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Most Recent DVD Reviews -
- Posted March 3, 2011 - Repulsion - So, you have your personal opinions of Roman Polanski, but one thing is for sure, his classic horror films, including Repulsion will remind you what a skilled, masterful genre craftsman he was.
- Posted March 1, 2011 - Frozen - Proving that he's more than just a goofy goremonger, Adam Green's thrilling, scary Frozen will make you scared of everything in the known universe that you never found particularly frightening before.
- Posted February 28, 2011 - Martyrs - Another long-overdue review...this time for Pascal Laugier's absolutely phenomenal, incredibly disturbing, and bitterly moving Martyrs.
Most Recent News, Editorials, & Rants -
- NEW - Posted March 23, 2011 - The Nihil Lounge - First Edition. A NEW Monthly column, featuring the very best genre Artists, toys, collectibles, memorabilia, and ephemera that you've absolutely got to have. Click h e r e to visit the Lounge.
- Posted March 3, 2011 - The State of the Genre - First Installment. The very first posting in what will become a bi-monthly feature, examining the current State of the Horror Genre. Click h e r e to read.
- Posted February 14, 2011 - The Victim - Trailer, Poster art, and director video interview for Michael Biehn's upcoming "modern grindhouse" flick, The Victim. Click h e r e to view.
- Posted February 10, 2011 - Wake Wood - British Quad Poster Art, synopsis, and full Trailer for the upcoming theatrical release of Hammer Studios' Wake Wood (which looks very promising and very much in keeping with the classic Hammer gothic-horror tone)... Click h e r e to view.
Most Recent Book Reviews -
- Posted November 17, 2010 - "Jamie Lee Curtis: Scream Queen" - David Grove's generally excellent, if a touch flawed "Jamie Lee Curtis: Scream Queen" is probably as thorough a bio for Jamie Lee as we're prone to get...ever.
Ongoing Feature - Gallery of Vintage Horror / Exploitation Lobby Cards & Promotional Stills from the Private Collection of Matthew Dean Hill
...Lots on the horizon here at Atrocities Cinema, folks. A comparative analysis Let the Right One In and its American remake Let Me In, Tons of DVD Reviews including Deadgirl, House of the Devil, Let the Right One In and a handful of Roger Corman re-releases, including the classic Humanoids From the Deep and the gooey, ridiculous, and raped-to-death-by-a-giant-space-worm cult classic Galaxy of Terror, as well as George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead, the long-awaited followup to my "Toxic Movies" series of articles, and a brand new feature...my State of the Genre Address...stay tuned...


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Thanks to a remarkably weak slate of movies, overall box office came in at around $806 million in August. That's off 10 percent from last year, and is actually the lowest-grossing August since 2006. To emphasize how bad August's releases were, the top movie for the month was actually a holdover from July. The Dark Knight Rises earned $122.7 million in August, bringing its total to $426.7 million through the end of the month. At the same point in its run, predecessor The Dark Knight was at $495.8 million, and The Dark Knight Rises is going to ultimately wind up around $80 million shy of that movie's $533 million total. The Bourne Legacy was the highest-grossing August release with $90.8 million through 22 days. In comparison, The Bourne Ultimatum had earned nearly twice as much ($176.5 million) through the same period. The franchise reboot/spin-off is at least tracking ahead of The Bourne Identity ($83 million), but that gap has been closing quickly, and Legacy is going to have a tough time matching Identity's $121.7 million total. That's a bit disappointing considering Legacy has the benefit of an established brand and 10 years of ticket price inflation. The Campaign took third place for the month with $69 million. That's on the low-end for Will Ferrell's Summer movies, though it's still solid considering the limited potential of the genre: The Campaign is already the highest-grossing political campaign movie ever.The Expendables 2 couldn't overcome the classic "been there, done that" feeling that comes with a lot of sequels. Through 15 days in August the movie earned $59.6 million, which trailed the original by over $15 million. One of Summer 2012's biggest bombs, the Total Recall remake, took fifth place with just $56.1 million in August. It's already near the end of its run, and it will close a bit below May disaster Battleship ($65.2 million). With $48.5 million in August, Hope Springs is on track to be a mild success with a final tally north of $60 million. That number looks less impressive, though, when compared to star Meryl Streep's last Summer movie, Julie & Julia, which earned $94.1 million. Ditto for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days: the movie's $44.1 million August gross is solid for a low-budget kids movie, but continues the series' trend of declining grosses ($64 million for the first movie, $52.7 million for the second). ParaNorman and The Odd Life of Timothy Green never gained much traction with family audiences: the movies ended the month with $32.9 million and $31.3 million, respectively. Still, both are fairly modest projects, and won't noticeably hurt the bottom line anywhere.The rest of the pack was even more underwhelming. Sparkle had a decent opening but plummeted quickly and wound up with just $20.4 million through 15 days. Premium Rush, Hit and Run and The Apparition ended the month with terrible debuts, and none made more than $9 million through their first week.A bright spot towards the end of the month was the performance of 2016 Obama's America. The anti-Obama documentary earned $14.6 million, most of which came when it expanded in the last two weeks. It's already the fifth-highest-grossing political documentary ever with $20.6 million, and should move up to second place in the near future.August brought to an end a Summer that was ultimately a bit underwhelming at the box office. Three out of four of the months were down year-to-year, which translated to a drop of around 2.7 percent from Summer 2011's record-setting $4.4 billion. Year-to-date box office is still trending ahead of 2011 by 4.6 percent, though it's about even with 2010 at this point. A full post-mortem of Summer 2012 is on the way in the next week. Discuss this story with fellow Box Office Mojo fans on Facebook. On Twitter, follow us at @boxofficemojo, and follow author Ray Subers at @raysubers. Related Stories• Five $50 Million Debuts Propel June Business• 'Avengers' Accounts for Over Half of May 2012 Grosses• 'Hunger Games' Tops Average April• March 2012 Easily Sets Record• 'The Vow,' 'Safe House' Lead Record-Breaking February• January 2012 Improves on Atrocious Start to 2011• Sequels, 3D Can't Save 2011• November Box Office Down Slightly• Box Office Slows in October• 'Lion King' Leads Record-Breaking SeptemberRelated Charts• August Calendar Grosses• 2012 Grosses (2012-only releases)• Year-to-Date Comparison
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FarmLogic emphasizes mobile convenience, ease of use and anywhere access. Although field records can be entered and accessed with an office computer, the preferred way of adding new information and reviewing existing records is with a Trimble Nomad rugged handheld computer with a built-in camera. The handheld is set up to automatically synchronize records stored on the FarmLogic server computer using a wireless Internet modem or a cellular data communications package.
