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WINTER, 1948 [40 Saxton Street]
for W.W
The winter nights that pass now
are so unlike the winter nights
that passed before, that I often
struggle back in those suspended moments
when sleep grapples for a hold,
to once again hear the voices of those nights
and smell the smells that lingered
in those well-worn days,
and see my grandmother
standing over her coal stove
where I huddled on frost-filled nights
watching my mother and father,
aunts and uncles play penny poker
while I broke pieces off an old straw broom,
poked them through the grating
and watched them explode into a kaleidoscope
of orange and blue and then die out,
twisting and snaking, all black and stunted.
When the top of the stove got finger-searing hot,
I'd lean over and let spit drop from my lips,
watch it bubble, scamper and dance across
the hellish top until it disappeared in a hiss, a wisp.
There were laughs and shouts
whenever someone won a hand
and raked the pot across the porcelain table-top,
occasionally dropping a precious penny or two
for me to reclaim from the darkness underneath.
While they played, I sometimes crawled
through my grandmother's bedroom,
past the creaking and groaning bed
where, on another night, they hefted
my grandfather to his feet, to the ambulance
that wailed him off to die;
past the rounded, heavy-handled bureau
where she kept the clutters;
the wrinkled and tattered paper bags
of string and stubs of tooth-marked pencils
wadded, worthless bills of the Confederacy,
stamped with the faces of bearded men in stiff collars --
"Naming your children after Confederate
Generals makes for slow, steady drinkers,"
Atticus said.
and now I think of the uncle named for Lee
and the nights I hoisted him
out of Eddie Connor's Tavern.
There were half pieces of Juicy Fruit gum
in gold cameo boxes stuffed with coins
and uniform buttons.
There were photos, frayed, crumpled-edge,
pale with time, of old women in print dresses
and always, aprons.
Into the parlor as softly as the old black cat
she kept to find some uncle dozing on the couch.
With a screech wild enough for any Indian,
I was on him, arms flailing, legs around his middle
as we rolled to the carpet and fought great battles
over the room and under the teeter-tottering library table.
Once we tipped over the statue of a headless angel
poised on the prow of a half-sunken ship
and a spider plant, its long thin arms
gangling clusters of finger leaves,
and the laughing stopped.
A shout and a scrape of chairs from the kitchen,
and we scrambled to the hall, to the uncle's room
where we crouched in a lightless corner
until there was only the sound of our breathing
and the hot, sweaty, rug-burned sensation
of battle on our faces.
When the laughter began again
and our breathing quieted,
we climbed onto the bed,
slipped out the smooth, metal-cold
Daisy Air Rifle from its nest
between bed and wall,
gently and quietly lifted the complaining window
and rested the oil-rubbed barrel
on the sill, while our hearts
pounded loud enough
for everyone in the kitchen to hear.
But they didn't.
I cocked the rifle
and aimed it across the street
at old lady Cinderella's shade-drawn window,
sucked in the cold night air
and gently, nervously, hesitantly
squeezed the trigger --
"squeeze it, don't jerk it,"
the uncle beside me whispered.
With a click and a whoosh
the barrel jumped ever-s0-slightly
off the sill, and somewhere in the blackness
a ping resonated in the night.
"Nice shot," the uncle breathed,
and a warmth spread over my face.
"My turn," the voice whispered.
After the card game
there'd be cocoa,
dark, creamy coffee and amber tea
in chipped white mugs, occasionally with
broken handles.
Everyone talked, stirred, tousled our hair
and slipped warm coins
into our damp, ready hands.
Heaps of doughnuts, bloody with jelly
pyramided on movie theatre plates
next to wedges of cervelat, sausage
and thick slices of cheese.
Full mouths chortled and garbled about the game
and Uncle Frank, he of the great beak nose
and occasional long, discolored teeth
let out throaty chuckles,
boasting of brilliant bluffs.
We knew that someday we would sit
at that table, snap and slide
the cards across the smooth surface.
Like Uncle Nick, we'd chew a big cigar,
blow rolling clouds of smoke to the ceiling
and watch them drift back around us
like a pale blue scarf.
The night ended all too quickly
when my father stretched and yawned
and unfolded himself from his chair.
I hated to swap the warmth and the light
for the long walk down streets
glazed with frost and people
walking head down and, it seemed, lonely.
We stood in the crisp night air,
stars flaring like kitchen matches,
until the bus ambled up, wheezing and coughing
like an unsteady drunk.
With a hissing of doors
and a jounce that sent us stumbling
first backward, then forward,
the bus plodded on into the night.
I sat on my father's lap,
braced against the brittle cold
of his leather jacket
as the bus gently rocked and swayed
its way up Dorchester Avenue.
I lay my head against his shoulder
and all eerie lights
passed in front of my eyes,
slowly blurring, blending
and fading into darkness.
Copyright © RUSS duPont | Year Posted 2015
Dedicated to the 2000 National College Football Champions, the Oklahoma Sooners
Over fifty years, boy and man, I've been a Sooners fan
Watched and reveled in their glories, every one;
But there's no more glorious "Sooner Magic"
Than the Red October Run.
The new millennium's first football season,
Excited Sooners fans' hopes did soar.
They had tasted victory in Bob Stoops' first year;
Now, they wanted - no, expected - even more.
There was a glint of promise in Bob's eyes,
Strength and confidence in his every word.
"Our Team has shown improvement", is what he said;
"We'll win!" is what fans heard.
By September's end, the Sooners were 4 and O,
A "cupcake schedule" some anxious fans would say;
Twenty-two days in October would rule their destiny.
Texas, K-State, Nebraska, the teams they'd have to play.
"OU's October is a gauntlet", said ESPN;
"Play #10 and #2 and #1…and win"?
So, on a rainy Saturday morning in Dallas,
The Red October Run would begin.
The Texas State Fair at the Cotton Bowl,
Fans were welcomed by Big Tex.
They screamed, "Go OU!" and "Hook'em Horns!";
But none could imagine what happened next.
Heupel was a dominating General;
The Sooners Offense, his relentless troops.
Calmus and the Defense assured a total rout,
The Coach of the Day was Bob Stoops.
Sooners fans were wild, delirious with glee;
But Bob seemed focused and sedate.
"We'll enjoy this victory Sunday;
Then Monday, we'll prepare for Kansas State".
No time to revel in the Glory, #2 was tough.
Better than the Huskers? The possibility was real.
The road to #1 went through Manhattan,
And the Sooners would have to win it on the field.
The sportscasters had a field day.
Last year's "coaching coup" was news again.
Beasley versus Heupel was "The Match-up".
Could Heupel evade K-State's awesome defense
and find a way to win?
Again, Heupel and his troops met the challenge;
And as the Sooners "D" assured a hard fought win,
Every Sooners fan's heart was stirred.
Could our Sooners be "Big Red" again?
Mighty Nebraska, #1, was coming to Owen Field.
"Biggest OU - Nebraska game in years!" Corso said.
It would be 1 versus 2, a heralded gridiron epic
For the coveted title of…"Big Red".
It was OU's biggest home game ever.
The campus was alive with vendors and would-be
ticket buyers.
Every Sooners Fan's heart was pounding.
Could the smell of #1 stoke the Sooners' fires?
The Huskers struck so quickly.
At 14 to nothing, Sooners fans were stunned.
It was shaping up to be a long, long day;
And it wasn't going to be fun.
Quickly tho', Heupel rallied his Sooners troops.
They scored and scored and scored again.
The Sooners "D" built a Wall at the 50,
And would not let the Huskers in.
Winners, the Sooners ran and jumped with glee.
Fans flooded Owen Field, milling all around,
Praising and hugging their Sooners Heroes.
They even tore the goal post down.
Now #1, the Sooners had won it on the field.
Their preparation had been well taught.
Bob Stoops, all his great coaches and assistants,
Took pride in how the Sooners fought.
Someone once said, "Everyone loves a winner."
Everywhere you looked confirmed it's true.
OU flags fluttered. Decals, hats, and clothes abound.
Come November, the Sooners and their Fans
had been renewed,
There's no slighting the importance of Red October.
The Sooners came together as a Team.
No doubt too, without "The Red October Run"
Their National Championship would still be just a dream.
For the next five games, it was simply unacceptable
For the Sooners to even think that they could fail;
And, tho' Heupel played injured, they won the Big 12 Championship;
Great Sooners Defense had prevailed.
But no one gave these Big 12 Champs the slightest chance to win
Against the mighty Seminoles of Florida State.
The Heisman Trophy Winner was their quarterback
And their defense was touted to be great.
At the coin toss, Team Captain Torrance Marshall
Said to their quarterback in words most serious and sure,
"You took our boy's trophy". Then he smiled,
"Now we're gonna take yours".
