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Nadhiyilaadum Poovanam- with Raja Mani
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Ilayaraaja, in my honest opinion, is the King of Kalyani. The numerous compositions from him based on the raagam are immortal melodies and this is one such gem. This is one of the best albums of Ilayaraja. When the legends Bharathiraja, Ilayaraja and Kavi Perarasu join hands, one can only expect a treat to the audience. In spite of a good storyline, good direction, excellent lyrics and music this movie failed to impress in the box office because of the stupid sentiment that movies with lead characters as visually impaired would never do well :)) You name any song in this album and I'm sure many of the Muzibooyans would have listened to it at least a few thousand times.
This song has been in my wishlist for a very long time. I was totally mesmerised by Meera and Raj's version of this song which I think is one of the best duets in Muziboo.
When Raja asked me if I would be interested in doing this duet with him, I readily said yes. Our portions were sung about 6 months ago but due to various reasons, the mixing was getting postponed. After my recent return from vacation, Raja and I decided that we will finish this at any cost. Gopi kindly consented to mix the song for us and after half-a-dozen iterations, it is finally ready to be posted! :)
The song starts with the third verse from Soundarya Lahari, overlapped by the roller coaster alap in the melodius voice of SJ. To make it a bit more challenging, Raja and I wanted to do the intial humming and chants. So we had to get the Shruthi file and join it with the original track before mixing. Now you might have an idea as to what headache Gopi had to endure in the process! :D
Please do let us have your comments and suggestions. And thanks for listening! :)
P.S :I would also like to thank Sushane Shankar for having tried a hand at the mixing a few months ago. Unfortunately, my rendition wasn't doing much justice to his superb mix hence we gave up on it! :)
Movie: Kaadhal Oviyam
Music :Maestro Ilayaraaja
Originally sung by: S.P.Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki
Mixing: Gopi Shanmugam
Track courtesy: Raj kumar Anjan
Ramesh Tadi said
Adithi and Raja, what a beautiful melodious duet… beautiful rendition and soulful singing… liked it immensely…
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Anju Bennie said
Adithi, you were awesome as always. Raja , first time listening to your voice… very well rendered.
Surendran Menon said
Adithi & Raja
One of my all time favourites. Wonderfully sung!! A very soulful rendition indeed!!!!! Loved it. Keep it up!
Tn Arunagiri said
Very nicely done Adithi and Raja. This is one of my favs too.
One realizes how thrilling, exciting and challenging songs from Maestro Ilaiyaraaja are, when one sets to perform or sing the songs. Indeed, this is one of those challenging roller coaster ones.
BTW, the Soundarya Lahiri piece and the overlapping alaap is not Kalyani – it is in Hamsanaadam, and it then goes into the Kalyani territory. I would refrain from calling it Kalyani as such, in light of the heavy Kalyani songs like 'Natarajanin' (from Aboorva Sakti 369), 'Naan Paada Varuvai (from Udiri Pookkal) etc.
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Kala Vijay said
Adithi your voice is sooooooooooooo cute in this.singing is as usual excellent.but in this
your voice sounded really sweet.both Raja and you have done a nice duet.liked it very much.
Lavanya Voruganti said
fabulous….jst fabulous both of u….its the best song i feel is 4rm ur collections….u have scored 100*** in the song….u sounded soooo sweet in dis song and raja garu also did great job….he has a fab voice……
extraordinary totally adithi ji
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Unnikrishnan Kb said
Amazing rendition by both of you
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Latha Ganti said
Excellent work ! So beauutiful rendition !! liked it alot !!
Tha Kathir said
Superp singing by both of you. Great. Keep it up dear Friends Adithi and Raja.
Suresh r (slowly slowly slowly....on the track) said
Hi Adithi Akka & Raja…….
Aahaaa…….Adaadaadada…….Enna otrumai……Enna Azhaku…….
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Enna solradhu. Rendu perum Top Takkar singing. Thanks for this super musical treat.
Raja Raja dhaan. What a Genius composer that India has produced. Chancae illaba….
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Biju Ramachandran said
initial alaap is out of the world.
amazingly well rendered adithi.
1st time listening to raja.what a voice!
v good selection.
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Baiju John said
very good duet…
well done adithi
Keep singing
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Swati Prasad said
awesome adithi didi…start alap was brilliant….
you both sung fabulous :) loved it to the core :)
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Devan S said
Adithi and Raja
Wonderful rendition.Great.
Keep them coming up.
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Priya Shankar said
Wow…. beautiful duet guys…. well sung…. simply superb…. great job done…. love it.
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Raisudeen ( little busy ) said
HI Adithi,
Very Nice Song….Superbbbb Singing Both of you…
@adithi unga voice A1 ah erukku….Very Nice.
