New native good day images on Photobucket

facepaintings11

joycechan2007 — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:51:05 MDT

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GOOD DAY

SPITFIRE_WARRIOR — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:06:07 MDT

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native americans

bretsgirl22 — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:13:58 MDT

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Good Day Native American

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Native american maiden may you have a magical day

jdfangman — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:12:56 MDT

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blessed day

kcourt1 — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:45:04 MDT

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native blessings

Native american buffalo have a nice day

jdfangman — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:13:11 MDT

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Native american jar and blanket have a great day

jdfangman — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:12:59 MDT

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native americans make good architects

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Three Native American Men

onlyonehbm — Sun, 10 May 2009 10:01:36 MDT

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Native morning blessing

awentia — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:11:46 MDT

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Native american maiden and horse have a great day

jdfangman — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:13:11 MDT

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Ella 4 19 09 at Chehaw Festival

diogenes_georgia — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:11:10 MDT

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We got some nice Clay Art works there Good Day

wolf thanks for the add 4

kw_big_bob — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:43:02 MDT

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Good Morning

abitsassy_angel — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:04:09 MDT

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Thank you for the compliment I pray that you have a wonderful day and rest of the week Enjoy those horses I would Sadly I have none of my own haven't for a long time But I still adore themAlways In HIS Hands

AntiColumbus Day Open MIc Poetry Bash

cemiu — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:33:30 MDT

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Open Mic Poetry event hosted by La Bruja Monday October 12 2009

Girl petting horse

Cherokee1peke2 — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:35:21 MDT

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Winking Puppy

Scurci — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:27:26 MDT

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He's so cute Winking and wanting a handshake perfect for saying have a good day in an email

Tongue

wonder_lick — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:58:00 MST

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tattoo tattoos mouth lips Photoshop cool

Grumpy Bear

pete_wentz_2008 — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:50:21 MDT

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Day Of Dead

angiexatrocity — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:57:44 MDT

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BRONZRVILLE COFFEE HOUSE COMEDY SHOW

brianbabylon — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:19:21 MDT

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On a recent Wednesday night at the Bronzeville Coffee House members of an energetic mostly black South Sider audience make pit stops at the beer cooler purchased with organizer Brian Babylons own funds before crowding near the stage for the comedy show Hump Day at the Bronzeville Coffee HouseBut Hump Days laidback vibe and free booze arent the only things that set it apart from the citys other standup rooms Babylon makes a conscious effort to maintain a racially diverse standup rostera daunting task given Chicagos hypersegregated comedy community Black comics do the South Side for the most partand white comics do the North Side he says Now there are a few times where I have been to a show in Chicago and there has been a good racial mix of comics But lets face it This isnt New Yorkmeaning you cant go to any open mike and see comics from all walks of life race age whateverIn his opening set as host Babylon tosses out a thumper which he saves with Im still working on that onesomeday Ill get it togethertherell be guns explosions bitches The remaining jokes show the variety of the comics who tell them Local comedyclub regular Mike Vaughn who cohosts an openmike night at Riddles Comedy Club in Orland Park shares that the coffee shop used to be a crack house where you could get a mocha latte on the rocksliterally and North Side native Mike Sheehan wonders aloud if his foray into singles ads is just a whiteperson thingBrian BabylonOver the last eight months the bimonthly shindig recently relocated to the sunny fencedin back patio has attracted a broad range of funny people including established touring professional Vanessa Fraction pictured top as well as comics like Hannibal Buress who works rooms on both the North and South Sides

Stingrays Motivational Poster

Shadow-Village-Ninja — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:00:38 MDT

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Funny saying

reginaforever — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:48:31 MDT

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QUOTES OR SAYINGS

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sayings

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Cleopatra Costume Egyptian Goddess

cyberdigi — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:20:58 MDT

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Cleopatra Costume Egyptian Goddess

Latoya3

goddess-chan123 — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:41:16 MDT

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poems

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Pyramid of the Magician Pyramid of the Sorcerer

