text:
Posted by Ilana Angel
Last night I had a date with Coach and I don't mind telling you I am a little giddy. It was the kind of date where everything happens exactly how you want. From the holding of hands, to the tasting of each other's drinks, to the kiss goodnight, we were in sync. I find myself with a schoolgirl crush on a very cool and interesting man. Good things come to those who wait.
There are many attractive things about Coach. Most important, he is a wonderful father and speaks of his daughter in a way that makes me proud of him. He is dedicated to her and when talking about her his eyes light up. There is nothing sexier than a man who is a good father. Also, his ability to share his admiration of me as a single mother makes me want to hug him close.
He understands my sarcasm, gets my sense of humor, laughs with me and at me. He is not afraid of sharing his opinion or feelings. He is more than a foot taller than me and I feel safe next to him. I was going to wear heals but opted to wear flats just because I get so excited about his height. There is something very sexy about a munchkin next to a giant.
It is an interesting relationship because it is new, but there is intimacy in our converations. He is gentle with my heart, patient with my hesitation, embracing of my dreams, and just the right mix of coach and friend to guide me along the path I want so much to travel. We are beginning something wonderful and I feel grateful to have met this wonderful and charming man.
We are approaching our new relationship from the perspective that it matters. We are open, honest, communicative, and aware. It is all very grown up, which is interesting when you consider he makes me feel like a young girl with a crush. We are our true selves, say what we want, mean what we say, and speak of building something special. It's all very romantic.
If he is unclear he askes me for clarificaiton. If he disagreess he shares his perspective. He is not afraid or intimidated by what I share or what I write. He is proud of me, which makes me want to be better. A better friend, woman, mother, and person. He inspires me. I find him insanely attractive and his musical tastes are sexy as hell. Sidebar: He is a gifted kisser.
Last night we decided we will only date each other. It is a big deal for a girl when a man says he is going to focus all of his attention on you. I find myself wanting to make him happy because he makes me so happy. My heart is fluttering, mind is racing, body is melting, and fear is disappearing. I am saying a prayer, counting blessings, and keeping the faith.
12.5.13 at 3:16 pm | Heaven has received a blessing today.
12.3.13 at 3:05 pm | Every time I go into the kitchen I half expect to. . .
11.30.13 at 10:42 am | "The only correct actions are those that demand. . .
11.29.13 at 1:56 pm | My nest will never empty as my son will always be. . .
11.28.13 at 7:59 am | Think. Laugh. Cry.
11.26.13 at 7:06 am | God places love where we don't always see it.
9.15.13 at 3:14 pm | I love you Russell Brand. (364)
7.25.11 at 5:38 pm | We need more Jews! (269)
12.5.13 at 3:16 pm | Heaven has received a blessing today. (198)
October 6, 2013 | 1:30 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
It has been a complicated week in my dating life. I was reminded of my past relationship in a way that has released me and allowed me to finally move forward. It has been seven months since the Englishman decided to be a coward and break my heart. This week rather than be sad about it, I was able to clearly see I dodged a bullet. He is not the man I thought he was and I am done thinking about him in any way other than as an asshole.
He wrote me a shocking email this week. After months of no contact, he actually wrote a lovely note. By lovely of course I mean childish and vile. Any hope I had for some sign of kindness is now gone. It no longer matters if he apologizes for what he did because I don't care anymore. It is sad that as women we need closure to include an apology. Especially when we expect it from men who are incapable of giving it.
The revelation is not about his not being worthy of me as much as it is about me deserving better. I hung onto a relationship that was unfulfilling because he lied and I believed him. It is not his fault though. Blame is not necessary but if it must be assigned, I will own it. I should have known better, actually did know better, and opted to stay anyway. It was not just his note that changed things for me. It was meeting a different kind of man.
I have met a man we will call "Coach". He has been courting me for two weeks and it has been really interesting. He is kind and funny, but also a great communicator. We are clear with each other. Clear on how we express who we are and what we want. He has taken the time to get to know me. He is secure enough to not be intimidated by how I share my life, and strong enough to make me feel like he has my back. He is a nice man.
It is an added bonus that he is tall, dark, and handsome. He stands 6'4", has kind eyes, is Jewish, and makes me flutter. I have been dating and trying to move on but it has proven to be difficult. When you love someone and they stop loving you back, or perhaps never really loved you at all, it is debilitating. I have been forcing myself to move on and Coach has made me realize I could not move because I was not ready or available.
I am realistic enough to know he may be blowing smoke up my ass and not as great as he is appears, but in the end that does not matter. The important thing here is I am ready. We take pieces of all past relationships with us into the next one, but the trick is to remember them so we can learn, not hang onto them so tightly they kill any shot in hell we have of finding love again. By love of course I mean the love we have for ourselves.
I write a lot about the Englishman and now I am done. We were together for a long time and had built a life together, so it has been very hard to let go. This weekend however, I finally did. I am not able to let go of all the pain, but I am in a place where I can see it for what it was, remember the good things, and stop punishing myself for it not working out. A door was finally slammed shut in my face and it caused a window to fly open.
Through Coach I am reminded love is something I need in my life and relationships don't need to be hard. I don't know if love will be found with him. I don't even know if dating past this week will be our path, but I do know I think he is terrific. I am not comparing him to anyone, embracing who is on his own, and letting my guard down a little bit. At the end of the day maybe a girl needs a good Coach to teach her how to keep the faith.
October 2, 2013 | 10:16 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
My son showed me this video today and I watched in true amazement. I'm not sure I would be brave enough to actually try it on my phone, but it really is remarkable. We are ordering this and I am going to spray everything.
Be amazed people.
If you have used it, let me know how it worked, and I will report back once we try it. To the geniuses who came up with this I say bravo. Will is really let my white shoes stay white? I am keeping the faith.
October 1, 2013 | 8:40 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
I try to always take the high road but the truth is the high road can suck. There is no satisfaction in taking it when you are hurt. I consider myself one who travels it often, but when someone is hurt, mad, or sad, the high road brings no real comfort. Perhaps if the high road came with some really good pot it might make us feel better, but when it is just a simple road with no real high, it's just a road with no view.
Today I found out the Englishman is taking his new girlfriend to London. It has not been been that long since he took me and my son to England to meet his family, and for some reason I found the news upsetting. We are not friends and of course he should take this woman home. Why then, do I find it sad? More importantly, why couldn't I just be happy to have dodged that bullet? There is no reason I should care about this.
I read the message he was taking her at the same time I was on a call to a man I am interested in. We have been getting to know each other and I really like him, yet due to some unfortunate timing, when we were speaking I blurted out that I could not believe my ex was taking this woman to England. Who talks about an ex with someone you are just getting to know? I broke the most basic of dating rules and I am mortified.
We were to meet for lunch and he ended up cancelling. While the two things could be unrelated, I went home and cried. I cried because the Englishman turned out to be a schmuck, and I cried because I allowed my hurt feelings to say something stupid to a man that has been wonderful and a real breath of fresh air. I find myself feeling quite broken, which is stupid because the power to be hurt and the choice to cry is mine.
I am strong 99% of the time and today I was weak. I have moved on and perhaps the reaction came more from fear than pain, but either way I really hope I have not sabotaged myself. I did not take the high road today. I lashed out at the Englishman. After no contact in forever, I was unkind. I wanted to hurt him for not loving me the way I loved him, but he lied and cheated so he was unworthy of me and it needed to end.
If I am going to be completely honest with myself, and you, it is my ego that is bruised more than my heart. I believed he thought I was special and in the end she is now special. Less charming and attractive, but still special. We all have demons that live on from past relationships and I am good at keeping mine at bay, but those bastards came out today. My ego got hurt, I was shocked, and am now disappointed in my inablility to take the high road.
I embarrassed myself today. Twice. I was mean to a man whose opinion I could not care less about, and I said something stupid to a man whose opinion matters to me. The heart is complicated, and today mine was an ass. Bless her. I was given an opportunity to take the high road and opted to take a different path. Live and learn. I will forgive myself, apologize to others, turn towards to the high road, and keep the faith.
October 1, 2013 | 3:45 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
This is a video Jimmy Kimmel aired on his show last night.
I am not sure whether to laugh or cry.
We live in a country where old and out of touch men criple our government. A country where our elected President is asked to do his job with his hands tied behind his back.
Is this really the greatest country in the world?
We better all start to work together before it is too late.
May God Bless America.
Keep the faith.
September 29, 2013 | 3:28 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
I have never seen an entire episode of Breaking Bad. This confession mortifies my son. He has been telling me for a year to watch it and I just have not. No real reason other than the fact that I don't really have time. We tried to watch together once and it was so violent that I opted out after about fifteen minutes. My son was not allowed to watch it when it first came out, but this year he watched all the past episodes to catch up so he could watch the final season with his friends, leading up to tonight's finale.
When he is watching Breaking Bad I am not permitted to speak. and must keep my breathing slow and shallow. He watches in total silence, then when it is over he jumps around screaming about how great it is, and how lame I am for not watching. He was finally so fed up with my lack of interest he started watching it with friends. Every Sunday he heads over to a buddy's house, they order dinner in, and a bunch of kids watch. He then stays for an hour after to debrief and discuss. Tonight is their last meeting.
He is both excited to see how the series ties it all up, and sad that the show is over. He is sad to see it go, but also respectful of the fact that the time has come and he knows he will not be disappointed in the final episode, which will be "epic". Who would have thought a show about making meth would be so popular? I suppose people who make meth, but this is beyond those few. This show is, according to my child, "a brilliant piece of artistic beauty with writing so superb it catapults it to another level of American television."
I imagine the number of viewers tonight will break records of some kind for cable television viewership. I might even watch it myself as I fear if I don't I will be the only person in America who will not be able to talk about it tomorrow. To the creators of Breaking Bad, Mazel Tov on all you have accomplished. To the viewers who love this show so much, my child included, be strong. Enjoy the finale and feel free to talk about it for as long as you need to. As for another show coming along to fill the void, keep the faith.
September 26, 2013 | 6:19 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
I totally have a crush on Cory Booker. He is smart, funny, aware, charming, and handsome. As the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, and a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, he is admired and respected by many, and has a promising career in American politics. People are trying to make a story where there is no story, in regard to his "relationship" with a stripper.
Lynsie Lee is a stripper in Oregon. She is cute, enjoying her 15 minutes of fame, and a fan of Mr. Booker. They are not in a relationship, but even if they were, who cares? Booker is single, as is Lee, and if they tweeted to each other, God bless. Lee is not even a Democrat. She is just a woman, who happens to be a stripper, that has a crush on a single, adult man.
Lee has been hitting on Booker over Twitter for the past year and I say yay for her. She has good taste in men. Lynsie is heavily tattooed, has a sweet face, a great body, and is a smart girl. She dropped out of college to dance because it was good money. She has a crush and it is harmless. People need to let her enjoy her 15 minutes and not spin a web around Booker.
I once tweeted that I love New Jersey and Governor Chris Christie tweeted me back, thanking me for the support of his state. It was random and totally made my day. Politicians are celebrities, they have fans, and it has nothing to do with politics or sex. To compare single Booker tweeting a stripper to married Anthony Weiner sending naked pics is insane.
Anthony Weiner is a pig and unworthy of political votes. Cory Booker is a rising political star, a single man, super hot, and should be applauded for keeping it real with the people. As for Lynsie, I am happy for her that her crush wrote back. Bravo Ms. Lee. Good luck with Booker. Can we move on now? Surely there are more interesting political things to discuss.
I wish Mr. Booker well with his run for Senate. I do not vote in New Jersey and even if I did it would not matter if he was getting my vote because this is not a blog about politics, or strippers, or strippers banging politicians. Grow up people. There is no story here. When it comes to politics people play dirty so I hope Cory Booker fights on and keeps the faith.
September 26, 2013 | 2:08 pm
Posted by Ilana Angel
I love Words With Friends and I play everyday. I have multiple games going, currently 19, and my highest scoring word is "WANKERS" for 102 points. I know some of the people I play with because they are my friends or family. I also play with a lot of my followers on Facebook and Twitter. If you want to play you can find me at KeepingFaith7.
Most of the people I play are what Words With Friends refer to as "Random Opponent". My pet peeve is when people take a long time to play a game. If you are going to take 5 days between words I'm not interested. If you want to have long nonstop chats while we're playing, I'm not interested. I like to say hi and will banter, but not a full on conversation.
I have a three strike rule when I'm playing. If you take more than 2 days to play a word, more than 3 times, I will resign the game. If you don't play within 12 hours, I will nudge you. Harsh? I guess. It is only a game after all, but I really like it, enjoy playing, and when the games sit for days on end it is annoying, a waste of my time, and I want to move on.
The other day I was playing with a random opponent and their third strike came up. I was waiting for them to take their turn so I could resign the game. As I went to quit, I noticed there was a message from the player. When I read it I was a little shocked because it was not what I expected, and not anything I could have guessed would come.
The player wrote that he was only 10 years old and most days he has a lot of homework and can't play. He apologized for taking so long. It was the cutest thing. I wrote him back to take his time, homework was the most important thing, and we could play whenever he had time. It made me think about the other random opponents I was playing with.
After I heard from this lovely young man I approached things a little differently. I said hello to random opponents and wished them luck on our game. You just never know who is at the other end and so one must be patient and assume they are regular people who just want to play. Then that thought was blown out of the water by "Oklahoma".
The "man" was from Oklahoma. Now I say man but who knows. He could have been an old woman, or a young woman for that matter. He could have been a prisoner allowed 10 minutes on the Internet, or some pimple faced teenager. Whoever he was he decided to use our Words With Friends game as an opportunity to engage in some sexting.
Really? I am going to play Scrabble with you while writing about sex? That is not happening and it was shut down quickly. It truly makes you wonder about who it is you are dealing with online. The world has never been smaller, or as frightening. The Internet is a place of wonder, blessings, joy, and at the same time it is scary as hell. Truly.
Twitter for example, scares the crap out of me, and this week took a turn for the dangerous. I get a lot of love on Twitter, and also a lot of hate. Writing about abortion, religion, sex, and reality television opens one up for criticism. I try to take it all in stride, but it is hard. Sometimes I hit a wall and want to lash out, which is ridiculous.
Someone who is mad at me about something I am a little unclear on, decided to post my home address and telephone number. Shocking really. It was an old address but still, it broke my heart. I live with my teenage son and it freaked me out that someone would do such a thing. After 24 years with the same phone number, I had to change it.
My entire adult life is connected to that phone number, and now it is gone. I share my life here in an open and honest way when it comes to my experiences and emotions. I write in an intimate way, but broad strokes when it comes to identifing details. Everyone knows about my relationships, job, opinions, and views, but I do not use real names.
I have never written my child's name, or my friends. Everyone is given a different name except for my best friend Jel, and my father, of blessed memory. I have written many times about the fact that I was the victim of a violent crime in Canada and my attacker served a long term prison sentence. My willingness to share comes from a good place.
It is not to get sympathy, or hits on a blog. It comes from my relationship with God and my wanting to perhaps ease someone else's pain. From divorce to illness, from meeting prostitutes at the nail salon to conversations with homeless people, and being a Jane Doe, I have written it all and not been afraid because I am given much in return.
For someone to jeopardize my safety, and that of my child, is fascinating. They do not know me, but want to hurt me and put me in harms way because I think LeAnn Rimes is a whore, or that Bethenny Frankel is a liar. What is going on in someone's life that this is an option for their behavior? I am a public figure I guess, but this is dangerous and unkind.
Today this random group of people on Twitter are writing about publishing my IP address, hacking into my accounts and personal information. Really? I can pretend to be tough and cool and not give a shit, but the truth is that my heart is broken. These women post pictures of their children next to pictures of me with a penis drawn over my face.
Yesterday I deactivated my Twitter account while I figured everything out. I spoke with the police department both here in LA and Canada. I changed my passwords, closed my online banking and business operations, spoke with the parole board associated with my attacker, and assured my child that Twitter is madness but he didn't need to worry.
I have certainly lost my cool on Twitter. Told a couple of people to fuck off, blew smoke up some lunatics ass by telling her I would call her boss to tell him she is using her work computer to harass me, and asked my followers to help me get people suspended for bad behavior. Here's the thing though, I have never put anyone or their families in danger.
I am a writer. I have raised a son on my own, put him through 10 years of private school by myself, and will send him to the college of his choice on my own too. I am single, dating, and confused about why it is so hard to meet someone decent. I date, pray, dream, cry and think in a very public forum, and in return I am beaten down to where I can hardly breathe.
I am back on Twitter today, having taken care of things with the authorities. Twitter has not suspended the people who posted my personal information, are impersonating me, or using my image for sexually explicit imagery. They have done nothing even though both myself and my employers at the Jewish Journal have filed complaints. It is now with police.
To Twitter, I will publicly say consumers of your online service expect their private information to be kept private. To be clear, your privacy policy states as such and FTC Laws require as much. Pursuant to your online Privacy Policy data is captured through use of log data information gathered through user interaction with your services.
This includes information such as IP address, browser type, pages visited, location, mobile carrier, device and application ID, search terms etc. Furthermore, your Information Sharing and Disclosure clause, clearly states as follows: "We do not disclose your private personal information except in the limited circumstances, described here."
The FTC is diligent in "ensuring that when companies tell consumers they will safeguard their personal information, the FTC can and does take law enforcement action to make sure that companies live up to these promises." I am requesting, that you take appropriate and aggressive steps to ensure that my unauthorized personal information be protected
In terms of Twitter's JJpennysaver, wearingpjs35, ElseeG, and notilanaangel, I ask that you block their IP address from your inbound firewalls so that they are unable to return under a new ID and continue to cause security breaches. It's not brain surgery, its just Twitter, and they are in violation of your rules so do your job already and take care of it.
Why would I write this and put it all out into a public forum when things are so fragile? Because now people are watching and people know. If something happens, people will see that hate fuels madness. I am not going to be scared or bullied into giving up what I do by a bunch of cowardly women who do not use their real names or faces. They hide behind hate.
To these women I will say this, I'm sorry if I have crossed a line with you in a way that you felt attacked or threatened. I really am. I am asking you to please rethink your choices as my livelihood and my safety are being compromised. Don't follow me, don't engage me, don't write about me, and I will do the same. Time to be grown ups and move on.
I am asking you as a mother to please stop. If you want a public apology, you have one. I am sorry. Please remove the pictures of me, stop with the imposter accounts, and realize that this is about more than disagreeing views on Twitter. I will not mention you and we can move on. This needs to stop. Please. I am asking you to leave me alone.
I am sad, but not broken. I am grateful to the Jewish Journal for standing by me, wasting their time dealing with this garbage, and allowing my voice to be heard. To my son I say I love you madly and I will do anything and everything to keep you safe. To those who read my columns and support my work and my voice, I thank you from the heart.
I will keep writing because it is my job. I will keep sharing because that is what I do. I will continue to block crazy on Twitter, delete messages of hate on Facebook, hope that the headache I've had for the past three days will finally go away, and pray that one day all this drama won't hurt as much, matter as much, or test my ability to keep the faith.
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
July 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011
January 2011
December 2010
November 2010
October 2010
September 2010
August 2010
July 2010
June 2010
May 2010
April 2010
March 2010
February 2010
January 2010
December 2009
November 2009
October 2009
September 2009
June 2009
August 2007
Ilana Angel Categories
Latest Blogs
Top Blog Homepage
Header Categories
NAV Life and Culture
NAV Blogs


