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Disclaimer: both of these aren't mine. the end.
Note: No specific knowledge of the Okami game is needed for this, but you will need to be familiar with the Speed Racer series, more specifically with the most recent movie. If someone had asked me when Okami would decide to write with me, I never would have guessed it would have been coupled with this series. But the fleeting comparison stuck and I had to get it out of my head.
The portions in italics refer to periods in the past.
Comments are always welcome.
The Wolf Who Was Also a Car
By, Nicole Silverwolf
"To look into the eyes of a wolf is to see your own soul - hope you like what you see."
-Aldo Leopold
"Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door."
-Saul Bellow
Cars were living, breathing things and Speed had never really needed Rex to tell him that. They most definitely had souls. On some level he knew that too, like instinct. So as a child the things he saw never bothered him.
The fact that he was seeing them now though was honestly starting to freak him out a bit. The dog standing in the driveway didn't seem to be particularly impressed by his gaping stare, promptly laying down to take a snooze in the morning sun.
Speed couldn't be a hundred percent sure he wasn't losing his mind. There was no way that those markings were real. Right?!
He clearly remembered the first time Rex had snuck him out to the track. It was one of those memories he cherished. Speed had been ecstatic, Rex had been somewhat nervous and had only given him the illusion of getting to steer. They'd glided around the track a bunch of times that afternoon without any kind of incident (though that couldn't be said of all their outings in Rex's car). The wind against his face and Rex's steady arms under his elbows, guiding them through the turns were the best feelings ever Speed decided.
Not consumed with watching every inch of the track, he'd glanced out the window, catching sight of the whole of Thunderhead from an angle he'd never seen before. It was beautiful, all arching metal and corkscrewing turns against a bright blue, cloudless sky.
And then he'd seen her.
Streaking alongside the Mach, matching her pace for pace was a huge white dog. Or maybe a wolf. The world was moving so fast Speed could not tell. She had her mouth open in a grin, bright white canines glinting in the sun. And there were markings, red ones on her forehead that looked a lot like the white M on the car's hood. She was obviously enjoying this run. It was the most natural thing in the world; so he just smiled and the dog smiled back.
Rex arced them into the next turn and the wolf was gone as suddenly as she'd appeared.
After they'd finished, Speed hung onto his brother's neck and thanked him with enthusiasm usually reserved for Christmas. Rex had been smiling, the regret gone as he'd hauled the six year old up onto his shoulders. The youngster knew exactly what to do and shook his hands back and forth, waving to an imaginary crowd he could envision even now.
"When you win your first race Speedy, I'm gonna haul you up like this all the way to Victory Lane," Rex promised. Speed had cheered his approval to that, catching another glimpse of white fur marked with red out of the corner of his eye.
As they'd cleaned up the car, Speed still riding the high of a lifetime after his first drive in a real race car he'd asked about the dog.
"Did you see that wolf running with us? She's really fast! I didn't know they could run as fast as cars could!?"
Rex looked a little confused as he'd glanced up from changing the tire. "What wolf kiddo?"
"The one running along side the Mach," Speed answered nonchalantly, as if he were discussing dinner or his dislike of homework.
Rex's eyebrows drew together and down. Animals on the track weren't unheard of but it was usually birds who loved to perch high on the edges of corkscrews where there was good nesting grounds. He wasn't expecting such an odd flight of fancy out of grounded-to-all-things-cars Speed Racer. It wasn't like him to make up things and especially not strangely specific things like wolves running on the track. His little brother continued without prompting, oblivious to Rex's thoughts.
"Didn't you see her? She's really big and she has these markings on her forehead like the car does. Maybe she's the soul of the car!"
Rex smiled at that, glad that his mention of cars being alive had made some impact--however strange.
"Maybe you're right Speed. You should keep an eye out for her. But you can't be looking for her or she'll never show up. But when you listen, then you'll hear her. She'll talk to you and tell you what she wants."
"SPEED! Breakfast's ready and we're waiting on you and I'm STARVING!" Spritle shouted from the front door bouncing impatiently from foot to foot.
The youngster looked at his brother crouched in front of the Mach 5, which had been rolled out in anticipation of the beautiful day for a tune up. Bright eyes were focused down the driveway, which caught Spritle's curiosity. It took a lot to get Speed not to stare at the Mach, and usually it involved cooties and Trixie. Whatever had captivated his brother, he wanted to see it too.
He bound across the lawn, trampled a tulip or three and gasped in pure excitement.
"We got a dog?!? HOW cool is that! What's it's name Speed? How'd you convince dad?" The child sprinted up to the huge form only to be intercepted by said Racer. Caught around the middle more urgently than he expected, Spritle didn't exactly stop. More like he kicked and squirmed harder.
"Hey! Lemme go! Did she follow you home? She's so BIG!" On and on he went as the elder brother responsibly held him back. It sure as hell looked like a wolf that was for certain. It was just plain too big to be a dog. In any case Speed was pretty sure it wouldn't be a good idea to land on the dog like a horse as he imagined Spritle might do.
The commotion Spritle made could wake the dead so it wasn't surprising for the rest of his family (Sparky and Trixie included of course) to be out the door to investigate a few moments later. It sure felt like chaos as the resultant shouting, questioning, pointing and raised voices probably woke the whole of their neighborhood. Speed didn't relish the possibility of being on the evening news for something like this.
"Where did THAT come from?" Sparky pointed at the wolf as if his words alone might induce its attack.
Speed shook his head in denial. "I don't know; it was there when I came out to set the car up this morning."
"Honey shouldn't we call the zoo or something? It's probably dangerous..." Mom had taken Spritle's struggling form from Speed's arms, firmly holding him in place.
"Did she follow us home or something last night?"
"I'm not going anywhere NEAR the garage if that thing's staying there," Sparky asserted. He'd been terrified of dogs as a kid (having been bitten by a Chihuahua once at age five). So while big dogs might not bite him, it was better to be safe than sorry he concluded.
"Maybe it'll go away if we leave it alone...like a skunk or a raccoon."
