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excerpt – Murder by Sacrament
Someone was in the room. She called out softly, her voice heavy with sleep, but no one answered. Unaware of time, she could not judge how far she had advanced along the continuum between day and night. It could not have been late because she was still full from the evening meal that had arrived about six o'clock. She remembered the pretty red-haired nurse who had brought it.
In recent days, Lilt had experienced difficulty even remembering who her friends were. She found herself waking up disoriented. That evening, she could now remember, she had eaten most of her light supper. There was a rose on the napkin, and the nurse had feigned displeasure when she didn't finish her meal. What had she eaten? A small glass of fruit juice and what else? She had leaned back against the pillows to read in Conice Carmack's The Rabbi and the Ruben, the kind of book her husband had always criticized as silly but that she liked.
Fully awake now, she listened intently and heard the sound again, like fabric rubbing together. Should she reach for the light switch? The nurse had pinned it to her bed but it still wasn't easy to find in the dark. Since the stroke, most things were too difficult for her to bother about. She would just try to see if she could distinguish any immediate sounds in the room, apart from the muted noises from the hallway. Usually the center became quiet, but she heard visitors talking this evening as they moved about.
It had been a month since she had agreed to enter the rest home. "It's just an old-folks home with a fancy name," she had observed, and of course everyone knew it was true. She was usually unflappable; recently she had experienced weakness in her mind and body. She was eighty-three. She missed her husband. He had been gone for a decade, so it wasn't companionship she missed. She had become used to living alone even though their marriage had lasted about fifty years. Since then she had come to appreciate her independence.
But after the stroke, she gave in to her son and took a private room in the respected Haven of Care facility in Independence, Missouri. Her son had recently moved back to Blue Springs, which was nearby. She could see him in her mind: his characteristic pallor from never going out in the sunlight, his gaunt physique with no hips to speak of. People thought he looked bookish. They would have been happy if his weakness had been books, but that was not the case. Stephen's hair looked professorial, though. He had begun thinning when he was about twenty. Two decades later he began arranging the tufts of hair in disharmonious locations around the top of his head. In contrast to his skeletal form, it was hard not to notice his short pudgy fingers, his ring finger bulging on either side of his wedding band.
Stephen wondered about his parents' love for him, Lillian knew. He assumed his mother loved him out of maternal instinct only, not out of true friendship. He began questioning whether his aging wife saw him in the same light and respected him more than she loved him. He had accumulated a few possessions and a degree of comfort through his money-making enterprises that had nevertheless not lasted long. He didn't worry because he assumed that when his parents died, he would inherit enough to quit working and build a racing boat. That was his dream. He had moved to Blue Springs because his job "wasn't challenging," he had said. He wanted to race boats. He wanted to build a bigger and faster boat than anyone in the area had ever seen.
Lillian's neighbor, Agnes, thought the arrival of her friend's son had precipitated Lillian's stroke. With Lilt in a rest home, Stephen and his wife had decided to move into his parents' house. She was okay about that, but tears formed in her eyes as she thought about her and her husband working together to make their house an ideal abode. She missed her husband so much! She never regretted marrying young. Her husband's string of patents generated enough in royalty payments that the two were able to live comfortably and travel whenever they wanted to. Mostly they spent their time and money on Stephen, but even with that they had accumulated a nice nest egg.
She worried Stephen would resent them when he discovered that they were leaving most of the estate with the university. "I don't think we should leave everything to him," Frederick had confessed to her one day. "I'm afraid," he said over supper, "that he'll just throw it away on a boat."
"He'll need something," she replied, surprising herself by the power of her concern.
"Oh certainly, yes, I think we should leave him enough so he can provide for his family. It would be wrong if we didn't. But to be honest, I'd like to see him do something besides building a speed boat."
Lilt was equally aware that Stephen had never been able to save money. "It's not just Stephen," she said. "It's Bernice too. I swear, that woman can spend money faster than anyone I know!"
"What about leaving some of it to the church?" Frederick had suggested.
"And pay for leaders to take missionary junkets to Tibet?"
"To Tibet?"
"Well, you know what I mean."
"It's all for world peace, isn't it?"
"I know, but wouldn't you rather make a specific gift for something?"
"Like what?"
"Let's say maybe scholarships for young women," she said tentatively, testing the water.
"Scholarships it is," he agreed. That was one of the advantages of spending half a century together. He knew where the discussion would head if he didn't concede. "I think that's a wonderful idea," he confirmed.
In the next months, he arranged with lawyers to put Princeway University into the will, and despite moments of parental guilt and concern about how their son would respond, they decided not to tell Stephen of their plan. Better for him to learn about it after their deaths.
Lilt heard the noise again. She was certain it was something in the room. When she started to call out, she felt the slightest pressure from air moving against her face and sensed an approaching object. Something soft covered her head: her mouth and eyes, and a hand pressed down hard enough that she couldn't breathe. She tried to yell but no sound came out. She sucked in as hard as her small exhausted lungs would allow her to do, but no air, nothing. She grew faint. For a moment, she thought of Frederick, then of nothing, and went limp.
The thin figure beside her lifted the pillow. He held his hand beneath Lillian Otis's nose to guarantee there was no breath, lowered the pillow over her face another time to be sure, then lifted it once more. He bent over the bed to smooth the covers. He fluffed the pillow. When he opened the door to leave, he was able to effortlessly slip into the noisy hall.
Chapter 1:
The Fund-raiser
The parking lot was filling with cars that were at least two luxury levels above the more modest automobiles that were usually parked at the RLDS headquarters. The Reorganization did not believe in projecting an image of easy living or wastefulness, and the employees' means of transportation generally reflected that thinking. In contrast, the extended wealth apparent in the cars this evening was flagrant. As each couple arrived in a trophy car, a page met them, a valet slipped into the car and drove it to the parking area, and the page directed the guests to the main entrance. Once there, they were greeted by the affable Randolph W. Olympia, president and prophet of the church. Other dignitaries surrounded the president.
Toom Taggart took it all in as he headed for the smaller unguarded employee entrance. At the door, he backed up to the identification monitor so the entry card in his wallet would trigger the release. He was in his early fifties and carried a little more weight and less hair than he had a decade before. He was not particularly handsome, but when he thought about it he assumed he probably looked pleasant enough. Unlike when he was in college, he had come to carry himself with an air of confidence. The bolt slid open and he moved to go inside when Simon Kellogg suddenly rushed up to piggyback his way in, his arms full of small presentation boxes and brightly colored printed materials. Simon was manager of the church's Planned Giving Mission. "I know we're not supposed to do this," the official said pleasantly, his breath coming in short gasps, "but perhaps they'll forgive me this evening. I'm awfully late."
"Evening, Simon," Toom said, nodding to the heavily loaded man. Temple Security considered piggybacking a serious crime: it allowed people to enter without recording their arrival, and the security director took such things seriously. No one else seemed to care. "Big evening," Toom added. It was a comment rather than a question.
"Yes," Simon replied, still rasping. "It is going to be a great evening."
"Lots of people expected?"
"Lots. All the bequest folks. They're the crème-de-la-crème, you know."
"Sounds like an oxymoron," Toom said.
"What?" Simon asked, his mind somewhere else, perhaps on responsibilities yet unfulfilled.
