The Mysterious Baghdad Battery
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The Baghdad Battery, also known as the Parthian Battery, is a curious artifact that was discovered near Baghdad, Iraq. It is suspected that this type or battery allowed work to be done inside the pyramids, where total darkness rules. How else could the carving be done in the darkness, darker than the darkest night?
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
poetry The Rhythm of the Rhyme
Poems of old held such beauty
The Rhythm of the Rhyme
There is nothing sweeter than a rhyme
with rhythm and meter.
Take Gunga Din, a rollicking song
lilting, lilting, you along.
The Ancient Mariner's, "glittering eye"
chilling us as the ice goes rolling by.
And, The Raven's, " gently rapping, rapping, at my chamber door."
Hear the music, hear the rhythm
the lilting words, the lively rhythm,
they bring, they bring,
a picture to my mind.
Sea Fever, is fun to read
truly, you see and feel the sea.
Read these lines and you'll concede.
"And the wheels kick and the wind's song
and the white sail's shaking.
And a gray mist, in the sea's face
and a grey dawn breaking."
The Rhythm of the Rhyme
There is nothing sweeter than a rhyme
with rhythm and meter.
Take Gunga Din, a rollicking song
lilting, lilting, you along.
The Ancient Mariner's, "glittering eye"
chilling us as the ice goes rolling by.
And, The Raven's, " gently rapping, rapping, at my chamber door."
Hear the music, hear the rhythm
the lilting words, the lively rhythm,
they bring, they bring,
a picture to my mind.
Sea Fever, is fun to read
truly, you see and feel the sea.
Read these lines and you'll concede.
"And the wheels kick and the wind's song
and the white sail's shaking.
And a gray mist, in the sea's face
and a grey dawn breaking."
Barbara, memories, of my dearest friend
Barbara
A friend made in the springtime of life
is a treasure forever, in gladness and strife.
Going through the teenage years, sharing secrets, shedding tears.
"Mom, can I sleep at Barbara's tonight? I promise, we'll sleep before midnight."
"Don't you smoke? It;s glamourous you know,
take a puff and put out your hand, in
a marvelous stroke, like Bette Davis.
She's my favorite actress you know."
Time went on and we both married young
both forgetting the dreams of which we had sung.
Our visions changed when our babies came,
our dreams were no longer of actresses and fame.
Then off to college we both went,
but, for Barbara, it just wasn't meant. In my arms,
we both cried in fear! At 26 , her end was near.
"I'm too tired to fight anymore, I want to die,
to end the pain, all of these experiments
have been in vain."
Then , she was gone...to the other side, and
my heart cried!
It's 26 years since Barbara's been gone,
and thoughts of her, still leave me alone and forlorn.
By:
Madlyn Pizzeri Fafard, for my friend Barbara Volpicelli Pederzoli, who lives in my heart forever, as I near the end of the second quarter century without her.
A friend made in the springtime of life
is a treasure forever, in gladness and strife.
Going through the teenage years, sharing secrets, shedding tears.
"Mom, can I sleep at Barbara's tonight? I promise, we'll sleep before midnight."
"Don't you smoke? It;s glamourous you know,
take a puff and put out your hand, in
a marvelous stroke, like Bette Davis.
She's my favorite actress you know."
Time went on and we both married young
both forgetting the dreams of which we had sung.
Our visions changed when our babies came,
our dreams were no longer of actresses and fame.
Then off to college we both went,
but, for Barbara, it just wasn't meant. In my arms,
we both cried in fear! At 26 , her end was near.
"I'm too tired to fight anymore, I want to die,
to end the pain, all of these experiments
have been in vain."
Then , she was gone...to the other side, and
my heart cried!
It's 26 years since Barbara's been gone,
and thoughts of her, still leave me alone and forlorn.
By:
Madlyn Pizzeri Fafard, for my friend Barbara Volpicelli Pederzoli, who lives in my heart forever, as I near the end of the second quarter century without her.
