<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761</id><updated>2024-11-08T07:38:36.240-08:00</updated><category term="news"/><category term="fun"/><category term="aikido"/><category term="cooking"/><category term="health"/><category term="music"/><category term="recipe"/><category term="tips"/><category term="unbelievable"/><category term="Manga"/><category term="etiquette"/><category term="first office"/><category term="gardening"/><category term="history"/><category term="office"/><category term="pleo dinosaur"/><category term="pleo dinosaur extinct"/><category term="pleo robotic dinosaur"/><category term="robot dinosaur"/><category term="ugobe"/><title type='text'>Now or not</title><subtitle type='html'>News, Unique, Music, Fun, History, Manga, Recipe and Mores</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>28</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-7657933798003534593</id><published>2011-03-17T12:41:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-17T12:41:14.793-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="etiquette"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="first office"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="office"/><title type='text'>First Day in Office!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mrgadget.com.au/catalog/images/inspector_gadget.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://www.mrgadget.com.au/catalog/images/inspector_gadget.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;P&gt;We&#39;ve heard it a million times: first impressions are important. It is human nature to make assumptions about strangers. But the first few weeks a new job about more than just an impressive our boss and colleagues. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;How we spend our days now will set the stage for the rest of our time in this company. In the long run, we will be able to do their job better if we know how to use the funds to work. There are probably all kinds of office devices and systems in place to help us. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Start learning the names (very important), but we knew that already have one, right? Do not assume that someone will keep our hands and let us introduce to everyone in the office. Take the initiative to reach out to people. I do not think that people will not notice when we forgot your name later and find all kinds of creative ways to solve them without it. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;One of the best ways to build a solid working relationship with people is to spend time with them outside of work. Use formal and informal opportunities to meet our users better. We might even get a free drink on the card company once in awhile. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;On the first day of work, you&#39;ll probably notice that people vary widely in their interpretation of &#39;business casual&#39;. If we look too messy, people will get us seriously. On the other hand, if you show up to work overdressed, we may come across as someone who just does not &quot;get it&quot;. For a good compromise, aimed to harmonize some of the best dressed people at the company level. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;a good supervisor will give us something to sink your teeth into right away, even if it is trivial. If it does, find out whether there is a goal that we can start working toward next to any other training. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;It&#39;s good to have a person who can teach us all things that are not found in the employee handbook. They can also help by answering the questions that we do not want to spend time with the boss. Just do not bug them too ...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;After all this sobering advice, just remember that no one expects us overhaul company in the first two weeks (certainly not try). It will be understood that you have a lot to learn before you make any real contribution. That being said, do not let this attitude extended for too long or you might find yourself as a &quot;new man&quot; again much sooner than you think. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Following these simple and easy rules of office culture, we can give the effect of our arrival at the company, and our colleges. &lt;/P&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/7657933798003534593/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2011/03/first-day-in-office.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/7657933798003534593'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/7657933798003534593'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2011/03/first-day-in-office.html' title='First Day in Office!'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-8052558523534385619</id><published>2011-03-17T12:32:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-17T12:32:53.348-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pleo dinosaur"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pleo dinosaur extinct"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pleo robotic dinosaur"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="robot dinosaur"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ugobe"/><title type='text'>Pleo Dinosaur - Will He Become Extinct?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nexus404.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/uber-cool-multi-screwdriver-gadget-detail-v2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://nexus404.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/uber-cool-multi-screwdriver-gadget-detail-v2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;P&gt;sad news for fans of gadgets, whether young or old: Ugobe, the company that created the Pleo dinosaur, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. News has confirmed more than a month, seems to have finally laid to rest any speculation about the future scaley robots from the Jurassic period. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;was introduced in 2006, Pleo is touted as the must have Christmas gift this year, and sales exceeded expectations; 100.00 model sold worldwide, with about Ugobe Pleo production of 20 million U.S. dollars. But even after this phenomenal wave of selling the company is still on the left about 3 million U.S. dollars of debt! One supplier even filed a complaint for nonpayment. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Ugobe website is currently down, and the company has announced that all employees are laid off. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;report seems to have stirred emotions and from many owners and fans of quirky robot dinosaur! &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Is this an extinction that Pleo can be avoided? Maybe. number of interested parties is currently eyeing the robot candy on the table - Ugobe hold the number of patents that might be included in a future toys (including the all new Pleo, risen from the ashes !)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;It seems like a harsh economy and consumers tightening belts and can be meteor that ended Pleo Dinosaur Robot, but the children&#39;s work (and his), I hope that another company is up to the challenge. After all, it will be a real shame to see the back of the robot dinosaurs. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If this is his last death this could mark the high for the retailers. This toy was much loved and highly sought after gift. In light of the announcement of Chapter 7, a toy May well become collectors item. He could now time to try and grab a toy Pleo before stocks run out? &lt;/P&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/8052558523534385619/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2011/03/pleo-dinosaur-will-he-become-extinct.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/8052558523534385619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/8052558523534385619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2011/03/pleo-dinosaur-will-he-become-extinct.html' title='Pleo Dinosaur - Will He Become Extinct?'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-6350329495342218887</id><published>2011-01-02T12:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-02T12:18:14.668-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="aikido"/><title type='text'>The knack of Aikido</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkoZoAT-ytWcWtr4KOD-xOej5OLLC5D-eF8GlqSkqoixP2D9SbqWQthMxuyhdbhIiTRGVXALUhgyULQlB66G24Wjj_y_s4wJNAhuimK8NG_X4STixbVPMiROzbF-6mXR-bEvE3uIq_WHJ/s1600/ss.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; linkindex=&quot;17&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkoZoAT-ytWcWtr4KOD-xOej5OLLC5D-eF8GlqSkqoixP2D9SbqWQthMxuyhdbhIiTRGVXALUhgyULQlB66G24Wjj_y_s4wJNAhuimK8NG_X4STixbVPMiROzbF-6mXR-bEvE3uIq_WHJ/s1600/ss.jpeg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Martial Arts is lone of the donations of Asia to the planet. Who can not remember Bruce Lee and the detail with the intention of he was initially and foremost a belligerent arts athlete previous to being a show star? Even until currently belligerent arts is still a lofty secure with the increasing popularity of Asian movies like crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and more recently the House of the Flying Daggers. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Chinese are the initially public with the intention of occur to mind as it comes to these things but the Japanese are solely as powerful with a rich heritage of body friend sports with the intention of can be found in their history. The present Japan still gives honor to these things by holding tournaments and promoting such sports abroad,&lt;br /&gt;
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One of these is Aikido. It is appealing to annotation with the intention of the word comes from three Japanese terms from which lone can get the importance of the lone word. Ai earnings unification, Ki earnings spirit and Do earnings way. From this we can understand why Aikido is further than solely the corporal skills of it students especially sin its fan Ueshiba all ears more on the spiritual and philosophical development of his students. &lt;br /&gt;
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Inside Aikido, lone is not educated violence as a replacement for lone is educated to be in harmony with the opponent to be able to defeat. This might seem anomalous but it in fact facility. Inside approaching an opponent, the take aim of the Aikido practitioner is to be lone with the opponent to be able to attack him everywhere he is weakest and in responsibility so diver or stop him but by no means to eradicate. &lt;br /&gt;
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This is everywhere Aikido becomes an art. Knack is something beautiful to watch and something clear and Aikido is all with the intention of. At smallest amount lone of the public involved in the fighting strives pro harmony and harmony can single be achieved if here is grace in the schedule. The moves maybe calculated but here is an air of delicacy in responsibility these schedule, not a womanly delicacy but solely a delicacy with the intention of emanates concord. The art of concord as could you repeat that? They call in Aikido is lone of the generally clear influences of Aikido to its students and to all who point out to know in this area this Japanese belligerent art.&lt;br /&gt;
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Some of the techniques in Aikido include the following. Ikkyo is the initially practice. Using this practice you control an opponent by using lone furnish in holding the nudge and lone virtually the wrist, this proceedings is held to get on to you pin your opponent down in the ground. Nikyo the following practice is as you sort out an adductive wristlock with the intention of enables you to twist the arm of your opponent with the intention of will in curve cause sufficient nerve pressure. &lt;br /&gt;
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The third practice is Sankyo which is a pronating practice with the intention of directs upward-spiraling tension right through the arm, nudge and shoulder. There are many other techniques but the initially three must make you ongoing.&lt;br /&gt;
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Inside studying Aikido, it is valuable to remember with the intention of along with building corporal strength to be able to defeat your opponent the mental room must furthermore be urban. Just like in one art, it takes a ration of practice and restraint to exact the art of Aikido. The valuable business is the lone who wants to make into the art must be inflicted with determination to produce honor to the art by performing it in the preeminent way doable.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/6350329495342218887/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2011/01/knack-of-aikido.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/6350329495342218887'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/6350329495342218887'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2011/01/knack-of-aikido.html' title='The knack of Aikido'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkoZoAT-ytWcWtr4KOD-xOej5OLLC5D-eF8GlqSkqoixP2D9SbqWQthMxuyhdbhIiTRGVXALUhgyULQlB66G24Wjj_y_s4wJNAhuimK8NG_X4STixbVPMiROzbF-6mXR-bEvE3uIq_WHJ/s72-c/ss.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-6829031131428677811</id><published>2011-01-02T12:15:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-02T12:16:28.470-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="aikido"/><title type='text'>Knowing the basics of Aikido</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11z5F1h5ZXklnIyU48YEA6ClLJRuEDZUuimqJDhEXQc4eOkZpB3FAu4bH-2gT49PgKKW92AIIlFbEGsPgXIj3he0ZFJhaGAECIEMp7nlrEJCPHaTFFgVuE0_5O1dlKlfaaOI5YO8RDvm3/s1600/aikido.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; linkindex=&quot;17&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;296&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11z5F1h5ZXklnIyU48YEA6ClLJRuEDZUuimqJDhEXQc4eOkZpB3FAu4bH-2gT49PgKKW92AIIlFbEGsPgXIj3he0ZFJhaGAECIEMp7nlrEJCPHaTFFgVuE0_5O1dlKlfaaOI5YO8RDvm3/s320/aikido.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Aikido is lone of the oldest form of belligerent arts. Founded by Morihei Ueshiba, aikido came in this area through the studies of many uncommon kinds of traditional belligerent arts. Inside detail, is often perceived as a form of implementation or a dance since of approximately of its forms. It is furthermore viewed by approximately quarters as approximately form of belligerent mesmerism. &lt;br /&gt;
