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JJ - do you take an entire hi-fi system with you??
No, just a wee Sony thing....turned up to maximum volume. Hardcore electronica is a dish best served loud.
I nearly always run with my iPod when alone as the music motivates me and I find if I can run in time with the beat it helps. I've never had a problem hearing traffic noise as my iPod is never on at eardrum splitting level and I ALWAYS look both ways - I learned the Green X Code when I was little!
I feel naked without music and I don't like to hear myself breathing on a run. I think that's where where my dependence on music stems from originally - I started off on a treadmill and I didn't like hearing the machines and other people panting away so I used to plug in and listen to whatever music the gym had on.
I had my iPod with me during the London Marathon this year but I hardly turned it on at all - I was so in awe of the whole day and listened to everyone shouting out and the music on the route etc. But running alone on a dreary snowy Sunday morning I need my music to get me through. I belong to a running club but I would never use my iPod, it's nice to chat to the others and the time goes quicker.
When i started running i didn't have an mp3 so got used to running without listening to music. I run early in the morning when there isn't much traffic around which is lovely and quiet except for the sounds of birds and trees and nature!
Don't get me wrong tho; I'm totally a party animal and really enjoy dancing, so I imagined that i would really enjoy running with music but to my shock-horror, i actually found it distracted me from the running - i felt as though i couldn't connect with myself because the music was causing interference.... Not only that but it took ages to find 'the right kind of tunes'. Songs that i thought would be great to run to (probably cos they're good to dance to) turned out to be rubbish and others that i thought would be unsuitable really push me along nicely.
These days i can take it or leave it, depends on the mood i'm in when i get up. My default is silence. If i need extra motivation i'll reach for the ipod - fatboy slim and black eyed peas are favourites. Could be good for fartlek i suppose?!
There are many reasons why you may have found running with music distracting.
Most people run with their favorite playlists of popular music. The problem here is that most of that music is composed at Beats per minute of 80 - 120bpm. Just a casual stroll will see you taking 120 steps per minute.
When we listen to music and dance we allow the music sounds and rhythms to comsume our minds and our bodies. That is why when we dance we move 'in time' with the music. Our body movements equal the musical rhythms. It is easy and comfortable and makes us feel good.
And so it should be when running with music. If you run to the rhythm of the music you will be amased at how great it feels.
Unfortunately the greatest part of discussions about running with music centres around peoples favorite playlists - invariably always out of sync.
I have strong views on this subject that may evoke a response (or two). Brace yourselves!
I'm a trail runner and ultra junkie. I don't run in silence because I am fortunate in still having my hearing. I run with the sound of the countryside, my breathing and my footfall caressing my ears, not to mention the conversation I may be enjoying with fellow runners. Anything else would be an intrusion. Why venture outside then shut yourself off in your own world with music? You are effectively removing one of your senses - the ability to hear what's going on around you. To do it could even be dangerous because you become unaware of impending danger (marauding people or cars while road running), or of someone who may wish to overtake while running narrow trails. Also, while running technical trails you need all your attention on avoiding trips and falls; music would be a distraction from the 'job in hand', therefore dangerous to your personal safety. Music deserves more attention than as a foreground noise squawking out of tinny earpieces while running. Music while running is only safe while running a safe and repetitive (dare I say boring?) run, like 24 hours round a track, for example. If some people are so bored by running that they need music to take their minds off it, I'm surprised they go out running in the first place.
The rightful place for music is from a decent Hi-Fi system, without distraction, eyes closed.
It kinda isn't just the playlist... Like BritNick i like to hear my footsteps, my breathing and be aware of what's going on around me. Call me selfish if you like but sometimes i just want to be with me. All i'm thinking about is how i feel so when i'm in the zone it's pure, just me. (Before i started running i didn't know you could feel like this. I'd heard about the 'runners high' but thought it was an myth until training for my first 10k.)
However... when the desire takes me and i'm out with ipod, i also get the same feeling that i get when dancing - of being in the moment with the rhythm of the music, which is superb of course.
I really don't believe that you have to choose - its like forcing a choice between water and wine, isn't it? I couldn't live without the one but life would be pretty dull without the other.
Britnik....in your opinion
....for some, listening to music whilst running is thoroughly enjoyable and I think that should be accepted in the same way that others prefer to run with the sounds of the countryside etc. even if neither can understand the mentality of the other.
I run mostly with music but it has an off button if I'm crossing a busy road or wishing to say good morning to a fellow runner I'm passing or if I reach an area where I like to listen to the birds singing.
Why does there HAVE to be a right or a wrong when we're talking about something we all enjoy as individuals.
Hi Fat Fyes (and anyone else). It was just my opinion, and I admit I am probably in the minority.
Perhaps in my efforts to provoke a response I made my point a little too forcefully a couple of times and it came across as critical of others' choices. I do not mean to criticise others for their choices or opinions. I know everyone has their own, which I respect.
Well, I used to say that I didn't like running listening to music. But I changed my mind. I still very much enjoy running without music, just listening to whatever is around me, specially if I'm by the sea. But, now I also enjoy having my ipod-nike+ with my favorite playlist, and if I'm training for a especific run to know how many km I have done and what speed I'm doing,etc.
I think with and without music is fun, depends on where you are running and what your surroundings are.
I nearly always run with music. I've got to the stage where I have panic attacks if I don't have my walkman with me whatever I'm doing.
However, I don't listen to the music, sometimes it even irritates me being on.
I have found cetain tracks effect my running. I was listening to a new album, hardcore rock, fast and heavy. I ran very fast and completed my long run in a much shorter time tham was healthy. I suffered the following day when I struggled with a hill and had to walk half of it.
Your choice in headphones effects how much ambient noise you hear more than volume level. Don't go for those with 'in ear buds' stick with the cheaper variety if you want to hear what is going on around you.
The fabulous Queen - Don't stop me now. Gets me going every time!
Plug in, switch on when you want to then off when you don't. Best of both worlds I'd say.
Personal choice wins though - do what you want!
When I'm running at a big event I love the crowds and the music - whatever the sort. There is always great music at the Great South Run and my children's school fun run. However, during the summer especially I love the sound of birdsong as much as the sights and smells of the countryside and gardens where I live.
As a Mum who also works full time, I don't get much thinking time - so I catch up on it when I'm running. More importantly, I wouldn't dream of plugging noise into my head because I would consider it a safety risk, expecially when running on a road without a pavement - you need all your senses when you run including your ears!
I can see both sides of this argument. When I started running I always used an mp3 at a reasonable volume, so that I could hear what was going on around me, when training solo, but didn't when running with the Club.
I started to experience a practical problem however. When I run my ears get very sweaty (sorry, I know, too much info) and most of the bud types of earphones kept popping out meaning I had to keep stopping to adjust them. Eventually I got so fed up with it I stopped completely and enjoy the experience more now.
Anybody who has music up so loud they are oblivious to everything else is a danger to themselves and others. If you keep it low and have a quick glance over your shoulder before changing direction, running through gaps etc then that is not so bad.
On a practical note, I took advice from an insurance broker friend of mine who told me that if an accident to a runner could be proved to be due to the wearing of an ipod then the insurance would almost certainly not pay out, leaving the organisers in danger of being sued. However, if the organiser bans music, and the runner chooses to ignore them, then the fault lies with the individual.
I don't believe you can race effectively with music. If you need the rhythm, then get it stuck in your head beforehand, or count to yourself. You need to be able to hear what your competitors are doing, and what marshalls are telling you.