The Nomad is shipped with FarmLogic software installed, but with no instruction manual. "We made it bone, bone simple," says Hoyt Choate, a former Missouri Bootheel farmer. "All your history is there. All you have to do is click on it. There's no instruction manual. There are no classes. That's what I was looking for when I was farming hard."
FarmLogic records key tillage, planting, spraying and harvest information. It is set up to take notes and photos and draws from an online database to allow users to download satellite images of their fields. It automatically downloads crop chemical information needed for EPA restricted-use pesticide reports. The current version doesn't include financial functions, but the company will add them by the end of the year.
FarmLogic, including a Trimble Nomad, sells for $3,340. A Web-only version retails for $1,000. The annual subscription fee is $810, which includes server access, unlimited service and support, plus all software upgrades.
The Pioneer GrowingPoint online record-keeping system is available free to Pioneer Hi-Bred customers. The application allows growers to record planting operations by field, plus herbicide, insecticide and fertilizer applications. It tracks individual field and farm expenses and can compare financials from field to field. It also can generate reports documenting restricted-use pesticide applications.
The application tracks estimated precipitation and growing degree units in each field, as well as projected growth of Pioneer brand hybrids, according to Sue Hoover, Pioneer marketing director.
The record-keeping system is integrated with the Pioneer FIT Mapping System. Under that program, the company and its local sales representatives provide complimentary as-planted or yield maps and harvest summary reports compiled from customer yield monitor data. These are available online and can be accessed along with crop input and financial data.
The module-based AgFleet, from ZedX, offers a range of capabilities to assist with basic field record keeping, creating GIS-based field zones, managing irrigation, grid soil sampling, field scouting, preseason planning, and analyzing the effectiveness of specific field treatments. Because it was originally designed for agricultural retailers, it also includes a module for blending fertilizer.
"From the preseason on, you can track every bit of data throughout the season," says Nate Taylor, a business analyst at ZedX. The program's scouting module was developed for use with Windows Mobile smartphones. This allows scouting data to be uploaded directly from the field and gives farm operators immediate access to scouting reports.
AgFleet links directly to major soil testing laboratories. This allows soil test data to be downloaded directly to AgFleet, which reduces turnaround time and eliminates data reentry, Taylor says.
An individual annual subscription for the full suite of AgFleet modules is $995. Additional retail and dealer-level subscription packages are also available.
Some PC-based crop management software providers have added Internet and Web tools to simplify critical tasks. MapShots has an application that automatically downloads files from data cards and uploads them via an Internet connection to selected service providers for processing.
Both AgLeader and John Deere provide downloads of satellite images of fields via the Internet for use in their SMS (AgLeader) and Apex (John Deere) field record-keeping software.
Farm Works offers two software products to automate file transfers from the field. Its Sync software enables yield and other field data to be transferred to an office computer through a wireless connection or an Internet-based cellular data service. It also offers Dispatch, which adds vehicle tracking to Sync's capabilities.
Ag Connections plans to offer a Web-based crop management software product by 2010. Currently, it offers a Web viewer application that allows customers to upload data from a central PC to a server computer to allow managers at multiple locations to view the same data using a proprietary Web browser. To allow managers at multiple locations to record data in the same records database, it offers a server-based upload/download procedure to synchronize files at multiple locations as changes occur.
In 2010, SST Software will introduce a Web viewer that will allow service providers to share data with customers, including field activities and recommendations, and allow them to print maps and reports. By 2011, the company will release a full Web version of SST Summit, its mapping and record-keeping software package. Currently, SST Summit customers use the Web to download imagery and software updates, create routing maps and synchronize data.


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Naturally, Virginia Tech's introduction last week of three new football staff members centered on football philosophy, background and impressions of Hokies personnel.
Words and phrases such as "toughness" and "nickel packages" and "mechanics" were common.
But in our limited time with offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler, offensive line coach Jeff Grimes and receivers coach Aaron Moorehead, I was able to ask Grimes about a touching segment of his personal life.
Grimes and his wife, Sheri, are blessed with three biological children, two sons and a daughter. But in 2010, during Grimes' tenure as Auburn's line coach, the couple welcomed a fourth child into their home.
Jada Grimes was born July 4, 2009 in a remote Ethiopian village. Adoption agencies approved Jeff and Sheri as the infant's parents four months later.
"I love to talk about it because my wife and are very much advocates for adoption," Grimes said when I asked if we could veer away from football conversation. "I haven't looked at the numbers recently, but if you just look at the numbers of orphans in the world, you'd be amazed.
"I know when I was in Alabama I could say there were more orphans in the world than people who lived in the whole state. The need is just incredible, especially when you travel to a place like Ethiopia … and you see some of the conditions these kids are having to live in. You just feel like you want to do something. At least for us, that was the case."
Indeed, the numbers are staggering. According to Orphan Hope International, more than eight million children worldwide live in institutional care, with the number of orphans overall approaching 200 million, if not beyond, two-thirds the population of the United States.
Jeff and Sheri met through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and their decision to adopt was rooted in their faith.
"My wife and I had a shared common vision about that, even before we had our three biological children," said Grimes, who has traveled to Mexico on Christian missions. "It was a recognition we both independently came to. Honestly, it's blessed us more than I think it's blessed her.
"It's such a great learning experience for our other three children, and just being part of a multi-racial family is something that's really important to us."
Grimes was raised in Texas and was an offensive tackle at Texas-El Paso. His youth fueled his desire to have a multi-racial family.
"Growing up in the South and seeing prejudice and racism and just developing such as enormous distaste for that," he said, "it was something we wanted to do in order to make a statement about the way we should all view each other."