text:
@Pedale.Forchetta's activity:
@Pedale.Forchetta's posts:
A bunch of Badass, enough said. »
@Pedale.Forchetta's posts:
@Pedale.Forchetta's posts:
Following the wise advice of the great photographer Andy Bokanev I bought a great photo (cycling) book: Captured: Le Tour De France a Travers Tino Pohlmann / the Tour De France Through Tino Pohlmann http://www.seltmannundsoehne.de/en/buecher/ansehen/11… »
Here the link: http://conquista.cc/magazine/ »
Conquista, free online magazine. After the #0 issue now it's just out the #1. Worth more than one look! Disclaimer: there's one of my photos in issue #1 »
@Pedale.Forchetta's posts:
@Pedale.Forchetta's posts:
@Ron Bugno hair are like the nose of Coppi or Bartali, something that you do not have to speak, ever. (joking) »
When he was young… and me too! »
@frank I've never loved a rider as I loved him, just Michele Bartoli was a bit close to him. Then I've never been a 'tifoso' anymore. »
@Mike_P He's actually not very tall, by the way he was on a >20% bend there. And yes, it's one of my photos. »
@frank Gianni Bugno in the far right is/was the less photogenic cyclist ever even if he was one of the coolest. A very odd combination… »
Nairo Quintana in 'commander mode'. He really impressed me on that slope, I think this is a good example. »
@Pedale.Forchetta's posts:
I've never used a cyclometer but now I really like the Strava app of my cellphone. I really like the social network, following people in Italy and abroad… But the most important reason for me in using it is to recording the routes that my dear friend An… »
@Pedale.Forchetta's posts:
That's the way it is. »
@Pedale.Forchetta's posts:
Giro dell'Emilia, October 2013 »
@Pedale.Forchetta's posts:
@wiscot well said. »
@Daccordi Rider yes that's right but if you scratch a bit the surface a bunch of nice stories will pop up. 3 riders like Pinotti, Zabriskie and Bellemakers annouced their retirement, for example… »
Quintana »
Il Lombardia »
Muro di Sormano, Rui Costa. »
The Classic of the Falling Leaves is always charged with emotions, either because it's the last race of the season or because the atmosphere indicates the end of the Summer. This year there was one more reason for a professional cyclist, it was the last t… »
Weather forecast are awful for Sunday, I think we'll have another hard edition… »

