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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Chapter Thirteen – The stepping stone
Lara called her the previous night, right after Lady Luxe cancelled their usual Thursday night shenanigans. She only ever cancelled their weekly perving ritual if there was a man around and her taste for one-night-wonders rarely meant that she put an ordinary guy before her friends. So when she called to whisper a quick "sorry, can't make it tonight, see you later", Leila guessed that the man in question was her father.
Lady Luxe rarely spoke about her family with Leila, but it was obvious that they were powerful and affluent. Why else would she painstakingly keep her last name hidden from her and even go as far as to only pay in cash so that her name on her credit card wasn't visible? At the beginning, when she was still under the illusion that they were becoming real friends, Lady Luxe's trust issues annoyed Leila. After a while though, she realised it didn't really matter. Their friendship wasn't much deeper than a swimming pool and was based upon a mutual desire for men, a vague liking of each other's personality and equal attractiveness. So, up until last week, Leila wasn't particularly interested in the dynamics of her friend's family life, her last name or where she lived. But now, after the way Lady Luxe descended upon her apartment like a magpie spying a piece of silver, she feels a little uneasy. Maybe it is time to start investigating her friend's other identity – just in case.
During her thirty-minute conversation with Lara, Leila didn't feel insanely jealous by her sister's excited squeals and lack of pauses between sentences. The wind wasn't knocked out of her, her breath wasn't caught in her throat and her head didn't spin. Instead, she actually felt a little bit happy for her younger sister who had managed to secure the everlasting love of a decent, albeit unattractive, prospective life partner. After her evening with Mr Delicious and his friend, hope in male-kind has tentatively been restored in her and although her cynical side keeps reminding her to keep her feet firmly on the sand, the dreamer encourages her to float to the tip of the Burj Dubai.
So, instead of hurriedly trying to hang up the phone, she actually asked Lara questions about the venue (their back garden), the dress (to be confirmed) and the honeymoon (Turkey). She didn't even start fantasising about her own wedding. Instead, she concentrated on her strategy to bag Mr Delicious as soon as possible.
According to writer Sherry Arcov, men married bitches. If this was the case though, Leila would surely have been married a few times by now. Another saying was that nice girls finish last, thus implying that mean girls finish first. But so far, she isn't even close to finishing – first, second, or last. In fact, she barely even gets the race started at all. Somewhere along the first stretch, she stumbles, falls and automatically forfeits. Usually with a lot of bruising.
Tired of getting it wrong Leila wonders if now is the time to play it differently. She has tried nice, mean, sexy, sweet, intelligent and stupid and nothing has worked for her. Today, she decides to just go with her instincts (apart from the those in her loins, that is) and hope for the best. Maybe she will get lucky.
Cruising along Sheikh Zayed Road at 90 km per hour, she takes the Marina exit and joins Jumeirah Road in order to avoid the SALIK toll gate. She hates having to actually pay to drive down SZR, and usually refuses to do so, even if it means being late. She just can't justify wasting hundreds of dirhams every month for the sake of saving a few minutes. Besides, although she will never admit it, she is actually a little afraid of the mammoth highway, with its six lanes on both sides and monstrous drivers speeding down the fast lane. Her beemer is purely for decoration purposes, not speed. She shudders when she remembers how once, she was caught in the fast lane with a tank behind her flashing her to move out the way and no space on the right to actually do so. The tank came right up to her bumper and had she tapped on her brakes, would have ploughed into Leila, leaving both her and Baby Bee as flat as a manaqeesh. She now avoids SZR like swine flu, and prefers to plod along Jumeirah Road fending off nothing more than a few wolf whistles instead.
Driving all the way down Jumeirah Road (referred to as Beach Road by the residents due to it running parallel to the coast), she finally makes it to Bur Dubai, countless traffic lights and speed bumps later. She enjoys driving down the equivalent of London's Harley Street with its pretty cosmetic surgery clinics and dental spas, but not as much as she enjoys driving down Al Wasl Road, home to some of the finest old villas in Dubai, including those belonging to the Habtoors, according to Lady Luxe.
The roads are empty as most of Dubai either sleeps or prepares for Friday prayers and Leila reaches Oud Metha in record time. Except for the young Brits of course. They are most likely running riot at a champagne brunch somewhere, and although Leila has joined them on many occasions, today, she has forsaken drunken stupor for a finer pursuit.
Upon reaching Movenpick, Leila happily hands over her keys to the valet, thankful that she doesn't have to get into a sweat by actually parking the car herself. She heads straight for the small and slightly dark restroom, where she applies her third coat of lipgloss, dusts a little powder onto her small, straight nose and checks her rear-end in the mirror one last time for any strange marks that shouldn't be there. Despite wearing a cute, white cotton dress with tiny cap sleeves and carefully fixing a white carnation in her hair, with her voluptuous double Ds and round bottom, Leila somehow manages to make the colour of purity look devilish and provocative. Scowling at the dreary restroom, she wonders why Mr Delicious suggested Movenpick rather than something closer to (his) home, like Atlantis, and wonders if it's because he doesn't want to be caught seen with her. She shakes the suspicion out of her head – after all, who wouldn't want to be seen with someone as sexy as herself? A married man her annoying conscience tells her. Shut the hell up, she replies, grabbing her faux tan coloured leather Chanel tote and stalking out of the restroom in her four inch heels.
"Leila, ahlan," Mr Delicious greets her as she walks into the restaurant in the centre of the hotel foyer. With its huge glass ceiling, it is flooded with natural light, and together with the quiet live music and colonial décor, Leila decides that the general feel of the place is actually quite decadent and pretty.
"Good morning," she replies accepting his kisses on her cheeks and inhaling his fresh, slightly musky scent. "What are you wearing?" she asks playfully as she sits down next to him rather than opposite him.
"Arabian Wood by Tom Ford," he answers.
"Nice. It's one of his private blends, right?" she confirms, excitement tickling her stomach. One 250 ml of Tom Ford's private blends costs close to two thousand dirhams, and even the teeny 50 ml costs almost eight hundred.
"Right," he affirms. "He originally created it for Sheikh Majid of Kuwait with the Sheikh's personal collection of essential oils."
"So do you know Sheikh Majid?" Leila can't help but ask, leaning forward in her seat and 'un' knowingly giving Mr Delicious a good view of her cleavage.
