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Got 10 more! Some old games, some newer. Some fast paced, some more methodical.
Here is the first list of 10 songs.
Got 10 more! Some old games, some newer. Some fast paced, some more methodical.
Here is the first list of 10 songs.
In this shoutout, I'd like to relay a message from my friend Alex. I will not precurse what the piece is about; I'd rather the reader interpret this for themselves.
"If you're a creative type – whether it's a career or a hobby or something in between – love your works, warts and all. Show them compassion. Appreciate them for what they are. Your heart gave birth to them, and your careful labor shaped them. A good parent doesn't hate their children for being born with a club foot or developing some adolescent pimples, and their love doesn't come on the condition of perfection. F*** the phrase 'kill your darlings.' Yeah, some projects are destined to fail, and you need to let them. And yeah, sometimes there's an element of tough love to the editing process. But harshness is not the solution. It only leads to second-guessing, the kind that will stunt both their growth and your own. Regardless of what anyone tells you, your best work will come not from ruthless adherence to your plans and expectations, but from a loving eye."
This piece really resonated with me and reflects my viewpoints on how I approach my creative endeavors. Whether it's baking bread or building a mobile app, your projects can find way through this lesson.
I'm putting this in philosophy as well.
Several months ago, my friend and I made a short film. Thought I'd get it out here.
Here is the description:
"Confronted with the harsh reality of a lacking food supply, Bob must do the inevitable and order pizza. What he does not expect however, is a side of extra justice."
Here it is:
I never thought I'd see a Disturbed song on a top 40 radio station. I also never thought I'd see a Disturbed song make it on my playlist I want played at my funeral. But the genre lines have been crossed and I'd like to think that a gorgeous masterpiece came out of it. I was definitely moved miles the first time I heard this cover from Simon & Garfunkel.
Song stats:
Genre: Orchestral Soft Rock
Vibes: Tear-jerking, Fit for a Funeral
Dem Feels: 5/5
New series idea: 10 songs from video games that have a special place in my heart.
Without further ado here are the first 10! Links to hear them will be managed; I will try my best to make sure they stay updated to working links.
Being a true fan of the Sacramento Kings is sometimes like watching your brother's grade school band recital. Lots of high pitch annoying clarinet squeaks, some trumpet flutters, hot noise so deafening it pains you, but you know what? That's your brother up there! He's your family. Wouldn't want to be anywhere else right?
This is probably the only RHCP song where I did not recognize who did it 30 seconds the first time I heard it. From the funky bass to the energy pumping guitar and drums, RHCP is currently my favorite band. Glad to see they made such a high quality song in their latest album.
Also, I will be using YouTube links for songs that don't have a free full version on Soundcloud.
Song stats:
Genre: Funk/Alt Rock
Vibes: Mysterious, Groovy, Feel Good
Funk: 4/5
Disclaimer: This article mentions touchy subjects for many people. This article also assumes the reader understands the actual definition of feminism, egalitarianism, and the actual purpose of the black lives matter movement. This is also an opinion piece.


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Frank Hannell was born December 1, 1893 at St. Albans, England, the son of William and Harriet Hannell. Frank was working as a Dominion Express messenger at Revelstoke when he enlisted with the 62nd Battalion in the summer of 1915.
Frank Hannell signed his enlistment papers June 28, 1915 at Vernon. His regimental number was 443256. He was 21 years old, single, 5' 11" tall with fair hair and blue eyes. His religious affiliation was Anglican. He listed his sister, Alice Harnett or Berkshire, England, as his next-of-kin. A local doctor who went over to Europe with the 54th Battalion, Dr. J.H. Hamilton, did his medical exam.
Frank Hannell died on September 21, 1916, during the Somme campaign. He was 22 years old. At the time of his death he was a Private with the 27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba) Regiment. He is buried at the Puchevillers British Cemetery, France.
The Revelstoke Review reported his death with this news:
"Frank Hannell went overseas with the "C" draft of the 54th Battalion and was transferred in England to another regiment. Prior to enlistment last summer, he had been express messenger on the south branch and was both well known and highly respected by the citizens of Revelstoke. The sad news of his death was received last Thursday by Mrs. P. Henderson."
Frank Hannell is named on the Courthouse and Cenotaph plaques as well as on the YMCA Honor Roll.

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It's a multitasking tool.
Magic wand
Royal Sceptre
And yes, there's more, it has a small, lapel pin. The middle of the flower holds a round pin that is removable and replaceable with a magnet. The two cuts required to be considered for the Circle weekly challenge are the font (Songbird) and the petals (From My Kitchen, the chicken body. Yep.).


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The world is my apple, I have eaten through its core.
Hi there, I'm Florence Dominique. I'm a college student-nurse from the University of the Philippines – Manila. Please do read some of my write-ups so you could get a glimpse of my far-from normal life. I don't update my blog that frequently. Do leave comments, so that we could talk. I invite you to post your reactions, and let's just talk about stuff. Thank you.
And you don't have to tell me to follow you, I do that a lot.


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Dancing With The Stars Controversy
So, there seems to be a lot of outrage over Shawn Johnson's win on DWTS. I read some of the message boards and some people are down right mean. It just goes to show you that no matter who you are if you are in the public eye there are going to be many people judging you and disliking you. Of course there will be fans too but there is always going to be that negative side and it goes with the territory. She is a squeaky clean all american girl, only 17 years old, and an Olympian who has worked her butt of pretty much her whole life to win that gold medal and people are still making mean comments. DWTS is not a typical ballroom dance competition. If it were perhaps she would not have won because she clearly didn't have the aesthetic lines or the passion in her performances that the runner up did. If it were a typical ballroom dancing show then it would be totally up to the judges and so many people would not have had an interest in watching it to make all of these comments in the first place. It is a reality TV show and set up to be partly a popularity contest so I don't understand why people are so upset. It is what it is and she was good. Even if you didn't like her look being that she is so short and stocky or felt that Gilles was a better dancer you can't deny that she was good. I think it's great to see a gymnast win-but I am biased because I used to be a gymnast and I love gymnastics. How amazing is that? To be a gold medalist in the Olympics AND win DWTS!! She has had and continues to have so many amazing opportunities not to mention big bucks but it all started with a dream and the sweat and chalk dust that comes with the daily rigors of gymnastics. It is a very difficult sport that receives a fraction of the attention that many other sports do and only the very very best-and usually only during an olympic year-are ever capable of getting a monetary return on the astronomical expense it takes to get there. She has accomplished a lot in her young life but she has worked so hard. I think she deserves it and all I can say is congratulations on a job well done.
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By VietNamNet/TP
April 29, 2009
VietNamNet Bridge – As VietNamNet has reported, a lot of parents have been soliciting for their children to get seats at famous schools, ready to pay several thousand dollars for the seats. But many of them have regretted doing this.
$3,000 for a seat at a 'star' school?
Going and then running
Students of Thang Long Primary School during the playtimeParents say that there exists a gap in the teaching quality between famous and less famous schools, but the gap proves to be not as big as rumoured.
The story of T's soliciting for a seat at T. secondary school in Hoan Kiem district for his son has become well known among parents who have children going to primary school.
T is a pilot who has a high income but does not have much time to take care of his son. Therefore, T wanted to send his child to T. secondary school as he heard that this was the best school in Hanoi.
However, T's son had to leave the school after the first year of studying there, because his son got 'too much care' from the teacher.
T related that his wife one time received calls from the teacher asking to meet to discuss the child's studies. His wife found out at the meeting that her son had made some petty mistakes. At first, T and his wife felt happy because they thought the teacher was showing their son special attention.
However, T and his wife felt unhappy later as the teacher continued calling and asked them to come to see her repeatedly. Every time T's wife went to see the teacher, she had to bring gifts and 'envelopes' for the teacher.
T said that his son is an active boy, but he is not naughty and he never does anything seriously wrong. Therefore, he did not think that his son needed the special attention of the teacher. After the first year, T decided to send his son to Ngoc Lam Primary School, a less famous school, located near his house.
In 2008, a stewardess of Vietnam Airlines also decided to take her son out of K Primary School just after a few months of studying there.
The stewardess said that she initially did not intend to send her son to a state-owned school, but his grandfather, a former official of the Ministry of Education and Training, insisted he go to K school.
She said that she felt unhappy with the son's studies at the school, because she had to contribute money to too many funds which were set up to collect more money from students' parents.
Schools famous, students unhappy
H can send her son to a famous school in Hanoi because she has a relative who is a senior official in the organ of justice. However, H is unhappy because of the unfriendly relationship between her and her son's teachers.
When the son went to the first class, the teacher met H and complained about the weak learning capability of H's son, suggesting that the boy attend an extra class run by the teacher herself.
However, H did not want to send her son to the extra class, deciding to give extra lessons herself to her son. This made the teacher unhappy and she always complained about the child.
"Star" schools have been praised for high achievements (they have excellent students at district and city levels). However, the problem with the schools is that they all suffer from "achievement diseases" (trying to obtain achievements at any cost). Moreover, the numbers of pupils in a class at these schools is always very high.
Kim Lien, Nguyen Truong To, Giang Vo and Dong Da schools, for example, have 55-60 students in every class.
Other schools, though famous for study achievements of students and good teaching quality, have poor infrastructure and material facilities. Thang Long Primary School, for example, has headquarters on Ngo Tram street, but it has to hire other places as classrooms for its students.
Educators have called for a stop to the trend of soliciting for seats at "star" schools, saying that it is unnecessary for parents to pay so much money just to get seats at well-known schools, and it is unreasonable to put pressure on small children.
But what can be done to stop this?
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Schools famous, students unhappy
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Can you believe it's the beginning of yet another month? We're almost half way through 2010! The good thing is, it's Allure Giveaway time. Allure magazine has been having daily giveaways the first week of each month, and the chances are very good. All you have to do is be available at noon EDT on the dot each day.
Visit allure.com/freestuff at noon EDT (9am Pacific Time) on any of the days listed below, for your chance to win that day's prize. Get your browsers ready by filling out the form, and click "enter" when the hour strikes. The first 500 who enter each giveaway will win that item.
Here's a breakdown of their upcoming prizes:
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While there, enter anytime in May to win 20 sunscreens from Neutrogena, a pair of $400 sunglasses by Salt, and a hat from Hat Attack. One entry per person.


