A series of events that involve a few people I know have lead me to some thought; a measure of introspection; in the hope of understanding people’s actions, and in the end I realize people simply cannot be understood entirely but to a certain extent, merely tolerated. There are no published set of rules that document how man acts, thinks and feels. They are just to be simply, accepted as they are, and blamed on man’s simply being human and that these come as part of his innate nature, and akin to his imperfection.
It tires me too much to try to understand something that maybe requires no understanding, to find answers to questions that simply don’t have any answers.
There is no more complicated creature in existence than man, and man’s greatest adversary is his own self.
Unlike other creatures that act and operate on instinct, man has been given an awareness of his own existence, yet he does not get enlightened.
Man has been given choice and discernment, but he squanders that privilege by choosing what’s wrong.
Man has been given the opportunity to feel emotions and the ability to express them, but can change these for convenience and rationalize to excuse him for doing so.
Man has been given the gift of rationalization and thought, and he abuses that to absolve him of his actions or transgressions.
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Today I spent some time at the wake of an Aunt, she was my mother’s cousin. She recently succumbed to cancer, a fight that sees more loser’s than winners.
As I sat there, recalling memories of her from my life, and going as far back as childhood, a chill crept through me as I thought in resigned certainty, “there is nothing as inevitable and inescapable in life, as death”. And then I realized, to be primarily focused on our eventual end would be an even greater tragedy; simply reflecting on man’s inarguable fate, death; causes us to overlook the other single most important thing we possess and ought to be thankful for, which is life!
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Manny Pacquiao goes up in weight at 135 lbs and prepares to take on David Diaz tonight for the Lightweight title.
For many, especially in his home the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao taking the fight is good as done. Many believe Manny to be the best boxer pound for pound active today with three belts already claimed by the champ. When asked if he is comfortable at the current weight and if he has had problems, he answers: “I’ll just do my best. I feel all right because I no longer need to starve myself to make the weight,” said Pacquiao, noting that there’s no need for more talk at this point. “We’re both ready to fight and let’s just see who’s better.” A win tonight could open the door for mega fights between Manny and Ricky Hatton and maybe even a Pacquiao – De La Hoya confrontation.
On the other site of the corner is David Diaz of Chicago, a younger chap who has only lost one of 36 pro fights, who is also the WBC lightweight titleholder. David Diaz became a full fledged world champion after defeating Mexican legend Erik Morales in 2007. Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao have had an explosive boxing trilogy with Manny taking two of the fights and losing the first one to Morales. Insiders say they have since become friends.
While Diaz is perceived to be the underdog in this fight, he is not to be underestimated, he has the skills and the power and is certainly much younger with a lot more to prove. David Diaz upsetting Manny Pacquiao will be historic.
In a press event where reporters were more interested in talking to Pacquiao, Diaz said this to Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review Journal: If I were Manny Pacquiao, I would be concerned about my will. I will be there the entire fight, and I will stay there the entire fight.”
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Like many Filipinos who love the sport of boxing, I usually place bets with my family and friends for fun. This time, when Manny Pacquiao faces another strong opponent in the person of David Diaz, my money remains with Manny as it always had been. Read More
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“Manny Pacquiao has beaten many great fighters, especially Mexicans like Morales, Barrera, Marquez, Larios and Solis. That’s why they call him “The Mexicutioner”. “I will shock the world and beat Pacquiao at his own game, power for power. He’s a great champion but he’s fighting in my division – lightweight. I have worked too hard for this world title and I will not give it up to him,” said Diaz in an interview. Read More.
For some reason, Manny Pacquiao Manny Pacquiao(along with his fans… yes, the duck-eating moron has some…) is already expecting to beat David Diaz and win the WBC Lightweight Championship. Read More.
They say that Diaz is very much like Pacquiao in terms of style, stamina and strength. I certainly agree with style and stamina but not in strength. When two fighters are almost equal in every aspect, it is how hard the fighter hits that will determine who the winner will be. In this case since Pacquiao is the hardest hitter therefore my money goes to him. Read More.
