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Monday, October 02, 2006
October is Chicago Artists Month
Can you believe it is October already?!?!?!?!
October is always an exciting month for me because it is Chicago Artists Month! I've always wanted to participate and finally this year I am. I'm exhibiting a painting in a group show at the Ice Factory and the opening is Saturday October 7 from 6-9pm. Come on out and check out some great emerging talent from Chicago!
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The Myth of Planned Obsolescence
This idea is a favorite of conspiracy buffs:
There's a sort of urban myth that companies spend millions designing products that will fall apart or otherwise cease to function just three days after their warranty expires. This would cost extra, be difficult to achieve, and would probably result in customers buying a rival's product next time because the first one turned out to be no good.The Adam Smith Institute's blog is quickly becoming one of my favorites. When it comes to the 'corporations are liars' meme, this conspiracy is usually followed quickly by the idea that oil companies are keeping 100 mpg cars from us.

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Thursday, August 02, 2012
Let's Hit the Snooze Button
Last night, we pretended like it wasn't a weeknight.
We pretended like we were a decade younger.
We went over to our friends Dan and Jenna's house for a fun dinner party.
We had a blast, and we stayed up way too late.
And now we're paying the price.
Early to bed for us tonight!
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American singer Usher has embarked on five concert tours, four of which have been worldwide. Blige, Janet Jackson, and Puff Daddy from 1997–1999.
His solo tour debut, 8701 Evolution Tour began in North America then expanded to Europe and visiting Africa, supporting his third studio album, 8701 (2001).
Now almost five months later, the Chicago femcee herself makes sits down for her first official Breakfast Club interview to talk about her upcoming new album, , comparisons to Lauryn Hill and Aaliyah, working with Timbaland, the female experience in Chicago, coming up in the drill scene, how the media pits female hip-hop artists against one another , and more.
She also treated them to a special freeystle at the end of the show. So it's harder for a female to reach out and say, 'You're good' because it's almost like a self-esteem thing.
Following the release of his fourth studio album, Confessions, Usher embarked on his next world concert venture The Truth Tour.
For this tour Usher collaborated with Master Card, the company gave him his own prepaid debit card with his picture on it that was sold at his concert.
Last November, Timbaland stopped by Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club to hype his then-unknown new artist Tink.
More About Age: 43 Birthplace: Monterey, California, United States of America Profession: Fashion designer, Designer In 2009, Jay-Z was rumored to have had an affair with Rita Ora.
people close to both Aaliyah and Ginuwine said that even after they ended their relationship, he still carried very strong feelings for her.
On firing his mother, Jonetta, as his manager Interestingly, Usher tried to sugarcoat the firing saying he understood why the public would see it as him firing his mother due to her not attending the wedding because of the timing, bu he claims that was not the case.
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We are so excited here at M: As a great kindness from one of our dear gallery friends we have a spectacular surprise for April + May, a Marine show with several of the best Marine Painters in the world. Among the artists we are featuring we have Terry Bailey, AD Blake, Don Demers, and Marshall Joyce. In this post I will try and summarize Blake's biography and a bit about the race featured in this painting.
AD Blake's historical marine oil paintings range from gaff-rigged classic yachts, square-sailed sailing ships to historical America's Cup races and contemporary sailing scenes. His historical maritime art is painted in a traditional style showing the beautiful details of the yachts and their rigging. The paintings are often historic yachting harbour scenes, including Newport, Nantucket, New York, Martha's Vineyard, Marblehead, Boston, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Auckland and Venice; or blue-water ocean races. Most of the historical America's Cup races have been captured including the first race around the Isle of Wight won by the yacht "America."
A D Blake's marine paintings are beautiful paintings of beautiful scenes. He captures the sheer beauty of the historical yachts with their canvas sails. Canvas has lovely warm colours, particularly when the light shines through it. The details of the yachts are important. The subjects, the yachts and their rigging, are so beautiful that they need accuracy and fine details to portray this loveliness.
All his marine paintings are oils on canvas. His painting style is traditional, using the time honoured approach of building the painting up in a series of layers from thin transparent layers through to thicker layers of impasto paint and finally the application of some brilliant glazes. Blake continually experiments with his technique to gain the greatest visual effect for each particular painting.
It is vital to him that his art is dynamic and creates an impression of life and movement. He concentrates on the interplay of light, especially on the water and on the boats and sails, and demonstrates a use of a multiplicity of colours in the shadows and also in the reflections of the sky and the boats in the sea.
AD Blake's thorough knowledge, understanding and long personal experience in racing and designing yachts of many varieties is evident in his paintings and lends an authenticity to them. A highly actively involved sailor he has an inate sense for the set of the sails and the angles of the hulls in the water.
The historical aspect of each painting is important and portrays Blake's fascination with the history of yachting. Historic details are gained through thorough research utilizing books, libraries, historical societies and yacht clubs.
Many well known yacht designers' vessels are featured in AD Blake's paintings, including Nathaneil Herreshoff, Edward Burgess, Olin Stevens, William Fife and Robert Logan.
Much of Anthony Blake's inspiration comes from visiting locations of likely subjects and completing small oil 'sketch' paintings to capture the local colour and 'artistic feel' for the location. He travels widely with regular trips to the United States and Europe.
A D Blake was born and lives on the coast of New Zealand. He has always been intensely interested and involved with yachting and fascinated with yachting design and construction. He first commanded a yacht at age six, the New Zealand "P" Class dinghy and has been racing a variety of yachts competitively since then.
Anthony Blake graduated with a Master of Engineering (First Class Honours) and discovered his artistic passion and talent once his university studies were completed. He is artistically self taught; partly by closely studying the techniques and paintings of those Old Masters and Impressionist artists that he admires.
His family has deep roots in maritime history with sailing ship captains in both his and his wife's families. He was fascinated by the stories of his wife's grandfather of his voyages around the world as captain of a sailing ship. His brother, the late Sir Peter Blake, was one of the world's revered sailors. Tony presently races the 59ft gaff- rigged cutter, "Thelma" designed and built in New Zealand in 1897 and restored to perfection in 2006. He has just stepped down as chairman of the New Zealand Classic Yacht Association and is passionate about preserving these beautiful historic boats.
His paintings have been published in many books and magazines and reside in corporate and private collections worldwide including the New York Yacht Club, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and the Herreshoff Marine Museum.
|Race 3 of the America's Cup on Octber 19th, 1899, between the defender "Columbia" and challenger "Shamrock I" , was described by the press of the day as the most exciting race for many years. In a 20 knot wind the yachts raced over a 30 mile course off Sandy Hook, New York, consisting of a 15 mile run to the leeward mark, followed by a 15 mile beat back to the finish.The painting depicts the yachts carrying spinnakers on the run to the leeward mark. "Columbia" has managed to pass "Shamrock I", but is having to change her course to starboard to prevent "Shamrock I" from 'taking her wind'. There is a large spectator fleet following the yachts. They are being kept at a distance from the yachts by two black Herreshoff designed and built torpedo boats, which can be seen on either side of the two yachts. The weather is fine with a 20 knot wind and sea running enabling the yachts to surf down the waves at speeds approaching 13 knots. Commodore J.P. Morgan's steam yacht "Corsair" can be seen on the right hand side of the painting and on the left hand side of the painting can be seen the white steam yacht "Erin" owned by Sir Thomas Lipton, also the owner of "Shamrock I"."Columbia" managed to hold off "Shamrock I" until the leeward mark. On the beat back to the finish "Columbia" pulled away and finished 6minutes 34 seconds ahead on corrected time to win the America's Cup."Columbia" was designed by Nathaneil Herreshoff and built for a New York Yacht Club syndicate of Commodore J.P.Morgan, ex Commodore E.D. Morgan and C. Oliver Iselin. "Shamrock I" was designed by William Fife Jr. and built at Thorneycroft's yard on the Thames, England.
|30″ x 40″
|Oil on canvas
In my next blog, I'll profile one of Terry Bailey's wonderful works…these and of course several other wonderful Marines can be viewed at M Gallery of Fine Art at 11 Broad Street Charleston SC 29401 or of course on the web at www.mgalleryoffineart.com


