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2013-03-07 / Obituaries
E.V. "Bud" Weiser
November 13, 1923 - February 25, 2013
E.V. "Bud" Weiser, 89, a longtime resident of Yoakum, was born on November 13, 1923 in Fedor to Selma Symank Weiser and Herman Oswald Weiser.
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quote: Blaming muslims automatically for an act of home-grown terrorism has really shown the true colours of many members
quote: The explosion was powerful enough to blow windows off the main government building
quote: As for the Church and science, it is essential that science takes an undisputed precedence over biblical teachings.
quote: ...True, in one lone entry on Breivik's gaseous 1,500-page manifesto, "2083: A European Declaration of Independence," he calls himself "Christian." But unfortunately he also uses a great number of other words to describe himself, and these other words make clear that he does not mean "Christian" as most Americans understand the term. (Incidentally, he also cites The New York Times more than a half-dozen times.)Had anyone at the Times actually read Breivik's manifesto, they would have seen that he uses the word "Christian" as a handy moniker to mean "European, non-Islamic" -- not a religious Christian or even a vague monotheist. In fact, at several points in his manifesto, Breivik stresses that he has a beef with Christians for their soft-heartedness. (I suppose that's why the Times is never worried about a "Christian backlash.")A casual perusal of Breivik's manifesto clearly shows that he uses the word "Christian" similarly to the way some Jewish New Yorkers use it to mean "non-Jewish." In this usage, Christopher Hitchens and Madalyn Murray O'Hair are "Christians."I told a Jewish gal trying to set me up with one of her friends once that he had to be Christian, and she exclaimed that she had the perfect guy: a secular Muslim atheist. (This was the least-popular option on the '60s board game Dream Date, by the way).Breivik is very clear that you don't even have to believe in God to join his movement, saying in a self-interview:Q: Do I have to believe in God or Jesus in order to become a Justiciar Knight?A: As this is a cultural war, our definition of being a Christian does not necessarily constitute that you are required to have a personal relationship with God or Jesus.He goes on to say that a "Christian fundamentalist theocracy" is "everything we DO NOT want," and a "secular European society" is "what we DO want.""It is enough," Breivik says, "that you are a Christian-agnostic or a Christian-atheist." That statement doesn't even make sense in America.At the one and only meeting of Breivik's "Knights Templar" in London in 2002, there were nine attendees, three of whom he describes as "Christian atheists" and one as a "Christian agnostic." (Another dozen people mistook it for a Renaissance Faire and were turned away.)Breivik clearly explains that his "Knights Templar" is "not a religious organization but rather a Christian 'culturalist' military order." He even calls on the "European Jewish, Buddhist and Hindu community" to join his fight against "the Islamization of Europe."He doesn't believe in Christianity or want anyone else to, but apparently supports celebrating Christmas simply to annoy Muslims.Breivik says he is "not an excessively religious man," brags that he is "first and foremost a man of logic," calls himself "economically liberal" and reveres Darwinism.But Times reporters had their "Eureka!" moment as soon as they heard Breivik used the word "Christian" someplace to identify himself. No one at the Times bothered to read Breivik's manifesto to see that he doesn't use the term the way the rest of us do. That might have interfered with the paper's obsessive Christian-bashing.Other famous killers dubbed conservative Christians by the Times include Timothy McVeigh and Jared Loughner.McVeigh was a pot-smoking atheist who said, "Science is my religion."Similarly, Breivik says in his manifesto that "it is essential that science take an undisputed precedence over biblical teachings" –- a statement that would be incomprehensible to all the real scientists, such as Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Bacon, Newton, Mendel, Pasteur, Planck, Einstein and Pauli, all of whom believed the whole purpose of science was to understand God.The Tucson shooter, Jared Loughner, was lyingly described by the Times as a pro-life fanatic. Not only did more honest news outlets, such as ABC News, report exactly the opposite -- for example, how Loughner alarmed his classmates by laughing about an aborted baby in class -- but Loughner's friends described him as "left wing," "a political radical," "quite liberal" and "a pothead." Another said Loughner's mother was Jewish.The only reason Timothy McVeigh has gone down in history as a right-wing Christian and Jared Loughner has not -- despite herculean efforts by much of the mainstream media to convince us otherwise -- is that by January 2011 when Loughner went on his murder spree, conservatives had enough media outlets to reveal the truth.As explained in the smash best-seller "Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering America," the liberal rule is: Any criminal act committed by a white man with a gun is a right-wing, Christian conspiracy, whereas any criminal act committed by a nonwhite is the government violating someone's civil liberties....
quote: Spineless scumbags
quote: Get over your blind hatred already...
quote: Yeah there you go, just call someone a bigot and a racists or hatemonger and then you don't have to deal with the problems anymore. It's much easier to attack someone than discuss things that make you uncomfortable.
quote: Do you know anyone who uses this technique more than you?
quote: Yeah there you go, just call someone a bigot and a racists or hatemonger and then you don't have to deal with the problems anymore. It's much easier to attack someone than discuss things that make you uncomfortable.
quote: The killers were Norwegian Neo-Nazis. You declare your own bias by saying that rabid anti-islamists committed serious acts of terrorism because of cartoons published years ago defaming the prophet of a religion hated by Neo-Nazis
quote: yet a recent news article adds yet another town to the list of places where law abiding American citizens cannot build a house of worship because they are not Christians.
quote: You request for links starts with this former CEO of Godfather's Pizza announcing that he wants to be President of the United States.
quote: When a US politician wants votes he makes sure to stress the Christian values
quote: So I can't condemn Muslim murderers as long as you can cite a similar example of Christians?
quote: but to likewise condemn either religion
quote: Honor killing is neither in the Quran nor is it specified in any hadith.
quote: Where do you see Ayatollahs outraged against terrorist acts?
quote: but to say Islam is evil is reactionary and baseless.
quote: Stupid moral relativist ass...
quote: Muslims have carried out at least 17000 terror attacks in the name of Islamic Jihad resulting in one or more deaths since September 11, 2001.
quote: How many innocent Iraqis have been killed from 2001-present?
quote: No soldier wants that blood on their hands.
quote: Meanwhile, several people were killed during a shooting at a youth camp outside Oslo, local media reported.A man dressed in a police uniform opened fire at youths during the annual gathering of the government's Labour Party youth section at Utøya, an island outside Oslo, spokesman Per Gunnar Dahl said. Several people were injured.Unconfirmed reports suggested panicked teenagers tried to escape the gunfire by swimming to the mainland. Some 700 people, mostly between the ages of 14 and 18, were attending the camp.
quote: Muslims believe THEY are empowered to carry out "gods will" against others while here on Earth.
quote: I'm pretty sure the Muslims just wanted us out of their country/business as well, since they said it like a million times and warned us to leave, but don't let the double standard stop you.
quote: 3000 people died in the attack, meanwhile MILLIONS of people die from starvation, drunk driving, cancer and so on. Remind me again which one is the real problem?
quote: America is already one of the biggest donators(public and private) of food and money to the world community. We do way more than our fair share already.
quote: Catholics and Christians had their periods of insanity,
quote: What exactly about that screams "Christian terrorists" to you? Are the English the "infidels" or something?
quote: But I don't remember the IRA attacking us on 9-11.
