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Do bad girls really have more fun? Surveys say no. The women who are most likely to enjoy sex are married and religious. In other words, theyre Good Girls! But good girls know that making sex great isnt about acting trashy. Its about recognizing what God really designed sex for, and then learning how to reap all these benefits and joyfully enjoy your husband. Frank and contemporary, this ebook download of The Good Girls Guide to Great Sex will give the newly engaged and new bridesand some veteran wivesa Christian place to turn to answer their most intimate, and embarrassing, questions. In a conversational style, with lots of humorous anecdotes, the book will show that sex isnt just physical: its also an emotional and spiritual experience. And well learn why commitment in a Christian marriage is the perfect recipe for a sex life which is out of this world!
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Sheila Wray Gregoire is author of such books as Honey, I Dont Have a Headache; To Love, Honor, and Vacuum; and How Big is Your Umbrella? She is a frequent speaker to womens groups and marriage conferences. When not writing, she is homeschooling her daughters, Rebecca and Katie, or knitting. Sheila lives in Belleville, Ontario.
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Christianfictionaddiction4 Stars Out Of 5Sure to bless many women's marriagesJuly 11, 2013ChristianfictionaddictionQuality: 4Value: 4Meets Expectations: 4This review was written for The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex (And You Thought Bad Girls Have All the Fun).Sheila Wray Gregoire has written a book that is sure to bless women from all walks of life! Candidly written, full of humour, and thoroughly practical, "The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex" is a welcome addition to the world of literature dealing with sex, love, and marriage. There are many things to appreciate about this book, from the Biblical basis that the advice and guidance is given from, to the statistics that have been woven into the pages. An especially neat addition to the book is the numerous places in the book where there are inserts entitled "A Good Girl Speaks", where regular women share their own experiences or challenges or successes. Women are likely to especially relate to what they have to say, and their voices have been seamlessly woven into the sections of the book. Gregoire offers a tremendous amount of truth in the pages of this guide, debunking many myths, and helping women come to understand how God has created their man to be a sexual being. My wife appreciated that Gregoire openly deals with many challenges woman can have in their sexual relationships, while encouraging them to view sex as a gift and to experience freedom in that relationship.
If you are seeking to have a God-honouring sex life within your marriage, then definitely plan on picking up a copy of this book! And while you're add it, get a couple for your friends as well. They will no doubt thank you. I strongly recommend this book for married women or those preparing for marriage. 4 out of 5 stars.
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pastorswife2Age: 25-34Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5June 3, 2013pastorswife2Age: 25-34Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 4This review was written for The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex (And You Thought Bad Girls Have All the Fun).I read this book before I got married. I was so impressed with it that I immediately ordered a copy for my Best Friend who is soon to be married. It answers all the pre-sex questions that I was afraid to ask (I was a virgin before I got married) without making it scary or gross.
Jill JonesOpelika, ALAge: 45-54Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Good girls have more funJanuary 13, 2013Jill JonesOpelika, ALAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex (And You Thought Bad Girls Have All the Fun).The media, from movies to magazines, would have us believe that bad girls have all of the fun, but surveys say that the women who are most likely to enjoy sex are married and religious. In "The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex", Sheila Wray Gregoire answers the most intimate and embarrassing questions.
Whether you are newly engaged, a newlywed or have been married for a while, you need to read this book. Chances are there is something you're mother was too embarrassed to tell you about sex. No matter how long you've been married, I'd just about guarantee Gregoire will tell you something you didn't know.
I appreciate Gregoire's bravery and boldness in talking about a subject that is avoided in Christian circles. Her book is a much needed resource for brides-to-be and a great bridal shower gift. If you are looking for something that will help your marriage and your sex life, invest in "The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex". Your husband will be glad you did.
Read more from Sheila Wray Gregoire's blog, To Love, Honor and Vacuum.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising." -
MaryGOntario, CanadaAge: 25-34Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Absolutly on target.November 2, 2012MaryGOntario, CanadaAge: 25-34Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex (And You Thought Bad Girls Have All the Fun).I was looking for a good christian book on sex for a friend of mine getting married in the next few weeks. I didn't really know were to look...so after reading the reviews on this one I decided to take the plung. I got two copies so I could read it before I gave it to my friend, just in case. I have to say that this is one of the best books on sex I have read. it is presented in a vary honest down to earth manner, and God is the center of everything. I WILL be getting this book for all my friends as they get engaged and married. And it would be vary good for anyone struggling in any manner of ways with in there marriage.
JMReynolds5 Stars Out Of 5July 17, 2012JMReynoldsQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex (And You Thought Bad Girls Have All the Fun).I have been married for 2 and a half years. I have been struggling with sex since I got married. This book was awesome at encouraging me to think about ways to deal with my issues and I found it very easy to bring aspects up with my husband.
