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Following in the vast footsteps of that bird, 20th Century Fox has begun work on a Sesame Street movie to at last explore the untold narrative arcs of Grover, Gordon, and a specified letter and number combination.
THR reports director Shawn Levy has been brought on to produce if not direct, the garbled history lessons of his Night at the Museum series having made him studio's unofficial edu-tainment expert. Sesame Workshop--formerly the Children's Television Workshop until someone presumably noticed the child labor connotations--is expected to also be involved in a producer role, while twenty-year Sesame Street veteran Joey Mazzarino has been hired to write the screenplay. Fox has not yet given a comment on the news, so for now, we can continue to pretend the official release won't contain the phrase "edgier side of the street." And maybe Don Cheadle can play Gordon?


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By the box score, Ricky Rubio is one of the worst shooters in NBA history. His career effective field goal percentage (eFG%) of 40.1% through his third season would be 5th-worst among the 1220 players with at least 1000 FGA in the three-point era.
However, digging a little deeper, we see the issue isn't "shooting" per se. Rubio is a well below average jump shooter — his eFG% of 36.8% on shots from outside the paint would put him in the 13th percentile of players who attempted at least 100 close shots and 50 midrange shots last year. Not good, but not historically awful. The thing that sets Rubio apart is his finishing. Or rather lack thereof and you can see it fairly clearly on his shot chart.
His 47.9 FG% at the rim this season was the worst in the league among players with 100 close attempts, and this actually represents a significant recent uptick — through March 1, he was finishing an execrable 44.6% percent of his attempts at the rim. If Rubio were finishing at a league average rate, his overall eFG% would rise to 47.1%, roughly 22nd percentile. In fact, for much of the season, Rubio's inability to finish and the resulting reluctance to even try was a bigger obstacle to the Wolves' offense than his sketchy outside shooting.
As the chart shows, he was not good from the outside (right elbow area jumpers in particular being his nemesis), but decent from the other elbow and actually quite decent from right elbow threes. But that big blob of blue in the middle. Perhaps in part because of the fact that teams have scouted his poor finishing ability, Rubio gets to the rim a lot, 43.7% of his field goal attempts are at the rim per NBA.com, 4th highest among regularly appearing NBA point guards. This is good, unless he continues to be the worst finisher in the league.
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39 Weeks and NO contractions!
I am 39 weeks pregnant and have not had any contractions..is this normal? I have had bad back pains for a few days and some pains that feel like menstrual cramps. I don't know if these are contractions or not because it is not an intense pain like everyone describes contractions to feel.
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My due date is on Friday November 2nd. I have been having light cramps on and off but nothing major. I am going crazy because I am tired being pregnant, so I am hoping that something will happen soon.posted 10/31/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
im due tmrw and I havnt even had braxton hicks contractions NOTHING I feel like shes going to be in there forever !posted 06/04/2012 by alessiahuntington
I may not be helping either, but I had a few questions myself, I just 39 weeks 1 day. Had an apt. Today. Everything seemed to be fine, although my doctor didn't check my abdomen or cervix, by the way I'm expecting my 2nd baby (its a boy) first one was a baby girl born at 38 weeks. I just had a "bloody show", no contractions just lower back pain. I'm not sure what contractions feel like, please help out! They say females know when the time is here, but can I get some help please!!!posted 01/24/2012 by sujeysolismoreno
sounds like contraction to me or a case of bracxton hicks..im 39 weeks and 4 days and havent had any contractions nor bacxton hicks or im not dilated and im starting to fel like she just dosent wont to come out..but good luck hope everything gose wellposted 08/05/2011 by lovinmyson&unborn
I am 38weeks and 3 day pregnant,having contraction at 10 minutes interval,no water no blood yet.though the last baby i had was Cs what do i do,please advice me .The due date is 11th July,2011posted 07/02/2011 by bahn1
I'm 39 weeks also & I have been feeling the same thing .. My doctor said it's just light contractions which means my baby will be coming soon ... So hang in there & good luck :)posted 05/19/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
i am 39 weeks and 4 days and at my visit last friday my doc told me i could be induced this week. got my hope up for nothing. my cervix is still closed and i am having back and pelvic pain and cramps. i have a doc appointment on monday to recheck. .thats my due date. this is my first baby and i dont really know if i am having contractions or if its supposed to be this miserable. i really hope we have this baby soon. i cant even walk without pain anymore. this sucks.posted 02/10/2011 by LScott828
My first I only had the cervical pain in the beginning and no regular or braxton-hicks contractions. My water broke and then I was induced and those contractions they started pretty quickly. So just take it easy I am sure you will get them soon. Best of luck!posted 02/03/2011 by Happy Mom of CJ
I am 39 weeks pregnant, and having painful contractions for about 1 week now and I have noticed a small amount of bloody brownish discharge since the 24th of this month, Is this normal?posted 12/26/2010 by Diang
almost 41 weeks and nothing yet , just a little pain in the back and in my pelvis. i'm getting anxious. thought baby would have been here by now.posted 10/01/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
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Use ingredients you have on hand for the easy marinade that makes these panko-crusted pork chops truly delicious. Serve with our simple Sauteed Beet Greens for a complete dinner.
- 4 pork chops, 1/2-inch thick (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup stone-ground mustard
- 2 tablespoons panko (Japanese-style bread crumbs)
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh marjoram
- 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
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2. Dip chops in honey mixture to coat, letting excess drip off. Place chops on a parchment-lined plate. Place in refrigerator to marinate for 5 minutes.
3. Heat a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Swirl in olive oil. (If the skillet isnt large enough to hold four pork chops without crowding, cook in two batches). Cook chops in hot oil for 3 minutes, until undersides are crisp and browned. Turn chops; cook 3 minutes.
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Triple Shadow Transit Across Jupiter - Oct 11-12
Posted 30 September 2013 - 06:15 PM
I've created preview graphics of the triple shadow event as seen from above Jupiter's north pole and as seen from Earth. They can be viewed at: www.CurtRenz.com/jupiter
Now that Jupiter is beginning to reenter our evening sky, I've resumed publication of my nightly event timetable and graphical array of Jupiter's four Galilean satellites and their shadows. They can be accessed at the same webpage.
Photos and descriptions of the triple shadow transit would be welcome additions to this thread.
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Dave Mitsky
Posted 01 October 2013 - 09:25 PM
Posted 01 October 2013 - 09:30 PM
I'm curious about the impossibility of all four Galilean moons' shadows being visible. Sounds like a math problem...
Due to an orbital resonance a close grouping of all three of the inner Galilean satellites can never be viewed from Jupiter. It's one of the few true solar system resonances and is not merely an approximation. Callisto is not part of the resonance, so its shadow always participates in a triple shadow event.
Posted 01 October 2013 - 11:12 PM
Thanks Curt.
Posted 03 October 2013 - 03:09 PM
Instant added favourite.
Posted 07 October 2013 - 08:59 PM
That's actually pretty amazing.
Thanks Curt.
You're Welcome, Pete. Another part of the reason that triple shadow transits are rather rare is that Callisto must always be involved. It goes through alternating periods of about three years each in which it either can or cannot cast a shadow on Jupiter. We recently entered on of those periods in which Callisto shadow transits are possible. In the cases of the three inner Galilean satellites, they always cast their shadows on Jupiter when they pass between Jupiter and the Sun during each synodic revolution around Jupiter.
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Posted 09 October 2013 - 01:06 AM
OK, Curt, I am always confused by this. I am in Arizona, so we are always on MST. On the evening of Oct 11-12 will the diagram you provided (thank you), will that be the same for Arizona at midnight my time?
Steve Coe
Steve, the diagrams are for 00:00 CDT (beginning of Oct 12) which is 22:00 MST/PDT on Oct 11 or 05:00 UT on Oct 12.
Jupiter will be about 5 AU from us, so the viewing perspective will be nearly the same for all observers on Earth. Events will occur in virtually the same real time for all observers. Of course adjustments must be made for time zone considerations, as in my examples above.
During the afternoon and evening of October 11 you will find precise timing predictions on my Jupiter webpage: www.CurtRenz.com/jupiter
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Posted 09 October 2013 - 03:30 PM
Elevation for me at mid-event is 11 degrees in Toronto... It will be a miracle if the seeing will allow anything to be seen at all.... It will be worse for folks much to the west of me because J. will be nearer the horizon.... Impossible to view in the west half of the continent......
Well then, Dave, I hope you appreciate the challenge.
Indeed, this becomes tougher the further west one is located in North America. Those on the west coast may be unable to see any of the shadow transits, but they should be able to observe some of the transits of the actual Galilean satellites.
Here are my predictions for the transits including partial phases in Universal Time during 2013 OCT 12.