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Nihilist Society Welcomes Reports of 'Iron Law of Failure'
CHRISTCHURCH - Canterbury University Students Club The Nihilists Society has issued a statement welcoming discovery of what is being called the 'Iron Law of Failure'.
The Iron Law of Failure was a theory, recently promoted to law by the researcher Paul Ormerod, who found that "no amount of planning or calculation can escape the iron law of failure that governs human endeavour." Success or failure is more due to luck than anything else. Our ignorance about the future and the difficulty of predicting other people's behaviour mean that careful planning is futile.
Vince Murphy, Captain of the university Nihilist's Club, says the news is welcome.
"We're happy that some academics are starting to realise what we in the Nihilists Society have known for a long time - namely that life is meaningless. Your happiness and your actions are only barely connected. You might as well just do whatever you feel like."
When asked if that kind of attitude caused him to be swallowed by a cosmic sense of despair, Murphy replied "Not at all. In fact, the more people that understand the futility of intensively planning one's every move, the more people that can just sit back and enjoy this absurd existence into which we have been thrust."
Murphy says that 'a few dozen' people have shown interest in joining the Nihilists Society since news of the discovery of the Iron Law of Failure became known. "That is cool. But man, I've seen four suicides in the week since the big news - I was almost hit by a falling body on Tuesday. Not that I would have cared if I too had been killed, but it's an interesting event nonetheless."
The revelation has come as a shock to various governmental agencies, as well as many business groups, especially those which are concerned with long-term planning.
Sources close to Business Roundtable chairman Roger Kerr say that he was initially dismayed by the news, but now seems to have recovered his morale and now intends to start a commune in the Coromandel along with Michael Cullen and Jeanette Fitzsimmons.


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ToysRUs is having the deal that will get everyone off the couch to go to the nearest ToysRUs store.
Sweet deal! I know where I'll be getting F.3.A.R. from!
i had to re-read this a couple times to believe it**.
amazing deal! definitely taking advantage of it.
Where on the Toys R Us website does it say this deal? Can't find anything like it listed.
Edit: I now see it say 2 for 50$ in VERY small print, but is it only for those games listed on that page only?
all the games I want for the PS3 version has all been sold out.......


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The headlines that Louie Giglio will not pray at President Obama's inauguration didn't surprise me. Why would it? Addie Whisenant, the committee's spokesperson stated "As we now work to select someone to deliver the benediction, we will ensure their beliefs reflect this administration's vision of inclusion and acceptance for all Americans"** (emphasis mine) What she really should have said, "We want someone to say a prayer to a god that accepts what we have defined or undefined as sin. We don't care what God defines as sin. We have taken homosexuality off the list. We want everyone to accept it now."
Also with this controversy, I suppose Addie Whisenant should've added a parenthesis to her quote regarding "vision of inclusion and acceptance for all Americans." It should say, "vision of inclusion and acceptance for all Americans (except for Jesus followers who accept the Bible as truth and agree with God that homosexuality is sin: you are not accepted). With Louie Giglio's withdrawal from praying in the inauguration, Bible believers are obviously excluded.
The administation must realize that Louie Giglio did not define homosexuality as sin, God did. They are not against Lou Gigio's beliefs, they are against the God of the Bible. They, however, agree with God that sex trafficking is wrong and want to make a stand against it (Louie Giglio's stance against sex trafficking drew the commitee to ask him to pray in the first place).
I'm kind of confused. So does the administration's "vision of inclusion and acceptance for all Americans" include the sex traffickers? Many of them are Americans, right? We should include and accept them? What about the murderers? Many are Americans that we must include and accept? I suppose the administration gets to pick and choose which Americans are included as "all Americans".
Now what?
As Jesus followers, we must
1) Stand for truth even if:
We lose the popularity vote.
The truth of the Bible has not and will never change.
Isaiah 40:8 says, "The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever".
People will always have a choice to accept the Bible's truth, or reject it. But truth is not democratic. We can't vote on what we believe is truth, or not. God defines truth. He IS truth. Jesus said, "I am the way, the TRUTH, the life...(emphasis mine)" in John 14:6. The majority vote doesn't change this truth., or any other truth.
We are persecuted for the truth.
The morals the Bible teach will always be misunderstood by our society. When people choose to ignore one part of the Bible, they reject the whole Bible.
Even though God spoke these words to the Israelite, His chosen people, He cares that all nations obey Him.
What are your thoughts on Louie Giglio's controversy?
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Duds :: 12/31
Oh, duds. Every eBay seller has them and sometimes they can really take you by surprise! I never thought this Nike pullover would sit so long (I've had it listed since last summer) and I was certain these Keen shoes would sell right away.
When you have an item that just isn't selling there are a few things you can do:
- Lower the price (if you've marked it a little high to begin with, like I usually do)
- Raise the price...I know it sounds crazy but it can really work sometimes!
- Putting the item on sale if you have an eBay store.
- Change the title up...make sure you're not missing any keywords!
- Take new pictures.
- If it's been listed as a Buy It Now, switch it to an auction and vice versa.
- Keep listing new items. Those fresh items have a bump in the search results and may cause someone to click to see your other items available.
If all else fails, you can always end the listing and try to sell it in your garage sale next summer. :) Don't feel too bad...everyone has some duds!
THIS is my landing post...you can click here to see a list of every post this month!


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Filipino Weaving Culture at Mountain Province, Brooklyn
Hi friends,
I'm so excited to invite you all to learn about weaving and textile traditions from Southern Philippines through a pop-up I've organized this Sunday. Hope to see you there!
EXPLORE Filipino weaving and textile traditions from Southern Philippines and support weavers and artisans continue to share their stories. The pop-up will include a selection of handmade and exquisitely crafted textile-based products. Yakang Yaka supports indigenous tribes through a collaboration with Habi Textile Council.
MEET Kelly Mortensen of Yakang Yaka and Cynthia Alberto, weaving and textile expert and founder of Weaving Hand, a healing arts foundation and weaving studio located in Brooklyn, NY.
Yakang Yaka x Weaving Hand will discuss and explore ideas around developing newer modernized looms for weavers to help become more efficient, sustainable and a collective that bridges traditional techniques with innovative ideas in contemporary textile arts.
ENJOY organic coffee from the Philippines and delicious Filipino-inspired treats.
About Yakang Yaka:
Yakang Yaka Barter Shop is located in the city of Makati. The shop's contributing artists have built a creative community that finds solace and strength in the practice of weaving despite economic and political challenges in the region. Together they explore both contemporary and traditional weaving techniques.
"We want to keep the tradition of weaving alive through contemporary designs. The weavers are the storytellers through their traditional designs. We assist them by telling their stories through our contemporary outlook." — Kelly Marian Mortensen
About Weaving Hand: www.weavinghand.org
Weaving Hand embraces global weaving traditions, fosters working partnerships with an international community of weavers, and operates as a healing arts center. By engaging with artists from both historic weaving, traditional and contemporary fiber arts, Weaving Hand celebrates a fusion of ideas and techniques through travel, studio classes, workshops, outreach programs and exhibitions.
About Mountain Province Espresso Bar:
We are a Filipino espresso bar located in East Williamsburg. We feature single-origin organic coffee from the Philippines and delicious baked treats both familiar and new.
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The Presidential Double
After seeing that I had to find out who that guy was. It turns out his name is Steve Bridges. When I went looking around his site, I found this:
As usual, the president shows class:
They say everyone has a double somewhere in the world. President George W. Bush on February 24th found his in – of all places – the Oval Office of the White House.
"Is this me?" Bush asked with a wry smile when coming face to face for the first time with comedian/impressionist Steve Bridges. Well, yes and no.
For the past year, Bridges has been doing his right-on impression of President Bush for audiences across the nation. And while he's not really the president, most people are hard pressed to tell them apart.
Although Bridges wasn't in makeup when he Haney, Manager - Randy Nolen and Publicist - Jim Howard visited the Oval Office, that didn't stop the president from laughing. Or from giving his candid review of the taped performances he's seen of Bridges being him.
"He remarked how odd it was to see someone who looks and acts like him. In fact, I think he said it was downright weird."
That would be "weird" in a good way, however.
"The President said he really appreciated the tone of my material, how it was all in fun and something he'd feel comfortable having his daughters hear."


