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NEWS OF THE WEIRD by CHUCK SHEPPARD Swiss health officials have authorized construction of an assisted-living "village" of 1950s-style homes and gardens designed to "remind" patients with Alzheimer's and similar afflictions of surroundings that they might actually recall and with which they might be more comfortable and secure than they are with modern life. The 150-resident grounds, near the city of Bern, will be similar to a Dutch facility set up in 2009 in a suburb of Amsterdam. "To reinforce an atmosphere of normality," reported London's The Independent in January, the Swiss caretakers will dress as gardeners, hairdressers, shop assistants and the like. [The Independent, 1-24-2012] Can't Possibly Be True The varsity girls' basketball teams at WEEKLY HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY For the Week of Feb. 26, 2012 ARIES (March 21-April 19) You will have to tear down the old in order to rebuild. There's an area of life that's been begging for your attention -- maybe an unorganized closet or a messy fi nancial arrangement. Take out all the relevant facts and items, and lay them out. It will look worse before it looks better. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) A certain amount of nervous energy gives you an edge if you direct it well. But being nervous too much of the time has the opposite result. Address your emotional state. Do what's necessary to create a sense of safety in your world. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) You know how you like to be treated, and that's why you will be careful to give people a good degree of your attention. You have a knack for asking the questions that draw people out and you in. Chuck Sheppard CANCER (June 22-July 22) Make more time for exercise. This week brings exciting chal- lenges, and you'll need to use your head. Did you know that increased muscle tone improves your ability to think? Getting stronger physi- cally will help you stave off fatigue and tension. predominantly white Kenmore East High School near Buffalo, N.Y., have, for several years apparently, psyched themselves up in a pre-game locker-room ritual by chanting, "One, Two, Three, (n-word (plural))!" before running out the door and onto the court. Although the white players this year called the use of the word a "tradition" (passed down from year to year), and not a racial "label," the team's only black player not surprisingly had a problem with it and reported it to school officials. According to a December Buffalo News report, it was always a players-only tradition, and no adult was aware of the chant, but upon learning of it, officials immediately imposed player suspensions and team penalties. [Buffalo News, 12-12-2011] The U.S. Treasury Department's inspector general for tax matters revealed in January that the IRS certified 331 prison inmates as registered "tax preparers" during a recent 12-month period, including 43 who were serving life sentences. None of the 43, and fewer than one-fourth of the total, disclosed that they were in prison. (The agency blamed a 2009 federal law intended to encourage online filing of tax returns, noting that "tax preparer" registration can now be accomplished online by passing a 120-question test.) (USA Today reported in February 2011 that prisoners filing false or fraudulent tax returns scammed the IRS for nearly $39.1 million in 2009.) [USA Today, 1-3-2012] Mr. Badr Al-Alyani told a Saudi Arabian newspaper in November that he was nearing the world record for squirting milk from his eye. The current champion, Mehmet Yilmaz of Turkey, reached 2.7 meters (almost 9 feet), and Al-Alyani reports one squeeze of 2.3 meters. He said he "will continue training." [Emirates24/7 (Dubai), 11-20-2011] COPYRIGHT 2011 CHUCK SHEPHERD WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You will be dealing in the unfamiliar this week, and it's the perfect opportunity to experiment with questions of identity. Ask yourself: "Whom are you portraying?" If the role you have chosen is not working, you can change your role in regard to the situation. People who don't know you will be none the wiser. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) It is too easy to live for others. Make time for what you want to do. No one will organize around your secret wish, but your public request will be honored. Energize your spirit with an endeavor that is uniquely yours. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) You may be feeling slightly out of step. If you have any time to yourself this week, strongly consider celebrat- ing your uniqueness with a solo dance. This will put you back in touch with the rhythms of the universe. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) Have faith that things you haven't experienced and would never imagine can still happen. Faith will help you invigorate a dull scene, blast through the creeping malaise or turn a chore into a party. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Take mea- sures to simplify your life. Cutting out the ex- traneous things you own and do will unclutter your environment and help you focus on what really matters to you. The reductions you make this week will go a long way toward creating a happier, healthier and more satisfi ed future. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Success depends largely on your expectations and at- titude. Before you leave the house each day this week, preview the day's events in your mind's eye. See things going well. See yourself work- ing happily and being excited about the results you get. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You won't take advice from just anyone. You will be in a fl ex- ible mood, though, and will feel willing to try the suggestions of people you trust. There are only a privileged few in the category. You don't give your trust easily, and when you do give it, you don't take it back easily, either. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Sometimes mov- ing forward feels like coming home and moving backward feels unfamiliar, so it's diffi cult to tell the difference between progression and regression. Be mindful not to get too comfort- able where you are, and welcome change in whatever form it shows up. By Holiday Mathis Take Marketing Matters Into Your Own Hands We can help market your business right and put it at the fingertips of customers in two ways. In print and online! www.upandcomingweekly.com. Look for it online now at ADVICE GODDESS Looking For The Gaia Next Door I'm an Occupy girl, age 45, into eco- shamanism and planetary consciousness stuff. I've mostly dated engineers with a playful side who initially seemed open to my interests but quickly became resentful of them. My boyfriend of two years is different — easygoing and willing to expand his horizons. He actually reads the articles I post on Facebook and discusses them with me. We laugh effortlessly and are very giving to each other, but I can't shake the feeling that I should look for somebody more my type (more artistically, politically and spiritually inclined). I fantasize about meeting an artistic shamanic guy who is gorgeous and open and shares my sense of purpose, but the truth is, guys in my social milieu can be very competitive, neurotic and immature. I guess my question is: If you can IMAGINE a better partner, does that mean you should break up? — Restless If a guy thinks a girl's hot, he'll buy into whatever her trip is for as long as he can. My steak-loving boyfriend once dated a militant vegan. (He'd hit the Burger King drive-through on his way home.) But, your current restlessness may stem from the notion that it's a great big drum circle out there with a lot of chakra healer-boys and past-life counselors in it. Amy Alkon Having a lot of choice sounds great, but research by social psychologist Dr. Sheena Iyengar suggests that most people get overwhelmed when they have more than a handful of options. Essentially, when it seems the sky's the limit, we're prone to keep looking skyward. We end up not choosing at all, or we choose poorly and end up dissatisfi ed. A solution for this is "satisfi cing," a strategy from economist Herbert Simon of committing to the "good-enough" choice — instead of marching off on a never-ending search for spiritually evolved, Burning Man- certifi ed perfection. Connecting a Community 208 Rowan St. 910.484.6200 The longer your list of must-haves in a man, the more you shrink your pool of potential partners. Your own appeal is also a factor, and it's probably narrowed by things like not being 22 and your plumpitude, if any. Consider whether it's possible to have friends be your spiritual colleagues and have that be enough. You can wish for the gorgeous, artistic, shamanic perfect man — along with world peace and all the hemp bacon you can eat. But, maybe the realistic man is your sweet spiritual trainee who is fun and giving, dutifully rinses off his used foil, and smiles and pulls the Prius over when you tell him that your spirit animal needs to pee. Amy Alkon all rights reserved. FEBRUARY 22-28, 2012 UCW 23