and that was the story of cassia mertyree
the man for whom a pipe a song and a cheer
was little enough thanks, you can see
for this fine silken woman dipped daubs
of white gooseberry face paint
o'er the crown of the light bringers
recievers! men, women and children
wore its supple heft
you could see it all coming, if you were deft
freedom! the sweet breath of fortune
the lovely laugh, the apple tree
the dance over the frozen, vivid snow
the careful track in the night
forever followed, tracked, hunted
smelled and scented
its hot note coloured on the dusky air
tantalizing
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
These descriptions, of two sweet beaches to visit in Queensland, Australia, seem like lovely places to visit.
Broken River, Queensland
The locals reckon Broken River in Eungella National Park is the best place ''on the planet'' to see platypus in the wild. Pronounced yun-gulla and meaning Land of the Clouds, it's a 90-kilometre drive west of Mackay and its perennially mist-shrouded and forest-clad mountains contain Australia's longest and oldest stretch of subtropical rainforest. But the main reason most people come to Eungella is to see the platypus at Broken River.
Several viewing platforms are strung along the river near the picnic area, or you can, as we did, simply find a comfortable rock and perch for as long as you like. In 30 minutes we chalked up an amazing 16 sightings of the elusive monotreme and while some may have been making a repeat appearance, I wasn't about to quibble. It really is one of the best places in Australia to go if you want to see wild platypus.
Where to stay: Broken River Mountain Resort, Eungella Dam Road, Eungella, (07) 4958 4000, brokenrivermr.com.au.
Chillagoe Caves, Queensland
The glitzy show caves of the southern states may get all the publicity and draw the crowds but there are more than 600 limestone caves in the Chillagoe area, three hours' drive west of Cairns. There are five caves open for viewing, each one unique. The Royal Arch is the biggest, a series of 13 chambers spread along a 1.5-kilometre passage, with roots from trees and patches of light reaching into the caves and lots of bending and squeezing through tight passages. The smaller Donna Cave, accessed by a long steep stairway, is the prettiest, with dozens of magnificent limestone formations.
Trezkinn Cave is short - basically a steel catwalk encircling a central mass of limestone - but it also has lots of decorations, including the massive ''chandelier'', a spectacular formation that looks like a mountain of melted wax. There are also two self-guided caves; bring your own torch.
Where to stay: Chillagoe Observatory and Eco Lodge, (07) 4094 7155, www.coel.com.au
Broken River, Queensland
The locals reckon Broken River in Eungella National Park is the best place ''on the planet'' to see platypus in the wild. Pronounced yun-gulla and meaning Land of the Clouds, it's a 90-kilometre drive west of Mackay and its perennially mist-shrouded and forest-clad mountains contain Australia's longest and oldest stretch of subtropical rainforest. But the main reason most people come to Eungella is to see the platypus at Broken River.
Several viewing platforms are strung along the river near the picnic area, or you can, as we did, simply find a comfortable rock and perch for as long as you like. In 30 minutes we chalked up an amazing 16 sightings of the elusive monotreme and while some may have been making a repeat appearance, I wasn't about to quibble. It really is one of the best places in Australia to go if you want to see wild platypus.
Where to stay: Broken River Mountain Resort, Eungella Dam Road, Eungella, (07) 4958 4000, brokenrivermr.com.au.
Chillagoe Caves, Queensland
The glitzy show caves of the southern states may get all the publicity and draw the crowds but there are more than 600 limestone caves in the Chillagoe area, three hours' drive west of Cairns. There are five caves open for viewing, each one unique. The Royal Arch is the biggest, a series of 13 chambers spread along a 1.5-kilometre passage, with roots from trees and patches of light reaching into the caves and lots of bending and squeezing through tight passages. The smaller Donna Cave, accessed by a long steep stairway, is the prettiest, with dozens of magnificent limestone formations.
Trezkinn Cave is short - basically a steel catwalk encircling a central mass of limestone - but it also has lots of decorations, including the massive ''chandelier'', a spectacular formation that looks like a mountain of melted wax. There are also two self-guided caves; bring your own torch.
