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Are more homeowners ready to sell?
The latest Realtor.com data found an increase in the number of homes for sale between February and March. Is it a trend or a blip?
Have home prices risen enough that sellers may be edging into the market?
The latest data from Realtor.com found that the number of homes for sale increased 2.36% from February to March. While that doesn't indicate a stampede of sellers, it may be a sign that at least sellers are ready to quit sitting on their hands.
In Portland, Ore., Micki Swenson tried to sell her house three years ago and got no takers. She's decided that she's ready to move on with her life and put the home back up for sale last month, at a lower price.
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"There's a lot of people who were underwater who are now not underwater," Portland real-estate broker said Nick Krautter told The Oregonian. "We've got a lot of clients who have been waiting to sell, sometimes for years. The price moved up enough they're able to make the move they want to make."
That hasn't led to a large increase in homes listed for sale, agents told The Oregonian, because fewer distressed properties -- foreclosures and short sales -- are coming to market. Still, they are seeing more interest from "regular sellers."
Inventory remains tight in much of the country, down 15.22% from this time last year, according to the Realtor.com data. But those numbers vary around the country.
Inventory of homes for sale has fallen drastically in California, bringing back bidding wars. But from February to March, the number of homes for sale rose 13.68% in San Francisco, 11.47% in San Jose, 7.27% in Oakland and 6.85% in Sacramento, all cities where the number of homes for sale has declined significantly. None of the other markets in the Realtor.com data showed a double-digit month-over-month increase in homes for sale.
It's too early to tell whether the inventory crunch is really easing, since it's traditional for more homes to go on the market as spring approaches. We'll have to wait a few more months to find out if prices have risen enough to persuade more homeowners it's time to sell.
Of the 146 cities tracked, only 36 showed a year-over-year decrease in list prices and, of those, only six saw list prices decline more than 5%. Those cities were Peoria-Pekin, Ill., down 10.72%; Columbia, Mo., down 8.57%; Springfield, Ill., down 7.69%; Dayton-Springfield, Ohio, down 7.32%; Akron, Ohio, down 6.08%; and Roanoke, Va., down 5.08%.
The median price was up 0.05% for the year, to $190,000.
I would like to clear up something regarding real estate agents and REALTORS®. This is not a slap at anyone, just a clarification about terms.
There are both licensed and unlicensed real estate agents. Unlicensed agents are, when caught, subject to the penalties prescribed in the laws of each state about the practice of real estate without a license. This is similar to "doctors" practicing without a license.
Licensed real estate agents receive their licenses from the states in which the agents choose to be licensed. How each agent is licensed is according to the laws of each state. Some states have only one type of license, generally called a "broker". Others have a two- or three-tiered system. My state, Nevada, has three levels:
Broker – they are the only ones who can run an office and have the ultimate responsibility for the actions of those agents within their office.
Broker-salesperson – they can perform many of the duties of a broker, they just cannot run an office, nor, in most cases, have the responsibility for the actions of other agents.
Salesperson – the balance of those licensed as real estate agents.
I am a salesperson, primarily because I do not want to be held responsible for the actions of other agents, some of whom are do not perform their duties in a responsible or ethical manner.
With regard to licensed real estate agents and REALTORS®, the only difference is that REALTORS® are members of the National Association of REALTORS® and are supposed to adhere to the REALTOR® Code of Ethics. All REALTORS® are licensed real estate agents. Not all licensed real estate agents are REALTORS®. Use of the term REALTOR® as applied to real estate agents is similar to the use of the term Kleenex as applied to facial tissue. In each case, their brand name has become a generic term.
You have probably noticed that I use the uppercase, followed by the ®, when I use the term REALTOR®. That is the proper usage of the term although both Realtor and realtor are frequently used. All three have become acceptable and used interchangeably. I do find it easier to not use all caps and forget the ®.
FYI, you can make the symbol ® (on PCs) by holding the ALT key down while entering 0174.
As someone who is actively selling their home, I find this article way off base. The value of my home (from three different estimate sources) is "X", but the realtors want to list it at "X-$12,000" so they can sell it faster and get their commission.
The realtors don't care that the house across the street sold last month for "X" (same square footage, same amenities, etcetera) -- the realtors have their own agenda.
Realtors suck.
Some of this is because realtors will "highball" the listed price to get the listing. Then, no matter who sells the house the listing agent get paid. Then comes the appraisal. Now either the price comes down or the house
goes off market. But usually the price comes down, and the listing agent is still ahead. Then an offer, usually about 5% below the asking price and the seller pays the 3% closing costs ! The listing agent says take it, the market is not that good and you have a lot of competition. Now the inspection, and repairs. Now you are asked to pay for a home warranty for the buyer, $400. So now you dropped the price 5%, pay 3% closing costs, pay the 6% sales commission, plus repairs and the $400 warranty. So the sale cost you 14%, plus repairs, plus the $400. You walk away with lunch money, the agent makes a bundle. I would like to see the stats on listed price vs sales price.......but that will never happen !
oh please, there is always an increase of homes for sale in the spring.
I've been looking @ homes in Texas this past month to purchase. They are very proud
of their homes. Since I can check what they were purchased for and compare against selling
price looking for improvements, they want a profit of at least $50,000 with no improvements even if they just bought the home a year ago. No thanks I'll build.
I did real estate part time for 3 years in the 90's. Two things I learned from the experience; 1. Real estate agents are the most rude, greedy and self serving creatures that ever slimed their snakey bodies on the ground called earth. 2. Their sole interest is to have home prices up to where no one can afford them so the agents can line their pockets with a commission and do not care how it affects anyone else.
Real estate to me ranks under criminals in prison. Go to hell.


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What gives Christianity the power that even you admit to? For me it is the personal experience that I witness every day in the unlimited every day miracles that surround me. You certainly have your work cut out for you if you intend to "explain" each of those.
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Every year for as long as I can remember I have dreaded Father's Day weekend. Growing up in the small town where we lived, our church would take great pains each year to make at least half as much fuss over Father's Day as Mother's Day had gotten one month earlier. That meant some sort of public honoring of all the fathers who were there, usually by having the dads stand and one of his kids would pick out a gift, (a handkerchief, a pen, a Bible, what have you), walk to the front of the church and present it to him. Everyone would clap then sit down and the service would continue. Because my own father had been killed in a car accident when I was 3 years old, I never actually knew him and only have a couple of hazy memories of him at all. Sitting silent beside my mom and sister during those services while all my friends celebrated their dads only served to reinforce my awareness that we were different, and not in a good way.
In the years that followed, through high school, college and beyond, I have slowly begun to deal with my insecurities and fear of feeling different from 'normal'. I ended up with a career in music and most of the opportunities I've had have been in the church. I've sung countless praise songs to my heavenly Father and experienced not only healing from the sense of loss of that roll in my life, but also a deeper understanding of what it means to be a son of a Father who is good and can be trusted. All of this was progress, I suppose, but it still did not prepare me for this past Father's Day – 2013…
My wife and I are expecting our first child, a daughter, in September. Because we have not met her face to face yet, I wasn't even thinking that technically we could celebrate Mother's and Father's Day this year, but Last minute we decided to. I tried to make Mother's Day special for Hannah with a card, flowers, and taking her out to eat and it was nice. What I didn't expect, however, was how profound would be the experience of finally being on the other side of a day that has haunted me my whole life. As inadequate as I feel, I am, (am about to be), someone's dad. The card my wife gave me from our unborn daughter called me 'daddy' and all of a sudden it hit me like a tidal wave. All things are made new by the power of Christ to transform the most hopeless and devastating times in our lives. This day on which I felt so much isolation and sadness throughout the years has been redeemed and turned my sorrow into joy!