@raja Unga Voice Kooda romba NaLLA erukku…
Keep it up…I liked It…
Kumaran.k.k. ( i am back ) said
adithi…. in the song was sung by you when you were around 20 or what ??!!! amazing and wonderful voice here in this song of you….
manasukul oosi kutthum ilayarajaavin isai raajaangam……
rajamani… nice alaps n great breathe control……kalakkal.
adithi n rajamani…. great treat of this week !!
Maruthi said
didnt you guys felt you were sounding flat at many places….? inspite of your good efforts…… disapointing. Please redo this with the tabla shruthi adithi both of you are running flat.
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Sushanth Shankar said
Hey guys… :)
Good effort by all 3 of you…
Chechi – You were sounding really good here as always! :)
Raja – Good effort bro…
All the very best!
- Sushanth
Srividya Kasturi said
Adithi and Raja enjoyed this duet very much…felt the scale was a little high for Adithi…nevertheless very well sung:)
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Hamsapriya said
Adithi & Raja Mani
Congratulations on singing such a difficult song so perfectly!
What more can any one say about IR's compositions? Evrythg abt this song is so tough & perfect at the same time.
Initial aalaap is to die for Adithi- very well done & u hv sung it so perfectly
Raja Mani has sung it so well esp the swaras & his expressions are awesome too
Adithi- I feel that u have held bk ur vc a lot and not sung freely with open throat thro' out the song. I wonder why i hear it that way?
I dont state this as a complaint in any shape or form.
I am probably not at all qualified to say so!
But it is just an observation
Very well done to both of you
heard the song yesterday itself…but cudnt commnt…
i remember this song as original and also in raj& meera voices too…as adithi correctly said both have done a good job…couldnot stop remembering raj version…side by side when i listen your version…
surely adithi scores more…excellent performance as usual…enna sonnalum athu munna sonnathavethan irukkum soo….enna solrathu…? seri onnum sollala…vidunga…
raja mani done it so well too…but sincere attemptnu sollamudiyathu…enga oor kararla…enna mathiri konjam irupar thane… ;)
Shaniruh said
Adithi & Raja ….Very nice duet …great work :)
Cheers :)
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aditi akka – very nice singing, as usual!!
raja bro – very good support…
overall, a very good duet cover…. liked it a lot!!
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Ajay m nair said
what a lovely song it is…… beautiful….
adithi…… in the aalap ur voice was missed in one point hope u have noticed…… other wise as usual suuuuuper singing…… keep it up
Raja…… just in one place (edipp nindraal)sustain could have made it better…. and at the v.end portion of the song u were slightly off the sruthi…. otherwise it was lovely…. lovely voice and the swarams u handled it wonderfully…. u dominated this song with that swarams…. suuuperb…. loved this duet…… suuuuper…. keep it up
Vishnu Mohan ( busy mode) said
ADithi akka N raja Superbbbb pick rompa nalla paadiyirukku randu perum :D
Ramya Harish said
Adithi – wondeerful singing., Raja mani- awesome attempt, sum portions werer too gud:)
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Kartika V said
Superrrrr singing,what a voice nice
Sarada said
Beginning aalaap was just brilliant, very smooth curves, Adithi. You sounded just like S.Janaki throughout and mixing was also awesome.
Never heard the original but I really enjoyed this song in Kalyani.
Seemed quite challenging, but that said, I have to also say excellent singing by both of you and I loved it :)
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Deepesh A k(indefinitely on and off) said
brilliant effort….enjoyed this….
Faisal Kp said
Hi Ashiti, Raja,
Brilliant attempt, really enjoyed.
Adhiti, Starting portion was outstanding.
Music is love!!!!!!!
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aditi and raja
nothing much to scribble here speechless
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Maruthi said
thavangal seyyum povinai to kaamanai……
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Rajesh Gopinath said
Nicely done Adithi & Raja. Not familiar with the song.
Thanx for sharing.
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Uthra said
Well sung Adithi and Raja. Good job with the mixing Gopi. There is some tempo issue during the swarams for example.
Retheesh(unni) S said
Hats off to both of you for rendering such a difficult song.Expecting more from you….
Anbu Mohamed said
மனதை மயக்கும் பாடல் !
அழகாக, அசத்தலாக, அற்புதமாக வழங்கிய இருவருக்கும் என் நெஞ்சார்ந்த நன்றிகள் !
Aditi :
1. ஆரம்ப ஆலாபனை ……சொல்ல வார்த்தையில்லை ….
நதியில் ஆடும் பூவனம்……அலைகள் வீசும் சாமரம் …… பின்னிட்டீங்க .
