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Nymphomaniac: Volume I (2014) - Movie DetailsDrama
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Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf, Jamie Bell, Christian Slater, Uma Thurman, Willem Dafoe, Connie Nielsen, Mia Goth, Udo Kier, Jean-Marc Barr, Caroline Goodall, Kate Ashfield, Saskia Reeves, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Hugo Speer, Felicity Gilbert, Michaël Pas, Jesper Christensen, Jens Albinus, Nicolas Bro, Cyron Melville, Shanti Roney, Omar Shargawi, Tania Carlin, Severin von Hoensbroech, Peter Gilbert Cotton
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"Nymphomaniac" is the wild and poetic story of a woman's erotic journey from birth to the age of 50 as told by the main character, the self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, Joe. On a cold winter's evening the old, charming bachelor, Seligman, finds Joe beaten up in an alleyway. He brings her home to his flat where he tends to her wounds while asking her about her life. He listens intently as Joe over the next 8 chapters... Full synopsis »
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i saw naomi for the first time in almost a year. she hasnt changed. shes still really pretty and intelligent.
i dont know why i cant find it in me to call her "senpai" but i still call her "naomi-san" for some odd reason…
we had the most awkward conversation because we didn't know what to talk about… yes i talked to her about initial d im so terrible
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M Describes the various characters that turn up to Al's parties.
He both describes them directly, but also in conversation with those he went to the parties with.
One morning, whilst walking back to their house, the group discuss one character that hangs around so long after parties that it appears he doesn't return home.
Al turns up unannounced, a few weeks later, and declares to M that they're going to have lunch in central.
M suggests getting the tube but Al insists on taking a taxi.
During the taxi ride, Al asks M who he's been talking to at the parties.
M explains that he rarely remembers much from the parties, as they're usually a little hectic.
Al explains that a lot of people, even the friends that attend his parties, tend to bad-mouth him.
He details his past, explaining that he'd like to set the record straight.
He went to University in the states, fell i love with the culture, and tries to recreates that as best as he can now that he lives in London.
He left Uni early, but is not clear about why.
He explains that things seem to come easily to him, including money and sex, and that this often results in resentment from others.
In testament to this, Al explains how numerous times the house has had the police at the door due to complaints from the neighbors about the noise. And they haven't had a party investigated, shut down or any drug checks ever. The police calls have never resulted in anything.
He goes on to say how his neighbors, unbelievably, are still overly friendly, despite the frequent noise problems.
Once in central with Al, M is introduced to a cockney geezer named Craig.
Craig is a professional poker player.
It is also openly discussed that Craig is a dealer, although whether or not Al had done business with Craig is left unclear.
Later when talking with Z, she talks about going to Uni with M's cousin V.
There, V had had a boyfriend that left her to return to studying in the states,
They had tried to make it work long distance but it fell apart over MSN messenger.
Z hadn't realised Al had studied abroad.
Z explains that Z had briefly been in contact with the boyfriend a week before she married T.
It wasn't a coincidence that Al moved back to London, despite being in love with the US and living there.
Z says that, having spoken to Al briefly on the phone and bringing the situation up, that Al wants to organise a surprise reunion at one of his parties, ad if M and Z could bring V along.
Z: Hey babe.
M: Hey.
Z: How was your trip over?
M: Super Awkward. T got on the same train.
Z: T's here?
M: Yeah.
Z: So what happened? When did he get on?
M: King's Cross. I switched at Baker Street, and then he got on at King's Cross…
Z: What was he doing in King's Cross?
M: Is he not allowed out of Kensington? He got on with a girl. He was clearly weirded out that I was on the tube, super uncomfortable, he says "Hello M. This is H. H this is M. V's cousin. Where are you headed M?" I say…
Z: Who's this H? Do you think that's the girl? Is she here at the party? I will fucking kill that bitch.
M: I don't know. The weren't holding hands, or close or anything when they got on the train. He looked uncomfortable though. I said "I'm meeting Z at a house party in Shoreditch." He looked like he was going to fucking die. Goes completely pale, breathing slows. Says, "Coooool" really slowly, "Not Kelly's place?"
[int. Shoreditch house-share]
K: Here.
[K holds out fist]
M: Thanks bro. What's this? Rizla?
K: Swallow it.
M: What does it do?
K: you'll feel like your head is having a nice cuddle, and then you'll want to go have a dance. If you've got enough energy to get off this sofa.
M: It hasn't done anything.
