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KELLER, McBRIDE RETURN TO MNT FOLD TO HELP DEFEND REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: U.S. Men's National Team Manager Bruce Arena selected a 25-man roster to defend the team's confederation championship in the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup to be held July 12-27 in three cities: Foxboro, Mass., Miami, Fla., and Mexico City. Players will report to Providence, R.I., for training camp on July 7, following the USA's friendly against Paraguay on July 6 at Crew Stadium in Columbus at 3 p.m. ET live on ESPN2, Telemundo and the Radio Unica network. Returning to defend the title are 10 players from the Gold Cup championship-winning side of 2002. Striker Brian McBride led the U.S. attack in Pasadena last year, netting four goals, including a hat trick against El Salvador in the quarterfinals. Collecting the Golden Boot as the tournament's leading scorer, McBride was also honored as the Tournament MVP. On the other end of the field, goalkeeper Kasey Keller collected four shutouts in five matches, including two penalty kick saves in the shootout victory against Canada in the semifinals, in marshalling the U.S. to their second-ever Gold Cup title. Nine players on the current roster started in the 2-0 championship victory last year against Costa Rica, who are a potential quarterfinal opponent.
U.S. MNT Upcoming Schedule (* - if necessary)
Date: Opponent, Venue; City - Kickoff TV
July 6: Paraguay, Crew Stadium; Columbus, Ohio - 3 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
July 12: El Salvador, Gillette Stadium; Foxboro, Mass. - 6:30 p.m. ET (---)
July 14: Martinique, Gillette Stadium; Foxboro, Mass. - 9 p.m. ET (Galavision)
July 17: (Quarterfinals)*, Gillette Stadium; Foxboro, Mass. - 3 p.m. ET (Univision)
July 23: (Semifinals)*, Orange Bowl; Miami, Fla. - 8 p.m. ET (Galavision)
July 26: (Third Place)*, Orange Bowl; Miami, Fla. - 8 p.m. ET (Galavision)
July 27: (Final)*, Azteca Stadium; Mexico City - 1 p.m. ET (Univision)
U.S. MNT Roster – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Goalkeepers (3): Adin Brown (New England Revolution), Tim Howard (MetroStars), Kasey Keller (Tottenham Hotspur);
Defenders (7): Carlos Bocanegra (Chicago Fire), C.J. Brown (Chicago Fire), Dan Califf (Los Angeles Galaxy), Nick Garcia (Kansas City Wizards), Cory Gibbs (FC St. Pauli), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Greg Vanney (FC Bastia);
Midfielders (10): Chris Armas (Chicago Fire), DaMarcus Beasley (Chicago Fire), Bobby Convey (D.C. United), Chris Klein (Kansas City Wizards), Eddie Lewis (Preston North End), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids), Richard Mulrooney (San Jose Earthquakes), Steve Ralston (New England Revolution), Claudio Reyna (Sunderland), Earnie Stewart (D.C. United);
Forwards (5): Landon Donovan (San Jose Earthquakes), Clint Mathis (MetroStars), Brian McBride (Columbus Crew), Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution), Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards).
U.S. MEN RANKED TOP TEAM IN CONCACAF FOR FIRST TIME EVER: The U.S. Men's National Team is ranked as the top team in CONCACAF for the first time since the FIFA World Rankings began in August of 1993. The U.S. moved up one spot in the World Rankings to ninth, while Mexico fell from ninth to 11th. Mexico is the only other team to ever be the top-ranked CONCACAF nation. After breaking into the Top 10 last August at No. 9, the U.S. has held steady in the Top 10 for 11 consecutive months. The U.S. peaked with an all-time best ranking at No. 8 in August of 2002. Mexico falls out of the Top 10 for the first time since October of 2001. In the rest of the world, the U.S.'s opponents in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 faired well. Brazil, who like the U.S. did not advance out of Group B, held on to its top ranking, still 10 points ahead of France. Turkey, who topped the U.S. 2-1, moved up one spot to No. 7. Cameroon, the Group B winner who played the U.S. to a 0-0 draw, moved up two spots to No. 16.
FIFA World Rankings – June 26, 2003
Rank Team - Points (Change)
1. Brazil - 834 (0)
2. France - 814 (0)
3. Spain - 762 (-1)
4. Argentina - 754 (+1)
5. Netherlands - 752 (+1)
6. Germany - 745 (-2)
7. Turkey - 733 (+1)
8. England - 727 (-1)
10. Czech Republic - 712 (+3)
CONCACAF Top 10
Rank Team - Points Change
11. Mexico - 711 (-2)
18. Costa Rica - 663 (-1)
42. Honduras - 596 (-5)
48. Jamaica - 571 (0)
54. Trinidad & Tobago - 549 (-2)
63. Cuba - 532 (-7)
65. Guatemala - 529 (-7)
78. Canada - 482 (-1)
84. Haiti - 473 (-4)
U.S. MNT TIES CAMEROON 0-0 TO FINISH 2003 CONFEDERATIONS CUP: The U.S. Men's National Team earned a hard-fought 0-0 draw with Cameroon in their final match of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup opener at Gerland Stadium in Lyon, France on June 23. With the draw, the U.S. finished the tournament 0-2-1 with one point and fourth place in an extremely difficult Group B, which lived up to its expectations as the Group of Death. "Tonight we started with a lot of young players, and they did a very good job," said Bruce Arena, who is now 5-3-2 on the year. "We improved over the three games we played here, which I think was good. It was very good to get a point against the group winner Cameroon."
FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003
Date: Opponent - Result (U.S. Goal Scorers)
June 19: Turkey - 1-2 L (Beasley)
June 21: Brazil - 0-1 L (---)
June 23: Cameroon - 0-0 T (---)
Final Group B Standings
Team GP W L T GF GA GD Pts.
Cameroon* 3 2 0 1 2 0 +2 7
Turkey* 3 1 1 1 4 4 --- 4
Brazil 3 1 1 1 3 3 --- 4
JAPAN-MEXICO TWO-GAME PLAYOFF BEGINS SATURDAY AT AZTECA STADIUM: With both South Korea and North Korea having qualified last week as part of the AFC Women's Championship, third-place finisher Japan now must face Mexico in a home-and-home playoff series that begins on Saturday (July 5) at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City and concludes on July 12 at National Stadium in Tokyo to determine the 16th and final berth to USA '03. Mexico, which has been waiting for an opponent since finishing third at the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup last fall, gets perhaps a tougher foe than it would have excepted in three-time Women's World Cup qualifier Japan. Mexico qualified for the 1999 Women's World Cup by virtue of a two-game playoff, but that was against Argentina, a country with no Women's World Cup experience.
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Finalists
AFC (3 of 3.5): China (original host), North Korea, South Korea
CAF (2): Ghana, Nigeria
CONCACAF (2 of 2.5): Canada, USA
CONMEBOL (2): Argentina, Brazil
OFC (1): Australia
UEFA (5): Germany, France, Norway, Russia, Sweden
THREE AMATEUR TEAMS ADVANCE TO THIRD ROUND AS HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE RULES: Home field advantage ruled the second round, as all six teams that hosted matches last week advanced to the third round of the 2003 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Included in that six were three amateur teams – the Milwaukee Bavarians, Mid-Michigan Bucks and Fresno Fuego – that were victorious over professional squads from the USL Pro Select League. The three USL-PSL team to advance were the Wilmington Hammerheads, New Hampshire Phantoms and Carolina Dynamo. A fourth amateur side, the Chesapeake Dragons of the PDL, will get another shot because their first-round opponent used an ineligible player.
Second Round
# Date Result
5 June 25 Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-PSL) 2, Bradenton Academics (PDL) 1 (OT)
6 June 25 Mid-Michigan Bucks (PDL) 2, Long Island Rough Riders (USL-PSL) 1
7 June 25 New Hampshire Phantoms (USL-PSL) 3, Bridgeport Italians (USASA) 0
7a July 10 Chesapeake Dragons (USASA) @ New Hampshire Phantoms (USL-PSL)
8 June 25 Carolina Dynamo (USL-PSL) 2, Raleigh CASL Elite (PDL) 1
9 June 24 Milwaukee Bavarians (USASA) 1, Reading Rage (USL-PSL) 0
10 June 25 Fresno Fuego (PDL) 4, Utah Blitzz (USL-PSL) 0
THIRD ROUND SITES, FORTH ROUND PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK: The hosts for all eight 2003 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup third-round matches were finalized and the fourth-round prospective parings were announced last week by U.S. Soccer. In the third round, eight A-League teams along with the MetroStars and D.C. United of MLS join the tournament, while the final eight MLS teams will enter in the fourth round. All of the third round matches will be played on July 16, and the fourth round is scheduled for August 6. No host teams have yet been determined for the fourth round.
