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|27 Jul 1971
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|29 Aug 1969
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|29 Aug 1969
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|Baker Hugh M Jr
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|Hb Eng Corp
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|Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (8), Classifications (9)
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United States Patent Inventor Appl. No.
Filed Patented Assignee Hugh M. Baker, Jr. Washington, D.C.
Aug. 29, 1969 July 27, 1971 118 Engineering Corporation Silver Spring, Md.
RESONATOR-DRIVEN TLMEPIECE 6 Claims, 7 Drawing Figs.
US. Cl
mi. CI 0 Field of Search [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,277,394 10/1966 Holt et al. Primary Examiner-Richard B. Wilkinson Assistant Examiner-Edith C. Simmons Attorney-G. Turner Moller ABSTRACT: A resonator-driven timepiece is disclosed comprising a high Q electromechanical resonator which is capable of high excursions without 0 degradation. Because of the high excursions, the gear driven by the resonator includes large teeth. The gear is preferably annular with the resonator disposed within the internal dimension of the gear. The resonator is preferably piezoelectrically driven.
RESONATOR-DRIVEN TIMEPIECE CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION N Resonator-driven watches are well known in the art and generally comprise a tuning fork, an index finger mounter intermediate the ends of one of the tuning fork tines, a small rachet wheel positioned adjacent the index finger and driven thereby, a more or less conventional gear reduction unit driven by the rachet wheel for moving the second, minute and hour hands of the timepiece, and electromagnetic means for energizing the tuning fork at a predetermined frequency. Watches of this type are found in U.S. Pats. Nos. 2,929,196; 2,949,727; 2,960,817; 2,971,323; 3,057,147 and others. Although a tuning fork has proved to be a successful driving. mechanism for a watch, there are three basic disadvantages of a tuning fork which complicate the construction of a satisfactory and inexpensive resonator-driven watch. First, a tuning fork is susceptible to shock, vibration and orientation which are critical in a watch. Second, the excursion or movement of the tines of a tuning fork is quite small. Third, the Q of a tuning fork is relatively low. In a mechanical resonator, Q is an expression of the amount of energy conserved compared with the amount of energy dissipated.
A consideration of these disadvantages has necessitated the use in a watch of a relatively high frequency tuning fork driving a very small rachet wheel from a position intermediate the ends of the tuning fork tine. As explained in the file wrapper of U.S. Pat. No. 2,971,323, the selection of a relatively high operating resonant frequency is necessary to avoid shock induced variations in the resonant frequency. As pointed out in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,310,756 and 3,310,757, resilient mounting plates are used for tuning fork driven timepieces in order to minimize the effect of vibration and shock imparted to the base.
The small excursion of the tuning fork tine has necessitated the use of rachet wheel having very small teeth thereon. For example, U.S. Reissue Pat. No. 26,322 states that one operable rachet wheel is 0.095 inch in diameter, containing 300 teeth of 0.008 inch in length. It is a tribute to the patience and persistence of timepiece manufacturers that tuning fork driven watches are presently on the market. The necessity for small rachet wheels having extremely small teeth is aggravated by the necessity of placing the driving index finger intermediate the ends of the tine rather than on the end thereof.
Appropriate placement of the driving index finger of prior prior art tuning fork driven time piece motors is necessary either to limit the energy given up by the tuning fork, to match the mechanical impedance of the tuning fork with the mechanical impedance of the reduction gears or a combination of both. A practicable compromise has been to position the driving index finger intermediate the ends of the tuning fork tine.
It is known in a clock to drive magnetically off of the end of the tuning fork tine. While this is feasible in a clock where the tuning fork is of substantial size, it is not feasible in a watch where the size of the tuning fork is necessarily limited.
generally H-shaped device disclosed in application Ser. No. 565,430. This resonator is not adapted to drive a timepiece mechanism since the excursion of the rigid parts is extremely small. In order to obtain excursions large enough with the H- shaped resonator to drive a rachet WheeL the web must be bowed to such an extent that the Q of the resonator falls off to such an extent that this resonator cannot be used for timepiece motors.
It has been suggested in Japanese Pat. No. 18352, issued Aug. 3, 1968, to use a resonator of the same generic family as here disclosed for a timepiece drive. There is no disclosure in this patent concerning the drive connection from the resonator to the watch reduction gears or the manner in which the resonator is excited.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A timepiece motor is provided comprising a generally annular gear having teeth thereon, a resonator disposed at least partially within the internal dimension of the gear and means carried by the resonator operably driving the gear in accordance with the frequency of the resonator. A timepiece motor is provided comprising a resonator comprised of oppositely rotating rigid parts interconnected by a flexible part inducing counter-rotary movement and producing substantial excursions of the ends of the rigid parts, a gear having teeth thereon and means operatively carried by at least one of the rigid parts adjacent the end thereof for driving the gear in accordance with the frequency of the resonator.
It is an object of the invention to provide a timepiece motor comprised of a resonator which is insensitive to shock and vibration, frequency independent of orientation, having high Q, and which has substantial excursions at the resonator end.
It is another object of the invention to provide a timepiece comprised of a resonator and a gear both of which are generally the same size as the internal chamber of the timepiece.
A further object of the invention is to provide a timepiece motor comprised of an annular gear and a resonator operatively driving the gear and disposed at least partially within the internal dimension thereof.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a timepiece motor comprised of a resonator operatively driving a gear or rachet wheel from adjacent the end of the resonator.
Further objects, advantages and important features of this invention will be apparent from a study of the specification following taken with the drawing which together describe and disclose preferred embodiments of the invention and what is now considered and believed to be the best mode of practicing the principles thereof. Still other embodiments, modifications or equivalents may be apparent to those having the teachings herein.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a plan view of a timepiece motor in accordance with the principles of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the timepiece motor of FIG. 1, taken substantially along line 2-2 thereof as viewed in the direction of the arrows;
FIG. 3 is a partial view of a portion of the timepiece motor of FIG. 1 illustrating the cooperation between a resonator and a rachet wheel at one-half cycle of resonator operation;
FIG. 4 is another partial view of the timepiece motor of FIG. 1 illustrating the cooperation between the resonator and rachet wheel at another half-cycle of resonator operation;
FIG. 5 is a plan view of another resonator which may be used in a time piece in accordance with the principles of the invention;
FIG. 6 is an end view of the resonator of FIG. 5; and
FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of one embodiment of a timepiece made in accordance with the principles of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS Attention is directed to FIGS. 1 and 2 wherein there is shown a timepiece motor comprised of a resonator 12, an annular gear 14 and means 16 driving the gear 14 in accordance with the frequency of the resonator 12.
The resonator 12 comprises a pair of parts 18, 20 which are pivotally mounted by supporting pins 22, 24 extending from a base 26 for enabling the parts 18, 20 to rotate about the respective nodal axes 28, 30 thereof. The supporting pins 22, 24 may be of any convenient type but are illustrated as comprising a pin 32, 34 affixed to the base 26 and surrounded by a resilient collar 36, 38 positioned in a similarly configured aperture in the rigid parts 18, 20.
The parts 18, 20 are configured such that the mass moments of inertia are generally equal and such that the centers of gravity 40, 42 are substantially intersected by the nodal axes 28, 30. The parts 18, 20 are called rigid or bodily rigid which meansthat they are unflexing at a resonant frequency of the resonator 10 although they may be flexible at higher frequencies. The rigid parts 18, 20 are provided with aligned large cutouts 44, 46 and somewhat smaller aligned cutouts 48, 50 which together provide for the connection of a third part 52 to the first and second parts 18, 20 and also accommodate movement of the third part 52. The third part 52 is connected to the rigid parts 18, 20 in the small cutouts 48, 50 in any suitable manner.
