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New payment technology is fit for diners
After a meal at Potomac Pizza in Gaithersburg, Md., diners can swipe their debit cards, punch in their personal identification number and pocket their receipt -- all without leaving the table.
'Stigmatized property' presents real estate dilemma
CHICAGO -- There it sits, without embellishment, on Realtor.com: 749 15th St. in Boulder, Colo.
From ramen to riches: Hints on how to get there
People used to talk about their salad days.
Snapper lawnmower blades can crack; recall issued
Blount International Inc. is recalling Oregon and Silver Streak Replacement Snapper Lawnmower Blades sold nationwide from November 2002 to August 2006.
Manufacturers asked to add stronger words on labels of portable generators
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- "I'm just glad I'm alive," Evelyn Abbott says.
Hot Shot Bakery offers 'bread & spread' tasting on daily basis
ST. AUGUSTINE -- Hot Shot Bakery, the hub of Southern influence combined with fine French-style baked goods and catering, hosts "Breads & Spreads" tastings Tuesday through Friday in St. Augustine that are open to all bread lovers.
Prosperity Bank donates $250,000 to organizations
Special to The Record
Help your kids with money smarts
NEW YORK -- Kids going back to school are going to learn book smarts, but will they be "money smart" as well? The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Finance and Literacy reports that in its most recent test of high school seniors' money literacy, the average score was a barely passing 52.4 percent.
Lower Manhattan businesses have mixed success since 9/11
NEW YORK -- Five years after the destruction of the World Trade Center, Evelyn Robb is still worried about the future of her candy shop. The business, located just a block from the site of the twin towers, hasn't recovered completely from the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
Business briefs
Slipping pump prices About 29.6 million motorists hit the road this Labor Day weekend, enjoying some relief from gasoline prices, according to the AAA auto club.
St. Johns tourist council director reappointed to state commission
Special to The Record ST. AUGUSTINE -- Glenn Hastings, executive director of the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, has been reappointed to the board of the Florida Commission on Tourism.
Hybrids are making more fiscal sense, recent study shows
SAN FRANCISCO -- Just last summer, hybrid cars didn't make much financial sense. One year and 35 cents a gallon later, they still might not, but they're getting much closer, according to a recent study from car-buying research Web site Edmunds.com.
Banking online with caution
NEW YORK -- Despite this being the age of identity theft and online scams, more brick-and-mortar banks are offering their customers products and services for banking on the Web.
Curb appeal begins at the front door
With so many homes for sale, how does a home seller attract buyers? One way is to enhance a home's curb appeal -- the first impression that one receives from the outside, or curb, of a home.
Teen magazines reinvent themselves as young consumers find new alternatives
NEW YORK -- This fall, teens who want the 411 on skinny jeans will have fewer teen monthly fashion bibles to flip through. But the moves by Elle Girl and Teen People to pull the plug on their publications and focus on their Web sites don't seem to bother 14-year-old Devon Brodsky.
GM, Toyota sales up in August
CHICAGO -- General Motors Corp. snapped out of a six-month sales funk in August, posting its first increase since January. But it also announced a 12 percent production cut for the fourth quarter.
Survey says fewer have retirement plans at work
Fewer employees are covered by retirement plans at work, a new survey has found.
Ackman funds to take big stake in McDonald's
CHICAGO -- Hedge fund manager William Ackman, who last year attempted to force McDonald's Corp. to spin off its 8,000 company-owned restaurants, is again taking aim at the world's largest hamburger chain.
Parking tickets make cost of doing business steep in NYC
NEW YORK -- On a narrow street in lower Manhattan's financial district, Godvell Merilus pulls his UPS truck alongside a curb and parks illegally.
Wedding: Paula-Ramos
Elizabeth Paula and Eloy Ramos were united in marriage July 15 during a sunset double ring ceremony performed at Beachers Lodge Resort by Betty Crosby, notary.
Wedding: Keefer-Cordis
An 8 a.m. double ring ceremony on the beachfront at the St. Augustine Beach and Tennis Club July 11 united Stephanie Ann Keefer and Thomas Matthew Cordis in marriage.
Engagement: Eskew-Hull
Wes Eskew and Jeanette Hull, both of St. Augustine, announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Kristie Eskew, to Thomas Delany, son of Clinton Delany and Jayne Delany, both of St. Augustine.
Wedding: Quinn-Burgess
Marian Denise Quinn and Kenneth Rodney Burgess were united in marriage July 15 during a 6:34 a.m. sunrise ceremony performed on St. Augustine Beach by Teresa A. Brown, notary.
Wedding: Justice-Bergsraesser
Jennifer Christine Justice and William Louis Bergstraesser III were united in marriage at 4:30 p.m. July 4 during a double ring ceremony performed on Vilano Beach by Betty Crosby, notary.
LARRABEE Kevin and Shannon Larrabee, St. Augustine, announce the birth of a son, Ronan Patrick, 8 pounds, 5 ounces, Aug. 2 at Flagler Hospital. He joins Tristan Michael, 3.
Wedding: Langer-Szabo
Memorial Presbyterian church parlor was the setting at 4 p.m. July 15 for the marriage of Roseann Desire Langer and Gregory Robert Szabo.
Wedding: Parr-Carey
The St. Augustine Lighthouse tower was the setting at 8:30 a.m. July 25 for the marriage of Ambrosia Berlin Parr and Brian Allen Carey.
Anniversary: May
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey May celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 2.
Wedding: Cintron-Hood
MeLaine Cintron and Charles A. Hood Jr. exchanged wedding vows at 7:30 p.m. July 15 on St. Augustine Beach. Allen Crosby, notary, officiated at the double ring ceremony.
Anniversary: Jarriel
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Jarriel celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 30.
Parenting: Let grandma continue gift giving gifts to children
Q: Should I stop my mom from giving my three preschool kids presents every time she visits? She is usually here once a month for about a week and every morning she gives a small gift to each of the kids. They love it (of course), but I am a little concerned that they will begin to think of her only in terms of the things she brings for them rather than the time she spends with them. I am also a little uncomfortable with the avalanche of trinkets and toys which are soon forgotten/broken or which we end up donating to a good cause. My husband and I have discussed it and are undecided as to whether we should try to intervene or just let it ride.
Book mobile
The following is the schedule for the St. Johns County Public Library System's book mobile for the week of Sept. 4.
Go & Do
TODAY Happy Birthday, St. Augustine: Celebrate St. Augustines 441st birthday Saturday with The Landing of Menendez at 9:30 a.m. at the Mission of Nombres de Dios (on San Marco Avenue) with free parking.
Hospice, ACS offering self-help programs
Group bereavement counseling services are available through Community Hospice of Northeast Florida for those who have experienced the death of someone close to them. Offered are support groups designed to help identify ways to cope with the death of a loved one. Sessions will cover grief reactions, coping with loss, the holidays, stress and recovery.
Senior notebook
ElderSource hearing ElderSource, the Area Agency on Aging for Northeast Florida announces a public hearing to which all persons are invited.
Lewis headlines '06 telethon in Vegas, a move from 'claustrophobic' former Los Angeles digs
LAS VEGAS -- Ever not-so tactful, comedian Jerry Lewis says that he's excited to host his annual telethon for muscular dystrophy in Las Vegas -- and then takes a poke at the former venues in Los Angeles, the telethon's home for the last decade.
Make a splash at FCTI art classes
"I always wanted to learn to paint" admit many students who enroll in the First Coast Technical Institute Community Education art classes.
News Notes
Health rocks A Health Rocks health fair for St. Johns County's young people continues from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Flagler Hospital.
It's a Great Life:It's in the genes
I made a startling discovery the other day.
Guideposts to the past
The occasion of St. Augustine's 441st birthday can be a time of reflection for St. Johns County residents -- a time to look back and remember all of those who have walked before us in the settlement and maintenance of the Oldest City.
Social Security Q&A
Q: I will be age 62 in a couple of months, but my husband is five years younger than I am. Do I have to wait until he retires to receive Social Security retirement benefits?
