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Coming Events...
Bake Sales
Peoples State Bank Relay for Life team is sponsoring a Quilt Raffle. Tickets are on sale now at the bank on Rt. 6 and the quilt is on display there as well.
Memorial Benefit for Karson Riley Hopkins, son of Brian and Atisha Hopkins. Spaghetti dinner and live entertainment on Jan. 14, 2012, Wyalusing American Legion, 2 to 6 p.m. $3 at door, $7 w/dinner. All proceeds donated to the Hopkins family. Silent auctions and raffles. For more information, call Crystal and David Baltrusaitis, 570-88-0831 or Jonah and Danielle Eberlin, 833-4539. Contributions can be made at P&G Credit Unions, memorial fund for Karson Hopkins, c/o Atisha Hopkins. R48- 5p/S49-5p
Blood Drive
Blood Drives: Dec. 15, Triton Fire Hall, Tunkhannock, 1 to 6 p.m. and Dec. 29, St. Basil's Auditorium, Dushore, 1 to 6 p.m.
Card Showers
Card Shower for Theresa Huffman as she celebrates her 90th birthday on Dec. 23. Please mail cards to 411166 Route 6, Wyalusing, PA 18853.
Christmas Events
Sherwood Groves Auto Group in Wysox is hosting their annual collection of toys to be distributed as Christmas gifts to needy kids in Bradford County. They are asking members of the community to help them fill a Ford F-150 with new unwrapped toys. Deadline to drop off toys is Friday, Dec. 16. Toys will be distributed by the Abuse Rape Crisis Center and the Children & Youth agency.
Elk Lake Christmas Concerts 5th and 6th Grade, Thursday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at the Elk Lake Elementary School.
The Rushville Presbyterian Church will be holding its annual Christmas Eve Service at 5:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Wyalusing Valley High School Winter Concert Schedule:. Monday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m., featuring String Ensemble, Jr./Sr. Orchestra, Early Morning Jazz and Senior Chorus. Chorus alumni invited to sing the Hallelujah Chorus.
New Year's Eve party. Make your reservations early for the Greater Wyalusing Chamber of Commerce "Hometown Holiday Party." It has become popular and space is limited. It starts at 6:30 p.m. with hors d'oeuvres in the T-W room (surrounded by the fantastic art of the latest show by the Blue Heron Gallery). A catered dinner begins at 7 p.m. The DJ, "All About Entertainment" creates a terrific party atmosphere from 8 until 12. The party is over not long after the ball drops. Tickets are $35/person and are available at the chamber office (570-746-4922). This could make a great Christmas gift. It is BYOB, some set-ups are provided. S50c/R50c
The Factoryville UMC choir and friends present an evening of Christmas music, featuring the cantata: "Once Upon a Night" on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m.
New Albany Community Library has an angel tree with boys and girls cards on it. Information on the card for their Christmas wish. Help a child have a nice Christmas. Library hours are Tuesday, 5 to 7 p.m.; Thursday, 9 to 11 a.m. and Saturday, 2 to 4 p.m.
Factoryville UMC Christmas Eve service at 9 p.m. This year, 100% of the offering will be donated, half going to Susquehanna Conference flood relief effors and the other half going to the Heifer Project.
Everyone is invited to attend a Blue Christmas Remembrance Service at the Rushville Church on Saturday, Dec. 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. During that time you may light a candle in memory of your loved one(s). Please submit names by Dec. 10 to either Pastor David at 570- 637-1269 or Marie Watkins, 570- 934-2248. All are welcome to attend.
Round and Square Dance will be held at the Wysox Fire Hall, Saturday, Dec. 17, 7 until 11 p.m. Music by Northern Harmony. Benefit Wysox Fire Company. R48-3c/S49-2c
New Era Community Dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 11:30 a.m. Ham plus more. Donation taken. Christmas carols after lunch. New Era U.M. Church is off Wyalusing-New Albany Road. All welcome. For more information, call 570-363-2496.
For Your Information
George Lee and the Jericho Singers will be performing at Sullivan Terrace on Saturday, Dec. 17 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Second Floor Community Room.
To report animal abuse in Bradford County call (570) 888- 4763. You may also report stray or running dogs to the Bradford County Dog Warden by calling (570) 265-8191.
Bookmobile Schedule Dec. 19, Spire Nursery School, 9 to 10:30 a.m.; BLaST IU 17, 11 a.m.; Monroeton Library, 1:30 p.m.; Dec. 21, Sayre Senior Center, 9 a.m.; Sayre Library, 10:45 a.m.; Bradford Day Care, Sayre, 1 p.m.; Page Manor, 2 p.m.
T.A.C.O. Food Pantry Christmas closing dates. The Towanda Area Christian Outreach (TACO) Food Pantry will be closed for the Christmas/New Year's holiday from Thursday, Dec. 22 throughSunday, Jan. 1. They will reopen Monday, Jan. 2 at 10 a.m. TACO serves the Northeast Bradford, Towanda and Wyalusing school districts and is normally open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. until noon. If the Towanda School District is closed due to bad weather, the pantry is also closed. For additional information, call 570-265-4422.
During December, New Era United Methodist Church will be collecting items to send to the Bath VA Hospital. Some of the items needed are: toothpaste and toothbrushes, liquid body soap, socks, crew socks, games/books (Western, Mystery), magazines, stationery, stamps, envelopes, shampoo, tshirts w/pockets, puzzle books, pencils, pens, gloves, one size fits all, small stuffed toys. They can be dropped off any Wednesday morning from 10 a.m. to noon at the church.
Meeting Notices
S.O.S. Al-Anon — Family Group will meet on Fridays at 7 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, Hopkins Street, Sayre.
Recovery House Meetings — AA Group of Towanda meets Mon.-Fri., noon; Mon., Thurs., Fri., Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. NA meetings are held Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Speaker meeting every first Sunday, 8 p.m. All meetings at 205 Main St., Towanda (please use rear, lower entrance).
Compassionate Friends — of the Endless Mountains will hold their meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Endless Health Community Center, Montrose. TCF is open to all families who have lost a child from any cause at any age. There are no membership dues or fees of any kind. For more information, call 965-0901 (evenings) or 278-1658 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Caregivers' Support Group sponsored by the Law Office of Leslie Wizelman and the B/S/S/T Area Agency on Aging meets at noon the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Library at Memorial Hospital Personal Care Home in Towanda. Caregivers and family members of long term care facility residents are welcome. For information, call Bob Bachisin at the Law Office of Leslie Wizelman at (570) 746-3844.
Twelve Steps on the Way, a Christian recovery group, will meet at the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church on Mondays at 7 p.m. Use door in the rear of the church.
Al-Anon meetings are held every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Holy Name of Mary Parish Center, S. Main St., Montrose.
Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania — Monthly support group meeting; first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Tunkhannock Public Library, W. Tioga Street. For more information, visit www.lupuspa.org or call 1-888-99LUPUS.
Diabetes Support Group - meeting the first Thursday of every month at the Guthrie Clinic office in Towanda beginning at 5:30 p.m. There is no charge and all diabetics and family members are welcome. For more information, call Dawn at Guthrie Clinic at 570- 265-6165 during regular business hours.
TOPS PA #1134 — Laceyville, meets each Tuesday evening at the Braintrim Baptist Church in Laceyville. Weigh-ins from 5:15 to 6 p.m., meeting from 6-7 p.m. For more information, call 965-2493 or 869-1834. Tollfree 1-800-932-8677.
AA Meeting — Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in the basement of the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church. Open meeting, nonsmoking.
MOPS — Mothers of Preschoolers meet every first and third Wed. of the month from 9 to 11 a.m., September through May. Meetings are held at the First Presbyterian Church, 5 Court St., Towanda. All mothers of preschoolers are welcome. Child care is provided for children, ages infant through five years old. For more information, contact the church at 570-265-5575.
Towanda-Wysox Kiwanis Club meets every second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Weigh Station Café at 7:30 a.m. in Towanda. They find ways to help the children in the community. Contact Eileen Sheets at 570- 265-2350 for more information.