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As a runner, I have always trained to the specific task. When I am running marathons, I train by running longer distances. When I am running Peachtree, a July 4th race in Atlanta, I train in the heat. If my goal is to lower my 5K time, I run intervals on the track to increase speed. The bottom line is, my training is specific to my goals.
I'm not alone in my philosophies. Elite runners train at altitude to prepare for high attitude races. Most runners do hill workouts to help prepare for rolling courses. So, what is my dilemma, you may ask?
I recently registered for a race called "Dare to Bare 5K." It is run, how shall we say? Well, let's put it this way. I would be very surprised to see any running apparel companies sponsoring this one, but suntan lotion companies may have a vested interest in it, and I may have a mutual interest in loading up on the stuff. I have some sensitive parts I would like not to see burned.
So, I figured, train how you plan to race, right? Well, I tried, and immediately received a stern warning from my neighborhood's homeowner's association. Strange, I thought. They never minded me doing speedwork or long distance. Even my fartlek barely raised an eyebrow. But THIS race specific training, somehow, offended enough people that I had to take my training indoors, to a treadmill.
So I did, and you'll never guess what happened. They revoked my membership at the club whose treadmill I used. They said my exposure was indecent, which was in direct conflict with my assumption that I was getting in pretty good shape. I don't understand. They promote these places as a safe haven to sculpt your body, and then, when you show it off, they get all huffy about it.
While I was doing my wash that evening, I was still so upset about the eviction I had experienced earlier in the day, that I accidentally threw a pair of my running shorts in the wash with the sturdy cottons, and then threw them in the dryer under high heat. Usually, I wash them on a delicate setting, and then hang them up to dry, to save their elasticity. These shorts were ruined. There was no stretch in them at all, and they could no longer give me any support at all. And I thought I could trust all my athletic supporters. Now I had none. First the neighborhood, then my health club, and finally, even my own shorts stopped supporting me.
Then it hit me! Wasn't this the goal of this event specific training from the start? To train with as little support as possible, while still staying within the guidelines of good taste and applicable law? Now, I had my answer.
I quickly pinned the waistband of my shorts together with a couple of safety pins, so I wouldn't be wearing them around my ankles. The parts of my shorts that used to carry me through my long runs where down to about my knees now, and certainly no longer functional for that purpose, but that was exactly what I wanted.
So now, with my newly designed shorts, with everything hanging a little lower than before, I can once again train around the neighborhood without stares of horror coming my way. They have welcomed me back at my health club with open arms. And I am preparing well for my special race too, with a freedom the likes of which I have never known before. And I take special satisfaction in knowing something that nobody else realizes. Under my running shorts, I am actually naked. Don't tell anybody.


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This morning I've been getting loads of menial admin tasks out of the way (currently halfway through copying 319 mailorder details onto a spreadsheet - wow, exactly) and decided to put my itunes on shuffle to keep me company. Despite there being 1694 songs on there, apparently 4.5 days of solid music, 5 of the last 10 songs have all been Glassjaw. I'm not complaining, but I think it says a lot about my taste. What also says a lot about my taste, is that the last song to play was 'Centrefold' by The J-Geils Band.
Inspiration for the next Secondsmile video? I think so
Na na nanana
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
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Daily Watch – OPL245 trial delayed, LCCI keen to address Lagos land use 'grey areas'
- The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry plans to hold a round-table to renegotiate grey areas in the new Lagos land use charge law. In a statement signed by its director-general, Muda Yusuf, the LCCI said the 9 March dialogue would examine the provisions of the recently-passed law viz-a-viz its implications for residents and businesses operating in Lagos State and its environs. The state government recently repealed its 2001 land use charge law and replaced it with a new law, passed by state lawmakers on 29 January and signed by Governor Ambode on 8 February. Residents who have been sent the new rates in their 2018 bills claim an increase of between 150 and 300 percent over the 2017 rates, according to The Cable.
- Offers for key Nigerian grades Forcados, Qua Iboe and Bonny Light remained underpinned well above dated Brent plus $2.00. A trader told Reuters that the pull from Asia for heavy grades was lower for April. Exxon was offering Nigerian Qua Iboe at dated Brent plus $2.15 a barrel and cargoes of Yoho and Erha. Petrobras was offering Nigerian Akpo at dated Brent plus 80 cents a barrel. Mercuria was showing three Nigerian grades. It was offering Agbami at dated Brent plus 70 cents a barrel, Forcados at dated plus $2.20 and Qua Iboe at dated Brent plus $2.25. Shell was offering Bonga at dated Brent plus $2.25 a barrel, Forcados at dated Brent plus $2.50 and Agbami at dated Brent plus 80 cents.
- Nigeria has paid off about ₦130 billion ($413 million) worth of treasury bills maturing this week instead of rolling over the debt as it has done in the past, traders said. Patience Oniha, the DMO director general confirmed the payment on Friday and said a treasury auction calendar for March would be released this week. Nigeria issued a $2.5 billion Eurobond last month to help redeem portions of its treasury bill portfolio to lower costs. It has been working to lower its costs, particularly as inflation fell for the 12th time in a row in January. Treasury yields have been falling on expectations that the government will sell less debt at its second quarter auction after it sold the Eurobond. Traders expect rates to fall further after the payoff. The DMO sold ₦129.99 billion naira worth of treasury bills at an auction on Wednesday, around half the amount it advertised in its calendar at the lower-range of the yield curve.
- A trial in Italy of Royal Dutch Shell and Eni executives over alleged corruption in Nigeria, which had been due to start on March 5, will be transferred to another court in Milan, delaying the proceedings, legal sources said. Earlier this week, the Milan tribunal informed lawyers that the court which had been due to hear the trial had too many cases and could not guarantee that it would do so in a reasonable period of time, three sources told Reuters on Friday. The case involves the 2011 purchase by Eni and Shell of Nigeria's OPL-245 offshore oilfield – one of Africa's most valuable oil blocks – for about $1.3 billion. Milan prosecutors allege bribes were paid to win the licence to explore the field, which has never entered into production. All the accused have denied any wrongdoing. The court is expected to set the new trial date on Monday, the sources said. A Milan judge ruled in December that the companies, along with present and past executives, would face trial.