RajaMani: ஸ்வர வரிசைகள் & இதழ்கள் இதழை தேடுமே …. கொன்னுட்டீங்க
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adithi n raja…,
U both sung well…. excellent singing… such a toughest song … happa chance ilaaaa… adithi akka i just loved ur vc a lot :)
Awesomeeeee !!
cheerz !!
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Ur Divya:)
Adwait Ranade said
Lovely song and wonderful singing Adithi and Raja Mani! LIKED it a lot!!
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Balaji Seetharaman said
Beautiful rendition Akka and Raja anna ……
Very tough song ! a beautiful composition. Akka you were effortless in most places. Initial alaap and podume towards the end were so lovely !
Raja anna, your feel was very good. Sweet little sustains in between made it pleasing. Few flat notes & lyrics rushed thru a little in a few places. Good work on the feel, swaras and singing.
Enjoyed it lots !
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Nice one Adithi & Raja Mani…Enjoyed this evergreen number :)
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Rajeev Onv(away on a long break) said
Adithi & Raja, well sung, both of you!The pitch seemed a bit too high for Raja and you also seemed straining at some points. Swaras need a bit more precision. it definitely is a tough song and have to appreciate your attempt. Congrats!
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Raja Mani said
Hi friends, Thank you so much for spending your valuable time listening to our rendition and for the nice comments/feedback.
Asmath Hussain said
Hi Aditi and Rajamani you have sung the song very beautiful. Aditi's voice is extremely good. Your song was refered by anbu excellent reference to follow your songs – Asmath
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Star Adithi and Raja:
Excellent singing by both of you and greate to listen.
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Anbu Mohamed said
You brought tears again with the initial aalap…. God Bless U !!
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Age: 30-35 Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium Hair: Brunette Eyes: Brown
Aww yes....as too many self tanners these days don't give enough DHA in their products (making you literally have to use too much product to see good results), this one still delivers (even tho-believe it or not-this is still not as good as the old school Banana Boat sunless in DEEP dark).
Let me say that I have been using sunless tanner since 1995-FAITHFULLY...Infact I have never went one week without using it since! I have tried over 30 brands and different kinds, like "buildable", "overnight", gels, lotions, sprays, you name it- etc.
I will say first that usually ANY self tanner that has a "color guard" is not my fav pick. Why? Because usually the color guard interferes with the actual color to show UP. Yes they are great for "seeing where the lotion goes", but I have found that the ones WITH color guards actually make it more blotchy or uneven!
See, when it comes to self tanner, you really DONT want too many other "moisterizers" to be mixed with the product (ONLY unless you are putting it over your feet,elbows, and knees beforehand), because moisterizers + self tanner= diluted results and a lighter tan or no tan at all (being that the color guard just rinses away)- (Trust me on this!).
The old school "Nuetragena sunless lotion in "DEEP" that was WHITE lotion with NO color guard actually made me DARK in just ONE application (the yellow bottle). Same thing for the old school NO-AD sunless tanning GEL (that was completely clear of color)-got me so darn DARK overnight -it was a rediculous but happy result!! And same thing for the original Coppertone tanning lotion (the one from the late 90's) that also made you dark with one application and had ZERO color guard! Same thing for the "endless summer" Coppertone dual lotion, and same for the OLD school "Bain De Soleil" sunless tanner that was not a "outside tanner lotion with a "tiny" bit of self tanner in it"-they used to have one that was just a self tanner and you didn't need to tan outside to see results...(sigh)...
But over the years I have found that many people seem to be annoyed by the "smell" of the sunless tanners..(the DHA ingrediant that actually makes you turn color). Now, being that is understandable, I am saddened by this because #1. NO "fake tan" is going to NOT have a smell (unless once again they are DILUTED with fragrances, color guards, moisterizers, etc). Yes of course "no one" WANTS to be "orange", but in order to get a really nice dark color, any "fake" tan will always (always, always) have a TINT to some kind of "orange" color-unless you are naturally very dark or yellow in skin color.
So now because the industry has catered to more of the "smell/odor" customer complaints for the last two decades, sadly the only sunless tanners that produce REAL dark tan colors costs a fortune-AND in VERY small quantities I will add or do not work the right way like they used to (like those like me who want a DARK color OVERNIGHT)- Not to mention, that there are too many "graduale" tanners and not enough "DEEP DARK" tanners without the guard mixed in-due to the fact that too many companies dont use enough of the DHA ingrediant inside like they should for REAL results.
The ONLY other sunless tanners with "color guards" that I have found to REALLY work is Sunlabs, Savage Bronze -(discontinued and me and LOTS of others are VERY angry about our beloved Savage Bronze self tanner mouse), and this one.
Anyhow, this one is nice, except that the fading isn't the best and it does not last too long.