"What if she's injured?" That was from Speed and he was suddenly sure it was a girl though he had no proof. This creature most definitely wasn't dangerous either, though he wasn't stupid enough to voice his opinion about the subject.
"Exactly why we should let professionals handle it," Pops asserted.
"Can we keep it mom please?! I've always wanted a dog!"
"NO SPRITLE!" was the very loud shouted response from both of his parents.
Through the commotion, the wolf ignored them all. An ear twitched at the most high pitched shout and the animal raised her head to yawn her disinterest. Two rows of bright white teeth were bared before she laid back down and continued her doze.
That got Trixie's attention at least. "Did that dog just yawn at us?" Her voice was incredulous, and almost ready to burst out laughing. You had to admit that the thought of a dog yawning at you was pretty darn funny.
"Well...if we're lucky it'll get bored and will run off wherever it came from," Pops declared. "If not we'll call animal control and they can figure out what to do."
And Pops laws were iron in the house at least. They left the wolf in the driveway, which seemed to be just fine with everyone including Speed. He was truthfully a little spooked by seeing the wolf with the red markings. Hadn't that just been a story Rex had told him on thundery nights when he couldn't sleep?
The crack was like a car crash and the resultant thunder shook the house hard enough that the light fixtures wobbled. It was so fierce that despite the fact that Rex had been sound asleep he jerked awake in the dark of his room. Disoriented and not entirely awake, he peered at the clock next to the window to ascertain that yes it was three thirty four AM thanks for getting up to check. Another crack of thunder on the heels of a brilliant flash and he slid to the side of the small twin bed.
Speed hadn't even tried to knock, hand curled tight around the doorknob.
Rex didn't need to reply and just pulled the blankets back in a wordless invitation.
There was an armful of child pressed against his side not a moment later. Shaking, but not on the verge of crying which meant he hadn't gone to see Pops and Mom who would have promptly put him back in his own room. Character building was the term their father used for it. While Rex had turned out just fine from the treatment; he'd hated those nights curled alone under blankets and trying valiantly to ignore his own fears.
"Hey it's okay bud. It's just thunder remember? Not gonna hurt us."
Of course a lightning strike less than a mile from the house shook them both. Rex couldn't help the instinctive jerk that betrayed his words.
Speed just hung closer, fingers fisted in his dark blue shirt. Tenser than before, and clearly not going back to sleep anytime soon. Despite the tense adrenaline and fear running through his little brother, Rex could tell he was exhausted.
"You know what...I think I saw your wolf friend yesterday during time trials."
This got Speed's attention. True to Rex's initial predictions, the next six or seven times he'd tried to look for the big dog running beside the Mach he hadn't seen her. Even when he'd just glanced out of the corner of his eye, all he'd ever been able to catch was the briefest glimpse of a black tipped tail, a reprimand from Rex to pay attention to what the car was saying and a reminder to keep focused.
"Nu-uh," Speed asserted. Rex didn't get distracted during races or time trials and so Speed was very sure he didn't take the time to glance idly out the side of the car. He only did that because he was so sure that his big brother would keep them both safe. It was okay to watch the world go by when he was with his brother.
"Oh yeah I did. She's got these huge ears right? Black tip on her tail? And those red markings on her forehead, kinda look like this?" He traced them across Speed's forehead in imitation, exactly as the wolf was marked. It lit his little brother up like the sun as he nodded a emphatic confirmation.
Because while he was half telling a tale, he had glimpsed the wolf. Never enough to be 100% sure he was seeing anything other than a hallucination or a flash of light against the metal of the track; but enough that when Speed had described the creature he had been able to confirm some features. It might have been the spirit of the Mach or just a trick of his own imagination.
Common sense pointed to the latter.
Rex had never seen the wolf before he'd started to take Speed out on the track. It was probably just fueled by some part of him that didn't want to disappoint his sibling. But he could never shake that idea that Speed shared his vision. There was no way that that was a total coincidence.
"She loves to race," Speed assured. Rex had to agree with that.
The Mach was built for racing and it ran best when it was simply challenging the wind. While racing demanded aggressive handling, occasional liberal use of jump jacks and the like, it was true racing when one could simply run full out. The Mach never complained when it was just them on the track spinning through the dogbowls or soaring high over the jump.
"You know what her name is?" Rex questioned, his ears keen to the rumbling thunder that was finally beginning to abate. The distance between lightning and thunder lengthened, storm moving south.
"No. Maybe her name should be Mach though...cuz she's the spirit of the car," Speed reasoned, turned now with his back to his older brother's chest and hands twisting puzzles into Rex's fingers.
"I don't think she'd like to be called by the car's name. What about Snowy?" Rex teased. The name didn't fit in the slightest.
"No! That's silly," Speed giggled.
"Sounds like that stuff mom makes us take if our stomach hurts."
"Lightning?" Now he was just getting silly.
"Don't like lightning," Speed pointed out.
"What then?"
"I dunno." Speed let out a yawn. Rex could just barely see it in the dark, but could feel Speed's hand snagging more firmly inside his own. He was almost asleep.
"How 'bout Okami?" Rex questioned very quietly. His tutor (who was basically helping him pass high school at that point) was a Japanese history fanatic and had been doodling the character for the word on scrap paper while he'd been crawling through a chemistry question on his problem set.
"It's the Japanese word for wolf," she'd responded absently to his question, looking over his balanced acids and bases equation with an approving nod.
It wasn't like Speed to gobble his food down; that was an art Spritle perfected every morning. But it also wasn't like him to dawdle, pushing food back and forth over his plate and picking at it distractedly. The weather was textbook perfect, he should have been rushing to get outside.
Spritle was dominating the conversation, mostly begging for them to keep the dog. Which if Mom was seeing correctly hadn't moved very far from where it had lain in the driveway almost a half hour prior. Pops was studiously working through the paper, feigning ignorance and projecting that annoyance he was known for when any of them begged for something.
"What if we just let her stick around?" Speed asked quite suddenly.
All sound seemed to be sucked from the room. There were suddenly a great deal of eyes boring into the top of his head. He could feel Trixie slide a little closer, her knee just barely grazing his own in support. Speed continued to study the half eaten pancakes, nudging them through golden syrup.
