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The Problem
Many companies have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in web analytics tools and talent, and still find themselves frustrated by a lack of demonstrable value — a lack of real, calculable return on that investment.
It's not a good situation to be in. It's bad personally for the managers and executives who have overseen the investment. It's bad for the vendors who take the blame for providing no value. And it's bad for the business which, unless corrective action is taken, will continue to throw good money after bad.
What to Do?
Typically, the response to this situation is to blame the vendor and put out an RFP. It's a natural response. But is it the right response? Most of the time, it isn't. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jaysus Al did you write that one from your nuclear shelter?? You're forgetting the one thing we have that they don't .... the Civil Defence ...
not sure about your stats there Al:
It's amazing how Russia can be such a threat to europe with an economy the smaller than Italy. Methinks the EU might need to tool up and stop relying on the US for security so much.
Yes... let's hope Germany builds up a mass army and invades Poland to act as a buffer.
What could go wrong!
On a serious note, I'd imagine Russia's GDP figure is artificially high due to a high spend on its military. Whatever wealth does exist is probably disproportionately distributed... which begs the question - how does Putin keep getting re-elected? Then again - I suppose if he can arrange for Trump to be the USA President...
The telegraph sum it up......
'If Nicola Sturgeon gets her way, and Scotland holds a second referendum on independence before the UK leaves the EU, Theresa May will be forced to do the following.
On the one hand, she will have to warn voters that to walk out on a longstanding union with their country's most important trading partners would be an act of economic self-harm. In fact, it would be a disaster. Anyone who tells them otherwise, the Prime Minister must argue, is not living in the real world.
On the other hand, she will simultaneously have to reassure voters that to walk out on a longstanding union with their country's most important trading partners will not be an act of economic self-harm. In fact, it will be a success. Anyone who tells them otherwise, the Prime Minister must argue, is engaged in baseless scaremongering.'
Absolutely delicious. Think that's why Sturgeon went now as she knew it would force May to use a hypocritical arguement
I doubt you will see a united Ireland. The Irish Government couldnt afford Northern Ireland
Europe is heading for Federalization anyway if the EU bureaucrats get their way so you could have Scotland and N.Ireland as "states" within Europe just like the Republic.
We're in some bleedin' state, alright.
Russia is of course a basket case but it has money, and resources. And loadsa 'tools'. Hence it will remain a big player, along of course with all it's fingers in many pies.
Are we doooooooomed? Well, it's part of human nature isn't it? The planet will sort itself out, which may well mean we get a serious spanking, in general.


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Original paper
Decomposition of brucite up to 20 GPa: evidence for high MgO-solubility in the liquid phase
Fukui, Hiroshi; Inoue, Toru; Yasui, Tetsuro; Katsura, Tomoo; Funakoshi, Ken-Ichi; Ohtaka, Osamu
European Journal of Mineralogy Volume 17 Number 2 (2005), p. 261 - 267
published: Apr 29, 2005
ArtNo. ESP147051702010, Price: 29.00 €
We performed in-situ X-ray diffraction and ex-situ textural observations and thermodynamic calculations in order to confirm phase relations in the system MgO-H2O at high pressure and high temperature conditions. In-situ and ex-situ observations reveal that the brucite decomposition boundary has a negative slope from 11 GPa to 20 GPa. Phases obtained at 2.1 GPa and 1503 K were periclase and a fluid with a small MgO content while those at 12 GPa and 1473 K were periclase and an MgO-rich liquid. Quench textures suggest that brucite dehydrates at least up to 4 GPa but melts incongruently at higher pressure. The incon-gruent melting temperature of brucite, that is wet solidus temperature of periclase, decreases with increasing pressure up to 20 GPa. The experimental results are supported by thermodynamic calculations.
brucite • high pressure • decomposition • dehydration • incongruent melting


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What to Expect After a Forehead Lift by Raquel Hunter
A forehead lift (or transblepharoplasty) is when excess skin and fat are surgically removed from an individual's forehead. Also during the procedure the muscles that are in the forehead area are tightened to give the person a more youthful appearance. A forehead lift is also beneficial when it comes to improving eyebrows that are sagging and deep furrows that have developed between the eyes. Some but not all patients opt to have a forehead lift at the same time as a face lift in order to give their face a smoother and more vibrant look to it.
There are two types of forehead lifts- the classic forehead lift (also sometimes called the corneal forehead lift) and the endoscopic forehead lift (or endobrow forehead lift). The difference between the two has to do with the size of the incision that is made. The classic forehead lift is more complicated and involves more scarring, a greater risk of complications and a longer recovery period than does that of the endoscopic forehead lift. A forehead lift can be done at a hospital on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Sometimes it is done under general anesthesia while other times it is performed under local anesthesia with the administering of a sedative to help the patient relax. Classic forehead lifts are more likely to be done under general anesthesia than are endoscope forehead lifts.
After surgery is completed the patient's forehead will be wrapped carefully with a sterile padding as well as an elastic bandage that will help cut down on the chances of bleeding and edema. There is likely to be some numbness in the area where the surgery took place as well as a temporary amount of discomfort that can easily be controlled with pain medication prescribed by the plastic surgeon.
It is important to keep the head elevated for two to three days following surgery in order to decrease the chances of swelling. Bruising and a certain degree of swelling is inevitable, mainly around the eyes and the cheeks but this should be temporary and should show signs of improvement in a matter of days or at most, week or two.
As the nerves begin to regroup and regenerate there will likely be numbness felt in the forehead as well as the scalp and once this begins to disappear it will be replaced by itching. Be aware that the numbness and then the itching may take as long as six months or more to completely go away. However the itching will probably be less irritating as time passes. The bandages from the surgery are generally taken off the day after surgery or sometimes two days following the surgery. After a period of 10 to 14 days the clips or stitches used for the surgery will be taken out in two separate stages and the results of the forehead lift can be revealed at that time.
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So sad..Hopping in and Out of one' s life....
It's Peter Rabbit for Pete's" sake...
He comes by each and every year...
For this they say we should fear ?
Just to share a Spring holiday ?...
He's a horrid creature, so they say...
He has big ears and a cotton tail...
And sometimes he even carries a pail..
Full of candy, and colorful decorated eggs...
This day is between Valentine hearts , and Green Beer kegs....
He's rarely ever seen...
And has never ever been mean...
So why are all these American States...
Having all these holiday debates ?..
I await my basket filled with a chocolate kiss..
I only hope his picture does not end up on...
The Post Office " 10 most wanted list "...
Copyright © kj force | Year Posted 2014
A flower breaks out afresh from its swollen,
green bud and then stretches outward into
the sun-drenched sky.
A thing of nature that's timeless
and perennial, it faithfully blooms and
adorns its surroundings like its predecessors.
Never alone, it is joined by its floral neighbors
of its own kind in fragrant numbers, suffusing
the atmosphere all around with a heavy, yet
sweet stench of lavender and honeysuckle.
The thick odor seduces and encourages the
flower-borne bees, hornets, and yellow-
jackets nearby into a steady rhythm and pulse
of continuous labor over the pollen-rich
blossoms and perfumed, colorfully-tinted
petals. From an adjacent pond the over-
abundant and unsubtle beauty of the
lily-of-the-valleys add their distinctiveness
to the already rich and lush floral landscape,
now teeming with the life and vigor of
spring in full bloom.
Copyright © Ngoc Nguyen | Year Posted 2012
When the red wasp come out,
and the lush tree limbs begin to sway in the breeze,
Shaking off the residual drowsiness of their six month slumber,
I know that it has come
I see cool bitterness chased from the atmosphere
The misery is melting
Prompting jollity to come out of hiding,
It's petals bud slowly and then blossom into euphoria
With no concept of boundaries it overtakes the heart,
spreading its green tendrils along the ground until it
finds the cracks in the walls of my spirit
So that even the crumbling parts of me hold life again
Giddiness flits around like a bee playing tag with its companions
becoming intoxicated off the nectar of flowers
This is the season in which my body buzzes with contentment
I am a reclaimed house
in a garden of good vibes
And every day I pick a bouquet
Of smiles
Wrap them in brown paper
And deliver them to the world
Copyright © Alex Roberson | Year Posted 2016
We're so tired, of winter's, snow and ice,
For too long, we have been, within our house, winter's price.
Why won't you come, to visit us, and sing?
Where we'll be touched, by your sun, so heartily, beaming.