But pretty good overall. Sorry for my rant above, but being an avid sunless tanner user that has always depended on using ONE application for deep dark results, sadly there just isnt enough of those products these days anymore. I could deal with the smell during the first app. Just wish some of the original products were not changed so the ones who don't mind could still use them.
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ac06493 on 3/12/2014 10:27:00 AM more reviews by ac06493
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Black Eyes: Hazel
This is definitely one of the best self tanners for the price!
If you're new to self tanners this is a great one to start with. Smells fine, applies easily, lasts a decent amount of time, and gives a nice color.
It's not going to give you tons of color but for the price it is an awesome buy and I would recommend this to anyone new to self tanning though I would recommend purchasing a mitt to apply for an easier, more even application.
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GAZA, Aug. 10 (UPI) — Internet, mobile phone service and landlines were cut off in Gaza Strip areas, sparking fear of an impending Israeli offensive, officials said Wednesday.
Telecommunications were severed late Tuesday in many areas but Israeli Internet servers remained online and people with Blackberry mobile phones were able to communicate in some areas, the Ma'an news agency reported Wednesday.
Residents feared the communications breakdown signified an Israeli invasion in the Gaza Strip was under way, the International Middle East Media Center said.
The cause of the blackout was unclear. However, some Palestinians reported spotting Israeli bulldozers operating near northern Gaza shortly before the blackout occurred, the agency said. A military spokesman, however, denied the claims, Ma'an said.
Technicians at the Palestinian mobile phone company Jawwal said it had received complaints from customers who were experiencing technical difficulties but was unable to explain the cause, the news agency said.


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Many people say that when life gets you down, go to your happy place.
OK, life doesn't have me down other than the little things like my fear of astronauts in diapers and using the wrong fonts on my e-mails. By the way, March's Font of the Month is Verdana. Did you know that Verdana was designed for Mircrosoft and is based on a mix of verdant? The last part "ana" was based on the designer guy's daughter. How insignificant! I need to go to my happy place.
And who can't find happiness in Vega?
Some people like to sit by a quiet stream or listen to the soothing sounds of the Chacoan Peccary while they meditate. Me? I like to go to where a man can stand in a crowd and scream incoherently for a few minutes and nobody raise an eyebrow—wait, that's New York.
I like to go to where the winos have casino vouchers piled up in their hat as they sit along the walkways holding a sign that reads" I'll be honest, I need the money for beer."
Detective Sandy and I occasionally retreat to the bright lights of Las Vegas for a three-day stress release holiday. Its fun and for some reason she has good luck there. She is a slot player. She never passes one up. When you deplane in Vegas, the slots are right there at the gates. We donated twenty bucks to the cause by the time I managed to drag her to baggage claim. By the way, if you fly to Vegas, if you can, arrive at night so you can see the place lit up. We stayed at the Luxor, which was just okay. I kept getting lost. I didn't like the beds and my shower handle broke off one morning. Also, it's too far towards the end of the strip. I spent most of the time up a bit towards the Paris and New York, New York.
The reason we wanted to fly out was in support of Detective Sandy's brother, who was in a big bowling tournament. We gambled our way to the convention center and settled in to watch the bowling tournament. Have you ever watched a bowling tournament? To get the feel of it, paint your door frame and then sit and watch it dry. Detective Sandy was having withdrawal symptoms from being away from the slot machines so she was starting to bet on the bowling games which irked the ushers. Shortly after that, she bet on which usher would catch her as she ran from them.
After watching the paint dry for a while, we hit the old part of Vegas, Freemont Street. It has a big light show and good people watching if you like the weird-people thing but I like the strip better. We played our way back, watching Detective Sandy, who was now on a hot streak. She was having a good night which offset my not-so-good night so I cut my losses and headed off to the bar.
The food in Vegas is good. We met at the Paris for breakfast. Sandy's mom and dad joined us. The waiter, a nice guy, was trying to act and speak French although he was from Mexico. We ordered a pitcher of Mimosas and somewhere in the language barrier he concluded we wanted a photo of a Mimosa. It was very funny to everyone but him so I explained to him that we were laughing with him and not at him because we didn't want any surprises in our eggs benedict. (Never anger a waiter until you have the food on the table.)
My formula for Vegas is simple: Go for no more than three days unless you're going to Hoover Dam or other non-gambling sightseeing trip. I can manage three days but then it's time to go. We spent one day walking at least 4-5 miles of shops and other places, all of which are fun. We met five Elvis Presley's, a couple who probably should look at impersonating someone else. There was big Elvis, Hindu Elvis, Elvis the Dwarf, and Elvis who looked something like a cross between Grizzly Adams and Liberace.
