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"No one goes out and decides to get pregnant and then have an abortion," says Rachel Lawton, the President of the League of Women Voters of Philadelphia. "It's a difficult choice."
"People act as though their choices are have 7 kids or have an abortion. Why don't you take the pill, Depo Provera, or keeo your legs closed? The fact that the average age for an abortion these days is 28 and the two top reasons are "It would change my life" and "I can't afford a child" show a lack of planning. You want control of your body? PREVETION is the best medicine."
"You know the keep your legs closed statement is pretty offensive, considering you are implying that it is solely the woman's fault for the pregnancy (They didn't just climb on top of themselves now did they?) If someone wants to have an abortion, and they are of a conscious, decision making state, then why stop them. If they have made the choice that they do not want that child then what kind of life are you forcing upon the child that will be brought into the world unwanted and probably neglected? The pill and other forms of birth control are not 100% effective, so what if they were on them and still got pregnant would you still tell them they do not have the right to do as they choose? If you are against abortion, fine, but it is not right to push someone to have a child they do not want, I mean yeah some people might keep the child anyway, but if they do not want the child that badly then it will probably end up in an orphanage, which could have been avoided."
"I am against abortion, it is not right... NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO KILL A BABY AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING! We put people in prison for killing someone. and that is where ANYONE should be for killing anyone let alone a BABY!!!!!"
"Lawmakers are trying to stop abortion while simultaneously turning their backs on the children who are already born.
"Why the hell isn't adoption an option for these people? Would everyone really rather kill their child then have a background-checked, hand-selected, loving couple (or single person) raise the child? People are waiting years to adopt children in this country, sadly there are not enough Caucasian babies to go around and there is an over-abundance of African-American babies waiting to be adopted (also could be viewed as too many white people afraid to raise a child of another race). There is far too little public education on adoption, both from the side of encouraging people to adopt and encouraging pregnant women to consider making an adoption plan for their baby rather than flushing them out with the medical waste. As a proud white father of a gorgeous African-American baby girl it makes me want to throw up whenever I hear people argue FOR abortion without even mentioning adoption as an option, let alone a BETTER option for society."
"They need to do way instain mother> who kill their babbys. becuse these babby cant frigth back?
It was on the news this mroing a mother in ar who had kill her three kids. they are taking the three babby back to new york too lady to rest my pary are with the father who lost his chrilden ; i am truley sorry for your lots
"Support for Israel is immoral and against conservative values. Ron Paul knows this and opposes it.
Every year we give 3 billion dollars to the State of Israel which they then use to subsidize legal abortions to exterminate over 20,000 unborn babies each year.
Even Palestinian women must go to Israel if they want to abort their babies (Palestinians consider abortion to be a crime.)
Meanwhile, if a female Israeli soldier finds herself pregnant, the Israel Military (IDF) will pay for at least two free abortions. If she refuses to kill the fetus, she is immediately dismissed from the army without any benefits or severance pay.
Please Google "Israel, abortions" to find out how American tax dollars are being used to subsidize the extermination of innocent Jewish children of God each year.
Call your Congressman and remind him that US aid to Israel contravenes the Hyde Amendment, which forbids US aid to nations that use government funds to subsidize abor tion services.
"I'm not a fan of abortion. I think it is used to often as a birth control. I wish more women and girls would consider carrying to term and choosing adoption. Nobody loses in that scenario, eventually, even the birth mother wins when she realizes that she gave an adult and a child the gift of a lifetime. On the other hand, folks, the technology is here, its well known and I don't want to see people going back to using rusty bicycle spokes and knitting needles and bleeding to death because they were unable to make the choice that they felt they needed to make, legally and safely. I agree with making it more expensive, making it harder to obtain and I feel there should be a cap put on the number of times. However, a 13 year old girl who was molested by a neighbor should not be forced to carry a child that she had no choice in making. A woman whose birth control failed and stands a risk of dying because of a pregnancy should not be forced to carry on knowing that she may be leaving her other children without a mother. And unfortunately, everyone makes mistakes, its a huge mistake to make, but don't people deserve the right to correct it as they see fit? Now, I do see a problem with multiple abortions. Once is a mistake. Possibly even twice any more than that is sheer irresponsibility. There are many things that need revised about our abortion laws, but unfortunately, I don't think totally banning them is the answer."
"Presently 75 out of 88 children in daycare are subsided in Luzerne County, Pa. This cost Pa. taxpayers $110 to $200 per child per week. Now daycare providers want to Unionize. Please stop enabling poverty and misery under the guise of prolife. Our global society today has made prochoice a prerequisite to be truly prolife."
"Cap abortion? Why don't we ban the number times you can urinate in a day? So we would rather have people continuing to bleed welfare by popping out a kid every 10 months than letting them take care of it before it is a problem. It should be a requirement that you have a license in order to procreate. That is the problem- not abortion. There are still waste of skin and bone "people" that can't stop spreading their legs. Please- let them do us a favor. I am so tired of my tax dollars going to someone's fun to get her nails done and still manage to not properly cloth or feed the 10 kids they have.
We are born with millions of eggs- let it go people and mind your own business. If you don't like abortions, DON'T GET ONE!
Hide your coat hangers, this is sending us back in time!"
""hens in a coop"! Seriously!? This is dispicable. Abortion is a very safe and common procedure and is a very tough choice for women to make. Those of you who feel the need to expect others to share your views about adoption etc. need to get out more. You want to carry a baby for nine months in front of your other 7 children and just tell them that the new brother or sister just " isn't coming home". Many women who have abortions already have children at home and are making choices that are in the best interest of their families. All of you who are so fortunate and quick to judge. Walk a mile in her shoes."
""hens in a coop"! Seriously!? This is dispicable. Abortion is a very safe and common procedure and is a very tough choice for women to make. Those of you who feel the need to expect others to share your views about adoption etc. need to get out more. You want to carry a baby for nine months in front of your other 7 children and just tell them that the new brother or sister just " isn't coming home". Many women who have abortions already have children at home and are making choices that are in the best interest of their families. All of you who are so fortunate and quick to judge. Walk a mile in her shoes."
"Abortion is murder! Women in most cases will live a slutty lifestyle then abortion as they would a birth control pill. Some of these women have had over 10 abortions and usually ever pregnancy was by a different male. Why should taxpayers have to pay for this incorrect slutty behavior? Also, what about the fathers, in some cases they do not want to kill their children.
My grandmother had 17 children and everyone of them are successful. All of them were raised on a small 4 room farmhouse in Arkansas. Most people like water are seeking the least path of resistance. Where their is a will their is a way to love, feed and provide for all children born into this world."
"What a bunch of sanctimonious, self-righteous, uneducated losers you are. This issue is, like most issues in this country, ALL about money. The wealthy have ALWAYS had access to a safe - if illegal - medical procedure. Look up George W. Bush's college sweetie. Or the fact that Mitt Romney's cousin DIED from an illegal abortion. No, I am NOT pro-abortion. I AM pro-choice and we all know that if men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament. If we TRULY cared about children in this country, we'd be taking care of our children, ensuring that ALL children had decent healthcare, ensuring that ALL children had access to a quality education, ensuring that ALL children had access to healthy food. Most of you posters are a bunch of hypocrites and sheep. Yes, the anti-choice lobby has framed the issue better - and you have BOUGHT it, hook, line and sinker."
"More neglected children for pedophiles to rape!?! They say orphans make the best victims... What is very frightening is that child porn business is making billions and growing -but you never hear about them getting caught!! (...and wasn't Sandusky a Republican?)
