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I have been using Ebates for just over 3 years now. This is probably the easiest site to use to earn cash back on your purchases.
They have a nifty button you can install on your browser and every time you shop on an eligible site, it will notify you that you can get "5% back," or whatever the amount the site offers, by using Ebates.
Ebates just recently updated their button, so now it lets me know that there are coupons and will automatically apply them, if they are applicable, to my purchases! I don't have to go digging around for coupon codes anymore!
I don't shop online that often, but as you can see below, I have received over $70 back in cash via Paypal (They also have a check or donate to charity option).
|I have earned a total of $78.02, but have only redeemed $73.03 (screenshot taken by me)
They send out your cash every 3 months and you have to reach the $5.01 threshold in order to receive your payment. However, this is not a huge deal considering coupon apps like Checkout 51 and Ibotta required you to accumulate $20 before you can redeem.
Another downside is that sometimes Ebates does not register your cash back and you have to submit a form to them with the order info, so save all copies of your orders! They are pretty quick to respond though and my cash back usually shows up the next day. Also, it does take a few days before your savings show up since the store has to verify the purchase, which can lead to forgetting to check if it shows up. I swear I have forgotten to check a few times, so I probably could have earned more.
So is it worth it?
YES! It is not that time consuming once you are all set up. It is kind of like a coupon, except you don't get the discount right away. Ebates is great for anyone who loves shopping online and are big into saving every cent they can! Plus, who couldn't use a little extra cash?
Ebates also has a sign-up bonus where after you make your first $25 purchase, they will send you a $10 gift card of your choice! However, you have to make your $25 purchase within 90 days of signing up, so I recommend waiting till you plan on making a purchase and then sign up.


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Pitch Boot Camp
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April 3-4, 2019
University of Technology, Jamaica
Five (5) Finalist teams ( 4 members each) of the Concept Category will be selected to participate in the Pitch Boot Camp and Competition.
The 2-day Pitch Boot Camp (April 3 – 4, 2019) will allow teams to refine their selected concepts and pitching skills under the guidance of world-class experts in the animation industry.
On April 6, the teams will pitch their concepts (trailers and pitch bibles) in front of an expert panel of judges and a live audience in the Pitch Competition. The winning team will be awarded prizes in hardware and software and one member of the team will be awarded the opportunity to attend MIPJr/MipCOM in 2019.
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I received a copy of Activa Sports catalog in the mail yesterday. On the second double page in, an athlete with a disability, a Paralympian who has been featured on The Amazing Race, is featured. Wow, an athletic gear store that features women whose bodies aren't representative of the beauty myth or what I call the fitness myth (like the beauty myth, standards that not all bodies can meet). I don't see Sarah R. on the Activa website, but most of the webpages don't show models.
The only problematic part is the "overcoming obstacles" language. Not everyone can overcome the physical obstacles. Despite the problematic language, the catalog does encourage other real women to share their stories: "Have you or has some you know, overcome an obstacle through sports and fitness. Tell us your story. Email me at Debra [care of] activasports [punct.] com."
I once wrote to Title Nine, which also features real athletes, to request that they consider employing some athletes with disability (there have to be lots in the Denver area, where they're located), but didn't receive a reply to that (I did to the rest of my email). Maybe they thought I was joking. Disabled? Athlete? Disconnect, doesn't compute.
People with disabilities buy athletic gear, too. It makes me more likely to buy from a particular company if I don't feel bad about myself when I look at the catalog, that I am in no way part of the audience they intend. When I can, I like to go hiking; when I was able to, I still danced. When I can again, I will swim. And exercise clothing is a necessity for most kinds of PT.
What, no yoga? :)


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AOL has announced a global partnership with mobile data exchange firm Adsquare which will leverage data to improve targeting in 12 markets.
Revealed at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona today, the deal will bring Adsquare's data on 360 million mobile consumers globally together with AOL's programmatic advertising platform, One.
Using the former's anonymised data sources from across retail purchases, location and mobile advertising, mobile and online usage and first-party data, the collaboration will provide enhanced mobile audience mapping for publishers and 'in-the-moment' mobile audience targeting opportunities to advertisers.
The capabilities will be available in a dozen new markets including the US, the UK, Italy, Switzerland and France.
Tom Laband, chief executive and co-founder at Adsquare said: "We are pleased to join forces with AOL on a global scale to make mobile advertising more relevant."
He added: "Mobile is so much more than the most personal channel for targeting customers. It is also the most consistent identifier, and source of a broad set of data. adsquare's Audience Management Platform offers a single access to multiple data sources and dimensions to create powerful audience segments."
The partnership will also see AOL's managed media sales teams across selected markets use audience data to power up mobile campaigns across the web giant's owned and operated properties, including The Huffington Post, Engadget, TechCrunch, Makers and Build. The agreement extends across Microsoft brands such as MSN and Outlook.com.
Earlier this month AOL UK struck up a deal with O2's Weve to offer hyper-targeted campaigns which it claimed would be too niche to host on the "the behemoths of search and social".


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I've blogged before about random things I think about, but that was almost 2 months ago. You can that post here. I've had many more random thoughts since then, so I thought I'd make this a recurring theme. You'll soon find out (if you already haven't) that I am pretty random. I think about some crazy stuff sometimes.
Ok. Part 2. Here goes.
1. Have you noticed that Benjamin Linus (LOST) never blinks? Never. That's just weird.
2. I have an uncanny ability to remember phone numbers and addresses. I can also remember the name of any child I've come in contact with. I can't, however, remember an adult's name. Ever. It's so frustrating.
3. I don't understand people who don't wear seatbelts.
4. I am not a friend with the hot weather we're having right now. I love winter and being able to cover up in warm clothes. Hot weather brings out small clothes. I don't have the body for small clothes.
5. My friend, Erin, is going to the Siesta Fiesta in San Antonio with me. I am so excited I have been doing happy dances for weeks now.
6. There's nothing better than an ice cold glass of milk.
7. I really, really can't wait to see the new Indiana Jones movie. Holler.
8. I think I would be a really good actress if I ever had the guts to try it.
9. One day, my goal is to run a marathon. Guess I'd better start running, huh?
10. I have 51 episodes of Reba (the TV show) recorded on my TiVo. I doubt I'll ever get the time to watch all of them. I never get sick of them, so I doubt I'll delete them in case I get about 3 days solid to watch TV.