Monday, December 20, 2010
The Illusion of Free Markets
I see comments from so many young people about how to vote, these people can not possibly understand the market, where do they get the information that makes them so positive about what to do, how to vote..??? Guess where it comes from. Here is a book that begins to explain the convoluted rules, regulations, and complications of markets.
Even adults, who are not business oriented, or who have no idea of the regulations and problems of a business....and those that have little knowledge of what happens in an economy or what happens to a business, as a result of over regulation, unfair regulation etc., etc., need help, including me. I would like to suggest that if anyone is really interested in taking sides, on how to approach and solve the problems of the free market, and our economy that they read a book like this. There are so many hidden variables, like planning boards who have no idea of how to plan, tax authorities who up taxes on your property when the values go down, ( maybe you understand that one)
and governments that do not lay off in the departments where the volume has diminished, because they are friends with the employees, etc....and of course remember your friend Joe, he is retiring in 3 years, so you need to raise his rank or position so he retires at the highest salary....it goes on and on....
Teachers who are unionized and working with the union mantra, spreading it to our children, yep, that is where they understand how to vote at 16 years old.....!!!!( thanks to which President, bet you do not know which President paid the unions back by letting them unionize the government, teachers, transportation ,etc...)
Is it a free country, when the teachers are unionized, how can it be?
If you have any idea of how the Mafia operated , think about it, and think about what a legalized Mafia would be doing, acting like, etc. Right now the sitting President, as one of his first actions, removed the legislation in March aprox 9 weeks in office, that required the Unions to report their income and expenses, as all non profits are suppose to do....Why would he have done that?
Continue to be hoodwinked....or really think about it, and learn. It is complicated, but there are some simple things you can think about. Should convicts vote? Should people who do not pay taxes vote? Think about it, what is fair? Would you pay someone who lived next door because they voted for you to pay them ? It is simple, but.....complicated, my own idea is to reduce all questions to a personal level. It is easier to come to conclusions.
Welfare as we know it has to change. People will object, but it is not set up to nurture the children. Just watch Lock Up on Tv and you will see and hear the results of our welfare system. Prisoners are multiplying too fast. I have thoughts on how to improve our system, maybe you do too!
Even adults, who are not business oriented, or who have no idea of the regulations and problems of a business....and those that have little knowledge of what happens in an economy or what happens to a business, as a result of over regulation, unfair regulation etc., etc., need help, including me. I would like to suggest that if anyone is really interested in taking sides, on how to approach and solve the problems of the free market, and our economy that they read a book like this. There are so many hidden variables, like planning boards who have no idea of how to plan, tax authorities who up taxes on your property when the values go down, ( maybe you understand that one)
and governments that do not lay off in the departments where the volume has diminished, because they are friends with the employees, etc....and of course remember your friend Joe, he is retiring in 3 years, so you need to raise his rank or position so he retires at the highest salary....it goes on and on....
Teachers who are unionized and working with the union mantra, spreading it to our children, yep, that is where they understand how to vote at 16 years old.....!!!!( thanks to which President, bet you do not know which President paid the unions back by letting them unionize the government, teachers, transportation ,etc...)
Is it a free country, when the teachers are unionized, how can it be?
If you have any idea of how the Mafia operated , think about it, and think about what a legalized Mafia would be doing, acting like, etc. Right now the sitting President, as one of his first actions, removed the legislation in March aprox 9 weeks in office, that required the Unions to report their income and expenses, as all non profits are suppose to do....Why would he have done that?
Continue to be hoodwinked....or really think about it, and learn. It is complicated, but there are some simple things you can think about. Should convicts vote? Should people who do not pay taxes vote? Think about it, what is fair? Would you pay someone who lived next door because they voted for you to pay them ? It is simple, but.....complicated, my own idea is to reduce all questions to a personal level. It is easier to come to conclusions.
Welfare as we know it has to change. People will object, but it is not set up to nurture the children. Just watch Lock Up on Tv and you will see and hear the results of our welfare system. Prisoners are multiplying too fast. I have thoughts on how to improve our system, maybe you do too!
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