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"True life is lived when tiny changes occur." ~ Tolstoy

[ MIND THOUGHTS ] Guess whose back! It’s about that time of year again ‐‐ the first day of class has returned. In this issue we have a great interview with Bobbito Garcia and if you don’t know who he is then find out! We have a great deal of events planned for this year. They include getting a renowned artist on campus; several movie screenings and other events. We are fielding numerous fundraising ideas to accomplish these goals. The interest in FOKUS is growing and it’s good to see this happening. The more people who enter the club and are active will only bring greater results than before. Look for the logo around campus and constant improvements. I look forward to hearing from everyone. ~ Prime

These are questions many people have asked in response to the loud yellow bands that have increasingly become an accessory for everyone’s style this summer. Fashion statement? Maybe, but the craze is simply a proud declaration of support; both from the American and worldwide public, for cancer, its research, and most importantly, it’s SURVIVORS. Cyclist Lance Armstrong made noise again this summer not only with his 6th straight win in the Tour de France, but also with the release of the cancer tribute, yellow “LIVESTRONG” wristband, compliments of his foundation; the Lance Armstrong Foundation [LAF].

Live Strong is an educational program within LAF, encouraging all members of the cancer survivor community [relative, friend, caregiver, healthcare provider, supporters, or MASS MEETING COMING SOON! survivors themselves] to ‘live strong’ through and beyond the physical, emotional, and BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR FLYERS & EMAILS FOR THE DATE ‐‐ ALL STUDENTS practical challenges of their survivorship.

According to the official website, “The Lance ARE WELCOMED TO JOIN!!!

Armstrong Foundation (LAF) believes that knowledge is power and attitude is everything.

From the moment your survivorship begins on the day of diagnosis, [they] provide the [ LIFE­STYLE ] information and tools you need to live strong.”

So what is the focus of the wristband campaign? LAF’s mission is to raise 5 million dollars to fund the continued efforts towards cancer research.

“Yellow wakes me up in the morning.

Yellow gets me on the bike every day.

Yellow has taught me the true meaning of sacrifice.

Yellow makes me suffer.

Yellow is the reason I’m here.”

When asked how they got their bands around their wrists, peers of mine explained that with a donation of only 1 dollar to Lance’s foundation, they were both able to support this selfless cause as well as promote the need for cancer awareness and action.

– Lance Armstrong ~ seven­year cancer SURVIVOR.

With all of the celebrity surrounding these bands, many are finding other outlets to get their hands on this hot item due to their Where’d you get that yellow wristband? Why is backordered status on both www.laf.org and everyone wearing one? Where can I get one? www.Niketown.com; and are willing to pay

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Fighting Obstacles Knowing Ultimate Success extra to do so. On eBay five LIVESTRONG wristbands can go for up to $26.01 and a Family Pak of three sells for $13.00; while the majority of wristbands are selling for $1.01, only one cent more than the regular donation.

SURVIVOR driven motives are characteristic of many who have contributed to LAF’s cause.

However, there are others, such as sellers who may state that he has Stage IIIB non‐small cell lung cancer, supporting LAF entirely out of good faith, who may be in it solely for a profit.

For further information about either LIVESTRONG wristbands or the survivor mission at large, please logon to the Lance Armstrong Foundation website [www.laf.org]. Individual bands are also available online at both niketown.com and all NikeTown stores and your local bike shop.

For all of those people you may or may not know who are fighting for their SURVIVAL, please show your support in any way you can. ~Soul

[ BREAKING BREAD ]

Volume I Issue 2 and Source Magazine. Around 1990 I wrote the “Confessions of a Sneaker Addict” article that singly lead to the book “Where’d You Get Those,” which came out on Testify Books in 2003.

