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3 New Poem Or Story Of The Week!!

Johnny Appleseed

Oh, the Lord is good to me,
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need:
The sun, and the rain, and the apple seed;
The Lord is good to me.

For every seed I sow,
An apple tree will grow,
And there will be apples there
Enough for the whole wide world to share;
The Lord is good to me.

2nd verse contributed by Natalie from Virginia

 

 

 

"The three little kittens, they lost their mittens,"

The three little kittens, they lost their mittens,

And they began to cry,

"Oh, mother dear, we sadly fear,

That we have lost our mittens."

"What!   Lost your mittens, you naughty kittens!

Then you shall have no pie."

"Meow, meow, meow."

"Then you shall have no pie."

The three little kittens, they found their mittens,

And they began to cry,

"Oh, mother dear, see here, see here,

For we have found our mittens."

"Put on your mittens, you silly kittens,

And you shall have some pie."

"Purr, purr, purr,

Oh, let us have some pie."

The three little kittens put on their mittens,

And soon ate up the pie,

"Oh, mother dear, we greatly fear,

That we have soiled our mittens."

"What, soiled your mittens, you naughty kittens!"

Then they began to sigh,

"Meow, meow, meow,"

Then they began to sigh.

The three little kittens, they washed their mittens,

And hung them out to dry,

"Oh, mother dear, do you not hear,

That we have washed our mittens?"

"What, washed your mittens, then you're good kittens,

But I smell a rat close by."

"Meow, meow, meow,

We smell a rat close by."

 

 

 Snow is falling
A beautiful sight
Snow is falling
It plays with the light
Snow is falling
It plays it's game
Snow is falling
It makes all that's different look the same
Snow is falling
It's source is storm
Snow is falling
It makes all conform
Snow is falling
It blinds all who see
Snow is falling
It hides you from me
Snow is falling
From a sky of lead
Snow is falling
Never mind...we're dead

 

OMG Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boring

  Barbie movies are the most last century kind of movies!!!!!

Quran Explorer

Quran Explorer

Poem or story of the week!!!!

Sea Rose by Hilda Doolittle

Rose, harsh rose,

marred and with stint of petals,    
meagre flower, thin,
sparse of leaf,

more precious
than a wet rose
single on a stem --
you are caught in the drift.

Stunted, with small leaf,
you are flung on the sand,
you are lifted
in the crisp sand
that drives in the wind.

Can the spice-rose
drip such acrid fragrance
hardened in a leaf?

Since its a little late, here's another Story!!!

By oxNusratLovesBlackxo


Someday everything will all make perfect sense. So for now laugh at the confusion, smile through tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.


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I had to go to an interview to become an employee. They picked me because I was an excellent person. I got up early in the morning and cleanse myself. I felt weak, but Istill attended. I felt a lot of gravity, but I'm glad I didn't fall. When I went outside, I found out today was the worst day to have an interview, because the meadows were all covered with sleet! I really wanted this job so I kept on walking. Finally I came to the office and the boss told me to sit on the leather chair. He said I have to take a test and need to get at least a 95%. The theme of this test was to see if I would be nice and polite to the others. On the test there was text on the page. It was really hard for me to read because my head was spinning. I saw the word method on it, so it reminded me of math. I wrote the method of multiplication. In the corner of my eye, i saw this person looking at my test. then I got a scheme. I creased my paper. I could see that person groaning. I gave my paper in the last minute. Then the boss told me to wait a minute. Instead of a minute, it felt like an hour. Then he asked me if I think I passed. I said indeed because I was really good at math. The boss said this test was NOT about math, it was about being nice to others. He said I needed to develop, so I didn't get the job.I felt queasy. When I was going home, I fell and hit my head. A nice woman send me to the hospital. The woman told me that the boss saw me hit my head, so he gave me the job! I was so happy! I should hurt myself more often!
(just kidding)

I had to write this story using my spelling words and my teacher and my friends thought it was funny. hope U like it!
(and, NO, this did not happen to me in reality)

Hahaha Must Watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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and

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Poem or story of the Week!

From Now on There will be a Poem or Story of the week. Cheak back every week For a new Poem of Story.

