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Those of us who use Macs may have need to reinstall an older version of the OS from time to time. At the MacRecycleClinic, we keep thumb drives and external hard drives partitioned with individual installers from Catalina on back – or even Time Machine backups (which are quicker than OS installs).
While it might seem easy to just Google your request, it's not always that easy. Thus, we offer a list of OS downloads (from the Apple website and beyond) so that you don't have to go looking for them. Even tho Catalina is available via the App Store, we'll include it here (as a link).
Note that some of the earlier Mac OS varieties like OS 7 Lion is, for some reason, sold by Apple rather than provided for free (but keep reading – there's a solution for that!). If you have a need for a really old OS and don't want to download and install, contact MacRecycleClinic, as we have DVDs with most of the older OS software – including some PowerPC software, and can help you with the install.
If you want to make a bootable installer (to put on an external drive or thumb drive), this is what Apple suggests. Better is this great free (donationware) App – DiskMakerX.
(All photos except where noted and links are courtesy Apple via the company website.)
Update – Dec. 2021 – The Internet Archive also offers Mac OS software downloads from its site for free, along with other software. It is an amazing site and offers a tremendous amount of information from software to music, old TV shows and much, much more (check out the WayBackMachine for old websites!) Please give them a donation if you decide to use their site or download software.
Following is a rundown of all the OS X versions for the Mac through 2020 – (thanks, Macworld UK)! Even better – this UK site has actual download links for older Apple software going way, way back starting with OS 10.9 Mavericks (from the Apple Discussion Community.)
Snow Leopard and earlier Apple OS versions can only be installed from DVD (or 3.5 disk).
That said – we just found (March, 2021) a website that lets you download at least some of these earlier Mac operating systems:
OS X 10.0: Cheetah – 24 March 2001
OS X 10.1: Puma – 25 September 2001
OS X 10.2: Jaguar – 24 August 2002
OS X 10.3 Panther (Pinot) – 24 October 2003
OS X 10.4 Tiger (Merlot) – 29 April 2005
[OS X 10.4.4 Tiger (Chardonnay)]
OS X 10.5 Leopard (Chablis) – 26 October 2007
OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard – 28 August 2009
OS X 10.7 Lion (Barolo) – 20 July 2011
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (Zinfandel) – 25 July 2012
OS X 10.9 Mavericks (Cabernet) – 22 October 2013
OS X 10.10: Yosemite (Syrah) – 16 October 2014
OS X 10.11: El Capitan (Gala) – 30 September 2015
macOS 10.12: Sierra (Fuji) – 20 September 2016
macOS 10.13: High Sierra (Lobo) – 25 September 2017
macOS 10.14: Mojave (Liberty) – 24 September 2018
macOS 10.15: Catalina (Jazz) – 7 October 2019
macOS 10.16: Big Sur – 20 November 2020
By the way – this is an interesting compilation of all the older Apple/Mac software. It's a list only as the "links" don't work.
It's Time To Add Antivirus Software To Protect Your Mac
(Silver Spring, Md.) It's been a long time coming, but it is now time for you to seriously consider adding antivirus software for your Mac.
The reason is actually very simple. Our Macs have been around for a long time, grown in popularity and numbers and hackers have taken notice. Over the past few years, there have been increasing reports of vulnerabilities in the Mac OS (that Apple may or may not fix), security issues, ransomware and much more.
So we're at a point here at MacRecycleClinic where we've decided to add a free version of Avast (rated as the best free antivirus software for the Mac by MacWorld) to every machine we refurbish for donation. I would strongly recommend you read their article (or search online – there are many more) and make a decision for yourself. As you'll see, the best paid programs offer everything from malware protection to ransomware monitoring and much more.
Macworld author Glenn Fleishman notes that "antivirus software should be able to neutralize a threat before it can begin wreaking havoc. That means preventing the download, installation, or execution of malicious software."
For our purposes, Avast will do a fine job as freeware on our refurbished Macs. If the user (the person or family to whom we donate a machine) wants more protection, they can either move to the paid version of Avast or try one of the other companies that sell antivirus software (Avast Pro is $59.99 per year.)
I will note that the U.S. Government has banned one company selling antivirus software – Kaspersky Labs – because of "fears of Russian intelligence."
Part Two: Using the Patcher Tool
Off the top, I want to thank dosdude1.com for providing the software – and the instructions – to upgrade many older Macs to OSX Sierra. Please donate if you can!
The benefit to this update is that we are getting a number of Macs – Towers, Mini's and iMacs – that can only go up to OS7 or OS8 and thus are increasingly out-of-date. If we can get at least some of these Macs up to OSX Sierra, we have a great chance to give them new life for a few more years. And that means we can give students, families, non-profit groups and others the ability to work with the latest OS and be as productive as they can be going forward.
The website lays out the requirements, supported (and non-supported) machines, things you'll need and known issues (which we laid out in Part 1.)
You can use the instructions from dosdude1 to take you through the process. My intent here is to give you my take as I went through those instructions.
The instructions are clear that you need a flash drive of at least 8 GB in size. I found that you can get away with a smaller one. That said, you will need to get ahold of a copy of the Sierra installer by using a newer Mac to get it from the App store or dosdude1 gives you a link to the MEGA Unlimited site in New Zealand – but you can get instructions on how to download it from other websites as well.
You'll also need a hard drive with an older version of the Mac OS (based on the requirements for the upgrade) or a blank drive. In either case, you'll be installing Sierra – so it will be a "normal" install as you would with any Mac update, or a clean install on a new or blank drive.
Update: This is my main drive info. I did this upgrade on an exact copy:
NOTE – we plan to do a clean install and, with some additional software tools (like Open Office) we will plan to make a Time Machine backup to use to make clones for other Macs. (Yes there are other ways to make clones – as in using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cleaner. But I've found that using a Time Machine backup is actually quicker. (See note below about this.)
We'll write about that experience in a future blog.
Download the Patcher Tool as instructed. Plug in the USB drive and format it using Disk Utilities. (That said, the Patcher Tool will format it anyway when you go to the next step.)
NOTE – I used a 6 GB partition on a large USB drive that I have with various OSX installers without a problem.
It's time to install OSX Sierra on the USB Drive. Make sure you know where the Sierra installer app is – the patch tool will want to know.
Run the Patcher Tool and click on the Sierra icon to verify your Sierra install app. This went as planned for me. Now it's time to install the OSX Base System on the formatted USB drive (or in my case – partition).
Remember, this will be the boot drive from which you'll install OSX Sierra onto the drive of your choice.
With the USB drive selected, I clicked on "Start Operation" to begin installing the Sierra install app.
This is where I ran into some trouble – as the install would get almost all the way to the end and then give me an error message. I reformatted the USB drive and tried again. Same thing. Third time, I LEFT what had been installed on the USB partition and walked away. The install was successful this time! Not sure why but it was time to move on.
I keep a Time Machine backup and a SuperDuper backup of my boot drive, so I decided to use the backup as the guinea pig for this update. I rebooted the Mac from the USB drive (Apple Menu -> Restart – Press the Option key). If your USB drive only has one partition (with the Sierra install on it) you'll see your boot drive and one that is called "OS X Base System." THAT is what you want to boot from.
I intended to UPDATE from El Capitan (10.11), but if you want to do a clean install, you'll need to boot into the install drive and then pull down System Utilities to format that drive (yes – you could have done this before as well).
Proceed with the installation on the disk of your choice. This will take awhile so be sure to go into System Preferences and tell your Mac (using Energy Saver) to not go to sleep or turn off your hard drives.
Once installed, your Mac will boot into the new OS. You'll know because the background will be the Sierra Nevada mountains and "About This Mac" from the Apple Menu will confirm it all.
I was almost done! Although it LOOKS like you've upgraded properly, you still need to patch the new OS. So I rebooted BACK into the USB Sierra installer partition. This time, when it booted, I found a small box had popped up with four menu items. You only care about the last one – macOS Post Install. I chose that and it asks you to choose your Mac model.
Luckily – it TELLS YOU what Mac Model you have. Choose that model from the drop down box and you will see some suggested patches pre-populated for the model Mac you have. Select the drive you installed Sierra on and press PATCH. For some reason, I had to do this twice but it did finally take.
On the bottom of the Post Install, you'll see "Complete!" on the left and a Reboot button. Ignore "Force Cache Rebuild."
My Mac rebooted into the backup drive with Sierra installed. It worked perfectly! I checked for any updates and only had one – Pages – to update. The patched system should allow updates as well (at least for Sierra) but there have been none so far.
That was it! I will likely go ahead and install Sierra on my original El Capitan boot drive (2 TB) as well after giving Sierra a run through on the backup.
Given that the patches are Mac-specific, I'll likely have to run the patcher tool on each machine we update at the MacRecycleClinic. The good news is, I can boot from the USB drive and install Sierra on any Mac that is supported. From there, I just have to run the Patcher Tool and choose the right version of the machine to patch.
The other plan (as mentioned above) – to create a Mac-specific Time Machine clone may not work but we'll give it a try and report back.
NOTE that there are still some restrictions with certain Macs – in some cases, for instance, WiFi won't work – the website says machines ( a wide range actually) running the Broadcom BCM4321 WiFi module. The fix is to install a compatible WiFi card if one is available.
Let us know your own experiences with this patch and any suggestions you might have to make it easier.


