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I am looking to buy my first ereader. In regards to the specs, all I know is that I would prefer it to be back lit for night time reading and have an eInk screen for reading outdoors. I have heard good things about the Kindle PW 2 ($119), but I would prefer a reader that could read .epub and other types of files, and I don't want to be locked into anything (I've heard it's difficult to convert files so that the kindle can read them. Plus, I kinda want to root for the underdog of the US, even though Kobo is #2 in the world). I plan mostly on reading library books and free books from Project Gutenberg.

I have been strongly thinking about the Kobo Glo ($129) or Aura ($139) (not HD). Is the difference between these two great enough to warrant dropping the extra money for the Aura? I've seen that the Aura's screen is flat (no beveled edges), and I was wondering if the Aura has glare when reading outside because of that. I was also wondering if the Glo had the same "reading statistics" setup that the Aura has (I thought it was a quaint idea to keep track of all the reading you do)?

So, for its price, which ereader would you recommend? And what sort of case should I get? I prefer reading with nothing on it, but I want to prevent it from damage in my purse. I do have a Kindle fire right now and I fold the book-like case for that behind it or I just pop it out whenever I want to read.

Thanks.

Ever since I've transferred to a new college, I've been so stressed and depressed over my shoddy grades. I used to be an A student in high school, but now I have 2.8 GPA. I'm taking 5 technical courses, which consists of a lecture portion and clinical rotation where I work in a hospital for 32 hrs/week and a 2.5 hr round trip commute. While I am proficient in my rotation, I'm having a horrible time understanding and remembering the theory behind everything, and because of this, I'm so afraid I won't pass my classes, I won't graduate on time, I won't pass my license, I'll waste precious money on another year at this expensive school, repeating courses only to still just barely pass.

I've lost any semblance of a social life; all I do is study and work. I am at my wits end. I just feel so stupid and worthless, that I'm the dumbest one in the class. I can never seem to ask the right questions, or study and remember the right material.

What do I do? I'm working on talking with my professors to see if they'll work with me, but I feel undeserving.

While there's still some time before we get into the Christmas season, I've begun looking for gifts for all my family members. However, I can't think of anything to get my sister. She hates everything that "typical" girls love (can't stand perfume, goes around in college-logo beefy tees, never does anything with her hair, doesn't wear jewelry). She enjoys going outside, but no one else in my family does, so most things with an outdoor use are normally never used (although we did manage to have fun one year with mashoonga sticks which are similar to nerf swords). We don't have a large yard or house, nor do we have many friends in the neighborhood, so it puts the size of a gift down a little bit. She also loathes playing her trumpet and french horn, so I can't even get her some nice sheet music or some books.

Lately, she has been going through a phase where she loves Australia (brought on from the show H2O Just Add Water. It's about Australian teenage mermaids.) and I want to get her something that she'll use. I considered getting her a dvd box set, but that's out of my budget, and I considered an H2O shirt, but I'm not sure if she'll be confident enough to wear it to school (her Australia love is a bit of one of those "dirty little secrets"). Her desk is mad cluttered with school papers and textbooks, so I don't really want to get her a knick knack, either.

So, do any of you out there have any ideas for something I could get her?

So, I just transferred to a new college, and I'm so lonely. I commute to class every day, and while I wait for my club to start at night (I'm in the pep band), I get crazy lonely. I am kinda friends with a freshman, but I felt like I was a bit needy with him, asking him a ton of questions about band, when it started, where it started, what do I do about the music, etc, that I felt maybe I was annoying him with all my questions. But so far, he's about it. In one year's time, I've been to three colleges (started with pharmacy, didn't quite like it, fell back to the local community college, and am now going to school for Med Tech, which is an insanely small program at this college. Less than 20 people in my graduating class.) I would try to make friends with more people in my major, but I have a really weird set of circumstances around me. This year should've been my sophomore year, but I was able to skip it and move on right to my junior year (Summer got killed by summer classes, though), so I'm already an upperclassman. On the first week of classes, my teachers went and asked what level we all were, and I was the only Junior in (most) of them. I'm also trying to see if I can find a nice guy so I can develop a deeper relationship with him and so he can be my (do I dare say it? I do) first boyfriend. But I feel like when I say I'm a Junior, all of a sudden I'm old and out of their league. I'm still 18. I know highschool seniors who are 18. I do like my new school very much, but I just have an insanely hard time making friends, and all that jumping around didn't do too much to help me. It also doesn't help that I'm more focused on all my studies than going out and partying. I am that weird girl who was all excited for lab and orgo and ohglorygoodness ALL the Science! And somehow, all the guy friends I make stay friend-zoned. No one has ever asked me out (well, there was this one guy, like, 5 mins ago here in the library, but I hardly knew him and he was already trying to get a date. Too fast.) So, I guess just any advice will be good. This is already my second week of classes, so I kinda want to try making friends, but I'm also afraid of large groups of people, like the dining hall and the commuter lounge. Far too loud and cramped for my tastes. I'm not a very good people person, which is why I've also chosen to be a Med Tech: less people contact.

