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'My tunes 4 you'
Just because someone wants to send a mixtape (shit effort) doesn't mean that they write like a retard...
it's a horrible commercial bastardisation of an important culture in the name of 'retro'.
I'm changing my mind,
due to the sway of public opinion, I now like it as well. I LOVE IT.
i don't know how to feel, it's the utmost in laziness, and I'M the benchmark for that!
definite suck
although, i'm confused now - thrown by the public opinion of DiS users. some of them like it, some of the don't...i don't know who to agree with! someone instruct me, pls!
"6 different designs to collect"
is slowly swaying me. 6 different kinds of usb sticks to splurge cash on - yay!
Now I'm undecided again!
I don't agree with their marketing:
"Stores up to 1 hour of high quality digital music "
No it doesn't. It's 64MB so it can store about 60 mins of music at 128kbps, which is hardly 'high quality'.
Anyway, everyone always did 90min mixtapes as getting hold of C60s was actually tough and often more expensive, surely?

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Not all fans, it must be said but there are a lot of fans who cannot wait to see the back of the Welsh international and I cannot get my head around it. There are times that I think players deserve to get stick, I felt little sympathy for Gomis this time last year, his attitude was wrong; he didn't put the effort in that the rest of the team and us fans deserved and so let rip, shout whatever obscenities you like (within reason).
But I cannot fault Taylors attitude, from what I understand, he is one of the first in training and last out, he gets his head down and works his ass off, he's come through the leagues and appreciated what he's got.
I totally agree that he's a frustrating player; especially when going forward, his end product is nowhere near Premier League standard but he's never really let us down defensively and he cost bugger all in relative terms. I don't get the 'boo boys' feeling towards him.
Personally I would like him to stay. I am glad that we have brought what seems like a better player in ahead of him but should Olsen get injured with a few games to go then I'd rather see the experience of Taylor in the really big crunch matches at the close than the youth of Kingsley.
Either way, he's been a great signing for us and deserves thanks and not abuse. Best of luck!!


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In the absence of a redevelopment agency, the city is looking to give businesses a tool to create districts where they can collectively pay for improvements and services.
The City Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday that would allow community benefit districts anywhere in Glendale if the property owners request it.
Unlike similar districts the city has handled in the past, these would allow mixed-used residential and commercial property owners to participate, said Community Development Director Hassan Haghani.


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As reported in KPMG's 2015 report on trends driving the insurance M&A landscape, strong balance sheets and continued confidence resulted in a steady flow of targeted mergers and acquisitions over the past year. Another active year for insurance industry M&A is expected. The report predicts four broad drivers of M&A activity in the global insurance landscape in 2015:
High growth markets
Insurance M&A may get a boost from Africa, where long-term population growth, forecasted GDP growth and the potential for financial services growth through mobile technology presents opportunities.
As well, reverse deal flow (involving acquirers from high growth markets investing in mature markets) is a trend that is expected to continue, particularly as it relates to the investments of large Asian insurers. High growth markets, such as Asia and Latin America, are also expected to attract insurance M&A attention.
Regulatory impact
Regulatory changes are cited as the most important factor driving insurance M&A. Potential regulatory changes in India will allow for increased foreign investment in local insurers which in turn may act as a driver of growth in the country's insurance industry.
The insurance M&A landscape in China will also be affected by regulatory changes. With "relaxing foreign ownership restrictions and changes to local ownership requirements… China is poised to see an increased level of attention, particularly in the health insurance and pension markets."
The Solvency II Directive, which is meant to codify and harmonize EU insurance regulations, is set to come into effect on January 1, 2016 and is expected to have an effect on insurance M&A as capital requirements become clearer.
Efficiency and focus
Efficiencies are expected to occur in the insurance industry through the sale or restructuring of non-core operations and through better client interaction with the increased use of technology.
Excess capital in the reinsurance market, linking alternative capital with underwriting capability and continuing strain in the Russian market are all reported by KPMG as potential drivers for industry consolidation.
A.M. Best recently echoed KPMG's prediction, stating that "[w]ith current market conditions of double-digit price declines, increasing commissions and lower premiums, as well as the increased competition, the need for M&A [in the reinsurance market] is becoming clearer."


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Wed, 11 April 2018
How do you get work experience without having any work experience? According to Reg Tiangha, BSc'04, volunteering is an easy way to diversify your skills, increase your employability and find a sense of purpose in your life.
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Wed, 4 April 2018
Spoofing Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix series, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Ben Cannon, BA'14, discusses mental illness, addiction and striving to earn a living as an up-and-coming comedian.
We may have hit a few potholes along the way, so listener discretion is advised.
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Thu, 29 March 2018
From the thrill of 100 asks to get one "yes," to the restlessness of watching TV after his company is bought, the co-founder of iStock, Patrick Lor, BA'90, MBA'01, discusses the perks and burdens of serial entrepreneurship.
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Thu, 22 March 2018
Christine Dagenais, MBA'11, is an expert when it comes to personal and professional branding. In 2005, Christine founded Creative Coaching, a consulting practice focusing on three key areas: executive and career coaching, management consulting, and professional speaking. Her specialization spans business administration, Myers-Briggs, change management, professional coaching — and that's just the beginning of the list. Her philosophy for successful career and executive development is simple: just be you.
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Mon, 12 March 2018
One of few female senior leaders in venture capital, Whitney Rockley, MBA'97, decided it was time to upgrade her education at UCalgary back in the 1990s when she was told she wasn't bright enough to work as a bank teller. Knowing she was on the wrong career path, Rockley pursued a graduate degree in entrepreneurial thinking and took part in a prescribed mentorship program. She relentlessly sought opportunities wherever they presented themselves, regardless of country or perceived risk, and today she is the co-founder and managing partner of McRock Capital, based in Toronto.
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Thu, 21 December 2017
This week on Peer Review, we're joined by YMCA Calgary CEO and President Shannon Doram, and Vice-President of Marketing & Communications, Ken Lima-Coelho. Shannon holds a Bachelor of Kinesiology and, as a student athlete, captained the very first Dinos ringette team. Ken earned a Bachelor of Arts at UCalgary and during his time here was active with CJSW, The Gauntlet, NUTV and the Jazz Choir.
In this episode, Shannon and Ken have a candid conversation about what motivates them to build their careers in the non-profit sector. While the two have very different backgrounds – Shannon a long-time athlete with a background in health promotions and Ken a former journalist and proud father – they each share their journey from opposite ends of the UCalgary campus to senior leadership roles in a major community organization. Their dedication to health, wellness and community-building has brought them together as champions of the YMCA. Fair warning… if you haven't finalized your New Year's resolutions, you're about to be inspired!
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Tue, 12 December 2017
Jim Gray holds an Honourary Doctorate from UCalgary, but his list of achievements is much longer than that. He is an Energy Person of the Year Award recipient from the Energy Council of Canada, was inducted into the Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame, the Calgary Business Hall of Fame and the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. He is a Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence, is an Officer of the Order of Canada and this fall was named Lifetime Achievement Philanthropist by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Calgary. Most recently, he also founded the Top 7 over 70 in Calgary.
In this episode, Jim joins us to talk about his career in energy and business, his thoughts on the past and future of our city, and the importance of community and getting involved. He also inspires us all to seek the right balance between career, community and most importantly, family.