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Forgot Password? | Not a User? Sign up
Your browser does not support iframes.
West Union followed a slow offensive effort versus Ingomar on Tuesday with a blowout of Pine Grove, 16-0 on Thursday.
After leaving two runners stranded in the first, The Lady Eagles blasted Canaan Bryan for 11 runs off seven hits in the second.to take the commanding lead. April Rollins led the surge with her three-run triple, scoring Kimberly Jumper, Claire Wilkerson and Amber Maxey to go up 6-0.
Rachel Baker pitched a perfect game for the first three innings before being replaced by Jessica Ganger in the fourth.
The 2009 softball season started early Saturday morning, as West Union hosted their annual pre-season classic. This year, nine teams participated in the day-long event, each facing off twice in preparation for the start of the new season this week.
West Union
County rivals squared off for West Union's season opener Tuesday night, as the Lady Eagles took on Ingomar.
In a rematch of last year's first round playoffs, where the Lady Falcons swept West Union, the line-up looked very different with Ingomar showcasing their youth.
The Lady Falcons opened with the early 1-0 advantage after two errors by the Lady Eagles. Kandis Swan scored after a sacrifice fly by Shelly Grisham.
East Union faced a tough opponent in their season opener, taking on the 4A North Pontotoc Lady Vikings. Using this game as a stepping stone, the Lady Urchins had a good showing, falling only 9-7, coming back late in the game.
The Lady Urchins scored the first run of the game, as a single by Sunnie Knighton plated Chelsea Kuhn, who reached earlier on a single of her own.
Summer travel teams have long helped to develop the skills of several of this area's premiere talent. One AAU team in particular, the North Mississippi Wildcats, featured three standouts who helped the team to a sixth place finish nationally in the AAU Junior Boys Division II National Championships in Orlando, Florida.
Bulldog fans had their first look at the 2009 squad last Friday night, as NAHS hosted their annual "Meet the Bulldogs" before a jamboree game versus Alcorn Central.
The varsity 'Dawgs, along with the junior high teams, varsity softball, cross country and band were all introduced, followed by exhibition the junior varsity and varsity exhibitions against the Bears.
The JV team played a one quarter game, falling 2-0 on a safety with two minutes left in the game.
Many Union Countians saw their dream come true Monday afternoon as the countywide football took the field for the first time. Around 90 kids were bussed to the New Albany Sportsplex, where the coaching staff spent the day teaching them basic warm-ups and fundamentals as a first step in fielding a team this season.
A proven leader, a leader on the rise and a new face trying to make his mark on the team. There are many different stories on New Albany's football squad this year, but all share the same goal of seeing the Bulldogs take their game to the next level in 2009.
NAHS took the field last week for their fall camp and are preparing for their jamboree match-up versus Alcorn Central this Friday night. Walking around practice last Thursday, the 'Dawgs were very upbeat and are ready to start the new season.
What do you get when you take two traditional sports and combine them? For one New Albany resident, you have a sport quickly generating interest, not only in Union County, but the Deep South.
Kayla Pablic has long had a love for horses. While living in Pennsylvania as a young child, Pablic joined the local Pony Club with one of her friends. It was in this club that she learned of a sport, a discipline that would soon become her passion.
Football is back in New Albany, as the Bulldogs took the field Monday for their first official practice of the 2009 season. With much excitement surrounded around this season, head coach Ron Price has a team coming off one of the strongest offseason workouts he has seen since joining the staff at NAHS.


text:
It's tough to know at what point you ought to step away and let your teenager make decisions that may have painful consequences. Find out why a little bit of pain can be a good teacher. read more
To receive email newsletters, updates, and special offers from Charisma, select your newsletters, enter your first and last name and email address, and click "Sign Up."
Privacy/Terms of Use


text:
Groups sue EPA over honey bee deaths
resize text | Tweet |
The EPA said in a statement that it is trying to get a better understanding of the risks to honey bees and is working aggressively to protect bees from pesticide risks through a number of programs. It also is accelerating review of the neonicotinoid pesticides because of the bee concerns, it said.
The plaintiffs also include beekeeper Ellis of Old Mill Honey Co; Jim Doan of Doan Family Farms; Tom Theobald of Niwot Honey Farm; and Bill Rhodes of Bill Rhodes Honey. The plaintiffs also include the groups Beyond Pesticides, the Center for Food Safety, the Pesticide Action Network North America, the Sierra Club and the Center for Environmental Health.
Syngenta and Bayer, are leading global producers of neonicotinoids, and say the harmful effects on bees are unproven. But in Europe, the European Commission recently proposed a ban of neonicotinoids on many crops after the EU's European Food Safety Authority said neonicotinoids posed an acute risk to honey bee health.
In the United States, such neonicotinoids are routinely used on more than 100 million acres of corn, wheat, soy and cotton and are in some home gardening products.
The plaintiff coalition said many beekeepers are reporting losses of over 50 percent this year and said the shortages have left many California almond growers without enough bees to effectively pollinate their trees.
Along with bees, birds, bats, butterflies, beetles, and other small mammals are involved in pollinating plants used for food and some species have seen a 90 percent decline in their populations over the last decade, according to the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, a collaboration of more than 120 organizations in the United States, Canada and Mexico who promote the role that pollinators play in food systems.


text:
So, I'm kinda pissed. I was just playing the drums, waiting for this week's DLC to hit the Marketplace. Can you guess what happened? Yeah! My bass pedal broke. AGAIN.
Only this time, it didn't develop a crack in the middle, right be the spring. No, I had a fix in place to keep that from happening. But I guess if these things wanna break, they're gonna break. The plastic snapped right at the base and off the medal bar. I'm afraid that not even duct tape can fix this one.
So now I'm off to fill out yet another RMA. So much for playing these songs in 20 minutes. On drums, anyway.


text:
You're watching...
A blockbuster Christmas?
Biggest movies of 2012 released this month
Dec 14, 2012
You're watching...
Biggest movies of 2012 released this month
Dec 14, 2012
Also in this playlist...
Auto-advance: ON
Auto-advanceThis transcript is automatically generated
-- has been an incredibly here at the box office but our next guest says the best -- to come.
Some of the biggest blockbusters are coming out just in time for Christmas Kevin McCarthy in the -- facing Washington DC and the founder of nerd tears or chairs sit in the chairs are chairs.
Nerd tears dot com.
The I would think -- -- first look at morning Steve -- and Ryan and pat me on the hobby is an incredible film but about Peter Jackson and here's the deal.
It's going to be a little bit overwhelming for audiences because there's six different ways you can buy tickets -- -- -- hobby rather be shooting three B three -- IMAX.
But he shot the -- revolutionary 48 frames per second -- -- keep that as less geeky as possible what that means is you're getting.
Twice as many images on screen per second so it looks like you're looking at -- war.
Real life it was good looking into a window of a real life set it looks incredible.
Peter Jackson has done it again it's a beautiful masterpiece the 3-D is incredible.
And if you wanna buy the right ticket it's going to be a difference of up to six dollars if you wanna see in 3-D HF -- the other big family.
Just get the 3-D T that you that -- but I recommend that 3-D HFR -- and and that will be opens today now one that opens for moms and dads on Christmas Day is Django unchained.
Of the -- Yeah that this is properly that this is a -- intense in movies is not -- movie whatsoever period it's very very.
Hi in the profanity and violence elements Clinton Tarantino's with a guy did pulp fiction and reservoir dogs true romance what about -- movies of all time.
It deals that Jamie Foxx.
He is former slave term bounty hunter -- -- to save his wife.
It looks incredible opens up on Christmas Day it's Quinton -- seventh film and it's also starred Leonardo DiCaprio.
Five Golden Globe nominations yesterday for -- and I let's talk about -- -- -- I loved musicals people know that is in my going to be pleased with this.
Yeah yeah it really was up in Israel they did -- thing called live singing what this movie and it's very rare musicals because most musicals they record the music both.
Three or four months prior to going on set so when the actors get there at the mine the lyrics this time -- actually seeing live into the camera.
The emotions happening right there.
Alan I don't expect that would Hugh Jackman recently I thought to myself why I go ahead and his life sing my interviews -- here in the clip on my you know -- and I.
We live sing our interview here's Hugh Jackman and myself.
Tell me the positives and negatives though singing -- The negatives are if you don't have a school like during his interview we have -- in the same -- all the time.
Often -- very -- who had that.
We're totally I think our -- to find the full interview on -- here is -- comedy do you live saying -- most beloved musical of all time it's been seen by over sixty million people opens up on Christmas Day.
Are -- now Christmas Day also opens parental guidance.
-- right family movie I have a seven and a nine year old can I bring them to this movie.
Well here's the deal this -- this is this is your family -- here for Christmas Day.
It's Bette Midler and Billy Crystal their grandparents watching after the three grandchildren there's going to be jokes that kids are gonna love is going to be jokes than adults are -- a lot of almost look up Pixar balance work kids will see a completely different movie and the adults we'll see a different movies all audiences will be able to enjoy every element of this film opening up on Christmas Day -- your family -- And it's nice and operates in a couple different levels and before you -- Kevin you know that Bill Murray movie where he plays at the I've heard that it may not be up for an Oscar this year.
Now live this.
This year is a huge huge race for the Oscars you have.
You know you have Denzel Washington yet -- dale dale Lewis hit a lot of different people up rosters he is not gonna make the -- but then because -- -- another great heat he has phenomenal.
In the film.
But the movie is -- Dull it's a little boring I'd tell myself dozing off but.
-- -- -- I sat down with Bill Murray back in Toronto a couple months ago.
And for some reason -- the suit that I was wearing pat I now I don't that's duke it out preparing -- I've got on it silly despite proceeded to get up.
And clean -- sue we have video here he's got -- cleaned that likes and this I haven't watched this -- six.
It saves elsewhere in this case located dry -- you just never -- that I used to tell bill -- -- -- -- very similar role in.
-- -- -- -- Bryant -- you -- I do apologize to you here comes the boom did not make my top yeah.
Don't forget -- we.
It's sale.
Kevin did you like -- plus years ago it.
You know what right clauses that decent movie and -- better than here comes right now and I felt like I do.
Kevin McCarthy Judd is from our sister station WT TG -- Washington thank you very much and Mary Christmas that you sell less happy holidays thing you.
And do -- and we may end up doing her assistant with -- So he'll be back and watch you watch them but look and blogs every other knots with Bryant -- not they don't understand you Bryant.
Coming up next on the.
Filter by section