.__. Sorry for makin' all y'all read an essay rant on my loneliness.

So, by shear chance, I made it onto my school's marching band team. I play the trumpet, and I've come to the conclusion now that I have had bad posture for the past 10 years. Upon holding the trumpet correctly in the first performance we had, my arms were fatigued after the first song, and my lips were struggling to reach the higher notes. I have never marched before this, playing in symphonic bands where I developed the horrible habit of curling up on myself for support. If I start practicing with correct form every day for 30 minutes, how long do you think it might take me to build up the endurance to play well? I want to be prepared for the first field performance in a few weeks. Do you think I might be up to an ok level of skill by then?

I just received a new Medical Laboratory textbook in the mail, and after I took off the plastic protector that them new books come in, I flipped a few pages and noticed the book smelled like a cross between fish and urine. Anyone know any quick ways I can get rid of the stench? I've got it baking in the sun right now, but later this week it's gonna be rainy, so that won't be much of an option any more.

[[Also, sorry if this is the wrong category. I really don't know where this sort of question would go.]]

Last night, I had the strangest dream. I dreamt I was Death, as in the anthropomorphic representation of passing away, a psychopomp, the Grim Reaper, what have you. In this dream, it was necessary that I wear white robes and wield my scythe in order to help someone pass on. In my dream, I had to end the life of this one guy, young looking, red hair. He had no name in my dream. I proceeded to don my attire. I pulled on the white pants and white under robe, but I couldn't seem to find the white cloak that went on top for the life of me. I check my closet and multiple rooms, the guy I was end even helped me look, but I could not find it. I woke up before either of us could find the cloak.

As I am seeking a plausible interpretation for this dream (if there's anything to go on) I'm working on finishing a degree in college. No one in my immediate family has died. My grandpa on one side is in the hospital for a broken hip (tried to step on a bug) and he is in the early stages of Alzheimer's. My grandma on the other side is in and out of the hospital for malaise and erratic blood sugars. I've never had a boyfriend (hey, dreams can be related to strange things), and I've never had a job. I do have older and younger siblings who I love very much and get along with very well.

So, any ideas if this dream signals something's in store for me, or if it's the result of stress? And if so, why would I be Death?

I've always been on the shy side. I used to be rather good with orations, but ever since I hit high school and now college, I feel like I've been speaking less and less. I feel like I have no confidence in myself. I recently screwed up at the last school I was at. The work there was crazy hard, and I was studying so hard and freaking out so hard over everything, I ended up gaining a little bit of weight and psoriasis that I finally got under control. Although things were starting to go a little better, my parents still look at me disapprovingly (or so my mind projects) and I can't seem to shake this feeling of melancholy. I am disappointed in myself.

I don't have many friends. I mostly hang out with my brother and cousin's friends (right now we're all in the same college) but I can't help shake the feeling that if I suddenly disappeared, no one would miss me. I find it very difficult to voice my thoughts, but typing them out as I am is easier. I can backspace and censor what I type, take back any sentences that don't quite sound right. Whenever my parents pose questions to me about my future, my voice freezes up and I feel like my brain is running a mile a minute while trying to create a response that won't disappoint them.

I've stopped forming my own opinions years ago. Now, my beliefs are a combinations of all the facts I've read, only choosing the ones that appear most plausible.

I have no material wants, or so I think.

I've never been in love, and nor do I seek love. Instead, I am looking for a guy who'll be equals with me, and yet I feel very uncomfortable around most of the guys I meet. I don't know the right questions to ask. I cannot make simple small talk.

