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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's overspending health ministry has secured a deal with pharmaceutical companies to cut its medicine bill by over 100 million euros ($130 million) per year, to help the government meet its deficit target.
Swollen health and social protection budgets are the biggest threat to Ireland's efforts to cut its budget gap to below 8.6 percent of GDP this year from 9 percent in 2011, in line with targets imposed under its EU-IMF bailout.
Ireland's troika of lenders - the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and European Commission - have expressed concern about overspending in the health department, which was 250 million euros over target at the end of September.
With a further 700 million euros of savings to find next year, Health Minister James Reilly said he had secured a deal with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association, which represents the likes of GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Novartis and Pfizer Inc.
The agreement will generate savings of up to 116 million euros next year and a total of 400 million euros by 2015.
Ireland, which hosts production facilities for some of the world's top pharmaceutical companies, has in recent years paid higher rates for medicine than some of its European neighbors.
New legislation on the purchase of generic medication is set to save an additional 100 million euros per year, Reilly said. The government currently spends more than 2 billion euros per year on drugs.
The medicine agreements follow emergency cuts introduced in August that hit care for the elderly and the disabled, prompting protests outside government buildings, and a deal last month to make seniors' doctors work more flexible hours.
Talks with the doctors broke down last week, but Reilly told national broadcaster RTE on Monday that he still expected the deal to be implemented.
Asked about estimates that the department's overspend might hit 500 million euros in 2012, Reilly said, "I don't think we will get anything like that at all."


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Last year, Soundgarden released "King Animal," the band's first record since 1996. The album wasn't as strong musically as "Badmotorfinger" or "Superunknown," but it was a confident release from a group that was firmly in control of its own destiny. They might have been away for 15 years, but the musicians that recorded "King Animal" sounded unmistakably like Soundgarden. Flash back to 1988, however, and it is apparent that Soundgarden wasn't always so musically self assured. "Screaming Life," the recently remastered compilation of the band's early EP and single releases, is a fascinating, if uneven album. Far from representing the classic sound of Soundgarden, the album presents a sonic snapshot of a group in flux. "Screaming Life" has a "throw it at the wall and see what sticks" attitude. The album is rife with genre flirtations that are decidedly un-Soundgarden. "Tears to Forget" is a 2 minute blast of hardcore punk reminiscent of "My War" era "Black Flag." "Little Joe," with its funky bassline and spoken word vocals sounds like an outtake from Talking Heads' "Remain in Light." Perhaps most bizarrely, "Fopp" is a ragged, fuzz drenched rendition of an Ohio Players number. Through the disc's frequent genre hopping, Soundgarden succeeds in showing the listener the breadth of their collective record collection. Unfortunately, breadth alone does not a coherent listening experience make. Many of the ideas that the band plays with are ultimately half-baked, derivative, or, in the case of the Ohio Players cover, just plain bad. When respite comes, it is in the form of tracks like "Hunted Down," "Entering" and "Hand of God;" staples of late-'80s Seattle rock that, while single minded, at least make for suitable head-banging material. It would be easy to dismiss "Screaming Life" as little more than a strange curio in the band's early history, were it not for the inclusion of one standout track. In a collection otherwise characterized by oddities and single minded sludge rock, "Nothing to Say" commands the listener's attention. A progenitor of classic doom laden-epics like "4th of July," "Black Hole Sun" and "Far Beyond the Wheel," it is a tantalizing glimpse towards the band's future as alt-rock behemoths and the only moment on the album that really feels like Soundgarden.
Lyrics — 6
Today, Chris Cornell is known as one of the most powerful and distinctive frontmen in modern rock. In 1988, however, that wasn't the case. While the Chris Cornell heard on "Screaming Life" shows moments of brilliance, he often sounds like singer very to find his voice. This is something that isn't helped by the band's aforementioned tendency for random generic experimentation. Cornell's impression on David Byrne on the Talking Heads-esque "Little Joe" makes for a jarring listen, his hardcore grunt on "Tears to Forget" is underwhelming. Yet, when the band veers into more rock orientated territory, moments there are moments where Chris Cornell as we know him today shines through. Being the undoubted highlight of the album musically, it is unsurprising that "Nothing to Say" also contains Cornell's strongest vocal moments. His screeching falsetto soars, creating an almost otherworldly vocal presence that elevates the song into classic Soundgarden territory.
Overall Impression — 6
"Screaming Life" is not a great Soundgarden album. But then, there is no real reason that it should be. Bands very rarely turn out a classic with their first release. They need to experiment, to grow musically and to work out exactly where they want to make their mark in the music world. "Screaming Life" is the sound of those embryonic experimentations put to tape. It is uneven, jarring and sometimes of questionable quality. It is also a fascinating glimpse into one of modern rock's greatest bands in their formative stages. For fans of Soundgarden, and those interested in the process of making music more generally, that alone should make it worth owning.


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Everyone knows Woody Guthrie's song "This Land is Your Land." In fact, I'd bet more people know it than know the "Star-Spangled Banner," and it's been suggested as a national anthem. The way everyone knows it, it's an idealistic patriotic song:
As I was walking a ribbon of highway I saw above me an endless skyway I saw below me a golden valley This land was made for you and me
What often eludes notice is the fact that Guthrie wrote this song as a cynical response to "God Bless America," yet he was never allowed to record two verses. Joe McCarthy's fanatical rampage was still several years away, but both Guthrie and his label knew what would happen if he did record especially the last verse. Yet it's in the manuscript for posterity...
Verse 4:
Was a big high wall there that tried to stop me A sign was posted, said "No Trespassing" But on the back side, it didn't say nothing, That side was made for you and me
Verse 6:
One bright sunny morning in the shadow of the steeple By the relief office I saw my people-- As they stood hungry, I stood there wondering If this land was made for you and me?Then again, when I think about the idiots that told Woody Guthrie what he couldn't sing, I remember that without any censorship, "Born in the USA" has been accepted as another of those cheesy happy patriotic songs, when all it takes is one listen to convince yourself that it simply isn't. Maybe the record execs just saved the listeners the trouble of misinterpreting Woody's message.
I was in fact fortunate enough to see Arlo Guthrie himself perform this song, in its entirety, at the Hatch Shell on the Boston Esplanade on July 4, 2001.


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Watch as a snowy owl rescued at JFK airport is set free
A snowy owl rescued from a cooling tower at a John F. Kennedy Airport power plant was set free Friday morning at Jones Beach State Park afer being nourished back to health with morsels of mouse.
The white feathered, yellow-eyed bird spread his wings, soared into the wind and was last seen sitting on a dune right near the Teddy Roosevelt Nature Center.
One of a bumper crop to have journeyed south late last year from their Arctic homes, this owl will likely soon be starting his long journey home, as are many of his fellows, said Jim Jones, a wildlife rehabilitator, with this the second endangered snowy to cross his path.
The newly freed owl likely flew into the cooling tower, about three stories high, got scared and was unable to "generate enough lift" to get out, said Jones, board member for Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue, rehabilitation and education center in Lattingtown.
Called in by power plant workers, Jones headed to Kennedy on Sunday and squiggled into the tower through an opening that he figures to be about 2 feet by 2 feet. At that point the owl dropped to the ground from where he was perched, Jones netted and wrapped him in a towel and placed him in a carrier just outside the opening.
"It was amazing," he said.
Adept at swooping down on prey in the Arctic's wide open spaces, snowies have favored similar areas here, such as airports and beaches, with Jones' earlier owl, unofficially called Tundra, brought in in December with a broken wing by LaGuardia Airport staffers, he said. Recuperating in the center's outdoor aviary, Tundra is waiting to be transported to his new home at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science, as he is no longer able to survive in the wild, Jones said.
An owl type popularized by Hedwig, companion to the fictional wizard Harry Potter, snowies "were flooding across the border in numbers that hadn't been seen in perhaps half a century," wrote Scott Weidensaul in the March-April issue of Audubon magazine. It was a "record-breaking irruption -- as such unpredictable invasions of northern birds are known," wrote Weidensaul, co-director of Project Snowstorm, researchers who are studying some of these mostly white-plumaged, yellow-eyed visitors.
Sightings this winter on Long Island were up by "an estimated 200 percent," Jones said.
