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A winner was selected from 108 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
I am a professional improvisational comedian with a Masters degree in Communication. I make a living facilitating corporate training in the areas of leadership, innovation, presentation skills, team building, and conflict management. I also run a company that uses improv games to teach these concepts: http://www.inthemoment.com
My goal for this new company (improv4training) is to target corporate trainers, to teach them how to use on-your-feet improv games to bring their corporate training to life (as we have done at In The Moment).
The target audience are corporate trainers and instructional designers. They typically work for large businesses and are responsible for the professional development of the company's employees.
Specifically, I am targeting trainers who teach "soft skills" (communication, innovation, management, customer service, sales, etc) versus "hard skills" (technical training).
This group is always trying to find new ways to illustrate concepts they are teaching... ways to "break up" the lecture and provide relevant excitement to their classes.
I would say that 70% are women, though the percentage of men is growing in this area.
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Our goal is to inject fun, activity, and involvement through improv games into a professional training environment. So, I would like the logo design to balance fun with professionalism.
Overall, I'm looking for something less sharp, more rounded. This looks too high-tech for my goal of infusing classroom training with human interaction, games, and creativity.
The logo should be less high-tech and more about communicating a feeling of joy, happiness, excitement, quirkiness. We are promoting using face-to-face games in the classroom.
Less pointy, more rounded.
AVOID: Looking too high tech or (on the other end of the spectrum) wacky. The question on trainers' minds will be, "Sure, it looks fun, but is it relevant to my training? Is it appropriate in a corporate environment? Will I be embarrassed?"
Also avoid the comedy/tragedy masks from theater. I don't mind theater references, but no "classical" iconography. No pink.
I would like a fresh, organic, quirky look that could live in a professional environment. We represent excitement, activity, thinking fast on your feet, being involved, being competitive, and playing games.
This will go on business cards and the homepage of the website.
Look at this for words, not the blog template I picked. I didn't love any of the templates I saw.... http://improv4training.tumblr.com/
Our In The Moment site does a good job capturing the "fun in a professional environment" feel (though the look/feel is outdated): http://www.inthemoment.com
Attached are logos I love.
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Ryan Murphy Announces End Of 'Glee'
Glee is hitting the home stretch, Instincters! Ryan Murphy announced Wednesday night during a Paley Center event honoring FX Networks that the next season (6) of Glee will be the show's last.
"The final year of the show, which will be next year, was designed around Rachel and Cory/Finn's story," he told reporters. "I always knew that, I always knew how it would end. I knew what the last shot was – he was in it. I knew what the last line was – she said it to him. So when a tragedy like that happens you sort of have to pause and figure out what you want to do, so we're figuring that out now.
"I have a good idea," Murphy added. "I'm going to tell the studio and the network [in a week] how after Cory's unfortunate passing we can end the show that I think is very satisfactory. And kind of in his honor, which I love."
We all tuned in last week for Glee's goodbye to Cory Monteith—and subsequently had to restock our tissue supply—and we couldn't help but feel that there's a big hole in the show's narrative that simply can't be filled now that Cory and Finn are gone.
We're not surprised that Murphy has seen fit to call it a wrap. Do you agree with his decision to end the series, Instincters? How would you like to see Glee conclude?
I think they should keep Glee on. It is one show I look forward to watch. Rerun or new. There are so much garbage on tv these days. Tired of the cop shows and so tired of the realty
shows and way too many of the stupid comedies that aren't funny at all. I also think the songs they perform sound better then the actual artist. We all need a little music in our life. We all need a little GLEE!!!
I only watched one episode of Glee from start to finish, during the first season. I didn't really have any feelings about it, good or bad. (Except I thought the heavily-produced and obviously digitally-enhanced musical numbers were über-cheesy). So that's all I have to say about the show itself.
But... I instantly loved Cory Monteith. And when I saw him on Conan later, and how sweet and genuinely funny he was, I wanted to marry him. He didn't have the look you would call movie-star-handsome, but somehow he was still gorgeous. I never even had a clue about his drug problems until the day he died. If he was mine, he could have gotten away with anything.
I, admittedly but somewhat reluctant to say that I haven't watched Glee for years now. My heart goes out to those who knew and loved Corey in real life, but honestly, his tragic passing still has not got me back watching this show. I've moved on already. But kudos and respect to all those on the show. It makes a lot of people happy. I'm not hating here, just sharing that not every gay in the village still thinks Glee is relevant.
It's time. When the show started, it was whimsical and unique. The show has been way more serious/sad than it has been funny/light-hearted - even before the Cory episode. I also think it's getting silly how often the NYC and other alums are constantly popping back home to Lima. It was break-through when it started. Now it needs to break free. I'm still watching it, but I don't look forward to it like I used to. I think the show should have considered a 4-year run... like in high-school. They could have wrapped it all up nicely.
As soon as you start a show based on school, there is a time limit on how long it will last. Most of the original cast have or will shortly graduate. Trying to keep them in for continuity and trying to bring in new people is difficult at best.
Letting Finn die an unknown death was satisfactory. I can't say it would have changed my perception if I had known how the character died. But, Finn was an integral character to the series and they had to address his passing. Other characters have disappeared without a whimper (Sugar?).
Every show has to end eventually. I hope that Mr. Murphy ties it up satisfactorily. I hate when a show ends and it raises more questions than it answers.
I am a Fan of Cory Monteith. I noticed that he was in a movie I own called "The Invisible (2007)" I wanted to see him do Great things after Glee. I was proud to have a Canadian on the Program.
I got to say that "The Quarterback" Episode had me in Tears during the Opening Song "Seasons of Love" after that I thought the acting was cheese. I thought the emotions were cheese. I don't understand why it came off that way. The only episodes previously that I didn't't like were the Rocky Horror picture show and The one where Sue Marry's herself.
I really wanted this series to go on for 10 seasons. But I am now used to Favorite shows being canceled. I absolutely Loved Fringe and that was Canceled. I can't believe that incredible show wasn't't extremely popular
I feel they did a real good job with the death of Finn/Cory. Yes Cory died of an overdose and in the show Finn died. Kurt said it best why do we always want to focus on the how someone died, their dead, the how isn't gonna help you grieve any better. I think this episode was about death, and how it affects everyone from parents to family to friends. Think about how we treat people cause they might not be around the next day.
I agree with most. The show was for hs goodbye was a disappointment. Not mentioning how he dies, and there really was no story to it at all. It was just people sad about his death and singing about it, no beginning, middle or end.
If this was the way it was intended. they should have called it a farewall to cory and not to finn!
I feel that last week's show missed the mark. The show has addressed every social teenage isswue out there with the exception of gratuitous drug use. Not once in the episode did they mention how "Finn" died. While the rest of the episode was done very tastily and very sensitive to the character's and people who loved Cory, I simply feel that they should have given a reason. I feel it is an insult to "Finn" and to Cory for not at least mentioning what happened. I am still and will forever be a huge Glee fan, I just was left displeased with the Quarterback episode.


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Can U.S. Make China Play Fair on Trade?
Should the U.S. block investment by Chinese companies in America until China opens its market wider to U.S. business? That controversial idea -- called reciprocity -- is getting traction in some trade circles, as John Bussey explains on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
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The Eminence Lady Warriors might have ended their basketball game at Shelby County last Thursday with a lopsided 54-18 loss, but they took a step in the right direction during the fourth quarter when they won the final eight minutes of play, 10-7.
