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Went to Tombstone. Took pictures.
Oh yeah… I'm your huckleberry.
the mostly unresearched ramblings of an amateur mad scientist
Here I sit at 成田国際空港 (Narita International Airport), awaiting my slightly-delayed flight back to San Francisco. After clearing security* and immigrations, I grabbed a bowl of delicious tenpura udon, chatted over lunch with a military wife on her way back to the U.S., did a butt-load of shopping, and am
All my bags are packed
I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here in Tokyo
I hate to wake you up to say "I'm heading to Narita and should be home relatively soooooooon…"
[ahem] Sorry.
Anyhoo, I've been scouring the room to make sure I don't leave anything behind, when what
The entire office went out tonight for a very nice Chinese/Japanese sort of meal in Azabu. I even drank a little bit of beer. Those who know me well understand the significance of that. The booze flowed like water, but I stuck to tea after the initial 乾杯 (kanpai). The
The long-anticipated meeting with Sony has been accomplished. It took place at SCEI (Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.), home of the Playstation and PSP.
The inside of the ground floor lobby was amazing. It looked like one might expect Kato Kaelin's guest house to look if he were crashing with the
As you can probably see, typhoon #4 appears to still be on track. Thankfully, it looks like its effects will largely miss Honshu, pelting us only with wind and rain. If Ol' #4 doesn't hammer the mainland too badly, my flight should still be good-to-go for tomorrow. At any rate,
Broke for lunch and walked past the famous Meiji Jingu baseball stadium, home of the Yakult Swallows. Stopped at a place that is famous for "old-style" ramen and had a bowl of menma ramen (ramen packed with bamboo shoots). I'm glad I didn't order the large bowl, because the regular
See the big dotted circle on top? I'm about 3cm to the left of where that will be when I'm scheduled to fly out of Tokyo Narita tomorrow.
I'll keep you posted.
Day 5: The morning of my last full day and night in Tokyo.
Being in Tokyo again has been blur… a blur of trains, pictures, blisters, elation, exhaustion, cute little girls in their sailor outfits, delicious food, loneliness, language, and shopping bordering on the hedonistic. But like all marathon sex
So… what have I accomplished today? For starters, the meeting was Sony wasn't today… it's tomorrow. So I got to spend all day in my monkey suit for no reason. No biggie. At least I got to meet the folks from the office and have a fantastic lunch. At the


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Groove Basin: Quest For the Ultimate Music Player 87
from the it's-dangerous-to-go-alone,-take-this-ipod dept.
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You got the bad one, Winamp 2.95 was the good one.
When they upgraded to 3.0 it go too bloated and slow. I can start up that Winamp and its footprint is so small you would be surprised, running with an 8MB MP3 loaded and it still took up less than 10 MB. I can run Solitaire on my PC and listen to music and the card game is a bigger resource hog.
It was around 3.0 when AOL bought it and required they throw in everything but the kitchen sink and bloat it that it died.
The player analyses each track so that all songs are uniformly loud, not that it alters your volume setting. This is so, if you have 2 tracks playing next to each other - the first quiet, the second mastered to be loud - you won't hurt yourself if you turned up the volume to hear the first one ok.
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The Experience, Miscellaneous
Planning a transfer event
March 16, 2015
I was washing dishes in a bathroom in Harkness House when suddenly, an excited, warm and welcoming voice greeted me. Most people who enter the bathroom are so consumed with their lives that they tend not to acknowledge other people's presence. It's a bathroom, after all. Granted, I was surprised when this student greeted me and initiated conversation. She said, "Nice teapot!"
I replied, "Huh?" Then I realized she was referring to the teapot I was washing. I smiled, "Thanks." She said her name was Christine and we exchanged basic information about our class years and majors. I added that I was a transfer student. Christine's energy shifted up a level and she excitedly revealed that she was also a transfer student from a couple of years ago. Her transfer story paralleled mine. She was from the west (Idaho) just like I am (California). She went to school in Oregon and so did I. We compared the two coasts and shared notes on the cultural similarities and differences. Most importantly, we both agreed that we made the right decision to come to Conn.
Christine told me that going through the transfer experience had influenced her to become a transfer adviser. She was so passionate about helping transfers adjust to the College that she decided to arrange a dinner for the transfer students so that fall semester transfers could meet spring semester transfers. She quickly asked me if I wanted to help plan the event. How could I say no to her? I couldn't and I didn't.
A few other transfers helped plan the event with Christine, as well. The other transfers, Lilly and Victoria, were her advisees from last fall. We sat at Ruane's Den contemplating, planning and making decisions.
The transfer event turned out well. I got to meet other transfers and everyone was warm, open and friendly. People talked and bonded over delicious food. (The cheesecake was to die for; it was absolute heaven.) It was a joy to watch an event that I helped plan unfold before my eyes.
I am truly grateful for the event mainly because it gave me an opportunity to become friends with Christine. She unintentionally helped define for me what it means to be a Conn student: Someone who is inclusive and friendly.
So You Think You Know Me?
March 13, 2015
The Think S.A.F.E. Program hosted its own version of "The Newlywed Game," pitting roommates, friends and couples against one another to see how well they really know each other.
While the overall message was fun, it also celebrated healthy relationships in all forms and continued Green Dot's efforts of sexual violence prevention. Green Dot is an organization that has become one of the most popular and beloved groups on campus. Built on the goal of fostering bystander action through education and the ever-popular training sessions, the organization has become a powerhouse in organizing events like Green Dot Week.
"So You Think You Know Me?" drew a huge crowd and I enjoyed playing as much as I enjoyed seeing other people's answers and responses. My favorite moment was when two roommates were asked, "What is your roommate's pet peeve?" Each correctly responded: people. It goes without saying that when they flipped the boards over and showed each other what they had written, laughter erupted.
March 11, 2015
College is weird sometimes.
