tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33727209400899811402024-03-05T17:36:03.998-08:00Neko And Teko's Adventure NetworkEveryday Is an Adventure!NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.comBlogger413125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372720940089981140.post-68697735605070678052011-07-20T07:48:00.000-07:002011-07-20T07:48:18.326-07:00America's Got Talent: Rigged for Voices?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>After settling down to watch America's Got Talent last night, we noticed that a majority of the performers were singers. Which of course wasn't surprising. We decided to look up previous year's results and realized that many if not all the winners of the finales, were in fact singers. Is it just that America has a soft spot for the few gifted with the 'perfect' voice, or is it maybe do to the fact that North America is greatly influenced by today's 'vocal artists'? Take Justin Bieber for example: More American teenagers know when his birthday is than when the declaration of Independence was signed.<br />
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There are many other acts (dancing, comedy, magic acts, animal acts, and more) that work at least as hard if not harder than the singers. Many had to work hard for the talent rather than be gifted with it. These acts should be on a level playing field with vocalists. As it seems that the 'singers' always manage to dig their ways into the judges hearts. Nothing against them, but it would be good to see someone else who has a different type of talent to be exposed: Take the 'Brothers' on the show last night, whipping around the stage on motorcycles performing risky feats, and a male dancer twirling 13 ft in the air, These acts take a lot of strength and a lot of time to work on, while it seems that all the credit goes to the singers-wouldn't it be different if a non-singer won this years competition. <br />
Or has American viewers locked themselves into place-favoring the singers and refusing to try something new? A lot of people are said to not like change and would prefer to have the same thing happen every day-because its comfortable and they have grown accustomed to whom they place their votes on.<br />
There are some singers this season that do have alot of talent!<br />
But Come On America-Show everyone that you have other talents too: That you will give a chance.NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372720940089981140.post-65378128867039056762011-06-10T10:10:00.000-07:002011-06-10T10:12:21.520-07:00Career Feature: Choreographer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b style="color: #336633; font-style: italic;">*'Choreographers create dance routines and show dancers how to perform them. Dance instructors teach people how to dance.' -</b><b>Career Cruising</b></span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Choose dances, music, and the props for productions</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Teach dancers how to perform routines</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Prepare students for productions</span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><u><b>Work environment:</b></u></span></span></div></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Dance studios and rehearsal rooms</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Travel if production is on tour</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Work long, irregular hours</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Physically demanding</span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><b><u>Salary:</u></b></span></span></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">$25 000 - $75 000 (choreographer)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">$10 - $40/hour (private instructor)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Depends on experience, place of work, employer, reputation, etc.</span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><b><u>Education and Training:</u></b></span></span></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Years of dancing experience</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Program or courses in dance or choreography instruction</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Teaching at school requires Bachelors of Education degree and teaching certificate</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Teaching at college or university requires a Masters degree or PhD</span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><b><u>Skills Needed:</u></b></span></span></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Knowledge of many dance styles</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Creative</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Ability to communicate well</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Ability to motivate others</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Physically fit</span></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><b><u>High School Career Path:</u></b></span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><b><u></u></b></span></span><br />
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Mathematics<br />
Dance<br />
Health & Physical Education<br />
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Social Studies</span></div></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">So, if you're interested in becoming a choreographer, those are some tips for you to follow!<br />
This is Neko and Teko reporting from the dance floor.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Your decisions today can make a huge impact for your future. If you're in elementary school, in high school, or just in between, some of your choices may decide what your career is years from now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">But how can we prepare for our futures with no idea what we want to do? We, Neko and Teko, have a solution. Every once in a while, we will feature a specific career choice. We will also include the path you must take to get there (courses, level, etc.).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">If you have a request for us to feature, please feel free to leave a comment on any of our posts. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">We hope that you appreciate this as we think it will be very helpful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">This is Neko and Teko reporting from the classroom.