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Wabash Men and Medicine in the 21st Centuryby Kim Johnson • November 12, 2008 Share:
Alumni, staff, faculty, and students gathered on Saturday for more than just a chance at the Bell.
Prior to the classic Monon Bell rivalry, 20 alumni, 15 faculty and staff, and 40 pre-medical students had the opportunity to learn about the medical profession in the 21st Century. The event included a panel discussion featuring physicians Todd Rowland '85, Tom Koenig '85, and Phil Dulberger '85. Scott Himsel '85 served as the moderator. After the panel discussion there was a networking event and tailgate followed by the Bell game. (Click here to see photos from the presentations.)
"This event evolved from a discussion by the presenters. They wanted to be able to do something meaningful for the College and its current students," said Jill Rogers, Pre-Health Advisor at Wabash. "The three physicians will talk about how their traditional roles as physicians have evolved into new areas in medicine. But their primary interest in returning to campus and bringing physicians together is to network with the students and to help them understand what the medical profession looks like today."
Dr. Dulberger is an anesthesiologist in Indianapolis and has recently taken on additional administrative roles including serving as the Executive Director of Clarian Quality Partners. Dr. Koenig is the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Rowland is the Director of Medical Informatics for Bloomington Hospital. He has hosted pre-medical student interns from Wabash for the last three summers.
"Always stop and recognize your surroundings. Don't forget the impact Wabash has," Dulberger told the crowd. "This is truly a remarkable institution - one where you get to 'hang out' with your professors and get to know them. You don't see that in many other places."
The alumni who returned for the event included a wide range of medical experience and specialties from Jason Siegel '08, a first-year medical student, to John Poncher '52, a retired pediatrician. Alumni came from as close as Crawfordsville - Johns Roberts '83, and Scott Douglas '84 – and as far away as Harvard – Frank Sellke '78.
"The allegiance these alumni have for Wabash is amazing," Rogers said. "They have a strong desire to mentor students. Sometimes I wonder if the students realize how lucky they are."
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We were incredibly to win the title of 'SME Emerging Business Of The Year 2015' which is a fantastic accolade in this highly competitive category, against such an inspiring collection of women. The team had a wonderful time at the awards in Manchester and have now qualified into the National Finals which are in Leeds next month.
Last year, at the prestigious ceremony, our Managing Director Suzan Thompson, won two outstanding awards at the ceremony including Property Business Woman of the Year and the overall Business Woman Of the Year 2014 for the whole of the North West.
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What is tariq at-tayyiba? and what does it mean when a person has an ijaza in this?
Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
Imam Ibn Al-Jazaree documented laid out the rules for all the authentic ways of reading the ten qira'aat in his work: An-Nashr fi-l-qira'aat al-'ashr, and as was done by the early scholars, he made it easier to understand and learn in poem form in his pose: Tayyibatu-n-nashr fi-l-qira'aat al-'ashr. These different authentic ways then became known as Tareeq at-Tayyibah. There are many different ways for each of the ten qir'aat.
If one gets an ijaazah in all the ways documented for one qira'ah in tareeq at-tayyibah, he/she will then have an ijaazah in the qira'ah min tareeq at-tayyibah. So if one has an ijaazah in Hafs 'an 'Aasim min tareeq at-tayyibah, it means they have read the whole complete Qur'an by memory to their sheikh/sheikhah in all the ways of Hafs 'an 'Aasim documented by Imam Al-Jazaree in An-Nashr.
If one gets an ijaazah in all of the ten qira'aat with all the ways documented by Imam Al-Jazaree then he/she has an ijaazah in the ten qir'aat min tareeq at-tayyibah. This is indeed a great achievement and few are those that have succeeded in obtaining this ijaazah in this day and age.
May Allah increase us all in knowledge and grant us this great achievement.
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Well, there may not be any wrestlers actually on Canada's Walk of Fame, but there will be one hosting the induction ceremony this year -- WWE diva Trish Stratus.
The WWE women's champ will do the honours on Saturday, June 3 at Toronto's Hummingbird Centre. The actual inductees for 2006 will be announced Wednesday, March 8 at the Paramount Theatre in Toronto.
"I'm really thrilled to be hosting, even though I wasn't the first choice," said Stratus in a press release. "Apparently the guys from Brokeback Mountain refused to wax."
"Trish is a multi-talented performer," said Canada's Walk of Fame CEO and President, Peter Soumalias. "Through hard work, dedication, and perseverance, she has risen to the pinnacle of her profession at a very young age. In many ways, she personifies the principles of Canada's Walk of Fame."
For the last couple of years, a campaign has been waged to get Stu Hart a star on the Walk of Fame, led by fan David Freitas.
"Stu Hart is deserving, and wrestling is deserving as it is huge entertainment worldwide," Heidi Pyper, Manager of Sponsorships, Communications and Special events for Canada's Walk of Fame told SLAM! Wrestling's Jason Clevett last year. "Stu as well as people like 'Whipper' Billy Watson are deserving of a star. We are limited by numbers, we can only do a few inductees every year and we will see Stu Hart on that walk for sure someday, it is just a question of when."
In a Canadian Press story on Stratus as host, she said she agreed that Canadian wrestlers like Bret Hart, Killer Kowalski, Lord Athol Layton and Little Beaver are some names that deserve consideration.
The Walk of Fame was established in 1998. To date, 93 Canadians have been honoured.
The 2005 inductions were Paul Anka, George Chuvalo (boxer), Michael Cohl (concert promoter), Pierre Cossette (TV/music producer), Rex Harrington (dancer), Daniel Lanois (musician/producer), Alanis Morissette (singer), Kiefer Sutherland (actor) and Fay Wray (actress). The host was Tom Green.
The ceremonies will be broadcast on CTV.
Greg Oliver has done his part for the organizers of the Walk of Fame. Just read the book The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Canadians for a list of the famous Canadian wrestlers. After all, everyone knows Killer Kowalski, Mad Dog Vachon and Roddy Piper; only the hardcore Canadian arts buffs know Jean-Paul Riopelle, Teresa Stratas or Kenojuak Ashevak. Email Greg at email@example.com.


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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- House and Senate Democrats reached agreement late Monday on a budget resolution for 2010, which includes key spending priorities for the young Obama administration.
The Senate and House could vote on the budget resolution Tuesday. President Obama's budget request is $3.67 trillion.
"This budget is a major accomplishment," Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad said in a statement. "We are meeting President Obama's goals of reducing our dependence on foreign energy, striving for excellence in education, reforming our health care system, and providing middle-class tax relief."
The agreement came as lawmakers were reconciling the House and Senate versions of the budget package. The president's budget request is $3.67 trillion.
The full Senate and House are each expected to vote on the fiscal 2010 budget resolution this week. The House vote could come as soon as Tuesday.
Budget negotiators have fast-tracked part of the budget process. Major health reform is likely to pass this year, because the special process -- known as budget reconciliation -- won't allow Republicans to filibuster the legislation, as was widely expected.
Democrats, who currently control 58 seats in the Senate, will be able to pass it with a simple majority vote, instead of the 60 needed to overcome a filibuster.
