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CGTC Athletics News
Titans Will Face South Georgia State In First Round of GCAA Tournament
March 2, 2015
Macon, GA - The Central Georgia Tech men's basketball team will travel to South Georgia State College for the first round of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Men's Basketball Tournament on Tuesday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. in Waycross.
The Titans ended the regular season with an 8-10 record, giving them an eighth place finish in the conference. Grabbing the last spot in the conference, the Titans lose home court advantage and will face the top seeded South Georgia State (14-4) away in Waycross. Although the Titans faced two losses at the hands of South Georgia State during the regular season, both contests were closely played.
Rounding out the GCAA Division I tournament, the second seeded Georgia Highlands College will host seventh place Gordon State College in Rome on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Third place South Georgia Tech will host sixth place Georgia Perimeter in Americus on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. The fourth seeded Chattahoochee Tech will host Atlanta Metro in Marietta on Tuesday in a 7:00 p.m. match-up.
The semi-final and final rounds of the GCAA tournament will be hosted at the highest remaining seed.
The winner of the South Georgia State/Central Georgia Tech game will face the winner of the Chattahoochee Tech/Atlanta Metro game on Friday, March 6. The winner of the South Georgia Tech/Georgia Perimeter game will play on Friday, March 6, and will face the winner of the Georgia Highlands/Gordon State game. The GCAA men's basketball finals will be held on Saturday, March 7 at 2:00 p.m.
Lady Titans Fall Short In GCAA Semi-Finals
February 28, 2015
Albany, GA - The Central Georgia Technical College women's basketball team's season came to an end Friday night, with a tough 68-73 loss to South Georgia Technical College in the semi-finals of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Region XVII tournament.
Like much of the season, freshman Ra'Keta Shelton led the Lady Titans with 13 points, 10 rebounds, one assist, and one steal. Shelton's impressive showing marked her fifteenth double-double game of the season, but was not enough to lead the team to victory.
With a timid start to the game, the Lady Titans struggled offensively and faced an early 8-1 deficit within the first two minutes of the game. The team's scoring woes were compounded by their inability to pick-up rebounds, as the Lady Titans were outnumbered 10-to-24 by South Georgia Tech on the offensive boards.
Trailing the Lady Jets for much of the first half, the Lady Titans got their first lead of the game at the 8:20 mark on a made jump shot by Aleisha Merriweather. At the end of the first half, the Lady Titans went on a 7-2 run, in which they were able to secure a 39-34 lead at halftime.
The Lady Titans started the second half strong, with a big three-point shot by freshman A'Chanti Layfield. Seemingly forgetting their first half jitters, the team outscored South Georgia Tech for the majority of the second half, but was unable to sustain the lead down the stretch. Late-game fouls by the Lady Titans resulted in made free-throws for the opposing South Georgia Tech.
Throughout the game the team struggled from the free-throw line, where they went 22-of-35. The team's poor shooting extended beyond the charity stripe, as the Lady Titans only shot 22-51 from the field.
On the defensive end, the Lady Titans had to contend with the tough play of South Georgia Tech's Alexis Armstrong and TaQuandra Mike. Armstrong led all scorers with 21 points and 14 rebounds, while Mike scored 17 points and went 4-for-11 from behind the three point line.
Rounding out the Lady Titan' double-digit scorers were sophomores Mercedes Jenkins and Rayven Thomas. Jenkins added 12 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal, while Thomas had 12 points and six rebounds.
The Lady Titans ended their 2015 season with a 21-9 overall record, giving them their second twenty-plus win season in program history.
Breanna Bryant (5) shooting over a South Georgia Tech defender.
Lady Titans Win First Round of GCAA Tournament
February 25, 2015
Macon, GA - Led by sophomore Ra'Keta Shelton's 22 points and 11 rebounds, the Central Georgia Technical College Lady Titans defeated the East Georgia State College Lady Bobcats by a score of 86-66 in Tuesday night's conference tournament game at Titans Arena. With the victory, the Lady Titans move to 21-8 on the season, and advance to the semi-final round of the Georgia College Athletic Association's (GCAA) tournament.
Off to a rough start, the Lady Titans trailed East Georgia State 16-6 with 15:08 to go in the first half. Unable to respond to defensive pressure, the Lady Titans committed 18 first half turnovers, and missed several point-blank baskets. After facing their largest deficit of the game, the Lady Titans rallied behind the tough play of Breanna Bryant, Aleisha Merriweather, and Ra'Keta Shelton. Bryant hit two big three pointers to cut into East Georgia State's lead, while Merriweather and Shelton pulled down 11 combined rebounds. All three players each recorded nine points at halftime, giving the Lady Titans a 32-30 edge.
Making some mid-game adjustments, the Lady Titans opened the second half with a more aggressive and balanced team attack. Both Bryant and Lauren Duncan connected from long-range to extend the team's lead. Shelton contributed 13 points and grabbed six rebounds in the second half alone.
Aleisha Merriweather finished the game with 15 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Lauren Duncan scored 13 points and added two rebounds, three assists, and one steal. Breanna Bryant scored 12 points and contributed two assists and two steals.
The Lady Titans will next face South Georgia Technical College in the semi-final round of the GCAA region tournament on Friday, February 27 at Darton State College at Cavaliers Arena. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
CGTC Lady Titans Receive GCAA Honors
February 24, 2015
Macon , GA - Central Georgia Technical College women's basketball players Mercedes Jenkins, Ra'Keta Shelton, and Allyson Crawford all received Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) honors on Tuesday, February 24.
Keyondra 'Mercedes' Jenkins, a sophomore guard from Fayetteville, was selected to the 2014-2015 GCAA Division I Women's Basketball All-Region First Team. In her second season as a Lady Titan, Jenkins averaged 15.5 points, five assists, and three rebounds per game. Jenkins also shot 40.7 percent from field goal range, 46.4 percent from beyond the three point line, and was a 71 percent free-throw shooter. Jenkins has already signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her academic and athletic endeavors at the University of Minnesota in the fall.
Ra'Keta Shelton, a freshman forward from Albany, also earned conference honors as she was selected to the 2014-2015 GCAA Division I Women's Basketball All-Region Second Team. In her first collegiate season, Shelton averaged 11.2 points, 10 rebounds, and one assist, and made 53.4 percent of her shots from the field. Shelton led the GCAA in defensive rebounds, with a total of 120. As a freshman she started in 25 of the team's 28 games.
Allyson Crawford was selected to the 2014-2015 GCAA Division I Women's Basketball All-Academic Team. The red-shirt sophomore from Macon averaged 2.5 rebounds per game, and shot 29.4 percent from the field. Selected to the All-Academic Team, Crawford boasts a 3.30 GPA and is a Management & Technical Studies major.
Titans Basketball Gets Big Wins on Sophomore Night
February 23, 2015
Macon, GA - In their final games of the regular season, Central Georgia Technical College's women's and men's basketball teams both earned victories Saturday as they celebrated Sophomore Night. In the first match-up of the night the Lady Titans defeated Albany Technical College by a score of 78-67. With the win, the Lady Titans ended the season with a 14-4 record in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) and 20-8 overall.
Freshman Ra'Keta Shelton led all Lady Titans scorers with 20 points. Shelton finished the night with 11 rebounds, two steals, and one block, recording her 14th double-double of the regular season.
Sophomore players Mercedes Jenkins and Aleah Holden also had big games on their special night as both scored in double-digits. Jenkins scored 19 points and added two rebounds, one assist, four steals, and one block to her campaign. Holden scored 10 points and recorded seven rebounds, two assists, and two blocks.
With a third place finish in the GCAA regular season, the Lady Titans will host the East Georgia State College (EGSC) Lady Bobcats in the first round of the GCAA tournament. The Lady Titans will play EGSC on Tuesday, February 24 at 6 p.m. at Titans Arena in Macon.
On the men's side, the Titans came away from Saturday's game with a huge 70-52 victory against Albany Technical College. The Titans ended their regular season campaign with an 8-10 record in the GCAA and 18-11 overall.
