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In 2010 I wrote a feature for GamesMaster about the then-future new Tomb Raider reboot which has just come out – I was genuinely blown away. Partly because the new Lara Croft looked like a person, rather than a hastily assembled bundle of boy-pleasing pixels.
The piece I've published below was written by me in June last year for a women's glossy. This was the piece I ALWAYS wanted to write: that would bring female gamers mainstream, about women who play video games – women in their millions, not just as a rarity.
Sadly it got killed off after the Anita Sarkeesian blow-up, and the news that the new Tomb Raider game would feature an attempted sexual assault on Lara Croft. FYI – a month or so later, I saw that sequence and happily, it's not what is seemed in print at the time.
I am still really proud of this piece, so here it is. Female gamers (and other 'geeky' hobbies), for all my ladies who play games – on their phones, on their 3DS and Vitas, and on their hardcore consoles. Games are amazing – and here's why.
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My poor mum hoped that video games were something I'd grow out of, like hair dye, or my nose piercing. Those went ages ago but games? Never. Twenty years after I first picked up a controller, I own four consoles and play with everyone from my boyfriend to online strangers.
To a vast number of women, having a PlayStation as well as a pension is completely normal. With consoles released in every decade since 1977, women in their 30s and 40s are the first generation to grow up with gaming. We've got Nicole Kidman advertising them, and Mila Kunis, Megan Fox, Zooey Deschanel and Gwyneth Paltrow talking up their love for everything from the huge online adventure World of Warcraft, to the cult comedy iPad game Plants VS Zombies.
My friend Annabel – commercial solicitor and Nintendo genius – and I have chosen gaming as the theme for our joint 30th: we've already confirmed Chun Li from Street Fighter 2, and an Angry Bird, and we haven't even sent out the invitations yet. Annabel and I grew up playing games, and we haven't stopped. Why would we? You don't stop reading when you've exhausted the children's section, and the best games share qualities with books: a great story, and beautiful design.
"The more you see women playing video games and being accepted, the more you are to think it's normal," says cybertechnology consultant Eleanor Barlow. Belinda Parmar, CEO of Lady Geek, which campaigns to make tech and gaming more appealing and accessible to women, agrees. "The electronics industry has finally woken-up to the fact that there's a huge untapped market: four out of 10 gadgets now are bought by women."
According to a 2011 study, 49% of the UK's gamers are female, and more British women than men aged between 24-35 play casual games, like Facebook's Farmville, or phone apps. The evolution of the gaming girl is best seen in next year's remarkable reboot of the long-running action-strategy franchise, Tomb Raider.
Even if you've never played one of the games, you'll likely recognise its comically-breasted heroine Lara Croft, played by Angelina Jolie in film versions.
Leaving the Tomb Raider headquarters after a preview of the new game, I was greeted by a pouting statue of the original Lara. It was like going from Jennifer Lawrence to Jordan. Gone is the top-heavy quip machine of male fantasy: the new Lara is as believable as the next 21-year-old, albeit one who is seriously skilled with guns.
"The previous Lara had become a caricature of herself," Tomb Raider's global brand director Karl Stewart tells me from the E3 games conference in San Francisco. "It was a big decision to say that this needs to feel like a girl that I've met, and not just physically, but in social situations."
The team brought in female animators to make sure she was realistic. "The first time she shoots someone, she stops and cries," says Karl. "They're big emotions. How would she feel? How would she react? It was very important to us to get it right."
It's arguably even more important for the women in the industry. Being a woman who plays games, particularly those on the PlayStation and XBox, has long been a compromise between fun and embarrassment. Female characters were invariably Barbie-shaped and impractically dressed; they could be intelligent, certainly, but only if they look like they'd come straight from the set of Men and Motors. Those who looked more realistic tended to be – well, a bit wet. "So many women were just MacGuffins waiting to be rescued," sighs the novelist Emma Newman, who has played PlayStation and XBox games for 15 years.
Reinventing Lara Croft, the most iconic female character in video games, has deeper implications for more than sales. "What you play is deeply connected to the imaginary, the unconscious life of the player and to their social life," says Yann Leroux, one of a growing number of psychotherapists to use video games in sessions. "The therapist tries to understand the hidden meanings of his playing: the powers the player uses, the ones they love and those they hate, are clues waiting for an interpretation."
The new Lara is resourceful, responsive and adaptable – characteristics which weren't always common in female characters of the 90s. "That's one of the reasons I wanted to join the industry, to change it," says Keza MacDonald, UK Editor of the influential games site IGN. "When I was a kid I never saw strong role models in video games, and I was the only girl in my school who played games seriously."
Role models have been on the rise in the last decade, mostly in action franchises like Perfect Dark and Resident Evil. Even Princess Zelda, who spent the 80s and 90s being rescued, appeared in 2003's Wind Waker as a kick-ass pirate who helped you battle the final boss. "More women are playing games and, crucially, more women are making games," says Keza. "You see little girls with DS's, and playing games just as much as boys."
The word "gamer" now encompasses more than boys in bedrooms playing their XBoxes. Sara Pont, 30, a civil servant from Redhill, fell out of love with games in her teens, blaming the industry's "boy-ification", but got hooked again when she started playing her husband's Nintendo DS. "I would never see myself as a gamer, yet I've done it all my life," she says. "It's partly self-perception, partly not being able to tie myself in with people who spend their time queuing up at GAME stores at midnight."
Being an adult woman and playing games aren't mutually exclusive: when Annabel and I moved in together, we played Wii. My first national newspaper piece was about games. I started writing about them for my parents' favourite paper. Then, in a flood of smartphones, Wiis and iPads, suddenly everyone was wearing gaming on their sleeve – sometimes literally.
Games, particularly retro ones, have inspired kitchenware, club nights, craft, even art. The designer Olly Moss, whose prints sell out in seconds, recently did runs based on characters from Nintendo's Mario, Zelda and Pokémon franchises. "Nintendo is classic design now. To me, it's no different from writing about an Eames chair," says Sian Meades, editor of the lifestyle website Domestic Sluttery and retro games enthusiast. "There's a lot to be said for appreciating a game as a piece of art. Often as much work goes in to making a game as would go into a film, yet you get 30 hours for a game, and two hours for a film."
The games I appreciate tend to differ from what my boyfriend plays: I like slow, dreamy role-playing games, whereas he is excellent at the more complex action-adventures.
"Male children are more attracted to speed and motion than girls so there is this innate difference already," says Eleanor Barlow. "Whereas women are slower at processing visual information and relating it to movement, men are good at seeing movement and using a controller to see how to use it to do something on the screen."
