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<title><![CDATA[live, large n in charge]]></title>
<link>http://urbancd.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/live-large-n-in-charge/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>grantmaclennan</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[fun with fitness classes]]></title>
<link>http://fallingintofitness.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/fun-with-fitness-classes/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Norah Carroll</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Okay, I&#8217;ve failed you all again. As much as I enjoyed my first pilates class, I never went bac]]></description>
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<p>Okay, I&#8217;ve failed you all again. As much as I enjoyed my first pilates class, I never went back. I did pull off a brief stint at an ROTC training class, but quickly found that it was not a sustainable form of exercise for me &#8211; I was in constant pain for the next four days. I had to crawl up the stairs on my hands and knees. Yeah, it was bad.</p>
<p>So in the spirit of trying new things, I thought I&#8217;d take this opportunity to explore some other fitness options, just to mix it up a bit. Most gyms, clubs and campus fitness centers offer a wide array of classes. From cycling to hip-hop dance, yoga to hiking, these classes give wannabes like me the chance to try out new, more interactive forms of exercise. They also seem more fun than the basic strength-building options, and less intimidating to fitness newbies like me. Try one of these standard fitness classes first &#8211; then experiment with the more &#8220;wild&#8221; alternatives!</p>
<p><strong>Cardio Kickboxing</strong>: According to my college&#8217;s <a href="http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15700&#38;KEY=&#38;ATCLID=1158570" target="_blank">wellness site</a>, cardio kickboxing helps you &#8220;work up a sweat by kicking, blocking, and punching your way through class.&#8221; Kickboxing has the added benefit of <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/61183/cardio_kickboxing.html" target="_blank">learning basic self-defense techniques</a>, but it also seems like classes would be really intense. It&#8217;s probably something to work up to, not necessarily the best choice for beginners.</p>
<p><strong>Step: </strong>For fitness traditionalists, step classes offer a no-nonsense approach to building and toning your muscles. You&#8217;ll increase your endurance by learning basic choreography to fun, energizing music. And because most gyms and clubs offer multiple levels of step classes, step is a great activity for those of us looking for a specific fitness track to follow.</p>
<p><strong>Water Aerobics: </strong>These classes focus on building endurance and toning muscles. Unlike other fitness options, though, the water component creates a no-impact environment (which means <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/297136/the_benefits_of_water_aerobics_for.html?cat=51" target="_blank">anyone can do it</a>). Most water aerobics classes take place in the shallow end of the pool, so you don&#8217;t need to be a strong swimmer to get involved. But for those looking for an added challenge, many gyms and pools offer a deep water alternative.</p>
<p>After browsing my list of options, water aerobics seems like it would be a great fit. Feeling sore after exercising gives me another excuse to avoid going to the gym, but water aerobics is a low-impact activity that seems like a lot of fun. I&#8217;ll try it out and let you know how it goes.</p>
<p>What types of fitness classes have you attended? Which ones would you recommend?</p>
<p>[Photo courtesy of womansday.com]</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Experiment eines Freitagabends]]></title>
<link>http://gemeindebriefe.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/experiment-eines-freitagabends/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>st4rbucks</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gemeindebriefe.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/experiment-eines-freitagabends/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Step, originally uploaded by st4rbucks. Herumprobieren mit Neonröhren unter Anleitung und mit]]></description>
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<p>Herumprobieren mit Neonröhren unter Anleitung und mit viel Inspiration durch den Liebsten, der sich schließlich auch als &#8220;Opfer&#8221; des Experiments zur Verfügung stellte. Das Ergebnis: das wohl beste Portrait, das ich je gemacht habe. Ist aber auch kein Wunder bei dem Motiv, oder? &#60;3</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Man and machine - en framtidsdröm snart här?]]></title>
<link>http://brandmarket.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/man-and-machine-en-framtidsdrom-snart-har/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Erik [Brandmarket]</dc:creator>
<guid>http://brandmarket.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/man-and-machine-en-framtidsdrom-snart-har/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Såg ett mycket intressant föreläsning på TEDIndia. Indiern Pranav Mistry demonstrerar hur den fysisk]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tv/TED-India-Pranav-Mistry/videoshow_ted/5231080.cms">Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of &#8216;SixthSense&#8217; technology-TV-Economic Times</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[I was happy to see - part 1]]></title>
<link>http://onthisroad.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/i-was-happy-to-see-part-1/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hastverk</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Today at work, I was able to observe for a while, a man standing outside the doors of the mall (the ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Today at work, I was able to observe for a while, a man standing outside the doors of the mall (the temple of consumtion). In our town there is a magazine that&#8217;s made with the purpose of helping those who have a hard time getting their life together for different reasons. The articles are about social issues, and also about these people, in an effort to help people see the individuals behind the problem. <br />
 Half of the price goes to the seller, and the rest goes to make the magazine.</p>
<p>I think this is one of those genius win-win ideas that make our world a little better. The person selling is able to work and get paid, while also getting to talk to people and at least lower some of the walls we often seem to raise when people don&#8217;t fit into our frame of mind. The people reading the articles get a nuanced picture of what life is really like on the rougher side, and hopefully they gain some understanding and compassion for their neighbours.</p>