"These are the disciples with the big bucks, you say?" Taggart tried again.
"Oh yes, they're made of money! They're the big ones—the ones who make a difference in the church. This is an evening to show our appreciation."
Was he making a speech? "Well, everyone likes to be appreciated."
"And they should be. Someone suggested we include smaller givers to keep things humble, but that doesn't work, you know. It's important we do something extraordinary so the committed donors know we don't take them for granted. If you want to get the big money, you have to play the game. It's a fund-raiser tonight too, you know."
Taggart's mood was darkening. His friend's fascination with big money didn't help his growing sense of gloom. On another occasion, Toom might have told Simon how much he resented being there. He was told to attend as a test of loyalty, not that they really cared. He wanted to tell someone he was upset but knew he was mostly annoyed with himself for not having said no.
Anyone could tell you he needed as many loyalty points as he could collect. That realization, that he needed to burnish his image and appear to be a team player, bothered him because it made him feel like a politician. He was also upset by the degree to which the organization involved itself in that kind of image grooming.
"It's required," Taggart had explained to George Schmidt, a friend who had suggested ribs at Arthur Bryant's and a Kansas City Blades game. George was Toom's only real personal friend.
"You're going to pass on ribs and a game?"
"My employer expects me to show up."
"What are you supposed to do there?"
"Be a wallflower."
"Sounds fun."
Toom wasn't a Blades fan, but it would have been a nice evening. He'd prefer seeing the Chiefs. Ice hockey looked like heaven next to a fund-raiser, though. Toom was the equivalent of a dean in the church hierarchy. If the headquarters school were a state university, that would have been his title. He was called director out of symmetry with other church department heads, indicating that they shared the same status as middle managers. There was not a school president either because the church could only tolerate one president—the prophet leader—and didn't even make the directors privy to all the budget information for their areas. The responsibilities for each area were split between the administrative and financial, and where the latter was shared on a need-to-know basis, the power was centered in a small group that comprised those in the presidential office. The president himself restricted his activities to communication with God and passing on God's will to his assistants. As a management group, the First Presidency was unlimited in power. The second most powerful and occasionally conflicting quorum was that of the Presiding Bishopric, led by Bishop Lowell Pico.
The missions were run by the twelve apostles, the so-called "fishers of men" who represented Christ in all the world but answered to the First Presidency. Some of them held ceremonial posts, while others, known as "functional apostles," had real responsibilities, with offices at the world headquarters. This meant that others were nonfunctional, which was true in a literal sense even though the term was not used. The guiding force behind all the public decision-making was the Mission Integration, Service, Function, and Interpretation Team, or MISFIT, a strange acronym that had long since lost its sense of irony to the ears of the bureaucrats.
As director of the educational wing, Taggart operated under one of the functional apostles; in reality he dealt with all of the apostles on occasion, mostly when someone was upset about some sort of teaching or curriculum issue. That was the case a good part of the time. "Isn't it self-defeating to teach religious students to think critically?" the ever-rational George Schmidt had asked Toom one evening. Toom had given that some thought. It was true enough, but not as simple as it might appear, because the church, wanting to preserve academic accreditation and give the appearance of academic freedom, combined its programs with Princeway University across town. At the same time, the overall goal was to maintain faith.
At the far end of the building on the second floor, Toom could see the lights on where MISFIT met. The conference room held seventeen high-backed chairs around an oval table. Members of the committee sat in appointed seats like pigs in the Animal Farm story. They told everyone they were equal, but they acknowledged that one of them was more equal than the others. This evening three men were in the room, all dressed for the banquet about to take place on the lower level. The tallest was Ian Lament, whose gray hair made his long face look distinguished. He was a man who had come up the hard way by accepting responsibilities with deep commitment and narrow focus, the senior counselor to Bishop Pico—not that he was specifically designated as the senior, which would involve calling the other man a junior counselor, and that was to be avoided. They were more appropriately said to be associates in the bishopric, including the bishop himself. Lament was responsible for the church's buildings and land.
The second associate was Louis Cannon, a much larger man who provided muscle, presumably metaphorically, when they needed to persuade people to accept a new directive. He was a man who loved order and hated ambiguity. You could see it in his choice of clothes, everything color-coordinated down to his jockey shorts, Toom imagined, yet his fashion choices were still odd. He wore a black polyester suit with brown shoes or a blue shirt and orange tie. He had a ruddy face and thick neck of a football lineman, and his hairline came low in front. Combined with his thickly bowed arms, he sometimes had the appearance of a primal being. His assignments were temporary rather than long-term. In another context, he would have been a fixer or cleaner.
The third person in the room was Kansas City businessman and long time friend of the Reorganized Church, Lawrence Richards, who was the reason for the meeting. The three men hastily gathered while their friends and colleagues waited below.
"I don't like it," Richards said. "It's not right, and besides, we're making a lot of people mad."
"We need that land in order to clear it because we can't have the temple surrounded by a ghetto!" Lament said.
"I understand that, and it may well be true, but there must be some other way," Richards persisted. He had been hearing some tough talk from people in the old houses surrounding the new edifice, who deeply resented the church trying to buy them out and tear down their homes. "What are we going to do?"
Lament was silent, sensing that it was one of those times when nothing else could be said and thinking that this was why he retained Louis Cannon, who stood patiently in his slightly wrinkled suit, starched white shirt, and white-on-white embroidered tie. Louis's thick neck seemed to push down on the stiff ring of his collar. "I'll take care of it," he said.
"What do mean you'll take care of it?" Richards insisted. He didn't like Louis's tone, nor the man's reputation for improvising. Not at all a situation for a goon, they needed to finesse the standoff with the neighbors and not further inflame them. "What do you intend to do?"
"Don't worry," Louis said softly. "I don't know yet, but I'll think it over."
"They don't want to lose their homes."
"I know," Louis said, "but they'd be better off somewhere else." Louis aired what he assumed to be a simple truth. "We would be doing them a favor."
Bishop Lament started to speak, then thought better of it.
Richards paused a moment, picked up his expensive gray coat from the back of the tallest identical chair, and put it on. "I don't like it," he repeated. As he turned to leave, he glanced back at the two other men. "If something isn't done, and done fairly soon—something that won't make it worse—I won't keep bankrolling it," he snapped. So there it was. Richards was known for not beating around the bush.
After the sounds of Richards's footsteps down the hall suggested he was safely out of hearing, the bishop, no longer quiet or controlled, turned on Louis. "We can't have that!"
"I know."
"Something has to be done."
"I'll get them out."
"Louis, this will require a gentle touch."
"Sir, I will take care of it."
Down the hall someone was working in their office even as the music from the banquet began. It was Marie Burke, who was deep in thought over a question about discrimination that had been posed to her. She was a logical thinker who could sort out the complexities of a legal question if she had time to think about it. If she believed any real discrimination had taken place, she would say so. In this case the church seemed to be the victim.
What should her role be? Should she make every effort to try to identify possible discrimination and be sure it was eliminated or should she expose people who had probably made false accusations, thereby proving to the world that the church leaders were not bigoted? There was a point at which everyone's best interests might intersect in some sort of settlement, but if she went down that route, it would imply that the church had mistreated someone. At the heart of it, it was more about religious tolerance than discrimination. The infraction was on the part of someone who was prejudiced against the RLDS Church, was her view of it.