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Aikido is even baffled with Daito Ryu Aikijutsu, it is uncommon in its essence. Still, its initiator attributed his creation of aikido to the way, his master Sokaku Takeda, grandmaster of Daito Ryu, opened his eyes to the nature of Budo.&lt;br /&gt;
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What is aikido?&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite its many perceived forms, aikido is a Budo or belligerent arts. It is the minor change of the techniques with the intention of are being educated in traditional belligerent arts and is combined with a way of life with the intention of calls on pro the power of the spirit. Inside its essence, it is a amalgamation of the body and the mind. &lt;br /&gt;
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Its way of life is basically derived from the belief with the intention of deceptions and trickery or beast force will not get on to us defeat our opponents. Instead, concentration with the intention of involves the spirit will be sufficient to strengthen us. &lt;br /&gt;
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Aikido is furthermore used as a way to discover our real paths so with the intention of we can develop our individuality. It furthermore teaches its practitioners to unify their body and their mind so with the intention of they will be converted into in harmony with the “universe” and with nature. Their power and their strength will occur from this balance and harmony.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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The word “universe” in aikido is not approximately block out thought with the intention of lone cannot realize. It is in fact quite particular and is even surrounded by the grasp of the person. Inside aikido, “universe” can be achieved through real experiences and everyday life. &lt;br /&gt;
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Aikido’s schedule and techniques are circular. When a group is produced in aikido, the person is understood to be protected from a collision from an hostile force. A steady focal point, however, is looked-for to create this group. An model of a steady group is a spiraling top with the intention of turns by fast alacrity. Without a steady focal point, the alacrity of movement will single create imbalance. The stillness of the spiraling top while in speeding shift is could you repeat that? Is called sumikiri in Aikido language. This is achieved single by could you repeat that? Aikido initiator calls “total clarity of mind and body.” However, this is not so straightforwardly achieved. It takes a long calculate of study and practice in order to discover this intense concentration and centeredness. &lt;br /&gt;
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Training is valuable in aikido as well as concentration since while it could be straightforward to create a centered being as inside a belligerent arts aerobics studio, the same cannot be understood of situations and circumstances outside. It will not be straightforward to keep one’s composure as faced with extraordinary circumstances. This is in fact lone of the goals of Aikido training. It aims to teach its practitioners to keep up their composure and their centeredness even in panic situations such as danger and calamities.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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One method educated in aikido is to breathe with could you repeat that? Is called the seika tanden top. This is the part of the body with the intention of can be found two inches not more than the navel. Controlled breathing is lone answer to being lone with the universe and to focal point oneself with nature. When a person learns to sort out this, he or she will feel extraordinary composure with the intention of they can aid in the practice of aikido.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/6829031131428677811/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2011/01/knowing-basics-of-aikido.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/6829031131428677811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/6829031131428677811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2011/01/knowing-basics-of-aikido.html' title='Knowing the basics of Aikido'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11z5F1h5ZXklnIyU48YEA6ClLJRuEDZUuimqJDhEXQc4eOkZpB3FAu4bH-2gT49PgKKW92AIIlFbEGsPgXIj3he0ZFJhaGAECIEMp7nlrEJCPHaTFFgVuE0_5O1dlKlfaaOI5YO8RDvm3/s72-c/aikido.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-4821743877348891571</id><published>2010-12-29T02:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-29T02:12:00.776-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="tips"/><title type='text'>Baby Names</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZcPmbKvkCk4LQidOwm4CqTOXlDt8GiIzhYPkYJwn81VzBG0rAbddquoKYtUv6d74rfyinVM4oGnjwb6w2Q7PmcstgthXcXUSwpM1uSD5r8ciM-vaOCFkzIMj1NVBFClIKS3IgmuPrjO6/s1600/bbb.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;212&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZcPmbKvkCk4LQidOwm4CqTOXlDt8GiIzhYPkYJwn81VzBG0rAbddquoKYtUv6d74rfyinVM4oGnjwb6w2Q7PmcstgthXcXUSwpM1uSD5r8ciM-vaOCFkzIMj1NVBFClIKS3IgmuPrjO6/s320/bbb.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Choosing a baby name for your child is almost like choosing his identity. Ever heard about the association of a person’s name with his personality? That’s how our names really work. A name molds a person’s identity like a cookie-cutter. So, better get that best baby name for your son or daughter. Read on for some tips on how to provide that best baby name for your little angel.&lt;br /&gt;
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1. Stop it already with the dictates of your family’s tradition. Choosing the right baby name does not have to always rely on what your elderly relatives deem to be the best baby name. It is your baby’s name, not theirs. So, better act like it. Once your baby is born he will be stuck with that baby name for life. That means it’s not wise to just settle for any baby name that will suit your grandma’s or auntie’s taste.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. Take a look of a picture of his future. You don’t want your baby to be always called with a monicker that will forever ridicule him or will allow his playmates to make a big laughingstock out of him, right? Research about the meaning of the baby name you are eyeing to give to your baby. Don’t consider Beelzebub as a prospective baby name just because you heard it from a TV show and you find it cute. Don’t use Rodelfa just because a certain Mexican TV show’s hunky lead actor is called Rodolfo. Just plainly saying yes to your gutfeel, thinking of the people that pops into your head upon hearing somebody spout a certain name, trying to follow a fad by naming your baby a certain celebrity’s (sometimes notorious) or NOT THINKING AT ALL in giving your precious one his or her baby name are huge no-nos! &lt;br /&gt;
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3. Consider reading the initials of the baby name you are planning to give your baby. Make sure they don’t stand for anything funny, disturbing or something utterly stupid. Christine Sue Irving? What will happen on the next episode? Alvin Stephen Stuart? He’ll surely remember not to get near any hole. Fran Ursula Catherine Klein? Uh-oh! See? Can you imagine the sickening situation you may put your child into when he or she grows up? &lt;br /&gt;
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4. Go check your family tree once and for all. Some can’t still get away from some traditions regarding baby name decisions, especially when they have a special bond with a certain family member that they want that person’s name to be a part of their baby’s name. If your planning to still follow the tradition of putting a part of your elder relatives’ names on your baby’s name, you have to know whether anybody else in your family use that name too. You don’t want to confuse people when they’re calling a name that’s owned by two. Ask around. &lt;br /&gt;
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5. Don’t go for the overkill. Being too creative on thinking of a baby name can backfire, I’m telling you. Examples are too unique spellings. It will be hard for the kid to keep on spelling his or her name to people who only know the common spelling of such name. &lt;br /&gt;
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6. Decide with your partner in coming up with the best baby name for your sweet baby. It wouldn’t be nice to be always blamed when people ask who chose that awful baby name, right? Okay, kidding aside. Sharing on this kind of decision-making is a good way of furthering your bond as a couple, not to mention the possibility of coming up with a better baby name. Remember that the “two heads are better than one” thought also applies to dealing with the troubles of finding the most suitable baby name for your baby.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sound, appeasing relatives and friends and avoiding embarrassing initials and discovery of disgusting meanings are some of the major concerns that should be considered in your quest for the perfect baby name. You might find them a bit taxing. But in the long run, you’ll see that doing your homework will make your baby thank you when the right time comes. Happy baby naming! &lt;br /&gt;
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The food health vitamin intake amounts of certain foods are included in the nutritional labelling.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This labelling is important for a person to consider and helps ensure that they are receiving the correct food health vitamin intake from the foods that they eat. The nutritional information is often represented as a percentage of the recommended daily allowance of each vitamin and mineral and can help assess the value of the foods in the quest for good food health vitamin intake.&lt;br /&gt;
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There are also a number of items that a person may want to restrict in their diet as part of their good food health vitamin intake. Again, the nutritional labelling of certain foods can help a person to see how high a product is in these undesirable contents. Salt and fat, for example, may be items that a person wants to consider limiting as part of their good food health vitamin intake even though they are not strictly vitamins. The majority of people actually refer to nutrients when they use the word vitamin and food manufacturers are aware that a person is looking at minerals and other items when they are considering their good food health vitamin intake. Fiber is another element that many people are more aware of as forming an essential part of a balanced diet and is necessary for good food health vitamin intake.&lt;br /&gt;
