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Oh little one, how soon you'll be
In turbulence of puberty.
I will hold tight your days of youth
And share with you my honest truth
That innocence ingrained at birth,
Precious childhood days filled with mirth,
Will be so fleeting... you will see
The need for God's tranquility.
How grandma's age is redefined
When your teen years become aligned
With thoughts of struggles I go through,
The many shades in every hue,
That colors life for me today.
In these sweet days I watch you play
As I instill the grains of hope,
An inner strength to help you cope
With all the changes life will bring.
The ups and downs from early spring
Throughout your life in winter years
When you, like me, through joys and tears
Have lived a life you feel has worth;
Have given back to better earth.
When you have children of your own
And you too, see how they have grown,
My hope is that you let them know
That through their life where e'er they go
They carry with them bits of me,
Please share with them, tranquility.
© Connie Marcum Wong
Poem of the Day May 11, 2017
The teenage years and the golden years are
the most difficult to endure. Both are fraught
with emotions...of facing life...of facing death.
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Copyright © Connie Marcum Wong | Year Posted 2017
I have a special story I wish to share
About a seamstress beautiful and fair
She would fade away turning into smoke
Of her amazing beauty, no man would joke
The spiraling smoke would then re-form
I know only an angels face could be so warm
Before her a beautiful quilt was spread
Upon it the story of my life was said
As she once again started to dissipate
She said, "Mike this quilt records your fate"
As the smoke traveled over to a new place
And then formed together creating her face
Looking over her shoulder back at me
She said, "This area will hold what has yet to be"
Most of the quilt looked like twisted evil tattoo
Simply because, my life's quilt was quilted true
I looked the quilt over and then met her gaze
She was so beautiful in so many different ways
The last part of the quilt way over to the right
Showed the beauty of someone changing their plight
Upon her beautiful hand, which seemed so nimble
I noticed she was wearing my grandmother's thimble
From a young maiden so beautiful to see
My grandmother appeared right in front of me
I guess up in heaven we return to our youth
My grandmother was beautiful; such is the truth
I thought of the price grandma was asked to pay
The shame of knowing I had turned out that way
I thought of her sitting there stitching my shame
My grandmother didn't deserve an eternity of pain
She said, "Michael be still with the pain in your heart,
Your story encourages others to make a new start."
"The deeper the wrong the stronger the right
I always knew my boy would take up the fight"
With a smile much brighter than an ice covered sea
She said, "I love the man my boy has grown up to be"
As she turned to the quilt and started to sew
She said, "Michael, its now time for you to go."
"Believe in your story believe in your truth
For Salvation is the true fountain of youth"
One night in a dream, which I'll hold forever divine
I learned; my Grandmother is now," The Seamstress of Time"
When I was a boy I would help my Grandmother roll
her quilt, find her glasses, as well as, her thimble. I
never thought about how amazing her art truly was.
From a pile of rags she would make the most beautiful
quilt's. I sleep under one of her quilts to this very day.
Copyright © Michael Jordan | Year Posted 2011
Thea, grandfather Alferd's dog died, she was so old and sick
Now is Thea on the moon, says Adrian who is six
Michael Jackson died so unexpectedly and abruptly
He is on the moon and plays with Thea, says Adrian who is a big fan
Betzy, grandfather Arild's dog died, she was also old and sick
Now Betzy is also on the moon with Thea and Michael Jackson and play all day
Great Grandmother died so unexpectedly and abruptly
Adrian who is six had difficulty understanding
Adrian who is six cried many tears for Great Grandmother
but comforted himself with the fact that she is sitting on the moon and
makes waffles to Thea, Michael Jackson and Betzy
A-L Andresen :) - A true story -
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Copyright © Sunshine Smile | Year Posted 2012
Terror seizes you, and it isn't kind.
You try to go somewhere peaceful in your mind.
But the pain rips you right back to here and now.
Not wanting to give him the satisfaction of even saying "ow."
You try to be strong, but he tears from you, a scream.
Oh God, please let this be a terrible, terrible dream.
I thought he was supposed to be a friend of mine?
As the tears grow down my face like vine.
He tells me I wanted it, even though I screamed no.
He says my attitude and outfit told him so.
In the same breath, he threatens me never to tell.
If they ask why the tears, you better say you fell.
As I got out of the car he pulled me to him and hugged me tight.
He kissed my forehead and said Don't worry you'll be all right.
Just remember, if you open your mouth, no one will believe a dirty whore.
Now go inside before I take you for another ride and give you some more.
Into the house and straight into the shower.
I was in there for what felt like hours and hours.
My grandmother knew right from the start.
Please don't tell, it would break Daddy's heart.
Please, Grandma he's not worth Daddy going to jail.
For my sake and his, you can never, ever tell.
She kept her promise and never uttered a word.
At night, she told me, my cries she heard.
For six weeks I kept my secret and told not another soul.
For six weeks I sunk deeper and deeper into a hole.
Not until I heard that he raped a fourteen year old girl.
Knowing I could have prevented it, shattered my world.
I finally told my horror story to the cops and to my Dad.
I don't think I'd ever seen him so violently mad.
Mike was arrested, but in jail he would not stay.
He lived around the corner and we had to move away.
He got probation, but not for me, his word against mine.
I was sixteen, of legal age to consent, so for me he'd get no time.
His punishment, probation for only a couple of years.
Me and his other victim were left with our fears.
Would he find us and take revenge for what he said was a lie?
Would my father hunt him down, and go to prison for a rapist to die?
He got away, pretty much scot-free for his deplorable crime.
His victims were the ones who were serving the time.
This IS a true story, my story, but not my story alone. After 8 years and raping several
other women Mike was sentenced to 35 years in prison. As he pleaded his innocence, we were
all in some way vindicated. He never did a day for brutally raping me, NOT ONE DAMN DAY.
But he's doing plenty now. I hope he gets ALL that he deserves.
Copyright © Aleera Canino | Year Posted 2009
So many trials seem to be filled up with so much fear
So many ask, "Oh Dear Lord, what am I doing here"?
So many questions that I have come to know
If we just plant a seed, with water it will grow
I have a natural green thumb that now is wasting away
Along with a mind that does love to go out and play
Times I still ask, "How did this all came to be"
What was it that my wife was able to see in me?