Addictions to Victory. Faithbased support for addictions. Program will be held the first and third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at New Generation Church, Milan, 570-888- 1967.
Bradford County Cancer Support Group meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at Memorial Hospital in Conference Room A, beginning at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 1-888-227-5445, Option 3.
Wyalusing Senior Citizens will meet on Dec. 20 at 11:30 a.m. at the Wyalusing Fire Hall. Carol Madill and 14 students from WVHS will present the program. People 50 and over are welcome. Come and enjoy a good dinner, good company and lots of music. Bring a dish to share, your table service and a friend or two.
Annual Northeast Bradford Alumni Boys' Basketball game will be held on Friday, Dec. 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Northeast Bradford High School gym.
Towanda Elks #2191 is hosting the 40th Annual "Hoop Shoot" free throw competition Saturday, December 17 at St. Agnes School in Towanda. Registration (bring copy of birth certificate) and warm up will begin at 9 a.m. The Hoop Shoot event starts at 10. Last year, over 3 million youngsters from throughout the country entered the free throw shooting competition for boys and girls in age categories 8-9, 10- 11 and 12-13. All are welcome. For info, call 570-744-2188.
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With all of the eating over the Holidays I was looking for some lighter fare to start off the New Year right! With this in mind I thought that I would take the opportunity to gather some of my favourtite healthier dishes to share with you. As this collection of recipes demonstrates, it is not difficult to eat healthier without have to sacrifice anything in the way of flavour and you are certainly not stuck eating boring salads all the time. This roundup of recipes includes some dishes for every occasion from breakfasts, to soups, salads, mains, sides and even a few snacks for munching on while watching the game!
Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Quinoa and Arugula Salad with Almonds, Pomegranate and Feta in a Lemony Tahini Dressing
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Opinion: Flying Government Skies
Assistant editorial page editor James Freeman on the Department of Justice's lawsuit to block the American Airlines and US Airways merger. Photos: Associated Press
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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As announced Monday, world famous choreographer and recording artist Paula Abdul will pull up a seat at the judges' table as a special guest judge during next week's "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars," Monday, Oct. 15 (8 to 10:01 p.m.), on ABC. She will be joining renowned ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba as they critique and score the remaining all-star couples on their dance routines of the night.
Abdul has been awarded and celebrated both in front of and behind the camera as a ground-breaking choreographer, producer, songwriter, performer, designer, actor and business woman. The two-time Emmy Award winner and multi-platinum recording artist has continued to find new ways to entertain her loyal fans for more than 25 years. Beginning her career as a Los Angeles Lakers cheerleader, she quickly became widely known for "re-inventing" cheerleading. During her time with the Lakers, Abdul was recruited by the top music artists, directors and producers in the world to choreograph their music videos, tours and films. Her most celebrated work in choreography includes her Emmy-winning contributions to "The Tracey Ullman Show" and her own performance as an artist opening the "American Music Awards," as well as an Emmy nomination for choreographing "The 62nd Academy Awards."
After releasing her first CD, "Forever Your Girl," Abdul became a multi-platinum singing sensation. She has won multiple musical awards, including a Grammy, seven MTV Video Awards, two Emmy Awards and two People's Choice Awards, and has sold more than 60 million records worldwide. After saying goodbye to "American Idol" in 2010 and serving as executive producer and creative partner for the reality-competition series "Live to Dance," she returned to network television in the U.S. launch of "The X-Factor." More recently, Abdul has become one of the top public speakers in the industry, touring the country to bring her own passion, drive and work experiences to the lives of those walking the halls of companies throughout America. She has recently signed on with Avon and is the official spokesperson for Fembody Nutrition.
Hosted by Emmy winner Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Brooke Burke-Charvet ("Dancing with the Stars" season seven champion), the celebrities on "DWTS" perform choreographed dance routines, which are judged by Goodman, Tonioli and Inaba.
Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday night during and up to 60 minutes after the "DWTS" performance shows.


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physical system has only a finite number of pure states. For example, the Bloch
ball of a single qubit could be discretized into small patches and only appear
round to us due to experimental limitations. Here, we present a strong physical
argument for the quantum theoretical property that every state space (even the
smallest possible one, the qubit) has infinitely many pure states. We propose a
simple physical postulate which dictates that in fact the only possible
discrete theory is classical mechanics. More specifically, we postulate that no
information gain implies no disturbance, or read in the contrapositive, that
disturbance leads to some form of information gain. In a theory like quantum mechanics
where we already know that the converse holds, i.e. information gain does imply
disturbance, this can be understood as postulating an equivalence between
disturbance and information gain. What is more, we show that non-classical
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Lara Bingle has avoided a jail sentence for multiple driving offences, which her lawyer says she racked up due to her "unworldly" approach to licensing and administrative affairs.
But the magistrate who handed the model a six-month suspended sentence on Tuesday told the celebrity that no one is above the law.
"These laws apply to everyone in the community in exactly the same way. They are not there to be annoying," Magistrate Clare Farnan told Bingle, who was also fined $2000 in Waverley Local Court.
The 27-year-old had pleaded guilty to two charges of driving on a cancelled licence.
Her lawyer on Tuesday said Bingle was unaware her licence had been cancelled when police pulled her over near her home in Edgecliff in Sydney's east in September 2012.
She thought her right to drive had only been temporarily suspended as a result of speeding offences, not cancelled.
"My client is somewhat unworldly when it comes to administrative things because a lot of it has been done for her," said Michael Ainsworth.
"Had she knuckled down and looked at it, she would have seen that she wouldn't have been allowed to drive."
But in sentencing Bingle, Ms Farnan was critical of the model's failure to follow the road rules.
"Your driving record is very poor," she said.
However, she and the prosecution conceded that police and road authorities had not provided adequate information to the model about the restrictions.
Nevertheless, Bingle should have followed up on this before getting behind the wheel.
"You cannot ignore it and continue to drive. You simply have to accept it or make legal representations," Ms Farnan said.
Bingle has been disqualified from driving for two years.
The model appeared in court alone in her trademark black from head to toe but happily posed for photos and chatted with fans before entering the court room.


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Trying something different today on MTC.
With the news earlier this week that the Eagles will switch to the kelly green uniforms for their Week 1 matchup against the Packers, many of you are undoubtedly thinking about making a purchase between now and September.
Buying a jersey in the year 2010 is no easy task. They're expensive. Teams change uniforms all the time. And players are constantly changing teams. On top of that, you need to find a jersey that fits your personality.
Luckily, MTC is the people's blog, and I am here to help.
Here are the 10 most buyable Eagles jerseys for men, based on a number of different factors.
The jersey rules are completely different for females so they are not addressed here, although I'm happy to provide a different list down the road.
Vote in the accompanying poll, and tell me how wrong I am in the comments below.
Note to the Eagles' marketing department: I'll expect my check some time next week.
1. DeSean Jackson
Why he's a good choice: He is without question the team's most exciting player and biggest offensive weapon. Jackson is coming off a year in which he totaled 1,167 yards and nine touchdowns, while averaging 18.5 yards per catch. At only 23 years old, he has several great years ahead of him.
Why he might not be: Jackson might be a little too flashy for some of you. Maybe you can't forget the mishap agianst the Cowboys during his rookie season. Or maybe you're worried about him only being signed through the 2011 season. Whatever the case may be, he's not the choice for everyone.
2. Kevin Kolb
Why he's a good choice: It's always popular to have the quarterback's jersey. He's the face of the franchise - the guy that touches the ball on every offensive snap, the guy who gets all the glory when the team is winning. Kolb is only 25, and the team is committed to him. Unlike the other guys on this list, he is less likely to trail off later in his career. In other words, if Kolb lives up to expectations, you could get great value from his jersey for the next decade or so.
Why he might not be: With only two starts under his belt, what if Kolb's career doesn't pan out? Perhaps more than any other player on the list, Kolb is a high-risk/high-reward choice.