One recent evening, I was walking with my friend Emma when someone just started walking next to us, ranting about how awful his day was. People here are pretty friendly and open to talking. Emma and I were a little bamboozled, but we listened to his complaints and occasionally commented on them. When he finished his rant, he apologized, saying that he just really had to get it all off his chest. He walked away, leaving me and Emma a little confused, but amused.
Later that night, Emma and I went to the student center and saw the student there. I had one of those should-I-or-shouldn't-I moments before deciding to ask him how the rest of his night went. The student, Drew, was sitting with his friend Dougie. They invited us to sit and, before we knew it, hours had passed.
We eventually split ways, but before we did, we all exchanged numbers. A few days later, we made dinner plans, which led to us sitting at a table in Harris for hours discussing the creation of the universe, the idea of free will, reincarnation, etc.
A few days ago, Emma and I didn't know Drew or Dougie, and now we're friends (who discuss really deep philosophical things over cheeseburgers) because we happened to be walking by when Drew needed to rant. These types of things wouldn't be possible in a larger school. In a class of 10,000, you don't just run into someone a couple of times in a night and then decide to be friends. I don't think that phenomenon really exists in the adult world, either.
Being ranted to by a stranger is an unusual way to make new friends, but if I'm being honest, I don't think I've made any of my friends here in a "normal" way. It's one of those charming, weird things about being in a small college.
A Happy Valentine's Day
February 22, 2015
I've never been one to brag, but it's official: My mom is the best care package-giver ever. Last year for Easter, she sent me my very own "basket," a box brimming with green confetti, fun Easter-themed sparkly stickers and three chocolate bunnies for me and my two roommates. But the best part was the 30 pastel-colored plastic eggs filled with my favorite candies. Naturally, my roommates and I asked a friend to hide them around the dorm for us and we had our own miniature Easter egg hunt! This year for Valentine's Day, The Coolest Mom Ever sent a homemade cookie decorating set, which included heart-shaped sugar cookies, premade frosting in a fun assortment of colors and funky candies.
I had to throw a cookie decorating party! My friends and I gathered in the Knowlton common room, jammed out to our favorite songs and frosted some cookies. They tasted delicious and we had plenty left over. Not even I, the owner of the world's largest sweet-tooth, could consume them all. Instead, we walked around the dorm, knocked on doors and handed them all out. Hopefully we made someone's Valentine's Day a little bit sweeter.
Snowy Campus
February 1, 2015
It seemed as if the show had pushed most students to stay indoors this Saturday afternoon. As I walked around and took a look at what the sky had left over the night, I was struck by the quiet tranquility of the buildings, the trees and the campus as a whole. The sky was still overcast, so, unfortunately, a fog obscured the Long Island Sound, which I could only imagine would have looked so pretty after the recent snow fall. Either way, the campus still held a gentle beauty in face of all the gray skies.
A wintry evening at the beach
January 9, 2015
It's funny, but I'm not much of a summer beach person. The sweat, the sunscreen and sand that somehow manages to get everywhere — I've never found it appealing. Visiting the beach in the fall, however, is one of my absolute favorite things in the world. And lucky for me, I've discovered Harkness Park. It's just 15 minutes away in Waterford and has become my go-to, I-must-escape-from-studying location. The beach is beautiful. Before winter break, my friends and I braved the 25-degree weather to watch the sunset. Bundling up in hats, scarves, mittens and down jackets, we swung by Bean and Leaf, a local coffee shop, for chai lattes and hot chocolate. Once properly prepared for the cold, we took to the sand and watched the sky change from yellow to orange to pink. Somehow nature always manages to take my breath away.
Comedians come to Conn
December 29, 2014
You've probably never heard of Amy Poehler, Ellie Kemper, Aubrey Plaza, Aziz Ansari or Ben Schwartz, right? Well, they're alums of this little comedy group called the Upright Citizens Brigade ("UCB.") The traveling UCB team performed a personalized improv show on campus recently ... no big deal.
Kidding. It was a pretty big deal. Yesterday, I got to see a free show, on campus, that likely featured the next generation of famous comedians. Conn's own improv groups, N20 and Scuds, opened up for UCB. Even cooler is the fact that the entire performance was based on my campus neighbor's life. UCB started their show by picking someone from the audience — my neighbor Carson — and interviewing him. The interview included stories about smooth rocks, broken Playstations, the nicest woman on earth, professors, making films, girlfriends, etc. It was very eclectic. At first no one really knew why Carson was being interviewed. Then, once he sat back down, UCB told us that they would now be performing Carson's life ... with a few changes using their artistic license, of course. Carson's brother, for example, turned into someone who breaks antiques in fits of rage. A smooth rock that Carson owns also became part of the story by morphing into some sort of addictive, apocalyptic device. Even Harris, our main dining hall, got a shout out. The UCB actors played chefs who put peanuts in "peanut-free" food in order to play mind games with the students who are allergic to peanuts. It was a very strange, but very funny skit (with no connection to reality, I promise).
It was a hilarious show, especially since I know Carson personally. I was sitting in his row, so I was able to look over and see his reactions to UCB's interpretation of his life. Carson loves improv, so it was a great opportunity for him and the rest of us and, in 10 years, he'll probably be able to say that he was on stage with famous comedians.
Winter break reflections
January 1, 2015
On Aug. 21, 2014, the names of my fellow classmates were meaningless to me. They were just different arrangements of letters floating around in different combinations on the Class of 2018's Facebook page. I had no way of knowing which of these names would come to develop meaning for me. I had even less of an idea what type of meaning, and to what degree, these names would take on.
5 letters: Julia. She made a Facebook post about majoring in biology and watching movies, and now we sit together for almost every meal.
4 letters: Emma. She commented on a post about music. Now we have matching star earrings in matching piercings.
Of course, there are many more names I've come to know, and lots belonging to upperclassman, making it more unlikely that I would've been able to guess which names would soon become a significant part of my life.