text:
Sup brothers! I will be continuing my normal log over here to this thread for the next 30 days!!! So pumped to try this product with my cut BPS is a great company so I'm pumped! If all goes well this will be a part of my pre photo shoot stack!!!
My first day will be tomorrow!! Shoulders abs and cardio
Starting pic 208lbs 5'9 today
Day 14: results and stats 202lbs (totally carb depleted) here's a pic yeah it's a tad different angle but still shows a nice difference even with being totally carb empty...down 6lbs in 2 weeks I'd say some of that is glycogen but I certainly feel leaner and it's still really early in this cut can't wait to carb up soon and see how great my muscles look


text:
Pictures / Videos
Pictures / Videos
Ballet in two acts by Boris Eifman
The Mystery of Life and Death | Ballet in two acts by Boris Eifman | Music by Peter I. Tschaikowsky
Choreography and Staging | Boris Eifman |
Music | Peter I. Tschaikowsky |
Sets and Costumes | Viacheslav Okunev |
Conductor | Robert Reimer |
Dancing | Solisten und Corps de ballet des Staatsballetts Berlin |
Orchestra | Staatskapelle Berlin |
Tchaikovsky | Vladimir Malakhov (07.11.2013 | 24.11.2013 | 27.11.2013 | 30.11.2013) |
Rainer Krenstetter (17.11.2013 | 22.11.2013) | |
Michael Banzhaf (08.12.2013 | 14.12.2013) | |
Sarah Mestrovic (07.11.2013 | 17.11.2013 | 22.11.2013 | 08.12.2013 | 14.12.2013) | |
Elisa Carrillo Cabrera (24.11.2013 | 27.11.2013 | 30.11.2013) | |
Tchaikovsky's wife | Nadja Saidakova (07.11.2013 | 24.11.2013 | 27.11.2013 | 30.11.2013) |
Krasina Pavlova (17.11.2013 | 22.11.2013) | |
Elena Pris (08.12.2013 | 14.12.2013) | |
Arshak Ghalumyan (17.11.2013 | 22.11.2013) | |
Wieslaw Dudek (24.11.2013 | 27.11.2013 | 30.11.2013 | 08.12.2013 | 14.12.2013) |
Boris Eifman is considered one of the most high profile and interesting contemporary Russian choreographers. He is famous for his biographical and lengthy narrative ballets, which he usually presents with his own company, the Eifman Ballet St. Petersburg, on extended guest performance trips. He has long since taken the American theatre public by storm, and Boris Eifman rarely lets one of his choreographies out of his grasp.
His ballets are distinguished by their psychological persona studies, which are embedded in dramatic and emotionally charged scenes. In "Tschaikowsky", the multi-faceted personality of the great composer provides the focus. Peter I. Tchaikovsky decided to give up his secure, bourgeois position in order to dedicate himself entirely to the creation of the music by which he was so passionately driven. However, a feeling of deeply felt internal unrest and homelessness haunted him for the rest of his life. His emotional strife finds expression in his compositions; reason enough for Boris Eifman to trace the emotional world of the great Russian composer in choreography.
Boris Eifman is dedicated to a passionate "ballet theatre", in which the dramatic will to expression forms the basis for the dancing. Eifman thereby remains committed to classical dance, but with his choreographies he pursues the goal of "not only presenting people with a feast for the eyes, but much more than this, addressing their impressions and feelings in order to initiate a shared and living ritual."
45 minutes before each performance (except premieres), there is an introduction in the opera house (in German).
It is prepared and moderated by students of the institute of dance studies (Institut für Tanzwissenschaft) of Freie Universität Berlin.


text:
Is this Niall Horan the Musician?
Share your thoughts on this image?
Related Celebrity: Musician - Niall Horan
9 December 2013
One Direction are the biggest boyband on the planet and here we take a look at what we can expect from them in 2014
2 December 2013
It has been rumoured that Niall Horan and Barbara Palvin are dating after being spotted out together
25 October 2013
You might not have guessed, from the success One Direction, that Niall Horan was nearly eliminated from The X Factor


text:
Open Climb Night
12/21/12 (Fri)
Social Activity
Seattle Climbing
Glenn Eades
(Qualified Youth Leader)
Magnuson Program Center
The indoor climbing wall at the Seattle Program Center is open for use by members and guests on Friday evenings, from 6 pm to 9 pm, when other activities are not using the wall. The ice wall may also be available on some of these Fridays. Bring your indoor climbing gear for the rock wall, we do have harnesses to borrow. For the ice wall, bring your boots, crampons and helmet; loaner tools with teeth filed will be provided.
Current schedule: Open Dec 20 and 27, and Jan 3; Closed Jan 10 (Backcountry Film Festival). Open Jan 17, 24 and 31.
Open Climb Nights will continue into March 2014. Always check the activity listings to verify for a specific Friday.
There will be an Open Climbing Night tonight. Glenn Eades will be your host.


text:
(Source: hell-aint-a-bad-place)
(Source: tastefullyoffensive)
(Source: fearofwinning)
(Source: djferreira224)
(Source: shejla21)
Titanic (film) trivia: After filming various takes of the scene when Rose runs back to Jack after jumping out of the lifeboat, Leonardo DiCaprio asked James Cameron if they could have one more take "for the actors." Kate Winslet says: "That was rather daunting, because I had no idea what Leo was going to do." The actors ran toward each other and when Leo got a hold of her, he lifted Kate up in the air and let all of his emotions out. That is the take that made it into the film's final cut.
(Source: ihearttitanic)


text:
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Yvonne Duchamp, Full-Face 1913 Jacques Villon (Gaston Duchamp), French, 1875 - 1963 Drypoint Currently not on view 2001-9-13 125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of The Judith Rothschild Foundation, 2001 |
LabelOf the three monumental drypoint portraits of his sister Yvonne, this is the one in which Villon used the most radical application of his system of constructing space and volumes of pyramidal shapes. This system was based on Villon's reading of Leonardo da Vinci's Treatise on Painting. Here, his method of dividing the composition into geometric segments of various shapes allows the almost seamless merging of the figure and the background. Although the sitter's head and body may still clearly be discerned in the patchwork of shapes, they may equally be read as part and parcel of their surroundings. |


text:
(CNN) -- A new Republican proposal to avoid the fiscal cliff would bring $2.2 trillion in savings over the next decade. These would include $800 billion from tax reform, $600 billion from Medicare reforms and other health savings, and $600 billion in other spending cuts, House GOP leadership aides said Monday.
URGENT - Fiscal-Cliff-GOP
POSTED: 12:06 PM PST December 3, 2012
Copyright 2012 by CNN NewSource. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The views expressed are not those of this company or its affiliated companies. Please note by clicking on "Post" you acknowledge that you have read the Terms of Service and the comment you are posting is in compliance with such terms.


text:
Weatherproof and durable, the Mountain Hardwear Jalapeno Glove delivers versatility for active winter backcountry pursuits. An innovative combination of fabrics and features equips the glove for high performance.
Using OutDry technology and insulated with 800-fill power down, the ultra-lightweight Mountain Hardwear Nilas Down Mitt is waterproof, windproof and warm enough for skiing or mountaineering, yet packable enough for winter backpacking.
View more videos in our Video Library.


text:
Craig James enlightens voters on what made him an awful announcer with latest campaign video
See what I did there with the title? Anyways, despite having done nothing interesting for months, we still find it our civic duty here at AA to keep you updated on Craig James' neverending campaign for the U.S. Senate in Texas. (Seriously, is this the longest primary ever, or what?) The latest developments on the trail have involved an endorsement from Daryl Johnston and... well, nothing else. However, James has continued to produce campaign videos that scream public access in their polish and appeal.
James' basic campaign videos have paled in comparison to the flashy ads that rolled out the beginning of the Pony's political career. Surprisingly, James went right after former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach calling him a "bully" in one of those videos. In his most recent ad, James takes a step back from the most controversial moments as a member of the media to highlight his rationale for beginning a career in broadcasting. This should be good...
James anointing himself as a "spokesperson" for his football teams in high school, at SMU, and the Patriots is laughable. What does it even mean? Were the hundreds of athletes who James played with unable to string enough words together to form coherent sentences?
If that wasn't enough, James then goes on to describe himself an athlete-turned-broadcaster, not just another dumb jock who got paid to talk for a living. For any unbiased observer, James only held sway at ESPN precisely because he was an ex-jock. News flash: Craig James was not the sports equivalent of Edward R. Murrow or Walter Cronkite. He was a back slapper who relied on tired cliches and connections to get by as an analyst. He then used that influence to turn ESPN reporter Joe Schad into a puppet and helped drive the network's slanted coverage until Mike Leach was fired.
The rest of the video is just downright silly. We learn that James taught himself to type after his playing career. Guess what? I did the same thing in seventh grade and you don't see me touting it as a credential for becoming Senator Yoder. James also talks about drilling himself with countless hours of one-minute commentaries on the latest events in sports to prepare himself as a broadcaster. That would be quite the treasure trove of material if anyone could ever get their hands on them. Let's keep our fingers crossed that those tapes see the light of day before the end of the Texas primary sometime in the Summer of 2035.


