Today is...

The moon is new.

The morning stars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Pluto, and Neptune.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include English auto maker Charles Rolls (Rolls Royce) in 1877; Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th president of the United States, in 1908; Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa in 1910; Paul Rubens (aka Pee-Wee Herman) in 1952 (age 51); and actress Sarah Chalke in 1976 (age 27).

On This Day in History:

In 1883, the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurred on Krakatau, a small, uninhabited island located west of Sumatra in Indonesia.

In 1928, the Kellogg-Briand Pact, outlawing war as a means to settle international disputes, was signed by 15 nations in Paris. World War II began scarcely 11 years later.

In 1991, the Soviet republic of Moldavia declared its independence. And the European Community recognized Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as independent nations.

In 1999, two Russian cosmonauts and a French astronaut left Mir to return to Earth, leaving the orbiting Russian space station unmanned for the first time in 13 years.

Famous Quotes To Live By:

" Blessed is he who carries within himself a God, an ideal, and obeys them. "
     --- Louis Pasteur

" He who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire because diamonds are not found in polished stones. They are made. "
     --- Henry B. Wilson

ARTWORK OF THE WEEK

" Giant Mundane "

He's supposed to be 12ft tall, so I have to add some reference, either a human silhouette or trees or ground clutter. I will repost. He looks like a more peaceful giant than if I had drawn him super brawny. I like the ab work, that came out good.

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POETRY OF THE WEEK

" Watch You Cry "

I see you cry,
The tears slide down,
Your distraught and pretty face.
The radiance usually,
Surrounding you,
Now gone but still with grace.

You tell me that,
I can't help,
And right now I would agree.
But the feeling of,
All I can do,
Is watch, is torture for me.

I wish right now,
That I could hold,
Your sorrowful body in mine.
And as I do,
The pain would go.
But that want is wasting time.

Maybe, I thought,
That I could say,
Something to make you stop.
But you left, and now,
I want to but,
Dry your tears, I can not.

So now I sit,
And wait because,
It is all that I can do.
And hope that,
Soon you find,
Some one to comfort you.

I've an idea,
Who that one might be,
And maybe, hopefully,
He'll make it ok.
But I wanted it,
For that someone to be me.

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Notice the dark spot in the upper right hand corner of the picture. That's Dark!

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Robert Fox, prod'r; Arthur Laurents, book; Stephen Sondheim, lyrics; Jule Styne, music; Sam Mendes, dir.; Jim Carnahan, casting.

Prepare one song of traditional musical theatre. You must bring your own sheet music. Pianist will be provided. Bring pix & resumes.

You may be asked to dance later in the day so bring jazz and tap shoes. Girls should bring batons if they have them. Equity procedures will not be used. Producer/casting director runs all aspects of the auditions. Equity Production contract. $1,354 minimum salary. If hired, non-Equity performers will have the opportunity to join the union. EQ. PRODUCTION CONTRACT.

Sat. Sept. 13--Equity and non-Equity girls, 10AM.
Sat. Sept. 13--Equity and non-Equity boys, 2PM.

BREAKDOWN: Baby June: 7-10 to play 8, Rose's daughter who is constantly being groomed to be the next Broadway star, all smiles and personality plus, seeking a cute, blonde, high-energy performer with a fantastic belt, who dances well, has gymnastic skills and is adept at twirling a baton; Baby Louise: 8-12 to play 10, an awkward girl with hidden strength who lives quietly in the shadow of her sister, seeking a brunette who is fairly tall and can sing well; Newsboys: 8-12 to play 9, boys that Mama Rose stole en route to L.A. for Baby June's vaudeville act, all must sing and move well.

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YoungTunes.com is for those young artists (under 22-years-old) that have produced a studio quality CD and are looking for an outlet to sell their music. YoungTunes.com, similar to Apple's iTunes, will sell the artist's individual tracks for 89 cents for each digital download and the physical CD for what the artist sets as a list price.

The site is just getting off the ground and it's looking for bands and singers who have produced a CD and want to sell it and get more exposure for themselves. Check it out: www.YoungTunes.com

The site -Officially- launches on Thanksgiving day for this year's Christmas sales season.

We are asking for your help. Can you forward this email to -EVERYONE- you know for us? We need to find as many young solo acts, duos, bands, and singers to help them sell their music.

If you have produced a studio quality CD that is ready to sell to the general public, then click on the sell music button to get the information on how to submit your CD for consideration on YoungTunes.com

If you have any questions about YoungTunes then let us know by clicking here.

We hope you visit www.YoungTunes.com often and support the young Artists.

PLEASE help us reach singers and bands and send this to EVERYONE in your email address book and let every young artists out there go to YoungTunes.com. It's a great site helping out young artists and we need to help them by telling everyone we know.