<p>This is already enough to make me very hopeful about the state of our community, but my spirit was lifted even further today as I stood there watching this salesman. In the brief period I observed him, several people bought the magazine, but more importantly, there were also people stopping just to chat and say hello for a second. That&#8217;s just wonderful!</p>
<p>The big risk for these people is to lead an isolated life in the shadows, being ignored by others and thus feeling like they don&#8217;t exist. Just a nod and a hello is actually enough to show this person that he exists and that I respect him. (See also the earlier post &#8220;By this roadside&#8221;)<br />
 And most of all, it confirms his worth as a human regardless of his circumstances, and that&#8217;s worth more than money in my book.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[What the Ouak!]]></title>
<link>http://yellowdresses.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/what-the-ouak/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Natasha</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Glad to be home, but I miss Thailand This was my best trip overseas, hands down. Made so many new fr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Glad to be home, but I miss Thailand <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>This was my best trip overseas, hands down. Made so many new friends, and I really am thankful for that, as well as for them. Happy Hongnam Club thank you girls so much y&#8217;all are damn awesome damn awesome damn awesome, and all the inside jokes were damn fun damn fun damn fun!!! HAHAHA. The trip was so much better cause y&#8217;all were there to share it with <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  looking forward to swimming @ Hongnam&#8217;s!! HAHAHA.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">Tong seeah/Kii/Hongnam/Ouak <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Thanks Cas for being there <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  although we didn&#8217;t manage to spend most of the trip tgt, I really really appreciate you being there esp at the beginning when we both only had each other. Glad you had fun during the trip as well <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">The trip was definitely better than I expected, and the ppl involved were really really nice <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  Am missing the thai ppl alr (Khowpuun Book Bam Oat Boon Flash Jump Shy) Hope March comes really soon!</p>
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<h1 style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#000000;">STEP (18/11 &#8211; 25/11) </span>♥</span></h1>
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<title><![CDATA[STEP,]]></title>
<link>http://acookieforme.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/step/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Casandra</dc:creator>
<guid>http://acookieforme.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/step/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[我回家了！ haha had to speak too much Chinese to my buddy. it&#8217;s a bit impossible to write about the]]></description>
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haha had to speak too much Chinese to my buddy.</p>
<p>it&#8217;s a bit impossible to write about the past 7 days here now (although photos are already up on fb), but I just wanna say:</p>
<p>to Downstairs ^ (+ buddies) and also everyone else,<br />
Khob khun kha for making this trip so enjoyable and for giving me memories and many new experiences.<br />
Chan rak khun!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m really looking forward to when the buddies come in March next year!<br />
明年见！</p>
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<link>http://mayazankoul.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/nataloo-show-uncut/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>maya zankoul</dc:creator>
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<p>Who puts a stair step at the entrance of a door?!?! Good thing it wasn&#8217;t live! Since I can&#8217;t keep any secrets away from you, I decided to share with you this small mishap <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' />  Thanks again for all the support you gave on Twitter (and off, of course), I really enjoyed getting live feedback on the interview <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  I was so worried they would not have cut out this part, and you were all watching&#8230; I&#8217;m so glad they did <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  Here is the interview to those who missed it! <em>(Notice how the part between entering the door and sitting in the salon is &#8220;missing!&#8221;)</em></p>
<p>Part 1:</p>
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<p>Part 2:</p>
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<p>Thanks to Christine, Nathalie &#38; all the team of the show who made this happen.</p>
<p>Have a lovely long weekend, and happy adha to all concerned!! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><span style="color:#888888;"><em>P.S. As you see I have been slow in posting, because a lot has been happening the last month, and I am officially tired and REALLY need a break. I do hope you forgive me! Will still keep you updated in all cases, but just at a bit slower rate&#8230; Don&#8217;t forget that the <a href="http://mayazankoul.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/amalgame-poster-exhibition/" target="_blank">CCF exhibition</a> will be going until Dec 22.</em></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[What Strategic Planning is not?]]></title>
<link>http://asifjmir.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/what-strategic-planning-is-not/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Asif Mir</dc:creator>
<guid>http://asifjmir.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/what-strategic-planning-is-not/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Clearly, strategic planning is no panacea. Strategic planning is simply a set of concepts, procedure]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Clearly, strategic planning is no panacea. Strategic planning is simply a set of concepts, procedures, and tools designed to help leaders, managers, and planners think and act strategically. Used in wise and skillful ways by a “coalition of the willing,” strategic planning can help organizations focus on producing effective decisions and actions that further the organization’s mission, meet in mandates, and satisfy key stakeholders. But strategic planning is not a substitute for strategic thinking and acting. Only caring and committed people can do that. And when used thoughtlessly, strategic planning can actually drive out precisely the kind of strategic thought and action it is supposed to promote.</p>