"If I tell you, I'll have to kill you," he jokes, smiling at her. "Anyway, let's eat, the food here is great."
Leila is not a fan of buffets. She hates having to wobble over to food stations and load up her plate like a homeless person at a soup kitchen. She doesn't believe in limitless food either – no wonder most of the women in Dubai are so round. But she smiles and makes her way straight to the salads and the sushi, deciding it is the healthiest option and waits for Mr Delicious to finish piling his plate with everything that can fit. She watches him eat and wonders when she will get a chance to find out exactly what his mouth can do, aside from vacuuming up food and making charming remarks. She will never initiate anything though, and neither will she give obvious signals for him to pursue. She wants much more from him than a couple of pleasant gifts and everyone knows that Arab guys don't marry girls they've screwed, no matter what proclamations of love they make prior to opening up the gates to the promised land. Like her mother always says: why buy the entire cow when you can get the milk for free?
They talk mindlessly and as always, she enjoys the conversation, preferring to talk rather than eat. She doesn't get up to fill her plate again but takes great pleasure in watching Mr Delicious march over to the various stations. His body seems to be strong and powerful and his loose beige combats and a white t-shirt cling to his muscles as though they were made for him. She is secretly pleased that their outfits are matching, and takes this as another sign fate is throwing her way – first the gym incident, and now this. The way he looks at her, although unnerving, has Leila convinced that he is developing some kind of attachment to her. And who wouldn't, she thinks gleefully. Look at me! I'm not only hot, but I'm classy and intelligent. What more could a man want?
"How's your friend by the way? I never did hear from her," Mr Delicious says, interrupting her self-appraisal while devouring a plate of freshly prepared pasta.
"My friend?" Thrown off-guard by the remark, Leila feels anger beginning to boil within. She has never been on a date that has resulted in the man enquiring after her friend before, and the sheer audacity of the question makes her eyes want to bulge out of their sockets.
"You know, the crazy blonde you were with at the Cavalli Club. Now that we're friends, maybe you wouldn't mind putting in a good word for me?"
Leila stares at Mr Delicious, at his perfect, chiseled cheekbones and his warm smile, speechless. 'Friends?' she screams to herself. Does it look like I need another 'friend'? Furious, she clenches her fists tightly under the table and steadies herself before answering him.
"Oh, right, her," she manages to choke out, along with a strangled laugh. "That's probably because she's actually Emirati. She likes to party but it's all just a big game to her. She's not looking for anything serious." As soon as the words are out of her mouth, a wave of regret washes over her. She knows she has stepped over a boundary.
"Really? Wow. She doesn't look Emirati," Mr Delicious says thoughtfully, his forehead creased with confusion.
"Well she is. Anyway habibi, this has been lovely but I really have to run. I have loads of things to do today." Still feeling as if she is about to vomit, she picks up her handbag and sticks her mobile phone back into it. No matter how much she wants Mr Delicious to want her back, her pride will always come first and she refuses to spend another minute with a man who has dragged her all the way to the other side of Dubai only to pry about Lady Luxe.
"Are you sure?" he asks, eyeing up the chocolate fountain and the selection of fresh fruit and marshmallows lying appetisingly beside it. "I'm not quite finished yet…"
"I'm really sorry but I have to go. Feel free to stay longer. And please, let me pay my share," she says, pretending to rummage around for her wallet, giving him enough time to decline angrily. No Arab man will ever allow a girl to tread on his ego like that and such a statement is the ultimate blow to his pride, tantamount to his girlfriend cheating on him.
"Sure, why not. I'm all for feminism," he replies gamely.
Once again, Leila is horrified. She can feel her heart palpitating at the different shocks she has had to endure: first driving all the way to Bur Dubai, then finding out that she is just a stepping stone to the greater prize – Lady Luxe – and then being told to pay her own share. Never in the thousands of dates she has been on, has she ever had her offer to pay taken up. Pulling a range of fifties, twenties, tens and even a couple of fives from her wallet to cover her share of the bill, she dumps them on the table and then stands up.
"Well Mr Delicious, it's been a pleasure. Hope you have a lovely day," she manages to hiss between clenched teeth, with as much decorum as she can muster. Firmly shaking his hand, she turns on her heels and strides out of the restaurant. She has had enough for one morning.
As she waits for Baby Bee to be returned to her, her phone beeps and she yanks it out of her bag, expecting to find a message from Mr Delicious apologising profusely for his faux pas. She already begins preparing her sharp response, but instead, it is Lady Luxe. She opens it and then almost drops her phone as she is electrocuted once again. Ya Rab! She almost yells out loud. Have mercy on me!
Had a nice brunch? The ominous message reads. I've heard good things about the food at Movenpick.
15 comments:
Damn...out come Lady L's 500 dirham manicured claws;)
- June 25, 2009 at 6:43 PM
- Danya A. said...
- June 26, 2009 at 2:39 PM
oh my god. i am addicted to this now. please keep posting.
- June 26, 2009 at 9:37 PM
omg just when i was getting into that chap so much it had to end as quickly as their brunch..looking forward to he next chapter..xx
- June 26, 2009 at 9:39 PM
- Sarah said...
I left Dubai 7 years ago and yet I seem to know the characters...great writing! Looking forward to the next chapters x
- June 29, 2009 at 11:52 PM
- Mona said...
I accidentally found your blog site. I have been reading for last 4hrs! So Addictive. Excellent writing skills. I love the fact how i can relate to every street, restaurant & people you write about. Its a great Dubai take on Desperate Houswives meets Sex in the City. LOVE it! Keep it coming!
- June 30, 2009 at 7:54 PM
- *DeLiCious PoisoN* said...
As an Emarati who also lives this double life! I KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING BUOT! This is amazing, and great insight of what I really feel like! Sorry Leila you have to deal with LLX's fans! LoL no offence.
Keep it going and wish you the best, you might wanna check out my blog too - deliciouspoison.blogspot.com
- July 2, 2009 at 4:24 PM
- Danya A. said...
*cough* how about a new chapter *cough*
- July 4, 2009 at 12:16 AM
- Qatar Cat said...
Yeah bring on the catfight! :P
- July 5, 2009 at 8:40 PM
we need new material please :)
- July 6, 2009 at 11:07 PM
- Ghost Writer said...