With the new year starting, I look at these names differently. All of these names are connected to all of these faces that I'm used to seeing every day. Right now, I sit at home during winter break and I'm not seeing these people every day anymore. I'm with my family and my friends are scattered across the country — in fact, some even extend past the U.S. borders. I was perfectly content here before college, but now I find I'm missing something. I've had all of these experiences in college with all of these new, wonderful people and now they aren't with me.
I find myself pointing out camels on everything I see and texting pictures to my new friends — even if the camels are just plastered onto cigarette advertisements at gas stations. When I see signs for Connecticut marked as "Conn," I feel like I have a special knowledge shared only between the ethereal, camel sign-maker (who must indeed be behind the creation of the sign) and myself. They pose as a reminder of the connection that I now have to this other facet of life.
At this point, it seems strange imagining what my life would have been like had I picked a different school, or even had I taken different classes or lived in a different dorm. Often, my friendships with people come down to being in the right place at the right time. Other times, they come from taking a risk: auditioning for something, or attending a club meeting that you're not even a part of. All of these seemingly random decisions I've made over the years have led me to this college and these friends and now, after a few weeks of winter break crossed off the calendar, I can very much say that I'm missing both of those things right now.
A surprising lesson
November 19, 2014
Last year, as a first-year student, I tried hard to get involved in any and every activity I could find — a conquest that quickly overwhelmed me. I've continued with some activities and dropped others, but one notable activity I found myself involved with last year is still important to me now: I became an amateur telescope maker.
The story starts when a professor asked me if I was interested in getting involved with a peculiar project: I would be making my own telescope. At first, I didn't really know what to expect, but took the two-credit course because I wanted my own telescope to look at the night sky. I signed up, paid for a telescope mirror blank and jumped right in, not knowing what I was getting myself into.
Our class met in the basement of Olin, one of science buildings on campus, and I was one of six or seven students who were given card access to a special room downstairs, usually used for processing images from the main, roooftop telescope on campus. There, I met Jay Drew, an amateur telescope mirror grinder who would be our instructor for the class. He proceeded to tell us all about how to turn a mirror blank for a telescope into an accurate imaging device. The thing that stuck in my mind was how many hours it would take — upwards of 100 hours.
Fast forward to the end of the course. Now, I have a beautiful, 8-inch mirror for the telescope I've yet to build. It is more accurate than something you can buy online for thousands of dollars and I got to make it with my own hands. Carving the concave glass with a convex tool night after night was tedious, but seeing the progress I made was incredible.
I ended up really enjoyed making something beautiful, and gained an appreciation for the delicacy of imaging instruments like cameras and telescopes. I'll be building the rest of the telescope later this year, but, until then, I have something beautiful to show for my hard work. There is nothing like seeing a product come to fruition, particularly one that you made with the sweat of your own palms.
The Hispanic Studies Department goes to see Goya ... and camels
November 6, 2014
Last Saturday, the Hispanic Studies Department hosted a trip to visit the new Goya exhibit at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Francisco Goya (1746-1828) is a well-known Spanish painter and printmaker. While I originally associated him with the stiff portraiture of the royal court, I was pleasantly surprised to see the wide variety and versatility of his art. Court culture was merely one aspect of society reflected in his paintings. The influence of the Enlightenment, the Peninsular War, the War of 1812, the American and French revolutions, the church, the Inquisition and much more can be seen within his art; he lived at an extremely interesting time in Spanish history. My favorite is his series of prints, Los Caprichos. A satirical critique of Spanish culture and society, they have a dark humor and informality that contrasts with his paid portraits. Unfortunately, no photography was allowed at the exhibit, but I thought this 7th century glazed earthenware camel from the Sui Dynasty exhibit would make a nice replacement.
The Print Shop
October 31, 2014
There are hundreds of resources available to students on this campus, but I want to highlight one often-overlooked gem: the Print Shop. Printing on campus is just as you'd expect on any college campus: Send your document to the cloud and download it on any college printer. There are occasional technical issues, of course, but in general, our system means that most students don't bring printers to campus. Because ink and paper are expensive, the College designates each student an allotment of funds each semester for printing costs.
Imagine, however, that you are working on an event and you need to print 30 13-by-19 heavy card-stock posters. Outside of the College, you might have to head down to the local FedEx office or copy center and get them printed for a hefty price. Here, though, we have the Print Shop, and it's just like having a Kinkos on campus.
You can print almost anything under the sun, right from your College account or your club's fund. As part of the student-run TEDxConnecticutCollege organization, I have huge print jobs to manage nearly each week. Sometimes, I need glossy posters or postcards to stuff mailboxes. Other times, I need large, vinyl banners to hang to advertise our latest event.
Whatever the need, the Print Shop succeeds and the staff is knowledgable and understanding, particularly about the occasional rush jobs students need. As a bonus, the shop is only a few hundred yards from my dorm room.
From Camels to Skunks
October 28, 2014
As I was walking to my digital media evening class in Cummings Art Center recently, I heard rustling in the bushes along the sidewalk. As I got closer, I realized it was a skunk. I had to do some off-roading to avoid being sprayed. However, as I made a sharp left, there were two more skunks scampering across my path.
Over the past month or so, there has been an overpopulation of skunks on campus. It's a curious, fun little challange added to our College experience. Students and professors have conspiracy theories as to whether or not there is a hidden world of skunks underneath the College.
Walking to and from class, one may be pleasantly surprised by these friendly black and white critters. Residents of the Jane Addams residence hall have even named two of the skunks — Snowball and Oreo — that reside in the outside bushes. In a strange way, the surplus of skunks has brought our campus even closer together. Undoubtedly, each student at Conn has a story about the time they almost ran into a skunk!
While we may be a school of spirited Camels, we treasure our neighborhood skunks.
Green Dot Family Feud
October 24, 2014
This past Thursday, the Office of Student Life and Think S.A.F.E., the College's sexual assault prevention group, hosted a game of Family Feud in Cro, our student center. Yes, there were prizes, though no Steve Harvey. First, second and third place teams won things like water bottles and bowls full of candy.