K: It'll take a few minutes to kick in.
[int. Dining Room]
M: Nice place V.
V: So where are you two living now?
Z: Still in Kensal Green, just in our own place now.
M: I can't believe you never came and saw the old house.
V: I know! We've lived so close for so long and never managed to get organised. I've been busy at work, T's been doing this new "house-husband" thing… So where in Kensal Green?
Z: Fairly close to the tube station.
M: It's great for both of us. Means I can get up at 8.45 every day and be comfortably in work by 9.15.
V: And where is work?
M: A creative agency down by Trafalgar square.
V: You see, mum was supposed to tell me all of this. I'm clearly the worst and least sociable cousin in the world.
Z: So you're not working T?
T: I'm between things. Since "Lactic" was sold I want to come up with a new App, see if this is more than a one trick Pony. Is there any room in the health sector you think?
Z: Always. I always thought an app for Doctors and their patients. A private social network while you're in hospital…
T: Too small, not accessible enough to enough people. The reason Lactic was so good, and why I imagine both of you have it on your phones, is because anyone can use it and everyone does. They won't use it forever though. Hence the sale. My phone's buzzing, I'll take this out on the balcony.
V: Who is it?
T: Work. It won't take long.
V: Calling on Friday night?
[ T exits]
V: You two need a bit more meat, ill go grab it from the kitchen and you can serve yourselves.
[V exits]
Z: So that's the other woman on the phone then.
M: What?
Z: Part of our girly chat earlier. V thinks T's cheating.
M: Mum said that's happened before but It's not spoken about outside the family.
Z: And she puts up with it?
M: Clearly.
[int. Hallway, Apartment block in Kensington.]
[Opening front door] V: Helloooooooo! You're here! Welcome to our humble abode!
M: Hi Cuz.
V: Favourite cousin!
M: Favourite cousin…
[Shouting backwards into flat] V: T! M AND Z ARE HERE! T's in the kitchen, not cooking, I'm the chef. He's been watching/complaining whilst I've been slaving away… Anyway, in in in, Z, let me take your coat.
Z: Thank you.
V: M, go and find T for a beer, he might be putting the little one to bed, otherwise he's ignored me and is sat watching telly. Z, girly-catch-up time!
Z: Okay
M: Cool…
[Int. O'Neill's Pub, Carnaby Street]
M: …and then I'm shown around the house a bit, which became more of an ordeal when everything started to kick in.
P: Is this the party where someone blew up an oven?
M: How did they blow up the oven?
P: Maybe it was a microwave? Probably a microwave. I think someone was tripping and put a fork in, trying to heat up some noodles. Although that's the kind of thing i would do even if I wasn't high. Anyway, so was it that house?
M: So you've been to the place?
P: No. I was supposed to go but then had something else on. I think I knew a guy who was friends with someone in the house.
M: Small world, although with the amount of people living there there was a chance we'd be going to the same places.
P: So no, i didn't go. What's so great about this house?
M: First off, it's massive. The whole project was inspired be this guy Al…
P: (Heard of him.)
M: …and he lived in the States for a year during Uni, lived in a Frat house…
P: I thought you had to pledge for those or something? Can a random Brit just turn up and be accepted? Seems weird that he could go over there and be living in a Fraternity house already.
M: Erm, he didn't explain that.
P: So this house…
M: Massive entrance hall, huge staircase, one of those balconies that looks over the entrance hall. It's all wooden pannelling inside, three stories high, those massive greecian pillars (collumns?) outside. It doesn't look out of place against the other houses on the road, but it's probably different to the others inside. I think he completely remodelled the inside…
P: Dude, sorry to interupt, I sort of asked out of politeness. You think you're a little obsessed with this guy's house?
M: Err, no, his house is rad. I want to move in.
P: Would Z be up for that?
M: I asked her, I think she would. Don't think there are any rooms going. But, yeah so, you need to come to the next party!
P: How many rooms are there?
M: 25? 30? The loft is rooms too. They're not tiny rooms either. Just a lack of loos.
P: Where is the house?
M: Up towards Kilburn/Cricklewood area.
[Z opens the door into a bedroom with a group of people huddle on a sofa, leaning over a table.]
Z: M, this is…
[she waits for Al to finish]
Z: …Al. Al, this is M. Right, my bit done, I'm off to find S.
Al: M, Z talks about you alot,[laughs] obviously. You having a good time?
M: Dude, your house is amazing! So it's you and…?