The third part 52 is termed flexible or bodily flexible which means that it flexes at a resonant frequency of the resonator 10 although it may be inflexible at lower frequencies. The third part 52 is preferably flexed by a piezoelectric wafer 54 afi'ixed to the web 52 and controlled by electrical energy delivered through a pair of wires 56. Application of voltage of one polarity through the wires 56 expands the piezoelectric wager 54 affixed to the web 52 and controlled by electrical energy delivered through a pair of wires 56. Application of voltage of one polarity rough a pair of wires 56 expands the piezoelectric wafer 54 thereby bending the web or third part 52 into an upwardly convex configuration illustrated in long dash lines in FIG. 1. Because of the connection between the web 52 and the rigid parts 18, 20, the parts 18, 20 are counterrotated into the position illustrated by the long dash lines in FIG. 1. In a similar manner, application of voltage of opposite polarity through the wires 54 contracts the piezoelectric wafer 54 thereby bending the web 52 into the upwardly concave position shown in short dash lines. Accordingly, the rigid parts 18, 20 are counterrotated to assume a position indicated by the short dash lines in FIG. 1. It will be appreciated that the dash lines illustrated in FIG. 1 are somewhat exaggerated. A more complete description of the operation of this type of resonator is shown in the publication above cited.
The only substantial difference between the resonators here disclosed and the resonators in these publications is the point of connection between the web and the rigid parts. As shown in FIG. 1 of the Radio Club of America publication, the flexible web is secured to the inner edges of the rigid members which presents a web of short extent with the resonator consequently having a movement or excursions of the rigid parts which is too small to drive a rachet wheel of a watch. The flexible art 52 may be described from time to time as being connected to the first and second parts to produce substantial excursions at the ends of the rigid parts. This'terminology is intended to exclude resonators of the type disclosed in the cited publications.
As will be pointed hereinafter with respect to FIG. 7 and 8, the provision of the piezoelectric wafer 54 provides a substantial advantage in timepiece motors and particularly in watch motors. It will be apparent that the piezoelectric wafer 54 does not require any additional space in a timepiece case but instead utilized previously unused space within the external confines of the resonator. This is obviously contrasted with the electromagnetic coils used in the previously cited patents which require additional case space. Although tuning forks may theoretically be driven by a piezoelectric wafer, a piezoelectrically driven tuning fork has such a low O that it is impracticable to take additional energy from the tuning fork for driving a rachet wheel. For example, a very good undriven wrist watch size tuning fork has a Q of about 1,000. Driving a tuning fork electromechanically does not catastrophically degrade the Q of the resonator. An electromagnetically driven wrist watch size tuning fork which has an unloaded Q of about 1,000 has a Q of about 350 when used to drive a rachet wheel. An unloaded tuning fork of this size and quality which is driven by a piezoelectric wafer has a Q of about less than which leaves little energy remaining to drive the rachet wheel.
On the other hand, a piczoclectrically driven resonator of the type shown in the cited publications has a Q of about 1,000. Although Q has not been measured with the type of resonator disclosed herein, calculations indicate that 0 would not be substantially different than the already commercial H- shaped resonator in the publications. Consequently, a piezoelectric wafer can be used in these types of resonators and still provide high Q.
The annular gear 14 is illustrated as having internal teeth 58 with the resonator 12 residing within the internal dimension of the annulus. It will be apparent this is of considerable importance in a watch where space is at a premium. The driving means 16 comprises a pair of pawls or index fingers 60, 62 which comprise a resilient strip 64, 66 secured at one end to the rigid parts 18, 20 adjacent the end thereof. A tip 68, 70 is provided on the ends of the resilient strips 64, 66 for engaging the teeth 58 on the gear 14. Similar pawls 72, 74 may be provided adjacent the opposite ends of the rigid parts 18, 20 in order to balance the extraction of energy from the rigid parts 18, 20.
As the rigid parts 18, 20 counter rotate into the position shown by the short dashed lines in FIG. 1, the parts will assume the operative relationship shown in FIG. 3. It will be apparent that as the pawl 60 rotates the gear 14 in the direction shown by the arrow, the pawl 62 is cammed out of engagement with five and into driving engagement with the tooth numbered four. As the rigid parts 18, 20 are driven into the position shown by the long dashed lines in FIG. 1 the pawl 62 drives the gear 14 in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 4 while the pawl 60 is cammed downwardly by the tooth numbered two preparatory to the reversal of movement. It will be noted that the amplitude of oscillation of the rigid parts 18, 20 is greater than the adjacent teeth 58 and less than the spacing between two adjacent teeth 58 on the gear 14. The amplitude of movement of the rigid parts 18, 20 may be controlled as shown in US. Pats. Nos. 2,929,196; 2,971,323; 2,960,817 or in any other suitable manner.
Referring now to FIGS. 5 and 6, there is disclosed another resonator 112 which is suitable for timepiece motor use. For purposes of brevity, analogous reference characters are used to indicate analogous elements, most of which will not be specifically discussed. The major difference between the embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6 and the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 resides in the locations where the web 152 is connected to the rigid parts 118, 120. The web 152 is connected to one end of the rigid part 118 through a bent end 172 while the other end of the third part 152 is connected to the opposite end of the rigid part by a bent end 174. The resonator 112 is substantially identical to the resonators shown in FIG. 12 in application Ser. No. 714,221 and has all of the necessary characteristics for timepiece motor use as do all of the remaining resonators of this application.
The operation of the resonator 112 is substantially the same as the operation of the resonator 12. Application of a voltage of predetermined polarity through the wires 156 expands the piezoelectric means 154 to bow the web 152 into a leftward concave configuration counter rotating the rigid parts 118, 120 to separate the pawls 160, 162. The pawl 160 operates to drive the gear (not shown) while the pawl 162 is cammed by one of the gear teeth into a position to drive the gear upon the reversal of movement of the parts 118, 120. Application ofa voltage of opposite polarity. through the wires 156 operates to contract the piezoelectric means 154 which bows the web 152 into a rightward concave relationship to counter-rotate the parts 118, 120. The pawls 160, 162 approach each other with the pawl 160 driving the gear (not shown) while the pawl 160 is cammed into a position to drive the gear upon reversal of movement of the parts 118, 120.
Referring now to FIG. 7, there is illustrated a watch 200 having as an integral part thereof the timepiece motor 10. The resonator base 26 is used as the support for the remaining elements of the watch 200. The watch 200 comprises a transparent front wall 202 and a backwall 204. A timepiece dial plate 206 is arranged behind the front wall 202 and attached to the base 26 by a suitable spacer 208. The annular gear 14 is connected to a shaft 210 by a spoke arrangement 212. The shaft 210 is disposed between the rigid parts 18, and spaced from the web 52. The shaft 210 is journaled in a passage 214 in the base 26. A conventional watch gear reduction unit 216 operatively connects the shaft 210 to a second hand shaft 218, a minute shaft 220 and an hour hand shaft 222 in a suitable manner.
A battery 224 is removably mounted on the base 26 and is electrically connected to suitable circuitry (not shown) for alternately applying of voltages of opposite polarity to the piezoelectric means 54. The electrical circuitry may, for example, be disposed on the base 26. The rigid part 18 is illustrated as cut away at 226 to provide adequate clearance adjacent the battery 224. A similar cutout 228 is provided on the opposite end of the rigid member 18 to ensure that the center of gravity of the member 18 does not move from adjacent the nodal axis. It will be apparent that the cutouts 226, 228 need be provided only adjacent the ends of the rigid member 18.