I have a question for the Anti-abortionists: Why don't you get rid of the pedophiles first!!!(Or is anti-abortion the key part of the pedophile's plan?)
In a bad economy, the natural result of anti-abortion laws can only be more rape of children in predator-run charities run by all kinds of "upstanding citizens" who "care about children" like Sandusky did!
I ask every Christian who is supporting anti-abortion laws to consider -would God care more that children are born rather than whether they are raped?
I would wager that children being raped is Satan's will -NOT God's! I hope Pennsylvania decides to go with God and get rid of the pedophiles first before passing anti-abortion laws. Eliminate child porn before abortio"
"I know first hand how all of this works from both the prospective of the patient and the nurse who helps. You're all ignorant and blind and severely uneducated. This "baby" is nothing sometimes its not even a drop of blood its just a bunch of blood tissue and some possible sign of blood flow. If you honestly think that any of these are viable babies you are nuts!"
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Likely the most off-putting blues effort since 1969's notorious Snatch & The Poontangs - a piece of brilliantly encrusted filth by a fictitious ensemble featuring Johnny and Shuggie Otis and vocalist Delmar "Mighty Mouth" Evans - Root Boy Slim & The Sex Change Band comes on like NRBQ marinated in LSD. Getting loaded and diddlin' the opposite sex have rarely been embraced more vigorously. While perfect fuel for a kegger, the band, like Steely Dan, floated some crazy, disturbing shit right below most folk's radar. Cut the same year the Asheville, North Carolina born Slim graduated from Yale, their debut, and the five albums that followed, was peppered with social and political commentary sauced up well enough you might miss the polemics as they slid down your gullet.
While essentially solid bar band music, what's made this album a cult favorite is the whacked mindset behind every move. Whether running down Spiro Agnew with an ice cream truck on "I Used To Be A Radical" or "using a feedbag for a bed" in "Country Love," Root Boy and his Sex Changers possessed a rangy, untamable spark that's been largely lost in the intervening years. As much fun as it sounds, it still takes courage to lift your middle finger to the powers that be. Foster MacKenzie III passed away on June 8, 1993. He spent his life in music flipping the bird to a lot of worthy targets. There wasn't much coin or fame to be had doing it but that never seemed to stop ol' Root Boy.
Track listing:
1. Boogie 'Til You Puke
2. I'm Not Too Old for You
3. I Used to Be a Radical
4. Heartbreak of Psoriasis
5. I Want It Now
6. Mood Ring
7. Too Sick to Reggae
8. My Wig Fell Off
9. Country Love
10. In Jail in Jacksonville
11. You Can't Quit My Club
We send you off into this good night with a lovingly created fan video for "Boogie 'Til You Puke."
Not tonight, my friend. Beat L.A.!!
I saw Root Boy Slim & the Sex Change Band many times at a club at Nebraska & Wisconsin Aves. in DC (can't remember the name of the place, though). I still have a copy of the debut album, signed by the Root himself at an in-store appearance at Kemp Mill Records in Wheaton, MD. Root Boy was definitely one-of-a-kind.

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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The Bay County sheriff's department is targeting illegal immigrants at construction sites.
Deputies in patrol cars pull up to the site, and those who take off are chased down and arrested.
They're charged with trespassing, for cutting through someone else's property; or loitering, for hiding out in someone's yard; or reckless driving, for speeding off in a car.
U.S immigration authorities are then given the names of those believed to be in this country illegally. More than 500 have been reported since November.
Sheriff Frank McKeithen created his Illegal Alien Task Force in April to target construction sites in this Florida Panhandle county.
Immigrant advocates say the technique is repugnant, and the ACLU says its constitutionality is questionable.
The sheriff says the raids are justified under a long-standing Florida law prohibiting employers from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Pundits fill Internet sites, the airwaves and pages of print forecasting what economic signs, such as the federal sequester or last week's record-setting stock market, might mean, but it matters little.
"It's not so much what the economic signs might indicate," Larry DeBoer, a Purdue University Extension economist, said as he discussed first-quarter revenue predictions for Indiana. "It's what the five-person forecast team thinks those signs mean."
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We had some complain from developer that are using large view for example 500k elements. (with small content id+url for example). The total size of the view is in this case around 52Mb.
The result out of memory.
/192.168.63.99:8092 - Session request successful
Exception in thread "I/O dispatcher 3" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java
heap space
at org.apache.http.util.CharArrayBuffer.expand(CharArrayBuffer.java:61)
at org.apache.http.util.CharArrayBuffer.append(CharArrayBuffer.java:91)
at org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils.toString(EntityUtils.java:200)
at org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils.toString(EntityUtils.java:221)
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After digging into the SDK and apache code, it occurred that the viewResponse actually contains Strings (the json objects). I think the "problem" lies in handleResponse method in ViewOperationImpl.
Here the SDK are using the apache http core to get the json String via the call
String json = getEntityString(response);
Would it be smarter to give back a InputStream instead? This could quite
easily be fixed because the response could give back a HttpEntity that
again could give the developer a InputStream.
In this way the SDK did not have to copy each Char, which it actually
does in the apache http core library (see expand in
CharArrayBufffer.class ). It does the following: char newbuffer[] = new
char[Math.max(this.buffer.length << 1, newlen)];
I think it kind of chokes when it get 52MB it have to copy from Char to a
String and then deliver it back.
BTW: I've tried calling the same view and operating on it form node.js
(using baseview and the official sdk), it just worked like a charm. And
this is prob. because you get a stream of data chunks that you can work
on, which seems more effective.
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The NHS Medical Directors expert group, led by Prof Keogh, found that the gel materials used inside the implants are not toxic or carcinogenic and do not present a long-term health risk to women.
They do, however, remain twice as likely as other forms of implants to rupture. The implants have a 15 to 30 per cent chance of rupturing after ten years, compared with a 10 to 14 per cent rupture rate in the same time frame for other breast implant brands.
Prof Keogh said: "We would therefore advise that women who have symptoms of a rupture – for example tenderness, soreness or lumpiness – should speak to their surgeon or GP.
"I would ask all GPs to refer any patient who has concerns about their PIP implants to a specialist."
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Nathaniel Rich at the Warren and Moore Environmental Series Dinner: Addressing modern anxieties through fiction
This is a guest post by Alisha Newton. Alisha is a junior in Peabody College and the editor-in-chief of Orbis, a student-run publication on environmental issues.
Last month, I attended a dinner with author Nathaniel Rich to discuss his novel Odds Against Tomorrow, which has been hailed as the pioneering work of a new genre of literary fiction known as "climate fiction" (cli-fi for short). The dinner was hosted by Dr. Doug Fisher and his wife Patricia in Warren College, as part of the Warren & Moore Environmental Series (#enVU).
In writing Odds Against Tomorrow, Rich wanted to address the anxiety of the modern age in all of its forms. "Natural disasters, epidemics, terrorism, nuclear war, financial collapse — it's all in there," he says. It is the man-against-nature story of what happens to disaster-obsessed mathematician Mitchell Zukor when a Category-3 storm hits Manhattan.
We talked about the process of writing such a novel: "Research is how writers procrastinate," joked Rich. In researching his novel, he read books about probability math and descriptions of natural disasters such as the Dust Bowl in the 30s. He read biographies of famous scientists and mathematicians to get inside their heads, and he studied flood scenarios of New York City.
