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59 Online Degree Programs Available in Business Information Systems
Why Pursue an Online MIS Degree
Many factors influence success in the business sector, from the products companies produce to the drive professionals possess. In this day and age, the right information can also impact an organization's potential for growth.
If you want to play a crucial role in helping organizations succeed in the business sector, you... may want to pursue an online degree in areas such as business intelligence, data mining and information systems. With an educational background in these fields, you could be well-positioned to meet the growing demand for professionals who can gather, mine, analyze and present valuable data.
Enhancing your business intelligence
There's a lot to learn before you can use data to your advantage in business settings. As there are several degrees in this field that you could pursue, you should decide which area in particular on which you'd like to focus your studies.
Credentials such as online IT degrees can help prepare you for work involving business technology in the information age. An online MIS degree mixes business education with a focus on IT, and could help prepare you for roles addressing and solving problems related to organizations' information systems.
Meanwhile, online degrees in business intelligence place a focus on data that comes from multiple sources. Over the course of your studies, you'll learn how to take this data and use it to inform smart business decisions. Courses could focus on topics such as data collecting and reporting techniques.
A growing need for data
With so many companies using technology these days, it should come as no surprise to learn that job opportunities for occupations such as market research analyst, who are tasked with collecting, analyzing and presenting data in a way that benefits organizations, are on the risei. Market research analysts are expected to experience an increase in employment opportunities due to the demand for data research in multiple industries.
The Pay
With so much data available to companies, there's a need for professionals who are prepared to make use of everything from customer feedback to information on modern consumers. The BLS provides the median annual wages for roles business intelligence students may want to pursue following the completion of their studies.
- Market research analysts: $60,300ii (32 percent employment growth expected through 2022)iii
- Management analysts: $78,600iv (19 percent employment growth expected through 2022)v
- Financial analysts: $76,950vi (16 percent employment growth expected through 2022)vii
Developing your skill set
Whether you choose to become a market research analyst or pursue another type of career related to data collection and analysis, you'll need strong analytical, communication and decision-making skills, among others. Pursuing an online MIS degree of similar credentials could help you develop these traits, which will be essential in this growing segment of the business sector.
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Colorado Technical University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Information Technology
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Walden University
Ph.D. in Management - Information Systems Management
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Full Sail University
Master of Science in Business Intelligence
The explosive growth of data from the Internet, social networks, and business networks has given organizations the tools to amass a wealth of information, and organizations are now recognizing the val more >
Northcentral University
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Applied Computer Science
The need has never been greater for business leaders who can contribute to the knowledge base of contemporary business by making strategically adroit linkages between theory and practice. more >
Ashford University
BA/Business Information Systems
Manage your career in information technology! Build a repository of skills in the modern business environment. more >
Northeastern University
MBA - High Technology Management
Northeastern University, a world leader in practice-based education, is pleased to offer an MBA program in a fully online format. more >
Jones International University
MBA in IT Management
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University of Phoenix
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The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) with a concentration in Business Systems Analysis degree program is focused on the acquisition of theory and application of technical competenc more >
Saint Joseph's University
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The online Master of Science in Business Intelligence (MSBI) at Saint Joseph's University – the first Business Intelligence master's degree offered entirely online – is designe more >
Western Governors University
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The Master of Science in Information Technology is designed to teach you the communication skills, critical thinking abilities, and technical competencies required to help advance your career.* Study more >
Capella University
DBA - Business Intelligence
Prepare yourself to become a leader in business intelligence and complete an applied dissertation project that allows you to make an immediate, practical contribution to your organization. more >
Baker College Online
Master of Business Administration - Information Systems
This program has been designed for managers in departments other than information systems who wish to learn more about information resources. more >
Robert Morris University
MS Competitive Intelligence Systems
DeVry University
Bachelor in Computer Information Systems - Business/Management
The comprehensive curriculum of this specialization in Business Management will help you broaden your business knowledge as you earn a technical degree. more >
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Online Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Management Information Systems
In today's economy, managers cannot manage without the technology that empowers business leaders to make informed decisions. more >
Saint Leo University
Master of Business Administration: Info Security Mgmt
The importance of information systems security and the need to protect the resources in a company's information system are the basis for the Master of Business Administration with a concentration in I more >
University of Maryland - College Park
Master of Business Administration - Information Systems & Business Analytics
National American University
Business Administration Emphasis in Information Systems B.S.
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis on Information Systems degree is intended for the business administration major who recognizes the increasing prevalence o more >
Grand Canyon University
B.S. in Business Administration with an Emphasis in Business Intelligence
Liberty University Online
BS Busi Mgt Info Sys: Information Assurance
Schiller International University
Management of Information Technology (MBA)
The Master of Business Administration in Management of Information Technology at Schiller International University program is designed to meet the emerging market demand for IT management professional more >
Boston University
Master of Science in Computer Information Systems - Database Management & Business Intelligence
Database administrators are expected to be among one of the fastest growing occupations. more >
Brandman University
BBA in Business Administration (Info Systems Mgmt)
Brandman University's Bachelor's in Business Administration prepares you for career opportunities and advancement in a dynamic, global business environment through an innovative and career-rel more >
Post University Online
B.S. in Business Administration / Computer Information Systems
Integrate information theory into your career by earning your online Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Computer Information Systems from The Malcolm Baldrig more >


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"Life of a King," a powerful film on the real-life redemption of ex-felon turned chess champion Eugene Brown, hits theaters in limited release Friday.
Brown started the Big Chair Chess House in Washington D.C. about 30 years ago. Since that time, he's trained thousands of children to play the game.
Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr., who plays the role of Brown, recently spoke with CBN News about the film inspired by Brown's life. It's a role he is very passionate about.
