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		<title>Words cannot explain</title>
		<link>http://www.final-stop.net/2008/03/22/words-cannot-explain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaclyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Edit: I just added a free textures section. Currently there are two different kinds of textures. Light textures and brick textures. The brick ones are from photos from my digital camera, sorry for them not being perfect. Sizes for download: 1024&#215;768 and 800&#215;600. Enjoy!
I just got home from a church activity. I had left my [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Edit:</strong> I just added a <a href="http://www.final-stop.net/downloadables/textures/">free textures section</a>. Currently there are two different kinds of textures. Light textures and brick textures. The brick ones are from photos from my digital camera, sorry for them not being perfect. Sizes for download: 1024&#215;768 and 800&#215;600. Enjoy!</p>
<p>I just got home from a church activity. I had left my computer on with a texture-in-making open in Photoshop. My computer decided to restart itself while I was gone  <img src='http://www.final-stop.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_confused.png' alt=':confused:' class='wp-smiley' /> . Tomorrow I shall try making some. I have <strong>never</strong> done textures before, so pardon me if they&#8217;re not great.</p>
<p>Aside from that horrible experience, I found another one. On my Wordpress dashboard I saw a new link under the &#8220;Incoming Links&#8221; header. Which honestly, I wish I had never opened. <em>I opened the link only to find a rude and harsh review of my website that I was totally not prepared for</em>. Do not continue reading if not interested. <strong>I&#8217;m debating whether to let Final Stop expire or not <img src='http://www.final-stop.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_question.png' alt=':sweat:' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong><span id="more-151"></span></p>
<p>First off, it surprised me I had been reviewed since I had not received an email saying my review was complete. After I began reading, this became rather insignificant. The site was Mobile Reviews. I was actually disappointed in their layout when I applied, I expected better. But I continued to apply because I had heard good things about the owner. While stating &#8220;I don’t mean to hurt your feelings at all&#8221;, a lot of the comments made in my reviews were delivered in a hurtful way. I have gotten bad reviews before, but never did I feel I was being treated as an insignificant thing. It got to a point I was just plain offended. Here are some of the comments I considered a bit inappropriate:</p>
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<li>&#8220;The third button gives me a seizure, and it’s not going to make anyone want to come to your site&#8221;. This could have been nicely put: &#8220;The third button, in my opinion, has excessive animation and because of this might cause users to not click it&#8221; or something like that.</li>
<li>&#8220;Tutorials that won’t make me gouge my eyes out? Here’s hopin’! Oh dear god, you have about a thousand of these. Mkay. Mmmmkay. Stay strong. !!! Oh my god. No. I CAN’T DO THIS.&#8221; Could be: &#8220;I had high hopes of more advanced tutorials, not basic ones I have already done&#8221;.</li>
<li>&#8220;And, as Lily so kindly pointed out, the Photoshop heart one is “the worst tutorial ever”.&#8221; Could be: &#8220;I think this tutorial is somewhat amateur looking&#8221; or something less rude.</li>
<li>&#8220;Why would anyone want an icon that looks like any of those?&#8221;. Rephrased to: &#8220;I think they could use some improvement&#8221;.</li>
<li>&#8220;Blah blah blah, all basic&#8221;. Is the blah blah bla really necessary?</li>
<li>&#8220;If you don’t know how to delete a post, you should get off the internet&#8221;. Is now when I suppose you were born knowing everything you know now? I guess you always knew what to do right? Sadly, some people don&#8217;t have ti that easily. </li>
<li>&#8220;Erm, fills? What’s a fill? Something that’s designed to induce seizures?&#8221;. Nice way to describe other people&#8217;s work.</li>
<li>&#8220;Tacky much? Sorry, but… *retch*&#8221;. Thanks for the advice, I shall add some anti-vomiting pills on my site with free shipping!</li>
<li>&#8220;Hate all the lyric/text-filled ones&#8221;. Hate is such a strong word&#8230;didn&#8217;t anyone ever tell you that?</li>
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<p>I suppose I &#8220;shouldn&#8217;t let people get to me&#8221; but when reading these things it is kind of hard not to. Sometimes I don&#8217;t even know if my website should stay online.Speaking of which <em>Final Stop is expiring soon</em>, should it be renewed? Or should it&#8217;s apparently shameful butt be left to die? Any opinions <img src='http://www.final-stop.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_redface.png' alt=':$' class='wp-smiley' /> ?</p>
<p><small>Note: This post is not intended to critique, offend or be mean/immature towards the review site. It is meant to be a way to get thing off my chest and point out a sad but true mistake made, like we all do.</small></p>