03:24:57 - 05:45:59 UT - #4 Callisto's Shadow
03:28:02 - 06:02:36 UT - #2 Europa's Shadow
04:29:37 - 06:45:41 UT - #1 Io's Shadow
05:46:02 - 08:04:31 UT - #1 Io
06:00:10 - 08:45:43 UT - #2 Europa
15:04:30 - 18:31:25 UT - #4 Callisto
Posted 09 October 2013 - 03:31 PM
After posting I messed around with Sky Map Pro for a few minutes and found it will be up around 8 degrees of a flat horizon...that is not going to work well.
Steve Coe
Posted 10 October 2013 - 11:50 AM
Dave, et al;
After posting I messed around with Sky Map Pro for a few minutes and found it will be up around 8 degrees of a flat horizon...that is not going to work well.
Steve Coe
Are you sure? I live in New Mexico, and using Stellarium, I computed that Callisto's shadow will begin crossing Jupiter around 10:24pm, Mountain Time. Jupiter will then be about 20 degrees above the eastern horizon, about even with Pollux. Not sure which Time Zone that Arizona is in, but if you have a clear horizon, you should be able to see all three shadows, if you stay up late enough. (If I'm wrong, please correct me :-)
- Roy
Posted 10 October 2013 - 01:15 PM
so, EDT 0100, CDT 0000, MDT 2300, PDT 2200.
At that moment the altitude of jupiter is as follows for these cities:
Toronto, 11 deg
Chicago, 5 deg 44'
Oklahoma city, -3 deg 26'
Tucson, -14 deg 25'
Los angeles, -17 deg
+/- 30 minutes is about +/- 7.5 degrees to the above numbers. Ignoring your latitude.
People in Eastern N. America are favored for this event and the further east, the better.
The triple event only lasts from 0432 to 0537 UTC so 0500 is a good mid-point estimate.
Dave, with citations from Sky safari Pro and the 2013 Handbook of the RASC.
Posted 10 October 2013 - 02:13 PM
The triple event only lasts from 0432 to 0537 UTC so 0500 is a good mid-point estimate.
Pete, by my calculations those times are essentially for when the centers of the shadows will be on the limb and terminator of Jupiter's apparent disk. The times I gave in my earlier post include the partial phases when only an edge of a shadow touches the lit disk. On October 11 my Jupiter webpage will include a complete timetable of both the partial and total phases. My calculations are based on the high accuracy theory of the Galilean satellites by J.H. Lieske as reproduced by Jean Meeus in "Astronomical Algorithms". I invite observers to verify the accuracy.
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Here's a photo of the event emailed to me by my Belgian astronomical author friend Jean Meeus. It was taken by his friend Bart Declercq in Belgium this morning at 05:03 UT.
Very nice.
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I work for a long time with MVC but isn't assured that correctly I use this pattern in iOS.
This is my understanding and source code which i use for divisions on model view and controller.
Model (for example - class MyModel) Model this is my data. I use model for defined calculation, data acquisition from the Internet and further I notify the controller on changes in model for example through the NSNotificationCenter.
Controller (for example - class MyController) The controller can directly contact the request of its model data, and go directly to the display in view.
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Amateur solo pipers joining CLASP will have the opportunity to compete in a series of graded competitions throughout the year and their standings will be maintained in a league table.
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Texas Chainsaw 3D Poster Reveals Familiar Face Of Horror
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The idea of seeing a Texas Chainsaw massacre film in 3D isnt appealing. Leatherface and his inbred, hillbilly relatives always struck me as grotesquely authentic and, unlike Jason or Chucky, able to step off the screen and into my theater. The separation between the theater screen and the audience provided slim comfort. All I had to do was stay out of rural Texas and Id be fine, right?
Well, Lionsgate is rebooting the franchise with a 3D edition that reaches theaters in January, and theyve got a new poster to help sell audiences. And as you might have guessed, its hauntingly macabre and nightmarish. We have it in our gallery. Enjoy:
John Luessenhop directs this new Texas Chainsaw (which drops the Massacre), following Heather Miller (Alexandra Daddario, Hall Pass, Percy Jackson & The Olympians) on a trip back to Texas to collect an inheritance. There, she encounters a chainsaw-wielding maniac. Body parts fly.
The IMDB list suggests, though, that Luessinhop will reference Chainsaw movies of the past. While Dan Yeager is credited with playing Leatherface in this updated, 2013 version, vintage Leatherface actor Gunnar Hansen who originated the role back in 1974 will appear in archival footage. Its unclear just how this new movie will attempt to connect to the multiple Massacre movies of the past. But were guessing that so long as Daddario is running around a cavernous, dusty maze as she avoids the whirring blade of Leatherfaces power tool, the fans of this often-disturbing horror franchise will be pleased.
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Freedom in the World 2011 - Kiribati
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Capital: Tarawa
Population: 99,000
Political Rights Score: 1 *
Civil Liberties Score: 1 *
Status: Free
A report released in February 2010 by an independent commission from New Zealand found that the Kiribati government did not have sufficient resources to adequately respond to a July 2009 ferry accident that killed 35 people. In November, President Anote Tong hosted an international conference on the rising sea levels that continue to threaten Kiribati's existence.
Kiribati gained independence from Britain in 1979. The country consists of 33 atolls scattered across nearly 1.5 million square miles of the central Pacific Ocean, as well as Banaba Island in the western Pacific.
Chinese military ambitions in the Pacific and competing offers of development assistance from China and Taiwan have been major issues in Kiribati politics. President Teburoro Tito's refusal to release details about a 15-year land lease to China for a satellite-tracking facility led to the collapse of his government in 2003. Opposition leader Anote Tong was elected in 2004 to replace Tito, and he immediately terminated the Chinese lease and restored ties with Taiwan.
In the August 2007 parliamentary elections, independents took 19 seats, followed by Tong's Pillars of Truth party with 18 seats and Tito's Protect the Maneaba party with 7 seats. Tong secured a second four-year term in the October 2007 presidential election.
Tong has vigorously called for international attention to the growing threats his country faces from rising sea levels and dwindling fresh-water supplies. He has warned that relocation of the entire population may be necessary if ongoing climate change makes inundation inevitable. New Zealand has pledged to accept environmental refugees from Kiribati, and some have already moved there. In November 2010, Tong's government hosted the Tarawa Climate Change Conference, which brought together nations threatened by rising sea levels and major economic powers – including China – to jointly call for immediate action at the United Nations.
The government is the main employer, and many residents practice subsistence agriculture. The economy depends considerably on foreign assistance and overseas worker remittances, and the state generates a small sum from selling licenses to foreign fishing fleets. Interest from a trust fund built on royalties from phosphate mining has balanced the national budget and kept the country debt free. Nevertheless, an Asian Development Bank report released in December 2010 warned that Kiribati was facing serious pressure on its national budget due to poor trust-fund performance in recent years and a reduction in remittances due to economic troubles abroad.
Government performance fell under scrutiny in February 2010, when New Zealand's Transport Accident Investigation Commission released a report into a July 2009 ferry accident off Maiana Island that killed 35 people. The investigation found that the Kiribati government had no search-and-rescue plan in place and lacked sufficient resources to adequately respond to the accident.
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Kiribati is an electoral democracy. The president is popularly elected in a two-step process whereby Parliament nominates candidates from its own ranks and voters then choose one to be president. Forty-four representatives are popularly elected to the unicameral House of Parliament for four-year terms. One additional member is nominated by the Rabi Island Council, and the attorney general holds a seat ex officio. (Although Rabi Island is part of Fiji, many residents were originally from Kiribati's Banaba Island. British authorities forced them to move to Rabi when phosphate mining made Banaba uninhabitable.) The president, vested with executive authority by the constitution, is limited to three four-year terms.
Political parties are loosely organized and generally lack fixed ideologies or formal platforms. Geography, tribal ties, and personal loyalties tend to determine political affiliations.
Official corruption and abuse are serious problems, and the government has not shown a commitment to addressing them. The number of businesses owned by mainland Chinese has rapidly increased in recent years, raising concerns over possible corruption in granting immigration status to Chinese investors and other legal wrongdoing in overseeing foreign investments. Kiribati was ranked 91 out of 178 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Freedom of speech is generally respected. However, the government occasionally restricts opposition criticism. Newspapers can be prosecuted for criminal offenses but cannot be deregistered by the government. Kiribati has two weekly newspapers: the state-owned Te Uekara and the privately owned Kiribati Newstar. Churches publish several newsletters and other periodicals. There are also two radio stations and one television channel, all owned by the state. Internet access is limited outside the capital due to costs – the highest in the Pacific – and lack of infrastructure.
There have been no reports of religious oppression or restrictions on academic freedom. The expansion of access to and quality of education at all levels, however, is seriously restricted by a lack of resources. Secondary education is not available on all islands, and there is a shortage of qualified teachers.