I wrote the Vibe column, Bobbito Soundcheck for about 10 years and found a great joy in writing about basketball. So Sean Couch, Jessie Washington, Justin Leonard and I all put together a magazine called Bounce from the Playground. It strictly focuses on what goes on in the schoolyard and street. I have a whole basketball performance career. I am a member of Project Playground Basketball. We have performed during NBA halftime shows, college half time shows, in Taiwan and in Puerto Rico. We are working on a Project Playground Basketball play at El Flamingo Theater. I play basketball on a daily basis and get a lot of fulfillment out of it. I have played pro in Puerto Rico, and many tournaments, I also coached at the college and high school level and in playground tournaments. I have acted, written poetry, rhymed, and both a record label and store. There are a lot of opportunities in NYC and the opportunities are endless. It is up to us to discover those boundaries and if there aren’t any, I will continue to push myself.

F: How do you feel about Puerto Rico defeating USA?

The next following pages recount out interview with the great Bobbito Garcia.

Take the time to read and think because it can get deep.

FOKUS: Introduce yourself.

Bobbito: Bobbito Garcia aka DJ Cucumber Slice. I am a number of things all based out of New York City, my home for life. I am most known as a DJ. I’ve been DJing in clubs for about 10yrs, I did radio for about 12yrs. I was on Hot 97 for 3 years with DJ Stretch Armstrong and Lord Sear. I have put together a number of compilations, most notably the Wonder of Stevie with DJ Spinna on Harmless Records. I wrote for Vibe, Slam

B: Not surprised of it. I am proud of us winning that game and I am proud of Puerto Rico winning any game. I played in Puerto Rico and have known a lot of New Yorkers who have gone down there to play; there are NBA coaches, Phil Jackson, Bernie Bickerstaff, who have gone down there. Puerto Rico’s pro league is older than the NBA. Puerto Rico lost to US by 1 point in 1976 Olympics and a lot of people don’t remember because they are too young and that was a shining moment for Puerto Rico and I think it was going to happen eventually if it was Puerto Rico, it would have been Lithuania or whoever.

F: What are you favorite sneakers?

B: Favorite sneakers are whatever I picked out for the day. The first line of my book is “I am a refined sneaker addict.” And I really mean that, I never wrote the book with the mind

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Fighting Obstacles Knowing Ultimate Success that I wanted people to go out and over consume and be fanatic about luxury items. I always been stuck on sneakers because I am first and foremost a ball player and me wearing sneakers at all other points of the day and wanting clean nice sneakers is simply because I love wearing sneakers. When I play ball and when you see me DJing, I’m wearing basketball kicks but I also have on ball shorts and people always laugh at me because I will be in the club with shorts on in the middle of the winter.

Volume I Issue 2 colorful; their school opportunity may be bleak; their career opportunity may be slim; and so amongst all those things, a quick fix is an $80 pair of sneakers or in worst cases a $10 purchase of drugs. We all look for quick fixes ‐‐ all of us ‐‐ even the happiest people look for quick fixes – I’m having a shitty day…I want to have sex or I had a shitty week…let’s go out and see a movie.

These are all things that all of us can identify with. It only becomes problematic when the things that we are looking to give us that rush are harmful to us, our bodies, our environment, or the people manufacturing them. If you take every piece of clothing that you wear it is probably manufactured somewhere in the world that is a result of exploited labor, and every single sneaker brand, a lot of people point finger at Nike, but ever single sneaker brand, whether manufactured in U.S or not, uses materials that are manufactured in countries that have probably less than great wages for their workers. It is sort of impossible to avoid.

When I go to sleep I have on ball shorts and when I work in my house I wear tournaments shirts.

That’s just what I feel most comfortable in, that’s what I spent the majority of my life dressed in and I have been on the court more than any other environment or social setting in my life, so that’s my home.