Pops was very quiet when he responded. And when Pops was quiet was usually when he was most annoyed.
"That "dog" belongs in a zoo Speed. It's probably an actual wolf, I've never seen a dog so big before."
"She didn't do anything."
Pops gave him an eye that said he'd made a particularly weak argument.
"Besides...she seems kinda familiar. She must belong to someone; she's well taken care of. Maybe someone will come looking for her."
Mom interceded at that. She hadn't expected his reaction and was diplomatically gentle in her rebuke. "We have the ability to tell them that animal control has the dog Speed. You can't mean to keep her as a pet anyways. With racing, we're almost never home during the season. Where would she stay while we were at Fuji to just name a single example?"
"Not a pet, no mom, just...if she wants to stick around..." Speed was a little more insistent. It would be bad karma at the least to put that creature in a cage anywhere, even if it was only temporary. He was certain he'd never win another race again should she be taken away.
"Would that be fair to her?" Mom countered sensibly.
Speed didn't have an answer to that. And couldn't meet his mother's eyes.
Pops had remained silent through this exchange before abruptly rising. Sparky jumped up on instinct, as Pops body language spoke of immediate work to be done. He had his cell phone in his hand as he strode for the garage.
Chairs clattered backwards and Speed was practically on his father's heels.
He shot out the front door in the hopes of getting between his father and the wolf. He didn't have a plan. Just knew that his father shouldn't do what he was thinking of doing. The rest of the family trailed behind.
The wolf had positioned herself very deliberately in front of the Mach 5. The tip of her tail twitched slightly, tipped with ink black fur just like his memories. There was a tiny pool of oil underneath that tip, almost like the fur had been blackened in an inkwell.
She seemed pleased.
And it was only then that he noted that Pops was not growling and shouting at the top of his lungs like he'd expected. Speed tore his eyes away, glancing into the garage to his father's notoriously messy workbench.
The Racer patriarch was gaping. Since the very disassembled Bernoulli engine he favored was currently sitting in completely finished, functioning order on top of all the paperwork.
"Holy cannoli..." Sparky murmured from his friend's side, then stumbled past to gape at the finished product. Sparky knew, probably better than anyone aside from Pops how long it took to reconstruct one of those pieces of machinery from its former state to now.
While his father and their number one mechanic argued over how exactly this happened Speed glanced at the wolf. 'Did you do this?' his eyes questioned.
The wolf was most definitely grinning.
This race hadn't been going as well as it could have. Rex had been slammed on several of the turns and was having a hard time even keeping himself in second place, let alone retaking the lead he'd had several laps ago.
To make matters worse, the Mach was acting up. Sparky was feeding him stats and general warnings, aware through his equipment that the car built from the ground up by the both of them wasn't running properly. His best friend's voice was a little panicky, but trying to muscle through it. Sparky was a professional and knew when to stow it.
Rex risked a shift to fourth, trying to skid around a few drivers. There was only a lap or so to go and if he timed it right he could just push around the competition and limp the Mach through to the finish line.
He needed to place in the top five to advance his current standing. That seemed like a reasonable goal at this point.
He heard it before he felt it.
A snapping thunk and the car skidded wild, growling and angry. There was almost nothing he could do, except take his foot off the gas and try to control the spinout.
Sparky was shouting in his ear but he tried to tune it out; listening for what the car was telling him.
It was hard. There was a LOT going wrong.
Maybe it had been a strut or the axel and hopefully not the steering column but there was serious damage to the Mach 4. He'd be lucky to avoid crashing; finishing the race with a placement was out of the question. Hell, finishing period was still in the questionable column.
Rex was sure that the lead up to the wall he was skidding towards was shorter before. How exactly had the track gotten longer? The wall extended a good fifty feet further than what he'd seen the night before when crews were allowed the traditional opportunity to inspect courses. It allowed his momentum a chance to slow, just enough so that when he hit the barrier the car did not completely fall apart around him. He bounced, spun a couple more times and slowed to an agonizing, screeching halt.
Shaken, pissed off and riding an adrenalin overload Rex could only pound a fist into the steering wheel. "Damn it," he cursed, still hearing Sparky calling to him through the headset. Trying to ascertain if he was alright.
"Yeah Sparky...I'm fine," he bit out, fighting to keep his anger from being directed at his best friend; taking the time to survey the carnage. Several of the track's technicians were hiking towards him, cautiously hauling equipment to try and patch repair him off the course.
Relief was clear in Sparky's voice. "What happened?"
"Not sure," Rex trailed off, staring out of the window. He was struck dumb when he'd meant to continue.
The wolf was there. She was gingerly bathing her left foot with studious licks. Fathomless black eyes seemed to glare at him.
Now that he had a moment to think of it, the car had pulled left just slightly before he'd lost control.
"Could have been the left forward though, she was pulling just a little before I spun out," Rex relayed absently.
There was a derisive snort that clearly spoke of how obvious that response had been. The wolf went back to what she was doing, ignoring him in favor of her foot.
The race did go down as a DNF, and though Rex was upset about the loss, he was now certain that there was something to Speed's theory about that animal. If nothing else this was a reminder; there was never a good reason to disrespect warnings from the car.
Speed hadn't expected the distraction to actually stall them from taking the dog to the local pound. For what else could the repaired part be, aside from some bizarre show of good will by some mysterious benefactor. Certainly couldn't be due to that suspiciously dripping tail he assured himself, inspecting the engine over his father's shoulder.
That was just a little too much to swallow.
But it did have the desired effect. Pops and Sparky were so wrapped up in arguing about who had done the work, whether it was actually finished, and when they'd gotten around to fixing the Bernoulli up that the issue of the wolf in front of the Mach fell to the wayside.
Spritle and Chim-Chim had decided that if Pops was distracted, the dog was as good as theirs and were taking full advantage to more closely inspect their new canine acquaintance. The wolf was tolerant; obliging Spritle's huge eyes and poking with a stoic kind of dignity. It was clear that Spritle did not see the red markings across her fur. She was more accommodating to the chimp however; tilting her head and wagging a greeting.
