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The mellifluous musical tones of the village bells
Echoing chimes over the cold snowcapped mountains
Both finding their way to people in the valley below
Christmas songs — let your spirit sing freely and loudly
Welcoming the Birth of Our Savior and Baby King
Who so charms the Angels on High and God Himself
On this night, The Star was so beautiful, clear, and shiny
Crisp and so crystal-bright, centered above and beyond
Reflecting now the Lord God's most divine and holy light
There is real magic in the night air as Heaven rejoices aloud
The child and the infant's divine soul breathe life now intently
Fulfilling truly God's very promise and His hope to Mankind
Keep this Christmas spirit — share it with others near and far
Grace filled with good tidings as we dance on wings of joy
We all now celebrate in great happiness, love, and kindness
Christmas is forever — and you must never ever close this door
Faith always enters, carrying His guiding torch high and proud
And encouraging Man every step of the way on his long journey
Even in a simple cradle where the Baby Jesus so innocently lay
Heaven doth bathe His cradle with the warmest rays of divine light
Bespeaking the heavenly beauty, joy, and wonder of Our Savior
Amazing peace makes a lovely gift, I wish for all of us to have
As new life blossoms, wrapped in petals of an immaculate heart
God's holy blessing, love, and intention are clear for all to see
That Holy Night the Angels entire sang mirthfully on Christmas Eve
Praising Almighty Lord God in Heaven on the birth of His only son
The Angels' paeans echoed in their divine beauty across the Universe
To bring peace now, glowing with your love, is His divine intention
Rejoicing in God's Greatest Gift to Mankind who was born in a manger
Destined to become Our Most Holy and Divine Savior — Amen! Amen!
Anne-Lise Andresen, Liam McDaid, and Gary Bateman
A Collaborated Poem, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
December 1, 2015 (Unrhymed Tercet)
Copyright © Sunshine Smile | Year Posted 2015
I have no regrets, I did it my way!
I know I have a few under my skin.
That's life with passion I always say.
Come fly with me; lets go for a spin.
I know I have a few under my skin.
Maybe she can fly with me to the moon.
Come fly with me; lets go for a spin.
I'm not afraid; we will be leaving soon.
Maybe she can fly with me to the moon.
We can dance like strangers in the night.
I'm not afraid; we will be leaving soon.
We're young at heart, our future is bright.
We can dance like strangers in the night.
You and the night and the music delight.
We're young at heart, our future is bright.
My heart has high hopes; this feels so right.
You and the night and the music delight.
I'm a fool to want you, but it's too late.
My heart has high hopes; this feels so right.
Almost like being in love - might be fate.
I'm a fool to want you, but it's too late.
Something about the way you looked that night.
Almost like being in love - might be fate,
but, said something stupid - gave her a fright.
Something about the way you looked that night.
Luck be a lady, stars were adorning,
but, said something stupid - gave her a fright.
She left in the wee small hours of the morning.
Luck be a lady, stars were adorning,
It was a very good year; not all in vain.
She left in the wee small hours of the morning.
Maybe she thinks I'll never smile again.
It was a very good year; not all in vain.
That's life with passion I always say.
Maybe she thinks I'll never smile again.
I have no regrets, I did it my way!
30 April 2016
The Silent One.
A pantoum using song titles from a musician. Below are the titles I used by Frank Sinatra.
My way
Ive got you under my skin
That's life
Come fly with me
Fly me to the moon
Strangers in the night
I'm not afraid
Young at heart
You and the night and the music
High hopes
I'm a fool to want you
Almost like being in love
The way you looked that night
Something stupid
In the wee small hours of the morning
Luck be a lady
I'll never smile again
It was a very good year
Copyright © Silent One | Year Posted 2016
Ode to My Husband
What a wonderful, magical surprise!
Sometimes love arrives in disguise.
I never saw this coming,
Never anticipated such an awesome blessing.
I was at the right place,
When I spied your sweet, handsome face.
It was at the right time,
When you called me your goddess and I knew you were mine.
Until I met you, I was like a sad, little bird with no songs to sing,
With only broken wings, l had to work my way through some hurtful things.
But you came along,
A real man, unselfishly offering me strong, broad shoulders to lean on.
It was a long, slow process getting back on track,
But you were patient and willing to take the burden off my back.
When I was lost and alone, you showered me with loving attention,
Tenderness, kindness, and consideration.
You nurtured and cherished me each step of the way,
Building my confidence and trust each day.
Thank you for helping my fragile heart to mend,
Thank you for helping me become whole and to love again!
Entered in contest "Best love poem #3" sponsored by Poet Destroyer A
Copyright © Pandita Sanchez | Year Posted 2014
When my final shadows cling on desperately
Where I fight formidable battles
to merely hold the light
I send you loving vibrations
and soul sustenance
Deep from the cathedral
of one heart to another
where today no choirs sing
nor symphonies play
Yet it is here where we meet
in spiritual solace
here to surrender
and exchange inestimable treasures
recollecting memories
like unopened letters
Galaxies are stretched
over chronicles of shared history
Nebula birthing stars
will be exposed
in forth-coming conversations
bringing short-lived fulfillment to you
Hungry to feast
now will be the time
to approve your blood art vision
and with my own haunting surrender
as dappled shades ink stain your chest
I will reside with you and share, mesmerised
pens - by branding
as this will be your written reams to me
your artist's pallet or brushed canvas
no need for words
and yet creating
mysterious magical moments
Bitter-sweet the music
that dances taut guitar strings
but now blood approved
please go kick your heel up
return to your laughter
and ride on the breeze
for not all are lost
change not
for I am with you always
to love, listen and comfort as one
with you in me and I in you
as masterpiece
Copyright © Anna-Marie Docherty | Year Posted 2013
Peace, Love, and God's Greatest Gift
The mellifluous musical tones of the village bells
Echoing chimes over the cold snowcapped mountains
Both finding their way to people in the valley below
Christmas songs—let your spirit sing freely and loudly
Welcoming the Birth of Our Savior and Baby King
Who so charms the Angels on High and God Himself
On this night, The Star was so beautiful, clear, and shiny
Crisp and so crystal-bright, centered above and beyond
Reflecting now the Lord God's most divine and holy light
There is real magic in the night air as Heaven rejoices aloud
The child and the infant's divine soul breathe life now intently
Fulfilling truly God's very promise and His hope to Mankind
Keep this Christmas spirit—share it with others near and far
Grace filled with good tidings as we dance on wings of joy
We all now celebrate in great happiness, love, and kindness
Christmas is forever—and you must never ever close this door
Faith always enters, carrying His guiding torch high and proud
And encouraging Man every step of the way on his long journey
Even in a simple cradle where the Baby Jesus so innocently lay
Heaven doth bathe His cradle with the warmest rays of divine light
Bespeaking the heavenly beauty, joy, and wonder of Our Savior
Amazing peace makes a lovely gift, I wish for all of us to have
As new life blossoms, wrapped in petals of an immaculate heart
God's holy blessing, love, and intention are clear for all to see
That Holy Night the Angels entire sang mirthfully on Christmas Eve
Praising Almighty Lord God in Heaven on the birth of His only son
The Angels' paeans echoed in their divine beauty across the Universe
To bring peace now, glowing with your love, is His divine intention
Rejoicing in God's Greatest Gift to Mankind who was born in a manger
Destined to become Our Most Holy and Divine Savior—Amen! Amen!
Anne-Lise Andresen, Liam McDaid, and Gary Bateman
A Collaborated Poem, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
December 1, 2015 (Unrhymed Tercet)
Copyright © Gary Bateman | Year Posted 2015
My heart is breaking, but the show must go on.
Too much love will kill you, if you try too hard.
Love of my life, don't leave me; where have you gone?
You're my best friend, but you have left me scarred.
Too much love will kill you, if you try too hard.
I feel hurt, but still you take my breath away.
You're my best friend, but you have left me scarred.
"You'll find somebody to love," is all you can say.
I feel hurt, but you still take my breath away.
You walk through the door, and say "Don't stop me now."
"You'll find somebody to love," is all you can say.
You want to break free? It does raise an eyebrow.
You walk through the door, and say "Don't stop me now."
Crazy little thing called love has turned to rust.
You want to break free? It does raise an eyebrow.
What do you care - another one bites the dust
Crazy little thing called love has turned to rust.
Without you it seems I'm going slightly mad.
What do you care - another one bites the dust.
Who wants to live forever - I feel so sad.
Without you it seems I'm going slightly mad.
I need your loving tonight, but you're not here.
Who wants to live forever - I feel so sad.
I was born to love you, but now live in fear.
I need your loving tonight, but you're not here.
These are supposed to be the days of our lives.
I was born to love you, but now live in fear,
as I listen to Queen's musical archives.
These are supposed to be the days of our lives.
Love of my life, don't leave me; where have you gone?
As I listen to Queen's musical archives,
my heart is breaking, but the show must go on!
29 April 2016
The Silent One
Wanted to experiment doing a pantoum using music titles. This poem has used 15 of Queen's titles as below. I could not get in my favourite song Bohemian Rhapsody!
