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    Just saw "Seeking a Friend for the End of the...

    Just saw "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World." I love apocalypse movies, so I really liked this one about the human side of what you would do if you knew the world was ending in six weeks. The...
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    I find it very handy for genre reading-related...

    I find it very handy for genre reading-related topics...for instance if I want to figure out what is the first book in an author's series, or if he or she writes several series, what books belong to...
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    My Netflix DVD queue got stuck for awhile with...

    My Netflix DVD queue got stuck for awhile with some stuff I never quite got around to watching, but I have reordered it and am now catching up again (it's a good time since I'm not really into the...
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    I almost forgot about this site!

    http://www.canistream.it/ will allow you to search and see which services have which shows, if there's something particular that you want to watch. I use it...
  5. Hulu + is best if you want to watch shows that...

    Hulu + is best if you want to watch shows that are currently on the air. Episodes are available the next day after air, and you can stream them to a tablet, phone, or set-top box. (I think the...
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    I also saw Captain Phillips and agree that it was...

    I also saw Captain Phillips and agree that it was mesmerizing throughout even though most viewers probably knew the resolution ahead of time. The actor who played the lead Somali pirate was amazing...
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    Honestly, it doesn't trouble me much that MU...

    Honestly, it doesn't trouble me much that MU students might spend 1 course out of 40 for their degree (assuming 5 per semester, 8 semester, which is what the University recommends on their website)...
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    Let's see: My ongoing project is reading "The...

    Let's see: My ongoing project is reading "The Forsyte Saga," a very long trilogy by John Galsworthy about a wealthy extended family in Victorian London (actually published in the 1920s.) It's really...
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    On the personal side it's been a good...

    On the personal side it's been a good year--healthy family, a nice summer vacation, and a new activity that I am really enjoying. But on the work side, I am happy to move on to 2014--we have a small...
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    Went to see the new Hunger Games movie. If you...

    Went to see the new Hunger Games movie. If you like the series, you will enjoy it (which I did)--don't know how much you would care for it if not. I will say I was disappointed that they will split...
  11. The other thing I wonder if children miss out on...

    The other thing I wonder if children miss out on when all presents are for kids is the adult example of gracious giving and receiving--expressing thanks sincerely, being appreciative when it's not...
  12. How Do Children Give in Your Family/Friends? Or Do They?

    As a child, I remember loving getting gifts at Christmas--but loving to give them also. My parents handled this various ways over the years--taking us shopping with them, giving money to be used for...
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    I have not been doing much movie-watching of late...

    I have not been doing much movie-watching of late between extra time at work and the TV networks having new episodes on for the fall season, but there have been a few:

    Thor: The Dark World--Just...
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    How much do you want in your cable package (ie,...

    How much do you want in your cable package (ie, do you want some cable channels like CNN, or the REALLY basic "broadcast equivalent?"

    Here is what I do: Comcast for high-speed internet only. I...
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    It was actually a great day for grocery...

    It was actually a great day for grocery shopping--the grocery store was more empty than I'd ever seen it. I read an interesting article in the local news that the lines were long on Thanksgiving...
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    I decided that one of my goals for the last two...

    I decided that one of my goals for the last two months of the year was to eat down the pantry, fridge and freezer. So far: four over-ripe bananas, the end of a bag of frozen cranberries, and the...
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    Just watched Monsters University. I thought it...

    Just watched Monsters University. I thought it was very cute, and enjoyed the many small jokes in the background/scenery, similar to the original Monsters Inc. If you have a little one and think...
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    Low-Carb, Easy Pantry Meals

    A few months ago my doctor asked me to lower the amount of refined carbs in my diet. I have been doing well with it (I think, waiting for follow-up results) but the one thing I have not been able to...
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    Thanks for the review of Gravity! I wasn't sure...

    Thanks for the review of Gravity! I wasn't sure if I wanted to see it, but it sounds like the kind of thing that is worth going to the theater for.
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    Went through a few more movies in the last couple...

    Went through a few more movies in the last couple of weeks, catching up on the summer releases, although film consumption will probably slow down now that television has started up again. "Star Trek...
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    I love Parks and Recreation. I also prefer the...

    I love Parks and Recreation. I also prefer the "sweet" comedies, not the ones where people are being mean to each other. In new shows, I liked the comedies "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (police comedy) and,...
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    One concern that employers might have is that you...

    One concern that employers might have is that you are not applying for their job out of a particular interest in the work, but rather to escape unemployment...and thus would not stay with the job...
  23. Thread: Raises?

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    I have some friends in academia, and raises (not...

    I have some friends in academia, and raises (not big ones) are tied to moving forward in the tenure process. I work in non-profits, and managers very rarely have the opportunity to give merit raises...
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    There are also some high-quality graphic novels...

    There are also some high-quality graphic novels for children being written these days: Owly, Babymouse, Zita the Spacegirl, and Three Thieves are four series I can highly recommend. My older nephew...
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    Have been in a bit of a movie mode recently,...

    Have been in a bit of a movie mode recently, while in between summer and fall television.

    Rented "Now You See Me" which was a magician/heist movie that came out this summer. The reviews were...
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