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My new focus is going natural and being healthy. I have cut out the caffeine, drastically minimised the in-take of processed foods, eat a lot more fruits, vegetables and drinking a lot more water.
Any of my friends can tell you, I love my food and that's exactly why I don't believe in diets, and the other fact that diet has got the word 'die' in it. Anyway, in going on this new journey, I thought, 'I like my food and want to continue to enjoy eating good food'.
So first of all, I decided to go for mini-meals, so rather than eating 3 main meals, I would have several mini-meals; this way, I eat less, have the calories constantly burning and am less hungry throughout the day.
A day in my eating diary looks like this: a healthy thick fruit smoothie on my way out to work, a granola bar and yoghurt when I get to work, some sliced cucumbers around noon, a grilled salmon salad for lunch, a Graze Box helping at tea time and chicken and broccoli for dinner. It might sound like a lot of food but actually this works out as less calories throughout the day.
I have stopped drinking caffeine, which means I only drink decaf coffee or decaf tea (black, no milk, no sugar). In fact, I prefer herbal teas; Rituals make a great selection of 100% natural teas. The Rose Wisdom tea by Rituals is my favourite, it's a herbal infusion made with Rose flowers which warms the heart and Ginger which is full of powerful Yang energy which warms and uplifts the body.
Water has also become my bestie, I drink a lot of tepid water, hot water or water with lemon; I sometimes squeeze the juice of the lemon in the water or have it in slices.
My guilty pleasure is hot chocolate, I have this once in a while but never add milk and keep it light. This brings me to Milk. I no longer drink cow's milk and have opted for Almond Milk which actually contains more vitamins, minerals and nutritional value compared to cow's milk.
Being healthy is not easy at first but you get into it. Another way to ensure you stay on this healthy lifestyle journey is involving your family and friends and also exercising. By letting those around you know about your new eating habits, you are more likely to see it through.
I am certainly feeling much healthier and enjoying my new eating regime.
All the best!!!

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Growing A Green Chicago, Vol II
The Roosevelt Academy is a competitive and rigorous summer program that attracts many students who would otherwise not have the chance to work at a policy-based organization. Each student receives a stipend for living expenses and undergoes nine weeks of skill-building training in policy, communications, political strategy, and organizing. Their skills and ideas are routinely put to work during their internships; the Chicago Academy placed each student with a department of the City of Chicago through the Mayoral Fellows Program.
This is a collection of 2010 Roosevelt Chicago Summer Academy fellows and their policy recommendations for the City of Chicago. Please note that this publication serves as shorten versions of each Fellow's original white papers.
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Collocated Hertfordshire facility will support global design firm's 10,000 employees and 3,000 CAD users, enhancing resilience and efficiency.
Leading business communications provider Vtesse today announced that its subsidiary, Vtesse Cirrus, has been selected by Arup to provide colocated data centre services based at its Tier III+ facility in Hertfordshire. The global design engineering firm will migrate its existing operations, comprising more than 500 pieces of equipment, from Arup's West London headquarters to Vtesse Cirrus' Hoddesdon data centre over a three month period.
As a multidisciplinary design engineering firm, Arup works with high profile clients across a range of industry sectors including aviation, energy and buildings, delivering innovative and sustainable designs that shape a better built environment. The company is also renowned for designing highly energy efficient data centres – Citigroup's Citi Frankfurt facility is a flagship site and the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum data centre worldwide.
To support continued business growth Arup needed to upgrade its existing data centre facilities, but was facing significant refurbishment costs to overhaul the existing space. As an alternative, Arup's IT team evaluated five data centre providers based within London and outside the M25, but was concerned about application performance for its resource intensive CAD (Computer Aided Design) and CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) users if application servers were not accessible close by.
In order to dispel these performance degradation concerns, Vtesse conducted a Proof of Concept (POC) which involved recreating the 60km distance between Arup's West London office and Vtesse Cirrus' Hoddesdon facility with a spool of fibre. Throughout the extensive testing process, Arup's IT team continually phased in different numbers of users. By the third and final week the whole London campus was working over a connection provisioned by Vtesse, with no deterioration in performance detected.
Maintaining performance quality was absolutely vital if we were to consider moving our data centre operations from in-house to an external location – particularly one located outside of London, Vtesse offers us reliable connectivity and a comprehensive end-to-end communications service that Arup needs to function on a global scale. Many providers are too rigid when it comes to data centre services, but Vtesse was completely flexible and working closely with our team to ensure design requirements were tailored to specifically meet Arup's business needs. – Dave Thomas, Head of IT UKMEA Region at Arup
The colocated suite will consist of 40 server racks and storage, an estimated Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.5, and resilient high bandwidth data connections to various Arup sites in the UK over Vtesse's national fibre-optic network. The diverse gigabit links also perform a disaster recovery function, ensuring that Arup does not experience downtime.
Arup has been a communications customer of Vtesse for more than four years and we are delighted that we have been able to extend our existing relationship to provide data centre services on a long-term basis, many organisations are still sceptical when it comes to relocating outside of their data centre comfort zone. It is deployments like this that prove there is much to be gained, both operationally and financially.- Aidan Paul, CEO at Vtesse.


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"Yellowstone" carries a distinction that Mike Penfold thinks Montana communities along the 700-mile-long Yellowstone River have neglected to cash in on.
"You think about the name Yellowstone and there's no place in the world that has that cachet," he said. "And tie that in with the longest free-flowing river in the lower 48, 17 museums along the way … it's an absolute jewel of an opportunity to create a recreation area."
He compares it to a watery Appalachian Trail, a world-famous 2,200-mile hiking route that extends from Georgia to Maine. Thousands hike portions of the trail every year.
Although he admits that his Yellowstone River idea is unlikely to bear fruit in his lifetime, Penfold still thinks it's worth putting the wheels in motion, and that's something he knows a lot about. The untiring retiree is a former Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service administrator who has worked with conservation, land access, history and hunting groups in the Billings area for the past 15 years. If any one individual might be able to bring a diverse group of people together, Penfold is the go-to guy.
Long water
The Yellowstone River is unquestionably a unique resource that changes mightily along its route. Born high in the mountains of Wyoming, it flows into the deep, geothermically active waters of Yellowstone Lake. On its route out of Yellowstone, it plunges 1,000 feet as it passes through the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Once in Montana, the river winds through the stunningly beautiful and aptly named Paradise Valley, with its alp-like Absaroka Mountains rising abruptly from the valley floor.
