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It is unclear this morning if the Thrashers have been granted permission by the NHL to begin negotiations with True North Sports and Entertainment, the entity that would purchase the franchise and move it to Winnipeg, or if those talks have already begun.
However, it does appear the situation is headed in that direction. All attempts to find a buyer with the intention – and wherewithal – to keep the franchise in Atlanta have not moved past the preliminary stage. After signing a non-disclosure agreement for an initial look at team financial records, a prospective buyer must provide proof of the financial assets to complete a sale. No interested party has done so to this point. Time is running out.
As I was told and reported this week, things could move quickly in regard to a sale and relocation. Although, contrary to reports, it won't get done by this weekend.
There is also no timetable on the possible completion of a deal with True North. It is also not known if such an agreement could be reached in time for next season. The structure for a deal could be in place as True North had first hoped to acquire the Phoenix Coyotes, owned by the NHL, until a resolution was reached to kept the team in Arizona for another season earlier this week. The Glendale City Council voted to pay $25 million to the NHL for operating expenses to keep the team at least for next season.
NHL bylaws require that an owner seeking to relocate a team submit a written application to the commissioner by Jan. 1 of the year preceding the proposed move — "unless a majority of the [clubs] consents to a later filing date." That clause and caveat leave open the question of whether a move, if a deal is reached, would be for the 2011-12 or 2012-13 season.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, speaking on NHL Live radio Thursday, said the situation in Phoenix differs from Atlanta.
"With respect to any other franchise, it comes down to ownership," Bettman said. "It's the reason we ended up leaving Quebec City and Winnipeg. Those teams moved when nobody wanted to own the club there anymore. If you get to that position, where somebody is not prepared to own the club anymore and you can't find a new perspective purchaser, then you are really between a rock and a hard place.
"We know that the current ownership of the Thrashers has been trying for a long period of time to try and sell the franchise and they haven't been able to do it. … If they can't find local ownership, then we might all have to deal with that. But I know they have tried very hard and I assume that they continue to try very hard."
Bettman echoed deputy commissioner Bill Daly's statements to the AJC's Jeff Schultz earlier in the day and would not guarantee that the Thrashers would be in Atlanta next season. Bettman said questions about the team's future were not his to answer and referred them to team ownership.
May 15th, 2011
1:28 am
I'm trying to put to bed the ignorant fantasy that the NHL is somehow interested in putting a team in a tiny already failed market when there are BETTER options with actual NHL venues available(KC/Houston come to mind).. You people are fooling yourselves and I pity you, so I am trying to help..
May 15th, 2011
1:49 am
Trying to help? all you do is bash, The CALGARY Flames are hugely sucessful, Atlanta is already a failed market so don't go there.
Wpg may be a small market but like Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa there is passion for hockey like there is for football in the south.
Like I've posted before, instead of being a useless trashing troll channel your efforts into selling tickets and save your team.
May 15th, 2011
1:59 am
"Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa "
All three of those teams LOSE MONEY and Winnipeg is MUCH smaller and poorer.. Perhaps you need to familiarize yourself with the economics:
May 15th, 2011
2:15 am
Both the CALGARY flames and Edmonton make money, both need new arenas that is fact. The CALGARY Flames foundation donates hugh coin to minor hochey so quit talking about something you know nothing about.
Passion for the game is what this article misses, like I've said, sell tickets, quit bashing the fans in Canada.
May 15th, 2011
2:23 am
That is why Katz went before the Edmonton council and said the loses were "unsustainable" before demanding a HUGE public subsidy in the form of a billion dollar downtown revitalization the small town can little afford.. Katz is demanding a new facility, without one the team will relocate.. I suspect he is making unreasonable demands of the tiny community in the hopes of abandoning it..
May 15th, 2011
2:29 am
Katz, unlike anyone in Atlanta, is willing to put his money where his mouth is. Hw has ponied up $100 mil of his own dollars to a new facility.
Edmonton will get this done, how is your tripe selling tickest in Atlanta?
May 15th, 2011
2:31 am
I live just outside Winnipeg. I wouldn't count on your team moving. Bettman moved the Jets from Winnipeg and he'll never admit that he was wrong. He would rather hang your owners out to dry just like he did in Pheonix.
May 15th, 2011
3:08 am
Ben – quick question. Without the Thrashers wouldn't Philips have been built for the Hawks anyway? I don't think they would still be at the Omni
May 15th, 2011
6:15 am
Philips is an all purpose arena, but just like our hockey team it has been neglected also, it got run down pretty quick. Ever been in the restrooms? You have to swim through urine and you aren't sure whether or not arena personnel will steal your wallet or help you if it's stolen. Hey, they at least removed criminal crackhead element after a few seasons. They used to linger in packs outside after games, always fun getting harassed and having some dude in brand new Nike's beg for money.
.. I've said it before, whoever put this franchise together regarding location, our AHL ties, team name, team ownership / management needs to be ran out of town also, it was fatally flawed from day 1..yet people blame the fans. I swear if this organization can be blessed with a miracle, the new owners need to re-brand the franchise, so they may attract new fans and so original fans like myself won't have to associate anything with the "Thrashers" ever again.
May 15th, 2011
8:05 am
Boycott all Atlanta Spirit events at Phillips, including Hawks and concerts. Screw these guys…
May 15th, 2011
8:31 am
I lived here when the Flames left….and now it looks as if the Thrashers may be leaving soon….and no, I did not live in Minnesota when the Stars left (a whole other issue)
I have said this a number of times…and it has been stated several times before…the location of the facilities in ATL is one of, if not the worst, in the US. No easy way in or out….surrounded by some of the worst neighborhoods in the Metro Area. No areas safe to tailgate before or after a game. Outside of CNN Center, where would you want to venture out to….the public bathing showers in Centennial Olympic Park?
Some say hockey can't make it in the South…been to Raleigh? Those fans show up early and stay late tailgating! Been to Nashville? The arena sits on the edge of the downtown entertainment district on Broadway….blocks from the original Grand Ole Opry!
About 20 years ago, Ted Turner….the owner of the Hawks and the man behind the Thrashers name and the team being here…and Stan Kasten proposed an arena at I-285 and GA400….which is the actual center of population in the Metro ATL region. Man, did they catch heat….and eventually, the Omni was torn down and Philips was built. The Thrashers did not exist then.
At one time, Rankin Smith wanted to move the Falcons to their own stadium in Flowery Branch…again, the City of Atlanta stepped in and the Georgia Dome was built. While the Dome is and has served ATL well, the location, parking, experience, etc. is awful! The Dome consistently ranks near the bottom of the NFL in game day experience polls and columns.
And do not get me started on going to a Braves game….name one place other than Turner Field you would go to in that area?
ATL has GREAT fans….but is viewed as a poor sports town nationally because of the lack of attendance at games….which is viewed as support. Do you think there would be only 35,000 fans in Philly for the Braves game on a beautiful Saturday afternoon like yesterday?
The NHL asked during the season for ATL fans to support the franchise. I have been to high school girls lacrosse matches where there seemed to be more people there than a Tuesday night Thrashers game.
It's the location of the facilities….even when the ATL teams are winning, attendance at playoff games are a joke! Remember the Braves not selling out in the NLCS? The Falcons, during their Super Bowl year only having 50,000 (generous) at a Bears game in November (half were Bears fans)? And never was there a statement during the Hawks recent run of a rowdy, sold-out Philips for any of the weekday playoff games.
Because of the City of Atlanta, it looks as if the 2nd NHL team to locate here will leave…..
May 15th, 2011
8:46 am
Sounds like it is all about money, not fans' hearts.
May 15th, 2011
9:33 am
Just wanted to chime in and offer support to Atlanta fans from another market altogether. I've really come to enjoy your team and have been following this story – I'm so impressed with ATL fans' hearts as all of this has been going on – I know that things don't look good right now, but I truly hope that things work out for you guys and you can enjoy the Thrashers for years to come.