As they'd never had a pet before, Spritle was miffed that the dog didn't fetch like the pictures he'd seen in countless children's books. Content to wait the dog out, he'd started a game of fetch with himself and Chim-Chim instead. The dog would catch on, he was sure of it.
Pops and Sparky were obviously going to test the newly repaired piece of equipment and their eagerness to get to the task overrode all else. Trixie had wisely headed for her copter, knowing better than to get involved when the two of them went at it about engines.
Speed too, knew to stay clear. He might be a driver and extremely knowledgeable about every functional part of a car, but he was not a mechanic. Scrambling over the back of the Mach he made his way around to the hood. Popping it and going through the motions that normal maintenance required was an acceptable excuse if asked why he wasn't getting involved in an engine test.
He had company a moment later tail wagging frantically, eyes happy and eager. "You wanna help?" Speed murmured with the tone that anyone who'd ever had a dog before has used. Somewhere between thoroughly amused and incredulous.
A head that came past his waist merely had to bend to peer at the low car's innards. She seemed interested at least. And so Speed Racer and the supposed spirit of the Mach set to work.
"You need a name. I mean if you're gonna stick around." Speed spoke casually, perfectly assured that the wolf was listening. "Pops'll be much less likely to kick you out if you have a name."
He was hesitant. "It's not Mach...is it?"
The wolf huffed her annoyance. No then.
This went on for a few more rounds as he tried to remember every name he and Rex had ever come up with for the wolf. Spritle joined them towards the end, each name more ridiculous than the last, as he avidly watched his brother tuning.
Speed hadn't even noticed Trixie leaning over to watch him work as well. The wolf politely sniffed his girlfriend's outstretched hand. She smiled, and continued to listen to her boyfriend talk to the wolf and his brother unawares.
When Spritle's suggestions had reached the seven syllable limit, the wolf seemed a little panicked.
Speed considered the pleading look.
"How about Okami?"
"Little bit literal, isn't it?" Trixie asked. Speed shrugged and wouldn't look up, a sure sign he was embarrassed. But she could see the wolf wagging, thick bushy tail thumping rhythmically against the Mach's steel frame.
"Well, I guess it's her choice," Speed turned it over to the wolf. The three of them gazed at the creature.
She let out a bark of approval.
And it was settled.
Pops and Mom couldn't withstand all of them. They were certain of that.
What exactly does one take with them when they're leaving home forever?
'Your family,' some insistent part of him hissed again. Which of course was impossible now. Not when they'd given Speed a bomb, not when they'd come too close to taking something so precious from him.
Even pictures would be too dangerous to bring with him into this new life.
So he'd pulled out a few pairs of red socks (they saved us Speedy, must be magic), the multitool Sparky and he had gotten when they'd started repairing cars. The jacket that mom said made him look so handsome, the battered work hat he'd snuck out of Pops closet years ago found their way into the duffel too. A tattered, much loved copy of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' followed.
Anything more seemed like too much of a risk.
Down to the garage to grab his gloves, goggles and helmet (essential equipment they wouldn't suspect was being taken for sentimental reasons) he paused in front of the Mach 5. She sat still and beautiful in the garage's harsh fluorescent lighting. He'd taken the car out for what he knew would be the last time this morning.
And for an unexpected moment he'd seen the Mach's wolf running along with him on the track.
It was the first time he'd ever seen her in action. She was beautiful.
He hadn't expected to feel so grateful for that brief glimpse.
Rex had toyed with the idea of giving the keys to Speed because of that. After all, if he hadn't taken Speed out, maybe the Mach's spirit might have never shown herself. He hadn't settled on the idea completely. It would probably be a better idea to simply leave them on the kitchen counter for his parents to find.
As it was, he didn't know how he was going to say goodbye to his little brother. If he should even do so. He couldn't imagine what he would say. Speed wouldn't understand, not for a long time anyways.
"Keep an eye on him, okay? When he's old enough to drive?" he spoke it aloud, to the car and immediately felt a bit foolish.
Rex still believed that cars were living breathing things. And if that were so, then the Mach should be able to hear him. If nothing else, maybe that wolf would.
"I'm gonna do my best to fix this mess; but if I can't Speed'll need all the help he can get."
There was no acknowledgement from the sleek lines and beautiful curves. Rex didn't expect one, remembering that the wolf had only shown up when you weren't looking for her. He was surprised to find that he still felt better for having asked his favor of the car despite the lack of response.
Speed found him in his room moments later and it was hundreds of times worse than he'd expected a goodbye could be.
He didn't remember the photo that had been stuck between the book's pages as an impromptu bookmark. When he found it weeks later, he'd almost cried. Speed and him, curled in a hug on the hood of the Mach 4 after a race. Both of them smiling, carefree and now a lifetime from where he'd ended up.
It was the only thing that survived through Casa Cristo.
When dinner had come around, they still hadn't called animal control.
Though Spritle had been hoping to feed his broccoli to their new canine friend, the wolf had disappeared. No one really knew where she had gone off too, though Pops seemed happy that his predictions about the wolf had come true. She'd gotten bored and went on her way.
Trixie had been a bit more adamant about searching for the animal. But when her search around the house and even down towards her own home turned up nothing Speed had simply shrugged.
"Aren't you worried?"
"Not really. She seems like she was doing just fine before she got here," he said with a confidence he didn't quite feel. There was still a chance this had been some mass hallucination. His common sense demanded that he still entertain that reality.
Okami did show up sometime after dinner (no one was quite sure how she'd gotten in the door), curling up to snooze in the shadow of the Mach while Pops and Mom were watching the evening news. The wolf simply stayed out of view, and neither of the adults was the wiser to her presence.
Sparky however, nearly had a heart attack when he'd tripped over her on the way to bed.
"Easy doggy...easy," he'd cautioned/begged, hands up in his most placating gesture as he'd backed slowly away. The wolf gave the mechanic a brief glance but nothing more. Deciding not to tempt fate, Sparky shot off towards his room.
A few hours later, Speed slipped quietly into the silent and dark living room. Tired but in the good way that came from a great night spent in even better company. The wolf was waiting for him. She was imposing in the room, somehow larger now that she was in the perspective of their house.
