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Derek hurries back to Beacon Hills after spending a day with Cora, because his drunk boyfriend really wants a New Year's kiss.
Derek only needs to follow Stiles' directions halfway before the loud music is enough to lead him to the house at the end of the block that is hosting the party. (They were crappy directions anyway; typos and misspellings everywhere. Derek is pretty sure Stiles has had enough to drink for the night.) He's not even sure whose house it is. All he knows is that some kid from school decided to throw a New Year's party and did not only invite Lydia this time, but the whole pack.
It may have something to do with the school dance right before Christmas.
That theory proves to be right when he goes to ringing the doorbell, expecting to have to explain himself and what he's doing there, but the guy who opens the door just beams at him and invites him in, calling him "Stilinski's man" when introducing him to the rest of the room who cheers. Derek blushes and goes to seek out Stiles.
He's barely made it to the second room before Isaac appears, shamelessly throwing himself at him and give him a big hug. Derek let's a chuckle slip out of him as he returns the embrace, patting Isaac on the back like he had when Isaac had thanked him for the backpack on Christmas Day in a similar fashion. It's only been a week, but it feels like ages ago.
If the people around them had been sober they probably would've found the way Isaac sniffed Derek's shoulder as he pulled back just a little bit weird. Fortunately that isn't the case, and the only one noticing is Derek himself. He cocks an eyebrow at him, and Isaac flushes and rubs the back of his neck.
"You smell like Cora," he hurries to explain himself.
Derek smiles. "She could pick up your stench on me too."
Scott appears just as Isaac ducks his head to laugh. Both of them look perfectly sober, which is a relief to Derek. He'd been worried they had started experimenting with wolfs bane just to get wasted, but they seem perfectly happy without it.
"Thank god you're here," Scott says. "Stiles started to think you wouldn't make it in time."
"I know," Derek assures, rolling his eyes. "He's been texting me for the last two hours. Where is he?"
"Upstairs," Isaac says, grinning. "Watch out. He gets very lovable when he's drunk."
"I'm aware," Derek reminds him, smirking.
"Right," Scott scoffs.
The pair retreats to whatever corner of the packed floor they came from, and Derek goes to look for the stairs. He shuts out the way-too-loud music in his ears and focuses on finding Stiles' heartbeat among the dozens others in the house. Seriously, how do they all fit in here? They're practically lining up the walls. People are dancing and drinking and laughing and kissing and grinding everywhere and it makes Derek really eager to find Stiles.
Stiles is sitting on a couch squeezed in between two girls when Derek spots him. He doesn't notice Derek right away, just like he didn't notice him first entering the house like the wolf boys had. Derek's heart flutters when seeing he's wearing Derek's leather jacket, which looks really good on him. Derek crosses the room swiftly, approaching the couch with his eyes fixed on Stiles. When he finally looks up to notice him, his eyes widen as they meet Derek's.
"Derek!" He exclaims.
A big smile lights up his face, and Derek feels his heart swell in his chest at the sight. Stiles smells of happiness and love and it makes Derek want to purr like a freaking kitten. He takes the two last remaining steps forward, expecting Stiles to stand up once he stops in front of the couch – because he looks like he's about to – but then he just leans forward and wraps his arms around Derek's waist, pressing his face against Derek's stomach while still seated on the sofa.
"You're here," he says, nuzzling into Derek's hip. "I was just about to ask Greenberg to be my New Year kiss."
Derek chuckles, too busy appreciating Stiles' warm hold around him to feel embarrassed about the awkward greeting his drunk boyfriend is giving him. The teenagers surrounding them don't seem to care much for them anyway. Derek runs a hand through Stiles' hair before settling it on the back of his neck.
"Haven't seen this in a while," he mumbles, fumbling on the collar or his leather jacket. It's the first time he's seen it since Stiles stole it after one of their rehearsals and damn that really feels like ages ago. "No longer afraid I'll take it off you?"
"That's what I'm hoping for," Stiles replies simply, voice muffled into Derek's shirt.
A snort slips out of Derek before he can stop it, and he drops his own hand to squeeze Stiles' bicep. He tugs gently in an attempt to help Stiles stand up, and the boy only groans in protest for a second before letting himself be pulled up to his feet.
Once they're at the same eye-level, Derek reach out to cup his cheek. Stiles is smiling, eyes drifting a little over Derek's face when he leans into the touch.
"You're kind of adorable when you're drunk," Derek remarks, smile tugging at his lips.
Stiles huffs, and Derek can feel the heat rising to his cheeks under his palm. "Shut up." He drops his gaze, ducking his head as he swallows. "I didn't mean to be," he mumbles. "I want— I want to remember."
Derek tilts Stiles' head back up to let their eyes lock again. "You'll remember," he says reassuringly. He glances around them, spotting a glass door to a balcony. "Come on," he urges, sliding his hand into Stiles' and pulls him over there. "Let's get you some fresh air."
The balcony is small, but it's empty and therefore more than enough for two people who don't mind sharing the same space. It's got a roof and is thankfully clean from snow, but the furniture must've been stored for the winter so there's nothing to sit on.
"It's cold," Stiles says, sucking in a breath and shudders where he's standing.
"At least you can feel the temperature this time," Derek points out, smiling softly as he steps up behind Stiles and wraps his arms around his middle. He presses his front against Stiles' back, locking their bodies together all the way from their ankles to their necks, resting his chin on Stiles' shoulder. "Better?"
Stiles hums, leaning back against him. His hands comes to rest on top of Derek's on his belly.
"A lot."
Derek grins into Stiles' neck, inhaling a deep breath and gets his nose full of Stiles.
They stand like that in silence for a while, just leaning against one another and sharing body heat in the chilly night air. The house is still vibrating with music and chatter but it all turns into a distant blur with the balcony door closed.
"How's Cora?" Stiles asks after a while.
"Good," Derek says, sliding his nose up to the spot behind Stiles' ear. "Pretty sure she's gone for one of the wolf boys. Not that she'd tell me."
Stiles huffs, shuddering a little when Derek's hot breath curls over his sensitive skin.
"Missed you," he sighs then. "You're not allowed to leave again anytime soon."
"It was only for a few days, Stiles," Derek rumbles, closing his eyes tightening the hold around Stiles.
"I know," Stiles whispers. "Still. I even had to run the other night just to be able to sleep."
"Are the nightmares back?" Derek asks, eyes snapping open as he immediately feels bad about leaving.
"No," Stiles assures him quickly, shaking his head. "I just… missed you."
He shrugs lightly, as if trying to brush off the heavy meaning behind it. Derek hums happily, heart pounding with affection as he presses a simple kiss right below the boy's hairline.
"I missed you too," he admits.
Apparently being away from three days to meet up with Cora had been too much for both of them. It's ridiculous. Cora had noticed how unsettled he was and asked what the hell was up with him. He'd played dumb at first, but in the end told her everything that happened since they parted ways.
"You planning on making any confessions tonight?" He asks in murmur.
"Should I?" Stiles wonders.
"Well, you tend to do that when you're intoxicated," Derek remarks with a smirk.
"Won't happen again," Stiles assures.
"I'm kind of glad it did though," Derek says thoughtfully.
"Because we're idiots."
Derek chuckles. "Yes, because we're idiots."
"Idiots who probably would still be dancing around each other tonight if I hadn't let my mouth run," Stiles continues.
"Yeah," Derek agrees, grinning into Stiles' warm skin. "No more dancing."
"Thank god," Stiles sighs. "At least not until our wedding day."
"W-what?" Derek stutters.
"What?" Stiles repeats.
