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How long have you been playing? 23 years
How did you get involved in the sport? Father
Your best victory or tournament? Highest Rating to date? 3-time U.S. Men's Singles Nation Champion 1990, 1992, 1993. Two-time U.S. Olympic Team Member 1992, 1996. Highest US rating 2763. Highest world Ranking #70.
What are your Goals in the sport? To upgrade the Current U.S. System to a more professional model.
Who is your Favorite Player? Why? Jan Ove Waldner Because of his creativity. Because he's a Swede. Sweden has been a great host country to many american tt players.
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804 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL | Directions 6060741.884620 -87.647768
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Delicious Sushi – I've been to Starfish 3 times. All three visits were great. I've discovered that it's normal for them to be "out" of something I wanted, like sake. But the meal always makes up for it. Last visit I ordered the tekka-don. I was living dangeriously, as I normally look for tekka maki. The menu said this was 10 pcs of tuna on rice, but it came 1/2 and 1/2 tuna & red snapper. I'm glad I was feeling adventuous. The plate was gorgeous, tuna and red snapper with caviar added. Yum. This was the first time I've tried the red snapper. My tuna intake has been seriously curtailed after this experience. I ordered an ice cream dessert. I have no idea what it was called, but it was cappucino ice cream inside some sort of squishy dough. I know, it sounds kind of gross and the texture was a little weird, but it was so delicious!
Worst Experience EVER – I went to Starfish bc it's always looked appealing from the outside. I live 2 blocks away and didn't have any better idea, so figured- sure, give it a shot! Whoops. ick. ugh.
So - starts: we'd like a bottle of sake. They're having a 'special' tomorrow, so many sakes are unavailable tonight. Choice available- 3 of 12 or so.
My friend wants udon. Great- they have nebayaki udon. I like the bento box -great value ($21 for 9 pieces sashimi, 4 nigiri, mixed tempura & salad). So - we order. 10 Min later our waitress returns apologetically- udon isn't available. They don't have the broth for it. So, we get miso, it arrives smelling like fish, tasting like beef. My friend decides on a new meal - Shrimp skewers, Toro nigiri from the menu. No Toro tonight. Ok, Bluefin. No Bluefin. Give us another min. Tuna. Regular Tuna? yes. An order of shrimp skewers and 1 Tuna nigiri.
Bento box arrives. Ooh- nice selection! I pick up what I think is 1 piece of Tuna. It's 2 literally ripped in half- I thought someone already had a bite! Yellowtail - 1 piece split, torn. Salmon nigiri- discolored, almost brown. The shrimp? Half there - like someone took a bite. The Hirame looks like it was sliced with a spoon. Tai is two cubes. Tempura was dripping grease. The zucchini looked like LATKES! Thick and heavy batter, way too much. Salmon sashimi, my fav, was not cut through and has a 'tail' from being torn.
Asked for the manager. 10 min later, the 2nd waiter who had been buzzing around comes over, yes? The fish seems to have cut with a very dull knife, some is discolored, I'm not interested in eating more than I have (I left 2/3 of my dish - minus some tempura, 4 pieces of fish, and salad). Ok, I'm so sorry, let me see what I can do. 15 min. A long time to sit without eating. I ask to leave, he says 1 moment, I'll bring the check. Check arrives- full price for inedible fish.
PLEASE do yourself a favor, go across the street to Izumi.
Way downhill – Not sure if Starfish is under new management or what but it has gone way downhill. This used to be one of my favorite sushi places but I will never return again after last week's dinner. The service was terrible, the place was almost empty, it took forever to get our sushi order and then some of the rolls we ordered were missing key ingredients and had to be re-made. Don't waste your time on Starfish. What used to be a fun, hip, enjoyable place to grab some sushi is now a depressing, uneventful waste of time of money. Go elsewhere!
Dependable & well done. – Twice we have been saved from bad experiences by just coming here. We love Sushi, not training wheel's but real Sushi. There are trendier places that call their dishes Sushi, we call them as we see them... fruit roll-up's with lot's of sauce. We have found more traditional finds on the menu & the occasional surprise fish special, not to mention hard to find black rice (try it, you won't be sorry!). They also do a version of Poke that is pretty good, though Sai Cafe has theirs down to our taste.
