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I am Alive Forever and always Essence Rebirth Renewal
I have earth to ground me I have wind to move me I have fire to cleanse
my spirit I have rain to quench my thirst for growth
I have sun to enlighten me feed me I am my own mother
and an extension of the whole I am Earth wind
rain sun fire I am as old as life and I am as young
as time I am shelter to those who seek me I am a bird a flower and the breath
of the earth itself I am exactly where I want to be I am life
I am first and last the beginning and the end I am one from many
I am what I am I live I grow and I die. I am Reborn unto myself
I am the great circle
My limbs know no
Boundaries; while
My leaves whisper
The one truth of the
Whole through the
Seasons changing
Colors that I wear
Upon my heart's
Sleeve, I'm home
To Earth Mother's
Melodious Life; I
Sing for the whole
World to hear - trees
Are Earth Mother's Song
Blowing 'round the leafy
Globe; eyes of the world song
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ Of the Mother breath of the living soul of the earth }}}}}}}}}}}}
***Senses evoked here are: Touching, Tasting, Hearing, Smelling and Seeing
***Elements evoked are: Water, Wind, Earth Metal, and Fire
Copyright © Kristin Reynolds | Year Posted 2008
Mother' has no nature,
T's mind's illusion,
Brings to that conclusion,
T'was God' who made the worlds,
And saves from perils,
Also the vast expanse,
T'was not by chance,
By great explosion'
Was God's exposing,
His inner self, to some degree,
That all could see,
What nature' Love be,
The Tower' of power,
The great bang'
Scientist claim,
Brought our world to fame,
Power of God's great quality,
Brought forth this great quantity,
Love is the nature of it all,
Because of God's call,
It doth not fall,
By love's intention,
God's invention,
Of spinning intention,
Black holes'
Are only God's goals,
They only remold,
When forms grow old,
And finish their intention,
Of love's invention,
Recycling the universe,
Getting ready, for re-disperse,
Re-forming new forms,
No cause to be alarm,
Great consciousness' the- God-of bliss,
Keeps up--with-all-of -this,
Some call, great cosmic mind,
Doth keep aligned,
The worlds are fine,
The great cosmic mind's,
Nature love, is fine,
Keeping all aligned,
And purely refined,
Mother is in line,
Till end of time,
Love's gold' Life cycled,
Doth never grow old,
Re-cycle, Re-mold'
Love' God's Gold!!
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Copyright © john freeman | Year Posted 2009
Its Raining…
God's Cleansing Tool
Cloud-Concerto… How Cool !
Plop-Plop Plopping into Pothole Pools
On the Grass, Pavements and On My Own-Sweet- Fools…
who, don't have Sense enough, to get out of the Rain…
… I think I'll go Join Them… Again
Copyright © MoonBee Canady | Year Posted 2009
A solitary piece the diamond
precious rare gem most treasured
by those lucky enough to hold
Once in possession it is rarely out of grasp
Like the gemstone the mother
requires very specific conditions
in holding fast her (family/) childrens love
Treasured forever in her heart
she will go out of her way
to preen and protect them
holding them dear to her
deep within her maternal safe – the heart
closely guarded by the mind
Her infatuation of all treasures to her
are totally understandable
especially when you think to the complexity
of structure and process taken in creation
Just as from the 'unbreakable' in ancient greek
this alletrope of carbon
with strength of bonding between atoms
is representative of that strong love
between mum and child
The maternal being could be compared
to the superlative physical qualities of the stone
Even the characteristic luster
of this gem so prevaient from its ability
to disperse light and colour
compared to the many strengths, roles and qualities
of the mother
seen by the many she deals with daily
A most high pressured job
versus the high pressured temperature
within the Earths mantle
that forms the delightful rock it gives birth to
Infants delight and ignite the forbearer
just as the jewel would dazzle the room
a mother's love encaptures the magical luster
of those she's birthed and nothing
stands inbetween this richest of cargo's
Copyright © Anna-Marie Docherty | Year Posted 2013
spring thaw
the ice breaks-
into song
Copyright © Anthony Slausen | Year Posted 2013
Why must the mourning come
with every dawn?
The sky is crying again today.
I heard her sobbing
as I laid in bed.
She would calm down
for a little while,
then it would start up again.
Did I do something
to upset Mother Nature?
I watched in solemn silence
all afternoon
as her tears
streak down my window pane.
I wonder what I can possibly do
to comfort her.
There are no tissues large enough
to wipe away
a streaming flood of sorrow.
Maybe this is just Mother Nature's way
of grieving,
and soon it will pass.
The newborn flowers
open their blossoms
to receive and embrace
her gift.
Mother Nature is so beautiful
even when she cries.
May 13th, 2014
Copyright © Kelly Deschler | Year Posted 2014
All I hear are sirens echoing off tall buildings; a drunk man ranting, a prostitute looking for her next trick, a drug addict looking for his next fix. Young teenage kids who seem to have just learned the art of curse. A young couple fist fighting in the streets---more sirens. A homeless man pan-handling, picking up cigarette butts and smoking a hole into his neck, gum pushed deeper into concrete marked blacker with every step. All I hear are sirens and I say a little prayer for the person in the back. Trains and boats chiming in the distance, a stray cat limping into an unknown existence...must be nice to have nine lives! Yet, all I hear are sirens in this concrete urban forest, where trees are replaced with buildings and cars are the only waves I hear, street lights in place of the stars, sirens in place of the wind.
I close my paper eyelids tight, i can hear in this concrete urban forest of man-nature, for a glimpse, a stolen second in time, the sound of Mother Nature...she still sings and she's crying. She's crying for the people in the back of all those sirens. She cries for her bush the drunk man urinated on; the puddle of blood collecting on her blades of grass that a young man drew from his womans lips. She cries for her branch the teenage kids snapped for fun. She's crying - Mother Nature - is crying, because man - nature takes her place. In this concrete urban forest...all I hear are sirens and I close my paper eyes; i try to reach out and steal the tear off of - Mother Nature's - face. All I hear are sirens and im saddened, man-nature takes her place.
Copyright © amy epiphany tunks | Year Posted 2012
One moist patch, like dewy grass,
surrounded by a field of weeds,
emerges first and breathes at last,
through openings, the air it needs.
Cut off from, and cut off of;
counting on, and counting in;
from down below, to up above -
A smack on tender, crimson skin.
There is a pulse.
One spring bud, like seedling stems,
surrounded by a garden wall,
is standing out from all of them,
despite the fact, they're just as tall.
And though the bud has not yet grown,
the soil and the water see
more than just the seed they've sewn.
They see the flower it will be.
There is a pulse.
One tall stem, like climbing vines,
surrounded by its petals' plumes,
shares its elegant designs,
and stretches as it blooms.
And when the wind begins to call,
the flower spreads it's pollen 'round.
It falls in love, and loves in fall,
and falling love renews the ground.
There is a pulse.
Copyright © John Taylor | Year Posted 2010
Mother Nature Cries
Mother Nature cries now her deep tears of true sadness,
For all the years of Man's sad shame and utter madness.
Man has brought this lovely lady quite often to tears,
By his poor and pathetic care of our Earth over the years.
Mother Nature's been with Man now it seems forever,
And he does nothing at all and always tells her never!
Man's climate sins are so tragic and always most telling,
And all he does is bitch and moan, and keeps on yelling!
Man's span of existence is short in our Earth's long life,
And all he's done is corrupt, pollute and caused her strife!
Mother Nature cries at this sad tragedy Man has thus wrought;
She knows his life on Earth may be short, and learn he'll Not!
Mother Nature will adapt and evolve over time with no problem,
And she knows Man's adaptability to change may be a problem.
Perhaps Man will learn this sad lesson here before all is too late,
And seek climate harmony in all he does and make positive his Fate!
Mother Nature cries—yet this can change with Man's redemption,
If Man becomes Earth's Good Steward and lives by God's direction!
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved - May 3, 2015
(Rhymed Couplet)
*Originally completed for my new book on February 12, 2015.
Copyright © Gary Bateman | Year Posted 2015
Confetti flutters the sky
A bride dressed in pearly white
Footprints pave bright virgin snow
Steps to her future
Copyright © Eiken Laan | Year Posted 2011
Sailing the sky-seas,
Ship of light; ship of madness;
Mother moon beguiles.