Music can also stop you achieving a better time - you get stuck into a beat or a rhythm when you may actually be able to run faster. It's also important to be able to hear yourself - you should be absolutely in tune with your breathing to hear how hard you're working.
To the people who have said that their own breathing puts them off, you need to embrace that - you need to know how your breathing sounds when you're working at different paces - when you can speed up and when you need to back off, And similarly, you need to hear what the people around you sound like - if they're struggling, push on, pick your moment to get rid of them. On the other hand, if they sound like they're about to have an asthma attack you might want to look across and check they're ok or offer them a word of support.
Running with headphones is not only dangerous for you, but also for other people - I find people running with headphones are often completely incapable of running in a straight line, meaning you end up running straight into the back of them. This is particularly annoyin in races which have laps, when the faster runners are trying to get past.
The appropriate use for MP3s is for track sessions when you have the track to yourself, or for sessions around a field where you are safe and on your own or with very few other field users. The rest of the time you need to be able to hear cars, cyclists, potential muggers/rapists, cows, marshalls, members of the public, other runners etc etc etc... and the MP3 is best left at home or in the car.
I don't think I would have started or continued running if I didn't have my ipod - it definately helps relieve boredom and keeps the spirits up on long runs.
When I am in a race I don't have the volume so loud that I can't hear the crowd or other people - but there is not always support all the way along the route and the music really helps on the quiet stretches.
As for the safety issue i am still aware of other people around me and there are lots of people who push past or run into people or stop dead who may or may not be wearing headphones - they are just rude people.
When training i also like to have earphones in so that when I get comments from scallies and white van drivers (which I do hear as I don't have the volume high) i can pretend I haven't noticed them.
the number of people participating in running events has massively increased over the last few years and I think this has a lot to do with mp3 players and being able to listen to music on the go - surely this is a good thing.
i think most runners on here seem to be missing a point - which is not everyone is a world class runner - some of us find even the shortest (!) of races 5k - 10k to be a huge effort and need the comfort of music or similar to keep us motivated.
As runners we should all be keen to encourage as many other people as possible to take up running, get fit and add to the growing numbersat events we attend. If this means allowing people less comfortable with running to listen to music then so be it. From personal experience - before i bought my ipod and nike+ kit I hadn't run for 15 years (since school) and i would never have taken it up without my ipod
Bearing in mind my nike+ kit cost me £35 compared to something like the forerunner whoch would cost me £250 and you start to build a compelling case as to why the nike+ and ipod makes so much sense
i'm not saying music is for everyone - but i think it's up to me to be allowed to make the choice for myself
I have just been skim-reading the 198 page UKA Rulebook and couldn't see any reference to mp3, what section is it under?
Windmiler - I thought it was still under discussion?
Chestfield - if they have decided it won't be in the edition of the rulebook you have, because it's only been very recently (ie since I've been out of touch with Athletics Weeky).
Do you run in races or just train to keep fit, lose weight etc. The reason I ask is that I always had music when running solo, but found the atmosphere, talking to other runners etc during a race meant I did not need an ipod then.


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ARCATA -- The scoreboard was dark, the pitcher kept moving along, and the big bat returned.
The Arcata Ball Park scoreboard was out of order for the entire game on Friday, but Peter Mendez and Jeff Giacomini sparkled under the lights.
Mendez took a three-hit shutout into the eighth inning, while Giacomini went 4-for-4 with three RBIs, as the duo helped the Humboldt Crabs hold off the Sacramento Scorch 6-4.
Mendez (4-1) had another smooth outing, striking out eight --including three in a row in the late innings. On the year, he has fanned 29, while allowing just 18 hits, in 33 innings of work.
He tired in the eighth, surrendering two hits and two runs, and was not comfortable with how he pitched.
"Nothing felt like it was working," said Mendez. "The four-seam was up, and the cutter was the only one that worked at times."
It's a sign of a good pitcher when he can win despite not having his best stuff.
Scorch manager Zeb Becker was impressed with how Mendez handled himself on the mound.
"I tip my hat to the lefty," said Becker. "When we challenged he buckled down."
Giacomini and Michael Miller were two other Crabs who buckled down.
After having lateral ligament reconstructive surgery and meniscus repair on his left knee, Giacomini was forced to miss college ball this year. His first bunch of Crabs games were essentially spring training, as he struggled to get his stroke down.
"When I was rehabbing I probably swung the bat only six or seven times," said Giacomini. "So I got off to a rough start. But my swing, it feels like it's back."
On Friday Giacomini singled to left, doubled to the left-center-field fence to drive in two, whacked a RBI-single to right and singled to left. The swing looks back.
Miller, coming off his game-winning single against the Seals on Wednesday, gave the Crabs the early lead. With bases loaded, two outs and a 3-2 count in the second inning, he stroked a single to center that knocked in two.
John Parham whacked three hits and was robbed of a fourth when Scorch shortstop Brett Dalton elevated to snag his liner.
Dalton had two hits, including a double, two RBIs, and came to the plate when Sacramento loaded the bases in the ninth. Isaac Johnson was on the hill, having relieved Greg Fisher, who came on for Mendez. Fisher retired the first two batters before giving up three hits, two walks and two runs.
Johnson induced a 4-6 grounder to save the game for the Crabs.
The losing pitcher was a familiar right-hander, Tyler Graham, who was 4-3 for the Crabs last season.
Scorch third baseman Alex Anicich, whose father played for the Crabs in the late 1970s, batted 3-for-4 with two runs.
The Crabs improved to 20-6 while the Scorch dropped to 17-8. The teams play a doubleheader today, with first pitch scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 14 – A severe headache can indicate a stroke, but it could signal a lot of other things too. Research presented today at the American Stroke Association's 26th International Stroke Conference may help doctors tell the difference between a headache or migrane and a rare stroke called cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). The American Stroke Association is a division of the American Heart Association.
Researchers at the University of São Paulo, Brazil have pinpointed some characteristics of headaches that indicate a CVT - the formation of a blood clot in a vein of the brain. While most clots occur in arteries (which carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body) blood clots in a vein (which carries blood to the heart) is an infrequent condition.
CVT is often difficult to diagnose because individuals may experience a wide range of symptoms including headaches, seizures or visual impairments. Symptoms can occur suddenly or progress for weeks.
"It is particularly important to recognize this condition early before the clot may spread in the cerebral venous system leading to other neurological complications such as - seizures, visual or motor deficits and increase of intracranial pressure," says lead researcher Érica C.S. de Camargo, M.D.
Headache is frequently the first symptom reported by patients arriving in emergency rooms. The Brazilian study aimed to identify the specific characteristics of CVT-related headache to help differentiate CVT from other conditions.
Thirty-nine patients (69 percent female, average age 35 years) were evaluated from March 1996 to June 2000. They were confirmed to have CVT by magnetic resonance imaging and/or angiography. Pertinent headache information such as location, severity and duration was recorded on a standardized form.
Seventy-four percent of patients with headaches also had weakness, sensory deficits, visual impairments or nausea. Most of the headaches were limited to one side of the head (63 percent) and pulsated (49 percent). Pain worsened with head movement (31 percent), physical activity (23 percent) and coughing or sneezing (20 percent).
Headache onset occurred within 48 hours before seeking medical treatment in 26 percent of patients, while 54 percent of patients reported having chronic headaches for more than 30 days.
Headache was the most common symptom (84.6 percent) given for seeking medical care among those studied. But almost half those individuals had experienced headaches before, which may have delayed a correct diagnosis.
Another finding was the presence of "thunderclap" headaches – described as very severe and sudden headaches – in 11.4 percent of patients and higher cerebrospinal fluid pressures in these patients as compared to those with severe, but not thunderclap, headaches.
