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Forty-six years and about 150 yards removed from the building that made it a household name, AstroTurf arrived Monday at Reliant Stadium.
A considerably updated version of the carpet on which the Astros played in 1966 and on which Earl Campbell bulldozed defenders in the late 1970s was rolled out at Reliant Stadium, where it will be used for high school playoff games as early as next month and, potentially, high school championship games in 2013.
Mark Miller, general manager of Reliant Park, said the new AstroTurf field cost about $1.2 million, including installation, maintenance and storage equipment.
For now, it will be kept when it is not in use — irony of ironies — in the empty, endangered Astrodome, where artificial playing fields first went into widespread use in the mid-1960s.
"That is an interesting point," Miller said. "But to me, the story is what it will do for us. It will be instrumental, we hope, in getting the high school championship games here. That was the driving force.
"This will give us a lot more uses that the natural grass system just won't accommodate. Grass can't hold up to the level of play that this field will, and it gives us the ability to play a lot more events."
Reliant Park, which will continue to use its grass field for Texans games, hopes to host high school doubleheaders during the first two weekends of the 2012 playoffs in November. The ultimate goal, however, is to host the three-day University Interscholastic League single-site championship festival, which this year will be held in December at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Reliant last hosted a UIL title game in 2008.
Among those attending Monday's demonstration were Charles Breithaupt, the UIL's executive director, and Mark Cousins, the agency's athletics director, both of whom said they were encouraged by the possibility of returning title games to Reliant.
Breithaupt said state officials probably will meet in February or March to discuss future title game weekends.
Tony Willis, a longtime coach and administrator who now works for the Texas City school district, said games in Reliant would represent a dream come true for high school athletes.
"When I was at La Marque in the 1980s and '90s, the kids would lie on the field of the Astrodome and look at the roof just for the awe factor," he said. "Today, our kids are Texans fans. It would be a big thing for them to get to play where the Texans play."
The new field, known formally as AstroTuft GameDay Grass 3D60 Xtreme, is built in two layers — a 17⁄8-inch-high series of polyurethane grass-like fibers woven into a plastic base and a network of shorter plastic fibers known as the "root zone" that holds in place about 200,000 pounds of pulverized rubber that approximates dirt and provides cushioning.
The goal, company president Bryan Peeples said, is a field more comparable to real grass than the rock-hard AstroTurf of the 1960s through the '90s, which consisted of a ¾-inch layer of textured nylon atop a one-inch-thick foam pad.
"I don't want anybody to think it's the same AstroTurf," Miller said. "It's a completely different system."
The AstroTurf brand, originated by Monsanto, was acquired in 2005 by the Peeples family-owned Textile Management Associates of Dalton, Ga. It is used at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, by Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays, and by several colleges, including Kansas State, Boston College and Ohio State.
The Reliant field consists of 59 strips of carpet, each weighing about 7,000 to 8,000 pounds, assembled in 28 15-foot rows. The base of each strip includes a Velcro base used to connect the carpet sections. Installation or removal requires about six to eight hours, and the field has an eight-year warranty.


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Anne Stuart is a grandmaster of the genre, winner of Romance Writers of Americas prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, survivor of more than thirty-five years in the romance business, and still just keeps getting better.Her first novel was Barretts Hill, a gothic romance published by Ballantine in 1974 when Anne had just turned 25. Since then shes written more gothics, regencies, romantic suspense, romantic adventure, series romance, suspense, historical romance, paranormal and mainstream contemporary romance for publishers such as Doubleday, Harlequin, Silhouette, Avon, Zebra, St.
Martins Press, Berkley, Dell, Pocket Books and Fawcett.She's won numerous awards, appeared on most bestseller lists, and speaks all over the country. Her general outrageousness has gotten her on Entertainment Tonight, as well as in Vogue, People, USA Today, Women's Day and countless other national newspapers and magazines.When she's not traveling, she's at home in Northern Vermont with her luscious husband of thirty-six years, an empty nest, three cats, four sewing machines, and one Springer Spaniel, and when she's not working she's watching movies, listening to rock and roll (preferably Japanese) and spending far too much time quilting.Anne Stuart also writes as Kristina Douglas.
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Driver killed in crash with school bus in New Kensington
Edward Nee dies in collision with bus carrying Highlands High School students on Route 366
A Westmoreland County man died when his car collided with a school bus full of students Friday morning on Route 366, just north of Marlboro Drive.
New Kensington Police Chief Tom Klawinski said that the driver of the car crossed the center line and went into the opposite lane of traffic shortly before 10 a.m.
VIDEO: Watch Bob Mayo's report
The driver of the car was identified as Edward Nee, 37, of New Kensington. His death was ruled an accident by the Westmoreland County coroner.
PHOTO GALLERY: Images from the accident scene
Highlands High School spokeswoman Missy Chybrzynski said that the bus had left the school with students and was headed to Forbes Road Career and Technology Center in Monroeville when it was struck by the car.
VIDEO: Interview with Highlands spokeswoman
No students on the bus were injured. They were checked by paramedics at the crash scene before returning to Highlands to be further checked out by registered nurses.
"We've called in all of our district nurses, and our people personnel, which include our guidance counselors and our school psychologists to reevaluate the students," said Chybrzynski.
Bus company W.L. Roenigk said the bus driver -- Colette Hicks -- was taken to Allegheny Valley Hospital in Harrison Township. She was treated and released, according to the hospital.
A second bus with Highlands students on it was also heading to Forbes Road CTC but was not involved in the crash.
Police Chief Thomas Klawinski said the driver of the Pontiac G6 "lost control and hit into the front of the bus, broadside."
Klawinski says the tragedy could have been much worse. "It very well could have -- we see how bad it was. They both could have been within the speed limit. We're not sure. But based on a 10,000-pound bus, as opposed to that small car" the disparity in the sizes of the vehicle was a factor in the result.
The driver of the bus, Colette Hicks, is employed by school contractor W.L Roenigk.
"The driver complained of leg pain. She was taken to the hospital for treatment . All the kids went back to their home school. They're all said to be OK. I guess one had a bloody nose. The kids all appeared to be alright," said Klawinski. Hicks was treated and released at Allegheny Valley Hospital.
Klawinski says he believes the students were aware at the scene that the crash had been fatal for the driver of the car.
"They obviously knew what was wrong. Because, you know, the ambulance personnel gets there and kind of leaves the scene of the other car and attends to them. So they kind of put it all together pretty quick," the chief said.
Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha's office said road conditions appeared to be a factor. Pennsylvania State Police accident reconstructionists are assisting New Kensington police in the investigation of the cause of the crash. The coroner's office says cellphone use was not a factor, that Nee was using a seat belt and his car's air bags deployed. It says toxicology results won't be complete for several weeks.