quote: I don't remember the dead civilians in Iraq attacking the US on 9-11 either.
quote: Again, you with the blinders on...
quote: Do you somehow construe my posts to mean I'm in someway supporting what the IRA does? Let's clear this up right now before we go any further.
quote: Even the preaching of hell is unto itself a form of terrorism used to inspire fear into people so that they will be good little Christians.
quote: Yes, saying you will go to hell and suffer eternal damnation unless you follow someone is called control through fear, that is textbook.
quote: You can't make someone believe in a hell, Gzus, nor can you convince people there is a god in the sky. It's a personal journey. It's called faith.
quote: Why do you put liberal in everything you put down? If you don't agree with someone they must be liberal?
quote: If you don't agree with someone they must be liberal?
quote: There is no "control through fear" in Christianity.
quote: Only a Liberal idiot...
quote: I find it ironic that you preach tolerance and accuse me of a double standard, when it's clear your anti-Christian nature is the true beating heart behind your arguments.
quote: Likewise I find you to be a repugnant bigot for your blind hatred of almost a quarter of the people on earth because they happen to be Muslim.
quote: I've friends that are Jewish, Christian, Hindu, Muslim.
quote: F*** you very much.
quote: Yeah and I don't. I live in a trailer in the swamp with the rest of my white 'Klan buddies. Tonight we're gonna go drag a nigger behind our trucks and go cow tipping. Y'wanna come?? *spits tobacco chew*
quote: I value each based on who they are and what they believe in and the fact that I find the idea of love under threat of eternal damnation to be moral repugnant doesn't enter into it.
quote: This post is why I say you make ad-hominem attacks.
quote: You can call me an idiot or whatever all you want, just do it on topic.
quote: But someone tell me, are the passages Jason quoted really something Christians read over the New Testament?
quote: This is what you don't seem to understand
quote: When mass amounts of muslims believe that a woman should be stoned to death for adultery, the problem isn't the west.
quote: That fact that it happens ANYWHERE, however, is simply unconscionable.
quote: And yet you single Muslims out at every single opportunity...
quote: The war on terrorism is such a joke to me because America only cared when it happened to them.
quote: RE: can we all agree that islam is evil now?
quote: Uhh isn't this article and discussion about a recent terrorist attack that was, most likely, committed by a Muslim extremist?
quote: And I love how if we get involved we're Imperialists "policing the world" but if we don't we're just uncaring bastards until it happens to us.
quote: Uhh isn't this article and discussion about a recent terrorist attack that was, most likely, committed by a Muslim extremist? So sorry I didn't throw in a "but there are Christian terrorist too" in there for good measure. Would that have made you feel better?
quote: LOL you just can't help yourself from sticking your foot in your mouth and showing us your true motivations for why you're arguing the way you do.
quote: Why didn't Canada step in or any other country didn't step in?
quote: I guess Canada and others didn't care enough!!
quote: Just using the same arguement you would toss at the US if it was in the same boat. I could hear it now, why didn't the US ignore the UN and do the morally right thing. All the US did was stand there, all the US did was protect a small section of society...blah, blah.
quote: blah, blah.
quote: distorted interpretations of it to justify their behavior and political stances. The Catholic stance on homosexuality
quote: As a Christian, one of the tenets is that God shall be the judge of whether you have lived a good and fruitful life, and that you should not judge others. You seem to have forgotten that and are judging others. And yes, I do too, but at least I admit it.
quote: no Christians that I've ever heard of actually apply anything of the Old Testament to their everyday lives.
quote: Secondly, no Christians that I've ever heard of actually apply anything of the Old Testament to their everyday lives. I don't meant to offend any Christians here, but it's almost like the Old Testament doesn't even matter anyway. So using those passages seem less then genuine or fair.
quote: As such, the Jewish do not believe in the original sin, nor path to salvation through Jesus Christ, lord and savior. In there eyes, he was nothing but a prophet. In the New Testament, I challenge anyone to find hatred or desire to kill man in the teachings of Jesus.
quote: Matthew 5:43-48 43 "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor[a] and hate your enemy.' 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
quote: I would consider myself a fundamentalist Christian
quote: I would consider myself a fundamentalist Christian and I can say those are cherry picked verses to prove your point. What you left out, and what also makes someone a Christian is the New Testament, and this verse in particular would completely invalidate what you say about Fundamentalist Christians.
quote: Of course I don't think the Bible is actually suggesting violence. I'm just saying if you simplistically and literally interpreted every word of it, you could come to the conclusion that violence is acceptable or even promoted.
quote: For the record, I consider myself a Christian
quote: I think my heart just stopped.
quote: But seriously, how can you say you're a Christian after just dragging your religion through the mud like that? It's boggling.
quote: Parts of The Bible, particularly the Old Testament, shouldn't be taken literally.
quote: And did you happen to note how many words you used without saying anything at all?
quote: Islam is being distorted, as it also contains a central message of peace
quote: The Quran contains at least 109 verses that call Muslims to war with nonbelievers, Jason. 109! And that's not a "distortion", it's a fact.
quote: Again, your views certainly are accurate of violent fundamentalist Muslims, but most definitely not all Muslims.
quote: but most definitely not all Muslims.
quote: But why are there SO many?
quote: All it would take is a smooth talking [agnostic] leader to take this [whole] country into the same kind of [economic] quagmire.
quote: Gods don't kill people, people with Gods kill people.
quote: Once you've decided in your heart that you're going to heaven regardless of your actions and that others are going to hell for not believing in your religion, the root of evil has been sewn.
quote: Once you've decided in your heart that you're going to heaven regardless of your actions and that others are going to hell for not believing in your religion, the root of evil has been sewn. Exactly how far your hatred takes you is largely determined by your personal circumstances (i.e. the poor, oppressed, and uneducated are more likely to fall to violence against others).
quote: It is people like you that continually try to justify and appease radical muslims that help perpetuate this sort of thing. They need to be called out and they need to be condemned by the "peacefull" Muslims. Where is the outrage by the Muslim community against the terrorist murdering in their name? There are many Muslims. A true opposition by "peacefull" Muslims would be deafening.


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I see the wrinkles in your suntanned brow,
You carried burdens then; you see them now.
You've heard the cries your people who in pain,
Have shed their tears two hundred years like rain.
Your sad brown eyes, reflecting now the sky
I see the wings of eagles flying by
Beside you stands an Appaloosa mare
Her spirit one with you now over there.
You hear the drums, they bid you to come near,
Your spirit drawn the beats they ring so clear.
Song like prayers are chanted through the night,
Calling you come, and help them end their plight.
You've heard sad cries and now stand at their side,
You join the prayers with both arms open wide,
United spirits sing until the dawn,
When in the fire's flames a golden fawn.
Remembering a smile crosses your face,
When tribes were one with Mother Nature's grace.
The lakes and streams flowing with waters clear,
Flow sadly now, the planet lives in fear.
The weightless feathers that adorn your head
Your tribes grey future weighed you down instead.
Now breathing deep you smell the winds of change
While here on earth your people rearrange.
Written by Brenda Meier-Hans
Giorgio A.V. Contest
Iambic Pentameter
1st place
Copyright © Brenda Meier-Hans | Year Posted 2014
Seven generations walked through your door,
Which stood so strong and always welcomed in.
