World Autism Awareness Day, APRIL 2

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World Autism Awareness Day shines a bright light on autism as a growing global health crisis. WAAD activities help to increase and develop world knowledge of the autism epidemic and  impart information regarding the importance of early diagnosis and early intervention. Additionally, WAAD celebrates the unique talents and skills of persons with autism and is a day when individuals with autism are warmly welcomed and embraced in community events around the globe.

By bringing together autism organizations all around the world, we will give a voice to the millions of individuals worldwide who are undiagnosed, misunderstood and looking for help. Please join us in our effort to inspire compassion, inclusion and hope. 

Nightmare Before Christmas REVISITED

Wow! Korn sings Kidnap the Sandy Claws, and Marilyn Manson sings This Is Halloween, from Disney’s Nightmare Before Christmas. I stumbled upon this CD today and thought it was interesting. I liked the songs from the movie and enjoyed hearing the Heavy Metal version of them. Various artists sing every song from the movie. Follow this link to hear a sample of each song: Nightmare Revisited. You will find a list of the songs and artists below. I also threw in a few of my favorite clips from the movie!

American psychobilly band Tiger Army also provided a cover of “Oogie Boogie’s Song”, which was not featured on Nightmare Revisited, but did see release as a digital bonus track. Scott Murphy’s cover of “Sally’s Song” is also featured on Japanese pressings of the album. Evanescence vocalist Amy Lee, who contributed a cover of “Sally’s Song”

1. “Overture” (DeVotchKa) – 2:36
2. “Opening” (Danny Elfman) – 1:00
3. “This Is Halloween” (Marilyn Manson) – 3:22
4. “Jack’s Lament” (The All-American Rejects) – 3:15
5. “Doctor Finkelstein/In The Forest” (Amiina) – 3:17
6. “What’s This?” (Flyleaf) – 3:20
7. “Town Meeting Song” (The Polyphonic Spree) – 8:55
8. “Jack and Sally Montage” (The Vitamin String Quartet) – 5:44
9. “Jack’s Obsession” (Sparklehorse) – 5:32
10. “Kidnap the Sandy Claws” (Korn) – 3:37
11. “Making Christmas” (Rise Against) – 3:27
12. “Nabbed” (Yoshida Brothers) – 7:34
13. “Oogie Boogie’s Song” (Rodrigo y Gabriela) – 2:48
14. “Sally’s Song” (Amy Lee) – 3:02
15. “Christmas Eve Montage” (RJD2) – 3:46
16. “Poor Jack” (Plain White T’s) – 2:34
17. “To the Rescue” (Datarock) – 3:34
18. “Finale/Reprise” (Shiny Toy Guns) – 3:06
19. “Closing” (Danny Elfman) – 1:24
20. “End Title” (The Album Leaf) – 3:46

XBOX 360 LIVE Wifi Adapter Cheat

Check this out. I have XBOX LIVE and didn’t have to spend $100 on a XBOX Wireless Adapter. You don’t have to spend a hundred bucks for the Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter. You can hook up an Ethernet cable between your laptop computer and the Xbox 360 and ’share’ the Internet connection. Read on for instructions!

Follow this link to my ‘ALTERNATE WEBPAGE’ for detailed instructions:

XBOX 360 Wifi Adapter Cheat

Xbox Live Internet Crimes Against Children

Barack Obama 57 State Remix

Cedar Point HalloWeekends – Parents Review

We took the kids on a Friday and Saturday to Cedar Point for HalloWeekends. I was concerned about the scary zones being too spooky for the kids. It really depends on personality, but I would rate the fright zones ages 12 and up. We went in the Pharaoh’s Secret and The Fright Zone (only those two, I’m not sure what went on in the others). I would have loved to go into more haunted houses but the roller coasters needed riding. One thing that I noted was that they didn’t use the ’gross you out’ type of scares. They were the ’sneak up and surprise you’ scares. The ‘pound on the walls and make you jump’ scares. I didn’t see any bloody death massacre scenes (thank goodness). Sure, the costumes were scary, but not too disgusting. Before entering the Pharaoh’s Secret, they made it a point to tell us about the ‘no touch’ rule. “The monsters won’t touch you, and you must not touch them either.”