StacyJamesFry — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:03:51 MDT

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The name of the structure is derived from folk legends told by the indigenous Mayan people The age of these tales is unknown as is the PreColumbian name of the structure The tales exist in varied accounts concerning the construction of the Pyramid of the MagicianAccording to one account a magiciangod named Itzamna was singlehandedly supposed to have erected the pyramid in one night using his might and magicAnother tale holds that when a certain gong was to sound the city of Uxmal was destined to fall to a boy not born of woman The gong was struck one day by a dwarf that was born unto no mother but rather hatched from an egg by a childless old woman The sound of the gong struck fear into the citys ruler and the dwarf was ordered to be executed The ruler reconsidered the death sentence though and promised that the dwarfs life would be spared if he could perform three seemingly impossible tasks One of the tasks was to build a massive pyramid taller than any building in the city in a single night The dwarf ultimately completed all the tasks including the construction of the pyramid The dwarf was hailed as the new ruler of Uxmal and the structure was dedicated to himA slightly different version of this tale is recounted by Hans Li in The Ancient Ones Legend tells that this templepyramid was built by a powerful dwarf magician who was hatched from an egg by his mother Under a threat by an Uxmal king he was ordered to build this temple within a fortnight or else lose his life 82In other surviving versions the old woman is portrayed as a witch or sorceress and the dwarf is a boy who magically reaches adulthood overnightThe official legend as told to John Lloyd Stephens in 1840 by a local Maya native followsThere was an old woman who lived in a hut that was located on the exact spot where the finished pyramid now stands This old woman was a witch who one day went into mourning that she had no children One day she took an egg and wrapped it in cloth and placed it in a corner of her small hut Every day she went to look at the egg until one day it hatched and a small creature closely resembling a baby came from the enchanted eggThe old woman was delighted and called the baby her son She provided it with a nurse and took good care of it so that within a year it was walking and talking like a man It stopped growing after a year and the old woman was very proud of her son and told him that one day he would be a great Lord or King One day she told her son to go the House of the Governor and challenge the King to a trial of strength The dwarf didn't want to go at first but the old woman insisted and so to see the King he went The guards let him in and he threw down his challenge to the King The King smiled and told the dwarf to lift a stone that weighed three arrobas 75 pounds At this the dwarf cried and ran back to his mother The witch was wise and told her son to tell the King that if the King would lift the stone first then he would lift it also The dwarf returned and told the King what his mother told him to say The king lifted the stone and the dwarf did the same The King was impressed and a little nervous and tested the dwarf for the rest of the day with other feats of strength Each time the King performed an act the dwarf was able to match it The King became enraged that he was being matched by a dwarf and told the dwarf that in one night he must build a house higher than any other in the city or he would be killed The dwarf again returned crying to his mother who told him to not lose hope and that he should go straight to bed The next morning the city awoke to see the Pyramid of the Dwarf in its finished state taller than any other building in the cityThe King saw this building from his palace and was again enraged He summoned the dwarf and ordered one final test of strength The dwarf had to collect two bundles of Cogoil wood a very strong and heavy wood and the king would break the wood over the head of the dwarf and after that the dwarf could have his turn to break the wood over the King's head The dwarf again ran to his mother for help She told him not to worry and placed an enchanted tortilla on his head for protection The trial was to be performed in front of all the great men of the city The King proceeded to break the whole of his bundle over the dwarfs head one stick at a time The King failed to injure the dwarf and then tried to bow out of his challenge In full view of the towns great men though he knew he had no choice but to go ahead and let the dwarf have his turn The second stick of the dwarfs bundle broke the Kings skull into pieces and he fell dead at the foot of the dwarf who was hailed as the new King Ranney 801

sayings

tiffanyraye42 — Sat, 9 May 2009 23:32:21 MDT

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Snoopy

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dreads

neko24 — Sun, 10 May 2009 21:28:14 MDT

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Quote Love amp Time

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My one and only tat

Halfasianmomma — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:10:36 MDT

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a funky tribal infinity sign interwoven with a heart and DH's initials

fat chicks in bikinis

bfamtime — Sat, 9 May 2009 18:53:54 MDT

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Smiley Face

TatsukiUchiha202 — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:47:06 MDT