Volunteer spotlight
Opportunities to volunteer at the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum range from answering questions at the summit of the lighthouse to helping marine archaeologists on the ocean floor. Volunteers assist staff with everything it takes to keep the maritime history of St. Augustine alive.
COA will be closed Monday
Special to The Record Just a reminder that the Council on Aging, the Coastal Community Center, and the Trout Creek Park Pavilion will be closed on Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The facilities will reopen on Tuesday, with regular business hours.
Grandmother's DVD combines family, fitness
Russ has had some additional challenges lately, but she's full of ideas to conquer them. For instance, after more than 20 years of teaching kids to dance and many years as a caregiver, Russ put her ideas about fitness and family together in a DVD titled "Cookie Russ's Family Fun with Fitness" in late summer of 2005. The one-hour DVD features parents and children using several energetic, innovative ways to spend quality time together while getting in shape.Her introduction on the DVD reveals much about the lady. "I'm Cookie Russ," she says, "Better known as Nana. You see, I've been blessed with the opportunity to adopt my two grandchildren, and I've noticed lately that we're all getting a little overweight and out of shape. It's time we did something about it and had fun, too!" What Russ didn't know at the time she made the tape was that her weight gain was not caused by lack of exercise. "My stomach was bloated then," she recalls, "but when it got so distended that I looked like I was pregnant with twins, I knew something was very wrong."
Memorial healing garden in spotlight at the COA
How would you like to take a leisurely stroll each morning down a beautiful garden path with the fragrant scent of flowers in the air?
5,901-square-foot playhouse
Barefoot and bouncing around like Gumby on a trampoline, David Perry moves around his two-story Mediterranean-style villa in Dana Point, Calif., like a kid loose in an amusement park.
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Mobile pet adoption
Marking his 100th year
Marion Tillman Alvarez will celebrate his 100th birthday Wednesday.
Rocker, designer team up for charity
NEW YORK -- When does fashion rock? When two talented young artists -- one a musician, the other a fashion designer -- get together for a star-studded event that celebrates their industries and raises money for charity.
Q. I have Fatsias and a Pandora vine. The tips of their leaves turn black and the plant appears to be dying. What might cause this?
Tip of the week
Want more roses?
Sweet treat
Collier Street resident Charles Sanks had a watermelon he wanted us to see.
Swallow, dragonfly feeding frenzy worth pulling off the road
Driving is both a skill and an art. I enjoy driving and concentrate with the same intensity I use when leading a nature walk. I watch for signs -- the turn of another driver's head, the angle of a car's wheels, what's ahead, to each side and behind. You never know what another driver might do. Focus and concentration should never be sacrificed to the radio, a passenger or to a cell phone. You miss too much that way.
Jason Shaw becomes Certified Arborist in St. Johns
Jason Shaw, owner of Jason Shaw Tree Service, of St. Augustine, recently demonstrated professional competency by successfully completing the Certified Arborist examination administered through the International Society of Arboriculture and the Florida Chapter of the ISA.
Still drawn in by MTV's 'horribly scripted' reality television
Despite my best efforts, I still want my MTV
NASA will have Lockheed Martin build moon ship by 2013
In a decision that surprised industry observers as well as the losing parties, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that it had chosen Lockheed Martin Corp. to build Orion, an Apollo-like capsule that would succeed the current space shuttles and return humans to the moon as a steppingstone to a manned mission to Mars.
Photos of abducted boy appear 24 years later
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The mother of a boy abducted 24 years ago said she's bewildered by two photographs left at her front door, apparently showing her son and two other children bound and gagged.
National report
Nellie Connally, passenger in Pres. Kennedy's limo during assassination, dies at 87
National report
Bush to visit Ground Zero
With Orion, America plans bold missions to the moon and beyond
In my astronaut career, I was fortunate to be assigned to four space shuttle missions. I spent about 1,138 hours -- more than 47 days -- in space, traveled 19 million miles and circled the planet more than 740 times. I never got bored gazing down at our beautiful world. Ask any astronaut. He or she will tell you there is only one thrill better than getting a view of your home from orbit, and that is the idea of leaving home and seeing some of the other spectacular sights in the solar system.
Hurricane forecast team downgrades season's expectations to 5 Atlantic hurricanes, from 7
DENVER -- A team of top hurricane researchers lowered its 2006 forecast for Atlantic hurricanes for the second time in a month Friday, predicting a slightly below-average season with five hurricanes instead of seven.
First lawsuits filed over Comair crash that killed 49
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Two lawsuits were filed Friday by families of Comair Flight 5191 victims, the first of what attorneys say will be many against the airline and government agencies in the crash near Blue Grass Airport that killed 49 people.
Rare birds
Compared to the vultures in North America, these birds look like runway models.
Expenditures, contributions 8/12 to 8/31
Karen Stern -- contributions from 8/12 to 8/31: $31,300
Campaign funding hits new heights
Candidates in this year's race for St. Johns County Commission have raised more campaign finances than ever before, officials said.
Marriage license applicants
Edgar Ivan Avalos, 23, of Perris, Calif., and Cristina Marie Gaston, 19, of St. Augustine.
Advance voting ends today
St. Johns County's eligible voters still have more chances to vote besides in their polling place for Tuesday's primary election.
Spaniards' arrival changed life for Indians
Spaniards stepped ashore on Sept. 8, 1565, to found St. Augustine. The Europeans took over the main building of the Timucua Indian's village, probably called Seloy. The Indians around here probably had already heard about the French settlers, who had been living several miles from the mouth of the St. Johns River for almost a year and a half. The French would soon be removed from Florida.
Man sentenced on molestation charges from 1977
Dania Beach beachgoers had an unusual sight as a sailboat burned offshore east of the Dania Beach Pier Saturday. The Coast Guard responded to the incident. Miami Herald
First Thanksgiving
Rats, mice or buzzards could have been on the menu, but luckily for the judges in the Thanksgiving cooking competition, the strangest meat was rabbit.
Police report
ST. JOHNS COUNTY Transient charged with grand theft auto: A 36-year-old transient was arrested on a charge of grand theft auto Thursday morning.
Ernesto weakens to tropical depression but drenches Virginia, Carolinas with heavy rain
NORFOLK, Va. -- Ernesto weakened to a tropical depression Friday, but the storm still packed enough punch to dump more than half a foot of rain, knock out power to more than 300,000 customers and force hundreds of people from their homes.
Judge sentences two in cocaine trafficking case
Two of the 16 persons arrested in November and charged with trafficking in cocaine were sentenced Friday in St. Johns County Circuit Court.
Police reports
The following was compiled from police reports collected from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJCSO), St. Augustine Police Department (SAPD), Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) and St. Augustine Beach Police Department (SABPD):
Two inmates escape from Hastings Youth Academy
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office began a search Friday night for two inmates from the Hastings Youth Academy. As of 11:30 p.m., they had not been found.
County can stop growth, expert says
St. Johns County's juggernaut of residential growth -- resulting in 80,000 houses approved but not yet built -- arose in large part because some members of the County Commission believe they must approve large-scale housing projects.
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JoAnn Cook Rogers Wright
JoAnn Cook Rogers Wright, 74, of Jacksonville, died Aug. 31, 2006, at Shands Hospital in Jacksonville. Mrs. Wright was a native of Birmingham, Ala., the daughter of the late Firmer and Jessie Cook.
Ophelia Rebecca Arnett
Ophelia Rebecca Arnett, age 88, of St. Augustine, died Aug. 31, 2006 at the Pavilion at Bay View. She moved to St. Augustine from Union City, Tenn., in 1925 and had attended local schools in St. Augustine. She was a member of Ancient City Baptist Church since 1929. She was a life member of the Flagler Hospital Auxiliary. She retired in 1981 from Flagler Hospital's Dietary Department. She was well known for her sense of humor and ability to recall names and birthdays of four generations of her very large family.