<p>Furthermore, strategic planning is not a substitute for leadership. There is simply no substitute for leadership when it comes to using strategic planning to enhance organizational performance. At least some key decision makers and process champions must be committed to the strategic planning process, or any attempts to use it are bound to fail.</p>
<p>In addition, strategic planning is not synonymous with creating an organizational strategy. Organizational strategies have numerous sources, both planned and unplanned. Strategic planning is likely to result in statement of organizational intentions, but what is realized in practice will be some combination of what is intended and what emerges along the way. Strategic planning can help organizations develop and implement effective strategies, but they should also remain open to unforeseen opportunities. Too much attention to strategic planning and excessive reverence for strategic plans can build organizations to other unplanned and unexpected—yet incredibly useful—sources of information, insight, and action.</p>
<p>The discipline necessary for strategic planning can be of two sorts. The first harkens back to Latin root of the word “discipline,” emphasizing instruction, training, education, and learning. The second embodies later interpretations of the word, emphasizing order, control, and punishment. Emphasis should be placed on education and learning, although there clearly are occasions when imposing order, taking control, and enforcing appropriate sanctions are appropriate. Certainly, key leaders, managers, and planners can best use strategic planning as an educational and learning tool, to help them figure out what is really important and what should be done about it. Sometimes this means following a particular sequence of steps and preparing formal strategic plans, but not necessarily. The ultimate goal of strategic planning should not be a rigid adherence to a particular process or an instance on the production of plans. Instead, strategic planning should promote wise strategic thought and action on behalf of an organization and its key stakeholders. What steps to follow, in what sequence, and whether or not to prepare formal plans are subsidiary concerns.</p>
<p>My Consultancy–<a title="Asif J. Mir" href="http://www.asifjmir.com/" target="_blank">Asif J. Mir </a>- Management Consultant–transforms organizations where people have the freedom to be creative, a place that brings out the best in everybody–an open, fair place where people have a sense that what they do matters. For details please visit <a title="Asif J. Mir" href="http://www.asifjmir.com/" target="_blank">www.asifjmir.com</a>, and my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/asifjmir">Lectures</a>.</p>
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<link>http://stepkaren.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/easy-step-taught-2009-11-16/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Karen Hellekson</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Begin on right; tapless, so switch foot every time. Choreography self-repeats. Combo 1 * March on to]]></description>
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<h3>Combo 1</h3>
<p>* March on top (add style: rock back, march wide, jack, etc.) (8)<br />
* March on floor (add style: walk back, walk front) (8)<br />
* Alternate knees (8)<br />
* Repeater (8)</p>
<h3>Combo 2</h3>
<p>* Double, single stomp (turn back single stomp onto the ground) (8)<br />
* Revolving door (8)<br />
* Repeater (8)<br />
* Knee (4)<br />
* Basic (4)</p>
<h3>Combo 3 (64 count)</h3>
<p>* Wide mambo, knee back (8)<br />
* Repeater (8)<br />
* Alternate knees 4x (take around the world) (16)</p>
<p>* Shuffle turnstep 4x (16)<br />
* Repeater<br />
* Basic or split step (8)</p>
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<p>I taught this super easy Step combo to a few populations: an advanced class when the mike was out, so yelled single-word cues and used hand signals; and a newbie class unaccustomed to Step.</p>
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<link>http://waldo56.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/time-to-adjust/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>waldo56</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[With the unfortunate loss of Al Harris and Aaron Kampman for the season following the win over San F]]></description>
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<p>With the unfortunate loss of Al Harris and Aaron Kampman for the season following the win over San Francisco, changes are going to have to be made moving forward to continue playing at the level we were at. Right now, more than ever, is when experienced coordinators with good football minds earn their paycheck. What sort of changes might we see out of Dom Capers?</p>
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<p><strong>Replacing Aaron Kampman:</strong></p>
<p>Replacing Aaron might be easier than fans realize. This is one place where the 3-4 scheme really shines. The fluidity of the scheme allows for very different player types to be successful in the outside linebacker role, bringing different skill sets to the table. Many of the players that play OLB have to be hidden by scheme to some degree, and Kampman was no different. Clay is one of the rare 3-4 OLB&#8217;s that seems equally at home in virtually any role.</p>
<p>It was obvious that one of the places that Kampman was schematically hidden was in pass coverage. He dropped on occasion, but generally that was limited to little zone drops. He was not left in trail technique coverage on fast TE&#8217;s splitting the seam, and did not move over to press and bracket cover a WR. This is in very sharp contrast to Clay Matthews, who is trusted to do all of these tasks.</p>
<p>Kampman was also helped rushing the passer both by occasionally playing a 3-3-5 defense that put his hand in the dirt, and by overall maintaining a consistent launch point without an excess of twisting and stunting. In other words, things that he has been comfortable with. It has helped, though it has limited some of the overall defensive options.</p>