At the dinner, we also discussed the role of fiction in the discourse on environmental change. "Ethical journalism is not allowed to be sensational, and yet many facts about the future are scary. People have this hunger to engage with their fears, and fiction is an outlet for that," says Rich. During the Cold War, he says, people could read spy stories and other thrillers like 1984 by George Orwell, but in today's world, people just go on the Internet and obsess over the seismic activity of the Yellowstone caldera.
It was an engaging discussion, but when you're sitting in the well-furnished living room of a professor at a top-15 university, speaking to an acclaimed author over plates of vegan crab cakes and kale salad catered from Whole Foods, seltzer water in hand, it can be hard to grasp reality.
Reality is that in October 2012, "superstorm" Sandy ravaged the Eastern Seaboard from Florida to Maine, flooding New York City with a 13-foot storm surge and costing the United States $71.4 billion in damages. Reality is that this won't be the last time a storm takes Sandy's unusual path — the "left hook" directly into New Jersey — will be more common as mid-Atlantic ocean waters warm, according to some geoscientists.
In attendance at the dinner was Prof. Teresa Goddu of the English department. Goddu commented that in the novel, the storm incapacitates Wall Street, the symbol of our country's economic strength. Yet as soon as the waters recede, the machine starts again, and the underlying issues are never resolved. There's the sense that there will be another disaster, that this will happen again.
"How can we make peace with the uncertainty of the future?" asks Goddu. "To what extent do we freak out, and to what extent do we proceed with our lives?"
Personally, I believe neither route is the answer; it doesn't help anyone to stay up nights fretting about the impacts of climate change, but on the other hand, we cannot proceed with business as usual. The problem of global climate change demands that we change our lifestyles and our national and international policies. Susceptible as they are to storm surges, the Manhattanites are on the right track: living smaller, living closer, and driving less, as part of overall increases in urban density, are key in reducing carbon emissions. Globally, we must take political action that looks out for the interests of vulnerable developing countries, especially those with large agricultural sectors. The future is highly uncertain, but like the protagonist in Rich's acclaimed cli-fi novel, we can take action.
This post is a contribution by Alisha Newton, Class of 2017, and it does not necessarily represent the opinions of Vanderbilt University.
Posted by Douglas Fisher on October 27, 2015 in News
Open House and the Warren Faculty, Grad Fellow, and Study Suite
Welcome back! Don't forget the Open House at the Warren College Faculty apartment (B503) from 9:30 am to Noon on Sunday, August 23 (students, family, and friends welcome).
And see the homemade tour of the Warren College Faculty Office suite, with the Warren College Faculty Director and the Warren Graduate Fellows. The tour features a special study room accessible to Warren students by card swipe, a video production studio available to students who go through training, and the faculty and grad fellow offices, which we encourage all Warren students to visit with ideas for activities!
Tour: https://youtu.be/krTNS5PI7Z8.
Finally, the Kawai upright piano in the Warren Great Room is unlocked and ready to be played!
This is a guest post by Doug Fisher, Faculty Director of Warren College
Posted by Douglas Fisher on August 21, 2015 in News
Move in is around the corner!
Move in is less than two weeks away! Wow! Its been a great summer, but as with every summer of my 28 years at Vanderbilt, I'm looking forward to the return of students. For most of those years, its been computer science and engineering students I've welcomed back, then McGill students, and now Warren (and Moore) students.
- August 12: Deadline for students to pay fall charges without a late payment fee
- August 20: International student orientation
- August 22: First-year and transfer student move-in day
- August 23: Upperclass residence halls open at 9 a.m.
- August 22-24: Orientation for transfer students
- August 26: First day of class
Find the complete official schedule at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/families/calendar/.
On Sunday, August 23, the door to Warren 503 will open at 8:00 am for breakfast for RAs, and will remain open at 9:30 am until about Noon (when the Welcome Wagon starts), so drop in, and visit with Patricia and I, other students, families, and friends in our big open common living space. We'll have food and drink too, including some of my dynamite oat cakes!
See you soon!
This is a guest post by Doug Fisher, Faculty Director of Warren College.
Posted by Douglas Fisher on August 10, 2015 in News
The Truth about Warren and Moore Colleges
At the very end of Spring 2015, VandyRadio interviewed Moore Faculty Director Jim Lovensheimer, Area Coordinator Matthew Sinclair, and me. The interview was posted on the College Halls at Vanderbilt Facebook group, which is where I discovered it last night. On listening, I was struck by how articulate Matthew and Dr. L were, and also how perceptive and informed our interviewers, Chukwukpee Nzegwu and Alex Slawson, were. The title of the podcast — The Truth about Warren and Moore — is delightfully suggestive, and I decided to keep it.
I remember the late night April 20 interview on the Monday Minds show, sitting around in a ellipse. The studio reminded me of my two years as a DJ in college, at WRNV — nice flashback!
I became perceptibly more relaxed as the interview progressed — I think others did too. There was modest editing to move the podcast along. I remember, for example, a long pause after Chukwukpee's first question, but post editing, I jumped all over that question
The VandyRadio site of the podcast is https://soundcloud.com/vandyradio/monday-minds-reveals-the-truth-about-warren-and-moore. I took notes on questions as I listened. The radio interview treated "college halls", "LLCs" (Living and Learning Communities), and "residential colleges", as roughly synonymous. The outline below lists timestamps of all questions, so the distance between timestamps indicates the level of discussion.
00:19 What is the residential college system at Vanderbilt?
01:27 What are the responsibilities of faculty directors?
03:00 Is all of Vanderbilt's residential life headed toward an LLC system?
03:55 Is there a place for students who don't want to engage in an LLC setting?
06:15 How do you enforce engagement in college halls' communities?
07:15 What are the relationships between Warren|Moore and The Commons?
10:45 What about the complaint that there is little transparency in programming?
15:50 What is Warren|Moore to Vanderbilt?
16:40 Does programming (clutter) in residential colleges "baby" its students?
22:25 Do you assess programming (clutter)?
24:37 What are next steps in college halls building development?
26:40 Is spending on residential life the best use of Vanderbilt's resources?
30:01 Does college halls encourage cliqueness, or inclusiveness instead?
35:10 What is the application process for Warren|Moore?
36:44 What are the weaknesses of Warren|Moore?
40:39 Will residential colleges develop individual personalities?
46:55 Sign off
This post is a contribution by Douglas Fisher, Faculty Director of Warren College, and it does not necessarily represent the opinions of Vanderbilt University.
Posted by Douglas Fisher on July 23, 2015 in News
A WaMily College Halls Cookbook
Jo Ann McIntire, the College Halls Administrative Assistant, pointed out that the Vanderbilt Admissions blog had a recent post on selected eateries in the vicinity of Vanderbilt (http://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/vandybloggers/2015/07/what-we're-eating-summer-2015-edition/). Jo Ann's idea was to do something similar on the College Halls blog — what a great idea! We've been wanting more activity on the blog, and what better topic than food to encourage participation! Everyone loves food. I'm hoping that Jo Ann does the kickoff post on favorite places to eat around here. Lets see what she comes up with.
I've been making some progress of the food front too, but at home in Warren 503. I'm hoping to help my wife Patricia out at Fisher's Fresh Baked Friday's, so named by alum Head Resident Samara Lieberman, a master of alliteration. I've also been getting in touch with my Scottish heritage. In particular, I've been cranking through variations on Scottish oatcakes from different regions of Scotland. My absolute favorite are adaptations from "Scottish Fare" compiled and self-published by Norman and Gordon Latimer (1983):
"Oatcakes like shortbread are made in many different varieties but this recipe is a favorite around Edinburgh and the Lothians.