May 15th, 2011
9:42 am
Victoria – thank you. That is much appreciated. It will take the NHL forcing the ASG to do the right thing. There are buyers, but not at their conditions of sale.
May 15th, 2011
10:32 am
Why can't the NHL provide a temporary bridge loan for one year from its treasury to the ASG and really get involved in trying to help find a suitable buyer?
I think the current owners would hang on for one more season with assistance from the NHL.That would help in the search and provide some level of stability to the situation.If nothing materializes even with the NHL helping then the league would recoup its money from a relocation sale after next season.
May 15th, 2011
10:41 am
Its too late for the thrashers to move, I see on their website they are having a pick your seat day on May 21st for season ticket holders and potential season ticket holders at Phillips arena, this doesn't sound like a team getting ready to move. I believe this upcoming season is very important if this team is to survive if we average 16000 a game then I think we will survive. To much has to be done to move a team now at both ends. For Winnipeg the Moose would have to relocate plus advertising would have to sold in Winnipeg and arena schedules would have to be looked at so the NHL can make up its schedule plus pre season games. Staff would have to be hired. It takes a good year or so to relocate a team and to do it in couple of months is not realistic. So lets just go out and buy tickets for the upcoming season and show or support we still have a chance. This could also be creative way to scare the daylights out of us to sell more tickets and if thats the case and they do sell more than they accomplished their goals. Its up to the fans in Atlanta to step up.
May 15th, 2011
11:05 am
I wish you were right MrBill, but picking seats and even paying for season tix would not prevent a move. It would simply require ASG to issue refunds. And who knows how long it would take ASG to issue those refunds.
May 15th, 2011
11:07 am
I spoke to my Season Ticket rep on Friday and he's as clueless as to what's going on as everyone else. They're just trying to go about business as usual as possible (hence the Select-a-Seat event, etc.).
May 15th, 2011
11:07 am
The reason that Gary Bettmen has turned 180° in the past 4 months and no longer wants to save Atlanta Hockey is simple. He has a conflict-in-interest that encourages relocating the Thrashers.
The NHL lost $15M subsidizing the Coyotes last year. Now that the sale of the Yotes has blown up in his face, the NHL is on track for another $15M loss next season. And it could be worse. The Goldwater Institute has threatened suing Glendale of its $25M subsidy. If that happens, then the NHL is on the hook for that $25M, and possibly last year's $25M. All of the sudden, the cost of keeping the Yotes in Phoenix may total the NHL $80M!!! To help with these costs, it is the NHL's best short-term interest to pocket the $60M Thrasher relocation fee.
May 15th, 2011
11:08 am
Understand that Winnipeg has everything in place….the effort to move would not be that tough. Like with the Moose move from Minnesota, it was not that big a deal.
Lysiak is right….there have been offers….but remember one thing here about the Spirit….the do NOT want a competitor to go up against the Hawks…the loss of the Thrashers only frees up more space for other events/concerts at Philips where they falsely believe that they could gain revenue….
New owners and a new arena….closer to the fan base is what is needed.
May 15th, 2011
11:23 am
I still say you can't relocate a franchise in a couple of months, this is the Middle of may and the Stanely cup finals aren't finished until mid of June and training camps are 2 and half months away after that. Don't forget players would have to buy homes in Winnipeg or find places to live they have families as well as coaches. I just think to much has to be done in short time frame, plus there is nothing in the Winnipeg Free press that leads me to believe that an annoucement is right around the corner. Think about divison realignment Winnipeg is not in th South East also if we rank 28th out of 30 teams for attendance than who is 29 and 30 the coyotes where problay 30 and I understand Columbus is down there as well they lost 25 million last year and there is nothing being said about them being moved. When the league expanded and annouced that we had a team in 1997 we didn't start play until 1999.There was do much that had to be done before the puck even dropped. I think that's the same here. I see the thrashers playing here this season and beyond that who knows.
May 15th, 2011
11:26 am
If it's a "95% certainty" that the Thrashers are moving, one would think there would be a Sunday article in the AJC, no? Same ol' same ol'.
May 15th, 2011
11:30 am
I bet the NHL already has 2 schedules made up; one with Atlanta in the East, and one with Winnepeg in the West and Detroit in the East.
May 15th, 2011
11:32 am
The sole positive out of this is that the fans of Atlanta are now being recognized as intelligent and educated on the sport…and that we are the the victims or horrendous ownership.
Part of me hopes that…if Winnipeg is SUCH a great markets, and that ANYONE can make money there – well then take the team at A WHOLE – yup with 'ol DW in charge and the ASG as the owners. See the disaster unfold as we have had to.
I am also bothered by the CViv tour of self adulation in the Canadian media. It's been real uncomfortable to watch as an Atlanta fan. While most RESPONSIBLE media are reporting that the league is doing all it can to take the team here…Chris is out there sucking up to the Canadian media claiming we are 95% out the door. Enjoying this Chris? Personally, I hope you are 100% wrong – and that when the team stays you get the requisite readership (none) and you are shown the door.
May 15th, 2011
11:36 am
If you look at the last past NHL relocations some of have been in May to even late May. So it's possible for a team to still relocate this month.
May 15th, 2011
12:13 pm
the arena finished in 98-99 was a condition of NHL moving here. Traditionally, the Hawks have had a poor following. A few years ago, pre Spirit, there were rumors that the Hawks would move and the T-Birds would stay. It was always thought that McDavid would have been a hockey-first owner, but that mysteriously fell through when the teams were sold to people, some of whom were in Turner's family. The Thrashers out drew the Hawks despite being a baaaaad team. Then, ironically, as we got more hockey savy as a town we realized that this was basically an AHL team talent wise and we naturally blamed the GM and even more naturally than that made individual descisions about family finances and stayed home.
And then outta the blue came a lawsuit betwixt the members of ASG over Diaw-Johnson deal. Because of that lawsuit the T-Birds were hamstrung fiscally, or so we were told. Then there were these whispers that no one wanted to play here. That fed deep-seeded insecurities a lot of people have about this town because hardly any of the transplants (1/2 – 3/4 of the people in Atlanta) and a lot of the natives actually want to live here. As a native myself, it's only been through the years that I have begun to appreciate Atlanta.
Anyway, so things rocked along until it came out that, they claimed to be losing $20 million on the Thrashers, savy, hossa, kovy left. and when kovy left he said he wanted to stay but they couldn't tell him for sure if the team would stay. and the lawsuit against their lawyers claimed very bizare things which are too strange to be reprinted as no sane adult who moves in the world would believe them.
anyway, southoftheborder, i wanna thank you for having a respectful tone in our little back and forths. i can only speak for me when i say that i am a dyed in the sack cloth hockey fan first and a thrashers fan second. yes, this town doesn't do well here, but then again it was never given a real chance at on-ice success and you have to have that here in atlanta first.
remember this as you pass judgement on us:
would you, a busy functioning adult with other payments and bills as well as commitments for time and money continue to support year after year of a losing pro team you don't own or control? How would you react to a much smaller city claiming you had no right to this team and that they did.
I'm a researcher, I deal in demographics every day. I'm saying this as a researcher:
Mr. Betman, respectfully, my hometown lost its NHL team in 1980 and never got another one. This is a town of 6 million, most of whom don't want to go downtown. I think if you put a team by where a majority of the affluent people live an NHL could thrive as long as they remained in the top third with spending and owned their building which would thereby create alternate revenue streams. If the Thrashers leave, and as a die-hard hockey fan and supporter of them, I am just about past the point of caring, we will get another crack at hockey.
May 15th, 2011
1:03 pm
Ben you make alot of good points but the location of the Omni(which is where Phillips not stands) didn't seem to prevent people from coming to Knights games. I seriously doubt a new Arena would be built and if it was where would you put it? Cobb? Gwinnett? Would it still make sense to call the hockey team the Atlanta Thrashers if they were playing in Roswell, Alpharetta, Marietta or Duluth? I do agree that getting to Phillips is a pain the rear end and leaving is even worse due to the one way streets and no clear signs saying I-85 this way or I-20 that way, Turner Field is alot easier to get to and alot more parking due to it not being right smack in the middle of downtown Atlanta.