<p>Replacing Kampman most likely will be rookie Brad Jones, though Brady Poppinga and Jeremy Thompson could see time as well. Brad couldn&#8217;t be more different than Kampman, which could work to Dom&#8217;s advantage in a very big way. Hopefully this is where Dom Capers separates himself from former DC Bob Sanders. Brad is not the kind of player that can or should be plugged in to do the tasks that Kampman did the same way he did them. But on the flipside, he does open up a lot of things that were not previously possible.</p>
<p>Brad Jones is extremely fast and agile, and is especially noted for his ability to drop into coverage. Like Clay he can drop extremely deep from the 3-4 OLB position, and has the ability to stay with WR&#8217;s and TE&#8217;s, at least when he has some help. Dom almost surely will be much more comfortable with him in coverage, and won&#8217;t be consistently making an effort to have him rush the passer, limiting his coverage to the bare minimum as he was with Kampman. Of course the effect of this will be to enable more blitzing/zone blitzing. Clay will likely get to rush more, but I think that the biggest beneficiaries will be the ILB&#8217;s, I suspect that we will see them rush a good bit more.</p>
<p>Having been a 3-4 OLB, Brad likewise was not married to a small little plot of land on the line most of his career. I suspect that his launch point will not be as rigid as Kampman&#8217;s was, and be more like Clay, who moves around in the formation a great deal. This is greatly aided by the defensive line; they are playing at a level where the OLB&#8217;s don&#8217;t have to be extra DE&#8217;s on run plays, freeing the OLB&#8217;s up to shut down any attempts to bounce run plays outside, or pursue the tackle quickly. Every one of our top 4 defensive lineman can hold his ground in the face of a double team. Brad&#8217;s quickness will allow Dom to move him around a bit to probe for pass rushing weaknesses, and to allow for more stunting and combo rushing, where instead of an every man for himself, the LDE (typically Jolly) attempts to open a lane for the OLB moreso than plow through himself. The faster the OLB, the more effective that is.</p>
<p>While changes will be necessary, changes can be made to insert Brad Jones into the lineup without a big downgrade in defensive quality. Brad has a different skill set and will have to be used a different way, but the overall effect should hopefully be minimized. however it may change the way things &#8220;look&#8221;.</p>
<p><strong>Replacing Al Harris:</strong></p>
<p>This should almost be rephrased &#8220;replacing Tramon Williams&#8221;. Replacing Al should be the easy part, plug in Tramon, but replacing Tramon will be a task.</p>
<p>Dom can go two completely different directions with this. He can do exactly what Bob Sanders did, and literally replace Al with Tramon, placing him at the RCB spot over the split end on the sideline, or he can take the approach to keep Tramon doing what he has been doing, at least in nickle+ defense, only moving him over to Al&#8217;s spot on base defense. Either option should be equally viable, the route chosen will largely depend on how Dom adjusts to cope with the changes.</p>
<p>Al&#8217;s position at RCB is unique in that the route tree used by most teams is somewhat more limited. Few QB&#8217;s roll to their left. The timing of read progressions and pass patterns cuts out a good amount of intermediate routes, and if the QB turns to watch his split end, he is also watching his best pass protector, turning his back on some of his worst.</p>
<p>Though our defense plays all sorts of different coverages, if you had to group them into classifications, Al would be more of a man guy, Tramon more of a zone guy, and Woodson more of a rover. Al played the least amount of underneath zone of the 3. When rolling a S into the box or forward out wide, and using a CB as a S in a cover-2, 3, or 4, (forms of sky and cloud coverage), Al was typically a bail corner covering a deep zone, with LB&#8217;s or S&#8217;s covering underneath. Tramon bails much less, instead if one corner is used in the short zones more than others, Tramon is that guy. Whereas Woodson does a little of everything, generally in an effort to have him where the offense most wants to go.</p>
<p>When Tramon did fill in for Al last season, he did an excellent job basically doing Al&#8217;s job. In fact there seemed to be some differences where we might actually have had better pass defense, as we did run a little more zone during that time, not necessarily becasue Tramon is better in zone, but because he seems at home doing either, whereas Al definitely (at least in Sanders&#8217; defense) was more at home in man.</p>
<p>One thing that we will likely see, with the hopeful return of Chillar soon, and Jones at OLB, is return to sparse dime defense. Prior to Chillar&#8217;s injury Green Bay rarely ran dime defense, even agaisnt 4-5 WR sets. The 4th CB did not see the field a whole lot.</p>
<p>If we do put Tramon in Al&#8217;s spot and replace Tramon, likely an increased amount of LB/S bracketing will be required. Which could mean less play in the box by Bigby and more zone drops by the LOLB. If we replace Al&#8217;s spot and keep Tramon in his, we are probably looking at 2 different players dedicated to the sideline, either CB shallow S deep, or CB deep S/LB shallow in distinct zones.</p>
<p>Whichever direction Dom goes, replacing Al wil surely stress our secondary.</p>
<p><strong>The Potential Positives:</strong></p>
<p>While the negatives of these injuries are obvious, some positives may be taken away.</p>
<p>Tramon will be a free agent again next year. This year he played for just over the tender amount. This is his time to grab hold of the starting job for good (even if Al returns, I don&#8217;t think that he will return as a starter). This gives Ted and his staff 6 games to determine just how much Tramon is worth, and if he is a viable starter. I&#8217;d like to think, if he makes the most of this situation that Ted will not tag him again, instead giving him a full starting CB contract while his value is still on the low end of starting CB&#8217;s.</p>
<p>It also gives Ted a chance to evaluate Bush as a defensive back. I doubt that he gets another chance. He&#8217;s been developing too long, this is a seize the moment or go away couple of games for him. If he can hold his own as the 3rd CB, he&#8217;ll likely stick. If someone else is given a shot after he is, because he didn&#8217;t seize the job, I suspect that this will be his last year. He have replacements at ST gunner now; his hold on a roster spot is much more tenuous than it has been.</p>
