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St. Julian's is one of the most
bustling towns in Malta. The entertainment district, Paceville is famous of its
great clubs and pubs and the sandy beach of St. George Bay is so popular that
it is always full of people.
There are many hotels in St. Julian's to stay at. The most luxurious hotels in Malta can be found here, but there are more modest budget hotels too. One recommended and recently revamped hotel in St. Julian's is the Valentina Hotel which is a warm, family-run business right in the centre of the town. This hotel boasts beautifully designed rooms for every need, and guests can benefit from free Wi-Fi, a martini bar and a rooftop swimming pool from where you can take in the view of the Portomaso Business Tower which is the highest building in Malta. At the Hotel Valentina customer service is priority, and this impeccable service begins even before your stay has begun. You can even book your room directly online and benefit from special rates and packages.
Regarding dining opportunities, Valentina Hotel also offers one of the best restaurants in St. Julians. In The Avenue you can enjoy your meal in a really stylish environment or you can order your food to be delivered to your place of residence – they do it for free!
Hotel Valentina is really close to every important place in St. Julians. The amazing area of Portomaso is just a few steps away and the entertainment district is also only a short distance further. If you pass through Paceville you can easily access Bay Street Shopping Complex where shops of worldwide brands can be found. The popular Hard Rock Café Malta is here too, which is definitely worth a visit.
If you decide to go to the other direction from the hotel, you can head down towards Spinola Bay, where the famous Love Monument is found. The reversed letters of the monument will appear correctly if you watch the reflection in the water – this conveying the message; that love can be found in the most unexpected places.
From Spinola Bay you can take a long walk on the seashore. You will meet with countless restaurants and hotels in St. Julian's promenade but the nice view of the sea and the floating boats will certainly distract your attention. If you get to Balluta Bay, you can get a great view of Neo-Gothic church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Here you can also find a nice park where you can get a picnic or just sit down and relax.
If staying in is your preferred choice, then the Valentina Hotel offers the best of both hotel worlds; the comfort and intimacy of a boutique hotel coupled with five star service and facilities. If one does not wish to leave the hotel room for the duration of one's stay then you are not obliged. Make the most of our on-site facilities and we will always be happy to enrich your stay in the best way possible.


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Maria Sharapova's starring in the latest campaign for TAG Heuer called "What Are You Made Of?".
The campaign asks people to help the charities of their fave TAG ambassador including Tiger Woods, Leonardo Dicaprio and Shrieka.
Is it just me or does it look like Shrieka's about to take someone out brass knuckle style with that watch in the first picture? I'd be afraid to meet the Ice Queen in a dark alley.
In any case, I'm relieved the watchmaker didn't go all Pris-sy with the Russian again. Egads.
(images via mariasharapova.com)
Friday, April 10, 2009
PHOTO OP: Shrieka pimps out TAG Heuer, not so Pris-sy anymore (phew)
Labels: advertising, Maria Sharapova, sponsorship, sports marketing, Tag Heuer, tennis, watches
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the first picture raised my suspicions, the second confirmed them - shrieka doesn't know how to wear a watchReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 10, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Does anyone know what Maria is actually doing to make a return to tennis post Indian wells doubles match? She is supposed to make her return at the Italian Open... has she even been spotted on a clay court yet?? Tired of seeing these lame adverts, and her haughty expressions. Nice to know you can read cue cards for Sony Maria, but get on with playing tennis alreadyReplyDelete
I haven't seen any videos of her practicing on clay at all. There were a bunch of vids that came out pre-IW but since then nothing.ReplyDelete
I, too, am concerned she's returning on her least fave surface from such a long hiatus right before a major. I hope Shrieka's keeping her expectations VERY low. She'll get in some matches, prob not many because she'll most likely lose early in these tourneys.
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Nobody told her it is a WRISTwatch?ReplyDelete


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Familial isolated hypoparathyroidism is a group of extremely rare genetic disorders characterized by parathyroid glands that do not produce or secrete enough parathyroid hormone to maintain normal mineral balance. The parathyroid glands are part of the endocrine system, the network of glands that regulate the chemical processes within the body. Parathyroid hormone plays a vital role in regulating the levels of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. Parathyroid hormone deficiency causes low levels of calcium in the blood (hypocalcemia) and high levels of phosphorous.
The most common cause of hypoparathyroidism is damage to or removal of the parathyroid glands due to neck surgery. Hypoparathyroidism can also be caused by autoimmunity and can occur in association with a number of different underlying disorders such as autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 (APS-1). Familial isolated hypoparathyroidism is caused by mutations to one of several different genes.
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Trustees of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary approved the 2012-2013 budget, were informed of program and leadership changes, learned of faculty transitions, and heard of gifts which will fund new programs during their spring 2012 meeting.
Seminary trustees approved a budget of $11,565,000, an increase of 7.8% over last year. "This is the largest budget increase in more than a decade," noted Jeff Iorg, Golden Gate Seminary's president, adding that the boost is based on increased enrollment anticipated from new programs opening in the fall. In addition, Iorg announced a recent gift of $1.4 million from the Cecil and Josephine Osborne estate to fund future counseling training programs.
"To accomplish our mission and vision, and to fulfill the Seminary's Board-adopted goals from 2011, the Seminary must continually change – both to accommodate the changing training needs of students and to meet new global ministry opportunities," Iorg told the trustees. "The past six months have been a time of intense change, and of initiating future changes that will be implemented in the upcoming academic year."
The president noted that by any estimate the number of concurrent changes in Seminary operations is more significant than has been experienced in a similar time frame in many years. "Thankfully, most of the changes are caused by and will produce additional growth and progress," he said. "Morale is high and focused effort to keep the seminary moving forward is evident across the system."
As part of his report, Iorg shared details of several programs. "Our new Korean-English Bi-lingual Program is moving forward and will launch in fall 2012. We will soon begin a new Masters of Christian Counseling degree and a Masters of Divinity with a concentration in Chaplaincy. We are expanding our PhD program to include Theology as a major field." Iorg also outlined a number of faculty and staff re-assignments to facilitate these changes.
The Board took action regarding several faculty members, appointing Dr. Rick Melick to the rank of Distinguished Professor. "This is the highest honor the board can bestow on a faculty member and is a fitting recognition of Dr. Melick's significant academic and professional contributions to the Seminary," said Iorg of the Director of Academic Graduate Studies Program and Professor of New Testament Studies.
