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Just so you know, here's our warehouse and customer service closure dates over the holiday season.( More )
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SONATA ARCTICA
| DATE: | 4/5/2010 |
| VENUE: | The Gramercy Theatre |
| LOCATION: | New York NY |
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HAMMERFALL
| DATE: | 3/7/2010 |
| VENUE: | The FIlmore at Irving Plaza |
| LOCATION: | NYC NY |
| DOORS OPEN: | tbd |
| SHOW TIME: | TBD |
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FINNTROLL
| DATE: | 4/8/2010 |
| VENUE: | The Gramercy Theatre |
| LOCATION: | New York NY |
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Perhaps the most arrogant thing I've read this month. (Keep in mind that I work in academia.)
I haven't written much on this subject because, quite frankly, it depresses me. I know enough about it to know that it deserves a serious discussion - one that we're not having in favor of wankery about egos who don't care if women die and death panels.
Dr. Kopans told Medscape Radiology that the task force spurned his offer to provide scientific data from randomized trials that would help them make informed decisions.More here. I was fully expecting these recommendations to become rapidly politicized, but I had neglected to take into account how rabidly some radiologists would defend their turf.
"I'm one of the world's experts on breast imaging and mammography screening. I'm also chair of the subcommittee of the American College of Radiology for Mammography Screening. I had heard rumors that the task force was working on new screening guidelines, so I emailed them and offered to work with them. I didn't even get a thank you. Not even a response. Clearly they didn't want input from experts."
Asked for a possible reason why the task force would ignore expert opinion, Dr. Kopans told Medscape Radiology that there is a nucleus of people who have long been opposed to mammography.
"I just got some updated information that they were involved with the task force. I hate to say it, it's an ego thing. These people are willing to let women die based on the fact that they don't think there's a benefit."
I haven't written much on this subject because, quite frankly, it depresses me. I know enough about it to know that it deserves a serious discussion - one that we're not having in favor of wankery about egos who don't care if women die and death panels.
Angry Cthulhu does not approve of this tomfoolery. (My girlfriend knows me well. I do that little eye twitch myself.)
Awesome the third tomorrow when I can take a picture.
Awesome the first:
The iGEM team made me a photo collage of our summer fighting the nerd fight. Evidently when I play ping-pong, I look like an extra in The Matrix.
Gene therapy for: sickle cell treatment, beta-thalassemia, ALD, and color-blindness.
Switching off the gene FoxL2 causes ovary cells in adult female mice to develop into testosterone-producing cells. (Despite what you might read in this and other articles, this is not a change of sex.)
In silico drug trials. Fascinating, and potentially groundbreaking, but - to be frank - probably not ready for prime time.
Switching off the gene FoxL2 causes ovary cells in adult female mice to develop into testosterone-producing cells. (Despite what you might read in this and other articles, this is not a change of sex.)
In silico drug trials. Fascinating, and potentially groundbreaking, but - to be frank - probably not ready for prime time.
Þorfinnr Karlsefni. He explored Markland, which is relevant to my research.
I have one date — 1347, describing, briefly, a trading expedition to Markland.
Pray, good sir, when did they discover Markland? It's described in the Grœnlendinga saga but I cannot find a date. Even a year. Even a friggin' decade.
The Grœnlendinga saga and Eiríks saga rauða are giving me the headache from hell. I've learnt some very, very, very sketchy and uncertain and minimal Icelandic, enough so I can identify familial relationships and names, but I know nothing of their calendar system during the time of the sagas.
I am an annoyed panda.
For the kind soul who asked — my research is on the French and English colonisation of l'Acadie / Nova Scotia, as they passed back and forth several times depending on treaty obligations in wars fought in irrelevant places. It's a fascinating study of English vs. French management of literally the same lands, with the same First Nations peoples, & c.
That isn't Icelandic, but I'm just trying to establish a date for first European contact, which was definitely with the Vikings (and more importantly, exposed the First Nations to Europeans for the first time, which they remembered, as I can show in my Wampanoag Confederacy source documents), and I cannot find it.