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mobile communications
- The transmission of information between two or more points or entities, one or more of which is moving or able to move easily. common examples include cellular communications, mobile services, and Internet access using PDAs. Also, the science dealing with such communications, including the modes, mechanisms, and media used for this purpose, and all efforts to advance this field. Also called mobile telecommunications.
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Officers Councils and thoughts
Well we spent the last three days at officers councils (all the SA officers gather to have conference) Mostly I like seeing other officers who are further away. But this councils was hard.
If you have been reading you know I am depressed. I still am but I am beginning to understand why. That said three things came up that I want to talk about.
yesterday a Colonel Moulton was with us from THQ. (denomination's headquarters) He showed us a new "corps standard." That is a list of programs that the Army expects corps to run. It is the answer of an older generation to a problem, corps not doing anything. So we have a check list. They say its not but stats will tell whether or not a corps is meeting the standard or not. While I do not think this is the right answer, (do things the same way you've always done expect to get the same results) it raises a bigger issue for me.
If I do not do these programs I am a bad officer. But the community pays my salary and benefits. Colonel told us that NO corps in the western territory funds its church programs 100%. So we are taking community money to have a church. At one point that was okay. People understood. They were all Christian at least in name. But, we live in a post-Christian era. I am of this era. I oppose all public funding of religion. No one knows we are a church. People give us lots of money. See the problem? The internal line is that people give us money knowing what we do and who we are. I disagree. We are given money for what we do. We ask for money based on what we do. We do not say please give us money so we can have a church. I will not be a full time pastor on community money. I will pastor either based on how my congregation tithes or as a volunteer. But can we ask a volunteer to run youth, women's, means, senior programs and do the important aspects of pastoral work caring: carring for peoples spiritual needs? Does my question make sense? Do others see the problem? It is ethical for me.
But I have two things that are going on that are larger issues. I feel like Elijah right now. In 1 Kings 19 he runs away because he is alone. No one has the heart of God. No one cares. I feel like to the church is a bunch of pharasies. We care about our rules and the law calling it God's word. We keep all the rules but we seem to forget about the basics. We do not love our neighbor. We turn our backs on the poor. Hospitals close because of the uninsured but we do nothing. We give a food box because that is what we do. Does our heart break because people are oppressed? Do we cry at systemic injustice?
God where are those with your eyes?
Where are those who hear the cry's you hear?
God give me those eyes and ears.
Finally, my wife told me yesterday that she had not seen me pray in a long time. She is right. Prayer is still a struggle but I have failed her. This hit me hard. I'm sorry.
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Your depression sounds very much like wrestlessness, sometimes we become wrestless because we know things arent right.
The thing about accepting public monies to fund Corps as I see it is this, The majority of funds goes towards our allowances and I see that I contribute in a significant way to the community therefore it is justified in this context, however if your Corps is one of those that exists for itself I can see your frustration.
Use this wrestlessness to create change, sometimes it is not right to just accept the status quo. If your Corps is inward focused, why not start challenging them to look outward. We have been doing this for three years now by preaching that we exist for those outside the Kingdom of God, not just inside.
Get others to pray for you if you are finding it difficult at the moment, your wife is right you need to get back into your own spiritual disciplines or else you will go down.
I am not sure if the check list thing would work, because this is what the Army did for years and it didnt work, now we have the freedom to be the Salvation Army to meet the needs of the situation we are at. You need to get praying and get your people praying about what it is that He wants to do in your situation.
It is awful though, when you feel depressed and you have to meet the unending needs of others. Hope your break away gives you enough refreshing.
You possibly didnt want all these words, but anyway, I feel for your situation, it can feel like we are boxed into playing out other peoples agendas at time, I pray that God will break through in your situation.
God Bless
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Hi, Bill,
The Salvation Army is unique among all the churches. It is not designed to be "only" a church for a few. It's greater mission is to the community and most of our programs should be designed and offered to the community.
I do have a problem with "strings being attached" that would "water down" evangelism and cause us not to be able to share Jesus Christ. As most of our programs are not 100% funded by the government, one could assume that they would not be offered by another church or agency for their inability to fund the difference.
If the people of the corps have lost their willingness to help others, they should take another look at scripture. God would not have us sit back and let people suffer when we have the ability to help them. We often throw our hands up in the air and tell God that the world is injustice and why is that? He could very well ask us the same! We need to be doing things to help people and give the "cup of cold water" in
Jesus' name. The community is our church!
Now, as it comes to expectations, The Salvation Army ought not to expect its officers and soldiers to follow an agenda that is doomed to fail, by not having enough time and finances to succeed. An officer who is expected to wear as many hats as they do cannot be "all things to all people" without something not happening.
I would tell my superiors that I have a "full plate" and I will do what I can to serve my denomination in a trusting way, but I cannot give 150% to every aspect the the corps and expect success in every category - whether it be church or its caring ministries to the community. You do your best and if that not good enough, they can move you to another place. The officer to follow you will have to make the same decisions you are having to make.
I think we spend far too much time "worrying" about the future. Take each day...touch lives that God has placed in your path....and move forward. If you do it for His sake, it will all come together. It may not be everything you want, your people want, your headquarters wants, but it will be worthwhile over the long term.
Each morning when you look at the work on your desk, you have to determine what you can do now, what is to be set aside for the future when things are right for it, and the rest you give to God for His intervention.
DHQ/THQ may believe they can "push you" but they really can't. Each corps and each situation is different. Each officer has different gifts and they will not always work at each corps. You share what God has given and move on. Maybe the next person will have the gifts you lack and will do things a little differently and they might work. Other things you have done, won't be done any better, because you did them right the first time.
I will tell you that The Salvation Army has no desire to lose your officership. You are of great value to the organization. They know the struggles you face. Take the information they have given and see how it fits in your corps. Some things will work, others will not, some will be delayed until God's time for that corps. No one can ask you to do more than your best and try to find some joy in doing it, if nothing else than to give that "cup of cold water" in Jesus' name and to teach your people that God is in it.
God bless you as you work through this, Bill. I believe it is workable over time, but don't let it spoil your day. Take one step at a time and work it through.
Lloyd Michael Fletcher, Major (R)
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Be still, but unsatisfied with what you see.
Be brokenhearted, but hopeful that He will deliver us still.
Be in communion with Him, but remember that the rest of us reflect His image too.
Be assured that you are not alone, but remember that it isn't crowded on the mountain top.
Be unbending in your commitment to Pastor, but mindful of your officership.
Be prepared to preach the Gospel in and out of season...and know its out of season today, but be bold anyway.
Be Bill! For I have never met another my brother. It's exciting to serve a God that is a lot like you, but more exciting to see that He is breaking you to make you more like Him.
If you were not brokenhearted over the condition of God's people...you should quit, but seeing that you are...don't.
Waging War With You,
Tom Fenton
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I wish I had some great wise things to say, but I don't. I will tell you that Lisa and I are praying for you and your lovely wife. Tom is the one good at giving great wordy encouragement (Love ya Tom) The Salvation Army is standing in the gap linking "modern" and " Post-modern" We can't let go of either side as long as people live in each. It is true we must not let the modern be an anchor in which we are prevented from preaching the Gospel in a way people understand. Yet, how do we find that balance? I don't know. I just know that I go out to my people and love them. I go to the smelly homeless guy sitting in my church and love him. Is this a touchy feely over simplified answer , yes. Maybe thats the problem..We don't simply love.
Love Ya Bill,
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Dear Bill
It is depressing to come to councils to be read a lesson like that. Problem with councils is that they rarely lead to dialogue: to be told what to do is the problem really. Do they really feel the pinch at the executive level ? It is not just a matter of how much YOU do
One would feel that it would be a time of refocusing and centering, to be together with our Servant Lord who knows what we are going through
It is true we (SA)are not postmodern when we believe in koinonia fellowship. The postmodern world is hard: community/communion is being made suspiscious: self-promotion/egocentrism is all: people may work-out but will not join a sportsclub. Or church for that matter
That's why churches today cannot recieve public funding
look at the history of the churches over the last 100 years: they have been centres of fellowship and community. What has happened to them: shrivelled away? What we call community today is a loosely organised group of individuals, living in the same neighbourhood: where is the life of those communities: on the mall on sunday ?
On the other hand men cannot live without companionship/fellowship May be our mission is mostly about showing God given fellowship today
We may feel like we are crying in the desert
or like Elyah left alone in the land
Are we still convinced,that it was our God who called us into a community of faith that spills over in the surrounding community ?
To me it is a phase, postmodernism: it will give way to a new era of new communities
And if we are faithfull to our calling and not to our methods we wil find new ways of creating such fellowships in unlikely places
Your cry at the end sounds to me like a prayer as the psalmist could have voiced it. It's allowed to pray like that may not so pleasant, but God knows and hears and answers prayer like that, sometimes in ulikely ways
I am convinced of that
God bless
Thank you for your honesty and your struggles. Praise the Lord that He hears our hearts' cry, and the tears of his prophets. My service is to Christ, and my goal is to share his heart. My prayers are with you, brother. Grace.
Hi. I don't know you. I understand the problem, though. Programs can be good, but they can't be the standard. Every community is different. And money- that's all from God, so just depend on Him. I'm all about the volunteer stuff. I figure- put me on the team, or staff or whatever, just not on the payroll. Y'know?
That's why we do tentmaking, right? anyhoo, I'll be praying for you. And all this stuff. Stuff...pfft...it just gets in the way. And also, press in and continue praying because that's the only thing that's going to change anything.
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United States District Court, S.D. New York
May 9, 2014
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff,v.AÉROPOSTALE, INC., THOMAS P. JOHNSON and MARC D. MILLER, Defendants.
COLLEN McMAHON, District Judge.
This Action was commenced on October 11, 2011 by the filing of an initial complaint alleging that Defendants violated the federal securities laws. ECF No. 1. On January 29, 2014, after more than two years of litigation, the Parties signed a settlement Stipulation resolving Lead Plaintiffs and the Class' claims for fifteen million dollars ($15, 000, 000). Under the terms of the proposed Settlement, these funds will be allocated to all eligible Class Members[1] allegedly impacted by Defendants' alleged violations of the federal securities laws.
The Court concludes that the Settlement should be approved. As set forth in detail in the Declaration of Jonathan Gardner in Support of (A) Lead Plaintiff's Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement and Plan of Allocation and (B) Lead Counsel's Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Payment of Litigation Expenses, dated April 4, 2014 (the "Gardner Declaration" or "Gardner Decl."), when viewed in light of the risks that Lead Plaintiff would not prevail on Defendants' likely summary judgment motion or at trial, the Settlement is a very favorable result for the Class. In addition, the Settlement also saves the Class the delay posed by continued litigation through summary judgment, trial, and any subsequent appeals.
The Parties reached the Settlement only after aggressively, extensively, and thoroughly litigating this Action. Lead Plaintiffs efforts are detailed in the Gardner Declaration and include, inter alias (i) a detailed pre-filing investigation that included the review and analysis of documents filed publicly by Aeropostale with the SEC as well as other publicly available information about Aeropostale and the retail industry and interviewing 40 former Aeropostale employees-a number of whose accounts were included in the Complaint as confidential witness ("CW") accounts; (ii) responding to and defeating Defendants' motion to dismiss; (iii) fact discovery that involved, among other things, numerous meet and confer sessions to ensure the efficient production of relevant material, the collection and review of over 1.3 million pages of documents from Defendants and third parties, and five weeks of depositions, including a 30(b)(6) deposition and those of 12 current or former employees of Aeropostale; (iv) negotiation of a stipulation with Defendants regarding class certification after Lead Plaintiff had filed its motion for class certification, Providence and its investment advisors produced over 20, 000 pages of documents, and after Defendants took the deposition of Providence as well as two representatives of its investment manager; and (v) a protracted mediation session before Judge Weinstein preceded by the exchange of detailed mediation statements and verbal presentations by counsel that culminated in an arm's-length agreement in principle to settle the claims against Defendants. See Gardner Decl. ¶¶6-7, 19-75, 93-95.
In short, this case presents a near-ideal set of circumstances that give the court confidence that the Settlement as proposed is fair and reasonable. It is approved.
