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The charity cause our event, ‘Original Vibe 2007 ,’ is supporting. Originally posted by Hebret Cabral aka ‘H’ at the Michigan bboy forums found here: http://michiganbboys.proboards13.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1196781773
“Following the advice of one of a very wise friend of mine, this thread is dedicated to explain a little more about what the Nehemaiah Project is all about, and why Original VIBE supports it.
The Nehemiah Project was born in my mother’s heart over 5 years ago. As immigrants from Brazil residing in one of the richest regions of the US, we felt a tremendous responsibility to give back to our homeland. We became sick of receiving bad news after bad news regarding our nation’s poverty and injustice from our friends and family and felt like we were to do something. And so the Nehemiah Project was born, starting with the Brazilian Christian Group, a group of Brazilians who meet weekly to study the Bible and fellowship.
The Nehemiah Project goal is to raise resources and direct them to those who need it so much in Brazil. And there aren’t any who need more than our Brazilian street children. Because it is so hard to know for sure, estimates range from 200,000 to 8 million of them in our streets, which in my opinion is 200,000 to 8 million too many. These are children who were abandoned by parents who are caught up in addiction and poverty, children who lost their parents to HIV and prisons, etc. They live under fear, hunger, addiction, hopelessness and discrimination. Many have turned their eyes away, others see no way of helping.
Thankfully, there are institutions such as the Refuge Orphanage in Sorocaba, Brazil, which became Nehemiah Project’s focus right from the beginning. This is an incredibly respected institution who is deeply involved in their community. Their main program has 8 houses divided by age and sex with about 10-12 children in each. Every home has a missionary couple living with the children and they all go to school and have afternoon programs. This is done to give them a sense of family and the best childhood possible. Refuge is also home to the House Of Bethlehem, where 50 children with the HIV virus are treated. The institution provides the children and their families with food, counseling and if needed, shelter. They also provide medical treatment through drug cocktails to combat the virus. Their success rate is incredible: every HIV positive pregnant woman who took that drug last year, had babies without any detectable HIV virus count. For babies where the virus is found, there still exists a 70% chance of eliminating it if the cocktail is taken for the baby’s first two years. Recently, the government has also asked Refuge to begin working with hundreds of children who have committed small crimes and are now under parole. The institution is growing more ever day, which is no reason for celebration according to its founder, Pastor Carlos. I always hear him say that Refuge’s goal is to one day close its doors because there are no more orphans in their city.
These are a few of the highlights of why Original VIBE supports the Refuge Orphanage. If you’d like more details, visit nehemiahbrazil.org or email me at hbrasil@gmail.com. I hope that everyone attending the event can do so with the joy of knowing that they are helping those in desperate need. I have personally been there and seen some of the biggest smiles I’ve ever seen, thanks to people like you.
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Yup, it’s that time of year again! The 2nd Annual O-Vibe event thrown by my very own crew!
All proceeds to to a good cause — the Nehemiah Project, orphanage in Brazil.
We’re really trying to progress the culture and the scene with a 2v2 popping segment, a Live Funk performing during the battles just to name a few!
Hope to see ya’ll there. December 8th. Saturday, O-Vibe - get hype!
- k.v
P.S - For those that catch the spelling errors, you all get a cookie, ha! Seriously though, we are aware of them and despite all of the spell checks, unfortunately did not notice them until after printing had gone through. We’re b-boys, not grammar specialists
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This one requires a little set up. As I was leaving the can in my office the other day (I know, all great stories start this way), I noticed this guy walking in with his headphones and iPod on. I thought to myself:
What the hell, does he have a “Music to Poop by” playlist or something?
Since then, I have recruited some friends and started making this playlist a reality. Below is what we came up with. And of course, since no great list is ever complete, feel free to add your own.
Until next time, thank you and you’re welcome.
Music To Poop By
Bring The Noise - Anthrax
Corn Mouth - Aphex Twin
Stomach Vs. Heart - Barenaked Ladies
Blame It On Me - Barenaked Ladies
Little Deuce Coupe - The Beach Boys
An Echo, A Stain - Björk
Smells Like Funk - Black Eyed Peas
Hot Shit Makin’ Ya Bounce - Busta Rhymes
Noise Annoys - The Buzzcocks
It’s Coming Down - Cake
The Little Black Egg - The Cars
What A Waste Of Good Corn Liquor - Coal Creek Bluegrass Band
A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
When The Shit Goes Down - Cypress Hill
Don’t Drink the Water - Dave Matthews Band
Gut Feeling - Devo
Drips - Eminem
Floating Rock - Freeze Dried
You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band
Mexicali Blues - Grateful Dead
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Johnson, Jack
Pinch Roller - Kasabian
Brownsville Turnaround on the Tex-Mex Border - The KLF
Asshole - Leary, Denis
Release The Pressure - Leftfield
Black Milk - Massive Attack
Salsa Life - May, Derrick
Porcelain - Moby
Float On - Modest Mouse
Bleed From Within - The Music
Fire In The Middle - Nightmares On Wax
Scentless Apprentice - Nirvana
A Mile Long Lump Of Lard - The Orb
Xplosion - Outkast
Toilet Tisha - Outkast
Sploosh! - Ozric Tentacles
Push Me, Pull Me - Pearl Jam
Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd
Funky Shit - The Prodigy
Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
Backdrifts (Honeymoon Is Over) - Radiohead
Wind Below - Rage Against The Machine
Volcano - Rice, Damien
Mexican - Roni Size/Reprazent
Push It (Remix) - Salt-N-Pepa
300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues - The White Stripes
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“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams … glitter in the dark near Tanhauser Gate. All those … moments will be lost … in time, like tears … in rain. Time … to die.”
