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- Main: Garden of Bones
This recap of "Garden of Bones" features a detailed section on each scene of the episode.
Scene 1
Rennick and a fellow Lannister guardsman discuss the greatest knights of the realm, while on duty at the perimeter of a camp near Oxcross. They are part of a force of new recruits led by Stafford Lannister. The guard posits that Ser Gregor Clegane is the best fighter in the Seven Kingdoms, because of his size and strength. Rennick counters that a lion can defeat a bull in a fight despite the bull being larger. The guard adds Ser Jaime Lannister to his list, and Rennick points out that he is still a prisoner of House Stark. The guard suggests Ser Loras Tyrell, but Rennick jokes that Loras has been stabbing Renly Baratheon for years and Renly is still alive. Their horses are spooked by something, and Rennick gets up to check on them. He pretends to hear something and then farts loudly, annoying his colleague. Rennick goes to urinate while the guard insists that he nevertheless heard something. He calls a warning to Rennick as Grey Wind emerges from the trees.
Scene 2
Robb Stark leads a cavalry charge through the darkness as he hears the screams in the distance. As they charge the Stark men take up the battle cry "the King in the North".
Scene 3
Day dawns on the corpse of Rennick, one of many strewn across the battlefield. Robb tours the aftermath with his bannermen. Lord Roose Bolton reports that they killed five Lannister men for every fatality they suffered. He expresses concern over the volume of prisoners they have taken, saying that they are struggling to feed their own men. Robb insists that the prisoners be treated well and rejects Roose's suggestion that they torture the officers, reminding him that the Bolton's traditional practice of flaying their enemies is outlawed in the North. Roose warns Robb that the high road is pretty but difficult. Robb counters that he is treating his prisoners as he hopes the Lannisters will treat his sisters.
They come across a nurse and a silent sister treating a wounded Lannister soldier. The healer is preparing to amputate his leg to prevent a wound infection spreading. The soldier is begging her not to proceed, but she insists on the necessity of amputation. Roose criticizes her spending time on the Lannister soldiers, and she retorts that the Northmen are not her men. Robb helps to restrain the wounded man as she saws off his lower leg.
Her patient is carted off, and Robb asks her name. She introduces herself as Talisa and declines to give her last name. She criticizes Robb for giving the orders that wounded the man. She attacks his position that the Lannisters killed his family and asserts that the common soldiers have nothing to do with King Joffrey Baratheon. She tells Robb that her patient is a fisherman's son from Lannisport and no warrior. Robb says that he does not hate the soldier, and she sarcastically notes that Robb's lack of animosity will help his foot grow back. She packs up her instruments and loads them onto a cart. Robb says that he is fighting to overthrow Joffrey and asks her to consider what peace under Joffrey would be like. She asks what his plan is once he has deposed Joffrey, and he admits not having one. He says that his focus is on winning the war. She begins to ride away on her cart, and Robb asks where she is from. She says Volantis, and Robb observes that she is far from home. He adds that her patient was lucky that she was there, and she retorts that he was unlucky that Robb was there.
Scene 4
Joffrey aims an ornate crossbow at Sansa in the Iron Throne room. He says that she is there to answer for Robb's treasons. She denies having any involvement in Robb's actions, calling Robb a traitor. Joffrey instructs Ser Lancel Lannister to tell her of Robb's latest outrage. Lancel claims that Robb used sorcery and an army of wolves to kill thousands of men under the command of Stafford. He adds that the Northmen feasted on the flesh of the slain after the slaughter drawing cries of outrage and horror from the courtiers. Joffrey suggests that killing Sansa would send Robb a message, but lowers his crossbow, citing his mother's insistence that Sansa be kept alive. He orders her to stand and says they will send Robb a message in a different way. He orders Ser Meryn Trant of the Kingsguard to beat Sansa but spare her face. Meryn punches Sansa and then knocks her over using the flat of his sword. Joffrey orders Sansa stripped, and Meryn tears her dress from her shoulders.
Before the spectacle continues further, Tyrion Lannister storms in with Bronn and demands an explanation. He angrily demands Meryn tell him what kind of knight beats a helpless girl, and Meryn retorts "The kind who serves his King, Imp!". Bronn makes a veiled threat to Meryn, sarcastically warning him to be careful of getting blood on his white cloak. Tyrion orders Sansa covered and reminds Joffrey that he is engaged to marry her. Sandor Clegane tears off his white cloak and gives it to Sansa. Joffrey says that he was punishing her. Tyrion wonders what crimes she committed and elucidates that she did not fight in Robb's battle, calling Joffrey a half wit. Joffrey asserts that he can do as he likes as king. Tyrion reminds Joffrey of the fate of the Mad King, who ruled without regard for the consequences of his actions until he was overthrown and killed by Jaime Lannister. Meryn warns Tyrion not to threaten Joffrey, and Tyrion counters that he is educating his nephew. He orders Bronn to kill Meryn if he speaks again and tells Meryn that he has now made a threat. Tyrion helps Sansa up and walks her out of the throne room. He apologizes for Joffrey's behavior and asks if she wants to end the engagement. She asserts her loyalty and love for Joffrey. Tyrion calls her Lady Stark and says that she may yet survive her captivity. Bronn says that Joffrey's aggression stems from sexual tension and suggests organizing a prostitute to temper his cruelty.
Scene 5
Sandor stands guard outside Joffrey's chamber. The king arrives and asks why Sandor is there. Sandor says that Tyrion has left a name day present and asked him to ensure that Joffrey received it. Joffrey wonders what it is and Sandor says only that it is inside.
Scene 6
Joffrey is met by the prostitutes Ros and Daisy. Ros wishes him a happy name day and then reaches for his crotch. He flinches and then instructs Ros to touch Daisy. He asks if Ros can hit Daisy, and she spanks her gently. Joffrey asks if Tyrion sent them, and Ros says that Tyrion chose them himself. Joffrey takes off his belt and gives it to Ros to use. He forces Ros to hit Daisy hard enough to make her scream. He hands Ros a stag's head sceptre, and she protests that too much pain will spoil the pleasure. He loads his crossbow as Ros warns him that his uncle might find out. He tells Ros that he wants Tyrion to find out and orders her to take Daisy to Tyrion's chambers to show him what has happened, or she will also be beaten. He aims the crossbow at Ros and orders her to begin.
Scene 7
Petyr Baelish arrives at Renly's camp in the Stormlands. Renly greets him as his "favorite whoremonger" and sarcastically hopes that he has not been waiting long. Petyr follows Renly into his tent, and Renly criticizes his lack of loyalty. Petyr says that he is a practical man, and Renly says that he dislikes Petyr and demands to know why he is there. Petyr looks to Brienne and Renly says that her loyalty comes without charge, and she can be trusted. Petyr says that Renly still has friends at court who think Eddard Stark was mistaken in not supporting Renly's claim. Renly says that Petyr is trying to protect himself in the face of his inevitable victory. Petyr offers to open the gates of King's Landing to Renly.
Scene 8
Loras walks Queen Margaery Tyrell through the camp as night falls. They see Petyr waiting for Margaery, and Loras leaves her to enter Renly's tent. Petyr asks for help finding his tent. Margaery says that she gets lost frequently within the camp and that as soon as she is able to find her tent the camp moves. Petyr notes her reference to having her own tent and questions the status of her marriage and wonders if the pressures of command keep Renly from sharing her bed. She says that, while naive to warfare, she thinks that the side with the greater number usually wins. Petyr counters that if warfare were simply arithmetic then mathematicians would rule the world. He questions Loras going into Renly's tent, and Margaery retorts that the place of a kingsguard is by his king's side. He asks who was at the king's side on their wedding night. She questions his interest in their marriage, and he calls it quite interesting to both him and the realm. He needles that the marriage of a wealthy girl always breeds interest, if nothing else. She notes his bachelor status, and he says that he has been unlucky in his affections. She says that it might be for the best, as he seems confused by the notion of marriage and asserts her devotion to Renly as her husband and king. She leaves him outside his tent.
Scene 9
Kovarro returns to Daenerys in the midst of the Red Waste. She notices that he has changed mounts and he reveals that he was given a new horse by the Thirteen, the elders of the great city of Qarth. He reports that on hearing of her dragons the Thirteen have invited Daenerys to the city. He adds that it lies to the east on the coast three days ride away. Daenerys asks Ser Jorah Mormont what he knows of Qarth, and he tells her that the desert around it is known as the Garden of Bones, because it is littered with the remains of travellers who have been refused entry to the city.
Scene 10
Arya, Gendry and Hot Pie arrive at the ruined castle Harrenhal with a column of other Lannister prisoners. Gendry sees the decimated towers and asks what kind of fire can melt stone. Arya tells him that it was dragon fire and Hot Pie asks if there are dragons there. Gendry says that dragons are extinct and Hot Pie wonders what he can smell. Arya says that it is the smell of dead people. Polliver orders them to walk on into the midst of the ruin.