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Purple Butterfly

sweetpeawd2469 — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:48:50 MDT

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Cute emoish girl

SakuraSan101 — Sat, 9 May 2009 03:08:41 MDT

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Funny baby face

texas_gal — Sun, 10 May 2009 00:21:49 MDT

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Hermes

salsa88 — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:38:00 MDT

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Hermes is the son of Zeus and Maia daughter of the Titan Atlas and was born in a cave on mount Cyllene in Arcadia That's why he is often called Atlantiades or Cyllenius He is the fastest of the gods and his position was as messenger to Zeus and all the other godsHe was also the Divine Herald the solemn guide who knew the road to hell and would lead the souls of the dead down to the Underworld after Thanatos Death did his job That's why he was also called Psychopompus a name given to him for being the guide of souls to the UnderworldHermes is also the Greek god of Commerce and the Market and thus the patron of traders merchants and thieves His distinguishing qualities were cunning ingenuity knowledge and creativityHis realm included Gymnastics he was the patron of all gymnastic games in Greece and gymnasia were under his protection The Greek artists derived their ideal of the god from the gymnasium and thus they represented Hermes as a handsome youth with beautiful limbs harmoniously developed by athletic exercises and gymnastic excellenceHermes Baby DionysusBelieved to be the inventor of sacrifices Hermes was the protector of sacrificial animals He is often mentioned in connection with Pan and the Nymphs who were spirits of nature and the shepherds worshipped him This versatile god had a hand even in administering Good Luck presiding over games of chance such as diceHe was also the shrewdest and most cunning of all the gods the master thief who began his career before he was one day old by stealing Apollos herds A few hours after his birth the mischievous infant escaped from his cradle and traveled to Pieria where he saw the splendid herds of Apollo and decided to take them Carrying off some of the finest of his halfbrother's renowned cattle the infant Hermes returned to his native Arcadia The cunning child made the cattle walk backwards to obscuretheir tracksHe bribed a man named Battus who had seen him to be silentSacrificing two of the stolen animals he divided them into twelve parts for the twelve great gods of Mount Olympus hiding the rest of the herd It was this theft that won Hermes recognition as a god himselfFinding a tortoise outside his cave Hermes further displayed his godly talent by placing strings across its shell thus inventing the lyre He sat there sweetly playing this marvelous new instrument happy as a baby god could beMeanwhile Apollo using his prophetic powers not to mention the fact that Battus did not keep his word but had revealed the secret had discovered the identity of the cattle thief and promptly arrived at Cyllene confronting baby Hermes and charging him with the crime He saidChild lying in the cradle make haste and tell me of my cattle orwe two will soon fall out angrily For I will take and cast you intodusky Tartarus and awful hopeless darkness and neither yourmother nor your father shall free youApollo to Hermes Homeric Hymn to HermesThe child's mother Maia was perplexed at Apollo's accusation of her son and pointed out the infant snug in his cradle innocently sleeping like a baby There's no way such a sweet child could perpetrate the crime he was accused of Maia saidApollo would have none of that and he carried the baby to Zeus who judged the infant guilty as charged and ruled that Hermes would have to return the stolen cattle to their rightful owner But just then Hermes began to play on the lyre he had crafted and Apollo was so charmed by the exquisite sound that the god of music allowed the child to keep the animals Hermes in turn gifted the lyre to Apollo and in no time the two were good friendsHermes in his role as Messenger God took part in many myths and was employed by all the gods particularly Zeus on a number of occasions He was the one whoBrought the goddesses Aphrodite Hera and Athena to the shepherd Paris who judged that Aphrodite was the most beautiful causing the Trojan WarTied Ixion's hands and feet to the wheel which is said to rollperpetually in the air Led the Trojan King Priam to the tent of Achilles to fetch the body of his dead son Hector Gave Odysseus moly the magic plant which offered protectionagainst enchantment by a witch Gave the GoldenFleeced ram to Nephele in order to save her childrenGave Hades' helmet of invisibility to the hero Perseus in order tohelp him slay Medusa Rescued from the flames baby Dionysus god of wine following his birthBrought back Zeus' sinews which the monster Typhon had stolen rendering Zeus helpless Freed the war god Ares from the bronze jar in which he had been imprisoned during the Olympians' battle versus the Giants During this same Giants revolt Hermes wearing Hades' helmet of invisibility killed the giant HippolytusSold the hero Heracles Hercules to Queen Omphale Rescued Io one of Zeus' lovers who had been transformed into a cow and was guarded by Argus the 100eyed giant Hermes slew Argus and set Io free Hermes is sometimes called Argiphontes for having killed the Allseeing ArgusHis principal attributes and symbols were1The Petassos a widebrimmed traveling hat which in later times was adorned with two small wings 2The heralds' staff called kerykeion in Greek or Caduceus inLatin given to Hermes by Apollo The white ribbons surrounding the staff were later changed into two serpents by later artists 3The sandals that carried him across land and water faster than the wind They had wings attached to the ankles

Sayings