Peacock ,Peacock

peacock ,peacock ,your colors are fine
that lovely sea blue,I wish You were mine,
Your beautiful patterns, like a rainbow,

with wonderful shades of green ,blue, and yellow,
your movement is beautiful,elegant and proud,
and the sound of you voice is so very loud,
Your eyes are magical and green,Shining,
like a Crystal ball,
you are really something to be seen,
peacock peacock king of blue,
the finest feathers,magic quails,
Sapphire blue,Emerald green,
orangy orange,,and amethyst Purple,

open your tail,like a gigantic fan,
circles inside circles,
peacock ,peacock,such a show of,
elegant and proud ,
colorful bird,
graceful to,
Such a lovely sea blue



By Safa

Some Poems Will be written by me and some will not.(i wrote this one)

Plz post your own poems in the comment section , and it may be the next Poem of the week

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Racing To her death

In 1975 the famous filly Ruffian was entered in the Belmont Stakes. The race was advertised as the second greatest battle of the sexes, coming two years after the tennis match between Bobby and Billy. Her rival was the Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure. It was argued before, and has been since, that she was physically unprepared for the grueling race. The build up and number of spectators were unprecedented. A half mile into the race Ruffian was ahead by a neck when she shattered her right front ankle. Her jockey was unable to pull her up. She raced on, pulverizing her leg bones as they tore through her skin, leaving her hoof flopping with each stride. She was only three and her life was taken. Ruffian's trainer was named Frank Whiteley Jr. Mr. Whiteley died Friday at the age of 93.

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Running in the 2006 Preakness Stakes Barbaro broke his right hind leg in more than 20 places. I watched the the video of his injury innumerable times, and then promised myself I would never watch another horse race. I followed his progress every single day on the veterinary center's website. After eight months of treatment Barbaro was euthanized. He was not yet four.
"Obsessing over that individual injury misses the bigger picture, which shows that horse racing routinely devours its stars", states Pat Ford, writing for ESPN on the death of Barbaro.----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Barbaro's breeders were Roy and Gretchen Jackson. They also bred a horse named George Washington. Last October at the Breeders' Cup at Monmouth Park, George Washington, the two-time European champion, who was running on dirt for the second time and in mud for only the first, had to be euthanized on the track after suffering multiple fractures to his right front leg.

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Michael Matz was Barbaro's trainer. When I was a junior equestrian Matz was one of the most successful and acclaimed show jumpers on the circuit. I've no idea when or why he turned to horse racing. Until two days ago he trained another horse named Chelokee. Last year Chelokee won the first running of the Barbaro Stakes. Friday Chelokee broke his right front leg while racing at Churchill Downs. The injury is similar to Barbaro's, only to a different leg. His prognosis is still unknown.

Hurricane Irene Has Passed And has Caused Lots of Damage!!!

These are the Pics Of my Backyard :

All Over NYC:

Hurricane Irene Is Coming !!

This graphic shows an approximate representation of coastal areas under a hurricane warning (red), hurricane watch (pink), tropical storm warning (blue) and tropical storm watch (yellow). The orange circle indicates the current position of the center of the tropical cyclone. The black line, when selected, and dots show the National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecast track of the center at the times indicated. The dot indicating the forecast center location will be black if the cyclone is forecast to be tropical and will be white with a black outline if the cyclone is forecast to be extratropical. If only an L is displayed, then the system is forecast to be a remnant low. The letter inside the dot indicates the NHC's forecast intensity for that time:

D: Tropical Depression – wind speed less than 39 MPH
S: Tropical Storm – wind speed between 39 MPH and 73 MPH
H: Hurricane – wind speed between 74 MPH and 110 MPH
M: Major Hurricane – wind speed greater than 110 MPH



Notes And Tips To stay Safe:ALBANY, N.Y. — State officials say the best thing pet owners can do for pets stressed by Hurricane Irene is to keep them close.

The New York State Office of Emergency Management is providing several tips to keep pets safe in the coming days as the hurricane hits the Eastern Seaboard.

First, keep your pets with you.

If you have to leave pets for shelter, assume you will be gone at least a week and provide enough food and water.

Consider crating pets when you are with them to make them feel more comfortable, but don't leave them in crates if you leave.

The state also urges pet owners to consider using pet-friendly hotels and kennels to provide a safe haven.DANGER: Gas Leaks

Check for gas leaks in all of your appliances that use gas, such as water heaters, gas dryers, gas cooking stoves and gas heating systems.
If you smell gas, turn off the main gas valve and call the gas company from a neighbor’s house. If you shut off the main gas valve, you will need a professional to turn it back on.

DANGER: Portable Generators

Use portable generators only outdoors in a well-ventilated area away from windows and doors. Never use a portable generator indoors or in an attached garage. As gasoline in a generator burns, it emits toxic carbon monoxide gas into the air.
Protect portable generators from direct exposure to rain and water. Portable generators are typically not weatherproof and can pose the risk of electrocution and shock if used in wet conditions.