Where to stay: Chillagoe Observatory and Eco Lodge, (07) 4094 7155, www.coel.com.au
Monday, March 7, 2011
To have an obstretic fistula is like living a nightmare in many cases. Hiow wonderful that there are people out there looking to eradicate this difficult situation.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day we asked readers to nominate the Australian woman who inspires them the most.
When Catherine Hamlin saw Ethiopian women living as outcasts because of a medical condition largely eradicated in the developed world, she knew she had to act.
The Sydney-born obstetrician and her husband, Reginald, opened the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in 1974. Since then, it has treated more than 35,000 women for obstetric fistula, a shocking childbirth injury caused by a long, obstructed labour that can leave a woman incontinent and shunned by her husband, family and community.
Dr Hamlin's dedication to restoring the women's dignity and health has inspired many around the world - including our readers. She is one of more than 100 achievers you nominated as Australia's most inspiring women in a tribute we launched last week to mark the centenary of International Women's Day, which is being celebrated today.
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Dr Catherine Hamlin with an Ethiopian woman at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital.
Dr Catherine Hamlin with an Ethiopian woman at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Achievements great and small were acknowledged by the nominations, from Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian parliament (Western Australia in 1921), to Hazel Hawke, the wife of a former prime minister, to Aboriginal elder Aunty Lorraine Peeters. And, of course, many readers paid tribute to their mothers for their very hands-on role in shaping lives.
Dr Hamlin, 87, says she is thankful to have influenced others as it means her work will carry on.
"Medicine has made such strides, but still mothers in childbirth are being neglected in huge areas of the world, with tragic results," she says.
"We hope those inspired to address and banish this affront to humanity will succeed in their lifetime, ensuring that every mother is assured of a safe delivery and live baby."
A reader paid this tribute to Dr Hamlin in her nomination: "She has shown me that an individual can make a real difference to people's lives."
Inspiring women to aim for the top
While no single woman received an overwhelming majority of reader nominations, those whose names appeared with some frequency included Governor-General Quentin Bryce, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and feminist and author of The Female Eunuch Germaine Greer.
Bryce became Australia's first female head of state in 2008 after a distinguished career as a lawyer, academic and human rights advocate. She is no stranger to the demands and challenges of being a working mother, having raised five children with her husband Michael Bryce.
Of the Governor-General, one reader wrote: "I once her heard speak about the difficulties coping with five small children, and working as a lawyer; then I looked at my two small children and my job as a lawyer, and what she has gone on to achieve, and thought 'If she can so it, so can I.' Thanks Quentin, you are an inspiration and my Australian hero."
Gold medal winning Olympian Cathy Freeman, Dr Hamlin, gay and lesbian rights campaigner Shelley Argent, Nobel prize winning scientist Elizabeth Blackburn and burns specialist Dr Fiona Wood also received a number of nominations.
Shelley Argent has been campaigning for gay and lesbian rights since 1998, after her son told her he was gay. Determined he should have the same rights as her other son, she has worked with bodies such as the Queensland AIDS Council and Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) to promote acceptance and understanding.
When told she was seen as an inspiration for others, she was stunned.
"What drives me is the love of my son," she says.
Minister for the Status of Women Kate Ellis says it is wonderful to see the diversity of women shaping Australia, as reflected in these nominations.
"It is because of strong and courageous women like them that young women across [the country] can aspire to hold the highest of offices and achieve the greatest of feats," she says.
International Women's Day events are being held throughout Australia this week. For details, see: internationalwomensday.org.au.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day we asked readers to nominate the Australian woman who inspires them the most.
When Catherine Hamlin saw Ethiopian women living as outcasts because of a medical condition largely eradicated in the developed world, she knew she had to act.
The Sydney-born obstetrician and her husband, Reginald, opened the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in 1974. Since then, it has treated more than 35,000 women for obstetric fistula, a shocking childbirth injury caused by a long, obstructed labour that can leave a woman incontinent and shunned by her husband, family and community.
Dr Hamlin's dedication to restoring the women's dignity and health has inspired many around the world - including our readers. She is one of more than 100 achievers you nominated as Australia's most inspiring women in a tribute we launched last week to mark the centenary of International Women's Day, which is being celebrated today.
Advertisement: Story continues below
Dr Catherine Hamlin with an Ethiopian woman at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital.
