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Chapter FifteenMature
"Max... What if she doesn't get back in time for everyone to sign the contract? What if Adam shows up before she gets the chance? Then we don't stand a chance of working that theory."
"Calm down, Mel... Just believe Clara can do it. It's the only chance we've got."
I took a deep breath and sat down, trying to calm my racing thoughts and thumping heart. Adam was on his way; chances were I would see him again. I wasn't entirely sure I could handle that.
"I have to try," I mumbled.
"Okay, listen up everyone-" Clara said, masking my quiet oath of determination, "Every one of you needs to sign this contract. It states that anyone who is infected by the enemy will never again be welcome in our territory. It's a long shot that this plan will work, but it's all we've got to try and ensure our community's safety."
Max and I were the first in line to sign the contract, quickly followed by everyone else in the room. It seemed like a long process, but it took no more than a couple minutes. I sighed, as if a pressure was being released off my chest, when the last person signed the contract. I knew it wasn't a sure thing that it would even work, but it was all we had and I had to believe Clara's idea would work.
"Max, can we talk really quick?" I asked, looking up at him and biting my lower lip nervously.
"Of course... What's-"
"I was just notified. The invasion is eminent. Get ready to defend what's yours, everyone." Clara said, looking at every one of us with more trust than I felt any individual deserved.
Max gave me a knowing look and squeezed my hand. We headed to the armory and with Clara's help, managed to hand out knives and wooden stakes, swords and the like to everyone in the vicinity. I looked down at my own weaponry and thought about how in most situations I would have felt much more comfortable wielding a gun of some sort, but in this case, the weight of the blade at my hip and the solid feel of the stake made me feel stronger. I glanced at Max and saw that he also had a blade at his hip and a stake in his hand. He looked very bad-ass to me. I couldn't help but smile.
We arranged ourselves into positions hidden amongst the trees surrounding the village. I couldn't see Max, but I took comfort in the knowledge that he was within shouting distance. I felt the knot in my stomach tighten as the seconds passed; it could be seconds or hours until they showed themselves. How many of us would die? How many would join their ranks? Would I lose Max? Questions whirled through my head at a dizzying speed.
Suddenly, Max's voice broke through my clouded worries, "They have crossed our territory, Pass along the message."
His message fleetingly reminded me of the children's game "telephone". I giggled nervously and passed along the message. The knot in my stomach had formed a rock and I was beginning to feel nauseous. Not much longer.
Crack! A twig snapping nearby nearly made me scream, then I remembered vampires moved with silent steps. My heart was racing and my head was spinning. Where would they strike first? Would we be able to hold our own? Stop thinking! It's not going to help anything! I told myself, forcefully pushing my thoughts from my mind and focusing only on the known facts. Vampires are real. They are coming. We have to fight them. I might see Adam. He is one of them. If I see him, I have to kill him…
I caught a glimpse of movement and my breath caught in my throat. I grasped my wooden weapon in my hand, readying myself to strike. Breathe. Be steady. Don't think. I lectured myself, keeping my eyes open for any more movement.
Suddenly, I felt a harsh force slam into me from the left side. My body slammed into the ground, knocking all of the breath from my lungs. As I struggled to take in breath, I realized my attacker was crouching beside me, an evil glint in its eyes. It was waiting to strike again. I tightened my grip on my weapon and struggled to jump to my feet.
The vampire that had knocked me down was thankfully not Adam. It was a female- she had platinum-blonde hair, and eyes black as Onyx. Her snarl was blood- thirsty and vicious. I narrowed my eyes at her in a glare, trying to push aside my fear. I raised my weapon in preparation to strike.
She rushed at me, arms outstretched, and knocked me down a second time. I felt my stake go through her flesh, crunching into bone. I felt a rush of exhilaration- I had just staked my first vampire! Her snarls continued, as I pushed her off of me. No blood surrounded her stab wound, but I knew I had wounded her. Did wounds have any effect on them?
I stood over my victim, ripping my weapon from her flesh. When I pushed the stake through her heart, there was resistance and I had to double up my strength to push through. I knew I had succeeded the second time, as her Onyx eyes rolled back into her skull, showing only the whites and her vicious snarling ceased. I had killed my first vampire!
My glory was short- lived, as I had another assailant coming at me from my left. I took it out in quick order and leapt over it, joining the flailing masses of living and dead. I had no idea where Max or Clara were, and had no chance to search. I had to keep fighting. Vampires attacked from every direction with overwhelming speed and strength. Fear and anger pumped through my veins, giving me the extra boost I needed to keep from freezing up.
Vampires, it turned out, did have bodily fluids. When stabbed, they seeped a black, chunky gore that smelled like rotten eggs and death. It made me gag every time I took in breath. I quickly learned to breathe shallowly through my mouth to avoid unnecessary distraction. There was enough gore and disgustingness on the battlefield without my vomit.


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Sepp Blatter and Vladimir Putin will appear at the 2018 World Cup qualifying draw in St Petersburg today as Russia celebrates and FIFA tries to escape its ongoing troubles.
They will make the opening speeches at the event held in one of Mr Putin's favourite residences, the Konstantin Palace, originally built by Peter the Great.
They will formally meet earlier in the day on what is Blatter's first overseas trip since some of his closest colleagues were arrested pending extradition to the United States on FBI indictments.


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Don't Forget That You Love Me - LiquidDiamondTears
The airport is crowded with people. Their chatter harass my ears and so I tune them out. Their voices die down; they now hum like bees.
I gaze down at her, my daughter.
"Daddy," Mary says, "don't go."
"I have to, pumpkin," I say kneeling to her level. "But I'll be back, I always come back."
She looked up at me, her eyes dancing with sadness. I gave her a hug. When I looked up, Marissa was standing there.
"Good-bye, darling. Stay safe. We'll be waiting for you."
I kissed her cheek, memorizing the way it felt under my lips. If only I'd known that that was the last time I'd see my baby girl and my wife.
"Do you have everything?"
I laughed. "Yes, honey. I don't think I've forgotten anything."
"Don't forget that you love me," Mary said.
I smiled. "I love you. Now I have to catch my flight. I have to be at the World Trade Center by tomorrow morning."
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ReviewMy wife loves her Pilot. We purchased this vehicle with 67,000 miles. At 120,000 miles, we changed the front struts and the right axle. May have something to do with the 2 deer we hit. At 140,000 we had to replace 2 switches in the transmission and have had no problems with it at all since. We did change the timing and water pump at 175,000. Even though it was suggested at 100k. Over all we are well pleased with our purchase and are looking for 350,000 miles plus. Right now we are driving at 188,000 miles.
Best FeaturesThe DVD/Entertainment center is a great babysitter during extended trips. The fact that the seats fold down help my wife with her catering and wedding cake transport. Third row seating is also convenient with our extended rides. The Pilot is very easy to drive.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – With a win over the Northern Arizona University women's soccer team this afternoon, Oct. 16, Eastern Washington would have claimed sole possession of first place in the Big Sky standings. Not only did Head Coach Andre Luciano and the Lumberjacks hand the Eagles their first conference loss of the season and just second loss on the year, but they also broke EWU's impressive 10-game unbeaten streak. By a final score of 3-1, NAU moves to 6-7-3 overall including a 3-2-2 clip in the Big Sky. Eastern Washington drops to 10-2-3 overall and 4-1-2 in the Big Sky.
"I think our team was really mentally focused today in terms of trying to deny their key player Chloe Williams, who is a fantastic player," Luciano said. "We knew we wanted to play a certain way today. We had to use our bench and they stepped up in some really key moments. It's a team effort and a team sport. It was just a great, gutsy performance today."
Eastern Washington may have gotten a clean look at goal to start the afternoon in Lumberjack Stadium in the 10th minute of action, but it was all NAU from that point forward. Junior Adrian Nixt was the next to attempt a shot, but it wasn't until the 23rd minute she gave the 'Jacks a promising 1-0 lead. Freshman forward Heather Donais – now with a team-high five assists – set Nixt up for the score off a corner kick. With one more assist this season, Donais will crack NAU's Top 10 assists in a single season column.