Scene 11
They are chained in a stockade with many other prisoners. They can hear the sounds of a man being tortured nearby. The screams end and an old woman says that the victim is dead. She is expressionless and reports in a monotone that her captors have tortured her sister, husband and now her son to death. Gendry realizes that they select a new victim each day. Arya asks if anyone survives the torture and the woman does not answer. That night rain pours into the stockade as Arya recites the names of her enemies; "Joffrey, Cersei, Ilyn Payne, the Hound."
Scene 12
Petyr visits Catelyn's tent and she receives him with angry recriminations over his betrayal of Eddard. He says that he wanted Eddard to serve as protector of the realm and begged him to seize the moment. She says that he repaid their faith in him with treachery and orders him out. He says that he loves her and tries to take her arm. She grabs a knife and forces him to back off. He asks if she wants to see her daughters and says that Sansa is growing more beautiful while Arya is just as wild. Catelyn asks if they truly have Arya and he repeats the lie and claims that he is concerned for them if they remain captives of Cersei and Joffrey. Catelyn puts down her weapon and asks what he wants. He says that the Lannisters would trade her daughters for Jaime and she says that Robb will not agree to those terms. He suggests that she consider the terms on her own, as a mother. He says that he has a gift to show Tyrion's goodwill. Silent Sisters enter the tent with a chest. Catelyn asks what it is and Petyr is silent as she deduces it for herself. She kneels and opens the chest. Petyr says that Eddard was an honorable man and deserves burial with his family in the crypts of Winterfell. Catelyn again orders him to leave. When she is alone with Eddard's remains she allows herself a moment to cry before closing the chest.
Scene 13
Arya and the prisoners are awoken by Ser Amory Lorch and his men. Ser Gregor Clegane approaches the stockade. Hot Pie says that Clegane is the one who chooses which of the prisoners is going to be tortured and Arya recognizes him. Hot Pie stares at him as he approaches and Arya asks what he is doing. Hot Pie says that another prisoner told him that he always stares at the mountain and is never chosen. Hot Pie and his new friend stare at Gregor as he surveys the captives. Gregor selects the staring prisoner. Hot Pie wets himself in fear. The prisoner is strapped to a chair by Weasel as the Tickler questions him. He is asked about hidden valuable in his village and the whereabouts of the Brotherhood. A rat is placed in a bucket and strapped to his chest. Weasel heats the bucket to provoke the rat into burrowing through his chest. The Tickler asks who aided the Brotherhood and the prisoner implicates Ganes the butcher and his son. He begs them to stop and the Tickler says that he has been very helpful but continues with the torture regardless. Arya and the other prisoners watch, helpless to stop them. Arya repeats her list of enemies again that night. The woman prisoner begs Polliver for food to no avail and he hits her with his club. Arya adds his name to her list.
Scene 14
Stannis meets Renly on the coast of the Stormlands to parley. Stannis is accompanied by Melisandre, Davos and several guards. Renly brings Catelyn, Brienne and Loras along with his own guards. Stannis remarks on Catelyn's presence and she says that she had not expected to be there. Renly wonders if it is really Stannis and feigns confusion over his banner. Renly jokes that the battle would be confusing if they both used the same one. Renly wonders why Stannis's version of the stag is aflame. Melisandre explains that Stannis has taken the fiery heart of the Lord of Light for his sigil. Renly says that she must be the fire priestess he has heard so much about and jokes that he now knows why Stannis found religion late in life. Stannis warns his brother to watch his tongue. Renly says that he is relieved that Stannis is not really a fanatic and calls him charmless, rigid and a bore but not godly. Melisandre admonishes Renly to kneel before the Lord's chosen and says that Stannis was born amidst salt and smoke. Renly jokes that she makes Stannis sound like a ham. Stannis again warns his brother. Catelyn admonishes them to stop bickering and remember that they are brothers. Stannis counters that he would expect her to support his claim as Eddard did, remarking that her husband's integrity cost him his life, yet she sits beside a pretender and has the presumption to chastise him. She says that they share a common enemy and Stannis retorts that the Iron Throne is his by right and that all who deny it are his enemies. Renly says that no-one wants Stannis for their king and that he is opposed from Dorne to the Wall. Renly says that Stannis never wanted friends but that a man without friends is a man without power. Stannis says that he will give Renly the night to reconsider for the sake of their mother. He offers to restore Renly to his seat on the council and to name him as his heir until he has a son if he strikes his banners before dawn. He says that otherwise he will destroy Renly. Renly reminds Stannis of his numerous supporters and says that they will make him king. Stannis wheels his horse and rides away as Melisandre warns Renly to look to his sins because "The night is dark and full of terrors." Renly asks if his companions can believe that he loved Stannis once as he leads them away.
Scene 15
Daenerys and her ragged khalasar reach the gates of Qarth. They are met by a company of spearmen. Daenerys looks to Ser Jorah and questions the lack of welcome. He says that she might do the same if she heard that a Dothraki horde was approaching her city. She looks at her few remaining people and wryly questions if they constitute a horde. A party of dignitaries emerge behind the spearmen. One of the nobles steps forward and she begins to introduce herself. He cuts her off to say that he knows who she is. She asks his name and he says that foreigners find it too difficult to pronounce. He says that he is simply a trader of spices and introduces the rest of his part as the Thirteen, the rulers "of the greatest city that ever was or will be." Daenerys claims to have heard of the beauty of the city but mispronounces the name and is corrected by the merchant. He asks to see her dragons and she asks to be admitted first, and only after her people are fed and given water then she will show them the dragons. He says that the more skeptical members of the Thirteen do not believe in the existence of the dragons. Daenerys says that she is not a liar. He uncourteously claims to believe her but says that his opinion is of little value. Daenerys says that guests are afforded respect where she comes from. He suggests that she return to where she has come from and turns away. Daenerys steps forward and reminds them of their promise to receive her. He says that they have received her already. She says that they will die if refused entry and he claims that they will regret her death but that Qarth did not achieve greatness by allowing Dotraki savages through its gates.
The Thirteen turn back to their city. Ser Jorah warns Daenerys to be careful. She steps forward and the spearmen present their arms. She calls to the Thirteen and they turn back to her. She says that when her dragons are grown they will lay waste to armies and burn cities to the ground and threatens to burn them first if they are turned away. The spice merchant says that she is a true Targaryen. Xaro Xhoan Daxos says it is unbecoming for them to fear a little girl. He says that they can let a few Dothraki through the gates without endangering the city and points out that he arrived in Qarth as a savage from the summer isles. He invokes a custom called Sumai to vouch for them and allow them entry to the city. He runs a knife across his palm, then holds it up for all to see the blood. The rest of the Thirteen stand aside, and the gates are opened and Daenerys leads her people into the city with Xaro at her side.
Scene 16
The head of the tortured prisoner is hammered onto a spike above the stockade. Gendry is chosen by Gregor and his questioning begins despite him not being from the village. Arya watches as the bucket is strapped to his chest. Lord Tywin Lannister arrives and asks Gregor what is going on. Gregor says that they were not expecting Tywin for another day. Tywin asks why the prisoners are not in their cells. Gregor says that their cells are overflowing. Polliver interjects that the prisoners will not be there long. Tywin asks if they are so well manned that they can afford to discard able and skilled prisoners. He asks Gendry if he has a trade and Gendry says that he is a smith. Polliver catches Arya looking at Needle in his sword belt and orders her to kneel, calling her boy. Tywin immediately realizes that she is a girl and calls Polliver an idiot. He asks why she has dressed as a boy and she says that it was safer to travel. He says that she is smart and orders the prisoners put to work. He says that Arya will be his new cup bearer.
Scene 17
Tyrion is interrupted by a late night visit from Lancel. Lancel is bearing a warrant from Cersei for the release of Pycelle. Tyrion invites him for a drink and Lancel refuses. Tyrion wonders why Cersei did not come herself. Lancel says that he does not care and Tyrion continues to question him. Tyrion establishes that the order came directly from Cersei and then asks why Lancel waited to deliver it. Lancel says that he came immediately and Tyrion wonders what he was doing conferring with Cersei so late at night. Lancel says that Cersei often works through the night and Tyrion retorts that she must be glad to have Lancel helping her at all hours. Tyrion notes the scent of lavender oil on his cousin and says that it is a favorite of Cersei. Lancel asserts his position as a knight and Tyrion jokes that he is an anointed knight. Tyrion asks if Cersei had Lancel knighted before or after she took him into her bed. Tyrion threatens to tell Joffrey and Lancel collapses into a chair, aghast. Lancel claims that he was following Tywin's orders. Tyrion points out the benefits Lancel has received and threatens to go straight to Joffrey and Lancel begs him for mercy and offers to leave the city. Tyrion says that Lancel must act as his spy to buy his silence. Tyrion asks Lancel to beg Cersei's forgiveness and agrees to release Pycelle but refuses to reinstate him to the council. He enigmatically says that he could say that he has not harmed a hair on Pycelle's head but that it would not be strictly true.