Freedoms of assembly and association are generally respected. A number of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are involved in development assistance, education, health, and advocacy for women and children. Workers have the right to organize unions and bargain collectively, though only about 10 percent of the workforce is unionized. The largest union, the Kiribati Trade Union Congress, has approximately 2,500 members. The law provides for the right to strike, though the most recent strike was in 1980.
The judicial system is modeled on English common law and provides adequate due process rights. It consists of the high court, a court of appeal, and magistrates' courts; final appeals go to the Privy Council in London. The president makes all judicial appointments. Traditional customs permit corporal punishment, which can be used to discipline boys for criminal activity. Councils on some outer islands are used to adjudicate petty theft and other minor offenses.
A 260-person police force performs law enforcement and paramilitary functions. Kiribati has no military; defense assistance is provided by Australia and New Zealand under bilateral agreements.
Citizens enjoy freedom of movement, though village councils have used exile as a punishment.
Discrimination against women is common in the traditional, male-dominated culture. Sexual harassment is illegal and not reported to be widespread. Spousal abuse and other forms of violence against women and children are often associated with alcohol abuse.
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a lot of these would make wonderful textile prints!
I could sit here all day and just add em all to s. On the other hand, I think I will just watch ya, catch your new stuff, and do more fav mobs when the mood strikes
I'm currently going through all my deviations so that the aspect ratios are correct for items that are for sale. Not all work will be offered for sale so I'll consider making some of those available for full size download. The file sizes would be even larger but for dA's restrictions maximum 80MB and 18000x10800 I can produce images as large as 30720x23040 or nearly 708 Megapixels.
I love your beautiful fractals! Too bad you're not really giving them away any more (since last October). I can understand your wanting to make some bucks on your art, but couldn't you also give away the occasional huge image for your fans? (BTW, in case you didn't know, your images are the largest fractal file sizes on dA!)


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So far in the Iowa- Michigan St. game, Steve Lavin has referred the Hawkeyes as Iowa State, and Ohio State. I'm sure Hawk fans really appreciate that! On a side note, Michigan St. is as bad as I have seen them in a long, long time.
Lavin should remember Iowa State as the team that beat his head in in 2000.
Lavin is definitely better in the studio than he is calling a live game. Plus in the studio we get to see his pretty hair more, by far his best quality as a college hoops "expert."
Originally Posted by CrossCyed
Lavin should remember Iowa State as the team that beat his head in in 2000.
That was an AWESOME game for Cyclone fans. We did beat their heads in. I loved it.
Michigan State looks pathetic...yet they are only down 4 at half...on the road.
They have quite a few injuries and Drew N. has had the flu all week.
Iowa will **** it down their legs.
Pukes up 11.
iowa played well tonight. even if MSU is down in talent or whatever, UI's defense was the ****.
Sure they let them back in.. but that isn't the players fault.
IU should make the dance and place 4th or better in the B11.
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I wonder if Iowa just got off to a very slow start - they're playing much better now.
Will be interesting to see if Alford has one of his typical major slumps sometime during the season.
How much hair gel do you suppose Lavin needs per telecast??
I loved the part when he referred to the home team as Iowa State!
Iowa is going to really struggle on the road, even against the weak sisters in the lower echelon of the Big 11. Count on it!
I thought I heard something yesterday how MSU was a little banged up with injuries right now. I still think Iowa will have it's ups and downs in the Big 10 like they always do. Probably beat the teams they shouldn't then lose to ones they should beat like usual. If Smith or Haluska gets injured (not wishing this on them but just being hypothetical) they would really have a hard time I think.
Originally Posted by Prone2Clone
That was an AWESOME game for Cyclone fans. We did beat their heads in. I loved it.
If I remember correctly the UCLA game was the time that Marty "tirade" Tyrell picked the Bruins to beat Iowa State baaaaddddd!
Yeah old Martha...oops sorry marty was Wrong Wrong Again! Does this guy ever get anything right?
Listening to Lavin reminds me of listening to Doug Gottleib, terrible. But he does get bonus points for calling the pukes Iowa State! Some of you hit it right on the button, MSU is not very good, didn't look like they had much basketball skill at all, but man, they do play hard.
Go Cyclones!!
**** Iowa!!
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As I gaze into the mirror after a cup of tea
confusion reigns supreme
a man half my age is staring right back at me
he looks familiar - a real handsome fellow
I have seen him before - but forget his name
That woman who calls me darling - I forget her name
why has she not made my cup of tea! Makes me mad!!
Told me it is summer - Can't wear 7 jumpers
What is wrong with that??
Told me I left the house key in the fridge
think she is confused, so blames me
Crazy woman told me I got lost last week
can't go out alone, so now I depend on her
Where is that thing that I put my money in
that man on the phone wanted money
I should call him
Oh damn! How do you use this thing???
Where is my cup of tea? Damn woman!
Why are tears rolling down my face?
My emotions so erratic - all over the place
Where is that thing to wipe my eyes?
What happened to that thing to do my hair?
Where is my wife I need her - I feel disorganized
Bewildered - who were those people at the dinner table?
Perplexed and suspicious of those around me
Baffled by what is going on with me
A shadow of the man I used to be
What is happening to me?
Help me
someone please help me
I have fallen into a dark abyss
Where is that woman with my cup of tea!!!
18 November 2015
Mirror of Memories 'Alzheimer's' - Poetry Contest by Tammy Reams
Progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age, due to generalized degeneration of the brain. It is the commonest cause of premature senility.
Copyright © Silent One | Year Posted 2015
Wait for me when I get back,
just wait for me…
I rub my weary eyes, as I write this
hoping you'll understand,
hoping you'll take our memories with you
as we travel on different roads
until that day comes
when I find that path
that leads me back to you…
I was forced on this journey, and so were you.
Neither of us wanted this, but maybe this is what we need.
Now I truly am lost, and my eyes wander off…
Everything's a blur now, and I grasp at cotton candy clouds
sugar crystals sticking on my warm fingers, and that is all.
Copyright © binibining P.oiNkk | Year Posted 2012
Like lone wolves in the night
you and I….
that through the darkness
we still hunger for justice
and for truth in all things
We want harmony
and enlightenment
To find ourselves
at peace…..as one within….
Capture the green
Feel it swirl and beckon
Verdant and healing
Complete forgiveness
Absolution from the guilt
and from the memories
Release and breathe
Let it flow……
Yes, you and I are connected
Through the regret and remorse
We search and we find light
On a path to illumination
for teaching and learning
and understanding
Love……pure and true
Acceptance of self
results in balance
and expansion
Being at one with Gaia
(and her precious gifts)
Achieving planetary consciousness
Us…..we have found
true ability to connect
to the soul of another
True augmentation of self
A home in the higher dimensions
A place that is safe to sleep
Let us dance, my love
My lone wolf…
Let us connect through spirit
(We have shed the black)
Through touch
and heart
Be mine in all things
Forever and always
You are my HEART
Copyright © Christie Moses | Year Posted 2009
Peace to all of the inhabitants within and without the universe
Respect to all existence both stagnant and dynamic
No desire to understand only to observe and appreciate
Those who've sought understanding have greatly misunderstood
They intend to change (upgrade) and will inevitably spike altercation
Disrupting and forever corrupting universal equilibrium
Effort to become God the creator and healer of all is the cause of disruption
Persevering disabling efforts to be God with the determination of correction is the cause of infinite corruption – the effect of cyclical disruption
"____ heals all wounds"
No human is able to fix
We are only able to use
An attempt to restore is abuse
"____ heals all wounds"
Copyright © JustcallMe Britt | Year Posted 2013
I gave you a balloon,
It held my life inside.
Within a shiny rubber tube
components of my soul aligned,
a sign,
I became something new
for you...
Each speck
a tickle upon my breath,
a tiny bubble
of nuanced personality;
The strengths of me debrided
the secrets of my lungs,
pink and untold
for you to confide,
ease trouble
in eyes before me.
were you astute?
Could your mind compute
the depth
of the beautiful find
floating before you?
You bent,
my unique particles ended
their show of strength
broken in length;
You twisted,
crushed and divided
my dreams subsided...
Molded to an unrecognizable form,
I became your norm.
Though you never knew,
my secret hope to survive
my own gift
thrive and lift,
lay within you.
Your grip thirsted control so long,
the pieces of me left burst
to skitter away in song
among soaring clouds,
leaving shrouds of pain
grounded and gone...
Flying far from the land
one beautiful day,
from you
and the broken balloon that laid
in your hand.
Copyright © Michele Nold-Godleske | Year Posted 2006
It afflicts king and queen alike.
Brought to the castle
by the master of infildelity.
He moves smoothly from one to the other.
He swiftly takes them
as is his right, he believes.
Only to have his fill
from the fair maiden
to the sullied trollop.
He sees them all equally
in his adventures.
He spreads his curse
from one to the other.
It robs it's victims
of their eyes and senses.