</span></div> </div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: red;">As many of you probably know, this weekend was Easter weekend. Many of you probably had an Easter egg hunt with family and friends. Many of you probably spent this time thinking about Jesus on the cross. Well, whatever you did, we hope that you had a good time during this nice long weekend. Our question is: what happened to the bunny? Very few people claim to have seen the Easter bunny this year, but many still received chocolate or treats from the bunny. How is this possible? Well here are some accounts on one bunny sighting.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Little </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Child: It hop in backyard! I seen it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Medium Child: It left us the Easter eggs! It's an Easter miracle!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Teenager: THERE'S NO EASTER BUNNY!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Parents: I can't believe how expensive chocolate is these days!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Grandmother: I wish I could have seen it! But my eyesight isn't as it once was. (sigh)</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">There you have it people. A first-hand account of an Easter bunny sighting. Many claim to have not seen an Easter bunny, but the blue thing instead! We suspect that Carl is behind this.....</span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Well, we hope that you have had a happy Easter whether you celebrate Jesus on the cross, or just look forward to the chocolate. This is Neko and Teko reporting from the BUNNY SIGHTING LIVE station.</span></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><img alt="" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=15745654-2d04-439c-a306-70bff4f1f3ac" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; float: right;" /></div></div>NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372720940089981140.post-38515298139415881432011-04-23T08:33:00.000-07:002011-04-23T08:33:22.800-07:00The Royal Wedding-A Royal Interuption?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddepedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Prince-William-Kate-Middleton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://oddepedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Prince-William-Kate-Middleton.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>On April 29 at Westminster Abbey, the world will come together as two souls are joined. And of course this is no ordinary wedding, this is the connection of Prince William and Kate Middleton<br />
The world will be watching (Europe and North America anyway) As the wonderful lady wearing the expensive dress and the man with the creepy smile, (Look at prince William' smile, its creepy you got to admit.)<br />
Fun Fact: The two are getting married on Neko's Birthday, Ya you got that right.<br />
But news just in, that they may be having an unexpected guest watching them from the crowds.<br />
He himself is a King. And He himself wants to claim the beautiful princess for himself.<br />
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Though this King doesn't have a creepy 'charming' smile that Prince William has and has been working on his smile trying to get it as creepy as he can be. <br />
This king is the king of ten aliens, His name is Ben 10.<br />
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</a></div>He hopes to sway the princess over by using his Alien Awesomeness, though she finds it gross and won't date someone who is only 10 years old. So his 13 year old self from the second series came but she still rejected his slimy alienness. He threatened her, saying he would wreck the wedding so Kate has hired the Care Bears to guard her wedding<a href="http://www.great-birthday-party-ideas.com/image-files/care-bears.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.great-birthday-party-ideas.com/image-files/care-bears.jpg" width="266" /></a>. <br />
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If Ben 10 tries anything they will swing in song and dance and fire popcorn from their weird things on their bellies.<br />
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We will see how the wedding turns out and it will hopefully be "Wonderific."<br />
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This is Neko and Teko Reporting from Care Bear Land!<br />
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*This is fiction. <br />
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</div><div style="color: #741b47;"> Here is what we believe should be done:</div><div style="color: #741b47;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #741b47;">Education:</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Free University Education for those who get 85% or higher average in required fields of study</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-More resources and programs for elementary and secondary schools</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Better Music and Art program</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-More Internships (For Experience) </div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Individualized learning and teaching program</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Harder levels in elementary ie: Essential, Applied, Academic, this will help kids to get the stylized education they need</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Class trips, and programs learning about other cultures (Food, Clothing, etc.)</div><div style="color: #741b47;"><br />