Third Round
No. Date Match-up Venue; City
11 July 16 Seattle Sounders (A-League) @ Minnesota Thunder (A-League) National Sports Center; Blaine, Minn.
12 July 16 Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League) @ D.C. United (MLS) Maryland Soccerplex; Boyds, Md.
13 July 16 Fresno Fuego (PDL) @ El Paso Patriots (A-League) El Paso, Texas
14 July 16 Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League) @ Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-PSL) Wilimington, N.C.
15 July 16 Virginia Beach Mariners (A-League) @ Carolina Dynamo (USL-PSL) Browns Summit, N.C.
16 July 16 Milwaukee Bavarians (USASA) @ Milwaukee Wave United (A-League) Uihlein Soccer Park; Milwaukee, Wisc.
17 July 16 MetroStars (MLS) @ Mid Michigan Bucks (PDL) Berkley, Mich.
18 July 16 Game 7a Winner vs. Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League) TBD
Fourth Round
No. Date Match-up Venue; City
19 Aug. 6 San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) vs. Game 11 Winner TBD
20 Aug. 6 Game 12 Winner vs. Game 15 Winner TBD
21 Aug. 6 Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) vs. Game 13 Winner TBD
22 Aug. 6 Dallas Burn (MLS) vs. Game 14 Winner TBD
23 Aug. 6 Colorado Rapids (MLS) vs. Kansas City Wizards (MLS) TBD
24 Aug. 6 Chicago Fire (MLS) vs. Game 16 Winner TBD
25 Aug. 6 Columbus Crew (MLS) vs. Game 17 Winner TBD
26 Aug. 6 New England Revolution (MLS) vs. Game 18 Winner TBD
U-19 WOMEN HEAD TO EUROPE FOR THREE MATCHES: The U.S. Under-19 Women's National Team departed yesterday for Europe where the team will play three matches, facing Germany on Wednesday (July 2) in Duisburg and then facing the Netherlands on Saturday (July 5) in Groensbek and July 9 in Heenk as part of a summer European tour that proved to be tremendous preparation for the U-19s that won the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002. Two players from the USA's U-19 world champion team are on the roster for this European tour in forwards Kerri Hanks (Allen, Texas) and Angie Woznuk (El Cajon, Calif.), but three more players from the team that defeated Canada last September for the first-ever youth world title may be in the mix by the time the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship rolls around. Forward Heather O'Reilly (East Brunswick, N.J.) is currently recovering from a broken bone in her leg suffered while playing with the full national team against Ireland earlier this month, while defender Rachel Buehler (Del Mar, Calif.) is recovering from ACL surgery and goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris (Satellite Beach, Fla.) is with the U.S. U-21s. Jeff Pill will serve as the head coach for the three matches, as U.S. U-19 head coach Tracey Leone is still recovering from the recent birth of her first child, a daughter. The U.S. U-19s played Germany in the semifinals of the 2002 U-19 World Championship and came away with a 4-1 win. The following is the USA's roster for three matches in Europe.
U.S. U-19 WNT Schedule
Date: Opponent
July 2: Germany
July 5: Holland
July 9: Holland
U.S. U-19 WNT Roster
Goalkeepers (2): Laura Comeau (Leigh, N.H.), Ashley Philips (West Peabody, Mass.);
Defenders (7): Jen Buzckowski (Elk Grove Village, Ill.), Mary Castelanelli (Lodi, Calif.), Shannon Foley (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Megan Schnur (Butler, Pa.), India Trotter (Plantation, Fla.) Stephanie Logterman (Austin, Texas), Stephanie Lopez (Elk Grove, Calif.), Becky Sauerbrunn (St. Louis, Mo.);
Midfielders (4): Yael Averbuch (Upper Montclair, N.J.), Stephanie Kron (Paradise Valley, Ariz.), Darby Kroyer (San Ramon, Calif.), Carrie Schmidt (La Mesa, Calif.);
Forwards (6): Christina DiMartino, (Massapequa Park, N.Y.), Alexa Orand (Orange, Calif.), Megan Rapinoe (Redding, Calif.), Sheree Gray (Toms River, N.J.), Kerri Hanks (Allan, Texas), Angie Woznuk (El Cajon, Calif.).
U-21 WOMEN FINISH FIRST CAMP AT NAT'L TRAINING CENTER, NORDIC CUP UP NEXT: U.S. U-21 Women's National Team head coach Chris Petrucelli completed his final training camp this past weekend before the USA travels to Denmark in mid-July for the 2003 Nordic Cup, the top competition in the world for U-21 women. The eight days of training at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., was the first visit by the U.S. U-21 women to the world class facility and included a 1-1 tie with the U.S. U-19s and a 1-0 victory over the San Diego Spirit of the WUSA. The win over the Spirit came in San Diego and the lone goal was scored Manya Makoski (Arizona State) off an assist from Kelly Wilson (Univ. of Texas), both members of the USA's 2002 U-19 World Championship Team. Midfielder Lori Chalupny scored the lone goal in the 1-1 tie with the U-19s on June 21. Petrucelli will announce the 18-player Nordic Cup roster later this week.
U.S. U-21 WNT Results
Date: Opponent, Result (U.S. Goal Scorer)
June 21 U.S. U-19 WNT, 1-1 (Chalupny)
June 25 San Diego Spirit, 1-0 (Makoski)
U-18 MNT FINISH FIRST CAMP AT NAT'L TRAINING CENTER, DEFEAT CAL-STATE: The Under-18 Men's National Team finished its first training camp at the National Training Center in Carson, Calif., last week, which included a 2-0 win over California State University-Dominguez Hills. Midfielder Craig Capano played in just the first half, but notched the first goal of the game in the 26th minute. Danny Karbassiyoon came on as a reserve in the 63rd minute and sealed the win with a goal of his own in the 77th minute. The next event for the U-18s will be the Northern Ireland Milk Cup from July 17-27.
U-16 BOYS TO FACE ENGLAND, BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL AT TOURNAMENT IN ENGLAND: The U-16 Boys National Team, made up of mainly younger players in the U.S. Under-17 residency program, will travel to England on Friday (July 4) to participate in the International U-17 Tournament in Notts County. The four-team tournament includes the U.S., England, Brazil and Portugal in a round-robin format with matches set for July 7, 10 and 13. The U.S. will face England in its first match on the July 7, followed by Brazil on the July 10 and finishing with Portugal on the July 13. All six matches will be played at Notts County's Meadow Lane ground and will be televised by SkySports. The team will be coached by U-17 MNT assistant John Hackworth, as head coach John Ellinger will be with the U-17 Men's National Team, who are traveling to Blaine, Minnesota on July 8 for a training camp and match against Canada on July 13 at the National Sports Center. Hackworth is taking the following 18-man roster to the tournament in England.
U.S. U-16 BNT Schedule
Date: Opponent
July 7: England
July 10: Brazil
July 13: Portugal
U.S. U-16 BNT Roster
Goalkeepers (2): Bryant Rueckner (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Stephen Sandbo (Columbus, Ohio);
Defenders (6): Greg Folk (Woodland Hills, Calif.), Jay Singh (San Bruena, Calif.), Adam Sloustcher (Pleasanton, Calif.), Nathan Sturgis (St. Augustine, Fla.), Julian Valentin (Lancaster, Pa.), Tim Ward (Waukesha, Wisc.);
Midfielders (6): Chris Andaur (Naples, Fla.), Michael Bradley (Palatine, Ill.), Jordan Graye (Washington D.C.), Brian Mascarenhas (Marietta, Ga.), Dax McCarty (Maitland, Fla.), Daniel Szetela (Clifton, N.J.);
Forwards (4): Eric Avila (Encinitas, Calif.), Rodrigo Hidalgo (Atlantis, Fla.), Robbie Rogers (Palos Verde, Calif.), Ryan Soroka (Langhorne, Pa.)