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In Africa, malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes that bite predominantly at night. Therefore, sleeping under an insecticide-treated net (ITN) can greatly reduce the risk of infection because ITNs repel mosquitoes and kill those that land on them. Increasing ownership and use of ITNs is a key component of President Malaria Initiative's (PMI's) prevention strategy. Launched in 2005, PMI is led by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PMI is a key part of the Administration's Global Health Initiative to help partner countries achieve major advances in health by working smarter, building on past successes and learning from past challenges. Read the rest of this entry »
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USAID Partners with U.S Army Medical Research Unit to Improve Malaria Diagnosis in Africa
By Rick Scavetta and Chris Thomas
Inside Rachuonyo district hospital in Kenya, Simba Mobagi peers through his laboratory's only microscope at a sick woman's blood sample. The 33-year-old laboratory technologist's goal – rapidly identifying malaria parasites. Dozens more samples await his eyes. Each represents a patient suffering outside on wooden benches. Mogabi takes little time to ponder his workload. He quickly finds malaria parasites, marks his findings on a pink patient record and moves to the next slide.
For more than 40 years, U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya – locally as the Walter Reed Project – has studied diseases in East Africa through a partnership with the Kenya Medical Research Institute. Read the rest of this entry »
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When Fortune's mother died, Fortune says that she was too young — at age six — to understand the loss. When she lost her father to AIDS six years later and had to live with her uncle, she felt the loneliness that goes along with having no parents. She received scholarships to allow her to complete her secondary education when her uncle wasn't able to pay for her fees. Once she graduated, Fortune discovered Grassroot Soccer.
Grassroot Soccer is an innovative organization that uses the power of soccer to achieve its main objective of providing rigorous health education focusing on HIV and AIDS. The program started in Zimbabwe in 2003 and reaches youth aged 11-18. Led by coaches, the program engages students in critical learning about HIV prevention. The program also provides psychosocial support and the opportunity for kids to form trusting relationships with responsible adults. The role model component is especially important because many of the kids in the program don't have positive role models at home. Read the rest of this entry »
This Week at USAID – June 28, 2010
As part of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Statesmen's Forum, Administrator Shah will give an address on the U.S. Global Health Initiative. Dr. Shah's remarks will focus on integration and innovation for better health outcomes. This event, held on Tuesday at 1 PM Eastern, will be webcast live.
Alonzo Fulgham, USAID's Chief Operating Officer, will join Ambassador Melanne Verveer during the U.S. National Voluntary Presentation at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Annual Ministerial Review. Mr. Fulgham will discuss how U.S. commitments to the Millennium Development Goals are integral to the empowerment of women around the world.
USAID – From the Field
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In Kazakhstan: An event to raise awareness about the risks of drug abuse, HIV/AIDS and TB among at-risk youth – the event will include an awards ceremony for a drawing competition, a football match, and educational sessions on prevention of drug-use, HIV/AIDS and TB. Local NGOs, youth groups and local media are invited.
In Armenia: An Amerenian Eye Care Project, and an international conference on the Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), a potentially blinding eye disorder that primarily affects premature infants. A group of very well known ROP and retina specialists from the US and Australia will be traveling to Yerevan to train and teach the Armenian specialists to launch the program. Attendees will include neonatologists, pediatric & regional ophthalmologists, clinical residents and neonatal nurses.
In Serbia: "Agribusiness & Renewable Energy Sources," a conference to inform investors and agricultural producers on possibilities of production and the need for the use of sustainable sources of energy, in order to lower the emission of pollutants and dependency on import of fossil fuels. Attendees will include Senior representatives of Serbian Ministry of Agriculture and Mining and energy, Special Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, and Agbiz project companies and clients.
In Egypt: The inauguration of El Akarmeya clinic. Outreach is focused on Egyptian beneficiaries in disadvantaged areas, especially women and children. An integral part of the process involves The Integrated Reproductive Health Services Project (Takamol), which provides technical assistance to the Egyptian Government to include Maternal-Child Health, Family Planning, and Reproductive (MCH/FP/RH ) services.
USAID in the News – 28 June 2010
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Administrator Rajiv Shah shared insight on his ideas for agency reform at the National Press Club June 18 luncheon. His inspiration for the changes stemmed from the extraordinary actions of his staff in response to the earthquake disaster in Haiti. The emergency teams demonstrated their versatility by purchasing food from local reserves as opposed to depending on food sent by the US. Working closely with the World Food Programme, they managed to feed approximately three and a half million people. The reform will not only focus on disbursing aid, but determining the impact it has as well as providing solid evidence to the American taxpayer's as to the significance of their contributions.
The Helping Babies Breathe Campaign, a program implemented to prevent birth asphyxia, was announced last week in Washington. The purpose of this campaign is to educate midwives and traditional birth attendants in underprivileged countries on how to resuscitate a newborn. USAID has teamed up with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Save the Children to power this initiative. Currently, the curriculum is being offered in ten countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America through USAID maternal and newborn health programs. Read the rest of this entry »
Football – A Universal Language
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The World Cup is underway in South Africa — the first time an African nation has ever hosted the quadrennial event. Joining Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Germany, England, the U.S. and other football powers in the 32 team field include five from sub-Saharan Africa — Ghana's Black Stars; Cameroon's Indomitable Lions; Ivory Coast's Les Elephants; Nigeria's Super Eagles; and South Africa's Bafana Bafana (the Boys).
The game has a powerful gravitational pull and unique appeal to humanity. It binds us together – a common language understood throughout the world. While global in scope, it is also markedly local in flavor.
From Dhaka to Dakar; and Kabul to Kinshasa, its pitches are makeshift but ubiquitous – football is played on dusty fields, squalid pastures and dirt plains, in the shadow of great mosques, mountains and monuments, in slums and shantytowns; beside rubble and ruin; and down narrow and congested alleyways. Read the rest of this entry »
This Week at USAID – June 21, 2010
Secretary Clinton and Administrator Shah will deliver opening remarks on "LGBT Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy" at an event co-hosted by State's Office of Civil Rights and GLIFAA, the organization for Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies.