Whichever game I choose they make me feel good – seriously good. In a recent report analysing research into gaming, the Wall Street Journal concluded that it's like a work-out, with concentration and rewarding surges of dopamine strengthening your neural circuits.
"If you look at it like a leisure activity, there's something in it for everyone," says Dr Jo Bryce, senior lecturer in the school of psychology at University of Central Lancashire, and an expert in the positive effects of gaming. "One of the things people are realising, is that there's a wealth of positive effects. People select media content consistent with their mood, to escape, reduce stress and manage anger. Beating a machine rather than your boss is much more beneficial."
Studies at the University of Rochester in New York show that that gaming improves creativity, decision-making and perception, while the best gamers can make and act on decisions four times faster than most people, at up to six times a second. In women, it improves our ability to mentally manipulate 3D images – usually a male speciality – and game players can focus on more than six things at once without getting confused, compared with four for non-gamers.
Just as many female players come from non-traditional paths, so do the women making them. Amy Hennig, creator of the mega-successful Uncharted franchise, studied film. Naomi Alderman, writer of the iPhone game Zombies, Run!, is an award-winning novelist. For some though, it's in their blood. One of the biggest writing names in the business is Rhianna Pratchett, who has long escaped the shadow cast by her father, Sir Terry Pratchett, to write female-led games such as Mirror's Edge and Heavenly Sword.
While the vast majority of men are positive about girls getting into gaming, it's not always the case. "A small section of the core gaming audience feels insecure and threatened by anything that isn't the status quo as they see it," says IGN's Keza Macdonald, who chooses to use her nickname rather than her birth name, Kelly, to avoid hassle over her gender. "Those people are being left behind by the games industry. They aren't all it is anymore. We can't let these idiots paint us as a community."
I'm lucky. I've been to games launches, meet-ups and conferences, and never felt anything less than welcome. Female-run websites like Fat, Ugly or Slutty and Not In The Kitchen Anymore record the appalling messages sent from male to female players in online multiplayer games like Call of Duty. In February, writer Jennifer Hepler deleted her Twitter account after a smear campaign, saying, "I just figure they're jealous that I get to have both a vagina AND a games industry job, and they can't get either." Jade Raymond, the managing director of Ubisoft who spearheaded the blockbuster Assassins Creed franchise, has also retired as a public face of the company after internet abuse.
"It's not the male species at their finest," says filmmaker Katherine Wheatley, 30, who loves first-person shooters. "It reminds me of playing Battlefield. A guy was so shocked I was a girl that he stopped playing attention, so I blew up his tank."
Although women emerge as gamers, writers and artists, just 12 of the 253 women executive officers in this year's Fortune 100 were specifically responsible for technology. "Only 17% of the UK tech workforce is female and it is going down by 0.5% each year. If it continues at this rate, this means by 2045, there will not be a single woman working in tech," says Belinda Parmar of Lady Geek, who credits women-only events like Girl Geek Dinners and Women in Technology with raising the female agenda.
Emily Bryce-Perkins works for the games publisher Majesco Entertainment. "You find that women work in publishing, creative and finance," she says. "It's still not that common to have female developers." Only four of the 25 meetings that she attended at May's Nordic Games Conference had a woman in them. Some female producers and developers, like Canada's Silicon Sisters, are moving away from traditional gaming altogether, to concentrate on the lucrative smartphone and tablet market.
The popularity of e-readers has also made it easier for women to explore other male-dominated areas without worrying about what's on the cover. The massive multi-platform success of Harry Potter, True Blood, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Game of Thrones, His Dark Materials, Twilight and The Hunger Games have made fantasy a water-cooler subject, while box-sets and online services like Netflix have made it easy to blitz through a series in a weekend.
"Genre fiction is where you make money; people get hooked, in a way that I think few serious fiction readers are," says Empire magazine's Helen O'Hara. "People who grew up with Harry Potter are now in their mid-20s so it's seen as culturally normal to be aware of fantasy. And most girls in their late 20s and early 30s will have grown up with Buffy – should have, if they have any sense."
Much appeal stems from brilliantly-realised female characters, whether good eggs like The Hunger Games' Katniss Everdeen, or heinous bitches, like Game of Thrones' Cersei Lannister. As Helen says, "in imaginary countries you can have strong women without someone crying foul on it."
Comics too have found a new female audience, through digital versions, phenomenally successful screen adaptations like The Avengers, X-Men and The Dark Knight, or films based on independent comics by female writers, like the Oscar-nominated Persepolis, or Tamara Drewe. In a high point for geekery, I once got 20% off in a comics shop when my phone rang with the X-Men ringtone.
"X-Men is a really good example of a comic with good female characters," Helen says. "But the ones people read first are the classics, like Alan Moore's Watchmen, a standalone which doesn't rely on reading an entire back history. You'd be surprised at how many women get into comics through that, as well as men."
Whether it's comic lovers like Rosario Dawson or Star Wars fans like Tina Fey, high profile women are normalising those whose geek passions run deep. The more games events I attend, the more women I see.
"Identity development theorists talk about true self, who you are deep down inside," says Eleanor Barlow. "Perhaps the older we get, the easier it is for us to be truer to ourselves as we understand what works."
Quite. My 30th birthday is a celebration of more than my age, or my friendship with Annabel; it's the acknowledgement of the art forms that has helped shape us into the women we are. I can't wait for our party. Who knows? I might even go as Lara Croft.
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The 24th amendment is about the citizens of the U.S. rights to vote for who they want as their President, Vice President, Senator, or Representatives in Congress, shall not be denied by the U.S. or any state for the failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. This amendment was proposed by the 87 Congress in joint resolution which was approved by the Senate on March 27, 1962 and by the House of Representatives on August 27, 1962. The right to vote wasnt established in the U.S. Constitution where it was ratified in 1787. At a ceromony in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson said, " There can be no one too poor to vote." Thanks to the 24th amendment the right of the U.S. citizens to freely cast their votes has been secured.


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I am travelling to Thailand between the 29th Dec 10- 18 Jan 11. I was in Thailand at beginning of the year (Bangkok, Ko Samui, Ko Tao, Krabi, Phi Phi, Ko Lanta, Phuket) – wowed by the beauty and vowed to come back although will be travelling out of the comfort of a group and will be having my first solo travelling experience.
I would like to meet up with like-minded individuals along the way to swap experiences, have a laugh, see the sights and enjoy cocktails.