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An American Tragedy
And the Dead Shall Rise: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank
These days the city of Atlanta lifts to the eye a panorama of shimmering office towers indistinguishable from the Everycities of America's corporate civilization, with the same surrounding suburban plain of toy-neat houses innumerably ranked along a maze of cul-de-sacs. It seems now wholly translated beyond the old furies and sulfurs of its region's past, famously hailed by its mayor even during the South's racial convulsions of the Fifties as "the city too busy to hate."
That in fact was hardly ever the case. Steve Oney, an Atlanta native and journalist, has evoked in And the Dead Shall Rise a grim and teeming ghost story of one such infamous instance: beginning in 1913, the arrest, conviction, and eventual lynching of Leo Frank, the Jewish superintendent of a pencil factory, after the murder of a thirteen-year-old girl, Mary Phagan, who worked in his plant. From seventeen years of research, Oney's prodigious excavation of that distant dark episode is, like most efforts of its ambitious scale, not without its excesses—an overpopulous cast of accessory players and a kudzu-like proliferation of peripheral circumstances, along with a certain tendency to employ the melodramatic phrasings of the period as if from too deep an immersion in its voices and papers. But what ultimately emerges is a monumental folk parable of innocent suffering and a blind, brutal urge for retribution that passes finally into the simple, stark awe and pity of tragedy.
Mary Phagan was a country girl, her family part of the haggard Southern yeomanry that, with the onset of industrialization in post-bellum Georgia, had forsaken the land for the bleak mill villages around Atlanta. She was auburn-haired and blue-eyed, with ruddy cheeks, and was said to have an eager and sprightly nature. Little more is known of her beyond, as Oney reports, the fact that she was entranced with the new glamour of the movies. She had been working since the age of ten, most recently for about a year in the National Pencil Factory. On the morning of the day she was to die—Saturday, April 26, 1913—"after eating a breakfast of cabbage and wheat biscuits," in Oney's striking opening line, she had dressed and boarded a trolley car for downtown Atlanta to pick up her pay envelope of $1.20.
The streets would be filled that Saturday with a Confederate Memorial Day parade, a celebration with a certain ironic import for Atlanta. Largely effaced by Sherman's campaign through Georgia, the city had been left free to recreate itself virtually whole into a robust hive of commerce proclaimed by Atlanta Constitution editor Henry Grady in 1886 the capital of a brave New South of business. But many of its factories were flourishing on child labor, Georgia law allowing ten-year-olds to work as long as eleven hours a day. The dispossessed country folk like Mary Phagan's family, from whom those child laborers came, felt a sullen resentment at their desperate dependence on that license. It was a rancor, with many of the factories owned by…
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This Imperial Daughter Will Make a Deal with You
At this moment, Feng Yu Heng and Ban Zou were lying on a wall across from the palace. Because she was holding a tranquilizer gun, causing the hidden guards to mysteriously fall to their deaths or to severe injury, and because of the fire that burned down more and more of the palace, Duan Mu An Guo had no choice but to give up on the chase. As for the people in the area, there were those that ran and those that hid, and there were even some bolder people that came to watch the excitement. With the burning palace catching everyone's attention, nobody noticed that the two that had run off far away had stealthily returned.
Feng Yu Heng propped her chin on her hands and looked down. While watching, she asked Ban Zou: "Say, my grand gift shouldn't cause Xuan Tian Ming to lose face, right?"
Ban Zou curled his lips up into a sly smile and replied: "It's not just that he didn't lose face. He gained too much face."
Feng Yu Heng said very seriously: "Then that's good." After saying this, she continued to watch the burning palace.
Inside the palace, all of the servants had already evacuated. There was nothing that they could do to put out this fire. Fortunately, their masters had already run away. There were not many servants that had gotten injured, but there were quite a few guards that had died. At this time, the corpses burned in this fire, causing a unique smell to waft out.
Because the palace was highest existence in Song Zhou, there were no homes surrounding it. This was the only residence on this entire street. That was why this fire only consumed the palace. In addition to the snow falling from the sky, the fire burned brightly in one place; however, it did not spread outside.
Feng Yu Heng was very satisfied with her arson technique.
The two watched the excitement for a little longer before Ban Zou advised her: "Let's go. We need to think of a way to get out of the city. Let's meet up with Qian Li's army before we figure out our next steps."
"Why leave the city?" Feng Yu Heng was unhappy, "I finally managed to get in, and I haven't finished my business. Why must I leave now?"
"The palace has already been burned. What else do you want to do?" Ban Zou tried desperately to advise her: "Master, revered ancestor, let's go, alright? Do you know how dangerous Song Zhou city will become after this? Do you know just how crazy Duan Mu An Guo will be to try and capture you? Just setting a fire is enough. You did not eat a loss, and he had to pay up. Is this still not enough? What exactly are you wanting to do?"
Feng Yu Heng shook her head. Taking a deep breath, she told Ban Zou: "The reason that I came to the North was not to set fire to their leader's palace. In truth, before you appeared, I never thought of doing this. Starting this fire was nothing more than an impulse. It's considered me extending a greeting to that old criminal, Duan Mu An Guo. The reason that I came to the North is to find out if the three provinces and Qian Zhou are truly connected and to what degree they are connected. Also, what exactly was Duan Mu An Guo's goal by rebelling against Da Shun and defecting to Qian Zhou?"
With her saying this, Ban Zou also calmed down and thought carefully. He no longer continued to urge her, only saying: "I am your hidden guard. Either way, wherever you go, I will follow."
Feng Yu Heng put aside her seriousness and patted Ban Zou's shoulder with a smile: "Although I said that you are indeed truly a nuisance, as a whole, you are the best hidden guard. This older sister figures it would be best to forgive you."
The corners of Ban Zou's lips twitched, and he did not say anything else. In his mind, however, he was thinking about where would be best to go if they did not leave the city. The inns were definitely no good, but they could not stay on the streets, right?
Just as Ban Zou was wondering about what they should do next, Feng Yu Heng squinted her eyes and stared a person that was standing in front of the palace. They appeared unwilling to leave, or perhaps it could be said that this person did not know where to go.
She prodded Ban Zou with her arm a couple times then pointed at the person below and said: "Do you see him. That's the one, don't let him run away."
Ban Zou looked over and expressed that he did not recognize this person. Feng Yu Heng told him: "A magistrate in He Tian Prefecture. His family name is Lu. I entered the North by pretending to be their maidservant."
Ban Zou immediately understood, "It was him that sent you into the palace?"
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "Right, in order to teach them a lesson, I stripped his wife and threw her into Duan Mu An Guo's bed. Duan Mu An Guo's expression at that time, oh my!" Just thinking about it made her laugh, "Ban Zou, you didn't see it, but that scene was quite brilliant."
Ban Zou gnashed his teeth, snorting coldly, "I saw it. Ever since you went toward the temple, I saw you!" Feng Yu Heng trembled and heard Ban Zou continue: "If you weren't my master, I definitely would have viewed you as a monster and thrown you into a river to feed the fishes."
Feng Yu Heng trembled once more. Reaching out with both hands, she grabbed Ban Zou's arm and discussed with him: "Great hero, this little girl wants to be your master forever. This little girl just begs great hero to be merciful and spare this girl her life!"
Ban Zou felt that there would eventually come a day when he would be driven insane by Feng Yu Heng. He really did not know how his Highness the ninth prince endured her insanity. He decided that before he went insane, he would take care of the important matters, thus he said: "I was just worrying about not having a place to stay. It would be better to follow the one with the family name Lu and make use of his place to rest. When the sky becomes dark, Duan Mu An Guo would be completely unable to expect that we would hide in this magistrate's place." He sniffled and added: "There's just a fear that he will not stay in the North and will run away."
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, "That's impossible. I can guarantee that he won't run."
"Oh?" Ban Zou asked her, "Why are you so certain?"
She analyzed: "If he wanted to run, he would have run away during the earlier chaos. The reason that he is still here is that he has nowhere to go. If he goes back to Da Shun, he is an official that has supported Duan Mu An Guo, and he is married to a member of the Duan Mu family's branch family. Da Shun would never forgive him. But if he stays, after what had happened today, perhaps Duan Mu An Guo would be unwilling to pardon him. Ban Zou, take a guess. What do you think he's thinking right now?"
Ban Zou shook his head, "How could I know."
Feng Yu Heng smiled and took the initiative to relieve his doubts: "If I am not mistaken, he should be thinking about some way to remedy the situation. He wants to see if there is any way for him to be forgiven by Duan Mu An Guo while also being able to remain in the North with an official position and becoming a Duan Mu An Guo's right-hand man. And the one thing that he can rely on is that gift that he was intending to give Duan Mu An Guo."
Ban Zou did not understand, "Was that gift very unique?"
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "It was very unique. It was so unique that I did not even see it during the entire trip here." Seeing that Ban Zou was puzzled, she continued to say: "The meaning is that along the way, the Lu family couple did not bring anything that could constitute a gift. Aside from clothes, their carriage was empty."
Ban Zou was shocked, and he turned his gaze on magistrate Lu. At the same time, he said: "Master means to say that the gift that they had prepared was something that could be changed at any time?"
"Un." Feng Yu Heng nodded and pointed at him, "He's leaving. Let's follow behind him."
The two followed magistrate Lu until they arrived at the inn where Feng Yu Heng had stayed before. Magistrate Lu was still staying in the same room as before. After this big fire, half of the guests from the inn had disappeared. The two walked along the roof and clearly took in every bit of detail of the shop. In fact, they were even able to hear what the shopkeeper was saying: "Just a bit of a situation occurred, yet they all ran away. They even said that they are great officials of Da Shun, yet they are all so cowardly. In the end, so what if they ran away? Can they escape from Song Zhou City? I will tell you guys that I have run this inn in Song Zhou for 20 years, but I have never seen a single person escape from great leader Duan Mu."
As the shopkeeper spoke with emotion, he arranged for the clerk to prepare some more tea to be sent to each of the rooms.
When magistrate Lu went up the stairs, he also heard what the shopkeeper had said. He stopped in the middle of the staircase for a while and came up with an idea. He was in agreement with what the shopkeeper had said because his wife was a member of the Duan Mu family's branch family. He had naturally heard a bit more about the occurrences of the North. He knew that Duan Mu An Guo was cruel and ruthless and was willing to disown his own family for the sake of his goals. Not to mention a relative, even if it was his own daughter, he was willing to sell her out. Those officials that were trying to escape the North would all be caught within half a day, or they would just be killed.
His heart trembled, and he increased his pace, climbing the stairs. Who knew that when he pushed open the door open, before he could even take a breath, he was suddenly pulled forward by his collar. Following this, the sound of the door closing could be heard. When he finally regained his balance, he saw the girl that should have been sent into the leader's palace, Qian Xi, looking at him with a smile from the heated brick bed. This feeling caused him to feel flustered. It was as though everything earlier had not happened, and his wife would be sleeping in the inner room.
But he knew that everything did indeed happen. His wife had become a soul that had died wrongly under Duan Mu An Guo's blade, and the one that had set all of this in motion was the girl before him.
Magistrate Lu's mind went hot, and a fierce anger burned in his eyes. Ban Zou, who was holding him by his collar, saw this and wanted to laugh. He frankly let go of him. He wanted to see what this official could do when facing his troublesome master.
Magistrate Lu did not even think after obtaining his freedom and rushed straight at Feng Yu Heng. His hands became like claws, and it looked as though he was going for Feng Yu Heng's neck. As a result, not only did he not grab a hold of her, the situation had somehow become reversed. It ended with Feng Yu Heng grabbing his neck.
This hold was not a normal hold. Magistrate Lu was unable to breathe and nearly fainted. He suddenly found that his feet had left the ground at some unknown point, and the little girl that was choking him was standing on the bed because of her small size. She was holding him up with just a single hand.
After realizing this point, magistrate Lu could no longer worry about the matter of not being able to breathe. A cold sweat appeared on his brow. He knew that now was not the time for him to try and choke the other. Instead, it was her that could kill him with just a flick of her fingers. Also, in the face of this power, escaping was impossible.
Upon thinking of this, his mind sobered up. The opposition had gone and come back to look for him. It definitely would not be for a reason as simple as killing him. If they had any other plan, perhaps he could still preserve his life.
Watching his mind race through his eyes, Feng Yu Heng did not need to guess to know what he was thinking. Magistrate Lu was just a cowardly little master and did not have many opinions. Everything relied on madam Lu. Now that madam Lu was no longer around, this man had lost his pillar of support, which made him extremely easy to control.
She sneered and curled her lips up, saying: "Lord Lu, this imperial daughter will make a deal with you. How about it?"