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If a person is on a restricted diet for any reason then they need to pay even more attention to their good food health vitamin intake. Obviously, some foods contain different nutrients to others and this is applicable to vitamins as well and it may be more difficult for a person to achieve their good food health vitamin intake if they are unable to eat certain foods. Vitamin supplements can form an essential part of a good food health vitamin intake for people who are unable to obtain their vitamins from their normal diet. It is also worth remembering that the good food health vitamin intake for a person varies throughout their life depending on their general health.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/152733395259420735/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/good-food-health-vitamin-intake.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/152733395259420735'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/152733395259420735'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/good-food-health-vitamin-intake.html' title='Good Food Health Vitamin Intake'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50qKAgwcaQD2rup2igSg83J-XYW0oR05ByF-IEghHfCMuic9jNEK7Ps1sww-6rDqKyeEauGFpILdkqhZITqOZs6icbYjXW6on0pu7nWPLV-6D-nmjQmP9c8PlPNwosXP2-iUxyymDP7_7/s72-c/re.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-7625150727529358082</id><published>2010-12-29T02:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-29T02:06:15.317-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="health"/><title type='text'>Muscle Fiction</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRzvSH9LIacVXVMainUvIsHFyEQ_zabveEcpaEsN-et60ZUSm_Lv-9LITS4w_Ub0w8XvgS3OCqpD7WwDlxUyVutlNmLJvwAlVni78pMbA5HSXTX8wS_tbGqSulOVWnEtrlmBSxKbrx-Yu/s1600/aa.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;212&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRzvSH9LIacVXVMainUvIsHFyEQ_zabveEcpaEsN-et60ZUSm_Lv-9LITS4w_Ub0w8XvgS3OCqpD7WwDlxUyVutlNmLJvwAlVni78pMbA5HSXTX8wS_tbGqSulOVWnEtrlmBSxKbrx-Yu/s320/aa.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;If you have been training, here&#39;s a short list of bodybuilding fiction.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;1. Reprule&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Most weight training program include this much repetitions for gaining muscle. The truth is this approach places the muscles with not enough tension for effective muscle gain. High tension e.g. heavy weights provides muscle growth in which the muscle grows much larger, leading to the maximum gains in strength. Having&amp;nbsp; longer tension time boosts the muscle size by generating the structures around the muscle fibers, improving endurance. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The standard prescription of eight to 12 repetitions provides a balance but by just using that program all of the time, you do not generate the greater tension levels that is provided by the heavier weights and lesser reps, and the longer tension achieved with lighter weights and more repetitions. Change the number of reps and adjust the weights to stimulate all types of muscle growth.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;2. Three Set rule&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The truth is there&#39;s nothing wrong with three sets but then again there is nothing amazing about it either. The number of sets you perform should be base on your goals and not on a half-century old rule. The more repetitions you do on an exercise, the fewer sets you should do, and vice versa. This keeps the total number of repetitions done of an exercise equal.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;3. Three to four exercises per group&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The truth is this is a waste of time. Combined with twelve reps of three sets, the total number of reps amount to 144. If your doing this much reps for a muscle group your not doing enough. Instead of doing too many varieties of exercises, try doing 30 to 50 reps. That can be anywhere from 2 sets of&amp;nbsp; 15 reps or 5 sets of 10 reps.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;4. My knees, my toes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
It is a gym folklore that you “should not let your knees go past your toes.&quot; Truth is that leaning forward a little too much is more likely a cause of injury. In 2003, Memphis University researchers confirmed that knee stress was almost thirty percent higher when the knees are allowed to move beyond the toes during a squat. &lt;br /&gt;
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But hip stress increased nearly 10 times or (1000 percent) when the forward movement of the knee was restricted. Because the squatters needed to lean their body forward and that forces the strain to&amp;nbsp; transfer to the lower back. &lt;br /&gt;
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Focus on your upper body position and less on the knee. Keep the torso in an upright position as much as possible when doing squats and lunges. These&amp;nbsp; reduces the stress generated on the hips and back. To stay upright, before squatting, squeeze the shoulder blades together and hold them in that position; and then as you squat, keep the forearms 90 degree to the floor. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;5. Lift weights, draw abs&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The truth is the muscles work in groups to stabilize the spine, and the most important muscle group change depending on the type of exercise. The transverse abdominis is not always the most important muscle group. Actually, for most exercise, the body automatically activates the muscle group that are needed most for support of the spine. So if you focus only on the transverse abdominis, it can recruit wrong muscles and limit the right muscles. This increases the chance of injury, and reduces the weight that can be lifted.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/7625150727529358082/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/muscle-fiction.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/7625150727529358082'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/7625150727529358082'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/muscle-fiction.html' title='Muscle Fiction'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRzvSH9LIacVXVMainUvIsHFyEQ_zabveEcpaEsN-et60ZUSm_Lv-9LITS4w_Ub0w8XvgS3OCqpD7WwDlxUyVutlNmLJvwAlVni78pMbA5HSXTX8wS_tbGqSulOVWnEtrlmBSxKbrx-Yu/s72-c/aa.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-4129448631278561567</id><published>2010-12-29T02:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-29T02:01:19.547-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="tips"/><title type='text'>Find The Best  Digital Camera</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieg-XO4RE4xvyiQPp4Uz6n_fYJ4MGlGOUlAmD79-76ZwH2wTu4jb579mUcTDd9rbS_YuJXjw1nPSV_MYHTpnagbKTU5rniGA95953Kdx6k3gNir3Puma8FJsauh3RdahDZK0csXz9JEXdk/s1600/kam.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieg-XO4RE4xvyiQPp4Uz6n_fYJ4MGlGOUlAmD79-76ZwH2wTu4jb579mUcTDd9rbS_YuJXjw1nPSV_MYHTpnagbKTU5rniGA95953Kdx6k3gNir3Puma8FJsauh3RdahDZK0csXz9JEXdk/s1600/kam.jpeg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;It seems that every month, if not every week, different manufacturers are coming up with the latest digital cameras to entice potential clients. And it&#39;s just not working for us! &lt;br /&gt;
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After spending sizeable amount of time at the mall figuring out which is the best digital camera for us, we finally have enough money to buy for that eye-popping, 7 mega pixel, 10x digital zoom, potable, candy colored, up to 512MB expandable memory of super hi-speed SD memory card and not to mention very portable, (that will be the envy of almost everyone we know). We march to the mall armed with our life savings and lotsa pride in ourselves, when we pass by a new display - an eight mega pixel, up to 1G expandable memory, with built it mic and stereo surround, video playback capable, with 22 scenic modes kind-of-camera.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; And we sigh because the producer of this amazing gadget claims that this is the best digital camera yet out in the market. And so as we always want to have the best, armed with our life savings and a few credit cards, we buy the &quot;best digital camera.&quot; But then again, that doesn&#39;t last too long, after two months or so, there&#39;s another &quot;best digital camera.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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And so it confuses us. What makes a digital camera, the best digital camera?&lt;br /&gt;
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Well, there are certain factors to consider when looking for the &quot;best digital camera&quot; for us.&lt;br /&gt;
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MEGAPIXELS. One of the most important features of digital camera to make it into the best digital camera category is its mega pixel property. The higher the mega pixels the better the actual photograph will come out. A mega pixel is equivalent to one million pixels. The resolution of your image is based upon the mega pixel property of your camera. This means that as you enlarge the picture, you would get more detail and less blurry colors.&lt;br /&gt;
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LCD SIZE. The best digital camera will always have a large LCD to help you frame your subject without having to squint to the viewfinder. This is also helpful when reviewing your images, some cameras enable touch up and editing features with its LCD. A 1.5-inch display is average, a 2-inch LCD display is good, but the best LCD size would be 2.5 inches or higher.&lt;br /&gt;
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ZOOM. Most digital cameras have both digital and optical zoom. A higher optical zoom is always better than a higher digital zoom. Digital cameras are usually furnished with optical of between 3x to 10x. The better the optical zoom, the higher it climbs up to the best digital camera category.&lt;br /&gt;
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MEMORY CARD. Always make sure that your memory card is the right one for your digital camera. There are different types of memory card like the xD, SD, Flash card and the likes. And these types of memory cards go with certain types of digital cameras. of course memory storage is also up there in choosing the best digital cameras. Choose the size of memory that you need, if you&#39;re a photo junkie, you might need more than 32MB. Memory cards can go up to 1G.&lt;br /&gt;
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The key point to find the best digital camera is to find one that will best fit you and your lifestyle. Don&#39;t just buy the latest or the one that claims they are the best digital cameras out in the market. You wouldn&#39;t want to buy a DSLR and use it with your home activities or family outing and have to lug it around?! Or you don&#39;t want to buy the latest point and shoot camera when you&#39;re serious about being a professional photographer. (Of course, you can use this for starters, but if you&#39;re not a novice photographer anymore, you wouldn&#39;t want to get this kind of camera.)&lt;br /&gt;
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Actually, the best digital camera is the one that you will enjoy and use. Not the type that you&#39;ll just leave rotting in its box or after a few weeks of usage or so, up there in the attic.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/4129448631278561567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/find-best-digital-camera.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/4129448631278561567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/4129448631278561567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/find-best-digital-camera.html' title='Find The Best  Digital Camera'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieg-XO4RE4xvyiQPp4Uz6n_fYJ4MGlGOUlAmD79-76ZwH2wTu4jb579mUcTDd9rbS_YuJXjw1nPSV_MYHTpnagbKTU5rniGA95953Kdx6k3gNir3Puma8FJsauh3RdahDZK0csXz9JEXdk/s72-c/kam.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-2080972012207092026</id><published>2010-12-29T01:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-29T01:58:52.465-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gardening"/><title type='text'>Rose Gardening</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFVpZ-BnA8JRC6dUB5-5jVtHGkb2G_liFEHLVjWCanHYC2Ogo-IXqP6eVQwGccYcwnncxjYNhflM44sR25H22ixhwWReDy_75FLHFQ7Nlhpxo0RYtl-kP72HlMKXuC1zVZUc-QFpiFHSY/s1600/images.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFVpZ-BnA8JRC6dUB5-5jVtHGkb2G_liFEHLVjWCanHYC2Ogo-IXqP6eVQwGccYcwnncxjYNhflM44sR25H22ixhwWReDy_75FLHFQ7Nlhpxo0RYtl-kP72HlMKXuC1zVZUc-QFpiFHSY/s1600/images.jpeg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Roses have gotten a bad wrap over the years for being difficult to grow and maintain.  If you are thinking of rose gardening don’t let this rumor stop you.  While rose gardening can prove to be challenging, once you get the hang of it, it really isn’t that bad.  &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;When you first start rose gardening, you will have to choose what type of rose you wish to plant, and no, I’m not talking about the color.  You will have to choose between bare-root, pre-packaged, and container-grown roses.  Bare-root roses are sold in the winter and early spring.  They should be planted as soon as frosts are over and the ground is warm and workable.  Pre-packaged roses are bare-root plants that are sold in a bad or box with something around the roots to retain moisture, such as sawdust.  Container-grown roses are grown; you guessed it, in containers.  They will be either budding or already in bloom when they become available in the early spring.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Planting in rose gardening is not that much different than any other type of plant.  The most important thing, as always, is good, healthy soil and a prime planting area.  It doesn’t matter whether your roses are bare-root or container-grown, the planting methods are the same as any other shrub.  Make sure the spot you choose has good drainage, gets plenty of sunlight, and will not overcrowd your roses.  Before planting, any dead leaves and thin or decayed shoots need to be cut off.  Any damaged or very long roots also need to be trimmed.  Soak bare-root roses in water about 10-12 hours to restore moisture in the roots before planting and water the soil before planting as well.  Make sure the hole you have dug is large enough for the root growth of the rose.  Also it is a good idea to use compost or mulch.  After all, roses like extra nutrients just like any other plant.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Roses need the same things as other plants; they are just a bit needier.  