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While any guitar amp can work for the blues, there are certain amps that are voiced in a way that compliments this genre of music. Today's article will be about the best amps for the blues.
Affordable Blues Amps
I highly would recommend the Fender Blues Junior or the Fender Blues Deluxe. Both amps can be found for around the $500 price range and are voiced specifically for blues. I personally own both amps and think they are really great for the price. Sure they don't beat out expensive boutique amps, but I've heard them give amps in the $1000 price range a run for their money!
Expensive Blues Amps
If you've got the money to burn, then why not get the best amps for blues. I would definitely take the boutique route. Two makers I recommend are Metropolis Amps and Two Rock Amps. On the Fender side of things, the Deluxe Reverb and Super Reverb do blues very well!
Dirty Blues Amps
If you want more of an in-your-face, biting tone blues amp, I have some great recommendations. Jimi Hendrix, while many may not know, was an incredible blues guitarist especially on numbers like Red House and Bleeding Heart. Two amps I highly recommend for a dirty blues tone would be the Marshall Plexi Superlead or JTM 45/100 and the Fender Tweed Bassman Combo. These amps give you a bit more touch sensitivity on your guitar to really increase your solo ability.
Low Wattage Blues Amps (ideal for Home use)
If you are looking for something not too loud, but with great blues tone, two great choices come to mind. The Fender Champ, a great amp with sparkly cleans for an airy kind of blues; and the Marshall Class 5 will give you more of that dirty-marshall-bluesy-goodness.
Which Amps do Blues Guitarists Use?
Jimi Hendrix – Marshall JTM-45/100 (early years) Marshall Plexi Superlead (later years)
BB King – Fender Twin Reverb
Buddy Guy – Fender Tweed Bassman
Stevie Ray Vaughan – Fender Super Reverb & Vibroverb
Eric Clapton – Marshall Bluesbreaker, Marshall Plexi (when he was with Cream)
Freddie King – Fender Twin
Well there you have it. I hope this article helps you find the best amp for blues.


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2000 Pontiac Grand Am 2.4L auto, Mileage 120,000
Was driving the other day and completley lost power.
No dash lights, no stall lights, just dead. Started right back up and had no problems for two weeks. Then today I started it up just fine, came back 5 minutes later to see it had stalled out and then locked all my doors. Tried to start again, stalled. Started again, stalled and locked doors, tried yet again, stalled and popped the trunk open. I HAVE NO CLUE, :)
I have recently (past 8 months) replaced plugs, boots, fuel and air filters and BOTH O2 sensors.
have the same problem?
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This is The ultimate Scrollar Script! When Someone Veiws your page a script will slide in the dialog box!
Just DON'T ASK WHY!!
You may enter, but you should then leave...DON'T ask _w_h_y_!_!_
it will be TOO LATE once you enter this little NASTE TRAP. HA HA HA. (you will have to Ctrl+Alt+Del and close all browsers)
All-in-One Window Pop-Up
Open and close other windows pop-ups with onload, ununload, links, buttons, and mouse-over.
Steve Miller's NetNavigator
Click on the Button. A screen will pop up asking for a URL. Type one, click ok. A screen will show up displaying the site you are going to. REMEMBER: begin the URL with http://
Search Engine Script
Script that let's you incorporate your own selection of search engines. These can be searched directly and individually through the page.
Add4Free. A JavaScript thats better then Add-Me, Add-IT, etc.
This script will add your homepage to more then 200 Search Engines, Link pages etc.
Credit Card Checker 1.0
This JavaScript can check the algorithm of a credit card. Then post the output to a cgi-script or email. If you register, you'll also be able to get IP & DNS address of the users, who submits the form. Try the online version: http://free.prohosting.com/-ksk/cccheck.html
Numerous Alert Boxes
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Edwards wary of 'breathtaking' Carter
13/11/2012 - 07:28:46Back to Sport Home
Wales have been braced for an appointment with a "once-in-a-generation player" when they tackle world champions New Zealand next week.
While a dangerous Samoa side are next on Wales' autumn agenda on Friday, the All Blacks are looming.
And fly-half Dan Carter's inspired display in the 51-22 drubbing of Scotland on Sunday has drawn lavish praise from Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards.
"He is a once-in-a-generation player, isn't he?" Edwards said. "You have to sometimes stand back - it's like watching Lionel Messi play football - and realise that you are just glad you were around to see him.
"I just hope he doesn't play too good against us.
"I thought after Scotland intercepted a Carter pass and scored a try, it was probably the worst thing that could have happened to them.
"He was absolutely breathtaking after that. He virtually took it upon himself to correct what he had done wrong and the tries flowed for New Zealand."
Wales, meanwhile, have not given up hope of midfield powerhouse Jamie Roberts being fit to face Samoa at the Millennium Stadium on Friday night.
While Edwards and his fellow Wales coaches are awaiting results of a scan on lock Alun-Wyn Jones' shoulder, there were positive noises being made about back-row forward Ryan Jones and centre Ashley Beck training fully this week after missing the 26-12 loss to Argentina on Saturday.
The Welsh Rugby Union said Roberts suffered mild concussion in the Pumas clash - he went off after 20 minutes - and is currently following the necessary medical protocols.
"For me, Jamie Roberts is vital because he is the defensive captain. Everyone is hoping he will be right for Friday night," Edwards added.
"If he is not, then someone has got to step up in his place and try to fill his boots, which are quite large boots to fill.
"But I am a big believer that rugby is a team game. If your forwards don't perform, your backs can't perform. I try not to make too much of individuals, more the team unit."
Interim head coach Rob Howley has put back his scheduled team announcement for the Samoa Test until tomorrow lunchtime to allow his coaches and medical staff further time to assess injuries and player recovery.
There are widespread calls from outside the camp for three Ospreys players - fly-half Dan Biggar, hooker Richard Hibbard and flanker Justin Tipuric - to start, while scrum-half Mike Phillips can realistically expect a recall after being relegated to the bench against Argentina.
And lock Luke Charteris has also linked up with the Wales squad after he played for his club Perpignan last weekend. Charteris will be available to face Samoa, New Zealand and Australia.


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I am not sure if this belongs here, but I think since it is club related it might fit.
Due to the condition of the economy and it being summer time in Texas, our member participation is dropping. I know a few of our once active members were laid-off from their jobs, and they soon left the club. I understand that, but we have officers who havent shown up except maybe twice all year long. We have people who make promises, but never follow through and I find this the most frustrating.
Here is a little back ground, my wife and I run the meetings. I think one thing that turns the older guys off of the meetings is my wife does most of the talking since she can prepare for meetings during the days while I am at work, and she is also more dynamic/ energetic (talks a lot) than I am. The older guys (when they do show up), also, only want to talk about non-fly-fishing things and when we finally do get back on topic nothing is ever decided upon (i.e. monthly fishing outings).
My wife and I have tried to prepare different discussion topics to help people learn about fly fishing, such as fishing in different seasons, or where good places to fish different times of the year. Every time we try, we get shot down by the old all-knowing fishing gurus who tell us that what we looked up only is true for [fill in a species of fish you dont fish for] and not [species of fish you do fish for]. The discussions go nowhere, and nobody participates after that. This makes preparing for meetings to be a chore and no fun anymore.
What do other clubs do to retain interest in fly fishing in their clubs? Ive asked numerous times what people want during our club meetings, but nobody speaks up. And to top that off, lately, only 1-3 people have even been coming to the meetings. Ive lined up people to spin deer hair, tie other types of flies, and demonstrate how to make a bamboo rod. Weve also had Steve Hollensed and Allen Crise give presentations and casting seminars. People show up for those, but not the regular meetings and outings. Weve only had one outing this year and that was last month and my wife and I were the only ones to show up.
Please help me run a successful club, though, I probably should have asked this long ago before too many people dropped out.
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Alice MacDonough was out to lunch when she received frantic text messages from her 7-year-old son, who was home with a babysitter at the time. A bear was found napping on a patio at the Naples, Florida home. The bear wandered around and then decided to lie down and rest.
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New York's hibernating bats have been struck with a mysterious disease: a fungus that sets in during the winter and kills bats by spring. And the affected species might be all but extinct within 20 years, according to a new report by Boston University researchers.