May 15th, 2011
1:03 pm
Nothing personal C-Viv, but I have to agree on your strange communication with the Canadien media. Betttman is asking "who is making this stuff up"? He may be feeding us a line of b.s., but we don't have to look far to see who is one of the main guys spreading this news. Doom and gloom all the way–"there is some tragedy mixed in". A lot of people experience tragedy. Where is the defense of the city of Atlanta dedicated fan base, the players who have made their home here? Rich Peverly is out there defending us by saying those things and he has moved on. Yes, it may not work out for us in the end, but in the mean time, does our own writer have to be the one feeding the fire of speculation? Facts sir.
May 15th, 2011
1:04 pm
not should be now*
May 15th, 2011
1:04 pm
Still not a word from TNSE, is anyone sure they even want a team..
May 15th, 2011
1:05 pm
Also, every where in Atlanta is a pain to reach with traffic. The arena is not going to be move. Someone said once, traffic is a sign of so many people wanting to live there. We already have a sub par downtown area. If we move the sports out, it declines even more.
May 15th, 2011
1:19 pm
@ Flagstaff thanks! I kinda figured they would Boom is a perfect song for the Thrashers! I love how we have hockey teams in cities that have little to no hockey markets. If the NHL moves Atlanta or Phoenix or Florida, I don't think the sport will be respected again. Think about this I read this maybe on this site it makes a great point, take cities like: Tampa Bay, Anaheim, Nashville, and Carolina 3 of these 4 teams have won a Stanley Cup!!!! How awesome is that?! Hope your team stays in Atlanta!
May 15th, 2011
1:20 pm
You are right with the economy the way it is sports tickets have fallen off people's radars. I am still on the fence about renewing my Browns season tickets (after 12 years).
Now take this for what its worth, but last summer I got a call from an associate who I have done deals with who is tied in with people in the Hawks organization asking if I knew anyone who would be interested in buying into the Hawks, since the group was cash strapped (I work in finance). One of my first questions was if they would just sell 100% of the hockey team and allow it to be moved because I figured that would be easier to sell and me and my partners would get a bigger fee. The answer was no. This was last July so I don't know what changed over the next few months
May 15th, 2011
1:25 pm
I bet True North is trying to get the cheapest price possible because they know how little revenue in TV and Advertising and MTS Centre hockey operations there is in downtrodden Winnipeg. This will be one of the excuses that David Thompson uses if he acquires the franchise and moves it to a Toronto suburb or Hamilton in a couple of years. Lack of possible Winnipeg revenue streams force our hand in what we are willing to pay and this helps them if they don't get the team as well.
May 15th, 2011
1:41 pm
I'm thrilled that the Thrashers are leaving. Now we can focus on real sports like basketball and football. bye, bye, hockey!!
May 15th, 2011
1:45 pm
Here is another viewpoint that indicates the NHL has sleazy motivations to dump the Thrashers.
May 15th, 2011
1:47 pm
Winnipeg = Poverty,
You have no clue. Every HNL Canadian Team Shares in the TV rights. Therefore he'll have an equal share of TV revenue.
Scott Oake had a breakdown segiment that shows NHL in Winnipeg earning about 115 Million per season.
Also the owner owns the building, concessions, etc. Plus they are expanding around the arena to earn more profit. The business model will work to cover losses in those bad years which every team in the NHL goes through.
It's rather funny to see people posting about Winnipeg in a Negative view and yet they've never been to the city. Having a large population means nothing for an NHL team if they don't buy tickets. Phoenix Coyotes is a failure and still is today. No Profit at all since the team was relocated from Winnipeg to that city and now it's on Welfare Support.
As for Atlanta, they really never had a chance. Bad bickering ownership and only making the playoffs once is another reason why the support has dropped. So I'll give them that.
May 15th, 2011
1:51 pm
"work to cover losses"
So TNSE will be willing to prop up the loses on the team you already admit are to come.. Got it.. the NHL would be interested in doing this, why..
May 15th, 2011
1:57 pm
"No Profit at all since the team was relocated from Winnipeg to that city and now it's on Welfare Support."
No profits and the city propped the team up in loserpeg too. Why does the NHL hate Canadians..
May 15th, 2011
2:01 pm
The WHA and NHL Winnipeg Jets made money unlike the WELFARE COYOTES. Once again get back on your WELFARE BOARDS. The Taxpayers of Glendale need your money and support for a team that has nothing but losses.
A team in Winnipeg will make money. PLAIN AND BRAIN DEAD SIMPLE!
May 15th, 2011
2:14 pm
"NHL Winnipeg Jets made money"
As in all venues you are mistaken, the loserpeg jokes lost money 14 seasons, yes accepting "bail out" funds from the city for 4 season.. The jokes did break even once..
Loserpeg is a FAILED MARKET that the NHL has no interest in, judging from TNSE's stay mum policy, it would seem they are not interested in bringing the NHL there either.. You see the ONLY people moving an NHL team to loserpeg helps is a handful of brain dead jokes zealots..
I'm pretty sure TNSE is not as excited as you are about trading a profitable Moose franchise for a chance to prop up the NHL with every other profitable venture they have..
May 15th, 2011
2:15 pm
When the NHL moves here next season and we make money I am so going to laugh at you and your WELFARE COYOTES
May 15th, 2011
2:23 pm
Darren Fraud has a BUNCH of you idiots brainwashed into believing some insane fantasy that is just not going to happen.. I'm TRYING to help you people..
May 15th, 2011
2:24 pm
wpgJetsfan I am very well aware about how business works in pro sports. The Hank Yarbo types from Winnipeg like yourself need to stop touting about the 730,000 Hockey loving fans in Winnipeg. You destroy your argument right there. There are millions in Atlanta and its suburbs and that equals huge potential revenue streams for a successful winning Atlanta hockey team. If the Thrashers become exciting and win local sports channel can charge what?10,15 20X times for beer comercials and car commercials etc… than they ever could in Winnipeg.Winnipeg can never compete with Atlanta, Phoenix or Miami and you need to get over it. The people hurt in this will be the players and NHL brand name by costing the league the huge potential revenue streams available in Atlanta.
May 15th, 2011
2:29 pm
"Winnipeg = Poverty"
You are completely right, large under served markets represent HUGE PILES of NEW revenue to the league.. Loserpeg represents perpetual revenue sharing because of a tiny inadequate venue..
May 15th, 2011
2:33 pm
"Winnipeg = Poverty"
Any one know of other Chamber Of Commerce slogans they've been using up there?
May 15th, 2011
3:06 pm
I've hinted at what Atlanta NHL hockey fans and media need to do to derail any deal with True North. You need to make clear to Gary Bettman and the Board of Governors and especially the owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings all of whom have longstanding opposition to a new team in their territory of Southern Ontario is that David Thompson's motives are unclear in the longterm and moving a money losing operation in Winnipeg to Southern Ontario is what his plans may be in the future. Take Thompson out of the picture and True North loses its big financial backer and any chance move of the club to Winnipeg ceases because Thompson's money is the only thing interesting the NHL at this moment in any deal.
May 15th, 2011
3:10 pm
G52 – Why are you taking your stupidity show all over the internet? If we were to follow your logic the NHL should move the Coyotes and Thrashers to Mexico City. Its the largest city in the world!
May 15th, 2011
3:17 pm
May 15th, 2011
3:10 pm
G52 – Why are you taking your stupidity show all over the internet? If we were to follow your logic the NHL should move the Coyotes and Thrashers to Mexico City. Its the largest city in the world!
May 15th, 2011
1:20 pm
So – are you POT or KETTLE, Mr. High Finance….?
You are right with the economy the way it is sports tickets have fallen off people's radars. I am still on the fence about renewing my Browns season tickets (after 12 years).
