care personnel, followed by the father and other visitors.
At the end of the day mothers were asked about their experiences (summarized by this La Leche League article):
1. How do you feel about the interaction and breastfeeding experiences with your baby today?
Typical responses: "They [breastfeeding sessions] were good, but it was hard having visitors; probably would have done it [breastfeeding] more. Tried to squeeze it in when visitors left." "Not too many visitors, but the phone calls did make it harder to concentrate on the baby. The nurses' visits helped because they showed me different techniques."
2. Did you and your baby have enough quiet/uninterrupted time together?
Typical responses: "I had a very busy day and though I do feel I gave a lot of time and spent a lot of time together, I did feel very pressured." "Wish we had more [alone time]. Both baby and myself were tired and I wanted to sleep with her. But every time I tried, we got interrupted." "I felt like someone was constantly interrupting us and when we were able to breastfeed I felt rushed and worried that someone else would be coming in soon."
Of course, I am not suggesting that all interruptions are bad for breastfeeding. Some are clearly helpful to breastfeeding, like a visit from a lactation consultant, and having a partner and other supportive family and friends around can help, too.
But look what happened in a 2010 study when a simple intervention was tried: hanging a "do not disturb" sign on the door when a mother was feeding her baby (one example of such a sign is above, from ILCA).
The number of interruptions to was significantly less in the 'sign' group than in the 'no sign' group. And 95% of the 'sign' mothers strongly agreed with the statement, "My breastfeeding sessions were successful, vs. 67% of the mothers who had no sign on the door. No difference was noted regarding the number of breastfeeding sessions, total minutes of breastfeeding sessions, or percentage of infant weight loss at day 2 of life.
Another interesting example comes from a number of Boston-area hospitals which, in the course of working toward becoming Baby Friendly, have are trying to "bundle" education about different topics together so that the number of interruptions is decreased. They've also tried to stop taking vital signs at midnight and at other times when the mother or aby is sleeping. This requires cultural and logistical changes, but it can be done.
Again, I am not saying that mothers shouldn't have visitors or that hospital staff who have important business in the rooms should be banned from entering. I also want to acknowledge that there are interesting cultural questions here – among some families having lots of family around all the time is the normal and expected thing, and restricting visitation might actually make breastfeeding more challenging.
What I am saying is that the near constant stream of interruptions can make getting started with breastfeeding difficult, and that some thought should be given to prioritizing some privacy if mothers need it to make breastfeeding work. Yes, it might mean some inconvenience to hospital staff at first, but the same could be said about a lot of things which are now the standard of care, and which result in better breastfeeding outcomes.
For now, you may want to write in a request for privacy while feeding into your birth plan, talk with your partner about politely escorting family to the cafeteria at times, and maybe even making your own privacy sign.
Was your hospital room more like Grand Central Station? Did it have any impact on your breastfeeding experience in the hospital?