One of the most important things to remember in rose gardening is that roses are heavy feeders and will need several fertilizer applications.  Fertilizing should be started in early spring and discontinued in early fall.  Make sure not to over-fertilize (fertilize should come with instructions) and water after each feeding.  Roses require large amounts of water; a thorough watering twice a week should be enough.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Pruning is an essential part to flower gardening.  It increases blooms and encourages healthy plant growth.  Different varieties of roses have different instructions for pruning, so you might want to read up on your rose types and see what is suggested.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;The main thing to remember in rose gardening is to water, water, and water some more.  One other thing about rose gardening is the amount of fertilizer and nutrients you will need to use, and the pruning that needs to be done to keep your roses under control and healthy.  Even though rose gardening takes a little more time and roses are more work, they are one of the most unique and beautiful plants, and definitely worth the extra work.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/2080972012207092026/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/rose-gardening.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/2080972012207092026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/2080972012207092026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/rose-gardening.html' title='Rose Gardening'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFVpZ-BnA8JRC6dUB5-5jVtHGkb2G_liFEHLVjWCanHYC2Ogo-IXqP6eVQwGccYcwnncxjYNhflM44sR25H22ixhwWReDy_75FLHFQ7Nlhpxo0RYtl-kP72HlMKXuC1zVZUc-QFpiFHSY/s72-c/images.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-8587900225685435524</id><published>2010-12-26T01:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-26T01:47:20.605-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fun"/><title type='text'>Cool - Black Ops Funtage</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width=&quot;550&quot; height=&quot;340&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/Ic2VXYHucXM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowScriptAccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/Ic2VXYHucXM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; allowScriptAccess=&quot;always&quot; width=&quot;550&quot; height=&quot;340&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/8587900225685435524/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/cool-black-ops-funtage.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/8587900225685435524'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/8587900225685435524'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/cool-black-ops-funtage.html' title='Cool - Black Ops Funtage'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-6905591976597282694</id><published>2010-12-26T01:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-26T01:23:48.250-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="recipe"/><title type='text'>Boxing Day Egg</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTngxI8zbF3JP9FALFnFel2XsOpq8VmL6MVwnycoxMEB8Fz9RqRXV2mjlZwesr_A8-q0w-OwfJTDk9vVyDSwIIHvBjggAy-963VlBmM848nE7MmFCyldQhq2f3ObWG2pb5koF9rrBgYEq/s1600/main.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTngxI8zbF3JP9FALFnFel2XsOpq8VmL6MVwnycoxMEB8Fz9RqRXV2mjlZwesr_A8-q0w-OwfJTDk9vVyDSwIIHvBjggAy-963VlBmM848nE7MmFCyldQhq2f3ObWG2pb5koF9rrBgYEq/s400/main.jpg&quot; width=&quot;291&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;FOR THE PASTRY:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;240g plain flour&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;60g Trex or other vegetable shortening&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;60g butter&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;3-5 tablespoons salted iced water - or enough to bind&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;FORTHE FILLING&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;500g pancetta or bacon, chopped into small batons&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 medium onion, finely chopped&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 spring onion, finely chopped&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Approximately 2 tablespoons chopped parsley&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2 large eggs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;20cm pie plate&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Method&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Make the pastry by freezing the fats and flour together for 10 minutes, then tip out into the processor and blitz to a flaky rubble. Add enough iced water to bind, then form into 2 discs, cover them with clingfilm and rest in the fridge for 20 minutes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Preheat the oven to 200ÂºC/gas mark 6.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cook the pancetta or bacon in a frying pan with the onion, peppering well. Beat the spring onion, parsley and eggs together, and set aside while you roll out the pastry.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Using one of the discs, line the dish, leaving an overhang. Roll out the other half to make a lid, and set aside for one moment. Transfer the pancetta and onion mixture to the pastry-lined pie plate and pour over the spring onion, parsley and eggs. With a little cold water, dampen the edges of the pastry case and cover with the rolled-out lid. Cut off excess pastry, and seal and pinch all around the rim. Make a hole in the lid to let out steam, put in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sit on a wire rack until slightly above room temperature, or eat cold.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Serves: 6&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;by:nigela&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/6905591976597282694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/boxing-day-egg.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/6905591976597282694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/6905591976597282694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/boxing-day-egg.html' title='Boxing Day Egg'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTngxI8zbF3JP9FALFnFel2XsOpq8VmL6MVwnycoxMEB8Fz9RqRXV2mjlZwesr_A8-q0w-OwfJTDk9vVyDSwIIHvBjggAy-963VlBmM848nE7MmFCyldQhq2f3ObWG2pb5koF9rrBgYEq/s72-c/main.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-5507614361867267872</id><published>2010-12-26T01:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-26T01:18:17.750-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fun"/><title type='text'>My New Hot Girlfriend :)</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width=&quot;550&quot; height=&quot;340&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/VJjGNLNS6MI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowScriptAccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/VJjGNLNS6MI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;version=3&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; allowScriptAccess=&quot;always&quot; width=&quot;550&quot; height=&quot;340&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/5507614361867267872/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-new-hot-girlfriend.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/5507614361867267872'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/5507614361867267872'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-new-hot-girlfriend.html' title='My New Hot Girlfriend :)'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-5209023161047015380</id><published>2010-12-25T21:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-25T21:29:33.237-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="music"/><title type='text'>Mohombi - Bumpt Ride</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTc7eLi0UjkiwRRz28bvKUAoQwMJgnCnHd6wTYu30SK8qB4tDblNmqsLhwr_Gz-kubAi6NfhjMunom44LSSPcij5tXJL4e2fDIZukUOGiInXXLR8XzZcB4qCEEGrCg8dWrEUGkkEhLq2k/s1600/Mohombi-Bumpy-Ride.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; linkindex=&quot;23&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTc7eLi0UjkiwRRz28bvKUAoQwMJgnCnHd6wTYu30SK8qB4tDblNmqsLhwr_Gz-kubAi6NfhjMunom44LSSPcij5tXJL4e2fDIZukUOGiInXXLR8XzZcB4qCEEGrCg8dWrEUGkkEhLq2k/s320/Mohombi-Bumpy-Ride.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[chorus]&lt;br /&gt;
I wanna boom bang bang with your body yo&lt;br /&gt;
Were gonna rough it up before we take it slow&lt;br /&gt;
Girl lemme rock you rock you like a rodeo&lt;br /&gt;
(Its gonna be a bumpy ride)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
I wanna boom bang bang with your body yo&lt;br /&gt;
Were gonna rough it up before we take it slow&lt;br /&gt;
Girl lemme rock you rock you like a rodeo&lt;br /&gt;
(Its gonna be a bumpy ride)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I wanna boom bang bang with your body yo&lt;br /&gt;
Were gonna rough it up before we take it slow&lt;br /&gt;
Girl lemme rock you rock you like a rodeo&lt;br /&gt;
(Its gonna be a bumpy ride)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[verse 1]&lt;br /&gt;
I wanna pull you over, pull you under&lt;br /&gt;
Make your body surrender to mine&lt;br /&gt;
Girl you can make me suffer, do whatever&lt;br /&gt;
Cuz I know youre one of a kind&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Tell me who can love you, nobody&lt;br /&gt;
Hold you, nobody&lt;br /&gt;
Make your body wind, like me&lt;br /&gt;
You will never find someone like me&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Who can love you, nobody&lt;br /&gt;
Hold you, nobody&lt;br /&gt;
Make your body wind, like me&lt;br /&gt;
You will never find someone like me&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[chorus]&lt;br /&gt;
I wanna boom bang bang with your body yo&lt;br /&gt;
Were gonna rough it up before we take it slow&lt;br /&gt;
Girl lemme rock you rock you like a rodeo&lt;br /&gt;
(Its gonna be a bumpy ride)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I wanna boom bang bang with your body yo&lt;br /&gt;
Were gonna rough it up before we take it slow&lt;br /&gt;
Girl lemme rock you rock you like a rodeo&lt;br /&gt;
(Its gonna be a bumpy ride)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[verse 2]&lt;br /&gt;
Imma spin you around, push your buttons&lt;br /&gt;
Buy you plenty of stuff&lt;br /&gt;
Then ill take you down, to the bottom&lt;br /&gt;
Work you all the way to the top&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Tell me who can love you, nobody&lt;br /&gt;
Hold you, nobody&lt;br /&gt;
Make your body wind, like me&lt;br /&gt;
You will never find someone like me&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Who can love you, nobody&lt;br /&gt;
Hold you, nobody&lt;br /&gt;
Make your body wind, like me&lt;br /&gt;
You will never find someone like me&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[chorus]&lt;br /&gt;
I wanna boom bang bang with your body yo&lt;br /&gt;
Were gonna rough it up before we take it slow&lt;br /&gt;
Girl lemme rock you rock you like a rodeo&lt;br /&gt;
(Its gonna be a bumpy ride)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I wanna boom bang bang with your body yo&lt;br /&gt;
Were gonna rough it up before we take it slow&lt;br /&gt;
Girl lemme rock you rock you like a rodeo&lt;br /&gt;
(Its gonna be a bumpy ride)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I wanna boom bang bang with your body yo&lt;br /&gt;
Were gonna rough it up before we take it slow&lt;br /&gt;
Girl lemme rock you rock you like a rodeo&lt;br /&gt;
(Its gonna be a bumpy ride)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[verse 3]&lt;br /&gt;
On top of my love gain and youre gonna get it tonight&lt;br /&gt;
Im focused im ready girl im gonna give it to you right&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I wanna pull you over, pull you under&lt;br /&gt;
Make your body surrender to mine&lt;br /&gt;
Girl you can make me suffer, do whatever&lt;br /&gt;
Cuz I know youre one of a kind&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[chorus]&lt;br /&gt;
I wanna boom bang bang with your body yo&lt;br /&gt;
Were gonna rough it up before we take it slow&lt;br /&gt;
Girl lemme rock you rock you like a rodeo&lt;br /&gt;
(Its gonna be a bumpy ride)&lt;br /&gt;
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I wanna boom bang bang with your body yo&lt;br /&gt;
Were gonna rough it up before we take it slow&lt;br /&gt;
Girl lemme rock you rock you like a rodeo&lt;br /&gt;
(Its gonna be a bumpy ride)&lt;br /&gt;
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I wanna boom bang bang with your body yo&lt;br /&gt;
Were gonna rough it up before we take it slow&lt;br /&gt;
Girl lemme rock you rock you like a rodeo&lt;br /&gt;