The game show was Green Dot-themed. Green Dot is our sexual assault and violence prevention program. In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a number of sports and activities have been Green Dot-themed. The theory behind our program is that "no one has to do everything, but everyone has to do something." By connecting difficult issues of sexual assault, dating and power-based violence, and stalking to athletics and fun activities, we're working toward a necessary cultural shift. Increasing awareness enables bystanders to step in during "red dot" (problematic) situations. It promotes a safe and welcoming community.
Given the theme, there were definitely some interesting sexual questions in our game of Family Fued. Though a little uncomfortable at first, we all sort of got used to the awkwardness of it in order to win points for our team. And, of course, it was all for a good cause. We learned things about safe, consensual sexual situations and, because of the survey section of the game, we also got a chance to see what our peers thought about certain situations.
The night consisted of fun, games and prizes — though, not for my team — all in an effort to create a giant cultural movement against sexual assault and violence.
The ConnCollegeLive Experience is on summer break!
May 27, 2014
It's summer at Connecticut College! Our fantastic blog team has left campus for the break. They're off to internships, jobs and a few months of well-deserved relaxation. Although our team may share photos or quick updates over the next few months, the ConnCollegeLive Experience will be taking a break for the summer. We'll be up and running again in September.
In our inaugural year, our team of nine students produced over 130 posts. Through photography, words and video, our blog team captured their experiences in classes, with their advisers, meeting their roommates and making their mark on campus.
Highlights of this first year include the following posts.
- Alexis Cheney '16 took part in the first ever Pre-Floralia 5K Color Run and reflected on her class trip to the United Nations.
- Laura Cianciolo '16 attended President Bergeron's first Q&A and captured beautiful scenes of winter snowfall with her camera.
- Matteo Mobilio '16 recorded the excitement of dance fitness classes and importance of Curricular reVision Week on film.
- Kurt Reinmund '15 took viewers behind the scenes of the Martial Arts Club, then wrote about his study abroad experience from Prague.
- Calli Reynolds '17 took part in her first Eclipse Weekend, a Connecticut College tradition filled with dance, history and alumni connections. As a first-year student, she came to realize that age doesn't really matter in college.
- CJ Robinson '16 wrote about his experience at the "Speak Up and Take Rape Culture Down" conference, and shared his favorite meals from Smith Dining Hall.
- Miguel Salcedo '14 captured photographs of his experience as a studio art major, showing late nights in Cummings Arts Center and life in the senior studio.
- Dana Sorkin '16 recorded her experiences as a first-time cast member of the Vagina Monologues, and as member of the Women's Rugby team.
- Marina Stuart '16 explored the history of Mamacoke Island, part of the Arboretum, and catalogued her excitement to study abroad in Scotland next fall.
The ConnCollegeLive Experience also included guest posts by Oliver Ames '17 about his involvement with TEDxConnecticutCollege, Yumi Kovic '14 about her science tutoring and Patty Shields '14, who reflected on her week at ESPN during the Super Bowl.
Have an idea for a guest post? Interested in writing, photographing or making videos as a Class of 2018 Camel? Send an email!
Color Run!
May 9, 2014
Floralia, our spring festival, kicked off a day earlier than usual with a 5K color run last Friday afternoon. My friends and I threw on our white T-shirts and met at the back of Cro, the student center. We joined a giddy, lively crowd as music pumped-up the runners. Clouds of colored chalk powder already floated through the air as we dipped our hands into buckets and threw globs of it at each other.
Moments later, the race began and we were off on a course that took us all around campus, even to places I hadn't known existed. (As we looped around the Lyman Allyn Museum, on the south end of our campus, I realized there was a stone mushroom garden. Who knew?!) As we ran past different intersections on campus, members of campus organizations, including Student Health Services, the Think S.A.F.E. Project, Student Activities Council and others, threw colored powder at us. We blindly ran through the clouds of color, which added to the thrill of the run.
My friends and I were having so much fun that, before the run had even ended, we talked about our plans to do it again. We had to pause our conversation, however, when we encountered obstacles such as low-crawl nets, hurdles, and a stone wall. Though the quirky, unexpected obstacles bore no resemblance of my usual 5Ks from the cross-country season, the hills certainly did. My friends and I agreed that the color run would beat a cross-country race any day. There's just no competing with color.
Reading times
February 27, 2014
Finding time to read in college is hard.
Between classes, extracurricular events and relaxing with friends, finding time to yourself that isn't devoted to homework is a rarity. I have realized that going to dining halls or campus cafés during odd hours can be the perfect way to find some peace and quiet. There are fewer people, fewer distractions and it's usually a time in the day not already set aside for other activities.
My time to read is after my 2:05 class on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I don't read every day, usually because I have homework to do before track practice, but if there are no pressing assignments, I enjoy going to Harris and sitting in a booth. With tea and a cookie, it's my time to relax and read.
In my classes and clubs, I'm studying intense, scholarly works. Sometimes my brain just needs a break, I've realized, so my personal reading is not always advanced literary masterpieces. Sometimes, it's just young adult fiction. My current book? "Divergent," by Veronica Roth. For those of you like me, with busy schedules and brains in need of a rest, I highly recommend it.
The crosswordians
February 7, 2014
When I arrived at Conn, I ate most of my meals in the dining halls nearest to my dorm. As I expanded my horizons, at the urging of a friend, I ventured south to Freeman Dining Hall (in Freeman House.) It was there where I first discovered the joy of at the New York Times crossword puzzles.
Of course, I knew what the crossword was, but had never actually tried it before. What started as a simple lunch became a meeting of the minds. An architectural studies major/art minor with French language skills teamed up with this environmental studies major/English minor who knows Spanish. Together we managed our way through the Tuesday puzzle and -- on a good week -- even the Thursday crossword.