Separately, conservative Democrats in the House, who have been pushing for a strong statement from leadership on fiscal responsibility in the budget, may have some of their concerns addressed.
A Democratic aide told CNN that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Whip Steny Hoyer are drafting a letter to Senate leaders "throwing down the gauntlet" to insist that a pay-as-you-go system be followed, which would require new federal spending to be offset with budget cuts or tax increases.
President Barack Obama called for the so-called "PAYGO" legislation in his weekend radio address.
The budget resolution would limit increases in non-defense discretionary spending to 2.9 percent through 2014, according to Conrad.
"While the budget resolution takes important steps in the near-term of cutting the deficit in half by 2012 and by two-thirds by 2014, it is clear that more will be needed to address the long-term fiscal imbalance confronting the nation beyond the five-year budget window," said Conrad.
President Obama gathered his Cabinet members last week and challenged them to cut a total of $100 million in the next 90 days.
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"Any amount of savings is obviously welcome," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, said at the time. "But ($100 million is) about the average amount we'll spend every single day just covering the interest on the stimulus package that we passed earlier this year."
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said ordinary Americans would nevertheless appreciate the savings effort.
"Only in Washington, D.C., is $100 million dollars not a lot of money. It is where I'm from. It is where I grew up. And I think it is for hundreds of millions of Americans."
CNN's Deirdre Walsh contributed to this report.
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When a New York reporter from News12 The Bronx asked a 100-year-old grandmother about hitting the century mark, the conversation went straight the gutter.
In an interview that did not air (for obviously reasons you soon learn), the reporter asked her questions about her age. Out of the blue, the woman asked him, "How ya d*ck hanging?"
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"Getting me a piece of d*ck," she said. The woman's family, including small children, was in the background laughing the whole time as their patriarch peppered the young reporter with Andrew Dice Clay-like replies. A woman in the background can be heard asking the reporter if he's OK. "Take a deep breath," she can be heard saying.
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Late Push Ups VCHS Girls to 6-0
As the clock wound down in the Valley City High School girls basketball team's 55-51 win over St. Mary's Saturday at the Hi-Liner Activity Center, junior Dierra Diegel consistently found herself in a high pressure situation.
Not only was she playing the final five minutes of the second half with four fouls, but of the Hi-Liners' final eight free throws in the game, Diegel took six.
"I knew those free throws were going to count, so I was thinking, 'I've got to make these. I've got to put them in, separate it, make it so they don't have any last second chance to win the game," Diegel said.
Though nervous, Diegel kept her poise at the line, hitting all six of her free throw attempts in the final three minutes, and getting a layup with a minute left, all of which proved to be crucial points in the four-point win.
It improves the Hi-Liners to 6-0 this season, the best record in Class A entering this week. Last year's VCHS girls won eight games.
Of the six, the first two were decided in overtime, and the last two were both decided by a combined six points.
But unlike the team's 60-58 win over Jamestown, in which the Hi-Liners had a strong start but allowed a late comeback, the Hi-Liners were the ones forced to complete a comeback.
The Hi-Liners struggled from the tipoff and allowed 12 straight points from St. Mary's to open the first half.
"We were getting shots, we were doing things, but we were just kind of out of synch," VCHS coach Jim McDaniel said.
The Hi-Liners scored their first points of the game when Clarissa Olson hit a layup to make it 12-2 with 13:41 left in the half. 10 seconds later, Diegel had two free throws to make it 12-4.
Though VCHS had consistent offense the rest of the half, the St. Mary's offense provided a plenty of counters. With 7:10 left in the half, Diegel hit a layup to narrow the Saints' lead to 17-12, but St. Mary's responded with a 3-pointer from Sydney Miller. Diegel then hit two free throws, but Taylor Gendreau responded with a 3 for St. Mary's.
The Saints' lead consistent to the end of the half, when they led 33-24, and into the first 9 minutes of the second half.
It wasn't until the final eight minutes of the game that VCHS got the push they were hoping for after McDaniel called a timeout.
"(I told them) 'If we're going to do it, it's got to be now,'" McDaniel said. "It was about that point were we started to turn the lead around."
It started with a rebound that Diegel put back up for two points with 8:19 left to make it 42-36. 20 seconds later, Olson was fouled making a layup, which sunk. She hit the extra free throw to make it 42-39 with 7:59 left.
24 seconds after that, Diegel took an inside pass from sister Danica Diegel, and put it up to make it 42-41 St. Mary's.
There was no scoring for about two minutes, until Danica Diegel hit a layup to give Valley City a 43-42 lead, their first of the game, with 5:41 left.
Shortly after, St. Mary's tied it with a free throw and both teams tied it at 44 points each and 46 points each before the final three minutes.
With 2:40 left, Dierra Diegel took her first two shots at the free-throw line, hitting both of them to go up 48-46. Olson went to the line 20 seconds later, hitting one of two to increase the lead to 49.
Miller hit a layup with just under two minutes to bring Valley City's lead back to one point before Dierra Diegel hit two more free throws to make it 51-48 with 1:36 left.
After two missed free throws by St. Mary's, Dierra Diegel got a layup to take a five point lead with a minute left, but a 3-pointer by Dominique Giesen narrowed it back to 53-51 with 43.6 seconds left.
As time wound down, Valley City gave the ball back to St. Mary's when Jessica Denholm was called for a travel as she fell to the ground with 15.6 seconds left. The Saints gave the ball back to Valley City, however, when Giesen was called for a charge on a potential game-tying layup with five seconds left.
On the ensuing inbounds play, Madison Taylor threw a cross-court inbounds pass to Dierra Diegel, who was fouled by Giesen on what was ruled as an intentional foul. The technical foul gave Diegel two free throws alone at the line, and put Valley City up 55-51 with 1.8 seconds.
McDaniel credited Taylor for making a good pass to Diegel on the inbounds, which, had it gone out, would have given St. Mary's the ball underneath their own basket.
Dierra Diegel was proud of how the team responded after trailing 12-0 early and it said the comeback was a matter of attitude.
"We couldn't hang our heads right away, and I think a lot of times in the past, teams would just hang their heads," Diegel said. "We knew right away, after coach took a time out, that we were going to have to fight and we were going to have to keep playing to get back in it."
Diegel led VCHS with 25 points and seven rebounds. Olson had 10 points and four rebounds. St. Mary's was led by Giesen with 14 points and Gendreau with 13. The Saints finished 5-10 from the 3-point line.
St. Mary's 65, VCHS boys 45
The Valley City High School boys basketball team struggled at the wrong time in its 65-43 loss to No. 3 St. Mary's Saturday at the HAC.
Coming out of halftime, the Hi-Liners trailed 32-22, but couldn't find their rhythm as the visiting Saints hit four three-pointers and a layup in the first seven minutes of the second half to up their lead to 20 points, which the Hi-Liners couldn't make up.
"It was a six or eight point game for most of the first half, it wasn't bad," VCHS coach Scott Hurlimann said. "The second half we kind of started slow. They went on a 5-0 run and we just couldn't really hit a few shots. We needed to come out and get a good start to the second half and weren't able to do that."
The Hi-Liners stuggled early, falling behind 19-8 in the first six and a half minutes of the game, but worked back behind post play from Chase Carpenter and Tayler Lentz, along with a 3-pointer from Mason Denholm, to get the St. Mary's lead down to 19-16 with 7:52 left in the first half.