Scene 18
Stannis summons Davos to his flagship, the Fury. He questions Davos about wearing his severed finger bones around his neck and whether they bring him luck. Davos says that since Stannis removed them things have gone well for him. He says that they are a reminder of his origins, Stannis's justice and skill with the cleaver. Stannis says that Davos was both a hero and a smuggler and that good acts do not wash out the bad just as bad acts do not wash out the good. Davos says that he has tried to teach his son the same lesson and Stannis wonders if he listens. Davos says that he listens to Melisandre. Stannis asks if Davos still remembers his smuggler's tricks. Davos says that he has lived within the law for seventeen years. Stannis asks Davos to smuggle Melisandre ashore and says that it must be done in secret and that they will not speak of it afterwards. Davos asks Stannis to consider cleaner alternatives but Stannis insists that cleaner ways do not win wars.
Scene 19
Davos rows Melisandre into a cove below the cliffs of the coast. She asks him if he is afraid, calling him onion knight, and he retorts that he has been told that the night is dark and full of terrors. She says that he has carried more unpleasant cargo in his time. She asks if he is a good man and he says that he is a mixture of good and bad. She counters that half an onion is black with rot then it is a rotten onion and asserts that good and evil are absolutes. Davos asks which she is and she says that she is good. She says that she is a champion of light and life.
Scene 20
They beach their rowboat and Melisandre asks Davos if he loves his wife and he says that he does. She asks him about other women and he asks her not to talk about his wife. She says that she is speaking of other women like herself and asserts that he wants her. She tells him that he wants to see what is beneath her robe and that he will.
Scene 21
They enter a cave in the cliff. Davos says that it is strange that her Lord of Light asks her to work in the shadows. She counters that shadows cannot live in the dark and are servants of the light. He finds their way barred and says that the bars are new. Melisandre says that their passage cannot be barred and opens her robe. She appears heavily pregnant and Davos calls on the seven gods for protection. Melisandre tells him that there is only one god and that he only protects those who serve him. Davos's lanterns glows with increasing intensity startling him. He backs along the wall of the cave as Melisandre lies down on her robe. She begins to moan and something shifts under the skin of her belly. Her choker glows red as she throws her head back. Her moans and gasps intensify as Davos looks on in horror. Shadowy hands grip her legs and a dark figure pulls itself free of her womb. The shadow stands before her for an instant before passing between the bars.


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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
the bermuda triangle and other waxing endeavors
when they told me team camp was going to be in bermuda my first thought was.... yeah right! but then i got sent a flight itinerary and realized it wasn't a joke: 1) i really was on on this team for next year - it wasn't a practical joke! and 2) team camp was in bermuda. score!
knowing absolutely nothing about bermuda, i channeled my one reference point: the beach boys song, "kokomo" and immediately started humming: "aruba, jamaica ooo i wanna take you to bermuda, bahama come on pretty mama..."
not feeling a need to fact check the beach boys, i began day dreaming about 80 degree weather bike rides, followed by sitting on the beach. (although, the sitting on the beach part made me a bit nervous, as i knew i would have to deal with me being a bit out-of-control down there, if you get my gist....)
i finally decided to check the weather last week and saw this:
which made me realize, the beach boys' sense of geography is probably just about as good as the beach boys' sense of women (as indicated in the great song "california girls.") so, i decided to look at google maps, and learned some interesting thing about Caribbean geography, the first being that: no, bermuda is not in the Caribbean.
i kindly circled or labeled all of the key reference point in the beach boys song. and, as you can see by the map... although 'bermuda' does kind of near-rhyme with 'jamacia'... it is not close to it.
my other reference point for bermuda is, the bermuda triangle.
the bermuda triangle - that place where things get lost and are never found - has recently actualized itself a lot closer to home.
yes, down there.
while talking about the team camp trip the other week to my old teammate susannah, i lamented about being out-of-control, my eastern european heritage, and how i desperately needed to shave before even being seen in boy-cut swim shorts. hey, some people get fat in winter...other people get hairy.
susannah breen, being my trusted source on all things female, replies: "Shave? WTF - you should be waxing. Maybe you could even right if off as a "work expense"".
this, of course, got me thinking...she's genius! however, the thought of putting hot wax on a bunch of hair down there, then ripping it off, really just didn't seem like a good idea.
so i did what i normally do: put it off and tried not to think about it.
and the same thing happened what normally happens when i ignore things...it got more wild, wild west... i mean seriously. totally out of control. the jungle became pretty laughable. "can it get any worse?" "let's see!" it got to the point where i think my boyfriend needed a road-map to maneuver all the detour signs down there. (hi mom!)
anyways....you get the seriousness of the situation.
team camp was getting closer and closer and something had to be done. i decided i was going to make the waxing plunge, but i wanted some more information. what is an appointment like? what kind of wax do i get? where do i go? what do i wear? do i need to trim up? how long does it last? how much further ahead of time should i get it done? i had lots of questions.
so, being an excellent researcher, i did what i normally do when i wanted information: i sat down at my computer, and began typing into google. as i started to get answers, i had more questions.... i learned there were different types of waxes... bikini wax, brazilian wax, french wax, hollywood wax. (predictably enough i did not see hungarian wax, as that is a bit of an oxymoron) .... i sat there contemplating what i wanted, and decided i needed some pictures, and went to images.google.com and started typing but stopped myself just before i hit enter... what the hell was i thinking?!?! i was totally going to give myself a computer virus and open some porno!
i stopped myself, but still needed some answers... so i emailed susannah. who, of course, provided me sufficient detail. susannah gave me some good suggestions. some of which i unfortunately forgot about. "First of all, the hair should be at least 1/4" grown....so you can "trim" if you want, but no shaving of course.... hey, if I'm going to have another woman messing around my lady parts - I want them to get it over with asap." that was sound advice. unfortunately, i forgot it...
so i had to find a place to make my waxing appointment, and instead of basing it off recommendations or yelp reviews, i picked the place closest to my work. this technique typically works well for me, and this one was no different. Serenity Skincare by Nicole - she looked pretty cool on her website.
and cool she was. i gave a call and had my appointment yesterday. she is located in the back of a hair salon. i walk in and immediately say: "i have never done this before. and i am kind of out of control." hey, no use beating around the bush.
so, i am not sure how waxings normally go, but i could have stayed in there for hours. she trimmed, she waxed, we chatted, laughed -- this was a blast! i heard her life story. i left feeling like she was my new bff. as i walked out i gave her a hug.
what? it seemed normal!
anyway, it wasn't until i got back into work and went into the bathroom that i really looked down and was like: holy shit i am bald! i look like i am eleven.
this of course resulted in a freakout for a few minutes. i composed myself, left the bathroom stall, went back to my desk, looked around with shifty eyes...and no one was giving me creepy looks. i know, why would they? it's not like my co-workers have x-ray vision. but for some reason it felt like they should.
so there we have it. i am bald and heading off to team camp. looks like rain.... guess it was all for naught.
8 comments:
- Lorri Lee Lown -- velogirl said...
awesome as usual! have a blast at team camp.
- Red Tail Dog said...
HAVE A BLAST @ TEAM CAMP! I hope you check the road conditions along with the weather... 'Bermuda has 150 miles (240 km) of private paved roads; 130 miles (210 km) of public paved roads; 25 miles (40 km) of historic, mostly unpaved railroad trail' Better shape than the pot holed roads of Oakland I hope. And you'll be on the wrong side if you do it right!
= )
- Jennifer Triplett said...
I hope you heard me laughing all the way from Colorado. Good one, Beth. A little TMI, but good one.
- Nils said...
Skin-tight kit + waxing = recipe for disaster / ingrown hairs. There's a great product called Tend Skin that helps keep your newly-waxed areas, um, happy.
Have a wonderful trip to Bermuda Beth!!! Just so you know there is some incrediable places to see while training in Bermuda!!
- Velouria said...
Some tea tree oil on the waxed bits and ingrown hairs should not be a problem. DZ Nutts chamois cream (the original version, not the women's) is helpful with that, since it's already got some mixed in.