Although the organization of the components of the watch 200 is the best mode of practicing the principles of the invention, it will be apparent that other placements of the component pans are practicable. It will be seen that the provision of a piezoelectric wafer 54 disposed substantially within the internal confines of the resonator l2 conserves considerable space in the case provided by the front and rear walls 202, 204. By the term external dimensions of the resonator, it is intended to mean the dimensions required by the resonator to oscillate freely rather than the external dimensions of the resonator at rest.
It will be seen that providing the resonator 12 at least partially within the internal dimension of the gear 14 likewise conserves space within the timepiece case and allows for a watch of minimum thickness. Since the resonators 12, 112 are of a type having substantial excursions at the end of the rigid parts without degrading the Q of the resonator, the gear 14 may be driven off of the ends of the rigid parts thereby enabling the use of a gear having substantial sized teeth as compared to prior art resonator driven rachet wheels.
1. A timepiece motor comprising a generally annular gear having teeth thereon; a resonator disposed at least partially within the internal dimension of the gear; and
means carried by the resonator operatively driving the gear in accordance with the frequency of the resonator.
2. The timepiece motor of claim 1 wherein the resonator defines a plane generally parallel to the annular gear.
3. The timepiece motor of claim 1 wherein the resonator comprises a plane coincident with the plane of the annular gear.
4. The timepiece motor of claim 1 wherein the gear teeth are on the internal diameter thereof.
5. The timepiece motor of claim 1 wherein the teeth define ratchet teeth and the driving means comprises an index finger.
6. The timepiece motor of claim 5 wherein the resonator comprises oppositely moving parts, the index finger is affixed to one of the moving parts and the driving means further comprises another index finger secured to the other part the gear emg successively rotated by one and then by the other index finger, the driving movement of one of the index fingers corresponding to the return movement of the other.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|12 Mar 1963
|4 Oct 1966
|United States Time Corp
|Temperature compensated electromechanical resonator
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|22 Oct 1971
|5 Jun 1973
|Novox Inc
|Electromagnetic timing mechanism
|20 Sep 1971
|1 Jan 1974
|D Horlogeric Le Coultre & Cie
|Timepieces with torsion resonators
|23 Mar 1987
|29 Mar 1988
|Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
|Vibration wave motor
|23 Mar 1992
|22 Mar 1994
|Eta Sa Fabriques D'ebauches
|Piezo-electric motor intended for a timepiece
|13 Aug 1992
|3 Jan 1995
|Richter; Hans
|Electroactive motor
|13 Mar 1992
|30 Sep 1992
|Eta SA Fabriques d'Ebauches
|Piezo-electric motor, in particular for timepiece
|3 Aug 1998
|8 Dec 1999
|Seiko Epson Corporation
|Actuator, and clock and annunciator mounted with the same
|3 Aug 1998
|26 May 2004
|Seiko Epson Corporation
|Actuator, and clock and annunciator mounted with the same
|U.S. Classification
|368/203, 968/488, 310/25, 368/200, 310/321
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification


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Under a tree, don't be shock of the flying fox:
vampires to sweet-juices of fruits in New Guinea...
Weighing over a ton, Trigger is the cow for truckload of macs!
Xenopos are Cameroon Goliath that can live up to fifteen years.
Yes, humans are tough but compared to these behemoths,
zings we have are just their toys!
http://www.viralnova.com/giant-animals/ and
***nightmare fuel - stingray; flying-fox - bat
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==6th place==
O. E. Guillermo
2:49pm, September 04, 2015
Copyright © Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser | Year Posted 2015
You need to go far, farther, even farther
Over small streams and tracks
The moon is distant, but can be glimpsed through the trees
A moose lifts his head, a beautiful antlers
King of the forest
Can smell the forest and wildlife
The fox howling at the moon
Echoes in the woods
Two yellow glowing eyes
It is the owl which are on the night watch
Hope that all mice are safely home
The moon disappears behind the clouds
Darkness falls, deep into the forest
A-L Andresen :)
(5th in the contest)
Copyright © Sunshine Smile | Year Posted 2013
The sweetest sounds of burning trees
A gentle stroking in the breeze
The calm has lasted past the storm
Cloudy visions, Satan's roar
Too many sights have passed my way
A time found only in the haze
The softest screams are running bare
My aching bones creak as I stare
You walk a distance towards me
The fall's eternal, can't you see?
I'm a memory in your heart
I whisper to you in the dark
The battle's started at the end
No one is coming to repent
The sinners grab their wine from prey
No judgment calling here to stay
The sport is reckless to be told
The one is laughing at his souls
It falters nowhere to be sure
The power grows forevermore
Like a spirit in the wind
I have no say in where you've been
But cross the line to come to me
And pay the price for ecstasy
You walk a distance towards me
The fall's eternal, can't you see?
I'm a memory in your heart
I whisper to you in the dark.
Copyright © John Paluszek | Year Posted 2013
into blue skies
pink wings take flight
ripples on the pond
Copyright © Francine Roberts | Year Posted 2013
Beneath the illumination of the elliptical moon,
Within the cove of diamond bay, waves gently sway
Back and forth, under the oceans clarity of the big blue,
As the surfs foam and spray roll against the white sandy
Beaches beyond.
Hush the breeze whispers to the gulls above, hush, hush now,
Be still, for soon they will come, but these chatter snappers.
Refuse to yield in their battering's scrawling, until the ocean
Itself-lashes out at them to be quiet.
In the silence of the timeless, in the paused hush of the
Aquatic wilderness, something stirs.
Behold the leaping lords of the blue abyss,
Breaching upwards, as if to tenderly kiss the moon above,
Thanking it for another day of life, to live wild and free,
Beneath the waves of infinity, of the big blue.
Dancers on fins of grace, seemingly toe stepping on the
Waves in a delicate balance, just for a second of brilliance
Display, while others incline in a somersault acrobatic
Air assault, to pay homages respect to the magnificent
Ocean for its eternal beauty, and salvation's refuge.
These gray phantoms of the divine ethereal realm,
Born with purity's heart of innocence, true creatures
Of light and love, shine in the diamond star dust of twilight.
Birthed within the quaking wake of the lords divining hands,
At the moments his voice rose, in the beginning of time itself,
Dividing the light from the darkness, the dolphin took its first
Air breath of life, and the Lord Almighty,
Smiled down upon his aquatic creation with warmth and love.
Perfections free falling divers, enchanting the human heart
With their graceful swiftness, stealth and intelligence.
The sailor's guardians at sea, these vigilant sentinels of the
Briny depth, follows the surging storms hailing, and await
To assist in the deist hour of humanities greatest need.
Within their loving pod, the young are nurtured by devotions
Breasts of giving, no tender a mother can ever be found
Then she the dolphin, born from the grace of God himself.
In the silence of the timeless, in the paused hush of the
Aquatic wilderness, something stirs beneath the waves
Of clarity.
Behold the leaping lords of the blue abyss,
Breaching upwards, as if to tenderly kiss the moon above,
Thanking it for another day of life, to live wild and free,
Beneath the waves of infinity, of the big blue.
Copyright © cherl dunn | Year Posted 2015
She-Tiger patiently watches,
In shadows,
Dark concealing realm,
Green eyes pierce nights,
Blackening shroud.
Ever weary, seeking motions,
Beware the bush itself seems,
To come alive,
Beneath moonlights twilight mists,
Heavy foot steps cautiously,
Traveling along a carnalistic path,
Deaths servant stalks it's prey.
Revealing raw natures twisted fate,
In her flashing gaze, ageless,
Wisdom lies,
This huntress most majestic.