Since my friend graduated, I have continued doing the crossword almost every weekday. My group of crosswordians has grown to include two psychology majors and an East Asian studies major, all of us with varying language abilities. One time, our crossword attempts extended to an evening meal with my track team, and all of us worked together to complete a Wednesday crossword (which, for those who haven't yet become familiar with the New York Times crossword, is kind of difficult.)
Doing the crossword is one of the new routines that I've developed at Conn. It is easy to pick up, because Conn students have access to free copies of the New York Times every school day. The daily challenge has also helped me keep up with current events beyond our small campus, and I've met some great new competitors in the process, too.
Turkey, friends and sleep
December 9, 2013
Thanksgiving break is probably one of the most anticipated breaks of the academic year. While everyone's break is different, I'm sure we can all agree that it is still too short.
Before my train even pulled in to the station on my ride home, I had received more than 5 different text messages from friends asking me when I'd be arriving and when I'd be around for a meal or to catch up. These texts served as a pleasant reminder that I was "officially" home... and that my presence was missed. After squeezing in as many catch-up sessions as possible, Turkey-Day awaited. There is no better smell than that of dinner in the early afternoon.
On Thanksgiving, a blissful sleep ensues after dinner. No one in my house wakes up early to go to a hectic shopping center, instead we all sleep for as long as we wish. The sleep is fueled by satisfaction, drawn equally from the previous meal and from the friends I've reconnected with. Uninterrupted and stress-free is the best way to sleep.
Cloudy with a guaranteed chance to speak up
November 17, 2013
I can't really explain the experience in such a short post, but I'm going to try. Last weekend I went to Harvard University. No, I'm not going to transfer, in fact I've realized I actually like where I am even more after this day. I was invited by the V-Day Organization, along with Alia Roth '14 and other members who worked on the V-Day: 100 Men Rising project, to the "Speak Up and Take Rape Culture Down" conference.
To openly speak about difficult issues in a room full of people that actually, professionally understand the topic was a very different experience from what I normally encounter.
Often, the point of the conversation is to carefully and calmly educate and inform on a surface level. At this conference, we moved past the basics, diving into more complicated models, examples and stories.
After listening to speakers like Jaclyn Friedman (who has an amazing story of her own,) we had lunch and prepared ourselves for the upcoming workshops. Our whole team was to attend the V-Day session which would feature the the Connecticut College contingent as presenters! Afterward, we would break up and attend different workshops.
In the V-Day session, Alia and others spoke about the 100-men rising video project and the "1 Billion Rising for Justice" campaign in which countries around the world will make video submissions on their promise that 1 billion will rise to end violence against women.
After all our workshops, we all came together and a microphone was passed around to share reflections on the day. As nervous as I was, I spoke. I spoke about the day, my experiences, my hopes, what I felt, how I wanted things to change, what made me happy and what I'd learned that I would bring back to Conn. My heart almost jumped out of my chest by the time I was done and I felt like I had just run a marathon.
The day was spectacular. It brought things into perspective for me and reminded me that, yes, there is a long way to go in the world, but that we as a college are really very far ahead when it comes to activism. We often forget that. I'm glad I have the peers that I do... they bring about amazing opportunities for all of us, and this year on February 14th, 1 billion will rise for justice.
Fall Break in real time
October 18, 2013
Oh fall break, how we were excited when you arrived. I have waited for the day when we would have our first break from classes, a break also from society. Classes can really take it out of you. Fall break, from Wednesday evening through Sunday, was amazing to say the least. It's the time when people have some serious life changes.
The number one question on Monday is definitely "So how was fall break?" Some went apple picking, got haircuts, visited family, dentist appointments, traveled, held Netflix marathons and indulged in fast food.
Of course, not everyone can do life-changing things over fall break. Like me: I just sat around with my best friend, ordered food, and let fall break go by without a care in the world. That is why we love fall break so much in the first place, right?
Between Old Saybrook and New London
October 18, 2013
As someone who does not mind travel, (and as someone who likes seeing her family,) I find myself on the Northeast Regional trains between Connecticut College and Philadelphia quite a lot. It's only for breaks, but we have four in total, which equals two four-hour trips four times a year… or 32 hours on the train every school year.
While on these train rides, you often meet people and make small connections with them. My most recent trip was on Sunday, October 13. After an ungodly 45-minute delay at Penn station, the train began to move again and, as I started working on some Italian homework, a young couple sat down across from me.
The couple and I didn't really interact besides an occasional eye roll at each other when the train lights flickered on and off. Only when we had left Old Saybrook, the stop before New London and Conn, did I talk to the couple. They were talking amongst themselves about where they were and how far through Connecticut the train was. I politely told them we had left Old Saybrook and were headed to New London.
We began chatting, and after establishing that I was a sophomore at Conn, the man and I realized we were both from Philadelphia and knew each other's neighborhoods. At this point he gave me a fist bump and declared: "Any one from Philadelphia is alright by me," which is such a Philly thing to do: anyone from our city is automatically cool.
It's a treat to meet someone from your hometown; it makes the train rides a little less lonely, even if it was only the twenty-minute bit between Old Saybrook and New London.


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Brought up in a different topic. Would anyone ever try a Disneyland Dating Service or a Micechat Dating Service?
Brought up in a different topic. Would anyone ever try a Disneyland Dating Service or a Micechat Dating Service?
I don't think my husband would go for that!
I would imagine though, for single ones that live in the area, it would be a great idea, meeting people with a similar love of Disney.
Well, we do have the Single Riders Club in MiceChat gold. It's not a 'dating service' so to speak - more like a place where those who are "single riders" can meet and hang out w/ other like people. I unfortionatly have never been able to make a meet - but they ALWAYS have a lot of fun. And I know that there are several couples who have met and gotten married as a result of MiceChat....awww
I believe there is a Disney dating somewhere out there on the Web, too.