Over the years, it slowly degrades
their intelligence and lives.
It can bring down the greatest Empires
if given enough time.
Copyright © linda smith | Year Posted 2007
I'm losing my mind in a hurry!
Maybe, maybe, losing the mind is letting it find itself
or maybe, i'm just crazy
I keep running with anticipation, with heart open and judgment closed
[I discover most superbly this way]
Foolishly Dropping it, hoping that it'll pick up something useful
On sidewalks, books, table-top salty discussions,
Sometimes in filth letting it pervade the crevices
And when I tidy it, sometimes
It doesn't all come out, but I try my best
Ever so often, after a new dish soap and scrubbing gloves
it comes out cleaner then it ever was,
With spicy remains of the crude yet true substances
Chunks fall out where the glue of stability erodes
I know that I am fond of it this way
So I can put them back together
With my own fingers
Organized C H A O S
Instead of the media's, my peers, my parents, piloting
The pivotal pieces
I let them descend tenderly into location
In my own decimal code
I constitute the regulations here
This belongs to me, my only
Safe place
It doesn't matter to me if life doesn't flow
If it's jagged or slow, here
I don't care
If insanity is the real sanity
Or that distinctive is incorrect
This is my society and I shape it as I please
Seeing as it only affects me
As long as my mind is
In flurries of expansion
I don't really care if it's lost at all
Copyright © Bella Cardenas | Year Posted 2007
Pink- Pink- Pink-
Every peak has its own attractions,
Like the mountains,
The mounts of a woman,
Have always remained,
Her pride possessions. 01
It has the charms,
More intoxicating than wine,
As it reveals the beauty,
Of a woman's alluring binds. 02
These mounts gives,
The wings of imagination and colors,
In the mind of an artist,
And they arise the passion,
In lovers mind.03
Their rise and fall,
Has shaken great empires,
Under their cool and peaceful shade,
The dreams of a child form shapes. 04
Its serenity has given birth,
To most pious and holy figures on Earth,
And their warmth have shaped the dreams,
Of many powerful kingdoms on Earth.05
They feed life giving milk,
To every new born light,
Every time they laugh and cry,
These lofty mounts,
Help in forming shapes,
When the child begins its story. 06
But these pride possessions,
Of a woman,
These lofty inspirations,
Of Poets, Writers and Artists,
These magical charms
Which often become more attractive,
Than the face of a woman,
Are facing,
A wide spread pollution,*
Which is the unwanted gift of
Modern living and
They are also the gifts,
Of worst living habits,
Adopted by thousands,
and millions of woman,
As they fall prey,
Before the charms,
And shows of modern generation. 07
Many such wonderful women,
Who are in the grip of this pollution,*
Have brought this curse on them,
Mostly because,
Of their own follies and errors. 08
Many such suffering women,
Can really get rid of,
From the curse of this pollution,*
If only they can show,
The courage to adopt,
The natural way,
Of living and breathing,
Possible under the boon like shade,
Of real Yoga. 09
The reasons,
Of the distortions,*
Of their pink pink ribbons,
Are mainly the results,
Of their own creations,
And these results,
Are not something,
For which,
One should blame,
The destiny or God every time. 10
Some of the serious reasons are,
Not caring rightly,
For one's own pride possessions,
And the lack of,
Physical manipulations.
Not keeping,
A cool and calm mind,
And eating,
From morning till night,
All the junk foods and wine. 11
And working,
Beyond all time limits,
While stressing,
your peaceful mind. 12
Running and more running
To catch others,
So that you may not leg behind. 13
And madly crying,
For more and more wealth,
Even if you have sufficient,
For your life time. 14
Are the reasons,
Which invite the pollution,*
To sow its rotten seeds,
To spoil,
The enchanting valley,
Which exists,
Amid the mounts of,
Pink pink flowers. 15
The pollution,*
Can still be derived out,
With the little practice of Yoga,
But it remains untouched,
And unsung about,
By most of the modern women. 16
These otherwise elegant women,
Regularly face the problems,
Of distress,
Lack of peace,
And sound sleep.
Which ultimately take away,
Their happiness,
And coolness of mind,
Resulting in strengthening more,
The un sprouted seeds of pollution.* 17
Still it is not too late,
If they can only change,
Their life styles,
Their eating and drinking habits,
And adopt from today,
The way of natural living,
By adopting,
The boon like Yoga. 18
As the practice of Yoga,
Not only add years to your life,
But life to your years, as well. 19
Kanpur India 15th Nov. 2012
*Pollution- The other name of Cancer.
Those who want to share their views on My above Poem may
write to me on my yahoo mail id: email@example.com I
would welcome your brief comments and if possible I will reply
you. Thanking you in anticipation. Ravindra K Kapoor
Inspired by Poet Destroyer I am dedicating this Poem to all those women of the world, who are facing any such problem of Pollution* And to those also who are not facing it, so that their life my feel the joy of living under the blessings of Yoga.
TO OVERCOME OR TO TAKE PRECAUTION ON THIS PROBLEM UP TO SOME EXTENT- ONE CAN START WITH ANY ONE OR TWO OR THREE OR ALL FIVE OF THE SIMPLE YOGA EXERCISES I HAVE GIVEN IN MY 'YOGA IN POEM' SERIES 1 TO 5 ON POETRY SOUP IT- SELF. YOUR COMMENTS WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED. http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/poem_detail.aspx?ID=490745
IMPORTANT NOTE: The best effects of Yoga can only be obtained if it includes the main exercises of essential 'PRANAYAMA' otherwise it wouldn't yield the desired results and PRANYAM should be learn properly first. Ravindra K Kapoor
Copyright © Ravindra K Kapoor | Year Posted 2012
Seaweed waves upon my hair,
an empty grave in a maggots lair.
The taste of death is what I crave.
Don't forget the pretty flowers on my grave.
I sleep under a sycamore tree,
waiting for a miracle to rescue me
My days have been out numbered,
counting every link on my chain.
My guilt will cause you pain,
for laughing at my imperfection ways.
Alive and dead in this disease body called hell.
We are now connected, in a way I'll never tell.
Now I grin at the power you can't decline.
A forever gift that will rot down your spine.
The real question in my rhyme.
Is this curse yours or mine?
Copyright © Poet Destroyer A | Year Posted 2011
"I Do Believe"
The purpose of LIFE is to {Living In Faith Ever}
to enrich God within us
to an optimum level
so that We as Humans
can be guided by God
to fuel out brothers and sisters
with the same driving force
to connect with the living God,
to His existence and
to See the Invisible,
Believe the Incredible, and
to Receive the Impossible
to our everlasting journey
to Heaven.
Rev. Samuel Mack
Copyright 2013
Copyright © Rev. Dr. Samuel Mack | Year Posted 2013
He was always so happy
strong and bold.
He'd give you the shirt off of his back.
He had a rough life
growing up through the depression,
but like he always does,
he got through it.
He has two boys, of whom he is so proud.
Moved from Regina, to Victoria.
He had the best life anyone his age could have wanted.
But ever since his wife died,
he has not been the same.
But like he has always done,
he got through it.
Mind slipping,
just a little forgetful.
That's how it always starts out...
But like always, he powered through it,
until now...
He is not the same person that I used to know.
He been sentenced to the prison in his own mind.
Possessed by the thoughts of his dogs ashes.
He likes to play the blame game,
but we know he doesn't remember that it was him.
He wakes up in the night
shaking with pain,
tears streaming down his face.
There is nothing we can do,
Oh well...
Two more tylenol.
Hold on to hope
for as long as you can,
It's only a matter of time now.
He gets vocal, a very loud tone.
He'll block you in your room
and make false accusations
But we know that it's the pain induced monster in him.
Tick tock, tick tock...
You can't handle the stress anymore
you have to leave.
Just hope for the best,
maybe it will get better.
Surprise, it doesn't.
Your denial is foolish, everyone knows
what happens next.
All results of
Copyright © Laura Hamilton | Year Posted 2013
The rainbow of reason ends
With a pot of gold and jabberwocky.
When hippocampus dwells in solitary,
forgotten dormitories
of the expatriated mind.
In planned visits
To familiar spaces,
When elapsed faces are still hailed with fervor,
and hasty,
vivid candor,
As though they had never gone.
Deep in thought
In cavernous bowels tangled lost,
Remote repartees recurring restlessly.
and ever leery
of echoing footsteps anxiously nearing, as though someone might overhear.
As even eyes fail to mirror
The twilight of past vigor,
Speaking in feeble voices muddled beneath walls,
beneath walls,
beneath walls,
beneath walls.
Walking politely in ancient, and empty, imaginary halls.
The stars stop still and unfleeting
Listening to last breaths, and the heart's last beating,
To hearken timid last words from the past's last illusions,
past apparitions,
past veritas
past delusions,
Where celestial alae still go a-flutter with lost aspirations.