<p>With free agency on the horizon for Kampman, few Packer fans seriously thought that he would return to the team. The prevailing though being that he would be franchise tagged and traded (similar to Corey Williams) to a team that runs a 4-3 defense. With this injury he now has very little trade value and almost surely will not be franchised, chances are he simply leaves as a free agent.</p>
<p>This means that Kampman will need to be replaced long term this offseason. That task is much easier if Brad Jones (or Jeremy Thompson/Brady Poppinga) shows that they belong on the field this season, and that they are the long term solution. If not I suspect that free agency and/or higher draft picks will be used to fill this spot.</p>
<p>Young guys stepping up to fill an injury void and impressing is one of the primary ways that players become full time starters in this league. Lets keep our fingers crossed that we have the good fortune of that occurring at both spots for us. The players behind our lost starters are certainly physically talented enough to do so, it remains to be seen thather they put it all together.</p>
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<link>http://yellowdresses.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/unready/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Natasha</dc:creator>
<guid>http://yellowdresses.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/unready/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today was the best ♥ I really am not ready to leave]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dance - Size of Movement]]></title>
<link>http://chknfoot.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/dance-size-of-movement/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chknfoot</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chknfoot.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/dance-size-of-movement/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s so easy to fall into a slump and only express yourself in one size. This comes from an ov]]></description>
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<p>It&#8217;s so easy to fall into a slump and only express yourself in one size. This comes from an overflow of feeling safe in what you know and generally, from only looking at your movement in a single dimension. In today&#8217;s episode, we&#8217;ll show you a method to start breaking down your own movement into three parts, to learn to adapt from one thing to the next.</p>
<p>This is our maiden voyage. Each segment, we&#8217;ll bring you various things concerning the performing arts. From reviews, professional advice and insight, backstage life and much more, you can find it here.</p>
<p>Today&#8217;s subject is facilitated through Solo Charleston, a vernacular Jazz dance style. Below, we&#8217;ve included two quality clips from the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown 2005. This clip is one of our favorites and showcases several different styles and takes on the use of the basics.</p>
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<p>If there is a particular subject that you want covered, let us know. Anything from reviews, backstage spots, advice etc, we want to know what you want. There is a great deal out there that we plan to bring.<br />
Until next time, <em>Watch Your Step</em>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Made in Romania]]></title>
<link>http://quasiote.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/made-in-romania/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>quasiote</dc:creator>
<guid>http://quasiote.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/made-in-romania/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Miercuri 25 Noiembrie 2009, de la orele 19:30, la Sala Rapsodia din Str. Lipscani nr. 53, Compania d]]></description>
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<div><em><strong>Miercuri 25 Noiembrie 2009</strong>, de la orele 19:30, la Sala Rapsodia din Str. Lipscani nr. 53,<br />
</em>Compania de teatru <strong>&#8220;PassePartout D.P.&#8221;</strong> prezintă spectacolul <strong>&#8220;MADE IN ROMANIA&#8221;</strong><br />
Scenariul si regia: <strong>Dan Puric.</strong></div>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong> </strong>Spectacolul plin de umor si laconice povești pline de haz, este o viziune româneasca asupra sufletului lumii. Aproape nimic din ce este omenesc nu lipsește din acest puzzle al condiției individului și a societății, derulat in ritmuri si imagini năucitoare, in care artele marțiale se intâlnesc cu valsul, iar parodia suculenta la adresa unor sintagme din filmul japonez este contrapunctata, în final, de vitalitatea dezlănțuita a dansului popular. Spectacolul se bazează pe sinteza unor diferite mijloace de expresie scenica: step, pantomimă, dans, lumini si muzică, spirit si emoție.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Romania concepută de Dan Puric este o forma de work in progress, o structură descompusa secvențial cu o minuție a fiecărui detaliu regăsit ulterior in unitatea de ansamblu. Costumele create de Irina Solomon se integrează perfect acestei figurații in mișcare, antrenament zilnic realizat cu precizie si finețe, intr-o țara in care oamenii râd, plâng, se caută și încearcă să se întâlnească cândva. Și pentru ca toate acestea trebuiau să poarte un nume, li s-a spus &#8220;Made in Romania&#8221;.</p>
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<div><em>Relații si rezervări bilete</em>, zilnic intre orele 11-18 la telefon 021/315.89.80 si 0734.540.593 &#8211; Sala Rapsodia (Str. Lipscani nr. 53).</div>
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<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.passe-partoutdp.ro/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#810081;"><strong>www.passe-partoutdp.ro</strong></span></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lỗi khi debug của Visual Studio 2008, nhấn Step Into và Step Over thì lại giống như nhấn F5]]></title>
<link>http://lockevn.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/l%e1%bb%97i-khi-debug-c%e1%bb%a7a-visual-studio-2008-nh%e1%ba%a5n-step-into-va-step-over-thi-l%e1%ba%a1i-gi%e1%bb%91ng-nh%c6%b0-nh%e1%ba%a5n-f5/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>LockeVN Nguyen</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Sau khi chuyển sang dùng VS2008 SP1, tôi gặp một lỗi ngớ ngẩn và rất khó chịu, nó làm giảm hiệu suất]]></description>
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<p>– “Step into” (khi bạn nhấn F11) hay “Step over” (khi bạn nhấn F10) không dừng lại ở các breakpoints.<br />
– Đôi khi nhấn F10 và F11 thì VS2008 cư xử như ấn F5. —-&#62; bạn sẽ không debug được</p>
