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Researchers trying to find out why the incidence of H1N1 infection is lower than expected in older adults discovered that the current H1N1 flu strain is significantly different from H1N1 strains observed over the past few years as well as the normal seasonal flu virus. They add that this is especially true for epitopes, which are structural parts of the virus normally recognized by the immune system if the individual has had exposure through past infection or vaccination.
They hypothesize that the flu strains before 1957 may have had epitopes similar to the current H1N1 strain, so older adults may be somewhat protected. "Those born more recently have virtually no pre-existing immunity to this pandemic H1N1 strain because they have never been exposed to anything like it," explains Richard Scheuermann, Ph.D., professor of pathology and clinical sciences at UT Southwestern and a co-author of the paper that appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"Normally, older adults are generally more susceptible to pathogens like influenza," he continues. "However, for the pandemic H1N1 strain this does not seem to be the case. We speculate that older adults may have been exposed to viruses in their youth in which the epitopes are more similar." At this point, he notes, scientists must continue to be vigilant about tracking the pandemic H1N1 strain as it continues to evolve.
The investigators examined whether epitopes present in the seasonal flu strains between 1988 and 2008 were also found in the existing H1N1 strain. They used information catalogued in databases of epitopes and influenza genetic sequences. The scientists found major genetic differences between the pandemic H1N1 strain and seasonal strains.
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Penn State York clinched the southern division in men's basketball in the Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) with a record of 11- 3 including their victory against Penn State Abington on Feb. 11. York will host the playoff game on Friday Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in the campus gym in the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center. The York Nittany Lions hope to win and move on to the Bryce Jordan Center to play.
Recently, Penn State York had a buzzer beater overtime victory against Penn State Wilkes-Barre, 86-84, when Nico Karanicoloas made a half court dream shot with less than a second left on the game clock. View this exciting shot at www.youtube.com.
At the Feb. 14 game against Penn State Dubois, Cody Correll and Eric Hudak, York's senior Nittany Lions, were honored for their contributions to the Penn State York men's basketball team.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society's 110th Anniversary Feast of religious devotion, musical entertainment and food gets under way Saturday at the Blessed Mother's shrine in Rosebank.
The festival was to have begun Friday night but was knocked out by the rain. It will continue through Tuesday of next week, and reprises next Friday through Sunday.
The free-admission festival at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Grotto starts each night at 7:30 except for this Sunday, when a special children's program with a magician, face-painting, popcorn and cotton candy will begin at 7 p.m.
A highlight of the society's festival is a procession from the shrine through the streets of Rosebank, beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, which is Our Lady's feast day, followed by a mass at 11 a.m. in St. Mary's R.C. Church in that community. The grotto, a national and state landmark, was built in 1937 by members of the society, which was established mainly by Italian immigrant laborers in 1903.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order.


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The Glueckert Files: Elijah the Prophet
Carmelites take their primary inspiration from the fiery prophet of Mount Carmel, Elijah the Tishbite. The Books of Kings relate the exploits of this committed man of God, a hero to Jews, Christians and Muslims alike. His name means "My God is Yahweh," and Elijah is uncompromising on that fact.
The story is set in the 9th century B.C., during the violent reign of King Ahab, who probably ruled from about 869 to 850 B.C. He represents a new low in corruption and infidelity to Israel's faithful God. Ahab complicated his own shortcomings by marrying Jezebel of Tyre, a queen whose name has become synonymous with evil and debauchery. Jezebel worked actively to stamp out the worship of the true God, and kill those who tried to remain faithful.
She promoted the worship of Baal, the Tyro-Canaanite god of storms and fertility. Baal ("the Lord") was identified with the forces of nature which sustain crops and domestic animals. Worship was simple and uncomplicated by any moral standards. Symbolic offerings of grain and animals were seen as "bribes" for favorable weather conditions. Male and female prostitution through temples of Baal invited worshipers to "greater union" with the god. Jewish prophets preached vigorously against contact with idolaters, because of the dangers of following these rites in a moment of weakness.
So Elijah's confrontation of Ahab and Jezebel is presented as a showdown between Yahweh and Baal. It is not a question of which god is stronger, but of which is truly God. Elijah asserts that "No rain or dew will fall on Israel until the word comes from my mouth." Since rain and weather were the realm of Baal, Elijah effectively slaps Ahab's god in the face.
Israel begins to dry up. Elijah went to his town of Tishbe beyond the Jordan. Beside the Wadi Cherith, ravens brought him food, just as God had fed the Israelites in the desert. When even this water source went dry, God directed him to the town of Zarephath, near Sidon. Deep in the heartland of Baal's cult, Elijah stays with a poor widow, who is also feeling the scarcity of the drought. The widow is not Jewish, but she recognizes the holiness of her guest. Her supply of food never fails, and God even raises her son to life. This simple woman accepts Elijah as a man of God.
After 3 years of drought, God sends Elijah back for a final test of strength. Jezebel likely ran the religious and domestic affairs of the kingdom, so Elijah takes aim at her hold on power. He challenges her prophets of Baal to a contest. On the slopes of Mount Carmel (a parallel to Sinai) he arranges for his competition. Two bulls are slaughtered and placed on altars to be burnt. Only the fire is missing. He taunts the prophets that their god of lightning and fire should make short work of the sacrifice.
As they pray and shriek loudly, Elijah ridicules the prophets and their god, very effectively making fools of them. He suggests that Baal is too stupid or incompetent to hear them, even day-dreaming, napping, or "on a journey"…which means answering the call of nature. After hours of wasted hysteria, the prophets have totally discredited themselves. Elijah calls the people to God. He drenches the bull and altar with water, an extravagant waste after a three-year drought.
Elijah addresses a simple prayer to God, and receives fire without delay. Just as the fire and the blood are the people's proof of God's power, so the rain will be the proof for Ahab. Elijah announces that rain will finally come. The wisp of cloud rising from the sea represents the hand of God, present in human affairs. The cloud grows, the rain begins, and Elijah runs ahead of Ahab's chariot back to Jezreel. There is no doubt who has won the contest between gods.
Ironically, Elijah has a crisis of courage after his greatest triumph; he feels afraid, and runs for his life. This retreat from Israel presents a vibrant image of our prophet as one who truly "stood before God." By describing himself in this manner, Elijah is describing an attitude: he lives in the conscious recognition that God and his power are everywhere.
Elijah's pilgrimage to Horeb takes him into the southern desert, away from Israel. God's question "Elijah, why are you here?" is a mild rebuke to one who has left his assigned land. Elijah responds with self-pity that he is the only faithful one left. So God points out that there are still thousands of good people and that Elijah's work is already bearing fruit. God confronts this lack of courage with a demonstration of his presence. We learn that God is not in the wind, earthquake, or fire. Yet Elijah finds God's presence in the gentle silence which follows the more spectacular physical display. God is spirit, not a natural force, and talks to prophets as directly as he wishes.
