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That he planned his funeral is factual
And being a prankster quite actual
He prerecorded his voice
So when we kneeled on the joist
He said, "Hi there! Don't I look natural."
Copyright © Judith Angell Meyer | Year Posted 2008
I am the world's first selfie poem,
Held aloft by the world's first selfie poem stick,
A look-at-me wordsmith pic,
Here I am fluttering beside Tower Bridge.
So here I pose on the left bank;
Here I'm by the Eiffel Tower,
Here I selfie seductively next to the shower.
Ignore the bidet -
Admire my framed parchment hanging above a plastic flower
Here I am analysed by a poet I barely know,
Here I repose at a jazz festival amid falling snow;
Fractal flake dew blushes my paper skin,
Ink suggestively oozing, blotting,
Have I been crying or exercising?
Here I am tender and damp,
Here I am sunbathing, drying beneath a lava lamp,
My words florescent and glowing,
Quite becoming, a little knowing.
Do my words look big in this?
Are my right words in the wrong order
a hit or a miss?
Am I a PUA verse,
Or a try-hard blow-hard piece of doggerel, cursed?
Here I'm a selfie poem looking for love,
Not a one-night-stand performance poem only read once,
Then abandoned, carelessly tossed away, orphaned on the street,
Clasped by a refuse collector with his selfie poem collecting stick,
To be recycled, reincarnated, cared for, repaired..?
(for more of my humorous poetry go to: http://sukispangles.blogspot.com)
Copyright © Suki Spangles | Year Posted 2015
Robin Hood, man in tights
Julius Caesar, might makes right
Alexander, called "the Great"
Sitting Bull, righteous hate
Robert the Bruce, Attila the Hun
Charlemagne, Napoleon
Hear the call of the alpha male!
Warriors leave a bloody trail.
George Washington, man on the spot
JFK and Camelot
Thomas Jefferson, renaissance man
Abe Lincoln took a stand
Ronald Reagan, Richard III
Henry VIII, Harry Byrd
Hear the call of the alpha male!
In politics it's all for sale.
Hemingway, Shakespeare, Kant, and Plato
Chaucer, Shelley, Cicero, Cato
Voltaire, Dickens, Rene Descartes
Byron, Lawrence, Jean-Paul Sartre
Hear the call of the alpha male!
Some prefer to write the tale.
Wolfgang Mozart, dead so young
Leonard Bernstein's song is sung
Picasso, art you love to hate
Ludwig Beethoven, voice of Fate
Bach, Lennon, and Shostakovich
Monet, Manet, Buddy Rich
Hear the call of the alpha male!
Art and music fill some sails.
Joe Montana, football star
Michael Jordan raised the bar
Wayne Gretzsky, Hall of Fame
Jesse Owens changed the game
Rockne, Ruth, Gehrig, Orr
Chamberlain, Beckham, Man O' War
Hear the call of the alpha male!
Athletic prowess up for sale.
Tyrone Power, Harrison Ford
John Glenn, Sir Thomas More
Edmund Hillary, John Donne
Albert Einstein, Brigham Young
James Dean, Alvin York
Margaret Thatcher, Robert Bork
Audie Murphy, Mohandas Gandhi
Chris Columbus, Walter Ralegh
Hear the call of the alpha male!
Now it's time to end this tale.
Woe to she who hears his cry,
Destined, like as not, to die;
For alpha males blaze bright and sweet,
But she-moths burn inside their heat.
Copyright © Mary Oliver Rotman | Year Posted 2015
There was a Starship Enterprise,
It was the ruler of the skies,
But you don't really care for sci-fi, do you?
With Captain Kirk
And Mr Spock
And don't forget the trademark jock,
And there upon the bridge you'll find Uhura
Oh Uhura, Oh Uhura
Oh Uhura, Oh Uhura
You'll find Bones Macoy down in sickbay,
"I'm a doctor Jim" he'd say,
And cure whatever space bug ran through you,
He'll banish away every cough,
Even if your name's Chekov,
Or perhaps you might be sweet Uhura
Oh Uhura, Oh Uhura
Oh Uhura, Oh Uhura
To make the starship up and go,
The man you really need to know,
Is the Helm officer called Sulu,
But if it's a message you'd like to send,
Then of course you can depend,
Upon the talented Miss Uhura,
Oh Uhura, Oh Uhura
Oh Uhura, Oh Uhura
Your voyage lasted three short years
But despite the trekkie's fears,
It wouldn't be the last time that we'd view you,
Of feature films there'd be twelve,
Before the franchise they would shelve,
But we won't forget you dear Uhura
Oh Uhura, Oh Uhura
Oh Uhura, Oh Uhura
Oh Uhura, Oh Uhura
Oh Uhura, Oh Uhura
Oh Uhura
Copyright © Sharon Smith | Year Posted 2013
Weeding the
moonscape of my back
Truly, it's a big
Weeding the
moonscape of my back
My nerves shredding:
The concrete weeds,
I steal
myself for this task
I've delayed, I
admit, for cosmic
Bravely, finally, I
resolved and booked
one week's annual
leave -
To prepare, to
From this task that
may take up to two
I'm impelled to
Must I find the
to take on the
abysmal brat of
Fetch me a flask of
sports energy drink,
Complex sugar, I
think, my devotional
You see,
I write poetry, so
must I also do
Must I really stand
alone on that flat
dune of grey,
Pockmarked with such
monstrous green
The weeds, they are
almost thirty
centimetres, and
grimly rising!
I stare at them from
the window, I'm not
really crying.
Wouldn't you rather
I just wrote this
How many fresh dead
poets does the world
I'd like to be a
living tragic poet,
not one that weeds!
(That's too tragic,
even for me).
And, look over
there! See!
I might get bitten
by that bumblebee!
And I sneeze like a
banshee when near
Sometimes three
sneezed sneezes I
issue near weeds.
Yes, banshees do
Weeds are angry
wannabe baby trees,
I'm feeling quite
I'll already,
So ill, I've just
spelt it I'll.
Now that's I'll,
Sorry, ill.
Where's my quill?
I need to scroll the
Order some pills -
Those ones,
Exported from the
moon, made in
Those especial
potions you don't
require an ignoring
doctor to see,
I must have illegal
I'm a poet, it's my
job, silly!
And -
I. Don't. Do.
Wrestling. Weeds.
Yet, here I stand on
the precipice,
There they sway
taunting me,
The emerald streaked
posse of thorny
triffid pisse.
Well, here goes -
One small step for
man, maybe,
But one giant leap
for a poet such as
for more of my
humorous poetry just
google Suki Spangles
Copyright © Suki Spangles | Year Posted 2014
Invisible ladies! You see them ev'rywhere,
In sensible raincoats and Margaret Thatcher hair.
Standing at bus-stops, watching the bus go by:
Waiting at crossings,
Letting the traffic splatter mud in their eyes …
Invisible ladies, all in their "middle years".
Invisible ladies:
No hopes, but so many fears …
SO polite! So ladylike!
Just don't mind us, don't make a fuss … Wouldn't be right …
But deep inside, there's such a rage …
You'll catch it too, this vanishing plague
Called MIDDLE AGE!
Invisible ladies … shopping bags all akimbo:
Moving like zombies, each in her private limbo.
Pushing a trolley at ASDA or Sainsbury:
Examining prices,
Searching for bargains – ever more desp'rately …
Invisible ladies, choosing the longest queue …
The one with the baby:
Babies, they're visible to …
SO polite! So ladylike!
Just don't mind us, don't make a fuss … Wouldn't be right …
But deep inside, there's such a rage …
You'll catch it too, this vanishing plague
Called MIDDLE AGE!
Invisible ladies! When somebody barges by,
Instead of complaining, they always apologise!
They oughta get angry, and maybe get pushy too:
Say, "HEY! Look AT me!
See, I'm a PERSON, really very like you!"