Sleek jungle mistress, fearlessly,
Forgotten trails cutting,
Edges unyielding,
Patrolling vast wilderness.
Drink deeply clear waters purity,
No other creature dares,
Come near thee.
Forests chameleon, hidden,
Amongst bamboo thickets.
Camouflages golden blends,
Are parted,
By divisions striped bands.
Feeding legacies future brood.
Crowns glorious jewels,
Young cubs at play,
Learning life's lessons to be,
Remembered someday.
Rough dull stones at first,
Finely polished y age,
One day they'll sparkle,
Under sunshine's rays.
Royalties queen, stands tall,
Upon prides rock,
Surveying an evergreen,
The Inuit call the Narwhal the one that points to the sky,
Because of their unique way of aiming their tusk upward;
The scientific name Narwhal means one tooth and one horn,
Narwhals are the subject of mythical tales, legend and lore.
Mottled white gray and black is their skin , so corpse-like,
Most spend the winter in Baffin Bay, northern Canada;
In heavy packs of ice, a world of giant crashing ice burgs,
A treeless white tundra that goes on forever and ever.
The Narwhal can dive down miles in the water to feed,
Sadly some die of suffocation due to the surface freezing;
They do need to take breaths through cracks in the ice,
One must wonder, why they choose this frozen location.
Narwhals summer in Hudson Bay, Greenland and Russia,
Moving through narrow channels during the spring melt;
They are threatened by overhunting by the Inuit for food and ivory,
Also from mining and drilling and from global warming.
Such amazing creatures, a fantastic animal of fifteen feet,
With this incredible long spiraled tusk, unicorn-like;
An eight foot flexible horn that bends to the left, mysteriously,
Actually a tooth that continues to grow all of their life.
All males have these tusks along with another smaller tooth,
Emerging from their upper jaw, with no apparent use;
Not anything to do with a weapon or for fishing or for eating fish,
It seems to be a beautiful male adornment for finding love.
Often they are seen rubbing tusks, this is called tusking,
It is thought to be not only part of mating but hierarchy;
Narwhals communicate by clicking, whistling and knocking,
A haunting sound the pierces the frozen silent ice world.
In past years, many were captured for scientific study,
However, they all died in captivity, it seems they need ice;
Some wild creatures are just not meant to be kept captive,
Many of God's animals are just suppose to be free in nature.
September 19, 2015
Written by Broken Wings
For the contest, Impress Me With A Narwhal Poem, sponsor, Skat
Ninth Place
Copyright © Broken Wings | Year Posted 2015
Lady liberty, hold your flame light high,
Beware the path thy cross, in the wild undiscovered
Wilderness of the U.S.A.
For it is here a fierce native predator,
Stalks the rocky ranges bad lands,
Behold the American mountain lion.
Known as the cougar.
Nature's solitary soldier, walks with
Silences stealth and predatory cunning.
Beneath the thickets underbrush,
The beast does savor, upon his preys weakness,
And relishes the hunt of engagement.
Secretive creature, an apex hunter,
Wearily observing, his natural habitats
Surroundings, this king
Survives by tooth and claw alone.
Once hunted to the brink of extinction,
At the hands of mankind, and greed's bounty.
Nobility's instinctual majesty, has reclaimed
His mighty throne, on the cliff tops high.
The cougar, represents a come backs promise,
We as American's shall leave none of our
Own behind, has recovered and announces
His arrival with a mighty roar.
In the heights forbidden realm, the big horn sheep,
Smacks his antlers against his reveling foe,
It's soundings echo is heard for miles,
Abreast the whitening fallen snow,
But the great feline lord, has now returned,
To his ancestral territory, a shadow flash,
Of golden brown, a royal phantom to
The art of war, clashing with basic instincts
Desire to survive.
Behold the pride stands tall, upon the
Red bands of freedom, nay liberation's
Symbol soars above the lion's den,
Beneath the night's sky shines with
Old glory's stars hanging in beauty's favor,
We honor him, this the great American lion,
The Cougar.
Copyright © cherl dunn | Year Posted 2014
Sneak up on their prey
very silent and deadly
don't get in their way.
Copyright © Cynthia Jones
Copyright © Cynthia Jones | Year Posted 2015
She prowls the night
with clenched jaw and pride,
nothing able to smite
her remorseless stride.
The ominous reflection of moon
shines forth from devouring eyes
of a nocturnal beauty spun on the loom
of the Creator's bid and sighs.
Grace moves her every limb
and she precedes an enraged scream
caused by ruins of a forest now grim
and held alive by all but one stream.
Her claws prophesy of vengeance
though her heart yearns for reconciliation.
Yet now there would be no leniency
for a soul's annihilation.
Now on journeys through lush valleys and ashes
she will embark
until all that remains after furious thrashes
will be the tigress' mark.
Copyright © Robyn Thomas | Year Posted 2013
He walked amid the woodlands muted morn.
The scents of earth were wafting on the breeze.
For dawn had moistened yet another day.
And silence dripped beneath the autumn trees.
A rustle in dry leaves, he caught a glimpse.
His gun caressed the warmth of flannel sleeves.
The silent hunter, stalking, tiptoed near.
A golden-red meandered through the leaves.
The sun began to rise above the knoll.
It shone upon dark eyes; the gun rose high.
The pheasant flickered leaves; then, heard a crunch.
He recognized the scent; the man walked nigh.
Red feathers, brightly accented with gold,
Were ruffled as he took his fighting pose.
The cockerel next to man had no defense.
So, high above the trees the pheasant rose!
His hungry children waited back at home.
He rushed along the trail up to the crest.
The pheasant lost from view; his stomach growled.
The hunter and his gun had done their best.
At noon, the hunter rested on a log.
The water in his canteen, nearly dry,
No morsel did he eat as day grew long.
The stealthy man could hear his children's cry.
December 1, 2014
Written for Poetry Soup Member Contest: Structured forms - Iambic verse - Sketch a fictitious character - (Top Gun Poetry) - Poetry Contest
Sponsor Giorgio A. V.
Copyright © Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen | Year Posted 2014
Frozen in his tracks, a white tail deer
hesitates to crack the gilded grass
Copyright © Carrie Richards | Year Posted 2014
Deep in the Canadian wilderness she gave birth to four pups,
It was a large dug out hole at the base of a tangled tree;
Her mate for life was out hunting with the pack for deer or elk,
Some wolves remained to protect and guard her.
She was a mottled grey and resembled a domestic dog,
Perhaps a german shepherd or a sled dog but much bigger;
Her paws were huge and she had thick fur to protect her in the cold
But she was so gentle with the pups snuggling them.
As dusk fell she heard her mate's mournful howls in the distance,
She knew his howls, growls and barks from all others;
They were mated for life and this was their first litter of pups,
The pups were blind and defenceless without her.
The pack had been more than thirty-eight wolves until recently,
But farmers had trapped, shot and poisoned many in fear;
And trappers had killed others for their beautiful thick fur,
So these pups were so important to the packs future.
And then he was there in the den with her and nuzzled her neck,
He was taller than she and stronger a truly majestic creature;
Crouching with his ears straightened his facial expression was love,
She moved over so he could join them and all was peace.
In the forest den . . .
April 1, 2015
Submitted to the contest, 100 In A Row - 5
sponsor, PD
Seventh Place
Written for the contest, Canis Lupus the Wolf,
sponsor, Shadow Hamilton
First Place
The birds glide, I don't know why
It gives me reason to sing
So who am I? What can I bring?
The trees grow, the waters flow
To take us far from here
So who are we? Why do we fear?