Elijah returns home to food and companionship, and prepares the final stroke against Ahab and Jezebel, who compound their evil activity by the murder of Naboth. Poor Naboth is treacherously killed because he is faithful. Elijah predicts the end of king and queen in grisly detail, and passes out of their lives forever. God is done with them, and so is he!
He selects Elisha as his successor, and then is taken up to heaven in a fiery chariot. The "double portion" of his spirit which Elisha requests is a special blessing, since the eldest son traditionally got twice the inheritance of other children. Elijah's cloak symbolizes his continuing presence, and the chariot stands for the protection which God gives to faithful people.
Elijah shows how God is exciting enough to take our breath away. He lives in God's presence, confronts injustice and evil, and stands for a kind of allegiance to God which no one can misunderstand. If Ahab and Jezebel seem to be hapless victims of their own mistakes, their first failure was ignoring the God who is really there.
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S.A. Leiseca
Thanks for the brief summary. Can you recommend additional readings, on Elijah and the Carmelites? The simpler the better. I am at email@example.com. take care Sergio
Mark V. Valenzuela
Have you made a pilgrimige to Mount Carmel? Is it a required place for Carmelites to visit? Sounds like a really cool place get spiritual and cultural. Thanks for being my teacher back then and even now.
P. Frenette
Hi Fr. Glueckert, What a great summary of this unfolding story. As a teacher of 4th grade I had decided to start this coming school year with the exciting story of Elijah. Being a Third Order Carmelite, I know this story pretty well, but never tire of hearing it again. You gave us some strong background in the history of the Carmelites at our retreat in Washington State last Ocotber,. Many thanks.
Vernon J. Malley, O.Carm.
Oh, Leo – you are a delight beyond words. "God is, in whose presence I stand" says it all. Let's keep being aware of God's loving and merciful presence. VJ Malley.
Chrys Fisher
Many years ago, I was privileged to come with my very young son to the lectures on Church history that you offered at OLMC Church in Darien, IL. Little Stephen learned & retained far more from you in the two years we came to your adult ed classes than he did in all of his formal education, and I am terribly grateful to you. I have many friends who are Carmelite tertiaries here in Naples, FL, & I'm looking forward to ordering your new book to share with them! Chrys F/


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In the wake of the tragic events in Japan, many people are looking for a way to help the disaster victims. For 7-year-old Sage Friedman of Florence, Mass., helping meant giving up some of her favorite things.
While sitting in her first grade class, Sage came up with the idea to sell her toys and books to raise money for the Japanese people. She's also selling clay sculptures she makes.
"Saturday morning she woke up and said, 'Mommy, I really feel like I want to help the people in Japan. I need to do something for the people in Japan. I have a lot of toys I could sell and send the money to the people in Japan,'" her mother, Jennifer Friedman, said.
"It's pretty hard to sell toys and books,but not hard to make the sculptures," Sage said.
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The Boston Bruins should have taken a harmless hint from the New York Rangers at the 4:10 mark of Wednesday night's first period. That was when goaltender Tuukka Rask needed to scramble to slam the door on Rick Nash and Marian Gaborik as they crashed the net on a Brad Richards rebound that caught him off guard.
When he did and when video review confirmed there was no evidence to suggest a goal, Gaborik retained zero points on the year to match his team's shape in the standings. But one of those trends only lived for one more play and 26 more seconds.
The unlearned Bruins let an unsupervised Gaborik, the topmost personification of the perilously wounded Rangers, swoop in and absorb a cross-ice Nash feed, which he roofed over a sprawling Rask at 4:36.
Play did not stop again until Boston iced the puck at 6:14. That freeze brought the Gaborik-Richards-Nash line out for its next shift, at which point the Bruins proved they still had not absorbed the consequences of flimsy coverage.
Gaborik continued to unleash the wave of carbonation that had been stored since the season opener on Saturday, raking in a rebound at 6:49.
Afterward, the Bruins finally did perk up and proceeded to delete 2-0 and 3-2 deficits en route to salvaging a 3-3 regulation tie. But in the resultant overtime, Gaborik made sure they did not entirely escape from their earlier errors, depositing the winner on a partial breakaway.
With the overriding symmetric story set, here is a deeper look at the top takeaways for a mixed evening on Boston's front. For multiple reasons, they were fortunate to remain technically unbeaten through three games in 2013.


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Holiday Cookbook Contest: Send us your recipes!
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We want you to send us your family's favorite holiday recipes and the stories behind them. Is it a dish passed down from an ancestor, or one made last year for the first time? A unique dish to your family or a traditional one? Why do you love that recipe and what's the story behind it?
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A national holiday, Thanksgiving is observed in the United States - and worldwide wherever North American expats reside - on the fourth Thursday of November.
Every immigrant group to the US has also adopted the special day, which crosses all ethnic and religious lines.
"Turkey day" is a universal and delicious event, while the four-day holiday weekend also features football (not soccer!) games, major shopping days and great sales.
Thanksgiving Day's centerpiece is the lovingly-prepared feast on our tables, which we share with family and friends. People begin to plan holiday menus very early. Therefore, we invite the MyHeritage community to participate in our poll below:
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ALEXANDRIA TWP. — After falling short in its quest for one goal, it's on to the next one for Delaware Valley High.
Sparta scored the game's final 10 points — eight from the foul line — to upset the Terriers 57-46 Monday night in a Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex County Tournament quarterfinal meeting.
But moments following the final buzzer, DelVal Head Coach Mike Haughey was already mindful of what lies ahead for the Terriers. They need to get right back in the win column and stay there to hold on to their slim lead in the Skyland Conference-Valley Division standings.
"It's a big loss — we wanted this one," conceded Haughey. "But we have to find a way to put it behind us and focus on winning the conference championship. Now the focus goes strictly on that.
"I think the hardest thing about this county tournament is that your focus is on two things at once. Now we can put all our eggs in one basket and focus on the conference."
Delaware Valley (15-4), which saw its 13-game winning streak snapped, was atop the Valley Division with an 11-1 record prior to Tuesday's scheduled clash with the Pingry School, with South Hunterdon (10-2) close behind. The Terriers, the defending Valley champions, also have division games remaining with Bound Brook tonight and Mount St. Mary Academy in Watchung next week.
Despite atrocious shooting by Sparta (9-11) during the first three quarters Monday, the Terriers never could establish any kind of control against the scrappy visitors, who were seeded third in the Sussex bracket of the tri-county tourney.