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Health Care System</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Hospitals should be updated and given better technology regulary </div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Promotion of fitness in Elementary and High School Students </div><div style="color: #741b47;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #741b47;">Environment</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Hybrids will go down in price</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Gas will be cheaper per litre if you are buying it for a Hybrid </div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Promote Public Transit by offering more transportation</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Public Transit prices should decrease in price</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-We won't have a Carbon Tax...(Because all that will do is get US money and not actually do anything)</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Promotion of walking, biking and such</div><div style="color: #741b47;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #741b47;">Work/Government affairs</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-At least 50% of items in stores such as Walmart, have to be made in North America</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-More Job 'exploring' in High school</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Broader Country Trading, Especially with Free Trade Countries such as Africa</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Broader country relations</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Recession plan</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Less Credit Card Companies to promote less debt, </div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Lower Gas Prices (once all cars are replaced with Hybrids)</div><div style="color: #741b47;"> </div><div style="color: #741b47;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #741b47;">Food</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Local In season food only, No Imported preserved meats or produce</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Tax on Imported food, To Promote local grown food</div><div style="color: #741b47;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #741b47;">Recreation:</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Free summer programs run by the community </div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Free Sports programs </div><div style="color: #741b47;">-More YMCA facilities </div><div style="color: #741b47;">-More Community events, (Fairs, Art programs, Libraries, etc.)</div><div style="color: #741b47;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #741b47;">Military:</div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Less Military Funding, Money will be put into Health Care/Research and Education </div><div style="color: #741b47;">-Promotion of Peace instead of War</div><div style="color: #741b47;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #741b47;">*Not a real party. Work of fiction</div><br />
</div>NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372720940089981140.post-82404512180889997752011-04-19T15:18:00.000-07:002011-04-19T15:19:34.143-07:00The Girl Effect<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/1e8xgF0JtVg?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div></div><div class="zemanta-pixie"><img alt="" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif" /><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">This video is very inspirational. It reminds us all how much power one choice or opportunity can have in our own lives and in those of others. I hope you are inspired by this video, not only girls, but guys who want to be better people too.</span></strong><br />
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<blockquote><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">"Once you educate the boys, they tend to leave the villages and go search for work in the cities, but the girls stay home, become leaders in the community, and pass on what they’ve learned. If you really want to change a culture, to empower women, improve basic hygiene and health care, and fight high rates of infant mortality, the answer is to educate girls." </span></blockquote><br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">To learn more about the girl effect, donate to the cause, or to downlad cool features, visit:</span></strong><br />
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I know, I know, I know. I am yet again writing about facebook. Well I could write about Japan. But I really love Japan and writing about the earthquake and nuclear situation makes me sad.<br />
Besides is Facebook not one of the biggest websites out there? The Answer is yes so you know.<br />
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Now. Shall we get to the point?<br />
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The Globe and Mail recently covered some of the effects of Facebook along with the increasing use of technology, the interviewer or speaker says: "Its getting younger and younger." I totally agree. How much kids on facebook do you think actually joined when they turned 13? There is Kids younger than that on there trust me.<br />
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To see more, The link above will take you to the coverage.<br />
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Not only does Facebook effect kids. It can also effect you getting a job. Really? Yes really, Since these days many job employers will "Stalk." Your myspace and facebook to find out about you.<br />
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And it can effect your real life too. Ever heard of addiction?<br />
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Addiction: <br />
<ul class="std" type="disc"><li>being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) </li>
<li>an abnormally strong craving </li>
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Well technically being 'addicted' to facebook is more like the second definition. A strong craving.<br />
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Some people have Facebook linked to their cell phones so they can constantly check their status updates. Sometimes it gets so bad that people "LIVE" on facebook.<br />
Even bidding their friends "Good Night." And rushing right in the morning to check their facebook updates and comments.<br />
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Being "Addicted" to Facebook is more or less a "Effect" of facebook. Or in this case Facebook over usage. Sometimes Facebook members will use the website as a "Popularity Contest." Ie: Who gets the most likes:<br />
Or a way to raise their own self-esteem. Ie: Post a picture of yourself and whine "I"m Ugly, " In only to have your friends come with their snazzy lines saying "Your Gorgeous. " And such.<br />
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Though Facebook is a GREAT THING. It can have it downsides. Not that the creator intended it to have these downsides. It more downsides the users have created themselves.<br />
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But thanks to UBB it will become smaller. We will be limited to this vast resource.<br />