Oh where! Oh where! Are you, our sweet Spring?
We need you, so very longingly!
We saw you peak out, for just one day.
Then you quickly, and suddenly, ran so very far away.
So we did a Rain Dance, and danced in the cold.
Without your shinning brightness, all we got, was cold snow!
Oh where! Oh where! Did you go, our sweet Spring?
Why did you run, so very far, with your blessing!
We sought the Groundhog, that he ask you, to come back.
But he was burrowed, deep beneath, all the snow, and ice pack.
He wouldn't open his door, as we knocked, true and hard.
He refused, to even come out, as he denied the pleas, of this bard!
Oh where! Oh where! Are you, our precious, sweet Spring?
We beseech thee, to please come back, to me!
The trees want to bloom; their sprouts are ready, to collect.
Our hearts are there beside them, under this winter, and it's effects.
We'll sit here, dreaming of the beauty, only you can affect.
We're hopeful, can't wait, but now at March's mercy, and redirect.
Oh where! Oh where! Did you go, our sweet Spring?
Our hearts and souls want to be warmed by thee!
What? Dragon and I see you! We rejoice my friend!
Our hearts, like the trees, are beginning, to warm again.
The snow is leaving; all is greening, before our eyes.
We beg you, to please stay here, solidly, close by our side.
Oh where! Oh where! Did you go, our sweet Spring?
At last! It doesn't matter! We have you back, and all that you bring!
Written for my good Friend Jack Ellison.
Copyright © Carol Eastman | Year Posted 2014
Such a beautiful sight a valley of snowdrops, white heads nodding in approval of our love. We wander hand in hand no more lookng back, just forward, stepping into the Spring time and the wonders of the new.
tiny sprouting leaves
flowers nodding downwards ...
spring morning
Walking together in the countryside, we stop and kiss, just so happy to be together at last, lambs with bobbing tails watch tentatively, nervously bleating for their mam's shelter . A lone donkey in with a full of horses with their foals, is so happy as he feeds.
in green pastures
horses are grazing ...
springtime feeds the eyes
Our love has stood the test of time, new beginnings spring forth. Looking towards the winter of our lives together.
a glowing sun sinks
awaking lonely hearts ...
love blooms
Copyright © Seren Roberts | Year Posted 2013
While watching the expansions of cities I felt too sad one day. In order to create more roofs and houses, Green fields were slaughtered to meet the passions of the builders and our politicians.
The places where there used to swing in air, the branches of dancing mustard and linseed flowers were weeping with tears in their eyes. I kept moving from one field to another and I found the same story everywhere.
At another place a small water stream was in the process of elimination and concrete pipes were laid beneath the ground to make the entire place on a level. The builders were about to celebrate a party, as their building plans were in the final stage of taking a shape. New shining houses with lots of street lights will soon be there, where Nature was spreading its smiles in the form of flowers and buds, grains and harvests, brooks and streams, orchards of Mango and guava. The old trees and wild flowers with hanging creepers and their smiling little buds would be wiped out as the old order changes giving place to new.
I thought for a moment that perhaps our new generations would never know why the beauty and music, which lurks from the yellow Mustard and purple Linseed flowers, when their crops swings and dances in the months of Fagun* (Feb. and March) inspires us to write Poems and Songs. Perhaps the new generation would be too busy in exploring new stars and planets in search of some water and air. As by that time the Earth would be empty from such blessings of Nature.
Copyright © Ravindra K Kapoor | Year Posted 2015
The location of the Spring Creek School was on a flat, nestled
between the cliff on the north and the Little White River on the south. The river
flowed in from the northwest, circled to the south of the school about a quarter
mile and wended it's way east departing to the northeast. Though I never saw it
in my day I imagine this was once a flood plain. Yes, at one time this could
easily have been the scene of flash floods. The waters tumbling and sloshing
their way across this insignificant piece of ground in a hurry to reach the exit.
Time had slowed the waters and erosion had taken it's tole, leaving the west and
south in twenty to thirty foot sharp sandy cliffs. The ground sloped to the east
leaving a two foot drop off. A sandy graded road approached the large heavy duty
bridge, crossed and continued on as a trail road.
It's summer and the Little White River gently rolls from bend to bend.
We are running back and forth across the bridge stopping now and then to lean
over the rail and watch the Indian children splashing in the only deep spot. It was
first comers got the choice spot. Big deal! Chest deep to a ten year old.
We run off the bridge south. The graded road crosses a big culvert
allowing a small spring access to the river where it fans out at the point of entry.
We run through the crystal liquid turning it into chocolate and leaving dents in the
once smooth sand. This is a child's paradise. Sand so pure, soft and powdery
warmed by the sun. The deeper we dig the cooler the sand becomes as it is
joined by the moisture below.
Our mothers put limits on our water sports. First: we had to wait an
hour after the meal to get in the water. Second: polio was a concern in our day
and we didn't get to play as often as we thought we should. Third: we were not
allowed to swim unless our mothers were with us. With the gardening, house
keeping and canning, we were lucky if we got to swim two or three times a week.
I guess that is why we spent most of our time on horseback.
On the ridge north of the school stood a lookout tower. In the long
evenings we would be found always outside, either sitting on the steps, running
up and down the fire escapes or in the front yard. This was the only real green
grass in the area. It was fenced to keep cattle or horses from trampling it into the
mirrored image of its surroundings. This enclosure measured fifty by a hundred
feet and was kept watered. A large tree provided the only shade
Copyright © Marycile Beer | Year Posted 2007
There were seven Indian Government schools. All built alike. The
one I'm writing about is Spring Creek. He Dog, Soldier Creek and White River,
Grass Mountain, Two Kettle, and Black Pipe were the other schools. The
Headquarters for these schools was at Rosebud, South Dakota.
On some summer evenings we were able to talk our mothers into
hiking to the lookout tower. We followed the ankle deep sandy trail road to the
cliff north of the school., A canyon lay at the foot of the tower but we climbed the
bluff. I don't know why we didn't explore the canyon unless it seemed dark and
sinister. The footing was better once we reached the summit. The closer we got
to the tower the taller it grew and standing at the foot of the steps looking up was
easier than getting to the top and looking down. My mother didn't usually make it
to the top because she didn't like heights. But she didn't mind being left behind
this time. We never could get into the building at the top because it was locked,
but we could climb the steps to the very last one. Even my little sister managed
to elude mom and followed us to the top.
From the bluff we could look down on the garden. My aunt grew a
huge garden and canned the produce for the hot meals served the school
children. We kids didn't work in the garden very often, but we looked for the arrow
heads and fossils. Which, I suspect the adults probably considered the best
place for us.
At the end of the road, living in shack, was Old Lady Grease. I have a
vague recollection of seeing her. Tiny, frail, wrinkled and gray headed is all I can
In spring and fall we were in school in Kansas.
It's Christmas now. Cold and usually snowy. We were in a winter
wonder land.
I'm standing at the fire escape window. The ghostly pale full moon is
illuminating the naked arms of the trees as they shiver in the wind, swaying to
and fro as if dancers in a ballet. I listen to the winter sounds. The frigid air
enhances their sharpness. The ax's thud echoes up the canyon as one of the
Indians across the river chops another supply of wood. One of his peers beats
on the drum. It is one-thirty a. m. but the thin walls of the tents do not keep the
cold out. Day or night this chore must be attended to for survival.
in the NorthWestern Hemisphere,
each Earth Day's EgoCenter
includes a Bicycle Warrior for True EcoLogic,
in South and Eastern Hemispheres,
each Earth Day and Full GrandMother Moon
Allah-Brahman Night of Tao,
includes a Bodhisattva ZenWarrior
of Beauteous EcoJustice Fire
through DualDark TransParent EnLightenment,
Then Earth Day Ego
sees and smells and tastes nutrition
through bicameral 20/20,
LeftYang to Right YinFractal-SquareRooted (0)
DiPolar ReGenerative Syntax RNA through DNA History of Enculturation,
ThermoDynamic Balance Function,
BiLateral DiaStatic WaveLinear CoArising Forms,
BlackHole DualDark TaoCenter
of (0)Riginal thru (0)Mega Point through Time
revolving Earth's Universal EcoCenter PermaCulturation,
ReGenerating Space
as Earth's EcoPlace
in CoGravitational Time.
We want to be happier,
feel self-optimizing,
fill life, but not over-fill to death,
as we step into Earth's Daily Reality,
as we deflate our EgoAnger Fear,
dissonating memories.