Copyright © M. L. Kiser | Year Posted 2015
So young myself, I was naive'
Without a doubt, I did believe
the babe, then latched inside my womb
was bound to me, and would always be
Latched on, was he, as he was fed
Then later on, our hands instead
Not tall enough to open gates
I'd reach the latch for his escape
In time he grew to need more space
The bond we had, would stretch in place
With loving smiles, I watched him play
He longed to grow, and threads grew long
He reached to climb, and fly the wind
Yet ties remained, still ever strong
Years would pass, too soon, a man
Old ties would change, yet carry on
Love came along, as it should be
My eyes, if wise, must let it be
This union blessed, was good to see
Her love for you, the world could see
It didn't mean my son was gone
Songs are sung when lovers part
But no song for a mother's heart
When new adventures come one day
Those new roads take him far away
The man he is, has been set free
To be the man he wants to be
The child he was is never gone
She's letting go, yet holding on
If once, one wish were mine to choose
So many do my thoughts pursue
But one within my heart still yearns
If just one day, the clocks would turn
Together you and I would be
Sitting here among the trees
I would hold you close, upon my knees
then turn you loose, to join the leaves...
First Poem Submitted To Poetry Soup
Written not long after the weddings of all three of my children
who were all married within 1-1/2 years of each other!
I must have been feeling the empty nest blues and all the changes that came along ! :)
Copyright © Carrie Richards | Year Posted 2008
Under canopy of majestic oaks,
leaves swaying, gentle breeze,
rustling of the dancing leaves,
flying chirps, all species,
joyous laughter, melodic sounds,
like violins, bees abound,
peace surrounds
in backyard paradise.
As I partake of nature's scene,
eyes affix whites, magnolia high,
reminisce of mother in the sky.
Lessons of nature, she did give,
exploration through wooded path,
wild flowers we did name,
birds' identity, toadstools find,
love of nature by her design.
Won HM in Mac McGovern's
Best Poem Contest
June 10, 2010
Copyright © Carolyn Henderson | Year Posted 2010
"Well," She asked; her eyes wide. Beads of hot sweat glistening on her brow like miniature
crystal suns. Her angst was palpable. "What is it!"
The air was still. There were no words. Just the sound of bodies breathing in – and
"Congratulations." He held out his arms, handing the mother, her baby, "You have a son."
The moment shone like glass in the center of the heavens – pure and eternal.
It was redemption from every wrong thing she'd ever done.
It was the shining eyes of God smiling onto her exhausted face; lighting it with hope.
It was the only place there was – the only time, the only space.
It was the only feeling that existed.
They were the only two incarnate souls in the room; on the planet, and in the universe.
This was her child –
her son.
And she was his mother.
(there are no words for such things. suddenly, I feel like an intruder. there are too many
eyes, words and moments here. so it is here, I take my leave; leaving this mother and the
only soul in her universe to their perfect moment. they will have many more moments in this
lifetime; but none as sacred, as human, or as eternal as the first look from life to life;
mother to child; heaven to earth, as the very first. None.)
"It's a boy." she whispered. Her throat a crumbling tunnel; stunned, but not really. Like
she'd known it all along. "My baby boy…" She smiled into his ancient, brand-new face;
tracing his delicate cheek with the back of her finger. "He's perfect."
She ran her palm along the bottom of his soft, miraculous foot, and laughed. "Look at
your feet – they're huge!"
And as she wiped the tears with the heel of her shaking hand – smearing what was left of
her mascara - she looked in to his, as close to heaven as one can get, eyes, and said, "Hi.
I'm your mama." He smiled at her. He knew. He'd known it all along. "And I'll love you
The world closed its shades then. Leaving the sacred to its history; the moment to
eternity; and their universe to its quiet, little room.
*Inspired by Deborah's, You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby, contest; and every mother
who has graced this sacred room.
Copyright © Kristin Reynolds | Year Posted 2009
What if Mother Nature
and I applied for her position?
How would I dare
to assume,
her un-ending cycles;
her secret duties?
Could I invoke such power,
or must I simply become her?
Spin myself
into a cocoon of natural faith.
Let the atoms of the cosmos
transform my light into spirit.
Would I then emerge,
complete with every force of mystery?
Awaken each day with pink mist,
and burn each evening sky
with crimson?
Command each leaf, each breath
and every symphony
of living?
Would I wear her gowns
of argent, lavender and aqua;
step lightly on mossy stones,
and dance upon silver meadows?
Grace the heavens
in cloud-white glinting wings
and in
the depths of darkest night
bear stars, filled
with the promise
of every beginning?
Suzanne Delaney
Copyright © Suzanne Delaney | Year Posted 2013
UNGRATEFUL CHILDREN A parent's lament
with Wings
and Talons
Pounce on the fleetest of hearts
over the
Blood Transfusions
Hospital frights of prematurity
of EMS sirens
HIV trembling tests
Asthma Tents
Breathless Worry atop cloud kissed Trees
Sleepless Nights of bully battles
Struggles with Education's foes
Mad Escapes from Fathers of Violence
The teary wave good bye for fledgling endeavors
Day night day night day night…unending
Land on
Slight Imperfections and Imagined Slights
or the
Shortage of Cash
New Shoes
New Cars
or other
Copyright © Victoria Anderson-Throop | Year Posted 2012
the bird sings softly
the leaves dance so gracefully
becomes forever dream
Copyright © Anthony Pabon | Year Posted 2013
I have come to accept the possibility
that I, myself, may be partially to blame (my compost pile of shame)
that I may have stroked the very wheel (unable to feel)
that, set in motion, is the cause of
so much pain (unsheltered in the rain)
Silently suffering through endless winters (embers, cinders)
without anticipation of Spring (hope an ethereal thing)
blind to Mother Earth's gifts (tenuous unfelt shifts)
the colors, the scents of her blossoms (habitually playing possum)
deaf to the melodies of the birds (knowledge lost, language
as they sing
She calls to me but my barriers are thick (mentally stunted, physically sick)
densely scarred and wounded (as I am, to the quick)
As the sludge chokes the seabirds (screaming their lost words)
and the fishes (murdering Piscean wishes)
as Her forests are cleared by those
both greedy and vicious
I feel Mother Earth tremble (demons assemble)
beneath my feet
hear Her sigh as I place a hesitant finger (shaking, letting it linger)
on Her weakened pulse
thready and irregular
We are killing Her, Mother Earth,
mother of us all, matricide (no longer can we hide)
listen, listen to Her heartbeat...
I may have stroked the very wheel...
Copyright © Danielle White | Year Posted 2010
Once upon a time I was so beautiful
Now my body is cluttered with pestilence
I'm slowly dying inside
Hear my suffering
Feel my rain of tears
My seasons of grief and anguish
Please restore my magical beauty and charm
The rhythm of Harmony and balance
So I can survive
If you love me, keep me clean and recycle
Everyone needs to pitch in!
Contest Name: Stuff
Sponsor: Thomas Martin
Copyright © Eve Roper | Year Posted 2015
She's the first image of God
the Alpha the Omega
the beginning NO end
the highest evolution of God
God sent
the Black woman is God
nappy nappy
the master
the servant
still happy happy
the first image of God
strength that cannot be broken
soul that cannot be bought with a
silver or gold token
she's the first image of God
Mother of the rainbow children
Lucy Auset Isis Virgin Mary
I know
sounds scary scary
the Black woman is God
skin as brown as dirt
divine flower sprung from the earth
she's the first image of God
Original descender
return of Christ
Nibiru ascender
the universal womb of God
divine womb divine wombman
holding the knowledge of God
the Black woman is the mystery of God
Isis Genesis
genealogy of God
Copyright © Nailah Baniti | Year Posted 2016
Mother Nature, Mother Earth.
If Mother Earth stood in front of you what would you say?
Sorry for taking your whales away,
Sorry for cutting your forests to shreds,
Sorry little animals for taking your beds,
Sorry polar bears for melting your ice, having to swim further to save your own live,
Sorry to all the fish in the sea, because its to hot you try to flee.
Sorry for the birds and the bees, not many left on the all gone trees.
Sorry for the nuclear plants, but man seems to think that he must advance.
Sorry for the wars we cause, they certainly are not gods or yours.
Sorry for the faith man has lost, your biggest creation is losing with cost.
If you were Mother Earth and told these things, what would you say to me?
"SORRY, SORRY, SORRY", is all you have to say,"
You destroy everything which we have given you".
" The animals are going have gone extinct,
You kill the air you so precisely need,
You fight each other and call it in the name of god, which god do you perceive,
The one with love to all, for all, which he created,
Or the one who fell from grace with hatred.
I would look at her with glee
Because the earth sounds like the second scenario to me.
The next question I would ask
Mother Nature are we going to last
. If everyone on the earth of today
threw down their arms and started to pray
would god hear our prays in just that day
mother nature would look at me
and look around at the all gone trees
then she would bend down on her green leafed knees
A tear in her sunlit eyes saying to me
"Sorry to late".
What would you do if Mother Earth or Nature stood in front of you?
The End.