FRANCE DEFENDS '03 CONFED CUP CROWN WITH GOLDEN GOAL WIN OVER CAMEROON: France retained their FIFA Confederations Cup title after a narrow 1-0 victory over Cameroon yesterday at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. Both sides had their chances, but the Bleus finally clinched the match in extra-time, as Golden Shoe (four goals) and Golden Ball winner Thierry Henry found the net in the 97th minute. In a touching tribute at the end of the game, both sides gathered in the center circle around a photo of Marc-Vivien Foé, who died after collapsing in the 71st minute of Cameroon's 1-0 semi-final win over Colombia on June 26. France advanced by outlasting Turkey 3-2 in an end-to-end offensive battle in the second semi. Henry, who finished the tournament with four goals and one assist, walked away with the both the Golden Ball for most outstanding player and the Golden Shoe for top scorer.
FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003
June 26: France 3, Turkey 2
June 26: Cameroon 1, Colombia 0
Third Place Match
June 28: Turkey 2, Colombia 1
June 29: France 1, Cameroon 0
Golden Ball
Thierry Henry (France), Tuncay Sanli (Turkey), Marc-Vivien Foe (Cameroon)
Golden Shoe
Thierry Henry (France - 4 goals, 2 assists), Tuncay Sanli (Turkey - 3 goals, 1 assist), Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan-3 goals, 0 assists)
MLS BEST TO FACE CHIVAS IN 2003 MLS ALL-STAR GAME ON AUGUST 2 AT H.D.C.: MLS announced last week that the 2003 Pepsi MLS All-Star Game will feature a squad of MLS All-Stars taking on popular Mexican club Chivas of Guadalajara on August 2. The 2003 Pepsi MLS All-Star Game will be televised nationally from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., at 3:30 p.m. (ET) live on ABC Sports. The match marks the first time in the history of MLS' midsummer showcase that a squad of MLS All-Stars will take on an international club. Last year's edition of the Pepsi MLS All-Star Game also featured a single MLS All-Star team which defeated the U.S. National Team, 3-2, at RFK Stadium. The game honored the historic feat of the U.S., which advanced to the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals in Korea/Japan led by a large contingent of MLS players. Past All-Star formats have included East vs. West match-ups ('96, '97, '99, '00, '01) and a game featuring USA vs. World Stars (1998) that was staged on the heels of the U.S. participation in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
PEAK PERFORMER: Chicago forward Ante Razov moved to the top of the MLS scoring table this weekend on the strength of a blistering golden goal rocket in the 94th minute that helped the Fire top the MetroStars 2-1 in Naperville. Razov, who has 21 points (9 goals and 3 assists) in nine games, has been unstoppable of late, pouring in six of those goals and all three assist in the team's last four games, making him a shoe-in for MLS Player of the Month honors.
MARQUEE MATCH-UP: This Sunday's match against Paraguay in Columbus (live on ESPN2 and Telemundo at 3 p.m. ET) presents a chance for the U.S. Men's National Team to face its second South American opponent in two weeks and sharpen their focus heading into the Gold Cup. After mixed results in France, Bruce will have one more chance to tinker with the lineup before heading up to Foxboro next week.
SOCCER SHOCKER: Although they missed the playoffs in the first two seasons and entered Year Three with untested, first-year head coaches, both the Boston Breakers (6-4-3, 21 points) and San Diego Spirit (5-3-4, 19 points) have posted surprising results so far and find themselves in the top half of the WUSA standings. The offensive tandem of Mn'M (forwards Maren Meinert and Dagny Mellgren), along with the defensive teaching of Pia Sundhage, have the Breakers in second place. Led by Omid Namazi on the sidelines and Scottish forward Julie Fleeting in the attack, the Spirit are just two points behind with two games in hand.
QUOTABLE: "He's the real deal. He's not all hype. It took an out-of-the-ordinary-type shot, one to the top corner, and he still got a hand on it.''
--Razov, on U.S. MNT and MetroStars goalkeeper Tim Howard, who continued his stellar play in MLS in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Fire after an excellent three games at the Confederations Cup

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THERE are nine games left but Chesham United have already surpassed their points total from last season as they continue to harass Southern League Premier League leaders Hemel Hempstead all the way to the line.
Another good week, another two wins, and the gap between the two teams is down to six points with 27 still available to each.
Chesham boss Andy Leese said: "We're on a good run, like we were last year when we finished the season with 18 games unbeaten.
"But we're winning games as opposed to drawing them and that's put us in a fantastic position.
"We've closed the gap, it's down to six points now but we have to keep doing what we're doing.
"We've surpassed last year's total and we've still got nine games to go. It's all about progress and to do what we're doing, to keep grinding out wins, is fantastic."
Chesham beat Corby 2-1 on Saturday with Chris Dillon and Drew Roberts scoring the goals, before a 3-1 win followed at Burnham on Tuesday night with Laurie Stewart joining the usual suspects on the scoresheet.
At the same time Hemel were only drawing 1-1 at home with Cambridge City.
It's not the first time recently Hemel have come off the pitch having dropped points to find that Chesham have taken full advantage. In fact, they have taken 19 of the last 30 points on offer compared to Chesham's 27. If that continues for the next six weeks, Chesham will be champions.
Leese said: "We won our last ten games last year, but we had to then because of what we'd done before.
"This year is different, we're playing for something different and we're playing better than we were earlier in the season [when they went 12 games unbeaten].
"Our front two are absolutely firing and Darren Purse has been tremendous at the back.
"His reading of the game is fantastic and his experience when we've been under pressure has made a big difference.
"It's still Hemel's to lose and they have to play a few teams in and around the top five – I think those games will decide the outcome."
The leaders have to negotiate matches against the teams placed second, third, fifth and seventh in the table. Chesham have their own hills to climb though, starting tomorrow with a trip to fourth-placed Cambridge City.
Leese said: "They're perennial promotion challengers, like we are, and it was a pretty even game against Hemel.
"But we couldn't be going into it in better shape and it's about what we're about – we let teams worry about us when we're in this mode."


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A fourth batch of games has been lit by Valve on their ever growing Steam Greenlight service. There are some really outstanding games this time around too. La-Mulana has been approved and so has Akaneiro: Demon Hunters, which are both shaping up to be great games!
La-Maluna is a brilliant 2D exploration game and is a cross between Dark Souls and the controversial Fez while taking on the style of Indiana Jones. While it's making it's way to Steam, the game made it's way to WiiWare back in September of 2012. Oh and when I say it's a cross between Dark Souls and Fez, this game by no means has the outstanding graphics of Dark Souls or the peaceful graphics of Fez. It's very unique in its own way. It shouldn't be long now before we see the full release on Steam, as the developers were originally hoping to get it on there during Q4 of 2012. I imagine since that did not happen that they may be trying to get it on there as fast as possible.
The full list of titles greenlit can be found below.
- Akaneiro: Demon Hunters
- Asylum
- DLC Quest
- Eador. Masters of the Broken World
- La-Mulana
- Leisure Suit Larry
- MaK
- The Age of Decadence
- Unepic
- War For The Overworld
IGF Finalists:
- Kentucky Route Zero
- Incredipede
Non-game software:
- articy:draft | Game Design Tool
- GroBoto – Modeling App
While it's great that all of these titles have been greenlit, I'm honestly hoping that Valve will be a bit quicker. There are some really outstanding titles on Steam Greenlight that a lot of users are dying to get their hands on, but can't because something else takes precedence. Hopefully Valve will pick up the pace a bit when it comes to greenlighting games.
source: Steam
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Michael Jackson Wasn't So Weird After All
On June 25, 2009, the world lost its biggest superstar, Michael Jackson. Michael was born August 29, 1958 and I was born 15 months later. I grew up watching him grow up and become a superstar right before my eyes. He really knew how to sing, dance and grab an audience at a very young age. Even Dick Clark,American Bandstand emcee said, "I knew Michael as a child and watched him grow over the years. Of all the thousands of entertainers I have worked with, Michael was THE most outstanding. Many have tried and will try to copy him, but his talent will never be matched." (Quote taken from the Michael Jackson Fan Club site)
For those of you who weren't around when American Bandstandwas around, it was a TV show that came on for an hour every Saturday for many years and introduced many, many artists into our lives, one of the groups being the Jackson 5 and then later Michael as a single performing artist. Dick Clark would have people in the audience get up and dance to the current songs of the times and then have some of those people rate the new songs as they were introduced to the world. It was a fun show and I looked forward to watching it every Saturday.