The church had a poor record of tolerating people of other beliefs or even racial diversity or of being transparent about its past dealings with neighbors, at least in the historical past. Certainly the church should receive credit for doing better in those areas and reaching out to people of other faiths, recognizing the authority of other baptisms and marriages, for hiring non-members for some jobs. The leaders no longer called competing churches the "great and abominable church of the devil." The case would inevitably dredge up old prejudices, though. It would turn out to be nasty, no matter what approach she recommended. As far as she could see, it was more or less senseless.


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You shake your head, but the bay horse begins to advance, that fierce gleam in its blue eyes ever accentuated. As you begin to back away, it swings around and charges at what had seemed like a brick wall, the side of the manor. Now, on inspecting the place further, you notice that it cannot possibly be the side of the manor, for it sticks out too much, not in conjunction with the angular shape of the building that still looms above. The wall morphs as the horse advances, finally letting the animal sink into it.
In front of you now is a bay-coloured stall door, which begins to open up as you approach, but recede back into the wall if you back away. So, slowly, you do approach, your heart filled to the brim with curiosity again.
Here, beyond the now-invisible wall, is another part of the stables, polished to completion and shining because of all the trophies that are being kept there. As well as riding trophies, you identify trophies for other sports, such as hockey and ice-skating, and others, you quickly notice, that are the sports that you would like to excel in. There is even one swimming trophy, for your past, failed effort, and one pool trophy, for the skill you are just beginning to hone.
To your contentment, you see, in the centre of the room and the dotted trophies, that there is also a selection of horse-feed and other food-stuffs that horses would enjoy. You take one look at the food, no jealousy or guilt interrupting your actions (as if, here, you have been made with no morals), and quickly spot the prize of the collection: a glistening red apple, certainly good enough for a human to take.
So, you pick it up from its podium, licking your lips as you stare.

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Our Y welcomes all. We strengthen communities, educate and nurture children, and promote healthy living in spirit, mind and body.The Y: We're for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility
The YMCA of the North Shore is an association of 7 YMCAs serving 25 communities: Amesbury, Atkinson (NH), Beverly, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, Newton (NH), Plaistow (NH), Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Swampscott, Wenham & West Newbury.
Mr. Christopher J. Lovasco
youth, childcare, teen programs, recreation activities, affordable housing, health & well-being, arts & culture
Also Known As
Plaistow Community YMCA
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Main Address
245 Cabot Street
Beverly, MA 01915 USA
Youth Development Programs (O50)
Physical Fitness/Community Recreational Facilities (N30)
Public Housing (L21)
IRS Filing Requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
How does this organization make a difference?
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2015 Accomplishments In 2015, the YMCA of the North Shore served 65,000 people and gave away $3.8 million in scholarships and no-cost programs. One of every five people we serve qualifies for financial assistance. We are committed to our financial assistance program because everyone deserves the Y, and we want it to be a place where ALL belong. In 2015, the Y expanded its Summer Learning Loss Prevention program, serving more than 300 children in four communities. Nearly all of those children maintained or increased reading levels. In 2015, the Ipswich YMCA met its capital campaign goal and began expansion of its facility, adding an outdoor pool and splash playground as well. The YMCA of the North Shore proudly announces its 2016 Strategic Initiatives:We will enhance our approach to youth and teen skill development to prepare young people for success in school and career.We will champion the fight to reverse the obesity epidemic in our communities; elevating well-being, prevention, and health maintenance as a community.We will help people improve their health and well-being, particularly those facing health challenges: chronic disease, mental health issues, and substance use disorders.We will provide experiences which strengthen relationships and sense of belonging, improving self-worth and reducing social isolation in teens and adults.We will provide opportunities to those who struggle financially for quality housing, academic success, nutritious foods, and activities that build healthy spirits, minds, and bodies.
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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Program 1
Affordable Child Care
We offer child care services for infants through school age at many locations throughout the North Shore
Program long term success
We are laying the foundation for N. Shore children to learn, grow and thrive in a caring environment. Our program for infants through school-age children is centered around the core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
Program success monitored by
Our programs are licensed by the Commonwealth of MA. Many of our programs are accredited by the NAEYC and the others are in different stages of accreditation. We administer twice-yearly surveys to parents. We employ a FT Education Success Specialist to oversee all sites, ensure curriculum alignment and oversee accreditation.
Program success examples
We have received good licensing and accreditation reviews. We earn high marks from satisfied parents.
Population(s) Served
Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
Program 2
Affordable Housing
The YMCA of the North Shore offers affordable housing for families in Beverly and Ipswich, as well as affordable housing for single adults in Beverly, Ipswich, Gloucester, and Haverhill.
Program long term success
The Y has been offering single-room-housing on the North Shore since its foundation in 1858. In a region where housing is not affordable for all, we continue to meet the needs of low-income families and individuals.
Program success monitored by
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Program success examples
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Population(s) Served
Poor/Economically Disadvantaged, Indigent, General
Program 3
Day Camp
We offer summer camping opportunities for children and youth of all ages. Our camps range from traditional day camp to specialty camps, including adventure programming, cooking, gymnastics, sports, and a variety of other options.
Program long term success
The Y is a trusted source of summer programming for many parents and families. Some children come for select weeks, while others spend their entire summer with us. Our camp locations are very special and diverse -- from Marblehead's Children's Island to Haverhill's Camp Tricklin' Falls; from Cape Ann's Camp Spindrift to Beverly's Camp Sterling Woods, kids can experience sailing on the ocean or canoeing on the river; to mountain-biking, or archery. Our camp choices are every kids dream for summer fun!
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Youth Development, General/Other
Population(s) Served
Children Only (5 - 14 years)
Program 4
Health & Wellness Programs
The YMCA offers an array of health and wellness programming for all ages. From infant swim lessons to senior aerobics, there is something for everyone.
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Recreation & Sports, General/Other
Population(s) Served
Other Named Groups
Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
Program 5
Various Programs for all ages
The YMCA offers programs and classes for all ages, including: aquatics; arts & humanities; youth sports; adult leagues; senior programming; aerobics for all levels; adventure programs; teen programming; service-learning opportunities; youth & family programs; field trips; and much more!
Program long term success
All of our programs are designed to promote the Y's values of honesty, caring, respect and responsibility. We do not discriminate for any reason, nor will we tolerate any forms of discrimination at our Ys. We are a community organization striving to meet the needs of ALL. We're for: youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.
Program success monitored by
We monitor our success through membership retention, as well as participant evaluations. We take our members' comments seriously and we continually strive to meet our members' needs and improve how we offer service. We measure our youth programs in accordance with the Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets. We encourage youth empowerment and teen leadership, fostering YMCA involvement for a lifetime, as many of our employees are former "Y kids." We set goals and measure outcomes for every program we offer, ensuring that we continually improve. Finally, in our quest to make our mission central to all that we do, we measure our success through fundraising and friend-raising. To maintain our mission of making the Y a place where all belong, regardless of income, we partner with donors who care enough about their neighbors to make contributions so that those who cannot afford membership can receive financial assistance.