I strongly recommend this book if you are in the same boat - even if you are unsure about this book, order it, it will be helpful!
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The aim of this study was to investigate the morphology of the corpus callosum (CC) in Tourette syndrome (TS) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to determine whether these conditions affect distinct regional differences. Seventy-seven children and adolescents, aged 6 to 16 years, comprised the four research groups--16 patients with TS, 21 patients with TS plus ADHD, 13 patients with ADHD, and 27 unaffected control subjects. A semiautomated, computer-assisted procedure was used to measure the total area, five subregions, centerline length, perimeter, and bending angle of the CC. MRI data were analyzed using several statistical methods, primarily two-tailed analysis of variance to test the effects of TS and ADHD status, while controlling for the influence of age, gender, and total intracranial area (an estimate of brain size). TS was associated with significant increases in the area of four of five subdivisions, the total area, and the perimeter of the CC. ADHD was associated with a significant decrease in the area of the rostral body. There were no interactions between TS and ADHD factors. These findings suggest that the area of the CC is larger in children with TS, and that this difference is independent of age, handedness, intracranial area, and the diagnosis of ADHD. Our findings support hypotheses that the neurobiologic mechanisms in TS and ADHD involve frontal/subcortical circuits.
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Title: | IDB, IICA, OAS, and Government of Guyana to Promote Renewable Energy Projects in the Caribbean |
Author: | Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture |
Subject: | Latin America Caribbean Guyana Energy Development Production Renewable Biofuels |
Abstract: | Under this memorandum of understanding, the parties (Inter-American Development Bank, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Organization of American States, Government of Guyana) agree to: explore ways in which sustainable energy and biofuels projects can be promoted and financed in the Caribbean; seek opportunities for public-private partnerships and private investments on renewable energy, energy efficiency and bioenergy; develop an agro-energy strategy to be used by CARICOM member states; and help CARICOM member states access the biofuel world markets. |
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The Boston Festival of Indie Games is picking up speed very quickly! We are seeking volunteers in a number of areas, for both pre-fest and on-site assistance.
Volunteers may have pre-festival assignments and a required orientation on Friday, September 12th at 6pm.
The orientation will be on-site, with a tour of the facility, accommodations may be possible for those unable to attend in person. If you are accepted to work the day of the event, you are expected to be on-site the whole day, during festival hours. Plan accordingly so you have no job, school, or other conflicts during that time that you do not make us aware of before hand.
We need lots of help before the festival takes place, as well as on-site during the event!
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Applications are being accepted on a first-come-first-get-t-shirt basis.
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- Yes! International people are welcome to apply. You will need to take care of any visa requirements for travel from your country to the USA.
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I had no idea that there was a 1400 yeras old "Sorbian minority" in Germany. This is why I always like the Economist, interesting reading......
"Serbske Nowiny, the Upper Sorbian daily"
Sounds like "Serbian News" if to guess Slavic roots of the words. That may mean that Sorbs call themselves Serbs in Sorbian. And that can lead to speculate that Serbia may be considered as historic Fatherland for Sorbs, just like Danes of Shlezwig would think of Denmark.
On the other note, to preserve an island of Sorbian language in the ocean of German spoken around may require some extra-ordinary measures. French in Quebec is much less likely to be vanished than Sorbian in near future but Quebec government does in fact apply sometimes incredible proactive preventative actions. Somebody I know landed in Montreal few years back - she was very surprised to learn that Quebec government was going to pay her for visiting French language courses. She did so and now she speaks decent French and recollects those days with warmth and gratitude.
Having day cares and kindergartens where the main language of communication is Sorbian would be very helpful. German language will come to kids anyways through TV, magazines and Internet. But chances are in a long run to preserve spoken Sorbian will be harder and harder. It is sad but very natural.
I respectfully disagree about the soi-disant irrelevance of this article. Ethnic tensions have catalyzed some of the most horrific and important events of our last and current centuries.Though I was already aware of the plight of Sorbs in Germany, I was not conversant in details.Kudos to the writer of this article.
There are many toponims in Central Europe with double naming, in Germanic and Slavic languages. Best known examples probably are cities of Wroclaw (Breslau in German) and Lvov (Lemberg in German). Before WW2 Slavic and Germanic populations were very dispersed across the region with deep pockets in each other areas. It stopped to be a fact after the Spring 1945 with almost all German speaking populace fleeing for the historical Germany from advancing Red Army.
On the other note, languages should be seen in the context of the evolution. Survival of the fittest is unplesant but undeniable fact in the linguistic environment as well. English, German, Russian, Spanish are more fit than Sorbian, Basque or Gaelic due to multiple historical reasons. The only true success story of real reviving of the dying language is Hebrew of Israel. Languages are always a significant part of any culture. Loss of language is almost always means the loss of some way to be a human especially if the language is a very distinct one. Alas, it would be disonest to feel optimistic in regards of Sorbian language in a long run.