Dr. Faith Kim was appointed Senior Professor of Intercultural Education upon her retirement at the end of this academic year. Dr. Harry Hahne was approved for promotion from associate professor to professor, effective August 2014 when the new rank system currently being implemented is fully in place. Dr. Paul Wegner was elected Professor of Old Testament and will begin teaching this summer. "Dr. Wegner will strengthen our academic program with his significant teaching and writing portfolio," said the president. Dr. Sanghee Michael Ahn was elected Associate Professor New Testament and Associate Director of the Korean-English Bilingual program. Dr. Debbie Steele was elected Associate Professor of Christian Counseling. She will direct the new Master of Christian Counseling degree, and begin teaching this fall.
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The 15th annual Royals Hall of Fame Blood Drive was a huge success and helped to make a big impact on the area's blood supply for the summer, a time of year that usually sees a decrease in blood donations. The numbers collected at the fixed sites, which spanned from the Greater Kansas City area to Topeka and Lawrence, Kan., and St. Joseph and Jefferson City, Mo., and the mobile drives during the five-day drive easily topped the goals set for this year. On behalf of the Royals and the Community Blood Centers, thanks for coming out and supporting the drive, Royals fans. Especially those of you who found time to come out on Tuesday, July 24, to donate and congratulate Denny Matthews on his recent honor in Cooperstown!
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HOUSTON - Alexandra "Sasha" McHale, the daughter of Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale, died Saturday. She was 23 years old.
McHale took a leave of absence from the team earlier this month to be with his family for an undisclosed matter in Minneapolis.
According to the Houston Chronicle, "Sasha" McHale had long battled lupus, an auto-immune disease, and had been hospitalized with a related condition.
"I extend my deepest condolences to Kevin and Lynn for the loss of their beautiful daughter, Sasha, on Saturday afternoon," said Rockets owner Leslie Alexander in a statement on Sunday. "Kevin and Lynn are loving and dedicated parents who will need our continued support throughout this very difficult time. Our entire organization is mourning the McHale family's loss and we ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers."
Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor released the following statement on Sunday:
"On behalf of the entire Minnesota Timberwolves organization, we are extremely saddened to learn about the passing of Sasha. While Kevin was with our organization, we all watched Sasha grow up, and become an outstanding young woman. She will be sorely missed by her family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with Kevin, Lynn and the entire McHale family."
Kevin McHale left the Rockets Nov. 10 and there was no timetable for his return.
Kelvin Sampson has been handling the head coaching duties in McHale's absence.
McHale coached the Timberwolves for parts of the 2004-05 and 2008-09 seasons.
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Mary Atkins Smith, 99, of Brookstone Retirement Center, formerly of Wenco Drive, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, at Hinkle Hospice House.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Lonnie Daugherty officiating. Burial will follow in Lexington City Cemetery.
Visitation will be 1 to 2 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service.
Mrs. Smith was born April 29, 1914, in Davidson County to Jesse Franklin Atkins and Sarah Lou Sink Atkins. She was a member of Lexington Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Zeb D. Smith, who died July 27, 1966; brothers Lindsay Atkins, Roby Atkins and Henry Atkins; and sisters Lillie Gourley, Mamie Elliott, Mildred Potts and Ruby Atkins.
Surviving are many nieces and nephews.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is releasing an updated version of its green marketing guidelines that aim to hold companies to truthful standards in touting the environmental friendliness of their products.
The revision to the Green Guides is the first since 1998, when phrases like "carbon offset" and "renewable energy" were not widely used.
The revisions include some changes to the proposed guidelines that the FTC circulated in October 2010. New sections address the use of carbon offsets, "green" certifications and seals, as well as renewable energy and renewable materials claims.
Among the updates, the guides warn marketers not to make broad, unqualified claims that their products are environmentally friendly or eco-friendly.
The FTC said "very few products, if any" deliver the far-reaching environmental benefits that consumers associate with such claims.


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Do you know how babies are made? Sure, you've got the basics covered – man and woman meet, they have sex, and nine months later, a beautiful baby is born. But there's a lot more to it than that.
We'll spare you the awkward talk parents and middle school health teachers sometimes dole out and instead give you just the facts – the fascinating biological facts about getting pregnant.
How does a woman's egg develop?
For women, the possibility of pregnancy begins in the ovaries, those two almond-shaped glands attached to either side of the uterus. (See illustration above.)
The ovaries come fully stocked. A woman is born with 1 to 2 million eggs – more than a lifetime's supply. The eggs begin dying off almost immediately and she never produces any more.
Altogether, a woman probably releases about 400 eggs over the course of her reproductive years, beginning with her first period and ending with menopause (usually between ages 45 and 55).
During the middle of her menstrual cycle, most likely sometime between the 12th and 16th days, an egg reaches maturity in one of her two ovaries, then is released and quickly sucked up by the opening of the nearest fallopian tube. (These two 4-inch canals lead from the ovaries to the uterus.)
This release, called ovulation, starts the conception clock ticking. The average egg lives only about 24 hours, so it has to be fertilized soon for conception to happen. If your egg meets up with a healthy sperm on its way to the uterus, the two can join and begin the process of creating a new life.
If not, it ends its journey at the uterus, where it either dissolves or is absorbed by the body. When pregnancy doesn't occur, the ovary eventually stops making estrogen and progesterone (hormones that help maintain a pregnancy), and the thickened lining of the uterus is shed during your period.
How does a man's body produce sperm?
While women are busy maturing a single egg at the leisurely pace of about one a month, men are almost constantly at work producing millions of microscopic sperm, whose sole purpose in life is to penetrate an egg. While women come complete with all of the eggs they'll ever need, men aren't born with ready-made sperm. They have to produce them on a regular basis – from start to finish it takes 64 to 72 days to create a new sperm cell.
The average sperm lives only a few weeks in a man's body, and about 250 million are released with each ejaculation. That means new sperm are always in production.
Sperm begin developing in the testicles, the two glands in the scrotal sac beneath the penis. (See illustration above.) The testicles hang outside a man's body because they're quite sensitive to temperature.
To produce healthy sperm, they have to stay around 94 degrees Fahrenheit – about four degrees cooler than normal body temperature. The sperm are stored in a part of the testicle called the epididymis before mixing with semen just prior to ejaculation.
Despite the millions of sperm produced and released in each ejaculate, only one can fertilize an egg – this is the case even for twins. The gender of the resulting embryo depends on which type of sperm burrows into the egg first. Sperm with a Y chromosome make a boy baby, and sperm with an X chromosome make a girl.
Plenty of myths about how to choose a baby's sex have been circulating for centuries. Some are backed by a bit of scientific evidence, but a child's sex is pretty much randomly determined.
Does having an orgasm help baby-making?
The big moment has arrived and you're actually having sex. In addition to all the fun, your bodies are building up the tension that you hope will end in orgasm, that wonderful, pleasurable release that also has an important biological function.