Program success examples
In 2012, the YMCA of the North Shore offered financial assistance to more than 9,000 people in the amount of $2.2 million. We retained nearly 45,000 members association-wide, and we remained to be the North Shore's leading provider of affordable childcare, affordable housing, and youth programming.
Youth Development, General/Other
Population(s) Served
General Public/Unspecified
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Five powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
The YMCA of the North Shore is an association of 7 YMCAs serving 25 communities: Amesbury, Atkinson (NH), Beverly, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, Newton (NH), Plaistow (NH), Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Swampscott, Wenham & West Newbury.
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Funding Needs
Financial Assistance The YMCA gives away more than $2.65 million in membership and program scholarships to more than 14,000 deserving individuals who would not otherwise be able to afford Y programs/services. Additionally, we offer more than $1.5 million in no-cost programming for the betterment of the 25 communities we serve. We must increase our fundraising efforts to maintain this valuable program for those in need. Focus on Chronic Health Prevention and Aging Population Needs The Y is emphatically focused on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. We are recognized experts in youth development and our mission focuses on social responsibility. We must expand our scope of work for a healthier North Shore. In addition to financial resources, we will seek partners who share our vision and can provide expertise and support in achieving this work. A primary focus in 2016 will be creating new healthy living initiatives. Focus on Reducing the Achievement Gap In 2015, we saw significant success in our Summer Learning Loss Prevention programs. On average, students in our programs gained 1 month of summer learning, as opposed to losing 2 months, which is typical for low-income children. This is amazing progress but we realize that we must increase our impact in this area. We will continue our SLLP programs with a focus on increased fundraising with a goal of serving more children.
Affiliations + Memberships
United Way Member Agency
Affiliate/Chapter of National Organization (i.e. Girl Scouts of the USA, American Red Cross, etc.) - Affiliate/chapter
Chamber of Commerce
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The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Mr. Christopher J. Lovasco
Christopher (Chris) Lovasco is the Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of the North Shore. He supervises 160 full-time staff, 1,400 part-time staff, and 3,400 volunteers; and is responsible for seven local YMCAs with 25 sites and nearly 50,000 members. He is responsible for management and administration of a $33 million budget. Mr. Lovasco supervises facility operations, member services and program development and implementation for all populations at these Ys. He oversees annual fundraising, endowment development and capital fundraising. Mr. Lovasco has been employed by the YMCA of the North Shore since 1994, most notably as Chief Operating Officer from 2005 through 2014. He played a key role in the acquisition of the Rockingham Athletic Club in Plaistow, NH, which is now the Plaistow Community YMCA, the newest association member of the YMCA of the North Shore. Mr. Lovasco was also instrumental in acquiring the Haverhill YMCA. As COO, it was Lovasco's dream to add performing arts to the Y's programs for North Shore students. That dream was fulfilled with a successful capital campaign to restore Ames Hall to establish the YMCA of the North Shore Performing Arts Center at the Salem YMCA. This venue houses the YMCA of the North Shore Theatre, which produces musical plays, giving youth and teens access to acting and singing lessons and opportunities. Lovasco has also been instrumental in establishing and maintaining affordable housing for low-income residents of the North Shore. The Y manages affordable housing units in Beverly, Ipswich, Cape Ann and Haverhill for 515 residents.
Mr. William J. Leaver
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Term: June 2016 - May 2019
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Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations?
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year?
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year?
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership?
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years?


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Dive deep into the cells of our body and be amazed at the incredible work they do!
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Chapter 1: Meeting Hunter's mom
It was a new day at road rover HQ as the rays of the sun shined through the window of Hunter and Colleen's room. The rays hit Hunter as he awoke with a yawn; he then looked over and saw Colleen sleeping by his side. She soon awoke and looked at Hunter, "Morning Huntie how are you today?"
Hunter smiled and kissed her then broke apart when needed air, "Wonderful Colleen, it always is when your right here beside me."
Colleen smiled, "Oh Huntie." They both kissed again but longer and more passionate. After they broke apart Colleen spoke, "so Huntie what do you want to do today?"
"Well I was planning on going to visit my mom today so why don't come along I would really love for you to meet her," Hunter said.
"That sounds like a wonderful idea Huntie, when do you want to leave?" Colleen said.
"How about right after breakfast," Hunter said.
"Sure," Colleen said. They both got out of bed and went for a shower; after they finished and got dressed they left for the kitchen.
Axel had awoke up feeling wonderful he looked over at his wife Ariel, both have been married for a month. Ever since they were married they couldn't be happier. Axel's room was made bigger so his and Ariel's things could fit inside. Ariel just then awoke and looked over at Axel, "How are you today Axel."
Axel smiled, "Wonderful love just wonderful." They both kissed. "How are you today."
"Just fine love," Ariel said.
They both took a shower and headed out the room. They bumped into Shadow in the hallway, "Hello you two." Since Shadow didn't have anywhere to go the Master decided to let Shadow stay at HQ, both Axel and Ariel were happy about that.
"Hi dad," they both said. All three then left to the kitchen for breakfast.
As everyone arrived in the kitchen for breakfast they sat down and talked about various things. Soon after they finished eating Hunter and Colleen left in the sonic rover and left for Wyoming.
A few hours later they landed a little away from the farm, they exited the Sonic rovers and stood on a hill over looking the farm. Colleen was a bit nervous at meeting her, Hunter saw this and held her hand. "There's nothing to worry about I know she'll love you."
Colleen smiled at Hunter, "thanks Huntie."
Hunter looked and soon spotted his mother, he smiled and they both walked down the hill. They hopped the fence and came close to her. Hunter spoke, "Mom."
She heard the call and turned to the, "Hunter! It's good to see you again." Hunter hugged her and she looked at Colleen, "and who is this Hunter?"
Hunter smiled, "Mom this is my wife Colleen, Colleen this is my mother Sierra."
Colleen held her and out, and Sierra sniffed it then licked it. "Huntie she likes me."
"I know she would," Hunter said. All three of them headed to the porch and sat down.
Sierra spoke, "So how long have you two been married?"
"Almost a year," Hunter said.
"That's wonderful," Sierra said. She turned to Colleen. "Hunter has told me a lot about you the last time he was here."
"Oh like what?" Colleen said.
"He said you were beautiful, sweet, caring, and how much he loves you," Sierra said.
Colleen smiled, "that's my Huntie."
Sierra looked at Hunter, "Hunter when did you relies you loved Colleen?"
"The first time we met, but at first I didn't know what the feeling was. Over time the feeling grew stronger whenever I was with her. It wasn't until I saved her from a Cano-mutant on one of our missions is when I relished I loved her," Hunter explained.
"That's wonderful," Sierra said. She turned to Colleen. "Colleen when did you relies you loved my son?"
"Like Huntie said the first time we met, my love grew over time. I wanted to tell him but I was afraid of what he might have said. But then after a mission we did we both finally admitted our love for each other," Colleen said.
Hunter then held her hand, "and then six months later I proposed and we were married a month later."
"That's wonderful I'm really glad that you two found love through all of this, and I'm glad I got a new daughter now." Sierra said.
Hunter and Colleen both smiled at that, "Thanks," they both said.