You said goodbye when boys headed to war,
Two soldiers lost to battles they can't win.
Your kitchen always busy as a bee,
With canning, baking apple crumble cake.
Stone hearth, a place for warmth and drink some tea,
The table decked with riches to partake.
The living room a place to sit and chat,
With pictures hanging for one hundred years.
A chair still there where ancestors once sat,
This room for laughter and at times for tears.
Your nursery where many babies grew,
With bassinet where ev'ry child did lie.
The paint would change at times from pink to blue,
A place where time would always quickly fly.
The floors within have felt each child's first walk,
Their worn out wood drowned many times with stain.
You watched the aging people gently rock,
You've heard and felt the tapping of a cane.
I stand and listen in your sacred halls
And feel that you're a part of everyone.
Each breath we took embedded in your walls,
Of fathers, mothers, daughters and of sons.
Old house of stone your warmth embraces me,
Your children now all scattered far and wide.
You still stand proud for all the world to see,
The thoughts of you, sweet memories inside.
The house my children grew up in.
Iambic Pentameter
Written by Brenda Meier-Hans
Giorgio's Contest: Iambic Verse III
Best of 2014 1st place
Don't let him sway you with his sultry rhymes
Don't let him woo and steal your heart away
Don't let him touch your soul with soulful lines
You know, my dear, he only wants to play
Don't let him tell you that you are divine
Don't let him make you think that you're unique
Don't let him say your eyes are pools sublime
You know, my dear, he wants to make you weak
He wants to break defenses and come in
To taste the hidden pleasures of your heart
He wants to take, to conquer, and to win
and then to leave when you've been torn apart
There is no greater pain than wounded pride
When truth reveals betrayal's sharpened knife
Revenge will be the thorn there in your side
For he has taken love, and dreams and life
So do not let him win in lover's game
Pick up your sword and gird yourself to fight
If you succumb, you will not be the same
I urge you then to vanquish with your might
Then still your heart and let it dormant lie
Let not your eyes take in the beauty there
He will not stop; he will most surely try
To ravish you and leave you naked, bare
So fight with all your might this war to win
Don't let your guard now slip; be strong and brave
take heed to what I say; don't fall in sin,
for none but you, your heart and soul can save
Copyright © Eileen Manassian | Year Posted 2015
To those who think that poetry must be
of lofty things, not sensuality
To those who write of stars and sun and moon
and who to romance will not ever swoon
To those who write of angst and misery
of all that has gone wrong in history
To those who think I write frivolity
and read not what I write: an oddity!
I write to you, and all my thought's I'll bare
and see if you can argue if you dare
If you've forgotten passion's blazing fire
Or how consumed your heart was with desire
If you've forgotten romance in the night
Or making love in early morning light
If you're denied the thrill of ecstasy
And can't bear witness to its urgency
If you have come of age when health concerns
are all of life that now your mind discerns
I tell you dear, the fault is yours not mine
Devoid of love life meets not plan divine
The gift of love is granted from on high
You can't deny that even if you try
the pleasure's woven in anatomy
He formed and blessed our sensuality
To reproduce was in his own design
But also to enjoy the act sublime
There is a little bud that's meant to thrill
It's only use is pleasure to fulfill
So tell me, what is life if not for this
To show commitment with the sweetest kiss
In right communion to be drenched in love
And in its throes to glide to heights above
My fellow poet, write of lofty things
And all the finer thoughts that wisdom brings
I pity you for love and passion's reign
Has banished you from glory with disdain
All nature and all life with love is mixed
And so my mind with passion is transfixed
It's love that makes this world go round and round
Without it, best be buried underground.
Eileen Manassian
For he who leans upon the ancient tree
In future's shade, a thousand years from now
Will you engage a wrinkle in your brow
And ponder ore' the death of fallen leaves?
Are we so not alike in fairness gained
Or time might choose to forge us enemy?
Would cloak, or hair, or skin, a different blend
Invite those eyes to shun away from me?
If first, those born, have greater weight to bear
Or yours, one day, the lift more heavy lot
Each step by step, we travel blind and torn
Do crossroads come the same or some are not?
Will one day find you leaning by a tree
And find a stone beneath the powdered dust
And wonder if it once belonged to me
To think it bone, or questions turned to rust?
Iambic Pentameter........By Carrie Richards
Copyright © Carrie Richards | Year Posted 2011
As the sun arose in the eastern skies
a fairy princess sits rubbing her eyes.
Yawning she glimpses her magical isle
and her tiny lips, curl into a smile.
Standing she stretches in her treetop bed,
anxious anticipates what lies ahead.
She flutters her wings to get them ready,
raising one knee, she jumps slow and steady.
Hovering like, a hummingbird she glides
then races off with both arms at her sides.
With lots to see her day has just begun,
she never stops until the setting sun.
Racing through the forest over fields of wheat
smelling the flowers, is her daily treat.
Talks to the butterflies this sunny morn,
tests the fresh honey and tastes some sweet corn.
Spotting a pond sparkling like a mirror
zooms back and forth each time getting nearer,
watching her reflection, no time to think
crashed in a deer who had just stopped to drink.
Later discovers she's broken her wings,
Lies in bed knowing what carelessness brings.
Six months of bed rest was taking their toll,
this fairy princess was losing her soul.
Finally the day came to test her wings
her will is determined her heart now sings,
shouts out with joy as she reaches the sky,
nothing feels greater, than when you can fly.
Iambic Pentameter
Written by Brenda Meier-Hans
Contest: Sketch a Fictitious Character II
Copyright © Brenda Meier-Hans | Year Posted 2015
Away up north where it's snowing they say
the elves are preparing for Christmas day.
Big elves little elves, busier than bees
All building toys, for under Christmas trees.
Some work with hammers others building bikes,
some riding through the room on brand new trikes.
Tiny elf voices ringing loud and clear,
everyone's full of love and Christmas cheer.
Suddenly the chatter stops; all are still,
Santa walked in the room with book and quill.
Looking down at his book, Santa Clause stared,
then lifted his eyebrows as he declared,
Today I looked inside my books
and I found that we are ahead,
and thought because you worked so hard
we shall all go outside instead.
Misses Claus made lots of sweet treats
so let's all eat and be hearty,
for today here at the North Pole
all elves shall have a snow party.
Quick as a wink the elves they disappeared,
Santa just smiled as he tugged at his beard.
Laughing he watched his little friends scatter
and soon the mountains echoed with laughter.
Snowballs were flying, snowmen taking form,
and hot chocolate kept little elves warm.
They were sledding, skiing, skating all day,
see, elves aren't simply, all work and no play.
Written by Brenda Meier-Hans
Contest: Children's Christmas or Holiday Tale
1st place
The tears well up, and scarce could she not moan
When father, brother, husband, all have died.
She now has no possessions, neither home,
But travels to a distant, unknown land:
Once so secure, yet now compelled to roam;
Once rich in love, she treads through foreign sands.
Her weary feet move forward but by faith;
For all left to her name is mere belief:
Mind, heart so far away she seems a wraith-
Love, happiness- all taken by a thief.