The Sooners "D" was everywhere and completely shut them down;
And, when Quentin Griffin's touchdown closed the door,
Their quarterback knew that Marshall's words rang true;
The not-so-mighty 'Noles had not been allowed to score.
Yes, Bob Stoops and his Sooners knew the challenge:
To win Each game 'til Every game's been won;
Win for Sooners and their Fans the unchallenged right
To revel in the Glory of being #1.
Yes, my Sooners Team goes on and on,
Different faces, different names;
But these Sooners Champions will be well remembered
For the Season they won Every game.
Undefeated National Champions!
Before October, who would have ever dreamed?
Why, just last year, we didn't even know the players' names;
And now, they're College Football's Greatest Team.
To overcome all adversity and rise to every challenge,
The reward for such a feat is being #1;
Their path to Glory born of a Sooners Legend
Called The Red October Run.
Copyright © Robert Candler | Year Posted 2014
Jack of Hearts - Skeet Big John - John Snake Eyes - Rich
Diamond Jim - Craig Hinemoa - Ngaire
Dedicated to you all.
The players were hangin round but were all headin for a fall,
The room was quiet except for the drillin in the wall.
The curfew had been lifted and the "No Gamblin" signs torn down,
Anyone with any sense had already left town,
They were shakin in their boots starin at the Jack of Hearts
Now Jack was no-one's fool, he said "I've come to take what's mine",
He made his usual entrance lookin so sharp and so fine.
With his waistcoat and his hat and his eyes so dark and cold,
His card playin was feared, his legend widely told,
And everyone watched in awe the great Jack of Hearts
"I know I've seen that face before" they were thinkin to themselves,
"Maybe down in Pare' or in a book upon somebody's shelves".
The boys began to twitch and a hard drinkin voice was heard,
"I'm lookin for an honest game", Jack gave 'em all his word,
But no-one was takin any chances with the Jack of Hearts
One by one they drifted in, "let's get this show started" he said,
And everyone eyed the stash hidden under Big John's bed.
Then he walked up to Diamond Jim and he asked him with a grin
"Could you kindly tell me, friend, what time this game begins",
Then every sphincter at that table clenched at the Jack of Hearts
The cards were shuffled and dealt, there was high tension in the air,
Diamond Jim had two aces hopin for a third to match his pair.
He said "you gotta be in to win" and raised the pot with a dopey smile,
Snake Eyes folded, but Big John, he was takin his sweet while,
But the man they all had to beat was the Jack of Hearts
Hinemoa, the queen of spades, was an easy mark tryin to find,
The drillin in the wall kept up but no-one seemed to pay it any mind.
It was known all around town that Hinemoa had Big John's ring
And that nothin would ever come between the queen and her king,
No, nothin ever would except maybe the Jack of Hearts
Hinemoa started drinkin hard and her tongue cut like a knife,
She was tired of losin, tired of playin the role of Big John's wife.
She had done a lot of bad shit - with a wild bunch she did ride,
Was lookin to win one big gamblin stake before she died,
She was gazin at the pot bettin against the Jack of Hearts
Diamond Jim wiped his brow, looked at Jack then looked away,
"Has your luck run out?", Jack laughed, "you must have known it would someday",
Then Snake Eyes winked and said "stranger, I think you're buffin",
And Jack just winked back at that muppet on his big cigar puffin,
"Read 'em and weep fat boy!" said the smilin Jack of Hearts
"Bugger me!" Big John groaned, "these cards are jinxed I swear,
There's somethin funny goin on" he said, "I can feel it in the air!
If I catch anyone cheatin I'll shoot 'em where they stand",
Everyone was hopin they they weren't holdin a dead man's hand,
Everyone that is but the cocked and loaded Jack of Hearts
No-one knew the circumstance but they say it happened pretty quick,
The lights all went out and a nickel plated revolver did click.
Big John was layin there, a bullet hole between his eyes did burn,
Hinemoa on top cryin "you dumb bastard, my luck's about to turn!",
She was with Big John but she was gunnin for the Jack of Hearts
Two doors down the boys finally made it through the wall,
And cleaned out Big John's stash, they say they made off with quite a haul,
Jack said "cash me out, I've drunk too much and it's gettin late",
Diamond Jim said "screw you Jack, I've got an inside straight"
But that cowboy never stood a chance with the Jack of Hearts
The sun was risin, it was time for one last hand before the dawn,
This was Jack's game and the rest were all just his pawns.
They were thinkin about a killin, thinkin about what they saw,
Thinkin about gettin rolled and thinkin about the law,
But most of all they were thinkin about the Jack of Hearts
The next day was judgement day, the sky was overcast and dull,
Big John lay covered up, felled by a pistol shot to the skull.
They all pointed at Jack and stared, but Jack wasn't the kind to blink,
Diamond Jim and Snake Eyes were sober, they hadn't had a drink
But they were wishin they had when they saw the Jack of Hearts
Jack just winked and said "so long clowns" then hit the trail singin...
"You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run,
You never count your money while you're sittin at the table,
There'll be time enough for countin when the dealin's done!
The End
My version of Bob Dylan's "Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts"
Copyright © Keith Trestrail | Year Posted 2015
Oppressor and the oppressed.
Who is the oppressed and who is the oppressor?
Who has the right to beat a random person on the street?
Who has the right when to pronounce a person guilty or to see that they is the victim?
Who has the jurisdiction to carry a gun and to unload on a random person because of the way they is playing life's game?
There is a president but he has a nation that needs to be run, there is a mayor but he or she needs to govern protection and education for every man,woman, and child. There is those who vote and those who do not, there is those who KILL for a FEE and those who KILL to protect those who threaten and attempt to poison their feed.
In the Crayola box there is over 8 colors and how many of them do you see fighting to maintain a piece of land that doesn't even have their name? These colors have managed to get along but why has us as artist slander there good name?
You may agree we should be free, others may agree to lock them away, the third party may vote that we should have a Hunger Game and declare a winner from each district and let them be reminded by name and plaque.
Will it not be funnier if things went back to being the same before the post-Europeans, before the ice age, before slavery, before time itself? Before evolution, before the industrial revolution, do you believe it will solve the conflict of today? Do you believe it will create a new name of a newer society that is under a different system?
The enforcers enforce a punishment that themselves would not want to see happen to people of there kind, the victim sometimes is the guilted, the drugs may make a person a bit deranged or even appearance may look strange. But deep within their brain hides another person who has experienced a pain that became so unbearable so they hid behind a false name. Drinking, smoking, feeling of looking at trees in 3-D is all the same when you are being called a different name, but let it not change you into something that you did not dream of to be.
Look at me, I am me, you may see prince, others may see another black person, another person may ask me name and they may read my palms and tell me that I carry. Both a Spanish and African name that I was originally given to from birth. But hey life is a curse. You can argue with what happened in the past but will that change the date of today's oncoming past!
But the most funniest thing about our past is how much we cherish it and pray for its ways to be continued on today. But look around you what do you see... I won't say any name for my name is not even copyrighted, BUT EVERYBODY WANTS TO START A RIOT! I look at the people around me and I think how can you say that we need to bring change when your thinking and doing the same as the person who once stabbed you in the back?
I'm not saying don't hate the Man, I'm not saying say **** THE POLICE, I'm not saying that the president is part of some dummy corporation, I'm not saying that their isn't a war that has begun, but if you choose to believe what you hear than you will get what you perceive to be your reality!
I'm not saying don't go to school, I'm not saying don't drink, smoke weed, or snort yayo, I'm not saying that you have to rob and be branded a theft, I'm not saying that you shouldn't give love a chance, but everything is up to thee on how thou wants to perceive the world.
I'm not saying that if you close your eyes you will dream, I'm not saying that if you smoke crack you will become a fiend, I'm not saying that THERE IS NO DEMONS ONLY REASONS, I'm not saying that if youse look into the mirror you will see another person in your eyes, I'm not saying that the soul lies behind the eyes. But if you believe the lies you will think that when the truth is told you will think that, that is the lie.
There is a oppressor and there is there oppressed. There is the depressed and there is the depression that we all feel. There is two eyes but they act as one. Nobody asked to be POOR, nobody asked to have WEALTH,nobody asked to have POOR HEALTH, nobody asked to be born with ways that needs to confine to limited space.
But hey the more you believe the lies. The more that you have to believe you will be confined Into thinking that this life is a lie.
There will be battles, but instead of battling and slandering. Why don't we make our voices be heard like that over a beat slapped with claps and a set of drums. Kicking the inside of ears.
Let us prevent the internal bleeding of our heart that is beating (BREATHING)!