Hunter and Colleen then started talking about everything they did and what they did with the team. They told all the missions they been on, told her about their teammates. Colleen even told Sierra about her past and how she lost her mother. Sierra thought she had it bad but was glad she found happiness on the team. "Wow you two defiantly have good lives together not to mention good teammates," Sierra said.
"So mom how things on the farm?" Hunter asked.
"Well same as always but something has happen," Sierra said.
"What do you mean?" Hunter asked.
"Well it's been days since I've seen the farmer and any of the other animals, I would look around but I can't see that much," Sierra explained.
They both were surprised at hearing this. Hunter spoke, "would you like us to look around?" Sierra nodded. Hunter and Colleen then both looked around the farm and they didn't find anything, it was like it was deserted. They explained it to Sierra and she too was surprised at this. "My world I wonder what happened," Sierra said.
Hunter then began thinking, it was starting to get late and they needed to head back soon. He then made a decision. "Mom why don't you come back to HQ with us, I'm sure the Master wouldn't mind.
"Really? He wouldn't?" Sierra said.
"Yes wouldn't you say Colleen," Hunter said.
Colleen nodded, "Yes I'm sure he wouldn't mind."
"if it's alright then yes I'll go," Sierra said.
"Alright lets go then," Hunter said.
They all left for the sonic rover and soon were off home. A few hours later they arrived back at HQ and the first place they went to was the Master. They entered his room and he faced them, "Hunter, Colleen what can I do for you two." He then saw Sierra, "And who is this you two brought back."
"Master I'd like you to meet my mom Sierra," hunter said.
Master walked over kneeled down and petted Sierra. He smiled, "So this is your mother nice to meet her."
"Master it seemed that the farm she was on was abandoned and I couldn't leave her, is it ok if she stays here?" Hunter said.
Master stood up and looked at Hunter, "Yes it wouldn't be a problem."
Hunter was both surprised and Happy at hearing this, "Really that's great!"
"Yes that is great," Colleen said.
"Why don't you get her transdogmafied and introduce her to everyone," Master said.
Hunter and Colleen both nodded as they left with Sierra to the transdogmafier. After ensuring that it was safe she got in and the tube filled with smoke. Then she came out on two legs. "Wow this…I can talk, this is great Hunter."
Hunter walked over to and hugged her, "it's good to have you here mom."
"It's good to be here to," Sierra said.
"Come on lets introduce you to the others then we can give you a tour of the base," Hunter said.
Sierra agreed as they left to find the others. They soon found everyone, except Shadow, in the rec room. everyone looked and saw Hunter and Colleen and also Sierra. Blitz spoke, "Hey Hunter who's she?"
"Everyone like you all to meet my mother Sierra, mom this is the team," Hunter said.
Everyone got up and went to great her. Axel spoke first, "Hello Sierra my name's Axel nice to meet you."
Ariel spoke, "Hello I'm Ariel Axel's wife, great to meet you."
Exile spoke, "Greetings comrade Sierra I'm Exile, it's nice to meet mother of comrade Hunter."
Then Blitz, "Hello there my names Blitz it's great to meet you."
And finally Shag, "Wello Ri Rm Rhag."
Sierra was confused, "What did he say?"
Hunter chuckled, "He said 'hello I am Shag'."
Sierra smiled, "it's nice to meet all of you."
Just then shadow came in to the room, he stopped as soon as he saw Sierra. Hunter noticed and Walked Sierra to him. "Mom this is Shadow, Axel's father."
"Hi," Shadow said.
"Well hello there," Sierra said.
"Well mom if you like it me and Colleen will show you around," Hunter said.
"Sure," Sierra said. The three of them walked out. Before they left the room Sierra looked at Shadow again, 'what a handsome dog' She thought.
Shadow watch Sierra exit the room, 'She's beautiful' he thought.
The rest of the day went good as Hunter and Colleen showed Sierra the whole base, she was amazed at everything she was shown. Soon after they all had dinner they all headed for bed for the night. Hunter showed his mother a spare room and she was asleep as soon as she laid down. Everyone else went to bed peaceful. Little did they know that it would be a race to save two of their own.
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Simon Raven's novel The Judas Boy (1968) contains a terrific scene in which an historian named Tom Llewellyn, then engaged on a BBC television series, rings up his friend Professor Robert Constable, head of the fictitious Lancaster College, Cambridge, for an intellectual chat. Llewellyn's great interest is the nature of power, and his thesis that, here in the third quarter of the 20th century, power is an increasingly random affair. "It is almost impossible to see it as concentrated in any definite person or persons," he crisply informs the man on the end of the phone, "if only because the world has long since become too complicated for even the most determined and intelligent individual to exert his will, except in very limited areas."
Constable, not immediately convinced by this argument, is brought into line by an illustration from his own professional life. He is the Provost of Lancaster, Llewellyn reminds him, and by definition the most powerful man in the place. On the other hand, his power can never be exercised outright. He can recommend, he can persuade, he can influence, and he can intrigue, but when it comes to doing or acting he cannot dismiss a servant without ratification from a sub-committee. Nonsense, Constable demurs, he can easily get what he wants if he goes about it in the right way. In that case, Llewellyn explains, he is essentially a diplomat, exercising the kind of authority that exists only in so far as the wielder of it is seen.
This exchange leapt back into memory as I began reading some of the publicity attending last week's publication of Power Trip, a book in which Damian McBride, the one-time Downing Street spin doctor, attempts to lift the lid on Rebekah Brooks's allegedly malign influence on public life during Gordon Brown's time as Prime Minister. According to McBride, the former Sun editor was at this point "the most powerful person in Britain", able to throw her metaphorical weight about in such episodes as a campaign to ensure that Paul Stephenson became the Metropolitan Police Commissioner and a government reshuffle in which, against expectation, the Blairite Tessa Jowell kept her post.
McBride also maintains that a Sun journalist told him that Brooks wanted to see the Labour MP Tom Watson "dead" (politically that is – those involved seem to have stopped short of a murder plot) for scheming to force Tony Blair to resign in 2006. It is a bravura exercise, which makes Mrs B sound like a cross between Lucrezia Borgia and Shelob from The Lord of the Rings, and yet, judged by the Raven paradigm, it is hard to imagine that Rupert Murdoch's principal henchwoman was quite the behemoth that McBride represents her to be. She could pull strings, she could utter numberless quiet words in favourably disposed ears, she could make one hell of a fuss on her employer's behalf, but when it came down to it the only direct exercise of authority in which she could engage was to ensure that certain words were printed on pieces of newspaper.
Which, as media historians hasten to assure us, is an enviable form of power, however diminished by falling circulations and the rush to cyberspace. At the same time a glance around public life in 2014 is enough to demonstrate that most of the old sources of direct authority have been emasculated, either by that tantalising abstract democracy, or by the diffusion of power into oligarchy, or merely by way of the administrative complexity by which nearly all contemporary life is waylaid. Certainly, Brooks in her prime was a force to be reckoned with, but did she have as much power as, say, Hugh Cudlipp, the editor of the Daily Mirror in the 1950s, when the paper had a circulation of five million and Labour leaders quaked in their boots when criticised by it?