And of course – because their story isn't enough like a movie already – that's the exact moment Scott pulls the door open.
"Guys, the ball's about to drop!" He informs.
Derek sighs, already hearing the people inside starting to count down. He drops his arms from Stiles and takes one step back.
"Give us a minute."
"It'll kind of be too late by then," Scott points out with a sly smile.
"Just— We'll be there in bit," Derek says, impatiently waving his hand at Scott to get lost.
Scott scoffs but disappears back inside.
Turning back to Stiles, Derek can tell he's sobered up a bit. His eyes are still a bit glazed but steadier than before. Derek exhales through his nose and steps up to him again, placing one hand to his waist. Stiles wraps one hand around his bicep in return almost mechanically, because touching each other comes naturally these days, even if they've only been together for little more than a week. Derek loves it.
"You don't wanna see the ball drop?" Stiles asks, his breath curling over Derek's face when he speaks.
"I've seen it," Derek replies with a shrug. "Live, even. Laura dragged me down to Times Square one year."
Stiles grins. "I can only imagine what a nightmare that must've been for you. So many people!"
Derek huffs, tightening his grip on the leather covering Stiles' hip.
"I don't mind people. Well," he adds at Stiles cocked eyebrow, "not anymore."
"Yeah, I've noticed," Stiles says, smiling. "You kissed me for the first time in a room full of people."
"And I'd do it again," Derek shrugs.
"So why don't you?"
Derek pulls him in just a little closer to rest his forehead against Stiles'. He can hear how Stiles' heartbeat speeds up in excitement, and his own doing the exact same thing. The sound of them throbbing together makes him hum. Damn, he's missed that sound. He's missed everything about Stiles, and just the thought of going away again – even if just for a day or two – feels wrong.
"Maybe I wanted you for myself this time," he murmurs.
Stiles hums, eyes falling to Derek's mouth. "I've never had a New Year's kiss," he mumbles.
"Me neither," Derek says.
"You'll be my first everything," Stiles says further, then he looks thoughtful for a second. "And last."
Derek's heart flutters. "Likewise."
The people's countdown inside is getting louder when passing twenty, and Derek reach up to place his other hand on Stiles' cheek. They're both smiling, almost ridiculously so, but Derek wouldn't want it any other way. Stiles clutches at his shoulder a little more, other hand settling on Derek's hip where he hooks his thumb in one of the belt loops. His eagerness makes Derek's wolf nearly shudder in delight.
"Ten… nine… eight… seven…"
"I'm staying at your place tonight," Stiles says, gaze still on Derek's lips.
Derek huffs. "I wasn't aware there was another option, to be honest."
Stiles chuckles, bumping their noses together. "This year is gonna be awesome," he rumbles.
"Three… two… one…"
As the crowd inside the house shouts 'happy New Year', Derek leans in to capture Stiles' lips in a kiss that screams YES.
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Seraphin C. "Britt" Brilhante, 89, of Fall River, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Georgiana (Pacheco) Brilhante.
Born in Fall River, a son of the late Manuel and Innocencia (Cabral) Brilhante, he was a lifelong resident of this city.
He was a B.M.C. Durfee High School graduate class of 1942. He also attended the University of Rhode Island, enrolled in the Engineering Program.
A veteran of the United States Marine Corps he served during World War II, he was stationed at Munda Airfield during the New Georgia Campaign in the Solomon Islands.
Before the war he was employed at Newport Torpedo Station and after the war worked at Quonset Naval Air Station as an aircraft metal smith advancing to mechanical engineer for 29 year retiring in 1974.
After retiring he co-owned and managed the Pacheco Brothers Upholstery Shop.
He was a former member of the Our Lady of Angels Church and its Holy Name Society. Most recently he was a member of Santo Christo Church. He was a Boy Scout leader for troop #30 and troop #76.
He was also a member of the Portuguese Alliance Benevolent Society. He was also a member of the Quonset Point Engineering Association.
He was an avid Boston Red Sox fan and enjoyed attending Pawtucket Red Sox games.
He is survived by his 3 sons, Raymond P. Brilhante and Thomas P. Brilhante both of Fall River; and Charles P. Brilhante of Port Angeles, WA; a sister, Conceicao "Sarah" Avilla of Fall River; 7 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. She was the brother of the late Serafim M. Brilhante, Joseph M. Brilhante, Maria M. Brilhante, Manuel M. Brilhante, Antone "Tony" Brilhante and Irondina "Dina" Terceira.
His funeral will be held on Friday at 8 a.m. from the Oliveira Funeral Home 2064 South Main St. followed by a Funeral Mass at 9 a.m. in Santo Christo Church. Interment in Notre Dame Cemetery. Calling hours Thursday 4 to 8 p.m.


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"Like anything else involving stringent rules and regulations, grammar harbors a hefty share of obsessive fanboys and fangirls who enjoy debating its ins, outs, and other various quirks. So of course controversies break out in academia, the media, and even intimate conversations between friends. Here are a few of the ones that churn stomachs and angry up the blood, in no particular order."
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Where's the money, Anthopoulos?
It's going to be an odd prelude to the winter for Jays fans, as we wait to see how the club follows last year's big moves, and attempts to undo some of the mess they created by flipping five of their best, closest-to-the-Majors prospects, while taking on ass-loads of payroll, in order to instantly improve (supposedly) their big league roster.
Alex Anthopoulos has spoken about his preference for the trade market– as he always does– but it's difficult to envision how he's going to be able to pull a rabbit out of that particular hat. Of course, we felt the same way this time last year and he managed to pull it off, but this time the stakes are higher, the pool of talent he's potentially dealing from is shallower, and he won't have nearly the same ability to explode the club's payroll.
A lot of focus in the media then– and around here– has been on what strength he can manage to deal from while still improving the club in the overall. There isn't much that can be done without creating a giant hole elsewhere on the roster– one of Anthony Gose or Colby Rasmus could be moved, so could one of a number of bullpen arms, or one of the team's many potential back-end starters, but it would take a nifty trick to parlay those spare parts into the kind pitching that the team covets. Move anything else, aside from what remains of the club's top prospects– which doesn't offer a great pool of talent above A-ball– and they'll need to either promote someone from within the organization to fill the hole created, or weaken the depth in their areas of strength to trade for a replacement, or spend money on the free agent market.
There are a lot of potential moving parts when you put it that way, and opportunities for Alex Anthopoulos to use his creativity, but what I wonder is if that necessarily has to be the game plan. As unideal as we've been told to believe the free agent market normally is, the conversation this winter will be different. We're no longer necessarily talking about making massive expenditures to jump-start the fortunes of the organization the way fans were when they dreamed on names like Yu Darvish or Prince Fielder. That initial hurdle was cleared a year ago, and now the roster– whether you like it or not, whether you think the rest of the talent is there or not– needs to be filled in around a core that has, for the most part, already been assembled.
Yes, the team can continue playing the dangerous game started last winter, one that Anthopoulos had spoken about since he replaced J.P. Ricciardi as the club's GM, and spread itself increasingly more thin, but doing so means trading future assets– and crucially, for Rogers, an even bigger portion of the cheap talent base of future incarnations of the team– in order to prevent last year's massive investments from becoming all the more pointless.
The other way– a way that Jays fans seem to have almost been conditioned to ignore, or to think they're powerless to demand– is to follow the path of the Boston Red Sox.