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Wed, 22 November 2017
We caught up with three different Calgary brewery owners to talk specifically about cooperation and collaboration in the craft beer scene. Legislative changes have made starting a brewery accessible for home brewers, and the popularity of craft beer has made opening a brewery more relevant than ever. We dive-in and discuss this current trend with three proud UCalgary alumni who are running some of the most successful breweries in the city:
Stefan Horsky of Village Brewery, MBA'03
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Fri, 17 November 2017
Calgary Arts Development President & CEO, Patti Pon, discusses the new creative economy. She makes arguments for the current Calgary arts scene as well as the facts and figures that stand behind the economical impacts of a thriving creative sector.
We discuss the Alberta Ballet, Calgary Folk Fest, the Calgary Stampede, One Yellow Rabbit and many other cultural institutions that define Calgary.
Patti holds a BFA in Drama and an MBA in Arts Administration and was recently represented the Alumni Association at the Fall 2017 Convocation as a Distinguished Graduate
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Wed, 8 November 2017
Dr. Niven received his MD, his Master of Science and his PhD from the University of Calgary.
He is an intensive care physician but is also a health researcher, who focuses on helping doctors ditch outdated technologies, tests and treatments for cutting-edge patient care.
In 2016, Dr. Niven was awarded the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Rising Star Award for a study that ultimately aims to lessen the time between scientific research and its implementation in the health-care system. Just last month, he was named one of Avenue Magazine's 2017 Top 40 Under 40, and this week, he's one of our Distinguished Graduates at fall convocation, which is why we wanted to catch up with him today.
We discuss his research, results, best practices, career highlights and balancing his career with three young children.
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Welcome to my International Development Blog
After spending time in India and Rwanda, I wanted to create a blog to discuss current issues relating to international development. I have an MA in South Asian studies and I am the founder of Kigali Crafts Ltd. I hope that you will find my blog informative and inspiring. I don't claim to be a political expert, so please comment on my blog to share your knowledge. Please be aware that the blog is for information on international development issues, not political opinion!
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I've had various satellite TV packages for the last 25 years. TV, films, sports and son on. I daren't even add up how much I have spent financially on this never mind the hours given up to sit in front of the goggle-box.
A few months ago I got it into my head to re-watch all my Supernatural box sets. That's 10 series I personally have each with 22 episodes. A lot of DVDs! I watched maybe 2 a day and a couple more each weekend and as you can imagine it took a few months to work my way through them. While I did that I had left my Sky+ to tape all my programmes. Emerging from my DVD cocoon I found I'd used up around 55% of the Sky+ box on taped programmes. As some programmes use up maybe 0.4% per hour that was maybe 100 hours and more of TV to follow up on.
The funny thing was I didn't miss hardly any of these programmes.
Looking at it all I deleted 15% straight away. Over the last 2 months I watched maybe a handful of what was left, every so often deleting entire series because it just seemed like too much hard work. What I found was that I didn't want to watch anything, I had no more binge watching of DVDs to occupy that time instead. I wanted to DO things – read, write, study (and I rarely say that), go outside and get some fresh air. I don't even think I was a TV addict in the first place – but I do think I and many others watch it because it's there. Because we are spending £30-50 and more each month so we need to get our monies worth.
I've realised this year that I don't need to have it. I don't need or want to have it. I can't justify the cost. And I don't feel like I'm missing out if I can't join in the water cooler conversation of what was on last night. So this week the contract is going. I'm not totally giving up TV – I have one or two must see programmes that I can't bare to live without. But I can get these online through Netflix, Now TV, some other alternatives at a mere fraction of the cost. I can get double what I have now for £6 a month. And right now I'm paying £33. That £324 per year saving is a weeks holiday (for me anyway)
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Why Do We Plant Trees?
Why Must we plant trees?
It is a concept that has been beaten into our heads, especially if one belongs to any one faction of the Environmental Movement. Planting a tree, they say, will offset carbon emissions and restore balance to our planets fractured ecosystems. A single tree can absorb up to one ton of carbon dioxide during its lifetime. In fact, trees are veritable "carbon sinks," meaning that they absorb many of the greenhouse gasses that permeate our Earth's atmosphere. Global Warming, the argument goes, can be stopped if we do our part, and plant a few trees.
To be sure, there are many benefits to planting trees, in an urban setting. Planted in the right way, a tree can act as a cooling device in the hot summer, by providing shade. Trees can lower the sum of a city's Air-Conditioning costs by up to 50 percent, and a tree planted next to a window can block much heat from the summer sun, which allows businesses to cut back on electricity from Air-Conditioning. And in the winter, trees can actually act as a heating device. Trees are natural windbreakers, and in winter they can help break up cold air. Trees remove excess dust from the air and, in the case of a flash flood, trees can break up the flow of water.
These are good reasons to plant trees, as long as you plant them in cities.
It is quite possible that you have also seen advertising that promotes planting trees in rural areas as well. If so, don't fall into the same delusions that they harbor. Tree planting programs actually cause more harm to the environment than they help it.
The Harmful Effects of Tree Planting Programs
There are three major harmful effects of tree planting. The first of these is the simple monotony of certain tree plantations. Pine trees and Eucalyptus trees are two popular brands of plantation trees, and they fit into the description of monoculture plantations. Such trees have been observed to suck water out of the ground at such a rate that they end up decreasing the flow of nearby streams. Plantation soil is more salty than average, because monoculture tree plantations absorb more calcium, magnesium, and potassium, while enriching sodium in the soil. But monoculture trees also have only limited biodiversity, and, in the event that they are planted to compensate for destroyed forest, such trees will not support the same diversity of life as did the forest they were intended to replace.
There is a second reason not to plant trees over-abundantly. Governments and activists have called, for years, to up the ante on planting trees, because, they say, this will reduce the effects of global warming. These forests, carbon sinks in and of themselves, would have a cooling effect on the planet. But this line of reasoning comes into conflict with the 1999 report issued by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) which stated that such carbon sinks are only a temporary measure, at best. At worst, forests release carbon back into the atmosphere after a few years, most particularly when trees die. This can actually result in increased global warming. And at any rate, when planting trees presents only a temporary fix to the problem of global warming, why would any sane organization call to double up on the practice?
There is a yet more harmful effect caused by tree planting programs initiated by governments; exploitation. Japan is a prime example of this. Japan has had perhaps the most successful tree planting programs of any country in the world. 66 percent of Japanese land is blanketed by forest, making Japan the most heavily forested nation on Earth. The country's self sufficiency in timber fell from 86.7 percent in 1960, to 19.2 percent in 1999. Yet Japan is the world's largest importer of wood, paper and other products traded on world markets. Its environmental footprint is found in many countries around the world, including the United States and Canada. Japan has indirectly contributed to deforestation in the tropics, as a means to fulfill their demand for timber without clearing their own forests. Nor is Japan the only country to do this. The Scandinavian countries have also done their part, as has the United States. The result of this exploitation has been that deforestation in developing countries is not only increased, but passively encouraged.
Tree Planting Is Delusional
Although efforts to replace deforested land are generally well intended, they fall into the same sort of wrongheaded thinking that got humankind in the precarious ecological situation that it finds itself in the first place. The reasoning was always that, somehow, man could control nature, and influence it, to fit into his plans and his designs. This sort of outlook, to me, is the height of arrogance. Human beings are not a separate entity from nature. No one is truly sheltered from the natural world, because human beings are made of the same stuff that comprises all of nature. Human beings are a part of nature.