As for the other authority figures at large in the public sphere, politicians long ago became ciphers. After all, how much real power does David Cameron exercise? He is the first minister of what is supposedly a sovereign state, but unable, owing to our EU membership, to control who passes back and forth across its borders, and uncomfortably aware that much of the military hardware dotted around the nation is owned by one of our allies. He is, additionally, part of a coalition, which severely limits his room for practical manoeuvre, and while he may, more or less, be able to decide who he wants to see around him at the Cabinet table, scarcely any action that he undertakes, from the appointment of the humblest junior minister to the view he takes of President Putin, can be pursued without a series of consultations, diplomatic bunfights and inches given and received.
And so Cameron, like the chief executive of a public company, the senior partner of a Big Four accountancy firm, the vice-chancellor of a university, or the manager of a Premiership football club, is essentially a co-ordinator, esteemed, and occasionally revered, never likely to be ignored by his colleagues or the world at large, but about as capable of genuinely autonomous action as Mr Punch.
Curiously enough, the proof of this long-term retreat from the concept of individual authority can be found in art, and especially literature, where its absence has left a thematic hole that has never been filled. The Victorian novelist, for example, was intensely interested in power, to the point where certain 19th-century novels turn into a causative chain of who owns and can therefore direct the actions of whom. On the other hand, these threads were usually very easy to gather up, a matter of the Queen sitting on her throne, her ministers assembling at Westminster, great landowners administering their estates, and a handful of financiers controlling the money supply.
But the "state of the nation" novel, in which the Victorians excelled, is almost impossible to carry off these days, if only because the sources of power – financial power especially – are so difficult for the non-specialist to locate and, if found, to understand. Even John Lanchester's Capital, for instance, a work by one of the few modern novelists with sufficient knowledge to be able to explain how the modern City of London operates, sometimes reads like a collection of fiscal essays, so esoteric is the information that Lanchester is trying to get across.
Naturally, there are other forms of power – familial, emotional, generational – but the citizens of a supposedly free country with a fine democratic tradition are entitled to know who directs the course of their lives, and whether or not these entities are accountable. It is a cliché, of course, to remark that one of the great drawbacks of a world in which "power" consists of backstairs intrigue and inference, is that it can't be brought to judgement. Simultaneously, you have a suspicion that there are still large numbers of individually powerful people, but that they sit not in No 10 or the White House but in the offices of commodity broking firms and arms traders.
It would be nice if a journalist like Brooks, rather than caballing over the status of some favoured Cabinet minister, could tell us all who they are. We may not be able to do anything about them, or limit their influence, but merely being able to identify them would be a comfort of a sort.Reuse content


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tuf newbs that's a ****in' joke. i don't know if you directed that at me, but i hate that show, have only watched a couple episodes, and don't like 98% of the fighters who come off the show. so you can generalize and say 'most the guys in here' but in reality most the guys in here i debate with are more knowledgable than you. um i've been a fan of ufc since 98, a pride fan since 03, so you can say what you want, i sent you a nice little message, then i went back and saw this post. you debate opinions i debate facts. the fact is he's (CC) lost two in a row when all three of them were set up on a silver platter for him and he didn't come through, he bitched right out of the UFC and now he's facing a no namer...and you're right it would be more intriguing if it was Assuerio(nice spelling newb)but it's not. i don't hate the guy but he lost alot of respect with alot of fans, becuase alot of fans like myself respect his striking ability and enjoy watching it, and would rather see it against frank mir (or any other HW in the show)than Mizuno. and a guy of crocop's caliber has no business beating up on that guy in this point of his career, two consecutive losses or not.
First off on the assurio remark ive seen it spelt both ways so sorry about that.
second im not just remarking that your a tuf newb.If you want to say other people are more knowledgeable then im sorry that i didnt even know there were forums ...Honestly im a little back when it comes to computers.
im stating that the majority of these guys would say the same thing about say chuck facing jardine,a lot of people saw that as a huge step up in competition.
Would you rather see him as a fan of his face a guy who has a chance of getting his confidenece back on track or seeing him get his head clocked into the second row.The fact is outside of mir who else in the heavyweight division that could actually help set him back with his confidence to where it used to be.Maybe herring but then again herring goes and beats kongo who whupped cro cop.The fact is the heavyweight division of the ufc isnt where it would be enough of a start up to get cro cop back on track..and the fact is in case noone remembers this dana white even signed off on this and said that if the cro cop of old came back out then hed be back in the ufc by the end of 08.
I wont remark on the majority of his competition in pride .Yes the majority of them shouldnt have been anywhere near that ring with him in it.But you dont give a few guys hes fought the credit that maybe they deserve.Hes almost knocked out nog.Hes gone the distance with fedor and hunt.Stopped herring and barnett.Vicious cut on fujita.KOd aleksander emelianenko...among others.And of course his fights with Wanderlai silva.The fact is even when he lost fights in pride he still was holding his own pretty well.
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Tolar this weekend?
I'm planning on going up to Tolar this weekend with a member of another forum and thought I'd throw out an invite. Tolar is about 2 hours north west of Waco, I wanna say the place is called Tolar Rock Trails or something like that. I'll be sticking to the easy stuff since I'm still stock, but from what I've read they have been cutting new and more difficult trails. I cant find a whole lot of info on them and most reports are old. Figure I'll give it a shot if anybody else wants to go.
How about Tolar Saturday?
I plan on getting there around 10 sat morning. Cummon out!
Sweet Ill be there about the same.
Nice meeting you and James today.
Had some fun!
Yea man you too. I emailed you one of the videos, but the other is corrupted I guess. We'll have to do it again sometime. I think that place will be fun after a good rain!
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adorable outfit! the daytime look is too cute, I love that top and those wedges!
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The centerpiece of UNC's visit was uncommitted senior Spencer Hawes, Scout.com's No. 3-ranked prospect in the Class of 2006. The Seattle Prep star is in the midst of a three-school tour and right out of the gate UNC made quite the impression.
"It was a real good visit," Hawes said Sunday night. "I got a feel for the campus and the guys and kind of just the whole atmosphere.
"The way they treat sports and especially basketball, it's on another level from what I've seen. It's the support that they get. The fan base just blew me away.
"Their football team is struggling a little bit but they kept supporting them. It was unique."
Hawes and his family packed plenty into the busy weekend. From touring the campus to meeting with coaches, it was non-stop, wall-to-wall action. He even managed to get in a run with the current Tar Heels.
"I played with them the first day," Hawes said. "It went well. They may have lost some but there's still a lot of talent left. I had never seen Thaddeus Young play and he looked good. (Tyler) Hansbrough is real good and (Wayne) Ellington played well. Quentin Thomas, I had never seen him play, but he looked pretty good too as a point guard."
With guard Wes Miller as his host, Hawes got to spend a ton of time with the players.
"I had a couple of meetings with academic people and coaches but other than that it was pretty much all with the guys."
Up next for Hawes are visits with Stanford and Washington. He's committed to going through this process and giving each program the chance UNC had. One thing is certain; Williams and Co. set the bar pretty high.
"I know (this visit) boosts Carolina," Hawes said. "I don't know how else to describe it. You can hear it from everyone but until you get there and experience it you can't really get a feel for it."
Still not wanting to name a leader, Hawes spoke highly of what he saw in Chapel Hill.