DANGER: Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning

Install CO alarms in your home. Because carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless and tasteless, these alarms are the only devices that can sniff out and warn you of poisonous CO gases.
Install CO alarms on every level of your home, including the basement and other locations required by law. Read the manufacturer’s instructions carefully before installing the alarm.

DANGER: Electrical Appliances

Use proper electrical connections, such as UL-Listed extension cords, when using appliances inside or outside your home, or when using a portable generator to run power to the house.
Do not turn on electrical items or touch circuit breakers when you are wet, or unplug wet appliances until they have been checked by a professional. Even products such as lamps and vacuum cleaners should not be used until they are completely dried out and no longer pose the risk of electrical shock.

DANGER: Damage to Home Wiring

If you have experienced significant damage or flooding, you will need a professional technician to check all wiring in your home for shock and fire hazards. This could include anything from circuit breakers to outlets and light switches.

PROPERTY PROTECTION: Checklist

Be proactive in preventing as much damage as possible by investing in products such as UL-Listed roofing materials and systems. UL tests for fire, wind and uplift resistance as well as material and product performance, making sure your home can stand up to stormy weather.

The Horse

THE NATURE OF HORSES

The English-speaking world measures the height of horses in hands, abbreviated "h" or "hh"; one hand is equivalent to 4 inches. Horses are measured at the highest point of an animal's withers (at the base of the neck). A horse described as 15.2 hh tall is 15 hands, 2 inches (62 inches).

A horse can rest and even doze while standing by locking one of its hind legs at the stifle joint (basically, the knee). A group of ligaments and tendons called the stay apparatus holds the leg in place with minimal muscle involvement. Horses will switch from leg to leg to prevent fatigue in the locked leg.

A female horse is called a mare and a male horse is called a stallion. In the wild, the mare decides when the herd moves on and usually only one stallion will stay with a herd.

Horses live in well-structured groups with clear followers and leaders. Without any human training, horses will line up behind a lead mare according to their rank in the herd, usually with a stallion guarding the rear.

A person who makes horse shoes and fits them onto the horses is called a farrier. Farriers also clip hooves, which grow like fingernails, to keep them from getting overgrown, as well as caring for hooves more generally.

The famous mustangs of the American West, like many other "wild" populations, are actually considered feral, descended from escaped domesticated horses. The only truly wild horses live in Mongolia; the Przewalski.

The Przewalski horse of Mongolia was declared extinct in the wild in the late 1960s. Thanks to an existing captive breeding program, a group was reintroduced to the wild in 1992, and has now successfully reproduced.

THE ORIGIN OF HORSES

The horse evolved 55 million years ago. A close, early relative of the horse is Hyracotherium, also known as an eohippus. The size of a large fox, Hyracotherium stood 10 inches high at its shoulders and had four toes on its front feet and three on its back.

The only surviving branch of the horse family is the genus Equus, which includes zebras, asses, and donkeys along with the horse.

Rhinoceroses and tapirs are the horse's closest living relatives outside the horse family.

As horses adapted to eating tough grasses, their teeth became tougher too. Longer teeth evolved that could wear down without wearing out.

The first domesticated horses were probably kept primarily as a source of food, rather than for work or for riding.

During the Han dynasty, the Chinese mounted an expedition to Fergana, in present-day Uzbekistan, to acquire superior horses. Fergana horses were famous for sweating blood—a mystery now thought to be caused by parasites under their skin.

Kazakh horse herders milk mares and ferment the milk to make koumiss, a mildly alcoholic drink thought to have healthful properties.

HORSES AT WORK

In 1532, 168 Spanish soldiers, 62 on horseback, faced off against 80,000 Inca on foot in western South America and captured the emperor, Atahuallpa.

To protect against the poison gases used in World War I, both soldiers and horses wore gas masks. Horses' noses were covered but their eyes were not, since they could tolerate the poisons better than humans.

Though cavalry charges are now a thing of the past, there are still places where a horse is more useful than a truck. In 2002, for example, during the war in Afghanistan, some U.S. Special Forces rode horses in areas where the rugged terrain and lack of fuel made auto transport impractica

In 1900, around 130,000 horses worked in Manhattan—more than ten times the number of yellow cabs on the streets of New York City today. A typical city horse produced up to 20 kilograms (45 pounds) of manure and 7.5 liters (2 gallons) of urine a day.