She says that my heart was the most beautiful around
It still blows me away, for I clearly remember the sound
Her voice was so soft, her tone was so sweet
I was nothing less than pure evil upon two feet
Had been years since anything had took me by surprise
Ice cold is what the rest of the world had seen in my eyes
I looked at her smiled and laughed in my cold convict way
She smiled and said, "Why you want to be mean anyway"
I told her, "I reckon we are all born to just what we are"
She said, "So why are you a dope cook instead of a star"
That question stopped me right there dead in my tracks
I thought, "This girl is a looker but God she is whacked"
Last night her and I sat out underneath the moon
Two very blessed souls swinging in our sliver spoon
Just a little swing we built together out in our back yard
Place to just sit back and rest after a day long and hard
I once again ask her, how in the world could you ever know?
"My Grandmother was preacher, I could see her in you soul"
Which led me to speak out my truth for I learned to not lie
"My grandmother was also in yours, answering the entire "Why"
Grandmothers we respected and held above all others
Brought each of us together in the land born of lovers
Two Grandmother Spirits full of pure heavenly delight
Led their grandchildren into the valley born of the light
Now here we sit holding each other, each other high above
Because we share in the blessing of our Grandmothers love
Toni and I had lost our Grandmothers before we had ever met
though I knew of hers because she was a very powerful lady
and a down home speak in tongues Pentecostal Preacher that
had great respect up in these parts. After all these years we
confided in each other that we could see our grandmothers in
each others eyes. Thank you and God Bless, MJ
Copyright © Michael Jordan | Year Posted 2009
It seems ages since we met over your long, golden hair
an hour glass on the table keeping the meter.
It seems like too many dress up doll days when we played
take me to the river but don't get our feet wet.
It seems we lost our inner selves painting our faces
painting our nails, singing karaoke at the bars.
Oh, to regain those lost years of our youth, unwrinkled skin
turn back all the pages, like winding gold on a spindle.
Instead we have just leaves, grieves, and grandchildren
with their laser guns, plastic skin and smug attitudes.
They never challenged gamey little midgets with foul intent
they had us to pad them safely with money, love and scent.
Dear Rapunzel, do please let your hair down one more time
and play climb out of the cellar and up the apple tree with me.
Signed Your Dearest Play Mate.
Copyright © Sheri Fresonke Harper | Year Posted 2013
Born American, sixth generation of great-grands all German,
not much liking sausage or sauerkraut, English speaking all the way,
except the Germany of my ancestry was fought over and broken
so I'm a bit of France, Germany, Poland, Hungary all the Holy
Roman empire, dissolved down, fought over, egotized, horrified
and remade Into some new state where English is as common as German.
We share a love of flowers in the face of cold and rain, I drink less beer
and wine, meet up somewhere, anywhere around the world on a beach.
From my parents and grandparents, I know to serve up too much food
seven sweets, seven sours and drink and whirl the night away to a band.
Hardworking sorts, unafraid of a little dirt, loving dirt, the turnover
and young sprout brought to fruit, wearing overalls and then washing up.
To sit before a pressed linen table cloth, served up on the finest china,
the cha in my father's name, the uff da, and other exclamations.
The morning rosaries, the blessed churches where we give thanks for all good
and the setting aside of pride while we work together to make our food.
Sure there are aprons for cooking. Shorts for summertime. A dive into any pool.
What do I know of being German, not much, it's just somewhere in my roots.
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At birth the cord was severed, though our hearts stayed connected,
I've seen more beauty in your heart the more I have reflected.
You quilted a Peter Rabbit blanket to keep me warm after birth,
swaddled me with adoration, for I gave you much self worth.
Toddler days came, and Kindergarten days were swiftly gone,
remember the first time I sang my abc's? It was always my favorite song!
About the time I was in fifth grade you taught me to be a young lady,
for I am your fourth child and will always be your sweet baby.
By the time I was a teen you had taught me my good manners,
the older I became you had faith in me that I'd keep good standards.
Off to college I flew and you allowed me to spread my wings,
I never forgot how you taught me to sway on the playground swings.
You sent me off to be married with a twinkled tear in your eye,
the hardest thing you had to do, was to your daughter, say goodbye.
During my mid-twenties I welcomed a baby girl just like you had before,
I learned how to be a good mother from you, all the love I had in store.
So today here you are, a wonderful gramma to your grandchildren,
just like you were with all of your wonderful grown-up children.
Your warmth and tenderness have become my greatest qualities,
I can only pray my daughter too, will grow up to follow me.
I thank the Lord for your wisdom and faith in my decisions,
may I keep being the woman I am learning from your precision.
Your footsteps I have ensued will always be my greatest treasure,
thank you for filling up my cup and showing me life's pleasures.
Date Written: April 23, 2016
Copyright © Laura Loo | Year Posted 2016
Our team, Pat and Mike, pulled the wagon over rough ground.
When the iron wheel rolled over a stone, we bounced around.
On the way to Grandma's house, our hearts would sing with joy.
A happy day loomed ahead, filled with freedom from daily toil.
Aunts, uncles and cousins filled up Grandma's kitchen,
food for our bellies, playful lambs, and baby kittens.
Peals of laughter among parents visiting with each other,
far too busy to watch everything we could discover.
A small house bursting with love and uncommon harmony.
Sweet memories of where we learned the value of family.
Copyright © Cona Adams | Year Posted 2014
Little Red Riding Hood was dressed in red leather
Went out on her motorbike whatever the weather
Every week she drove to see her sick grandma
She lived in the next village; it wasn't that far
Little Red would fill her pannier full of tasty treats
To tempt her grandma when she wanted food to eat
One day Little Red arrived to find the cottage door ajar
There was no sign of grandma; she can't have gone far
Little Red hunted high and she hunted low
Wherever would her beloved grandma go?
Grandma was eventually located in the local pub
Hunger had overtaken her and she needed some grub
Little Red was taking grandma home on the back of her motorbike
Grandma wasn't wearing a helmet, she thought them unladylike
Next thing they knew a police siren was heard
Little Red got pulled over, would a fine be incurred?
Little Red took off her helmet and used her womanly whiles
Soon the young policeman was full of smiles
On hearing the story that grandma had been so ill
He tore up the ticket – Little Red didn't get a bill
Grandma eased herself off the bike and got into his car
He understood the situation and grandma's house wasn't far
The policeman was now off duty and he came in for tea
He found Little Red and grandma such charming company
Next time Little Red visited grandma he was waiting at the door
Now Little Red is blissfully happy ...in the strong arms of the law!