This is how I believe God works. It's not always to swoop down and rescue us from all the pain and heartache of the human condition, sometimes it's the slow but sure path to redemption that He leads us to day by day. It heals us slowly until, miraculously, we realize we are changed and the difficult journey has revealed a character and hard earned joy we would never want to be without. Father's Day? It will never be the same for me and I can't help but look forward to next year! -Matt
Stories Behind the songs…
Here is the complete 'stories behind the songs' feature. I thought it might give some interesting insight into what is behind the writing of each song from the new album. Grab some coffee or tea and a comfy chair…hope you enjoy!
Till The Sunrise
This song is inspired by my wife Hannah and how much she has changed my life. The specific moment that this song describes is of us lying on a beach in Hawaii after dark looking up at a perfectly clear sky. The stars were amazing and the waves were gently rolling in on the shore. As I was looking up at the heavens with my new wife in my arms I knew my life had changed in a profound way, it was like it was being re-born, like a new beginning, a new story. I was really blindsided by how differently I viewed life now that I was a husband. That sense of elation and excitement for life to begin fresh really resonated with me in a spiritual sense and I could feel God's love in a deeper way than I have ever known now that I felt such a deep love for my wife. It was a perfect moment and I never wanted it to end.
This is a song of rebirth, of coming back to life after walking a long dark road. I've always been a dreamer and at the same time a bit of a control freak. What I've learned and tried to express in this song is that God's love is something I can trust. I can let go of control and rest in the security of the Lord's care and his faithfulness. Even when I can't see the light the morning is always coming.
The fictional town of 'Thornside" that this song talks about is a place that has people trapped. There's the comfortableness and familiarity that holds people to a place of pain and suffering all the while offering them false hope and the illusion of power and position. The idea and concept for this song came from 2 Corinthians 12 where the apostle Paul talks about the "thorn in his side". Rather than playing the 'martyr', Paul embraced his struggles and rose above them He did not wallow in self-pity and his pain made him a better person for the struggle. This song was a very different writing experience for me musically and lyrically and I really enjoyed the challenge of mixing a kind of southern or Americana tune with gospel. It was a blast to record!
"Ocean" is about our generation and how we long for connection and yet seem to be so isolated in many ways in our culture. I know what it feels like to have lost your way and how it's scary and lonely. In those moments it's been my relationship with Jesus that has been a lighthouse on a dark ocean. I've always loved the ocean. I grew up surrounded by it in Eastern Canada. The vast expanse and the mystery of it have always had a major appeal to me. And yet something so beautiful and amazing can also be treacherous and terrifying. The idea of being lost all alone and being swallowed by something so vast is a really scary thought and one that I think explains how it feels to be lost in our lives as well. But it's the love of God that anchors us to reality and give us hope and light in the darkness. That's the message of this song.
"Ocean" is also one of a few songs I wrote on piano for this record. I started out playing the piano in grade school but I have been writing mostly on the acoustic guitar for the past several years. It was really great to get back to writing on piano as each instrument brings something different to the outcome when songwriting.
My wife and I traveled to Costa Rica in April this past year because there was a medical conference there that she had a chance to attend. I was just tagging along so I had most of the daytime to myself and I decided to spend the time writing songs. One beautiful morning I woke up and decided to seek inspiration by reading some in the book Psalms. I read Psalm 139 and it seemed to be accompanied with a melody in my mind so I grabbed my guitar and wrote this song.
One For Another
Right from the beginning I wanted this album to be about community and collaboration because I believe that we are all better when we work together. So I contacted a bunch of musicians I've written, toured, or worked with in the past and asked if they would be willing to do a co-writing session over Skype on our computers. It was amazing to re-connect with friends I hadn't seen in ages and to get to work with musicians I respect even though we were in different parts of the country and the world. I wrote 6 songs for the album that way and this song was one of those 'skype' co-writes. I wrote it with my friend Jill Paquette. The song is plea for unity and togetherness. We are our brother and sister's keeper. It's a 'one for all' sort of concept because we all win or lose together.
One In A Million
"One In A Million" is a love song about that first amazing connection where the person of your affection can do no wrong and there's just a sense of magic in how you relate to each other and all you want to do is be around them all the time. I wrote this song inspired by my wife Hannah and some of the specifics about the very beginning of our relationship and how I knew she was the 'one'. At the risk of sounding cheesy, I feel this song describes her in my eyes even more now that I did then J
Someone Else's Arms
This song is about unfaithfulness and the terrible heartbreak of a true heart that has been cheated upon. The inspiration is the Old Testament book of Hosea. Being newly married I feel especially impacted by the thought of the betrayal and pain that God feels when we turn away from His love to pursue others. I can understand that more now than I could before and it makes it all the more incredible that he still waits for us with open arms time after time when we've been unfaithful to Him. That is incredible love!
Wish You Were Here
Last December I did a tour in the Northeast and I found myself in New York City. It was the first time that Hannah and I were apart since getting married 4 months earlier. I realized at that moment how much my life had changed because I could not enjoy the experience of being in New York at Christmas in the same way as I had other times I was there before because nothing had the same meaning when I couldn't share it with my love and all I could feel was an ache in my heart of missing her. That really came as a surprise to me because I have always been very independent and would never have believed I would feel this way. I always prided myself on being the type of person who enjoys solitude and the creative inspiration that results from being alone. I wrote this song because all that had changed and I was amazed at how Hannah made my old world just fall apart so easily. Her love has expanded my heart and helped me see the world with more compassion and re-energized my passion for music and replaced my dependency on solitude with a new inspiration.
Love Can Find A Way
I met JJ Heller and her husband Dave a year ago in California when we were booked for a concert together. We became friends and have now toured together as well. I am a big fan of their music and asked them to write a song with me for this album. What I really love about this song is that it talks about the power of love to reach us anywhere and in just the right time. No one is beyond the reaches of love. It feels really great to be able to share that message in this song.
Outside, Inside
This song is really special to me because what it started being written about changed dramatically during the process of writing it and became more personal than I could have ever imagined. Initially the song was inspired by the horrific tornado's that devastated Joplin, MO last summer and killed some 150 people. The idea of losing someone you love to tragedy was so moving to me and so the song is written from the perspective of the person left behind to deal with the aftermath immediately after losing everything. What I realized halfway through writing it is that this is my Mom's story as well. My Father was killed in a car accident when I was just a kid. All of a sudden, to imagine her feelings of shock and devastation immediately after all of our lives were turned upside-down really gave me a deep personal connection to it that was a surprise but also a very powerful experience.
The Lighthouse…
Hey guys,
I've just released a brand new song called, "Ocean" and I'm really excited to share it with you. You can listen to the song on the home page, but I wanted to share a few thoughts I had while writing it as well…Let me know what you think~
'Ocean' is about our generation and how we long for connection and yet seem to be so isolated in many ways in our culture. I know what it feels like to have lost your way and how it's scary and lonely. In those moments it's been my relationship with Jesus that has been a lighthouse on a dark ocean. I've always loved the ocean. I grew up surrounded by it in Eastern Canada. The vast expanse and the mystery of it have always had a major appeal to me. And yet something so beautiful and amazing can also be treacherous and terrifying. The idea of being lost all alone and being swallowed by something so vast is a really scary thought and one that I think explains how it feels to be lost in our lives as well. It's the love of God that anchors us to reality and give us hope and light in the darkness. That's the message of this song.