3. Brent Celek
Why he's a good choice: Think he's too high? I'd disagree. Let's start with his performance on the field. Celek took his game to another level last season, breaking tackles and running over defenders en route to a 69-catch, 875-yard, 8-touchdown campaign. The range of wearability (like that term? I made it up) is high after he signed an eight-year deal last season. Off the field, Celek has become a prolific Tweeter with more than 3,000 followers. He answers your questions in 140 characters or less, holds contests and seems to be having a good time with the whole social media thing.
Why he might not be: Tough to find a good one here. Tight end isn't exactly a glamorous position, and Celek probably won't provide the excitement of someone like Jackson, but other than that, he's a very safe choice.
4. Trent Cole
Why he's a good choice: I'm not sure why Cole doesn't get more love in the jersey community. At 27 years old, he's proven to be one of the league's best defensive ends, totaling 35 sacks in the last three seasons. He's a well-rounded player, who's very good against the run also. Plus, there's never been any drama or distractions with Cole.
Why he might not be: If you're a small/skinny guy, Cole's jersey will not look right on your back. While he has a lot of good years left, Cole is still a little older than some of the others.
5. LeSean McCoy
Why he's a good choice: He has a firm grip on the running back of the future title and had a promising rookie campaign. At just 21 years old, McCoy is the youngest player on this list, meaning he should have several good seasons ahead of him. If you recently stashed away your No. 36 Brian Westbrook jersey, McCoy is the logical next purchase.
Why he might not be: We all know that running backs have short NFL careers, so the range of wearability for McCoy's jersey is probably shorter than the others on this list, even though he is so young. There's also the running back by committee problem. The Eagles signed Mike Bell in the offseason and will have Leonard Weaver to carry the ball as well. Plus, don't forget that McCoy changed his number to 25 this offseason. If he changes his mind again (which I think would be fairly unprecedented), you're left with a useless jersey.
6. Leonard Weaver
Why he's a good choice: A little under the radar? Yes. But Weaver is a Pro Bowl-caliber fullback, who the team recently extended through the 2012 season. This is Philadelphia. We like the tough guys who do their jobs and don't complain. Weaver fits the mold. I remember back in the day seeing a ridiculous amount of No. 34 Kevin Turner jerseys at the Vet. Maybe the same will be said for No. 43 this season.
Why he might not be: The casual fan might not appreciate Weaver's value. He won't touch the ball a lot, and he doesn't play a glamorous position. As I mentioned with Cole, if you're a small or skinny guy, you'll look silly in a Weaver jersey.
7. Jeremy Maclin
Why he's a good choice: Like Jackson, Maclin will be a regular pass-catching option for the Birds for years to come. He piled up 52 catches for 715 yards during his rookie season, despite missing a good chunk of training camp.
Why he might not be: If you want to go wide receiver, I'm not sure there's a good reason to go Maclin over Jackson, unless you think he has a higher ceiling.
8. Stewart Bradley
Why he's a good choice: This city still loves defense, and other than Cole, Bradley's probably the best option on that side of the ball. He has a high upside and could man the middle of this defense for years to come.
Why he might not be: A risky pick, given that he's coming off a knee injury and has just one year as a full-time starter under his belt. He's still working off his rookie contract, and while it would seem likely that the Eagles reward him for a quality 2010 season, Bradley's future is not nearly as secure as the others.
9. Jason Avant
Why he's a good choice: Calling all the fathers out there. Who's the player you want to tell your kids to imitate? Probably Avant. A good teammate, tough, a willing blocker. Forget the flashy, exciting guys. Fly under the radar with the guy who does all the little things well.
Why he might not be: It's conceivable that you could go to a game at the Linc with a No. 81 jersey and see Avant only touch the ball one or two times. Not the case with the other offensive players on the list.
10. Brandon Graham
Why he's a good choice: This is for those of you "jersey snobs." You know who you are. You have to have the jersey of the new guy, the one no one else is wearing. Graham has the pedigree as the Eagles traded up and spent a first-round pick on him a couple weeks ago. He's only 22, and if Graham lives up to expections, you should get great use out of your jersey for years to come. If not, just slap "TROTTER" across the back and tell people it's a throwback.
Why he might not be: What if Graham's a bust? With the other guys on the list, at the very worst, we expect slightly-above average seasons out of them for the next two or three years. But first-round picks flame out all the time. Graham might be the riskiest choice in the group.
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Wouldn't it be nice if we could foresee our future? Well, maybe not. Let's just think positive and assume we're going to have a long and happy life, but down the road we may need a little help in order to reasonably assure that. Some things we never forget from our past, such as the time-honored scouts' motto, "Be Prepared." We still conform to that motto, such as preparing for a hurricane or company. And now we're preparing ourselves for the future when push comes to shove and we recognize it's time to move on. This month we're featuring a facility that is somewhat of a departure from our previous reviews, which you will note as you read on.
National HealthCare Corporation, better known as NHC, is within shouting distance from Sun City. Simply take the back exit to S.C. 170, turn left, and just a short sprint up the road on the right, you will catch a glimpse of a rambling one-story, stately building which sits back far enough from the road to be buffered from the traffic. A common belief is that NHC is a rehabilitation center only, but it is also a memory care and long-term care residence. It is part of a nationwide corporation with 76 facilities, 13 of which are right here in South Carolina. Its five-star rating speaks volumes about the amenities, care and attention their patients/residents receive.
As you enter the lobby, your attention is drawn to the luxurious décor, and you quickly discover that this upscale decor continues throughout the premises. Directly beyond the lobby is a large, cheerful centrally-located combination dining room and gathering area for special occasions and entertainment. The building is surprisingly spacious with three wings, each concentrating on a specific area of care. Each wing has its own community room for activities and camaraderie and its own special dining room where the residents are served three healthy meals a day, or they may choose the central dining room for lunch and dinner for a change of venue. Each wing also has a private courtyard where they can enjoy a bit of nature in lovely surroundings.
NHC can accommodate 120 residents, balanced with 40 beds in each wing. All rooms have private baths, are comfortably furnished and are attractively decorated. The beds have the flexibility of being raised or lowered to the floor for the convenience of getting into and out of bed. Skilled nursing is available 24/7. Each wing also has its own nurse's station. Doctors are on call if needed.
The rehab wing provides physical, occupational, respiratory and speech therapy. The therapy center has only state-of-the-art equipment, and all therapists are professionally trained and certified. Their mission is to provide the best possible therapy in order to get you back to where you want to be as quickly as possible so that you can get on with your life. The wing can accommodate 40 inpatients for those who require extended and post-acute care, but outpatient therapy is also available. For Sun City residents who require therapy, it's nice to know there's help only a stone's throw away.
The memory care wing provides compassionate, professional care to each resident suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's. Their staff has only highly-skilled personnel who are specifically trained in memory care. They provide a safe and comfortable environment for the residents and are dedicated to creating and maintaining an active and high quality of life for each. To reach these goals, they utilize the latest methods in therapies and activities. NHC feels it is important to know each resident's background and social history which enables them to customize their care and to plan activities around their specific interests. They provide stimulating group activities daily, such as art programs, gentle trivia, visits from children, cookouts and a variety of musical entertainment which they particularly enjoy. Many of our Sun City musical groups have entertained there frequently for the pleasure of the residents. For the safety of the memory care residents, the unit is ultra-secured at all times. This includes their own lovely courtyard where they can enjoy the birds and other sounds of nature.
FYI, if you should be a caregiver for a loved one suffering from any stage of dementia, NHC hosts an Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group on the second Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. If you would like to attend one of these meetings, call 705-8220.
Residents in the long-term wing have all the comforts of home. The décor is warm and friendly and the rooms are nicely furnished. All rooms have private baths. When living alone is no longer an option due to frailty or other health concerns, NHC offers compassionate personal attention, focusing on each resident's individual health and emotional needs. They take a one-on-one approach, and their staff is a dedicated and professionally-trained team that provides round-the-clock care. Their goal is to make life comfortable and interesting, and that includes fun-time with games, crafts and music, especially sing-alongs and Jazzin' with Dan. Outside musical groups are always a big hit with the residents.