Sorry...I'm working on it..have been insanely busy :)
- July 7, 2009 at 10:13 AM
brilliant stuff! am loving it.
- July 8, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- R. de Graaf said...
I wonder... Are all women so sexually frustrated in Dubai?
Its all about men, emotions, marriage and sex. Nothing in between?
Where is the occassional day off? Like a boattrip or whatever ;)
Wonderful stuff though. Keep it coming Ghostwoman.
- August 26, 2009 at 7:51 PM
- Keep Guessing said...
Hahahhahah...I loved this..dunno why i get this feeling that mr. delicious will turn out to be the golden boy of sugar..m not sure, this is a just a hunch..lemme read more
- December 4, 2009 at 5:16 PM
- M O Z A said...
its getting intense =p
- March 17, 2010 at 7:24 PM


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CAPTAIN AMERICA: I couldn't believe it. Iron Man. Stark. THE Tony Stark just shrugged and made the expression that meant he was impressed with the master of mischief. I was sure I was dreaming.
"Loki actually wrote a hook?" I ask. Stark didn't respond. Typical. Can't expect him to offer half-praise to someone a second time.
"My brother does have a brain inside his head, Captain." Thor responds with a proud smile. Loki frowns.
"What did you think, nitwit?" He spits at me.
I raise my eyebrows and turn to Stark. "So he's got a hook. Now he needs to explain it. Condense the plot and introduce his characters."
"Really, America? I didn't know that." He crosses his arms and leans back. "Please, do go on telling me how a query should be written because I don't know."
I know sarcasm when I hear it but I've never had it hurt as much as it does now.
Loki snickers and Thor looks confused, as always. "Stark may know how a query should be written, wise guy, but you don't."
"I'm a god, I know everything." Loki says haughtily.
"Oh yeah? Should I remind you of the one hundred and one rejections you've gotten from agents?"
He makes a face.
I sigh. "Can we just move on? Why don't you write the next bit. Tell us more about... Isaac and his plans for world domination."
LOKI: I glare at the computer. It stares back blankly.
"I don't know what happens next," I say. "I haven't gotten that far yet."
Captain America frowns. "But I thought you already sent out queries?"
"I did."
"Then what did you write, brother, if you did not write about your book?" Thor asks.
I groan and pull up my email inbox (dictatorofearth13 at gmail dot com). I open up one of the queries that I sent and turn the laptop around on the table so the three imbeciles can look at it.
"Dear Human Agent," Captain America reads. He looks at me. "Not exactly personal."
Stark snorts. "This is gold." He leans forward and reads the entire email aloud. "I am writing to you because you are the means to achieving my first step of world domination. I have bestowed you a great honor by writing this query. I would not just choose merely any human to represent me on my path to glory.
"My book will be of the little adult genre, about a boy who, after several wonderfully horrific events, realizes that good does not always triumph over evil. In order to strike a balance, humanity and its pathetic whims needs to be ruled.
"I am Loki of Asgard, future ruler of this planet. When not writing little adult books, I blog and plot world domination.
"You are welcome for the honor of my consideration. If you do not reply immediately and positively, I will be forced to destroy you. Note that this is a multiple submission."
Stark, Captain America, and Thor exchange glances and simultaneously burst out laughing.
"Should we name the things wrong with this chronologically or just list our favorites?" Stark asks.
"Perhaps this is one of those things you post to the Tube of You," Thor says.
Captain America frowns. "I thought YouTube only accepted 140 characters. Or was that Twitter?"
"Nevermind the modern world," Stark says. "Let's focus on this query." Then, in a lower voice, he adds, as if I cannot hear, "We can discuss worldwide exposure later."
THOR: "First of all, brother, the genre is known as 'young adult,' not 'little adult,'" I tell Loki.
He shoots me daggers with his eyes. "Only you would focus on a petty detail like that."
"Do you want agents to take you as a fool?" I thunder.
"Cool it, hermanos," Stark says, pushing me aside so he can see the computer screen. "Yes, that's Spanish for 'brothers.' I know fifty languages. And I know you wish you were me. Moving on - Loki, the number one problem with this whole situation is that you haven't written the book yet."
"I assumed I could sell it based on the topic alone," Loki says.
"Yeah, good luck with that," Captain America says. "Almost never happens."
"Are you a celebrity?" Stark asks. "No. Are you a guy with a major evil complex? Yes. But that's not a lot going for you in the world of publishing. You need to sit down, write the whole book, revise it until it's no longer a mess, and then query it."
Loki sighs. "Is this really necessary?"
"It is, brother," I say. "It is difficult to become a published writer, that is what makes it so special when it happens."
Loki stares at his computer screen, his face flitting between rage and calm. I grip my hammer, waiting for him to explode. Instead, he pushes his chair back and stands.
"Well, then," he says. "Come back tomorrow. The book will be ready."
I can't help laughing. "Loki, it will take more than a night."
Loki lifts the computer off the desk and smashes it on the ground. I stumble back as pieces of metal and wire fly everywhere. So that is what a computer is made of. "I DO NOT HAVE MORE THAN A NIGHT."
Stark steps forward, rolling his eyes. He looks... bored.
"Loki is a hopeless case," I say. "Can't we go back to insulting him instead of offering help? Or better yet, why don't we just force an agent to represent him so we can get this over with?"
"Yeah!" Loki says from the corner. "I like this plan."
"SILENCE, brother," Thor snaps, running his finger along his hammer. "We are going to make you earn an agent."
"Agreed," Captain America says.
I sigh. They are all idiots here. We could so easily get rid of Loki by forcing an agent to represent him, but no. Apparently he has to "work for it." They're all so ignorant of both logic and my drop-dead good looks, I am not even sure why I still talk to them. "Loki," I say, "do you even know how to write a Young Adult book?"
"Of course. I've read plenty of them. All you do is give your book a vampire and it's destined to sell billions. That's why I'm adding myself into the book in teenage vampire form and calling the character 'Loki Cullen.'"
I roll my eyes and go back to checking my gorgeous hair in the mirror. "First of all, Loki, if anyone here could pass as a hot teenage vampire, it would be me and certainly not you. Secondly, not every YA book needs to be like Twilight."
"No problem. I'll just combine The Hungry Games or whatever that other Little Adult book is called and have the vampires fight each other to the death. That way it'll be unique and a bestseller."