What hold on a second? What is UBB?<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">What is the UBB and how is it effecting us?</div><div style="text-align: left;">The UBB stands for 'Usage Based Billing.' Which is basically charging/paying per Gigabyte you download from the internet, and yes surfing the internet and going on websites does count as "Downloads" So everytime you go on facebook, you have to pay. Every Google search you have to pay.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Did you know that around 1hr of HD video streaming is around 4GBs? And that Company's such as Rogers are charging as much as $5 per extra GB.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">So? So? So?</div><div style="text-align: left;">What does this mean for me?</div><div style="text-align: left;">Instead of paying the regular monthly rate for unlimited usage you will pay a certain amount for around 60GB, and than a couple dollars after.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rogers charges $5 for an extra GB.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bell charges $1-$2.</div><div style="text-align: left;">This increase in price will mean we are paying for Less internet, Companies such as Netflix will be worried about this. Some small internet companies do not agree with the UBB, but are being forced to, since the big companies own the internet lines. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Bell and Rogers are forcing small companies into the UBB because of two problems:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Competition, It will decrease it</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Video Streaming, </div><div style="text-align: left;">Online movie/show streaming websites such as Youtube and Netflix are taking away customers from the Satelitte and Cable services these big companies provide, In order to stop this customer decreasing the UBB has been put in place. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Did you know that it only costs Bell an extra 3-10cents to download one GB, yet they are charging over a dollar. I personally don't think its right to control our usage of the internet. Technology should be expanding, and with many websites taking on GB sucking new technologies, and many companies using the Web to advertise for services and products using games and videos, this will all have to be cut in order for some CEO to make more money.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A petition to stop this madness has been going around called "Stop the Meter." For more information visit:</div><a href="http://openmedia.ca/meter">http://openmedia.ca/meter</a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-size: large;">These cute little guys are almost full grown. You may have guessed by their name that micros stay small. They can weigh from 10-30 pounds as adults and can grow from 8''-12'' tall. Thats pretty small! Now, here is a sample argument between one girl and her parents over micro pigs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Girl: They're sooooo cute!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Parents: What a hastle! They'll stink up the whole house!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Girl: Micros don't smell... they don't have sweat glands and can't sweat except through their nose!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Parents: They'll make so much noise!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Girl: Not if you pay them attention like I will!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Parents: How much do these things cost? Where can we buy one?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Girl: They can cost $5-$5000. You can get one from a breeder or on a website like <i>Kijiji.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Parents: $5000! Is this a joke?!?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Girl: PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I"LL do anything!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Parents: N-O.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-size: large;">There you have it- an educational argument. I sure hope your's doesn't go this way... good luck!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;">Places in Ontario to Purchase a Micro Mini Pig:</span><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;">ranchdelsantagato.com</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: large;">ourlittleflock.com</span></li>
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</div><div style="color: #073763;">In every family parents need to show kids discipline. Why its obvious? If you don't you'll be stuck with spoiled little kids who expect to get everything. </div><div style="color: #073763;">Now, We've all heard the line coming from kids talking to their friends "My parents are way too Strict!!!" </div><div style="color: #073763;">Is there such thing as being too strict? Yes there is.</div><div style="color: #073763;">There is disadvantages, tons of them of being WAY Overboard strict. </div><div style="color: #073763;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #073763;">First of all, you'll lose their trust, kids who aren't allowed anything will tend to learn to "hide" things, since if they tell their parents, well they'll be dead, some people like to refer to this action as "Rebeling" Whether its going against your parents wishes by creating that facebook account or watching that movie your not supposed to.</div><div style="color: #073763;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #073763;">If you keep your child concealed in a shell from the rest of the world-I'm not saying let them go to China whenever they want, but if you never ever let your kid go to a friend's house, a dance, a birthday party-as soon as they get out of the house and are sent to college-they will go crazy. </div><div style="color: #073763;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #073763;">Fear, if you jump at every mistake your child makes, they will be afraid to make mistakes, and they might even become afraid of their parents, as I said and try to hide things, if you yell at your child for not getting that A on the test-it can cause stress, which is something I've seen among children, and stress can actually REDUCE marks-and as I said Maybe the kid will 'rebel' and get low marks on purpose.</div><div style="color: #073763;"> You want your child to feel accepted and wanted for who they are, and as long as they try their best it should be enough-a quote my mother always told me was that the safest place you should be is with your family.