At an event in the Ronald Reagan Building, USAID will join the Brookings Institution to launch a new report on education in Pakistan. The event will discuss efforts to create concrete programs in Pakistan's education sector that can more effectively advance U.S. security objectives in the region and contribute to longer-term stability in Pakistan. Administrator Shah, Congresswoman Lowey and Mr. Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution, are among the key speakers.
Administrator Shah will give remarks at a dinner during the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) conference in Washington, DC. AAPI is a forum to facilitate and enable Indian American Physicians to excel in patient care, teaching and research and to pursue their aspirations in professional and community affairs.
Why Family Planning Matters
USAID is a global leader in the effort to provide voluntary family planning services and programs that allow couples to choose how many children to have, and when to have them. When men and women are given the knowledge and the right tools to plan their family, most couples choose to have fewer children. In countries where families have fewer children, women are more likely to be educated, there is a higher paid female population, and women are increasingly involved in activities outside the home because they are not tied to the traditional household role.
USAID currently supports programs in more than 60 developing countries that work to ensure both men and women have access to these life changing services. Our programs focus on educating people about pregnancy, how to plan it, and how to ensure the health of both the child and mother. Increasing access to these services will also reduce the rates of abortion since more pregnancies will be planned.
Since the inception of USAID's family planning programs in 1965, the use of modern family planning methods in the developing world has nearly quadrupled—from less than 10 percent to more than 39 percent today. In the 39 countries with the largest USAID-supported programs, the average number of children per family has dropped – by choice – from more than 6 to fewer than 4.1.
Got Milk?
Bringing together local communities and private enterprise is what makes for a sustainable and mutually profitable partnership. Just ask Alexandre Alcantara, head of Kirène, a leader in the local production of mineral water, fruit juice, milk and milk-based products here in Senegal. Alexandre has been giving me a tour of his factory located about 80 kilometers outside the capital city of Dakar. USAID/Senegal and Kirène are working together to create jobs and increase rural incomes by targeting local milk farmers to supply the raw materials for their milk products. Kirène imports most of its raw milk in powdered form. Through Feed the Future, USAID is partnering with the firm to increase the Read the rest of this entry »


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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Craig Breslow threw 20 pitches of live batting practice on Friday at the Red Sox facility in Fort Myers, putting him in line to pitch in a game for the first time this spring on Monday. He's expected to pitch twice more after that before spring training ends.
Whether that gives Breslow enough time to be ready for the regular season — the Red Sox open in Baltimore a week from Monday — remains to be seen.
"It's probably premature to answer that," John Farrell said. "In conversation with him, he feels confident he will be, but I think we also have to be realistic, too, and take a look at him in those three outings next week."
Breslow always was going to be brought along slowly after a heavy workload last October. The team has disclosed no injury that might be holding him back, but Farrell hinted that Breslow has been brought along more slowly than the original schedule had him doing.
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Washington, 15 November: The Washington-based think tank, Centre for
Democracy in the Americas, is urging the United States to do more to
encourage market reforms and restructuring now underway in Cuba.
"After fifty years of sanctions, and a generation after the demise of
the Cold War, it is incumbent upon US policy makers to understand the
changes taking place in Cuba today and respond accordingly," it said in
a new report, adding that "the success or failure of the reform process
will largely be determined in Havana, not Washington".
Although Cuba's economy is still largely state-controlled, under
President Raul Castro it has taken steps to reduce the size of
government by allowing Cuban citizens to operate their own small
businesses and form cooperatives. Castro has also ended some state
subsidies and began phasing out others, such as the ration card. Other
market-oriented reforms, such as allowing Cubans to buy and sell homes
and cars, were enacted this fall.
But the report notes advocates for reform of US policy towards Cuba, the
big change announced by Castro - laying off more than one million
workers, about a fifth of the state payroll - was "halted before it ever
really got underway".
The report says that Cuba's problems "stem from the limited ways in
which its economy produces wealth, its heavy reliance on imports to feed
its population, growing domestic economic inequality, and the lack of
opportunities for citizens to productively use knowledge acquired
through advanced education". This year, the Cuba government is expecting
economic growth of 2.9 per cent, an improvement over 2010 when the
economy grew by 2.1 per cent. The study notes that many in the United
States question the sincerity of Cuba's reform efforts and whether they
are permanent.
Cuba experimented with economic liberalization in the 1990s after the
collapse of the Soviet bloc sent its economy into a downward spiral. It
allowed self-employment in 160 occupations, and by 1996 more than
200,000 Cubans had licenses to work for themselves. But as Cuba emerged
from the post-Soviet crisis in the late 1990s, it began to roll back the
reforms .
"Despite doubts on both sides of the Florida Straits, the evidence leads
us to conclude that Cuba's reform process is here to stay," the report
noted, recommending that US policymakers acknowledge that Cuba's reforms
are real. For more than 50 years, the centrepiece of US policy on Cuba
has been the embargo against the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island in an
effort to choke off the government economically. "In the final analysis,
ending the embargo and normalizing relations with Cuba ought to be a
foreign policy priority of the United States," says the report. To lift
the embargo would take an act of Congress.
In the interim, the report makes several other recommendations that it
says would send a "message of encouragement" to advocates of reform in
Cuba. It urges President Obama, by executive decision, to take measures
to "ease the flow of financing to Cuba and to spur demand" for goods and
services provided by the emerging private sector. The report further
urges the executive branch to clarify remittance rules because
regulations are vague, and there is currently no mechanism for Americans
without family ties who want to send remittances to Cubans.
In addition, the report calls for the removal of Cuba should from the
list of state sponsors of terrorism, which subjects it to economic
sanctions. It also urges Washington to stop funding USAID Cuba
programmes to bring about economic and political transition in Cuba,
stating that such programmes are a waste of money and increase distrust
between the two countries. Obama has said his administration decided to
allow more remittances and travel earlier this year "to create an
economic space for (people) to prosper" in Cuba.