Despite defeating Eric Morales in a fight that ended “El Terrible’s” career, not causing any life threatening injuries though. David Diaz’s lackluster dispatch of Eric Morales was not that convincing. Although Eric Morales will forever be cemented as one of the greatest Mexican Fighters, by the time David Diaz got a chance to fight Eric Morales “El Terrible” was already a washed up fighter. Just another shadow of a former great desperate to keep his boxing career alive. Read More.
Pacquiao is trying to reach what his former opponents, Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera, couldn’t achieve. An elusive fourth world title in as many weight classes. And he will be making that attempt against the very aggressive Diaz who is, much like Pacquiao, a work-horse inside the ring and loves to throw a lot of punches as he wears his opponents down with sheer pressure. Read More blade runner final cut dvd .
Boxing lore states that a good big man always beats a good little man. I tend to agree. But therein lies the problem for Diaz. He is decent, not good, and that will make all the difference Saturday night. Read More
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The WBC Lightweight Championship will be decided this Saturday at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada as boxing’s third world moron, Manny Pacquiao, tries to pry that Lightweight championship belt away from defending champion David Diaz. Of course, since you’re reading this here on OddJack, you just know that another ‘Pacquiao-bashing’ is on the way right? You bet. I’m still waiting for the day when a Mexican finally knocks that duck-fetus off Pacquiao’s gums but since David Diaz will come into this fight as a heavy underdog, I’ll already be happy seeing Pacquiao’s face rearranged by the Mexican champion, win or lose. Read more
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Vince Marc “Mac-mac” Tabotabo. The name may not sound familiar but for the few who has seen this kid in action on the tennis court, they will tell you, this little 11 year old has what it takes to become a world tennis champ one day.
I met Mac-mac and his coach/trainer/father some weeks back through a highschool classmate of mine who lives in Modesto, and took some videos and photos. These are just thumbnails, you may click them to see the full size image. rambo movie
Caught Macmac in this action shot and in mid air as he just delivers a serve.
Macmac Tabotabo close to the net, ready to swoop on that incoming ball… I hope you see the ball in mid-air.
Another net shot with the ball about to get a light tap.
In one handed forehand form ready to whack the incoming bogey.
BAM! Just milliseconds before the ball gets pounded with a two-handed backhand swing.
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It was not exactly what I expected, and I was really curious… but before anything else… let me say I won’t tell you what it is… you just got to see it for yourself. Check the iPhone guitar video below.
So as you know by now, the iPhone guitar is actually a virtual guitar, it imitates the sound of a real guitar, and because of the iPhone’s touch screen, you can actually fret simple chords or individual notes and with your other hand, pluck or strum the strings.
As a guitar player, to be honest, it would actually be difficult to play an entire song on it, because it would be very difficult to fret, even with simple chords. What makes it difficult to fret is the ratio of the guitar neck width (which in this case is the width of the iPhone) against the width of the individual frets.
The graphics presents you with a view of a guitar neck, frets and strings… but you can only see six frets.
So ok, since we know this thing cannot actually be played.. what use do we have for it?
Well, for those who are interesting in learning guitar, this can be a great way for you to familiarize yourself with chords, what would be interesting is if the developer could come up with an application that would look like guitar tab, which teaches a person how a chord looks, and on what fret every individual finger were to fall.
Other than that, I’d say iPhone guitar is just another cool application to have on your iPhone to impress women or something.
So as far as it being a playable instrument to make music from? The iPhone guitar is crap; as an interesting application, really cool… but as an aid on learning how to play guitar, especially for beginners.. awesome!
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The choices are presented before you and the question is simple, yet the answers never are.
Some opt to be with the one who wants them more, believing that in time they would be able to love that who accepted them.
Others burn in desire to be with the one they love, despite obvious disparity in affection or the prospect of love unrequited.
Maybe then to answer this, we must digress from feelings and look at man’s innate nature, the need for belonging and acceptance whether from a group of individuals or from one specific person. Man desires to be desired, needs to be needed, wants to be wanted. The feeling of relevancy and importance in another person’s life, may be the needed perspective to answer the question.
However you choose, there are still no guarantees. In the end, it will not be about who you choose but the reasons for the choice and the attitude you take when things do not go as planned.
Despite the uncertainty of the choice, true happiness is found when you knowingly plunge into it something that you know could potentially make you unhappy, regardless if you choose the one you love or the one who loves you
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The line screams out loud in bold letters, “the next generation weight loss solution”; that’s the first thing you see when you go to the “What is WeightView” page on the Weight View terror tract online download website.