Our cooperative DNA research
reveals a realistically positive attitude
and eco-founded optimism,
along with some acceptance of dissonance
as not merely dysfunctional.
with ego-learning logical merit
to help us accomplish great loves
in all polypaths
of shared EarthTribe ReGenerative Daily Life.
What we still do not know,
yet hope is true and beautiful and healthy,
Why do our day-to-day decisions
co-determine how each Ego navigates through great and small transition points,
why identity co-evolves through and beyond
each EgoRelational Life?
What if DNA/RNA Solidarity
lives even another thousand years of Earth Days?
Reincarnating fresh mindbodies
possessing, owning, claiming,
proclaiming permacultured memories
of this (0)-EgoCenter we are collectively becoming,
back in this PostMillennial Network Era,
and on back through (0) EcoCenter of BiLateral Time,
CoArising-CoGravitating Light,
(0) Black Hole Tao
DualDark TransParent WinWin
ReConnecting Time,
Eternally copresent
in each Earth organic, full-composted, Day,
and Night,
and CoRevolving Year of EarthDay Gratitude.
If another thousand Earth Day years,
re-membering each other
at our lovely healthiest best,
why not a million,
why not eternal self-perpetuating climaxing permaculturing polycultural polypathic polynomial balanced
eternal ecoconsciousness
of TaoLight?
Time's sacred ProGenitor,
Open Systemic Network
CoArising each DiPolar NonDual EarthDay Event.
Earth Day,
emerging from red dawns
resonating through red dusk
rich healthy eco-centered moonlit Earth Nights,
ruled by Bicycle Balancing Bodhisattva Warriors.
To live each day as if (0)-centric eternal
is to love EarthDay's co-emerging plans,
while consulting with one's most delighted
cooperative Ego
as self-other relational identity.
Any day that feels more confined by fear and anger
than refined by love
as healthy desire for ecoconscious contentment
for Ego as for each EcoCentered Other,
is another day invested
in learning what Earth Day means
by resolving love your enemies,
to know and respect Ego's fears and angers,
contentious boulders
along Earth Day's Tao River
flowing abundantly revolving Time.
Copyright © Gerald Dillenbeck | Year Posted 2016
Sometimes I have the courage to think of the things that made me what I am today,
My memory takes me back to terrible things far away far off into my bitter past,
My mind like a maze of dirty black alleys that smell of waste, loss and disgust,
The losses, the drink ripped away, not happy until it was all gone respect as well.
Invisible thinks of a garden where roses clustered with lilies scent on the breeze,
Bees found stores of honey in the petals of a thousand and one different flowers,
Lovers walked hand in hand along its winding path a beautiful dream of the man,
Bright with the embroidery of nature where children played in new myrtle flowers,
As Invisible thinks of this garden it is neglected but flowers can grow with weeds,
It could put a smile upon his face, a face that had never known any joy recently,
He hopes a gardener can covert this garden get rid of ruined waste, back into Eden,
Tending all the beautiful flowers that spring up with the weeds and smell gladness.
If he helped the gardener in his quest a hand might hold his and guide him through,
Maybe a hand would go around his waist to support him as well as guide his hand,
Dare he wish that the guiding hand and the support would be his angel from heaven,
A dear person to help him clear his garden and walk down the winding path as lovers.
An angel that would smile at him maybe hold his hand and squeeze it so very gently,
Would the angel talk to him and tell him that one day they would be together again,
Her beautiful grace shining warmly as she looks up to him, to her he is her hero,
Not a drunken mess that cannot cope, not a dirty vagrant, but her knight her love.
The tenderness of this beautiful scene in his poisoned mind became real he smiled,
He grinned as she sat down next to him as close a she could get then wriggled closer,
Warmth from her body not only warmed him but gave hope this what he has waited for,
She whispered sweetly she loved him and would be waiting for him and they kissed.
Invisible woke with a start and was she not by his side, was she ever with him,
A dream another heart wrenching let down and how could he have dreamed the dream,
It was so real he still felt the warmth, the impression of her hand holding his,
But it must have been a dream his own mind conspired to deliver the hardest blow.
Lost in a grief so deep, his loneliness complete he talks to Sam his imaginary friend.
These days get worse Sam they really do please help me,
I need to change but I need my drink more what can I do,
But I need to change so desperately Sam can you help?
My world has cracked and I've fallen into the crack,
But what I don't understand Sam that I was once good,
If I had any courage Sam I would be laying in my coffin,
Why does life drag you along with it I don't want to go,
Just a bit of icing on my cake Sam it is freezing cold,
Did you know this is where I was brought up my friend,
Did you know that most of the people that walk past I knew,
Sam! I know many of there people but they don't know me,
Why do they all walk past I wish somebody would help,
Maybe when I have drunk more cider I might feel better Sam,
I can remember being happy but not what being happy is like,
As Invisible sits drinking shoppers give him a wide berth and they look at him with hate.
These people Sam they look at me as if I have hurt them,
The people they are not our sort of people they hate me,
Has the world changed like I have but in opposite ways,
My life is full of sorrow drunkenness and dreams Sam,
Old sorrows wont go away new sorrows should take over,
So we have to face both the old and the new that's bad,
At night I try to close my drunken eyes it all returns,
Sam is that the same as you can you close your eyes,
Can you remember the valleys Sam the ones we used to play,
When we ran about all day Sam in the sun rolling in grass,
The old stream that twisted and turned, it had lost its way,
Floating lolly sticks watching them bounce away on ripples,
Buying bangers in November and throwing them into the water,
What I wouldn't do to go back for just a couple of hours Sam,
Just to feel the innocence and try to bring it back to now,
To enjoy what there is to enjoy and maybe get better Sam,
But that will never happen Sam we are lost on an island,
A well populated island but an island all the same Sam,
People are not like ships they don't bother to rescue people,
They just walk around or just walk away all the nice ones gone,
I remember my school Sam it's now been knocked down and left,
It has all gone, all gone no primroses in spring or bluebells,
Do you remember Sam the bluebells used to nod in the wind,
But they have all been built on, whats the use in talking,
Nothing changes from bad to good Sam remember that, eh Sam,
Still drinking his cider tears well into his eyes his nose runs and begins to quietly
to sob. He sits on the shopping parade seat, shaking as he sobs. His throat has a lump
in it so he stops talking to Sam. Invisible sinks his wet face into his overcoat
hides his misery from the people that walk past he just sat there lost and confused. His
greatest sadness an angel paid a visit to the maze of dirty black alleys that smell of waste,
loss and disgust,
Copyright © Terry Trainor | Year Posted 2013
The relentless sun burns,
Warming up the sky.
Open the car window and see the children play.
"Where is the rain?," I wonder,
And try to push the thought out of my head.
Change the radio station.
Later, clouds form.
Could this be it, our release?
Drops fall for a moment,
The sky is important and, they stop short.
And the infernal sun returns.
Copyright © Janice Harris | Year Posted 2015
A single daisy grew along the fence
Standing tall and happy
Among the weeds and scattered yard waste
In the strong sun not yet of summer
And I offered a silent salute
As I sauntered by
Because I daresay
I envied its resolve
Copyright © Brandi Elizabeth Brown | Year Posted 2014
Days are lengthening with spring. Winter's thaw has awaken the earth. The rebirth cycle begins in my backyard. Bird feeders are full. Goldfinches adorned in their brighter yellow feathers of spring, happily feeding on seed. House wrens are making new nests and chirping their mating songs, creating a wonderful soundscape to my ears.
A gentle south breeze flows. With ice and snow melted, rivers flow. Transitioning winter to spring, and greening-up Mother's Earth. Buds are bursting forth on most of my trees with little green leaves. My purple crocus and blue hyacinth have started too bloom, much too early here in the north. What's in the air that makes me feel better? I like to think it's the sweet days of spring.
northern wind shivers
wrapping warmth with woolen shawl
early spring sleeps lite
A Haibun with a Haiku
For Debbie Guzzi's contest,"Spring Haibun"
Copyright © Connie Gildersleeve | Year Posted 2013
Sometimes I can't tell the difference between what's humorous and what's not. It's like trying to understand how daylight savings time impacts your sleep when you work in your yard or when you're a cop walking a daytime beat on the street or when you're old and retired and don't have to set the alarm on your clock. When it gets warm and the grass starts to grow you spring forward an hour and when it starts to get cold and the leaves fall from the trees you fall backwards an hour.