So a lot of people that wear sneakers and don’t even play ball or aren’t athletes, I think its great because sneakers are comfortable and there is a lot of money put into research and design and they are well designed but I don’t know, I wouldn’t have 300 shoes in my apt and if I didn’t play ball, I wouldn’t have 20prs of What is possible to avoid though is wearing sneaks either. jewelry that is a frivolous item. It’s not wrong because people like to wear jewelry, but when FOKUS: You spoke of over consumption a little it comes to jewelry, to me sneakers you need while ago. Bill Cosby said we need to stop that because you put a tremendous amount of investing in goods that depreciate in value and pressure on your feet everyday but wearing invest in ones that appreciate in value. What jewelry like I see people in videos wearing a 50 would be your words to someone who does not thousand dollar piece of jewelry and people in play ball but would sometimes break their Africa suffer. In Sierra Leone, peoples' hands pockets to add to their collection of sneakers? get chopped off for the control of diamond trade; in South Africa, miners live very short Bobbito: If we talk about the community that lives in the platinum mines.

These are we are in right now or any inner city instances that are graver than someone being community, its not just “I want to add to my in a sweat shop earning a shitty living; these collection.” When you talk of people of color are actually lives being cut short for a product in the U.S., who have been systematically kept that you are showing off. It’s a very odd thing down and systematically impressed upon to and when you get know ledged about it, it’s a have low self‐esteem, you know the out growth completely bizarre thing. of living in a capitalist society is to desire the goods that in a materialistic world provide you F: So do you feel that the public icons are with self‐esteem, that’s what our system causing people to get fascinated with jewelry? teaches us. So you can’t really fault people who say they want a new pair of sneakers to B: No, the public icons are doing it but they “feel good about myself”‐‐ what other are doing it by accident I think. When they are resources do they have to make them feel good showing off jewelry, it’s an attempt to show about themselves? Their home environment that they have money. They are not like “hey may be difficult; their community may not be check out this platinum, potentially my great‐

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Fighting Obstacles Knowing Ultimate Success great grandmother died so that I could wear this but I don’t even know that. I have no connection to the rest of the globe” that’s another thing. The U.S. promotes us to have low self‐esteem and promotes us to be disconnected with the rest of the world. If people of color globally united and had a sense of common self; how vital will that be to improvement. I hate it when I go into a store and I see a little Latin kid making fun of the Arab Muslim behind the counter. What the fuck is your problem? Lebanese and Syrian people migrated to Puerto Rico and Cuba; the Moors invaded Spain; Spain invaded our islands; there is a lot of commonality that people have no clue about, if we were to realize that commonality then we would be like oh shit, let me go into the store and say Salam or Shukran or whatever…that’s a step towards not fuck you, but actually peace.

FOKUS: Describe the process you went through from getting Where'd You Get Those out of your mind to being available to the public in the book?

Bobbito: “Where’d You Get Those?” started about 30 years ago when I first started noticing sneakers and if you read the book it is very personal to a lot of accounts of my child hood and specifically when I wrote the article for the source, "Confessions of a Sneaker Addict"; my publisher Dana Albarella from Testify Books read the article.

Back then I had an independent store called Bobbitt’s Footwork.

She came in there and bought some sneakers and it was just being in the right place at the right time. She approached me to write a sneaker book and I was like I can’t just write a book about sneakers because the topic is too broad. So I was like what do I know? I know New York City and I know basketball and I know hip‐hop. So I didn’t write about the sneaker industry or the technology behind them, it is about people. It’s about New Yorkers who grew up feenin’ to play ball and hear hip‐hop when it was impossible to find at every hour and when it was totally inaccessible, it’s those moments that really make the book special to me.

Volume I Issue 2 B: My brother was and still is the man. He wears shoes and hats that you can’t find.

That’s New York…that’s quintessentially New York ‐ the idea to be unique and progressive.

My brother didn’t want to just wear a hat…he wanted to wear a hat that was handcrafted in Italy that no one else had. That’s the best of New York to me.

F: Could you touch on the uniqueness?

Focusing on many of the sneaker brands that are bringing back their classics, how important is it to be the individual?