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My art and my writings are connected into a oneness of expression, stemming from each other and being a means to express each other. Love is the central theme of my art and my writings.
I would like to first share with you some of my beliefs about Love. Love is the essence of life. It is life's natural way. Love is the unifying force that caringly connects all of life into a oneness of being. Because of this, it brings with it healing and restoration. With Love, pain and suffering are replaced by joy and fulfillment. Compassion is Love's natural way. With Love's compassion, life is nourished and grows, expanding along with its resulting ever-increasing fulfillment and joy. Compassion, being Love's way, is then an important aspect of my art and writings, which seek to express both the great suffering and pain of the destructive absence of Love and the great joy and fulfillment of Love's presence.
Another large part of my writings and art pieces is the research I have done as a social psychologist, where I interviewed over 300 persons from around the world who were singled out as exceptional for their caring responses to the sufferings experienced on our earth by its varied life forms. Those interviewed expressed that they received a great deal of joy and a sense of fulfillment in being connected with something more than themselves, a oneness, as they sought to lovingly respond to the suffering of others. They also expressed that they received more than they gave in the process of loving. These research findings are then expressed through my art. Resulting is the emerging theme that is often expressed in my art, the connected oneness that is in love.
In my art pieces, bodies and other life forms are depicted as interconnected, merging into oneness with one another, with the earth, and within itself. They are "One In Love." The titles of some of my art pieces that seek to express this include "Self-Discovery," "Yearning," "One In Love," "One with the Earth, Female," "One with the Earth, Male," "Expansion," and "Unfolding." Also often expressed in my art is the related theme of joy and fulfillment that is experienced as an integral part of loving. Examples of titles of the art pieces that seek to express this are "Contentment," "The Joy of the Now," and "All That Is." The compassionate oneness that is Love is another theme of my art and writings. An art piece depicting Mother Teresa bending over a dying man as he asks her "Why are you doing this?" is titled "Because I Love You," which were her responding words. In this piece, their bodies merge into a compassionate oneness. It is my hope that my art inspires a compassionate response toward the self, toward others, and toward all aspects of life.
The symbol of the heart is artistically used in various abstract ways to express the essence of Love. Fundamentally, these themes convey my held belief that our true natural way is to be loving, to be loved, and to be Love. My art and my writings culminate in my hope that they will express Love and will be a means of healing, a way to lessen suffering, and a way to spread the joy of being Love, being "One In Love."


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Silhouette Films has had the chance to test out some of its latest technical investiments ahead of its next short film project being produced in conjunction with Pangean Productions. James and Michael had the chance to test out their new camer jib and slider at a abandoned fireworks facotry. We had the chance to create some really stunning scenes in a very eery environment. The site itself, situated just inside the M25, hasnt been used in around 40 years. The different huts and out buildings provided the ideal location to try out our new equipment.
The little film served as the perfect chance to break in the new gear which is now event ready for your next big media project. If you interetsted in working with silhouette films, get in contact:


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Blind spots can be a beautiful thing…provided you can see them. An oxymoron I know. How can you see a blind spot when…your blind? The quick answer, by surrounding yourself with complimentary executive talent that sees what you don't. And most importantly, having the humility to listen to their perspectives, internalize their points of view and act on the higher conscious thinking that is created.
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Side A:
1. Girl Of My Dreams
2. Jim Dawgs
Side B:
3. Scufflin'
4. I.Q. Blues
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This is another "reconstruction" of an original Savoy release - the 1954 EP "Tenor Sax" by Ike Quebec. I've used vinyl rips plus a cover image downloaded from the Birka Jazz archive of vintage album covers. This is a site I highly recommend for its visual feast of covers from "back in the day."
The tracks were recorded in New York on August 7th, 1945. Personnel: Ike Quebec (tenor sax); Johnny Guarnieri (piano); Bill De Arango (guitar); Milt Hinton (bass); J.C. Heard (drums).
Jim Dawgs / I.Q. Blues was released on Savoy 570 in September or October 1945.
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"Scufflin'" was first released on this EP.
Savoy Records was founded in Newark, New Jersey in 1942 by Herman Lubinsky. A succession of first class A&R men / producers, plus the proximity of a thriving jazz club scene on New York's 52nd Street, meant that when recording sessions got properly under way in 1944, Savoy had access to top jazz musicians such as Pete Brown, Hot Lips Page, Don Byas, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Tiny Grimes, Johnny Guarnieri and Ike Quebec. Early sessions were produced by Buck Ram, with Teddy Reig joining the company in 1945 and Fred Mendelsohn and Lee Magid joining later. When Savoy expanded its operations to the West Coast they were able to recruit Ralph Bass as producer / A&R man.
The changes which jazz was undergoing in the mid 1940s were reflected in the music put out by Savoy as small group swing shifted to bebop around 1945, and saxophone driven R&B began to dominate the jukeboxes from 1947 onwards.
Ike Quebec's session for Savoy in August 1945 was a one-off as his other small group sides were recorded for Blue Note from 1944-46. "I.Q. Blues" is something of a rerun of his brilliant "Blue Harlem" which he recorded with Tiny Grimes for Blue Note in 1944.
Drug problems saw Ike's career wind down for much of the 1950s but at the close of the decade he was back with Blue Note for whom he recorded a series of classic albums including "Heavy Soul" (with Freddie Roach on organ) and "Blue And Sentimental" (with guitarist Grant Green). Ike Quebec passed away in January 1963, aged 44.
Recommended listening (if you can find it):
"A Proper Introduction To Ike Quebec - Blue Harlem" (Proper CD 2004). 22 tracks including the Savoy session plus all the Blue Note sides recorded in 1944 - 46. Issued in 2004. I managed to find a cheap copy online a couple of weeks ago.


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The ancient theatre (the teatro greco, or "Greek theatre") is built for the most part of brick, and is therefore probably of Roman date, though the plan and arrangement are in accordance with those of Greek, rather than Roman, theatres; whence it is supposed that the present structure was rebuilt upon the foundations of an older theatre of the Greek period. With a diameter of 120 metres (390 ft) (after an expansion in the 2nd century), this theatre is the second largest of its kind in Sicily (after that of Syracuse); it is frequently used for operatic and theatrical performances and for concerts. The greater part of the original seats have disappeared, but the wall which surrounded the whole cavea is preserved, and the proscenium with the back wall of the scena and its appendages, of which only traces remain in most ancient theatres, are here preserved in singular integrity, and contribute much to the picturesque effect, as well as to the interest, of the ruin. From the fragments of architectural decorations still extant we learn that it was of the Corinthian order, and richly ornamented. Some portions of a temple are also visible, converted into the church of San Pancrazio, but the edifice is of small size.


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Why isn't there a HIStory 25 release? Or a HIStory concert film?
In our opinion this album is Michael's most underappreciated and one of his very best. Although they were never announced, the Estate had plans to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the HIStory album this year, but because of COVID-19, those plans had to be modified. So, while we still have plans to celebrate HIStory with appropriate audio and audiovisual elements, we don't believe in making announcements until we are in a position to share all of the relevant details. It is our hope that the world will open up again soon, and allow our creators to finish their work.