1/2 cup plain flour
1 cup medium oatmeal
3 oz. butter
1 teasp. baking powder
1/2 teasp. salt
water to mix
Place flour, oatmeal, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Melt the butter. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and add the melted butter and enough water to make a stiff dough. Roll out the dough on a floured board and cut into rounds about 2 1/2 ins. in diameter. Bake in a warm oven (300F) for 30 minutes."
You may need very little water, and I'd add it a teaspoon or two at a time until you know what you are doing — the dough should get just beyond the crumbling stage. Roll the dough out to about 1/4 inch in thickness. These are the oatcakes I remember my grandmother making!
The lack of sugar results in a very subtle sweetness from the oats and butter, but I will typically add a 1/2 – 1 teaspoon of stevia powder to the dry mix for a slightly sweeter version. I'll add about a tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese to the dry mix for a savory version. I've also used olive oil instead of butter, should you want a vegan version, and its delicious — I can't tell much of a difference. I've also mixed in a bit of peanut butter — all good. The variations on this simple recipe are endless.
These are good out of the oven, but I like to grab them from the freezer. I'll probably be cranking these out en masse on selected Thursday nights for the early crowd at FFBF. I dropped some oatcakes off with Matthew and Andrea Sinclair, along with scones (yet another story), and apparently they did something very smart — Matthew took the oatcakes and Andrea took the scones — these are very wise people! (Professor Lovensheimer was out of town, but he'll benefit from my next batch).
The oatcakes are the rounders around the perimeter, and scones are in the center.
Why are my oatcakes worthy of a blog post? Because there was serious talk last year of a College Halls Cookbook, something that could serve as a resource for Warren and Moore's four student kitchens, student kitchens around Vanderbilt, and anywhere else if the WaMily cookbook (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_cookbooks) is Web accessible. And as easy, delicious, and healthy as these are, I'm advocating that they be the inaugural entry.
If you have thoughts on a crowdsourcing platform that could serve as the College Halls WaMily Cookbook, I would love to hear it! And if you want to design a cover for the WaMily Cookbook, let's talk too! And if you want to do a blog post on food or other topics, then please let us know as well — we want to have lots of student involvement on the blog!
And thanks Jo Ann for opening our imagination!
This is a guest post by Doug Fisher, Faculty Director of Warren College. This post reflects Doug's opinions, which are not necessarily the opinion of Vanderbilt University (but these oatcakes are pretty darn good).
Posted by Douglas Fisher on July 21, 2015 in News
Warren and Moore Alums
The last day of class is just 3 weeks away, and in a year of firsts, Warren and Moore Colleges will each have their first alums a short time later!
I hope that Warren College alums will continue to talk with us, through our Warren and College Halls Facebook groups, through other digital connections that we make pervasive and natural, and through in-person visits. Our community is so young, that alums can substantially influence what Warren becomes. Indeed, Warren's relationship with its alums could become one of its distinctive and definitional characteristics, at Vanderbilt, and any where else for that matter.
I have been looking for ways of engaging with Vanderbilt alums in my teaching, through mechanisms of digital learning. So, its natural that I would look for ways of engaging with Warren alums.
Whether you will be an alum or a student of Warren next year, lets talk about ways that Warren (and Moore) alums can and will continue as part of our nascent community. For example, if Warren establishes a seminar series, for credit or not, can alums participate remotely through video-conferencing, bringing with them the benefit of their experience? Can alums routinely speak with current students, perhaps by "skyping" into Sunday faculty apartment dinners or fireside chats, perhaps to talk with faculty they didn't have the opportunity or inclination to engage deeply with while here? Perhaps Warren alums can have Warren "office hours" once or twice a year, and/or sit for an interview with the Warren newsletter.
Some may think only students who have been here 2-3 upperclass years will develop a bond with Warren strong enough to stay engaged after graduation, but I can name current seniors who I am sure will remain engaged if encouraged and welcomed to do so.
So, lets look for programs that will engage Warren and Moore students and alums — and if any of you seniors want to take database or artificial intelligence later on, after graduation, let me know — we can work something out.
"[A]nd soon now we shall go out of the house and go into the convulsion of the world, …" ― Robert Penn Warren, All the King's Men
Posted by Douglas Fisher on March 27, 2015 in News
quaerenti unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno
I think that most all understand the policy on study abroad students wanting to return to Warren College (or Moore College) — they will have to reapply to Warren and Moore in the open lottery, though they will receive a priority status relative to other students who are in their class (e.g., among other rising seniors).
A group of students living in Warren College during Spring cannot partner with a returning study-abroad student and still go through the internal lottery — such a hybrid group would have to go through the open lottery.
The "safe" approach, where "safety" assumes that staying at Warren is prioritized above other factors, is for the group living at Warren now to go through the internal lottery as an entirely self-contained group, with no "empty slot" held out for the student abroad. Under the "safe" path, the resident who is returning will go through the open lottery to return to Warren (or Moore for that matter, because it is an open lottery for Warren and Moore).
The policy is intended to take into account a number of factors, including continuing to ensure good balance across all three upper classes.
I hope that an assurance of returning to Warren can be given in future years to students who study abroad and who have lived at Warren for several semesters already. Warren and Moore represent a continued commitment by Vanderbilt University, which began with the Commons, to rethink and encourage persistent, supportive communities on campus. Warren and Moore aren't just buildings — they are communities. After all, I want students to commit to Warren, and I want to commit to them — a Warren community member who studies abroad, is still a Warren community member, or so we aspire to that ideal in practice and in theory. The study-abroad policy is an important issue that we will revisit for future years, but this year the policy that is in place is an appropriate one, balancing a number of factors, and indeed it may prove to be the best policy going forward as well — we'll see. Your comments are welcome!
Again, a "safe" strategy for those currently living at Warren for guaranteeing housing at Warren, is to go through the in-house lottery with one, self-contained group, with the returning student going through the open lottery, with a priority, but no guarantee (i.e., there has to be a class-specific slot available when the returning student rises to the top of the queue relative to other returning students).
My focus has been on Warren College in this post, but of course, my comments apply to Moore College as well.
Doug Fisher is the Faculty Director of Warren College, the Director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning, and an Associate Professor of Computer Science and of Computer Engineering. The opinions herein are Doug's and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Vanderbilt University.
Posted by Douglas Fisher on February 11, 2015 in Moore, News, Warren
Students will have the right to return to their College
This is a guest post by Doug Fisher, Faculty Director of Warren College.
Over Thanksgiving break, a Warren resident told me that some Warren and Moore students were confused on the rules regarding whether rising juniors and rising seniors would be able to stay at Warren or Moore, respectively. The answer is "YES!", unless a student works hard at being removed.
As the College Halls Web pages indicate:
"Once students enter Warren or Moore college in their sophomore year, they can remain in the same college as juniors and seniors." (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/collegehalls/)
This expectation of continuing through senior year also applies to those who enter Warren or Moore as Juniors (which will be relatively few in the years to come).
The motivation for promoting continuity in each college's community is straightforward and common to other residential college systems (e.g., UC Santa Cruz, Rice University, Yale College):
"This residential option conveys the ambience of a small college community, while still affording students an education at a world-class research university with a wide variety of undergraduate academic programs." (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/collegehalls/)
Warren and Moore aren't just buildings — they are communities — and communities don't boot people out without good cause. Students can, of course, opt to leave Warren or Moore, and enter into other Vanderbilt housing options.
Importantly, Warren and Moore aren't interchangeable — if you are a member of the Warren community, there is nothing that privileges you above any other Vanderbilt student if you want to enter Moore (nor vice versa).
