Well now one Twitter account has taken inspiration from the heralded author by retweeting random musings that form perfect rhyming couplets.

The technique was popular in several plays and sonnets written by the playwright.

Pentametron's twitter account manipulating people's tweets to form rhyming verse

Tweeter Pentametron is an automated system that merges sequential tweets to form perfect examples of iambic pentameter.

One example today read: 'I make myself a salad everyday/Slept my entire afternoon away/Old time Mariah Carey is the one/White water rafting was extremely fun.'

The tweets were taken from four separate users and published one after the other.

The S&P 500 closed at 3-month lows, while the Dow logged its ninth loss in the last 10 sessions. Major averages are on pace for their biggest monthly losses since last September.

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"I think people need to prepare for the eventual removal of Greece from the EU and investors are getting ahead of that before they're forced to," said Matthew McCormick, vice president and portfolio manager at Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel on CNBC's "Closing Bell." "It's a political market and an event-driven market."

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After two such shootings this month, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public's help to find the person.

"There are some similarities between the two incidents, mainly the fact they happened alongside a Mississippi highway," said MBI Director Lt. Col. Larry Waggoner on Monday. "The concern is that someone is posing as a law enforcement officer and that is how these vehicles end up on the side of the road."

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/15/justice/mississippi-highway-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Most of those polled say the president's position will not impact how they vote. But among those who say it will influence their choice, 26 percent said they are less likely to vote for Obama as a result, while 16 percent say they are more likely to.

And in what is expected to be a tight race, "even a small shift in swing states could be costly," says the Times.

Also troubling for the president is that a majority of voters suspect that his decision was politically motivated.

Sixty-seven percent said they thought Obama's announcement was made "mostly for political reasons," while 24 percent said it was "mostly because he thinks it is right."

In another potentially damaging sign, 70 percent of Independents attribute the president's move to politics, along with nearly half of Democrats.

Overall, Romney now has a three-point edge over Obama — a lead that is within the poll's margin of error — despite improving views of the economy. The Times/CBS poll had the race dead even a month ago. Romney now leads Obama among Independents, and has a 1-point advantage (again within the margin of error) among women.

The economy remains by far the most important issue to voters, with 62 percent naming it their top concern, followed by the budget deficit at 11 percent and health care at 9 percent. Just 7 percent pick same-sex marriage as the most important issue in the election.

The controversial issue also carries risks for Romney. A "well-known, openly gay" Romney supporter withdrew his backing for the former Massachusetts governor on Monday, citing his stance on same-sex marriage.

"You have chosen to be on the wrong side of history and I do not support your run for president any longer," wrote Bill White, the chairman and CEO of a New York-based consulting firm, in a letter obtained by CNN.

Racing, Corruption, and Playing favorites; Is that stigma getting an early start?

We often wonder why racing is overrun with conspiracy theories and accusations of corruption. I would be willing to bet that more than fifty percent of the people involved in racing believe that foul play has a major hand in the outcome of races at all levels. I remember a few years ago, when one promoter’s son was competing in a support division at Langley Speedway. I think that today most folks agree that this promoter was good for the track. While at the time his name was Mud to his son’s competitors. A race director was fired shortly after a disqualification of the promoter’s son. At that time everyone was sure the fix was in. Was that exactly the case? Probably not, did the promoter exhibit a poor sense of timing? Absolutely. In the long run history has shown him to be a good dad and promoter, however that one oversight back then added to the long list of conspiracy theories rolling around in racers bellies.

After years of Saturday night racing drama, my son was old enough to drive a Kid Kart at the Hampton Roads Kart Club (HRKC @ Langley Speedway). I wanted him to have the opportunities I never had. There is no way that a racing club for kids would have the kind of back door deals that the Saturday night show has, right? Well I will let you decide.

Kid Karts are a spec kart with a 50cc box stock engine. It is a participation trophy division, (even though I don’t agree with last place trophies) and was originally intended to have a $500 motor. The price of those weed trimmer motors has risen to $850, and after you have them tricked out like the rest of the field, you are north of $1400.