Invisible ladies, everyone knows one …
They live in our houses …
You probably call yours "MUM!"
(This is an anthem for all fifty-somethings - Chaps too!)
Copyright © Frances King | Year Posted 2009
I watched you walk by yesterday, and yes again you turned and looked away
You never give me the time of day, and you're always looking sad and grey
A small piece of lace from your pink dress, is all that's left of you and me
Wish I could take back yesterday, when I went astray and set you free
I wish I could find the words to say, instead of making you look away
Oh! It's funny how a little piece of lace, makes me yearn for your embrace
I know that I still need your love, because my heart is always feeling blue
And I guess I'll never be the same, for playing around and being untrue
You gotta know this isn't what I wanted, cause now I'm always on my knees
But I can see how you like your freedom, of being with him and not with me
But baby a twist of fate's what tore us apart, and placed this look upon my face
Oh! it's still funny how a little piece of lace, makes me yearn for your embrace
A piece of lace from your pink dress, keeps putting me down won't let me rest
And these cloudy skies are back today, holding my heart and soul at bay
I pray you come and take this lace, and wipe these tears from my face
Oh! It's funny how a little piece of lace, makes me yearn for your embrace
All those things that you used to do, is what made me fall in love with you
You gave me your all once upon a time, but like a fool I up and flew
And the things I went and said that day, made you fade and drift away
I never shoulda treated you that way, cause baby I need you here today
The sun keeps hiding behind the clouds, and all I do is sit and cry
And this piece of lace holds my heart at bay, I don't know...maybe it's a sign
A piece of lace from your pink dress, keeps putting me down won't let me rest
And these cloudy skies are back today, holding my heart and soul at bay
I pray you come and take this lace, and wipe these tears from my face
Oh! It's funny how a little piece of lace, makes me yearn for your embrace
Oh! It's funny how a little piece of lace, makes me yearn for your embrace
Copyright © George Martin | Year Posted 2007
Tonight it feels like, the end of the world
Tonight you showed me, you were never my girl
I wonder do you know, what my heart is doing
Well girl it's breaking in two, since you've gone
Go ahead tell those lies, to all your friends
Go ahead tell them, what a big fool i've been
I wonder will you tell them, you have a heart of stone
Or will you call them, and joke about me on the phone
Well be sure to tell them, how you broke my heart
And how funny it was, when I set down and cried
Tell them how, you tore my world apart
'Cause I know, you won't tell them how you lied
You're gonna have to be careful, when you're drinking
You're gonna have to be sober, when you're bragging
You'll have to learn to shut your mouth, when your wasted
Or everyone will no your a liar, and how your mind is twisted
Well be sure you tell them, how you broke my heart
And how funny it was, when I set down and cried
And tell them how, you tore my world apart
'Cause girl I know, you won't tell them how you lied
Gummy Worms
Everybody likes me.
Nobody hates me.
Because I share my worms –
Yummy, yummy gummy worms
Sour and sweet yummy worms
Sitting in my kitchen, sharing worms!
Yummy, yummy gummy worms!
Collaboration by Dane Smith-Johnsen and her 6 year old grandson
Inspired by the Childhood song, "Sittin' in the Garden eatin' Worms"
June 13, 2010
Copyright © Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen | Year Posted 2010
I had to write this poem
because I thought of this one great line,
What do you think -
will it stand the test of time?
Well, I had to write it down
to deter other poets stealing this idea;
You know lines are clutched from the atmosphere,
Or they fall like apples, spill over like beer.
I had to write this poem,
Because I thought of this one great line;
Like a beat messiah,
My acid milk turns to wine.
And now I feel fine, and your pleasure
in my one sparkling line.
I had to write this poem,
Hidden in this gem of a line.
Cold stares
heart tares
Copyright © Heather Hill | Year Posted 2010
< dancing to the hit song monster mash
frankenstein and werewolf got real smashed
took the witches culdeen
and boiled up mummys spleen
Quasimodo joined in on the bash
witches brew of brains spleens gizzards hearts
illuminates party from it's start
Dracula and zombies
lurking for free bodies
poor old frankie's wife just fell apart
the bewitching dance came to its end
when bats flew in frenzy around den
on this all hallows eve
trickery was up sleeve
sent my 3 black cats in to defend
Copyright © Katherine Stella | Year Posted 2010
Clip it on and don't think twice
Clip it on cuz it looks nice.
Clip it on so you know where it is at.
Clip it on maybe to a hat.
Clip it on so it does not fall off.
Clip it on so your pet don't runaway.
Clip it on so it stays in place.
Clip it on in outer space.
Clip it on every day.
Clip it on around the world.
Copyright © craig schaber | Year Posted 2011
Omniscient guy
Yet he lets bad things happen
How can he exist?
Copyright © Dan Keir | Year Posted 2013
Let's lose weight,
Let's discover the
yin and yang of
protein and complex
It's never too late
to let your
corporeal fat eat
So let's lose
And, then?
Then, let's look
inside your
cavernous space,
And discover your
previously hidden,
And uniquely
And unparagoned,
Blissful Essence.
Let's go!
Let's lose weight.
Because it's the
only way - to lose
Let's deflate your
billowing concertina
Let's drain away
those flabby
bingo-arm thighs;
Sight the edacity: I
snack, I die.
Chant: For I am
Spirit, pure and
eternal..For I am
Spirit, pure and
Let's lose weight.
Pain-feast your
Really utilise your
hidden pneuma
Oh, and,
The flashing lights,
the tingling arms?
Mouth striking
shapes to burglar
Perhaps, a smidgen
of self harm?
Tremors, blushing,
perspiring, shaking,
That's okay:
If it ain't
It's a positive
thing to focus there
your self-hate.
It's not easy to
lose weight -
Especially when you
refuse to lose
No, we mustn't allow
your feckless
mentalism to
Appreciate yourself
Scale away your
inducing corpus,
And irrigate.
Stare yourself down,
reflecting off your
Speed-read all my
Glean the
enlightened screed
of my shapely New
Age dream;
Allow me to melt
away your pizza
Gracefully fade you
to your sculpted
Unsuicide bomb those
spare tyres with
Vacuum-pack your
stomach with tender
wires - see above.
Let's lose weight.
And strike your
utter repose!
And you'll soon
delightedly discover
your swooning lover,
And how the sweet
mirror shall melt of
Be like a sliver of
crystal glass;
As svelte as the
skin of flowing
Skim through the air
like a flying
Writhe your
Deposing ounces, you
shall footfall
Let's lose weight.
You can do it!
..For I am Spirit,
pure and eternal..
Let's go!
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One day I ate a vegetarian prawn
I know it was vegetarian
Because all prawns are vegetarian
In fact they are all so vegetarian
They don't even eat vegetables
And you can't get much more vegetarian than that
For a prawn
One day I ate a vegetarian prawn
I think it was a Tuesday
Although I don't recall which Tuesday it was
No wait
I do
It was the very Tuesday
The very Tuesday that I ate a vegetarian prawn
One day I ate a vegetarian prawn
It was quite warm
But not as warm as the prawn
I'm a Sagittarian
And this vegetarian prawn had never eaten a vegetarian
So I asked myself why did it call itself a vegetarian prawn
One day I ate a vegetarian prawn
Thankfully it didn't taste of vegetarians
Unless vegetarians taste of prawns
Vegetarian prawns
One day I ate a vegetarian prawn
But on another day I didn't
I do not know what this proves
No wait
I do
It proves that one day I ate a vegetarian prawn
But on the other day..
Oh this is getting so complicated
One day I ate a vegetarian prawn
While doing yoga
I never knew vegetarian prawns could do yoga
I said to the prawn
I never knew vegetarian prawns could do yoga
Neither did I she said
I'm a vegan prawn
I only eat carnivores
They don't taste of vegetarians
Prawn vegetarian prawns
Women play their mind-games of 3d-chess,
With men who play bingo trouser roulette,
It's two games of two halves,
And the house usually wins.