Dr Catherine Hamlin with an Ethiopian woman at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Achievements great and small were acknowledged by the nominations, from Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian parliament (Western Australia in 1921), to Hazel Hawke, the wife of a former prime minister, to Aboriginal elder Aunty Lorraine Peeters. And, of course, many readers paid tribute to their mothers for their very hands-on role in shaping lives.
Dr Hamlin, 87, says she is thankful to have influenced others as it means her work will carry on.
"Medicine has made such strides, but still mothers in childbirth are being neglected in huge areas of the world, with tragic results," she says.
"We hope those inspired to address and banish this affront to humanity will succeed in their lifetime, ensuring that every mother is assured of a safe delivery and live baby."
A reader paid this tribute to Dr Hamlin in her nomination: "She has shown me that an individual can make a real difference to people's lives."
Inspiring women to aim for the top
While no single woman received an overwhelming majority of reader nominations, those whose names appeared with some frequency included Governor-General Quentin Bryce, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and feminist and author of The Female Eunuch Germaine Greer.
Bryce became Australia's first female head of state in 2008 after a distinguished career as a lawyer, academic and human rights advocate. She is no stranger to the demands and challenges of being a working mother, having raised five children with her husband Michael Bryce.
Of the Governor-General, one reader wrote: "I once her heard speak about the difficulties coping with five small children, and working as a lawyer; then I looked at my two small children and my job as a lawyer, and what she has gone on to achieve, and thought 'If she can so it, so can I.' Thanks Quentin, you are an inspiration and my Australian hero."
Gold medal winning Olympian Cathy Freeman, Dr Hamlin, gay and lesbian rights campaigner Shelley Argent, Nobel prize winning scientist Elizabeth Blackburn and burns specialist Dr Fiona Wood also received a number of nominations.
Shelley Argent has been campaigning for gay and lesbian rights since 1998, after her son told her he was gay. Determined he should have the same rights as her other son, she has worked with bodies such as the Queensland AIDS Council and Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) to promote acceptance and understanding.
When told she was seen as an inspiration for others, she was stunned.
"What drives me is the love of my son," she says.
Minister for the Status of Women Kate Ellis says it is wonderful to see the diversity of women shaping Australia, as reflected in these nominations.
"It is because of strong and courageous women like them that young women across [the country] can aspire to hold the highest of offices and achieve the greatest of feats," she says.
International Women's Day events are being held throughout Australia this week. For details, see: internationalwomensday.org.au.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Tragedy
This was very sad news.
Fifteen Canterbury TV (CTV) staff are believed to have died when their central Christchurch building collapsed after yesterday's magnitude 6.3 quake, CTV chairman Nick Smith says.
Police were "100 per cent sure" there were no survivors in the earthquake-damaged CTV building, today calling off the search for bodies there, shifting their efforts to sites where it was believed people were trapped alive.
More than 80 people were believed to be in still in the building, which housed the regional television station, a nursing school and a language school.
CTV chairman Nick Smith told NZPA the television channel had 24-25 fulltime staff.
"We're working on the assumption that everyone we haven't managed to contact was in the building, and that would number probably 15," he said.
"We haven't had anything confirmed, we haven't been given any names, we're just going off our own tally."
Mr Smith, business manager and director of Allied Press of Dunedin, which owns the Otago Daily Times, said he had travelled to Christchurch today to support staff.
"We're just having a staff get-together with those who have survived. That's the most important thing at the moment," he said.
"(They've) lost a lot of friends, a lot of colleagues, a lot of talent and a lot of life-long relationships...
"They're not happy. It's very sorrowful."
Many of the staff there were in the building when the quake struck and broke down when they told him what had happened. What staff had described to him was "like out of a horror movie", Mr Smith said.
"It's just too horrific to think that they got out and...people who were a few yards behind didn't. They didn't know which way to run."
Mr Smith's brother, Allied Press of Dunedin chairman and managing director Julian Smith, said the building had withstood the first quake well.
"So it seems strange that this whole building should fall down like that," he told NZPA.
"Our sympathy goes out to all staff - everybody in Christchurch, for that matter but particularly for the staff of CTV and their families."
Fifteen Canterbury TV (CTV) staff are believed to have died when their central Christchurch building collapsed after yesterday's magnitude 6.3 quake, CTV chairman Nick Smith says.