The owl numbers can be traced back to last summer's large population of northern Quebec's lemmings, small rodents that are the snowies' staple meal. That led to a "high density of breeding owls," said Jean-Francois Therrien, senior research biologist at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Orwigsburg, Pa. But with lemmings moving under snow cover in the winter, making them hard to hunt, "lots of fledglings seeking a wintering territory" went south, he said.


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failsafe wrote:bigbear3764 wrote:jmp316 wrote:Explain this further. I ran into some edits tonight by a lot of top Illinois editors that I would consider sloppy... I just want to make sure I'm not messing anything up by trying to fix things.
I'll find some examples tomorrow and post them...
Here's one:
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Nice find. Yeah, everyone makes missteaks.
Perhaps, I misread this but the example provided is not a mistake. That is an example of extra geometry nodes being used on intersections with angled street in order to provide proper turn left/right instructions.


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My grandkids have been learning about rocks, mountains, and volcanoes this month and we've been having a ton of fun together on just those topics. After our first set of volcanic eruptions, I went to Walmart and bought an inexpensive world map for less than $6. I taped some extra yellow and green poster board I had bought to the back of it to make it sturdier (great prices for this at both Michael's and Dollar Tree. 🙂 ). This way, it laid flat but was much sturdier.
I had spotted a wonderful idea at My Home Sweet Home Online for making the Seven Summits (the highest mountain in each continent) out of play-doh and having the grandkids place them on the map to learn where they were located as well as practice learning the names of each. We had a great learning time doing that.
Then my oldest grandchild came up with another fun idea for practicing these mountains with a variation of Twister. I would call out the mountain name and continent and they would scramble to put a hand or a foot on the correct location. Sometimes I would tell them what hand/foot to use, sometimes they'd just do their own, and all the time, they were laughing and having fun while, hopefully, sinking valuable information deeper in their brain. 🙂
My youngest grandchild and I even had fun figuring out tips to help him spot those continents faster:
- Asia – the biggest continent.
- Europe – look for the boot in the middle, which is Italy and that whole small area is Europe
- Africa – a giant elephant ear (we got that from GeoDash, an educational app from National Geographic that my grandkids love. It combines a fun game with animal "trading cards" full of interesting and often funny information about various animals and usually 1-3 jokes as well.
- North America – we are pretty familiar with this one
- South America – attached to the bottom of North America
- Australia – The huge "island" on the far right of the map
- Antarctica – The big white continent at the "bottom" of the map
Not stupendously scientific, I know, but a lot of fun and they're doing much better with finding the continents, so I'm happy. For that matter, I'm getting better at finding my way around the map as well. That makes me happy too. Great brain exercise for us all – even my senior mom has enjoyed watching the process!!!
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Bruce, I am helping a friend mount a red hartebeast that has been tanned for several years and it has no stretch to it and has become rubbery. Was wondering if there is anything we could soak it in to maybe give it a little more stretch? He has shave the form down some but is still having difficulty getting wrinkles out of it. I know its probably a lost cause but if there is anything we could do I'm open to your opinion? We asked a couple others what to do but what they came up with was to soak in salt water and dawn dish detergent or ivory snow and don't think this would help much. Thankyou ahead of time, MarkV.
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It sounds like some metal had gotten into your solution somehow! When it does, usually depending on the amount, it reacts with the EZ-100 and the color can go from a slight pinkish to red to red-purple to deep purple and even black if there is a lot of it! Were you grinding nearby or could some metallic chips have fallen into your tan? I've had it happen too - but only because I had been grinding nearby.
Sorry Mark - that answer was way off base and intended for another question! My mistake!
Your question however, is a tough one! That red Hartebeast may just be one of those typical "boiled" capes that the tanner was just grateful to get it through the tanning process intact! They are usually tanned - but lifeless, and hardly any stretch. Can it be rewet at all? If not, then our Rittels US-609 relaxing product may help, but once wet you may have to put it on a beam and work it with a fleshing knife. It wont be easy! Also once wet, you may be able to shave some of those problem areas - or at least touch them up so they "give" a bit more! That US-609 is a "Water Wetting" product, so it penetrates extremely well - but then, nothing can be 100%!


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Snow might be on your lawn and the temperature might be in the single digits, but it's time to play some golf. Fantasy football is now a memory and the transition to fantasy golf couldn't come at a better time. The PGA TOUR creeps back into our consciousness this week at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in lovely Hawaii. Although the season doesn't really pick up steam until next week at the Sony Open, plenty of intrigue awaits for the season's opening event. Perhaps of most interest is how first-time winners from last season respond in their first outing of the new year. It's really easy to get fat off your first win and go into cruise mode knowing that your 2014 card is already secure. It's in these moments that top players of tomorrow will shine. As for the rest of the field, it's a great opportunity to put a big number up - on the money list. With the limited field this week, every player will cash, and it doesn't take much to get into the top-10 and have a nice payday, not to mention a nice chunk of FedEx points. So sit back, relax and watch the best golfers in the world do what we wish we could - hang out in Hawaii and golf.
This week: Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Last Year: Steve Stricker shot a final-round 69 on his way to a three-stroke victory over Martin Laird.
Players to Consider:
1. Matt Kuchar
This is always one of the toughest events to predict as there is no recent history in play. There is course history to consider, though, and Kuchar has played well here with T6 in 2011 and a solo third in 2010.
2. Webb Simpson
About 10 players in the field this week stand above the rest, and Simpson is part of that group. Simpson earned a top-3 here last year in his first start at Kapalua.
3. Steve Stricker
He's not the flashiest player, and he's getting up there in years, but you can never bet against Steve Stricker in Hawaii. He's the defending champ and usually plays well in Hawaii.
4. Keegan Bradley
Bradley didn't play very well here last year, but he now has four rounds on this course under his belt, and the guy is a bulldog. There's no need to worry about his focus, no matter the venue.
5. Jonas Blixt
Nine first-timers in the field this week, and each is capable of going low, but I'll go with Blixt who showed a strong consistent game for most of 2012.
Players to Avoid:
1. Charlie Beljan
Beljan's story is well known now, but what's forgotten is how poorly he played before that incredible weekend late last year that bought him a ticket to this week's event.
2. Bubba Watson
Watson doesn't seem like he's ready to play every week. He certainly hasn't been ready to play in his two previous visits here, failing to crack the top-15 at the Hyundai. Let's not forget, this is Hawaii, and for some it's easy to be distracted.
3. Ben Curtis
Maybe he's not focused when he plays here, maybe this course doesn't suit his eye. Whatever the case, Curtis has really struggled here in his two previous tries, finishing T33 and T30.
4. J.J. Henry
No, there are no sponsor's exemptions this week; J.J. Henry did win on the PGA TOUR last year. That doesn't mean you should expect a good performance this week, however. Henry is what he is - a golfer who will pop up every now and then and play well, but certainly not someone you can trust every week.
5. Ted Potter Jr.
Perhaps the biggest surprise in the field this week, Potter Jr. accomplished next to nothing before and after his win last year. If he plans to have a card for 2015, though, he'd better start focusing now.
Group A
1. Jonas Blixt
2. Jason Dufner
Not exactly what I expected in Group A this week, but a lot of the big names in this group are absent. Still, a pretty good duo here in Dufner and Blixt. Both are first-timers, so obviously I hope at least one of the two take a liking to the course.
Group B
1. Steve Stricker
2. Matt Kuchar
3. Webb Simpson
4. Keegan Bradley
Group B is full of talent this week and you really can't go wrong with any of the players you select - just with the ones you don't. That is, there are many good options this week, but only four spots, so you have to leave a handful of quality options on the bench. The four players I selected are all in my top 5 this week, so it was pretty easy, but leaving D.J. and Zach off the roster could prove costly.
Group C
1. Rickie Fowler
2. Ryan Moore
With so much talent lumped in Group B this week, I expected slim pickings in Group C, but that's not the case at all. I even had a tough decision to make on the second player chosen. Fowler was the first pick; I think he's in for a great season. The second pick came down to Moore and Poulter. I chose Moore on a hunch. Besides, "Poulter" and "Hawaii" don't seem like a great match.