I agree, it may not mean that. And also it may mean. Anyways, it is no longer that important since 1400 years is pretty long time to loose any ties with whatever Sorbs' land of historical exodus may be.
Couriously enough though, Sorbian language is called Serbo-Lusatian in Russian and Sorbs themselves Lusatians. Slavic language spoken in former Yugoslavia called Serbo-Croatian. Also, when I was a kid I remember I was reading Czech fairy tales and one of those tales was about legendary Slavic leaders of Czech and Leh who migrated with its tribes to Central Europe from what has been called in that book Croatian Land.
The Sorbian language itself is said to be close to Polish and Czech, not Serbian.
To all the commentators that think that serbia is the fatherland of sorbs its quite the opposite. The sorbs live in what is known as white serbia to serbs. As serbs moved from the east they first came to this region (along with brother croats that formed white croatia). Than between the 6 and 7th century AD they moved to the balkans. The people who remained in white serbia, are the sorbs, and speak the old slavic version of todays serbian/croatian.
There are some approaches to support minority culture without direct subsidies. Take some Indian tribes in North America. They have special privileges to run casinos at their lands with relaxed taxation and it makes a lot of difference for the tribe members well-being (it is debatable though how good it is in a long run). Also, if deposits of some economically significant minerals are found in Sorb's land it would be beneficial to them. This is what happened to Hanti-Mansi district in Western Siberia - sizeable deposits of natural gas there are being exploited with positive reflection on Hanti-Mansi culture. Even Convention of Finno-Ugric People (Hanti-Mansi are of that group along with Hungarians, Finns and Estonians) was run in the capital of the district lately.
Reliance on government subsidies is very risky way of preserving language and culture. Power attitudes are getting shifted easily with new governances, in tougher times for economy inflation, unemployment and such would be definitely of much higher priority for government rather than saving the minority culture. Germany is about to start facing a very serious challenge which would definitely draw lots of resources for cultural projects, namely demographical shift of enormous proportion.
The origin and reason of the euro 8 million subsidy comes from the USSR as Russians, the occupation power of the DDR (East Germany), took much into account the existence of an old slavic population and tried to preserve it from assimilation.
Today, after the fall of the USSR and taking into account the present economic recession, there is no need for an 8 million subvention to a bunch of people (not the common "sorb" citizen who doesn�t recieve a single euro) who has makes his living from the subsidies like in old Soviet times.
Those who want to preserve sorbian culture should discover private association and private investment instead of living from the State.
It is a pity that the article devotes so much space to a petty budget dispute instead of giving readers more insight into Sorb culture and history. The budget dispute is a rather boring and generic story of an interest group trying to hang onto oversized subsidies that were originally meant to be decreasing.
I welcome the insight into the struggle of the Sorbs to preserve their identity in the middle of Germany. I do not find the article irrelevant and I thank lecorbeau for pointing out that positive examples of peaceful coexistence of different cultures in todays society are a sign of hope for the challenges that lie ahead for many societies in this century.
@ Grettir
Well, if they really call themselves Serbs, that does not at all mean, that their historic fatherland is Serbia - no more than the historic fatherland of the Roma would be Romania.
@enriquecostYour quote below:"Those who want to preserve sorbian culture should discover private association and private investment instead of living from the State."I agree, the central State should not be in the business of subsidizing "subcultures" especially in a homogeneous modern society like Germany's.I find it intriguing that the culture a 1400 years ethnic group, needs the assistance of a relatively young entity like the central State to survive.
That part of Germany is full of reminders of the long interaction between german and slav. Villages called "Marhen" or "marches" place names like "Kroaten Hau"
Very enlightening story ... I guess we are approaching the summer hole.
Cannot remember a more irrelevant story in this newspaper for a while.
Oh.....@Peter Penyou need to cheer up mate......
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I guess we all need someone, nice poem.
I hear you now
I feel you calling me out
I wonder if I'll ever know
How I should act with you
And I' cryin now
for the things I missed
I long to see
your lovin face once more
And I cry out for you
"How can I
Ever want anything else
You're all I want, You're all I need
And I need you now"
I fall asleep at night
And dream of how you are
I see you sittin there
I wonder if your thinkin
Of me right now
And I scream to you
"How can I
Ever want anything else
You're all I want, You're all I need
And I need you now"
Now I here you cryin
I want to reach for you
But you can't see me
And you don't here me
Even though I'm here with you
And I cry to you
"How can I
Ever want anything else
You're all I want, you're all I need"
Yes you are all I want
My dreams my hope
They rest in you
And you are all I need
My love my life
They stand with you
As I fall to my knees and cry
"I need you now"
Another song by the queen of song writing (just kidding but here is one i wrote last night.)