Because of the nature of care in each wing, residents are unable to bring their beloved pets with them, but the pets are welcome to visit them in the courtyards or anywhere else outside of the building. However, pet therapy is enjoyed at least once a week when organizations or volunteers bring in especially-trained pets to visit with them. There's nothing like a loving pet to put a smile on their faces.
No matter the age, residents want to look their best, so for their convenience, there is a beauty and barber salon available with a licensed cosmetologist who is on-site three days a week.
Daily or monthly rates include room and meals, routine nursing care, routine social services, all activities, laundry, housekeeping, maintenance, cable TV and private telephone. For rates and other specifics, Anna Makar, admissions/marketing coordinator, is only a phone call away and will be happy to answer any questions you may have and show you around the facility. Her number is 705-8220.
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Gru & Crew, take two: Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio revisit ex-villain in 'Despicable Me 2'
"We literally only write to make each other laugh," Cinco Paul declares sincerely about his writing partner, Ken Daurio, and there's not the slightest hint of dirt-kicking modesty about it—but a helluva lot of people have gotten in on their act.
Their last collaboration racked up a worldwide gross of $540 million, becoming the 10th highest-grossing animated movie in U.S. history. That would be 2010's Despicable Me—and a clarion's call for Despicable Me 2, which Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment will dutifully deliver to the clamoring masses on July 3.
The first film was a clash of super-villains vying for Heist of the Century—Vector, who hijacks the Egyptian pyramid, versus Gru, who swipes the moon. Gru wins—but opts at the end to retire from crime, transformed into an improbable family man by three darling young orphan girls (Margo, Edith and Agnes) who amble into the line of fire selling cookies. At first, he tries them out as accomplices, but after a rollicking day at an amusement park, decides home and hearth is the way to go with them.
Enter Despecable Me 2. "It was intimidating, of course, because the first movie was so successful and such a complete surprise," confesses Paul. "It was a brand-new company. No one had ever heard of Illumination—they hadn't put anything out—and this was an original idea, not based on a preexisting property. Plus, another Toy Story was coming out that year so we thought, 'Is anybody going to care about our movie?' We really had no idea if it had an audience. Its success was really a surprise.
"In some ways, as writers, we felt like, 'Well, we've told that story.' But now Gru has changed because of the girls, and we thought there are a lot of challenges ahead for him as he moves forward into fatherhood. What's his life like as a changed man?"
Neither Paul, 49, nor Daurio, 41, had far to go for that answer. They both are fathers. "The more we started to think about it," says Daurio, "the more we thought there's so much there to play with. Now that Gru is giving up his lifestyle, what is his next step going to be? How is he going to be a cad? And how is he going to make a living and deal with kids going to school—and their boys? There's just so much there.
"We each have three kids, so we know what it's like to sit through the kids' movies that are just made for kids—and we did not want to do that. I remember kids' movies when I was a kid that didn't talk down to the little kids, and that's what we want to do. We want to make movies that a kid would enjoy and that a parent sitting there would enjoy and maybe say to another parent, 'Hey, that was actually a really good movie.' That was always our goal. It's not just to entertain the little kids. It's to entertain ourselves as parents—what would we like? What would we want to see?"
Of course, there is a private little kick built into writing a character like Gru, Paul points out. "You start off with 'Well, here's this super-villain's point of view, but, ultimately, part of the fun of Gru is that he's our way of expressing our own feelings and frustrations as parents and dealing with people. Gru gets to do and say the things that we aren't allowed to do and say. As Gru dives into fatherhood, he deals with a lot of the issues that Ken and I have dealt with as dads. The oldest daughter, Margo, gets interested in boys, which is a nightmare for Gru. No dad likes to hear that, so how does a super-villain handle that boy? He has weaponry and things that we as dads would love to use but just can't, so it's fun to see Gru take out the boy."
Loving father was hardly the way Gru started out on the drawing board. "The core idea for the first film," recalls Daurio, "was 'Let's tell a story from a villain's point of view. Let's see what his life is like—what his challenges and frustrations are.' That's where it really began, but it is a collaborative process because you have the artists working on the character designs, and then you have Steve Carell come in with an amazing voice like that. It all sort of works together, and all the contributions inform each other. Once we heard Steve's voice, that affected the dialogue that we write."
Carell has characterized his Gru voice as "a cross between Ricardo Montalban and Bela Lugosi," and it will be heard again in the sequel—possibly in softer form of crankiness, given the character's newfound paternity. And the voice of Kristen Wiig will be back, too, somewhat altered to play a different character than she did before.
"Her first role was Miss Hattie, who ran the orphanage, and now that the girls have been adopted by Gru, we didn't need that character anymore," explains Paul, "but we loved Kristen so much we found her a role in this one—Lucy Wilde, an agent from The Anti-Villain League, whom Gru is partnered with to stop super-villains. And she was wild—wild and uninhibited and kooky—and that's Kristen Wiig."
"Yes, there was no other name that came to mind," Daurio quickly adds. Which is something that can only happen in animated films, he concedes, "but you have to have someone who's a chameleon like Kristen, who can become so many different characters that are totally unrecognizable. You would never think Miss Hattie and Lucy came from the same person. They're so different. She can totally pull it off."
The writers' penchant for British comics is apparent in the casting. Russell Brand returns as Dr. Nefario, Gru's evil assistant who's not pleased with this U-turn into the straight-and-narrow. And they specifically tailored the role of Silas Ramsbottom, head of The Anti-Villain League, for Steve Coogan. "We always conceived that part to be British, so we wrote it absolutely with Steve in mind," admits Paul. "He's a very proper, very pompous Englishman who is so full of himself, which Steve does so well on the 'Partridge' shows. We just knew that he would be perfect for that."
Daurio and Paul began their screenwriting career playing to pretty empty houses with 2001's Bubble Boy, a Jake Gyllenhaal comedy, and followed that a year later with Tim Allen's The Santa Clause 2. It was their 2008 adaptation of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! that got them cemented in animation, and they never have left.
Have they developed a preference for working with animation actors over live ones? "If this were a live-action movie, the writers would not really be involved in working with the actors," Paul notes. "In animation, we go into the booth and talk to them and read lines against them. We're much more involved in that process. Animation is great for working with actors because you're literally sitting there as they record. You can feed them a line. They can ad-lib. You can help them out. It's a fun process."
Compared to working on a conventional movie, animation work is slo-mo in the extreme. "It's just such a different experience writing for animation," says Daurio. "You're working on these movies three to three-and-a-half years—basically, writing and rewriting and rewriting. You fine-tune every moment because you can—because it's not like a regular movie where you go out and shoot for six weeks. We're basically shooting an animated movie for three years. All of these animated movies take about that long."
A sequel—any sequel—has it easier, he points out, "because we had all the characters designed and all the sets built. So much of it was already figured out. For the first film, we had to figure out who Gru was, who the girls were, what do they look like. In these animated movies, you literally have to make everything you see in the movie—every blade of grass, every tree. It's not like going to a location to film.
"But we love writing in animation. It's so freeing. It really is. You can do anything. We don't have to stop for a minute and think, 'How is that possible? Is there budget restraint?' We can literally write anything—it's nice to know it's going to happen."
Paul points out another not-so-small consideration: "Also, as a writer, you want to write for the broadest audience possible, and few movies have as broad an audiences as these CG-animated movies. Pixar opened the door so that people realized that these are entertaining for adults and teenagers, not just little kids."
Toy Story and The Incredibles are Paul's favorite Pixars. "Those movies are a big influence, and I would say for comedy I love the classics, and I always think about The Marx Brothers and Monty Python and Preston Sturges and Billy Wilder."
How did the West Coast-based Paul and Daurio get along with the directors of the Despicable Me movies? By long distance, thank you very much: Pierre Coffin, a native Parisian, and Chris Renaud, a New Jersey native, both live in Paris.
"It's a process where we're writing here, and about three times a week we're all together on a video conference, watching footage and looking at things together," explains Daurio. "Video-conferencing doesn't hold back the process at all. We have a real connection with these guys who are halfway around the world. The other great thing about the fact that they're in Paris is that 24 hours a day the movie is being worked on. We send off our pages, and they're working on it on the other side of the world. Then we wake up and see what they've done. It's a circle. There's a little window every morning where we overlap and can connect by video.