11, I'm so much of an optimist it can possibly be labeled a fault.
12. I love Law and Order SVU. I wonder how a person gets cast as a dead person. I mean, I totally could lie still and be dead. I'd love to be on that show.
13. I wonder what it's like to wash windows on a skyscraper.
14. I love interesting houses. I'm tempted every time I see a cool house to knock on the door and ask if I can look around. Dangerous, I know - which is why I haven't done it.
15. I drive around and intentionally get lost just so I can find my way back. I like finding new ways to get places in my city. It's not odd to hear me say, "Ooo, I wonder where that street goes - I'll have to drive down it and figure it out."
16. I ate shrimp one time and got food poisoning because of it. Since then, I have a really hard time eating shrimp. Why can't I have the same experience with chocolate? It would totally solve my weight issues.
17. I'm bribing my 2 1/2 year old daughter with M&Ms to use the potty. Is that bad?
18. My daughter's All-Star softball team is asking each family to raise "x" amount of money for the team. I am quite possible the worst person at asking people for money in the whole world. I would sooo rather just write a check than ask people for money.
19. I never win at any sort of random contest. Ever.
20. I'm so sleepy right now that I'm falling asleep while I'm typing. But I'm too stubborn to stop and go to bed. I'll regret that at 6:30 in the morning.
21. People who misspell contractions make me crazy. It's "y'all." Not "ya'll." "You're" means "you are." It does not mean that something belongs to you. Don't even get me started on "their," "there," & "they're."
22. Last one, I promise. My husband gave me a 55 minute massage for Mother's Day. A friend gave me a gift certificate for a manicure/pedicure. I'm looking so forward to a day of pampering that I can hardly contain my enthusiasm.
Ok. My random brain has now shut down. Nite nite, y'all.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Things I Think About (Part 2)
I've blogged before about random things I think about, but that was almost 2 months ago. You can that post here. I've had many more random thoughts since then, so I thought I'd make this a recurring theme. You'll soon find out (if you already haven't) that I am pretty random. I think about some crazy stuff sometimes.
Posted by 3girlsmom at 10:33 PM
2 comments:
- Unknown said...
The contraction thing gets on my nerves, too.
Thanks for spelling y'all. That's one I always thought was ya'll. I think. Now that I'm looking at it, they both look weird.
- May 13, 2008 at 9:42 AM
- girlmomx3 said...
Hi Fellow Girlmom~
I am girlmomx3. Mine are 18, 8, and 7. I found you on LPM blog. I have a Master's in English, so all of my friends are afraid to send me any sort of written word. I'm such an intimidating personality I guess! LIttle things like that drive me crazy! BTW-I fully expect to misspell something in this comment!)
Blessings today,
- May 13, 2008 at 9:52 AM


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Aureus progress...
Kinglonewolf posted a topic in DragonbondProgress on aureus! All done with resin on the Elegoo mars printer. Printed at 50% scale for the time being until my maoi is fixed and can start full size.
Draconic Poem
Ruben posted a topic in DragonbondHi! My name is Ruben Bañuelos and I'm lead content creator at Draco Studios and the creator of the Draconic Language that will be used in Dragons of the Red Moon and other projects related to Dragonbond. Please feel free to use this forum to discuss and translate the Draconic Poem. I'll be hanging around to see how well are you doing and drop an ocassional clue. Just as a reminder, this is the original poem. (As transcribed by a poor soul trapped on the Red Moon) U shêfqmirena bakharut vkr'ad tshêmurut ka je tsalkokhr khrashafqa vkrute vaernure uvrakezhi nüli Zal ermuteni alaureni thsêmur'ad ka palfrekutim la'azarutim nurim Zherani fenmelutani vkrani u trümena Drakhuta valerna va'narezhi tshêbazherel nurel korvim Drakhal gimbesha vazera sêkhera zanel, drakera nurezutera nurel Merra bazherezutera Rubiksokhr, Sêkhera Verim Kadmos, tsalkesuta, zhardesh tsemutekhram feksekhram. Sejut shermat'ad bamra Shermatatzja tsalkesh umeth Vazeni vorfrekeni ka baza feksa umkazesh ukharekhram zhurani trümani; Vaze ummirave umesh vo'odekhre tli ekhreth zhurrel a'asthrrel umenel Ka u zher'ad shermat'ad vaz va'umrakesh, gre khmuresh gre umrakesh malfeksut'ad al'ad, vem mres gimbesha uvumetes. Tshênaumre ukskezhi, tshênaumre eruksketlen ka ard vaza güra va'uvumesh. Zana va'uvrakezhi sua erkazhena trümverani drakerim, vornare sua mrena Kadmos va'zekhezhi, khrivaksa vkrim, ka ksüv'kare belut'ad v'kar'ad fenfeks'ad ka vokh… U shêfqmirena bakhar vkr'ad tshêmurut ka je tsalkokhr khrashafqa vkrute vaernure uvrakezhi nüli
Great Wyrms Lairs
William Burgos posted a topic in DragonbondThe Red Moon is a rocky planet full of jagged surfaces, lava and quicksilver rivers. In this thread you will see many panoramas including the great wyrm's lair. Aureus Lair (Work in progress by Odysseas Stamoglou) Located on the tallest mountain on the surface of the planet.
Dragons of the Red Moon w1
William Burgos posted a topic in Kickstarter CampaignsPost pictures of your dragon prints or miniatures, comment about the campaign or its updates, ask any question! We are here to share the enthusiasm with you, understand your needs and improve for our future products and to help you out with any issue or question you may have.
Kuxcoatl Bust Painting Contest
William Burgos posted a topic in Mini-paintingBefore launching our Kickstarter campaign for Dragons of the Red Moon, we started a Painting contest. We uploaded the 3D STL file for Kuxcoatl and allowed some time for contestants to print and paint. Note: While the Kickstarter campaign was live, we were unable to share about this contest with backers because of Kickstarter rules; no contests or raffles allowed in the campaign. Now, we have reached the deadline for submissions and would like to know your opinion on these amazing paint jobs. Note that this poll will not indicate the final winner but will help us choose some finalists. From those, the staff serving as judges from Draco Studios will pick the 1st and 2nd place. We will also pick a random winner from among all contestants. Bases Submissions Additional angles (provided by some of the contestants) Even though we are not longer accepting submissions for the contest, here's the download link for you to print and paint your own bust. Please share the pictures with us, we would love to see the result! Feel free to comment.
