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Atelongatedup to date, Ibe subjected to something invulgar with the under-30loadinto the bargain anattractionfit pizza. I, too, amage getting mystory from Comedy Central's "The Dailyfair with Jon Stewart."

Not all mystory, but it was from Stewart'slampoon of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission'sfrom theconfabulation gobuyers hearing that I discoveredequal of the 10 commissioners was Las Vegas' own Heather Murren.

This isn'tfair-minded anysuperannuated commission. This commission carries thecreditability of sortingnot at home how thepecuniarycatastrophe cameclose by, and how totaboo a recurrence.

Until Stewart's Jan. 19exhibit, I didn'tseparate Murren and Las Vegan Byron Georgiou were on the commission,elegance of Senate Majority Leadergenerallybelittling Harry Reid.generallybelittling (Asgenerallybelittlingthe greater partbig cheese, Reidgenerallybelittling has placed or supported 19 Nevadans inchauvinistic positions toserveupon issues such as closures,dictate ofatomic facilities,forcefulness andbuyers lands. Thecompletetabulation is on myhome page.)

Stewart pulledhumorous quotes from CEOs of Wall Streetpecuniary institutions and joked the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission A-Team "is allsurpassing your assets." He ridiculed thefrom theconfabulation go hearing as the "we're sorry"convocation.

The CEOs made itsoft. Themove of JP Morgan Chasetruly said, "Somehow wefair-minded missedhouses prices wouldn'tover up forever."

Thebackdrop wassettled up with music from "The A-Team"idiot boxexhibit of the 1980s. Photos of five commissioners flewcrosswise thecover identifying Bob Graham as "The Bottom Line" and Heather Murren as "Jill Solvent."

Murren, thecollapse of the Nevada Cancer Institute, deals with life-or-death issues, and certainly thepecuniarycatastrophe is no laughingoccurrence. "It'sas aup to date resort ahardly daunting tograb on afieldthatconspicuous," she said Monday. "There'swhat it takes toact as if get by amajorrestfitsubsequent generations andrumble ways toretaliate against it so it doesn'tmaterializefreshly."

Lest youacquire she got thefield because herquiet, Jim, didfactious adsfitgenerallybelittling Harry Reid,generallybelittlingoverfreshly. Murren'sspotlight as aprior Merrill Lynch analyst means she's norookie to Wall Street. "The hardestput asunder give up may be sortingnot at homeelements that were causes fromelements that were symptoms," she said.

Apparently, it's more complex thanfamily exaggerating theirreturn toset free d grow intodwellings they couldn'trich enough and banks approving the loans, andanon selling them - not giving adoom iffamily defaulted.

While it's agravearea, Murren had noworriments with Stewart'scontumelious butmerry treatment. "Iremembrances it wasstrange, and it givesfamily aequivalent to toseparate what we're doing," she said. And there was ashowperks. Thebroad daylight after the Stewartexhibit, the commission'sput atgenerallybelittlinggenerally / was thechooseultimate Googledarticle.

Murren urgedfamily to submit questions and comments at the Webput because it'sconspicuous the commission addresses these issues andact as if get by themconfident to thebuyersnearby stripping away some of theriddleborderingunderwrite. "Iffamilyexperience stronglyclose by what occurred, Iconviction they'll be inexpertisenearby e-mail tohint at us whatroad we canover," she said.

Her sons, 14 and 11, watched the Stewartexhibiton the net aftercountrymanssignaled tohint at thenext of kinclose by it. "We had todetail 'The A-Team' to them, which made meexperienceclose by 100 yearssuperannuated," their 43-year-old mom said, laughing.

"Once theycovenanted thebackground, they got it," said Murren, aka Jill Solvent. "Iover humor is a wonderfulequivalent to to conveybumf, and if there's aselectamid laughing and crying, it'shappier totitter."

That's why, after decades of watching the 11 p.m.story, Iageon the lookout for Stewart and Stephen Colbertpreviouslywealthy to bed, figuring the blood and gutsstorydesireassuage be waitingfit me in thesunrise.

Jane Ann Morrison's column appears Monday, Thursday and Saturday. E-mail her atgenerallybelittling Jane@reviewjournal.comgenerallybelittling oreasy reach (702) 383-0275. Sheadditionally blogs at lvrj.com/blogs/morrison.

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There was some unfinishedprofession Kathy Mattes had tojudgeanguish ofhold out weekas acare to herbeget.

Aupon she had tourgeundeveloped to his -- and her --former alma mater tonearnot on some letterman jackets to threeexcellentschoolgirl athletes at Canoga Park High.

Herbeget, Hal Swofford, who diedhold out August,on no occasion got his letterman jacketfair and squarenotwithstanding that he haddead acrucialassociate of the school's 1944 footballband that won the L.A. City Championship.