Copyright © Prince Patterson | Year Posted 2014
I was born fifty years ago on April 10th 1964
Looking back through the years I began to explore
My mama said when it was time for me to be born
I decided to come early and fast in the wee morn
Born five week premature with jaundice I had to stay
High fevers, convulsions and even a coma would come my way
But by the grace of God I made it through each and every one
I could have died before my life really started or even begun.
And through my fifty years God has shown me grace and mercy
As I look back I'm so glad he loved me and thought of me worthy
I remember my first home in Hayward on Burr way
Memories are a little foggy but my sense of home will stay
Moved to Dixon when I was just four years old
To a big beautiful house where my life started to unfold
This would be the place I would meet my life long best friend
She was playing in our backyard the first day we moved in.
So many memories in this house in Dixon on Marvin way
A Baby deer named Bambi and our first dog named Maggie mae
My life sized doll house my parents gave me as a birthday surprise
I would spend hours in there with my plastic appliances making mud pies
Life was blissful and I had not a care in the world I was living
Until the day my parents sat us down and said they were splitting
I just remember crying and in total shock this was happening
My parents would no longer be together my whole life unraveling
We ended up moving to a two story house with mice and peeling paint
Mom worked long hours to feed us four kids who showed no restraint
My mom struggled to balance work and being home with us four
Soon my brothers moved to dads who's idea was it I'm not sure
My dad died August 19th 1979 at the age of forty from a massive heart attack
I didn't know then how this would change my life but now can see its full impact
My teen years were cut short because I decided to become a mom
How scared I was to have to drop "mom, I'm pregnant" bomb
Have you ever heard of the song "Going to the chapel of love?"
Married now at seventeen feeling all grown up; well sort of.
On January 2nd 1982 my daughter Melinda was born fuzzy & screaming
Didn't know what I was really get into, I must have been dreaming
She was the first baby born of the year and was the winner of two contests
So many prizes couldn't collect them all but we sure tried to do our best
Isn't it funny how you imagine how it would all work out in your young mind?
But then reality sneaks up on you and smacks you hard on your behind.
Now a single mother at the age of nineteen and moved back in with my mom
And throughout my life I will make poor decisions but no need to write every wrong
Pregnant at twenty with my son Joshua and Melinda now two almost three
I didn't know what I was going to do but knew they deserved better than me
This you see will be the hardest thing I would ever have to do in my life
I chose to give Josh new parents whom I lived with until I said goodbye
I was blessed to have pictures and letters sent through his growing up years
I remember the first letter I received from Josh I was so nervous eyes filled with tears
My son Brandon was born on my mom's birthday he was my biggest and my last
He was my little dare devil and escape artist who was always trying to get past
He would like to climb out of his crib and sneak out the front door for a stroll
I chained and locked the door and even barred the windows thinking I was in control
Till one day two police officers were at my door wanting to see him and talk to me, I guess
They said a neighbor called out of concern and then the police threaten me with CPS.
I have been married more than my fair share to tell the truth and it's hard to admit
I have walked down the aisle six times and finally found the one to whom I commit
TJ is my husband who I met six years ago and have been married to him for three
Unable to have children of his own he now is known fondly as Dad, Padre and Papa T
My grandchildren make me smile just thinking of them and oh how I miss their precious faces
I have eight all together and love each and every one so much my heart had to grow extra spaces
As I look through my mind's eye and examine my past adventures, blessings and sorrows
I have come to realize to cherish each and every moment because no time can be borrowed
My fifty ….. In a nut shell.
Copyright © Erin Soares-Anselmi | Year Posted 2014
Sipping cherry limeade, driving in the car parade,
we're cruising in the Lone Star state.
Didn't want a bucket seat; the thing it couldn't beat,
was sitting up close to your date.
One hand on the wheel of daddy's Oldsmobile,
my arm around my brown-eyed girl,
feeling pretty sporty, radio on Top Forty,
I was cooler than the Duke of Earl.
The lady of the cruise had her penny loafer shoes;
her bobby socks were turned down twice.
With a little eyeliner, she couldn't be much finer,
too much and it wouldn't be nice.
There'd be no wild oats under those petticoats;
she'd never go all the way...
just a perfect flip-up 'do and cute look number two
practiced in the mirror all day.
Hear those tires squeal when I make the rubber peel
for the fly-boys waiting on the bus,
to take them to the base where they don't feel out of place,
not cruising like the rest of us.
I was the drag's head honcho as we pulled across the Concho
and we saw the lights along the riverside.
We'd had quite a lark there at Neff's amusement park,
playing Putt-Putt and going on a ride.
The cheerleader squad rode a killer hot rod
with a spinner on every rim,
a perfect tuck and pleat on every single seat,
courtesy of Wanda's Auto Trim.
Candy apple red, it would really knock you dead;
it was a drop-top Pontiac.
One was there to steer and three were in the rear
posing up on the back.
Those football beauty queens in their skin-tight Levi jeans
were followed by their biggest fan.
Checking out those lasses in his Buddy Holly glasses
was the nerdy little Aqua Velva man.
In his stainless steel braces he grinned up at their faces;
they iced him with a haughty air.
He never would forget it; they would later on regret it
when he became a multi-millionaire.
A four girl bevy in a big finned Chevy
were riding west on Sherwood Way,
four guys right behind in a pick-up state of mind,
all ready to make their play.
Thought they were the smartest cruising pick-up artists,
but those gals were pretty astute.
When they stopped and the guys started telling all their lies,
the chicks started putting on the cute.
We turned the car around and headed back downtown,
cruising down the boulevard.
Stay cool daddio, bear right at El Patio,
and take it down Beauregard.
There were lots of pleated skirts and those button-down shirts.
The flattops were everywhere galore.
From a Lincoln Continental, we heard an instrumental,
Mister Acker Bilk's "Stranger on the Shore".
We slowly pulled through BJ's, listening to the deejay's
announcement of the next hit song.
Leaning on their doors with their Brylcreem pompadours,
two hoods were playing Mr. Wrong.
Completing their disguise, they slouched with narrowed eyes
and did their best at looking mean.
With a twist of his pelvis, one was doing Elvis.
The other did a fine James Dean.
Like a sweet potato vine, the bride of Frankenstein
was entwined around the Marlboro man.
With the passion of their make out, they should have gotten takeout
and opted for a bigger floor plan.
With her black beehive hair and his fancy western wear,
they were putting on quite an awesome scene.
I had to give a chuckle at his huge silver buckle,
but those M.L. Leddy boots looked mighty keen.
I pulled the Olds on through, and we bid BJ's adieu,
and I put us back onto the street.
With those four whitewall tires, we made for McIntire's
to get ourselves a bite to eat.
We stopped for some fuel, over near the school,
in those days they came right out to you.
Best place on Earth, 'cause with a dollar's worth,
they'd check your oil and clean your window too.
The drive-in, painted green, was quite the social scene
with people mingling car to car.
Everyone was caring; the drinks were all for sharing,
(especially when in a mason jar).
She ate a big banana split, and then left me for a bit
to comfort an old friend not feeling right.
A moment more to linger with that final steak finger,
then I took her home and called that one a night.
That was many years ago, but some things you don't outgrow,
and I think back to when I was a teen.
When doors were left unlocked, and children safely flocked,
unchaperoned at night on Halloween.
And sometimes at night, when the stars are big and bright,
and I'm deep in a Texas state of mind,
I think of that lass who was in my high school class,
And I wonder if she thinks of me in kind.
August 10, 2012
Copyright © Roy Jerden | Year Posted 2012
My first french kiss; I was lanky, skinny, barely fifteen
I had the hots for the popcorn girl, she was eighteen
She made and sold the popcorn at the Strand Theater
Our mutual attraction each day I felt grew greater
In my own awkward style, I complimented her each day
So inexperienced, searching for the right words to say
To beguile and convince her, that I was a serious beau
She treated me more like brother and yet although
There was some kind of attraction between this duo
She always smiled and made an effort to let me know
That she liked me and enjoyed the attention I gave
To hold her and kiss her was my intensifying crave
Being a novice at wooing, I was floundering at times
She found it amusing even enjoyed my inept designs
In time she began to edge closer each time we met
In her own subtle way, she was being quite the coquette
I was elated the first time she touched me, as we spoke
She may not have known the desires instantly provoked
Then one day she asked. Would you like to kiss me ?