Copyright © gail smith | Year Posted 2011
I pause my schedule with a stroll along the Mill Race Park.
Unfortunately, my eyes, heart and soul are assaulted by waves of creeping garbage.
I collect some of the litter, only to dump it into a metal bin rusting out
at the bottom -- garbage goes in, garbage flows back out, strewn around
by spring gusts. Next time, garbage bags are in order.
I will fill them up and carry them home, only to possibly be mistaken for a
homeless man carrying all of his worldly possessions in black, plastic bags.
Oh well, people can laugh at me, then come down here
and spread some more rubbish along this watery, green belt.
A Blue Heron is tentatively fishing amongst the garbage and chemical slicks
shimmering on the water's surface. This bird is the official symbol
of our river-town. We should show some more respect to this regal,
yet ever-secretive member of royalty -- show some more respect to this symbol
of our town's heritage. I will not let this filth drag me down into an abyss
of apathy. To be mistaken for a hobo, is a small price to pay,
in giving back to this Heron, some of the dignity it so deserves.
the blue heron
fishes amongst litter --
a tarnished crown
Copyright © Chris D. Aechtner | Year Posted 2010
Stork flights in unison To teach unity to every person
Holding the neck extended Aligning the body as if amended
With legs pushed behind To cope with blowing wind
With wide wingspan like the glider In a well-defined order
Hover with one, as leader Of course, watching is a wonder
With the flame of foresight, Stork sets own nest on height
Bears young ones into the wing Benevolently while growing
With wings, provides shade to the young chick So that they could learn to pick
Causes to clatter to communicate About the impending threat, to indicate
Maintains link with the group To get the team spirit, recoup
Revisits the old-aged-mother To attend to issues that may bother
Cares the mother, with fresh feed As the mother may need
Stork is a bird of highest spirituality
In Hebrew, stork means love and loyalty!
Above poem is from "EAGLE EDUCATES ENDURANCE! AND OTHER POEMS ON NATURE " by Shri.V.Muthumanickam.
Copyright © V.MUTHU MANICKAM | Year Posted 2015
Mother Nature, You The Seed Of Earth's Delights
Soft spoken and sweet art thy graceful ways
Within forests of rainbow trees a light shines
For each of thy songs, the sad world pays
Reluctance in glory and resentfully it opines.
Coming Spring, brings increases in thy lights
With calming days and grace in castle towers
Soft spirits dance in woods on cooler nights
And later finds comfort in thy majestic powers!
Sun and morn bring far more pleasant things
Even happiness in light cool spring showers
Gratitude for blessings thy heart always brings
Admiration for thy gracefully wielded powers.
Mother Nature, you the seed of earth's delights
And greatest author of its most beautiful sights!
R. J. Lindley
no date on old poem.
No date on an old poem. Most likely late 70's to early 80's.
found six verses to another poem that I may finish if I
can find the time and do not forget to do so.
Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2015
Into the light I see,
with rays in clouds and warmth in me.
Brittle is the air around,
no voice is there, nor sweeter sound.
Within my scars and broken back,
there are my kin, there love I lack.
The oceans turn, therefore I weep,
Is it truly my tears to keep?
Now the mountains begin to fall,
like sand and dust to death they call.
I hear my children bleed and cry,
there bellies thirst and almost dry.
Some will seat and eat there fill,
"lets help them now, so now we will!
His mother would find pride within,
a pretty thing this life of sin.
Alas, my days are almost through,
my breath, my flesh and heart is too.
Let this be my final song,
for war alone is for the strong.
Into the night I see,
is there still love left for me?
Copyright © Bellantony De Mertens | Year Posted 2008
Where has dad gone, momma dear?
Hush, my little lamb.
Your dad's gone to the thicket dear
And mad old Abraham
That man went early this grim morn, and took his sharpened knife
And with him took his own first born, to offer up his life
With servants and with firewood, both, they journeyed to Moriah
And on the hillside there they built an altar and a fire
And Isaac, when he heard the plan, went willingly, it's odd
That he should let that daft old man, so worship his cruel god.
Your father, he was passing by, and heard but could not see
And foolishly could not deny his curiosity
So closer did your father scramble peering through the thorns
Unaware of how the brambles tangled with his horns
Just to see a crazy man who planned to kill his kin
Your father did not understand the danger he was in
For then again that mad old man started hearing voices
His god was speaking to the loon and giving him new choices
And so his plan to slay the boy came about to falter
And Abraham, he took your pa and dragged him to the altar
But that was never fair, mama, can you tell me why
When Isaac he was all prepared and well prepared to die
And all had been decided on, so what cruel trick mama
Was played upon that grand old ram, who was my own papa?
Life is not fair, my little lamb, nor is it like to change
And fate plays tricks on all of us, both sinister and strange
So you take care, my little lamb, with this advice from me
Do not visit places where you know you should not be
The moral of this story dear, is take heed of the odds
And stay away from two-leggies worshipping their gods
Copyright © Lee Leon | Year Posted 2011
Rocks baby
Singing happy song
Love in its purity bonding
Daddy slips into the arms of another woman
Copyright © Sara Kendrick | Year Posted 2010
Saturday in the arms of Mother Nature
That state – in between – just before one leaves consciousness
in order to cross the threshold into that world of the subconscious
That place between semi wakefulness and the land of dreams
where life is surrealistically richer, deeper than reality
and clearer than the images one sees in the world of dreams.
In this fantastic, altered state of being, I felt, I touched
a beautiful of pink where all life begins, and begins !
My lips. my tongue, my fingers tips sailed across a body
of pure water, caressing every atom, every epithelio
of life, stroking your soul from head to your little toe
and back to the world of pink, where sweet lips met mine,
lubricating my tongue in the most passionate French kiss
your motherhood has or will ever have known !
My state of reverie !, my dream, but not your reality.
The reverie of my Saturday, I'd love to make your reality !
February 18th 2007
Copyright © William J. Jr. Atfield | Year Posted 2015
Is there really a mother of earth
watching over us
keeping things in line
I think there used to be
but she got tired of getting spit on
now she sits up on her cloud
high above and waits
for us to tear each other apart
and seal our evil fates
she wonders why we disgrace her lands
like monkeys in a rage
she thinks we ought to be locked up
no need for lock and key trapped inside
to burn forever at an intolerable degree
never the less we shall live on
reeking havoc upon this earth
she'll stay perched upon her cloud
until the crushing blows we throw
send her beloved planet into a rebirth
Myth, Mythos, & Mythical Characters Poetry Contest
by: Virginia Frayer
Copyright © Virginia Frayer | Year Posted 2011
We were sleeping
When the dirty water
Came rushing down,
Drowning our arrogance
And releasing our fears
Into the atmosphere.
We were stunned.
Ravaged by consequence
Melting around our feet.
Disorienting panic
Was devoted to the air,
Igniting exhausting anarchy.
Pandemonium ruled
This day
While we were rendered speechless,
Ruined by our own
Inability to escape
Such confounding spoils.
The dirty water rose,
Bringing indignant death
And uniting a new breed,
The best and worst
Humanity has to offer
To this brave, old world.
Voices lifted into the molten sky,
Crying for help
Beyond comprehension,
Catapulting an echo
Even as it occurred
Around the globe.
Why must it be so
That man's integrity
Is tested by disaster?
Why must it take
Such extreme devastation
To wake us?
Copyright © Pamela Davison | Year Posted 2005


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Oct. 20, 2012
|Arizona 52, Washington 17
Saturday, Oct. 20 | Arizona Stadium
Final Stats | Photo Gallery
By Gregg Bell - UW Director of Writing
TUCSON, Ariz. – About 30 friends and family of Keith Price surrounded their beloved quarterback in a semicircle five deep amid the darkness between the team buses and Arizona Stadium.
It was half past 11 late Saturday night – and high time for support for the Huskies' disheartened trigger man. When he needed them most, the dozens in purple and white 17 T-shirts delivered.
"I'm at a loss for words, man," Price said.
He meant about this stunning game. He also could have meant the timely support.
Austin Seferian-Jenkins had a career-high 110 yards receiving. Price had a career highs of 29 completions and 52 attempts. But Arizona rampaging through the defense and three more turnovers from a shaken Price doomed the Huskies to a 52-17 loss in the desert Saturday night.
This was the most points Washington had allowed in the 29-game series with Arizona.
"Extremely, extremely disappointing," coach Steve Sarkisian said, standing solemnly outside UW's locker room with his lips pressed together and his arms folded across his chest.