May 15th, 2011
3:21 pm
From AZ Central:
posted by southoftheborder on May 12, 2011 at 11:20 AM
What you should have been writing to the Coyote fans that its time for them to show up to games. If Winnepeg gets the Trashers, expect a bunch of Quebec people to show up to replace the Winnepegers who replaced the Hamiltonians.


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MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - For the first time in more than three decades, Memphis will his a positive milestone when it comes to murder in Memphis. With just under three weeks left in 2010, the murder count in the Bluff City is at a record low.Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin gives the lion share of credit to his officers. In a recent interview, Godwin praised the use of technology, like the Real-Time Crime Center. Godwin said the MPD continues to build community relationships with Cyber-watch and neighborhood watch programs, along with the overall crime reduction strategy, Blue Crush."I didn't originally like the name," Godwin said. "I said, 'We're not going to go out here and crush anybody.' They said, 'No, that's Crime Reduction Utilizing Statistical History.'"The name stuck, and six years later Blue Crush continues to chip away at the city's crime problem. Using data allows police to target potential hot spots for crime, and the numbers show a dramatic change. Fewer crimes have been reported in 2010 than in 2006, from just over 65,000 to just under 48,000 - a 26 percent drop!"You look at homicides, we're approaching a 20-30 year low," Godwin said.The number of homicides hasn't dropped below 100 in the city of Memphis since 1978. But now, with two and a half weeks left in the year, the number of murders stands at 86.Godwin says the creation of the Felony Assault Unit is driving down the numbers."We had a 16 percent solve rate," he said. "Right now we're at a 70 percent solve rate. It's the aggravated assaults that were turning into homicides, so with that solve rate, you're removing individuals who probably would have committed a homicide."Still, problems still plague the city."Do we have some crime do we have some issues? Yes we do. Are we fixing it? I think we are," Godwin said. One such issue, Godwin said, is domestic violence."Domestic violence is driving our numbers in homicides," he said. "They know their victims - the victim knows the assailant."Then there's juvenile crime."I think we have some things on the horizon that will really make a difference, hopefully in the juvenile crime, hopefully in partnering with parents to see if we can give this kids an opportunity," Godwin said.The Memphis Police Department is looking at ways to go beyond locking up juvenile offenders."We've always done a really good job of arresting people and locking people up," Godwin said. "But when they get in there, what's happening with them and what's going to change their life?"Now, with crime down, Director Godwin is scheduled to retire in April of 2011."I think with the drop plan, I don't know anyone who has ever stayed," he said. "However, we have had folks retire and return, and I think that's kind of where I am."Ultimately whether or not Godwin remains the city's top cop will be up to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. If Godwin leaves the force in April, he will have served the Memphis Police Department for 38 years.Godwin said he feels energized about the direction of the department, but added even if he does retire from the force, he'll probably continue to serve Memphis in another role.
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A month has now passed since my son's last 7th grade football game, which has given me time to reflect back on his 9-game, 7-win, 2-loss season with a new-found sense of pride, not just for him, but for my own personal growth. Not only did he really flourish on and off the field, but I find myself growing as well.
The big day finally has arrived! Who is ready for some Tuesday night football? After a summer of workouts, drills, and tournaments, it is finally time for my son to use all the skills he has learned on the football field.
After 8 years of playing against the other neighborhood school teams, the 7th grade is finally together as one team. The first game is a big one. The schedule has 7th grade as the away team, so it comes with the added bonus of traveling on a bus with 100 + of your favorite 12- and 13-year-old boys. Just bless the coaches right now!
So here is the game-day journal of just another football mom, navigating her way through the waters of 7th grade football!
After 8 years of playing against the other neighborhood school teams, a Texas youth football player begins 7th grade football. Want to know what it's like for his mom? Well, here's her game-day journal.
Mid-August in Texas can only mean one thing: it is time for football season, finally!
Before we can start school and focus on the upcoming schedule, we tune up with "two-a-days." In its purest form, that means teams practice in the early morning, take a break, and come back in the evening for a second practice, thus avoiding practice during the hottest part of the day.
I wonder how much a ticket would cost to see Game 7 of a Boston Red Sox World Series game at Fenway Park. What would some "Cheeseheads" in Wisconsin do to get tickets for the NFC championship at Lambeau Field, January snow and all? A ticket to any NBA final with Michael Jordan playing would have been priceless. In some years, a single ticket to the Texas/OU game during the State Fair of Texas can cost thousands.
Thanksgiving is all about the 4 Fs in Texas. Our turkeys are roasted, unless you are tailgating for the holiday. That bird is deep-fried in a propane cooker on asphalt in the parking lot.
The hit was clean. The defensive end came off the line quickly and got around two offensive blockers. He met the running back in the backfield and they crashed together to the turf. The fans cheering the offense fell silent. The defense had held, forcing a fourth down. Time to call, in the words of the announcer, a "$10.00 cab ride" for the offense.
The play was over, but the defensive end and the running back were still down. It was a scene no fan wants to see. Even if your child isn't the one injured, a sobering thought runs through your mind anyway: that it could have been.
The conversion is complete! What a difference a year can make! This time last year, I was a timid novice. I was new to the world of elementary school 11-man tackle football. As a mom, I wanted to learn quickly, so I could help my son and myself! I channeled the truly great one, Olivia Manning! She is a football mom with no peers! With two sons in the NFL, she has seen it all! Every day and every situation, I would ask myself, "What would Olivia do ?" She served me well. We had a very successful first year in the league.


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Joseph C. Dyson, Jr.'s musically inclined family introduced him to music at the early age of two years. He began playing as a drummer in his father's church with other family members. His musical education began at Mc Donogh #15 Creative Arts/Magnet Elementary School in New Orleans and continued at NOCCA. Dyson has honed his skills over the years as a participant in the Project Prodigy Summer Music Camp, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp, Berklee's Five Week Summer Performance and Jazz Workshop, Port Townsend Jazz Workshop, Tipitina's Internship, and the New Jazz School Jazz Camp. He has received numerous scholarships, including the full tuition presidential scholarship to Berklee College of Music from which he graduated with honors. He has been priviledged to be associated with some of the finest musicians in the industry, having studied with the likes of Donald Harrison, Alvin Batiste, Clyde Kerr, Herlin Riley, Chico Hamilton, Adonis Rose and Jerry McGowan among others.
Mr. Dyson's professional performing credits include gigs with Donald Harrison, Ellis Marsalis, Ernestine Anderson, Dr. John, Branford Marsalis, Stefon Harris, Christian Scott, Dr. Lonnie Smith, as well as with grammy winners Nicholas Payton, Allen Toussaint, Bryan Lynch, hip hop producer Darius Harrison, Irvin Mayfield, Terrance Blanchard, Harry Connick Jr, and Esperanza Spalding.
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Hi ladies! my FI and I are about to set the date. I was thinking of the 4th of July 2009, since this will also be our 5th (dating) anniversary. The thing is, FI is not very convinced about setting the date on the holiday weekend since he feels it would be very inconvenient for our guests and there may be a chance that they would back out and not come on the day of.
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|Wannstedt knows Pitt's first test is coming
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The Panthers (2-0) did what was expected in beating Eastern Michigan (27-3) and Grambling (34-10), despite using a brand-new starting quarterback each time - Bill Stull in the first game, Kevan Smith in the second. Stull injured his thumb against Eastern Michigan and is out indefinitely.
But it gets tougher now for Pitt, with Michigan State (2-0) up next on Saturday in East Lansing. The Spartans ran for 335 yards while winning 38-25 in Pittsburgh last season, and that was against a Pitt team that didn't have to start a freshman at quarterback (Smith) or at running back (LeSean McCoy) as the Panthers may have to do Saturday.
Perhaps that's why Wannstedt wasn't all that happy with the first two games, despite the combined score of 61-13. It's apparent Wannstedt expected to see more improvement, more of an upgrade from game to game.
``We just have to go up there and take another step and play better than we did last week,'' Wannstedt said. ``Our guys know that.''