Like all coaches, Grimes has a keen appreciation for athletes who rise from modest backgrounds. Two of the best he's taught, first-round NFL draft choices Levi Jones at Arizona State (Cincinnati Bengals) and Nate Solder at Colorado (New England Patriots), were undervalued prospects who worked their way to elite status.
But overseas, Grimes has seen people cope overcome oppression and abject poverty, often with sheer will alone.
"Over here, we have so much yet we're never content with what we have and we always want more," Grimes told the FCA in an interview. "Better house, newer car, better job, and we spend all of our time working to accumulate things. Over there, people don't have much. But they have their priorities in order. As much as we have going for us here, we have that totally backwards. It was a powerful reminder that people, not things, really matter."
In early 2010, the Grimeses ventured to Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, for 10 days to meet Jada's biological mother and to bring Jada home. Later that year, Auburn commenced an undefeated season that concluded with a national-title game victory over Oregon.
It's clear which experience was more enduring.
I can be reached at 247-4636 or by e-mail at email@example.com. Follow me at twitter.com/DavidTeelatDP
Here's a link to my Daily Press print columns, including one from Friday's introductory news conference for Loeffler, Grimes and Moorehead.


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Kelly Clarkson Dons a Lab Coat, Plays a Kind Researcher in 'People Like Us' Video
Kelly Clarkson dons a lab coat and plays the part of doctor/researcher (and a dancer, actually) in her 'People Like Us' video.
The video, which is shot in both black and white and in color, features young girl who is being analyzed, picked apart and prodded. The action takes place in a scientific setting, but it's certainly a metaphor for being judged for being different.
There's also some product placement for a Nokia phone, but we can forgive that!
Clarkson, with her nerdy glasses, is kind to the little girl and helps plan her escape… in a snazzy red car, too boot.
There's plenty nifty CGI in the narrative parts of the vid, and Clarkson shows off her dance moves while wearing an electric blue dress in the performance footage.


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Hi - Has anyone heard or or used Advanced Energy Panels (http://www.advancedenergypanels.com)? I wanted to see what others thought of this kind of window insulation panel as an alternative to replacing windows to make them more energy efficient for either homes or commercial buildings. They cost about $150 for an average size window so fairly inexpensive but provide a U factor of .31. Any feedback is welcome. Thanks!
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Thanks, Bud! Appreciate your insights.
$150 for a typically sized window is remarkably INexpensive for what they accomplish. In at least 95% of the cases I encounter while presenting an audit report, if I recommend a new window, it's never because there is going to be an affordable payback, but rather because that window is the source of much complaint about comfort, and most typically in the winter. And when I do recommend a new window, it quite literally NEVER gets done (maybe 1% of the time).
I'm a huge fan of double cellular blinds in combination with draperies. In dozens of computer models I've shown that with the addition of these two things, heat loss is reduced between 40% and 60% of the heat that would have normally escaped through a window assembly. And that is only based on conduction, not air-leakage. Problem is, many people don't like the look of cellular blinds, and, especially, drapes. So a really great alternative to (not only) window replacement, but blinds and draperies too, is this very product, which, I'm sure has a payback of around 2-3 years.
There is such a misguided trend in energy efficiency auditing to suggest window replacement, yet the payback is at the very minimum 10 years and often more like 20. Yes, they provide more comfort, and yes they prevent condensation, and yes they save energy, and yes they add value to the resale value of a home. But have you priced window replacement for an entire home lately? Who wants to be that sort of debt slave? And if a person lives in a condo and wants to output the money to replace their windows but the condo association requires that ALL condo owners need to have the same look and feel for all fenestrations? It's simply impossible.
To me, this product (or similar products) is a great solution for many issues and at a price that is very reasonable. Try making a storm window (one that is subjected to severe weather) for $150 or less; you won't succeed. So, as far as a reasonably priced option to window replacement for "the rest of us", I believe this product is very valuable in achieving comfort as well as energy savings, and at the same time, it's moderately aesthetically pleasing.
Kari, here is a similar product, no aluminum frame. I have no experience with these, yet, but they make sense to me. http://www.indowwindow.com
For what they are selling, shink wrap, which is not durable at all, the price seems a bit excessive to me. I would think a local handy person, or the homeowner, could make simple panels, with "plexiglass" or glass for less, and the product would be durable. The shrink wrap ones I've seen, probably half were torn, but they would be fairly easy to repair.
Its clear from Mr. Kuhn's review that he has not had any personal experience with the Advanced Energy Panel. First, the Advanced Energy Panel does not use "shrink wrap". No heat is applied in the glazing or 'skinning' of Advanced Energy Panels. The low density polyester film used in AEPs is in fact quite durable and it has many functional and thermal advantages over the use of rigid high density materials such as glass or plexiglass. As evidence of its durability, I offer the case of a bar fight in a local pub that had Advanced Energy Panels on the inside of all of its old large wood windows. One unfortunate patron was thrown against the window and while the glass and a muntin in the wood double hung window was broken, the the Advanced Energy Panel that he was pushed against first was not ripped or punctured and its frame did not bend. Moreover, if the panel had been torn or punctured it could have been reglazed for $25!
Additional advantages of film over glass are safety and light weight.
Thermally, low density film is far superior to glass and plexiglass because film stays much closer to room temperature and thus raises the mean radiant temperature of the room. This reduced temperature differential also dramatically reduces (virtually eliminates) the uncomfortable convected air currents that are inherent next to glass. Because of its high density and conductivity, plexiglass and glass continually extract heat from the air immediately adjacent to its indoor surface. This cooling causes the air to get heavier than the warm air at the top of the window causing it to fall due to gravity. This unfortunate characteristic of glass is even felt next to dual-glazed, low e glazing (much to the dismay of those who spent a fortune buying new windows and think that they are leaking cold air!)
Another advantage of film is its extremely light weight compared to two layers of glass or plexiglass.
Regarding the important role of mean radiant temperature in human comfort, I would refer anyone interested in achieving comfort as well as energy efficiency to the 2009 ASHREA Fundamentals Chapter 9.. This seminal reference also explains the thermal characteristics of various materials and the relationship of these characteristics to heat flow.