Price was 29 of 52 for 256 yards and a touchdown pass of 6 yards to Seferian-Jenkins in the second quarter for Washington (3-4, 1-3 Pac-12). That cut Arizona's early, 21-point lead to 24-10. Price threw two interceptions, one at the Arizona 18 while getting drilled in the chest in the first half and the other on a tipped throw behind Cody Bruns into U of A's end zone in the third quarter.
"Man, I prepare so hard," Price said, shaking his head. "Man, it's just unfortunate."
For the fourth consecutive game Price often ran for his life. He was sacked four times by a defense for Arizona (4-3, 1-3) that was last in the conference with six sacks in six games coming in.
Price has committed 10 turnovers in the last three games, all UW losses. And now he's at something of a crisis of confidence with what Sarkisian is calling for him.
Afterward, Price acknowledged he isn't trusting what he's seeing on the field. That he is missing receivers breaking free downfield because he is thinking of the pressure he's been getting all season behind a patchwork, injury wracked offensive line with four first-year starters. That he is disconnected mentally with his play caller and mentor, Sarkisian.
"I've got to trust in him, trust the system is going to work for me," Price said.
That was after Sarkisian spent the final minutes of the third quarter and the long break into the fourth with his back to the field. The Huskies' fourth-year coach and former BYU quarterback knelt down to get eye to eye with Price. Sarkisian then gave his struggling, sagging QB a part pep talk, part teaching lesson as Price sat at the far right end of Washington's bench.
"You can't be playing against ghosts," Sarkisian told him, as he continually patted Price on his left knee pad for encouragement.
The message: Believe in what you are about to do – and then in what you are seeing as plays develop. Block out the potential for a pass rush, for a missed route, for a penalty – whatever – and trust that the call and the game plan will work.
"I just want him to believe me," Sarkisian said, describing how Price lacked confidence to pull that 2011 record-breaking trigger of his to cash in on the many chance's the 11th-ranked pass defense in the league gave the Huskies Saturday night. "I want him to take the information and the things that I'm giving him – and trust me in what I am telling him in the truth. Believe in what I am asking him to do, and do go out and do his best to try to do that.
"If it doesn't work, then as I told him I will be the first one to tell him, 'Keith, I was wrong. I'm sorry. I should have done a better job for you.' But we can't get to that point if there's some doubt there."
Asked what might be getting in the way of that trust with UW's record holder with 33 touchdowns and a completion rate of 66.9 in 2011, Sarkisian said, "I don't know. That's what I'm going to be thinking about for the next four hours until we get home."
The Huskies' defense lost one-on-one battles along the line of scrimmage in allowing Ka'Deem Carey to run for 109 of his 172 yards rushing in the first half. And they allowed Arizona's Matt Scott to throw all over them to receivers as wide open as the desert range surrounding them en route to 217 yards passing and three easy scores in the first two quarters.
But then the defense rose up to get UW back into the game. Rush end Josh Shirley crashed in on Scott and forced a weakened, deflected throw that Travis Feeney intercepted at midfield and returned all the way to the Arizona 6. When Bishop Sankey, who finished with 87 yards rushing, ran it in from a yard out, Washington trailed 31-17 and had all the momentum going into halftime.
"Oh, definitely, I really thought that was a turning point," Feeney said.
Then on Arizona's first scrimmage play following the break, safety Sean Parker forced a fumble by Carey that end Talia Crichton recovered at the Arizona 47. The Huskies were in position to pull within 31-24 with almost two full quarters to play.
But on the ensuing play, Price didn't send a receiver in motion as prescribed. He and the offensive line didn't have the correct protection call. On his bootleg pass, pressure leaked from the middle and the side. Price tried to wait to let Kasen Williams break free down the sidelines, but as he did blitzing Arizona linebacker Marquis Flowers hit him from his right side and knocked the ball loose. The Wildcats recovered Price's fourth lost fumble in three weeks at the UW 43.
"I should have thrown the ball away," Price said.
The play was particularly frustrating because the Huskies had spent part of halftime discussing that first of the second half call well before it came.
"He's got some doubt in his mind right know," Sarkisian said. "And it's hard to play quarterback with doubt in your mind."
Arizona converted the fumble into a 17-yard pitch, catch and run for a touchdown between Scott and Austin Hill. A would-be 31-24 game became 38-17, and the Huskies didn't score again.
"We're disappointed, because we know how good we can be," said senior co-captain Desmond Trufant, who was one of those beaten in many one-on-battles outside. "But you can hope and you can dream, but you have to go out and perform.
"They outplayed us. They won more battles than we did – and you see the score. That's what happens when you don't win (the one-on-one fights)."
Sarkisian left Price and his first-team units on both offense and defense in the game through its ugly end. The coach explained "there's something to be said for battling.
Price said he understood, adding the Huskies' motto is "FINISH."
That applies to the good and to the bad.
"We've got to believe in ourselves," Sarkisian said. "It's disappointing. It's just disappointing. Because we are better than this.
"We are better than that."
The Huskies now return home to play eighth-ranked Oregon State next Saturday night at CenturyLink Field.
The remodeling of their psyche began in the locker room late Saturday night
"We've got to lock arms," Sarkisian told his players after this one, "and continue to fight."

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Female artist activists told their inspiring stories yesterday, March 11, as part of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a two-week conference held by the United Nations every year.
The CSW58 began on Monday, March 10 and continues through next Friday, March 21. CSW gives women from every country in the world a voice, with presentations given throughout the two weeks on everything from female artists and journalists to the need for advancement in female mental health, technological advancement for young girls in third world countries, and thoughts on women's reproductive health and education.
A parallel event of the CSW, organized by Women's Caucus for Art and held at the Church Center across the street from the main United Nations building (777 UN Plaza), this presentation was titled "Women Artists/Activists and the MDGs: Art, Video, Work in the Field, and Conversation MDGs." In the presentation, three incredible women of varying backgrounds provided highlights of their experiences in both the United States and in developing countries and told how they were helping to create a change in women there through art. The talk, as most CSW events are, was also connected to conversation on the MDGs, or the eight Millennium Development Goals developed by the United Nations to hopefully be completed by 2015 – these goals include halting the spread of HIV/AIDS, improving maternal health, reducing child mortality, and eradicating extreme poverty throughout the world.
Anne Kantor Kellet, who is an artist and owns a gallery in Wilmington, Vermont, spoke briefly about the works she has created – all an emotional response to surviving horrific human atrocities. Her painting work in the United States focuses on her responses to the Holocaust (her parents and other family were Holocaust survivors), and her photography work follows her response to the Rwandan genocide (survivors of which she met in person on multiple missions to the country). Kantor Kellet's collection of Holocaust paintings are titled "Surviving Surviving" – telling stories of survivors – and this seems to be a theme throughout her entire work. She is certainly an inspiration in telling the stories of other women around the world.
Mary Oestereicher Hamill, Ph.D., spoke about her attempts to engage women in their own art-making, providing video and still cameras to poverty- and trauma-stricken women around the world. Her work started in Boston, where she provided the same outlet for homeless individuals, who then got to see their work put on display in exhibition. She has been to China and Vietnam on medical missions, where she continued her photography work with the less advantaged, hosting art festivals there and post-trip exhibitions in the States. Her most recent work has been through service in Cambodia, where she met with elderly widows stricken by trauma from the Khmer Rouge genocide – by engaging the widows in fabric printmaking, she has helped them to find an outlet for their grief. An exhibition in the United States is planned from her work in Cambodia.
The final speaker, Allison Milewski, is the founder of PhotoForward, an organization dedicated to providing an outlet for those in under-served nations to tell their stories through art. Her work takes her not only around the United States, but to Laos and Cambodia as well. Currently working on obtaining a certificate in Creative Arts Therapy from The New School, Milewski has over a decade of experience in the arts and international program development. Her organization helps to create sustainable programs around the world, teaching both young and old learners new technologies, including computer skills and photography and digital art-making, all in partnership with local organizations.
Each of these women excels in educating women and the less-advantaged on the power they have within themselves, and the ability they have to tell and share their stories through art. They in turn assist in that story-telling, bringing those inspirational tales back to the United States where more voices can be heard. Every one of us is affected by something in our lives, some more so than others – art is just one outlet we have to express ourselves. It is through the innovation and education of these three women that at least some women's lives are made better through greater access to art. So it's true – art really can change the world.


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The Career Services Advisory Board presents a check to President Carlberg to increase the Norma Huse scholarship fund.
Career Services Advisory Board
The purpose of the Board is to participate in the development of the Career Services programs in the following ways:
Left: Ted Wood presents the history of the Cooperative Education Program. Right: Conversation and networking at the advisory board meeting.