I think if the ancient gods and goddesses knew about what we 21st century humans do with our clocks they'd laugh really hard at how we try to manipulate the truth about time with our electronic clocks. Then again maybe they'd get angry at our daylight saving time antics and decide to dim the light of the sun, or hide the moon from our eyes, or make all the white clouds disappear from the sky because they might also struggle like me with knowing the difference between what's humorous and what's not.
Copyright © Howard Dion | Year Posted 2016
Few hearts now weep to see you go
O cold harsh naked winter
The last icy tremor of your merciless winds
Fizzling through the choked air
Leaves it's thinning threads in
The oncoming fairyland of Spring.
Winter have you gone, answer me?
A refreshing winter you have been
But how we have longed for your departure
Away away and bury yourself, O harsh east wind
Go now, your season is over
Snatch off your furred coating
And bid welcome -
To a bursting singing Spring.
Welcome, welcome, first lady of creation
Your sweet scented grass sheds tears of dew
Tears of elation, as morning peeps.
As foetal clouds now bathe us
In your new re-birth
Winter threads it's skeleton hand
With it's new love Spring
And with it a new energy is born.
Greenery buds with purity and freshness
The orange canopy floods us with her mirth
While the swelling sun in giant splendour
Can no longer conceal
The first flush of Spring.
The world is awakened by it's mighty arrival
The dance of the daffodils is about to begin.
Copyright © Deirdre Omaidin | Year Posted 2009
To A Spring Virginia Morning.
As the quiet dew
Wet blades of grass grew,
Hungry rays of sunlight
Slowly consumed
The last morsels of darkness;
Faint echoes of the symphony
Of frogs and crickets waned in the
Distance. The staccato overture
Of chirping, red breasted cardinals
Announced the arrival
Of the synchronized dawn;
Leaves of ancient trees attested
Nature's physical rainbow
Quantum leaping her celestial spectrum
To supreme expressions: Exploding colors
Canvassing the terrestrial plane;
True to symbiotic rhythms, all creation coalesced:
Indeed, the spring Virginia morning is for lovers.
Copyright © millard lowe | Year Posted 2016
tho its cold
your my soup bold
your the air i breed
your every thing i need
i just watch you too
for hour and hours
Copyright © kurtis scott aka curtis futch jr | Year Posted 2013
I greet the morning with anticipation, bubbles
of excitement inside, straining forward to walk
outside and stroll among the flowers my hands
have planted and cared for over the past years,
the weigela from our youngest daughter, tomato
plants from her daughter, the dill we placed nearby
to warn off bugs, the orange rose bush from Aunt
Juanita, as happy in my yard as hers, my mother's
petunias, flowering almond, and variegated sedum,
four Alberta spruce, grown several times their size
as when my brother gave them to me, prior to his
quiet acceptance of death after he lost the battle
with brain tumor. A hibiscus bush, with its dinner-
plate-size blooms, the longed-for weeping willow,
living strong where two others before had perished,
a pink, wild-rose ground cover, spreading more each
summer, the crape myrtle my husband hauled in from
another state, azalea bushes thriving after many false
starts, spring clematis in deep burgundy, and another
September one of miniature white stars, framing the
arch given to me by our only son-in-law on Mother's
day, the red rose climber from our eldest son, mums
everywhere, joining the celebration of season's end,
as I now contemplate the closeness and inevitability
of my own.
Copyright © Cona Adams | Year Posted 2014
This is perhaps the most powerful day,
early spring giving way to the main course,
the trees hastily bursting their buds,
blooming in reds, oranges and yellows -
the reflection of the opposite season,
now with the addition of white,
white as the clouds above,
which can't bring themselves to look like winter clouds anymore -
they lie in the blue air
watching the nymphs and pixies flit through the flowering trees,
they ride high above lawn and pasture;
clouds are the smiling souls of sheep,
sheep from far off and long ago,
remembering when they were lambs at play,
now looking down upon the new fields,
fields that bear witness to the raging torrent of unleashed energy -
this is Mother Nature going all in,
both her feet upon the accelerator of change,
lighting the afterburners with one hand while making a fist with the other,
shaking it at Old Man Winter,
just daring him to give it one more try before October,
that next October when the grass will be tired,
when the tone of light and the shade of sound slow down,
when the clouds will remember how to look like they're in cold air.
For now, the grass shines into your mind -
that's what tells you it's that powerful day of spring,
that special green color,
deeper, fuller, richer, vibrant and electrifying,
it races to your eye and fills you.
Mother Nature twirls in the upsurge of growth -
she can hear it, and you can see it and smell it -
and if you get close enough you can touch it,
blade of grass, leaf of clover,
and you're there with all the wee beasties of the yard and garden,
feeling what spring really is -
all life turning its face to the sun and jumping up and down.
Copyright © Doug Vinson | Year Posted 2016
There are no months as beautiful as early summer months wild flowers make the headlines,
Leaning heavy on my old worn hazel wood stick walking to a wooded meadow out of breath,
Clusters of Primrose and large patches of Blue Bells chat with clumps of Spring Violets,
As I stand wheezing the wonderful smells the dampness of wood and flowers give me air.
Lesser Celandine flowers between March and May heart shaped leaves a glistening yellow,
Now feeling a little better my head lifts the top of some large trees seem so far away,
The Cuckoo flower has leaves deeply toothed with spear stems, shows off all its beauty.
The kindle under my gentle walking cracks loudly so the meadow and trees know I am here.
There is a second spring in the forest wooded meadow Snowy Mespilas with white flowers,
It reminds me of winter snow I once enjoyed these days my legs are not what they were,
The tree of heaven spreads climbing sixty feet and the Alder with soft purple catkins,
Leaning on a tree happy to be here with warm sun finding its way through high branches.
Hedgerows dress in the same vernal-looking hue and a Chipmunk darts across a small field,
The Chipmunk runs up the side of a nearby tree if he new me well he would not run away,
Thick scented heather lives on the moorlands side by side with an evergreen Bog Rosemary,
A furry little face high up on a branch is watching me in the same way I am watching him.
A Judas tree with round leaves clusters of magenta, pea like flowers greet me this day,
I wonder why it is called the Judas tree is it the one Judas hung from with silver coins,
Cornelian Cherry flowers at the end of winter, followed by richest bright orange fruits,
A Japanese Quince shows splashes of color they are so white, or salmon or very very pink.
Weigela a beautiful shrub will bell like flowers and a deep red rose brighten the woods,
Times getting on now and I am tired but standing in this beautiful meadow I feel so alive,
Doesn't matter how old or how well a person maybe that same natural beauty is seen by all,
So leaning heavily on my companion the hazel stick I walk back to my home it's a great day.
Copyright © Terry Trainor | Year Posted 2012
By Curtis Johnson
I like to behold the budding of bushes and branches as they prepare to bring to us their beautiful roses, shady limbs, and leaves.
I like to hear the sounds of creeks, dams, ditches, lakes, ponds, and watersheds shouting in early Spring, as they welcome the inflow of waters rushing from the mountains and hills, after a long winter's snow fall.
I like the Summer's offerings of water slides, watermelons, and other cool foods.
I like swimming pools, cold drinks, back yard barbecues, and soothing night breezes after a hot summer day.
I like the beauty of the Fall Season beckoning and bidding me to shift into the lower gears of life, calming me after a long hot summer, causing me to enjoy the golden colors of trees, and teaching me the value of constant change.
I like Old Man Winter which slows me down, shows me how hard, cold, and solid is the ground on which I stand. Sometimes, Old Man Winter stops me dead in my tracks, reminding me that it's okay, and I need not fear if I freeze, because come spring time, I will rise again. Yes, he lets me know that I will thaw, and flow like melting snow, filling rivers and reservoirs.
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Copyright © curtis johnson | Year Posted 2015
Can't seem to get off to sleep tonight, thoughts buzzing around my old head,
It's dark and quiet, the cat has gone out and the street lights have gone out too,
The odd car passes by maybe coming home from friends or a night on the town,
Could be on the way back from a restaurant a Chinese, or picking up family?
Looking at the calender I see we are getting into mid March and days are longer,
Could it be that the winter has lost its sharp teeth and the might of frosts gone,
A thousand welcomes to Spring but it cannot bring back youth or thicken my hair,
Or enable us to offer the first gathered violets to dear souls in their heavens.