tbell129508 — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:00:17 MDT

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The ArizonaSonora Desert

blubman_photos — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:50:25 MDT

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The Story Behind the ArizonaSonora Desert MuseumFiled under History Outdoor Adventures by Erin on 362008Occasionally circumstances bring together people from opposite walks of life who join forces and create a masterpiece Such was the case when Arthur Newton Pack met William H Carr in 1951But first some background William H Carr was born in New York in 1902 His was a modest family headed by his father who was a school principal Early in life his mother encouraged his interest in nature His fathers early death forced William into the workforce at the age of 17 As the only child Carr dropped out of high school to help support his motherCarrs Boy Scout career he eventually achieved the esteemed rank of Eagle Scout led to an encounter with Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde who worked for the American Museum of Natural History After a brief stint of volunteer work with the organization Carr found himself in their employ A hard worker and curious man Carr soon moved up to the position of Associate Curator of EducationIn 1926 Carr was offered the opportunity to establish a revolutionary nature trailside museum at Bear Mountain Park in New York Carr devoted the next 18 years of his life to that endeavor before health issues forced him to seek a new home in drier climes In 1944 a magazine article enticed him to Tucson he arrived in Arizona with little more than four suitcases and 400Carr fell in love with the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona indeed who wouldnt and was dismayed by the locals complete disregard for and ignorance of their environs The fragile landscape around Tucson was being trampled mined plowed under and trashed to death Carrs sentiments were shared by another newcomer to Tucson Arthur Newton PackPack was born in 1893 in Cleveland Ohio Packs father Charles Lathrop Pack was a very wealthy man who made his millions in the timber industry Ironically the man who amassed a fortune by clearcutting forests became a leader in the conservation movement In 1907 Charles was appointed to the Conservation Commission by none other than the great conservationist President Theodore Roosevelt The elder Pack went on to found the Charles Lathrop Pack Forestry Foundation the American Tree Association and head the World Court LeagueAfter graduating from Harvard in 1915 Arthur Pack also a conservationist founded the American Nature Association with his father and became editor of the associations Nature Magazine In the 1930s Arthur Pack fell in love with the high desert of northern New Mexico which led him to purchase the storied Ghost Ranch Pack moved out the ranch and devoted his time and energy to opening a dude ranch for guests from the eastOne of his visitors who eventually lived in a cottage on the ranch was the rising artist Georgia OKeeffe At Packs wedding in 1936 to Phoebe Finley OKeeffe presented the couple with a cowskull design When the Packs opened the Ghost Ranch Lodge on the outskirts of Tucson in 1941 OKeeffes cowskull design was incorporated in the entrance sign By 1946 the Packs had permanently moved to Tucson only visiting their land in New Mexico on vacationsPacks love affair with the Sonoran Desert translated into action Pack was soon a member of the Pima County Park Commission working on issues of protection and conservation in the Tucson area In 1951 Carr and Pack met and realized that they shared a vision for helping people love the Sonoran Desert They immediately combined their talents and resources and the ArizonaSonora Desert Trailside Museum was bornWorking with the Pima County Park Commission the men secured land around the Mountain House on the west side of the Tucson Mountains The Mountain House was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps but had lain idle since WWII The location was ideal since it bordered both the Saguaro National Monument now a National Park and the Tucson Mountain ParkThe museum opened on Labor Day 1952 and even though there were no paved roads in the area over 1000 people visited that day Though the name has changed Trailside was dropped within the first few years the museums mission to conserve the Sonoran Desert by helping people understand and appreciate it has not It is quite a mission since the Sonoran Desert stretches across southern Arizona into California and through the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California The nonprofit museum is much more than just a museum it is also part zoo and part arboretumWe recently toured the museum with family and as always we had a wonderful time There is quite a bit to explore and since the exhibits are designed to resemble the natural environment the experience is one of a kind There are over two miles of trails that lead the visitor past reptiles birds mammals rocks fossils and plantsall of them native to the Sonoran Desert The museum showcases over 300 animals and 1200 species of plants truly a remarkable collection In keeping with its mission the museum continually seeks to improve and expand not just its collections but its research and education efforts tooThough the two men came from entirely different backgrounds they shared a passion for the Sonoran Desert and for conservation Pack and Carr continued to work together on other projects including founding the Ghost Ranch Museum in New Mexico with a similar goal They made a good team since Carr had the knowhow and Pack had the money In describing Pack Carr once said Having been born with a silver spoon he used it to feed others as well as himself The world renowned Desert Museum is an important part of Tucsons cultural legacy and is a testament to the foresight of both Pack and Carr