Finally, it is true that a handy homeowner could create a dual film interior window insulation panel that may be similar to the Advanced Energy Panel, but most don't have the time or desire. But, if you want to make them yourself, do yourself a favor and don't use "shrink wrap", plexiglass or glass.
Robert, any disclosure about your relationship with this product. It is always important to know whether we are talking to a consumer or a marketing/sales person. Just asking.
I'm sorry, That I didn't identify myself as both a customer and currently a licensed manufacturer of Advanced Energy Panels. I bought 4 panels from WindoTherm several years ago then 20 more the following year. I was so impressed that I established Window Improvement Masters in 2011 with Advanced Energy Panels as our core product line. My background is architecture, HVAC design, energy management, and residential construction. I also sold Marvin and Integrity windows for a Vermont dealer.
Robert, my hunch is that you have a Google Alert set up in order to find web discussions about this product, and joined here when you picked up this thread. Right or wrong, you're gonna get backlash when you do that, which you did. Folks on professional discussion forums generally want to discuss issues with their peers, not sales people trying to sell (or in this case defend) their product. If this is a strategy for marketing your product, I would rethink it.
I'm also curious if perhaps there is a relationship between your company and the starter of this thread, who doesn't appear to be an energy auditor, contractor, or similar industry pro. Just a hunch... could be completely wrong.
Quote "Thermally, low density film is far superior to glass and plexiglass because film stays much closer to room temperature and thus raises the mean radiant temperature of the room."
I would like to inject some building science into this statement. It implies that the temperature of the inside surface of the film located between two temperatures is higher than it would be in glass or plexiglass with the same Delta T.
First, let's think about which mode of heat transfer we are talking about. Well we are assuming an air tight storm in both cases - so that eliminates Convection. The OP says that this unfortunate characteristic of glass even happens with Low-e glazing - so that eliminates Radiation. So we must be talking about Conduction!
So now we must focus the conversation on R-value, since that is what dictates the amount of heat flowing through a solid. The OP must be representing that the R-value of this film is higher than that of glass or plexiglass. Single pane glass has an R-value of 0.91, and add a storm window and it jumps to R-2. Double pane with Low-e jumps it to 3.13.
Mr. OP - can you please provide us a link to the independent lab which did the R-value testing of this film?
Yes, I can provide the independent lab test results if I can figure out how to upload it from my document files. Can also provide other test results. I've never used these forums and could use a little coaching, forum.
So that tests the r-value of the assembly. We still do not know the r-value of the film itself. The value of the approach of putting ANY interior air barrier on a window is really the air space that it provides between the two panes. I believe that if the same test was done for plexi or any other material(and it was air tight), you would have near identical results. If there is a higher r-value for the film itself - it is second fiddle to the size of the air gap. What was the air gap in this study?
It looks like a great product! I just take issue with the claim that it is far superior to ANY other air barrier on an interior storm. It implies that the r-value itself is higher for the film than other materials and the lab results do not clarify that.
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How To Build Your First Website
If you're thinking about building your first website, it's easy to feel daunted just by the idea. You might not be a programmer or professional website designer, or you may not even run a business. But that does not mean you cannot learn how to build your first website.
Just like riding a bicycle for the first time there are things that you will have to learn. And you might even fall off. But just about anyone can ride a bike. And almost anyone can build a website. You don't even need to know any programming.
Let's get the wheels in motion…
What Is A Domain Name?
One of the first things you are likely to need when building your website is a domain name. It's the address of the website. Take a well-known example: Amazon. Its address (or URL) is http://www.amazon.com – this is Amazon's domain name. Here are some other tips to pick the best domain name for your business.
To get a domain name, go to a registrant like iPage.com and search for the name you want. The most popular domains are .com, .net and .org, but there are others you can choose, like .biz.
The Domain Name I Want Is Not Available
Get ready for an arghhhh moment. This is very common, particularly when it comes to .com domains. Just about every word in the dictionary has been registered as a .com domain, even unusual words like:
Autolatry is a word that's seldom used. But it means to worship yourself (and it goes hand-in-hand with the next word).
Selfie is the Oxford Dictionaries word of the year. Hold onto your monocles, friends. Selfie.com is unsurprisingly taken. The word (along with selfie photos) seems to be everywhere these days.
Runcation is the correct word to describe the act of weeding (through all of those endless selfies)! Hardly anyone uses this word. But runcation.com is not available.
If the word or phrase you want is not available it might be possible to buy the name from whoever registered it. But be prepared to pay a lot more than the $15 to $20 it usually costs to purchase a domain name.
What Is Hosting?
Web hosting is the not-so-interesting part of building your first website. But it's crucial. A hosting company is the place where the content of your website will reside. At a very basic level, it is a computer (or server) in a data center somewhere in the world which stores the files and information that make up your website. When someone accesses your website they are getting the information from that server.
Hosting can be inexpensive. But you get what you pay for. For the vast majority of first-time websites, the basic option from a reputable hosting company will be more than sufficient.
Right, I Have A Domain and Hosting – What Is Next?
The next stage is to start building your website, which you can do with a web builder or website creator. These tools are like using Microsoft Word to write letters, or Microsoft Powerpoint to create presentations. You can use a web builder to create static informational websites or even ecommerce websites where you can sell your products.
Site builders are easy to use and flexible systems that can create almost any type of website. Like any new software there is a learning curve with web builders, but after a short period of time you should be up and running.
What Are Website Builders and Where can I Find a One?
A site builder is software that allows you to choose from templates of pre made websites where you can add information and photos to personalize the design. Some builders will even let you drag and drop information into place. Many hosting companies now offer website builders as part of their packages. Many offer these at no additional cost when you purchase a hosting plan. Website creators are restrictive in terms of how much you can customize and change, but for a first website, they're a massive time saver.
What If I Just Want A Blog?
If you want to create a simple blog, WordPress is a good choice. Applications like WordPress allow you to get a blog up and running quickly and easily.