A little below that, another line goes, “WeightView is a digital and personalized motivational tool that uses the power of visualization to help to achieve weight loss success!”
Is this another quick weight loss solution, like the many you see on TV infomercials? You know, the ones that make you reach for the telephone to call the 1800 number and give the nice operator your credit card number to charge.
So .. next generation weight loss solution? All you need to do to lose weight is keep viewing your picture? Is that all there is really? Is that all there is to Weight View
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Is WeightView really a weight loss solution that it claims to be, or just a tool to help you lose weight, or a source of motivation for you to keep at it?
What Is Weight View?
Weight View is a website that provides people with a service; give them a picture of yourself and they will give back images of yourself, less 5, 10, 15 pounds, or more. Yes, it is still you, after successfully shedding those pounds.
It is easy to use, and well, free. You can print the resulting Weight View images or save them on your desktop. One catch is, you do need to register and provide them with a valid email address, so they can send you your images.. and probably make you part of their mailing list of marketing purposes.
The idea is, you have a visual image of yourself later on, how you look if you keep with whatever diet or weight loss program you are involved in. I hardly think you would simply lose weight by just staring at your picture; if you thought that’s how it worked you might have been watching too much The Secret.
Speaking of the Secret, there is a line that goes “thoughts turn into things”, and if I remember correctly in order to keep your thoughts focused on the things that you want you need certain aids to help you visualize what you want, like a visual tool. Perfect, that is what is said on their site as well, they provide a tangible, visual tool to strengthen your motivation and resolve! But wait, now that gets a little confusing.
Don’t the words “solution” and “tool”, though a bit synonymous, mean different things with “weight loss” added before them. Hence weight loss solution can mean the overall concept or strategy to lose weight, while weight loss tool can be something you use to assist you in losing weight?
But anyways, it is free so what the heck, give it a try.
Does Weight View Work?
Of course, I believe it does… as long as you just don’t sit around visualizing or dreaming of a leaner you; instead you gotta get up and do something about it. You never got a chicken meal by just staring at a chicken meal photo did you? Either you buy it, cook it, steal it.. heck one way or another you gotta do something to acquire it… no chicken’s gonna come knocking on your door to self-fry in your kitchen.
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The service might be free, but the website does have a weight loss product mall, where you can choose a program or diet plan to purchase. In fact, fitness celebrity James Basedow is on a video interview on the site’s main page, and he says… “you see your success with Weight View, and then you turn it into reality with Fitness Made Simple”. Fitness Made Simple is John’s own fitness and weight loss product business. He also says, that Weight View and FMS is like a marriage made in heaven; I suppose they are both benefiting from that partnership. As a marketing person myself, I do not see anything wrong with that… as long as consumers have all facts necessary to help them make an educated and thus proper decision about buying the product.
So it looks like John went on record to endorse Weight View, at the same time Weight View has his Fitness Made Simple product banner on the main page.
Our Weight View Conclusion?
Whether weight loss solution or weight loss tool… one thing is certain, no weight loss program nor diet plan will ever be successful without the proper aids to strengthen your resolve and keep you in the program or plan long enough to make you SEE results… regardless if the motivation be something viewed, simply in your head, perceived or felt.Se7en movie
Last year, there was so much talk about Neal Schon’s interest in a talented Filipino singer, and the possibility of the singer, Arnel Pineda, fronting for one of the biggest bands of all time, Journey.
Comments and questions flooded forums, bulletins blogs; many not too friendly, a bunch critical, but there were many others that were very supportive and happy about, and they were not simply Arnel Pineda’s compatriots.
As a musician myself, it is a dream to one day make it big, and making it big does not necessarily mean fame or fortune, for some it is all about getting their music out; but knowing how the music business is run, the fame and fortune come hand in hand.
But going back to Arnel Pineda, many people ask if he had the talent, the skill… “could he pull it off?” Well, I like many others who have grown up to Journey’s music are rooting for the guy, and we will eventually find out. From what we read on the news, they are busy recording a new album that is set for release in July 2008, a date to coincide with an anticipated tour.