I run my hand through my perfect hair, shaking my head. How is it that I'm the only one with some sense here? "You know you need themes in your book, too, right?"
"I know, and I have several overriding themes," Loki responds. "One is that humans are idiots. Another is that I am the most wonderful creation on the planet. And last but not least, my most important theme is a message to those gullible young people that world domination by yours truly is the only solution to our problems."
"Loki, you moron, I thought I just had to teach you how to write a query. Now I have to show you how to write a novel, too?"
Captain America looks up. "Apparently so," he says gravely.
Then, Thor, Captain, and I all turn to Loki.
"Here goes nothing," we all say at once.

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Horror of horrors! Those nasty Republicans are at it again – holding President Obama "hostage" unless he agrees to their outrageous demands as a condition for their votes to raise the nation's debt ceiling. At least, that's what New York Times op-ed columnist and left-wing demagogue-economist Paul Krugman would have us believe in his latest slanderous attack on Republican budget-cutters.
In his op-ed column today entitled "America Held Hostage," Krugman accuses the Republicans, who control only the House of Representatives, of blackmailing President Obama by threatening to throw the country into economic ruin unless they get their way on spending cuts.
Krugman uses his usual scaremongering tactics to warn about the "seriously bad consequences" if the debt ceiling isn't raised. He warns:
For if we hit the debt ceiling, the government will be forced to stop paying roughly a third of its bills, because that's the share of spending currently financed by borrowing. So will it stop sending out Social Security checks? Will it stop paying doctors and hospitals that treat Medicare patients? Will it stop paying the contractors supplying fuel and munitions to our military? Or will it stop paying interest on the debt?
Krugman paints a Depression-era picture of
nervous seniors…wondering how to pay for rent and food
Nevertheless, Krugman urges President Obama to call the "extortionists' bluff," rather than give in on any spending cuts in the absence of major tax increases. Thus, if his warnings are to be believed, Krugman by his own admission is willing to risk letting seniors starve and live in the streets, Medicare patients to die due to lack of medical care and our soldiers to fight without bullets, in order to score political points against the evil Republican "extortionists."
But, to give the devil his due, I think Krugman knows in his heart of hearts that his dire warnings of Armageddon if the debt ceiling is not raised on time are nonsense. He must know that we can still pay our interest obligations and debts as they come due, whether or not the debt ceiling is immediately increased. Thus, he appears willing to mislead his readers about the "seriously bad consequences" of a failure to raise the debt ceiling right on time while urging Obama to play chicken with the Republicans whom he demonizes with childish epithets.
Krugman likes to say that
the federal government is basically an insurance company with an army
But the truth is there are plenty of discretionary areas in the federal budget, outside of "insurance" and defense, that can be suspended without sacrificing our seniors, national defense, or the most vulnerable members of our society.
Federal education and agriculture subsidies come to mind. The discretionary portion of the federal education budget for fiscal year 2011 alone is $68.5 billion. Discretionary spending for agriculture is approximately $24 billion. Thus, nearly $100 billion of spending could be immediately suspended from just the Education and Agriculture departments alone, if the debt ceiling is not raised exactly on time, with no impact on seniors, the most vulnerable or national defense.
What Krugman refuses to acknowledge is the financial Armageddon that is certain to occur if we continue along the spending trajectory set by the Obama administration.
If the United States continues to spend with reckless abandon, we will go bankrupt. It is common sense that raising the debt limit even more, without moving the nation back to the pre-economic crisis spending levels of 2008, is like giving more whiskey to an alcoholic.
Krugman believes that we can simply print our way out of the debt mess, even if that means inflation. In another article he wrote in yesterday's New York Times Magazine, Krugman said that the inflationary consequences to the rest of the world of our printing too much money are "not our problem, fellas."
Aside from the xenophobic implications of Krugman's flippant remark, he is wrong that printing too much money is not our problem. Trying to solve the debt problem and to create jobs through flooding the markets with more paper money is just setting us up for more economic disasters. A principal reason has to do with the effect of devaluation of the dollar resulting from printing more money on the price of dollar-denominated oil.
Krugman argues that what's pushing up raw material prices, including oil, is the rapidly growing demand from the emerging world. That is only partly true. Supply disruptions and artificial constraints imposed by the Obama administration on domestic drilling also contribute to the problem. So do speculators. But the single most important reason for the spike in oil prices is the devaluation of the dollar, to which oil prices are pegged, as demonstrated by the following chart:
Paul Krugman is so blinded by his left-wing wealth redistributionist ideology that he is willing to throw facts and disciplined economic analysis aside to make his political points. His articles are turning into demonizing demagoguery not worthy of an Economics Nobel Laureate.
Joseph Klein is the author of a recent book entitled Lethal Engagement: Barack Hussein Obama, the United Nations and Radical Islam.


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Not much has changed in the past few years when it comes to boarding a commercial aircraft. You stand in a never ending line of people trying to get through the security folks. I struggle to get my shoes off while trying not to drop my briefcase. The signs say that my laptop has to go through the scanner separately from the briefcase, same with my wallet, car keys and coins. I'm wearing hiking pants with lots of zippers which cause all kinds of alarms to go off. It took me 90 minutes to drive from The Dalles to Portland and about that same amount of time to check my baggage, go through security and wait at the gate for our plane.January 26, 2013 4:14 p.m. read more..


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A total of 115 entries have been received for the Crabbie's Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, April 5.
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With a record prize fund of £1 million, the Crabbie's Grand National is by far the most valuable jump race in Europe and among the richest in the world.
Ireland's champion trainer Willie Mullins, victorious with Hedgehunter in 2005, is responsible for eight entries - the most of any handler. They include the Graham Wylie-owned trio of On His Own, Prince de Beauchene, who has missed the last two renewals through injury, and Boston Bob.
Paddy Power Chase hero Rockyaboya, the lightly-raced pair of Up The Beat and Vesper Bell, last season's Irish Grand National runner-up Away We Go and Quel Esprit, who was pulled up in 2013, are also engaged.
Fellow Irish handler Martin Brassil is no stranger to success in the world's greatest chase, having sent out Numbersixvalverde to an impressive six-length victory in 2006. The Co Kildare-based handler could be represented in this year's showpiece by Double Seven, who was last seen completing a five-timer in a Listed Chase at Wexford on October 27.