Denholm and Carpenter kept it close the rest of the half, but the Saints clored the final four points of the half to end up up 10.
Trent Bohan started the second half with a layup and a 3-pointer for St. Mary's, who later got more 3-pointers from Brian Obritsch, Darius Sparks and Ross Kopp to expand the lead to 46-26.
In the period where they extended the lead, Hurlimann was pleased with Valley City's shot selection.
"We really didn't take bad shots, we just didn't knock them down and against a good team like this, we've got to shoot a good percent," he said.
The Saints lead got as high as 62-37 late in the game, though the Hi-Liners got late scoring from Carpenter, Denholm and Jared Lentz, who had 17, 10 and 9 points, respectively. All nine of Lentz's points came in the second half.


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Welcome to the Department of Early Childhood and Childhood Education. As a faculty we are committed to preparing competent, qualified, and caring teachers for diverse urban settings. This commitment is expressed in detail in the School of Education's philosophical document entitled Lehman Urban Transformative Education (LUTE). The themes of the LUTE form the basis of our four programs leading to New York State teacher certification, and they help focus our work with teacher candidates, students, parents, schools, and other community organizations to enhance learning, recognizing that early education is the basis for later learning. Read More >>


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I have been a dedicated fitness professional since 1984, primarily teaching in college and university settings. Being a fitness fanatic I really thought I was enjoying fitness at its finest, then in 2006, I met Nia. It is through practicing Nia that I am now experiencing joyful movement, and aware of the power within free spirited playful activity. Nia has opened my eyes to the great potential of holistic fitness, and the importance of integrating mind, body, and spirit, rather than focusing on the physical body alone. What I love and embrace about the Nia practice is that it celebrates each individual, helping them move towards fitness and health in their own unique way. I have witnessed incredible changes in myself, and in my students, including increased self-esteem, self-expression, relaxation, creativity, power, grace, and of course enhanced overall fitness.
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A P 12/22/2008 11:46:27 PMWonderful capture and effect, Scott #1055702
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The Infiniti EX35 is a luxury compact crossover sport utility vehicle (SUV) that was launched in 2007 at the New York Auto Show. It represents the entry-level SUV for the Infiniti brand, as it cost less than the Infiniti FX, which serves as a luxury midsize SUV. Although the Infiniti EX35 is smaller than the Infiniti FX, it uses the same Nissan FM platform, as do the Infiniti G and the Infiniti M sedans. While the concept version of the Infiniti EX35 was unveiled in 2007, the first models sold in North America in the 2008 model year.
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The Infiniti EX35 is a luxury crossover SUV, which means that optional features and upgrades on other vehicles come standard on this vehicle. A full leather interior, XM satellite radio, UV-reducing solar glass, a push button ignition, and a dual-zone climate control system represent just some of the more upscale features found on all trim levels.
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The Infiniti EX35 is the first vehicle in its class, and in all classes, to provide an around view monitor. Unlike other parking assist systems, the Infiniti version comes with four cameras instead of just one. By using small cameras mounted on the front grille, both side mirrors, and just under the license plate holder at the rear, the around view monitor provides the driver with a top-down view of the exterior of the vehicle. This assists with parking, particularly with parallel parking, as it reduces blind spots for the driver.
The paint used on the Infiniti EX35 features a scratch shield. The Infiniti EX35 was one of the first vehicles to come with this shield. The scratch shield paint is a clear coat, self-healing paint applied to the vehicle. The paint repairs fine scratches to the vehicle in one day to one week. The length of time for repair depends on the size and depth of the scratch, as well as the temperature outside the vehicle. The clear coat paint self-heals through the addition of a highly elastic resin. The increased elasticity increases the flexibility and the density of the paint.
The Infiniti Lane Departure Prevention system was first introduced on the Infiniti M sedan. Through the use of an electronic stability control system, both the Infiniti EX35 and the Infiniti M help the driver remain in his or her lane. The electronic stability control system gently applies brake pressure to each wheel, causing the vehicle to move so that its position within the lane is adjusted. When the system detects the vehicle drifting from its intended lane, it sounds an alert to notify the driver and applies the brake pressure to nudge it back on the right course. To detect lane changes, the system relies on a small camera mounted on the windshield.
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New to the EX for 2012 is HomeLink Universal Transceiver and is standard on the EX35 Journey. A new exterior color, Malbec Black, also makes its debut for 2012.
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The EX enters the 2010 model year with minimal changes. Revisions include heated outside mirrors on EX35, heated front seats on EX35 AWD, Bluetooth on EX Journey, navigation as a standalone option, and standard auto on/off headlamps and a USB connection port for all models. Bluetooth streaming audio, XM NavWeather, and Zagat restaurant guide are now included in the hard-drive navigation system.
2009 Infiniti EX35
The 2009 Infiniti EX35 walks the fine line between SUV sport and sedan quality.
2008 Infiniti EX35
The Infiniti EX line is a premium-modeled compact crossover SUV that's got a smaller sticker price than the more upscale Infiniti FX.


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Saturday, February 28, 2009
February Fave
Project: Canvas Art Bag (I converted a canvas book into a bag. Its for containing all my paintbrushes, pencils, scissors and other art materials - yeah, as if it can all fit in there - haha)
For this project, I used Claudine Hellmuth Studio acrylic paints and made lots of happy colourful washes of colour on the canvas (a bit like watercolour). Then I collaged lots of pictures and whimsical details on the outside using Claudine Hellmuth Studio gloss medium.
A closer look at the outside
1. Claudine Hellmuth's Studio acrylic paints are really cool - even though you dilute them down, the colours are still super vibrant and rich - really nice.
2. Crepe Paper is really nice incorporated into a collage - the gel medium turns it translucent and it makes beautiful layers.
3. I am abnormally averse to glitter - everyone in my class rubbed stickles over all their pages to get sparkly backgrounds, unlike me who only used it on one page.
Inside page: with elastic for holding pens and brushes.
Did a medium transfer on the canvas with a photocopied photo.
Pocket Pages:
No, its not your eyes (or my camera) - I made it blurry on purpose - stamped in the wash while wet. (And that's why there's fish - cos its wet - haha)
Hope you all had fun at class and felt like an artist for the day - I certainly did.
8 comments:
- Sue said...
This is such a gorgeous project Sharon. And you very funny. Wet that's why got fish. hahahaha!
- February 28, 2009 at 9:17 AM
- claudine hellmuth said...
these are amazing!!! is it alright for me to post a link to you from my blog?
thank you for using my paints!
- February 28, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- sharon Ong said...
yes, certainly! I would be honoured.
- February 28, 2009 at 9:29 PM
- ~Sasha Farina~ said...
so making me wanna be a student again... i just might sign up and be your most difficult student ever!
- March 2, 2009 at 5:55 PM
- Edleen said...
can i have this bag??? hehe...
how fun to play with paints! the messier the better :D love your work as always Sharon :)
- March 3, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- Shirley said...
Wahahaha! Love the mess on that bag!! I bought tat bag from LP months ago and nvr had any inspiration to get going on that. You made my day(and bag!)
Lovely lovely lovely!