It's gonna be a simple southern Christmas here.
All I want from Santa is some egg nog, bourbon and beer.
I'm gonna wait on Santa Christmas Eve night,
and when he's not lookin' I just might,
steal his reindeer.
It's gonna be a simple southern Christmas here.
I'm sending out my Christmas cheer.
I'm gonna sit on my front porch swing and sing.
It will be a good thing to hear those jingle bells ring.
I thought I seen Santa on the backwoods bayou road,
but instead it was a big fat toad.
It'a a wonderful simple southern Christmas here.
Santa just brought me some egg nog, bourbon, and beer.
When he wasn't lookin' I stole his reindeer.
So now I can deliver my Christmas cheer.
But hurry, hurry, I'm in a rush,
got to give that reindeer a little push.
Got to go, got to go,
got to get home to fix my gumbo.
It is Christmas day,
and I'm in a rush I must say.
It's gonna be a simple southern Christmas here.
Just add egg nog, bourbon and beer.
Mix it up with some Christmas cheer.
I'm ready for Christmas every year.
Copyright © shannon farlouis | Year Posted 2010
Welcome to The Garden Gnome Shopping Channel,
If this is your first time here -
Where have you been?
We mass produce uniquely,
Our gnome-lines are refreshed twice-weekly,
Each gnome has it's own i.d number,
So rest assured,
One can never be mistaken for another.
Mould-engineered by plastic injection craftsmen,
Then hand-finished by aerosol paint artisans,
Your garden gnome is guaranteed authentic -
Their bobble-hatted face won't drip,
And their shatter-proof head will nod happily on windy days.
We are the only licensed garden gnome sellers in the UK.
So what are you waiting for?
Rome wasn't built in a day,
But our gnomes are,
Meaning your gnome could be with you within thirty-six hours,
Or - if you require it urgently - within twenty-four,
And it will cost you only four pounds more,
Couriered directly from our air-conditioned warehouse in Bangalore.
Yes we don't give a toss,
If your package is lost,
That's logistics,
If it's broken or bent,
Or has multiple dents,
That's logistics,
If it's fragile and breaks,
It was not our mistake,
That's logistics,
Well you were not at home,
So we sent it to Rome,
That's logistics!
So incredibly late,
That it's gone out of date,
That's logistics,
We don't know where it went,
Are you sure it was sent?
That's logistics,
Your parcels we'll stash,
But we'll still take your cash,
That's logistics,
What an item on time?!
Oh no wait, it's not mine,
That's logistics!
Copyright © Sharon Smith | Year Posted 2012
pillar of trumpets
are no match in a garden
for the hummingbird
Once there were clowns in a circus,
Whose clown's knew not of their purpose.
None, laughed at their tricks.
Nor their slaps and kicks;
Because Nuns hate fracas, ruckus.
Copyright © Vicki Acquah | Year Posted 2015
If had a computer or two Lord I could raise my views If I had two I tell ya what I would do Crazy computers crazy computers But Lord you know what's true I got one computer hope doesn't overload Well I thought she was a girl I meet her online So fortunate this time She heard a had computer or two Lord those crazy computers crazy computers I got one computer hope doesn't overload Hey now mama With forward and send You are your next friend She knows my computer I have heard Lord she knows I'm a computer nerd I got one computer hope doesn't overload Well my baby went out Now it's gone Got no computer using the phone She is crazy with computers Yeah she crazy with computers What the Ph....
Copyright © John Beam | Year Posted 2015
She was a tappin' to the tunes...
of those Mississippi blues...
step-pin' out, in her white...
Pat-en-leather shoes,
We were a watchin' her a prancin',
all through the kitchen, dancin'...
for she was so...hot & sizzlin'...
hummin' to those Mississippi tunes...
Funny curlers too, upon...
her head...for a new... Hair dew,...
she was, a swirlin'-in that bakers apron,
when her head...star-ted a bobbin' to...
those Mississip-pi blues,
'Pots were a knockin'...
Grandma a sockin' down all she brews,
while that kettle there was whistlin',
in har-mo-ny, with them good ole...
good ole...mississip-pi moves,'
That floor there, was a bouncin'
holdin' hands we were a jumpin',
an-a hoppin' In the kitchen, to those...
sounds ...
Where Grandma's feet were a stompin',
In her new...New-white-sexy-pat-en-
(ya hoo)
Copyright © Perry Campanella | Year Posted 2013
I wouldn't wanna be anybody else, hey
You made me insecure, to me I wasn't good enough
But who are you to judge When you're a diamond in the rough
I'm sure you got some things You'd like to change about yourself
But when it comes to me I wouldn't want to be anybody else
I'm no beauty queen, I'm just beautiful me You got every right to a beautiful life,
come on
Who says, who says you're not perfect
Who says you're not worth it
Who says you're the only one that's hurting
Trust me that's the price of beauty Who says you're not pretty Who says you're not beautiful, who says?
It's such a funny thing How nothing's funny when it's you
You tell 'em what you mean But they keep whitin' out the the truth
It's like the work of art That never get to see the light Keep you beneath the stars Won't let you touch the sky
I'm no beauty queen, I'm just beautiful me You got every right to a beautiful life,
come on
Who says, who says you're not perfect
Who says you're not worth it
Who says you're the only one that's hurting
Trust me that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty
Who says you're not beautiful, who says?
Who says you're not star potential Who says you're not presidential Who says you can't be in movies Listen to me, listen to me
Who says you don't pass the test
Who says you can't be the best Who said, who said?
Would you tell me who said that, yeah Who said
Who says, who says you're not perfect
Who says you're not worth it
Who says you're the only one that's hurting
Trust me that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty
Who says you're not beautiful, who says?
Who says you're not perfect
Who says you're not worth it
Who says you're the only one that's hurting
Trust me that's the price of beauty Who says you're not pretty Who says you're not beautiful, who says
Copyright © prarthana shankar | Year Posted 2012
Pop may be catchy
But not lyrically deep
Case in point: Chris Brown.
(N.B. Poem written after hearing "Don't Wake Me Up")
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
He's the U.S.A.'s own Dalai Lama.
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
He's the guy who's here to save yer Momma.
Verse 1:
Oh yeah Obama's here an' he's really cool
Gonna tell yer kids to pay attention in school
Gonna make us all follow the Golden Rule
'Cause he knows Michelle ain't gonna suffer no fools!
He's an all-around, straightup nice kinda guy
Who don't get upset when ya scream "You Lie!"
He cares about the Earth and he cares about the sky
Gives ya cash for the clunkers you were stupid to buy.
Verse 2:
He's gonna stim-u-late us, gonna spread the wealth,
Gonna write out a prescription for the nation's health,
Gonna come down on Insurance like a big black Stealth
Gonna take those stem cells down off the shelf!
He's gonna see we win in Afghanistan,
Someway, somehow - without a plan.
When yer rude to da cops he is da Man
Who'll give ya both beers an' make it right again.
Verse 3:
He's appointed more Czars than the U.S.S.R.,
Gonna raise the mileage on yer car
Gonna lower those emissions both near and far
And do it lookin' snappy like a First Exec Star.
Can't answer "yes" or "no", it takes a paragraph
To get to the point, then it's good for a laugh
The Right hates everybody servin' on his Staff
- But their side of the Aisle makes most of the gaffes.
Verse 4:
Is there anything Obamaman cannot do?
The assertions are fantastic; some may even be true.
He beat out Mrs. Clinton right outta da blue,
Now he's lookin' out for me and he's lookin' out for you.
If his ears were any bigger he could teach himself to fly,
But despite his geekiness he's still a heckuva guy
His heart is fulla Hope, his head is in the sky
An' if you give him grief Ms. Pelosi'll make you cry.