Current Cooperative Education & Career Services Advisory Board Members
Linda Abbott
HR Generalist
Beverly Hospital/Lahey Health
Abigail Baird – 03
Ropes & Gray LLP
Bob Bradford
North Shore Chamber of Commerce
Tim Brown – 91
Division Director, Day Services
Northeast Arc
Margo Casey
Executive Director
North Shore United Way
Michelle Coffey
Senior Corporate Staff Recruiter
Oxford Global Resources
Melanie Fleming
Public Relations Consultant
Doris Ferullo
Executive Coach & President
The Taylor Group
Jack Good – Alumnus
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People's United Bank
Brian Gregory
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Boston Private Bank & Trust Company
Georgina Keefe-Feldman
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Patton Homestead Project
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College Hockey:BU Women Reach First 'Pot Final in 25 Years
Underdog Huskies Can't Hold Two-Goal First Period Lead
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston University is a second-year program, and tonight it showed.
The Terriers fell behind by two goals in the first five minutes of its Beanpot semifinal against Northeastern, after putting together a display of shaky skating, bad passing, and mental mistakes. At the same time, Northeastern found open players, clogged up BU passing lanes, and enjoyed a sizable territorial and shot advantage.
As the game went on, however, BU (16-9-3) showed flashes of talent, and eventually scored four unanswered goals to defeat the Huskies (3-23-2) by a 4-2 final score.
"We weren't quite there in the first period, and they were very good," said BU coach Brian Durocher. "It was a turning point for us to get even a goal in the second period."
That turning point came at roughly the midpoint of the game, when BU captain Cara Hendry scored. The Terriers cut their deficit in half on a power play goal, when Sarah Appleton took a fluttering shot from the point that was redirected into the net by Hendry.
BU sophomore goalie Allyse Wilcox held the Terriers in the game to that point, as Northeastern had a 21-9 shot advantage through two periods. Wilcox finished with 28 saves.
BU tied the game 2-2 in the opening moments of the third period, just after a BU penalty negated a power play. After Gina Kearns took a pass from Melissa Anderson off a faceoff, she got Northeastern goalie Sydney Arbelbide (13 saves) to go down early, and skated around her for the easy tap-in goal.
The biggest goal of the game came with just five minutes to go in the third period. Melissa Anderson skated in on net with the puck, which was knocked off her stick by Arbelbide. Erin Seman corralled the loose puck and scored to snap the tie.
Julie Poulin capped the scoring with a long shot that went into an open net, while Northeastern enjoyed a six-on-four advantage with a power play and the extra attacker.
"It was important to win a faceoff to get the puck to Poulin, who was supposed to just send it up the boards," Durocher said with a chuckle. "Julie just turned and fired it on net. She'd probably tell you she makes that makes that play five times out of five, but I doubt it."
BU and Northeastern met just three days before and drew 4-4. Seman felt the meeting was advantageous.
"For many reasons, it helped," said Seman. "We knew their forecheck, we knew their power play, we knew their penalty kill. We knew they would put in extra effort. It helped, but they still threw something new at us."
Northeastern's first goal came on an odd play, as Wilcox made a glove save on a Missy Elumba shot, but the puck hopped in the air over the netminder's glove, and bounced into the back of the net.
The Huskies controlled play throughout the first and had a number of excellent scoring chances, none better than a shorthanded bid by Nikki Petrich that was good for a 2-0 lead.
With BU on the power play, the only BU defender, Poulin, slipped and fell at the blue line, which allowed Petrich to go on a break. When Wilcox went down to make the initial stop, a streaking Amy Goodney picked up the rebound and deposited it top shelf.
Almost as good was a laser beam of a shot by Sanborn on a feed by Missy Elumba. While Wilcox's first period stats — two goals on 11 shots — weren't that impressive, she made some excellent saves to keep BU in the game.
Throughout the first period, Northeastern did a good job finding the open player in the offensive zone, while clogging up BU's passing lanes and taking away the puck. Good passing and puck control led to a territorial advantage and an almost 2-to-1 shot advantage by the close of the opening frame.
"We're really disappointed in losing this game," said Schuler. "We thought we were the better team.
"We showed tons of effort, tons of heart," she continued. "Hopefully we can take that into next week's consolation game."
Correction: The sidebar originally stated that BU played in three of the first four Beanpot finals. The correct number is two. USCHO regrets this error.
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What could be more symbolic of Exmoor than an Exmoor pony? Yet, surprisingly enough, these ponies are actually classified as 'endangered' by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust with only 390 breeding females left in the UK. Now, thanks to support of a Rural Enterprise Grant (RES), administered locally by the South West Rural Development Service, a new Exmoor Pony Centre has been created at Ashwick, near Dulverton.
The new Centre will give an extra dimension to the work done by the Moorland Mousie Trust, a charity whose purpose is to promote the Exmoor Pony. Even though the pony is a strong heritage symbol of the Exmoor area, there were no facilities available for visitors and tourists to look at, handle and learn about the breed. The Trust secured the lease on a redundant farm building together with just under 7Ha of land with a further 56Ha of moorland made available by the Exmoor National Park, but needed help with the development costs for the Centre.
The RES grant supported the provision of a covered, all weather training and riding surface, a raised viewing gallery for spectators and visitors for lectures and demonstrations, facilities for pony care, saddlery, storage of feed and bedding, an office space for administration of the charity's work and a trekking operation.
Valerie Sherwin, Chief Executive of the Exmoor Pony Centre, said: "I have this absolute passion for Exmoor ponies and the development of the Centre means that visitors can find out more about the breed, see them, and trek on Exmoor on them to see other ponies in the wild. It means there are facilities for viewing, handling and training the ponies for a useful life - an important part of the Moorland Mousie Trust's work.
"Exmoor ponies are a fantastic breed, as despite being relatively small they were used extensively by Exmoor farmers before mechanization, for pulling carts and ploughs, and for transport. We're looking forward to introducing visitors to the delights of this special breed."
Exmoor pones are in decline, and the Moorland Mousie Trust takes surplus foals from the moor at weaning, handling them, and then placing them in permanent or foster homes until they are old enough to be trained as riding ponies. Since the Trust was formed in 2000, 140 Exmoor ponies have been successfully fostered. Some of the ponies are used to establish herds of conservation grazers in a wide range of reserves and country parks throughout Britain. There is currently a waiting list for them!
Helen Merchant, RDS adviser said: "This is great news for Exmoor as the initiative will create two full time jobs, plus seasonal positions within this very rural area. The new Exmoor Pony Centre should attract pony enthusiasts to the area and will be a wonderful window for the work of the charity. The fact that there is a waiting list for ponies as conservation grazers means that the work of the charity is actually supporting conservation measures throughout the South West and beyond. Our support means they can continue to progress in developing part of Exmoor's unique heritage."
OPEN DAY AT THE EXMOOR PONY CENTRE - AN OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE FACILITIES AND THE PONIES! Sunday 20 August - 09.30am - 04.30pm. Live demonstrations with ponies 10am, 12noon, 2pm and 4pm. For more details public can ring 01398 323093.
Friday, 30 June 2006 was the last date on which new applications could be accepted under the Rural Enterprise Scheme, the Processing and Marketing Grant, the Vocational Training Scheme and the Energy Crops (SRC) Producer Group Scheme.
The 30 June deadline does not apply to Objective 1 and LEADER+ funding; neither does it apply to Environmental Stewardship (Entry Level and Higher Level Schemes); nor does it relate to the Energy Crops Scheme Establishment Grants, the Hill Farm Allowance, or the English Woodland Grant Scheme.
Notes to editors
1. The Moorland Mousie Trust is a registered charity, which was established in May 2000, and is a non-profit making organisation. It was primarily set up to promote the Exmoor Pony, its welfare, raise awareness of its endangered status and reverse its decline by improving the economic viability of keeping and breeding the ponies on the moor. A typical pony stands at a maximum of 12.3hh, is bay, brown and dun in colour and carries characteristic mealy markings on the muzzle and around the eye and flanks. They are relatively easy to manage once tamed and are excellent grazers.
2. The Rural Enterprise Scheme (RES) is one of the schemes which operate under the England Rural Development Programme. Its coverage is wide-ranging with the primary aim being to help farmers adapt to changing markets and develop new business opportunities. RES also has a broader role in supporting the development of the rural economy, community, heritage and environment so other rural businesses, partnerships, companies and rural community groups are also eligible to receive funding.
3. Around £150 million of EU and Government money has been allocated to RES from April 2001 to 2006. The scheme is available throughout England, except in designated Objective 1 areas such as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly where separate funding schemes apply.