You will be restricted in what you can style and change with pure blogging software. But they are a perfect solution if you simply want to create posts that are displayed on a page in reverse order (this means that the blog posts will be displayed in the order in which they were written, but that can be often adjusted in most blogging applications).
You Don't Even Need A Helmet
That's what it takes to get your first website up and running. And as you can see, you don't need any protective clothing or special programming skills. You don't even need to start drinking overpriced coffee in coffee shops. You can just be you, no bike helmet required.


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Spinach Salad with Blueberries, Blue Cheese and Toasted Walnuts...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Family Circle Magazine
Salad Dressing
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon blueberry preserves
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons snipped chives
5 ounces (about 10 cups) baby spinach
12 ounces (about 2 cups) blueberries
3/4 cup walnuts, toasted and roughly chopped
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1) In a small bowl, stir together vinegar, blueberry preserves, mustard, salt and pepper. Slowly whisk in olive oil until well combined. Mix in chives. Set aside.
2) Toss together spinach, blueberries, walnuts and blue cheese. Mix in dressing, or serve it on the side. Yield: 6 servings.
One Year Ago Today: Individual No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecakes
Two Years Ago Today: Rolls and Shrewsbury Cakes
Three Years Ago Today: Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake
Four Years Ago Today: Onion-Parmesan Focaccia with Tomatoes


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New club is the result of public/private collaboration.
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. - Club Sports International (CSI) is expanding its Northwest Athletic Club family with the construction of a new facility.
Scheduled to open in the fall, Northwest Athletic Club-Maple Grove will consist of a $12 million athletic club and an outdoor recreational pool complex. The new facility will join 10 other Northeast Athletic Clubs, including two tennis facilities. Like the typical Northeast Athletic Club, the Maple Grove location will be a large, family-oriented, multipurpose facility with programs for people of all ages.
While CSI broke ground in October 1999 for the facility, the project has been years in the making. Specifically, CSI has been working with Maple Grove for five years to bring a club to the community. Ric Zim-merman, CSI's regional manager, says that the socioeconomic makeup of the community and its interest in wellness positions it as a prime demographic for the Northwest facility. Furthermore, the wide scope of business communities in the Maple Grove area makes the city a choice location for a new club.
Although the new club will resemble the other Northwest clubs, it's relationship with the community will make the facility unique. Specifically, the outdoor recreational pool complex will be shared by Northwest Athletic Club-Maple Grove and the Maple Grove Community Center, located next door. CSI and Maple Grove are working to manage the pool together.
If all goes according to schedule, the swimming facility will complete construction in June, with the facility finishing up in September. And, according to Zimmerman, the Maple Grove site won't be the only Northwest Athletic Club to join CSI this year. The company intends to expand the Northwest chain with as many as three additional Twin Cities locations - either through acquisitions or startups - in the year 2000.


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JUST AFTER THE election, a New York Times editorial implored the president and Congress to "get to work fixing the current badly flawed, out-of-date campaign finance system." The Kansas City Star called it "painfully obvious" that the system needed change.
Those were after the 2008 and 2004 elections.
We all know how the cycle works: Every four years, politicians mount ever-more-expensive campaigns. After each election, the nation's papers call for reform. Meanwhile, business as usual—the business of the lobbyists, that is—continues in Washington.
So here's a proposal: Let's put an end to this cycle. Call it the "Reform in Four" campaign.
Step 1: Build a bigger army. We need to immediately broaden the coalition for reform—from environmentalists to the faith community to pro-reform Republicans, corporate leaders, and Tea Party members who are concerned about cronyism. The good news is that, in a July 2012 Gallup poll, 87 percent of Americans said that "reducing corruption in the federal government" should be a "very important" or "extremely important" priority for the next president. It ranked second, just below job creation (at 92 percent).
Step 2: Create a wave of Teddy Roosevelts. Reform needs champions; right now it doesn't have enough. Candidates in both parties will need to be recruited and supported to run against the Big Money system. Reformers are sometimes uncomfortable with this step, in part because they work for nonprofit organizations that are barred from getting involved in elections. But as the CEO of a national environmental group told me: "When I first came to Washington, 30 years ago, I didn't think that you had to get involved in the messy game of politics and elections to have an effect. Now it's clear to me that that's the only way. Not having a political edge is a killer. Reform groups don't have one."


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As TMZ reported, the store's owner gave cops surveillance tape of Lindsay wearing the necklace in question. The owner also gave cops a photo of Lindsay wearing the one-of-a-kind, $2,500 necklace a week later.
Sources say Lindsay has frequented the store since moving to Venice.
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Montpelier should be trying to make the education tax system simpler and fairer. Instead, in the haste to cut General Fund spending, Gov. Jim Douglas would make it more complicated and less fair—increasing taxes on middle-income Vermonters and lowering them on those with higher incomes. Sound crazy? It is.
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Weddings make for some of the most memorable moments in a television series' run: Rachel, Monica, and Phoebe chugging a few beers on the couch; Charlotte spilling red wine and subsequently crying in a bathroom; the entire final season of How I Met Your Mother. So naturally, the dresses worn by our favorite characters on the most important day of their lives make their mark, too.
From the perfectly puffed sleeve dresses accented with voluminous veils featured in classic '90s television weddings like General Hospital and Full House to more recent, gorgeous gowns like Charlotte's Vera Wang and Badgley Mishka big-day looks on Sex and the City, TV wedding dresses have certainly evolved over the years. And of course, we can't forget about the most fashion-forward brides to grace our small screens: The ladies of Gossip Girl (remember Blair's blue Elie Saab number and Serena's gold-dipped Georges Chakra gown?!).
The wedding dresses on each of these shows will forever remain one of the major things we remember about each series, but you don't have to be a famous fictional character to have an iconic wedding dress of your own. Emulate your favorite dress from Friends, Sex and the City, or even The Bachelor and Bachelorette, by taking inspiration from the gowns' silhouettes, skirts, and necklines. If nothing else, you can look to these women (whether their marriages lasted or not — we're looking at you and your gorgeous Vera Wang gown worn to marry Prince Louis, Blair) for guidance on how to make your personality pop down the aisle.
