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The Edmund Fitzgerald on the St. Mary’s River in May of 1975.
Other story songs simply describe a moment in time.
Joni Mitchell put an iconic event to music in “Woodstock,” about the massive rock festival in 1969.
I’m going on down to Yasgur’s farm/I’m going to join in a rock ’n’ roll band.
“The Star Spangled Banner” described a War of 1812 battle whose success was gauged by the sight of the U.S. pennant.
And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air/Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Spring, the young songwriter, tackled the genre after the 2012 shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where 20 children and six adults died.
Then teaching at Lourdes High School in Rochester, Minn., he asked students to write their thoughts. Their varied responses inspired him to compose “Cowboy in a Newtown,” the title drawn from one student’s seeing a “Wild West” mentality in using guns to solve problems.
Among the more recent such songs that got much airplay was Neil Young’s “Let’s Roll,” about passengers who fought back on hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. Otherwise, it’s hard to name another song that’s embedded itself in our culture as deeply as Lightfoot’s haunting shanty.
Does anyone know where the love of God goes/when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
The searchers all say they’d have made Whitefish Bay/If they’d put fifteen more miles behind her.
They might have split up or they might have capsized/They may have broke deep and took water.
And all that remains is the faces and the names/Of the wives and the sons and the daughters.
Now, try to hum any other song for the rest of the day.
PVH Corp on Friday allayed investor concerns over its Calvin Klein business and said early holiday sales were above its expectations, sending its shares up as much as 5 percent.
REUTERS: PVH Corp on Friday allayed investor concerns over its Calvin Klein business and said early holiday sales were above its expectations, sending its shares up as much as 5 percent.
PVH forecast fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of US$1.58 to US$1.60 per share, in line with analysts' expectation, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
PVH said it expected US$75 million increase in cost of goods if the proposal to raise tariffs to 25 percent is implemented.
Jones, 25, spent last year on the Vikings practice squad and re-signed a futures deal in January. He'll be out for the first four games of 2018.
Correction: A previous version of this story stated Jones violated the substance abuse policy. He was in violation of the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
Another Vikings player has been suspended for the start of the 2018 season.
The NFL has suspended receiver Cayleb Jones for four games after he violated the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. He won’t be available for an NFL regular season game until Week 5, which starts Sept. 28 for the Vikings. Earlier this month, linebacker Kentrell Brothers was suspended four games for violating t...
Jones, 25, spent last year on the Vikings practice squad and re-signed a futures deal in January. Jones (6-3, 209 pounds) went undrafted out of Arizona in 2016.
He’s the brother of Bills receiver Zay Jones, who was reportedly arrested in March for felony vandalism. Zay Jones was seen on a video obtained by TMZ Sports struggling with another man, identified by the site as Cayleb, and reportedly trying to jump out of a 30th-floor window until police arrived.
Poor weather didn't keep the ponies from making their annual trek across the Assateague Channel.
Despite Hurricane Florence's impending arrival, the Chincoteague ponies living in the wild are probably going to be just fine.
They're smart, experts say, and like any wild animal, they know when storms are coming and when to move to higher ground.
Ponies reach the shore of the Assateague Channel at the 93rd pony swim in Chincoteague Island, Virginia on July 25.
The ponies live on Assateague Island, through which the Maryland/Virginia border runs. On the Maryland side, they live on the Assateague Island National Seashore and are managed by the National Park Service. The ponies get the same treatment as any other animal there.
In Virginia, the herd lives in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. They are owned by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, which auctions some of the herd off annually to raise money.
The herd has been around since the mid-1600s, Kelly Taylor, supervisor of the Maryland District Division of Interpretation and Education, said, and they know where to go and what to do. As a result, those managing the Maryland herd are leaving them alone.
"This is not their first rodeo," Kelly Taylor, supervisor of the Maryland District Division of Interpretation and Education, said. "They come from a hearty stock, and they can take care of themselves."
The herd has been around since the mid-1600s, Taylor said, and they know where to go and what to do.
The safety of the staff is the primary concern. While law enforcement officers will be around for public safety, Taylor said there would be no resource management workers to check on the ponies.
In Virginia, the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department is working to monitor the storm alongside the town of Chincoteague’s Emergency Operations Center.
"We will have a team over there before the weather worsens and a team over there once the conditions allow to assess the herd," saidDenise Bowden, spokesperson for the fire department.
The most important thing to know is that because the ponies are wild, they have same the instincts as any other wild animal.
"They're resilient critters," Taylor said. "There's plenty of higher hills for them to stand on. Just like foxes and deer, they know what to do to be safe."
Aung San Suu Kyi (C), chairwoman of the National League for Democracy, leaves Myanmar's parliament after a meeting with parliamentary speaker Shwe Mann in Naypyidaw, Nov. 19, 2015.