As for Nixt, she still wasn't finished after one goal. She rang home her second goal of the afternoon to put the game away in the 89th minute off an assist from redshirt junior defender Missy Kettelkamp. The Portland, Ore. native now has eight goals and 17 points on the year, moving her career totals to 45 points and 19 goals. In NAU's all-time career points and goals standings, Nixt has worked her way up to a tie for sixth in career goals and a tie for eighth in career points.
"We knew we had to win today in order to keep our season alive," Nixt said. "It was a tough loss against them last year, so we knew we wanted to come out on the other side today. Everyone was prepared and we were able to get it all done together."
After Williams, Eastern Washington's all-time leading goal scorer, notched the equalizer in the 77th minute, it was senior forward Ali Lixandru who answered next for the Lumberjacks. Her goal in the 79th minute came off a pass from Lindsay Doyle, who now has eight points on the season behind Nixt. This was Lixandru's first goal of the 2016 campaign and second of her career.
The Eagles ended up out-shooting the Lumberjacks 13-9, yet NAU was more efficient in their attempts – a factor that has vastly improved from the beginning of the season. Junior goalkeeper Meghan Dickmann also came up with several critical saves this afternoon (Oct. 16).
In the 86th minute, EWU's power forward in Williams pounded a ball from deep right on target that Dickmann somehow managed to get her hands on and tip out. This shot would have tied the game 2-2. Dickmann finished with three saves and now has 62 this season. Her career total moves to 103 – ninth in the NAU all-time career saves list.
With a win over arguably the hottest team in the conference who hadn't lost a game in two months, the Lumberjacks' post-season hopes are far from diminished. This was also NAU's first win at home over the Eagles since 2011. Northern Arizona has just three Big Sky games remaining with two of them on the road this weekend at Idaho and Idaho State on Friday, Oct. 21 and Sunday, Oct. 23, respectively.


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Today the American bitch bloggers have outdone themselves. It's one thing to slander me and reprint downright lies about me, it's totally another to take a woman's story of her baby born with hydrops due to a brain infarct at 30 weeks (backed up by an MRI when baby was alive) and ridicule and debase it for sport. There seems no depth to the despicable hatred these heartless women stoop to just to entertain themselves. Their poison is disgusting and I can't imagine a single Obstetrician I know ever being so callous.
The South Australian Press are no better. I thought journalists were supposed to print the truth or at least some balance of it. I have NEVER taken a woman to hospital in a taxi(but the paper could make it their headline), nor have I ever taken a breech baby to the Lyll Mac and then stolen it from intensive care-they don't have an intensive care-. (I am pretty sure that printing that many lies in one article will make for an interesting case for us in the near future)
There was only one birth that went to this hospital. A woman who was labouring at home, when pushing there was some mec, both mother and baby were fine but she was advised to transfer to the hospital and she immediately agreed. Once there she was treated with respect by a friendly French Ob who, reinforcing that both she and the baby were fine, offered help with a focep birth. The woman accepted and this was done easily and without an episiotomy. Following this, the baby was birthed onto her chest with apgars of 9 and 9. There was no complaint from the woman when there was no delayed cord clamping or a very short stump and she readily gave her baby to the midwife and paed for examination. The baby did not have the halo band (band from this hospital that prevents you from leaving by sounding a buzzer) placed on at any time. The paed explained that babies are observed in the nursery but after going through the risks the woman fed her contented baby and signed the form to say she declined this. When everything was sorted she quietly left the hospital. (Oh and I wasn't there, not around the corner, not stealing babies just not involved with the transfer ) when she arrived back home(i was baby sitting ) We tucked her up with her baby and he fed well and settled. She was thrilled, with him, with the birth, with the respectful attitude of the hospital and to be home in her own bed. All was well for a few hours. Approx 4 hours later there was a knock on their door and Docs were at the door. They asked to come in a see the baby, They were readily let in to see mother and baby doing well. It was then they said they were there to remove the baby to the hospital. Confused and worried the partner asked them to wait outside. He called me and I immediately went to help. When I arrived the two women were outside, They confirmed they were going to take the baby and that they had called the police to gain entry unless they were immediately let in. I asked if it were possible to have a Doctor come to the house to examine the baby if they were worried. Once again they said they were just here to take the baby. I asked the mother to get dressed, however the workers said they only wanted the baby. I begged them to take the woman too. They rang their supervisor and after discussion begrudgingly agreed to take them mother and baby together.
On arriving at the hospital the baby was taken and all the observations done. Sats 100% heart rate and resps normal, temp normal. Great, can we go home? No the baby is now a ward of the court. Once this happens you have no rights to your baby at all. The paed then came along and a midwife held the baby down while he was screaming and they tried to take blood from each arm but failed, finally they took it from his foot. The mother was crying and I couldn't stop the tears from sliding down my cheeks. The father was visibly upset too. I asked quietly why were they doing this? Now 6 hours old with everything normal they were checking in case the baby got ill later. Unkown GBS status. The baby was given injections that the mother didn't want but had no right to refuse and a chest x ray ordered. (mec aspirate would surely have made the baby ill by now!!) after all this was finished NO TREATMENT was ever ordered. Overnight when the baby was fussy the midwife suggested formula. This mother is still feeding her other child and is an expert feeder, however she was afraid to refuse as they made it clear non compliance means the baby could be taken for 6 weeks.
At the morning paediatric round the baby was dischaged as he was perfectly healthy. Due to the court order however, the couple still couldn't take their baby home. Docs came later in the day, they had been considering applying to the court to take the baby for 6 weeks but if they signed a safety order then they could go as long as they followed it. When they asked if a lawyer could look at it, they were immediately told if they were doing that then it would go straight to court. They signed, anything so they could take their baby home.
The Health minister must know all this already, just as he must know that I have NEVER taken a woman to the hospital in a taxi. He chooses to feed the fire by telling the ABC that the baby was taken for treatment, lowering Matt and Dave to gutter press . The press frenzy of untruths are for political gain to silence the voices. It is a loosely kept secret that John Hill has been a voice of decent in the maternity reforms due to the homebirth community in SA. This way he can frighten women and birth workers from staying at home in case they get the same treatment and he can ruin me without ever having to lift a finger. Shouldn't this be investigated by the Health complaints commission?
I am surprised by John Hills discussion of the press complaints commission Surely he has breached some of these rules on confidential information. (there are many more too long to list)
"confidential information" includes—
(c) personal information about a complainant, health or community service user or health or community service provider under this Act;
(d) information the release of which would cause personal distress to a person;
(e) information provided on a confidential basis or otherwise affected by a requirement as to confidentiality;
They have raided my house so I no longer have a computer or a telephone, my husband can't carry on his business as they took his computer and the children can't do their school projects as they took their computer too. They have the power to prevent a grieving mother from being reunited with her baby. All for a political agenda, to scare and humilitate. I have not officially been accused of anything let alone charged but trial by media is far easier.


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Allfirst chairman Frank Bramble, 54, will get a £2m lump sum when he retires on June 1, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals. The payment revives controversy over whether AIB and Allfirst top managers escaped blame.
When the scale of Rusnak's losses, undetected over a five-year period, was revealed, there were calls for Bramble and Allfirst's chief executive, Susan Keating, to be fired. Both kept their jobs and, though Bramble's retirement was announced, AIB said it was unconnected to the currency debacle.
AIB fired six officials, including Rusnak's supervisors. Bramble (salary £507,000) would have been entitled to a £293,000 pension at 60. Allfirst has instead agreed to pay him £2m.
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Forbidden fruit is sweetest, or that's what they all say
So I thought I'd give it a try and went for some today
I didn't know just what to choose something firm and hard or what
So I thought I'd take a sample of everything they'd got.