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Forgettable combine could prove costly for A&M's Moore
Draft prospects from the Lone Star State had some impressive showings at the NFL Scouting Combine last month, beginning with Texas wide receiver Marquise Goodwin running the 40-yard dash in an event-best 4.27 seconds.
Texas A&M's Christine Michael also opened eyes, setting a mark for running backs with a vertical leap of 43 inches.
On the opposite end of the spectrum was Aggies defensive end Damontre Moore.
The 6-foot-4, 250-pound underclassman embarrassed himself during the bench press, recording only 12 reps of 225 pounds, a low among the combine's 37 defensive linemen. Moore also disappointed with a 40 time of 4.95 seconds, tweaking a hamstring in the process.
With those red-flag efforts, Moore's draft stock appears to be plummeting, which could cost him millions.
"I was really disappointed," he told NFL.com. "I was nowhere near what I did when I was training. ... But it's just like football. There's always adversity. You've got to learn from it and move on."
Moore arrived in Indianapolis as a potential top-five pick, but analysts say the lofty label no longer applies after his forgettable performance.
"I wasn't high on Damontre Moore," the NFL Network's Mike Mayock said. "I hear top five (in the draft), but I don't believe it. (The bench-press effort) is totally unacceptable. I don't know how you can convert speed to power if at 250 pounds you can only bench press 225 (12) times."
Analysts had ranked Moore either at or near the top of the defensive end class, running neck and neck with Florida State underclassman Bjoern Werner and Brigham Young's Ezekiel Ansah.
But after his lackluster display in Indianapolis, Moore appears to be in freefall.
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When: April 25-27
Where: Radio City Music Hall, New York
What: Round 1 — April 25, 7 p.m.; Rounds 2-3 — April 26, 5:30 p.m.; Rounds 4-7 — April 27, 11 a.m.
TV: NFL Network
Top five picks (2012 records): 1. Chiefs (2-14), 2. Jaguars (2-14), 3. Raiders (4-12), 4. Eagles (4-12), 5. Lions (4-12)
Texas teams in first round
Cowboys (8-8) 18th pick
Texans (12-4) 27th pick
"I left Damontre Moore off my mock draft, which many of you questioned," tweeted NFL.com's Gil Brandt, the Dallas Cowboys' personnel director during the Tom Landry era. "He didn't have a very good workout at combine, or interview well."
Still, it's hard to ignore Moore's production on the field. In A&M's switch to a 4-3 scheme last season, he led the team in tackles (80), sacks (121/2), tackles for loss (20), quarterback hurries (eight) and blocked kicks (two) en route to first-team All-SEC honors.
Playing on the edge in the 3-4 in 2011, Moore was second on the team in sacks with 81/2. His stellar play in both schemes is one reason NFL teams might overlook his poor combine showing, especially if he redeems himself at A&M's pro day Friday.
"I feel comfortable in both schemes," he said in Indianapolis. "When (the new coaching staff) came in and told us we were changing schemes and switching me to defensive end, I was like, 'Cool. Put me in wherever you have to put me in.'"
Another apparent positive for Moore: He has stayed clean since an arrest for marijuana possession as a freshman.
"I would like to think I have matured a lot," he said. "... You are going to have your ups and downs, your bruises. It is how you handle that situation. Do you want to just sulk and blame somebody? Do you want to own up to your mistakes and then learn from it? I would like to say I learned from it."


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June 24, 2012-Dodged that Bullet
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Chasing the Leaders.
Sometimes you dodge a bullet and don't even know it happened.
Then, on reflection, you remember a whirring sound of something going past your ear and you realize you were just lucky, very, very lucky.
On the second beat Sunday there was a huge bang and the boat shook like we got hit by a truck. The sound came from aloft.
I looked up to see if the rig was coming down and instead saw the Windex heading towards a meeting with Neptune, falling from the top of the mast. I knew that was related to the sound, but it hadn't caused it. As my eyes turned toward the masthead it flashed through my mind, "This is weird; what causes the Windex to break off?" I half expected the top of the mast to be hanging broken and I was wondering if I'd see the whole rig slowly beginning to fold.
But it wasn't.
The mast was standing, the sails were OK, no wires were hanging loose. Yet something happened, what?
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Broken Chain Plate.
Then we saw the backstay chainplate. It was broken at deck level and the mast was being held only by the safety wires I'd installed several years back. They worked. The chainplate broke, that was the bang we heard, and the mast jerked forward, but the safety lines stopped it and took up the load. The shock at the top of the mast must have been violent. It slowly sunk in how close we'd come to losing the mast. That was lucky. Needless to say, we were shaken.
We took down the sails and motored home.
Before that we'd already been having a tough race. We missed a shift at the top mark and should have set the kite on the other jibe, but didn't, which put us behind. Then the wind gusted strongly on the run turning it into a reach then we had trouble getting the jib up and we had a couple of big wild roundups trying to get to the bottom mark. The takedown was a shambles, the kite was completely in the water, a couple of crew got rope burns and we were definitely behind the curve. Two minutes later we broke the backstay.
But it was OK; maybe we scored a "Did Not Finish" but at least we lived to fight another day.
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Fred & Judy, SV Wings, Trinidad
(By the way, it was "Ladies Skipper's Day"; Judy was driving through all of this and she did great.)


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Products that may be tested in accordance with this standard include metallic sheets and plates, wire, bar or section, rebar, and tubes. Specimens need to be gripped securely ensuring axial alignment in order to minimize bending. The specimen is then strained in tension until failure using either Method A or Method B control modes. During this time, the load, crosshead extension, time, and strain data are recorded to determine the material characteristics. The typical calculations include: Yield Point (Rp, Reh, Rel), Ultimate Tensile Stress (Rm), specific strain values at calculations (A, Agt etc.). ISO 6892-1 also specifies the specimen geometries that should be used depending on the type of product that is being tested.
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The days of 100-point blowouts and divisional imbalance are over. The PSAL girls basketball league has undergone a drastic realignment, which many coaches were clamoring for the past few years.
The teams that were not competitive have moved out of Class AA and only 13 teams remain – five in a new Bronx/Manhattan/Queens division and eight split into two Brooklyn divisions. A "super league" has been created.