This is also one of a few songs I wrote on piano for this record. I started out playing the piano in grade school but I have been writing mostly on the acoustic guitar for the past several years. It was really great to get back to writing on piano as each instrument brings something different to the outcome when songwriting.
Note from the road…
Hey guys,
We are in Ohio today on a beautiful fall morning~It's our first day off since leaving Texas and we are enjoying a little quiet time. So far the concerts have been going great, and I've been having a blast being on stage with JJ and Dave each night.
Each day we arrive at the venue or church in the morning and begin setting up and doingsoundcheck just after lunch. Most of the concerts start at 6 or 7pm and the evening is 2 hours plus signing autographs and talking to folks after the show. After everything is packed up at the end of the night it's usually close to midnight and we all cram in the bus to sleep as our driver Ed begins his day by driving all night to the next town or city.
The awesome thing about a tour like this is being able to hear from people about life and each individual story. Those moments when we share each others joys, burdens, pain, victories, etc. in some small but profound way. I've been really learning a lot from this experience and we've only just gotten started.
The Deeper Tour With JJ Heller this fall!
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Don DeLillo parla di Cosmopolis e di Rob Pattinson a Repubblica/ Don DeLillo talks Cosmopolis and Rob Pattinson to Repubblica (Italy) english version
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Don DeLillo, l'autore del libro Cosmopolis (in Italia edito da Einaudi) parla a Repubblica oggi del suo rapporto con i film realiuzzati dai suoi libri e in particolare con Cosmopolis, da cui è stato tratto un film diretto da David Cronemberg e interpretato da Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Juliette Binoche e Sarah Gadon, che è in concorso a Cannes e che uscirà nelle sale italiane il 25 maggio
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Have you seen the movie adaptation of Cosmopolis?
Don DeLillo: Yes, and I really enjoyed it. Cronemberg has made a film without any compromises. It 's close enough to the book. There is also a lot of its language, which is often typical of some esoteric financial markets. But it's a movie: between the words written on paper and on screen transposition remains an abyss. The two forms are not comparable: a writer works alone, sitting in a room, a director is surrounded by actors, technical crew, tons of material.
Do you appreciate Cronemberg's movies?
Don DeLillo: It 'a director is always interesting and I particularly like one of his latest film: Eastern Promises. Among the earlier I love Dead Ringers and Crash that is a movie which is difficult to see, but remains inside
Did you work on the screenplay for the film?
Don DeLillo: Not at all, I have not discussed it, nor have ever been on set. The movie was filmed in Toronto.
How do you feel to see Robert Pattinson, actor famous for having played a vampire in a literary creation of yours?
Don DeLillo: The character he portrays is very close to that of the novel. However I've never seen Twilight and when I write I have in mind neither the film nor any who can interpret it. I just care that will be played by good actor.
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You wouldn't normally expect to see small, white ducks sitting in the tree tops – especially when they're made of plastic.
Mystery surrounds the appearance of ducks which have suddenly appeared hanging from trees in Shrewsbury. Residents awoke this week to find toys in several trees in different parts of the town. So far, nobody seems to have any idea where they came from, or why they are there.
Now shoppers and residents, who say the 'charming' ducks put a smile on their faces, have launched an appeal to find out who is behind the wacky stunt.
The ducks have cropped up in Oteley Road, between the Sutton Road turn and the Weeping Cross island and a number of other locations across town, including one on Castle Street.
The birds, which each have a small number on them, have left residents baffled.
Kyla Davies, from Clive Road, Monkmoor, said she had seen a number of the ducks in the past few days.
"I have spotted a few here and there and I have no idea where they have come from or why they are there, but they are quite nice. It looks like they could be part of the Christmas decorations," she said.
Derek Evans, who lives in Poole Rise said he spotted the first duck about a week ago and now there are more than two dozen.
"I don't know who is doing it, or why they have chosen these little ducks, but it is quite funny to see them popping up," he said.
"They have numbers on so it looks like they could have been used in a race, but asking around nobody seems to know."
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Missing the bus
A legendary moment in modern geekery was the day in 2001 when Apple's chief engineer Jon Rubinstein went to Toshiba's HQ in Japan on a routine courtesy visit. Earlier in the year Steve Jobs had demanded a small music player of him and Rubinstein had replied that the components for such a thing didn't exist. At the Tokyo HQ Rubinstein was shown a 1.8 inch hard drive that Toshiba engineers had developed but which they couldn't see a use for. They had no idea that it was exactly what Rubinstein had been missing. As it happened, Steve Jobs was in Tokyo for a different reason the same day. At dinner that evening Rubinstein said to him, ""I know how to do it now. All I need is a cheque for ten million dollars." Jobs coughed up and the rest is history. And the rest of the Apple's competitors were history, so far as music players were concerned.
The question I would ask if I worked, especially for Sony, is why the hell didn't we make the iPod? Sony were not only in the same country as Toshiba but they were, unlike Apple, in the music business. Sony Music and Sony Pictures, Sony Walkman, Sony industry standard video cameras and recording equipment. Sony computers. Talk about a perfect fit. Talk about missing the bus. Talk about being outmanoeuvred. Just as he was to do in the world of tele-communications six years later, Steve Jobs took Apple from a standing start into the position of the most important music company in the world. From right under the noses of Sony.
Their phone business JV with the Scandiwegians was going south too. In the year 2009-2010 alone Sony Ericsson fell from being the world's fourth biggest seller of mobile phones to the sixth biggest. The writing had been on the wall for two years, ever since the iPhone arrived and SE produced that shocking disgrace of a Symbian UIQ monster, the P1i that I railed against in my first techblog. That monstrosity was more or less a tomb stone.
They gave up on Symbian UIQ (which I actually really liked but which just couldn't perform the tasks asked of it without crashing or overheating) and produced and are still producing a line of overpriced and wildly underwhelming Xperia smartphones which at first ran Windows Mobile long after the rest of the world knew it was a dead duck. When they finally saw which way the wind blew, the Scandanese combine panicked into rushing out the X10, which no one bought because it ran an out-dated version of Android and couldn't do anything as well as a cheaper and better HTC phone.
It is hard to believe this, yet sad and true: Sony can hardly be called a trusted name or big hitter these days. Always skating to the puck, never to where the puck is going to be, to borrow Wayne Gretzky's winning image.
All that can change of course, and let's hope it does. No one would want to see a mighty and once loved colossus like Sony come crashing down.
Nokia, Nokia – Who's There-ia?
Nokia, then undisputed number one in mobile phones were, back in 2007, producing low and medium end phones of great usability and huge global popularity. Using power efficient flavours of Symbian and a reliable and simple menu driven interface, hundreds and hundreds of millions were sold and That Ringtone was heard in every corner of the land. Restaurants kept Nokia chargers by the front desk on the off-chance that a diner might need a top up in the evening.
At the higher end, they chugged out silvery plastic oblongs so ugly that it gave one diverticulitis and the squits just to look at them. No one seemed to mind as high end phones weren't their 'core business'. But what they didn't seem to be able to see was that smart phones would soon be the only business to be in. Which is strange because they can be regarded as the pioneers of the smartphone every bit as much as Palm or Handspring.