The researchers found that in some CVT patients headaches may be sudden and severe mimicking subarachnoid hemorrhage -- a type of stroke characterized by a blood vessel bleeding into the small space between the membranes surrounding the brain -- or chronic migraine.
In individuals with prior headaches, changes in the characteristics of the headache as well as the presence of neurological signs are important clues to diagnosis, researchers say.
"An accurate diagnosis means patients can receive optimal treatment, including prompt anticoagulant therapy to manage the blood clot, which improves outcomes," says Camargo.
Camargo acknowledges that the small sample size of this study and lack of a control group make the results less generalizable, but believes CVT is underecognized and should be included in the diagnosis of headache in the emergency room. A larger ongoing international study is underway.
Other researchers include Ayrton R. Massaro, M.D., Ph.D.; Luiz A. Bacheschi, M.D., Ph.D.; Marcelo Calderaro, M.D.; Luis O.S.P. Caboclo, M.D.; Fabio I. Yamamoto, M.D. and Milberto Scaff, M.D., Ph.D.
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For those of you still out there, a few general thoughts about London. I have started falling a bit behind in my journal, so I will give you the highlights when I have them myself.
The Tube is a sign that man truly is a thinking and reasoning species capable of marvelous things. I, who got lost on the Philadelphia train lines, feel quite confident of my ability to Tube just about anywhere in the city. It is easy, clean, and, for the amount that I use it, relatively inexpensive (note: relatively. Every pound you spend, you double it to get what you are spending in dollars, but still...). Did I mention that it was clean?
Museums. London has more museums than Georgia has peaches. I have been to the Museum of London, the British Museum, The National Gallery. Still to come are the Dickens Museum, the Sherlock HOlmes Museum, The Victoria and Albert Museum, The National Portrait Gallery, The Imperial War Museum, and the Geoffrey's Museum. OK, so I probably won't get to all of those. Especially considering that most of them take six or seven visits to go through. But the glorious thing about all of them is that they are (for the most part) free. You can just wander in. When I was in the British Museum, I was meandering by myself and I just happened to stumble across the Sutton Hoo artifacts. SUTTON HOO! The Anglo Saxon helmet that is on every published copy of Beowulf known to man. And it was just me and it. Side note: at most of these museums, you can take pictures.
For the book lovers out there, I need say only one word: Foyle's.
Foyle's is a bookstore off of the Tottenham Court Tube station, but not just any bookstore. Imagine your standard, one story Borders, like the one by Deane Hill. Now add to it one half again its floor space and that is roughly the size of one of the FIVE STOREYS in this book store. What a magnificent place. If, at the end of this trip, you don't see me on the plane, you probably have some pretty good guesses as to where I might be....
Another fun, cultural experience we had was, wandering out of Foyle's (or in some cases physically restrained and dragged), we encountered a roasted chestnut seller on a street corner. He was appropriately sooty and his cart smelled like Winter. Being the chestnut deprived Americans that we were, we immidiately supplied this man with more custom than he had probably seen in the last hour. They were a little dry, but it is the thought that counts.
On a slightly sadder note, though my faborite rugby team in the world, the New Zealand All Blacks, are going to be playing Britain's international side, the Lions, at Twickenham stadium in London, I won't be able to go. Tickets, as far as I have been able to find, cost in the triple digits, and the first number usually isn't one. Keep in mind the exchange rate. When I have $400 to spend on a sports ticket, that will be the first I will buy, but 'till then, I shall have to be satisfied with absorbing the match from the nearest pub with a big screen TV. Pay no attention to the random american kiwi in the corner....I am sure that there are cheaper tickets, but I have no idea how to procure them and the internet is sadly lacking on this subject. Oh well.
I end this entry in a hurry, since we are headed out to a Hindu Festival of Light in Trafalgar Square momentarily and Colleen wants her computer back.


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To the tune of "Santa Clause Is Coming To Town"
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just a glass angel
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she is much like you
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O holy night when Christ was born,
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What love decreed that God should be
The child of a maid?
O holy night the inn was full,
A stable near at hand;
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To Look Upon His Face
Nativity of Jesus
Oh! Starry twilight night
Guiding light glows so up high
Moonlit shadows slow dance
Shooting stars flashing close by
Angel's sweet melody echoes flow
With the embracing of heaven
Human beings, wildlife, and nature bow down
Paying homage to our God's son
Sparkling eyes and glowing heart
Spirit enthusiasm precedes me to look
For a brief moment upon His face
Heavenly virtue weeping tears overtook
To want to lift Him up and hold in my arms
My humbleness to submit to Him
And seek his grace and favor
Spread my wings and sing a Cherub hymn
Oh! Starry twilight night
Guiding light glows so up high
Moonlit shadows slow dance
Shooting stars flashing close by
Angel's sweet melody echoes flow
With the embracing of heaven
Human beings, wildlife, and nature bow down
Paying homage to our God's son
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The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary,
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People kneel and humbly pray.
The rosy cheeks and smiling faces,
Rising at the last amen,
Return to rhythmic rows of places
Raising songs of praise again.
Oh hear those olden carols going
O'er the tower to the skies;
Noel and joyful tidings flowing
From warm hearts and gleaming eyes.
So far above the frosty forest,
Father God and Jesus see
The flick'ring flame of faith fulfilling
What on earth was meant to be.
There below the boundless heavens
Beams the Spirit's blessing full;
Bestowing peace and tidings holy,
Bearing love that makes us whole.
Th' enchanting ev'ning passing onward,
Ev'ry street once empty filled;
Then all-enfolding light descending,
Endless eager voices stilled.
To those who trolled triunal praises,
Angels lit the topaz night;
Attuning to the trilling trumpets,
Sounding in triumphal might.
The harps and high harmonic voices
Hold a hope no man could give,
Enmeshing in enchanting fashion,
Showing how archangels live.
E'en later yet they light their lanterns,
Laugh around the firelight's heat;
The children look around and listen,
Laps all full of things to eat.
Even now the endless snowflakes
Eloquently, gently fall;
Adding to the festive feeling
Held alike by great and small.
The youngsters holding hands are happy,
Dancing 'neath the holly wreath,
While horses hauling sleighs and cutters
Jingle homeward on the heath.
The embers glow in evenings echo,
Shedding reddish light afar;
Expectant eyes reflect its sparkle,
Shining like the morning star.
They sing of Mary, blessed mother,
Meek and willing, pure and mild;
They magnify the great Messiah
Born as Mary's holy child.
[Look for the acrostic in the alliteration. There is one letter for each verse.]
By Isaiah Zerbst, November 16, 2013
Compassion's finger strums another note,
He listens as the angels start to sing,
Recalling lines from what apostles wrote,
Indwells the spirit held by Heaven's king.
Succinctly spoken leaving soul in tune,
The gifts we need are never under trees,
Mosaic mustard seeds lit by the moon,
Aspires our gaze and prayers on bending knees.
Submits himself to love and sounds of grace,
Mistrust no longer drowns and mutes his heart,
United song with Christ, him to erase
So many sins in mercy to impart.
In essence, life and hope beyond today.
Contrasts the world, as it dissolves away.