text:
Welcome to the Chateau ... For decades, stories have circulated about the Cursed Chateau: the debauched entertainments and depraved experiments that took place within its walls while its master, Lord Jourdain, yet lived and the terrible hauntings that followed in the wake of his mysterious death. Now you find yourself trapped inside the Chateau, cut off from the sanity of the world outside. O... [click here for more]
Download the two-page character sheet for Thousand Suns. The character sheet is identical to the one that appears on pages 274-275 of the rulebook.
It is a time of wonder.
Humanity has reached the stars and created a society of glittering sophistication and diversity on hundreds of planets. Poets declaim, lovers rendezvous, and rakes duel with wits and monoblades. Colonists settle virgin worlds, merchant princes vie for emerging markets, and free traders hawk their exotic wares. The Navy rules the jumplines, puttin... [click here for more]
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is the original 2010 release of Thousand Suns: Starships. No changes have been made to product, which is completely compatible with the rulebook released in December 2011. A slightly revised version of Starships, with updated graphical design and art, will be released in the summer of 2013. The updated PDF, when released, w... [click here for more]


text:
Issue Page
All issues » Business & Social Enterprise » Business
Here's a story about how members of the Changemakers community are using business to end child labor in South Asia:
From her studio in Albuquerque, NM, Joan Weissman designs vibrant, ornate rugs that are woven by hand with wool and fine silk. With each collection and customized design, her creations go from pencil sketches to authentic bodies of work that are crafted and shipped to the United States by artisans in Nepal. Attached to each imported rug is a little label with a traceable serial number that serves as proof that Weissman's rugs were made by the hands of skilled craftsman, not by the tiny hands of children.
Read more about this solution, or discuss this topic below.
Recent Ideas for Change
Project Page


text:
Search results for 'rc'
Tear Up The Pavement Tee - Charcoal
$19.00It's called Super Sport for a reason. Lay down some tracks in this 100% cotton tee. Imported. Learn More -
Archery Hooded Half Zip - Red | Gray
Regular Price: $49.00
Special Price: $35.97
A dressier alternative to a hoodie, yet just as comfortable. Reflective piping at the shoulder seams. Rib cuffs and hem, and contrasting mesh lining in the hood. Front pouch pocket holds your travel essentials. Camaro hood stripes logo embroidered on left chest. 100% polyester fleece. Imported. Learn More -
Lightweight Windblocker Jacket - Flame Red/Charcoal
$55.00Keep this lightweight jacket handy for those unexpected changes in the weather. Water-resistant finish and stand-up collar offer extra protection from the elements. Stretch inserts at shoulders, arms and sides for an unrestricted fit. Front chest zippered pocket. Concealed side panel zippered pockets. Adjustable elastic drawcord at hem. Jacket folds into its own chest pocket creating a small portable pouch. Camaro embroidered on left chest. 100% polyester ripstop outer shell with water-resistant finish. Imported. Learn More -
Overtime Half Zip Pullover - Charcoal Heather | Black
$74.00You'll always score with this great-looking flatback rib knit pullover from Cutter & Buck. Rib knit collar and cuffs. Contrast cover stitching. Open bottom. Camaro logo embroidered on left chest. 100% cotton. Imported. Learn More


text:
Updated Time Matters/Billing Matters Utilities |
Abacus Consulting has updated the Org Helper and Description Edit utilities for Time Matters/Billing Matters. Both utilities are now available for Time Matters/Billing Matters 9.
Please visit our Utilities & Extras area for more information. |
What they say about our Time Matters services...
"While Kevin's expertise with Windows, networking and Time Matters is extraordinary, what makes him best is his ability to work with the client, understand the client's problems and help the client find meaningful and realistic solutions within the client's budget." |
Time Matters and Billing Matters Add-ins and Utilities
Time Matters 9 Template Fix |
Free! This utility automates the process of installing and updating the TMWORD.DOT template with an expired security certificate. | |
Read more... |
Description Edit© for Billing Matters |
Open Beta! When editing a Billing Matters™ billing record, are you frustrated that you can only see a few lines of the billing description? The Description Edit utility allows full page editing of the billing description to allow more effective editing and review. | |
Read more... |
Org Helper© for Time Matters and Billing Matters |
Open Beta! When adding a Time Matters® or Billing Matters™ contact that is an organization, do you copy the organization name manually to the last name field to speed up searching in lists? Org Helper© automates this process, and also provides hotkey access to the Org button on the Time Matters contact form. | |
Read more... |
Latest Posts from the Abacus Forum
- Re:To Do's
two0426 14-05-10 10:32 - Re:Powerview Ideas
Wendy 19-08-09 18:38 - Re:Powerview Ideas
Wendy 19-08-09 18:37 - Re:Powerview Ideas
kbross 28-06-08 18:53 - Re:Powerview Ideas
prussell 27-06-08 20:21


text:
Ruched Sleeve Dress
The New York-based design team behind Parker knows that the modern woman loves sophistication and sexy in the same look. Parker's collection of dresses and tops feature flirty details and girly prints perfect for day or night, work or play.
- 100% silk
- Shoulder seam to hem measures approx 33" in length
- Fully lined
- Dry clean only
- Wrap front bodice
- Shirred at the waist
- Shirred sleeve seams
- Styled with Tibi Raquel Heel in White/Black.
- Styled with House of Harlow Stone Top Multi Skull Cuff in Gold.
- Styled with House of Harlow Resin Pyramid Double Finger Ring in Gold Plated Black Resin.
- Styled with House of Harlow Faceted Metal Cross Ring in Rose Gold.
- Modeled in size S. See fit guide for model's dimensions.
- Revolve Style No. PKER-WD267
- Manufacturer Style No. PA676GE


text:
If you didn't know already, there's a new brouhaha over the size of your favorite drink. Yes. The Super Big Gulp has gone on a diet and lost 4 oz for the same price. Those 7-11 bastards.
In other news, someone came up with a new word for a big drink.


text:
Narrow By Clear All
St Nick's Choice Tree Stands
Browse Christmas Tree Stands and Other Seasonal Products at Kmart
Have a jolly Christmas this year when you set up your tree using Christmas tree stands from Kmart. Kmart provides a full range of seasonal products to decorate your home. After finding the perfect tree, you need a stand that requires little assembly and holds your tree in place all month long. Choose from Snow Joe, Santa's Solution and Swivel Straight Christmas tree stands, all of which keep your tree stationary without the risk of leaning or tipping.
Find beautiful Christmas trees for the holiday season. Select from six-foot to 7.5-foot trees from Trim a Home, All Seasons and Country Living, and choose from clear and multicolor pre-lit trees with fiber-optic, incandescent and LED lights. At Christmas, you're not limited to green trees alone; in fact, you have access to blue, green, multicolor, purple and metallic trees with up to 3,000 or more tips. For smaller rooms, choose trees with a base diameter of 15 to 30 inches; otherwise, select between 46 and 60-inch trees for larger rooms and foyers.
Once the tree is up and standing straight, decorate it using Gloria Duchin, Trim a Home and Brite Star Christmas ornaments. Choose Country Living vintage Christmas tree ornaments in green, gold and red, or select Jaclyn Smith Velvet Visions ornaments with their interesting purse, gem and musical instrument designs. Find collectible bronze ornaments from Gloria Duchin, each with intricate detailing and special holiday scenes. Find angel, baby, candle and religious ornaments in acrylic, ceramic, fabric and glass.
Decorate your tree and home with clear and multicolor Christmas light sets from Brite Star, Starlite Creations and GKI Lighting. Incandescent bulbs shine brightly during the holiday season, but LED bulbs last longer, which means you can use them year after year without fail. Select indoor and outdoor light sets from 12 feet to over 26-feet in length. The Brite Star Designer Series features stringed lights with 100 bulbs in solid and multicolor varieties. Use Starlite Creations ribbon lights to wrap around Christmas wreaths or to line doors and windows in your home.
This holiday season, place your presents beneath a large Christmas tree decorated with multicolor lights and vintage ornaments. Shop Kmart online or at the store for more affordable trees, lights and other seasonal ideas for your home.


text:
Has your child learned to recognize and identify the different cloud types?
Does he or she know what a roll cloud, shelf cloud or cirrus cloud is? Can he or she name the type of cloud pictured here?
Discover a fun book about clouds and teach your child to use clouds to predict the weather. http://amzn.to/17ler2g.
Invite a Sweet, Rich Italian to Your Next Meal
Ditch the diet for just one night and leave a little room for a sweet, rich Italian dessert. An excellent dessert choice is Marzullo's extremely addictive chocolate cannoli. Am I allowed to call a pastry beautiful? Marzullo's gleaming rows of chocolate cannoli are sculpted tubes of Italian culinary art.
I've tasted cannoli that looked great but wasn't satisfying because the tube shell was either too soft or tasted stale. Or, maybe the ricotta cream wasn't creamy enough.That's not the case here!
When I bite down on a Marzullo cannoli's fried, dark chocolate exterior shell, the sensation of soft and creamy sheep's milk ricotta melting into a crunchy mouthful of delicious, dark chocolate elevates the entire cannoli experience to exciting and new textural heights. Yum.
If you stop by Marzullo's Bakery & Cafe in the future, be sure to order the chocolate cannoli. You won't regret it.
Marzullo Bakery & Cafe Reviews and Location Information
While I was living in Nashville, I was continually learning about different plants and flowers that were native to the region. As I walked through a field one day, I spotted a cluster of dainty mystery plants sprouting soft downy globes of milky white seeds perched high atop long slender green stems. I experienced my usual "wished I'd brought my camera along" angst and thought about returning to photograph them.
Fast forward to the next morning. I grabbed my camera and headed out to revisit the striking plants. Huh? The wind had beaten me to them. Spare strands of filmy translucent wisps remained intact but the bare plants that had been artfully revised by nature looked nothing like the striking delicate beauties I had glimpsed the day before.
Although similar opportunities would present themselves in the future, I knew that the sunlight would never again shed light on those fragile white blooms in exactly the same manner. Dozens of other changes would also occur over time. The moment had passed. A creative opportunity slipped through my hands because I hesitated when I should have acted. Lesson learned.
Have you ever missed out on a creative opportunity because you hesitated when you should have acted?
Writing Myths & Mystique
There is a lot of mystique about the writing process and about writers in general. Early on in my writing career, I mentioned my desire to become a published writer to a New York City jewelry designer who designed the most magnificent plastic cuff bracelets.
She looked at me with great concern and said, "Be careful. Writers drink."
I once telephoned a woman who had advertised an apartment for rent. I told her that I would be a great tenant because I spent most days quietly writing on my computer.
"Do you smoke?" she asked, "In most of the movies that I've seen, the writers are always smoking."
When people ask what I do for a living and I reply that I am a writer, the second question is predictable and somewhat annoying. "Oh? Where has your work been published?"
Of course, they never really expect an answer because it is actually more of a "Gotcha!" question. They figure that I am a lazy poseur who sleeps in; smoking clove cigarettes and nursing a bottle of Mad Dog between gigs.
Because it is so challenging, many writers cling to rituals and superstition to stoke the fires of inspiration. It has been reported that Truman Capote and Mark Twain only wrote while reclining horizontally. Then there are those superstitious writers who will only write at certain hours or while they are wearing a particular piece of clothing or jewelry.
Many writers believe that they can only write when they are intoxicated or high enough to channel their Muse from an altered state of consciousness while still others turn to prayer. One of the most interesting superstitions I have stumbled across is a story about a Catholic saint with an uncanny ability to unblock writers.
The cult figure Saint Expedite is a mysterious saint who is reputed to expedite the flow of communication. Unblocked writers are expected to thank the saint by obtaining pound cake and feeding it to the birds when their prayers have been answered.
The only American Catholic Church with a statue of Saint Expedite on its premises is located In New Orleans—at Lady of Guadalupe Church. If this information intrigues you, you can discover more information about Saint Expedite, the patron saint of writers at www.catholic.org.
There appears to be proof that superstitions might give you an edge in reducing writer's block. The Psychological Science journal article "Keep Your Fingers Crossed! How Superstition Improves Performance" reported that when research study participants activated a good-luck related superstition it boosted their confidence and improved their performance.