The vision of College Halls as small residential communities within larger academic institutions are much older than Vanderbilt's College Halls, but this vision is affirmed in a series of reports that paved the way for College Halls (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/collegehalls/history/task-force.php). Here are some quotes from one of those reports (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/collegehalls/CH_Student%20Selection%20Task%20Force_Final7Dec2012_clean.pdf).
"In College Halls, any member of the college may choose to remain in a subsequent year. Under a self-governance model, however, the community of a given college may choose to consider a given disruptive student's strong negative impact on the community and prohibit his/her return, mirroring McGill's "concern for community" measure."
In sum, you have a right to stay, unless you work at being told not to return.
"(The Faculty Director is asked to adjudicate if too many students are asked not to return; this should be a rare exception to our campus process.)"
The Faculty Director's role as "adjudicator" is made clear here. But "who" has asked the "too many students not to return"? The report does not say directly, but the context suggests "the community", presumably of students, through their reports to staff.
"We may also look ahead to the revisions needed for the second round of selections, given the premise that students will have the right to return to their College. "
The first phrase in this statement is about selection of NEW students to College Halls (and the topic of a post I'll be making to this blog soon), but the second phrase clearly says "the right" to return (and its the phrase that I've used as the title of this post).
As this quote also suggests, if residents in the Warren and Moore living and learning communities have a right to stay once here, some advocate that there be a revision to the first year's application process, which only required a passive checking of boxes.
What the College Halls Task Force reports (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/collegehalls/history/task-force.php) say about the issues of new applicants, squatting in the same room, and the nature of the Warren and Moore living and learning communities will be topics of posts soon. These reports don't put a hard limit on what Warren and Moore can become (indeed, they acknowledge that the College Halls vision will evolve), but they do represent hard work by dedicated people, and so deserve a close look for the potential guidance they provide.
**This guest post reflects Doug's opinions, and not necessarily those of Vanderbilt University.
Posted by Douglas Fisher on November 28, 2014 in Moore, News, Warren
Kawai upright piano arrives!
This is a guest post by Doug Fisher, Faculty Director of Warren College.
A fire drill seems to be going smoothly, with all the residents of Warren or Moore on the Wilson Lawn, or so we hope. The drill gives me about 20 minutes for a blog post.
When I went down for breakfast from The Kitchen this morning, I found the new Kawai upright piano in the Warren Great Room. Its exciting to actually see it in place. Soon, a Steinway baby grand will appear in the Moore Great Room.
The pianos are the brainchild of Jim Lovensheimer, Faculty Director of Moore College. Jim has arranged a concert series, hosted by College Halls, for the Vanderbilt community, throughout Fall and Spring semesters on selected Sunday evenings starting about 7:00 pm (Oct 19, Nov 2, Jan 11, Jan 25, Feb 8, Feb 22, Mar 22, Apr 5, Apr 19). Jim arranged such a good deal on the baby grand, which will be a centerpiece of the concert series, that there was money to spare for the upright piano at Warren (and I was raised on an old upright, so I like it very much). The Warren Great Room will play host to a number of showcase events on selected Saturday nights, highlighting College Halls student talent, again for the entire Vanderbilt community (including tentative dates of Nov 15 and Mar 14). I expect that the upright will be a centerpiece of some of our student talent!
Because the great rooms are used for study and conversation, the plan is to lock the pianos except for performances. Its possible that student interest might lead us to unlock the Kawai upright on some non-performance nights, perhaps Friday and Saturday nights, but we don't want to interrupt study patterns.
I am more excited about the pianos than I first imagined I would be. Glad that I kept the faith with my friend, Jim Lovensheimer! Thanks, Professor Lov!
**This guest post reflects Doug's opinions, and not necessarily those of Vanderbilt University.
Posted by Douglas Fisher on September 3, 2014 in News
Live College Halls Tour from Melbourne
This is a guest post by Doug Fisher, Faculty Director of Warren College.
Last night at dinner time, a group of College Halls student and faculty staff gave a brief tour of the Kissam Center and Warren/Moore Colleges to a group of about 15 visitors from University College of the University of Melbourne. Students on their way to the football game (despite the torrential downpour!) and eating in Kissam greeted our visitors with friendly hellos, broad smiles, and chit chat. We started the tour in the Moore Faculty Director office, and ended up in the Delbrück living room, where we talked about the future and said goodbye to them before they vanished in an instant. Our tour had been by Skype, facilitated by my laptop. The decision to take the tour was spontaneous, intended to wake all of us to the affective possibilities of live communication between students around the world.
For a couple of months now, Warren and Moore colleges of Vanderbilt University (WMV: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/collegehalls/), and University College of the University of Melbourne (UCM: http://www.unicol.unimelb.edu.au), have been exploring the possibility of establishing a live feed between common areas of the two complexes — one at WMV and one at UCM. At a minimum, this interactive portal would enable students at the two locations to talk to and see each other in real time. The portal would be implemented by installing two "large" interactive displays at each location, each outfitted with camera and mic, so that students could walk up and talk to students at the other location. The display might support other functionality too, perhaps allowing students to share content, such as student produced visual art. A location of the interactive display at the Vanderbilt site has been tentatively determined. This picture, taken before the start of classes, shows the view of the WMV space (minus the people) that Melbourne students would see.
WMV Center: The location is along a major thoroughfare for student traffic, but there is also ample space for students to step out of traffic to converse with students at UCM.
The interactive portal might only be active for selected hours, perhaps to synch up WMV's evenings with UCM's mornings (the next day) and vice versa (UCM is 15 hours ahead of WMV). Alternatively, the feed might be active continuously.
Faculty, student, and staff leaders at the WMV and UCM are interested to see whether the interactive portal encourages broader collaborations and friendships among students at the two institutions. Indeed, the interactive portal is viewed as a "flagship" project that helps establish a larger culture of connectedness between UCM and WMV. In addition to the individual collaborations and friendships for example, formal interactions among college community members would be encouraged. For example, when discussions on important topics are hosted at faculty apartments of WMV, participating WMV students and faculty can host UCM students and faculty through Web-based video conferencing (e.g., skype) on their laptops (literally, perhaps, on the laps of WMV participants facing outward towards the larger group on site at WMV). These UCM students, visible and audible to the WMV group, would then be active participants in the WVM/UCM discussion. We imagine many possible kinds of connections between UCM and WMV.
Again, we are currently in an exploration phase. Our next step is to bring students more actively into the conversation and planning, to get their ideas on the possibilities for the interactive portal project specifically, and for a richer connectedness between WMV and UCM, generally. Last night's meeting was just a start, and despite the imperfections of the video and audio feeds, was still a great success in convincing us that live community talk around the globe is within easy grasp, even as part of our day to day routines.
*Doug Fisher is Faculty Director of Warren College.
**This guest post reflects Doug's opinions, and not necessarily those of Vanderbilt University.
Posted by Douglas Fisher on August 29, 2014 in News


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Michaelrcks 6 years
Sure, why not?
skinny-latte 6 years
depends on the piece.. sometimes itt can be very unflattering.
dnye 6 years
I am way too short for that. On me, that dress would be floor length. I need shorter hemlines.
Talldiva45 6 years
I think I like this length at times bc. I am so tall..I say why not.
rebelkate 6 years
Love tea length but agree, best on tall people and only be with heels.
chelseacbboyles 6 years
I said no but not because I'm not "into" them. I think it can be a GREAT length for certain heights, body types, etc. I happen to be very short (barely 5'1") so tea length only makes me look shorter, therefore I, personally, am not into it.
prosecco-in-the-park 6 years
I'm not crazy about this hemline. I suppose on the right person with the right style it could look really lovely but I don't even like it on the model.