I, like most young kids it seemed back then, loved rock and roll and that was basically what I listened to in the beginning. Out of rock and roll came hard rock, heavy metal, disco, pop music, etc., and that's where Michael comes in. I kept up with his career for a time, all along thinking what an incredibly good looking and sexy young man he had become. Then as time went on I began noticing he was wearing makeup and I didn't know or understand why.
Sometime shortly after that I started listening to country music and before I knew it I was a die-hard country music fan. I no longer kept up with Michael's career and I think that is why it was so easy for me, at first, to believe he could be guilty of such a horrible crime as child molestation. Plus, I never knew about his humanitarian acts. So, when Michael was accused in 1993 and then in 2003 for child molestation, I tended to fall into the web of the media and their negativity. I noticed they never brought up his humanitarian efforts during all that mess. My heart goes out to him.
When Michael died on June 25, 2009, that horrible, dreadful day, I decided to go on YouTube to see what all the fuss was about pertaining to his dancing (because I had forgotten) and I first pulled up his performance of Billie Jean during his 30th Anniversary Special at Madison Square Garden in 2001. I was completely blown away (I know my jaw dropped) and all of a sudden I felt terribly sad because I had missed out on his incredible dancing through the years.
Also, strangely enough a pang of guilt came over me and I cried for two solid months. (I work at home now and I am so glad I do because if I had cried like that at work, I probably would have been sent to the funny farm.) It felt like a spiritual scolding. Those of you who believe in God know what I'm talking about. It's called chastisement.
I decided to do something with that, feeling like I was supposedto. I spent countless hours on the Internet and I purchased several books. One of the first books I bought was The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story: Michael Jackson written by J. Randy Taraborrelli. Now that is a GREAT read! Randy is an author of other books such as The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabethand Call Her Miss Ross, to name a few, so you can see how he is an author about celebrities. From what I understand, he interviewed Michael on numerous occasions and also hung out with him from time to time. At the back of the book, Randy lists where he got a lot of his information besides just interviewing Michael. He really did his research. He explains SO much about Michael that by the time I finished reading the book I felt like I knew the man personally, like the back of my hand. I also feel like Michael and I would have been great friends had I ever had the opportunity to meet him.
On pages 537-540 of Mr. Taraborrelli's book, he talks about LaToya's book that she wrote in 1993 stating that Michael was a pedophile. As you read further into the chapter, you discover that she was forced to say that from her then husband, Jack, so they could make a half-million dollars on a book deal. In the last paragraph Randy wrote, "Years later, LaToya would insist that the allegations she'd made against Michael were all Jack's fabrications, which she was made to repeat against her will. Though it would take a few years, by 2003 she and Michael had cleared the air between them and were, again, close. LaToya also apologized to the rest of her family members; they then all accepted her back into the fold."
In The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story: Michael Jackson, Randy discusses the humiliating body search Michael had to endure to prove or disprove Jordan Chandler's description of Michael's genitalia about which he claimed Michael was circumcised. That body search proved Michael to be uncircumcised. That, in and of itself, should have told ALL OF US that Michael was NOT GUILTY!! You can read about it in Randy's book on pages 534-537. (MJ's autopsy report also reveals uncircumcision.)
Now picture yourself having to be body stripped and searched for false accusations!!
Consider purchasing Randy's book. It is 713 pages long, but it is well worth reading.
The next book I purchased was Michael Jackson Conspiracy by Aphrodite Jones. She is a reporter who sat through each and every day of the trial, watching how it all went down and realized afterwards that Michael was completely innocent of child molestation. She was in shock. She had been a Michael basher. It took her some time, but she decided to write a book about what happened in the courtroom. She used her own daily notes plus made copies of the court transcript. There is a caption on the front of Aphrodite's book from Mr. Thomas Mesereau, Michael's own attorney, which reads, "To anyone who wants to learn what happened in the Michael Jackson courtroom, this is the book to read." Mr. Mesereau fully believes Michael was not capable of child molestation. To quote Mr. Mesereau again, "In the Michael Jackson case, most media conclusions were shallow, misinformed, and self-serving. I know in my heart of hearts that Michael Jackson was not guilty of these grisly charges." (Quote taken from the MJFC site.)
Ms. Jones reveals that during the 2005 trial the most harmful thing that hurt the Arvizo family's case against Michael was that back on August 27, 1998 Janet (the mother of Gavin Arvizo) claimed that she was physically and sexually molested in a J. C. Penney parking lot by security guards. Upon further questioning by Mr. Mesereau of Ms. Arvizo about comments she had made on her deposition against J. C. Penney, she began to get flustered and admitted that there were some inaccuracies on what she had written on said deposition. "The more Janet admitted to inaccuracies, the more she stated that parts of her J. C. Penney deposition were untrue, the less people were listening to her."
It was also discovered that Gavin and Star (Gavin's brother) had given sworn depositions that they witnessed their mother being assaulted. (Star was the person who claimed he witnessed Michael touch his brother inappropriately.) "As Mesereau sorted through Janet's J. C. Penney deposition, he was able to suggest that Janet had coached her kids about how to testify." After Janet and her husband, David, had been arrested, fingerprinted and made bail, the West Covina police booking information from the incident "described Janet Ventura Arvizo as having no physical oddities, as needing no special medical attention." "But some time after, Janet Arvizo showed up at an attorney's office making claims of having been physically and sexually assaulted by J. C. Penney guards." She offered photos of herself with bruises. However, it was discovered that David Arvizo was an abusive man and that Janet "had been granted multiple restraining orders against her former husband." As questions were continually being asked, it became clear that "the Arvizos and their kids were in the habit of using lawyers." "At an early age, Gavin had learned how to sue people for 'damages.'"
I must add that this book not only clears Michael on the 2003 allegations, but also the 1993 allegations and the Martin Bashir mishap, revealing what was actually said and recorded during the show, Living with Michael Jackson. On the actual footage with Martin Bashir, one of the topics that is discussed is the "baby dangling" incident, with Michael insisting, "I was holding that baby strong and tight, and I know better." He tells Bashir that he's seen parents fling their kids up in the air and catch them. "I got caught up in the moment. I was holding on tight. And it happened for like, two seconds. But, when it gets on the news they slow it down. They make me look like this eccentric idiot dangling this baby over a balcony, like a nut. They don't show you the whole story." Sarcastically, Bashir asks Michael if he is actually "happy" that he dangled his baby over the balcony. "I'm not happy that I dangled the baby over the balcony, no. But I'm happy that I let the kids give a wave to him. I didn't realize that he was over the balcony. You can make mistakes."
After all, Michael was only human. Do you haters think it's possible that you're guilty of putting him on such a pedestal yourselves that you don't think he should have made mistakes? I remember feeling that way.
Ms. Jones writes, regarding the DVD Living With Michael Jacksonthat everyone watched in the courtroom, "It was clear that the Berlin balcony scene happened because Michael had wanted to please his fans. There were thousands of people outside in a frenzy, hovering below his balcony, begging for Michael to show them his new infant son. When Michael went outside to the balcony, he quickly lifted up his infant so that fans could catch a glimpse."
"For Jackson fans in the courtroom, it was disturbing to sit and watch Jackson's innocent gesture in Berlin, as compared to the American media footage, which ran so many times over. The media showed the Jackson clip in a way that made him look crazy, always with nasty comments and rumors flying about Jackson having his children taken away from him. The media couldn't get enough of Jackson's 'baby dangling,' and they harped on his irresponsibility as a parent."
"No wonder Jackson hated the media."