Written: 12.16.15
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Copyright © rob carmack | Year Posted 2015
A Christmas Snow
(Secret Of The Snow)
Majestic ice, coated frozen trees, stand high
Branches flow like magic wands with powdered sighs
Angels turn pure white at Christmas time in little towns
So lovely coming down in feathery ice gowns
While giant houses glow by fire lights
Church spires reach out, praying on the night
For snow to come on stronger in their flight
Reds, yellows, blues, shimmering what they know
Each snow flake breaks out in celebration but slow
Accumulating warmth in a song and dance of winter
Exposing themselves on soft wings that splinter
Crystalline are their smiles on the wires and leaves
Gentle winds open up each gentle angels tumbling fleece
As six wings of ice declare the mystery of Christmas to begin
Angels can really dance on the head of a pin
Turn pure white; kiss the children on the nose
Angels are in fact the pure white snow
Each one unique and only children knows the secret
Created on 11/26/14 for "A Christmas Snow"- Poetry Contest
Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2014
Snow sprinkles the ground
as delicate as sugar
crystallizing the exterior with a romantic heritage
only found in the heart of a child's imagination.
Like happiness it can melt in your hands,
and like happiness it can grow bitter like the ice you slip on
Forming miraculously to the curves of the earth
hugging till the land soaks in it's providence
white like the pages I battle with
Falling so passionately you'd think it was falling in love with the ground
And when it lands,
A blanket of perfection
glistening the season to a crisp
gently the sun arises
"there's no where to go today,
I'm just going to sit and enjoy the magic."
Copyright © Madison Caldwell | Year Posted 2013
God's Christmas Angel
God's Christmas Angel is full of His love;
A Guardian to those lost to His light.
Restore them to God's path of divine right,
This Angel's charge be with His grace above!
This Angel's mission is replete with love,
And one prized in God's holy presence bright;
One passion perfect in His holy light;
And one blessed by heavenly Saints above!
This Angel cloaks those lost in love replete;
With true passion and holy spirit now,
To fulfill God's wish—His eternal vow!
Love's this Guardian's power complete;
Her spirit to redeem those lost on Earth,
Bringing them God's love and divine rebirth!
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved,
December 2, 2015 (Petrarchan Sonnet)
Author's Notes:
Meter: Iambic Pentameter
Octave: abbaabba | Sestet: cddcee
Copyright © Gary Bateman | Year Posted 2015
I was just trying to remember the past
trying to remember the good people
and the bad people,
that i came across on my way,
i want you to know
that you are among the good people
that left a good trace in my life,
once again i just want to say thank you
for passing through my life,
is so short but is wonderful
i want you here forever.
Copyright © VICTOR BUN | Year Posted 2012
A single leaf,
Falls out of a tree above me.
As it twist and turn,
The wind blows it in my direction.
But why?
It symbolizes all my struggle and all my pain.
It tells me that they twist and turn,
But never remain.
It takes a sudden fall next to me.
But why?
It symbolizes the thought of being alone.
It tells me that someone is always by my side.
As I write,
The leaf flies away.
As if it had a huge success in it's encouragement.
Nature communicates with us in many ways.
Not with words,
But with a single leaf out of a tree.
Copyright © Anthony Scandrick II | Year Posted 2012
What happens to the angel figure, that we make
In the newly fallen snow, does it simply waste away
Forgotten beneath the October moon?
Oh no my dearest friends for it has been blessed,
By the laughter of innocence children, and graced
With joys utter bliss of happiness.
It's been given a life spark, a gift from the angelic
Spirits on high, illuminated by a polar glow above,
And low behold the birthing of an ice angel..
Under the hushed spell of midnight, amongst the
Diamond dust fields of winter, the fluttering
Of shadow wings can be heard.
Sheer to the light of ebony's opulence, the blackened
Figure stirs within her shallow grave, to emerge as
A glistening specter of flights ascension.
Thinned glittering gems sprinkled by faiths devotion,
Are these appendages made of snow mists.
Shifting with beauty, she soars to the kingdom of the lord.
Reflected in the sunlight these ice wing chambers do shine,
Capturing the colors of the rainbow, exploding, bursting with
Each appendages flapping, climbing through the vastness of
The heights, does not the warmth of the sun, embrace these
Creatures of ice and snow, and so do they melt with sorrows
Regrets, becoming heavens tear drops of frozen lace.
Fractured shards of crystalline endities, whom almost touch
The face of grace itself, yet none returning unto the earth below,
As sleets crushed dreams of winter, thus this icy cycle of life
Continues ever more.
What happens to the angel figure, that we make
In the newly fallen snow, does it simply waste away
Forgotten beneath the October moon?
Oh no my dearest friends for it has been blessed,
By the laughter of innocence children, and graced
With joys utter bliss of happiness.
Copyright © cherl dunn | Year Posted 2014
A royal King was born, Emmanuel --
Down by His manger men and angels fell;
But he did not within a palace dwell,
Instead he came to save our souls from hell.
The years had passed and death was coming nigh;
He bore His cross while Mary softly cried:
What pain to watch her Son so slowly die,
While wishing Him a tearful last goodbye.
A mother's tears no words could ever tell --
As one by one at Jesus' feet they fell:
What pain to watch her Son so slowly die,
While wishing Him a tearful last goodbye.
~Listen to the music that these lyrics were written to at
Oh Lord and mighty Savior
I sing in your name praise be
In honor to you King of Israel
who takes away the sins of this world
Star of all stars Bethlehem
shining salvation loves light
purity in the scriptures fulfilled
proclaiming him blessed Holy One
A messenger singing Heavenly
an angel in praise to king of kings
In peace and good deeds God's only son
Blessed born his Immaculate heart
Conceived of the Holy Spirit Lord
Almighty Holiness in your council
one of understanding happy birthday
Our shepherd born salvation leads his flock
Faraway in the distance
three wise kings following sign
A diamond star they followed
light of truth born shone in a manger
As they entered bowing bearing gifts
Gold worshiping the Almighty king
Myrrh most precious bitter herb of the east
Frankincense to perfume our Holy One
The shepherds came as an angel sang out
Heavenly song in gentle melody
singing born today is our savior child
praise eternities revelations tune
O most Gracious Lord Jesus
I bow humble inside meek
happy birthday oh master
our savior Almighty King
Copyright © liam mcdaid | Year Posted 2014
(Poetry Form: Villonnet)
An angel decorates our great-room wall,
her dress made from a mop-head's cotton strings
adorned with holly berries, flanked by leaves,
a hand-made gift from one I scant recall.
She holds a horn but never sounds a call,
to herald one who came so long ago.
Her hair hangs loose with spiral frizzy curls.
An angel decorates our great room wall.
At times she glows with power to enthrall
while sainted face displays a gentle smile
and braided arms are folded 'neath her chin;
A hand-made gift from one I scant recall.
An angel decorates our great room wall.
On Christmas day she watches over all,
a hand-made gift from one I scant recall.
Copyright © Cona Adams | Year Posted 2014
Who am I?
Am I defined by what is near in sight?
Am I defined by what I have done,
Or am I defined by what I could become?
Perhaps I'm of no use.
To him, or her, or I, nor you.
Or perhaps I'm too misunderstood to be defined,
And it is something like understanding that comes in time.
And if to the world I'm never shown,
Yet in my own light I've grown and grown,
And so I can know no happiness but my own--
The reason for my smile, to you, will forever be unknown.
I do not pray for the world to know my name.
For it and verse; the letters are the same.
And if a man should find his sorrow in what he reads,
I pray his pain my words to keep.
Should his eyes rain on my page,
Better tears than storms of rage.
And if a man should find his sorrow in what he reads.
I pray his pain my words to keep.
And if to the world you're never shown,
Yet in your own light you've grown and grown,
And so you know no happiness but your own.
Let the reason for your smile, to you, only be known.