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CLARION - The St. Marys Area Flying Dutch basketball team captured the 2010-11 District 9 Class AAA basketball championship Saturday with a 49-37 victory over the Bradford Owls in a game played at the Waldo Tippin Gymnasium at Clarion University.The Dutch used a 14-2 run late in the third period to break open a close contest. St. Marys led 24-21 with 5:23 remaining in the third period. Jimmy Werner started things by making one of two foul shots. Ryan Mancuso followed with a field goal, Justin Quiggle hit a three, and Mancuso and Quiggle each added a field goal before Bradford scored at the 53-second mark, 34-23. Ryan Uhl and Quiggle would add buckets as the Dutch went up 38-23 at the end of the third period. Bradford would outscore St. Marys 14-11 in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough to overcome the Dutch lead."This championship means a great deal to this program. Give credit to those 11 guys in there (in the locker room). If it wasn't for their hard work, we would never be at this point. It's all about them. They deserve the credit," said St. Marys coach Mark Guido."We were definitely motivated. We try to keep ourselves on an even keel. Our defense came through tonight. They picked it up tonight."Tonight we played our style: bring pressure, take care of the backboards and wear them down." The Dutch offense was led by Justin Quiggle with 17 points on four twos and three threes. Ryan Mancuso scored 16 points on six field goals and a four-for-six night from the foul line.Mancuso and Uhl led the Dutch in rebounding with seven each. The Dutch had a 31-29 rebounding edge over the Owls.The Owls were led by three players with 10 points. Charles Fair's 10 points came on four field goals and a two-for-two night from the foul line. Colton Holzwarth scored his points on three twos, a three and a one-for-one night from the foul line. Forrest Works scored his points on five field goals."Ryan Mancuso is nursing a sore knee. It was the biggest game of his career. It was fantastic," said Guido."Justin Quiggle also had a nice game, but the run we had in the third quarter was definitely the key to the game," added Guido.Holzwarth gave the Owls a 2-0 lead. Quiggle responded with two field goals, 4-2. Cody Faucher and Works hit field goals, making the score 6-4. A foul shot by Werner cut the Bradford lead to 6-5. Fair converted two foul shots while Works hit a field goal, 10-5. Quiggle hit a three to make it 10-8. A field goal by Holzwarth gave the Owls the 12-8 lead at the end of the first period.Holzwarth hit a three to open the second period. The Dutch went on a 9-0 run as Mancuso scored two field goals, Werner one and Quiggle hit a three, giving St. Marys the 17-15 lead. Works tied the game at 17 with 3:55 left. Mancuso scored on a putback and added a field goal, 21-17. Fair and Mancuso traded buckets as the first half ended with St. Marys on top 23-19.Werner's foul shot made the score 24-19 to open the third period. Works cut it to 24-21 before the Dutch went on their 14-2 run to take a 38-23 lead at the end of three quarters.Uhl made the score 40-23 to open the fourth quarter. Bradford went on a 5-0 run to cut the St. Marys lead to 40-28. Werner scored for the Dutch, 42-28. Dan Rinfrette converted a three-point play to make it 42-31. Mancuso converted two foul shots at the 1:40 mark, making the score 44-31. Fair scored for Bradford with Mancuso adding two foul shots, 46-33. Buckets by Rinfrette and Fair made the score 46-37 with 36 seconds remaining. Sam Guido converted a foul shot, making it 47-37. Jordan Weinzierl scored for the Dutch with one second remaining, giving St. Marys the District 9-AAA title with a 49-37 victory.Game notesThe Dutch are now 17-7 on the season.The Dutch will play the winner of Tuesday's Peabody at New Castle play-in game on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. at Clarion University. Peabody is the District 8 runner-up with a 10-9 record. New Castle is the fourth-place team from District 7 with a 20-7 record.This is St. Marys Area's first District 9 title since the 1999-2000 season.The Dutch had good fan support at Saturday's contest.Bradford 37Charles Fair 4-0-2-2-10, Dan Rinfrette 2-0-1-1-5, Colton Holzwarth 3-1-1-1-10, Forest Works 5-0-0-0-10, Mike Wilber 0-0-0-0-0, Randy Ruffner 0-0-0-0-0, Kyle Viola 0-0-0-0-0, Brandon Teriberry 0-0-0-0-0, Cody Faucher 1-0-0-2-2, Aaron Fishkin 0-0-0-0-0, Tim Drehmer 0-0-0-0-0, Tyler Wilber 0-0-0-0-0, Cody Mascho 0-0-0-0-0. Totals 15-1-4-7-37.St. Marys 49Jordan Weinzierl 1-0-0-0-2, Ryan Hockman 1-0-0-0-2, Sam Guido 0-0-1-4-1, Michael Fox 0-0-0-2-0, Bob Vollmer 0-0-0-2-0, Dylan Reigel 0-0-0-1-0, Ryan Uhl 2-0-0-2-4, Justin Quiggle 4-3-0-0-17, Ryan Mancuso 6-0-4-6-16, Jimmy Werner 2-0-3-8-7. Totals 16-3-8-24-49.Score by quartersBradford 12 7 4 14 37St. Marys 8 15 15 11 49
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Category: Interviews Posted by: admin GERARD BUTLER - Gerard Butler plays Spartan King Leonidas in the action film '300.' CNS Photo courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures.
Film Close-Up: Gerard Butler
Article Date: March 23, 2007 | Publication: Bend Weekly News | Author: Joey Berlin
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With chiseled abs that would make Adonis jealous, Gerard Butler stars as the bare-chested Spartan King Leonidas in the action epic "300." Blending historical fact with computer-enhanced fantasy, the film's surreal spin on ancient Greece is lifted straight from Frank Miller's graphic novel, inspired from a legend about 300 Spartan warriors who held off a massive army, against astronomical odds. Butler buffed up big time for his role. The Glasgow-born actor is emerging as a top box office draw thanks to the astonishing success of "300," although few people would know the actor on the street. He was unrecognizable behind his mask in the 2004 musical, "The Phantom of the Opera." Following his debut in 1997's "Mrs. Brown," Butler has been seen in "Dracula 2000," "Laura Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life," "Reign of Fire" and most recently, "Beowulf & Grendel." Butler took an odd path to his vocation, having first earned a law degree from Glasgow University where he was president of the school's law society. He caught the acting bug by chance when Steven Berkoff, the acclaimed British actor-writer-director, spotted him in a coffee shop and promptly cast him in a stage production of "Coriolanus." Butler will next co-star with Pierce Brosnan and Maria Bello in the crime-thriller, "Butterfly on a Wheel."
Q: How did the artwork in the graphic novel of "300" help you play King Leonidas?
A: You could tell so much just from the way that Leonidas would position himself, just those stances and the way he walked and the way he moved. I had just read the graphic novel when I first went to meet director Zack Snyder, and I was jumping around the room going, "These guys are like animals!" I'm jumping up and down, I was pretty much on top of the coffee table, you know. So I found the source material was such a kick-butt, pumping story with very, very unusual heroes. They're kind of bastards, you know, tough as you like.
Q: It is a whole other reality, and every line of dialogue seems to be delivered with an exclamation point. That has got to be challenging to an actor.
A: It's a fine line to tread. I mean, I think people kind of too easily rubbish the work that it takes to perform in an action movie and especially one like this, because you're dealing with tricky dialogue that's not in any way modern or easy to express. You're dealing with values and situations and scenarios that are so huge and difficult to comprehend. And as you say, you're in a whole other reality. On the one hand you have to be as big and as powerful and as compelling as that reality. But on the other hand you have to be human and real. Otherwise there'd be no story. It wouldn't penetrate in any way into an audience's heart.
Q: Talk a little bit about wearing that skimpy leather armor. Do the clothes make the man?
A: To me, the clothes taketh away the man, and then eventually make him, ha-ha. I think when we first wore the clothes it was like, what the heck is going on? We had to look at each other and laugh because sometimes you prepare for a film and there can be one thing that nobody thought about that is actually a gaping error. When we put on those costumes it was like, is this one of those gaping errors, that it just looks ridiculous? But of course after a day of just walking around in it, you get to a point where you feel OK. And then for me, because I've had to wear a lot of interesting outfits and costumes, then I start to allow it to define me, to define my character. And I trained so hard that a combination of the training and the costume helped me become that king, to the extent that when I put on the cape and the leather, I felt pretty powerful standing up there.
Q: What was your training routine like, to achieve that physique?
A: I have never trained so hard for a role. I mean, I actually really overdid it and got into quite a lot of trouble after the film. I had months of recuperation and physical therapy because I trained myself into the ground. I actually kind of broke off from what the producers wanted. They wanted me just to stick with the film's trainer, who I loved. He was great. But his was a very internal style of training, about developing explosiveness and endurance and stamina, which was great. But I know as an actor, I can produce that anyway. I have that fire inside me. I also wanted to build and sculpt, but I still trained with him to keep everybody happy. Then I had my own trainer, too. And then I had to go and train with the stunt guys for two hours. So I was doing six hours a day, and I was already buggered after three days. And it was seven months of this.