The fowled of the farm yard lay, the pheasants crow in the copse the ring dove coos,
The linnet and the gold finch sing while man looks to fences and drains and water levels,
Next is ploughing and sowing, pruning and planting and talking of good years gone,
Spring stirs all with her mighty influence from the depths of the soil and heart.
So spring is with us and she will throw off one dark and gloomy coat after another,
And spring will chase away winter with his hardly wrinkled face and keen eye for beauty,
It is march rough yet pleasant, vigorous and strong with hope and strength and lovely voice,
His gales will come rushing and sounding over forest and lea and shake nature wide awake.
The tacamahac shows off its long furry green catkins, the mezereon its clustered blossoms,
Then the splendid red China rose unfolds itself to the fresh air, and green pastures return,
Coltsfoot and cardamine embellish old fallows and the star of Bethlehem gleams in the woods,
Crocus spreads around like a purple flood over the old established meadows, spring is sprung.
There is an itching in my heart
I cannot scratch---
A raging rash ravaging through
The depth of my soul
A burning fire in my spirit
I cannot control
A teasing urging of mind
Challenging the body to match;
As nature would have it
The winter of age has its season
That last for a while
Teaching the wisdom of her reason
Why spring comes with a smile:
Bringing vigor to the tree,
Moisture to the nest;
With her eau de vie---
Renewing old interest---
So when you hear the black swan singing
Its cooing song,
Know that love is about to run like a river
Meandering on;
Oh what a wonderful spring thing:
Arrows of silver for the golden quiver!
Copyright © millard lowe | Year Posted 2015
First came the cold,
a temperature drop so fast and low
the body could not adapt.
Then came the snow followed by ice and rain
flooding the yard, creating new ponds,
as ice still lay in a thick sheet on the surface.
Gradually, the wind and rain passed
and the sky revealed a glint of blue
but the clouds rolled in gray and dark.
It inched out the brief staggered light of the sun
and once again,
the world lay chilled and frozen in its wake.
Yet still, somehow in the clearing away
the wind blown leaf debris
revealed life pushing forward.
In the confines of the once bloom filled garden
were tattered iris fronds bent low
with light green shoots waiting to come forth.
In the protected leaf cover rose
pointed glimmers of dark green
barely two inches tinged with white, crocus.
Leaning toward the sunlight, brief as it was
clinging to the short warmth provided
with promise of more to come.
Taller still, off to the side, green clumps
with yellow bases stretching four inches up
penetrating frozen, solid ground.
Through the ominous darkness of smoky clouds
appears an opening edged in puffy white
and blue sky beaming with the sun.
February will give way,
allowing winter to take a bow and leave
as spring anticipates with new life.
Now at last, the cold will pass
and sunrise and sunset will breathe
with the promise of hope and life
of a new generation.
and God's everlasting love.
Copyright © DM Babbit | Year Posted 2016
As spring's golden sun rises awakening the fog. Its light reveals fog's gray clinging tenacles all about. A Dove coos softly singing in spaces opened up when the roosters quieten their chorus..The tree's dark silhouettes stand still for no breeze rustles the air this morn. Those Blackbirds are back their voices fill the Oaks with lively music. Then they go down upon the good earth to feed upon the rich food available. I don't even see anything there but they seem to find plenty everyday. It seems they are here to stay this year. They usually come for awhile then leave until about the same time the next year. I wonder if they are going to pair off and stay around. Only God knows if they will stay or leave. He has provided for the troup to have sufficient food everyday. All they have to do is come and feed. We His creation only have to come into His Presence each day for a short time, open our hearts and minds to hear His Voice. He is there waiting won't you come and feed upon His Word(The Bible) and then wait to hear His Voice for it is pleasant to the ears..
Copyright © Sara Kendrick | Year Posted 2013
It was a long walk, with time heeling at my shadow.
(and somewhere miles away the garage door closed, and the exhaust flowed,
and a small dog died in her limp arms)
I was friendly with God. Only with small trepidation did I drink from the sordid
chalice, minutes before, and decided that a walk, skip and a jump to nowhere is what I
needed the most. And so it was.
Block after block, stones in the pavement, the smell of creosote poles.
Delicate foil wrappers, industrial petals, She loves me not, she loves....
Sidetrack with backpack, it doesn't matter. I don't care.
I'll be there when I damn well find myself somewhere. Which is where
the trees grow bright, and the birds flit without flapping.
And the water forms misty and bejeweled, laying my mind out flat
like steam would fine linen. then I will sit and breath with an "e". You bet.
But first a small lap in a languid pool of solace, a tip toe through the forest afire with
colors borrowed from alien hands, a taste of spring time cum. Let me wallow.
God, friend, let me wallow in your mess of beauty, before I call it something.
Let me roll around like a goddamn dog. I want to itch and draw forth honey from my veins.
I want to suck sap bleeding from the tree, and dine on the lost sound of the whippoorwill.
God, let me die a small death of beauty, and be reborn in an orgasm of **** all get out!
No qualms. Buddy. I love your work. It looks like you ****ed yourself a good one.
And what came was all this edible goodness. Like Dali, I want to eat it. All.
Now, like I promised you, I'll give back. I'll play your hypnotic song
and sing to your soiled minions. I'll take heed in your loving whispers
and open up my heart for your midnight snack. I'll clean up your moonspill
and read to you that silly book of yours, the one about the golden rule
and those twelve dudes. (Sorry God, not my cup of tea).
Draw a bath for your daughters, and draw back the bow for your sons, and ready the bed for Venus.
Sit back and relax, ol buddy, I'll do the best that I can
then I'll grow tired
and fertilize
your garden.
Oh. Now I can breathe. The song has left my lips for now.
I walked myself into a lovely stupor, and you showed me
the rainbow. And I raised your worms.
I played your song, God.
(I hope that somehow, she heard it over the din of engine and whimper of dog)
I played that timeless song, or you played me.
Either way, it's still the day
that the trees grew bright with sun
and the birds flew without flapping.
Copyright © Brice Powers | Year Posted 2013
Snowfall so heavy in 'eighty-two reproduced a Christmas card view.A biting wind
swirled in one foot drifts over hanging in bridges..makeshift.The fields flooded
into skating rinks into which each footstep sinks,cracking under body weight so
not the best place to skate.Thawing February brings twitching noses in tussocks
of awakened primroses.Rummaging on hazel boles,hibernating mammals poke
from the holes.Leafless hedgerows where buds now form a carpet of white
corm,Badgers forage for food near their sett renewing their bracken scented
couchette.Sparrow and robin pair off in twos as lengthening days come into
view.aconite open in rays of sun below yellow catkins with tails fine spun.Osier
shoots in green corn camomile as early Spring mornings begin to smile.
Copyright © Brian Strand | Year Posted 2007
Early in the spring the variable winds and rains fall heavy on grass meadows,
Adding a spring in the turf, waking the mosses on stone walls and stone paths
Purple stems of woodspurge hang in the wet winds with its pale green flowers,
Ancient orchards left unattended have gnarled twisted trees with sour apples,
These grounds are bestrewed with the whitest of violets, a carpet of beauty.
But there are other flowers that have been out in colder, hard bitter weather
The humble daffodil has been plucked and strewed by children for generations,
A beautiful old English flower which belongs in village gardens and commons,
The old daffodil is one the hardiest flowers it grows anywhere and everywhere,
In box hedges, neglected arbours of alleys, hard rugged moorlands and glades.
Daffodils in desolation grow long after the planters hand has turned to dust,
Buried deep in disused graveyards, overgrown with nettles and thorny bushes
And dwellings around it have fallen to decay with passing of many hard years,
Even the other flowers that have grown nearby have been cleaned, swept away,
Outlasting memories that have perished along with families of old homesteads,
Early in the year a young man walks with a stout Yew stick firmly on his shoulder,
Resting on damp grey stone looking all around watching the dicky birds and smiling,
Rising from the stone he drops a snowdrop and a forget-me-not onto the cold ground
He had not taken two steps and these flowers have taken root and they begin to grow.
Wet winter aged bushes turned towards this young man he stops and they begin to dry,
Hawthorns nod in thanks and they show him a blanket made of beautiful white blossom,
Colors begin to show in crags by rushing rivers it is time for the heather to wake up,
The young man slowly turned around gray damp plants stood upright their colors bright.