So much of the conversation surrounding this team focuses on the fate of Alex Anthopoulos, of Paul Beeston, of John Gibbons, of Chad Mottola, of Jose Bautista, of Aaron Sanchez, and of all kinds of actors in between. They're all important, but in my view none of those people ought to have anything close to the amount of expectations heaped on them as are deserved by the shadowy entity that this winter will decide whether they really believe in the vision they've been paying lip service to for years, or whether they're willing to risk letting it die on the vine: Rogers.
After years of using a small payroll as an instrument to extract extra revenue sharing dollars, while using the team as little more than a source of cheap content for their regional sports networks, Rogers appeared to have seen the light sometime in late 2012. It is surely not a coincidence that their epiphany came around the same time that league's new collective bargaining agreement with the players phased out the old version of revenue sharing, making clubs in the 15 largest markets– including the Jays– ineligible for it by 2016, with the low-spending among those– again, including the Jays– becoming the "most motivated to increase their revenue streams over the next few years," according to Jayson Stark of ESPN.com at the time of labour deal's announcement in November 2011. But that hasn't stopped much of the chatter surrounding the club's winter task from largely absolving ownership, who we're to believe so benevolently increased spending last year, from demands that they continue to put revenues from a club, and a sport, flush with cash (especially with new national TV deals beginning in 2014, which will give each team an additional $26-million per season) back into it.
The onus, it seems, is on Anthopoulos.
The thinking, then, is– if you'll forgive the mangled phrase– to throw good prospects after bad, rather than to throw good money after bad.
But does that actually make more sense than the other potential options? I don't think so. Because of the cheap value provided by players in their pre-arbitration years– and, really, through all six of their big league years under "team control"– we can say for certain that a not insignificant part of what a team is giving away when it trades its prospects is future payroll flexibility. Assuming, that is, that the team is committed to winning and won't just run replacement level players out onto the field every day, for lack of a better available option. (Being a touch too cavalier in offloading Yan Gomes, Travis d'Arnaud and Carlos Perez, for example, hasn't just cost the Blue Jays their potentially valuable services in the future, but also all the dollars or other assets it's going to take to upgrade behind the plate for 2014).
This is, in other words, a long way of saying that by placing a firm cap on the club's payroll, and not allowing the front office to look legitimately, and with an open mind, to the free agent market, Rogers will very possibly hurt the club in both the near- and the long-term. And if winning, or the non-phony prospect of it, drives revenues the way it certainly seems, more movement towards a future with less depth, fewer potential impact prospects, and more bloated contracts for aging players acquired in a fashion similar to last year's Marlins deal, would seem to have trouble written all over it– unless maybe (fingers crossed!) revenues spike by way of a healthy playoff run in the meantime.
Banking on that, Alex Anthopoulos could certainly eschew the free agent market and possibly still be fine for a couple years. Conversely, the club could certainly hurt themselves down the line by committing too much to the wrong players in free agency, but that's why the Red Sox' example could be so instructive. Over the past year, with the exception of Jose Iglesias going to Detroit in the Jake Peavy deal, Boston has held the crown jewels of its farm system while adding lower-cost pieces to surround their current core of Ortiz, Pedroia, Lester, and Buchholz– providing what they call a "bridge" to an up-and-coming generation of talent, while still being frustratingly competitive in the meantime.
The Jays, by looking at free agents aiming for just two- and three-year deals– or maybe even more, if they can find the right long-term fit– can and should do the same. More importantly, they should be talking more about why it's possible– i.e. because of the change in the revenue sharing system, because of national TV deals, because of the ever-increasing value of the content they provide Sportsnet, because of the highest-in-MLB growth they saw in terms of attendance this season, and because the new CBA saves them money in other ways, like the fact that MLBTR indicates that in 2010 and 2011, the club spent $22.6-million on the draft, while Baseball America indicates that for 2012 and 2013, the figure was just $12.3-million.
There have been little-noticed savings on international free agents, as well: in December of 2011 (the first time I used the image above) I figured that, though the numbers were murky, in 2010 and 2011 the Jays had spent about $20-million on international amateur players (including $10-million for Adeiny Hechavarria, plus bonuses for Roberto Osuna, Dawel Lugo, Wulimer Becerra, etc.). Because of the new CBA, in the signing period that began in July of 2012 their pool allotment limited them to spending just $2.9-million (though they could go over that by 10% before incurring a penalty that would prevent them from signing anyone above $500K in the following period), and this year their figure dropped to $2.82-million.
Fans should be demanding the Jays talk this way and about this stuff, and not just because it makes no sense for the club to set themselves up to have to spend to paper over their 2016 or 2017 rosters, after so many of their current players' contracts expire, with the prospect pipeline unable to compensate, having had so much of its talent either failed or traded away.
Fans should also be demanding it because it follows exactly from so much of what the higher-ups have always said.
We haven't heard a lot of comment lately, from either Rogers or the Jays, about what to expect out of the club's 2014 payroll when all is said and done– aside from the fact that it won't be going down– but that doesn't mean there haven't been a whole lot of forward-looking comments over the years that it seems the appropriate time to hold the club to account for.
In August of last year, I wrote a post containing a bunch of quotes from a Paul Beeston appearance on Prime Time Sports, including his assertion that "the rebuild and the infrastructure is now complete."
"The building of the minor leagues and putting ourselves in a position for the future, all of that has been put in place," he said at the time. "It's now time to return something to a) those people who've supported us, and b) the players themselves."
Of course, the Jays did return something to the fans and their players. Say what you will about how badly it failed, and for what reasons, but they delivered anticipation like has never been seen in this city before– or at least not for 20 years. But in doing so they dealt away large chunks of that "finished" infrastructure of prospects. To be asked again to go that route will do even more damage, while simply making acquisitions with money– which Anthopoulos and Beeston may not ever have a better opportunity to do, given how much is riding on this off-season (plus the fact that exactly one year ago today it was announced that Beeston had signed a two-year contract extension)– would obviously leave the prospect pipeline intact.
Stephen Brunt, around the same time last year, explained the Jays situation, in light of rumours of a possible rift between Beeston and Rogers, with prescient words about how ownership must view things:
"I think the notion that this is a lock-type, we're not going to spend another nickel, do the best you can kind of situation– that doesn't work for the Jays, obviously, and that also doesn't work for the owners. The better the team is, the more money they make. The brand– the value of the brand is important to them on a whole bunch of different levels: the TV, radio, all over the place. So, I think they want to win. And I think that they would spend to win at the moment when they thought spending would actually make a difference."
That stuff is just as relevant today as it was a year ago, the only difference being that Rogers has already pitched in substantially– though maybe not as substantially as they'd like you to believe, considering the draft savings, the international free agent savings, and the national TV money that has essentially fallen into their laps.
In March of 2012, Beeston had a Q&A with Brunt for Sportsnet magazine, which I posted about, and in which he clarified comments about "payroll parameters" from Alex Anthopoulos earlier that off-season with what you might optimistically call a pledge.
"The fact is, we've got to win to make the fans come out, and then we spend the money. But we have to give them the reason to come out. That got lost in Alex's comment that day," he explained. "It was that we win, you come out, we'll spend the money–it won't be money we put in our pocket; it will be money reinvested in the team."
Obviously the Jays didn't win, and obviously Rogers did spend, but the fans held up their end of the bargain, too. And the funny thing is, if we're to believe that the hard earned money fans spent this year won't just disappear into someone's pocket, we can't allow ourselves to think too simply about where this sudden influx came from. It's not that payroll went from $84-million to $119-million between 2012 and 2013, and so that's how much Rogers kindly dished out. Factor in the additional national TV money they counted on being there ($26-million per season), plus the draft and international money that they didn't, or couldn't spend (a $10-million difference in the draft, and approximately $14-million on international free agents, over two years between 2010/11 and 2012/13)– not to mention the looming cut to the flow of revenue sharing dollars that has forced them to act like a big market club– and it just doesn't appear to have been as significant a bump as it looks like on the surface.
