The most destructive habit-----------Worry
The greatest joy---------------------Giving
The most endangered species----------Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource--------Our youth
The greatest “shot in the armâ€-------Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome-----Fear
The most effective sleeping pill-----Peace of mind
The most crippling disease-----------Excuses
The most powerful force in life------Love
The most destructive pariah----------Gossip
The most incredible computer---------The human brain
The worst thing to be without--------Hope
The deadliest weapon-----------------The tongue
The two most powerful words----------Can do
The greatest asset-------------------Faith
The most worthless emotion-----------Self-pity
The worst thing you can lose---------Self-respect
The most satisfying work-------------Helping others
The ugliest personality trait--------Selfishness
The most beautiful attire------------A smile!
The most prized possession-----------Integrity
The most contageous spirit-----------Enthusiasm
The most powerful communication------Prayer
To the world, you may be just one person;
but to one person, you may be the world!
My Ohana (Family)
Ditch Fridays @ the Palms.
Your still number 1 in my book ;)
Working for a GQ party for Paris Hilton, they made us wear mascara lol but it was fun! plus I got paid 500 for 4 hours of work :)
Go ahead tell me a secret but remember to me the best thing about a secret is secretly telling that secret therefore adding another secret to your secret collection of secrets lol I just told you one of my secrets lol
Charo-like a second mom to me thx to Charo growing up was more than fun....love you & your family!
Hawaii Kai-Where I grew up...and let me tell you I caused plenty of trouble in this small little section of the map!
Matt,BJ,& me
Jimmy,Me,BJ,Dan,Antonio,Lighty,Brian,Pitbull,oh and the dogs-Rasco & teedo!
Kalani, me and Taui after traveling back in time to the early 80's with Marty McFly and Doc!
Troy's trademark face!!!
Im always getting scraped up some how...
Melissa, me, Tito, Jenna in Houston...& if you noticed the handsome guy in the back-thats RUDEBOY aka Troy.
Can I have my girlfriend back now....
@ I Love Sushi-and yes I love sushi lol and damn I should not have been standing next too Kendall now I look like a hobbit---well I guess I might be a hobbit :)
Go to sleep Kendall!!! lol
Keiko you will always be missed.
R.I.P.
1977----December 12 2003
Freeing Willy-The story of a whale I will always have in my heart Keiko
Keiko is born in 1977 or 1978 in the North Atlantic off of Iceland. In 1979, as a calf barely two years old, he gets caught in a herring fishing net, is captured and kept in Iceland for three years, until Marineland in Ontario, Canada buys him. Keiko is one of six orcas being trained by the park, but he is the youngest and most timid.
By 1985, it's evident that Keiko is not thriving at Marineland and he is sold to a Mexico City amusement park, Reino Aventura. He lives there in a small tank with bottlenose dolphins and sea lions, and performs in five shows a day.
In 1992, Warner Bros. stars Keiko in the lead role in its "Free Willy" movie. It becomes a box-office smash. But Keiko, its star, is failing and by the time the film is released in 1993, Keiko has a compromised immune system, is severely underweight and suffers from significant muscle atrophy because of his small tank. After seeing "Free Willy," more than 300,000 people from around the world call an 800 number displayed at the end of the movie, expressing their wish that Keiko be released - just like the Willy character he played. In November 1993, Life Magazine publishes a headline story on Keiko's plight.
Well aware that Keiko needs a new home, Reino Aventura increases its efforts to find him one. (In the meantime, Sea World donates chillers to cool the water temperature in his pool from its high temperature - in the mid-80s.) Warner Bros. and Earth Island Institution, an environmental group, also join in the effort to relocate Keiko.
In January 1995, the Free Willy Keiko Foundation is formed, a private, non-profit organization which gets enough money and support together to move sick Keiko in January 1996 from Mexico City to a new rehabilitation facility at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon. The tank is much larger, and has cold sea water.
Keiko's early months in Oregon in 1996 are devoted mainly to improving his health. He is mentally sluggish from years of torpor in Mexico City and so out of shape that he can hold his breath, at best, for three minutes. The outlines of his skull and ribcage show and there are large warty tissue masses around both pectoral flippers and above his tail flukes. These are from a normally benign papillomavirus.
Under the guidance of cetacean veterinarian Dr. Lanny Cornell, a holistic health-care and rehabilitation program focuses on key areas: cardiovascular workouts coupled with a bigger, better diet; mental stimulation to wake Keiko from his mental lethargy; and social enrichment.
By the end of 1996, Keiko has gained over 1,000 pounds, can hold his breath for over 13 minutes, has lost most of his skin lesions, and is mentally alert and engaged. His astonishing improvement surprises everyone. The next goal is to teach Keiko to eat live fish again, to increase his vigor, muscle tone, skin condition so that he may be released to the wild and it is hoped, reunited with his family.
In September 1998, 21 year-old Keiko is flown to a protected holding pen in a cove off the coast of Iceland. There, his rehabilitation continues as he is monitored and measured. His handlers deliberately ignore him so that they can make him less dependent on humans and help Keiko learn to hunt and feed himself. It may take two years to determine whether Keiko can be released into the icy waters of the North Atlantic from which he was captured.
Keiko was released on July 11, 2002. He traveled about 1400 km (870 miles) to the coast of Norway over a period of several days. In September, he followed a fishing boat to Halsa in Norway where he allowed fans to play with him and crawl over his back. His handlers soon thereafter enticed him to nearby Taknes Bay, hoping to discourage his interaction with humans.
DEATH
He died suddenly on December 12, 2003, of pneumonia. He was 27 years of age, very old for a captive orca, but young for a wild one. Following requests from fans of the orca and Free Willy, the Oregon Coast Aquarium held a memorial service for him on February 20, 2004. 700 people attended the service, at which the aquarium's veterinary chaplain said, "Keiko was not one of our kind, but nonetheless was still one of us."
I really wish I could have met Keiko up close and personal-I will always keep a special place in my heart for this whale. I can watch Free Willy over and over again one of my favorite movies because of Keiko.
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