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Sponsor Laura Loo
Copyright © JAN ALLISON | Year Posted 2016
It was at Christmas time that she invited me to her home
This wonderful Northwest lady that I feel I've always known
Her coffee pot was brewing as I entered her living room
To find her tree adorned with an angel who had died too soon
Little Joycie was but a child when God called her back to him
As we shared a cup, tales of our past and future were woven
A grandmother with a gift for words reached out and touched my heart
I brought a hand-made Christmas stocking, hoping joy to impart
A special connection I made with this talented poet
To be able to call her a friend, I am blessed and I know it
Written by Carolyn Devonshire and Dedicated to Super Souper Joyce Johnson
For Michael's "First words over coffee" contest
Copyright © Carolyn Devonshire | Year Posted 2011
My grandma is the most wonderful person in the universe.
May 30th, 1924 is when this graceful woman entered earth.
She battled through hardships and cried with joy
had one beautiful daughter and two healthy boys
She raised them able and taught them loyalty.
Disciplined them strictly yet treated them as royalty.
And if a husband and three kids were never enough,
she took on two more when mom and Fots had it rough.
I was very young when I met this elegant lady.
No teeth in my mouth, I was just a newborn baby.
The aroma of home-cooked dumplings with chicken
fills every memory we were ever close to the kitchen.
Board games free hugs and endless pumpkin pies
are just the perks of a simple visit; even when surprised!
Eyes in the back of her head and a quick slap of my hand
each time I proportionally thought I had a leg to stand.
Depression, World War II, Korea, Vietnam
all long before my first experience as a man.
Thank you for teaching me how to treat a woman right
and appreciate each moment no matter what the fight.
You continue to impress me with your positive way,
of course you'd be walking into 93 this birthday!
I love you Grandma – Happy Birthday!!!! xoxoxoxox
Copyright © Lukas Ficklin | Year Posted 2017
Before my mother.
Plays with water gun,
Before the plants suffer.
Start worshiping God,
Without thinking anything odd.
Then sit in the sunshine,
With her friends for sometime.
Having breakfast having lunch,
And give us a milk punch.
Then sleep for few hours,
And worshiping God again with flowers.
And watches T.V till dinner,
With my mother and sister.
And sleep at nine,
By thinking the time is fine,
At the age of Eighty Nine.
Copyright © pranay devnath | Year Posted 2015
By Their Grandmother
England to me greatest place on earth
Where they have a royal, beautiful birth
With so many smiles appearing everywhere
While baby was being handled with care.
Car seat was even put in proper place
And correct direction baby will now face
As off to immaculate palace we all go
Where wife always keeps husband in tow.
They looked at crowd from a tall deck
And you could actually see a hen peck
But being everyone was so far away
Peck only privately was on display.
Each one was saved and in closet stored
And each time when they became bored
Princess to all did appear to be mean
By bringing out pecks so they could be seen.
Prince and princess filled each ear with cotton
And won't hear child who was spoiled rotten
Make sure on best behaviour will be another
So child can be seen by their grandmother.
Copyright © James Horn | Year Posted 2015
Time has turned her hair into gray
Hardships of life her wrinkles do say.
Hands that cooked for hundreds are frail
Feet that seldom rested now ail.
Age has deprived her sharp eyesight
Recurring seasons have altered her plight.
Yet she continues to mature and blossom
That's why we rely on her words of wisdom.
Senility has languished her body and face
But granny has aged with admirable grace.
-----------------Renuka Krishnaraja---------
Copyright © Renuka Krishnaraja | Year Posted 2015
Nearby my friend the river flows
Today, for me, in sorrow…slows
She looks to see my empty chair
For I no longer will be there.
Tears roll down the river's face
As this was such a happy place
So many came to stay a while
Always leaving with a smile
The clearest pictures in her waters
Show reflections of my daughters
As children of their children followed
More and more of life I borrowed
Eighteen hearts which came from mine
I hope forever intertwine
For I am now the river breeze
To carry our joint memories
Peaceful in my last repose
I wonder where the river goes?
The river and her constancy
Will now remind you all of me.
Copyright © Sarah Heath | Year Posted 2016
Don't tell me to visit,
When you refuse to let me in.
Don't preach your religion,
When you've done nothing but sin.
Don't show me your tears,
When you refuse to wipe mine.
Don't load me with guilt,
Saying "It's been a long time"
Don't tell me you love me,
Then shut me out of your life.
Don't bother wasting anymore of your time,
I'm done handing you the knife.
Copyright © Erica Gould | Year Posted 2013
Grandmother Willow's wisdom passes through her leaves,
If you sit and rest beneath her bows, her wisdom you'll receive!
~For the "Give Wisdom It's Beauty" contest~
Copyright © Tirzah Conway | Year Posted 2010
Written By My Grandmother Mamie Rachel Sterling/Sinner/Earl 1950
Copyright © Pat Dickey | Year Posted 2009
(To my Dearest Grandma- April 9 2010)
If we only had a chance to be together
We can get along like there's no other
Wish we have abundant time to play
So many stories that I have to say
Missing the old days when we lie on the floor
Sat on the couch while we looked at the door
The spray of your perfume reminds me of caress
Comforted me with warmth and relieved my stress
We made houses of sands when we're at the shore
Can get another day to spend those times even more
I'm longing for your smile and your sweet voice
Remember we sang together though we made a noise
You took me home while I got tears on my eyes
Wiped my pain and gave me a surprise
We could return and live our best days
So I could get a chance to hold your face
Wherever you are, I hope you'll wait for me
There in heaven, we're endless and free
Copyright © Lei Strauss | Year Posted 2015
A million memories fall like crystal raindrops on a summer day
as I make my way along the winding road above the Fundy Bay,
where you wait for me beyond the gate where wild flowers grow.
In an open field as old as time where gentle ocean breezes blow,
once again I am a child resting in the arms of your sweet embrace.
As you erase my tears with your gentle loving kisses on my face,
and the torment and the anguish that have troubled me so long
are finally put to rest in this rightful place that knows no wrong.
For it is now with 3 score beneath my wayward feet I come to realize
that all the roads I travel still lead me to this place my heart resides;
and as I lay the lilacs that you loved while on earth upon your grave,
I bow before you now and thank you for the everlasting love you gave.
In Loving memory of my precious Grandmother 'Cecelia Evans'
Copyright © Elaine George | Year Posted 2007
Being Nana
One winter night in year of ninety-seven,
God granted me a special gift from heaven.