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		<title>Pure Laziness</title>
		<link>http://www.final-stop.net/2008/03/10/pure-laziness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaclyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Well&#8230;three weeks before the present, my sister, her husband, and my niece were here in Puerto Rico. This translates into: &#8220;I barely touched the computer while they were here [almost two weeks]. And after that visit, I had tons of schoolwork. So yeah, besides my notable laziness Ive been caught up in other stuff as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well&#8230;three weeks before the present, my sister, her husband, and my niece were here in Puerto Rico. This translates into: <em>&#8220;I barely touched the computer while they were here [almost two weeks]</em>. And after that visit, I had tons of schoolwork. So yeah, besides my notable laziness Ive been caught up in other stuff as well.</p>
<p><b>Good news!</b> My school [it's Catholic] <em>loves</em> Easter which is why we have Wednesday-Friday of the week before Easter free from school! As well as the week after Easter! I <b>promise</b> to add at least a couple of things, between church activities and such. Leave comments </p>
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<p>Go to <a href="http://mag.final-stop.net">the test site</a> to see a &#8220;tutorial&#8221; on adding videos to your iPod or Zune, as well as how to download and convert online videos!</p>
<p>If anyone is interested in being an occasional author on the Final Stop Mag, let me know through a comment or using the contact form! Anyone who would like to add content is welcome!</p>
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		<title>Happy Early Valentine&#8217;s Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.final-stop.net/2008/02/10/happy-early-valentines-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaclyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey! I&#8217;ll be making chocolate lollipops and chocolate-covered strawberries all this week. It&#8217;s for fund raising so I hope we make a lot of money. Some classmates will be helping me out. I already bought my boyfriend a gift, I haven&#8217;t bought anything for my grandmother though. I need to go see if I can [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey! I&#8217;ll be making chocolate lollipops and chocolate-covered strawberries all this week. It&#8217;s for fund raising so I hope we make a lot of money. Some classmates will be helping me out. I already bought my boyfriend a gift, I haven&#8217;t bought anything for my grandmother though. I need to go see if I can find some flowers that aren&#8217;t too expensive. </p>
<p>Anyway, I&#8217;m actually kind of cheery this year. I love my boyfriend a lot and I want this year tobe really nice for us! So..is anyone else doing something for V-Day?</p>
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		<title>7 days to my 17th</title>
		<link>http://www.final-stop.net/2008/01/21/7-days-to-my-17th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaclyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Only seven more days until I&#8217;m seventeen! Even though seventeen is like..in between sweet and legal, I can&#8217;t wait! I hope to have some major fun! Anyway, the whole updating thing I guess is starting out. I&#8217;m a bit rusty haha.
I hope I get some cool gifts even though I know my awesome boyfriend is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Only seven more days until I&#8217;m seventeen! Even though seventeen is like..in between sweet and legal, I can&#8217;t wait! I hope to have some major fun! Anyway, the whole updating thing I guess is starting out. I&#8217;m a bit rusty haha.</p>
<p>I hope I get some cool gifts even though I know my awesome boyfriend is giving the perfect ionic-ceramic flat iron. Ha! I love it! Can&#8217;t wait to have it! </p>
<p>Here&#8217;s some updates:</p>
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<li>New <a href="http://www.final-stop.net/downloadables/free-layouts/">layout</a> for download!</li>
<li>New <a href="http://www.final-stop.net/downloadables/brushes/">valentine&#8217;s day brush set</a>!</li>
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		<title>Hello 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.final-stop.net/2008/01/15/hello-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaclyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey everyone! I hope you like this modified version of my theme! I&#8217;m having trouble finding a new theme that will suite the site nicely. Anyway, I hope you had a good new years eve/day! So far, my year has an emotional roller coaster. I hope it gets better. What I definitely do admit is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey everyone! I hope you like this modified version of my theme! I&#8217;m having trouble finding a new theme that will suite the site nicely. Anyway, <b>I hope you had a good new years eve/day!</b> So far, my year has an emotional roller coaster. I hope it gets better. What I definitely do admit is that, in the few days of &#8216;08 I&#8217;ve lived so far, I&#8217;ve realized some people who I thought were friends aren&#8217;t really friends. Also, I&#8217;ve spoken to friends I hadn&#8217;t spoken to in a while. And I&#8217;ve also found out some rumors were true, which are quite sad most of them. Guess rumors aren&#8217;t fun when they&#8217;re about someone you care for.</p>