"It is amazing when you're watching this movie that it feels like one piece, because you consider the artists are all over the world, the writers are on this side, the directors are over there—and the fact that every line of dialogue is recorded alone. There are never two actors in a room together. So when this whole thing is put together, it's amazing that you are watching scenes that feel totally organic."
"It's a miracle!" seconds Paul.


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This week on Fresh Air, we're marking the year's end by revisiting some of the most memorable conversations we've had in 2011. This interview was originally broadcast on July 18, 2011.
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings' long-awaited collaboration The Harrow and the Harvest came out in June, marking an almost eight-year wait for fans of their 2003 album Soul Journey.
The 10 songs that make up the new album deal with some heavy subjects: identity, loss, unfulfilled expectations, death and desperation.
"We've kind of half-jokingly said that this record is 10 different kinds of sad," Welch tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "And there are 10 songs on it."
On today's Fresh Air, Welch and Rawlings perform an in-studio concert featuring several songs from The Harrow and the Harvest, and discuss many of the lyrics they've written over the years.
"There's a lot of stuff on this album dealing with unfulfilled expectations and when things don't exactly go as you had thought or wished they would — and the true adult nature of dealing with that," Welch says.
Welch and Rawlings met in their 20s at an audition for a country music group at Berklee College of Music. At the time, they had no plans to perform together.
"At some moment, we tried to work out a song — just the two of us — and we recognized that we liked that feeling of trying to create something that was a whole picture with just two instruments and two voices," Rawlings says. "And that came partially because of a love of a lot of duet music."
From the start, Welch and Rawlings were billed together as Gillian Welch. Their other albums include Hell Among the Yearlings and Revival. The two musicians also perform together in the band Dave Rawlings Machine, and have performed at the Newport Folk Festival, Coachella and MerleFest.
Interview Highlights
How David Rawlings Found Music
"I started playing guitar when I was about 16, but it probably wasn't until I was 17 or 18 that I had any idea that this could be my life. At first, it seemed like a distraction or a hobby that was going to be taking me away from the things that were presumably more important. And the thing that I find strange is, if you talk to Gillian's parents when she was very young, she certainly learned things with music in the house, but she was a private child who learned to play guitar in her room by herself. There was no thought from her family that she would be an entertainer."
Gillian Welch On Finding Her Voice
"The main thing was finding this ... voice that I had interest in, which I'll call the quiet-yet-stoic voice: the very quiet yet very strong voice that I developed, that people would want to hear and that was worth paying attention to. I've never been the kind of person who would get up and wave my arms and scream and shout and say, 'Hey, listen to this, listen to this.' "
Gillian Welch On Being Adopted
"I do think that the abiding mystery of my origins has definitely had a profound effect upon my writing. There is that thing in the back of my mind where I think I don't really know who I am. And it may make it a little easier to shift around in my narrative voice."
Gillian Welch On Their Writing Process
"At this point, I feel like we've written a song every way you can. I've started them, Dave has started them, I've started the music, he's started the music, he's come up with the title, I've come up with the title. It used to be that I generally started the words and music and then we worked on them together, and then Dave was more of the closer. Everyone should be so lucky to have an editor as good as Dave. He's just extraordinary. In the beginning, I chalked it up to his years and years playing in bar bands where, four hours a night, he was playing songs that people like. And you learn a lot about songs that way, so he had a great sense of what good songs did and what they didn't do. And it didn't come from school; it came from playing lots of great songs."
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. This week, we're featuring a retrospective of some of our favorite entertainment and pop culture interviews of the year.
Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings performed a few songs for us in July after the release of their album "The Harrow and the Harvest." Welch and Rawlings are music partners and life partners.
They perform original songs inspired by bluegrass, folk, classic country and hymns. Although they work as a duo, they perform and record under the name Gillian Welch. Rawlings has one album under the name The Dave Rawlings Machine.
Many listeners were introduced to Welch by her performances on the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack "O Brother Where Art Thou." Her music is steeped in Southern tradition, but she was born in New York. Her family moved to L.A. when she was three, when her parents got a job writing music for "The Carol Burnett Show."
Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings now live in Nashville. She sings and plays guitar and banjo; he sings and plays lead guitar.
Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings, welcome to FRESH AIR. Thank you so much for coming. I'd like you to start by playing the song "The Way it Goes" from your new album, "The Harrow and the Harvest." Gillian, would you introduce it for us?
GILLIAN WELCH: Yeah, this is - well, definitely the fastest song on the record.
WELCH: Perhaps the only song with real tempo, and it goes like this...
WELCH: (Singing) Becky Johnson bought the farm, put a needle in her arm. That's the way that it goes, that's the way. And her brother laid her down in the cold Kentucky ground. That's the way that it goes, that's the way. That's the way that it goes. Everybody's buying little baby clothes. That's the way that it ends, though there was a time when she and I were friends.
(Singing) Well, Miranda ran away, took her cat and left L.A. That's the way that it goes, that's the way. She was busted, broke and flat, had to sell that pussy cat. That's the way that it goes, that's the way. That's the way that it goes. Everybody's buying little baby clothes. That's the way that it ends, though there was a time when he and I were friends.
(Singing) See the brightest ones of all, early in October fall. That's the way that it goes, that's the way. While the dark ones go to bed with good whiskey in their head, that's the way that it goes, that's the way.
(Singing) Now Billy Joe's back in the tank. You tell Russo, I'll tell Frank. That's the way that it goes, that's the way. Did he throw her down a well? Did she leave him for that swell? That's the way that it goes, that's the way. That's the way that it goes. Everybody's buying little baby clothes. That's the way that it ends, though there was a time when all of us were friends.
(Singing) And when you lay me down to rest, leave a pistol in my vest. That's the way that it goes, that's the way. Do you miss my gentle touch? Did I hurt you very much? That's the way that it goes, that's the way.
(Singing) That's the way that it goes. Everybody's buying little baby clothes. That's the way that it ends, though there was a time when you and I were friends.
GROSS: That's Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, performing at NPR West their song "The Way it Goes" from the new Gillian Welch album "The Harrow and the Harvest." That really sounded great.
You know, listening to that song, of course you have to think: Gee, do they know a lot of drug addicts?
GROSS: So, do you write songs that are biographical or songs that are just, like, based on characters or genres? Even a line like when they lay me down to rest, leave a pistol in my vest, now I know that you really aren't going to ask for a pistol when you die. But it strikes me as a real genre line.
WELCH: I feel like that line is kind of typical of when Dave and I will use cowboy language or folk language just to let people know - you know, there's an understood toughness in that line to me. You understand how this person went through life, you know.
DAVID RAWLINGS: You know, in my mind, that had to do with not knowing what's coming, and I thought that that was a - I thought that was sort of an elegant way to put you don't know what's coming after the grave, and you might want to be prepared in one way or another.
GROSS: Can I ask you to do a song from the new album? And this one is "Hard Times." Gillian, would you introduce it?
WELCH: Yeah. This is another - we've kind of half-jokingly said that this record is 10 different kinds of sad.
WELCH: And there being 10 songs on it.
RAWLINGS: So this is sadness numbers six.
WELCH: This is sadness number six, kind of dealing with loss, a particular kind of loss, when you lose something you didn't even realize you were losing and not realizing the value of it until it's gone. So here you go, "Hard Times Ain't Gonna Rule My Mind No More."
WELCH: (Singing) There was a Camptown man, used to plow and sing. And he loved that mule, and the mule loved him. When the day got long, as it does about now, I'd hear him singing to his mule cow, calling: Come on, my sweet old girl, and I'd bet the whole damn world that we're gonna make it yet to the end of the road.
(Singing) Singing hard times ain't gonna rule my mind. Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind, Bessie. Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind no more.
(Singing) Said it's a mean old world, heavy in need, that big machine is just a-picking up speed. They were supping on tears, they were supping on wine. We all get to heaven in our own sweet time.