The Show Must Go On
Too Much Love Will Kill You
Love Of My Life
You're My Best Friend
You Take My Breath Away
Somebody To Love
Don't Stop Me Now
I Want To Break Free
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Another One Bites The Dust
I'm Going Slightly Mad
Who Wants To Live Forever
Need Your Loving Tonight
I Was Born To Love You
These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Pantoum poem
A rare form of poetry. It is composed of a series of quatrains; the second and fourth lines of each stanza are repeated as the first and third lines of the next. This pattern continues for any number of stanzas, except for the final stanza, which differs in the repeating pattern. The first and third lines of the last stanza are the second and fourth of the penultimate; the first line of the poem is the last line of the final stanza, and the third line of the first stanza is the second of the final. Ideally, the meaning of lines shifts when they are repeated although the words remain exactly the same: this can be done by shifting punctuation, punning, or simply recontextualizing.
It does not have to rhyme nor have a syllable restriction.
Find In Our Eternity, Sweet Love
Find in my Heart,
cast away misdeeds never to be embraced
Find in my heart,
a love of you that can never be erased
Find in this Soul,
a friend so gladly embracing all of you
Find in this soul,
true lover that forever loves all you do
Find in my Dreams,
golden paradise I built for your pleasure
Find in my dreams,
a deep love, gentle and without measure
Find in my Desires,
gentle touch, a touch of your pretty face
Find in my desires,
nights seeing you dressed up in black lace
Find in my Life,
a sworn oath to your deep love be true
Find in my life,
to each bright morn, our deep love renew
Find in our Eternity,
a golden palace made just for you and I
Find in our eternity,
united love, as great as a Heavenly sky
Robert J. Lindley, 02-03-2015
note: I failed to write my darling wife her daily poem yesterday(first time in ten years).
So she being playful demanded I write a double good one this fine morning.
I hope this effort will do. If not, then I am lost as this came directly from
my loving heart to her, my sweetest sunshine, my darling wife.
Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2015
Dedicated to my Dad Jerry W. Niday 3/20/1952 - 6/18/2013
I am who I am because of him
He's the reason for my son's name
He gave me my courage & my strength
To stand tall even when standing wasn't easy
Stand for the ones who can't
To think and fend for myself
I'm my Daddy made over
Taught me to fight back
To never back down
How to pick myself back up
When I've been knocked down
Fight for what I believe
I'm my Daddy made over
He gave me my stubbornness
Gave me my pride
Gave me my temper
Taught me not to take crap
To speak my mind no matter who
Work for what I want
I'm my Daddy made over
How to keep my emotions in check
How to handle large amounts of pain
When in trouble he always had my back
He knew how my mind worked better than anyone
I got it from him
I'm my Daddy made over
Even though he's gone
I'll stand and continue on
I may stumble I may fall
May even get hurt along the way
But I'll pick myself back up
I'll dust myself off and stand tall
I'm honored and proud to say
I'm my Daddy made over
Sabrina Niday Hansel
Copyright © Sabrina Niday Hansel | Year Posted 2013
The last gold leaf hangs on the bough;
Summer is just a mem'ry now.
You, too, have gone, my golden friend;
Our summer days came to an end.
We said goodbye; our chapter closed.
How I will miss you no one knows.
On eagle wings you split the skies;
Your spirit soared. You had to fly.
My earthbound soul will bear its grief
Severed from you on mortal reef;
But returning from yonder shore,
Your love in waves will wash me o'er.
You've gone before, my trusted love;
I wait behind, your mourning dove;
Yet, from across the great divide
Your voice to me in dreams confides.
No, I think not that dreams they are;
T is communion of the near with far.
On such sweet songs I stake my claim
To know and love you once again.
Copyright © Faye Gibson | Year Posted 2014
Where cradled canyons sing
Of ebony wood in the forest
There lies a gurgling spring
Where cockcrows sing their chorus
To the melody of singsong birds
There I've concealed my sensuous words
Filled with befitted signs
The saccharine whiff of my designs
Come to me my mortal youth
To the wild realm of your truth
Where nymphs and gnomes abound
For the earth is filled with weeping
And only your tears be found
Where the fogs of night are fountains
Spills of glistened moon ignite
By distant silhouette mountains
We dance with passion of fight
Entwining ancient stance
Mingling hand in hand we dance
Till the mountains smile on high
Near and far we spring
To pursue the realest of dreams
While the world cries at its seams
Anxious in trouble to cling
Come to me my mortal youth
To the wild realm of your truth
Where nymphs and gnomes abound
For the earth is filled with weeping
And only your tears be found
To where the ridges merry make
From the beaks of wooden bright
In sparkly pools the ghouls awake
That scarce to stir our night
We watch for seekers down under
Muttering secrets in their soul
We bid them lucks of shivers
Dipping gently in
From reeds that hide a tear of a foal
Under the gentle rivers
Come to me my mortal youth
To the wild realm of your truth
Where nymphs and gnomes abound
For the earth is filled with weeping
And only your tears be found
Far away she shall ever churn
The taciturn eyed
She'll listen no more to turn
To the working mills beside
Or the scrubbing of the barn
May peace weave in her song
She shall wave in the yarn
To a haven known as Belong
Come to me my mortal youth
To the wild realm of your truth
Where nymphs and gnomes abound
For the earth is filled with weeping
And only your tears be found
For she comes, the mortal youth
To the wild realm of her truth
Where nymphs and gnomes abound
For the earth is filled with weeping
And only her tears be found
Copyright © Laura Breidenthal | Year Posted 2013
A Rose with No Thorn
In the Garden, the bouquet of life
There bloomed a rose whose beauty caught my eye
Incomparable is this rose's design
Unlike the others, she is not the prickling kind
I know they say that every rose has its thorn
But here blooms the exception, of the spirit she is born
One of a kind, the rarest in form
For she is a rose with no thorn
Oh what a fragrance, so lovely and fair
A scent of sincerity sweeps through the air
A pristine beauty from the realms up above
For she is the flower primeval of love
And as I bask in her blossoms of compassion
I find I am fashioned by love that's everlasting
And in my heart she'll always be adorned
For she is a rose with no thorn
Though weeds, thorns and thistles have tried to choke her
The rain has wet her; the sun has even scorched her
But she'll not wither, neither will she wilt
For she is rooted in the love that God has tilled
Amidst great turmoil, never to be foiled
Arrayed in glory that could never ever toil
One of a kind, yes the rarest in form
For she is a rose with no thorn
Copyright2008 by Kenneth J Thompson
Copyright © Kenneth J Thompson | Year Posted 2014
"In this life there's been heartache and pain"
How could I begin to find love again
Desperado walking a tightrope
I looked down and Daniel gave me hope
"The first time ever I saw your face"
Cold heart melted, longed for your embrace
Your compassion and character shone
No longer could I live all alone
"You took my love and you took it down"
Felt lighter than air with feet on the ground
A love without chains, a soul unbound
But walls closed in as I watched you drown
"In a New York minute everything can change"
Sometimes life takes twists that seem strange
A human chain was formed to find my man
Reaching up was Daniel's lifeless hand
Efforts to save, resuscitate
Proved futile to fight the hands of fate
Casket sent home, called his folks to explain
"Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane"
*Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is"
*Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
*Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide"
*Don Henley's "In a New York Minute"
*Elton John's "Daniel"
By Carolyn Devonshire for Tracie's "Sing a Song for Me" contest.
Dedicated to my fiancé Daniel Sammons who drowned while we were swimming in a
lake near Tallahassee, FL.
Copyright © Carolyn Devonshire | Year Posted 2011
The Curves Of Those Sensual Lips
The curves that form those hips
the curves of those sensual lips
The beauty that my mind so trips
face could launch a thousand ships
Hair that shines and so allures
from your love I want no cures
Willingly fall for all your lures
your body, please give the tours
Eyes that satisfy me in a feast
power that fuels me into a beast
Bright with a slant from the East
love me, marry me, touch me at least
Legs that so thrill my eager mind
you the treasured greatest find
Wrap me up, my body please entwine
our hearts, your body must bind
Face that drives me deep into lust
have you, love you, I simply must
Beauty forever , you I simply trust
yes, love you until we both are dust
The curves that form those hips
the curves of those sensual lips
With your love I'll make no slips
we love deeply into forever trips
~True Friendship~
True friends are really a treasure so rare
There are not many like that who really cares.
If you happen to have one exactly like that
Be happy you got lucky,so toss high your hat.
Real friends wish to share everything with you,laughter and tears
And like finest wine they just get better all throughout the years.
They will be loyal,honest and true no matter what you may go through
A true friend will not hurt you on purpose and she always care for you.
There are not many good friends around like this they're hard to find
Better just have one true than maybe dozens that are untrue and fake in kind.
So if you already have a true friend consider yourself very lucky everyday
And treat well that friend with all the love and respect that(she or he)deserves all way.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
Copyright © Dorian Petersen Potter | Year Posted 2015
Now they say that girls are made of sugar
And spice, but good girls finish last my friend.