"Hey," he greeted, approaching what had clearly become her territory in the last few hours. Mom was not going to be happy about the white fur currently creating tumbleweeds on her floor.
Speed grinned faintly as the wolf wagged in greeting. It was odd to think of the wolf as both the soul of the Mach and as a living breathing creature. He was plainly hesitant when he held out his hand. Was it okay to pet her? He appreciated the Mach under his hands all the time, gliding fingertips absently over the machine when he was distracted.
But this was a wolf.
And maybe it wasn't the same thing.
Was it possible to offend a car?
Okami didn't seem to think so. She surged into his outstretched hand so Speed's fingers slid into the spot behind her ear she liked best. Her fur was rough and soft at the same time, not tamed like a well groomed dog might have been. The red markings were a part of her fur. He'd wondered about that. It was impossible to miss the deep, active muscles even on her head. They spoke of incredible power.
"Wow," he breathed in clear awe. And there wasn't anything else worth saying.
Speed could feel the Mach in her.
They stayed that way for some time, Speed balanced on the balls of his feet and Okami directing where she wanted to be scratched. His toes were going numb and sleep was creeping in but he didn't want to let go. What if she never came back?
Perhaps the wolf could tell, because she nudged past him suddenly. And when she nudged, it was somewhere closer to being shoved in a direction. Speed found himself sprawled on his ass and then scrambling after the wolf, who trotted towards his room with purpose.
She settled for the floor until he'd crawled under the covers. Then she'd relocated to the foot of the bed, practically crushing his feet.
When he woke up to sun peaking through the window, Okami wasn't there.
Panic had him out in the garage before even Pops had gotten up (and that was saying something). It had been a dream and Speed hadn't expected to feel crushed.
Until he saw them.
Sparky was crouched low, face screwed in that expression he got when he was trying to get something out of his reach. Just out of arms length, bent in a play bow with a spanner between her teeth, Okami seemed unawares of the panic she'd induced.
"You're still here," he blurted out before he could think.
"'Course I am. Live here don't I?" Sparky grouched without taking his eyes from the wolf. Clearly he was attempting to outstare the animal.
Okami shot a look to Speed that was remarkably similar in tone.
He suddenly couldn't wait to get out to Thunderhead with her.
I'm not sure that these guys are done with me. That isn't such a bad thing I guess.
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BeschreibungRadically reorienting our understanding of the Enlightenment, this book explores the complex relations between "enlightened" values and the making of scientific knowledge. Here monsters and automata, barometers and botanical gardens, polite academies and boisterous clubs are all given their due place in the landscape of enlightened Europe.The contributors examine the production of new disciplines through work with instruments and techniques; consider how institutions of public taste and conversation helped provide a common frame for the study of human and nonhuman natures; and explore the regional operations of scientific culture at the geographical fringes of Europe.Implicated in the rise of both fascism and liberal secularism, the moral and political values that shaped the Enlightenment remain controversial today. Through careful scrutiny of how these values influenced and were influenced by the concrete practices of its sciences, this book gives us an entirely new sense of the Enlightenment.
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Verlag: UNIV OF CHICAGO PR
Erscheinungsdatum: Juli 1999
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text: While calling for more research to understand the motives for scientific misconduct, Dr. Casadevall recommends periodic ethics training for scientists at all levels of academia. "Right now we target trainees for ethics training," he added. "We don't do anything after they are hired. It might help if universities required refresher courses in ethics, as they do with courses to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. It won't stop all misconduct, but it's one place to start."The paper is titled "Males Are Overrepresented among Life Science Researchers Committing Scientific Misconduct." Additional authors are Ferric Fang, M.D., at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, and Joan W. Bennett at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. The authors report no conflict of interest. About Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine ( http://www.einstein.yu.edu/) of Yeshiva University is one of the nation's premier centers for research, medical education and clinical investigation. During the 2012-2013 academic year, Einstein is home to 742 M.D. ( http://www.einstein.yu.edu/education/md-program/md-program.aspx?id=11144) students, 245 Ph.D. http://www.einstein.yu.edu/education/phd/) (students, 116 students in the combined M.D./Ph.D. program ( http://mstp.einstein.yu.edu/), and 360 postdoctoral research fellows ( http://www.einstein.yu.edu/research/belfer-institute/default.aspx?id=28561&ekmensel=15074e5e_4074_4116_btnlink). The College of Medicine has 2,476 full time faculty members located on the main campus and at its clinical affiliates ( http://www.einstein.yu.edu/health/affiliates.asp). In 2012, Einstein received over $160 million in awards from the NIH. This includes the funding of major research centers ( http://www.einstein.yu.edu/centers/) at Einstein in diabetes, cancer, liver disease, and AIDS. Other areas where the College of Medicine is concentrating its efforts include developmental brain research, neuroscience, cardiac disease, and initiatives to reduce and eliminate ethnic and racial health disparities. Its partnership with Montefiore Medical Center ( http://www.montefiore.org/), the University Hospital and academic medical center for Einstein, advances clinical and translational research to accelerate the pace at which new discoveries become the treatments and therapies that benefit patients. Through its extensive affiliation network involving Montefiore, Jacobi Medical Center ( http://www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/jacobi/html/home/home.shtml) –Einstein's founding hospital, and five other hospital systems in the Bronx, Manhattan, Long Island and Brooklyn, Einstein runs one of the largest residency and fellowship training programs in the medical and dental professions in the United States. For more information, please visit www.einstein.yu.edu and follow us on Twitter @EinsteinMed. SOURCE Albert Einstein College of Medicine


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Here in my large, dull and lifeless room I sit on my bed with my head in my hands. The heat in here is absolutely unbearable. It feels like someone has put me in an oven and left me here to die. Hours and hours I have been sitting here in this scorching heat suffering and choking. In a quick progression for some cold air, I throw my black baggy t-shirt off. There is no difference. It is still blistering hot. I let myself fall back on my bed. Now, I find myself staring at the ceiling, which seems millions of miles away. I now turn to my mood necklace for something interesting to look at. Years and years I have had this on, it is impossible to take off. Yes it seems weird, but all have tried, all have failed and all have given up. Right now I am blue, I am relaxed, for now that is.