- March 4, 2009 at 1:27 PM
- Jennie (Jenn) said...
lovely as usual, how are you feeling? sorry got to cancel the class... can we do it "private"? let me know.. hehehe :p
- March 4, 2009 at 5:44 PM
- Paula Clare said...
I LOVE the collage-y ness of the bag! It is GORGEOUS! The colors are completely fab...I have been DYING to try out Claudine's stuff, have yet to find a store nearby that carries her studio line...perhaps I'll order by mail. Yes, yes, that's it...I so LOVE the design and style of your bag...if I copy it or do something similar I will be SURE to let you know!
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Today's episode featured the shocking "teen sex trend" that is oral sex. Dr. Phil revealed that teenage girls engage in oral sex in exchange for presents, cash, or popularity. So teen girls who give head are automatically—and literally—whores?
Who's to say that some teen girls just like oral sex? In fact, who's to say what the reasons are behind anything a teen girl does...other than the girl herself? Also, if this is such a huge problem in high schools, as Dr. Phil leads us to believe, then why is it only being addressed in relation to girls? The boys are the ones supposedly paying to get their dicks sucked. So they literally get off with impunity on this?
Also, what the fuck is wrong with oral sex? You can't get pregnant and the chances of catching a disease is much slimmer. But the thing that really made me angry was when Dr. Phil was going over the statistics from the CDC about teens (both boys and girls) and sex, saying, "These girls, 38% of them are not using any kind of protection." Actually, the statistic is, "38% of sexually active teens do not use a condom." Nothing was mentioned specifically about girls in that category.
The show was basically all about "protecting our girls," a sentiment that I pretty much hate when it's applied to situations like these, because it completely takes away the agency of teen girls when it comes to the decisions they make with their own bodies. Maybe we should "protect our girls" by not assuming that they're whores because they're engaging in sexual activity. Maybe we should "protect our girls" by teaching boys to respect them. Maybe we should "protect our girls" by properly educating them about sex.
This last clip is just laughable. Dr. Phil insists that teens are actually having sex on prom dance floors, because this lady—who recently chaperoned her first one—never heard of a song by Next called "Too Close."


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The Meaning of UP
Our 2016 World Convention was this past weekend. What a great time was had by all! There were workouts, inspiration, fun and new friendships made. People were truly SSL…sweating, smiling & learning! That is what 9Round is all about as a global brand.
Our theme this year for the convention was UP!
What exactly does that mean? For starters we loved how universally usable this phrase is. You can UP your customer service quality, UP your marketing, UP your service or better than ever: UP your standards. Raise the bar for yourself. What could be more life changing? Honestly, not much.
We had the pleasure of hosting the legendary Les Brown as a speaker at our convention as well! He was phenomenal with quotes like "anger blows out the lamp of the mind" and "find a drive that won't allow you to check out." These short sentences, if pondered deeply, will change you or at least change your direction.
Do you have past anger that still holds you back? That should be addressed. It's holding up your life. Healing anger may not happen overnight, but if you can at least address the cause of the anger, become aware and consciously begin to forgive and let go, the process may not be as hard as you had anticipated. The other side of that healing will most definitely be worth it!
Do you have purpose in your life that is so profound, that no excuse is big enough to allow you to quit on that cause? If not, find it! You owe it to yourself to have a 'drive that won't allow you to check out.' This stuff is the stuff that makes you dig, and dig deep! If you aren't digging deep, then how meaningful is your life? I want to push myself UP so far that I always know I'm trying my best and being the most UP version of myself I can possibly be.
Les gave us some great takeaway points; even one that formed a fun acronym with the word ROUND from our brand name, 9ROUND. Here it is:
Reinvent yourself
Unite with other winners
Never give up
Dominate your marketplace
Les spoke briefly on each of these points and by the end of it, all of our 9Round Owners, myself included, were thinking of more ways to be world class at serving our markets with the most incredible workout available.
If you aren't familiar with Les Brown, I highly suggest you check him out on YouTube. He is world class at motivating through stories that we can all relate to. (Throw in the fact that he's also 70 years old and still going strong!) He's amazing.
I will leave you with this incredible quote from Mr. Brown: "If you do what is easy, your life will be hard. If you'll do what is hard, your life will be easy." This hit me profoundly. It also helped me understand why there's such a small percentage of people who are successful entrepreneurs.
It's hard!
But, once you get it rolling it does indeed make your life easier. I don't mean easy in the sense of laying on the couch watching soaps and eating bon-bons.
That sounds easy….(AND BORING).
The 'easy' you get with entrepreneurialism is freedom you didn't have before. Freedom to call your life's shots the way you want to.
The freedom of architecting my life, my way has been worth every single thing I've been through on the journey to this point. On top of that, I get the joy of changing lives through health and fitness! Talk about a dream "job"!
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Just a few weeks after opening the season in Los Angeles, the Revs will return to the West Coast for a visit to San Jose on Saturday night | Important TV info for Saturday's match >>
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – It seems as though the rigors of cross-country travel are discussed in exhausting detail each time a professional sports team crisscrosses the United States from the East Coast to the West Coast, or vice versa.
There are the long flights (which can lead to tired legs), the dramatic time difference (which causes tired eyes), and the extended time away from home (which contributes to tired minds).
It can be draining enough dealing with one cross-country trip, and with two MLS teams in Los Angeles, plus clubs in San Jose and Seattle – not to mention expansion teams in both Portland and Vancouver coming next year – long-distance travel for East Coast clubs like the Revolution is part life in MLS.
But the early part of the 2010 schedule threw an extra curveball at the Revs. Just three weeks after opening the season in California against the LA Galaxy on March 27, they'll return to The Golden State this Saturday night, April 17, for a meeting with the San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium.
"It's hard," said veteran defender Cory Gibbs, who spent much of his career playing in Europe where the travel is less extensive. "It's hard, but you just have to get your head around it and know that we're going to be back at home for three weeks in a row (after this trip)."
After their upcoming journey to the West Coast, the Revs will indeed be home for an extended stretch. They'll host the Colorado Rapids (April 24), FC Dallas (May 1) and Chivas USA (May 5) in consecutive games at Gillette Stadium, marking their only three-game home-stand of the 2010 season.
With a string of home games to follow this weekend's match against the Earthquakes, midfielder Chris Tierney said it's important to keep the momentum created from the Revolution's two previous wins going through the visit to San Jose.
"We have a stretch of three home games after this one," he noted. "Hopefully we can go out to San Jose, get a result and then come home and keep going forward in the games we have here."
While the extended home-stand following the San Jose trip provides one reason to be positive, there's another factor in play which could help the Revolution down the road. After this weekend's visit to California, the Revs will travel to the Pacific time zone just twice more in the 2010 regular season – Seattle to face the Sounders on June 5 and Los Angeles to meet Chivas USA on Sept. 10. That means that half of the Revolution's West Coast trips will be done just four games into the 30-game schedule.
That could be beneficial later in the year when players typically begin to feel the physical effects of the long, grinding season. While other clubs will be making cross-country trips and adding to their fatigue during the latter months, the Revs will have the luxury of sticking closer to home in crunch time. In fact, they'll only leave the Eastern time zone once in their last five games of the regular season, and that will be for a visit to Houston and the Central time zone.