In men, orgasm propels sperm-rich semen into the vagina and up against the cervix, helping them to arrive in the fallopian tubes minutes later. This process, known as ejaculation, gives sperm a head start on their way to the egg.
A woman's orgasm also might help conception. Some studies suggest that the wavelike contractions associated with the female O pull sperm farther into the cervix (but other research says there's no real evidence this is true).
Still, why not let go and have as much fun as you can? It couldn't hurt – and just might help – your chances of getting pregnant.
Many couples wonder if a particular sexual position is best for baby-making. No one knows for sure, but some experts believe the missionary position (man on top) or the rear-entry position (man behind woman, both facing the same direction) are best because both allow for deep penetration.
But do whatever you like. The most important thing about sex is that you're both having a good time and you're doing it frequently enough to have live sperm in the woman's reproductive tract during ovulation. That means you should aim to make love at least every other day during the middle of your cycle.
Which sperm gets to the egg first?
At this point, you can't do much except cross your fingers and hope, though some experts say it helps if the woman stays on her back with a pillow under her butt for 20 or 30 minutes so gravity can help the sperm get to the waiting egg.
While you and your partner are cuddling, a great deal of activity is taking place inside your body. Those millions of sperm have begun their quest to find your egg, and it's not an easy journey.
The first obstacle is the acid level in your vagina, which can be deadly to sperm. Then there's your cervical mucus, which can be an impenetrable net except on the one or two days when you're most fertile. Then it miraculously loosens up so a few of the strongest swimmers can get through.
But that's not all – the sperm that survive still have a long road ahead. In all, they need to travel about 7 inches from the cervix through the uterus to the fallopian tubes.
If they don't find an egg in the fallopian tubes at the time of intercourse, the sperm can live in the woman's reproductive tract for three to five days. Only a few dozen sperm ever make it to the egg. The rest get trapped, lost – perhaps heading up the wrong fallopian tube – or die along the way.
For the lucky few who get near the egg, the race isn't over. They have to work frantically to penetrate the egg's outer shell and get inside before the others.
If the hardiest of the bunch makes it through, the egg changes instantaneously so that no other sperm can get in. It's like a protective shield that clamps down over the egg at the exact moment that first sperm is safely inside.
Now the real miracle begins. The egg will be fertilized within about 24 hours as the genetic material in the sperm combines with the genetic material in the egg to create a new cell that starts dividing rapidly. You're not actually pregnant until that bundle of new cells, known as the embryo, travels the rest of the way down the fallopian tube and attaches itself to the wall of your uterus.
However, you can have an ectopic pregnancy if the embryo implants somewhere other than the uterus, such as the fallopian tube. An ectopic pregnancy is not viable, and you'll either need to take medication to stop it from growing or have surgery to prevent your fallopian tube from rupturing.
That final leg of the trip can take another three days or so, but it may be a few more weeks until you miss a period and suspect that you're going to have a baby.
If you miss your period or notice another sign of pregnancy, you can use a home pregnancy test to find out for sure if you have a little one on the way.


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Genome-guided tumor diagnostics and treatments with the power to manipulate a patient's immune response have the potential to impact cancer outcomes in dramatic fashion. At the Cleveland Clinic's recent Medical Innovations Summit (see Pharm Exec's "Top Medical Innovations for 2014"), Eric Klein, chair at the Clinic's Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, championed the work of companies like Genomic Health Inc.—and its recently CLIA-approved OncoType Dx prostate cancer assay—as critical to the future of cancer research and drug development. The genotype of a tumor may prove to be more useful than the genotype of the patient in which it resides. If identifying a "driver mutation" in metastatic cancers turns out to work in practice, it won't matter where a tumor originated in the body. Consequently, "drug development will be more rapid as a result," says Klein.
Lambrolizumab also received FDA's Breakthrough Therapy designation last April, and clinical trials are initially focused on melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer. Nivolumab is targeting melanoma and lung cancer, with the addition of renal cell carcinoma in Phase III. Merck announced plans to study lambrolizumab in other haematolgical malignancies, and has early trials running in triple negative breast cancer, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, and other solid tumor cancers. Thompson Reuters' Cortellis database puts sales of lambrolizumab at roughly $845 million by 2018; Decision Resources' Efua Edusei made a similar prediction, around $800 million by 2019. "Merck would definitely have a better commercial opportunity if Yervoy wasn't already on the market," notes Edusea, adding that nivolumab could eventually restrict sales of lambrolizumab. With Zalboraf also looming large in the melanoma space, the initial label, launch date, and timeline for additional indications on both drugs could open or block the entrance to blockbuster fame and revenues. Roche is taking a different approach by shifting melanoma to the backburner; instead, MPDL 3280A is targeting the biomarker population in lung cancer as a lead indication. Merck followed suit with lambrolizumab, says Hawthorne. Thomson Reuters puts nivolumab sales at just over $2 billion by 2018; Decision Resources is more conservative on nivolumab, with sales just crossing the blockbuster mark by 2019.
In some ways, J&J/Pharmacyclics' ibrutinib takes a similar approach to treating cancer by inhibiting a normally protective pathway for infection-fighting B-cells. Like cancer cells hiding from T cell lymphocytes after corrupting the PD1 receptor pathway, the B-cell receptor pathway is corrupted when B-cells turn malignant. Ibrutinib inhibits the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK), which regulates B-cell survival. A first in class oral BTK inhibitor and an FDA Breakthrough Therapy designee, ibrutinib has filed with FDA for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (an orphan indication), and mantle cell lymphoma, also a rare disease. Achieving that rare double win—improved survival and reduced toxicity compared with chemotherapy—plus a fast track to market in the United States has prompted analysts to go big on ibrutinib. Estimates range from $3.5 (Thomson Reuters Cortellis) to $6 billion (Credit Suisse) by 2020.
In breast cancer, palbociclib, a clinical candidate emerging from a research collaboration between Warner-Lambert (now Pfizer) and Onyx (now a subsidiary of Amgen), dazzled attendees of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Conference in 2012 with the results of a randomized Phase II trial. "It quadrupled progression-free survival," says Hawthorne. Currently in Phase III, palbociclib is being tested in combination with letrozole (brand name Femara, an aromatase inhibitor), and separately in combination with AstraZeneca's Faslodex (fulvestrant), to prove superiority over Faslodex alone. Edusei says several generic products in the hormone receptor positive (HR+) space, including letrozole, are available on the cheap, but palbociclib seems to represent a significant improvement over those products. Palbociclib targets metastic breast cancer in HR+ patients—more specifically, estrogen receptor positive (ER+)—that are also HER2 negative. HER2 positive breast cancer gets a lot of press, because of many new and successful drug targeting those patients, but hormone receptor positive patients are a much larger breast cancer population: roughly 75 percent of all breast cancer incidence is ER positive, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Thomson Reuters predicts blockbuster sales for palbociclib; Edusei and Decision Resources puts the number at $750 million by 2019.