In an all-around team effort, the Titans had four players score in double-digits. Freshman Sheldon Williams led all scorers with 14 points, four rebounds, and one assist. Kelvin Henry, Lawrance Freeman, and Andrei St. Vistal all contributed 11 points each to the Titans final score. Henry added four rebounds, one assist, and one block; Freeman recorded six rebounds; and St. Vistal added four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
Lady Titans Will Host First Round of GCAA Tournament
February 22, 2015
Macon, GA - The Central Georgia Technical College Lady Titans will host the East Georgia State College Lady Bobcats in the first round of the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Women's Basketball Tournament on Tuesday, February 24 at 6:00 p.m. at Titans Arena, located at 1780 Anthony Road in Macon. Admission is $5 for adults, $1 for K-12 grade students, and free to CGTC students and employees.
Ending the 2015 regular season with a 14-4 record, the Lady Titans finished third in the GCAA conference and earned the right to host the first round of the conference tournament. With their third place finish, the Lady Titans will face sixth ranked East Georgia State College, who finished 9-9 in the regular season. The Lady Titans and Lady Bobcats split their regular season match-ups, each winning one game.
Rounding out the GCAA Division I tournament, the number one ranked Darton State College Lady Cavaliers (16-2) will face the eighth seeded Atlanta Metropolitan College Lady Trailblazers (5-13) on Tuesday, February 24 at 6:00 p.m. in Albany. The second seeded South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets (14-4) will host the seventh seeded Albany Technical College Lady Titans (6-12) at 6:00 p.m. in Americus. The fourth seeded Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers (12-6) will face the fifth place Georgia Perimeter College Jaguars (11-7) in a 6:00 p.m. match-up in Rome.
The semi-final and final rounds of the GCAA tournament will be hosted at the highest remaining seed.
The winner of the South Georgia Technical College/Albany Technical College game will face the winner of the Central Georgia Technical College/East Georgia State College game on Friday, February 27 at 5:30 p.m. The winner of the Darton State College/Atlanta Metro College game will play on Friday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m., and will face the winner of the Georgia Highlands College/Georgia Perimeter College game. The GCAA women's basketball finals will be held on Saturday, February 28 at 2:00 p.m.
Ra'Keta Shelton Named GCAA Division I Player of the Week
February 10, 2015
Macon, GA - Central Georgia Technical College women's basketball player Ra'Keta Shelton was selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I Women's Player of the Week for the week of February 10.
Shelton, a freshman forward from Augusta, averaged 17.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in the Lady Titans' victories over East Georgia State College (EGSC) on February 4 and Atlanta Metropolitan College (AMC) on February 7. Shelton recorded a double-double in both of the week's contests, tallying her 13th double-double of the season.
In her rookie season Shelton is averaging 11 points and nine rebounds per game.
Titans Basketball Wins Double-Header at Home
February 5, 2015
Macon, GA- The Central Georgia Technical College women's basketball team had three players score in double-figures in their 73-45 victory over East Georgia State College on Wednesday. With the win, the Lady Titans improved their record to 10-3 in the conference and 16-7 overall.
Freshman Ra'Keta Shelton recorded her eighth double-double of the season, as she gathered in 23 points, 12 rebounds, two steals, and two assists. Shelton currently leads the conference in both rebounds and steals, and is averaging 11.3 points per game for the season.
Sophomore guard Breanna Bryant also came up big for the Lady Titans with 16 points, four rebounds, three steals, and one assist. Freshman Lauren Duncan contributed 11 points and three rebounds to the Lady Titans' victory.
Commanding the majority of the game, the Lady Titans made 56 percent (28-50) of their field goals and shot 73.7 percent (14-19) from the free throw line.
The women's team is currently in third place in the conference behind Darton College and South Georgia Technical College, respectively.
On the men's side, the Titans fought back from a 25 point deficit to defeat East Georgia State College, 83-80, in overtime. Wednesday's win ended a seven-game losing streak for the Titans. After the big conference victory, the men's team is now 6-7 and 16-8 overall.
In the thrilling overtime win, freshman players Lawrance Freeman, Andrei St. Vistal, and Mike Harden all came up big scoring double-digits. Freeman finished the night with 24 points, 16 rebounds, two assists, two steals, and one block. Taking control of the game in overtime, St. Vistal scored a season-high 23 points, along with six assists, 5 rebounds, and two steals. To round out the leading scorers, Mike Harden added 18 points, 10 rebounds, two steals, and one assist.
Free throw shooting kept the Titans in the game during the second half, and in overtime, of the game. The Titans ended the game shooting 68.9 percent (31-45) from the free throw line.
"We needed this win," said men's basketball head coach Reco Dawson. "To come back from 20+ [points] showed how tough our kids are. Our guys believed that they could win the game. I'm so proud of them." After losing the previous seven games, Coach Dawson is optimistic about the remainder of the season, stating that "the win tonight will give us some confidence and momentum through the next five games."
The women's and men's teams return to their home court on Tuesday, February 10 when they face Chattahoochee Technical College in conference-play at Larry Walker Arena in Warner Robins. The Lady Titans tip off at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Titans at 7:30 p.m. This game will be the first of two THINK PINK Breast Cancer Awareness games hosted by CGTC Athletics.
Breanna Bryant (5) going up against two East Georgia State College defenders.
Sheldon Williams (23) shooting over an East Georgia State College player.
Mercedes Jenkins Earns GCAA Player of the Week Honor
January 21, 2015
Macon, GA — Congratulations to Keyondra 'Mercedes' Jenkins on being selected as the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Player of the Week (POTW) for the week of January 20. Jenkins previously earned POTW honors for the weeks of November 11, when she was selected as Co-POTW with Shanea Armbrister of Darton State College, and November 25.
During the week, Mercedes recorded 19 points, six assists, and three steals versus Georgia Highlands, and 25 points, four assists, and three steals versus Darton College. Mercedes hit the game winning shot versus Darton State College to help the Lady Titans move to 6-2 in the conference and 12-6 overall.
Lady Titans and Titans Split Double-Header at Home
January 12, 2015
Macon, GA — The Central Georgia Tech women's basketball team had four players score double-digits in their 78-66 victory against Atlanta Metro on Saturday. With the win, the Lady Titans improved to 4-2 in Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) conference play, and 10-6 overall.
Ra'Keta Shelton led the lady Titans to victory as she recorded a double-double in the game. Shelton had 16 points, 12 rebounds, and four steals. She shot 6-of-8 from the field and was 4-of-6 from the free throw line.
Aleah Holden, Keyondra Jenkins, and Lauren Duncan all pulled in double-digits, scoring 15, 14, and 11 points, respectively. Holden also contributed nine rebounds and four steals.
The Lady Titans' bench also came up big as they racked up 27 points. The team capitalized on mistakes made by Atlanta Metro, as they scored 30 points off of turnovers.
On the men's side, the Titans fell to Atlanta Metro by a score of 61-68. With the loss, the Titans moved to 5-1 in the conference, and 15-2 overall.
Andrei St. Vistal led all scorers with 13 points, four rebounds, and three steals. St. Vistal was joined in double-digits by teammates, Chris Guilfo (12 points) and Lawrance Freeman (10 points).
Trailing Atlanta Metro for much of the game, the Titans only shot 18-of-60 (30%) from the field and tallied 15 turnovers.
The Lady Titans and Titans return to their home court on Saturday, January 17, when the women host Darton College and the men host South Georgia State College at Titans Arena in Macon.
Titans Earn Comeback Victory Against Gordon State
December 12, 2014
Macon, GA — The Central Georgia Tech men's basketball team edged out a tough 71-65 victory against Gordon State College Wednesday night. With the win, the Titans improved to 12-1 overall and 3-0 in the conference.
The Titans got off to a sluggish start, missing early field goals and committing careless turnovers. In the first half, the team shot 10-of-28 from the field and trailed Gordon State by a score of 38-29 at halftime.
Lawrance Freeman, reigning conference Player of the Week, took over the second half as he scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to help the Titans erase a 10 point deficit. Freeman shot 7-of-12 from the field, 2-of-4 from beyond the three-point line, and 7-of-7 from the free throw line.
Joining Freeman in double-digits were Chris Guilfo and Sheldon Williams with 11 points each. Matt Maddox was big on the boards, pulling down seven rebounds.
The team shot 47 percent from the field (25-of-56) in their tough comeback win.
CGTC Basketball Begins Conference Play
December 3, 2014
Macon, GA — The Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) women's and men's basketball teams begin conference play Wednesday night, as they travel to South Georgia Technical College to face the Jets.