Ophelia Rebecca Arnett
Ophelia Rebecca Arnett, age 88 of St. Augustine, died Aug. 31, 2006 at the Pavilion at Bay View. Mrs. Arnett was a native of Union City, Tenn., and had resided in St. Augustine. Mrs. Arnett was a homemaker, a life member of the Flagler Hospital Auxiliary and a member of the Ancient City Baptist Church.
John Paul Lalonde
John Paul Lalonde, 76, of St. Augustine, died Aug. 28, 2006 at Flagler Hospital. He was born in New York City and had resided in St. Augustine since 1989, moving here from Brentwood, N.Y. Mr. Lalonde served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and as a police officer for the New York City Police Department for 21 years. He was a member Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and the St. Augustine Shores Men's Association.
Robert Arthur Kiefer
Robert Arthur Kiefer, 79, of Ocala, died Aug. 31, 2006, at his home. Mr. Kiefer was a longtime businessman in Palatka and Ocala. He retired to St. Augustine where he enjoyed fishing and attended Anastasia Baptist Church before returning to Ocala 4 years ago. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Shirley.
SJRCC, FSDB partner to create interpreter services
Brian Kelly is beginning his second year at St. Johns River Community College with plans to earn his Associate in Arts degree and then attend a four-year institution to earn his Bachelor's degree.
FloArts presents an artist invitational
Florida School of the Arts will present the works of two St. Augustine artists and one Jacksonville artist in an artist invitational beginning with a reception on Wednesday, Sept. 6th. The exhibit will be in the Main Gallery at the Florida School of the Arts located on the Palatka Campus of St. Johns River Community College. The show, which features the work of Ellen Housel, Wendy Mandel McDaniel and Jan Miller, will be on display through Oct. 15th. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (386) 312-4300.
SJA faculty learns about smart boards
On Aug. 10, St. Joseph Academy Faculty switched their usual places in the classroom. Sitting in the student desks, they gathered in a Science classroom early in the morning to learn about the newest technology on campus.
SAHS open house St. Augustine High School will host an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Parents are invited to meet their children's teachers, collect interim report for the first marking period and view the school improvements. Parents should bring a copy of their child's schedule. Additional copies will be available in the main office lobby if needed.
Birthday gift extra sweet for 16-year-old
For many 16 year olds, birthdays are all about throwing a big party and shining in the spotlight.
SJRCC holds nursing pinning ceremony
ORANGE PARK --St. Johns River Community College held its sixth pinning ceremony to recognize the Associate in Science in Nursing students on Aug. 11th . The ceremony was held in the courtyard of St. Johns River Community College's Orange Park campus.
Candy: It's sweet, sour & gross
What's your idea of the perfect candy? Sweet, obviously. What about fun? Do you like your candy gross? How about something you can stick in your pocket and take with you?
Letter: Underhanded election
Editor: I received a beautiful post card from Commissioner Maguire with an attractive picture of him on the one side along with my name and address.
Letter: Are we better off than four years ago?
Editor: The huge headline: "Maguire: Limit Growth" on August 26th really caught my eye and made me wonder - How stupid does Bruce Maguire really think the people of St. Johns County are? For years Maguire has told us that he's not really owned by the big land developers and that he always sides with them because he has to. His reasoning being that if he didn't approve everything they wanted, they would sue the county and its citizens.
Perspective: A modest plan for saving the country
It's the best part of summer, the long lovely passage into fall. A procession of lazy golden days which my sandy-haired gap-toothed little girl has been painting, small abstract masterpieces in tempera and crayon and glitter, reminiscent of Franz Kline or Willem de Kooning (his early glitter period). She put a sign out front, "Art for Sale," and charged 25 cents per painting. Cheap at the price.
Letter: Tax collections are out of control
Editor: During the last three years, our county has experienced explosive development at the hands of our county commissioners. The two commissioners up for reelection would have us believe that the developers have paid the costs of this growth.
Manuel: You are my priority
We have a number of serious problems in the County and they are getting worse, not better. The only way we will find solutions is to vote in new leadership. This election is not about Bruce Maguire nor is it about Tom Manuel. It is about you the voter. I promise I will empower and represent you the voter. Mr. Maguire's record clearly shows he represents the development industry. My fellow citizens, the fox is in the hen house. My name is Tom Manuel, and I am running for the County Commission, District 4.
Letter: Thanks, Mr. Perry
Editor: My wife and I would like to personally thank ex-Sheriff Perry for clarifying our choice for who we support for one of the (hopefully two) new county commissioners.
Letter: Integrity, my foot!
Editor: Integrity: We have a group of commissioners who love to use this word, but do not live by its standards.
Letter: Perry a disappointment
Editor: I am disappointed in Neil Perry et al. for their blatant support of Maguire for County Commissioner, and their apparent belief that we voters are too naive to see through their ploy. After all, Mr. Manuel is not being accused of terrorism.
Letter: Fire Rescue stays out of politics
Editor: The St. Johns County Fire Rescue department is in no way responsible for any political information that has been supplied or released during the current election cycle, which either helps or hurts any candidate vying for political office.
Letter: 'Concerned Citizens' concerns this reader
Editor: I just read a mailing by the "Concerned Citizens for Good Government", in support of reelecting our current commissioners. What an interesting piece of propaganda, titled "Get the Facts".
Letter: Vote the rascals out
Editor: Are the voters of St. Johns County out of touch with reality as much as the politicians think they are?
Letter: Time for a change of leadership here
Editor: It is time for St. Johns County voters to start paying attention to who will represent their interests as county commissioners for the next four years. The voting record of the incumbent commissioner in District 4, Bruce Maguire, is available for all to review. It is not a pretty record. It shows that during the past four years he has voted 99 percent of the time to approve new development.
Editorial: Campaign finance law stumbles on 'Archilles Heel'
This editorial is being written on Thursday. It's newspaper deadlines -- go figure. We bring this up for a reason, but more on that later. The subject of this piece is campaign contribution reporting -- specifically the deadlines for reporting.
Letter: Just who are these Concerned Citizens'?
Editor: Yesterday we received a flyer in the mail from the Concerned Citizens for Good Government (CCGC) "Staight Talk about the Growth in St. Johns County". The pamphlet gave a glowing picture of the rampaging growth in the county.
Letter: Investigate illegal election dealings
Editor: Mr. Porter's letter on Tuesday, brings up the possibility of a RICO investigation, based on statements made and the list of donors to the County Commission race.
Letter: Politics stoops to an all-time low
Editor: When you think local politics has stooped to an all-time low here in St. Johns County, Mr. Neil Perry brings it down another notch. Here is why.
Editorial tidbits
Ready for Road Rage?
Letter: Pig pen politics
Editor: As I have watched this campaign season progress, I have become nauseous from what I have seen and heard. At the beginning, I was intrigued by the Davids (Manuel and Sanchez, defiant and penniless but backed by the voice of Commissioner Ben Rich) versus the Goliaths (Maguire and Stern, emboldened with arrogance and pride in their handlers, the development community, and backed with its limitless funds).
Letter: Union's proud to back Maguire, Stern
Editor: As in years past, questions recently have been raised concerning the role the St. Johns County Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Union is playing in the current race for County Commission. Specifically, many wonder why the "Fire Department" has endorsed certain candidates.
Letter: The Record misleads electorate
Editor: I have been appalled by recent events in the Manuel/Maguire race, and particularly troubled by the role that The Record has taken in some of these events.
Letter: 11th-hour politics
Editor: I read with amusement Mr. Maguire's 11th-hour press release before the primary election. He seemingly experienced an epiphany while talking to people in the county. Hogwash! The idea that Maguire is suddenly "listening" to folks is, in my opinion, last minute desperation politics.
Maguire: I've earned your trust
When voters go to the polls on Sept. 5th, they will ask themselves one question: Who do they trust with the future of St. Johns County?
McCoy leads defending champ Texas into opener
AUSTIN -- His voice has cracked in the huddle. He hasn't taken a snap in a college game, and he's following in the footsteps of one of the greatest players to wear a Texas uniform.