In all the glories shown to us,
We must give in to our wanderlust
To make amends for wrongs we've done
Inspire the dreams, in everyone
The lambs leap, the willows weep
To show us we can dance and cry
Don't live a lie; just ask why
The oceans latch, seashells laugh
There's always an escape
To the martyr's smile, on the sun's sweet dial
In all the glories shown to us,
We must give in to our wanderlust
To make amends for wrongs we've done
Inspire the dreams, in everyone
Don't let it fade,
Don't hold it down
The sky is open for us now
Just let them fly,
Those hurts we keep
Inspire the heart, inspire the dream!
In all the glories shown to us,
We must give in to our wanderlust
To make amends for wrongs we've done
Inspire the dreams, in everyone
In everyone
Inspire the dreams, in everyone
*This song is a collaboration with my older brother, Robert, who was inspired by two hawks soaring around each other earlier today. Younger brother, David, implemented some sweet harmonies that makes this song really special! *
Copyright © Laura Breidenthal | Year Posted 2015
Standing in my home's backyard, I gazed at the skies
Nothing comes to my muse's sight but two staring eyes
It swapped the branches of a tree by a daredevil jump
Whirling, twirling, passing in the air getting the hump.
Through the summer on the tall tree bare and brown
See how brown leaves are flickering, fluttering down
This squirrel, my poetry, bobbing from eyes so bright
Busy now hunting for nuts to hoard with all her might
In an old nest of crow or in a hole where day by day
Nut by nut for her winter stock explores stores away
So that when winter sets in with its cold and storm
She would sleep all curled up, all snug and all warm.
She looks again and to make sure after storing there
So she could remember, she hid the treasure where.
Dr. Ram Mehta
Contest: make me feel you
Copyright © Dr.Ram Mehta | Year Posted 2013
The tiniest egg
Sanctuary for new life;
Dinner for many.
Entered in contest: Enter the 'Premiere haiku contest II: Anything Goes ' Poetry Contest; sponsored by: Chris D. Aechtner
Verses in italics by Jesse Whitehead
Verses in normal font by Timothy Hicks
birds in tuxedos
marching through snow
stifled laughter
a pair of short legs
behind the coats
patient as molasses
a surprise in waiting
tiny curled toes
it slipped through the claws
of a brown pelican
sharp as eggshells
words on deaf ears
nary a shrug
the stillness of earth
before receiving the rain
howling wolf
warm tears in the sky
silent moon
atop the pine-wood mantel
the treasured baseball
smoldering campfire
toasted marshmallows
precious longing
she pulls a Jurassic Park
turning on the gramophone
September sun
the wheels on the bus
through leaves and leaves
last stop
says the cattle driver
despite the breadth of these plains
my heart doesn't stray
chilly breath
beating drums
penny tossed to the curve
change of scenery
branches replacing winter
with wisteria
ladybugs gliding
through purple haze
the teacher's back instead
paper airplane
vapor trails
across the pale fields
did you see that one?
catching only the coattails
of a summer star
but alas
penguins cannot fly
Copyright © Timothy Hicks | Year Posted 2016
Deep in our forest woodland,
where white tailed deer roam free,
I thought to take a moment,
to listen quietly,
to the whispered sighing,
of breezes in the trees.
As pleasant a sound as I have ever heard,
for my senses it doth please!
There I came upon deer grazing,
they showed no sign of fear,
the moment was endearing,
as they watched me standing near.
Silently I stood watching,
twas heaven sent for me,
until a Ruffed Grouse drumming,
disturbed my reverie.
Like a painted pastoral scene,
captured by an artist's eye,
it was a moment frozen in time,
though time itself flew by.
Then with their white tails swaying,
they trotted down the glade,
which ended my encounter,
with a moment heaven made.
It's often I remember,
that quiet, forest scene,
when Nature's generosity,
with pleasures seldom seen,
offered me an insight,
into her hidden realms
where her favour was revealed.
A delight that overwhelms.
Rhymer. May 22nd, 2016.
Copyright © Denis Barter | Year Posted 2016
Songbirds loose small chirps,
Tiny enough to slip through
Momentary rain.
Copyright © Kyle Maples | Year Posted 2013
Wolf And Owl Take Shape
Smoke and red cinders rise together in retrograde simplicity
On counter rotation, winds sing through birch and oak
Marbled moon remains sour yellow through the ecliptic edge
Cryptic night, where owl and wolf find warmth and cover
Nestled in the coarse blanket warn by Tabitha, the young one
Her tribe sleeps through winter
She holds them in her mystic spell, mild heart and smile
They breathe cold mist together in history hallows
Unfolding cold reveals their open eyes
Reaching out into the distance as wolf howls
Unknown mysteries of life feel their kinship
Heaven opens up to them crisp on the fire light
Wolf moves his wool but only slightly in a twitch
Owl takes flight, returns alarmed
Back to the blanket and young girls arms
It rests with comfort feathers by her heart
Wolf and owl take shape, Tabitha smiles
They all take one long last breath and hold it in
Wait till spring to release it again below the mystic stars
10/17/14 Free Verse, Prose Poetry, haibun – Poetry Contest
Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2014
I wanted to be alone tonight,
to shuffle my thoughts in the ocean's breeze,
when the sun sets sail, with the lights going out
While I search the sky, in my solitude
and ponder my place in the scheme of things...
I wonder again, how I fit within...
How the dreams I dream, and my many wiles,
fit into the human chain
In my lone meditation, there rises a sigh
with a windswept aria, reaching my ears......
while one turtle I had noticed, is unmooring itself,
heading back to the ocean, without hesitation
not asking for much, not even for reason why
I watch him slowly swagger along, no rush to marry a shell with the sea
And envy how strong the urge can be, knowing his place in the throng
His cares are so few, and with years to go, such tenacity captures me
I wanted tonight, to be alone with thoughts, alone to doubt
alone with my questions, and alone with my fears
To hover in the shell, in the cave of my tears
To ponder my place here among the stars.....
Of time and space, the archaic shores
Unmooring myself, across the sands
If the turtle can see it, then I'm not alone
in this span of a life, there is a journey long...
a destiny that the nomad just knows
7/28/14 For Cyndi's Contest: "Turtles"
As I walk through the forest
I hear the silence of the wood
Nature is at contest
Where beasts once stood
The wind rustling the trees
Shaking to the ground
Earth creeping with weeds
Smell nature all around
Creatures climbing high
Beasts burrowing deep
No birds in the sky
Cause nature to weep
As the one on two arrives
And takes nature in threes
Those on four will not survive
Save the five he never sees
This new beast that comes
And ploughs the land
Nature come undone
By this one hand
All the animals they scatter
To lands far and wide
As nature begins to shatter
Turn, to run and hide
Blood spills over the earth
From this hand that strikes
Against nature's last birth
The cry that fills the nights
As the earth turns to mud
I hear the silence of death
With a resounding thud
Nature takes it's last breath
As man turns and walks away
His unholy quest now done
Head hung low in dismay
For now in nature there is none
Falling to his knees
Precious air has gone
Along with the trees
Natures vengeance is long
Too late does man learn
That nature holds all
These things that he yearns
And by ignorance he'd fall
His body by earth reclaimed
To bring about new life
Man's name once shamed
Nature, reborn without strife
Copyright © Sean Taylor | Year Posted 2015
Observe how the ants labor without a peep;
Note the fine artistry of the spider's web-spinning;
Who will wake the bear from his long winter sleep?
Stand in awe of the hummingbird flapping its wings;
Listen to the lovely melody the songbirds sing;
Watch the majestic hawks leave their nests and soar;
Bask in the rising sun's heat at the ocean shore.