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Ready in: 1 Hour 5 Minutes

Ingredients:

1 - (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/3 - cup mayonnaise
2/3 - cup pitted green olives, chopped
1 - (2.25 ounce) can black olives, chopped
6 - green onions, chopped
8 - (10 inch) flour tortillas
1/2 - cup salsa

Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, mayonnaise, green olives, black olives and green onions.

2. Spread cream cheese mixture in a thin layer onto each tortilla. Roll up tortillas. Chill about 1 hour, or until the filling is firm.

3. Slice chilled rollups into 1 inch pieces. Serve with salsa for dipping.

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I give a verse of the lyrics, you finish what I left out.

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Question 1:

'..Right now I feel _________ to you, like i'm not real...'

invincible
incorrect
invisible
powerful

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Question 2:

'I'm standing on the _________, I'm waiting in the dark...'

Sidewalk
Street
Driveway
Bridge

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Question 3:

'If you look, you will see that this world is a beautiful, accident, turbulent, _________, opulent, permanent..'

Over spent
Succulent
Heaven sent
Resent

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Question 4:

'I'm feeling _________, trying to be so perfect'

Nervous
Gloomy
Spiteful
Lonely

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Question 5:

'Five years from now she sits at home, feeding the ________ she's all alone'

Cat
Bird
Dog
Baby

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Question 6:

'You come over unannounced, dressed up like you're _________ _________...'

Something else
Somebody else
Somewhere else
Ricky Martin

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Question 7:

'If you wanna _________ __ ________, go ahead and try!'

Play me baby
Bring me down
Bring it on
Play the field

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Question 8:

'Then you came up around me, the walls just _________'

Escaped
Vanished
Disappeared
Left

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Question 9:

'I wanted to know you, ...'

I wanted to play you
I wanted to show you
I wanted to grow with you
I wanted to fool you

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Question 10:

'It's funny when you think it's gonna work out, till you chose ____ over me you're so lame!'

Crack
Drugs
Weed
Acid
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I give a verse of the lyrics, you finish what I left out.

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Question 1:

"..Right now I feel _________ to you, like i'm not real..."

invisible
The song is "Losing Grip", and the stanza goes "Are you aware of what you make me feel, baby? Right now I feel invisible to you, like I'm not real..didn't you feel me lock my arms around you? Why'd you turn away, here's what I have to say.."

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Question 2:

"I'm standing on the _________, I'm waiting in the dark..."

Bridge
The song is "I'm with You", and the stanza is, "I'm standing on the bridge, I'm waiting in the dark, I thought that you'd be here by now, there's nothing but the rain. No footsteps on the ground, I'm listening, but there's no sound.."

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Question 3:

"If you look, you will see that this world is a beautiful, accident, turbulent, _________, opulent, permanent.."

Succulent
The "Anything But Ordinary" stanza is "Let down your defenses, use no common senses, if you look you will see that this would is a beautiful accident, turbulent, succulent, opulent, permanent no way! I wanna taste it, don't wanna waste it away..."

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Question 4:

"I'm feeling _________, trying to be so perfect"

Nervous
"Things I'll Never Say": "I'm feeling nervous, trying to be so perfect, 'cause I know you're worth it, you're worth it yeah."

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Question 5:

"Five years from now she sits at home, feeding the ________ she's all alone"

Baby
"Sk8er Boi": "Five years from now she sits at home, feeding the baby she's all alone. She turns on TV, guess who she sees, sk8er boi rocking up MTV. She calls up her friends, they already know, and they've all got tickets to see his show. She tags along, stands in the crowd looks up at the man that she turned down.."

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Question 6:

"You come over unannounced, dressed up like you're _________ _________..."

Something else
"Complicated": "You come over unannounced, dressed up like you're something else where you are ain't where it's at you see, you're making me laugh out when you strike your pose. Take off all your preppy clothes! You know you're not fooling anyone when you become.."

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Question 7:

"If you wanna _________ __ ________, go ahead and try!"

Bring me down
"Nobody's Fool": "If you wanna bring me down, go ahead and try! Go ahead and try."

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Question 8:

"Then you came up around me, the walls just _________"

Disappeared
"Naked": "Then you came around me, the walls just disappeared. Nothing to surround me, keep me from my fears."

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Question 9:

"I wanted to know you, ..."

I wanted to show you
"Unwanted", and that part is the whole stanza.

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Question 10:

"It's funny when you think it's gonna work out, till you chose ____ over me you're so lame!"

Weed
"Too Much to Ask": "It's the first time I've felt this lonely, wish someone could cure this pain. It's funny when you think it's gonna work out, till you chose weed over me you're so lame!"

All this info can be found in the inlay of Avril Lavigne's CD "Let Go".

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The next letter is "E". The sequence is One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven.

as in Eight