On January 30, 2014, the Court entered its Preliminary Approval Order (ECF No. 55), which directed that a hearing be held on May 9, 2014 to determine the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the Settlement (the "Settlement Hearing"). The Notice provided to the Class satisfied the requirements of Rule 23(c)(2)(B), which requires "the best notice that is practicable under the circumstances, including individual notice to all members who can be identified through reasonable effort." Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(c)(2)(B). The Notice also satisfied Rule 23(e)(1), which requires that notice must be provided in a "reasonable manner"-i.e., it must fairly apprise the prospective members of the class of the terms of the proposed settlement and of the options that are open to them in connection with the proceedings.'" Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. VISA U.S.A. Inc., 396 F.3d 96, 114 (2d Cir. 2005) (quoting Weinberger v. Kendrick, 698 F.2d 61, 70 (2d Cir. 1982)).
Pursuant to the Preliminary Approval Order, the Notice was mailed to all known potential Class Members on February 20, 2014 and Summary Notice was published in Investor's Business Daily and transmitted over PR Newswire on March 6, 2014. See Declaration of Adam D. Walter on Behalf of A.B. Data, Ltd. Regarding Mailing of Notice to Potential Class Members and Publication of Summary Notice ("Mailing Declaration" or "Mailing Decl."), Ex. 3 ¶¶ 2-11.[2] The Notice contains a detailed description of the nature and procedural history of the Action, as well as the material terms of the Settlement, including, inter alia: (i) the total recovery under the Settlement; (ii) the manner in which the Net Settlement Fund will be allocated among eligible Class Members; (iii) a description of the claims that will be released in the Settlement; (iv) the right and mechanism for Class Members to opt out or exclude themselves from the Class; and (v) the right and mechanism for Class Members to object to the Settlement, the Plan of Allocation, or the request for attorneys' fees and expenses.
One objection was received to the sufficiency of notice. It came from an attorney, Forrest S. Turkish, who has apparently filed similar objections in at least 12 other recent class actions. He is, as we say in the trade, a "professional objector." When his objections are overruled, he files a notice of appeal. As far as this court is aware, every one of those appeals has either been dismissed for failure to perfect or voluntarily dismissed. This pattern of litigiousness from a single attorney-objector without more seriously undermines the credibility of the objection in the eyes of this court. I have little time for "professional objectors, " who, as one of my colleagues has noted, "undermine the administration of justice by disrupting settlement in the hopes of extorting a greater share of the settlement for themselves and their clients." In re Initial Public Offering Sec. Litig., 728 F.Supp.2d 289, 295 (S.D.N.Y. 2010). They are a throwback to the days when this court was practicing law, and when the filing of securities fraud class actions by certain attorneys was chalked up as a "cost of doing business" by corporations - leading to the passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.
Furthermore, the objection is patently without merit. Indeed, it is patently frivolous. Responding to it has wasted the time of Lead Plaintiff's counsel, and dealing with it has wasted the time of this Court.
Mr. Turkish is hereby ordered to show cause why he should not be sanctioned by this court, in the amount of the costs incurred by Lead Plaintiff in responding to his objection, for filing a patently frivolous objection. An affidavit explaining why that sanction ought not be imposed must be filed with this court by Friday, May 16, 2014.
A. The Standard for Evaluating Class Action Settlements
Rule 23(e) requires review and approval by the Court for any class action settlement to be effective. A settlement should be approved if the Court finds it "fair, reasonable, and adequate." Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(e)(2); In re Sony Corp SXRD, 448 Fed.App'x. 85, 86 (2d Cir. 2011). This evaluation requires the court to consider "both the settlement's terms and the negotiating process leading to settlement." Wal-Mart Stores, 396 F.3d at 116; Wright v. Stern, 553 F.Supp.2d 337, 343 (S.D.N.Y. 2008); In re Merrill Lynch & Co. Research Reports Sec. Litig., 246 F.R.D. 156, 165 (S.D.N.Y. 2007).
While the decision to grant or deny approval of a settlement lies within the broad discretion of the trial court, a general policy favoring settlement exists, especially with respect to class actions. Wal-Mart, 396 F.3d at 116 ("We are mindful of the strong judicial policy in favor of settlements, particularly in the class action context.") (citation omitted); see also In re WorldCom, Inc. ERISA Litig., No. 02 Civ. 4816 (DLC), 2004 WL 2338151, at *5 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 18, 2004).
Recognizing that a settlement represents an exercise of judgment by the negotiating parties, the Second Circuit has cautioned that, while a court should not give "rubber stamp approval" to a proposed settlement, it must "stop short of the detailed and thorough investigation that it would undertake if it were actually trying the case." Detroit v. Grinnell Corp., 495 F.2d 448, 462 (2d Cir. 1974); In re Veeco Instruments Inc. Sec. Litig., No. 05 MDL 01695 (CM), 2007 WL 4115809, at *5 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 7, 2007) (McMahon, J).
In addition to a presumption of fairness that attaches to a settlement reached as a result of arm's-length negotiations, the Second Circuit has identified nine factors that courts should consider in deciding whether to approve a proposed settlement of a class action:
(1) the complexity, expense and likely duration of the litigation; (2) the reaction of the class to the settlement; (3) the stage of the proceedings and the amount of discovery completed; (4) the risks of establishing liability; (5) the risks of establishing damages; (6) the risks of maintaining the class action through the trial; (7) the ability of the defendants to withstand a greater judgment; (8) the range of reasonableness of the settlement fund in light of the best possible recovery; [and] (9) the range of reasonableness of the settlement fund to a possible recovery in light of all the attendant risks of litigation.
Grinnell, 495 F.2d at 463 (citations omitted). "[N]ot every factor must weigh in favor of settlement, rather the court should consider the totality of these factors in light of the particular circumstances." In re Global Crossing Sec. & ERISA Litig., 225 F.R.D. 436, 456 (S.D.N.Y. 2004); In re Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Research Reports Sec. Litig., No. 02 MDL 1484 (JFK), 2007 WL 4526593, at *13 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 20, 2007).
Here, the Settlement satisfies the criteria for approval articulated by the Second Circuit.
B. The Settlement Is Procedurally Fair
A strong initial presumption of fairness attaches to a proposed settlement if it is reached by experienced counsel after arm's-length negotiations. See Shapiro v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., Nos. 11 Civ. 8831(CM)(MHD), 11 Civ. 7961(CM), 2014 WL 1224666, at *7 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 24, 2014) (McMahon, J.); In re Luxottica Grp. S.p.A. Sec. Litig., 233 F.R.D. 306, 315 (E.D.N.Y. 2006). A court may find the negotiating process is fair where, as here, "the settlement resulted from arm's-length negotiations and that plaintiffs' counsel have possessed the experience and ability... necessary to effective representation of the class's interests.'" D Amato v. Deutsche Bank, 236 F.3d 78, 85 (2d Cir. 2001) (quoting Weinberger, 698 F.2d at 74); In re PaineWebber P'ships Litig., 171 F.R.D. 104, 125 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) ("So long as the integrity of the arm's length negotiation process is preserved... a strong initial presumption of fairness attaches to the proposed settlement."), aff'd, 117 F.3d 721 (2d Cir. 1997) (citation omitted).
This initial presumption of fairness and adequacy applies here because the Settlement was reached by experienced, fully-informed counsel after arm's-length negotiations and, ultimately, with the assistance of Judge Daniel Weinstein, one of the nation's premier mediators in complex, multi-party, high stakes litigation, and one in whom this court reposes considerable confidence as a result of past experience. See In re Flag Telecom Holdings, Ltd. Sec. Litig No. 02-CV-3400 (CM) (PED), 2010 WL 4537550, at *14 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 8, 2010) (McMahon, J.) (noting that the "presumption in favor of the negotiated settlement in this case is strengthened by the fact that settlement was reached in an extended mediation supervised by Judge Weinstein"); In re Wachovia Equity Sec. Litig., No. 08 Civ. 617 (RJS), 2012 WL 2774969, at *3 (S.D.N.Y. June 12, 2012) (noting the procedural fairness of settlement mediated by Judge Weinstein); see also Silverman v. Motorola, Inc ., No. 07 C 4507, 2012 WL 1597388, at *3 (N.D. Ill. May 7, 2012), affd sub nom. Silverman v. Motorola Solutions, Inc., 739 F.3d 956 (7th Cir. 2013) (approving settlement and describing Judge Weinstein as "a nationally-recognized and highlyrespected mediator"); Gardner Decl. ¶5.
Moreover, the recommendation of Lead Plaintiff, a sophisticated institutional investor, also supports the fairness of the Settlement. A settlement reached "under the supervision and with the endorsement of a sophisticated institutional investor... is entitled to an even greater presumption of reasonableness." Veeco, 2007 WL 4115809, at *5 (internal citation omitted). "Absent fraud or collusion, the court should be hesitant to substitute its judgment for that of the parties who negotiated the settlement.'" Id. at *5 (citation omitted). Lead Plaintiff Providence is a sophisticated institutional investor managing approximately $300.8 million in retirement fund assets. See Declaration of Jeffrey Padwa, Ex. 2 ¶1. Lead Plaintiff took an active role in all aspects of this Action, as envisioned by the PSLRA, including extensive efforts in discovery and participation in settlement negotiations. Id. ¶¶3-4. Lead Plaintiff approves of the Settlement without reservation. Id. ¶5.
Lead Counsel, who has extensive experience prosecuting complex securities class actions and is intimately familiar with the facts of this case, believes that the Settlement is not just fair, reasonable, and adequate, but is an excellent result for Lead Plaintiff and the Class. See Gardner Decl. ¶8. This opinion is entitled to "great weight." PaineWebber, 171 F.R.D. at 125 (citation omitted); see also Veeco, 2007 WL 4115809, at *12.
All of these considerations confirm the reasonableness of the Settlement and that the Settlement is entitled to the presumption of procedural fairness.
C. Application of the Grinnell Factors Supports Approval of the Settlement
1. The Complexity, Expense and Likely Duration of the Litigation Support Final Approval of the Settlement
"This factor captures the probable costs, in both time and money, of continued litigation." Shapiro, 2014 WL 1224666, at *8. Here, the litigation was complex and likely would have lasted for quite some time in the absence of settlement. Indeed, securities class actions are by their very nature complicated and district courts in this Circuit have "long recognized" that securities class actions are "notably difficult and notoriously uncertain" to litigate. In re Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. Sec., Derivative & ERISA Litig., 909 F.Supp.2d 259, 266 (S.D.N.Y. 2012); In re Sumitomo Copper Litig., 189 F.R.D. 274, 281 (S.D.N.Y. 1999).
Lead Plaintiffs claims raise numerous complex legal and factual issues concerning the retail industry, inventory account, and loss causation. See generally Gardner Decl. ¶¶76-92. It would be costly and time-consuming to pursue this litigation all the way through to trial, with no guarantee of success. Even if the Class could recover a judgment at trial, the additional delay through trial, post-trial motions, and the appellate process could prevent the Class from obtaining any recovery for years. See Strougo ex rel. Brazilian Equity Fund, Inc. v. Bassini, 258 F.Supp.2d 254, 261 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) ("[E]ven if a shareholder or class member was willing to assume all the risks of pursuing the actions through further litigation... the passage of time would introduce yet more risks... and would in light of the time value of money, make future recoveries less valuable than this current recovery."). Furthermore, even winning at a trial does not guarantee a recovery to the Class, because there is always a risk that the verdict could be reversed on appeal. See, e.g., Robbins v. Koger Props., Inc., 116 F.3d 1441, 1449 (11th Cir. 1997) (reversing $81 million jury verdict and dismissing case with prejudice in securities action). Thus, this factor weighs strongly in favor of approval of the Settlement.
2. The Reaction of the Class to the Settlement Supports Final Approval of the Settlement
The reaction of the Class to the Settlement is a significant factor in assessing its fairness and adequacy, and "the absence of objections may itself be taken as evidencing the fairness of a settlement.' PaineWebber, 171 F.R.D. at 126 (citation omitted); see also Luxottica Grp., 233 F.R.D. at 311-12. This Court has previously noted that the reaction of the class to a settlement "is considered perhaps the most significant factor to be weighed in considering its adequacy." Veeco, 2007 WL 4115809, at *7 (citation omitted).
Here, pursuant to the Preliminary Approval Order, a total of 39, 429 copies of the Notice have been mailed to potential Class Members and the Summary Notice was published in Investor's Business Daily and issued over the PR Newswire. See Ex. 3 ¶¶10-1. Only two requests for exclusion were received, representing 40.43 shares of Aeropostale's common stock. ( see id. ¶16).
The only objection to the Settlement itself was filed by a Mr. Opp, who takes issue with the start date of the Class Period and the fact that only purchasers of stock during the Class Period are member of the class. (Mr. Opp also objected to the request for attorneys' fees; that will be taken up separately at the end of this opinion). For the reasons set forth at pages 9-10 of the Reply Brief filed by Lead Plaintiff, neither of those objections has the slightest merit, and I reject them.
That almost no Class Member objected to the Settlement or chose to exclude himself from it is indeed the strongest indication that ...
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I was musing on Ephesians 5:21-33, and in particular Paul's analogy between Christ and the church:
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." This is a great mystery, and I am applying it to Christ and the church. (Ephesians 5:31-32)
It strikes me that we may be too quick to reverse the direction of Paul's statement here and return our attention to what he is saying about marriage, rather than listening more carefully to what he is saying about the church.
How often do we remember that the relationship between Christ and the church is one of "marriage"? Or, more to the point: that the life of the church (as the "sacrament of the kingdom of God", in the Second Vatican Council's happy phrase) is that of a marriage feast?
The image of the marriage feast is used throughout the New Testament to describe the life of the kingdom of God. We find it in parables such as Luke 14:16-24, and in texts such as Revelation 19:9: "Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb." In this, Jesus and the apostles are mining a rich seam of similar Old Testament imagery.
One of the most striking examples is the parable of the ten bridesmaids in Matthew 25:1-13. The Divine Service of the church follows the dynamic of a marriage feast as described in this parable: we begin by preparing for the arrival of the bridegroom (in the confession and absolution, the opening hymns of Kyrie and Gloria, and the reading of the Old and New Testament lessons that testify to him); stand for the bridegroom's arrival in the words of the Gospel reading; and then celebrate together the marriage feast that is the Lord's Supper. Indeed, I gather that some churches have a tradition that anyone who arrives after the Gospel lesson cannot commune: presumably because they have arrived at the wedding banquet after the bridegroom to find the door shut (Matthew 25:10).
This also means that all relationships within the church, between Christians, are to have something of this quality of the "marriage feast". As Paul (himself, of course, unwed) says, "I am applying this to Christ and the church". This quality is most obviously, and perhaps most fully, displayed in the marriage of husband and wife; but it is by no means exhaustively and exclusively to be found there. One of our callings as Christians is to live out this life of the "marriage feast", this "spousal" quality, in all our relationships in the church.