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I guess we all need someone, nice poem.
You kept it all good together, even at this length. What love can make people do extraordinary things. Well done A'Karuya.
that's a nice one. you put quiet a bit of emotion into that one. great work.
Far be it for me to be anything special, when the only special thing I desire with me, is the special person I share my gifts with.


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Julia is the absolute underdog in this match without any doubt.
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Author | John Howard Griffin |
Country | United States |
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Publication date | 1962 |
Author | John Howard Griffin |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publication date | 1962 |
Black Like Me is a nonfiction book by journalist John Howard Griffin first published in 1961. Griffin was a white native of Dallas, Texas and the book describes his six-week experience travelling on Greyhound buses (occasionally hitchhiking) throughout the racially segregated states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia passing as a black man. Sepia Magazine financed the project in exchange for the right to print the account first as a series of articles.
Griffin kept a journal of his experiences; the 188-page diary was the genesis of the book.
At the time of the book's writing in 1959, race relations in America were particularly strained and Griffin aimed to explain the difficulties that black people faced in certain areas. Under the care of a doctor, Griffin artificially darkened his skin to pass as a black man.
In 1964, a film version of Black Like Me starring James Whitmore was produced.[1]
Robert Bonazzi subsequently published the book Man in the Mirror: John Howard Griffin and the Story of Black Like Me.
The title of the book is taken from the last line of the Langston Hughes poem "Dream Variations".
In the autumn of 1959, John Howard Griffin went to a friend's house in New Orleans, Louisiana. Once there, under the care of a dermatologist, Griffin underwent a regimen of large oral doses of the anti-vitiligo drug methoxsalen, trade name Oxsoralen, and spending up to fifteen hours daily under an ultraviolet lamp.[2]
During his trip, Griffin abided by the rule that he would not change his name or alter his identity; if asked who he was or what he was doing, he would tell the truth.[3] In the beginning, he decided to talk as little as possible[4] to ease his transition into the social milieu of southern U.S. blacks. He became accustomed everywhere to the "hate stare" received from whites.
After he disguised himself, many people who knew John Howard Griffin as a white man did not recognize him. A black shoeshine man named Sterling Williams in the French Quarter, a man whom Griffin regarded as a friend, made no connection with his looks now that he was black. Because Griffin wanted assistance in integrating with the black community, he decided to tell Sterling that he was in fact the white man he'd met before. He first hinted that he wore the same unusual shoes as somebody else,[5] but Sterling still did not recognize him until Griffin told him.
In New Orleans, a black counterman at a small restaurant chatted with Griffin about the difficulties of finding a place to go to the bathroom. He turned a question about a Catholic church into a joke about "spending much of your time praying for a place to piss".
An episode on the bus reveals the climate of the times. Griffin began to give his seat to a white woman on the bus, but disapproving looks from black passengers stopped him. He thought he had a momentary breakthrough with the woman, but she insulted him and began talking with other white passengers about how sassy they were becoming.
After his book was published, Griffin received many letters of support, helping him get through the stress of the experience.[6]
Griffin became a national celebrity for a time. In a 1975 essay included in later editions of the book, he described the hostility and threats to him and his family that emerged in his hometown of Mansfield, Texas. He moved to Mexico for a number of years for safety.[7][8]
Almost forgotten, however, in the wake of Griffin's experiments were the experiences of journalist Ray Sprigle more than a decade earlier. In 1948, Sprigle disguised himself as a black man and wrote a series of articles under the title, "I Was a Negro in the South for 30 Days," which was published in many newspapers. The tagline in the Aug. 30, 1948 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette read: "For a month, Ray Sprigle, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, roamed the South disguised as a Negro, and accepted as one by whites and Negroes alike. His report on how a white man feels as a Negro in the South is told in this series of articles."


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The original punk turned global superstar will perform indoor shows and a day on the green winery events in March and April 2015. Idol's band includes long-time collaborator and lead-guitarist Steve Stevens.
Idol and his band will launch a European tour in November and a North American tour in January that will continue to Australia and New Zealand in March 2015. The full list of tour dates and on sale times is below.