I gulped and thought, oh god, you've answered my plea
I get a 20 minute break at 6:30 go to the left, last row
Last seat and wait, I'll be there, but I want you to know
This is just between us, you must promise not to tell
Anyone we meet this way, I don't want rumors to swell
Here I am, kiss me, I reached over and gently kissed her
She smiled and said in my ear, Johnny, I'm not your sister
Her mouth was wet n warm her tongue brushed my lips
Moving back and forth with occasional penetrating dips
I responded mimicking her lingual sensual actions
Each oral encounter erased any outside distractions
It seemed that, we two, never tired of being kissed
Participating willingly, incessantly in an erotic tryst
We would kiss, kiss again with relentless abandon
Kisses were long and deep evoking untethered passion
Hands would stray occasionally in heat of the moment
A hard bite to the lip would force rapid postponement
French kiss (20)
When kissing she'd press herself against my chest
Her warm and tantalizing mouth had me possessed
That all came to an abrupt stop one afternoon
While we discussing the 6:30 hour approaching soon
As I spoke to her near the popcorn machine
I was confronted by an airman, angry and mean
So you're the guy that's been bothering my girl
She said, no I'm not, I saw his fists beginning to curl
You can't take advantage of her, I'll see you outside
She said you'll get hurt, An infringement to my pride
In front of the box office, we drew a large crowd
He cursed and berated, called me coward out loud
I threw a straight right to the jaw, left hook to the head
He dropped straight down crumpled, I thought he was dead
A crowd had gathered exiting the show, among them a cop
I don't know what's is going on here, but its going to stop
The airman was sitting on the curb asking what happened?
A man in the crowd yelled, my boy, you just got flattened
Cop looked at me n asked how old are you? I said fifteen
Airman said twenty three. So what has caused this scene?
Louis, the doorman said. It's the popcorn girls fault
She played them both, she's the cause of this assault
The girl upon hearing the accusation ran back inside
The cop said you two must now immediately decide
Your choices are: kids a minor, he can press a charge
You're in the air force this could cause you a discharge
My advice is, both button your lips, close your mouth
Airman, I want to see you head north, kid you go south
The Strand Theater manager banned me for a month
The popcorn girl embarrassed quit a few days later
This is a true story, few minor changes were made to meet the rhyme
My name is John Arribas. The girl was Barbara. Louis was the ticket taker. Mr. Waldorf the theater manager. The airman was Virgil. The Strand Theater was located at 3050 N.W. 7 Avenue, Miami. Florida. This event took place in march 1948.
Copyright © John Arribas | Year Posted 2017
SCANTILY-CLAD in the GARDEN of S W EDEN
Here I stand, all alone, scantily-clad in the garden of S W EDEN.
Wondering if the Original Garden still remains untilled and uneven.
Wondering how that Serpent knew of the Fruit - and what would happen.
Wondering whether that wily Serpent was simply getting even...
for something which happened on another Earth,
....or perhaps another Heaven.
Will we ever be given a second chance in that Eastern Garden?
Could we resist eating the Fruit of that other Tree - also forbidden?
You can be sure we shall falter - and that other Fruit shall be eaten,
since we fear not the punishment...
....and we care not to listen!
I am stood pondering, scantily-clad in this garden of S W EDEN.
Wondering why obeying a simple instruction was not faith-driven.
Wondering how the Man was finally coerced and perhaps browbeaten.
Wondering whether the demise and destruction of man is now 'a given'...
since the consumption of the ill-gotten,
....did not our fears, heighten.
Why would the Lord God, the Creator, ever want to grant us pardon?
Why has no one ever said 'Sorry' to Him - just to ease our burden?
Find me one man who, with contrition, pleads to return to The Garden,
for only then can God find closure...
....and say, "all is forgiven"!
I stand scantily-clad in this garden of S W EDEN, which is devoid of all evil.
Wondering why men still choose to blame God - and hardly ever the Devil.
Wondering why Preachers still pray for world peace - and such drivel.
Wondering if they even understand the tenet of that most Holy Bible...
as they disseminate their babble,
....and garble to the gullible.
Will they ever know just how much damage they do to the Sacred Article?
Do they even know of the greatest praise: incanting the Holy Canticle?
The strictures of the Scriptures are structured by lecture and parable,
and not by false gesture and posture...
....sparking Scriptural debacle.
So here I am, still scantily-clad in this other garden, South West of Eden,
Wondering if we simply 'will not' comply - or perhaps we just cannot, even!
Wondering what is missing from our psyche ....or perhaps within, hidden!
Wondering if we shall ever pay heed to the God-word and the works written...
as the events foretold happen,
....things sadly forgotten.
What is this 'apple' from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil: is it rotten?
And what is this other 'Apple'; with the same Knowledge, which cannot be eaten?
Surely one is simply a Catholicon Tablet, and the other is that Fruit, Forbidden,
which once brought much pain...
....when first it was bitten!
I am sad and scantily-clad in this glorious garden, South West of Eden.
Wondering what it was that really caused mankind to weaken.
Wondering if we are likely to be readmitted into that Sacred Haven.
Wondering whether to take the Apple Tablet - that it may enlighten...
just in case the gates do reopen
....so I may tend The Garden.
But can the 'Evil' in man be expunged from that 'apple" that has been eaten?
Or can a man resist resorting to evil when he feels bitter and downtrodden?
With certainty, knowledge of evil in the hands of the soul that is crest-fallen,
will dish out cold, vicious justice...
....when it is grief-stricken!
I remain scantily-clad in this garden South West of Eden, holding an 'Apple'.
Wondering if I have carried out God's bidding and been a good disciple.
Wondering whether getting back into The Garden is actually quite simple.
Wondering if it's just a matter of reciting the Ten-Part Primordial Principle....
as spoken by the Primary Principal
....to His Chosen people.
Could I claim my rights by pointing out that I remained an incorruptible pupil?
Or should I just say 'men of God' that went before me taught by perfect example?
I shall indeed build within, a Church to His Name - with the highest steeple,
since with God all things are possible...
...even in this S W EDEN municipal.
(The FragGen. April 2014)
Copyright © Robert Amure | Year Posted 2016
someone always told me this with tears in her eyes...
(for Lata Sethi's late-mother, who was my mother's 'sister' and who took us all into her heart, and for Lata and Ravi Sethi of Defence Colony, New Delhi)
a wife left South Africa in the 1960's to join her husband
who was in exile at the time...
in 1970 the husband was sent by the African National Congress to India to be its representative there...
the husband and wife spent two years in Bombay...
one afternoon the husband fell and broke his leg...
the wife knocked on their neighbour's door, in an apartment complex in Bombay
the neighbour was an old Punjabi lady...
the wife asked the neighbour for a doctor to see to the injured husband...
a Parsi 'Bone-Setter' was promptly summoned...
the husband still recalls his anxiety of seeing 'Bone-Setter' written on the Parsi gentleman's bag...
by the way, the 'Bone-Setter' worked his ancient craft and surprisingly for the husband, his broken leg healed quite soon...
but still on that day, while the 'Bone-Setter' was seeing to the husband...
the wife and the old Punjabi lady from next door got to talking about this and that and where these new Indian-looking wife and husband were from as their accents were clearly not local...
the wife told the elderly Punjabi lady that the husband worked for the African National Congress of South Africa and had left to serve the ANC from exile...
and that they had left their two children behind in South Africa and that they were now essentially political refugees...
the Punjabi lady broke down and wept uncontrollably...
she told the foreign woman that she too had had to leave her home in Lahore in 1947 and flee to India with only the clothes on her back when the partition of the subcontinent took place and Pakistan was formed and at a time when Hindus from Pakistan fled to India and vice versa...
the Punjabi lady then asked the foreign woman her name...
'Zubeida', but you can call me 'Zubie'...
the Punjabi woman hugged Zubie some more, and the two women, seperated by age and geography, wept, sharing a shared pain...
the Punjabi woman told Zubie that she was her 'sister' from that day on, and that she felt that pain of exile and forced migration and what being a refugee felt like...
Zubie and her husband Mosie became the closest of friends with the Hindu Punjabi neighbours who were kicked out of Pakistan by Muslims...
then came the time for Mosie and Zubie to leave for Delhi where the African National Congress office was based...
the elderly Punjabi lady and Mosie and Zubie said their goodbyes...
a year or two later, the elderly Punjabi lady's daughter Lata married Ravi Sethi and the couple moved to Delhi...
the elderly Punjabi lady called Zubie and told her that her daughter was coming to Delhi to live and that she had told Lata, her daughter that she had a 'sister' in Delhi...
Lata and Ravi Sethi then moved to Delhi...
This was in the mid-1970's...