Police were "100 per cent sure" there were no survivors in the earthquake-damaged CTV building, today calling off the search for bodies there, shifting their efforts to sites where it was believed people were trapped alive.
More than 80 people were believed to be in still in the building, which housed the regional television station, a nursing school and a language school.
CTV chairman Nick Smith told NZPA the television channel had 24-25 fulltime staff.
"We're working on the assumption that everyone we haven't managed to contact was in the building, and that would number probably 15," he said.
"We haven't had anything confirmed, we haven't been given any names, we're just going off our own tally."
Mr Smith, business manager and director of Allied Press of Dunedin, which owns the Otago Daily Times, said he had travelled to Christchurch today to support staff.
"We're just having a staff get-together with those who have survived. That's the most important thing at the moment," he said.
"(They've) lost a lot of friends, a lot of colleagues, a lot of talent and a lot of life-long relationships...
"They're not happy. It's very sorrowful."
Many of the staff there were in the building when the quake struck and broke down when they told him what had happened. What staff had described to him was "like out of a horror movie", Mr Smith said.
"It's just too horrific to think that they got out and...people who were a few yards behind didn't. They didn't know which way to run."
Mr Smith's brother, Allied Press of Dunedin chairman and managing director Julian Smith, said the building had withstood the first quake well.
"So it seems strange that this whole building should fall down like that," he told NZPA.
"Our sympathy goes out to all staff - everybody in Christchurch, for that matter but particularly for the staff of CTV and their families."
Monday, February 21, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Richard Atkinson and Jamie Larcombe
The following note is for both Richard and Jamie.
for Danielle Kitchen
and for Ross and Kate Atkinson,
and James Atkinson and
all of Tasmania.
*******************************************************************
for Rhiannon Penhall,
and for
Steven and Tricia Larcombe and
Ann-Marie, Emily and April Larcombe and
all of Kangaroo Island.
the heart wells over, and there is sadness and sorrow and the most heartfelt of sympathy.
i'm sad your son and brother died alone, in those heart scraped, rugged, fresh blooded mountains, and that never again will he bless your presence with his easy laugh and his infectious potential for kindness. i wish with all my heart that this had never happened to you, and that your Jamie had had a different kind of destiny, and that he had not been swallowed whole into this vast and unremitting shadow. as you cry today, know that people who have never met you have comprehended your sacrifice, and have given themselves, body and soul, so that this moment in time should never take place.
for Danielle Kitchen
and for Ross and Kate Atkinson,
and James Atkinson and
all of Tasmania.
*******************************************************************
for Rhiannon Penhall,
and for
Steven and Tricia Larcombe and
Ann-Marie, Emily and April Larcombe and
all of Kangaroo Island.
the heart wells over, and there is sadness and sorrow and the most heartfelt of sympathy.
i'm sad your son and brother died alone, in those heart scraped, rugged, fresh blooded mountains, and that never again will he bless your presence with his easy laugh and his infectious potential for kindness. i wish with all my heart that this had never happened to you, and that your Jamie had had a different kind of destiny, and that he had not been swallowed whole into this vast and unremitting shadow. as you cry today, know that people who have never met you have comprehended your sacrifice, and have given themselves, body and soul, so that this moment in time should never take place.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Dear Reader,
I must say that it is heartening to hear that the Canadian government is actually labeling artificial colours individually in its new guidelines. Now the government must go one step further and eliminate artificial colours altogether, as has been done with a number of the colours in the UK. The latest step on behalf of the government has at least, brought Canada in line with the United Kingdom- but surely the bellwether ought to be Europe, which has eliminated the Southhampton Six colours about two years ago. In Australia, the lobby group Fed Up With Food Additives has been pushing for similar changes to Australian law. Grassroots, populist initiatives to protect and inform the public seem to be crying for inception, and would be a welcome relief to celebrity gossip- indeed, celebrities could more meaningfully become the story by throwing their welcome weight behind such initiatives.
If you are interested in labeling GMOs in the United States, please be aware that you can inhabit support behind the Fresh (the movie) team's tireless lobbying on this topic, and that there is also a non-governmental group known as the Campaign, which is behind this project also. It is a story that has the potential to capture the public's imagination in a widespread way, and just think of how much better off your children and their friends will be if it succeeds! It is for them that one hopes individuals will strive for a more wholesome reality.