There was some really hard ones, some were ripe and very sweet
But I chose one in the middle and it looked good enough to eat
I caressed it very gently and waited for it to please
I nearly didn't go through with it, I was really gonna tease.
My taste buds are not set for sweet they prefer something more savoury
But no I stuck to my guns but I want no awards for bravery
I took one that looked just right, its rich colour tempted me to bite
But have you ever bitten a persimmon, that isn't really ripe?
It sucks the moisture out of your mouth and covers you teeth in wool
Believe me you just try it; I am not giving you any bull.
Now for those that thought the fruit, would be some other man
Maybe that's on my 'to do' list, before I kick the can……….LOL
Shame on you all, for all your naughty thoughts
Especially for those of you, that can't keep it in their shorts
To all those that do struggle, to keep the forbidden fruit at bay
Just remember the persimmon and you will never rue the day.
Copyright © Mandy Tams The Golden Girl | Year Posted 2012
I tried to find a consolation
to my frustration
saying to myself that it's not a question of whether it's right or wrong, maybe it's just different. But this constant-reiteration is like a surgical interruption of the nerve tracts of my shrinking brain; once again I make a prefrontal leucotomy to myself just to avoid the cognizance of my reprehensible ignorance or my negligence
It's neither traditional or contemporary
nor proper or improper
it's just the prosaic practicality
of a pro-preposterous absurdity
But who am I trying to fool using pretentious and alliterated words?
How difficult is it to accept that I can't write a haiku?
I know it's unfair to quote out of context but when the master Issa said
"[...] try to forget all of the rules," he was wrong
I tried it before and I could only get unrhymed footles
The king of fruit, nah!
No metaphors until I could understand what "absolute or deep metaphor" means
To be or not to be a watermelon
No personification allowed
Watermelons rhymes with fellons, nah!
Those Watermelons...nah! No Caps
Oops! The kigo! The season word!
Easy: watermelons are the most popular summertime fruit!
The Kireji, my "cutting word" is typical of an IQ above 140: a knife!
My yuxtaposition: another geniality!
The watermelons are...are you ready?
The watermelons are yuxtaposed in a "pile"
side by side one upon the other, showing their differences
5,7,5: 17 syllables! 3 unrhymed lines without a title! I did it! With my own hands!
What a joy!
those watermelons
cost ten cents more than a knife
the fruit prices rise
I captured the precise moment in which "I" realized that the watermelons cost 10 cents more than a knife! Aha! An instance of apprehending the true nature of fruit prices to raise awareness and a recognition of its essence, which, in this case, is the watermelon scent. Also, as the way the economy is going, everybody can relate to it: a universal haiku!
Original focus/experience/clear images/perfect!
If somebody has the audacity to haikuticize ME, I can still play the card up in my sleeve:Creativity!
Creativity in arts: my undeniable power of unrestricted use to determine...whatever!
to transcend traditional ideas, rules, concepts, and whatever!
to create new forms: an 8-lines-Nonet, an unrhymed footle, a 17 syllables-Sonnet (Rubenserian), or whatever!
A Whaikutever!
I think I've created a new form...
I(Me)am so talented!
Copyright © Ruben O. | Year Posted 2012
in the sun
to long
The skin became the bark of a tree
the soul turning to brittle scars
for uncaring worlds to see.
my face
is a pile of
old owl bones
sewn into banks of midnight creeks...
even the plump, over ripened ones
no longer look at me...
but if their car was desert flat,
their oil grim reaper black
they'd paint a wormy, water colored smile...
slide it through my barbed wired heart
so long as I could spin the jack...
so I spin it until their potholes turn to satin-
in the sun
to long
the mind has smoothed over
like pebbles in Saturn rings..
a forgotten spice in the conversation of life
an hour later the word snuggles up to me
Tomorrow or forever( which ever comes first),
I'll stay wrapped inside
till my skin turns back to ivory
to an easter egg yesterday
to a time of bouncing ball and spinning jack,
when the mind was a great silky nest...
the face a flowered meadow place
where watercolors swirled all day,
the heart worms kept at bay.
I'll stay hidden within the weeds,
till the jewels of memories soothe
every scar - every stripe,
the molten knots of cruelty,
till the sweetened fruit reclaims the tree.
until then only my curtains breathe...
...stayed in the sun
to long
Copyright © Anthony Slausen | Year Posted 2013
Before the days when man first sinned
Angels traveled upon the wind
Everything magic shone in the night
Fairies fluttered, wings shining bright
Eve was perfect with long flowing hair
Sensuous body, delightfuly bare
Adam's body strong, he was a sight
They played by day and made love at night
Everything perfect, living in the trees
Yet trouble called upon a gentle breeze
The serpent said taste, this fruit so grand
Eve so entranced, she ate from his hand
She saved fruit for Adam, he took a bite
The garden went dark, no more magic light
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Written September 9th, 2013
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Copyright © Richard Lamoureux | Year Posted 2013
luscious fruit of the tropics
sphere-shaped, tapered, oval-faced
beneath the sun dripping yellow;
tangy as the taste of a kiss braised
by mouths that crave for its moist
sweet marrow... peeled
from its curved bodice; sucked
juice trickles from the canvas
of skin lingering from the very stem
that dangles and anchors the nape
for a voluptuous season of wild
forest heat: sliced, striped , tasted
by love's scent—the pulp bits ooze—like
varnished ochre that unravels the golden
blooms beside it ,filling hungry vessels
of tongues: the melting ankle of husk
peels slowly as wedges ripen to expose
the bulbous tunnels of a seed in a burst of aurora...
a mango like this lives inside our
own season, succulent as earth's cream
relishing every drool of caressed,
passionate noon in flushed amber sensation.
Colourful Verse: Charlotte Puddifoot
4/ 14/2014
Copyright © nette onclaud | Year Posted 2014
An apple is Red,
I like eating bread,
Banana is yellow,
I am jolly fellow,
Pear is green,
I am neat and clean,
Coconut is brown,
I am little clown,
All fruits are nice,
They make us healthy and wise!!
Copyright © Neha batra | Year Posted 2016
~Pineapple Pizza~
(Double American Diamante )
It's delicious
Just have some
With lots of mushrooms
Red green peppers
Ham add
Pineapple slices
Bring to table
Share with family friends
Have two slices
For you
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
Copyright © Dorian Petersen Potter | Year Posted 2015
grapes for the best wine
fresh from the richest vineyard
blessed on the altar
grapes for the best wine
fresh from the richest vineyard
connoisseur's best choice
grapes for the best wine
fresh from the richest vineyard
difficult to spurn
grapes for the best wine
fresh from the richest vineyard
highlights on feast time
May 17,2013
Note: Originally, I wrote four haiku; but I entered only three in the contest.
Prize: A book of poem by poet Alfred Vassallo entitled, In Search of Crazed Love
Copyright © Galeo DS | Year Posted 2013
O dried up leaf lying there on the ground
Fallen from the top of a sturdy tree
Where you viewed everything that was around
While you bathed in the sunshine's glory
You manufactured food from the sunlight
And together with the help of the roots
Faithfully nourished your parent just right
Creating a sturdy tree bearing fruits
In spring and summer you wore brilliant green
And supplied shade to others from the sun
In autumn you became more colourful
and before winter dropped off one by one
Even now as you lay there on the dirt
Nature must move on in its cyclic line
You shall soon become a part of the earth
And become food for others of your kind
iambic pentameter
Copyright © john beharry | Year Posted 2014
I feel helpless I dont know where to start,
you are one of my four beating hearts,
the second beauty I brought into this world,
I can only watch from a distance,
from the barrier you set to others,
I feel the need to wonder because I feel helpless,
its fear that sets my weakness for you ,
a fear that has hit like a tidal wave I feel helpless,
you seem so alone and I dont know why,
I watch you ....emoitionless and I just want to cry I feel helpless,
it's a world of mental illness I could never understand,
it's a weakness always judged even at my own hand,
But now I see you suffer harder and harder days,
with no way of hepling I feel helpless,
My second born daughter so beautiful and strong,
for all you go through and your days still go on,
you wake day by day and you hold ur hands high,
to the reason you stay in this world,
I can only be glad you think of me that way because I feel helpless.