(Singing) So come all you Asheville boys, and turn up your old-time noise, and kick till the dust comes up from the cracks in the floor. Singing hard times ain't gonna rule my mind, brother, hard times ain't gonna rule my mind. Hard times ain't gonna rule my mind no more.
GROSS: Nice. That's Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings doing "Hard Times" from the new Gillian Welch album, "The Harrow and the Harvest." Thanks so much for playing that for us. Is there a story behind the song, about like what inspired the images in it?
WELCH: I started writing that one at the end of working on Dave's record, the Dave Rawlings Machine "Friend of a Friend" record. And Levon Helm was going to be coming in to play some drums on the record.
So I was thinking about Levon, and it's always been very inspiring for me to think about other musicians and trying to write songs that they would like. And so I know that song got started me thinking, well, what kind of song would Levon like when he came in?
I mean, I've kind of done this before. That's - "Orphan Girl" got started with a very similar train of thought. I was driving, and I was thinking: What kind of song would Ralph Stanley like? Like, that was me trying to write a song with nothing in it that would be a deal-breaker for Ralph Stanley to like - you know what I mean? That it was that sort of legitimate.
GROSS: I'm glad you brought up that song because I love that song. Would you mind if I asked you to do a chorus of that song?
WELCH: We can do a little bit of that, yeah.
RAWLINGS: Yeah.
WELCH: It's a very short system. Let's do just a little burst in the chorus.
RAWLINGS: Pick up on the verses or something? Yeah.
WELCH: Yeah. Yeah.
WELCH: (Singing) I am an orphan on God's highway, but I'll share my troubles while you go my way. I have no mother, no father, no sister, no brother. I am an orphan girl.
(Singing) I have had friendships pure and golden, but the ties of kinship I have not known them. I know no mother, no father, no sister no brother. I am an orphan girl. I am an orphan girl.
GROSS: My guests are Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings. We'll hear them perform more songs after a break. This is FRESH AIR.
GROSS: My guests are songwriters and musicians Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings. Their latest album is called "The Harrow and the Harvest." They're performing some songs for us.
Can I ask you to do an excerpt of your song "By the Mark," which is about, you know, the nails in the cross?
WELCH: Yeah.
GROSS: And it sounds like it could be a very old song, but it's actually one of your originals.
WELCH: (Singing) When I cross over, I will shout and sing. I will know my savior by the mark where the nails have been. By the mark, by the mark where the nails have been, by the sign upon his precious skin. I will know my savior when I come to him by the mark where the nails have been.
GROSS: So that's a great song written by my guest Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings. And they are performing for us today, talking about their music. I know that you've been very inspired by the Stanley Brothers and Bill Monroe and the Louvin Brothers. And those are all like male harmony groups and you're, you know, a man and a woman singing harmony together. Can you talk about working out your harmonies for songs like the one we just heard?
WELCH: Yeah. Well, first of all, you've touched upon something. We are incredibly lucky that coming out of the kind of rural American duet tradition, which is mostly, you know, two men, we're so lucky...
RAWLINGS: Generally brothers.
WELCH: Generally brothers, yeah, we are necessarily different than that. You know, we're never going to sound - nothing we do is ever going to sound like the Stanley Brothers or the Blue Sky Boys. It's necessarily going to be different, because we've got a woman singing lead and then a man singing baritone.
RAWLINGS: Yeah, most of those groups all had the - the melody was on the bottom and the harmony was sung above. And so when we started emulating that music, we had to sort of figure out a slightly different way to do it. And, you know, to this day we'll sit down and try to sing through pretty much any note you can think of and look for things that I think are interesting or that, you know, that tickle my ear. And then once I found a little part that I'm committed to, sort of build on it on either side.
WELCH: Yeah. And Dave's ear and his mind is so facile that he will run through many, many note choices. And he'll hit one and it'll have that special kind of little wiggle and little buzz. And both of us will look up and say, okay, that one. There's one. You know, there is one keeper note. And then we'll just keep going and he'll construct the part. You know, I know a number of singers who call Dave their hands-down favorite harmony singer. And it's been...
RAWLINGS: I'm so red right now.
RAWLINGS: I'm so glad this is radio.
WELCH: So embarrassed, yeah.
GROSS: Gillian, is there note that you can think of, like a passage or note in that song or another song that gives you one of those, like, that's-it kind of moments, in terms of his harmony?
WELCH: The entrance to the third verse.
RAWLINGS: Do you want an example?
GROSS: Yeah. Yes, I do.
WELCH: We don't need to get up. So do you want to show them what a normal person would do?
RAWLINGS: I don't know. It's all normal to me.
GROSS: What note, what word are we listening for in the line?
RAWLINGS: It's the entrance. It's "On Calvary's Mountain."
WELCH: It's the first syllable.
RAWLINGS: (Singing) On - yeah. It's that thing.
WELCH: So over the chords, that's a bit odd. It's like a suspension. Not many people would open a verse that way.
GROSS: So we're listening to the entrance right now.
WELCH: Yes.
GROSS: Okay.
WELCH: (Singing) On Calvary's mountain, where they made him suffer so. All my sin was paid for a long, long, time ago.
So there you go.
GROSS: My guests are Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. They'll play two more songs after a break. This is FRESH AIR.
GROSS: My guests are Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, songwriters and musicians. They're going to perform another song that's featured on their latest album "The Harrow and the Harvest." The song is called "Dark Turn of Mind."
WELCH: (Singing) Take me and love me if you want me. Don't ever treat me unkind, 'cause I had that trouble already. And it left me with a dark turn of mind. I see the bones in the river. And I feel the wind through the pine. And I hear the shadows a-calling to a girl with a dark turn of mind. But oh, ain't the nighttime so lovely to see? Don't all the night birds sing sweetly?
(Singing) You'll never know how happy I'll be when the sun's going down. And leave me if I'm feeling too lonely, full as the fruit on the vine. You know, some girls are bright as the morning, and some have a dark turn of mind. You know, some girls are bright as the morning, and some girls are blessed with a dark turn of mind.
GROSS: That's Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings performing "Dark Turn of Mind," which is on their new album, "The Harrow and the Harvest." Before we end, you know, what I often do at the end of interviews with performers is ask them to surprise us with a song that we might not thing that they like or that isn't typical for them, and to perform it and tell us why they love it. Would you be up for doing that?
WELCH: Yeah, sure. You want us to just pick the song?
GROSS: Yeah.
WELCH: OK. We'll do "White Rabbit." How's that?
GROSS: That's surprising.
GROSS: Very surprising. And why are you doing this?
WELCH: We discovered one day, accidentally, in sound check, that we were doing our sound at this club, and the reverb was kind of broken, or the wrong setting was on, and I started singing. And I was just drenched in reverb. And it immediately put in me in mind of Grace Slick, and I started singing "White Rabbit."
And all the guys - Dave and our soundman, everyone - just died. So we've actually done it live a couple times. We did it on the - we just finished a tour with the Buffalo Springfield reunion tour, and we actually played it.
RAWLINGS: Yeah. We pulled it out a couple times.
WELCH: Yeah.
RAWLINGS: So we'll give you a little gem, little shot of that here.
GROSS: Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings, it's been so much fun to have you in the studio. Thank you so much for performing for us and talking with us, and thanks to the engineers at NPR West, where you are right now. It's really been a pleasure. Thank you so very much.
WELCH: Thanks, Terry. We really - we had a good time, and thanks for having us on the show.
RAWLINGS: Yes. Thank you.
WELCH: (Singing) One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small. And the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all. Go ask Alice when she's 10 feet tall. And if you go chasing rabbits, and you know you're going to fall, tell 'em a hookah-smoking caterpillar has given you the call. Call Alice when she was just small.
GROSS: That's Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, recorded last July. Their FRESH AIR performance of "White Rabbit" is on iTunes. Their latest album is called "The Harrow and the Harvest." Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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-verb. To be cleared of an accusation, as in vindicated, but one containing a moral element.
I couldn't convince my boyfriend that I didn't cheat on him with that cute guy from work, but I was vindictified when it turns out that the cute guy is totally gay.