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Logitech's MX Ergo says scram to cramps and brings back the trackball
Using a computer mouse day after day can be a bit cramp-inducing, so to help take the strain off Logitech is launching the MX Ergo, its first trackball in years. The device has been refined from previous models for extra comfort, including a hinge to adjust its angle.
As its name suggests, the Ergo is made to be ergonomic, with Logitech saying it has been sculpted to fully support the user's palm and fingers. Combined with a soft rubber layer on the top, the device can apparently reduce muscular strain by 20 percent, compared to a regular old computer mouse.
Apart from its general shape, that comfort comes from the fact that the Ergo itself stays still on the desk: users just twiddle the trackball with their thumb to move the cursor on the screen. There's an adjustable metal hinge underneath too, which allows users to either leave the device flat on the surface or prop it up on a 20-degree angle.
Alongside the standard left and right mouse buttons, the Ergo's scroll wheel also acts as a middle click for shortcuts, and can be nudged to the sides to allow for side-to-side scrolling. Pressing the precision button on the side of the device allows users to quickly adjust the cursor speed and sensitivity.
The Ergo connects to Windows or Mac devices via Bluetooth, and to save users pairing and re-pairing it between several regularly-used devices, it's compatible with Logitech Easy-Switch. This system means that it can be paired with two devices at once, and switching between them is done on the fly by pressing a button on the middle of the Ergo.
Battery life is reportedly four months on a full charge, and it can be quickly recharged: Logitech says that plugging it in for one minute tops up the battery enough for a full day's use.
The MX Ergo is available now for US$99.99. Logitech outlines its features in the video below.
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AirOwl is the real time air quality monitoring device. It is used to monitor air quality and fetches data from the sensor and gives output on Blynk app using BLE of Arduino/Genuino 101. A project that can help us know What we Breath!
Human activities are effecting the Environment. So we decided to make a device that helps to know surrounding environment and take steps according to it.
The below image is the image of the AirOwl running on arduino 101.
Air quality can be know through 3 factors:-
1) Blynk app(BLE)
2) Color of the eyes of Airowl
If eyes color is Green, you are in safer environment.
if eyes color is Blue, need to take care.
if eyes color is Red, there is danger.
3) Serial Monitor
For the schematics and design of the Airowl please visit:-
After going through the schematics connect circuit.
A basic diagram for the project is shown below.
Datasheet of the dust sensor is given below for further information on sensor:
Now lets start making thing:-
After making connections from schematics, upload the code.(Assuming you have installed required libraries.)
For further information refer:- http://docs.blynk.cc/
Now lets setup blynk:
First intall blynk from playstore/appstore
Playstore - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cc.blynk&hl=en
Appstore - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blynk-iot-for-arduino-rpi-particle-esp8266/id808760481?mt=8
After installing, make a account.
First Create New Project in Blynk
Then Select Board and give project name
After selecting board, click on create.
After you select create, it will send authentication key to your registered account. And you can also resend email from setting.
Now a window will open where we will see a blank work space.
Click on add button and add BLE, and 3 Guage.
After selecting gauge, on work space click on guage and select pin as V1, V2, V3 for all guages respectively.
After setting this final work space will look like
Now keep the arduino 101 connected to power supply and then select Bluetooth icon on work space to set bluetooth (PS- Keep bluetooth of mobile ON).
And then go to the main work space and start simulating the project.
Data will be shown in the blynk window.
For the one who wants to prototype this using breadboard, the following schematic is for you, hope it can make your experience with Airowl awesome.
Data can also be seen on serial monitor.
Schematic of the PCB is shown below.
Board file is shown below.
3D image of pcb looks like.
All the files of this images can found on github link mentioned below.
Now you can use the Airowl and know what you breath, hope it helps.
Thanks :)


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The raging controversy over net pens, both here and in Canada, just got a bit more intense. The first hard evidence that net pen salmon are eating wild stocks of herring, that we as taxpayers are paying millions to try and restore. The net pen fish are probably also eating other juvenile wild fish. As one example of what this might mean to us, there have been oldtime fishermen I've spoken to, who claim that when the net pens went in on south side of Bainbridge Island, fishing collapsed in Agate Pass. Coincidence? Maybe. But no serious study has ever been made, that I can find, on whether there were problems caused by the net pens being introduced there.
This may end up being one of the most important environmental news stories of the year for the Pacific Northwest, especially at this point in time, due to the Washington State Department of Ecology continuing it's PR campaign to say that net pens are ecologically ok for Puget Sound waters. It's time to continue the call for a total ban on net pens throughout our Sound, and the greater Salish Sea. The little amount of science having been done on this industry is incomplete, and focuses only on whether the sea bottom, directly under and around the pens is restoreable. NOAA has never (from what I've tried to find) looked at the wider issues that implementation of pens may pose on wild stocks, either of salmon or herring, let alone whether locations where pens have been tried and failed, have ever recovered as NOAA claims they should. They can start right here in Port Townsend Bay, and investigate the sands just below where the last pens were located some decades ago.
UPDATE: since this article a person who is employed by an aquaculture operation, laughed off my concerns about farmed fish eating herring and wild stocks. "Of course they do!" was his answer. I had to remind him that this is the way this always goes. The industry denies any impact until confronted with their impact, then tries to laugh it off or bring out their shills to discount any attempt to bring science (that they don't control) to the table. Sorry friend, but your lack of science to support your industry is going to ultimately bring you down. Live it up while you can.
"On August 23, 2016 I put a Go Pro camera on a pole and submerged it in a salmon farm run by Marine Harvest."
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Los Angeles Area Water Loss
The broken water line drenched the carpet in the living room and ruined the sheetrock wall in the hallway of this Los Angeles home. Because We're Faster To Any Size Disaster, the water damage was mitigated to the immediate area. Our SERVPRO technicians removed the water from the tiles and carpeting to prevent their loss. The opened up wall cavity was dried and treated with an antifungal agent to prevent future mold growth. Pictured is an LGR dehumidifier that is condensing water vapor and channeling it into the toilet for draining. The green air mover is generating air currents to remove any lingering moisture from the carpet fibers. They work well with our team to achieve a preloss condition. Count on us, a professional, local company for any water cleanup emergency in your home or business.