Blake pays tribute to Agassi
NEW YORK -- From the Day-Glo spandex tights to the hot pink vertical bars on his shirt to the white bandanna wrapped atop his head, James Blake paid tribute to Andre Agassi at the U.S. Open on Friday.
Tebow scores on second play as a Gator
GAINESVILLE -- University of Florida freshman quarterback Tim Tebow ran one time and didn't attempt a pass Saturday in a 34-7 victory over Southern Mississippi at home.
Golf roundup: A scrambling Tiger stays in the hunt
NORTON, Mass. (AP) -- Robert Allenby made a hole-in-one during a torrid stretch that took him from the middle of the pack to the top of the leaderboard Saturday, then finished off a 5-under 66 in blustery conditions to catch Justin Rose in the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Florida's Leak is 'real hungry'
GAINESVILLE -- Suddenly, Chris Leak is running out of time, running out of options and running from a quarterback controversy that could ruin his final days at Florida.
For Kahne, the Chase is on at California
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) -- In the years B.C. -- Before the Chase -- few would have paid much attention to Kasey Kahne, who was in 11th place entering Sunday's race at California Speedway.
USA falls to Greece in semis
SAITAMA, Japan -- Fed up with its recent failures, USA Basketball assembled a new program with a new plan and a new coach in Mike Krzyzewski.
Gators should look elsewhere for easy wins
I'm not sure people fully grasp how close the Gators came to a colossal loss against Southern Mississippi Saturday at The Swamp. OK, it wasn't that close, but the Gator Nation couldn't have felt confident, leading Southern Miss by just seven points in the third quarter. Don't be deceived by the final score. UF struggled more than it shined against the Golden Eagles.
Agassi's match postponed as rain halts Open
NEW YORK (AP) -- Andre Agassi received another anti-inflammatory injection Saturday and got an extra day to rest before playing in the third round of the U.S. Open, his match postponed because of intermittent rain.
A Long Day's journey to Friday night
Kyle Parker didn't mince his words after Friday night's game against St. Augustine High.
Arkansas welcomes shot at redemption against USC
Arkansas coach Houston Nutt knows the painful details of last season's 70-17 loss to Southern California as if the game had happened last week.
U.S. settles for bronze at Worlds
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) -- When the U.S. basketball team was assembled this year, it embarked on a three-year march to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Now the road to China must go through South America.
Tereshinski enters home debut as Bulldogs' starting QB
ATHENS, Ga. -- Mark Richt's announcement that Joe Tereshinski would start Georgia's season-opener against Western Kentucky didn't silence questions about the position.
Rogero's big catch rescues St. Joe at the end
JACKSONVILLE -- Bishop Snyder was poised for a season-opening win on its home field but ran into one small problem.
Bama, Hawaii a clash in styles
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Don't look for Alabama to try to keep up with the Joneses.
So close
Whether it's a slugfest or grinder, in the northwest or smack in the middle of St. Augustine, the Yellow Jackets don't lose to Bartram Trail -- or anyone else in St. Johns County.
Flagler College soccer season glance
A glance at the Flagler College soccer teams, which make the transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II this season. But if any of the Flagler programs are ready to make the leap, it's the soccer teams, which have routinely scheduled NCAA teams.
Feeley returns to lead Eagles to win
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A.J. Feeley looked comfortable wearing a Philadelphia uniform again, and the Eagles' offense was impressive with him calling the signals.
Top 25: Ohio St. rolls; Irish win
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Troy Smith and Ted Ginn Jr. were looking out for No. 1.
Penalties, little offense sink Falcons
Keith Cromwell did see plenty of positives, but the Menendez football team still didn't see a win.
Twins 6, Yankees 1, 8 innings, rain
NEW YORK (AP) -- Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer, Torii Hunter also connected and the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 6-1 Saturday in a game called during the eighth inning because of rain.
Jags make their final roster moves
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars released 21 players Saturday, including offensive tackle Wayne Hunter and defensive tackle Anthony Maddox.
Gators misfire, win anyway
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida will have to wait at least another week for the offensive explosion that typically happens in coach Urban Meyer's second season.
Florida romps in hoops exhibition
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario (AP) -- The defending NCAA champion Gators' five returning starters are not going to get any free passes from head coach Billy Donovan, not even in an exhibition game.
Lions cut WR Rogers; Broncos release Ron Dayne
Any NFL teams looking for help in the backfield might be encouraged by the availability of a few running backs who were cut Saturday.
Woods holds early 1-stroke lead
NORTON, Mass. -- Tiger Woods bent over and grabbed his knees, thinking his 3-wood that clipped the top branch of an oak tree had trickled down from the green and into a hazard.
Robbery suspect had 'smoke coming out of his pants'
ORLANDO -- The crotch of Kenneth Ray Brooks' pants exploded Friday afternoon.
Florida driver pleads guilty to manslaughter
FAIRHOPE, Ala. -- A Florida man who was driving a cement truck in a wreck that killed former Baldwin County Commissioner Mary Frances Stewart has pleaded guilty to manslaughter nearly four months after a judge declared a mistrial in the case.
Florida chimp refuge will be the world's largest with 291
FORT PIERCE -- Chimps in tutus -- it's enough to start Carol Noon on a tirade.
NASA sets launch for Wednesday
CAPE CANAVERAL -- Four days after evacuating the Kennedy Space Center with Tropical Storm Ernesto approaching, the space shuttle Atlantis' six crew members flew back to Florida on Saturday to prepare for a launch on Wednesday.
News briefs from around Florida
Teen in serious condition after lawn mower accident
Pilot dies in small plane crash
DE FUNIAK SPRINGS -- The pilot of a small plane died Friday after the aircraft crashed in the woods near this Panhandle town, the sheriff's office said.
Halls of Fame enjoy resurgence
CINCINNATI -- The 1919 World Series is known historically for the Black Sox Scandal, the exile of eight Chicago White Sox players from baseball for conspiring with gamblers to fix the series they were heavily favored to win.
Travel deals
The week's best travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea and air:
Winter Haven will wow children
Winter Haven is located in an area of legendary gardens, a majestic tower and a collection of world-class vintage aircraft.
Week 10: Giving in to peer pressure leads to one more runner
Brian Thompson.
Opium cultivation rise in Afghanistan sets record
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's world-leading opium cultivation rose a "staggering" 60 percent this year, the U.N. anti-drugs chief announced Saturday in urging the government to crack down on big traffickers and remove corrupt officials and police.
First of U.N. forces arrive in Lebanon
TYRE, Lebanon -- Led by commandos who splashed ashore in black dinghies, a contingent of Italian soldiers landed in southern Lebanon Saturday in the first substantial strengthening of the U.N. force assigned to guarantee a fragile truce along the border between Israel and Lebanon.
Annan presses Iran to compromise
TEHRAN, Iran -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan began meeting with Iranian leaders Saturday to press them to help cut off weapons shipments to Iran's Lebanese ally Hezbollah and to compromise in its nuclear confrontation with the West.
British seize 16 in terror probes
LONDON -- Authorities arrested 16 people early Saturday in two unrelated anti-terrorism operations in London and Manchester, reflecting growing concern over the threat of homegrown Islamic extremism in Britain.
World report
NATO aircraft crashes in southern Afghanistan
Fox refuses to address Mexico's Congress
MEXICO CITY -- President Vicente Fox turned in a written copy of his annual state-of-the nation report Friday, but refused to address a Congress occupied by leftist lawmakers who demanded he withdraw heavy security surrounding the building. It was the first time in history a Mexican president hasn't given the annual address.
World report
Hurricane John heads for Baja California
Teachers, health workers strike in Gaza, West Bank
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Thousands of unpaid teachers went on strike Saturday, shutting down schools across the Palestinian territories on the first day of school -- a backlash that is testing the beleaguered Hamas-led government's ability to survive.
U.S. military hands over Abu Ghraib prison
BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military officially handed over the notorious Abu Ghraib prison to the Iraqi Justice Ministry on Saturday, having moved the final 3,000 inmates to detention facilities at Camp Cropper in Baghdad and Camp Bucca in southern Iraq last month.