Obama smoking

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optical illusions

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Weed girl

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tattoo and peircing guy

ashleighloverock13 — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:13:05 MDT

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lol cats

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Camryn

VoxAZ — Sun, 10 May 2009 12:12:23 MDT

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Camryn from US Weekly's cute baby contest Love the expression Uploaded with the Flock Browser httpwwwflockcom

Map of Korea Wikipedia

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Happy Thanksgiving

opal222 — Sun, 10 May 2009 14:40:05 MDT

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wallpaper

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Jesus King

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Sanaa Lathen

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Sanaa Lathan is thankful for everything she has But thats not stopping her from working hard to get even moreOne of the perks of interviewing Sanaa Lathan is that you dont always know what shes going to say but you kind of know what youre in for And that is a really engaging conversation with a woman who exemplifies a plethora of C words Cool Calm Considerate Clever Conscientious Committed Constructive Certain Chic Conversant Courageous Crazy Confident Colorful Contemplative Creative Compassionate Complex Courteous Credible Plus at least one word that doesnt start with the third letter in the alphabet Sexy adds Blair Underwood who played Lathans rebound love interest in the 2006 romantic comedy Something New Shes very easy on the eyes Lathan is also so earthy that interviewing her never quite feels like work Its more like sitting down and dishing with an old girlfriend you havent seen in a while Theres something undeniably relatable about her She seems like one of those celebrities who actually does check her ego with the valet And theres also pretty solid evidence that shes one of the ones who understand that the moon and stars dont necessarily revolve around her 247Or it could be that people are drawn to Lathan because the girl has a knack for picking just the right spots for interviews That was certainly the case when I meet up with Lathan at a small unpretentious tea caf on Sunset Boulevard where she can eat and spill in peace Lathandressed in a chartreuse sundress that serves notice to all couch potatoes in the vicinity that exercise is worth the sacrificeis already standing at the counter poring over the menu when I arrive a few ticks lateAre you hungry she asks as I sit down This place has really good food Indeed it does but the Cobb salads and rooibos tea drinks are not nearly as tasty as the conversation Lathanwhose new film Tyler Perrys The Family That Preys hits theaters this monthis her usual engaging yet somewhat guarded self She talks about working with Perry and shares anecdotes about the abandonment issues the companion pooch she recently bought for her English bulldog was having Then she gets a little deeper delving into her spirituality being Black in Hollywood her upcoming projects and her current beau Chicago Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye who calls once during our interview Judging by the softness in her voice and the smile on her face it appears shes found her brownsugar boo Lathan and Ogunleye whom she calls Wale were initially hooked up by Lathans older brother Tendaji and have been dating for two years He came highly recommended by my brother Lathan says with a grin We just hit it off right away Hes really smart and really sweet At that moment Lathans internal censor gets reactivated and the intensely private actress politely says I dont think I should talk about him Should I It would be lovely to learn more about Wale but she has every right to be wary of the press During her relationship with her Love Basketball costar Omar Epps there were reports that she was either pregnant or engaged nearly every other week And shes also had to suffer through all those vicious rumors about an affair with her Out of Time costar Denzel Washington which she wisely declines to dignify with further discussionHustle FlowThese days Lathan tries to keep everything on the positive tip Although playing a hoops star in 2000s Love Basketball was her breakthrough role Lathan actually made her feature film debut in Life opposite Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence Since then she has amassed an impressive rsum that includes The Best Man Brown Sugar Alien vs Predator the HBO production of Disappearing Acts and the Broadway and network TV versions of A Raisin in the Sun In addition to Preys Lathan is in Wonderful World a compelling drama about a divorced man Matthew Broderick who falls in love with a Senegalese woman Lathan Its expected to hit the festival circuit this fall And shell provide the voice of Donna in The Cleveland Show an animated primetime spinoff of Family Guy on Fox Its no surprise that shes in such high demand Even if she werent one of the best actresses of her generation shes also a joy to have on the set Generally those who have worked with her in the past yearn to do it again Lathan and Taye Diggs have played lovers in three films The Wood The Best Man and Brown Sugar Shes such a warm person and that translates when youre working with her says Diggs Shes a very generous actress Shes beautifulwhich doesnt hurtand shes smart Im waiting to do something else with herThat shouldnt be a problem as the casting gods have already seen how hot they are together Remember the scene in the radio control room from Brown Sugar Some folks are still sweating Then theres Alfre Woodard who has played Lathans mother in The Family That Preys Love Basketball and Something New She says that Lathan has been a really good daughter Sanaa is a trained actor but you never see the training she says It just gives her facility so she has an intelligence that translates into an ease She brings characters off wellIn an era when its hard for women of color to even get a foot in the door Lathan has seen a steady flow of opportunities come her way Maybe thats because shes that rare actress who is both beautiful and talented Or perhaps its because she doesnt cower when she hears Hollywoods favorite Nword No There are scripts out there with Black women in lead roles she says emphatically Its just that the people in power who are making decisions arent interested in our stories Thats why you focus on the positive and know that theres always an exception If theyre not interested in telling my stories then Ill get them told somewhere else Lathan might just have that kind of power Studio heads will tell you that