I found that if you don’t want to ride all the ‘little’ rides, Friday night is MUCH less crowded. On a Friday evening, not all the rides are open, but the ones that my kids like were operating. We didn’t have to wait more than twenty minutes for any ride on Friday evening. Now, the line for the Millennium Force did eventually reach an hour wait time, but that is because it is the best roller-coaster on the planet and totally awesome!

On Saturday the place was packed. The lines were huge, taking well over an hour to ride the roller coasters. There were so many people that we found it difficult to simply walk around. That took some of the fun out of it. We waited well over an hour to ride the Mean Streak. The kids loved it but the grown-ups found it way too bumpy. Cedar Point should have an ibuprofen dispenser at the end of that ride. We didn’t even bother with the more popular coasters which had over a two hour wait. On Friday evening, it was excellent. The park was open for less hours, but we actually got to ride more of the big coasters because of the small lines.

I’ve been to Cedar Point more times than I could count over the years, but I’m telling you, this last visit on a FRIDAY for HalloWeekends was the best time I ever had there.

Cedar Point has been voted “Best Amusement Park in the World” by Amusement Today for the past ten years. As of 2008 Cedar Point is the only park in the world with 75 rides, becoming the park with the most rides.  It currently holds the world record for most roller coasters with 17, one of them being the world’s second tallest and second fastest roller coaster, Top Thrill Dragster, which reaches speeds of 120 mph and a height of 420 feet. I rode it and recovered nicely.

http://halloweekends.cedarpoint.com/
HalloWeekends – Cedar Point – Experience The Point
HalloWeekends, Plan a Visit, Cedar Point
PointBuzz – Cedar Point HalloWeekends 2008

Yahoo Homepage Changed. I’m a TESTER!

I turned on my laptop and was surprised to see that Yahoo home page had a new look. When I checked out the address it was http://m.www.yahoo.com. I tried to type in the regular yahoo address (without the M) and it redirected me back to the new address. I went to my other computers and they all still had the old Yahoo, which I like much better.  At first I thought I was the victim of a browser hijacker, especially when the change occured on only one of my computers. After a little research, I found that I had been selected as a ‘tester’.  I figured it out by typing ‘m.www.yahoo.com’ in the search box. As it turned out, other people were wondering what the deal was, too.  Anyway, the new look is fine but I would have appreciated a warning or notice of coming change. It has been a week and I still have the ‘new look’ on just my laptop.

Exerpt From Yodel Anecdotal ” Blog Archive ” Testing, testing…a new Yahoo.com:  “Since we’re testing with a fraction of homepage visitors chosen at random – starting in the US, UK, France and India – you may be one of the testers! But even if you’re not, we encourage you to share your thoughts on what you want out of your Internet starting point. Keep in mind that we plan to add lots of exciting new things over the course of these tests, since this process is all about making sure we launch the best page for our users.”

Related:
Testing, testing…a new Yahoo.com
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21264943-Newly-designed-Yahoo-homepage

Band on the Run: X2

The original Band on the Run by Paul McCartney

Band on the Run by the Foo Fighters:

Thirsty for more Hank Williams, Jr.

Listening to Hank sing his new song (McCain Palin Tradition by Hank Williams Jr) had me thirsty for more:

Hank Williams Jr – Official Site

Hank Jr. Gets Rowdy at McCain-Palin Rally, Click here for pictures and video, Check out the video and pictures from the McCain-Palin Rally

Johnny Cash, music and 1988 near death experience

Johnny Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003)

Johnny Cash – Official Site

In 1988 at a hospital visit to watch over Waylon Jennings (who was recovering from a heart attack), Jennings suggested that Cash have himself checked into the hospital for his own heart condition. Doctors recommended preventive heart surgery, and Cash underwent double bypass surgery in the same hospital. Both recovered, although Cash refused to use any prescription painkillers, fearing a relapse into dependency. Cash later claimed that during his operation, he had what is called a “near death experience”. He said he had visions of Heaven that were so beautiful that he was angry when he woke up alive.