<p>I have no clue what to add to the site or how to start adding. I&#8217;m really sorry guys! I did add a <a href="http://www.final-stop.net/wordpress-tutorials/paginated-content">Wordpress Tutorial</a> a couple of weeks ago. Other than that, I&#8217;m kind of stuck. <i>Any ideas?</i></p>
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		<title>Sweet Vacations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaclyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello to everyone! I&#8217;d like you to know I have a really nice Christmas Layout which I haven&#8217;t put up because a review site is well&#8230;reviewing me. They say it takes a maximum of two weeks to complete reviews, it&#8217;s been 12 days. Which means, I shall put the layout up in two more days [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello to everyone! I&#8217;d like you to know I have a really nice Christmas Layout which I haven&#8217;t put up because a review site is well&#8230;reviewing me. They say it takes a maximum of two weeks to complete reviews, it&#8217;s been 12 days. Which means, I shall put the layout up in two more days hopefully. It&#8217;s pretty much the same layout but with a different image. I hope you will like it.</p>
<p>Anyway, I&#8217;m going to <b>Buffalo, New York!</b> to see my sister, brother-in-law and my gorgeous niece. I love them very much and I&#8217;m happy I&#8217;m going to see them. My flight leaves at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning.<span id="more-135"></span></p>
<p>I hope I have a lot of fun, even if it&#8217;s so cold outside. My niece will be 6 months old on the 19th so I know I&#8217;ll have tons of fun with her. And my sister is pretty cool too, so is her husband. I like them a lot, they make me feel at home when I&#8217;m with them. It&#8217;s my first Christmas away from my family, but since I&#8217;ll be with them it won&#8217;t be bad at all!</p>
<p>I hope whoever reads this has a very Merry Christmas and enjoys their vacation a lot. <img src='http://www.final-stop.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.png' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<h2>Thoughts Aside</h2>
<p>Gone are the days of the dial up connection to go with a portable PC. Now with the <a href="http://www.parks.ca.gov/wifi/">wireless internet coverage</a>, connecting to the Internet with a laptop while being out and about or even on your sweet vacations is very simple. The <a href="http://www.barrierwireless.com">wireless internet providers</a> offer the speeds many times faster than a dial up connection that makes the use of <a href="http://www.barrierwireless.com/Wireless-Device/Wireless-Camera.html">wireless camera</a> with the PC at a high rated performance. The high speed has also made possible the downloading of streaming media on <a href="http://www.barrierwireless.com/Wireless-Communication/Wireless-Phone.html">wireless phone</a> sets. Nearly all portable PCs sold today come with wireless modems and <a href="http://www.yorkcounty.gov/tourism/dining.htm">wifi connections</a> already activated on them</p>
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		<title>Exhausted</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaclyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Well&#8230;the whole school activity thing is finally over. I&#8217;m so exhausted, my legs hurt really bad. We had practice every day for hours and it really takes a toll on you. Either way, I had so much fun I can&#8217;t even believe it! I can&#8217;t wait for next year, the worst part is remembering I&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well&#8230;the whole school activity thing is finally over. I&#8217;m so exhausted, my legs hurt really bad. We had practice every day for hours and it really takes a toll on you. Either way, I had so much fun I can&#8217;t even believe it! I can&#8217;t wait for next year, the worst part is remembering I&#8217;ll be a senior.</p>
<p>I have only 12 days of school remaining, not counting final exams of course. I think I&#8217;ll be excused from most of them , History and Pre Calculus are the ones I&#8217;m not sure of (the percentage required is 95% and I think I have 90-94% on both of these classes). It&#8217;s stupid because either way I have an A but whatever. I&#8217;m leaving to Buffalo, New York on December 17th! I&#8217;m going to see my beautiful niece. Updates will be made, don&#8217;t worry. <b>I might be getting my license soon!</b></p>
<p>As for the site, I should be making some cute stuff soon. Whenever I feel up to it. I&#8217;m really tired, no joke!</p>
<h2>Related</h2>
<p>Among many others, <a href="http://www.unifyhosting.com/ixwebhosting.htm">ixwebhosting</a> offers reliable and consistent web hosting for the customers at as incredible value as does <a href="http://www.unifyhosting.com/ipowerweb.htm">ipowerweb</a> for the ever demanding yet highly competitive area of <a href="http://www.unifyhosting.com">business web hosting</a>. Whether one is striving to <a href="http://www.corp.ca.gov/ole/oleqa.htm">find web host</a> for a family website or a business website <a href="http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress03/farnan090403.htm">webhosting reviews</a> provide a great deal of assistance to the experienced as well as novice users.</p>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Puertorican</title>