To this day, I can think of nothing grander,
than the moment that I learned I was a nana.
Baby crosses her left leg over the other.
I am brimming with delight at this, Oh brother.
Car seats, blankets, tubs, clothes and array,
that day really took a chunk out my pay.
Just when I thought that mom and dad were through,
here comes the little boy, baby, blue.
More love to give and more love to receive.
Being nana is a milestone to achieve.
The "nana thing" grows to a lifelong calling,
a task of love, occasionally befalling
Museum trips, movies and the zoo,
I think back on things we liked to do.
And now I see, how fast the years did fly,
for two young people whose heads are held up high.
Quit this job? I know I'd do it never.
Being Nana brought me love forever.
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Sponsored by: Cindi Rockwell
Copyright © Janis Thompson | Year Posted 2017
Loyal to her husband, church and kids
How can I start to explain all that she did?
I speak these words because they are true
Grandma never did less than she could possibly do
Just like our body is but a shell for our bones
A house is just a building it was grandma made it home
My life started with a terrible fate
Thanks to my grandmother my childhood was great
These days I can't help but look back through the years
As I do I can't help but shed an ocean of tears
Because all I was taught I cast aside
See addiction took me for a hell of a ride
But through all of the heartache and all of the tears
All of the miles and all of the years
I remember brushing her hair and rolling it into a bun
How she played the big bad wolf because I thought it was fun
Helping roll her quilts or thread her needle
Work her fingers to the bone until she was feeble
How she stood by me through thick or thin
As I disappointed her again and again
How she always bragged that I was so smart
And never let me doubt I was all of her heart
Through all of the bad and evil I've done
I remembered what she taught me and turned to Gods son
In prison I did the strangest thing one day
Through the love of my grandmother I knelt and I prayed
The things that she taught me have all turned out to be true
Jesus was born to forgive us for all that we do
I have no doubt up in heaven she is bragging on me
Saying, "Just look at the man my boy turned out to be"
Copyright © Michael Jordan | Year Posted 2008
The death of Grandma brought great pain.
There is no sunshine, only rain.
This grave lament can make one frail.
Because she died, we weep and wail.
She was an expert at life's game.
When folks were sad, she always came.
There was no sweeter soul than she.
Real genuine and not phony –
Two branches, one family tree.
Just like best friends, we used to be.
She seemed to know my very heart.
She earned my trust right from life's start.
A gentle force she did remain.
Without her, life won't be the same.
She lived Her days with great virtue.
Seems like the good ones say adieu?
Fond recollections, we must find,
Relief for loved ones left behind.
Within each heart her honor lives.
Her memory sweet comfort gives.
© August 13, 2010
Dane Smith-Johnsen
Copyright © Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen | Year Posted 2010
Grandma and Grandpa were swinging on the porch swing
Remembering some of the good old days and things
Grandma said, "Remember when our dates began"
"It was so sweet how you'd casually take my hand"
Grandpa smiled and said, "I remember it my dear"
Slipping his hand over hers both aged by the years
Feeling somewhat bolder, "Remember," she said,
"Pretending to whisper, you'd nibble my ear instead?"
He said,"I remember." then let go of her hand
When he headed to the door, she could not understand
"But why are you leaving now?", she asked him wide eyed
He said, "Sorry dear, but I left my teeth inside !"
Copyright © PAT Adams | Year Posted 2017
Daddy taught me how to listen, to clean my shoes, and how to drive. From him, I learned self-respect, survival skills, and how to be strong.
Mama taught me how to come out from behind the curtain; and in so doing, she taught me courage and how to be real.
Grandma gave me so much love and taught me the value of me. Right or wrong, win or lose, her arms were always open for me.
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Copyright © curtis johnson | Year Posted 2017
Granny so often tried to roam
We had to take her to a home
Being new they had apprehension
Trying hard to give her attention
It sure was a bit of a fight
Stopping her leaning too far right
Suddenly too far left she leaned
Righted soon when a nurse intervened
When asked, "Are they doing their part?"
She said,"Yes, but they won't let me fart!"
When Jack, my loving dog was killed, I was eleven.
Thirteen at my father's demise;
So much changed after that
When I was twenty four, grandma died, leaving me crying.
And twenty five years later, my mother departed this world.
11042017 PS Contest,
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There's a new battlefield developing in the new-car market and it has nothing to do with how a car drives. As commuters spend more and more time in the traffic, car makers are looking at new ways to keep them connected and entertained.
While that's ultimately a good thing, sorting out the good entertainment units from the also-rans is becoming a complicated affair.
The tried-and-tested CD playerradio combination is still there, but is being gradually replaced by digital radio, on-board hard drives and smartphones that stream playlists and internet radio through the speakers.
The most basic of systems provide only an auxiliary audio jack to hook up your smartphone. That means your phone won't be charged while you're listening to music.
The next step up the ladder is a USB port that is capable of accepting memory sticks and iPhones.
But the rapid integration of Bluetooth into the automotive industry means that even if you're shopping at the bargain end of the market, you should expect to be able to stream music wirelessly from mobile phones.
Unfortunately, not all Bluetooth systems are created equal.
Some act as glorified loudspeakers; they can access your smartphone's playlist but you still have to use the phone menu to scroll through songs, which is dangerous and potentially illegal.
Better systems allow you to skip songs and scroll through the centre console, while the best ones are integrated into the steering wheel controls.Higher-end systems even display album art on their colour touchscreens, although some of them require you to physically plug in your smartphone – and try to charge you for the adaptor cord.
The systems also vary widely in their reliability. Of the 1000 or so cars that Drive staffers cycle through each year, a significant amount will drop out or fail to hook up at some time.
In short, it pays to shop around and scan the chat sites to see if the car of your choice is up to the job of staving off the boredom of a long commute.
And progress being what it is, the next development set to sweep through cars is just around the corner – smartphone apps that stream internet radio stations.
Switched-on drivers have already been using in-car Bluetooth audio streaming to make the most of internet radio, but car manufacturers are beginning to integrate services such as Pandora and Spotify into their factory-fitted radio systems.
Pandora and Spotify are digital music apps that let subscribers borrow music without owning it, using sophisticated software to tailor playlists to your tastes.