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From recipe cards to signage, we've got the inside scoop on what matters to customers at the meat counter.
Busting consumer myths and celebrating Ontario's pork farmers — meet #OntarioPorkProud.
What do consumers think of our food system? And how can the Ontario Pork brand provide answers? Everything you need to know from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity's (CCFI) 2017 survey of 1300+ consumers.
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Video games released in the U.S. typically tone down the sexy stuff, but Japan censors focus more on blood and gore. Which brings us to Resident Evil VII.
Capcom's latest entry in the series trades blockbuster monster violence for more intimate scares in a rundown Louisiana bayou estate. The violently dysfunctional family that lives there wouldn't be out of place in one of Rob Zombie's "torture porn" movies.
Which is to say: some of the game's gross-out horror is a bit too much for Japan. The Censored Gaming YouTube provides some examples of what's different in the above video, which trades severed heads for marked up photos and esophageal treasure-hunting for... uh... not that.
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Sunday, August 21, 2016
Summer Buffet Scape with Ticking Tablerunner and Sunflowers
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Deb, this is perfect late summer transition - very well done, it looks perfect.ReplyDelete
Hugs. ♥
You always put together the prettiest vignettes and tabletop decor, Debra!ReplyDelete
I've never put ticking and sunflowers together before but it is beautiful. I may have to give it try.ReplyDelete
Have a great weekend.
Looks beautiful. I put some sunflowers in the basket that hangs on my front door, but haven't done anything else yet. I'm ready for fall though! Done with heat and humidity!ReplyDelete
Looks so pretty Debra. And yes, just a few fall leaves and it's a perfect combination for the next few months. Love sunflowers - they always make me smile.ReplyDelete
Hope you're feeling better.
Debra, everything is always pretty when you put it together. Those chair slips still make my heart beat faster! Enjoy your fall preparations. Still a little too early here even though I may start anyway. :)ReplyDelete
Everything is beautiful, Debra...you are making me think how long it's been since I've done a tablescape! Your centerpiece is gorgeous. I love the dishes and the breadboards. How fun to pull all the pretty fall pieces out! This is lovely!ReplyDelete
Beautiful, and absolutely perfect for these lingering days of summer.ReplyDelete
Beautiful arrangement with the sun flowers and hydrangeas. I am not ready for fall at all cause next comes the cold!!!ReplyDelete
Absolutely spot-on! I love the way you have layered the colors and textures. That tray is a keeper, for sure. And those napkins... just the right soft colors of fall that make your heart sing! All supported by the grand fabric of all, ticking! Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
Beautiful tablescape...and the flower arrangement is gorgeous!ReplyDelete
So pretty Debra and I have to agree a great transition.ReplyDelete
Ticking, sunflowers, ironstone, and mismatched flatware . . . all gorgeous, Debra.ReplyDelete
That is such a pretty table setting. I love the green stemware. Your basket of sunflowers makes a great statement on the table!ReplyDelete
There is something so pretty in the laying out of dishware items for a meal ...whether they are to be used for that purpose or just for decoration. I really like how you have set your table display with the sunflowers as a backdrop. The napkins are lovely and such classic ironstone pieces add the perfect touch.ReplyDelete
Your french basket with flowers is gorgeous ♥ReplyDelete
I love it all Debra. It's all so very pretty. You do the prettiest things to me. Hugs and blessings, CindyReplyDelete
Hi Debra, I have to say I don't usually get too excited about tablescapes but this one sure caught my eye. I love the ticking and the white hen! And those ruffled slipcovers. Sweet. Can you believe it's almost September? Hugs,ReplyDelete
Debra, I love ticking and adore the raw edge look on your runner. I have tan ticking on my table right now. I love how you've pulled out the plates buffet style. The bread board is a wonderful piece and I love the apple design on the salad plates! Thanks for sharing with SYC.ReplyDelete
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Mike Adams To Start At Left Tackle For Steelers
The offensive line became a clearer picture when Willie Colon (not to be called or confused as William or Will) confirmed that he would be moving over to left guard from right tackle. I had speculated in a late post yesterday that it was possible the Steelers could green light rookie Mike Adams to start at left tackle.
Ed 'Watch the Perm' B of the PPG reported today that sources close to coach Mike Tomlin told Eddie that Mike Adams will indeed start at left tackle. Of course his tenure there is dependent upon his performance in camp. Something tells me it won't be that much of a problem. Adams has a ton to prove and will make every effort out there to not just secure a spot at LT, but to start there.
And with that, Steeler Nation has a complete picture for the starters on the offensive line. So what does that mean for Max Starks. It's a subject that I keep bringing up, but much like with Hines Ward, the Steelers have to decide if it is worth bringing back a vet who is no longer a starter, will more than likely back someone up, and take a significant role as a mentor rather than a player. Starks was only signed a one year deal last season, and so the Steelers can offer him the vet minimum once again this season. I think he's worth the trouble, and should be highly considered in bringing back (do I sound too much like Roethlisberger???). I even think he's worth the extra roster spot if they need to make room.
What are your thoughts on Adams starting at LT? And, should the Steelers bring Starks back?


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London - Seeking that Pot of Gold
It's soon pantomime time and as we all know Dick Whittington went to the City of London because he thought the streets were paved with gold.
The City of London
Now what has this got to do with The City, and money and big business? Well, just about everything. Because many people come to London and work in The City to seek that pot of gold.
Boots to Quake In
But what happens when everything goes pear shaped? When markets tumble and the rumble of shares crashing reverberates around the City and beyond? When banks get the jitters and stop lending money? And what happens when, seemingly, it happens within a matter of a few hours?
How to Buy a Bank!
Right in the middle of all the woe, when you'd think there wasn't a penny left in any one's piggybank, Royal Bank of Scotland, together with a consortium of banks paid nearly 74 billion euro for one of Europe's largest banks, the Dutch bank, ABN. To illustrate how much money is actually sloshing about, a relatively small bank, Fortis Bank, which was part of this consortium contributed around 13.2 billion euro to the purchase price. Some small bank - that's about £9 billion!
The Bank of England
We can always rely on The City. After all, it is the centre of the financial world; and in the middle of it all, The Bank of England, which proved, quite literally and very recently, it does stand by its promise to pay.
Hedge Fund:
Not something you find in the garden! This is a specialist, high risk fund which uses advanced investment financial techniques in order to make maximum gains. Not a simple way to invest.
An agent who handles orders to buy and sell from its investors or clients. Brokers often charge a commission for the work they perform "the trade". Brokers are often a member of the London Stock Exchange and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Actually does the buying and selling of stocks and shares. A trader can be doing the trades for him or her self, or on behalf of banks.
A group of people, companies or banking institutions that club together for a common purpose. They usually do this because when the amount they have to invest is so large, it's better to divide it up - and spread the risk!
A term used to describe the takeover or buying of a company by another. Also called a "takeover". An acquisition is done by purchasing the shares of the target company. Sometimes these takeovers are friendly (by agreement) or hostile (the target doesn't want to be taken over!). The City Code on Takeovers governs how acquisitions of listed companies (companies on the stock exchange) should be made.


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Caseing the Catty have a BLOG HOP using the Wedding Section of the Occasions Catalogue, so be sure to click and see the great ideas from the Design Team.
I decided to have a little go too!! So this card is inspired by the card on page 44 of the Occasions Catalogue. I've used similar soft colours and arrangement with the Mum's Love stamp set.
The washi tape is Sweet Dreams and I've also used some gorgeous Sahara Sand Lace Trim along with the Painted Blooms bakers twine.
Here's my inspiration card!


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Going on 5 weeks without Stevan Jovetic and some Fiorentina fans find themselves humming the hit song by Three Degreess and are beginning to wonder when they'll see their star again.
On the plus side, Jojo reaffirmed his desire to stay with the squad and stated "I will not leave." That's great but he's needed on the pitch.
Dr Manetti says, "The situazione has been unlocked, He will return to the group in the coming days and hopes to recover for Rome. We may have done something wrong with the communication, did not have the right time and recovery mode."
That being said, Jovetic is due to return to regular training today, but how fit he is for the weekend remains to be seen.


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Today we learned that Channing Tatum, Hollywood's undisputed master of generous self-objectification, will play the merman in a new gender-flipped remake of Splash (Jillian Bell will be the Tom Hanks to his Daryl Hannah). As devoted followers of Tatum's career, we have reason to be confident in his mer-bilities. Some little-known Hollywood trivia: Tatum has actually been quietly auditioning for this role for years, baring his prominent, mer-worthy chest whenever the opportunity arises, hoping to catch the attention of the shady cabal of Hollywood bigwigs who have long been plotting this historic '80s-fantasy-rom-com reboot. Looks like all his hard work has finally paid off!
So, there you have it! This is what Channing Tatum will look like as a merman. Minus, of course, the gigantic fish tail.


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Floor oils generally provide a more natural finish, the oil soaks into the pores of the wood highlighting the natural colour of the wood. Depending on the species of timber the colour will change to give a richer warm look. Sheen levels available are generally flat matt, satin-matt to a satin finish.
Wood Floor Oils are easy to apply and maintain but requires the right maintenance products to keep in tip top condition. You must understand that to keep an oiled floor in tip top condition it must be maintained with the correct products. You may think (wrongly) that an ordinary detergent will do the job, such thinking is completely out of the question for oiled floors.
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WINDIA CASPER FOLLETT ROSAShot mode 46(62) 52(68) 46(62) 36(52)Laser mode 28(25) 18(15) 24(21) 32(29)Auto-lock mode 32(27) 42(37) 26(21) 18(13)
MAP TOP : EX (Canyon ) CastleMAP MIDDLE: A-2 (Graveyard) B-2 (Swamp) C-2 (Volcano)MAP BOTTOM: A-1 (Harbor Town) B-1 (Forest) C-1 (Lakeside)
The trick is to not use the shot or laser at all during any of this (if you do it won't work).
what is the recharge technique?
The bomb-recharge is a pain in the ass. It's easy at the end of the forest stage, but also not so important for your score there. The main place you need to master it is in the middle of the volcano stage, and it's really frustrating to get the timing perfect (see my post a few posts up for a somewhat reliable way to do it with one character). I'm so glad they got rid of this in DSMBL. It makes the game much more enjoyable.
I don't care too much for this game, but since I got the DVD for a very good price I might aswell ask about the bits I didn't understand.1.Why do ALL players bomb on the Canyon midboss (Beast Dog)? Does it generate more enemies if you kill it quicker or do the players simply want to milk the mass of suicide bullets properly?2.Isn't there a penality for bombing in Death mode 2? On the DVD the players bomb quite often in the castle stage for survival. Does dying resetts your +Value to ZERO? That would be quite harsh... (as stated in 4.6.1.)Thanks!
1. that is probably to refill the skull counter
You lose your +counter every time you leave Powerup mode anyway so it's a pretty light penalty for dieing or bombing.