Copyright © Kristopher Higgs | Year Posted 2013
I am
just thinking of you fondly
Hoping I bring a smile warmed inside
It is windy I must admit to you
who bring the sunshine love
Being honest I dream of cuddling up to you
Trying to visualise a feeling
each time I see you
my heart stops as you enter
Breathtaking beautiful lights up
I love holding your hands
I feel they fit with mines perfect
When I look upon your smile
light of One in a thousand angels
holding a breathless moment
Center stage spotlighting
Just In that single second
my love for you is sealed
Kissed By the beauty
of having you sweet Cinderalla
holding the glass slipper in my life
Copyright © liam mcdaid | Year Posted 2015
A huge ego breaks off love's embrace,
A tiny ego slips off love's embrace,
No ego, no embrace of love!
A selfless ego suffocates from love's embrace,
A selfish ego wards off love's embrace,
No ego, no embrace of love!
A super-visual ego overshadows love's embrace,
A deep-seated ego is colonized by love's embrace,
No ego, no embrace of love!
A healthy ego humbly looks above,
A healthy ego can lead and also serve...
Its nerves know not pressured blood,
But developing it is almost hard!
Copyright © Kenyan Poets Lounge for Poetry and poems in Kenya | Year Posted 2012
Pure white Virgin cloth
Crosses, blood red where burned and lost
The Romans they had blind eyes
To the new world he would soon be born and rise
Soldier's battle cries
Never shall drown the hopes of Mary's forgiving eyes
For in a manger long ago
God bespoke to those Sheppard souls
Take heart, for now is but a miracle in time
Later history and Romans shall know and recant
The doubts they had of heavens gates above
Mother Mary's whispered words
Go forth son the gospel shall be your eternal will
For there is but one Jesus, and tiss he who love instills
Disciples will tell you of his goodness and humanity he did show
Three Wise Men long ago
Told you so!
The Blessed Virgin Mary
Made the message glow
Let it be
Copyright © arthur vaso | Year Posted 2016
~A Very Merry Christmas To You~
(Free Style)
Christmas is so much fun, is a very special time
To spend time with family and also good friends
Happy that you can be here with me today
I just wish you the best Very Merry Christmas ever
The Christmas Tree looks so cheery and great
Decorations just glow happily, all around
Lights that fill whole rooms, with so much warmth
Love, peace, dreams, and hopes spread all around
Boxes and packages done with so much love
Waiting all to be open by loving hands
I just wish you the best Very Merry Christmas ever
And the best every day of the New Year too.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
Copyright © Dorian Petersen Potter | Year Posted 2016
The eve of Christmas a day I won't soon forget
It was the day we celebrated yes I do remember
The family came together for you with no regret
Recalling a child, spying around, found a train set
I would start to feel the excitement in November
The eve of Christmas a day I won't soon forget
Someone hurries to buy a last gift in a Corvette
Another sad to celebrate, a gift they can't render
The family came together for you with no regret
The rest of the holiday, I'll change my mindset
Going to show some real spirit, not be a pretender
The eve of Christmas a day I won't soon forget
If there is anyone, it's to you that I am in debt
Lil sweet lady, no you were powerful yet slender
The family came together for you with no regret
So far from that magical time I'm a dark silhouette
But my cold hard heart starts to melt in December
The eve of Christmas a day I won't soon forget
You taught me about Holiday spirit, with no regret
Written by me Wayland Bunch II on 12/10/2013 for Happy Holidays contest in
memory of my grandmother. I changed the last line, felt forced to change it, but will
still categorize this poem as a Villanelle. I could have easily repeated the closing line
again, or could have called it free verse, but neither would have done justice to
the message or the form, because I used the power of the repetition, provided by the
form, throughout.
Copyright © wayland bunch | Year Posted 2013
C-Christmas harmony is in the air,
H-Holly hanging over the doors with care.
R-Remembering those who have gone on,
I- I long for the days when, they were all at home.
S-Softened glow of warmth coming from the fire pit,
T-Together snuggled as ever so closely we sit.
M-Mama is reading Twas' The Night Before Christmas,
A-As Dad sits in his chair eager for blissfulness.
S-Sweet dreams of sugar plums in silent stare,
M-Memories and stockings are hung everywhere.
A-Angels are singing upon on high,
G-Girls and Boys are rubbing their sleepy eyes.
I- I am ready for Christmas magic to come,
C-Caroling to remove the year's ho hum.
Copyright © Sharon Gulley | Year Posted 2015
Christmas angels glow,
brighter than the whitest snow.
Hair, long locks of gold.
Copyright © shannon farlouis | Year Posted 2010
Let's escape to space
& Leave the human race
Space-love a new awesomeness
Forget the life & the gloominess
Kiss me, because I care
Even thought the life is unfair
I want to be a space-lover
Love you now, tomorrow & forever
Lest Live in a house made of stars
& drive spaceship instead of cars
We feel the space-love in moon
I'll be yours, you'll be mine so soon
Galaxy, universe, stars & limitless
Screw the world, we found happiness.
Copyright © zineb laddioui | Year Posted 2013
Deep Space Christmas
God is busy this time of year attending to the billions
People's needs, guiding reindeer, assisting Santa, counting souls
Helping with the naughty/nice boys and girls
Even Craigslist needs some tweaking here and there
And other things too numerous to know or mention here
God is the great Creator out there at all times
At Christmas He moves faster than the speed of light
He has to keep up with popular demands
Stars and universes don't create themselves you know
He rides great rivers of dark matter like a magic carpet
That move along ribbons of space and time
Cosmic phenomena built on great speeds increasing every second
Millions of parsecs wide and longer than known universes
They curve through cosmic landscapes and glide to the beyond
God looks out at the great black void
And with legions of pretty angels by His side
The wondrous design begins again
Everyone knows that thousands of angels can dance on the head of a pin
It is common knowledge that each celestial creature has that gift
They carry within their deep deep pockets, (just below the wings)
Thousands of other angels dancing on their own individual pins
But did you know these same tiny angels grow?
They expand larger than most universes
With multi-color baskets by their side
God directs them to toss assorted planets
From blue baskets into the great unknown
Over there to be precise, to the right and upward
And somewhat just beyond that spot
The yellow baskets have suns and quasars with special protective shields
To shield the angels from wing singes and radiation fields
They throw thousands at a time by pure design
And since suns are too hot to handle, they throw them fast and throw a lot
Black baskets hold black holes, dark matter and a scattering of exotic things
God pulls them out real slow due to weight considerations and mysteries
Orange baskets hold more void but more about that later
We don't want to distract you from the Creator
Back at Earth He takes his favorite creation by the hands
Men and women die all the time
He looks at each and every one of them with His bright kind eyes
At that moment they are the only thing in His universe
Don't cry. You are not applying for a job
He holds them as his own and welcomes them home
So grab a basket from an angel and let's get back to work
Universes don't build themselves you know
Many Christmas stories are told every year,
and many songs are sung with pure cheer;
do I have a good story, at least one, I can tell,
or a simple song I can hum and spread good will?
When Lisa's grandmother passed away unexpectedly...
by her dying bed she kept an ivory music box,
and to her lovely granddaughter she gave it
to saying," Take care of it, and smile when you think of me!"
The day after granny died, she went down the dark cellar
to hide the ivory music box in an old dresser's drawer,
and once in a while she would open it and play it and listen to it sadly;
the pretty angel swirled...and Silent Night played as Lisa touched it tenderly.
It was almost Christmas Day and the pine tree wasn't decorated yet,
she rushed outside carrying a red basket with ornaments in it;
how could she had forgotten to adorn it with bulbs and garlands?