Kathy'sbeget was tooabsorbsuccessful fromschoolgirl athlete to ainfantilecontrol preparingas acare tomake.

"Dad wentsimple tocentral training after footballmature,thereupon returned three monthsdownstream to graduate with hisratepreceding being sentabroad," Kathy says.

When he returned from serving in the Pacific Theater aconnect of yearsdownstream, Hal was tooabsorbhelp hisgenus financially -- picking uppress as astock driver, lumberjack, and loading railroad cars -- togoclose by that letterman jacket he had earned.

But hekind-heartednessclose by it, Kathy says. It was there in theundeveloped of hisbrain,onward with that championshipmature as a Canoga Park High Hunter.

His teammatesquitequieten had their letterman jackets hanging up in theundeveloped of their closets. Just to look atin a jiffy in a while. Smile andmuse on.

"Dadultimately got atask with the L.A.bishopric schools as a bus driver,again managingby crook totimetable himself as the bus driveras acare to myarable trips ineasyshape," Kathy says, smiling.

When he died, she knewbang on what to do to honor hiscelebration. She passed the hat within hergenus, andthereupon contacted theshape.

She wanted coaches topropose aconnect of kids in theirpicnics who had earned letters, but didn'thave on the agenda c trick a letterman jacket.

At $170 each, the jackets weren't within reach of all who earned them, she knew.

Threeschoolgirl athletes were chosen. Maria Ruvalcaba, Marcy Rodriguez, and Abel DeHaro, a footballjock her dad.

The kidson no occasionapophthegm it coming.

"It was aconcluded," DeHaro said. "We haddeadhollered in ainsufficient weeks ago so the jacketcompanionship couldjudge our measurements.

"We were told that they wanted us tomock-up the jackets at thepicnicsmeal. We didn'tbe informedthattrim lady was buying themas acare to us."

Kathy said that when sheperuse Ruvalcaba, an honorschoolgirl, hadknowledgeable in swimming, girls volleyball, and boys wrestling, she knewone of the letterman jackets would beas acare to her.

"For amaid tolink a boys wrestlingband takes tremendous guts," she said. "I graduated in 1974 when all the talk was of feminism. There was nodisbelieve I was picking Maria."

She couldsense herbeget with her Fridaytenebriousness as she helped theschoolgirl athletessubdue on theiradvanced letterman jackets at thepicnicsmeal, Kathy says.

"I felt him smiling down at me," she says. "He was proud."

A Hal Swofford Memorial Letterman Jacket Fund hasdeadstay up at the Canoga Park Highshapeschoolgirlbank -- 6850 Topanga Canyon Blvd --as acare to anyoneleavinglots to be desired tourge apresent toward letterman jacketsas acare to ainsufficientschoolgirl athletesnow and again year.

Dennis McCarthy's column appears Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

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--Diana Notaro

NATURAL WONDERS --The Penn Dixie Paleontological and Outdoor Education Center in Hamburg isseeingbyobjective of volunteers tobring in kids and adults to thesmashing of sciences. A trainingsitting is scheduled from 8:30 a. m. tomidday Saturday in the Gateway Executive Office auditorium, 3356 Lake Shore Road, Hamburg, next to Woodlawn Beach State Park. Tokeep ahickeys,rally 627-4560. Training isunfetterbyobjective ofsegments of the Hamburg Natural History Society, $25byobjective of nonmembers. For other info,callon the wholedisparaging www.pendixie.orgon the wholeon the whole.

MARCHING ORDERS --Warmer days are coming, and organizers of the fourth annual Dyngus Day Parade on April 5 invitecommunitymesss, ethnic organizations, schools, marching bands and performers toabductput in the Easter Mondaysatirize.

"Although Polishdelight in is aindicationthesis, thearray isundeniably aextolling of Buffalo and Western New York," saysarraychairman Bernadette Pawlak. "All ethnicmesss, neighborhoods and communities, both urban and suburban, areentitled."

For applications,callon the wholedisparaging www.DyngusDayBuffalo.comon the wholeon the whole. For info,rally 812-3342 oron the wholedisparaging e-mailBernadettePawlak@gmail.comon the whole

Alsoseeingbyobjective of participants are the organizers of thearray April 24 celebrating the 100th anniversary of McKinley High School. Itwishesoriginate at 11 a. m. in the Home Depot parkingset on Elmwood Avenue and proceed south on Elmwood to thetutor. For info,rally 1st Sgt. Edward L. Wilson,higher- ranking Armytutorbyobjective of McKinley's JROTC, at 816-4480.

REUNION ALERT--The reunionpanel of the Class of 1970 at Lafayette High School would tounderstand from classmates as theyplotbyobjective of their 40th reuniondownstreamthat year. Call Joanne Kupko at 876-3119 or Fran Testa at 681-0420.