For there is one truth for all women kind,
Come hell or high water we will fight
For our right to indulge ourselves in
The need for perfections greatest
Confections, COOKIES!!!
Yes we will take down that cookie
Puppet clown, dressed in blue,
For there is no fiercer monster known
To man, then a women who's cookie
Faddish is left unsatisfied.
Peanut butter to chocolate chip,
Just pass the milk and watch out dude,
For women shall be the first to dip.
Call us the two fisted women of the
Raw dough generation, we don't
Really care, just pass grandma's old
Cookie jar.
Roll me down the bakery sweet,
No fragrance smells finer then freshly
Baked what ladies, COOKIES.
Sugar me sweet it's the ladies favorite
Treat, by the bucket or truck load it can't
Be beat, frosted or plain, it matters not,
But without Milk its sacrilege that is
No doubt!!
Now chocolate maybe the vise five to
Seven days a month, but cookies rule
As the male race drools, because honey
There is no doubt women will take you
Don't for what, lets all say it ladies around
The world, all together now, SAY WHAT
By the way did I tell you my favorite
Food in the world, of course it's very
Obvious, COOKIES!!
And to all women
Copyright © cherl dunn | Year Posted 2015
In great respect of the band I grew up listening to
as sure as Mom passed down Saturday Chores
for I had been chosen to scrub bathroom floors `
Yet a familiar sound would bring me to keep scrubbing
The red album, The blue album , The White album
Then .. Abbey Road , always remembering the sad look on
Ringo's face , something hard to understand underneath~
I get it now, what you were saying all those years ago ,
the many sad lonely tears , secret tears , secret fears
For Maxwell's Hammer was a real one . It wanted silence
Going back ..remembering when John Lennon died
I was in Arkansas saddened with the world .
Then seeing his face saying " Drag isn't it "
No .. this was not my hero in music and song .
he was a stand in hired William , he filled his shoes
bringing diversity to create so much beautiful music from loss
One left standing , alone;; grief struck on back cover ~
The other identity hidden, tried to be part of ..coming together
his world of secrets
He to suffers today , in fear , Faul~
Too many years gone by .let us tell the Truth. Let us be free
The very sad long and winding Road ~
Let us Bury our real Paul.
No more " Mystery tour "
No more fear
Let him be in peace ~
Inspired by " The Last Testament of George Harrison , Is Paul Dead ? "
Copyright © Shanity Rain | Year Posted 2013
A Tribute to Jayson, My Brave Warrior
My dear son, Jayson
When you called late last night to let me know
You were deploying to go overseas tomorrow
In spite of my great resolve
I broke down and sobbed.
The little boy I lovingly nurtured
So witty and good-natured
So kind, compassionate, and loving
You'll always be my sweet boy
Even though the world now sees you as a grown man.
Recalling special times when I showered your baby face with kisses
Or tickled your armpits
Howling with laughter, you would beg me
"Do it again, Mommy, I love it!"
I remember all those moments we had
At times rocky, sometimes sad
But most of all memorable and enjoyable.
I remember your growing pains
All your questions, anxieties, and mixed-up emotions
Yes, we made it through hurdles you and I
Making me laugh, making me cry
But taking that journey together was quite priceless!
You're now a strong, valiant, young man
Willingly putting your life on the line
Many have thanked you for your service
And, my brave warrior, I am so proud of you
When I hear your humble, heartfelt reply, "Glad to do it!"
You're just simply the best!
While you took a minute to leave the nest
I'm grateful for the extra time we were given
But I know
It's time to let you go –
Go take your rightful place in the world.
You've grown wings like a fierce eagle
It's your time to fly high! Now soar!
But remember that you are always a part of me
And even though we may no longer hold hands
We are still holding hearts.
These tear-splattered pages
Reflect my anguished heart
Knowing you're prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for your country
I pray that you will return to me safe and sound
I love you, my hero - my precious son.
¡Vaya con Dios!
Kashmir is the innocent beauty of nature
It lifted me above all mire dark and dense.
Kashmir is the divine smile
It gifted me a peace beyond all of my sense.
Kashmir is the sorrow
It showed me a combined pain of poverty, corruption and terrorism.
Kashmir is the beautiful helpless unmarried woman.
Whose neighbors are trying to capture her body not sweet heart.
Kashmir is the paradise on earth without dream...
Copyright © Sandip Goswami | Year Posted 2014
Once I had a bicycle,
A loving present from my grandfather;
Since I was his favorite granddaughter,
He granted my wish at a snap of my finger .
Since he was so old,
A new bicycle he could hardly afford;
He took his bike when he was young,
Which I found it once at the back of our barn.
As far as I remember,
It was really so old and rugged;
But my grandpa was like Mr. Mac-Gyber,
Amazingly fixing all things all-over.
My granda was a well-known painter,
I thought he will repaint and use sandpapers;
When I surreptitiously sneaked into his hut,
He was there recycling all my milk cans.
When everything was done,
He gladly gave it to me with a big hug;
I hurriedly drove it at once,
Down the street and field with so much fun.
"My bike was real a unique one!" I thought.
So different from others in our neighborhood,
Its wailing siren was made up of a cow's horn,
Tubes were made of dried bamboos and corn.
Other parts were still the same,
Like forks, hubs and chainwheel set,
The rest were made up of my milk cans,
They were pedal, brake and seatgear stem.
Handle bars were what I like most,
Converted from the handle of his old plow;
So sturdy and so strong all I knew,
And I can drive it so long in full control.
However, when I travelled quite afar,
Parts were falling one at a time;
Until everything suddenly split apart,
Eventually it dropped and rolled me down.
©2012Leonora Galinta
All Rights Reserved
Date: Aug. 3, 2012
4th Place Winner (My Very First Winning Poem)
Contest: Any Poem of the Week Contest
Contest Judged: 8/4/12
Poet Sponsor: Poet-Destroyer
Copyright © Galeo DS | Year Posted 2012
I love Langston Hughes. I've written about him before. I've written about the Dream Keeper. I love the theme of dreams. You should read his poem, Dreams. However, today, this poem is speaking to my heart. Life is fine...Sometimes we are beset by problems that seem to do us in. Broken hearts...unfulfilled dreams...deceptive people...It's hard. I've lately become very disillusioned with certain people. Saying one thing....and meaning another. Twisting truths. Sometimes I want to give up...BUT LIFE IS FINE!!! ;)
Enjoy this!! You'll thank me later!
Langston Hughes, 1902 - 1967
I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.
I came up once and hollered!
I came up twice and cried!
If that water hadn't a-been so cold
I might've sunk and died.
But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!
I took the elevator
Sixteen floors above the ground.
I thought about my baby
And thought I would jump down.
I stood there and I hollered!
I stood there and I cried!
If it hadn't a-been so high
I might've jumped and died.
But it was High up there! It was high!
So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love—
But for livin' I was born
Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry—
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.
Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!
Copyright © Eileen Manassian | Year Posted 2015
We haven't been formally acquainted
Though your words now travel in me
A picture of harmony you've painted
Love truest, in the very highest degree
Trouble in the midst, but don't stress
Look into the windows of the soul
Therein you'll find your happiness
Where two parts become a whole
Partake of this newfound pleasure
Two rivers now flowing into one
The joy contained has no measure
Warmth radiating like rays of sun
On this road of destiny or now call it fate
To encounter true love, it's never too late
Based on In Deepened Harmony by Nette Onclaud
I do not know you, but your friends desire you back. You must truly be a light and inspiration to them.
Copyright © wayland bunch | Year Posted 2013
There's a lady I know as pretty as primrose,
With innocence of soul,
how I know ----
None whom has walked this wide world 'ere
more lovely than her dimmest delicacy;
The sweet of lavender envious in her passing....
the King-Rose longs her deeper crimson lush,
and divorce he the earth, to marry her but a day;
And death dare not take her
lest he die in her love,
For holy her heart,
where the angels take leave
to but watch mere glimpses of her beauteous art;
with eternal pledges the very ground 'neath her feet
hallowed with heals,
Her wind as cherubin lungs to fill the sails of saints,
a messiah for Epicurus ----
for no ail shall last long in her soothing shadow;
the sun shall not shine
with same vibrance in her leaving,
But the stars align with her remembrance,
and God in all His glory more joyful for her making;
For He made her from His finest silks
and honeys from heaven.....
a mentor for Venus,
(ma belle femme)
Copyright © Keith O.J. Hunt | Year Posted 2014
Bob had been a lonely man ever since
His wife of fifty years had passed.
"Lord, let me join her." he would pray.
"Let this day be my last."
Each day, he went to the cemetery,
Just a short walk down the street.
After their talk, he would water her flowers
And hear passers-by whisper, "How sweet."
One gray and misty morning,
He had hoped for sunnier skies
To plant fall bloomers at her graveside;
But, there, to his surprise…
Stood an old dog beside her stone;
Thin and dirty, but he struck a handsome pose.