" Oh gosh, I feel like the Grinch!" she displeasingly uttered to herself.
There was no snow predicted for that evening and the illuminated town
was lacking Nature's magical snowflakes to make it festive and vibrant;
five minutes to midnight the choir from the nearest church gathered outside,
and waited for a miracle...silence...tranquility...every heart felt so alone.
But Lisa with an indomitable spirit ordered them to sing,
and they began singing looking up the clearest, starriest sky;
everyone seemed sad and some of them wanted to cry,
but before sadness set in...snowflakes began falling.
Lisa knew that it was the miracle she had been waiting for,
but something was missing from the snowy scenery...
she remembered her ivory music box she had put away,
and running, with awe in her bright eyes, she opened the cellar's door...
Clutched in her caring, careful hands, she carried the ivory music box,
laid it gently underneath the twinkling, scented Christmas Tree;
Lisa kissed it tenderly...until the golden angel started to swirl at midnight,
as that divine music filled the nippy air...making all cheeks so peachy.
Copyright 2009 by Andrew Crisci
Copyright © Andrew Crisci | Year Posted 2009
Christmas Angel Gifts
The moon shone bright that winter night,
across the sky still blue,
and every star excelled with might,
to wave the sun adieu.
Their light glowed through the window panes,
and lit the room like day,
could be enough to rid the strains,
and change sad moods to gay.
Yet she made effort to suppress,
the torment in her chest,
that caused her deep mental distress,
and thumped without a rest.
The clock alone would break the hush,
as hours ticked on the fears,
each tock brought on the sinking crush,
that squeezed out flows of tears.
She wondered if the midnight star,
would change her gloomy grey,
then curbed her thoughts from faring far,
and wished the night would stay
Behind the door ajar she stood,
her children slumbered still,
she hoped for them it was all good,
the thought gave her no thrill.
The morn looks bleak with sobs and sighs,
and the odd random yell,
for them bad news, cannot tell lies,
she hoped they take it well.
Tomorrow, hate will have a name,
for sure to be called mum,
will break her heart with all the shame,
and all her senses numb.
Their friends will show their newest toys,
her kids will wish her dead,
for they will not share in the joys,
but stay indoors instead.
If this dark deed unmasks dismay,
then life was not too bad,
to have no lunch on Christmas day,
it's shameful and most sad.
For who chose this disastrous time,
a coward act untold,
to lay her off without a dime,
let sorrow fast unfold.
By time first light of dawn appeared,
she had not slept a wink,
looked awful with her make up smeared,
felt standing on the brink.
She pondered how they will subsist,
this loss was a great shock,
she felt that they could not exist,
then came the soft door knock.
No one was at the door, must be
her mind, her ears deceive,
till she saw boxes full of glee,
her eyes could not believe.
Although amazed she still felt coy,
a lump was in her throat,
out of her skin she jumped with joy,
she loudly read the note.
A Christmas angel gift for you,
delivered on their wings,
to hold on strong and start anew,
and the Lord's praises sing.
Can we be that angel this Christmas?
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Copyright © Ronald Zammit | Year Posted 2015


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Editor: I don't think this will do any good, but I am going to submit it anyway. I walk most days for health reasons and I'm totally amazed at the people in this community who don't know what a crosswalk is, including the Highway Patrol.
The definition of a crosswalk in the dictionary is a marked path for pedestrians (a walker) crossing the street. If my memory serves me correctly, the vehicle code states that you will stop for all pedestrians.
Something needs to be done before someone gets killed. Then I guess maybe something will be done.
Wally Estes
January 30, 2012
Editor: I don't think this will do any good, but I am going to submit it anyway. I walk most days for health reasons and I'm totally amazed at the people in this community who don't know what a crosswalk is, including the Highway Patrol.
January 23, 2012
Ought to be ashamed
Editor: Regarding the story "Hawes and Mull under investigation?"
What perfect timing! Just when the Republican primary is in full swing and everyone, including Republicans, Democrats and the rest of the left wing media is throwing out all kinds of accusations, whether true or not, whether rumor or fact, whether accurate or not, whether "taken out of context" or not, your article falls right in line with the rest of them.
I am no fan of Supervisor Hawes and do not know Mr. Mull, however, I do believe that any information that may, in any way, harm the integrity of anyone, should not be based on a "rumor."
As you know, Mr. "Joe Public" doesn't always bother to dig deep to get the facts. He assumes that a negative connotation like "under investigation" that is a headline in a newspaper must have a least some validity. This flawed but common line of reasoning is obvious detrimental to Mr. Hawes and Mr. Mull.
Regarding your editorial: your statement "When rumors, true false or otherwise reach the public for whatever reason or in whatever manner, they may impact the election of any official such as Mr. Hawes." This is very true but is not right. In addition I don't agree with your statement "The constituents can make up their minds as to whether the rumor is true or false." Is everyone going to call the FBI? I don't think so. And don't hold your breath waiting for the FBI to shed light on the subject.
By the way, I heard a rumor that Walt Caldwell is a….On second thought I will keep that rumor to myself.
Frank Germano
Editor's note: Mr. Germano doesn't read very well. The story is based in fact. I received calls from folks in our area, who heard on two different news talk shows that Hawes and Mull were being investigated by the FBI.
I tracked the information back and eventually called Mr. Anselmo. He flatly said he had turned information on both over to the FBI and had been told it was being investigated. Since the FBI doesn't talk about their cases, I couldn't verify it. For that reason I labeled it a rumor.
I presented what I had learned. I was careful to separate what I knew from what I couldn't verify and made it abundantly clear which was which. From there it is up to the reader. If Mr. Germano doesn't have enough faith in the average American reader to allow them to make up their own minds, that's his problem. The public has a right to know and it is much easier for Hawes and Mull to battle what they know, rather than what is being said behind their backs.
November 21, 2011
Doesn't think they should have to comply with the laws
Editor: It's Tuesday, so it must be 'beat the crap out of the Community Services District Day. Today's episode looks a lot like a re-run of last week, the week before and the week before that: "The CSD can't do this." The CSD can't do that." And according to LAFCO, the CSD can never do anything again without going through them for approval.
Apparently the State of California, in all their imminent wisdom, made a law that makes all Community Services Districts come crawling on hands and knees to their local LAFCO, to exercise the powers that were given them in previous decades by…wait for it…the State of California. The by…wait for it…employees of the State of California. The difference now is that this power is centralized in the county seats by…wait for it…employees of the State of California.
Apparently the State of California (by the way of LAFCO), County Supervisors, and local newspaper editors believe that folks in rural enclaves lack the intelligence, ability and vision to control their own desires, their own resources, their own destiny. It is becoming painfully clear that all future rural development will be at the whim of politicians, bureaucrats and newspaper publishers, with an axe to grind.
That being the case, I suggest that the CSD board of directors just resign en masse. And that all future opportunity, decisions or plans of the CSD simply be submitted to Mr. Caldwell, Amy Mickelson and Glen Hawes for approval, none of whom, in this case, live in the Fall River Valley.
Of course, there's nothing revealed in this week's version of "Truth, Clarity and the American Way' about LAFCO's five year failure to do their job for the District. But I guess that would sort of muddy the narrative being built by the Mountain Echo wouldn't it?
Welcome to the future comrades. Washington, D.C., Sacramento, Redding and Walt Caldwell, will now be our guiding lights, noting that they have done such a 'great' job so far.