Copyright © Chantelle Rostoll | Year Posted 2014
Closer closer now
Just a touch to the lips dear
Cherry flavor kiss
A little touch love
Delightful fruit 'on tongue
Cherry favorite
For the contest:
A Fruit Kiss
Copyright © Sara Kendrick | Year Posted 2011
Me and Sweetie pickin' apples -
Ones for making pies we find.
While my Sweetie climbs the ladder,
I stand watching from behind.
In his levis he's a cutie,
plucking apples from the tree.
Meanwhile, I admire his booty
since he's faced away from me!
Apple pickin' time is nice,
but what we've gathered will suffice.
Me and Sweetie think alike -
We need to add a little spice!
Me and Sweetie pickin' apples -
Ones for making pies we find.
While my Sweetie climbs the ladder,
I stand watching from behind.
Underneath this autumn sun
I'm so glad I have my guy.
Apple pickin' time is done.
I'm ready for my sweetie pie!
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2013
Eve presents the fruit, the forbidden fruit
A special unknown fruit from that one tree
A fruit that God said one should never eat
Then the snake came to shower the fruit free
Nothing bad, he says, will come from eating
God didn't want the power to be known
The snake explained that they would be as God
Satan showed his ploy so well, he has sown
We took the fruit and ate it and life changed
We now have knowledge, of good and evil
Pain and hatred also came along too
All that is bad sure did come to reveal
God cursed the snake, that of the devil's tool
But we must carry our sin for all time
The curse from the first bite that we did eat
And it wasn't worth the pain we aligned
God was quite disappointed with humans
Hating to give us our just punishment
But we were now found walking with figs on
Ashamed of not doing God's commandment
To this day we are filled with sin each day
Starting right from the first couple's mistake
Now we must wallow inside their bad choice
Suffering the punishment we did make
Russell Sivey
Copyright © Russell Sivey | Year Posted 2013
purple gold
payday on Friday
migrants' plainsong
Copyright © Reason A. Poteet | Year Posted 2013
She found him in the yellow pages.
"Do you sell pecans?"
"Yes Ma'am, we do."
"I make a killer pecan pie,
how 'bout a trade?"
"You've got a deal."
"I have two,
still warm from the oven."
"I'll take both."
She delivered the pies,
purchased oranges, plums,
pineapple and grapefruit.
She bundled out, arms loaded
with fruit, and all the pecans
previously displayed on his counter.
His voice followed her to the car,
"My favorite is coconut cream,
still warm from the oven."
Copyright © Cona Adams | Year Posted 2014
And Eve who had never been ashamed of her nakedness,
Who had never had a single fear,
Now knew all the evils that would come into this world,
The poison of the fruit had opened her eyes,
She could seperate neither Good or Truth,
From Wickedness and Lies;
And she loathed her body,
She feared the thought it might give to men,
She knew not the power that it held,
She knew not that her flesh was sacred,
She felt ashamed of her skin,
Seeing that the world would crave perfection,
And knowing not that she was already perfect,
And so she tried to hide,
She covered wounds that were not yet made,
And wept for her daughters yet unborn,
Who would suffer crimes against them that were so wicked it made her skin crawl,
Her soul came alive with the pain,
And it burned as she wept.
Copyright © Jay Loveless | Year Posted 2015
The church we sought to find a home in no longer exist.
Our courage is strong, our future belongs to temptation consisting sin.
Woods cut and gathered with selfless labor shall provide us a ship.
This is where I realized that Noah was wrong let the story begin....
The bible has been written by other humans and not by god himself,
If that were the case this place we call earth would surely be squashed by his thumb:
If Noah was chosen by the lord himself why wasn't there taken a vote.
Only those true to the cause, who never broken a law are the only ones who can travel afloat.
If you ask me workers with skills, hunters, doctors, and authors had to be put on the boat.
Waves. collided with storm, some fell overboard, and disease killing the most.
This was not a story written down in the bible, it was clearly a religious joke.
Finally a sigh, purely blue sky. God questioned himself an said this must be why.
After the glory of Independence wore off,
cold came with hunger, sickness with coughs.
Prolonged by sinister thoughts.
Tundra frozen softened, by mayflower drops.
Searching for freedom of religion has fueled actions of the devil himself.
Natives survived years beyond measure and offered to help.
Simple measures of using world greatest treasures,
are kind to share if all is replenished.
Rivers provide water to fish, drink, and refresh.
All mother earth asks is to be shared and respected.
In the name of any religion, sins are forgiven
mothers love fathers, and together form children.
God is good, life can be better.
jesus sacrificed his life for happiness of others.
Where did it all go wrong?
Copyright © Gerald Moise | Year Posted 2016
It was a sight that I could not forsee
Ambushed by my own men at morning hour
Hands tight with cord and naked from the waist
A mean air on the Bounty blew unkind
It was the troubled wind of mutiny
My men, whose morals all have been erased
Once officers, now Pirates inward-out
Reached for the Bounty as a gang of thieves
Abused and overturned by thine own dogs
If only that thy men were proud Marines
His Majesties Ship was all but a voyage
To Tahiti where the breadfruit lay
Our mission was to gather in abundance
Thy fruit as diet for the English slaves
Yet as for fruit, my men did taste the women
How beautiful the native women were
In all compare, the beauty of a Goddess
From skin to tone one also could compare
Her beauty to her Island, a paradise
'Twas something in the air of that fine land
That made savages of my poor pale men
With every fruit aboard the ship to sea
But of themselves, themselves rather not leave
Yet off we sailed, and carelesness carressed
Uncomfort in the head and shoulders of men
Which are ye stubborn fools, cowards or clowns?
Yes from my tongue my words did lash a whip
Upon scoundrels of little self-esteem
Art thy mind but a pyramid of mold?
Again, to officers I raised the question
Are ye capable of morality?
What ounce of Navy blood dost ye concur?
Must curiosity outweigh thy wit?
Where art thou mothers breast, you babe of fools?
Ye brains, the size of grapes and tasteless wine
It seems to me thou intellect is ill
Not once did I not discipline untruth
To say my words of truth, an sharp-edged sword
Did strike my men again, again, and again
Without truth we are fools and prisoners
Compared to other Captains, I was mild
For these men did not realize in themselves
Their duties, yet beguiled by their desires
'Twas like a clockwork orange of secrecy
A little rum and brand of mutiny
That caused this plan of treason to incur
And in my cabin did my rascals storm
Seizing that I may not utter a sound
Forcing me on to deck, my mutineers
This officer Pirate scorn, Fletcher Christian
Whose own words..."I'm in hell, I am in hell"
Now forcing me onto the Bounties launch
A twenty-three foot boat, in seconds 'twas
Overloaded with eighteen loyal men
Against the waves that wanted us to drown
And many storms whose plans were our demise
Against all odds, an underprovisioned boat
Beyond the verge of probability
Unsound skiff through such dangerous a sea
A subsequent quest three thousand miles and more
Did I return unto the English shores
To thine Judges, is court martial the question?
Do pardon me for thine loss of the Bounty
Copyright © Johnny Sumler | Year Posted 2011
Obsessive Orange
Ethereal glow beckoned from the skies of Saville,
passionately ripening the luscious fruit in the grove.
After a bitter feud, Sunny obsessed over every acre.
Unable to stand the acidity in her pith, he returned to the citrus trees
where he worked, his mind preoccupied by her zesty perfume
and juicy, lascivious flavour. He wanted to peel the clothes
from his tawny skin and hold her with that tenacious grip.
Her desire grew plump, blood red, and perfect for picking. He
wanted to taste her every segment, devour her endless pulp,
squeeze her firmness, to ensure her flawlessly timed harvest.