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On google it says, "Find a date today at Date.com, Disney's best free dating site!" I'm surprised they've gone this long without being sued haha. There are links to select between straight, gay and disney haha. Disney is a lifestyle though, i guess it accidentally makes sense.
There's also one called Mousedates.com that's in beta testing. It looks brand new.
I met my fiancee at one of MiceChat's single rider's meet. I didn't go with the intent of meeting someone to date, I actually just wanted to make some friends to cruise DL with, but somehow we found each other and the rest is history.
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Anthracnosed plants are significantly shorter, with fewer pods and seeds with reduced seed weight compared to non affected plants. Infected seeds often show brown discoloration.
To prevent the infestation farmers are advised to go in varieties that are resistant to this disease.
Mehandi at 10 and 15 per cent was found least effective and caused minimum inhibition (40.36 per cent) of the test pathogen.
Garlic extract at 20 per cent concentration appeared to be best followed by onion, ginger and neem extracts.
Fungicides like thiophanate methyl followed by pyrimethanil and tabuconazole sprayed two times at the stage of flowering was found to give good results.
In the field, Carbendazim at 0.1 per cent or Mancozeb at 0.1 per cent or four sprays of Dithane Z-78 (0.25 per ent) followed by Cupramer (0.25 per cent) and Ziram (0.25 per cent) significantly reduced the disease.
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hey dude was a good movie but how long did this take to make man i really want to know plz reply.
it took me a few months :p
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Oh wow man, that was... that was... just one of the best flashes I have ever seen! I even found some of the kills funny! The characters were drawn perfectly, the effects were dominating, and it came together in a symphony of perfection.
I did think some of the things could of been improved; one of the subtitles is not matching what the character says, the message is something like, "I have let everyone down" and the words refrase the sentence; and the body slide was pretty fake looking.
I cannot believe anyone could give this thing a zero! Must be a case of jelousy. It was one of the coolest flashes ever!
the animation was tight but the story was kinda shity good job though!
now that was a kick ass flash. haven't seen some thing this good with a good story line in a wile
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This is great but one fault demonic uzis? Not that I don't think guns should be given powers but couldn't you have given them some more back ground e.g.; forged from a ... these uzis have demonic powers ;or; demonic claw from the first beast every generation take the for of a power full weapon knives, swords, muskets, rifles, machine guns (big bulky), uzis (small), lasers? (Well that or rail guns like the ones in the film "Eraser" some thing nice and futuristic) with demonic powers. (Ok so mine are a bit lame just feel its a bit of a plot hole)
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TV Guide's latest special issue (Returning favorites, What's Worth Watching) spilled some lovely new spoilers in their article for Once Upon a Time. There were some lovely new character pictures in there as well. I listed the spoilers in the link I posted. Here they are:
--Regina shot an intense scene with Mr. Gold in his pawnshop. She had to conceal the item she took away from the shop in fear that onlookers would see exactly what she took.
--Dr. Whale's past with Regina will be revealed in episode 5.
--Mary and Emma will quickly find themselves on an adventure that will test their bravery and survival skills.
--The seven dwarves, led by Grumpy, will try to hang Regina from her very own apple tree in revenge.
--Mr. Gold will make his magic have a more "personal nature" with his beloved Belle.
--Belle will discover that Mr. Gold kept the teacup all that time.
--There will be a Rumbelle kiss in the premiere episode that we've all been waiting for!
--Robert Carlyle said that while he can not reveal who Baelfire is, we will find out who he is in season two. "I know what's going to happen, and it's pretty mega."
--Captain Hook and Rumplestiltskin go way back.
--We will meet Rumplestiltskin's wife in season two.
--In not-so-good-news, Aladdin and the Little Mermaid's appearances have been pushed back.
--In speaking of Henry's dad, "there is a certain percentage of this man that Emma knows, and a certain [bit] that she doesn't. She had some sort of relationship with him, but there is an element of surprise for Emma as to the fullness of who this man is."
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While no-one can deny the success of twitter, one of the significant edges twitter had was its added value from a SEO point of view. Unfortunatly now all tweets have the nofollow tag active, so while twitter is a great communication channel it has lost its edge. In comes Identi.ca or now status.net
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There will be no more cub scout badges for Ryan Kielar.
Not only does the 12-year-old have no more room on his sash, there are no more to earn since he already has all 50 badges, stars and awards the organization has to offer.
Ryan said the pack specialty badge was by far the toughest.
"I did letter boxing, which is geo caching and you have your own stamp and there's clues that you follow."
Ryan's father, Henry Kielar, who's also a cub scout leader is proud.
"As a leader it's fantastic to see a cub scout take charge and have a goal and work towards getting his badges, as a father I'm proud of him for sticking to it," he said.
However Ryan admits, earning all 50 badges wasn't all a walk in the park, some were difficult to earn and others were just plain boring.
"The computer badge wasn't that exciting," he said. "I just had to answer tonnes of questions about what parts of the computer and it wasn't very fun."
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We are looking at installing glass block windows in our older home. We have talked with a few installers and I have questions. Some use mortar, some use silicone to construct the windows - your opinion on which is better? Better to fill in the gap between the windows or not (concave shape in between)?
Completely removable screens or not?
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Screens? You won't be able to open basement windows at all once you put in glass block. No air flow, and trapped humidity in summer, forcing you to run a dehumidifier if the basement is damp at all.
I have no experience with glass block, but have seen shows on it--using both mortar and silicone. From what I recall, mortar was longer lasting and better in an exterior application.
Personally, I think glass block seriously detracts from the look of an old house.
Unless you're in a desert, opening basement windows in the summer only allows in more humid outside air. (See Read This Before You Move In. from Building Science Corp./US Dept. of Energy Building America.)
Mortar or dry systems are both acceptable. But you must use only the proprietary systems that the manufacturers specify. Pre-fabricated glass block panels mortared or nailed are a simpler way to go.
We're in suburban Chicago and a previous owner replaced our original basement windows with glass block. They are mortared in place. In the middle of each window, 2 blocks were omitted and a vinyl framed window/screen unit is in place in each.