He whined as Bob approached, as if to say,
"I could use a friend, you know."
He sat calmly as Bob planted flowers,
Carefully sniffing each one Bob put in place.
Then, after the last one was planted,
He sniffed it; then turned and licked Bob's face.
Bob smiled. "I had a dog when I was young…
Pal…he was a mighty good one too.
So, if you don't mind old fella,
That's what I'll call you."
Pal may have been an old dog,
But he was smart and handsome in his way;
So they made a deal, Bob would give him a meal
And a bath, if he decided to stay.
Pal loved his bath, then rolled in the grass.
He slept on a blanket in the den.
In the night, he dragged it next to Bob's bed.
He intended to be Bob's best friend.
Pal was such a good dog, housebroken too;
Never made a mess or got in trouble.
He knew about newspapers, slippers and Frisbees;
And when Bob called, he 'd come on the double.
Yes, Pal gave Bob's life new purpose.
A special bond of friendship was cast.
And never again did Bob pray,
"Lord, let this day be my last."
For twelve years, the very best of friends,
Together night and day;
And so it was, until one night,
Pal quietly passed away.
Bob held Pal in his arms and wept.
"Oh, Pal…you're the best friend in my life."
Bob talked to Pal, caressed him until he fell asleep;
Then, sometime in the night, Bob finally joined his wife.
The next morning, an old woman,
Tears welling in her sad and lonely eyes,
Brought flowers to her husband's grave;
But there, to her surprise….
Stood an old dog beside the stone,
Thin an dirty, but he struck a handsome pose.
He whined as she approached, as if to say,
"I could use a friend, you know."
He sat calmly as she took old flowers
And put fresh ones in their place.
He carefully sniffed the fresh ones,
Then turned and licked her face.
She smiled. "I had a dog when I was young...
a good one too. His name was Pal."
Copyright © Robert Candler | Year Posted 2014
Anita's eyes were brown.
She was the kindest of angels.
Her speech firm with authority
but reassuring with a glass- like
sensitivity; she seemed to know all.
Prompt as a rooster's first crow,
that's how she is.
She stands like a lioness
ever ready to act, a channel
to prolong the patient's life.
Her heart is a captive cog
of dedicated compassion:
as a wife, as a mother, as a Dean,
Professor, and as a nurse.
She stood always regal in white.
Bearing a sanction of life and death
with each shot made by her gentle hands.
She had Tiger eyes for signs and symptoms;
sponges to absorb order and pressures,
she was simply a lamp for a sick person.
Our batch, she handles with iron fist.
Labeled as "black sheep" – for some of us
are noisy cans but empty inside.
Black sheep but later turned into
the cream of the crop. She stood as
our Samson pillars then despite canyons of
doubts and critiques, our batch defies the odds.
Yet, one day a snapshot happened –
She fainted while teaching.
She was brought to the hospital,
scrutinized and observed like
the frog in my sophomore year.
I was one of the nurses who rendered care.
I watched, how the shining light in her eyes
turned to stormy sadness. I have heard
how her sturdy voice now sounded
a tattered tape only syllables and groans,
no more. Her before supple glowing skin
turned a wrinkled ash — all tautness gone.
Finally, she needs only bags of blood
in two days her life passed my Anita...
Sponsor Thomas Martin
Contest Name Show but Don't Tell
Placed 3rd...
O.E. Guillermo
5:15 pm, May 19, 2015
Copyright © Olive Eloisa Guillermo | Year Posted 2015
I wrote this in memory of my uncle.
Flowers die and pictures fade,attempting
to erase every memory ever made.
Letters are lost while the clouds roll in,
letting the rain pour and the sadness begin.
Feelings are lost and people pass on,showing
us we're the one's who have to be strong.
GOD gives us strength to keep our head held high,
not letting the wonders of the world pass by.
Love everyday and you will see,miracles
happen when you believe.
Nothing can stop you from living your life,
even when the pain cuts like a knife.
Some family we've lost and some still remain,
leaving only love and happiness to be gained.
Some memories fade while the best never die,
leaving you with feelings of wanting to laugh and cry.
People make the biggest impact without even trying,
then everything changes when they are dying.
Ton's of faces get lost in the crowd,
to your surprise certain one's stand out.
GOD gives you love and never leaves you alone,
providing a loving family along with a good home.
Life will bear obstacles and put you to the test,
but you have to be strong and always try your best.
Never back down from any hardship thrown your way,
it will make you stronger until your last day.
Say what you feel in your heart and never back down, even
when your taking your last breath take one last look around.
Angels are singing a song only you can hear,
complete the last part with an open heart,
and absolutely no fear.
Flowers will die and pictures will fade,
but your memory is one that will always stay.
In Loving Memory of my Uncle
You will be missed dearly.
MAY 28th 2012
Copyright © Colleen Bono | Year Posted 2013
The Priest with Spirited Eyes
Heart sees tender giving in those spirited eyes,-
Shared love given to those with great need!
Comforting hearts that hurt but don't bleed,
With love spent in helping as precious time flies
Your healing gently washes away so many lies,
Mercy prevails as you plant that seed;-
Heart sees tender giving in those spirited eyes,
Shared love given to those with great need!
As welcomed as are rain clouds in desert skies
Healing those victims with kindness and speed!
Hearts mended, imprisoned Souls quickly freed,
With tender mercies prevailing and joy in the cries,
Heart sees tender giving in those spirited eyes.
Robert J. Lindley, 07/13/2014
Sponsor Debbie Guzzi
Contest Name - Random Acts of Kindness
A French form consisting of 13 lines: two quatrains and a quintet,
rhyming as follows: ABba abAB abbaA. The capital letters are the
refrains, or repeats.
Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2014
Taken Away
Though they wanted to stay
Christmas just a week away
Not having a chance to say goodbye
Leaving mom and dad behind
Peace and Comfort they need to find
A senseless Act
Wishing they just came back
No words can be said
Hugging my children tighter before they head to bed
Reminding us to cherish life alittle more
Say I love you as you walk out the door
Nothing can fix the damage that has been done
Rest in peace precious little ones
This tragic event is not the first nor be the last
but if we work on change we can put it in the past
Where was God in this senseless act?
Wanting these lives to simply come back
Satan came in his place
Evil layed down his head
Leaving behind pain and dread
Oh' Christmas Tree
Oh' silent Night
Twas evils will in this plight
It shouldn't of happened, especially not this way
So say, i love you before you start each day
Copyright © DINA SCALIA | Year Posted 2012
Mother Teresa
She is the mother of every poor people, injured people, ordinary people...
Always we remember the great news
'Mother Teresa will get the Nobel Peace Prize.'
It was one of the best moment in our life...
She lived in our city Kolkata (Calcutta) .
She ate our Bengali foods.
She loved us so much...
One day, I was twelve years old
I met her at Mother House along with my parents.
I looked at her heavenly eyes.
I touched her sacred feet and hands.
I heard her divine speeches.
I love her innocent smile.
I told her only the sentences,
'You are the mother of the world,
Mother of my parents.
So you are my grandmother.'
My father hesitated. My mother was silent.
Mother Teresa said to me with smile,
Today my eyes are full of tears
Mother, I miss you.
I love you so much....
(Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, which in 2012 consisted of over 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries. They run hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens; dispensaries and mobile clinics; children's and family counselling programmes; orphanages; and schools. Members of the institute must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, and the fourth vow, to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor".
Mother Teresa was the recipient of numerous honours including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. In 2003, she was beatified as "Blessed Teresa of Calcutta". A second miracle credited to her intercession is required before she can be recognised as a saint by the Catholic Church.)
Tribute to My Dearest Daughter
My darling daughter,
Precious child of my youth,
Dearest to my heart -
From that wonderful moment
When I first felt that fluttering of life,
Rhythmically beating beneath my expectant bosom,
I knew that I would unconditionally love you forever.
With deep motherly pride
I helped you develop into womanhood
Watching you become a strong, well-rounded woman.
A loving mother yourself, you are not only a blessing
To your own children and your family,
But you are also a blessing to others -
Those who hurt in life and need care and compassion.
With its ups and downs, life has transformed you,
Challenged, nurtured, matured, and molded you.
You are kind, thoughtful, generous, patient, and understanding,
Unselfishly expecting nothing in return.
You are a wonderful human being -
You are a true angel.
God bless you, my dearest daughter, my love!
Date: 7/26/2014
Entered in contest "Relationships" sponsored by Regina Riddle
Copyright © Kika Ayala | Year Posted 2014
Charmaine means love
Charmaine means happiness
Charmaine means tenderness
Charmaine means sweetness
Charmaine means softness
Charmaine means joyfulnes
Charmaine means gentleness
Charmaine means angel like
Charmaine means purity
Charmaine means truthfulness
Charmaine means angelic
Charmaine means kindness
Charmaine means sensitive
Charmaine means warmth
Charmaine means passionate
Charmaine means delicate
Charmaine means elegant
Charmaine means graceful
Charmaine means fragile
Charmaine means rare
Charmaine means exquisite
Charmaine means all these things
And more...