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On May 18, from 6pm to 9pm, there will be a graduation party at Venus Restaurant (820 W. Jackson) for all LL.M. and exchange students to celebrate a very successful year with your professors and friends from Chicago-Kent! Please feel free to bring your family. Please RSVP to Hilary at email@example.com by May 15.
We have revised our policy regarding the use of computers for your exams and are pleased to be able to offer you the option of taking your exam on a laptop AND receiving extra time to complete the exam. Students who do not have a laptop computer can still take their exams on a lab computer, however they will NOT be able to receive extra time for their exams. This policy applies only to those exams for which the professor has given permission for students to use a computer.
All ESL students (that is, those LLM or EXC students who did not receive their LLB in English) will be rescheduled to take all their exams in room C20. Each one of you will receive an email telling you exactly which date each of your exams will take place. Unless they have an exam conflict, students who are NOT ESL students will NOT have their exams rescheduled and will NOT receive an email.
Room C20 will therefore be populated both by EXC and LLMs taking exams on their laptops and by EXC and LLMs handwriting their exams. We will make every effort to separate the exam takers so that hand writers are not disturbed by laptop exam takers.
Additional information from Dean Sowle:
Notice About Borrowing Laptops from the Computer Center: The Computer Center has a limited supply of laptop computers reserved for use in emergency situations that arise during exam period. Please contact me if you register to take an exam on laptop, and your laptop suffers unexpected problems that cannot be remedied before your exam. The Computer Center's laptops also may be used (subject to availability) if your computer has problems immediately before or during an exam, as long as the problem is not due to your failing to properly configure or register your laptop to run the SofTest program. (SofTest is the program all students are required to use for taking exams on computer; the Computer Center will email and post information separately about the SofTest program.) Because of limited supply, the Computer Center's laptops are not available for general loaning purposes during exam period, including to students who do not own a laptop or are Mac users. However, if you have exceptional circumstances that you believe justify borrowing a laptop for an exam, please contact Dean Sowle to discuss your situation.
•Availability of Professors' Old Exams. Many professors make their old exams available for students to review. Exams dating from 1992 and before are bound in volumes available in the 10th floor reading room in the Library. Exams after 1992 are available online by going to http://library.kentlaw.edu/Services/students.htm and clicking on the Exam Database link (under Resources).
This is just a reminder that if you wish to apply for OPT, you can still do so. You must apply for OPT before completion of study. All forms must be received at US CIS by the last date of the term in which you are completing your degree. The International Center recommends that you submit your application at least 90 days before you want to start working on OPT. For more information, please click here for the OPT tutorial.
From The American Lawyer: "For the hyperambitious, the only federal court clerkships worth striving for are in the chambers of elite judges, acting as way stations on the road to a clerkship on the U.S. Supreme Court. Some choose a different path to clerkship paradise, however, one that leads through courts in the South Pacific. These former U.N. trust territories have legal systems similar to those of the United States. And many invite American law graduates to spend a year or two working in their courts as clerks and counsel" For more information, please click here.
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I have just been sent a book to review: How to Get More Out of Holy Communion by St Peter Julian Eymard, published by Sophia Institute Press. Opening it at random (something one should not do) I alighted on the following passage: "We are tormented by a great sadness. It is fixed in the depths of our heart and will not be dislodged therefrom. There is no joy for us on the face of the earth that is not fleeting and that does not end in tears; there is none and there can be none. This sorrow comes to us as an integral part of our heritage from Adam, through whose sin we are exiles from our native land and from our Father's house."
This passage reminds us of the larger, eternal context of our lives, despite a sense of frustration and of sadness at the current local context: the sorry state of affairs our Government has got us into over yesterday's debate on the proposed Bill to redefine marriage. What is obvious to those who have any historical perspective, who have an understanding of the common good, who want what is best for children and future generations, and who foresee the unintended consequences of this disastrous piece of legislation, is that yesterday's vote – 400 in favour of redefinition, 175 against – marks the start of a formal and unbridgeable chasm between them and their opponents.
My father used to quote to me, "Man proposes; God disposes." In this instance man has proposed a piece of folly; God, whatever those who use his name to support their ideas might imagine – for example, I heard Theresa May, the Home Secretary, say on the radio yesterday that as a practising Anglican she supported the Bill – will make his own dispositions clear in time. In the here and now, as with William Oddie's recent blog on this subject, I will not be voting for the Tories in the next election or indeed again; the party that used to defend the preservation of what was tried, tested and true in our ancient institutions (and surely marriage comes into this category) has gone for good. As William Oddie commented, if this stance brings Labour to power in 2015 it could not be any worse.
A young priest got in touch with me early last week to suggest that the Catholic Herald promote parish Adoration during yesterday's debate, to remind Catholics that nothing good can be achieved without prayer. As it happened, the Herald was about to go to press so it was too late to include this idea. Nonetheless, although prayer is not the only practical remedy against coming events which one is powerless to prevent – the legislation still has several hurdles to overcome at the committee stage, though it is unlikely its opponents will be able to do more than merely modify it – prayer is still the final, most powerful and most consoling one. As St Peter Eymard reminds us, we are in exile from our native land and from our Father's house during our time in this world. The Bishop of Shrewsbury suggested in a recent interview with Luke Coppen in the Herald that we must be prepared to face persecution in the future. Why should this surprise us?


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Commercial Inspection:
The City of Glendale Pretreatment Progam is responsible for implementing the Commercial Inspection Program and conducting on-site inspections of commercial facilities that discharge wastewater into the City sewer system. The goal of this program is to protect the integrity and structure of our sewer system and, protect the health and safety of the public and City personnel.
How is this accomplished?
Inspections of commercial businesses shall include, but is not limited to, eating establishments, auto repair shops, commercial laundries, and car washes. Oil and grease interceptor inspections are conducted at restaurants, cafeterias, cafes, bars, clubs, hotels, hospitals, school kitchens, and other establishments where grease may be introduced into the sewer system in a quantity that may hinder treatment or cause line blockage or stoppage. Automotive repair facility inspections evaluate oil/water separator maintenance and operations. This is to ensure proper handling of oily waste and the prohibition of waste containing flammable materials or other harmful waste into the sewer system. Commercial laundries and car wash facilities include the inspection of lint traps and/or sand trap maintenance.
Why is this necessary?
Commercial establishment inspections help to ensure compliance with City Code interceptor. Installation requirements verify adequate maintenance and helps identify parties responsible for collection system problems and blockages. It is also an opportunity to communicate with and educate our business community about the needs and issues within our water and sewer system. Inadequate or improper maintenance of interceptors causes costly and unnecessary collection system maintenance that can easily be avoided with properly maintained equipment.


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All Comments (90)
i thought he was turning into the hulk not nutting there for a min lmao but nice girl to bad it wasnt her REAL first time getting her ass fucked bye a lil dick
Dude went full Chewbacca.
wish i coulda seen those nice tits bouncin. but it got me started. makes me want a dick up my tight ass. id love a long one like his.
Bro, I don't think this was her first rodeo...maybe the first with YOU...but not HER first.
she's beautiful girl, and she sucks very well and moves very well too!!!!!she's take a good position also !!! and the men ..... but it.... it is zero!!!!!!!!!!!!! nothing happens,not even shoot well and not even bend very hard!!!!!!!!!!!!! :( ....... poor thing!!!!!!! i complained !!!!.... she has not taken his foot really!!! i'm sure !!! i'm sorry for you molly!!!! :(
Her names Molly Madison, but there's also another Molly Madison who's more popular so you do have to have a look around to find this Molly Madison
She is so hoooooooooooooooooooooooot
Who is that girl anyway??
i do love fucking asses, like i always say, cunts are for sucking, asses are for fucking. a nice tight ass gets me coming in no time
"Your ass is so tight." Translation; "My flaccid boner, won't go in!" :troll:
You blowed up!! You must finish inside!!
"First Time Anal"??? I don't think so..... at 21:45 she reaches under the bed and pulls out the large economy size bottle of lube! I think she's been fucked in the ass many times before.
That is the smallest dick I've ever seen! He should get some kind of consolation prize!