I love this movie. So visually stunning and iconic! It was hard to believe that this was made back when big budget CG graphics and special effects were hardly the standard in movie making. Some fine acting by some of the best actors and actresses of their time. It’s been 25 years since the original release date, but the intense, enigmatic and complex film still warrants repeated viewings from fans, old and new.
The movie is based on the Philip K. Dick novel, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” and stars Harrison Ford and Sean Young. But let’s not forget the stellar performances of the co-stars that includes, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh and Daryl Hannah. I’m sure most everyone knows what the movie is about, but if you don’t or haven’t seen the movie at all (damn… and you say you love movies??), no worries! There is a re-release of the movie playing in selected cities. If you are in one of the cities listed, go and watch it!
If you don’t get to watch it on the big screen, there will be a bunch of new re-release dvd, blu-ray, hd-dvd and 5-Disc Ultimate/Complete Collector’s Editions(in dvd, blur-ray and hd-dvd versions) available in December. *WHEW* Yeah there’s alot… so.. Here’s a handy guide from Amazon.com, on all the versions of Blade Runner you can get. I pre-ordered the 5-disc HD-DVD Ultimate Collector’s Edition in the super sweet metallic briefcase… cause it’s the shit! If you’ve seen a movie in HD, you’ll know why you would want that version. Whatever you choose, watching the movie will be worth it.
Blade Runner info links, *warning* some will containt spoilers, for the people who haven’t seen it:
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You’ve all probably seen pen spinning in one shape or form; whether it may have been a classmate spinning his/her pen around their thumb, or some wild and crazy Youtube clips.
Here’s a video that creator of Pentrix.com made in 2003 that shows what PS is all about.
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I first saw this sketch when it aired in the early nineties and have always thought it was brilliant:
In case you’re one of the two people in the universe who would rather read than watch, the gist is this: A dude attributes his success to sticking pennies up his ass, always knowing that other people have touched his ass pennies. Awesome!It got me thinking about my own unorthodox method of confidence building. Now I’m not into ass pennies, or putdowns, insults or throwing feces, for that matter. No, my technique is completely silent – and all psychological. You see, I like to cause people shy bladder. You know, that thing that happens in front of the urinal when you just can’t perform. And you stand there just holding your non-functioning johnson in public like a complete, ineffectual loser? I make other people do that.It’s the public restroom equivalent of slam-dunking on your hapless defender. And it feels just as powerful. Here’s what you do: 1.) Find your unwitting victim standing at the pisser. 2.) Stand right next to them while they are trying to go. 3.) Unleash your magnificent stream before they can get theirs started.
It’s that simple and it never ceases to fill your victim with a brutal mixture of self-inadequacy and performance envy. Congratulations – you have established dominance. Now, some of you may have more trouble than others in perfecting this technique, so here are a few frequently asked questions in the art of causing shy bladder.
“Why does it work?”
This is due to the psychological effect known as proximal arousal. It simply means that when you stand too close to someone, they become uncomfortable and have certain involuntary physical reactions. In the case of a men’s room, a freezing and closing of the urethra and the ensuing feeling of worthlessness. So, no, we’re not talking about them sporting wood.
“Won’t proximal arousal affect me?”
It is a simple case of mind over matter. If you are aware of this physical and psychological anomaly, you can control its effect over you. Kind of like how Freddy Krueger can’t hurt you when you stop being afraid of him.
“Who should I do it to?”
That’s completely up to you. I find it most effective on Vice Presidents, Supervisors and clients of high importance. But it’s also great against guys who are generally better looking than you and guys who drive better cars than you.
“What if I’m a chick and not a dude?”
Sorry. You’re out of luck. But at least you get to have cans.
So there you have it. Give it a shot and with enough dedication, mental concentration and massive beverage consumption, you’ll be out-whizzing everyone. And the more people you make stand there like complete losers holding their useless equipment, the more you will start feeling like the total stud you always wanted to be.