Unfortunately, Eli Lilly had to can a 1,144 patient multinational Phase III study on ramucirumab, a VEGF antiangiogenic monoclonal antibody for breast cancer in September, but there's a silver lining. Ramucirumab received an FDA Fast Track designation for gastric cancer, and a Priority Review in October. Gastric cancer is a "high unmet need...if you can prolong survival, I think [Lilly] has a very good option for those patients," says Hawthorne.Interestingly, ramucirumab targets the VEGF receptor, whereas Avastin targets the ligand. Avastin failed in Phase III trials for gastric cancer, which raises the question: is there a true mechanistic difference in targeting the receptor versus the ligand? If so, "these angiogenics will start to separate themselves in terms of where they might be active," says Hawthorne. Sanofi/Regeneron haven't announced plans to test Zaltrap in gastric cancer, but http://ClinicalTrial.gov/ shows a Phase II study of Zaltrap for esophagogastric cancer, a malignancy in the throat as opposed to the stomach. Gastric cancer incidence in Japan has risen sharply in recent years; Decision Resources says the global gastric cancer market will reach $2.3 billion by 2021, with 44 percent of those revenues coming from Japan. Thomson Reuters pegs ramucirumab sales at $725 million by 2018, Leerking Swann says $1.3 billion by 2020.


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Mind Your Manners: Rude guests can ruin wedding day
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Here are some wedding stories for the history books:
Eating for two?
The bride did not receive a return RSVP card from her invited guest. She did, however, receive a text message on her cellphone that read, "We're coming, but during the dinner reception, my date wants two entrées because he is a big man and can't decide between the steak and the chicken." The dinners were $50 to $60 a plate, and, the date was not invited!
The stripper
The bride and groom watched in horror as their inebriated best man began performing a striptease on the dance floor at their wedding reception. As he approached the bride's grandmother wearing nothing but his skivvies, he was quickly escorted away.
Cut the cake
During the reception a bride and groom started to cut their beautiful, and quite expensive, wedding cake, only to find that hungry and offensively rude wedding guests had already cut rather large pieces out of the cake for themselves before the couple had arrived.
This is not funny
Shortly after the rehearsal dinner, those invited by the groom decided to throw an impromptu "last-minute fling" bachelor party. As with many bachelor parties, this one got out of hand, and the groom was so intoxicated that those attending were able to get him on a plane bound for Las Vegas with nothing but a one-way ticket (this was obviously before the increased security at airports). Keep in mind, the wedding is scheduled to take place in less than 24 hours.
This is really, really not funny
During the wedding reception, several of the guests were able to sneak away and rig the couple's getaway car so that every time the groom hit the brakes the horn would sound. However, during the "rigging," they also damaged the brake line. As the bride and groom sped away from the reception, the brakes failed and the car crashed into an embankment. Fortunately, no one was hurt in what could have been a horrible tragedy.
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Much has been written about the proper etiquette for the bridal party, but what about the manners of those they invite to share their special day? What responsibility do they have? What is the etiquette of the being a good guest?
Before the big event
RSVP! Not doing so creates utter chaos for the couple.
If a preprinted reply card is not enclosed within the invitation, then you should respond with a handwritten note. Here's an example of a proper written response:
"Mr. and Mrs. John Goolsby accept with pleasure Mr. and Mrs. Gary Good's kind invitation to their daughter's wedding Saturday, the seventeenth of November, 2012."
If you cannot attend, then write "We regret that we are unable to accept the kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Good."
If a preprinted response card is enclosed, then fill in the blank, Mr. and Mrs. John Goolsby "will" or "will not" attend. Feel free to add a note of congratulations on the card if you like.
Unless the invitation specifically states that you may do so, never bring an additional guest or your children. Do not add any name to the reply card that was not on the invitation. If their name is not included, they are not invited.
The presence of very small children is up to the bridal couple; however, whining children may detract from the wedding and create an annoying experience for all. If you do bring children, be prepared to exit the ceremony immediately following the first whimper.
Most bridal registry consultants say it is best to send a gift to the bride and groom before the wedding. This way they do not have an additional burden of transporting the gift home after the reception. Sending a gift beforehand reduces the chance that it will be lost or misplaced. If you must take a gift to the reception, it is best to place the card inside the gift before it is wrapped. This helps to eliminate the risk that the card may become separated from the gift.
If the couple is registered at a particular store, it is not mandatory to choose a gift from the registry. It does, however, assure that you will purchase something that is wanted.
Etiquette dictates that the couple has up to one year after the wedding to write a thank-you note for a gift received (talk about cutting some slack!). If you haven't gotten a thank-you note within a year, then it is appropriate -- and perhaps a little uncomfortable -- to contact the couple to inquire if they have received the gift. However, if you had a gift sent directly from a store, then you might want first to contact the store to confirm that the gift was delivered.
If sending a check in lieu of a gift, be sure to make it payable to the bride and/or the groom. This way they both do not have to endorse the check. When doing this, it is best to use the bride's maiden name. It usually takes some time before her name changes (if she chooses to do so) on a bank account.
If you cannot attend a wedding or you receive an announcement that the wedding has already taken place, then it is not mandatory that you send a gift. However, you should at the very least, send a note of congratulations to the happy couple.
Unless specific attire is indicated on the invitation, use the following as a guide to what may be appropriate.
For women:
Informal wedding: nice afternoon dress
Semiformal: cocktail dress
Very formal: floor-length dress
Informal: cocktail dress
Semiformal: evening cocktail dress
Very formal: floor-length gown or evening dress
For men:
Informal/semiformal: dark suit
Very formal: very dark conservative suit (preferably three-piece)
Informal: dark suit
Semiformal: dark conservative suit
Very formal: black tuxedo (black-tie)
The ceremony
Get to the church on time! Try to arrive at least 15 minutes before the time indicated on the invitation. If you do arrive late, wait for the bride to walk down the aisle and arrive at the altar before you enter. Quietly seat yourself toward the back of the room. You should not be part of the processional.
The receiving line
The key here is to be brief. Do not to hold up the line. Offer your best wishes to the couple and move on. It is best to compliment the bride and to congratulate the groom. Some feel congratulating the bride appears as if you are subliminally saying, "Congratulations, you finally snagged one!" Yes, this may sound a little old-fashioned, but it is best to be safe than to offend. Make sure you address the families of bride and groom, the wedding party and other guests.