We have those little windows open quite frequently in the summmer and they were a massive blessing when the basement flooded last year and we had to dry the basement out. These screened window units are not removable, nor would we want them to be. However, the screen is removable. The screen is installed with 2 short screws on the outside, the window portion latches on the inside. Once the screen is off, a person cannot fit through - so they are secure.
Although our basement was 3/4 finished at the time of the flood (which was sewage backup), we removed the screens and brought the hose in from outside to do the clean up. The extra ventilation was helpful.
I hate hate hate the look of glass block, but in the 6 yrs we've lived here, they've functioned well. That being said, I'd get rid of them if I could (hubbie disagrees with me) because of the look of them.
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Published: Friday, March 25, 2011 at 6:01 a.m.
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A $500 reward has been offered for information that leads to the recovery of some items stolen from a home in Southside.
Kimberly Genice Marbury, 31, Gadsden, has been charged with two counts of theft, one felony and one misdemeanor, and possession of a forged instrument for thefts that were discovered on March 15, Southside Police Lt. Clay Johnson said.
Marbury admitted to taking checks from a checkbook and writing one of the checks for $340, Johnson said. Two checks still are missing and have not cleared the bank.
A box of unopened Mary Kay products was shipped to the home and Marbury is charged with the theft of the products, also.
Johnson said Marbury is charged with the theft of the checks and the Mary Kay products and for writing one of the checks.
He said she returned the Mary Kay products and they have been returned to the owner.
Connie Johnson, the woman from whom the items were stolen, has taken a unique approach to finding more items that Marbury is suspected of stealing.
She has created fliers with Marbury's picture and a description of the items stolen, hoping someone will provide information in exchange for a $500 reward.
Marbury worked as a housekeeper for Johnson.
Johnson, a Mary Kay director, said other Mary Kay products have been discovered missing, along with a 5-karat loose smoky topaz stone and the gold unset band, which has a bent prong.
An Armi-Brevetto .25 caliber auto blued-steel pistol with white plastic grips also is missing.
Johnson said it is possible the items were traded or sold, but they have not been located in any pawn shops.
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Aggies, SMU, Virginia among field for men's basketball tourney in Corpus Christi
Event set for Thanksgiving weekend 2013
CORPUS CHRISTI - Chris Spencer folded the Corpus Christi Caller-Times Challenge basketball tournament after 2004, extremely disappointed with the turnout, which brought in half the people he expected over the course of two days.
But eight years later, Spencer is back and willing to give basketball in Corpus Christi another try.
Spencer, with Basketball Promotions, Inc., was among the participants at a news conference Monday at the American Bank Center to announce a new Corpus Christi Challenge, to be held during the 2013 Thanksgiving weekend. The event will feature Texas A&M, SMU, Sam Houston State and Virginia among eight teams.
However, due to prior scheduling commitments, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi athletic director Scott Lazenby said the Islanders will not be in the 2013 event but are slated for the 2014 field. The value in an exempt tournament is it is a multigame event — the Challenges, new and old, gave each team four contests — that allows schools to add contests to a 27-game schedule. If teams don't play an exempt tournament, they are limited to 29 games.
So, it's one more shot at an exempt tournament in A&M-Corpus Christi's backyard, which was unexpected given the 2004 turn of events.
The Islanders played in that tournament, with then-coach Ronnie Arrow telling Spencer the Challenge would do well. Spencer was targeting 4,000 fans for each session but got half that.
After the event, Spencer expressed frustration, saying he could get more money, more fans and more support at other locales. Arrow said at the time that small crowds quashed the event. Spencer said in 2005 that NCAA legislation regarding exempt tournaments — universities were allowed only two exempt events over four seasons back then — was the final straw.
That Challenge, also held Thanksgiving weekend, lasted one year.
But Spencer wanted to give it the old college try again.
"Well, we have Texas A&M. We didn't have Texas A&M (in 2004)," Spencer said. "Texas A&M is a huge difference. We have one of the greatest coaching legends in basketball (in Larry Brown) at SMU, and people will want to come see that. You add an ACC team like Virginia, and the tradition they have, and I say if you're not a basketball fan, you should be one soon.
"I'm excited about the potential in the location here, with some of the hotels downtown. You can walk. You have the aquarium, the aircraft carrier (Lexington Museum on the Bay), there's so much more to do here. I think it's a gem. Fans will love this. So, why not?"
Though Spencer said he believes community support, and what he believes is an up-and-coming Islanders team, will build interest, it sounds as if he is banking on out-of-town fans to augment the Corpus Christi crowd more than was the case in 2004. Back then, the Challenge had Baylor and Indiana drop out months ahead of time, leaving Florida State and TCU as the marquee names.
Texas A&M drew more than 6,000 fans when facing the Islanders in 2010, the second-largest draw for A&M-Corpus Christi at home but still 2,400 below capacity. Also, Sam Houston has been a traditionally good draw when facing the Islanders in Southland Conference play.
SMU is in-state, but the appeal of the other participants will be interesting. Virginia is a traditional ACC power, but FSU in 2004 was more nouveau ACC back then and didn't pull in the fans. Other teams in this challenge include the Missouri Valley Conference's Missouri State along with mid- and low-majors Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Hampton and Liberty.
Spencer also is seeking corporate sponsorship for the event as well as television rights.
The teams will play four games apiece. The first two for each school will be at campus sites leading up to the final weekend. The final two contests for each team will be held in Corpus Christi on Nov. 29, 2013 and Nov. 30, 2013.
But the city and the Corpus Christi Convention and Visitors Bureau appear to be on board with helping Spencer make this work. Keith Arnold, the CEO of the Corpus Christi CVB, played host at the news conference. Among those invited to speak was City Councilman Mark Scott, who believes this is a positive step for the city.
"Many communities sit on their wallets and wait for opportunities to come to them," he said. "Other communities put on their running shoes and chase opportunities.