It was a bump, to be sure. And with the club– as I figured last month– looking at a payroll in the $130-million range if they make no additions, it's not an entirely insignificant one. But it's important to see just how small it really may have been, especially if some of Beeston's other words from that Prime Time Sports appearance in August of last year continue to hold true.
"I don't think there's anybody in the organization, including the ownership, that doesn't think that we should be taking it to the next level," he said. "That doesn't mean that we're going to be crazy, though, from the point of view of ten-year, twelve-year, thirteen-year contracts. But that doesn't mean that we're not going to go out and try to get the best players, so that we give ourselves a chance. We think that we're close right now."
If Anthopoulos is forced to make cash-neutral deals, or is only authorized to add to payroll minimally, it's certainly going to lessen that chance.
More crucially– at least to those who matter– it's going to lessen the brand.
Now, maybe the reason Anthopoulos and Beeston can't– or won't– yet be more firm about what is now available to spend this winter is that they don't want to tip their hands, and don't want unscrupulous agents to know when they'll be able to get more money out of the club than it wants to give. Maybe Rogers sees that the way to do right by its investment in this club is to give its GM the resources he needs to strengthen the team not just for 2014, but for the future as well, and we have nothing to worry about. But even with what we saw from ownership last winter, we can only wait and see whether the corporation truly believes that sustained winning genuinely drives revenues, or if owning the club is just a means to procuring cheap content– content that's got a strong core of consumers and can be kept profitable enough with false hope and infusions of cash every five or six years, while we all watch whoever is the current GM continue down the well worn path of his predecessors, being similarly undone by failing to produce miracles from just enough money to appear adequately lavish.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Obviously that's not good enough. Obviously if Rogers wants to do right by the club– their product– they can't pretend that we don't know where last year's money came from and, at the risk of sounding hopelessly greedy, that it isn't enough. Over the course of the winter, the more it seems they're forcing Anthopoulos into making difficult choices with his core players, the more we ought to remember this.
Then again, maybe we won't have to. Maybe Rogers actually understands what tremendous value another level of spending could provide. I mean, shit, even if 2014 goes down the tubes, the more talent you acquire with money now, the better trade chips you'll have to start rebuilding that prospect pipeline come next summer. Ugh. It's a dispiriting though, but seriously…


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I love taking Jude here. This place never gets old because as he grows he finds new ways to explore, but his favorite thing is and has always been pushing the button for a ride on the glass elevator.
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Limits at Infinity Study Guide (page 3)
Limits at Infinity
This lesson will serve as a preparation for the graphing in the next lesson. Here, we will work on ways to identify asymptotes from the formula of a rational function. Rational functions are quotients, with a clear numerator and denominator.
Vertical asymptotes are easy to recognize, because they occur where the denominator is undefined. For example, has vertical asymptotes at x = – 3 and x = 4.
Horizontal asymptotes take a bit more work to identify. The graph will flatten out like a horizontal line if large values of x all have essentially the same y-value.
In this graph of y = f(x), for example, if x is bigger than 5, then y will be very close to y = 1 (see Figure 13.1). Thus, y = 1 is a horizontal asymptote. Similarly, if x is a large negative number, the corresponding y-value will be close to zero. Thus, y = 0 is another horizontal asymptote. Horizontal asymptotes are related to the limits as x gets really big. For f(x) given in the graph:
Asymptote Hint
Notice that the graph of y = f(x) crosses both asymptotes. Vertical asymptotes cannot be crossed because they are, by definition, not in the domain. Horizontal asymptotes can be crossed, as illustrated in this example. Think of "asymptote" as meaning "flattens out like a straight line" and not "a line not to be crossed."
These limits at infinity (and negative infinity) identify what the ends of the graph do. For example, if , then the graph of y = g(x) will look something like that in Figure 13.2. If , then the graph of y = h(x) will look like that in Figure 13.3.
Notice that the infinite limits say only what happens way off to the left and to the right. Other calculations must be done to know what happens in the middle of the graph.
The general trick to evaluating an infinite limit is to focus on the most powerful part of the function. Take , for example.
There are a lot of negative elements to this function. However, the most powerful part is the positive 2x3.When x gets big enough, like when x = 1,000,000, then 2x3 – 100x2 – 10x – 5,000 = 2,000,000,000,000,000,000 – 100,000,000,000,000 – 10,000,000 – 5,000 = 1,999,899,999,989,995,000
This clearly rounds to 2,000,000,000, 000,000,000, which is the 2x3. It is in this sense that 2x3 is called the most powerful part of the function. As x gets big, 2x3 is the only part that counts.
Rules for Infinite Limits
The rules for Infinite Limits of Rational Functions are as follows:
- If the numerator is more powerful, the limit goes to ∞ or –∞.
- If the denominator is more powerful, the limit goes to 0.
- If the numerator and denominator are evenly matched, the limit is formed by the coefficients of the most powerful parts.
As x gets huge, x3 is clearly even larger, and 2x3 is twice that. Thus, as x goes to infinity, so does 2x3. Basically, the higher the exponent of x, the more powerful it is. With that in mind, the rules for infinite limits of rational functions are fairly simple:
- If the numerator is more powerful, the limit goes to ∞ or –∞.
- If the denominator is more powerful, the limit goes to 0.
- If the numerator and denominator are evenly matched, the limit is formed by the coefficients of the most powerful parts.
Going to Infinity
The whole concept of "going to infinity" might be a bit confusing. This really means "going toward infinity," because infinity is not something that a real number can reach. So don't wander off pondering the one number that is bigger than all the rest (unless you enjoy that). Just know that "going to infinity" means using really big numbers, and that "going to negative infinity" means using really big negative numbers.
Example 1
Evaluate .
Solution 1
The most powerful part of the numerator is – x2, and in the denominator is x3 Thus:
This goes to zero because the numerator is clearly outclassed by the more powerful denominator. Also, as x gets really big, gets really close to zero. For example, when x = 1,000, then = = 0.001.
Example 2
Evaluate .
Solution 2
Here, the numerator and denominator are evenly matched, with each having x2 as its highest power of x.
The limit is formed by the coefficients of the most powerful parts: 3 in the numerator and –8 in the denominator.
Example 3
Evaluate .
Solution 3
As x goes to infinity, x8 also gets really large, but the negative in the – 5 reverses this and makes – 5x8 approach negative infinity.
The infinite limits of ex and In(x) can be seen from their graphs in Figure 13.4.
In general, as x goes to infinity, ex is more powerful than x raised to any number. The natural logarithm, however, goes to infinity slower than just about anything else. It may look as though y = In( x) is beginning to level out into a horizontal asymptote, but actually, it will eventually surpass any height as it slowly goes up to infinity.
In more complicated situations, we use L'Hôpital's rule. This states that if the numerator and denominator both go to infinity (positive or negative), then the limit remains the same after taking the derivative of the top and the bottom.
L'Hôpital's Rule
If the numerator and denominator both go to infinity (positive or negative), the limit remains the same after taking the derivative of the top and bottom, OR:
Example 4
Evaluate .
Solution 4
Since and , we can use L'Hôpital's Rule.
Note: The little H over the equals sign indicates that L'Hôpital's Rule as been used at that point. Examples like this demonstrate how ln(x) goes to infinity even slower than x does.
Example 5
Evaluate .