B: That’s up to each and every body. I think it is ok for people to wear what everyone else wears, but I think the premise for that to be success is for there always to be a small pocket of people who want to be different. I’m one of those people who like being different. But if every single individual wanted to be different then there would be no way to be different because the norm would be to be different, I can preach that only but so much. I love to paint my sneakers. That started 25 years ago and my brother did that before me. Now you can go to the store and buy hand painted sneakers, which means now I can't customize my sneakers because everybody’s doing it, so there has got to be a point.

F: What would you say is the importance of college?

B: The importance is not college. The importance is to educate and empower yourself. Whether it happens on the street, in your home or in the school environment; it doesn’t really matter, the important thing is for it to happen in all environments. Go to school, sure, learn but don’t let that be the only place where you’re hungry for knowledge.

In the U.S., unfortunately, education doesn’t promise us anything except self‐empowerment and feeling better about you. So that’s why I went to school, I went to a liberal arts school, Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. I didn’t go there for a trade I went there because I wanted to learn how to learn and that’s helped me do [what I do] and have a new career every month it seems.

F: You mentioned your brother in the book.

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FOKUS: What do you feel are the elements of B: That makes me laugh. The 1st haircut I hip‐hop? gave, I gave my man a flattop and gave him a huge bald spot. And the fact that I was called Bobbito: Main ones are MCing, DJing, beat the Barber and they used to call me Bobbito boxing, breaking, art, style, language, history. Giuliani, Rex Chapman, joking on my hairline I think there are a lot of things that exist that and saying it looked like a Nike swoosh. And are not hip‐hop but are called hip‐hop. It’s a meanwhile I was called the Barber. There is very passionate art form, it’s global and it was irony and inherent comedy to that I think. born here in New York.

Cucumber Slice is pure comedy. I'm the voice on EA Sports' NBA Street Volume 2, and little F: You were in the movie Freestyle: The Art kids hear that and they are always laughing of Rhyme. Expand upon two elements, history and I love that; I love that I can make people and freestyle? laugh with my name.

B: Go see the movie. Kevin did a great job and F: You hosted battle grounds and you saw I appreciate him putting me in it.

France [Amara Sy] vs Brooklyn [Junie Sanders].

It looks like NBA is going more global, they F: Okay time for some word associations. have talked about expanding to a global league.

F: Hook Mitchell B: Oakland legend B: There is a great book called, Big games Small world by Alexander Wolff. I think it’s a F: Supernatural legend must read for people who want to discover B: Off the top of the head legend more about international basketball scene. I'm not surprised that a French ball player beat a F: Craig G New Yorker, Puerto Rico beat the U.S. and B: Off the top of the head legend and a funny none of that surprised me. People are people. motherfucker.

There is African heritage in a lot of the countries. To me there is no surprise what so F: Goat (Earl Manigualt) ever. Basketball has been around for over 100 B: Personal friend, mentor, lives in my heart, years, it’s not like people aren’t going to international school yard legend and the movie practice and practice and at some point get Rebound was a huge disappointment. They better. But New York still rules, when it comes should have never shot it in Toronto. to style it was born hear, another 30 years the style would have been relevant enough in other F: Why do you feel it was a disappointment? countries and cities that they can claim it but right now its New York, all that And 1 shit is all B: ‘Cause of what I just said. You can’t shoot New York. a movie about a quintessential Harlem legend and shoot it in Toronto and have an actor who F: Shout outs? doesn’t play ball. Don Cheadle is a phenomenal actor but he doesn’t play ball. You can’t B: Alma who will hopefully be a Bounce writer portray a great ball player and the actor in the future, my man over there shooting doesn’t play ball. That just doesn’t wash. around, Atiba and FOKUS, my man Red Fennimore and everybody.