Tell Pandora that you like the Foo Fighters and it will serve up a side of similar bands such as Nirvana and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Guns N' Roses fans will get a taste of AC/DC and Aerosmith, and KylieMinogue is tied in with the likes ofMadonna and Lady Gaga.
Listeners give songs the thumbs up or thumbs down through their smartphone or tablet and the playlist adapts accordingly. You can even share your playlist with friends.
The current Holden Barina CDX has the Stitcher app integrated into the audio system and Holden plans to integrate Pandora and Spotify into coming models, including the new VF Commodore.
But there are traps for new players with the internet radiostreaming craze: you need a smartphone that has a strong mobile internet signal; and they will take a fair chunk out of your mobile data plans. Pandora uses up roughly 14MB an hour on its lowest-quality playback, and more on higher-quality downloads.
Nevertheless, these sorts of services are catching on – more than 125 million people use Pandora, which is now responsible for 8 per cent of all radio streaming in the US.
Five million people have created more than 1 billion playlists on Spotify, and global subscriber numbers for similar services increased by 44 per cent in 2012.
Some streaming services are free, while others have a small fee of about $7 a month.
ARIA chief executive Dan Rosen says people are increasingly turning to digital services to find music.
He says that music lovers around the world legitimately downloaded 2.3 billion single tracks last year, along with 207 million digital albums.
He says cars are incredibly important to the music industry.
''These are exciting times for the industry; there has been enormous amounts of innovation,'' Rosen says.
''The car remains an incredibly important place for people to listen to music – for me personally the car is still the best place to listen to music.
''The two things we know are: No.1, technology is constantly evolving and music is at the vanguard of that, and No.2, people love listening to music in their cars.
''We want to make sure we're encouraging the latest technology to be in cars. It's such an important place for people to be able to listen to and discover music.''
About a third of the $US5.6 billion ($5.48 billion) pouring into the global music industry each year is said to have come through digital channels, and subscription services are the fastest growth area for music around the world.
There has been strong development in voice control for car stereos, and systems such as Ford's Sync allow drivers to simply say which song they want to play, before the system retrieves it. Other makers are working to introduce Apple's Siri voice assistant.
Holden is set to introduce full hands-free compatibility with Siri, which combines powerful iPhone features with limitless information on the internet. It can send and receive messages, navigate to points of interest, examine weather or traffic conditions, and more.
And the exciting news for car buyers is that the revolution in connectivity has turned the automotive pecking order on its head.
Whereas in the past new technology was first seen in topend limousines and eventually trickled down to the mainstream, it is now appearing first in the cheapest cars on the market.
You can thank Gen Y for that.
Catching up
If you want in-car connectivity but can't afford a new car, don't despair. Many specialist electronics stores can bring older cars up to speed with the latest technology for fairly reasonable prices.
For as little as $30, you can pick up a kit that allows you to plug your smartphone into a 12-volt outlet, choose a radio frequency that isn't being used and transmit your playlist through the car speakers.
Television tuners and DVD players are also popular aftermarket items, while satellite navigation units can be bought for less than $100. Touchscreen GPS units that replace standard audio systems are more than $200, while car audio specialists can supply and install digital DAB+ radios for about $400, or retrofit the capability to some standard systems for less.
Windows-based in-car computers can be customised to give most of the functionality of a home PC in a small touchscreen package.
Music on the move
Music and cars have gone hand in hand for decades, and in-car audio technology has progressed far faster than other aspects of the car.
The first truly Australian car, Holden's 48-215 sedan, was fitted with a choice of two Air Chief radios: one with a single six-inch speaker, or a top-end model featuring an eight-inch speaker.
In-car record turntables, available in the 1950s, were a luxury few could afford, but eight-track cartridges revolutionised automotive music by introducing affordable stereo sound in the 1960s.
Next came the compact cassette, which gave listeners the opportunity to make their own mixed tapes, before digital music arrived in the form of the shiny compact disc.
The CD hit its stride about the time that personal computers became a household requirement, and the ability to ''burn'' customised MP3 playlists seemed to cement its place in cars.
But even the CD player is being quietly pensioned off in favour of digital streaming services, which make the most of MP3 players and smartphones.
Peugeot was the first to drop the CD player from a model line with the new 208 hatchback, which has a Bluetooth-capable touchscreen computer with USB support and a physical auxiliary audio jack instead of a CD drive.


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Last detainee leaves Manus Island
The last refugee has left Australia's immigration detention centre on Manus Island.
Palestinian Aladdin Sisalem, 26, flew into the Papua New Guinea capital, Port Moresby, this afternoon, on his way to Australia.
Mr Sisalem was granted a humanitarian visa on Friday, after spending 10 months as the centre's only resident.
On arrival at the Port Moresby airport, he said he wanted to thank those who had supported him during his time on Manus.
"I don't know how to thank all the people in Australia who helped me," he said.
"I don't have enough words to thank them for that. But I hope I can do something with my life, good for me and good for Australia."
Mr Sisalem will fly out of Port Moresby tomorrow morning, and is expected in Melbourne late tomorrow afternoon.
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Chevy Chase Has Written a New 'Vacation' & Would Still Play 'Fletch'
by Ethan Anderton
August 25, 2011
Back in October of 2009, we learned that another Vacation film, now without the National Lampoon moniker, was on the way from producer David Dobkin (the director behind Wedding Crashers and The Change-Up). Then last year we learned Horrible Bosses writers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley would be writing the script which would see Rusty, son to Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo's Clark and Ellen Griswold from the original film, embarking on a new vacation as the father of his own family. However Collider just learned from Chevy Chase that he's written his own new Vacation film.
Though Chase could easily be joking about this, the idea doesn't sound half bad:
"I've written an idea that would be basically like a "Swiss Family Griswold." There's a cruise, there's a fire on the ship, we think the whole ship's on fire and we jump—it's just a little fire—and we end up on an island where we meet Randy [Quaid, who plays Cousin Eddie] somewhere who's been left there from an old 'Survivor' series."
It sounds like Chase already has Beverly D'Angelo committed to this story in some capacity, but I wonder how easy it's going to be to get Randy Quaid to get off the crazy bus he's been driving for a little while now. It's not clear if this project is something Chase is actively trying to get off the ground or if he was just being dryly funny, but I'd be down with that some Swiss Family Griswold action. Of course, there's been rumors that Chase is supposed to appear in the actively developing Vacation movie as well, so we'll see what happens.