4. RES which operate under the England Rural Development Programme (ERDP). The other schemes are:
Environmental Stewardship (a new scheme replacing the Countryside Stewardship, Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Organic Farming Schemes, which are now closed to new applicants). The scheme is designed to conserve England's countryside, securing widespread environmental benefits. Hill Farm Allowance (supporting sustainable farming in the English hills). English Woodland Grant Scheme (a new scheme replacing the Woodland Grant and Farm Woodland Premium Schemes). The scheme aims to encourage planting of new woodland and maintenance of existing woodland. Energy Crops Scheme (encouraging renewable energy production). Rural Enterprise Scheme (supporting a diversified and enterprising rural economy). Vocational Training Scheme (improving occupational skills of farmers). Processing and Marketing Grant (improving agricultural processing and marketing infrastructure).
5. Further information about these and other schemes within the ERDP are available from your local Rural Development Service (RDS) office. See:
6. The administration of approved project cases under the Rural Enterprise Scheme, the Processing and Marketing Grant, the Vocational Training Scheme and the Energy Crops (SRC) Producer Group Scheme is planned to transfer from the Rural Development Service to Regional Development Agencies at the end of September 2006.
Friday, 30 June 2006 was the last date on which new applications were accepted under these schemes. Agreement holders affected by this change can be assured that this will not result in any changes to the terms and conditions of the grant award; details of the revised administrative arrangements will be sent out nearer the time.
These changes are an important part of Defra's Rural Strategy 2004 to simplify funding for rural areas and better target it to the needs of rural people and businesses in each region. For further details on the Rural Strategy please see
7. Under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act, English Nature, the Rural Development Service and the Countryside Agency's Landscape, Access and Recreation Division are working towards integration as a single body: Natural England. It will work for people, places and nature with responsibility for enhancing biodiversity, landscapes and wildlife in rural, urban, coastal and marine areas; promoting access, recreation and public wellbeing, and contributing to the way natural resources are managed - so they can be enjoyed now and for future generations.
English Nature is the independent Government agency that champions the conservation of wildlife and geology throughout England.
The Rural Development Service is the largest deliverer of the England Rural Development Programme and a range of advisory and regulatory rural services. With the administration of a multi-million pound grant budget for schemes which support land management, rural businesses and rural communities, the Rural Development Service is the single largest organisation working for the benefit of rural areas in England.
The Countryside Agency's Landscape, Access and Recreation Division aims to help everyone respect, protect and enjoy the countryside - protecting natural landscapes; and encouraging access to, enjoyment of and sustainable management and use of the countryside
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Keeping jockeys' diets on track
Jun 30th, 09
Fowler prepares meals for Harvey and three dozen other mule, quarter horse and thoroughbred racing jockeys each day at the San Joaquin County Fair's racetrack.
Fowler is a self-taught cook who moves from fair to fair throughout California, catering to jockeys, trainers, groomers, valets, owners and anyone else who comes into Don's Winner's Circle Cafe.
Fowler focuses on meals high in protein and garnished with fresh fruit, and he serves a lot of salads - chef's, shrimp and grilled chicken are among the favorites.
For weight-conscious jockeys, Fowler holds a special place as both dietitian and fan.
"Don's been around for a couple years to assist us with our health, diet and food," Harvey said.
Jockeys tend to eat before races and afterward, when they may grab a sandwich from Fowler for their trips home.
"He always makes me an egg sandwich right after my race, with lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and toasted bread," Harvey said. "He knows how I like my sandwiches."
It isn't always easy catering to jockeys with finicky appetites.
"They eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, chicken and tuna. Every now and then, they'll have a cheeseburger if they have a few pounds to spare."
Fowler began touring regional fairs in 2002, but he fell in love with the world of horse racing at a young age.
His occupation has brought him home.
"We lived in Stockton in the early '60s, when I was 7 or 8. I remember the first day my dad took me to the races. ... I couldn't wait for the races to come back every year," the 52-year-old Fowler said.
Harvey, who has spent 12 years on the fair circuit, also is a familiar face in the close-knit world of horse racing. At 46, he has been racing longer than many jockeys on the track. Most retire before they reach 30.
Harvey runs five miles and performs a battery of stretches to warm up before each day's races. Like most jockeys, he is also particular about his diet.
"I like salad and fruits. I don't like to eat starchy food before I ride. At night I like to cook fish, chicken and steak on the grill sometimes."
Regional produce reminds Harvey of the tropical foods he enjoyed in Jamaica. Fowler reports that riders enjoy local avocados and jalapeńos, as well as raw lemons and limes, which some jockeys believe suppress their hunger.
The pressure placed on jockeys to maintain a low body weight can be intense. Many riders use saunas to sweat off excess water, and some induce vomiting to purge themselves after eating in a process known as "flipping."
Fowler said such eating disorders are not as prevalent today as they once were on the racing circuit. Medical personnel and valets are present at every venue to ensure that jockeys are well-hydrated.
Fowler said he has the utmost respect for the jockeys he serves, and he understands the strenuous nature of their profession.
"(The jockeys) work hard, and they're very dedicated. When they come in from a race, it's like they just ran a marathon," Fowler said. "I take my hat off to them."
Shuffling back and forth in his tiny kitchen, calling out orders and greeting old friends, Fowler is a large and indispensable part of the region's horse racing world.
Contact reporter Heather Ross at (209) 943-8576 or at email@example.com.
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According to a Jan. 30, 2014 NYT report, based on the latest NFL odds and ATS point spreads, most expert picks and predictions favor the Seattle Seahawks over the Denver Broncos in Sunday's Super Bowl 2014 by a slim margin.
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., will take center stage for the world to see, as Super Bowl XLVIII promises to be one of the highest-watched events in recent memory. Opening kickoff is scheduled for Sunday at 6:30 p.m. EST (5:30 p.m. CST/3:30 p.m. PST) live on FOX.
For those who live under a rock, the matchup between the Broncos and Seahawks has something for everyone. Not only will this be the first time since 2010 that the top two seeds face one another, but it's also the first meeting between the league's best defense versus the No.1 offense in 23 years.
In terms of Super Bowl 2014 picks and predictions, everyone seems to have one, and thus, observers often turn into experts during this time of year. For Broncos fans, people in the Mile High City are convinced that Peyton Manning and Denver's high-powered offense will deliver the franchise's third Super Bowl ring.
Meanwhile, American Football fanatics of the Emerald City have absolutely no doubt that the old cliché – "Defense wins championships" – will serve true come Sunday night for the Seahawks.
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Think Fun Camps are hands-on, activity-based camps for curious and creative kids. In each camp, children play games, explore, and engage in fun projects that encourage them to inquire, think, and problem-solve together. The camps are both educational and fun for campers from age 6 to 11.
Camps run July 11 to 15 and July 18 to 22 on the UFV Abbotsford campus from 9 am to 4 pm. Each week-long camp has a selection of three different themes from which you can choose.
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The Faculty of Science offers Science Rocks! summer camps every year throughout July and August. Designed especially for young people in Grades 4, 5, and 6 (campers going into Grade 4 or 7 are eligible). These camps are great fun and an awesome learning opportunity for campers.
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Basketball skills camps are open to all abilities, with a focus on skill development. This camp will include various drills and 5-on-5 scrimmages. UFV men's basketball head coach Adam Friesen, assistant-coaching staff, and varsity student athletes lead the camp.
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The UFV soccer camps are your ultimate soccer learning experience this summer, offering specific training for all levels of ability. The morning camp will build a love for the game of soccer and teach players the fundamental skills necessary advance in the game. The afternoon camp is geared towards preparing athletes for their upcoming seasons. Emphasis will be placed on refining technique, teaching tactics, and speed and agility training. UFV women's soccer coach Rob Giesbrecht, who led the UFV women's soccer team to their first ever Canada West title and first ever bronze medal at the CIS Nationals in the 2010-2011 season, will provide the leadership for this camp.
Exhibition Park, Abbotsford
August, 22-26 (Mon – Fri)
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We've been providing comprehensive neurological services for more than 40 years and currently see patients at six metropolitan locations in Minnesota. Our staff of 35 neurologists, eight Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), and four neuropsychologists strive to provide the highest quality of care to our patients.
The Minnesota Diagnostic Center (MDC) is a service of Noran Neurological Clinic, providing diagnostic imaging services since 1973. When you visit us for diagnostic testing, you can rely on:
At the Noran Clinic Sleep Center you can trust that you are in the hands of experts. Operating with the latest technology, led by sleep specialists and staffed by expert and experienced sleep technicians, the Noran Clinic Sleep Center affords an excellent setting in which to assess sleep problems and receive recommendations to improve sleep. Understanding one's sleep disorder and getting proper treatment can be a truly life changing event.
With the recent addition of Dr. Ronald Spiegel and Dr. Erika Wexler to our pediatric neurology team, Noran Clinic now has new pediatric appointment availability within two weeks! Pediatric neurologists see patients at five of our metro locations: Blaine, Lake Elmo, Lakeville, Minneapolis and Plymouth.