Black films dont do well overseas which is one of the reasons why theyre hesitant to make more than a handful per decade They obviously havent been to Japan Lathan claims that she was once mobbed at a hotel by Japanese tourists calling her Brown Sugar So whats the problem Its a doubleedged sword Lathan says The studios decide who opens movies They only give a person one chance and if the movie doesnt do well they make that the rule Thats bullHope FaithLathan who records all of her blessings in a gratitude journal is a deeply spiritual person whose faith allows her to see opportunities that others would overlookespecially when it comes to her career Unlike some of her peers who are living paychecktopaycheck shes not afraid to turn down roles when shes not feeling them The day before our interview she walked out on a wellknown director whom she declines to name when he pulled the old baitandswitch on her She was duped into auditioning for a role she was uninterested in after initially being asked to do a simple stage read as a favor She refused It was funny because I think people look at actors as disempowered she says People think they always need someone to give them a break and they think theyll do anything to get it But no you have to stand up for yourself You have to protect yourself No one else is going to do it for you Along with her humility confidence has always been one of Lathans strongest traits At 36 she is coming to grips with who she is and who she wants to be She delights in discovering new things about herself and the people places and things around her Im constantly trying to grow as a human being and be the best person I can be she says Thats part of my belief that were responsible for our own growth Perhaps thats the reason why Lathan doesnt feel that many of the veteran actresses she respects like Angela Bassett Woodard Audra McDonald and Ruby Dee have paved the way for her in Hollywood Nor does she feel as though shes done likewise for the Lauren Londons Meagan Goods and Jurnee Smolletts of the world The truth is that I dont think of it that way she says I love seeing usBlack womenworking in different roles and I wish that we had more opportunities I dont know that they specifically opened up any doors for me Maybe they did but thats not for me to say And I dont feel like I can open a door for somebody else All I can do is focus I can only hope that my success will open up peoples minds to hire more Black womenSomething NewerOne of the people who has been giving work to sisters of all ages lately has been Tyler Perry Now its Lathans turn to shine in The Family That Preys a comedy about a dysfunctional welltodo Black family that is being hailed as one of Perrys best efforts in his short but productive career as a filmmaker Lathan plays Andrea a character she described as being a real bitch Rockmond Dunbar plays Andreas husband and Cole Hauser is her something new on the side Also in the mix are Woodard Perry Kathy Bates Taraji P Henson and Robin Givens Its fun Its juicy Its scandalous Lathan says Apparently Andrea is such a trip that Lathan guarantees the audience will cheer out loud when she gets slapped Preys is the first time Lathan and Perry have worked together and she praises his work ethic and the positive impact hes had on a town that still has trouble believing that black is the new green I think his success will definitely open up doors she says When anything is successful somebodys going to follow suit They follow money in this town Its all about the greenAll in the FamilyAs the daughter of Stan Lathan one of Hollywoods most prolific sitcom producers and Broadway actress Eleanor McCoy Lathan has known about the pitfalls of show business for a very long time But despite her pedigree the acting bug didnt really bite her until she was accepted into the prestigious Yale Drama Schoolthe same program that spawned the likes of Bassett Meryl Streep and Paul Newmanfollowing her graduation from the University of California Berkeley with a degree in English I was always acting in school she said I was in the Black theater workshop at Berkeley but I was on my way to law school when I got into Yale Growing up Lathan was encouraged to always flex her creative muscles The native New Yorker recalls staging plays in the familys living room with her mother and writing her own scripts It was just kind of a constant vibe of creativity around her house said Lathan My mother was always very encouraging of creativity Stan who eventually moved to LA and Eleanor who remained in New York split up when Lathan was five turning her into a bicoastal kid Shuttling back and forth between parents on opposite sides of the country wasnt as stressful as it sounds Thats all I knew she says I dont know what its like to have my parents together Even though she now lives in the Hollywood Hills she still spends a considerable amount of time in New York Im always drawn to Broadway says Lathan who was nominated for a Best Actress Tony in 2004 for her role as Beneatha in Raisin Ironically even though she has worked extensively in televisionincluding a stint as a regular on the NBC sitcom LateLine in the 90sLathan and her father the creative force behind Def Comedy Jam and Def Poetry Jam have never worked together Early on there could have been stuff for me to do like some of his sitcom stuff but it quickly became a thing where it just wasnt the road I was taking she says And now hes doing more realitybased stuff and documentaries But I think we will eventually do something togetherLove FootballWhen shes not working Lathan loves to pamper herself with spa days curl up at home alone with a good book hang out with her girls like Regina Hall or Nia Long watch The Iron Chef and work out I really sound kind of boring huh she apologizes She also enjoys jetting off to fun spots with her man during the offseason During the season she attends his games in Chicago and on the road when her schedule allows Its no wonder her dog has an attitude about her being away so much It doesnt take a psychic to see that Lathan is smitten with Ogunleye but if hes the one shes keeping it to herself While she hopes to become a wife and mother someday she isnt one to listen to the ticking of her pesky biological clock I really want it to be organic I want it to happen because its right for me and my partner she says Of course there is that fear and the statistics about the biological clock and having kids Whenever that comes up I just try to breathe and say You know what Just have faith that it will all work out perfectly Thats not to say that I dont have my days when I get depressed or angry she continues But I definitely practice optimism and gratitude Ive seen a difference since I started doing that Its like your life shifts around you when you practice that attitude of gratitude

