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Vicki McClure Davidson | April 1, 2012

  An unexpected turn for the worse: Jeremy Lin — the former underdog, now rising point guard star of the New York Knicks — has suffered a chronic meniscus tear in his knee. The injury requires surgery and will keep the former Harvard graduate from playing basketball for six weeks. A Linsanity stunner and disappointment [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | March 19, 2012

  Pres. Obama claimed a while back that China has a better infrastructure than does the United States — my guess is that POTUS either doesn’t know or doesn’t care that there is little urban infrastructure associated with the numerous caves in China that house 35 million, perhaps up to 40 million Chinese citizens. That’s [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | March 2, 2012

“Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale.” ~ Elsa Schiaparelli FOOD. GLORIOUS FOOD. Friday has returned — and with it, an assortment of fabulous food photos to tantalize your imagination and [...]

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