Noran Clinic specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases. All of our neurologists are board certified with additional subspecialty training and certification, as well as years of experience treating patients with neurological conditions. Among our providers are subspecialists in the areas of Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury, Epilepsy/Seizures, Low Back & Neck Pain, Migraine/Headaches, Movement Disorders/Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromuscular/EMG, Sleep Disorders, and Stroke.
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A: Each individual is different, although there are some broad guidelines that may be followed. If you are interested in initial comfort, soft contact lenses may suit you better than rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses. In few therapeutic conditions RGP lenses are only option.
2. I wear contacts only occasionally, at most once or twice a week. Which type of contact lens may be best for me?
A. A soft (hydrophilic) lens is more appropriate for occasional wear. Often daily lenses the most convenient - no solutions and cases to bother with. Comfort is better from the outset and adapting is easier.
3. Is it OK to swim while wearing contact lenses?
A. Only if youre wearing goggles with a firm seal. If you dont wear goggles, the contact lenses may float from your eyes and/or they will absorb the pool water, one consequence of which may be that they adhere quite firmly to the eye. If this occurs, it is advisable to leave the lenses alone for 10-15 minutes until the water in them has been replaced by natural tears before trying to remove them. Exposing your contacts to pool water also places you at risk of discomfort due to chlorine and infection from bacteria or other microorganisms.
4. Q. At what age can contact lens wear begin?
A. As soon as the need for vision correction is identified, contact lenses are a viable option. In fact, they have frequently been used in premature infants, who sometimes have vision problems. With proper care and lens maintenance, infants, young children, teens, and adults of all ages can wear contacts successfully.
5. Q. Should I wear contact lenses while playing sports?
A. Sports vision doctors agree that contact lenses are the best vision correction option for athletes. They can enhance visual skills like depth perception, peripheral awareness, and eye-hand/eye-foot coordination.
Unlike glasses, contacts offer athletes a competitive advantage because they stay in place under dynamic conditions, provide a wider vision field, and eliminate the risk of glasses-related injuries. Contact lenses also make it easy to wear protective goggles.
6. Should I see an optometrist or ophthalmologist for contacts?
A. It is your choice:
- Optometrists perform eye examinations, treat eye disease, prescribe vision correction, fit contact lenses, and dispense eyeglasses.
- Ophthalmologists are medical doctors (MDs) who specialize in eyes. Many concentrate on eye surgery and treatment of disease, but some specialize in contact lenses.
7. Do people experience discomfort or pain when using contact lenses?
A: Most first time wearers are delighted with the level of comfort that contact lenses provide. Initial contact lens fittings by professional eye care practitioners can minimize or eliminate any irritation associated with new lenses. After a brief adjustment period, most people report they can no longer feel contact lenses on their eyes.
8. I have dry eye problems. Can I wear contact lenses?
A. Youre less likely to have success with contact lenses than someone who does not have this condition. This does not mean that you cannot wear contact lenses at all. It simply means you may have a shorter contact lens wearing period than normal or that you may choose to wear your lenses only occasionally. You can increase the comfort of your lenses by inserting eye lubrication drops. As always, it is best to consult your eye care practitioner for the best advice regarding whether you should wear contact lenses and what type of lenses may be suitable.
9. Can I wear my contact lenses if my eyes are bothering me?
A: It is not advisable to wear contact lenses if your eyes are bothering you, particularly if the discomfort is related to contact lens wear. If you experience discomfort related to contact lens wear, consult your eye care practitioner.
10. What are disposable lenses, frequent and planned replacement lenses?
A: Growing number of people now wears disposable soft lenses, which can be worn for either a single day or up to seven, depending on the wear schedule prescribed by the eye care professional. Disposable lenses are usually prescribed in multi-packs, providing several weeks supply at a time.
11. Can I use eye makeup over my lenses?
Yes, you can. Put in your contact lenses before applying makeup. Always wash your hands thoroughly before touching your contacts.
12. Do people experience discomfort or pain when using contact lenses?
A: Most first time wearers are delighted with the level of comfort that contact lenses provide. Initial contact lens fittings by professional eye care practitioners can minimize or eliminate any irritation associated with new lenses. After a brief adjustment period, most people report they can no longer feel contact lenses on their eyes.
Advantages of contact lenses compared with spectacles:
- Where legal constraints apply
- Where spectacles hide facial disfigurement.
- Active infection or pathology.
- Diabetes (fragile epithelium).
- Cannot tolerate any level of discomfort.
- Poor volume or quality of tears.
- Corneal hyposensitivity.
- Certain systemic diseases.
- Chronic ocular allergy.
- Poor patient hygiene.
Contact Lens Services:
- Soft: Conventional Soft Lenses, Disposable Soft Lenses, Extended Wear Lenses, Soft Toric.
- Rigid: High Oxygen Permeable Rigid Lenses.
- Prosthetic Contact Lenses.
- Keratoconus Lenses: Rose-K2.
- Post LASIK Lenses: Rose-K IC.
- Scleral Lenses.
- MultiFocal Contact Lens.
- Bandage Contact Lenses.
History of the Contact lens:
- 1508 - Leonardo De Vinci describe Contact Lenses
- 1934 - PMMA (Hard Lens) Material Patented
- 1961 - HEMA (Soft Lens) Patented
- 1972 - First RGP Lens
- 1994 - Daily Disposable Lenses
- 2000 - Continuous Wear Lens
Modalities of Contact Lens Wear:
Prosthetic contact lenses:
With this lens, one seeks to match the fellow eye. A perfect eye match cannot be achieved. The wearer has to accept small differences between the two eyes.
- Corneal leucomas and corneal scars
- Cataracts hypermature and traumatic
- Microphthalmos
- Aniridias (Absence of iris)
- Irregular pupils
- Albinism
- Corneal dystrophy
Scleral contact lenses:
Scleral contact lenses (ScCLs) predate rigid corneal and hydrogel lenses by seven decades, but still have a unique clinical role.
- Corneal ectasia
- Post Corneal transplant
- Corneal trauma or postsurgery
- Therapeutic or protective applications (Stevens Johnson Syndrome or ocular cicatricising pemphigoid)
- Cosmetic shells (Prosthetic Purpose)
Color Contact Lenses:
Colored contact lenses come in three kinds: visibility tints, enhancement tints and opaque color tints. Many of these colored contact lenses are available in Plano (zero power) form, as well as in designs for people who have astigmatism (cylindrical power), need bifocal contacts (for Presbyopia).
The colored contact lenses have gone all out to mimic the natural look of the colored portion of the eye, called the iris. Since this area is made up of colorful shapes and lines, some color contacts feature a series of tiny colored dots on the lens to make them look more natural on the eye.
- Always wash hands before handling contact lenses.
- Follow the recommended wearing schedule.
- Keep the lens case clean and replace as advised.
- Handle lenses over clean table. wash basins are risky: lenses can be lost down the drain.
- Clean and disinfect lenses daily after use.
- Carry a lens case filled with solution with you while going out of the house.
- Remove lenses immediately if redness watering or irritation start .consult your practitioner immediately.
- Wear goggles when moving out in a dusty environment.
- Follow instructions regarding cosmetics usage with contact lenses.
- Read all the instructions carefully before starting wear.
- Dont Sleep With the Lenses on the Eye, Unless Recommended.
- Always replace the soaking solution every night. Dont add over the existing solution
- Saline solution if used for rinsing shouldnt be home made
- If unpreserved saline is used for rinsing; it should be discarded after every use
- Soft lenses cant tolerate most of the RGP solutions. Read instruction always properly before buying solutions over the counters.
- Dont change the brands of solution unless recommended by the practitioner.
- Buy smaller bottles as far as possible and discard after expiry of opening
- Dont touch the tip of the solution bottles with hands, this might contaminate them
- High water content lenses should not be disinfected
- Some tinted lenses may loss their tint intensity with peroxide systems avoid them
- Lenses unused for long time should be disinfected always before reuse
- Cracked or chipped lens should never be worn.
- Do not rub your eyes vigorously with the lens on the eye.
- Always wash and rinse your hands thoroughly before you handed your lenses
- To avoid getting your lenses mixed up always apply ( or remove) your lenses ,one at a time in the same order
- Never use eye drops or solutions that are not specifically for contact lenses
- Dont use saliva to try and wet or clean your lenses.
- Dont sleep in your lenses [unless you wear lenses that are specifically designed for continuous wear and your eye care professional has prescribed them for that wear schedule)
- Clean, rinse and disinfect your lenses every time you remove them.