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|Pivot. Is this your business model?
They keep inventing cliches, and I'm glad they do, because it gives me things to write about.
The latest one I'm just catching up to is pivot, used by startup companies. Journalists have had a good time misusing this term in talking about President Obama's shifts here and there, such as "pivoting back to the economy."
If it's good enough for journalists, it's good enough for entrepreneurs.
"I personally hate the word 'pivot,'" said BrandYourself's Patrick Ambron. "While obviously being able to 'pivot' or adjust your business model/product is essential to surviving — Instagram was a pivot, and even our own product underwent some heavy evolution — I think it is completely misused and abused as both a word and a concept."
Ambron said that he sees many startups use it as an excuse not to pursue a business model or product in-depth enough. "Even if you have the right general idea, finding the product to market fit is going to be HARD and take a few tries. It's going to take some perseverance."
At the moment, Ambron sees a lot of startups that "hit their first hiccup — nobody signed up at launch, they didn't execute a feature properly — and immediately say, 'time to pivot.'"
SlimWare Utilities' Chris Cope looks at it another way. "This word can sometimes be synonymous with 'desperate' or 'not working,'" he said. "While it's quite common to try new ideas or test new monetization models, the word 'pivot' evokes emotions of desperation."Thus pivot is a euphemism that has the opposite effect. It's the bizspeak notion of dressing up something mundane in fancy language, hoping it will become something else. It's business alchemy.


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Like fingerprints, no two lives are the same. Mine is filled with mistakes, contemplation, amendments, and repetition of all three.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Friend calls your parents by mr. and mrs.
Best friend calls your parents dad and mom.
Friend has never seen you cry.
Best friend has always had the best shoulder to cry on.
Friend never asks for anything to eat or drink.
Best friend opens the fridge and makes herself at home.
Friend asks you to write down your number.
Best friend asks you for their number.
Friend borrows your stuff for a few days then gives it back.
Best friend has a closet full of your stuff.
Friend only knows a few things about you.
Best friend could write a biography on your life story.
Friend will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing.
Best friend will always go with you.
Friends Forever!
Written with a pen
Sealed with a kiss
If you are my friend,
Please answer this:
Are we friends or are we not?
You told me once, but I forgot..
So tell me now and tell me true,
So I can say, I am here for you.
Of all the friends I've ever met,
You're the ones I won't forget..
And if I die before you do,
I'll go to Heaven
And wait for you.
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Are you looking for a career in poetry writing?ReplyDelete
And in answer to your peotically expressed question... yes, I consider myself your friend, een though you are still a little girl (heh... only kidding- I know how very mature you are, probably more than Flynn).
*even*, not "een"ReplyDelete
i didnt write it.. if u didnt happen to notice i got it frm a fwd.ReplyDelete
its cute anyways!ReplyDelete
U no the funny thing? U no how the fwd sez "Friend never asks for anything to eat or drink.ReplyDelete
Best friend opens the fridge and makes herself at home". Nahid amar bashai eshe fridge khule khaoa shuru kore using the excuse that she is my true best frend, lol. Kahdok er khadok!
hey i read this poem long ago, and i remembered only that line 'best friends open the fridge and ...'. c the recent comment i posted on Miss doe's blog. i hope i read this blog before commenting that. i just remembered this line and wrote it. if i had read this before, i cud rite more from here.ReplyDelete


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The new toy
Get ready for the next post cuz it'll blow your mind :)
Looks very bloody rite.. haha. Bloody Smiley. Anyway, I don't have any other pic to post.. but wait.... wait for the next post *wriggle eyebrows* :)))
And yes, to all those people who were surprised , I have classes on Saturday and Sunday T_T


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Meres Leisure Centre clean up
This week we have completed an external clean up of Meres Leisure Centre in Grantham. The team have cleaned the windows, removed graffiti and chewing gum, and pressure washed the external area. As you can see from the photos, they did a fantastic job.
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 1267150
ability to show status/progress of build in Business Central
Last modified: 2016-01-08 16:50:58 EST
Description of problem:
When doing "Build&Deploy" on Business Central (workbench) and if it succeed, green-coloured success message of building is shown for only a few seconds. So it may be overlooked, especially in case that build takes a long time due to large decision table(spread sheet).
In such case, it's hard to know if building is still in-progress or completed successfully.
Customer requests to show/leave the following information anywhere(i.e. message plate).
build start time
build status/progress
build end time(elapsed time) with status
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
B*MS 6.1.x
How reproducible:
click 'Build & Deploy' via Project Editor in Business Central
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PLEASE NOTE: I'm rarely active here anymore, but please feel free to follow me on Goodreads, where I post regularly.
These are the chronicles of a book addict, a photo junkie, and an aspiring author, rewriting the very fabric of reality one page (and one snapshot) at a time. From the strange to the unusual; the abandoned to the abnormal; the haunted to the historic; the supernatural to the surreal; the forests of dark fantasy, the cemeteries of gothic horror, and the post-apocalyptic ruins of science fiction are the landscapes of my imagination.
Thanks to the good folks at HarperCollins, we're offering up a teaser excerpt of next month's Tides of Maritinia by Warren Hammond, along with a giveaway of the book!
Before we get into the goodies, though, let me introduce you to Warren and his creation . . .
Tides of Maritinia by Warren Hammond
Expected publication: December 2nd 2014 by Harper Voyager Impulse
Maritinia is at the far edge of the Empire, a planet with little economic value in the Sire's sphere of influence.
And it's just rebelled.
The people of Maritinia believe the Empire will not care that they've broken free. But the Empire is built on the belief that if an insignificant planet can revolt, then other, more important planets might follow suit.
So the Empire sends an agent to Maritinia with a mission: assassinate and replace one of the conspirators, and do enough to sow discord that when the soldiers do land, any opposition will be quickly crushed.
Thus Jakob finds himself immersed in the inner circle of the madman who led the rebellion. A raw recruit with only his political officer—a separate consciousness inserted into his brain—to speak with, Jakob is out of his element as an operative. And while he falls deeper into the conspiracy, he begins to question everything: the despotic admiral in charge of the coup, his feelings for a native woman, and—most troublingly—whether he still agrees with the will of the Sire.
About the Author
Warren grew up in the Hudson River Valley of New York State. Upon obtaining his teaching degree from the University at Albany, he moved to Colorado, and settled in Denver where he can often be found typing away at one of the local coffee shops.
Warren is known for his gritty, futuristic KOP series. By taking the best of classic detective noir, and reinventing it on a destitute colony world, Warren has created these uniquely dark tales of murder, corruption and redemption. KOP Killer won the 2012 Colorado Book Award for best mystery.
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Reports in Pakistan have suggested that the country has made a breakthrough by agreeing to send the first shipment of its mangoes to the US in May or June this year.
Following a test shipment sent to the country last year, which found demand in the US for the fruit, exporter Harvest Tradings will now airfreight a batch of mangoes to the country later this year, The Express Tribune reported.
The shipment will first head to an irradiation treatment centre in Iowa before being distributed across cities boasting a large Pakistani-American population, the publication revealed.
The shipment has been made possible by the involvement of development consulting company Chemonics, with a US$90m allocation made to the project, while USAID is also involved, supporting a mango processing facility that helps increase produce shelf-life.
Ahmed Jawad, CEO of Harvest Tradings, told The Express Tribune that the US is also keen to coordinate seafreight shipments of Pakistani mangoes in the future, to ensure larger volumes and cut costs.