Al: Some of the guys and girls downstairs, it's easier if I just walk you round and introduce you. Although, it's that thing where you meet everyone and then immediately forget all their names…
M: I get that. How do you afford this house? Where did the idea come from?
Al: I spent some time at Uni in the states, became obsessed with the Frat I was part of, Zeta Beta Alpha. Yeah, I say it "Zay-ta Bay-ta"! The accent thing rubs off… When I left Uni, I moved back, found a house and found a couple of friends willing to pay rent. Then we found an investor willing to buy it.
M: That must have been a tricky sell…
Al: Fortunately, whilst a lot of the time my mates are drunken drug-addicts, we have the ability to shape up and look respectable, should we need to meet important investors or, you know, for work and stuff.
M: Sweet, you mind if I leave my man-bag in here? I figured I'd fill my pockets with cans.
Al: Noproblems, I see you have an unusual beverage preference!
M: Ah yes, Home-brand Ruby Port, a grandparent introduced me to it. It gets me there really quick with none of the pain. I can't drink vodka like the others can.
Al: I'll lock the door on our way out, let me know if you need the key at any point.
M: Cheers.


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At the Bernebau Stadium, United took the lead against the run of play in the 20th minute when Danny Welbeck headed past Diego Lopez from a Wayne Rooney corner.
And it was Cristiano Ronaldo with the equaliser 10 minutes later, with his own brilliant header for Real.
The return fixture at Old Trafford is in 3 weeks time.
Borussia Dortmund grabbed a late 2-2 draw at Shakhtar Donetsk.
With the score at 2-1, Mats Hummels headed in an 87th-minute goal for the German club's equaliser.
The match went ahead despite 5 people reportedly being killed in a plane crash carrying supporters from both clubs.
With the Donetsk airport covered in thick fog, the plane made an emergency landing and overshot the runway.
A minute's silence was held inside the Donbass Arena by players and fans before the match kicked off.
Over to cricket action,
Defending champions England have been knocked out of the Women's World Cup.
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In order for England to reach the World Cup final, they needed to beat the Kiwis and also hope for an Australian win over the West Indies in their final Super 6 match yesterday.
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The Aussies were 2nd in the group and also on 8 points, while 3rd-ranked England despite the win over New Zealand, have only 6 points and are out of this Sunday's final.
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I just hate winter. It's the worst. I hate it. I hate hate it. I haaaaate it. I could move away and never see snow again and be HAPPY. Forever. And no, I wouldn't miss it at Christmas. No, I would never miss it ever. I would never, ever miss it. It sucks and I hate it.
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Wow. Excellent prediction by Forster and it is unbelievable that he was able to see this decadence in human social development, even in 1909.
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This book preaches violence. The old testament condones stoning people, beheading and other barbarism.
In the new teatament at least, a decent person (the only one)like Jesus stands against such barbaric practices. So one can read the new testament even with all it's impossibilities. Never read O.T which is a study in horror and uncivility.
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On The Road To Forever
Chewing the cud
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Painters and poets have long appreciated the picture of peace and contentment conveyed by a cow lying in a pasture, chewing its cud. Time seems to stand still for these carefree creatures as they tranquilly chew and rechew the food they've previously consumed. Why do cows spend so much time chewing their cud? And just what is a "cud," anyway? When a cow grazes in a pasture it fills its first stomach (yes, cows have more than one) with grass and other food. Then it settles down in a quiet place and brings up that quickly swallowed food so it can chew it more thoroughly and prepare it for digestion. This regurgitated food is the "cud."
For the past few months the fast pace of the NBA Finals has had many folks on the edge of their seats in anticipation of "bringing home" the championship trophy, especially, in the case of my local supporters of the San Antonio Spurs. Unfortunately, only one team can claim the trophy, which means the other has to go home empty-handed. In today's social setting "Everybody's a winner" and "It's not who wins or loses, it's how you play the game," are only bandages on mental battle wounds of players. I imagine the team is sitting in a quiet place somewhere, replaying the whole championship series in an attempt to make sense of their loss, befriending one another as they "chew their cud," so to speak. This may be a good place to discuss the "ABC's of Friendship."