text:
I purchased this rug in the navy color and received it in a few days. I am so amazed by the quality of the rug that I almost thought I got the wrong rug. It is so much nicer in person than in the picture. I love the pattern because it is so classic and simple and yet it can be used in more modern or semi modern settings. It works in most spaces even a kitchen. The navy color is a royal navy color which just screams elegance. I would highly recommend it .
I really love this rug for the price - good quality, a really nice lighter grey color, and feels good underfoot. Would definitely purchase again.
Ordered this rug in khaki for my bedroom. It looks great! Color is as pictured. Love the design detail--it's chic but contemporary. My rug does not shed as much like some of the other reviews have mentioned. Maybe because it's a lighter color? The only shedding I've noticed is on bottom of my shoes. But there isn't any "spill over" of the beige color onto the khaki color. Easy to vacuum. It is made of two different fabrics. The white lines are somewhat raised and slightly softer than the background color. I am definitely happy with the look, feel and style of this rug!
I spent far too long looking for the perfect "neutral but not too plain" rug for our baby nursery and this was worth the wait. It is nice to sit on and I can imagine playing with her on it. Since our baby is not here yet I can't stay anything about the shedding but we have a dog in the house so shedding is nothing new. The rug did have a weird smell at first but I'm assuming its just from packaging and being a warehouse. It just needs to air out a bit - not a big deal at all. I love this rug.
I have bought two other rugs from Overstock and was very pleased with them. They have lasted a long time and I never had a problem with shedding. This rug is always shedding and it looks dirty. I got the navy blue rug and the white areas of teh rug look dirty all the time and I've only had it for a few weeks. Would not buy this one. There are plenty of other rugs that are much better than this. Now I am scared to buy a rug from Overstock because of this. I dont recal seeing a review about this rug that it shed so much. I hope I can properly warn somebody.
I read many reviews of this rug before purchasing it. Many reviews said the rug sheds. Yes, indeed it does. It would not be a big deal if we did not have a chocolate lab puppy but.... we do. We vacuumed the rug and it completely filled our brand new bagless vacuum. It was unbelievable. It also gets all over our puppy and she gets up on our chocolate colored couches so the wool is pretty much everywhere. It is not the end of the world. I am hoping a few more vacuums and it will get much better. If this doesn't change over time I will definitely get back on here and let you all know! On a positive note, it is a nice rug and I am happy with my purchase. It has added some much needed color to our very chocolate and beige living room.
Love this rug- it looks perfect in my living room. However, for it to look the best it can be it needs to be vacuumed every day...hoping that wears off after a little bit.
Purchased the blue rug and it looks wonderful in our guest bedroom. Very good value.
I have been wanting an area rug to replace a dated one in the family room. Having recently painted the walls a soft yellow, I thought the green rug would be the perfect accent. It is! I have a dark brown leather sectional and the light walls and green area rug are the perfect go togethers. The rug itself is an excellent quality wool . I have not had shedding problems that other reviewers mentioned, but I would expect some shedding with a wool rug. Delivered quickly right to the door. Very happy with this purchase.
Wow! Love this rug! We got the navy and it looks great! Cannot beat the price and free shipping is amazing! It looks well made and expensive, it is not flimsy and thin like some cheaper rugs. So far the shedding has not been noticeable at all. We searched everywhere and this could not be beat, and we are very happy with the purchase!
Usually leaves our warehouse in 1-2 business days. *
Items must be returned in new or unused condition and contain all original materials included with the shipment. More details
FINAL SALE EXCLUSION: Items marked as FINAL SALE are not returnable unless the problem you experience is the result of our error.
This item cannot be shipped to Alaska or Hawaii.
More details
Our standard shipping method is ground shipping. We also offer expedited shipping for most items. Your final shipping cost and estimated delivery timeframe will be available at checkout.
Standard shipping details
Expedited shipping details
* For your safety, some orders go through our loss prevention department. If we select your order for this process, we will immediately notify you that there may be up to a 3-day delay on your order.
** Most Oversize orders are delivered within 1-4 weeks. Some orders may take 6 weeks to be delivered.


text:
Professor Jacqueline Angel discusses her research on the economic and cultural aspects of caring for the growing population of older Latinos.
Health & Wellness - National Institute On Aging
Aging in America: The Latino perspective
By Jacqueline Angel
Published: April 28, 2011-
Elder Care in Austin - Thank You said on Sept. 13, 2011 at 4:18 p.m.
Thank you Ms Angel for such an informative article. I found your website this past June while searching for in home care agencies in Austin for my elderly mom. After reading your paper, I began looking for additional resources and found Professional Caretakers. They have been terrific. I could not ask for better care for my mom. I feel that if I had not found your website, I don't think I would have had a clue where to begin. Thank you. -
Wendy Adams said on Aug. 2, 2011 at 2:21 a.m.
I found this post very interesting, as a CRNA director for a major hospital I have the privilege of interacting with Latino students on a daily basis. Through our communications I find that most have immediate and extended family members who are between the ages of 80-90. With this longevity in life various health issues do arise for most of these elderly persons. The combination of having to care for them at home because of economic situations and other family obligations makes it hard for students to stay focused. The statistics presented on this post are very accurate and does pose additional problems for Latinos to overcome. It seems that society forgets to provide sufficient healthcare for Latino families or the many barriers are not worth their efforts in seeking assistance. Thanks for shedding some light on this important topic. Sincerely, Wendy Adams Nurse Anesthetist Programs
Health & Wellness Topics
AthleticsCommencementGraduationH1N1Health CareHeidi RitterJay RossJoe MalacaraMid-term ElectionsNutritionResearchRonen AvrahamStudents
More Health & Wellness TopicsToday's Events
- Texas Men's Basketball vs. Michigan State
3-5 p.m.
Frank Erwin Center
- Texas Men's Basketball vs. Michigan State
Social Media Directory
Support UT
Elections 2012: University experts weigh in on the issues The 2012 election season is promising to be one of the most unpredictable cycles...Comments OffNo commentsWorld
Where undergrads find a spark for creativity Through exposure to and interaction with collection materials at the Harry Ransom...Post a commentComments (1)Video
Celebrating the legacy of Lady Bird Johnson This year marks the centennial of Lady Bird Johnson's birth. Watch a video about...Post a commentComments (10)Video
Recognizing student success To mark the Migrant Student Program's 25th anniversary, watch 2006 Student of the...Post a commentComments (21)Video
Advancing cancer research in Texas and beyond In this video, Professor Tanya Paull explains how next-generation medicine may be...Comments OffNo commentsPhoto
Where gardening is all but elementary At the University of Texas Elementary School, students get a taste of organic gardening...Post a commentComments (2)Video
Microraptor suggests feathers evolved to attract mates Julia Clarke, assistant professor of paleontology, discusses how a feathered tail...Post a commentComments (1)Campus
Student blogs reveal what college life is like Through Longhorn Confidential, eight students -- from first-year undergrads to graduate...Comments OffNo comments
Know is a publication of University Communications | About Know
Last updated on Dec. 21, 2013 | Site Comments
Emergency Preparedness, Safety and Security
Copyright | Privacy | Web Accessibility
UT System | State of Texas | Statewide Search
Last updated on Dec. 21, 2013 | Site Comments
Emergency Preparedness, Safety and Security
Copyright | Privacy | Web Accessibility
UT System | State of Texas | Statewide Search