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PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (Persero) PT PNM (Persero) or commonly abbreviated as PNM is Jakarta based state-owned financial and investment services corporation with core business in the field of empowerment and development of micro, small, medium enterprises and cooperatives (MSMEC or UMKMK) segments in Indonesia. The Company is a non listed state-owned financial company and is 100% owned by the Government of Indonesia. As today, PNM has 26 branches, 4 sub-branches, 97 cluster offices, and 578 micro financing units (ULaMM) spread in all over Indonesia. PT PNM (Persero) also supported by 6 subsidiaries, 3 sub-subsidiaries and 5 affiliates.
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Sita's sisters by Kavita Kane (some changes made) ep 20
Lakshman says – you must be thk why I need to go if Ram is with Sita and he can take care of her, I am not asked to go to exile , you must be thk how can I ask you to make it easier if it ws me to take the decision of joining them, I have not thought of you and my brother is considered first, yet I am asking you for the impossible work, why I left you for 14 years here in palace when Bharat, Mandavi, Shatrughn, Shrutakirti are there to look after the old parents. She says – no, I am not angry, go
Sumitra – come everyone to kaikeyi palace, I know it is difficult, we should have the strength
The king was lying on the bed weak, he was crying
Kaikeyi stand strong and beautiful
Ram, Lakshman have changed their dresses as hermit, but both still looking young and handsome. Ram was troubled but trying to pacify his father. Dasharath says – don't go,you are not in a way to be obliged to the thoughtless pledge I made to my scheming wife, that undeserving mother you love and respect .
Kaikeyi – that's some fine advice coming from the just king and father who would be unfair to his one son. What rights are you talking about that Ram will throw you and me in the prison in Bharat 's absence, what bravery and courage coming from this royal house of raghuvansh
Lakshman – don't talk about decency, mother, it is our decency that allows you to speak and do what you can, you know Ram will never go against father' s wishes, yet you are sending him on exile, this is cowardice and wickedness and you will pay for it the moment you step out of the palace
Kaikeyi – how dare you but I see you are following your brother and I can see Sita, but Sita why you are still in royal dress, you should wear what your husband and brother in law is wearing
The elder queens are shocked. Urmila said – not that change of dress would make any difference to her. She would still be Ram's queen in the forest, what difference it will make what she wears in the forest whr we live in the comforts of palace, mother, a palace where a mother separated an old father, a husband from his wife irrespective of what she wears, she will be with her husband suffering the discomfort with a smile, just like a brother will do. mother, that's undenying loyalty, the strength of supreme love Ram has Sita and Lakshman with him in the forest, what we have in the palace with all the comforts just lonely women and who do you have, your faithful maid Manthara, Ram intervened – I have have no desire for any throne or power for any argument, I will take my leave and I need father's blessings. Urmila, Sita is getting ready, plz help her. She snatched the forest garments from Manthara 's hand. Sita say – how do I put them, none of us know. Ram smiled and showed him how to wear it. Both the sisters get dressed in vanavasi clothes. Sita says – I wanted Lakshman to stay back
She says – it doesn't matter now, it would not have helped anyway,just like your going with Ram, no one can change Lakshman 's mind, both of us know that they are inseparable, it is the best, at least I won't be worrying you. Both will take care.
Sita say, says – And you, what about you,of course Mandavi and Shrutakirti will be here.
She says – stop worrying, I have everyone here. Sita says – except Lakshman, that's what is troubling me, I can't stop Lakshman or have you with us, you can try to hide but I know what you are feeling, but think Lakshman takes this harsh decision because he believes in you more than himself,you are his strength, I am elder but wanted to touch your feet for your courage, As Lakshman is for Ram, you are for me, He wouldn't have left the palace but it was you who gave him the courage.
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Monday I called a few of my car friends.
The red car's brake pads are really squeaking now.
Don said to call another friend, Lon, who sells replacement parts for convertibles.
I asked Lon to look for some brakes from a 2000's car, and also a sun visor.
A pair of sun visors costs $100 from the regular parts warehouse!
He would see what he could do.
If I had the green car back, I could park the red car until I got the bigger wheels, and the brake upgrade and clutch was assembled...
I called Roberto the painter again about the green car.
He mumbled something about having trouble finding parts.
I will have to see what he means when I see him.
But in the end he said, "The car will be ready tomorrow afternoon."
I don't know what to think!
It didn't look ready when I saw it a few weeks ago...
It didn't sound like he worked on it, at all last week.
I will be happy if it is somewhat ready by the 15th.
The annual '82-'92 Camaro and Firebird (and friends) picnic is on July 15th.
There will be a lot of dust and powder all over to clean up.
Also I have the carpet to re-upholster the interior, which is next on the list.
Rumor has it that a friend of mine from the car club recently had his car painted, and I heard the paint shop had it for a year...
Here is the original green car right after I bought it in 2001.
I thought it was awesome in my memory, but every time I see the old pictures, I don't think it will ever be this dark and shiny again.
But, we can't be young again ourselves either, right?
Around 2006 or 2007 the paint flaked off, and I had it repainted.
Here is the same car after I wrecked it two years ago.
It shows the paint job I didn't like, from 1 day Paint and Body.
The paint was very shiny and well applied, but way too bright green.
(I can't show the whole picture, because the carnage is too awful to look at, even now.)
Here is a nice Camaro I saw two years ago at a show in San Diego.
I would be happy enough if my car will be close to this color and shine:
Here is the current green car right when I bought it 2 years ago.
The paint on it was so dry, when the seller rinsed it off with a hose, the runoff was etched into the paint!
Anything will be an improvement on this!
Now I am having doubts.
Was it dark enough? It looked right the last time I went to see it.
It wasn't shiny at all, yet.
I'm nervous and I want it to be done!
I think he really means it will be done tomorrow...