In many ways, it seems, humans are a part of nature gone wrong. But no matter. The Earth takes care of itself quite well enough without human help; it did perfectly well on its own before humans arrived on the scene, and would do perfectly well without us. Human actions, by contributing to global warming and heating up the atmosphere, have simply increased the likelihood that the Earth will take care of us, though not in a good way. By heating the atmosphere, we increase the likelihood of forcing the planet to respond in ways that are detrimental to us, as in its changing weather patterns, rising sea levels, more intense heat waves and more severe droughts.
We thought, at one time, that we could dominate nature. The paragraph above depicts the results of that thinking. Now we speak of massive tree planting projects, and many in the Environmental Movement hope to one day replace many thousands of acres of deforested land with replanted trees, that may or may not be native to the surrounding environment. Already, we can see the results of tree planting projects in exploitation of developing, tropical countries. Nations like Brazil have an incentive to cut down large areas of the Amazon Rain Forest to export to developed nations. And monoculture plantations cannot support the same diversity of life that natural forests can.
Looking at this evidence, wouldn't it be a good idea to look at other ways of combating climate change? Here is an alternative to replacing a jungle in the tropics with an oak in Manhattan...
Just Let Nature Do All The Hard Work
So what is the best alternative to planting trees? Simple, really. Just let nature do all of the hard work. Many of the great environmental leaders, such as James Lovelock, have bought tracts of land, and then left that land undeveloped. They dispensed with any notions of planting trees in the first place. Why? Because, in order to create a truly lush, vibrant forest ecosystem, you have to start at the bottom and work your way up.
This means letting the weeds grow. And grow. And grow, ad infinitum. Weeds don't grow forever, of course, but they do die, and decompose, and fertilize the soil. After the weeds, come the shrubs. Let them grow, too. They will eventually die and decompose. Repeat this process enough times, and soon enough, the first trees settle in. These will be pines. Let them grow as tall and as cluttered as you see them. Eventually, they, too will die off, to be replaced by deciduous trees, the hardwood trees, the oaks, elms, ashes and sycamores. And many other varieties of tree. Along the way, this forest will nurture an ecosystem that could never be sustained by a colony of plantation pines.
That is what happens when you just let nature do all of the hard work.
In conclusion, it must be said that planting a tree is not, in and of itself, a bad thing. Trees do live up to the faith put into them, especially when they are planted in the right ways. Adding more trees in major cities is a fine idea, and hopefully will be accomplished in a timely manner. But the Environmental Movement, and Governments around the world, have been irresponsible in their own tree planting programs. They are caught up in the same sort of wishful thinking that encouraged humans to deforest land in the first place, only in reverse.
In regards to climate change, I am afraid that all we can do is mitigate to it, to adjust our societies as needed. It is too late to reverse the trend. As we allow nature to work at its own pace to reestablish its damaged ecosystems, we must change our ways, in preparation for the climate change to come.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Anxiety and Missin' You Like Candy (yea-ee-yeah-ah)
Oh. No, actually. I know I have issues.
A lesser-known fact about me is that, for the apparently laid-back exterior I work so hard to maintain, I'm actually quite the nervous wreck when it comes to those things I deem important. I constantly stare at the digital clock in my car, as if arriving to an unimportant appointment two minutes late will have me drawn and quartered. I've taken ibuprofen before Algebra tests to calm my psychosomatic headaches. I've had dreams haunted by misplaced commas. Before I owned a laptop, I actually got out of bed on more than one occasion, maneuvered my way through the dark downstairs to the computer, and squinted my half-sleeping eyes open in order to check for an imagined punctuation error on a blog post or video description. I know that people get nervous from time to time, and I don't consider myself a particularly nervous person in most regards (public speaking doesn't faze me, and I'm fairly competent at making new friends), but when I feel the pressure to prove my adequacy or responsibility or talent, I slip into a borderline anxiety disorder.
The reason I tell you this is because, today, as I reached for my freshly printed short story to hand in, all the color flushed immediately from my face. Out of habit from producing too many MLA-formatted essays, I'd accidentally underlined the title. Underlined! Short story titles go inside quotation marks. I came out of the womb knowing that! Now I was going to look like one of those ordinary people who don't know to put short story titles in quotation marks. Or worse-- what if everyone else in the class remembered to use quotation marks, and I was the lazy girl who just didn't find things like punctuation important? What if the professor took one look at my story and thought, This is disgusting. Why would I even bother reading such a haphazard, underlined mess?
I ended up penciling in a set of ugly quotes around the underlining, and breathed only once I saw that another girl had forgotten to even bring her story to class. A few minutes after this episode, I realized that it seemed a little silly... and upon my reflection now, it all seems completely ludicrous and deranged. NOBODY CARES. Billboards are made with major grammatical errors. One typo on one college paper doesn't matter at ALL. Why do I get so worked up about such frivolity? Seriously. I'm almost making myself anxious by thinking about my nonsensical anxiety.
Anyway, I ended the day by meeting with half the people I was assigned to work with on a group project for Health (we were unable to contact the other members, because, go figure, that's how group projects always are), just to find out that the "credible" sources they'd found on our topic included what looked like an Angelfire site from the mid-nineties, complete with bright green Times New Roman on a dark purple background. Unwilling to look for polite ways to refrain from strangling strangers, I just sighed and offered to redo the whole project by myself, free of charge. Obviously, they took me up on it, and I spent the rest of my evening manipulating Wikipedia facts to appear researched. High-five!
So. Yeah. I'm sorry-- I didn't intend to be a Debbie Downer tonight. I apologize. To make it up to you, let's communally make fun of a young Mandy Moore. Blog readers, I'm cravin' for you. I'm missin' you like can-day-ay-ay-ay.
Chipotle burritos this year: 13
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Nail color: "Green with Envy," ORLY
*"An exciting day for schoolwork." I'm Hermi'ne Granger. And... you are?
56 comments:
- mercia j said...
You offered to do the whole project for them! That's crazy! That...that sounds like me, actually, perfectionist that I am.
Good luck on still being liked in your writing class. I don't see how any professor couldn't like you ^_^
- April 12, 2010 at 11:24 PM
- Krazy_4_Kelly said...
Your paper story totally threw me back to last semester when I printed a major psychology paper and I had a comma for absolutely no reason on the front page. Being completely rational, I obviously spent the next 10 minutes using scotch tape (yes, scotch tape) to "delete" the comma since I had no white out. That was a fun day...
Good luck on your story, I'm sure your teacher will love it! And thanks for the Hermione joke. Now I feel as though I can go back to doing my homework instead of giving up entirely because my eyes are starting to close without my consent. With Hermione in mind, I can gather the energy necessary to finish my work properly. (God, being a nerdfighter is awesome.)
- April 12, 2010 at 11:33 PM
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- April 12, 2010 at 11:33 PM
- Snottlebie said...
Yes, I totally get anxiety whenever it comes to things I'm expected to be competent at. So if people say "Hey, you're a good writer, why are you so worked up about the essay?" , the answer is that I feel a need to prove myself each and every time.
Also, your post made me laugh at loud when everyone else in my family is sleeping. Just thought you should know, =).
- April 12, 2010 at 11:38 PM
- Sarah said...
Oh God... The group project thing made me have terrible flash backs to my years as an Undergrad at university. I was ALWAYS the one that ended up wanting to redo everything, or making sure I was in charge from the beginning because I obviously cared more than everyone else did!