Still, going on the road with two very inexperienced skill position players can be a significant problem. McCoy, who ran for 107 yards and three touchdowns against Grambling in only his second college game, is expected to start in place of junior LaRod Stephens-Howling, who was limited to three carries Saturday and has a rib injury.
``I'm excited. I can't wait. It's going to be a big test for us, a different style of ball, but it's all new to me,'' McCoy said. ``So I just can't wait.'
While Pitt wasn't all that sharp in its first two games, Wannstedt sees improvement - at least from a year ago. Then, Pitt expected to play much better than it did against Michigan State after beating Virginia at home and Cincinnati on the road, but the Spartans game ended up being a preview of the unsteady 6-6 season that would follow.
``I thought that last year we got worn down as the game went on,'' Wannstedt said. ``It was a combination of three things: size and strength, our conditioning and our experience. I think this year we're better in all three of those phases.''
Even if experience would seem to be a question mark.
Smith, a redshirt freshman, played all right in his major college starting debut, throwing for 202 yards and a score, but Wannstedt was reserved in praising him after the game. This week, perhaps to build Smith's confidence, Wannstedt was more generous in his praise.
``I thought that Kevan Smith handled the game well,'' Wannstedt said. ``He had one turnover where he was falling down and he put the ball on the ground. That will cost us the game if the same thing happens against Michigan State. ... He had two or three simple throws that he'll make nine out of 10 times and, if he hits those, he could have been at about an 80 percent completion rate.''


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Autologous Fat Transfer Nashville
Though in use for over a century to fill in facial flaws like sunken eyes, indentations and hollowed cheeks, new fat transfer techniques (called fat grafting) are now being used to augment other parts of the body, including the breasts, buttocks, biceps, triceps, calf muscles and the hands. Since the fat transfer uses your body's own fat cells, allergic reaction and rejection are moderated. As an added bonus, body fat transfers tend to look and feel more natural than implants.
Fat transfers traditionally have been confined to filling in and softening small areas of the body, whereas body implants normally are reserved for contouring larger parts of the body. This is changing though, as plastic surgeons are now using larger-volume fat transfers (not artificial implants), to sculpt the buttocks area and other areas of the body. These larger-volume fat transfers, however, may occasionally provide unpredictable results, as, on average, 40% of the transferred fat can be reabsorbed by the body.


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No One So Much As You
[M. E. T.] by EDWARD THOMAS
No one so much as you Loves this my clay, Or would lament as you Its dying day.
You know me through and through Though I have not told, And though with what you know You are not bold.
None ever was so fair As I thought you: Not a word can I bear Spoken against you.
All that I ever did For you seemed coarse Compared with what I hid Nor put in force.
Scarce my eyes dare meet you Lest they should prove I but respond to you And do not love.
We look and understand, We cannot speak Except in trifles and Words the most weak.
I at the most accept Your love, regretting That is all: I have kept Only a fretting
That I could not return All that you gave And could not ever burn With the love you have,
Till sometimes it did seem Better it were Never to see you more Than linger here
With only gratitude Instead of love--- A pine in solitude Cradling a dove.
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- 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1/3 cup(s) milk
- 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup(s) blueberries fresh or frozen
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Insert liners into a medium cupcake pan. With an electric mixer on medium speed, cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until fluffy, about 3-5 minutes. Add the eggs to the creamed mixture and beat well. In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat portions of the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture, alternating with the milk. Mix for 3 minutes. With a spatula, fold in vanilla and blueberries. Fill cupcake liners 1/2 to 3/4 full with batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in the pan.
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As I have previously reported that Cameron Diaz & Drew Barrymore are enjoying each other's company in Hawaii.
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Are they smoking a cigarette or a joint? No idea except it sure doesn't look like a cigarette unless it's hand rolled. Then again, who doesn't smoke weed in Hollywood. They aren't exactly driving here. Vegging out and smoking whatever.. just good pictures!
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The Beauty of Bark
The bark of the different tree species in the Caledonian Forest varies considerably in texture, colour and form. When viewed up close it provides a whole world of beautiful shapes and patterns, and also provides a habitat for lichens, mosses and insects to live on.
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Finding Grace in Unexpected Places ... Through Breast Cancer
- Thursday, October 21, 2004
Editor's Note: October marks the 20th annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month—a campaign that has boosted mammograms, pushed for better treatments, and saved lives. This year, a contributing writer shares her story of God's grace during breast cancer.
Life can turn on a dime, as the saying goes-and I have found that to be true. I have also found that God's grace can appear in unexpected places-even while that dime is still spinning.
A routine mammogram in the fall of 2002 revealed a suspicious lump in my breast ...which led to a biopsy and diagnosis of breast cancer. Suddenly, I was a statistic-one of over 200,000 women that year who would discover they had invasive breast cancer.
"Welcome to the club," my husband said softly, when I told him the result of the biopsy. A cancer survivor himself, his empathy and love were a source of strength in the days and months ahead-and a steady conduit of God's grace.
I was scheduled to undergo surgery in two weeks; my treatment would include a lumpectomy followed by six weeks of daily radiation. The prognosis, my surgeon said, was good. I took heart at her words: She was a young woman, a wife and mother, who had only a few years before waged her own battle against breast cancer.
She understood my fears and carefully answered my questions. Even as I began my journey, as I sat on the examining table and listened as she described how she would remove the malignant tumor, I felt God's grace and thanked him for a caring and understanding surgeon, and for the peace that surrounded me.
In the meantime, I continued on at work, doing my best to concentrate on the tasks at hand. But cancer had become my constant companion. I remember my first day there after learning of my situation. Suddenly, I thought of myself as "The Woman Who Has Cancer" as I walked down the hall to my office, passing people who had no idea of my recent diagnosis of breast cancer. To them, I was just Sue-editor, photojournalist, mom, wife, whatever-but all I could think of was my new descriptor: cancer victim. How suddenly my life had changed.
My days, and the hours that filled them, became incredibly precious. I no longer took my life for granted: suddenly, my days were measured. I looked at my family and friends with a new appreciation; I cherished the contact, the connection. Most of all, I realized that it was God who held my life in his hands. Of course, he always did-it just took breast cancer to make it tangible.
I underwent surgery December 5. The surgery was a success: the cancer had not spread to my lymph nodes. After I had healed, I would start my radiation regimen-33 days of daily treatments, with weekends off. After that, I'd take Tamoxifin for five years and join the more than 2 million women living in the U.S. who have been treated for breast cancer. Quite an impressive sisterhood.
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This simple salad is a refreshing start to winter meals at Simpatica Dining Hall. You can garnish with fresh mint or flat-leaf parsley, if desired.
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Rising young mezzo-soprano Jennifer Feinstein has been likened by the Los Angeles Times to "a young Horne, so rich is her mezzo and so full of spark was she on stage." The Santa Barbara Independent praised her "remarkable, expressive voice reaching through the pain towards transcendence in a setting of Nietzsche's 'Midnight Song'," and Opera News recently called her Elvira "a comic delight."
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"Jennifer Feinstein … sang exquisitely.... Feinstein, as Adalgisa, a junior priestess in Norma's temple, showed [an] ability to bring many dimensions to a moment or a song, enriching our perception of her character. The agility of her vocal ornaments was light and assured, including one downward sliding pitch in the second act that took my breath away. The four duets between de Trejo [Norma] and Feinstein, evoking a powerful sense of sisterhood, were beautifully blended."
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My girls attended this school last school year and it was the worse school we ever encountered. The principle and office staff were absolutely unprofessional. Did not respectfully call my children by their names when I came by to check them out of school. The only thing that made it a little tolerable were their teachers.
I feel that the students at Brighton are not any different than the students anywhere else. 90% of the parents do not know how to communicate with the school to find out how to help there children. Lets face it the school is only going to be as good as the parent allow it to be.
I have a child in the 3rd grade at Brighton and I feel the teachers geuninely care about these students. Its up to the parents to get involved and partcipate more in the school.