(Its gonna be a bumpy ride)</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/5209023161047015380/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/mohombi-bumpt-ride.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/5209023161047015380'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/5209023161047015380'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/mohombi-bumpt-ride.html' title='Mohombi - Bumpt Ride'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTc7eLi0UjkiwRRz28bvKUAoQwMJgnCnHd6wTYu30SK8qB4tDblNmqsLhwr_Gz-kubAi6NfhjMunom44LSSPcij5tXJL4e2fDIZukUOGiInXXLR8XzZcB4qCEEGrCg8dWrEUGkkEhLq2k/s72-c/Mohombi-Bumpy-Ride.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-2212639952679335385</id><published>2010-12-25T21:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-25T21:30:17.408-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="news"/><title type='text'>About Aids</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://media.vivanews.com/thumbs2/2008/12/09/60645_penderita_aids_di_afrika_300_225.jpg&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; src=&quot;http://media.vivanews.com/thumbs2/2008/12/09/60645_penderita_aids_di_afrika_300_225.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;What is AIDS? &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;AIDS stands for: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
AIDS is a medical condition. A person is diagnosed with AIDS when their immune system is too weak to fight off infections.&lt;br /&gt;
Since AIDS was first identified in the early 1980s, an unprecedented number of people have been affected by the global AIDS epidemic. Today, there are an estimated 33.3 million people living with HIV and AIDS worldwide. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;What causes AIDS?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;AIDS is caused by HIV.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
HIV is a virus that gradually attacks immune system cells. As HIV progressively damages these cells, the body becomes more vulnerable to infections, which it will have difficulty in fighting off. It is at the point of very advanced HIV infection that a person is said to have AIDS. It can be years before HIV has damaged the immune system enough for AIDS to develop.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;What are the symptoms of AIDS?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
A person is diagnosed with AIDS when they have developed an AIDS related condition or symptom, called an opportunistic infection, or an AIDS related cancer. The infections are called ‘opportunistic’ because they take advantage of the opportunity offered by a weakened immune system.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is possible for someone to be diagnosed with AIDS even if they have not developed an opportunistic infection. AIDS can be diagnosed when the number of immune system cells (CD4 cells) in the blood of an HIV positive person drops below a certain level.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Is there a cure for AIDS?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Worryingly, many people think there is a &#39;cure&#39; for AIDS - which makes them feel safer, and perhaps take risks that they otherwise wouldn’t. However, there is still no cure for AIDS. The only way to stay safe is to be aware of how HIV is transmitted and how to prevent HIV infection.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
How many people have died from AIDS?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.divineperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Penderita-AIDS.jpg&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Since the first cases of AIDS were identified in 1981, more than 25 million people have died from AIDS. An estimated 1.8 million people died as a result of AIDS in 2009 alone.&lt;br /&gt;
Although there is no cure for AIDS, HIV infection can be prevented, and those living with HIV can take antiretroviral drugs to delay the onset of AIDS. However, in many countries across the world access to prevention and treatment services is limited. Global leaders have pledged to work towards universal access to HIV prevention and care, so that millions of deaths can be averted.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;How is AIDS treated?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Antiretroviral treatment can prolong the time between HIV infection and the onset of AIDS. Modern combination therapy is highly effective and someone with HIV who is taking treatment could live for the rest of their life without developing AIDS.&lt;br /&gt;
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An AIDS diagnosis does not necessarily equate to a death sentence. Many people can still benefit from starting antiretroviral therapy even once they have developed an AIDS defining illness. Better treatment and prevention for opportunistic infections have also helped to improve the quality and length of life for those diagnosed with AIDS.&lt;iframe align=&quot;right&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; marginheight=&quot;0&quot; marginwidth=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; src=&quot;http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=myli0cb-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=bpl&amp;amp;asins=0786720395&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;lt1=_blank&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;bc1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;f=ifr&quot; style=&quot;height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Treating some opportunistic infections is easier than others. Infections such as herpes zoster and candidiasis of the mouth, throat or vagina, can be managed effectively in most environments. On the other hand, more complex infections such as toxoplasmosis, need advanced medical equipment and infrastructure, which are lacking in many resource-poor areas.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is also important that treatment is provided for AIDS related pain, which is experienced by almost all people in the very advanced stages of HIV infection.  &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Why do people still develop AIDS today?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Even though antiretroviral treatment can prevent the onset of AIDS in a person living with HIV, many people are still diagnosed with AIDS today. There are four main reasons for this:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;In many resource-poor countries antiretroviral treatment is not widely available. Even in wealthier countries, such as America, many individuals are not covered by health insurance and cannot afford treatment. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Some people who became infected with HIV in the early years of the epidemic before combination therapy was available, have subsequently developed drug resistance and therefore have limited treatment options. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Many people are never tested for HIV and only become aware they are infected with the virus once they have developed an AIDS related illness. These people are at a higher risk of mortality, as they tend to respond less well to treatment at this stage. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sometimes people taking treatment are unable to adhere to, or tolerate the side effects of drugs. &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Caring for a person with AIDS&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In the later stages of AIDS, a person will need palliative care and emotional support. In many parts of the world, friends, family and AIDS organisations provide home based care. This is particularly the case in countries with high HIV prevalence and overstretched healthcare systems.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.divineperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Penderita-AIDS.jpg&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://www.divineperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Penderita-AIDS.jpg&quot; width=&quot;238&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;End of life care becomes necessary when a person has reached the very final stages of AIDS. At this stage, preparing for death and open discussion about whether a person is going to die often helps in addressing concerns and ensuring final wishes are followed.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;The global AIDS epidemic&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Around 2.6 million people became infected with HIV in 2009. Sub-Saharan Africa has been hardest hit by the epidemic; in 2009 over two-thirds of AIDS deaths were in this region.&lt;br /&gt;
Parc de l&#39;espoir - AIDS Memorial Park in Montreal, CanadaParc de l&#39;espoir - AIDS Memorial Park in Montreal, Canada&lt;br /&gt;
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The epidemic has had a devastating impact on societies, economies and infrastructures. In countries most severely affected, life expectancy has been reduced by as much as 20 years. Young adults in their productive years are the most at-risk population, so many countries have faced a slow-down in economic growth and an increase in household poverty. In Asia, HIV and AIDS causes a greater loss of productivity than any other disease. An adult’s most productive years are also their most reproductive and so many of the age group who have died from AIDS have left children behind. In sub-Saharan Africa the AIDS epidemic has orphaned nearly 15 million children.&lt;br /&gt;
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In recent years, the response to the epidemic has been intensified; in the past ten years in low- and middle-income countries there has been a 6-fold increase in spending for HIV and AIDS. The number of people on antiretroviral treatment has increased, the annual number of AIDS deaths has declined, and the global percentage of people infected with HIV has stabilised.&lt;iframe align=&quot;right&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; marginheight=&quot;0&quot; marginwidth=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; src=&quot;http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=myli0cb-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=bpl&amp;amp;asins=0895263998&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;lt1=_blank&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;bc1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;f=ifr&quot; style=&quot;height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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However, recent achievements should not lead to complacent attitudes. In all parts of the world, people living with HIV still face AIDS related stigma and discrimination, and many people still cannot access sufficient HIV treatment and care. In America and some countries of Western and Central and Eastern Europe, infection rates are rising, indicating that HIV prevention is just as important now as it ever has been. Prevention efforts that have proved to be effective need to be scaled-up and treatment targets reached. Commitments from national governments right down to the community level need to be intensified and subsequently met, so that one day the world might see an end to the global AIDS epidemic&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/2212639952679335385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/about-aids.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/2212639952679335385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/2212639952679335385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/about-aids.html' title='About Aids'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-3873457451018291888</id><published>2010-12-25T21:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-25T21:26:33.041-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="music"/><title type='text'>Lady Gaga - Just Dance</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;object height=&quot;340&quot; width=&quot;550&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/xIwHTBusJfM?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_GB&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/xIwHTBusJfM?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_GB&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;550&quot; height=&quot;340&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;ve had a little bit too much&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;All of the people start to rush (start to rush by) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A dizzy twister dance &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Can&#39;t find my drink or man &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Where are my keys?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I lost my phone&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;What&#39;s goin’ on, on the floor?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I love this record baby but I can&#39;t see straight anymore keep it cool What’s the name of this club?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I can&#39;t remember but its alright, a-alright&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chorus:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;JUST DANCE!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Gonna be okay&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Da da doo doot-n&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;JUST DANCE!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Spin that record babe&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Da da doo doot-n&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;JUST DANCE!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Gonna be okay&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;D-d-d dance, dance, dance, just&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;J-J-JUST DANCE!