The only time this didn't happen was in one of my Chemistry courses, where one of my team mates was THE most ANAL guy and insisted on doing ALL the work, because in his own words we were stupid idiots that didn't know an electron to a neutron and he wanted an A. (GAH!) haha
Boring segue later... I get just as stressed out as you about some stuff! I am sure you did totally fantastic with your story, and looking forward to hearing the reaction from your Professor! DFTBA :)
- April 12, 2010 at 11:38 PM
- Katie said...
Yeah, that sounds like something I would do too. I reprint papers for typos, re-do group assignments that aren't quite up to my standards, and re-clean the room after my roommate cleans because again, my standards of cleanliness are much higher than hers. I bet a lot of your blog readers can also relate in the same way...probably why we like you so much is because there's a little of you in all of us! (That's what she said.)
Have you seen Brian Regan's sketch about no-nonsense judges? You should look it up; he is pretty hilarious.
Thabks for giving me my daily dose of Hoover before bed. Now I can sleep soundly! ;P
Also, I CAN'T BELIEVE I READ AND COMMENTED ON THIS FROM MY SEXY NEW PHONE. Soooo rad. That is why today is awesome.
- April 12, 2010 at 11:41 PM
- serenamurison said...
Hayley, you have thousands upon thousands of internet junkies waiting on your every word, regardless of grammatical or punctuated errors (which are about as rare as . . . a hybrid zebra-camel printed BIC mechanical pencil. Yep. The rarest of all mechanical pencils).
BEDA has basically made April exponentially better than March.
- April 12, 2010 at 11:42 PM
- Katie said...
Yeah, that sounds like something I would do too. I reprint papers for typos, re-do group assignments that aren't quite up to my standards, and re-clean the room after my roommate cleans because again, my standards of cleanliness are much higher than hers. I bet a lot of your blog readers can also relate in the same way...probably why we like you so much is because there's a little of you in all of us! (That's what she said.)
Have you seen Brian Regan's sketch about no-nonsense judges? You should look it up; he is pretty hilarious.
Thabks for giving me my daily dose of Hoover before bed. Now I can sleep soundly! ;P
Also, I CAN'T BELIEVE I READ AND COMMENTED ON THIS FROM MY SEXY NEW PHONE. Soooo rad. That is why today is awesome.
- April 12, 2010 at 11:43 PM
- Catherine said...
Honestly, group projects are evil. 99% of the time no one does anything equally and one person gets stuck with the majority of the project or will suffer from a bad grade. I really hate it and at the moment my English teacher seems to want nothing else but group projects. *end rant*
Good luck with your story! I'm sure your (hot, British) professor will be impressed. You're talented and I'm sure he sees that too.
- April 12, 2010 at 11:52 PM
ahahaha monday moore
and group projects. ugh. the worst.
- April 12, 2010 at 11:55 PM
- Leslie Rowen said...
I am so jealous of your writing class! I understand completely if you don't want to post it, but I would love to read an excerpt (or all!) of your short story. Just a thought.
I am exactly the same way when it comes to freaking out about minute things like being a couple minutes late or finding a mistake on a paper. I try and see it through the person I am "letting down"'s eyes. Would I judge someone for one grammatical error? Will the world continue to turn on its axis if someone is a few minutes late? Usually everything a person spends time worrying about is a wad of anxiety and stress and doesn't really matter anyway.
- April 12, 2010 at 11:59 PM
I'm glad you've got the cleansing satisfaction of having done some work today. I feel groggy and useless with all the procrastination I've been overdosing on.
Also, it's awesome that you use Wikipedia as a credible source cause it really nags at me when people say that it's 100% lies. It's only 1% lies, and 99% saviour to students everywhere.
The grammar Nazi-ing is totally relatable. I have to restrain myself from correcting people's facebook statuses even when they're not my friend and would think me an absolute loon for commenting.
Today was awesome cause I bought a 2kg bag of jellybeans :)
- April 13, 2010 at 12:03 AM
- The Dreamers said...
The thing is, it wasn't even a typo, it was just a wrong format for the title. I mean, if it were my Junior year English teacher Ms. Gantner, I'm pretty sure you'd have been FUCKED, but I don't think it was.
Anyways, everyone has these idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, and it makes you normal to have them I think. Besides, what's wrong with being a grammar Nazi? :>
- April 13, 2010 at 12:04 AM
- alylurker said...
I always end up doing group projects myself because you can never trust anyone but yourself to get the job done right. And then I obnoxiously complain about my group members for not helping the entire time while working although in reality I know if let them help than made grade will suffer. My teachers seem to have this theory of pairing up good students with bad students- a practice I can't stand! Just rereading that I get that I sound like a snobby perfectionist- But lets just say I've had some bad group experiences ...
- April 13, 2010 at 12:06 AM
- Chrystie said...
I'm totally with you on the OCD-ness. I appear to be very laid back but am also secretly very concerned with stupid stuff that matters to know one else. That's why I have a hard time with creative things. I'm way too much of a perfectionist. *sigh* I was also the person who did all the work in the group projects. So I know how it is there. haha. Oh goodness. Tomorrow will be better!
- April 13, 2010 at 12:13 AM
- Tom said...
Oh My God that angelfire site is the best thing I've ever seen in my life. I lolled so hard. Thank you for that.
I recently turned in a paper in which I used "effect" instead of "affect" in the first sentence. And that's usually something I punch people in the face for doing.
The eight year old inside of me's breath is taken away by the hotness of Mandy Moore. Lordamighty I remember being so turned on by this video even though I didn't know what being turned on was haha.
- April 13, 2010 at 12:22 AM
- Madeline said...
Hayley, please don't ever think that your blog is pointless. On a night when I spotaneously burst into tears for half an hour over a boy who doesn't like me the way I want him to, it's so nice to have a window into your world and see someone else who sometimes gets worked up over silly things the way I do. You're like Ben & Jerry's for the Interwebs.
- April 13, 2010 at 12:27 AM
- Arletta said...
Wait. Mandy Moore was an actual singer? Well, I guess "actual" isn't the right word... She looks like she's twelve, so why is she driving?
I have to admit that before today the only anything I've ever seen with Mandy Moore in it was a couple of episodes of scrubs. That's it.
- April 13, 2010 at 12:31 AM
- Allison said...
I'm not quite so neurotic as you seem to be about grammar, punctuation, etc. but I do tend to obsess over minor details that will, truly, never matter in the long run.
Actually, I'm quite bad at grammar, particularly my overuse of commas. I try, but generally fail.
I've gotten better at not freaking out about little things since starting college for some reason. I don't know what it is, but there must be something about going to a huge public school that just makes me chill out about school. Never thought that would happen...
- April 13, 2010 at 12:34 AM
- Abby said...
One of my favorite parts was the long teal skirt. And then I saw the dance moves.
Man, I love the 90's.
- April 13, 2010 at 12:39 AM
- Leah said...
"annoyingly fragile ego"
Oh, it's SOMETHING alright. But I'd probably use different words.
(Hey. Hey. It just occurred to me that I'm gonna see you, if nothing else, TWO MONTHS FROM TODAY. Well, technically yesterday, now.)
- April 13, 2010 at 12:48 AM
- *Luca* said...
I used to be a Hermione Granger too, and then I became more like a Harry Potter, responsible but not that much, and now I realize that every day I'm becoming more like a Ron Weasley. I think I'm worried now.
- April 13, 2010 at 12:53 AM
- Melody said...
Ahhh. Normally I would just comment this on Kristina's video, but YouTube is having maintenance so I can't. But this MUST be shared.