"I wouldn't say (UNC leads) but I'd definitely say they left a good impression."
Next up: Stanford in four days. Washington to follow.


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The procession of Timmy, his fairy god family (disguised as various clothing accessories), Eris and Grim followed Mandy down the stairs as Vicky stepped over the threshold.
"Hello, Timmy! I'm back! Ready for another afternoon of fun?" She asked calmly.
"NO!" Timmy exclaimed.
"Well, too bad, 'cause I AM!" She shouted loud enough to send everyone but Mandy and Eris tumbling across the living room.
At that moment, Saliva strolled in casually, having no clue what was going on in the household.
He walked up to Vicky, lifted his leg and…
"EEW!" Vicky kicked him away towards Timmy and the others, where he began to whimper.
"Hey. That was MY dog. Nobody kicks MY dog." Mandy stepped forward.
"Who the hell are you?" Vicky snapped, looking down.
"Oh wait; you must be Amanda Maxwell, Timmy's cousin. You don't know how things work around here, do you?" She glared directly into Mandy's face.
"Well then, things are about to chance around here, Vicky. I don't take too kindly to you kicking around my dog. He can pee wherever he damn well pleases. And I hear that you always give my cousin Timmy here a bad time…" Mandy folded her arms.
"And what are you going to do about it? You think you can actually stop me? Timmy's already complained to those idiot parents of his and they've done nothing, so what makes you think you can?" Vicky also folded her arms and even started tapping a foot.
"That's because they're idiots. And, well, I did warn you. You can't say you haven't been warned. I'm going to make your life a living hell all week while I'm here…"
"Yeah, right…" Vicky scoffed.
"Like I said, you've been warned. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be in Timmy's room with our…" Mandy glanced back at Eris and Grim. "…associates."
"Associates, huh?" Grim muttered. "Is that all we are to you?"
"No. You're more of a friend-slave and Eris is an annoyance…" Mandy said, pacing up and down the room.
"Glad to know…" Grim grumbled. "Friend-slave indeed…"
Mandy stopped suddenly and Timmy and the fairies that had been following their every movement with their eyes straightened up.
"Grim, portal to the Underworld, NOW."
"Now?" Grim whined.
"NOW. Friend-slave, remember?"
"Fine…" Grim summoned his scythe and began to chant. "Let me just work up me mojo…"
Grim swiped the scythe and a swirling black and green vortex appeared in the middle of the room, blowing large gusts of air around, lifting several objects- and its occupants- off the ground.
"One Underworld portal ready." Grim bowed and gestured to the portal.
"Saliva, you stay." She commanded. The dog immediately sat still at the end of Timmy's bed.
"Grim, you go first. After all, we don't know if anything's there where you placed the portal…" Mandy commanded.
"But…" Grim started, but faltered as he felt Mandy's glare on him.
"Okay…" he sounded defeated as he stepped through the portal.
A minute passed.
"He hasn't been screaming, so I'll assume it's safe down there. Let's go, people!" Mandy led the way.
As Timmy walked through, his fairy god family huddled together behind Eris, looking rather apprehensive.
Grim stood on the other side, waiting for them.
"Good. You're all here…" He closed the portal.
Timmy stared around at his new surroundings in awe.
"This place is so cool! I wish we could come here more often!" He exclaimed.
Cosmo whimpered at this.
"Well, coming here is only a wish away for you, so that's quite possible. Fairies don't typically come to the Underworld though…" Wanda shuddered.
"Why's that?" Timmy asked as they walked along.
As they walked along the bank of an acid green river that smelled of rotten eggs- the smell of this alone was making Timmy reconsider his earlier wish to return- a roar emanated from it and a large, grotesque monster rose from it.
"THAT'S WHY!" Cosmo screamed as he and Poof hid behind Wanda.
"Oh no you don't! Bad monster! BAD!" Eris stepped closer to the monster.
The monster roared at her, covering her in green spittle.
Eris shuddered. "That's it! Why don't you have some CHAOS, you vile, ugly monster in need of a bath!"
Eris summoned an Apple of Discord and threw it directly into the monster's mouth.
It promptly exploded.
"There." Eris waved her hands and was immediately clean again.
Timmy and his godfamily watched with wide eyes and jaws.
Mandy rolled her eyes and walked over to her cousin, shutting his mouth for him.
"Come on. We need to pay a visit to the Underworld's most annoying citizen. He's sure to drive Vicky up the wall. He does it to me…"
Grim's eye sockets widened.
"Please don't let it be who I'm thinking of. Please. She wouldn't be that cruel, would she?"
Grim blinked. "It's Mandy. Of course she would…"
"F-R-E-D-F-R-E-D-B-U-R-G-E-R, Fred Fredburger! Yes!"
"I knew it…" Grim thought.
Yes, Fred Fredburger was who Mandy deemed to be the Underworld's most annoying citizen.
And many of the Underworld's other citizens would also agree with her.
Even though Timmy and his fairies had barely known him, his voice alone was enough to grate on their nerves.
"Come on, Fred. We're having a very special party in the Surface World. There's going to be nachos and pizza…" Eris said.
As soon as Fred heard the word "nachos", he tuned out all else.
"Where are the nachos?" He asked.
"In the Surface World…" Mandy said.
"Let's go, let's go! Fred wants his nachos!" Fred cheered.
"Alright then. Annoying creature? Check." Mandy rubbed her hands together smirking more evilly than she normally did- which nobody present thought possible...
They reappeared again in Timmy's room and Grim tucked away his scythe.
"Alright. Now what?" Timmy asked as Fred talked about nachos in the background.
Cosmo had poofed up some nachos and cheese and was sharing with Fred.
"You're going to have to make a few wishes…" Mandy said.
"Okay then. Let's go!" Timmy led the way down the stairs.
Vicky sat in the living room with her feet propped up on the coffee table and reading Rich People Magazine.
"My babysitting business will have me featured in this magazine before I'm thirty!" Vicky cackled.
Then she paused.
"I'm gonna have to wait until I'm thirty?" Vicky exclaimed.
Then she noticed Timmy and Mandy standing there with Eris, Fred and Grim.
"Oh look. Timmy and his little friends crawled out of their little hole…" Vicky walked over and touched Grim's robes.
"What are you supposed to be? The Grim Reaper? Halloween is months away!" She scoffed.
"I want some nachos!" Fred exclaimed and she noticed him.
"What's this weird creature?" She asked.
She wrinkled her nose in disgust before walking into the kitchen. "Now I want some nachos…"
"NACHOS?" Fred perked up and ran behind her with the door slamming shut.
"Cosmo, Wanda, I wish Vicky and Fred were trapped inside the kitchen with an endless supplies of nachos and all the dips they could want!" Timmy exclaimed.
They appeared. "You got it!" They waved their wands and a bright flash went off inside the kitchen and they could see cheese and salsa leaking through the bottom of the kitchen door.
"Heheheheheheheh…" Timmy rubbed his hands together in mischievous glee.
A few minutes later…
"AAAAAAAAHHHH! LET ME OUT! LET ME OUT!" Vicky was screaming and banging on the kitchen door and those outside started laughing loudly as they made their way up to Timmy's room where he promptly wished that he could see what was happening in the kitchen.