As I say in that damned blog, I owned just about every model of Nokia Communicator through the Nineties and Noughties. I was sending emails from my phone in 1996 using the first Communicator model, the 9000. To put things in perspective, this was five years before the iPod came into being, a longer period of time than exists between now and the first iPhone. Since Nokia knew what smartphones could do, it can only have been a misreading of the road ahead not to see how quickly the future would slam into their windscreen.


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Johns Hopkins Sports Medicine Patient Guide to "Good Pain" and "Bad Pain" for Athletes
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What is the difference between "good pain" and "bad pain"?
It is well known among athletes that some discomfort is part of athletic activities and is necessary for the improvement of performance. For muscle strength to increase, the muscle must see some increase in stress over what it is used to seeing, and this stress is usually perceived as the "burn" in muscle during activity. This mild "burn" is what we call "good pain" and is the basis of the popular phrase, "No Pain, No Gain." This pain should be short-lived and during the activity only.
If there is some discomfort after exercising, it should be short-lived and not carry on for hours or days. Fatigue after a good, strenuous workout is also a sign that the exercise is pushing the limits of the athlete's physiology, but it too should not be destructive. This fatigue should leave the individual somewhat exhilarated, but not exhausted. Fatigue that lasts days means the individual's physiology has been excessively challenged, and this means that the muscles and the energy stores are not being replenished after exercise. This more chronic fatigue after harmful exercise is called "over-training," and it is a sign that the individual is doing too much exercise too rapidly. If after appropriate rest the fatigue continues, it may be a sign of other medical problems and you should consult a doctor.
What are the signs of "bad pain"?
The muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage and bones of the body are living structures that react to the stress of exercise very slowly. If they see stress too fast, they cannot respond in time and begin to fail. The causes of the failure can be too much stress too fast or it can be accumulated stress over time. When this occurs, each one of these tissues responds a little differently and begins to produce what we call "bad pain."
For example, when muscles that have not been exercised for long periods of time see a lot of stress, they respond by getting "sore." Muscle soreness typically occurs if you do a new exercise to which you are not accustomed or if you do a familiar exercise too hard. This soreness typically begins within a few hours but peaks around two days after exercise. This soreness is called "delayed onset muscle soreness," and it actually reflects muscle damage. A little soreness or discomfort means that the muscle has been stressed, but if the muscle is exercised too much the muscle can become very sore to move and touch, and may even swell. In severe cases, the muscle may be damaged to the point that the muscle starts to die. In individuals who are extremely out of shape, if multiple muscles are exercised too hard and too fast, then as the muscles die they release proteins into the blood stream, which can shut down the kidneys. While it is rare, there have been cases of death due to this extreme over-exercising of the muscles, so it is generally recommended that if you start an exercise program, you begin very slowly and build up gradually. We usually recommend that whatever amount of exercise you think that you can do, cut it by one-third the first few times to prevent this problem with your muscles.
In a similar fashion, the tendons that connect muscle to bones may get irritated if they see too much stress too rapidly. They respond by getting inflamed, which is characterized by pain and sometimes swelling. Tendinitis pain typically occurs during exercise and can continue after exercise when performing activities using that muscle or tendon. For example, tendinitis of the kneecap tendon ("patellar tendon") is frequently seen in athletes who do jumping or squatting activities. The pain is made worse with these activities, but the pain may continue after sports activity when climbing stairs or getting out of a chair. In more severe cases the tendon may become swollen and any movement of the tendon or knee joint can hurt.
The bones likewise need time to respond to new stress. When bones see increased amount of stress, such as an increase in running when preparing for a marathon, they respond by putting more bone in the areas of the bone that are seeing more stress. This response is called "remodeling" and strengthens the bone. However, if the area of bone sees stress too fast, the bone will actually begin to fail. The first sign of this "stress fracture" is pain along the bone, which occurs with activity. As the fracture worsens, the pain continues after exercise. This may lead to a limp and even pain at night. If untreated the bone can actually break, which can be a severe injury depending upon which bone is involved.
Cartilage also needs stress applied very gradually. Cartilage is the white tissue on the ends of the bones at the joint that allows the bones to glide and move smoothly over one another. As a person matures, it is common for the cartilage to see some wear and tear so that it is not perfectly normal. When the cartilage sees too much stress too rapidly, it first causes pain in the joint and secondarily fluid in the joint. Swelling in a joint is a bad sign and means that the cartilage is not happy. If the joint is not rested, the pain and swelling can increase and cause an inability to use the joint for not only exercise but for activities of daily life.
How can these pains be treated?
The treatment for any ache or pain after exercise is to cut back on the exercise for a period of time. How long to rest the area depends upon the severity of the pain. Typically we tell patients not to do anything that hurts. For casual athletes this is easier to do than for highly competitive athletes. It is important to maintain aerobic capacity or stamina when resting a body part, so other exercises that do not cause pain are usually acceptable. For example, if your knee hurts, it is usually reasonable to continue exercising your upper extremities or even to do lower extremity exercises that do not aggravate the problem.
The second way to treat a painful area is by icing. Ice should be used after activity with an ice pack or ice massage for 20 minutes (See Patient Guide to Ice Techniques). This also can be done daily after exercising for several weeks. The old standard of ice for 48 hours followed by heat is no longer recommended. We believe that "ice is your friend." However, if pain persists despite the use of ice, more serious problems may exist and you should consult your physician.
The third thing to do if you have aches and pains after exercise is to continue to move the joint or extremity to avoid stiffness. If the joint becomes stiff over time it will affect the ability of the joint to function normally, and may affect athletic performance as well. Range of motion exercises or stretching to maintain the motion of the joint should not be confused with exercising the joint, which tends to stress the structures and make the pain worse.
The fourth way to treat aches and pains is with over-the-counter pain relievers or anti-inflammatory agents. These medicines include acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen or aspirin, and are believed to be effective at decreasing pain and swelling due to over-exertion. Follow the instructions on the label, and if you have any questions, speak with your trainer, pharmacist or physician. If these medicines do not take care of the pain over a few days then you should consider consulting a health care professional.
In summary, if you develop pain after exercise, you should rest or decrease the activity that is causing the problem, ice the painful area, keep moving the extremity but not stress it, and consider over-the-counter medicines to treat the pain and inflammation.
When should I be concerned about "bad pain"?
Generally there are several things you should look for when judging how concerned to be about your pain. First, the pain should not last long after exercise. Pain that begins to affect your sports performance is not normal, and this may be more of a problem early in an injury for a high-caliber, competitive athlete than for the casual athlete who can more easily rest the injured part. Pain that does not go away with rest is not normal. Pain that begins to affect your function outside of sports, such as walking or sleeping is not normal. Pain that is constant or increasing over time and does not go away is not normal. Pain that does not improve with treatment may be something to be concerned about. Pain that requires increasing amounts of pain medication over time is not normal and you should consider seeing a physician. Pain that begins to wake you from your sleep is also a concern, especially if it does it every night and increases over time.
Another sign that may indicate a more serious problem is the development of weakness of the extremity over time. The development of tingling or numbness, which is the feeling you get when your hand goes to sleep or when you hit your "funny bone" at the elbow, is also not normal and may indicate nerve problems. If you notice that you are gradually losing motion of the extremity you should seek treatment.
Fevers, chills or severe sweating at night are not normal and you should consider seeking evaluation right away.