Of course, for some of the younger players who are new to professional sports, they're not yet thinking in that frame of mind. For them, the travel is one of the most exciting aspects of the job.
"I think it's exciting," said rookie forward Zack Schilawski, who has already traveled to Florida, North Carolina, California and Washington, D.C. with the Revs. "It's part of the lifestyle that's fun. We get to see the country, travel every weekend – that's kind of what you sign up for. I'm excited about it."
So what about head coach Steve Nicol? What does he think of the two early trips to the west coast?
The truth is, he doesn't think about it much at all.
"We're told where to go, we turn up and hopefully we play well and take three points," Nicol said. "That's kind of the way we look at it."
Gibbs had a similar assessment of the travel, noting that when the whistle blows to start the match, there are no concessions made for the team which is on the road.
"You've just got to get the job done," he said. "All you've got to know is that when Saturday comes, for 90-plus minutes we just give it all we have and forget about everything else."


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1 Guinea fowl
Garlic cloves
4 Chicory heads (I used a mixture of red and green)
A handful of flat leaf parsley leaves
A bunch of chives, finely snipped
A handful of de-shelled walnuts
About 100ml sherry or port
A small handful of raisins
Olive oil
1 Large lemon
Salt and pepper
1 The night before, leave the raisins to soak and plump up in the sherry. Preheat the oven to 180c/fan160c/gas 4. Brush the guinea fowl with olive oil, then season. Use a knife to make a few holes in the breast and legs, then wedge in some garlic cloves. Cover with baking foil and roast for one hour (remove the foil 45 mins in to let the bird go golden). Allow to cool for a bit, then remove the meat with a pair of forks.
2 Pour 6tbsp olive oil into a jam jar, then squeeze in the juice of the lemon. Season well, pop the lid on and shake. Arrange the chicken and chicory on a large plate or platter. Scatter over parsley, chives and walnuts. Drizzle the dressing over the salad, then spoon over the swollen raisins.


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While you were watching 49ers running back Frank Gore running for 90 yards and two touchdowns to help the 49ers to their comeback victory over the Falcons, others were paying attention to other things about Gore.
The level of his socks, to be exact. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Gore has been fined $10,500 by the NFL for wearing his socks too low during the game against Atlanta. Gore was fined the same amount in the final week of the regular season for throwing a ball into the stands after a touchdown.
We're long past the point of being surprised by such fines, although that doesn't make it any less startling to see the amount Gore's been fined for not wearing the uniform as mandated by the league. Players are fined less for smacking other players in the face after games than they are for wearing their socks too low, something which sends an odd message. The schedule for the fines is spelled out in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, so both the NFL and NFLPA play a role that weights infractions incorrectly.


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Drew McCormack needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 56 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
We all know Twitter is about following people. Mental Drain is about following 'topics' (tags). In a way, it is a means of forming ad hoc, spontaneous groups, just by entering a tag. You post messages with one or more topics, and you follow as many topics in your personal mental drain as you like. We need a design for the mental drain web site. The raw (functioning) site is at http://www.mentaldrain.com
Mental Drain (http://www.mentaldrain.com)
The current functional but raw site is not much to look at. What we want is a lush site that is a joy to visit. Perhaps the drain could appear in a tropical rainforest as a river, or could look like it is falling out of a rain cloud. In any case, one possibility is that the stream of messages could in some way be related to a drain or stream of water.
- Should include name 'Mental Drain'
- Should follow basic layout of current site.
- Preferably a lush, magical look, like a secret stream in a forest.
- Fit in with the current terminology. Eg. 'Fishing out' is used to mean have a message in the drain feedback. Try to fit in with the 'fishing out' concept. Same with 'nuggets', which is used as the term for a message in the drain.
- A direct copy of Twitter.


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Influential US senators have showed their support in a provision that grants 5,000 visa to Tibetan refuges living in India and Nepal. This provision will be included as an amendment in the landmark immigration reform bill still under debate. The amendment, offered by Senator Dianne Feinstein and cosponsored by Chairman Patrick Leahy and Senator Chuck Schumer, was approved by voice vote and included in the immigration reform bill currently under consideration in the US Senate.
This is more or less a slap across China's face; and the timing is adding insult to an injury as China's newly installed President Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet President Obama in a couple of weeks at the Leonore Annenberg estate in California. In fact, slapping China across the face for the sake of Tibet may have been the senators' intention. As republican Senator Chuck Grassley put it, "On this issue I don't mind irritating China," according to a GlobaPost report. (See details here.)
This is more or less a direct reaction to about 110 Tibetans losing their lives to self-immolation in protest of Chinese rule since 2009. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been accused by the Chinese government for encouraging self-immolation. At the same time, the Dalai Lama has not called upon his people to stop such self-sacrifice, though many believe that he has the power to stop it. Washington Post's columnist Sally Quinn has recently peeled open the complexity of this issue in her opinion piece titled "The Dalai Lama's compassion disconnect."
Self-immolation weighs heavy on everyone's mind. It's just such a horrific scene to behold, such a gruesome tale to regale. In the title story of my short fiction collection, "Bitter Tea and Braided Hair," I made a valiant attempt to depict one such incident. And apparently it's done a good job telling a difficult story, because multiple online ezines have re-printed it and it has also been turned into a Podcast. You owe yourself to check it out:
Ironically, even with such affirmative advantage, we will see far fewer Tibetan immigrate to US than Chinese. First off, compared to the Tibetans, there is a much larger Chinese diaspora population in US which sponsors far more legal Chinese immigrants than Tibetan ones. Secondly, swarms of rich Chinese are buying their way into US.
Each year, the US Congress grants 12,000 permanent green cards to foreigners who invest a minimum of $500,000 in US, in a business that creates no less than 10 new jobs. In the fiscal year of 2012, the US issued roughly 8500 such millionaire-investor visas. Guess what? 80% of those were given to investors from China. The Chinese are picking up these green cards like you and I are picking up a chicken salad sandwich from our local deli. It has gotten to such crazy level that the US congress has been talking about capping the visas given to Chinese millionaires with a "China quota."
You can find this and other fascinating stories about China in my book "Revolution Is a Dinner Party — Rogue Pluralism in China."


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
In recent blog posts I have introduced the new SSIS Catalog that is forthcoming in SQL Server Code-named Denali:
The SSIS Catalog is responsible for executing SSIS packages and also for capturing the metadata from those executions. However, at the time of writing there is no mechanism provided to view analyse and drill into that metadata and that is the reason that I am, in this blog post, introducing a suite of SSIS Catalog reports called the SSIS Reporting Pack which you can download from my SkyDrive at http://bit.ly/ez55g4. The
latest version of the reports can be gotten from http://ssisreportingpack.codeplex.com/releases/.
In this first release the SSIS Reporting Pack includes five reports:
Here is a screenshot of the Executions report:
Notice that the SSIS Reporting Pack provides a visual overview of all executions in the Catalog. Each execution is represented as a bar on the bar chart, the success or otherwise of each execution is indicated by the colour of the bar and the execution time is indicated by the bar height.
I have recorded a video that gives an overview of the SSIS Reporting which I have embedded below. If you are having any trouble viewing the video go see it at http://vimeo.com/17617974
I must stress that this is a very early version of the SSIS Reporting Pack and I am expecting it to change a lot over the coming year. I am very keen to get some feedback about this, specifically:
The easiest way to get hold of of me for now is within the comments section of this blog post.