The fungus, ominously named geomyces destructans, causes "White Nose Syndrome," so named because it visibly grows in bats' noses, wing joints, and other exposed skin, and eats their skin tissue while they hibernate during the winter. Because of the pain and irritation, the bats wake up too early and too often throughout the winter, and starve to death before spring.
Anyone who's gotten a fright from the nocturnal nuisances might have a hard time mustering up sympathy, but the researchers insist that shrinking bat populations will affect humans, too, and in more ways than one.
"Bats are important insect predators," postdoctoral researcher Winifred Frick, the report's author, told NBCNewYork. "An individual little brown bat will eat its body weight in insects each night." The researchers estimate that the 1 little brown bats that have died to date would have eaten 694 tons of insects, which includes mosquitos and others that 'bug' humans.
They also eat insects that prey on crops and forests, which will strain organic farms trying to find natural ways to keep their crops healthy, Dr. Thomas Kunz of Boston University, senior author of the report, told NBCNewyork, "and the people who normally do use pesticides are going to probably have to put more on the crops in order to maintain the standards that people expect in the grocery store."
According to a previous experiment by Kunz and his "bat lab" at Boston University, cotton farmers in Texas would have had to spray 2 additional pesticides--amounting to $750,000 in one season--if bats weren't around to curb insect populations.
Similar data doesn't yet exist for Northeastern agriculture, but, as the researchers point out, this sort of population plunge is unheard of to begin with.
"We've certainly seen disease wipe out other wildlife species, but the rapidity and severity of this crash is really unprecedented in North America," said Frick.
The fungus was first discovered by a spelunker in Howe Cavern near Albany in 2006. Since then, it has spread as far as Quebec, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. There are six species of hibernating bat in New York, all of which have shown signs of being infected with the fungus. Four of these have been seriously affected; the other two don't seem to show severe symptoms, said Kunz. This study focused on the 'little brown bat,' the most populous species in New York and the most affected by the fungus.
Strangely enough, however, this same fungus has been found on European hibernating bats, but New York bats' continental brethren don't show any of the symptoms of White Nose Syndrome: the European bats don't awaken and try to fly around in the winter, they don't lose their hibernation body fat and starve before spring, and they don't have scarred and "chewed" wings.
Considering those facts, researchers believe that European bats have built up an immunity to the fungus. "The working hypothesis is that this has been in Europe for a long time...and somehow got introduced to the U.S.," said Frick. Since Howe Cavern is a popular tourist attraction, "it likely came over on somebody's boots."
The fungus' long-term effects on bats and the surrounding ecosystem cannot yet be determined, researchers say. "Ecosystems are complex enough that it'll absorb some of the destruction from the loss of the species, but we don't know," she said. "It's important for us to study what exactly are going to be the impacts to humans from the loss of these bats."
Researchers have considered developing a vaccine or treatment, but this might not be a financially viable option. "Ideally there'd be more federal funds available," Frick said; "Colleagues of mine have testified before Congress to get congressional moneys allocated [to helping the bats] and they got just a fraction of what they asked for."
Frick emphasized protecting bats' summer habitats to ensure that any naturally resistant individuals don't die of other causes. Perhaps, then, enough will survive to eventually rebuild the population.
Kunz identified another concern: the bats who survive the winter emerge emaciated, lacking sufficient fat to produce the hormone leptin, which stimulates reproductive activity in female mammals. "So in that case, the bats are not only dying from fat loss, but those few that do survive may not have enough fat to reproduce the following spring," Kunz told NBCNewYork. "So you have a sort of double-jeopardy."


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In the farm of Oregon Dottie Henson and Kit Keller are working on thefarm. Sisters that do love each other, except when it comes tobaseball. Kit wants to play in the league but is upset to hear that it is Dottie who is chosen to play for the AAPGL. (All American Pro Girls League) Dottie refuses to play unless Kit can come along. AAPGL was only made because of the World War II and all of ... read more


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East Texas Beware of Jury Duty Scam – Again!
Ever get those E-mails from a circle of friend(s) warning you about suspect activity involving consumer telephone calls, or unwanted internet strikes?
"Yeah, yeah". I always say they never happen to me, then delete the message and go about my business thinking I'm exempt from scumbag scam artists. Well, up until last Friday that was the prevailing theory, but since getting one of those types of phone calls, my viewpoint has changed.
The jury duty scam is alive and well here in the East Texas region, so I am compelled to remind you, that unless you have received an official document in the mail, and have confirmed such, be wary of divulging personal data to identity thieves.
The inner workings of this trap go like this:
(1) The caller claims to be with the "court system", whereby, you are advised that you have NOT responded to a Jury Duty summons, and a warrant may be issued for your arrest, and
(2) You are requested, even bullied into relinquishing your Social Security Number and birth date for verification. Sometimes the crooks want a credit card number, so you can "pay" the fine for NOT responding.
The key to the scam becoming successful is the fact that you have been blindsided, caught "off guard" if you will. Hearing words like "arrest" and "warrant" play tricks with your mind, and cloud your judgement, sending common sense denominators out the window.
Remember, court appointed employees DO NOT call citizens regarding this matter.


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Section one would address the misconception that ME sufferers just developed depression:
George: I was happy
Lily: I was happy
Buttons: I am happy
*Whoever else participates*
After this section, one person would say something like:
Mary: The only thing that depresses me is…
And participants would continue from here by listing one symptom that they find particularly depressing/upsetting/frustrating. This is to address the misconception that ME is just about being a bit tired and forgetful. Examples:
Pillow_Slayer: Mentioning amount of pain sufferedSleepyowl: Stating the isolation ME has caused her
*Whoever else participates*
Participants would then talk about the confusion over what type of condition ME is. Like this:
George: ME is currently defined by the World Health Organisation as a neurological illness
Sarah: But doctors in the UK follow NICE guidelines, which
Lily: Despite being updated in 2007 to inform doctors about diagnosing ME, don't give a clear definition
*Video shows a quote from the NICE guidelines*
Harry: It changes subject without having agreed upon the type of condition ME is
Sam: And a number of studies report a continued confusion or disagreement by GPs about this
Tina: When sufferers aren't given the correct information, it can lead to them struggling to accept their condition as "real", which can result in feelings of guilt and even depression
Rachael: But doctors are not being provided with the growing number of studies that show ME is neurological
Frieda: Not only does this contribute to the continued belief that ME is psychological
John: Some doctors even refuse to acknowledge the illness and put the symptoms down to depression
The next section addresses the stigma sufferers face because of certain implications about ME being psychological.
Heather: Whilst the main "treatment" of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy may help some sufferers with the emotions ME can cause
Simon: The implication of this therapy is [that] - quote - "your problems are often created by you"
Rebecca: The statement that therapy can help sufferers "control" their symptoms by changing their "behaviour"
Hallie: And by challenging any thoughts which stop their health's improvement
Annie: Further suggests a belief that ME is of a psychological nature
Paul: And the only "control" we have over our symptoms is being able to rest when we need to
Lily: Which usually comes at the expense of losing any normality in our lives
Jill: But CBT is usually the only treatment offered to us – if any is offered at all
Sian: That is unless we can afford to pay for treatment in private clinics
Mindy: Which most of us can't do because we aren't able to work
James: And despite often being housebound or/and bedbound, too many ME sufferers don't get past the 13 week assessment stage of Employment and Support Allowance
Alex: This can leave a lot of sufferers in an even more vulnerable position
Rounding it up:
George: Over the years, different articles and guidelines have called for GPs to develop a better understanding of ME
Sian: And improved support for sufferers
Annie: But many of us still aren't experiencing this
Paul: ME is thought to affect up to 0.5% of the population – a higher rate than Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis
Frieda: So why aren't all sufferers getting the support they need?
Lily: A clear definition of the illness
Rebecca: Recognition from the medical community of the condition's neurological status
Hallie: More information provided for newly diagnosed sufferers
Heather: Consideration of the diagnostic tests used in private practices, to show the neurological problems rather than to only rule out other illnesses
Buttons: And a consideration of the treatments offered in clinics such as Dr. Wright's


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These Christmas Wife poems are examples of Christmas poems about Wife. These are the best examples of Christmas Wife poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
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This pledge that l,Ntando, make today serves
as my guideline that I shall follow
happily, ungrudgingly and tirelessly
for the sake of our love life.