text:
If you are a member of the media and wish to obtain information regarding an incident in the City of Gallatin, coordinate access to a departmental event, or receive information on a given topic, please contact us as listed below.
The current Public Information Officers are Officer Bill Storment and Captain Kate Novitsky. They are available during business hours on weekdays and on a call-out basis on nights and weekends. Officer Bill Storment can be reached at 615-452-1313 ext. 215 and Captain Kate Novitsky can be reached at 615-452-1313 ext. 216
The Office of the Chief of Police publishes an annual report as a reference guide for the year in review.
These reports are available to download in pdf format.
2011 Year End Report 2010 Year End Report 2009 Year End Report 2008 Year End Report 2007 Year End Report
For additional information Contact: Investigator James Kemp Officer Bill Storment
Back in October the Gallatin Police Department reported a scam with an elderly victim where the suspects offered to seal his driveway and subsequently attempted to scam the victim out of $5,000. In addition to attempting to scam this elderly citizen of Gallatin, the suspects used an asphalt sealant on a concrete driveway basically vandalizing the driveway. One of the suspects identified himself as Steve Jones who attempted to cash the victim's check several days later for $5000. We are now pleased to report that 32 year old Steve Jones of Gray, Kentucky has been arrested and charged with theft over $1000 and after a lengthy investigation, other suspects have been identified and now have warrants outstanding for their arrest. Those suspects are 29 year old James Boswell of Keavy, Kentucky, 29 year old Eric Boswell of Morristown, TN, 56 year old Saul Boswell of London, Kentucky and 68 year old Henry Small of Princeton, WV. Each of these suspects faces charges of Theft over $1000, Vandalism and Deceptive Business Practices. These suspects are known to have committed similar crimes in Wilson, Davidson and DeKalb Counties in Tennessee. Another known associate of these suspects in DeKalb County and connected to cases outside Sumner County is 26 year old Dallas McVey of Gray, Kentucky. Photos of these suspects are below. No photo is available for Henry Small.
Anyone with information that would assist in locating any of these suspects or related to any other crimes that have occurred in Gallatin are asked to contact Investigator James Kemp at the Gallatin Police Department at 452-1313.
The Gallatin Police Department would like to extend to the public their heartfelt wishes for a joyous Christmas celebration this holiday season and to remind the public to be ever vigilant in keeping safe. The holidays are a time when thieves and con artists are frequently on the prowl. Here are some tips from the Gallatin Police Department to help keep your home, your car, your possessions, and your family safe.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to All!
The Gallatin Police Department has recently seen an increase in auto burglaries. In every case, the suspect was attracted to the victim's vehicle by valuables left in plain sight inside the vehicle. In the coming weeks, police officers will increase their patrols in parking lots to not only deter criminals from hitting those areas, but also to increase the public's awareness to the factors that contribute to this crime problem. Officers will be implementing the department's PARK SMART campaign by identifying vehicles left unlocked or with valuables in plain sight and leaving a crime prevention reminder on the windshield of those cars.
We would like to encourage the public to be vigilant in doing their part to reduce the chances of becoming a victim of crime. PARK SMART – LOCK YOUR CAR, SECURE YOUR VALUABLES AND TAKE YOUR KEYS.
For additional information Contact: Lt, Lamar Ballard Officer Bill Storment
Gallatin Police Officers responded to Wal-Mart regarding two related shoplifting events that occurred on December 3, 2013 and December 8, 2013. In both incidents, a group of females were observed loading a basket with merchandise and leaving the store without paying. After leaving the store, the suspects were observed on security video loading the stolen merchandise into a black Chevrolet Tahoe and a gold minivan. One of the suspects, a juvenile, was identified from store video which led investigators to Portland where all suspects were eventually identified and the merchandise was located at two homes in Portland. Some of the items had been wrapped and was under a Christmas tree in one home and most of the merchandise was recovered. The total amount of the merchandise recovered totaled over $3500. Five adults and two juveniles were arrested. The adults arrested were 37 year old Jenny Andrews, 31 year old Christopher Andrews, 20 year old Chelsey Greer, 28 year old Sylvia Harris and 26 year old Carrie Agee. The two juveniles are not identified due to their ages and all suspects are from Portland.
Anyone with information related to any other crimes that have occurred in Gallatin are asked to contact the Gallatin Police Department at 452-1313.
For additional information Contact: Sgt. Alex Tanguis Officer Bill Storment
Gallatin Police need assistance from the public in locating a missing person, last seen at approximately 11:15 pm last night. Lenny Dean is a white male 50 years of age, approximately 5'10 and 180 lbs. with short brown hair, a brown beard and glasses. Mr. Dean is a traumatic brain injury patient at a brain injury rehab center located at 1002 Hartsville Pike. He was last seen walking down Center Drive towards Hartsville Pike from the facility where he has lived for the last 4 years following a vehicle accident that caused his brain injury. Mr. Dean was seen wearing a heavy red coat over light colored clothing, possibly pajamas. Mr. Dean is considered missing endangered and will be extremely confused and unable to find his way back home. The biggest concern at the time is the bitter cold temperatures combined with Mr. Deans state of confusion.
Anyone having information concerning the whereabouts of Lenny Lee Dean is requested to call the Gallatin Police Department at 615-452-1313.
For additional information Contact: Officer Bill Storment Investigator Emily Renz
Gallatin police responded Wednesday November 20, 2013 to a report of a child abuse involving a three year old child. Investigators spoke to the child's grandparents who reported that the incident occurred the previous day while the mother's boyfriend was keeping her children. The child had bruising that covered the left side of the child's head and some marks on the child's ribs. The suspect is reported to have strangled the child and based on bruising also struck the child in the head. Upon further investigation, it was discovered the suspect was wanted in Metro Nashville for assault and VOP charges. The suspect, Terrence Silvia, 26 years of age was arrested Thursday night by Metro Nashville SWAT and charged with Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault and Violation of Probation. He has also been charged with Aggravated Assault and Child Abuse in Gallatin and awaits transfer to Sumner County when released from Metro. The suspect is pictured below.
Anyone with information related to any other crimes that have occurred in Gallatin are asked to contact Investigator Christian Booth at the Gallatin Police Department at 452-1313 ext. 243.
The following links provide you with quick access to the most used sections of our website.
Gallatin Police Department 130 W. Franklin St Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: (615) 452-1313 Fax: (615) 452-1597
More Contact Information


text:
Wabi-Sabi Art Workshop
Find inspiration and beauty in imperfection, transience, and everyday objects. Embrace the Wabi-Sabi art style, and learn how to apply these techniques to your art through 8 chapters of step-by-step demos. Learn MoreItem Number: W8061
Availability: In stock
Was: $24.99
Sale: $16.49
Rubbing Plate Roundup: Create Textured Treasures from Fabric Paper Clay Metal and Paint
Item Number: QM1314
Availability: In stock
$22.95 -
Art At The Speed Of Life Motivation and Inspiration For Making Mixed-Media Art Every Day
Does making art keep getting pushed to the back burner? Pam Carriker's Art at the Speed of Life is just what you need to jump-start your passion for creating and bring art back into your everyday life. Learn MoreItem Number: 10AA02
Availability: In stock
Was: $22.95
Sale: $15.76
The well-known stitching duo is back with their latest collection of textiles pieces and techniques that are visually captivating and thought provoking. Learn MoreItem Number: QM1132
Availability: In stock
$45.99 -
Small Stash Sewing 24 Projects Using Designer Fat Quarters
This whimsical book, a first for author Melissa Averinos, is a great source for people who want to start using up their fat quarters. Learn MoreItem Number: QM1126
Availability: In stock
Was: $16.99
Sale: $6.80
Vintage Collage Journals: Journaling with Antique Ephemera
Vintage Collage Journals is a beautiful volume of inspiration for the beginning collage artist. It's perfect for the reader—especially the traveler—who loves vintage ephemera. Learn MoreItem Number: QM1012
Availability: In stock
Was: $24.99
Sale: $11.99
Silk Unraveled
This book is all about stretching boundaries, exploring new techniques, and using known techniques in different ways. Learn MoreItem Number: QM0733
Availability: In stock
Was: $29.95
Sale: $14.92
Wax and Paper Workshop
Encaustic artists ready to try less traditional surfaces for their wax paintings, paper enthusiasts and mixed-media artists will explore and appreciate the satisfying texture and feel of paper as a canvas mixed with the uniquely sensual quality of encaustic painting. Learn MoreItem Number: W4549
Availability: In stock
Was: $24.99
Sale: $16.98
Journal Fodder 365
A workshop that lasts all year, readers get art-journaling ideas, exercises and prompts to engage on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, all with a bit of personal introspection and an opportunity to learn cool art techniques. Learn MoreItem Number: W5871
Availability: In stock
Was: $24.99
Sale: $14.11
The Encaustic Studio A Wax Workshop in Mixed-Media Art
Learn innovative techniques from expert encaustic artist Daniella Woolf and revolutionize your art with wax. Learn MoreItem Number: 11QM04
Availability: In stock
Was: $26.95
Sale: $5.99


text:
December 12, 2012
Advertisement |
Meat is hot: The butcher is back and interest in the source of the pork, beef, chicken and other proteins on our plates continues to grow. To take advantage, publishers have been rushing in with single-subject cookbooks focusing on meat.
We take a look at two titles released this fall, one from an accomplished chef, the other from an acclaimed author.
"Michael Symon's Carnivore" (Clarkson Potter)
Author: Michael Symon, chef and restaurateur (Lola and Lolita in Cleveland, etc.), Food Network star, Iron Chef
Inside: Symon loves meat, and he wants you to cook it right: the right method for the right cut, and the right accompaniment. (You need "acid, salinity and texture," not fatty sauces.) His style is breezy (and sometimes trite) where Bruce Aidells is instructional.
Pages: 256
Recipes: 121
Make it now: Porchetta
Price: $35
Verdict: Great flavors, not too chefy
"The Great Meat Cookbook" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Author: Bruce Aidells, master of meat cookery, co-author of 2001's "The Complete Meat Cookbook" and 9 other volumes
Inside: The world of meat has changed and Aidells delivers a formidable, comprehensive guide to it. He explains sustainable meat, cuts (complete with photos of each and diagrams of the animals) and how to use them, and everything else you need to know to get the best out of cooking today's meat.
Pages: 632
Recipes: 240 (about)
Make it now: Tandoori lamb shoulder chops
Price: $40
Verdict: Wide range, exhaustive information
— Joe Gray, Tribune Newspapers
Copyright © 2013 Chicago Tribune Company, LLC


text:
May 23, 2012
Mike Farrell Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Defensive back Troy Vincent made Mike Farrell's top underclassmen list from the Mid-Atlantic Showcase last weekend. But he wasn't No. 1. See who topped Farrell's list. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now for a FREE Trial
Already a member? Click here to sign in


text:
Savor the richness of penne pasta combined with Beecher's award-winning Flagship cheese.
Buy a large tray and feed a crowd
Gluten Free now available!
Every day, I wake up thinking about what to cook for dinner. For me, food is central to family – central to community – and is not quarantined to Friday nights or special occasions. Great food is part of everyday life. And truly great food starts with fresh, wholesome ingredients.
My passion for authentic, original food is the foundation for Beecher's mission to change the way America eats. That's why with Beecher's, you can trust you're eating delicious foods free of harmful additives and preservatives, made just the way nature intended them.
Kurt Beecher Dammeier
From nearly 1,800 entries in the 2013 cheese competition, Beecher's cheeses named among the best of the best! List of Winners
Beecher's wins multiple American Cheese Society awards each year and has been heralded by die-hard fans as well as The Martha Stewart Show as the "world's best." ... more
Most of the time, airports are a terrible place to be when you're hungry, but not Concourse C at the SeaTac International Airport, where you can get your hands on a grilled cheese sandwich from Beecher's Homemade Cheese ... more
With its Pure Food Kids' Workshop, Beecher's Flagship Foundation has reached more than 20,000 students, teachers and volunteers with its challenge to make healthy food choices ... more
Now you can have what she's having... Click here to order
Armed with a love great cheese and a passion for pure food, in 2003, Kurt Beecher Dammeier launched Beecher's in Seattle's historic Pike Place Market.
Everything we offer at Beecher's is just authentic, original, full-flavored food handcrafted in traditional ways with the best of ingredients.
More Our Story
The go-to place for all things cheese! The latest news on cheese in the media? Check our Library. Questions on how to serve cheese? View our Tips. Whatever your question, we've got the answer!
More Cheesy Goodness
~ Sign up for Our Mailing List ~