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Vitali continues Klitschko dominance
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world:
Vitali Klitschko TKO10 Albert Sosnowski |
Records: Klitschko, 40-2, 38 KOs; Sosnowski, 45-3-1, 27 KOs |
Rafael's remark: The Klitschko domination of the heavyweight division continued, not that anyone should be at all surprised. While Wladimir Klitschko has won 12 in a row in dominant fashion and made eight title defenses (while also unifying two alphabet belts and claiming the Ring magazine title), older brother Vitali Klitschko, 38, has been dominating as well. After ending a nearly four-year injury-induced retirement in 2008, he regained a title by crushing Samuel Peter and has now made four defenses, barely losing a round along the way. His latest victim was the Poland-born, England-based Sosnowski, who stood almost no chance of winning. But the division is so weak right now, and there were few available contenders, that Sosnowski, 31, got the opportunity of a lifetime. Fighting in Klitschko's adopted home country and in front of a crowd of about 50,000, Sosnowski at least tried to win, which is more than can be said for Klitschko's previous victim, Kevin Johnson, who wanted only to survive in their December fight. Klitschko, with a five-inch height advantage (6-foot-7 to 6-1) and a 23-pound weight advantage (247 to 224), used his long reach to keep Sosnowski on the outside most of the time until he started cranking up his nasty right hand. Although Sosnowski, the former European champion who got the world title shot without having ever scored a signature victory, got through with a few decent right hands, the only real chance he had was to land a lucky haymaker. But Klitschko is too smart for that to happen and had his way with Sosnowski all the way. Sosnowski's legs were beginning to go after taking so many hard shots when Klitschko backed him into a corner and unleashed a brutal overhand right in the 10th round. It landed on the side of Sosnowski's face and dropped him to his rear end against the corner pad. Referee Jay Nady immediately called off the fight without a count with 30 seconds left in the round. It was a good call. Now the question will be, simply, who is next? Klitschko (as well has his brother) would like a unification match with England's David Haye, although Haye has done his best to duck both brothers despite calling them out constantly. Klitschko could also possibly meet former titlist Nikolai Valuev, which would be a spectacle between two huge men. Whoever is next, it seems that the Klitschko freight train will roll on. |
Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. TKO10 Zsolt Bedak Retains a junior featherweight title |
Records: Vazquez Jr., 19-0-1, 16 KOs; Bedak, 15-1, 5 KOs |
Rafael's remark: In February, Vazquez, 25, looked great knocking out Marvin Sonsona in the fourth round to win a vacant 122-pound title. In his first defense, again fighting at home in Puerto Rico and headlining an Integrated Sports pay-per-view card, Vazquez looked excellent turning back a spirited challenge from Bedak, who was the mandatory contender and fighting outside Europe for the first time. With his father in his corner, former three-division titlist Wilfredo Vazquez Sr., the younger Vazquez steadily broke Bedak down in a mature performance. Bedak, 26, a native of Hungary living in Germany, was in the fight for the first few rounds, but Vazquez was too quick and accurate with his punches. They brawled throughout the fifth round, but Bedak was getting the worst of it. By the seventh round, Bedak's right eye was swelling and Vazquez buckled him with a right hand. He hurt him again in the eighth, snapping his head back with another right hand. It was only a matter of time until Vazquez, who makes very good fights, got rid of him. He finally did in the 10th. He was in total control when he dropped Bedak with a right hand, and although he made it to his feet, his corner mercifully threw in the towel. |
Roman "Rocky" Martinez KO4 Gonzalo Mungia Retains a junior lightweight title |
Records: Martinez, 24-0-1, 15 KOs; Mungia, 17-7-3, 13 KOs |
Rafael's remark: It was quick but exciting as Martinez, of Puerto Rico, successfully defended his 130-pound belt for the second time with a strong performance against Nicaragua's Mungia, 30. Martinez, 27, won his title on the road in England by knocking out Nicky Cook in four rounds in March 2009. He routed Feider Viloria in nine rounds, also in Puerto Rico, in his first defense in September and then took out Mungia in style. The fight will best be remembered for an outstanding, all-action third round, which should go down as a round of the year candidate. Martinez and Mungia spent virtually the entire round standing in the center of the ring and trading bombs. Martinez's blows seemed to be heavier, but Mungia showed a surprisingly good chin by sopping up all the shots and continuing to march forward. Martinez took several shots, too, but he staggered Mungia just before the bell ended the blazing round. The round obviously took a lot out of Mungia when they picked up where they left off in the fourth round. Martinez, who had predicted a knockout, caught him with a right uppercut that knocked him to his backside. As a spent Mungia rested with his back against one of the corner pads, he took the full count from referee Roberto Ramirez Jr., who reached 10 at one minute, 48 seconds. Good performance from Martinez, who has risen to the top of the weak junior lightweight division. |