I attend the school from 1-8th grade and not once did I ever have to walk home because of no seating I know the bus driver and he would never allow that he would come back for another load before he let kids walk home. As far as the teacher doing a better job I think they are doing the best they can they can only do their part its up to the kids and their parents to at least try. My little brother now attends the school he could not read or write and he was going to the first grade he had been to all these other fancy school and wasnt learning anything and. So my mother asked my 1st grade teacher could she help him and in TWO DAYS no joke he's reading not big books but you see where im going with this. I am a senior.
I think that the school is excellent. Most of the problems and compliants come from parents that are not even commented to their children or the program. When we get parents that care about the kids and the school we'll have a better program.
I feel as a parent, the school teachers are not advance enough to teach the students, theres no homework most of the time during the week, my children have to walk home in very bad area, which i have sign papers for him to ride the bus, because of no sitting.
I am a parent of a child in this school.I think the principle and the teachers at this school should and could do a better job with the problems. I feel that they do not take disipline problems serious enough.
Brighton middle school is an historic location. Many of the students ancestors went to this school,this school is preparing all the students for high school.They also have some wonderful teachers if you think so call us some time.
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You should be at a poetry slam but you're not.
You couldn't face another night of polite smiles and 8.5s,
Drinking cider getting beaten by oneliners
From a guy who lacks a basic grip of irony
Who thinks misquoting Kerouac's as hip as he aspires to be.
You're in a Dean Street clip joint.
Outside neon rips the sky
Like screaming tears from every dream that travelled here to die.
A hostess who looks like Juliette Binoche demands a drink.
You say cognac and a hostess dressed like Lana Turner brings you whisky
And asks for fifty
When you only have a twenty.
Juliette says "that's plenty, you can pay the rest with your hope"
And puts a notebook on the table,
Opens it, lights up and tokes and passes you her smoke,
Chokes on her whisky, strokes her wrists distractedly
And clicks her pen
And then you say
"I want to rhyme with holy fools
whose only rule of poetry is flow
where verse is free
And wordsmiths badder than the worst of me"
Behind the thickening membranes of her eyes the light retreats a little,
Fingers tighten and she whispers "start again"
"I want to suck the sacred poison from intoxicated skies
Philosophise with rent boys
High five the hell-bent and the heaven-sent
And stent the city's arteries
With sycophantic merengues to the high priests of the moshpit
And wash the slack-skinned strippers
With oils and scents and the unspent dreams of the departed."
She dissects you with her disappointment.
Her words infect you, dripped from lips injected
With so many years of intravenous hurt
"There are more lines of poetry on my face
Than in all the rhymes that you will ever write"
And you remember:
You should be at a poetry slam
And this is why you're not,
The superficialities and artificialities,
The shiteness, triteness, emptiness and skin deep sheer banalities
And you say "I want the pain to stop"
Juliette Binoche unbuttons her shirt,
Opens a condom,
Throws the rubber on the floor
And slides the foil across her chest and takes your hand
And presses it into the blood,
Peels back a flap of skin
And your fingers slip like toes
Through the sand on the last beach on earth
And as her heart contracts beneath your palm she says
"I want the pain to start."
Dan Holloway is the sexiest bearded poet in Oxford not called Paul. He is the author of The Man Who painted Agnieszka's Shoes, a novel written interactively on Facebook about the importance of pain in virtual reality. Its principle protagonist is a dad whose daughter went missing 10 years before the novel starts and may or may not be trapped inside a mobile phone.
jam band
it's all dudes and
they're in a jam band
but they all play
where does this idea of memory
come from?
I don't want to remember architecture school
which is really rigorous
they take you and break you down
you design rooms and houses
and don't see other humans
this is a mexicanism
you walk down the street in mexico
someone could throw a bucket
of water on your head
look out a bucket of
water is coming at you
Clarissa Ames graduated college and is now roaming the streets with wild packs of dogs. She's been published a few times and has all her shots.
TheBeff is a Jeff from NJ who lives above a queer dad bar in Manhattan and works on the Internet. He makes movies and news, writes puppet shows, and throws art and music benefits in NY/NJ. You can reach him at email@example.com or on his tumblrs thebeff.tumblr.com andisitdooms.tumblr.com.
i can view my own face from three different angles in a mirror that is specifically designed for that purpose.
and it looks like late at night the traffic lights change colours for cars that don't come
and the children play in car parks and sing songs regarding
'crack smoke' and '666' and 'dick sucking'
like '666, 666, smoke some crack and suck my dick' and it looks like
this is a very apt way of looking at things.
and you have to wonder, if you smoked enough crack would your teeth fall out
and make your mouth extra soft for dick sucking
but too soft to even say '666' anymore.
have i kissed some hummus into your mouth
and changed the texture of your words.
can you play your childhood games and sing your songs
in front of traffic lights smeared with hummus
if you cannot see their colour.
seems like i have become addicted to my job
and i am not very good at my job.
i make mistakes constantly
and feel tired constantly.
i have not been in love in a very long time
or maybe i fall in and out of love constantly.
maybe i just fall in love all the time.
i can feel my brain slowing down
gradually throughout the day
until i go to sleep at night.
i dream in colour but so does everybody.
i splash water on my face when i am hot
but only when people are looking.
i have sex with people that are of no consequence
and i go home while they are asleep
because i would rather sleep alone.
it just seems more normal for me.
i eat hummus when i am sad
which is all the god damn time.
if hummus were an aphrodisiac i would be horny all the time.
i would climb through windows crying
and demanding that frightened people get sexy for me.
get sexy for me humanity:
my mouth is full of hummus.
i need to share this feeling with you.
let me kiss the hummus into your mouth.
vicki tingle is a 21 year old writer living in brighton, uk. she has written an e-book which can be found at http://www.scribd.com/doc/82714997/you-look-like-bruce-willis-lying-naked-in-the-sand. her other writing can be found at vickitinglr.tumblr.com and she tweets at https://twitter.com/vickitingle. she eats hummus every god damn day.
do you believe in dads?
i don't believe in dads
the dad is a governmental superstructure
the dad is an authoritarian hierarchy
the dad is a cruel and commmon catastrophe
kill me dad
i've been bad
now i'm sad
dedicated to dads
hey dads of the world
you destroyed my friends self-esteem
when you told him he was "a failure"
do you know how your words can hurt
let me explain the value of love
to you dad
i think that you forgot about me
i think you forgot about yourself
why do we keep forgetting each other
why can't we get over this little bump
on the road
i think all of our dads are going to die
and this is not a bad thing
it is a neccessary thing
sorry dads
santino dela is 21 year old artist, writer and poet from vancouver, canada. he is currently traveling the world seeking meaning, love, peace and tranquility. he has a novella coming soon and is available on twitter @santinodela and online at www.santinodela.com
oh go on then, describe something as Kafka-esque
if it makes you feel clever
and please stop quoting Frankenstein
why do you think you're too clever to admit
that your childhood was not harmonised with
musicals and show-songs?
you're only human.
you're barely even that.
hours lost in researching, you rise and make
a stropping exit
"I'd do
anything, for you, dear, anything…"
you call me from the kitchen for another measure.
"For you
mean everything, to me…"
i notice the amber's heavy legs inside your glass.
it reminds me of Chanel, a luxury even I know well;
Chanel slipping down your crystal throat,
whisky heating on my temples.
so maybe now I call you an angel.
I didn't mean it as a compliment.
"As long as he – needs — me"
your voice is frozen. You seem sorry about something.
"The sun'll come out"
of course you didn't mean it.
you were drunk
we all fuck up.
Tomorrow, betcha
bottom dollar…"
and every angel falls some day so
stand and spout your elegy, angel
don't forget to dumb it down for me
"Looking back, I could've played it
i wonder if she sings still, too?
(I'm going to cut your hair in your sleep
let's see how strong you are then)
You press against a nibble-mark
sustained from just a week ago
"like petals under skin" you said
"like you were made of flowers" you said.
and drank another whisky
flattery will buy you time.