In between Paradise Valley and Billings, the river slowly transitions from a cold-water trout stream to a warm-water prairie fishery. From Billings downstream anglers will find smallmouth bass, catfish, pike and sauger instead of trout. Ancient fish even ply the river's lower waters — pallid sturgeon, an endangered species. From where the Bighorn River joins the Yellowstone downstream, the waterway is a magnet for waterfowl, especially Canada geese that flock to the river by the thousands on fall flights southward.
By the time the Yellowstone River empties into the Missouri River, just across the Montana border in North Dakota, it has traveled 692 miles without a major dam. Admittedly, numerous low irrigation dams exist along the route to divert water to ditches. But large hydroelectric dams, such as those constructed on other major rivers of the Yellowstone's size, have never been built, meaning it can still be paddled with little problem.
Linking history
Besides wildlife, fishing, floating and vistas, the Yellowstone River also links a number of historic occurrences in human history — from early residents who left pictograph and petroglyph drawings of turtles and war deeds on rock walls, to the Lewis and Clark Expedition — there's a wealth of history along the way for people to explore.
"Every time we do something historically, we find there's more there," Penfold said.
More importantly to the agricultural community, the Yellowstone River provides sustenance to community water supplies and powers sprinklers that irrigate crops of corn, barley and sugar beets.
"Our entire economic glue in the Yellowstone River valley is water," Penfold said.
Sustaining the river's flow in the face of drier winters and summers, as well as increasing agricultural and suburban water use, could be a challenge.
"The question is how do you get the focus? The value is there," Penfold said.
There's a blueprint for the type of design Penfold envisions, called the National Blueways System. The federal program creates a diverse partnership to preserve and manage a watershed from its headwaters to its mouth.
Penfold came up with the idea while researching the ownership of islands in the Yellowstone River. He's located several that he believes are owned by the state and is working to get the Department of Natural Resources Conservation to claim ownership and post signs on them.
He sees the islands as perfect places for river travelers — rafters, canoers, kayakers and drift boaters — to camp while descending the waterway. The island also provide habitat for public land hunters.
Having places to camp would be essential for those looking to use the river as a conduit to activities at communities along the Yellowstone River, Penfold said.
"All of the communities along the way have activities in the summer," he said, ticking off such events as the Huntley threshing bee and Glendive's Buzzard Days as examples.
What if a river runner could start in Gardiner — paddling is not allowed in Yellowstone National Park — and make their way to Sidney hitting events all along the way, one after another, in a wave of activities coordinated to specifically draw river travelers, Penfold wondered.
"So the challenge we face is how to create a dialogue that covers the entire reach and involves all of the affected communities and partners," he said.
Penfold figures that if a way can be concocted to help local communities and businesses make money from visitors using the river, they are more likely to take care of the resource.
"The big thing is conservation of the resource," he said.


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Students chosen for 2014 Lilly Endowment ScholarshipsTwo Columbus East students will receive this year's Lilly Endowment Community scholarships for Bartholomew County. Amy Laker, the scholarship manager for The Heritage Fund - the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County, announced that the fund has named Columbus East High School seniors Madel Presto and Seth Frownfelter as this year's recipients. The program provides full tuition for four years to the Indiana college of the students' choice and a $900 annual stipend for books and equipment. Madel, daughter of Jonas and Jannette Presto, is both marching band and winter percussion section leader, symphonic band first chair, Key Club president, National Honor Society vice president and has served as president and vice president of Spanish National Honor Society. Madel also is director of the a cappella musical group the Acalympians. Her community involvement includes volunteering through Key Club, Stained Glass Choir at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Salvation Army and Fireman's Cheer Fund. Madel plans to attend the University of Evansville to major in musical therapy and/or music arrangement. Seth, son of Robert and Tammy Frownfelter, is captain of East's varsity football and swimming teams. He is a member of National and Spanish National Honor Societies and earned Indiana High School Association Academic All-State honors in football. Seth is the recipient of the 2013 Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award for Class 4A Football. He has been active in Big Brothers Big Sisters, Turning Point Dance Marathon and has been a Bible School youth and peer mentor. Seth plans to study business or law at Butler University or Indiana University. Heritage Fund received 74 applications for this year's scholarships. Last Updated: Friday, April 04, 2014 12:10:33 PM |
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Have a gander at the cover for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, due out in July.
Of course its the back cover that has all the goodies but...
AP Shows a Different Cover and a Another for an adult edition. No, not "Adult", just adult.
(Damn. I always forget that the browser at work loses the draft whenever I test a link.)
Yes, there are always three covers for Harry Potter books.
- The American publisher has one cover.
- The British-and-everywhere-else-that-gets-an-English-l anguage-edition publisher always has two covers: one for kids and one for adults (so grownups won't be too embarrassed to read the book on the train).
Here are the covers of the British editions of the previous Harry Potter books.
I think the U.S. cover is for the "Adult" edition: Dumbledore's showing Harry his favorite WILFs pornsite. (Insert joke about Harry's wand here.)
The good thing about Canada is that I get the UK covers for Rowling and Pratchett. The American covers just aren't up to the same level.
Of course, there's also the fact that Canadians know what a "Philosopher's Stone" is, but Americans don't. *smirk*
Anybody who knows anything about comics knows what a Philosopher's Stone is.
Apparently, there is demand for more "adult" Harry Potter material, as I regularly get hits on my blog for things like "hermione granger xxx" or "snape hermione hot romance." I think Rowling is missing a great, untapped market.
Then, obviously, not enough Americans read comics, cus they had to change The Philosopher's Stone to The Sorcerer's Stone.
Its not like they asked my permission before they did it ;)
I think Rowling is missing a great, untapped market.
I don't have a problem with this. While I am a huge Alan Rickman fan, I am at a loss to understand this whole Snape-worship thing. Is this related to the strange Tim Curry-worship thing as well? Anybody care to explain this to this poor unschooled library chap?
Oh, no, no no! Not at all like the Tim Curry worship thing. (Is there post-Rocky Horror Curry worship? I got past that when I was 19).
I think you are of the age, Mudge, that you would remember Dark Shadows and all the swooniness over Barnabas Collins, an unattractive, sallow, but charming and tender vampire. Even though he's not a vampire, there's that same vampire-like appeal with the Snape character (although I have learned that women have been swooning over Rickman long before Snape was a gleam in Rowling's eye). Snape, I think is a bad-boy archetype--dark, forbidding and forbidden. There's also a vulnerability about him. The voice and accent don't hurt, either.
And, there's something just plain hawt about a guy who looks like a middle-aged puffy Trent Reznor. (Um, or maybe that's just me).