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Honoree: Kim Wilson, RN, BS, MS
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
As chief nursing officer, she has worked closely with other members of the hospital's leadership team to establish an environment of "Pause, Reflect, Heal." The Pause, Reflect, Heal concept is simple. For patients, it is a blend of clinical excellence with extraordinary compassion, crafted to heal both body and soul.
For the hospital's leaders, it is a commitment to caring for the caregivers — a blend of tough-minded, yet tenderhearted leadership, balancing accountability with endearing relationships with staff.
At Mercy Gilbert, Wilson's responsibilities range from planning and managing to maintaining direct and regular contact with the hospital's patients. She plays an integral role in establishing a vision for and providing leadership in the delivery of excellent patient care, including plans for high patient and physician satisfaction, employee and patient safety, clinical education, and incorporating innovative technologies. In tune with innovation, she brings new technologies to the bedside. Along with ensuring that each patient receives quality care, Wilson wants patients to feel safe and to be able to heal body, mind and spirit. She does this through regular daily contact with patients and effective communication with the nursing staff.
Prior to joining Mercy Gilbert, Wilson spent 25 years in Bakersfield, Calif., where she served in several nursing leadership roles.
Finalist: Linda Lindquist, RN
Phoenix Baptist Hospital
In just two short years, Linda Lindquist's impact on leadership and patient care is evident at Phoenix Baptist Hospital. A nurse for 40 years, including 30 in the Valley, Lindquist manages the critical care areas of the hospital.
Following the example she sets, Lindquist's staff takes care of the sickest patients with kindness, compassion and technical excellence. In fact, Lindquist's patients consistently have among the highest patient satisfaction levels at Phoenix Baptist. The reason? She personally visits all of the patients in her areas, which no doubt has an impact on their care and recovery. Lindquist is easygoing, with an approachable manner that makes working with her a pleasant experience. She serves as a mentor for her nursing partners, and as a resource for non-nursing leaders at the hospital.
Since joining Phoenix Baptist in May 2008, Lindquist has been given additional responsibilities, and is serving as interim director of the medical/surgical unit.
Finalist: Peg Smith, RN, MBA
Chandler Regional Medical Center
Peg Smith, chief nursing officer for Chandler Regional Medical Center, has a true passion for patient care. One way she shares this passion is through a program she developed called the Medicine of Compassion/Day of Reflection. That's when new and existing employees learn about how Smith expects care to be delivered, focusing on patient needs, compassion, communication, and healing of the mind, body and spirit.
Each day, Smith makes sure she anticipates her patients' needs by including patients in making decisions about their care, communicating effectively with other members of the care team and, when patients go home, overseeing the team that calls them the next day to make sure the former patients are doing well. Smith joined the Chandler hospital in 1993 as the evening charge nurse in the operating room.
Since then, she has taken on increased responsibilities, being promoted regularly until she was named to her current position in 2001.


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Android is continuing to dominate the smartphone arena while the fight between BlackBerry and Windows Phone begins to hot up, according to the latest stats from IDC.
It's no secret that Android is the biggest mobile operating system and as of the last three months of 2012 the Google-made platform apparently accounted for a huge 70.1 per cent of the smartphone market.
Apple's iOS still remains comfortably in second place with a 21 per cent market share, but that's 2 per cent less than during the same period in 2011.
Third place dog fight
Unsurprisingly BlackBerry witnessed the biggest drop between fourth quarters from 2011 to 2012 with its 8.1 per cent share falling to 3.2 per cent at the end of last year.
Despite this the BlackBerry OS still remains in third place, just ahead of Windows Phone which is currently growing and now controls a 2.5 per cent stake in the market.
BlackBerry will be hoping to claw back some of that lost ground this year off the back of its new BlackBerry 10 platform, while Microsoft will continue the Windows Phone 8 push. But can anyone catch Android?