I hear footsteps approaching, and I sit up in alarm almost panicking. I then grab my t-shirt and put it back on. Sitting up against the wall with my knees up to my chest and my arms around them, the feeling of insignificance and fear surrounds me. The door blasts open and a slight breeze enters the room. At the door stands Kay, her long brunette curly hair lies on her shoulder. She is wearing a 3 quarter black top and black jeans.
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Short life, lasting legacy of Jimi Hendrix chronicled in new film
By Mary Milliken and John Russell
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With a soft voice and a downward gaze, Jimi Hendrix seemed to shrink in his pastel blue kimono-like shirt as talk show host Dick Cavett called him one of the best guitarists in the world in 1969.
After all, his friends and family said, Hendrix was shy and insecure. When he was performing, however, he was anything but, laying it all out for audiences that couldn't quite absorb the innovation unfolding before their eyes and in their ears.
"On stage there was a magical transformation, like a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," said his recording sound engineer Eddie Kramer. "He was quite the star performer on stage, quite sexual and very animalistic, but in complete control."
That Hendrix paradox is at the heart of "Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A Comin'" a documentary in the "American Masters" series that airs on PBS on Tuesday.
The two-hour documentary takes the viewer from Hendrix's humble childhood in Seattle and his deep dive into the blues to his four years at the pinnacle of rock music in the late 1960s to his death at age 27 from an overdose of sleeping pills. It features previously unseen performance footage and home movies.
The first chords in the film come from the U.S. debut of the band Jimi Hendrix Experience at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival where he played "Wild Thing" and simulated sex with his guitar before lighting it on fire and breaking it into pieces. Some in the audience look bewildered, some appalled.
"Now you look at it and you have kind of seen it," the documentary's director Bob Smeaton told Reuters. "But imagine looking at that for the first time. Imagine seeing Jimi Hendrix at Monterey in 1967 playing like that."
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- Baths: 2 (Full: 2 3/4: 0 1/2: 0 Other: 0)
- Parking Type Description: Attached 2 cars
- Total Square Footage: 1,885 ($225.41 per sq. foot)
- Lot Size: 84.5x164.5
- County: Kalamazoo
- Year Built: 2004
- Status: Active
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- Above Ground Sq. Feet: 1,885
- Estimated Annual Taxes: $8,421
- School District: Kalamazoo
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Accessibility Feat 36 Inch Entrance Door, 42 in or + Hallway, Low Threshold Shower
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Kitchen Features Center Island, Pantry, Snack Bar
Landscape Flower Garden, Ground Cover, Shrubs/Hedges, Underground Sprinkler
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Terms Available Cash/Conventional
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The Kanga-Roo Hop!
The Kanga-Roo Hop!
The Kanga-Roo Hop!
The Kanga-Roo Hop!
Everybody do like Kanga and Roo
Wherever you're going, go boing! boing! boing!
Yeah, everybody do it
Come over and hop to it
Stop layin' there like you're asleep
Don't let your courage fail ya
Pretend you're in Australia
Now do just like a kangaroo and take the leap
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Start bouncin' like a pogo
'Cause sittin' still's a no go
The rhythm is the best of swings
Your heart is really thumpin'
Yeah, now the place is jumpin'
'Cause everybody's dancin' like their feet are springs
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Now wait...
Now bounce! Bounce! Bounce! Bounce! Bounce!
Be sure to count your bounces
(Be sure to count your bounces)
'Cause the amounts of the bounces is
What counts-es
Repeat Chorus once
Everybody do like Kanga and Roo
Wherever you're going, go boing! boing! boing
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Branding: Cingular Jack's Last Day Today, It's AT&T Wireless Tomorrow
On Monday, tomorrow, we will have the opportunity to witness the initiation of one the biggest name changing efforts in recent history.
It seems as if re-educating millions of consumers will be a multi-step process, including inserts with monthly bills and promotional materials at Cingular stores. The Cingular name and (well loved) orange "Jack" logo, both of which are only six years old, will continue to appear next to the AT&T brand and blue "globe" logo until mid year. By then, the only memory we will have of Cingular is the orange color for "accent and background coloring for ATT's cellular products and services," not unlike the Sprint Nextel logo change we previously blogged about — the integrating of the Sprint brand name and Nextel yellow and black color scheme.
The tagline will be, of course, "Raising it Higher," and the company will have to change all of the signage at retail locations and kiosks as well as the uniforms for 15,000 retail personnel.
In all the talk about the end of Cingular, it might also be noted that this marks the end of Bell South. Mark Pritchard on Metroblogging San Francisco notes that Cingular will join a virtual graveyard of forgotten mobile phone brands, including Pacific Bell, SBC and AirTouch. He also notes that you can get great deals on Cingular stuff online. I'm sure a few years from now a Cingular t-shirt will be kind of retro.
There will also of course be a new ad campaign that, as Pritchard says, will see AT&T "spend more billions of dollars to erase the impression that it spent billions of dollars to create over the last two years."
AT&T's press release assures us that its efforts will "transfer Cingular's strong brand equity to the new AT&T." I think that, as reported in AdWeek, the brand transition technique AT&T is employing in its advertising to transition from the Cingular brand to the AT&T brand will enhance its chances of a successful brand name transition.
As usual, time will tell. But with billions to spend, is there any doubt that the Cingular brand will be barely remembered by most consumers? Will consumers embrace AT&T as cool and hip as Cingular's Jack? Again, only time will tell.
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I had some family up on Saturday night for a show/pre-theatre dinner deal (8 of us altogether). We got to the Rock Garden for 6:30 as specified in our booking confirmation, and although there wasn't a free table immediately, the staff were really lovely, and within 2 minutes we were seated on one table (even though we had booked as two groups). To be honest I feared being treated like a 'second class' customer because of our cheap deal (£33 for 2course meal and show tickets), but that didn't happen at all. We had one waitress who was polite and helpful without being saccharine or overbearing. All food was prompt and pretty impressive. There wasn't a massive choice with it being a set-menu but between us all we had an interesting and tasty starter of meats, breadsticks, olives & cheeses, then for mains some nicely cooked and generously portioned roast chicken, steak, salmon or (an admittedly pretty bland) veggie pasta dish. A light & delicious white choc & raspberry cheesecake for dessert.