Q: You have had to wear so many costumes for films over the years, is Halloween your favorite holiday now?
A: Come Halloween, I'm always the worst dressed. I have no imagination. I think it's because I wear costumes so much, I feel kind of silly going out and finding one because I know I'll never do a job anywhere near what a brilliant costume designer can do. So I'll come up with maybe a pair of sunglasses and say I'm Elvis. When I was playing Dracula, though, in "Dracula 2000," I actually kept my outfit on and my contact lenses, and I went out like that!
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Washington, D.C.: The Next Real-Estate Boomtown
Washington, D.C., isn't just neckties and politics anymore. Lauren Schuker Blum has an inside look into the D.C. real-estate boom. Photo: Eli Meir Kaplan for The Wall Street Journal.
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LEITAO, Débora Krischke. We, the others: construction of the exotic and consumption of brazilian fashion in France.Translated byLetícia Maria Costa da Nóbrega Cesarino. Horiz.antropol. [online]. 2008, vol.4Selected edition, pp. 0-0. ISSN 0104-7183.
This article discusses the consumption of Brazilian products - especially fashion and clothing - in France as a way of consuming the exotic. Drawing on ten months of fieldwork in France, I engage data collected there with my experience from previous research carried out in Brazil. Firstly, this article discusses exoticism, a topic that invariably broaches a debate about identity and alterity. Then, some particularities of "consuming the other" in French discourses about Brazilian products are analyzed. Finally, I conclude that the construction of Brazilian fashion as exoticism is simultaneously situated in the French imaginary about the Brazilian other and in the very Brazilian production of garment fashion.
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Velez Sarsfield have won the Argentine Primera Division title after securing the Inicial championship on Saturday.
A 2-0 victory over Union, courtesy of a pair of second-half strikes from Facundo Ferreyra, was enough to crown the Buenos Aires giants their ninth domestic triumph and first Apertura - now known as Inicial - in 17 years.
Following Lanus' defeat to River Plate, Velez opened up a five-point lead at the top of the standings, making their rivals' chances of lifting the title mathematically impossible.
They now follow Arsenal de Sarandi and Tigre into the draw for the 2013 Copa Libertadores, which will be made on December 21.
"They said it was a time of transition but we showed from the start that we'd go for the championship," said Velez president Miguel Callelo during the trophy celebrations.
"The title is the result of consistent hard work and a clear commitment to our aims.
"[Coach] Ricardo [Gareca] knows that we want to continue along this winning path and achieve the goals that we are yet to meet."


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Throughout Virginia's history, women have played important, but often overlooked, roles as educators, entrepreneurs, nurses, lay leaders, farmers, artists, writers, reformers, pioneers, laborers, and community builders.
The Library of Virginia recognizes and celebrates women's accomplishments in all walks of life with the annual Virginia Women in History program, which honors eight women, past and present, who developed new approaches to old problems, strove for excellence based on the courage of their convictions, and initiated changes in their communities, state, and nation that continue to effect our lives today.
The Library of Virginia sponsors a variety of statewide activities for Virginia Women in History. Click on the tabs for more information about our programs.


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Businesses registered with the State Corporation Commission may file a Trade Name at the local level if they are conducting business under a different name other than the name that is registered with the State Corporation Commission. If you are conducting business under the name registered with the State Corporation Commission, you are not required to file a trade name on the county level. The types of businesses registered with the State Corporation Commission are General Partnership, Limited Partnership, Foreign Limited Partnership, Corporation or Limited Liability Company. You are strongly encouraged to consult with an attorney concerning the protection of your business trade name. A trade name filed at the local level does not have the same status as one filed with the State Corporation Commission.
Businesses registered with a foreign State Corporation Commission must register with the Virginia State Corporation Commission in Richmond as a foreign corporation before registering a trade name on the county level. All persons that register a trade name who do not reside in the Commonwealth are required to provide the name, address and phone number of a Virginia registered agent for purpose of service of process.
To avoid duplication of a business name it is recommended that the owner review the Trade Name index in the Court Public Access Network (CPAN) for names already recorded. The index may be researched on public computer terminals at the Fairfax County Courthouse in the Public Service office on the 1st floor (Suite 116) or the Land Records Research Room on the 3rd floor. The Research Room is open to the public from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Access to CPAN is also available via the web by paid subscription.
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- A certificate for registration for a business registered with the State Corporation Commission must be signed by an officer of the Corporation, General Partnership, Limited Partnership, or Limited Liability Company.
- If filing by mail, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of your certified copy. If a self addressed, stamped envelope is not enclosed you will not receive a certified copy of your registered Trade Name.
- The cost to file a Fictitious Trade Name is $10.00. Cash, in-state business check, certified check, or a money order is an acceptable form of payment. Make checks payable to the Clerk of the Court. Visa and MasterCard are also accepted (with a 4% processing fee) if filing in person. Please do not send cash through the mail. The Clerk's Office is not responsible for loss of any cash payment by mail.
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Hours for filing a Trade Name are 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you have any questions call the Circuit Court Clerk's office at 703-691-7320. Press 3, 4 (TTY 711).
There are five types of Fictitious Trade Name Applications:
- Individual/Sole Proprietorship (one owner) - Individual Trade Name Application
- Partnership - Partnership Trade Name Application
- Corporation - Corporation Trade Name Application
- Limited Partnership - Limited Partnership Trade Name Application
- Limited Liability Company - LLC Trade Name Application
Dissolution Applications
There are two types of dissolution of Fictitious Trade Name Applications:
- Dissolution of a business for an Individual or Partnership - Dissolution of Business Application CCR 154
- Dissolution of a Corporation, General Partnership, Limited Partnership, or Limited Liability Company - Dissolution of Business SCC Application
Virginia Code Sections Pertaining to Trade Names:
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BISMARCK, N.D. - The economic impact of the North Dakota University System and its students on the state of North Dakota has risen dramatically over the past nine years and now stands at an estimated $3.5 billion for Fiscal Year 2008, according to a recent report by North Dakota State University's Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics.
Titled Economic Impact of the North Dakota University System, the FY 2008 report is similar to studies conducted for FY 1999, FY 2004 and FY 2006. Report co-authors F. Larry Leistritz and Randall Coon use the North Dakota Input-Output Model to estimate economic impact by applying a multiplier to NDUS expenditures.
"The state's institutions of higher education are a significant force in the North Dakota economy," Leistritz and Coon concluded. "They provide educational opportunities for a workforce that needs more technological skills, and they serve as centers for local and regional economic development opportunities."
The North Dakota University System is committed to meeting the expectations of the Roundtable on Higher Education," said Richie Smith, president of the State Board of Higher Education. "This private/public sector partnership charged the University System with creating an even brighter future for our students and the people and state of North Dakota. This growth in economic impact is a reflection of the University System's dedication to academic excellence and economic growth."
Key measures of the economic impact of the North Dakota University System in FY2008 include:
The 11 campuses and related entities injected $940 million into local economies, including expenditures for salaries and wages, scholarships, utilities and capital investment. Almost 75 percent ($689 million) of the funding was from non-general fund sources. These expenditures resulted in total business activity of $2.8 billion in FY 2008, a 77 percent increase since 1999 with the strongest impacts on households (personal income of residents), retail trade, construction, finance, real estate and insurance.
Student spending for living expenses contributed another $305 million in direct economic impact to the state.
When combined, the NDUS and students provided a direct FY 2008 economic impact to the state of $1.2 billion.
From 1999 to 2008, much of the $407 million in direct economic impact growth (from $533 to 940 million) is from non-general fund sources such as grants, contracts and donations. The North Dakota Input-Output Model estimates secondary impacts based on NDUS direct expenditures. The model estimates the changes in gross business volume (gross receipts) for all sectors of the area economy.
With representation from the private and public sectors, in 2000 the Roundtable on Higher Education defined expectations of the NDUS and said the University System should play a larger role in enhancing the economic and social vitality of North Dakota.
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Starting this week, the SBA will be hosting a new Record section called "Ask the Dean." We will be posting a question directly to Dean Krent along with his response to that question. If there is anything on your mind that you would like to ask the Dean, this is your opportunity. Please submit questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
December 5, 2011 -- Question: How much of Chicago-Kent's revenue (tuition, donations, etc.) is diverted to non-law IIT programs?
Under IIT's Responsibility Centered Management (RCM) budgeting system, each of IIT's eight colleges is assessed a portion of the general university operating expenses as these are true costs of our operation, such as for the President's Office, the General Counsel's Office, Institutional Advancement, a portion of budgeted capital expenditures, and so forth. Moreover, as for other colleges, we are assessed "rent" based on the square footage we occupy at 565 West Adams. If we spend less than budgeted, or bring in more revenue than projected, so that we exceed our budget result positively, we share with the central administration a portion of such "profit," which is spent within the Law School in the following year. In contrast, no money raised from foundations or individuals is shared – all monies raised directly benefit the law school. And, as you no doubt have heard, I am pleased to relay that IIT will end the fiscal year with its first balanced budget in many a year and IIT Chicago Kent is a positive contributor to the success of our university."