DelVal, the No. 2 Hunterdon-Warren seed, did take the lead midway through the second stanza and was still in front by a point with 3:31 remaining in the game. But the Spartans forged ahead on Mackenzie Maguire's put-back and then scored seconds later following a Terrier turnover, and DelVal never could recover.
"Usually we get down when we're missing our shots," said Sparta Head Coach Cathy Wille, "but today we did not. They just had the fortitude to hang in there and to gut it out and stick to it. If we weren't hitting from the outside, we went inside and that started to work. Our shots fell in the second half."
The Spartans shot just 12 for 47 from the floor during the first three periods, including seven wide-open missed layups. Then they hit eight of 15 tries in the final session before icing the triumph away by canning eight of 10 attempts from the free-throw line during the last 42 seconds.
Sparta also was guilty of a mere four turnovers following the intermission, none of which resulted in DelVal points.
"I actually thought we might have done a better job defensively in the second half than we did in the first," said Haughey. "But the rebounding at the end — we gave them second and third opportunities and you can't give a good team those additional chances. They have a good touch around the basket and we knew that coming in. Their big girls can score."
One of those big girls, 5-foot-11 junior Meghan Boryeskne, did plenty of that, totaling 19 points, including the Spartans' first three buckets of the second half. She also grabbed 14 rebounds.
"She had a great game," said Wille, whose team will host North Hunterdon in a Saturday semifinal. "She only began playing basketball in the eighth grade. She's coming around and making her presence felt."
Senior guard Justine Doran connected on seven of 13 shots from the floor and topped Delaware Valley with 22 points, one more than her season average, against Sparta's man-to-man defense. But she also suddenly found herself in foul trouble in the third quarter when two quick offensive charges gave her four personals and Haughey had to sit her down with 1:54 left in the period.
She returned to the lineup with 6:15 to go, and during that almost four-minute stretch the Terriers basically treaded water as their lead went from two points at 32-30 to one (38-37).
"That hurt (Doran getting into foul trouble)," said Haughey, "but I didn't think we played terrible with her off the court. I thought we held our own. But maybe if she was on the court we could've stretched that lead. You never know."
Doran's short bank shot from the right side staked DelVal to a 40-37 lead with 5:27 left but Boryeskne countered by scoring on an offensive rebound and Maguire drove in for a basket following a turnover.
Another Doran drive to the hoop put the Terriers back in front 42-41 but again Sparta came right back as Maguire converted another offensive carom into a bucket and point guard Jamie Melville hit a fast-break layup off a turnover for a 45-42 margin at the 2:42 mark.
DelVal's Emily Kolonia rattled in an outside shot and seconds later Maguire scored for the Spartans. Doran slipped through the Sparta defense for another basket to bring the Terriers within a point but Maggie Jent retaliated with a 15-footer, giving Sparta a 49-46 cushion with 1:06 to go.
The Terriers then committed a turnover and were forced to begin fouling at this point. Maguire sank the first of a one-and-one with 0:42 on the clock but when she missed the next try, Melville grabbed the rebound and was fouled. She sank her first attempt and missed the next but then the visitors finished off the victory by hitting their last six in a row.
Kolonia totaled 10 points for DelVal and senior center Megan Bradley had 13 rebounds and blocked three shots.
Melville 1-2-11-19, Boryeskne 9-1-19, Maguire 4-1-9, Jent 3-0-6, Silberstein 1-2-4. Totals 18-2-15-57
Doran 5-2-6-22, Kolonia 2-2-0-10, Pilone 2-3-7, Brokaw 1-2-4, Case 1-1-3. Totals 11-4-12-46
Sparta 11 4 15 27 — 57
Delaware Valley 7 13 14 12 — 46
Field-goal shooting — Sparta 20-62 (32 percent); DelVal 15-44 (34 percent)
Free-throw shooting — Sparta 15-18 (83 percent); DelVal 12-17 (71 percent)
Turnovers — Sparta 12 (resulting in 12 DV points); DelVal 17 (resulting in 13 Sparta points)


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My favorite digital story is Eric Faden's Tracking Theory: The Synthetic Philosophy of the Glance, published in the Perception Issue of Vectors Journal:
The Synthetic Philosophy of The Glance derives from a quote by 19th century French writer Benjamin Gastineau describing a new type of perception initiated by rail travel.
Scholar Wolfgang Schivelsbusch noted this new perception–what he called "Panoramic Perception"–was especially suited to new visual technologies like cinema that could effortlessly and instantly move across space and time with a simple cut. The film explores how the railroad and cinema changed human perception in the late 19th century.
This work is what Faden calls a "media stylo". It works like a historical documentary, but puts a fairly unique spin on reenactment and archival footage, which is documented in a 'Behind the Scenes' section:
The Synthetic Philosophy of The Glance plays with the idea that early cinema had numerous functions beyond storytelling and imagines what an early "essay" film might be like. Rather than exclusively repurposing original early films, we simulated early cinema's look and texture by compositing live action video with vintage photographs.
But…this work is 12 minutes long, so I went searching for another digital story for my blog post. During my search, I found the Terminal Time project from 1999-2000:
Terminal Time is a cutting edge, audience-powered history engine combining mass participation, reel-time documentary graphics and artificial intelligence to bring you the history you deserve. Each half-hour cinematic experience is custom-made to YOUR values, biases and desires and covers one thousand years of human history.
This project, however, was a live action experience and the content is not saved on the site. Furthermore, the user driven products were thirty minutes. Still, I couldn't resist linking to it and thought this was as good a time as any.
I looked at some other academic type works, but decided to post on a fairly widely seen video, at almost a million and a half youtube views. Since it was a featured selection at last year's 24/7 a DIY Video Summit at USC, I've deemed this pop culture artifact a digital story worth analyzing. I'm sure most of you have seen this sort of "vid" or "fanvid" on youtube. They are basically music videos which reassemble or mash up source material to provide an alternate take on a movie or television show's plot or characterization. This one is called Closer.
It uses clips from an episode, or perhaps a couple of episodes, of Star Trek to suggest sexual tension and unrequited desire between Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. From my understanding, this love affair is a long standing practice in written fan fiction, which uses characters from popular television, often Star Trek, as the basis for new, fan generated stories. Through visual juxtaposition of shots and provocative soundtrack, the story is laid out quickly. The video is made to fit the length of the song, and goes on a little longer than the story probably needs. For an entire three and a half minute video, a little more of a story might have been developed, but Closer serves as a good, clear, example of how "fanvids" tell stories.
First, the video begins with a prompt.: "What if they hadn't made it to Vulcan in time?" This sets up the video as an exercise in counter-factual thinking, if we suspend our idea of facts/past actions to include the events which occurred in the original episode. In this context, we can assume that's fair. I find this interesting because one of the lauded abilities of documentary film is its ability to provide a counter-history, primarily by introducing new evidence. Closer does not provide any new evidence, but instead calls attention to the more overarching power of any filmic product, the assembly of shots.