The first time our server was really nice. He was very personable & spaced out our courses... which considering how some places push you out the door was a nice change. The second time our server could not have been better. She was filling in for the hostess, seated us outside & a few minutes later was our server. Considering our rough treatment down the road at a Chinese restaurant, she made the difference in our night.
Great atmosphere, original rolls, and great drinks – This restaurant was a great find. First of all, my husband and I didn't have reservations, so we went to the bar to get a drink. The asian pear martini was great- I could tell it was made with the Korean pear juice. We were seated relatively quickly, which was really nice. The rolls were good, and pretty original. Although we were not that hungry, and only ordered 3 rolls, it was a great experience. Our waitress was friendly, the food was good, and the atmosphere hip. Plus, you can check out the hookah bar next door after eating. It was a great experience all around.
Great food! – This is one of the best sushi restaurants in the city, only second to Heat. Great fish quality, and a fun atmosphere.
Hip sushi house serves daring rolls and fresh sashimi to a sophisticated West Loop crowd – The Scene
Dark velvet banquettes, red and lime-green walls and bamboo accents give this lofty space an urban-organic feel. A stylish lounge and bar area is separated by a wall from the well-spaced tables and sushi bar in the main dining room. Lounge-type club music sets a cool mood; service is smart and efficient.
The Food
Chef Andy Park has created a daring sushi menu, and his plates taste almost as good as they look. Starters like spicy tuna and salmon tartare and asparagus beef roll in teriyaki sauce are just about perfect. Maki choices are plentiful: Try the Kamakazi (spicy tuna roll topped with tuna nigiri) or the Black Dragon (eel over spicy scallop). If nigiri's your thing, you'll love Starfish's huge portions; favorites among the couple dozen options include fatty tuna, mackerel and tiger shrimp.
Ridiculous... – I've never had such an awful experience at a "nice" restaurant. On a Friday night (not busy at all) it took us 35 minutes to receive our drink order. We were first told the bartender was training, and then that they had run out of martini glasses. We finally received our martinis in wine glasses, one of which was broken. Many other things went wrong, including numerous food problems, which I consider excusable, because the food was very good. We had to actually argue with the MANAGER about taking our first round of drinks off the bill (he wanted to buy us dessert...sorry I don't want dessert, I wanted to not wait the 35 minutes for my drink). I am shocked this is not a new restaurant, you would think after this many years they would have their kinks worked out.
Great fish, bad music – Outstanding, fresh fish on the menu of this trendy sushi joint. We got there early, so we had no problem getting a table, but on the speakers was some strange club-type rap new-world style music. Way too strange for my tastes, and way too loud for dinner. It may have been appropriate for the after 10pm crowd. Anyway, the food was outstanding. We had appetizers of "Jazz" and some flaming thing whose name I forget, but both werer amazing. Great sashimi. Ask for the fresh wasabi. Also, a nice, and reasonably priced sake list.
amazing maki, disappointing service! – By the end of our meal we all agreed that it was some of the best sushi we'd ever eaten! The special maki rolls are inventive and flavorful - Dragon & Alaskan were favorites, while Tataki was extra spicy, but all were great!
Other menu items were disappointing, especially the mini Asparagus Beef roll and the flavorless Fillo Soft Shell Crab.
It's unfortunate, with sushi this good, that we had to seek out a server and menus after being seated for a while, as did the customers next to us!
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I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving and the associated break. At Del Mar, we only get Thursday through Sunday off...so here is a case where I am very jealous of your school calendar. Musing...what I could have done with a whole week off...ah well no point belaboring that...
As you know, the online course for The Joy of Mathematics is now running. I have had a few people send me emails with questions and I have seen a few of you have been logging on, but nobody has posted anything yet. Folks, if you don't do the posts I can't mark you off as completed in the modules. I have a crazy idea...why not pound the thing out over the holiday breaks and be done with it? As you recall, Christine has upped the value of the course to a full 12 hours! Great way to get a monkey off your back. I hope if you look into the course you will find it to be far more interactive and, I hope, interesting than some of the previous ones.