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Wish I could shut my playboy mouth&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;How&#39;d I turn my shirt inside out (inside out right) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Control your poison babe &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Roses have thorns they say, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;And we’re all getting’ hosed tonight!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;What&#39;s goin’ on, on the floor?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I love this record baby but I can&#39;t see straight anymore keep it cool What’s the name of this club?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I can&#39;t remember but its alright, a-alright&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chorus&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;When I come through on the dance floor checkin&#39; out that catalogue&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Can&#39;t believe my eyes so many women without a flaw&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;And I ain&#39;t gonna give it up, steady trying to pick it up like a call&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m a hit it up beat it up latch on to it until tomorrow yeah&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Shorty I can see that you got so much energy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The way you twirlin&#39; up them hips round and round&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;And there is no reason that at all why you can&#39;t leave here with me&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;In the mean time stay let me watch you break it down and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chorus&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Half psychotic sick hypnotic got my blueprint its symphonic &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Half psychotic sick hypnotic got my blueprint electronic &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Half psychotic sick hypnotic got my blueprint its symphonic &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Half psychotic sick hypnotic got my blueprint electronic&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Go! Your your muscle car-ve it out work it, hustle!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Don&#39;t Slow! Drive it, clean it lysol, bleed it &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Spend the last dough in your pocko!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Chorus&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/3873457451018291888/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/lady-gaga-just-dance.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/3873457451018291888'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/3873457451018291888'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/lady-gaga-just-dance.html' title='Lady Gaga - Just Dance'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-6892130599007281333</id><published>2010-12-25T21:24:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-25T21:27:09.810-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Manga"/><title type='text'>Uchiha Sasuke Profile</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downloadanime.biz/images/wallpapers/naruto/uchiha-sasuke.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; linkindex=&quot;32&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://www.downloadanime.biz/images/wallpapers/naruto/uchiha-sasuke.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/Nazgwen/Ninioslindos/Sasuke-184.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; linkindex=&quot;33&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/Nazgwen/Ninioslindos/Sasuke-184.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; linkindex=&quot;35&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nautiljon.com/images/perso/8/7/6/itachi_uchiwa_678.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; linkindex=&quot;36&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;http://www.nautiljon.com/images/perso/8/7/6/itachi_uchiwa_678.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/Nazgwen/Ninioslindos/Sasuke-184.jpg&quot; linkindex=&quot;37&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;Name:&lt;/b&gt; Uchiha Sasuke &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Age:&lt;/b&gt; 13&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Birthday:&lt;/b&gt; 23 July &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Zodiac:&lt;/b&gt; Cancer &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Rank:&lt;/b&gt; Genin &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;From: &lt;/b&gt;Leaf&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Teacher:&lt;/b&gt; Kakashi &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Teammates:&lt;/b&gt; Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura                     &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Family:&lt;/b&gt; Uchiha Itachi (elder brother) &lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Favourite technique:&lt;/b&gt; Grand Fireball Technique &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Background: &lt;/b&gt;Sole survivor of the Uchiha clan                     when his elder brother went on a killing rampage. &lt;br /&gt;
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The Deal with him:&lt;/b&gt; Sasuke was a regular adorable ninja student with big dreams of being an excellent ninja like his elder brother. But after Itachi killed their family and screwed up his mind to &quot;live in an unsightly way&quot;, Sasuke became cool, and calls himself an &#39;avenger&#39;, whose purpose in life was to kill his brother. For some obscure reason, that made all the girls at the academy fall in love with him. &lt;br /&gt;
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Sasuke first started to use his Sharingan when he fought against Haku with Naruto at Wave Country. His pretty eyes and body attracted the liking of Orochimaru, who wishes to take over his body after he became truly strong. To show his admiration, Orochimaru left a cursed seal after delightfully sinking his fangs into Sasuke&#39;s neck, which Kakashi sealed, but threatens to unleash everytime Sasuke gets excited in a fight. &lt;a href=&quot;http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/Nazgwen/Ninioslindos/Sasuke-184.jpg&quot; linkindex=&quot;38&quot; style=&quot;clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/Nazgwen/Ninioslindos/Sasuke-184.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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After engaging in a precarious fight with Naruto, Sasuke felt inferior as he seemed not to be improving as much as Naruto. Orochimaru took the chance to send the Sound 4 ninjas to convince Sasuke to leave the Leaf village to seek more power from Orochimaru. Thus, Sasuke abandoned Konoha (Sakura&#39;s endless whining might have helped him decide to leave in a hurry) and is on his way to the Sound village.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZHEoO-jJLtsqik22ug8Knm-7Wrr8-Kck2lMfDIHITa5vysZL6M7-aTwTPbpItvi7IdUuqhpA3lSIGXGHGB8IaGRwZdhgbBgUOEXolCDQZVqWJ5veuOh6TPvo3W6vnFZ1KtSjuglUcTU/s1600/pearl-harbor-attack.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; linkindex=&quot;27&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;What happened at Pearl Harbor ? do you know about it,,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;I think this most important incident at the world..&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii, was attacked by Japanese torpedo and bomber planes on December 7, 1941, at 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time. The sneak attack sparked outrage in the American populace, news media, government and the world. On December 8, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the American Congress, and the nation, to detail the attack. In that address, the president asked Congress to pass a declaration of war. Congress obliged, voted and passed the U.S. Declaration of War on Japan, on the same day. That was America&#39;s formal entry into World War II.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;The attack took place on a sunny Sunday morning. A minimal contingent of soldiers was on duty at the time. Most offices on the base were closed and many servicemen were on leave for the weekend. New technology, including the new radar mounted on Opana Point, were in place, manned and functioning at the time of the attack. The incoming Japanese attack planes were detected by the radar and reported, but were mistaken for an incoming group of American planes due from the mainland that morning. While on practice maneuvers outside the harbor that morning, an American destroyer spotted a Japanese submarine attempting to sneak into the harbor. The submarine was fired upon, immediately reported — and ignored.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Pearl Harbor is located on the south coast of Oahu Island. At the time, the naval base was about 22,000 acres in size. The American fleet was under the command of Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and the ground troops were commanded by Lt. General Walter C. Short. Pearl Harbor was the hub of American naval power since King Kalakua gave the right to the U.S. to develop a coal station there in 1887. The harbor had recently been designated as the American Pacific Fleet&#39;s new home base because of concern over Japan&#39;s increasing aggressiveness. Most of America&#39;s military commands of the Pacific Region had headquarters on the base, yet the United States continued its isolationism.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;iframe align=&quot;left&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; marginheight=&quot;0&quot; marginwidth=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; src=&quot;http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=myli0cb-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=bpl&amp;amp;asins=1402757042&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;lt1=_blank&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;bc1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;f=ifr&quot; style=&quot;height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;While there were veiled warnings and isolated events of Japanese hostilities in the weeks, days and hours ahead of the attack, no one in command at Pearl Harbor or in Washington, D.C., expected a Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, especially before war was formally declared. Effective cryptography and successful cryptanalysis were in their infancy at the time. Under-funded, under-manned and under-equipped, cryptanalysts had been ordered to concentrate on Japanese diplomatic traffic, rather than naval messages. The nation would have had a much clearer picture of the Japanese military buildup and, with the warning provided by those messages, might have prevented the disaster of Pearl Harbor.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Indeed, on the morning of December 7, the Japanese ambassador in Washington, D.C., had been ordered by his government to destroy all official documents and deliver a 14-page document to Secretary of State Cordell Hull at a specific time that day. After laborious manual decoding and translation, the document was delivered later than the Japanese government had intended. The news of the attack on Pearl Harbor had already reached the White House before the Japanese ambassador arrived at the White House. The world was stunned by the news.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Military leaders of the Axis countries, Germany, Italy and Japan, were hell-bent on world domination by military force. Japan needed natural resources, especially oil, for its planned expansion. The Japanese had successfully invaded Manchuria in 1931 and China in 1937. Japan&#39;s antipathy toward America had been seething for a long time. The United States&#39; occupation of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War and America&#39;s refusal to acknowledge Japan&#39;s authority in occupied China fueled Japanese resentment. Imperial Japan&#39;s sphere of interest in the far western Pacific was being threatened by America&#39;s incursions into the Pacific at the very point in history when Japan itself was vying for dominance in the region.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pearl Harbor during attack&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;It is a myth to maintain that strategists of both nations considered Pearl Harbor too shallow, with an average depth of 45 feet, for an attack by torpedoes dropped from airplanes, which usually required about 75 feet of depth. While it seemed improbable, a Hawaiian Chief of Naval Operations memo states that no harbor is to be considered safe from attack. Sabotage by Japanese agents was considered to be the greater threat. The Japanese had developed the technology, attack strategy and skill to successfully accomplish the impossible. The idea to attack Pearl Harbor had been conceived six months before. The American fleet was perceived as an obstacle to access the oil fields in Java, so the plan was conceived to affect a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to destroy America&#39;s Pacific Fleet. Additional targets included warehouses, docks, airfields and aircraft.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDu7ZqtbN9cYL1AUy0LL5DFWsidSRxVw1BMdPg3CCOUoOHj0HmZuLeWB3uEmZISvbSlF6emtMyXLAZQMphaQ4oh2vXhl4UwF8t6FnWpL_zh-mLquLWh4mxZkBFjgc5_xPjz_Xlz7xPwA/s1600/pearl-harbor-100days-ga.jpg&quot; linkindex=&quot;28&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDu7ZqtbN9cYL1AUy0LL5DFWsidSRxVw1BMdPg3CCOUoOHj0HmZuLeWB3uEmZISvbSlF6emtMyXLAZQMphaQ4oh2vXhl4UwF8t6FnWpL_zh-mLquLWh4mxZkBFjgc5_xPjz_Xlz7xPwA/s400/pearl-harbor-100days-ga.