New video shows Castro looking healthier
HAVANA -- Cuban TV late Friday showed a recovering Fidel Castro sitting up, writing a note and bantering with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in the first video images of the Cuban leader since his 80th birthday Aug. 13.
Alleged American al-Qaida member, al-Zawahri urge Americans to convert to Islam
CAIRO, Egypt -- An American thought to be an al-Qaida activist appeared in a videotape with the terror group's deputy leader Saturday and called on his countrymen to convert to Islam and for U.S. soldiers to switch sides in the Iraq and Afghan wars.
Foreign buyers make London luxury home market the most expensive in the world
LONDON -- As the average Briton struggles to get on the London property ladder, an influx of foreign buyers is fueling the top-end of the capital's overheated property market.
Pentagon reports an increase in factional fighting in Iraq
WASHINGTON -- A struggle between Sunni and Shiite Muslim extremists seeking to control Baghdad has eclipsed the Sunni insurgency against U.S.-led coalition forces and is spreading to other parts of the country, the Pentagon said Friday.
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She was anticipating more active 'Kind of Love'
Singer Carly Simon is suing Starbucks Corp. and says the coffee company's now-defunct music venture didn't adequately promote her 2008 album, the 14-track "This Kind of Love."
The lawsuit claims the album wasn't available in "a substantial number" of Starbucks stores during the key early months after its release. Later, when the disc was stocked, the Seattle-based company slashed the price.
Starbucks says it met all its obligations to Simon. It says the work received a tepid response from customers.
Barry Manilow's Sunday concert at the San Diego Sports Arena has been postponed due to unspecified "scheduling conflicts." Tickets for the concert can be used for the new date, which has yet to be announced. No refunds are available, according to the promoter.
Manilow, who ends his five-year run at the Las Vegas Hilton on Dec. 30, releases his third album of Christmas music today. His next album of romantic ballads is due in January. Christina Hendricks, who plays the curvy secretary Joan on "Mad Men," married Geoffrey Arend in New York last weekend. Hendricks, 34, met her husband when her "Mad Men" co-star Vincent Kartheiser introduced her to Arend, 31.
Attorneys for Jon and Kate Gosselin will meet today with a court-appointed arbitrator to hammer out the economic issues in their divorce. Kate, who is seeking child and spousal support, has accused Jon of taking $230,000 from the family account. Jon wants Kate to account for more than $100,000 she withdrew.
"Saturday Night Live" funnyman Bill Hader and wife Maggie Carey welcomed their first child, Hannah Kathryn Hader, on Oct. 6.— COMPILED FROM STAFF, NEWS SERVICE REPORTS

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Youngsters have predicted Chorley's future by burying a time capsule with their thoughts of how the area will look in 100 years.
Pupils from St James Primary School buried the capsule after being invited by Morris Homes' at the nearby Rivington View development.
Year one pupils worked together to make the capsule and then visited the Eaves Lane site to gain inspiration of what homes in Chorley are like now so they can imagine how they will change in the future.
The pupils then returned to school to put together their time capsule which included drawings, photographs and parts of their school uniform, to reflect what Chorley means to them now and how they think the town will look like in 100 years' time.
Tracey Lowe, sales manager at Morris, said: "We wanted to celebrate how local people feel about Chorley by burying a time capsule at Rivington View, and we enjoyed hearing the children's feelings about their town.
"The pupils were enthusiastic and engaged and had some interesting ideas about how future homes will look and what they imagine Chorley to be like in 100 years time."
Linda Mather, Year One teacher at Chorley St. James Primary School, said: "They really enjoyed learning about the construction industry during the site visit and they are excited to know that their work will still be at the site in 100 years' time."


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Chapter 14: Bare Naked Truth
Geet sat in her room, her face flushed from thoughts of the past half hour. Flapping her hands in front of her face, she tried to talk herself down from the embarrassment she had had to face when they had gone back to face her family.
"This is what happens when you let your fears get the best of you," she muttered to herself. How long? How long was she going to let her past keep a hold on her? If she hadn't let her fears get the best of her in that room, none of this would have happened. There would have been no hug. No Rahul getting hysterical. No Maan firing her and then coming over to apologize. And then no precocious kid telling her friends and family about that impromptu hug.
She moaned, falling over to hide her burning face in the pillow. She couldn't believe that Rahul had told her parents that she had been hugging his father! Turning over, she lay on her back with a pained huff and stared up at the ceiling.
Her parents hadn't doubted her for a moment. They'd had faith in her. She'd only had to mention that the electricity had gone out when she was all alone for them to understand. A bleak look had passed over her father's face, a moment of regret in her mother's eyes to make her realize that they still blamed themselves for not protecting her in the past.
Geet huffed out another breath of exasperation. Admittedly, Pinky had teased her about it, but even she hadn't thought anything shameful had gone on between her and her boss. How could she tell her best friend the thoughts she had about Maan Sir day and night. How could she ever admit the dreams she'd begun to have?
She growled at the thought of that man. Mr. Maan Singh Khurana. A man who was so confident and powerful in every other aspect of his life. She snorted at that. The coward had raced out the door, with hardly a pause to grab his reluctant son. He'd left her to make all of the explanations.
She pouted, fingers coming up to touch where his fingers had grasped her chin a while ago. She could still feel his warm grip on her sensitized flesh.
Letting her fingers fall away from her face, she firmed her lips. She was going back to work. Now that she had made that decision, she would wholeheartedly throw herself into it, and . . . she locked away those tremulous sensations his touch had evoked . . . she had to keep her heart safe. She had to keep those two at a distance. There was no use falling for them when she would only have to leave at the end.
There was a soft knock on the door. Geet got up and called out for the knocker to come in. Her eyes widened in surprise when she saw that it was Pammi Bhabi. "I thought that you had gone to sleep a while ago," Geet murmured. "Is everything alright? Did you need something?" She quickly got up and went over to Pammi, who was still hesitating in the doorway. "Please come in," Geet urged, pulling at Pammi's elbow.
"I don't want to intrude," Pammi said softly, gazing at Geet for a moment. "You were in bed," she said with a sigh. "We can talk later."
"No!" Geet protested. "I wasn't sleeping. I was just driving myself crazy thinking about this evening. In fact you'd be doing me favor by coming in and distracting me."
Pammi smiled faintly at the petulance in Geet's voice. They sat down and Geet stared at Pammi. She noticed the sadness in the woman's eyes and it made her wonder what had driven this woman from her home.
"I'm sorry, Pammi Bhabi," Geet said.
Pammi looked at her in surprise. "For what?"
"You are a guest in our home, and I haven't been the host you deserve. Along with my father and mother, it is my duty to look after your comfort. Not to mention Lucky Bhai's. I haven't been doing that."
"Well, we haven't been the greatest guests, have we?" Pammi replied. "What kind of guest just shows up without any warning?" she asked. She looked away from the questions in Geet's eyes.
"Is . . .," Geet hesitated for a moment. "Is everything alright at home?" she asked Pammi, noticing the tears that had welled up in the other woman's eyes. "How are Teji veerji and Beeji?" she asked, asking about Pammi Bhabi's husband, a man who was also Geet's cousin, and Pammi's mother-in-law. "And how is . . . ?" her voice trailed off, unsure of how she could ask about them.
Pammi put her hand on Geet's in understanding, squeezing it in an effort to give her comfort. "Your aunt and uncle are well," she said. "Rajji and Titu are busy with their studies."
"Rajji is going to school?" Geet asked with tears in her eyes. Rajji and Titu had been her closest friends, along with being her paternal cousins, as she grew up in Hoshiarpur. They'd grown up in the same household. Circumstances had separated them, but Geet still ached for that closeness they used to share. And she was especially happy to hear this news. "She's leaving the house and doing things again?"
"She wanted to finish her studies," Pammi replied. "She wanted to be like her Geet didi."
Geet winced at those words. "I guess that didn't go over too well with aunt and uncle."