Its posts like this Rochelle, that make me want to suggest you join Chatty Librarians. There's a lot of Rickman-love going on over there. Come on, join. Its fun!


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The Next 'Frankenstein' Adaptation Is Set in Modern Los Angeles
Movie News By Samantha Wilson on September 25, 2014 | Be the First To CommentThink about Frankenstein. You know, the iconic monster tale that has instilled a healthy dose of fear into generations of readers, and then moviegoers, with a myriad of ghoulish phobias. Strange lights up on that hilltop? Definitely a monster coming to life somewhere nearby. Graveyards at night? There's a looting for sure. Standing anywhere near a pond holding a flower? No thanks. Now take that story, the legend of a mad scientist and his madder assistant crafting together a hulking man made out of spare parts — the ones just laying around a cemetery, like they do — and that monster's quest to function in everyday society without accidentally murdering anyone, maybe get married to a lady with amazing hair, and just go one day without someone calling him Frankenstein, and think of ways to improve it. More pitchforks? Nah. Make him wear a cute hoodie? Sorry, I, Frankenstein already beat you there. Set the story in modern times and move the action to Los Angeles? Bingo.
Here's What Max Landis Is Busy Working On When He's Not Battling 'Ghostbusters 3′ Rumors
Movie News By Kate Erbland on June 18, 2014 | Be the First To CommentAs is the case with most Ghostbusters 3 rumors (the kind that we've kinda, sorta, mostly refused to cover for years now, except when it seems somewhat appropriate), the latest chatter to come flying out of Hollywood right into the Internet's face has already proven to be false. Last night, Nikki Finke posted a story to her brand new site that reported that Chronicle screenwriter Max Landis was doing a polish on the latest iteration of whatever the hell this movie is now, which Landis immediately debunked via his Twitter. Finke, in fine form, went ahead and deleted the entire post sometime after Landis shot down both her reportage and her two apparent sources. Of course, this is still the Internet, and you can't really delete anything from the Internet, so here is a cached version of Finke's story, if you're into that sort of thing. You know what's still culturally relevant? Ghostbusters. You know what's not? Ghostbusters 3 rumors, especially the kind that can be shot down in mere hours. But this is not about Ghostbusters 3 rumors! (Well, not really.) This is about actual, factual projects that people — in this case, Max Landis — are actually, factually working on right now. You know, movies we might actually get to see.
12 Movies to Watch Before You Go to the Movies in 2014
Features By Christopher Campbell on January 4, 2014 | Comments (2)You've seen our preview of our most anticipated movies of 2014. Now put away those expectations for a bit and be patient, because it's homework time. As you may know, each weekend I offer some recommendations for movies, both well-known and obscure, to see after you've watched that latest hot new release. I'll be continuing this feature into the new year, so you can look forward to adding more to your backlog queue with titles tied to everything from The Legend of Hercules to Night at the Museum 3. First, though, I want to get a jump on some of the most obvious movies of the past related to the upcoming movies of the near future. These are primarily the original works receiving remakes in the first half of 2014 — or older works based on the same stories. And as usual, some are more popular and familiar than others. Couldn't you just skip the old versions and go blindly into the new as if it's a fresh property? Of course, and you can keep on listening to cover songs, too. And always see the movie instead of reading a book. However, if you're interested in knowing your history and also being able to judge something with proper awareness of what came before, whether you want to make comparisons or not, read ahead and prepare yourself for the next six months of moviegoing.
James McAvoy to Create a Blasphemous Abomination as Dr. Frankenstein
Casting Couch By Nathan Adams on July 25, 2013 | Comments (1)So far the only casting news we've gotten about director Paul McGuigan's (Lucky Number Slevin) upcoming Frankenstein project has been the delightful decision to make Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, grow a hump, drool a bit, and play the demented lab assistant Igor—who's said to be a lead character in this new look at the classic material. Okay, so maybe the hump and the drool is just speculation at this point, but by all accounts this Max Landis-written (Chronicle) take on the Frankenstein mythos is supposed to have much more in common with what we've seen in monster movies and Halloween decorations over the past fifty years or so than it does with Mary Shelley's more heady and less fun gothic novel that originally created the characters. Given that premise, it stands to reason that another of the film's central characters, the eccentric mad scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein, will likely be a cackling, lab coat-wearing, crazy-eyed fiend. And McGuigan has now found just the actor to play him.
24 Things We Learned From the 'Frankenstein' (1931) Commentary
Commentary Commentary By Jeremy Kirk on October 25, 2012 | Be the First To CommentIT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE! For 81 years, those words have surely been said from at least one person to another every year around Halloween time, and for good reason. Not only is Frankenstein arguably the best of the Universal monsters from the 1930s, the monster at the film's center has become a pivotal image for October 31st. So, to round our horror slate of commentaries, we're diving into the classic original, our oldest film covered to date. Naturally, this means we aren't listening to any of the cast or crew from the film (although we get some quotations from director James Whale). Since the first commentary track came out in 1984 – King Kong Criterion Collection, which will be covered at some point here – films from days of old have to settle for film historians to talk shop while they play out. That's not to say there aren't invaluable bits of information found here, but expect lots of film theory and LOTS of snobbery. Who knows? Maybe Rudy Behlmer, who is featured here, likes to check his brain at the door with the rest of us. Checking brains at the door. Frankenstein's monster. There's a joke in there somewhere, but probably not a very funny one. Let's get the commentary started, shall we?
An In-Depth Look at Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection
Disc Spotlight By Neil Miller on October 13, 2012 | Comments (4)It takes some bravado to call something "The Essential Collection," but Universal, over the course of its 100-year history, has basically written the rule book on monster movies, so a bringing together of their classic monsters under one Blu-ray box should be given a bit of slack. Not that it needs the slack, as the set is filled to the brim with good stuff for horror fans. Between the years of 1931 and 1954, Universal Studios produced some of the most iconic and influential horror films in the history of cinema, based on some of the most influential spooky stories in history. It began with Carl Laemmle Jr., the son of Universal founder Carl Laemmle, whose passion for literature and enthusiasm for seeing these great stories brought to life yielded two box office hits in 1931 with Dracula and Frankenstein. Even years after Laemmle had lost control of the studio, the legacy he forged lived on. These films would go on to inspire generations of film lovers and film makers, many of whom are still scaring us today. To celebrate in 2012, the year of the 100th birthday of Universal, we fans have been given this Universal Classic Monsters Blu-ray release, a celebration of the original eight, the most popular and iconic of the bunch. Many have been retold, rebooted and remade, but the originals still stand the test of time, from Bela Lugosi's glowing eyes to Millicent Patrick's iconic design for the Creature from the Black Lagoon, they are the forefathers of […]
Daniel Radcliffe Might Have to Grow a Hump for 'Frankenstein'
Casting Couch By Scott Beggs on September 28, 2012 | Be the First To CommentThe speculative, non-committal casting news rolls along through the end of the week. According to The Wrap, Daniel Radcliffe, whose lightning bolt scar is just now fading, is interested in taking a lead role in the new Fox version of Frankenstein. One might naturally think that the lead role would be Victor Frankenstein (or even the monster), but apparently the update will spend more time with the beloved hunchbacked assistant. Based on a Max Landis (Chronicle) script, the movie will be directed by Paul McGuigan (Lucky Number Slevin) and will be among many, many new adaptations of Mary Shelley's classic (which happens to be in the public domain). Not only is it great to see Radcliffe continue the genre work, it's also great to see him take on what has to be a strange role. Plus, I bet everyone is looking forward to the month in 2014 when 5 "Frankenstein" adaptations hit theaters. Can't wait. It'll be like Armageddon/Deep Impact but with a powerful message about the natural limitations of mankind's curiosity.
