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Veena and I have discussed our stance on this and I am posting as she is currently significantly under the weather.
The National Breast Cancer Foundation is a wonderful organization who has saved many millions of womens' lives by starting an education campaign to teach women the importance and methods of self examination and by providing free mammograms to women who cannot afford it. They are a phenomenal institution and one which anyone should be more than happy to donate to under any circumstances.
There has been absolutely no evidence presented that the money was turned down because they thought that it was given by strippers, or that they even thought after an explanation that it was given by strippers. To the best of our knowledge it was turned down due to their donation requirements which are set forth in the charter for the organization. Statements to the contrary made by the article's author are nothing more than assertion and grand assumption meant to sway the audience to anger.
The writer refused to donate anonymously or under a name that would meet the requirements as set forth by the National Breast Cancer Foundation. The writer of the article also failed to research the foundation to determine their donation requirements or gain their approval before planning a fundraiser to benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
In the end it is about the cause and not our pride. It is about educating women about breast cancer, it is about making sure everyone, even those who do not have the financial means have access to mammograms. We should not slander organizations who are doing good things.
We all seek to expand the acceptance of pole as a sport and an art but we cannot further that cause by reaching out and attacking organizations who are doing great good in our society. We won't further our cause by attacking organizations who have experienced their own growing pains and roadblocks. We certainly won't gain anyones favor by biting the hand that has saved so many millions of lives.
We would gladly support a positive initiative to try and resolve this dispute but we cannot and will not support assertion and assumption at the cost of an organization who has done so much good for the world.
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@byrdgrrl – You can cancel your 30 day, then wait until its done to upgrade, or I can send you a Paypal request for the yearly subscription and simply tack it on to your current subscription so you don't have to mess with resubscribing. Its completely up to you, just let me know.
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Do not sand it, my suggestion would be to call X-Pole and ask their recomendation. If you are super OCD about these things you can always replace that extension.
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@tiggertail – You should post it in the events once you have all the information. Then people can let you know they are coming.
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Pre-order it and they will ship it as soon as it comes in 🙂
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You'll notice the X-Pole finder on the right side of our site. That is there so people don't get into this predicament 🙂 Just select your ceiling height and it'll tell you the extension length you need. We only sell the extensions prepackaged but you can call X-Pole and they'll be glad to help you out.
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You can cancel the recurring payments from your account page at any time using the cancel link. When you cancel you will still get the remainder of your term you just won't get billed again. So it is common for people to purchase the lessons then cancel immediately so they don't get rebilled. I talked to Veena as well and there are no spinning mode lessons, currently.
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If they say it is ok, then you should be alright. It's just something to be aware of if you are ordering or trading discs around the globe.
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Just because they are PAL and NTSC doesn't mean they are multi-regional that is common in certain areas that have made the switch from one format to the other. The region code is a small code in the disc header that will inhibit their playback in the incorrect country. The only way to know if they are non-regioned discs or not is to find one of the utilities for your computer that will read the disc information and tell you.
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Before you guys start trading DVDs accross borders remember that DVDs are region coded (to your country) and DVD players are as well, generally DVDs from one country will not play in another.
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It goes beyond credit card numbers, you would not be able to play the videos internationally. Video licensing is a sticky, sticky business and there are many restrictions for Amazon's video delivery service.
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There are two really good programs for editing photos as a beginner.
1) Picasa by Google (use this if you have a windows computer)
2) iPhoto by Apple (use this if you have a mac)Anything else is needlessly complex for the beginner, for example the black and white filter for both programs is more than just a color swap to black and white. Picasa and iPhoto both apply several extra filters in order to insure you get the best black and white photo you can get from an automated process, with any other program such as Photoshop or the Gimp these additional processes are not performed automatically so it can take quite a bit of doing to get a good photo out of them.
If you are new to photo editing keep it simple and you will be much happier. Photoshop and the Gimp are very power pieces of software but their learning curve is steep and if you are not going to do professional editing it is really not worth your time and frustration.
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@All – Please try not to think of any job as a crappy little job, any work you do is something to be proud of and it should be treated as such regardless of what that job is. Our benefit to mankind is in that which we produce so whatever you do, do it with your utmost ability and with absolute unfettered pride.
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@Chem – My point about college was that it is more an option that lets you jump ahead in the job pool, but to be fair it requires a four year minimum investment which is time you can be gaining experience and clout in an industry. There are plenty of opportunities to work your way up the ladder you just have to be willing to cinch up that belt and work your butt off in a position that will start off less than glorious, much like college. College is a risk based investment that should be evaluated carefully for your chosen industry, it doesn't guarantee you a job, that is why we have 15,000 Masters working as full-time parking lot attendants in this country.
@All – Whatever you choose to do, work hard, speak up, give praise, accept blame, contribute, follow graciously and you will be rewarded. I didn't even complete one semester of college yet I worked my way into a corporate directorship. College is only one path but courage and dedication are required for any path you choose. The minute you start blaming the situation, the economy or other factors you have lost, these are simply constraints that should help guide your decision.
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Scandalicious – College is a requirement to enter many positions for which you don't have demonstrable experience. College is simply a credential that lowers risk when hiring. If there is a particular industry you want to work in try and find a support job in a company serving that industry, as a secretary, personal assistant, gopher or other support position you learn valuable skills and gain company knowledge that can allow you to work your way into more advanced positions as they become available. I have seen this happen many times and even used this strategy myself. Once you have a significant amount of experience no one cares about a college education because all they have to do is call your previous employer and ask how you did.
Other things to consider are positions where the employer takes on very little risk, many sales positions are almost entirely commission based and so they are much easier to acquire because if you don't make sales you don't get paid. Another good option is serving at a restaraunt. I did this for a couple years and it was good money, if you work hard, and take good care of your tables you can go home with $200 or more every night.