A friend: Accepts you as you are, Believes in you and Calls you, just to say "Hi." A friend: Doesn't give up on you, Envisions the whole of you and Forgives your mistakes. A friend: Gives unconditionally, Helps you and Invites you over, Just to be with you. A friend: Keeps you close at heart, Loves you for who you are and Makes a difference in your life. A friend: Never judges, Offers support and Picks you up. A friend: Quiets your fears, Raises your spirits and Says nice things about you. A friend: Tells you the truth when you need to hear it, Understands you and Values you. A friend: Walks beside you, X-plains things you don't understand and Yells when you don't listen. A friend: Zaps you back to reality. Ideally, a friend will take time to sit and quietly chew the cud with you.
[John 15:19-17; 1 Corinthians 13] "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work; If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!" (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10) "A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother." (Proverbs 18:24) "A friend loves at all times ..." (Proverbs 17:17) As Jesus taught the twelve he called them his friends, because he was teaching them, in love, the very depths of God's thoughts and will for mankind. Paul writes: "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves. Love never fails."
My friends, here is some food for thought. When we approach the Word of God to feast upon its nourishing contents, we should fill ourselves with its goodness and then find a quiet place to "bring it back up" and "chew on it" for awhile, some serious personal meditation. We need to find ways to incorporate God's will into our life and live as God intended us to live. Jesus said, "You are my friends if you do what I command." I want to be a friend of God, because too often, only He can pick me up.
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The Over-Rated Utility Stock
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The completion of Duke Energy's (NYSE: DUK) merger with Progress Energy this quarter has made it the largest utility company of the US. Sentiments on "The Street" are generally bullish, with shorting activity in the stock decreasing over the past months. Most of the stock's returns come in the form of dividends. Amongst industry peers including Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED), Exelon (NYSE: EXC), Southern Co. (NYSE: SO) and American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), Duke's dividend yield of 4.8% is second only to Exelon's 5.9%. More importantly, Duke's dividends account for about 90% of its total returns. As you'll soon find out, it appears that dividends are the only plausible answer to why Duke's stock is in demand.
The Contradictory Fundamentals
Duke has the lowest Return on Equity (ROE) and Return on Assets (ROA) of its sector. It has an earnings growth rate of only 1.02%, lower then Southern Co's 1.43%, Consolidated Edison's whopping 30% and even American Electric Power's declining 2.74%. Look at the condition of its free cash flows (FCF) below: compared to all the peers, Duke's FCF is the only negative one!
DUK Free Cash Flow TTM data by YCharts
Duke has the second best debt to equity ratio amongst peers (0.95) but this can be deceiving. The D/E is not low because of a small amount of debt, but because of very high equity. When you compare the long term debt (LTD) of its competitors, Duke's LTD of $20 billion is the second highest.
DUK Long Term Debt data by YCharts
Interestingly enough, while its gross profit margins are amongst the lowest, net profit margins have improved over the last few quarters to land at the second position amongst the peers. One reason is that the non-cash expense of goodwill impairment, which was around $300 million just two quarters ago and over $700 million two years ago, is not there anymore.
Unfortunately, price multiples don't look so attractive. Its price to book (P/B) is obviously the lowest because of the high equity account (as mentioned earlier). But its price to sales (P/S) is the second highest compared to competitors. Forward P/E is above that of Exelon and American Electric, and also larger than that of the average fwd. P/E of the industry, making it relatively an overvalued stock. Duke's beta, the measure of market risk, is overall less than the average market risk of 1, but the utility is still riskier than most of its peers.
Important Considerations Going Forward
The past 12 months saw a rapid decline in natural gas prices. This was a result of over-supply, especially during the months of April-May this year, when natural gas traded against coal at its lowest in 10 years. Obama sees natural gas as the best alternate energy source to make the US less reliant on imported oil. As a result, we've recently seen utility companies gradually switching from coal to natural gas energy generation. According to the Reuters, natural gas prices are now rebounding (as can be verified from the chart below), and it looks like power generation using this resource will not continue to be the cheaper alternative for long.
Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Price data by YCharts
Duke has been amongst the largest coal-backed power generation companies in the US. One of Duke's three business segments, U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas, produced 60% of its energy using coal in 2011. In 2012, reliance on Coal is expected to go down to 46%. Duke plans to increase its reliance on natural gas from 38% in 2011 to 41% in 2012. CEO Jim Rogers has recently announced, 'We're retiring older coal plants and building new high-efficiency units fueled by natural gas.' Since his announcement, two coal-fired plants have been retired, one of which was one of the oldest and the largest.