Soon however, it's time to leave. This was when the shower handle broke so by the time I got to checkout, I was not showered and not happy but the staff was nice and knocked off about fifty bucks in charges that probably were not supposed to be there anyway. Detective Sandy literally and reluctantly left the last slot machine as the gate was closing for the flight home.
All in all we came back a couple of hundred bucks down, not bad considering the entertainment and fun—if you take away the two hours we spent watching bowling. That was brutal. I'm sorry, I know bowling guys get mad at editorials like this but this is a sport where the participants get the joy of victory but watching it? Well……any excuse to go to Vegas is okay with me. Next year? We're thinking of attending the National Canasta Tournament, oddly enough, in Vegas!
February 27th, 2009
4:30 pm
I honeymooned in Vegas for 4 nights…just one day too long, but well worth it. I have to say you must have gotten a bad room at Luxor though. Ours was freshly remodeled and very nice.
March 2nd, 2009
6:26 pm
dectective steve for three weeks after his R and R: "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas". Rush Limbaugh now: What plays in Peoria, and prays in Iraq, brays from Limbaugh: "I hope Obama fails". This is the twitter equivalent of a war on civics. Give peace a chance. Enough war.
March 3rd, 2009
4:18 pm
This was such a cute article. Maybe next week we can get a cute article about why police decided to forgo enforcing the law in favor of becoming glamorized cashiers for the city.
Forget "protect and serve". It's now "find and solicit".
March 4th, 2009
1:12 pm
Have you noticed Truth About Cops's therapy hasn't done much good? Thankfully he can hide behind his fake name and probably pitiful life to vent his bitterness. He's on a geeee-haaaad for losers who finally figured out the world didn't cater to them as they sit on thier lazy asses. Thank you though, you make the rest of us feel better about ourselves!
March 4th, 2009
5:44 pm
Through my biological father, I felt the pride of the Greatest Generation when they read "Nuts!" during the Battle of The Bulge. America went full jingo then, (but I'll bet Rush would have called even those terms a surrender monkey octuplet nanny state thing). NUTS! Man! doesn't that say, "please charge these positions". Pardon our Bazooka. The Carrier beat Japan. The Bazooka beat the Germans.
The best story out of WW2 was the way the Germans used carriers to give their one battleship air cover…….no, the best story was Japanese Radar. Now we know why they blamed the Germans about Pearl Harbor. America was fighting the sins of the German and Japanese fathers. Our country works because our military missions, our religious missions, and our political missions are led by a civilian commander in chief. Theo-cultural warfare always ends in a disaster. A natural war would be one that involved pushing the Kurds out of the next valley. Thankfully, as man evolved, natural war became illogical. But man does seem to enjoy all the Shock and Awe of the Last Resort. My fellow twitterers, W freed Iraq in response to 911. That is amazing. A free Iraq! Warning:
Forget the asteroids, we've got our troops massing on the Pakistan border. The Taliban Troops have been in those confounded mountains long enough to give them the squatter's rights implied in the Magna Carta, doesn't it?
What is the mission of US troops in Afghanistan? It's possible that Obama was forced to keep our war chief, Gates, because of some ongoing end-game that Cheney dreamed up. It's my civic duty to vote that Obama should stop the troop buildup, pull way way back, and let Fort Stinking Desert cool off.
March 5th, 2009
2:41 pm
he ruins evey site he responds to – bet the rest of his life is the same
March 6th, 2009
12:46 pm
What the HELL do Chris Broe's posts have to do with a Vegas vacation?!?


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Pot is definitely a gainers best friend. It, and my handsome encourager, are the two most vital aspects of my 60+ pound gain since I started. There's been quite a few times I've surprised myself with how much I can eat in one given sitting. One particular time, after putting away two full large baconator meals from Wendys, I somehow found myself gulping down four large frosty shakes, then hitting the Oreos…it was pretty intense in the best damn way.
Keep on surprising yourself and that belly will definitely pay off BIG for you.
I can't be with someone who doesn't include cake in foreplay.
If you count the year we just had sex and got to know each other before we decided to get serious, 4 years. I (Matt) proposed to Peter on Christmas day just a few months ago. I had planned on doing it on our anniversary, which is the 28th of December at a nice restaurant, but I got too excited. I had the rings custom made, his is clearly a great deal more utilitarian han mine. What can I say? I like to be flashy—though his is nearly 2k in diamonds and platinum, mine is white gold and has 1.5k in diamonds.
I sat his ring on his desk and watched him open his gifts. Nearly 30 minutes later he sees the ring on the desk and thinks one of my friends left it during out Christmas party. It finally clicked. No real big pomp and circumstance here, just a simple gesture to find out if he'd spend his life with me. Clearly it works. :)


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Been a little while but we thought we'd break the silence by announcing that we are playing our first show of 2012 with our friends The Stationary Set at Cameo Gallery on March 7.