When the frail hand that once held and sheltered
Cannot even rattle dandelion clocks,
Or crush delicate imago wings into dust,
and caress,
and feel,
and touch,
Save for Elysian veldts
Where the rainbow of reason ends.
Copyright © Ryan Caidic | Year Posted 2008
R.I.P. William Dale Eubanks
d. July 1, 2012, aged 68 yrs., Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee
Death came as no surprise
the first Sunday in July;
it claimed you, on a ridge in Tennessee,
with kin who took you in and waited with you
through the last hard days.
You kept what fears you had well hid,
did not betray with loud complaint
the fate you could not but know awaited.
A smile, a joke, a hug – exotic meals –
And genuine interest greeted all you met.
And you were, certainly, never boring
but well-traveled and smart
beyond the telling.
We'll miss your wit, your bright demeanor,
and will remember all you freely gave ---
and what you took from us
with your passing.
Copyright © Leo Larry Amadore | Year Posted 2012
Ana's taught me to count
not in numbers but calories
with a yolk-yellow calorie handbook.
The calories pulse with a heartbeat.
They are not dead and number-flat;
they whisper and breathe, real and alive.
A pebble-heavy potato = 105.
She's grey-gaunt, spinning herself thin,
this mirror woman staring back at me,
anaemic-pale and flower-frail.
But fat silently seeps, oozes greasily
beneath jutting hips, contaminating,
expanding like some monstrous child.
Consumed by the rituals of chew-and-spit -
food without guilt and regret, no threat,
no unctuous slippage of calories down the throat.
But hunger escapes from the body's bone-cage;
my tongue tingles for texture and taste,
craves chocolate's dark velvet melt.
"Eat," my body pleads.
"Resist." Ana stabs my ear with a knife twist.
Eat. Resist. Eat. Resist. Eat. Resist.
The fading scar on my left wrist
where I tried to cut out calories
is the silvering slash of a grin.
And Ana's still smirking, skewing reality,
sneering "You'll never cut yourself free from me."
3 a.m., bloating in the bathroom's mirror-bright gaze,
one pound gained; the scale's needle
jabs hard into catastrophe's red haze.
Ana's on her knees beside the toilet, guilt-goading me,
forcing unforgiving fingers down my throat.
Cardiac arrhythmia.
My heart flutters like a flickering bulb,
stutters like my tongue
searching for words to voice a lie.
Ana tightens the puppet strings,
pulls my marionette mouth
into shapes that say: "I'm not hungry."
"I've already eaten today."
Her voice is snake-hissy
slithering into my ear:
"How many calories? How many calories?"
Insistent, scratching my bone china mind,
screeching like nails down a windowpane.
Drifting dizzily through pangs and pains,
giddy with the headiness starvation brings,
air-light and feather-floaty.
My thoughts could take off like birds.
Always cold.
The Arctic gusts in
and I'm blown to bone.
My arms are winter branch brittle;
wrists could snap with one tap.
I wobble on frangible twigs
that barely pass for legs.
Ketosis: a sour apple smell
clinging acidic on breath and skin.
Hair strands are falling: spider web threads,
wisps and glints of coppery red;
autumn filaments floating off into empty space...
Drip. Drip.
I'm tubed and taped -
the needling invasion like soul rape.
A fattening elixir
of nutrients and glucose is cannula-fed
into my winter-blue veins.
Ana's jabbering on the end of the bed,
swinging matchstick legs,
her bone-brittle voice word-jabbing me:
disgusting, pathetic, obese.
They've stuffed me with Prozac,
fed me Diazepam,
in a desperate bid to turn her volume down.
Gauzy morning, a hollow dawning:
I must play the hunger game,
consume just enough to gain.
Discharged, I'll count my days
not in numbers but calories,
guilt-grubby and grubbing
for the killing crumbs,
spinning myself thinner
till Ana frees or kills me.
Copyright © Charlotte Jade Puddifoot | Year Posted 2014
Yoga in Poem - A novel attempt 01/ Many
YOGA is a priceless gift given by great ancient Indian
saints for every human being through Vedas. I am
trying to bring one step each week before all my
known and unknown friends of Poetry Soup and for
other viewers for a glimpse of this treasure of India,
which in fact is a gift of Good Health
for the entire humanity.
Meditation Step 01
Meditation remains
The essence of healthy living
And the most precious
Gift given to humans
By the Almighty God.
We think and think
And puzzle our mind
With ideas and emotions
With worries and
Irrelevant thoughts.
This goes on in our minds
Ever since we find that
We have grown-up
To know and understand
And to behave with
The world.
But unfortunately
From that very time
We unknowingly start
Worrying also and
Not only during daytime
But even
When we are in sleep.
This never ending
Row of worries and worries only
Sometimes for reasons
And often without a season
Have become a habit
To lament
On what we have and
More on,
What we do not have.
This constant
Lamentation and pondering
Brings and form shape
A Free Gift for all of us
In the form of slow poisoning
Which we inhale and drink
Every day and every moment
When we breathe and talk
When we love or walk
When we behave and misbehave
When we are in a haste and
Even when
We lie on a cot
Or when we fight
Without a cause.
This constant thinking and
Slowly destroy everything
Good and great in our heart
Given by the Almighty God.
But meditation and Yoga
Can restore
What we often unknowingly
Just throw away
By our day and night worrying
Which continues
When we go to sleep or
Are busy in accomplishing our tasks.
Meditation and Yoga
Can restore
What we often unknowingly
Have lost
By our worries
While sleeping and even while
Accomplishing our tasks
With a gift of better and healthy life.
Kanpur India 4rd /6th July 2013 To be continued ……
The series which I am starting today
is also a gift for all American
friends on their Great of Independence 4th July.
My Greetings for all of you.
With best wishes…Ravindra
Benefits of Meditation
can be seen and noted on the following webpage.
Copyright © Ravindra K Kapoor | Year Posted 2013
It crouches above the ripe strawberry of her left nipple -
a swelling blot on the flawless skinscape of her breast;
a mortality reminder, a dead bell echoing in her ear,
eclipsing future hope and all she holds dear.
Mornings, in the bathroom, she absently fingers it
and feels the ice-curl of chill around her heart
as subterranean steam February-frosts the mirror with a hazy gleam.
Nightly she lies thigh-to-thigh with him.
He tastes the vanilla butter scent of her skin.
She tastes horror's metallic tang; crushing close to him,
sweaty with anxiety and morbid with imaginings;
slipping through the cradle of his arms, that fault-line crack,
as the earth and her world quietly shatter apart.
And she knows words are helpless to hold back the fear-frosted air.
The horror is strung between them, taut as a tightrope
across which creep all her figures of fear -
the dream demons who whisper constantly in her ear.
And all she wants is normality's reassuring touch -
a benign, safe hand upon her arm.
She tries to hide within the details of daily living
and takes small comfort where she can:
mundane morning rituals, the clatter of diurnal routine;
dishes dunked in foam-bubble water,
telephones ringing, voices asking.
Snowdrifts of hospital appointments pile up on a table.
And she feels isolate and separate as a snowflake;
a temporal frailty melting on the heat-pulse of humanity.
She no longer feels human.
Cells mushroom and proliferate within her body's twisting maze;
sickness spreading through labyrinthine arteries,
darkness shadowing veins' corridors, gathering in nodes.
A hidden malignity glitters in the web of infinity;
her skin shimmers ice-iridescent with radiation.
Cold mornings close in.
She prepares antioxidant-rich fruit in a bowl,
slicing strawberries with surgical precision.
Copyright © Charlotte Jade Puddifoot | Year Posted 2011
Strange colored skies climb northernly this night
Calling our future with wild deamons eyes
Abscure as the creatures who answer the call
Wild are the answers of the reasons and the faults
Certain as the well swept winds
Alluring in it's grasp fought negatively through single wins
I pray twords the skies and it curdles and swims
Thoughts twords the sun and it scorches my rims
Carry me far enough I can be within your sights
Stash us away and the sun will be bright
Motors may break but oceans will be light
I will stay on the coast and wait
The award I will do is make the evening a minute late
Parched is the gulf as the single minute breaks
Great is the second docks a seperate mans gate
The Earths crust slowly begins to crumble
It quivers, then quakes, it slowly opens, the rivers break
A star is born somewhere, a beautiful new star
Great is the struggle, born from the heavens a small light it makes
The new star pulls, it turns, then it feeds and it's fuel it burns
Gently it orbits following all things it understands
The new star bends it dances it stands
Tancing outwardly as creations comprehend
A continient wavers as the new star binds its brand
It feeds off of our oceans as our tides wash in
It goes just as softly forward and back
As the rays of its placement barrow up to the sun
We watch very carefully because it's damages are already done
Copyright © Courtney Courtney | Year Posted 2013
Thunder and lightning ruled the black night
As the frightened young mother struggled
Beads of sweat ran down her pretty face
The old midwife calmly sponged off sweat
She hummed a lullaby to soothe her pain
Praying that the husband would be back soon
Five miles to travel in treacherous weather
Seeking the one doctor for hundreds of miles
Twelve hours of labor now seemed like days.