When the "baby dangling" incident occurred, Martin Bashir was with Michael working on his documentary about MJ. Martin never mentions, neither does the media, the reason Michael was in Berlin that visit. He was there to receive the prestigious Bambi award for his work with homeless children in Berlin because Michael "gives them so much hope and courage, encouraging them to go forward in life." Michael is also referred to as an "ambassador of humanity." If you watch this video clip, towards the end you will see how Michael and Martin cut up with each other as if they were old friends, but then when Martin did the actual taping of the show, Living With Michael Jackson, Martin tore Michael to shreds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZnDWvgLZ3s
Please do not continue to be played like a puppet on a string by the media and believe Michael would intentionally harm a child. The media will print malicious lies because it pays the best. Come on. There is more proof in this book that the media was out to get Michael. I am challenging you to read Michael Jackson Conspiracy.
Now here is a clip regarding the "baby dangling" incident just so you can see for yourself how brief it really was. This is taken from Barbara Walters' special last year titled, The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbik8bgG0JA
For the sake of comparison, in this video clip you can see how the media slowed down the taping of the "baby dangling" incident, like Michael talked about above, giving the illusion of him dangling the baby: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32z8NhAwMN4
There is another book that was written called Redemption: The Truth Behind the Michael Jackson Child Molestation Allegations by Geraldine Hughes. She was the legal secretary for Attorney Barry Rothman who represented Evan Chandler, the father (of the first boy) who accused MJ of molesting his son, and witnessed how the two men set Michael up. I have just recently purchased, received and finished reading Redemption from Geraldine Hughes as of March 19, 2010. This book is another must read. It will totally convince you that Barry Rothman and Evan Chandler did indeed work together to frame Michael of child molestation.
Geraldine discusses how that before Jordan and Michael ever met, Jordan had come up with the movie idea of Robin Hood: Men In Tights – yes Jordan. Evan thought it was a great idea for a movie and cowrote it with Mel Brooks and David Shapiro. With the success of that movie, Evan decided writing screenplays was what he wanted to do with his life. He had been a dentist, but had been unhappy with that career choice. Sometime after Robin Hood: Men In Tights came out was when Jordan and Michael met. The two had become extremely close and Evan had become jealous of their friendship; however, that didn't keep Evan from asking Michael to build an addition onto his home and when that didn't pan out he had the audacity to ask Michael to buy him a bigger home.
In the meantime, Evan had come up with another idea for a movie, but with the second movie he wanted more of a controlling interest and that would require a substantial amount of money, Evan figured 20 million dollars. Because Evan was jealous of Jordan and Michael's friendship and because Michael hadn't given in to requests made by Evan before, Evan came up with the idea of accusing Michael of child molestation unless he gave him 20 million dollars. Evan then hired the meanest attorney he could find to go after Michael, Barry Rothman. If money was all Evan was after, an offer was made of 350,000 dollars, but Evan wouldn't accept it saying that would not be enough. It was then that the world learned of the sexual molestation allegations.
What's worse, Evan couldn't get Jordan to admit to any wrongdoing by Michael so Evan put Jordan under Amytal Sodium, telling Jordan he needed to pull one of his teeth. (Remember Evan was a dentist.) A lot of people think Amytal Sodium is truth serum, but it's NOT. People can be forced into believing something is true while under the influence of the drug. Evan kept forcing suggestions to Jordan about Michael touching him inappropriately until Jordan finally gave the faintest whisper of a "yes." http://www.fmsfonline.org/truthserum.html
Frankly, I don't understand how a person can do that to their own child.
Scheme: A devious plan; a plot. Schemer: Someone who contrives a plan or schemes. It's obvious a person must have those character traits in order to just be a good script writer for movies. Evan's Robin Hood was fairly successful, and he used those same character traits to scheme and plot against Michael.
The picture above is also linked to a story about Evan Chandler having bipolar disorder: http://vindicatemj.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/evan-chandler-was-a-psychiatric-case/
I wish to bring out some other valid points Geraldine makes. Back when this allegation first took place, I remember most everyone questioning Michael's sexuality…as if it were any of our business. She pointed out that a lot of Christians make a vow of abstinence. They refrain from having sex until they are married. "They vow to remain unmarried and commit their life to do the work of God." She does not claim that Michael made that vow, but he certainly devoted "his life to doing the work of God by helping underprivileged children around the world." "Michael Jackson has always acknowledged and referenced God in his life. He has lived a modeled lifestyle of Godliness. His humanitarian acts and deeds tap into the very heart of God – to help someone in need, to feed the poor, to do for the least and to walk in humility. These characteristics are the very characteristics of Godliness."
I, myself, say the same thing later in this blog.
Later in her book Geraldine states, "Two Grand Juries, which consisted of 24 peers in two counties, an extensive search of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, Century City condo, his parent's Encino home, and even Michael Jackson's body search, interviews with over 200 men, women, boys and girls, and even traveling out of the country to interview witnesses, did not produce any evidence to support a criminal indictment for child molestation."
Another beautiful point Geraldine makes, "With all of Michael Jackson's notoriety, awards, millions of dollars, record breaking statistics and fans all over the world, he remains surprisingly humble, meek, unselfish, always caring for world unity, dying children, underprivileged children and reaching out to a hurting world. He never publicly broadcasted his humanitarian acts and deeds because of meekness and humility."
On pages 171-175, Geraldine lists the charity work Michael was involved in through the years.
Geraldine also points out how that before the 1993 allegations, Michael led a squeaky-clean lifestyle. We had never heard anything bad about him up until that point. She also writes,"Michael Jackson's humanitarian efforts started long before the child molestation allegations surfaced, and continued even through the most difficult time of his life. He did not allow his suffering and pain to interfere with his continued efforts to help hurting children all around the world."
It is my wish that everyone purchase Michael's Dangerous DVD. I bought my copy at Best Buy. On it you can watch a clip of Michael receiving a Grammy award in 1993 and also watch him talk about why he loved to be around children so much. He also talks about the reason for inner city crime, large-scale wars, terrorism and overcrowded prisons is because children have had their childhood stolen from them. He reveals his compassion for sick children. His eyes even tear up as he's talking about it. It is real heartfelt emotion. Now keep in mind that 1993 was also the year the first accusations were made of child molestation. What we all thought was such a touching moment from Michael at the Grammys, months later became speculation as to what the real reason was he loved to be around children so much and all over a malicious lie - and the media was no help, still isn't.
The YouTube video below is a must see…especially if you think Michael was capable of child molestation. This is so adorable! He discovers a bug on the stage and is concerned about stepping on it. He even calls Security to remove it from the stage. He also insists that the security guy doesn't kill it. Now come on people, do you REALLY think he could be capable of molesting a child when he is so concerned about the welfare of a bug? If this doesn't convince you, then all I can say is you must have blinders on and have a very hard heart. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA7RDd7Grbk
Now I want to talk about Michael's skin disorders, which were diagnosed in 1986. I really wanted to know why he was wearing makeup and I tried to find out first through all the countless magazine articles that came out about him right after his death, but I could not find one that mentioned anything about it so I searched the Internet trying to find websites that explained why and I was unsuccessful at first. I finally found one. The website doesn't mention makeup necessarily, but after looking at the pictures on it I am convinced he had to wear it. Below is one of the pictures from the website below revealing Michael's vitiligo. This picture was taken during the filming of his video, They Don't Care About Us. I know a lot of you had heard or read about his vitiligo and may not have believed it to be true, but the picture below tells it all. http://floacist.wordpress.com/2007/06/10/vitiligo-photos-michael-jackson/
The pictures below reveal the infamous spider bite that a lot of us thought Michael was lying about. The second picture also shows his vitiligo really well:
Also Karen Faye, Michael Jackson's makeup artist, is on a YouTube video explaining Michael's use of makeup and that it was to hide the patches of vitiligo. Michael mentioned the disorder in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 1993 and he even told Oprah that's why he wore makeup. Oprah herself talked about how translucent his skin was during that interview when she did a special on him on September 16, 2009. With his skin being translucent and with the patches of vitiligo, he had to wear makeup. According to Randy Taraborrelli, he wore what is called pancake makeup and that made him extremely white so then he wore lipstick and eye shadow to add color to his face. I just recently looked up the possibility of people getting vitiligo on the lips and found out that can happen as well, so that could be another reason he wore lipstick. I can't imagine him feeling comfortable having to wear it, but it seemed he had no choice. He somehow managed to pull it off, though, because he always looked amazing!!