Sivax Magnifex
William Burgos posted a topic in DragonbondSivax Magnifex, Prince of Perfect Ecstasy Sivax is the absolute authority when it comes to beauty. Background The Magnifex brood is characterized for its dragon's keen eye for beauty beyond human understanding of this word. To this brood, detecting beauty in any creature, landscape, object, or element, is something intrinsic to their nature, This faculty is regarded as a sixth sense which they call cryxivix and only the Magnifex may develop it. However, Sivax Magnifex, the prodigy and leader of his kin, was the exceptional phenomenon who was born with a fully developed and privileged cryxivix. This sense was so acute in him, that whenever he beheld something ugly, he would enter in a rampage, physically pained by the experience. This was feared by many, for he became a deadly menace in such state. The beauty he was born with was breathtaking to every dragon and dragonkin around him, so he came to be what they called the true living beauty, similar to what a human would understand by a total art piece. Sivax possessed, among his keen eye for beauty and extremely sensitive cryxivix, the ability to change the colour of his scales. As a hatchling, he would elegantly move whilst changing his hues, in some sort of dance that pleased himself before anybody, and the rest of his broodmates would observe in awe. He came to be regarded as the prince of perfect ecstasy, while he also had the keenest eye for beauty. Desire commenced growing in his heart, to revolution the Magnifex brood's eye, and to make them all see the world as he did. Back in his youth, the Magnifex had a different leader; his name was Yurvix, and he was beautiful and highly respected. Yet there was something about this dragon that caused Sivax a hidden sense of displeasure. He seemed unfinished to him and it obsessed him to the darkest chasms of his conscience. Whenever Sivax bathed in quicksilver and admired his own reflection, the leader came to mind, and oft times Sivax would experience such discomfort that he would violently writhe and squirm, hissing in his solitude. Only his own image would appease him. It is said that it was his reflection what enkindled Sivax's resolve. And one night, covered by the veil of the most wondrous sky Drakha had ever seen, he slithered out of his lair and decided to act, wishing to create a piece unlike anything that was ever seen. The break of day came and when the first rays of light shun upon the Magnifex's domain, a masterpiece was revealed. Full of rapture, Sivax stood by Yurvix's dead body, hacked open from the nave to the neck; a ribcage fully spread as the entrails had been carefully rearranged and crafted like blooming blossoms of crimson and clots of deep mauve. The pose of the leader emulated the elegance of statues as it appeared to be dancing over its severed head. To common mortals, this display of macabre sadism would have caused an outrage, but not to the Magnifex brood, since as soon as they beheld such sight, the aesthetic experience that overwhelmed the dragons was almost too great to bear. They entered such ecstatic state, that the destruction caused by the collective rampage was immense. However, this was Sivax's opportunity to inaugurate a new era, the reconstruction of beauty from chaos. Sivax was recognized unanimously, and he proclaimed himself the most beautiful dragon among dragons as well the rightful lord of the Magnifex. To this day, he continues to explore and wishes to possess all what satisfies his exceptional cryxivix. Personality Sivax is a prideful, hedonistic, and highly egocentric dragon; relatively young in comparison to many of the great Wyrms. However, this makes him no less than an ode to draconic grandeur. He seeks to find beauty in the Red Moon and beyond, however, he does not take it kindly to anything that appears ugly to him. Uglyness pains Sivax Magnifex, literally. It is of vast importance to state that the concept of beauty which dragons have, is puzzling to humans, for their aesthetic parameters are very distant from our own. A dragon may find beauty in things that are utterly aberrant to a human being, likely to the peculiar taste the Magnifex brood has for peeking inside live bodies, finding an ecstatic sense of awe in gruesome detail and even suffering. The Magnifex, under Sivax's command, have the duty to represent beauty in Drakha and fill their domain with it. Sivax believes, as every member of his brood does too, that he is the epitome of beauty, and is recognized as a piece of living beauty himself. Close to what we would understand as art. Due to this, Sivax has a great obsession with controlling and owning quicksilver in the Red Moon, for in it, he has found his reflection and wishes for his domain to overflow with it and emulate endless mirrors. Naturally, the leader of the brood wishes to see himself wherever he roams, and for others to appreciate his majesty simultaneously.
Dragons of the Red Moon (wave 1)
William Burgos posted a topic in DragonbondAureus Sivax Kuxcoatl Nixis Baastherox Rawraxxa Dehrilya
Aureus Fulgen
William Burgos posted a topic in DragonbondAureus, His Radiant majesty, is the helm of the Fulgen brood. He is an ancient wyrm, following Baastherox in age. Aureus has seen great battles of yore, and he has taken part in many of the most important events and conflicts that have shaped the Red Moon's history. His role in draconic society is crucial, for his brood is currently the dominant one. Feared as he is respected. Background During the early days of Drakha, the first wyrms all had a similar aspect, but as their world started changing a strange phenomenon started to occur. The hatchlings of their eggs resulted in dragons with unique and very different characteristics to their progeny. Some of them were feathered, or had scales with strange colours and qualities no one had ever seen, and some others possessed the ability to conjure rare and unknown magic. In the beginning, this was seen as an aberration, and many even decided to kill or eat the little beasts, but as time ran its course they came to be accepted. Aureus Fulgen himself was among the first and incredibly rare variants of wyrms to exist. His metallic scales were so beautiful and shun so brightly, it appeared he had been bestowed with an armour of pure gold. Many saw him as a strange relic and oft praised his unique aspect. Nevertheless, this awoke an anxiety in him, for he desired not to please others, but to be pleased. This woke in him the desire to transcend expectations, and perpetuate his majesty out his own will. So it came to pass that Aureus gave himself the task to rise and become founder of his own kin, the Fulgen brood, which he knew would be the most glorious of all. Centuries later, Aureus continued to rise in glory, but the separation of the Great Wyrms into different broods had stirred conflict, for drakes are rightfully arrogant and self-important creatures and it was intrinsic for them to wish to state their superiority above aught else. War came in the form of a great kinslaying, and Aureus and his brood were some of the most remarkable contenders. Many broods went fully extinct during these wars, but the Fulgen endured. Aureus, looked upon the crimson-tainted battlefield, and saw not victory but loss and a baleful wasteland. He saw marred bodies and faces, and knew that great power had ceased to exist after that last battle, power which he could have manipulated to use in his favour. Certainly not grieving, but deep in thought, Aureus came to conclude existence could not be futile, every creature born or hatched had to have a purpose. It was of little or vast importance, it mattered not to him; this purpose he would use to grow in strength and power to become insuperable. Hence, not sitting idle, he commenced exercising apparent diplomacy, which was in truth elaborate manipulations for his future plans of greatness. Aureus started working on gaining allies instead of foes to benefit from those characteristics that made them different and strange to the Fulgen. His followers became so vast in numbers that he extended the territory of his lair to build Aurelya, the city of Fulgen, where he keeps his kin and all of those in his service close to please his ambitions. Personality Aureus is characterized for his imposing presence and character. He is a natural born leader and he shines with the majesty of the sun wherever he decides to make an appearance. He, unlike other dragons, appears to have a much more lenient and even understanding attitude towards those in his service. However, his intelligence manifests in his manipulations to use whatever resources he has to his benefit. A not so severe regime over his underlings makes these live longer and work better. This rhetoric is the foundation of his brood's striking strength and dominance. Those under his command not only fear him but also respect him, everlastingly willing to stand for the Fulgen. Aureus is capable of captivating and charming anybody who stands before him, imbuing in any individual's a powerful sense of duty and servitude towards him, their one and only lord.