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;The Japanese had developed a shallow running torpedo that would skim the surface of the water in the harbor after being dropped from a low-flying aircraft. The primary targets were the aircraft carriers and battleships that were among 92 naval vessels at anchor in the harbor. With data gathered and reported by Japanese spies on Oahu and Maui, the Japanese admiralty knew the location and quantity of vessels of each type in the harbor. They had two concerns, the loss of surprise and the whereabouts of two missing American aircraft carriers. The carriers Enterprise and Lexington had previously been dispatched to Wake and Midway islands. Both aircraft carriers were hundreds of miles west of the Hawaiian island chain, at the time of the attack.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;About 360 Japanese attack planes had launched at dawn from aircraft carriers in an attack force of about 33 ships, under the command of Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo. The strike force had steamed, under the cover of darkness, to about 275 to 200 miles north of Oahu. Once the bombers sighted the island, they split into two groups. One group proceeded overland at low altitude across the island and the other flew over the water around the island to make an approach from the south. At 7:55 a.m., the first bombs and torpedoes were dropped. After two hours, the U.S. sustained 18 ships sunk or severely damaged, about 170 aircraft destroyed, and there were about 3,700 casualties. Japanese casualties were minimal.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Japanese approach at Pearl Harbor&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Later that day, American ships were attacked on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu. Japanese bombers from mainland bases attacked Malaya, Hong Kong, Guam, the Philippine Islands, Wake Island and Midway Island. In the remaining weeks of December 1941, many successive attacks encouraged the Japanese to believe their invincibility.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Several investigations were conducted shortly after the attack. Admiral Kimmel and General Short bore the weight of responsibility imposed by Congress for the extent of the damage caused by the attack. Preparations to defend the base were based upon veiled warnings and vague directives from the White House and the Pentagon. Scouting planes dispatched from Pearl Harbor patrolled the vast ocean expanse around the island chain but had not detected the Japanese fleet heading for the Hawaiian Islands. The early morning radar sightings of the incoming attack force had been misinterpreted. Much of the American fleet was at dock in Pearl Harbor, but not as many key battleships and aircraft carriers were in the harbor as the Japanese had hoped.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZHEoO-jJLtsqik22ug8Knm-7Wrr8-Kck2lMfDIHITa5vysZL6M7-aTwTPbpItvi7IdUuqhpA3lSIGXGHGB8IaGRwZdhgbBgUOEXolCDQZVqWJ5veuOh6TPvo3W6vnFZ1KtSjuglUcTU/s1600/pearl-harbor-attack.jpg&quot; linkindex=&quot;29&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;340&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZHEoO-jJLtsqik22ug8Knm-7Wrr8-Kck2lMfDIHITa5vysZL6M7-aTwTPbpItvi7IdUuqhpA3lSIGXGHGB8IaGRwZdhgbBgUOEXolCDQZVqWJ5veuOh6TPvo3W6vnFZ1KtSjuglUcTU/s400/pearl-harbor-attack.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;What were the Japanese thinking when they concocted their Pearl Harbor plan? Were they not aware that such an act would ignite outrage in the American people and invite retribution? Had the delivery of the 14-page document to Secretary Hull been on time, would it have mitigated the outcome? Japan eventually paid the dearest price for its conduct.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;During the weeks and months following the Japanese raid, a great deal of repair work was done by the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, assisted by tenders and ships&#39; crewmen. Those efforts lasted into February 1942. All but two ships were salvaged. Target ship Utah and the battleship Arizona were not returned to service, and their hulls remain in Pearl Harbor to this day. All of the foregoing represented one of history&#39;s greatest salvage jobs. Seeing it to completion required that Navy and civilian divers spend about 20,000 hours under water in about 5,000 dives. Long and exhausting efforts were expended in recovering human remains, documents, ammunition and other items from the oil-fouled interiors of ships that had been under water for months. Uncounted hours went into cleaning the ships and otherwise getting them ready for shipyard repair. Much of this work had to be carried out in gas masks, to guard against the ever-present risk of toxic gases, and nearly all of it was extremely dirty.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;USS Arizona Memorial&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Today the battle-scarred, submerged remains of the battleship USS Arizona rest on the silt of Pearl Harbor, just as they settled on December 7, 1941. The ship was one of many casualties from the deadly attack by the Japanese on that day President Roosevelt called &quot;a date which will live in infamy.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe align=&quot;left&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; marginheight=&quot;0&quot; marginwidth=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; src=&quot;http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=myli0cb-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=bpl&amp;amp;asins=B001TER6BC&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;lt1=_blank&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;bc1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;f=ifr&quot; style=&quot;height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Photographs of the Arizona’s burning bridge, listing mast and superstructure in the aftermath of the Japanese attack, and news of her sinking were published worldwide. The photographs symbolized the destruction of the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor and the start of a war that was to take many thousands of American lives. Indelibly impressed into the national memory, the image could be recalled by most Americans when they heard the battle cry, &quot;Remember Pearl Harbor.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;More than a million people visit the USS Arizona Memorial each year. They file quietly through the building and toss flower wreaths and leis into the water. They watch the iridescent slick of oil that still leaks, a drop at a time, from ruptured bunkers after more than 60 years at the bottom of the sea, and they read the names of the dead carved in marble on the memorial&#39;s walls.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Ingredients&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;2 slices day old bread (I used sprouted ezekial)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/4 cup pumpkin&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/2 tsp cinnamon&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/2 tsp vanilla extract&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 tsp brown sugar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 tsp maple syrup&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2 TBSP milk of choice&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1 flax egg&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Directions&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Allow flax egg to sit for about 5-10 minutes. &amp;nbsp;While you’re im&lt;del&gt;&lt;/del&gt;patiently waiting, cut your bread in to small cubes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mix remaining ingredients and add to flax egg&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Coat bread cubes into mixture&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pour mixture into greased ramekein&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bake (covered with aluminum) for 25 minutes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Remove aluminum and bake for 5 more minutes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Top with banana, more maple syrup, and peanut butter.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
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Statue Of Liberty :Made in Paris by the French sculptor Bartholdi, in collaboration with Gustave Eiffel (who was responsible for the steel framework), this towering monument to liberty was a gift from France on the centenary of American independence in 1886. Standing at the entrance to New York Harbour, it has welcomed millions of immigrants to the United States ever since.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, a hollow colossus composed of thinly pounded copper sheets over a steel framework, was designed in Paris by the French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi, in collaboration with the French engineer Gustave Eiffel, who was responsible for its frame, intended as a gift from France for the centenary of American independence in 1876. (vi) The symbolic value of the Statue of Liberty lies in two basic factors. The Statue also soon became and has endured as a symbol of the migration of people from many countries into the United States in the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. She endures as a highly potent symbol – inspiring contemplation, debate and protest – of ideals such as liberty, peace, human rights, abolition of slavery, democracy and opportunity.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Statue of Liberty is a masterpiece of the human creative spirit. The fact that the statue, whose funds were raised by international Statue Of Libertysubscription, was executed in Europe, by a French sculptor, strengthens the symbolic interest of this world-renowned work.&lt;br /&gt;
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The people of France gave the statue to the people of the United States over 100 years ago in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;
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On 8 September 1937, jurisdiction was enlarged to encompass all of Bedloe&#39;s Island and in 1956, the island&#39;s name was changed to Liberty Island. On 11 May 1965, Ellis Island was also transferred to the National Park Service and became part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.&lt;br /&gt;
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Christmas time is the ideal time to spend at home with the family and of course the TV set is the center of attention. The Sound of Music and Home Alone have become classics. One name which pops up particularly around Christmas time is David Copperfield; year after year he astonishes audiences with his magical performances.&lt;br /&gt;
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This year David Copperfield made The Statue of Liberty disappear in front of a life audience, and the show will be broadcasted again at Christmas in his show called “The Magic Of David Copperfield.”&lt;br /&gt;
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No camera tricks or cut-out were used during the performance, and it is a show every American should have seen. The magical performance is even listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest magical vanishing act in human history.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Statue Of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York City is a grande neoclassical sculpture by Fredirque Bartoldi and was given to the United States as a gift from the French nation. The Statue of Liberty is the Roman goddess Libertas – the goddess of freedom – In one hand the scripture of the law – the American Declaration of Independence - and in the other the torch with the endless fire of enlightment. 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style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdavY-8tvBFFJ-MxEsQiwxQWRxe7oTXTCZ6bq3lfIKL5n6Ij-yiTdZt1F4WSFkzsaYuyMKcbfUeGDr5lhBYjdzbsA3eGUeNOK9TjE0fxhP4hO-TLjVVNBJAwRi7494KrGAoc3-It0_MnK/s1600/gh.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdavY-8tvBFFJ-MxEsQiwxQWRxe7oTXTCZ6bq3lfIKL5n6Ij-yiTdZt1F4WSFkzsaYuyMKcbfUeGDr5lhBYjdzbsA3eGUeNOK9TjE0fxhP4hO-TLjVVNBJAwRi7494KrGAoc3-It0_MnK/s320/gh.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;At  Vatican City on Friday night, Catholic worshippers packed pews inside  St. Peter&#39;s Basilica to hear Pope Benedict XVI deliver Midnight Mass. &lt;br /&gt;
Celebrants,  both young and old, watched in reverence as the choir serenaded the  pontiff during his ceremonial march into the church. He was led into St.  Peter&#39;s for Christmas Eve services by 30 cardinals, a tradition that  was started by Pope John Paul II.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bells rang out during the Holy  Eucharistic, with chimes that could be heard inside the church as well  as throughout Vatican City. &lt;br /&gt;
In 2009, Midnight Mass was  interrupted when 25-year-old Susanna Maiolo jumped a barrier and knocked  the pontiff down. She had tried to get to the pontiff on Christmas Eve  in 2008, but was detained, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi  said. &lt;br /&gt;