With a 6-4 overall record on the season, the Lady Titans have been led by the strong play and leadership of sophomore guard Keyondra 'Mercedes' Jenkins. Selected as a two-time 'Player of the Week' this season, Jenkins is averaging 17.7 points and 6.1 assists per game. The Lady Titans have also seen major contributions from sophomore Aleah Holden, and freshman players Ra'Keta Shelton, Lauren Duncan, and Aleisha Merriweather.
On the men's side, the Titans are off to a 9-1 start this season. With a fast-paced offense, the Titans are a multi-threat team with scorers at all positions. Freshman guards Mike Harden (13.8 points, 4.5 rebounds) and Lawrance Freeman (14.9 points, 6.6 rebounds) have provided a major spark in the backcourt for the Titans, while sophomore Matt Maddox has come up big on the boards and freshman Sheldon Williams has been a sharp shooter from behind the three point line.
The Lady Titans and Titans will return to action on their home court Saturday, December 6 when they face Georgia Perimeter College in a double-header at the Titans Arena in Macon.
Keyondra Jenkins Signs with University of Minnesota
November 20, 2014
Macon, GA — Central Georgia Technical College's women's basketball player Keyondra Jenkins has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her academic and athletic endeavors with the University of Minnesota next fall.
During the 2013-2014 season, the sophomore point guard from Fayetteville averaged 16 points, 4.6 assists, and 3 steals per game. Upon helping the Lady Titans earn a 16-4 conference record, Jenkins was named to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Second-Team as a freshman. She was selected as one of the top 40 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Student-Athletes, and was also selected to participate in the sixth annual NJCAA Coaches Association All-Star Weekend in Niceville (FL).
"I loved that Minnesota showed interest and wanted me to be a part of their program," said Jenkins. "That means a lot to me. I love it here at CGTC and we still have a conference championship to work for, but I'm happy that I know I have a four-year home after I leave CGTC. Coach [Jamie] Brooks and my AAU coach helped guide me through the process and I can't thank them enough."
"Mercedes is a special player and is an even better person," said Lady Titans coach Jamie Brooks. "She is a true leader on the floor for us and can affect the game in so many ways. Her personality is so infectious in a positive way and rubs off on the rest of our team. I think Minnesota got a pretty special player."
In her sophomore season, Jenkins is averaging 12.8 points and 6.5 assists per game.
Lady Titans and Titans Win Home Openers
November 7, 2014
Macon, GA — The Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) women's and men's basketball teams earned big victories in their home openers Tuesday, November 4. The Lady Titans won with a score of 111-51 against Fort Benning Air Force Base, while the Titans had a final score of 94-40 over the Martinique National Team.
Both teams had solid games, jumping to early leads against their opponents. The Lady Titans jumped out to a score of 24-6 within the first seven minutes of play, while the Titans followed suit by taking a 19-4 lead within the first five minutes of the competition.
On the women's side, the team had a well-rounded scoring display. The Lady Titans had seven players to score double digits. Freshman players A'Chanti Layfield and Amber McGee lead the team with 16 points, while Mercedes Jenkins (Sophomore), Lauren Duncan (Freshman), Ra'Keta Shelton (Freshman), Shambria Smith (Freshman), and Breanna Bryant (Sophomore) scored 13, 12, 12, 10, and 10, respectively.
The Titans were led by Chris Guilfo (Sophomore), who recorded 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal, and Mike Harden (Freshman), who contributed 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. Both Guilfo and Harden were key for the Titans with their play on both ends of the court. The men's team shot an impressive 68.8 percent from three-point range.
Lady Titans and Titans Set for Season Opener at Home
November 4, 2014
Macon, GA — The Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) women's and men's basketball teams are set to begin the 2014-2015 season Tuesday, November 4 at the Titans Arena, located at 1780 Anthony Road in Macon. The Lady Titans will face-off against Fort Benning Air Force Base at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Titans against Faith Baptist Christian at 7:30 p.m.
Both teams are coming off of successful seasons. The Lady Titans ended the 2013-2014 season with a 16-4 conference record, 22-13 overall, marking the first time the CGTC women's basketball team has won a Georgia College Athletic Association (GCAA) post-season game and advanced to the semi-finals of the conference tournament.
The Lady Titans return four players from last season's team. Headlining the returners is sophomore Keyondra "Mercedes" Jenkins, who was named to the GCAA second-team as a freshman last year, averaging 16.0 points and 4.6 assists per game. Jenkins finished fourth in the conference with 3.0 steals per game. She was also selected as one of the top 40 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Student-Athletes, and was selected to participate in the sixth annual NJCAA Coaches Association All-Star Weekend in Niceville (FL).
Also returning for the Lady Titans is Augusta native, Breanna Bryant, and local talents, Aleah Holden (Southwest High School) and Allyson Crawford (Mary Persons High School). Bryant led the Lady Titans with the most minutes played last season, while Holden recorded seven double-doubles.
"I've always been told that you are only as good as your returners and I feel great about the returning players we have," said CGTC women's head coach Jamie Brooks. "We have some experience coming back [that] played a lot of productive minutes for us last season and we are excited about that."
On the men's side, the Titans are coming off of a record 23-12 season, finishing third in the regular season and earning a second place finish in the GCAA tournament. Last season, the Titans made their first appearance in the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, KS.
The Titans will be led by returning sophomores Matt Maddox and Chris Guilfo. During the 2013-2014 season, Maddox averaged 6.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while Guilfo averaged 5.0 points, 2.0 assists, 2.0 steals, and 36 percent from three-point range. Both players will bring tremendous leadership and hustle to the men's basketball team.
"I am very excited about the upcoming season" stated head coach Reco Dawson. "We have a lot of new faces, and the guys have worked very hard this off-season. We have a talented group of freshman that will have to grow very fast if we want to play for the conference title again. With two transfer [players], Lawrance Freeman and Kelvin Henry, along with returners, Chris Guilfo and Matt Maddox, we will be exciting to watch" added Coach Dawson.
Admission for adults is $5, and K-12 students are $1. Central Georgia Technical College students and employees receive free admission with a valid CGTC photo ID.
CGTC's Cross Country Men's Team Finishes Big in CGTC Invitational
October 10, 2014
Macon, GA — In Central Georgia Technical College's first home cross country meet, several members of the men's team earned big wins for the Titans. Freshman Eddie Stafford earned first place with a time of 27:49.18, while Sophomore Danny Shaw took home third place with a time of 28:21.79. Both runners ran personal bests in the weekend's event. Chris Arredondo also earned points for the Titans with his ninth place finish.
"I came in the race knowing that this was the right time and venue to push for the PR, and with my coach and teammates pushing me past my normal limits in practice, I knew I had it in me" said Stafford. "It was a gutsy race pushing the pace from start to finish, but the confidence was there. I believe there is still a lot of room to grow."
"I want to thank Coach and my co-runner Eddie for pushing me in practice and meets. Because of this I was able to break 29 minutes," said Shaw. "Until this year I never broke 29 minutes, and to PR in the 28's; I'm so happy. I just want to continue to improve."
Coach Antonio Harris was pleased with the meet stating that "hosting our first Invitational was a huge success and we received nothing but praise from the attending schools."
With such success in the past weekend's event, Coach Harris is looking forward to competing in the post season.
"Going into the conference championships we have a lot of momentum. I think we have some of the top runners in the conference. If we keep working hard and running like I know we can run, we will be very competitive," said Harris.
The Titans wrap up the regular cross country season Saturday, October 11 at the University of West Georgia Wolves Invitational in Carrollton.
CGTC Men's Cross Country Team Earns Fourth Place Finish
October 3, 2014
Macon, GA — The Central Georgia Technical College's men's cross country team earned a fourth place finish in the 8K race at the Valdosta State Open Invitational held Saturday, September 27.
Eddie Stafford finished in 16th place while Danny Shaw finished 20th, with times of 28 minutes and 56 seconds and 29 minutes and 37 seconds, respectively. Fellow runners Chris Arredondo, Chris Link, and Jonathan Maresca also had strong finishes to help the Titans solidify their fourth place rank.
The teams will next compete at home in the CGTC Invitational Saturday, October 4.