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Are you hiring—or being promoted, changing jobs, retiring, launching a new company, or otherwise changing your employment? Email Jen at email@example.com and we'll announce the news in our next issue of Who's News.
Paramount Pictures' LeeAnne Stables will step down as President Worldwide Marketing Partnerships & Licensing at the end of the year to focus on family obligations.
Mike Hopkins moves to Sony Pictures Television to become the new chairman of Sony Pictures Television, overseeing television production, syndication sales, marketing, and the company's international division.
Randy Freer replaces Hopkins as Hulu's CEO.
Branded Entertainment Network (BEN) appoints Ryan Kernan as Senior Director Merchandise Licensing for its Greenlight division.
TOMY Europe appoints Mary Wood as General Manager for TOMY U.K.
Rob Hudnut launches Rob Hudnut Productions, a faith-based and play-based kids content creator. Hudnut will also consult with studios, toycos, and IP owners as they attempt to develop their own play-based franchises. He recently left his VP & Executive Producer post at Mattel after 19 years.
The Jim Henson Co. promotes Halle Stanford to President Television.
Posh Paws' Laura Bull will step into the role of Marketing Manager as Lauren Shipman takes maternity leave.
Hayneedle names Scott Doughman President and Anthony Soohoo SVP & GM Home across all U.S. ecommerce retail within Walmart.com, Hayneedle, and Jet.
Jerry Storch is stepping down as CEO of the HBC retailing conglomerate.
JCPenney's chief merchant John Tighe leaves the company. The position is eliminated; with current SVP & General Merchandise Manager (GMM), Tony Hurst, adding oversight of custom window design, home services, and commercial sales to his responsibilities. He now reports to Joe McFarland, EVP Stores. Chairman & CEO Marvin Ellison becomes the direct report for Jodie Johnson, SVP & Senior GMM of women's apparel, Sephora, salon, women's specialty, footwear and handbags; James Starke, SVP & Senior GMM of men's apparel, children's apparel and jewelry; and Val Harris, SVP Product Development & Design.
Snap is slowing down on its hiring, laying off 11 in its recruiting division and instituting performance protocols to evaluate other employees. It laid off its hardware team recently after disappointing sales on its headwear.


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Members of the American Business Club met in the Seelbach Hotel's Rathskeller in March 1928, in this photo from the University of Louisville Photographic Archives. Pelican sculptures created by Rookwood Pottery of Cincinnati embellish the columns in what was a booming night club in the 1920s and 1930s.
The Seelbach has just announced the Rathskeller's sister venue, the Oak Room, is closing for a summer-long renovation, according to The Courier-Journal.
Rathskeller ("council's cellar" in German) is a name in German-speaking countries for a bar or restaurant in the basement of a city hall. At the Seelbach, the name reflected the background of the hotel's Bavarian-born founders, brothers Louis and Otto Seelbach. They opened the hotel in 1905 as Louisville's answer to the old-world grandeur of European hotels in Vienna and Paris.
Louis arrived in 1869 at 17 years old, and his brother followed in 1891, during a wave of German immigration that transformed Louisville's economy. Already by 1850, Germans accounted for nearly 20% of the city's 43,000 residents.
The Seelbach also played a cameo role in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," as the setting for Louisville debutante Daisy Fay's wedding to Tom Buchanan of Chicago.


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For any experienced fitness professional, the following principles should be a good review to make sure the training program is designed correctly. If the following training principles sound new, applying these principles will definitely make a positive change to any program.
Recovery: To balance the principle of overload, the principle of recovery is absolutely necessary for allowing the body to recover and adapt to the demands it experienced after the training session or work interval. Without a recovery period, the body will accumulate more damage than repair- a recipe for injury. By allowing the body to repair damaged muscles/ fascia and replenish energy stores, this will ensure that the next training session can be performed at the same intensity or higher- better yet, there will also be a reduced risk of injury.
No pain, big gains!
Progression: The amount of overload and recovery may change throughout a training cycle. Progression is a way to determine if the program has too much or too little of overload or recovery. The steploading method used commonly in periodized programs produces optimal progression (1,2). In steploading, training load is progressively increased until every third of fourth session where the training load is decreased to allow for recovery and adaptations (1,2).
Variability/ Reversibility: As the individual progresses throughout the training cycle, progression may begin to occur more slowly until a plateau is reached. Once a plateau is evident, confirm whether or not the cause of the plateau is due to overtraining. The principle of variability emphasizes the importance of varying the type of overload used in training. In other words, try to avoid doing one type of exercise. For example, competitive cyclists need strength, power, flexibility and endurance to become faster. If the cyclist's program only focuses on bike-only exercises, a plateau will definitely occur as well as an increased risk of overuse injuries. Although bike work is important, strength training and flexibility is key to preventing injury and correcting muscular imbalances caused by cycling.