</div><div style="color: #073763;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #073763;">Many people dish out about their strict upbringing and how it had affected them.</div><div style="color: #073763;">One girl said since her parents never let her 'date' or talk to the oppisite gender, she jumped at the first boy who gave her attention when she left the house-you can imagine how that turned out.</div><div style="color: #073763;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #073763;">Another girl says that it made her shy and timid and afraid to be 'not perfect' she says it alway made her a target for bullies.</div><div style="color: #073763;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #073763;">Another user from the same forum had said that the biggest 'troublemakers' where the ones with the really strict parents who wouldn't let them do anything.</div><div style="color: #073763;">The same user continues:</div><div style="color: #073763;"></div><div style="color: #073763;"><i><br />
"And it is through this that good parenting does not come from being an overbearing and strict idiot who intends to shelter their child from life, but rather someone who is willing to INFORM them on what is out there so they can make good decisions...and even then, good decision is in the eye of the beholder, for the most part at least."</i></div><div style="color: #073763;"><i> ~</i><a href="http://www.experienceproject.com/about/poedmusician">poedmusician (http://www.experienceproject.com/question-answer/How-Do-You-Think-Overbearingstrict-Parents-Effects-A-Child/1114)</a></div><div style="color: #073763;"></div><div style="color: #073763;">Its important to set borders of course, but setting borders is different than locking your child in a cage.</div><div style="color: #073763;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #073763;"></div><div style="color: #073763;"></div><div style="color: #073763;">For more opinons on the topic try:</div><div style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://www.experienceproject.com/question-answer/How-Do-You-Think-Overbearingstrict-Parents-Effects-A-Child/1114">http://www.experienceproject.com/question-answer/How-Do-You-Think-Overbearingstrict-Parents-Effects-A-Child/1114</a></div><div style="color: #073763;"><br />
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I had the honor to attend the premiere of Evangelion 2.0 with my friend. Since through a website called the <a href="http://animenewsnetwork.com/">Anime News Network</a>, we had won tickets to attend the screening. Being the typical Si-Fi anime complete with giant robots fighting against evil aliens-We were excitied.<br />
Though I won't lie the movie did have some dissappointments.<br />
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Many questions were left unanswered, and new elements were introduced that were....interesting...and questionable. It leaves room for a sequel. LOTS OF ROOM!<br />
Over all the movie was pretty good, but the ending is what threw me off, it was running smoothly but the ending...Was well,<i> Confusing.</i> This movie is coming from a multi billion dollar franchisee so Its not surprising that the ending would leave room for Evangelion 3.0<br />
The affects are a much improvement from the anime and were pleasing to the eye. Choke full of fan service too and a small "shonen-ali" scene that will keep <i>Those types </i>of Fans happy. I would give this movie 5 beautiful shining stars,but as I said the "Ending" threw me off.<br />
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Cheers</div>NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372720940089981140.post-16912181514029075242011-01-12T13:46:00.000-08:002011-01-12T13:46:22.212-08:00Turn the Page: The Maze Runner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGsA50k0q2IB0p_aYZRLhX7ysDELjwDN0FZT0kqPnuwDVum-pW2a_4M-31SbU2JctgQFXrEmYOPQSt1hyphenhyphen6WBabiH0dcKRvC88o1jTJmK_ehDbzKTy13glGYFRqEGfeMOVL8hkgGWvKOU/s1600/The_Maze_Runner_cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGsA50k0q2IB0p_aYZRLhX7ysDELjwDN0FZT0kqPnuwDVum-pW2a_4M-31SbU2JctgQFXrEmYOPQSt1hyphenhyphen6WBabiH0dcKRvC88o1jTJmK_ehDbzKTy13glGYFRqEGfeMOVL8hkgGWvKOU/s640/The_Maze_Runner_cover.png" width="440" /></a></div>Thomas wakes up one day, he remembers nothing, nothing but his name. Thomas discovers he is not alone and that he is in something called "The Glade, or The Maze." And hes not the only one, Thomas finally gets settled in, he is getting used to life in the Glade until the "End" is triggered. Now Thomas and his newfound friends and enemies, must solve the puzzle known as the maze in a matter of hours-Now if this was a regular maze it would be fine and dandy, but the problem is that the walls move every day, and not to mention the monsters roaming in it called the Grievers.<br />
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This book is literally amazing, there is no other way to describe it, it is NOT predictable, which is a quality I rather like in books, it makes it thrilling and suspenseful-it is written in the format that it doesn't give you all the information at once, Like you only know what Thomas knows at the moment, it makes it more like an adventure!<br />
The characters are real and you can relate to them and they all have unique personality's, which is nice, because reading a book with clones, now thats boring.<br />
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This amazing book by James Dashner has made my top 3 list, and that's pretty impressive. This is one of the best books I have ever read and there are rumors floating around that there may possibly be a movie, though I do hope they are able to for-fill and they don't give the book a bad name.<br />
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There is a sequel to the book called "The Scorch Trials." Which is equally as thrilling-lets just say not all the mysteries are solved in Book 1. Book One leaves you hanging and wanting more!<br />
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I HIGHLY Recommend this book!<br />
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If you want a thrill seeking ride that is.....If you hate action, and excitement and good books, than this is NOT for you.<br />