F: Hip‐hop B: Tired passed its peak Review Numbers

F: Rap B: Not enough differential between pop music F: Bobbito Garcia, aka DJ Cucumber Slice aka Bobbito the Barber

0 / 20 – Waste of space, time and whatever it is on 5 / 20 – Tolerate once but anything more is painful 10 / 20 – Average. Squinting may help somewhat 15 / 20 – Good product. Not a solid picture but close 20 / 20 – Solid product. Worth a look and purchase

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[ MOVIES ]

Maria Full Of Grace

Volume I Issue 2 Maria finds herself not as alone as she believes she is deserving of and so, with child, chooses internal powerful future opportunity over the past she’s left so far behind… Ave Maria. ~Ali

15 / 20

The Warriors Now Playing

15 / 20 DVD

Sweat pearls stream down through hair roots, drench the forehead, lick your cheek, and fall into a crack on the floor. Such was the essence of Maria [played by acting new comer, Catalina Sanding Moreno], a seventeen‐year‐old girl who challenges her identity within society, family, and self in HBO film’s newest independent feature, Maria Full of Grace.

There is a summons sent for a meeting to bring the various factions of New York City together. Something goes terribly wrong during the meeting and now New York experiences a rise in gang violence. The entire city is a ghost town except for The Warriors, who must make a trek from “Tense and riveting,” comments The New Uptown back to Coney Island. They cross York times.

Maria’s gritty storyline fictionalizes a collection of true tales about several gang territories on their journey back and experience all types of hell. lives lost and found in the rural hillside towns skirting Colombia’s capital, Bogota, as This movie is hard and when it was released the journey of a young girl escaping her self in 1979 many theaters refused to show it unravels before our eyes. because they feared that there would be all types of gang violence before and after the Sultry, Spanish speaking, Maria, one of two film was shown. Some parts of the movie daughters, begins our time with her at the may seem outlandish, such as the city streets rose packing factory where she works and is subsequently met with gender authority being empty and the numerous gangs, but this movie depicts the times correctly. No obstacles and friendship contours. Hews of one wanted to be out on the late night red, blue, and yellow capture Colombia’s streets due to the gangs that roamed every hidden beauty as we experience a quest to area.

This movie provides great adulthood liberation through Maria’s cocoa entertainment value and tells a great story. colored eyes. Boyfriend, mom, sister, ~Prime companion, and stranger relationships challenge Maria’s expectations on identity as a shift in an employment opportunity, from maid to mule brings about life altering change.

Tragedy, loyalty, and fear of urban cultures offer further fuse to Maria’s lust for el refugio from Colombian girlhood as, with grace.

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Ricky Fante: Rewind

Slackers 15 / 20

15 /20 DVD

When all else fails… cheat. Now that’s not what we do in reality but go rent or buy Slackers and you can experience it.

Slackers chronicles the rise and fall of three friends as they attempt to graduate college.

This movie is hilarious. There is the straight humor and then there is plenty of random humor. If you want to laugh it up then put this on and do the do. ~Prime

[ UNDER THE NEEDLE ]

Al Green, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and others were the definition of soul music.

This past decade we have seen many neo‐ soul artists try to claim their title. Enter Ricky Fante. Rewind is a successful attempt at capturing the soul of the ‘60s.

His scratchy voice helps him standout and the songs on Rewind give him the credit to warrant a listen. His 12 tracks covers more than one may expect due to the current albums of our times. While his gritty voice may turn some away initially, you have to give things a chance. Do a search and you should be able to hear a sample of his music, go pick up a copy of this cd, or borrow a copy of it from a friend. Just go cop this disc. ~Prime

Emir Lye: And Now For Something Completely Different

Jay & Whizz: The Arrival 10 /20

15 /20 Twenty‐two tracks. That is the first sign that the And Now For Something Completely Different is not amongst the common releases. Emir Lye delivers an album that has some immediate stand out tracks. This is a good album that you should pick up.

Overall it comes strong but there are areas where he gets caught up in drug ballads which get tired quickly. Emir attempts to differentiate himself and has the potential to but some of his delivery is the same.