Pammi shook her head sadly. "But they also wanted their daughter back. So, they gave in and she's started again. Teji and Beeji are fine, as well. Still as busy as ever trying to protect their reputation in our small community. Despite everything that has happened," Pammi finished off, a faint bitterness flavoring her words.
Geet's eyes became somber at those words. "How is Nandini?" she asked softly.
"You know what happened with her and Daman," Pammi said sadly. "After he took her dowry and abandoned her on their wedding night, she was in shock."
Geet nodded sadly, thinking about the pain her cousin had gone through. Although Geet and her parents had not been invited to the festivities, she had been truly happy to hear about Nandini's marriage. It would have been the first happy moments after everything that had happened in Hoshiarpur. But Daman had run off after obtaining Nandini's dowry, and Nandini had been left heartbroken.
"She wouldn't come out of it no matter what we did. She just couldn't believe that a man could betray her like that. And you know that she'd only agreed because Teji and her mother wanted her to get married. She wouldn't go back to school. She didn't read. Until finally, her mother and brother decided to quietly get her married again."
"Nandini agreed to that?" Geet asked, shocked to the core. "Why would they push her into another marriage?"
"I tried to speak up, but who listens to me," Pammi responded softly. "They thought they knew better."
"And is she adjusting? Is she any better?"
"She's . . . content, I guess you could say," Pammi concluded. "She will never be the Nandini she was before," Pammi asserted, gazing at Geet. "She won't ever allow herself to be happy. The fear has set in too deeply. But she is accepting, if a bit more harsher. And her husband is a good man. He cares enough for her to handle her bitterness."
Geet nodded, understanding the fear that held Nandini in its grasp. While she was still dealing with her own pain, she was no longer bitter. She wouldn't let anger and fear keep her from forging a happy life for herself and her parents. And nothing, not the pain she had suffered in the past, nor the fear she suffered from even today would keep her from fighting for her happiness.
"Lucky Bhai seems a lot more quiet nowadays," Geet commented in a questioning tone. She remembered her cousin and how fun-loving he used to be. He had always had a kind word for his younger cousins, and would always take care to keep them entertained when Geet's family went to Amritsar to visit. He would also protect them from Brij Veerji's unreasonable anger and had been hit a time or two in his quest to keep Geet safe.
"Lucky," Pammi sighed. "He confessed to Beeji that there was a girl he liked about three years ago," she whispered in a confiding tone. "It was right around the time they were setting up Nandini's engagement with Daman. Beeji shut him down and refused to listen to another word."
"And the girl he liked?" Geet asked, staring at Pammi.
"Her father married her off a couple of months later. Beeji made him attend the wedding, since they were the premier family in Amritsar and they had to keep up appearances," Pammi said unhappily. "I tried to . . . but there was really no point, was there?"
"Why are you here, Pammi Bhabi?" Geet suddenly asked, a fear growing inside of her. This woman was the perfect housewife and daughter-in-law. She never put a foot out of line, but to suddenly show up out of the blue . . . something had to have happened for her to have taken this step. "What's wrong? You would never have come here if everything was alright."
Pammi looked away for a moment and then turned back, obviously forcing herself to meet Geet's eyes. "I'm pregnant, Geet."
A smile grew on Geet's face and she moved forward to hug Pammi. "Congratulations!" she exclaimed, pulling back. The smile left her face when she saw that Pammi wasn't smiling.
"I've spent years in that household listening to Beeji's stinging remarks on my inability to become pregnant. I've been married for over a decade, getting married when I was only sixteen, and I already feel used up at 28." She sighed unhappily. "When I found out I was pregnant, I was so happy. Not because I was finally going to give that household an heir. That never came into it. I was happy because I would have someone that I could love unabashedly and no one would criticize me for that. That little being would be mine as no one in that household has ever been," she muttered disjointedly, turning her eyes away when she saw the shock in Geet's eyes.
"Pammi Bhabi, what happened?" Geet asked. "When did everything become so horrible for you?"
"I know that this is hard for you to hear," Pammi replied unhappily. "I know that they are your family, and who would like to hear or believe such things about their own family?"
"Believe me," Geet quickly interjected, "I know how important it is to see when someone is doing wrong. It's important to fight back," she said fiercely, "Regardless of whether they are your family or not."
"I've never been happy in that household, Geet," Pammi confessed. "I was brought into that household at such a young age so that Beeji could mold me into the perfect daughter-in-law. But no matter how hard I tried, it was never enough. Do you have any idea how hard it is to not have the respect of your husband? To see the disgust in his eyes every time you fail to live up to his expectations or to his mother's unreasonable demands?" Pammi asked fiercely, the look in her eyes bleak as she thought about all those times she had tried and failed. "They're too harsh. Too strong. They have never tried to understand the vulnerabilities and weaknesses of a mere mortal like me."
Geet reached out and clasped Pammi's hands in comfort. "I'm so sorry," she whispered softly, not wanting to see this sweet woman in pain any longer.
"When I found out that I was pregnant with a girl, I had to leave. They would . . . that family would poison my daughter. Ruin her life out of outdated notions of what a woman's place is in this world. Look at what they did to Nandini . . . to Rajji . . . to you. I couldn't turn to my own family. They married me off when I was 16 years old. I wanted to study. I wanted to do something with my life and find my identity. Only then did I want marriage. But my family wouldn't listen. I couldn't go to them for haven."
Geet made a noise of protest.
"You know the kind of environment we grow up in, Geet," she gently reminded her. "When I found out my child was a girl, I knew that I needed to get away from them. They weren't happy about the fact that she was a girl. And I'm not going to let my daughter suffer from the same slights and contempt that I have had to suffer because of my sex. Lucky was willing to bring me. He was always different from the others." She looked at Geet entreatingly. "There was nowhere else I could go," she confessed in a choked whisper. "I'm sorry."
"You have nothing to be sorry about," Geet insisted. "You will always be welcome here. I had no idea that things were so bad for you. You never complained, Bhabi."
"I never felt like I had that right," Pammi whispered. "I never felt I had the right to demand anything. But," she placed a hand on her womb, "I will do anything for this child. I'm going to fight for her rights like I never fought for my own. She's not going to learn that her in-laws don't have to respect her. She's not going to learn that might is right." Her face twisted in pain, and she took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. She turned to look at Geet with a smile. "I want my daughter to be like you."
Geet's eyes widened in shock, her breath catching in her throat. "Pammi Bhabi," she tried to say, but there was no sound. Tears welled up in her eyes. "How can you say that?" she said hoarsely. "Even knowing what I did."
"You saved yourself and countless others," Pammi said softly. "I don't want my daughter to be the one who needs saving. I want her to be the one that does the saving. Like you."
Geet stepped into the Khurana mansion the next morning, eyeing the empty hallway with trepidation. 'Do you expect him to jump out at you?' she wondered to herself. 'Stop acting weirdly. Everything is going back to normal. Nothing has changed. He is just your boss.' She lectured herself as she made her way down the hallway.
"Geet beta."
Geet squealed in surprise, a hand going up to her furiously pounding heart.
"Dadi Ma," she said smilingly, moving into the living room. "Good morning."
"Geet beta, I'm so happy that you're back," Dadi Ma said, reaching out to hold Geet's hand. "When my idiotic grandson misunderstood you yesterday and sent you out of here with those grief-stricken eyes, I could have disowned him," Dadi Ma proclaimed. "I couldn't believe that he would doubt you," she exclaimed. "Haven't you proven how much you care for all of us repeatedly?" she demanded.
"Dadi Ma," Geet cried out. "It's okay. I understood. I was hurt," she quickly stated when she saw that Dadi Ma was about to protest. "I was incredibly hurt, but Rahul was hurt, too. He caught me hugging his father," she admitted, the heat flaring in her cheeks. She looked up and saw Dadi Ma hiding a smile.