Duke's increased reliance on natural gas could mean trouble for the company in the form of increased expenses, both from growing natural gas prices and capital expenditures on building new plants. Natural gas prices will most likely go up in the coming quarters because of higher demand. This, ultimately, means that Duke will be revising energy rates pretty soon. Rogers has acknowledged in a recent press conference that 'it's never a good time to raise rates'. But we know it will become inevitable for the company if the worst happens.
Other major expenses may come in the form of repairing the company's Crystal Rivers nuclear plant, which is expected to stay out of order for another 2 years and cost over $1 billion to fix.
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No important financial metric supports Duke's current pricing compared to others in the industry. Going beyond financials, there are other considerations that make me less optimistic about the company. Analysts at Yahoo! Finance and Market Watch understand this and have made a bearish call on this utility stock. Overvalued or not, it's definitely over-rated.
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Fifa 2005 PC Game : A quality first touch is the key to success in FIFA 2005. With the all-new fluid player kinetic system, your reaction time translates directly into the speed of the world's greatest players. A great First Touch lets you trap, control the ball and use its momentum to knock it into space, flick it over a defender's head, show off and score glorious goals. With more than 350 official teams and league licenses, an extended Career mode, and a new Creation Zone that allows you to customize players and tournaments, FIFA 2005 is the only complete, authentic, and intelligent soccer experience.
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- Volume 1: Report and Recommendations
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On April 8, 2009 the C-NLOPB established an Inquiry into Matters Respecting Helicopter Passenger Safety for Workers in the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area. On April 16, 2009 the Board appointed retired Supreme Court Justice, Honourable Robert Wells Q.C., to lead the Inquiry. The purpose of the Inquiry was to determine what improvements could be made to reduce the risk of helicopter transportation of offshore workers to as low as is reasonably practicable. The Commissioner�s mandate was to inquire into, report on and make recommendations in respect of matters relating to the safety of offshore workers in respect of escape, evacuation and rescue procedures while traveling by helicopter over water to installations in the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area.
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The 100-inch Plasma, while an amazing feat of technological display awesomeness, is just too damn expensive and cumbersome to put into an apartment or small home. The alternative to big screen impressiveness, is to install a projector, though you'll need a significant amount of "throw" room to display the image properly. But not any more.
LG just announced plans to unveil their LG "HECTO" Laser TV, a special screen and an external Ultra Short Throw (UST) projection unit, at CES next month. Unlike traditional projectors, the LG HECTO only needs to be a mere 22-inches from the included screen to produce a 100-inch image. That's less than two feet, and LG even says you can toss it on the floor if you're not into mounting it to the ceiling. The projector itself measures just 5.7-inches high, so suffice to say its perplexingly small and powerful all that the same time.
Other features include full HD, a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, WiFi, WiDi with Miracast, a USB input, three HDMI inputs, and an RS-232 interface for integrating the projector with preexisting home theater components. In addition to the included screen, there is a 10w speaker, and LG's Magic Remote and apps for accessing Netflix and other on demand content providers. Lastly, LG says that the HECTO Laser TV's laser will last up to 25,000 hours before it needs to be replaced; that's 2.8-years of continuous use.
Unfortunately, LG hasn't made mention of a price, but expect additional details to roll out at CES in January.


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Thien Nguyen, a designer out of UQAM in Montreal, has created the Flexy Light – a fixture that uses folded heavy paper as the shade/diffuser source. The packaging itself uses a little waste (the label band that runs along the outside), but once that is removed, the shade can be spread open into whatever configuration […]
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Eric Lawrence won a Sustainable Award from Design Within Reach Austin's M+D+F competition recently for the Styro Light – his fixture that was created using the styrofoam packaging corners from Apple laptops. I think this is a well-exhibited design – the frame is aluminum, and there are 16 5W dimmable compact fluorescents illuminating the space. […]Apple, Design Within Reach, Eric Lawrence, fixture, packaging, styrofoam, sustainable


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Great study skills: What do they need?
- Thursday, March 30, 2000
It is crucial for any student to learn good study skills. This will prove valuable even if college is not the end goal. For instance, in the business world new applications for computers are constantly emerging. It will be necessary for a successful business-person to be able to evaluate new systems, which will require research and study. The following is a list of study skills that students must have to excel in college.
Reading Comprehension
College students are required to cover and absorb large amounts of reading material on a strict time schedule. The better your child's skills for taking in reading material, the better he/she will cope with college work.
The ability to condense reading or course material into outline form is a skill that will enhance the college student's test taking ability. College courses offer large amounts of information in various formats, outlining can bring things into focus for studying purposes.