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<div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><img alt="" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=366b1475-fd76-4d91-a78d-826f5ad30960" style="border: medium none; float: right;" /></div>NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372720940089981140.post-76058590525082915012011-01-04T23:47:00.000-08:002011-01-04T23:47:42.549-08:00Alas I Have Returned<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49157307@N00/241383115" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Prison Break: Wentworth Miller" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/95/241383115_ac59c5b798_m.jpg" style="border: medium none; font-size: 0.8em;" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49157307@N00/241383115">danzden</a> via Flickr</span></div><div style="color: #20124d;">In the wee hours of the morning as my mind is full of many things a sudden idea popped into my mind. I had a sudden need to write, yes write and wear else is there a better place to write than the wonderful website/blog you own where wonderful people will read or more likely read the first sentence and pass over your wonderful insight and ideas.</div><div style="color: #20124d;">And therefore a certain person will stop....well actually won't stop asking "Can I have your website?"</div><div style="color: #20124d;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #20124d;">Now I hope you had a good holidays-hopefully kicking back with some friends and family and watching Prison Break. What? You didn't spend 12 hours a day watching Prison break your whole vacation?</div><div style="color: #20124d;">Well.....I did......Its not my fault, the video store was having a "YA GUYS! GET 7 MOVIES/DISCS OF OLD STUFF NO ONE WATCHES ANYMORE AND ONLY PAY $7!" So I picked the random disc off the shelf which was Prison break and now I am addicited.</div><div style="color: #20124d;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #20124d;">Speaking of movies have you heard of the neat little thing called <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.netflix.com/" rel="homepage" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>? Its a program/website that you can run on your computer and even on your Wii, X-box and I-pod Touch. Its only $7.99 a month and you get the first month free. Its neat that you can watch a lot of shows and movies and I found the stash of anime near the back of the site, >Laughs evilly< Like a handful of sites, the site breaks down your movies into categories, than breaks those categories into more categories so you can find what you want. Heres an example for my wonderful anime section:</div><div style="color: #20124d;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #20124d;">Anime</div><div style="color: #20124d;"> > Action Anime</div><div style="color: #20124d;"> > Drama Anime</div><div style="color: #20124d;"> > Comedy Anime</div><div style="color: #20124d;"> >Si Fi Anime</div><div style="color: #20124d;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #20124d;">Another neat thing about the service is that it takes movies and shows you've "liked" and recommends ones of similar genre.</div><div style="color: #20124d;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #20124d;">I have also discovered another wonderful website for art fans known as Deviantart, it is a community where artists can share and provide feedback on art work submitted by other users, It welcomes all types of art from abstract , photography and traditional. I enjoy going on there especially for the digital art....I just like it for a reason. </div><div style="color: #20124d;">Heres an example:</div><div style="color: #20124d;"><a href="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/004/4/a/livadia_by_phoenixlu-d36e4lg.jpg">Livadia by *phoenizlu</a></div><div style="color: #20124d;">Its amazing what can be drawn on a computer. I myself really enjoy deviantart-though I warn you there are tons of haters that will leave mean stuff on your amazing half drawn sonic pictures and you will go to their profile and only find a poorly drawn tree with a stick figure on it.</div><div style="color: #20124d;">Alas I had a wonderful christmas and got art suppiles, Since I love drawing.</div><div style="color: #20124d;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #20124d;">Michael Scottfield.</div><div style="color: #20124d;">Yes He is from Prison Break.</div><div style="color: #20124d;"><br />
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</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beauty Different In Every Eye </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #274e13;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everyone is different, You've probably heard those words over and over. Its true though, Everyone thinks differently, look different, have different opinions, since everyone is different, their views are going to different, maybe their opinion on beauty might be different than the next person. </span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is some people who like to share the "Medias Opinion" on beauty, lots of people think that the media is right and represents the opinions of thousands of people, media affects EVERYTHING, no one can be untouched by the media, that doesn't mean everyone is affected by it, it just means you can't live your life without coming across media one time or another.</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #274e13;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Media tells us that beauty is:</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Skinny,</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Smooth Skin,</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Add more)</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #274e13;"><br />