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Body Tattoo

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Elvis Costello and the Attractions quotEvery Day I Play the Bootquot Vinyl Record

foxmusic — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:21:31 MDT

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When Elvis Costello's first record was released in 1977 his bristling cynicism and anger linked him with the punk and new wave explosion A cursory listen to My Aim Is True proves that the main connection that Costello had with the punks was his unbridled passion He tore through rock's back pages taking whatever he wanted as well as borrowing from country Tin Pan Alley pop reggae and many other musical genres Over his career that musical eclecticism has distinguished Costello's records as much as his fiercely literate lyrics Because he supports his lyrics with his richly diverse music Costello is one of the most innovative influential and best songwriters since Bob DylanThe son of British bandleader Ross McManus Costello born Declan McManus worked as a computer programmer during the early '70s performing under the name DP Costello in various folk clubs In 1976 he became the leader of countryrock group Flip City During this time he recorded several demo tapes of his original material with the intention of landing a record contract A copy of these tapes made its way to Jake Riviera one of the heads of the fledgling independent record label Stiff Riviera signed Costello to Stiff as a solo artist in 1977 the singersongwriter adopted the name Elvis Costello at this time taking his first name from Elvis Presley and his last name from his mother's maiden nameWith former Brinsley Schwarz bassist Nick Lowe producing Costello began recording his debut album with the American band Clover providing support Less Than Zero the first single released from these sessions appeared in April of 1977 The single failed to chart as did its followup Alison which was released the following month By the summer of 1977 Costello's permanent backing band had been assembled Featuring bassist Bruce Thomas keyboardist Steve Nieve and drummer Pete Thomas no relation to Bruce the group was named the Attractions they made their live debut in July of 1977My Aim Is True his debut album was released in the summer of 1977 to positive reviews the album climbed to number 14 on the British charts but it wasn't released on his American label Columbia Records until later in the year Along with Nick Lowe Ian Dury and Wreckless Eric Costello participated in the Stiffs Live package tour in the fall At the end of the year Jake Riviera split from Stiff Records to form Radar Records taking Costello and Lowe with him Costello's last single for Stiff the reggaeinflected Watching the Detectives became his first hit climbing to number 15 at the end of the yearThis Year's Model Costello's first album recorded with the Attractions was released in the spring of 1978 A rawer harderrocking record than My Aim Is True This Year's Model was also a bigger hit reaching number four in Britain and number 30 in America Released the following year Armed Forces was a more ambitious and musically diverse album than either of his previous records It was another hit reaching number two in the UK and cracking the Top Ten in the US Oliver's Army the first single from the album also peaked at number two in Britain none of the singles from Armed Forces charted in America In the summer of 1979 he produced the selftitled debut album by the Specials the leaders of the ska revival movementIn February of 1980 the soulinfluenced Get Happy was released it was the first record on Riviera's new record label FBeat Get Happy was another hit peaking at number two in Britain and number 11 in America Later that year two collections of Bsides singles and outtakes called Taking Liberties was released in America in Britain a similar album called Ten Bloody Marys Ten How's Your Fathers appeared as a cassetteonly release complete with different tracks than the American versionCostello and the Attractions released Trust in early 1981 it was his fifth album in a row produced by Nick Lowe Trust debuted at number nine in the British charts and worked its way into the Top 30 in the US During the spring of 1981 Costello and the Attractions began recording an album of country covers with famed Nashville producer Billy Sherrill who recorded hit records for George Jones and Charlie Rich among others The resulting album Almost Blue was released at the end of the year to mixed reviews although the single A Good Year for the Roses was a British Top Ten hitCostello's next album Imperial Bedroom 1982 was an ambitious set of lushly arranged pop produced by Geoff Emerick who engineered several of the Beatles' most acclaimed albums Imperial Bedroom received some of his best reviews yet it failed to yield a Top 40 hit in either England or America the album did debut at number six in the UK For 1983's Punch the Clock Costello worked with Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley who were responsible for several of the biggest British hits in the early '80s The collaboration proved commercially successful as the album peaked at number three in the UK number 24 in the US and the single Everyday I Write the Book cracked the Top 40 in both Britain and America Costello tried to replicate the success of Punch the Clock with his next record 1984's Goodbye Cruel World but the album was a commercial and critical failureAfter the release of Goodbye Cruel World Costello embarked on his first solo tour in the summer of 1984 Costello was relatively inactive during 1985 releasing only one new single The People's Limousine a collaboration with singersongwriter TBone Burnett released under the name the Coward Brothers and producing Rum Sodomy and the Lash the second album by the punkfolk band the Pogues Both projects were indications that he was moving toward a strippeddown folky approach and 1986's King of America confirmed that suspicion Recorded without the Attractions and released under the name the Costello Show King of America was essentially a countryfolk album and it received the best reviews of any album he had recorded since Imperial Bedroom It was followed at the end of the year by the edgy Blood and Chocolate a reunion with the Attractions and producer Nick Lowe Costello would not record another album with the Attractions until 1994During 1987 Costello negotiated a new worldwide record contract with Warner Bros Records and began a songwriting collaboration with Paul McCartney Two years later he released Spike the most musically diverse collection he had ever recorded Spike featured the first appearance of songs written by Costello and McCartney including the single Veronica Veronica became his biggest American hit peaking at number 19 Two years later he released Mighty Like a Rose which echoed Spike in its diversity yet it was a darker more challenging record In 1993 Costello collaborated with the Brodsky Quartet on The Juliet Letters a song cycle that was the songwriter's first attempt at classical music he also wrote an entire album for former Transvision Vamp singer Wendy James called Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears That same year Costello licensed the rights to his pre1987 catalog My Aim Is True to Blood and Chocolate to Rykodisc in AmericaCostello reunited with the Attractions to record the majority of 1994's Brutal Youth the most straightforward and poporiented album he had recorded since Goodbye Cruel World The Attractions backed Costello on a worldwide tour in 1994 and played concerts with him throughout 1995 In 1995 he released his longshelved collection of covers Kojak Variety In the spring of 1996 Costello released All This Useless Beauty which featured a number of original songs he had given to other artists but never recorded himself Painted from Memory a collaboration with the legendary Burt Bacharach followed in 1998The album was a success critically but it only succeeded in foreign markets outside of their home countries of the United States and Britain A jazz version of the record made with Bill Frisell was put on hold when Costello's label began to freeze up due to political maneuvering Undaunted Costello and Bacharach hit the road and performed in the States and Europe Then after Bacharach left Costello added Steve Nieve to the tour and traveled around the world on what they dubbed the Lonely World Tour This took them into 1999 where both Notting Hill and Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me featured significant contributions from Costello In fact he appeared with Bacharach in the latter as a pair of Carnaby Street musicians albeit street musicians with a gorgeous grand piano at their disposalContinuing his tour with Nieve he began singing the last song with a microphone forcing the audience to sit in complete silence as he usually performed Couldn't Call It Unexpected No 4 with nothing but his dulcet baritone filling the auditorium After the record company's various mergers ended Costello found himself on Universal Records and he tested their promotional abilities with a second greatesthits record The Very Best of Elvis Costello The label promoted the album strongly making it a hit in his native Britain Unfortunately they also made it clear that they had no intention of giving a new album the same promotional push leaving him to venture into other fields as he awaited the end of his record contract His first project was an album of pop standards performed with Anne Sofie Von Otter which included a few songs originally written by Costello The album came out in March of 2001 on the Deutsche Grammophon label and it neatly coincided with the extensive rerelease of his entire catalog up to 1996 under Rhino Records Each disc included an extra CD of rare material and liner notes written by Costello making them incredible treats for fansIn 2001 he found himself with a residency at UCLA where he performed several concerts and was instrumental in teaching music during the year He also began work on a selfproduced album that featured Pete Thomas and Nieve now billed as a band called the Imposters entitled When I Was Cruel and the album finally saw release on Island Records in the spring of 2002 at the end of the year he released a collection of Bsides and leftovers from the album's sessions entitled Cruel SmileWhen I Was Cruel kicked off another productive era for the ever prolific Costello In 2003 he returned with North a collection of classically styled pop songs pitched halfway between Gershwin and Sondheim The next year he collaborated with his new wife Diana Krall on her first collection of original material The Girl in the Other Room That fall Costello released two albums of original material a classical work entitled Il Sogno and the concept album The Delivery Man a rock roll record cut with the Imposters My Flame Burns Blue from 2006 was a live album with Costello fronting the 52piece jazz orchestra the Metropole Orkest On the album classic Costello songs with new orchestral arrangements appeared alongside new compositions and a performance of the entire Il Sogno The River in Reverse a collaboration with RB legend Allen Toussaint arrived in 2006 followed by Momofuku credited to Elvis Costello the Imposters in 2008 from Lost Highway