Starters Round One
1. Jason Dufner
2. Steve Stricker
3. Matt Kuchar
4. Ryan Moore
Tough call in Group A as both Dufner and Blixt are first-timers, but I'll go with Dufner who's generally been a reliable player the last couple years. Stricker was an easy pick to start in Group B. He has so much experience on this course and is consistent. Kuchar gets the other spot as he's also fared well here, especially in his last two starts. Group C was also a tough call as I think Fowler will have a good week, but I decided on Moore to start because of his experience on this course.
Round Two and Going Forward:
No cut this week, so no worries about holes in the lineup. That said, it's important to keep a close eye on your team in case you get a lemon. There's nothing worse than sticking with a player who's just not there mentally, and considering the locale, you could have at least one stinker on your team. As for my team, I'll stick with the hot hand in almost all groups, but I'll give Stricker and Kuchar a longer leash in Group B. If any of my starters in Group A or Group C show signs that this isn't their week, I'll remove them immediately. No need to stick it out with anyone not named Stricker or Kuchar this week.
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You have to win it to ring it…
The Bell has been wearing a condom. That's not a joke. There has literally been a Trojan-esque shield of fabric on the bell's clapper, preventing all unworthy somebodies from achieving that orgasmic ring. Because, like we said, you have to win it to ring it. And on a breezy Victorian day, we got a few steps closer watching a champion rip off the chastity belt, win it and ring it.
…But you have to do a lot of things to win it
Like wake up early. And be cold. And surf waves that aren't, like, dreamy. The early rounds are rarely glamorous, but today was especially coarse. We saw all of Round 1 and two heats of Round 2. And we saw struggling — single digit heat totals and all. Still, it wasn't all cloudy skies and teary-eyed orphans. There were a few dandelions to be spoken of…
Bede Durbridge: Bells Beach. It's Bede's bread. His butter. And he doused Nat Young and Tiago Pires with vegemite during the morning's first heat.
Mick Fanning: Mick Fanning won a heat at Bells and if this surprises you, it's time to put the ol' surfboard on Craigslist and call it a career.
Joel Parkinson: 13-0. That's Parko's record in first round heats at Bells. And while today's win saw a margin that was narrow like the Bering Strait, it was still a win. [Sorry Melling.]
Kolohe Andino: Kolohe didn't win his heat today, but he might have. Confused? Us too. Kelly Slater beat Kolohe in a heat that could have easily gone either way. Brother will now face Adam Melling in Round 2, in the great battle of I lost by less than half a point to a former world champion. It's anticipated.
Jordy Smith: Jordy was doing big combos like you read about. His heat against Filipe Toledo and Dion Atkinson was the most exciting of the day, and Jordy won in style.
Gabriel Medina: Gabe was totally beatable, but Miguel Pupo and Travis Logie didn't take advantage of that. On to Round 3 for Gabe, but don't expect a deep run out of him if he keeps surfing like that.
Julian Wilson: I'll take the highest wave score of the day, please and thank you.
Is that a threat?
It kind of is. As the tide climbed up the beach, the call was made to run straight through Round 2. Oh and by the way, high tide is kryptonite at Bells. It turns the place into a mix of Huntington Beach and a dead grizzly bear — an aquatic field of fat and flesh that seems to want to do nothing more than sulk around lifelessly. The ASP might as well have been using the round as a threat to competitors. Don't want to get your shit together on the WCT? Then go back to 'QS and surf waves like this. Luckily, the threat ended after two uninspiring heats. When ASP Commissioner Kieren Perrow called it officially off for the day, John John Florence literally thanked him.
He's welcome.
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The human spirit needs places where
nature has not been rearranged
by the hand of man
Author Unknown
A metal rail now mocks the space
where a massive trunk once rose two hundred feet,
and a long stairway, and a sign,and a doorway
make up 'The Stump Hotel.'
As a roadside attraction this once magnificent tree
is more suggestive of an amputee
whose prosthesis
could never recapture the living limb or,
a whisper of the spark within.
Think -
of the many who came and stood,
here on this altered stump.
Did anyone look up to see its phantom trunk
rising to the moon?
Copyright © Suzanne Delaney | Year Posted 2014
Released and slowly drifting to the earth,
the leaf departs her tree in mournful grace;
though both will live to see another birth,
none same will be returning in her place.
We meet as always in the space between
the branch's bud and parting leaf stem's end;
a tearful eye, a tugging force unseen
does will the laws reverse, gravity bend.
Enhanced though was the nearly naked tree
by springtime's bloom, her fallen trembling love -
released to serve another destiny -
in turn, will be the better than above.
Leaf falls to rest, and in her fading sigh,
she breathes to tree her final sad goodbye.
Copyright © Tracy Decker | Year Posted 2007
The rivers run with tears
As oceans bear the rain
Sailors sail through fears
With no promise of terrain
Only to dwell and reach this land
That moans with sorrow and grief
Only to hold on to a lonely hand
The way a tree holds its last leaf
Don't praise the moments of joy
Because they hardly ever last
Summers are memories to enjoy
When the Autumns come too fast
Copyright © Abdullatif Kanafani | Year Posted 2016
Havn't you heard?
Life isn't fair.
Nobody listens,
Nobody cares.
Everybody lies,
and covers them with smiles.
Nobodys true,
Always in denial.
Everybody hurts.
We all feel pain.
Nobodys perfect.
Nobodys sane.
Life is a tree.
Outside dark.
Nobody looks,
Beneath the bark.
You can laugh all you want,
but soon you'll see.
Nobody smiles,
When they're the tree.
Copyright © Catherine Adams | Year Posted 2009
There is a chant,
Lightly heard;
Sung by the bees, the trees
And the humming bird.
There is a place
Open only to those who can fly,
A kingdom granted to those
Who do their best and try
To cast off their earthly yoke.
There is a chant,
Lightly heard;
Sung by the bees, the trees
And the humming bird.
There is a path,
Between two clouds; set.
You won't perceive it
With your eyes and I bet;
Your heart is still blind.
There is a chant,
Lightly heard;
Sung by the bees, the trees
And the humming bird.
When silence breeds
Echoes of solitude,
When the soul longs
For the high altitude
And when pain emanates
From the plentiful multitude;
I teach my back how to grow wings.
August 8, 2016
Copyright © Bouille Rochdi | Year Posted 2016
Like every other day,the man came with the axe to cut a tree,one tree a day,7 days a week.This time the trees criticized the axe,telling him;don't you see that your handle is from wood?the stem of your life was a tree which died to give you birth.
The axe started to mourn,saying;my handle is from wood but my handle is in the man's hand,which imigates you.Don't you see you are raised to benefit the man,the water you drink,getting your branches repaired is for benefit.
As soon as understanding who really the man is,the trees said;cut our body and break our branches let the blossoms fall on the ground get us rid of the pain of living to benefit liars.
Copyright © bahram sediqi | Year Posted 2016
The tree had grown with leaves of gold
that laced the branches, frail and old--
-until its time was spent
By window light, sun warms his face
He watches from his afghan nest
as two young men break out in sweat
The chain-saw wails to wake the dawn
And, just as earth might moan in pain,
the tree came tumbling down
There was a day not long before...
……before…….before…. his war began
Back then he could lift a saw like that.
Hold it skillfully, carefully, casually……
Angle ..down , angle up, cut a wedge and hear it crack
There's pathos in dust-driven clouds
Earth trembles, as if it can't calm down
and branch by branch it Is laid to rest
fine leaves of courage, one final breath
His eyes brim bright with unshed tears
Age and illness scope the years
Can a tree…..or a man, so be defined
by disease, confinement, loss of pride
or be taken down by age and time?
A tree falls down. It is nature's way
to open the field, clearing the way
What came before, grows new today,
but the void that's left cannot be filled
The tears we shed cannot be stilled
His leave will make a louder sound
The dust will rise. Trees burn to ash
What matters most will not be lost
Oh God, how it shatters the fractured heart
Oh God, how it matters, how could it not?