Terry Briggs
See Editorial
October 10, 2011
"… I wish to clarify the facts, please do not cut up or alter." Barbara Briggs
As a former Board Member of the FRVCSD I would like to set the record straight regarding the sensational headlines in the Mountain Echo of October 4th.
FIRST: The Manager did NOT retain an attorney without the board's knowledge nor did he exceed his authority. There exists in the budget for 2011-12 $12,000 set aside for legal
and consulting fees. The Manager has, through our Policy and Procedures Manual the authorization to spend up to a certain limit for various purposes.
The General Manager was instructed by the Board in a previous meeting to seek legal counsel on the subject of LAFCO and the Sphere of Influence application in an effort to be sure we were acting legally and to protect the investment that we have made so far in this process.
Mr. Cibula's task is single purpose, not an ongoing contract. There was no need for further Board approval. He accomplished this task and was informing the Board of the result. That it came as a surprise or without the knowledge of one of the Board members….well, that's what happens when you don't attend the meetings.
SECOND: It came as no surprise that there has been a lack of cooperation or civility from Amy Michelson. She had been asked repeatedly throughout 2010 to attend a Board meeting and inform us of the LAFCO process. She nor any other representative from LAFCO had the courtesy to attend our meetings.
Ms. Michelson claims to be treated disrespectfully. The situation is that she barged into a Special Meeting. This meeting was for the sole purpose of getting public input on the proposed Sphere of Influence application. Ms Michelson was NOT on the agenda. Ms Michelson was NOT invited to give a presentation. Ms. Michelson was completely out of line in representing her agency at this meeting, uninvited and attempting to negatively sway public opinion. Ms Michelson treated the Board of Directors of the CSD, the Management of the CSD and the public in a disrespectful and unprofessional manner.
THIRD: Instead of focusing on the negatives of the CSD and tearing down the Board and Management, I suggest that the paper shed some accurate light on the positive things that the District has accomplished.
LASTLY: There once was a surplus of almost $200,000 in the District. Through mismanagement, lack of oversight and outright corruption, it evaporated. We have gone from ZERO cash in the bank and bouncing checks in 2004, to today, having $12,982 dollars in operating funds.
$52,993 in reserves as required by the bond covenants and $22,682 in savings. We exchanged an expensive health and dental package that was costing the rate payers $57,000 a year for three people with a more reasonable program. Cut expenses where ever we could.
We've made cruical repairs and upgrades to the system. Such AS: replacing defective meters at a cost of $16,991 which has already generated an increase in revenue of approx $5000 a month. Repaired one aging lift station at a cost of $22,979. These repairs are to prevent sewage spills, increase efficiency and prevent the District from incurring large fines.
Obtained a Grant of 150,000 and a loan from the USDA in the amount of 350,000 to repair the infrastructure, water lines, in the area that has the most potential for leakage and
failure. Have obtained two other Grants to help with the Stewardship Lands acquisition.
Developed and implemented a Policy & Procedures Manual, a Sewer Service Management Plan, A Backflow Policy.
We have brought the District into legal compliance with State laws by conducting the required audits, which had not been performed for 4 years. Developed a 20 year plan to comply with Audit requirements. Discovered to our dismay that previous management had not been paying the required disability coverage or unemployment insurance. This has since been fixed, but has cost the rate payers well over $20,000 in UI payments from cash flow. AND much much more.
We have restored the cash reserves and savings and upgraded and repaired the system…..AND we have done it without raising rates.
All of these positives have been accomplished through the hard work of our General Manager and through the hard work of several Board's of Directors since 2007.
I don't know what the agenda or end game is in this vendetta that the paper seems to have in focusing on the negatives and in focusing exclusively on the CSD when there are other agencies that have never received the same oversight or scrutiny. The CSD expects to be called out when they do something wrong, such as the illegal meeting held previously.
However, the CSD expects to be treated fairly, honestly, with the correct facts and without malice. The CSD is much too important to the future of this community to be taken down for some sort of personal animus.
Barbara Briggs
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Karri Larson is on a mission.
Ever since she was struck and seriously wounded by a leaping barracuda while kayaking in the backcountry off Big Pine Key she has become a vocal supporter of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the civilian arm of the agency, and is working to better equip the group for shallow-water rescues.
The Key West resident was kayaking with her boyfriend, Michael Hinojosa, near Howe Key in October when a barracuda jumped and slammed into her, tearing a large wound in her side, puncturing her lung and shattering a rib.
The fish, which Larson estimates was at least 4 feet long, tossed her into the water, 5 feet from the kayak. It was only after Larson, a former paramedic with eight years of experience, crawled back into the kayak did she realize how badly she was hurt.
"We thought we were prepared for everything," Larson said. "We had the first aid kit, water, lights, food, compass, whistle, everything. If we were stranded on a mangrove island for the night, we would have been fine."
What Larson hadn't foreseen was lying in the kayak while Hinojosa held her side and tried to stem the flood of blood that was saturating every piece of cloth they had.
As the Coast Guard worked to triangulate the couple's position, they were unsure if their small response boats would be able to reach them. A Coast Guard helicopter from Miami was called.
At some point between 5:14 p.m. and 6:20 p.m., TowBoat U.S. Capt. Kevin Freestone, who heard reports of the strike over his radio, grabbed an EMT and paramedic on a nearby dock and headed to the scene.
Freestone reached the couple, and his wife soon followed in a flats boat, Larson said. He pulled Larson onto his boat, which was damaged by the flats, and transferred her to Dolphin Marina on Little Torch Key, where the Trauma Star helicopter was waiting to take her to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami.
"What can we do better?" Larson asked later. "What can I do better? Since then, Larson has been meeting with the Coast Guard, Monroe County Sheriff's Office and other first responders to answer those questions.
"What the Coast Guard explained, and that I now get, is that they have this amazing resource in the Coast Guard Auxiliary," Larson said. She initially was looking for a way to get the Coast Guard sectors in Key West, Marathon and Islamorada some flats boats, but learned it would be faster and cheaper to expand the auxiliaries, Larson said. Now she is in the process of joining the Coast Guard Auxiliary and has started a website, http://www.whenfishattack.com, which seeks to educate the public to the challenges of shallow-water rescues.
Since Larson began her campaign, flats boat owners have come forward and joined the Big Pine Key Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla, but more are needed, Cmdr. Don Kittsmiller said.
"We currently have some Carolina skiffs, but our biggest problem is in the summertime when everyone leaves to go back up north," Kittsmiller said.
There are flotillas in Key West, Marathon, Islamorada and Ocean Reef as well as Big Pine Key. How well those flotillas are outfitted depends on which volunteers are in town at the time, Kittsmiller said.
"We're always looking for people with shallow-water boats," Kittsmiller said.
Larson's story recently aired on the Discovery Channel and she has been featured on CBS' "The Early Show."
For more information about the Coast Guard Auxiliary, go to www.a07013.uscgaux.info.


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Upset avoided. Auckland snuck past Counties Manukau by 22 - 20 at Eden Park last night to keep their unbeaten record intact.
A late Tom McCartney try from a lineout move, and a curling sideline conversion from Simon Hickey, saved Auckland's blushes in the battle with their little ITM Cup premiership neighbours in a game that warmed up after a very cold start.
Sometimes rugby at ITM Cup level just doesn't work. Until Counties-Manukau launched some terrific attack in the final two minutes of the first half, bringing a try to Frank Halai, the match had bordered on the horrible.
Wet conditions, over eager rookies, error after error, penalties, combinations not honed by the advantages of fully professional preparation, lack of concentration, one particular scrum mess, a comical kick reception mix up from Auckland of Charlie Chaplin proportions...it wasn't a pretty sight.