When, sometime since, her heart had broke in two,
The path of life, once single, parted way;
Forsake she could, but this she would not do-
All else was gone- with mother she would stay:
"Intreat me not to leave thee," was her plea,
"For whither thou wilt go, there will I; pray
Forbid me not to follow after thee,
For where thou lodgest I would also stay:
"Thy people shall be mine, thy God my God;
And where thou liest, I will gladly lie
Beside thee, overhead the selfsame sod;
That even then thou mightest be closeby.
"And so they twain walk on, hand clasped in hand;
Both hold the only thing they yet possess:
The younger but a stranger in the land,
An enemy, a widow in distress.
She rose before the sun to find a place
Where she might gather barley ears and wheat;
A field where she might find some needed grace
To gather for their winter store of meat:
Then Boaz comes from Bethlehem, and see,
He tarries with the reapers of the wheat:
He comes to Ruth and says, "Hear'st not thou me?
Remain until the harvest is complete:
"Go not from hence, but in my fields abide,
And let thine eyes be on the field they reap;
Behold, these maidens thou may'st work beside,
And near the reapers thou may'st ever keep."
Then to her face she fell, and wond'ringly
Asked why to her, a stranger, was so kind;
And he replied that she unfailingly
Had cleaved unto her mother with one mind,
And left her father, mother, and the soil
Of her nativity, and kissed the dust
Of some strange land wherein she meant to toil;
Forsaking gods of Moab God to trust:
"The Lord," said he, "reward thee for thy deeds,
And recompense thy labour and thy love:
The God of Israel answer all thy needs,
And make his wings a shelter from above."
Then said the maid, "My lord, please let me find
Some grace and favour in thy blessed sight,
For that thou hast been friendly, spoken kind,
And I am but a stranger in the night."
Then Boaz said, "At mealtime here abide;
Rest in the shade, come, sit with us and dine:
So down she sat, a reaper on each side;
She ate her wheat and dipped her bread in wine.
Then Ruth arose, and to her work she leaves:
The master thus commands his servant men,
"Let this young maid glean e'en among the sheaves;
Rebuke her not, for she shall come again;
And let some handfuls fall onto the ground,
There let them lie for my sake and for hers
That she may glean and plenty may be found;
For reasons she has need of it are pure."
And as she worked, Ruth knew not what a sight
Of beauty and of diligence she made,
As in the golden field in sunset's light
She bowed her head and knelt as if she prayed.
It came to pass that in his fields she stayed
Until the end of barley harvest came,
When mother told the lovely little maid
To seek for his provision and his name.
She washed and dripped an oil filled with sweet
Perfumes of wild roses on her face:
She had not much; her beauty was complete
With but her finest clothes to seek his grace.
Her braided hair shone brighter than the gem
That never graced her soft and shapely form;
Her eyes, they sparkled brighter than the hem
Of gold and pearls that she had never worn:
Thus Ruth went down unto the threshing floor
Where Boaz winnowed barley till the night,
And peeked at him so shyly 'round the door;
She never let him leave her searching sight.
His workday done, the master ate and drank;
With happiness his heart was full when fed:
Then by a heap of wheat he went and sank
Into the furry robes that made his bed;
And Ruth, a while watching till he sleep
Kept vigil from a stone used as a seat,
Till when his eyes had closed and sleep was deep
She lifted up the cover from his feet
And softly laid her down and dreamed of brides
Until the watchman struck a dozen beats,
And being startled, Boaz woke and spied
A woman sleeping at his very feet:
"Who art thou?" queried he in sleepy voice;
"Thine handmaid, Ruth," was her unsure reply;
Then blessed he her for wise and kindly choice,
For passing poor and rich young fellows by.
"And now, my daughter, gladly shall I do
According to thy wishes, for all here
Consider thee as virtuous and true;
Howbeit, there is one to thee more near,
A kinsman who must duly have his say:
If he decline, then rest assured I will
Perform the part of kinsman." So she lay
Down at his feet, and both were quiet, still.
In grey of early morning she arose,
Before a face could be discernéd there;
To keep from what some people might suppose
And who might stand along the road to stare:
Then Boaz said, "Bring here the vail thou hast
Upon thy head and hold it in thy hand:
Six times the barley measure filled and passed
From heap to vail as much as she could stand.
Then Boaz went up to the city gate
To find the nearer kinsman, whom he sought,
To see if he would purchase the estate
Of Ruth, and she herself, but he could not;
So Boaz purchased all the widows' land;
The houses, barns, and fields, though overgrown;
And bought what pleased him most, Ruth's comely hand
To cherish and to make his very own:
Then Boaz went to find the handmaid, Ruth
And lift her from a servant to a wife;
To love her in all tenderness and truth
In every day God blessed them both with life.
[By Isaiah Zerbst. Published 9/7/14. Parts of poem have been removed due to soup's limitations.]
Copyright © Isaiah Zerbst | Year Posted 2014
Love Justice made me wrest you from her bed
It's right for you to lie with me instead
For you were mine before she came to be
A prowling threat to our felicity
My broken heart cries…JUSTICE!
It's meant for me to ravish you tonight
To give you pain as well as sheer delight
I love you still and yet your heart must pay
For shameless way you gave my love away
My wounded pride cries...JUSTICE
And here you are inside my bed of love
I've bound you up, no more a gentle dove
I take revenge on body and your soul
Enslaved, you yield to dominatrix role
My passion mad cries…JUSTICE
I take from you: I take, I take, I take
Each pleasure filled, I writhe and make you quake
I kiss, caress, and taste in wanton might
Your eyes ablaze, your fervor I ignite
My vengeful soul cries…JUSTICE
And all the while I hear you gasp MY name
In ecstasy my spoils of war I claim
You beg forgiveness as you helpless lie
I satiate my needs; fulfilled I sigh
My hungry need cries…JUSTICE
This tryst was meant to teach you lover's pain
You bear the marks of love that is insane
I slash your bonds and fall in your embrace
For I have seen the wonder in your face
Relieved am I, for I have tasted JUSTICE!
For Justin Bordner's Love Justice Contest
January 18, 2015
He walked along the beach a man forlorn
Forgotten were his dreams, his heart was torn
The gentle waves spoke of the years gone by
And drew salt water down from saddened eye
He saw some driftwood lying on the shore
It sparked his interest and he longed for more
He touched it gently, to his great delight
Sandalwood he'd found: passion to ignite
The need to carve once more came to his mind
A joy he'd lost and could no longer find
He took it home, that battered piece of wood
With hopes to turn it into something good
A mane of hair took shape beneath his hands
Flowing waves of curly wooden strands
Round shoulders of the woman of his dreams
And breasts and waist of beauty carved supreme
Gracefully her form began to take on shape
When he was done he stood there mouth agape
She was a goddess made of his desire
A love for her consumed him like a fire
At night he wished upon a falling star
She'd come to life and chase his sorrows far
He looked at her before he fell asleep
And smiled for he'd forgotten how to weep
He felt a stirring there beside his bed
A presence seemed to hover near his head
He looked upon his statue now in flesh
Her body like a breeze was young and fresh
She pressed her lips so gently over his
"I need to tell you, love, listen to this
I was discarded, battered, wounded sore
I chose to be a part of life no more
You saw in me my hidden beauty fine
Your wish has reached the heart of the Divine
I stand before you, answer to your prayer
Sent to give you love and tend'rest care."