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29 Dec- 3rd Jan Chiang Mai , 3rd Jan- 6th Jan Phi – Phi, from then on I plan to go Ko Pha Ngnan, and Ko Tau.
If anyone is out during that time, or could recommend accommodation that is populated by backpackers and is social, basic and clean I would be happy to hear from you.
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What's driving an exodus of unaccompanied minors across the US-Mexico border?
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Aaron Schachter: Imagine you're a kid trying to make the perilous journey across the US-Mexico border without documents and without parents. That's happening more and more. We're talking tens of thousands of kids crossing on their own each year. Last year alone, 24,000 were caught. Susan Cruz tries to help these children once they're in the US in custody. Cruz is a dual citizen of the US and El Salvador. Now she testifies as an expert witness in cases involving undocumented minors.
Susan Cruz: More kids are coming, Air Force bases are being opened up to house these children because the shelters that generally hold them are up to capacity. One of the main drivers that's pushing these kids out of their home countries is the crime and violence that is almost unchecked by the governments by these countries. For example, Honduras, which is not in an armed conflict, has the highest homicide rate per capita in the world - not in the region - in the world.
Schachter: We'd like you to tell us about a few undocumented immigrant kids that you personally have tried to help. Let's start first with a girl you call "Beatrice" or "Betty," you met her when she was 12-years-old, she lived in the Salvadoran town called Chapultepec.
Cruz: Betty was being approached by the young man who was involved in a gang. He was trying to persuade her to be his girlfriend. Betty is 12-years-old and she was going to school and had no interest in this guy. She tried to stay away from him and made it clear to him that she didn't want to be his girlfriend. So he took some of his fellow gang members to threaten her and her grandmother, with whom she lived. They slipped a note under the grandmother's door stating that they were going to kidnap Betty, rape her and eventually kill her if she didn't comply. When the grandmother saw that the threat was real, and having talked to other adults in the community, including reaching out to the police, the police told them that there was nothing that they could do, that it was an anonymous threat. The grandmother, not being satisfied, not wanting to wait until something did happen, Betty was sent to the United States.
Schachter: She was caught at the border or no?
Cruz: Yes, she was, and she was put into one of the shelters where undocumented unaccompanied minors are placed.
Schachter: And you testified on her behalf. What happened then?
Cruz: I stated that I did believe that it was true that she was in a position to be threatened and that there was a very high probability that she would be killed or raped if returned to El Salvador and that the state is in a position where it cannot act proactively to protect children. One thing I want to make clear: when people think of foster care and child welfare and child protection here in the United States - this does not exist in these countries.
Schachter: On that note, if you could tell me about a boy you call "Eric."
Cruz: Eric was a teenager in Honduras, whose father worked at a bank and was being extorted by the local police because he worked in a bank. The police would randomly pick up Eric when he was walking home from school, when he was hanging out with his friends in his neighborhood. They would arrest him and take him to the police station and then they would summon the father to come in and pay a "fine." Eric's father began to realize that he was being extorted and decided not to pay. What the police did is they took a 16-year-old Eric and they put him in a man's prison. His father had to pay basically a ransom, the extortion fee, to the police to get Eric out of the men's prison. What he did was he sent him to California. However, in California he had no family there and Eric got in trouble with the law.
That's where I met him. He would participate in my psychoeducational groups in a juvenile detention facility in Los Angeles county. He told me his story and I connected him with other people that could help him. We were able to find him an attorney and we even brought a retired police commissioner from Honduras who could corroborate what had happened to Eric. However, the immigration judge declined to hear her testimony and Eric was being harassed in the detention facility south of San Diego where he was being held. One time he was handcuffed for 18 hours and the guards said that they couldn't find the keys. More and more, he was being pressured to sign the voluntary departure and Eric couldn't stand it anymore and that's eventually what he did. He lost hope and he was sent back to Honduras and he was eventually killed.
Schachter: Do we know who killed him?
Cruz: There are many theories but the police have not found someone responsible for his murder. As a matter of fact, less than 20% of homicides in Honduras are resolved.
Schachter: What is the way out of this situation where Central American kids face a choice of being swept into this criminal underworld or making a dangerous or illegal journey on their own. What do we do?
Cruz: First and foremost, I think we have to look at what's happening in their home countries and try to address what the voids are, what's missing, what isn't there anyone around protecting these children and youth and why is it when something bad happens to them people have acquiesced to the fact that this is just the way things are. I think there's something very wrong with that and I think that's where we should start.
Schachter: Susan Cruz is a forensic social worker who has testified as an expert witness in cases involving undocumented minors. Susan, thank you so much for your time.
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Update: Jazz musician Clark Terry died on Saturday at the age of 94. Terry was known for integrating "The Tonight Show" Band back in 1960, and taught jazz to Miles Davis, Winton Marsalis and Quincy Jones, who joined the show to discuss the legacy of Terry.
It's unlikely that someone outside the jazz scene would cite Clark Terry if asked to name an influential jazz musician. That's something legendary music producer Quincy Jones and documentary filmmaker Alan Hicks hope to change.
The two have paired up to make "Keep on Keepin' On," a documentary that explains Terry's role in shaping American jazz music and follows Terry's work with one of his students.
Both Jones and Hicks agree Terry is one of the best trumpet players ever. He played with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday and many more. He was also a member of Johnny Carson's house band, the NBC Orchestra.
Hicks realized early on that to really illustrate Terry's greatest legacy, they'd have to show him teaching.
"When we were doing interviews with all these greats, they would constantly be saying, 'Yeah, he's one of the greatest trumpet players that ever lived, but he's also one of the greatest teachers to have ever lived,'" Hicks says.
Terry was known to be generous with his time with developing musicians. His students include Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and Jones himself.
"I was 12, and I studied with him when I was 13," Jones says. He remembers skipping school in Seattle to hang out with jazz musicians.
"Seattle was perfect to hang out with guys like Clark, and I begged him to give me a lesson," he says.
Terry and a student, pianist Justin Kauflin, share a special bond. Kauflin has been blind since he was 11, and Terry went blind more recently after a lifetime of diabetes. In the documentary, the two work through the ups and downs of trying to launch Kauflin's jazz career.
Jones says that's harder to do now than back when he started.
"Back then, you couldn't get away from jazz," Jones says. "It was in the air, the water. Today, they have to resist the pressure of their peers to say, 'Let's go see Lil' Wayne, Jay-Z and Kanye [West]."


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We've been going out for almost 7 months. My school is very nosey and the teachers and principal don't approve of us and they tried to break us up multiple times. There was a day when the principal told him that I'll end up leaving him. I know I don't ever want to lose him. Well, the teachers told me it's not worth it and it's not like we'll know each other in 20 years. But we will know each other forever because we're family friends but they don't know that.