In this case, the same source material is rearranged to tell an alternate story. The original is also altered by video effects, which pull the images slightly out of context and give them a tone more aligned with the soundtrack. The sepia tone and shutter flashes also give the video a somewhat archival or dreamlike quality, which adds to the overall tone. Finally, the video works because it uses characters which are extremely familiar in popular culture, Kirk and Spock, but a theme that is a little less common, male homosexual love affairs. If the story-tellers had assembled a series of shots with Kirk and his numerous female love interests, that would be cliche and fairly uninteresting. A buddy song with Kirk and Spock would be an equal bore.
By using images and characters with which viewers would be familiar and perhaps identify with in some ways and putting them off-axis the videomakers create drama without having to create their own characters, film their own scenes, or even provide their own score. This exercise might seem fairly simple, but there are many examples of fanvids of this sort that completely miss the mark.


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Punks is a gay B*A*P*S, a drag Waiting to Exhale, a black Broken Hearts Club, and an L.A. Priscilla, but amazingly enough, it manages much uniqueness. The gossamer-thin filmabout the love travails of a gaggle of fierce queensflounders when the catty drag diva becomes Mother Teresa and the loveless hero gets his dream to come not only true, but on his face. but it's basically sassy fun, the kind of sweet little thing you root for, especially if you're a fan of Mahogany, Sister Sledge, or sex with bananas (don't ask).
At the premiere, writer-director Patrik-Ian Polk told me that African American drag queens "have a little extra attitude. I always feel like they mean it more. They grab onto the fabulousness a little harder." And if the stereotypes are true, they have to tuck a little harder, too. But putting together the film's bootylicious ensemble was even more of an uncomfortable challenge. Polk said he cast Rockmond Dunbar as the ambiguous hunk next door "after a string of name actors didn't want to kiss a man." (Interestingly, Dunbar is now a name actor, on TV's Soul Food.) And then Wilson Cruz backed out as the club entrepreneur, so dance-music star Kevin Aviance stepped in, with heels on. "It was shocking," Aviance told me at the premiere. "I couldn't believe I was in Hollywood and performing before a camera!" I can't believe I'm not!
Before the screening, Polk instructed the crowd, "Punks is a black movie. Whether you're white, black, or green, I want you to behave as a black audience. Holler, get up and dance, and celebrate!" I did all the above, but in such a distinctly "white" way that my banana is still looking for some whipped cream.
Once homealonea scheduled phoner came in from Brett Butler, who isn't a white trash lady, she only played one on TV. The ex-sitcom queen has come back to stand-up comedy and is grabbing onto the fabulousness a little harder. As she told me, "I feel like some girl who's left her favorite rag doll behind. I took two years off and I feel fairly certain it was mutual in the industry. There are a lot of people who say they'll never work with me, and I've never met them!"
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What exactly was the career-threatening problem, pray tell? "I worshiped the god of what other people thought of me," Butler revealed, "and I had to find a bigger, meaner one with squinty eyes that didn't laugh at everything I said. Now, I'm not as savage a pundit as I used to be, but I think I'm funnier." I desperately wanted to prove it with a giant guffaw, but bit my tongue in my new role as her bigger, meaner deity.
The refurbished Butlerwho'll be making funny at the Comedy Garden Forum at Madison Square Garden on November 9 and 10clearly doesn't miss Grace Under Fire any more than I miss Little House on the Prairie. "I love that I had the chance to do it," she admitted, "but I deeply regret mistakes or missteps that I made." Still, hotshots are starting to cut the gal a break, especially since she now seems like the most accommodating Butler since By Jeeves and is only high on life, thank you very much.
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Moving back to that Broadway butler I mentioned, Noises Off spoofs the kind of nudgy-winky British sex comedy By Jeeves really is. The revival of the split-second behind-the-scenes romp is silly, daft, and hilariousan evening of pure, guilty diversion. And yes, the ever cute Faith Prince's bio in the Playbill gives her one more Tony award than she really has, but I'm sure that's just another wacky element of the carefully constructed farce.
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But there's been some kooky timing in the magazine world lately. Poor Lisa Marie's on the cover of the new Gear, going on about how tight and loving she and Tim Burton really are. Whoopsy-daisy! And a recent Time Out New York cover had "Cheap Eats" handwritten in white powder (relax, it was only sugar), a bold choice coming in the middle of the anthrax scare, and one I totally approved of. "Some readers were concerned about that," the mag's editor, Cindy Stivers, told me last week. "It was shot well before any of this started happening. We had the conversation and said, 'Does this look like anthrax? No, it's clearly sugar.' The sensitivity stuff is inevitable, but we're following the mayor's orders to get on with it!" No argument hereI'm downing 16 donuts as we speak, just to be a good citizen.
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Saturday's Spirit Game lets us see how it used to be 'back in the day'
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Back in "the day," that magical time when it seems so many things were so much better, cleaner and real, filling the basketball gym on a Friday night was as automatic as students battling back and forth with the classic cheer: "We have spirit, yes we do, we have spirit, how about you?"
To get the same electricity that once was just in the air in schools it takes more than just racking up the W's.
Now, that spirit and passion that was once just part of the fabric of a community has to be infused, made part of the calendar and planned in advance.
The culmination of months of planning takes place Saturday when Medical Lake hosts West Plains rival Cheney in the seventh annual Golden Feather game.
While the focus will be on posters, carefully choreographed skits and colorful demonstrations of student and fan involvement, there are also a couple of basketball games that are the magnet that will draw the communities together. The girls' game tips at 5:45 p.m. and the boys' at 7:30.
"There are just multiple things outside the athletic realm," Medical Lake athletics director Chris Spring said as he searched for reasons why spirit has to be artificially introduced into high school sports these days.
What was once a given, "Now it seems like everyone packs their Spirit Games, grasps onto those game to try to bring some sense of that world back to us," he said.
"Ultimately it seems like, across the board from the GSL (Greater Spokane League) to the GNL (Great Northern) to Northeast A, you watch all the sports on the news Friday nights, every gym looks similar (empty)," Spring said. "It's obviously not a Medical Lake sort of problem, it's a high school problem."
This will be the third straight year Cheney has provided the opposition. The two were once league rivals but this year's contest will pit the Blackhawks from their familiar 2A GNL and the Cardinals in their new quarters in the 1A NEA.
"It's the No. 1 high school memory our kids take away and remember is that week leading up to this game," Spring said. And that's not because of the basketball. "Basketball…I think the coaches sometime kind of shake their heads during the week and say don't forget about us," Spring said.