The karts, per WKA section 900, are required to run a restrictor pill issued by the WKA. I was never given one.

I also have not been able to order one from the WKA. The fact is, no one knows who makes them, and it is common knowledge that no two are the same. The rulebook concerning restrictors reads as follows:

Restrictor Plate: .276” maximum inside diameter. All parts “as cast”

Keep in mind that “as cast” is part of the entirety of the carburetor rule which is a cast part, unlike the billet restrictor.

That’s it, no diagram, no manufacturer, and no part number.

Like any racer, I looked at it and thought, “That is a crappy design.” Like any racer, I design my own and had it made within the rules.

Turns out that my little redesign produces enough to help a worn out five year old engine keep up with a new engine with all the latest tricks.

One of the competitors in my son’s division is the son of the club vice president, David Overstreet. Last year at the end of the season, I witnessed him giving the single finger salute to the director’s tower after his child missed practice, because he was late getting to the grid. It was not the first time he was late, and he claimed that his club duties were keeping him from being punctual, however, he seems to do more wrenching on his two sons karts rather than club duties on Sunday.

At the first race, I carried my pill to David and the tech director and asked them to inspect it. I had nothing to hide. I was within the rules. I just wanted to make sure that it was the correct size. I didn’t care, if he copied us. He made a few negative comments, and I replied “Show me in the rule book”. The tech director said that it was based on a “go or no go gauge and that’s it.”

The winner of the first race was disqualified for not having his restrictor installed. It was obvious during the race. As the checkered flag fell, David stormed off, yelling that we were checking pills, and informed the tech director that this is what he was checking. I didn’t care for that. Nor did I care for the fact that they pulled all the pills instead of just the top three. My son finished fourth. My restrictor passed that day and I thought that was the end of it.

That week David called my sons crew chief, Mark. The restrictor came up, and Mark told David that he thought that I had found a loophole in the rules and exploited it. If they didn’t like the pill, they needed to amend the rulebook.

At the next race my son had a great day. He finished second and had the fastest lap in the heat race. He has come a long way. During the race a parent and friend approached me to tell me about the conversation he had overheard after qualifying.

He said that he had been at David’s trailer and witnessed him discussing restrictors with “some guy.” The parent then asked me, if they have a different tech guy. I wasn’t sure, but the tech director was there. He said that this was a different guy. He went on to say that he overheard them talking about restrictors and the guy assured David, that if he found something he would get them.

The guys name is Chris Williams. He is a tech inspector for the club. Turns out he is also an engine builder, and he builds engines for David Overstreet’s older son. No conflict of interest there.

It was no surprise that upon arrival to tech we were told to pull out our restrictors. Chris checked it with the gauge and although it passed he declared it illegal.

I will admit that I was beginning to come unglued, and I asked him about the conversation that had taken place at David’s trailer. I asked him if his mind was made up then. He at that point denied that the conversation had even taken place.

At that time the other parent and friend spoke up and called Chris out as lying. Then Chris admitted to the conversation, but said that he didn’t know it was my pill they were discussing.

I asked him to show me in the rule book where it stated that my design was illegal. He said he couldn’t. I said, “How can it be illegal?” He arrogantly stated that it was also a visual. I asked him to show me that in the rulebook. He said he couldn’t. He knew we were right but he chose to double down on his arrogance.

At the end of the day I lost my composure, used way too many colorful words, (that I regret only for the folks within earshot) and almost got physical with the clown after he was disrespectful to my wife who was the calm voice of reason throughout the confrontation.

I have spoken to the track owner, who will do little.   I have called for the firing of Chris Williams, and the resignation of David Overstreet. The lying, back door dealings and abuse of power needs to be stopped. In the end I have been suspended for the year for my behavior. I didn’t really expect anything more from the track owner. He is like a politician. He is going to make whoever is in front of him happy.

These types of things go on all the time and many of us feel powerless to change it. Well, I refuse to wait for a change. I may not accomplish anything, but that doesn’t deter me from making the effort.