What about the pain that occurs with an injury?
It is often difficult to know if an injury due to an accident or trauma is serious or not. Signs that the injury is more serious include severe pain which makes the individual nauseated or very uncomfortable, deformity at the site of injury, immediate and massive swelling at the location of the injury, loss of function of the part that is injured, tingling or numbness of the extremity and inability to move the fingers or toes of the involved extremity.
We tell athletes that things do not swell and hurt for no reason. More severe injuries have more swelling and pain. Injured areas that turn black and blue over time indicate that blood vessels have been broken and that there is the possibility of an injury to the bones, ligaments, tendons or cartilage. In most cases where a joint becomes swollen, painful and incapable of movement after an injury, it is impossible to tell if there is a fracture without an X-ray.
While there are some guidelines recommended for the use in the emergency room about who should have an X-ray and who should not, these guidelines are controversial and are recommended for only health professionals with experience seeing these injuries. If you have any question about whether an injury is serious or not, you should seek treatment. Sometimes this is done sooner rather than later in athletic individuals who have a more pressing need to know the severity of the injury, thereby allowing quicker return to sport.
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Hey, guys. I want to buy an affordable scope for my CZ .22lr. Every hunter I talk to says that "you get what you pay for" but I simply don't get something: what abilities will I SACRIFICE in buying a cheeper scope (a la $70)? I mean, all I need is to be able to shoot rabbits precisely at no more than 50 yards, but not in the dark or anything. What could one possibly need other than a scope whose clicks are consistent and whose crosshairs are straight? The gun only cost $340 and I don't intend to invest a zillion dollars in unneeded fancy optics. Any specific models you could recommend for certain reason?Thanks for the advice.
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Posted 21 September 2008 - 04:01 PM
Any of the inexpensive "made in China" scopes should fit your needs. I'd stay away from the high powered model though. Stay in the 3-9 or 3-12 power. Barska, BSA, Bushnell, Simmons and Tasco come to mind as they have models in the $125 or less range. Good Luck!
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Posted 21 September 2008 - 05:00 PM
Mueller. The Mueller APV is a great rimfire scope, and you can have a real quality scope for around $115. I prefer it to a Leupold Rifleman, and it is cheaper to boot. I'm very impressed so far.http://www.swfa.com/...riflescope.aspxI've wasted $50-100 before on cheap scopes, because hell, it is only a .22. Then what happens? In a year or two your buying a better scope anyway. Just buy a decent scope to begin with. (wish I'd have listened to everyone who told me that a few years ago )
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Posted 21 September 2008 - 05:13 PM
I have a mueller APV and it is an excellent value for the money. A little more than you want to spend, but I think it will suit you better in the long run.
Posted 21 September 2008 - 06:12 PM
I have 2 of the Simmons "22 Mag" 3x9 scopes on two of my 22's. They have worked great for years. If I remember right they were about $75.00
Posted 21 September 2008 - 06:12 PM
I have a bushnell rimfire that cost $50 and I have killed rabbits and coyotes with it its a fixed 4 power. It holds zero and has taken a beating. Works for me.
Posted 22 September 2008 - 12:17 PM
I'm going to third the Mueller APV vote. I think it's one of the nicest scopes for the money.
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Posted 22 September 2008 - 02:03 PM
I recently posted about a $55 dollar Center Point scope I got at Wal-Mart. I mounted it on my 223 mini-14 and have now since this weekend run about 200 rounds through it and its still holding up just fine. The optics are great and it also comes with an illuminated reticle feature that works AWESOME in low light situations. Its 3-9x 40mm. Model is AR-22. Comes with rimfire mountsing rings.
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Posted 30 September 2008 - 07:22 PM
I second that. I have a Center Point on my 10/22 and love it. Can't beat it for the price.
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I know, I know, I haven't blogged. Much stuff going on, most of it in my head, including how to finish up the Leverage stuff when I'm so conflicted about the finale and need to go back through all the posts and make them make sense, how to save Lavender's Blue which I've come to the conclusion means cutting about 35K of the 50K I have and starting over, getting my kitchen finished now that I have FINALLY figured how to build the last of the storage, and about forty other things. The McDaniel classes are finished, so that was a sad/glad moment; new classes are scheduled to start (I think) in January, but don't quote me on that. Talking with Alisa and Pam about doing a one-off class on writing the romance graphic novel which Alisa would teach (same class she taught at Fordham) and I would take because I nee to learn that stuff, so whoever got stuck in that class would have me asking annoying questions all the time. Generally just trying to sort everything out here. I'll be back, I swear.
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April 15, 2011 4:57 AM
Hi! Have any of you tried slim-fast? What were your results?
I am trying to lose a quick 25lbs before my vacation in June and I am thinking that Slimfast might be the way to go, just for a couple of weeks to kinda give me a jump start, so I am just wondering what your experiences are. Thanks!
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April 15, 2011 5:03 AM
I tried it a couple years ago and I was just hungry ALL the time. The taste was pretty decent but I didn't lose any weight on it and I was just miserable and starving. I think it's better to eat real food! I went from 155 to 130 simply by eating real food and lots of it.
Edit: I also want to add that I took on the Slim Fast diet making zero changes to the way I ate otherwise and I certainly wasn't counting calories. So I'm sure after starving all day I simply over indulged on the cr*p I was eating and I just backslid more. Definitely recommend changing your real-food eating habits instead of Slim Fast, because I'm sure you'd prefer a long term change right? Nobody wants to drink Slim Fast for the rest of their life.
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April 15, 2011 5:04 AM
I have to eat real food or I go back to my old ways. I do keep one in the refreigerator at work in case of emergency. Good Luck!
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April 15, 2011 5:05 AM
If you want to keep it off, i would not do slim fast all the way.
But it does help when you in a pinch. Walking out the door and you forgot to eat or it will be time to eat while your running your errands. So once a day yes, but if you looking to keep the weight off I would not recommend this.
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April 15, 2011 5:06 AM
The only time I can lose weight is when I have slimfast for breakfast. I have never done the entire 3-2-1 program but a few of my teachers have and they lost a lot of weight. My mom has also done Slimfast and has seen results. Good luck!!
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April 15, 2011 5:06 AM
Just from experience and then from success. Slim Fast was good to drink for breakfast and lunch, but when you eat you need to eat correctly. I will never go back onto any diet product again. I eat 3 fat loss plates and snack in between and lose the weight. My body is constantly in fat burning mode and I eat what I want. If you need more information go to DietFreeLife.com and you will begin the best lifestyle there is.
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April 15, 2011 5:07 AM
I think their products are too high in sugar. I'd pass!
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April 15, 2011 5:07 AM
I did opti-fast a few years ago just before my brother got married. It worked but was only temporary and I put on almost double the weight I lost. Anything with "meal replacements" is not a good way to go
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April 15, 2011 5:09 AM
My brother in law had used it in the past and as soon as he started eating food again he gained all the weight and then some.
I think you need to eat the right food in the right portion to loose weight the right way.
If you need to loose a couple of pounds fast, go for it. But know for the long haul you will gain all the weight back when you stop.
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April 15, 2011 5:10 AM
I think their products are too high in sugar. I'd pass!
I agree !
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April 15, 2011 5:11 AM
You are better off with the GNC Lean Shake. It has higher protein and lower calories. However, I would not have more than one or two shakes in a day. Real food is the key. I have lost 15lbs in a month by focusing on high protein, low fat foods like legumes, chicken, tuna, and lean beef. I also eat 2-3 cups of raw spinach a day with lemon juice squeezed on it.