Rabbits darted from their warrens scurrying looking and finding the Dianthus allwoodii,
Cock Pheasants run in circles as baby pheasants grow the proper plumage with their mums,
Frogs hop and croak in the long grass looking for mosquitoes and midges for breakfast,
Caterpillars slither along looking for foliage, plant stems and any unsuspecting flowers.
Moles wander around leaving scars across the meadows looking for earthworms and insects,
Red Spiders living on lower leaves, a Rhododendron bug a pest making the leaves go brown,
The Creeping Thistle is a tall weed it grows very quickly and has beautiful yellow flowers,
The Colts foot is outstanding with its flowering bright yellow head emerging in Springtime.
As he made his way across orchards glades and tiny little brooks the land burst into glory
Grey washed away and bright colors took their place and all turned to a brilliant beauty,
New buds on green trees creating a huge canvas ready for painting an incredible masterpiece,
Water in the brooks bubbled with joy and the birds sang young Mr Spring had returned again.
The years passed, things never did get better..
Her Garden Club was the only thing that held her together
The mental abuse had taken it's toll...
As far as he was concerned he owned her soul..
She now felt she had no recourse..
And decided she had to find a source..
To end this life as she knew it..
And move on without the commitment...
It was a Friday one cold winter day..
He told her he was going to Vegas to play..
But we have no money, you said yesterday..
No, YOU ! have no money he said and...
I wish you were dead...
He had bragged for years, this day would come
When he would choose another one..
But before I leave...he had a request..
Make me my favorite dinner...for me and a guest
She is younger than you and oh what a catch..
So she went to the freezer to find and fetch..
A suitable roast for he and his guest...
She found just the right thing for his favorite meal..
A large leg of lamb, or was it Veal ?
It was heavy, about twenty pounds she thought...
What was I thinking when this was bought ?
Back in the kitchen, he was still raving...
About how useless this marriage was of saving...
I really don't care what happens to you...
But I'll see you get nothing, not even a shoe...
With that she swung the 20 pound roast...
It smashed in his skull, he was dead right away...
Oh my, she said, what a way to start the day...
She grabbed the roast and put it in a pan...
And began to figure out a plan... of what to do with this man...
She thought for a moment and remembered the strife..
That went with her ordering that " Ginzu " knife...
It was a TV offer she couldn't pass up, never needed sharpening....
and cut thru bone..order one now and get one free..
It was the first and last time she used the credit card and that was in 1963.
The knife worked well, she thought , now that was a bargain
Placed the parts in a bag and headed for the garden...
Body parts were buried in the dirt..
And she smiled upon the burning of her shirt..
She took the roast to her Garden Club meeting..
It was a special event and guess who was speaking ?
The Chief of Police and his subject was on spousal beating..
And by the way he said he would like the recipe for his wife..
The weeks went by, she was happy everyday...
And then it happened, is was the first of May..
The big event she had waited for all year..
Her entry of the " *Amorphophallus Titanum "...
Oh how proud she was...when awarded top prize..
A very rare plant, said the Judge...and has a very weird odor..
And it's not very pleasant...as a matter of fact
It smells like rotting meat , said another, sorta sour.
Which is why said the Judge..it's commonly called the ...* Corpse Flower..
* Native to the rainforest, flowers are rare and if it blooms,
Is one of approximately 140 recorded in history...
Most recently on display in New York City in 2012...
Copyright © kj force | Year Posted 2013


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MPI Study Maps Major Barriers in Pivotal Early Childhood Program Arena Facing Immigrant Parents in Maryland & United States
Report Calls for Concerted Action at Federal, State Levels
WASHINGTON — Immigrant parents in Maryland and elsewhere confront significant barriers as they try to engage with their children's educational programs during the developmentally critical early years, with many facing greatly restricted access due to the lack of robust translation and interpretation services and their own limited functional literacy, a new report from the Migration Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy finds. The difficulties that many early childhood education and care programs experience engaging with these immigrant parents have been further exacerbated as funding for adult basic education and English instruction is greatly outpaced by the need.
Twenty-seven percent of the nearly 659,000 children in Maryland ages 8 and under have a parent who is foreign born (slightly higher than the 25 percent national rate). The report's findings underscore the urgent need to address barriers that immigrant parents in Maryland face: 35 percent are limited English proficient (LEP), and foreign-born parents comprise 58 percent of all parents of young children in Maryland who lack a high school diploma or equivalent.
The report, Immigrant Parents and Early Childhood Programs: Addressing Barriers of Literacy, Culture, and Systems Knowledge, draws upon field research and focus groups in Maryland and five other states as well as socio-demographic analysis to explore the unique needs that newcomer parents have as they seek to engage with early childhood education and care programs and prepare their children for the transition to kindergarten and beyond. CASA de Maryland assisted MPI in organizing a focus group with local immigrant and refugee parents as part of the study's field research.
"The early childhood field is on the front line of efforts that are essential to meet the integration needs of young immigrant families and to support these parents as they seek to ensure educational success for their children," said Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA de Maryland. "Unfortunately, too many immigrant parents in Maryland are unable to access or engage with these programs. We urge coordinated action and investments at the state and federal levels to ensure that immigrant parents have the support they need to partner with early childhood programs and ensure their children's kindergarten readiness and future academic success."
The report finds that early childhood programs lack partners that address parents' need for language, literacy, culture and systems knowledge, given the "severely limited" capacity of the U.S. adult education system to reach low-literate and LEP parents and the lack of support within early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs to meet these needs. This is occurring against the backdrop of significant increases in the share of young children with foreign-born parents across the United States. More than 25 percent of all children ages 8 and under in the United States have a parent who is an immigrant—more than double the share in 1980. Forty-five percent of these parents are low-income and 47 percent are LEP; and they are more than twice as likely as native-born parents to lack a high school diploma or equivalent, the MPI report finds.
"Historic demographic changes are coinciding with equally historic efforts across the country to expand early childhood services and improve their quality. Parents are a central focus of these efforts given their critical role in their children's early cognitive and socio-emotional development and their role as gatekeepers to early childhood services," said report co-author Margie McHugh, director of the National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy. "However, despite their many strengths, immigrant parents often are not on an equal footing with native-born parents given gaps in their literacy, English language and U.S. culture and systems knowledge; addressing these gaps is an urgent challenge for policymakers and front-line programs in the early childhood arena."
"Low parental education levels represent a significant risk factor for young children of immigrants given that maternal educational attainment is closely linked with education outcomes for children," said MPI Policy Analyst Maki Park, who co-authored the report. "Limited adult education opportunities for these parents hinder their ability to engage in their children's early learning experiences, and also restrict their participation in dual-generation strategies that seek to improve family economic stability and parent and child outcomes through skill- and wealth-building strategies."
The authors offer a range of recommendations, including:
§ Expanding targeted parent education, literacy and English language programs, including by creating a large-scale pilot program through the federal departments of Health and Human Services and Education focused on low-literate and LEP parents of young children. At a time when the adult education system's capacity is both greatly reduced and increasingly focuses on students who seek to gain career advancement or transition to post-secondary education, innovative state and local efforts should be supported and tested in order to provide direction for future expanded federal investments.
§ Leveraging state efforts to expand their early childhood education and care infrastructure and policymaking, by ensuring that parent skill, education and engagement support is included as a critical priority in the expansion of state pre-K programs and implementation of Quality Rating Improvement Systems, particularly in underserved communities.
§ Improving data collection prior to kindergarten entry regarding the needs of newcomers, particularly by mapping parents' levels of education and language proficiency, as well as their children's Dual Language Learner (DLL) status. Absent such information, key needs of the growing immigrant population remain largely invisible to policymakers.
The report is funded through a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Read it at:
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The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis, development and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national and international levels. MPI's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy is a crossroads for elected officials, researchers, state and local agency managers, grassroots leaders and activists, local service providers and others who seek to understand and respond to the challenges and opportunities today's high rates of immigration create in local communities. For more on the center's work, visit www.migrationpolicy.org/integration.
CASA de Maryland, the largest Latino and immigrant organization in Maryland, engages in organization and advocacy as well as provides direct services in the areas of employment placement, workforce development and training, financial literacy, adult ESOL and Spanish literacy instruction, citizenship and legal services, health education and human services navigation. For more on CASA de Maryland, visit www.casademaryland.org


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I may change my mind if I can get some serious traffic to the site.
I just thoght I would put the site up because I really liked xsitepro and thought others would like my review. I din't really think it would be a huge $$ maker was hoping to sell a couple and pay for the copy I bought. I had never considered selling in IM arena.