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It was February 27, 2010, that the Southern California AAC Network held its first ever event entitled "AAC: A Framework for Applying the Latest Technology." This 6-hour workshop hosted in Pasadena was the brainchild of Anne Davis, Gwendolyn Meier, and Sharon Rogers as members of the the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA), District 7 advisory council. Along with our district head, Sonia Aller, we organized the content and presenters for over a number of months, and have been pleased to see the group grow and flourish over these past two years!
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Michigan Tech Athletics Reveals New Visual Identity
After more than a year of research and input from Michigan Tech student-athletes, staff, alumni and friends, the University revealed a new visual identity to represent its 14 varsity athletic programs.
New spirit marks convey the qualities for which the Huskies stand — excellence, integrity, loyalty, passion, teamwork and tradition.
The new set of spirit marks includes a new dog head, type treatment and two levels of marks. It also includes a subtle update to the long-standing Huskies script, which stands the test of time.
"Feedback from our key stakeholders was the driving force behind this evolution," said Michigan Tech Athletic Director Suzanne Sanregret. "Our student-athletes, fans and coaches—the people who wear our apparel and represent our teams in competition—shaped and approved our new visual identity. We want to show pride in who we are and where we're from while recognizing the great traditions of our programs."
To learn more and view the various logo treatments read the full story.
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Heathrow hub
[Re: Expanding Heathrow is the only real option – and this is how we can do it, yesterday]
When you're in a hole, it really is best to stop digging. London desperately needs a globally competitive airport but, in spite of Mark Bostock's optimism, Heathrow cannot be the answer. The Centre for Policy Studies proposal tries to stuff a quart into a pint pot, suggesting that the M25 be "diverted or possibly bridged where crossed by runway and taxiway extensions." A new 24-hour, four runway airport to the east of London, with high-speed links into central London and the capacity to expand further, would solve London's airport problems. A larger, louder, busier Heathrow would not.
Richard Tracey, transport spokesman, GLA Conservatives and London Assembly Member for Wandsworth and Merton
Rostock is right. Boris Johnson's proposals to build a new hub in the Thames would, effectively, see Heathrow closed – potentially the most devastating blow caused by Nimbyism in Britain so far. Heathrow is the closest airport to the centre of London, has all the existing transport links, and expansion will be paid for by private firms. Only selfish vested interests is stopping us.
Roger Crayley
Not only is the UK's ten year bond at 2.48 per cent – above that of France – but the gap has widened.
Listening to David Cameron laud national curriculum changes. Then why do so few schools now follow it?
Engaging and tough – the new national curriculum will help children who want to get on in life as the UK competes in the Global Race.
The clock is rapidly turning back in Egypt.


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Monday, November 8, 2010
Save $1.50/1 California Pizza Kitchen Pizza. This is a pretty high value coupon, but hold on to it- we may see a sale soon that could result in some inexpensive pizza.
Also, while your over there, there's also a coupon for a new game sold at Target. Save $3.00/1 "Pass the Popcorn" game. I actuallly picked this up and looked at it yesterday, kinda looks fun. I am envisioning how cute this game would be in a gift basket for someone for Christmas. Fill it with licorise and popcorn, and Viola!! There is also a $3.00/1 Bendaroo's coupon (find it in toys). My son used to beg for this when he saw the infomercials :)
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Well, it looks rigged...and in the case of Luca it kind of was. I couldn't help putting his name in for his cute comment on the "pretty pretty princess" and I knew his mama wouldn't mind getting him a shake...or a drink of her own ;) But CJS was drawn first, fair and square, by the officiate Noah and will be getting a little something fun in the mail.
Also featured today...
On Halloween, Noah saw our neighbor boy up in a tree in his costume and said "hey look, it's a trick-or-TREE-ter." :)
And one more...this ones for my mom...I don't even know if she reads this blog...but it's still dedicated to you. If liking puns makes me quirky...so be it. :)
I grabbed what I thought was probiotic tablets out of the refrigerator and tried to dump two out into my hand...only I grabbed the powdered probiotic bottle I use for shakes and white powder (expensive white powder) avalanched out instead. My exact thought was "biffed that" and then looked down at the label to see the words "bifido complex" I must have it... ;)


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Monday, November 16, 2009
Secret Mission
Ophelia's mom, her SO, and myself drove to the little town of Elma to see Second Chance Ranch http://www.secondchanceranch.org There is only one word to describe Katie and the horses at the Ranch - Amazing! There are around 40 horses on the property and they all look awesome. I loved hanging out with them! Ophie's mom SO, went into pony overload, he had a great time. There were a few that I really wanted to take home. One was named Eva Rose, and she looked like a smaller version of Denali. She had the same sweet face. Another horse, who has wobbles, was probably the sweetest thing ever! (That's a hard statement to make since I really wanted to bring them all home.) There was a Dutch Warmblood named Ollie who's profile online said he was 18.2. I honestly have never seen a horse that big!! He was HUGE! His head was the size of my torso.
I did learn a lesson-don't walk through a herd of thoroughbreds with a treat bag. No one nipped, no one kicked, no one did anything "rude." They were very well behaved, but they did follow us around like puppy dogs! One of the horses had a cut on his shoulder, and I found it hilarious that when Katie was leading him towards the tack room to clean it, all she said was "Coming through" and everyone stopped what they were doing and moved out of the way. Even if that meant leaving their delicious lunch.
If you have an extra $5 or $10 dollars lying around, there's a donate page on the website. :)
I had a lot of fun visiting the horses. The one that I "helped" was in foster so I didn't get to meet her, but that was fine. We're going to plan a trip back down this spring to do some volunteer work. I told a friend that I was going to look at horses, but I couldn't bring one home because my husband would kill me. She said, "well the barn's not technically home is it?" Funny.
So enough rambling. I took off work today to go take my BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) which I studied for a lot LAST November (I finished my program last August) but since then not so much. I had a mini nervous break down the other day when I was trying to study for it. I'm not going to pass, and that's fine. I don't need it for my job. It's funny though, I've told NO ONE what I'm doing today. Work thinks I have a doctor's appointment. HA, then no one can ask me how it went.
I am going to up Denali's intake of Vitamin E. I've been reading some good articles on horses with EPM and adding Vitamin E to their diets. Still not 100% convinced that she has EPM, but oh well, blood work can't lie and the drugs can't hurt her.
Have a great Monday! I only have 4 days of work this week, then I'm done! Well, I need to go to work Monday and Tuesday, but no kids which in my head means no work.
Thanks for following our crazy journey!!
5 comments:
- Frizzle said...
Second Chance Rescue sounds like a great place. I will certainly make a donation in the future.
You might want to look into Cocosoya oil for Denali. It's a great source of Vitamin E and is SO good for adding shine to the coat and even a little bit of weight. It's great stff and I can't reccomend it enough. It's made by Uckele.
- November 16, 2009 10:58 AM
- SprinklerBandit said...
Oh no! I'm a sucker for sites like these. I love Eva Rose. If you adopt her, I'll come steal her. But then my husband would kill me...
It's a good thing neither of us have property, or there would be entirely too many horses on it.
- November 16, 2009 1:43 PM
- Denali said...
God, if I had property than I would have a bazillion horses! I couldn't have a job, I'd be googling over them all day. I never get tired of seeing a horse.
I'll have to look into Cocosoya Oil, I never heard of it and I LOVE New things!!! Thanks!
- November 16, 2009 5:14 PM
- Frizzle said...
No prob, you can find it here -- http://www.uckele.com/equine/index.cfm
I found Cocosoya at a little local feed store that doesn't turn up in the search feature on the Uckele website. So, check around and see if any of your local feed stores carry Uckele products (then you can save a lot of $$$ by not paying shipping).
- November 16, 2009 6:54 PM
- Denali said...
I ordered the Cocosoya!Thanks!
- November 18, 2009 11:48 AM