His fairies waved their wands and a flat-screen television with surround sound appeared, plus refreshments (including nachos!) for them to munch on while watching Vicky's distress.
"No way! This is too much fun!" Eris munched on some popcorn.
"Dey should make dis into a movie. Think the Underworld Cineplex would be interested in dis?" Grim asked.
"Oh yeah. I would pay to see torture like this." Eris snatched away Grim's Gummy Bears, ignoring his protests.
Mandy fed Saliva some nachos idly.
"How long are we leaving her in there?" Timmy asked.
"As long as we feel like it…" Mandy answered coolly.
"I can live with that."
"So, I hear that Fred likes frozen yoghurt too…" Eris smiled.
Wanda laughed a laugh that made Cosmo and Poof retreat to the other side of the room.
"Timmy, just say the word and the Vicky torture will increase…" The pink-haired fairy chuckled.
"Wow, I think Mandy be influencing you…" Eris commented.
"I wish Fred had some frozen yoghurt too!" Timmy exclaimed.
"NO!" Vicky screamed as frozen yoghurt rained from the ceiling of the kitchen.
"This is actually pretty fun…" Timmy reclined in his chair, casually watching them.
About an hour later, Timmy and Mandy's parents came home and found the kitchen spotless, but with a shaking Vicky on the floor.
"Vicky?" Mom Turner called out cautiously.
"Aah! Don't make me eat any more nachos and frozen yoghurt…" She moaned.
Back in Timmy's room…
"Stage one: complete…" Mandy checked off "Annoy With Fred" off her "Torture Vicky" list.


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Like baseball.
I was forced to play baseball at recess in school for the lack of anything more entertaining to do. Usually we ended up playing this thing called scrub. I don't know if this is a Canadian thing? Or more wide spread? t's what you did if you didn't have enough players to field two teams. (I should also mention that I grew up on a farm outside a very small prairie town lest you be confused by the lack of people.) There were three batters and everyone else covered infield and outfield positions. If you were on base and didn't manage to make it home you were sent out into right field and you kept moving up until you were once again batting.
Two things:
1. I lack even a miniscule amount of athletic prowess.
2. I'm not the least bit competitive.
I loved right field. The ball seldom made it there. I hated any of the infield positions which forced you to come in frequent contact with the ball. Being the pitcher terrified me. I made sure and threw it nice and slow so they could hit it long and far.
One other thing:
1. I'd rather be chatting.
Which is the reason I was hit with a line drive to the ear while manning third base. Totally not the fault of the batter (who was my brother, by the way). I was chatting to someone the next game over and not paying attention.
My bad.
But my characters enjoy all kinds of things I'd rather take a pass on. Take Grace Bighill, my current heroine. She plays baseball and she knits. I knitted a blanket for my barbie once, but counting has never been my strong suit. It was significantly wider at the bottom than the top. Fortunately Barbie didn't care.
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ATLANTA -- Aware the Chicago Cubs had already won, the Milwaukee Brewers knew they needed to beat Tim Hudson and the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
Corey Hart stayed patient and found a way to get the job done.
Hart keyed a three-run, eighth inning rally and the Brewers rallied to beat the Braves 4-1, staying close to the Cubs in the NL Central race.
The Brewers, who had lost two straight, rallied off Hudson (16-9) to remain 1½ games behind Chicago, who beat Pittsburgh 13-8 earlier Friday.
"I had a feeling if we could keep it close we surely would fine a way to score some runs," said Milwaukee manager Ned Yost. "I felt like we were getting good at-bats all game, but hitting it right at somebody. We just couldn't find any holes."
The Braves, who began the day 4½ games behind the New York Mets in the NL East and 5½ behind the San Diego Padres in the wild-card race, lost a game they couldn't afford to lose.
The Brewers were in the same position, and knew it coming into the game.
"We're all fans and naturally rooting for whoever is playing the Cubs. And you're going to scoreboard watch," said Hart.
Hudson had a five-hit shutout going when Ryan Braun singled with two outs and nobody on in the eighth. Prince Fielder followed with a single and Hart lined his third hit, a run-scoring single to right, tying the score at 1. Fielder took third and Hart second when Atlanta right-fielder Jeff Francoeur bobbled the ball. Geoff Jenkins was walked intentionally to load the bases.
"I was just trying to keep the ball in play anyway I could," said Hart, who raised his average to .301 with 21 home runs, 73 RBI and 22 stolen bases.
"He's quietly a star," said Yost. "He's a run producer, a 20-20 guy, an offensive catalyst."
Hudson was replaced by Ron Mahay, who walked pinch-hitter Joe Dillon on four pitches, forcing in Fielder with the go-ahead run. Bill Hall then singled to right, scoring Hart. Francoeur, however, threw Jenkins out trying to score from second.
Until then, Hudson, who blanked the Washington Nationals 3-0 in his last start, the Braves only complete game of the season, hadn't allow a run in 17 innings.
"They took what they had and made the best out of it in that (eighth) inning," said Hudson. "Four times through the lineup, they'd seen pretty much everything I had."
The Brewers, who haven't made the playoffs since 1982, ended the Braves five-game winning streak, which had matched their season high.
Milwaukee added a run in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Damian Miller.
The Braves won the opener of the four-game series 3-1 on Thursday night. Milwaukee, which has the best home record (47-27) in the league, are a dismal 32-47 on the road. They have nine games left, two more against Atlanta before returning home for its final seven games, three against St. Louis and four against San Diego. Chicago has eight games remaining.
Milwaukee starter Carlos Villanueva allowed three hits in six innings, including a solo home run by Mark Teixeira in the second, a 458-foot shot to right-center. It was Teixeira's 14th with the Braves. The first baseman, who was obtained in a trade with Texas on July 31, has 27 homers overall.
"Every game is a big one now," said Villanueva. "It was fun being paired against one of the best in Hudson. It feels very gratifying. We never give up. We give everything we have."
Scott Linebrink (5-6) picked up the win with a scoreless seventh. Derrick Turnbow pitched a hitless eighth and Francisco Cordero got three outs for his 44th save in 50 chances.
Atlanta's Chipper Jones entered the game as the NL's top hitter (.342), but went 0-for-4 and dropped to .340.
The last Atlanta player to win the batting title was current batting coach Terry Pendleton with a .319 average in his 1991 MVP season.
- Braves manager Bobby Cox was ejected in the eighth, his 10th this season and a record 135th in his career.
- Braves' closer Rafael Soriano was given a four-game suspension on Thursday for hitting Florida's Dan Uggla. He appealed and a hearing will be held Tuesday in Philadelphia, where the Braves open a three-game series.
- Milwaukee ace Ben Sheets was diagnosed with a mild hamstring strain and is questionable for his next scheduled start on Sunday against Braves. He will throw some on Saturday and see how he feels.


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|Mar 25
|Christopher Clavius a German Jesuit mathematician and astronomer who modified the proposal of the modern Gregorian calendar after the death of its primary author, Luigi Lilio. Clavius would later write defences and an explanation of the reformed calendar, including an emphatic acknowledgement of Lilio's work. In his last years he was probably the most respected astronomer in Europe and his textbooks were used for astronomical education for over fifty years in and even out of Europe
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