Fell trees and shaved off roof tops, toppled by whipping winds
Rising rivers were swollen, and flooded make shift roads
Endless rain poured like there would be no end
Meanwhile her unborn child lay bridged as it battled for release
Suddenly the door burst open and the doctor rushed in
His clothes sticking to his skin; there was no time to change
With his palm he felt her forehead asking pertinent questions
He and the old midwife tried manually to turn the exhausted child
At each attempt, mother's painful cry was heard in the distance
She gave one guttural scream and usherd her baby into the world
The child, born limp, barely breathing as the mid wife took her away
He starred into her eyes, and knew that she was beyond his help
He brought the new born to lie in her mother's warm arms
The silence was noticeable; the raging storm had passed
The sound of light rain, now a comfort, gently tapped upon tin roof
In a soft, weak voice she called her husband and managed a smile
Then she blessed her child with words from a mother's heart
"May you be a light, swift as lightning when days grow dark."
"May you have wisdom and foresight beyond your days"
"May your heart nurture and remain open to love"
"Like rain, may you bring life to all "
"Born this stormy night, your name will be "Rain".
By : Audrey Carey
Note: Imagination at work:) Written for Constance's "Rain, The Story" Contest.
My imagination took me to some little village in Africa. This scene is played out in
many villages where health care is non-existent. However, there's always, thanks
to God, a wise, caring "midwife" to help mothers during delivery.
Everyday, countless miracles are performed by God through "midwives"!
Copyright © Annalise a.k.a. Audrey Haick | Year Posted 2010
Nurse Anne
Snow steeped in mountains and mountains steeped in snow
Evergreens and pine trees hold the earth with purpose
Nurse Anne steps into hospital from brutal winter cold
Measures stethoscopes and takes gentle pulses
Takes care of bullet wounds and children on her rounds
Wears white, green or blue uniforms or gowns while working
That's pure speculation as you know
Nurse Anne is not a lawyer according to close sources
She writes poetry on line, refines them in her leisure time
Her prescription for good health and life is simple
Eat vegetables, fishes and less meat
Most importantly, Breath, (it helps a lot)
Take moderation in everything
Get plenty of rest and sleep
And if you can't be intelligent or stay on your toes
At least stay on your feet
Naturally a life spent vertically is not advised
Nurse Anne wants us all to exercise
She will help you to get by and back to skiing
With her good guidance and by being wise
She does her noble work then travels home
Returns to evening
To writing poems at her own leisure
Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2014
Sudden and strangely strong
many shocks flood my body
causing muscles to stiffen
in protest.
Does it hurt?
My mind drowns itself in
electricity without prior warning
causing a myriad of odd seizures.
Each one different from the
last; no seizure is the same.
My memory is not impaired,
I remember every one and
everything around me,
although speech disappears.
People appear scared, not from me
but from what I have – epilepsy.
Many stigmas float around the
condition, many are as false
as the common school rumour.
Still they are believed like an old
wife's tale.
An unwanted burden,
it limits possibilities,
still I have it and so bare
its unwanted scars.
My life impounded and unfulfilled,
epilepsy is a curse without
any hope of a cure,
it's only made controllable
by a blend of concoctions created
by textbook intellect.
Still my body and soul remain my own
regardless of how hard it tries
to take control,
I remain confident and strong.
Dominant as it may be life must
go on and I must continue to grow
and prosper.
Copyright © Leighann Anderson | Year Posted 2011
Sleeping in your crib, you were curled onto your side,
A thumb inside your mouth, a blanket cuddled in your arm.
Only 18 months old, your baby blue eyes so beautiful,
How could anyone bruise you this way, your innocence lost,
Who was it who hurt you like this, if only you could talk.
You take a bottle from me and nuzzle into my grasp,
I want to protect you from any more harm and pain,
All I can do right now, is love and care for you with all I have,
And give your medications that will make you strong again.
So I kiss you good night and place you back in your crib,
May your night be filled with good fairies and sweet dreams.
Then Social Services will take you away when you are well,
I only hope and pray that you will be safe now forever more.
**A true story from my Nursing career working in Pediatrics.
Written by Lee Ramage
September 19, 2011
For Debbie Guzzi's contest
Won 8th place
Copyright © Lee Ramage | Year Posted 2011
The plains people such as Lakota, Crow and Ojibwa
Spread throughout the Native American world
Who believe that the sickness is borne out of
The individual's being out of harmony in life.
Witchery, sorcery, wizardry ways they heal it
Out of the three they prefer the witchery way
Corn pollen is said to be pure and immaculate
Sprinkling with corn pollen helps to cure disharmony
In fact corn pollen so powerful and trusted
That people carry it simply for good luck.
Navajo shamans confirms it as the most powerful
It's a healing bridge between humans and spirits
Dr. Ram Mehta
Sixth Place Win
Contest: Native American people by Shanity Rain
Copyright © Dr.Ram Mehta | Year Posted 2013
Inner sanctuary
envision harmony and mental clarity
focus on a journey of possibility
Meditate on transformation and
awareness of inner state
peace and healing
Constructive thought
instruct your mind
to redirect the lost and struggling inner voice
Where you can't see the wood for the trees
under your nose is the path of freedom
Put aside perceived struggles
revitalize, relax, respond
to body, mind, heart and spirit
Intuition, introspection and spiritual renewal
bring about personal healing and
conscious awakening
Stillness of mind – concentration
Thoughts of the subconcious and subliminal
beyond all negativity
away from all interuption
To allow time for self communication and
expression of inner self
Senses – awareness of scent, sight, sound, taste and touch
Healing hands of the medical profession or alternative therapy
ambiance, temperature, oils, music, sounds and
sights of nature or universe
realisation comes in various form and shape
causing us to feel life in fullest expression
Connecting – whispers of wind
radiating everpresent warmth of sun
a blanket of love and light comforts consoles over and through the cosmos
rippling infinately through infinity outwards, onwards
connecting right back into where we are at right now
unmoved unchanged and as we were
Wise – responsible courageous allowed to let go of need to be judgemental or
be judged
let go of controlling enable trust wisdom and humility
intelligence of knowing others
wisdom of knowing self
strength in mastering others
power to master oneself
Energy -breath, force, spirit, soul, God, universe –
whatever – doesn't matter how you refer to it on personal level
energy, balance, light, sound, vibration, peace
centered self – stillness – silent – eternal –
to have enough is a richness in itself
accept appreciate and acknowledge oneself
Copyright © Anna-Marie Docherty | Year Posted 2011
Smokeless inhales hurt.
I cough tar on my shirt.
As my black lungs breathe,
Shrilling exhales wheeze.
Falls me
Down to
My knees.
The nicotine cracks
My will.
My composure
I want
I must
Have this.
I sink
The brink
Of madness.
Copyright © Hyle Chu | Year Posted 2009
Just one pack a day
she says she needs.
Years later - hospitalized with cancer. . .
Just one cigarette -
she pleads
Written 12/17/2015 by Andrea Dietrich
for the SOMETHING WITH GREAT IMPACT!Poetry Contest of nette onclaud
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2015
Chain smoke until
I'm in care of the CO.
There's one left, still.
I smoke it really slow.
"It's the end," I anticipate
As the last inch evaporates.
I can't get
Over it;
It's over before
I know it.
Butt, I can't quit.
I'm possessed with this
Obsession; I'm addicted.
My lungs have oxygen,
Yet I'm suffocating inside.
I can't breathe again
Without my 'noxide.
A child
No more than 12 years old
Sees images of women
She looks in the mirror
She doesn't see the image
Her body doesn't fit the mold
Movies, TV and magazines
Tell her she is not what they want
She is not thin
She is not beautiful
Everyday her eyes cry as she looks at who she is
The perfect her hidden within
The beautiful soul they will not let her see
She diets
She starves
Still she does not fit the mold
She feels unloved
Eating less than a cracker a day
Throwing up the scant food she eats
Her body changes
Wasting away
They make her up
She wears a beautiful white dress
They close the lid
Denied the perfect her
The person she should have been
She lies in eternal rest
But she is loved
She is wanted
She will be missed
Copyright © R. e. taylor | Year Posted 2008
Beauty is said to be skin deep
Cancer… a silent thief
Chemotherapy has taken its toll
Her hair, once a river of gold
Now flows onto the hairdresser's floor
Placing a scarlet wig on her head
She looks in the mirror and smiles ...
she'd always dreamed of being a red head
Contest Beauty and Diversity Sponsored by Poet Destroyer A
Copyright © JAN ALLISON | Year Posted 2016
For my Devonshire
To which I dare to aspire
I still feel your fire
Nay deny that you retire
My wish for you to sail higher
This many do desire
We continue to conspire
Father her life is no on the wire
I beseech you sire
Much love have we all acquired
Though her fears may be dire
Toss those to the wind
With this message I send
You are my dear dear friend
No matter what end
With these words i say again
Father she is my friend
My true next of kin
It's time to see a wind
Copyright © Steven Henderson | Year Posted 2012
Sometimes the loneliest times
are when I am not alone,
and a stream of conversation invades my ears.