She kissed his lips, and veiled him in her hair
His tears she wiped, this answer to his prayer
With him she lay, her breast his pillow sweet
The richest fare of sandalwood, his treat
What else transpires is curtained from our sight
Burning sandalwood…..scents the glowing night
Eileen Manassian Ghali
Copyright © Eileen Manassian | Year Posted 2013
When I gaze far off into the night sky
The chaos is not pleasing to the eye.
Seems there was never an overall plan
When the beginning of time began.
I don't mean to sound so high and mighty
But the stuff up there's not very tidy.
Yes, there are luminous constellations
But it needs cosmic configuration.
When figuring out just how to plan it
I started on the jumbled up planets.
It's not a stretch to say they need sorting
And here are a few things I'm purporting.
First I thought they should be alphabetized
Or at least ordered according to size.
They could be arrayed by number of moons
But I think that's getting too picayune.
Sure, there is a listing of other things
Like arranging them by their colored rings.
Or by what lie's hidden beneath the dust
That entirely coats their outer crust.
I settled and placed them by dimension
As said plan will cause the least contention.
Starting with the sun, since that big old orb,
Can't help but lead; being so self absorbed.
Petite planet Pluto, this time is first
Mercury's next, then trodden Mars comes third.
After that Venus, followed by our Earth
Which were in that order, now they're by girth.
Let's jump up to Neptune, then Uranus
Which happens to rhyme with Ignoramus.
Yes fancy Saturn, you go next in line
Jupiter's last, since so easy to find.
Let's continue this celestial tale
By systematizing the scene, broad scale.
We'll journey further than Venus and Mars
To coordinate the world of stars.
We can array each pulsar by brightness
Which doesn't interest me the slightest.
Or chart them based on their distances from us
Though why on Earth quibble with all that fuss?
Instead we'll do what the globe mappers did
And arrange every star on a grid,
We'll plot a rough draft on large graph paper
Like olden times, by light of a taper.
Now, you can choose a square and stick by it.
Worry free of the old cosmic riot.
Where each and every star is viewed best
Whether gazing to north, south, east or west.
The sky is looking much better by now
And all the skeptics will have to avow.
That once you know how to rework matter
Like here on earth, it's the size that matters.
Copyright © David Fisher | Year Posted 2013
A beat of drums, a song of solitude.
A deep and timid red, so softly hued.
Majestic beauty, truth is deep like night.
I come to play, if playing Queen is right.
A love is tempting, lust is just a game.
I steal a kiss as fears do turn from shame.
A sigh, a tie, I twist in pleasures sting.
I close my eyes, it's worth remembering.
A song of sex, a dance, I need to hear.
The sound of rushing, breathing, near my ear.
I tie a rope around a willing wrist.
A tie so red it makes the roses twist.
A puppet, pawn, my game is chess, I win.
A check, my mate, be ready to begin.
I feast on pain and pleasure, giving more.
Enjoy the time behind the dark red door.
Copyright © Casarah Nance | Year Posted 2014
The light is coming and I wish you well...
Behind the running, running man the land
Lies silent, fallow, haunted by the cry
Of one lone mourning rook who flies alone
Inscribing solemn circles in the sky
There is no time to take a backward look
Just running, running, running, running blind
He leaves the flowered garlands that she wove
With ribbons bright, with summer's love, behind
He runs with only hope in empty hands
All faint of heart, with life blood running cold
The chill of winter earth beneath his feet
All water turned to ice in frozen fold
All out of breath with minutes yet to live
He runs, through elder grove and stand of yew
Runs, seeking for the ancient Solstice door
Described in tales the bards and ancients knew
'Till suddenly he stumbles on a glade
All silent where no wild bird wheels or calls
And in the glade there stands a single stone
And on the ground a moon dark shadow falls
And there, within the shadow's light he sees
That which before him other men have found
A stairway leading down in to the earth
A dark descending path in to the ground
No way but down now, this the only way
He gathers one last breath, and full of fear
Goes down the old and foot worn ancient steps
That lead towards the portal of the year
How dark the endless steps of winter's stair
That shadow down, down to the Solstice door
To where, beneath the door a chink of light
Hints soft and bright across the cold stone floor
He sits upon the bottom step to rest
Reflect, and contemplate the year behind
And lo, she comes, bedecked in leaves and fruit
And dancing, dancing, through his weary mind
Forget me not, she sings; I am still here
I wait for you, for life to shift and stir
And through the keyhole and the chink there blows
A fragrant waft of birch and silver fir
Reviving, blessing, soft upon his face
The promise of new life upon her breath
Touched by her grace he weeps upon the step
For she has saved him with her love from death
Another year dies, another lives
He sits and waits; she watches from afar
And as he waits the light in darkness shifts
And creaks the ancient Solstice Door ajar…
by Gail
Copyright © Gail Foster | Year Posted 2015
Where did she go...she left me in a spin,
with words fragmented...where do I begin?
She took my thoughts held tight within her arms,
and now I fear I'm left without her charms.
My missing thoughts and words in pieces lay;
without a plan, they'll stay in disarray.
Where did she go, that artist of my soul;
without her lead, no thoughts, no words, no goal.
My muse is on the loose, oh help me, please.
She's gone for good...or is this just a tease?
My muse is on the loose, what happens now...
I'm crushed, forsaken...this I can't allow.
I looked into the den where books are kept;
way high up on the shelves, and then I crept
down cellar stairs among the antiques there,
then up again, climbed second story stair.
I looked in every corner, neath the bed;
no sign of her, but then I soon was led
up to the attic with great window view...
entranced, she sat, and that is when I knew.
My muse was on the loose to find new scenes,
and now beside her, inspiration streams.
The vision of the mountains, valleys, sky...
so beautiful it made me gasp and sigh.
Together we sat weaving thoughts and words,
while hearing the sweet lullaby of birds.
I learned a poet's muse must be set free
sometimes to find new views successfully.
Sandra M. Haight
~2nd Place~
Premiere Contest: Muse On The Loose
Sponsor: John Lawless
Judged: 09/12/2016
Iambic Pentameter in Couplets
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2016
Forgotten Soul
I turn my head, and there she is once more
In her disheveled, worn and tattered dress,
One pew behind me near the exit door
She sits head bowed…an image of distress.
Two weeks now on a Sunday she is there…
The same pew in the church, the same old clothes.
She shows forlornness that makes me aware
Her life is sadly filled with countless woes.
This time, she lifts her head and looks at me,
As tears swell in her eyes and down her cheek.
My heart is broken by the hurt I see
Within her wanting eyes so dark and meek.
I gaze into her face and see her fears
Yet slightest twinkle in her sullen eyes…
With tiny smile, she wipes her falling tears
Away, but still I hear the painful cries
That echo from her heart so silently
Of weakened body, anguished mind and soul…
I wonder what in life could possibly
Have caused her to now suffer such a toll.
And I surmise that homeless she must be,
But still some faith has brought her to this spot
Where healing strength from God might possibly
Renew her spirit when her life cannot.
The mass soon ends, and I arise and turn,
So now in front of her, I sadly stand…
She grasps my hand and says, "God Bless, you earn
His blessings for a heart that understands."
Sandra M. Haight
~2nd Place~
Contest: First Place Only - Old Poems
Sponsor: Laura Loo
Judged: 06/18/2016
~1st Place~
Contest: Highest View
Sponsor: Casarah Nance
Judged: 08/30/2015
~1st Place~
Contest: Structured Forms – Iambic Verse
Sketch a Fictitious Character
Sponsor: Giorgio A.V.
