"Competitive fervor is not a justifiable ethical value," said Bob Steele, an ethicist at the Poynter Institute in Florida.
But in an effort to reduce the competitive fervor in their lives, and increase the eccentricity quotient, Cady McClain and Jon Lindstrom, actors who once played embattled divorcées on "As the World Turns," created their getaway in New Orleans.
Ed Quinn, a Rotary Club member who became the unofficial general contractor on the project, said a competitive fervor seemed to bring scores of volunteers knocking on his door to help build Manny's house.
Add to that the huge demand for the service, mix in a lot of competitive fervor on the part of the local phone companies and dozens of other D.S.L. providers, and you have a recipe for a genuine mess.
The tradition of winning is so ingrained, and the teams' competitive fervor and quality so high, that the school, with about 360 students, voluntarily plays in the AA classification against schools three times its size.
She finished third in the short program on a night that will be remembered as one of the most stirring in Olympic figure skating history in terms of athleticism, artistry, emotion and challenges answered out of competitive fervor and aching sorrow.