Chorus et finis
Copyright © William Masonis | Year Posted 2009
As we stop, I pull out my jar of Vic's vapor rub
I put some up my nostrils, this job you cannot love
But it pays the bills, I make my living
Trash day is when people are most giving
They are selfless when getting rid of what they see as junk
Whew! That smell from the back of a garbage truck
I spot a pair of shoes for my kid
I will wash them first, get rid of the odor of rotted squid
My niece's birthday is coming up soon
I found a playhouse with dishes, forks, cups and spoons
It's family night tonight at home
The unknown video I found will be shown
Finding the right stuff is a matter of luck
It is just my point of view from the back of a garbage truck
I found a half a bucket of KFC
I take a smell, it smells as fresh as can be, what a surprise for my family
Two hours later, the family can't keep their meal down
They are so ungrateful about the food I found
I am on a strict budget, I have to find a way to save a couple bucks
More dinners will be found because I work on the back of a garbage truck
Copyright © Eugene Carmen | Year Posted 2008
Written to the tune of "Jingle Bells"
Here in Florida,
We don't get any snow,
We don't have sleighs to ride,
But we do have mistletoe!
For a little Christmas jaunt,
We'll drive 'round after dark,
To view the Christmas-lighted homes,
And displays at the park.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
He! He! He!
Christmas time is here.
Let's deck the halls and shop the malls,
To spread some Christmas cheer!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
He! He! He!
Christmas time is here.
Let's deck the halls and shop the malls,
To spread some Christmas cheer!
Driving through the rain,
In a souped up Cheverolet,
Traffic's moving slow,
But hey, that's A-okay.
Christmas carols blare,
From the Chevy's radio,
We're having fun singing along,
Making words up as we go!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
He! He! He!
Christmas time is here.
Let's deck the halls and shop the malls,
To spread some Christmas cheer!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
He! He! He!
Christmas time is here.
Let's deck the halls and shop the malls,
To spread some Christmas cheer!
12/4/2011 for Debbie Guzzi's Deja vu Christmas contest.
Trying to think of a Christmas song or story that I could modernize, Jingle Bells popped in my head. I live in Florida and it doesn't (usually) snow here, so tried to come up with a snowless version of the song.
Copyright © Kim Merryman | Year Posted 2011
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Vive le CANADA Libre
Toujours merveilleux
Toujours grand
Toujours libre
Terre de libertés
PKP, PKP, jamais ne volé mon pays
PKP, PKP, jamais ne volé mon pays
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PKP est le surnom d'un fameux séparatiste qui veut se présenter à la direction du parti québécois. Même s'ils se proclament séparatistes, ce sont en réalité tous des traitres.
un mot plus juste..
À ne pas confondre avec le grand joueur de hockey, PK Suban!
Long Live Canada
Always beautiful
Always grand
Always free
Land of liberty
PKP, PKP, never steal my Country
PKP, PKP, never steal my Country
PKP is the nickname for Pierre Karl Peladeau, a Quebec seperatist
Copyright © Etienne Lariviere | Year Posted 2014


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Regular readers might well recognise this set – we reviewed them only a month and half ago. Riyad was very impressed by them so we thought we'd give them a run in against other company.
The set is available in both black and white and is slightly smaller than the Bose. The power supply isn't integrated but is still slightly smaller than that of the Bose. The design is similar to the Bose, with a dock sitting in front of the speakers with volume controls on either side.
Docking plates are provided for all iPods with a dock connector. Round the back is a slot to house the remote so you won't lose it, an auxiliary input and an on/off switch. The remote is functional but not particularly special. Overall the design is ok to look at. It's doesn't look as expensive as the Bose though and I can't say I care much for the design of the logo.
Whereas the key component of the Bose was clarity, with the iRhythms it is bass. You can't help but be surprised that so much bass comes out of such a small speakers. As you push the sound up we do think that a sturdier chassis would improve sound quality but it still does well as the sound increases. The bass is pleasingly prominent – you can hear and feel it and it's a much more exciting sound than the passive Bose. The clarity of the mid and upper frequencies isn't quite as clear as the Bose and the soundstage is slightly smaller. And as impressive as the bass and volume level are the iRhythms can't compare with the far larger Apple set, but while it's less powerful than the iM7s, the sound it more cohesive and balanced.
In fact, it's the balance that makes the iRhythms so successful. They're bassy, without being muddy, and can go surprisingly loud, yet only cost £125. They sound good without any pretence of being seriously Hi-Fi in the way that the Apple's are. If casual listening is all that's required then they come recommended.


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First Colony Foundation scientists confer with Time Team America members and National Park Service Rangers during the episodeTIME TEAM AMERICA goes in search of our nation's mysterious roots at Roanoke Island. In 1586 the English sent the first group of hardy, hopeful colonists to make a go of it in the New World. But when English ships returned with supplies just three years later, they found the settlement empty and colonists gone. The colonists had left behind only one clue: the word Croatoan carved in the gatepost of their fort. It took 20 years for the stunned English to establish another settlement in America. The fate of the Roanoke colonists remains one of the most chilling and maddening questions of American history. TIME TEAM AMERICA spends three days at Fort Raleigh in hot pursuit of archaeological evidence that will put the ghost of Roanoke to rest and establish where the first colony in America was actually located.
Fascinating Site Facts:
Excavations at Fort Raleigh in 1991 unearthed the remains of a science center where archaeologists believe the first colonists were testing various metal ores. However, that dig didn't turn up any domestic artifacts that would indicate the location of the first colonists' homes.
Time Team America archaeologists conduct excavations on Roanoke IslandThe Roanoke colonists sent their leader, John White, back to England for supplies. Before White left, the settlers had agreed to leave a sign if they decided to move their camp, and they would use the mark of a cross if they were in danger. When White returned to the deserted colony he found the word Croatoan carved onto a post, but no cross. He was unable to stay to search for the colonists, among whom were his daughter and grandchild.
Although the tale of the lost colonists is an iconic story of our country's beginnings, only about eight weeks of archaeological fieldwork have been conducted at Fort Raleigh in the past decade.
Archaeology isn't just performed with trowels and paintbrushes. At Fort Raleigh, Time Team America brought in a precision backhoe driver to clear away layers of deposited sand on top of the 16th century soil layer. Experienced backhoe drivers can remove less than an inch of soil at a time. On the Fort Raleigh shoot the team's backhoe driver entertained the production crew by picking up coins and peeling a banana with an earthmover.
Archaeology isn't just about finding artifacts. Subtle differences in the color and texture of the soil can provide a great deal of information, such as the location of decayed wooden support posts from centuries-old structures.
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text: Posted October 24, 2012 I just finished watching season 1 of Heroes again. It is the first time I have seen it in a few years. Man, it was such a good show. I cannot believe that this show went to sh!t that fast. Season 1 was maybe the best show I have ever seen on TV. I think one of the biggest problem was that, we saw the future versions of Peter and Hiro, and they were so bad ass. Then as the show went on the characters seemed to move away from who they were supposed to become. "5 Years Gone", may in my opinion be the best episode of any TV series that I have ever seen. Too bad no one could somehow come up with a great story and just start this show form the end of season 1 and try again. Has there ever been a TV show to come on that strong and fizzle out so fast? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Hollings reintros violence harbor
Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-S.C.) last week reintroduced a bill that would require the FCC to study whether the V-chip/TV ratings keep kids away from violent programming. If the FCC finds the V-chip isn't working, it would be required to institute a "safe harbor" time before which TV stations could not air violent programming.
The bill also directs the FCC to write rules that would prohibit studios from distributing violent programming without assigning it a "V" for violence. "Often accompanied by popular music, portrayed in a glorified light, and delivered without reference to the negative consequences of such dire actions, television violence has a direct, adverse impact on our children," Hollings said. Hollings has tried to get some version of a violence bill passed in the last four Congresses, so far with no luck.