- Keep all your solution bottles tightly capped when you are not using them
- Dont let the tip of solution bottles touch any surface [including your fingers or lenses ]
- Never use expire lens solution
- Never reuse lens solution
- Never swap lenses with someone else
- Rinse your lens case every day and let it air dry
- Replace your lens case every three months [ or more frequently]
- Do not let cosmetics like soap, make up, moisturizes or sun screen touch your lens
- Never wear your lenses when youre going to be around irritating fumes or vapors [paint hair spray oven cleaner etc ..]
- Do not swim or go in a hot tub while wearing your lenses
- Daily Rinse with sterile saline and allow to air dry
- Weekly Clean thoroughly with surfactant cleaner and tooth brush
- Quarterly - Replace
Ocular Prosthetics:
An Ocular Prosthetist is a carefully trained technician skilled in the arts of fitting, shaping, and painting ocular prostheses. Artificial eye-making has been practiced since ancient times. The first ocular prostheses were made by Roman and Egyptian priests as early as the fifth century B.C. In those days, artificial eyes were made of painted clay attached to cloth and worn outside the socket.
Artificial eyes are made either of glass or plastic. When worn, both types of eyes look the same; give the same amount of comfort and the same degree of movement. The difference between the two materials is wearing quality, as plastic will give considerably more service.
Longevity of Prosthetics:
- Ocular or any other types of prostheses are NOT permanent. They are subjected to body fluids that will render them unhealthy. The materials used today are very dense but are also porous and this feature will allow absorption of body fluids and bacteria. Another factor is the physical changes that take place in the body will also create problems that will justify replacement and corrections to the prosthesis.
These factors are tell-tale signs that your prosthesis is in need of service or replacement.
All Prosthesis Should Be Replaced Every 3 To 5 Years for Health Reasons Alone.


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Netflix ranks Virgin Media as fastest ISP in the UK
Talktalk ranks in last place
VIDEO STREAMING OUTFIT Netflix has reranked which UK internet service providers (ISPs) deliver the best experience for users, and kept Virgin Media in its rock solid first place.
Virgin Media, which offers Netflix to its web and television customers, has an average speed of 3.30Mbps, and BT, which is in second place, delivers 2.96Mbps. There is not much to separate the rest, but Talktalk, which is fifth of the big five, offers 2.59Mbps.
"While there was no significant change at the top of the rankings, Virgin Media in the UK did expand its lead over BT as the [number one] ranked provider," said Netflix in introductory information.
In the US the fastest option is a line from Cablevision, which provides 3.10Mbps. The slowest available option, for those who like to suffer, comes courtesy of Verizon and its DSL service.
Netflix and Verizon do not have the best relationship, and the no-net neutrality company, has a best speed score of 0.91Mbps.
"Among the major ISPs, Cablevision, Cox and Suddenlink continue to lead the index and show steady improvements over the last three months," said Netflix. "Meanwhile Verizon continued its decline."
Traditionally Verizon blames Netflix for its laggard performance, and the two like to trade words over net neutrality.
Netflix lays the blame for slow service at the feet of Verizon, and Verizon throws it right back at Netflix and its customers.
"How the internet works can be complicated, and consumers should be aware of the fact that the integrity of their home internet connection is only a portion of the streaming video quality equation," Verizon said earlier this year.
"If their broadband connection is functioning correctly, the source of their frustration and the content they wish to see may be one in the same." µ
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Virginia Naturally School Recognition Program Awards
Schools maintaining and continuing their efforts in upcoming years will receive a pennant featuring one of Virginia's state symbols to hang in the school. A different pennant will be available for each additional year the school participates. In addition to the annual pennant, schools will be able to choose from a list of workshops that will help continue their effort.
Please view the Virginia Naturally School Recognition Program page for program criteria and applications.
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Network and Security Services
The Sage Colleges has a network team committed to ensuring the continued smooth and secure operation of SageNet networks and systems. Coordinating closely with Information Technology Services and the Helpdesk, issues relating to the wired and wireless networks, servers, online storage, and internet access will be resolved as quickly as possible.
To report a network issue or to request a change relating to any of the network services, please contact the helpdesk at [email protected] or by calling 518-244-4777.
Instructions for connecting to our network:
For a list of locations that have wireless connectivity, click here
Networking Policy Overview
All persons accessing Sage Network Resources must use a proper Username and Password, and comply with all Sage policies and all applicable laws and regulations. In addition, all computers must meet the following requirements:
- The computer must be free of viruses and must be running a current (updated) version of anti-virus software.
- The computer must be current with Operating System updates/patches, whether via Windows update, Mac OS patches, or something else.
- The computer must be free of spyware. Utilizing free software such as AdAware or Malwarebytes is strongly recommended.
- The computer name must match the individuals SageNet Username.
- The supported platforms are Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), Windows XP (Service Pack 2), Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.3 and newer.
Sage reserves the right to disconnect any user or computer from the Sage network at any time, without warning, to ensure network integrity. Sage does not formally support or endorse any third party software or applications. Use at your own risk.
If you require any assistance or have any questions, please contact our Helpdesk at (518)244-4777, email at [email protected] or check online in our Knowledge Base.


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These popular, low-priced guidesthe definitive companion for road trippersoffer drivers side-by-side map and text commentary on the scenery, wildlife, geology, and history of the most spectacular and popular parks. The series offers travelers user-friendly guides that follow the major roads within Yellowstone and Grand Teton, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain, and Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks.
Perfect for the motoring traveler, the National Park Road Guides offer topographical maps that point out where to look for wildlife, scenic vistas, geological formations, historical sites, and wildflowers. The books' design eliminates a major frustration of other road guideshaving to count odometer mileage and flip back and forth between maps and text. Here the text and maps are contiguous, making the parks easy to explore. Furthermore, the maps are plainly coded with important roadside points, such as visitor centers, ranger stations, trails, restrooms, gasoline stops, and much more.


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BA to drop Gatwick-Manchester route
Published: 30/10/2012 - Filed under: News »
British Airways is to drop its Gatwick-Manchester service from March next year.
The carrier flies up to three-times daily to Manchester from the south London airport, but says it will withdraw from the route from March 31, 2013.
The cuts will not affect BA's flights to Manchester from Heathrow, which will be retained with up to 11 return services per day. British Airways is currently the only carrier flying between London and Manchester, since Bmi's mainline services were integrated into BA's operations at Heathrow.
In a statement the carrier said:
"British Airways retains a strong presence in Manchester where it currently employs over 400 staff at the airport, at the airline's call centre and BA CityFlyer head office in Didsbury.
"In addition to the Heathrow flights, there are two flights a day to Billund and two to Gothenberg that fly in British Airways colours from Manchester, operated by franchise partner SunAir."
For more information visit ba.com.
Report by Mark Caswell
What do you think of BA's decision to cut its flights between Gatwick and Manchester? Take part in the discussion here.
chrisknowles - 31/10/2012 08:40
Not a big suprise, a disgrace to call them a national carrier should be British Southern Airways!
Leebo76 - 31/10/2012 13:00
Fingers crossed EZY open up the route, even though they don't offer seemless connections, it would open up a lot of cheap routes for MAN pax.
ConstantFlyer1 - 01/11/2012 18:36
Open door for flybe, too.
David61 - 01/11/2012 19:21
London Airways strike again.They truly are a national disgrace.
gr7base - 12/11/2012 21:51
A major disappointment since the price of the morning LHR -Man flights can be outrageously high. Also a major problem for all those manchester and away fans who take a high proportion of the LGW - Man morning flight seats on Saturdays. More morning capacity at weekends to manchester now required from LHR at affordable prices, of course.
Frequent-GTW-MAN-flyer - 21/03/2013 08:11
Big disappointment. I am a frequent flyer on this route as we have offices in Manchester & Brighton. This route allowed me to get to Manchester & back easily in a day.
Now it's back to the dark ages - trains & hotels :(
I really hope another carrier picks up thus route.
GudFella - 28/11/2013 17:31
This is a bit of a speculative question.
Any one know whether any airlines have any plan to introduce this route again?


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The process of marinating another persons bush with peanut butter and having a bird peck off the pubes to ensure a good trim.
"Hey Rick! Come and Snicker-Doodle-Doo me!"
"Sure Ty, anything for you;)"
"Sure Ty, anything for you;)"
автор: The Sauce of the Nips 23 марта 2013


text: Hi all,Help needed, I am trying to id this coin. Looks like low grade silver with a figure wearing a Native American feather headress.I could be wrong, but for some reason I think I saw it somewhere in the South or Central American section of one of the guides when looking for another coin? I forgot to write down the details at the time and now cannot seem to find it? Any help greatly appreciated!