November 21, 2011 -- Question: Why does our legal writing program use the ALWD manual for citation? It seems as though most other schools, as well as law firms, courts, etc. use Bluebook. Having to learn a new system of citation puts us at a disadvantage in our current/future jobs, as well as if we participate in law review, moot court, etc.
Answer: From Mary Rose Strubbe, Professor of Legal Research and Writing; Director of the Legal Research and Writing Program; and Assistant Director of the Institute for Law and the Workplace: Chicago-Kent's writing program adopted the ALWD Citation Manual in the late 1990s, when it was first published. The impetus for the creation of the Manual , and for its adoption at C-K, was a particularly dense new edition of the Bluebook in which the authors changed several rules for no discernible reason, added lots of minutiae, and provided virtually no examples and an almost unusable index. The ALWD Manual's stated reasons for being were to change rules only when there was a good reason, to provide a usable index, and to provide useful examples.
I think the ALWD Manual does a reasonably good job of achieving these objectives. Since the initial publication of the ALWD Manual, the Bluebook has added examples and has refrained from too many arbitrary changes in rules.
I don't think the use of the ALWD Manual in any way disadvantages our students. The basic citation rules for practitioner writing in ALWD and the Bluebook are the same. Thus, if a lawyer hands you a draft memorandum of law to a trial court and asks you if you know how to "Bluebook," I advise my students to say "yes," because for all practical, day to day purposes, they do. And if they are confused about the more esoteric rules, and work for a lawyer who lives with the current version of the Bluebook (highly unlikely), they can go to the ALWD website and download the handy charts outlining the differences in ALWD and Bluebook citation rules. The Bluebook is "used" by most law reviews as the bible for formatting law review article footnotes, not for writing to courts. Further, over the past fifteen years there has been a proliferation of citation manuals and systems, and I expect this trend to increase in future. For example, Judge Posner, of the Seventh Circuit, has created his own set of "rules" for his clerks, and views all formal citation manuals as too large and nonsensically nitpicky (I hope he will forgive me for the brief paraphrase of his published views). Other court systems and states have moved to other citation systems, without regard for the Bluebook or ALWD's views on citation.
So I think the citation manual from which students learn basic citation is of diminishing importance.
November 7, 2011 -- Question: Several students have questions about the law school's budget. How are recent upgrades, such as the wireless system and classroom technology, funded? How are smaller additions funded, such as the kiosk in front of the school? Do those upgrades come solely from tuition? What did the revenue from the tuition increase fund?
Answer: Every year in the fall, IIT requests each college to prepare a proposed budget for the following fiscal year (June1 – May 31st). In the last few years with the advent of the economic crisis, the expectation is that the operating budget will be the same as the year before, although each college can reallocate monies from one department to another. Raises for faculty and staff during the same period have been minimal to nonexistent. Some of the modest tuition increase has been directed towards raises (e.g., promotions), some towards increased health care costs, some towards increased student scholarships, and some to help the university escape from its budget deficit (which thankfully will occur by the end of this fiscal year).
Nonetheless, unexpected expenses arise that we then must fund through prior savings, philanthropy, or an appeal to the main administration. For example, in the past two years we have been forced to replace the fire alarm system and the concrete around the building, decided to establish a new wireless system throughout the building, and decided to start enhancing the technology in the classrooms. The SBA pushed for the latter two projects, and we agreed that both projects would benefit students considerably over time. The university chipped in and helped with the fire alarm system, and we dipped into savings to pay for the concrete project and classroom technology upgrade. Indeed, had we not used that particular pot of money for the technology upgrade (or for a similar project), we would have lost it per university policy. We generally cannot rely upon savings to fund law school operations without special permission from the university. In the absence of budgeted monies, we must rely on philanthropy. Indeed, we resorted to philanthropy exclusively to design, acquire, and build the kiosk and sign in the front of the building. Currently, we are looking to philanthropy to be able to build a second (smaller) courtroom. I am just hopeful that we will not have to tackle any other major unforeseen project in the near future!
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I asked Jeff Lewis if he could help. "What kind do you need, left or right-hand?" he asked. I said that I didn't know. He disappeared and came back a few minutes later and handed me two old boxes. "Bring back the one you don't use," he said.
The price? Four bucks.
They say that stores like this do not exist anymore, but there's a store in Valley Stream that will bring back a lot of memories and favorable comparisons to Lewis of Woodhaven. Morris Variety, 227 Rockaway Avenue, is just a few moments away from Green Acres shopping mall, a few blocks off Sunrise Highway.
There is a familiarity about Morris Variety that residents of Woodhaven will feel the moment they walk through the front doors. The high old-fashioned tin ceiling, complete with fans, is about 80 years old. (The location housed a Woolworth many decades ago.)
The aisles are packed with all kinds of items, basically everything you need. There is zero wasted space, with curtains and blinds and shopping carts hung on the walls.
Its resemblance to Lewis is startling. Over the weekend, when I posted a few pictures of Morris Variety on a Woodhaven Facebook page, nearly everyone thought they were looking at old pictures of Lewis.
There's a very good reason for the resemblance: the owner of Morris Variety is Jack Cazes, who started working for Lewis of Woodhaven back in 1973 and modeled his current store after Lewis when he opened nearly 17 years ago.
"It's the only thing we knew how to do," he says, crediting Larry Lewis with teaching him everything he knew and treating him like a son.
He tells a story about his very first week of work at the 90th Street Lewis. "A customer came in and needed a button that she had bought there previously," he recalled. "Now, a button rack has thousands of buttons and we looked for a little while but couldn't find it. I said to her 'Well I'm sure it's going to get filled in again' and Larry heard me and came over running.
"He said to me, 'Don't ever do that again. You go to the other store and you look!'" Cazes said. "I said, 'Mr. Lewis, it's just a 25 cent pack of buttons.' He didn't care. That was the level of service that he insisted on and that's the level of service I've provided ever since."
Robin Cabral agrees that Morris Variety is shaped from the same mold as Lewis of Woodhaven. She started at Lewis in 1981, worked there until 1997 and has been at Morris Variety since the beginning. "We set it up the same way," she says of the similarity between the stores.
Cazes is proud of the comparison, and notes that he's always happy when residents of Woodhaven stop in.
"Everything I sell here you can buy anywhere," he said. "The thing is, I have it all together in one place. That's where we're better than other stores. If you come to me for a window fan in the middle of winter you'll get it, just like at Lewis. And if you need a heater during the summer, we'll have it."
Sure enough, in the short time we were there, my mom was able to pick up a few items that she hadn't been able to get for a long time.
"I'd given up on ever finding this," she said to me, holding up a small pack of air mail envelopes. "You can't get these anymore. This is like shopping in the old days."
Lewis of Woodhaven's motto, printed on their business card, was "We Sell Everything." That spirit is alive and well at Morris Variety.


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18 U.S. Code § 175c - Variola virus
§ 175c.
Variola virus
(a) Unlawful Conduct.—
(1)In general.—
Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly produce, engineer, synthesize, acquire, transfer directly or indirectly, receive, possess, import, export, or use, or possess and threaten to use, variola virus.
(b)Jurisdiction.—Conduct prohibited by subsection (a) is within the jurisdiction of the United States if—
the offense occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce;
the offense occurs outside of the United States and is committed by a national of the United States;
the offense is committed against a national of the United States while the national is outside the United States;
the offense is committed against any property that is owned, leased, or used by the United States or by any department or agency of the United States, whether the property is within or outside the United States; or
(c) Criminal Penalties.—
(1)In general.—
Any person who violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $2,000,000 and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not less than 25 years or to imprisonment for life.
(2)Other circumstances.—
Any person who, in the course of a violation of subsection (a), uses, attempts or conspires to use, or possesses and threatens to use, any item or items described in subsection (a), shall be fined not more than $2,000,000 and imprisoned for not less than 30 years or imprisoned for life.
As used in this section, the term "variola virus" means a virus that can cause human smallpox or any derivative of the variola major virus that contains more than 85 percent of the gene sequence of the variola major virus or the variola minor virus.
(Added Pub. L. 108–458, title VI, § 6906, Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3773.)
Findings and Purpose
Pub. L. 108–458, title VI, § 6902, Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3769, provided that:
"(a)Findings.—Congress makes the following findings:
The criminal use of man-portable air defense systems (referred to in this section as 'MANPADS') presents a serious threat to civil aviation worldwide, especially in the hands of terrorists or foreign states that harbor them.