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Put your hand on your hip and mask! Foliage!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
MOVE // Leaf Her Alone!
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- fashion herald said...
fake leaves, yo! or photoshopped in?
- September 4, 2008 at 8:27 PM
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
1-144 C-130 + F4 "Blue Angels" - A-Model (upd)
1-144 C-130 + F4 "Blue Angels" - A-Model
An interesting combination, the "Blue Angels" F-4 Phantom and C-130 "Hercules" Team Support Aircraft!
I expect more information to follow!
Price: @25GBP / 35 USD
Based on recent issues, I think this may not be last we see of these two kits forms.
Thanks to RKM & FCM
6 comments:
- Bruce said...
I was wondering when they'd get around to releasing that F-4J.
- Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:03:00 am
- 144hack said...
I was wondering when they'll get around to releasing that C-119 (I have a dream)......I know Blue Angels are popular.....not sure we needed another C-130 ????
- Friday, October 30, 2009 5:25:00 am
- bluedonkey99 said...
I dont know?
After 40 yrs there must be enough scenarios for a c-130.
I suppose the acid test is whether or not its any better than the minicraft one or not?
being -model, i assume there will be a gun ship, and if they have used modeular componants like the Canberra i wonder if they do a tretched version of the c-130?
or mabyea L1101 (?) or what ever the civillian version was?
- Friday, October 30, 2009 5:46:00 pm
The sprue photos I saw looked like typical Amodel....good quality short run plastic...detail a bit soft, but generally ok. I doubt it will be as good as the Minicraft one, but if it is 80% as good and 50% of the price they'll probably move some.
- Saturday, October 31, 2009 1:57:00 am
Just looking decals...the yellow is not orange?
And probably need paint the nose of Herc...and match the color of decals...is a tricky thing
- Monday, November 02, 2009 7:27:00 pm
Minicraft's C-130 kits sell for an average of $25USD at online stores in the States. They have excellent decals and the Fat Albert can be purchased for $22 from Squadron. These are great kits, but a bit pricey. It's probably cheaper to have these shipped out, rather than buying them from European stores?
Anyway, I've never been impressed by A-Model decals, and this one is no exception. Plus, it sells for $30USD. The F-4J doesn't look all that great either, so I'm pretty sure these will be going to the discount bin eventually.
- Tuesday, November 03, 2009 2:08:00 am


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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Wilson's What-The?!?! Wordless Wednesday
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Yikes are they some head bones you got there Wilson? Have a wonderful Wednesday.ReplyDelete
Best wishes Molly
- AnonymousAugust 7, 2013 at 11:20 AM
Scary skull Wilson! Stay away!ReplyDelete
That's pretty cool! Did you find that while out walking?ReplyDelete
Happy WW!
- AnonymousAugust 7, 2013 at 4:03 PM
I am hearing a drop it somewhere, did you get to bring it home? Love DollyReplyDelete
Wowza. And I thought I had halloween-y stuff on my blog today! :)ReplyDelete
Is that some sort of wild pig's head? (Do wild pigs have horns?) Looks like something that had horns, yes?Replies
It's a deer skull....so if it's a male it could have had horns....Delete
Now that's a different kind of bone!!! Does it have any chew left in it?ReplyDelete
XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
That's a cool trophy Wilson. Did you get to bring it home and mount it on the wall?ReplyDelete
Awesome find, Wilson! Wrigs sometimes finds interesting bones, too. Too bad your human took it away. ;-)ReplyDelete
Susan and Wrigs
- AnonymousAugust 8, 2013 at 11:25 AM
Looks the stuff we find. LOLReplyDelete
Cool yet scary! <3!ReplyDelete