"So long, farewell,
auf wiedersehen,
sian s. rathore has been published in every lit mag ever.
If you could give one piece of advice to every parent, what would it be?
Don't jaywalk
Don't bail them out of jail
Don't forget, we will always be your kids.
Don't let my little brother become me…
Just because I'm a teenager doesn't mean I'm doing drugs
Learn to be a light in this dark world of ours!
Talk to your kids about the dangers of marijuana and how it is poisonous and terrible and will ruin their life
I would say Think right, do right, be right, live right, and be like the Omegans of star Caladan. They stay healthy because they drink milk. Drink milk, think milk, be milk and taste milk.
Let your children watch Dragon Ball Z. It will teach them to defend themselves against evil (Like bullies, robbers, terrorists, etc.)
Eat yo kids
Bi-monthly Chuck E. Cheese trips
We went to sea world for fireworks
I saw my sibling go through so much because of drugs that's why I rise above every day. Jk lol
Let us make more mistakes; it will encourage wisdom in our futures.
Talk about future plans. Like collage
Make a great trust with them
Trust your child. And support whatever there doing in their life. & never give up on them. Also don't do drugs they are very bad for you. And I lost a very good friend from it. I don't want to see anyone get taken away from it! So please communicate with your daughter or son or both! I was once down this road & I realized I went down the wrong road… and turned back around. So yes I've made mistakes and now I'm above the influence! ♥
Be understanding
Be good parents
Suck more dicks
Three simple phrases that could solve everything
Some of these comments are stupid, I'm 14 years old, and could give better advice than some of you adults, saying smoke weed with your child, and drink while pregnant, this page is called " above the influence." Why did you like the page if you support drugs? My advice would be to always be there for your child, to put them in extracurricular activities so that they won't get involved with drugs, and talk to them about the dangers of drugs.
TEACH YOUR KIDS ABOUT JESUS….teach them to have a relationship with Christ
If it wasn't for my parents being there for me (and if God wasn't in my life), I wouldn't be where I am today
Disciple your child
I have a voice and brain too so let me say what's on my mind
beach sloth is the dad of the alt lit scene. he writes reviews herehttp://beachsloth.blogspot.com and has also been published in screaming seahorse, thought catalog, banango lit and up literature. what a cuddly sloth.
People are more violent and selfish, due to something introduced into genetics
The outside world is more controlled, weather can be dictated
Anything can be simulated or made synthetic such as sleep, these are never comparable to the real thing
There are things called paradoxes
The stock market is strictly controlled, there is still a rich poor divide since there needs to be an aspirational culture for the economies to grow
This room was a skull
This room was a secret
This room was bones of a ceiling
That kept the roof from your head
You were promised
You were the left
Fingers clutched into the flowers
His words flood you
His touch pushes through
His smiles unhands you
His breath out does yours
A beetleknot at a time
Runs them beneath you, over and under,
Over, over, and through
The mot and bailey, the buttress, the view
After, in a slump" he said again, yes
Next time, if you dress as before
cecilia lydia geddes is unknown. we know nothing about her.
// its strength
crinkled by wealth //
// useful for the psyche
convulsion begins //
// dreams immense, hopes losing
yet to be //
// what you accomplish
unshakable devotion in our sights //
// a noise today
out there but not unaided //
// left to say to you at times
singe all passages //
// shallow call in the dark
take a trail //
// survive the study
facts reaching a decision //
// a kingdom similar to this
friendship in reality //
// fresh loop
clock //
// be proven false cannot be proven false
trust //
// settled now
falling down //
// so much moving
cobalt paint //
// maze-like
sugar alone //
// two-colored
thoughts crash //
// little one
out of bed //
// idle talk
reshape edge //
// shepherd's core
piping hot stones //
// at home
tattered and worn //
// unwrap me
but not too slow //
at that exact moment
i knew what the future would deliver
on the final night of my first summer
and added shades of white to the air
i stood with the blue paint at my disposal
as a lonesome human being
and i felt capable of embracing it all
miles and miles beyond
i was an artist at last
i climbed the rooftops of my city
i scrambled to the peak of every skyscraper
the artist that i had always strived to be
Matt Margo's work has appeared or is forthcoming in Bravehost Poetry Review,experiential-experimental-literature, Blue and Yellow Dog, and elsewhere. A full catalog of his publications can be found at http://matt-margo.blogspot.com. He currently resides in Hiram, Ohio.
do you remember when i had one of your beard hairs stuck in my throat for three
i kept shoving my fingers into my mouth, clawing at the back of my throat.
i spit up blood before i spit up your hair.
it was half an inch long, black and coarse.
my throat hurt more after it was gone.
the tickle was lost and my throat felt smooth and plain.
sometimes i think it is still inside of me.
i had a dream last night that i found a snake in my dad's back yard.
every time i took a step towards it, it split in two.
soon i was standing in the middle of the lawn surrounded by 300 snakes and all i
wanted to do was pick one up and hold it close to my face and and whisper 'one
is enough, little guy, you don't need to keep splitting apart.'
my family jokes that i am the 'fat one' because i don't work out.
i don't know, i feel normal even though sometimes i am lazy.
i feel 'averagely thin' even though i am not very toned.
i walk around the city a lot and my calves are huge.
my parents are marathon running freaks.
my sister was employed at a gym for awhile and really thinned out, but then she
had a baby, so who's the fat one now? (still me).
i have been waiting to make out to a taylor swift song for 6 years.
last night i kissed this guy in bed while taylor sang "drop everything now, meet
me in the pouring rain. kiss me on the sidewalk, take away the pain" and the
melodious pop country music coming from my laptop made everything feel OK
for a second but then i laughed and said 'i have been waiting to make out to a
taylor swift song for 6 years' and really ruined the moment.
Sarah Jean Alexander is a sad mom and feels at home here. She's written some things. Talk to her (@sarahjeanmd) and read her (http://sjwritten.wordpress.com).
My mom had a jewelry box I was not permitted to touch, go near, or glance at. When I asked her what was inside, she responded, "one serious fucking wizard. Two ears, two noses, one ungodly staff, a hat made of dead cats. Two eyes; one seared, one forgotten." She kept it at the top of her dresser, just out of reach, but close enough that she knew I would stare at it, wonder about it. Sometimes I went near it and pretended to try to open it. Every time I did this she smacked my hand, reprimanding me and reminding me what was inside, one serious fucking wizard one serious fucking wizard one serious fucking wizard and it was worth the mark on my wrist just to hear her words because they were sharp like knives but cool and emaciated like the winter wind and warm like the stove and they were sweet like burnt honey, dark and ominous as two donut holes. I think of her now and I want to crawl inside her mouth and die in the space between breaths; in the small deaths between phonemes, in the magic and the heat of her speech. The dresser was moved, eventually, the jewelry box left open and sideways on the floor, empty. I played a game sometimes where I ran around it, as if looking for the creature that escaped, but this game grew tiring when no one gave it a name.
Roshan Abraham is a writer or a liar. An e-chapbook of short fiction is forthcoming, he said, shrugging.
maria is a new dad. She makes collages, takes pictures, and is working on her first zine. Her internet persona lives at http://toizelle.tumblr.com
Bro, Carl Hiaasen just drove by me; pick up your phone.
I need you to buy me a PayDay while you're in there.
It's cloudy and looking at this water tower is making me hungry.
Alright I see you walking out.
Gonna steal this pen, bro.
Our new landline
sounds like something
out of Super Mario Bros…
very nice!
Two of the
over the stairs
have gone out,
so now, all I am
able to see on my way to bed is a
of a boy
standing in the snow.
caleb bouchard writes at www.artsafart.com and tweets at @imcalebbouchard. his work has previously been published in screaming seahorse and have u seen my whale?