Bronx/Manhattan/Queens AA will consist of 13-time defending champion Murry Bergtraum, John F. Kennedy, Manhattan Center, Francis Lewis and Truman. South Shore, Boys & Girls, Midwood and Lincoln will populate Brooklyn AA Group 1 and Group 2 will feature Banneker, Medgar Evers, Grand Street Campus and Brooklyn Collegiate.
"Great job by the PSAL," Kennedy coach O'Neil Glenn said. "There's no cakewalk now in our league. You're playing for seeding, you're playing for bragging rights. Every game in the PSAL means something."
Teams will play divisional rivals twice a season in a home and home series and then crossover once a year with teams from other divisions. The home sites of those inter-divisional games will alternate every year. The new schedule was released on PSAL.org on Tuesday.
The Staten Island division will remain the way it was with the champion moving into the 'AA' playoffs and the other teams with records of .500 or better competing in the 'A' playoffs, according to PSAL girls basketball coordinator Brenda Morgan. If there is a tie, both teams will advance to the 'AA' playoffs.
All 13 teams from the three 'AA' divisions will earn berths into the playoffs and depending on the number of Staten Island teams eligible, the top one or two teams will get a bye in the first round, Morgan said. Seeding will be done the same way it has been with a committee meeting at the conclusion of the regular season, though it'll be easier because of an abundance of head-to-head matchups.
Not everyone is entirely happy with the new format. Travel is the big issue and what stood in the way of the PSAL doing this in the past. Francis Lewis coach Steve Tsai said he is very excited about the increased competition level, but getting from place to place might be an issue. Lewis, the lone Queens program in the 'AA,' is not near a subway and although the school has a van for athletics he said his team won't always have access to it. Tsai was hoping more games would be played on Fridays to alleviate players getting home late on school nights.
"If you're saying we have to travel by public transportation to Kennedy or Truman, I don't think we're getting there by 5 o'clock," he said.
The positives far outweigh the negatives, though, Tsai said. McKee/Staten Island Tech coach Peter LaMarca does not feel the same way. Staten Island, he believes, has been left out of the loop. His team is perennially in the quarterfinals and Curtis and Tottenville were both in the PSAL Class A semifinals last year with Curtis falling to Wings in the final. Curtis also could end up being a powerhouse with Bob Daggett coming onto the staff and his former players from closed St. Peter's players joining him.
"I think it's a lack of respect for Staten Island schools," LaMarca said. "Travel should not be an issue. Girls travel all over the country during AAU. I think we belong, as well as [Curtis and Tottenville]. That would have made 16 teams – perfect. This is very disappointing."
Perhaps adding Island teams to the 'AA' will be a future consideration for the PSAL. This year, though, it'll be a lucky 13. The thought by coaches is that the league as a whole will be raised to a higher level with the change.
"The new alignment will make the regular season very interesting," said South Shore coach Anwar Gladden, who has guided his team to the city title game two of the last three years. "Every game will be a challenge that we look forward to."


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Martin To Drive Again In 2010
Mark Martin will return to drive the No. 5 Chevrolets of Hendrick Motorsports for the entire 36-race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season in 2010. It will be the 22nd full-time Cup campaign of Martin's career and his second with car owner Rick Hendrick.
Last July, Martin signed a two-year contract with Hendrick Motorsports covering one full Sprint Cup season in 2009 and one part-time schedule of 26 events in 2010. The revised agreement was signed this week.
"Week in and week out, Mark continues to be one of the best race car drivers in the world," Hendrick said. "He's already made an incredible contribution to Hendrick Motorsports, and our entire company is excited about running another full season and winning races with him in 2010."
With his April 18 victory at Phoenix, Martin became just the fourth driver to record 400 top-10 finishes in Sprint Cup competition. It was his 36th career win in NASCAR's top series.
"It means a lot to drive the No. 5 Chevy for Rick and for Hendrick Motorsports," said Martin, 50, of Batesville, Ark. "I'm in the best condition of my life, I'm recharged, and I'm motivated. Going to the racetrack every weekend is still really fun, and that's the key. There's more gas in my tank."
Martin, who has one victory, three pole positions and five top-10 finishes through 10 races in 2009, will continue to work alongside crew chief Alan Gustafson in 2010. Gustafson has led the No. 5 team since 2005, recording five wins and two berths in NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Martin and Gustafson first worked together two years ago this month in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. The pair finished second in the May 11, 2007, race.
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Sargents copies
Life Drawing, top pencil / bottom biro. I'm getting used to biro (ballpoint), so far so good
Page 6!
Sargents copies
Life Drawing, top pencil / bottom biro. I'm getting used to biro (ballpoint), so far so good
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I have a livestream now.
But there's a twist! I'll actually be using Twitch (for the first time) tomorrow for streaming. Once I have it all sorted out I'll update here.
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After Jeffrey Catherine Jones:
Drapery Studies:
So anyway, this time I'm streaming for real (even though i sorta was before but didn't advertise as it was only for 20 minutes):
This is an Airsoft Gun Still Life, original version is much higher res (7000 x 5000):
Seago Study
Lovin all the studies, specially the Airsoft gun still life! Sooo good. The improvement achieve in a year is amazing. Hope you can put more of your personal/concept stuff along side your studies.
Keep postin' mate!
Grab your pencil, grab your dream!
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the gun make me cry !
the sergeant study you nailed the expressivness great job thx to share!
Wow, dude, still on a crazy upwards curve to awesome town!
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great sketchbook really inspiring stuff!I was wondering is there a specific thing you do that makes you edge control appear like real paint?
Man that place sounds amazing! Fantastic speed paints on the blog mate.
Thank you very much! I guess to make an edge visually more interesting you can create your own custom brushes or use some that someone else has made.
I use Blurs Goodbrush mostly, mixed with a couple of the default photoshop brushes. Doing some oil painting yourself and doing master studies may help you decide which brushes to select/make with the edge quality you want.
Went shooting my conte work today. I have trouble with cameras, I need to learn more about photography, and studio lighting.