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Dan's demotivational poster 5 Limitions

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Limitation Know them Original photo by ebaumsworld

hippies

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Woman of Tattoo

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Anime Male Mage

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SEXY BITCHES

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tool tongue

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Water pump

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funny animal 2

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Motivational Poster for Japan

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Motivational Poster for Japan

Tattoos

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Native American

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let each day

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World Crude OIl and GDP

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Pure Fate or good fortune

hollynnaide — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:26:47 MDT

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There is an interesting story to how I came to be on Fraueninsel a story which shows that to every cloud there is a silver lining The DAAD had provided us with a rail pass five days within a month during which we could travel anywhere in Germany with any highspeed train for free I decided to use my last rail pass day on the romantic Rhein river cruise featuring heaps of castles and the famour Lorelei Berg Unfortunately the train from Koblenz back to Munich was what I will remember as the train from hell It was 2 hours and 41 minutes late In the confusion of the train breakdowns no one bothered to stamp my ticket and I ended up with one extra rail pass day I was going to use this opportunity to travel to Salzburg the following Saturday with three other RISE students but once again things turned out entirely differently from what I had planned The night before Friday was the first day of the famous Isarbruecken festival a gorgeous and impressive celebration commemorating Munich 850's anniversary which took place on the three bridges spanning the Isar river We were supposed to take the opportunity that evening to check out the festival and make arrangements for the trip to Salzburg the next day Incidentally August 1st was also the day I moved to downtown Munich from the outskirts Unterschleissheim and I managed to liberate myself from the hastle of suitcases and rent payment halfanhour after we were all supposed to meet Luckily Pratik and I had arranged to go together and he did wait for me He was quite offended it is reassuring when Pratik is not content that means he still has hope for you someday becoming a responsible person We didn't really manage to catch up to the group but we saw the festival projections on a film of water and I couldn't imagine a more wonderful way to spend the evening The next day I woke up hours after the others had left for Salzburg The morning had passed me by while I was cozily asleep and I was feeling regretful that I had missed the opportunity to travel with people I knew Little did I imagine that this was a chance to discover that travelling alone is one of the greatest gifts and freedoms given to a human being today I would spend almost a month travelling on my own in Germany Netherlands and Norway August 2nd was the last day to take advantage of my fifth rail pass day and the only way I could manage it now was if I picked a short journey stayed at some place close to Munich for three to four hours and came back home at 9 pm I spent about two hours hesitating between attractive destinations and looking up train times before finally settling on Chiemsee the pictures of the second largest lake in Germany looked gorgeous in my guidebook I must say that my journey to Chiemsee was one of the most rich inspiring and vibrant memories of summer 2008 I arrived at Prien am Chiemsee the small and uneventful village near the lake without any particular plan but to see two islands Herreninsel and Fraueninsel As soon as they were off the train people began boarding buses taking them to various places I'd never heard of Unable to decipher the least bit from the signs at the bus stops or the drivers themselves I asked the only two Englishspeaking people I could find for help After only five minutes in their company I was really glad that I had approached Chuck a Europeanlooking man in his fifties and his young daughter Halla As though a positive vibe were about them I could tell that Chuck was a talented creative individual His daughter's kindness quiet reserve and openness to life charmed me Chuck was from Texas and had only been to Germany a few times twice for an academic exchange of a few months Though he had not been here for over decade his knowledge of German was so near to native that I couldn't help but be impressed He was bringing his daughter Halla to take a German course in a tiny village in Beautiful Bavaria He later wrote by email that she loved it Their bus was arriving in an hour and they were glad to walk down to the lake with me in the meantime I was captivated by the warmth and Gastfreundlichkeit guestfriendliness of the local residents when Chuck asked for directions their readiness to offer advice to share stories with laughter Two adorable old ladies spent five minutes deliberating whether Chuck and Halla could make it to the bus stop on time and which path would be best to follow We finally opted for the scenic route the bike path and it ended up being a twenty minute walk down to the lake As we approached the harbour I already liked Chiemsee from the liveliness of its shore the deep blue of its water the majesty of the Alps But my adventure by ferry to Fraueninsel was just beginning as the following photos attempt to tell Walking back to the Hauptbahnof that evening my heart was singing with complete felicity paiting dreams with elegant brushstrokes into the sunset My train ride back to Munich provided further confirmation that coming here had been the right choice Ironically the wagons were filled with people coming back from a day in Salzburg I sat down next to a couple in their late fifties or sixties because they seemed like kindredspirits Before mustering up the courage to talk to them I kept trying to discern what language they were speaking their faces looked familiar to me It turned out that the lady was from Canada and her husband was German from Bayern D They were sitting next to a young man who developed video games in Salzburg featuring illegal migration in Europe from Northern Africa to Southern Spain P The couple told me that Salzburg had been unpleasantly humid stuffed with tourists attracted by the classical music festival I felt all the more glad for my quiet hours by the lake fresh and erholend a German concept evoking repose fulfillment and regeneration The Canadian lady whose name I unfortunately forget though I did ask was humorously hinting at the irresistible advantages of marrying a German man As if I wasn't in love with this culture this land already