Enough harping on that...let's get a new topic for discussion. Here goes...
We are rapidly approaching December 21, 2012. It is almost here! The end is nigh! If not, at least New Years is coming soon. Either way, the end of the world or the end of the year would seem like a good time for reflection on one's past deeds, accomplishments, and practices or habits. So let's do so. Take the time to think on your year so far and share with everybody one triumph and one regret (or habit that want to correct). The end is coming...so let's celebrate and aspire!
To kick start the discussions, I will go first.
My accomplishment: I have been training in aikido, a traditional Japanese martial art, for the past five years. This September I was asked to test for my shodan (black belt) rank and I am pleased to report I passed the examination. The test was held in Houston and was administered by Hiroshi Kato, a very prestigious shihan (master) from Tokyo, Japan.
My regret and corrective aspiration: It sometimes seems the longer we teach, the more we believe our students are just getting worse and worse each semester or year. They seem less prepared, they are more lazy, they just don't want to work, etc. Now we probably don't feel this way about all our students...we have a few shining stars...but the rest...grrr. I shamefully admit, I fell victim to some of this thinking this past fall. I resolve to try to be more empathetic and to make extra efforts to spice up the classes a bit more. I do already try to keep the classes interesting, but one can always do more and update the examples and references to keep the material fresher.
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My accomplichment this year has been when one of my student passed a unit test. He's been struggling and failed even with modifications. Testing for special pops pending. The look on his face was priceless!
Me regret is that we don't have enough time to do what is needed for these kids. Every year more things are placed on our plate, our planning time gets cut, and we're spinning our wheels and getting nowhere. My goal is to give them the rigor where they can be successful and not the type that I have to keep moving on because I need to be at a certain lesson on a certain day.
My big hurdle this year was being self contained again which has been what about 10 years now??? Well, 5 years ago I was ELA only then switched to Math, Science, Social Studies...so, now I have it all. I did want a change and was up for the challenge and I must say I am at a point now that I am thrilled I switched. I had forgotten what it was like to have the same kiddos all day...everyday. I did go through the anxiety of a child with challenging behaviors and knowing I would have them all day long and to myself, there was no putting him in someone else's hands for the other half of the day, but he has a behavior plan now and is doing great. I also wondered... if this child did have 2 teachers would his behavior have turned around? I think because I have these kiddos all day their learning and behaviors are better than they would be if they are having to manage two classrooms. I also have the freedom to spend more time on some things whenever I want instead of sharing them with others. I am also an inclusion classroom and I know I am doing the right thing for my sped kiddos because most of them I do not think could handle all of the changing classes during the day. Anyway, this was a challenge for me this year and I think have made it over that hurdle to where I can say I am glad I am self-contained and do not have to share my kiddos!!!
Also, on another note my grand-daughter just turned 1 and my daughter is having her second girl Thursday morning...if not before!!!
Reflecting on the past year and specifically focusing on one accomplishment and one regret is much more daunting than I expected. This year has flown by and my goal was to immerse myself in the now so that I would enjoy what the year has brought me. I have two teenagers and a ten year old who are growing at rapid speeds. I want time to slow down a bit so that I don't miss a thing. I also wanted to translatethat goal into my classroom. As the end of 2012 approaches, I feel like I have achieved that goal. I want my kids biological and classroomlogical to know that I love them and that their accomplishments and failures count! My regret is that I let my own insecurities and frustrations get in the way of my goals.
As 2013 knocks on my door, I will learn from that regret and continue my goal to live life, not watch it, and strive to make those moments count in my classroom and out of my classroom.
Merry Christmas!!!!
I am excited and pleased that after working with two of my struggling students in the mornings before school that both have finally passed a unit test. One student was especially hard to reach, but had the potential so that was a great achievement to see that student put the effort into math that I knew was possible to show that she understood the concepts that were being studied. A regret is that another of my struggling students is still struggling with every new concept. I hope to see some progress in 2013 and I need to be sure that I do not become discouraged so that I can keep trying to bring that student up to a level that he can feel the joy and pride of accomplishing a goal also.