GlowingMoon 6 years
I think this hemline looks good with the right silhouette. Hmmm, I'm petite and I've worn this length with short-heeled shoes (kitten-heel). It looked nice. I think it depends on the shoe. JMHO.
myystque 6 years
Not really. I'm super short so I don't think that hemline is flattering on me, even with high heels.
miss-malone 6 years
Yes, sometimes I am.
Melo-D 6 years
I enjoyed my tea length bridesmaid dress. As far as everyday on me... no. And yes, heels are a must with this length.
ren_kr 6 years
I think tea-length dresses only looks good on tall people. I'm 5' and it makes my torso look 2x longer than it is.
SDTransplant 6 years
I had to wear a tea-length bridesmaid dress in March, but I won't be wearing another tea-length dress or skirt any time soon. Not the best look for me.
leslievanhouten 6 years
I like tea length on others, but it makes me look squat.
Le_silla 6 years
the model looks so thin here i agree with it, heels are a must for these
superninja 6 years
I kind of like them with pencil skirts, but I agree that the heels are a must with these!
runningesq 6 years
Yes, but only if it's more of an a-line and with very high heels !


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Danville police and investigators from the Kentucky Attorney General's office were at Aperture Studios Tuesday, serving arrest warrants accusing Terry Alan Hadley of multiple counts of child porn.
Court documents show that investigators found more than 600 images and 20 video files of a minor engaged in a sexual performance. The small studio is located on Wilderness Rd. near downtown Danville. Officers say those images were co-mingled with what appears to be legitimate photography stored on Hadley's computer.
Documents from the Attorney General shows that 18 different items were seized from the photography studio including computers, external hard drives..even an appointment book.
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Dedicated to the ever-lovely Angel White, because she won't post up a new piece of art because of spoilers! Bah on spoilers I say! -dodges the sporks-Once Upon A Tomato By: Kitten Kisses
"Anime stole my car, yo."
-Random guy (who signed a petition against anime with these words. As a joke.
The sun shone blisteringly hot over the small village of Iselia. It was mid-summer, and the adults of the village were plucking ripe vegetables from their vines for canning, while the school children played close by, under their parents' watchful eyes.
Genis and Lloyd had decided to play a game. However, the two boys hadn't figured out what game. So, while they pondered on what sort of game they would waste the evening with, they plopped themselves down in the soft grass beside the Sage's front door.
With a newly rebuilt house (thanks to the combined efforts of Lloyd, Kratos, Regal, and Zelos), Genis and Raine now had a place to sleep, for which Genis was very thankful. Lloyd, on the other hand, still lived with Dirk out in the middle of nowhere, far away from civilization.
But he didn't really care. Especially since Raine and Genis had both started a garden full of…tomatoes.
And Lloyd did not like tomatoes. When he slept, he could nearly picture them howling their battle cry as they rushed at him, splinters of wood held in their outstretched hands. And the thought of the red devils plaguing his best friend's garden had him afraid.
Afraid for Genis' safety.
What if…
No. He didn't dare think of it…
Too bad, so sad. It was too late…
He had already pictured the horrific scene he had dreamt about the night before. In his nightmare, he had skipped up the steps to the Sage's yard, humming merrily all the while for no reason except that he hadn't completely failed his Chemistry test. A D minus was still passing, right?
But, as he pulled open the gate, time seemed to slow, his eyes able to focus on nothing but the scene in front of him.
And Genis… sprawled out in the middle of his wee little garden, surrounded by tall green plants…
And covered in red.
Tomatoes laid scattered hither and yon, dotting the earthy soil with a horrific display of color.
Genis had fought bravely before succumbing to defeat…
But then, he had awoken, sweat dripping down his face. And he knew that it had been just a dream…
Just a dream…
Just a d---nightmare.
And he hadn't gotten back to sleep for the rest of the night… Thanks to the R-rated graphic detail of the dead plants… The image plagued his mind, day and night, day and night…
And today, he would prove his nightmare wrong! He would stand against it! And he would sleep peacefully!
And he wouldn't have to worry about Genis dying on him, either.
A grin covered his face as he leaned against one of the support beams. The grin spread the more he thought about getting a restful nights sleep.
"Lloyd… what …Lloyd! What are you grinning so stupidly about?"
And Lloyd opened his eyes, all thoughts of restful slumber suddenly thrown into disarray.
"What's your problem?" Genis asked, getting impatient with his friend.
But Lloyd wasn't looking at Genis… Instead, his eyes were riveted on the object Genis had in his left hand. It was round…and…red… and it had beady little eyes… And a bite was taken out of the side.
Genis had fought bravely…
Shoot. Genis seemed to be just starting his fight. Now, if the half-elf would just keep tearing at the reddish flesh, then he might have a chance.
"Lloyd." Genis tried his best not to smack himself in the face. "It's a tomato. Tom-aye-toe. Tomato."
"Evil…" Lloyd whispered.
"Tomatoes aren't evil, Lloyd. Abyssinian was evil. Tomatoes, on the other hand… are not."
Lloyd watched in horror as the young mage slowly pulled the food closer to his mouth. Time seemed to slow as he reached out a hand to smack the tomato away from Genis' face. "I won't let you kill my friend!"
Genis watched sadly as his tomato hit he dirt. Well, he could always get another… "What didja do that for?" he whined, obviously annoyed.
"It was going to kill you, Genis… It had its mouth open, fangs spurting poisonous venom… I saved you!"
"Wha?" Genis pinched himself slowly, just to make sure that he wasn't dreaming something so stupid.
"Hi Lloyd, Genis!" Colette called cheerfully, practically bouncing over to them. "Whaddaya guys up to?" Cocking her head to the side, she studied Lloyd. Who looked almost as if someone had eaten the last bowl of porridge. Which happened to be his.
"Oh… Hello Colette…" he picked up his hand to wave at his childhood friend, and paused. "Ahhh!" Falling to his side, he grabbed his hand in agony, watching the red liquid running down the side of his fingers.
"What's the matter, Lloyd?" Colette asked, worriedly, rushing to his side.
He looked up at her, sorrow written all over his face. "It… it got me, Colette…"
Genis rolled his eyes, trying to pretend that he didn't know the brown-haired boy beside him. Better yet, he had never seen him before. Standing up, he took his leave to find another tomato to satisfy his hunger.
"What got you, Lloyd?" Colette nearly shrieked, worried deeply for her best friend.
Genis slapped his palm against his face as he shut the door behind him. Maybe he would have to change his Science Fair Report… Maybe some people were born as complete psycho's…
"Th..th…." he gasped for breath. "That…" His words held such emotion… Sorrow, hate, hurt, desperation… He pointed toward the now half-squished fruit on the ground.
"A tomato?" Colette asked, an eyebrow raised in disbelief.
He nodded weakly.
"But Lloyd… It's just a cute little red, round piece of food…" She started to walk over to the red fruit, but Lloyd grabbed her ankle, staring up at her with wide eyes.
"Don't touch it…" he warned, his voice low. "Its fangs are poisonous…"
"It's a tomato… It can't hurt anybody…" Continuing on anyway, despite her friends warning, she crouched down to pick the limp fruit up. "See Lloyd? It's not going to hurt you… Are you, Mr. Tomato?"
Stepping over to the boy who still lay sprawled across the ground, she smiled softly. "See? He's harmless," she insisted, pushing it closer to Lloyd's face.