I may be biased since I wasn't expecting such good attention and care from the staff or the food to be so nice becasue of our pre-show rush, but the staff were always aware of our need to be out by 7.45 and were really prompt. Not sure if I would go back for a full price meal since the atmosphere was a bit weird with a lot of tourist-families (and we were definately pleased to be seated inside!), but for what we had, it was a bargain, and a tasty one at that.
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David Ortiz has no plans for Derek Jeter-style retirement tour
Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz doesn't know when he will retire, but he does know when he does decide to call it quits, he doesn't want a retirement tour like the ones had by New York Yankees stars Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter.
Ortiz, 38, is having another fine season, hitting .263 with 32 home runs and 98 RBI. But Boston is near the bottom of the American League, a year after winning the World Series for the third time in the past 10 years.
"What Derek Jeter is doing is fine, because he's Derek Jeter. What Mariano did is fine, because it's Mariano," Ortiz said to ESPN.com. "But I don't know if I'm going to go through all that. I'm not going to wake up and be like, 'I'm going to play this year and then not anymore.' To me, it's going to be how things go through the season and how I feel, and then I'm going to be like, 'Mama, it's over.' I'm going to let her know."
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Ronda Rousey slams Michael Phelps for snobby behavior
Ronda Rousey is rapidly developing a reputation for being unafraid to say what's on her mind. The current Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion and former Olympics bronze medalist recently made headlines when she said she wanted to beat the crap out of Kim Kardashian. Rousey is back at it again, only this time she's taking aim at Michael Phelps.
In an interview with reporter Elie Seckbach (seen above), Rousey discussed her experience as a judo fighter at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. Rousey advised athletes to use lots of condoms while they're in London (the secret about the Olympic Village has been exposed!), talked about athletes gone wild with partying, and she suggested they pack lightly. She also dished on one of the athletes who she felt was stuck up.
"Michael Phelps kind of annoyed me a little bit," Rousey told Seckbach. "We had this club thing for the US team and all the Olympians are hanging out together, all the NBA players are hanging out, and Michael Phelps needed his own private section of the club," she ranted.
"All these NBA players are a bigger deal than this guy and they're hanging out with the rest of us. We're like, 'Hello, we're your teammates! We're not a bunch of groupies! Come hang out with us! Who are you?'"
Rousey also shared a story about the time several US medalists visited "The Oprah Winfrey Show." She says all the NBA players including Kobe Bryant were hanging out with everyone else, but Phelps wasn't.
"Michael Phelps had to be kept separate in a different backstage area so he wouldn't be harassed by the other Olympians," Rousey said.
"I don't like being somebody's teammate and being treated like I'm their groupie. I didn't even want to go out of my way to go and say hi to that guy. Just get over yourself," she said of Phelps. "All you do is swim. If somebody slapped you every single time you jumped in the pool, then I'd have a little bit more respect. But I was a swimmer before, so you can't tell me that swimming is 'oh my god' because it's not."
Yikes! Tell us how you really feel about him, Ronda. And between Rousey's criticism and teammate Tyler Clary's harsh words, it sure seems like "Bash Michael Phelps Month."
Phelps won eight gold medals in Beijing and was the standout athlete at the Olympics. He arguably was the biggest story in Beijing. But does that mean he should have been big-timing his Olympic teammates? Definitely not, though given the way his reputation was tarnished when his privacy was violated in the past, it's understandable why he might be inclined to keep to himself.
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BEIJING Patrols of armed police, backed by thousands of newly installed surveillance cameras, ensured the northwest city of Urumqi stayed tense but trouble-free Monday, the first anniversary of ethnic riots that left nearly 200 people dead last July.
The rioting in the capital city of Xinjiang province, home to Muslim Uighurs (WEE-gurs), was China's worst ethnic violence in decades. The riots spurred Beijing to strengthen security and boost a propaganda campaign in the remote, resource-rich region, which has long simmered with ethnic unrest.
In May, Chinese President Hu Jintao set out plans to achieve "leapfrog development and lasting stability" in Xinjiang, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. The nearly $1.5 billion project, to begin next year, aims to raise Xinjiang's per capita GDP to the national average by 2015. It includes massive infrastructure spending, such as lengthening the region's 521 miles of highways to nearly 2,500 over the next five years, Xinhua said.
The province, which the Chinese government calls an "autonomous region," is larger than Alaska in size.
Although Urumqi (uh-ROOM-chee) residents have gotten used to heavy security, the anniversary brought tighter controls. "There are more police on the streets, and work units told people not to leave their homes on Monday," said Halida Ilyaza, 38, a Uighur resident.
Ilyaza said her nephew was held for eight months after the riots, then released without charge. "We were worried for many months as we had no information about him," she said, echoing a common Uighur complaint.
In a report issued Friday, Amnesty International cited "unnecessary or excessive use of force, mass arrests, enforced disappearances, torture and ill treatment in detention" a year ago during the government crackdown that followed the riots. The human rights group charged that a violent police response to a peaceful Uighur protest against attacks on Uighur workers "preceded the eruption of violence."
Street clashes between Uighurs and Han Chinese, China's dominant ethnic group, resulted in 197 deaths, mostly Han, and up to 1,700 injuries, according to government figures. Beijing blamed outside groups, notably the World Uyghur Congress and its president, Rebiya Kadeer, for inciting "premeditated violence." Kadeer denies the allegation.
To limit overseas contacts at the time, the central government cut off Internet access and international telephone links to Xinjiang's 23 million people. Internet access was restored in May.
Last month, Beijing launched a campaign — "Love the great motherland, build a beautiful homeland" — to promote stability, prosperity and "ethnic solidarity," Xinhua reported.
"The situation is excellent in Urumqi now. It's very stable and very normal," said Wang Chunliang, deputy secretary of Urumqi's Communist Youth League, a Party organization involved in the campaign. Xinhua led its anniversary coverage with the headline, "Urumqi bathed in golden sunshine Monday."