In addition, Chase is also interested in reprising another classic role from his career. In February we heard news that Warner Bros. was looking to revamp Fletch for today's audiences, likely with someone other than Chevy Chase. However, the comedian is still quite interested in doing another Fletch film, but won't be involved with the new film unless he has that title role. Chase says, "I mean look, I'm not gonna do Fletch unless I'm Fletch, if they start writing something for a kid who's Fletch and I'm just helping out, 'Bye.' I mean, there's no reason why, at my age, I can't still be Fletch. I've always been getting this impression that they'd like me to be mentoring a younger Fletch type thing." Maybe since Chase has been back in the spotlight thanks to "Community" it wouldn't be a bad idea to bring him back as Fletch, but I doubt the studio is up for that. What do you think of all this?
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Tammie Mitchell Tarver and Starla
Last August, during Fresno's record breaking heat, I photographed mothers from a Central Valley support group.
When I photographed Tammie Mitchell Tarver at Woodward Park, the temperature was still over 100 degrees. We could have rescheduled for cooler temperatures and better light, but grief does not wait for perfect light.
Tammie Mitchell Tarver honors her daughter Starla with a tree at Woodward Park. From the tree, Tammie can see Valley Children's Hospital where Starla spent many of her final days.… Read the rest
Tammie and Starla Five Years After
I met Tammie Mitchell Tarver in August 2009 the first year I began photographing members of the Mother of a an Angel Friendship Network. Two mothers walked with us to the tree that Tammie planted to honor her daughter. These photos are from the summer afternoon when we met.
Tammie's daughter ten year old daughter Starla died in 2007. Tammie and Starla spent much of the last few months of Starla's life at the children's hospital beyond beyond the bluffs.
Today is the five year anniversary of Starla's death. I am reminded to be a better parent and person from Tammie. She continues to love and honor her daughter.
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Since I was 10 years old at Lord Strathcona Elementary School, and reading 10 books every weekend, the Lord has been preparing me to be your Carver Librarian, by way of UBC where I earned my Bachelor's Degree in Education, majoring in Children's Literature.
After my daughters began attending VCS, I joined the staff there as Assistant Librarian from 1993 to 2015. When asked by Paul Tigchelaar to serve as Carver's Librarian this year, I was ready to retire, but was also pleased to not do so.
The best part, of course, was contact with the hundreds of interesting children that I have had the privilege to come to know. I have prayed for and with them. The Lord provides us many ways to serve Him. And no, you won't always be sent to Timbuktu! Go where your passion takes you, as your passion is God's gift to you.
Psalms 4:3… Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him. (NIV)
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Symptoms after stopping ...
I have been lurking & posting on the other boards but just scrolled down and found there was a Birth Control board *yay*
So I was on Norgesterol (sp?) for about 10 years. I stopped on May 21 and had my "bleed" & then just didn't start another pack. First month off was ok, had some bloating/cramping around the 2nd week off, figured I was ovulating but since we are NTNP I am not charting or anything.
I got my period on the 16 of June, so 26 days later. Very light bleeding for 2 day followed by 2 days of brown discharge. Now, for the past week or so I've been experiencing some crazy symptoms of lightheadedness, dizziness, off balance, exhaustion. At first I thought I was pregnant so I took a test (negative), went to the dr and was diagnosed with vertigo and had blood work done incl. an HCG test which I belive was neg (he said everything was normal on my voicemail so I'm assuming) ...
My question is, would 6 weeks off the pill lead to me feeling this way? It's really affecting my life, I can barely get off the couch I'm so tired. I'm sleeping normal, eating normal, attempting to keep my exercise routine. It comes and goes but the "off balance" feeling is almost always there, my legs feel like they are jello. The doc gave me Meclizine for the dizziness feeling which I haven't really taken yet because I hate meds.
This is also causing my anxiety to go out the roof ... I'm freaking out at what is going on.
Any help?!
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Unfortunately, these are all common symptoms of coming off the synthetic hormones. It's a really big transition for your body to get the fake hormones out of your system and let your natural hormones take over again. Clinical trials show that it can take anywhere from 3 - 18 months to fully recover from the effects of birth control, especially if you were on it for a long time. Hang in there! Hopefully you start to feel like yourself again soon!
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Oil heads for weekly loss before jobs report
Crude oil traded around $73 a barrel in New York, heading for its first weekly decline in four weeks, before a US report that may show the world's biggest economy lost jobs last month for the first time this year.
US payrolls declined by 130,000 last month, according to the median estimate of 82 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.
The Labour Department publishes its report today at 8:30am in Washington. Oil may fall next week on growing concern the US economic recovery is faltering, a Bloomberg News survey showed.
"Oil is driven by other asset classes and very broad economic factors which will indirectly affect oil demand in the future," said Hannes Loacker, a Raiffeisen Zentralbank Oesterreich analyst in Vienna.
"There are no real changes in oil fundamentals. The correlation to risky asset classes such as equities will remain strong. "
Oil for August delivery was up 29 cents at $73.24 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 9:35am.
Brent crude for August was up 34 cents at $72.68 a barrel on the ICE Futures Europe exchange in London.
Crude fell 7.5pc in the past four days, touching a three-week low of $72.05 yesterday, amid concern the economic recovery in the US and China will slow and curb demand in the world's two largest energy consumers. China yesterday reported slowing manufacturing expansions.
"China is very important and the last data gave a rather mixed picture," Loacker said.
European stock markets gained as the Stoxx Europe 600 Index rebounded from a five-week low.
The index added 0.4pc to 238.26 at 9:27am in London. Asian shares fell, while US index futures were little changed.
The US dollar traded at $1.2495 against the euro, from $1.2537 yesterday.
Oil prices may fall further next week, a Bloomberg News survey showed. Twenty of 38 analysts, or 53pc, forecast crude will decline through July 9.
Ten respondents, or 26pc, predicted that futures will be little changed and eight saw an increase. Last week an equal number of analysts forecast a gain or drop.


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Poet's Choice
In a recent, much-discussed article, The Washington Post Magazine invited eminent violinist Joshua Bell to participate in an experiment. The brilliant and charismatic musician, wearing a T-shirt and baseball cap, took his Stradivarius to the L'Enfant Plaza Metro station one weekday morning. He removed the priceless instrument from its case, seeded the open case with some coins and bills, and, standing near a trash barrel, he began playing the "Chaconne" from Johann Sebastian Bach's Partita No. 2 in D Minor.