VERY HOT, she took that cock perfectly. She sure liked it, she would have felt great for another guy to slide into her asshole. Really enjoyed jacking off to it. He should have came inside her rectum.
Great video....but dude....can you shut up?
The guy in the vid is creeeeeeeeeeepy!
fuck shes hot!!!
best film ever!!!
wish they would have stayed out on deck so others can hear and see;) beautiful girl! that was a very tight asshole fuck-i believe it hurt,but she followed threw! he treated her right during painful anal and got to cum one hell of a big load! that must of felt real good ;)
Great she has a perfect body very sexy
I thought he was going to fuck her ass and then throw her over the rail. First and last anal
May have been his first time trying anal with her, although his tiny flaccid cock wouldn't go in...she loved it though..good effort girl!
she sure knows how to back straddle a cock. she makes my mine so hard.
la flaca eres rica
i think it was maybe HIS first time. tidy chick though!
he should have made an anal creampie, that's where I always finish off when i have anal sex! This appears to be a genuine 1st time anal also.
Just don't ruin yourself, girl! Stay away from jungle fever!!
nice..but dude shut up man
i actually beleive this was first time anal and she took it pretty well:D
@ boochie idk i mean i havent done anal before but my boyfriend says the way i kiss makes him think that im lying lol
I want her so bad
Sure wish they would have had a third person operating the camera. That girl deserves a better presentation. The lighting is bad...the glaring red circle on her ass for example. Nevertheless: Hot!
All i got to say is wow she seems very into it and seems very real A+++
chi e italiano parli con me ciao
Que lindas e cavalonas donzelas que adoram dar o cuzinho para homens bemdotados, eu queria estar no lugar delas para sentir estas piroconas dentro do meu cu.
Molly who ?
I want her so bad
Molly Madison
Pretty sure that they were ON molly, not that her name is molly. The way they moan and her dilated eyes. So hot!!
am i the only one who noticed the guys switch,two different guys..second one had a nice cock.
good any more thin white girls
Still wondering who that girl is, anyone know?
great vid
she fucking sexy
This girl is awsome ! Bit it's not her first anal maybe that day
"first time" for today (also usual)
Girl give it up that good you can guar-an-goddam-tee I'm gonna not going to finish up jizzing on her hip--that shit is going so deep in her colon she's going to taste when she burps.
Very Sexy! Loved watching her taking that cock up her beautiful ass!
Girl is so hot. What a nice set of tits and that pussy so suckable and fuckable. Want to rim her asshole.
got my molly on my trollley
model full name please :)
the guy had first time anal quest..
waw its good
Super responsive !
Dann komm Lisa
Poor lad - only got a little one LOL
guzi je, tako!
She is beautiful but so is his cock! Mmmmmm.....
yo la quiero cojer a esa hermosura anal y vaginal
anybody knows girls number? I wanna try her man !
Super sane!!!! Hahahahaha
She is hony with my cock in her hand
What is her last name? Any more vids of her around?
first time the lube had been opened, most belivable first time anal video ive seen, and doramin, i see the girls like this all the time, your obviously looking in the library or some shit
interesting. she swallows my load after i fuck her ass.
I'll tell you what's most unconvincing about that clip. What gets me is that outfit she's wearing. Do YOU know any young women who would go out in public in a dress so short their ass was showing?
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK. FUUUUCK YEAH AHUHHHHHH FUCK YEAH *crying* FUCK YEAH!!! Fucking hilarious
i love to fuck my girl anal
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck! hahahahahah
Most likely 'first time' that day! The chick is a pro at anal.
I don't get why guys like this don't just take 1/2 a Viagra!!
well, she is lucky he has such a small cook...
I would fuck her brains out
I would want to bend her over the railing outside and bang her right there. That would heve been more fun. Nice tight ass..
Zombie you are bang on the money, limp cocks never squeeze into tight asses or pussies come to that, what a wanker this guy is..
ending made me laugh alot FUUUUUUUUUUUUU! what a fuckin loser you know that girl would have nothing to do with that guy if he did'nt have money.
guy was going super saiyan at the end -_-
wow.. that guy is the most ridiculous guy I've ever seen.. What guy cums screaming "fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkkkkk"? simply ridiculous..
nice gurl but g r o she
anyone else catch him saying "grind that little cock" at 18:09
what is this girls name?


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Sketch troupe Kids in the Hall, one of Canada's premium comedy exports, blasted primetime for the first time in 15 years with the preem of limited series "Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town" on Canuck pubcaster CBC last week.Over 1 million viewers tuned in Jan. 12 to the series debut, which sees original Kids Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson introduce an array of outrageous new characters. A million is a very good number for a Canadian comedy series debut (60% in the 25-54 demo) and much higher than the Kids' shows drew back in 1989, when the first season bowed on CBC.
Death" airs at 9 p.m. following CBC's long-running hit topical comedy series "Rick Mercer Report" and "22 Minutes." But U.S. fans are going to have to wait to catch up with the Kids' irreverent, surreal humor — best known from their eponymous TV series that ran from 1989-95 on HBO and CBS and discovered by younger generations via syndication, DVD and YouTube. American buyers are now getting a first look at "Death," says series producer Susan Cavan of Toronto's Accent Entertainment, which is creating an international version. Accent is handling foreign sales and partnering with 3 Arts Entertainment's David Miner ("30 Rock") to nab the right U.S. broadcaster. Cavan believes "the online frenzy from America fans and the positive response from people who love the Kids are the main factors U.S. buyers are looking at it." The Kids — whose members have worked steadily behind and in front of the camera in the U.S. and Canada since the original series ended — hatched "Death" during their 2009 North American reunion tour and pitched it to CBC in June. Cavan tapped federal and Ontario funding incentives for productions shooting in northern regions to make the skein. Given our quick production turnaround, and to retain the creative integrity of what the Kids wanted to do, it was better to finance the show completely in Canada," says Cavan. McCulloch, who exec produced with Cavan, adds, "The beauty from an artistic and producing point of view is that the whole thing is conceived before you start shooting. Our characters get more real estate, and we're not sweating ratings points." Working in what McCulloch calls a "visually interesting, weird little town" also provided unexpected benefits.


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Attractive Position close to Olympic Park, Seoul (July, August)GKI (Global Kids International) School
Attractive Position close to Olympic Park, Seoul (July, August)
GKI (Global Kids International http://www.gkis.co.kr) School is looking for American or Canadian teachers, who can starts instruction in late February. We are a growing Private English School specializing in education for Kindergarten, Elementary school-aged children. As an instruction you will be paid 2.3 to 2.8 million won per month (depending on your teaching schedule, experience, and qualifications. You will work basically 30 hours a week. Monday through Friday only. There is no Saturday school at GKI. We offer one-year renewable contract with the following benefits:
. Round Trip Airfare
. National Health Insurance
. Relocation fee provided
. Private apartment (NO Roommate) furnished with, air-conditioned, Cable TV, Internet Service, refrigerator, washing machine, and many extras.
. Visa Sponsorship
. 1 Month Bonus Pay upon completion of contract
. Friendly, cooperative working environment
. Native Speaker with teaching experience/develope programs
. B.Ed/BA/BS
. Enthusiasm for teaching
. Outgoing personality
. Willingness to cooperate and be a part of a growing team
Documents Required for Working Visa:
. Resume
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. Copy of Passport
. copy of diploma notarized by the Korean Consulate(Canada) or Apostille(US) ts
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- notarized on the nation wide(RCMP) original criminal record check by a public notary
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(2) American Teachers
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- Complete 'Self Medical Check' form and send it to Korea.
Please contact Kwon, Director of GKI at email@example.com
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Hello! My name is Kate I have been teaching at GKI school since October 2012. It's a good school with a large English-speaking staff. There are 20 native speakers (all Americans and Canadians), and the Korean staff is approachable and helpful. Our apartments are 5-10 minutes walking distance from GKI School. The neighborhood is nice, and it's easy to take a bus or the subway to Coex Mall, Lotte World, and other interesting places. We're also walking distance from Olympic Park, which is beautiful! I am very happy that I chose to work at GKI.