Sincerely yours,
NW
I must say that it is heartening to hear that the Canadian government is actually labeling artificial colours individually in its new guidelines. Now the government must go one step further and eliminate artificial colours altogether, as has been done with a number of the colours in the UK. The latest step on behalf of the government has at least, brought Canada in line with the United Kingdom- but surely the bellwether ought to be Europe, which has eliminated the Southhampton Six colours about two years ago. In Australia, the lobby group Fed Up With Food Additives has been pushing for similar changes to Australian law. Grassroots, populist initiatives to protect and inform the public seem to be crying for inception, and would be a welcome relief to celebrity gossip- indeed, celebrities could more meaningfully become the story by throwing their welcome weight behind such initiatives.
If you are interested in labeling GMOs in the United States, please be aware that you can inhabit support behind the Fresh (the movie) team's tireless lobbying on this topic, and that there is also a non-governmental group known as the Campaign, which is behind this project also. It is a story that has the potential to capture the public's imagination in a widespread way, and just think of how much better off your children and their friends will be if it succeeds! It is for them that one hopes individuals will strive for a more wholesome reality.
Sincerely yours,
NW
DNAism
I read a book once where this was the Free World- and people said the writers were paranoid. If you're worried- go back and read Alvin Toffler's Future Shock.
More than 140 Prince George taxi drivers have been grilled by the RCMP as part of a murder investigation.
Most have also given blood samples.
P.G. Taxi Manager, Sam Kuuluvainen, said he was contacted several months ago by police officers investigating the killings of Cynthia Maas and Jill Sturchenko.
One woman's body was discovered in a Prince George park, the other in a gravel pit.
Kuuluvainen told CBC News he complied with an RCMP request to hand over the names and phone numbers of all his cab drivers.
"They told me they just wanted to question some of the drivers, see if they knew anything. They ended up calling up every single driver, not only questioning them, but asking them for a DNA sample. I got the idea it wasn't so much questioning as trying to eliminate suspects," he said.
Kuuluvainen said all but two complied.
"If they didn't immediately give them one [an interview], they were told they'd remain a suspect and a person of interest. A number of our drivers were upset that they were singling out our industry," he said.
Kuuluvainen believes all the drivers have been cleared.
The RCMP hasn't responded to an interview request from CBC News.
This was not the first time homicide investigators have questioned northern B.C. cabbies.
Several years ago, after the body of 14-year-old Aielah Saric Auger was found dumped along Highway 16, police seized taxi logbooks and interrogated six drivers.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/02/15/bc-pg-cabbies.html#socialcomments#ixzz1E4EisoUB
More than 140 Prince George taxi drivers have been grilled by the RCMP as part of a murder investigation.
Most have also given blood samples.
P.G. Taxi Manager, Sam Kuuluvainen, said he was contacted several months ago by police officers investigating the killings of Cynthia Maas and Jill Sturchenko.
One woman's body was discovered in a Prince George park, the other in a gravel pit.
Kuuluvainen told CBC News he complied with an RCMP request to hand over the names and phone numbers of all his cab drivers.
"They told me they just wanted to question some of the drivers, see if they knew anything. They ended up calling up every single driver, not only questioning them, but asking them for a DNA sample. I got the idea it wasn't so much questioning as trying to eliminate suspects," he said.
Kuuluvainen said all but two complied.
"If they didn't immediately give them one [an interview], they were told they'd remain a suspect and a person of interest. A number of our drivers were upset that they were singling out our industry," he said.
Kuuluvainen believes all the drivers have been cleared.
The RCMP hasn't responded to an interview request from CBC News.
This was not the first time homicide investigators have questioned northern B.C. cabbies.