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In December, Journey released an official statement, and introduced the new lead vocalist for Journey, Arnel Pineda; and fans who are against it will have to give him a chance, for if Neal and the guys thought that Arnel is good enough, then he really must be and deserves a chance.
We wish Arnel the best of luck on his exciting new journey.
Do you easily get sold to an infomercial on TV that sells some weight loss program or fitness equipment? With all the stuff you see in these infomercials, we can’t help but be skeptical and have misgivings about these advertised products. However, there are some which do work and are founded on sound fitness principles, such as fluidity; and the product I saw on TV, The Fluidity Exercise Bar. Let us take a closer look at the fluidity bar and fluidity.
What is the Fluidity Exercise Bar?
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The Fluidity Exercise Bar is a piece of fitness equipment that allows the user to successfully perform fluidity exercises using the bar; it gives you the total body work out. It is a floor-standing ballet bar with a mat.
Fluidity integrates all the body’s more than 630 muscles and this integration works out as a natural way of molding, sculpting you body into the shape you want it to be.
The manufacturer claims that use of the fluidity bar will give you the long, lean look of a dancer’s body.
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While other training programs such as strength training and pilates focus on specific areas or muscles of the body, fluidity allows you to work all muscles simultaneously, hence avoiding a disproportion that results from other programs. Fluidity is holistic.
It is not strenuous exercise, but focused muscle stretching and toning that requires concentration and patience. This should also not be mistaken as a weight loss solution, but of physical toning that also gives you a good cardiovascular workout.
Fluidity Bar Complaints
There have been reported complaints about the fluidity bar, however I have found them to be matters that are not related to the principle that makes fluidity exercises successful. You can view fluidity bar complaints by clicking that link.
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Before anything else, let me say for the record that I have not personally tried the fluidity bar. I instead used another alternative to the bar, which I put together. I wanted to test the principle first, as the fluidity bar retails at a pricey $200 or so. I am happy to say that the exercises are indeed fun and reminds me a bit of pilates, except that you are not on the floor; and are going to be a refreshing new workout for those who are used to strenuous exertion that is characteristic of most fitness exercises.
Hypermiling is now becoming a much talked about means to save gas. With current gas prices skyrocketing, and unclear if and when they would roll back, people are bracing for the worst and looking for ways to save on gas.
Hypermiling is a way to get extra miles to the gallon and maximize your gas mileage by changing the way you drive. That way, you buy gas less often and save on gas costs.
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The additional weight you carry in your vehicle doesn’t ride for free. It takes energy to move it around. Removing unnecessary stuff from your vehicle saves fuel.
7) Remove unused roof racks
If your vehicle come with a roof rack and you don’t use it, remove it. Same holds true for bike racks. Doing so will reduce aerodynamic drag, resulting in better fuel economy.
12) Leave early and don’t rush
The enemy of efficient driving is finding yourself in a rush. Leave for your destination a little early so you don’t feel pressure to drive faster, brake later and otherwise fall back into bad habits.
Driving efficiently can be much more relaxing than the typical person’s driving style, but you need to allow a bit of extra time.
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Headwinds aren’t the only winds that increase fuel consumption – cross winds can have a large negative effect as well. In crosswind conditions, choosing a route with a barrier (trees or buildings) along the edge will save fuel compared to a road in the open.
28) Minimize idling when stopped
If you’re going to be stopped for more than a few seconds, shift to neutral and shut off your engine. This is one of the main reasons hybrid vehicles get such good fuel economy in urban driving.
Caveat 1: this assumes your vehicle is in good tune and will re-start immediately, every time.
Caveat 2: if you’re a defensive driver, you’re habitually evaluating the risk of a rear crash when slowing and when stopped. Obviously you will want to leave your engine on in those circumstances (for a quick rear crash avoidance manoeuver).
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Some thoughts/experiences: Using the A/C makes a big difference. Also, on hot days, I notice that the cooling fan is running nearly constantly – that must use a bit more gas than normal. I imagine that I could squeak out a few more miles by going 55 instead of 57 mph, but for some reason – my right foot is a Sammy Hagar fan. The boxy shape of the Forester + drafting behind tractor trailers and busses = a jostled ride. Read More
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I heard about acetone addition to fuel recently. Acetone is actually an ingredient in most fuel additives you use off the shelf. If you add it to your tank you will notice that your engine runs smoother. You may also get increased mileage, though that will be pretty negligible. Acetone is incredibly evaporative. If you spill some, notice how quick it disappears. If you use Acetone addition, you want to use 2.5-3 oz per 10 gallons. Read More.