Watch: The First Movie Version of 'Frankenstein'
Features By Scott Beggs on August 14, 2012 | Be the First To CommentWhy Watch? There's a lot of concern about what seems like a constant stream of remakes and re-imaginings, and while there are several excellent remakes to point to, I thought it would be interesting to look at the first version of something. Hailing from 102 years ago, this was the first motion picture version of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," a novel that has been made into so many films, that it's difficult to think of any new versions as being "a remake." Of course, it's doubly fascinating that this film, directed by J. Searle Dawley, was made at Thomas Edison's film studio. Regardless of that bit of trivia, it's an interesting historical artifact. What will it cost you? Only 12 minutes. Skip work. Watch more short films.
Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Birds' and Other Classics Hitting Big Screen Again This Fall
Movie News By Scott Beggs on August 7, 2012 | Comments (1)Thanks to Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events, four classic films from Paramount will have a revival on big screens this fall. According to Aint It Cool, the roster includes The Birds, Frankenstein (paired brilliantly with Bride of Frankenstein) and To Kill a Mockingbird. Alfred Hitchcock's flying creature feature hits on September 19th, the Boris Karloff-starring horror double play is on October 24th (awesome), and Robert Mulligan's thoughtful take on Harper Lee's Americana novel comes November 15th. Each will start at 7pm local time, but you'll have to check local theater listings to see if they're carrying the films. It looks like Universal's 100th birthday has been one big present to us. This new trend of re-releasing classics is definitely one to celebrate.
Universal Monsters Finally Getting the Blu-ray Treatment
Movie News By Scott Beggs on June 29, 2012 | Be the First To CommentFrankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, Dracula, The Wolf Man, Phantom of the Opera, The Mummy and The Creature From The Black Lagoon are finally all together on Blu-ray. Universal will be releasing a massively awesome set called "Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection" on October 5th, and there are a ridiculous amount of extra features in addition to the horror flicks. Production photos, behind-the-scenes stuff, trailers, tributes to Jack Pierce and Lon Chaney, Jr. That's the tip of the horror iceberg (which is also the name of the script I just finished. Call me, Asylum). The movies have been together on DVD before with a decent collection of features, but this Blu-ray collection seems absolutely stunning. A big upgrade for true classics. Plus, there are books involved! Everyone loves reading. The big question is…at a pre-sale price of $112, is this a necessary upgrade or a dreamy luxury?
7 Directors Who Got Their Start in Science Fiction
Cinematic Listology By Kevin Carr on June 7, 2012 | Comments (5)Science fiction has long been considered by some experts to be a lesser genre than traditional dramas and character studies. Because it lends itself so easily to exploitation, science fiction isn't always given the respect it deserves. Sure, it tends to be a box office winner, as evidenced by the fact that more than half of the all-time domestic grossing films fit easily in that genre (with at least two more – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Shrek 2 – marginally related as genre films). Still, some still consider science fiction something not to be taken seriously. It is for this reason that "legitimate" film directors might shy away from science fiction in lieu of more important or significant projects. However, many directors got their start or their earliest fame from working in science fiction and other allegedly exploitative and pulp genres. This week's release of Prometheus reminds us that even though Ridley Scott has directed historical epics (Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven), military action films (Black Hawk Down), crime thrillers (American Gangster) and straight dramas (Thelma & Louise), he got his start in science fiction with Alien and Blade Runner. Scott isn't the only director to begin a successful career in science fiction. Here are seven other directors who started out or received some of their earliest success in this genre.
The History of Mondo Part 1: The 13 Greatest Mondo Movie Posters So Far…
Features By Luke Mullen on March 9, 2012 | Comments (6)Tomorrow will see the grand opening of Mondo's new gallery space in Austin, Texas. Mondo, the art boutique offshoot of the Alamo Drafthouse, has been creating t-shirts, posters, and other movie-related items for several years now. In light of the new gallery opening, it seems as good a time as any to take a look back over their illustrious career. Many current poster hounds may not realize that the Mondo legacy goes back as far as it does, but old school fans will remember the phone booth-sized storefront Mondo enjoyed at the original Alamo Drafthouse on Colorado. No bigger than a postage stamp, the Mondo room was packed to the gills with t-shirts and posters. Mondo recently put up an online archive of all of their prints dating back to 1998, which frankly made this article much easier to put together. But it also serves as a window into their fantastic past, showcasing many prints you probably missed and will now furiously try to track down. Speaking of tracking down prints, here's the top 13 on our radar.
'Frankenweenie' Trailer is Alive, Now Go Fetch
Movie News By Nathan Adams on March 1, 2012 | Be the First To CommentWhile Tim Burton's recent live-action films have still been raking in gobs of cash, they've also taken a bit of a downturn in quality that have left longtime Burton fans feeling a bit cold. Affection for his stop-motion animation efforts seem to still be ever-present and warm, however, so this new trailer for Burton's Frankenweenie should play as a fun, bow-wrapped surprise to a lot of people. Check it out after the break, you might just be in for a pleasant shock.