My friends are the best people in the entire world.
- April 13, 2010 at 12:55 AM
- Annie said...
So baby come to meeee
Show me who you are
Sweet to meee
Like sugar to my heart
I'm cravin' for you
I'm missin' you like candaaaay!!!!
This is how my night as been. I hope my tweet influenced half of this blog title and a little linkage to some classic MM.
- April 13, 2010 at 1:18 AM
- Gianna said...
for my online high school pysch class on our first day of live class we had a vertual costume party. We had to come as a person we would want to me, I came as Herminone G.
fun day of studying :] way coolio
P.S. I hate it when I have to carry the whole group project, but I hate it more when I let the group do it and get a bad grade
- April 13, 2010 at 1:33 AM
It's good to know my boarder line nervous breakdown behavior over seemingly unimportant things is shared. And about redoing the project for everyone, that happened to me last semester and my dad scoffed at me that 'what are you gonna do in college? Just redo everyone's project when it doesn't fit your crazy standards? What college student is gonna do that?'. Hah! Dad. Hah, hah, HAH!
- April 13, 2010 at 1:42 AM
- Anila said...
I think the best part of that Mandy Moore video is that it was posted by bloodrayne2. Clearly more hardcore than bloodrayne1.
- April 13, 2010 at 2:05 AM
- Anila said...
Also, why does the dude need a skateboard when he has a functional Vespa? It's just impractical.
- April 13, 2010 at 2:08 AM
- Nicky said...
I hate when that happens with group projects. I always end up being the person who offers to re-do the entire project. I'd rather know it was done right than worry about an angelfire-resourced project, so I can relate.
- April 13, 2010 at 2:34 AM
- BenCracknell said...
I know exactly how you felt about the project thing, because I always end up taking the whole load. It's not like I don't like what the other people came up with, but-- Okay, that's exactly what I think. I don't want to fail because someone made everything look ugly! So, there I am re-doing everything in one night. Ah men, good night.
As for the short story? I would love to read it sometime. Maybe you could post it on here? I'm sure everyone else would like to read it, too.
Have a good day!
Oh, and I'm Neville Longbottom-- Nice to meet you!
- April 13, 2010 at 3:10 AM
- Sanne said...
I have the exact same issues. I couldn't care less about public speaking etc. but I can spend 2 full hours on a 4 line email to a professor.
- April 13, 2010 at 5:22 AM
- The Vagabond said...
I'm not sure if this was meant to be funny but you definitely made me snort into my orange juice on more than one occasion while reading this.
You are not the only one and you are definitely not weird (or maybe you are and I just share this weirdness). I too get weird mini anxiety attacks when asked to cook something in class even though I know how to do it. Just yesterday the (awesome!) British guy I cook with in class asked me to make the very basic sauce for the dish we were making and I just stared at the ingredients blankly for about 10 seconds before realising that I could do it and it was probably the easiest thing he could have asked me to do. I actually had a moment where I very nearly yelled "SAUCEPAN!" after those 10 seconds were over. I'm hoping I get over this. I'm sure you will. : )
- April 13, 2010 at 5:52 AM
- Zombie said...
Unfortunately my work ethic sums up to nothing compared to yours. I just copied the back half of an Algebra II assignment. Math escapes me....but I do have this weird thing that kicks in during group work. I take over the entire project raving about it being "perfect" and having a "WOW! factor." Ughhhhhhhh.
- April 13, 2010 at 6:50 AM
- Mack said...
Excellent Hermione reference.
- April 13, 2010 at 7:19 AM
- April 13, 2010 at 7:58 AM
- Kathleen R. Hirtz said...
Hahah I HATE GROUP PROJECTS. Without a doubt, I always end up being the one who volunteers to make things look (and actually be) amazing.
- April 13, 2010 at 8:20 AM
- Elisabeth said...
Like nearly everyone else who's commented, I totally understand how you feel and I agree, too! I'm paranoid about everything having to be perfect when I hand in assignments, and I've had more than one dream where I'm in the field looking at rocks and can't understand what they mean (I'm studying geology).
Same for the group assignments. I'm always in charge, because 99% of the time everyone else's work isn't quite up to my standard, and they don't care about their marks as much as I do. (Wow, I sound really up myself. I hope you know what I mean!) Having the final editing rights to a group assignment is the best. :)
- April 13, 2010 at 8:36 AM
- Stefan said...
Mandy was so ridiculously young. She's done a lot better as an actor and is still a great singer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMB6YOWzQMY
- April 13, 2010 at 8:44 AM
- Casey said...
I get like that about my stories. I go back and read it and read it. It's not very good, but it always makes me feel better when someone will tell me it's good. Or if my grammar nazi friend points out there shouldn't be a comma there.
I'm sure if you just think to yourself "It's fine." or "I can tell my blog readers what they said and have hundreds and hundreds of people be mad at them." Or simply, "It's good. Little things don't matter so much."
I'm glad you can share this with us, because I'm sure a lot of people who write get like that. Double during a 'big kids' writing class.
:) <33
- April 13, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Steph said...
You're just a perfectionist. Don't worry - you're not the only one. I'm one, too xD
- April 13, 2010 at 9:26 AM
When reading this blog post I felt you could have been writing about me.
I don't know yet because I am still writing this comment but I have a feeling it will take me around 15 minutes until I am either happy enough with the grammar and punctuation to post this comment or to give up.
When it comes to grammar and punctuation I get so worked up about getting it right it's ridiculous! The main problem is that it isn't just when I'm writing an essay but also when I am tweeting or writing an update on Facebook.
When it comes to school work I am always the person who ends up doing everything. I am currently on a media course which is nearly all collaborative work and so far the groups I have been put into have been awful and it results in me doing everything.
(I really shouldn't have spent so long writing such a shot comment)
- April 13, 2010 at 9:38 AM
And then I go and spell short wrong! :(
**(I really shouldn't have spent so long writing such a short comment)
- April 13, 2010 at 9:40 AM
- Lorena said...
That's actually something I would do, offer to do the whole project. Why suffer the bad grade, right? At least do it yourself and the way you like it and *sigh* let them take the credit too.
- April 13, 2010 at 10:26 AM
- annaface said...
Yeah, last week I had a paper due for Spanish class & I suddnely realized all these things I had missed; I fixed them all in pencil. As it turns out, professors don't care that much . . . So much for my panic attack before class. You are not alone, Hayley.
- April 13, 2010 at 11:07 AM
"Manipulating Wikipedia facts to appear researched"? Did you just admit to plagiarism? Don't you have to add references and sources?
- April 13, 2010 at 11:19 AM
- Sammie said...
I'm not gonna lie...I HATE group projects for that very reason. It's even worse if it's with a friend, haha. Most of my friends and I were pretty hardcore about projects-and we always had that one friend that just didn't want to do it. Oh dear. Hope all goes well! :)
- April 13, 2010 at 11:44 AM
- kalimagination said...
You don't need to apologize for not constantly talking about happy things in your blog, especially since this post was anything but a downer.
I only have two more months of high school left, and all my grades are fantastic, so I've stopped stressing about schoolwork. Now I've moved on to waking up at 2am and having a panic attack about whether or not I marked Ashton Hall as my first choice for housing... it's really terrible, especially since I don't actually care which dorm I'm living in and I turned in the housing application a week ago and there's nothing I can do about it now.
Group projects are the worst. Usually, I just do all the work because I don't trust other people to do it as well as I can.