Solution 5
Here, and , so we use L'Hôpital's Rule.
Notice that we don't use the Quotient Rule, because we take the derivative of the numerator and denominator separately. Here, we need to use L'Hôpital's Rule several more times:
This example shows how ex is more powerful than x3. If the denominator had an x100, we'd have to use L'Hôpital's Rule 100 times, but in the end, the ex would take everything to infinity.
Example 6
Evaluate .
Solution 6
This is a trick question! The limit is not infinite, so we can't use L'Hôpital's Rule. The function ex is only powerful when x goes to positive infinity, Instead, we use the old "plug in" method (or common sense).
Example 7
Evaluate .
Solution 7
This has the same problem as the previous example, No matter what x may be, sin(x) will always be between –1 and 1. Thus, –1 ≤ sin(x) ≤ 1 and so
Because and , the function is squeezed between them to zero as well: . This is called the Squeeze Theorem or the Sandwich Theorem because of the way is squished between something above it going to zero and something below it going to zero.
Sign Diagrams
In order to calculate the limits at vertical asymptotes, it is necessary to know where the function is positive and negative. The key to everything is this: A continuous function cannot switch between positive and negative without being zero or undefined. Functions are generally zero when the numerator is zero and undefined where the denominator is zero. Mark these points on a number line. Between these points, the function must be entirely positive or negative. This can be found by testing any point in each interval.
For example, consider . This function is zero at x = 4 and undefined at both x= – 2 and x = 1. We mark these on a number line (see Figure 13.5).
In between x = –2 and x = 1, the function is either always positive or always negative. To find out which it is, we test a point between –2 and 1, such as 0. Because is negative, the function is always negative between –2 and 1. Similarly, we check a point between 1 and 4, such as , a point after 4, such as , and a point before –2, such as . These calculations can be made very roughly, because it matters only if the function is positive or negative at the selected point. In any case, the sign diagram for this function is shown in Figure 13.6.
This makes calculating the limits at the vertical asymptotes very easy. Not only does have vertical asymptotes at x = –2 and x = 1, but the limits are:
At the same time, we can calculate the limits at infinity:
Thus, f(x) has a horizontal asymptote of y = 0.With all of this, we begin to get a picture of , which can be seen Figure 13.7.
Notice that the horizontal asymptote y = 0 is approached from above as x → –∞, because f(x) is always positive when x < – 2. At the other end, the asymptote is approached from below as x → ∞ because the function is negative when x> 4.
Find practice problems and solutions for these concepts at Limits at Infinity Practice Questions
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- Calculus: Pre-Calculus Review
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Another Marxist for Kerry
Life is full of bitter ironies! Behold the spectacle of Joel Kovel, who loudly proclaims his credentials as a Marxist socialist, who ran against Ralph Nader for the Green nomination from the left in 2000, claiming that Nader failed to enunciate a sufficiently radical critique of the capitalist system–this same Kovel is out of the closet as a cheerleader for the prowar, pro-Patriot Act, pro-WTO and NAFTA John Kerry–loyal servant of . . . capitalism!!!! How odd that there is not one word from Kovel about Kerry's failure even to propose incremental progressive reforms of capitalism–much less a comprehensive critique of it–in Kovel's festival of political double standards, the ardent anticorporate crusader Nader is found insufficiently radical, yet the craven DLC corporate apologist Kerry merits not even a mild syllable of rebuke!
So now Nader's insufficient radicality of 2000 becomes transmogrified, in Kovel's infinitely elastic mind, into Nader's excessive radicality in 2004! This from the same Kovel who, after his presidential aspirations were rebuffed by the Greens in 2000, disappeared to write a book and thus abstained from the Nader campaign, which was responsible for an explosive growth in the Green Party. And this is the man who professes an ardent concern for the growth and welfare of the Green Party? We are truly through the looking glass now.
Behold further the "substance," such as it is, of the critique that underlies Kovel's strenuous exercise in posturing and sneering at the "Naderites": that there is some profound difference between the Democrats and Republicans. Throttling the purple prose into overdrive, Kovel breathlessly intones,
The problem is, however, that a very big difference between Democrats and Republicans has evolved over the past generation or so. It has taken root in the Bush administration, who have every intention of making it a permanent feature of the political landscape. Look at Bush, at Rove, and at Ashcroft, and you can see the newly malignant face of big business linked with a massive social base of Christian fundamentalism. Its inner logic points to the demolition of the Constitution and the replacement of the Republic–however compromised this may be_by a theocratic brand of fascism, in which the space for political change will shrink drastically, and the lives of those who do not fit–women, homosexuals, Muslims, anyone in the crosshairs of the police apparatus_will be greatly worsened. Nobody in their right mind can say that the wretched Democrats promise the same.
Note the lack of a SINGLE SPECIFIC POLICY, the utter void of empirical data, by which one might actually get a grip on this gooey gob of fear-mongering. Could this unspecified threat to the Constitution be the Patriot Act–the act so vociferously supported by most mainstream Democrats, including John Kerry, but opposed by Nader? Could the threat to the rights of homosexuals take the form of a ban on gay marriage, shared by both Bush and Kerry but opposed by Nader? Perhaps the threat to the rights of women was signaled by Kerry's announcement that he is open to appointing antiabortion judges to the federal bench? Could the "fascist" threat to democracy be prefigured in the systematic assault on the rights of third parties, pursued most vigorously not by the Republicans but by the Democrats, who endlessly rant about leftist "spoilers" of their duopoly rights to office and who openly avow their intention to challenge every one of Nader's petition signatures throughout the country? Or perhaps Kovel is referring to Clinton's 1996 Anti-Terrorism bill, which prefigured many of the most noxious features of the Patriot Act, especially in its assault on the constitutional right of habeas corpus? Or perhaps Kovel is speaking of WTO and NAFTA, so ardently pushed by Clinton/Gore/Kerry, which threaten to dismantle the very EXISTENCE of civil society throughout the planet by giving private corporations standing to challenge the labor and environmental laws of sovereign nations in private courts whose proceedings are closed to public scrutiny? Now that REALLY IS FASCISM–corporate displacement of the public sphere of civil society–yet Kovel's newly beloved Democrats have pushed this authentically fascist threat just as hard as the Republicans.
Is it any of these SPEFICIC POLICIES, supported with equal tenacity by Democrats and Republicans alike, that Kovel might be speaking about in his overheated warnings that the sky is falling? Could it be these policies that are propelling Kovel so swiftly into the arms of the Democrats, who endorse all of them? Yet depending on the Democrats to defend us against policies in which they are 100 percent complicit is so transparently absurd and self-contradictory, that "no one in his right mind," as Kovel none too delicately phrases it, could possibly seriously argue in favor of it. All of which leads us to believe that Kovel is either (a) not serious or (b) not in his right mind. Given the fact that Kovel is a psychoanalyst who is professionally responsible for the rightness of mind of his patients, I would much prefer to believe the former–that Kovel is having a good joke on us. Yes, Kovel is having a good laugh at our expense–contending that we should have preferred Kovel to Nader in 2000 because Ralph's criticisms of capitalism were not radical enough, and now urging us to bypass Nader again because Ralph's criticisms are . . . too radical! Good one, Dr. Kovel!