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The first 5 minutes is the most important part of your message. If you can't grab people's attention and tell them why it was imperative they got out of bed to hear you, it's over.
A great close can't fix a bad opening. A good middle can't compensate for a boring beginning. Why? Because if you don't grab them at the beginning, you've lost them. That's why stories are so powerful.
I love telling stories to open my message because:
- they grab people ("That's interesting. Where's this going?")
- they relate to people ("I've done that before too")
- they put the speaker and the listener on equal footing ("This guy's just like me")
- they introduce your topic in human terms ("I guess the Bible is relatable to my life")
Introductions matter. They decide whether people are going to track with us or sleep...


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The FLiK Multi-Tool from Gerber is a versatile tool designed for everyday use. Its compact design allows it to be comfortably carried in a pocket or the included sheath and the Saf.T.Plus locking system keeps the tools locked in place during use.
- Overall Length: 5-4/5"
- Length Closed: 4-2/5"
- Pliers Type: sliding jaw
- needlenose pliers
- pinch style wire cutter
- saw blade
- can opener
- cross driver
- fine edge blade
- scissors
- small and medium flat drivers
- bottle opener
- serrated knife and lanyard
- Handle Material: stainless steel
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Scientists at Cambridge University have squeezed light in a manner thought impossible to enact, or at least to observe. In the process they reduced the electromagnetic noise associated with light to less than that measured in the complete absence of light.
To non-physicists the idea of squeezing light at all sounds crazy, but we have been squeezing light, or at least squeezing the random variation (noise) of light, for decades. We've even used the technique for optical communication and in quantum entanglement projects. Now Cambridge University scientists have found a new way to do the same thing, and while they don't yet know if it will have any applications, they're excited simply to have performed an experiment that was previously thought to be impossible to measure properly.
To a physicist, squeezing light means to remove the noise that is normally an inherent property of electromagnetic radiation. Noise is essentially tiny fluctuations at a quantum level, depending on how intense the light is. Under Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle we can't eliminate the noise, but we can shift it around, increasing the precision of the amplitude (size of the wave) at the expense of its phase consistency (knowing when it peaks), or vice versa.
The established method uses non-linear crystals and powerful lasers and operates on a large scale, rather than with single atoms and small numbers of photons.
In 1981 Daniel Walls and Peter Zoller proposed a different technique, which was dubbed "squeezing of resonance fluorescence". This would involve using very small amounts of light and a single atom. While sound in theory, many physicists concluded it couldn't be measured. Without being measurable, it might as well not occur.
However, Mete Atature, of St John's College at the University of Cambridge, has announced in Nature a demonstration of squeezed resonance fluorescence. The key that has made it possible is the creation of artificial atoms known as semiconductor quantum dots.
"We managed to do it because we now have artificial atoms with optical properties that are superior to natural atoms," said Atature in a statement. "That meant we were able to reach the necessary conditions to observe this fundamental property of photons and prove that this odd phenomenon of squeezing really exists at the level of a single photon. It's a very bizarre effect that goes completely against our senses and expectations about what photons should do."
The universe is filled with electromagnetic noise, which can be defined as a measure of uncertainty in the strength of the electromagnetic field. One of the consequences of quantum mechanics is that this noise exists even in a total vacuum. When we emit light, such as by shining a laser on an object, the noise normally increases. However, just as the Uncertainty Principle allows us to be very accurate in measuring a particle's location, as long as its momentum is poorly known, it allows us to turn down the fluctuations in an electrical field as long as we have very little information about the radiation's phase.
Atature and the team put this theory to use, creating a trade-off between what could and could not be measured. They squeezed the uncertainty in the amplitude of the electromagnetic field to 3% below vacuum fluctuations, in other words, less than what is normally the lowest level in the universe. In the paper, Atature and his colleagues said this "appears counter-intuitive." This sort of squeezing is possible, they note, only through the behavior of a photon as both a wave and a particle, something with "no classical analogies" from the macroscopic world where quantum mechanics effects are not seen.
The squeeze could be detected because the quantum dots enable a "100-fold improvement of the photon detection over the natural atom counterpart," the authors write, but the same effect would be expected to occur with natural atoms too.


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Music Voyager Comes To Tennessee
The rich musical heritage and traditions of Tennessee will take center stage in four upcoming episodes of PBS series Music Voyager, hosted by musicologist Jacob Edgar. The world premiere of Nashville's episode was shown last night (Feb. 15) at a special event at Franklin Theatre, which was emceed by Edgar with musical entertainment by Vince Gill, Keb' Mo' and more.
Music Voyager is a music and travel series that spans the globe for intimate access to popular music, and is shown in 170 million homes worldwide. Music Voyager: Tennessee will take viewers largely along the state's "Music Highway" Interstate 40 from Bristol to Memphis. The series was put together in part by the support of the Tennessee Dept. of Tourist Development, and is only the second state (after Louisiana) to be featured. Episodes for East Tennessee and Memphis will be premiered at a later date.
"Tennessee and Music Voyager is a match made in music heaven," said Commissioner Susan Whitaker, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. "There's no doubt that Music Voyager: Tennessee will help showcase the already enormous significance of the music of Tennessee on the world stage."
The Middle Tennessee episode features appearances by artist/performers Gill, Elizabeth Cook, Gabe Dixon, Those Darlins, banjo player/Compass Records co-founder Alison Brown, Keb' Mo', and The Grascals' Jamie Johnson. Familiar Nashville area landmarks also pop up, including the Grand Ole Opry, Robert's Western World, Tootsie's, Gruhn Guitars, the Franklin Theatre, and the Bluebird Café, whose COO Erika Wollam Nichols is interviewed. A special second Middle Tennessee episode, simply called "The Round," was also previewed and features Cook, Buddy Miller, Darrell Scott, and Guy Clark (who was in attendance at the event).
Alison Brown and dobro maestro Rob Ickes also performed at the event, backed by Brown's bass-playing husband Garry West. The trio romped through a medley of Stephen Foster songs as well as "Dear Old Dixie" popularized by Earl Scruggs.
After the episode premiere, Gill and Keb' Mo' took the stage. The always-affable Gill joked they were, "The best you could get for free on short notice." Gill delivered his "The Old Lucky Diamond Hotel," followed by Keb' on "Hand It Over." Gill also revealed that he's producing Pistol Annie member Ashley Monroe's new album. For the finale, they invited Guy Clark onstage and the trio performed "Old Friends."
There's no official air date yet for Music Voyager: Tennessee, but it will also be shown as in-flight television programming for 13 airlines and in-room at several resort hotels.
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Signs of Anxiety
- 2 November 2015
- Posted by: CDC
- Category: Parent Tips,
Signs that your child may be overly anxious
- They are clingy, impulsive, or distracted.
- Nervous movements, such as twitches.
- Problems getting to sleep and/or staying asleep longer than usual.
- Sweaty hands.
- Accelerated heart rate and breathing.
- Nausea.
- Headaches.
- Stomach aches.
If your child is showing signs of anxiety or if you are worried about your child's emotion regulation, you may consult a psychologist to find out more.