"People all across the country will be channel surfing, looking for their beloved Aggies playing some basketball, and they will be focused on Corpus Christi that weekend."
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My phone refuses to boot quite often. Sometimes it will boot up perfectly fine and run for a day - day and a half, or it'll lockup and then refuse to boot up again, OR it will just not boot at all. My power button seems to be unresponsive, and the only way that I can get some action out of the phone is by reseating the battery in the well.
What I think it is, could be 1 of a few things, or a combination of them - i'm not sure.
Scenario 1: While playing with the Hyperdrive tweaks, my phone was hung after running the Zipalign tool for over 20 minutes and I had to pull the battery.
Scenario 2: I'm deployed on a ship currently, and I have my phone in a high-salt enviornment and I'm afraid that there might be salt corrosion inside of the power switch or the USB connection - shorting it out. I took my phone apart tonight and cleaned both items with isopropyl alcohol ( the switch itself on the main board ) but that didn't seem to produce any new results.
Scenario 3: I was recently rooting a Kindle Fire HD 7" for a friend out here, and I was dumb and didn't realize that I was pushing boot loader files that were designed for the Kindle Fire and not for my Galaxy S4. I have since tried to enter recovery, but with little avail. Download mode is also out.
A description of what my phone does when I reseat the battery: My phone will vibrate, the Galaxy S4 logo will show for 1.5 to 2 seconds ( same for download mode ) and if I hold the appropriate button, ' Recovery Booting.... ' will display as well. At that point, my phone will shutoff and the power button will become unresponsive.
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Jewish libDem candidate Richard Baum has warned that the BNP could make significant gains in the Bury North constituency.
The area, a few miles from where Ivan Lewis and Michelle Wiseman are duelling for their seat, has around five per cent Muslims, and virtually no Jewish community.
Mr Baum says six BNP candidates standing in most of the constituency's local elections is worrying. A further four are standing in the Bury South consituency.
More than 50 religious organisations have lent their support to a pledge which asks UK citizens to use their votes to help fight racism and discrimination in politics.
Although the pledge does not specifically name the British National Party as the target, it urges voters to be "aware of the political forces who would seek to divide our country by promoting ideology of racism and prejudice."
The initiative, organised by the Board of Deputies, the Jewish Council for Racial Equality and the Three Faiths Forum, has signed up 56 organisations to the pledge.
Salford's Orthodox Jewish community, the most concentrated outside London, is facing serious inroads from the BNP.
The new cross-border constituency of Blackley and Broughton takes in the strongly Jewish areas of Higher Crumpsall and Broughton Park, the latter a wealthy pocket of large houses. Nearby, however, cramped council estates in Kersal and the UK's once most deprived area of Harpurhey are fostering far-right support.
The far right British National Party has appointed its first ever Jewish parliamentary candidate.
But Patricia Feldman Richardson, leader of the four strong BNP group on Epping Forest Council, insists that the party is neither antisemitic nor racist. She describes the mainstream Jewish community's hostility towards it as "blinkered" and accuses it of "demonising" BNP policies.
Her campaign has been largely aimed against what her party claims is the growing number of Muslims in the leafy Essex constituency of Epping Forest, including Loughton, Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill.
The BNP candidate for East Renfrewshire, which has the largest Jewish population in Scotland, has dropped out of the election race.
A spokesman for BNP Scotland confirmed that candidate Gary Raikes, who was standing against Labour MP Jim Murphy, the Secretary of State for Scotland.
Mr Raikes, who has lived in Scotland for 18 years, was a local instructor in the Army Cadet Force until 2007. He has not yet given a reason for his departure from the campaign.
Editors of local newspapers in London boroughs targeted by the BNP have been called on to reject political advertising by the far-right party.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bectu, the media and entertainment union, and the campaign group, Expose the BNP, have written to local newspapers in Barking and Dagenham, Romford and Havering urging them to resist pressure from the BNP.
The party is fielding 154 candidates at the general election.
The British National Party was all set to hail a victory it no doubt hoped presaged great things to come in the next election.
Its website had an item reporting a mock-election at top London school UCS, where the BNP contender came second.
It was all a joke, the school explained: the BNP candidate stood to satirise the party and its agenda - and attributed his good poll showing to the fact that he handed out biscuits.
This week's Torah portion is clear: if a thief breaks into your house at night, you are entitled to take his life — though not in daylight.
How much force householders can use against intruders is once again under debate in Britain, following the case of Munir Hussain, the Buckinghamshire businessman jailed, then freed on appeal last month, after clubbing a burglar.
Despite calls for change, Michael Wolkind QC, the barrister who represented him, believes that the law should stand as it is.
Supporters of an extreme right-wing Hungarian party allied to the BNP have formed a group to promote its views in Britain.
Around 50 people came to a north London pub on Sunday for a meeting of the Jobbik Friends of Hungary UK, set up by Hungarian expats, according to the Jobbik party's English website.
But describing the move as an "unwelcome development", a Community Security Trust spokesman said: "We have more than enough of our own right-wing extremists, and do not need to import any more."
The Community Security Trust has urged the Jewish community not to lend their support to the group "Stop the Islamisation of Europe".
SIOE have been canvassing support from British Jews to attend their forthcoming demonstration at Harrow mosque.
Emails have been circulated by SIOE, including one sent to the Jewish Chronicle, asking for support.
SIOE have urged Jews to bring Israeli flags to the demonstration on December 13, and have said their aim is to recruit 1,000 Jews to join the protest.


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(JACKSON, Wyo.) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says a battle between two bull moose turned deadly last month. Officials in Jackson say two bull moose were found dead side-by-side on top of a butte with their antlers locked together. One of the bulls had a broken neck, though the cause of death for the other rutting moose remains unclear. Authorities say one of the animals had a non-typical rack which likely made it difficult for the sparring bulls to break apart. Biologists say double deaths from a single duel are extremely unusual.
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