I am closing my scholarly research databases, I am closing my timeline done painfully and painstakingly in Excel, I am closing EndNote X3 (thanks be upon the thesis gods that chose to give us benevolent bibliographic software) and I am going to lie with a cool compress on my forehead and try to stop shaking with frustration.
There will be 250 pages wrested from me by 16 March, 2010 so I can have a rough draft. There will be, there must be, there shall be. But, like childbirth, it will be painful and I will be having thoughts of regret, and not incidentally, strong drugs, throughout.
Still trying to decide on Edinburgh. I really need some stuff that's too delicate (correspondence, mostly) to scan or microfilm. On the other hand, I so can't afford it it's ridiculous. Though I can if I stay in hostels, I can afford it, just barely, on my grant. Oh, and not eat.
Below, beneath a cut, is a fascinating piece, "Frodo Baggins, A.B.D." and highly recommended reading for all researchers in acadame.
( Frodo Baggins, A.B.D. by Susie J. Lee )
For those who have not read the books or seen the films, the significant parts of the story centre around a long journey made by a hobbit named Frodo Baggins. He travels across a land called Middle-earth to throw a ring into the middle of a volcano called Mount Doom -- an action that, for doctoral students, is known as "filing the dissertation."
Like many a dissertator, Frodo's terrible and treacherous mission has a dual nature. He cannot, and does not, accomplish the goal without the help of others, but ultimately, he must bear the great load alone.
( Frodo is accompanied on the journey by his hobbit friends Sam, Merry, and Pippin. )
Frodo, on the other hand, has made the decision that he wants to go all the way. His most important companion is Sam, who is the equivalent of Frodo's "partner".
Sam is not a Ph.D. student, and more than anyone else, he has the terrible burden of being the one closest to the ring bearer. Sam's own fate is tied to that of the ring yet he is helpless to determine his future in a direct manner. He cannot make Frodo finish; he can only try to make it easier for Frodo to do so. He is the long-suffering hero whom every ring bearer thanks at the beginning or end of the acknowledgments of the dissertation — the one about whom everyone writes "I couldn't have done it without you."
On their way to file the dissertation, Sam and Frodo separate one time. The separation is the result of a deception spun by a fallen soul named Gollum — a.k.a., the doctoral candidate who will never finish.
( Gollum lived with the ring for many years and it destroyed his life, mind, and well-being. )
For example, he is stabbed three times during the course of his journey by disgusting and horrible creatures. He is hounded by terrifying beings called the Ringwraiths. Those attacks are the equivalent of the dissertator's endless financial struggles. ( Each loss of funds prevents him from paying enormous photocopying costs, expenses for travel to archives, bills for books and supplies, health insurance, and campus fees. )
Gandalf is instrumental in running interference for Frodo and making sure that he can complete his mission. He writes recommendations for grants and letters of introduction to libraries. He critiques drafts, locates possible sources of money, and feeds his student whenever possible. Most important, he offers intellectual guidance and moral support. Gandalf has his own challenges, however. In the Mines of Moria, he faces down a horrifying demon called the Balrog — meaning he must also teach, research, publish, and serve on committees.
( Frodo's “fellowship” also includes family, friends, dissertation groups… )
Frodo and Sam have finally arrived at Mount Doom, which means that Frodo finally has the full draft. But he looks terrible; he has been defeated emotionally and spiritually by the burden of carrying the ring. He has reached the end of his long journey, but will he file?
At the volcano, Sam yells to Frodo to throw in the ring. But by this time, the strain and burden of carrying the ring for so long has damaged Frodo's mind; he doesn't want to let go. He looks at Sam with a crazed look and says, "The ring is mine!" which, translated, means that he can't or won't finish; he has more research to do, more editing; the dissertation is just not good enough; he must reformat the page numbers.