<p>Đó là một lỗi của M$, mời xem tại đây: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=365666" target="_blank">http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=365666</a> và <a rel="nofollow" href="https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=368650" target="_blank">https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=368650</a></p>
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<h3>Cài Hotfix sẽ chữa được lỗi này:</h3>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/KB957912/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=1796" target="_blank">http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/KB957912/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=1796</a> (15.5MB)</p>
<p>Hy vọng giúp được các bạn.</p>
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<h3>Bổ sung:</h3>
<p>Nếu bạn chạy windows 64bit (Vista 64, Windows 7 64 &#8230;) thì khi cài đặt có thể bị lỗi. Nguyên nhân thì chưa xác định rõ ràng (tôi đoán là do trên các bản win này, VS được cài ở Program Files (x86), chứa ký tự đặc biệt nên bản cài cho hotfix bị lỗi (xong trong log thì thấy) khi detect đường dẫn)</p>
<p><a href="http://codepoet5150.com/2008/09/12/visual-studio-2008-sp1-setup-failure-on-64-bit-vista-solved/" target="_blank">http://codepoet5150.com/2008/09/12/visual-studio-2008-sp1-setup-failure-on-64-bit-vista-solved/</a></p>
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<p>Giải pháp: bạn disable ổ CD/DVD đi thì sẽ giải quyết được vấn đề</p>
<p>- bỏ các ổ ảo, virtual drive nếu có<br />
- bỏ ổ CD thật (chuột phải vào My Computer, Manage, Disk Management, disconnect ổ CD hoặc remove driver letter/path đi)</p>
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<link>http://identicaloctagons.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/various-artists-dimensions-4-ep/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nekopan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://identicaloctagons.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/various-artists-dimensions-4-ep/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In tradition, I start off with a picture of a subway. Man, subways are awesome. Kicking off the star]]></description>
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<p>In tradition, I start off with a picture of a subway. Man, subways are awesome.</p>
<p>Kicking off the start of this blog, I should bring nothing less but pure awesome. In this case there will be nothing less. Here, I introduce to you the latest from RAM Records call the Dimensions 4 EP. This is the latest addition in the Dimensions series, with it&#8217;s previous release being almost two years ago. The fourth installment of the series has gone in a completely different direction of it&#8217;s predecessor. Dimensions 4 brings some very techy sort of darker cuts.</p>
<p>The first track, &#8216;Deception&#8217; from Noisia only promises a killer. With previous tracks such as &#8216;Facade VIP&#8217; and his remix of Pendulum&#8217;s &#8216;Painkiller&#8217;, he continues to live up to his destructive name. The track is very bass intensive and something so hard to not bounce around to. It&#8217;s ridiculously good and shows a side of Noisia one hasn&#8217;t seen in his previous tracks. Track two, &#8216;Gears&#8217; from Culture Shock is an interesting addition the signature RAM sound. It&#8217;s somewhat reminiscent of Mistabishi&#8217;s &#8216;I Feel LOL&#8217; as far as the liquidity of the track goes. It&#8217;s definitely a fun track to bounce around to and get stuff done with.</p>
<p>Track&#8217;s three and four are definite killers. Lomax brings the terror of Bristol with his track &#8216;Jungle FX&#8217;. It&#8217;s a glitchy, jungly, bassy take on Jungle predecessors and what&#8217;s happening in the state of dnb today. Track four is from someone who has done many collaborations with Lomax. The man behind the track &#8216;No Respect&#8217; is, of course, Xample alongside Jakes. For those who don&#8217;t recognize these two relatively new names in the game, Xample did a fabulous remix to Chase &#38; Status&#8217; &#8216;Against All Odds&#8217; and produced the track Contra. Jakes on the other hand, is a dubstep producer. His biggest and most notorious song is Warface (specifically D*Minds remix of it). No doubt the song is harder than World War II veterans.</p>
<p>This EP undoubtedly brings everything you would expect from RAM. A must snatch, definitely.</p>
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Artists: Noisia / Culture Shock / Lomax / Xample + Jakes</p>
<p>Release: Dimensions 4 EP<br />
Tracklist:<br />
1) Deception<br />
2) Gears<br />
3) Jungle FX<br />
4) No Respect<br />
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<p>Remember, if you like it, <a href="http://www.catapult.co.uk/products/Vinyl/Drum%20%2526%20Bass/Dimensions+4+EP">buy it!</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Hong nam/Kii/Tong seeah/Ouak]]></title>
<link>http://yellowdresses.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/hong-namkeedkong-seeahouak/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Natasha</dc:creator>
<guid>http://yellowdresses.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/hong-namkeedkong-seeahouak/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thailand has been great so far am getting to know my buddy alot beter and she&#8217;s really nice an]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Thailand has been great so far <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  am getting to know my buddy alot beter and she&#8217;s really nice and damn awesome. But she keeps paying for alot of my stuff which makes me feel super ultra paiseh :/</p>
<p>Bangkok ytd was friggin awesomeeeee yawl!!! \m/( ^ &#8212; ^ )\m/ HAHAHA. I can shop in Bangkok like a queen HAHA everything is mad cheap and you still get to bargain like how awesome is that <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  was going mad with Sylvia Crystal and Nicole after that as well. I think the Thai guys think we&#8217;re mad cause we laugh so much. Wei chia&#8217;s buddy&#8217;s called Oat and he asked my buddy if I was crazy HAHAHA. Me and Sylvia told him that EDS stands for Essential Diving/Driving Society HAHAHA wonder if he bought it, I think he did LOL.</p>
<p>(Khowpuun just told me Ouak in Thai is written อ้วก  ^^ she&#8217;s my buddy btw <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p>
<p>Went bowling today with Sylvia Crystal Timothy Wei chia Geoffrey Beng huan and our buddies <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  woke up later than normal today, shiok ttm HAHA. Then went Pattaya with Khowpuun and her family. Shopped more!! ^^ Then had dinner at some Korean restaurant, super full hahaha. Her brother is damn funny. She passed him her phone and asked him to take a photo, he went to take a photo of the barbeque plate instead of us HAHAHA.</p>