Indeed l am well aware of the fact that
the beauty of this pledge does not only lie
in word alone but in action as well.
For that reason in every season
I shall show steadfast commitment
to the implementation of this pledge
with a great deal of astuteness.
I therefore commit myself to be your
devoted and delivering husband for
all the years l shall live with you
on this earth.
I shall treat you with the love and care
you deserve as my wife.
Indeed l shall treat you with
the distinction and dignity
that is befitting of the queen of my heart.
That body, that bone, that breath
shall be my mine to treasure,
for sure;
a dearness to promote and protect
for dear life…and love!
I shall stand by and with you in all the
situations of our life.
If the situation demands that we sail,
sail we shall together.
If the situation demands that we
climb we shall together.
I know very well what l am getting into:
I am getting into a marriage that is
overflowing with blessings.
This marriage- with our mutual
will stand the test of time.
I know very well what I am getting into:
I am getting into a relationship that
brims over with a transforming power
of love.
This marriage-with our
mutual commitment –
will transform naivety into maturity
troubles into challenges
pretence into practice
pride into progress
bachelorship into companionship.
I pledge to be your steward and partner
for all times.
I shall value the consultations
and decisions that we make as
husband and wife.
As head of the family I shall do nothing
to derail our love train for anything else
least of all for personal and selfish reasons.
Now and forever
I am your lawful and loving husband…
This pledge that l, Nothando, make today serves
as my guideline that I shall follow
happily, ungrudgingly and tirelessly
for the sake of our love life.
Indeed I am well aware of the fact that
the beauty of this pledge does not only
lie in pronouncements but in practice
as well.
For this reason every season
I shall demonstrate untiring love
and loyalty to you;
a love and a loyalty that is a living
embodiment of our marriage vows.
I therefore commit myself to be your
honouring, supportive and loving wife
for all the years l shall live with you.
I shall treat you with the love and care
that you deserve as my husband.
Indeed I shall treat you with
the dignity and nobility that is befitting
of the king of my heart.
On my mind it is always fresh
that I am the flesh of your flesh.
Green or grown
I am the bone of your bone.
I know very well what I am getting into:
I am getting into a relationship that
elevates me into a kingdom of wifehood.
I shall endevour to put my family first
with all the rights, obligations
and privileges that come with wifehood.
I shall endevour to wipe off and ward off
loneliness and lostness from our relationship,
seeking nothing but your companionship;
banking on your stewardship,
sinking together any hardship.
Since you are mine
I shall not do anything else to undermine
our relationship for personal
or egotistical
Now and forever
I am your lawful and loving wife…
Copyright © Ndaba Sibanda | Year Posted 2012
A true story, based on family oral tradition
from the oldest part of the city of Bern,
capitol of Switzerland, where my mother was
born and raised, in the Nydegghoff)
He lighted the candle with a quivering hand,
his overcoat seeming to weigh down the old man.
He paused in the aisle to genuflect,
and wondered if God knew his heart was a wreck.
He found a pew and got to his knees,
hands clasped together, he sent out his pleas.
He is old and he's tired, now he's alone,
his wife died last Spring, now his house wasn't home.
They'd been blessed with one son, he'd died in the war,
and now there was nothing for him to live for.
He prayed until his knee pain was great,
then sat back in the pew and tried not to shake.
The cathedral was beautiful; he loved the stained glass,
but, oh, they brought memories of Sundays past.
How could he make it through Christmas alone
in a house that was empty, no longer a home?
The kitchen was silent and cold as a tomb,
but her scent lingered on in their modest bedroom.
He said one last prayer, then rose to his feet,
genuflecting again, he went out on the street.
He walked home near blindly, not even aware
of the snow that was landing on his shoulders and hair.
He was cold inside, his heart like a stone,
and he felt completely and utterly alone.
He turned down his street, saw his porch light's glow,
and only then realized it had started to snow.
He opened his gate, thought of making some soup,
but froze in his tracks at the sight on the stoop.
On his porch sat a basket, the old wicker kind,
he thought for a moment, he was losing his mind.
Inside the basket that sat on his mat,
were three tiny kittens and one momma cat.
What a pitiful sight, so cold and so thin,
he scooped up the basket and hurried them in.
He found some canned tuna and warmed up some milk,
gently petting the babies, whose fur was like silk.
He never discovered who left those cats there,
but, as his love grew, he no longer cared.
His wife had loved cats and this comforted him,
as they slept on his head, or tucked under his chin.
The kittens grew quickly, as they're wont to do,
amused by their antics, his love grew and grew.
There was laughter and joy 'til the end of his days,
for God works, as you know, in mysterious ways.
Copyright © Danielle White | Year Posted 2008
You know we've been married for many years
And sometimes I forget the words you want to hear
It's not that I don't, cause you know that I do
So at this special Christmas, let me say I love you
I try every way just to remember to say
I love only you on each and every day
It doesn't take much to utter these words
So why do I forget, it seems so absurd
Cause I take it for granted that you know
Let the look in my eyes tell you I love you so
But I will try harder in the years ahead
To tell you I love you, let it resound in your head
So jingle bells and ho, ho, ho
You see in my heart there's a place that's aglow
With all the love this Christmas has brought
Which taught me to say I love you in word, deed and thought
Copyright © Owen Yeates | Year Posted 2012
am i all that you wanted
am i what you were askin for
or am i just like last years christmas toys?
you're tired of me
i see a different side of you
after one problem we're though, we start over again
you're locked up and away from me
you go farther and farther away
you're tired of me
am i all that you wanted
am i what you were askin for
or am i just like last years christmas toys?
you're tired of me
you used to love me
now you doubt me
you used to trust me
now you fear me
you were just like me
now we're different.
you dont understand me. you dont even care!
am i all that you wanted
am i what you were askin for
or am i just like last years christmas toys?
you're tired of me
i see a different side or you
after one problem we're through. we start over again
you're locked up and away from me
you go farther and farther away
you're tired of me
you're listenin to lies
and to my surprise. you believe the words they spit in your eyes.
what did i do, to get this from you?
you never even asked me if it was true!
why do you do this to me?
am i all that you wanted
am i what you were askin for
or am i just like last years christmas toys?
you're tired of me
i guess love doesnt live here anymore
im fallin and dont know what to do
im tired of the mess, but i dont wanna live without you!
what do you want me to do?
or is it true....
you're tired of me
you used to love me
now you doubt me
you used to trust me
now you fear me
you were just like me
now we're different
you dont understand me. you dont even care!
am i all that you wanted
am i what you were askin for
or am i just like last years christmas toys?
youre tired of me
Copyright © rolanda smith | Year Posted 2007
Is your go-to lunch roast beef sandwich?
Tomorrow you might want turkey instead
Here is why
In gen. red meat- such as roast beef
Not as healthy as other kinds of protein
Tends to have more cholesterol
Often has more saturated fat
Both things are bad for your heart
Eating too much red meat
May linked to colon cancer
This does not mean
You should never eat beef or other red meats
Just go easy on them
Tasty Swaps
Fish or chicken
With hamburgers
Try Veggie burgers
With Stir-fry
Try Fried tofu
With lasagna
Try Eggplant slices
With salad
Try tuna or broiled egg
With Breakfast
Try turkey or soy links
With Casserole
Try lentils and rice
With Chili
Try beans (canned or dried)
With Dinner entrée
Try Roast turkey (baked or broiled)
With sandwiches and wraps
Try grilled chicken or hummus
Copyright © Jacqueline R. Mendoza | Year Posted 2013
Differences make strang bedfellows ewe listen to the mee old bean old bean
rhymes with caviar behind the bar the windows closed the lights are low no one
is bandying about the place just mee and ewe and no disgrace in love and
kisses sweeter two of them are mine one of them for ewe so sweetly planted by
the ewe on hands so roughened by the tasks of mee and used just to survive for
ewe the one eye have for ewe is Christmas wine so sweetly given and will last a
Christmas missing as eye rhyme a thought for ewe
Green Bean Old Bean Old Man
Lima Bean Young Bean Old Woman
Can beans Gone Beans Young Love
Love Beans Kiss Beans We Beans
Heart Beans Heart Beans Love
This is Christmas Poem for my Flower done.