Universal Pictures Celebrates 100th Birthday With Shiny New Logo and 13 Restored Films
Movie News By Kate Erbland on January 10, 2012 | Comments (3)Universal Pictures will turn a century old on April 30, and in advance of their 100th birthday, the studio has trotted out a new (shiny!) logo that touts their triple-digit age. Why they didn't get Willard Scott to do one of those Smuckers Jam birthday label shout-out things on The Today Show, I simply don't know, but there's still time! Of course, that new logo is neat and all (and, again, shiny!), but what's most exciting about this news is the studio's announcement that they will also celebrate their centennial with the restoration of thirteen of its most famous films. THR reports that the studio has restored All Quiet on the Western Front, The Birds, Abbott and Costello's Buck Privates, Dracula (1931), the Spanish-language Dracula (which was filmed on the same set at night), Frankenstein, Jaws, Schindler's List, Out of Africa, Pillow Talk, Bride of Frankenstein, The Sting, and To Kill a Mockingbird. The studio plans to release the restorations throughout 2012. Many of the restorations will be sold in "collectible book style packaging with memorabilia." Moreover, Universal is reportedly quite happy with the work on previously damaged films, particularly when it comes to crisper sound in Frankenstein and "appalling graininess" in To Kill a Mockingbird. Also, fans of Out of Africa can breathe a sigh of relief – as "Meryl Streep loses a weird wobble in her walk possibly caused by projectors that enlarged the sprocket holes." I wish it was Universal's 100th birthday every day!
Over/Under: 'The Goonies' vs. 'The Monster Squad'
Features By Nathan Adams on November 1, 2011 | Comments (9)Back in 1985, releasing a family film that was directed by Superman's Richard Donner and had Steven Spielberg's name plastered all over it as a writer and producer was pretty much the antithesis of a risky proposition. At this point in the mid 80s Spielberg and his crew of cohorts were at the height of their powers, churning out family friendly blockbusters one after another. So The Goonies never really had an uphill battle to climb. It was probably always going to be a success. The way that it took the ball and has continued to run with it, even twenty-six years later, is a little astounding though. This is a huge movie. If ever someone admits to not having seen it, they instantly get hit with an incredulous, "WHAT? YOU HAVEN'T SEEN GOONIES?" It's almost to the point where the DVD gets sent to suburbanites in the mail with Peter Frampton records and samples of Tide. On the other end of the spectrum, The Monster Squad is a total cult movie. While it's loved passionately by a small group of geeks, a normal person would have to very randomly stumble across something deep within the heart of the Internet to ever realize that this movie even exists. There aren't any college frat boys wearing out their copy of Monster Squad like they are their copies of Goonies. There isn't a new generation of young kids catching on to Fat Kid and Frankenstein the way they are Chunk and Sloth. […]
Movie News After Dark: Wei Tang, Cosplay Babes, Transformers 4 and The Walken Dead
Movie News By Neil Miller on October 17, 2011 | Comments (2)What is Movie News After Dark? It's a nightly celebration of what's happening in the world of entertainment. It also usually manages to get in a few zingers. We begin tonight with an image of Wei Tang, an actress you may recognize as the gal who had a lot of sex with Tony Leung in that Ang Lee movie, Lust, Caution. She's also a talented actress. Which is why she's on the shortlist of actresses who could play the Asian Bond girl role in Bond 23, which is now rumored to be partially shooting in China.
Like any great film festival, Fantastic Fest draws attendees for a number of reasons. Some come for the discovery of genre films from around the world, others come for that famous Alamo Drafthouse experience, but some — probably more than you'd think — also come for the art. The advantage of Fantastic Fest comes with the inclusion of Mondo, Alamo's boutique poster and t-shirt sales machine. Purveyors of prints that geeks the world over would give life and limb to see hung on their collective walls, Mondo has always been a bastion of what is cool in the world of nerd wall-dressings. And for Fantastic Fest 2011, they are taking things to the next level. Names like Olly Moss, Drew Struzan, Jock and Ken Taylor have contributed art to a line-up that will make you drool. Then, unless you're here in Austin this week, it's going to make you angry. Because you can only buy them on-site at Mondo. That said, lets take a look at this year's line-up.
Mad Director Shawn Levy Could Forego Going on a 'Fantastic Voyage' to Create 'Frankenstein'
In Development By Nathan Adams on August 24, 2011 | Be the First To CommentLook, Shawn Levy directed Night at the Museum. He's a busy guy and he doesn't have time to be jerked around. That's why two movie news stories that have come out recently have it looking like he could be done with the long gestating but still not accomplished Fantastic Voyage remake that James Cameron's company is producing along with Fox. THR recently reported that there is a sticking point between Levy and the producers, where he believes that the film needs an A-list actor to star and he doesn't want to go forward without getting one signed. For their part, the producers seem less concerned and just want to make the material. Apparently Levy has had recent meetings with Will Smith and if Smith bites the hook and agrees to make the movie it could still be on, but if not, Levy is likely to leave for other projects. Enter a report from Deadline Andermatt that Fox also has a Frankenstein project brewing, with a script written by John Landis's son Max, that they want to rush into production. Why do they want to rush it into production? Because pretty much everybody has a project in the works about Frankenstein coming to life and beating people to death with his big cold meat paws, so they want to be at the front of the pack when they start hitting theaters. Apparently they want Levy to helm the thing, so if Cameron and crew don't want to lose him to a […]
Matt Reeves's 'Frankenstein' Project Lumbers Forward with 'Mean Creek' Writer
In Development By Nathan Adams on May 24, 2011 | Be the First To CommentMove over Snow White: there's another literary character on the block looking to get a million film projects made about his trials and tribulations, and his name is Victor Frankenstein. It was just earlier today when we reported (with a surprisingly similar headline) on an adaptation of a Frankenstein-themed novel being put together by Sam Raimi, and now there's more news about another being made by Summit Entertainment. This Dark Endeavor will be an adaptation of a Kenneth Oppel novel that is fully titled "This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein." While Raimi's project explores the friendship between Frankenstein and Percy Bysshe Shelley, Summit's story is about Frankenstein trying to save the life of his twin brother. In order to do so he must find an old alchemist, hang out with his brother's main squeeze, and go on a dangerous journey to find the components for the Elixir of Life. There promises to be action, adventure, and a love triangle. Not bad for a book about a doctor. The best news about this project is that Let Me In director Matt Reeves has signed on to direct. When I first heard that Hollywood was remaking Let the Right One In, I spent about ten minutes puking in a trashcan, but Reeves actually did a really good job with it. I went into that film feeling a strong bias against its very existence and came out thinking that it had matched the original in many ways and even surpassed it […]
Sony to Resurrect Frankenstein
In Development By Scott Beggs on December 6, 2010 | Be the First To CommentAlthough our Vintage Trailer of the Day from a few days ago might have something to say about it, Deadline Bay Town is reporting that Matt Tolmach, the former co-President of Sony, is making lightning strike there again as the producer of a contemporary version of Frankenstein. This isn't the first project to tackle the subject again. Universal had teased a Bride of Frankenstein remake back in 2009, Guillermo del Toro excited fans by attempting to cast Doug Jones for his own version, and no one who's seen it can forget Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl. The term "contemporary" can be more frightening than the patchwork monster himself, but Sony has pulled it off before with Wolf. Their new endeavor with Frankenstein might prove more difficult, though, especially when they find success and have to resurrect Abbot and Costello.