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Resources and tips for long-distance GET hikers
Travel blog from the 2013 thruhike and 2014 bifurcation hike of Joanna "Someday" Swanson and "Hillbilly Bart"
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Pineville --> Twin Falls part 2
After 5 - 6 miles or so, we dropped down onto Cabin Creek Road. Someday the trail will cross Cabin Creek Road and go back into the woods to follow a trail to the Falls Trail parking lot. For now, we roadwalked on Cabin Creek. Tomorrow: the woods again!
The term "woods" comes from the Old English wudu, the Proto-Germanic widuz, and Proto-Indo-European widhu.
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"Smooch is the founder of it all," laughs Abby Spanu, owner of H Street's brand-new Masterpiece Canine Spa (1425 H St. NE). Smooch is her dog—an exceedingly extraverted large black poodle who's just gotten a blow-out. What she means is this: Smooch is at the center of the web of connections at Masterpiece.
Spanu has always loved poodles—she got into dog shows with her first poodle. She worked with one of the top poodle handlers, and found community in the dog show world. Poodles are the roughest breed to show, she says, because the upkeep is so "absurd." When she lost her standard poodle, the year her daughter was born, she got Smooch.
Fast forward a bit to a day when Katelyn Mayo, Masterpiece's head groomer, was walking through the aisles of PETCO. She was in pursuit of nail clippers, and when she went to grab them the salon manager asked if she was a groomer. "I was like: I mean, I groom my own dog." So, the manager asked if she wanted to learn. She said yes.
After working at PETCO for almost three years, Mayo decided she wanted to expand her education in dog grooming and joined a private salon. In the meantime, she posted in Facebook groups, asking if any standard poodle breeders were interested in mentoring her.
Smooch's breeder responded.
"It seemed to work out that all of us wanted to do something different," Mayo tells me, with Smooch, who she's just finished tending to, beside her. We're standing in the main room, where two tables for dogs sit parallel to one another, next to aqua blue furniture and behind a front desk graced with a basket of tennis balls.
"Something special, something with a lot of heart," Rachel Lawlor, another owner and groomer at the store, adds.
Lawlor doesn't have a background in grooming. Rather, her background is in customer service—she and Spanu and worked together at a restaurant before joining forces to found the store. It was a "perfect partnership," Lawlor explains—Spanu, with the show experience, and she with a customer service background. Still, animals have always been a large part of Lawlor's life. Her family regularly brought in rescues. They shared their home with rescued dogs, as well as birds, turtles, three raccoons that got stuck in the chimney, bunny rabbits, ferrets — "I can keep going," she said, pausing in her list.
The store was conceived last year, and Lawlor set out to find the right location. The spa opened the weekend before Independence Day this summer. The grand opening and ribbon cutting took place July 28.
Their philosophy: the spa should be fun.
Spanu says that many other grooming experiences are not much fun for pets. A dog owner will drop their pet off in the morning, and pick them up at night. The dog may spend the day in a crate, and will likely not do very much else.
At Masterpiece, the grooming experience is designed for the dog to enjoy. Masterpiece has partnered with nearby Atlas Dog House. Some dogs will spend the day playing there, and will be walked to and from the spa. Otherwise, dogs come with appointments already made so they don't have to stay longer than they need to.
When dogs do wait, it is in "suites," large areas behind picket fences. Roxie, Mayo's German Shepherd is in the suite when I visit. When an 18-year-old blind and deaf dog came in, the pet waited to be groomed from the comfort of Spanu's lap.
"My main concern is that dog leaves here very happy," Spanu explains.
Masterpiece offers all sorts of designs for the dogs, including Mohawks, hair dye including tails, stenciling and hand scissoring.
A standard haircut is only the beginning, however. Masterpiece aspires to make the experience a good one for owners. Owner Denise Calore bakes the best chocolate chip bookies, Spanu says, so they always have them ready in the fridge to warm up. They offer pet parents cappuccinos, red wine and Prosecco. They will even have monthly "Yappy House."
"Our goal is to not have this be somewhere where you [just] drop your dog off," Spanu says. "It's a community."
Masterpiece Pet Spa is located at 1425 H St. NE. They're open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. most weekdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. They are closed Tuesday.