A major accomplishment for me this year is that this was my 1st year being a UIL coach for 3rd grade oral reading. I was extremely scared, nervous, and all the emotions that accompany a 1st year coach. I am proud to report my students did well. A student from my team placed 1st and another placed 5th. YAY!!! Now for my resolution for 2nd semester is that I will definately be more supportive of my students who are struggling. I have kind of been teaching just enough and moving on. I will be more attentive and supportive to their needs. I will also be more of a less procrastinator... we will see how that goes:) Overall, I would just love for the rest of this year to be smooth and end quickly.
I don't think that you are less supportative of your students. It could be that we have more students struggling and because of timelines and the need to move on we sometimes feel like we're not giving them all the help they need.
I feel like every time I blink another week goes by. The time is flying by so it has become important for me to start doing things and not just think about them. For several years now I've wanted to have a webpage with links to my notes or to resources that would help my students or their parents. I finally did that this year. I had a student teacher last semester so it gave me time to type up my notes or find good models and examples that I could scan and link to my webpage. I've also been trying to find a simple and helpful way to teach my students good note taking skills. After researching a few examples, I created a template of a Cornell-type notes page that students could use to take notes. I've also modeled for them how they could use the pages in their math composition books to include foldables, tables, charts, etc. to organize their notes. I've accomplished several things that I set out to do but I still feel like it will take time to perfect them or at least make them as useful as possible. My regret has been that I have not spent as much one-on-one time with a few of my students that I know could really use it. When I do get the chance for small group tutorials or when students come in for help, I often question how effective I really am. I would like to create mini re-teach lessons that would really help these students so that when I pull them in for one-on-one they don't get bored with too much lecture but instead have an immediate focus.
My accomplishment is that I have made it through the first semester alive.................kidding!!! My accomplishment is that I feel that I have create a great classroom working environment so that all students can be successful. I have notice for the past months that the students are working together and I have fewer discipline problems than I did at the beginning of the year.
My only regret I have this far, is that it seems like I never have enough time to get done what needs to be done. I seem to be taking a lot of things home this year than I have ever done before!
My accomplishment this year is feeling more comfortable teaching math. I have always thought of myself as a"letter"(ELAR) not a "number"(Math), and this year I'm both! I have always taught ELAR up till two years ago, so Math was intimidating to me. I am by no means the the most awesome math teacher, but I'm on my way. I have been enlightened by many people in learning how to teach Math and am very aprreciative.
My goal is to try to have more time to keep up with all subjects I teach. Time seems to run away from teachers and I hope to catch it someday soon.
Well, my regret, or more like a habit I want to break, is to try and stay on top of things and not procrastinate! I say this as I am just now responding to this 3rd six weeks post and it is Feb. 27th I really don't mean to put things off, it's just that I overextend myself and there just never seems to be enough hours in the day!!! I really thought that once my kids were all grown and gone that I would have so much time on my hands! I actually was afraid of being bored! Lol Boy, was I wrong!
As far as my accomplishment, I would have to say that it is to not sweat the small stuff! I have learned that some things just aren't worth the time and effort they take. Life is too short to spend it upset and worried about things you cannot control. I've been concentrating on what is truly important to me - faith, family, and friends, and give the rest to God. He's got this!
My accomplishment so far this school year is to go with the flow. We have had MANY changes at our campus and it has been very challenging and stressful but so far I have made it. I really need to focus on making time for everything not just work.
My triumph has been doing something totally different. As a first time 3rd grade teacher, everything is new. This is the first time I have taught only 2 subjects and have had students switch classes. I miss having a self- contained class and being able to work more closely with each student.
My regret is that I have not gotten to do all I wanted to, but I try to do the most important things and let the rest go.
I know that I have been teaching for many many years and I feel that I need to adjust to more of the technology available to teach our students. At this time I am actually learning more from my students on technology than I could possible learn anywhere else. I have one student that often helps me with my IPad, since his dad is a tech person and he has learn a lot from Dad. I feel that with all of the things given to us through this grant such as the cubes, ipad, cords, etc, it is a beginning for my expectations of this years teachings. One thing I really want to do in class is to do more research on items learned from our book study. I am hoping that this will be more possible during the last six weeks of the year since I am sure that ALL of my students WILL pass the STAAR test....