But, he and his tree have earned a rest
Dedicated to my courageous and beloved older brother
who has been there for me throughout my life
Copyright © Carrie Richards | Year Posted 2017
I know its the summer time because of how naturally
Your beauty compliments the caress of a summer breeze
As I watch the world from beneath a shady tree
I take in the delightful comfort of everything I see
But in the same breath I am holding up my hands
Lord will you please give me back the things I no longer have
They are even more a part of me now that they are gone
As the sun falls below where the horizon is still holding on
Somewhere between the falling light and a star lit night
Is a dream that last forever and will never say goodbye
As the wind gently blows through the brush and shakes the leaves
It begins to hum a melody that I want to sing
At that very moment I smile for all the joy I have
Its so uplifting for me to see melancholy dance
Soon the morning sun will rise and capture my eyes
As I watch the hand of God paint a brand new sky
With every stroke of color I swallow all my pride
And I find a new place to dream of endless times
If I should ever get to the place I left my broken heart
Only then will I believe this brand new day will start
Again Im reminded of why my heart beats so restlessly
Only the speed of thought and my soul beneath this tree
Copyright © Jesse James Forster | Year Posted 2013
The day they fell
He stands before the great woods
Arms stretched, bracing the storm of machines
They roar and bark, trying to break his wall
But he stays put, Save the Forests he screams
The tress stand tall, lush and green
Seedlings sprout, Flowers bloom
Animals frolic in their wonderland
Is the forest really meeting it's doom?
He stands before the great woods
Protecting everything it confides
Many plants and animals are within
Away from the human eye they hide
Even if you have never seen them
Just take a step inside
The feeling of life the smell of grass
Do u really want them all to die?
The machines don't care
Around the forest they continue to surround
They have never seen the wind
And never heard the sounds
They never felt the wind against their faces
Never heard the rustling of leaves
Never seen the life in the forest
Never understood that it brings relief
Fire shoots up as the forest screams
Roars and crackles follow too
Animals run, plants sink to the floor
As the machine consumes the forests full
The trees spend decades growing up
The animals spend years moving in
But it only takes seconds to burn it down
To burn the forest into the size of a pin
What has the forest done he wonders
As He stands in front of the orange blaze
To deserve this kind of torturous pain
With Heat and sorrow right in his face
Copyright © Sapphire Williams | Year Posted 2013
Years ago near New Orleans
There lived people who were not free
So every night they would gather
To leave their worries at the Trouble Tree
The Trouble Tree was a giant magnoila
With fragrant blossoms snowy white
As the sweet perfume filled the air
They would sing and dance in the pale moonlight
Every day they worked for the master
Picking cotton or planting corn
Late at night they would gather
And sing and dance 'til early morn
The Trouble Tree grew deep in the bayou
Hidden away from you and me
The only ones who knew it's power
Were those people who were not free
Many years have come and gone
And all the people should be free
But I'm sure there are many of us
Who wish we had a Trouble Tree
Copyright © Vernette Hutcherson | Year Posted 2006
In high definition...
There is an old oak tree in our backyard.
This old oak limbs weep like a willow.
It branches out to the stars.
The moon effervescent shines above.
During the winter, the moss hangs low.
I see the wind blow through its leaves in autumn.
There is an old oak in our backyard
Where a widow sits beneath weeping over love lost.
The dawn has broken.
The dew is high.
This old oak is well defined.
She has limbs that reach high in the sky.
The sun photosynthesis makes each leaf shine.
Her depth is sublime.
This old oak is part of home.
Many visitors she knows as a widower rests before he moves on.
This old oak tree stands tall
As a City's landmark.
Penned on November 22, 2014!
Copyright © Verlena S. Walker | Year Posted 2014
Sprawled across the track
it lay like some stranded whale,
the dead tree,
centuries old, finally fallen.
No more summer breeze or winter winds,
Just so much wood to be dismembered,
gross, dead, silent and rotten.
Copyright © barbara cameron | Year Posted 2009
death of a forest
blatant rape of sacred land
the green olympics!
A forest in S. Korea, consisting of 500 year old wangsasre trees,
is being cut down to make way for Olympic ski facilities that will
be used for a four day competition in 2018.
The IOC has mandated these games as the "Green Olympics"!!
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Copyright © Paul Callus | Year Posted 2015
Sitting under a tree, old and grey
No flowers to bloom, leaves falling down
Birds desert the nests, no one to play around
The clouds are around, they hold no charm
Gave shade to many, no one to shade us
Waiting to fall one day, are we made for each other?
Copyright © Suresh Iyer | Year Posted 2010
There's something unspecific about the autumn nights
A certain shade of color that uplifts my inner child's eyes
Beside a cashmere moon Venus and Jupiter shine bright
Complimented by a sea of blinking infinite twilight
The scent of burning oak lingers in the air from home made fires
Reminiscent of a time when this man was just a child
Careless and so free to dream and any dream to live
Like feathers floating across a field carried by the wind
As a gentle breeze blows through the leaves shivering delightful gloom
Unlike flowers of springtime the disheveled autumn vibrance bloom
Leaves crackle beneath my feet along the skeleton tree path
Where I try to find my peace or a song to make me laugh
The air is so much crisper and also soothing when I breathe it in
Underneath a starry sky and brighter constellations of Heaven
Amidst the trail I pass a lovely couple holding hands
While their children run aside frolicking in a playful dance
An old man and his wife admire the view from a wooden bench
With smiles on their face as if nostalgia is still their closest friend
Its these specific autumn affects that bring me sorrows and joy
Reminding me of all theses things Ive wanted as a man since I was a little boy
Its times like these that I wish I wasn't always so alone
Because I would light an fire with my family and call it home
In our quiet senario,
I saw a tree stare
At me, it told me it
Was going to die
I asked why and it
"I doth Love but
Fear none.".
I asked why.
It replied in tears,
"My hours has come,
soon it Would be thine.
I too wept.
Copyright © Chukwuemeka Anyikwa | Year Posted 2013
Glittery Christmas
Filled cavity on my mind
Christmas ain't yet come
Sight flickering glare
Alternately trap my eyes
But shines ain't for me
Christmas, dear Christmas
Be the present of my tears
Tiny hug in missed
A tree full of lights
Shimmered warm, deep on my cries
Sad memories blinked
Pretty past inhaled
When time puts togetherness
Now just three of us
New family tree
The Santa's gift as mercy
God truly blessed me
Copyright © Yanny Widjanarko | Year Posted 2012
Yesterday while on my way to a supermarket I saw a little girl of perhaps five leaning at
a tree close to the road and watching a blue plastic bag which was drifting in the wind.
She looked very sad with her light blue eyes and her blond hair streamed out behind her.
The bag was lifted by a strong blast and I ran after it, crossing the road. A car came and
stopped, waiting for me to cross the road. A younger man on the other side of the road saw
that I wanted to catch the bag and he was also running after it, but the wind drifted the
bag far over the lawn up hills. After some unsuccessful attempts to get hold of the bag he
finally could grab it. I went to him and he gave me the bag and smiled. I then told him
that a little girl was sad about losing that bag. He wished me a nice weekend and I
returned to that little girl still standing near the tree but this time smiling. She shyly
whispered "Thank you", took the bag and ran to her little playmates waiting for her
anxiously in the background.
Copyright © Gert W. Knop | Year Posted 2011
two hits and i'm hanging off cliffs, listening to water
watching moss fall like snowflakes.
nothing holding my heels down but gravity, irrelevant to me.
the little girl exploring the ocean floor, the caves that once held entrancing treasures.
even tactile pain drives me into a gust of euphoria.
my heart beats (slower than it should), but the trees don't mind.
the four shades of green blend to create a forest-
with each exhale, branches move in tandem.
and a salty tear falls from my eye,
reminiscent of what once was here.
Copyright © Morgan Tate | Year Posted 2013
Dark and shaky
So dull, black and gray
Airy and lacking in youth
A little pink flower stands beside you
Unaware, but is there to remind you of your posture and use
Do you have one?
Do you fall apart?
You do?
If you fall
Should I?
You cry at midnight
You shy from sunlight
But, you're so refreshing, so clean and green
A reminder that you were alive once
Now all you do is wrap yourself in leafs and make miserable grunts
And why?
Was it me?
I won't cry!
Was it an emptiness that simply died when you were a child?
Was it?
Can it?
Don't marry it, it doesn't want you!
Stay away from that picture
Will you?
can you?
Copyright © Silent Poet Sarah | Year Posted 2012
I'm locking up my house, because it's that time for thieves.