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Not that totally different, a mellow bar setting. But you need to create an surroundings the place individuals have a cocktail or two and loosen up. Great negotiations occur when individuals are relaxed so a soothing setting is essential. A excessive power setting tenses individuals up. It closes them up. You're not as more likely to get that concession.
Is it impolite to sign a bartender?
If you need to sign a bartender to get a drink, then they're not taking a look at you, which is their drawback. They're not doing their job. So do not feel impolite whenever you sign a bartender. They're those who triggered you to sign them. Go for it.
Is it ever OK for bartenders to drink with their clients?
No, it's not. Fact of the matter is when you have been drunk proper now, you couldn't do your job. How might they do theirs once they drink? Bartenders are accountable for money, they should rely cash. Would a financial institution teller drink? Of course not. So, bartenders need to be sober. They should be sober to be accountable about cash, about serving alcohol and about taking good care of their visitors.
Is it correct to sip a cocktail earlier than you pay for it?
Drink earlier than and after you pay. (Laughs)
Should you tip on each drink or do you tip on the finish of the night time?
No, sometimes you'd tip on the finish of the night time. But you need to watch out as a result of typically the service individuals will change. So if it is waitress tip as you go, if it is a bartender and also you're stationary, tip on the finish of the night time. What you don't need is you do not need to miss tipping an worker.
Is there any fact to whisky making you an indignant drunk or tequila making you loopy?
I'm unsure if there's a definition of 1 will get you indignant or not, however tequila is inherently comprised of mezcal, which mescaline, the hallucinogenic drug is created from. So tequila can have hallucinogenic element, you could be speaking to somebody who's not there. (Laughs)
What is your go-to drink of selection?
Mine is a Godfather. And a Godfather is about an oz and half of scotch and quarter ounce of amaretto floated on prime. That tends to be my drink of selection. Not too candy, however slightly robust.
What's an underrated cocktail everybody ought to attempt?
An old style. A lot of individuals don't like previous-fashioneds as a result of it's virtually all liquor. There's no combine or juice in it. It's actually simply cherries, orange, and bitters and also you muddle it up and you set in whisky. But it's obtained this fruity, unbelievable smoothness to it. And individuals who don't sometimes have straight whisky drinks ought to attempt an old style.
Is there a drink that everybody ought to know find out how to make?
The easiest of all drinks is a screwdriver. And what individuals don't know concerning the screwdriver is it was invented within the Nineteen Twenties with American oil staff. And they might drink orange juice and vodka all day lengthy whereas they labored and the elements would separate of their glass in order that they'd stir it with the screwdriver from their device belt. Everyone ought to know tips on how to make a screwdriver.
Should individuals eat the bar nuts?
No! Don't eat the bar nuts. We name that blue collar shrimp if you'll. Would you share shrimp with somebody whose arms who're throughout it? You won't know who the individual subsequent to you has been, the place they've been. You don't know the place these beer nuts have been both. Never eat something out of a bowl in a bar. … If it isn't in a package deal, don't eat it.
What is one of the simplest ways to keep away from a hangover?
Not to drink an excessive amount of. The secret to a hangover is spacing. Have a cocktail, a glass a water. A cocktail, a glass of water. If you retain your self hydrated and unfold your cocktails by spacing it with water, you gained't hungover within the morning.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Karaoke, Gleeks and Memories
You know what today is?
It's Tuesday. It's September 21, and it's the season premiere of Glee.
That's right Glee.
And I am fricking pumped.
Sure there are you haters out there. You people who find the non 24-esque lack of shit being blown up before you on the TV screen not good enough to waste an hour of your time on every week, but for me, it's something to look forward too.
It's not just about getting lost in the oh-so-talented mixes of music and spiteful "Sue C's Its". It's not just new takes on old classics and rival choral dance numbers mixed in with every day high school fodder.
I was a real life Gleek. I was a cheerleader and I was in my high school chorus and Jazz choir. I was like the very Cheerios they show every week in their uniforms, attending rehearsal and loving every minute of it.
I was in chorus for as long as I can remember. Starting as young as elementary school with assembly like sign-ups, with no one getting turned away to high school where you tried out and got turned down if you didn't have the ability.
I did singing competitions in high school. Nothing as fun or dramatic as the Regional's and Sectionals they portray on Glee, but we had District and SEMSBA where we were paired alone with a panel of judges and the missing part of a 4 part harmony, usually in Latin, to fill in.
There was a big trip we took in 1995 to Virginia Beach to compete. THAT was an adventure. Put a bunch of drama and band and chorus folks on buses and ship them out of state and wackiness certainly ensued.
Our costumes weren't as exciting as they are on TV. We had very matronly black skirts for the ladies and Pilgrim looking white shirts that were made of the thinnest, cheapest material ever. Rounded collars, oh they were hideous.
Those of us who were also in band (and yes of COURSE I was one of them, being the drum captain my senior year and everything) had these ever-so lovely bright blue waist coats we would often wear over our choral uniforms during the band portions of our concerts. Sexy.
I was Little Miss High School back in the day. In every club you could imagine. Not only in the music programs, but I was Editor of the school newspaper (shocking I know), in the Environmental Club, Model UN, Harvard Model Congress, The Executive Board that ran our class. I was a cheerleader and played soccer. I even played basketball one season. I did it all. Musicals, Jazz Choir, Concert Band, Marching Band, Chorus. I was a one-woman Yearbook brigade.
And out of it all, my most prominent memories are of being involved with the music program. Of exactly what Glee tries to show week after week.
Just like on the show we had a wide range of people involved. There were those people who likely took the class just for credits to not take a "real" class (even though they totally enjoyed it), there were those who were full-on superstars in the making. (One of which now appears on the show "The Office"...true story)
But we had our little cliques in there too, although it wasn't as interesting as it is on Glee. It was more per vocal range. The Alto's, Soprano's etc. Nothing as thrilling as the Diva or the Gays. That would have made it way more interesting for sure. I'm a fan.
I mean we had them sure, but back in the mid to late 90's in high school, people weren't as secure in themselves to be as out there as they are today. Although the slushie-throwing dumpster-tossing happened in it's own way. You met at the flagpole, at 3 o'clock.
So needless to say, tonight's premiere of Glee has me excited. I get to relive my heydays of Chorus. I get to remember the solo's I was chosen to sing (and I had a lot if I do say so myself), I get to remember the rehearsals and the hideous uniforms. But most of all, I get to remember the camaraderie.
The closest to being a Gleek now I get is the occasional bought of karaoke (although I did have my American Idol Audition stint a few years back, but I digress). Karaoke does not a Diva make.
Well, maybe...
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Happy Thursday ... again ...
OK - I'm back. I DID make it downstairs to work on my project. Meh. Doesn't blow my hair back ... but the kids LOVED it ... they said ... and I quote ... "it's soooooooo cuuuuuuuute". Ok! Who am I to argue?? Here's what I made:
I used the Gift Bow die to cut some black felt ... and then the Ovals die to cut the body. The 1/2" circle punch with whisper white card stock and the eyes from the Owl Builder Punch for the black centres made the eyes. I used my White Signo Pen to draw the mouth and fangs (which are a little spazzy, I must say *lol*) I made some scallops for the wings, hot glued it all together and now have a felt bat. What I'm going to DO with said bat is beyond me ... but I wanted to make a bat so I made a bat! While I was down there, and feeling somewhat unfulfilled from my bat-experience ... I moved on to a FABULOUS Thanksgiving card! LOVE it! ... but you'll have to pop back tomorrow to see it ... gotta go play with Rebecca now :) Until tomorrow ... have a stampy night :)