Hypermiling Can Improve Gas Mileage 30% or More. My husband has been trying a hypermiling experiment over the past couple of weeks. For those who are unfamiliar with it, hypermiling is changing the way that you drive to significantly increase your car’s fuel efficiency. Read More.
As gas prices continue to climb, so does concern about getting the most miles for your bucks. And that’s where “hypermiling” kicks into gear. It’s a term coined by Wayne Gerdes of CleanMPG.com, who says hypermiling can as much as double your mileage. Gerdes and his team hold the world record – 2,250 miles in a single tank, which worked out to 164 miles per gallon. Read More.
Hypermiler is a term coined by Wayne Gerdes to describe a driver who strives to exceed their vehicle’s EPA fuel economy rating. In conventional vehicles they can often match the mileage of an average person driving an equivalent hybrid. Read More.
Yahoo!’s morning news program (…who knew?), has a great interview with famous hypermiler John Flory. John is obsessed with efficiency. He’s gotten his stock Honda Civic up to near 100 mpg. He takes a circuitous route to work because it includes a long downhill, which he refers to as “road candy.” Read More.
Hypermiling is changing your driving behavior (to the extreme) to save gas, in so many words. We all are feeling the huge pinch from the gas pump now that gas is $4.00/gallon on average. If you’re anything like me, I’ve been thinking about useful and PRACTICAL ways I can save gas which in turn will help save me money. Read More.
I have continued to monitor my gas mileage and have been consistently seeing around 30mpg without using some of the more extreme hypermiling measures. This has still left me a bit puzzled. I have two possible conclusions—one or both of which must be correct based on my results: I suck at the hypermiling techniques. My car sucks at hypermiling techniques.Read More.
In the age of $3.00 /gallon gas we are bombarded with tips for increasing our fuel economy. I have mentioned how keeping your tires inflated can increase safety and fuel consumption. Other common tips for better gas mileage include using cruise control, avoiding traffic, and driving less aggressively. Hypermiling takes getting the best MPG to the extreme. Read More.
There’s a very thin line here between foolish and dangerous and really pushing the envelope. If Trowbridge is doing on empty country roads then chances are he’s not anybody’s problem but his own. If he’s trying in the city where I live, he’s an obstruction to traffic. I think hypermiling is awesome but like an extreme car driving, it has a time and place. Read More
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I recently learned about hypermiling, a collection of driving techniques for increasing the mileage you get in your car and wondered what it would do for the mileage on my 2007 Ninja 250R which already gets great mileage.
On this last tank, I didn’t do any hypermiling techniques for the first 100 miles but used them for the second 100 miles. After 206 miles, it took 3.04 gallons of gas (at over $4./gal!) to fill it up. That comes out to 67.7 mpg. That seemed like an improvement over what I usually get which has been around 65 mpg for the same type of city and island driving. The next tank will be a better test. I’ll be surprised if it doesn’t come in over 70 mpg. Read More.
The increase in gas prices have hit people very hard and increasing number of motorists in the U.S. are looking for alternatives.
This desperate need to control the rising costs, has given rise to the new fad called “hypermiling.” This is a radical driving technique that is designed to make use of every bit of power from the tank, which doubles the gas mileage even in vehicles that are guzzlers.
Hypermiling has become very popular with drivers worldwide, as concern over the increasing price of gas and environmental issues heightens. Whatever their reason, whether it is to save a few dollars or aim at helping the environment, hypermiling is being seen as the smart way to drive. Read More.
Hypermiling is a way of driving that increases your miles per gallon. There are all kinds of techniques to make this happen, and most of them seem pretty logical. Stuff like not accelerating too fast, keeping at the speed limit, taking advantage of gravity and coasting down hills. Read More.
Cars stranded on the side of the highway are starting to make waves in the media. People who are already trying hard to make ends meet by doing simple things like carpooling or stupid things like aggressive hypermiling (including intentional tailgating and failure to slow down adequately through cornering maneuvers) are still running out of … Read More.
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