Each school tries to make rules that don't disturb the learning environment for extended periods of time, Spring explained. "We only work on it for two weeks, but planning goes on weeks, if not months."
That includes the skits, posters and artwork which all helps earn one of the teams the nod to win the coveted Golden Feather. Efforts are ongoing to keep the prep for the event outside the school day, Spring said.
The theme each year is an ASB decision. "We go out and get ideas from the student body, narrow it down to four," Spring said. From there the event rests in the hands of the student council and administration for their approval to make sure it is appropriate.
The Golden Feather game started with West Valley, the opponents for four years and Saturday marks the third time the West Plains' rivals will have met.
"We lost the first two with West Valley, won our last two which I think is impressive in itself with the differences in our student body size," Spring said.
With wins in the first two Spirit Game competitions against Cheney, the Cardinals have now won the last four events off the court, and even collected a 49-40 upset win in boys' play last year.
"We're looking for Cheney to bring it big time this year," Spring said. "By no means do we go into this thinking we're something special."
While spirit games in the Greater Spokane League and GNL are common – the "Groovy Shoe" between Shadle and North Central or University; Central Valley battle for the "Stinky Sneaker" and the "Golden Throne" featuring West Valley versus East Valley – they are rare in the NEA Spring said.
"Lakeside and Freeman are the only schools that do it," Spring said.
There was an effort to keep the game within the framework of league play, Spring said, "But really the only ones that made sense were Freeman and Lakeside and both of them were already involved and wanted to keep that going."
"So we just backed off and thought you know, what an opportunity to keep something clean and good going on the West Plains with the Medical Lake-Cheney thing."
The history of the Medical Lake-Cheney rivalry, at times, wasn't the most positive, Spring said. "As far as the rivalry there was some negativity in the games and the rules that we create for this particular game don't allow for any of that," Spring said.
While the spirit game idea is pretty new, the end result of Saturday's Golden Feather lets us get a look at how things used to be.
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But, it probably only works in the UK.
The SBS triple toes were really pretty.
Every time Robin says Felicia as "Fe-litch-ia" it makes me laugh.
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What a lovely performance by Z/B! They should be proud.
He was so serious at the end, I thought he was going to propose or something, LOL.
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In this paper, I analyze the role of financial advisors in individual investment decisions and ask whether financial advice is a reliable substitute for individuals' financial literacy. I report two main findings. First, I show that individuals who tend to be financially less sophisticated are more likely to consult professional advisors, which supports the notion that financial advice serves as a substitute for financial literacy. Second, when I analyze the impact of financial advice on portfolio choice, I find that, if anything, use of financial advice does not improve the quality of individuals' investment decisions. For example, I document that advised investors earn lower raw and risk-adjusted returns than self-directed investors, even before deducting advisory fees and transaction costs. Overall, the evidence presented in this study casts doubts on the ability of financial advice to serve as an effective substitute for financial literacy.
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Q. Will we see a point where the contractor(s) for Highway 17 come in with street sweepers and clean off all asphalt debris left along the roadbeds and curbs after the construction that has a nasty habit of popping up and hitting windshields? - Richard Lennon, Mount Pleasant
A. Yes. Efforts are now underway to sweep the roadways and gutters to address the asphalt debris. - J. E. (Ed) Barbee, CPPB, Transportation Construction Liaison Officer, Town of Mount Pleasant
Q. Please get an explanation as to why Mount Pleasant would double the size of the Senior Center on Von Kolnitz. Why not take those tax dollars and put a facility in the Rivertowne/Dunes West area? We have more taxpayers 55 and over in this area than at the Von Kolnitz facility. To use the current facility we have to drive on Highway 41 and on Highway 17 which adds to the traffic congestion. Then, of course, we have to drive back in all the traffic. - Don Grant, Mount Pleasant
A. In 2003/4 the Town of Mount Pleasant asked Tenet Healthcare (parent company for East Cooper Medical Center) to donate a portion of their property to the town for the purpose of constructing the existing Senior Center. The senior residents of our town are benefiting from Tenet Healthcares generous donation of three acres to the Town of Mount Pleasant to build our Senior Service Center. The current facility occupies half of the three acres. Phase II Expansion will occupy the remaining half of the three acres.
The land was given (no costs) to the towns residents.
I have entertained the same thoughts that Mr. Grant has expressed.
The current Senior Center is being expanded as a direct result of the use and demand by more than 2,200 members. A significant percentage of our senior members do live and travel to and from the northern area of town to use our senior center. And yes, this does add to and increase the traffic on Highway 17.
Our town council and staff has explored other potential locations in the northern area of town prior to the decision to expand the existing Senior Service Center.
Based on the towns projected demographics, in a perfect world the construction of an additional senior center in the northern area of our town would be most appropriate.
However, when we look at the towns ability to provide facilities for our active senior population in communities such as the Rivertowne and/or Dunes West areas the first issue is, the cost of available land for the town to construct a second Senior Center in these communities.
The collaborative efforts between the Town of Mount Pleasant and Tenet Healthcare, East Cooper Medical Center, demonstrate the ability for partnership opportunities that serve to improve and maximize the delivery of services to our growing senior population.
Developers and property owners may want to explore and consider the benefits of partnership opportunities that would serve to place the Town of Mount Pleasant in a proactive position to better serve our citizens. - Thomasena Stokes-Marshall, Mount Pleasant Mayor Pro-Tem, after whom the Senior Center is named.
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Summer road trips, what could be better? As car guys we love summer road trips. Some of the most memorable are the ones that did not go as planned. Finding yourself in a new city, or a place off the beaten path is a great part of the adventure of life. If you ever need advise when you are not in town please call us. We have a great ability to help you with your roadside questions. Happy hunting on finding your new road.
Closed for the Holidays!
Hey Audi Volkswagoners, you will be missed!
We will be closed from December 21st to January 5th enjoying the shit out of the holidays. You should enjoy yours too!
Not sure if we believe it, but some say it is supposed to snow on Christmas! Send us a picture of your Audi or Volkswagen in the snow. The submitter of the best photo we get by January 30th will get a $20 gift card to Rooster and Moon a cafe bar in the baker-ish area of downtown.
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Advice For A Rainy Day
Most of the time, Audis are unaffected by inclement weather. They're more than capable of handling in the snow, which is generally a good thing… That is, unless you're looking for an excuse to take the day off work because your car is supposedly stuck in the driveway. If your boss knows you drive an Audi, this excuse will never work!
As far as weather is concerned, your Audi can manage almost anything Mother Nature can dish out, but some occasions require a bit of attention. The rain in Colorado doesn't seem to be letting up, and so with this in mind, we at Salta would like to make sure your car is unaffected.