My own likes are precious to me. When I tell someone that I like something, and not just write it down, I feel like I've opened up a part of my soul to them. And yet, when I do find someone who likes the same things as I do, I don't know what to say.

I've often had morbid thoughts. In the event if I ever wanted to end my own life, I know how I'd do it. But, I've never tried. I go through every person I know and ask the question to myself "Will the miss me?" Some people I think could care less if I threw myself over a cliff. Others, notably my parents, even though they might appear angry at me, I can see through their anger and know it is love. And even at the rare times where I feel as though they might not care at all, I realize that God still loves me, and only He can decide when I have fulfilled mu purpose upon this earth.

I think, on top of all that, is whether my increasingly reclusive activity is normal. I do try to get out. I think I might be mildly agoraphobic, and most of the time I convince myself that my tristitia is something everyone experiences at one time or another. I want to know if I am normal. If my phobia of social situations is common. If I am not alone.

So I got a new laptop, and yet this one seems to enjoy disconnecting me from my family's verizon network. When I'm disconnected, the other four computers are all still working fine. And I find it strange, because it only seems to disconnect when I'm at home. The wireless works fine when I'm at school using it for nearly 9 hours straight, and it worked perfectly even while I was in Albany for a few months. I just don't understand why it's being so finicky at home.

So last night, I figured I would treat my siblings to their favorite food for dinner: crepes, courtesy of myself. However, every last crepe I made came out wrong. They complained that the inside seemed almost raw, and that the crepes were cold, even though they saw that they came off the pan steaming. So, I sat down and had one myself. It was stiff like a potato chip, not at all like how crepes are supposed to be, and it did seem rather cold, and the inside was kinda runny.

On the stove, I had the heat set to about medium, and I was using corn oil to grease my pan. Did I have the heat set correctly? My cook book said "Hot," and high seemed too hot while low seemed like it wasn't cooking the batter at all.

Maybe I should have used Vegetable oil instead of corn oil?

I'm going to try again next weekend (as they say, practice makes perfect), but I would like some advice so I don't make the same mistakes again.

Oh, and for the batter, I used 3 whole eggs, 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 cup milk, pinch of salt, and 1 tsp sugar before letting it sit in the refrigerator for 2 hours and adding the 1 cup seltzer water before putting the batter into the frying pan. I don't think my problem came from here, but that was the general recipe I used.

Any advice is welcome. I just don't want my crepes to be cold or runny in the middle again. They were very, very sketchy crepes.

I think I might be sick, but I'm not sure if it's viral or stressed induced. I just got a sore throat now, but yesterday and today I noticed a loss of appetite (all I ate yesterday was a brunch and 3 cookies for dinner, as well as two cookies for lunch and a small wrap today), and weakness/ shakiness in my arms, so much that I completely messed up my signature and could hardly hold up my trumpet for an hour. I have noticed one of the lymph nodes in the back of my head is swollen, but that has been like that for a month or so now. Finals are also coming up, and I'm completely paranoid, thinking I'm going to fail them and get kicked out of college. So, is what I have just a common cold I'll eventually get over, or stress that'll disappear once winter break starts?

So, for a while now, I've had this idea for a story. Only problem is I don't know what to do with it. I've got the setting down, mostly. I plan for it to take place somewhere between Europe and the Middle East during the time of the 3rd Crusade and the Crusade of 1197. I had an idea that my main character be a 16 year old Saracen who was captured at the end of the 3rd Crusade and somehow bonds and forms a brotherly bond with his captor, a templar knight of sorts.

My problem is I don't know what sort of events I should include, or what will stimulate the growth of their bond. Also, I have no main conflict, really, besides the setting of a period of turmoil. Any suggestions on what I can do to turn this idea into a story?

When we first moved in, my roommate warned me about herself being a little messy. I figured I was a rather flexible person and I know that I am not the neatest person myself. However, as the months have been progressing, I feel as if she has been getting messier and messier. At first it was just clothes that would take up half the room. I was fine with that. I used to do that when I lived back at home. However, I feel like she takes no part in the cleaning. When she reheated lasagna, some sauce-covered pasta fell on the floor and stayed there until it got embedded into the carpet. Later, I woke up one morning to have found she made ramen. How I found out: bits of the hard noodles covered the bathroom floor. She's also begun taking over the bathroom as well, leaving dity dishes in the sink. (When I don't wash my dishes right away, I rinse them with water and set them on my desk). Recently, I've been so busy with studying for tests that I haven't been cleaning as much lately. Then last night, she made some more ramen, but forgot about it and ended up letting it sit in the microwave the entire night. My head is right about the same level as the microwave, and so the light kept me from having a good night's sleep. Every time I rolled over, the bright yellow would just burn into my eyes.