Bell's incognito performance of six pieces drew little attention. People hurried by, with a few significant exceptions. The virtuoso, described as sometimes earning "a thousand dollars a minute," garnered $32.17, not counting a 20-dollar bill put into the case by a woman who recognized him.
Plausible explanations for the general -- though not absolute -- indifference include an insensitive population, a culture out of balance, the overwhelming power of context, and the elusive nature of beauty. A more optimistic possibility would be that people on their way to work automatically resist, and perhaps unconsciously recognize, the anarchic and disruptive power of beauty.
William Butler Yeats's "The Fiddler of Dooney" suggests that idea:
When I play on my fiddle in Dooney,
Folk dance like a wave of the sea;
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My brother in Mocharabuiee.
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After months of masquerading as a moderate and trying to hide his liberal agenda, my Democrat opponent has revealed his left-wing beliefs.
Democrat: Calls for a, "well-defined plan to bring undocumented immigrants into the American mainstream."
Congressman Lamborn: OPPOSES any kind of amnesty and questions why we should pass ANY new immigration laws when President Obama can't even enforce the ones we already have.
Democrat: Says he supports, "universal background checks for all gun purchases." That means he wants to place new restrictions and fees on the sale or gifting of firearms between family members, friends, co-workers, neighbors and other personal acquaintances.
Congressman Lamborn: PROVEN record of protecting your gun rights. That's why he's been endorsed by the NRA AND the Pikes Peak Firearms Coalition.
Democrat: Says that the labels pro-life and pro-choice are "too simplistic." He goes on to say, "I do not believe that we can trust government to interfere in complex decisions made between a women and her doctor." He is trying to hide from his pro-choice stance. If he believes that the government should not interfere in complex decisions made between a woman and her doctor then you have to wonder if he supported the horrific practice of partial birth abortion?
Congressman Lamborn: 100% unshakeable pro-life voting record and has been endorsed by National Right to Life, Colorado Citizens for Life, and by Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum.
Democrat: Calls the Air Force Academy's solar panels, "the type of clean energy we should be investing in." He must not remember that this project cost the taxpayer over 18 million dollars was the subject of an Inspector General's report that revealed it was delayed by seven months and lost $676,000 in interest alone.
Congressman Lamborn: OPPOSES allowing taxpayer money to be spent picking winners and losers in the energy sector.
Democrat: Says that, "the government should grant equal legal status to all marriages."
Congressman Lamborn: OPPOSES gay marriage and believes that marriage is an institution between one man and one woman.


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Baker Motor Company was honored to add Rolls-Royce Motor Cars to its lineup in 2014. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Charleston is the only brand dealership in the entire state of South Carolina and serves customers as far as Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.
The Charleston based dealership houses one of two Pinnacle Travel Collection Phantoms in the world, in addition to other Wraith, Phantom, and Ghost models. A new state-of-the art showroom is currently underway and will feature a bespoke experience boutique where guests may customize their own vehicle.
Baker Motor Company Dealer Principal, Tommy Baker and the Rolls-Royce executive team created exclusive programs to provide Rolls-Royce Motor Cars customers with ultra-personalized client services including nationwide aftercare, concierge, and delivery services throughout the United States. Each customer will also receive a white glove Charleston experience when buying their vehicle at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Charleston. Mr. Baker said, "We are excited to bring the essence of the Lowcountry to the one-of-a-kind, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars buying experience; beyond white glove service."
Our line of dealerships has been servicing this community with exclusive luxury vehicles for over 25 years. We excel at bringing you the luxury vehicles that you cannot get anywhere else. We really do enjoy being a part of this community and that is why we have supported many charities and local organizations throughout the years. We believe in giving back whenever we can, and we believe in providing our customers with the absolute best sales experience that we can provide.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Charleston is very proud to be serving Rolls-Royce vehicles to Charleston and the surrounding areas. Rolls-Royce is a very unique brand and they offer a very unique car. The only way for us to do them justice is to make sure that we are always doing everything that we can to improve your Rolls-Royce owning experience. This process starts right from the point of sale. You can look through and drive our selection of Rolls-Royce vehicles and armed with that knowledge we can help you to create one of your very own. Once a Rolls-Royce is yours we are still here to take care of you with our expertly trained service technicians that each have a one of a kind Rolls-Royce experience. We are everything that you need when you need anything Rolls-Royce
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Question's in the title. I asked seidio about the Innocase Rugged and they said no
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I have a Defender from Otter Box. While they state in their Q&A portion that the Defender will not support the extended battery, I am using mine with it and having no problems whatsoever. VERY sturdy case too...ain't nothin' gonna hurt my DX!!
I ended up biting the bullet and didn't read this and ordered the Commuter. At least its better than this PoS silicone one from Verizon.
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Walking the Bridge to Good Health with Lungs in Action
Emma Gainer, Program Manager, Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Lungs in Action, Lung Foundation Australia
When Joy, Secretary of the LungNet Southern Highlands Patient Support Group located in Bowral, contacted Lung Foundation Australia seeking support to start a Lungs in Action program in 2013, she didn't imagine that it would become a successful program only a couple of years later!
Prior to 2013, Bowral residents who completed pulmonary rehabilitation didn't have an ongoing community-based exercise program they could attend. This made it hard for them to keep their functional gains at a high level and continue to do the things they love.
After engaging in some regular exercise herself with an exercise physiologist, Joy experienced first-hand how important exercise is to keep well and realised this is what the local Bowral community and the Support Group were missing.
Standing by Joy and the Support Group's goal, was the local pulmonary rehabilitation program who supported this initiative by providing mentoring and specialised training to local accredited exercise physiologist, Belinda Dowton. She is now running the only service of its kind in Bowral, and is the "go to" exercise professional for those who have completed pulmonary and/or heart failure rehabilitation.
Due to the Support Group's motivation and the pulmonary rehabilitation program encouraging graduates to get involved, the Bowral Lungs in Action class is now running at full capacity. There is even the prospect of an additional class to meet the demand of growing numbers.
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01 January 1982 Comedy 34 mins
The further adventure of Nick, Paizs' silent hero sets off to college where he meets Brock West (Winnipeg journalist and rocker Peter Jordon, aka Rocky Roletti). Unwittingly, Nick becomes involved in attempts to restore old campus hangout and the dirty political tricks swirling a hard fought student election. The film successfully weaves the tone of 40s college hijinx movies through the clever spoof of current electoral trends, suggesting how easily old fashioned ethics can turn into fashion.