If the reception includes place cards for seating, do not move cards to suit your preference. The wedding party has given much time and thought to the seating of their guests, and moving these cards could upset them. Also, during the reception, it is your responsibility to mingle and socialize. Don't expect the bride and groom to entertain you and to introduce you to everyone; they have enough to do.
If proposing a toast to the bride and groom, then make the toast in good taste. This is not the time to bring up the good ol' frat days. Remember the three B's of making a good toast: Begin, Be brief, and Be seated. (A reminder to the bride and groom: When a toast is made in your honor, it is inappropriate to sip your drink. You should refrain from even touching your glass.)
Limit alcohol consumption. Your drunken actions may forever ruin someone else's special day.
Following the reception, do not remove flowers or centerpieces from the tables. Contrary to popular belief, these are not party favors.
Your manners contribute to the happy couple's big day. It is an honor to be invited to attend the sacred celebration between two people. You have been invited because they want you to celebrate their special day with them, not make it a disaster. Make sure your manners are in check; it's their day, not yours!
Incidentally, the groom who had the one-way ticket to Vegas did make it back in time for the wedding. And the couple lived happily ever after.
Pam Harvit, MS, is a certified corporate etiquette and protocol consultant. She is employed by Merck and Co. and lives in Charleston. Email her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Paint It Yourself!Written by Johnny Hunkins on May 1, 2012 Tackle your body and paint project at home with these DIY techniques. We show you how on our '68 Nova project
There are many things that separate an average muscle machine from the standout car that makes people turn their head and take notice. The overall paint finish ranks right up at the top of what counts when it comes to the visual statement that speaks loudest. No matter how worthy your machine might be in other qualities, it is the paintwork that makes the first impression, whether rolling down the boulevard, or under scrutiny at the show field. In fact, often the key feature a car is judged by is the appearance of the paint. How often is a car described disparagingly as a 20-footer, meaning that it might look good from 20 feet away, but fails under close scrutiny?
A fine paintjob shows outstanding craftsmanship as it is approached for a closer look. By contrast, the 20-footer might be a disappointment as you see the flaws, blemishes, and shoddiness of the paint. A great paintjob will only draw admirers in. It takes a dedication to quality and an uncompromising eye for detail to achieve a fantastic show-quality paintjob, and that starts from step one—the body.
Pro or DIY?
One of the first things to contemplate when staring at your project and dreaming about perfect paint is what—if anything—you will tackle yourself. Here it is important to take into account your previous experience and level of skill, the equipment at hand, and perhaps most importantly your own level of perseverance. Make no mistake, body restoration and paint is one of the most labor-intensive endeavors you'll encounter, and messy work at that. Expert paint and bodywork is very expensive, and it is tempting to save some of that costly work with a little (or a lot) of sweat equity. Nevertheless, it is also all too easy to get in over your head, or end up with results that fall far short of your dream of that fantastic paintjob.
We've known do-it-yourself auto hobbyists who have succeeded in major body panel replacement and repair, and taken the project to completion with stunning paintwork, all in their own garage. We've also seen enthusiastic but botched attempts at the same that resulted in perpetually unfinished projects, and more work for the professionals who finally took over. What is important here is to be realistic in qualifying your own skill level, commitment, and time when deciding whether to tackle different aspects of your paint project, or just turn it over to the pros.
Our '68 Nova was driven to Outlaw Motorsports in Riverside, California, where Ron Aschtgen and crew handled the full body build and repaint. While Outlaw is known for its outstanding work in restoring, modifying, and rebuilding muscle cars, the shop is not a dedicated paint and body facility. Most of the operations involved were performed using tools and techniques that can be handled by the DIY enthusiast, while the actual paintwork was accomplished in a makeshift shelter within an open warehouse space, not unlike the kind of place a hobbyist would fashion in his own garage.
Ron says: "It is the detail work that sets a job off, and the quick production shops will not put that kind of time into it. If you are going that route, you can get a better job by taking some of the car apart and putting in some of the prep. If you are paying top dollar at a custom paint shop, you naturally will expect perfection from the shop. How much an individual wants to handle depends on the approach, and the skill level of the individual." Whether you plan on taking on the whole task of bodywork and paint yourself, or place it in the experienced hands of an expert, it is worthwhile to understand exactly what is involved in getting the job done.
We'll go through all of the major steps in taking a car through the body and paint process, from beginning to end. We will show you how it's done, and what's involved, and leave you with the decision on whether you should tackle the work as a whole, or attempt some portion of the job. Nothing done on this project is beyond the realm of a capable do-it-yourselfer.
Disassembly, Stripping, and Assessment
Any paintjob involves decisions, and one of the most important decisions you will make is just how far you want to go. Here, there are extreme ends of the spectrum. There are plenty of quickie paint shops that will scuff the existing exterior paint, bust out the tape, and spray away. That barely rates as a minimum approach. On the other hand, perfection means pulling the car apart and down to a bare shell, stripping off the last nut and bolt, and kicking off the paintwork from there. Most of us will end up somewhere in the middle. The condition of the car plays an important role in the decision-making process. Indeed, if the car is otherwise mint, and is being re-sprayed in the stock color, a scuff and exterior re-spray may be quite acceptable.
For our project Nova, several factors set the direction. Overall, the vehicle was in questionable condition, with layers of old cheap paint and previous bodywork, meaning that the paint would have to be stripped completely off. Another factor that helped define the direction of the effort is the fact that we will be changing colors to a metallic orange from Eastwood. Since we do not want any trace of the previous paintjobs peeking through, the color change reinforced the need for substantial disassembly of the body. We removed every bit of exterior trim and components from the exterior body, along with the removable body panels.
We presented the stripping process in detail in the Dec. '11 issue of PHR (see "Life's a Blast"). The existing paint and filler was stripped using a combination of 4.5-inch Eastwood stripping discs (PN 31086) on an angle grinder for the accessible sheetmetal surfaces, and Eastwood's Master Blaster dual media blaster in the tighter, recessed areas. When we started there was no way to know what ills resided beneath the cheap white topcoat of our Nova. Ron explains: "You find out pretty much everything once you strip the paint off. The Nova looked pretty good, but once we got down to metal we found the passenger side was buried in filler and plastic. Once you start stripping, you'll usually discover what's under all those years of cover-ups." When it was all said and done, an assessment of the stripped sheetmetal revealed we would be ahead by replacing the front fenders, valance, and support, as well as the passenger-side doorskin and right rear quarter-panel. We ordered all of the replacement metal from the Nova experts at YearOne. Without a doubt, this is a point in our project that really takes some faith and perseverance, since our once-acceptable Nova was now looking like a torn-down wreck!
