Wife of former NFL linebacker Chris Draft dies one month after wedding.

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I believe this is a truly brave couple. Truly amazing!

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.Click link below for story:

http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-12-30/wife-former-nfl-linebacker-chris-draft-dies-month-after-wedding?icid=maing-grid7|myaol|dl1|sec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D124034

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Donna Simpson, World’s Heaviest Mom At 600 Pounds, Closes Pay-Per-View Eating Site

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I hope this lady will be ok.  I have been following this story and it just didn’t make sense to me.  Maybe someone out there can explain why people would pay money to see her eat.

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.Click link below for story:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/30/donna-simpson-shuts-down-site_n_1176607.html?1325270010&icid=maing-grid7|myaol|dl3|sec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D123928

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The Cross of Groom Texas

If you are every near Groom Texas, you might want to check this out.

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What Does A Heart Attack Feel Like?

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Even though the First Lady ‘Michelle Obama has been pushing a program ‘Move’ in an attempt to at least make the youth of America more healthy you have republicans criticizing her body type. When the one’s with the loudest mouths are poor examples of good health.

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Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin Congressman, Says Michelle Obama Has A 'Large Posterior'

.Click link below for Jim Sensenbrenner comments:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/21/jim-sensenbrenner-michelle-obama_n_1163711.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmyaol%7Cdl4%7Csec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D122421

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I digress,

Each year in the US there are:

1.25 million who suffer a heart attack ( 650,000 new events and 450,000 recurrences)

600,000 will who have a stroke (500,000 new events and 100,000 recurrences).

I personally know some of these people, please take heed and read the article below, don’t suffer unnecessarily and risk death.

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Heart attacks can come on with no warning, or symptoms can begin slowly and mildly.

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.Click link below for symptoms of heart attack

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/12/22/heart-attack-feel-like_n_1165223.html

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FOUR MORE YEARS

June 2008

December 2011

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Brene Brown: The Power Of Vulnerability

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Man this is some scary topic.  I for one don’t like vulnerability in myself, in someone else it is okay.

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.Click link below for narrative and video:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/15/brene-brown-vulnerability_n_1150976.html?1323965500&icid=maing-grid7%7Cmyaol%7Cdl4%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D120773

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Cesaria Evora Taken So Soon.

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The barefoot diva made beautiful music. Candice likes her also.

          

Listen to some of her work.

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.Click link below for additional Utube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho-R7W9O20I&feature=related

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Interesting stuff

This is from an email from a friend. Please let me know if any of this proves to be untrue. I will take it down ASAP.

Did you know the saying “God willing and the Creeks don’t
rise” was in reference to the Creek Indians and not a body
of water? It was written by Benjamin Hawkins in the late
18th century. He was a politician and Indian diplomat.
While in the south, Hawkins was requested by the President
of the U.S. to return to Washington . In his response, he
was said to write, “God willing and the Creeks don’t
rise.” Because he capitalized the word “Creeks” it is
deduced that he was referring to the Creek Indian tribe and
not a body of water.

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In George Washington’s days, there were no cameras. One’s
image was either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of
George Washington showed him standing behind a desk with
one arm behind his back while others showed both legs and
both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on
how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs
were to be painted. Arms and legs are ‘limbs,’ therefore
painting them would cost the buyer more. Hence the
expression, ‘Okay, but it’ll cost you an arm and a leg.’
(Artists know hands and arms are more difficult to paint)
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As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only
twice a year (May and October) Women kept their hair
covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and
bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs
made from wool. They couldn’t wash the wigs, so to clean
them they would carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in
the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes. The heat would
make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term ‘big wig.. ‘
Today we often use the term ‘here comes the Big Wig’
because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy.

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In the late 1700′s, many houses consisted of a large room
with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide board folded
down from the wall, and was used for dining. The ‘head of
the household’ always sat in the chair while everyone else
ate sitting on the floor. Occasionally a guest, who was
usually a man, would be invited to sit in this chair
during a meal. To sit in the chair meant you were important
and in charge. They called the one sitting in the chair
the ‘chair man.’ Today in business, we use the expression
or title ‘Chairman’ or ‘Chairman of the Board.’

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Personal hygiene left much room for improvement. As a
result, many women and men had developed acne scars by
adulthood. The women would spread bee’s wax over their
facial skin to smooth out their complexions. When they
were speaking to each other, if a woman began to stare at
another woman’s face she was told, ‘mind your own bee’s
wax.’ Should the woman smile, the wax would crack, hence
the term ‘crack a smile’. In addition, when they sat too
close to the fire, the wax would melt . . . Therefore, the
expression ‘losing face.’

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Ladies wore corsets, which would lace up in the front. A
proper and dignified woman, as in ‘straight laced’ wore a
tightly tied lace.

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Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there
was a tax levied when purchasing playing cards but only
applicable to the ‘Ace of Spades..’ To avoid paying the
tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead. Yet, since
most games require 52 cards, these people were thought to
be stupid or dumb because they weren’t ‘playing with a
full deck.’

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Early politicians required feedback from the public to
determine what the people considered important. Since
there were no telephones, TV’s or radios, the politicians
sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars.
They were told to ‘go sip some Ale and listen to people’s
conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were
dispatched at different times. ‘You go sip here’ and ‘You
go sip there.’ The two words ‘go sip’ were eventually
combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we
have the term ‘gossip.’

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At local taverns, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint
and quart-sized containers. A bar maid’s job was to keep
an eye on the customers and keep the drinks coming. She
had to pay close attention and remember who was drinking in
‘pints’ and who was drinking in ‘quarts,’ hence the phrase
‘minding your ‘P’s and Q’s’.

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Aaron Alvin, Sr. Overcomes Homelessness And Addiction To Earn Master’s Degree From FIU

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Another article from the Huffington Post.  It doesn’t get much better than this.  Congratulations Mr. Aaron Alvin,  Sr..

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/15/aaron-alvin-sr-overcomes-_n_1151445.html?ref=miami&icid=maing-grid7%7Cmyaol%7Cdl13%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D120635

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‘STAND BY ME’ from the World

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I get some great emails. Here is another great one from an email friend.

Below is a link to one of the best pieces of sound engineering work I have ever seen & heard. It is a composite audio/video of a song whereby additional tracks were laid in by different singers and musicians from different places around the world. The finished product is tremendous!
The song itself is that classic standard “Stand By Me”, originally released in 1955, by The Staple Singers and released again in 1961 by the Drifters. This composite version is a real toe tapper.
So turn up the speaker volume

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.http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741

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