Finally a new episode of Desperate Housewives aired April 3rd.
Click on the link below if you need a recap of the previous episode since it's been over a month, then come back here.
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-566778
Beth is in the hospital brain dead after shooting herself. Paul does not want to give Susan Beth's kidney, he tells Susan she did nothing to deserve it, Susan agrees with Paul and does not want to fight him over it, Mike did want to fight over it but Susan said no, that she would feel like Beth committed suicide just to give her a kidney.
Paul visits Beth's mother Felicia in prison where he learns that Beth really did love him. Paul is both stunned and saddened because when he found out Felicia was her mother he thought she was out to kill him. Paul then visits Susan at her apartment and tells her he is on his way to say goodbye to Beth and sign the papers for her donation to Susan. Susan then questions Paul why he would do this because he was right about her not deserving the kidney, she tells Paul that she never really was nice to Beth and didn't deserve her love, Paul tells Susan that Beth didn't love people because they deserved it and that he was proof of that. Paul starts crying and they hug each other.
Renee has been planning a Spring Fling party, she's upset because non of her neighbors want to attend due to the tragedy of Beth. She has no sympathy for Beth. Renee refuses to cancel her party so she ends up with a full house of gardeners, dog catchers, poolman and the like. She tells Gaby, who is the only neighbor that did attend, that she has to have this party every year without fail. Renee's mother committed suicide when she was a child and this party is her way of saying "I choose life over death".
Bree finds out her son Andrew has a drinking problem. Andrew's boyfriend Alex left him because of it. Bree, a former alcoholic, will do anything she can to help him.
Tom was offered a great CEO position with fantastic pay and perks including a company jet. When he turned the position down Lynette thought he was joking. Tom tells Lynette that he doesn't want to leave Carlos in the lurch. Lynette tries to seduce Tom to change his mind, he agrees to go to Carlos and tell him of the offer he received to see if Carlos would match it. Carlos tells Tom that he couldn't afford to match the offer. Lynette is upset and tells Tom that if she didn't push him he would go nowhere. Lynette also tells Tom that Carlos is lying about not being able to match the offer. Tom is livid when she says that, then tells her to drop this.
Lynette test drives a Lotus, parks it in front of Carlos' house, when Tom see's it he immediatley calls the person that offered him the CEO job and accepts it. Lynette is thrilled, then Tom say's he's going over to give Carlos a piece of his mind, Lynette then admits that it's not really Carlos' car, that she was just test driving it. Tom is upset with Lynette, he say's after they take the car back to the dealer he's going to recant accepting the CEO job.
Starting up the Lotus, Tom has that OMG look on his face, driving the Lotus, Tom has this "I want this car" look on his face. They decide to take a long 2 hr. drive. I'm pretty sure Tom will be able to buy that car soon.
Oh, I almost forgot. The prison warden found Felicia in the chapel and told her that her humanitarian release has been approved. She pretended to be sad about her daughter's death then when the warden left she turned and smiled that evil smile of hers. Watch out Paul mommie-in-law coming after you!
Be sure to watch Sunday nights on ABC.
Ancient Holy Cave Of India
Indiana Jones did inspire me and specially when the movie 'Temple of Doom' mentions about the story where Lord Shiva gifts Adi Shankara with the divine Shivalingams.
I travelled extensively in India, visiting temples and samadhis of ancient gurus of India. Seeking the spritual treasures of India.
I once came across a book written by sage from South India about the story of Shankara translated from an ancient scripture.
The story mentions a cave of Dattatreya in the Himalayas near Badrinath, where Shankara supposed to have attained maha samadhi.
Many people though have different opinions to that story.
I continued my search visiting ancient caves of India in the Himlayas with perseverance.
I came across lost Shivalingams in the forest in dilapidated conditions. Majestically surviving for centuries.
Sometimes I stayed in caves hallowed by great spiritual masters of India . Far from the madding crowd at about 8000ft with no town in sight for miles and miles.
I was, as if driven by the elephant(like in the video), to seek the unknown.
I made lots of friends too... the dogs were great support to me when i was in the forest. They protect villagers from wild animals and i was lucky to have them around me.
Then one day out of the blue when i was passing through a village in the Himalayas near Badrinath, I had the supreme satisfaction to view one of the magnificent natural holy cave and incidentally it is also known as The Dattatreyaguha or The Cave of Dattatreya.
The entrance to the cave is naturally shaped like a hooded cobra. The cave is about four feet by six . It has a small Shiva lingam inside. The cave inner walls have drawings of gods and goddesses.. .it was my most wonderful moment.
Later i was blessed with tiny natural Shivalingams... an experience i will cherish all my life.
Today due to deforestation and constructions of hotels and guest houses in the Himalayas these ancient temples caves are getting wiped out.
Visit my channel for more ancient temples...
Aid Fund For the Animals of Japan and Virtual Pets
Whilst writing the article below about artificial life becoming a reality in virtual pets and the way they respond to their avatar owners, I came across a fund raising site in Second Life that has just been set up to help the real life animals of Japan who also suffered the terrible consequences of the tsunami/earthquake.