McWilliams Arroyo TKO2 Samuel Gutierrez |
Records: Arroyo, 3-0, 3 KOs; Gutierrez, 5-7-1, 0 KOs |
Rafael's remark: Arroyo, 24, half of the twin brother tandem of 2008 Puerto Rican Olympians who are among the island's best prospects, had an easy night putting away Mexico's Gutierrez, 21. Arroyo was in total command in the opening round. A low blow hurt Gutierrez in the second round before a left hook/right hand combination knocked him to his knees. Although Gutierrez got to his feet by eight, referee Ramon Pena called it off. Arroyo will be in action quickly. He's scheduled to box June 12 at the Madison Square Garden Theater on the undercard of Ivan Calderon's junior flyweight title defense against Jesus Iribe on the eve of the annual National Puerto Rican Day parade in New York. |
McJoe Arroyo W4 Jairo Delgado Scores: 40-36 (three times) |
Records: Arroyo, 3-0, 1 KO; Delgado, 3-7, 3 KOs |
Rafael's remark: Like his twin brother, McWilliams, McJoe, 24, was a standout amateur and 2008 Puerto Rican Olympian. He looked good and against Delgado, displayed fast hands and nice combination punching. Although he couldn't stop Denver's Delgado, 29, or even knock him down, Arroyo landed a lot of punches and easily won each round in an entertaining bout that opened the pay-per-view card. |
Jesus Soto-Karass No-Contest 1 Gabriel Martinez |
Records: Soto-Karass, 24-4-3, 16 KOs; Martinez, 24-1-1, 13 KOs |
Rafael's remark: After a 2005 decision loss to future junior middleweight titleholder Yuri Foreman in 2005, Soto-Karass went on a 15-fight unbeaten streak (13-0-2). Now, he's winless in his last two fights after the disappointing end to this "Top Rank Live" main event. Soto-Karass, 27, of Mexico but living in Los Angeles, was coming off a six-round technical decision loss to Alfonso Gomez in November in which Gomez was severely cut by an accidental head butt in the third round. This bout went down as a no-contest as Soto-Karass leaned far inside while throwing a punch and he and Martinez had a nasty accidental clash of heads. It left Martinez with a gaping cut under his left eye. They finished the round and then the bout was stopped. Too bad, because it was shaping up as entertaining fight. |
Mike Lee W4 Emmitt Woods Scores: 40-36 (three times) |
Records: Lee, 1-0, 0 KOs; Woods, 0-4-1, 0 KOs |
Rafael's remark: Decked out in alma mater Notre Dame's blue and gold colors, Lee, 22, turned pro in front of an enthusiastic home crowd. He had sold about $110,000 worth of tickets, a stunning amount for a guy making his pro debut as he packed 'em in for his bout on "Top Rank Live." Lee graduated with a finance degree, but decided to pursue a pro boxing career after a limited amateur career in which he won his weight class in the 2009 Chicago Golden Gloves and also boxed in Notre Dame's Bengal Bouts, which raise money for the Holy Cross Missions of Bangladesh. He didn't disappoint all those supporters. Lee, who is being trained by Ronnie Shields, one of the best in the business, won easily against Woods, 38. That was expected, but what was nice to see was that Lee's fundamentals were so sound. He looked in great shape and displayed a crisp jab, which he kept working throughout the fight. He also kept his hands nice and high and threw a lot of combinations. For a pro debut, it was a fine performance. With his popularity, all-American back story and potential, he's a guy to keep an eye on. Top Rank has scheduled him to return July 24 in Las Vegas on the undercard of featherweight titlist Yuriorkis Gamboa's next bout. |
Jose Benavidez KO1 Ronnie Peterson |
Records: Benavidez, 6-0, 6 KOs; Peterson, 2-2, 2 KOs |
Rafael's remark: We can call this a late birthday present. Benavidez, of Phoenix, turned 18 on May 15, and got himself his fourth first-round knockout in his six fights since turning pro in January after a standout amateur career. Top Rank considers Benavidez perhaps its most important prospect, and he continues to hone his skills as a pro. Peterson, of Minnesota, tried to make it a fight but was outgunned. Benavidez put his punches together well and finished him off with a left hook to the body that sent Peterson to a knee in a corner, where he took the full count while trying to catch his breath. Benavidez is slated to return in San Antonio on June 26, where Top Rank is putting on its "Latin Fury 15" pay-per-view card. |
Luis Lazarte W12 Carlos Tamara Wins a junior flyweight title Scores: 116-112, 115-113 Lazarte, 115-113 Tamara |
Records: Lazarte, 47-9-1, 18 KOs; Tamara, 21-5, 15 KOs |