In April 1860, a new postal service called the Pony Express was launched. With railroads handling the eastern leg and horsemen racing day and night across the west, from Missouri to California, the Pony Express could get a letter from coast to coast in just 10 days for just five dollars, later reduced to one dollar. Prior to this, the fastest way to get a letter cross-country was still by horse-drawn stagecoach, which took 25 days or more.

To learn more about the powerful and continuing relationship between horses and humans and to explore the origins of the horse family, extending back more than 50 million years, visit the special exhibition The Horse at the American Museum of Natural History, May 17, 2008, through January 4, 2009.

Imagine a world in which horses of all colors, shapes and sizes roamed the world, some barely larger than a small dog. That world no longer exists—but once it was real. Today's horses represent just one tiny twig on an immense family tree that spans millions of years. All the other branches of the horse family, known as Equidae, are now extinct. The earliest known horses evolved 55 million years ago and for mupuch of this time, multiple horse species lived at the same time, often side by side, as seen in this diorama.Ancient Horses

Some 10 million years ago, up to a dozen species of horses roamed the Great Plains of North America. These relatives of the modern horse came in many shapes and sizes. Some lived in the forest, while others preferred open grassland.

Here, two large Dinohippus horses can be seen grazing on grass, much like horses today. But unlike modern horses, a three-toed Hypohippus tiptoes through the forest, nibbling on leaves. A small, three-toed Nannippus, shown here eating shrubs, ate both grass and leaves.

In the background are several other large mammals alive at that time, including Procamelus, a camel relative; a herd of Dinohippus horses; Gomphotherium, a distant relative of true elephants; and Teleoceras, a hornless rhinoceros.
A Brief History of Horses

By 55 million years ago, the first members of the horse family, the dog-sized Hyracotherium, were scampering through the forests that covered North America. For more than half their history, most horses remained small, forest browsers. But changing climate conditions allowed grasslands to expand, and about 20 million years ago, many new species rapidly evolved. Some—but not all—became larger and had the familiar hooves and grazing diets that we associate with horses today. Only these species survived to the present, but in the past, small and large species lived side by side.
Changing Sizes

Horses were once much smaller than they are today. But there was not a steady increase in size over time. Little Nannippus, shown in the diorama at full adult size, was actually smaller than its predecessors.

Mesohippus ~45 kg

Merychippus ~100 kg

Nannippus ~75 kg

Equus ~500 kg

Dinohippus

Single hoof

Ate grass

11 to 4 million years ago
The Dinohippus shown grazing on the left is a close relative of horses today. Like modern-day Equus, Dinohippus had single-toed hooves and ate mostly grass. The other extinct species shown in the diorama had three toes and never developed single hooves.

On Your Toes

Horses, humans and all other mammals share a common ancestor—one with five toes. So how did horses end up with single-toed hooves? Over millions of years, many horse species lost most of their side toes. The middle toe evolved into a single large hoof, while the other toes became smaller and ultimately functionless.

Only one species in this scene, the grazing Dinohippus, has a single hoof. What's the connection between hooves and grazing? Hooves and long legs help horses run farther and faster on the open prairie, helping them flee from predators and find fresh grass for grazing. In the forest, where the ground is softer, many horses retained three toes.
Stretch Your Legs

Comparing a human leg to a horse leg shows which bones give horses their great speed. Horses that moved onto grasslands have longer legs than their forest-dwelling ancestors. But their leg bones did not all lengthen equally. Mostly it was the bones of the foot that grew longer, with the ankle moving relatively higher up on the leg. Long, sturdy, light-weight legs help a horse run faster—a useful trait on the open prairie, where there's no place to hide.

Adapting To A Changing Climate

Two major changes in climate affected the evolution of early horses. First, about 55 million years ago, global temperatures abruptly rose by 5 to 10 °C (9 to 18 °F), turning much of North America into a warm, wet, subtropical forest—much like what you'd see today in the Brazilian Amazonian rainforest. Small, leaf-eating horses thrived.

Then, about 35 million years ago, global temperatures dropped, creating a climate more similar to today's. Thereafter, dry grasslands replaced much of the North American forest, leading to rapid evolution among horses. By about nine million years ago, most forest browsers had disappeared, leaving primarily grass-eating grazers like those alive today.


Hypohippus

Three toes

Ate soft leaves

18 to 9 million years ago

Long after hoofed, grass-eating grazers evolved and adapted to the American plains, three-toed forest browsers like the Hypohippus in this scene still continued to thrive for millions of years. This three-toed lineage is now extinct, but in the past many diverse horses lived side by side.
On Tiptoe Through Time

The earliest horses had three or four functional toes. But over millions of years of evolution, many horses lost their side toes and developed a single hoof. Only horses with single-toed hooves survive today, but the remains of tiny vestigial toes can still be found on the bones above their hoofs.
Where Did Horses Come From?