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April 15, 2011 5:16 AM
I followed the program 2 years ago and saw results from Slim-Fast. I lost about 15 pounds. However, it started to get expensive and once I eased back into my regular eating, I gained everything back (and here I am today!). It works for the short term as long as you accompany it with healthy food choices but for long term results, you will be better off sticking with a healthy diet and exercise!
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April 15, 2011 5:19 AM
lol alright alright, no slim-fast......they are nasty anyway lol. So, can you recommend any good, healthy, low calorie, vegetarian breakfast food and snacks? Those are the two things I seem to have the most trouble with.
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April 15, 2011 5:28 AM
A few years ago I did the Fast Track Liver Detox and you lose weight fast. It includes whole foods but only from certain food groups and manages to be moderate low carb and low glycemic. You'll be able to stick to it for much longer than Slim Fast and get better results. It does have one day of pure liquid fast but the week leading up to the one day, and the recovery plan after make it a great method of cleansing, strengthening liver, and losing weight fast.
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Btw I am a vegetarian but I eat eggs. When the plan calls for eggs I eat the eggs, when it calls for meat I use organic tempeh, egg whites, and seitan. I also ate a ton of the veggies that are allowed.
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Alone I BreakI need to wake upI've been oblivious for too longJust open my eyesThough all alongI've known that I was wrongI pushed everyone awayWouldn't open up to anyoneI'm so broken up insideI can't keep acting like I'm strongWhen did I become addictedTo punishing myselfPurposely contracting sicknessSo I can ruin my healthThen make myself believeThat its the fault of someone elseBut I've known all alongI built this hell for myselfIs this what I wantTo die all aloneBathed in this darknessFeeling cold to the boneIts easy to picture my deathMaybe I've just always knownI'll die on my ownWith my sins left unatoned
Behind Her SmileI love her smileThe way her thick lipsseem to bendthe way her top lipfalls onto the bottom oneAnd makes theperfect angle at the endsI love her smileIt makes me feel contentI love the mix signalsThat it sendsBut why does it always feelLike her smile is just pretendWhy do her eyesFeel like if she's cryingThere are no tearsBut her expression feels like if she's lyingDid she cryand her eye's are just now dryingShe's awe inspiringShe wears a smileBut I wonder what it's hidingIts a disguiseshe's hiding it insideI can see it in her eyesThat her smile is full of liesShe can keep on fakingLike she triesWhat does she hideShe wears a maskThat I just can't despiseI wonder what she's hidingbehind that smileI wish that she would showevery once in a while
The End of the WorldI'm tired of hearing"Its not the end of the world"That I need to cheer upThat "she's only a girl"But these people don't knowThat I've tried to move onBut these feelings won't goI don't like faking a smileWith every "Hello"But goodbyes are the worstEvery time I feel like I'm cursedI know that I overreactedWhen you said that I wasn't your firstBut you liedAnd that's when I realizedThat what I thought was divineFor you was just another timeInside It felt like I'd dieI was enraged and I criedBut now that I've lost youI'd die to again say that you're mineSo please look at me nowSay that we'll make it somehowThat you'll love me with allthat your heart will allowPlease say you'll come backThat we'll get back on trackThat you'll come to meBefore my heart completely turns black
Missing YouSince I woke up todayI've been struggling to breathe.Choking on your nameAsking you not to leave.It happened again,I saw you in my dream.I'm still trying to catch my breathTrying not to scream.I need to wipe these tearsI need to blur your face.Force this heart back into gear,make it regain its normal pace.So I'll go get my pillsAnd I'll bring out the liquor.Keep on lying to myselfSaying "today I really don't miss her".But I'm haunted.Can't get you off my head.I wish that I would die,For you to be the one suffering instead.Why did we fight that night?How could I let you drive away?If i knew that you'd been drinkingI should have forced you to stayAnd today,is the anniversary of your death.I've been trying not to think of you,But I'm crying, still short of breath.I take out my walletWhere I still hold your picture.Wondering if I'll meet you soonThanks to this pill and liquor mixture.But I feel nothingI've been drinking this all morningMy heart still hasn'
Can You Heal My HeartPlease don't leave me aloneBut don't stand by too closeI'm scared of the silenceI'm being haunted by ghostsThe past lives in my headDisplaying where my problems aroseWalking down the same road as my fatherIs what I'm scared of the mostNever had someone to guide meSomeone who'd show me the pathThe only lessons I've hadShowed me to be controlled by my wrathLittle by littleIts been eating at my heartBut who needs to feelWhen I'm only embraced by the darkI need to rub alcohol on all my woundsSo I'll press this bottle to my lipsEvery shot is medicationThat helps my thoughts become eclipsedI'll use my pillsTo turn my brain a dark abyssMaybe all I need as medicationIs for Death to come and drop a kissCan you fight off these demonsCan you heal my heartProve my life is still worth livingBefore I fall apartI don't have much timePlease save me from the darkTo anyone who hears mePlease come and heal my HeartI'm scared of this lifeI'm scared of the painThese shot's
ParadiseThere were times I wished that ICould Start my life againAnd correct all the mistakesThat led me to this placeTimes I wish that Icould take a different roadBut all that disappearedThe first time I saw your faceI'm not one that believes in love at first sightBut I swear I felt it that nightJust put your hand in my chestAnd feel for yourself,Or believe the look in my eyesThat night I knew I foundWhat I needed all alongI was chained to the groundBut I finally felt that I belongedBecause In you I sawWhere I was meant to beI was lost in aweAnd knew you were the one for meBecause I found my ParadiseWhen I looked into your eyesAnd I felt at homeFirst time I felt AliveThere were times I felt no peaceAll I knew about was painBut I knew one day all that would passI was going through a phaseI'm glad I survived andI'm thankful that I'm heremy demons disappearedMy life is just starting to amazeI'm not one that believes in love at first sightBut I swear I feel it to
Somewhere I BelongI know there's a place somewhere for meAnd one day that's where I'm meant to beSo I'm searching for life's lyrics to sing alongAll I want is to feel that I BelongI'm hoping that this is just a phase.I just can't seem to find my place.And I'm tired of feeling so alone.With no place that I can call my home.Looking in every direction, searching up and down.No matter where I look the real Me is not around.I keep ending up alone at every single dead end.I'm feeling lost and I just need a friend.But I have no friends, no one around.All alone, in this sadness, I will drown.How did I become my worst enemy?And made no place acceptable for me.Putting on many different masks to find me.But in the end Who will I be?Being an actress can be hard sometimes.I just need a face that's mine.I feel like scumIs this who I'll become?Is this really who I'll be?Can I be saved from being me?Maybe for now I can pretendTo feel alive, to be their friendAnd maybe one Day I'll be accepted