Copyright © charles hice | Year Posted 2007
20 November 2010
By: Noel N. Villarosa
It's been four years, away from my sweet home during Christmas day
Where I should share the family tradition at twelve and to cheer
To fix my webcam and headphone, and come what may
Welcome to my "Holiday Home" at this special time of year.
My wife and son displaying a warmth in their smile, reaching hands
With sluggish movements and static sound, trying to project it clear
At the peak of use of internet, bandwidth traffic, I tried to withstand
Welcome to my "Holiday Home" at this special time of year.
My wife with hand-held webcam tried to rotate to tour me inside
They have fixed old Christmas tree and angels as pendant for a bright nightwear
At the base, a glimpse of wrapped gifts with laces soon to be untied
Welcome to my "Holiday Home" at this special time of year.
I can hear voices of children doing their caroling
Barking dogs seem would like to join as their backup singer
My wife whispered to my son, 'please give these coins as a sign for thanking'
Welcome to my "Holiday Home" at this special time of year.
The threshold of a doorway, visitors do come and bringing gifts
The elders incite parlor games with special gifts and cash to stir
Only happened after family went to a midnight mass for spiritual uplift
Welcome to my "Holiday Home" at this special time of year.
A portrait of the Holy Family on the first Christmas eve
Within that stable, baby Jesus was lying in a manger
On Christmas eve, Jesus will visit every home and this is to believe
Welcome to my "Holiday Home" at this special time of year.
5TH place in "HOLIDAY HOME" contest
Contest Date: 12/16/2010
Sponsored by: Linda-Marie The Sweetheart of P.S.
Copyright © Noel Villarosa | Year Posted 2010
Fallen snow will remind of me/ it is snowing ...
Slowly as in the dream/
Boy word-beads/ with signs on his spine/
He kisses fine/
Your eyelids /
And it snows ... It snows /so slow/
It does/ and you're thinking of me/
'Coz it's warm/ it's better to stay in warmth/
Waiting for summer dim/
It is snowing/ slowly like in the dream/
Flakes/ go round/ playing the music theme/
You've been looking for rescue/
You searched in wine/
But it's in me/
all the rescues are mine/
It is snowing/ the snow is fluffy and white/
If you see darkness/ I'm deaf and blind/
there's the cast of time/ on the arm/
But I discern the light/
Dreams/ upon your eyelids tips/
Prepare you for winter drowse/
And it snows/
Fallen snow/ will remind of spring /
it will crumble and crackle in vain/
It will snow / fluffy /white/ and slow/
And you'll become whole/
Copyright © Ilya Emelin | Year Posted 2013
What if Christmas wasn't here?
What if Christmas disappeared?
Whenever December came...
It just wouldn't be the same!
What if the baby Jesus was never born in a manger?
The true meaning of Christmas would be in danger!
If this happened... There would be no nativity.
We wouldn't have Christ' peace and tranquility!
It's almost like this now!
It's an "ever increasing business."
It seems like nearly everyone wants
"Christ out of Christmas!"
Why does it seem like Christmas is
losing it's true meaning?
The very words; "Merry Christmas,"
seem to be quickly disappearing!
Many say; "Happy Holiday."
For fear they may "offend."
Having a "holiday" without Christ….
Once again!
We need to put Jesus Christ back into
our CHRISTmas season!
He is what Christmas is about! HE is the very reason!
May we all take some time to rejoice in our savior's birth.
May there be shouts of JOY! From the corners of the earth!
Let's not take Christ out of our joyous celebration!
We need him so much right now!
All over this great nation!
May we bring to him a heart of love
for everything he's done.
As we bring honor to Christ. God's precious son!
May we continually offer to him a heart filled with praise!
Not only at Christmas time… But all of our days!
By Jim Pemberton
Copyright © Jim Pemberton | Year Posted 2011
On Christmas Eve I fell asleep on the couch
Before going up to my bed
In front of the fire place I snored
Without going up the stairs instead
Late at night I heard a noise
And thought it must be a thief
I sat up quickly and yelled, "Who's there?"
But it didn't startle him in the least
A jolly old man, decked out in red
With a beard as white as the snow
Simply turned to me and shook his head
Saying, "If you like, well, I could just go."
I stared at him in disbelief
Having given up on that fantasy
I pinched myself thinking it must be a dream
He said, "Joe, it really is me"
"Every year adults overlook
That one gift that neither of them bought
Assuming that it must be from the other one
And, therefore I never get caught"
"Just because you're told, when you grow up
That I am an imaginary story
Doesn't mean that I don't really exist
In the heart of every girl and every boy"
"Now you just lay down and go back to sleep
So I don't leave you a lump of coal
Enjoy Christmas morning with your wife and son
And keep it a secret what you were just told"
Spencer woke me up at the break of dawn
Excited that Santa Claus had come
I recognized the handwriting on every gift
Except for the final one
My wife looked at me with a knowing smile
Thinking this must be a special gift just from me
But I was the wiser one of us now
Knowing who put it under the tree
Copyright © Joe Flach | Year Posted 2011
Real house wife at Christmas
Another Christmas is around the
Here she goes with her plans again
The saving all those while
now speaks
As boxes of gifts keep showing up
Oh Adele
Real house wife at Christmas
Adele is a wife
A working class lady
Adele Cook not but only
At Christmas
As one is around the corner
Hmmmm......, happy he hope
To enjoy a real house wife
For a day
Real house wife at Christmas
Like every Xmas
The house is all clean
The Christmas decorations
is at it best
As Christmas tree
Is surrounded by gifts
All done by Adele
she cooks in kitchen
While her husband and kids
just sit and watch movies
She want it so at Christmas
He must do nothing but enjoy
The day was Adele goal all Christmas
Oh Adele
A real wife at Christmas
Real house wife at Christmas
Is another Xmas to come
Now she preparing for the
Day again
When all it take to make Christmas
A Wonderful one
is done only by her
No house help on Christmas
No cleaners on adele Christmas
No babysitter
All done as a wife by Adele
As is only on 25th December
Adele choice to be a
Real house wife at Christmas
Copyright © richard nnoli | Year Posted 2014
All I want for Christmas
Is for her to fall back in lust with me
Give her the desire to unzip my pants
The way it used to be
Reignite her libido
Put passion back in her heart
Make her once more crazy
For my naughty part
All I want for Christmas
I know it sounds insane
But give to me a wife once more
Who wants my candy cane
Remove all her excuses
Take the stress out of her life
Do everything you need to do for her
To restore my horny wife
She says she no longer feels sexy
Perhaps that is my fault
But the infatuation I have for her naked body
I know I never lost
So if you could do this for me Santa
I promise I will be good
If you could make my wife ask for me
To give her a little wood
legend of blossoms a gift given may flower dear your in full bloom
Copyright © John Beam | Year Posted 2013
"A Christmas Poem For My Wife"
I love and support you until my days are no longer
I will be there with hope and love until we grow stronger
Let us not lose touch with the coming of Jesus and the season
Through all the pain and hurt I will love you until reason
When you put on this ring it was put there for life
And I thank the Lord over and over that He made you my wife
I will be there always even if you push me away
For I see through faith a bright and sunny day
Happy birthday to Jesus He is my life and my guide
Hoping some day in me you will truly confide
So Merry Christmas to you my wife, my Love, my friend
I will Love,Love,Love you until my days come to end
Merry Christmas 1/18/2010
Copyright 2010
Copyright © rick monachello | Year Posted 2011
I've missed you honey.
The kids are not home.
I can't wait until you're home.
So that we can get busy.
So that you can rock around,
The Christmas tree with me.
I've got mistletoe all over me.
Come on honey let's play,
All over the house! My holly berries,
Are filled with juice so,
Come on ,you fun loving man,
We can play all night and all day.
You can gift wrap me and open,
Me up, of your loving I can't get
Enough! We don't have to be,
Quiet as a mouse. There is no,
One here. The neighbors will,
Know our names again. Oh well,
We heard theirs yesterday!
I want us to deck the halls,
With screams and shouts,
And moans and groans,
Until the cows come home.
It's lovely weather for a,
Sleigh ride on top of you.
Baby it's cold outside,
The mistletoe is hung
On me. Hey jingle me
All the way all night
And all day. The carol
Of the bells will ring
For each round of
Us rocking around
The Christmas tree.