That's all for now. I hope the SSIS Reporting Pack proves useful and I look forward to hearing your feedback. Lastly, that download link again: http://bit.ly/ez55g4. http://ssisreportingpack.codeplex.com/releases/.
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Nice. I'll have to try this out some time.
Spectacular, Jamie.
This is the kind of thing that should be "in the box" - but probably won't be because they've had to spend so much time reengineering SSIS to operate as a server and collect more monitorable metrics.
Looking forward to finding time to work with it!
Top man, nice one Jamie!
Where do you get the time to play with all this stuff and do a normal job?
Cool, will definitely check these out :)
I have two things which are a great help. A long train commute and a very tolerant wife :)
This is good. I'll happily throwaway my custom logging and reporting solution since this will obviate the need for maintaining my own solution. I just wish row counts were also being logged which would be very useful for performance profiling, debugging and auditing.
This is an early version of the Catalog, you should expect that the type of information that gets logged will change in the future. I have no knowledge of what changes are forthcoming but am hoping that capture of rowcounts are among them.
This looks awesome Jamie! Can't wait to get the suite installed and try it out.
In my blog post SSIS Server, Catalogs, Environments & Environment Variables in SSIS in Denali from
In December 2010 I announced in a blog post Introducing SSIS Reporting Pack for SQL Server code-named
Hi Jamie
Would love to try your Report Pack, but the SKYDrive doesn't seem to be available anymore.
Can I download it from anywhere else?
Hi Brian,
Strange that you couldn't find it on SkyDrive - the link worked for me OK. Nevertheless that's no longer the correct place to get the latest version, head to http://ssisreportingpack.codeplex.com/releases/ instead.
I'll update the post above accordingly as soon as I've posted this comment. Thank you for alerting me to it.
Since December 2010 I have been maintaining a suite of reports that can be used atop the SSIS Catalog
Hi Jamie ,
Thank you very much for your input, I work as a software developer, I am currently involved in a project in which we use SSIS to extract and load data , ETL will be used for this, my little experience in SSIS are in 2008 , but for this project will use 2012 , which to my fortune and has all these qualities of catalogs that allow me to have more information on the state of implementation in addition to the use of SSIS Reporting Pack will be much more intuitive.
Thanks for your contributions.


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xeno74 wrote:Hi zappa2009,
Many thanks for testing! Could you please post the output messages of the kernel panic?
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I think the Kernel4.7 have problems with Xorg to detect my Graphic-card. R7 250X
So If i boot with Slitaz25.gz and copy my Xorg.conf.radeon to Debian9s /etc/X11/ I can boot with Kernel-4.7
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|2012-10-03, 18:47
|Link #10801
World's Greatest
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: San Francisco
Age: 31
|2012-10-03, 21:15
|Link #10802
Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 30
Anyway, with all the variations on online dating you at least always know that the girl in question is also looking for a relationship. None of this pussyfooting about only to find out she's already "taken". I'd also like to be dating someone before I fall in love with them. The opposite is just too unpleasant, falling in love without dating is simply unbearable.... Dating without falling love, by contrast, is merely inconvenient.
Also, I think a lot of people here have an overly romantic view of what a "date" is. I'm not talking about dinner, a movie and a bunch of roses (with perhaps some romance in the evening). I'm talking about something altogether more mundane, say meeting up at a cafe some afternoon over lunch just to get to know them better. If we like one another, then we can proceed to the Romantic stuff.
Our grandparents had a much healthier attitude to dating. They didn't see a first date as any kind of commitment. People these days seem to have a weird idea that a first date is a huge commitment, it isn't. It's just coffee.
|2012-10-03, 23:28
|Link #10803
Unleashing the Homu-Rage
Join Date: Apr 2010
Something that has been mildly annoying me. Well, in addition to the fact the few girls in my anime club I actually find attractive are either taken or completely uninterested in dating.
Also, random rant: I've thought about functions and things to ask a girl to in college. Unfortunately, the only sort of events at my university seem to be things like fraternity date parties. Problem: I'm not in a fraternity. They won't let non members in. Why the fuck do frats have to be so fucking exclusive?! I've even thought about, when I do find a date, asking her if she wants some more excitement, whether we should try and infiltrate a date party, but I was talking to a girl whose been to one and apparently they have security out the ass. They meet at a pre-set location, then take a bus to the actual party locations and don't reveal it in advance. What's with all the security? What are they trying to hide!? Would it kill them if a non-member came to one of their parties? I don't think so? In fact, if they charge admissions, they could make a few bucks.
I don't know, maybe I'm just jaded about the fact that frat boys get more dates when I'm stuck here alone. I suppose it might also be that I missed out on my junior and senior prom in high school, and I see this as a sort of chance to make up for it.
|2012-10-04, 00:48
|Link #10804
Join Date: Sep 2012
I attended a state school and state schools definitely have the highest percentage of insensitive assholes of just about any place in society. Frats are where the worst of these assholes hang out.
90% of frat bros are racist, ignorant, bastard who basically just want to sexually assault women and get away with it. As you can imagine, the women who go after these men (sorority girls) are just as bad if not worse. Personally, I only went to frat parties if I felt like fighting, which in retrospect was a really stupid thing to do.
I also transferred to a smaller liberal arts college after that and the environment was very friendly to people with autism spectrum disorders. I've had several friends ad two girlfriends with autism spectrum disorders and lots of people with these disorders come to school here.
I dunno if this is an option for you, but it might make you happier.
|2012-10-04, 04:00
|Link #10805
Unleashing the Homu-Rage
Join Date: Apr 2010
But its not as bad as it seemed. That was just another stupid thing I posted late at night that I decide to elaborate on in a follow-up post later. That said, I know that there are plenty of attractive girls that are not in sororities- and I know a few of the sorority girls casually and they don't seem too bad... That said as far as my definition of attractive, it doesn't help that I find the girls that generally smaller in figure, but well endowed in all the right areas- the typical standard of hotness, to be attractive, so there is increased competition.
I'm sure I'll find someone eventually, it might help to join more groups and clubs etc, which as far as meeting people would have to same effect. Wish there was some sort of singles group...
|2012-10-04, 05:20
|Link #10806
Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 30
And you don't want to go out with the girls that go to these things. They're just as bad as the frat "bros".
I mean really, all they do is get pissed, listen to bad music at deafening volumes and play beer pong, otherwise known as the most simplistic dull game in the world.
That, and the culture of your college makes a difference. I've attended 2 colleges, University College Dublin and Virginia Tech. At UCD the primary means of entertainment was alcohol, and I didn't manage to make any friends my entire time there. When I went on exchange to Virginia Tech I found it to have a much more varied and generally more sophisticated social scene. People actually did things besides getting pissed every weekend(like clubs, in UCD, every club was de facto a drinking club, the vast majority never did a single thing, not so in V Tech!). It was amazing. I had made some good friends within 2 weeks of starting there. The only downside was that I was renting my rooms from frat boys. We got along okay, but I got my fill of their lifestyle.
I didn't manage to get a girlfriend, but to be honest I was feeling transient there, I knew I'd be leaving in under 7 months, so I wasn't keen on looking for commitment. But I did actually manage to become a casual acquaintance of several girls in my time there, so maybe if I had been there longer...