Atomic weapons or weapons designed to release radiation (commonly known as 'dirty bombs') could be used by terrorists to inflict enormous loss of life and damage to property and the environment.
Variola virus is the causative agent of smallpox, an extremely serious, contagious, and sometimes fatal disease. Variola virus is classified as a Category A agent by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, meaning that it is believed to pose the greatest potential threat for adverse public health impact and has a moderate to high potential for large-scale dissemination. The last case of smallpox in the United States was in 1949. The last naturally occurring case in the world was in Somalia in 1977. Although smallpox has been officially eradicated after a successful worldwide vaccination program, there remain two official repositories of the variola virus for research purposes. Because it is so dangerous, the variola virus may appeal to terrorists.
The use, or even the threatened use, of MANPADS, atomic or radiological weapons, or the variola virus, against the United States, its allies, or its people, poses a grave risk to the security, foreign policy, economy, and environment of the United States. Accordingly, the United States has a compelling national security interest in preventing unlawful activities that lead to the proliferation or spread of such items, including their unauthorized production, construction, acquisition, transfer, possession, import, or export. All of these activities markedly increase the chances that such items will be obtained by terrorist organizations or rogue states, which could use them to attack the United States, its allies, or United States nationals or corporations.
There is no legitimate reason for a private individual or company, absent explicit government authorization, to produce, construct, otherwise acquire, transfer, receive, possess, import, export, or use MANPADS, atomic or radiological weapons, or the variola virus.
The purpose of this subtitle [subtitle J (§§ 6901–6911) of title VI of Pub. L. 108–458, see Short Title of 2004 Amendment note set out under section 1 of this title] is to combat the potential use of weapons that have the ability to cause widespread harm to United States persons and the United States economy (and that have no legitimate private use) and to threaten or harm the national security or foreign relations of the United States."
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Could you email notes from this discussion? All of those topics are ones I am dealing with, we are building a new library which will have a multimedia production area in it among other things.
Thanks bunches!
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If you'll be attending ALA in San Antonio, I hope you'll consider
attending the following session, which I will be moderating.
Digital Media Discussion Group
Saturday, January 21, 2006 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, Room 206B
This will be an exchange of ideas for anyone interested to talk about
projects concerning digital media that are taking place at their
libraries, or to ask for others' experience with new issues on the
horizon. It is pretty informal -- there's no agenda we need to stick to
-- but I wanted to draw up a list of peoples' interests in this area as
a discussion starter, and perhaps with some resources available
concerning those areas. Here are some of the big issues:
* Digital Streaming and Content Providers
* HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray
* Multimedia Production in Libraries
If anyone has any other interests / topics in this area on their mind
(or helpful resources in these areas to share), please let me know.
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Osceola County could become the next local government in Florida to impose a moratorium on new pain management clinics — an effort aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse problems.
Commissioners agreed Monday to work with the Sheriff's Office and draft an ordinance, which could temporarily halt any new clinics from opening until standards are set on their operations.
Authorities say many pain clinics are nothing but fronts for pill mills, where doctors dole out addictive, powerful drugs for cash.
There are more than 900 pain clinics statewide. The Osceola County Sheriff's Office said there are about a dozen in the county.
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Twente despede Co AdriaanseWe've been playing really bad this season as far as passing and combinations goes, alot of long balls to our 2 tall strikers. It's not just Adriaanse's fault I think, it also has to do with the loss of Ruiz and Janssen, and the purchase of Fer. But our team isn't improving, it seems to be getting worse. And Adriaanse seemed lost, making alot of changes each game, not finding a good system.
(Isto é do interesse do nosso amigo Filter)
Será que a época estava a ser assim tão negativa ?! Aparentemente estando em 3º lugar no campeonato e apurado na liga europa, não havia motivo ...
That said, we'll have to see if Steve McClaren will do any better. Last time when he came to my club he already had a good team, he just had to continue the way things were going. Now he has to make changes.
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Scientists Find Bacteria Thriving on a Feast of Seafloor Rock
On the deep ocean floor, microbial life is feeding on fresh volcanic rock and flourishing with greater abundance than even the most optimistic scientists thought possible. According to a study published May 28 in the journal Nature, scientists have found bacteria growing on oceanic crust in concentrations that are thousands- to ten-thousand times (three to four orders of magnitude) greater than what is found in the overlying waters.
Researchers collected and examined rock and water samples from the East Pacific Rise, the Nankai Trough, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the Sargasso Sea, and the seafloor near Hawaii. The research team—which included scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the University of Southern California (USC), the University of Bremen, Western Washington University, the Marine Biological Laboratory, and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography—used various molecular and genetic analysis tools (such as quantitative polymerase chain reaction and clone libraries) to quantify the abundance, richness, and diversity of communities of bacteria living on young ocean crust.
What they found was a community of microbes—growing without light and eating rocks—that is as fertile and prodigious as what can be found in terrestrial farm soil. Such seafloor microbes have been detected before, but this is the first time that they have been quantified.
"We were truly shocked to find microbial life thriving at the levels we observed," said Cara Santelli, a recent graduate of the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography and now a postdoctoral scholar at Harvard University. Santelli conducted the research with geochemists Katrina Edwards and Wolfgang Bach while all three were in Woods Hole. Edwards is now at USC, while Bach has moved to the University of Bremen.
"Theoretical research by Edwards and Bach had suggested that life could exist in such a dark, cold, and rocky environment," said Santelli, lead author on the Nature paper. "The objective of our project was to provide tangible evidence. Not only was the biomass in seafloor lava greater than in the overlying seawater, but the bacterial diversity was significantly greater than we could have imagined."
The findings open up new questions about the evolution of Earth and of seafloor life.
"We are just beginning to scratch the surface," Santelli said. "What role does this microbial community play in global ocean chemistry? What sort of metabolism is needed to live in and dominate this environment? And what exactly are these microbes doing down there?"
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Author Recounts Murder-Suicide on Kalamazoo Campusby John Dykstra '13 • April 15, 2011 Share:
The sound of shotgun blasts rang Oct. 18, 1999, through the halls of a dorm at Kalamazoo College. After opening the door of room 201, a campus security officer immediately closed the door. He never took his hand off the door knob.
Professor of English at Kalamazoo College Gail Griffin read selections from her book The Events of October: A Murder-Suicide at a Small Campus Thursday evening in Korb Classroom. Griffin's book discusses the aftermath of a murder-suicide by student Neenef Odah. He killed his ex-girlfriend Maggie Wardle, and then turned the gun on himself.
"With Kalamazoo College being such a small school like Wabash, you can probably identify that what came after that night was a series of aftershock to our campus that lasted over a year," Griffin said. "It was known through various perspectives and many different ways. I went into this project trying to track these things and see what happens when a small campus community has exploded internally through an unimaginable act of violence."
Neenef Odah's family immigrated to America for higher education, Griffin said. The pressure his father placed on Neenef was immense. By not living up to his father's expectations academically, Neenef contemplated suicide according to some of his friends. His father discouraged him from dating women, especially white women. After a failed relationship with Wardle, a white woman, he took both of their lives.
Professor of English Dr. Warren Rosenberg provided an insight to Griffin's work in terms of gender and culture.
"She has a very powerful chapter towards the end where she looks at statistics and lots of other cases," Rosenberg said. "What that shows is that this is not an aberration. The idea is to show that there is a pattern. In South America, a man who walks into his home and sees a man with his wife has the right to kill the man his wife is with. So, Griffin not only explores gender, but cultural differences as well."
Mack O'Shaughnessy '11 complimented Griffin's research. Griffin interviewed Wardle's family as well as several students and friends of Odah and Wardle.
"I could not imagine going and speaking to this family who lost their child," O'Shaughnessy said. "To gain access to that private information really says a lot about the family who wants to help tell this girl's story. They put a lot of trust into Griffin and apparently she has earned it."
Dr. Rosenberg said Griffin had to be cautious when writing her book. He said friends of Odah protested because Odah was not mentioned equally in the story. Odah's parents never responded to Griffin's request for an interview.
"She is dealing with people who are traumatized by this event," Rosenberg said. "She is also dealing with people who have different perspectives – some who were good friends of the guy and some who were good friends of the girl. She had to be cautious when writing this work because of the various perspectives."
James Kennelly '12 appreciated Griffin's writing style because Griffin tells the story and allows the reader to find their own solution to the murder-suicide.
"I really think that is the focus of her talk – on just capturing the narrative and not trying to solve it or fix it, just to write the story and pass it on," Kennelly said. "She is not trying to provide a solution; she is providing a story that people who have had a connection can find a solution. She preserves the story and makes sure it is not forgotten."
Griffin ended her reading on a chapter that discusses her imagining that Wardle survived or was saved, though the story is set in history.