Judged 12/16/2014
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2014
As I walk downtown I see an alley
Where a black cat sat staring up at me,
The sound of her purring was so soothing
Lulled and hypnotized me how could that be.
With its green eyes lightning up the darkness
I saw a sign was hanging that said Tea,
It seemed to be just around the corner
In an alley that led down to the sea.
I walk and the black cat seems to follow
Awareness of her presence filled the air,
In a flash we turned around the corner
Where stood an old stone building with one stair.
I looked to find the feline now missing,
Then climbed the step and gently pushed the door,
Cobwebs hung from rafters on the ceiling,
The wind made dust balls race across the floor.
I noticed tea of all sorts lined each wall,
The smells of herbs and spices filled my nose.
Sitting in a corner sat a woman,
Glaring at me sniffing a thorny rose.
Her eyes an emerald green that sparkled
Her hair a shiny black darker then night,
By her stood a broom with crooked handle
My senses told me something was not right.
I turned and ran while saying I'm sorry,
It seems I'm lost forgive me and good day,
Hearing horrid screeches I am shaking
Running around the corner in late May.
Soaked with sweat I run out to the main street
People wonder why I'm carrying on,
As I shout loud, don't go down this alley
I turn and notice that it now is gone.
Written by Brenda Meier-Hans
For Francine Roberts Contest
Around the Corner
We sit, relaxed, at closing of the day,
you turn, a record on to softly play,
then place, fresh logs making our fire enhance,
and gently bow asking me for this dance.
The song, we've loved since we were very young,
so often danced with, and so often sung.
You sing, so sweetly in my longing ear,
and with, strong arms drawing me oh so near.
I place, my head upon your shoulder,
you spin, us around our humble room,
we laugh, just as when we were younger,
you stop, to kiss me; then we resume.
Such special times like this I feel my heart,
could never last if we should ever part.
Then shed, a tear by thoughts of losing you,
cause you're, my one and only love so true.
Music stops; we stay together,
in loves embrace, we melt as one.
With fireplace, still gently burning,
our fire has only, just begun.
Per line:
Verses one two and four have ten syllables
verse three has nine syllables
Verse five has eight syllables
Written by Brenda Meier-Hans
Contest: Rock me Rhythm Poems
Sponsor: Sheri Fresonke Harper
I smile and feel the wind massage my face
Then close my eyes to smell the fresh sea air
The seagull's wings catch wind then float with grace
A day on Sylt can wash away all care.
I love to see the changing of your tide
Then feel your mud squeeze gently through each toe
You steal my breath your rippled surface wide
Now baring gifts of sea shells as you go.
When you return your rushing waters swirl
And take back all your precious jewels too
I watch in wonder as your wavings curl
And I'm in awe just at the sight of you
Now lying on your sand I watch each cloud
They tell me stories changing forms for me
Today the Greek Gods sat there very proud
As if they wanted all the world to see
The sun has bent down low to take a drink
Now thirsty from his journey through the sky
He dips his head in waters turning pink
Then quickly disappearing shuts his eye
Oh, isle of Sylt your sandy beaches fair
Invite me to return and taste your shore
The salty waters where I'll sit and stare
Oh, isle of Sylt I'm knocking at your door
Written by Brenda Meier-Hans
Contest: Iambic Verse II
Giorgio A.V.
You Made The Stars Hush
you showed me courage
the strength to achieve all things
I hope you are proud
A simple man was he, one child of ten
who lived and worked the farm with family.
But stardust fell on him…time and again
he hid away to read his books to see
what life could offer him and he give back,
if he would leave the farm to chase his star
with talents, that would keep his dreams on track.
And so he left to raise his future's bar.
Concerned for family for what he'd done;
one son of three now gone, and only two
remained to work the land beneath the sun.
But still he followed stardust trails anew.
No school beyond eighth grade, he still pursued
production of the tube-based radio,
in nineteen-thirty, when its parts were crude
yet intricate…and he became a pro.
The stardust led him to a higher plane
whereby in time he owned a factory;
employed so many workers who would gain
good living in a time of poverty.
Oh, Dad, you hushed the stars…you did not fail.
With inner strength, you followed their bright glow,
to choose this path, that led you to prevail
and help so many people live and grow.
This gift of courage you have offered me
to follow and make use of dreams to share;
to let our stardust paths lead on to free
the will to seek the best on our life's stair.
Sandra M. Haight
~2nd Place~
Contest: A Father Is...
Sponsor: Brenda Chiri-Carroll
Judged: 05/27/2015
~1st Place~
Contest: Tell Us About Your Dad
Sponsor: Judy Konos
~1st Place~
Contest: Screwed 11
Sponsor: Rob Carmack
Judged: 04/15/2015
~Honorable Mention~
Contest: How You Make the Stars Hush
Sponsor: Justin Bordner
Judged: 03/13/2015
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2015
Composed, my dreams embrace, then fade
with memories, quite undefined
returning nights, upon the shade
when clocks are wound, and sun reclines
When weariness is not enough
to lie alone, to sleep again,
the darkest ghosts, upon the cliffs
return as if I've begged them in
Appearing with unspoken words
to pull the quilt from tender bones
to race the heart, and pace the halls
and magnify what 's come and gone
For in the dark, a voice is clear
It calls to me, and I can hear
where loneliness has been my friend
and clearer than I could recall
I've pulled apart a scab disturbed
as if it were an angry wound
and somewhere in the distant world
a part of me has never healed
By light of day, you are gone
I'm still alive, and still alone
hovering within the mist,
with sunlight slipping down the trees
I'll brush my hair, and make the most
ignoring ghosts, all through my day
Tonight will come, and, still, I hope
to welcome sleep, becoming lost
Copyright © Carrie Richards | Year Posted 2014
Oh, why must you of love be so afraid?
To hide behind the wall of broken dream
For once your love was callously betrayed
And now you will not bathe in passion's stream
I wait for time with truth to curse that lie
That faithfulness illusive must remain
You think, unloved, that LOVE to you must die
And so you close your heart and nurse the pain
Lie silent, love, and let me soothe your soul
You're battle weary, made to feel like steel
Succumb to me and give to me control
My soothing touch is able hurt to heal
Unchanging is my love, a fervent fire
Condition it knows not, nor treachery
To bless you with contentment, its desire
If you but test, you'll know its constancy
My love for you lies dormant for a time
I wait awakening of you to me
I fear you will not feel its heat: a crime
There is so much my love was meant to be
My love for you is pillow for your head
My love for you is food for famished frame
My love for you is peace on restful bed
My love for you is lust devoid of shame
Give in to me; give in to this my plea
Let down your guard and let me taste of you
My lips have longed to kiss what eyes can see
This love that fills my heart is love that's true
Eileen Manassian
Copyright © Eileen Manassian | Year Posted 2014
She shuffled by our house, so slow and bent,
No second thought of where the lady went.
On her return, no one around to see.
A shaded path, she blended with the trees.
We children always giggled, as she passed.
A group emboldens others to harrass.
Our high pitched jeering from a hidden niche,
The frail, sunbonnet lady, we yelled "witch".