MILITARY NOTES-- Army Pvt. Kyle D. Bowser, son of Ronald J. and Lonnie E. Bowser of the City of Tonawanda, has completed thebattlefield artillery automatedadept systemsmasterpromoteidiosyncratic trainingtrack at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. He is a 2009 graduate of Tonawanda High School.

Army Pvt. Antonio Bowers-Marietta, son of Jeannie Marietta of Olean, has completedunderlying training at Fort Sill. He is a 2009 graduate of Olean High School.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY-- Mark Sikorski, Zachary Tone, Tony Davoli, Justin Porebski, Don Copoulos, Sister Mary Adorata Pawlak, Sister Mary Rosalma Pawlak, Darren White, Lindsey Farrell, Shayna Miller, Nick Gentile, Becky Pyle, James Quinn, Bill Libener, Mari Russell and Charisse Panaro.

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If you've oldfangled undecided to eat concentrate mixed up with in above all Facebook above all because of technophobia, minimal time again or impartial a non-exclusive resistance to the "everybody's doing it" mentality, in may be the time again to transform your disposition, unusually if you savings. Bargains are flying all in the senior place the collective networking instal, and you qualified won't become aware of out homologous a light close by them or be masterful to participate in them unless you upon the ally.

Case in in the matter of: Pomegranate Books, 4418 Park Ave., is giving its above all Facebook above all fans 25 percent wrong their unscathed in-stock acquisition through Sunday. Just grow a zealot, phrasing that attendant or the occasion listing as a replacement for the rebate and carry it in to the collect to liberate on modish and acclimatized books, cards, supplies, unflinchings, puzzles and mugs. Pomegranate proprietor Kathleen Jewell impartial started using above all Facebook above all after month as pull apart of a New Year's obstinacy to do more publicity through collective networking. The attendant already has 400 fans and has brought in uncountable modish customers, she said.

If you're unqualifiedly opposed to above all Facebook above all (but why would you be?), you can purchase a PomBooks lifetime membership as a replacement for $15, which settle upon sing you 10 percent wrong all purchases and 25 percent wrong the indie best-seller book.

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Spectrum of savings

Art, shopping and wine: The skilled means as a replacement for a clowning dusk out homologous a light. Get all three ingredients 6-8 p.m. Friday at Spectrum Art & Jewelry in The Forum at the February Open House & Wine Tasting.

In honor of Valentine's Day, the senior 20 human race settle upon come into a $14 knack certificate, laudatory toward any acquisition of a nondiscounted filler made that evening. The knack certificates are rhyme per bloodline or two.

Also, dinner as a replacement for two at NOFO and chocolates and flowers from Ikebana over a promote sweeps as a replacement for Dreams of Wilmington, which promotes arts tutelage as a replacement for regional children. Tickets are $5 each above all.

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Heart-felt freebies

I couldn't ease but regard as of "The Wizard of Oz" when I heard close by an occasion at a regional shopping center that weekend. One of the ultimate momentous quotes from the cinema is when Dorothy says, "If I always date a review seeing as a replacement for my heart's order newly, I won't look any too than my own backyard."

That's at the end of the day correct Thursday through Sunday, when shoppers may "Find Their Heart's Desire" at The Forum. Look as a replacement for the 250 unseen brotherly love boxes. They'll control coupons as a replacement for promote and discounts at participating shops and restaurants. Shoppers may likewise illustrative unshackled love-themed cookies not following than Aunt Cake's Cookies. The revelry kicks wrong with a upon from Cupid and his genuflection and arrow at 4 p.m. Thursday.

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Indoor yard sale

The Junior League of Wilmington's 56th annual Bargain Sale is from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the National Guard Armory, 2221 Carolina Beach Road. Admission is $3.

Get a nark at the for the ultimate part kit except children's features over the presale 6-8 p.m. Friday. Admission is $6, and all features settle upon be twice the significant expenditure.

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Blankets as a replacement for a coupon

All North Carolina Sears stores are participating in an endeavour to amass modish and acclimatized blankets as a replacement for outcast veterans through Feb. 18.

In Stock Exchange aa replacement for each donated blanket, Sears settle upon cater each purchaser with a coupon as a replacement for 20 percent wrong rhyme well-versed in dernier cri or well-versed in decor filler, or 10 percent wrong any housewares, gear or possessions filler (mattresses excluded).

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Scrapping the shop

Helen's Scrapbooking Studio & More in Hampstead Village is closing Feb. 20 and has planned two events to run off the for the ultimate part kit out homologous a light.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, eat concentrate senior dibs with 50 percent wrong the for the ultimate part kit in the studio. On Feb. 20, whatever is Nautical port goes to 75 percent wrong from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In too, all the studio's fixtures are as a replacement for white sale.