Source: Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website, Bridgetown, in
English 1640 gmt 15 Nov 11
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The New Hot Pursuit
If you're a fan of the Need for Speed racing franchise, you would probably agree that it's been a roller-coaster of a ride featuring mostly low points. It seems like with every game it was either hit or miss and I know a lot of people who have been greatly disappointed in some of the more recent installments. This time Criterion Games, the minds behind the great arcade racing series Burnout, have taken the wheel in the latest version/remake of the classic NFS subsidiary--hot pursuit. It didn't take long for me to realize that this is exactly what the franchise needed to stay alive.
The very first NFS title I played was NFS II Special Edition on PC way back in 1997 or so. I remember clearly that the game featured a slew of exotic cars and was presented very well for its time. Then I moved to NFS III: Hot Pursuit on the PS1 and it was one of my favorite games in 1998. But that was then, and this is now. The new Hot Pursuit, like its roots, is a collection of race modes that is highly influenced by the chase. There's rarely a dull moment to be had while behind the wheel and although the game reads Need for Speed the game is truly a Criterion creation.
Their approach to making a sizable NFS title clearly resembles Burnout Paradise, but offers a new open world map and real-world cars to choose from. Both look absolutely stunning and the car models may be some of the best I've seen so far in a game. I can really appreciate the amount of detail in the models and unlike some of the previous games some of the cars are officially licensed by the manufacturers. This has undoubtedly allowed Criterion and EA to achieve a very accurate representation of the games' rides. The game world is also beautiful and the weather effects add an interesting touch to the events. All of the scenery passes by gracefully and the vehicle handling is very fluid.
Hot Pursuit's game-play isn't anything special, but it does provide players with balanced pacing and a smooth learning curve. It's just right in the difficulty department but at the same time is challenging enough to keep you wanting more. Needless to say it's hard to put down once you start going and is very rewarding. You may choose to either break the law, or enforce it in the career mode and your event results will effect your status in the game. You'll unlock new rides as you complete events but there's no buying or selling involved. Just win and drive. I find that this is a better system for arcade-style racers because it keeps the game moving and gives you access to great cars quickly.
The game also offers a very dynamic multiplayer matchmaking system, much like Burnout Paradise did. Players can find and race their friends, compete in tournaments, and even share photos of the carnage. While it's not quite as chaotic as Burnout, Hot Pursuit still has plenty of thrills and is a great game for anyone who likes to drive fast. I can recommend it to both fans of the genre and even people who don't normally play racing games. Overall I think the developers did a great job of bringing the NFS series back to its roots and created a game that's both simpler and more balanced than most of the previous installments. It's been a rough ride for fans, but I can assure you that this one is the real deal.


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Hailing from San Diego, CA, THE MATERIAL has catapulted into the national limelight of up-and-coming bands. With their debut EP release "Tomorrow," THE MATERIAL has effectively attracted attention from multiple media outlets including television, Internet, radio, and even video games. Fans of THE MATERIAL have made their presence known by making them the number one unsigned band in San Diego on Myspace's music polls. They also voted for THE MATERIAL to perform live on MTV2's Dew Circuit Breakout—triumphing against 4,000 bands nationwide. For fans of ANBERLIN, CIRCA SURVIVE and FLY LEAF, THE MATERIAL is simply irresistible.Marketing Points
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Canadian music duo Purity Ring just released their new music video for their song entitled "Lofticries" off their current album, Shrines. After the release of Shrines in July of 2012, Purity Ring has been pulling in the attention of listeners' worldwide. "Lofticries", directed by AG Rojas, who has previously directed for artists such as Jack White, follows a series of several people as they encounter various surreal moments in day-to-day life. Purity Ring leaves immense room for interpretation within this artistically driven video.
Purity Ring will be taking their unique sounds of synthesized beats meets indie vocals on a world tour this up and coming year. The Montreal duo will be making at stop at the Paradise Rock Club on January 30th here in Boston. Be sure to check out the video for "Lofticries" and to check out where else Purity Ring will be making stops at for their US tour!
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In the wake of a dismal jobs report and polls that show a tightening of the presidential race, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina is telling supporters to "ignore the ups and downs" and focus on the "strategy we've had since day one."
"Over the past few weeks I've had people asking me about all the polls I've seen. I say the same thing to all of them: We knew this was going to be a tough race," Messina says in a new web video.
"You know what really matters in a really close election? The unprecedented grassroots organizing we're doing every day in states across the country. We're following the strategy we've had since day one, and we can't afford to lose focus on that."
The latest Gallup tracking poll, based on a three-day average, shows Obama and Romney neck and neck, 46 to 45 percent.
Democrats have also expressed concern over the Labor Department's May employment report, released Friday, and its implications for Obama's re-election. The report showed an anemic 69,000 jobs created last month — well below economists' expectations — with the unemployment rate ticking up to 8.2 percent.
Messina says that despite the challenging outlook President Obama is better-situated now than he was at this point in the campaign four years ago.
"If the election were held today, we would win 243 of the 270 electoral votes we need to win. Romney would come in at 191, with 104 electoral votes up for grabs in the battleground states where we're doing some of our best organizing, opening up offices, staffing up and registering voters," Messina says walking through the math.
"These are states where we've already out-organized what we did in 2008 which, to quote the vice president, is a big – um – deal," he jokes, referring to Vice President Joe Biden's famous expletive during the health law signing in 2010.