Lata and Zubie became the closest of friends and that bond stayed true, and stays true till today, though Zubie is no more, and the elderly Punjabi lady is no more...
the son and the husband still have a bond with Lata and Ravi Sethi...
a bond that was forged between Hindu and Muslim and between two continents across the barriers of creed and time...
a bond strong and resilient, forged by the pain and trauma of a shared experience...
and that is why, and I shall never stop believing this, that hope shines still, for with all the talk of this and of that, and of that and of this, there will always be a simple woman, somewhere, anywhere, who would take the 'other' in as a sister, a fellow human...
and that is why there will always be hope...
hope in the midst of this and of that and of that and of this...
(for Lata Sethi's late-mother, who was my mother's 'sister' and who took us all into her heart, and for Lata and Ravi Sethi of Defence Colony, New Delhi)
Copyright © Scribbler Of Verses | Year Posted 2013
The rising sun burns like a solar pyre
from Carenage to Guayaguayare,
and brings to an end sleep's tranquil hold
unbending in its gentle fold -
to rise again the indiscernible day
from my chamber where I lay,
and downstairs to my breakfast sit
and listen, as if from a pulpit,
theological instruction in white livery
served hot with my bacon, eggs, and tea!
Spin twins - Barzey and Della,
not to be trifled with let me tell ya!
Soon lanes and byways beat soca and reggae
and all roads lead to Broadway,
there the smell of molasses, oil, and grain
perfumes the air in Port of Spain,
where a tangled human thread weaves
vagabonds, beggars, merchants and thieves!
Feel the African diaspora in the street
where East and West meet;
the sailing boats that passed this way
from old Calcutta and Bombay.
So mill the halls of commerce so grand
and wheels of trade where the land
Reclaimed the sea its depths to keep -
where still waters run deep.
All that ebbs and flows there in the end
are the fortunes of my countrymen!
Drivers and porters, cashiers and clerks,
begin their stationed daily works,
traders and vendors - their cries and laughters
echo through the dusty steel rafters,
with tales and urban legends evermore
like their fathers and their fathers before!
In their stead bills of sale to ledgers fill
on the bound handwritten open pages still,
where a handshake, a nod and a wink
is sealed by stamp and pen and ink.
Soon loaded cigarette vans roll
riding every bump, crack, and pothole...
me, and Fresh Water Yankee riding shotgun,
headed for bandit country on our morning run!
In the hills of St James - outlaws to steal
or ambush badlands of Laventille,
looking down the smoking barrel
in the shadows lurking dark and idle,
or perchance make my island rounds
up the Eastern Main Road and surrounds;
under meridian blue sky wide and far
past the tanneries and abattoir.
The dockside lighthouse shifting sands
beyond the La Basse wastelands...
in-country out of the Dragon's Mouth
on the Princess Margaret Highway south;
to plantation, farm, sugar estate, and oil fields
where reap our greatest yields.
See immortelle flowers twisting in the breeze,
the royal palms and yellow poui trees;
and at week's end Friday a silent rage...
bags of coin from the cashiers cage
for the sick and poor who a cruel fate befall
but their beaten faces tell it all.
My home, my roots, I did come to find
but I am a stranger to my own kind;
mine is a New Age that time begot -
I know not who I am - just who I am not!
Yet there is a rhapsody I can't deny
in the burlesque street that passes by...
behold the "King of Broadway" Mr Ali,
holds court at Trestrail & Company -
that Little General - my "padna" in ole talk,
a puppet master on the sidewalk
he's safeguarded for nigh on forty years -
his voice still ringing in my ears!
In the back room, Yankee and Stowe
load their goods barrows to go;
cane sugar, grain, oil, tobacco, and rices,
salt and flour and island spices.
Vat, Old Oak, Budweiser, Dewars, Jim Beam,
and walls of paper by the ream,
on old post-war flatbed trucks that come,
town and village and enclave from.
Silton too, a working man sheepish still,
like a smiling minstrel does his will;
now inescapably slowed (the passing years),
a lifetime of service proudly bears.
All memory and fate near and far
remind us of who and what we are,
but still ghosts of the past dance to their lilts
like the moko jumbies on their stilts!
Yet I was born and bred a son of Trinidad
and verily so for that I am glad -
so is my brief testament to what I saw
in a day in the life at The Store
March 1990
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text: one of the more important things teams regularly do is evaluate themselves. where can we improve?..whos a corner stone player, whos solid, who can be upgraded, and whos a liability? as the newest team in the league i think an honest evaluation of ourselves is more crucial then it is for other teams. needless to say, when we watch players in a game we dont always know what their exact responsibilities are so its tough to say with some players how often they actually blow their assignments. that applies to practice as well. what we do know is what happens on the field (player performance-often objective), the investment a team has made in a player (draft value = relative expectation) , player impact on the cap, and statistically we have some indication of the teams strong suits and weak points (ofcourse this can be scheme related etc...rather the indicative of player performance). other issues to consider include a players injury and durability status as well as where a player is in his carreer (is he young and expected to improve vs. "hes reached his ceiling and his performance will decline from this point in his carreer".) all in all there is no exact science to evaluating a team ,but my goal in this thread is to get consensus opinions on particular players. ive choosen a format similar to kiper's rather then some kind of number system (to damn indepth and time consumeing). my focus is mainly on starters and "key reserves" rather than players who never get playing time. as i said a lot of this is objective and i dont expect anyone to agree with all of it... offense : quareterbacks david carr - on the rise- potential to be one of the top tier qbs in the league with more help and consistent line play. he's not close to his ceiling yet. tony banks - status quo- quality backup whos been solid when given playing time. he's a keeper until we get a better feel for ragone as long as he dosent want outrageous money. he's reached his ceiling. dave ragone - status quo- didnt perform well when given an oppurtunity ,but he has a ceiling he hasnt reached. he was a 3rd round selection but is currently cheap against the cap. this is a player at a postion that will require another year or 2 for an honest evaluation. running backs domanick davis - on the rise- currently cheap against the cap, with a quality ceiling. should only get better ,but he does have durability issues. great value for the team so far. tony hollings - falling - cheap against the cap and he has a high ceiling ,but he hasnt performed up to his 2nd round selection. he also has durability issues. he could change his status fast but up to this point in his carreer hes not been a good value for the team. jonathan wells - falling - solid special teams player who is cheap against the cap. he showed drastic improvment last year...if he can duplicate that improvment this year he'll be a good value. still needs to prove he can be that bruiser capers wants to secure his postion on this team. i list him as falling because i think he showed improvment to late in his carreer with us. i expect him to compete with a draftee for a spot on the team. recievers andre johnson -on the rise - superstar and a corner stone player. jabar gaffney - on the rise- performance improved last year, high ceiling, and not a bad value for the team. i think this will be a good year for him though he'll never be a superstar. derrick armstrong - on the rise- the upcomming season should be a good one for him. corey bradford - fallen - lameduck player.overpaid under performer. wont be on the roster next season. tightends billy miller -falling- he needs to reemerge as a downfield threat. mark bruner -falling- overpaid. well past his prime. bennie joppru -falling- horrible value so far and has to prove his worth this season. offensive line seth wand - status quo- cheap against the cap. high ceiling despite "occasional" pass protection issues. good value for a 3rd rounder so far. chester pitts -status quo- cheap agaist the cap. he hasnt reached his ceiling ,and i expect him to get better considering he played a new postion last year (disagree, i know you want to) steve mckinney - falling fast- overpaid, under performer who reached his ceiling long ago. cancer on the line whos made the guards look worse then what i think they are. zach weigert - falling- overpaid. durability issues. i think he'll perform much better this season but so far hes been a bad value for the team. todd wade -status quo- overpaid. had some nagging injuries. when hes healthy he did played well. should perform better this season. should be solid for years to come. milford brown - on the rise- played poorly in the cleveland game because of injury. played ok previous to that. hes cheap against the cap...high ceiling considering he was a 6th round pick. i expect him to get better and maybe break into the starting lineup soon. good value so far. (disagree) fred weary -falling- bust and a carreer back up. ok against the cap but he hasnt played up to his 3rd round selection. deffense : defensive line gary walker -falling- critical of the team, durability issues, overpaid ,and hes reached his ceiling. bad value for the team since signing his contract. he may play better then last season this season ,but his best years are behind him. (disagree i know you want to) seth payne - status quo- durrability issues. bad value for the team in the last 2 seasons but i expect him to rebound. he's reached his ceiling. robarie smith -on the rise- expensive but he should play better with a year under his belt in this system. he may have reached his ceiling but i expect him to be solid for years to come. jerry deloach -status quo- not flashy, just solid enough. ok value for the team. linebackers jason babin - on the rise- i expect big things from him. should become a corner stone. morlon greenwood -on the rise- i expect big things from him and his coverage abilities should enable us to blitz a bit more often. not cheap however. kaliee wong -on the rise- comming off his best season with us. probably reached his ceiling and not cheap however. antwan peek -on the rise- monsterous ceiling. if only he could round out his game he could be a beast-----HAS TO FOCUS. cheap against the cap. i would like to see him become a corner stone player. wont be cheap for much longer. jay foreman -fallen- lameduck player. bad against the cap. dosent fit into our future. jaime sharper -falling fast- lameduck player. evidently he priced himself out of the texans plans. the team had to have assurances he would be here ,and sharper couldnt provide that. if he has to be replaced do it now instead of next year. charlie anderson -on the rise- good speed. good ceiling. good value. i expect him to emerge by his 3rd season. deshon polk -status quo- what other depth do we have in the middle. has a bigger role in special teams but performed well enough with regular playing time. secondary dunta robinson -on the rise- superstar. corner stone player for years to come. arron glenn -status quo- recent injury troubles. tough on the cap if he dosent play a little better this season. his best years are behind him. consumate profesional however and one of the "faces of the franchise". glen earl - on the rise- high ceiling. good value. im hopefull he'll become a cornerstone player. marcus coleman - on the rise- not cheap and he wont become a better athlete then what he has been. what he will do is become a better safety then what he was. i think he'll have a great upcomming season ,and i want to consider him a cornerstone player. demarcus faggins -on the rise- not bad against the cap. improving player who hasnt reached his ceiling just yet. solid value for the team. jason simmons -status quo- not bad against the cap. solid value. will probably never emerge from his role now but i liked what he did last season. lewis sanders -on the rise? -will he become the next kenny wright or take the role of nickleback from faggins? evidently managment likes him and every browns fan i know has good things to say about him. well there you have it. i know i missed a lot of names and my opinions may be misguided on a lot of players BUT as i said this is all objective. my aim is to get your opinons. perhaps after we have a consensus we can use this as a measuring stick for how accurately our opinions compare to the texans personel moves. its fun to play gm...but in a post this long its hell on the fingers.