<p>Oh and here are our kewlll names \m/</p>
<p>Crystal: Mama Hong nam HAHAHA (toilet)</p>
<p>Sylvia: Keed (SHIT)</p>
<p>Nicole: Kong seeah (lao sai HAHAHA)</p>
<p>Me: Ouak (vomit HAHA)</p>
<p>The thai ppl laughed like mad at us cause those were like the only words we knew after like 5 days in Thailand?? Cool anot ^^ Thanks Sylvia Crystal and Nicole for all the fun, really glad to be able to hang out with y&#8217;all and I think this trip really allowed me to get to know each one of you better than before so I&#8217;m thankful for that <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I guess I might miss life in Thailand after all :/</p>
<p>P.S. Cas I hope you had fun over the weekends (also hope that you bought alot of chio stuff so we can share HAHAHA) seeya tmr! <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Studies]]></title>
<link>http://girlwhoruledtheworld.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/studies/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>girlwhoruledtheworld</dc:creator>
<guid>http://girlwhoruledtheworld.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/studies/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I think another apology is in order. (: I&#8217;ve been busy for the past three weeks, just trying t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;">I think another apology is in order. (: I&#8217;ve been busy for the past three weeks, just trying to absorb all of my studies. And in doing that, have cut down on my internet usage. It&#8217;s this &#8221;balance&#8221; that is hard to maintain, it&#8217;s going okay.. well so far. I&#8217;m just worried that I&#8217;ll lose my self-motivation, which leads to not studying, then bad marks and less self-motivation. And its hard to stay out of this whirling, incapacitating cycle that seems to just hover the one step behind me.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="alignnone" title="good/bad" src="http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/alexismoore/goodandbadbynyaugirl.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Two places I&#8217;ve been regularly going into while on the internet, have been GaiaOnline and Neopets. Yeah, yeah <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  both have similar target markets, yet Gaia has the look and feel of being more suited to older teens. Gaia is currently finishing up its post-Halloween festivities which involves all Gaians (people/users) to choose a side- B.O.O. stands for the Benevolent Order of the Overseer aka. the good guys vs. S.I.N (Sentinel&#8217;s Infernal Nation or the bad guys). Personally, I always side with the good guys. ;D A little repetitive, but with the promise of some unlockables/prizes it&#8217;s up to the participant to decide if a little time and clicking skills are worth it.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="alignnone" title="bow skull" src="http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/alexismoore/02halloween12Skullbydanaewhispering.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Back on Neopets, they have a new plot called Atlas of the Ancients, set out in chapters (story mode) which lets participants follow the adventures of the good guy hero, his sidekick and smart/damsel in distress to save Neopia and its residents, the Neopians. Not too bad, colourful, bright and engaging- however a little let down due to the simple plot steps. One or two clicks to finish a stage (in a chapter) of the plot. As a Neopian who was around for the Altador Plot (Dark Faeries Plot) which involved timing, and various steps to follow, it was one of the best plots the Neopet&#8217;s team came up with. Overall, not bad.. 4/5 stars. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Until next blog post (which hopefully won&#8217;t be another three weeks :p) &#8212; Sparkles. xx.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Photos: Final Leg of President Obama's Asia Tour; Troops Stationed in South Korea]]></title>
<link>http://pacificeyewitness.org/2009/11/21/photos-final-leg-of-president-obamas-asia-tour-troops-stationed-in-south-korea/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pacificEyeWitness.org</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pacificeyewitness.org/2009/11/21/photos-final-leg-of-president-obamas-asia-tour-troops-stationed-in-south-korea/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; OSAN, SOUTH KOREA &#8211; NOVEMBER 19: U.S. President Barack Obama attends a press conference]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tuskless tasks]]></title>
<link>http://yellowdresses.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/tuskless-tasks/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Natasha</dc:creator>
<guid>http://yellowdresses.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/tuskless-tasks/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Saw elephants today. They had their tusks removed, to protect the humans from being hurt. But who]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Saw elephants today. They had their tusks removed, to protect the humans from being hurt. But who&#8217;s there to protect these elephants, from humans?</p>
<p>Looking forward to Bangkok tmr <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Miss you friends! Love y&#8217;all more than you could ever imagine <span style="color:#ff0000;">♥</span></p>
<p>P.S. Thank God for Sylvia <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Step Up!]]></title>
<link>http://torspoo.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/step-up/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>torspoo</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Dubstepping it up.]]></title>
<link>http://mittyzx.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/dubstepping-it-up/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mittyzx.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/dubstepping-it-up/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My attempt at Dubstep.]]></description>
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<p><span style='text-align:left;display:block;'><p><object type='application/x-shockwave-flash' data='http://wordpress.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf' width='290' height='24' id='audioplayer1'><param name='movie' value='http://wordpress.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf' /><param name='FlashVars' value='&amp;bg=0xf8f8f8&amp;leftbg=0xeeeeee&amp;lefticon=0x666666&amp;rightbg=0xcccccc&amp;rightbghover=0x999999&amp;righticon=0x666666&amp;righticonhover=0xffffff&amp;text=0x666666&amp;slider=0x666666&amp;track=0xFFFFFF&amp;border=0x666666&amp;loader=0x9FFFB8&amp;soundFile=http%3A%2F%2Fkiwi6.com%2Fupload%2Fhotlink%3Fid%3D0be6473g' /><param name='quality' value='high' /><param name='menu' value='false' /><param name='bgcolor' value='#FFFFFF' /></object></p></span></p>