Uighur activists challenge the government's rosy view. "Uighurs are living in an open-air prison. Every day there are more and more repressive policies, so the situation could explode at any moment," said Dilxat Raxit, a spokesman for the Germany-based World Uyghur Congress, which advocates non-violent protest.
"Beijing's policies incite racial discrimination and make Han feel that all Uighurs are terrorists," he said. "The West must apply more political pressure on Beijing to allow Uighurs more cultural and religious freedom."
"Xinjiang's problems are the fault of the Chinese government and local authorities," said Ilham Tohti, a leading Uighur intellectual who was detained for two months last July after such outspoken views. "China is progressing in many areas, but in politics and culture, it's going backward," said Tohti, an economics professor at Minzu University of China in Beijing.
Although Xinjiang and its Uighur people are governed by "beautifully written laws on autonomy," those rules are rarely applied, he charged.
On top of immigration that has multiplied the Han presence in Xinjiang from 270,000 in 1949 to 8.4 million today, Han Chinese dominate all government and public positions, from police stations to train stations, according to Tohti. He said they also enjoy preferential treatment in the economy.
Government pledges in May to do more for Uighurs are more of the same, Tohti said. "For years, Beijing has launched campaigns to 'support Xinjiang' and 'help the minority nationalities,' but these have not helped develop local firms or give Uighurs real opportunities."
Top jobs and profits go to Han, he said. "Gaps between villages and cities, and between Uighur and Han, will continue to grow."
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John held the door opened as he stared at her standing there. He couldn't process any thoughts as he stood in awe.
He watched her wipe her eyes and he suddenly had flashes of Cameron kissing him. His guilty reactions battled with his known love of Denise.
"Thank you." A gym member said as he left the gym. It broke John's concentration and he released the door.
Denise's eyes look down and caught John's attention from across the street. John froze in place when he realized their eyes aligned. Her face displayed trepidation.
She shunned her face while John empathized.
"Denise..." he whispered. He couldn't yell.
She watched his mouth move but she had too many emotions flooding through her head. She tried to hold them, but a tear slid down her face.
John saw her wipe her face and it broke his heart. He stood there in pure consternation.
Denise broke their concentration and walked around the corner. She hid herself behind the building. She sat on a step stoop and started to cry.
John started to walk towards Denise direction when Cameron walked up behind him.
"Hey baby. Guess who?" She said.
John snapped around, "Cameron chill. You aren't my baby."
Cameron smiled, "I was more than your baby last night, well this morning."
Denise stood up and began to develop her confidence. She turned the corner to see Cameron talking to John. She couldn't calm herself down.
John removed Cameron's hands from his waist, "Cameron, relax please."
Cameron replied, "why? Did last night not mean anything to you?"
John turned to Denise's direction. She hid behind the corner.
John said, "it's because I love my girlfriend, and I can't with you."
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Product looks good and fairly easy to install.. was beyond tired of the OEM handles breaking and losing the trim rings (plastic junk) all the time. This AMI set was an obvious choice. For first timers putting one of these in, two things: 1) wrap the visible surfaces with blue painter's tape if worried about scratches while installing. 2) before putting the trim ring on, take the time bending the OEM handle bracket (may have to take it out of the tailgate 2-3 times) so that the handle is centered left-to-right in the tailgate hole/bolt hole for the trim ring, otherwise the handle will rub on the trim ring.
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Very good quality, this is my second brand because the wide angle lens on camera was being blocked partially by cover on putco brand. It is also blocked on trim illusions brand but not as bad and with their square hole it was easily trimmed with razor knife without doing any damage and works perfectly. Place product on without attaching to test until you get it trimmed on each side.


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|2 weeks rent
|Included in rent
|Available but not included in rent
|Off street parking
Do you want to share a gorgeous cosy home in the Fremantle area with only one other? I am a mature working woman looking for similar who enjoys a gorgeous garden with outdoor eating and lounging nooks, a warm well lit and cosy cottage feel home with jarrah floors, light coloured walls, and big windows. It is a rear home so is very quiet, leafy, cool in the summer and warm in winter. The house is in a very convenient location, close to uni's, shops, bus route, beaches and Freo. It is fully furnished but am open to your furniture if you have. I have 2 cats so sorry no pets. The house and garden is lovely and oh... So am I 😀. Welcome to call me to arrange a time to view. ðŸ™Furnished or unfurnished
|Paget St Before South St
|Close by
|Carrington St After South St
|Close by
|South St Before Carrington St
|Close by
|Paget St Before Rennie Cr
|~ 4 min walk
|South St After Darling St
|~ 4 min walk
|South St Before Smith St
|~ 5 min walk
|South St Before Hines Rd
|~ 6 min walk
|South St After Hines Rd
|~ 6 min walk
|Paget St Before Farrell St
|~ 7 min walk
|Carrington St Before Rennie Cr
|~ 8 min walk
|Watkins St Before Carrington St
|~ 9 min walk
|South Street Ale House
|Close by
|Curry Club Indian Restaurant
|Close by
|Pizza Express - Hilton
|Close by
|Rubra On The Go
|~ 3 min walk
|Lil Tortilla Boi
|~ 4 min walk
|The Local Café
|~ 9 min walk
|~ 9 min walk
|Hines cafe
|~ 11 min walk
|Pancake Talk
|~ 11 min walk
|Famous Australian Seafood
|~ 11 min walk
|IL Panino Bakeries
|~ 11 min walk
|Mimosa Pasticceria
|~ 11 min walk
|Hilton SUPA IGA
|Close by
|~ 9 min walk
|Best of Europe
|~ 11 min walk
|Beaconsfield IGA
|~ 11 min walk
|My Health Warehouse
|~ 13 min walk
|The Naked Loaf
|~ 13 min walk
|Fifth Avenue Fine Foods
|~ 13 min walk
|~ 13 min walk
|Hamilton Hill IGA
|~ 20 min walk
|Stammers Supermarkets
|~ 23 min walk
|The Organic collective
|~ 23 min walk