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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 391021, 8 pages
What Would Be the Most Appropriate Ratio in the Setting of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
1Department of Radiation Oncology, West Virginia University, Medical Center Dr., Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
2Biostatistics Core, Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
3Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
4Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
5Westat-An Employee-Owned Research Corporation, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
6Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
7Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
8Department of Physics, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
Received 8 May 2013; Accepted 25 September 2013
Academic Editor: Rumiana Koynova
Copyright © 2013 Alexander Chi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Alexander Chi, Sijin Wen, Zhongxing Liao, et al., "What Would Be the Most Appropriate Ratio in the Setting of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer," BioMed Research International, vol. 2013, Article ID 391021, 8 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/391021


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Date — October 6, 2016
Crude oil prices are just shy of $50.00 as Hurricane Matthew is barreling towards the East Coast. U.S. oil supply continues to fall and OPEC and non-OPEC oil producing nations are getting ready to meet in Istanbul to hammer down details of a joint oil production cut.
Massive evacuations are expected to expand along the East Coast as Hurricane Matthew, a major threat to life and infrastructure, barrels down. For energy, the track of the storm looks to be a bigger threat to demand than supply but in the near term, it will further reduce US oil supply that has fallen at a historic pace over the last 5 weeks. Oil tankers are being diverted to other ports or will wait out the storm and that could delay imports by as little as four days or in some cases, it could be weeks. Gulf cargoes may end up in New York harbor but as the storm moves north, supply into New York Harbor will be challenged as well.
This will further drawdown U.S. crude supply which fell by 2.98 million barrels bringing stocks back to their lowest level since January. While supply is still at a historically high level for this time of year, strong U.S. demand and rising U.S. exports are cutting down the glut. The trend will continue even as refined rates are falling due to maintenance, making the outcome of the Istanbul meeting that much more important.
MarketWatch reported, "members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plan to meet with other major oil producers from Oct. 8 to Oct. 13 in Istanbul to discuss details surrounding OPEC's preliminary pact to cut crude-oil production, Reuters reported late Wednesday. The news agency cited comments from Algerian Energy Minister Nouredine Bouterfa to local Ennahar TV, in an interview scheduled to be broadcast on Thursday." So if we see a strong show of unity come out of that meeting and perhaps a pledge to further reduce production, oil prices could see another leg higher.
Bloomberg is reporting that, "An agreement among OPEC and non-OPEC states to limit oil production could slash global supply by 1.2 million barrels a day and add as much as $15 to prices, said Venezuelan Oil Minister Eulogio Del Pino.Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries would collectively cut output by 700,000 barrels a day under the accord hashed out last week in Algiers, while non-OPEC states would reduce production by another 500,000, Del Pino said in an e-mailed statement Tuesday. The deal, which will remain in effect for six months, will boost oil prices by $10 to $15 a barrel above the average September price, he said."
Natural gas is moving on Matthews track. When Matthew's expected track moves closer to land, gas falls on demand destruction concerns. If the storm tracks off land, then natural gas rallies as demand would perhaps rise. We saw that yesterday and we may see that again today.
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Sigur Rós are doing a Reddit AMA live q&a session today at 3 PM EST today to "ask the band whatever you want." Know that sometimes interviews are not always the band's forte -- they've been known to offer very short responses to questions.
Sigur Ros is saying that they're now a three-piece band, and will offer the skkinny on new material they've been working on and will release a video at the same time. They offered this: "The now three-piece band will be live online talking direct to you from the recording studio in los angeles where they are presently working on new material, for around an hour. They are also planning a brief glimpse into their near future with a video clip of new material scheduled to go live simultaneously."
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I know what you mean. Most of the folks with 20" HBAR profile barrels or longer have no problem with the 1:9 twist shooting 75-77 gr pills. The guys with the 14.5 inch M4 profile barrels with a 1:9 twist can't get them to shoot for love or money.
Goes back to your point about velocity and a slow twist giving the same RPM stabilization as a lower velocity and a faster twist. Obviously there are barrel lengths between the M4 length and M16 length (16 inch middies and 18 inch SPR profiles come to mind) that are going to need to be tested by their owner to see if they can shoot the heavy pills.
On the internet it is easy for armchair quarterbacks to point out stability formulas, but the only real answer is for someone to go out and shoot to see how their rifle performs. There are some good formulas though, but a lot of the "marginal" stability twists have been winning matches for years.
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The TAG/Pi Innovo Active Ride Control System (ARCS) replaces a vehicles standard passive shock absorbers with an automatically controlled active damping system, which improves vehicle stability and ride comfort over a wide range of terrains and vehicle speeds. Much of the standard vehicle suspension system is retained, providing optimized ride comfort and range of operation.
Unlike traditional passive suspensions, the ARCS package provides excellent ride control under both high and low-speed conditions. Handling characteristics are not compromised on rough or loose surfaces improving vehicle safety under normal and emergency driving conditions. The ARCS package consists of an Electronic Control Unit (ECU), electronically-controlled dampers, accelerometers, and the associated wiring harness to connect with the vehicle for power and CAN bus communications. The dampers used in the system are commercially-available parts and meet all appropriate durability requirements for passenger vehicles.
An armored Chevrolet Suburban demonstrator vehicle is available for ride and handling evaluations and has been used and evaluated for several months by organizations providing driver training to civilian and military organizations. Testimonials about the new ARCS system have been extremely positive.
Luke Hayward, a former member of the U.S. Army Special Forces and now CEO of Kinetic Options LLC, provided driver training for active Special Forces operators. The Armored Groups Chevrolet Suburban features an advanced suspension system and is by far the best armored Non-Tactical Vehicle I have ever driven, said Hayward. During driver training maneuvers, many operators commented that the armored Suburban from The Armored Group was the best handling armored vehicle they had ever driven.
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Flare v0.15 "Translations and Mods"
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It's been a long road! Finally we're at the v0.15 release with a nice amount of new content. Enjoy!