Messina most notably lists Wisconsin as a "toss-up" for the general election. He also lists Arizona as a "lean Republican" instead of solid red. Snapshot of his map:
Toss up: CO, IA, WI, OH, NH, VA, NC, FL
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Lean GOP: AZ, MO, IN
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"Optimum Performance Institute (OPI), named BEST IN TREATMENT by Psychology Today, is a leading therapeutic transitional living program for young adults up to the age of twenty-eight. Participants live in beautiful, fully staffed, 3-bedroom apartments in complexes with swimming pools and workout rooms. Men and women live separately. Maximum of two participants per bedroom. Young Adults come to OPI because they may be struggling with a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, "Failure to Launch" issues, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, OCD, Learning Disabilities, substance abuse, eating disorders and other co-occurring disorders. Many participants are high achievers. But, overwhelmed by isolation and lack of self esteem and motivation, they may be unable to build a positive sense of self. Some need support with their social skills and the ability to interact with peers. Others, for a variety of reasons, are not able to utilize skills they developed long ago that could help them get good grades, achieve goals, and succeed.
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Top Google searches: Rebecca Black, Steve Jobs and a fictional phone
by Dale WrightJustin Bieber fans, look away now. Rebecca Black has beaten him to the top of the charts for 2011 – at least according to Google.
The new Google Zeitgeist report analyses the most popular search terms through the year, and found that 'Rebecca Black' was the fastest rising phrase internationally. Poor Justin doesn't even make the top ten overall, but he was one of the top UK news searches.
At number two in the overall fastest rising chart is 'Google+', the social network Google launched at the end of June.
Three search terms in the top ten are Apple-related: the non existent 'iPhone 5' is at number 6, with searches peaking a few days before the iPhone 4S was finally announced. The ever-popular 'iPad 2' is at number 10. 'Steve Jobs' is the ninth most searched-for term of the year; the number of search queries for the Apple CEO soared by 982% and peaked when he passed away in October. The amount of people seeking information on Jobs was vastly higher than the number of people searching for the US president Barack Obama.
Overall, technology-related searches accounted for half of all searches performed through Google this year. The most searched-for gadget term was 'iPod Touch 5G', followed by 'HP Touchpad'. The term 'Amazon Kindle Fire' was the fastest rising search term in consumer electronics, (Speaking of which, we now do a Kindle Fire Case for this) followed by 'iPhone 4s'. The search phrase 'iPad 3' – the new Apple tablet which is due in April if rumours are to be believed – entered the fastest rising consumer electronics chart at number 10.
In the top celebrity searches across the world this year, the only male to appear in the top ten is Ricky Gervais.
When the chart is broken down into the top UK searches, 'Facebook' is at number one, followed by 'YouTube', 'Hotmail', 'eBay', 'Google' and 'BBC'. This suggests Brits use Google or their address bar to search for a website, rather than creating bookmarks – or perhaps we're just forgetful.
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9 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, but he reigned in Jerusalem only three months and ten days. Jehoiachin did what was evil in the LORD's sight. | 9 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. |
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Listen carefully - it's kinda soft in the distance. I was recording something indoors with the windows open when I heard the siren. I tried to be as quiet as possible so I could get a clean take. I added no gain.
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Lena Dunham, the Fanning sisters, Dianna Agron and Hailee Steinfeld at Paris Fashion Week.
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What's black and white and cute all over? The whole heap of starlets that came out for the end of Paris Fashion Week, that's what. Lena Dunham, the sisters Fanning (Elle and Dakota), Dianna Agron and Hailee Steinfeld all popped up at some swanky shows in the City of Lights and—shocker—they each looked sleek beyond their years.
Dunham made her Fashion Week debut today (sitting in the front row of Miu Miu, NBD), and oh, what a debut it was! The Girls star looked chic in a plain black shift dress and a red leather coat, with chunky gold accessories and a black Prada clutch. She was joined in the front row of the row by Glee's Dianna Agron, who wore a navy chiffon wrap dress and a black coat with a sparkly embellished collar. Also, that clutch. Agron was kind enough to tweet a sneak peek of Miu Miu's new prints to her loyal followers, which apparently includes a ton of "meow meows."


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Proving Grounds Paintball releases pretend warriors onto newly updated paintball fields where they can safely stalk, ambush, and battle other humans. Painters can survey the fields and then choose a battleground, all of which feature large barricades and strategic obstacles, based on playing style. The popular castle-themed field beckons stealthy riflemen with a two-story rampart surrounding a courtyard and a high tower, an ideal setting for players to pose as bards, sing songs about free music downloads, and then snipe anyone who comes out to listen. PGP also has speedball fields with inflatable barriers for airball and pipe bunkers for hyperball.
Tim Tomich, the force behind Tim's Shooting Academy of Westfield, shows his passion for shooting sports by offering the community a range of gun safety programs, classes, lessons, and also sponsors a chapter of The Well Armed Woman. The words safety and education are also used to sum up the company's mission statement. Understandably, Tim has plenty of experience in both safety and education, having personally taught his wife, son, and daughter to safely use firearms. Along with his fellow instructors, Tim extends that expertise to the general public during classes such as Introduction to Handgun Shooting. Tim and his team also operate a full-service firearms store staffed with experts to help people safely and confidently enjoy the sport. The pistol rentals include Glock pistols, M&P handguns, Sig Sauer pistols of different calibers, and AR-15 rifles. The range itself has stall dividers in shooting lanes for added safety.
When designer Robert Trent Jones Jr. made Prairie View Golf Club his first Indiana project in 1997, he peppered 18 holes across 206 acres of natural beauty. His design hugs the White River, which rings the course on three sides, but only interferes with shots at four holes. Native grasses trim the entire perimeter of the former soybean- and cornfields, while oak, sycamore beech, and cottonwood trees surround the back nine holes. But the natural obstacles pale in comparison to the manmade impediments ? 90 sand traps, including one that stretches 135 yards, make the par-72 course a challenge for even the most avid golfer. Creative flagstick positioning invites visitors to modify their technique for approach shots, with an emphasis on precision rather than power, much like surgically extracting a swallowed engagement ring.
For some added muscle on the course, patrons can practice swings at golf lessons or map out a plan of attack over a meal at The Covered Wagon, which overlooks the course.