Untinsel me. Take off
My garland. Turn off
The lights. Unwrap my,
Skirt. Your candy cane,
Will licked and not bitten,
And and the Christmas tree,
Stand I'll be sitting.
My ornaments you may
Move to the side,
And on the cane I'll slide.
I will soon sing,
Or rest you merry man
After you sing, let it snow,
Let it snow, let it snow.
You'll then shout a laugh,
Ho, ho, ho, Merry
Christmas to you and,
To you a good night.
You rocked with me,
Around the Christmas tree
With all of your might.
wrote 12-12-10
Copyright © Nicole Sharon Brown | Year Posted 2010
a sexy leg lamp
perched in the window lit up
his eyes, her anger
Copyright © Black Eyed Susan | Year Posted 2011
Christmas past
We always had a Christmas tree
My wife would decorate it without me
So many gifts by the tree
No empty space could you see
Our little ones would crawl all around
They would try climbing the gift mound
Year after year on Christmas morning
Kids tearing open gifts and I'm yawning
The kids woke early on Christmas day
We told the kids your older so go away
With the years going by
We could sleep longer my wife and I
Now since its just me
No more do I need a Christmas tree
My kids now grown and they see
What its like to do the Christmas tree
Copyright © Michael Gelb | Year Posted 2010
Christmas without Mrs. Claus
That could never be
Who would feed dear Santa
And trim the Christmas tree
Who would tie the ribbons
And fasten all the bows
Who would help the elves
Hang their stockings all in rows
Who would do the mending
And sew the giant sacs
Who'd care for all the reindeer
And polish up their racks
Who would keep dear Santa jolly
Keep him fat and warm
So he can ride the coldest skies
And weather any storm
All hail the unsung hero
Hooray for Mrs. Claus
The saving grace of Christmas
Best gal that ever was
Copyright © Mike Martin | Year Posted 2015
I bought you this card for Christmas day
So that I could write the words that say
How much I love you each passing year
Now in my eye there is a tear
I realised this card is to small
For me to write in and tell all
That your love means to me
What will I need to write so all can see
Perhaps the sky could hold the words
No not likely that's just absurd
Maybe the universe could hold my sonnet
Then again too small to write upon it
So what will I use to show
How deep my love for you does go
This card I fear will have to do
To write three words, I Love You
Christmas Lights
My son lives in Florida with his spouse
I was visiting them at their house
On my last day in the warm sunlight
He was outside hanging a Christmas light
I walked outside and my eyes started to tear
Because my wife is no longer hear
I always disliked hanging Christmas lights
Early comes the winter days and nights
My wife would always give me directions
On how to hang the decorations
I now miss hearing my wife say
No don't do it that way
I didn't always take her advice
To hear her now would really be nice
(This is a fictional poem)
Most people love Christmas but I don't.
People tell me that I should learn to love Christmas again but I won't.
Something tragic happened on Christmas day.
My life was ruined when my family was violently taken away.
Three robbers broke in my house and killed my wife and daughter.
A gun was aimed at my head while I watched them get slaughtered.
They stole our valuables and then shot me with one of their guns.
They left right after shooting me and I called 911.
I was rushed to the hospital and I'm still alive.
But my heart is broken because my family didn't survive.
My life was destroyed and I live in hell because of this nightmare.
They finally caught those men and I hope they get the chair.
I have something to say and I'm sure that you'll agree.
If you have a family, you're better off than me.
Copyright © randy johnson | Year Posted 2006
It was one of those times; one of those sincere discussions;
She told me about my fathers words to her when he was on his death bed.
What he asked her may seem funny to some;
What he asked her was to make sure I had a warm jacket and shoes every winter.
At the time I was already in my forties but I guess it didn't matter to him.
Then we talked about the time we walked in to his hospital room;
My father immediately said he was confused.
I asked him "Dad do you know who I am"?
He said yes I do but why are you so old and she's so young;
He was pointing at my wife Susan; but I knew it wasn't her he saw.
He was seeing my mother long passed; here's the thing about that;
I saw that my wife had the same spirit as my mother years before.
We all believe my mother was there to take him and who better to use as a catalyst.
I never had a chance to see my mother but I know her; she lives in me and is part of me.
I couldn't see her right then but I could feel her and I could see Susan too.
As we talked we both had tears in our eyes and I think we were both a bit overwhelmed;
I could see how lifetime experiences can never be forgotten or dismissed.
So I asked her why she betrayed me like she did;
And that I could maybe forgive her if I could just understand why.
When she spoke I heard truth and I finally understood why.
So I forgave her and accepted the circumstances and the part I played in it all;
To what end remains to be seen but the pain seems to have been lifted from me.
As we broke the conversation off I began to reflect on the entire topic;
There were no definitive conclusions but what I did feel was;
My Father and my Mother had come to see me for Christmas.
Call me crazy, tell me it's wishful thinking; even say I'm delusional;
I saw it, I heard it and I felt it; it happened and I won't be denied.
I learned to be a real man from the pain I suffered;
My ego and sex no longer dominate or motivate my relationships;
And God in his mercy gave me the best Christmas ever
Copyright © Leonard Taormina | Year Posted 2007
Entry to "Your 'Saddest' Christmas Ever"
contest sponsored by Constance La France- A Rambling Poet
I Have No Wife To Unwrap This Year
by Rick Rucker
For well over forty years,
We always had presents, never tears.
We never spent Christmas apart
We always spent Christmas in each other's heart.
Cancer has done its vile thing,
I have no one that wears my ring.
All the ads show couples holding
The joy of life, for them, unfolding
It seems I have no like fate,
This year I will have no mate.
I have friends that try to cheer,
But I'll not be without a tear.
As long as I remember,
I planned for Christmas, starting in September.
So many fun things to do,
Baking cookies, buying presents, too.
Just picking out a tree,
Can be its own cause for glee.
Just doing things together made them fun,
Not the same for only one.
I'll see her in her hospice bed,
Withered, peaceful, newly dead.
I'll have no tree this year,
The angel that topped it is no longer here!
Copyright © Rick Rucker | Year Posted 2010
Our Christmas tree
After we were married and Christmas would come near,
We would go buy a tree and my wife would dress it with care.
All through the holidays it stood straight and tall,
After the holidays I would drag it out through the hall.
I would drag it through the hall and down the stairs,
Balls and lights breaking all the way, but who cares.
My wife would ask, are you crazy,
I would say no this way was easy and I was just lazy.
Year after year buying a new tree, new lights and balls,
End of the season and there I go dragging the tree through the halls.
When we moved to our own home we had a tree for Christmas day,
End of the season I opened the door and out went the tree the same old way.
My wife and daughters said I was crazy and no more,
No more will a tree go out the door.
The next year there was a fake tree on Christmas day,
After the season they told me to keep away.
The family would say how crazy and about the extra money,
My only thought that it was funny.
So every Christmas stands a fake tree,
No more trees out the door by me.
Jimmie's dad was bent and wise, a man that life had rode by—
But Jim still recalled his words when he would laugh and half cry:
"Life's a fragile balance between honor and what's true—
A rare, livin' miracle like a winter moon that's blue."
Jimmie started busting sheep when he was only six—
His dad taught him to ride and shoot, and do those fancy tricks.
He grew long and lean on that ranch and helped with the chores—
And rode the broncs and young bulls then, keeping track of his scores.
His name was Jimmie Moon, but his friends just called "Blue"—
'Cause kids like him were few and far and his heart was strong and true.
He had wisdom beyond his years – he had seen the light—
He never did the easy thing; he did the thing that's right.
It came as no surprise; he married a girl named Liz
Folks knew was large with child that was another man's, not his.
But that was fine with Blue and he still followed his star—
Ranching now part-time and riding bulls in the PBR.
"It's not like the ol' days," smiled his dad, not being funny—
"Then bull ridin' was for buckles – now you're talkin' money!"
But just as Jimmie Blue Moon was on the edge of fame—
September 11th happened and stirred within a flame.
Though his family begged him not to sign and go away—
He enlisted in the Army just the very next day.
Sure enough, his service to a cause became a fact
And he was sent far off to war in a place called Iraq.
Then months and years rolled by as Blue only rode iron tanks—
Never forgetting his wife and child, for which he gave thanks.