Several years ago, after the body of 14-year-old Aielah Saric Auger was found dumped along Highway 16, police seized taxi logbooks and interrogated six drivers.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/02/15/bc-pg-cabbies.html#socialcomments#ixzz1E4EisoUB
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Benediction of Sorrow
aafia
dew jewels the edge
of a mist morning
sleep
birds
wheel about
in the gentle dawn
the sand rises
inviolate
shimmering
where is
aafia?
in the distance
the far distance
the hawkers display
little bells
articles of faith
ringing
oh aafia!
dew jewels the edge
of a mist morning
sleep
birds
wheel about
in the gentle dawn
the sand rises
inviolate
shimmering
where is
aafia?
in the distance
the far distance
the hawkers display
little bells
articles of faith
ringing
oh aafia!
Netimatique
gamblefox gamblepuss
gamblepeyote
give me the keys
so you'll have a story
the great halls of green
and bright halls of blue
laugh watch and sigh
as i give my life for you
type it and stripe it
and enter it in
use the netwerks
and surely you'll win
internet hinternet
forevernetred
flashing and crashing
with privacy dead
gamblepeyote
give me the keys
so you'll have a story
the great halls of green
and bright halls of blue
laugh watch and sigh
as i give my life for you
type it and stripe it
and enter it in
use the netwerks
and surely you'll win
internet hinternet
forevernetred
flashing and crashing
with privacy dead
Story of the Day
According to an article published by Granma newspaper on Saturday, two agents involved in the death of Afghan prisoner Gul Rahman in November 2002 were promoted to important posts within the CIA in the Middle East.
Likewise, others who were reprimanded for their participation in the simulation of executions in a secret Polish prison and in the death of an Iraqi prisoner have been readmitted as private contactors.
The radio and television community network Democracy Now affirmed that others involved in similar actions received small sentences or were not punished at all.
In one of the most shocking cases, an analyst who contributed to the kidnapping of German citizen Khaled el-Masri was promoted to a high-ranking post in the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center.
Likewise, others who were reprimanded for their participation in the simulation of executions in a secret Polish prison and in the death of an Iraqi prisoner have been readmitted as private contactors.
The radio and television community network Democracy Now affirmed that others involved in similar actions received small sentences or were not punished at all.
In one of the most shocking cases, an analyst who contributed to the kidnapping of German citizen Khaled el-Masri was promoted to a high-ranking post in the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Project Medical
doublecyclic acid
ichor of arachnid
injectible thoracic
people people see
the mice are turnin' green
white medicojuice
don't let that pig get loose
runnin' runnin' falling
electrode must be stalling
people people see
a ruptured monkey spleen
joe and aron wait
signs at the gate
that say this lab's obscene
why are they so mean?
ichor of arachnid
injectible thoracic
people people see
the mice are turnin' green
white medicojuice
don't let that pig get loose
runnin' runnin' falling
electrode must be stalling
people people see
a ruptured monkey spleen
joe and aron wait
signs at the gate
that say this lab's obscene
why are they so mean?
Thursday, February 10, 2011
At the Greek
In the Greek tonight
The torturers come
And pay their money
One by one
In the Greek tonight
Their wives sob out loud
For great screen love
That is not allowed
Over the Greek tonight
God surrounds
Remembers deaths of babes
And their sound.
The torturers come
And pay their money
One by one
In the Greek tonight
Their wives sob out loud
For great screen love
That is not allowed
Over the Greek tonight
God surrounds
Remembers deaths of babes
And their sound.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
The Bees of Paul Revere
Can you believe how much I love God right now? And the bees!
freedom bees livin in honey trees
snow sugarin' down and all around
fly a kite in afghanistan for peace
bright cord blood on sacred ground
yeah, yellow bees in honey trees
so good to be free
drink the syrup taste the gold
blessed be god for a new found soul
yellow bees with honey please
brother, sho' good to be free
yeah, yeah, yeah
my baby bruddah
its sure good to be free.
R.E.M. – Mine Smell Like Honey Lyrics
I would dare you, but I know I don’t need to
You’re going to do just what you want to
You’re going to take the leavings here at the fairground
You’re going to sing the praises of your fruit
Mine smell like honey, uh!
Mine smell like honey, uh!
Mine smell like hu, hu, hu, hu, honey, uh!
Dig a hole, dig it deeper, deeper!
Climb a mountain, climb it steeper, steeper!
Dig a hole, dig it deeper, deeper!
Track a trail of honey through it all
If the end comes faster than we had expected
And predictions lead us to the final fall
If the flowers crack the grave (grain?) and leave the patterns of the pavement
I can hear you shouting over it all
Mine smell like honey, uh!