Well, I would have to say my regret is being a procrastinator. I have a tendency to wait until the very last minute to get things done...This post,etc...
My accomplishment for this year has been bringing more technology into my classroom. I haven't accomplished all that I have wanted in this department, but I am learning that by taking small steps, we can reach our goals. My students are using Ipads in math class not only to learn, but also to present their learning. I would like to start "flipping" some lessons. Hopefully this will come in the near future.
My biggest accomplishment this year has been that I have reached the end. This year was soooo challenging for our campus, in that we have had 5 different administrators & moves that have effected our moral as well as our overall campus. We have had so many changes this year that I can't even keep up. As far as individually, this year was my first and last year as a High School volleyball & softball Varsity coach. This took me away from the classroom and I had to juggle being at school till 11 pm & making morning practices at 6 am. We had a 5th grade teacher retire mid year, 2nd grade teacher move to 5th mid year, hire a new teacher mid year, along with 3 new teachers to grade level & 1st year teachers at that!! WHHEEWWW! But I am happy to say "WE MADE IT". I wanted to quit so many times & had the opportunity of leaving WO but I declined in that "I would be hurting the children". This year was by far the most difficult and at that same time I learned soooooooo MUCH about myself as a teacher and a person. I am very happy about my students success considering the variables and have something to celebrate, next year will be even better.
It's been an eventful year in AP. My accomplishment this year was to get my Ipad to connect to the school server. I did that. I also helped implement that staf members that have personal e-readers, tablets can sign in into the server for school use. Our district is untightening the ropes.
I fall into the same problem as Richard. I had a stuggling year with discipline. It was very challenging not to say comments what I was thinking. I did celebrate with my good students but I felt like I short changed them. I attended a workshop mid-year and I will be implementing procedures etc for next year.
Ok, so I am normally on top of things, seems I let Thinkfinity slip. Sorry. As for Accomplishments up to the end of the year... I would have to say one of my biggest accomplishments is my second period class. This class is made mostly of struggling readers. As a math teacher I stumble upon many road blocks with this class. They struggle to understand the meaning of the questions they read. They have shown some significant growth, I have to say in part to singapore math training I attended in October. I have students excited to read the question and give me a Solution Sentence. A once quiet class has become excited and driven. They are drawing models and solving multiple step problems. While not all their Math is correct it is on the right track. However, my downfall has been my higher students I plan to challenge them more with the coming of the new year.
I can't think of any great accomplishment, there were some good accomplishments, I guess. I would like to work on my patience. I know that I am not as patient with my students as I would like to be. I expect them to do what I say the first time and when they don't, I am not always as patient with them as I would like.
My accomplishment this year so far is surviving in a self-contained classroom for the first time in at least 5 years. It has been a real challenge, but I can see that it is much easier to pick up on student weaknesses as well as their improvements when you are with them all day long.
That's true, but wouldn't it have been better if you could only focus on one or two subjects instead of all content areas? I felt like I was on a roller coaster every time they changed gears on us.
A major accomplishment for me this year was self- contained to teach all subjects. But using DMac for finding out what students are weak in makes it easier for a teacher. Another major accomplishment for me this year is that I had a student that wouldn't speak orally but by the end of the semester he was whispering in my ear the answers.
The accomplishment I wish to share with our group is getting through this school year in a self-contained environment. I thought for sure that Math was going to be extremely fun and easy. Of course, it was fun but not so easy after having to include all other courses for my students. Being in a self-contained environment has the advantages of building bonds and relationships with your students, identifying areas of concern and weaknesses,etc. However, because you have just your students, this too can be a disadvantage when you have students who you struggle with in regards to behaviors, discipline. It makes for a very long, challenging and tiring day. But, again, working with a set of students for the entire year outweighs the disadvantages because every day is a new and different day than the previous one.