Maintenance: Once the desired level of fitness is achieved, maintenance becomes the main goal to ensure that the adaptations gained through training is not lost. In order to maintain a level of fitness, intensity must be maintained. Duration and frequency may decrease without losing the positive adaptations; although the amount of the decrease depends largely on the individual (3). For most endurance athletes, a rapid loss of cardiorespiratory endurance can be prevented with a minimum of three sessions per week at 75% VO2 max (4).
Individualization: Because of differences in gender, age, diseases, genetics, body type, stress, diet and amount of sleep, not everyone will adapt the same way to a training program. With that being said, never use the same exact "one size fits all" program for everyone! Some people may overtrain, plateau or even detrain to a same program.
Warm Up & Cool Down: Like the SAID principle, the warm up and cool down must be specific to main exercise of the session. For example, before a hard cycling interval on an upright bike, the cyclists should warm up preferable on an upright bicycle rather than a recumbent bicycle.
- SAID Principle: SAID stands for "specific adaptations to imposed demands" which means that what you do is what you get. All training programs should be specific to the goal of the individual. Does the individual need to work on strength, power, cardiorespiratory endurance, flexibility, mobility, agility or muscular endurance? For example, a sprinter would not necessarily benefit from a program that focuses mainly on long distance running to improve muscular endurance. A sprinter would need a program that focuses on strengh, power, flexibility and mobility. After determining what component to work on, the metabolic demands of the activity must be known. Does the activity require a lot of ATP-PC activity or more on the lactic acid and aerobic metabolic systems? Finally, the movements used in strength training must also resemble the movements of the sport or activity. For cyclists, they would benefit more from a plyometric squat (concentric phase only) than a plyometric split squat because the split squat fails to resemble the movement of the legs and feet on the pedals. The closer the training program imitates the specific activity or sport, the chances are better that the program will produce positive results.
- Overload: The overload principle refers to the amount stress placed on the body. For a positive training effect, the overload needs to be greater than what the body is used to. For example, performing a work interval at a recovery intensity is a good way to progress no where. There are four ways to provide overload. Frequency, duration, intensity and volume can all be changed to make the exercise program more or less challenging.
- Frequency is the number of sessions trained per week. By including 24 hours of rest in between session days, the max a beginner can train in a week is four days- a good reason to never miss a workout! Once a strong athletic base has been built, seven days a week is possible with more opportunities to skip workouts if needed.
- Duration is the length of time spent on the workout(s). There is usually an inverse relationship between duration an intensity. As duration goes up, intensity usually goes down, vice versa.
- Intensity is the amount of effort required by the session. This can be measured with a heart rate monitor, RPE or as a percentage of the maximal amount of weight an individual can lift for one repetition (1RM). In aerobic exercise, intensity is often determined through percentages of maximum heart rate or target heart rates.
- Training volume is the total time spent exercising throughout the week and may be calculated by multiplying frequency by duration (3). For example, training 7 days per week for 30 minutes every workout has a training volume of 210 minutes per week. On the other hand, training 4 days a week for two hours every workout yields a training volume of 480 minutes. It is important to be aware how much volume was designed into the program. Overtraining and overuse injuries may occur by failing to pay attention to the rise in training volume.
- Bompa, T.O.: Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics (1999).
- Freeman, W.H.: Peak When It Counts: Periodization for American Track & Field (3re edition). Mountain View, CA: Tafnews Press (1996).
- Plowman, Sharon A., and Denise L. Smith. Exercise physiology for health, fitness, and performance. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011. Print.
- Mickelborough, Timothy. "Training for Sport." Exercise Physiology. Health Physical Education and Recreation. Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington. 10 Aug. 2010. Lecture.


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So, this past weekend, my wife, my son, and I went to Tora-Con 2019, sponsored by the RIT Anime Club, down the road from us at the Rochester Institute of Technology. This made our fourth time attending the convention, and I wanted to do a brief write-up of my experiences.
2019 was the fifteenth Tora-Con. What started in the mid-2000s as a 1-day convention that was "big" when it had a few hundred people attending is now a 2-day (plus Friday evening early badge pickup), capped-at-3000-attendees, no registrations at the door, Event.
As I noted above, this was our fourth time attending, and possibly our busiest con (in terms of how much we went to) since our first. Having several years' experience, however, it wasn't as bad as that first year's running back and forth. Even better, I wasn't in a wheelchair this year, so we weren't limited to how fast my wife could push me around the campus, or figuring out where the elevators/wheelchair lifts were hidden.
Friday, March 22: The Zeroth Day
We left for Rochester Friday afternoon, to get there in time to check in to our hotel, get dinner, and get to the Friday Early Badge Pickup session. I took off work a little early, and my wife had dropped me off at work in the morning, and then picked me up from there directly, so we could get right on the highway. The drive was fine, until a nice little snowstorm made things interesting for the last 20 minutes or so of the drive. Fortunately, it was over by the time we got to dinner, and was just getting going again as we left badge pickup.
This year being the 15th year, the Con had changed from badges that were paper slips inside plastic holders, to the sturdier cardboard style you can see in the header image. Sadly, the special lanyards that they were supposed to have didn't make it in in time, so they had to scramble at the last minute for a backup plan. I like the new badge style, although I was a little worried if the top of the badge would hold up and not tear out at the hole.
Saturday, March 23: The First Day
This year, we started our con days a little early, as we wanted to make the annual Con AMV contest's Saturday 9am showing. Typically on Saturdays, my wife and son cosplay (you can see some of their past works in my previous article). This year was no different. My son's current favorite show is Yokai Watch, so he went as Nate, while my wife went as Nate's Mom. Personally, I'm more of an anime tshirts guy, so that's what I did, wearing a new Love Detective Chika tshirt from Kaguya-sama: Love is War.
We managed to drag ourselves out, grab breakfast from the Tim Horton's drive thru, and get to the AMV Contest. There were some really good, really fun entries, although sadly they were having some technical difficulties with some of them. A playlist of most of them is below.