One day a fever kept me home from class.
I saw her weary shuffle down the path.
My over-active need to know convened.
I followed with excitement and unseen.
A house engulfed by weeds grown thick and tall,
As vines of every species claimed the walls.
Around the side, a window to peek in;
A man in bed with twisted, throbbing limbs.
The lady rubbed a salve to ease his pain.
And hummed a long forgotten song's refrain.
I blurted all I'd seen to mom and dad.
He stood in shocked alert and mom grew sad.
How soon the path was plowed into a drive,
A grocer truck and red-light cops arrived.
I last recall a fancy bike, brand new.
Events seem blurred, with growing up to do.
Gene Bourne.
Copyright © Gene Bourne | Year Posted 2014
On whispered breeze I hear your plea to feed
Upon my form you wish to feast and dine
I smile as I inhale desire's need
And know tonight you'll taste of lover's wine
I stand before you now as I undress
My fingers tease the buttons on my blouse
Your eyes must touch before your hands caress
Your lips now part from sight that does arouse
I walk to you with swaying steps so bold
My hair unleashed, it tumbles round your face
Down on your knees, your tongue seeks navel gold
And fingers reach above the curves to trace
My hands go round your neck and pull you in
I taste the lobe of ear and gently blow
the words of want and need desire to win
and whisper pleasured treats you soon will know
I feel you tremble neath my roving hands
You breath comes quick and knowing I lean in
to tie your hands to chair with silken bands
I take command of mouth and trace your chin
I tip your head and then devour your neck
Leave marks of ownership just where I please
You rage against the chords as my lips trek
the journey down below to taste and tease
You call my name in throes of ecstasy
I feel your panting breath against my hair
This night is one of wanton revelry
To satiate your needs is my affair
Before the end of this our passion race
I ride the waves of your euphoric greed
You move to rhythm that I set to pace
Until sweet time when pent up love is freed
And now unleashed, you fall into my arms
Upon my silken breast you lay your head
I lull to sleep with all my sweetest charms
As moonbeams blanket us upon our bed
Jade ;) Celeste
the ones who love me true, will love me still
the ones who love me not, they never will
for here is truth encapsulated rhyme....
the test of character is won in time
Eileen Manassian
Copyright © Eileen Manassian | Year Posted 2016
make love to me in anger tinged with pain
for death is lurking near my soul to reap
the world is closing in, I can't keep sane
at time of death these thoughts alone I'll keep
of right to live my life, they will deprive
a darkness drenched in doom enshrouds my mind
make love to me and let me feel alive
there in your arms is where I solace find
Make love to me in frenzy's maddened pace
my body ravage now to match my soul
sear all from eyes except your angel face
Make love to me and try to make me whole
For death will come with lightening speed I know
What is this life? My thoughts are left to seethe
Rebellion pumps my heart and makes blood flow
make me forget the need to even breathe
Make love to me and let me die tonight
my final taste of life, let it be love
and should I meet with death by morning light
let starlight eyes then take me up above
Make Love to Me....
There is no coping mechanism...
there is only fear....anger...and a desire to live.


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ABC (9-11 p.m. ET)
Peter (Rich Man, Poor Man) Strauss is a gangster the devil sends back to discredit a do-good DA in a clumsy TV remake of a 1946 Paul Muni feature that spun off from Here Comes Mr. Jordan, which became Heaven Can Wait. Never mind.
Picks and Pans Review: Angel on My Shoulder
updated 05/12/1980 AT 01:00 AM EDT
•originally published 05/12/1980 AT 01:00 AM EDT


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Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z All-in-One Desktop Computer
The A70z comes in a box not much bigger than standard laptop packaging.
The A70z comes wrapped in this cloth sack, in case you want to, umm, take it on a picnic or something.
The clean-looking front panel, constructed of classic ThinkPad-like matte black plastic, resists fingerprints. The 19" TFT screen is also matte in its appearance.
The left side of the machine (looking at it head-on) houses the vertically oriented DVD drive.
The right side holds three readily accessible USB 2.0 ports and the headphone & mic jacks. Towards the top, we find two buttons that control the screen's brightness.
One the back, we see the bulk of the machine's I/O. 3xUSB 2.0, serial port (remember, this is a business-class machine), and Ethernet. There are no Firewire or USB 3.0 ports on the A70z we tested.
Also on the rear, a plastic lip juts out from the panel to form a carrying handle, and the somewhat awkward to use kickstand connects just below it.
Our test unit came with a wireless full-size keyboard and a mini mouse, as well as batteries for both.
System documentation consists of a "Safety and Warranty Guide" (not to be confused with an owner's manual), a regulatory notice, and a single-sided quick start guide.
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With Jermichael Finley's uncertain health and unlikely future in Green Bay, the Packers can't possibly feel comfortable with Andrew Quarless as the leader of their tight end pack.
Unfortunately for Green Bay, tight end is the one shallow spot in an exceedingly deep draft. In the tight end rankings put together by Dave-Te' Thomas, who has been scouting for the NFL for more than 40 years and is part of the committee that selects the winner of the John Mackey Award that goes to the nation's top tight end, only four or five tight ends will go in the first two days of the draft.
Leading the tight end pack is Washington's Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who Thomas has ranked ahead of North Carolina's Eric Ebron.
"When it comes to taking on double- and triple-team coverages, he is more than up for the challenge, almost daring opponents to 'bring it on' (see the way he destroyed California's strong safety Sean Cattouse in 2011)," Thomas writes in one of 15 categories of his 4,000-word scouting report provided to Packer Report. "For a player relied upon for his big plays as a pass catcher, he does not hesitate in doing the 'grunt work' by looking for second-level defenders to block for the ground game, sort of making the downfield block just as important as a touchdown catch, in his mind. He shows good nastiness after the catch, but his blocking skills are becoming almost as sensational as his receiving skills, especially when impacting the action with his edge- and backside blocks for the running game."
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Two manuscripts from Nepal now in UNESCO's prestigious Memory of the World Register
Two Nepali manuscripts of world significance are now in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register. The Niśvāsattatvasaṃhitā, the earliest surviving tantric manuscript, and the Susrutasamhita, the oldest document in the field of Ayurveda medicine, have been added yesterday to the prestigious list recognizing documentary heritage of outstanding value. They are the first inscriptions from Nepal in the Register.
"I congratulate Nepal for the inscriptions of the two manuscripts in the Memory of the World Register. I am confident that their inclusion in the Register contributes to creating greater awareness of the need to preserve Nepal's memory held in the country's archives and libraries", says Axel Plathe, UNESCO representative to Nepal.
The Niśvāsattatvasaṃhitā Manuscript, which is deposited at the National Archives, is said to be the earliest surviving tantric manuscript and as such it is important source for the early history of tantrism. It has had a great influence in shaping other tantric texts. Tantrism has had impact on many major Asian religions and even influenced Islam practiced in India. The Western World has been influenced by tantras through the practice of yoga, which has its roots in tantrism (Bjonnes) as well as through the New Age groups in America.
The 1134 year old palm leaf manuscript of the Susrutasamhita (Sahottartantra), held by the Kaiser Library in Kathmandu, is considered as the oldest document in the field of Ayurveda medicine, a systematic and formal tradition of healing that became South Asia's principal medical system and has profoundly influenced all cultures surrounding South Asia including Tibet, Central Asia, China, South-East Asia and the Middle East. The manuscript focuses especially on surgery and discusses various kinds of diseases related to heart, skin, gynecology, etc. It also describes various methods and use of herbs in curing diseases.
