What do butterflies do when it rains?

On perfect days of brilliant sun

and huge cotton clouds

we think of jeweled wings

fluttering on a breathless breeze

lighting on the countless colours

that bloom before the eyes

Yet, when the clouds turn

and dim the sun

with their rolling dark

why do we never wonder

what the butterflies do when it rains

Clinging to a stalk

wings pressed tight together

as watery globes

batter and spatter

back and forth

straining strength

dripping, drooping

jewel dust smeared and running

crawling, climbing

towards the promise of the sun

of lighter wings

a return

to their place

in our perfect dreams

ELA SY Assignment

Poster found in BU Education building.

Wanted: Liberty

Skilled, passionate individual seeks free enterprise

Writer, reporter, producer, journalist

A career

A job

Paid daily

Individual liberty

A growing stipend

Spring, summer and fall

with humane benefits

And paid training

Free mentoring

Passionate about paid career

The Higgs boson may not have been found after all

Just last week

The most important physics discovery of the century

Perhaps

Physicists announced the elusive Higgs boson

Had been found

Perhaps

Or a new particle consistent with the Higgs boson

That elusive Higgs boson

Had been found

Perhaps

Physicists weren't using microscopes to view the boson directly

That elusive Higgs boson

They were looking at other particles

Researchers used those

Along with particle physics theory

To claim the discovery

The elusive Higgs boson had been found

But not so fast

The physicists weren't using microscopes

They were looking at other particles

Scientists didn't discover the Higgs boson

That elusive Higgs boson

But instead

Other particles

An imposter

A mix of particles

Perhaps

Without more data

No one can really say for sure

Who's right

The Higgs boson

That elusive Higgs boson

Or

An impostor

Article from http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/higgs-boson-may-not-found-warn-particle-physicists-160943671.html

Elder Abuse Sentences to be toughened

Elder Abuse

“Our Government has a responsibility to protect elderly Canadians,

“This legislation will help ensure tough sentences for those who take advantage of vulnerable members of our society.”

There are already similar provisions under the Code for other vulnerable persons,

Such as minors,

Nearly one-in-10 seniors’ experience some form of abuse

But it’s often not reported.

Public awareness initiatives are always welcome

More is needed, or course, to detect, investigate, prosecute

And ultimately end elder abuse!

-D Cowell

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/03/15/pol-elder-abuse-sentences.html