Devil's WayThe Devil Speaks in Whisperstalking straight into my earIn the distance Angels screamingbut their words I just can't hearAnd I wish that I could make outAt least one word that they sayBut it seems that once againthe Devil will have his wayClouds wont seem to leave meI'm always followed by the rainmy shadow seems to stalk meAnd keeps whispering my nameTrying not to lose my sensesI keep myself in checkBut I can feel a breathSliding through my neckIf I say my prayersAnd just be honest with myselfwill It save my soulOr protect me from this hellI'm starting to lose controlI can feel it everydaySomething's taking over meThe Devil will have his wayThe sunlight won't come near meDarkness takes its toll on my brainIt seems I lost my sensesAll I can feel now is PainI know I'm insignificantI know I'm just a SpeckWill never amount to anythingI'll always be a wreckBut I've said my prayersAnd I couldn't save myselfI condemned my soulI'm stuck here in this hellI do
If I write you a songEveryone is talkingAbout how you want to make it bigThat you want to be a RockstarThat you've already booked a gigYou've always been so beautifulBut never content with who you areThink you deserve to have the spotlightAnd to be married to a StarThey say that you want someonewho'll sing for you in front of the whole worldWho'll dedicate you all his lyricsWho will scream you were his girlWhat if I wrote you a song?will it change the way you look at me?I wonder if it'd take me like longCan I use this love to form the perfect melody?Use the rhythm that you give my heartA fast tempo like the way you make it beatTurn these feeling into lyricsThat can make this song completeI might never be a RockstarPeople will never know my nameBut I promise you that no oneCan love you quite the sameI've never been good at singingBut I will scream this to the worldYou will always hold the spotlightIf you decide to be my girlEveryone is talkingThat you want to be a starYou feel
Colour BurstEbony twists wrapped in moonlight and starsFrame lines, contours and flashing russet lampsWhich light whene'er smiles settleAnd scarlet flushes flare to my words.As the strongest lighthouse beckons sailors home,I meditate in orbit around the strongest sun.As you emanate love and light and life,I paint a poet's picture of a heart's explosion.As sunsets are layered in colours of heliotropes and indigoes,Such is love, as layers form in lips and red and fragrant roseIn kisses shared, sunsets gaze upon and promises whispered before bedtime,In the shouting, the sighing and the inevitable good-night kiss.Flowing of cool water on fervent flames wash overAs kisses are delivered in delicious envelopes.Smooth, luscious frivolity as the moon rejoices aboveAnd darkness hides the grins and blushes.Glowing candles melt and meld as pearly whites glistenFramed by succulent lips which embrace heartily and feast,Colour bursting from within; first alone and then together,Rainbows formin
Read stories/poems for free, then publish your ownHello, I'm Jochannon; I've been publishing online for about two years, strictly small-time, but I do have dreams.WHAT I'M DOINGEvery week I publish original stories, poetry, fan fiction, one Edgefolk story, and email them to my subscribers.I also publish comics, manga, cartoons and visual stories of all sorts: http://jochannon.deviantart.com/journal/Publishing-Manga-Comics-Graphic-Novels-Artbooks-293264925SUBMISSION GUIDELINESI will take literature from any genre.No limit on the length of poetry or stories, but I have time constraints, so longer pieces are harder to read, so are less likely to be accepted.RIGHTSOnce I have published a piece of art, all rights to it revert to the creator.GUIDELINESSex: it's normal, it's natural, having sex in work will not disqualify it, but I will not publish pornography or erotica.Considering the previous paragraph, artwork touching on rape or pedophilia must handle the subject with delicacyI reserve the right to not publish any artwork th
DreamlandWake up, little girl, wake up.The dream you've created is crumbling..The life you're leading isn't real.Your memories are nothing but lies.Look beyond the window.Sneak a peak into this reality;this isn't some lovely paradise.This is Hell on Earth.I'm sorry, precious child.I wish you didn't have to see the decay.I never wanted you to witnesshow cruel life truly is.You can't go back to sleep,you can't forget what you've learned.The knowledge will stay with you from now on.You can't go back to innocence.
The Silent KillerTen yearsFive yearsOne yearShe might not even have a monthThe silent killer keeps hanging aroundEvery time we think it's gone,it comes right backThere's no cureShe just has to sufferIt's horrific to have to just sit by and watchI can't stand being an audience memberBut there's nothing I can doWe have to hope for the bestAnd never stop praying
Don't Burn, LearnSomething happened today.I experienced a frightening, life-threatening event.But I am not here to tell you how scared shit-less I was.Instead, I will tell you what went through my head as I lived the said episode.First, to eradicate the suspense, I'll tell you that my house was on fire today.I find it so ironic that we were completely oblivious to the state our house was in until outsiders and passersby came running to tell us of the black flumes rocketing out of the roof.At this point, the first thought came to my head.I imagined myself as the house. The flumes were analogous to defects in my personality and the ugliness in my character.I thought how I am completely unaware of my faults. Then it hit me how people who care about me most will try their best to rescue me before I destroy myself.I came to the conclusion that help, in any form, must always be graciously
RealIt feels weirdMy face breakingInto a fragmented smileI'm out of practiceBut this is RealMy burden has been lifted(at least temporarily)I can breath nowMaybe laterI'll try onAn out-of-tune laughMay sound rustyBut it will be RealI'm finally startingto feel Real
The Way ThereYour love has ravished my heart,taken me over.It's leaving me defenseless andcompletely protected. I'm raw,and uncovered, in the midst ofheaven and Earth, with you.Your love is so much sweeter thananything I've tasted, overwhelmingme, filling me to the brim.I'm overflowing with it.So pull me a little closer, take mea little deeper, learning of yourheart all the while.Because, you can love me more in amoment, than other lovers could in alifetime.Soon it will be over, and I will havesuccumbed entirely to the love you'vegifted me, joyfully returning the sameto you.And we'll float freely inside, trulyaccepted and away from judgement.My eyes shut, and my back relaxes, smilingall the way there.
I'm Alive..?Don't try to see the good in meCause it's hidden behind lock and keyI never let anyone insideWon't let them wipe the tears I've criedI don't think they'd really careIf they knew of all the scars I bearThey try to make me feel less worthlessBut I know that I deserve thisFor still having a beating heartI'm trying not to fall apartBut youJust take meMake me feelErase these liesTell me what's realHold me closeHold me all nightMake me feel likeI'm alive.
InkInk bleeds from my woundsMy razor my penI write these wordsFrom which dead trees swaying in the windAnd rotting flower pedals that float in the breeze flow fromI bleed till my heart beats no more wordsAnd my last words will beHelp me
Not Another Love PoemI wonder whatYour first thought isIn the morningWhen you wake upDo you think aboutA certain boyOr the way you'llDo your makeupOr better yetWhat's the last thingThat crosses your mindWhen you're doneWith your dayAnd you turn inFor the NightYou seem to beAll I can think about latelyI can't get you off my headAnd it's driving me crazyAnd I can't read you at allYou feel so far awayIf I asked you to be with meI wonder what you'd sayIf I...Close my eyesand let the worldaround me vanishTo make a wishFor you to be with meWould it be childishI can't thinkOf a better wishTo deal with anguishLets get rid of this distancethat loves to punish
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ARLINGTON — As sure as a 3-year-old could be, Hannah Wright was convinced: She was going to be an ice hockey player. Forever. Or as long as life's circumstances would allow her to be.
Wright is the exception to the rule; the fully committed, all-star-level talent who chose to stay in a public school system and play with her friends at Arlington High, many of whom keep a pair of skates simply for the few months each year that high school hockey is in season.