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Suspension of Police Force Baffles Town
By ROBERT HANLEY,
Published: March 5, 1992
SUSSEX, N.J., March 3— For months now, the four-man Police Department has been big news in this little town amid the woods and dairy farms of northwestern New Jersey.
The chief, Mark Van Engelen, had a rough time with the Borough Council before it appointed him in November after 13 months as acting chief. The town's merchants and many of its 2,200 residents, mostly middle-income or elderly people on fixed incomes, have had a long-running debate about paying higher taxes for quicker police service and more foot patrolmen on Main Street, especially on weekend nights when things sometimes get rough in the town's three bars.
But none of the headlines or wrangling about manpower and money for the department prepared anyone for what happened at 1 A.M. Saturday.
In the dead of night, the Sussex County prosecutor, Dennis O'Leary, acting under his authority as the county's chief law-enforcement officer, suspended Chief Van Engelen and his three officers.
A team of county detectives swooped into the cramped police headquarters, changed the locks on its two doors, called in the chief and his men, took their guns and badges and started an investigation that has left Sussex abuzz. And it was all done without any hint of why. Poring Over Records
Now, three county detectives and five sheriff's deputies are manning headquarters and handling patrol duties. Another team of detectives is poring over records and reports of past investigations.
People here are on a first-name basis, and gossip and rumors about the reason for the takeover and the investigation have been rampant all week. Mr. O'Leary has refused to discuss what prompted his order. About all he will say is he issued it about 12:30 A.M. Saturday after getting a telephone call. He refused to identify the caller, reveal the topic or talk about what his detectives are looking for.
"As soon as the investigation's over, we'll make a statement on why we did what he did," Mr. O'Leary said. "I'm not insensitive to the fact that people are curious and have a right to know."
No charges have been filed against Chief Van Engelen, who is 40 years old and is a 15-year veteran, or his three officers, Steve Tribuzio, Jake Little and Michael Curcio. All four are continuing to receive their pay, which ranges from $27,000 to $36,800 annually.
Chief Van Engelen's lawyer, Kevin Kelly, said his client would not challenge the takeover. "There's no reason for us to do anything except wait for it to finish," Mr. Kelly said. "The chief's cooperated completely with the prosecutor."
Mr. Kelly said he was called about 2 A.M. Saturday to go to headquarters. He said he remained there with the chief until about 6 A.M.
When Mr. O'Leary received the call that prompted the takeover, Chief Van Engelen, in civilian clothes, was at the police headquarters in Franklin, a neighboring community, following up on an investigation in Sussex, officials said.
Mr. O'Leary said he could not discuss Chief Van Engelen's late-night presence in Franklin without getting into the specifics of his investigation. He said he met the chief at the Franklin police headquarters.
Chief Van Engelen's temporary successor in Sussex is Virgil Rome, a 30-year-old lieutenant who grew up in Sussex, earned all-state honors in high school soccer and now commands 20 detectives in Mr. O'Leary's major-crime unit.
The Mayor, Peter Horvath, a funeral director, said he was staying neutral. "We stand by our Police Department," he said. "We're not saying they did anything wrong. We don't want to cast a shadow on them. The best thing to do is keep neutral so we don't hinder the investigation."
To those on Main Street, the takeover is a tantalizing bombshell. "Some say there's something really big-time in the records," said Laurie Herman, the owner of a jewelry shop. "But nobody really knows anything. Everything's been hush-hush."
Some people are airing gripes. One merchant, Jerry Yanchik, the owner of an appliance shop, complained that a burglary at his store last summer remains unsolved. A service station employee who would identify himself only as John said the new county police presence has reduced the number of loiterers and speeding cars.
Other people seem bitter. James Johnson, a 47-year-old financial analyst, said: "Am I supposed to feel threatened, honored or privileged? I don't know if it's an over-reaction by the prosecutor. But I don't like the lack of control. Our council -- us as a body -- have no control over what's being done."
Fred Hockenbery, an 81-year-old retired diary farmer and former councilman, called the county's presence welcome. "Our police will not work," he said. "They will not patrol Main Street. They're too lazy to get their butts out of the car."
Photo: The police headquarters in Sussex, N.J., is being manned by sheriff's deputies and detectives from the District Attorney's office since the suspension of the town's four-member police force last Saturday. (William E. Sauro/The New York Times)


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Jun 12 2014 , Chennai
The IT industry veteran enters Infosys as its first non-founder CEO at a point when the company is desperately in need of an inspiring leader. India's second largest IT company by revenues has been in the news for the past several months for all the wrong reasons: loss of business from existing clients, lower earnings guidance, exodus of senior-level leaders and dampened investor confidence and employee morale.
The company has roped in Sikka as a trump card, seeking to silence the rumour mills, boost staff spirits and reverse its fortunes in the market. "Sikka will bring in loads of money," Infosys executive chairman Narayana Murthy, who is also one of its founders, said in a lighter vein at Thursday's news conference to announce the appointment, but not without the excitement and the nuance was not lost on industry watchers.
After successive management overhauls that Infosys and Murthy himself tried to stem the slide, they hope Sikka will bring in the much-needed Midas touch and provide stability to the organisational structure.
Better known as the father of HANA (high performance analytic appliance), one of the fasted-selling SAP products that completely changed the fortunes of the company, Sikka was an executive board member of the German multinational software corporation till May 4, when he quit abruptly citing personal reasons and triggering speculations that his next destination could be India.
He had joined SAP in 2002 to head the advanced technology group responsible for strategic innovative projects. By 2007, he was the first CTO of the company and later elevated as a member of the executive board in 2010 with a tenure till December 31, 2017.
Sikka was responsible for all SAP products and innovation, including database, application platform and middleware, collaboration, business analytics and search platforms. He is the author of Timeless Software that elaborates the SAP architecture and innovation strategy.
Born in Vadodara, Sikka studied computer science and engineering at Maharaja Sayajiarao University in the same city and then proceeded to Syracuse University for an MS in computer science. He holds a doctorate from Stanford University in the same stream with specialisation in artificial intelligence, automated reasoning, programming languages and models, and data management and search systems.
His first job was with Xerox research at Palo Alto Labs, but he left that position quickly to start his own company, iBrain, along with his brother, which was later acquired by PatternRX,. His second startup Bodha.com was acquired by Peregrine Systems, where Sikka worked as vice-president for platform technologies after the acquisition before moving on to SAP. "He is a great leadership choice to drive transformational growth," said Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, chairman and managing director of Biocon and an independent director on the Infosys board.
Industry analysts are equally excited.
Partha Iyengar, country manager for research at Gartner India, said Sikka's entry was extremely important for Infosys, as it ended the uncertainty that was haunting the company. "The new CEO will have to move very quickly to first calm the three key stakeholders — employees, customers and the investors, in that order," he said.
The appointment accentuates an emerging trend of global Indians returning to head large Indian organisations with global presence. "Sikka brings in an interesting combination of global leadership, product innovation experience and Indian roots," said Moorthy Uppaluri, chief executive officer of Randstad India.
Though he will be the first non-founder professional CEO at Infosys, the challenges will not be very different from what the earlier managements had faced.
For long, Indian IT services majors have been trying to create a non-linear revenue model, and global product companies have been enhancing their services business. Uppaluri said he would be anxious to see how well Sikka can steer an industry pioneer like Infosys in terms of innovation and take it to the next level.
Iyengar insists that Infosys cannot afford to lose more resources, especially at senior levels. "Sikka will have to establish credibility with those stakeholders, again, in a fairly short period and energise them over the medium to long term. The medium-term strategy will have to be fairly close to the knitting of the IT services industry – anything else will again create a level of confusion and uncertainty. Sikka will also have to become a visible standard bearer for the brand, something that the Indian IT services industry still needs at the level of maturity they have achieved," he said.