What have we been up to, you wonder? Oh, just recording some new music. We've been in the studio the last few months writing, recording and working out which of our new songs we're going to release first. It's been an exciting process for us and we'll be sharing bits and pieces of it with you. For now, here is the poster for our upcoming show. We're looking forward to seeing everyone there.
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Casey Prather scored 16 points, Patric Young added 12 and No. 3 Florida beat Mississippi State 62-51
SEC Fines Schools For Cowbells, Rushing Field
The Southeastern Conference fined four schools a combined $60,000 for violating league policies during the football season. Mississippi State and Mississippi were the hardest hit, with each school receiving a $25,000 fine. For more on this story visit: ESPN
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Initially there was uncertainty as to whether Prescott would be available for the Texas A&M game today, but the sophomore returned to practice Wednesday.
Judgment Day: Gators Travel to Baton Rouge to Take on Tigers
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I thought I would put a list together to generate some debate and conversation. These names are strictly coming from my personal opinion so feel free to comment and start some discussions if you like. I tried to base much of the list on a lengthy body of work and not just a good season or two.
#10 – Teemu Selanne RW Anaheim Ducks
Teemu makes the list for a couple of reasons. The first would be his speed and the ability to really fly out there at the age of 40. Similar to Mike Modano, Selanne seems like he will never lose his great skating ability along with his nose for the net. The Ducks star is still a dangerous threat to score every time he is on the ice and he is also a very strong power play asset.
In an injury ravaged season last year, Selanne still managed 27 goals, 21 assists, for 48 points in just 54 games. He doesn't quite get the attention he once did but producing almost a point a game after almost 20 years in the league is certainly worthy of a spot on this list.
#9 – Joe Pavelski C San Jose Sharks
This one is about much more then stats. Sure a 25 goal campaign for Pavelski last year is nothing to sneeze at, but his worth runs much deeper then that. In his four seasons in the NHL, Pavelski has never been a minus player and he is slowly but surely becoming a clutch player that the Sharks desperately need.
Pavelski helped the Sharks to the conference final by putting up 17 points and three game winning goals in the playoffs, not to mention taking almost every key draw. He was also a key contributor in the United States Silver medal performance at the 2010 Olympics. At just 26 years of age the best may be yet to come.
#8 – Mikko Koivu C Minnesota Wild
The great thing about Mikko is that he just keeps getting better.
With a 71 point campaign last season he is quickly becoming one of the leagues top two way forwards. Putting up those kind of numbers on a defensive minded Wild team with a poultry roster at best is no easy feet.
Often in the shadow of his older brother Saku Koivu, Mikko is finally starting to make a name for himself on his own. One similarity between the two is their leadership ability. Now the captain of the Wild, Mikko has added some grit and toughness to his game to go along with his skill. Expect a Selke nomination in the very near future.
#7 – Daniel Alfredsson RW Ottawa Senators
I know you are all probably questioning this one because most people understand that Alfredsson is a great player. However sometimes it's easy to overlook how great he really is. He belongs up there with the elite players in the game.
Last year, Alffy put up 71 points in 70 games without Dany Heatley and with Jason Spezza injured for a quarter of the season. He also led a team with spotty defence and average goaltending to an unlikely playoff berth.
Over the past decade Alffy has averaged more then a point a game and even put up a 103 point season in 2005-06. He is also very solid in his own end separating him from many of the top tier scorers in the game today. Perhaps the only thing missing from his resume is a Stanley Cup.
#6 – Andrei Markov D Montreal Canadiens
Markov may mean more to his team then anyone on this list. After suffering an injury on opening night last season against Toronto, the Canadiens sputtered out of the gate. Upon Markov's return in late December Montreal turned it around and made an improbable run to the Eastern Conference finals.
In 2008-09 Markov put up 64 points as a defenseman proving he is just as good offensively as he is defensively. Not only has he never won a Norris Trophy, even more shockingly he has never been nominated. Montreal's search for their next captain may soon be over.
#5 – Chris Mason G Atlanta Thrashers
Mason is the only goalie to crack the top 10. For some reason no one will give him the benefit of the doubt when it comes to being a No. 1 goaltender. After helping Nashville to some solid postseason runs he was always cast aside in favour of goalies Pekka Rinne, Dan Ellis, or Tomas Vokoun. After being shipped to St. Louis all he did was post back to back winning seasons while leading the Blues back to the playoffs in 2008-09.
Mason has a better then .900 save percentage over his career and has had a winning record in each of his seasons as a starter except for one. Hopefully he will get a fresh start in Atlanta and maybe even eventually a long term deal from the Thrashers.