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</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">People are different, just burn that into your mind.</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">Everyone has different interests and likes, so therefore they will have different opinions and traits they seek for.</span></span></span></span></div>NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372720940089981140.post-81574429946401170552010-10-11T08:08:00.000-07:002010-10-11T08:08:30.451-07:00The Great Debate: What Makes More Money Halloween Or Christmas?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.softpedia.com/screenshots/3D-Halloween-Christmas_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://www.softpedia.com/screenshots/3D-Halloween-Christmas_1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="color: #274e13;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13;">You look out your window and see a whole bunch of kids running around in bright costumes, or dark costumes. You hear your doorbell ring and go to see who it is, even though you KNOW who it is. You open your door to immediately hear the same phrase your sick of, or you have grown to love. "Trick Or Treat!" The little kids yell in their little squeaky voices. You see a little witch (Costume) a popstar, and a ghost, Yes the classic Bedsheet one. </div><div style="color: #274e13;">You grab some of those kit kat bars, and put them into their bags, than they run off to the next house, you sit down to enjoy some Smallville, only to be interupted by another ringing of the doorbell.</div><div style="color: #274e13;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13;">A couple months later, you walk down the stairs to see a lighted christmas tree loaming over your living room, brightly wrapped presents await you, You make some hot chocolate and wait for the rest of your family to awaken, you quickly sigh at the cost of this years presents.</div><div style="color: #274e13;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13;">Now we boil down to the question, which makes more money? With some Halloween costumes soaring over a $100, and with all the candy rising in prices. Will Halloween beat the expensive christmas presents?</div><div style="color: #274e13;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13;">First lets look at how much Halloween makes:</div><div style="color: #274e13;">According to: Nielsen Research, approximately $1.9 billion (or 598 million pounds) of candy is sold during the Halloween season. The candy alone is a Billion dollar business! Costumes-Some people spend a mere $2 on glue and use old clothes. (I Salute you) well some people spend up to $100 on a one wear costume! </div><div style="color: #274e13;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #274e13;">Now lets look at Christmas, </div><div style="color: #274e13;">According to American Consumer Credit Council, The average American spends $935 each year on presents, thats not even including food and vacations. So sadly (For halloween that is) </div><div style="color: #274e13;">Christmas is still the winner!</div>NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372720940089981140.post-61608286629545999492010-09-20T13:14:00.000-07:002010-09-20T13:14:55.701-07:00Otakun<div style="color: #073763;">What is Otakun?</div><div style="color: #073763;">Otakun is a culture, like anything else. But instead of obsessing over "Hannah Montana." They obsess over stuff like "Anime, Manga and video games."</div><div style="color: #073763;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #073763;">Sometimes you will see anime conventions-sometimes people will "Cosplay""</div><div style="color: #073763;">Cosplay: Costume and play equals cosplay. Its like a version of Pretend. People cosplay, characters from video games,</div><div style="color: #073763;">movies, comics, animes etc.</div><div style="color: #073763;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #073763;">Here is some cosplays:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.costumefamily.com/store/images/cosplay/naruto/cos/sasuke1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.costumefamily.com/store/images/cosplay/naruto/cos/sasuke1.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__KySpTQI8Fg/SV8lx0P52-I/AAAAAAAABBM/1NW3liF0jR8/s1600/naruto-cosplay-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__KySpTQI8Fg/SV8lx0P52-I/AAAAAAAABBM/1NW3liF0jR8/s400/naruto-cosplay-3.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cosplayteam.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/inuyasha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://cosplayteam.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/inuyasha.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/download/45033450/Chobits_Cosplay_by_rabbituriel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.deviantart.com/download/45033450/Chobits_Cosplay_by_rabbituriel.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cosplayteam.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/17130410dp3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://cosplayteam.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/17130410dp3.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.cosplay.com/photos/18/1862925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://images.cosplay.com/photos/18/1862925.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.cosplay.com/photos/96/966700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://images.cosplay.com/photos/96/966700.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>What do you think?NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372720940089981140.post-59335084091636090282010-09-17T20:05:00.000-07:002010-09-17T20:05:09.673-07:00Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://nd01.jxs.cz/776/675/0ad4c685c2_7812922_o2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://nd01.jxs.cz/776/675/0ad4c685c2_7812922_o2.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="color: #bf9000;">Life right now seems to be a chaos, there is no spare time to fit in important things. (Such as Anime and Drawing) Speaking of Anime, how are you guys enjoying the new anime streaming feature!</div><div style="color: #bf9000;"><br />
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</div><span style="color: #bf9000;">You Better be enjoying it, I worked hard on it.</span><br />
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<div style="color: #7f6000;">~Just to let you know, I'm not dead yet!</div><div style="color: #7f6000;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #7f6000;">I love you all so much! The Problem is with all the work I have its soooo hard to write!</span><br />