In the home school most students never have to take notes on a lecture, since there usually aren't any! It will be important for the college bound student to have some experience in taking down what is being spoken (Taking notes on church sermons or on video classes can be good practice.)
Ah, the greatest of skills. Though we hope our students have learned this skill well in our home schools, some may need a tune-up. In college courses, listening implies paying attention to subtleties (like what the instructor thinks is important) as well as details (following directions).
This is a crucial college skill since professors are not likely to spell out every detail of what they expect to the student. In college, it is important for the student to be able to determine what information instructors want for exams or projects, and how they want things done.
Frequent visits to the library and familiarity with Internet research capabilities will sharpen skills that will be required of students in college. It will be important for students to know their way around the library and be comfortable asking questions.
College level courses will require retention of a large amount of knowledge for a long time. The student who has skills in reviewing (note cards, notes, etc.) will do well in their higher level studies.
Test taking
Whole books are available on this topic. Suffice it to say here that test taking skills alone can make a letter grade difference in college. It would be worth the time to get a book on this subject and review the skills suggested.
Usually students who expect to go on to higher education should take several college preparatory tests. These include the PSAT, SAT I, SAT II and the ACT. It is not necessary for any student to take them all, but to choose the most pertinent to their needs. Please see Chapter Eleven of our bookfor a thorough discussion of these exams.
You will not see many people include this on a list of study skills, but we feel it is crucial. If you cannot apply what you have studied you have not learned it, and if you do not apply it, you will forget it! So, try to find a way to work new vocabulary into your conversation, practice a newly learned skill, or discuss course topics in your everyday life.
We would recommend including a short course (available in book, cassette, and video form or in group lessons with other home schoolers) on study skills in your high school repertoire.
Editor's note: To purchase the Callihan's new book from the Curriculum Guide, click here.)
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Wallabies need a rest on long road to World Cup, says Elsom
Rupert Guinness Rocky Elsom believes the ARU should allow players who have accrued the most Test time this year to miss the spring tour and spend the off-season training at home to help them strengthen for the next...
Injuries take toll, but Waratahs are ready to trouble Brumbies
Rupert Guinness Waratahs coach Michael Cheika put on a brave face on Monday by playing down the loss of Wallaby back-rower Wycliff Palu due to an injured ankle for Saturday's clash against the Brumbies in Canberra.
Comeback for Smith begins on the bench
Rupert Guinness George Smith is set to be named on the Brumbies bench for his comeback game against the Waratahs in Canberra on Saturday night.
Deans punts on Beale for Lions den
Rupert Guinness Wallabies coach Robbie Deans could not contain himself over his acclaim for the speed, physicality and excitement of the clash between the Reds and British and Irish Lions in Brisbane on Saturday -...
Holiday snap: Kimlin packing his bags after surprise call-up
Rupert Guinness, David Polkinghorne Wallabies selection was the last thing on the mind of Brumbies back-rower Peter Kimlin when Robbie Deans telephoned him about his late call-up.
Horwill captaincy will take pressure off Genia: Poidevin
Rupert Guinness The appointment of second-rower James Horwill as Wallabies captain ahead of Will Genia for the British and Irish Lions series will help take the pressure off the halfback, according to Wallaby legend...
Deans' agents can report Wallabies face a tough mission
Rupert Guinness A little after 6pm on Wednesday, Wallabies coach Robbie Deans sat with Dave Dennis in the foyer of the team's hotel at Pelican Waters, near Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast.
Dennis happy with lessons learnt
Rupert Guinness Waratahs captain and backrower Dave Dennis believes that he will be better for having played the British and Irish Lions - both physically and in game knowledge - when he rejoins the Wallabies squad...
Unlikely students in line for honours
Rupert Guinness TWO days ago, Sydney University forwards David Dennis and Ben McCalman were on the fringes of professional rugby, thinking only of victory in the Shute Shield grand final over Randwick.
Hickey's timely rev-up to Beale
Rupert Guinness KURTLEY BEALE, who yesterday earned his first call-up to the Wallabies, will have to be prepared to ''go those few extra yards'', says his Waratahs coach.
Deans short of tall timber after Sharpe exit
Rupert Guinness THE Wallabies are likely to go on their end-of-season tour with just one specialist second-rower due to an injury crisis that deepened yesterday when Nathan Sharpe was ruled out of the trip.