The J P McManus-owned eight-year-old recorded a two-length verdict over Spring Heeled in the Munster National over three miles at Limerick earlier the same month.
Brassil revealed: "Double Seven has got a rating now that means he will be running in either a Crabbie's Grand National or an Irish Grand National come the spring. It's an obvious entry to make for a horse rated 146.
"He had a break for about six weeks after Wexford and is back in training now getting ready for a spring campaign. I think the good ground and fine weather we had over the summer helped him. We also put cheekpieces on and they seem to have also made a difference.
"The Grand National is probably not as much as a jumping test now as it was when Numbersixvalverde won, but Double Seven is a grand jumper.
"He has won over two miles, two and a half miles and three miles, always finishing strongly. He will give himself every chance of staying, but it's about getting around and keeping out of trouble.
"He is in the four-miler at Cheltenham, but I don't know where he will run next. A bit of good ground might tempt me to run him before Aintree."
Last season's Welsh Grand National winner Monbeg Dude (Michael Scudamore) and Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup victor Triolo d'Alene are among the market leaders.
Triolo d'Alene, winner of last year's Topham Chase over the famous fences, is with champion trainer Nicky Henderson, who has yet to win a Crabbie's Grand National. The Lambourn handler has also entered 2011 Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Long Run, Hunt Ball, back from America after being a winner at the Cheltenham Festival in 2012, Shakalakaboomboom and Quantitativeeasing.
Out of the first six home last year, only the third Teaforthree (Rebecca Curtis) and sixth Swing Bill (David Pipe), owned by Halewood International, parent company of the new Grand National sponsor, Crabbie's, have entries again.
Sue Smith, who sent out the now-retired 2013 winner Auroras Encore at 66/1 for owners Douglas Pryde, Jim Beaumont and David van der Hoeven, relies instead on Mr Moonshine in the same ownership and recent Peter Marsh Chase second Vintage Star, owned by Trevor Hemmings who is seeking his third Grand National winner after Hedgehunter in 2005 and Ballabriggs six years later.
Paul Nicholls secured his first Grand National victory with Neptune Collonges in 2012 - his 53rd runner in the great Aintree race - and has made seven entries this year. Enigmatic 13-year-old Tidal Bay heads the septet following a fine third under top-weight in the Welsh National won by Mountainous (Richard Lee) at Chepstow over Christmas. Nicholls is also responsible for Hawkes Point, who was second in the Chepstow highlight, London National winner There's No Panic, Argento Chase runner-up Rocky Creek, Kauto Stone, Mon Parrain and Sire Collonges.
Jonjo O'Neill, successful with Don't Push It for principal patron J P McManus (who has 11 entries this year) in 2010, has also made seven entries, headed by the same owner's Sunnyhillboy, beaten a nose by Neptune Collonges in 2012, Alfie Sherrin, Merry King, Burton Port, Lost Glory, Storm Survivor and Twirling Magnet.
David Pipe, who sent out Comply Or Die to win in 2008, has six engaged, with Swing Bill joined by Badger Ales Trophy winner Standing Ovation, lightly-raced eight-year-old Our Father, Goulanes, Junior and The Package.
Other notable entries include Scottish Grand National scorer Godsmejudge (Alan King) and Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup winner Same Difference (Nigel Twiston-Davies).
Leading hunter chaser Mossey Joe (Enda Bolger) has been entered after being purchased by Irish owner Barry Connell, while Ted Walsh, successful with Papillon in 2000, could again be represented by Colbert Station and Seabass, the 11/2 favourite last year. Seabass, third in 2012, finished 13th under Katie Walsh last year.
Weights for the Crabbie's Grand National are framed by the British Horseracing Authority's Head of Handicapping, Phil Smith, and will be revealed at the annual Crabbie's Grand National launch in London on Tuesday, February 11.
The Crabbie's Grand National is the only handicap of the year where Smith has absolute discretion over the weights. The official can deviate from the normal handicap ratings and often does, particularly with horses high in the handicap.
Run over 30 fences and four miles, three and a half furlongs, the Aintree race is a global attraction, watched by over 600 million worldwide.
Andrew Tulloch, Aintree's Clerk of the Course and Director of Racing, said today: "We are thrilled with both the quality and quantity of entries for the 2014 Crabbie's Grand National, which with a prize fund of £1 million is easily the richest jump race ever run outside of Japan.
"A Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Long Run, and high-class Tidal Bay are the likely top-weights and we are eagerly awaiting the weights' announcement on February 11."


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Blizzard Entertainment has released a new teaser trailer for the soon to be released version 5.2 "Thunder King" update to its popular fantasy MMO, World of Warcraft. The company also updated its site with a master list of informational links about the latest addition to the game.
Lei Shen has consolidated his power on the Isle of Thunder, and if hes not dislodged, his reborn army will threaten all of Pandaria. But the return of the Thunder King is good news for you, because it means that new challenges and triumphs await in our latest major content update. A massive new zone, a new raid, server-wide events surrounding the siege on the Isle of Thunder, new factions, world bosses . . . and more. Brace yourself for the storm.
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American filmmaker Michael Moore has asked for permission to travel to Iran to attend Cinema Verite, an Iranian international festival for documentary films, according to Mehr News, the mouthpiece news agency of Iran's Islamic regime.
In a big-headlined story in the Iranian media, Mr. Moore is quoted as saying he wants to visit Iran to do research about the country. In addition, he is an opponent of U.S. government policies, and he wants to show his objection by traveling to Iran.
Mr. Moore, who has directed several well-known documentaries, has always claimed to take the side of ordinary people and has portrayed himself as someone who stands up for the rights of the abused.
It is this reputation that makes Mr. Moore's proposed visit to Iran a betrayal of the very principles he claims to stand for.
Since the 1979 revolution, the Islamic regime of Iran has executed tens of thousands of Iranian youths without giving them the right to a defense. During the summer of 1988 alone, about 30,000 young people were executed and buried in mass graves because they were accused of being "mohareb" - enemies of Allah - all because they objected to the harsh rule of the clerics.