CGTC Cross Country Teams Set for 2014 Season Opener
September 11, 2014
Macon, GA — Central Georgia Technical College's men's and women's cross country teams will open their second season Friday, September 12 at the Georgia College Bobcat Invitational in Milledgeville.
After posting a successful inaugural season in 2013, the Titans cross country teams are ready to embrace the upcoming season with the help of some key returning runners. Returning for the 2014 season are sophomore runners Ashley Collins (Perry), T'keyah Gray (Macon), Janna Turner (Macon), Bethanie Kitchens (Macon), and Danny Shaw (Macon).
Returning for the men's team, Danny Shaw is looking to make his mark this season after competing in the 2013 National Junior College Athletic Association Half Marathon. Shaw posted a personal best and medaled at the National Championships by running the 13.1 mile race in under an hour and a half.
The cross country teams will be under new leadership this season with the recent naming of Antonio Harris as the new Titans cross country head coach. While this is Harris' first year coaching intercollegiate sports, he is no stranger to sports in Macon. Harris has coached for several years with middle school and high school sports in the area.
"We are anticipating a great second season for CGTC cross country. The student-athletes have been working really hard and are looking forward to being very competitive in the conference. CGTC has some very good runners, and if we can stay healthy we will make CGTC very proud," said Coach Harris.
New to the women's cross country team is Elizabeth Corley of Cochran, and Savannah Kruger of Macon. Joining the men's team is Chris Arredondo (Columbus), Shayne Julson (Warner Robins), Chris Link (Perry), Jonathan Maresca (Macon), and Eddie Stafford (Columbus).
CGTC Lady Titans and Titans Advance Athletic Endeavors to Four-Year Colleges
June 13, 2014
Macon, GA — Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) and Central Georgia Technical College Athletics is pleased to announce that five former Lady Titans and Titans have signed Letters of Intent to continue their education and athletic endeavors at four-year postsecondary institutions.
The Lady Titans capped off a successful 2013-2014 season with a 16-4 conference record, 22-13 overall. This season marks the first time the CGTC women's basketball team has won a Georgia College Athletic Association (GCAA) post-season game, advancing them to the semi-finals of the conference tournament.
The trio of Ta'Kierra Gibbs, Emili Russ, and Laura Cherranfant led the Lady Titans throughout the entire season. Gibbs, a 5'9" sophomore guard from Eatonton, ended the season averaging 17.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 4.2 steals. Emili Russ, a 6'0" sophomore forward from Oxford, garnered 12.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.8 steals. Laura Cherranfant, a 6'2" sophomore forward from Lauderhill, FL, rounded out the Lady Titan signees averaging 3.8 points and 5 rebounds on the season.
Gibbs, Russ, and Cherranfant have all signed Letters of Intent to continue their education and showcase their athletic talents at Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, NC), Georgia Southwestern University (Americus), and Thomas University (Thomasville), respectively.
On the men's basketball side, the Titans were able to secure their best season in school history with their 12-8 conference record, 22-13 overall. The men's basketball team garnered a second place spot in the GCAA tournament, earning them their first trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) tournament.
Cameron Baker, a 6'1" sophomore guard from Columbus, dominated the 2013-2014 season averaging 18.9 points, 3.4 assists, and 2.7 steals. Baker is the first basketball player in CGTC Athletics history to earn 1,000 career points. Nigel Jackson, a 6'9" sophomore from Fayetteville, helped the Titans by averaging 3.4 points, and 0.9 blocks this season.
Baker has signed a Letter of Intent to attend Columbus State University (Columbus) in the fall, while Jackson will take his talents to Pfeiffer University (Misenheimer, NC).
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I live in the Seattle area. A friend of mine just purchased a home at auction that she intends to refurbish and re-sell. After she purchased it, she found out that the previous people who had owned it and walked away from the house had left unpaid about $5000 in utility bills (electricity, water, and garbage). She is being told by the utilities that she is now responsible for these bills, and she can't get utility services until she pays the former owner's bills. Does this sound right, or is it just some bureaucrat trying to get money out of her with no legal basis? Any advice?
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Can you imagine if you couldn't establish a telephone or mobile phone service because the prior owner of that number didn't pay bills. Or can't buy a used car because the prior owner never paid his gas credit card or state tax/fees for the license plate.
Most municipalities that I'm aware of include water, sewer, & trash removal in the same category as real estate taxes & they DO lien the property. That would make the new owner liable to clear the lien in order to receive services. If the municpality provides the service...they can lien the property. For instance, if they clear your property of weeds because you're not maintaining the grounds...they can lien the property for that service also.
Electricity & gas have lien rights in some states. I'm unaware of any phone or cable company that has lien rights but that sure doesn't mean there are not any???
Years ago, a local rural water coop would refuse to connect the water for a new homeowner until previous balances were paid;
if the new homeowner argued for too long, the coop would pull the meter & charge the new homeowner something like $1500 to install another one.
They got away with it because they weren't a public utility;
they were a coop.
Your friend might call your state's attorney general's office.
My experience is that responsibility for utilities transfers with title. That is, you are only responsible for the utilities on and after the day you take title to the property. Before that, the former owner is responsible.
I think the utility company believes your friend needs the utilities to move in and will be desperate enough to pay. I've done this when the unpaid bill was in the tens of dollars since it's just not worth the fight. For a fix and flip, she is not moving in or selling immediately so she can wait. I would not pay a $5k bill without a huge fight.
This doesn't help her now, but when you buy an REO, or any house for rehab, you should call the utility companies to find out if there is any money owed. Banks are notorious for not paying their bills (taxes too, I'll add). The purchase contract must state who pays, whether or not a lien was filed.
Any liens against the property should have been uncovered by the title company. This is why you have title insurance. I'll guess the utility company didn't file a lien.
Here ya go...
Just like every other place I've ever worked or lived...Seattle's water & sewer charges follow the property & not the owner. So, if a balance remains unpaid they may lien the property & not release the lien until the account is paid in full. It doesn't matter who currently holds title to the property.
Here is a link that might be useful: Seattle's water & sewer liens
"Just like every other place I've ever worked or lived...Seattle's water & sewer charges follow the property & not the owner. So, if a balance remains unpaid they may lien the property & not release the lien until the account is paid in full. It doesn't matter who currently holds title to the property."
Except that whomever auctioned the property did not convey a clean title.
Go after them immediately.
If you purchased a title insurance policy they should have found the liens. Call the title insurer immediately.
The property might well have been sold 'subject to' any existing liens. Happens all the time.
The title policy could also have been 'subject to'. If not listed as an exception then the title company should take care of the lien...assuming the purchaser bought title coverage.
In the nearby city, where I once owned an investment property, I had to go to city hall for what amounted co-signing for utilities for the person who was occupying my house. IOW, if the tenanats defaulted on their utility payments, guess who got to pay? What I'd love to know is how in the world did those companies allow an occupant to accrue 5K worth of charges and not shut their utilities off before the amount got obscene?
The utility company does not need to file a lien. Since they seem to have the power to refuse service as long as there is an unpaid bill listed against the property, they have all the leverage they need. Filing an actual lien, absent a law requiring it, would just be an unnecessary expense for them.
I would check with the attorney general in your state. There are just too many various laws for us to give you advise that applies to you unless we know all the specifics (town and state, did you do a title search, are their liens on the property, who is the utility, etc.).

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Prompt: Hermione has been magically confined to Severus' quarters at Hogwarts. This is because they were hit with an ancient bonding curse that has no appreciable effect on Severus, but forces Hermione to obey anything he phrases as an order and to feel pain if he does not touch her regularly.
Hungry, green eyes roved over the page of the book, eagerly taking in every ounce of information. A set of pink lips twitched upward into a satisfied smirk as the book, "Spells from the Medieval Ages", was slammed shut overzealously.
Hermione sighed in aggravation as her inkwell tipped, sending the black ink oozing across her Ancient Runes essay. As she removed her wand to clean up the mess, she caught a flicker of movement by the shelves that made up the Restricted Section.
She arched a brow as she watched a Gryffindor boy peek his head around the end of the bookcase. The boy glanced around to make sure no one was watching, and then nonchalantly walked from the shelves. An excited grin rested on the boy's mouth as he looked over a piece of parchment in his hands.