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1st Test, Brisbane
The Ashes 2017-18
1st Test, Brisbane
Warner on track but Australia add Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell has been called up as cover for David Warner but Australia are confident the opener will be fit
The Ashes 2017-18
1st Test, Brisbane
Warner will bat like Chanderpaul if he has to - Smith.
Australia captain Steven Smith expects that David Warner will have recovered from his neck injury in time for the start of the Ashes.
The Ashes 2017-18
1st Test, Brisbane
Patience, concentration among Bancroft's strong credentials
A new opening colleague for Warner every summer is becoming a tradition in Australian cricket and Cameron Bancroft comes to the role with strong credentials
Editor's Picks
Mark Nicholas
Here's the Ashes
Commentators, presenters, spectators, players - we're all waiting for the latest edition of the storied series to kick off
The Ashes 2017-18
1st Test, Brisbane
The Ashes 2017-18
1st Test, Brisbane
'We've won four of the last five Ashes series'
Joe Root has admitted England were given a "massive shock" by their experiences in Brisbane four years ago but believes it will be different this time
The Ashes 2017-18
1st Test, Brisbane
What will Kevin Mitchell miss about the Gabba?
As he prepares his final pitch in Brisbane before retirement, curator Kevin Mitchell Jr looks back on his 33-year tenure at the Gabba.
The Ashes 2017-18
England build-up
Trashes to Ashes: England find the calm before the storm
Given their imperfect preparation, England are probably just about as well-placed as they could be going into the series
Top headlines
- IPL franchises split over player retentions
- Wyatt's 56-ball century wipes out Australia
- Derbyshire terminate Shiv Thakor's contract
- Stokes has 'let a lot of people down' - Warner
- Stokes' tweet increases buzz around recall
Editor's Picks
Daniel Brettig
It's going to be Steve and Joe's excellent adventure
The Ashes captains' journeys have been similar: each having spent some of his formative years in the other's country
The Ashes 2017-18
Sponsored by BT Sport
The Ashes Rivals
On the eve of the first Test, ESPNcricinfo and BT Sport take a closer look at the five key head-to-heads that could decide the destiny of the urn
Editor's Picks
Think You Know Yourself?
How many century stands has Vijay shared with Pujara?
We test Vijay's knowledge of his big runs and big hits
Australia v England
Women's Ashes
Women's Ashes 2017-18
Australia v England, 3rd T20I
Wyatt's 56-ball century wipes out Australia
Danielle Wyatt recorded England's first T20I century in a record chase, outshining Beth Mooney's freewheeling century, although Australia retained their hold on the Ashes
Twin tons: A first in women's T20Is
England's Danielle Wyatt and Australia's Beth Mooney smashed a number of records during the course of breathtaking centuries in the Women's Ashes finale
India v Sri Lanka
1st Test, Kolkata
India v Sri Lanka
1st Test, Kolkata
Krishnaswamy: Kohli sheds normalcy in Eden classic
Even as the rest of India's line-up scrapped against some top-class Sri Lankan bowling, Virat Kohli batted on unfazed, as though he was making just another of his many hundreds
SL in INDIA 2017-18
Chopra: India timed declaration nicely.
The former India opener praised India's pacers and the side's challenging declaration on the final day of the Kolkata Test
India v Sri Lanka
1st Test, Kolkata
SL cling on despite Bhuvneshwar and Shami bursts
At half-past four, with seven wickets down and India's tail up, the light deteriorated enough to help Sri Lanka draw an absolutely riveting Test match
India news
Test call-up
India news
Test call-up
Vijay Shankar, TN's 'tough runs man'
Singled out as a bright prospect in the domestic circuit, the Tamil Nadu allrounder has earned a call-up to the Indian side for the Sri Lanka Tests by dint of his all-round abilities
India news
Test call-up
Playing Test cricket would be a dream come true - Vijay.
Tamil Nadu allrounder Vijay Shankar speaks on his India call-up for the second Test against Sri Lanka
Ask Steven
Stats and trivia q&a
Can you be caught behind without touching the ball?
And who was the first to score a double-century in a women's Ashes Test?
South Africa news
SA support staff
South Africa news
SA support staff
Meet South Africa's revamped backroom staff
These are the men Ottis Gibson has chosen, to guide South Africa to the 2019 World Cup
Bangladesh Premier League
Dhaka Dynamites v Rangpur Riders
Dhaka Dynamites v Rangpur Riders
Rangpur bowlers set up thrilling defence of 142
While Chris Gayle's rapid fifty had boosted Rangpur with the bat, their bowlers bowled out Dhaka Dynamites off the last ball of the match in a three-run win
Bangladesh news
The hunt for coach
Bangladesh news
Hunt for coach
Khaled Mahmud may coach Bangladesh temporarily
The former captain is likely to be the national head coach, at least on an interim basis if the BCB is unable to find a foreign coach
Bangladesh news
The hunt for coach
Isam: Salahuddin ticks most boxes but is BCB listening?
Senior players rely on his inputs, he's been a part of a BPL and DPL winning squads and has served as assistant coach of the national team. Yet, the top job has remained elusive
The Ashes 2017-18
Australia news
The Ashes 2017-18
Australia news
Australia aim to remind England of Johnson fear
Nathan Lyon believes Starc, Hazlewood and Cummins can hurt England as badly as the Mitchell Johnson-led attack did four years ago
The Ashes 2017-18
Australia v England
'Criticism from ex-players disappointing' - Handscomb.
Australia's Tim Paine, Nathan Lyon and Peter Handscomb look ahead to the first Test of the Ashes in Brisbane
The Ashes 2017-18
Australia news
Tim Paine keen to put 'what could have been' behind
The Australia wicketkeeper is eager to use this chance to change the course of a career of unfulfilled potential
England news
Ben Stokes incident
England news
Ben Stokes incident
Stokes breaks Twitter silence to increase buzz around recall
Ben Stokes has fired his first shots of the Ashes series to increase speculation that he could be getting ready to make a return to action
The Ashes 2017-18
Stokes incident
Stokes has 'let a lot of people down' - Warner
"At the end of the day he knows he's made a mistake, and it's about him getting the respect back from his players and fellow countrymen," Australia's vice-captain said on Stokes
India v Sri Lanka
1st Test, Kolkata
India v Sri Lanka
1st Test, Kolkata
Pitches like Eden a preparation for overseas tours - Rahul.
India v Sri Lanka
1st Test, Kolkata
India eye away tours with challenging Kolkata track
The overhead conditions aside, India wanted a green track in Kolkata to prepare for a series of upcoming away tours, and their quicks proved up to the task
Sri Lanka in India
Test series
Green pitches likely in Nagpur and Delhi too
The Indian team management is understood to have asked the BCCI to prepare pitches that would serve as preparation for the South Africa tour
How ugly became beautiful for Nathan Lyon
Mohammad Amir Interview
Pakistan cricket
Mohammad Amir Interview
Pakistan cricket
Want to do something big in 2019 World Cup - Amir
In an exclusive interview, Mohammad Amir speaks about life since his comeback, dismissing Virat Kohli in the Champions Trophy final, and why he needs more rest
'Playing against India and Australia gives me extra energy' - Mohammad Amir.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir looks back on his return to cricket, what gets him pumped up, his heavy workload, and getting Virat Kohli out in the final of the Champions Trophy 2017
Amir on future aspirations, and Mohammad Asif
The best bits from Mohammad Amir's exclusive interview with ESPNcricinfo
Australia news
New ground
New Perth Stadium to host England ODI in January
It is the first major sporting event to be held at the venue after construction couldn't be finished in time to host the third Ashes Test next month
The Ashes 2017-18
England build-up
The Ashes 2017-18
England build-up
'Australia have got to back up their chat'
England's Ashes newcomers in the middle order, James Vince and Dawid Malan, are happy to let Australia do the talking in the build up to the first Test
The Ashes 2017-18
Shaun Marsh is back. Yet again.