Body Building
After stripping the car to bare metal, the body build will progress to sheetmetal repair. In the process of a major body restoration such as ours, you will be looking at two basic choices: repair or replace. In the case of bolt-on body panels for which replacements are readily available, it doesn't take long for the cost of new metal to make economic sense versus the option of repairing the existing panel. Essentially, this was the case regarding the sheetmetal from the firewall forward, as well as the hood on our Nova. With replacement panels available at a reasonable cost, repairing the old bolt-on panels would have consumed far more time and money.
The remaining panels are typically not direct bolt-on pieces. Regarding the doors, replacing a damaged doorskin is more involved than simply bolting on a new panel, since the skin needs to be fitted to the door's inner structure. Our driver's door was deemed satisfactory, requiring minor repairs, while the passenger-side panel was damaged enough to warrant replacement. We covered this operation in detail in the Jan. '12 issue of PHR (see "Door Prize"). Rear quarter-panels are even higher in difficulty, as they are an integral, welded part of the body tub structure. Replacement here means laborious cutting out of the original, and welding in of the new panel. Our driver-side panel was good enough to save (see "Cutting Out the Cancer" in the Feb. '12 issue), while the passenger-side panel was rough enough to warrant replacement (see "Confined to Quarters" Mar. '12).
While replacing individual panels might seem simple enough, the real measure of a quality job is the fit and alignment. Ron says: "Getting the panels right is really one of the toughest parts of the job. Replacement panels will typically need custom work in this area for a perfect result. You will usually need to do some welding and dolly work to get the lines and gaps perfect. On the Nova, we reworked the door edge at the replaced quarter-panel and door edge gap to make it look uniform. It required grinding and welding to stitch it back up, for a nice, even, and tight gap." Ron at Outlaw delivered by custom-fitting the minor obtuse areas at the door-to-quarter and decklid-to-quarter gaps. Never try to build up a panel edge with filler!
The rule with panel alignment is that you start with the fixed portions of the car and add the bolt-on parts, shimming and adjusting for alignment. Naturally, the edges of the rockers and quarters are fixed, so the first step is to align the doors to these parts. Run the doors parallel to the rockers, and with the body lines aligning at the quarter with an even gap. Next, the front fenders are aligned to the front of the doors, setting the fore-and-aft and height adjustment of the fenders. The hood is laid in place and the gap at the fenders is adjusted for an even and parallel spacing at each side. The leading edge of the doors and trailing edge of the fenders can be adjusted inward or outward to meet by adjustment.
Prep and Primer
With the major panel replacement handled, it was on to minor metal massaging and repair. The right tools are a big aid here, including a selection of body hammers and a variety of dollies, which we obtained from Eastwood. Especially handy is a stud welding set, which allows a pull point to be temporarily welded to the sheetmetal for pulling. We used an Eastwood Uni-Spotter for a variety of metal-pulling repairs. (For the complete story on using the Uni-Spotter, see "Smooth Move," in the Apr. '12 issue.) Years worth of dings can be coaxed back to smooth metal with a combination of hammers, dollies, and stud welder. Our Nova required plenty of attention. As Ron says: "There were pretty much repairs required everywhere, but the heavier damage was at the door and front section of the quarter-panel, but it was fixable. There were plenty of old slide hammer holes to weld up. We used the hammer and dolly where we could get to it, and the stud welder where access was limited." Only once the metal is worked to the smoothest condition possible should the filling begin.
After the expert metalwork performed by Outlaw Motorsports, the body panel repairs required just a very thin skim of polyester body filler to achieve perfection. Our supply of filler, all ordered with the rest of our paint supplies from Eastwood, consisted of USC Feather-Rite lightweight body filler used for the bulk of the filling, and USC All-Metal and Finishing Putty to spot and glaze the repairs as needed in order to fill minor imperfections. The initial filler was worked starting with a sanding block and 40-grit paper, reapplying filler as needed. Once the repair was satisfactorily leveled and feathered in with the surrounding metal, it was sanded progressively finer with 80- and 220-grit sandpaper in preparation for the primer-surfacer coat. These repair areas can be sealed to prevent corrosion prior to the overall primer-surfacer application with Eastwood's Self-Etching Primer, available in convenient aerosol cans.
Applying the overall primer-surfacer is a major milestone in any major paint project. All of the heavy metalwork and panel massaging should be behind you, and the surfacer coat will transform the patchwork quilt of bare metal, filler, primer, and putty into something that once again resembles the unified look of a car. The main function of the surfacer coat is to build a layer of material onto the surface of the bodywork that can be sanded into a perfectly smooth surface in preparation for the paint to follow. As Ron says: "The primer work is really important, since it is the base of the paint. The work here translates to straight panels." Block sanding ensures that the surface imperfections will be leveled out of the panels, cutting from the primer layer at the high points, while allowing primer to remain in the lower areas to provide the fill.
For the initial primer coat, our Nova was partially assembled, including the front fenders and doors. The decklid, hood, cowl, and other loose panels were off the car to allow full coverage of the panels and the recessed margins in the body where they install. Outlaw applied the Evercoat Ultra High Build Polyester Primer Surfacer using an Eastwood Concours spray gun kit, fitting it with a 2.2mm air cap kit to easily handle the heavy-bodied primer. (Check out the video "Eastwood Paint Gun" on PopularHotRodding.com.) Once cured, the surfacer was sprayed with Eastwood's black aerosol Guidecoat to give a visual reference for the sanding process to come. Block sanding the primer began with dry sanding, using an assortment of sanding blocks from Eastwood, and relatively coarse 180-grit paper. This aggressive first cut provides quick and effective leveling of the surface, and the guidecoat will quickly call out any remaining flaws needing attention.
After the initial primer and blocking work, the small remaining imperfections were filled and repaired with polyester finishing putty, and the car was once again given an overall coat of primer surfacer, this time using Eastwood's 2K Urethane Primer. Once cured, the 2K was sprayed with guidecoat black, and sanded using a wet-sanding process, finishing with 400-grit for a virtually perfect surface. At the conclusion of the primer-surfacer stage, the body should be perfectly smooth and free of ripples and flaws, i.e. ready for paint.
Squirting Paint
While there is no doubt that the primer stage is a satisfying step in the paint process, things take another giant leap forward as color begins to be applied. Naturally, a course of action has to be planned out in advance of the paintwork, especially with a complete repaint. Plenty of blind areas and jambs need full coverage for a detailed look, and it is important to consider how those areas will be addressed. Ron at Outlaw decided the best approach would be to complete the inside portions of the hood and decklid, while painting the doorjambs with the doors already hung, but the fenders removed for full access of the hinge area while spraying. With these inside areas completed, they could later be masked, and the outside of the loose panels, and the front fenders could be shot off the car, while body and outer doors are shot as an assembly.