"Can't you see it?" he asked her, fearfully. "The beady little eyes, the sharp, venomous fangs… the little wooden sword…"
"Uhmmm… not really…" Colette studied the tomato. "Are you sure you're not seeing things? Cause I don't see anything…" Pushing it closer to the brown-haired youth, she smiled. "Just…touch it… You'll see…"
"You can't make me!" he shouted, raising up a hand in defense.
"But, Lloyd…" She poked her finger near the dirt encrusted bite-mark in the tomato.
"No!" Lloyd lunged, using what he believed to be the last of his strength. Knocking the tomato to the ground, he pounded it with his fist, feeling a satisfying squish every time his fist made contact with the demon's red flesh.
"Hey Lloyd!" Genis called from the doorway, another tomato in hand. "Stop beating the crap out of that tomato. What did it ever do to you?"
"It killed my best friend!" the swordsman yelled, turning to look at the young half-elf standing a few feet away. "They killed my friend!"
And Lloyd jumped to his feet, running at Genis with all that he had. "I'll save you, Genis!"
Colette slowly moved toward the gate, and, eventually, she found herself running away from her now-deranged friend.
'I need a new best friend…' she decided, half to herself. 'How about…Zelos! Yeah, he seemed really nice…'
Genis dropped the tomato like a squishy rock, darting inside the house, and locking the door.
Raine smiled softly as she opened the gate to her yard. It had been a wonderful day… Nobody had failed their Chemistry test… even Lloyd had passed! Barely, but still… It nearly made her feel all warm and fuzzy inside…
Students getting good grades…
Stone tablets…
But as the gate opened in front of her, all she could utter was, "What the-?!"
Lloyd stood in the middle of her garden, yelling his 'battle cry', and beating the crap out of her precious tomato plants. "I got you now! Bwahahaha!!" he roared. "That's what you get for killing my best friend, you evil fiends!"
And the gate shut again as the schoolteacher decided that…maybe it was time to go and start planning out assignments for her students…
For the next forty years or so.
Kratos peeked over the edge of Derris-Karlahn, watching the …scene below.
His eyes slowly shifted around. Left…right…left…
Satisfied that nobody could see him, he rubbed his hand against the back of his head… "I guess I should have told Anna when I dropped him that one time…"
Good grief. You can't get any more random than this. Really. I have no life. Otherwise, why would I have spent from 12:30am to 1:30am writing something so… unnecessary. But I got the idea while I was trying to sleep, and I bounced right back out of bed.
I know it wasn't really that funny, but hey… at least it's not full of…spelling errors…and grammatical errors… and…stuff. Hah. OOCness? Yes. There was that. -shifty eyes-
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Dora is the president of the group. Three years ago she began her business selling fruit popsiscles and strawberries with cream. Everyday she and her husband go to different places in the community to sell their products. She is requesting a loan to buy raw materials such as water, fruit, popsicle sticks, strawberries and cream, etc. to make her products.
She is 28 and has a high-school education. She is an enterprising person with a strong will to get ahead. Her greatest desire is to give her family the best she can. She is married and has a 5-year-old son and a 2-year-old daughter. The income earned from her work will be invested in her business and used for her childrens' education.
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About CrediComunThis loan is administered by CrediComun, a Kiva Field Partner since February 2010. CrediComun is dedicated to providing loans to groups of women in rural areas in Mexico, and is beginning to lend to individuals as well. One of its newest branch offices is in Ciudad Neza, a poor suburb on the outskirts of Mexico City. CrediComun has grown rapidly since its inception in 2005, with 37 branch offices and over 350 employees, and was ranked the 12th best microfinance institution in Latin America in 2010 according to the Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX).
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Great to know it's still being worked on. I can't wait for the mod. Good luck! :D
The episodic long awaited story-driven Portal mod is finally released. Go on a exciting adventure together with a interactive NPC to explore a different type of testing facility. You partner up with a mysterious test subject who managed to escape a long time ago. Together you try to find a way to escape.
The mod was promised to be released in november. That obviously was a lie, just like the cake. But I have reason for delaying it ofcourse. First, it wasnt even close to being finished. And secondly I felt like I wanted to polish it alot more after I finished it.
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The mod was promised to be released in November. That obviously was a lie, just like the cake. But I have reason for delaying it of course. First, it wasn't even close to being finished. And secondly I felt like I wanted to polish it a lot more after I finished it.
So thats the main reason for it. And I feel that since Ive been behind schedule and stuff you are worthy of the current state of the mod and some images from the editor perhaps? Yes that will be fun to see, scroll down!
So this means that Ive always had a blocked out mod, but never fully polished or done. However, it is now.
So actually while Im writing this, its a sunday, and today Im going to put in the last few lines of speech into the game and its ready to be sent out to the testers! Once that happens, its all just gonna go downhill. And as soon as I get in the first test wave's result Im gonna set a exact release date. And thats gonna be the date I will release the mod!
Wanna know a few stuff about the testing? Well, I have a shared Dropbox with all the testers. I have a folder structure that looks like this.
I have the main folder. In here there will be the mod folder (once I upload it) and the testers folder. In the testers folder, I have another folder for each tester. In their folder, they will themself upload their, what I call "feedback pack". This is the .dem files they recorder plus some forms they have filled in about the mod. The form is basiclly questions about the mod and how they went around thinking of specific stuff in the mod.
They arent allowed to look at this form unless theyve played the mod. And the actual testing is done in waves. 3 testers at a time test a new version of the mod. This way, I get new fresh feedback from each new version of the mod. So, after the first wave, I recieve the feedback, do all the changes that I feel needs to be done, and then I send the new version to the second wave, and get more feedback.
This way, I will be able to polish the mod really quickly and well. I feel like a structure like this and keeping everything well orinized with your testers is very good and will give you better result.
There is much more I feel like I want to share with you guys but I need to get going on the mod!
Hope you've enjoyed this news post, if so, comment! :)
p.s there is a donate module in the mod description, if you feel generous, please donate!
Great to know it's still being worked on. I can't wait for the mod. Good luck! :D
Judging by the first episode, i'm sure you will deliver something great. Take your time! ;)
I really enjoyed the first installment and am very much looking forward to this one.Thanks for the update and good luck!
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Rio de Janeiro – After Germany's stunning demolition of hosts Brazil on Tuesday, Lionel Messi's Argentina will seek to join the Europeans in the final when they take on 2010 runners-up the Netherlands in Sao Paulo later on Wednesday.
Four-times World Player of the Year Messi has scored four goals en route to the last four and after Brazil's exit Argentine will be greedily eyeing a possible clash with the Germans at the legendary Maracana stadium on Sunday.
The Dutch began their campaign with a 5-1 drubbing of holders Spain and will be looking to their talisman Arjen Robben, who has three goals at the finals, to help break down a well-drilled Argentine defence.
After their blistering start, Louis van Gaal's side have cut it fine on the way to the semi-finals and needed a penalty shootout to get past Costa Rica in the last eight having only beaten Mexico by a controversial last-minute penalty in the previous round. – Reuters
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Startup Genome, an organization on a mission to encourage data-driven decision-making to entrepreneurs, has introduced a new tool aimed at investors.
Investor Compass is a follow-up to Startup Compass, which launched last August to help entrepreneurs avoid making mistakes about scaling their businesses. It uses data from 3,200 high-growth tech startups, and now has a user base of over 17,000 companies.
The new tool complements Startup Compass by visualizing data from companies that are already using the latter. Angel investors and venture capitalists can use Investor Compass to track how their portfolio companies are doing, based on comparisons with key performance indicators.