My accomplishment for this year is getting through the a very challenging year. I ended up with a 7th grade class filled with students who were not able to go on to prealgebra, even gaining 3 students who were failing prealgebra. Unfortunately, those students included those with dyslexia, ADD, OCP, and one undiagnosed student who displayed symptoms of either autism or Asperger's. My regret is that we have no special ed person on campus to help or advise; therefore, I don't think I served the student's needs as well as I should have,
We are still all here. The first part of the year was good educationally. I tried hard to be two people. With a class that has over half of the students in Special Education and a sometime enclusion teacher I do not always feel like I am being successful. The I pad does help to keep students awake and joyful. It is just hard to find time to find good and useful apps. This is part of the reason that it's the middle of June and I am just now getting this done.
One accomplishment is that I have become more active. I try to exercise at least 3 times a week.
One regret is that I tend to procrastinate thus putting me in a bind most of the time.
After teaching nothing but Geometry for the past 14 years I was really nervous about teaching two classes of Math Models this year. But I really enjoyed teaching the class. Students that struggled in my Geometry class last year were awesome students in my Math Models class. Together we made it. I learned to do a lot more on the Nspire! My regret is that after teaching juniors in my Math Models class I may have lost some of the patience necessary to teach the immature freshman and sophomores in my Geometry class.
This years challenge that I never had to manage was a small class. I thought great I have never had a class size of 16 students but I was in for a huge struggle because all but 3 are either special ed or have a SOS packet started. This is the first time I had a Austistic student and with no aid made it very difficult because he was major behavior so that took alot of patience. I had a few rewards this year of showing growth slow but steading in my kiddoes and my autistic student gave me a hug- he said I looked like I needed it. Sometimes its not if they pass a state assessment it is how much they grow socially and emotionally.


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First of all, it was nice to see two North teams playing for the title. I'm sure the NIAA was happy also, watching thousands of local fans rolling through the doors.
The championship showcased the two biggest rivals in the North with two of the biggest fan followings. That made for a loud and electricity-filled atmosphere for a game that featured big runs by both teams.
Not only was the large crowd good for the fans' enjoyment, but it was also good for the girls playing. It will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most of those players — to compete on a Division I university's basketball court in front of thousands. That's something these girls will never forget.
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Reno is obviously talented, disciplined, well-coached and a tough matchup for many teams. The Huskies have four shooters and they proved how challenging it is to guard all of them simultaneously. Like the first time Reed and Reno played this year, the Huskies knocked down 11 shots from behind the arc in the state championship.
At the time, Reed coach Sara Schopper wasn't concerned her team allowed 11 3-pointers in just the third game of the season for the Raiders. And it didn't matter in the final game either as Reno only shot 14-of-44 from the field.
Reed never trailed in the state final. There were two ties after the opening basket at 33-33 and 35-35. However, in my opinion, it felt like the Blue and Gold was only seriously threatened twice at the most. The Raiders also came through in the clutch when they needed to after each time Reno attempted to take the lead.
It was just like the regional championship in that aspect, which despite the close score throughout most of the game, I never felt Reed lost control. It was always Reno trying to play catch-up.
The only time I thought Reed would lose to Reno this season was the 64-60 game at the east Sparks school. The Huskies completely dominated the rhythm of the High Desert League clash for most of the first three quarters.
But Gabby Williams was unstoppable in the crunch time, scoring 21 of her game-high 33 points in the second half of the come-from-behind win.
That showed me Reed was the team to beat and the Huskies would need to pull out something special to knock off the Raiders.
Speaking of Williams, the third good thing to see Friday night was her rebounding from her poor offensive performance in the state semifinals.
When she nailed her first 3-pointer two minutes into the state championship, I thought the game was over — not literally of course. If Williams' outside shot was falling, I didn't see any way the Huskies could stop her and they didn't as she scored a game-high 24 points and could have much more if some missed layups didn't spin off the rim.
The fourth thing that was fun to watch was the re-emergence of Reed senior post Nyasha LeSure as an unstoppable force in the paint. It was obvious LeSure was pumped up to play on her future home court at Lawlor. Defensively, her feet were more active and she hustled all over the court. On the glass, she was a beast, pulling down 16 rebounds in the championship, including one while sitting on the hardwood — not kidding. And offensively, she was solid.
Finally, it was good to see senior Cori Gammon contribute to the state championship win with a couple of key buckets in what turned out to be a five-point final margin. Gammon isn't the most skilled player on the court. Softball is her main sport. Throughout the season, she played only a handful of minutes in games and rarely scored. But she was all tears after the game and you know she will treasure that moment forever.