© Jack Ellison 2015
Copyright © Jack Ellison | Year Posted 2015


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Wow, so I have no idea why I didn't get on DA for a good couple of months. THis happens to me. I think mostly because I got stalled on art projects for school that were all terrible and I didn't feel like I should upload. Or I kept forgetting to photograph my work for upload and now it's turned in to my teachers and I can't upload it anymore. I feel really bad for not commenting on everyone's work for so long. But I guess I'm back now.
Schools's been hard/complicated... I've just been swamped with work. I haven't done any projects I meant to do, like ref sheets for Lora and Tampa, etc.
I'm starting a comic project, Sunshine Dirge.
This means that my new number one focus in my free time is the comic.. I'm serious about this one! It borders on personal, but is still gonig to be fantasy/supernatural/magic-based. It's all about the boundlessness of platonic love, sort of... between these two best friends facing unfathomable odds, death, etc. I don't know, I'm excited about it for the most part. I worry too much about cliches and whatnot. I don't feel like the magicy and melodramtic parts of the story are cheesy or predictable... but they mgiht be. :/ Maybe that's forgivable if I just do the comic well.
I also got sued for the car accident I was in. haha. :/
Sunshine Dirge
endless school art projects
ref sheets for Sunshine Dirge characters
- Listening to: "Wait For You" by The Mountain Goats
- Reading: "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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The secretary of the Army, John McHugh, spoke to soldiers of the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, during a walkthrough of the 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment's tactical assembly area at Fort Bliss, Texas.
The 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, under the guidance of the Brigade Modernization Command, is currently undergoing the third in a series of soldier-led, capabilities assessments and integration called the network integration evaluation, or NIE 12.2, during which they will provide feedback on network and non-network capabilities in order to determine their implications across the Army.
"It's pretty cool when someone from much higher up in the chain comes out to see the soldiers," Sgt. William Wilson, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, who spoke with McHugh, said. "It shows that they care about the soldiers."
Wilson and the gunner of a Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected All-Terrain Vehicle, known as an MRAP ATV, gave McHugh a brief description of the new network systems on the vehicle and their purposes during the evaluation.
"When somebody important makes time from their busy schedule to come visit us like this, it means we have an opinion," Staff Sgt. Darryl Eid, a section sergeant in Company C, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, said, who viewed the visit as a very positive thing. "It means they care what we think."
What the soldiers think about the network and equipment is one of the largest driving-forces behind the NIE, and is a large factor that determines whether or not equipment is purchased and fielded.
"We've helped the Army make some very hard decisions on cancellation of programs, radio systems and others, by providing the kind of feedback they needed from soldiers about what really happened when we evaluated it," Col. Daniel Pinnell, commander, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, said.
The NIE 12.2, which began in late April, focuses on solidifying the current network baseline while adding the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical – Increment 2, the Army's "on the move" satellite-based network connectivity set in a realistic, operational environment as opposed to a controlled test in a laboratory.
"This is one of the most important things, strategically, that this Army has taken up in recent years," McHugh said.
Adding, "At the end of the day, what they do here that makes it particularly unique is that they put the equipment in the hands of soldiers, lets them work with it, then takes their feedback and tries to make sure we're not just fielding something that looks good, but also operationally works well."
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Hi Amber, Is the Symbol RED? try and give an Description of the Symbol, what year is your car? & for your own bank balance do not use the dealers for your problem I will await your answer.
depends on the symbol but I had something similar. The engine would not start and when it did a light came on, so had to stop by the road side and call rescue. In the end it was the "fly wheel sensor" it makes the computer think that the exhaust fumes are building up in the car and so switch off the engine. I was told it could have been the catalytic converter but it the end it was just the sensor and it cost me �70 odd pounds last year not cheap but could have been much much worse. (clio 1.2 52 reg)
Good luck.
It could be what Renault call the Top dead centre Sensor as dankeith said, but that has nothing to do with fumes building up in the car.
The TDC takes a magnetic signal from the Flywheel to tell the spark plugs or injectors when to fire, The small tip on the sensor gets dirty over time so the signal cannot be received.
There is no need to spend any cash on repairing it, the tip just needs a clean.
Question Author
Thank you both for your replies. TWR - my clio is a 51 plate, so about eight years old. The symbol is orange and it looks like the following : a square with a wiggly line going through it, and underneath the square is one wiggly line making two hoops. Hard to describe, the handbook says it stands for Preheating warning light and Electronic fault indicator light.
Many thanks.
Hi Amber, Preheat! Is you car a Diesel? If so, the time it takes to start the car especially now (Winter) makes the derv longer to Ignite Re/Preheat there are 4 on your engine
(If Derv) get the 4 replaced at the same time, it is not a big job can be done within a couple of hrs but again, do not use the dealer's, cost of the total job with parts under a �100.
Question Author
Hi TWR. Sorry its a petrol five door silver 1.2 Clio 16v. Thanks.
Ok Amber I now am looking at Dankeiths answer.
Good Luck.
I don't know the specific answer to your query, but when I had a problem with my scenic electric windows, I was directed here by someone on this site (sorry I can't remember who) and I found the answer to my problem and saved myself a lot of money on a new window motor - maybe your answer is here somewhere too.
That was me annie xx
Thanks toureman - I have gone back to that site a few times for various wee niggles - you have saved me a fortune!!!
Hi, i have exactly the same problem as you with the squiggly line. i've spent �300 on my Clio 1.2 trying to get it repaired and nothing is solving it. what is to do for the best?
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Hi, I have finally got my car fixed - it was a lose wire which had eventually burnt out, which was connected to my immobiliser. Once they found the wire, and fixed it the whole car had to be 're-coded' with the locks, etc. I hope that helps all who have had similar problems and thank you for all your advice. x
unfortunately had the same problem with 53 plate1.2 clio.Either on starting or while driving Amber light comes on. IF at start up IT WONT START but when driving and it comes on the power just drops off. Allready had this TDC sensor fitted for about 150 quid and told if that didnt do it ,possible throttle body fault for 450 , are they having a larff or what ???? HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The current population of Anderson County is 58,585 with the median age of 38. Anderson County's median household income is $41,309, and the average household net worth is $359,444.
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|Median Age
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|33 years
|37 years
Age distribution represents the distribution of the population in Anderson County by age group. In Anderson County, the male-to-female ratio is 35,524:23,061, which is 55% higher than the ratio of Texas, which is 13,467,144:13,630,076. Age demographic data is sourced from census, 2015.
Crime rate index represents the average crime rate for a local area in comparison to nearby areas and the national average. A crime index of 100 represents the national average. Anderson County, has 32% less property crime than Texas, and is 17% below the nation's average. Anderson County, has 11% less personal crime than Texas and when compared to that of United States, Anderson County is 4% below the national average.
Marital status represents the percent of residents in Anderson County that are single, married, widowed and divorced. In Anderson County, 73% of people are married and 27% of people are single. The percent of people married is 1% higher than the ratio of Texas, which is 72%. Marital data is sourced from census, 2015.
Household income distribution represents the distribution of Anderson County income brackets at the household level. Overall, the median household income for Anderson County is $41,309, which is 21% lower than that of Texas ($52,130). Income data for Anderson County is sourced from census, 2015.
Education data represents the highest level of education attained by residents in Anderson County. In Anderson County, 32% of residents 18 and over graduated from high school and 10% completed a Bachelor's degree or higher, which is 19% lower than that of Texas. Education statistics is sourced from census, 2015.


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Feed the beast: 7 practical tips to improve your blog's search ranking
Sep 19th
By Ian Cleary, {grow} Contributing Columnist
There's plenty of talk about the future of search and whether it's as important as it used to be. People now discover content in many places and a search on Google is just one of them.
But with 12.8 billion monthly searches, your blog's search ranking results are still very important for your business. Appearing ahead of your competitors gives you a better chance of attracting more traffic to your website.
Here are seven ways to look down on your competitors on search results!
1. Produce Long Content
Google recently announced that it was going to start rewarding in-depth articles by giving them special placement on search results.
The in-depth articles are mainly displayed for large publishers but Google said it will also consider smaller publishers for these articles.
Here is a search for Social Media Tools. Scroll to the bottom of page one to see the in-depth articles.
To be considered for these articles you need to follow the guidelines provided by Google
This move to promote more in-depth content is a sign of the direction that Google will take in the future.
2. Optimize your content
Yes you still have to do your keyword research and do some basic optimization of your content.
It's not a case of tricking Google. All you want to do is help Google index your content correctly and hope that your competitor is not as smart!
3. Promote Your Content through Blogger Outreach
There is no point in writing great content if no one knows about it.
Blogger outreach is the process of reaching out to relevant bloggers in your niche to let them know about the amazing content you have written. It takes time and effort but if you promote your content to the right people they will link to your content and this will help you in search results.
