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Believe me i am not here to get a million followers. As a kid I excelled in arts & crafts time. No Facebook or Twitter. “You can plan a pretty picnic but you can't predict the weather.” -andre3000
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Last night I had a dream about you In this dream I’m dancing right beside you And it looked like everyone was having fun the kind of feeling I’ve waited so long
Don’t stop, come a little closer As we jam the rhythm gets stronger There’s nothing wrong with just a little, little fun We were dancing all night long
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It’s said that you were an extremely shy guy back then. Right before you joined the band in 1988 you were supposed to rehearse for Frank Zappa’s band but decided not to go right before the rehearsal.

That had nothing to do with my undoubtedly reserved personality. While waiting it came to my mind that I didn’t want to do that. Believe me, I was prepared. I spent my whole 15th year learning Zappa’s music note for note. On request, I could have even played that crap backwards. 33 complex instrumental tracks just out of my head. For me it was a big challenge - just because his music was known to be so damn difficult.

So what was the matter?

Everyone knew all these stories about how dictatorial Zappa acted as a band-leader. And that you had to play what he commanded you to. That had too little energy and sex for me. I was desperate to find my own voice. To discover myself - even trying cocaine. Zappa hated that. He hated drugs mostly. But I dreamed to be a rockstar, fuck with groupies and lock me away whenever I felt like.

John Frusciante, 2004

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Check out an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming movie Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling showcased at San Diego Comic Con!

this actually looks pretty good

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Many people spend their workdays indoors under fluorescent lights and in front of computers, then return home to bask in the glow of television screens.

But spending too much time inside isn’t good for us. And nature is beneficial - maybe essential - for human health. Psychologists and health researchers are finding more and more science-backed reasons we should spend time outside.

In her recent book, The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative, journalist Florence Williams writes that she started investigating the health benefits of nature after moving from the mountainous terrain of Boulder, Colorado, to what she describes as “the anti-Arcadia that is the nation’s capital” - Washington, DC.

“I felt disoriented, overwhelmed, depressed,” she writes. “My mind had trouble focusing. I couldn’t finish thoughts. I couldn’t make decisions and I wasn’t keen to get out of bed.”

We don’t all need to live in a place as stunning as Boulder - and most of us can’t get live anywhere too remote for smartphones or internet access.

But we do need to spend time in natural environments. That could be beautiful hiking trails or even just a nice park. Here’s why it’s so important to do so.

  1. It could improve your short term memory.
  2. It has a de-stressing effect 
  3. Spending time outside reduces inflammation 
  4. The outdoors helps eliminate fatigue 
  5. Outdoor experiences may help fight depression and anxiety 
  6. Being outside may protect your vision 
  7. It could improve your ability to focus 
  8. You may perform better on creative tasks after being outside 
  9. Spending time outside lowers blood pressure 
  10. Outdoor sessions may even help prevent cancer 
  11. Forests also might boost your immune system 
  12. With all this, it’s not too surprising that outdoor time is associated with a lower risk of early death 
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Seventy-one million. That’s the number of bees Max Nikolaychuk tends in the rolling hills east of Fresno, Calif. Each is worth a fraction of a cent, but together, they make up a large part of his livelihood.

Nikolaychuk makes most of his money during almond pollination season, renting out the bees to California’s almond orchards. This year, a thief stole four stacks of his hives.

“He knew about the bees, because he went through every bee colony I had and only took the good ones,” he says. “But, you know, the bee yards — I don’t have no security there, no fences.”

That lack of security means his bees have been stolen more than once. And it’s a type of theft that’s been playing out all over the state’s orchards.

Literally billions of bees are needed to pollinate California’s almond crop. Not enough bees live in California year-round to do that. So they are trucked in from across the country, from places like Colorado, Arizona and Montana. Earlier this year, around a million dollars’ worth of stolen bees were found in a field in Fresno County. Sgt. Arley Terrence with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department says it was a “beehive chop shop.”

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