And as the imperial sun set on the ochre valley,
he cordially consumed his sweet succulent orange...
bitterness begotten before bed.
Inspired by United Colours: Orange Contest
Sponsored by Silent One
18th April 2016
Nicola Byrne
Copyright © Nicola Byrne | Year Posted 2016
One individual called "she" stepped into the sheets of a life story
Sheets that used to be occupied
She walked back and stopped at a chapter which tell the story of an obsolete chamber
A space which stands for behalf of the memory and wounds
A diorama played by shadow
A story with no beginning nor end
They've been there with decent backgrounds and decent light spectrum but called gray
The view was frozen, the chatter was muted, and that feels fell into the melancholy
Those with the outstretched hands which too high to be reached
Those with the self existence but too blind to be seen
They abandoned as a figure of reserves without knowing the essence of a solace
And that individual creature went on her way back to the labyrinth of time
This time someone seized by the story of a root baste
Those roots were heart in shape and the hue carved a warmth, but once howled a bitterness
This chapter tells the story of a lush tree with the fruit of love
Fruits that contain the complexity of love, passion and a place to berth
And the fruit of love revealed its story to someone
Those who hide behind their false mannerism had carved their name on her shoulder
Those who have offered their hearts and bent on their knees
Those who play fire in a lust, fell into a seek
But the love that she wants still unable to cover the part of this story
From the fruit of love to the sheet's of light
This chapter tells the story of an old house with extensive bed of flowers
This house represented the aesthetics, peace and harmony
A house which brings relief, spaciousness and joy
In that house she knelt, release all her mess
To the house the journey was anchored
In every sketches that have been through
None could live without the presence of others too
Obsolete chamber, lush love tree, beautiful bed flowered old house
Those who were involved in each story of the bulkhead of life
Those who were crawling along and came from different angles of infinity
Those who were instantly filled the pieces of shoot and became the shoot
They are the perfect gift for the imperfect souls
Not as a complement nor as a reserves
Yet as the major part of the heartwarming life story
Copyright © Yanny Widjanarko | Year Posted 2012
(AKA - "Becca Baked My Birthday Cake")
Surprise! Strawberry scents permeated the air.
Mountains of creamy pink lured fingertips.
Bewitching chocolate with fresh fruit inside,
Luscious and succulent tempted watery lips.
Enlivened young children could hardly wait.
Tiny little fingers did not hesitate.
Dipping in the icing, a lip-smacking delight.
To tell you the truth, neither could I wait.
Fluffy and moist, strawberry infused confection.
Delightfully melted on the first tasting tongue.
Four layers baked had delicately arisen.
Delectably glazed before delicious had sprung.
It was that yummy year, and homemade birthday cake,
She showed me through baking how her love pierced my heart.
Fresh fruit decorated cake with special designs.
Chocolate dipped strawberry delight, her loves' impart!
Copyright © Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen | Year Posted 2010
We said our goodbyes in June,
and the months since blur into mist.
At unexpected moments, awareness
of loss hits; tears spill unbidden.
Family gathering, Christmas Eve
as usual . . . minus one.
We quietly exchanged gifts,
found flowers from her funeral
crafted into hand-made jewelry,
kaleidoscopes, treasured mementoes.
I cooked grapes today, dark muscadines.
I extracted seeds and peelings,
and measured life-sustaining juice
through the metal funnel she used
from the day of her marriage.
It came to me dented and bent,
like her body had been at 93.
I still taste those fresh-from-the-oven
chocolate rolls after school,
garden tomatoes warmed by the sun,
hot biscuits with apple jelly,
squeezed from the peelings after
she baked crisp slices in cinnamon-rich pie.
I'm glad I didn't know then,
about being allergic to Cinnamon.
Rachel, sweetest looking peach on such a high branch
A teasing sway in her round hips, full of undiluted
gorgeous femininity
Eyes as blue as sky and a voice that is felt all over,
more like a warm breeze than sound
Aesop might recommend the lesson of the sour grapes,
but his Greek eyes never saw such a perfect
northern beauty as Rachel. He would have to
eat his words and tell his tale in reverse; how this unreachable
treasure made all the low hanging fruit taste sour
Copyright © Yort Watson | Year Posted 2014
Who was this white haired Claus
With rabbit teeth?
Carrying a ton of peanuts
For all to eat.
Dragged in a sleigh pulled
By Agnew and Nixon,
Who ran right beside
Donnar and Blitzen?
He circled Camp David,
A fast fly by;
With lox and bagels for
the Jewish guys.
A carpenters' pencil
Was poised by his ear,
And boxes of nails dangled,
From the gear in the rear.
Why! Its Jolly Ole Carter Claus
Draped in menorahs.
Handing out home plans to
the Arab before us.
Visions of world peace
Danced in his head;
As, he flew straight to Afghanistan
'Fore noggin hit bed.
When down from the sky
In the form of deer dung,
Fell fruit tree seeds
Too be sown in the sun.
And, as CarterClaus' whip cracked
O'er Nixon's ear,
As Agnew blanched,
His eyes filling with tears.
Droplets hit sand with
A plop and a splatter
'Pon the fruit tree seeds with
Nary a clatter.
The desert grew green;
Trees sprouted and grew;
Hearts filled with wonder,
Bellies with stew.
Homes were rebuilt,
as before the fall,
Cook fires were lit.
Children grew tall.
And Ole Carter Claus
Flew home in a daze.
Passing out sandwiches
That Roslyn had made.
Copyright © Debbie Guzzi | Year Posted 2008
I wonder if God hates cowards, for
My sins mushroom near Satan's apple
I live and die in my own filth
No human or angel treads
Near my Mandragora hub
Its narcotism excites my senses
Uncotrollable erotic desires
Grip me in its poisonous beauty
I surfeit in my inhumane pleasures
No saviour can save me
From my aphrodisiac pleasures
The spell I cast on all trespassers
To join me in my hell
Whether now or later, I'll trap you
Whether now or later, I'll trap you
April 21, 2016
For Rob Carmack
Inspired by Tom Hawks' song, 'God Hates Cowards'
Mandrakes/ Satan's apple are the fruit of the Mandragora . The plant is known as an aphrodisiac.
Copyright © Balveen Cheema | Year Posted 2016


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a. This mainland man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for 'inciting subversion of state power'. He co-wrote the Charter 08 proposal a year ago. It called for more civil liberties, the rule of law and an end to one-party rule. He also published pro-democracy articles online. His lawyer said he was just using his right to free speech, which is protected under mainland law.
b. This young man has become an internet folk hero after managing to evade police since 2008. Dubbed the 'Barefoot Bandit' because he throws off his shoes just before running, he is wanted for burglary, and in connection with armed robbery and stealing and crashing two planes. His mother said: 'I hope ... he stole those planes - I would be so proud.'
c. This young Australian sailor has marked her 70th day at sea in her solo round-the-world effort. She has travelled 8,000 nautical miles since leaving Sydney on her pink yacht on October 18. She is trying to become the youngest person to sail unassisted around the world. She has yet to face any sort of big storm but has been facing some huge swells and strong winds in the Southern Ocean.
d. This woman caused a stir in Rome on December 24. She jumped over the barriers and knocked the Pope to the ground during midnight mass at St Peter's Basilica. She said she wanted to tell the Pope to help the weak people in the world. Apparently she did the same thing last year. During the fracas, French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray broke his hip and needed surgery.
e. This young Australian musician died in Hong Kong after taking drugs. He and his friend snorted an unknown cocktail of drugs at the Kimberley Hotel last weekend. He was part of a youth orchestra which was due to perform in Hong Kong for the first time. His friend, who also took the drugs which they got from a doorman at a night club, recovered and is back in Australia.
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UK Royal Navy Realises MHC Sweep Capability
Launched and recovered from a "Hunt" class MCMV, ARCIMS can be remotely-operated from shore with the minimum of support.