Rafael's remark: The sixth time was finally the charm for Lazarte, the unlikely winner of a world title in his sixth -- yes, sixth -- try. He's 39, so this was probably going to be the last hurrah, and he made it count. The sheer elation on his weathered face after receiving the decision could have brought a lump to anyone's throat. And although the 5-foot-1 Lazarte was the hometown fighter, it didn't seem as though he got a hometown nod in the split decision. He had done enough to win the fight, overcoming a 4-inch height deficit and all those years. Tamara didn't seem to have any beef when the scores were read either. Tamara had been outpunched and outhustled throughout the fight, in which an accidental head butt had opened a cut over his left eye in the first round and seemed to bother him throughout the bout. Lazarte had previously lost in five world title bouts on his long road. In 1999, he lost a split decision for a strawweight belt to Kermin Guardia. In 2001, he was stopped in the second round challenging Pongsaklek Wonjongkam for a flyweight title. In 2002, he was disqualified in the 10th round challenging countryman Omar Narvaez for a flyweight belt. In 2007, he was also disqualified in the 10th round challenging Edgar Sosa for a junior flyweight title. And in 2008, he dropped a majority decision to Daniel Reyes for an interim strawweight title. Tamara, 27, a 2004 Colombian Olympian now living in New Jersey, was making his first defense after pulling a big upset in January. That's when he went to the Philippines and knocked out prohibitive favorite Brian Viloria in the 12th round to win the belt. |
Miguel Acosta KO6 Paulus Moses Wins a lightweight title |
Records: Acosta, 26-9-2, 20 KOs; Moses, 25-1, 17 KOs |
Rafael's remark: Venezuela's Acosta upset Urbano Antillon via ninth-round knockout 10 months ago to win a vacant interim belt, and he was the underdog again going into his bout with titleholder Moses in Moses' home country. Again, Acosta pulled the upset, stopping Moses at 2 minutes, 17 seconds of the sixth round of his second title defense. According to Teddy Singleton, who was on hand representing Moses promoter Don King, Acosta, 32, pressured Moses, 31, from the start of the fight before a right hand did him in and he took the full count while sitting on the canvas. One word of note on Acosta's title: It's one of those pointless WBA "regular" belts. Juan Manuel Marquez is the WBA's "super" champion and the legitimate, lineal lightweight world champion. |
Librado Andrade TKO8 Eric Lucas |
Records: Andrade, 29-3, 22 KOs; Lucas, 39-8-3, 15 KOs |
Rafael's remark: It was not exactly a great birthday for Lucas, who turned 39 the day after the fight. The former super middleweight titlist from Montreal saw his career come to a likely end at the hands of Andrade, 31, the former three-time title challenger who kept alive his chances for another shot. Lucas, who held a belt from 2001 to 2003, had retired in early 2006 after being stopped in the 10th round of a title fight by Mikkel Kessler. But Lucas returned for a fourth-round knockout of Ramon Moyano in December. The second bout of his comeback, which headlined on ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights," didn't go nearly as well. They put on a competitive action fight, but Andrade, stronger and fresher, was just too much for Lucas. Andrade, who is from Mexico and living in La Habra, Calif., bloodied Lucas' nose, opened a cut over his right eye in the fourth round and a much worse cut over his left eye in the fifth round. By the end of the eighth round, the cut over Lucas' left eye was particularly severe and spewing blood, and the fight was rightly called off. Lucas said afterward that he didn't want to become a stepping-stone opponent and would probably go back into retirement. For Andrade, it was a nice bounce-back victory after he had been stopped in the fourth round of a rematch with titleholder Lucian Bute in the same building on HBO in November. |
Sebastian Lujan KO5 Jailer Berrio |
Records: Lujan, 33-5-2, 21 KOs; Berrio, 13-7, 7 KOs |
Rafael's remark: For the past couple of years, Golden Boy has promoted monthly cards in Mexico, Central America and South America that have only been televised on the HBO Plus service in those regions. But thanks to Golden Boy's new deal with Telefutura, those cards will also be televised in the United States as part of the relaunch of "Solo Boxeo Tecate." This was the first of those broadcasts as Lujan, 30, of Argentina, knocked out Colombia's Berrio, 22, who has lost every time he's stepped up his competition. This was no different as Lujan, a former two-time title challenger, notched his seventh win in a row. Lujan dropped Berrio twice in the fourth round, including a digging left hook to the body. What appeared to be another clear knockdown in the round was not called by referee Jorge Basile. It hardly mattered because in the fifth, Lujan pounded him the mat early in the round and finished him during a follow-up flurry seconds later. In his two title bouts, Lujan suffered a memorable 10th-round TKO loss to then-welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito on ESPN2. That was the one in which Lujan's ear nearly came off the side of his head in a one of the most disgusting ring injuries you will ever see. In 2006, Lujan dropped a decision to junior middleweight titlist Sergei Dzinziruk. |
Shannon Briggs TKO1 Rob Calloway |
Records: Briggs, 51-5-1, 45 KOs; Calloway, 70-12-2, 57 KOs |