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"Unmasked" by Ian Halperin is a sympathetic portrait of Michael Jackson that explores Jackson's prescription drug use, ties to Scientology, multiple plastic surgeries, skin bleaching, sexual identity and the lineage of his three children. In this excerpt, Halperin writes about Jackson's waning health in the months leading up to his death.
Before long, however, 10 concerts had turned into 50 and the potential revenues had skyrocketed. But those who knew Jackson best knew he was in no shape to perform 10 shows, let alone 50. "We knew it was a disaster waiting to happen," said one aide. "I don't think anybody predicted it would actually kill him but literally nobody believed he would end up performing." Their doubts were underscored when Jackson collapsed during only his second rehearsal. "Collapse might be overstating it," said the aide. "He needed medical attention and couldn't go on. Not sure what caused it."
Meanwhile, everybody around him noticed that Jackson had lost an astonishing amount of weight in the months leading up to the London concerts. His medical team even believed he had become anorexic. "He goes days at a time hardly eating a thing and at one point his doctor was asking people around him if he had been throwing up after meals," one staff member told me in May. "He suspected bulimia but when we said he hardly eats any meals, the doc thought it's probably anorexia nervosa. He seemed alarmed and at one point said, 'People die from that all the time. You've got to get him to eat.' " Indeed, one of the known consequences of anorexia is cardiac arrest. This is what killed another iconic pop singer, Karen Carpenter, who admitted to suffering from anorexia shortly before her death in 1983.
After spotting him leave one of his rehearsals, Fox News reported that "Michael Jackson's skeletal physique is so bad that he might not be able to moonwalk anymore."
"I never saw anybody weigh him, but he couldn't have weighed more than [100 pounds] in the last month," says one member of his L.A. staff who saw him every day. At Jackson's official height of five foot ten inches, that represents a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 14.3 which, according to the National Eating Disorders Association, may indicate anorexia. The normal BMI for somebody Jackson's height is between 18.5 and 24.9, meaning Jackson is at least 25% under the normal weight for a healthy male. Anything over 15% falls within the category of a potential anorexic. Although eating disorders such as anorexia are much more prevalent in women and girls than men, according to the association, as many as one million men suffer from the disease, which, curiously, is twice as prevalent in gay men. By any definition, Jackson's rapid weight loss clearly indicated something was wrong.
For the first time, those in Jackson's inner circle began to urge him to cancel the shows, but their pleas fell on deaf ears.
"There was just too much money at stake," recalls one aide. "The people who had his ear told him he would be a laughingstock if he cancelled. They had to have known he was in no shape to go on, he was so frail, he kept canceling rehearsals. We wondered if somebody was going to cash in whether or not he performed. It just didn't make any sense. I know his family was concerned, especially his brother Jermaine, but Michael was kept very isolated during those last weeks."
One of Jackson's closest friends claimed a month before Jackson died that Michael told his daughter Paris he only had weeks to live. "He called her into his room and told her not to get mad at him if he didn't make it to Father's Day. He had a premonition that his days were numbered. He felt extremely ill. Unfortunately, no one wanted to help him. His closest advisers tried to control him with medication, drugs and false hopes. They wanted to make sure he didn't bail on the O2 gigs and that they would not be paid the money Jackson owed them."
The friend said that Jackson spent the final months of his life writing extensively. He thinks it was a long farewell, and not that Jackson simply wanted to write to his fans. "He'd hole himself up in his room for hours, sometimes days and not move," the source said. "I asked him if he was writing a novel. He replied 'just some thoughts on my journey on this earth. I want to leave something to my children.' " This alarmed the friend. "After he told me that, I was concerned Michael was suicidal and that he was writing a long note to say farewell. His emotions during his last few weeks were completely erratic; I had never seen him more depressed. He knew he could not comeback because of his failing health and that he wouldn't be able to pay all his debts. He told me three times that he felt like dying. At first I thought he was joking. Michael always liked to play the victim and convince people he was terminally ill. This time he was serious, he seemed to be convinced that he was dying. I wish I had taken him more seriously and tried to get him help. Unfortunately, Michael was like the boy who cried wolf — anytime he complained there was always doubt about his authenticity. He had spent years and years fooling people."
Although the financial details of his arrangement with AEG won't fully emerge until the estate is settled in 2010 and beyond, most of Jackson's long-time inner circle suspect that the people who had the most to benefit from the London concert were those associated with the complex web of businesses associated with Tohme, including the giant real estate firm Colony Capital LLC. Colony Capital had saved Neverland from foreclosure more than a year earlier by purchasing a $23.5 million credit note in a deal brokered by Tohme. Somehow this action allowed Jackson to retain his prized estate.
On May 20, 2009 concert organizers suddenly announced that the first London concerts had been delayed for five days while the remainder have been pushed back until March 2010. At the time, they denied that the postponements were health-related, explaining that they needed more time to mount the complex technical production, though skepticism immediately erupted among ticketholders. Their doubts were well placed.
Behind the scenes, Jackson's mental and physical health was rapidly deteriorating. According to a member of his household staff, he was "terrified" at the prospect of the London concerts:
He wasn't eating, he wasn't sleeping and when he did sleep, he had nightmares that he was going to be murdered. He was deeply worried that he was going to disappoint his fans. He even said something that made me briefly think he was suicidal. He said he was worried that he was going to end up like Elvis. He was always comparing himself to Elvis as long as I knew him, but there was something in his tone that made me think that he wanted to die, he was tired of life. He gave up. His voice and dance moves weren't there anymore. I think maybe he wanted to die rather than embarrassing himself onstage.
The most obvious comparison between the King of Pop and the King of Rock and Roll was their all-consuming prescription drug habit, which in Jackson's case had significantly intensified in his final months and is almost certain to be a factor in his death when the autopsy results come in. "He is surrounded by enablers," said one aide who labeled himself in this category two months before his death. "We should be stopping him before he kills himself, but we just sit by and watch him medicate himself into oblivion."
Like his long-time idol, Elvis, Jackson could count on an array of doctors to write him prescriptions on a whim with little regard to medical necessity, though Jackson would always cite "pain" as the basis for his drug-taking, which also provided the enabling physicians an excuse not to ask too many questions. Among the many drugs for which he developed a fondness in recent years was OxyContin, often nicknamed "Hillbilly Heroin." It had become quite fashionable among musicians and Hollywood stars for its instantaneous and powerful high. But, although members of his entourage witnessed Jackson receiving injections from doctors on a regular basis, they all insisted that the singer never used heroin itself or any other illegal drugs.
"He always had a prescription or a doctor giving him what he wanted," said a member of his staff who witnessed Jackson's long-standing addiction escalate since the Arvizo trial. "As far as I know the drugs were always legal, unfortunately."
In fact, in late 2003, shortly after he appeared on 60 Minutes to discuss the Arvizo scandal, Jackson overdosed on prescription drugs and had to be revived by a doctor who had been treating his brother, Randy. The doctor was summoned to Michael's rented Beverly Hills home in the middle of the night. After the doctor revived him, he advised that Jackson should enter a rehab clinic to treat his addiction, advice the singer ignored. On other occasions, the children's nanny, Grace Rwaramba, reportedly had to pump Jackson's stomach on a number of occasions after he took an excessive amount of drugs.
According to the aide, painkillers aren't the only drugs that Jackson took on a regular basis. "He pops Demerol and morphine, sure, apparently going back to the time when he burned himself during the Pepsi commercial, but there's also some kind of psychiatric medication, anti-anxiety or something like that. One of his brothers once told me that he was diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was younger, so it may be to treat that."
His aides apparently weren't the only ones who recognized that the prospect of a 50-concert run was foolhardy. In May, Jackson himself reportedly addressed a group of fans as he left his Burbank rehearsal studio. "Thank you for your love and support," he told them. "I want you guys to know I love you very much. I don't know how I'm going to do 50 shows. I'm not a big eater. I need to put some weight on. I'm really angry with them booking me up to do 50 shows. I only wanted to do 10." One of his former employees was particularly struck by Jackson's wording that day: "The way he was talking, it's like he's not in control over his own life anymore," she told me in early June. "It sounds like somebody else is pulling his strings and telling him what to do. Someone wants him dead. They keep feeding him pills like candy. They are trying to push him over the edge. He needs serious help. The people around him will kill him."
"It's like he was being kept away from his family," said an aide. "His family used to be the only people he could trust and I know for a fact that they were very concerned with his health, but it's like he was being kept isolated from them. I think he spoke to his mother occasionally on the phone, but his brothers were being kept at a distance. I think if they had been around and seen what Michael had been reduced to, they would have put a stop to the concerts. Maybe that's why they were being kept away." He revealed that various members of the Nation of Islam seemed to be in control of the singer's affairs and kept a very tight grip over Jackson's every move:
They were scary people, very intimidating. I'm not sure why Michael was so in thrall to the Nation. There were rumors that he had secretly converted to Islam and that he was one of them, but I never saw him praying to Mecca. His brother Jermaine was a devout Muslim, but I never saw any sign that Michael himself had converted. Yet the Nation of Islam seemed to be controlling his life. We couldn't figure it out.
The above echoes charges made by Jackson's former close friend and publicist, Stuart Backerman, who left the singer's employ in 2004 after the Nation first entered Jackson's domain. "They basically took over Michael's business and isolated everybody," Backerman complained. As the first London concerts approached, something was clearly wrong. Jackson had vowed to travel to the UK in order to obtain a house and acclimatize himself at least eight weeks before his 50-show residency, but he kept putting it off. First, he said he was worried about Swine Flu. Then, when that abated, a new series of excuses followed. Few who knew him were buying it. "For some reason, he didn't want to leave for England," stated one aide. "The bigwigs were getting nervous that he was going to back out of the London concerts." "To be honest, I never thought Michael would set foot on a concert stage ever again," said another aide, choking back tears on the evening of his death. "This was not only predictable, this was inevitable."
Excerpted from "Unmasked" by Ian Halperin. Copyright (c) 2009, reprinted with permission from Simon & Schuster.


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Nerd Factor: Bad Treats
Dr. Mike Robinson ~ UL Communication Studies Professor
Halloween is a holiday based on generosity, but that spirit is not completely selfless. Born of ancient beliefs that on a certain night, the door between the world of the living and the world of the dead opened, people thought it in their best interest to feed whomever. . . or whatever. . . stopped by. It was just safer that way. In America, that spiritual caution shifted into practical defense when very aggressive traditions of pranking developed, particularly in the Mid-West. The treat quite literally deferred the trick.
So while one might justifiably be shamed by others for not appreciating, say, a Christmas gift or a birthday present, I believe the origins of Halloween allow children to be judgmental. Young people should rightly ask if the candy adequately forestalled their holiday chaos.
Some of the work in creating a stratified system of judging treats has already been done for us. Popular culture has already defined the worst possible Halloween treat. In the justifiably legendary It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966), our sad sack hero gets a rock. I know of no real life Charlie Browns who got a rock no matter how bad their costumes were. Anyway, where I grew up, a rock would in all likelihood have been thrown back through a window. Nobody was going to give out rocks in the Cape.
Just above that threshold, the worst kind of Halloween treat is the treat that attempts to circumvent the spirit of the holiday. I'm sorry, dentists. Kids get that their oral hygiene is your job. But nobody wants a toothbrush, thanks anyway.
Similarly, no one wants a Jack Chick cartoon or pamphlet about how your religion views Halloween as evil. If you don't want to play, close your door and turn your lights off. It's Samhain time.
The next level up from that is the treat that has nothing to do with the holiday at all. For a few years, I received tickets for free dry cleaning from a local home. The neighbors a few doors down owned a nearby dry cleaning business. My mother was quite happy to take those tickets in case we ever needed something dry cleaned, but they were useless to me.
Above that, there are the treats that did not survive maternal scrutiny. Halloween giving traditions radically shifted across my childhood when a series of stories about tampered treats began to circulate. Apples were potentially full of pins or razor blades. Unwrapped items might have been dosed. Cookies were only acceptable if you remembered the home where you got them. It's not a treat if a kid has to run a full background check on the giver.
At about this level I would also place money. The same dry cleaning family mentioned above shifted over to bags of pennies a couple of years later. They probably did this as a cost cutting measure, but I didn't mind. I could at least use cash to buy candy at the drugstore later.
Finally, we reach the level of treats where objections are a matter of individual taste. I never cared for Mounds or Almond Joys, but maybe you did. I loved a Nestle's Crunch or Snickers bar, but maybe you didn't. I have no desire to argue with someone. But coconut in a candy bar? Yuck! Anyway, this is where the true joy of Halloween may be found in unbridled gluttony and savvy trading.