Mr. Moore should know - he should understand - that Iranian citizens have no rights. Women are subjected to flogging for failing to wear the Islamic hijab; men are beaten for drinking, even in the privacy of their home. People suffer amputation for stealing; they are stoned for adultery; and rape, torture and hanging are common for speaking out against the clerics. Thousands of Iranian girls, boys, poets, writers, activists, teachers, artists and others from every walk of life remain in Iranian prisons without the right to defend themselves. Iranian officials are routinely sanctioned for violating human rights in Iran.
The very cinema festival that Mr. Moore wants to endorse is subjected to extreme censorship by the Guidance Ministry, which decides which films will be shown and which will be banned. Many movies don't make it to the screen because they promote free thinking or give a hint of what freedom really means. Many directors and actors end up in prison because they try to defend the rights of the people.
More recently, one of the most influential Iranian filmmakers, Jafar Panahi, was imprisoned - because he supported the aspirations of the Iranian people for freedom and had sympathized with the youths who had protested the fraudulent 2009 presidential elections. The secret police arrested him in March of 2010 along with his wife, children and friends. He was sentenced to prison and barred from making movies for 20 years.
Mr. Panahi stated in an open letter on the occasion of the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale (which he was barred from attending) "The reality is that they have deprived me of thinking and writing for twenty years; however, I cannot avoid dreaming that in twenty years the inquisition and intimidation will be abolished. ... They have condemned me to 20 years of silence. However, in my dreams, I scream for a time when we can tolerate each other, respect each other's opinions, and live for each other."
Many before Mr. Moore have traveled to Iran to show their opposition to the policies of America, the very country that has provided them the opportunity of free thinking and free will.
Mr. Moore fails to understand what endorsing evil does. He fails to understand that any affirmation, any recognition of the radicals ruling Iran is a direct insult to all the Iranians who have paid dearly with their blood to have what Mr. Moore takes for granted.
Instead of traveling to Iran, where the Islamic government will use him as a means for its propaganda, as it has done with others, Mr. Moore should make a documentary about the aspirations of the Iranian people for freedom and democracy - a documentary about the injustices done to young people, middle-aged people, old people who want nothing more than their rights as human beings.
Reza Kahlili is a pseudonym for an ex-CIA spy who is a fellow with EMPact America and the author of "A Time to Betray," about his double life in Iran's Revolutionary Guards (Threshold Editions, Simon & Schuster, 2010).
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Moore, and Chomsky, too, should just move to Iran. I turned against Moore when he stopped embarrassing business titans and started playing his juvenile gotcha game on ordinary people.
I am very disappointed at Micheal Moore for this. I hope this isn't true. but if it is SHAME ON YOU MICHEAL MOORE!!!
If Michael Moore does, in fact, visit Iran, for whatever reason, I, for one, will look forward to hearing his opinions when he returns. He opened up a lot of eyes when he exposed corporate greed, puerile gun worship, expansionist militarism, and health care profiteering. He just might give us a deeper insight into what Iran is all about, instead of the constant demonizing we hear on Fox News, and from shadowy, self-serving, Bush-era, CIA spooks like the pseudonymous Mr. Kahlil.
Iran has never attacked me. Offhand, I can't think of any country it has attacked. It's only crime is that, like Iraq, it sits atop oil reserves that Exxon-Mobil covets. The average Iranian citizen, on the other hand, must be worried that America, which has a long history of attacking countries for no other reason than acquiring their resources, might be preparing to rain bombs down upon them. They have only to look next door to see the hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi men, women, and children who died for Cheney's greed and Bush's glory to be legitimately fearful. Is it any wonder that they would welcome a truth-teller like Michael Moore to visit their country and tell their side of the story?
what is the problem with Chomsky?I'm sure you just see him as just a Contrarian but he's not,he's one of the worlds leading intellectuals who is extremely well read and happens to state hard facts on subjects whether their toward your liking or not.I feel ashamed for a lot of what my country has done to shape world history and some of the methods they used,the problem with some Americans is that they don't like too or to admit to them,and that doesn't mean for one second that I'm anti-west either like some prat on here said(you know who you are).
I don't know much about Michael Moore, but could it be he's saying these things so he can get into Iran without being killed, to make a documentary about it to bring back here? Like I said, I really don't know the man or his intentions, but isn't it extremely difficult to get into Iran in the first place unless you succumb to their will? Maybe it's a ploy to get inside access for his documentary?
I don't know, but time will tell the truth, no matter what it is.
Let him go to Iran, Iraq or Timbuktu it doesn't really matter. His manipulative film editing doesn't make his stuff worth watching anyway.
Then you probably won't much agree with the last suggestion of mr. "Khalili" as to what mr. Moore should make either.
Dale, Iranians are oppressed and can only hope the international community including the U.S. and NATO will assist the Iranian people the next time they rise up during the next round of fake elections in approx. 2-years. Obama failed them in 2009', and hopefully won't fail us now. Iranians are pro-American, pro-west – don't get it twisted, we are not Islamists (the population). Iranians demand complete secular democracy.
What exactly will this assistance have to entail?
Oh relax, it's great American satire. Much like Steven Colbert. :)


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As a die-hard Pink Floyd fan who owns almost every Floyd album, I was puzzled to hear a remixed version of "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" in a New York Lebanese restaurant. That evening I began poking around the internet and discovered "Pink Floyd: Absolutely Ambient," to my great surprise a Pink Floyd album I had not yet experienced.
When I say this is a Pink Floyd CD, I mean that loosely. From the lack of information available about the release and its limited availability, I gather that it is pretty rare. According to several sites, it is a bootleg album which rules out iTunes and other digital music distribution sites. There is a CD for sale on Amazon, although the seller might be slightly confused as they referred to it as a paperback. Or maybe they are in a hazy state of mind, because before delving into this album you need to be prepared for a whole lot of trippy tracks.
While only five tracks long, "Pink Floyd: Absolutely Ambient" clocks in at 64 minutes. The songs themselves are pretty varied. It begins with "Echoes (Deep Sea Mix)," originally found on their album "Meddle." One aspect I appreciate is that each remix is given a name that references the title track. "Sheep" is the "Grazing mix," "Another Brick in the Wall is the Cement Mix," and so forth. That being said, the names are just that: names. For instance the "Deep Sea Mix" doesn't feature wave crashing sounds or dolphin wails. Rather, the remixes are characterized by repetitious synth riffs and musical layering. The original songs have been cut and sampled so as to provide the backing for head-bob inducing synth and bass. Branded trance remixes, the tracks will put you into a trance. In part this can be attributed the methodic pulsing of the added instrumentation and looped sections of Floyd songs. While listening I kept discerning what sounded like real-world snippets, such as a helicopter noise on "Another Brick in the Wall (Cement Mix)," which arises periodically until the 8:50 mark. In this way it reminded me in part of Godspeed You! Black Emperor's album "F#A#∞."