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22Cans postpones Cooperation announcement to sometime "early next week"
22Cans will announce the firm's next project, Cooperation, sometime "early next week,"according to Peter Molyneux.
Originally set to be announced this afternoon, but due to the "immense success" of Curiosity: What's Inside The Cube? and the server issues the firm is trying to fix, the announcement has been postponed.
"We are learning an incredible amount from our first experiment Curiosity – What's Inside the Cube," Molyneux told Beefjack. "Not only in terms of player motivation and behavior but more importantly the technical side of running something as concurrent as Curiosity.
"Well over a million people want to explore their curiosity, over half of those have been able to log in to our servers. At its peak there were 27,546 all tapping away simultaneously, more than 6 million firecrackers have been bought and over 190,000,000 cubelets have been destroyed."
22Cans reiterated this afternoon it was "working as quick as humanly possible to resolve the server connection issues" with Curiosity, and even released an apology video.
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For brief moments, Cassie Stanley can forget her precarious relationship with death.
She forgot on Christmas morning when her family opened presents. At other times, she forgets by immersing herself in watching the Bulls or Cubs on TV in her family's den.
But reality lurks nearby. Two days after Christmas, Stanley was taken to a hospital, where she spent nearly four days trying to hang on, trying to keep breathing.
In a time when surgeons are performing a record number of lung transplants and survival rates are rising, Stanley faces far more uncertain prospects. Her transplanted lungs, which narrowly saved her life four years ago, are failing as her body rejects them. She needs a second double-lung transplant, and she needs it soon.
A somewhat controversial system that combines an assortment of factors in a complicated formula — age, disease diagnosis, even distance between patient and donor — gives Stanley hope she may get a transplant.
But donor lungs remain a precious commodity. Although surgeons performed a record 1,770 lung transplants in 2010 in the U.S., nearly the same number of candidates are waiting and 233 people on the list in 2010 died.
Even without those statistics, Stanley, 27, appreciates how tenuous a grip she has on life.
"I just want to go through a day and not have to worry about my breathing, not even think about breathing," said Stanley, sprawled on a couch in her family's Elburn home one afternoon.
That's where she spends nearly every day and night. She checks her status on the waiting list, watches "Teen Mom" and "Jersey Shore" when she can't find the Bulls or Cubs, plays video games with her brothers and uses her iPhone to network with others in her predicament.
She said she thinks she's getting dumber taking in all that reality TV. But she can't get up for long, so she stays on the couch. Her stepfather carries her up and down stairs. She needs five minutes of rest after brushing her teeth. Pulling on a T-shirt "is like running around the block," she said.
As time passes, her family — two younger brothers and stepfather Tim May — are witnessing someone "who was vibrant and up and around and could do so much (fade) to someone who is on the couch and dormant," said Rhonda May, her mother.
Misses 'little things'
Diagnosed as a newborn with cystic fibrosis, a hereditary chronic disease that clogs the lungs and obstructs digestion, Stanley was an active child and teenager. She loved to dance. She skated, rode her bike, performed cheerleading.
That active lifestyle — she was on the dance team all four of her years at Bartlett High School — kept symptoms at bay. But after graduating in 2003, she stopped dancing. Breathing became more labored.
Stanley attended Elgin Community College for two years, then transferred to Loyola University Chicago, where the privacy of her single dorm room allowed her to administer two liquid feedings a day through a button in her stomach.
Her condition worsened and she moved in with her parents, transferring to Aurora University. She spent 14-day stints in the hospital to receive intravenous antibiotics and to clear her airway, but her health continued to deteriorate. The day after Thanksgiving 2007, Stanley was on a ventilator at Loyola University Medical Center and placed on a lung recipient waiting list.
Donor lungs arrived less than a day later. Stanley endured about eight hours of surgery in which doctors trimmed her left atrium, sewing the lungs to her heart. Recovery was traumatic. She suffered an allergic reaction to medication, endured bleeding in her brain and, for a time, was unable to speak. Her muscles atrophied and she was forced to relearn to walk.
Stanley returned home shortly before Christmas and continued an arduous rehabilitation regimen. Slowly, her health improved. She went on a cruise in April 2008 and took in a handful of Cubs games at Wrigley Field. She returned to Aurora University, earned a degree in English and planned to become a teacher. She got engaged to her longtime boyfriend, but it ended in early 2009.
By May of that year, her body started rejecting the lungs and her health began a steady descent. She lost weight and underwent surgery for acid reflux. Doctors determined her body's rejection of the lungs was chronic and put her on the wait list in December 2009.
Now Stanley is 30 pounds below normal weight, even though a tube to her stomach pumps in supplemental nourishment designed to boost her caloric intake. She wakes about 11 a.m. and needs nearly two hours to shower and get ready for someone to carry her to the first-floor den. She takes 15-20 medications a day and is on oxygen at all times. She rarely leaves home.
"I miss the little things," Stanley said, like being able to get up and leave, or drive a car. "I just want to be able to do things for myself."
A distinct anxiety
For years, patients received lungs primarily based on how long they were on a waiting list. That changed in mid-2004 to the Lung Allocation Score, or LAS, a national approach aimed at providing them to patients with the most urgent need.
But when lung transplants shifted to the LAS system, with its mathematical calculations that produce a numeric rating for each patient, nearly 40 percent of those who had been on the waiting list were dropped, said Dr. Robert Love, who has performed more than 700 lung transplants and serves on the national board for the United Network for Organ Sharing. The nonprofit organization based in Richmond, Va., manages organ transplants in the U.S.
They were dropped because their risk of dying of their specific lung diseases in the next two years was infinitesimal, added Love, a surgeon at Loyola University Medical Center who performed Stanley's surgery in 2007 and who hopes to perform a second.
Controversy stirred and some viewed the LAS "as an unwelcome complexity added to a system that was already working OK," Love said.
"It took a little while to get (LAS) explained to the community," he added.
Still, LAS achieved the desired results, getting lungs transplanted to the sickest people, Love said. "It's never going to be perfect," he added, "but it should get better over time."
Time is precious for Stanley and the estimated 30,000 people in the U.S. with cystic fibrosis. Although life expectancy, barely six years in the 1950s, now stretches past 40, individuals with the disease and others waiting for lungs endure a psychological suffering distinct from patients needing other organs, Love said.
"They're all breathless, but not sick enough to be placed in hospitals and made better," he said. That status generates an enormous amount of anxiety, Love said, "and not knowing what the next hour basically is going to bring really makes it a pretty miserable experience."
For Stanley, anxiety erupts in the shower, where humidity makes it extremely difficult to breathe and the tight quarters make her claustrophobic. Some days, it's too much. She routinely finds herself succumbing to pessimistic thoughts and is taking antidepressants. She said she's scared.
If she gets the second set of lungs, they likely will be her last. Trimming the atrium a third time almost always ruins the heart, Love said, and scar tissue from two previous transplants often is unmanageable. The encouraging news is that cystic fibrosis would be absent from her new lungs and not likely to return there, the doctor said.
Medical concerns can be overwhelming but Stanley said she has grown from this ordeal. She's learned patience and to "never take anything for granted, to make every day count." Over the past five years, she, her family and friends have participated in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's annual Great Strides Walk and raised more than $10,000 to fight the disease.
After her last hospital stay in late December, Stanley rallied, committing to walking around the house for at least 10 minutes a night to stay as strong as possible while she waits.
"Every day," she said, "I'm going to increase that time."
Her only odds
Doctors performed the first lung transplant in the U.S. in 1983 and the first double-lung transplant in 1986, the year after Stanley was born, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing.
Survival rates improved as the number of transplants increased. Surgeons became more skilled at the technical aspects of performing transplants and the medical community has done a better job of matching donors with recipients, Love said.
In 1988, the one-year survival rate was less than 43 percent. In 2008, the latest year of available figures, that rate was nearly 83 percent. Five-year survival rates stand at more than 50 percent, up from 24 percent in the late 1980s.
But second-time lung transplant recipients, less than five percent of lung transplants, have a lower survival rate: 68 percent survive one year and about 50 percent make it to three years. The overall, three-year survival rate is 61 percent.
Those odds are unsettling, but they are Stanley's only odds. Apart from the statistical criteria that place her high on the LAS, she said she believes she deserves a second set of lungs in part because, "I still haven't lived a normal life, like everybody else."
It's not her fault, she said, that her body rejected the lungs. "So, why can't I get a second chance?" she said, tears welling in her eyes.
Statistically, Stanley is unlikely to survive another year without a transplant. But she tries to keep those thoughts at a distance, tries to keep a sense of humor, tries to keep breathing.
She said she'd like to return to school, become a dental hygienist, "move out and try to get married — all that good stuff."
Stanley turned 27 Tuesday and her family had a small party at home. A friend brought balloons. Her parents presented her with flowers and a white cake with 27 lit candles.
She inhaled and blew on them and then she did it again and again.
"I couldn't even blow out the candles," Stanley said a few days later, laughing. "My brother had to help me."
And then, too quickly, her laughter faded.
For brief moments, Cassie Stanley can forget her precarious relationship with death.