Congratulations Reed. You deserved to hang this banner as the best girls basketball team in the Silver State.


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coppell flourist – GRRRRREEEAATTTT flowers! nice service and very reliable. the employees are outstanding and very respectful!
Gorgeous Wedding Flowers!! – Used them for my wedding last weekend and everything was great. When I first got to the Coppell location, it took us a little bit of time to figure out exactly what I wanted to do, but w/ some help from the folks that worked there, we got it sorted out. The flowers were delivered exactly at the time they said they would be and the arrangements were stunning. I ordered a bridal bouquet, two brides-maids bouquets, two large arrangements for decoration, two corsages for the moms and flower pedals for flower girls. Everything looked gorgeous and I could not have been happier. They were also nice enough to lend me some pedestals to put the large arrangements on (at no extra charge) and they also let me keep the large arrangements in their vases for an extra week so my family and I could enjoy the flowers after the wedding. Everything was great. Thank you!
The worst florist ever!! The worst florist ever! – The customer service is horrible, then I foind out the owner has been to prison and only chile molester work there, rudolpho renteria, micheal foresterling you are not fooling any one! Baptst standard look them up. Mothers beware don't take your children in there.
Great Florist! – Our family have used Coppell Florist for years and have always been greeted with excellent service and nice arrangements! We really love the remodeling of the store and smiling greetings by the new owners.
Give them a try... They are sure to go out of there way to help. If only everyone was as professional and friendly...
miserable customer service and lots of excuses – Botched delieveries for orders placed on Friday with a Saturday delivery deadline. Customers not contacted by florist to inform them and instead made excuses for the order not being processed. Customer had to make multiple follow up calls to recipient to ensure delivery was made. No effort was made on the part of the florist to make up for the errors and lack of customer service.
Best Florist – Excellent service - fast - they will fix something for you on the spot if you are in a hurry. GORGEOUS flowers and reasonable prices!!!!
Coppell Florist & Gifts – I Recommend we all go again soon!! I used Coppell florist when I was dating, ( the flowers worked ) Now that I married I send flowers not only to my wife but to companies I am doing business with and oddly they have the same effect as when I was dating. The Flowers tighten and strengthen the relationships between our companies. Coppell florist does it all and consult on the types, size & color we send. Coppell Florist is Great
Editorial Review by Citysearch Editors – Florist in Coppell arranges and delivers arrangements and baskets for all occassions, plus offers online ordering.
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Color:Bold and gold, the Pyramid Bracelet is an effortlessly chic way to dress up your everyday look.
Style Number: 11125833
16K gold plated.
Box clasp.
3/4"H x 7 1/4"L
Rated 2 out of 5 by 2 reviewers.
Rated 3 out of 5 by LIKA ON THE FENCE I ACTUALLY LOVE THIS BRACELET THE LOOK AND ALL. MY ONE BIG PROBLEM IS THE CLASP. IT EASILY UN-HOOKS THE BRACELET IF EVEN SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED..... IT CAME OFF TWICE WHILE I WAS OUT. FORTUNATELY I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE IT ON THE FLOOR BY MY CHAIR. AFTER THE SECOND TIME OF REALIZING THE CLASP WAS COMING OFF BECAUSE OF IT HITTING SLIGHTLY AGAINST MY LEG. I JUST PUT IT IN MY PURSE. SO UNFORTUNATE CUZ I REALLY LIKED THE BRACELET. THINKING ABOUT ADDING ANOTHER LATCH TO THE BRACELET. FOR THE PRICE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ADD ANYTHING THOUGH!!!!! December 9, 2012
Rated 1 out of 5 by Jackie44 Poor quality Great looking bracelet, good size especially if you don't have a particularly slender wrist, I have found some of their bangles to be too small for my wrist , but I was very pleased when this one worked. However the quality was very poor. I had to return the first bracelet that I purchased as the clasp bent and broke on the second time of wearing. The second bracelet was also returned when one of the pins that joins the links together broke. Real shame because it was a lovely bracelet but the quality is not what you would expect from a Tory Burch product ! October 5, 2012
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