- Now using TTF for fonts
- All game data can be overwritten/added via mods
- Translation support for the core engine and mods
- New Grassland tileset
- New questing areas: Frontier and Living Bones
- Redesigned creatures are tougher and more varied
Special thanks to the following contributors:
- Thane Brimhall "pennomi" - Living Bones mod and plenty of code
- Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo - code and Debian/Ubuntu packaging
- Igorko: code and Win build features
- Hennr - Debian/Ubuntu packaging
- Remaxim - composer of Magical Theme
- Brandon Morris - steps foley, new level up sound
- Justin Nichol - character portraits
- Stefan Beller - Tiled flare export mod and automapping help
- Thorbjorn Lindeijer - Tiled tileset offset feature
- AMDmi3 - Build help
- acieroid - Display power cooldown timer and various mouse/menu fixes
And thanks to the following translators:
- (by) Belarussian by mikhailSaTuRn
- (de) German by Thomas 'CruzR' Glamsch
- (es) Spanish by Juan Pablo 'morris989' Tamayo
- (fi) Finnish by Timo Sievänen
- (fr) French by acieroid and Bonbadil
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- (ja) Japanese by Paul Wortmann
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(I'm sure I'm missing someone -- drop me a note and I'll add you to the list! If you'd like to list your real name instead of your github username, let me know. Also, if you'd like me to add a link to your website here or in the credits, drop me a note. -Clint)


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By: Ronald Cameron
I've been a boxing fan for 35 years and I've seen my share of GREAT heavyweight champions when they were in their primes. I also have watched a plethora of fights that took place before my time and have watched several of heavyweight champions who dominated in their respective eras. There were some champions who were great for a short time and others who had long title reigns but fought in eras where there was not a lot of competition. Some dominated by knocking everyone out while others got the job done with a great left jab, tremendous hand speed and great defense. With that said and considering there were several great heavyweights, I have to ask this question… who are the 5 greatest heavyweight champions? I'm going to give you my 5 greatest champions along with the reasons why I believe they belong on the list.
Now before I begin, I rank fighters based on a few criteria's and here they are:
Quality of opposition: This is HUGE to me. If you fought and beat GREAT fighters who were in their prime, it shows that you're a great fighter and belong on this list.
Long title reigns: I also believe this category is important. It defines longevity and dominance. Now to be clear, this doesn't mean that you can reign as champion for a 6 years, fight a bunch of recycled road-kill and expect to be considered a GREAT fighter. When I look at long title reigns, I look to see if they fought ELITE fighters who were in their primes and won.
Performance in big fights: This is the last category but it's also very important. Winning big fights by knocking out your opponents is something that I hold in high regard, but also winning fights by out-boxing your opponent and displaying superior skills is also a plus.
Now that you know how I judge these great champions, let me reveal my list of the Greatest Heavyweights of All Time:
5.) George Foreman:
Biggest wins: Joe Frazier I (TKO 2), Ken Norton (TKO 2) Michael Moorer (KO 10)
Now I expect to hear some backlash from this pick, but "Big George" was one of the most feared heavyweights who ever lived and certainly one of the hardest punchers in boxing history. The former 1968 Heavyweight Olympic Gold medal winner used to spar with former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston and during that time, Liston took Foreman under his wing. Foreman emulated Liston's baleful, pre-fight stare and he fought very similar to how Liston boxed. Like Liston, Foreman had a punishing left jab and could knock out his opponents with either hand. And let's not forget, Foreman also adapted Liston's no so friendly attitude towards people. During his first career, Foreman was not the smiling, grill-selling nice guy that he is right now. In the 1970's, Foreman was very intimidating to a lot of people, especially to his opponents.
After compiled a record of 37-0 with 34 knockouts, Foreman finally got his chance to fight for the title when he faced heavyweight champion Joe Frazier. In this one-sided mismatch, Foreman knocked Frazier down 6 times and was stopped in the second round as George realized his dream of becoming the heavyweight champion of the world. Foreman followed that up a year later with a vicious 2nd round knockout over Ken Norton; the same Norton who had just gave Muhammad two close fights that could have gone either way.
Now we all know what happened once he faced Ali (More on this fight later) but Foreman recovered from that loss and defeated tough Ron Lyle in 5 action packed round that saw Foreman taste the canvas but unlike what happened in Zaire with Ali, Foreman got up from the floor not once but twice, and came back to knock out Lyle in the 5th round. Foreman then faced Joe Frazier again and destroyed him in 5 rounds, fought and won a few more fights against B level fighters and then he faced the slick, Jimmy Young in Puerto Rico. Foreman lost a close decision over Young and he retired soon after this fight, leaving the sport for 10 years.
When Foreman returned to boxing after being gone for 10 years, he was no longer a mean spirited man who sometimes ran out of gas late in fights. The older, wiser Foreman was now a minister who was fun to be around and as a fighter, he was very patient yet he still possessed tremendous power in both hands capable of knocking out anyone put in front of him, as guys like Gerry Cooney found out. After losing to Evander Holyfield and later Tommy Morrison in title fights, Foreman did not let that discourage him.
He received one more title shot, this time against the WBA/IBF Champion Michael Moorer. Simply put, the 45 year old Foreman took a savage beating for 9 rounds but in the 10th, Foreman decided to pick up the pace as he landed some good left-right combinations that got champion's attention. After throwing a hard right hand that landed high on Moorer's head, Foreman threw the right hand again, this time aiming for Moorer's jaw. This right hand landed flush on the champion's jaw and it sent him crashing to the canvas with a thud. Moorer tried to beat the count, but he could not get up, as George Foreman, at the age of 45, became the oldest fighter to win the world heavyweight title.
This was one of the most shocking moments in boxing history and once the fight was over, HBO's Jim Lampley famously said as only he can, "It Happened! It Happened!!!" George Foreman proved once again that he had the heart of a champion by coming from behind and winning a fight he had no business winning. Foreman also showed the world that the age of 45 is not a death sentence and anyone can accomplish anything if they put their mind to it.
Foreman vs. Frazier 1
Foreman vs. Norton: Full fight
Foreman vs. Moorer: Full fight
4) Jack Johnson:
Biggest wins: Sam Langford (W 15) Tommy Burns (KO 14) Jim Jeffries (TKO 15)
There may have been many Heavyweights who may have been faster or stronger but I don't believe there was a better defensive/counter punching heavyweight than Jack Johnson. Johnson could punch and he was fast when he needed to be and at times he used to toy with his opponents as he talked trash to them. Now before you absorb that, remember how things were back in the early 1900's, especially for African Americans. I don't want to turn this into a Black History article because I could go on and on about this topic, all I will say is Jack Johnson was a very proud, bold man, who enjoyed the finer things in life and let's just say that there were MANY Caucasians that did not approve of how Johnson lived his life, in particular with who he lived his life with.
Johnson received many death threats and because he chose to live the way he did, he had no choice but to leave the country. I don't like to get into fighter's personal lives, but because this is somewhat of a racial topic and I don't want to confuse you, I will define what I mean by "finer things in life". Jack Johnson preferred to date and marry Caucasian women, something that could get most African Americans lynched back in those days. Think about that.
Before Johnson got his opportunity to fight for the title, he fought and defeated future Hall of Famers Joe Jeannette, the GREAT Sam Langford and he knocked out former heavyweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons in two rounds. Johnson did everything he could to get a title shot against the champion Tommy Burns, including showing up at his fights and taunting him. After years of ducking Johnson, Burns finally decided to give Johnson a title shot. The fight was no contest, Johnson gave Burns such a savage beating over the course of 14 rounds the police had to step in and end the fight, and they were so outraged that they stopped filming the fight just as they stopped the fight.
In his next big fight, he was matched against middleweight champion Stanley Ketchel. There were many who believe this fight was supposed to be an exhibition, including Johnson, who took it easy on Ketchel for the first 11 rounds. But in the 12th round, Ketchel threw all that out the window as he landed a hard right hand that dropped the champion and the hostile crowd went wild. Johnson, who was pissed off to put it mildly, immediately got up from the knockdown and within seconds, responded with an enormous right hand right in Ketchel's mouth that sent the challenger to the canvas. There was no need to count, Ketchel was knocked out cold, but the only one guy had to do some counting was Johnson, who was shown picking Ketchel's teeth out of his gloves one by one.
After doing away with Ketchel, later Johnson faced the former Heavyweight champion Jim Jefferies, who came out of retirement in hopes of taking the title from the hated champion. Jeffries, a known racist, once famously said, "I feel obligated to the sporting public to at least make an effort to reclaim the heavyweight title for the white race…. I should step in the ring and demonstrate that a white man is king of them all!"
Johnson ignored Jeffries comments and he focused on the task at hand which was trying to beat the former champion. The fight was a total mismatch. Johnson toyed with the former champion, knocking him down twice before finally stopping him in the 15th round.
Johnson was champion for 7 years and during that time his many critics were anxious to find an opponent that could beat him and shut him up. Even writer Jack London wrote an article hoping that a "The Great White Hope" would come along and beat Johnson.
Johnson finally met his match against Jess Willard years later, losing his title in 26 rounds in a controversial fight, but Johnson was clearly a dominant Heavyweight champion who fought many Hall of Fame fighters during his career and he belongs on this list as one of the greatest Heavyweights Champions of all time.
Johnson vs. Burns: Highlights
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JetPhoto Studio is a free application that can manage all your photos from your computer. This software can also generate beautiful Flash album movies or slide shows.