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*TOP REVIEWER* luckylouie on 11/16/2011 9:18:00 PM more reviews by luckylouie
Age: 44-55 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
Sorry to bring down the perfect rating but this just looks like cherry red on me, no matter what I do. I've tried three different tubes but I don't get a true red, just cherry. if possible try before you buy. Lipsticks don't tend to turn fuschia on my lips, and the other NYX mega shine lipglosses I've tried remain true to colour on me, but this one doesn't. Extremely disappointing. The hunt for the perfect true red lipgloss goes on. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. I am still giving this a high rating becauxe it has high pigmentation and fairly decent wearing quality all at a very low price and I have been very happy with other NYX lip glosses.
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MsGoddessintraining on 11/5/2011 3:26:00 AM more reviews by MsGoddessintraining
Age: 36-43 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
I am not a real big fan of opaque lipgloss, especially something so pigmented like this one. I feel like the product has just migrated to all parts of my face - whether it has happened or not
But the colour is a perfect red as the name suggest. I like that it stains my lips so once the gloss fades I still have colour on them. It's not sticky but still has staying power.
When I use this, I try to use only a little bit at a time and build up the colour.
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yaiza123 on 7/23/2011 9:00:00 PM more reviews by yaiza123
Age: 19-24 Skin: Dry, Fair, Warm Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Black
This lipgloss is quite great. The color is a very intense red and is probably best suitable for those who like to stand out a bit. The gloss is very easy to apply thanks to the sponge tip and the price is just 4 bucks or something.
The only thing about this gloss i dont really like is the lastingpower, you have to apply it frequently since it seems to fade off a bit. I also experienced that kissing my boyfriend with this on wasnt the greatest idea, though the color looked good on him too xD
So anyhows great lipgloss, totally try it out if you love red sexy lips :)
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*TOP REVIEWER* pinkfrost52 on 5/14/2011 10:17:00 PM more reviews by pinkfrost52
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool Hair: Black, Straight, Medium Eyes: Brown
LOVE!! I was in search of the perfect red lipgloss. The last red gloss that I tried was the Revlon Colorburst in Strawberry. Although I liked that gloss, it had shimmer/glitter which I wasn't so fond of. This gloss is a full creme. No shimmer/glitter at all which is great for people like me who hate the grittiness of glitter on their lips. This is perfect if you want to wear the red lip trend, but don't want to spend the money on a red lipstick, red lip-liner and red gloss combo. The pigmentation is FANTASTIC so you will get an INTENSE red lip. My only downfall is that it is a little sticky and smells weird to me. This shade is fairly bold, so would be best for those really into the red lip trend. :)
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homei on 4/26/2011 1:26:00 PM more reviews by homei
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
High shine, completely opaque.
What you see in the bottle is what you put on your lips!
Gorgeous red. Highly recommended!
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celticat on 11/30/2010 5:50:00 AM more reviews by celticat
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Green
This is really a Perfect Red - if you're brave enough! This gloss is completely opaque, without any glitter, and to me it's finish is more like vinyl. The color is a true red with a hint of coral, very beautiful and vibrant.
I swear, it's bolder and louder than most of red lipsticks you've seen! Amazing! I love it, and it looks PERFECT on my fair complexion. This is another wonderful red for PPP ladies, together with YSL Rouge Volupte #16. I have both, and I cannot tell which one is better, honestly! And this lip gloss is only $3, ten times less than famous #16!!!
If you love bright red lips like I do, try this one!
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First up is the Unilateral Dumbbell Floor Press. I like this one because, unlike pushup variations, you can load up on this one. One other thing: it's simply not true that doing a press from the floor takes the pecs out of the equation. Did them today, peeled my shirt off ... and my pecs were spasming! http://www.t-nation.com/free_online...ll_floor_presses_for_strength_size_and_health
Next up in my quests to find exercises I can load up on, without needing a squat rack or a bench, etc., what I call the Three-Point Dumbbell Row. Go to the vid on the Chinese gymnast and cue to about 5:05. No, you don't have to twist like he's doing. And you probably shouldn't. As you're doing this from the floor it requires some core stability. And I love the range-of-motion, just the feel of it: http://www.rookiejournal.com/build-thicker-back-without-deadlifts.html
The theme here is how to make do, with limited equipment, when you really want to load up and get jacked.
Next up, dumbbell step ups. I just step up on cinder blocks. Don't be deceived. You will feel a deep ache in your quads after this. And it's great for hip stability and hip extension. Reportedly, the Bulgarian Olympic lifting team eschewed barbell squats in favor of these. BTW, the Bulgarians kicked our asses.
I'm telling you guys, I was using a mere 50 lb. dumbbell, for the Unilateral Dumbbell Floor Press, and it was almost as difficult as doing one-armed pushups. Rooting your elbow into your side, and doing reps from a dead stop, make this exercise doubly challenging. But unlike doing one-armed pushups, this movement left me with no residual, next-day shoulder pain. And I suspect it will lead to some hypertrophy as well, particularly upper pecs.
I've recently added the Skater Squat to my repertoire. I don't use nearly the weight that Ben is using here. But you get the idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tivrc9UhELc
Cool. Yeah, I heard that it can really help you build muscle. How about compound exercises? Have you ever tried those? I heard they can give you a better workout.
The unilateral dumbbell floor press is a compound exercise, as well as the other exercises mentioned on this thread. :wink: Compound exercises are pretty much all I do with the exception of curls on occasion.