Sometimes the loneliest times
are when I'm with you
and you see my empty gaze stare into you.
Sometimes I want to be lost in the world
Sometimes I choose to disappear.
Sometimes the loneliest times
are when I am alone
and my thoughts force me into darkness.
Sometimes I wish that you could be me,
Sometimes I want you to see what I see.
Sometimes the loneliest times
are when my brain stops
and thought becomes the hardest thing
in the world.
Copyright © Zac Thraves | Year Posted 2013


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Alumna Award Winners
Marjorie Beyers, PhD - 2016 Distinguished Alumna Award Winner
Beyers has served nursing and healthcare professions throughout her career. Her work includes over 10 books, numerous articles and publications, over 300 speeches, presentations, workshops and memberships on numerous committees. Before her retirement in 2000, she was the Executive Director of the National Commission on Nursing, Director of Evanston Hospital School of Nursing, Vice President of Nursing and Allied Health at Mercy Health Services, a tenured professor at University of Texas at Austin, and the Executive Director for the National Commission of Nursing. Since her retirement, she has served as a consultant for nursing and patient care in hospitals and health care systems. She served as the Interim Chancellor at St. Johns College in Springfield, Illinois. Beyers has served as a member of numerous editorial boards. She is an emeritus Board member of Catholic Health Initiatives, was a member of the Catholic Health Initiatives Board Quality and Safety Committee, the Christu's Health Board Quality Committee, and the Nursing Spectrum Advisory Board member. She was also a member of the Advisory Board for St. Xavier's College School of Nursing and is an advisory member of Loyola University of Chicago School of Nursing. Beyers has received many awards and honors including the Pana, Illinois Hall of Fame, the Distinguished Alumni Award from Indiana University School of Nursing, and the Distinguished Service Award from Mercy College in Detroit, Michigan. She received the Top 100 Legacy Leaders award from Indiana University in 2014. She graduated from St. John's School of Nursing in 1957, and she received the baccalaureate and master's degrees from Indiana University and a PhD from Northwestern University.
Sr. Joel Jacobi - 2015 Distinguished Alumna Award Winner
Sr. Jonette Devlin - 2014 Distinguished Alumna Award Winner
From 1954-69, she served at St. John's Hospital, Springfield, and St. John's Hospital School of Nursing as a clinical instructor, organized the first Intensive Care Unit (ICU) that opened on May 3, 1965, and was the supervisor of the ICU.
From 1971-2013, she served at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, WI, as a Clinical Nurse Specialist of the three Critical Care Units. She was the first clinical nurse specialist at St. Vincent Hospital and was responsible for teaching the registered nurses in the hospital's adult Critical Care Units and throughout the hospital. She also taught at local nursing programs and was a preceptor for students in master's programs for colleges in Wisconsin and Michigan. While at St. Vincent in the 1970s, she developed the renal dialysis program and the organ donation program – both of which continue today. Also in the 1970s, she provided outreach in the community by offering pacemaker clinics and blood pressure screenings and working with the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin.
Sister Jonette dedicated nearly 60 years of her life to nursing education and continues to volunteer at St. John's Hospital and St. John's Breadline. "As a teacher, I always wanted each nurse to be the best he or she could possibly be and learn something new each day. I also reminded them that they were taking care of God's children," said Sister Jonette.
Kate Scherzer - 2013 Distinguished Alumna Award Winner
"Kate represents the very best in the nursing profession. Her commitment to caring for the most vulnerable and her selfless dedication and duty to her patients and colleagues makes her worthy of this honor," said Brenda Jeffers, RN, PhD, Chancellor, St. John's College.
Kate entered St. John's School of Nursing in 1942 immediately after graduating from Pana High School. Even before she graduated from St. John's in 1945, she was given an opportunity to care for premature babies. Over the years, Kate was instrumental in advancing the care for premature babies. In the early 1950s, she worked to establish a dedicated room for premature infants; the 1970s she worked with faculty from the newly founded Southern Illinois University School of Medicine to recruit a neonatologist to Springfield.
Despite the many technological advances that occurred in the care of neonates during Kate's career, she always recognized how important it was to get to know her tiny patients so well that she could tell what was wrong with them by the way they cried or how they laid in their cribs.
Sr. Agnes McDougall, OSF - 2012 Distinguished Alumna Award winner
Sr. Agnes entered eternal life on April 6, 2015.
In the words of her students and colleagues who nominated her:
"Sr. Agnes McDougall is worthy of the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award because of her nearly 50 year commitment to nursing education. Sr. Agnes McDougall is a graduate of St. John's Hospital School of Nursing in 1957 and as a faculty member she was involved in a major curriculum revision in the mid 1960's to move nursing education to a patient centered approach focused on problem-solving. Many diploma programs at that time were closing their doors however St. John's was moving to educate nurses focused on patients. In 1969, Sr. Agnes returned to the School after earning her MSN. In 1973 she initiated collaboration and articulation with Springfield College in Illinois to offer graduates coursework and an AA degree - preparing them for completion of a BSN. When graduates completed the program after 1976 they had earned a diploma in nursing and 60 credit hours of general education credits. Under Sr. Agnes' guidance the program at St. John's became proactive in curriculum development and strengthened it to make further changes in the 1990s. In 1986 Sr. Agnes wrote the 100-year history and developed the 100-year glossy photo book. After leaving St. John's Sr. Agnes has worked with the elderly in assisted living and now continues to educate nurses to care about patient. She also continues to speak to others about the wonderful history of nursing and the contributions to society. Sr. Agnes' commitment to nursing education and St. John's College of Education makes her a distinguished alumni member and deserving of the 2012 award."
"Sister McDougall was an inspiration to me to be a professional in my chosen career. I joined AORN and obtained certification in the operating room (CNOR) in order to keep my skills current. The patient and their family has always been the focus of care for me with the gentle and cheerful guiding "hand" of Sister McDougall.
She has continued great works in the care and education of patients and caregivers."
Agnes Ann McDougall was born on February 26, 1933 in Indianapolis, IN and raised in a loving family along with one brother and a sister. Her path to Religious Life was one that began, quite appropriately, in a school.
"Father Raymond was leading a retreat at St. Agnes Academy, Indianapolis, and gave me the address of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis," Sister Agnes recalled. She contacted the Sisters and after a time of discernment, entered the Community on September 12, 1951. "I desired to merge Religious Life and Nursing and found this in our Franciscan Community," Sister Agnes said.
In 1957 she graduated from St. John's School of Nursing, Springfield – a school where she would eventually serve more than 20 years(1963-1984) as a nursing instructor, assistant director, and director. She continued her education and completed post graduate education in surgery at St. John's Hospital, received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Marillac College, St. Louis, MO, and earned a master's degree in nursing from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
Documenting one part of the Sisters' history
Sister Agnes spent two years in research and then wrote the book "The history of St. John's Hospital School of Nursing, Springfield, Illinois" on the observance of its 100th anniversary in 1986. "I was able to dig through faculty minutes, past issues of the school newsletter, and many photographs. I also was able to interview Sisters, alumni, and staff that shared memories and helped identify the photos," Sister Agnes said. This past year she was instrumental in the 125th anniversary of the College.
Following the completion of the book, Sister Agnes served at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, WI, in Gerontology. She then went on to teach nursing in East St. Louis and Decatur.
Relationship with St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, IL
She began her service at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, in 1958 as the Operating Room Assistant Supervisor and returned in 1996 in her current work with the Home Health Care department. Her coworkers described Sister Agnes as a woman who is "willing to serve," "cheerful," "makes people smile," "carries her Christian spirit to all she meets," "the coolest nun," and filled with "compassion and intelligence." One coworker wrote that "Sister Agnes' compassion and kindness are the kind of traits that all nurses should emulate."
Wearing three hats: Sister, Nurse, and Teacher
In addition to her work with Home Health patients, she also is an instructor and coordinator of the Licensed Practical Nursing Program at Kaskaskia College, Centralia, IL.
In thanksgiving for many blessings "I enjoy teaching nursing because it has always seemed to me to be like Theology – there is always something more to learn," Sister Agnes said. When asked for a message that she can pass on to her students, Sister Agnes answered with a smile that "a life lived for others is the greatest blessing and a life lived in a religious community is one great way to make it happen."