While you could manually track your efforts with blogger outreach using an Excel spreadsheet, you will find that after you reach out to many sites it will become more and more unmanageable and hard to keep on top of. So here are three tools to help:
- GroupHigh – They have a database of 13 million blogs and a fantastic discovery engine that will help you find relevant bloggers to reach out to. During the search it retrieves an impressive amount of detail on each of the blogs (e.g. Twitter details, Facebook page, contact page, recent posts, etc) saving you a lot of time.
- Inkybee – Inkybee provides a smaller database of blogs than GroupHigh but despite this it is a very useful tool especially if you are new to blogger outreach as it is priced very attractively for the smaller business. It's a new tool that only recently came out of beta so keep an eye on it as more functionality is on its way
- BuzzStream is focused less on blog discovery and more on managing the outreach process. Buzzstream has a range of great features that makes it essential if you're going to reach out on a regular basis, such as email templates, communication tracking, automatic link monitoring, task management, and much more.
Blogger outreach is not about sending mass emails to hundreds of bloggers. It's about being targeted and focused by identifying other great blogs that you should reach out and building relationships with them.
4. Link from Older Content to your Newer Content
When you write a post you should try to find other content on your site that can link to it. Linking to it from other relevant content will improve it's ranking within Google.
At a recent presentation at Content Marketing World 2013, Andy Crestodina from Orbit Media showed how he searched his own site through Google to find relevant content to link to.
For example, if the post is about 'Link Building' then perform a search on Google for blog posts that mention link building in them.
5. Increase your Domain Authority, increase your blog's search ranking
Your domain authority (DA) is a proprietary ranking system developed by Moz that rates your domain (website) between 1 and 100.
If your domain authority is higher than your competitors then you will have an easier time ranking in search results.
To find out the domain authority for you and your competitor, go to www.opensiteexplorer.com and type in the website address, one at a time.
Your next question is likely to be, "How do I increase my domain authority?" so here are three tips:
- Guest blog on high profile blogs that are relevant in your niche. Getting a link back from these sites will be extremely useful.
- Write great content – people will naturally link to you. The more links you have from unique domains improves your domain authority.
- Build relationships with influencers in your niche. They need to know about your content.
6. Guest Post
Your competitor may have a much higher ranking than you and you might not have a chance to compete with them in search results.
One way around this is to find a higher profile site in your niche and guest post on their blog. Make sure they provide a link back to your website in the author bio.
This means your article will have a much better chance of ranking above your competitors.
7. Feed the Beast
Google is hungry for great content. In fact it is insatiable, so feed the beast and give Google what it wants! At the end of the day, quality content is probably still the single best way to drive attention to your blog.
Great content attracts views, links, and social shares — all important elements that will contribute to your authority and search ranking.
How do you beat your competitors in search results? Which of these tips will you implement?
Ian Cleary is founder of Razorsocial, a website that provides sharp insight on on social media management tools. Follow Ian on twitter @iancleary.
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Three dazzling examples that turned online influence into offline results
Apr 16th
There has been a lot of talk about finding powerful word of mouth influencers who can help your business. But once we have identified these influencers, what do we do about it?
Today, I'm going to dazzle you with three examples of people who are setting an awesome example in this area. But first, let me set the stage with a little diatribe about how almost everybody is doing it WRONG.
For some businesses, I have been designated as an "influencer." Tragically, none of these businesses sell beer, cars, or bacon, but that's another story.
As an influencer, I am deluged with offers from urgent strangers through email and Twitter every day. If this is your business strategy, here is the probability that I will connect with you and help you: ZERO. In fact, I won't even open the email.
On the flip side, I will go out of my way to help friends who make an authentic attempt to relate to me as a person and build a relationship. It seems so simple, but 99% of the businesses out there are doing it wrong.
Here are three success stories that I hope will resonate with the thousands of companies out there trying to jump on the influencer bandwagon!
Mining the halls
Last year, a fellow literally came sprinting down a hallway at a conference where I was speaking. "Mark! Mark!" he said. "I just wanted to meet you and say hello. I am a big fan of your blog."
We had a pleasant conversation and when he learned that I was visiting Europe soon, he invited me to have dinner with him in his hometown of Dublin. Which I did!
The dinner led to a tweet-up, the tweet-up led to significant new business opportunities, and the new opportunities led to new customers. For the fellow, I provided a free speaking engagement for him in Ireland, invited him to guest post on my blog, and he secured a coveted speaking slot at Social Slam a few weeks ago — his very first speaking opportunity in America.
You may recognize the now familiar name of Ian Cleary as the person I'm discussing. But this was no isolated or random incident. Ian is a master of converting online relationships into powerful business benefits.
At the recent Social Media Marketing World event, I ran into Ian and asked him how many sessions he had attended and he said "none." At first I was surprised.
"I've been in the hallways," he said. "That's where the conversations and relationships are taking place."
Ian was working hard to turn the weak links of social media into the strong ties that convert into business opportunity. His personal brand is growing quickly through the effort he is putting into his new friendships.
"If there's someone I really want to form a relationship with, I focus on how I can help them," he said. "Everybody is looking for ways to USE the influencers but if you can turn this around and truly help them, that makes it much easier to build a relationship!"
Paddling his way to community engagement
One of the brightest and friendliest of my new connections is an entrepreneur named Andre Niemeyer. Andre, who has been a member of the {grow} community for a couple years, immigrated from Brazil as a college student and has successfully carved a niche for himself in the hyper-competitive digital marketing space in southern California.
He is talented of course, but I believe he stands out in his market through a heart that is authentically kind.
Before the San Diego Social Media Marketing World Conference, Andre put out a Facebook and LinkedIn message to all attendees: "If you're coming in a day early, I would love to teach you how to paddle board. Would you like to try this with me?"
"They didn't have to provide anything," he said. "I had all the boards and paddles. Seven people turned out. We had a great time paddle boarding, which led to dinner and meaningful discussions. Although there were 1,000 people at the conference, every time we saw each other a smile came to my face and we would talk about the 'paddle meeting.' At a conference that large, social transactions often ring hollow. That paddle board group changed that for me and, I believe, the rest of the crew.
"Several members of the group described the activity as the highlight of their trip. I couldn't be more humbled by that, since my purpose was to show some San Diego hospitality and offer an opportunity for more meaningful community building."
Andre is authentically helpful and in a noisy world, people are attracted to that above anything, I think.
Awareness through conversation
While I was in California, I was invited to an "influencer dinner" at a well-known steakhouse sponsored by the company Sprinklr. I was skeptical of being cornered into some kind of sales pitch but decided to attend because frankly, I like steak. Also, I like Jay Baer and I saw that he was attending so I thought, What the heck? I perceived real potential value in the two hours of time this would take and decided to check it out.
It turned out to be a very valuable event. I had an amazing conversation with Intel's Ekaterina Walter, became friends with Paolo Elizaga of P&G, and got to tap into the mighty brain of Lee Odden.
There was no sales pitch from Sprinklr. However this was a very effective influencer event because relationships with companies are formed through interactions over time. I got to meet the folks from the company and I have a positive feeling about the nice environment they created for a group of social media thought leaders. So now, this company is on my radar screen.
Am I willing to open an email from them? Yes. And that is a big step forward, right?
The networking expert. Not.
Making personal connections that result in business benefits is a nuanced art. Here's an example of influencer marketing that backfired.
While I was attending the conference in San Diego, I received a hand-written note under my door with some chocolates. The author of the note expressed a desire to meet me at the event.
I had no idea who this person was — had never even heard his name before. I felt a little creeped out that a strange man had found my hotel room number and was sending me candy under the door.
It turns out that this fellow was a professional "networking expert."
He eventually cornered me and asked if I could do a video interview for his site. I was happy to oblige but it became apparent that this fellow really knew nothing about me, nothing about my books, nothing about my business, and could not even put together a meaningful question to ask me. My perception is that the video was a ruse — like the candy — to provide some nominal value that would make me feel like I needed to reciprocate. Sure enough, when the "interview" was over, he wanted to talk about "next steps." I left feeling disappointed and used.
The difference
Do you see a pattern in the successful interactions?
1) The social web is an amazing opportunity to create small interactions that lead to larger engagements — meaningful relationships and business opportunity.
2) Turning online connections to offline relationships transforms weak links into strong bonds.
3) Offer true helpfulness and real value. Actionable relationships are earned, not bought. We're not idiots. We know when we're being used.
4) At the end of the day, we do business with people who we know and trust, not somebody who is trying to game us. Trust is paramount and needs to be at the foundation of your social networking strategy.
I believe social media (and specifically Twitter) is personal networking on steroids. But the basics remain the same. You still have to earn attention and trust to turn a weak link into a powerful one.
What do you think? How are you networking on the social web? Please add to the conversation!
Case study: Fox Sports connects social media to advertiser revenue
Mar 12th
By Ian Cleary, Contributing {grow} Columnist
Engaging with your fans or followers through social media dialogue, polls and interactive competitions are quite popular, but they are not easily discoverable or linked to revenue generation — These online competitions are generally run in isolation through a Facebook page, website or other social media platform.