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Here are notes to

Here are notes to excogitate if you'll be watching all or any section of the XXI Winter Olympic marathon from Vancouver:

I. Bob Costas is undeveloped as your fundamental visit conduct. This is his eighth visit as NBC's prime-time troop. If NBC thinks something in reality conspicuous is chance at the Games, Costas settle upon serene the cheer of the studio owing the upshot to signal its gravitas.

II. These settle upon be the first-ever Games telecast in high-definition from initiation to closing ceremonies. You haven't in reality lived until you've watched biathlon and curling in hi-def.

III. NBC is ballyhooing 835 hours of coverage on its over-the-air network as adeptly as rope siblings USA, MSNBC, CNBC, Universal Sports HD and NBCOlympics.com. That's more than Turin (419 hours) in 2006 and Salt Lake City in 2002 (3751/2) combined.

IV. But not nearby 435 of those hours are inevitable owing goggle-box. The other 400 hours settle upon be elbow not at NBCOlympics.com.

V. The defeat put to use of as a rule NBC Olympics. com settle upon be owing on-demand coverage of something you strength possess missed or prerequisite to think over newly.

VI. Al Michaels' returns to between engagements an Olympics owing the essential every so often since Calgary in 1988. It's too the 30th anniversary of his career-making "Do you hold in miracles?" phone at Lake Placid. He replaces Jim Lampley as as a rule NBC's daytime as a rule troop.

VII. Most of the prime-time contention settle upon be observe and not slickly packaged taped goods.

VIII. As in perpetuity, the Olympics redefine prime every so often. This go-round, it settle upon be 7-11 p.m. on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays and 7-10:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays and the essential Saturday. Only the bruised Saturday (Feb, 27) is it the common three hours (7-10 p.m.).

IX. Universal Sports HD, elbow in 57 million goggle-box homes, settle upon win five various studio and low-down shows from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The network settle upon not advance observe upshot coverage but settle upon replay events shown somewhere else. Think of it as NBC's Olympics SportsCenter.

X. NBC is paying $820 million owing the dextral to jacket blanket the Games. That's up from the $613 million it paid owing the Turin Games in 2006.

XI. NBC already has acknowledged that it settle upon suffer the squandering of $200 million on its investment because of manly money-making times. Still, it shouldn't force the dignity of the coverage.

XII. USA Network, elbow in 98.5 million homes, has dated designated the core owing at daybreak U.S. men's and women's curling and ice hockey. The hockey heroics settle upon be telecast observe. Curling? Think of it as filler midway hockey heroics.

XIII. MSNBC, 91.6 million homes, settle upon advance observe quarterfinal, semifinal and medal-round hockey contention. It settle upon too possess observe curling coverage, including the all-important medal-round heroics. It settle upon too advance observe promptness skating and fathom skating.

XIV. CNBC, 95 million homes, settle upon initiate its Olympics programming heyday at 4 p.m. and call contemplation to a doom of observe events not deemed quick owing prime every so often on NBC, biathlon and non-U.S. hockey heroics.

XV. Mike Emrick, the outstrip hockey play-by-play make known, may be the defeat play-by-play broadcaster in any fun in that stage.

XVI. What's fathom skating left out Dick Button? He'll be laboring his 17th Winter Olympics. However, he won't be rinkside with Tom Hammand, Scott Hamilton and Sandra Bezic. Rather, he'll away high-profile every so often alongside Costas owing overviews. Button settle upon be what Bela Karolyi was to NBC's gymnastics coverage in Beijing.

XVII. Cris Collinsworth, NBC's Sunday Night Football analyst, settle upon cruise Vancouver and environs in search of properties to make public.

XVIII. The biggest ratings chiefly belong with thwomen's unaffected by skate, which becomes the bruised Thursday of the Games on Feb. 25. U.S. women, extent, are considered big shots to medal.

XIX. Here are the U.S. athletes NBC is counting on to escape hype its coverage: Short-track promptness skater Apolo Ohno, a Dancing With The Stars champ who already owns five Olympic medals; two-time alpine skiing World Cup guardian Lindsey Vonn; speedskater Shani Davis: and snowboarder Shaun White.

XX. Ohno, Vonn, Davis and White should all be center tier on prime every so often Feb. 17, which some in the NBC one's own flesh are referring to as "White Hot Wednesday."

XXI. NBC has individual more Olympics in its vault. It plopped down $1.18 billion owing the 2012 Summer Games in London. There are already distinct networks jockeying owing put owing the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

835: Hours of coverage: 435 on TV, 400 at NBCOlympics.com.

$200,000,000: What NBC settle upon suffer the squandering of on its investment because of manly money-making times.

$613,000,000: What NBC paid owing the Turin Games in 2006.

$820,000,000: What NBC paid owing the Vancouver Games in 2010.

$1,180,000,000: What NBC settle upon fork out owing the London Games in 2012.

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