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The Barn Theatre, Southwick Community Centre
August 5, 6 & 7, 2004
The Exam
by Andy Hamilton
Directed by
Mark Best
Stacy Crosskey – Mr. A
Amy Abbott – Mrs. A
Zoë Attree – Mr. B
Katie Foulsham – Mrs. B
Emma Southeran – Mrs. C
Chris Morgan – Andrew
Sara Hadfield – Bea
Helen Brewster – Chas
Amy Curtis – BSE
Ryan Lainchbury – Biggs
Kira Brannlund – Exam
Stuart Isaac – Dad
Kirsty Biss – Jean
Production Crew
Producer – Kevin Isaac
Lighting – Mike Medway
Sound – Simon Snelling
Technical Manager – Kevin Isaac
Stage Manager – Marc Lewis
ASM – Sheila Holgate-Wright
Costume – Cherry Briggs
Workshop Team – Mike Davy
Workshop Team – David Collis
Workshop Team – David Comber
Workshop Team – Marc Lewis
Workshop Team – Brian Box
Front of House – Betty Dawes
Publicity – Rosemary Bouchy
Publicity – Rosemary Brown
Publicity – Judith Berrill
Box Office – Margaret Murrell
Programme Note #1: The Exam
Mark Best's Director's Notes in the programme said; "I would first like to thank all members of the Wick for their support and encouragement. In particular Kevin, who has given the group and myself some much guidance and input, the show would not have been possible without him. It has been a great experience working with Young Wick. There is a tremendous amount of talent amongst the group and it has been a delight to see them progress and learn whilst working as an ensemble. Not only has their dedication and hard work been imperative to this production but their ideas and enthusiasm have been crucial to the shape of the piece. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with these gifted youngsters and look forward to continuing to do so in the future . [That's if they're not sick of me by then!]"
Programme Note #2: The Exam
This piece is a new script published by a writing programme aimed at teenagers called International Connections, a collaboration between the National Theatre, London and other international youth theatres. These new plays for young people were brought together by many admired playwrights and cover a whole range of contemporary themes. This piece is a very appropriate subject to be covered by our youth group as many have been going through these stressful examinations themselves in the last couple of months!
The Exam is a very entertaining and thought provoking show for young and old alike. Adults will remember the knotted stomach as the minutes ticked by and the scratching of pens would be the only sound to be heard. Whilst youngsters in the audience may well find some remarkable resemblances to the teachers and the words of wisdom spoken to them by parents! This show is beautifully scripted and has a very warm and entertaining view on what we will all remember as being one of the most nerve-racking times of our lives. So – sit back and enjoy a trip down memory lane!
Review #1: The Exam
Publication: Shoreham Herald
Publication Data: August 13 2004
Reviewer: Jamie Hailstone
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FULL MARKS to the Wick Theatre Company's youth group for their impressive debut last week in Andy Hamilton's The Exam.
Confidently directed by Mark Best, the production made good use of the atmospheric Barn Theatre in Southwick, brilliantly recreating the tension that all of us remember from doing school exams. The play follows three teenagers who are about to sit their GCSE examinations: Andy [Chris Morgan] is sitting a history exam because he was ill the first time round, clever Bea [Sara Hadfield] is taking an A-level two years in advance and there's tear-away Chas [Helen Brewster], who broke her collar-bone in a recent madcap exploit. The three pupils are all, understandably, very nervous, but their plight is only compounded when the key to the examination room goes missing and the teacher in charge starts to have personal problems of her own.
The cast also included Stacey Crosskey, Amy Abbott, Zoë Attree, Katie Foulsham, Emma Sotheran, Amy Curtis, Ryan Lainchbury, Stuart Isaac and Kirsty Biss. As the exam started to unfold, the audience was drawn into the lives of all three pupils with flashbacks to their home life and even the odd ghost.
There was many a knowing nod from the audience as the play unfolded. They may have been the best days of our lives but they are pretty difficult to forget too.
Review #2: The Exam
Publication: Brighton Argus
Publication Data: August 17 2004
Reviewer: Barrie Jerram
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Andy Hamilton's play humorously captured the fears and hopes of three candidates re-sitting their exams. It explored the pressures put upon them, not only from themselves but also from their families. If this was not enough for them to contend with they had to cope with being locked out of the exam room, the bickering of two of the teachers coming to the end of an affair and with two excellently realised figments of imagination. The production was a stylised one with the actors often leaving the exam room and moving into a spotlight to deliver a monologue that provided a flashback to their home life. If the production had a weakness it was in the use of music for these scenes. Whilst the choice of music was intended to help distinguish the three households it did the young actors, especially those playing the parents, no favours as they had to battle to get their words across to the audience – a battle that was not often won.
As the streetwise Chas, Helen Brewster had the additional task of acting against gender and gave an assured performance with good timing that extracted the maximum humour from her wisecrack lines. There were some delightful scenes between Chas and the ghost of his Father, played with great drollness by Stuart Isaac.
Matching Helen in confidence was Sara Hadfield as Bea with the nickname of "Two Brains", the girl who excelled at everything but at a cost. Her talent and singleness of purpose had led to isolation through the lack of friends and to constant praise from her parents who were forever showing her off. An interesting aspect of her story was the way that she coped with taking exams. She had invented a character that she called "Exam" whom she controlled by transferring over her worries and fears. At one point "Exam", nicely played by Kira Brannlund, rebelled and a struggle of wills takes place.
Completing the trio of candidates was Andrew, trying desperately to live up to his parents demanding expectations and living on his nerves as a consequence. Chris Morgan had the difficult task of expressing his mental and physical torment through variations of face and body language. As the bickering teachers Amy Curtis was delightfully gauche as "BSE" with Ryan Lainchbury as the volatile Biggs.
The choice of play was an ideal one for the youth section of the Wick Theatre Company who provided an evening of great fun.
Review #3: The Exam
Publication: Words & Music
Publication Data: No.113 November/December 2004 – page 11
Reviewer: Gordon Bull
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It is refreshing to know that young people in Southwick are pursuing Thespian interests. The YWP presented a two-act play which explored the traumas undergone by examinees and their families. Here were three such, each with a different lifestyle and background, where the influences ranged from utter indifference to their offspring's needs to complete over-anxiety. Becoming aware of the psychological stresses was a salutary eye-opener to those of us in the audience with our own recollections of those exam days as it affected each one of us in our academic teenage advancement.
Act Two taking place in the actual exam room, well-displayed the problems that arise for the invigilators, their attempts to oversee and undersea the examinees needs and the messages that pass between candidates when incidents arise unknown to the book-reading staff. A nice glimpse of real life here without the added traumas brought on by lost papers in the post and other after-examination hiccups [hiccoughs!]
Each of the thirteen young players gave a good indication of their various problems and their movements which came naturally, gave some realism. My only problem was picking up the speedy, loose-tongues vernacular, which from time to time was cunningly and amusingly strung together along with the common graffiti so prevalent among the young adolescents today as they emulate their elders in woeful attempts to grow up. I despair to hear our politicians telling each other 'it's time to grow-up' in their slanging matches which are most revealing of their own immaturity.
Well-done youngsters. Makes you think![/showhide]


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Series 1. ASTROLOGICAL TAROT LESSONS
In this series we go through each of the Major Arcana cards that correspond to the Zodiacal Signs and explore their symbolism, origin stories and mythology, planetary rulership and more.
1. What Every Good Magician Needs to Know
2. Aries, the Emperor and Mars
3. Taurus, The Hierophant and Venus
4. Gemini, the Lovers and Mercury
5. Cancer, the Chariot, the High Priestess and the Moon
6. Leo, Strength, the Sun and States of the Planets
7. Virgo, the Hermit and Mercury
8. Libra and the Lady of Justice
10. Temperance, Sagittarius, and the Wheel of Fortune
11. A Mythological Origin Story of Capricorn, and How Baphomet Became the Devil
12. Aquarius, the 8-Rayed Star and the Fertile Land of Khem
Series 2. DECANS AND THE MINOR ARCANA
In this series we go look at the 3 minor cards that correspond to each of the Zodiac signs. A deeper explanation of what the decans are will be found in the first lesson on Aries.
1. Aries Decans: 2, 3 and 4 of Wands
2. Taurus Decans: 5, 6 and 7 of Pentacles
3. Gemini Decans: 8, 9 and 10 of Swords
4. Cancerian Decans: 2, 3 and 4 of Cups
5. Leo Decans: 5, 6 and 7 of Wands
6. Virgo Decans: 8, 9 and 10 of Pentacles
7. Libra Decans: 2, 3 and 4 of Swords
8. Scorpio Decans: 5, 6 and 7 of Cups