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THAT is the question. Has anyone seen her in concert? I don't know anyone who has but I can't imagine being disappointed but I'm not 100% sold on the idea of driving a few hours for the show yet. But I need to decide soon....
Monday, June 8, 2009
To Beyonce or not to Beyonce?
Posted by KT at Monday, June 08, 2009
4 comments:
- Tracey said...
I've always wanted to see her. LOve her!
- June 8, 2009 at 11:08 PM
- Hillary said...
I saw her once an dloved the show, but how many hours of a drive are we talking about? An hour away - okay. 2 hours...not sure if I would. Love this video by the way. We played it for the bridal toss at the wedding and the ladies were doing the dance on the video.
- June 9, 2009 at 12:16 AM
- Christina said...
Saw your comment on my blog and the bracelet is from J.Crew. :)
- June 9, 2009 at 10:58 AM
- Polly said...
Do it, I think it would be an awesome show.
- June 10, 2009 at 6:36 AM
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This is an excerpt from a lecture delivered by Jean-Paul Sartre in Paris in 1945 in defence of 'Existentialism and Humanism'. It is one of the texts that coveted as an undergraduate.
'Everything is indeed permitted if God does not exist, and man is in consequence forlorn, for he cannot find anything to depend upon either within or outside himself. He discovers forthwith, that he is without excuse. For if indeed existence precedes essence, one will never be able to explain one's action by reference to a given and specific human nature; in other words, there is no determinism – man is free, man is freedom. Nor, on the other hand, if God does not exist, are we provided with any values or commands that could legitimise our behaviour. Thus we have neither behind us, nor before us in a luminous realm of values, any means of justification or excuse. We are left alone, without excuse. That is what I mean when I say that man is condemned to be free. Condemned, because he did not create himself, yet is nevertheless at liberty, and from the moment that he is thrown into this world he is responsible for everything he does.'