I need to Santa proof my place, because It's Christmas Eve.
If he does get in, I'm going to run and hide.
I left out some milk and cookies with rat pellets inside.
While he's eating the cookies and he's starting to sweat.
The reindeer will be caught in security nets.
"I'm sorry boys and girls, but Santa has to retire!"
I'm going to tie him to the tree and set poor Santa on fire.
Then I'm going to take the toys and keep them all to myself.
Even though I've been bad, no coals will be on my shelf.
Merry Christmas to me! This year is going to be grand!
I'll get whatever I want, if Christmas goes as I planned!
Wearing Santa Claus' suite I'll get in houses without keys.
In twenty seven minutes I'll rob twenty seven trees!
So all you little brats, don't you cry and sob.
With the recession and depression, I just needed a job.
A lot of things are going to change, but you all shouldn't be sad.
Now that I'm the new Santa, It doesn't matter who's bad.
I'll use the elves as my slaves and the toys will still come.
Instead of a Nintendo, you'll get a gallon of rum.
Toy guns are for babies, how about the real thing?
A candy neckless won't impress, I'll make sure that it's bling.
You said you wanted a pony? How about a deer that can fly?
No more lousy presents, no more socks, or bad ties.
I'll change...
Wait... Wait a minute... Was that all just a dream?
Why do I only have coal under the tree and in my stocking?
Santa please come back! I promse I'll be better next year!
I promise I'll be good and I'll spred more Christmas cheer!
Did Santa Claus come back? Did he come like I thought he should?
No Santa didn't, but next year I'll be good!
I'll only do what is right, aleast to his satisfaction.
So he comes back to my house, and my plan goes back into action!
Copyright © Travis Flasnick | Year Posted 2009
Crying tree, stand tall and still
limbs reach in consoling embrace
silver stars of glistening tears
smooth cobalt face above to wander.
Crying tree, hear my thoughts
listen with stoic indifference
feel my soul-enveloping sadness
and depth of acute loneliness.
Crying tree, hold me close
My love is lost to me
souls no longer bound
moon once given, returned
Crying tree, oh voiceless one
lead me to the path of right
I rest my weary head on thee
feel warmth in tears I shed.
Crying tree, my only friend
feeling solace in your arms
fleeting breeze begets rustling leaves
swaying forms gentle caress.
Crying tree, take my gratitude
warm hand upon my shoulder rests
brush away streams of tears
my love to me returns.
Crying tree, everlasting friend
we will share time again
stand before me in witness
this tree to whom I cry.
Copyright © Michael Santner | Year Posted 2005
It was Christmas Eve; I was a prisoner of my own divide.
Lost in mind, clad in drunken sadness, caged up inside.
Alone and forlorn my thoughts laden with whiskey lies,
Memories seem so distant, only a week since goodbyes.
Christmas tree glistening, blurry in my vision of tears,
Flashing lights bright, neighbors Christmas party cheers.
No presents or joy in this household upon this night.
Sorrows, misguided gulps of liquor, cloud my sight.
Heartbroken, gloomy devouring the demon filled drink.
No more, no less, my eyes roamed over as I did think.
Hopelessly lost in a whirlwind of memories of no more,
No more, love by a lover, no daughter to teach the score.
Left me in a house, no longer our home that we shared,
Only I and this half-empty bottle, feeling impaired.
She left me, taking my child a thousand miles away.
While here in this house of torture, me and myself stay.
Every corner a recollection blinks by crystalline light.
Splintered and speckled by the twinkling star so bright.
Atop the now barren tree which had shined with joys.
Years before cluttered with wrappers, boxes and toys
I slam a big gulp down my throat, since this was my first.
Night of my debut to the evil of whiskey blinding thirst,
Never before had drunkenness been a quest or even a try,
This night she devoured my soul, not wanting ever to cry.
Intoxication was a desire, though not ever beyond joy.
My virgin body of drink has choked me unable to deploy.
Sour mash tears wash down my face, wiping my eyes.
I hear my built up agony; pour out in inhuman cries.
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Copyright © cecil hickman | Year Posted 2010
On the hill top staring out to the bottom
Life seems so far from me
Up to the heavens I look and pray as I am on my knee
Living life like an unwatched DVD
Up on this hill I continue to stand under this broken tree
The branches are withered and falling
The leaves have gone and disappeared into the wind
No life lives in the tree for it is broken
Receiving no love not even a token
The roots can no longer grow
The cuts and bruises on the tree are finally starting to show
For life is a branch because we have those to hold us up
The leaves are that of our comfort in which blew away
No life left in us we are just taking life breath by breath barley living
No love from others is even being offered
Without love we stand on the lonely hill to die
All the pain and agony we went through we can no longer hold back as we start to cry
Cold as the wind hits our stump
Time and time again we think what's the point I am just going to jump
As it is the only reason why I am still living because my heart continues to pump
Thunder or lightning doesn't even phase us not even a bump
For it just leaves another mark another scar another lump
Rain hides the tears we shed in the life we are forced to live
Without receiving any love we lost all ways to even know how to give
We are forced to learn how to make it through and survive
But with so little life left in us how do they expect us to drive
For we are just on this earth waiting for God to arrive
Not only hurting on the inside but also on the out
Living life broken and full of doubt
Not counting on anyone as a small leaf can't even seem to sprout
On this hill top where I live its now becoming a drought
Is this what life is really about?
One day this life will end
All the pain, hurt, coldness, agony, will descend
Where are those in which I called a friend
But no matter what if thou die alone I will still be forgiving
Even thou on a hill top left, I am broken but still living
© Jeremy Fennell
Copyright © jeremy fennell | Year Posted 2010
Blue or green?
The color of the sea,
Going up and down the waves,
To be my unexpected mood,
Sweet or sour the feeling of me.
The question of my mind hitting it through the divine,
The passion of art inside a deep mind,
With full of imaginations,
Hitting me through left and right.
Perspective comes along with me,
Seeing it in my mind,
Looking at the blank paper,
My emotions run down the pages,
Forgetting my visions along,
Looking down on paper,
Loosing my focus ,
Is getting hard to draw.
Speaking with my wild heart wide open,
Thinking of the world we live in today,
Standing amongst the people not knowing what to say,
Hearing the music flowing into my ears,
Beating myself inside these walls of hate,
Wanting my eyes to cry with full of tears,
Hating to be on this earth,
Seeing people fade away,
Sinking through lies in my face,
Stabbing me in the back when I need them the most,
Seeing people with unwanted faith through their eyes,
Anger comes my way,
Looking down at the world with full of questions in my head,
Going crazy with frustration and confusion of me questioning God,
Deep inside my heart is burning with poison,
Is breaking me apart like glass,
At peace without a path in mind,
Falling down somewhere here that I never belong,
I'm not perfect yet,
I like to lead not to follow others.
Life is like a tree that grows inside me,
Leafs on the tree come and go like people in my life,
Taking the road of life,
Things can change in a minute,
When I look away,
My goals would fade away,
Going back letting noting stand on my way,
Trying harder to focus on my goals,
Looking around with a smile on,
Reaching my goals slowly without a distraction.
Copyright © shirin neshat | Year Posted 2009
Timing Rhyming Chiming Scorning For whom bell tolls timing rhyming ode Filthy sport chiming scorning the road
Copyright © John Beam | Year Posted 2011
Jeenay ko bhi dil nahi karta .
marna bhi asaan nahi
Kehne ko hum zinda hain
per jism me rooh o jaa'n nahi
Dafn karoo'n armaanoan ki
in zinda laashoa'n ko mein kahaa'n
Hasrat kee maari rahoa'N mein
Koi Qabr nahi Shamshaan nahi
Copyright © mazhar butt | Year Posted 2014
haiku 8: fire and mud
fires burned down our trees;
so we prayed for rain to come:
mud stole our homes.
Copyright © millard lowe | Year Posted 2015
I often visited this forest,
making acquaintance
with a centennial maple tree;
there I conversed eloquently...
as if I were talking to a trusted friend.
I went back yesterday around nine
to admire its shimmering green foilage,
and discovered it was cut down to a stump...
before crashing and breaking the brenches of birch and pine,
as black ooze bleeded, fuxed and bubbled under its cracked bark.