He has taken the step toward becoming Gollum. He will remain A.B.D. forever. Sam cries pitifully. His life is ruined, too.
( All of a sudden, Gollum appears and wrestles Frodo to the ground. )
I have one date — 1347, describing, briefly, a trading expedition to Markland.
Pray, good sir, when did they discover Markland? It's described in the Grœnlendinga saga but I cannot find a date. Even a year. Even a friggin' decade.
The Grœnlendinga saga and Eiríks saga rauða are giving me the headache from hell. I've learnt some very, very, very sketchy and uncertain and minimal Icelandic, enough so I can identify familial relationships and names, but I know nothing of their calendar system during the time of the sagas.
I am an annoyed panda.
For the kind soul who asked — my research is on the French and English colonisation of l'Acadie / Nova Scotia, as they passed back and forth several times depending on treaty obligations in wars fought in irrelevant places. It's a fascinating study of English vs. French management of literally the same lands, with the same First Nations peoples, & c.
That isn't Icelandic, but I'm just trying to establish a date for first European contact, which was definitely with the Vikings (and more importantly, exposed the First Nations to Europeans for the first time, which they remembered, as I can show in my Wampanoag Confederacy source documents), and I cannot find it.
I am closing my scholarly research databases, I am closing my timeline done painfully and painstakingly in Excel, I am closing EndNote X3 (thanks be upon the thesis gods that chose to give us benevolent bibliographic software) and I am going to lie with a cool compress on my forehead and try to stop shaking with frustration.
There will be 250 pages wrested from me by 16 March, 2010 so I can have a rough draft. There will be, there must be, there shall be. But, like childbirth, it will be painful and I will be having thoughts of regret, and not incidentally, strong drugs, throughout.
Still trying to decide on Edinburgh. I really need some stuff that's too delicate (correspondence, mostly) to scan or microfilm. On the other hand, I so can't afford it it's ridiculous. Though I can if I stay in hostels, I can afford it, just barely, on my grant. Oh, and not eat.
Below, beneath a cut, is a fascinating piece, "Frodo Baggins, A.B.D." and highly recommended reading for all researchers in acadame.
( Frodo Baggins, A.B.D. by Susie J. Lee )
For those who have not read the books or seen the films, the significant parts of the story centre around a long journey made by a hobbit named Frodo Baggins. He travels across a land called Middle-earth to throw a ring into the middle of a volcano called Mount Doom -- an action that, for doctoral students, is known as "filing the dissertation."
Like many a dissertator, Frodo's terrible and treacherous mission has a dual nature. He cannot, and does not, accomplish the goal without the help of others, but ultimately, he must bear the great load alone.
( Frodo is accompanied on the journey by his hobbit friends Sam, Merry, and Pippin. )
Frodo, on the other hand, has made the decision that he wants to go all the way. His most important companion is Sam, who is the equivalent of Frodo's "partner".
Sam is not a Ph.D. student, and more than anyone else, he has the terrible burden of being the one closest to the ring bearer. Sam's own fate is tied to that of the ring yet he is helpless to determine his future in a direct manner. He cannot make Frodo finish; he can only try to make it easier for Frodo to do so. He is the long-suffering hero whom every ring bearer thanks at the beginning or end of the acknowledgments of the dissertation — the one about whom everyone writes "I couldn't have done it without you."
On their way to file the dissertation, Sam and Frodo separate one time. The separation is the result of a deception spun by a fallen soul named Gollum — a.k.a., the doctoral candidate who will never finish.
( Gollum lived with the ring for many years and it destroyed his life, mind, and well-being. )
For example, he is stabbed three times during the course of his journey by disgusting and horrible creatures. He is hounded by terrifying beings called the Ringwraiths. Those attacks are the equivalent of the dissertator's endless financial struggles. ( Each loss of funds prevents him from paying enormous photocopying costs, expenses for travel to archives, bills for books and supplies, health insurance, and campus fees. )
Gandalf is instrumental in running interference for Frodo and making sure that he can complete his mission. He writes recommendations for grants and letters of introduction to libraries. He critiques drafts, locates possible sources of money, and feeds his student whenever possible. Most important, he offers intellectual guidance and moral support. Gandalf has his own challenges, however. In the Mines of Moria, he faces down a horrifying demon called the Balrog — meaning he must also teach, research, publish, and serve on committees.