Sex used to make me feel fulfilled
Like, the feeling after having "good" sex seemed to linger for days and I would feel satisfied
But now that I am not having sex, let alone "good" sex,
I feel extremely nervous about sex in general
Like I want it so bad, but what if it is "bad" sex
I will probably just want sex more
And like the boys I know with "nice" penises are retards
And I haven't seen any of the penises that I would currently consider having sex with
So what if [attractive boy] has a "lame" penis or he is "bad" at sex
And then we mutually don't want to have sex again
But attempt to continue our friendship
And then it fails horribly and I have one less person to smoke blunts with
When I feel angry enough to be mean my vision tilts back and forth
Thinking about all the people I have been genuinely mean to
All I can come up with is lesbians that treated my friends poorly in high school
And a boy named Stephen who had curly hair and a big nose
In china my high school Chinese teacher got drunk and Stephen kept knocking on her hotel room door
and trying to make her say tongue twisters and [something involving a rubber chicken I didn't quite
I yelled a lot and punched him in the stomach and tried to punch him in the face but a boy that looked
like buzz lightyear held me back while a boy that looked like me put his hand over my mouth
And boys I like, I am pretty mean to boys I like
Despite massive sleep depravation
I really don't want to go to sleep because I am so emotionally volatile
That I am feeling a deep meaningful connection to comedy shows on Netflix
Which I am not ready to give up
martha dittoe is a terminally bored 19-year-old college student living in cincinnati, oh. her blog is a notepad document titled "popo" that nobody will ever see.


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Check out Issue #19 Outtakes
Issue #19 was mailed the last week of June but because of the July 4th holiday, many readers east of the Mississippi didn't get their copies until the second week of July. Subscribers in Canada took even longer. The main feature in this issue was John Farnworth's article about Massey-Harris built tanks. It was one of the longest articles that we have published, running fourteen pages in length. That was followed by a two page sidebar containing some interesting and very personal primary information by a member of the Army 603rd Tank company. The author, Wayne Williams, had actually trained on and driven the Massey built tanks during the Second World War.
I always try and include at least one combine article in the July issue and LQ #19 contains former Massey Ferguson employee, Frank Vieira's account of his travels in Communist China during the 1980's. Frank and Arnott Neals were sent to demonstrate a MF 860 combine on a government farm collective.
A touching story about the restoration of a Massey-Harris Pony and Gordon Barnett's article about Canadian collector Garry Wilson's ½ scale model collection, round out this issue.
We have started work on the Legacy Quarterly 2015 calendar. If you have a good seasonal, high-resolution photo, you are welcome to submit it for consideration. Anything that was produced–tractors or equipment–by Massey-Harris, Ferguson or Massey Ferguson is welcome.
I hope that you enjoy LQ #19. It has a great cover shot by our good friend Super-T. The back cover is an excellent shot of Canadian collector Garry Grycki's Massey-Harris Serial #1 Model 201. Please keep the photos and letters coming! Gary
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Check out Issue #18 Outtakes
Issue #18 will be in the mail the first week of April. The feature story is the Moline built Massey Ferguson 95 and 97 tractors. Other stories include a story and pictorial about the last Minnesota Ski Whiz "Whiz-N" Day, an update on Champion Pro Stock Massey Ferguson puller, Carlton Cope, the UK built, Canadian sold Ferguson 2085, the Little Ferguson That Could, and the restoration of a MF 97 tractor. An "Extended Letter" by reader David Mullnix about his father's last MF 65 tractor ride is an inspirational piece you won't want to miss.
The special feature in Issue #19 will be an exclusive article by noted UK author John Farnworth documenting World War II tank production in Racine, Wisconsin. The article is richly illustrated and chronicles a little known aspect of Massey-Harris Company history.
There will also be several sections about combines and harvesting so if you have any great combine photos, be sure to send them in.
Don't forget David Turner's book, In Search of Yesterday. See the Commercial Ads link for ordering details. Also there is a new book on the market called The Massey Murders, by Canadian author Charlotte Gray. Look for an ad and review in the July issue of Legacy.
I have also started working on next years calendar. If you have any really good seasonal photos of tractors or Massey equipment, e-mail me high-resolution images and they will be considered for the 2015 calendar!
Don't forget the 200 Series Massey-Harris Tractor Registry. It will be updated and republished again in January of 2015.
Sue and I hope to see you at a show sometime this summer!
See outtakes we couldn't fit into Issue #17
Issue #17 was mailed the first week of January. Feature stories include: Carlton Copes' MF 2805 National Pro Stock pulling tractor, the Massey-Harris 200 Series tractor registry, the history of Massey production at Batavia, New York, Newcastle, Ontario–the first Massey factory, Bob Holden's Massey Ferguson collection, plus great photos from Working Tractors Part 2. Plus more letters in RFD, Memories of Iowa farm life with a M-H 44 and much more!
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XRCO Welcomes Rich Hansen
IIM Party June 13
Hustler EDM Maniac Party
Layla Price Stars
Julia Sands Karaoke XXX
Susana Molina in Baci Lingerie
Fetish Con Dates
Porn's Greatest Star
James Deen June Promo
Exxxotica Exhibitors Lining Up
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Sunny Leone Hosts Splitsvilla
Porn Star Game Night
Camming Con Moves Dates
Discount Club Owners Expo Tickets
Teal Conrad at Sapphire NYC
Exquisite Distributes DDF
Cherie Deville Returns
Alana Evans at WonderCon
Risque Starr Sisters Parties
Natasha Voya PSK
The Sexual Liberation of Anna Lee ~ Reviewer Rated
Carter Cruise at Exxxotica
Belle Knox at Exxxotica
Rock'N'SeXXXy & Hustler
Puma Swede Opens Desire
Nikki Phoenix XRCO Nom
Maddy O'Reilly is Slutwoman
Alex Chance jGrrl
Tony Batman Conquers LA
Alexa Aimes NYC Tour
2014 AVN News Rack Part 2
Roxanne Rae Available
Minka Karaoke XXX
Rio Lee Heads Cherry Pimps
Immoral Mayhem
XRCO Sponsorship Opportunities
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Cherie Deville Available
Tony Batman Crazy Appearances
Inside The Industry 03/19/2014
Chanel Preston Interview
Alicia Silver Productions Content
Adrianna Luna Dance Dates
Entertainment is Entertainment is Entertainment
Powersville Re-Energized
XRCO Awards Nominations
Summer Brielle Elegant Angel
Damsels in Distress Released
Damsels in Distress Live
Madison Christmas Spectaculars
TSA Explosives Test on Ryder
Bailey Blue is The Animal
LFC/WalMart Deal
Free Vegas Weddings
Wedding Night Porn
Sunny Lane in Feature Movie
Capri Cavanni Releases
Ryder Completes Grease XXX
Love Boat XXX Song
Capri Cavanni in Love Boat XXX
Love Boat XXX Trailer
Love Boat XXX Parody
CineKink in Chicago
Screening - Risky Business
Hollywood Undead Video
A&E Announces Grease XXX Cast
New Alexis Golden DVD
Ryder Directs Grease XXX
Adult Film Industry Documentary Screening
Britney Amber NightMoves Nom
Dana Vespoli NightMoves Noms
Oz XXX Trailer Released
Lea Lexis in New Voracious
Berlusconi Sex Tape Sale
Grindhouse Premieres That's Sexploitation!
Wow! That Cock is Huge!
Gamelink, Elegant Exclusive
Sex in Venice
Angelina Castro Reality Series
Grindhouse Fest Tuesday
Public Sex, Private Lives Premieres
Capri Cavanni on Fire
Farrah Superstar Airs
Farrah Superstar: Backdoor Teen Mom
Brandy Aniston to XRCO
Lucky Devil at XRCO
X-Play XRCO Sponsor
Capri Cavanni Live
Upcoming Brandy Aniston Releases
Love Boat XXX Wraps
Farrah Abraham Sex Tape
2013 Feminist Porn Award Winners
Christie Stevens Psycho Thriller
XRCO Nominates Meow
Adrianna Luna XRCO Nomination
Tanya Tate XRCO Nominations
Lea Lexis XRCO Noms
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