		<link>http://www.final-stop.net/2007/11/07/im-puertorican/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaclyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This upcoming week my school celebrates our culture. For 19 years they&#8217;ve been celebrating this. On the weekend, they do an activity that for the last couple of years has involved all of our town, and even nearby towns. In this event students from all grades prepare a 15-20 minute segment where they talk, dance [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This upcoming week my school celebrates our culture. For 19 years they&#8217;ve been celebrating this. On the weekend, they do an activity that for the last couple of years has involved all of our town, and even nearby towns. In this event students from all grades prepare a 15-20 minute segment where they talk, dance and act out the theme they were assigned. The 11th grades theme, my theme, are our traditions. I felt the urge to write a few details about Puerto Rico since a lot of people don&#8217;t even know where it is.</p>
<p>Puerto Rico was discovered on November 19th 1493 by Christopher Columbus. Our race was created by the mix of three other races: African, Taíno and Spanish (white). The island was populated with Taínos when the Spanish arrived and brought with them the African slaves. We inherited several characteristics from them, as well as their traditions. We&#8217;re mainly Catholic, like the Spanish, several town names are derived from the names the Taínos had given them and we dance, like the Africans. </p>
<p>Don&#8217;t know where we are? Here are some images to help you figure it out:<br />
<a href="http://final-stop.net/images/Rico.png" rel="lightbox[layouts]" title="Puerto Rico's Location"><img src="http://final-stop.net/images/Rico.png" alt="Puerto Rico's Location" width="180px" height="100px" align="middle" /></a> <a href="http://final-stop.net/images/LocationPuertoRico.png" rel="lightbox[layouts]" title="Puerto Rico's Location"><img src="http://final-stop.net/images/LocationPuertoRico.png" alt="Puerto Rico's Location" width="180px" height="100px" align="middle" /></a></p>
<p>Thanks for reading.</p>
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		<title>Today&#8230;I felt like blogging</title>
		<link>http://www.final-stop.net/2007/09/26/todayi-felt-like-blogging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jaclyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Edit: I added a grunge brush set and the free layouts have a new look. This weekend I hope to add quite some content if not, I&#8217;m learning how to make new stuff.
I sat on my computer today [having 3 tests tomorrow] and felt like blogging about a school activity that I found interesting (wait [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Edit</strong>: I added a grunge brush set and the free layouts have a new look. This weekend I hope to add quite some content if not, I&#8217;m learning how to make new stuff.<br />
I sat on my computer today [having 3 tests tomorrow] and felt like blogging about a school activity that I found interesting (wait for next blog) and I came across an interesting new article on Yahoo! A Siberian woman gave birth to her 12th child who weighed 17.1 lbs (7.75 kg). She reported that both, her and her husband, were in complete shock.</p>
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<p><em>&#8220;The Guinness World Records lists a 10.2 kg baby boy born in Italy in 1955, and a 10.8 kg baby boy who was born in the United States in 1879 but died 11 hours later&#8221;</em> -<a href="http://news.yahoo.com">Source</a>
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<p>Meaning, this baby almost broke a record. The difference from the Italian baby is only 2.45 kg heavier. They also state the the average weight for a healthy baby is 7.06 lbs. Do you think it&#8217;s safe for a baby to be born this heavy? If under-weight is a problem, isn&#8217;t overweight one too? If this baby were extremely skinny, the mom would probably be criticized. What do you think about it?</p>
<h2>Thoughts Aside</h2>
<p>Mobile internet users are sure to appreciate the idea of <a href="http://www.parks.ca.gov/wifi/">wireless internet coverage</a>. The solution is to get your laptop connected to the net via a <a href="http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/clin_resources/mods-apn/clin_log_device/clin_log_device_faq.htm">wifi service</a> provider such as <a href="http://www.throughwalls.net/Sprint-Wireless.html">sprint wireless</a>. The speed is generally very fast with a wifi hotspot. There may be some locally available <a href="http://www.throughwalls.net">wireless internet service</a> allowing access to many hotspots virtually anywhere for a subscription fee. One of such globally active service provider is <a href="http://www.throughwalls.net/Verizon-Wireless.html">verizon wireless</a>.</p>
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