( Frodo's “fellowship” also includes family, friends, dissertation groups… )
Frodo and Sam have finally arrived at Mount Doom, which means that Frodo finally has the full draft. But he looks terrible; he has been defeated emotionally and spiritually by the burden of carrying the ring. He has reached the end of his long journey, but will he file?
At the volcano, Sam yells to Frodo to throw in the ring. But by this time, the strain and burden of carrying the ring for so long has damaged Frodo's mind; he doesn't want to let go. He looks at Sam with a crazed look and says, "The ring is mine!" which, translated, means that he can't or won't finish; he has more research to do, more editing; the dissertation is just not good enough; he must reformat the page numbers.
He has taken the step toward becoming Gollum. He will remain A.B.D. forever. Sam cries pitifully. His life is ruined, too.
( All of a sudden, Gollum appears and wrestles Frodo to the ground. )
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Fantasy and horror novels - full series + odds and ends
All are paperbacks in good condition and ready for collection from Surry Hills, Sydney (home delivery can be arranged for the right people!). First in, first served.
Robin Hobb - The Tawny Man Trilogy
Fool's Errand, The Golden Fool and Fool's Fate
Robin Hobb - Farseer Trilogy
Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin's Quest
Jennifer Fallon - Second Sons Trilogy
Lion of Senet, Eye of the Labyrinth, Lord of the Shadows
Jennifer Fallon - Demon Child Trilogy
Medalon, Treason's Keep, Harshini
Lynn Flewelling - The Tamir Triad
The Bone Doll's Twin, Hidden Warrior and The Oracle's Queen
Lynn Flewelling - The Nightrunner Series
Luck in the Shadows, Luck in the Shadows, Stalking Darkness, Traitor's Moon, Shadows Return
Sherrilyn Kenyon the Dark Hunter Novels
Night Embrace
Kiss of the Night
Unleash the Night
The Dream Hunter
Sins of the Night
Devil May Cry
Dance With the Devil
Acheron
Jacqueline Carey - Kushiel's Series (2 of 3 books)
Kushiel's Chosen, Kushiel's Avatar
Kim Wilkins - The Autumn Castle, Rosa and the Veil of Gold
Graham Joyce - The Tooth Fairy
Elizabeth Kostova - the Historian
All are paperbacks in good condition and ready for collection from Surry Hills, Sydney (home delivery can be arranged for the right people!). First in, first served.
Robin Hobb - The Tawny Man Trilogy
Fool's Errand, The Golden Fool and Fool's Fate
Robin Hobb - Farseer Trilogy
Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin's Quest
Jennifer Fallon - Second Sons Trilogy
Lion of Senet, Eye of the Labyrinth, Lord of the Shadows
Jennifer Fallon - Demon Child Trilogy
Medalon, Treason's Keep, Harshini
Lynn Flewelling - The Tamir Triad
The Bone Doll's Twin, Hidden Warrior and The Oracle's Queen
Lynn Flewelling - The Nightrunner Series
Luck in the Shadows, Luck in the Shadows, Stalking Darkness, Traitor's Moon, Shadows Return
Sherrilyn Kenyon the Dark Hunter Novels
Night Embrace
Kiss of the Night
Unleash the Night
The Dream Hunter
Sins of the Night
Devil May Cry
Dance With the Devil
Acheron
Jacqueline Carey - Kushiel's Series (2 of 3 books)
Kushiel's Chosen, Kushiel's Avatar
Kim Wilkins - The Autumn Castle, Rosa and the Veil of Gold
Graham Joyce - The Tooth Fairy
Elizabeth Kostova - the Historian
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