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It's hard to imagine a trainer more dedicated to fitness than Josh Kuklak, the owner of Survival Fitness Gym. An ACE-certified personal trainer, Josh holds state records in powerlifting on the bench-press and deadlift platforms, and has also competed in hockey, tennis, karate, and weight training. Along with Diana Fisbeck, also an ACE-certified trainer, he leads boot camp-style workouts that call upon muscle confusion—through constantly varied routines—to promote building strength and melting fat.
Their boot camps fuse cardio, resistance training, and plyometrics into workouts that change every day to prevent workout burnout. Leaving treadmills and weight machines behind, the sessions incorporate a slew of nontraditional fitness equipment. Students might flip oversize tires and hang from gymnastics rings one day, and then heave sledgehammers and box heavy bags until they cry uncle the next. Their basic-training class focuses on core work and endurance, and strength training blends elements of powerlifting, bodybuilding, and functional training to pack on muscle and annihilate fat. The fitness duo also leads personal-training sessions, motivating clients to reach their goals and harmonizing with them during workout songs.
At Carmel Total Fitness? 20,000-square-foot facility rows of cardio machines, strength-training equipment, and free weights stretch as far as the eye can see. The enthused staff of certified personal trainers eagerly await clients to design one-on-one training sessions or to answer questions from members as they fly through their own self-devised regimes. The center offers more than 40 fitness classes, such as Pilates mat, power core, yoga, heart race cycle, and Zumba are held in the wood-floored fitness studio, while pickup games of dodgeball, racquetball, or Red Rover take place on one of the onsite courts. After a tough workout, members can relax and rest in the sauna, or enhance their sculpted physique in the tanning booth.
Though Bang Fitness Project stands by traditional gym staples?a welcoming setting, programs suitable for families or singles, and affable trainers?it also embraces high-tech advancements. With DotFit Nutrition, guests plan their meals by accessing a gigantic database of food statistics and advice from NASM professionals. The gym's Visual Fitness Planner pulls 3-D images from potential futures, showing users how an exercise or diet regimen could affect their physiques and ability to make carry-on luggage fit. Visitors armed with this knowledge can then jog aboard television-facing treadmills, heft free weights, and test their muscles on strength machinery from Precor and Life Fitness.


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James Thomas Howard
Position: LB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 213 lbs.
Born: August 18, 1954 in Lubbock, TX
High School: Dunbar
College: Texas Tech (school history)
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 3rd round (67th overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 41 (2076th overall since 1950)
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"Good book but wrong narrator"
These books are told in the first person by Amerlia Peabody who is English. Having the book read by Susan O'Malley in her flat American voice is a mistake of the first order.
I downloaded this version by mistake and I have to abandon it early on. Now I will bite the bullet and pay more to get the Barbara Rosenblatt version.
"Great story, terrible writer"
The story of Julia Child is definitely interesting and this book provides a lot of information previously unknown to me -- particularly Paul's life before he met Julia.
Unfortunately, the writing is slapdash in the extreme. While I was listening to this book the great line from The Princess Bride kept coming to mind: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Many, many words are misused and not for effect. The author sometimes attempts to be matey with the reader, describing an ordinary freshman-in-college-level discussion as "high-falutin." He seems to think that "intellectual" is a sort of job title. He finds word combinations that appeal to him, whether or not they're appropriate. Julia and Simca are the "countesses of cuisine" at a time when they were anything but. Julia feels the first "pangs of interest" in television. Pangs? Really? There are dozens more, which I found both distracting and annoying. Apparently, book editing has essentially disappeared because all this book really needed was a scrupulous editor.
The subject matter remains interesting and the reader is quite good. If the writing doesn't irritate you, the book can be enjoyable.
"Abridged too far"
It is, alas, too much like a highlight reel (as another reviewer noted) and if I'd noticed it was abridged, I'd never have bought it. My mistake.
"What it means to"
I agree with the earlier reviewer that if you are conservative-minded, you will not like this book. In fact, you will hate this book. It offers no comfort to the smug and complacent. It fails to blame the victims and doesn't heap scorn on those trying to help what are surely the most wretched of the earth.
Paul Farmer is exactly the kind of guy to set neo-con teeth on edge. He's a famous infectious disease expert, for heaven's sake. He could be making piles and piles of money and spending it all on big houses and cars for himself!
It might be ok if he were driven by religious fervor but instead he's a secular guy who actually believes that in "love thy neighbor" stuff and doesn't have the sense to know that neighbors are the folks who live next door in suburbia -- not in some dreadful slum in Haiti or Peru.
But for those who don't think compassion is a dirty word, this book will enlighten and move you. Farmer is no saint but he's the most moral person one could imagine. His reserves of energy and will simply boggle the mind. He's almost impossible to describe but Tracy Kidder does remarkably well. Most of us can never be like Paul Farmer -- and in some ways that's a good thing -- but the world is a better place because he's in it. And every day he lives, he continues to make a difference.
Would that we could all have that said about us.
"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity." Corinthians xiii. 13.
"Prime Wodehouse"
Lord Ickenham is one of Wodehouse's most adorable creations. Ingenious as Jeeves and equally unflappable, he waltzes through the story with complete aplomb. He's charming, witty, rich, generous, kind, and shrewd. Any world would be greatly improved if there were only ONE more Lord I. More than one would be stupendous.
"Warning, Abridged."
Another waste of time and Peter Robinson's talent. Robinson doesn't write "too many words" and what literary genius decides which parts are dispensible? One could weep with frustration.
Go buy the book. It's excellent. But don't waste your ears on an abridged version.
"Best of American Radio"
After moving to Canada early in 2004, the only radio shows I missed were "Car Talk" and "This American Life." I am so grateful to Audible.com for giving me access to both. "This American Life" is quirky, unpredictable, and mesmerizing. When I read descriptions of a show, I often think I won't like it because of the subject matter...but I always end up fascinated. A recent show on automobiles was terrific from beginning to end and few people care less about cars than I do. I continue to be amazed that they produce such a high-quality program every week.