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Oprah Winfrey Show (December 6th, 2010)
Also making news is the controversy surrounding release of a new Michael Jackson album titled MICHAEL with 10 never before heard songs recorded before his death. Now, this is the Cascio family. They have been reluctant to come here today, afraid that they might be betraying a friendship that they've held so privately and dearly for over 25 years. That is how long they have had a secret relationship with the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. He called them his second family. And they've written music together, have personal home videos and endless memories with a man who was a mystery to most of us. Here is how it all started.
Dominic Cascio: When I first met Michael Jackson, I was working at the Helmsley Palace Hotel. I used to manage all the suites and the apartments, and that's where he normally stayed. Michael asked me if I was married, if I had any kids and that one day he would love to meet them.
Connie: He was wonderful, and we treated him as he was part of our family, and he was not the king of pop but just a human being.
Dominic: He called us "the family of love", "my second family."
Eddie and Frank Cascio
We grew up with him, literally, since he was 3 and I was 5, and so being around him was just normal.
He really was just so humble, and then never really played off on the fact that he was, you know, Michael Jackson, you know. He was just Michael. He was just our friend.
Connie: I used to cook all his favorite food. I knew exactly what he loved, and I would make it for him. I even would make him homemade pizza and, he loved it, and turkey dinners.
Turkey diners. Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing. Thanksgiving dinner every day.
And he did love his sweets.
Well, the candy counter, he kind of introduced us to… at Neverland, he always had the candy counter, one of the first time he came here, he was like "Where's your candy counter?" and he made us go out and get..
He thought everyone had a candy counter.
And my father went out and got boxes and boxes of all different types of candy that Michael loved, and we actually placed it over there, and then he was like, "OK, we got the candy counter. We're good."
Just liked hanging out.
He'd hang out just like this. Just standing around the counter and talking, and when here was.
He took my garbage out one night.
Yeah. He loved doing things like that.
He loved doing things like that. Helped her vacuum, clean up the house.
Yeah he tried to clean up the house, his way of cleaning (laughs).
Yeah, it was funny…he would just come up and enjoy family dinners and just be part of the family. He would always make sure that before every meal that we'd say our prayers and say grace, and even afterwards we'd have sit-downs, and we'd all go through and, just talk about what we're thankful for, those type of memories that we all have are just… they're just really priceless, you know, because that was Michael.
Oprah: Connie and Dominic Cascio and their children Eddie, Frank, and Marie Nicole have never spoken publicly about their relationship with Michael until today. Eddie has known Michael since he was a toddler. That was Eddie playing the piano in the home video that we just saw over the years. Michael mentored Eddie and taught him the ropes about music, and in just a few moments, for the first time, we're gonna hear a few of the songs that Eddie produced and wrote with Michael Jackson before he died. So why did you want to be here, Eddie?
Eddie: I felt that it was important to show the world who Michael really was, especially to us as a family.
Oprah: So you were just a little boy when he first came to the house. I have to ask your mother, Connie, what in the world did you think when your husband said, "Michael Jackson is dropping by"?
Connie: Well, you know, Michael never made an announcement when he was coming. He would just show up at the door, and we were like… in the middle of the night sometimes, he'd just knock at the door, and I'd wake up the kids. If you notice, they were all in their pajamas when they were playing and half asleep.
Oprah: How did you all keep this a secret all these years?
Eddie: Michael was very private, and he felt that he saw the warmth and how we respected Michael for who he was, and now he just didn't want us to be that family that goes out and, you know, talks about Michael Jackson, and we never did that.
Connie: We wanted to give Michael that opportunity to know that we weren't there to… for who he was as a celebrity, that we were really there to be a family for him and get him through all his bad times that he's been through because we knew him before the bad times, and when the bad times came…
Oprah: Bad times meaning charges of sexual molestation?
Connie: Right. We weren't gonna turn our backs on him, and we stood there, and we said, "We're with you all the way." And he appreciate it and we did it.
Oprah: Well, I have to ask the questions because obviously, there were bad tunes, accused of sexual molestation. You had two young boys, a young daughter. Did you ever ask your children if any improprieties had occurred with them?
Dominic: As a father, I did. And they looked at me like, "Are you serious?" But I had to do it.
Connie: We had to explain it to him, the ids, what was going on. They didn't understand it.
Oprah: At the time.
Connie: Yeah.
Oprah: So I have to ask you, Frank, Marie Nicole, were there any ever any improprieties with you and Michael Jackson.
All: Never.
Eddie: Michael couldn't… He couldn't harm a fly. I mean, he's such a kind and gentle soul.
Oprah: So when you heard those charges and heard those charges then again, and he went on trial for those charges, what did you think?
Eddie: "This is ridiculous. It's ridiculous."
Connie: Terrible.
Eddie: Michael was a target, and unfortunately, he was targeted.
Oprah: So at no time did you ever feel, during all of those charges against him, that your children were not safe with him
Dominic: Never. Never a doubt.
Oprah: Did he continue to come to your home and be with your family after he had his own children?
Connie: Oh, yes, oh absolutely, we were there when the kids were born, and we were there. I mean, and he was so happy, and we, you know.
Oprah: Like physically there.
Connie: Yeah, physically there.
Oprah: Would be bring the children to your house?
Connie: Absolutely, absolutely, he trusted no one but us to even… like, he would leave the kids with no one but… other than the nanny, and we were the other family that he left the kids with.
Oprah: We'll be right back. Where have you all been (laughs)?
(Commercial break)
Eddie: I had been studying piano since the age of four, and my brother as well, and as we grew up, we would play for Michael, and we both learned pretty much all of Michael's songs.
Eddie: I'll take you down to the studio. It's in the basement, so this is the studio, and it didn't always look like this. When Michael was here, there wasn't any drums or anything here, there was just a box spring with a mattress. So he would sleep over here. Then I had sectioned off this corner with curtains, black, dark curtains going all the way around it, with a flat-screen TV. So he had, like his little cave. Right here, we had… it wasn't this dance floor, but we had a regular wooden dance floor put in just for him. He was training every morning. He'd dance, and I would be right here next to him dancing. Years later, fast forward to , I would say, the beginning of '07, he came ready to work, and that's what we did. Spent long hours working in the studio, recording.
Eddie: The vocals were done, actually, right in this room. I think Michael would be very excited right now that the music that he was doing for his fans, they're finally gonna get a chance to hear it.
♪Keep your head up… ♪
Eddie & Michael's Last Photo / January 2009
Oprah: That was an exclusive preview of the new song "Keep Your Head Up," produced and written by Michael Jackson and Eddie Cascio, who's sitting here right now. The new album "Michael" is out on December 14th. What do you think is the most important thing he actually taught you?
Eddie: Just to always be true to who you are. Be humble. Be grateful for everything, and never stop seeking knowledge.
Oprah: He was a perfectionist.
Eddie: Oh, absolutely, yes.
Oprah: Did he always look like Michael Jackson? I mean, like, with the epaulets and… did he ever, like, come in a pair of sweats?
Dominic: Actually, Michael…
Oprah: Did he wear pajamas?
Eddie: He always looked, he was always ahead of his time when it came to fashion in public…
Frank: Especially when he wore the pajamas in the house, walking around.
Eddie: The funny thing is, he'd wear pajamas with, like, a T-shirt, and then he'd have a nice blazer. So he'd always have something… he would always have something that you saw, "Oh, that's Michael." With the blazer or with, you know, the iconic… the armband and everything.
Oprah: Did your family benefit in any way from the association other than the love that you felt from him? Did he buy you lavish gifts or, you know, Rolls-Royces? Cars?
All: No
Eddie: No, no, there was never any lavish gift. There was always.. we celebrated holidays, Christmases together, so there was always Christmas presents, but we also gave him Christmas presents.
Connie: and he loved them.
Oprah: Because I thought he was a Jehovah's Witness and his religion didn't celebrate holidays.
Connie: But he celebrated Christmas. He always loved Christmas receiving gifts, and giving gifts, and that's what he did.
Oprah: OK. What do we actually get Michael for Christmas?
Dominic: Well, Michael… He loved books. Just buying books, and art. He loved art.
Connie: A lot of Disney stuff.
Dominic: He loved Michelangelo. He truly loved. Always talked to me about Michelangelo.
Oprah: I hear you spoke to him 3 days before he died.
Dominic: Yeah. He called us at home. Father's day, to wish us happy Father's day, and coincidental, we were all in my house, so he got to talk to all the family. It's some time when we think about that.
Oprah: Were you aware.. did you all see signs of drug addiction?
Dominic: We didn't see the signs. When he was at home, he was a normal person.
Oprah: What would you say, Eddie?
Eddie: He was sharp. It was unfortunate to learn of the so-called problem or addiction problem that we now know he suffered from. Unfortunately, it got the best of him.
Oprah: Did he… everybody who's known him says that he had a chronic problem sleeping. Did you.. yes, because if he's coming to your house in the middle of the night…
Connie: Well, we knew that, but I'll tell you, he slept at our house. Because he really did relax and sleep at my house. I mean, it's just amazing. I guess he felt like he can really just feel secure and separate from everything else. We did a lot of family things to get his mind off of, I guess, the superstar that he was.
Oprah: How much do you miss him?
Dominic: We still do.
Connie: It'll never go away. It'll never… It's an everyday battle that we all have, and we all mention his name. At least once a day, we mention him because we actually can feel him in our home.
Oprah: Michael and Eddie recorded 12 songs in the Cascios' basement. They are locked in a vault, and we're hearing 3 of them today. Eddie, there have been some questions, you know, about, first of all, people saying that this isn't Michael's voice. You know that. What can you tell us about that?
Eddie: I can tell you that it is Michael's voice. He recorded right there in my basement.
Oprah: In that little room with the mat on the floor?
Eddie: Yup.
Oprah: So sophisticated (laughs). In the sophisticated studios there.
Eddie: Yeah, it was a home studio, and we worked. I was there pushing the buttons. He was right there directing, and he… that's Michael Jackson.
Oprah: As we go to break, here's another exclusive track called Monster, written and produced by Eddie Cascio and Michael Jackson. Eddie says this is one that Michael would've gotten up and danced to. Take a listen.
(Monster playing)
(Commercial Break)
(Breaking News)
Oprah: That's a song called "Breaking News," written and produced by Eddie Cascio and Michael Jackson, and it's being released December 14. Some of the tracks on Michael's new album were finished by his longtime producer and friend Teddy Riley. Teddy worked with Michael for over 18 years on some of his most successful albums, including "Dangerous" "HIStory" and "Invincible." He was also one of 6 producers and engineers who verified the authenticity of Michael's voice. So what do you… Hi, welcome. How are you? What do you say to the doubters?
Teddy: I say to the doubters, along with my friends who also worked with Michael over 20 years, over 25 years, this is Michael's voice. And so many people, including some of the family, they doubt that it's him, but we professionally, we've been around him.
Oprah: Why do they doubt that it's him? Do they recognize the relationship? Was the family aware of this relationship with you all?
All: Yeah.
Oprah: Why do you say for sure it is him?
Teddy: Because you can hear the authenticity in his voice and you can hear, like, the natural part of him, and no one could really do a scream like that, strong scream on the music that you hear like Michael. I don't care if you get anyone. They will never be able to duplicate Michael's voice.
Oprah: You know, there are some who are saying this new album, these new songs, should not be released. Will. I. Am, who's a friend of mine and a friend of the show's, has said that Michael is a perfectionist and would not have wanted this released because it wasn't perfect, you know. The way he left it wasn't perfect. What do you say to that, Eddie, and you, Teddy?
Eddie: Well, I feel that Michael absolutely wanted these songs released. Michael did it for his fans. He recorded for his fans. And it deserves to come out, and the fans deserve to hear what the musical genius of Michael really is
Oprah: And what his last work was. What do you say?
Teddy: It's to continue his legacy. I think…. They are saying it's not perfect, but this is Michael's, you know, his art, and we must continue his legacy. Michael's worst day is probably a lot of those people's, you know, best day. So this is still Michael and this is…
Oprah: So are you saying it's better to have some Michael rather than no Michael?
Teddy: That's right.
Oprah: Would Michael have liked the heat on this new album? Would he like the controversy?
Teddy: He'd love. He lives controversy. He lives for it.
Oprah: So the fact that we're sitting here going "Is it or isn't it?"
Teddy: Exactly. He would be… He's smiling at us right now. "Just what I want you all to do."
Oprah: Were both of you planning on going to London for his final concert, for the "This is It"?
Teddy: Yes. I had two weeks there with my children.
Oprah: Well, I think it's remarkable… First of all, thank you for coming to share this story with me. I think it's remarkable that this family has known Michael Jackson… that has been going on in your basement, in Michael's pajamas, all of this time, you all never told anybody. Thanks to the Cascio Family, thank you, Teddy Riley. Thank you, Eddie. Michael Jackson's new album "Michael" in stores December 14, with all the exclusive tracks that we heard today and much more.
(On the screen) We have complete confidence in the results of our extensive research, as well as the accounts of those who were in the studio with Michael, that the vocals on the new album are his own… Epic Records
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A Mouthful of Trouble
I have probably spent more per square inch on my mouth than on any other part of my body. With 4 crowns, 2 root canals, more fillings than I can count, and 2 years of orthodontics, it's pricy real estate.
Last year when the braces came off, I admired my perfect bite and thought I was done with the straightening part for good. I mean I vowed to wear my retainer every night for the rest of my life. Furthermore, I had a wire bonded to the back of my lower front 6 teeth. Those were my guarantees, right?
Well, not exactly. After a couple of months, 3 of my front bottom teeth starting with my eye tooth began to gradually sink. The orthodontist claimed never to have seen this happen. His solution was to cut some little things that tether the teeth to the bone and put the braces back on for another year. And guess what – no guarantee that this would work. I immediately said I wasn't at all interested in this approach.
But meanwhile every day when I woke up and removed my retainer, my mouth felt off kilter because my teeth didn't all come together. The balance of my mouth was simply thrown off by the sinking teeth, which also leaves a visible space on the right side of my mouth when I bite down. GROSS – after paying $5,000 for braces!
So today when I went in to see my fantastic dentist, Larry Bowers, about a potential crack in a molar, I mentioned the sinking phenomenon of my front teeth. With all his resourcefulness, he came up with a noninvasive correction which wouldn't even involve Novocain. He is going to add bonding material to the 3 problem teeth and restore my bite. My teeth will once again all connect and they will still look like real teeth. Some will just be a little longer than they currently are.
The good news today is I may be able to fix the sensitivity problem with Sensodyne toothpaste instead of paying for a crown. Instead I will put that $1,000 into the experiment in bonding. But I have a mighty trust in my dentist. I'll bet in a week my smile will once again look like the picture above (not really me)!