She recognized the boy, of course. A fourth year Gryffindor boy by the name of William Oakby. She had never liked him much. Will had always admired the Weasley twins, doing his best to follow in their footsteps. Unfortunately, Will's pranks were often humiliating for all involved, and most times bordered on sadistic and cruel. He just didn't seem to know when to quit. How he was sorted into Gryffindor, she would never understand. He seemed far better suited to the serpentine ways of the Slytherins.
She studied him unobtrusively as he came to sit at the table next to her. Every few seconds he would glance down at the scrap of paper in his hand and smile gleefully. Hermione had a nagging suspicion that he was up to no good.
Pushing her feelings down, she turned her attention back to her essay. She was supposed to theorize on the possible symbolic meanings of the number 7. It wasn't due for another three days, but she had had some free time and wanted to get it out of the way.
"Mr. Oakby, I'm sure that you are aware that you are, once again, late for your detention," a smooth voice drawled.
Hermione startled, quickly looking up at the Potions Master who stood only a few short feet away. Snape had moved so silently that she hadn't heard his approach. She leaned as far away as she could in her chair, intuitively knowing that the situation was going to get very ugly, very fast. She did not want to be caught in the middle of it.
"Quite aware, Professor," Will said, his eyes sparkling wickedly.
Hermione's eyes widened at his complete disregard for authority. Professor Snape's jaw clenched in anger and his mouth dipped into a sneer.
"50 points from Gryffindor, Mr. Oakby."
Hermione made a small, indignant noise in the back of her throat. They did not seem to notice her presence though, as neither of them looked away from the staring contest they were now locked in.
"The Headmaster's office. Now." Snape looked almost venomous now, and Hermione had no doubt that if he had been allowed to jump across the table and throttle that arrogant boy, he would have. Instead, he settled for turning and stalking towards the library's exit.
Will, however, chose not to move. He mumbled something, but even Hermione, as close as she sat to him, could not understand it. A disturbing grin crossed his face, but it was gone as fast as it had appeared.
Suddenly, Hermione's body was filled with an odd tingling sensation. It felt as if every part of her body had abruptly fallen asleep. Then came a rush of lightheadedness, and she swayed dizzily in her seat. She frowned in confusion, clutching her head until the sensation had passed.
Looking up, she noticed that Snape had frozen in place, and stood staring suspiciously at Oakby. After a moment, he seemed to shrug the feeling off, and continued on his way. "Mr. Oakby, follow me."
This time, William relented and followed Snape from the room. She pursed her lips thoughtfully as she watched them leave, wondering what exactly he had done to garner so much trouble with the Potions professor.
Once again turning back to her essay, she scrawled a few more lines in her neat handwriting before pushing the paper away in frustration. She was no longer in the mood to do schoolwork. Packing her things, she stood and headed towards the door.


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When you see your homeland, which was what Greenacre was, turned into a minefield, or a battlefield, or a refuge of drug dealers, criminals, drive-by shooters and terror — you find yourself in a quandary. It's all part and parcel of the greater good, of the New Australia, of the emergence of alternative cultures — it's just a settling-in process.
Whatever the apologists say, it's traumatic to read about the new Greenacre where I had my roots. It's tragic to see things go so wrong.
The police are powerless. I've seen it first-hand. They are harassed and intimidated for simply doing their job. The Premier says we can have confidence in the police to apprehend the culprits of a recent murder in Wilbur Street. Even if they do, which is unlikely, as the local residents live in permanent fear of reprisals, can they stop the next shooting and the next?
Australia has some of the most repressive laws in the world regarding firearms ownership. As in Chicago, this results in deadly anarcho-tyranny.
Soon Greenacre/Lakemba will be an enclave of little Lebanon, with all the worst features transported from a failed country to a new one, one still proud of its tolerance. I am told time and again that tolerance is not weakness. A bit like saying appeasement is not weakness. But I'm growing more sceptical.
That was my home — the place where I simply couldn't imagine living anywhere else once — transformed to the place where I could never imagine living again.
Greenacre is a suburb of Sydney. It could just as easily be a suburb of London or Los Angeles.
Eventually the civilized will run out of places to retreat to. Then the whole world will be the Third World. Multiculturalism will have triumphed.
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Your scent beckoned my weeping heart to painless flight;
amidst a garden where God dusts His pretty love.
Spring tints are pure and fragrant, free of guise.
Your hues painted another sunrise for my eyes;
when once I failed to catch the pledge of morn.
A seed of hope was born to white petals blush.
Though there are silhouettes of bitter yesterdays
must all the phantoms of illusions fade and leave...?
Your floating aroma stirred and shot my nerves;
inspiring a nightingale to sing some joyous laments;
It swayed with grace to dance on wind's despotic beat.
among the rustling leaves which hug the earth below;
So like the sun, which from distant horizon smiles;
it roused the sleepy world to begin the pen of baby prose.
The unfolding mystery of your petals brought
my bewildered mind to peacock's reflection.
Alas! All was transient. These eyes probe beneath
but were blinded by the intrusion of some stray shine;
Ambitions which from afar are building sprout;
t'is that which let this self to irksome doubt.
Lovely blossom of the wild, this sojourner nigh
to tame your perfume's sweet stinging scent.
A restless soul by some wicked, destiny pokes;
someone called--- but pity, I couldn't tell a note.
If by magic, a butterfly I could become;
Let it be over my being slowly span.
Then with you
(though the specters in our midst are fierce),
I could jet fly though miseries without fear.
But am just a mortal of faith that blows this wish
for only covenants call for my journey still?
I cannot be forever the one who would share your sweetness;
(Harken, fairies of blooms, this wilderness is not my lair.)
I shall not want to witness you wilt as no time left to stay.
Never again will you see me at day-break's bloom,
save something special for others to experience you.
This fleeting apparition I so adored;
promised me burgeoning petals.
"Be not afraid as seasons change,
beyond today, I won't be here to see that no harm
be done with all intentions to your sacred charm.
As today,
I leave you to Mother's Nature tender care,
for I must go to some greater musing-- heaven's ground.
Wilt not, as soon the rain will dash, refreshing you my dear.
If I return someday--
will your sublime scent still be here?"
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October 20, 2014
10:19 pm
Contest Name Free Verse, Prose Poetry, haibun
Sponsor Debbie Guzzi
2nd place
Dead tree.
She stands there like she has for years
The life in her all gone
Once she wore a coat of green
And she'd be filled with song
As feathered friends of every kind
Would rest among her leaves
And as in life the same in death
Our tree will never grieve.
So all alone, she looks, this tree
All etched against black clouds
Although the life in her be gone
She stands there looking proud
And all her majesty is seen
By those with eyes to see
I take her picture once again
Try to catch her mystery
21 September 2013 @1920hrs.
Kyoko walks alone in the morning tide,
comforted for a fleeting moment by salty air.
She feels the same sand between her toes
as when she was a barefoot little girl, in a time
she felt safe, when the eyes of her mother protected her
like a suit of armor - before the mighty wall of water,
the "harbor wave", towered over her village
near Fukushima, washing her happy childhood away.
Her dear mother, her security, her everything
never came home that day.
Many months later, her father, a local fisherman,
has lost his ability to cry, laugh or tell her why.
His silent eyes, cold like frost, are dead
like the poisoned fish he nets every morning.
In many ways, Kyoko lost both of her parents
on that haunting day - forced to grow up long before
the water receded, before the nuclear leak,
before this new, austere existence.
Night deepens the despair. She is loneliest
when darkness invades. She prays for the crickets
return. They no longer sing her to sleep, and the stars
have faded, no longer shining through her open window.
Even the grasshoppers have died…
from restless sleep, night calls her to the mirror
to find her mother's dark eyes staring back at her –
a curse she hopes will one day become a blessing,
a hope that one day her father will look at her again...
With tomorrow, her greatest burden will return.
She will wake along side the broken-winged butterfly
with her duties in mind. Then, she'll wear her stoic face
to the marketplace. Father says he will soon lose
his fishing boat. She has heard visitors from the city say
only a fool would eat the fish from nearby waters,
the same fish she fries most every day. No one knows
the global impact, they say. She hears foreign words
like radiation, disease and mutation while she sells
the shiso and wasabi root from their garden stand,
feeling fear she does not fully understand but one day will.
She only knows how to survive today…
For Debbie Guzzi's Global Poetry Contest, 11/19/14
...and the wind..!
there was water..!
there was sun..!