•Check your rain tray… There is a plastic channel under the hood near the front windshield. Often times, it can become clogged with leaves and debris, causing water to overflow onto the car's interior floorboard, and in extreme cases, this can cause damage to some of the electronics. It takes minutes to clean, but if you're uncomfortable doing it on your own, you've got some friends at Salta who would be happy to help.
•Replace your windshield wipers… The cold weather causes warping to the wiper blades, a brand new set will greatly increase your visibility and our factory wipers are an exact fit at a great price.
•Don't get stranded… A check up is free, so there's no reason to get stranded in bad weather. Be mindful of upcoming services, your car will thank you for it!
•Most of all, drive careful… It's crazy out there right now!
Four Wheeled Friends
My first car's name was Orton. It was an 80 something Chevrolet Cavalier that was given to me by my aunt. By the time I inherited Orton, he was a little lackluster, though I have to wonder if there was ever a point in time when a Cavalier was considered sexy or even attractive. His clear coat had worn through, making his dull grey exterior that much more dull. His carpet was grey, his seats were grey, he was about as glorious as a winter day in Cold War Russia.
Orton's namesake was a bank teller in downtown Denver. A dull man with no real emotion to speak of. Orton the bank teller probably drove a Cavalier just like mine, but I doubt he had the creative energy to go through with naming his car. He probably didn't even name his children. He was the perfect namesake for my nondescript little car.
I didn't even really want a car when Orton came into my life, but it didn't take long to succumb to the ways of automotive dependency. In the beginning, I wasn't so attached to Orton, I couldn't even be bothered to check or change his oil. But over time, I grew to appreciate and maybe even love Orton…
He drove me safely through bad weather and bad neighborhoods, and because he never caught the eye of anyone, we could speed right past cop cars with all the confidence in the world that we were in fact, invisible.
Most cars are given recognition for being fast or beautiful, but Orton's crowning achievement would be the day that I sold him. He provided me with the funds I needed to move to New York City, so, you could say that Orton had provided me with a future I could not have afforded otherwise.
There have been many cars since Orton, and all of them have had names and personalities of their own. Yes, personalities. Take, for instance, Klaus, my Audi Avant… Klaus, the no-nonsense German never failed me. He was functional, reliable, and if he had the ability, he would have been disappointed in my constant lack of punctuality.
Over the years, I have come to realize that our customers also affectionately name their cars. There's Jeffrey the Volkswagen Jetta, Peppy the Touareg and there was even an Audi A8 called the Doctor.
At Salta, we always do our best to consider that we're not just fixing any old car… For a lot of our customers, we recognize that there is an emotional bond there, a genuine concern for the well being of their four-wheeled friend. We get it. We're the same way. And we're always happy to help a friend in need, whether it's a car or not!
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If a hill climb is a race unlike any other, you must also assume that a hill climber is also quite unique. The race venue is always set in a typically beautiful Colorado mountain town, but being that it's Colorado, there's bound to be some erratic weather. Hill climbers can accept that they'll either be roasting in their race suits or shivering on a mountain side. They can probably even deal with driving on the wrong tire for half the race because of how quickly the climate can change the road.
Joseph and Steve are both fine examples of what hill climbers should be… They spent the weekend driving on muddy roads and bogging around an equally messy service area. The good news was that Joe's rally car had no problems over the course of the entire weekend. There would be no mud bog transmission swaps, nor were there mud crusted Salta techs in the service area. Just a fluid check and tire pressure monitoring and then back to racing!
While the mud may have posed a problem for the bulk of the other race classes, this was not a problem for the rally class. In fact, there's nothing more exciting than bad weather when you've got a rally car. (The same is true for most Audi owners!) While at first, Joe was tentative on the sloppy surface, Steve ensured him there was plenty of grip and the boys ended up with a ten second gain on their nemesis.
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Salta rally post #4
It takes a lot of trust to sit in the passenger seat of a race car, and an equal amount of concentration to actually navigate. It's not just important to navigate, but to navigate well is a real benefit. *Perhaps I should have said that to navigate well is imperative, but that's what safety equipment is for. For instance, in the unfortunate event that the navigator calls out a left 1 when in fact, the road is making a tight right, well, my sympathy goes out to all involved, but most especially to the poor navigator. A simple error can be a big deal for a nav and it's a tremendous responsibility to take on.
The Land's End hill climb was Steve Bis' first race as a navigator. Usually in the driver's seat, Steve was not only able to navigate the course, but was able to pull from his prior driving experience to guide and encourage Joe into making faster runs up the road. As I understand it, Steve was an ideal navigator, it was a definite benefit that he had so much previous race experience. And it definitely didn't hurt that he's one of the best Audi/Volkswagen service techs that Salta has. *You'll notice that I said he's ONE of the best and not THE best… Well, it's just not nice to play favorites, now, is it?
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The Service Vehicle
It's kind of funny, but if you want to race cars, you're going to have to buy a truck. You won't even really want the truck, but you'll need it for sure. And it won't be the high performance race car that gets all the miles, it will be the clunky old pick up truck that you will come to depend on. It's a bit of a disappointment, but a necessary evil that all racers must come to terms with… The service vehicle.
It's especially hard to accept that the service vehicle is not going to be half as desirable as the Audis and Volkswagens that we work on. It won't even come close. It'll be loud, it'll belch smoke out of the exhaust and more than likely, it will have a mismatched door or panel here or there.
Now that Joseph is a race car owner and driver, it's no coincidence that he's also the proud owner of an old Dodge pick up truck. I'm giggling a little as I write this because what Joe may not yet realize is that his pick up truck is incredibly useful in so many ways… He can now help his friends move giant sofas across town, he will be able to haul engines down to the recycler and he'll be able to pull a friends car out of a ditch in the middle of a snow storm. Oh, and he'll also be able to tow his race car.😉
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Regent University's School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship invites you to participate in the 2008 Annual Roundtables of Contemporary Research & Practice on May 16-17, 2008 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Featured Guest: Dr. Warren Bennis is known around the world as the preeminent expert on the subject of leadership and has devoted more than five decades of his life to understanding and sharing the effective practice of leadership.
Each roundtable will provide an opportunity for the presentation and discussion of contemporary research in the areas of business, global leadership and entrepreneurship.
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On Thursday, Aug. 19, ACC (Arab American Chaldean Council) will add another brick to its 30-year mission of building bridges that lead to roads that pave the way for a myriad of human services and needed resources for various communities within the tri-county area.
"As a bridge of understanding, we continue on a mission of maximizing the skills, resources and expertise of the communities we serve, which is why (for the second year) we are excited about our partnership with Fifth Third Bank and its eBus initiative," said Dr. Haifa Fakhouri, ACC president and CEO.
This year's event has a duel purpose, reaching out to both the consumer and the small business community.