text:
Felt Snowflake Tutorial |
Peppermint Pinwheel Easy Dresden block |
image from Make It Do |
image from A Glimpse Inside |
PS If you have links to other great go-to gift ideas and tutorials, leave the links in the comments!
Felt Snowflake Tutorial |
Peppermint Pinwheel Easy Dresden block |
image from Make It Do |
image from A Glimpse Inside |
Your notebook cover is awesome! And, I am about to create one tomorrow. Please feature great classical artworks as gifts like paintings, figurines, sculptures, etc. I've been giving them as gifts on all occasions but I think I've run out of idea. :) I buy my gifts online like ebay, Glasslilies and in art and street galleries.
Thank you so much for your comments - they make my day! I try to respond to as many as my 'mommy' time allows, but life sometimes gets in the way. Please know how much I appreciate each of them.
I apologize for the current comment settings that require a registered user account. They are the only way that I don't get tons of gross spam. I'm hoping Blogger will make a way where people who are not registered users, but would like to leave a comment can do so. Please, Blogger! In the mean time, thanks for your patience.
I also love to respond to questions. If you are a no-reply blogger, please leave an email address so I can get back to you. Or you can email me directly: amy @ diaryofaquilter.com. Thanks!


text: The AAA reports the average cost of a gallon of gas in Western New York today is $3.73, down a penny from the start of the week. However, the national price of $3.29 is forty-four cents higher than the local average. The Bills have chosen Kansas-based architectural firm Populous to lead the $130 million worth of renovations to Ralph Wilson Stadium. Among the planned enhancements are a pair of video display boards at the eastern end of the stadium and enhanced gate entrances and a team merchandise store at the western end. Lancaster's Ecology & Environment has secured a $39 million contract. According to Business First, the deal is to consult on development of eco-cities and a sizeable heath care complex in China. Rainbow Tropical Fish has moved to a new location at 2314 Military Road in Niagara Falls. Braymiller Builders of WNY Incorporated was recently recognized as one of the top 500 remodeling firms in the U.S. by Qualified Remodeler Magazine.


text:
Society of Physics Students & Department of Physics Seminar
III-Nitride Semiconductors for Photonics and Energy-Efficiency Technologies
Jing Zhang
Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lehigh University
III-Nitride semiconductors have significant applications for lasers and energy-efficient technologies including solidstate lighting. Specifically, the use of InGaN alloy is of great interest as visible light emitting diodes (LEDs) active region. Conventional LEDs employ InGaN quantum wells (QWs) grown on GaN templates, which lead to large QW strain from the lattice mismatch between InGaN QW and GaN substrate / barriers. Our works have pursued the design of InGaN QWs with large optical matrix element to address the charge separation issue, resulting in 3X enhanced efficiency for green-emitting LEDs. In addition to employing large overlap QWs design, my research work has extended the approach by using ternary InGaN substrate for realizing QWs with reduced strain and polarization fields in the QWs. For green- and red-emitting InGaN QWs on ternary substrate, the spontaneous emission rates were found as ~3 times of the conventional approach.
In contrast to the progress in visible nitride emitters, advances have only been realized for ultraviolet (UV) LEDs recently. The pursuit of efficient UV lasers has been limited to 1) growth challenges of high quality AlGaN gain media; 2) lack of understanding in gain characteristics of the QW employed for UV laser. My work has pointed out the first time about the physical challenge of the AlGaN QWs, which is related to the valence subbands crossover in high Al-content AlGaN QWs gain media. The valence subbands crossover is of key importance to realize large transverse-magnetic polarized gain for deep-UV lasers. We have also proposed the novel AlGaN-delta-GaN QW structure, which led to large transverse-electric polarized gain for mid-UV lasers.
Furthermore, the high power density requirements in III-Nitride devices lead to the demand of solid state cooling technology, particularly for nitride-based thermoelectric materials that can be integrated with GaN devices. Our works presented the high thermoelectric figure of merit Z*T value from lattice-matched AlInN alloy grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), which represent the record Z*T value reported for any III-nitride semiconductors. In addition, we have proposed the novel nanostructure engineering of three-layer superlattice for ~2-times enhanced thermoelectric properties for solid state cooling applications. All interested faculty and students are welcome!


text:
In order to better serve our overseas consumers, My Brands is pleased to announce a new partnership with MyUS.com to offer convenient, fast, and trackable international shipping to more than 225 countries. MyUS.com members receive deeply discounted shipping rates, exceptional customer service, 24/7 online access to their account, and access to other services.
Sign up with MyUS.com and receive your own U.S. street address to receive merchandise. MyUS.com provides specialized international package forwarding services from your new U.S. address to your international address.
Follow these two easy steps for international delivery:
We appreciate your business and hope this has been helpful. If you have any more questions feel free to give us a call at 888.281.6400 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Welcome to My Brands, login or register here
If you know the first letter of the brand you are looking for, select it from the list to the right.
$3.73 per item
You must buy at least 6, in multiples of 6
Order now to ship by 1/3
When you grow up on the coast of Maine, a stone's throw from the dock where the fishermen come in, you know that the sea isn't just something pretty to look at, it's part of your heritage. Another part of the heritage is Maine's unique, delicious recipes for seafood sauces. The New England sauces are created in small batches - loaded with simple, easy to understand ingredients. Mainers have been making their living on the water for generations. And Bar Harbor has been making these seafood sauces for just as long! You can taste the difference.*** . ****
Sorbee Candy has long been a staple in the offices of dentists and doctors, especially pediatricians. The sugar free candy recently became unavailable due to...


text:
Kate Moss Poses Nude For Playboy Magazine's 60th Anniversary Issue
Kate Moss strips down for the cover and nude pictorial in Playboy's 60th Anniversary issue.… READ ON
Kate Moss strips down for the cover and nude pictorial in Playboy's 60th Anniversary issue.… READ ON
Kris Jenner is striking back at sources who said she went "ballistic" after seeing her daughter Kim Kardashian topless in Kanye West's new video.
"I am extremely proud of… READ ON
Former Playboy playmate Kendra Wilkinson is telling friends she plans to get her "tubes tied" so as not to get pregnant again after the birth of her second child!
"Kendra… READ ON
Tom Cruise's attorneys were so desperate to ensure a victory in his bitter defamation lawsuit against Bauer Media, RadarOnline.com has learned, that they launched an all-out campaign attempting to … READ ON
What do reality TV stars want just as much as – if not more than – attention? Being desirable. Here is our list of the hottest babes on reality TV.… READ ON
Some of today's most well known celebrities made their money in – to quote Tupac Shakur – a "sleazy way." Our list of shame includes rappers, former porn stars and… READ ON
Kate Moss is having issues procuring a permit to work in the United States due to her past drug scandals, RadarOnline.com has learned.
Moss unsuccessfully tried to get the… READ ON
Vicious family feud alert! Kendra Wilkinson is expecting her second child but things are far from happy in her family because her younger brother has lashed out at her, saying… READ ON
Former Playboy model Kendra Wilkinson is expecting her second child with hubby Hank Baskett, RadarOnline.com is reporting.
According to a new report from Us Weekly, the 28-year-old is… READ ON
Which leading men live up to their billing between the sheets? And which don't? We've got all the answers in this gallery on RadarOnline.com.… READ ON
Kim Kardashian says she wants to pose for Playboy after giving birth to her baby!
During a promo for future episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, (which begin… READ ON
Hold those wedding bells — Holly Madison's not getting hitched just yet.
The Playboy beauty, asked by a Twitter follower Tuesday about her pending nuptials to her baby daddy… READ ON
The annual Comic-Con convention in San Diego is THE place to be this week for every celeb with a movie or TV show to promote.
What started out strictly as… READ ON
Enough is enough. Kourtney Kardashian brought an end to Scott Disick's recent stint of bad boy behavior when she crashed his appearance at the Sapphire Day Club in Las… READ ON
You can't make this stuff up!
Anna Chapman, the sexy Russian spy who was departed from the U.S. in 2010, has proposed to Edward Snowden, the NSA leaker wanted… READ ON
Holly Madison is engaged to her boyfriend Pasquale Rotella, the former The Girls Next Door star has revealed.
"I got engaged on Sunday!" the 33-year-old posted on her personal… READ ON
Before he became a big screen actor, Armie Hammer enjoyed a brief career pedaling Playboy magazines in middle school.
The Lone Ranger star gives a glimpse into his past in… READ ON
First the ring, and now a mansion!
Newly-wed Crystal Harris will have plenty of room to store her countless sequined dresses now that generous husband Hugh Hefner has bought her… READ ON
Tamara Ecclestone is rich, famous and has a killer body so what better way to show off her billion dollar assets by taking it all off for Playboy magazine?
The… READ ON
We've got these brand new shots of Playboy beauty Holly Madison and her daughter Rainbow Aurora enjoying a night out at Buca di Beppo in Las Vegas Tuesday.
As RadarOnline.com… READ ON
It was the scene of one of the most notorious shows in reality TV history.
Now the house where Anna Nicole Smith filmed The Anna Nicole Show has been… READ ON


text:
Diamond White
Toreador Red
Mist Silver
Fiery Black
Rocky Beige
Read on the new cars in 2013 in India. Get detailed information on upcoming cars 2013 including reviews and price.
Search popular new cars of 2013 in India. Get details such as expected price, specifications etc on CarDekho.com.
Know more about upcoming cars in India, get their expected price and expected launch date on CarDekho.com.


text:
aka Allison. 30-something, married with cats, hobbyist doodler of doodlethings.
Daily doodles are on semi-hiatus. They're more like semi-daily doodles for now.
I like to reblog the occasional tutorial, other cool art, and random stuff that amuses me. I dig Supernatural, Doctor Who, MST3k, Mass Effect, comics, and lots of other stuff that I won't list 'cause I could spend all day making it.
Good luck.
Light smattering of prints @ etsy or society6
"Oooh, 'allo! What have you got there?"