As another Australian summer begins, Shaun Marsh is set to have another crack at Test cricket. ESPNcricinfo investigates the curious case of the Australia batsman's multiple recalls
Regional 4-Day Tournament
West Indies domestic
WICB Professional Cricket League Re
Batsmen, Kenroy Williams lead Barbados to 135-run win
A steady batting effort from Barbados in the first innings and seven wickets in the match from offspinner Kenroy Williams lead them to a 135-run win against Windward Islands in St Vincent
WICB Professional Cricket League Re
Miller, Jacobs spin Jamaica to 157-run win
Jamaica's spin duo of Nikita Miller and Damion Jacobs spun a web around Leeward Islands to register a massive 157-run win in St Kitts
West Indies
Johnson, Vishaul, Permaul star in Guyana's innings win
The victory bolstered Guyana's position at the top of the table with three wins from four games
Afghanistan v Pakistan
U-19s Asia Cup, final
Afghanistan v Pakistan
U-19s, Asia Cup, Final
Afghanistan maul Pakistan to claim maiden U-19 Asia Cup title
Pakistan Under-19s were once again tormented by offspinner Mujeeb Zadran, who took 5 for 13 in the final to bowl them out for a mere 63
The Ashes 2017-18
The last two series down under
Nightmares in Oz: revisiting the last two series down under
When England and Australia plumbed the depths of defeat in 2010-11 and 2013-14
Changing roles?
Sri Lanka news
Changing roles?
Sri Lanka news
Hathurusingha in line for Sri Lanka coach job
ESPNcricinfo understands that SLC and Hathurusingha - who quit as Bangladesh coach in mid-October - have agreed verbally on a deal. And, when things are firmed up, Hathurusingha's first assignment will be against his old team
Women's Ashes 2017-18
2nd T20I, Canberra
Australia v England
2nd T20I, Canberra
We're going to fight till the end - Gunn.
Jenny Gunn talks about her figures of 4 for 13 that helped England fight back against Australia in the second T20I
Women's Ashes
2nd T20I, Canberra
Brunt, Sciver make it 1-1 in T20I series
England can't win the Ashes, but have an opportunity to consign Australia to a fifth successive T20 series loss at home
Both ends
Both ends
Can Ashwin be called an all-time India great?
Raunak Kapoor and Raunak Kapoor debate if R Ashwin has achieved enough to be referred to as a 'great' in cricketing parlance
Mohammad Amir Interview
Pakistan news
'Playing against India and Australia gives me extra energy' - Amir.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir speaks about his return to cricket, his heavy workload, and getting Virat Kohli out in the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy
Editor's Picks
Sanjay Manjrekar
We need to talk about our icons
Why are the likes of Dhoni and Tendulkar considered off limits when it comes to discussing selection?
Quick Singles
Darren Bravo
'Whenever Lara gives me advice, I'm guaranteed to score runs'
And who's the funnier Bravo? Darren claims it's him
The Ashes 2017-18
Australia squad news
Smith and Root are 'very similar' and 'funky' - Siddle.
Peter Siddle compares the kind of batsmen and captains Steven Smith and Joe Root are, ahead of the Ashes
The Ashes 2017-18
Australia squad news
Marsh preferred for his form, experience - Lehmann
The Australia coach pointed to the fact that other batting contenders had not coped well with the pressure of battling for a spot in the Ashes squad during the Shield games
The Ashes 2017-18
CA XI v England
The Ashes 2017-18
Series Build-up
Bayliss concerned about substandard preparation
The England coach has called on CA and the ECB to "get together" to ensure a better standard of preparation for both teams on Ashes tours
The Ashes 2017-18
CA XI v Eng XI
'We are not here to make up the numbers'
Trevor Bayliss has provided the clearest hint yet that Jake Ball has earned the final spot in England's XI for the Brisbane Test
The Ashes 2017-18
Australia name squad
The Ashes 2017-18
Australia squad
'Renshaw has time on his side' - Taylor.
Mark Taylor and Ian Healy discuss what impact being dropped from the Ashes squad could have on Matt Renshaw's career.
Advantage England, Australia confused - Warne
Shane Warne was critical of Australia's selectors for the decision to recall Tim Paine, but former gloveman Ian Healy said that Paine "won't let Australia down"
Editor's Picks
Tony Irish, FICA chief
The money is in the T20 game. That's the reality
The FICA chief says boards must accept players as stakeholders if we don't want world cricket to split across country and franchise lines
Top Headlines
- IPL franchises split over player retentions
- Wyatt's 56-ball century wipes out Australia
- Derbyshire terminate Shiv Thakor's contract
- Stokes has 'let a lot of people down' - Warner
- Stokes' tweet increases buzz around recall
- Mahmud may coach Bangladesh temporarily
- Warner confident of playing despite 'stiff' neck
- Bancroft has 'fire in belly' for debut - Klinger
- Shankar replaces Bhuvneshwar in Test squad
Warner confident of playing despite stiff neck
November 22 down the years
Tim de Lisle on watching the Ashes in the night
Who said what to whom
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Rahul Dravid, back in blue
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Delta will use 70-seat jet for Cedar Rapids/Atlanta flight
New planes larger than most regional aircraft, also have first-class sections
Delta Air Lines in March will upgrade one of its three daily nonstop flights between Cedar Rapids and Atlanta to a 70-seat regional jet from the current 50-seat aircraft.
Heather Wilson, marketing director for The Eastern Iowa Airport, said Atlanta-based Delta is upgrading service to the dual class 70-seat regional jets as they become available. The first flight into Cedar Rapids each morning from Atlanta and the last flight out each night to Atlanta will be flown with the 70-seat Bombardier CRJ900.
"There is anticipation that two of the flights will be serviced by 70-seat aircraft by next summer," Wilson said. "Delta is looking at the longer-haul flights for the 70-seat aircraft. They're moving away from the 50-seat regional jets."
Delta in December ordered up to 70 regional jets from Bombardier as part of a major shift in the planes it uses for hauling regional passengers to hub airports like Atlanta and Minneapolis.
Delta placed a firm order for 40 of the CRJ900 planes, with options for 30 more. The deal would be worth $3.29 billion at list prices if Delta exercises the options, although discounts on such a large order are common.
The�CRJ900 aircraft are smaller than Delta's mainline planes, but larger than other regional jets. The new planes also have first-class sections, allowing Delta to sell more seats at higher prices.
The 50-seat CRJ-200 regional jets have become unprofitable at higher fuel prices. None of the airline's 50-seat planes have first-class sections.When it announced the Bombardier order in December, Delta said it believes passengers prefer larger planes, especially on longer flights. In June 2012, Delta pilots approved a new union contract that allows the airline to fly the large regional jets in exchange for phasing out more 50-seaters.
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There are several varieties of plants, which thrive indoors, and cost much less than a new piece of furniture or even a new pair of drapes. Houseplants can make a home feel lived in and give it a comfortable, inviting feeling. Let Mother Nature cast her spell on your living room or den.
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Good interior design practices say that each room needs a center of attention which draws the eye "to something" or "away from something." Tall houseplants serve this purpose very nicely. Large palms or ficus plants are often used alone or in groupings to serve as the focal point of the room. The great thing about these botanical focal points is that they are renewable and moderately priced. In addition, houseplants add texture and natural color to rooms.
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Palms have been used for thousands of years as indoor or even tent decorations. In centuries past, wealthy land owners would send botanists to the far reaches of the earth to find the perfect type of exotic plant which would serve as the focal point of the entire home. Most often the agent would return with a palm of some kind. Thankfully today a simple trip to a plant store is all that is needed to add an exotic, tropical feeling to any room in the house.
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It's Sunday, so you know what that means — a full slate of MLB action. Here is our recap of the day in baseball
Final scores
Washington Nationals 14, Cincinnati Reds 4 (box score)
Colorado Rockies 13, New York Mets 4 (box score)
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (box score)
New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 0 (box score)
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Miami Marlins 2 (box score)
Atlanta Braves 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 (box score)
Chicago Cubs 8, Baltimore Orioles 0 (box score)
Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers (GameTracker)
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (box score)
Seattle Mariners 7, Chicago White Sox 6 in 10 innings (box score)
Houston Astros 5, Minnesota Twins 3 (box score)
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 3 (box score)
Los Angeles Angels 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3 (box score)
Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 3 (box score)
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 1 (box score)
Red Sox 3, Yankees 0 (box score)
Quintana shines in Cubs debut
Jose Quintana made his first start for the Cubs on Sunday, and boy did it go well.
All total, Quintana threw seven shutout innings against the Orioles. He fanned 12, issued zero walks, and yielded just three hits. He did that all on 100 pitches even.
José Quintana last 2 GS:
10 K for #WhiteSox Jul 8
12 K for #Cubs Jul16
1st pitcher in MLB history with 10-K game for both teams in a