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Thursday was Lucy's seven month birthday. It wasn't until I looked at pictures of Jon's new baby did I realize how much we had both already grown.
She's getting big. She's at least 17 pounds by now, which is over triple her birthweight. She's gone from the cute but relatively inanimate lump she was as a newborn, to an active, smiley, giggly, almost crawling baby with a personality all her own. Somedays as she wakes me up at 7:00 for her breakfast in bed with us I say to myself- Where did you come from?
7 months ago I could sleep in until 9:30 in peace. I hate getting up early, and yet it is one of the favorite parts of my day when I awake to the sound of her legs thumping against the mattress which is her way of politely telling us- I'm ready for breakfast! Time to come get me! I go in, and the instant she sees my still sleeping face she breaks out into a smile as if she thought she was the only one left in the world and was happy to finally see someone else. She starts shaking her arms and legs, and babbles in delight. Its kind of a big self esteem boost that someone is so exited to see you every morning that they can't physically restrain themselves from going into convulsions. So I pick her up, take her to a still sleeping Jenny who groggily serves her up some breakfast in bed. After eating, it is then play time. Play time with mommy and daddy's hair that is. (well, mommy's hair) We then spend an hour subjected to getting slapped in the face, scratched, hair pulled, noses sucked, and babbled at in a surprisingly loud voice considering it's coming from a 17 pound human. But we lay there trying to sleep with smiles on our faces.
As far as I can remember, I've always wanted kids. I wanted them when I was a kid. Maybe it's a part of my Mormon upbringing, but I don't think so since I know so many other Mormons my age that either don't want them, or don't want TOO many. I've always thought it would be so fun to have this little person that you know YOU made, and YOU get to help form them as a person. I've always been attracted to that idea. Some days the awesome responsibility of it still scares me, but not enough to not want more, and from my short 7 month experience thus far, I love it. It's funner than I thought it would be. I used to love coming home so I could be away from work (or school). Now I love coming home so I can see that face explode into ecstatic delight upon seeing her daddy. (Yes, I come home for you too, Jenny) As a baby, she still has that ability to show any emotion she feels and not feel self conscious about it. I love it. I envy it. How many of us break into a huge smile and start laughing and shaking when we see a loved one after not seeing them for, oh, 8 hours? It's something that I wouldn't mind she teach me.
So Jon, and Randy, and anyone else with a newborn or expecting one: congratulations. I envy you.
That'll have to be all for now since I hear some little thumping legs calling me.
Friday, March 17, 2006
Reflections of a semi-new parent
Thursday was Lucy's seven month birthday. It wasn't until I looked at pictures of Jon's new baby did I realize how much we had both already grown.
Posted by Nick at 12:45 PM
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- Jenny said...
I can't figure out a non-cheezy way to leave this comment, so please forgive, but one of my favorite things about having Lucy around is watching her relationship with Nick develop and seeing how much he enjoys her :)
- morgan said...
I would just like to add my own thoughts on this subject. It amazes me how much love I can feel for our 4 month old little girl, (Alison corrected me, she's almost 5 months old. Which technically IS still 4 months) especially when all she does is poop, eat, and sleep (Alison corrected me again, she also smiles and laughs and sucks her feet, and rolls). I remember when she was born. It was on a Monday morning. Before that all she was to me was a big bulge in Al's tummy. I mean, she was more than that obviously, but I was about connected to her as I could be to say, a basketball. I've often thought of the feelings I had when she was born. With every other person that I love (including Alison)that love has been something that developed over time, slowly. It takes time to get to know people, and even longer for you to say you really love them. But when Grace was born, it was like one second she was a bulge and then the next she was this little person that I loved will all my heart. It hit me like a ton of bricks; I wasn't expecting it at all. I'm not sure what I was expecting (if anything) but was an experience that has really changed my outlook on life. I love Grace. (and Alison)
- erin said...
I sure don't feel that way about my paperclips, but I like hearing about it. In fact, (and this isn't any kind of attempt to sound non-cheezy), it almost brought me to tears to read these comments. It reminds me of something I was told once when I got a primary calling--that I'd discover huge resevoirs of love that I didn't know I had...or something like that. I think it's so cool that our capacities, like our existence, are infinite and ever-expanding. It's like those ending verses of "If you could hie to Kolob" (and I'm probably misspelling everything here) that talk about no end to these virtues. Glory and majesty and love and all that just seem to grow exponentially. Anyway, thanks for the insights.


