Arsenal are two points in front of us now and it will be nip and tuck until the end of the season. You cannot say who is going to win the league this season, but it looks like going all the way to the end.'

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Prayers, Potatoes, and a Twister

"Tornadoes touched down near Dallas," the report said. Hearing this made me grateful to live in the western tip of the state, where the Franklin Mountains act as a buffer against such storms. Then a memory crept in from the back of my mind. I remembered the commotion that brought me outside one day, where I found Abuelita [grandmother] praying and watching a twister twirling in the distance. Abuelita's black hair was touched with silver, plaited in a long braid and wrapped into a bun. Her skin, the color of cinnamon, was wrinkled with time, and her brown eyes were intensely focused on the twister in the sky.

I was more interested in Abuelita's behavior than the funnel-shaped cloud in the distance. At eight, I was already accustomed to her ways. "Jesús, María y José!" she'd say at the clap of thunder and "Jesús mil veces!" when lightning followed.

Popping the question

Though we had told her she could start dating when she reached the prime age of 35, she jumped the gun on us and started dating Tom Poch at college in Minneapolis sometime in the fall of 2002. Tom was interested enough in Elizabeth that he arranged to spend Christmas vacation with our family that year, and we (four daughters strong) subjected him to a testy cross-examination about his intentions, who he was and where he was going. At the end of the questioning, he surprised us with a question of his own, and point blank asked us if he and Elizabeth had our blessing to pursue their relationship. Despite the fact that 35 was still a significant number of years away, we relented and gave our blessing. Fast forward to the following Christmas, 2003. Tom called me early in December and advised me that he would like to surprise Elizabeth by flying out to the Black Hills and would like to propose to her during his time here. He asked me if there was a particular location that was special or meaningful to her, and I suggested that his timing was perfect for a Harney Peak event. Our friend Jeff had arranged for us to have a boys and a girls cabin outside Hill City for two nights, and Jeff agreed to ferry Tom from the airport so he was already at the cabins when our family arrived. Suffice it to say, everyone was surprised and delighted (especially Elizabeth) to see Tom there, but no one had a clue that there might be an ulterior motive. So we played card games and word games and used the sauna and the hot tub and ate and relaxed, started the tradition of a New Year’s Eve toast with root beer, and five of us (the young couple, Jeff and myself and my youngest daughter, Moriah) prepared for the Harney Peak hike on New Year’s Day. For all practical purposes, it seemed like our usual trek, except that we were introducing a Minnesota snowboarder to the natural beauty of the Needles and more.

Woman Claims Kids Held Hostage, Robs Bank With Fake Bomb

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A woman with a note claiming her children were being held hostage robbed a Central Florida bank Saturday, according to investigators. PHOTOS: Images Of Scar-Faced Woman

Palomar To Debut New Technology At The American Academy Of Dermatology ...

Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTI), a leading researcher and developer of light-based systems for cosmetic treatments, announced that it will unveil two new fractional handpieces at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in San Antonio, Texas from February 2nd to 4th.

Palomar's new Lux2940(TM) fractional ablative laser handpiece is a sophisticated, single-treatment skin resurfacing device which allows the practitioner to tailor the level of skin tightening based on the patient's needs. Three treatment modes are available: short pulse for pure ablation with the fastest treatment times and quickest recovery; long pulse for more coagulation around the ablation columns; and a dual mode for a short pulse / long pulse automatic sequence for deeper corrections.

Toe to Toe: Hodes versus Schmidley (Hodes)

Make no mistake, Johan Santana to the Mets is a huge deal. Epic, in fact. But does it make the Mets New York's team? Not even close. The Yankees are still tops in New York, and one pitcher, no matter how great, cannot do anything to change that. Historically, the comparisons scarcely need to be made. Then again, why not have some fun. World Series Titles: 26-2. Pennants: 39-4. Division Titles: 15-2. Need I go on? The Yankees are the most successful franchise in the history of professional sports. The Mets? Eh, not so much. Still, this isn't a historical debate -- it's an exercise in who will be the "it" team in New York in 2008. Article continues on TheDartmouth.com at: http://thedartmouth.com/2008/02/11/sports/hodes/ ?> .