#4 – Travis Zajac C New Jersey Devils
Zajac is a coach's dream because he can play in every situation on the ice. A perfect fit for the Devils system, this two way forward posted a +22 season last year and a +33 campaign in 2008-09. With 25 goals and 67 points in 2009-10, he has added some offensive punch to the typically defensive minded Devils.
Another incredible thing about Zajac is his durability. After skating in 80 games in his first full National Hockey League season, he has not missed a game over the past three seasons. If NHL players are participating in the 2014 Olympics in Russia, you can bet that Zajac will be playing for Canada.
# 3 – Derek Roy C Buffalo Sabres
Roy has led his team in scoring in each of the last 3 seasons and he also has led the Sabres in game winning goals over the past two seasons with six and nine respectively. Outside of Ryan Miller, Roy has been the back bone of the team over the past few years with many top tier players like Chris Drury, Daniel Briere, and Brian Campbell leaving in free agency.
In addition to his ability to score big goals, Roy has found ways to get under his opponents skin giving the team some much needed grit that it has missed in recent years. His relentless effort makes him one of the toughest players to play against in the National Hockey League which may be the ultimate compliment.
#2 – Paul Stastny C Colorado Avalanche
Stastny is not a player who is riding the coattails of his father. He is a legitimate superstar in the making. The scary thing is he has probably only scratched the surface. Quickly become one of the best setup men in the league, Stastny has compiled 47, 50 and 59 assist seasons during his short NHL career. His speed and faceoff ability make him that much tougher to match up against.
Stastny's strong play last season gave the Colorado Avalanche a playoff berth when most critics had them pegged for last in conference. With one of the youngest teams in league, Stastny now finds himself in more of a leadership role and with continued success look for the Avalanche to improve on last years efforts.
#1 – Mike Knuble RW Washington Capitals
Here is another guy who has bounced around over his career for some unknown reason. Over the past seven seasons Knuble has averaged 28 goals and averaged a +13 rating over that span as well. At 38 years of age it feels more like his career is just beginning rather then winding down as he got a late start in the NHL after playing University hockey for four seasons and then bouncing around in the minors.
Knuble has proved to be a consistent scorer and a reliable power play asset for every team he has played on. He kind of reminds me of a Mike Gartner, tremendous production but often overlooked and never quite received the credit he deserved. Of course now in Washington his 29 goals last season are easily glossed over while everyone focuses on Alexander Ovechkin and company.


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librariankay said...
Your argument would hold more water if there was any precedent at all of giving druids new forms with each tier.
Let's be honest here. If you believe the official Blizzard blues line, their art department is incredibly understaffed and overworked. They're forever talking about how little, in the grand scheme of things for a game of WoW's supposed budget, they can add in terms of new artwork all the time. This is happening because of Fandral Staghelm. If he didn't appear as a feral druid, we would not be seeing this snazzy little item. And unless another feral druid appears in tier 13, we shouldn't expect to see another item along the same lines.


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Green card lottery 2013 winners were called for their interviews from 1st of October 2012. Currently all the regional case numbers are being named as "Current" which means all the visas are issued under this program. Normally the interviews will continue till the available visas exhaust or till the program closes officially as usual on 30th September in any given year. After this date those who are selected for the under this draw will not be called for interviews or will not be allowed to change their current status to American LPR status through their winning.
Interviews will be held at the US Consular offices that are located near to the winner's homes in their countries. Those selectees in the USA can contact the USCIS office to change their current status to American LPR status, when their case numbers are current for any given month. Current case numbers can be found in the monthly visa bulletins in the internet with early notice.
The lower case numbers will be called first for the interview followed by the higher case numbers in order every month. All the selectees will be given advance notice for the interview with the date and time by normal postal mail or email 4/6 weeks prior to their interview date if they are going to face the interview. Some consular offices send out email notices while some offices publish them in the internet through their web sites.
On the interview date the winners must bring their,
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Work experience and other original certificates along with their English translations, for those documents which are not in English.
Primary applicant and all the dependants must pay the non refundable diversity visa fees of US$ 330 for each of them. It can be paid in local currency too according to the consular office. The visa fee is non refundable one and for any given reason, if the visa is refused the visa fee will not be returned back to the applicant.
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If issued with a visa under the Green card lottery program it will be valid for 6 months only and the winner must enter in to the USA before it expire and can get the PR certificate to stay in the USA afterwards. Also the receiver must pay US$165 as the processing fee for the USCIS office.
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The Rental Assistance Program provides a subsidy to help households transition into financial independence and adequate housing. The program is run by the Coalition for the Homeless.
- The RAP subsidy is available to families for up to two years and provides support of up to $300/month.
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- Last year the Rental Assistance Program housed 42 single adults, and 38 families. The program boasts an impressive success rate, with 85 percent of program graduates achieving permanent housing and financial independence.