"It wasn't with any nefarious purpose," Geet quickly explained. "I have a fear of the dark," she defended herself, when she saw that Dadi Ma continued to smile knowingly at her. "When the electricity went out and Maan Sir came in, I just reacted to having someone near me and grabbed him. Rahul witnessed that and thought I was another Sameera. Maan Sir reacted to Rahul's fear and lashed out. There really wasn't anything going on," she assured the other woman.
"A pity," Savitri Devi muttered.
"I'm sorry?" Geet asked.
"I said it was a pity my grandson exploded at you without thinking about it first. I'm sorry that you were hurt, beta." She patted Geet's hand. "I'm glad that you are giving all of us another chance."
"I couldn't break Rahul's heart," Geet admitted. "He's already been hurt too much by his previous nanny. He made his peace with the hug. In fact, he's given us permission to hug as much as we want," Geet said shamefacedly. "I'm going to explain to him that it was just a one off and it's not going to happen again."
"Pity," Dadi Ma murmured.
"I'm sorry?" Geet asked again.
"I said that it would be a pity," Savitri Devi said with a soft smile. Reaching out a hand to briefly caress Geet's cheek, she said, "Thank you for coming back, beta."
Geet blinked at her, tilting her head to the side. A look of confusion appeared on her face.
"Forgive an old woman for her ramblings," she continued. "I don't know what my grandson would have done without you in his life."
"You mean your great-grandson, right?" Geet asked hesitantly.
"Him, too," Dadi Ma said complacently.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Dadi Ma, are you alright?"
"Rahul, wake up!" Geet called, as she sailed into her young charge's room. There was no response. "Time to get up," she said, moving over to the bed and pulling back the covers. Her eyes widened in surprise when she realized that he was missing. Her brow wrinkled in thought. He had to be in his father's room. Glancing at her watch, she realized that Maan Sir would have already left the office. There was no danger of meeting him today. Not even if she went to his room.
Although, she frowned lightly, it wasn't a good thing that the man even worked on the weekend. When did he ever have time to relax? She shook her head quickly. It was none of her business what he chose to do when the rest of the world was resting.
Swiftly walking toward the connecting door between the two rooms, she opened them and sailed through. Her eyes widened at the mess of toys on the floor. Yep, Rahul had definitely been here last night. And, from the lump she could see under the blankets, he had decided to stay.
"Rahul, it's time to get up," she sang out. The little figure grumbled before covering his head with the blanket. "Rahul, it's late. You can't spend the entire day sleeping," she reprimanded him. "You have to get up and be active."
"What, didi?!" Rahul complained, jerking down the blanket. "It's Saturday. People are supposed to rest on the weekends!"
Geet silently nodded her head in agreement at that statement.
"Can't I sleep a little bit more?" he wheedled, his eyes remaining closed.
"Fine," Geet said with a chuckle. "You have another half hour, but that's it. When you get up, we're going to do your homework before we get to play. Promise?"
"Promise," Rahul said grudgingly before pulling the blanket back up once more.
Shaking her head at the mess around her, she got down on her knees. She began to pick up the toys, putting them in Rahul's toy wagon. They would move everything over to Rahul's room once he got up. Her hands were reaching for a toy under the bed when she heard a door open. Geet froze for a moment and then peeked over the top of the bed. Her brow wrinkled in confusion when she saw the bathroom door was now open. "Who . . .?" she murmured to herself.
Her eyes widened and she gasped silently when a half-naked Maan Singh Khurana strode out of the bathroom. Geet's mouth dropped open when her eyes fell upon his naked chest, her gaze focused on the water that still glistened upon that mouth-wateringly tempting expanse. She stopped breathing when she saw he had only a towel wrapped around his waist.
She quickly closed her eyes, crouching back down behind the bed. She wondered frantically what she could do. 'Crawl out of here, Geet Handa,' she silently ordered herself. 'Crawl out of here before he sees you and misunderstands again . . . All that golden skin,' she moaned to herself, distracted by his beautiful physique. 'He looks like a golden God! . . . What is wrong with the man? Doesn't he have any sense of propriety? Why does he insist on always parading this way in front of me so?' she thought to herself, purposefully forgetting the fact that the two times she had seen him thus, he had been in the privacy of his own bedroom and she had been the intruder.
She kept her eyes closed, not wanting to chance any further glimpses that could sear themselves into her pure mind. She hmphed silently. She was an innocent girl, and she did not need these kinds of images circling around in her head, especially not when the man was tempting enough fully clothed.
She tried to move swiftly and silently, cursing when the hand that held the toy landed against the floor, causing the toy to squeak in protest when it was squashed beneath the weight of her hand.
"Geet didi," Rahul growled, glaring at her from over the side of the bed, "You promised me another half hour!"
"Go back to sleep," she ordered him tightly, her eyes staring helplessly at the man standing on the other side of the bed, his arms now crossed over that magnificently naked chest.
She took a deep breath, opening her mouth to say something . . . anything, and ended up squawking like a chicken.
His eyebrows rose at that familiar noise. "This is becoming quite a habit, Miss Handa."
She got up, her knees trembling. "You were supposed to be at work," she whispered accusingly at him.
He raised an eyebrow at that. "It's Saturday," he replied.
"You don't ever seem to know that there's a difference between the weekend and weekdays," she argued back at him in a fierce whisper. "Why now? Why today?"
"My prerogative," he said with a shrug. They gazed at each other for a moment. "Geet?" he finally prompted in a low voice. "Do you plan on leaving anytime soon?" Though the words were sardonic, his eyes remained helplessly riveted to the creamy blush covering her cheeks, and the manner in which she nibbled at her lip in embarrassment.
The toy Geet still held clutched close to her chest squeaked in protest when her hands tightened around it. She closed her eyes for a moment, before stepping back. "I'm sorry," she said in a strangled whisper, and raced to the door, her eyes closed once more. She didn't know why she thought that closing her eyes would help this time. She stumbled over what was probably another dratted toy, and felt herself falling. The squeaky toy went flying as she clutched at air trying to save herself. She was going to fall. She knew it.
But instead of landing upon the floor, she landed in the arms of Maan Singh Khurana. Her eyes popped open, and she clutched at him in a compulsive effort to be safe. Her heart began to beat furiously at his proximity, her eyes gazing into his.
She heard the rustle of cloth, and the weight of something falling across her legs. Her eyes began to lower, wondering at the sudden weight.
"Uh uh, eyes up here," he ordered softly.
Her gaze flew back up to meet his. "What . . . ?"
"I'm afraid in my efforts to catch you," he explained, "my towel lost the struggle and has now fallen at your feet."
"You're . . .," she swallowed nervously. "You're naked," she was finally able to squeak out. Her eyes began to lower once more, unable to believe this truth. Realizing what she was about to do to her innocent eyes, she snapped them back up to meet his gaze.
A flush appeared on Maan's cheeks, his eyes moving away from hers for a moment before turning back to look at her.
Geet began to struggle against him, needing to place some distance between her too warm body and his nakedness. Drops of water had begun fall upon her face and chest, each one with stinging coolness to her overheated skin.
Maan stood her up, turning her around by the shoulders to face the connecting doors. She gasped slightly when she felt his hands slide down from her shoulders, across her bare arms, to touch his hands to hers for a brief moment. Geet's eyes closed, her body trembling lightly at the sensations coursing through her body from a mere touch.
He cleared his throat, and she felt him step away. Pushing her gently towards the door, his hand reached out from behind and opened it for her. Pushing her through the doors, she heard him begin to close it.
"While I don't expect this to happen again, I would suggest you do a thorough check of the premises before you make yourself at home in my room, Miss Handa." She could hear the amusement in his voice. "The first time you saw me in my boxers. Today it was a towel. Who knows what your innocent gaze might encounter on your next foray into my bedroom. Be careful." With that final warning, he shut the door behind her, depriving her of any further views of his body.
A very small part of her, the distinctly wicked part of her buried deep within, was slightly disappointed.