<p>My attempt at Dubstep.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Cut Hair Clippers - Cut Your Own Hair With Clippers - Step by Step Guide]]></title>
<link>http://howtocuthairclippers.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/how-to-cut-hair-clippers-cut-your-own-hair-with-clippers-step-by-step-guide/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>caksub</dc:creator>
<guid>http://howtocuthairclippers.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/how-to-cut-hair-clippers-cut-your-own-hair-with-clippers-step-by-step-guide/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[how to cut hair clippers Despite the abounding hairdressing disasters you may accept heard about bac]]></description>
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<p>Despite the abounding hairdressing disasters you may accept heard about back bodies attack to cut their own beard you would be afraid how accessible it is to accomplish a able attractive beard cut with aloof some basal hairdressing accoutrement and some <a href="http://howtocuthairclippers.wordpress.com" title="how to cut hair clippers"><b>how to cut hair clippers</b></a> tips that will advice you forth the way.</p>
<p>In this commodity I will aim to admonish you how you can cut your own beard with clippers and additionally save a baby affluence by never visiting a beard salon anytime again.</p>
<p>Step one of acid your own beard involves acrimonious a acceptable and reliable <a href="http://howtocuthairclippers.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/how-to-cut-hair-using-clippers-how-to-cut-hair-for-beginners-review-save-money-and-stay-stylish/" title="How To Cut Hair Using Clippers">How To Cut Hair Using Clippers</a> beard razor. There&#8217;s no aureate aphorism back affairs beard acid accessories but I would admonish you to authority some of the clippers in your easily to see if they feel solid and don&#8217;t feel like they <a href="http://howtocuthairclippers.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/how-to-cut-short-hair-short-hair-cut-trends" title="How To Cut Short Hair">How To Cut Short Hair</a> are <a href="http://howtocuthairclippers.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/how-to-cut-hair-clippers-how-to-cut-kids-hair/" title="How To Cut Hair Clippers">How To Cut Hair Clippers</a> activity to breach afar in your hands. You will additionally appetite to attending out for a beard clipper that comes with a ambit in abridgement guides so <a href="http://howtocuthairclippers.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/how-to-cut-hair-long-cut-hair-at-home-easy-first-steps/" title="How To Cut Hair Long">How To Cut Hair Long</a> you can cut assorted lengths of hair.</p>
<p>Once you accept called the clippers you will appetite to alpha acid beard <a href="http://howtocuthairclippers.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/how-to-cut-hair-long-how-to-stop-hair-loss-general-advice-on-how-to-stop-hair-loss/" title="How To Cut Hair Long">How To Cut Hair Long</a> but afore you do this accomplish abiding your beard is apple-pie and additionally dry because bedraggled or wet beard will clog your beard razor which is article we don&#8217;t need. Next baddest the abridgement adviser you appetite to use and run the razor over your beard from assorted admonition so you will ability all the <a href="http://howtocuthairclippers.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/how-to-cut-short-hair-short-hair-updos-get-that-sexy-look-for-yourself/" title="How To Cut Short Hair">How To Cut Short Hair</a> places you charge to cut already you accept cut all your beard booty off the clipper adviser <a href="http://howtocuthairclippers.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/how-to-cut-hair-short-how-to-prevent-hair-loss-in-man/" title="How To Cut Hair Short">How To Cut Hair Short</a> and trim your ancillary burns and neckline <a href="http://howtocuthairclippers.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/how-to-cut-long-hair-how-to-grow-long-hair-what-you-need-to-know/" title="how to cut hair clippers"><b>how to cut hair clippers</b></a> with the accessible razor. You again can be appreciative of yourself for </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Step It Up.]]></title>
<link>http://meganastout.com/2009/11/18/step-it-up/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://meganastout.com/2009/11/18/step-it-up/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; We were no where near this coordinated. Yeah, so I went to &#8220;step&#8221; class tonight w]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_382" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://meganastout.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/step.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-382 " title="Step" src="http://meganastout.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/step.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">We were no where near this coordinated.</p></div>
<p>Yeah, so I went to &#8220;step&#8221; class tonight with my friend Lindsey. She&#8217;s the one that was in the special looking photo with me from Race for the Cure, in case you&#8217;re keeping track. We decided to give it whirl, maybe get our arses kicked and go home sweaty. Instead we were surrounded by Cougars. 50 year old women with bodies harder than stone. They kicked our butts so far into last week I&#8217;m not sure I can show my face at that 24 hour fitness again.</p>
<p>They stepped, hopped, spun, tangoed and maneuvered themselves in ways that I thought only Shakira could handle.  While Lindsey and I, one row behind, gawked, hopped, laughed, stared and stood around lost for the better part of an hour. There were a few times we tripped, didn&#8217;t get our feet &#8220;fully&#8221; planted on the platform and definitely missed a few Mambo/Cha-cha steps on each round. If you&#8217;re ever looking for a good laugh, pay us to go again. The 55+ year old teacher didn&#8217;t know what to do with us, and clearly neither will you. If you&#8217;re stupid enough to video tape it&#8230; you might be lucky and find Nair in your shampoo. We learned our lessons: 1.) Scope out the class before you take it and 2.) We&#8217;ll never beat the Cougars, ever.</p>
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