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with parliamentary speakers Shwe Mann and Khin Aung Myint Thursday in preparation for a new legislature made up predominantly of lawmakers from her National League for Democracy (NLD) party, following its sweep of general elections last month.
Also present at the meeting in the capital Naypyidaw were parliament’s two vice-house speakers, NLD lawmaker Win Myint, the chairmen of Myanmar’s regional and state parliaments, Deputy Minister of Communication Thaung Tin, Deputy Minister of Construction Soe Tint and the chief-directors of the office of parliament.
Following the meeting, lower house speaker Shwe Mann told reporters that he had discussed the transition of power with Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of the incoming NLD-majority parliament which will sit after the current legislative session ends in late January.
“Today’s discussion focused on the incoming parliament as well as implementing the conclusions reached by the two of us during our Nov. 19 meeting,” he said.
During the Nov. 19 meeting—the third between the two following the NLD’s landslide victory at the Nov. 8 polls—Shwe Mann and Aung San Suu Kyi had agreed to implement the election result according to the will of the people and to work towards reconciliation in the new parliament.
They also agreed to collaborate on both parliamentary and non-parliamentary issues, and to ensure that the new legislature operates according to law.
While most of Myanmar’s current lawmakers lost their seats in the election, the ongoing parliamentary session has full power to pass legislation.
A number of laws overseeing business, the economy, the banking sector and the federal budget are scheduled for debate. Also up for discussion is the controversial “Right of Recall” bill, which would allow for the removal of lawmakers facing recall petitions from at least one percent of their constituents.
Shwe Mann was ousted from his position atop the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) in August—a move experts have suggested was due in part to his close relationship with Aung San Suu Kyi, who has aggressively pushed for reforms in Myanmar.
The parliamentary speaker also lost his legislative seat representing Phyu township in Bago region to an NLD candidate in the elections.
Aung San Suu Kyi had called for “national reconciliation” talks shortly after the NLD was assured of electoral victory, and observers are anxious to see how the transition will play out in Myanmar, where the military retains substantial sway over the country’s political affairs.
In addition to the military’s influence on the legislature, it will also appoint the leaders of three key ministries—defense, home affairs and border affairs—when the NLD government takes power, which is expected to occur in February or March after the incoming parliament meets and votes on a new president.
Thursday’s meeting was the ninth between Shwe Mann and Aung San Suu Kyi since the election. The two also met on Monday.
Aung San Suu Kyi also held separate meetings with retired Senior General Than Shwe and Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Dec. 2.
CHRIS Evans and wife Natasha Shishmanian have revealed the sweet names of their new twins.
Chris Evans and his wife Natasha Shishmanian have finally revealed the real names of their newborn twins.
Radio 2 host Chris, 52 – who recently confirmed he was leaving his role after 13 years – welcomed a girl and a boy on Thursday as he joked to Sarah Cox that "Ping and Pong" had arrived.
However, now the DJ and his wife, 38, have apparently unveiled the real names of their little ones, with The Sun reporting that they are called Walt and Boo.
The pair looked delighted with their newborns as they posed for snaps outside Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey, with Natasha cradling daughter Boo and son Walt in her arms.
Adorable Boo weighed in at 5lbs 3oz, while Walt weighed 5lbs 7oz.
Chris explained that the newborns were conceived through "one last hurrah" of IVF treatment.
Following the birth, he also added that his wife was doing well following the labour, and thanked fans for their support.
The DJ and Natasha are already parents to two sons, nine-year-old Noah and five-year-old Eli.
Chris also has 30 year old daughter Jade Evans from a previous relationship with Alison Ward when he was 21 years old.
On Tuesday, Chris expressed his excitement over the new arrivals, announcing on his show: “Tonight is our last night as a four.
"And I've loved our four and it makes me a bit sad - I can't wait to meet Ping and Pong - but you know Eli, Noah, Tash and myself, we've had a journey."
Former Top Gear presenter Chris revealed in April that Natasha was pregnant, and expecting twins.
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Skittles would seem like a natural endorsement deal for Lynch – but that has not happened yet according to his mother.
“I even contacted Skittles to see if they would donate some for the camp,” she said. “I told them we have a non-profit organization and we do a camp. I wrote them personally, but I have yet to hear back from them.
Lynch had about 600 kids at his camp on Saturday at Oakland Tech High, where he went to high school.
Lynch, who rarely talks to reporters, did talk about his camp at the end of a long day on Saturday.
“It’s just important to show them a different side of it, and that we feel for them as well,” he said. “They go through so much during the year, so this is an opportunity to just let them hang loose, and just be kids like they’re supposed to.