...it was all renewable...
the energy,
Fossil liquids burning
emitting toxins
that was OUR mistake.
From the day a human kick started
wound up the first combustible engine..!
The first spill in any ocean
should have been our clue.
It was what cigarettes was to lungs-
-what alcohol was to brain cells.
It was a human error,
a human error so huge
that like a mythical dragon
assumed a life of its own
consumed the will
the power
the limited minds
of limited men.
Unlike the giant beast
veiled as nuclear power
with its unlimited potential
that would have wooed the minds
of the greatest among us,
oil from its inception
had the smell of destruction on its breath.
It would in its own way
fulfil the prophecy
the world would end
with a whimper not a bang.
We saw its horns
its bright red skin
its pitch fork
but we signed up willingly
...and from that day on
our eternal souls were damned.
The long years are harsh where the hot sun does burn
on the sand hills and plains when seasons won't turn
where saltbush and samphire do somehow survive
and through these hot days there seems little alive.
But shade in the she-oaks can offer relief
for creatures surviving who still hold belief
the outback's not dying though is tinder dry…
then cotton-wool clouds start to build in the sky.
And when it gets humid and balmy at night
the sunrise is red with the new dawning light
and leaves get up dancing and float on the breeze
ants start to scurry and thunder does tease.
There's change on the way and a scent in the air
and storm birds are singing to make all aware
that drought may be over and soon there'll be rain
the outback will flourish 'til drought comes again.
Now pastel pink earth starts to darken to red
as it quenches it's thirst on the deluge ahead
the creek beds awake from their slumber for years
and billabongs form behind quick rising weirs.
The pans and the lowlands are holding their fill
and outstation tanks are now starting to spill
so comes a new dawn from a heartbreaking scene
when almost like magic the land turns to green.
Where a land is vindictive and can be unkind
where water is life, and with man undermined
where vastness is changing from sleeping repose
the buds are now bursting and now they disclose…
…a rainbow that travels so long with the eye
in a landscape rebirth, to thanks from the sky
I'm taking a stroll through a live daisy chain
in a carpet of colour that follows the rain.
As he slept in tranquil dream,
Suddenly he flew, it seemed.
Thrown and landing on the floor,
Shaking walls and splintered doors.
Just as quick, the room grew still.
Distant tremors he could feel.
Out the door, and up the rock,
There he stood in sleepy shock.
How could oceans disappear.
Then a hissing he could hear
And a trembling, heavy roar
Headed for an empty shore.
Sunrise turned a greenish hue,
As he climbed, a better view.
Seeming far too large, he saw
What must be a water wall.
Thought of ancient stories told
Of a wrath that could unfold;
Sucking oceans with a breath,
Spewing endless waves of death.
Instinct quickly cleared his mind.
Panic now, he clawed and climbed.
Up, despite the screams he hears,
As a village disappears.
Once an evil came to call,
Scooped them up and took them all.
Now he's old, his stories wane,
Of the morning Satan came.
Gene Bourne
I am that tall,good and kind man
I have the longest legs on earth
I am the fastest man on earth
I am deaf and dumb
My eyes lead me like a sheep and its lamb
I am very curious but,
very time conscious
I am jobless
I am homeless
I always thirst for water
I always need a good Samaritan
Despite my state,
I am the world's priority
People suffer a fate
But need me to be free
I am he everyone awaits to make a mirth
I go to anyone who is willing
All I need is caring
Everybody needs me
But I come without acknowledging me
I come I come
I stand at your door
Open and welcome me with a kiss
When you delay,I make a hiss
The next scene, I turn my back to the door
There you will miss
Don't try opening
For I am time conscious
Don't try calling
For I am deaf and dumb
Don't try following
For I have the longest legs on earth
Don't try chasing
For I am the fastest man on earth
I come to make you mirth
But you can choose to be in dearth
I came I came
I stood at your door
You welcomed me wonderfully
But you made me sit on the floor
You left me and forgot to close the door
I moved out slowly
Upon your return,
You didn't see me
You forgot I am time conscious
I saw someone ready
So went there because I was curious
You tried calling
But forgot I am deaf and dumb
You tried following
But forgot I have the longest legs on earth
You tried chasing
But forgot I am the fastest man on earth
I came to make you mirth
But you chose to be in dearth
I stood at your door
You welcomed me wonderfully
You made me sit comfortably
But refused to give me water when I was thirsty
You left me and forgot to close the door
Upon your return,
You didn't see me
You tried calling
But forgot I am deaf and dumb
You tried following
But forgot I have the longest legs on earth
You tried chasing me
But forgot I am the fastest man on earth
I came to make you mirth
But you chose to be in dearth
I stood at his door
He welcomed me with a kiss
He closed the door,
gave me a place to sit comfortably,
gave me water to lessen my sore,
Prepared me a mutton
He made me eat like a glutton
He laid his spreadsheet on a bed
He gestured to me to lay my head
I slept until he received what he needed
He decided to keep me forever
Alas,I embark on a journey
Joy like a river flowed in his heart
He smiled while escorting me
Yes I am
I am the very person you needed
But I came and you took me for granted
I am the one you are awaiting
When I come, show me the caring
I am opportunity.
A Rage Against The Storm
Alas! against the storm I did bellow,
you bloweth upon the wrong fellow
My soul you have now so sorely tried
fear, your gift has now so surely died!
Nature feeds your evil blowing wrath,
I curse your daring this upon my path
Heaven's powers ignore your wicked deeds
you the rot that eats away joy's seeds!
Hark! all the destruction you have wrought,
fruits of sins that man surely has bought
Yet, I defy your right to so hammer me
I, the strongest root of my family tree!
Rage on , tear out the withered and the old
This man defies you with a heart very bold!
Robert J. Lindley, 08-27-2014
He broke the rule, shattered it,
left the pieces for all to see.
The hill rolling, tree climbing,
butterfly chasing, game of tag
was over and the race for the
water fountain was on.
He ran with his flock,
suddenly breaking sharply
to the left, slowing to a
two knee landing.
He bent low, rolled onto
his side, did a little snake
dance, then lay motionless.
After several minutes he rose,
corrected his circuitous cycle,
and rejoined the thirsty flock.
Intrigued, I investigated the
cause/effect relationship
of his deviation - A lone dandelion.
It had drawn him in,
he had studied it, touched it,
smelled it, tasted it, spent a
few moments getting to know it.
He remained unfamiliar with the rule
but had gained a familiarity with
the dandelion.
Perhaps he was on to something.
Submitted to Encounters with Flowers – Poetry Contest
Sponsor – Anthony Slausen
Irony cries out in Boulet's rendering.
Elderly Native American's stern expression
seems captured beneath eagle's wings.
Symbol of power and freedom,
mighty bald eagle was chosen by European ancestors -
United State's national symbol.
Yet independence for all was denied.
Tribes seeking only to preserve
their culture, their way of life,
were undeservingly imprisoned on reservations.
Stifled was freedom's speech.
Let the eagle's voice be heard;
toleration of injustice carries harsh consequences.
Spread your wings, powerful bird,
restore harmony to land seduced,
neglected, compromised.
Transmit tribal elders' timely message.
Human annihilation's path is cruelly carved
when animals and plants face extinction.
Mounds of trash blister our land;
parched prairies struggle to support life.
Sorrowful cries of dying species
echo through stripped land,
causing songs of despair to resonate.
Grandfather, speak with eagles;
others appear deaf to your wisdom.
*Written October 15, 2014 and dedicated to late artist Susan Seddon Boulet, whose 2003 painting "Grandfather Speaks with Eagles" is but one of many pieces that evoke emotional response.
One hundred million years on Earth
There's no accounting for our worth
Without our quite amazing powers
there would be no trees or flowers
The Earth would be a barren place
No flowers to, your borders, grace
No cereals to make your bread
and keep your teeming millions fed
We've worked our magic without fuss
but now, it seems, you're killing us
Your all consuming need for more
has brought us to extinction's door
Your pesticides have done their worst
Our decline can't be reversed
Because of them we cannot breed
but you don't take the slightest heed
When we're gone most plants will die
and YOUR extinction will be nigh
Without us to pollinate
mankind will have sealed it's fate
It's too late now, the damage done
The end of 'Apis' has begun
All life on Earth brought to its knees
and all because you killed the bees
Tragedy is never a sentiment for Time
For it is a phenomenon she merely sees
She pours forth abundance for all that behold her
Even for those of us that scold her
And for naught she was cursed from the beginning
There she is—interminable Time at the fullest!