Being a convention hosted by a student organization, there are quite a few "amateur" (e.g., students/locals, not necessarily reflective of their quality) hosted panels, meetups, etc., as well as events like the AMV contest, anime screenings, a maid cafe, the Cosplay Contest, Cosplay Chess, and the Cosplay Dating Game, but there are also plenty of guests.
This year, amongst others, they had English VAs Kristen McGuire, Brian Beacock, Matt Shipman, and Brittany Lauda, as well as the late-announced (literally days before the Con), last guest announcement, Dandy himself, Ian Sinclair. We went to one of the panels with Matt and Brittany (who are married), ostensibly about their roles in the Darling in the Franxx dub (which I haven't seen), but about VA stuff in general.
One of the big things Tora-Con has is a 'proper' Vendors' Hall and Artists' Alley. I've heard stories of them having to tuck them into cafeterias and classrooms in the past, but at this stage, they're able to put them both in the big gym in RIT's Gordon Field House. There are plenty of vendors, with one of the biggest (if not the biggest) sections being reserved for local store (and OG friend of the Anime Club/alum) Hammergirl Anime. Returning for the I don't know how many-th year in Artists' Alley were the Chalk Twins, who do anime art in chalk, including a LARGE piece that they work on during the con itself:
This year, several of the VAs had some merch tables with signings, which, despite being limited timing, was (IMO) better than the 'open' signing period, as it was easier to get to them (the regular signings tend to have to be limited as there are too many people for the time available).
I almost bought Kristen McGuire signed merch (I couldn't decide, and she was packing up stuff at her table - she actually saw me looking and was like "I don't bite!" which was cool, but I think I'd only caught her in one thing.)
However, what I *did* get Saturday afternoon was a signed Dandy print from Ian Sinclair. He seemed to really like that besides Dandy of course, one of my favorite roles of his was Koiwai from Recovery of an MMO Junkie.
In addition to the English VAs who attended, the biggest guest I was excited for was Japanese singer Eri Sasaki, who performed "Fuyu Biyori", the ED for Yuru Camp, one of my absolute favorites from last year.
Eri was scheduled for a concert Saturday night, and another one Sunday. We managed to get into the Saturday night concert, which was great. Not only did she sing "Fuyu Biyori" (as well as several other of her anime and non-anime songs), she also sang a part of the Yuru Camp OST as well, the "Yuru Camp Theme".
(Sorry for the crap quality, it was all my phone in the dark from rows back.)
At the end of the concert, Eri did some Q&A, and then they had a drawing based on tickets handed out for autographs. While I didn't get that, they also had some photos of her that she had pre-signed, I *did* get lucky enough to have my ticket pulled for that.
After the concert, we went to my son's favorite (annual) panel, "What the Hell Happens Next?", where the host finds some obscure stuff with weird situations, where he'll play a part, and then pause the video, and present multiple choices as to what happens next.
After a long day, we went to a local bar & grill for dinner, and finally all crashed way late into bed.
Sunday, March 24: The Second Day
Once again, we had an early panel we wanted to make, this time at 8:30am. Combined with needing to check out of the hotel, we all got moving again, and got out in time, with yet another Timmy's drive thru breakfast to be consumed while waiting in line for our first panel. No cosplay today, so it was anime tshirts for all of us. My wife found a great shirt online, and she and I each got one, while my son got one she found at the store.
The tshirts were appropriate for the first panel, which was supposed to be people in character as Franchouchou from Zombieland Saga, doing dancing and Q&A and so forth. Sadly, they didn't really do any dancing before we left for a 9:30 Q&A panel with VA Ian Sinclair that was hilarious and free-ranging.
Having made Saturday's Eri Sasaki concert, I didn't worry about Sunday's, and we instead made a last visit to the Vendor Room, and picked up a bunch of stuff.
I got two Nesoberis, Rem and Rin Tohsaka (actually, I'd gotten Rem the day before, but went back for another neso when my son did), and my son got Kyouko from Madoka Magica.
After the Vendor Room, and a brief snack, we attended one of the panels (about Youkai in popular culture) put on by guest group The Manly Battleships. We went to a few last panels, and then, on our way out of town, stopped for that most Rochester of traditions, a last garbage plate with friends:
All in all, it was a great time, and I'm hoping we'll be able to make it back next year. (They've already announced March dates for it, so we'll have to see about scheduling, and once again worry about weather.)


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Another building on the verge of completion: the $12 million mosque complex near Ford Motor Co.'s headquarters. When it is completed early next year, the mosque will be one of the largest in North America. Its outside is already done -- and is an imposing site. Two minarets and a large dome reach skyward. Tall arches encircle the mosque, which is being built by the Islamic Center of America.
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Arab and Muslims came to Dearborn in three significant waves: in the early 1900s, when Ford recruited people from Yemen and other Arab countries to work in its Detroit area factories; in the late 1970s, when thousands from Lebanon -- spurred by that country's civil war and Israel's invasion of the south -- joined Dearborn's already thriving Lebanese community; and in the 1980s and 1990s, when Iraqis left their country because of Saddam Hussein's regime of terror.
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The dichotomy of Dearborn is this: Despite their increasing presence in the city, Arabs and Muslims aren't represented proportionally in city politics. Hammoud's run for mayor in 2001 was the first serious attempt by an Arab candidate. Dearborn's fire chief is Arab American, but local government is staffed by fewer than 5 percent of people who are Arab or Muslim. "We're becoming more educated about getting people involved in politics," says Sofia Begg, a sophomore at the University of Michigan-Dearborn who is studying political science.
Bilal Mokdad, a staffer at the Arab American Chamber of Commerce in Dearborn, says Arab and Muslim Americans were either politically inactive or divided in previous elections.
"Arabs were split amongst ourselves before," says Mokdad, sitting in a booth at the Country Restaurant, a Dearborn eatery that has paintings of Lebanon on its walls.
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Tuesday's vote will be the first in a presidential election for Mokdad, 28, and Chali, 30. Mokdad plans to vote for Bush ("He's a man of action for the Middle East; he's allowing Arab people to think for themselves again"), while Chali will mark his ballot for Kerry. "I don't like John Kerry -- he's a piece of garbage -- but Bush is too," Chali says. "And there's a big difference in their foreign policy. Kerry will internationalize the war."