He told me it's so different with me because he's never felt like that with anyone..
So anyway, everyones telling me it's not worth it and we won't even last. Sometimes I believe them but I know he won't leave me.
Anyways, so what do you think of what everyones been telling me? If I broke up with him, how would he feel (guys give your opinion?)
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U should honestly cuss them out and tell them to fuck off and mind their own fucking business, usually schools should just let things play out and run it's course it's not their responsibility to police who should be together and who shouldn't. I have a cuzin who's 30 years old now and him and his wife were high school sweet hearts, now they have a son who's at least five or six and ended up adopting his wife's sisters kids who are around the same age cuz she fucked up and they are a happy family. Stay with him even if the relationship runs it's course or you guys end up staying together like my cuzzin did, don't let outside forces screw with your interpersonal relationships and plus both of your families know each other and if they are happy with you guys being together than it's fine00|00|0


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A stripped down resort with 39 bungalows and terraces, ranging from 3 to 6 bedrooms. The chalets, were built during the colonial times of the British. Facilities include TV and games table, BBQ pit and a fully equipped kitchen.
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Organising a camp/class chalet? This is a good venue to consider.
Mention holding a camp with a BBQ and my CCA mates would immediately respond, "Aloha Resorts Changi - again!"
With its spacious common areas and 15 minute proximity to the beach, the Aloha bungalows made an excellent place for indoor and outdoor camp activities. The barbeque pit right behind the bungalow also always made the main highlight of our camps - our BBQ finale! - a convenient affair. The large bedrooms (of which some came with attached bathrooms) were also able to comfortably house about 25 of us (with a few of us using sleeping bags) and we generally little need to squeeze or fight for the shower.
Despite being a little old (the faint musty smell when you first walked in was hard to miss), I must say the bungalows at Aloha are well-kept - I don't remember seeing any unusual multi-legged creatures lurking around and the furnitures certainly did not collapse under our weight.
An only downside of the resort is that it's a rather long walk in from the main road and pretty dimly lit at night. So if you happen to be craving that mouth-watering plate of Changi Village Nasi Lemak in the middle of the night, you probably can't do without a car.
I have to admit that the great time I had being in the company of close friends would probably have caused me to turn a blind eye towards some of the resort's shortcomings. Nonetheless, given that we did not run into much problems in our 3 (or was it 4?) times there, I believe it is a good camp venue option that one should definitely consider.
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Aloha to spruce and sniffs!
I stepped out of the car, impressed by the garage. A little. I was bubbling to the brim with excitement. It's been decades since I've last been there! I was burning with curiosity on wether the bungalow chalet has been renovated inside out.
The exterior looks the same. I made way towards the door. I placed an oxidised key into the key hole. The door creaked open like it hasn't been oiled for centuries.
I headed towards the main room. The scale was the same! Unfortunately, the furnitures were not replaced with modern ones and yes. I was ushered by cricking crickets and dangling spiderwebs. The trail of spiderwebs crawled all the way to the kitchen and an isolated cubicle at the corner!
Albeit the rickety old wooden, or was it rattan, sofas, it was surprisingly a padded full of comfort. The vintage furniture was also a fresh approach. Singapore's very own Karung Gunis could definitely be transformed into instant billionaires if they had these furniture within their grasp for sale.
Contented with the sofas, my eyes flickered to the view in front. My jaw unhinged itself. I was stunned to astonishment! Before me, sat a television that didn't fall under the category called modern. It was a boxed television that, thankfully, wasn't that backdated for it sported coloured images. I didn't know televisions like these are still being sold, be it existed. Vintage took hold of a whole other level!
I flicked the TV set on. Wow! There was neither Starhub nor Singtel's Mio set box. However, there was some sort of booster or generator connected to it. They had Malaysia channels like TV2 and TV3. Might I add how brilliant the choice of programmes shown on these channels were? We watched a never before seen Bollywood movie via this TV set the entire night, impervious to the snickering lizards nearby and our aching bums.
The rooms here seemed like an segment extracted from a National Service zone. These weren't beds. These are planks of wood! The mattress was made out of some waterproof material. The sound emitted when you scrape your hands or feet across it was like that when you rub sandpapers on tree trunks. Surprisingly ( once again ) we dozed off easily and awoke to no cramps or aches at all! Despite that, do change the bed! It seemed to be on the verge of unbuckling beneath our weight anytime!
Oh, might I add an applaudable hint that we did not simply stepped into a backward time warp machine. Air Conditioners! They're there patting us to a comfortable sleep without the need to give birth to an outbreak of sweats.
Aloha, the hawaiian term when you greet people full of warmth and cheeriness. This Aloha here portrayed more of a Bon Voyage aura! It was rather dripping with chilling drabness that was salvaged partially by the glorious air conditioners and splendid television channels!
Hence, Aloha needs to spruce the furnishings and furnitures with a tinge pf modernism. The vintage sofas can stay though. Their limited edition condition could reap mountains of unworthy cash. needs to purchase gazillions of air purifiers and pepper them around the entire compound too! Use Febreze! Febreze can breeze Aloha with sniffs of rejuvenation!
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Many year ago, when I was still a junior staff in a company, I was appointed as a member of my company welfare committee. Part of my job in the welfare committee was to organise bonding activities for the company. The chair person of the committee had some "lobang" to rent a bungalow here for a cheap price and suggested we planned a BBQ.
The committee members had to do a recce of the area first so that we can know what types of fringe activities we could organise besides the BBQ. The first thing we thought of was a treasure hunt. The bungalow was so big and the compound outside was also very big that we thought it would be fun and challenging to do a treasure hunt here. The only thing we were concerned about was the inaccessibility of the bungalow. It must be quite a long walk from the bus terminal.
Fortunately, the turnout for that day was very good and everyone had a lot of fun and the committee was commended for a successful event.
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If all chalets were like that, I wouldn't dread going to chalets at all. I loved how generous the space provided was, both inside and outside. Without even having to sit on the floor, everyone could very comfortably fit into the living room. Also, the most common problem of rooming arrangements were swiftly eliminated due to the sheer amount of space provided. However, for larger groups, you might have to bring sleeping bags—apparently the charge for extra bed linen is rather steep.
Also, the space provided for barbeque parties and the distance between the pits and the rooms meant that you did not smell smoke the entire night. You also get a proper kitchen, so you're not limited to calling fast food every night or having too many consecutive barbeque parties. In fact, you can actually sleep and cook her.