Then came a Christmas season when Blue's ranch was deep with snow—
A knock on the door brought news Blue's wife did not want to know.
Copyright © Glen Enloe | Year Posted 2006
But she would not even read it – she knew what lay within—
A red rage toward her country now the fire that was her friend.
Yet just a few days later on a now black Christmas Eve—
Another knock was heard from a cowboy come home on leave.
And Jim Blue Moon stood on the porch with presents in one arm,
A proof against dark forces wishing all of us great harm.
He said like Twain, news of his death was exaggerated—
And with smiles his wife helped him in, and they celebrated.
Yet in the haze of happiness and all her loving care,
Only now did Liz realize Blue's left arm was not there.
But snatching life from death's dark rider is a precious thing,
And nothing could dispel the joy their reunion would bring.
Then came the new Christmas day, which now seemed so clear and bright—
Yet Blue held back - flexed his cold metal arm in morning light.
"I wonder if it was worth it?" Blue mumbled at the sight—
But Liz nodded and said: "Yes, you did the thing that was right."
Then they slowly opened presents - three united again—
Later dad and mom came over, and each rodeo friend.
"PBR's done," dad whispered in a voice like from the grave—
"Heck no!" Blue then replied, "I just lost the arm that I wave!"
Sure enough, with prosthetic arm, Blue rode the bulls once more—
Till he volunteered to go back to that faraway shore.
Alone, Jim's wife held their child and the inner one so new—
As a full, pale Christmas moon rose and slowly turned to blue.
The good husband and his wife
Are happy partners in their life
Content in each others company
They live their life quite humbly
Yet come the time of advent
All time and effort is then spent
In the seasonal preparations
Of the coming celebrations
Where the good couple dwelt
Festive odours could be smelt
As special victuals quietly matured
As they cooked and baked and cured
This went on till advent passed
And they had cooked their last
Then the boxes were well packed
To ensure that no one lacked
The boxes were then sent on their way
To be delivered for Christmas day
To the poor and needy of the town
To those that society had let down
But not all was sent on its way
There was plenty kept for Christmas day
When friends and neighbours all
Were invited to the little church hall
Where on that Christmas day
Their bounty was on display
Biscuits, bread and well filled pies
Cakes and sweets of varying size
Roasted meats, fowl and game
Fruits and nuts of every name
And a good time was had by all
At the happy feast at the church hall
The good husband and his wife
The happy partners in each others life
Content in each others company
Sat in the corner quite humbly
Spectators at the feast of their making
Quietly satisfied with their undertaking
Content with their preparations
And happy with the Christmas celebrations
Copyright © Paul Curtis | Year Posted 2010
The Rancher said,"I'll stay home and tend the fires"
as his family went to church.
He loved people was extra kind
always did good work.
He sat back in his easy chair
listened to a country song
thought about his wife and kids
how their love was strong.
He looked outside the window
the snow was falling down
he hoped his wife and kids
would make it back from town
Suddenly he heard a thump
on the picture window pane
then some more then more and more
those bumps heard strong again
He looked outside and saw a pile
of tiny little swallows
in the snow stunned and dazed
in the snow they wallowed
He raced outside and scooped some up
brought them in to warm
When they revived they'd struggle and fly
like a feathered storm
He knew these birds had lost their way
in this storm, they are lost in flight
He must find a place for them
to save them from their plight
Then he thought about the pony barn, He built
for his youngest daughter Clair
If he opened the doors and turned on the lights
The birds would fly in there
He opened the doors and turned on the light
a place of peace for these tiny birds
He tried to get them to go to the light
they ignored his motions and words
They kept on flying, hitting and dying
on the picture window pane
They could not see the real safe place
his efforts were in vain
All at once he realized if he could be a bird
He could lead them to the barn
save them and protect them
keep them from this harm
Right then the need for Jesus
came into his heart
He pledged to follow Our Savior
and always do his part.
I hope you choose Jesus to lead you to the light
So we can share His Glory where everything is right.
This is the best example I have ever heard for why humans need Jesus.
He was and is God with us to show us the Way.
He will come again to redeem all who have chosen
to follow Him and He will take us to a place where
there is PEACE on Earth and in Heaven
Copyright © Calvin Christensen | Year Posted 2008
Give me some hot chocolate
and some marshmallows too
Hold me very tight in your arms
and say I love your too
Lets sit in front of the fire and snuggle
under a blanket real nice
We go together better then
sugar and also spice
Let us go outside and lets the cold
hit our noses and our skin
Then jump into my jacket
and let the love making begin
Lets walk down the streets
and look at all the lights
As the blink like fireworks
the view is so bright
Only this time of the month
everyone has that spirit cheer
Wish it was like this
everyday of the year
People laughing and singing songs
being taken over by something better
Taking that extra step of kindness
and sharing feeling that last forever
But what I want is my hot chocolate
and some marshmallows too
My baby to hold close in my arms
as she says I love you too
The best combination
for a Christmas wish come true
Would be her and I together
I think I'd be nervous I don't know what to do
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your my everything
all life can bring
you cure my pain
without you too
i'll go insane
you by my side
its a godly ride
am never blue
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Well, well, well...Celtic Frost's worst album, the rocker "Cold Lake". This album is Celtic Frost's worst experiment, but is it as bad as everyone says it is? Well...This album should not have been released by the mighty Celtic Frost. It should have been made as a side project, because this album really does not deserve to brand the Celtic Frost name. The band is not even thrilled with this album, which is why it is no longer in print or available to fans for purchase, unless you're willing to shell out one hundred dollars on eBay. Oh, the 1980's were both a fantastic time for metal, as well as a terrible time for metal. While CF's albums prior to this one showcase the excellence of the 80's metal scene, this one showcases the tragic aspect of it. Thrash and early death/black metal plagued the band's previous albums, making them all classics. This album, however, took a turn down the glam metal/hard rock sound and definitely steered the band in the wrong direction. Now, is this album all bad? No, actually.
This album, as mentioned previously, should not have branded the Celtic Frost name. Because it does, however, it had standards to live up to. "Morbid Tales", "To Mega Therion", and the experimental yet very interesting "Into the Pandemonium" are classic albums, all necessary listens for anyone who is trying to, or already does, listen to extreme metal. They all influenced the then-burgeoning first-wave black and early death metal scenes, but are also considered classics in the underground thrash metal scene. This album came out only one year after "Into the Pandemonium", so I imagine Celtic Frost fans were very excited about new CF music...until they popped the disk into their walkmans. They were treated to some type of radio-friendly metal that sounded like a more musically capable version of Twisted Sister or White Lion, but with more bite and slightly more aggression. I can just imagine the look on some of their faces...too bad I wasn't born until 1994, otherwise, I would have been right there with them. It takes a few listens to even appreciate this album as a decent hard rock album, because if this was released by some other less extreme band, it would probably have been highly regarded as one of the few albums in the glam genre that doesn't totally suck.
The guitar work on this album is actually pretty fun at times. There are plenty of good solos to go around, and this is one thing Celtic Frost has pretty much been good at their entire career. It doesn't really matter which album you listen to, with Celtic Frost, you're going to get amazing guitar work at best, and listenable guitar work at worst. This is their worst, so it's listenable most of the times, and also good at times. Take the guitar solos in "Seduce Me Tonight" (which is otherwise a very stupid song), "Petty Obsession", "Cherry Orchards", "Little Velvet", and "Dance Sleazy" (also a very stupid song otherwise). Those solos kick a ton of ass, and are easily the best moments on the entire album. The guitar work in "(Once) They Were Eagles" should be noted, too, as it is very groovy, especially in the intro. It is probably the most thrashy song on the album. This song does have a pretty cool solo in it as well. The guitar work is the best part of the album, and is usually not what Celtic Frost fans generally complain about when talking (or ranting, rather) about this album. "Downtown Hanoi" features some more good riffage, although it sounds like it could be on the radio, easily, which is one of my problems with this album. While the guitar work is actually cool most of the time, the sound overall is very commercial. What happened to the rawness of "Morbid Tales" and the experimental complexity of "Into the Pandemonium"?! Well...they wanted to be cool. So, they decided to be cool? Oh well, the guitar work is definitely somewhat of a highlight of the album, if not the only real highlight.