"This story cannot be rewritten, but for a moment it's like those dreams are so real that you cannot shake them off," Griffin said. "The imagining feels almost strong enough to reach back in time and snatch her to freedom."


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MALDEF Lauds California Supreme Court Ruling Upholding AB 540, Waiver of Out-of-State Fees for All Qualified Students
LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, MALDEF applauded the California Supreme Court's ruling in Martinez v. Regents, upholding the California law known as AB 540. AB 540 provides a waiver of out-of-state tuition fees at California's public colleges and universities for students - regardless of immigration status - who have completed three years at a California high school and have attained a high school diploma, or the equivalent thereof.
In response to the ruling, MALDEF President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz remarked, "This important and beneficial ruling vindicates the careful process followed in drafting AB 540 to ensure that it complies with federal law. The Court's decision means that California's institutions of higher education will continue to be strengthened by the inclusion of some of our state's brightest and most successful students, who simply lack legal status due to the nation's failure to enact the widely-supported DREAM Act."
In today's ruling, the California Supreme Court concluded that California's tuition waiver met the requirements established by federal law to allow the State to provide a post-secondary education tuition waiver to graduates of California high schools, including undocumented students, who have proven ties to the State. Such ties includes the payment of taxes to the State. In its decision, the Court explained that, even though the federal government has established some restrictions on state power, states retain the power to enable undocumented students to have meaningful access to college education.
In 2005, a national anti-immigrant group filed a lawsuit in California state court challenging the validity of AB 540. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of students with minimal to no ties to California, claiming that AB 540 was in violation of federal law. MALDEF represented students receiving the AB 540 tuition waiver at the trial court level, and continued to represent them as Amicus Curiae in the Supreme Court.


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Gaerne shoes seem to kick about under the radar but they do so quite successfully on the feet of the likes of Petacchi, Cunego and Van Den Broeck, where admittedly their blurriness makes them hard to spot. These G.Mythos are stacked about mid-way up in the Gaerne shoe-cupboard, suitable for the enthusiastic weekend warrior that can't quite justify the £240 for their top-end racing clogs but want a little taste of that handmade Italian thing.
Out the box and fiddling with straps and cleats just to see what's what it's disappointingly apparent that they're not the best finished shoe with little wisps of leftover stitching sprouting out all over like cress and gobs of glue here and there, must be all that Prosecco provoked passion oozing out.
Fit is stereotypically Italian, that's to say, thin, narrow and tight, although the Gaernes have a little more room in the forefoot than some other Tricolore Trainers. The shoe hugs the foot softly yet firmly, al dente if you will, comfort helped by the leather one-piece front of the upper that does away with panels and related stitching so there are no seams to rub the pinkies but despite Gaerne's claims of an Air Ventilation System with innovative layer perforations guaranteeing optimal ventilation these are a warm shoe. Although the whole surface is covered with tiny holes there is little in the way of airy mesh areas, and what there are trend towards stylishly minimal slits. On a hot and sunny day toes tend to toast, which is a shame because that's exactly the weather you'd want to wear these spangly disco slippers. Looking on the positive side in our more temperate climate these could be worn comfortably on less balmy days when a bit of rotating Italian sunshine can cheer up any dreary day and more breezy shoes might demand over-somethings.
Foot retention is handled by a ratchet and a pair of Velcro straps, the 2D Micro adjustable buckle is mounted on a large and wide plastic base to spread the load and ratchets tight with the reassurance of metal, and responds well to just-one-more-click pre climb or sprint pressure. The pad on the ratchet strap with the big 'G' on wraps across a generously padded tongue and is adjustable from side to side to ensure symmetrical upper foot comfort. The twin Velcro straps up the front of the shoe are backed up with the Safety Lock Strap System, a strip of teeth underneath the straps that mesh into similar on the shoe body and they staccato satisfactorily when pulled taught and ensure that the straps don't slip or stretch even under the clumsiest crank pulling load.
Keeping the foot even further imprisoned within the shoe is the solid injection-moulded plastic anatomic heel-cup and 'U' Control Heel System. The heel area is aggressively pinched to hold the foot, such that it's a squeeze to get in but stoically secure once there, the inside of the heel is pleasantly padded and even has a grippy material lining to further keep the rear of the foot from moving around. On the outside slithers of reflective inserts are a minimalist safety feature for dusky riding.
The Evolution sole doesn't feature any fancy carbonyness which you might be bothering for at this price (the G.Mythos are available as a carbon soled variant for £50 more) but the plain jane nylon construction does it's job well enough, it's quite a thick and chunky sole to keep it flex free which helps towards the shoes somewhat lardy weight (696g for my size 41 test pair), but it's not super stiff either, it's just solid, and, er, there, lacking a certain amount of feedback and character.
The multi-coloured comfort fit insole is designed to offer maximum comfort combining natural materials with three technical inserts which supposedly adapt to the users foot shape, labelled 'Sensitive Islands' these are simply sections of memory foam stuck on the underside of the insole and don't seem to do much really - not for me anyway, the elegantly contoured sides and deep heel-cup are more useful for foot cosseting.
There's a lot to like about these G.Mythos; if you're a fan of the fast Italian racing slipper look then they're ready to shine on the start line or make you look more Gran Fondo than Sportive, the fit is certainly snug and the ratchet and strap system in conjunction with the rigid heel-cup and tight ankle are secure enough to make sure none of your effort is wasted in footloose inefficiency. The one-piece upper construction and padded insides keep things comfortable though, as long as you don't take them on holiday or ride them on the two Summer's days in the UK where the lack of ventilation makes them a sweat-shop shoe. But in exchange for all of that Italian handmade passion and thing you're missing out on carbon sole potential and gaining a bit of weight because of it, leading to the G.Mythos pedal pushers looking fleet of foot but perhaps lacking a certain spring in their step.
Italianglish aside, I'd happily trade a little less stereotypical Italian passion for a bit more value for money and performance, a carbon-sole upgrade, and another mesh vent.
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Gaerne G-Mythos shoes
Size tested: 41
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Why Gaerne? They say because you won't find such a high-end quality cycling shoe anywhere else in the world. Made in Italy for the last 49 years by people who live and breath cycling, Gaerne Cycling Shoes are designed for a truly one of a kind fit plus optimal performance for the highest possible output.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Like all good shoes nowadays, these are laced with technical features and acronyms, the Gaernes have an Air Ventilation System, 2D Micro Adjustable Aluminium Buckle, the Adjustable Instep Closure System adapting the shoe to all foot morphologies, indeed, a Safety Lock Strap System, the innovative closure system patented by Gaerne, Comfort Fit Tongue, 'U' Control Heel System in conjunction with the all-new injection-moulded plastic anatomic Heel Cup, and finally the Fit Comfort Insole.
The actual construction of the shoes was fine, but the finishing left a lot to be desired.
Excellent slim fit and foot security systems let down by over-heating and being overly heavy.
Despite the poor quality control in the finishing room the G.Mythos are well made and look set to last a while.
That nylon sole needs to be sturdy enough to be stiff enough and it certainly makes these a weighty shoe to have to pull up 100 times a minute. Some similarily priced shoes come with a carbon sole and a 50g per foot weight saving.
With the caveat of 'if they fit you' aside I found these a supremely comfortable shoe, but then I have Italian feet. Padded where they needed to be and the one-piece front end keeping things comfy inside, but marked down a bit for their warmth on hot days when they became uncomfortable.
There definitely seems to be a Italian handmade premium on the Gaernes.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Good in parts, not so well in others.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
The look, the fit and the ratchet and strap bindings.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
The poor finishing, the lack of ventilation and the slight tubbiness.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Hmmm, maybe, I might splash the cash on the carbon soled version though, just to lose a bit of weight and get a bit of feel through the pedal.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Maybe.
About the tester
Age: 42 Height: 180cm Weight: 73kg
I usually ride: It varies as to the season. My best bike is: The one I\'m on at the time
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, cyclo cross, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, mtb, Fun
Jo Burt has spent the majority of his life riding bikes, drawing bikes and writing about bikes. When he's not scribbling pictures for the whole gamut of cycling media he writes words about them for road.cc and when he's not doing either of those he's pedaling. Then in whatever spare minutes there are in between he's agonizing over getting his socks, cycling cap and bar-tape to coordinate just so. And is quietly disappointed that yours don't He rides and races road bikes a bit, cyclo-cross bikes a lot and mountainbikes a fair bit too. Would rather be up a mountain.


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"We learn from this, that God does not rest satisfied with the outward appearance of works, but chiefly demands the inward feelings, that from a good root good fruits may grow" (John Calvin). Love is not primarily a feeling, but Jesus certainly wants feeling and action to agree. We must act in a loving way even if the feeling is not present, but to feel love while acting is even better. Pray that your actions would always be a result of the love you possess.
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