Hickey confirms pack of changes for derby
Rupert Guinness The Waratahs may still rejig their forward pack for tomorrow night's derby against the Brumbies in Canberra, despite No.8 Wycliff Palu being likely to start with a fractured hand.
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History lessons show Students will strengthen
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Alexander builds time in Shute Shield
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Pink needs to give birth already!
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
This is insane! I feel like Pink has been pregnant forever!!! I just want this born-to-be-awesome baby to pop out already!
I'm sure Pink feels the same way, considering she's the size of a planet right now!
She looks happy and healthy, as I'd expect her to, but seriously… Look at that belly!


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When you pass the 30 in Spain, you look like an old
These are the words of Luis Figo, Maradona and season and a half ago, which now has 38 springs and left the Spanish league to San Siro for 32 years, where he maintained an excellent level in his first two seasons as a player for Inter then go gradually declining performance. But we will not discuss his career but his words. Beyond their situation, they can think and reason you do not miss the Portuguese.
Figo compare the mentality of the Spanish and Italian leagues, two races living at different times in terms of competitiveness and resources. Not on the parné in Spain, but there, especially in the two larger, more purchasing power in a calcium that longs for the good times of the nineties when it was considered the best league in the world. Now things are different and the Italian league saving lives and times of recession. This means that some clubs, and is mainly striking the case of Milan, bet on players and veterans who gave their best years and can be cheaper. "Purely financial question or even sports?
In the case of Italy, which refers to Figo, both, but if we look beyond the Alpine country in other leagues we see that the seniority and experience are virtues recognized that over the years and experiences in the field give a plus the skill of a player and when this happens, the age at which your card is not important. Here we have to Manchester, where Giggs and Scholes (37 and 36 years) remain important and where Gary Neville just retired with 35. Or Chelsea, where Drogba and Lampard remain vital for 32 years.
The youth is a virtue: the hunger for success and optimum health without the burden of years in the legs so tight schedules like these are aspects to consider. But the experience they offer those seasoned players in a thousand battles, its poise and its response to difficult situations are no less positive for a team. Also represent a mirror in which the young can look. Both complement and even needed, and a proper mixture of both can result in a balanced team.
Inter is the paradigm that the veteran is a degree. Last year he was champion of all with a roster full of players with extensive experience: Julio Cesar (31), Chivu (30), Samuel (32), Cordoba (34), Lucio (30), Zanetti (37), Cambiasso ( 30), Stankovic (32) or Milito (32) are important examples, which were complemented by Etoo, Motta or Sneijder. Yet in Spain itself there is a sense that the arrival of the thirty necessarily entails a drop in performance. You look at the players with other eyes, so to speak.
Cost to renew the contract of a player who is past that age and sign a player who has reached thirty. It is shocking in a league where the short-term raw immediacy, where the projects hardly exist. The figures speak for themselves: in the market last summer, only nineteen players, a low percentage, reached or exceeded thirty.
Players like Donato Carboni and showed us that even approaching their forties can offer good performance, although these two cases are isolated and this depends largely on how to care for each player. Another example is that of Senna, 32 years gave us a great tournament. It's a matter of habit, and in the Spanish league some habits lie on bases difficult to understand. And if you hear out there otherwise might ignore: in the league, age matters.


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ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5)—Alexandria officials say rain that occurred Tuesday and Wednesday has caused a tree to up root on a private property, fall against a public vent and tear a water main. This has caused damage and leakage.
Crews have been working around the clock to fix the water main. Officials hope the main will be fixed Friday.
It's possible some residents maybe without water while repairs are underway.
The tree fell near the McAdams pumping station on Thursday morning. This caused residents between North side of MacArthur Drive between Lee Street and the south traffic circle to be affected.
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The parents told the school board that they were never asked or even told that their children's librarian was going to write and use profanity as part of a lesson on controversial books.
However, when they heard what happened afterwards, from their 8th grade children In West Linn, OR, the upset parents said they were furious and in disbelief. They said the teacher exposed their kids to more than a dozen curse words (ed: I bet the kids could have taught her a few more).
"There was the "F-word" written on the board. The teacher yelled them at the kids and then asked the kids to yell them back at him," said parent Elizabeth Thiede. She also explained that her child was upset by the display that was apparently carried out as part of a language arts unit at Athey Creek Middle School.
For nearly 10 years, the school has discussed banned and controversial books as part of a successful First Ammendment curriculum. But never before has profanity been used in such a way, school district officials admitted.