And what about all the "fascist" bogeymen Kovel parades before us to scare us witless into supporting the corporate hack John Kerry? Bush, Rove, Ashcroft, Cheney, et. al. The simple fact is that the Democrats–the very same Democrats that Kovel now upholds as our last best line of defense against the fascist onslaught–have had enough votes to filibuster and thus block EVERY ONE OF BUSH'S CABINET APPOINTMENTS, INCLUDING ASHCROFT, AND EVERY ONE OF BUSH'S NOXIOUS POLICY INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE WAR, THE PATRIOT ACT, THE TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH, NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, ETC., ETC. Yet these bold "anti-fascist" Democrats somehow managed to roll over and play dead. Yet these are the very people in whom Kovel wants us to invest our hopes for warding off reaction–the Democrats who have PAVED THE WAY for reaction at every turn. This reminds us of the way in which the liberals and social democrats of Germany were equally docile in the advances of Hitler's fascist initiatives. The lesson of history is clear–it not by laying down our arms of criticism and trusting the agents of the status quo that we can ward off threats to democracy. It iis only through the indefatigable building of a strong, independent people's movement that we can defend and extend democracy in the United States and the world. And now that means vigorously supporting and building the campaign of Ralph Nader and Peter Camejo–NOT by playing dead before the Democrats so that they in turn can continue to play dead before the worst depradations of the bipartisan imperial/corporate agenda of the Bush administration and then, if elected, put a reassuing Clintonesque smiley face on the very same policies.
So Joel–you're kidding, right?
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Sam was here. Ily. ♡♡
Funeral was earlier today… so worn out.. and lonely. Fuck you mom. You managed to make it all about you and got your way didn't you? …just no words.
My grandma has been fighting hard since last Saturday. Yesterday, at 4:00 in the afternoon, she lost. I am torn apart into a million pieces. I missed so many opportunities to spend time with her…and now she is gone.. I have been crying all fucking day and I haven't ate and I'm trying so hard to keep myself together… Idk wtf I'm going to do now….
Guess who got her permit today!!!!! Sooooooooooo HAPPY. I think I'll have internet back soon so I'm not dead guys. Lol. Hope all of you are doing fantastic. Miss you guys. Take care.
If you are my friend then where the fuck are you
Its obvious to me that you don't need me as much as you say you do. You're getting along just fine without me.
Guys do you remember that girl I made a text post about a loooong time ago? The one I sent flowers to? Recently, she has become even more addicted to different types of drugs and pills. She got into a car accident and fractured her spine. I'd appreciate it if you guys would keep her in your thoughts and pray for her recovery so she can get back to the sweet and loving person she was. I don't pray often, but I keep this quote in mind: (Maybe some people need to believe in a proper and omnipotent god to pray, but I don't.) Thanks. <3
Hey guys. I still don't have internet and I have been busy as hell with work and trying to hold myself together. I hope you are all doing okay. Don't worry, I haven't abandoned my blog.
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I'm so tired of people treating me like shit…you're my friend? You care? Why do you ignore me days a time, especially when I need you. I don't understand why my "friends" act like I don't exist until they need me then they disappear…. just done.
So do you guys think we will get a valkubus sex scene this season?
I think towards the end of the season. I think Tamsin will want to take things slow.
Well obviously it…
I was going to ask u the same thing… I was reading a Tamsin reborn one last week, but idk, wasn't really enjoying it towards the middle. I think it was Tamsin's personality that threw me off. I'll definitely let you know if u read a good one.
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So do you guys think we will get a valkubus sex scene this season?
I think towards the end of the season. I think Tamsin will want to take things slow.
Well obviously it needs to be the best romantic sex she's ever had. Even if we don't, you can count on the lovely valkubus shippers to write some satisfying fanfiction. :3
Indeed. I haven't read any lately though Dx any recommendations for a good valkubus fic?
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I'm thinking about taking some requests, maybe. Or posting some of my greatest works. It might help me on the road to becoming a successful romance novelist.


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Who would've been 92 today, if he'd not passed away on June 5. Rest in Peace, you brilliant, crazy man!
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I happen to live
in Manhattan, so I'll tell you about
Manhattan. A few days ago was the
day of
school, where we
took the chemistry regents.
After it some people asked me how hard
they thought I thought it was.
I just said that it was a typical regents.
I got together with four friends.
We went to a diner,
ate sugar straight out of the packets,
then played
consecutive hours of video games.
At eight
in the evening, I headed home.
It was the first hot day
of the year.
I was wading in heat.
Also sweat.
I went underground
to the subway and it got slightly cooler.
To get home I always take the 1 train to Grand Central, then transfer to the N/Q/R train.
On the 1 train, a man gets on board.
He is shortish, has a yellow tank top, a large crayola blue camping bag, curly hair, and lean muscles.
A little dirty.
He doesn't sit down, he swings himself back and forth on a pole. A few stops later he does sit down and laughs annoyingly loudly, with his hands covering his face, saying, "Ohh, that's great! That's just so great!" So yeah, he's crazy. I'm wondering what stop he's getting out at. When it's Grand Central, I hastily rush out of the car and head up the stairs. I look behind. I don't see him. I look forward, and then he runs right in front of me, cutting me off. "Oh man," he says, talking right to me, "You were really fast, but I was faster." I don't respond. He looks a little disappointed. I don't think he would have harmed me, but really what else can I do but ignore him.
Now, when you're in Grand Central, transferring from the
1 to the N/Q/R,
there are
two paths you can take in the station.
I see him go down the shorter path.
I know that he's probably going on the
same train
that I'm taking.
I walk down the path that he didn't and get to the platform.
I can't spot him from where I am.
I catch the Q and have an uneventful trip to Union Square. I think about Union Square. I recently learned that Adam Brodheim, a Senior (who just graduated) on our school's robotics team lives near there. I know that because we both went home after the same end-of-the-year robotics meeting a few days prior. We took all the same trains. It was awkward. I've never seen him in the neighborhood, but we must live close to each other.
I get out at Union Square.
It's warm, so the Occupy Wall Street protesters are out.
At least the crazy ones.
A lot of the sane ones have given up, but some weirdo's still stick around.
And who do I happen to see but our
good old
yellow shirted
He must've beat me out of the exit,
because he was already
deep in conversation
with a tattooed man by the time I saw him.
I tried to avoid him
(although I think he did see and recognize me)
but I did pick up one line from the conversation.
The yellow shirted man said,
"I now know what our bodies are for. Our bodies are weapons."
He seemed excited about this.
I walk quickly, I don't want trouble.
As I walk across Union square, I see an old man try to talk a woman who looks like she's never seen him before. He looks like a protester too. As I come to the end of the block, I have to wait for the traffic light before I can cross the street. The woman is next to me, and that man has followed her. You can tell he's not normal from his speech patterns.
"Nobody ever likes me,
nobody listens to me."
The woman is middle aged and cynical. She's not threatened. She ignore him. He continues.
"Nobody ever talks to me."
She annoyedly responds, "Maybe it has to do with the way you present yourself."
He puts his hands on her rolling bag and starts feeling it. She doesn't do anything. It doesn't look like he's trying to steal anything.
I'm really unsure just what he's doing.
The light turns green and I cross the street, abandoning the duo.
A few blocks down, walking perpendicular to my direction, I see Adam the senior.
Wow, I'm psychic.
"Adam! Adam!" He looks at me, and is just as surprised as I am.
By Rocío Guenther, Age 17, from Mexico
Flies swarm around the coconuts' open cocoons, hoping for a taste of juice. But he doesn't let them. Pedro shoos them away, he doesn't let them have a taste of the freshness. People gather. They cluster around his cheap whitewashed plastic table. "Cocos frescos" he bellows, puncturing straws into the opening green layers that rim the inside of the white fruit. Pedro's scruffy beard heightens his playful smiles as he beams at his buyers. His humid tank top sticks to his cinnamon brown skin like glue. He smells of salt and sweat. Chopping coconuts brings pleasure, gives freshness from a hot day at the beach to his rambling customers. Coconuts are hard—can break ones head. Coconuts quench thirst. Coconuts help the marooned and the shipwrecked survive in desert islands. Coconuts, help Pedro provide.