A sparsely populated stadium of Eden Park's size doesn't help either, giving the players no atmosphere to respond to.
One pretty sight though was the booming goalkicking of Steelers first five-eighths Ki Anufe. He wasn't always on target, but easily cleared the crossbar height from 57 metres, and struck the ball so sweetly that long penalty attempts and a sideline conversion looked like delicate chip shots. Get the radar working and he could be an amazing weapon.
Finally though, some relief. More Auckland absent mindedness, at a kickoff reception, saw Counties Manukau wing Ahsee Tuala launch the first of a series of raids that was met by strong goal line defence initially, but that was eventually broken down on the right as Halai cantered over on halftime.
The visitors' mood would have darkened after halftime when fullback Sherwin Stowers was sin binned for a professional foul and Hickey goaled the penalty, cutting Counties Manukau's lead to 13 - 9. Hickey kept landing the penalties to edge Auckland in front as the game picked up slightly after its very disappointing beginnings.
An inexplicable drop from Stowers while recovering an Auckland kick led to another scrum mess from which Hickey had his first penalty failure, after slipping.
It proved the catalyst for some great hand to hand combat from the Steelers and a frenzied Counties try to Rey Lee-Lo, with captain Fritz Lee pivotal in the build up. Auckland lost halfback Junior Poluleuligaga with a shoulder dislocation.
No echoes of the past
A vacant Eden Park had that hollow sound which didn't help the game...and the bean counters must be nervous.
Shield shock
The Steelers wull have to raise their 80-minute urgency if they are to have a chance of lifting the Ranfurly Shield on Saturday.
Auckland 22 (Tom McCartney try; Simon Hickey 5 pen, con), Counties Manukau 20 (Frank Halai, Rey Lee-Lo tries, Ki Anufe con, 2 pen, Ahsee Tuala con). Halftime: Counties Manukau 13 - 6.


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Our special account from earlier on Tuesday prior to the signing of the deal remains both broadly accurate and pretty definitive, aside from official quotes from the participants. Refined information has made clear that Perseus's publishing revenues are approximately $95 million after a series of record years (helped by the rejuvenated joint-venture with Weinstein Books). By our revised factoring, that puts HBG roughly tied with or slightly ahead of Simon & Schuster as the third-largest North American trade publisher, with normalized annual sales of about $740 million, before taking into account the effect of the standoff with Amazon.
We're told that Hachette is not considering splicing off any of the Perseus imprints or titles into various existing HBG divisions, which we suggested was a possibility yesterday. Perseus told their employees to expect that "the vast majority of people will have jobs" under the two new owners, while acknowledging that undoubtedly some positions will be eliminated. PBG employees were promised that everyone would become the responsibility of either Hachette or Ingram (in other words no one will be left behind), and that in the event of any staff reduction their Perseus severance policy and rights will be honored. Senior staff from the acquirers will be meeting one-on-one with Perseus employees in the coming days.
In the official announcement, HBG ceo Michael Pietsch said, "We're proud and happy to welcome Perseus staff and authors to Hachette Book Group. This exciting acquisition adds a new program of extraordinary diversity, vibrancy, and strength to HBG's portfolio of publishers. It fits our strategic goals of growth and nonfiction expansion. At the same time it significantly increases HBG's backlist, and will expand our offerings for special markets, gift accounts, and academic markets. It also expands HBG's geographical diversity."
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TUSKEGEE, Ala. (September 20, 2011) — On Sunday, Sept. 18, Tuskegee University President Gilbert L. Rochon spoke to the congregation of historic Butler Chapel AME Zion Church. The church, which was the first site of Tuskegee Normal School (now Tuskegee University), was celebrating its 146th anniversary.
"The common bonds of kinship between Butler Chapel and Tuskegee University are exceedingly strong, in that the second superintendant of Butler Chapel's Sunday School was the very same Lewis Adams, who later secured the initial $2,000 from the Alabama Legislature, which ultimately led to the hiring of Booker T. Washington," Rochon said. "Ironically, the AME Zion Church and Tuskegee University are once again engaged in an identical historic mission: the building of opportunities for black youth to excel toward a future of hope, enlightenment, inspiration, security, responsibility and fulfillment of their highest aspirations and dreams for the future."
Rochon talked about a 2010 Washington Post report on the African Methodist Episcopal Zion, African Methodist Episcopal and Christian Methodist Episcopal churches' formulation of a collective plan to "stem the tide of unemployment, incarceration, high school dropout rates, substance abuse and other problems that are destroying the lives of young African-American males."
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Shares of casualwear direct marketer Lands' End (NYSE: LE) gave up approximately 30% of their market value today following news that the company's adoption of an Internet-based business model will take its toll on the company's near-term earnings performance.
Lands' End confirmed today old news that it will trim page circulation by about one-fifth to cut down on unprofitable mailings and help fund its move online. The company now believes fiscal fourth-quarter sales may end up "somewhat down" from year-ago results.
That's a slight step back from the projections Lands' End made in mid-August when reporting fiscal Q2 results: The company said to look for second-half revenues to be about flat with the previous year's. Today, the company announced Q3 numbers, including third-quarter sales that were up just 1% from last year's at $326 million. (Click here for the company's quarterly press release.) Operating margins, however, benefited as a result.
In the first half, the effect was the opposite as Lands' End boosted circulation to help liquidation: Margins were victimized while the company worked to move unwanted merchandise.
Today's news also included more specific information about Lands' End's outlook for next year, the company saying it plans to continue paring back its catalogs in the first half of the upcoming fiscal year -- trimming page circulation in its main monthly catalogs by between 5% and 10%, which will likely hamper revenues -- while boosting capital spending to between $40 million and $50 million with the company's information technology infrastructure in mind. The company's entire planned fiscal 2000 capital budget was less than $30 million.
Lands' End has been gearing up for its online push for some time. It has designed the site, set up an extensive customer service operation, and spent heavily on advertising -- and sales have responded. The company believes, as many direct marketers do, that it can significantly improve profitability by cutting down on production costs associated with its paper catalogs.
Optimism about the company's online potential has had a lot to do with the company's rapid rise over the past year as many believe that Lands' End -- already boasting significant experience in customer service and fulfillment -- would be able to make the transition to the Internet with grace.
The company itself is counting on it. At a recent investors' conference, CEO Dave Dyer said: "In times of change, it's very important to hold fast to basic principles. The way we treat customers, the way we treat our employees, our commitment to quality and value, the fairness in all our dealings -- personal, honest interaction with others -- these are the foundation for Lands' End. They will stay the same."
A transcript of Dyer's comments is available in a company 8-K filing from earlier this month. (Click here for more on that.)
If Lands' End can turn its loyal catalog customer base, which numbers nearly 30 million, into online customers, its Internet operation could make out like gangbusters. And don't count out the effectiveness of its direct mailing expertise either, as the two marketing mediums could very well be used to complement each other.
But although the company's specific financial outlook for upcoming quarters is new information, the Lands' End Internet story is hardly a Wall Street secret. Some analysts, in fact, have been scaling back their recommendations on the company of late based primarily on valuation. Today's move, however, might signal a period of opportunity for investors firmly behind the company's push into e-tailing.
The window may stay open for a while given the company's warning about holiday sales; Q4 is far and away the company's most important period.
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Carey Vetoes a Measure On Elevator Inspections
ALBANY, July 4 (AP)--Governor Carey has vetoed the so-called Elevator Safety Act, whichi would have required regular state inspection of all elevators, his office announced today.
July 05, 1980
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