I know that I'm probably just being kinda picky, but I don't know how to address this tactfully. I am a shy person, and while we aren't good friends, I don't want to strain our relationship if we're going to have to live together for another semester (in our dorms, we're stuck in the same room for 2 semesters. Thank goodness for breaks). I've tried to bring up some of it subtly (When I told her about the ramen, she took it from the microwave, appologised, and flushed it down the toilet, but she was also busy getting ready for class, too). I have a habit of trying to see things from other people's perspectives, and I feel like there's no good time to bring this issue up and whatever I say will be obtrusive. Most of the time, I end up going to bed well before she returns the room, and I wake up much earlier than she. Other times she'll be out for soccer practice or just partying it up with her friends.

I'm just frustrated, but I don't want to have to turn this into a big deal by telling an RA. Any tips or tricks will be greatly appreciated.

So, earlier today, my pump broke and I ended up using 25 units of lantus as my basal. I will get a loaner in about 2 days, but I heard that you need to be weaned off lantus before going back to the pump therapy. What would happen if I just stop taking lantus and immediately went back to a fast-acting insulin drip for basal? Would I wind up low? Will I be safe if I get back on the pump after I wait for the lantus to run its 24 hour course?

Today has just been a crazy, hectic day and I'm too exhausted to further research into this. I've been on the pump for several years, and the doctor I called filled a script for the lantus, so I used it. Please tell me I didn't just mess up what's left of my day (or tomorrow, for that matter, either. I don't want to be running high because I have a Bio test Monday evening.)

I want to introduce some of my friends to one of these programs, however, I am at a loss of which one I should show them first. So, which should I show them? Horatio Hornblower? or Richard Sharpe? I love both of them, and if it matters, I was introduced to Sharpe first, and I found Hornblower on my own.

I just started college and I realised my school blocks connections to mmorpg servers, like Allods and PWI. At first, I was fine with it; those games weren't distracting during the week. However, the college turns into a ghosttown during the weekend, and I would like something to do besides study and facebook. Is there any (free) way I can get around the school's firewall? Would attempting to tap into the local Starbuck's internet be of any help?

I just want to be able to casually game on weekends when I'm not studying, working, or hanging out with friends or family.

The table I have plays music just fine through its own speakers. However, when I plug in headphones to the headphone/ mic jack, the sound still only comes out from the speakers. When l have it in the docking station, the headphone works fine in the spot there. What and doing wrong? Is the combo spot only for headsets and not headphones?

I just recently received a pack of Tarot cards. I've never been a huge card player, but those cards are so pretty I just want to play a game with them butI have no intention of doing any sort of "fortune telling" with them. Also, I've tried to look up the instructions for Tarot/Tarock/Tarrocchi, but the instructions I found were rather confusing. Does anyone know of any simple games I could play with them (any number of players is fine)? Or possibly some simple instructions with variations for more or less people?

I was experimenting today with windows speech recognition on my Dell laptop (yes, I just found the program and a mic to use). When I first went through, I was able to control my computer with my voice, but I was unable to use the program to put words down onto any word pad. I tried Microsoft Word, Notepad, and a wordpad.

After looking online to try to troubleshoot this issue myself, I went under system and selected the option for best performance. After doing that, the voice recognition program no longer works at all. I went through and reversed all the changes I conciously made, but I still can't seem to get the speech program to even open at all. Any possible ideas on how to fix this?

(I know the issue is not with my mic. I tried it on my sister's gateway vista laptop, and her voice recognition works without any problems whatsoever. What am I doing wrong?)

When eukaryotic cells undergo mitosis, it results in two identical daughter cells, each with a nucleus. Prokaryotic cells are cells that do not contain a distinct nucleus. Research cell division in prokaryotic cells and compare and contrast it to division in eukaryotic cells.

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