But still only one indoor toilet. I heard that there was an outdoor toilet provided, though I never got the chance to verify that, seeing that it was creepy to go out at 2AM to bathe.
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It was during the holidays when my friends and I rented a bungalow at Aloha Changi and lo and behold, to our horror we were the only people staying in our row of bungalows. Upon checking in, we found cobwebs all over the place, even under the table, and were highly disturbed by it. The rooms were rather huge and were clean. But the beds had red covers on them. The few of us decided to squeeze all into one room despite having 3 rooms.
The worst part was that the toilet was split into two different rooms- the showers and the toilet bowl. Convenient you may say, but the shower directly faced a mirror and it was really creepy staring at yourself while bathing.
We were also not told which keys were to which rooms so we spent a good fifteen minutes trying out the rather rusty bunch of keys given to us to get to the storeroom. All in all, the stay was not as pleasant but the people definitely livened the atmosphere.
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To put it bluntly, the developers of Aloha loyang were focusing on the concept of compact and saving space when they came up with the design for aloha loyang.
Frankly, the purpose for booking a chalet implies a social gathering. However, most suites, especially the 2 story bungalows, are extremely narrow with a living room, a kitchen, a toilet and a single bedroom on the second floor. In my estimation, it can only comfortably fit around 4-6 people. This makes it unsuitable for events where the extended family, colleagues or even a class reunion. Moreover, the steps are narrow and the stairs steep, it is extremely dangerous should you take a tumble down (I personally fell down when I stayed there, suffering some bruises).
However, some good points of the chalet includes the facilities (I loved the close proximity of the swimming pool) and its closeness to the beach. It is situated out of way, which makes it difficult to get back to the mrt station or bus interchange. But its compensated for by the peace and quiet you get to enjoy there.


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Skip to comments.Why Government cant run a business. The Postal Service vs (gulp) The NY Times
Posted on 09/22/2011 9:42:35 AM PDT by Corky Boyd
The United States Postal Service has spread the alarms. It has run through a $12 billion federal loan that has kept itself afloat for the past two years and it is now looking for a bailout. It cites declining revenues because of the internet, the inordinate cost of its pension program and the inability to control labor costs because of no-layoff provisions in its union contracts. It wants to cut service to 5 days a week, possibly more and it is planning to slow the delivery of first class mail. It has talked about reductions in force of 120,000, but that is probably more of a scare tactic...
The plight of the Post Office and how it is handling its fate stands in stark contrast to that of another private sector group the newspaper industry. Both are suffering from the effects of internet competition. Both deliver product daily. Both are unionized. Both prefund their pension plans. And both are declining industries. Yet, by and large, newspapers and newspaper groups have kept their heads above water, the Post Office hasn't...
I picked the New York Times as an example, not because it is my favorite paper, it is not. But it is representative of the newspaper industry. It has no broadcast subsidiaries and virtually all its revenue is from newspaper circulation, advertising and more recently internet ads and fees. But the decline in revenue at the Postal Service is nowhere near that of the Times. In the past 5 years, the loss of revenue at the Times has been triple that of the USPS (almost 27%, as opposed to 8% ). Even looking at the 2008 2010 year comparison (peak revenue for USPS was 2008) the Times revenues losses were more than double the Postal Service (22.9% vs. 10.5%).
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If Congress wouldn't require the USPS to overfund pensions, the crisis would be solved.
When we were having the obamacare protests some idiot kid across the street started yelling "But the government runs THE POST OFFICE~!!!"
I think he meant it as an example of a government success.
We started laughing like crazy and said "THAT'S OUR POINT"
It actually does a pretty good job compared to most post offices in the world.
Both industries provide a service for a profit. Both are failing because of Unionism. Lift the burden of the Union pensions and Union control of who they can hire and for what, and both would instantly turn a profit.
So the problem is not the internet, its unionism.
In the case of the post office, if business is so bad, why are there always such long lines?
"If Congress wouldnt require the USPS to overfund pensions, the crisis would be solved."
Congress needs to act on this and the USPO will be solvent. We need to be informed of the truth.
The PO has not used a dime of Tx payer money in 30 years.
Over the past four fiscal years, the PO has earned a 611 million net profit delivering mail despite the worst recession in 80 years.
The $20 billion in postal losses don't stem from the mail, but rather from a 2006 congressional mandate that the Postal Service pre-fund future retiree health benefits for the next 7 years and do so within a decade- a burden no other public agency or private firm faces. The $21 billion cost since 2007 accounts for 100% of the agency's red ink over that period.
Congress created this mess, and lawmakers can fix it, without using a dime of taxpayer money. House Bill 1351, with strong bipartisan support does just that.
Congress can oversee the stabilization of the Postal Service or its destruction.
They are to pre fund future benefits for the next 75 years, not the next 7 years.
(correcting a typo, my mistake)
"The PO has not used a dime of Tx payer money in 30 years."
Who do you think funds the USPS deficits?
I am going to do my research and get back to you with an answer. Valid question.
Its the Federal Financing Bank, which is a part of the US Treasury.
So, the US Taxpayer is stuck funding the USPS deficits.
My brother in law works for the post office. I don't have an answer back from him yet. But I think the point he made to me before was if congress hadn't forced them to fund their pensions for 75 years into the future they would have NO deficit. They make money from Fed Ex and UPS by delivering to addresses that those entities find way off their routes.
They are asking congress to alleviate that burden of such a pension funding so far into the future....they will not have a deficit if so. He says they are the only outfit that has to do this. NOT social security, etc.
I would n't be surprised if the gov't was tapping post office pension funds as they have SS.
My bro in law says taxpayer money has not been used in 30 years. I don't think the loans listed are considered taxpayer subsidies. He says no other business or entity has to fund their pensions 75 years out. He says that if that is changed, the PO would be solvent.
Well your BIL is wrong.
The loans are not being paid back. What do you call a loan that is not paid back, if not a subsidy?
A loan which the taxpayers are obligated to fund.
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My father has had a stroke and has no will. How do I ensure his things are taken care of?
My father has had a major stroke and has no will. As his daughter, what can i do to ensure his things are taken care of? He is married -- not to my mother.
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It sounds as if you're most concerned about how your father's property would b distributed at his death. Under Colorado law, if he dies intestate, or without a will, his property would go to his spouse.
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I asked this girl that I have a crush on out to coffee, and we went over the weekend. We talk a lot when we see each other in class, and we text sometimes. We were talking to one another the whole time time and laughing a lot. We walked back to the library, and we both had to leave. When I said that I had a lot of fun, and her response was, "yeah, thanks for the coffee by the way". Admittedly we were in a quite part of the library, but still I'm pretty sure she doesn't have any feelings for me. Any thoughts?