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Scott Jagow: It's getting a little frustrating trying to figure out what the government is up to here. Remember the Treasury said at first, it would buy mortgage-backed securities with the bailout money? Then, it said it wouldn't? Well now, the Fed is going to do it instead. The Fed says it will buy up to $500 billion worth of those awful securities hoping to get home loans going again. At the same time, the Treasury will focus on other kinds of loans -- car loans, credit cards. Hank Paulson will detail that plan in a few minutes.
We're joined by economist Bernard Baumohl. Bernard, let's start with this idea of trying to boost consumer credit. How important is that to the economy?
Bernard Baumohl: This is absolutely critical, because we are now in a race against time. We have seen the crash of mortgage-backed securities, and if the economy continues to deteriorate, and if the banking sector continues to suffer significant losses, we're going to see major reductions in the availability of credit on credit cards, on student loans, on auto loans. And if the securities that are backed by these sorts of assets begin to fall dramatically as well, then banks are just not going to make that money available. And that would mean that the economy would suffer a much more serious, much more prolonged downturn.
Jagow: But isn't that how we got here? Too much credit available for people who can't afford the car they're buying or the house they're buying, or whatever they're buying?
Baumohl: Well, for the last couple of years that has certainly been one of the problems. But what we have seen from discussions with the leaders within the financial community is they're now taking significant reforms, they're being much more prudent. Right now, there's virtually no credit available in some markets. And if that were to continue, there's no way that this economy can come back.
Jagow: And one more thing, on this buyout of mortgages from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. What influence do you think that'll have?
Baumohl: Well, that's difficult to say. We are looking desperately for any kind of sign that the economy is beginning to respond to some of these programs. And we haven't yet seen it, to be honest. About the best that can be said about the housing market is that at least we're seeing the inventory of unsold home begin to either stabilize or come down. So maybe, you know, the hemoraging has stopped in housing partly because of all of the funding and the stimulus that the Treasury has done with the banking sector.
Jagow: Economist Bernard Baumohl with the Economic Outlook Group. Thanks for joining us.
Baumohl: You got it, Scott.


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Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has called for Vincent Kompany to prioritize his club commitments over representing Belgium.
The 26-year-old was called up to Marc Wilmots' squad for over the international break despite not having made an appearance at domestic level since January, and after the center back played the full 90 minutes as his side defeated Macedonia 1-0 in Brussels on Tuesday, Mancini has expressed his unhappiness.
"Sometimes players should understand that the club is more important, I am not saying the national team is not important, and I would never tell my players not to go to play for their country," Mancini told The Manchester Evening News.
"He didn't play for us for 60 days and went to play for the Belgian national team. I did not agree with it. Sometimes managers of national teams should understand the situation. These players play for their clubs, and every month the clubs pay their salary.
"The responsibility is also sometimes with the player. Managers sometimes don't understand the reality of the situation. But there are some cases when the club is more important, and all players should understand this."
Mancini did, however, concede that he would be happy to welcome Kompany back into the team should he prove fit enough to start against Newcastle on Saturday.
"If he has another injury, or if he is not ready to play for us on Saturday, and we lose him for another month, it is not right either for the player or for the manager," Mancini said. "I have talked to him, but I can't put him in jail for two weeks!
"I knew he was joining up and asked him to stay here for treatment. I didn't want him to play because it was a risk, and for us the next two months are really important."
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Photographer Diana Brennan recently started a new blog, Song and Scene, that I find unique and inspiring. Especially since my husband is a photographer and music composer (both hobbies, yeah he's a smarty) and often composes songs around the photographs that he takes. I have to tell him about Diana's new blog! This may inspire him because she shares a photo that she took along with a song, not her own song — but a favorite tune that she feels fits the photo. In case you wonder what she's using on her blog it's called Soundshark, suggested to her by Tara Lutman Agacayak.
I really like this because it's so nice when artists try to make the blogging experience more emotional and heartwarming, attaching their work to music and/or video certainly makes it come alive and also gives one further insight into the personality of the artist. Check out her blog and see what you think, I'm sure that she'd really enjoy your feedback on this idea of hers as well… it's a nice one.
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Two injured in northeast side crash
Two young men were injured in a crash on the Indianapolis northeast side Thursday.
The Indianapolis Fire Department says a 17-year-old male was driving a 2008 GMC Envoy through the intersection at 71st and Briarclift Drive when his vehicle was struck by a 2008 Infiniti sedan.
The Infiniti driver, a 23-year-old male, had to be extricated from his car and was taken to St. Vincent Hospital in serious but stable condition. The teen was taken to St. Vincent Hospital to be checked for minor injuries.
Firefighters said it was difficult to rescue the Infiniti driver because his car came to rest in a drainage ditch. It took about 15 minutes to get him out.
Firefighters say that the seatbelts and airbags were effective in the crash.


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Last time, we discussed Blake Snyder's Save the Cat craft book and how we can use his writing tools to revise our work. His beat sheet points out when story events (beats) should occur in a screenplay, and most of his advice applies to all forms of fiction writing.
Whether we dig into the structure of our stories during advance plotting or before post-draft revisions, understanding the big picture of how stories are supposed to flow improves our writing. So even though my pantsed (i.e., written by the seat of my pants) novel passed the Save the Cat beat sheet test, I wanted to analyze my story from a different perspective. After all, it's better to know if a scene should be deleted before I spend time editing it.
Why yes, I'm a perfectionist, how'd you guess? *smile*
But the truth is that I discovered I loved using the Save the Cat beat sheet to get an overview of my story before starting revisions. So I found another method for doing this high level analysis. I even made myself do math. *shudder*
How to Use the Story Engineering Structure for Revisions
This time, let's talk about Story Engineering by Larry Brooks. I first heard of Larry and his approach to story structure when I came across his storyfix blog a couple years ago.
He explains in clear language what turning points are, when they're supposed to occur in a story, and what they're supposed to accomplish. He also brilliantly points out how to use "pinch points" to prevent a sagging middle. I was thrilled to learn the tips from his blog are now available in book form with Story Engineering. (And a thank you shout-out to Kerry Meacham and Sonia Medeiros for my copy.)
In the comments of my last post, Julie Glover mentioned using Story Engineering. Reminded of Larry's story structure tips, I spent this weekend reviewing the information and… *dun dun dun*
I made a spreadsheet:
That's right. I dealt with my dislike of math and copied off of Elizabeth Davis to come up with a spreadsheet based on the story structure Larry Brooks describes in Story Engineering. Download a copy of my spreadsheet for yourself here:
Story Structure Spreadsheet – Adapted from Larry Brooks's Story Engineering (2007 .xlsx version)
(Click here for the Excel 2003 .xls version.)
And then… *sigh* Because I just can't help myself, I decided to see what it would look like to combine Elizabeth's Save the Cat spreadsheet and this Story Engineering spreadsheet. (Note: Elizabeth's website has had major issues lately, so if the link above doesn't work, you can find the .xls version of her STC beat sheet mirrored here and the .xlsx version of her STC beat sheet mirrored here.)
Behold, the Frankenstein of story-structure-overview-planning-plotting-revising-analysis spreadsheets:
Maybe I'm the only one crazy enough to want to dig into my story at this level. But maybe I'm not. So for those who want to get the complete Save the Cat/Story Engineering overview of their work, I give you:
Master Spreadsheet – Story Structure and Beat Sheet (2007 .xlsx version)
(Click here for the Excel 2003 version.)
You'll notice the screenplay structure of Save the Cat has a shorter introduction and conclusion than the geared-toward-novels structure of Story Engineering (that is, STC's Act One is shorter than SE's Part One). However, it's more important to make sure events are happening in the correct order and increasing tension and stakes than to make the page numbers work out perfectly.