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I have been practicing consumer bankruptcy law since December 1998. The sole focus of my practice is consumer bankruptcy.In 1993, I graduated from Columbia University in New York City. While at Columbia, I was a member of the cross country and track teams. I graduated from Columbia with a Bachelors of Arts in political science. After graduation, I returned to Atlanta and worked as a case clerk for Alston & Bird for two years. In 1995, my beautiful wife and I moved to Knoxville so that I could attend the University of Tennessee College of Law where I received my Juris Doctorate. After law school, we moved back to Georgia . I spent many years working for various high volume consumer bankruptcy firms. In May 2006, I decided to start my own firm.I try to stay active in the local community. I am currently the President of the Rome Georgia chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. My wife, four kids, and I currently are members of the First Presbyterian Church in Rome GA.
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Astonished, by Beverly Donofrio
Beverly Donofrio had just been "looking for a monastery to join, for Christ's sake." She had closed her laptop, having bookmarked religious communities she might write to, then had fallen into a deep sleep. During the night she was raped at knife point in her home in Mexico.
Why me?
Even though I do know the important question is not why this happened to me but what I'm going to do now; and even though I was fifty-five and the attacker was a serial rapist in a small town, raping gringo women between fifty and sixty; and even though I, along with the entire town, felt like evil had come for a visit and it was not personal . . . I was absolutely shocked he chose me.
Why now? Beverly Donofrio's life had come to a fullness of love and success. Her first memoir, Riding in Cars with Boys, had been translated into 16 languages and made into a movie starring Drew Barrymore and directed by Penny Marshall. Her second memoir, Looking for Mary, had begun as a documentary on NPR and was chosen as a Discover book by Barnes & Noble. She had recently become a grandmother, which drew her into a depth of love she'd never imagined possible.
She didn't have an easy start, and she wasn't always religious. After becoming pregnant as a teenager, marrying a junkie, divorcing at 19, getting herself into college and graduating at 27, living in the underbelly of New York City and raising her son as a single mother, Donofrio found religious faith. It all started with yard sales. For no good reason, she began collecting religious kitsch relating to Mary, and then she fell in love with God.
Astonished is a memoir of prayer and discernment. After the rape, Donofrio followed through with her plan of actively seeking a monastic vocation. She visited five communities in six months. She went back to Mexico and endured the ordeal of the rape trial, facing her rapist in court. Then she spent the next two years as a vowed lay religious woman at a hermitage with a guest ministry in Colorado. She learned to begin integrating her personal horror into prayer, meditation, silence and service. She eventually came to realize that her faith is unshakable.
How many books about prayer and trauma are funny? Donofrio is quirky, street-smart, ironic and witty, and she also reveals embarrassing and petty failures of character. "If transformation was a job," she says, "I'd be fired." I laughed throughout the book despite the tragic occasion of its premise. In one scene, she's trapped in a cabin during a blizzard reading a book of doctrine, and it infuriates her: she is hungering to get back to reading a biography of dancer Rudolf Nureyev. She cries, has panic attacks, endures nightmares, makes friends and watches both the cruelty and beauty of nature around her. Her love of God deepens.
Donofrio is not a theologian. She doesn't use the word theodicy. Her spiritual needs are practical, and she offers a survivor's point of view: Why me? Why now? How can I learn from this? Can this evil in my life somehow make me a better person? Eventually she realizes, "If I keep thinking about it, focusing on evil, it'll take up house, and be impossible to get rid of." She writes that being a Christian means "transforming pain in order not to transmit it."
When the rapist was in her bed, Donofrio began to pray the Hail Mary in Spanish. "What are you doing?" he demanded. "I'm praying," she said. "For you." Then, instead of staying and torturing her as he had his other victims, he left. After the trial she wrote, "I pray for the rapist a few times but it doesn't feel sincere. I plan to work on it."


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Killingworth — State police major crime detectives are leading an investigation into the discovery of a man's body Wednesday at Chatfield Hollow State Park.
State police from Troop F in Westbrook and environmental conservation officers responded to the park around 3 p.m. for a report of an untimely death. A man was located and pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel.
State police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said a preliminary investigation revealed "no apparent suspicious circumstances" to the man's death. He did not elaborate.
Police have identified the man but not yet released his name. Vance said police on Wednesday evening were still in the process of notifying the man's family.
The man's body will be taken to the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for a post-mortem examination to determine cause and manner of death.
The park, typically open until sunset and a popular spot for hiking and fishing, was closed after the discovery. Further details are not available.
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Check out the RAW footage of our own Connie Gonzalez taking on the new SWAT obstacle course. This mile long course was built to be somewhat like a military course.
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