Speaking of which, I have a group presentation to give today, and I missed most of the days my group was working on it... yikes.
I had forgotten Mandy Moore was blonde for awhile. And how disgusting the 90's were in terms of clothes... Hahaha, thanks for that.
- April 13, 2010 at 12:13 PM
- K-Mac said...
This is just further proof that you are an amazing person.
-having an "exciting" schoolwork day
-overcoming extreme anxiety (no matter how nonsensical)
-redoing the entire group project
-Chipotle (always)
One of my friends actually had a nightmare about misspelling something on facebook and so she got up in the middle of the night to check on it. I've never had the energy to get out of bed like that, but I do have those kinds of overwhelming fears all the time when it comes to anything that says anything about me.
I hope your (hot, British) professor likes you and your story.
- April 13, 2010 at 1:54 PM
- Jackieh :] said...
The anxiety thing is pretty much the story of my life. I'm fine in public but just school has given me plenty of mental collapses.
I'm sure you'll be fine though! One time in my English class last semester, my printer printed the margins completely wrong. Oh god.
- April 13, 2010 at 5:33 PM
- Ida said...
I think the feeling you got from missing the quotation marks is the same I get about test I KNOW I can get a prefect score on, but of course mess up in some way. For instance we have these annual tests in Swedish, English and math. I find the English ones to be ridiculously easy and thought I aced it. I got the result back... one damn point from a perfect score. In the end I would have gotten the same grade, but still, it's just... gah. It's the coming-in-second-place-feeling.
On a completely different note, I used to love the word "twilight". Oh my, how that's been ruined. Now every time I hear it, and it doesn't even have to be related to that crap, I turn into a some kind of bitter old man mumbling angrily to myself. I just felt like sharing.
GLEE, can't wait!
- April 13, 2010 at 5:39 PM
Are we ever going to get the story of how you and your boyfriend met? I could understand why that would be sharing something private, but I'm really curious.
- April 13, 2010 at 6:02 PM
- Coralinehope said...
I just realized that the "ORLY" by your nail color was the brand of polish, not the skeptical owl.
- April 13, 2010 at 6:07 PM
- RhianonLives said...
Hayleyy :) I get excited about school work too. These next few weeks, I have a Psychology paper on Behaviorism - Ooooohhh... So amazing.
Please don't forget to tell us how he liked the story!!! And, what was it about? What was it like? I'm sure you're not being completely honest when you say it was average xD if you turned it in, you must have liked it!
- April 13, 2010 at 6:33 PM
- Dinah said...
You are adorable.
I can't believe Mandy Moore used to look/sing/dance like that.
Super love and hugs sent your way.
(Tryyyyyyyyyyyyy not to worry.)
- April 13, 2010 at 8:18 PM
- Kathryn said...
Hayley, it sounds to me like you're a perfectionist. Me too, and I spent most of the way through your blog nodding and saying "me too".
Things like grammar and punctuation do matter, especially in class when your work is going to be handed over to a Professor, but there's no point getting worked up over one error. Nobody's going to shoot you for it. (Definitely not now they've seen you with a gun, anyway.)
Hopefully the rest of the world will see the value of grammar in the future but for now it just earns you kudos in the nerdworld. (which is the best world).
PS. Sorry for any grammatical errors in this comment, I'm still learning!
- April 18, 2010 at 3:12 AM
- Nokorola said...
Hayley, I'm working my way to the present after ignoring this blog way too long, forgive me. :-)
Thanks for the Mandy Moore video, Angelfire site, and enjoyable post.
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Sweat, Bass, and Lots of Musical Amigos: Dillon Francis Comes to NYC
A couple weekends ago on Friday, January 16th, Dillon Francis kicked off his 3-night New York City installment of his Money Sucks, Friends Rule Tour. I had the opportunity of attending the first night of the series, a sold-out show at Terminal 5 in Midtown NYC. While some dismiss rave culture as a fad, consisting of mindless, neon tube-top wearing teenagers mindlessly twerking their premature buttcheeks off to what sounds like "two robots having sex in a washing machine," some of us actually like vibin' to what these electronic music producers have to offer. Personally, Dillon is one of my favorite DJs and I'd been looking forward to this night ever since his debut album, Money Sucks Friends Rule, was released last year. If you aren't familiar with Dillon, he started began his career as a young soul producing sick moombahton beats among the likes of Diplo and the rest of the Mad Decent crew. He's come a long way since then (though still kicking back with Diplo on the reg, according to his Instagram and Snapchat), having made appearances at some major festivals including Coachella, Governor's Ball, and Bonnaroo over the last few years. He signed onto Columbia Records in May of 2014, and though some blatantly boo him as a "sellout" for doing so, his first album did not disappoint. An amalgamation of moombahton, hip-hop, heavy bass, and even a sprinkle of deep house, Money Sucks, Friends Rule shows no sign of Dillon succumbing to the capitalist endeavors of a major record label.
Interestingly enough, Dillon kicked off the night. Not as Dillon, however, but as his euro, deep-house bumping alter ego, DJ Hanzel. Yes, dressed in a slick suit and donning Ray-Bans long after the sun had set, DJ Hanzel took us all "One Deeper." Terminal 5 had not yet filled up at this point, making for a much more chill, club vibe during Hanzel's set. Midway through, he even paused to say with his German/Dutch accent, "Oh, I forgot to start my light show for you," while lighting a scented candle on stage. Next up was Anamanaguchi, a band that seemed as though it originated inside of a Japanese, candy-coated garage. They did a gorgeous rendition of Porter Robinson's "Sad Machine" and also brought out their adorable singer-friend up on stage to perform their latest single, "Pop It." It was awesome to see a young, upcoming, and instrumental band playing at one of these shows. The last opening act was Bro Safari, who offered some sick trap and hip-hop beats including a remix of Rae Sremmurd's "No Type." He brought Flosstradamus out too, during which the duo's classic hit "Mosh Pit" came on.
Around 10:30, a curtain revealing the beaaaautiful stage dropped to the ground revealing the man of the hour, Dillon Francis. A low bass was bumping in the background, when all of a sudden, the entire crowd recognized it as the introduction to his track "Not Butter." As this festival hit continued to play, the crowd got rowdy, singing along to lyrics like "you can dip your lobster in it!!" Meanwhile, the screen behind him projected absurd images like dancing muffins and oversized Dillon heads dancing atop mini cartoon bodies. Soon enough, the as-promised special guests started flooding out. Major Lazer joined in first with "Make it Bounce," a collaborative track from Dillon's album. Then they really got the crowd dancing with classic Major Lazer jams including "Pon De Floor" and "Jah No Partial." Then, not surprisingly, Diplo yelled "How many of you ladies would get naked for Dillon Francis right now?" directly into the mic. As the crowd responded by screeching at the top of their lungs, Dillon dropped his pants. Yes…he really took off his pants. This was just the start, though, as the now pant-less DJ had much more in store for his first sold-out show in New York, New York.
As the night progressed, basically every vocalist on Money Sucks, Friends Rule made an on-stage cameo. Chain Gang of 1974 came out to sing the lighthearted tune, "When We Were Young." Next up was Lily Elise who belted out the passionate track, "Hurricane." While I wasn't initially a fan of this song, hearing it live definitely changed my opinion for the better. It still couldn't compare, however, to my excitement when Twista came out to rap along to his collab with Dillon, "All That." As soon as he hit the stage and we heard that biting first word, "attention…" my friend Jenny and I immediately turned to one another and finished the line "…ladies and gentlemen, I have all the holes on my pelvis, because I look like black Elvis, HIT ITTTT." This song is a straight jam, and if you haven't heard it yet, you should really get on that.