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Don't you just hate not knowing where you stand with a woman? It sucks. But that's also what makes dating AWESOME!
The mystery is what keeps her in your thoughts and makes it FUN to interact with her... it turns us guys into hardcore detectives seeking clues.
From what you've said it definitely sounds like she's interested. But here's my thoughts:
1) It doesn't matter if she's into you. A woman's feelings take time to heat up, like a huge pot of water. You can't expect a pot to boil the second you sit it on the stove, and you can't expect a girl to fall in love over a few coffee's. It takes time and patience, so relax.
2) If she's a pot of water then you have to add the heat in order to make her boil. The heat is a combination of fun and romantic escalation. Basically you need to interact with her more so that she associates feeling good with time spend with you. You do this with good conversation, flirting, laughing, sharing stories, sharing secrets, and slowly adding more and more touch (physical contact.)
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I like to always hug my female friends hello and good bye, and since I always do this they expect it, and are very comfortable with it. This is a great way to start escalating the physical touch. With your goal being a good make-out. Know what I mean?
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A lot of you know that there is a plan to play some Dungeons and Dragons on stream!!
Everyone playing with us is part of Lift Gaming - Murderklok, Morphos_XL, and Rizorty!!
So I sort of wanted to make a forum to keep that updated, and ask for suggestions, and or comments on the games and how you guys feel about it. We LOVE new ideas and want to know if there were things you find confusing or etc. Also I wanted to get a minor updated schedule so everyone can come here and see when the campaign is being played.
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-Then We had everyone fill out their character sheets and sent Botulism_sauce to work on the character icons for the in-game world. RocketBear81 at the same time, started making DnD-esque sketches to put on the layout that Fark was creating.
-Then we started to work on map creation in roll20.net Ed had to think of the world that he wanted to create, and what encounters the party might come across. And in this, had to flush out maps and dungeons on roll 20.
-Once the maps and layouts were complete, we set a date for the game!
-Day of the game, we use a program called "Zoom" to have a conference call with everyone's cameras.
-In OBS, we made individual window captures that would capture each person's camera directly so that we could place them inside of their designated spot in the layouts. We did this to all of the scenes and added everything together for the game.
Though each of us as streamers are very heavy on talking to their chat - we decided against doing this for the game because we wanted to keep the immersion of the game going. As well, there would be too much chat to keep up with for us be able to progress in the story if we all took time to talk to chat during the game.


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* {{Applicability}}: Could the story in general carry a metaphor for a woman's virginity/women growing up? After all it all but mentions it with Molly's story (''"Where were you when I was new!? When I was one of those young and innocent maidens you always come to!?"'') and unicorns being described as being incredibly pure creatures. You could even say the Unicorn/Amalthea carries this allegory in her journey, starting by being this innocent, pure creature who doesn't know much of the world of men, and once turned into an adult woman (by the interference of a red colored being and a man, no less- possibly alluding to a woman's first period or her "first" time?) she begins fearing and feeling anxious, and finally she falls in love, common feelings for humans but before these thoughts and ideas were alien to her (''"I can never regret. I can feel sorrow, but it's not the same thing."''). It is not very different from how young people transition from childhood to adulthood, by experiencing new feelings and being anxious about it. It's exemplified by the song "Now That I'm A Woman" in the film.
* BaseBreakingCharacter: The butterfly. Some find him hilarious, and see him as an EnsembleDarkhorse or OneSceneWonder. Others claim he's an annoying [[TheScrappy Scrappy]] who slows the story down.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The bit with the tree falling in love with Schmendrick is a peculiar bit of broad comedy plopped down in the middle of a wistful and melancholy work. It's handled much more subtly in the book. However, it fits right in with the CentralTheme of the book, as the tree croons, "There is no immortality but a tree's love." Sound familiar?
* BrokenBase: Many people are on the fence on the possibility of this story getting a live-action adaptation/remake. While some would mostly like it for the awareness the original book and film would get by the media, others fear at the idea of Hollywood changing the themes and characters to make them more "accesible" to the modern mainstream audience, and others are aware that Hollywood could possibly add a happy ending to the story therefore leaving most of original message in the dust. And finally, there's a camp that feels that without Christopher Lee around to play as Haggard, there can't be a movie.
* CryForTheDevil: King Haggard is evil, yes, and must be stopped; but one can't help but feel sympathetic when he tells Amalthea his true motivation.
* FridgeBrilliance: In addition to Lír [[MeaningfulName being named after]] a sea god in Irish mythology, other forms of his name hearken back to other aspects of his character:
** The Welsh equivalent of the god Lir is called "Llŷr Llediaith", whose name means "half-speech", which may be a reference to Prince Lír's difficulty in telling Amalthea his feelings.
** There's also Shakespeare's ''King Lear'', which, though not referring to Lír directly, is possibly an oblique reference to King Haggard's descent into madness born of misery.
* GeniusBonus: Molly's initial reaction to seeing the Unicorn is sad enough in its own right - but when you understand the mythology behind unicorns (namely that they're the embodiment of NatureAdoresAVirgin), her line of "Where were you when I was new?" takes on a whole new level.
* HilariousInHindsight: Red Bull became the name of an energy drink years later.
* TheWoobie: Practically almost all the characters except the butterfly and the cat. The villains too, though they could be considered more to be JerkassWoobie.
!!The film
* AnimationAgeGhetto: The movie looks like an {{Animesque}} kids' cartoon; and the story can be mistaken for a standard fantasy story about quests and magic and unicorns. In truth, it's nothing of the sort. The book has won many awards and is considered by fans and other authors to be one of the best works of fantasy ever written and the film is a beautifully animated [[note]]Through a conjunction of Rankin/Bass and animators who would later to become part of Creator/StudioGhibli[[/note]] faithful adaptation of the story.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The movie has a soundtrack that is ''way'' more awesome than a movie about unicorns has any right to be, especially the haunting theme song by ''Music/{{America}}''.
* BrokenBase: Some of the songs - "Now That I'm A Woman" and "That's All I've Got To Say" in particular. They either add a lot to the story or else detract from it.
** Some of the ambivalence towards the songs might only be due to the probably unwise choice to allow Mia Farrow and Jeff Bridges to do the singing instead of hiring professional vocalists. Others feel that their somewhat unpolished singing numbers reflect a certain sincerity.
* CultClassic: One of the most beautiful and deep forgotten gems of animation.