Rafael's remark: One week after New York's Briggs, a former heavyweight champ, needed only 20 seconds to knock out Dominique Alexander, the 38-year-old was in the ring again. And this time Briggs needed 98 seconds to dust Calloway, who has lost to many top names but has never been stopped in the first round before. Briggs, still angling for a shot at either Vitali or Wladimir Klitschko, dropped Calloway three times en route to the victory. He dropped in the first seconds with a body shot, and it got no better for Calloway, 40, of St. Joseph, Mo., who lost for the fourth time in his last five bouts with each defeat coming via knockout. Since losing a version of the title to Sultan Ibragimov in 2007, Briggs is 3-0 with a no-contest, which came about because he tested positive for a banned substance after a December fight with Marcus McGee. |
Souleymane M'Baye W12 Antonin Decarie Wins a vacant interim welterweight title Scores: 116-113 (twice), 116-112 |
Records: M'Baye, 39-3-1, 21 KOs; Decarie, 27-1, 7 KOs |
Rafael's remark: M'Baye, 35, of France, briefly held a lightweight belt in 2006 and 2007, and won his third in a row. He dropped Canada's Decarie, 27, in the fourth round on his way to the win. M'Baye, who got the shot as part of a settlement of a protracted lawsuit with the WBA, picked up the organization's interim belt. Typical WBA nonsense. It was only last week that the WBA had finally recognized only one titleholder in the 147-pound division after stripping Shane Mosley of his "super champion" designation after he had lost to Floyd Mayweather at the weight but not in an official title fight. That left the obscure Vyacheslav Senchenko as the lone WBA titleholder in the division. Alas, he now has unwelcome company. And the beat goes on. |
Frankie Gomez TKO1 Akeem Akinbode |
Records: Gomez, 3-0, 3 KOs; Akinbode, 1-3-1, 1 KO |
Rafael's remark: Gomez is a heralded Golden Boy prospect from East Los Angeles. Just 18, Gomez was a silver medalist (when he was 17) in the 2009 World Amateur Championship and a favorite to make the 2012 U.S. Olympic boxing team. However, he took a big signing bonus and turned pro in April. Fighting on Golden Boy's monthly "Fight Night Club" show at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, Gomez needed a mere 48 seconds to blow away the Nigeria-born, Los Angeles-based Akinbode. Gomez pretty much rushed at Akinbode and was unloading punches as Akinbode cowered along the ropes until referee Jerry Cantu called it off during the shellacking. Gomez undoubtedly gets better work in the gym -- this so-called fight proved nothing, since his opponent didn't seem as though he had any idea how to fight. In any event, Gomez is supposed to return June 24 on "Fight Night Club" and followed by an appearance on the July 31 Juan Manuel Marquez-Juan Diaz II undercard. Big things are expected from Gomez, and he'll fight about once a month for at least the rest of the year as he adjusts to the pro game. |
Jose Navarro W6 Benji Garcia Scores: 60-54 (three times) |
Records: Navarro, 27-5, 12 KOs; Garcia, 14-15-3, 1 KO |
Rafael's remark: Navarro, a 2000 U.S. Olympian, has been beset by hard luck during his career. Four of his losses came in junior bantamweight title fights, including a split-decision loss to Katsushige Kawashima in Japan in 2005. Navarro, 28, of Los Angeles, was blatantly robbed in a hometown decision in that one. After losing three fights in a row -- decisions in title bouts to Dmitry Kirilov (2007) and Cristian Mijares (2008) and an eighth-round knockout to journeyman Michael Domingo in Philippines in October -- it looked as though Navarro might call it a career. But Navarro decided he wasn't ready to go out just yet and made his comeback on Golden Boy's "Fight Night Club" card in his hometown. He easily halted his three-fight losing streak by winning every round against Garcia, 27, who dropped his fourth fight in a row and fifth of his last six. |
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I once knew a boy
Who carried his dreams on his back
And kept them together
In a burlap sack,
Which he hoisted
And heaved
Until finally
He'd leave
Usually in the same way
That he came,
With a bag full of dreams
A back full of pain
And with nowhere left to stay.
This boy
Though so small
carried it all
Without a single complaint,
While his legs seemed to stall
And continually tried to fall
At every bump in the road.
But on the boy walked
He could not be stopped
On his quest to keep his dreams.
So to help him along
I sang him a song
So mellifluous
And so sweet
It became a lullaby
And slowly shut his eyes
So he could finally go to sleep.
And while he slept on the ground
I made not a sound
While I approached the burlap sack,
I made small tear
So some dreams
Could escape, if they dare.
I just wanted to help
I swear.
That bag was too heavy
For any boy to wear.
I knew this
This I did.
So when he awoke
And started to choke
As he realized
That his dreams were gone
They had long since died,
I did not try to apologize
Even as the boy cried and cried
"Why! Why did my dreams have to die?"
I said nothing to the boy
And merely let him cry.
And when he had
Nothing left to grieve
The boy finally hoisted
And heaved
And left in a way that had changed.
I once knew a boy
With a bag full of dreams
But now I know a man
With a bag ripped to seams
Dragging it along
Cause it's too torn to hold his heart.