And we all envy her ever-ringing constancy
She rules over our hearts
Keeping stress in our spirits
Not once does she feel sorry for us
Nor is she indifferent of our failures
She begs not for gratefulness
And accepts who she is with joy!
How ample we would be if we
Like she—were free of trepidation
If only we be like her waters—clear and visible from top to bottom
Filled with untainted approval
What fools we must seem to such a pure jewel as Time
But ah, she is both heartless and kind
And though we hate her peculiar aura
Oh how hard it is do tear her from our minds!
How stressfully beautiful Time is!
Like a wink of venerated bliss
She smiles and smiles
And our ironical faces feel like grime
Still she laughs in mirth
While the world becomes a ball of putrid hatred
Wanting more and more of her
And positively hating her
We that cannot see her began to hate
For we are as visible and low as can be
And we acknowledge her merely to insult her
Though she takes no pang to the chest
For the only gifts we give in return for herself are pangs
That she simply returns to each sender
Hidden is our pride
But ever placed
Ever unhidden
Is our inscrutable mortality
And this humiliation of our unchangeable fates
Makes us want to humiliate the more fortunate
Thus we regard her only as a concept
As a fraction of a belief—a bellowing ideal
For of course Time cannot in our honey-glazed eyes
Think, eat, drink or feel
We use her—yes! Even abuse her
Not once will she complain
For her gift is everlastingness
Here Comes Spring
They sit, waiting, fluffed birds on cold perch,
eyes pinched against winter's harsh white
in defiance of the season's bitter curse
holding still night's frail and icy light.
Blanketed beneath soft downy quilt
potential undisturbed in earthen tomb
awaiting subtle shift of solstice tilt
to bathe in chilling waters flowing womb.
Awakened they push toward warming sun
soft buds that trumpet beauty's soft reply
that Spring will see the nests and webs redone
nature's essence seduce the butterfly.
The spinning color wheel of flowered glee
the scents and sounds of that we cannot see.
Submitted – Flower Song – Poetry contest
sponsor –Rick Parise
Fall tumbles relentlessly on our door steps
young winter birds inducing provoking sounds scamper in trees
Watching winter crawling slowly under our feet.
The night rain wet the ground with sadness
washing away the environmental stench
purging the atmosphere of its infectious dew
And I could absorb fresh air in my lungs again.
I fell into a deep sleep shortly after nine but woke up
by my next door neighbor bustling activities.
Nice showers clean fresh air is the perfect night to
be drenched with sleep but instead I was on my knees.
An unknown burden overshadowed me, disturbing my spirit
raising my curiosity, causing me to ponder over unknown mysteries
unexplainable matters that doesn't concern me, yet they troubled me.
I soaked myself in prayer seeking for a plausible answer
And after praying I fell asleep again; a sleep that
I thought would be peaceful but here I am again
on an unannounced journey to the Far East.
I mysteriously found myself on a university campus in the Far East,
no paint, no color, everywhere was deserted, no one was around
except for dry leaves spreading out on the troubled ground
and dull trees astoundingly lingering in the autumn breeze.
I walked propitiously through the front door along a bare corridor
in search of a toilet to ease my body pressure.
A desolated corridor whose hope seemed to be diminished with the passing of time
a million feet must have trodden upon it, feet in search of freedom ,
feet looking for peace, proud feet, dirty feet, bloody feet, stubborn feet.
Feet looking for revenge and feet marching to the destiny of doom.
I moved anxiously from door to door but every door that I opened I saw
Asian toilet embedded deeply in the ground and clean water flooding all around.
I opened another door and found a western bath filled with clean water
I kept walking along the corridor but all the Asian toilets were flood with water.
At the end of the corridor I found one that was completely dry but there was no toilet inside except for PVC pipe fittings planted firmly in the ground.
I tread along the opposite side of the hallway still searching for a toilet
but only rooms whose doors were removed and leaning helplessly
in front of them occupy the other side of the stricken corridor.
I anxiously left the building and a slim young man in his early twenties
wearing shaded glasses ran behind a reception area outside the campus ground
and pretended as if he was at work, but that was only a deception.
As I walked passed him he tried to reached out to me
He complained about someone who has treated him badly
and pointed to a friend who was instrumental in turning his life around.
A sizable crowd gather around him as he illustrates his painful story.
He and his friend took me to the other side of the campus where
a larger crowd of young people had gathered for a wedding
some were sitting under large beach umbrellas
While others congregate in groups all over the campus grounds.
I walked upon a platform where the wedding ceremony
was about to take place but daylight suddenly exploded in my face.
©2014 Christine Phillips
Sometimes in June
It was a lovely June morning;
Little woolly clouds drifted high up in the sky,
The air was full of sweet scents,
Small groves and groups of trees,
Silence like little lambs.
It was a lovely June morning;
Day had broken,
Cold and gray,
Exceedingly cold and gray,
No sun nor hint of sun,
It was a clear day.
It was a lovely June morning;
I gazed about other creatures in solitary,
An intangible pall over the face of other creatures,
Subtle gloom that surrounded man's life,
The joyous in the mist of other nature,
Deep thought and tearful happy,
Slowly blush the past event away.
Ajeyemi Wasiu .A.
Below drape of cotton clouds and sunshine,
some red-purple live pendants
embrace the tall breathless wall...
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Name: Three Line Poetry
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6:24 pm, March 15, 2015
Bury your living
in shrouds curtain-crafted
Deep in the earth
beneath yellowed gardens
seed and soil as dust
stalks brittle as eggshell
in bare-naked forests
stumps for funeral seats
bones for decoration
Replenish, restore, return
Reunite with this forsaken goddess
before she cannot rise again.
Ride the railway, passing the water tower,
Painted production high like a sun flower.
Howls of the engine, hooting as an owl in the night.
Buildings are the trees that come into sight.
Structured stone the jungle, vines the electric cable,
Survival of the fittest, one must be strong and able.
Wildlife runs on rubber, headlights the hunters eyes,
Camouflage the chaos among the concrete lies.
Chemical clouds collect to make shapes in the sour sky,
Blade of helicopters and wings of airplanes birds fly.
The complexity of industry echoes in the acidic air,
Beast hide in plain sight, protection of their lair.
There is beauty in the broken, birth in the breathless blur.
When the railway train passes through the industrial nature.
March 23, 2015
The Perfect Story
Ingredients.... My Epic Melody!
I spread my wings,
To carry you into that perfect ride.
Allowing you to communicate with my mind.
I'll show you what my perfect story would have in it.
With the world's enigma not everyone can find.
Words twisted with reality and beauty divine
The majestic ways to live with fairy tales combined.
Show no weakness towards the mercy of my gift.
Unleash the lightning, leaving all competition behind.
Pierce every word with my gleaming eyes.
You'll find yourself in the ebony of the blind.
A space passing every constellation with no regrets of return.
Assault the moment of the mind with the perfect line..
Expect pain, love, death, and desires that burn.
A trap for the follower to sink in.
Losing yourself to the evil garden underneath the green fern.
Falling in love with the mental link of my imagination.
Rising from the ashes that killed every demon in my nations.
Rescued by the light of he who rode the wind of fate.
Breaking an oath to give every perfect story a-
Thousands left their shells behind
As Planet Earth rebelled
Against the ways of human kind
Who in their greed have dwelled
With logic gone they rip asunder
Our lovely planet Earth
Digging holes ten miles deep
And taking all it's worth.
They blow up bombs beneath our oceans
What foolishness is this???
That human beings have earned some Karma
It cannot be dismissed.
Now the sea has taken all those folk
In its salty cool embrace.
The hand of fate, she looks on down
With vengeance on her face.
She says "Mankind you never learn
So I make your poor lives tough
Then you might treat Earth with respect
For me, I've had enough"
So, many die in agony
For the weight of mankind's sins
As our Planet, cracked and torn asunder
Sends out its mighty din.
As a man once sang some years ago
When will we ever learn?
When will we learn that when one acts
Then Karma one must earn.
There have been so many warnings
By wise men through the years
So now we reap just what we've sown
And swim within our tears.