In my pantsed novel, the specified page for the Story Engineering plot points and pinch points fell during the correct scene, and I'm calling that close enough. (See? I'm not a hopeless perfectionist. *snicker*)
Refer to my previous post for more tips and suggestions on how these spreadsheets can help us identify pacing issues, theme ideas, and whether scenes are in the correct order.
Now before anyone makes snarky comments about how I was *cough* procrastinating with all that spreadsheet nonsense, let me confirm that once I filled in the numbers for my pantsed novel and made sure I didn't have any structural errors, I moved on to actual revising. I'm up to chapter three. So there. *smile*
Have you studied Larry Brooks's approach to story structure? Does this spreadsheet sound helpful? Do you prefer Larry's Story Engineering explanations or Blake Snyder's Save the Cat approach, or do you like both of them? Is the Master Spreadsheet awesome or overkill? *whispers* Do you ever have trouble moving from the "planning" stage to the "doing" stage?
P.S. Are you new to beat sheets? Check out my Beat Sheets 101 post, and check out all my worksheets for writers here.Pin It


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Molitor set for Border run!
By Dave Spencer/John Robbins, FightNews Canada
If former IBF super-bantamweight champion Steve Molitor wishes to make his next Casino Rama appearance a title elimination fight as originally scheduled, a run to the border may be in order. The #3 ranked Molitor who meets #8 Heriberto Ruiz on June 26th has also been penciled in to make an appearance in just over one weeks time on Friday May 1st in Yucatan Mexico according to Spanish language website OEM (Organizacion Editorial Mexicana). So why a six round fight so far from home and so close to an important fight? Simple, per IBF rules, Molitor cannot participate in a title elimination fight coming off a knockout loss. The 'Canadian Kid' suffered his first loss last time out in a title unification bout versus WBA champ Celistino Caballero last November where he was stopped in the fourth round. The Mexican border run against a so-far unnamed opponent would presumably fill that loophole for Molitor who is presently training and sparring in his hometown of Toronto.
Molitor's Canadian promoters Orion Sports had no comment on the impending fight co-promoted between Orion and Yucatan Boxing and refused all questions on the matter. Alan Tremblay of Orion would only acknowledge that Fightnews had a good handle on the IBF rules and that he would happily answer all questions once he returned from Mexico on May 2nd.
Molitor's trainer Stephane Larouche was similarly tight lipped on the subject. "I haven't heard anything about it," said Larouche who will be in Las Vegas the same weekend as the Molitor fight as he guides super-featherweight Benoit Gaudet in his first title shot versus Humberto Soto. "I would doubt it," said the Montreal trainer sizing up the possibilities of the fight happening, adding, "I know he's been sparring up in Toronto with Buzz Grant just to stay busy."
It is expected that if Molitor does make the trip to the Yucatan, Grant's trainer Billy Martin will accompany him. All parties questioned fully expected Larouche to be back in the corner of the former champion for the June 26th fight versus Ruiz.
Molitor captured the IBF 122-pound title in 1996 in England versus Michael Hunter and made five successful defenses before succumbing to the power of 5'11" Celistino Caballero at what has become his home base of Casino Rama in Orillia Ontario. Larouche who also trains Lucian Bute was in a similar situation when the super-middleweight champion was vying for an IBF elimination spot. Potential names at the time included former champion Markus Beyer, Sergei Tatevosyan and Rudy Markussen but were all excluded because of stoppages in their previous fight's despite being rated higher than eventual candidate Sakio Bika.


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Ghana striker Jordan Ayew has turned down an offer to join French Ligue 1 side OGC Nice.
The 20-year-old has chosen to stay at Marseille and help the club return to its former glory next season.
Jordan has decided to stay put at the Stade Velodrome he honed his talent in a bid to gain more experience.
New OGC coach Claude Puel was keen on signing on the promising goal poacher.
AS Saint-Etienne were also reportedly interested in the young striker's services.
Reports claim that both clubs were actually interested in bringing the player on a season long loan.
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The Freedom Writers Diary
The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them is a non-fiction 1999 book written by The Freedom Writers, a group of students from Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, and their teacher Erin Gruwell. It is the basis of the 2007 movie Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank.
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The Freedom Writers Diary was made up of journals that Erin Gruwell told her students to write in about the troubles of their past, present and future. The Freedom Writers name pays homage to the name of the 1960s civil rights group Freedom Riders.
After intercepting a racist drawing from one of her students, Gruwell compared the drawings to Nazi propaganda techniques. She drew blank stares; only one of them had heard of the Holocaust. As a result, she assigned them to read and write about The Diary of Anne Frank and Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo.[1]
The Freedom Writers Foundation continued with exercises and philosophies similar to those used in the original class, and tracks the progress of the original and continuing classes.
Plot summaryEdit
As an idealistic twenty-three-year-old English teacher at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, Erin Gruwell confronted a room of "unteachable, at-risk" students. One day she intercepted a note with an ugly racial caricature, and angrily declared that this was precisely the sort of thing that led to the Jewish Holocaust—only to be met by uncomprehending looks. So she and her students, using the treasured books Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo as their guides, undertook a life-changing, eye-opening, spirit-raising odyssey against intolerance and misunderstanding. They learned to see the parallels in these books to their own lives, recording their thoughts and feelings in diaries and dubbing themselves the "Freedom Writers" in homage to the civil rights activists "The Freedom Riders."
With funds raised by a "Read-a-thon for Tolerance," they arranged for Miep Gies, the Dutch woman who sheltered the Frank family, to visit them in California, where she declared that Erin Gruwell's students were "the real heroes." Their efforts have paid off spectacularly, both in terms of recognition—appearances on "Prime Time Live" and "All Things Considered," coverage in People magazine, a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley—and educationally. All 150 Freedom Writers graduated from high school and many went on to attend college.
Banning of the book in schoolsEdit
On March 11, 2008, an English teacher at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, Connie Heermian, was suspended for a year and a half without pay for using the Freedom Writers Diary in her classroom against the wishes of the school board.[2][3] Administrators objected to racial slurs and sexual content in portions of the book.[4] Heerman had received permission the previous year to attend a workshop based on the books and obtained permission slips from the parents involved. The school board contends that Heermen did not properly follow the rules to receive permission to use the book.[5] Erin Gruwell commented on the controversy, saying, "The best way to get a teenager to read a book is to ban it. When someone who is a daunting authority figure says, 'Give us your book', I think these students [thought], 'There must be something powerful in these words'. "[4]
Further readingEdit
- Diary of a Freedom Writer, Garrett, Darius, 2013, Tate Publishing, 978-1625635808
- ^ McGhee, Tom (2008-02-27). """Freedom Writers" tale inspires students"". www.denverpost.com. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ "Teacher suspended over controversial book". www.msnbc.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ Teacher banned for using 'Freedom Writers' book Archived September 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b "'Freedom Writers' founder defends high school teacher". www.indystar.com. Retrieved 2008-03-26.[dead link]
- ^ "Teacher Suspended For Over A Year". www.wibc.com. Retrieved 2008-03-26.


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Hey guys, anyone know how to remove an emblem from the trunk?
Search youtube. You will find videos. I can't look from work or I'd post some for you.
Lick the blue and white section 3 times, and then rub the "W" for 17.2 seconds and the emblem will spring off.
Or, take a flathead screwdriver, cover the tip with several layers of tape, and put a towel between the shaft of the screwdriver and the car and pry from the top and bottom of the emblem. Once it's up a bit, just pull straight out and it well come off.
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I am going to assume that should read "he some how managed" unless there are really hoes rubbing paint off BMW logos in your area? Autocorrect strikes again!
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Some parts websites sell a little strip of metal that slides under the emblem. It makes it much easier to get the emblem off with out scratching the paint. It is like $3 so I would get it when you buy the emblem. Also do not forget the 2 grommets. I tried the screwdriver method and scratch my hood and trunk.