Investors can also run risk assessments that determines if a startup is scaling prematurely, as well as conduct due diligence tests that promises to "reduce hours of conversation and manual labor to seconds."
The company adds: "This augmented view of a portfolio's performance enables investors and advisors to quickly see who is doing well and who isn't, and then decide what actions they need to take."
Recently, the venture capital industry has come under scrutiny for the fact that most VC firms don't generate good returns. Attempting to buck this trend are Correlation Ventures and Right Side Capital, which have taken a purely quantitative approach to investing. As a result, both are able to make decisions within two weeks.
Startup Genome is founded by Bjoern Lasse Herrmann, Max Marmer and Ertan Dogrultan in California in December 2010. They are in the midst of finalizing a round of funding with influential serial entrepreneur Steve Blank, among others.
The company had recently compiled an interesting global ranking of startup ecosystems around the world. Singapore came in top in Asia, and seventh in the world.
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Yes, I did say DH and not any LO that I am having concerns about. Theres has been a lot of different things going on since our daughter's due date (5/10/08, she was born 5/15/08). Most of the things were his family and their medical illness that came upon them (step-mom breast cancer, dad sleep apnea that really affects him and his mom has a blood "disease" or condition that is rare).On top of all of that he injured his back and had to miss a lot of work which made his paychecks short for paying the bills. (They're back to normal now though :)).
Long story short, DH has been VERY depressed on and off. We've had boughts of major heavy drinking with him too (but for about 2 months he's been sober so we're good in that area). On top of his depression he has anxiety issues too. Most of this since his last drunken spell has been getting better until just recently. Over the last couple of months DH has been on about 3 different anti-depressant meds. After he is on one for a couple months he all of a sudden says "they're not working anymore" even though they made him better at least a little bit. He was on one med and ran out so started taking samples of the one he was taking before that we had left over and made a HUGE improvement! BUT... now he's back to being depressed and is currently sleeping on the couch after having the day pretty much off.
I just don't know what to do to help him, I don't know what to say to him. Even if it's just something like asking him a simple question he gets irritated... I've tried asking things diffrently and it doesn't matter, he still gets irritated. He knows that he does this and says to me that he "can't control it".
I personally have never had to deal with depression or anyone else being depressed. My mom was on anti-depressants when I was in high school but that only last a couple of months so I didn't really notice and that was like 9 years ago or so.
Anywho.. I wanted to ask what you would recommend? Have you been through this, is there anyway to help a person that is depressed?
We've been through ALOT lately and we both have been dealing with life as best as we can but I'm only one person and I can't keep strong for him too.. any advice would be great on how to get through this or how to get DH to get better.


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Get ready for vendors, singers and Santa.
The Brunswick Beacon's fifth annual Holiday Happenings Show is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Shallotte Middle School, 225 Village Road SW in Shallotte.
Admission and parking at the school are free.
Highlights this year include more than 70 unique vendor and artist/artisan booths. This year there will also be outside vendors, event organizer Christy Williamson said.
On Sept. 2, 2011, Marcus Hayes Hewett, 47, died after a lengthy, courageous battle with kidney cancer.
Two months later, the Brunswick County native's family fulfilled his request to throw a party celebrating his life.
It was just supposed to be a small outdoor gathering of family and friends at the live-oak-draped Hewett family farm on Goose Creek Road next to Sauce Pan Creek in Shallotte. But attendance proliferated to more than 100 people turning out to hear live music played on a homemade stage.
SUNSET BEACH — Town council has unanimously approved Phase 2 gazebo and restroom facilities for Sunset Beach Town Park.
The board voted in favor of work calling for a longer-lasting metal roof design at its monthly meeting Monday night, Nov. 2.
Estimated costs in the park design and development capital project ordinance amendment include $90,000 for restrooms, $75,000 for a gazebo, $20,000 for water and sewer hookup and $5,000 for paver entryways installation.
'Tis the season for serving food to the less fortunate, Nick and Tracy Gavrilis believe.
Last Friday, the owners of Old Shally's Diner at 5300 S. Main St. in Shallotte launched what's been initially touted as a holiday season soup kitchen from 2 to 3 p.m. weekdays.
Nick said as long as he's owner of the restaurant, their hope is for the soup kitchen to be an everyday event, not just during the holidays.
CAROLINA SHORES — The town board of commissioners is poised to address an estimated $226,000 in flood-recovery costs as numbers are updated by town staff.
At the board's monthly workshop Monday, town administrator Jon Mendenhall outlined estimated expenses for Oct. 2-5 storm including $110,000 for canals, $100,000 for a dump truck and jetter, $11,000 for road repair and $5,000 for response.
The Calabash Board of Commissioners has called a special meeting and public hearing for 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, to consider a request for a conditional use permit for a residential cluster development in the R-6 zone for Kingfish Bay at 9375 Beach Drive.
The session will take place at town hall at 882 Persimmon Road.
The town planning and zoning board on Oct. 7 unanimously approved preliminarily recommending a proposal by Modular Plans North America to resume work in Kingfish Bay, where work stalled years ago in the wake of the recession.
During October, the Calabash Fire Department responded to 174 calls: three structure fires, one woods/brush fire, eight fire alarms, one investigation, 10 motor vehicle accidents, one water rescue, 15 flood-related calls, one hazmat call, 13 assist citizens calls, three other, and 118 EMS first response calls.
The water rescue call involved launch of the department's new fireboat in response to a boat in distress call.
All storm-related water rescue calls fall under the flood-related category.
Brunswick County District Court Judge Marion Warren has been named director of the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts after serving as its interim director since March 6. Chief Justice Mark Martin, who appointed Warren interim director, announced the appointment Tuesday, Nov. 3, the day it took effect.
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofits in Brunswick County as a result of excessive rain and flooding that began Oct. 1, 2015.
Leland is developing a comprehensive pedestrian plan to improve all aspects of the pedestrian experience and ultimately increase pedestrian activity in Leland. The plan will establish the policies, programs, design criteria and projects that will further enhance pedestrian safety, comfort and access in Leland.
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Windows Phone 7.8 is now officially available on Windows phone 7.5 devices and yes the update has made its way to Pakistan. Thanks to Usama who sits right next to me for spending some time figuring out what to do if you connect device with PC using USB and Zune doesn't list any update insisting that "There is no update available. Your phone is up-to-date"? He found an old blog post from 7.5 Mango holds true till date,
Precisely the comment by Optimus290 on this thread worked for most of Nokia Lumia 800/900 devices here in Pakistan office (please leave a comment sharing your experience),
"For people who can't get it to work. Do this. After going to Phone > Settings in zune software do the following.1. Press on update and start counting the no. of seconds till "Your phone is up to date" message appears. Suppose it takes 13 secs for example.2. Click on any link above or below update in sidebar and click update again. Disconnect net just 2 secs before the no. of secs it takes to get the "Your phone is up to date" message. Like in the above example if it takes 13 secs , you should disconnect net at say 11th second. In my case it took me around 21 secs to get "Your phone is up to date". So when I clicked on update for the second time I disconnected the net on the 18th second and VOILA!Have fun guys! Updating now! :)"
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For those of you from Pakistan (specifically) trying to update Windows Phone 7.5 devices on Windows Phone 7.8 and not sure if the version they are already running is the most updated one or not, here's the latest firmware rersion number * specification from Nokia,
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* Just in case if you are not familiar this revision number can be checked by navigating to Settings > System (tab), scroll to about > more info
Here's the link (in case changes occur in future which is likely not the case),