Head studies
Study of John William Waterhouse's Consulting The Oracle
life drawing
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Nice studies! Very impressed with the Waterhouse one!! keep them coming
Grab your pencil, grab your dream!
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Cheers Call0ps
Quick self portait dump, Happy Easter every1!
Here's a choice cut of what was deleted after went down
Round 2. It's still stuff from , but new stuff is soon
great stuff, love the apocalypse style painting, very nice!
Thank you viscosz, it's just a study from a screenshot for The Division video game.
I have brand new concept art on my website, I might upload to the Finished Art forum, also DA soon. Thanks for viewing!
some new studies
Plein air oil paintings this year (wish I could do more):
Norfolk beach, West Runton
Some local studies, around the Surrey Hills
Tech studies recently:
Dads old laptop HDD, still life (4/5 hours)
Space Tether http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tether
Submarine Detection Buoy, IWM (ballpoint, no pencil underlay)
Ballpoint at the Tate Britain
Twin Peaks, those Douglas firs
photo study
Fucking awesome! Can I swear? too late, just did.
I'm going to steal your sketchbook one of these days.
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Excellent studies. You've made some serious improvement since the first page. Keep it up, man.
Fucking hell man, of course you can swear. Just don't steal my sketckbook. Thats where I draw and things.
K uroi
Thanks for the kind words, still a ways to go though.
Gandalf doing his thing
Jennifer doing her thing
Oil painting of a bike doing it's thing
Process of said bike, doing an animation
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some more stuff
Here's some paintings I did on my old tablet (Lenovo Think Pad Tablet 2)
Life Painting (45/60 minute poses):
and next some misc studies also on my tablet: Old Master study @ the Tate Britain, Interior Study, sculpture @ V&A
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Some ballpoint life draws:
Sargent study
This one refused to upload last time:
20 min speedy, almost thought i deleted it
much longer than 20 mins:
Been a little while...
^ some actual concept art from me, designed for a star wars themed poster
Drew Struzan studies from his composition sketches, in prep for the poster which you can see here: http://www.abstractiondesign.co.uk/i...oathposter.jpg
dude choppin'
a selection from another finished A6 sketchbook (of which I have 6 completed ones now), time to switch to A5!
^ Some Ilya Repin pencil studies
Quick 30min plane + landscape study
Ballpoint drapery study (tiny R hand :>)
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KAY-BEE STANDARD RESPONSE: "All we have is 1990's 'Robocop' toys."WHICH MEANS: "Holy ******* ****, please shoot m
They did an inacurate Palpatine in the Skirmish set didn't they?
I thought it was only one chameleon droid. The second seems to be in the cardboard background but I might still get this set.
They could paint AOTC colors on the ROTS version 3PO.
Quote from: Darth Rock on October 29, 2006, 04:18 PMThey could paint AOTC colors on the ROTS version 3PO. This would require actual effort on Hasbro's part, and we all know how they feel about that.Personally, I'm shocked that they didn't use this as yet another opportunity to reissue that ROTS Yoda for the umpteenth time. It's seriously between him and ROTS Mace as to who has made more appearances this year in different packaging.
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With the 2010 film "Restrepo," war documentarians Sebastian Junger and the late Tim Hetherington brought a searing immediacy to the Afghanistan conflict, relaying the day-to-day of soldiers deployed on a brutal, exposed, rocky outpost known for incessant firefighting with the Taliban.
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The economics of medicine: debt
I'm kicking off a short series on the economics of medicine this week by expounding upon one of the most important—and depressing—aspects of practicing medicine. I first want to address the elephant in the room. Most medical students will receive their education via student loans. Annual tuition prices for medical school can range from less than $10,000 to well above $40,000. Typically, private schools generally cost around $30,000 a year to attend. Next, add on cost of living expenses. In a major urban area, you might well spend over $1000 a month on rent. Once you tack on food, gasoline, car insurance, clothing, and other expenses, your total bill for medical school might run over $50,000 a year—or $200,000 for the whole degree.
Let's say that you have $200,000 in debt and that the interest rate for your loan is 5%. You can see from the table below that depending on a how long you take to pay off your loan, the total cost of your education will be close to double what you originally expected.
Even if you were to devote a large portion of your salary to paying off your debt, taking the 10 year route will cost more than $25,000 a year. That's $25,000 more that you have to earn each year after taxes. Since you'll likely be in one of the higher economic brackets, you will need to make between $35,000-$40,000 beyond your everyday living expenses just to pay off your loans. Instantly you can see why many people pursue subspecialties where the pay is higher. Why become a primary care physician who will spend 20 years paying off debt, when you could become a radiologist and knock it out in five?
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Chris said,
One other item to point out is that interest payments on student loans are tax-deductible only for people who earn under $70K / year.
Visish Srinivasan said,
Good argument in general, but your numbers may be a bit off (or maybe I'm an exception). I'm starting med school in a few months and my interest rates are more like 6.8% and tuition alone costs me 40k, with living expenses pushing me a little north of 50k (without a car). People often say that there are beneficial programs to have school paid for (HPSP or rural programs), but should it be necessary to do practice in an area you're not interested in, after 4 years of extra schooling, just to pay that off? There should be easier ways with fewer strings.
Half M.D.: The numbers I used in this calculation were for my university. As your post demonstrates, the cost of attending medical school in some areas can be even higher.
doforyou said,
And this is after you have gone to college, paid for the MCAT and completed all of the application and travel expenses. It's mind blowing.
todd said,
These are very optimistic numbers. If you're at a state med school in california (which are ridiculously hard to get into), you'll pay 50k year including cost of living. If you're at most private schools, they estimate their budget at anywhere from 65k-80k/year.


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Congratulations to John Gill and Pete Mahon on their achievement in guiding Drogheda Utd to promotion.
I don't know if Drogheda will add anything to the standards in the league, but at least the journey is shorter than Wexford for travelling fans
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In the city of Shenzhen, a Super Mario Bros. mural was recently added to the side of an elementary school.
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The five story building can be seen from the distance. So can the Mario mural.
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Super Mario Mural on a school Shenzhen China [DCMaster@Flickr]
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College Football 2013: 5 Things We Learned in Week 7
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