For the inner surfaces of the panels and jambs, Eastwood's Malibu Sunset Metallic basecoat was sprayed directly over the smoothly sanded primer surfacer. These areas were prepped for paint by first blowing down with compressed air, then wiping with Eastwood's Pre Painting Prep aerosol solvent, and finishing with a thorough wipe down with Eastwood's Crystal tack cloths. Before painting, it is important that the surfaces are totally free of debris and contaminants. Eastwood's HVLP Concours gun was refitted with a 1.4mm tip, and three medium coats were plenty to achieve even coverage. Once the base color coat was sufficiently flashed dry, Eastwood's urethane clear followed. Right off the gun, the flow out and gloss were excellent.
Once the jamb areas were completely cured, attention turned once again to the exterior of the car. The previously painted areas were carefully masked, and the loose panels racked in the makeshift painting area of the garage-sized working area. As was the case with the previous jamb painting session, the surfaces were thoroughly cleaned. For the exterior body panels, Outlaw elected to start with a white epoxy sealer coat as the initial step in the paint regime. The sealer improves the quality of the surface for the basecoat color application, achieves better color holdout, and enhances the "pop" of the finished hue. Ron says: "This metallic base is pretty translucent, and you would see the effects of the gray below. The white base gives the metallic a chance to really stand out." PCL 2K Epoxy Primer-N-Seal was applied in a double coat, followed by the five basecoat color coats once it flashed dry. The Nova paint project was now coming together.
Rather than follow immediately with the clear as would be the case in a high-volume shop, we elected to allow the base to cure, much like a DIY guy working in his own garage on the weekends. This was followed by a light wet sanding with 600-grit paper. This achieves a very smooth surface for the clearcoat application, substantially reducing the surface texture of the final off-the-gun finish. Ron discloses: "We sanded the basecoat color before we shot the clear to knock it down." For the final money shot, the surfaces were once again cleaned, and then shot with four medium coats of Eastwood's Urethane clear.
Cutting and Buffing
While the paint results as shot were more than satisfactory, for a true show car look the process of cutting and polishing the paint takes it to the next level. For the average paintjob, the work is done once the paint guns are put away in the booth and the masking tape is pulled off. In the world of custom or show-quality paint, there is still work to do if the goal is to approach perfection. No matter how clean the paint might be, and no matter how skillfully the paint is sprayed, there will be flaws and surface texture—especially in a poorly ventilated makeshift garage environment. If everything was done to top standards, the texture will be minimal, and the paint surface will have very little contamination, but a glass-smooth surface with a mirror finish demands a little bit more. Ron tells us: "The final cut and buff is do or die: It is very important. The sanding part is critical, since a mistake here can be a disaster if you cut through or cut too coarse. The final finish relies on a skilled job with the cut and polish."
The technique is really not new; in fact, it is a form of burnishing and polishing, which has been around for centuries. What it consists of is fine-sanding the surface until it is perfectly smooth, and then using buffing techniques to polish the paint to a brilliant luster. In the world of automotive refinishing, special tools, techniques, and materials are designed just for this purpose. The sanding is normally a wet sanding process, using water to clean and lubricate. Wet sanding is done with very fine sandpaper, with the goal of flattening the surface while removing a minimum of material. Proper wet sanding requires skill, but most of all patience and a light touch.
Once the sanding process is complete, the clear is polished to bring the surface to a beautiful shine. Usually this is done in two steps, with a coarser "cutting" step to remove the sanding scratches, and quickly bring the surface to a shine, followed by a polishing step to take the surface to perfection. Outlaw Motorsports began by wet sanding the surface smooth with 1,000-grit, following with a wet-sanded 2,000-grit to reduce the depth of the sanding scratches and make the buffing more effective. The polishing began with a wool cutting pad using 3M Super Duty Rubbing Compound, followed by a foam pad and 3M Perfect It Ultrafine Machine Polish. The final result was nothing short of brilliant.
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How far you disassemble a vehicle for body and paint restoration will often be determined by the repairs necessary, and the seriousness of the effort. Due to the extensive work required and the detailed look we were after, the Nova was seriously dismantled. Now is the optimal time to tackle additional mechanical work that you planned to do. We installed our DSE subframe connectors and solid body bushings at this time. (That story will hit next month.)Fortunately, our project had little rust to contend with, due primarily to the sheetmetal-friendly West Coast environment. What rust we found was cut out and replaced with solid metal. When making these patch repairs, a nice tight fit up like this is key.If any serious auto bodywork is being contemplated, a good MIG welder such as this Miller Millermatic 211 Autoset is a must. This project made extensive use of MIG equipment for rust repair, hole filling, panel replacement, and fit up.The original panels we retained required a substantial level of metalwork. The Eastwood Uni-Spotter stud welder allows temporary pull points to be welded to the metal to help coax it into position. Once the studs are welded into place, a slide hammer is used to pull sheetmetal back into form. This is especially useful in blind areas that are inaccessible with a hammer and dolly combination.Before the ready availability of stud welding equipment, screw-type slide hammers were often used, usually leaving former repair areas riddled with holes. Ron made short work of filling these with a MIG welder.Traditional hammer and dolly work is a mainstay of body repair. Here Ron is reworking the previously welded area of the quarter that had been butchered with a rough, previous repair. The dolly focuses the hammer blows, and provides a backing to help move and form the metal rather than simply allowing it to flex or spring.Filler will not fill high spots, so any which show up after the initial sanding will require reworking. Don't be tempted to bury a flaw like this in more filler. The right move is to pull out the hammer and dolly and lightly rework the area for another application of filler.Often with major or long-term paint projects, a repair area can begin to oxidize before the overall primer is applied. Here Eastwood's Self-Etching primer in convenient aerosol cans is an easy and quick way to protect the repair.