The drums are just generic. In fact, it seems like Stephen Priestly, who only played on two full-lengths with Celtic Frost, one being this one and the other being "Vanity/Nemesis" released in 1990, just played the same drumline throughout most of the album's duration. He is not playing the thrashy drums that Reed St. Mark played when he was in the band. Instead, he plays in a style that 1990's Metallica would use: simplistic drumming with no double bass or blast beats. Now, for what the style of music this album has, this style of drumming does its justice. Blast beats on a glam metal albums would sound like shit. They would be out of place and messy. So, if you came to this album for spectacular drumming, look away. If you wanted blast beats, double bass, d-beat, or any other style of drumming that comes with thrash metal, you won't find it here. The drumming is so simple, I am actually capable of playing it. And I don't consider myself a drummer, at all. The bass is not even audible so it's not worth talking about.
Now....here we get to the worst part of the whole fucking album: the vocals. Or the "singing" or whatever the heck you want to call it. It's pretty bad, though. I don't know what Mr. Tom G. Warrior was thinking. Well...he obviously wasn't thinking clearly, because he let this album be released, but in all seriousness, this is his worst vocal job in the band's entire career. I'll be honest, I love Celtic Frost, always have and always will, but Warrior was never my favourite vocalist. Sure, he's good at what he does (except for this album) but there are definitely better vocalists out there. The vocals on this album sound very whiny at times, with the songs "Little Velvet" and "Dance Sleazy" in particular. However no matter how whiny the vocal performance on those songs are, "Downtown Hanoi" is his worst on the album. Just the way he says "Downtown Hanoi" irritates me. It's awkward and cheesy. If it weren't for the decent guitars on this album, the vocals would overshadow the guitars more than they do already and the album would be a lot worse. The lyrics are also downright stupid. See "Seduce Me Tonight" for example. I mean...really? The entire album's lyrical content is similar to that of Motley Crue's.
So basically, what we have here is something different from Celtic Frost, and while there is a silver lining in the form of guitar work, the albums is overall listenable at best, generic, average, nothing special at all...etc. If you want to get into Celtic Frost, check out their "Morbid Tales" album first.
Guitar work, particularly solos
The drums work for the style of music
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While the drums work fine, they are generic
It takes too much influence from glam metal
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The kimono is modified from an off-the-shoulder dress pattern (the same one I used for Ariel) which Ashley helped drape on me so the collars would all lay flat.
The butterflies and circles were all satin-stitched onto black dupioni disks, which were then attached to the kimono and edged with a hand-stitched cording.
The corset is fully boned and my first time working with an outer layer, which is only attached at the top, bottom, and back so the boning casing channels wouldn't show through. It laces up the back (with 30 hand-pounded grommets) and annoys me because I can't get into it on my own. Ashley made me several yards of red silk bias tape to play with, which was hand-stitched to edge and decorate the corset. Ashley also found and painted the buckles for both costumes. One of my favorite aspects is that quilted fabric we found for the top of the corset, which matched our coral silk and had a butterfly pattern quilted into it. Corset may be my favorite part of the costume (after the wig).
It's only barely visible, but one of the parts I love on this one is the triangle print fabric on the innermost collar, which Ashley made for me. She carved a linoleum block and printed the triangle pattern, which turned out to be a bit more of a pain than expected because of how much we needed to make the collars curve.
Then, under there somewhere, are some thigh-highs that I attached a bit of lace to, and added buckles to the garter belt straps.
- Personal Thoughts:
- Oh, I wish I'd had more time for these. We started after recovering from Fanime, and were working mainly on whatever fumes remained after finishing the Geass costumes, and spent a lot of those rehearsing and rehearsing and rehearsing. Also, despite passing the wrinkle test we performed on it in the fabric district, the green fabric later proved to be a giant pain to work with and maintain. It still hangs really well, though.
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- Arda Wigs
- Wig Name
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- I'm really proud of this wig. It can be totally disassembled in about a minute. There's a headband-like structure made of plastic boning with two loops sewn together into prongs. (It's basically the same thing that supported my Robin wig, only this time pointing straight up.) The headpiece (made of a cut styrene sheet that was heat-shaped and painted gold) has two loops that slide over those prongs (with four loops for the detachable beaded strings, with the butterfly kanzashi on the end, which were another of Ashley's contributions), and then the fan hairpiece (foamie core, covered in felt, then wrapped with wefts from an Arda ponytail extension) slides on top to hold that down. I'm pretty sure I could cartwheels in the thing and the pieces wouldn't budge.
The two long strands on each side are leftover wefts from the ponytail, attached to clips and then attached to the wig. The shorter ones ended up getting sewn in, but the longer ones are detachable for storage and maintenance.
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- The Blue Steele really is a wonderful base wig. It's soft and thick and stays very smooth and takes to cutting extremely well. The cap does run a bit large, so I definitely need to make sure it's pinned pretty well or it has a tendency to shift, but the problems I run into with my Yuuko wig are almost entirely related to the long extensions and trying to maintain them.
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Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Friday December 30, 2011.
Let's see how precious metals close the year with the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) and the ETFS Physical Palladium Shares (NYSE: PALL).
The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (NYSE: XHB) was up 3.6% on Thursday.
The U.S. Natural Gas Fund (NYSE: UNG) continues to spiral lower.
Emerging markets plays of the day: Direxion Daily Latin America Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: LBJ), iShares MSCI Chile Investable Market Index Fund (NYSE: ECH) and the iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund (NYSE: FXI).
Forex play of the day: CurrencyShares Euro Trust (NYSE: FXE).
Bond play of the day: Market Vectors High-Yield Muni ETF (NYSE: HYD).
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After a dip following the financial crisis, the salaries of top-level executives in Sweden are now once again growing faster than those of blue collar workers, the head of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO), Wanja Lundby-Wedin, along with two LO economists, wrote in an opinion piece in the Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper.
On average, members of the "power-elite" have incomes that are 17 times higher than those of manufacturing sector workers, according to a new report by LO charting the salary developments of top-ranking managers in Sweden.
The study is based on a selection of around 200 "power positions" from different sectors of Swedish society, which LO breaks down into the economic, democratic, and bureaucratic "elite".
In the corporate sector or the "economic elite" it's common for managers' monthly salaries to be complimented with different forms of "soft bonuses", something which the union group examined more closely in the new report.
The benefits include the use of company care, private healthcare and domestic services.
"Housing benefits can also be found among top bosses, a well-known example of this was when Nordea bought a flat that cost more than 20 million kronor ($3 million) to be used by the bank's CEO," wrote Lundby-Wedin along with economists Jeanette Bergström and Torbjörn Hållö.
LO has examined the different types of benefits for the leaders of the 50 largest Swedish companies.
The results show that different types of "soft bonuses" exist at 44 of the 50 companies.
On average, CEOs at the companies with such "soft bonuses" received 200,000 kronor in benefits in 2010, although one CEO received 1.3 million kronor worth of benefits.
The union representatives point out as well that corporate managers' salaries have climbed at a higher pace than those of blue collar workers.
While the "economic elite" earned the equivalent of 26 manufacturing workers in 1950, by 2010, the 50 top managers included in the LO survey earned 46 times as much as labourer, on average.
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PROVO — BYU wide receiver Ross Apo has set a lofty benchmark for himself this season.
"I just want to get better numbers than last year. My main goal is to try to get over 1,000 (receiving) yards," he said. "I always want to get higher numbers than the year before."
The sophomore from Arlington, Texas, caught 34 passes for 453 yards and nine touchdowns a year ago.
Apo is confident that he can reach his goal. But will there be enough passes to go around for Apo and the Cougars' other top receivers, Cody Hoffman and JD Falslev?
"Definitely, especially with the new offense that we have," Apo said, referring to the up-tempo approach BYU is utilizing. "We'll be able to run two times as many plays as we did last year. With Cody and JD out on the field, they open it up a lot. We do the same for the other receivers. Plus, the run game. You've seen the running backs. They're running out of their minds right now. That's only going to make it easier for the wide receivers. I think everyone will get a lot of touches this year."
Opposing defenses are expected to place a lot of attention on Hoffman, who caught 61 passes for 943 yards in 2011, which could free up Apo to make a bigger impact.
"In any given game, Cody could score three touchdowns, or four. He's done it before," Apo said. "That's what we do for each other. We get open and try to make everyone else's job easier. I'm going to try to do the same for him. He's a reliable guy."