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<a href="mailto:mynekoanime@gmail.com">mynekoanime@gmail.com</a>NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372720940089981140.post-72327176978316855342010-09-05T06:23:00.000-07:002010-09-05T06:23:09.243-07:00The Earth Shook in New Zealand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://news.spreadit.org/pics/Christchurch-earthquake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="http://news.spreadit.org/pics/Christchurch-earthquake.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="color: #38761d;">THESE are the scenes of devastation left by the massive earthquake that rocked the New Zealand city of Christchurch.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Buildings collapsed and roads cracked as the massive quake, which measured 7.1 on the Richter scale, hit the area at 4.35am yesterday.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Two people were seriously hurt and scores of others needed treatment for minor injuries but amazingly no one was reported killed. Prime Minister John Key said: "The damage is incredibly frightening. The only thing you can say is that it's a miracle no one lost their life."</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">A State Of Emergency was declared as rescuers checked no one was trapped in rubble.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">And a curfew was imposed last night after reports of looting, although officials said it was to protect people from aftershocks.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Thousands of quakes hit New Zealand every year but they rarely cause damage. The last earthquake deaths there were in 1968.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: orange;">This is Neko and Teko, still shaking.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">This article can also be read at: </span><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/09/05/new-zealand-earthquake-s-trail-of-destruction-115875-22538579/">http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/09/05/new-zealand-earthquake-s-trail-of-destruction-115875-22538579/</a>NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372720940089981140.post-85596558175394969822010-09-04T12:08:00.000-07:002010-09-04T12:08:24.195-07:00Contact Juggling<div class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ContactJugglingOnLakePelham.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This is a digital photograph of someone contac..." height="225" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/ContactJugglingOnLakePelham.jpg/300px-ContactJugglingOnLakePelham.jpg" style="border: medium none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ContactJugglingOnLakePelham.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></div><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tWFbVuLW77M?fs=1&hl=en_US"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tWFbVuLW77M?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> <br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: large;">Contact juggling is not an activity many have heard of. It is a work of art and to viewers, almost hypnotic.To those however who practice this, do so for hours. What do you think about this sport-like activity?</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: magenta;">This act is just radically cool! </span></b><br />
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<div style="color: magenta;"><b>What a voice for a person of her age!</b></div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Now that you've seen a sample of this phenomenol talent appearing in the Finals, watch the finals on the night of Tuesday, September 7. It's either at 8 or 9 pm. Show times may vary depending on where you live.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>This is Neko and Teko reporting from the stage.</b></span></span>NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372720940089981140.post-68040441187908915402010-09-04T06:58:00.003-07:002010-09-04T06:58:41.686-07:00Flying HighHeres some music for you!<br />
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<object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lcQz4JSXVho?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lcQz4JSXVho?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object>NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372720940089981140.post-31789889949892959292010-09-04T06:58:00.001-07:002010-09-04T06:58:17.069-07:00School Begins Soon<div style="color: #674ea7;">For you Canadians, you may have checked your calenders and been like 'OH DARN! School starts on Tuesday!" Or you may have said it with some inappropriate language, You parents probably looked at it and were like "YES!" </div><div style="color: #674ea7;">Like that staples commercial:</div><div style="color: #674ea7;"><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie"
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #674ea7; text-align: center;">I'm sad because I won't be able to sit there all day and draw, and watch anime. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #674ea7; text-align: center;">This is what some people are like:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #674ea7; text-align: center;"> <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNR2zioTYCBhcf4Fk3tYzd5kp9M4bbiuyJwwX0aR5PaoLU_Hq_qfJPsz8gGlcDLHfEs-EvVd1uKvA7ufd2xKWNnI23MbhgzQ9kITRfati7qRdWpGMd98qV0o36bdgwvoktOKTi2HUvJL_w/s1600/scholl+girl.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNR2zioTYCBhcf4Fk3tYzd5kp9M4bbiuyJwwX0aR5PaoLU_Hq_qfJPsz8gGlcDLHfEs-EvVd1uKvA7ufd2xKWNnI23MbhgzQ9kITRfati7qRdWpGMd98qV0o36bdgwvoktOKTi2HUvJL_w/s320/scholl+girl.png" /></a></div><div style="color: #674ea7;">There are three types of BACK TO SCHOOL! 1: They are all excited, but usually start dreading school by November.</div><div style="color: #674ea7;">2: Those who dread school</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #674ea7; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Kr-SouE62ptg0bGSVSOndUFXbz1THc0IUkl3gon5LksTL5eT1_LsesstFQfpjXPpmKqBTaxZynCT0f3ffHNTaH_uv8KOspCl_V05Z-A4R6G9wc46NZyJSkxXyJDtTLOR9RfzPhRAY0gz/s1600/Girl+falling.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Kr-SouE62ptg0bGSVSOndUFXbz1THc0IUkl3gon5LksTL5eT1_LsesstFQfpjXPpmKqBTaxZynCT0f3ffHNTaH_uv8KOspCl_V05Z-A4R6G9wc46NZyJSkxXyJDtTLOR9RfzPhRAY0gz/s320/Girl+falling.png" /></a></div><div style="color: #674ea7;">3: Those who just go for the "Hot Girls or "Hot Guys"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #674ea7; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzNqtksAgxB9gX7vWzNjYaCBKpwVvd2GCtEfZEQF3k7AevUsupSaHk5ATL38kXmt_JZZqYVK6EkDl6fVLY-OqMDj2rBYKevWyt0w1aqEtIIsmfBbTSte1c-RGC_NPL16squDWt9r15-B3/s1600/Train+BlackCat.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzNqtksAgxB9gX7vWzNjYaCBKpwVvd2GCtEfZEQF3k7AevUsupSaHk5ATL38kXmt_JZZqYVK6EkDl6fVLY-OqMDj2rBYKevWyt0w1aqEtIIsmfBbTSte1c-RGC_NPL16squDWt9r15-B3/s320/Train+BlackCat.png" /></a></div><div style="color: #674ea7;">(All drawn by me!)</div><div style="color: #674ea7;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #674ea7;">What back to school type are you?</div>NekoEtTekohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18089229675859348338noreply@blogger.com0