* EarWorm: Quite a few of the songs.
* HilariousInHindsight: Mia Farrow voices the Unicorn/Lady Amalthea, a mysterious woman who's sought of by Lir, wealthy prince who falls deeply in love with her but they end up in a bittersweet romance. Mia Farrow played beforehand Daisy Buchanan in the ''Film/TheGreatGatsby1974''. You can find some similarities between Amalthea and Lir and Daisy and Jay Gatsby.
* OneSceneWonder: Numerous characters/voice actors quickly come and go, but Rene Auberjonois stands out as The Skull.
* PainfulRhyme: "When the first breath of winter through the flowers is ''icing'' / And you look to the north, and a pale moon is ''rising''"
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: This "kid's movie" has graphically adult content (such as a triple breasted harpy) and emotional themes that go way beyond a children's film.
* ViewerGenderConfusion: [[HarpingOnAboutHarpies Celaeno]] is constantly referred to as a female throughout, and has the [[MultiBoobage breasts]] to prove it, but when "she" is talking to the unicorn telepathically ("Set me free... we are sisters, you and I..."), the voice is clearly male.
!!The book
* ToughActToFollow: In a 1978 preface, Peter S. Beagle remarked that ''The Last Unicorn'' would "haunt the rest of (his) career," and that he grew "increasingly shy of talking about (it)." In this case, it seems that it wasn't the writing that Beagle grew tired of; it was the book. At San Diego Comic Con 2006, his remarks on ''Unicorn'' indicated he's not tired of the book so much as writing it was in some ways extremely difficult and painful... in contrast with other stories, which seemed to flow from him freely. He stated he had to fight to get the story written. Not something he enjoys thinking about.


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Entertainment Weekly just posted this...
I'm tempted to say that it might just be hearsay until I see a video, but entertainment weekly is relatively respectable.
This is the quote from Cameron: "We can have Chinese Na'vi; [and in the live-action sequences] we can also have Chinese actors who speak English in the film."
"We are projecting a future in Avatar, and if you project that future out, it is logical that there would be a number of Chinese amongst the contingent on Pandora."
Lets not forget though that the original actor for Neytiri in the ILM Prototype of Avatar was none other than Korean-American Lost actor Yunjin Kim.
When they say chinese Na'vi I'm assuming they mean that they will have an oriental flare to them rather than actually coming from China. That I see nothing wrong with; why should the Na'vi not have other cultures and ethnicities? it seems a bit far fetched that one language and culture would be common to Na'vi all over Pandora, considering the lack of fast travel or communication.


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I want you guys to really think about this... Do you guys think that if Finn dated Princess Bubblegum, would Jake find Flame Princess? This would be hard to think about because what if he did, because Finn was upset, but Princess Bubblegum asked him out while Jake was finding Finn a lady. Would Finn say yes? Let's say he did. Jake pretended that Finn was there at the Fire Kingdom, but changed is mind and said "Finn" didn't like her... She would have gone to his house, burn most of his things, until she was saved by Finn... She would have said," What's the matter with me? Huh!?! You don't like me!" He would say,"I like you (As Friends)" She would blush, then say,"What's wrong with you?" She would of slapped him and said,"Don't ever mess with me again!"
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According to a People.com source, Smart has been trying to get his ex-girlfriend back after realising the seriousness of his actions.
According to the source, "She kicked him out because he cheated on her and he got caught". Everybody knew that Casper was and is still shady, and the only real secret was "why did Jennifer stick with Casper for so many years?" Two months ago, roughly around the reported time of the breakup, he let his followers know he updated his choreography reel. He was kicked to the curb not because he did not attend a party with J. Lo but because he was caught having parties of his own. He also recently posted a new leg tattoo that says one should embrace the darkness to see the light.
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Me and this guy had a thing mid last year, it didn't go anywhere due to bad timing for each of us. Even though I really liked him, and just so we are up front.. I liked him so much that I didn't just jump into bed with him like I've done with guys before.
So I deleted his number and didn't expect to hear from him ever again.
Then out of the blue later on in the year (at least 6 months had past) he emails me asking if I am going to the same festival as him in a few weeks... he wanted to know so if we ran into each other it wouldn't be 'awkward'
I assured him it wouldn't be and we had a few jokes / banter emails.
I actually ran into him at the festival he was really drunk but seemed really glad to see me, tried to kiss me etc... and asked me back to his tent to which I declined as I was with a group of friends.
Anyway that was in December and recently he has been texting me, with nothing in particular to say, just random little things. Not even asking me out for a drink or anything.
I'll sometimes text back and then after a few texts (about 6 per day) I get frustrated, I delete his number and then he'll text me again in a few days anyway.
I don't really want to push and ask what is agenda is, I don't want to ask him out for a drink as originally he was the one that called it off last year and I'm a bit wary of him.
However I do really like him, but I think he enjoys the game a bit too much and I don't know whether to just stop messaging him altogether or just go along with his game.
Thanks guys I really appreciate your help on this one!
Cheers :D
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Hmmm. Hard to say what this guy's doing. Rather than sit around pondering if he's trying to ask you out in a weird way, next time you get a text, try calling his bluff. Meaning, you ask him why he's texting so you can see if he's fooling around or not. Sometimes people send annoying texts other than to be mischevious. Some parts of the USA characterize this as a form of stalking and is a misdimeanor.00|00|0


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College and Career
7th Period English1 Mrs. Mendez
Ramses Perez
Texas A&M University
This University is perfect for one who wants to go into the engineering field. It is one of the nation's top engineering schools and has a lot to offer. I would like to attend this college because it is not that far from home and I feel that it would be the best choice for building a better future. It also offers athletics which help keep one's grades up and encourages self-motivation. In my case the football is the program I would look in to, it is successful leading many athletes to the NFL. I also believe that this university promotes good education and high standards.
The Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M was founded in April 17, 1871, its location is on the north side of the campus in College Station,Texas. It is the largest college on the campus with more than 12,000 students. The college is also repeatedly ranked among the nation's top public programs. Its students are always involved in activities such as the 12th man, Aggie run, and bonfires. With the students being so involved it creates such a great environment and makes new students feel more welcome and feel more at home.
What is required to be Admitted?
- Successfully complete Texas A&M's required coursework.
- You must rank in the top quarter of your graduating class on or before deadline.
- Achieve SAT or ACT test score minimums (including writing scores).
- Combined SAT scores of 1300 (math and writing) with 600 minimum in each.
- Composite ACT score of at least 30 with at least 27 in the Math and English components.