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As the New York Health & Racquet Club celebrates its 35th anniversary, CEO Howard Brodsky comments on changes in the industry, changes to his New York-based company and his plans for expansion throughout the Northeast.
Q: How has New York Health & Racquet Club (NYHRC) changed during its 35 years of existence?
A: In the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s New York Health and Racquet Club had no competition. It had the celebrities and models because there was no place else to go. I got here 4 ½ years ago. The company was stale and had been for four to five years. We had the Silent Generation (people born 1925-1945) and then Baby Boomers, but to see a Gen X in this club—it didn't happen. So we had to attract them while not alienating the Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation. We did that with music and classes. So now you can walk into the club and see someone who is 21 years old working out with someone who is 80 years old.
Q: What has the company done in last 35 years that you are proud of?
A: We have loyal employees who work very hard. We've been able to groom talent and keep them. I think that's what I'm most proud of—the people. We did go through tremendous changes when I came here five years ago. I'm also proud of the financial results we've had. We went from losing money to making money.
Q: What are your member and revenue numbers?
A: We have 32,117 members. Revenue in 2006 was $41 million. Five years ago it was $20.4 million. We added two clubs, but even if you pulled them out, the increase was significant.
Q: Beyond the two new clubs, what accounts for the revenue increase?
A: Increasing net members, dollars spent per member. Increasing personal training from about $4 million in 2001 to $11 million in 2006. That's through margins and being careful with the expenses and bringing in the right people.
Q: How many employees do you have?
A: 650 full and part time.
Q: How have your clubs' look and feel evolved in the past 35 years?
A: One of the obstacles that we've had is that some of our clubs are more than 35 years old. They aren't designed like a lot of the facilities we design today with an open look and feel. So we have to overcome that. We have a club on 13th street in the East Village in Manhattan. We have Crunch, Equinox, World Gym and others around us there, but our club continues to do well. It's all about the people. The general manager knows your name. The locker room attendant knows your name. I take great pride in that—that we find people who are welcoming and smiling, and if you think that doesn't matter, well it does. A lot of our clubs don't have the physical plant to attract people; we do that with our friendly staff.
Every club we have is in a different market in Manhattan. Our club in East Village has a different look than the more corporate clubs that we have. We try to match the club and the staff with the market we're in. Every club we design and renovate will have a different look and feel. I think that's great for our members that they can visit one of our other clubs and get another look and feel.
Q: What changes do you foresee for your club in the next few years?
A: We are always changing our programming. We have programs for Baby Boomers, seniors and 20-year-olds. As far as expansion goes, we are looking to expand. There are a lot of areas in Manhattan that are open. Also Long Island, Connecticut, West Chester County, perhaps New Jersey. I'm going to be careful. I know what is happening in the real estate market. In two to five years, we will see a lot of clubs up for sale. We have had no debt in 35 years and never plan on taking on any debt. We own all our buildings. The real estate market is out of whack here. We are going to be patient. I am talking to some companies about acquisitions. I've learned to be patient, to do things right. Some of the clubs that have opened here have done so too quickly.
Q: Isn't the New York market a bit overbuilt??
A: It's not overbuilt yet, but there are some companies that are building clubs now with rent that is way too high. It might be a beautiful club, but in five years, can they afford to do a renovation? I think there are some clubs that are moving too fast.
Q: How has the industry evolved over the past 35 years??
A: As the industry has become more professional, you have more professionals joining the industry. For someone 25 years ago to be a sales professional, it wasn't considered a real job. We have five sales consultants who have been with us for more than 25 years. They love their job and the business. More professional managers have gotten into the business. More corporations are involved. Big conglomerates are getting involved in the business. That's great for the industry. It's sad for the mom and pop clubs because it's harder for them to compete.
Q: How has NYHRC kept up with the changes in the industry?
A: I look at outside companies and what they are doing—Starbucks and Enterprise. I try not to follow the industry trends. I try to follow trends from outside the industry.
One of my favorite stories is about the barista at Starbucks and how he came up with Frappuccino, which is one of the biggest sellers at Starbucks. It's all about getting feedback from club-level people. I'm a big believer in ideas coming up the chain.
Another company that impresses me greatly is Enterprise Rent-a-Car. The service is impeccable. I can't tell you how well they do financially, but the managers are young and they are attentive. When I walked into an Enterprise on a Sunday, I was treated like gold. The way they were trained was great; the way they made people feel was great.
Q: What are the biggest issues that the industry is dealing with today?
A: To the owner, it's don't leverage yourself and pick real estate carefully. Don't rush to expand. To the managers, it's you should never settle for mediocrity. You have to have the equipment and the location, but everyone has that. You have to have the people. Too many are just settling. To me, it's never settle.
Q: How do you find enough qualified employees?
A: It's our biggest challenge. We have someone dedicated to that. We have people posting ads all the time, not in the normal places but in places like Craig's List. I drive my human resources director very hard. Manager trainees, maintenance people, sale consultants—these people are put through a rigorous process. We are rarely left without someone, but we only have 10 clubs.
If we are in a pinch, our general manager moves to the front desk, which is where they should be 80 percent of the time anyway. The general manager shouldn't have an office. I did a survey one time where I asked the people what their general manager's name was. Those who didn't know, things changed at those clubs. The general manager has to be front and center, the heart and soul of the clubs.
When I got here five years ago, we had some great people and some not so great people.
If I send e-mails at 3 a.m., they are answered right away. I have sales people who wait up for sales leads. They put their Blackberry on vibrate and wake up when I buzz them.
I think we treat our employees really well. In return, I ask for loyalty and hard work.
Q: Are you competitive salary and benefit-wise with other club companies?
A: We are competitive with other club companies in the industry. As other companies become more corporate, we maintain a family atmosphere. There's no huge chain of command to get things done.
Q: How has technology changed your company?
A: To me, our biggest source of quality leads is our Web site. It's all about where you are being seated. Every time I go to a Google or Yahoo search, I want to be in the top five [search results]. I get every Web lead that comes in within 30 seconds. I distribute the leads to the people in the clubs. If people are going to fill out information on a Web site, they don't want to wait 24 hours to get a response. Using the Web site to create business has been huge for us. We get about 15 leads on a weekend day to 40 leads on a weekday. We've converted about 29 percent of those into sales.
Q: How does that compare to the conversion rate of walk ins?
A: Walk ins are probably higher. We are creating a prospecting system that will roll out in about six months. Referrals are always the best. Referrals are by far the best because they already have a friend that works out there. Cold calls are harder. Whether we advertise on TV, radio, print—it directs them to our Web site. It also gives phone numbers, but the Web site is the best way to track the leads.
Q: How have you dealt with evolving technology? Do you offer things like online personal training?
A: I know there are some companies that have started with online personal training. I'm a believer that it's the relationships and the hand holding that makes personal training so successful. It's the day-to-day contact. I don't think a pod download or going on the Web for online programming is going to do it.
I'm shocked at the lack of technology that manufacturers have developed at this point. At the last IHRSA show, I was shocked that there weren't more iPod holding stations or charging stations on equipment. We are always looking at different technologies, but we don't want to jump on board too quickly. We study the new technologies, watch them and test them and then we roll them out. The greatest technology right now is the simplest one and that's the TV on the equipment.
Q: So clubs that don't have a TV on each piece of equipment are behind?
A: I don't think they are behind yet, but they may be soon. They should at least offer some equipment with them (TVs). We have plasma TVs in some clubs, but over time, each club will have equipment with their own TV, iPod docking station, ability to download, surf the Internet while working out. I think manufacturers are going to perfect that. I don't think it's perfected yet.
Q: What do you think about the obesity issue?
A: With diabetes, sleep apnea, high blood pressure—it's a big issue. Maybe the industry needs to put together a campaign.
I am worried for the health of that population that they will too quickly pass up exercise and nutrition and use pills and surgery instead. There's no history there (with pills and surgery). We know exercise and diet works. This society is just way too dependent on drugs for a quick cure. Diet and exercise are so big in the media right now. I'm hoping that population doesn't take the easy way out.
Everyone will get a wake up call—whether it be diabetes, etc., hopefully they will get their call, but we have to make them feel comfortable when they come into our clubs. There are too many facilities –particularly the higher end—that when you walk in, you are looked up and down and that turns off those people. I've heard enough stories about people in our clubs who went into a facility and got that response and then worked up their courage to come to our facility and they joined because we made them feel welcome.
Q: Are clubs trying hard enough to reach the obese market?
A: We are scratching the surface. Every report that I've read would say that exercise and nutrition is the best way to deal with obesity, but the key is to create an environment that when the obese person walks into a health club, they feel comfortable. When they come in, we have to put them on a program.
The people that I'm most worried about in the obese population are the lower economic people. There's a poverty link. The lower income people are tied into the fast food market because it's a lot of food for little money. It's the lower economic level that needs to be educated about exercise and nutrition.
Q: What are you doing to address the obesity issue among lower income people?
A: Our members are of higher economic stature because of where we are in Manhattan. So it's just making people feel comfortable when they come in. You won't walk through our clubs and think this is like the movie "Perfect" many years ago with John Travolta. It's a diverse population here.
Q: Will you be adding weight loss programs to your facility?
A: It's possible. It's something we're mulling over. I spent several years with NutriSystem. I have concerns about the health of some of these programs—the prepackaged food. When I was with NutriSystem, it worked, but once the program was over, what do I do now? There is not enough education. The yo-yo effect is horrible.
[NYHRC has] an in-house nutritionist. But I am concerned about some of the information that is given out by health club employees that don't have the education to be giving out that information. We send all our people to Jackie Storm, our nutritionist. She's educated in that area so we send them to her. Over time we'll go from one nutritionist to having one in each club. I don't want to put all of our clients on the Atkins Diet.
I think people go to these weight loss centers for quick fixes. You hear [lose] 60 pounds in six weeks. I don't think it's healthy.
Q: Would you consider opening a facility such as a Weight Watchers within your club?
A: I've had several companies come to us and want to open facilities within our facilities, and I'm just not comfortable with that.
Q: How are you preparing for the growing senior population?
A: We are primed for it. I would hope that for other clubs, they are primed for it. We are proud of our large senior population. We create programs around it. We have classes such as Better Bones and Restorative Yoga focusing on the senior population. Our issue is that we are trying to service Gen X, Y and Baby Boomers, too.
Music is the biggest issue in health clubs. We try to find music for everyone.
Q: How has programming changed at NYHRC since you've been there?
A: I came from Crunch, which was all about programming, so I was a firm believer in programming. However, I'm about fewer classes, more people in classes and more excitement in a class. People want to walk into a club with more energy. The Baby Boomers and Generation X want more excitement. I want a prospect to walk into a club and see a hip hop class of 40 people, not four. Our group program director has done an amazing job of reshaping our programming. Classes were a huge part of it. Quality is better than sheer numbers. The first thing we did was take accurate participant counts. We cut the classes that were not popular, and we became more innovative in the classes that we put on the schedule.
Q: What is the future of group exercise?
A: That is a moving target and it's all about innovation. We try not to jump on the latest fads and trends. We turn to our employees. We try to have creative classes that no one else has had before. It's easy to jump on the bandwagon.
We'll always have the basic classes that others have like spinning because that's what people want, but let's be creative with it. Let's hear from the instructors because they have their fingers on the pulse of what people want.
Q: What is the future of personal training and group training?
A: We tried group training for a while. It didn't work for us. There is so much of our market that is untapped with one-on-one training. We make it affordable with different pricing levels. It's about finding the right personal trainers and director. The right education. The right certifications. Personal training is here is to stay.
Q: Your thoughts on competition?
A: In Manhattan, we don't have a lot of non-profit competition, but it's tremendous in the suburbs. Ys today are beautiful. In Manhattan, I think competition is great. Whenever a new club opens, there is a little panic from some people at the club near there, but I say this is when you become even friendlier. This is just bringing more people into the area.
Our flagship club had a new competitor come in, but eventually, our membership exploded. Competition is a challenge—a challenge to get better. It keeps us on our game.
Q: Will clubs have to compete based on price from now on?
A: I've made mistakes in the past of lowering the price to compete, but that's what it was—a mistake. You get what you pay for. I don't see our membership base jumping [to another club] to save money. If they are getting good service and a lot of value, then hold your own. I could see if I was a mom and pop club and a low-priced club opened next door. But I don't know what the long-term staying power of a club is that charges $9 per month and offers few amenities. Bally had that model forever and look at its stock. I think short term it works because you load up with members, but the facilities can become rundown very quickly and that price isn't going to give you the capital to keep up those facilities. The next five years will be very telling.