Apo, who was part of the same recruiting class as quarterback Jake Heaps, who has since transferred to Kansas, said his rapport with quarterback Riley Nelson took some time last year.
"Riley's a totally different quarterback and you've got to get used to his ball," Apo said. "He's a lefty, so sometimes the ball takes a little different spin that you're not used to seeing. Until you've seen 1,000 of his balls, you're not used to it. I think we're okay now."
TEXAS TECH ROOTS: Former BYU offensive coordinator Robert Anae was an offensive line coach under Mike Leach at Texas Tech before coming to Provo in 2005 as the Cougars' offensive coordinator.
Of course, Anae is now coaching at Arizona, while Leach is now the head coach at Washington State — which is BYU's season-opening opponent.
BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall said Anae installed many aspects of Texas Tech's "Air Raid" offense when he came to Provo.18 comments on this story
"It started out almost identical (to Texas Tech's). That's how it started," he said. "Then we put our own version as we went. It shifted to two backs. The terminology and formations, it all helped. It seems like a long time ago. There are some of those concepts in what we do now."
HIGH EXPECTATIONS: Running back Iona Pritchard is optimistic that BYU's offense will be both versatile and prolific this season.
"The offense, we've got a good group of guys. We have a lot of returning starters," he said. "You can expect some great things from the pass game and the run game. I think this is a big year. This year, we're going to show what BYU is all about."
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Alex Hales hit a brilliant century to lead England Lions to a 51-run victory over Sri Lanka A in the second match of the Tri-Series at Taunton.
The 25-year-old Nottinghamshire opener made 101 off 105 balls, with 13 fours, as the Lions ran up 339 for five after winning the toss. Ravi Bopara (74), Jason Roy (51) and Jonny Bairstow (50 not out) were the other main contributors.
In reply Sri Lanka A were bowled out for 288 after being 160 for two in the 30th over. Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with 73, while Ravi Patel took three wickets for 71 runs from 10 overs and there were two wickets each for Harry Gurney, Boyd Rankin and Bopara.
At the start of the day, Hales and James Vince took the total to 33 before Vince pulled Lahiru Gamage to long leg and was caught by Lahiru Jayaratne for 10.
Hales grew in confidence and, helped by Bopara, saw the Lions to 57 after 10 overs. The opener went to his fifty in the 18th over when he took two to midwicket off Chathuranga De Silva, having faced 50 balls with eight fours.
Bopara reached his half-century in the 30th over when he hit Ramuth Rambukwella to the deep extra cover boundary, his runs coming off 74 deliveries with two fours.
Hales moved into the 90s with consecutive fours and went to his century off the first ball of the 37th over when he hit Gamage back over his head for a first bounce boundary.
Next delivery Gamage bowled a leg side full-toss which Hales lifted to fine leg, where Danushka Gunathilaka took the catch. The second wicket partnership had added 165 runs in 30.1 overs.
One run later Bopara, on 74, clipped Gamage to Seekkuge Prasanna at midwicket. That brought in Roy, who soon made his intentions clear by hitting the first six of the innings.
Roy took four consecutive sixes over long on to the dismay of bowler Sachith Pathirana. After a dot ball he hit another maximum off the last delivery - bringing up his half-century off 22 balls with two fours and six sixes.
Without addition Roy was bowled by Jayaratne, at which point the the Lions were 255 for four in the 43rd over.
James Taylor and Bairstow went on the offensive and took 24 off the 47th over bowled by Jayaratne. De Silva returned to bowl the 49th over and second ball had Taylor caught off a top edge at short fine leg by Gamage for 31.
Bairstow went to his half-century off the penultimate ball of the innings to end unbeaten, having faced 30 balls and hit five fours and two sixes.
When Sri Lanka replied Gurney made an early breakthrough when Mahela Udawatte was caught by Hales at first slip after the chance was juggled by Smith at second.
Gunathilaka was caught by Craig Overton at long on for 57, then Chandimal went for 73, including five fours and three sixes, when he was bowled by Bopara.
Bhanuka Rajapaksha made a brisk 33 before he was caught at midwicket, while Prasanna was caught at deep backward point by sub David Willey off Rankin.
Gurney then returned at the Old Pavilion and with his second ball dismissed De Silva, caught by Bairstow for four.
Bopara came back on and first ball had Pathirana well caught low down by Hales, running in from the Atkinson Pavilion.
Overton then bowled Ashan Priyanjan for 33 off a bottom edge which left Sri Lanka needing 100 off eight overs with two wickets remaining. The Somerset player had a hand in the next wicket when he caught Gamage at midwicket off Rankin.
Rambukwella hit some late blows before he was bowled by Patel for 22 - and Sri Lanka A were all out for 288 in 49 overs.
After the game, Hales said: "It was a good wicket to bat on, with pace early on, but in the middle it was pretty hard work against the spinners.
"Me and Ravi knew that if we set a platform we could give the guys like Jason and Jonny license later on. We did that and it was a pretty well constructed innings all round.
"If you look at the talent there is in the Lions squad, every single one of the guys will have an eye on the winter squads for the senior team.
"The challenge for everyone is to perform at that level and I think this is a really good changing room to be in.
"I am really hungry for an England one-day spot and it was one of my aims at the start of the season, particularly after my poor year in red ball cricket last year.
"I wanted to perform well in the Championship for Notts and I have done that. Now my next challenge is to put pressure on to get into that senior England 50-over side. I feel in good form at the moment for these next three fixtures."


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That's all, really. I had heard it was serviceable and wanted to prevent anyone else from encountering the very ordinary and not-delicious tacos, tortas, and ceviche which we had.
The ceviche was worse than Tonny's, which is not very good (but which is just 4 blocks away).
The torta was something I would not serve in a prison. No avocado (no option to get any either), dry yet greasy meat, limp lettuce, hamburger bun, Tapatio sauce in little plastic packets.
The tacos my wife had were carnitas and chicken. The chicken tasted like it had just come out of a can. The carnitas were the only item we ordered that tasted like food, and Tonny's carnitas or chili verde knocks the crap out of them by a long shot.
In a town with King Taco and Tonny's only minutes away (walkable if you please), I don't see the point of eating at La Estrella. It's not that much cheaper (in fact I think it may have been more expensive than King Taco) and is not in the same league for quality as either of the above.
We were quite disappointed and "ate there twice" last night (the first and the last time)!
Hope this saves someone else the trouble. Go to Tonny's or King Taco if you want Mexican in Pasadena. (Or if you want ceviche or fish tacos, Senor Fish in South Pas is as good as it gets.)


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Oxygen delivery and consumption
- Authors
- Ilene M Rosen, MD, MSCE
Ilene M Rosen, MD, MSCE
- Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Scott Manaker, MD, PhD
- Section Editor — Critical Care
- Professor of Medicine
- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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- Polly E Parsons, MD
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Inspired oxygen from the environment moves across the alveolar-capillary membrane into the blood. Most of the oxygen binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells, although a small amount dissolves into the plasma. The oxygen is then transported from the lungs to the peripheral tissues, where it is removed from the blood and used to fuel aerobic cellular metabolism. This process can be conceptualized as three steps: oxygenation, oxygen delivery, and oxygen consumption. In this topic review, oxygen delivery and consumption are reviewed. Oxygenation is discussed separately. (See "Oxygenation and mechanisms of hypoxemia".)
Oxygen content — The arterial oxygen content (CaO2) is the amount of oxygen bound to hemoglobin plus the amount of oxygen dissolved in arterial blood:
CaO2 (mL O2/dL) = (1.34 x hemoglobin concentration x SaO2) + (0.0031 x PaO2)
where SaO2 is the arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation and PaO2 is the arterial oxygen tension. In dyshemoglobinemias, the oxygen content is calculated with the same equation, although the saturations (and therefore the oxygen content) will be different for a specific PaO2 [1]. Normal CaO2 is approximately 20 mL O2/dL.
Similarly, the mixed venous blood oxygen content (CvO2) is the amount of oxygen bound to hemoglobin plus the amount of oxygen dissolved in mixed venous blood:To continue reading this article, you must log in with your personal, hospital, or group practice subscription. For more information on subscription options, click below on the option that best describes you:
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