Chali's comments reflect the Arab American Institute poll. Forty-three percent of those surveyed said they prefer Kerry because they don't like Bush or the Republican Party. For Arab and Muslim American voters, it may not matter why they're voting -- just that they are. By voting in large numbers next Tuesday, they will let the nation know that their ballots are more important than ever.
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The Salon of the Western Mystery Tradition.
Tonight we were guests of RJ Stewart and Anastacia Nutt at the Salon of the Western Mystery Tradition, an online monthly gathering of minds. The topic under discussion was Magical Smiths and Magical Artifacts. I have been requested to post the poem I read online, so I am taking the chance to post some excerpts from the presentation. Some fascinating questions arose from our work and we were given more fuel for the intellectual fire and other pathways to explore on this particular theme. Max's journey was wonderful, but we have not included it here. I know this is a travel blog, but you can expect a bit of travel to other realms, because we do that too! If you are interested in journeying to other realms, please contact Max for more information.
The Forge.
Not all enchantments come from sorcerers, witches, wizards and faery folk. Some come from a much more tangible and down to earth source. The enchantment of the blacksmith is evocative of profound and lasting change. His living mythology weaves through all cultures, all around the world. With the clang of iron on iron, the heat of burning coal, the forced breath of the bellows, the hissing of steam, the sweat and muscle straining of the blacksmith, magical transformation is brought alive in the very fabric of the forge.
Living Mythology
Living mythology is founded on the principle that we are all made up of stories. Tales and encounters weave through our lifetime to collide with legends and mysteries of the past, creating meaning and relevance today through our interactions. We can use these stories of the past to empower and enrich our experience of life. In this context, the blacksmith archetype is a profound source of sacro-magical power.
So, I want to start with a relatively recent legend, where our personal mythology collided with that of a master blacksmith.
For many years we were Custodians at the White Spring under Glastonbury Tor. Here at the water temple we hold a Shrine enclosed in a hazel bower in which burns a sacred flame in honour of the Bright goddess. Brigid. Saint and goddess, she is the patron of healers, poets and blacksmiths. Her triple flame alludes to the warmth of the hearth, the spark of inspiration and the hot fires of the forge. Whatever our craft, we shape our world in the name of Brighde.
In the Name of Brighde
Today we honour Dagda's daughter,
She thrice blessed by fire and water.
As we crave the light and stir the seeds;
We shape our world in the name of Brighde.
The poet's art, a fire in the head,
Words to inspire, craft prayers unsaid.
Hark to the sound of the bard, and heed;
We shape our world in the name of Brighde.
The healers touch, a fire in the hearth.
The midwife's blush at every new birth.
Til death's cold touch, and the spirit freed;
We shape our world in the name of Brighde.
The blacksmith's craft, the fire of the forge.
The flame of creation to temper the sword,
Empowers the warrior in word and deed;
We shape our world in the name of Brighde.
Yes, today we honour Dagda's daughter,
She thrice blessed by fire and water.
Her triple flame brings all that we need,
To shape our world in the name of Brighde.
So poets, healers, blacksmiths all,
Feel the impulse, heed the call,
Strong as oak, supple as reed,
Shape your world in the name of Brighde.
Lisa Goodwin – January 2014
The Magical Blacksmith of the White Spring.
Our story begins on a dark and appropriately stormy night in February. The storm was fierce, and noisy, blowing down trees and littering the street with debris. In the morning we got a call from Chalice Well to tell us that all was not well at the Spring. The doors have been torn apart! They told us.
I thought they were exaggerating until we arrived and saw the damage. The doors were smashed into pieces and the shattered wood strewn around the floor in the courtyard and in the road. Two sets of heavy oak doors utterly destroyed!
I was comforted to find The Brigid flame still burned softly in her shrine.
Whilst we were cleaning up the debris and arranging for the temple to be boarded up and made safe, Max turned to me and said, do you think it is time to get some gates?
A voice came from the water collection point, 'Gates you say?'
'Um, yes we think it might be the only solution.'
'Well how fortunate I am here. I happen to be a blacksmith.'
A broad well-built man with a magnificent beard, wearing a leather apron was collecting water. He introduced himself as Phil Rayner of Millstream Forge. It felt like Brigid had called in her blacksmith and within a week we had worked out the design and Phil met us at the Spring to measure up and seal the deal. Whilst we were talking a resident from the cottage, Susanah, came down and said, 'I can see you are busy, I just wanted to give you a gift, I will leave it here.' And she placed a tiny box on the wall. We continued to discuss the plans with phil, pinning down the final details, then just before reaching a final agreement I decided to open the gift.
It was several small ingots of silver! I took out three of them and offered them to the blacksmith as a deposit for the work. He was amazed, now he knew that this was the perfect project. It fitted in neatly with his living mythology too. Max got to work alongside Phil and within a month, the gates were forged.
The gates stand strong today, an elegant boundary at the place between the mundane and the sacred. A testament to the magic of the blacksmith.
Magical Smiths and Magical Artifacts.
This modern-day legend is proof that the magic of the blacksmith still thrives in our community. and the rich mythology available to us brings us home to the power of the Smith. Myths that conflate and weave together through time, and the mixing of culture and travel over many years. You will find similarities in tales of the blacksmith of you look for them. Like Odin taking Wayland Smith's sword and placing it in a tree, with a promise that the prince who could pull it out would own it and be victorious in all battles. Remind you of anything? Yes, the tales of Excalibur, the sword in the stone, must be rooted in the same story-stem.
To take the raw material of the earth and change it through the application of fire, air and water, to instil magic into bright shining tools, weapons and jewelry, this is the magic of alchemical transformation. It's like a super power! Working with the raw elements like that. It is easy to see how the blacksmiths of old won such honour and recognition throughout time, and why they are linked to magical forces.
Here is the place between worlds, a sacred space where all the elements are pushed by a skilled smith to a powerful and active state. The fire emboldened and sparking with the heat of the coals, air pushed through the bellows, water turned to steam as the material is tempered, the magical transformation of minerals from the earth. Here, on the edge of crisis, in the liminal space, in between, where the elements lend their full essence to the task at hand. Here is true alchemy.
What better place to go when change is necessary, when crisis has us on our knees and begs for us to be re-forged, re-made? Who better to visit to make a master than the Master Maker Himself?