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I just realized I have a strong affinity for stripes. I get all goo goo ga ga when I see a black and white striped shirt. Sometimes I even venture out and buy blue/white, navy/red, or gray/ black. I've had several in my recent life and tend to gravitate toward more as soon I see a display of them inside a store. I haven't quite figured out the reasoning behind it nor does it really matter, I suppose. Clothing wise, I prefer horizontal stripes even though they must be worn with caution (Don't wanna look too wide now). But indoors, I sway toward vertical stripes as they lend a more sophisticated look.
I share with you some fashionable horizontal stripes and some vertical stripes for the home.
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The ever so stile-ish Kate Moss in Balmain.
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One of my other stile icons, Rachel Bilson. I would wear either outfit in a heartbeat.
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Ashley Olsen always knows what's up.
Wearing my striped tunic from Zara.
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As tired as I am of the belt-around-the-waste look, Kate Moss makes it work
'cause, well, she's Kate Moss, but not cinching it bothers me less.
And now for some vertical stripes.
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A striped sofa – marvelous.
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A striped rug. Check out those antlers again.
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The striped roman shades add that extra punch to this otherwise mellow room.
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Beautiful entry. Could those stripes be any more crisp? The zebra pattern adds a great extra element, making things more interesting.
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A whole lot of dizzy going on. The mix of horizontal and vertical stripes prevent one from going entirely crazy.
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If you're not ready to take the plunge into striping your walls, a
headboard is a fun alternative.
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What a lovely photograph. These stripes create a circus tent-like experience without the raucous.
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Oladuni Churchill, estranged husband of Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has responded to the father's day stunt by his wife.
In a message he posted shortly after the actress revealed that she went to her son's school dressed as a man for a father ' s day event , Churchill posted on Instagram, "Don't play victim in a circumstance you created."
Though the businessman and philanthropist did not mention Tonto Dikeh's name, it was obvious that he referring to her.
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So you're going to get a little more soul searching from me today. It helps me, I have to talk through my emotions.
What has all this extra weight done to me? It has hindered me. Hindered me in ways that I never should have allowed it to do so. I know that this is going to be heavy, and if you don't want to see the hard stuff you should look away now. My weight has kept me from being what I could be. It has kept me cycling through depression. It has kept me from going back to school and using the intelligence God gave me to earn a big girl degree. I have been told by many, many people that I should have been a journalist. I still think I should. But do you understand when I tell you that my weight still hinders me on that?
After all of the years it has taken me to get to this point, I still feel like I am living outside of my real self. God gave me the ability to string words together with some grace and I need to use it. While I am kicking myself in the behind to shed these pounds I need to be kicking myself to explore my abilities. Depression can be a deep, dark void. You fall into it and find that you are comfortable there even if you don't want to be. I know when I am disappearing under the surface, I have always known. Now I have more will to fight against it. I have things to live for. But I haven't always felt that way, and it has held me back.
My weight has oppressed me. It has worn on my body, my joints... my soul.
My husband, my friends, my family, the children I dream of having... they deserve the BEST me. They deserve a me that has broken free from the binds that weight once placed on her. They deserve my best mind, my healthiest body, and my laugh. That's right, my laughter. I can be pretty darn amusing when I want to be, and all those important to me deserve that from me. Weight will no longer ruin my days, ruin my desire to be sociable. I have blatantly avoided social situations because I felt I was too fat to go. No more!
So my dear Saucony running shoes... You're about to get a whole lot of abuse.
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wearing black and tan shoes, black pants (Target), Grover shirt (Target) and blue and white striped cardigan (ALSO TARGET MY FAVORITE PLACE EVER)
Even though I wear this shoes pretty rarely, I have a special attachment to them.
1. They were a birthday present my freshman year of college. My friend Mallory and I were shopping at the mall, and I found these shoes at Payless. They were on sale for three dollars, and she was like, "Happy Birthday," and bought them for me. My 19th birthday was not the greatest, and that was the highlight.
2. One time, in an elevator in the JFSB, an old man saw me wearing those shoes, made a face, and said "Are those what the kids are wearing these days?" IT WAS PERFECT.
So I'm not sure these shoes are that great if they anger up the old folks' blood, but I don't think I can quite part with them either.
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...or let the dog walk himself !
This is the treadmill that provides owners with a means to maintain consistent levels of exercise for their dogs, regardless of weather conditions. Its whisper-quiet motor drives a sturdy rubber belt that is soft on paws. Side rails keep dogs' attention forward, and most pets will benefit from 45 minutes of moderate activity. Speed, distance, and incline can be adjusted using simple controls. Each model is equipped with a safety on/off switch. Plugs into AC.
What is the world coming to??
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Something you all have yet to know about me is that I love bento and bento boxes. If you don't know what bentos are then you really are missing out. They are basically just small lunchboxes and you fill them completely with food, usually cooked items and things like rice. They originate from Japan and everybody there has a bento everyday and theirs are usually very appealing to the eye. I first fell in love with Bentos when I came across this lovely lady's blog:Lunch in a Box. The blog's author, Biggie has written basically everything you need to know to start bento-ing, she's a genius. She really needs to write a book about it!
I myself haven't made many bentos before but here is the one I had today:
The bento box is a double tiered one and the lower container had a pumpkin & ricotta gourmet roll(bought at my local deli) and ketchup in a sauce container in it. The upper container had a little salad of snow pea sprouts, cucumber, cherry tomatoes and coriander. Yummy! I'm going to have the rest of the sausage roll tomorrow.
In other news, I went to China last year with my school and I took lots and lots of photos. I recently got round(a year later :D) to getting the photos printed but when I went to put them on a USB, the photos just came up as a black screen with "invalid image" on them. I was freaking out, I couldn't find any way to retrive them. But luckily I found I still have most of them on my camera memory card. Now I just have to re-edit all 800+ of them......Gotta love technology.
Monday, June 15, 2009
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Now the YEAR progress report (OMG are you excited or what?). First, let's look at the Fit Bitch Project Rules which were posted on Nov 15, 2009!
1. All healthy natural food is allowed.
2. All sugars must come solely from the whole foods eaten (fruit).
Check! (Well, except for sugars from wine and special "treat" nights...which after a year are no longer 4 times a week and more like twice a month, sigh!)
3. No more artificial sweeteners (yes, this includes gum).
DONE! Gone are the diet pops, large coffees with splenda. All artificial sweeteners have gone, and I have had exactly 6 pieces of gum in one year and I had to have them because my breath was rank.
4. Continue with my running, but include more consistent weight training.
Done (even completed a 10k HOLLLAH!)
5. No alcohol (except on my birthday and Christmas) for 3 months or 20lbs less, whichever comes first. Uh, I half-ass did this one.
6. Watch the caffeine (have decaf or herbals teas only).
Whoops! I forgot about this one. I love coffee and have about 1 a day.
7. No crap food, not even as a "treat" or "I will have just a little taste".
Hmmmmmm, this one was done better than I anticipated. For the record, 'crap' food is all fake, processed, mass commercially produced food (chocolate bars, pop, frozen pizza, you know the drill) I give myself a B+ on this one.
8. Educate myself as much as possible on the food I am eating.
Totally! I am Ms. Food Knowledge now.
9. Provide comic relief to myself and others via this blog.
10. Inspire, share, and learn from other readers & followers of this blog (thank you everyone for your comments, ideas, and support).
Yes! I have received comments from readers that have made me laugh, given me ideas, support, I have even had a few comments and emails from readers that have made me cry! (I know, who would have thought I had feelings from the way I write and criticize?) Thank you everyone for your support.
OMG are you ready? Are you on the edge of your seat? Ahhhhh. I can't believe I am going to post my freaking weight on the damn internet! Total weight loss in 1 year, by just eating really healthy, no processed food, nothing that has added sugar or un pronouncable crap: 30 pounds.
Start Date: November 15, 2009
Height: 5'7"
Weight: (I just threw up in my mouth when I looked at this!) 180
Measurements: Bust:41 (yay) Waist: 40 (boo) Hips: 40 (also boo)
Pant Size: 13/15
My bridesmaid dress size I wore last November: 14!
Today! Nov 15, 2010
Height: still 5'7"
Weight: 150
Measurements: Bust: 37 (boo) Waist: 32 (yay) Hips: 37
Pant Size: 7/9 (EEEEK)
My wedding dress size: 8!
What's that? Wedding dress? Yes, newly engaged and getting hitched in May 2011!
So I now need to hardcore it up because regular goal weight range is NOT wedding day goal weight range. Those pictures are going to be with me forever, just like any other pictures are, however people expect you to look your best on your wedding day. And these are not just any wedding pictures, but beach wedding pictures! You bet your ass I want to look DAMN good in a bikini on my wedding day and honeymoon. Duh!
So now? It's time to TONE TONE TONE! Weight gone, flabby skin still there? If people who are 300 pounds can get a flat stomach than I certainly can....right?
Here is hoping! Year two of The Fit Bitch Blog! Tone that butt, flatten that belly, and will that upper arm jiggle ever go away?
We will see....Wedding in 6 months! New goal to strive for!
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- AnonymousNovember 16, 2010 at 3:33 PM
Congrat's!!!!! Congrat's!!!!! I can't believe it's been a year...I check in daily/weekly to see any new posts and laugh almost everytime.ReplyDelete
I have a little challenge for all those fit bitches out there. Do 100 Burpees and time yourself. Someone I know has done it in 8 minutes...so far I have done only 50 before giving up....I'm stretching for 100 soon.
Congrat's on the engagement as well...you are going to look fantastic on your wedding day! No DOUBT about it!
Thank you! I will try it. I may throw up!ReplyDelete
congratulations! It's been a wonderful year reading your blog. Wish you good luck and great posts from you are awaited. Can you recommend some good Indian recipe's though? It's fun to eat them.ReplyDelete
Thank you!ReplyDelete
I only have one indian recipie that I use. But I agree, so fun to eat! I will find a few good ones and let you know!
- AnonymousNovember 18, 2010 at 8:11 PM
Congrats! You are so funny!ReplyDelete
CONGRATS!!! What an accomplishment, so excited for you!!ReplyDelete
Good stuff. Thank you so so much for sharing your knowledge with the world through the Internet. Wonderful blog and post you got hereReplyDelete
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The Fall-Winter 17/18 membership and renewal campaign is on!
Welcome! Thank you for joining an amazing community organization dedicated to empowering Hartford to ride bicycles — for transportation and for fun.
This isn't a typical bike shop. BiCi Co. is a membership organization, with benefits and access provided to members. Full details are here, but the gist is this: by becoming a member, you gain access to a full-service bike shop stocked with parts available for purchase at cost (No mark-up: we're a non-profit).
That means you can visit during our twice-weekly DIY shop hours, where volunteers will help you learn how to maintain your own bicycle. You also get access to seminars teaching specific skills, among other perks.
There are two different ways to become a member.
1. Pay the membership fee. To become a paying member, go here!
There are four options:
2. Become an equity member – Alternative available for those with limited income
Individuals can earn a BiCi Co. annual membership by volunteering 10 hours in the shop. Volunteers do not need to have any bike repair skills. For more details and to become an equity member, visit the shop during DIY hours:


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1. Xbox comes with Kinect but not the Kinect Power Supply. Without the power supply the SDK will not detect your Kinect. You need to buy the Power Supply.
2. Watch the Kinect for Windows SDK Quickstarts video and download the sample.
The most useful sample I found is the Skeletal Tracking sample.
3. Download the Kinect SDK and get started.


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Category Spotlight on How To Improve YouTube
November 1, 2007
The video I made two weeks ago entitled "How To Improve YouTube" is spotlighted for the next seven days in the HowTo & DIY Category on YouTube. The video, which includes suggestions compiled from over 100 different YouTubers, has received a bit of attention from both users and YouTube staff.
It's time to make a few more video responses if you're interested. You know now you'll have the ear of YouTube. =) Thanks to both Sadia and Damien for making this happen.