Here is the video I mentioned above with Karen Faye. There are other people discussing Michael's vitiligo as well. It is revealed in this clip that the one single glove Michael wore in the Billie Jeanperformances started because of the vitiligo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufqMSTYQy3g&feature=related
As you can see, Karen worked as Michael's makeup artist for many years. I just recently watched a video where she said she met Mike way back in 1982. In doing the math, that is 27 years of service. Point being, besides MJ's own family and dermatologist, no one knows more about Mike's vitiligo than Karen. In this same video, she says she was asked to put makeup on Mike for his funeral…and she did. Now talk about sweet devotion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16yxYcgh7ko&feature=related
I am aware that a lot of you people out there think that Michael was trying to become a white man. He was NOT. I'm going to challenge you to do something. Picture yourself in Michael's shoes as someone who traveled the world many times meeting millions of people, performing in concerts on stages with extremely bright lights and with cameramen filming you, paparazzi constantly following you around taking pictures of you and catching every skin flaw you have. Now imagine that skin flaw is vitiligo, your skin changing color dramatically and there's nothing you can do about it, don't you think you would use a bleaching cream to rush the process of vitiligo along, if you thought bleaching creams could do that, and wear makeup to conceal the changes that your skin is undergoing? I do NOT blame the man one bit and if I were in his shoes I certainly would have done the same.
Vitiligo is also the reason he often wore long sleeve shirts, hats and sunglasses, and walked around with an umbrella. Vitiligo can cause your skin to blister easily under direct sunlight and those blisters can become skin cancer. According to this link, he used bleaching creams to even out his skin tone:http://ezinearticles.com/?Vitiligo-Skin-Bleaching-Creams—Michael-Jacksons-Vitiligo-Skin-Bleaching-Treatments-Reviewed&id=2613184
Randy Taraborrelli writes, "According to The Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs, 'As the sun's ability to darken skin is much greater than that of Hydroquinone to lighten it, strict avoidance of sunlight is imperative. Although sunscreens may help, even visible light will cause some darkening. The preferable packaging of Hydroquinone is in small squeeze tubes. The dosage is a thin application of 2 percent concentration rubbed into affected areas twice daily. Once the desired benefit is achieved, Hydroquinone can be applied as often as needed to maintain depigmentation.' Some have noted that Michael's fingernails seemed brown and discolored on Martin Bashir's 2003 documentary about him. One possible reason for this is that Hydroquinone stimulates pigment-producing cells in the nail plate, making them darker rather than lighter."
Michael also had lupus. Whenever we saw him wear masks and saw him in a wheelchair occasionally and we laughed at him, his lupus was active during those times. I have a friend (Janette) who has a sister (JoAnne) who has lupus and Janette told me JoAnne is extremely weak whenever her lupus is acting up – that sometimes she is bedridden and/or hospitalized because of it. (I received permission from both ladies to use their names.) The reason for the masks is because when lupus is active the patient's immune system shuts down and they are susceptible to germs and getting sick very easily. As we all know, sometimes Michael was around millions of people at one time so he had to be very careful. I never associated vitiligo with lupus, but as you will read in this link the two can go hand in hand: http://www.examiner.com/x-4763-Seattle-Healthy-Living-Examiner~y2009m6d28-Vitiligo-Lupus-and-Michael-Jackson
(It has just been brought to my attention, as of August 20, 2010, that the above website has been removed. It may be temporary.)
Randy Taraborrelli writes, "There are two variations of lupus: discoid, which is skin deep, and systemic, which can be deadly. As a part of the treatment for discoid, Michael's doctor prescribed the skin lightening creams, Solaquin, Retin A and Benoquin. As a result, Michael was told that, more than ever, he had to avoid all sun exposure – which is one of the reasons he is often seen shielding himself with an umbrella on sunny days. Also, Michael had to endure the direct injections into his scalp of Hydroxychloroquin – a steroid – in painful recurring treatments."
In the picture above, Michael is not wearing blush. It was around this time in his life that his dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, diagnosed MJ with lupus. Now, can't you see why Michael had to wear blush? (It almost looks like he's wearing it anyway.)
According to his autopsy report, Michael had tattooed eyeliner and lipstick. During the BAD era, you can see his tattooed eyeliner. Due to the lupus he was losing hair, including his eyelashes, which was the reason he wore the eyeliner and false eyelashes. Michael never talked about his lupus, but since a lot of people didn't believe him when he said he had vitiligo why would he mention it? Besides, that was his decision to make. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/6252204/Michael-Jackson-autopsy-reveals-tattooed-eyes-lips-and-scalp.html
A lot of people do not realize Michael was almost completely bald and he wore a wig(s). His autopsy report even says so. This link mentions Michael and his hair loss due to lupus: http://www.belgraviacentre.com/blog/new-lupus-treatment-may-help-with-hair-loss-208/
I'm sure you all remember the infamous Pepsi commercial in 1984 where Michael's scalp received second and third-degree burns. Of course he lost some hair then, but the lupus took care of most of the rest of it.
I now wish to talk about MJ's plastic surgeries. According to Randy Taraborrelli, his dad called him Big Nose as he was growing up and what's worse, his dad would sometimes tell him he was ugly at the same time he was "disciplining" him. I believe that became a psychological issue with Michael, making him think he was getting "disciplined" for being ugly. He even said he was constantly trying to make his dad love him – by perfecting his performances and "perfecting" his looks, looks that never needed perfecting, but that's apparently not how MJ perceived himself. I read once where someone said he had plastic surgeries because he was vain. I don't believe he was vain at all or he wouldn't have been trying to "improve" his looks. Put yourself in Michael's shoes.
Due to Michael having a lot of plastic surgeries, it was rumored that his nose was falling off. Utterly ridiculous!! I have read MJ's autopsy report and it does not mention a detachable nose!!
In a video titled Michael Jackson: The Trial and Triumph of the King of Pop, there is a plastic surgeon discussing MJ's many plastic surgeries. He said in Michael's defense that his plastic surgeons would present the surgeries to him as touch-ups, that they were not surgeries when in fact they were.
Some people believe or assume that the abused abuse; not necessarily so. Somebody along the way can stop it and here is Michael's take on the subject: "I always said if I ever have kids I will never behave like this way. I won't touch a hair on their heads. Because people always say the abused abuse and it is not true. It is not true. I am totally the opposite. The worst I do is I make them stand in the corner for a little bit and that's it and that's my time out for them." (Quoted from the book, The Michael Jackson Tapes)
I want to touch on Michael's pajama day in court. He was not trying to be disrespectful. He had hurt his back that morning and had gone to a hospital to get it seen about. When Thomas Mesereau (Mike's attorney) told the judge what was going on with MJ, the judge told Mr. Mesereau he wanted Michael in that courtroom in 45 minutes or he was going to put him in jail or yank bail, so Mr. Mesereau told Mike to get to the courtroom right away even though Mike wanted to go home and change. Mr. Mesereau takes full responsibility for that. Check it out: http://mjtruthnow.com/2010/01/pajama-day/
A lot of people think Michael's addiction to painkillers started during the Pepsi incident (1984); however, according to Karen Faye, Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins (in the second video above featuring Karen Faye), they say it started nine years later (1993) when MJ had just undergone one of the many surgeries on his scalp in order to help the scarring from the burn. He had not had time to heal from that surgery and was about to perform in front of 80,000 people in Bangkok for his Dangerous tour so that was when he started taking the painkillers. It was also just before that performance that Michael heard he was being accused of child molestation here in the States, so then there was not only physical pain, but emotional pain as well.
With all of Michael's emotional problems beginning since childhood and then throughout life with the accusations, his medical problems, multiple plastic surgeries, which included his scalp, and scalp injections, I can completely understand the addiction to painkillers. Can't you?
The picture below was drawn by Michael himself and the words are lyrics to the chorus of his song, Have You Seen My Childhood?
Even though he went through all of the above-mentioned trials in his life, it's amazing how he still gave us his all, making each and every performance bigger and better, for his fans, and going on to be known as the King of Pop.