Oh yes, you're right. Haha I should really sharpen my workout vocabulary. Most of the time, I just know what to do when I'm at the gym but then I don't know what it's properly called! :zombie:
Have any of you tried "Raise the roofs"? You do a set of push ups ( I start at 12) and then raise up on your knees and push you hands up from shoulder level to full extension (Picture the Raise the roof move from 5-10 years ago). I usually do this with a set of light dumbbells. You do the same number of raises as you do pushups. Then you do 10 pushups and 10 raises Eight pushups and eight raises so forth until you get down to 2 push ups and 2 raise the roofs... I like them and my students seem to like them. (Students do them with out weights and start at 8 reps and work down)


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Sat, Oct 27, 12 at 21:55
My house is 1880 build. The basement is nice! Cement block, cement floor, drains. I can't imagine this is original to the house. Anyone want to make a guess as to when it might have been done? I can take pictures if need be. |
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- Posted by columbusguy1 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 27, 12 at 22:22
My 1908 foursquare has block basement walls and a concrete floor...I presume they were made on-site with a machine, as I don't think mass-production of block was around then as it is now. The link is for a block-making machine with accessories...the design of my blocks are on Page 9, Design #6. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Concrete Block Machines
- Posted by lov_mkitchen (My Page) on Sun, Oct 28, 12 at 13:26
I don't know if I did this right or not. Photobucket is very confusing. Thanks, columbusguy1, these might be the very first blocks shown. I've lived in a "newer" house than this one and that basement wasn't this nice. That was one cool book! |
Here is a link that might be useful: cement block
- Posted by cearbhaill (My Page) on Mon, Oct 29, 12 at 8:43
Thank you for that link columbusguy1!! My grandfather built a barber shop with "hand made concrete blocks" according to family lore, and now I know how he did it! |
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I'm wearing a red Mickey Mouse sweatshirt.
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One of my Goofy T-Shirts.
I'm wearing my Mickey Mouse Club Annette shirt we made for MNSSHP one year...
MM watch and earrings
My Mickey Mouse watch and wallet clip as always!
fluffy eeyore slippers (with sparkly bits!)
100 years of magic polo shirt
My Tinker Bell shoulder bag.
mm watch and Italian bracelet
Just an Italian charm Mickey Mouse watch...
It's not disney but it is a DWT sweatshirt.
Black sweat capris with Tink on the hip and the letters "TINK" on the bum.


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(H/T Angela Keaton)
She does a great job articulating the peace argument. We need more people with Keaton's spirit and non-negotiable commitment to truthtelling in this world.
Gary North writes an excellent article on the contrivances of left vs. right (used with permission):
Jan. 30, 2010
Obama was allowed to get the nomination in 2008 because the Council on Foreign Relations and related Insider groups saw him as a way to deflect any move by far Left Democrats to gain control over the government.
I have said this from the beginning. Here is what I wrote in November, 2008.
That Obama is in favor of Federal wealth distribution comes as no surprise. But notice how guarded his language is. He speaks like a lawyer. That's because he is one.
This man is not a revolutionary. He is a radical, but a radical of a special kind. He is a follower of Saul Alinsky. I first studied Alinsky's methods 25 years ago. He avoided violence. He analyzed the weakness of the opposition and then exploited this in a nonviolent way. He was a disciple of Gandhi's political methods.
Obama has mimicked Alinsky. He avoids direct confrontations. He avoided every vote in the U.S. Senate that might have created too much controversy.
In addition to the paramount cause of peace, the anti-state, counterculture movement of the 1960s placed a high emphasize on liberty. The movement was successful in removing legal sanctions depriving gays, blacks, women, and other historically oppressed groups of their natural rights. Yet the New Left also promoted moral relativism, bizarre "religious" practices, and dehumanizing cultural hedonism.
Today, the establishment left promotes the sexual revolution, plant-worship, and socialism full-throttle while treating peace and liberty as nothing more than slogans. Many liberals seem to think wearing tie-dye, watching "Ellen," and spewing wishy washy clichés is the only prerequisite to ride aboard "the peace train." These folks believe we must support Obama because he is a political correctite who wants health "reform," "equal pay for equal work," and other "progressive" initiatives. The brown infants he kills and maims are really not that relevant since Obama is a well-intentioned guy. Indeed, putting an end to this murder and mayhem is a distant priority for most of them.
Call me a conspiracist, but I don't think this dumbing down is coincidental. At the very least, it "conveniently" serves the interest of the ruling elite. For they can now manipulate the left to support all sort of pro-state, pro-war, endeavors under the veil of the progressive social causes. Code Pink, for example, has been convinced to rethink withdrawing from Afghanistan on the basis of "women's rights."
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What does the movie "Avatar" really say about the war in Iraq?
Growing up I've tended to interpret things as either effrontery to Christianity, the opposite, or benign. Nowadays I would describe my passions as more towards politics, economics, and philosophy. However, when I saw James Cameron's "Avatar," I was impressed by the political extremism that spoke to my passions. This movie was visually stunning and bravely outspoken against war. "Avatar" articulated a point to the audience that will probably NOT be reduced to an accurate analogy.
I would say that Cameron's analogy can be generalized as follows:
If soldiers invade a land for marketable resources, then the natives and surrounding populations have the right to defend themselves with force.
Well, not exactly. But what an oustanding film "Avatar" is. If Lew Rockwell's recommendation isn't enough for you, there are plenty of not-so-subtle anti-war, anti-state messages in the film that could've easily been written by a libertarian.
I especially liked how the film emphasized the personal choices and values of individual members of the US Marines engaged in the aggressive violence against the alien race, as opposed to the war-is-romantic sub-theme of "The Notebook" or the "collective guilt," message implied by "Fahrenheit 9/11."
It's obvious that there are some folks who think the anti-war stuff is just "for kicks," or that anti-war bloggers are just being "contrarian for the sake of it."
But for me, it just comes down to a consistent interpretation of classical liberalism, individualism, and natural rights. Individuals are infinitely valuable; our lives mean something and nobody can tell us we don't have a right to them. But the other side of the token is that individuals are responsible for what they do; we don't excuse private crime because of bad circumstances like poor families-- so just because the troops were deceived doesn't excuse them unjustifiably killing people.
Either it's OK to maim Afghani toddlers to pursue the state's interests or it isn't. Feel free to take your stand, but don't sidetrack with the patriotism/nationalism stuff. The state loves to see its subjects "unite" on war and resort to those silly platitudes, but deep down, we all know well how irrational they are.
As for hating the troops? Puhlease. That would imply a hatred of the guy who got most of us into this movement.
Now he's two for two, advocating withdrawl from both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Yes, this is likely a matter of being opposed to "Democratic wars," (just as the 'peacenik' left has mostly exposed itself as phony) but the optimist within me says that people do change. Perhaps Will's Road to Damascus will lead him to the liberty movement?


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George Crabbe, (born Dec. 24, 1754, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Eng.—died Feb. 3, 1832, Trowbridge, Wiltshire), English writer of poems and verse tales memorable for their realistic details of everyday life.