- Satisfy the "State of Texas Uniform Policy."
- Ensure all required documents are received by the application deadline.
How its like being on Campus.
Students are always holding events whether it be a club that's hosting it, a tradition, or a school event there is something to do almost everyday. And like most campuses they offer housing, dining, and many perks to those who decide to live on the campus. They have many clubs and ways to pass the time with fellow students.
Why I chose this career path.
I chose this career not only because it rewards one with good money but because I love to work with my hands and create things. Yet there are many skills that I still need to master, such as patience which is a vital part of this field. This career path also allows me to be able to move around to different fields and not always do the same things over and over. This career is perfect for those who like to explore new things, make things, and figure out how things work.
I would like to start my own shop with my brother allowing me to be my own boss and possibly expand to more places and become successful in something that will always be needed in the world, whether it be in an auto tune and body shop or just fixing and making machines. It also gives me the skills I need to do my own work and fix electrical things, have a side job doing little things fixing things in houses, cars, etc.
How is the job?
This job's salary can vary with employer and also with experience and education level, minimum being a bachelor's degree. But still the starting salary is around $70,000 a year and will rise as you gain more experience possibly reaching salary of $125,000 annually. Hours also vary in this field averaging around 9 to 10 hours a day and 45 to 50 hours weekly. This is not accounting for extra hours due to upcoming deadlines and/or broken machinery.Those who are new to this field tend to work more hours. The workplace conditions depend on your choice of job with some being behind a computer in a desk to being in a factory where some precautions measures might be taken. But several perks are offered in this field such as, health insurance, paid days off, vacation time, and bonuses added on to ones paycheck.
Letter Of Intent
12704 East Montana
El Paso, TX 79938
To whom it may concern,
I am responding to the employment opportunity listed on your website. Please accept this letter and accompanying resume as evidence of my interest in applying for the position of usher. I feel that my ability to work well with others and how to work as a team would prove to be an asset for your organization. I am looking for an honored job that will add experience to my leadership and people skills as I become an engineer. My discipline as shown in my balancing of grades along with multiple sports is something that I would bring to this position. I am confident that this would make me an excellent candidate taking in account that I would be easier to train and very reliable.
I would appreciate your consideration of my credentials, and I welcome the chance to meet with you to hear more about your company, the requirements of this position, and how my skills would be a good fit.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Ramses Perez
Career Objectives
I am currently seeking employment with Cinemark as an Usher as I attain experience in the work force while I become an engineer.
Education History
July 2014 - To Present
El Dorado 9th Grade Academy
Currently seeking High School Deploma
El Paso, Texas
Volunteer Experience
June 2014 - July 2014
El Dorado 9th Grade Academy
El Paso, Texas
Extracurricular Activities
Football, Track and Field
Hobbies & Interests
» Football
Skills & Abilities
» Goal oriented
» Team player
» Proficient with Microsoft
» Spanish
Works Cited
"Campus Life." Texas A&M University. Texas A&M, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2015. <http://www.tamu.edu/about/campus-life.html>.
Dwight Look College of Engineering Texas A&M University. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. <http://engineering.tamu.edu/about>.
Eat Learn Live & Gig 'EM. University Dining Texas A&M University. Texas A&M, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2015. <http://www.dineoncampus.com/tamu/show.cfm?cmd=menus>.
HOME OF THE 12TH MAN. Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2015. <https://www.tamu.edu/athletics/>.
"How to be Admitted." Office of Admissions. Texas A&M, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2015. <http://admissions.tamu.edu/freshman/admitted>.
Location. Tackk. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015. <https://tackk.com/8u4jk1>.
Mechanical Engineering. Career Cast. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2015. <http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/12-best-engineering-information-technology-jobs>.
"Mechanical Engineer/ Job Description." Career Cruising. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2015. <https://www2.careercruising.com/careers/job-description/273>.
Raymond, and Soyini. Personal interview. N.d.
Virtual Tour. Tour Texas A&M. Texas A&M, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2015. <http://campustours.tamu.edu/>.


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- 2" color viewing screen
- Full HD video with sound
- SD Card Management
- Smart IR Video
- 55 foot detection range
- TV out and USB port
- Invisible "Night Vision" Infrared LED illumination at night
- ¼" -20 tripod socket
The most covert trail camera today has been upgraded to include a 2 inch color view screen, which is perfect for viewing images and videos in the field. With the highest quality 10MP image resolution and invisible "Night Vision" IR illumination that reaches out to 70 ft., this trail camera is designed for the most demanding hunter. The new Spec Ops Platinum FHD camera also features an incredible 1920 x 1080 Full HD video processor, capable of producing stunning video footage of your game that can be easily viewed on a computer or big screen TV. Additional new features include Smart IR video, which continues to record video footage while game is moving in front of the camera. New SD card management options allow you to overwrite older images on the SD card if the memory is full. This camera is perfect for surveillance of game animals that are easily spooked, as well as a great security camera around your home or hunting property.
Technical Information
Resolution: 10 Megapixels
Trigger Speed: 0.67 seconds
IR or Incandescent: IR
Flash Range: 70+ feet
Video: Yes; 1920 x 1080 Full HD (5 sec - 2 min. length)
Audio on Video: Yes
Memory Card Type: SD
Memory Card Size: Will accept up to 32 GB card
Memory Card Included: No
Multi-shot: Yes; up to 8 multi shot images
Battery Type: 8 AA
Batteries Included: No
Photo Stamping: Time, date, moon phase, temperature, barometric pressure, camera ID
Time Lapse Mode: Yes
Camera Dimensions: 5" x 4" x 2.5"


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This week is going to be a recap of the first birthday party, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Style. I have done a few things so far, you can see them here.
Take One Invitations are over at Arizona Mama. Click here to see them. I didn't make enough of the salt dough caterpillars and I have been too
lazy busy doing other stuff (for the party, of course!) to make more. So I made these.
I made them in paint, because I currently don't have Photoshop. That means that they are easy enough for anyone to make them.
The caterpillar picture was found on a Google image search, I honestly couldn't tell you exactly where it was found. I made it smaller and put it in the corner, and then found a cute font, called Aubrey, for the text. With paint you can only change where you want your text to be once, so make sure it's perfect the first time. I used multiple text boxes. Also, I had my address on there, but for Facebook and here, I took it off. I did it by using a white box to cover up the old text and put in the new.
It took a little bit more time than Photoshop would, but it's nice to use something that already comes with the computer.
I made it a JPEG and cropped it in Picasa, so that it was a 4×6 so I could have them printed as pictures.