After the disaster one media picture went all around the world, becoming a token of the bravery of the animals who have also lived through these awful times. The picture shows a dog standing guard over his injured canine companion. The dog protects his little friend, not letting anyone near him. I was happy to read that both the dogs have been rescued, and I think this SL charity fund called Project FUR Japan is a great idea to collect money for the animal rescuers. The Project FUR Japan information reads “Find exclusive and limited-edition items and help raise funds to aid animal rescue groups who are helping the thousands of animals lost and/or injured during the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Find out more about the Project FUR Japan event at: http://projectfurjapan.wordpress.com.”
I hope people travel over to The Project FUR Japan event and give generously if they can. Below is my story of how virtual animals are becoming more than just pixel cartoons, thanks to the clever people who make and script them:
Animals play a big part in lots of people’s lives, so it’s hardly surprising that people have created virtual pets in Second Life. Recently buying some SL land, I decided I needed some animals to add interest for visitors and also to make it more interesting for me too. Virtual animals are cleverly scripted to react to their avatar owners, or to just move around by themselves in the parcel of land where you place them. I’d been given a gift of a virtual Siamese kitten a while back and he’s just amazing; in many ways almost real. He will come over to my avatar and look up and make cat noises as if he’s talking to me. With the HUD driven menu you can feed him, bathe him, set him free to roam around, call him over, carry him or let him sleep. The thing that astonished me about him though, is that even without the HUD attached, he still comes over to me and follows me along the road. When I’ve logged out of SL he carries on without me. I remember when I had an apartment in Virtual Chelsea and left him running about there, when I logged back in, I was told that the little cat had ventured out into the street and kept the people company who were building there. He even fell asleep next to them. The Siamese kitten is made by a company called A.I.F. and they also make dogs and foxes as well as cats. You can get the latest script updates for free from them too, so once you buy a pet you have a virtual friend for life.
I went over to a sim called Animania to look at some wildlife for my virtual home, they specialise in birds and insects and they have an incredible selection to pick from. I was instantly taken with their range of parrots and the trouble they had taken to recreate the proper species of the parrot family. I bought a Blue and Gold Macaw, a Green Wing Macaw and a Hyacinth Macaw. You also purchase the parrot stands for your birds and the parrots walk along the perch, bobbing up and down just like real ones. They squawk too (you can switch the parrot noises off if you wish), and they also take off, flying at random around the sim. These particular macaws are so well copied from real life, their wing movements are extraordinary, gracefully flapping their wings and landing gently back onto their perches.
I built a pond on my land and whilst looking at the parrots at Animania, I decided to get some ducks too, to swim on the pond. I bought a pair of Mallard Ducks, I liked the Mallards as I used to feed the real version in St James Park in London a few years ago. Taking the virtual ones home, I put the first one into the pond. But disaster struck, as suddenly the duck took off and was gone out of sight. I actually got a message from the duck in text saying it was lost and couldn’t get back. I searched around, but without success, so I contacted Ani, a manager at Animania. Within a few minutes Ani came over to see me, and she was really helpful. She looked for the little duck too, but she couldn’t find him.
Looking at my newly dug pond Ani told me that the bottom wasn’t level enough and she thought that the duck had touched the ground triggering him to fly off.
Ani stayed for quite a while showing me how to build a swim area for the ducks, a clever invention to keep them within a certain range without them touching the edges of the pond. She also sent me a replacement duck for the one who went missing. After Ani had left disaster struck a second time, I tried to put the new duck into the pond and he went flying off into the distance too (It was my fault, I hadn’t set the swim area up properly as Ani had advised me to do). However, this time I was lucky and I had my SL camera trained on the duck, so I was able to see exactly where it had gone. For some reason the duck had headed for the next parcel of land belonging to Spooks Blackburn who owns Whitechapel 1888. To my utter astonishment I spotted the first ‘lost’ duck whilst picking up the new one. The first escapee duck had actually found some virtual water and was swimming happily around. Taking both ducks back into my inventory, I later returned the first one to Ani, thanking her for all her help. Afterwards I went back to Animania and bought a couple of little Mallard ducklings to go with the parents, and with the swim area set up properly this time, I set the family of Mallards into their new virtual pond home. If you rez the ducks in the proper order, the adults adopt the chicks and each other as well, swimming around in a family group. I also bought a duck feeder, a little wooden box, which I put at the side of the pond. If visitors come along and touch the feeder the duck food is scattered into the pond and the ducks then feed as you watch them.
I bought a blue butterfly to flutter among my wild flowers (also from Animania), and to complete my garden, a family of wild deer created by Jon Haskell, a truly gifted animal sculptor. They move their heads to feed and look very real.
So what is the point of virtual animals? Well for me they do add a little bit of life to an otherwise dead parcel of land. I like to see the macaws flying and the ducks swimming in the pond whilst hearing their calls. I also have some sounds that friend Hibiscus gave me too, so I can hear the ocean and the water lapping against the rocks where I built my shoreline. Max the Siamese kitten is real company in the virtual world too, visitors are always enchanted with him, telling me that he has followed them around too! If you like animals in real life, you will be sure to like virtual ones as well!
Project Fur Japan
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plumhill/134/144/30
A.I.F.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spinolds%20Flat/152/183/58
Animania
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Animania%20Island/198/124/21
Jon Haskell Sculpty Creations
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Extrem%20Island/173/53/26
Whitechapel 1888
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jamaica%20Inn/224/58/24
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