"For the first time, a Small Business Expo will be included when the eBus stops at ACC's Seven Mile Campus," said Loretta Humphrey-Cruz, Fifth Third Bank Community Development marketing specialist. "The purpose of the Expo is to not only educate businesses on various financial resources that are available to them, but to also have open dialogue relative to their issues and concerns that will be addressed by a panel of financial experts."
On the business end, a panel of individuals from SBA, CEED, City of Detroit Office of Targeted Business Development, Michigan Small Business and Technical Development Center, along with Optimum Capital Management President Ryan Mack (headquartered in New York) and Edward Deeb, Michigan Food and Beverage Association (MFBA) president and chief executive officer, will address local small business owners. The morning will kick off with "A Taste of ACC" continental breakfast followed by the Expo that will conclude with questions from the business owners and answers from the panel moderated by Acqunette Jamison, anchor on Fox 2 Morning News.
"It's a great day at ACC whenever we can open our doors not only to the community but also to businesses that fuel our economy, and we look forward to this first-time opportunity to host the Expo and to welcome the eBus back to our Seven Mile Campus," said William Salaita, ACC Employment and Training director. On Tuesday, Aug. 17, the panel of business experts will join Salaita on his weekly radio show which is broadcast on WNZK AM 690 at 3 p.m.
Come rain or shine, ACC clients will board the eBus where they will be provided with community resources information (from DTE, to Michigan Department of Human Services, to a list of low-income housing, to how to prevent identity theft), along with receiving pertinent information from Fifth Third regarding banking and have the opportunity to obtain their credit report. After visiting the eBus, residents can visit the Detroit Community Health Connection which will be weproviding free health screenings. ACC clients will also have the option of participating in two workshops designed to attract those who have little to no banking knowledge or experience ("Banking Basics 101") and those who have entrepreneurship interest ("Taking a Business From Your Basement to the Consumer") but lack the wherewithal to complete the transition.
ACC continues to serve the community by "Building Hope, Building Lives" and is committed to staying with the mission of expanding its work with community-conscious organizations throughout Southeastern Michigan. As Dr. Haifa Fakhouri put it, "Through the strength of partnership we can help more individuals better their lives."
Businesses interested in attending this free Small Business Expo can RSVP by calling (248) 559-1990 no later than Aug. 16.


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Editor's note: Click here to check out the complete photo gallery from Friday's Division 8 state championship
DETROIT — Perfect. Mission accomplished.
Mendon, putting on one of its greatest performances in a state final, blanked Fowler, 33-0, Friday morning at Ford Field to win its 10th state championship under coach John Schwartz, 11th overall in the playoff era, and finish with a perfect 14-0 record.
And for the seniors on this year's team, it was what they set out to do from the first day of practice — bring back their first championship.
The championship trophy also kept Schwartz, who took over as head coach in 1989, unbeaten in title games and also a perfect 3-for-3 in finals at Ford Field.
"I've been asked to rank this team with other teams and I certainly can't do that," Schwartz said after Mendon's most convincing state championship performance. "But I can rank the schedule. I think the schedule is as tough, if not tougher, than any schedule we've had.
"This football team has seen everything. We seen spread teams, 'T' teams and teams that like to pound it," continued Schwartz.
Tyler Harris, 5-foot-6, 140-pound junior, got the Hornets rolling early as, after Fowler's first possession, he gathered in a punt at his own 16, bolted along the sideline and followed a wall of blockers to the end zone. His 84-yard gallop was the second longest punt return in state finals history.
Harris went on to score on an 11-yard run in the second quarter and 29-yard dash to complete the scoring in the fourth quarter. Harris ended the season with 40 touchdowns, 265 points and rushed for 1,858 yards, including 82 on 14 carries against Fowler.
Senior fullback Tanner Cook plowed out a team-high 95 yards in only nine carries, scored on a 19-yard up-the-middle run in the first quarter and also caught a 34-yard pass from senior quarterback Chance Nightingale.
Whenever Nightingale handled the football, there was a good chance Mendon was going to pick up big yardage and find the end zone. Nightingale only threw eight times — completing four for 119 yards — but he deftly guided an offense that produced 240 yards along the carpet rushing and 359 overall.
Nightingale also got into the scoring act as he ran 9 yards to up Mendon's lead to 27-0 in the third quarter.
"This is important to me because I was the quarterback and leader," Nightingale said. "My brother (T.J.) was a defensive back when he was a sophomore.
Nightingale now has something to say at the family dinner table when conversation comes to state titles. His brother was on Mendon's 2007 title team.
Give a lot of credit to Mendon's offensive line for the super successful morning. Senior tight end Cody Bingaman, tackles Kevin Kuhlman (junior) and Logan Slaughter (freshman), guards Cody Ross (senior) and Derek Brueck (senior) and center Derek Zagon (sophomore) won most of the battles up front.
And the defense, having to deal with a Fowler power running attack that was averaging close to 330 yards a game, held the Eagles to 128 (198 total) and only once let Fowler get inside the Hornets' 30.
"Our defense really stepped up today," said Bingaman, who was in on 12 tackles from his inside linebacker position. "We knew they wanted to pound the ball. (End) Cody Ross handled their tight ends all game and me and Tanner (Cook) were hitting linemen coming at us. By the second half they were tired of getting hit."
"Cody's not the type of kid you have to fire up," Schwartz said of the fiery Bingaman, a 5-foot-11, 210-pound all-stater. "You have to settle him down."
"We really didn't classify this as a state championship game," Bingaman added. "We looked at this as another game we had to win."
Junior outside linebacker Rodney Arnott also had 12 tackles, while junior Nick Eberstein had 10 stops and again was a ball-hawking defensive back, and Ross. Senior Robbie Gonser and Cook each had nine tackles.
Fowler, finishing up 11-3, was making its first trip to the finals since 1998 and was going for its fifth state championship.
"This was a great accomplishment for these guys," said Craig Koenigsknecht, Fowler's second-year head coach and a player on the 1993 Eagles state championship team.
"Mendon was just a great football team. Offensively, we had a hard time getting things started."
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Ryan Gosling Says the Worst Thing You Can Call Someone Is 'Dumb Hipster'
Of all the insults.By Katie Van Syckle
Of all the insults.By Katie Van Syckle
Gosling's Drive reteam with Nicolas Winding Refn gets off on the wrong foot.By Kyle Buchanan
In Paris! Squint and it could be Julie Delpy.By Kyle Buchanan
She indulges in a little same-sex flirting with Ludivine Sagnier.By Kyle Buchanan
"I think French film audiences are far more nonjudgmental about the way women look. There isn't this obsession with facial lines. They actually like women."By Miranda Siegel
Plus: Sam Worthington to star in 'Quatermain.'By Josh Duboff
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Eh, it looks okay.By Lane Brown
Plus: Mark Wahlberg threatens violence against Jeremy Piven–bashers.By Tammy Oler
Thomas raps with Vulture about balancing English- and French-language films, and the hazards of onscreen chain-smoking.By Brent Simon
Paul Greengrass is just about the last man in Hollywood who could get an Iraq-war movie green-lit at this point.