Once the fit was perfected, the front panels and deck were removed, but the doors remained in place. Ron sprayed the doorjamb areas with primer in advance of applying primer to the rest of the car.The Evercoat Polyester primer-surfacer will adhere to the patchwork of bare metal, primer, and filler that made up the surface of the Nova, while providing a fill material for block sanding the body smooth. Ron fitted the Eastwood gun with a 2.2mm tip for the thick material.The loose panels were racked in the paint area at the same time, scuffed, and similarly cleaned in preparation for the application of primer-surface to the inner surfaces.Likewise, the loose panels were racked and the interior surfaces were shot with the basecoat color. The basecoat sets up quickly, and once dry to the touch it was lightly dusted with the tack cloths to remove any dust or debris in preparation for the clearcoat.The previously painted jamb areas were allowed to fully cure, and then carefully masked to protect the new paint. The Nova was now ready for the overall exterior color coats. A base of white epoxy sealer was shot first, followed by five coats of the basecoat color. The loose panels were racked and likewise painted at this time.The basecoat was followed by the Eastwood urethane clear in the jamb and shut areas. Shooting the Eastwood urethane clear really brought the color to life. The clear flowed smooth and glossy, which is important since these areas would not be cut and buffed.Rather than jump right to the clearcoat, Ron performed an intermediate wet sanding stage to the basecoat, cutting the base with 600-grit wet. This left an unbelievably smooth surface to serve as the substrate for the clear.The same Eastwood Concours gun was used, this time with a 1.8mm tip. As shown here loading the clear urethane, a gun rack is a must with a gravity-feed paint gun, since it will not stand on its own. Eastwood's gun rack nests the gun and provides a holder for the strainer. Note the Eastwood mixing cup, which is graduated in the various ratios needed when mixing paint products
Next it was back to the booth for the clear gloss. Once again the familiar cleaning steps were performed, the loose panels racked, and the clear was laid on in four full coats.The surface should be sanded until the clear is entirely flat, with no shiny spots showing. It is difficult to tell when an area is fully sanded while wet, so the surface needs to be frequently wiped dry and checked as the work progresses.The clear brought the paint to a magnificent luster as it was applied, making all of the work seem worthwhile. As with the loose panels, four coats were applied to the main body, providing plenty of material for the cutting and buffing to come.The buffing process is typically accomplished in two steps, starting with a more aggressive rubbing compound and a "cutting" pad on the buffer. Ron used a wool cutting pad and 3M Super Duty Rubbing compound. The compound will buff out the sanding scratches and leave the paint glossy.After the first compounding, the surface was cleaned and the pad on the buffer was swapped for a fine foam polishing pad. Ron then repeated the buffing process with 3M Perfect It Ultrafine Machine Polish, and brought up a brilliant smooth gloss.


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Newsweek feature story on evolution, "intelligent design," Steves
The February 7, 2005, issue of Newsweek contains a feature story about recent attempts across the country to insert "intelligent design" into public school science classrooms.
New antievolution legislation
House Bill 179, introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives on January 27, 2005, would require "Whenever any theory of the origin of human beings or other living things is included in a course of study offered by a local unit of administration, factual scientific evidence supporting or consistent with evolution theory and factual scientific evidence inconsistent with or not supporting the theory shall be included in the course of study." NCSE's executive director Eugenie C.
Op-ed columns on the Cobb County disclaimer
A trio of op-ed columns greeted the January 13, 2005, ruling in Selman et al. v. Cobb County School District et al., in which U.S. District Judge Clarence Cooper deemed that the evolution disclaimer required in the Cobb County School District violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Although the board decided (on January 17) to appeal the decision to the 11th U.S. District Court of Appeals, the discussions in these columns are still worthwhile and timely. And a humor column in Scientific American looks on the lighter side.
"Stealth attack on evolution" in Time
Contained in the January 31, 2005, issue of Time magazine is "Stealth attack on evolution," by Michael D. Lemonick, Noah Isackson, and Jeffrey Ressner.
Editorials endorsing evolution education
Astute analyses of anti-evolutionist tactics appeared in editorials in The New York Times on January 23 and the Washington Post on January 24.
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Top ballers have gathered in Moscow for the Kremlin Cup and they all made their way onto the press line for the tourney's kick-off party today:
Monday, October 6, 2008
PHOTO OP: Top ballers hit the press line for Kremlin Cup party
Top ballers have gathered in Moscow for the Kremlin Cup and they all made their way onto the press line for the tourney's kick-off party today:
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Wow I would have never recognized Svetlana!!ReplyDelete
- nadalfanOctober 6, 2008 at 9:47 AM
Sveta, lookin' good!ReplyDelete
What's that last bit about Moya mean?
LOVE sveta.ReplyDelete
LOVE Lena D.
I think my unstraight side is coming out, but then you had to temper that with a piece of Safin hotness.
Nadalfan - Penetta used to date Moya.
Kuzy looks great from a distance but when its a close-up photo, I dunno how to put it.ReplyDelete
Maybe you want to judge this photo instead: http://hcfoo.com/2008/10/what-do-you-think-of-svetlana.html
Wait, wait, wait...that's Kuzy???!!! In a dress???!!!ReplyDelete
*checks outside to see if four horsemen are riding down her street*
hcfoo: makeup=bad, total look=pretty good. i'll give you that one.ReplyDelete
babz: the more the merrier for you!
kuzy's trying to change her ways - maybe there's a special someone in her life. one never knows!
- Tennis ObserverOctober 6, 2008 at 2:04 PM
Alize Cornet is Michael Jackson's daughter. The nose tells the story.ReplyDelete
I love the way Amelie Mauresmo rocks scarfs. I hate Elena's look perhaps because she wore the exact same thing shopping at Stuttgart (check out the wta tour website.) I absolutely love Dinara's dress. Vaidisova= eww wtf?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2008 at 2:35 PM
Elena is way too fond of that jacket, she wore it at Montreal too and it looks like the same purse.ReplyDelete
tennis observer: LOL!ReplyDelete
sara + anon: maybe it's elena's off-court uniform. one less thing to think about i suppose. you know, like when regular people go to work, they have their staples so they don't have to think about it every morning. could it be hers? okay, i think about these things way too much - WTF?!
I've finally figured out the right word. I thought she looked like a she-male close-up.ReplyDelete
Gosh I'm bad.
Kuzy: Whoa, I didn't even recognize her! Much better than before I think. And finally a normal hairstyle (I'm still thinking of those horrendous braids).ReplyDelete
Vaidisova: ew, something went wrong with that style...
I like Elena's style though. Refreshingly it's kinda casual and not too dolled up.


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Release Date: December 03, 2004
Running Time: 95 mins.
MPAA Rating: PG
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Genre: Adaptation, Drama, Period
When the story begins, freedom is just a dream for David, a young boy who has grown up a captive in a 1950s Bulgarian camp with almost no knowledge of the outside world or what has become of his family. Everything he knows about life has been taught to him by his fellow prisoner and mentor Johannes. One night, David escapes the camp, fleeing with a compass, half a loaf of bread and a sealed letter, which he is told must reach Denmark--the only place where he will be safe. Relying on his wits and courage, David manages to evade the prison commandos and attempt a dangerous border crossing into Greece, where he stows away on a freighter headed for Italy, but his adventure is only just beginni...
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