Mine smell like honey, uh!
Mine smell like hu, hu, hu, hu, honey, uh!
Dig a hole, dig it deeper, deeper!
Climb a mountain, climb it steeper, steeper!
Dig a hole, dig it deeper, deeper!
Track a trail of honey through it all
Dig a hole, dig it deeper, deeper!
Climb a mountain, climb it steeper, steeper!
Dig a hole, dig it deeper, deeper!
Track a trail of honey through it all
You track a trail of honey through it all
You track a trail of honey
R.E.M. – Mine Smell Like Honey Lyrics
freedom bees livin in honey trees
snow sugarin' down and all around
fly a kite in afghanistan for peace
bright cord blood on sacred ground
yeah, yellow bees in honey trees
so good to be free
drink the syrup taste the gold
blessed be god for a new found soul
yellow bees with honey please
brother, sho' good to be free
yeah, yeah, yeah
my baby bruddah
its sure good to be free.
R.E.M. – Mine Smell Like Honey Lyrics
I would dare you, but I know I don’t need to
You’re going to do just what you want to
You’re going to take the leavings here at the fairground
You’re going to sing the praises of your fruit
Mine smell like honey, uh!
Mine smell like honey, uh!
Mine smell like hu, hu, hu, hu, honey, uh!
Dig a hole, dig it deeper, deeper!
Climb a mountain, climb it steeper, steeper!
Dig a hole, dig it deeper, deeper!
Track a trail of honey through it all
If the end comes faster than we had expected
And predictions lead us to the final fall
If the flowers crack the grave (grain?) and leave the patterns of the pavement
I can hear you shouting over it all
Mine smell like honey, uh!
Mine smell like honey, uh!
Mine smell like hu, hu, hu, hu, honey, uh!
Dig a hole, dig it deeper, deeper!
Climb a mountain, climb it steeper, steeper!
Dig a hole, dig it deeper, deeper!
Track a trail of honey through it all
Dig a hole, dig it deeper, deeper!
Climb a mountain, climb it steeper, steeper!
Dig a hole, dig it deeper, deeper!
Track a trail of honey through it all
You track a trail of honey through it all
You track a trail of honey
R.E.M. – Mine Smell Like Honey Lyrics
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Parents push for foreign language in elementary schools
Written by Jake Kara
Monday, 17 January 2011 15:00
School officials tout the district as a deciding factor for home buyers, but for some parents who "shopped around," the district might fall short of expectations.
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For Karen Christiansen, a Darien mother leading the charge to get foreign language incorporated into the elementary curriculum for four years, being bilingual is a must in today's global economy.
"I've had every job I've had because I speak Italian," Christiansen, who taught at an international school in Italy and worked as director of international divisions for Tommy Hilfiger, Liz Claiborne and Donna Karan, said.
She taught first grade at an international school in Italy, where she said on average her students spoke three languages.
When she moved to Darien four years ago, her kids were in pre-school and she was surprised to find Holmes School, where her daughter was soon to enroll, didn't have a foreign language program.
She and a few other Darien parents set to work, talking to officials and other parents trying to get a program added three years ago.
When elementary foreign language education came up at a school board meeting and one board member questioned whether there was enough support for such a program in town, Christiansen said she knew otherwise.
"I know from working in town for years on this that there is a strong interest," she said.
She helped to start a petition and within two weeks had about 35 volunteers mobilized, collecting more than 1,700 signatures in favor a foreign language program.
"Everywhere I was, the clipboard was," she said. "I loved that document," she said of the battle-torn, rain-smudged pages she carried around collecting signatures. The group collected 1,700 names. "I felt the board got the message at that point."
Most people Christiansen met assumed Darien had foreign language, she said.
Of the 500 or so names Christiansen collected, she said she only a handful of parents gave reasons against signing the petition.
"A couple said it was the budget," she said. Others said they were already working on foreign language studies with their kids outside of school — like Christiansen. Her husband and children speak fluent Danish and she practices Italian with them.
The elementary schools started hosting a foreign language program before and after school, but it's paid for by participants, $180 per semester and not a school program.