Features of JetPhoto Studio 4.9:
• Album is Folder
The first thing to consider is how to create a safe place to keep photos. JetPhoto Studio saves photos in albums. Actually, each album package is one folder saved on your computer. The folder contains the original digital photo files and the metadata saved as an XML file.
It is not necessary to learn a new way to handle photo files. Actually, you can think of an album as a normal folder. You can move, copy, duplicate, or backup as you normally would. Also open albums by double-clicking album folder icons while browsing files.JetPhoto Studio also provides an Album Manager to help you manage all the photo albums saved on your computer.
• Archive and Backup
It's very easy to place albums in different folders to easily categorize your albums. Nothing complicated is needed to backup albums, just copy them onto a CD or DVD by any burning software you like. Album folders can also be exchanged between Windows PCs and Mac computers. JetPhoto Studio provides versions for both operating systems in the same program.
• Import Photos
JetPhoto Studio can download photos directly from a connected camera or memory card reader. It can receive live images from a webcam or scanner too. JetPhoto Studio also allows you to import external photo files by drag-and-drop.
• Thumbnails Spotlighted
When you open an album in JetPhoto Studio, you have a Thumbnail view to browse photos. The matched photo icons will be spotlighted in the Thumbnail view when you search photos with keywords or filter photos with timeline.
• Magnifier
Double-click a photo thumbnail and the full picture opens in Detail view in the album window. You can place your mouse pointer on an interesting part of a photo, press and hold the mouse button to reveal a magnifier which magnifies the image with actual pixels at full size of the original photo.
• Notes and Keywords
You can write notes and tag with keywords for your photos. These text-based comments are searchable within both albums on your desktop computer and the web albums published onto your website using JetPhoto Server. JetPhoto Studio can also read and write photo descriptions / keywords saved in IPTC.
• Photo Calendar
For most people the easiest and most efficient way to organize your photos is based on the date and time the photos were taken. Using JetPhoto Studio, you can keep a log of your travel by taking photos, using the digital camera to keep your multimedia diary. JetPhoto Studio offers a calendar interface to help you review photos. There is nothing else for you to do!! JetPhoto records the photo capture time automatically when photos are imported from a digital camera. The date or time you took those photos will be highlighted in 'Month View' or 'Week View'. In this way, you can quickly pick out the wanted photos by timeline.
• Camera EXIF
Besides image data, some additional information is also automatically recorded by many digital cameras when you take a photo. This information might be: Camera Model, Aperture (F Number), Shutter Speed, Lens Focal Length, and more photo metadata is saved as EXIF. It is data hidden within each photo file. JetPhoto Studio can read and display all this information.
• Which city, which street, which corner... Where did I take this photo?
JetPhoto Studio gives you an amazing new way to organize your photos with digital mapping. JetPhoto Studio allows you to review your photos on a map built into the program can show the locations where all photos were taken.
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Now click the button 'Go To Earth' to launch 'Google Earth' which displays the locations of all these GPS-located photos. JetPhoto Studio Pro version also supports packaging the located photo files and GPS tracks into one KMZ file that can be opened with Google Earth easily and quickly!
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This week's edition of MWB is going to be a bit different from normal. If you read my post last Friday, you know that I am challenging myself to do more than complain about how broken and fragmented our healthcare system is. And I'm challenging you to do that as well. So, in honor of the first Occupy Healthcare Tweetchat (happening today on the #occupyhealthcare hashtag at 4 pm EST), the posts I picked this week are about how to shake off our paralysis and become more engaged and active. By the way, while my focus today is on healthcare, you can look at these posts in relation to any issue that makes you feel stuck or paralyzed–feel free to apply them creatively!
First off, I wanted to look at what keeps us from acting. I know that for me, it's often a combination of feeling overwhelmed and being worried. To speak to that second point, I found two fantastic pieces this week. The first, from Rosie Molinary, reminds us that when we invest our energy in future worries, we're not using it in the moment. The second, from the always concise Seth Godin, cuts right to the heart of the question, "when is it time to worry?"
And then, to address the issue of feeling overwhelmed, I love this piece from Julie Fanning, LCSW. She talks about rebelling in small ways, reminding herself that she is an individual, with individual power. I think that this kind of attitude can be essential in helping us break free from our sense of paralysis.
I think that, when we think about our health system, we often feel as though we're buried in rules, regulations and restrictions. Because of that, I chose this post from Chris Guillebeau. He provides a list of questions to use when we are facing rules–and I think that they do a great job of giving us permission to ask and change.
You may be asking yourself why this matters to you, why you should care, why you should speak up. I think that this post by Bodhipaksa of Wildmind does a great job of providing some foundation for the answer to those questions. Not only does he talk about the growing issues of inequality in the United States, but he encourages us to harness our own energy to be actively engaged in seeking solutions.
And finally, there is this post, by Dr. April Foreman on the Occupy Healthcare blog. In her post, Dr. Foreman extends the challenge to change our thinking directly to those of us who engage with health care, both as consumers and providers. She encourages us to think beyond risk management, to think about soaring.
Thanks for being willing to do something different with me today. My challenge for you is to think about where you may feel stuck or hopeless and apply some of today's ideas to that issue. Do you have a suggestion for how to swing into action? I'd love to hear it! Let's broaden our horizons together.


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Easy summer nail trends: The ring finger manicure
Even if you don't consider yourself a "girlie girl," summer's the perfect time to brighten up your makeup routine and play with color. But if you've loved the excuse of winter to cover up your toenails and keep your fingers subdued, you may not feel you have the patience or talent to pull off some of the hottest summer nail trends. Luckily, you have nothing to fear! One of the hottest trends this summer is the ring finger manicure – all you have to do is paint your ring finger an entirely different color than the rest of your nails. The extra splash of color will instantly draw attention to the rock you display on your ring finger… or it will instantly let potential dates know that you're available. Either way, it's easy to pull off and fun to experiment with. Check out these three ways to follow the trend.
The work-appropriate ring finger manicure
It's summer, but you still have to look professional at work. Even if your workplace is conservative, you can pull off the ring finger manicure by using color-on-color updates. Simply apply a basecoat, choose a work-appropriate red, pink or nude to apply to all of your fingers, then apply a second coat on your ring finger in a same-color glitter polish. The affect will be subtle, but eye-catching all the same.
The attention-grabbing accent finger
Whether you're heading to the beach or out on the town, if you want people to notice your nails, accent that ring finger with a bright summer hue. Neons and oranges are big this year, but we're big fans of beach-inspired blues and golds. The affect is both fun and flashy. You can try the look easily on the weekend, then remove the accent color and tone it down by going all-gold during the week.
The pedicure
The easiest way to ease into this trend is to skip your fingernails and head straight down to your toes. By wearing close-toed shoes during the week you'll keep your wild pedicure under wraps. On the weekends, however, you'll have the freedom to break free when you throw on your sandals. For this style, we like using two bold, but complimentary colors – think shades of purple and yellow, blue and orange or even black and white!


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Class Actions
The Mathews Law Group has represented consumers and employees across the country in class action lawsuits against some of the nation's largest corporations. We represent consumers victimized by fraud, unfair business practices, defective products, or other illegal activities under both federal and state consumer protection laws. We also represent employees in wage and hour class actions.
A Class Action is a civil lawsuit brought on behalf of many people who have been harmed in a similar manner. A class action cannot be prosecuted unless at least one person harmed by the conduct is willing to serve as a class representative (Lead Plaintiff). Class action lawsuits may offer a number of advantages because they combine a large number of individual claims into one lawsuit. This can increase the efficiency of the legal process and also overcome the problem that small recoveries do not provide the incentive for individual to bring a solo action.


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Ben Savage And Danielle Fishel Are Together Again On 'Girl Meets World'
When we last saw the television newlyweds they were leaving Philadelphia for New York. Over a decade later, Ben Savage and the real life newlywed Danielle Fishel are together again to reprise their roles of Cory and Topanga Matthews, who are now raising their own children, Riley and Louis.
Following the journey of 7th grader Riley Matthews and her friends Maya (Sabrina Carpenter), Tristan (Peyton Meyer), and Shamus (Corey Fogelmanis), 'Girl Meets World' chronicles the ups and downs of adolescence for a new generation of pre-teens and teens.
The pilot episode was filmed this past spring, and we gleefully saw several 'Boy Meets World' reunions on set. In June, Disney announced that the show is picked up for a full season, and this month the cast and crew of the new series have finally returned to set to begin shooting season 1.
Although the show does not air until 2014, the cast is diligently documenting the exciting journey for us. From red carpets to on set fun, launch the gallery for look at how the cast is celebrating the first season, including more 'Boy Meets World' reunions.