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The following shows have received ratings of at least four stars from Times readers.BROADWAY OFF BROADWAY
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December 19th, 20105:02 pm
I have been an admirer of "The Collection" for a long time and I can remember its first NYC production at The Cherry Lane Theater. I also liked the film version of this one-act play that starred Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates, Helen Mirren and Malcolm McDowell. I have never encountered "A Kind of Alaska" before in the theater, but I was mesmerized by it from start to finish. The director - and her cast - have done a great job of bringing these "difficult" one-acters to vibrant life. And I would like to say a few words about the return of Matt McGrath to the New York stage. I have never forgotten him in a long-ago production of a play by Paul Zindel at the now-long-gone Circle Repertory Theater. Mr. McGrath is just magnificent in this production - he - and his director - made some very interesting choices. Mr. McGrath should be seen on a New York stage at least once a year. Because, let's face it, he belongs on a New York stage at least twice a year. Let's hope that we can look forward to many more performances of his in the years to come.
— Raymond Banacki, Brooklyn, N.Y.
December 16th, 20101:01 pm
His raves are not to be believed. This is college Pinter.
— dan j, nyc
December 4th, 201012:08 am
Way over praised. Has the form of Pinter but not the menace. The interpretation is too textbook. I kept waiting for those moments when a chill would run down my spine because I couldn't really know the hearts and minds of the characters involved. Instead I got the empty space without the tension.
— Joanna Stelling, Hoboken
December 4th, 201012:07 am
Let me start with a confession. I have never seen a Pinter play in my 40 years of going to theatre. And I go often. This was an almost perfect night in the theatre. Lisa Emery gives an amazing performance... but then so does Larry Bryggman and every other cast member.
The Collection reminded me of Hitchcock's Rope. There is something obvious in the room, and it's sinister but you can't put your finger on it. I understand what another reviewer here is talking about when he refers to Matt McGrath's mannerisms and clothing make it difficult to believe he has an affair with Stella. You think Bill is probably Gay. This wasn't by accident. He might just be. And maybe Harry is too. And maybe Bill is attracted to James. And maybe Harry is in love with Bill and is jealous of James. We don't really know. And we don't really know what actually happened. It all adds layers to a multilayer 3D puzzle.
The direction was wonderful. Congratulations to Karen Kohlhaas. Bravo. A big bowl of olives for you!
The sets are great and the costumes wonderful.
The only thing that made it less than perfect was Rebecca Henderson's wig in the second act and her fake cat in the first act.
This is great theatre. Go and see it.
— nycTheatreGoer, NYC
December 1st, 201010:39 pm
as always, larry bryggman shines throughout...
HOWEVER, the sense of any possible liason between
young bill and james' wife is upended by the acting mannerisms and costuming of
mr. mcgrath. i am no stranger to master pinter's enigmas, but this "collection"
offers not even a hint that the character of young bill could have EVER hooked up with stella.
the directorial failure to achieve even that simple goal compromises the end result.
— rapple, nyc
November 26th, 20108:54 pm
Both one-acts were superb. I agree that Ms. Emery was great. The character as a young girl imagines a birthday party, and says "My presents. I do no want to lose my presents." It can bring tears because it sounds just like the word "presence." During this piece, I thought of Mr. Pinter giving his Nobel speech from his deathbed. How we appreciate "the presents" (gifts) he has left us, when fine theatre companies "present" them. And how we miss his presence! How we miss him being present! VIVA PINTER!
— George Plank, Tarrytown, NY
November 21st, 201010:58 pm
Very polished performances. Lisa Emery as Deborah in "A Kind of Alaska" is outstanding, as has come to be expected of this fine actress. The productions are true to Pinter's understated tone, and the "Rashomon"-like ambiguity of "The Collection" comes through very well. Better than most Broadway and off-Broadway offerings. Unsettling, as it's supposed to be, yet very civilized.
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It was a hot sunny day and I opted for the coolness of new maxi dress. It was the best option for a lady who did not want to shave her legs and look somewhat put together. I put it on, grabbed my sunglasses, wrangled up the kids, and off we went for a family road trip to the zoo.
As we drove along my husband gave me a wink, "Nice to see the girls!"
"The girls!"
I looked in the mirror and didn't realize how low-cut my halter dress actually was and gasped! My girls were giving a show and it was not appropriate zoo attire. It was also too late to change!
It was when we arrived to our destination I ran to the bathroom, to double-check the girls were staying in place, and then headed out to admire the call of the wild.
It was when as we came across the crowded cougar domain my son looked up with a mischievous grin, " Mom shouldn't you be in there?"
I paused, "What?"
His voice carried loud, "Well! You are a cougar! Shouldn't you be in there?"
It was with that the cougar exhibit went quiet, my face went red, the girls felt like they were on display demonstrating my possible cougar prowess. I calmly looked at my son, "Why would you say that?"
His eyes lit-up "Isn't that what dad calls you?"
I looked over to my husband who seemed to mysteriously move twenty feet away from us. It was from the safety of his hiding spot he felt the burn of my stink eye through my glasses.
I then looked at my son and sternly replied, "No Darling. I'm a puma! I still have a few tricks to learn before being called a cougar!"
He looked at me puzzled, we then looked up, and watched the cougar seductively move for the audience…
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ATLANTA (Feb. 17, 2014) – Clark Atlanta University (CAU) officials announced today the kick-off of a black male initiative to support enrollment and retention, with a keynote address by renowned educator Baruti Kafele, Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 6 p.m. in the multipurpose room of the Bishop Cornelius L. Henderson Student Center, 223 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W., Atlanta 30314.
Launched on the heels of President Obama's recent announcement of a nationwide initiative for African-American males, M.I.R.R.O.R. -- Male Initiative of Recruitment, Reward, and Overall Retention – has been in development for months at CAU. The program is designed to enhance the number of African-American males who attend and graduate from college. M.I.R.R.O.R. is multi-facetedand will focus on leadership, mentoring, recruitment and retention through a holistic (mental, emotional and spiritual) approach in engaging black males.
CAU Vice President for Student Affairs Carl E. Jones said, "It is not a secret that black males are graduating from college at a much lower rate than white males or black females. This is true for all colleges and universities. At many historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and CAU is no exception, the female to male student population is roughly 3 to 1, which can present challenges to maintaining a healthy academic and social environment."
Jones explained that factors such as a lack of college preparation, lack of focus, family problems and financial challenges all have a negative impact on male enrollment. "Black men need college degrees now more than ever," said Jones. "Our society needs them to be successful tohave the earning power to serve as head of households, strengthening black families, the black community and thus our nation."
One important component of M.I.R.R.O.R. will be CAU's "Man of the Year" program, an annual competition and pageant that showcases some of the university's top male scholars and role models. The students receive scholarship awards and gifts from such organizations as the United Negro College Fund and the United Methodist Church.
Baruti Kafele is an award-winning educator, internationally renowned speaker, educational consultant and best-selling author. As a middle and high school principal in New Jersey, he led the transformation of four different schools and was selected six times to "Who's Who Among America's Teachers." Kafele holds a bachelor's degree in management science/marketing from Kean University and a master's degree in educational administration from New Jersey City University. Among other works, he is the author of the best-selling book, "Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and in Life."
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February 24, 2012
Lady Bulldogs fall to Lady Indians, 82-53
FULTON --- The Holmes Community College Lady Bulldogs fell to the Itawamba Community College Lady Indians, 82-53, here Thursday night in the final regular season game of 2011-12.
With the loss, the Lady Bulldogs fell to 16-5 overall and 9-3 in the North Division. The Lady Bulldogs will be the North Division No. 2 seed in the MACJC Tournament and will play the South Division No. 3 Jones at 3 p.m. Tuesday.