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Sub Terra (2003)
Directed by Marcelo FerrariGenres - Drama | Sub-Genres - Melodrama, Period Film, Romantic Drama | Release Date - May 31, 2004 (USA - Unknown) | Run Time - 108 min. | Countries - Chile |
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A passionate romance smolders as struggling miners rise up against their bosses in this period drama set in the late 19th century. Luis (Héctor Noguera) is a wealthy and powerful man who owns a coal-mining operation in Chile. Luis' daughter Virginia (Paulina Gálvez) has just completed her studies to become a schoolteacher when her mother dies of a lingering illness, and she comes home to be with her family. As Virginia's godmother, Isidora (Consuelo Holzapfel), takes over the day-to-day affairs of the estate, Luis turns over the chores of overseeing the mines to his assistant, a ruthless man named Davis (Ernesto Malbran), so he may pursue his own interests. While Luis has long taken a casual attitude toward the welfare of his employees, Davis regards the miners with little more than contempt, and under his watch, poverty spreads and conditions become increasingly dangerous. As Virginia becomes the new teacher at the local school, she learns that her former boyfriend Fernando (Francisco Reyes) is working as a miner, and they soon rekindle their love affair. But Fernando has become aligned with Jonás (Patricio Bunster), a labor activist who is trying to unionize the miners and strip Luis and Davis of their power over the community. Sub Terra received its North American premiere at the 2004 Los Angeles Latino Film Festival.
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The Merkle story is still relevant in 2014. It is an especially good example for today, for those who are bullied, those who bully, and everyone else in society. And history lessons are especially noteworthy this year as many Americans are sinking their teeth into "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History," A film by Ken Burns, written by Geoffrey C. Ward, produced by Paul Barnes, Pam Tubridy Baucom and Ken Burns.
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|Muckraker Upton Sinclair's Jungle
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|Even Uncle Sam Plays in 1908
In several parks, spectators stand a few feet away from players and umpires. Often live balls roll into the bystanders and players have to fight to get them back to make a play. Poor play or an unpopular call by an umpire often gets an immediate verbal response from fans who are only a few feet away. Occasionally, a player or umpire is attacked with fists or hit with a thrown bottle. A broken jaw here, a concussion there, it's all part of the game.
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It was as if Evers was allowed to play the hidden ball trick on Merkle with a ball that had been in his mitt for three weeks. Evers quietly waited for just the right moment to make an issue of the rule and the right moment came when the Giants had apparently prevailed on September 23 and umpire Hank O'Day was in residence.
The reason why Merkle and others ran directly for the clubhouse the second a game ended at the Polo Grounds was because much of the crowd emptied out of the stadium through the field. (We include a photo of the crowd exiting in the Polo Grounds in Public Bonehead, Private Hero and it's an eye opener!) Players found themselves in a melee of thousands of fans--many in various states of intoxication. These fans would often want to "critique" the ballplayers' play. It was worse for the umpires. Thus, once O'Day made his call that Merkle was out (base umpire Emslie did not see it), he also ruled the game a tie rather than continue into extra innings due to the crowd on the field. Many Giant fans went home thinking they had won the game.
The Giants players didn't blame Merkle. But the newspapers pounced on Merkle with merciless venom and ridicule--making him the scapegoat of scapegoats. Merkle had made a bonehead play and within a day or so, Merkle had received the appellation, "Bonehead Merkle" that would stay with him everywhere he went for the rest of his life. The tie game would be made up at the end of the season and the Cubs would win the game to add more fuel to those who condemned Merkle for doing what every other base runner was doing at the time.
A normal run of the mill baseball season would have American fans buzzing about their team, their heroes and their games. But 1908 turns out to be something special. In both the American and the National Leagues, several teams are neck and neck in the standings as the season winds down.
Bullying Lesson is Center Stage
Public Bonehead, Private Hero is about American history and culture, baseball, society, and the tragic media and fan attack on Fred Merkle. After the "Merkle" game, the newspapers hung poor Fred Merkle out to dry and christened him bonehead for life.
There was no justice for Fred Merkle, he had to live with the bonehead stigma for decades. But late in life, the press and many in the baseball community paid tribute to Merkle as a man who played well on the field and should not have been attacked for the play. In the past decade, many more people have come to defend Merkle's legacy as more light has been cast on his life and baseball in muckraking 1908.
Merkle dusted himself off as much as he could from the ridicule that followed him through life, and despite difficulties he went on and raised and supported his family in the American way throughout both the Depression and World War II.
Public Bonehead, Private Hero examines one of the most dynamic sports stories of all time. Merkle's "bonehead" play continues to live on in posts and articles that issue almost daily. The author, Mike Cameron, covers the exciting historic times, the baseball season and Merkle game, and continues with the story of a bullied athlete. Availability.
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Here we present the top 10 android games of the week. For all the die-hard fans of android gaming, here are some fine games to enjoy and kill time.
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1. FOTONICAChances are that most of us have played an endless runner or two hundred but I don't think that you've played anything on mobile quite like Fotonica. It's an first person auto-runner game, it's all about the thrill of speed and travelling flawlessly in a wire-frame complex environment. There are not much controls, the entire game is played with one-touch. The game is available in Play Store for $0.99.
2. LIMBOLimbo is a puzzle game in which a boy walking along a grossy forest floor, each step rumbling in his ear. The main reason for the game's enduring popularity is its goofy death animations. From the beginning to end, the game will surprise, delight and horrify the player. The game is a masterpiece.
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Project Parkour is basically a secret organization where scientists are trying to push human physical abilities to the limit by using specially design levels and challenges. Project Parkour comes with stunning 3D graphics, comfortable controls, movement combos, online highscores, top-notch design levels and many more features.
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Allocative Efficiency and an Incentive Scheme for Research
In this paper we examine whether an incentive scheme for improving research can have adverse effect on research itself. This work is mainly motivated by the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and the Research Excellence Framework (REF) in UK. In a game theoretic framework we show that a scheme like RAE/REF can actually result in deterioration of the over-all research in a country though it may create a few isolated centres of excellence. The central assumption behind this result is that high ability researchers produce positive externalities to their colleagues. We assume these externalities have declining marginal benefit as the number of high ability researchers in a department increases. Because of this declining marginal benefit an incentive scheme like the RAE or REF may lead to over concentration of the high ability researchers in a few departments.
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