The majority of horse species evolved in North America. From there, they occasionally walked to other continents. This map shows how horses spread around the world at three different times.

About 20 million years ago, three-toed horses called anchitheres crossed to Asia and continued to Europe and Africa.

About 11 million years ago, three-toed horses called hipparions spread from North America around the globe.

About three million years ago, hoofed Equus, the ancestor of living horses, spread to several continents including South America.
The End Of An Era

About 10,000 years ago, horses became extinct in North America and South America. Equus, the ancestor of all horses today, survived only in Eurasia and Africa. What ended their 55-million-year run in North America? The prime suspects are changes in the environment, disease and overhunting by humans who likely killed them for food.

Talking Teeth

You can tell a lot about what a horse eats from its teeth—even if the teeth are fossils. The first horses all had short, broad chewing teeth, like ours. Later horses had teeth three times longer. Why?

Short teeth are fine if you're browsing on soft leaves, like the Hypohippus shown eating in the forest. But grazing on tough grasses would quickly wear short teeth down to nothing. For prairie horses like Dinohippus, evolution favored longer teeth that could handle the grind of grazing—as a tooth wears down, more emerges.


Glass-In Grass?

Grazing is hard on teeth for two reasons. Grasses contain bits of the mineral silica that resemble glass and wear teeth away like sandpaper. Chomping grass close to the ground also picks up gritty soil that wears teeth away. Grass-eating horses evolved longer teeth that can withstand this wear.

Until recently, scientists thought that all horses with long teeth grazed on grass. But new evidence shows that some long-toothed species also browsed on leaves. How do scientists know? Tiny scratches on fossil teeth, and chemicals preserved in the teeth, provide clues about what the horses ate.

Meet The Relatives

The horse family (Equidae) today is quite small. All horse breeds, from slim thoroughbred racehorses to stocky plow horses to tiny ponies, belong to a single species, Equus caballus. What's more, all surviving branches of the horse family tree are also members of this same genus Equus, which now consists of only seven living species. Other equids include donkeys, asses and zebras.

The horse (Equus caballus) includes all domesticated horse breeds. Some scientists also consider the Asiatic wild horse, or Przewalski horse (above), to be a variety of Equus caballus, though it is often called a separate species, Equus przewalskii. Domestic horses are thought to have been bred from the European wild horse, or tarpan, extinct since 1919.
Przewalksi horse group
Przewalksi horse group
Nigel Bean/Naturepl.com

The donkey (Equus asinus) is a domesticated African ass native to eastern Africa.

The onager and kulan are varieties of the Asiatic ass (Equus hemionus), which has five subspecies in the Middle East and Asia.

The kiang (Equus kiang) is an Asian ass with three subspecies ranging from China to India.
Grevys Zebra
Grevy's zebra
Leonard Lee Rue III/Photo Researchers

The largest zebra, Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) of eastern Africa, has the narrowest stripes.

Known for the "gridiron" stripes on its rump, the mountain zebra (Equus zebra) of southern Africa is endangered due to poaching and habitat loss.

Burchell's zebra (Equus burchelli) has wide stripes. It has several subspecies with distinctive patterns.

The quagga, a form of Burchell's zebra, sometimes considered its own species, disappeared in the mid-1800s. It formerly lived in southeastern Africa.
About Scientific Names

Scientists use scientific names to catalog life-ideally, each true species should have a name different from every other. With very closely related organisms, however, it may be difficult to draw a sharp line between species. While many scientists think that all living horses can be grouped in one species (Equus caballus), as in this exhibition, agreement is not universal.
Next of Kin

The only surviving branch of the horse family is the genus Equus, which includes zebras, asses and donkeys along with the horse. But which living animals outside the horse family are the horse's closest relatives? Hint: you won't find them on a farm.
Brontothere by Charles Knight
The Field Museum

Here's another hint: follow the feet. Horses belong to a group of mammals with an odd number of toes. That rules out mammals with two toes, or "cloven hooves," like goats, pigs, cows, deer and camels.

So who are the other odd-toed, plant-eating animals? Most members of this group, known as perissodactyls, are extinct. But several species survive at present. They include rhinoceroses and tapirs, the horse's closest living relatives.

Extinct Relatives

and my favorite :The Legendary SECRETARIAT

Horses are more closely related to extinct perissodactyls like this brontothere than they are to cows, pigs and goats.