Let's talk about all the good Michael Jackson did. Did you know that he:
Gave money to 39 different charities (mainly children's charities) through the years from the proceeds of each and every concert he performed, including the HIStory tour where he gave ALL his proceeds to charities, and that Michael is mentioned in theGuinness Book of World Records for the performer who gave the most money to charities in history AND that even in death 20 percent of his proceeds, THROUGHOUT TIME AS WE KNOW IT AND BEYOND, will go to children's charities? http://www.allmichaeljackson.com/charities.html
Gave all his money he got from the burn to his scalp from the Pepsi commercial to the burn ward at Brotman Medical Center where he was taken and they named the burn ward after him – The Michael Jackson Burn Center?
That even though Michael was still suffering from the burns to his scalp in the hospital, he would visit the other burn patients?
Took time before each and every concert, anywhere he went, to visit children's hospitals and/or orphanages, visited with each child and took them gifts? To quote MJ from his autobiography,Moonwalk, "I spend a lot of free time – in California and when I'm traveling – visiting children's hospitals. It makes me so happy to be able to brighten those kids' day by just showing up and talking with them, listening to what they have to say and making them feel better. It's so sad for children to have to get sick. More than anyone else, kids don't deserve that. They often can't even understand what's wrong with them. It makes my heart twist. When I'm with them, I just want to hug them and make it all better for them. Sometimes sick children will visit me at home or in my hotel rooms on the road. A parent will get in touch with me and ask if their child can visit with me for a few minutes. Sometimes when I'm with them I feel like I understand better what my mother must have gone through with her polio. Life is too precious and too short not to reach out and touch the people we can."
Told some children at one orphanage that if the conditions were not better there within 24 hours he would not get on stage and that within 24 hours the conditions were better with new beds, fresh sheets on the beds, additional staff, etc.? http://www.mjfanclub.net/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2525:kenny-ortega-talks-about-mjs-big-heart&catid=85:latest-news&Itemid=82
Would give concert tickets to underprivileged children by the stage?
In the 1990s created the Heal The World foundation to help children everywhere across the world with whatever needs they may have and also created the foundation in an attempt to heal the planet from the mess we've created?
Came across a little boy at a children's hospital named Bela Farkas with a diseased liver and that that little boy would have died if a new liver was not found for him, so Michael got his foundation to locate Bela a new liver? And did you know that Michael also paid for Bela's surgery?
Became friends with a young man named Ryan White who had AIDS at a time when AIDS was very misunderstood and when Ryan died Michael appeared at his funeral? Did you know that Michael wrote and dedicated his song Gone Too Soon, a very beautiful and moving song, to Ryan? Did you also know that Michael had purchased Ryan a red Ford Mustang?
Not only participated in the huge event of We Are The World, but also wrote the song along with Lionel Richie, a song that raised over 63 million dollars for starving people in Ethiopia? Did you also know that from that event the Hands Across America event took place "in which approximately seven million people held hands in a human chain for 15 minutes along a path across the continental United States, participants paying $10.00 to reserve their place in line?" (Quote is taken from Wikipedia.)
"After 9/11, Jackson helped organize the United We Stand: What More Can I Give benefit concert at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The concert took place on October 21, 2001, and included performances from dozens of major artists, including Jackson, who performed his song 'What More Can I Give' as the finale." (Quoted from Wikipedia) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7baeBy7E-w
Was helping children in war-torn countries deal with living in war-torn countries through his Heal The World foundation?
"We share his concern for the children who have been innocent victims of war and, who have suffered because of the horrors of war, many of whom are without families, food or homes. We applaud Michael for his sensitivity and efforts." BoyzIIMen (Quote is taken from the MJFC site.)
The picture below is from a film clip during the making of Michael's video, Heal The World.
"I will never stop helping and loving people the way Jesus said to." ~ Michael Jackson
"I hate to see suffering, I hate to see people in need and I feel God gave me a gift, and I have to use it responsibly by giving back and I'll do it until I have pennies left or the good Lord calls me home." ~ Michael Jackson
Now come on folks, do any of the above humanitarian acts describe a pedophile? I think NOT! Humanitarianism is a show of"kindness and sympathy extended universally and impartially to all human beings." Now THAT describes Michael Jackson to me!
What have any of us done for children across the nation? Michael took on huge responsibilities by doing all he did, but he did them. He saw the needs and he met them. How is it that such sweet acts by such a kind and loving man be twisted into something so horrible? Why is it that it was so easy, and still so easy for some people, to forget about all the good he did for children and rather listen to false accusations and the media garbage? Why? Because the media filled our minds with nothing but negativity where MJ was concerned. Like I said earlier, they never mentioned his humanitarian work. They brainwashed us because lying makes a story more interesting and it pays better money.
This is a great time to mention the FBI files that revealed NOTHING against Michael through 17 years of investigations. He came shining through "like a comet blazing 'cross the evening sky." (Quoted from MJ's song, Gone Too Soon.) http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/jackson_michael.htm
To touch further on this, even though MJ would have liked to be in a relationship all along (see below), I don't believe that was his main priority in life. I believe God placed in his heart a much stronger desire to help children and to heal the planet, and that Mike used his God-given ability to grab an audience by song and dance in order to move us through powerful messages in songs likeBlack or White, Heal The World, Man In The Mirror and Earth Song. I believe God put him here to be our modern day angel. How else did Michael grow to have such strong love and compassion for children, especially for children who are suffering?
This is a quote from Michael from his book, Moonwalk, published in 1988, long before the first allegations in 1993: "I believe in love – very much so – how can you not believe after you've experienced it? I believe in relationships. One day I know I'll find the right woman and get married myself. I often look forward to having children; in fact, it would be nice to have a big family, since I come from such a large one myself. In my fantasy about having a large family, I imagine myself with 13 children."
Here are two quotes from Mike from his autobiography where he gives God credit for his singing and dancing abilities:
"My mother knew her polio was not a curse but a test that God gave her to triumph over, and she instilled in me a love of Him that I will always have. She taught me that my talent for singing and dancing was as much God's work as a beautiful sunset or a storm that left snow for children to play in."
"I've always joked that I didn't ask to sing and dance, but it's true. When I open my mouth, music comes out. I'm honored that I have this ability. I thank God for it every day. I try to cultivate what He gave me. I feel I'm compelled to do what I do."
"When Michael Jackson sings it is with the voice of angels, and when his feet move, you can see God dancing." Bob Geldof (Quote is taken from the MJFC site.)
"When God was giving out talent, He gave all of it to Michael Jackson." Babyface (Quote is taken from the MJFC site.)
"He's incredible. He's a genius. Just to be in the same room [with him], I felt everything I wanted to accomplish in life has been achieved… That aura… that's incredible that aura is…" Akon (Partial quote taken from the MJFC site)
My beautiful 18-year-old daughter said something to me recently that really touched my heart and I want to share it. She told me that God would not have given the kinds of gifts He gave to Michael, the strong compassion to help children like he did and to perform songs with such powerful messages as in Heal The Worldand Man In The Mirror, if Michael were a child molester. Now isn't that beautiful? And what a strong point to make! God bless you sweetie!
Here's a statistic for you: 90%of sexual molestation accusations are false. (I got this information off of the video, Michael Jackson: The Trial and Triumph of the King of Pop.)
I have another thought for you people to ponder. Michael Jackson hung out with lots of credible people, including Elizabeth Taylor who was dearest to his heart, Liza Minnelli, Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Brooke Shields, Gregory Peck, Chris Tucker, George Lopez, Macaulay Culkin (the latter three taking the stand and defending him during the 2005 molestation trial), Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones, Diana Ross, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and so many, many more and NONE of those people believed he could have molested children. ALL of those people still speak highly of Michael. He was also great friends with Princess Diana! As a matter of fact, Barry Gibb of The BeeGees and Miko Brando (Marlon Brando's son) made Mike godfather of their children. I hardly believe they would have done that had they believed he was a pedophile.
"Everything about Michael is truthful. And there is something in him that is so dear and childlike – not childish, but childlike – that we both have and identify with." Elizabeth Taylor (Quote is taken from the MJFC site.)
Michael's childlike mind, heart and spirit is another point in fact that he wouldn't have been a pedophile. When you get a chance, go to YouTube and bring up Michael Jackson Private Home Moviesand you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. Another way of looking at it is, Michael's childlike mind, heart and spirit is why he continued to have such love and compassion for children…always.
"I love to do things for children and I try to imitate Jesus. I'm not saying I am Jesus. I'm trying to imitate Jesus in the fact that he said to be like children, to love children, to be as pure as children are and to make yourself as innocent." ~ Michael Jackson on theOprah Winfrey Show in 1993.