Clearly that is the essential goal for any business — connecting all this social activity to business goals. I discovered a great example of success in this area when I caught up with Andrew Hossom, vice president of marketing and consumer insights for Fox Sports Digital (he recently left his position to set up his own consultancy)
Andrew wanted a solution that allowed his marketing team to set up online competitions without any development help. He also wanted to run them simultaneously across many sites on the web and mobile platforms and bring in a sponsor to offset expenses for the opportunity of engaging brands with the fans of FOX Sports.
It was also important to aggregate results across all sites and platforms. So for example, the same leaderboard in a competition would be displayed wherever customers access the site.
Fox launched a suite of apps provided by Voices Heard Media (VHM). Instead of creating a new and sometimes artificial destination site less likely to attract users to competitions, they integrated these apps into the existing channels that consumers were using in addition to the sites of the sponsors. What I like about this approach is that Fox deployed once and the contest data is all coming back to one source without nay artificial manipulation.
VHM provides an easy tool for setting up the competitions and great analytics to monitor results. What surprised me is the sophisticated level of functionality available at a price affordable not just to Fox, but to any type of business. Here's an example of a Quiz currently running on Fox Sports: This quiz was sponsored by CitiBank and can be displayed on many sites across the web – Fox Sports sites, Citi sites, Mobile Sites, Facebook pages. I think this is an interesting application because advertisers are increasingly looking for more than just an impression through a banner ad.
In this case study, the advertiser is providing fun, social engagement in a relevant, integrated, and compelling web experience. Just seems like a much more effective type of sponsorship, doesn't it?
But even if you're not bringing in a sponsor to your web activities, what about offering a discount for your product and service based on the contest participation? Or just collecting the name/e-mail address for another mini competition and then adding this person to your email subscriber database?
What makes this type of innovation interesting is that the industry is starting to push beyond the vanity of fans and followers to integrate revenue generating opportunities as part of our social promotions. And all the data from every channel is put together in one easy to understand dashboard for your advertiser and internal management team.
I like Voices Heard Media as an affordable social media tool that connects the dots between social engagement and customer metrics.
So what is your experience running similar social engagement applications? How have you turned fans and followers into dollars? What other applications have you come across that allow you to engage your customer in interactive competitions wherever they are on the web? We'd love to hear your feedback.
Ian Cleary is founder of RazorSocial an award winning website that provides social media training on social media management tools. Follow Ian on Twitter @iancleary
5 social media tools to kickstart your business
Jan 8th
By Ian Cleary, Contributing {grow} Columnist
As we start into a new year it's a great time to reflect on how we can improve our marketing efforts online. One area that we can always consider is emerging tools to help us be more productive and efficeint. Social media is a moving beast and we need to keep moving with it!
Here are 5 great tools that you can kick-start your business in 2013:
Convert Facebook Fans to customers with Agorapulse
It's very easy to get caught up with the number of fans you have on Facebook but we're in the business of selling our products and services and your time spent on Facebook needs to be rewarded.
If you're on Facebook and you want to take it to the next level invest in a Facebook marketing platform that will help.
Agorapulse is a Facebook Marketing platform which contains a broad range of functionality, including page management, 14 applications and the facility for building up a profile of your fans to help turn these fans into leads and ultimately sales.
Here are three highlights of Agorapulse:
Fan Profiling – As Fans interact with your content and applications, Agorapulse records it and builds a profile. Having this profile allows you to segment your fans so you can target your offers.
Suite of Applications – There are 14 useful applications for a broad range of functionality you can use to interact with your fans and further enhance build the fan profile.
Viral Sharing – All apps support Facebook Open Graph. This means that more friends of your fans will see your content. When you're using applications getting access to friends of fans is where you will reap the benefits and Agorapulse has the necessary functionality to allow you to do this effectively.
Be more social using Nimble
Traditional CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems are dated. More and more of our interaction is with current and potential customers through social media channels. It's important to have a CRM system that reflects that.
Nimble is a Social CRM tool which is tightly integrated with social media channels and helps you manage and grow relationships with your contacts to ultimately leads to sales.
What's particularly nice about Nimble is how it builds up a profile of each user by retrieving their social details across a range of networks including Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn and Google +.
Would you like to see your contacts activity across all these social networks in one place and then have the ability to interact within Nimble? Yes, I thought you might!
Monitor your brand more effectively with Mention
Google Alerts is a well-known, free application that allows you to track mentions of keywords on the web. It's useful but it's not very comprehensive.
Mention is one of the best and most cost effective solutions I have come across. With a small team they have done amazingly well to deliver a web-based app, an iPhone app, and a desktop app that you can use to monitor keywords that are relevant to your brand.
You set up filters based on keywords you want to track and through a really nice interface it displays what it finds.
When you click on any item you see additional information related to the user and the item.
The following shows a filter based on my name that was mentioned on blogs. This identified an article on Mark's blog {grow} that was featured on a blog post from Aaron Lee, based in Asia.
Mention is a very powerful tool with a reasonable price.
Grow Pinterest with Pingraphy
Pinterest was hot in 2012 and is destined to be even hotter in 2013. As you build your presence on Pinterest you'll need some tools that will help.
Pingraphy allows you to upload your pins (pictures you put on a board) in bulk, schedule these items and then view statistics related to how they progress.
If Pinterest is a growing platform for your business check out Pingraphy.
Automate Actions with IFTTT
IFTTT (If this then that) is a useful tool for automating some tasks related to social media. If a particular event happens than another event is triggered.
Most tasks within social media cannot be automated but there are some that make sense. For example, when you create a new blog post it makes sense to automatically share this out on twitter.
Within IFTTT you create a 'recipe'. This recipe contains the source and the destination. When a trigger happens an action configured kicks off.
So for this recipe the trigger is when a new post is published on the blog and the action is a tweet generated which includes the title of the post and a link to the post.
There is a selection of recipes already built that you can use or customize and you can also build your own recipe with a broad range of applications supported.
Social Media is not free. Your time is your most precious asset and Social Media eats into your time. Using the correct tools is only part of your social media strategy but it's an important part.
Are you using the right tools for your business? What are your tool tips for 2013?
Ian Cleary is founder of Razorsocial, a website that provides sharp insight on on social media management tools. Follow Ian on twitter @iancleary
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The first snowfall caught some Torontonians by surprise. The garden next door is still littered with colourful plastic toys, now dusted with snow, while a forlorn-looking garden umbrella sits at half-mast in its holder.
"Geez, I didn't think it would snow so soon," my neighbour ruefully admitted, as the two of us shovelled our respective walks this morning. The weather is supposed to be warming up next week, so likely she'll still have time to gather up everything before serious winter bites.
I took this photograph from my back deck, which gives you some idea of what I look at from my breakfast room. Not bad, eh? When I was a young gardener, I grew loads of flowers and little else. As a consequence, in winter my backyard looked flat, bald and blah. A depressing sight for a housebound young mother with two babies, which I was back then.
But the longer you garden, the more you learn.
Now, there's plenty to gaze at year-round. There are loads of shrubs and small trees for visiting birds to perch on, and quite a few evergreens of various kinds, which tend to take a back seat in summer but come to the fore when the snow flies.
I really like broadleafed evergreens, too, and in this climate (Zone 6) they look good throughout winter. Sarcoxie euonymus (the plain green kind–my favourite) cloaks my fences. This plant takes a while to get established, but once it starts climbing it's great. (In summer, vines such as clematis clamber through it.) And the neighbour whose house is joined to mine has a massive Oregon grape (Mahonia spp.) that sits on our property line and lends its imposing leafy presence all year.
Some of my deciduous plants keep their foliage for a long time, too, such as the columnar beech halfway down the garden and my bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica), which has taken on an impressive size.
There's lots to love about the winter landscape.
The white stuff aside (the first snowfall of winter is always a joy), it's been a rather unsettling week. Last Friday, I found out our major competitor, Gardening Life, is folding. Contrary to what you might think, I am saddened by this, and especially for Marjorie Harris, whose baby the magazine has been since Day One. Ironically, Marjorie and Liz Primeau, our magazine's founding editor, are coming to my house for lunch on Monday. We try to do this once a year, and the date was decided long before this bad news broke. This time, there'll be champagne for sure. I think we'll drink to resilience.
Incidentally, Liz has just written her memoir. It's called My Natural History: The Evolution of a Gardener and is published by Greystone Books. I've reviewed it in our winter issue, and it's a cracking good read. And some of you may not know that as well as being a journalist and author, Marjorie is also a garden consultant. I reckon she'd be a fun person to have advise you on your patch. If you'd like to know more about the services she offers, you can check out www.marjorieharris.com/Flyer/index.php.


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4. Approach and Methodology
The approach and methodology used for the audit were consistent with Treasury Board Secretariat's Internal Auditing Standards for the Government of Canada and Policy on Internal Audit.