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That is a good common sense list. Its addressed to the average individual.
Disclaimer: This list may not be applicable to "We're gonna' hide in the Rocky Mountains with a machine gun turret on the roof" types of individuals.
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Benjamin Franklin
Good information! I do beleive that the Government wants us to be able to take care of ourselves. It's only good "Common Sense" to be able to take care of yourself, and dependants, and reduce vulnerability/dependency during times of hardship.
Great information ! I guess if we take care of our selves then or government can take more care of others with our taxes ? I think thats how it works ?and then we still have to press 1 to speak in ENGLISH in our own Country ?? help me understand please?
what rodgster said.
where's the gun?
Instead of THREE DAYS, I would recommend at least a week! When Alicin hit this lower Texas East coast, power was off for 4 days. It took another two days to get healthy enough to clean it up.
If there was a major terrorist type of attack, that would upset the social order in the US for a couple of weeks. Which means you had better stay put at home and not get out into trouble with looters and other desperate individuals.
If you have a month's worth of stuff, you would be in real good shape for the most part. If something happens to a point where things stay messed up beyond a month, ALL BETS ARE OFF!
More is better!
Also keep in mind a couple of numbskull realities like:
Store your emergency supplies so that you can recover them in the event that your home is leveled. I live in So. Kalifornia, and after the Northridge Quake, I could not get to my stuff because three stories of Condo were piled on top!
Pack your supplies in easy to load (as in "time to bugout") containers. Make certain that you pack your stuff so that you can visually identify the contents without having to open the containers, i.e. Food in Red, clothes in Blue, etc. That way, you can get the most critical stuff in a big hurry.
Make sure you have a spare tire for your designated bugout vehicle.
Guns and ammo need to be pre-sorted so that you can grab and go. If you have to leave anything behind, lock it up or bury it. Know what you are going to grab!!!! Have a plan!!!!!
God Bless!


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Excellent read in it's entirety … you'll be glad you did.
The last few weeks, in this newspaper, I have made an attempt to expose what is truly going on in the foreclosure process, and how it ties back to a myriad of other systematic issues affecting our daily lives. Last week, we touched on the fact that the court system is incentivized directly by the Banks that have caused this crisis. But I would be remiss if I did not mention the Foreclosure and Economic Recovery Plan, aka the "Rocket Docket." In FY 10 -11, our legislature, (clearly influenced by the Banking lobby) devised the Rocket Docket to appoint retired Judges to reduce the backlog (grease the skids) of foreclosure cases by 62 percent during the fiscal year. You might note that appointed retired Judges do not face the scrutiny of elections.


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Thursday, February 4, 2010
When you really think about it, the facets of hair and makeup one typically associates with the 1920s "flapper" look were very much influenced by Egyptomania. The dark and dramatic eyes, the headbands, even the Louise Brooks bob (although I understand that style was called the 'Dutch Doll'?) are very Queen of Sheba/Cleopatra. I even read somewhere that the 1920s bridal headband/veil look (such as my great aunt wore on her wedding day in the pic I posted yesterday) was inspired by the egyptian fad. Now, the discovery of King Tut's tomb did not singlehandedly create these trends, but it certainly further amplified this craze. Images below show 1920s performers sporting perfect examples of the influence of the East on feminine ideals of beauty and sexiness at this time (their hair length is more baby vamp, though). Images from Art Deco Lamp site. Click HERE if you're feeling bored and want to make your own Art Deco head-dress (albeit out of paper):). The company Boudoir Queen has their own GORGEOUS Egyptian revival headpieces if you want something a little more Sheba-worthy.
For the 1920s gals more inclined to wearing clothes, textile and clothing designers fueled and catered to the desire of many women to look like the Queen of Sheba. Below is an awesome image from the Smithsonian Institute's flickr feed, of a hieroglyphic printed silk. GORGEOUS. Next image is of a 1920s Jean Patou dress from the V & A's collection. SWOON!; Third image is of a 1920s dress posted on the Vintage Fashion Guild Forum page. There are more images of egyptian-inspired dresses from the 30s, 40s, and 50s on there as well! Next, an example of the vintage reproductions Leluxe Clothing makes of 1920s egyptomania dresses. Finally, it is taking so much willpower not to purchase this UNBELIEVABLE 1930s egyptian motif knit sweater currently for sale in Fab Gabs's Etsy shop. Just unbelievable!
For accessories (and vessels to hold one's personal treasures), my favourites are some of the egyptian revival pharoah and scarab flapper beads and the jewelry box I spotted on Etsy. (pharoah beads from EsseVintage; 1920s scarab necklace from VintageStarrBeads; 1920s jewelry box from Villadizuzu; 1920s handtooled leather bag from auntiecarriesattic
The gorgeous Jessica of Chronically Vintage did a great post entitled "Dress Like an Egyptian" back in May. Definitely worth checking out! Ditto on the fabulous Tales of a Retro Modern Housewife's post back in November.
Also an awesome article: "Watch Like an Egyptian" from 2008 Vanity Fair Magazine
Music I'm Listening To: You know I HAVE to do it: "Walk Like an Egyptian," both the original Bangles version and the Puppini Sisters' cover; also, "Leila, the Queen of Sheeba," by the Dolly Dots. "Sheik of Araby" has a bit of "Far East" flair.
Tired of Egyptomania? How about Phoenix's "Lisztomania"?
8 comments:
- MrJeffery said...
interesting post! love a lot of these looks.
- February 5, 2010 at 11:07 AM
- B-b-b-etty said...
wow! great post!
I've been wanting to go to Egypt since i was little. I've read lots of books about egypt. Someday i hope i'll be able to go. If i win the lottery or something. So much to see so it would have to be a long stay
- February 5, 2010 at 11:47 AM
- Ms. B @ Millie Deel said...
Wonderful post!! I really do need to get some vintage scarab jewelry!!
- February 5, 2010 at 2:57 PM
- Stefanie Valentine said...
HOW have you managed not to buy that sweater, it's gorgeous!
I love, love, love those headbands, they are so beautiful and it would be something that i would wear out in my twee village to make them think i am even more crazy! xx
- February 5, 2010 at 6:23 PM
Those items are gorgeous. It would take willpower of steal not to get that sweater if it's your size.
- February 5, 2010 at 8:34 PM
- BaronessVonVintage said...
oh dear, don't tempt me ;) I really enjoyed "digging up" the little images and facts, but fear the post went on and on too long. Thanks for following to the bitter end!!
- February 6, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- BaronessVonVintage said...
Oh, Betty Lou, my sister in law went and said it was indeed mystical to visit the pyramids. Some of the other aspects of the trip were the opposite of enchanting, though. I have never been so it remains a place of tantalizing mystery and wonder....
- February 6, 2010 at 1:59 PM
- BaronessVonVintage said...
Stef, you MUST rock the headbands in your "twee village." I'll do it if you will....double dare!
- February 6, 2010 at 2:00 PM


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Here's a fun game you can play with your friends. Tell them: "Hey, there's going to be a Cannonball Run remake directed by Guy Ritchie starring Brad Pitt." Note their reaction. Go to another friend and say, "Hey, there's going to be a Cannonball Run remake directed by Shawn Levy starring Ben Stiller." Note their reaction. We're willing to bet you get two wildly different responses.
The oddest part? Both scenarios are apparently true.
Producer Al Ruddy ("The Godfather") is apparently weighing both options, which at first glance seems like a no-brainer call (Um, RItchie, obvs) but once you consider that "Real Steel" has been #1 at the box office two weeks in a row suddenly Levy seems like a contender. Plus, consider the upside: With Ritchie at the helm, you're talking about expensive, "Ocean's Eleven"-sized talent being on the casting wish list (Pitt, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr, Angelina Jolie...). With Levy at the helm, you'll get much more manageable, "Hollywood Squares"-sized talent (Stiller, Kevin James, a Wilson brother or two, Anna Faris...)
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But hidden in the dream-casting and director debating is a slightly more troubling notion: The film, according to a Vulture report, will be financed by General Motors. That gets more chilling when you learn that GM considers their involvement in the "Transformers" franchise as "soft" marketing and wants to go bigger with "Cannonball." That's right, the franchise that stars WALKING, TALKING, WORLD-SAVING GM VEHICLES is a "soft" marketing push. That can only mean that the new "Cannonball Run" will be shown exclusively inside GM vehicles to a limited audience of people who have just purchased a GM vehicle.
And let's not even get into the fact that your tax dollars will partially fund the film (The U.S. government owns a 27% stake in GM).
Remember back when the whole exercise was an excuse for Burt Reynolds to abuse Dom Deluise and Dean Martin to be drunk on-camera? Simpler times.