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Stefan Nitschke, Bonn (Germany) 29 July 2015 - The Royal Navy is addressing an autonomous minesweeping capability to defeat sea-mines whilst reducing risks to service personnel. ATLAS Elektronik UK (AEUK) has been selected by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver a prototype Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV)-based minesweeping system under the first phase of the Royal Navy's Mine Countermeasures and Hydrographic Capability (MHC) Sweep Capability project. It is intended to provide Britain's Navy with an influence minesweeping capability, certainly filling in the gap left by acoustic and magnetic influence sweeps that were retired in 2005. They were described by industry sources as "obsolescent".
The MoD's Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation laid out a requirement for a prime contractor to develop, manufacture, demonstrate, and support a USV-based multi-influence minesweeping capability in June 2014. The new system would be deployed from "Hunt" class mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs).
On 6 March 2015, DE&S awarded AEUK to develop the USV-based minesweeping system, which, according to the company's Managing Director Antoni Mazur, is another significant milestone for the company as it continues to expand its business. DE&S selected AEUK ahead of a rival bid from Ultra Electronics that was teaming with THALES UK and ASV. AEUK representatives told NAVAL FORCES at UDT 2015 in Rotterdam that its MHC Sweep Capability bid is based on the ARCIMS (Atlas Remote Capability Integrated Mission Suite) remote MCM system that will be able to detect and counter underwater mine threats, as well as detonating and neutralising them in a controlled manner.
The technology developed by AEUK will eliminate the risk to human life due to undersea mines. Philip Dunne MP, Minister of State for Defence Procurement, said: "It [...] represents an important development in the Royal Navy's ability to exploit its international expertise in Maritime Minesweeping and to advance its capabilities in the emerging world of maritime autonomous systems."
As noted in AEUK's fact sheet, ARCIMS functions as a toolbox of capabilities for multi-influence minesweeping, mine hunting, and other operations. The company noted that it was developed as a private venture. The 11m long, glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) craft manufactured by ICE Marine will be able to conduct manned or fully autonomous mission module operations, including launch and recovery of off-board systems. The latter will be provided by Babcock, in addition to an operational training package and platform system integration. BAE Systems will integrate the system within its NAUTIS command system that is installed on all of the "Hunt" class MCMVs.
ARCIMS' Sweep Mission Module is a fully-containerised package consisting of towed sweeps for acoustic, electric, and magnetic influences. The module is suitable for transportation by road, sea, and air. Also included in the package are launch-and-recovery arrangements, and a Reconnaissance Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Hangar (RUUVH), of which the latter will be installed on selected MCMVs.
Phased Development Process
According to the contract awarded by DE&S, development work by AEUK is split into three blocks:
Block 1, for which AEUK is now under contract, covering the design and construction of a prototype sweep system (followed by full acceptance and demonstration in a portable mode);
Block 2 envisaging the integration of the prototype sweep system into a "Hunt" class MCMV (followed by full acceptance testing and demonstration of the "Hunt"-based system); and
Block 3, encompassing the supply of follow-on systems to the same design. The latter also will incorporate any changes necessary to achieve full acceptance of the prototype.
AEUK said current planning assumes options for the manufacture of up to four USV-based minesweeping systems and RUUVHs.


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Master of Arts in Dance Education: Teaching Dance in the Professions and ABT Ballet Pedagogy Certificate
Full-time only
Start Date:
Application Deadline:
January 6
A partnership between the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) and NYU Steinhardt, this master's program combines ballet pedagogy, research, and arts management coursework with master classes in ballet technique. Build on your background as an accomplished ballet dancer and prepare for a career as a dance educator in private studios, conservatories, company schools, and community settings. You'll receive an MA in Teaching Dance in the Professions as well as teaching certification in Pre-Primary through Level 7 and Partnering in ABT's National Training Curriculum.
Also available are degrees that offer initial teaching certification, professional certification, a non-certification option without the ABT certificate, and a dual MA/MFA.
What you'll learn
- How to examine dance through a pedagogic lens to select and apply teaching and learning processes appropriate to various settings and populations
- How to critically evaluate, review, and put into practice varying educational models in order to develop your own teaching philosophies and skills
- How to research methods to examine existing bases of information and create new knowledge in the field
- A complete understanding of the use of the biomechanics of movement, artistic imagery, and the development of students on professional and recreational tracks of study
See the curriculum and degree requirements for this program.
How you'll learn
Courses in Research, Pedagogy, Arts Administration, and Electives
The curriculum is designed to be completed in three semesters of full-time study, and includes core classes in research and dance pedagogy, coursework in ABT ballet pedagogy, and guided electives. Pedagogy and research are complemented with an arts management course, helping to prepare you for employment in multiple settings. The culminating project of this track is a curriculum plan or research project.
Extensive Pedagogical Study with ABT Master Teachers
The dance teaching aspect of this graduate curriculum is taught by ABT master teachers who emphasize the development of the ballet dancer. You'll examine the study of ballet technique from research-informed teachers including:
- Sascha Radetsky, Director, ABT/NYU Master's Program
- Meghan Love, National Training Curriculum and ABT/NYU Program Manager
- Julie Daugherty, ABT Physical Therapist
- Guest faculty from American Ballet Theatre, the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, and NYU
Fieldwork That Fosters Professional and Artistic Connections
Through Integrated fieldwork studies, you'll cultivate professional networks in the dance capital of the world, while visiting exemplary artistry, teaching, and learning venues in New York City.
How to apply and audition
Acceptance to the program is by application and audition. The audition will include a 90-minute technique class taught by ABT Artistic staff, followed by individual interviews with NYU and ABT faculty. Appropriate ballet attire is required. See more information on auditions.
Prospective students must have already attained an advanced level of ballet training and must be able to:
- Concentrate and be physically engaged in studio work
- Execute ballet-based movements that require an understanding of correct turnout, the ability to extend and stretch, bending and straightening the knees, balancing, jumping, and turning
- Follow and respond to verbal instructions
- Demonstrate physical familiarity with ballet vocabulary
- Possess a level of endurance, strength, and flexibility to demonstrate technique and artistic imagery
- Possess the emotional maturity to adapt to different intellectual and artistic environments and the uncertainty and stresses of the teaching and artistic professions
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"Frontbenchers are expressing private fears that Miliband is not a winner" says your lead story (Labour election anxiety grows, 21 June). When it's in the paper, it's perplexing to understand what "private" means. What it stands for, of course, is "unattributably", and then a more significant question arises: why so? How many frontbenchers voiced these "fears"? Are they known malcontents or leadership aspirants? Are they spreading propaganda and, if so, to what end? Why don't they speak on the record? What do they hope to achieve by giving the Guardian capricious gossip that is clearly damaging to Labour? What is the point of dragging David Miliband's name back into the mix? I bet someone in the coalition could be found to suggest that the Tories would have done better under David Davis – and if so, why isn't the Guardian reporting that too?
All this is predicated on opinion poll findings. Throughout the coalition's existence, opinion polls and actual votes have told different narratives. Until the balance became distorted this year by the rise of Ukip, Labour consistently led the Tories by 10 percentage points in actual ballots, but the press, including the Guardian, have decried Labour's prospects in 2015 for the duration of this administration. Around a year before the 1979 general election, Margaret Thatcher ran significantly behind her party in opinion polls and was 20 percentage points adrift of Jim Callaghan in approval ratings. On the very night of the 1992 general election, exit polls anticipated a win for Labour, and on the night of the elections in the US in 2004, Bob Worcester called it for John Kerry. All this speculation merely distorts and makes the media look unreliable.