Schools Superintendent Dr. Stephen Falcone, whose children go to school in New Canaan, which has elementary foreign language education, has been receptive, Christiansen said. In November, he presented a plan to the Board of Education to change elementary schedules to a six-day rotation. He even included it in his first budget proposal, presented Tuesday.
Whether the program, which calls for five new teachers at $306,645 will survive this budget season is yet to be seen, but Christiansen hopes it does because, she said with a laugh, "I can't do this another year."
More info: DarienLanguage.Wordpress.com
jkara@darientimes.com
Written by Jake Kara
Monday, 17 January 2011 15:00
School officials tout the district as a deciding factor for home buyers, but for some parents who "shopped around," the district might fall short of expectations.
Follow us on Twitter •Keep up on Facebook
For Karen Christiansen, a Darien mother leading the charge to get foreign language incorporated into the elementary curriculum for four years, being bilingual is a must in today's global economy.
"I've had every job I've had because I speak Italian," Christiansen, who taught at an international school in Italy and worked as director of international divisions for Tommy Hilfiger, Liz Claiborne and Donna Karan, said.
She taught first grade at an international school in Italy, where she said on average her students spoke three languages.
When she moved to Darien four years ago, her kids were in pre-school and she was surprised to find Holmes School, where her daughter was soon to enroll, didn't have a foreign language program.
She and a few other Darien parents set to work, talking to officials and other parents trying to get a program added three years ago.
When elementary foreign language education came up at a school board meeting and one board member questioned whether there was enough support for such a program in town, Christiansen said she knew otherwise.
"I know from working in town for years on this that there is a strong interest," she said.
She helped to start a petition and within two weeks had about 35 volunteers mobilized, collecting more than 1,700 signatures in favor a foreign language program.
"Everywhere I was, the clipboard was," she said. "I loved that document," she said of the battle-torn, rain-smudged pages she carried around collecting signatures. The group collected 1,700 names. "I felt the board got the message at that point."
Most people Christiansen met assumed Darien had foreign language, she said.
Of the 500 or so names Christiansen collected, she said she only a handful of parents gave reasons against signing the petition.
"A couple said it was the budget," she said. Others said they were already working on foreign language studies with their kids outside of school — like Christiansen. Her husband and children speak fluent Danish and she practices Italian with them.
The elementary schools started hosting a foreign language program before and after school, but it's paid for by participants, $180 per semester and not a school program.
Schools Superintendent Dr. Stephen Falcone, whose children go to school in New Canaan, which has elementary foreign language education, has been receptive, Christiansen said. In November, he presented a plan to the Board of Education to change elementary schedules to a six-day rotation. He even included it in his first budget proposal, presented Tuesday.
Whether the program, which calls for five new teachers at $306,645 will survive this budget season is yet to be seen, but Christiansen hopes it does because, she said with a laugh, "I can't do this another year."
More info: DarienLanguage.Wordpress.com
jkara@darientimes.com
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Bully Shazam
There really is magic out there, team on those cold prairie nights. All the farming communities out in the midwest are holding anti-bullying initiatives, many of which are being covered in the media every single day now. I loved the fact that Chris Johnson got his message across using actual magic tricks! Its such a wonderful idea, and I'm super juiced to share this article on my blog. It really hilighted how massively lucky kids really are to live in Wisconsin. (Unfortunate that its not a larger geography so that even more people would get to dwell there. :) We need the Abracadabra-Make-Your-Own-Racine gold dust, please. Or wuz that Madison? Or even .... Woodstock.) There are, of course, many other communities working on new anti-bullying initiatives across North America and Australia and New Zealand, too.
I really think though that working these messages into something fun and interactive is faily sweet for young children. I'm reminded of the Afghan children's circus that was teaching Afghan kids hygiene. It was super exciting to see things like humungous children's toothbrushes and see all of the shy kids giggle in surprise. Plus, some of the kids actually became performers! Now there's a dream come true.
I really think though that working these messages into something fun and interactive is faily sweet for young children. I'm reminded of the Afghan children's circus that was teaching Afghan kids hygiene. It was super exciting to see things like humungous children's toothbrushes and see all of the shy kids giggle in surprise. Plus, some of the kids actually became performers! Now there's a dream come true.
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