An invitation into God's presence
comes from the sun, the creatures, and much more.
All of His creation emits His essence.
Copyright © Kim Bond | Year Posted 2014


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There is now, in the world of embryonic stem cell testing, a patient one.
Silicon Valley biotech company Geron says it has started a clinical trial of its embryonic stem cell therapy, with the goal of curing spinal cord injuries. And this time, the key is that the testing is being done on embryonic stem cells. In the past, companies like Geron have been able to test stem cells, but the controversy surrounding embryonic cells, which are typically harvested from human embryos left over after in-vitro fertilization attempts, is intense, because many people feel that destroying a human embryo in any form is wrong.
But a recent thaw in legislation has given Geron a (possibly brief) window to test embryonic cells, which companies like Geron say are especially valuable, because they can morph into any type of cell. Because of these morphing qualities, scientists are excited about the possibilities of these cells. Investors are also excited, sending shares of Geron (GERN) stock sharply higher this morning. While Geron has the first FDA license to use these cells to try and treat people, other companies in the stem cell arena are watching their share values jump as well, because of optimism.
It's not just a bad pun to say that this type of research is in its embryonic stages. Lawsuits and government rulings aside, it's very early in the process to say that these cells can do wonders. There is optimism, though, and when you get that mixed with Silicon Valley scientific know-how, you often get results.
Look for the science to move forward on this, with controversy very close behind.


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The Jonga system invented by three University of Cape Town students – Kabir Prema, Ntando Shezi and Ntasko Mgiba – was one of two winning concepts in the fourth annual Student Social Venture Programme, hosted by the Bertha Centre at the UCT Graduate School of Business.
Jonga, which means 'we are watching', was selected, along with Farmdrive, a Kenyan-developed solution that expands access to credit for small-scale farmers, to compete in the Global Social Venture Competition set for 20 February.
The idea was chosen for its social impact and will go up against entrants from around the world for the $50 000 prize money.
"The finalists we chose to go through this year are both strong ideas and we are confident they will do well," says Francois Bonnici, director of the Bertha Centre.
Users get notified of the intrusion via their cellphone. They can either choose to alert their neighbours or dismiss it as a false alarm. If the users choose to alert neighbours, they receive a notification stating they have had an intrusion. After they have received the notification, they can choose to react.
If the alarm is false and it turns out not to be an intruder, the users can dismiss the alarm and not notify neighbours.
According to the start-up, South African townships are filled with many opportunistic criminals who usually burgle houses for drug money.
"Alerting the surrounding community when an intruder is present, aims to frighten the intruder away. Calling for the surrounding community to help when a single house is under threat introduces a sense of community within the neighbourhood," it adds.
The start-up company notes the product aims to curb the prevalence of petty crime and burglaries within South African townships.
"The sad reality is that modern security systems are very expensive and come with hefty maintenance costs," says Shezi. "The average household income in township communities is around R3 200, so it is unrealistic to get such expensive systems into the townships."
Jonga costs R800 to install and the start-up needs a total of R80 000 which will help it distribute its system in Cape Town.
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Iran Pledges Help to Iraq
Iraq's president met with his Iranian counterpart on Monday, asking for assistance with his nation's growing security crisis. Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad responded warmly: "Definitely, the Iranian government and nation will stand next to its brother Iraq and will do every help it can to strengthen security in Iraq."
AP via Yahoo!:
TEHRAN, Iran – Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Monday sought to enlist
Iran's help in quelling the escalating violence that threatens to tear his country apart.
"The issue of establishing security in Iraq is the most important part of our talks. We are in dire need of Iran's help in establishing security and stability in Iraq," state-run television quoted Talabani as saying after he met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran.
The meeting between Talabani and Ahmadinejad, which was delayed for two days amid a security clampdown in Iraq, comes as Tehran is trying to assert its role as the top regional power broker to counter Washington's influence on Baghdad.
During their talks, Ahmadinejad pledged Tehran's support in helping to improve security in Iraq.
"Definitely, the Iranian government and nation will stand next to its brother Iraq and will do every help it can to strengthen security in Iraq," he was quoted as saying.
"We believe a stable, developed and powerful Iraq is in the interest of the Iraqi nation, Iran and the whole region," Ahmadinejad said, according to the television report.


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RPM Casting. Palmstar Entertainment is currently seeking talent for the feature film, "American Ultra," starring Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, Connie Britton, and others.
"American Ultra" tells the story of "a stoner and his girlfriend's sleepy, small-town existence is disrupted when his past comes back to haunt him in the form of a government operation set to wipe him out."
Several background and extras are being sought, and submissions are welcome from Covington, Louisiana.
For more details, check out the casting notice for "American Ultra" here, and be sure to check out the rest of our audition listings!


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Want to see Sacha Baron Cohen, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter and Hugh Jackman sing live? I know I do. Les Miserables' producers and director have taken the ballsy decision to get some of Hollywood's biggest A-listers to perform without a safety net: there won't be any autotuning after the event here.
It's the first ever time that singing has been performed live without any post-production dubbing in a musical, and as you can see from the video below, the likes of Anne Hathaway were a little nervous at first.
Not to be weird or anything, but I'm actually a big fan of musicals. And I've never seen Les Mis – which is the world's longest-running musical – on stage. So I'm kind of excited after this behind-the-scenes teaser to see what the finished product looks like when it hits cinema screens in January 2013.
Hugh Jackman (who plays Jean Valjean) is basically the only main actor in the film who has any sort of experience of singing live. The guy managed to single-handedly wow the world when he hosted the Oscars and interspersed the hosting duties with song-and-dance routines, but for the others, it's going to be way out of their comfort zone.
Plus, it's not as if these are fringe songs that no-one's heard of. Les Mis is responsible for some of the most well-known songs in the musical theatre repertoire. Heard of ?I Dreamed a Dream,? ?Bring Him Home,? ?One Day More? and ?On My Own"? Thought so.
Look, I know that a story about post-revolutionary France isn't necessarily going to appeal to the broadest base of people (even though the stage version of the musical has been seen by?more than 60 million people in 42 countries), but there's always the fact that this involves Hollywood actors and actresses doing something that they really normally don't do to entertain people.
Enough people seem to be liking it on Facebook, so I'm guessing that they're interested to see what happens too.
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American web users could be prevented from accessing a Napster-style music sharing site based in China if legal action by 13 major record labels is successful.
The New York Times reports that the labels, which include Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and RCA Records, have filed a suit in a New York court to try to get four ISPs to block their customers from viewing the English language Listen4ever.com website.
This is the first time the record industry has brought action against the companies that provide access to the net. In the Napster case, it was the site itself which bore the brunt of the legal action which eventually led it into bankruptcy. This time round it is the ISPs — AT&T Broadband, Cable & Wireless, Sprint and UUNet — that are being targeted.
The lawsuit is the first to invoke a provision within one of America's new laws, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which gives US courts the power to force ISPs to take limited action to prevent users from accessing foreign sites that break US copyright laws.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is one of several moves that have been made to try to protect artist's copyright across borders. The World Intellectual Property Organization has also introduced the Copyright Treaty and Phonograms and Performances Treaty, with the aim of enforcing copyright and anti-piracy laws globally.
According to the New York Times, the ISPs haven't commented on the case but an insider told the paper that they were concerned by the ease with which websites could change their names. Such dodges would leave ISPs with the tricky task of tracking down the new URLs, should they have to take on the responsibility of blocking users from these sites.


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Today's unemployment report for January 2013 was released this morning showing that unemployment went up from 7.8 percent to 7.9 percent.