W Stephen Gilbert
Corsham, Wiltshire
• Ed Miliband may not be a "great communicator" but he has other qualities. I'm sure I'm not alone in fearing that some of those speaking to the press see style as more important than substance – after all, they were brought up on Peter Mandelson's red rose and Alastair Campbell's news management. Why else do they persist in suggesting that his brother David, neither a parliamentarian nor domiciled in this country, would make a better leader? Like many electors I don't worry about Ed's adenoids or the bacon sandwich routine, but I do find it more worrying that he hasn't acted decisively to root out those who are still fighting the last leadership election, under cover of concern about the outcome of next year's election. How about a night of the long knives, Ed? Too many of the shadow cabinet are doing too little to secure a win and should ship out, get themselves a contract to write a column or offer analysis on a TV sofa, and make space at the table for people with a passion for principles not personalities.
Les Bright
Exeter, Devon
• May I just caution Labour MPs with goldfish memories that David Miliband was tainted by his knowledge of rendition? No one who remembers Iraq would ever vote for him. As for Peter Mandelson and other Blairites, please remember that even the great Desmond Tutu has referred to Blair is a war criminal, and do us all a favour and shut up.
It is painful to remember being excited by Tony Blair's first election, but he won power because he persuaded us his "third way" would work. We were not to know it was another neoliberal scam. Ed Miliband does not have to be pretty to win – he has to have the right ideas. But he's too wary to speak yet because of the vicious media.
No party has its original constituency, except the Tory squire rump. Our huge old industrial base has gone. Labour's natural constituency now is desperate about climate change, to save our society and earn our right to survive. If young, they fear for their children; if old, for their grandchildren. It's Ed's choice whether he comes out for us all or not. Green and sustainable is the only tale in town to tell. No one will vote for more fiddling while the world burns.
Olivia Byard
Witney, Oxfordshire
• "Ed Miliband is to be told ... that he will have to resign as leader if he loses the next election." Why wait? Surely after the election is shutting the proverbial stable door after the entire Grand National starting grid has reached the final furlong?
My second astonishment is the assertion that "personality, not policy, may be stumbling block to hopes of winning general election" (Miliband's challenge: how to win over voters and not look like Neil Kinnock, 21 June). Personality is 90% of it, in spite of what commentators habitually argue. This can be the only logical conclusion – as Labour's policies are now dazzlingly similar to the Tories'. I'm a Labour supporter, yet find it tough to watch Miliband speak for longer than about a minute. It took the party grindingly long to wake up to the Kinnock effect. Labour changing its policies under Miliband would just waste more time. He's painful – forget about policy.
Nigel Pollitt
• What is the Guardian's agenda? You effectively rubbished Gordon Brown before the last election and now you seem bent on destroying Ed Miliband. This steady negative portrayal will be very hard to overcome and may well push the Labour party into losing the next election. Hasn't the Guardian done enough damage to centre-left parties? Please stop!
Jean Fildes
Birch Vale, Derbyshire
• Loyalty can be a wonderful thing, unless it overwhelms reason with belief. The pro- and anti-Miliband campaigns documented in your pages over the past week highlight both tendencies, to the detriment of the Labour party and the hopes of anyone who wants to see the coalition annihilated at the polls next May. This is not going happen for as long as Miliband's acolytes confuse the desire for "change" with the means of achieving it. Instead, we are confronted with kamikazes on Kool-Aid, prepared to self-destruct in the interests of loyalty to the wrong leader rather than draw their daggers in order to have a chance of saving themselves – and many of the rest of us.
Gavin Greenwood
• One would have thought the Labour party would have learned something from Blair's first election wins – a united front. Instead, it's back to the good old days, when, if they were not shooting themselves in the foot, they were stabbing themselves in the back.
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chiesa = church, chiese = churches
Change the 'ca' to a 'che' to make it plural:
banca = bank, banche = banks
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| mu149 chapter 1 . 6/29/2010
o_O Wait a moment! Does Raenef V give out private lessons?
| Miztical-Dragon chapter 1 . 1/31/2010
lawlz. wow... lol first story for demon diaries where Raneaf was the one taking Eclipse lol... great story!
| redSky27 chapter 1 . 12/16/2009
seme!Raenefv! Kya! Luv this loads~ thx for sharing!
| sylc chapter 1 . 12/13/2009
Oh, gosh, this was such an amazingly sexy story. Beautifully and so sensually and darkly written. I loved and savoured every moment of it. Your submissive Eclipse is so well and deliciously characterised. Thank you for such a wonderful, sexy, and memorable read.
| Injection Of Love chapter 1 . 5/15/2009
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i thought this was very true to form on what it would be like if you had this power and there was that much of and under currant in the relationship. i could really see it happening. the only thing i would have changed is i would have dragged it out longer (the mind games i mean) but i am kinda funny that way. this is my first review and i hope to find your next fix. i just got online two days ago. thanks for making me smile. good luck with new stuff.
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O.O whoa evil Raenef...very evil me likey XDD i loved it realy cool woot woot.
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OHMYGOSHNESS! *faints* THAT WAS SO AWESOME! I have to admit, evil Raenef is so much more versatile than normal, innocent Reanef, who could NEVER think up something like this. And it's INCREDIBLE! This is really your first lemon? Lucky! I can't write lemon for anything, and my other account got deleted, soo . . . where was I going with this? OH YES! Excellent fic, I LOVED it! *huggles*
| XO'MagickMoon'OX chapter 1 . 12/12/2005
*drools* Whoa that was hott. God, I *love* submissive Eclipse ... and badass Raenef ... very original, using his *new* character instead of the sweet, innocent, little Demon Lord we all know and love. Beautifully written, too! Not too crude, and lots of yummy ... erm ... sound effects? Yeah, that works.
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I read you're LD fic and thought it was great, so I looked to see your other works. This was...teasing...I liked it. I read some of the other reviews and I think it'd be great if you wrote a sequel where Raenef turns goody-goody and remembers. Wonder what would happen then. Great job.
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By pressing his middle fingers into his palm with his other fingers stretched out, Jako can reveal special spray cannons built into his wrists. These cannons can "liquidise" his chakra and then shape it into weapons such as whips or swords. He can shoot liquid balls that can bind the opponent or stick them together with their ally, which prevents them from forming hand seals. He can shoot it at such high pressure that it can even shatter rocks. The substance is so durable that even when consecutively struck with a solid gold statue, it didn't break. It lasts two to three days before it crumbles. Jako claims that it was because he was such a foul person that his chakra had turned into what it was.
- Jako's chakra liquid appears to be derived from Spider-Man's spider webbing, even mimicking the hand gesture Spider-Man uses when Jako activates the technique.


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About time
There was a huge feild surrounded by trees, lanterns hung from poles, tents and strings around a huge gazeebo. There were houses scattered across the feild that couldn't have thatmany rooms in and as I looked up at the surrounding trees I saw more houses built on the great branches. I had no desire to go any further as I began to hear loud voices coming from the gazeebo not to far away. I knew I had to go into the feild, it was my only option, besides facing Collin or other animals that would have me as a midnight snack.
I took a step into the feild and exhaled, quietly making my way to the gazeebo. I hid in a bush next to it and listened.
"Quiet please, I'm as annoied as any of you but we need to wait"
"We have been! Our patience is wearing thin!"
"Will you please stop complaining, you sound like a bunch of children. Remember the story, we can't rush it and it's out of our hands anyway-"
I was grabbed from behind, I turned my head to see the figures of two men. I kicked and wriggled, I even tried to do that thing I did to Collin but it didn't work, these guys were either insanely strong or could cope with pain. "Let go!"
They dragged me into the gazeebo to face the noisy crowd. I met the eyes of a boy with blonde hair and blue yes, his hair was tied in a short ponytail and I saw his amused yet irritated expression "It's about time you got here"


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Heart Healthy Pasta Sauce
Low Fat Recipe
This makes up a hearty Heart Healthy Pasta Sauce with its onion, garlic, soy crumbles, tomatoes, zucchini, pasta and parsley.