Every parent must make the effort to prevent our kids from growing up believing that the system is rigged. They have to know that what is right will prevail. Speak out against the little injustices before they grow to become too big to stop.

No video, not even this one, could do justice to the adrenaline rush that must come from being towed by a jet-ski into a colossally heavy 78-foot wave that looks like it could snap a surfer like a twig at any second.

This week, as if he needed it, pro-surfer Garrett McNamara got official confirmation that his superhuman feat was indeed, well, superhuman. By about a foot. The studious experts at the Guinness World Records have reviewed the video of McNamara’s wild ride on a wave he caught in November at Nazaré, Portugal last year and have officially declared it the largest wave ever ridden — beating “a record set by Mike Parsons at Cortes Bank in southern California, in 2008,” who was towed in to a measly 77-footer.

If you get an email from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), it's not what you think it is.

USPS reports some postal customers are receiving bogus emails about a package delivery or online postage charges. They look legit but they aren't. The messages deliver a link or attachment that, once opened, installs a malicious virus that can steal personal information from your PC.

The emails claim to be from USPS and contain fraudulent information about an attempted or intercepted package delivery or online postage charges. You are instructed to click on a link or open an attachment.

Like most viruses sent by e-mail, clicking on the link or opening the attachment will activate a virus that can steal information such as your user name, password, and financial account information.

The battleship that once carried President Franklin Roosevelt to a World War II summit with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin is getting ready to set sail for its final voyage.

Some 25 years after the U.S.S Iowa ended its active duty in the Iran-Iraq war the 887-foot long ship is travelling hundreds of miles to be turned into an interactive naval museum.

Following years of aging in the San Francisco Bay area's 'mothball fleet,' the war ship, that escorted reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz in the late 1980s, is heading for south California.

Battleship: The 887-foot long U.S.S Iowa is coming to life once again for what is most likely her final voyage this month to become a floating museum in Los Angeles

Blasting: The battleship USS Iowa fires its 16-inch guns during duty in the Persian Gulf December 1987

Not far from where 'Rosie the Riveters' built ships in the 1940s at the Port of Richmond, the 58,000-ton battlewagon is undergoing restoration for towing on May 20 through the Golden Gate, then several hundred miles south to the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro. 

Kansas City Star Report - Sybrina Fulton, TrayMom™,  who has worked at the Miami-Dade County housing authority for 23 years, collected $40,825 worth of donated vacation time, county records show. The paid time off is in addition to the nearly $100,000 the family raised on wepay.com and at rallies, which will be used to launch a criminal justice advocacy foundation in Trayvon’s name.

When President Obama was first elected back in 2008, many observers hailed him as being a brilliant communicator who would erase all the tropes of Bush-era communication. Where Bush was inarticulate and stumbled over words like “nuclear,” Obama was crisp and clear with everything he said. Where Bush’s engagement with certain issues appeared to some to be fumbling and awkward, Obama would be a bright light of intelligence. And where Bush appeared to be an unquestionably warm person, Obama would be…well, a bit of a cold fish.

That last part has caused the President problems. In fact, over the course of the Obama Presidency, more than a few people have remarked that the President’s emotional engagement with issues is rather difficult to gauge. At times (like the 2010) BP oil spill, he has seemed to fumble awkwardly for some attempt at indignation or emotion, and his speeches have always come off as more than a little academic or pedantic. This has caused many people to wonder whether the President has poor handlers, or just doesn’t know how to talk to people.

New information revealed by President Obama’s own physician in the new book “Amateur” suggests that it’s the latter more than the former. Human Events includes the relevant excerpts, which depict the President as a cerebral, hyper-intellectualized man who is out of touch with his own emotions almost as much as he’s out of touch with the emotions of others:

In a revealing new book, The Amateur, author Edward Klein interviews President Barack Obama’s physician, Dr. David Scheiner, MD, who blasts the president’s health care plan and says that President Obama has an “academic detachment” that he could never break through.