The two manuscripts from Nepal are among 54 new additions to the Memory of the World Register, approved yesterday by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. Among the others are The Life and Works of Ernesto Che Guevara: from the original manuscripts of his adolescence and youth to the campaign Diary in Bolivia, presented by Bolovia and Cuba; the Pages of Testimony Collection, Yad Vashem Jerusalem, 1954-2004, presented by Israel; and Maha Lawkamarazein or Kuthodaw Inscription Shrines, presented by Myanmar,
The complete list is available at: www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/flagship-project-activities/memory-of-the-world/register/access-by-year/2013/
The Memory of the World Register now includes a total of 299 documents and document collections from the five continents, safeguarded on various supports from stone to celluloid and parchment to sound recordings.
UNESCO established the Memory of the World Programme in 1992. Impetus came originally from a growing awareness of the parlous state of preservation of, and access to, documentary heritage in many parts of the world.
Kathmandu, 19 June 2013
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Kareem Torain, 36, filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court yesterday against the city, ex-cop Jeffrey Walker and cops Brian Reynolds and Brian Monaghan, alleging false arrest, malicious prosecution and unjust incarceration.
Torain was arrested on drug charges in January 2001 in North Philadelphia - even though officers didn't see him with drugs and found no narcotics on him - after the officers fabricated information on police paperwork and lied at trial, attorney Michael Pileggi said. Torain was convicted in May 2002 and sentenced in September 2003 to 12 1/2 to 22 1/2 years in prison.


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Books that celebrate bookstores and books
Brick-and-mortar bookstores and the physical, printed books they sell may be (choose your verb -- challenged, endangered, threatened) by online vendors and ebooks. But if they are going down, they are not going down unloved and uncelebrated.
A spate of new books celebrate bookstores and books themselves. Two of them will be featured in a "Celebrate Indie Bookstores" love-in at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at Boswell Book Company, 2559 N. Downer Ave. Both feature Milwaukee writers who will take part in the evening. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
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That Facebook thing: 10 books that stayed with me
My friend Dave Roidt tagged me on a Facebook thing that's going around: 'list 10 books that have stayed with me in some way." For you Dave, I will comply.
Actually, I'm happy to do it. I enjoy reading these things when other people do them. I like to find out what people actually read for pleasure and inspiration, as opposed to what books they feel obliged to serve up in a canon-making exercise. »Read Full Blog Post
Top of the Charts: Eminem bounds to No. 1
After last week's viral anomaly that raised Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" back to number one on the back of a YouTube comedian's parody video, things are back to normal on the Billboard Hot 100. After steadily climbing in recent weeks, Eminem finds himself on top of the charts. See the video for his big hit song below, then jump back in time to see the biggest hits this week in 2005, 1995, 1985 and 1975.
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The annual Sleighriders show at Shank Hall kicks off the holiday season with good music and does it for a good cause. It's at 7 p.m. tonight.
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Do explain how a series that has 2 of its 3 games released BEFORE MW2 can be the biggest joke since SR2. This board is completely retarded sometims.
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i know the release date on gta5 its on my gamefly. we dont know the saints row 4 release date. your missing my point. koch hasnt even given a name to saints row 4. this whole topic is based on something that was said by someone who dosent even work for koch.
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SilverShark9106 4 years ago#43
I'm a fan of both the GTA series and SR series, but to be honest, if it hadn't been for GTA, I probably would have never given SR a shot. I enjoy both series for what they are, sure in terms of gameplay, they are very similar but they both have their own, ill say...flavor. GTA is more focus on story and realism, and being a different game with each game while SR is more focus on humor and being over the top random, its all one huge story line though out the games and has customization to your character and vehicles.
I love SR2, easily one of my top favorite games, it had everything one could ask for in a open world game, customization,a huge city with plenty to see and explore,humor,random moments,fun activities that make you say WTF, it just had it all, but it had its flaws. GTAIV was good as well but I feel like they upped the serious tone too much and went for too much realism but in all, its a great and fun game. SRTT was fun but it went the opposite of what GTAIV did and upped the craziness too much, taking away any seriousness the SR2 had done cause SR2 did a good job was balancing out the serious and crazy.I was disappointed in SRTT ill admit, I still enjoyed it but except for graphics and customization, SRTT was a downgrade from SR2. I'll keep my eye on SR4, see what they are going to do with it and see if I want it from day 1 or wait til it's price drops. But for now, GTAV in over SR4 on my list.
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what Saints Row 4 is about, and it is wilder than [Saints Row: The Third]"-
rockstar said gta5 will come out spring 2013
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I like Saints Row's focus on fun as opposed to GTA's focus on story.
However, as you play Saints Row, it becomes more and more apparent that GTA just has a much bigger production budget.
I like these games to just screw around in as opposed to doing story missions. Therefore, you would think I would prefer SR over GTA, but GTA is just so much more polished that I actually prefer screwing around in it even more than SR.
Stroker posted...
I like Saints Row's focus on fun as opposed to GTA's focus on story.
true. maby more money will be spent now that the saints row franchise is with koch media.
thq was poorly managed. koch is rock solid
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Trigg3rH4ppy 4 years ago#47
From: Blackisbackon | #010
Mentalpatient87 posted...Blackisbackon posted...They can't be clones of a game if they aren't trying to be GTA..
Somebody on GameFAQs admitting they're wrong and not being a jerk about it?
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tzar_666 posted...
Stroker posted...I like Saints Row's focus on fun as opposed to GTA's focus on story.
Good to hear.
I had not heard of Koch Media before, so I was worried.
Stroker posted...
tzar_666 posted...Stroker posted...I like Saints Row's focus on fun as opposed to GTA's focus on story.
koch is from europe no one even knew they were interested in volition or metro. dead island gave them bags of money. there making a major move this year.
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VelvenCross 4 years ago#50
Well if they have more to offer than certain purple objects this time around I might get it. But as soon as GTA5 comes out, it'll be SRwho?
- Boards
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Looks like Saints Row 4 will get ahead start before GTA: V hits the Market.
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A Lowndes County Sheriff's Office investigator has completed a session at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Officials say that investigator Bob Bolton graduated from the 252nd training session that consisted of two hundred and sixty-eight men and women from 49 states, the District of Columbia, 27 international countries, four military organizations and five federal law enforcement and civilian organizations.
National Academy graduates earn undergraduate and graduate credits from the University of Virginia due to the accreditation by the university of the many courses offered.
Lowndes County officials say that Investigator Bolton has served in law enforcement for a total of 33 years as a reserve officer and full time peace officer. Investigator Bolton graduated from Valdosta State University with both an undergraduate and Master's Degree in Education. Investigator Bolton joined the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office in 1994 as a reserve officer and became a full-time investigator in 2005. While attending the National Academy, Investigator Bolton earned undergraduate and graduate hours in Statement Analysis, Verbal and Non-Verbal Behavior, Psychological Mindset of Street and Prison Gangs, Behavioral Analysis of Firearms and Arson Investigations and Ethics in Law Enforcement.