During breaks Pedro pushes through the rumbling waves, immerses himself into salty splashes. Las Olas: his favorite place to be. Walking near the shore, as the sun starts to hide behind the horizon, foam is heard bubbling as the waves unwind and retreat—the sand soaking up the salty residue. The sun dips under. Foam bubbles away in between his toes. His body claps against the wind, and he closes his eyes.
Night brings forth las estrellas—silver thorns decorating the black atmosphere. They give him comfort. Underline his dreams. Pedro walks on the cobblestone road in his raunchy town of Lo de Marcos. Bungalows, trailer parks, bilingual menus provided in restaurants. Daily, the beach is filled with passersby, who get excited with cheap beach tattoos and braids with colorful beads. For Pedro it means more coconuts are sold.
Pedro trudges through the dunes, leaving the shops and taco stands behind; he hears breaths of pleasure by the moonlight. Standing behind a palm tree he sees lovers coiling in the sand, wrapped in a turquoise blanket. The stranger grabs the woman's long black hair, and curls it up in his fingers. Pedro leaves. It's not his place to be. But pain simmers inside of him as he remembers.
Passionate kisses under the moonlight. Late night dippings into the ocean. Shared coconuts on slippery black rocks. Whispers and secrets with Her beneath the stars. Running back to his stand, he gathers up a few coconuts, brings them to the beach. Tears hang on his lower lids, as he throws a coconut into a sharp-pointed rock. Juice spilling. Tears spilling. In the middle of the night when the breeze blows palm tree leaves to the sand, and when the stars shine brightest, you can hear Pedro and his Coconuts—Cracking.


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Stowe HotelsChallenge yourself on twisting ski runs on the slopes of stunning Mount Mansfield, sip cocoa and nibble on s'mores and enjoy marshmallows melting in your mouth in bistros, and get to grips with golf on the fairways of the town's beautiful course, Stowe is the perfect destination for a vacation in Vermont. Old-fashioned townhouses line up along traditional shopping streets, historic hardware stores sit next to outdoor adventure shops, and the glistening waters of Little River trail peacefully through its laid-back town center.Things to seeRegarded as the winter sports capital of the East, everything in Stowe is all about the snow. At the first sign of the white stuff, people start pulling on snow shoes, riding around on dog sleds, or heading to the Nordic Center to try some cross country skiing. If you prefer a warmer climate, the Stowe Mountain Resort still has summertime activities on offer. The mountains are beautiful in all their green finery, their faces crisscrossed by a network of challenging hiking trails. If that sounds too energetic, the Gondola Skyride offers exceptional views without all the effort. There's another way to enjoy the cold in Stowe, and that's on a tour of the Ben & Jerry's factory. It's only half an hour long but once you've been dazzled with the array of ice creams going through the manufacturing process you can spend as long as you like in the gift shop, indulging in your favorite flavors or creating some of your own. The vast landscape of Smuggler's Notch State Park is beautiful as well as historic. Once used as the trade route for illegal goods, this verdant, hilly landscape is home to an adventurous network of caves and tunnel systems that make for an exciting day out. Hotels in StoweThere's a great choice of hotels in Stowe, from pretty family-run inns to high-class alpine-style lodges, and they're all within walking distance of the main street. If you have a healthy budget to spend on accommodation, luxury hotels in Stowe are a real treat. Four poster beds, fireplaces, luxury spa bathrooms, and flat-screen televisions with cable or satellite are just a few of the luxuries you can expect to find in your well-decorated guestroom. There are some quiet suites that are a great choice for travelers who enjoy catering for themselves. Small kitchenettes give you the freedom to set your own mealtimes – perfect for lazy mornings and coffee in the garden.Where to stayOn the lower slopes of a dramatic mountain range, Stowe is a quiet mountain town that's blanketed in snow during the winter, surrounded by forests that are emerald green in spring, and speckled with auburn and gold as fall approaches. Its winding roadways are lined with quaint restaurants, white-painted churches, and a selection of outdoor shops and cozy cafés along bustling Main Street. To the south, the artsy town of Montpellier has a similar look. Its busy streets are lined with Georgian-style colonial architecture, gaudy thrift shops, and tempting delis with vibrant window displays.How to get to StoweIf you're flying to Vermont, Burlington International Airport is the best choice of arrival port, and it's well used to dealing with plenty of harsh weather. Onward travel can be by taxi or bus, but there are car rental desks in the arrivals terminal if you'd rather have the option of driving yourself. For groups, some hotels in Stowe will happily arrange airport transfers, but however you choose to make the journey, it's around 40 minutes from the airport to Main Street in Stowe.


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Smaller retailers at Greenfield Plaza counted on Bashas' to bring steady traffic to the center at Greenfield and Baseline roads in Gilbert. Since the Bashas' store closed last July, traffic has slowed considerably and the parking lot remains mostly empty.
Hakchong Kim, owner of Kim's Magic Touch Cleaners, said the supermarket provided a steady flow of customers stopping by to drop off or pick up their dry cleaning.
"After Bashas' closed, they had to go to another place for their shopping, Fry's or Walmarts, so not much (reason) to stop over here," Kim said. "It's hard. Dry cleaning is a plant and it's hard to move out ...it's going to cost too much to move the plant (somewhere else)."
Shopping centers across the East Valley are desperate for tenants as 2009 marked the retail market's worst year in nearly two decades, according commercial real estate brokerage CB Richard Ellis. The Valley ended the year with 1.1 million square feet of vacated retail space, with 89 percent, or 983,665 square feet, of that space in the East Valley.
Greenfield Plaza is now about 75 percent vacant, said Jake Danovic, senior retail specialist for Rein & Grossoehme. He's charged with trying to fill the space vacated by Bashas'.
"It was the hub of the center," he said. "Goal No. 1 is to get someone back in that space to support our current clients and attract new ones."
In Chandler, the loss of an Albertson's at Chandler Marketplace has been a crushing blow to smaller tenants of the center, at Alma School and Ray roads. A portion of the vacated space was occupied for more than a year by dd's Discount, an offshoot of Ross, then it, too, shut down.
"When there's no anchor, which is a daily draw for those (smaller tenants), it's just devastating for them and they can't survive without the draw of that anchor for the most part," said RED Realty Advisors' Michael Clark, who is trying to find a replacement tenant or tenants for the vacated big box. "The challenge is really there's lots of competition, very few users and lots of opportunities," he said.
De Rito Partners Inc. handles leasing and sales for more than 175 retail properties. Morey Fischel, designated broker/manager, said vacancies are widespread and tenants are "hard to come by."
"Many of those centers, particularly the unanchored strip centers, are filled usually with independent retailers, and it's very, very difficult for independent people to find financing to go into business and stay in a business," he said.
Mesa Pavilions, at Southern Avenue and Power Road, includes vacant space that used to house a Costco, a Stool & Dinette Factory and other retailers. Kimco Realty, which handles leasing of the center, couldn't be reached for comment.
However, finding a new tenant for the former Costco site is being handled by Phoenix Commercial Advisors.
Costco vacated Mesa Pavilions 16 months ago when it opened a new store at Sossaman Road and the U.S. 60, said Greg Laing, a principal at Phoenix Commercial Advisors.