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Lifetime Brands Enters Into Joint Venture To Distribute Mikasa® Products In China
Lifetime Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: LCUT), a leading global provider of kitchenware, tabletop and home décor products, announced today that it has entered into a joint venture with King's Flair Development Ltd. ("King's Flair"), to distribute Mikasa ® products in China.
Jeffrey Siegel, Lifetime's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer commented,
"This new joint venture positions Lifetime to take advantage of a significant growth opportunity in China, where a rapidly expanding consumer class has demonstrated an affinity for globally branded luxury goods at affordable price points. Mikasa ® dinnerware, flatware, crystal and glassware products are carried by leading department and specialty stores in the United States and in selected foreign markets, and are featured prominently on retailers' websites, where they can be viewed by consumers around the world. The brand is known for contemporary patterns and designs that match the shopping patterns of young, urban, middle-income Chinese families.
"King's Flair, which distributes a broad range of housewares products in China, brings us an established distribution infrastructure, excellent relationships with key retailers and experienced local sales teams. Sales will begin in the first quarter of 2012.
"We believe that this alliance will further enhance Lifetime's position as a global leader in the housewares business." Based in Hong Kong, King's Flair is principally a supplier of housewares products. The company also distributes housewares products through retailers in China and acts as a trading company. Lifetime Brands, Inc. Lifetime Brands is a leading global provider of kitchenware, tabletop and home décor products. The Company markets its products under such well-known kitchenware brands as Farberware ®, KitchenAid ®, CasaMōda ®, Cuisinart ®, Cuisine de France ®, Design for Living™, Hoffritz ®, Kamenstein®, Kizmos™, Misto ®, Pedrini ®, Roshco ®, Sabatier ® and Vasconia ®; respected tabletop brands such as Mikasa ®, Pfaltzgraff ®, Creative Tops ®, Calvin Klein ®, Gorham ®, International ® Silver, Kirk Stieff ®, Nautica ®, Sasaki ®, Towle ® Silversmiths, Tuttle ®, Wallace ®, V&A ® and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew ®; and leading home décor brands, including Elements ® and Melannco ®. The Company's corporate website is www.lifetimebrands.com. Forward-Looking Statements In this press release, the use of the words "believe," "could," "expect," "may," "positioned," "project," "projected," "should," "will," "would" or similar expressions is intended to identify forward-looking statements that represent the Company's current judgment about possible future events. The Company believes these judgments are reasonable, but these statements are not guarantees of any events or financial results, and actual results may differ materially due to a variety of important factors. Such factors might include, among others, the Company's ability to comply with the requirements of its credit agreements; the availability of funding under such credit agreements; the Company's ability to maintain adequate liquidity and financing sources and an appropriate level of debt; changes in general economic conditions which could affect customer payment practices or consumer spending; the impact of changes in general economic conditions on the Company's customers; changes in demand for the Company's products; shortages of and price volatility for certain commodities; significant changes in the competitive environment and the effect of competition on the Company's markets, including on the Company's pricing policies, financing sources and an appropriate level of debt.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Instead of being outraged that Romney said 47% don't pay federal income taxes, be outraged that 47% don't pay federal income taxes.
Agreed - I am tired of 80 year olds that live off Social Security not paying their fair share
But contrary to popular myth the non-federal income taxpayers are not just welfare moms waiting for their next check that they will spend on wine and crack rather than birth control as they have yet another kid out of wedlock from yet another deadbeat dad who also is not paying income taxes'
When Romney talks about the people who don't pay taxes and tries to make you believe that 47 percent of us are moochers living off the system, it's important to recognize that the people who don't pay federal income taxes are mostly the elderly and students. And notice how narrow the category is -- it's only federal income taxes -- but there are lots of other types of taxes. When all things are considered, "nearly 100 percent of Americans pay taxes in some way, shape or form":
Incorporating the additional—and significant—other forms of taxation into our calculation leads to the conclusion that nearly 100 percent of Americans pay taxes in some way, shape or form. All consumers bear the burden of state and local property, sales, and income taxes, as well as excise taxes on items like gasoline, alcohol, or cigarettes. These other taxes tend to be regressive, imposing more of a burden on low-income families than on high-income families—the state and local tax burden is over twice as large as the federal tax burden for the bottom fifth of household
Moreover, low-income households as a group do, in fact, pay federal taxes. Congressional Budget Office data show that the poorest fifth of households paid an average of 4.0 percent of their incomes in federal taxes in 2007, the latest year for which these data are available — not an insignificant amount given how modest these households' incomes are; the poorest fifth of households had average income of $18,400 in 2007.[6] The next-to-the bottom fifth — those with incomes between $20,500 and $34,300 in 2007 — paid an average of 10.6 percent of their incomes in federal taxes.
When all federal, state, and local taxes are taken into account, the bottom fifth of households pays about 16 percent of their incomes in taxes, on average. The second-poorest fifth pays about 21 percent
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text: Last summer when I lost a lot of weight due to illness (about 30lb) I didn't realize how I looked until I saw some pictures of myself. I was really surprised. I mean, I was looking in the mirror every day combing my hair and brushing my teeth and not really realizing that I had lost so much. Has anyone else ever had this happen? Sad to say I was put on prednisone and gained it back but it was nice while it lasted except of being sick.