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[Poster for The Politics of Taste Symposium]
Description: Poster advertising a symposium titled "The Politics of Taste in Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century Latin America" held at Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University in Dallas Texas, September 17, 2010. The poster includes an illustration of a colonial-era gentleman and a map of Central and South America. Text on the right side of the poster describes the topic of the symposium, lists the speakers, and gives details about the time and location.
Date: 2010
Creator: Charette, Emily
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Team Gargamel has learned that Buju Banton's day in court has been pushed back for the fifth time! Previously rescheduled to start on September 13th, the long-delayed trial has now been set to begin on Monday, September 20, 2010. The high-profile, highly controversial case will be tried by Assistant U.S. Attorney, James C. Preston, Jr. and presided over by The Honorable Judge James S. Moody, Jr. at the Sam M. Gibbons U.S. District Courthouse in Tampa, Florida.
Represented by esteemed South Florida Super Lawyer, David Oscar Markus, the Reggae icon is looking forward to finally having the opportunity to defend himself. It goes without saying that Banton is also amped up about the forthcoming release of his prophetic new album, Before The Dawn, which will drop just eight days later on Tuesday, September 28th in the United States and Japan. The release date for most of Europe is Monday, October 1st, however, for the UK and France the date will be Friday October 4th.


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I know I have posted other Double Chocolate Chip cookie recipes before but I am going to have to say this recipe is by far my kid's favorite. Plus, these cookies were so easy to make! You got to like that 🙂 I made these cookies last weekend for the kids lunches and they came home asking if I could make more so they could share with your friends at school. Yes, that is how good these cookies taste. You should have everything in your pantry to make these cookies now. The only ingredient you might not have handy is the 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate. I used Ghirardelli Chocolate Premium Baking Bar Semi-Sweet. Delicious!
I found this recipe from Kitchen Simplicity. The recipe was adapted from Martha Steward.
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Makes 24-30 cookies
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate)
- Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, melt together chocolate and butter. Beat in sugar, eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until evenly distributed. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Scoop heaping spoonfuls of cookie dough onto parchment lined baking sheets. Bake at 325ºF for 10 minutes or until cookies are crackly and no longer shiny. Cool 1 minute before removing to wire wracks or paper towels to cool.
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Happy Easter
We at Fancyatreat.co.uk are in celebratory mood for Easter. So, in this very important and religious period, we wanted to reflect back on Easter. Why do people now associate Easter so much with Chocolate?
Many people today associate Easter with a deluge of chocolate eggs rather than the Christian commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and many other religious festivals and customs.
A sign maybe that religion plays a lesser part in our lives than once was or simply that the chocolate manufacturers and retailers see this as an opportunity to make further sales over the Easter period with chocolate easter eggs and gifts, which over time has become the trend.
A combination of these and a whole host of many other factors from the way we eat to the way we live generally has determined the chocolate fest that is now Easter. Whilst the chocolate Easter egg is a relatively new tradition the origin of the Easter egg, and many more modern day Easter symbols, such as the Easter bunny, goes back a very long way and pre-date Christianity.
The historical intermingling of pagan, Christian and Jewish beliefs and practices has left its legacy in many of the things we maybe take for granted about Easter and its traditions today.Pagan rootsEaster comes near to the time of the spring equinox on 21 March, when the length of the day and night are equal.
Throughout history, many ancient cultures have celebrated this as a time of birth and renewal, following the darkness of the long winter.Historians have traced the origin of the word Easter to the Scandinavian word 'Ostra' and the Germanic 'Ostern' or 'Eastre'. Both of these derive from the names of mythological goddesses of spring and fertility, for whom festivals were held at the time of the Spring Equinox. Similar goddesses were known by other names in other cultures around the Mediterranean, such as Aphrodite from Cyprus, Astarte from Phoenicia, Demeter from Mycenae, Hathor from Egypt, and Ishtar from Assyria.
All of these goddesses were celebrated in the spring.Modern symbols of Easter, such as the egg and the bunny, have their origins in paganism. Rabbits were the most potent symbol of fertility and the egg, the start of all life, was often thought to have magical powers.Modern-day pagans continue to celebrate the coming of spring as part of a seasonal cycle known as the 'wheel of the year'. Some pagans carry out rituals at this time, such as symbolically planting seeds, and holding egg races and egg hunts.
The Jewish PassoverThe Christian Easter also falls near to the time of the Jewish festival of Passover or Pesach, one of the most important feasts in the Jewish calendar. Passover is an eight day observance commemorating the freedom and exodus of the Israelites (Jews who were held as slaves) from Egypt during the reign of the Pharoah Ramses II. Passover is a time of family gatherings and lavish meals called Seders, accompanied by special foods, songs and customs. It begins on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nissan — which in 2004 will be April 5th. Early Christians, some of whom were of Jewish origin, were influenced by stories of the coming of the Messiah as foretold by the Jewish prophets, and integrated the Christian Easter with the existing festival. In some parts of Europe there are similarities between the name for Easter, as in the French 'Pâques', and the Jewish 'Pesach'.
The date of Easter is not fixed, and always falls on the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox, making it any time between March 22 and April 25.
However, Christian churches in the East, closer to the birth of Christianity and in which old traditions were strong, observe Easter according to the date of the Passover.The Christian traditionChristianity is the largest religion in the world, with over a billion followers. Around 30 million people in Britain claim to be Christian, though only about 6 million of these are actively committed to the Christian faith. Easter is the most important Christian festival, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. It follows Lent, a 40-day period of penitence beginning with Ash Wednesday and ending with Easter Sunday.The last week of Lent is Holy Week, which progresses according to the story of Jesus' last days, through Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday (the Last Supper), Good Friday (the Crucifixion) and Easter Sunday (the Resurrection). Holy Saturday is marked by the first Easter service, the Easter Vigil, when faithful Christians watch and wait, hopeful that Christ will return at midnight.
The Easter or Paschal candle is lit during the service, a symbol of Christ risen as the light of the world, helping mankind to shed the darkness of its sins.Some historians believe the death and resurrection stories were first associated with the Roman myth of Attis, the son by virgin birth of the fertility goddess Cybele, many centuries before the birth of Jesus. Attis' death and resurrection were celebrated at the time of year we would call Easter and there are other similarities between the two stories, such as the effigy of Attis hanging from a tree. In ancient times, Christians and pagans used to quarrel about which of their gods was the imitation, but modern Christians regard the story of Jesus's death and resurrection as true and as unrelated to the Roman tradition. It's believed that early Christians may have gradually incorporated existing pagan influences into their religion in order to make it more acceptable and to prevent converts from being persecuted. Pagan legaciesHot cross bunsAt the feast of Eostre, the Saxon fertility goddess, an ox, was sacrificed, and its crossed horns became a symbol of the season carved into the bread.
The word 'bun' derives from the Saxon word 'boun' meaning 'sacred ox'.Easter liliesIt's believed that the lily, because of its shape, was associated with the reproductive organs, and therefore with fertility.Easter candlesThe pagans would light bonfires to welcome the rebirth of the sun God. Christians now celebrate the Easter Vigil service.Easter BunnyThe symbols of the Norse goddess Ostara were the hare and the egg, both representing fertility. The earthly symbol for the goddess Eastre, goddess of the dawn, was also the rabbit, a symbol of new life. Historians believe the legend of the Easter Bunny originated in Germany before surfacing in the New World in the seventeenth century. Children believed the Easter Bunny would leave them coloured eggs if they were good, and left out their Easter bonnets and caps for the gifts.
The egg has been a symbol of rebirth and fertility for many centuries. Long before Christianity was introduced, eggs were painted with bright colours to celebrate the sunlight of spring. Decorating and colouring Easter eggs was a popular custom in the middle ages, and throughout Europe different cultures have evolved their own styles and colours. In Greece, crimson-coloured Easter eggs are exchanged, whereas in Eastern Europe and Russia silver and gold decorations are common, and Austrian Easter eggs often have plant and fern designs.The first of the highly wrought Fabergé eggs was made as an Easter gift for the Empress Marie of Russia from her husband, Tsar Alexander, in 1883. It featured a small gold egg in an outside shell of platinum and enamel.
Easter eggs have been coloured and decorated from earliest times. In Edward I's household accounts for 1307 there is an entry of:"18 pence for 450 eggs to be boiled and dyed or covered with gold leaf and distributed to the Royal household".Later, craftsmen made artificial eggs of silver and gold, ivory or porcelain, often inlaid with jewels. The ultimate Easter egg-shaped gifts must have been the fabulous jewelled creations by Carl Fabergé made during the 19th Century for the Russian Czar and Czarina. Today, these superb creations are precious museum pieces.In the 18th century, people could buy pasteboard or papier-maché eggs, in which they hid small gifts. By the 19th century cardboard eggs covered with silk, lace or velvet and fastened with ribbon were fashionable.In Europe Easter eggs are taken seriously. The old art of decorating the real egg is still very much alive. Many of them are dyed red to symbolise Christ's blood.
The chocolate Easter egg The chocolate Easter egg has developed from the simple type wrapped in paper to the beribboned variety wrapped in brightest foil and packed in a box or basket.
The first chocolate Easter eggs were made in Europe in the early 19th Century with France and Germany taking the lead in this new artistic confectionery. A type of eating chocolate had been invented a few years earlier but it could not be successfully moulded. Some early eggs were solid while the production of the first hollow chocolate eggs must have been rather painstaking as the moulds were lined with paste chocolate one at a time!
John Cadbury made his first 'French eating Chocolate' in 1842 but it was not until 1875 that the first Cadbury Easter Eggs were made. This may have been because he was not sufficiently impressed with continental eggs to wish to compete with them or because he was too busy with other aspects of his growing business. In fact, progress in the chocolate Easter egg market was very slow until a method was found of making the chocolate flow into the moulds. The modern chocolate Easter egg with its smoothness, shape and flavour owes its progression to the two greatest developments in the history of chocolate – the invention of a press for separating cocoa butter from the cocoa bean by the Dutch inventor Van Houten in 1828 and the introduction of a pure cocoa by Cadbury Brothers in 1866.
The Cadbury process made large quantities of cocoa butter available and this was the secret of making moulded chocolate or indeed, any fine eating chocolate. The earliest Cadbury chocolate eggs were made of 'dark' chocolate with a plain smooth surface and were filled with dragees. The earliest 'decorated eggs' were plain shells enhanced by chocolate piping and marzipan flowers. Decorative skill and variety soon followed and by 1893 there were no less than 19 different lines on the Cadbury Brothers Easter list in the UK. Richard Cadbury's artistic skill undoubtedly played an important part in the development of the Easter range. Many of his designs were based on French, Dutch and German originals adapted to Victorian tastes. From Germany came the 'crocodile' finish which by breaking up the smooth surface, disguised minor imperfections; still used today by some manufacturers, this was the forerunner to the many distinctive finishes now available. The launch in 1905 of the famous Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocolate made a tremendous contribution to the Easter egg market. The popularity of this new kind of chocolate vastly increased sales of Easter eggs and did much to establish them as seasonal best sellers. Today the Easter egg market is predominantly milk chocolate.Egg rollingThere's ancient evidence of egg rolling. Egg rolling, which symbolised the rolling away of the tomb of Christ was a popular custom, probably the most popular, and is still played today in many countries throughout Europe today. T
The Washington Easter Egg Roll dates from at least 1872, and now takes place as an annual event in the grounds of the White House. The children and grandchildren of the American President traditionally take part.In pagan times the egg was believed to have special powers. It was buried under the foundations of buildings to ward off evil, and brides stepped upon an egg before crossing the threshold of their new home. To be given an egg was to wish many children upon the recipient.Whatever your beliefs, Easter today represents a time for celebration of new life, spring and fertility. The giving of decorated Easter eggs and gifts, the Easter egg hunts, familiar images of young bunnies and chicks.
They all combine many of the age-old customs so we can each enjoy in our own way, no matter how big or small the gesture. Our gourmet collection of fine chocolate Easter eggs and Easter novelties are carefully selected for their high quality ingredients and fantastic flavour. Our Easter chocolate range includes luxury Easter egg gifts, Easter gift hampers, mini Easter eggs, Easter token gifts and Easter chocolate novelties including Easter bunnies and Easter chicks. Order your Easter gift early and choose our special Easter delivery.
So in conclusion…….a very happy Easter from Fancyatreat.co.uk and we wish you the best for this festive period. Enjoy the period and we look forward to working with you and supporting your events