The sample-based remixes use recognizable snippets from the songs they remix. "Another Brick in the Wall (Cement Mix)" uses the chorus, albeit split up and with an additional echo effect. "Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Madman Mix)" employs the several memorable riffs all layered, reordered, and repeated. The ambient sections feature a catchy bass piece to give it a slight reggae dance-mix feel. From the 10 minute mark on it may sound like a CD skipping, but don't exit your music playing software, that is actually normal. It cuts back to a relatively normal song after a minute. I suspect that, in reference to the name, this track is supposed to feature offbeat, discordant sections. For those who don't know, the Pink Floyd album "Wish You Were Here," upon which the original track can be found, was inspired by former Floyd member Syd Barrett's plunge into insanity.
Although the entire album is worth a listen, the tracks get better as the album progresses. It culminates with "Time (Minute Mix)." The song opens with a sample of Samuel L. Jackson's Ezekiel 25:17 speech from "Pulp Fiction," one of my favorite films. It may sound like a strange combination, and I guess it is, but it works. Towards the end of the song it even samples the offbeat money clinking sounds from "Money," and the "is there" part of "Is There Anybody Out There?"
Whether you are a Pink Floyd fan, searching for new takes on classic tracks, or just looking for a relaxing album, this is a great choice. Unlike what I usually suggest, a straight playthrough isn't really necessary. I would however recommend downloading the cover art. As someone who prefers vinyl to digital, I feel that music is an experience incomplete without the artwork. Especially with the cover art from this album. Reminiscent of a Salvador Dali painting, it depicts a field of muted brown, orange, and green. There is a prominent mountain with a mouth and nose and bushes which look like human torsos with satellite dish heads. Looking at this while listening to the songs really enhances the psychedelic nature of the music.
Overall, the album features a soothing blend of trip-hop and psych-rock. Just don't expect to get any work done while listening, if you're like me you'll probably just zone out. For your safety and the safety of those around you, don't attempt to play this album at the gym. As I mentioned earlier, this album is difficult to come by legally, but you if you check Ebay and Amazon, you'll find a few copies. Or you can pursue more disreputable means of procuring a copy.


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It was a great event, with a chance to network with Ireland's major media players at the wine reception before the actual awards ceremony, which was filled with laughs thanks to the hosts Dermot and Dave (from 98fm). And I am pleased to announce that The Look, the fashion magazine that I designed on behalf of DCU's Style Society, was shortlisted for the Publication Layout of the Year! I blogged about the first issue last year, but I have yet to share the final edition. So, with The Look getting a Hybrid shout-out, and with the Smedia awards* around the corner, this seems like the perfect time to show you my design work. Below are a few of my favourite pages from the magazine, and if you'd like to see how the whole thing came together, you can access the full magazine here.
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Which is the point. I gave most of them away to friends last week, kept a few for dessert for Christmas Eve, made a cookie plate for my brother and his family, and now have a few stragglers in the freezer, which are being eaten a few at a time, a treat for me who doesn't usually keep cookies in the house.
But as I was baking and wrapping and packing, I jotted down ideas as they came to me. Here, then, is the latest batch.
To bake or not to bake
Some recipes have large yields. Maybe you don't want six dozen cookies lying around the house, waiting to take up residence on your hips. Maybe you want to mete out the fresh-baked goodness a half-dozen at a time. Maybe you're tired and want to stop baking and go to bed. So line a baking sheet with some waxed paper (or parchment), roll the cookie dough into balls (or measure with a cookie scoop), place on the lined baking sheet, pop it into the freezer until the balls are solid, then plop six or 12 each into Ziploc bags and stash in the freezer. Unexpected guests? Bake off a dozen cookies and be a snack-time rock star. Having a crummy day? Bake off a few cookies in your toaster oven. It's hard to be pissed with a warm Toll House cookie in your hand. Bake the cookie dough, right from the freezer, for a few minutes longer than the regular number of minutes.
Don't take it or leavening it
Funny things, ingredients. In the democracy that is cookie baking, every ingredient contributes to the outcome. If a recipe calls for baking soda or baking powder, it's there for a reason. No, you cannot omit them. Nor can you necessarily sub one for the other. And take special note: self-rising flour has leaveners built in. It is not the same as all-purpose flour. You cannot use them interchangably.
Get cracking
If your recipes call for eggs, don't crack them directly into the ingredients already in the bowl, crack them, one at a time, into a small dish, and add to the larger bowl before cracking the next egg. Eggs are relatively cheap. Cheaper, certainly, than the butter your recipe likely starts with. If you crack a crummy egg into a bowl of creamed butter and sugar, the whole mess will need to go into the garbage. Eggs. Separate dish. Always.
More is better
When I'm in a baking zone, I don't want to break my rhythm to wash utensils. Buy several sets of measuring spoons and cups so you can keep on goin'. For that matter, it's a fine idea to have more than one mixer bowl for your KitchenAid (or mixer of choice) and paddle attachment so you don't have to wash them between uses.
Sheet safety
Cookie sheets might not look like they're in need of washing, but if you're baking cookies with nuts and then cookies without nuts, wash the sheets in between batches. Most people with nut allergies simply steer cleaer of baked goods if they're unsure of the source, but even traces of nut oils can cause reactions to those allergic to nuts. Play it safe. Better yet, bake the nut-free cookies first.
Packaging productivity
This year, I made seven collections of cookies, so I got into a serious assembly-line mindset. I cut all my cellophane at once, then, in a rare moment of brilliance, created index cards on which I wrote each recipient's name and number of each cookie variety they'd receive. Then I made tape loops for the back of each card and stuck each card to the counter, on top of which I placed a square of cellophane. Like a landing site for the cookies. As I took each variety out of the freezer, I was able to quickly dole out the cookies among all the cellophane, then tie each bundle with a ribbon and tag. I made stations on my dining table for each recipient and grouped the cookies around each person's name until I was ready to fill their boxes.