The special guests were fun and all, but the real excitement was for Dillon himself, of course. He played classic tunes like "Without You," "Masta Blasta," and "I.D.G.A.F.O.S." I swear, I was partying inside of a Nintendo 64 at one point…more specifically, I was riding down rainbow road in my tiny, adorable toad cart. As for some newer tracks, he dropped his dope remix of Galantis' "Runaway" and, of course, "Get Low" feat. DJ Snake. Actually, he dropped Lil Jon's "Get Low," immediately after his own, which resulted in uncharted levels of ratchetivity as everyone belted "to the window, to the wall," etc. in true middle-school dance fashion. The night finished, however, on a much more beautiful note. Dillon dropped a pretty, light remix of my favorite track off his album, "Drunk All the Time." It's impossible not to sing along to Simon Lord's voice beaming, "being with you, I feel drunk all the time." Finally, Panic! At the Disco's lead singer Brandon Urie came out on stage. "This is my favorite song on the album, and this is one of my favorite people in the world," Dillon said as Urie entered for a heart-wrenching performance of their track, "Love in the Middle of a Firefight." It was incredible. Urie's vocals were crisp and absolute studio-quality. Unfortunately though, this track marked the end of what was an unbelievable night. Well, Dillon, I'll never forget you. I'll also never forget the 15 buckets of sweat that my body released that night. Everyone else, go listen to Dillon's album, righhht….nowwwww…!!!
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Sound the alarm, we've done it. We've finally done it. There's no going back from here folks. You don't "go back from" a guy masturbating with a McChicken. It just can't be done.
I'm sure you're thinking to yourself, someone masturbated with a McChicken? Well, why did someone masturbate with a McChicken? As plain and simple as it gets, some dude wanted to jack off, had a McChicken sandwich and I guess thought, for hopefully the first time in human history, "Hey, I should jack off using my McChicken". The horny McJacker videoed the proceedings and uploaded it, where many people have unfortunately come across it over Twitter.
We may never understand the reasoning for the mad man behind this. I mean, who thought you could ruin two perfectly good things by mashing them together into one terrible thing? Can society continue to operate when we all know this is something that has happened? May God have mercy on our souls. But moreso, may he have mercy on McChickens everywhere.
I just saw that mcchicken video... pic.twitter.com/8TfZJjISeC--  (@ariansaints) August 28, 2016
When you find out what someones done to the sacred #McChicken pic.twitter.com/9eZd6uX0Ro-- Hope || Sean (@HopeWithinChaos) August 28, 2016
What we didn't see before the McChicken video... pic.twitter.com/FjiBKL856I-- Tenley (@tenley_2_you) August 28, 2016
What happens between a man and a McChicken should stay between that man and the McChicken-- Jeff Dwoskin (@bigmacher) August 28, 2016
It's not safe to #McChicken our spicy chicken. It's spicy for a reason.-- Chick-Fil-A, Lansing (@ChikFilaLansing) August 28, 2016
My lense is messed up because I saw Mcchicken trendin and saw the vid and thought "this can't be it" and started looking for something else-- Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) August 28, 2016
McDonalds yesterday vs McDonalds today #McChicken pic.twitter.com/Vg1I2eiGO1-- Pocket (@YTPocketGaming) August 28, 2016
If I see anybody eating a McChicken after church today. Im slapping it out of they hand. pic.twitter.com/oaUCKcfUuh-- C. Stewart (@CordaroStewart) August 28, 2016
When you click the #McChicken trend thinking you finna get a discount, but you see why it's really trending... pic.twitter.com/hYp8xUEtXI-- hrznひjefferyひleaderひ (@HrznLMN) August 28, 2016
Who's better in bed?-- Offseason (@Jaromir_Jagr) August 28, 2016
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"be my mcchicken" pic.twitter.com/yqCO1eNU1u-- jack (@scobes) August 28, 2016
If you're 1 of the ppl who saw a guy JO with a McChicken & tweeted angrily instead of start to crave a McChicken, I don't want to know you.-- Alyssa Rose (@Lyssssajade) August 28, 2016
From the generation that lived through 2 girls one cup, y'all scared of the mcchicken video?-- christina (@tinalemo_) August 28, 2016
My reaction to seeing why "Mcchicken" was trending... pic.twitter.com/qL3L7I49uH-- Jacob Norton (@jacob_norton9) August 28, 2016
concept: erotic fiction about McChicken-- Lil Zika Cigarette (@th0tcouture) August 28, 2016
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This sign in a local restaurant chain just kills me. I laugh every time I see it. I even insist on pointing out the finer points of this sign to the lovely people standing behind me in line. Most of them have never noticed it. I guess they were too busy deciding on their order.
Counter service always enhances my dining experience. Standing in a line to order my food is the hallmark of better service. I can hardly wait for the order to come up so I can carry it to my table. Just the honor of carrying that lovely brown plastic tray increases the quality of the food. Elbowing other diners out of the way at the soda machine is THE high point of eating out and I just love filling the little paper cups with ketchup. Especially when another diner elbows me and I get ketchup all over my hand.
The added value of these perks is incalculable. I'd be wiling to pay twice as much for dining in this establishment. I sure would. Yes indeedy.
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New Delhi: Force India might have missed out on crucial points in last weekend's Italian Grand Prix in Monza, but driver Vitantonio Liuzzi is still optimistic about the Silverstone-based team's sixth place finish in the constructor standings this season.
Starting 19th on the grid, Liuzzi battled through engine problems to finish at the 12th spot, less than two seconds behind 10th placed Rubens Barrichello while his fancied team-mate Adrian Sutil had to be contend with 16th place.
Inspite of the disappointment in his home race in Monza, Liuzzi said Force India has the potential to give Willaims a run for its money in the team standings.
"We want to fight for the sixth place in the World Championship, that's the target for Force India up to the end of this season. Williams is catching, but we won't give up," the Italian said.
With just five races remaining in the season, Force India is presently lying in the sixth spot in the constructor standings with 58 points, 11 points ahead of Williams.
Liuzzi said had it not been for a bad qualifying session in Monza, he would have finished the race on the points bracket.
"It was a really strong race. We had a lot of overtaking moves, with a Sauber, with a Toro Rosso. It's not easy to overtake, because it's always the same problem when you're close to other cars, you lose a lot of downforce.
"We had a good pace, and I think I would have finished in the points if we didn't have the problem in qualifying, and had started close to the top 10. At the end I was battling with Buemi and Barrichello for 10th place. Even though I was faster it was very difficult, because they didn't make many mistakes," he said.
Looking at the Singapore Grand Prix scheduled for September 26, Liuzzi said the night race there would be an interesting challenge for Force India.
"I think we will still be competitive, even if on paper Singapore shouldn't be one of the greatest tracks for us. But I think it could be an interesting challenge," he said.


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I am sorry that I haven't renewed my blog because recently I have been so busy at language school. Also I had a terrible jet lag. When I arrived at Toronto on June 4th, I didn't feel I was in bad shape then I drank a lot because my roommate insisted on me. Now I am absolutely fine and am glad to return here. However maybe I don't often renew my writing and put on my pictures in this time because I don't have enough time which I need to prepare funny images and stories from my weird life. Now I have studied English so hard since this week. I hope my writing will be better and you will be able to enjoy it more.