Walking by the river.
It was that kind of day
With the Spring Sun soft and warm
There was a kind of energy
That moved within my form
I could have walked the whole day long
As I felt me, natures pull
Oh Lord those river trails are beautiful.
I passed a group of roos
Who were grazing by the river
Some Parrots screeched above my head
And set my heart a quiver
And as those creatures gave their calls
A Kookaburra laughed
Oh how I love to walk that river path.
It was that kind of day
That you'd like to last for years
With the country air rich in my lungs
And my mind all calm and clear
I could have walked until I dropped
Along that river trail
Feeling good and living in the now.
16 September 2004
Wonderful wonders woven within wild.
Titillates theatrical tender thoughts
Consistently creation, contrives conservation concerns.
Ecology evolves equations, entitling entities essence.
Empowering equality, enlarges existence.
Life lovingly leases Longevity.
Biodiversity braces, blatant brutal balding.
Deforestation, destruction devoid due definition.
People physically, plundering planet.
Prevalently procuring, products proscribed
Pilfering practices producing poisonous pollutants.
Greenhouse gases generated, generously grievous.
Temperate temperature's tempers tumultuous.
Creating Climate changes, causing catastrophes.
Planet purges peril predominately.
Preached, placid platitudes, politicians podiums paced.
loved lives logged listed lost.
Lacuna languished, lessons least learnt.
Losing Life lingers, listing leeward lazily.
Inspired by a Art gallery and a poem by Shelly.
A room full of mottled multicolored butterflies
captured within a creative space
of artful design
to inspire and aspire
Flirt and flutter a delicate ballet
among the pot plants
A splash of color
an oasis
among a drab row of urban gray
The door is opened
and the butterflies are released to freedom
flying high above
lush green trees
in clear unblemished skies
floating like autumn fallen leaves
in a gentle breeze
painted Ladies
that rested on my heart for a while
and made it smile
bringing pleasure to my eye
A symbol of freedom and eternity
filling my dreams
with all the treasures of summer.
Peter Dome.copyright.2013. Sept.
Thought this one deserved another chance
As the river flows
As the river flows
So surely to the sea
It's power be a wondrous sight
As it roams the land so free
The path of no resistance
Is how she lives each day
I will learn from this old river
I need to live this way.
As the river flows
She takes all in her stride
Not dogged by expectations
Not held back by her pride
She flows into the ocean
She knows this be her home
She has no need to hurry
She's just content to roam.
Oh, I'll be like that river
That's how I'll live my life
All free from fear and worry
Until my time is rife
To join that mighty ocean
All filled with sweet devotion.
As the river flows
And things get in her way
She knows to never struggle
Just flows from day to day
And lets the power take her
To where she needs to go
Her softness melts all obstacles
Albeit, oh so slow.
In the dreary tune of a city's groan,
when streets escape the raging claws
of haggard breaths, a line of stars blink
trading some warmth with human arms...
beyond sighing notes the dusk possesses,
there are more wrists handcuffed on tainted
steel of unjust labor for children and women
who toil beyond midnight hours.
A single violin strain bites the screeches
of grief and pain, of humanity rendered
in ruins wrapped in tattered gauze: outlines
of freezing shapes coiling in fetal postures,
and they drink of yesterday's broth, wandering,
wishing if one brooding star can soften the
pain along fences of life where mangled lungs
cry in despise.
Yet, the candle burns inside their hearts
to feed dire hunger of jailed souls
as the will to plod an inner odyssey blazes,
searching for some need to give this slavery
a voice: that birthright of freedom and choice
ordained by one divine, universal law...
the kind that fires the oneness of all mornings.
Cyndi MacMillan's I Can't Breathe... Contest
by nette onclaud
~ Currently, the Human Rights of many women
and children are violated in Asia.
There are women who are victims of sexual exploitation
under military dictatorship, and children who become
involved in human trafficking and are forced to work.


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Sheldon Cooper Quotes
Sheldon: So your solution is to promote me and pay me more money so tha tI can impart my knowledge to the next generation of scientists?
Mrs. Davis: Yes.
Sheldon: You people are sick.
Sheldon: I recently read that during World War Two, Joseph Stalin had a research program to create supersoldiers by having women impregnated by gorillas.
Howard: What a sick use of science.
Raj: Hey, as long as the baby's healthy.
Amy: I wonder if Stalin considered any other animals.
Leonard: Hippos are the deadliest creature. A half-human, half-hippo soldier would be pretty badass.
Howard: Yes, but when they're hungry-hungry, you can stop them with marbles.
Sheldon: Yeah, the correct animal for interspecies supersolider is koala. You would wind up with an army so cute it couldn't be attacked.
As soon as we get home, I want to have coitus with Amy. Okay, she can't hear.
Sheldon: Sherlock Holmes always says when you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. Now, have-have you tried doing that?
Officer Hernandez: Nope.
Sheldon: Well, maybe you should. Th-th-there's lots of books called "Sherlock Holmes" and there's no books called "Officer Hernandez."
Now, typically I wear pajamas, but I recently adopted a hobo lifestyle and pajamas are the sleep-pants of the Man. I'll have you know, Mahatma Gandhi wore no pants and a nation rallied behind him!
Excuse me. Is it at all possible that you're knitting a pair of pants?
Leonard: Sheldon...
Sheldon: Yes?
Leonard: I'm gonna miss you.
Sheldon: Of course you are.
Leonard: He just made that easier.
Penny: He'll be okay. You taught him well, Padawan.
Sheldon: Good Lord! Padawan's the student,
not the teacher.
Penny: Seriously, let him go.
Leonard: So a few things don't go your way and your best decision is to ride the rails like a hobo?
Sheldon: I suppose it is. Except I have a credit card. And I refuse to carry my laptop at the end of a stick. And I'd sooner die than eat beans out of a can.
I do not accept this. Everything is changing and I hate it. It stops now.
Amy: Maybe you'll love living alone.
Sheldon: I don't know. Perhaps.
Amy: And if it turns out you don't ... you and I could live together.
Sheldon: You and... Oh, sure. And while we're at it, why don't we get engaged, too? Why don't we get a little house, start a family? Enjoy our sunset years together? Do you hear yourself, woman?!
Amy: Sheldon, it was just a thought.
Sheldon: No. Here's a thought. You're not moving in, Leonard's not moving out, everything stays exactly the way it is.
Sheldon: Move across the hall?! Did you take a marijuana?!
Leonard: No, I did not.
Sheldon: Did you get hit on the head with a coconut?
Leonard: No.
Sheldon: Well, then, I'm all out of guesses.


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If it's really important, I email a copy to myself via a free email account.
Python has a built in LOGO library so I'll add that as another reason Python is a great language to start off with. It's easy to get started with yet powerful enough to write useful programs. I started as a wee lad with Apple's BASIC which is pretty much useless these days but if Python was around back then, I'm sure it would have been on my radar.
SyFy is going the way of MTV. I can't remember the last time I saw actual music being played on MTV. I predict that SyFy will devolve into a channel that offers nothing but reality shows, pro wrestling, and other cheaply produced drek.
The only thing I'm concerned about regarding this deal is how this will change Java. The way I see it, one of two things will happen: One, current Oracle staff will manage the Java platform development and bad things will happen (all sorts of bad things could happen). Two, Oracle will deem Java an unprofitable product and will spin off a free software foundation, the likes of Mozilla or Apache.
I totally agree. Suspend to disk or "hybernate" allows for considerably faster boot times... if your hardware supports it.
Alternatively the Core Boot project seems like an intriguing possibility for fast boots by overwriting the factory BIOS with an optimized OS specific boot loader:
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text: Bear & Co.: "Bear Gets Tricked." Quiet Lunch May 14, 2012 Crumbs ...It's only fair to share‡Episode No. 3: "Bear Gets Tricked."‡Courtesy of Quiet Lunch Magazine.‡ Created by Akeem K. Duncan & Rachel J. Burkett. ‡ ‡ Written by Lamont Dunnigan & Akeem K. Duncan. ‡ ‡ Illustrated by Akeem K. Duncan. ‡ ‡ Arrangement by Bim Star. ‡Share to Inspire:PinterestFacebookTwitterTumblrLinkedInGoogleRedditStumbleUponMoreEmailPrintPocket Leave a Reply Cancel reply