PCH strives to maintain a control framework for its IT infrastructure that is reflective of central agency requirements and industry leading practices. Consequently, the following control frameworks were leveraged for the audit:
- Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (CobiT 4.1) framework established by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA);
- Framework of Core Management Controls and Audit Criteria (CMC) established by the Office of the Comptroller General of Canada (OCG);
- Management Accountability Framework (MAF) that sets out the Treasury Board's expectations of senior public service managers for good public service management; and,
- Other criteria, such as audit criteria used by the Office of the Auditor General in its review of Aging Information Technology Systems.
A risk-based audit program was developed using these control frameworks, and audit criteria were established covering areas related to governance, risk management and internal controls. Audit procedures included:
- Review of IT infrastructure related policies, procedures, standards, assessments and reviews;
- Review of strategic plans, IT investment plans, oversight committees' terms of reference and meeting minutes;
- Reviews of Business Impact Analysis, Disaster Recovery Plans, and IT infrastructure-related Human Resources plans;
- Interviews with targeted individuals related to specific IT infrastructure-related processes; and,
- Review, on a sample basis, of IT infrastructure monitoring activities.
The application of these procedures was intended to allow the formulation of a conclusion as to whether the audit criteria established for the audit were being met. Evidence was gathered in compliance with Treasury Board policy, directives, and standards on internal audit, and the procedures used meet the professional standards of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). Standards for evidence were followed to ensure that information is sufficient, reliable, relevant, and useful to draw conclusions and meet the objectives of the audit.
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Join Olympian gold medalist Eric Shanteau at Lake Lanier Islands this Saturday, September 21, 2013 for a full day
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Lake Lanier hosted its last Full Moon Party of the season, and boy was it a doozy! There was
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Fresh from its Tribeca Film Festival premiere last month, new director Jesse Zwick's "About Alex" has been acquired by Screen Media Films. The twenty-something centric drama boasts a trendy cast, including Aubrey Plaza, Max Greenfield, Jason Ritter, Maggie Grace, and Jane Levy.Read More »
Who doesn't want to see more of Max Greenfield, Maggie Grace, and Aubrey Plaza? They all star in Jesse Zwick's directorial debut "About Alex," a comedy about seven college friends who reunite when one of their cadre suffers an emotional breakdown. This film has been a two-year journey for Zwick.Read More »


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- When Monday, November 19, 2012 at 9 a.m.
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Friday, November 23, 2012 at 9 a.m.
- Where New Children's Museum, 200 West Island Avenue, San Diego Map | Website
- Age limit All ages
- Categories Arts, Camps, Family, Holidays, Museums
- Cost $45 - $300
Above: Promotional image of Fall Break Day Camp at New Children's Museum. Courtesy of New Children's Museum.
When school is out, NCM is in!
NCM day camps combine hands-on art-making activities, creative games and playtime in the park with the opportunity for children to think, play and create in the Museum's galleries. Designed for children age four to eight, our fall day camps incorporate festive activities for the holiday season.
Join us to learn unique bookmaking techniques, create delicious baked goodies and participate in artwork projects that take advantage of all that autumn has to offer!
Location: New Children's Museum, 200 West Island Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 Google Maps


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A specialized team, coupled with Avera's collaborative spirit, has brought Genomic Oncology to the Northern Plains. Before, this level of care was available only at large metropolitan national cancer centers.
Led by Brian Leyland-Jones, MB, BS, PhD, Vice President of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, this team offers personalized cancer therapies to patients, based on their individual genomic profile.
Dr. Leyland-Jones is an internationally renowned cancer expert. Before joining Avera in January 2014, he was Director of Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Research. He came to Sioux Falls from Atlanta, Ga., where he was Executive Vice President and Director of the Winship Cancer Institute and Chair of Hematology-Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Leyland-Jones is the recipient of numerous research grants, and has served as principal, co-principal and co-investigator on more than 100 clinical studies.
Q: What is personalized medicine, and how long has it been available?
A: The genome is all the genetic information contained in your DNA, and it serves as an instruction manual for every cell in your body. This book has 6 billion letters arranged in 46 chapters.
Cells are constantly replicating, and the body has its own repair system when something goes wrong. For example, smoking just three cigarettes or sitting out in the sun too long can cause a single genetic mutation. Repetitive exposures will bring cumulative genetic changes that are so great and so rapid that repair processes are overwhelmed.
The science of medicine was transformed in 2001 with the sequencing of the first human genome. That was followed by the sequencing of the first cancer genome in 2009.
We can sequence the DNA in a tumor cell, and compare it to normal DNA in a blood cell. We compare both sequences to figure out exactly what changes took place at the cellular level, and match specific targeted therapy to these changes.
Q: Why is genomic science important in cancer care?
A: Our health is a combination of our DNA and our environment. Our DNA is that inherited "instruction manual" that makes us unique individuals. Our environment is comprised of what we eat, the microbes or chemicals we were exposed to, and so on. Understanding the genetic component is very powerful in identifying what causes human disease.
Q: What patients are you working with at Avera?
A: We work with patients who have all types of cancer, with a specific focus on breast cancer that is metastatic or resistant to treatment.
Q: How is this care different than a typical approach?
A: Doctors typically prescribe cancer treatment based on what we think will work for a particular type of cancer. The trouble is, we commonly don't know until several weeks or months into the treatment whether it's working or not.
With personalized medicine, we can better predict up front what treatments are likely to work, or more importantly, what treatments are likely not to work.
Q: Are there other programs like this in the United States?
A: Yes and no. Genomic oncology programs typically exist at large national cancer centers, and ours is similar in several ways. Yet Avera's program is set apart by several factors. First, most programs use only one type of test – or platform – to find genomic changes. We use multiple tests to be as precise as possible. We're also set apart by the diversity of our team and our collaborative partners, and our aggressive approach to match targeted therapy to genetic changes. We're committed to a 14-day turnaround time whenever possible, when most programs might take up to three months to provide answers.
Right here in the Northern Plains, we are building a genomic oncology program that rivals any other program worldwide. Regionally, there is no other cancer program offering this level of care.
Q: What actually takes place with personalized medicine?
A: Patients are referred to our program, or they can also self-refer by contacting Avera Medical Group Precision Oncology at 605-322-HOPE(4673). If the decision is made to go ahead with genomic sequencing:
Q: Who makes up the genomic medicine team?
A: Our diverse team of experts includes a clinical physician, doctor of pharmacy, research scientists, experts in bioinformatics, nurse practitioners and more. We also collaborate with many of the top experts in the world. Cancer patients we work with have a tumor board of around 40 people looking at their particular case.
Q: What's the future of personalized medicine in cancer care?
A:This type of care is still mostly in the research phase. In the future, it will absolutely revolutionize cancer care. Five years from now, it will be routine for cancer patients to have genomic testing soon after diagnosis, so cancer treatment can be matched to the cell changes early on in the cancer care journey. We are excited that Avera is investing in this field now to offer more hope for treating cancer effectively.
*Coverage for genomic medicine varies among insurance providers.
Dr. Leyland-Jones is an internationally renowned breast cancer expert, a consulting Professor for the Division of Oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine, Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota and Vice President of Molecular and Experimental Medicine at the Avera Cancer Institute.
Dr. Leyland-Jones was most recently Director of Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Research in Sioux Falls, S.D. He came to Sioux Falls from Atlanta, Ga., where he was Executive Vice President and Director of the Winship Cancer Institute and Chair of Hematology-Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. He was named both the Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar.
Dr. Leyland-Jones earned biochemistry, medical and PhD degrees from the University of London. After postgraduate training in London, he completed fellowships in medical oncology and clinical pharmacology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Cornell University Medical College, and then went on to become an Assistant Professor in both disciplines at both institutions. Dr. Leyland-Jones subsequently served as head of the Developmental Chemotherapy Section at the National Cancer Institute, and then as founding Chairman of the Department of Oncology, Minda de Gunzburg Chair in Oncology, Professor of Medicine and Oncology, and Director of the McGill Comprehensive Cancer Center at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.
Dr. Leyland-Jones is the recipient of numerous research grants, and has served as principal, co-principal and co-investigator on more than 100 clinical studies. He has authored and co-authored more than 170 peer-reviewed articles and book contributions, 23 books and book chapters, 286 abstracts and 34 patents.
He holds a doctor of pharmacy degree from Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, and a bachelors of science degree in biology and chemistry from Buena Vista University of Storm Lake, Iowa.
Dr. Williams serves as clinical associate professor for the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, as adjunct clinical assistant professor for the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, and as adjunct clinical assistant professor for the South Dakota State University School of Pharmacy. Over the past five years, he has been involved in nearly 20 research studies, and reviews manuscripts for multiple major medical journals. He has written over 30 published articles and book chapters, and has given numerous lectures and presentations. Dr. Williams also serves in leadership roles on multiple committees for medical and pharmacy organizations including ASHP, ACCP, HOPA, ECOG, and the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties.
Dr. Brian Leyland-Jones, Vice President of Molecular and Experimental Medicine at Avera McKennan, leads the applied genomics team that specializes in scientific and medical aspects of cancer.
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Casey Williams, PharmD, BCOP, is the Director of Molecular and Experimental Medicine at Avera McKennan.
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