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For Humans Only: A Look Back at District 9's Success Story
by Alex Billington
August 14, 2009
It all began at Comic-Con last year. Banners and signs were placed throughout the San Diego Convention Center proclaiming in big block letters: "For Humans Only, Non-Humans Banned!" Either no one noticed them or, more likely, no one cared much about them. It wasn't until I got home from the Con and started thinking back - what the heck were they for? They all included a link to D-9.com and that was it. But even that site was mysterious. So I settled in, did some extensive research, and published the world's first article on District 9. It was an early look at the viral, and what it might be about, and from there we were off!
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I had heard some rumors that the Sony presentation at ShoWest was the place to be, because their might be footage from D9. Up until that point, we'd seen nothing, not a poster or a photo or anything. Luckily I knew what it was about going in (at least with Alive In Joburg on my mind), but no one else did. And all of my peers were a bit blown away. They didn't show much of the action, but they gave us an early look at the real-world documentary-like style. Talking with everyone else afterward, they all seemed to be as excited by the footage as I was. The article I wrote included the noteworthy "Keep Your Eye on This" in the title.
From that point forward, the flood gates slowly started to open. The first photo hit in mid-April, just a few weeks later, showing Sharlto Copley with an alien eye that I don't think many people noticed at first. Then, on May 1st in front of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Sony introduced District 9 to the world. That first teaser trailer, designed to surprise people a bit like Cloverfield, really did shock and awe audiences. I kept hearing from numerous friends that a hush would come over the audience when the words "They Are Not Human" appeared on the screen. That was the start of the next level of excitement for fans worldwide.
With the hype continuing to build and my heart pumping fast every time I heard the words District 9, I set out to uncover anything else I could and be the first to debut it, just like before. Next came a photo of Sharlto in Rolling Stone and an interview with Peter Jackson that shed some more light on the story. But that was nothing compared to what was uncovered one Wednesday afternoon. No more than five days after the first trailer had hit featuring a scene with a "blurred out" alien, someone had found a trailer with the alien's face no longer blurred and subtitles for what he was saying. Yet again, Sony had upped the ante.
At this point, District 9 could've hit theaters the following week and been successful. It didn't need any more buzz. The marketing had done its job and there wasn't much more that I thought would impress me (I was wrong). As we neared the end of May, I started getting emails with photos of bus benches containing "For Humans Only" advertisements. As I was driving home from lunch, I noticed one no more than a minute from my apartment. That was just the start of their massive advertising campaign that has been one of the most innovative and exciting campaigns I've ever seen. An immersive viral experience found everywhere.
Those bus stop ads turned out to be a small piece of the bigger picture. Billboards, banners, posters, and stickers started showing up everywhere indicating that "Non-Humans Were Seen in the Area." You've probably seen one of these in your neighborhood, even if it wasn't placed there by Sony, which is part of the brilliance of this marketing. Your local movie theater probably has a few of them up as well. They don't indicate they're for District 9, but they bring you into a world that is straight out of the movie. Add to that the viral websites and viral videos that started showing up, and fans were really starting to get drawn in.
Everyone knows how this story ends. The highly anticipated full-length trailer hit in July in front of Bruno and continued to build immense buzz. And then Comic-Con swung around in late July. Sony had decided to unleash District 9 in its entirety at the Con, which was a very smart decision. The movie came out of the Con with an incredible amount of buzz, as it had lived up to everyone's high expectations. Comic-Con is relentless, fans can kill a movie, and it's hard to get them to really talk about something; but with District 9, all they needed to do was show it, let Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp talk, and it was a guaranteed hit.
District 9 arrives in theaters today and it's expected to be the sleeper hit of the summer (alongside of The Hangover). Not only was the marketing campaign brilliant and fun to follow, but it's a fantastic movie, too. It currently has a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the best reviewed films of the year. Impressive for something that no one even knew about a year ago and that no one had even seen footage from (or cared about) until March. For that matter, most people didn't even really know about District 9 at all until the trailer in May. Now the entire world is talking about it. We've come a long way since Comic-Con last year!
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Mama Maria's Mexican Restaurant(04/01/2011)
"Very good food, people and service. Best salsa, best everything.... Very personal great service"
Carlito's Burritos(07/12/2010)
"This is a scam, don't be fooled! Carlito's Burritos does not accept these certificates!"
Bonito Michoacan(05/08/2010)
"This place is hands down, the most authentic Mexican restaurant in all of Las Vegas! Always the very best service, food and drinks! They never waiver in quality and taste. By the way, you must try they're signature guacamole that is made in front of you and to your liking! The Best!"
Yolos Mexican Grill(03/23/2010)
"Great food, good service, cool vibe"
El Burrito Mexican Restaurant(08/15/2009)
"Great food, great service. Can't add much to that I have always had a wonderful experience dining at El Burrito! The food is one of a kind. This is the place to go for great food, service and margaritas!"
El Burrito Mexican Restaurant(08/15/2009)
"I have been a customer at this restaurant for over 20 years. My experience has always been a pleasant one. I have never had to wait longer than the normal allotted time for service, even on the weekend. The servers are always very friendly and the food is wonderful. You can tell that it is freshl... "
El Burrito Mexican Restaurant(07/24/2009)
"I have lived in the Las Vegas Valley for my entire life and have had the pleasure to have eaten at all three of the El Burrito locations. What I have found over the past 30+ years, is that the food has always been consistently delicious and of high quality. I have also had the pleasure of knowing m... "
Yolos Mexican Grill(04/28/2009)
"The Staff is clueless and Management Is Terrible, and Rude. They advertise specials and then charge you for things that are not on the menu. Good luck using the free margarita coupon from the hotel."
Cozymel's Mexican Grill(03/28/2009)
"This place has the best food and it is consistantly good!!! We love to do date night here or take the family out. It is YUMMY!!!!"
El Burrito Mexican Restaurant(03/14/2009)
"We ate as a family recently. The restaurant was dirty, the staff inattentive, and they added on charges after the meal was finished. The owner was RUDE. Wow..never again..diner beware"
Diego's Tacos(06/17/2008)
"For being one of those shops inside a convenience store, they know what a true Mexican taco is. Even though it is 2 dollars a taco with gas prices being so high it is better than going to north town to get a real taco."
El Patron Mexican Restaurant & Oyster Bar(01/31/2008)
"Went to dinner with a gift certificate for $50.00. All was well until we went to pay and were informed there was new ownership and would not honor the "whole thing" as the restaurant would lose money. Honored $20.00 (of a $54.00 check) Give us a break - the certificate was dated 3 months prior....... "
El Burrito Mexican Restaurant(01/20/2008)
"I've been eating at El Burrito since 1974. My first experience was at the original location on Fremont Street. The food is always consistently delicious and has never been cold on arrival. The staff is friendly and accommodating. I've found that if I am in a small group or in a larger group, they al... "
El Burrito Mexican Restaurant(01/20/2008)
"My experience at El Burrito was just wonderful!!! The prices are very reasonable (especially their luncheon menu)! Their staff is very friendly and helpful! I've never been disappointed, even when ordering take-out. They always give me plenty of free chips and salsa which is an added plus. I wi... "
El Burrito Mexican Restaurant(01/13/2008)
"My experience "eating in" Servers are immature inattentive smug and basically not there with the exception of one very nice middle aged lady who seems out of place on account of her niceness. Food is generally inconsistent. Portions are very small and extremely expensive for mexican food. The ... "
Bonito Michoacan(11/16/2007)
"I love this place. Great atmosphere,even better food! as close to authentic as possible in Vegas!"
Felipitos Mexican Food(11/07/2007)
"For a gas station mexican restaurant this place 100% exceeded my expectations!! So good, and the portions are huge and prices low!"
Chapala's Mexican Restaurant(07/01/2005)
"Ever since I was a kid, my family has gone to this restaurant, I am now a mother with 2 children and now I take my own to Chapala's. We have alot of our family Birthday parties here and I know that they can accomodate us, not too mention the fact that I am sure all will love the food! Great service,... "
Chevys Mexican Restaurant(08/18/2001)
"Not really that great. The food was average"


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Long time no RMD. Like, seriously. I haven't been here since the site was new. Forgot my old username too, haha.
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