"We had a contract two months after Costco closed with a retailer that was looking to enter the Arizona market, and they changed their mind," he said. "It was off the market ... for four months, and, of course, when it went back out to the market, it was probably the worst market in history. So it sat around a little bit."
After a long wait, a national retailer recently signed a purchase contract on the former Costco site and is now conducting its due diligence, obtaining city permits and signage assurances, Laing said.
"It's three or four months away from (the deal being final)," he said.
Discount and used-items chains have been filling some of the anchor space vacated by retailers, Fischel said.
"Probably the most robust segment of the retail market right now are the discount and dollar store operators," he said. "They're going to take advantage of not only lower (lease) rates, but some better real estate because you're going to see some owners that are now willing to look at some uses that, before, they wouldn't have thought to do. Now they're saying these discounters, these second-generation users, are viable."
Neil Board, senior associate of SRS Real Estate Partners, is working on behalf of Ross to find another occupant for the space vacated by dd's Discount at Chandler Marketplace.
"We've had to look at alternative uses ... marketing it to maybe a charter school, an urgent care or some kind of out-of-the-box retail use," he said. "The discounters are doing a lot of deals right now, but there's a Goodwill store across the street."
In addition to a possible new retailer to replace Costco at Mesa Pavilions, activity at other centers indicates gradual improvement is on the horizon.
For instance, Fresh & Easy has signed a lease to open a store at Cornerstone at Queen Creek, a shopping center at Rittenhouse and Ocotillo roads.
"Cornerstone at Queen Creek is not too bad," Laing said. "We've got some additional shops and (smaller, stand-alone spaces bordering the street) we've got to do in the first phase, but there's quite a bit of activity. The project itself is going on two years old now and it's just a matter of plugging along. You only have so many retailers. It's just a matter of getting a few more people to come into the marketplace, and we'll be in good shape."
The Valley's retail mix is slowly changing as some retailers continue to either reduce their presence or leave the market entirely, while others, such as discounters, continue opening stores in existing space, Fischel said. More supermarkets, as well as video rental outlets like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video, are expected to close this year, he said.
"Eventually you see some retailers that aren't in the Valley look to the Valley and say, 'there's opportunity there,'" he said. "You see that a little bit already. There's a new (national) furniture concept called The Dump, a big furniture store, and they have taken the vacated Costco Home space at Elliot Road and Priest Drive."
In the meantime, there's no need for retail construction because there's enough space already to accommodate future population growth, Laing said.
"We're not going to see any new development for probably at least two years, if not three to five years, because we've built to the edge," he said. "We've built to where the population has to blow up."


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Here Come The Reindeer getting to Woolworths Carols in the Domain
As Australia's largest free public event, Saturday's Woolworths Carols in the Domain is expected to draw a crowd of over 50,000 people. To ensure carol goers remain safe and secure, organisers have released helpful tips for those planning on attending.
"The most important message is to plan ahead - give yourself plenty of time to travel to the venue and secure your position on the lawn," said Shauna Kane, Co-Executive Producer of Woolworths Carols in the Domain.
"There are a number of activities scheduled throughout the day, with the event carnival commencing at midday and pre-show entertainment set to kick off at 3pm, so there's loads to do if you arrive early," she continued.
Stan Walker hoping for an early Christmas present
Salvation Army Ambassador Stan Walker is ready to rock the stage this Christmas for Woolworths Carols in the Domain.
2013 has marked a big year for Stan, who toured with Beyoncé, became a judge on The X-Factor New Zealand and made his acting debut in the hit New Zealand film Mt Zion, for which his performance earned him a nomination for Best New Zealand Actor.
"This has been a massive year for me," Stan said, "and I reckon performing at Carols will be the perfect way to end 2013."
Human Nature make a special home visit
Human Nature are making a special trip home to join in the merriment at Australia's largest community Christmas event, Woolworths Carols in the Domain.
Taking a break from their headline residency in Las Vegas, Human Nature have returned to our shores for a national 10-day Christmas tour promoting their first ever Christmas album. The tour also includes a very special appearance at Woolworths Carols in the Domain.
Best Female Artist ARIA winner Jess Mauboy set to bring Australia together through song at Woolworths Carols in the Domain
The Woolworths Carols in the Domain line up just got hotter with one of Australia's biggest acts set to take the stage.
The incredible Jessica Mauboy returns to Carols after yet another stellar year, which saw her third studio album, Beautiful go gold, her 27-date national tour receive rave reviews and the gifted songstress awarded Best Female Artist at the ARIA Awards.
Get ready to sing-along with kids favourites at Carols Justine Clarke, The Wiggles and Angelina Ballerina the Mousical
Whether on stage orscreen, the multi-talented Justine knows just what it takes to connect with theaudience - and after more than a decade on Play School, you can be sure all the little singers at Carols will be very excited to see her on stage.
"Carols in the Domain is a fantastic event. It brings the city alive and connects the entire country. It's a quintessential part of my Christmas and I can't wait to sing along with everyone!"
Woolworths Carols in the Domain brings musical theatre to the stage for a festive extravaganza
Woolworths Carols in the Domain is pleased to announce that two of the biggest musical theatre stage shows - Grease the Musical and Strictly Ballroom the Musical - are getting ready to raise the stakes, bringing their glitzy and energetic performance style to the Carols stage.
Grease the Musical and Strictly Ballroom the Musical are the latest acts to be announced on the line up of this year's event, which is set to be bigger than ever before.
Mel Doyle and Matt White embrace the Christmas spirit as Carols hosts
Seven's Mel Doyle and Matt White will co-host the 2013 Woolworths Carols in the Domain.
Now in its 31st year, Carols will broadcast live on Channel Seven on Saturday 21 December at 8:30pm.
Mark Vincent marks another Christmas spectacular
Mark Vincent will be returning to the Woolworths Carols in the Domain stage for an impressive fifth time this Christmas.
The 20-year old tenor already has an incredible record of thrilling the crowds at Australia's largest free Christmas concert and said he couldn't wait to take to the stage again this year.
"I love performing at Carols - it's an absolute honour and always an amazing atmosphere on the night," Mark said.
The X Factor sensations to hit Woolworths Carols in the Domain
Woolworths Carols in the Domain is set to come alive with The X-Factor Australia winner Dami Im and finalist Jai Waetford.
It has been a year to remember for Dami, following her success on The X-Factor with her single Alive debuting at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
"I can't believe what a ride this year has been so far," Dami said. "To celebrate Christmas by performing at Carols alongside so many amazing artists is a dream come true."
Global super-star Tina Arena to light up Christmas
One of Australia's finest voices, recently voted by her Australian musical peers and the public as the greatest Australian female singer of all time, is set to take to the stage at this year's Woolworths Carols in the Domain.
World-renowned performer Tina Arena is the latest star to be confirmed to perform at Australia's largest free Christmas concert.
Woolworths Carols in the Domain is set to celebrate with Jimmy Barnes and The Wiggles
Woolworths Carols in the Domain today announced that Australian music icon Jimmy Barnes and family favourites The Wiggles will join the celebrations at Australia's largest free Christmas concert.
Jimmy Barnes said he was looking forward to performing at one of Australia's favourite events. "Carols is such an iconic occasion, it is a real honour to take part in something that plays a big part of so many Aussie families' Christmas traditions."
Woolworths Carols in the Domain announces Samantha Jade and Johnny Ruffo as its Ambassadors
Australia's largest free Christmas concert, Woolworths Carols in the Domain, today announced Samantha Jade and Johnny Ruffo as the official Woolworths Carols in the Domain Ambassadors.


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