Reprinted in part with permission from hospitalsisters.org
Theresa (Jones) Vann - 2011 Distinguished Alumna Award winner
"Theresa has had a position of influence on hundreds of students. Many well trained RN's both active and retired. Theresa was for many a role model. She was wife; (in the late '60's) active Mother; Professional! She smiled; was relaxed; had a sense of humor; was well read; continued to aspire to greater things in Nursing; procured two master's degrees; was compassionate as a care giver, teacher and friend. She is delightfully Franciscan – hospitality is so important to her. Joy in her life, family or relationships is most evident. She will represent St. John's College on a level with Sr. Charitas!"
"Theresa championed the St. John's College of Nursing. She was strongly committed to nursing educations and maintaining alumni involvement to the program."
"Theresa's career in nursing education demonstrates excellence in leadership in practice. She retired from St. John's College of Nursing with the title of Assistant Professor in Parent-Child nursing. She graduated from St. John's in 1949, MS in Education 1985 and MSN in 1990."
Sr. Charitas Prince - 2010 Distinguished Alumna Award winner
Sister Charitas is a graduate of St. John's School of Nursing (Class of 1932) and served on the faculty here from 1932-72 as an instructor of Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology. Reflecting back on these years at St. John's Sister Charitas admitted that she never wanted to be a teacher. "Had I wanted to be a teacher, I would have entered the Notre Dames," she said with a grin. She completed post graduate studies from St. John's Hospital in Pediatrics and earned a bachelor's and master's degree in biology from DePaul University.
As a child in Cook Valley, WI Sister Charitas had three goals: to be a Sister, to be a nurse and to be a missionary. In 1972, she had her first experience as a missionary in Taiwan along with other Hospital Sisters of St. Francis.
Sister Charitas' primary responsibility was teaching but this time it was conversational English. She taught English for seven years at the Ursuline Language College, at two banks, at industrial factories, as well as private language classes to groups of adults. Most notably, she was the grammarian for the Kaohsiung International Toastmaster's Club. In addition to her teaching, she assisted the Sisters in their Star of the Sea Clinic, Kaohsiung. She spent 14 years in Taiwan.


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Update 8:12pm 3/14
Tallahassee City administrators say they've issued an average of 40 tickets a day to red light runners at intersections monitored by cameras.
But, there is one intersection in particular where people really cross the line.
Motorist Evelyn Bell said, "I didn't know was it the car behind me or was it the car in front of me. So, I guess it was me."
It sure was her.
On the video taken by the red light camera, you can see the rented red Toyota that Bell was driving turning right from West Tennessee Street onto Capital Circle Northwest in Tallahassee.
That is an illegal turn at that intersection.
Bell said, "I got this letter in the mail saying I ran the red light. When I see the light turn yellow, to go ahead and stop because it's not worth it, paying the money for the ticket."
City administrators say that intersection has the most red light violations out of all six intersections that are monitored by cameras.
Data from the program shows 874 red light violations during the month of January. Of those, 659 were from drivers making that right turn from the westbound lanes.
There is a "No Turn on Red" sign posted next to the turn arrows, but, the city is asking the Florida Department of Transportation for more signage.
For now, the city has set up an electronic sign as a reminder.
Nicoliss Johnson said, "That would be a great help because when you're making that turn, if you could just see it because I've made it a few times and I'm almost stopping in the intersection because I don't see the sign saying "No Turn on Red." I guess when you get out there, guys go ahead and make it."
Administrators say it's up to the state to grant their request for additional signage at that intersection.
The following is information from the City of Tallahassee:
The Red Light Camera Safety Program, approved by the State of Florida specifies that motorists receiving a violation issued through the program will be issued a $158 civil penalty. State legislation specifies that $70 is allocated to the State of Florida, $10 to the Dept. of Health Trust Fund, $3 to the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund and $75 to municipality (in this case, City of Tallahassee).
While the City's primary goal is safety, revenue received from the Red Light Camera Safety Program is used to pay for City services. Of the fines collected, the City receives 47% per the legislation. To date, the City of Tallahassee has issued an average of 34 Notices of Violations per day and collected between $75,000 -$100,000 which has been allocated to the general fund. The general fund pays for basic city services such as police, parks & recreation and public works.
There has been a significant reduction in the number of red light violations when compared to the number of potential violations recorded prior to the implementation of the program. Over time, we hope to see the number of violations continue to decrease as drivers become more conscious of their actions and obey traffic signals.
Tallahassee, FL - The City of Tallahassee is issuing an alert to motorists to help prevent Red Light Camera Safety violations. Data from the City's program reports that during the month of January, 874 red light violations occurred at the West Tennessee Street/Capital Circle NW intersection. Of those, 659 occurred in the westbound right turn lanes in which right turns on red are not permitted, as designated by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Red light violations recorded at other monitored intersections have been significantly lower. The second highest number came from the northbound approach of the Monroe Street/Tennessee Street intersection, with 281 violations recorded in January.
FDOT prohibits right turns on red at the West Tennessee/Capital Circle NW intersection due to safety concerns caused by several factors that could potentially impede the driver's line of sight. Factors include the number of lanes, size of the intersection and the frequency in which large trucks travel this route.
"We've heard from some citizens who thought the right lanes from westbound Tennessee onto northbound Capital Circle were merging lanes. They missed the state's signage about no right on red," said Michelle Bono, assistant to the City Manager. "For this reason, we are conducting additional outreach to help ensure our citizens know they cannot turn right on red at this approach. By continuing our outreach efforts, we are working to educate drivers and hope to see a decrease in the number of violations being reported."
The City has requested additional signage at this intersection from FDOT to better inform drivers that right turns on red are not permitted. In the meantime and in an effort to help promote safe driving and reduce the number of violations, the City has positioned an electronic message board at this camera location to remind drivers that right turns on red are not permitted at this intersection.
Currently monitored red light camera intersections include:
• Tennessee Street/Monroe Street
• Killearn Center Boulevard/Capital Circle NE
• W. Tennessee Street/Ocala Road
• Capital Circle NW / W. Tennessee Street
• Apalachee Parkway/Magnolia Drive
• Capital Circle SE / Apalachee Parkway
As of today, with cameras monitoring six intersections, an average of 40 violations a day have been issued since the program started in August of 2010. Drivers who run red lights at monitored intersections will be mailed a Notice of Violation with a $158 fine.
For more information on the City's Red Light Camera Safety program and "Ready. Set. STOP" campaign, visit Talgov.com. To receive updates follow @COTTraffic on Twitter and/or sign up for the City's email subscription service to receive general news releases at Talgov.com.


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I have a MTB I need to get rid of.
Someone told me they can put it on Ebay on consignment... whatever that means.
Anyone here have any experience with this?
How much does Ebay charge?
I have a MTB I need to get rid of.
Someone told me they can put it on Ebay on consignment... whatever that means.
Anyone here have any experience with this?
How much does Ebay charge?
The eBay charge is tiny.. maybe a buck or two just to list. Consignment means the place that is doing the selling for you will take a small commission. My question then is "why sell it on consignment when all you need to do it alone is a computer and an internet connection."? If it's a good bike it'll sell no problem. If it's junk you may have a hard time moving it.
If you have an ebay account and lots of good feedback and a digital camera, sell it your self.. If not, go the consignment route- they might take 10-20% of the final sale price.
I'm guessing for a $300 sale, the fees would probably be around $5 or so, and if you recieve payment trough paypal they take a cut (~5%) as well.
people are often apprehensive about buying from someone with low feedback.
I sell tons on eBay, and shipping is a total *****. I've
found that I get the same amount of money (or nearly
as much) just listening on Craigslist, and I don't have
to hassle with packing and shipping.
I have no Ebay account. Don't know anything about Ebay. The feedback issue would probably make it difficult. I've noticed that ebay items ship at ridiculous prices.
I really need to sell this MTB. It's got no more that 20-25 miles on it. Collecting dust.
you live in philly. go here:
super easy. free. no shipping. you can figure it out if you figured out how to post here. pictures are a big plus if you have a digital camera.
Originally Posted by [165]
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Abbington's Seaview Motel & Cottages has its own unique family history. It was originally a 1950s improving its comforts for today's traveler with queen size beds and free Wireless Internet. Abbington's is geared towards family travel with its pool, acres of grass, and outdoor games, and is also a great place for "seasoned" travelers... more
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Throw Pillow
Moolin Rouge - This Cow Can Can Canby Kyle Walters
Throw Pillow made from 100% spun polyester poplin fabric, a stylish statement that will liven up any room. Individually cut and sewn by hand, each pillow features a double-sided print and is finished with a concealed zipper for ease of care. Sold with or without faux down pillow insert.
Welcome to the Moolin Rouge, where cows can can all night long!
A loving spoof of Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec's famous poster.


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