And wondering what causes its fall,
I searched for a cause by examining its trunk...
leading to its rotten roots detached from loose soil;
was it too old to withstand a fierce Autumn's storm?
Or did a violent torrent add to its toil?
Unfortunately, nothing I do or say will comfort it,
its death has came too suddenly and violently,
taking down many beeches and firs beneath it;
now, a wide space above it has let in sunlight...
taking away the cool shade that sheltered me.
I grieve for the anguish and helplessness that it felt,
not having been there to embrace it...
as soon as it plunged to the untroubled ground below;
ah, if that tempest had never come,
I wouldn't be weeping and be overcome by sorrow!
Copyright © Andrew Crisci | Year Posted 2010
Written March 26, 2013
Hey you way up there in the tree
Hiding away for none to see
No I don't know why you refuse to be
Why can't you just see what I've seen
Hey little mockingbird don't mock me
It's these mystical one-eyed dreams
Keeping me from tossing myself
Twenty thousand underneath the sea
I am what I am
I've gone too far to rescind
These wonderful twisted dreams
Where we're skipping stones by the stream
I know what I feel
Now you're even more real
All I know is how to weep
With the birds lulling me fast asleep
Copyright © Brandon Carter | Year Posted 2013


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Zhang Junzhao
|Zhang Junzhao
|Chinese name
|張軍釗 (traditional)
|Chinese name
|张军钊 (simplified)
|Zhāng Jūnzhāo (Mandarin)
|1952 (age 64–65)
Henan, China
|Film director, screenwriter
|Years active
Zhang Junzhao (simplified Chinese: 张军钊; traditional Chinese: 張軍釗; born 1952) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter who was mainly active in the 1980s. A graduate of the Beijing Film Academy and a contemporary of such acclaimed directors as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Junzhao was a prominent early member of China's Fifth Generation filmmakers.[1] His 1984 film One and Eight (Yi ge he ba ge) is well known as a film that marked the advent of the Fifth Generation, while The Shining Arc (弧光; Hu guang, 1988) was nominated for the Golden St. George award at the 1989 Moscow International Film Festival.[2]
Early life and career[edit]
Zhang Junzhao was born in 1952 in Henan province, China. He became involved in the propaganda plays put on by the Red Army during the Cultural Revolution, both as an actor and a director. In 1978 he entered the newly reopened Beijing Film Academy; four years later, in 1982, he and his classmates Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou were assigned to Guangxi Film Studio in Nanning.[3]
One and Eight[edit]
In 1984, as an assistant director at Guangxi Studios, Zhang Junzhao teamed up with cinematographer Zhang Yimou and designer He Qun to make a war film called One and Eight (Yi ge he ba ge). Set in 1939 against the backdrop of World War II and communist China's long standing conflict with Japan, the film tells the story of nine men being held as prisoners by the Kuomintang armies under Chiang Kai-shek. When almost all the regular soldiers are killed, these nine men make the choice to fight beside the remnants of the army and acquit themselves with honor and bravery.
Although it was the first film production of Guangxi Studios, predating the internationally acclaimed Yellow Earth (1984), the release of One and Eight was stalled for three years by "official objections to portions of the storyline and consequent re-shooting and re-editing."[4] Nonetheless it, along with Yellow Earth, is widely considered to be one of the inaugural Fifth Generation films. Moreover, although wartime setting and the protagonists' overriding patriotism were common elements of communist Chinese cinema, its emphasis on the individual over the group, its existential tone, and its beautiful and innovative cinematography helped to set it apart as the herald of a new generation of Chinese filmmakers.[1]
The Shining Arc[edit]
In 1989, after something of a dry spell, Zhan Junzhao reappeared on the Chinese film scene with The Shining Arc (弧光; Hu guang). Its protagonist is a young woman, portrayed by Bai Ling, who convinces herself that she is a witch. Placed in a mental hospital, she is given over to the care of a probing female psychiatrist. The film, like One and Eight, "aims to pose existential questions" and also "capture a certain mood of oriental mysticism."[3]
The Shining Arc was one of China's entries into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival in 1989. It was nominated for the Golden St. George award, but lost to the Italian film The Icicle Thief.[5]
Minor works[edit]
In the period between One and Eight and The Shining Arc, Zhang Junzhao also made two other, unremarkable films: Come on, China! (1985) and The Lonely Murderer (1986). The former was a sports film made in the wake of the four-year world championship of the Chinese national women's volleyball team; about the latter, even less information is available. Neither garnered a great deal of attention, and both are often omitted in surveys of Zhang Junzhao's work.[1]
Film and politics[edit]
Zhang Junzhao and his fellow Fifth Generation filmmakers "were famous for their participation...in making experimental art films that challenged the socialist realist tradition."[2] However, Zhang Junzhao was the first of them to turn away from such films for the sake of popular entertainment. Justifying his actions, he "suggested finding a middle ground between the elite and the popular taste, calling, somewhat naively, for compromise and harmony between audiences and artists."[2] Still, Junzhao also took into account what he believed to be political necessity when it came to the content and structure of his films, claiming that his conservative and conventional work was necessary to survive in the face of China's political censorship policies: "Horse Thief and On the Hunting Ground lost tens of thousands of yuan between them, and no one went to them," he said in one interview, talking about fellow director and Beijing Film Academy graduate Tian Zhuangzhuang. "Do you think the Xi'an Film Studio will dare to use him again?"[6]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c Jonathan Crow. "Zhang Junzhao". Retrieved 2008-04-17. Allmovie
- ^ a b c Zhu, Ying (2003). "Chinese Cinema during the Era of Reform". Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0-275-97959-8. Google Book Search. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ a b Xiao, Zhiwei and Yingjin Zhang (1998). "Zhang Junzhao" in "Encyclopedia of Chinese Film". Routledge Publishing, p. 388. ISBN 0-415-15168-6. Google Book Search. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ Clarke Fountain. "One and Eight". Retrieved 2008-04-17. Allmovie
- ^ "16th Moscow International Film Festival (1989)". MIFF. Archived from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ Kuoshu, Harry H. Celluloid China: Cinematic Encounters with Culture and Society. Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 2002.
External links[edit]
- Zhang Junzhao on IMDb
- Zhang Junzhao at AllMovie
- Zhang Junzhao at the Chinese Movie Database


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MMA writer Scott Harris goes deep on brain injuries in the sport
We've heard a lot about brain injuries in football, but surprisingly little about the subject in MMA. Featured Columnist Scott Harris tried to remedy that yesterday in a long, heavily reported piece in Bleacher Report headlined "'A Sense of Urgency': MMA Races to Learn More About Brain Injuries."
"New findings carry ominous—if not entirely surprising—warnings." Harris wrote. "But at the same time, brain injury science in MMA lags behind that of other sports, even as MMA gains new followers by the day."
The 3,000-word piece features interviews with fighters, sport officials and medical researchers. At its center is Nick Denis, who surprised a lot of people when he retired from a promising ring career last year. Denis had been a doctoral student in biochemistry before his fighting career, and he began researching brain trauma following a knockout loss. He learned about subconcussive trauma and decided to get out.
"I had access to databases and libraries. I had never heard of subconcussive trauma before," Denis said. "Football and hockey players, you look at their brain scans and they're 40 years old and their brains look like deformed sponges, easy to compare with people who had dementia or Alzheimer's disease. I was like, 'this is crazy.' You come to the realization that people think a concussion is where the damage occurs, but there's damage all along the board."
"I'm also a freelance health care writer and when I saw Bernick's research finding it piqued my interest," Harris wrote in an email when I asked him what inspired him to write the piece. Bernick is Dr. Charles Bernick, a neurologist who's one of the nation's leading experts on brain injury and disease. Harris continued: "Plus, I knew I could land an interview with him. One thing led to another, as they say, and I realized that the topic had never really been covered to this depth. I realized this needed deep reporting in order to really make this do what it needed to do."
Harris' piece was featured on prominently on Bleacher Report for a while Tuesday and did well, both in terms of reads and the response of readers, some of whom called the piece the best thing they've read in the MMA community, and not just on Bleacher Report, in some time. It's an example of the kind of ambitious work that can get a writer noticed.