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Happy Holidays to the group! I am basically just a lurker so do not post much. I am the proud Mom of Maggie (fka Obama) and Star (fka Tick).
Maggie is a typical puppy mill momma with some of the familiar fears. She by far is not the most scarred but still her transition from the scared little dog we picked up in May 2008 to today is remarkable. She never ceases to amaze us and it has been a rewarding experience.
The most frustrating thing that we have had to deal with though is her relationship with our Marine Son. He does not visit much and he is not much of a dog person. Strange in itself as my husband and I are! We know Maggie is not comfortable with men and her response is generally just stay away but no - not with our son - instead she barks and barks and barks.
Last Christmas we were prepared with toasted hotdogs and made Patrick sit still and make her come to him to get this special treat. And it did work unbelievably well. She did calm down. Not completely but it was bearable.
Now to my news!! Patrick returned home from his deployment last night. He has not been in this house for a year. It was midnight before we got home and we had also brought our 2 year old Granddaughter home. I did not have the strength to deal with Maggie and a sleeping child so although this sounds really rude, I asked Patrick if he could just quietly sneak to the basement while Maggie was outside and we would deal with her in the morning. Quite the reception for a returning Marine but it was the middle of the night!
So this morning he quietly climbs the stairs. Yes both dogs barked but Patrick extended his hand to Maggie and she quieted. He gave her some cereal and although at first she declined, she eventually did accept. The barking was over in seconds!!
He is able to move freely and although there is still some resistance and a bark here and there, it is absolutely peaceful! Yes, this is a monumental day!! Now if we can just get Maggie to stop carrying off our Granddaughter's toys . . . . !
And as for Star, she does not like strangers. She warms up quite fast but does not jump in their arms at any point. She had her initial bark or two but she is fine. She let him throw her ball but would not take it back to him. Not yet but maybe by the end of his stay. Merry Christmas everyone!
Cindy E in Emporia, KS
Happily owned by Maggie and Star


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