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Sex! Hackers! Embellishment! The Inside Story of the Facebook Movie
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For the studio marketers, Facebook's popularity and visibility are presumably helpful. But for the filmmakers, Zuckerberg was the draw. Like Facebook itself, the unreadable public Zuck is a fascinatingly content-free platform, a cipher that avid minds can't help but fill with their own interests and obsessions. "I'm not gunning for Mark in any way," Sorkin says. "I'm not blind to his jerky qualities. I wrote all about them. But if anything, I'm more apt to identify with him … We all get called losers." Fincher, whose umber oeuvre (Se7en, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) hardly feels compatible with the story of a tech startup, is similarly taken with Zuckerberg — though he seems to admire the guy's stones more than his vulnerabilities. "I know what it is to want to do it your own way. I sort of know what that anger is. I have nothing but respect for him. I look at him and go, you did it. You fuckin' did it." But which Zuckerberg are these guys addressing, exactly? The poker-faced Valley whiz kid? Or their own creation — Citizen Zuck? Soon, it may not really matter. If early buzz on the film is any indication of potential impact, The Social Network could be widely regarded as the definitive portrait of Zuckerberg. Myth is about to overwrite reality, whether the man in question Accepts or Ignores it.
Ben Mezrich had a problem. What will the next best-selling Ben Mezrich book be about? he wondered, lazing in his palatial Back Bay lair. Suddenly, the phone rang. It was Destiny calling.
"Hello," said a mysterious voice. "I'm the wronged, forgotten cofounder of Facebook, and I want to tell my story."
OK, so that's not exactly how the seeds of what would become The Social Network first took root in the winter of 2008. But sometimes, telling a story with literal precision isn't the point: The factual record can take you only so far, and then deeper, truthier truths must be allowed to suffuse the interstices. This seems to be the journalistic philosophy of Mezrich, an author of thrillers turned chronicler of real-life nerd adventures. Mezrich is most famous for Bringing Down the House, a dramatic tale of wily MIT math freaks using advanced card-counting techniques to milk Las Vegas blackjack tables for millions. (An excerpt appeared in Wired in 2002.) The story was optioned and eventually used as the basis for the movie 21. A public fact-checking ensued, and Mezrich readily admitted he'd enhanced his account with composite characters and reimagined scenes. Despite these concessions, he also maintained the book is a "99.9 percent true story."
Since Bringing Down the House, Mezrich's potboiler writing style and nonchalant attitude toward verisimilitude have earned him a slew of critics, Facebook now among them. The company publicly derided him as the Jackie Collins of Silicon Valley when Mezrich published The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook. A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal — the germ cell for The Social Network. Like Bringing Down the House, many of its individual facts are hotly contested. But one thing he's sure of, according to Mezrich: "Facebook is scared of the movie, scared of the story I told."
That story originated with Eduardo Saverin, who contacted Mezrich in 2008 through a friend. He said he was the cofounder of Facebook, its former CFO and the original investor. He claimed he'd been betrayed by Zuckerberg, screwed out of millions by a guy he thought was his friend — a fellow nerd who'd shared his (rather earthbound) dreams of being popular, gaining entry to selective social clubs, and, of course, getting laid. "Eduardo was an angry kid at the time," Mezrich says. "He'd been expunged from the story of Facebook. I built a relationship with him over a couple of months." Saverin was already suing Zuckerberg, but he also seemed to want his side of the story told, and Mezrich wanted very much to tell it. He invited Saverin and his friends to the Vegas premiere of 21, hoping the full red-carpet treatment would keep him talking. It did — to a point. "I was close to a draft when Eduardo freaked out," Mezrich says. "Mark found out he was talking to me and made it part of the settlement that Eduardo couldn't speak to me again." (Saverin wound up with a reported 5 percent of the company, worth roughly $600 million. He didn't respond to an interview request.)
Around the same time, twin brothers and Harvard alums Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, along with their college friend and former business partner Divya Narendra, were also in the process of suing Zuckerberg for intellectual property theft. The twins had hired Zuckerberg in his sophomore year to code a social-networking site; he'd agreed to do it but never finished the work and launched his own competing site — then called Thefacebook — a few months later. Court records also brought to light a personal blog Zuckerberg had kept his sophomore year at Harvard. In one beery entry, he called a girl who dumped him a "bitch" — and then carried out a devilish hack, inviting readers to follow along. The result was the Facemash, a makeshift hot-or-not game fueled by photos plundered from university databases. The irresistibly cruel little time-waster went viral across Harvard's networks, making Zuckerberg a campus celebrity. (Its success was why the Winklevosses hired him.)


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SympathyI never asked for your sympathy,Never wanted you to cry tearsThat belonged to me.Never wanted you to sleepIn the darkened meadowWriting poetry under the willows.I never asked for your words,Never wanted you to loose yourselfIn the red-covered English dictionary.Never wanted you to fly awayTo a place where snow falls upAnd waterfalls hang like tapestries.I never asked for your scorn,Never wanted your rough voiceStained with blood and smoke.Never wanted you to knowThe secrets about meI had kept hidden for years.I never asked for your dying breath,Never wanted you to returnTo the rolling hills and ocean blue.Never wanted you to regret the liesOr anything else for that matterOr the sympathies of seasons changed.
A FarewellGoodbye to you who writes,Who graces the world with a song,The rhythm of poetry,A slumbering dove on the lake,A requiem of white roses.Goodbye to you who changes,Who rewrites the broken,The unreeled record,A key that will not fit,A haiku without feeling.Goodbye to you who thinks,Who believes in a better place,The world seen through imagination,A silk tie, unfurling,A new day on the horizon.
One More DayIf tomorrow were to cease to exist,I would go on living just one day more,One more day to say goodbye.I imagine the world overgrown,A jungle, a field of wheat grass,Rising up to mid calf.This is the tomorrow,The world we will never see,The lost land where everything has gone dark.And I ask you one favor,To stay one day more,To wade in the creek with me.To stay just one day more,And lay out under the night sky,Number the fireflies as if they were stars.One more day,To pick berries in the bushes,Speak broken and forbidden words.And in a moment we will be no more,Not forgotten, simply vanished,Becoming a part of the echoing hills.One more day to say goodbye,One more moment to fix all I have destroyed,One more second to save a life.