Max then began the journey to meet Lugh, the Master Craftsma,n so that each of us could ask him for a re-making. This journey will be available soon, but for now, we will leave it there.
Equinox Blessings, and happy crafting.


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If you've been working for years, you may probably figure out that you can't make everything perfect. When you step out from your comfort zone and enter the adulting phase, that's the time when you need to ask yourself, am I here for the money or for the job satisfaction?
I'm not saying that you can't have both but most of the people are having trouble with their jobs because it doesn't give them any satisfaction while others are not happy because of their low salary.
Which of these situations do you prefer? A toxic workplace with a huge-income offer? Or in a nice and happy workplace with a low-income offer?
Would you risk yourself in a toxic workplace just to have a lot of money?
If YES…
Then I salute you. You want to know why? Because I know that you're not doing this for yourself… you're doing this either for your parents or siblings or children.
When we turned into adults, it opened our eyes to see a new world. A world with a lot of responsibilities, not just do-your-homework kind but something that we SHOULD commit wholeheartedly.
Someone is depending on you that's why your workplace doesn't matter to you as long as you can provide the needs of your loved ones.
People who give up their own wants just to fulfill their responsibility as a parent, son/daughter, sibling, wife/husband are the people who have the purest heart. Kudos to you guys!
If NO…
Then you're one brave soul. Why? Because you don't care about the money as long as you're doing what you want. You wanted to surround yourself with good people and positive vibes because you don't have time for negativity.
You choose a nice workplace because you believe that it will make you more productive, you love mornings because you are not forced to get up every single day.
As the saying goes, "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life"
All of us must choose one path and what we can do is to make that path the best for us. We can't make everything perfect but we can change our perspective and make things perfect for us.
Whether you aim for the money or job satisfaction, as long as you know your purpose then you won't regret anything for your life. Make your soul shine and make your own happiness because it's already in your hands.
"Do not find the happy life, you make it." – Thomas S. Monson


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Junior Varsity State
A great start to March. Last weekend, our Junior Varsity team competed at the state championships at Mary Parsons High School. They went fourth place in the whole state. There were some very impressive rounds and some very close games that came down to the tiebreaker. The sophomores and freshmen were very promising and have lots of potential. We look forward to great things in the coming years for all of them!
Congrats to: Mihir Paramesh (Captain), Nithilan Vincent, Maanas Purushothapu, Sahil Sudhir, Roy Kim, and Jaehun Seo
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Immortalize these gigantic locomotive wheels on an eco-friendly metal print, made from 100% recycled aluminum. .
These wheels are on the Frisco 4500 Meteor that is on permanent static display in Tulsa's Route 66 Historical Village (alongside Route 66).The reason it is called the Frisco 4500 Meteor is because it was operated by the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway and would move passengers and freight between Oklahoma City and St. Louis. They may not look like it in this photo, but these wheels are massive! I'm 6'0 and these wheels are as tall as I am!
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Your job may become obsolete soon, brace up for these changes
TimesJobs.comJan 27, 2018, 06.00 PM
By Gautam Kumar
The common understanding however is that irrespective of its impact on the number of jobs - artificial intelligence is expected to improve the productivity by translating activities requiring human intelligence into tasks that can run independently if given the right data, sophisticated algorithms and engineering artefacts. Historically, most of the technological advancements have been associated with a transition period of temporary job shifts, followed by recovery, then business transformation and artificial intelligence is expected to most likely follow the same route.
AI is expected to replicate the steps that a human performs to reach a particular judgement, the entire decision process can be refactored to use the relative strengths and weaknesses of both machine and human to maximise the value, improve decision-making and increase agility. In the logistics sector particularly, automated algorithms can execute the tasks manual repetitive tasks much faster than humans and more accurately.
Instead of replacing humans, AI is expected to complement humans to make organisational functions smoother. This science of complementing each other is raising expectations amongst the business peers and employees in order to improve customer service, accelerate growth and innovate. Artificial intelligence's impact will vary by industry, through 2019 and the number of jobs impacted both positive and negative will continuously grow every year and in each sector - logistics, supply chain, retail automotive, etc.
AI-related job creation will cross into positive territory, reaching two million net-new jobs in 2025. With IT and AI giving a tech makeover to the industry, IT leaders can leverage the human-machine interactions and improve the effectiveness of the operations. AI is expected to create 2.3 million new jobs while eliminating only 1.8 million jobs in 2020.
Artificial Intelligence will be more nuanced and will require reinvestment, instead of simply automating the existing practices. The change allows AI and automation to help the companies that are expected to ride the digital wave to implement the solutions once we discover all the answers.
The author is Co-founder and COO of Fareye
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
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Through No Excuses University,
Laurel Golden's 4th/5th grade class chose the University of Southern California.
As a member of the USC Alumni Club of the North Bay, I walked into her class yesterday with a box of USC t-shirts (donated by the USC Alumni Assoc.) for her students. They jumped up, put the t-shirts on over their clothes and entertained us with a So-Cal Spellout and fingers in the air and chants of "Fight On".
They are wearing their shirts at the all-school assembly today.
Teaching, USC and getting to write about it - my three passions come together!
Fight On!
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Hatem Dhwibi, a.k.a CoOL Burn, Tunisian Rapper.
I met Hatem in the Sahara Oasis town of Kibili.
We were invited to the Date Festival there, and Hatem was translating as he speaks Arabic, French and English.
See my last article,
He sent me his own song and I'm publishing it on B-C-ing-U! because I think it's really good!
See below.
Hatem's hoping to live in America, but he's having a few visa problems.
I wish him luck.
Hatem Dhwibi, a.k.a CoOL Burn, a 28 years old male from Tunisia, Africa.
Arabic is my native language, but i write and think in english, i express myself better when am using english language. The songs i wrote are based on true stories, mostly of me. My first song entitled "Paradise of Pain", a love song. Second song entitled "Rest in peace Dad", about the death incident of my father which still has a bad effect on me.
And i wrote some other songs which i didn't publish yet.
Unfortunately, i found no opportunity to be someone in my country, may be because i'm poor or may be because singing and writing in english is still not popular in my country. But i will keep chasing my dreams. 2Pac and Eminem and Bob Marley were my first inspiration. I most times lose the want to write and sing, but i will keep doing it because i love to.


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