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
12 ounces frozen soy crumbles *
2 14.5-oz. cans cut tomatoes
2 cups zucchini, cut into 1/2 x 1/2 x 2-inch strips
1/4 cup dry red wine
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
12 ounces soy or regular pasta
2 tablespoons minced parsley
Recipe Directions
In large saucepan, saute onion, mushrooms and garlic in vegetable oil until onion is tender. Add soy crumbles, tomatoes, zucchini, wine and seasonings; bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 to 30 minutes or until sauce thickens. Cook pasta according to package directions. Serve sauce over pasta. Garnish with parsley.
Recipe Notes
*Look for soy crumbles in the frozen food section.
Serving tip: Serve with reduced or non-fat Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Nutrition Information
Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories: 200; Protein: 15.5g; Fat: 5.8g; Carbohydrate: 27.8g; Cholesterol: 19mg; Fiber: 5.5g; Sodium: 426mg
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Observed: 19th April 2013 By: Peat
Added: 22nd April 2013
Apologies for the poor photo.
Other observations of Acleris hastiana / cristana
If you still have it
see if it has raised scale tufts on the wings. If so it will be A. cristana.
From a shot from above (usually the best for this sort of tortrix) it is not really possible to see if this feature is present.
David Howdon
Acleris hastiana/cristana
23 April 2013 - 12:05am Richard Dickson
As a point of clarification, David is referring to the really large central tuft which is present in fresh A. cristana (though sometimes worn of by this time) whereas A. hastiana has several small tufts.
In the past 10 days I've made a field identification of A. hastiana which on dissection turned out to be A. schalleriana and one the other way round!
Richard Dickson
Any reason Douglas?
Interested in which characters make you lean in that direction.
David Howdon
Just general experience of
Just general experience of the pair I suppose, latter species fits best.
As well as the scale tufts, there are some differences in wing shape. Costa is smoother on hastiana.
Not something which I'd noticed when adding the ID but as far as I'm aware cristana doesn't occur on IoM, hastiana does; cristana is certainly very rare that far North. I know it shouldn't really be taken in account when ID'ing but it's certainly supporting evidence.
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Caught in the Web - Toxicemu
I was doing his regular patrols, flying through Paris, when suddenly I hit something and stopped. I tried to pull out of it and fly backwards, but I couldn't do it.
A sticky sensation. "Crap... Mistress Araignée."
"You are correct." I hear from below me. She crawls up the web, her beautiful bleached-white hair glistening in the moonlight.
"This is crazy..." I sighed. "How long did it take you to spin this thing?"
Araignée shrugged. "A few hours. It was worth it, though."
I chuckled. "Why's that?"
Suddenly, she planted her lips on mine. We looked at each other for a moment, and she took off her mask.
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This is a discussion on House alarm goes off, what to do? within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Turn off the alarm? I would not, nor have I ever had a regular house alarm...that's just me. I have, however, always had an agressive ...
Turn off the alarm?
I would not, nor have I ever had a regular house alarm...that's just me. I have, however, always had an agressive dog (or two). We had to put our Rhodesian Ridgeback down about 6 months ago...he was the perfect alarm. He was alert, protective, bold and agressive. We will get another RR some day soon. For now we have an Irish Wolfhound pup...just turned 7 months (31 inches at the shoulders and 90 lbs). She's a marshmellow, doesn't bark much, but her size through the windows is impressive. Visitors at the door do back up.
A good dog will beat any alarm...IMHO.
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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I'd say Silence the audible alarm but not the signal to the security company. Alarms are LOUD and especially if your sleepy it can be disorienting. Silence it and then LISTEN for footsteps/rustling/running etc.
By letting the alarm stay on you lose a valuable sense. Hearing. If the person's desire is to hurt you. You won't be able to hear them coming with the alarm blaring.
I know with our ADT alarm panels at work if you add one to the last digit of your code it will allow you to enter the building but it will call the police.
For example if your code is 1234 you would type 1235 if you're in distress.
If someone is holding you at gunpoint and tells you to enter the code. If you enter 1235 it will disable the Audible alarm and trigger a "Distress" silent alarm to ADT / Police.
I don't know if this would work at home. But it can't hurt to give your security company a call.
Exodus 22:2 "If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed"
Excellent plan! It allows for definitive statement of intent by the dirt bag; it allows you the maximum safety and warning of attack; even in Chicago, it would be hard for an overambitious prosecutor to charge you with recklessness or worse.
Thanks for posting it,
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Location: Directly on Chorotega Beach, 25 minutes from the airport and 35 minutes from the town of Liberia.
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Laid back & surrounded by nature.
Out of the way hotel for a peaceful relaxing getaway. There are many excursions available if you want to be active, we enjoyed the monkeys running about, crocodile viewing and even attended a bull fight in Liberia. ****Note the beach isn't great for bathing, very rocky.
Nice secluded hotel but beware of bugs
I stayed there during my first trip to Costa Rica in April of 2008. It's located next to Hilton Papagayo resort (which is excellent in every respect) and thus much more expensive. The check-in took forever (they were cleaning our rooms?) but I got much better room than expected (with a private balcony and the view of both the bay and the canopy) on the top of the hill. The shuttle ran pretty often and we had no problems getting to the base for meals and the beach. The hotel is rugged and small enough to blend with the location and give you a feel of home and privacy. The food is local and is really good. So is the alcohol. The only drawback is the beach and the bugs. The beach is pretty much shared with locals and not as nice as I've seen in other areas of the coast. The nearby creek is a breeding ground for the tiny bugs (sandflies?) that get you every night for a snack. Everyone got bitten thousand times and they bites itch pretty bad. I've never been beaten like this since then.
Nice place
I was here in 2004 in Jan. I booked through Apple vacations as I've never traveled much. Loved this place, just rough enough to keep rich touristy types away. I asked for vegetarian food and got it. Fresh fruits and very good food. I took the van out every day to Monte Verde, Nicaragua, hot springs, volcanoes etc. I felt sorry for the tourists that traveled here to lounge by a pool. There's so much bird watching and nature things. The Howler Monkeys were too cool. Never used the AC and left the back door open so I could here the ocean waves at night. Don't go here if you're a rich spoiled tourist who likes to eat a lot of meat. Very comfortable climate, never even needed sun lotion and it doesn't rain in Jan.
300 Sandfly bites anyone?
The resort is close to Liberia airport... but too remote without a car rental. Accommodations are located on high hills while 'the' restaurant is at ground level. Shuttle van is sporadic. Howler monkeys screech all day & night.DO NOT plan your trip in late April...which is the beginning of rainy season with high humidity levels...it's a breeding and biting ground for no-see-em sand flies and insects.Myself & other guests had over 300 insect bites to our bodies which festered and blistered into sores by week's end.The owners at that time were in property disputes and very short of operational cash as well. Staff does not speak English.The all-inclusive Papagayo Hilton- next door or Cocoa Beach area is a better bet...
Should not be offered as a resort!
Our family was one of the unfortnate ones that stayed in that horrible place ,that should not be offerd as a resort,it's a dump!
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- 3 meals daily plus snacks
- 2 a la carte dinners per week with reservations
- All drinks (Domestic brands, Domestic beer, House Wine, 10 am- 11 pm)
- Kayaking
- Waterpolo
- Introductory scuba diving lesson
- Volleyball
- Shuffleboard
- Archery
- Daily activities
- 97 rooms in seven buildings
- 1 buffet restaurant and 1 a la carte restaurant (International)
- Main bar
- 1 outdoor pool
- Meeting facilities
- Fitness facilities
- Scuba diving nearby (fee)
- A range of watersports available
- ceiling fan
- 2 doubles or 1 king bed
- Satellite TV
- telephone
- bathroom with shower
- Hairdryers
- Safety deposit boxes
- mini-bar
- garden or forest view
- Max occ. 4 persons
- Living room & terrace
- Max occ. 4 persons
For the Kids - Kids 6 to 12 enjoy supervised activities daily at the Kids' club, Babysitting service (fee), Games room, Kids' pool.
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Playa Panama Gulf of Papagayo, Liberia 26-1017 Costa Rica
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