So if you think your university has a bad social scene, consider transferring to another. If, like me, you're more of a thinking man, then you're not going to be happy at a "party school".
And trust me, don't feel envious of frat boys. The girls they go out with are all vapid and ultimately as incredibly annoying as they are.
|2012-10-04, 11:35
|Link #10807
Unleashing the Homu-Rage
Join Date: Apr 2010
|2012-10-05, 02:54
|Link #10808
Join Date: Sep 2012
However, I hope that the next time you are feeling down, you remember my words. It is still my opinion that state schools in general are not the most accepting places, especially to people who have social and mental diferences, such as those with autism spectrum personalities.
During my time at a small liberal arts college, people were, in general, far kinder to those who they saw as different from themselves and much more inclusive towards people in general.
So if you continue to struggle, despite your best efforts, remember that you shouldn't put all of the blame on yourself.
(PS I did have friends at State School, but I mostly got them by pretending to be less intellectual and egalitarian then I actually am. At state school I had to hide the fact that I liked anime, for example. At liberal arts school, even many of the most popular people (including with the opposite gender) are open about loving things like Anime, Magic Cards, and generally stuff that was frowned upon at State School. It's not fun to hide your true self.)
|2012-10-07, 22:45
|Link #10809
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: NY, USA
Age: 28
There's a girl I knew for three years. I always thought she was attractive and such and someone fun to hang out with, but I never really thought of her in a girlfriend type of way until recently, after hanging out with her several times for lunch.
Trouble is, she was set up with another guy by a mutual friend of ours (who doesn't know of my attraction to her). They've been meeting each other for 3 weeks now (they met 3 weeks ago as well), grabbing lunch here and there, but it's not really official, as he hasn't asked her out, and she's not sure where they stand. She sorta likes him, but again, isn't sure.
I only know all this because I asked her directly, before directly confessing to her, because I said 'screw this, because even if it makes things awkward between us, I want her to know how I feel, and I don't want to regret not saying anything.'
She was very flattered and honored (her exact words) and told me that I should have told her before. She was also very shy and embarassed and surprised, if that counts for anything, hiding behind a bookstore when she tripped over her words trying to find the correct answer. However, she still wasn't sure where she stood, which I interpreted as a very, very, very good dodge at telling me "no". She insisted that things aren't awkward between us, but I don't know. It's been two days since I last talked with her (or she talked with me), and I'm not sure where to go from here.
|2012-10-08, 06:31
|Link #10811
Diamond is Unbreakable
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: The Middle Way
You know, that sounds a lot like how it was for me a couple years back, at some point I just thought 'fuck it, I can't take this shit anymore' and just told her without giving much thought to the outcome.
|2012-10-08, 07:38
|Link #10812
The Most Hated
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: A random coordinate on the space-time continuum
Age: 31
Well i see thing are a bi more energetic around here. so i would join this little discussion a little more.
Recently i am trying to get a date online but i have little number of visitors or replies but there is one girl who wrote back and said she is not online too much so i suggested that we can text or phone each other. she said okay, and then i left my number to her. now i am waiting 4 her answer....she looks like a decent girl....her looks are above average, i'd say 8 out of 10. so i am looking forward to it.
and there is another girl who left me her phone number as an answer to my mail. I really do not know what to think but my first impression was that she is desperate......you don't give out your number to a perfect stranger after a line he wrote......so i am hesitating on that one and i think for a good reason.....
About muscles: in 10th and 11th grade i did some physical exercise at home and from experience i tell that your strength dramatically increases from it even if it is not a visible change... at least i did not have any visible change, but my strength increased so i could lift a 50 kg sack of cement easily and i had like 65 kilos at that time...visible muscle mass increase came at the age of 20 when i gained in a year almost 20 kg and i did not change my lifestyle...now i am not exercising but i plan to take up some kind of an exercise or else during winter i will gain additional weight as fat.
when i gained strength i felt satisfied with myself so i would recommend it to you, i felt that i could overcome anything knowing i am not that weak nerd anymore.... and it proved useful cause at that time a bully was really pissing me off and i don't know how i grabbed him by his shirt and threw him away like 2 meters. the whole class was shocked when they saw it....
even i did not believe myself.....but maybe i caught him by surprise that is why i managed to throw him. (Note: even though i did that i never fought) .
so gaining some strength is beneficial, it gives you a small boost......instead of saying "i am too weak to do it" you will say "i will try"
|2012-10-08, 20:49
|Link #10813
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: United States--- California
I never tried online dating, but why would leaving her number be considered desparate when you are leaving your number to somebody yourself? Her thought process probably is that if you answer her number it would be a yes, but if you don't then she'll have to assume it is a no. Besides there is always a risk when meeting perfect strangers, people you think you know, and even family.
AS for Muscles: I'm currently working out to get in decent shape so I can start activities I abandoned for studying my science courses. It's going to be greating joining fun runs and hiking once I tone up a bit. If women gave me that second glance or even a stare that's always a nice bonus too
Ultimately, I'm in a quest to find somebody that will improve myself overall. I think once your comfortable with yourself as a person and you're fine being single then you're ready to be in a relationship.
|2012-10-08, 20:54
|Link #10814
Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 30
|2012-10-09, 07:06
|Link #10816
Anime Critic
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: California
Most of these functions however, are strictly meant between Greek Life only.
If anything, if you know anyone who's a member, you should be fine for a regular weekend party. The formal functions however, are a bit more tedious to enter. We pride ourselves in privacy. Every Fraternity is different, and so are it's members - but the general bylaws each house holds are similar.
Personally if your looking to meet new people and are 21, check out your towns Night Life.
|2012-10-12, 00:47
|Link #10817
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Age: 32
SPARTAN 119: For activities, why not take her (when you find her) to a play or ballet, a concert, or an art exhibit? Are you really only interested in getting drunk? That could be a problem in and of itself in finding women, just saying.
|2012-10-12, 01:40
|Link #10818
Pretentious moe scholar
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Age: 31
I eventually found that girl at a local anime con - she was enthusiastic that someone recognized her costume, I offered to send her my photos of her (I'm a huge cosplay photography freak) and then I sent her an invitation to an anime club event with the photos. I think the connection we had as two fans of a show not a lot of people know (EF: A Tale of Memories) is part of why she accepted, as it turns out she was actually really shy and her enthusiasm that someone recognized her costume was a "spur of the moment" thing. That, and I tried to help her find the one other EF cosplay I knew was attending the con (which I failed at).
I realize that my success here was very dependent on the fact I met the right person, but I hope it gives you an idea what can ground a relationship between two anime fans who were basically strangers.
(P.S. ~600 of my ~1500 photos from my last con are of her in costume.)
|2012-10-12, 09:46
|Link #10820
Join Date: Feb 2006
Age: 35
1) She admitted she dated me because she liked how I looked, thought I was a bad boy, and I used to have lots of muscles
2) I dated her cause I thought she was an articulate girl with lots of potential .. and I happened to be single and felt like dating again ..
= And now we're engaged after dating for 7.5 years!
I just noticed you were from Vancouver, my hometown, hope the weather is treating you well! I tend to find that people from Vancouver have less than 3 degrees of separation between each other
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