Hahahaha damn you auto correct !!!! And yah I did a screw driver, used a cloth, took a little work but it came off eventually ! Didn't leave one scratch ! Looks so much better, I was a little self conscious about people driving behind me
Glad the screwdriver worked for you. :)
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Davis Bynum Chardonnay 2010
Chardonnay from Russian River, Sonoma County, California
Winemaker's Notes
I choose a select variety of chardonnay "clones" to enhance complexity, while keeping to the food friendly flavor profile that has always been a hallmark of Davis Bynum: a little lighter, without being lean; a little crisper, without being tart; a little more aromatic, without being distracting; and balanced with less oak and alcohol than you often find in California chardonnays.
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Connoisseurs' Guide - "Without question the best Chardonnay to ever appear under this label, this one gets it right in terms of its keen fruity focus, its fine sense of balance and its oak and mineral extras, and all of its pieces are seamlessly fit. It is, withal, a complete package that manages to be both lively and fairly generous at the same time, and, while it should keep comfortably for several years, it is delicious right now. Its combination of quality and price are exemplary and earn it an added measure of attention."
Davis Bynum Winery
The Davis Bynum Winery story begins in 1951 when Davis Bynum, then a young newspaper man for the San Francisco Chronicle, bought 50 pounds of grapes from Robert Mondavi and made 3.5 gallons of petite sirah. "It wasn't a great wine," says Davis, "but then we drank it all before it was six months old!"
In 1971, Davis acquired vineyard land in the Napa Valley, near St. Helena. After unsuccess-fully attempting to build a winery on the property in 1973 (due to a moratorium on new winery construction by the Napa county planning commission), the Bynum Family -- Davis' wife Dorothy, son Hampton and daughter Susan -- purchased the 83-acre River Bend Ranch in the Russian River Valley in Sonoma County. On the property was a 1950's hop kiln which the Bynum Family converted into the winery and permanent home. "A friend convinced us to come over to the Russian River Valley. You can grow better grapes there anyway," Bynum chuckled.
In the first few years of operation at the new winery, grapes were hauled over from Napa and crushed along with local Russian River Valley fruit. This ended when the Napa property was sold off in 1976. During this period, the Bynum Family made their first pinot noir -- the 1973 Davis Bynum Pinot Noir from the Rochioli Vineyard was the first ever pinot to carry a Russian River designation.
Today, Davis Bynum Winery crushes about 250 to 275 ton of grapes annually (which makes about 15,000 cases of wine), bottling premium varietals under the Davis Bynum label. It is still family oriented: Davis oversees the vineyards and finances, though he now leaves winemaking decisions in the capable hands of Gary Farrell. His son, Hampton, oversees the daily operations at the winery as well as sales, and is responsible for product development. During harvest, Hampton helps with winemaking. Dorothy, Davis' wife, oversees the landscaping and a building improvement program. View all Davis Bynum Wines
About Russian RiverView a map of Russian River wineries
The Russian River Valley is named as such due to its proximity to the Russian River, the river itself named for the Russian fur traders who came down from Alaska in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Russian River is agricultural land. While there is a focus on wine, beyond the vineyards are many small, family-owned farms cultivating everything from cattle to Christmas trees.
Notable FactsThe proximity of this cool river and the rolling fogs from the Pacific Ocean make the area amenable to cool-climate grapes like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. In fact, the region is quite known for its full-bodied, yet elegant Pinot Noir, as well as their ripe, yet lean Chardonnays. Within Russian River Valley lie the smaller appellations of Chalk Hill and Green Valley. Chalk Hill is the warmer of the two and furthest from the ocean, while Green Valley is cooler and closer to the water.
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Just an idea have you thought about maybe starting a thread in the MID-A and linking it? I know there arent alot of go kart tracks near baltimore county so maybe some other folks from the area would be willing to drive up.
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California Bullet Train to Miss Deadline
In order to get you from Northern to Southern California in just a few hours the bullet train has to leave the station.
High-speed rail officials have been saying they would get started on the first phase of construction for bullet train's initial 29-mile section from Madera to Fresno no later than September 22nd. It's clear that's not going to happen, especially since the state still has to aquire more land and finish some design work.
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imaduckin up north wrote:Lew starts twitchin when aggie walks in the room
top o va wrote:That was an interesting angle to take on Foiles and every other person who makes their living in some way related to waterfowl. I honestly didn't see that coming. Did his PR guy write this article?
Legitimate question though- If Foiles never did get convicted of his misdeeds or even since he did do you think he would need to "give back"? Does his business do enough as he explains or should he do more? If so then what? Monetary donations, setting land aside for conservation, cleaning up public waterways?
wanapasaki wrote: How does his company giveback? They make a schit ton of money and they manipulate people into their pro-staff position to work for free and ramp up sales to a bunch of rookies that make waterfowlers look like a joke... Time to give back or get off the stage
recoil slinger wrote:I thanked him for the black eye on our sport on fb. The tool told me to go f myself. Lol
wanapasaki wrote:recoil slinger wrote:I thanked him for the black eye on our sport on fb. The tool told me to go f myself. Lol
Yes sir. He is a switch
LOL seriously?!
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BEREA — When Phil Dawson walked off the field Jan. 2 after a 41-9 loss to the Steelers in the season finale, many fans thought it was the last time he would be in a Browns uniform.
Last year, Dawson sold his home in Westlake and moved his family back to him and his wife's native state of Texas. He was heading into the offseason as an unrestricted free agent.
Dawson waved to the fans as he departed and stayed in the locker room and said his goodbyes to teammates and members of the media.
"I really didn't know what was going to happen," Dawson said. "I am not very good at predicting the future. I felt like that was it. Whether, I emotionally said goodbye or not, I wanted to make sure people around here knew how I felt. I guess that took me down a road here where I January I thought I may never come back."
Dawson, 36, has spent his entire NFL career with the Browns. He is the only player on the team to be with the Browns since the team returned in 1999. This will be his 13th NFL season.
In 2010, Dawson was 23-for-28 on field goals and 28-for-28 on PATs. His career percentage is 83.2. His 252 field goals is the franchise record and his 1,063 points is behind just Lou Groza (1,349) and Don Cockroft (1,080).
The Browns stamped Dawson with their franchise tag before the lockout was instituted. With the new collective bargaining agreement, there was still a franchise player tag. As a result, Dawson receives a one-year contract that is among the top five at his position. His salary for 2011 will be triple what he made last season at nearly $3.275 million. The Browns can try to sign him to a long-term contract.
"To get the news this offseason that I will be back and now to be here, it's a surreal feeling, but it's one I am embracing and looking forward to," Dawson said. "I am ready to get after it. I am kind of frustrated that I can't be out there practicing right now. Hopefully, that will all get worked out because I want to get prepared and have a good season."
The new CBA doesn't allow new signees to practice before Aug. 4, which is when the new NFL year begins.
Dawson has been through coaching changes many times before. He has been under Chris Palmer, Butch Davis, Romeo Crennel, Eric Mangini and now Pat Shurmur.
"The changes probably don't affect me quite as much as the other guys," Dawson said. "There are two little yellow poles out there and that's my target. Regardless of what changes are going on, my job really doesn't change. There's very little I need to learn in terms of playbook. Some things change with kickoffs and schemes and all of that.
"Obviously, having the experience of having been through this before has prepared me. Here we are. You can see it positively or negatively and I choose to see it positively. I know the guys are excited about it and that's easy to feel in the locker room, so I am all in and I am going to do what I can."
Dawson has only been to the playoffs one time with the Browns. If the team didn't use the franchise tag, he said there was a good chance he would have ended up with a team that had a chance to win right now. He hopes he can see the Browns finally turn it around this season.
"I want to win," he said. "There's no guarantee any where you go. I'm here this year and I want to win for this team, these fans this year. It would be much more meaningful."


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