According to Alan B. Krueger, the White House Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, this is an improvement although he again warned against looking too much at one month of statistics.
"While more work remains to be done, today's employment report provides further evidence that the U.S. economy is continuing to heal from the wounds inflicted by the worst downturn since the Great Depression," Krueger said in a statement. "It is critical that we pursue the policies needed to build an economy that works for the middle class as we continue to dig our way out of the deep hole that was caused by the severe recession that began in December 2007."
Krueger added that it was also important for Congress to "avoid self-inflicted wounds to the economy."


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National League Standings, April 23, 1962
Bob Cruickshank
June 9, 2003
"Mark this day and mark it well," words on the postgame by Howard Cosell and sidekick "Big number 13" Ralph Branca. I will never forget this game as long as I live. Jay Hook was a star.
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May 15, 2009
I remember following the new Met team in the Daily News. The opening line that I remember was: "it wasn't on tv and it wasn't on radio but believe me the NY Mets won their first game." It's great seeing the old box scores. Thanks.
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It should be noted that three of the four Pirate pitchers in this game had future Met connections:
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Site: La Quinta, Calif.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Courses: PGA West, Arnold Palmer Private Course (6,950 yards, par 72); PGA West, Jack Nicklaus Private Course (6,951 yards, par 72); La Quinta Country Club (7,060 yards, par 72).
Purse: $5.7 million. Winner's share: $1,026,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 3-7 p.m., 7:30-11:30 p.m.; Friday, midnight-4 a.m., 3-7 p.m., 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 3-7 p.m., 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.).
Last year: Brian Gay won his fourth tour title, closing with a 9-under 63 and beating Charles Howell III on the second hole of a playoff. Swedish rookie David Lingmerth was eliminated on the first extra hole.
Last week: Jimmy Walker won the Sony Open in Hawaii for second victory in the tour's new wraparound season, birdieing three late holes to beat Chris Kirk by a stroke. Walker also won the season-opening Frys.com Open in October.
Notes: Kapalua winner Zach Johnson is the top-ranked player in the field at No. 6. No. 14 Brandt Snedeker, No. 20 Webb Simpson and No. 22 Keegan Bradley are the only others in the top 30 in the field. Phil Mickelson is skipping the tournament to play in Abu Dhabi. ... The tournament, long known as the Bob Hope Classic, was shortened from 90 to 72 in 2012. ... David Duval shot a 59 on the Palmer Course in the final round of his 1999 victory. ... Arnold Palmer won the first event in 1960 and added victories in 1962, '68, '71 and '73. ... The final round will be played on the Palmer Course. ... Tiger Woods will make his first start of the year next week in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
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Site: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Abu Dhabi Golf Club (7,605 yards, par 72).
Purse: $2.7 million. Winner's share: $450,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 4-8 a.m., 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.).
Last year: Wales' Jamie Donaldson beat England's Justin Rose by a stroke. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy missed the cut.
Last week: Louis Oosthuizen won the Volvo Champions for the second straight year in his native South Africa. He birdied the final two holes for a one-stroke victory.
Notes: British Open champion Phil Mickelson is making his first start of the year. ... Martin Kaymer, the tournament winner in 2008, 2010 and 2011, also is in the field along with McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia and American Peter Uihlein. Stenson swept the PGA Tour's FedExCup and European Tour's Race to Dubai last season. ... U.S. Open champion Rose is sidelined by tendinitis in his right shoulder. ... The Qatar Masters is next week, followed by the Dubai Desert Classic.
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Site: Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii.
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Purse: $1.8 million. Winner's share: $307,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 7-10 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2-4 a.m., 7-10 p.m.).
Last year: John Cook won the season-opening event, beating David Frost with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff.
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Cleaning out the reporter's notebook after another week following the Buckeyes. This time, we're looking at a trip to Indiana following a defeat of Nebraska. We start, as always, with a recounting of the press luncheon of head coach Urban Meyer. For personnel notes, see BuckeyeSports.com.
Ohio State's head coach said this is as good as he has felt about an offensive line in a long time. They are his dudes now. However, they still don't have any depth, and that is a concern. He wants to see the next three – Taylor Decker, Chase Farris and Tony Underwood – step up and show they are ready to play.
He has made a big deal about getting fast starts for the offense, but it hasn't always worked out. Sometimes it's been brutal. Nebraska came out defending them well and he got on the headset and said it was Braxton time. They needed to run him to jump start the offense.
Joshua Perry did OK filling in for Etienne Sabino, the senior linebacker who broke a bone in his leg against Nebraska. Perry, a true freshman from the Columbus suburbs, needs to build his confidence. He has a lot of talent.
Meyer was asked about Miller being a Heisman candidate and said he doesn't usually talk about that at this point in time, but Miller doesn't qualify yet. He is great to watch, but let's wait a few more games.
He does pay attention to the national polls, and it is something they talk about with the team. The guys are going to hear about it regardless, whether that is at home or at class or somewhere else.
They are feeling the lack of scholarship players. Doug Lesmerises of The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer counted 76 current guys, and that is apparent in special teams in particular. They had starting lineman on the field goal unit on Saturday. Linebackers are young, etc.
Wide receiver Ricquan Southward left the team after losing his love for the game, and safety Jamie Wood is out for the year with a second shoulder surgery of the year on tap.
Freshman quarterback Cardale Jones was suspended for the Nebraska game after tweeting that he didn't understand why they have to go to class because they are in college to play football. That took away from Meyer's attention to preparing for the game Friday and made him angry. He called Jones' comment ignorant, something he is over now and ready to move on from. Jones is a great kid who made a mistake, which makes him no different than a lot of other guys his age.
Meyer has a lot of respect for Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson, who is an offensive innovator from whom Meyer learned a lot while he was developing his own version of the spread offense.
They held a tough practice for the young guys who don't play in the games on Sunday. The old guys were off. He realized that players who don't play pretty much get five days off during the season because they don't do much at practice after Wednesday and they don't get that action on Saturday. He needs to limit hits on the starters, especially the linemen, but the backups need live reps to get better.
Braxton Miller won't miss practice to rest, but he doesn't get hit in practice anyway.
In hiring an offensive line coach, he wanted another Steve Addazio, who held that position for him at Florida and is now the head coach at Temple. He wanted to make sure it was a guy who is involved in game planning, not one isolated to working with the offensive linemen. He liked the past experience Ed Warinner had as an offensive coordinator at Kansas, among other places.
He knows better exactly how Johnny Simon is feeling now because he has gotten Simon to start telling him the truth when he asks if he's hurt. They have grown-man conversations. Meyer needs to know because an injured player can hurt the team if he's out there. He joked they have a checklist for all Simon's bangs and boo-boos.
He is disappointed in the production so far from the freshmen linebackers. They need to come along faster, especially with Sabino sidelined now.
He sees a very good player in Indiana defensive tackle Adam Replogle, and Meyer notices every week it seems like they are facing talented guys from Ohio.
He loves seeing the success Florida is having now and called the idea he left the cupboard bare there, "one man's opinion."
Orhian Johnson is doing very well in place of the injured C.J. Barnett and has accepted changing roles well. He is more talented than he realizes, according to Meyer. He has also battled a hip pointer. Johnson is a smart guy and a big, tough athlete.
He is very concerned they could overlook Indiana because the Buckeyes are coming off of two very emotional wins. They are sore, too. He is not sure how the team will deal with it, but he's glad the Hoosiers nearly beat Michigan State last week because that will make it easier for them to get the attention of the team. They have already been able to watch that film on their iPads or whatever they want to use.
Indiana is improving and will challenge you with their spread formations.