On the same show Oprah asked Michael, "What do you want the world to know about you most?" He said, "To be a great artist. I love what I do and I would love people to love what I do and to be loved. I just simply want to be loved wherever I go, all over the world, because I love people of all races, from my heart, with true affection."
"Michael is a generous, honest, and sensitive human being, filled with amazing insight and the capacity for love. If this is weird, I want to go live on another planet." Karen Faye (Quote is taken from the MJFC site.)
For those of you who believe Michael paid off the jury in the 2005 trial, here are parts one and two of an interview between Jay Leno and Thomas Mesereau (Mike's attorney) on Jay's The Tonight Show where Mr. Mesereau openly vindicates Michael personally after said trial:
A while back I watched a video on YouTube where Michael's parents are talking about the fact that when Michael was young he and his mother were watching TV one time and a commercial came on regarding starving children from across the world, and a foundation was asking for donations. Big tears rolled down Michael's face and he told his mother that one day he was going to help those children…and he did…and still does…even in death. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32z8NhAwMN4
Here are the transcripts of the 2005 trial. They are broken down into each individual's testimony such as Chris Tucker and Macaulay Culkin's testimonies, etc. Also, please pay attention to the videos on the right side of the page: http://deargavinarvizo.com/2009/11/the-transcripts/
Now come on folks. It is time for ALL of us to open our minds and our hearts where Michael is concerned. He was not such a weird man after all.
Brenda McDonald
Keep this in mind: Not everything is black and white and there are always two sides to every story. Unfortunately, we never gave Michael much of a chance to tell his.
After reading all of this, to those of you who are still bent on believing Michael molested children, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone" at him. John 8:7 [New International Version]
Also, to those of you who are on the Internet attacking Michael in one way, shape or form, please reconsider as there are three people that could be affected:
"Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. And I just wanted to say that I love him. So much"~ Paris Katherine Michael Jackson, July 7, 2009 (Michael's Memorial)
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KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) outraged over unusual silence of security agencies and government over target killing of its activists in Karachi, the metropolitan city of Pakistan.
MQM Rabita Committee held a press conference on Monday to express its serious reservation regarding the security collapse and law, order situation in Karachi.
While talking to media a member of MQM Rabita Committee Aamir Khan said that nine activists killed after complete identification in different incidents by terrorists during the month of July.
The prominent leader of MQM warned their opponents for not considering our silence as our weakness but effective favour in the interest of Karachi.
Aamir Khan alleged that Lyari gang war, People Aman Committee and sectarian groups has been given free hand to target MQM activists which is termed as a part of conspiracies against us.
He claimed that security forces and agencies conducting illegal raids on MQM's sector offices in Karachi instead of controlling the indiscriminate terrorism activities carried out by different groups.
The RC member said that terrorists are roaming freely in the city after being involved in several murders of innocent people while security forces are not taking any action on terrorists' hide outs.
Khan termed the target killing of MQM activists as genocide of Urdu speaking people and also warned the authorities for expected unannounced or announced military operation against them.
Moreover, Aamir Khan expressed grief to the families of deceased MQM workers and prayed for rest of the souls in peace.


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Memo confirms VA Pittsburgh officials knew of Legionella threat early on
The top physician in the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System encouraged doctors to give bottled water to high-risk patients more than a year before the hospital system disclosed dangerous Legionella bacteria levels in its tap water, the Tribune-Review has learned.
Dr. Ali Sonel was so concerned about the threat that he sent a seven-point memorandum in September 2011 to all VA Pittsburgh doctors, according to internal communications obtained by the Trib. The chief of staff warned medical workers that a copper silver water system meant to curtail Legionella in the VA hospital in Oakland was operating below standards. However, he said he lacked evidence that anyone was sick from the bacteria, which can lead to Legionnaires' disease, a potentially deadly form of pneumonia.
In fact, a Legionnaires' outbreak now blamed in at least six patient deaths likely began in February 2011, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Pittsburgh VA waited until November 2012 to tell the public, patients and non-medical workers about the contamination that caused the outbreak, which remains under investigation by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
"These emails paint a troubling picture," said Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., the committee chairman overseeing the investigation. "VA Pittsburgh officials knew they had a Legionella problem on their hands for more than a year. But instead of immediately asking for proper outside help in addressing the situation, they opted for a 'learning as you go' approach in which they repeatedly failed to adhere to proven Legionella control measures and even VA's own policies."
A Department of Veterans Affairs spokeswoman in Washington said she was looking into questions raised by the Trib. She said the department remains "dedicated to doing whatever it takes to minimize the risk of Legionella and create the safest environment possible."
Sonel declined to comment.
While Sonel's email to doctors arrived a year before the outbreak became public, a Trib investigation published last year found evidence of Legionella at least four years earlier. The newspaper found the bacteria reached alarming levels on seven occasions between September 2007 and November 2011 at the Oakland campus.
Uptown-based microbiologist Janet Stout said Sonel acted appropriately in drafting the September 2011 advisory. She said public disclosures typically do not happen unless doctors have confirmed an outbreak.
It wasn't until February 2013 that a CDC report identified at least 21 patients who probably or definitely contracted Legionnaires' disease in the VA outbreak, which ended in November 2012.
"I think it makes clear that people within the VA sort of were in denial. That probably explains Dr. Sonel's comments. I think he was being told that the cases that had been identified were acquired in the community. He was going off of information provided to him," said Stout, a Legionella researcher and former Pittsburgh VA worker who has criticized hospital leaders.
Other VA communications obtained by the Trib show executives corresponded regularly about Legionella before and after they announced the outbreak. Their messages show they knew in June 2012 that Legionella flared again in the Oakland hospital, but they did not appear to realize the bacteria were sickening so many patients.
Other records chronicle concerns outlined by federal investigations, including reports of poor record-keeping, tap water that wasn't hot enough to control Legionella, and inconsistent maintenance of treatment equipment.
VA officials have said they would conduct a review to determine whether they should discipline workers, but have not confirmed any punishments. A regional director overseeing the Pittsburgh VA, Michael Moreland, retired suddenly in November with little public explanation.
"I think they responded too slowly, but it's typical government," said Kit Watson, adjutant for the Pennsylvania American Legion. He encouraged a remembrance of the victims as his organization runs its own review of the outbreak.
"These people had families. They had loved ones," Watson said. "There's an empty seat at the table now where they used to sit, and that could have been avoided."
Adam Smeltz is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-380-5676 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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ITV Drama: Breathless
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It's 1961 and the characters at the center of the drama are career high flyers whose personal lives are full of sexual antics and dark secrets. No it's not AMC's Mad Men, it's ITV's new drama Breathless. Instead of advertising executives, the high flyers in Breathless are Doctors — gynaecologists to be precise and they're working in an era when birth control was barely used and abortions were illegal.
At the heart of the action is Otto Powell (Jack Davenport)– a surgeon who performs backstreet abortions. He is assisted by Dr Charlie Enderbury (Shaun Dingwall) an anaesthetist who is happily married to nurse Lily (Joanna Page). Another nurse — Angela (Catherine Steadman) is shocked to learn about Otto's after-hours procedures but she isn't his only problem. Chief Inspector Mulligan (Iain Glen) is a character from Otto's past and he is determined to dredge up dark secrets that could destroy his career and his family.
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Retired teacher leaves $1.9M for cancer research
Former Indianapolis teacher Margaret M. Weeks, who died in February at age 94, has left $1.9 million in her will to the Hoosier Oncology Group.
Hoosier Oncology Group spokesman Randy Dillinger said the organization doesn't know much about Weeks. Board of director Chairman Chris Fausel says the gift was totally unexpected. It is the second largest gift in the Indianapolis-based company's history.
The donation was made from a trust established by Weeks in 2001 through Fifth Third Bank in Evansville, where she was living until she died on February 14 at Good Samaritan Home in Evansville.
Fausel says the money will e used to hold more blood and tissue samples for research and to support other cancer research.
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This pendant is made of Mother of Pearl shells. The pearls were still inside of their oyster shells when they were taken out and framed into a star shaped 18k yellow gold filled pendant. You can see these pearls inside through the oysters.
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