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An area woman wants the Pataskala Public Library to toss out a book she considers obscene.
The book in question is Eric Marlowe Garrison's "Mastering Multiple Position Sex," billed on its back cover as a lovemaking guide.
Pataskala resident Marti Shrigley said she saw the book on display while visiting the library and found it offensive. The cover contains seminude pictures of adults, and there are instructive illustrations inside.
"This, to me, is porn, under the guise of a learning manual," Shrigley said.
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
The legislative library rebuffed demands by police lawyers who argued that the public document should be removed because it names undercover officers.
"It was pretty amazing," said Library Director Robbie LaFleur. "I have been here 20 years, and no one really has questioned these publicly available reports before."
Here's a follow up on The Jessamine County Library story (that's the place the firing of two library workers for allegedly taking matters into their own hands to prevent what they regarded as obscene material from getting into the hands of children.)
Director Critchfield can not talk about the firings, but he did say he was surprised Tuesday to receive a petition saying The Black Dossier and 3 other books represent a threat to public safety.
The petition reads in part, "This community is known to have sexual predators, and works such as these encourage those predators to act out their desires or at the very least justify their desires."
Library employees fired over censorship of graphic novel: It has become a question of what public libraries are enshrined to do, what role they are to play in monitoring children and whether they get to decide what people get to read.
What complicates this is that the graphic novel in question meets no standard of obscenity by the law.
According to the Daily Herald, someone has been crossing out dirty words in books, and employees at the Maury County (TN) Library aren't happy about it.
"It bothers me because nobody is holding a gun to their head making them read these books," said Elizabeth Potts, director of the county library. "If they don't like them, they should just return them."
Library Director Elizabeth Potts shows one of several books which have had "dirty" words marked through. Others have editorial comments added.
Two Nicholasville librarians are fired for not allowing a kid check out a book. The women say the book contains pornographic material inappropriate for children.
The two women say they were fired last month when they wouldn't let a young girl check out a book from The League of Extraordinary Gentleman series. Now, both women say they're less concerned with their jobs and more concerned with keeping material like this out of children's hands.
[Thanks Dan!]
A group called Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays says there's an entire community of people across the world whose sexual orientation changed from gay to straight. But they're not getting their message out because libraries refuse to carry literature that describes these experiences or any studies that support them. The group claims that their efforts to find support from ALA's Banned Book Week fell on deaf ears.
Follow-up on yesterday's story about the potential banning of a book relating the real-life home invasion crime that took place in Cheshire, Connecticut.
Today's blog in the Hartford Courant proposes that the community keep the book ( In the Middle of the Night: The Shocking True Story of a Family Killed in Cold Blood by Brian McDonald) on the shelf and the librarian, Ramona Harten, in charge of the library.
I rise in support of Ramona Harten, the embattled librarian of Cheshire. I understand the pain and outrage that would lead a large group of Cheshire residents to resist the notion of having on their shelves a book written from the point of view of an accused killer. But it's a book. It's quite relevant to the town. It belongs on the shelves. If we ban books because we find them distasteful, we narrow our collective field of vision, and we risk replacing one of our precious freedoms with a popularity contest.
From Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" to Norman Mailer's "Executioner's Song" to several attempts to write fiction from the perspective of Lee Harvey Oswald, mind-of-the-murderer literature seems to have a place in the overall canon. I have no idea whether McDonald's book is any good. Most books like this are not particularly good. But the only way to sort out that question is for interested parties to read it and discuss it.


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The Saab 9-4X is coming at us in November during the Los Angeles Auto Show , but since no one in the auto industry can keep a secret for long, the first undisguised image of the future crossover has already surfaced on the internet. Good for us, probably even better for Saab since the buzz will only pick up with each leaked photo or spy shot.
The 9-4X will be built on an all new platform called the Theta Premium that mixes components from GM's Theta and Epsilon 2 platforms. It will find itself with its own exterior and interior styling, but will have a dashboard design that will be similar to the new 9-5. The 9-4X will be offered with a 2.8-liter turbocharged V6 petrol engine as the sole engine, but Saab is working on a diesel option for the future.
The 9-4X BioPower concept was powered by a four-cylinder, 2.0-liter BioPower turbo engine that delivered 300 HP and strong torque of 295 lb.-ft. With this engine, Saab wanted to demonstrate its commitment to "rightsizing" – achieving sufficient levels of performance with a smaller, more efficient engine.