“Bragging Writes,” “Judas Piece” and “My Grandmother” are some of the stand out tracks on this album.

Go check out www.illiancerecords.com for more! ~Prime

Jay and Whizz are repping The D and they are proud of it. They are on the Illiance Records roster.

The Arrival features a decent production job but the lyrics leave room for more improvement. The duo does not arrive much later than wanted. The first couple of tracks can lose many listeners but the later tracks are a great improvement.

You see the beat production stepping up and their delivery improves. “Here We Go,” “Stick‐N‐Move,” and “John Doe” are the top tracks in my opinion. You should check it out because it has a lot of potential that isn’t found when you first listen to this album. ~Prime

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[ BRAIN FOOD ] Duo Live: Free Lunch

Alan Moore Watchmen 15 /20

20 /20 Few things ever earn a solid spot in my music player. Free Lunch has now joined that short list. I picked up this album from the crew over on Broadway and Bleeker back in New York and I am still very satisfied with it.

The production by Sid V is outstanding for what will probably get an “underground” stamp by the masses.

Which tracks standout? All of them including the hidden track but two of my favorites are “What They Want” part one and two. These two tracks show that Fre is a prolific lyricist. Fre and Sid V combine to form Duo Live and that name could not be more fitting because they are hot and deserve everybody’s attention.

More about the group and their label Redemption Music Group can be found at

www.redemptionmusicgroup.com ~Prime

Jim Jones: On My Way To Church 10 /20 Diplomats are a squad that runs by their own rules and does what they want. They are trend setters (think pink), and can be an acquired taste. The latest release from the camp follows those same characteristics. Jim Jones, the capo of the squad, delivers overall. Each member of the Dips gets some run on this album plus other artists get some rhyme time. “On The Way Up,” “Jamaican Joint,” “Crunk Muzik” and “Let’s Ride” are my top tracks.

Step out from under the hate and give this disc its deserved chance. ~Prime

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Comic art receives very little respect in this country – mainly because people associate comics with children. But if you have never read a graphic novel, you don't realize what you are missing. Despite the stigma, the majority of graphic novels are written for adults and deal with intense issues. In the interest of passing on a work that really meant a lot to me, and hopefully turning some people on to graphic novels, I recommend reading Watchmen. (DC comics – words: Alan Moore, Art: Dave Gibbons. If you go into a comic store they'll know it because it is mad famous.)

Watchmen is a complete story – no more comics to buy, with a beginning and an ending.

It won a number of awards, and is known for giving credibility to graphic novels as a genre.

It is about superheroes, but like any great work of art, it is directly dealing with the human condition.

The work follows one story from many different angles and digs deep into the emotions and pasts of its characters. It is set against the backdrop of the cold war in an alternate world populated with superheroes. In this world, there is a super‐being who becomes the centerpiece of the US military's defense against the USSR. For a number of reasons, this super‐being becomes disenchanted with humanity and its relevance to the universe as a whole and abandons Earth. Directly after this, Russia invades Afghanistan (in this world in 1985 as opposed to in our real world in 1980).

The reader follows these events from many points of view and watches as a group of costumed humans with no powers try to make sense of what looks like a conspiracy.

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I Loved All who were Positive The ending (which you really have to read to In the event of my Demise believe) poses the question, "Who watches the Tupac Amaru Shakur Watchmen?"– (a quote taken from the epigraph of the Tower commission report which looked into the practices of the US government in These poems are before his rise to fame and Vietnam, especially the use of nerve gas). display the potential Shakur was capable of Questions of power, authority, and the value of when delivering. ~Prime human life itself are all raised and addressed in interesting ways.