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CINCINNATI (AP) - A federal appeals panel has upheld the conviction of a former U.S. soldier serving five consecutive life sentences after being found guilty of crimes committed while he was on active duty in Iraq.
Three judges on the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in the case of former Pfc. Steven Dale Green.
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Portland Newlyweds Balance Minimalism & Collectors' Tendencies
Name: Ashley and Terry Reth, and their two cats, Boy and Girl.
Location: Portland, Maine
Size: 1000 square feet
Years lived in: 2.5 years, renting
Ashley and Terry celebrated their first six months as a married couple this April and have been together for over ten years...but they originally met all the way back in kindergarten! New to marriage, but not to each other, they are happy to now have a place their family can grow into. With minimalist dreams but collector's tendencies, they've settled in by surrounding themselves with sentimental and found pieces. And they've done it all on a shoe-string budget.
After living in Boston for a few years, the couple knew they ultimately wanted to get back to their hometown. When Terry's job allowed him to transfer to Portland, they jumped at the chance. The building they found is a converted brick home originally built in 1900; it was listed on Craigslist's rental section. Amid some stiff competition, they were somehow able to score their current apartment, which occupies the entire second floor!
With plenty of space, both Ashley and Terry are able to have their own personal office. Ashley uses hers to house her extensive vintage collection (check out her online shop, Sweet William). The central location makes it easy for the couple to be close to family, allows Ashley to walk to work nearby at Little, and is close to their favorite coffee shops and restaurants.
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Our Style: A mix of modern and bohemian…Collections of things we both love. We both love clean lines and minimalism, but we also easily fall in love with things. A love of vintage and finding one-of-a-kind pieces plays a big role in decor.
Inspiration: Mid-century design, minimalist design, flea markets, thrift stores, friend's homes, Design Milk, Saturday Morning Design Shop, Old School New School, Aaron James Draplin
Favorite Element: The winter garden room. We were just talking the other day how we don't spend enough time out there. There are plans to spend more time reading and hanging out with the windows open.
Biggest Challenge: Creating a space that is our own in an apartment we are renting with a teeny tiny budget.
What Friends Say: We have a beautiful home that's curated with all of your special belongings", "that it feels like a home", and "is a true reflection of both of us".
Biggest Embarrassment: The bathroom fixtures that we have no control over. And the cat hair. There is always cat hair…
Biggest Indulgence: We have created our space on a budget, so our couch would have to be our biggest indulgence.
Best Advice: Choose things because you love them and that reflect your style, not someone else's.
Dream Sources: ABC Carpet + Home, Snug Harbor Farm (a house full of plants is a dream!)
Molger Shelf Unit — Ikea
Rug — Goodwill
E.B. White Quote Poster — Might + Main
What Good Enamel Steel Sign - Best Made Co
If There's Love In a House Print — The Bee + The Fox
Hanger Planters — Ashley made
United States Print — Gift
Basket with cactus — Thrifted
Karlstad Sofa — Ikea
Lack Coffee Table - Ikea
Book Shelf — Ikea
Blue Chair (the cat's chair) — thrifted
Basket with plant — Target
Wooden Shelf — Gift
Wall Hanging — Ashley made
Tote with plant — Anthropologie
Green Chair — $3 at a yard sale, from a bank
Some Things Take Time Print — Congo Studio
Cedar Chest — bought from someone on instagram
Rug — Urban Outfitters
Crosley Record Player — Urban Outfitters
Cactus Print — Banquet Atelier + Workshop from Little
Stay Wild by Rylee + Cru — Little
Galaxy, Campfires, + The Northeast Prints by Brainstorm — Little
A + T Metal Letters — Anthropologie
Neon Heart — Oh Joy for Target
Jokkmokk Table and Chairs — Ikea
Theater Chairs — Craigslist
The Poet Letterboard — Letterfolk
Bekvam Kitchen Cart — Ikea
Model One Radio — Tivoli Audio
Ranarp Wall Light — Ikea
Selje Nightstands — Ikea
Wall Mirror — Lindsay Joy Stone
Dressers — Both given to us from friends
Mirror — got in college
Child's wooden chair — Brimfield
Glass Jug — Saver's
Calendar — Stendig
Wall hangings — made by Ashley
You + Me Print — Wolf and Wren
Dash Stitch Quilt — West Elm
Raskog Utility Cart — Ikea
Floral Shower Curtain — Anthropologie
Torso Bath Pat — Cold Picnic
Bobby Pin Print — Rifle Paper Co.
Comb Print — Rifle Paper Co.
Plant Pot — Anthropologie
Desk — Ikea
Clothing Rack — Such Great Heights
Rolling Cart — Ikea
Storage Unit — Ikea
Mesh Bin Storage — Ikea
Be Brave Banner — Secret Holiday Co.
Peace Sign Print — Jaime Street
Wedding Dress — Lover
Desk — Ikea
Chest — Thrifted
The Pine Family Print — Brainstorm
Raskog Utility Cart — Ikea
Butterfly Chair — Craigslist
Pillow — Target
Gold Plant Stand — Brimfield
Plant Pot — Anthropologie
Glass Jug — Brimfield
Floor Pillows — Ikea
Rattan Chair - Brimfield
Sheep Skin Rug — Bowron
Oeuf Rainbow Pillow — Little
Phases of the Moon String — The Great Lake Goods
Tote with Plant — Anthropologie
Thanks, Ashley, Terry, Boy and Girl!
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Nearly 70 Corona del Mar Intermediate School students were honored for their "good character" in a special ceremony Monday morning in the gymnasium.
And it didn't take long for Newport Beach Mayor Keith Curry to quote the late John Wooden — in the heart of USC territory, no less — to the hundreds who showed up for the special event.
"Character is important, and coach John Wooden knew that," Curry told the seventh- and eighth-graders and their parents. "He knew that the character of his players were more important than the talent."
Wooden, who died last week at age 99, was a renowned college basketball coach for UCLA, winning 10 national championships as the "Wizard of Westwood."
The event was put on by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce.
While Corona del Mar Intermediate's students haven't exactly reached the great coach's plateau, they're well on their way, as Principal Guy Olguin expounded on the students' great personalities and character in the classroom.