Crabbe grew up in the then-impoverished seacoast village of Aldeburgh, where his father was collector of salt duties, and he was apprenticed to a surgeon at 14. Hating his mean surroundings and unsuccessful occupation, he abandoned both in 1780 and went to London. In 1781 he wrote a desperate letter of appeal to Edmund Burke, who read Crabbe's writings and persuaded James Dodsley to publish one of his didactic, descriptive poems, The Library (1781). Burke also used his influence to have Crabbe accepted for ordination, and in 1782 he became chaplain to the Duke of Rutland at Belvoir Castle.
In 1783 Crabbe demonstrated his full powers as a poet with The Village. Written in part as a protest against Oliver Goldsmith's The Deserted Village (1770), which Crabbe thought too sentimental and idyllic, the poem was his attempt to portray realistically the misery and degradation of rural poverty. Crabbe made good use in The Village of his detailed observation of life in the bleak countryside from which he himself came. The Village was popular but was followed by an unworthy successor, The Newspaper (1785), and after that Crabbe published nothing for the next 22 years. Apparently happily married (1783) and the father of a family, he no longer felt impelled to write poetry.
In 1807, however, spurred by the increasing expenses associated with his sons' education, Crabbe began to publish again. He reprinted his poems, together with a new work, "The Parish Register," in which he made use of the register of births, deaths, and marriages to create a compassionate depiction of the life of a rural community. Other verse tales followed, including The Borough (1810), Tales in Verse (1812), and Tales of the Hall (1819).
Crabbe is often called the last of the Augustan poets because he followed John Dryden, Alexander Pope, and Samuel Johnson in using the heroic couplet, which he came to handle with great skill. Like the Romantics, who esteemed his work, he was a rebel against the realms of genteel fancy that poets of his day were forced to inhabit, and he pleaded for the poet's right to describe the commonplace realities and miseries of human life. Another Aldeburgh resident, Benjamin Britten, based his opera Peter Grimes (1945) on one of Crabbe's grim verse tales in The Borough.


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30th August 2012, 05:25 AM #1
Windows 8/work solution for eGPU
Hey All
The Cooperation i work for recently upgraded all IT computers from Windows 7 to Windows 8. After a long struggle with getting my eGPU (PE4H and Nvidia 560) to work with my work laptop (HP Elitebook 8560W) i did not like the idea to upgrade my OS, because the thought of starting from scratch with all the irritation and frustration made my stomach turn.
As i feared the eGPU would not work with Win8, so for a while i gave up. But i then came across a solution that would solve all my problems.
What if you could run two OS on the same computer, one you can use at home, and one at work, with both storing files and games completely cut of from each other.
The solution is called VHD, this is a virtual hard drive, that you can run operating system on and store where ever you want!
As i dont know if a tutorial on this is already posted, i will go ahead and make one for you guys
BTW!: i take no responsibility if this does something to your system!
I strongly recommend you take a backup of your drives before proceeding, especially if your on your work computer.
An already installed OS.
Has to be Windows 7 or newer.
A Bootable windows image on either a USB or CD.
Disk space.
Step One: Creating the VHD
Start and log on to your already installed Operating system (in my case Windows 8) and go to disk management.
In windows 8 you can easily do this by holding the windows button and pressing X, then clicking disk management.
You should get this window:
Now go to the menu at the top of the window and select the drop down menu called Action, and click create VHD.
You then get this:
Now you fill in the information as this:
Brows you way to the desired location you want to store your virtual disk and what to name it, as i am going to run Windows 7, i will simply call it Win7. An external drive is a god choice, or you can simply just store it at C:\ as i do.
Virtual Hard Disk Size:
Chose what size you want your Virtual hard disk to have. Remember that this will take up hard disk space on your computer if your not using a external hard drive. I chose 100GB, but you can chose whatever you want
Virtual disk format:
Here you select what kind of format you want your virtual disk to be. Go for VHD, as VHDX is not supported in earlier versions of windows than windows 8.
Virtual hard disk type:
Now this is important! Here you chose if you want a dynamically expanding disk or a Fixed size. Say you give your disk 100GB and chose dynamically expanding disk, what this will do is that the disk will start at 0GB and then grow as you fill it up. I find this the best choice, as a fixed size disk will start with 100GB, and takes a long time to create.
You have now created your virtual disk, but its empty! As im sure you've already figured out, we have to install something on it! Thats right, an OS.
BTW! do not format or create a partition on the VHD, we will get to that
Step Two: Installing The Operating System
You may think you can just run the windows 7 setup and select the disk, but you cant.
What you need to do is put your USB/CD in your computer and turn it off, run the windows setup in boot.
Computers usually do this by itself if you have a bootable image on a USB/CD when the computer boots, but if its not, go to the boot selection menu (usually by pressing F9 when you turn the computer on) and select boot from USB/Upgrade bay.
You should then get the Windows 7 installer image.
There are some tricky things to do here. The first is you are not going to install it right away, but chose repair.
From the repair window chose CMD (command line prompt).
CMD Commands:
In the Command prompt, type the name of the drive where the VHD is located, in my case C:\
Now after selecting C:\ type drivepart, this is a drive management program.
Now we need the installer to locate the VHD, to do this type Select vdisk file=C:\nameofyourvhd.vhd
You have now selected your VHD.
Now siply type Attach vdisk
It should say something like Successfully attached disk.
Now type exit and close the command prompt, and maneuver back to the start of the installer.
Proceed with the installer until you get to chose between something like typical installation or custom installation. Chose custom.
You can now chose witch disk you want to install Windows on, of course our new VHD, witch should be 100GB (if thats what you chose as disk space) and unallocated, select the disk and chose new* and chose how large it should be, then do a format, witch i recommend.
Now install the OS and let it restart.
If everything was set up right, you should now have your new Windows OS installed and ready to go! You can chose between the operating systems when you boot your computer!
I myself run the eGPU nicely on my VHD windows 7, and the nice thing is that the VHD OS does not lose more than 3% of the computer performance!
If you decide you dont want the VHD anymore, go to you main OS an delete the VHD, and its completely removed from your system.
I personally think this is a great solution for us that uses our work computers, or simply want to test out Windows 8, or want to keep Windows 7 for eGPU purposes.
Cheers everyone and god luck with your eGPU solutions!
Send me a mail at email@example.com or PM if you have questions or concerns, and as i said earlier in this post, i take no responsibility if anything goes wrong, backup Guys!
I apologize for my english, but hopefully its understandable.
Please leave a comment even thought your not going to try this out, do you like the idea? Do you think this is a smart solution, or complete BS? I appreciate all kind of feedback!Last edited by kimern_8; 30th August 2012 at 08:40 AM.
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