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Three wonderful young girls from Germany (Julia and Katja) and Italy (Marilu) whom I met during my last visit to Samoa took the time to visit Lalomanu School and see for themselves the little library building named after Clea. Even though their schedule was very busy in Apia, they went out of their way and stopped at Lalomanu. They have sent us some photos of their visit.
Our sincere thanks to Julia, Katja and Marilu for their interest and support in this modest project and for using their little spare time to see the Library.
Danke schön! Grazie mille!
|Una vista de la escuela de Lalomanu, a la hora de la salida..


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I listed some 80s rock songs I like. They are all on my must hear 80s songs list.
Hurts So Good - by John Cougar
I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That - by Elton John
I Ran - by A Flock of Seagulls
I'm Still Standing - by Elton John
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This gallery contain images of the smaller and more intimate views that I see in nature. While the grand landscapes that shock and awe are some of the first things that I take in, the more I slow down, immerse myself, and connect to the scene, the more pleasing designs and plays of light I notice. It always amazes me how the same designs in nature can be repeated from macrocosm to microcosm. It gives me pause to think of my place in this world and how I need to be grateful for the small patch of dirt and time that my life occupies.


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[ek-struh-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n, ek-struh-vur-, -stroh-]
Also extraversion. Psychology.
- the act of directing one's interest outward or to things outside the self.
- the state of being concerned primarily with things outside the self, with the external environment rather than with one's own thoughts and feelings.Compare introversion(def 3).
Pathology. a turning inside out, as of the eyelids or of the bladder.
Origin of extroversion
1650–60; 1915–20 for def 1; extro- + Latin versiōn- (stem of versiō) a turning
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for extroversion
Contemporary Examples of extroversion
However, researchers have found that, by 2nd or 3rd grade, extroversion is only half as important.The New Child-Testing Craze
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Historical Examples of extroversion
This terminology, Introversion and Extroversion, is bound up with my way of regarding mental phenomena as forms of energy.
The introversion type only knows the thought principle, and the extroversion type only that of feeling.
psychol the directing of one's interest outwards, esp towards social contacts
pathol a turning inside out of an organ or part
Compare introversion
Word Origin for extroversion
C17: from extro- (variant of extra-, contrasting with intro-) + -version, from Latin vertere to turn
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
A turning inside out, as of an organ or part.
Interest in one's environment or in others as opposed to or to the exclusion of oneself.
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There is not very much on Transference to get excited about. The title itself implies that fans will listen to this and just love it anyway, based on past enjoyment. Since I am not a diehard fan of Spoon's, that ploy has no effect on my judgment. Outside of the single, "Got Nuffin'", I have a hard time trying to find a song I would ever want to hear again. Who knows? Maybe in 20 years, I will view this as music historians have viewed Lou Reed's Berlin or (film buffs see Blade Runner) as classics before their time. As for right now, this reminds me of U2's No Line On The Horizon: an album by a band resting on their laurels and being loved for it, probably because the American public identifies with their laziness or just doesn't know any better.
Track Grades:
- Before Destruction - 5.7
- Is Love Forever - 6.4
- The Mystery Zone - 6.6
- Who Makes Your Money - 6.2
- Written In Reverse - 6.8
- I Saw The Light - 4.4
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2014, Article ID 503867, 2 pages
History and Current Status of Evidence-Based Korean Medicine
1Laboratory of Clinical Biology and Pharmacogenomics and Center for Clinical Research and Genomics, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
2Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1901 East Road, Houston, TX 77054, USA
3School of Life Science and Institute of Biomedical Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
4Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
5Institute for Innovative Cancer Research, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea
6Office of Health Services Research, National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul 110-450, Republic of Korea
Received 15 January 2014; Accepted 15 January 2014; Published 15 April 2014
Copyright © 2014 Seong-Gyu Ko et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Seong-Gyu Ko, Bharat B. Aggarwal, Mingyao Liu, Chang Shik Yin, Dong Hoon Jin, and Bo-Hyoung Jang, "History and Current Status of Evidence-Based Korean Medicine," Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2014, Article ID 503867, 2 pages, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/503867.


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Lag problems?
Are you having lag problems?
In this tutorial I will help you get rid of your lag problems.
But first you may need to know which is the cause of your lag.
Do you have a high ping or is your computer slow?
-Slow Computer.
Lowest graphic settings.
- You can try playing on the lowest GTA SA graphic settings or going to your graphics card control panel and disabling the eye candy.
Remove windows effects and sounds.
- This can be the cause of lag too, you can easily remove them by going to Computer -> Properties.
Disable unnecessary services.
- If you feel unsure about this, try downloading Game Booster .
Try a fresh copy of your operating system.
- Install all the programs you will probably need, only the essentials.
Make sure your drivers are updated.
- Try programs such as DriverEasy which is free or DriverGenius which costs. (I personally use Drivergenius as I don't trust DriverEasy that much.)
Clean the registry with CCleaner.
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- If so, maybe your computer is not using the other 20% of your connection, try this guide.
- You can try fixing windows sockets by downloading this program. , windows sockets get all gummed up and you don't use a bit of your internet Warning: This could make you need to reinstall your antivirus as it won't receive updates, do at your own risk. (Or at least it does for me, I use Eset Smart Security 4 .
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The first company that does this will kill their sales. I'm not going to run out and replace my computer and MY CAR just so I can have a new type of cellphone jack/connector rammed down my throat.
You got to be crazy to lile this ideea. 3.5 should stay for a long while now....
This is a good idea, all analogue headphones can still be used with a small connector 3.5mm to Type C. But we will lose the ability to charge and listen to music
i have a favorite pair of analogs headphones.
However i don`t need to worry about the switch to USB type-c since i have older devices that can still use my 3.5mm. not so much to worry about there.
Hate the idea. I prefer using my own third party headphones. With this, choice of good pair of headphones becomes limited(or if any). Not to mention, higher chance for the port to be damaged (charging, file transfer,audio etc) all with the single port


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BELLEVUE, Wash. (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Advanced Radio Telecom rose 11 percent Wednesday after the data-networking specialist said it's near a deal to gain equity investors and expand its reach on the West Coast.
The company (ARTT) artt said in a press release that it's in negotiations with "several parties" for a "significant equity investment" in the company.
Shares of Advanced Radio, based in Bellevue, Wash., gained 1 1/8 to 11 1/2 on Wednesday.
Analyst James Henry at Bear Stearns told CBS.MarketWatch.com that speculation has been high about suitors for the company, which offers high-speed data delivery for firms with no direct access to fiber-optic networks.
Rumblings of a possible new investor in Advanced Radio come amid a bull market for wireless networks, Henry said. "It could be any number of 1parties from the telecom space or even financial buyers," he said. "We've seen strong evidence of the underlying value of wireless spectrum."
One example: Nextlink Communications (NXLK) nxlk agreed to buy WNP Communications for $695 million in January.
Advanced Radio Telecom said it issued its press release "in response to recent inquiries." The company expects to complete "definitive agreements in the near future."
It said the proceeds from such an investment would allow the company to expand into new markets in California and other west coast areas.
Advanced Radio Telecom owns and operates metropolitan area networks in Seattle, Portland and Phoenix using fixed wireless and fiber-optic technologies.
The company also owns 38GHz spectrum licenses in more than 210 markets nationwide, including 49 of the top 50, and 90 of the top 100 markets.