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I know I continuously slack off on getting new things out on a regular basis. It's just hard with work and trying to find time in between all the other responsible things I have to get done or that come up. However, I do have three new items I am going to be posting on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. You know you guys always get the a look before anyone else. Don't be afraid to specifically request an item to be put on reserve either for you either. I do not mine. However, I will only reserve it for 72 hours.
As you can see two are a coffin and one is a chest. (There I go stating the obvious. )
The chest is pirate themed, One coffin is themed from the manga/anime Blood Lad, while the second one is the Nightmare Before Christmas (huge fan right here.) They are still in the process of being finished (some more than others.)
Hope you guys enjoy them.
Sunday: Blood Lad
Tuesday: Nightmare Before Christmas
Thursday: Pirate Chest
Sadly, I do not have a specific time for when they will be up (due to my work schedule being all over the place) but I can guarantee they will be listed on that exact day.


text: AMA Amateur National Arenacross Championship Three Weeks Away Press Release | April 15, 2013 The following is from Feld Motorsports… AURORA, Ill. (April 15, 2013) – In just a few weeks, the world's fastest amateur AMSOIL Arenacross riders will take center stage on the world famous Las Vegas Strip for the annual AMSOIL AMA Amateur National Arenacross Championships (ANAC). This year, South Point Casino and its state-of-the-art arena will once again be the sight of two action-packed days of activity that is sure to maintain the highly competitive legacy of this prestigious event. Day one on Friday, May 3, will feature practice and qualifying for all 27 classes in addition to the first four Main Events of the weekend. Racing continues on Sunday, May 5, with an action-packed day of competition that will crown champions for the remaining 23 classes. With a wide range of skill levels and ages competing at the ANAC, this annual tradition has become one of the most highly regarded amateur competitions in the world. In conjunction with the 2013 AMSOIL Arenacross season, featuring Ricky Carmichael's Road to Supercross, hundreds of riders of all ages and skill levels have been competing for his or her shot at a chance to win a coveted national title. Over the course of the 10 weekends that composed the 2013 AMSOIL Arenacross schedule, riders qualified from one of five different amateur regions – North, South, East, West and Central – during the Amateur Day races that took place every Sunday following professional action. With over 300 riders looking for the chance to qualify on any given weekend, earning one's way into the ANAC was no easy task. As a result, this year presents one of the most talented fields of riders to ever compete. In total, 540 of the nation's best amateur competitors, male and female, will converge in Las Vegas the first weekend in May, in conjunction with the Monster Energy Supercross Finals. In the end, a total of 26 riders will emerge as a one-of-a-kind AMA National Champion by the time the weekend concludes. In the highly talented Expert Class, the top 10 finishers from the ANAC will receive a sought-after 250SX Class Endorsement, which makes them eligible to compete in the 2014 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season. Since the 2010 season, the ANAC has been run in conjunction with the dramatic finale of Monster Energy Supercross. With the addition of a full day of practice and qualifying one year ago, doubling the amount of track time for the future stars of AMSOIL Arenacross makes for an action-packed weekend that has enough excitement to satiate any enthusiasts' hunger for competition. Simply put, combining the ANAC with Monster Energy Supercross in Las Vegas is the ultimate way to close out an incredible 2013 season, making for a can't-miss weekend for any fan. Friday's practice and qualifying sessions for the ANAC, will allow all qualified riders to familiarize themselves with the track while also setting their gate selection for the weekend. The first four Main Events of the weekend in the 85cc (9-15), Expert, Pit Bike, and 65cc (7-11) classes will bring Friday night to a close. On Sunday, eliminations begin for the remaining 23 classes of competition until a rider is crowned as an AMA National Champion for each respective division. Tickets for the 2013 AMSOIL AMA Amateur National Arenacross Championships are on sale now. Gates and pits open promptly at 8 a.m. for Sunday's action, with racing set to start shortly thereafter. Friday's practice and qualifying sessions are free to the public. All competition will be hosted within the spacious South Point Arena, which has established itself as the new home of the ANAC. Ticket Info: All Seats – $35 (General Admission) *Includes free Pit Entry Service charges, facility, and handling fees may apply. Tickets can be purchased at the South Point Arena Box Office, over the phone at 866-796-7111, or online at www.SouthPointArena.com. Here is the schedule of events for the entire ANAC weekend: Friday, May 3 12:30 PM Track Walk 12:45 PM Riders Meeting 1:15 PM First Session of Practice and Timed Qualifying Begins 3:15 PM Final Sessions of Timed Qualifying Begins 6:00 PM Main Events for 85cc (9-15), Expert, Pit Bike, and 65cc (7-11) Classes Sunday, May 5 7:30 AM Track Walk 7:40 AM Riders Briefing 7:45 AM Team Faith Devotional 8:00 AM Final Practice, followed by Heat Races for Remaining Classes 12 Noon Opening Ceremonies, followed by Main Events for Remaining Classes Live timing and scoring from the AMSOIL AMA Amateur National Arenacross Championships is available. To follow the intense racing action live, log onto www.Arenacross.com. For more information on AMSOIL Arenacross, log on to www.Arenacross.com. Never miss out on the latest news! Follow the AMSOIL Arenacross on Facebook and Twitter! Log on to http://www.facebook.com/AMAarenacross and http://twitter.com/arenacross today! By Press Release


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