The Watchmen is meant to be read more than once and this quick teaser does it no justice. I really recommend it and graphic novels in general. It is tough to find time to read at school, but this one is worth it. ~johnEburke

[ TECH TIME ] FOSSIL Wrist Net Dick Tracy

15 /20 Tupac: The Rose That Grew From The Concrete 20 /20 Tupac is a great lyricist. The Rose That Grew From The Concrete is the perfect name for his collection of poetry. This book adds a sense of uniqueness and feeling because each poem appears twice; once in Pac’s handwriting and the same poem appears in type form. Great words come from the wise and old but many times some of the greatest thoughts and feelings come from youth. The words of Tupac Shakur are wise and may appear ahead of their time for such a young man but they deserve the right to be heard.

The FOSSIL Wrist Net watch with MSN® Direct service delivers the information you need to know right onto your wrist. The watch face itself is pretty bulky, but eye catching. It’s definitely a conversation starter. It measures 2"L x 1.5"W x .5"D with an adjustable PVC strap (the strap is an antenna) featuring a deployant buckle. The watch needs to be charged, but that shouldn’t be a hassle since most of you already charge your cell phones at night while you sleep.

This gadget requires a MSN® Direct Subscription, which is available for $9.99/month or $59/year. Currently, there is a WristNet $30 rebate offer on www.fossil.com.

With MSN® Direct, you can customize the “In The Event of My Demise” is eerie enough to channels and information [view below] you bring tears to readers’ eyes. want on your watch.

In the event of my Demise When my heart can beat no more I Hope I Die For A Principle or A Belief that I had Lived 4 I will die Before My Time Because I feel the shadow's Depth so much I wanted 2 accomplish before I reached my Death I have come 2 grips with the possibility and wiped the last tear from My eyes

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Fighting Obstacles Knowing Ultimate Success NEWS Stay abreast of what’s going on at all times.

Receive regular, easy‐to‐read updates on the news stories that interest you; including world; national; business and sports.

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ARCHOS AV420

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WEATHER Scan weather reports for your city and cities all over the world. Data includes current conditions, easy‐to‐read three‐day forecasts, wind conditions, humidity, barometric press, The Archos’ AV420 is your media jukebox. You can take up to 80 hours of your favorite shows, UV index and more. along with your music, pictures, voice recordings, and other important files, on the PERSONAL MESSAGES If you have MSN Messenger you can receive road. It is a bit pricey at $549, but you can take pretty much anything along with you. personal messages on your watch.

Similar to TiVo, you can schedule recordings meaning you will never miss your Saturday CALENDAR View times and locations for important events, morning cartoons! including sports, entertainment schedules, cultural events, holidays, appointments and The 3.5‐inch display seems tiny compared to personal date book entries. that of a portable DVD player, but its 262,000 colors make the video easy to watch. The GLANCE battery life is rated at 3.5 hours, and expect Receive the news information that you choose. up to 12 hours when you’re playing music only.

The watch also includes a handy scroll view that allows for easy scanning of channel The battery life allows for the viewing of about headlines without pressing a button. one movie which limits the true portability of this device. Also, it may loose customers who already own a portable music player because SPORTS Track sports information as it happens with they may decide to purchase a portable DVD just a glance at your wrist! Continuous updates player instead of making such a big jump. keep you current on game times; scores, pre‐ game stories, post‐game stories and standing The Archos also functions as a digital photo of your favorite collegiate {Wolverines} and album. You can load pictures through either professional sports teams. the USB 2.0 connection or the CompactFlash slot on the left side of the device. If your DIVERSIONS camera supports a different memory format, This includes quote of the day, word of the users will have to spring for the optional $39 four‐in‐one card reader adapter. While we like day, born today and today in history. being able to rotate and zoom in on pictures, HOROSCOPES we wish the AV420 could play background Pick a sign or all signs and receive daily music during a slideshow. horoscopes.

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Boondocks – Aaron McGruder

Housebroken – Steve Watkins

For anyone aspiring as a writer, photographer, musician, or poet, please submit your work to be featured in an upcoming newsletter. contact@onefokus.com Check out the site at www.onefokus.com

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