Damien Hirst wasn't the first to aestheticize (i.e. make shiny) the skull.
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So, you want to know what the Davin is?
I can tell you what you want to know.
The Davin is just a guy. He's tired of referring to himself in the third person (a trick he acquired from Gavin, apparently) and he will now cease to do so.
I am the Davin. Ah, that's better. I was brought forth into this world in 1974 and, lacking anything better to do, I've been around ever since. I grew up near the the extremely boring city of Everett which is why I know far more about train tracks, video games, M-80's, shopping malls, and IHOP than any sane person should ever have to.
In 1992 I graduated from High School without filling the world with the light of my dreams or my classmates with hot lead, feats that amazed no-one, and left the barren soul-sucking wasteland of the suburbs for the largest city within reach, Seattle. Upon receiving the first of many checks from my parents, I matriculated at the University of Washington, where I spent the next five years learning physics, astronomy, why to avoid Everclear, strange and amusing (in a laugh-at-me kind of way, not a laugh-with-me kind of way) dance moves, and words like 'matriculate'.
In 1997 I found myself graduating from the UW with two bachelor's degrees (physics and astronomy). I started a brief career as a scientist by collecting rejection letters from various graduate schools, then abandoned it to become assimilated into corporate America. Utilizing neither of my hard-earned science degrees, I joined a small software company and eventually had to call myself an engineer.
Still recovering from my suburbia-induced malaise, I was soon corrupted by the (relatively large) regular paychecks and sank into a lifestyle of freedom and comfort. I moved into a nice house, bought fancy electronics and a sports car, and began to travel the world. In this way I was able to avoid ever having to decide what to be when I grew up (which has apparently happened already).
This brings us to the present, which is conveniently summarized in table 4-1:
Table 4-1, present status of Davin
Name: Davin Tarr
Never having found any ultimate purpose to life beyond seeking beauty and bettering the lot of myself and as many of those around me as possible, I will be content to further my understanding about and compassion for the world in which I live, my fellow man, and myself. I will write increasingly long and rambling sentences until I am no longer physically or mentally abled, at which time I will become a crotchety old man with a cane, sitting out on the front stoop and shaking my fist at 'these durn kids today'. In many ways this will be the most enjoyable stage of my life, as I will be able to get away with anything no matter how socially unacceptable, assuming there are still socially unacceptable behaviors by then. In this way I will continue to ripen until sometime past the age of 128, whereupon I will be bodily struck by some advanced form of 22nd century heavy transport and my journey through this life shall come to an end.
This concludes our tour of the Davin, please watch your step upon disembarking. Thank you drive through.


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monitor heart rhythms in real time. This device is connected to the skin
with electrodes—small, plastic patches—and is worn between two-weeks and
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A popular Tacoma Seattle vacation rental choice near Seattle Washington, the Carriage Suite is the entire first floor of the Catchpenny Cottage at Chinaberry Hill Inn–a luxury urban B&B experience in Seattle Tacoma WA. The Carriage Suite, with its original floor-to-ceiling woodwork, is more rustic in character than the Pantages Suite or the Wild Rose, our other two private Jacuzzi suites. If you enjoy Pacific Northwest cabin and cottage lodging alternatives while being close to all that Seattle and Tacoma have to offer, then we're certain you will love the Carriage Suite.
Perfect for a romantic getaway weekend, girls night out or families needing extra sleeping arrangements (the sofa makes into a queen sleeper), the Carriage Suite is just steps from the main mansion.
The entire first floor of the mansion is available for guests' enjoyment, including a parlor with gas fireplace, two chandeliered dining rooms, a large wraparound porch for watching the cargo ships in the harbor below and a guest kitchen, kept well-stocked with complimentary cookies, juices, sodas, bottled water, gourmet hot chocolates, teas, popcorn, etc.
The Carriage Suite has an open floor plan, with sitting area and sofa, 8-foot curved iron queen canopy bed, and breakfast bar all in the same high-ceilinged great room (also has a ceiling fan, as well as window air conditioning during the summer months).
A jetted Jacuzzi-tub-for-two and shower is built into a raised slate deck in the adjoining room, which was once the horse's stall. Stained glass by a local artist is installed in both the entryway of the cottage and the window above the sofa. The bedding, designed by a local artist, is a combination of rose tapestry, rich velvets and vintage reproduction fringe.
Feeling much like a Pacific Northwest lodge, the Carriage Suite still contains remnants of its past – the sliding doors for the carriages are along one wall (bolted in place of course), the original haychute is now fitted with a shower, a vintage stair landing has been given a new life as a breakfast bar, and the original kerosene pump still stands ready to fill the lights of the carriages (of course, the kerosene and tanks are long gone).
Fun and woodsy in feel, the first floor suite of this Seattle vacation rental cottage is popular with those seeking a unique lodging experience near Tacoma's waterfront, in the downtown Tacoma Washington area.
If you need more room, consider renting the entire Catchpenny Cottage, which includes both the Carriage Suite and the Hayloft Suite (we offer a special group discount for the entire cottage for two+ night stays, as well as extended stay discounts).
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This is Mo's first vintage working with Meredith Mitchell Vineyard and it's an exceptional debut. The most aromatically showy of the wines shows dark cherries, creamed blueberries, and grated nutmeg that leads into a huckleberry and black cherry palate, brimming with juicy acidity, finishing with savoriness and dried herbs on the finish. This, too, has fantastic aging potential and given it's showiness, may be the high-scorer of the bunch. - Marcus
The 2011 Meredith Mitchell Pinot Noir has gorgeous aromas of blueberries, preserved red fruit, pink peppercorn, nutmeg and vanilla. The succulent palate has a medley of dried cranberries, black cherries, blueberries and savory notes. A mix of exotic sweet spices lingers on the bright, fine textured and long finish.
The 2011 Meredith Mitchell Pinot Noir was aged for 11 month in 30% new and 70% older French oak barrels. It will benefit from time in the cellar and has the potential to age for 10+ years.
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Hundreds of conservatives who have left the U.S. Episcopal Church are meeting in Texas this week. They will form what they say will be the 39th province in the worldwide Anglican Communion.
The new province will be led by the former Episcopal Bishop of Pittsburgh, Robert Duncan. A spokesman said Duncan will oversee more than 700 congregations with a weekly attendance of about 100,000. Evangelical pastor Rick Warren of California's Saddleback Church is scheduled to speak to the group Tuesday.
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