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Christmas Eve Mass was held at 10 p.m last year, so the  pope, who was 82 years old at the time, would be well-rested for  Christmas Day services. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;cnn_strylftcntnt cnn_strylftcexpbx&quot; id=&quot;expand16&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;cnn_strylceclbtn&quot; style=&quot;display: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;23&quot; src=&quot;http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/mosaic/bttn_close.gif&quot; width=&quot;58&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;parentMediaContainer&quot; id=&quot;videoContainerexpand16&quot; style=&quot;display: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;mediaContainer&quot; id=&quot;videoContainerexpand16Media&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; height=&quot;360&quot; src=&quot;http://edition.cnn.com/video/world/2010/12/24/romo.brazil.favela.christmas.cnn.640x508.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Thousands converged Friday on Bethlehem to  celebrate Christmas in the town where Jesus is believed to have been  born, joining the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Fouad Twal, and a Roman  Catholic archbishop for Midnight Mass.&lt;br /&gt;
Twal, the highest-ranking  Catholic cleric in the Holy Land, led a procession of priests and  believers to the Church of the Nativity for the traditional service.&lt;br /&gt;
Pilgrims,  many of whom visit the city every year at this time, packed Manger  Square outside the church in anticipation of the patriarch&#39;s arrival.&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;When  we come, we are saying not only, yes Jesus, we are here; we are all  Christian, we are all brothers,&quot; one tourist in the crowd outside the  Nativity Church told CNN. &lt;br /&gt;
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam  Fayyad and President Mahmoud Abbas, Muslims, were expected to travel to  Bethlehem to attend the Mass. &lt;br /&gt;
At least 90,000 tourists are  expected to visit the city by the end of the Christmas season, according  to Bethlehem Mayor Victor Batarseh. &lt;br /&gt;
Many Palestinian Christians  in Bethlehem say they regret spending another Christmas in occupied  territory. The city is near the high wall that forms part of Israel&#39;s  West Bank barrier. &lt;br /&gt;
In 1948, Christians represented 80% of the Bethlehem&#39;s population, that number is now just 35%.&lt;br /&gt;
Inside Beijing&#39;s Immaculate Conception Cathedral, more than 1,000 Chinese parishioners gathered to say Mass on Friday. &lt;br /&gt;
The  ceremony was heralded by hymns and Christmas carols, and was led by a  young priest who asked the congregation to &quot;pray for the holy father,  Pope Benedict XVI, and the Chinese bishops.&quot; &lt;br /&gt;
It&#39;s a stark change  from the 1960s and &#39;70s, when religion was suppressed in China. Now,  the sights and sounds of Christmas are all around, making it one of the  biggest commercial holiday seasons in Chinese cities.&lt;br /&gt;
While many Chinese are taking advantage of the lucrative side of the season, others are searching for the meaning of Christmas.&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;My  parents are Catholic,&quot; said 19-year-old Joseph Min. He said many youths  are lost in the nation&#39;s &quot;wave of social changes,&quot; but many are  &quot;seeking a kind of religion or philosophy in life.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
China has  become home to more than 6 million Catholics, according to a report  approved at the eighth National Congress of Chinese Catholics in early  December, the China Daily said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;cnnInline&quot;&gt;Beijing and the Vatican severed diplomatic ties in 1951, but efforts are reportedly under way to reconcile their differences.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;cnnInline&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;cnnInline&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;by:cnn &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/8934158850680386929/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/world-are-celebrating-christmas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/8934158850680386929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/8934158850680386929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/world-are-celebrating-christmas.html' title='the world are celebrating Christmas'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdavY-8tvBFFJ-MxEsQiwxQWRxe7oTXTCZ6bq3lfIKL5n6Ij-yiTdZt1F4WSFkzsaYuyMKcbfUeGDr5lhBYjdzbsA3eGUeNOK9TjE0fxhP4hO-TLjVVNBJAwRi7494KrGAoc3-It0_MnK/s72-c/gh.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-3445194483960113438</id><published>2010-12-24T18:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-24T18:56:30.786-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="news"/><title type='text'>Earthquake shakes Puerto Rico</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtjQ80qJ0RLzBdWiuKb6C78bn8W0jvxsRGXFrmD3UMAmvOYcYJmJxire-pxdc3WOmFNGOvVHkvAY5s7E3ntbwO3BpJE1b9EYuj7KL23eHGgDUEKY5owRjXvWQ9musnEqUhluduR2BiMCX/s1600/gg.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;239&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtjQ80qJ0RLzBdWiuKb6C78bn8W0jvxsRGXFrmD3UMAmvOYcYJmJxire-pxdc3WOmFNGOvVHkvAY5s7E3ntbwO3BpJE1b9EYuj7KL23eHGgDUEKY5owRjXvWQ9musnEqUhluduR2BiMCX/s320/gg.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Friday,which the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti. rattling residents but causing no immediate reports of damage.&lt;br /&gt;
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U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist Randy Baldwin said the tremor was not an aftershock of the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake that killed an estimated 300,000 people and left millions homeless in Haiti. The quake occurred at a depth of 64 miles south-southwest of the capital of San Juan.&lt;br /&gt;
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It occurred on Christmas Eve just a couple of miles from the central mountain town of Aguas Buenas. &lt;br /&gt;
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A Federal Aviation Administration official said the international airport in San Juan was open and operating normally.&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;It lasted about 30 seconds and felt hard. Some guests did get a little scared,&quot; said Venus Nevarez, an employee at the El San Juan Hotel and Casino. She said nothing broke and that all the guests were fine.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/3445194483960113438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/earthquake-shakes-puerto-rico.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/3445194483960113438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/3445194483960113438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/earthquake-shakes-puerto-rico.html' title='Earthquake shakes Puerto Rico'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtjQ80qJ0RLzBdWiuKb6C78bn8W0jvxsRGXFrmD3UMAmvOYcYJmJxire-pxdc3WOmFNGOvVHkvAY5s7E3ntbwO3BpJE1b9EYuj7KL23eHGgDUEKY5owRjXvWQ9musnEqUhluduR2BiMCX/s72-c/gg.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-5654009994371588816</id><published>2010-12-24T18:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-24T18:56:48.156-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fun"/><title type='text'>NORAD Santa Tracker 2010</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6YgESkA8Qld3t6YjDyhkZLytEAT0oxr8ta6WDsA8fbOOSUFLp7p1VLhQCOgaEMFvT8xloQE64p8FDEochh2iQlTIuXHIYkvzJV7xRy8Ff84e1B3QymcOnNx-IkZns-EASsEuKvt3b5KC/s1600/jjj.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6YgESkA8Qld3t6YjDyhkZLytEAT0oxr8ta6WDsA8fbOOSUFLp7p1VLhQCOgaEMFvT8xloQE64p8FDEochh2iQlTIuXHIYkvzJV7xRy8Ff84e1B3QymcOnNx-IkZns-EASsEuKvt3b5KC/s1600/jjj.jpeg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;If you’re looking to locate Santa, to find out where he is right now –  and when he’ll be close to your house – the Santa NORAD tracker 2010 has  you covered with his latest location.The North American Aerospace Defense Control (NORAD) can tell you with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noradsanta.org/en/index.html&quot;&gt;its Santa Tracker.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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NORAD has been tracking Santa&#39;s Christmas journey with its official Santa Tracker for 50-plus years, plotting St. Nick&#39;s path around the world.&lt;br /&gt;
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Recently, NORAD partnered with Google to let you track Santa on Google Earth (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noradsanta.org/en/track3d.html&quot;&gt;and in 3D no less!&lt;/a&gt;). In fact, NORAD met with Google executives earlier this week to prepare for the annual project.&lt;br /&gt;
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You can literally watch Santa and his reindeer zoom past 3D landmarks like the Champs Elysees, Taj Mahal, and Empire State Building en route to delivering presents and Christmas cheer.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/feeds/5654009994371588816/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/norad-santa-tracker-2010.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/5654009994371588816'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6171745538655703761/posts/default/5654009994371588816'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://nowornot.blogspot.com/2010/12/norad-santa-tracker-2010.html' title='NORAD Santa Tracker 2010'/><author><name>netral</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15992376360844659953</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6YgESkA8Qld3t6YjDyhkZLytEAT0oxr8ta6WDsA8fbOOSUFLp7p1VLhQCOgaEMFvT8xloQE64p8FDEochh2iQlTIuXHIYkvzJV7xRy8Ff84e1B3QymcOnNx-IkZns-EASsEuKvt3b5KC/s72-c/jjj.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171745538655703761.post-2964733737129448062</id><published>2010-12-24T16:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-24T16:24:23.235-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="news"/><title type='text'>Miss. State Players Suspended for Fight in Stands</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMAb59Eg-CfGYWUOgYvQE6CUBOx38gymBArpfFFhcjYh1H8qis4M0qLtG5YvPyraA3kAqyFwQJ1ATYjGh-28hwyTRRihcpOkcv0ZGqwICmO_8snmgLCH9OhM-RyrAbklcqC9J6A8RjjVC/s1600/miss-st.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMAb59Eg-CfGYWUOgYvQE6CUBOx38gymBArpfFFhcjYh1H8qis4M0qLtG5YvPyraA3kAqyFwQJ1ATYjGh-28hwyTRRihcpOkcv0ZGqwICmO_8snmgLCH9OhM-RyrAbklcqC9J6A8RjjVC/s1600/miss-st.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Two Mississippi State players, Renardo Sidney and Elgin Bailey were suspended indefinitely after a fistfight Friday in the stands at the Sheriff Center in Honolulu.&lt;br /&gt;
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Both players were sent home Friday on separate planes and will at least miss Saturday&#39;s game against Hawaii and a game against St. Mary&#39;s in Las Vegas on Wednesday.&lt;br /&gt;
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Additionally, after Sidney tweeted &quot;&quot;Haha, keep hating people am loving it...,&quot; Scott Stricklin, athletic director at Mississippi State, warned MSU&#39;s basketball team to stop posting &quot;inappropriate&quot; messages on the social networking website regarding the altercation. If the guideline is not followed, players were told that they would not be allowed to tweet all together.&lt;br /&gt;
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Just before a second round game of the Diamond Head Classic -- a game that featured Hawai&#39;i and Utah -- on Thursday night, Sidney and Bailey were caught on tape throwing punches at one another before the altercation was broken up by teammates. &lt;br /&gt;
Sidney was escorted out of the arena by ushers. Neither of the players was arrested, according to police.&lt;br /&gt;
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School administration and coaches of the school were furious.&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;The actions that took place in Hawaii were embarrassing to all of us who love Mississippi State,&quot; Stricklin said in a statement on Twitter. &quot;This behavior will not be tolerated.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;In my 13 years as a head coach, we&#39;ve never had anything like this happen before,&quot; MSU coach Rick Stansbury said in a statement. &quot;I am very disappointed in the actions of Elgin Bailey and Renardo Sidney and in no way does it reflect the overall picture of our program.&lt;br /&gt;
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ESPN reported that Bailey had taken a cab back to the team hotel after the fight but Sidney remained in the arena at halftime of the Utah-Hawaii game.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sidney had just ended a one-game suspension for &quot;conduct detrimental to the team,&quot; which forced him to miss MSU&#39;s loss to Washington State on Wednesday. Sidney scored 19 points in 19 minutes in MSU&#39;s 69-52 win over San Diego earlier Thursday in the tournament at the University of Hawaii.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sidney sat out the 2009-10 season at MSU as the NCAA reviewed his case concerning possible amateurism violations, for receiving cash benefits while in high school.&lt;br /&gt;
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