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Why did the guy in the chicken suit cross the stage in "bobrauschenbergamerica"? The same reason two people made out on a gin-soaked tarp and a cheerleader zipped around on roller skates and the
entire cast enjoyed a picnic lunch on stage: to get to the other side of narrative and into something that tickles as it tests, as Anne Bogart often does in her joyous, willfully harum-scarum way.
The latest in a series of biographical works presented by Bogart and her SITI Company, "bobrauschenbergamerica" is more of a fantasia on Robert Rauschenberg's thought process than a look at his life or work. Set designer James Schuette engulfed the set with all sorts of bric-a-brac, in keeping with the artist's pioneering work in creating visual assemblages called "combines"; other than that, I'm hard-pressed to explain what any of it had to do with Rauschenberg. But it sure was fun.SITI actors have traditionally shown an extraordinary rapport with Bogart's off-kilter sensibilities, and this was no exception. Will Bond, the eerie Gian-Murray Gianino, and several other performers shone, and Ellen Lauren was first among equals. Her impeccable comic timing and exquisite physicality were invaluable in several set pieces.
Not every idea worked. The deranged-but-wise homeless guy is as much of a cliche in Rauschenberg's subconscious as it is anywhere else. And Charles L. Mee's script (itself a combine of his own words as well as those of Rauschenberg, Walt Whitman, Allen Ginsberg, and others) crept toward the pretentious on more than one occasion. But he and Bogart repeatedly pulled back from that precipice and found a surreal logic of their own.Rauschenberg's mother (the terrific Kelly Maurer) says at one point of her son, "You knew he was gonna go someplace. You just didn't know where." Bogart clearly sees that as a compliment. In "bobrauschenbergamerica," she lives up to that inscrutable, delightful challenge again and again.


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Police say they investigated more than 30 incidents in total between Jan. 27 and Jan. 30.
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A FIREFIGHTER from the North-East is hoping to represent the UK in the Naked Sledding World Championships 2014.
Holly Garshong, 29, from Barnes, Sunderland, is down to the last ten finalists and is hoping to hit the slopes in Germany next month.
Voting closes today, and one man and one woman, will be chosen to fly the flag for Great Britain at the tournament, which takes place on February 15.
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Ms Garshong, whose parents were nudists, was playing at a ski resort with her band Four Star Hero when she got the news that she had made the final ten.
She said: "I'm not bothered about being cold, as long as I get a cup of tea at the end of it.
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A 1,000 Euro prize is available for the first man and woman to cross the finish line.
Competitors are allowed to wear pants, boots and a helmet, to keep them safe as they scoot across the snow of the 89-metre course in Braunlage.
It is the first time the UK has entered a team to the competition, now in its fifth year.
The qualified fitness instructor said: "I sledge when it snows, but we don't often get snow."
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UPN which shall hereafter be known as the "WB Remainder Store," went first, at Madison Square Garden, opening in true Smackdown! fashion with loud music and smoke machines: it was the upfront as Tull concert. It put emphasis first on its second-newest acquisition, the WB's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." "The show that built a network..." the presentation began was about to rebuild another one! The UPN, which has been a largely minority-aimed network, then a young dudes' network, is now going to become the Young Dudes Who Like to Watch Buffy and The Rock Whup Ass, But Not With So Much Testosterone It Scares the Chicks network.
"Buffy" creator Joss Whedon came out to thank his new masters, saying it was "not in my nature" to be brief and then proved himself right. It was charming, his precious locutions "I'd like to say two words, 'thank' and 'you'" making him seem like a kind of husky male Willow. At least for the first, oh, five hours or so (My notes end, "Joss Whedon will not shut up."). As Whedon rambled on UPN must not have known what was coming, as the teleprompter apparently said only "Joss speaks" the audience eventually played him off, applauding at every pause until he got the hint. Welcome to UPN!
After which, UPN announced its newest acquisition... the WB's "Roswell," which came not with the romance of having been spirited off by a suitor who outbid a rival in a heated moment, but by the more prosaic route of having been cancelled. It's a welcome respite for the endearing sci-fi romance and its winning cast, but it does tend to undermine UPN's argument, which is that this is the type of UPN show that inspires devotion in viewers. Just not enough to keep it on the air at another network the same size. (It is a theme of the upfronts, by the way, that statistics can make every network into #1. The UPN, it turns out, is #1 in... "viewer passion"!)
For another hour or so, the network recapped returning series, introduced the cute-teen-girl-and-dad sitcom "One on One," gave us a couple "Iron Chef" specials with William Shatner (which will test if one can literally OD on camp) and finished with "Manhunt," a reality show where people are hunted "WWF-style" with paintballs. (If the ratings fall, we go to blowdarts!) Then it was time for what everyone was waiting for: "Star Trek: Enterprise," the new Trek prequel that takes place a hundred years from now and a hundred before the first series, at the dawn of space travel. Or so we're told. For you see, after two hours, we did not see "Enterprise" at all it's just been cast but only trailers of past Trek series and interviews with special-effects technicians.
UPN president Dean Valentine thanked the audience of advertisers for making this UPN's biggest upfront turnout ever. Yeah. Just wait 'til next year.
Fox held the final presentation, on the flight deck of the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier, docked on Manhattan's west side, under a tent big enough to house several fields for a sport that requires a lot of space. Maybe there was a "Boot Camp" connection, but I was just creeped out, not least by the black-shirted Fox staff poised military-style around the perimeter of the room, trying to artificially induce whooping throughout the presentation.
Fox too had taken to pilferage for much of its lineup... from itself! The network (#1 in adults 18 to 34!) began by priding itself on the number of comedies on its fall schedule 14, the most of any network. And what were some of the new ones? For starters, "Family Guy." That's right, "Family Guy," a comedy that debuted two and a half years ago. A comedy so funny and so beloved that the network left it off its schedule all last year. Commonly thought to be canceled though it's been on hiatus before it keeps coming back, like some fat, addle-brained and unkillable Rasputin. At least it wasn't "Normal, Ohio."
From there, the network announced Judd Apatow's college comedy "Undeclared" and Barry Sonnenfeld's superhero spoof "The Tick." Fine comedies both. And I can say that with conviction because I've seen them already "The Tick" was sent to critics last summer and "Undeclared" this winter, both with plans to run midseason. Taking your time to debut shows is fine, of course it just tends, again, to undercut those claims about your vaunted sitcom development.
But it got better. Fox also announced it would be leading off its Wednesdays with a "classic sitcom wheel." The French have another word for that: "le reruns." Sure, they'll be reruns of great Fox sitcoms like "The Simpsons" and "Malcolm in the Middle," but you try telling a roomful of ad execs you're going to start off a big night of programming with leftovers and see what a reception you get. No wonder Fox wanted to be surrounded by armament. To be fair, Fox has used this scheduling ploy before, with some success after another sitcom had bombed and left a smoldering crater in the lineup. Again, not exactly a hosanna for your development to say you'll just skip the middleman and pre-cancel a sitcom to be named later in advance.
The hell of it is, Fox ended with the funniest damn sitcom trailer I have seen all upfronts. "Greg the Bunny," a "Larry Sanders"-like show about the goings-on backstage at a children's puppet show (with humans and puppets as characters), gave me the only belly laughs I have had at any comedy (that I hadn't already seen) this upfront. Of course, if I were Robert Smigel, whose "TV Funhouse" on Comedy Central is an R-rated, and hilarious, version of the same concept, I'd get me a gun and look to make me some bunny lint, but who said life was fair? (Speaking of fairness, Fox did unveil one spankin'-new sitcom, "The Bernie Mac Show," a single-camera affair that I have to say seemed two notches smarter than I expected of yet another family sitcom for a standup comic.)
As always, it's dangerous to predict on the basis of two-minute trailers, but Fox's two drama entries were also among the few drama previews that worked for me this year, meaning that they made me want to see the pilots they advertised even if my job didn't require me to. "24" is nothing if not audacious. First for casting Kiefer Sutherland. Second, for aiming to tell a single 24-hour story, in real time, over the course of a season. Government agent Sutherland discovers a plot to assassinate a presidential candidate (who may be on the verge of becoming the first black president) and has a day to stop it. Especially impressive were the "Time Code"-like multiple-screen effects, assuming that wasn't just manufactured for the upfront, and assuming I can make it out on my 20" TV. I have no answer to the obvious question what do they do for a second season? but show this unusual will be lucky to make it that far.