The college president�s statement: �Understanding cultural nuances is really important ...help explore ideas� respect that our mission is to expand people�s minds and exposure�� is a perfect example of the academia elitists� na�vet� to accept Muslim propaganda under the guise of knowing more about each other so we can ...
The problem with that flawed academic drivel is that Islam does not want to exchange ideas and knowledge to get along and assimilate. Islam�s goal is to conquer in compliance with numerous dictates found throughout the pages of the Quran � especially that written after Muhammad moved from Mecca to Medina.
Indeed, students need to learn about Islam, but not only from Islamic scholars who write books loaded with distortions of history, taquiyya and abrogation but also from those who have experienced it and scholars who have studied it.
They should have access to books like: �Why We Left Islam� by 23 former Muslims and �Muhammad, Founder of the World�s Most Violent Religion� by Robert Spencer, one of America�s foremost authorities on the Quran.
Christian books obviously promote Christianity but do not expose the dangers of Islam. The following illustrates the Muslim trap � camouflaged cultural jihad.
Exploit democracy! Create a state within a state! Does that sound like they want to assimilate, to exchange knowledge and learn about our different cultures?
Jihad is Islamic lingo for �holy war,� and we see it in its bloody form in many parts of the world where Muslims dominate. Cultural jihad has the same objective as bloody jihad, which is to conquer. Unlike bloody jihad, cultural jihad is a gradual process and if you don�t see bloodshed, you don�t know it�s happening, b...
England, Belgium, Australia and the Netherlands are examples to lesser or greater degree. There are many areas of London that the Muslims have completely taken over and the police fear to enter. Sharia law has completely replaced English Common Law there.
The operatives of cultural jihad are just like termites. You don�t know they have been eating away at your house until it collapses.
I was denied the use of the theater because it contained scenes of the flaming World Trade Center and pictures of Muslims holding �Death to America� signs.
The reason for the denial: They didn�t want to hurt anybody�s feelings.
That, dear reader is cultural jihad and these books are aiding in that cause. Use some of that grant money and offer books that tell all sides of the Islamic story, not just what they want you to know. Otherwise, it�s a disservice to the students and taxpayers should demand it.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A program to distribute free books in Arabic to Arab-Israeli preschoolers is distributing its two millionth book.
Maktabat al-Fanoos, Arabic for “Lantern Library,” is operated by the Ministry of Education, in partnership with the Grinspoon Foundation Israel, founder of the Hebrew book program for Jewish Israeli preschoolers, Sifriyat Pijama, and Price Philanthropies, which funds Bidayat early childhood centers. The Grinspoon Found...
Maktabat al-Fanoos was founded in January 2014 and gives out eight books a year to 97,000 Arab-Israeli children ages 3-5 in kindergarten and pre-k classrooms. All children in government preschools get the books for free and children in semi-private schools get the books at cost.
A box arrives in the classroom about once a month by courier – with a copy of the same book for each child and two copies for the classroom library. The teacher reads the book several times, initiates conversations with the children about the books and carries out book-related activities such as art projects or plays, ...
By the time a child reaches first grade, he or she has a personal library of 24 Maktabat al-Fanoos books. For many children these are the only, or almost only, books in their home.
The books in the program include original works in Arabic as well as translations from foreign works.
I spoke to Dan Ariely, the author of Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter, about why he decided to focus on money for his book, why the world of personal finance is illogical, why people make irrational financial decisions, some of the hidden motivations around money, how to improve money h...
Ariely is the bestselling author of Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty. He is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University and is the founder of the Center for Advanced Hindsight. His work has been featured in the New Yor...
Dan Schawbel: Why decide to focus on money in this book?
Dan Ariely: I became more interested in saving after the financial crisis and of course saving and spending go hand in hand. I just felt it is an important time to try and figure those things out. This is the era for electronic money and when it comes to physical money we are kind of limited. What could we do after all...
Schawbel: Why is the world of personal finance so illogical?
Ariely: Partially, it is really hard to think about money. Money is all about opportunity but every time you buy a cup of coffee, you should be thinking 'what can I do better with four dollars, what is the best possible use of something else?' Money requires that we think about opportunity cost and opportunity cost is ...
Schawbel: Why do people make irrational financial decisions on what they purchase and how to invest your money?
Ariely: Purchasing is largely because our tools get us to spend. Our financial tools are designed to get us to spend. That’s what they are designed to do and of course, they do a good job in what they are supposed to do which is to get us to spend. That’s one and then investing is tough for multiple reasons. One is tha...
Schawbel: What are some of the hidden motivation driver chosen around money?
Ariely: Spending requires that you think about opportunity costs but thinking about opportunity cost it is very tough so what do we do? We don’t think about opportunity costs and instead there is all kinds of other things that drive us. Relativity is one of them. We don’t think about money in an absolute way, we think ...

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