Ohio State's tight ends are earning a bigger role in the offense and did great things against the Cornhuskers.
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Cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs talked at length (and with great enthusiasm) about the Buckeye kickoff team, a unit now known as the piranhas because they are small and vicious. They enjoy what they are doing, and he hasn't gotten any resistance from anyone asked to fill that role.
They hit the Nebraska return man inside the 10 three times on Saturday, a truly tremendous feat. To get ready for the job, they have races in practice and then stop the film later to point out who is hustling the most on coverage.
Someone asked if Coombs thinks the kickoff will be eliminated from football eventually because of the concern about concussions, and he said yes, but he would not be a fan of that move. Teams now take different approaches. Some, like Indiana, try to kick it out of the end zone every time, but Ohio State kicks it high and wants to force a return then make a stop inside the 15.
Cornerbacks are able to do more individual study of opponents than other people on defense because of their role. That lets them study specific routes and watch players for tendencies. That played a role in Bradley Roby's interceptions of Taylor Martinez. He is very good at watching habits and understanding what is coming. He really wants to make plays, and Ohio State needs that very much.
Someone asked his perspective on Ohio State and Cincinnati both having great years, and he said he loves Cincinnati. That's his town. He wants what is best for them, and he recruited 60 percent of the guys on that team. That includes his son.
Coaching at Ohio State is amazing. The atmosphere Saturday night against Nebraska was better than when Coombs was an assistant for the Bearcats in the Orange Bowl. The experience here is second to none. He told the kids, 'Let's not lose anymore. This is fun." He also called it "exciting" and "phenomenal".
Roby gets confidence from the knowledge he gets from film study. Coombs never wants to coach a cornerback who doesn't have swagger. Everybody gets beat and gives up catches in man coverage, so they have to be able to forget it. Tell them they were lucky to get one and go back to work. Feel like it's never a matter of the other guy being better but just getting lazy or using bad technique. Coombs said Michigan State had a pair of catches in 27 times Roby was in man to man coverage.
Roby is blessed with a lot of ability, and he is much better than he was a year ago. He is not a finished product. He has worked hard at his craft and can be a first-round draft pick if that continues.
Tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator Tim Hinton agreed with the suggestion the atmosphere at Ohio Stadium for the night game against Nebraska was great for recruiting. "If that doesn't get your blood boiling, there's something wrong with you."
He got chills from the quick cals with the students before the game, and responses he has heard from recruits so far has been tremendous.
Someone asked about lack of targets for Jake Stoneburner, and he said the offense has distributed the ball very well. They did not expect the tight ends to be open on vertical routes last week, but they were so they took advantage. The offense can do a lot, so they have to hit whatever is open.
He felt they made good adjustments against the Huskers, then everything came together.
Asked about how a good record can effect recruiting, he said it must be something because his Facebook has been buzzing. It helps because you get a lot of TV time when you're good. That helps you catch the eye of everyone. It has some power, and kids watch.
Zach Boren has provided leadership for the team. They talked about it that day when he was in there on an off day to get some extra work. He has stayed pretty healthy and understands the system and the coaching process better than he did at the beginning.
Hinton is excited for the guys he left behind at Notre Dame to be off to a good start this season. That's the great part of being in this business – the relationships you develop with young men. He couldn't imagine just spending his time with adults all day. He loves the kids back in South Bend but generally only gets scores from their games and a few texts from guys.
He agrees there is a feeling of constriction with the roster small. You never feel like you have enough even when you have 85 scholarship players, and they have a maximum of 82 for now and two more years.
That's tough because coaches always like to have a pair and a spare.
Players said:
Running back Carlos Hyde said Rod Smith has come a long way, done a 180 since last spring. He is doing great now and is a contributor for the team on offense and special teams. Smith hadn't bought into the system earlier, but now he's changed his mind.
He's not worried about having to stay 60 miles or so from Bloomington before the game, but he did sound surprised when told about it. "How long did you say it was?" came as his initial response to the question. They will have the same mindset anyway.
The AP national title is a goal for the team. They need to do that so people will remember them since they can't be Big Ten champions.
Asked about his ability to gain yards after contact, he said he wants defenses to feel like they have to bring more guys when they try to tackle him.
Smith said he eventually decided to just grind in practice and try to get noticed on special teams. He wasn't showing enough before.
The offensive line has worked like crazy to get to the level of play it has contributed recently.
He doesn't think staying in Indy and bussing to Bloomington on Saturday will be too difficult. They still need their road focus. It will be exciting.
He is just happy to be going back to his home state. He will see some of his friends from high school, and he wants to put on a show.
Roby said this Ohio State team has more leadership than last year's. They also have a goal and everyone has bought in. That makes the team better.
Last year taught them how embarrassing it is to be a losing team. Now they need to bring the respect back for the Buckeyes.
Fellow cornerback Travis Howard is having a good year, and Roby always tells him in warmups they are the best pair of corners in the Big Ten and they need to go out there and show it every week.
Asked about the importance of the "victory meal" the team eats together on Sunday nights, he said, "It's not the loser meal, so it's cool. It's time to be thankful for another victory."
Linebacker Storm Klein said he assumes the Buckeyes will be in nickel most of the time in Bloomington.
Joshua Perry has done well in practice. It is crunch time for all of the young linebackers, and there is a greater sense of urgency in the room now. He hasn't thought about what kind of shape the team and his position would be in if he wasn't here.
The young guys can't just wait around for things to happen.


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I already have a software associates degree (2 years) and am planning to go for either Comp science or Software engineering.
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I can go to a Open University for comp science a 3 year B.A Degree.
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- Hairline fracture
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(Editor's Note: Thompson dropped out of the presidential race for the Republican nomination on Jan. 22, 2008, after coming in a distant third in the South Carolina Republican primary on Jan. 19, 2008. See a statement on his campaign Web site.)
Americans have the best health care in the world. Some, however, choose not be insured; others cannot afford it. Every American should be able to get health insurance coverage that is affordable, fully accessible and portable. Coverage should meet each person's individual needs and put them in control. Those who propose a one-size-fits-all ,Washington-controlled program ignore the cost, inefficiency and inadequate care that such a system offers. Access to affordable, portable health care can be made available for all Americans without imposing new mandates or raising taxes. Current government programs must also be streamlined and improved so that those who truly need help can get the health care they need.
Thompson's campaign Web site: More of Thompson's statements on health care.
YouTube video: Thompson responds, tongue in cheek, to "Sicko" producer Michael Moore's challenge.
YouTube video: Thompson criticizes "Hillary Care" or Hillary Clinton's health care plan.
— Las Vegas Sun new media managing editor Dave Toplikar compiled this report.


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Granbury prides itself on being a cultural, culinary and outdoor mecca, all with a vintage twist. Live theater and musical performances are offered year-round at the recently restored 1886 Granbury Opera House and at the Granbury Live! performance hall, both on the Historic Granbury Square. As the first courthouse square in Texas to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Square also serves as a charming backdrop to an eclectic mix of art galleries, shops, wineries and eateries.
Stay-In-The-Car Fun!
Live theater not your thing? Then load up the car and check out the silver screen the old fashioned way at the Brazos Drive-In Theater. A drive through nearby Fossil Rim Wildlife Refuge is sure to keep the kids entertained, as well.
Relax From Play
If tranquility is what you're looking for, Granbury is the perfect destination, with several miles of hike and bike trails that meander through the City's park system and past the Firefighters Memorial. City Beach is ideal for swimming or sunbathing and the light-colored sand on the beach- imported from South Padre Island – has been proclaimed by professional sand castle builders as the best in Texas for building sand castles. Watch how people play Granbury style!