The second was a show I had no enthusiasm for based on the premise: "Pasadena," a soap opera about a wealthy media family in Walnut Springs. (OK, Pasadena.) But expecting "Titans," I saw a moody, dark, seemingly intelligent piece that could be a more commercial descendent of past moody Fox dramas like "Profit." An additional encouraging sign: the creator turns out to be Mike White, the writer and creepy star of last summer's haunting "Chuck and Buck." (Also a former "Freaks and Geeks" writer, which with Apatow makes two "F&G" alums always a good sign for a fall schedule.) Final encouraging sign: The cast includes Martin Donovan and Phillip Baker Hall, who are sure to up the series' charmingly skeevy and regally threatening components, respectively.
This being the Internet, I'm obligated to tell you "The Lone Gunmen" was cancelled and "The X-Files" will return, without David Duchovny, but with Gillian Anderson, who will be dragged in screaming by a team of wild horses and the two-year contract she regretted signing the second "The House of Mirth" wrapped. There will also be a "Temptation Island 2." Which is as good a time as any to leave the assembled crowd now, as they embark below deck, for one final grueling round of eating giant cocktail shrimp, getting hammered and buying some ads.
And so the entertainment economy sails on, an aircraft carrier floating on a sea of vodka tonics.


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Average Teen Spends More Than $1000 On Prom
In an article released this morning by USA Today, the average teen spends $1078 on prom. Dresses, hair appointments, limo's and flowers top the spending list. Many speculated that this is because of teens' obsessions with reality tv and red carpet stars – and really want to shine on the red carpet. What do you think of this trend? Do you think this is ok? At Bozeman High School, they keep a "Prom Closet" where girls can buy used dresses for 10. Want more info? CLICK HERE!


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The Huntington Beach Police Department arrested a 16-year-old boy Friday night on suspicion of making a terroristic threat against the US Open. According to reports, the threat was made via social media. The teenager, whose name isn't being released because he is a minor, was arrested at his home in Huntington Beach.
The Huntington Beach Independent is reporting that the social media threat was first noticed by an intelligence division of the New York Police Department, who initially viewed it as a threat against the US Open of Tennis. NYPD informed the HBPD, who evaluated the threat and then monitored the suspect while a search warrant was issued.
An AP report stated that police seized a handgun, a shotgun, and electronic devices from the boy's home. Each of the weapons in the teen's home are reported to have been purchased legally by his family members. The arrested teenager contends that the threat was made as a joke.
"We don't necessarily know that for sure," HBPD Police Chief Robert Handy told the Huntington Beach Independent. "His comment or statement to the officers last night was that he didn't mean it. We're not sure if that's true or not, so that's part of our investigation."
Police Chief Handy went on to say that the teen has posted "disturbing" and "dark" posts online in the past, some of which featured the teen holding firearms.
Each year, the US Open draws tens of thousands of surf fans and beachgoers to the event. Last year, a small riot broke out. In response, event officials have toned down the nature of the event and are no longer featuring live music shows.
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Little Change Seen Last Week at Gas Pumps Across the Country
Gas prices in Nebraska remain mostly unchanged over the past week as the average price for a gallon of gas rose 1.1 cents to $3.54.
The survey conducted by GasBuddy, an online gasoline pricing website, found that with that change, prices on Sunday were nearly 22 cents lower than this time last year and almost 7 cents per gallon lower than they were one month ago.
Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan says he expects prices at the pump to continue to drift lower over the next few days.
"Most states are seeing their average below last year, and as summerslowly fades, gasoline prices may as well in many communities," he explained. "Cooler weathertypically brings relief as demand declines and discretionary travel ebbs."
According to GasBuddy, national prices saw only slight changes as well. Average gas prices fell .4 cents per gallon, reaching $3.57 per gallon.
DeHaan said, "Americans are now shelling out $50 million less perday than they were last year when pump prices averaged 13-cents more pergallon."


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LONDON (Reuters) - Spanish stocks outpaced a lacklustre broader European market on Monday after strong economic data fuelled expectations of an economic recovery in the country and revived interest in stocks on the euro zone periphery.
Spain's IBEX index rose 0.9 percent after data showed the country's service sector grew at its fastest pace in 6-1/2 years. Most other European shares markets dipped.
Domestically focused lenders Banco Popular and Banco de Sabadell, which stand to benefit from improving economic conditions in Spain, were among top gainers, surging 7 percent and 4 percent, respectively.
Upbeat data has helped the broader MSCI Spain index rise some 30 percent over the past six months, making it the best performer among major European indexes, Datastream data showed.
"We think this is really the start of the improvement in data and we see (it) as a sustainable story," said Gareth Evans, a strategist at Deutsche Bank.
He expected Spanish and Italian stocks to outperform a 14 percent rise in the broader STOXX Europe 600 index this year.
Italy's FTSE MIB rose 0.6 percent on Monday as a poll of the country's services sector activity showed the pace of contraction eased in December.
Even after their recent rebound, Spanish and Italian stocks offer more attractive valuations than their peers in the core countries of Germany and France.
MSCI's indexes of Spanish and Italian shares respectively trade at a 30 percent and a 50 percent discount to the MSCI Europe based on their price/book value ratios, Datastream data showed, a steeper discount than the indexes' 10-year averages.
"I'm overweight on the periphery, as opposed to France and Germany," Clairinvest fund manager Ion-Marc Valahu said. "There's still some value there."
The broader FTSEurofirst 300 index of pan-European shares fell 0.2 percent to 1,309.24 points, with the euro zone's Euro STOXX 50 also down 0.2 percent at 3,069.16 points.
Trading volume on the FTSEurofirst 300 was 25 percent lower than the index's average for the past three months, with many traders away and some exchanges closed for the Epiphany holiday.
The indexes sold off in late trade, with weak Chinese and U.S. data curbing appetite for global equities after a bumper 2013.
The FTSEurofirst 300 rose 16 percent in 2013 for its best annual gain since 2009, while the Euro STOXX 50 index rose 18 percent.
Darren Courtney-Cook, head of trading at Central Markets Investment Management, said there may be some short-term pull-back on the European stock markets later this month as investors look to cash in gains.
He felt the Euro STOXX 50 could fall to 2,950 points over the next two weeks, but that traders should use any such weakness to buy up stocks.
Additional reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Blaise Robinson; Editing by Toby Chopra, John Stonestreet


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HAROLD. ACT I. SCENE I. LONDON. THE KING'S PALACE. (A comet seen through the open window.) Aldwyth, Gamel, Courtiers (talking together). First Courtier. Lo ! there once more this is the seventh night ! Yon grimly-glaring, treble-brandish'd scourge Of England! Second Courtier. Horrible! First Courtier. Look you, there's a star That dances in it as mad with agony ! chapter{Section 4Third Courtier. Ay, like a spirit in hell who skips and flies To right and left, and cannot scape the flame. Second Courtier. Steam'd upward from the undescendible Abysm. First Courtier. Or floated downward from the throne Of God Almighty. Aldwyth. Gamel, son of Orm, What thinkest thou this means ? Gamel, War, my dear lady ! Aldwyth. Doth this affright thee ? Gamel. Mightily, my dear lady! Aldwyth. Stand by me then, and look upon my face, Tot on the comet. Enter Morcar. Brother! why so pale ? Morcar. It glares in heaven, it flares upon the Thames, The people are as thick as bees below, They hum like bees, they cannot speak for awe ; Look to the skies, then to the river, strike Their hearts, and hold their babies up to it. I think that they would Molochize them too, To have the heavens clear. Aldwyth. They fright not me. Enter Leofwin, after him Gurth. Ask thou Lord Leofwin what he thinks of thisl Morcar. Lord Leofwin, dost thou believe, that these Three rods of blood-red fire up yonder mean The doom of England and the wrath of Heaven ? Bishop Of London (fassing). Did ye not cast with bestialviolence Our holy Norman bishops down from all Their thrones in England ? I alone remain. Why should not Heaven be wroth ? Leofwin. With us, or thee ? Bishop Of London. Did...


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