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Cedar Creek Ladies Club Clean Sweep yard sale will
Sep 4th
Members of the Cedar Creek Ladies Club met Tuesday at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center to make plans for October’s Clean Sweep Garage Sale.,rings
The event is designed to give residents of Cedar Creek, which prohibits garage and yard sales,cheap tiffany key rings, an equivalent opportunity to clean house and make a little money on the secondhand market; the club also designates certain portions of funds raised at the sale for local charities. Clean Sweep is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,tiffany rings sale, Oct. 16,tiffany key rings on sale, at the Weeks Activities Center.
"What’s different this year is that we’ve already picked our charities, and they’ll benefit directly from the sale as well as the donations the club makes at the end of the year," said Cedar Creek Ladies Club member Susan Pickett.
The Aiken Area Council on Aging will receive funds raised through booth rental fees; checks for table space in the sale will be made out directly to the charity. Shoppers will be asked to bring either a canned good or a monetary donation for It’s Spooky To Be Hungry, the late-October food drive for Golden Harvest Food Bank. The Cumbee Center to Assist Abused Persons will take possession of any items left over from the Sweet Repeats section at the end of the sale.
"We are so grateful to them, I just can’t tell you how grateful we are," said Sharon Cowden, Aiken Area Council on Aging director of services, at the committee meeting.
The Clean Sweep sale will also feature an Arts & Antique Boutique, a bake sale and a Sweet Repeats table with items donated to the club by those who did not wish to rent a table.
The fee to rent a 10-by-10 foot space and a table is $30 for non-residents of Cedar Creek. Those interested n participating in the sale can reserve a space by calling the Cedar Creek Ladies Club’s Bobbie Kastet at 641-8208.
Contact Suzanne Stone at sstone@aikenstandard.com.
Credit: Aiken Standard,thanksgiving key rings, S.C.
Woman accused of robbery arrested
Aug 31st
A 27-year-old Kerrville woman wanted for robbery and abandoning two children at the Kerrville Walmart was arrested Thursday afternoon after a tip to police led them to the woman.,money clips
Amanda Christine Switzer was arrested without incident and taken to the Kerr County jail around noon Thursday.
Switzer reportedly tried to steal $111.82 worth of merchandise from Walmart on Sunday before being stopped outside the store by security.
When confronted,rings, Switzer reportedly offered to pay for the merchandise before becoming aggressive and striking the security guard in the face and chest. She then fled the scene,earrings, leaving two children she had been baby-sitting,Charm bracelet, ages 8 and 9,bracelets, standing with the security guard.
The children’s mother came to the store 15 minutes later to pick up her children. She reportedly told police she received a call from Switzer telling her to pick up her kids.
Switzer was charged with robbery and two counts of endangering/abandoning children, all felonies. The shoplifting charge was upgraded to robbery because she assaulted an employee.
According to jail records, this was Switzer’s 15th arrest since 2003. Many of the charges were misdemeanor crimes such as possession of marijuana, public intoxication and parole violations.
No bond had been set as of Thursday afternoon.
Women’s Bureau program helps boys learn respect
Aug 29th
The Women’s Bureau has a new program aimed at student-athletes that’s designed to help young men learn to treat women with respect.
The program, called Coaching Boys into Men, CBIM,key rings, is designed to help prevent violence by teens and young adults toward themselves and others, especially the girls and women in their lives. The program has been around since 2001 and started in North Carolina.
Unlike past programs, CBIM targets coaches and their athletes. Coaches need only spend five minutes a week, for a total of seven weeks, giving a prewritten message to their athletes.
The message for each lesson is broken into points on flip cards in an easy-to-use notebook. Each lesson is one page.
Coaches and players both sign a pledge saying they will show respect toward women, not violence.
Lessons include personal responsibility, insulting language, bragging about a sexual relationship and how disrespectful that is to your partner, disrespect to women and girls,money clips, responsibility with physical strength, when aggression crosses the line, no excuse for disrespectful behavior, and helping your teammates.
According to the program’s website, since CBIM’s start, thousands of coaches have signed up in support.
The program runs in collaboration with the National High School Athletic Coaches Association. CBIM sees it as important to target athletes because so many of their peers look up to them; if they set a good example,tiffany, others should follow.
Principal Matt Stinson and his football coach at Lane Middle School have come on board, but other schools have been slow to join in.
"I contacted high schools in Fort Wayne last year and got little response, so this year I am trying middle schools," said Candice Hall,pendants, Women’s Bureau prevention and outreach specialist.
Hall believes by having coaches deliver the message, young athletes will be more open to the ideas.
The program’s curriculum suggests a game night where student-athletes ask fans to pledge themselves to following the program guidelines.
"CBIM literally recommends only five to 10 minutes a week; the coaches don’t have to do anything but read these cards," Hall said. "If people would take a few minutes to let me show them this, they would see that it won’t take much time."
Hall thinks a younger group will be more receptive to the message. She is working with IPFW in hopes of getting student-athletes involved so they can act as role models and come to schools to spread the message.
"Kids really look up to college athletes," she said.
The curriculum materials are free for the program. The only expense the Women’s Bureau incurs are the hours that Hall has devoted to get CBIM to take off. That cost is covered by a grant to the Women’s Bureau.
"I am really excited to have Lane Middle School doing (this),rings, and we will continue to do this throughout the year," Hall said.
Innovation and IntelliMagic Discount Products
Aug 26th
Innovation Data Processing and IntelliMagic announced,rings, announced at the 2010 Share Conference in Boston that their FDRPAS and IntelliMagic Balance products are now available to customers, for a limited time, at a special discount package price.
"Most System z customers can increase the amount of work their existing mainframe storage hardware systems can safely deliver by as much as 30 percent, by simply using IntelliMagic Balance, in conjunction with Innovation’s FDRPAS and FDRMOVE," says Dr. Gilbert Houtekamer, the author of the definitive work on the subject of storage system efficiency. "Coming from someone, who together with Dr. Pat Artis wrote the well know classic on ‘MVS I/O Subsystems,watches,’ and who has over 20 years of experience in I/O performance analysis, that is a declaration we believe. It is also one of principle reasons we are collaborating with IntelliMagic to offer System z mainframe sites who take up the IntelliMagic offer of a Free assessment of their current storage efficiency and hardware reclamation potential, a No-Obligation 20 volume Free Trial of FDRPAS and FDRMOVE," says Innovation spokesman and Vice President, Advance Technology, Thomas J. Meehan.
The Companies noted benefits this collaboration can provide include:
- Deferring expensive hardware purchases by safely extending the life of currently installed storage.
- Eliminating those disk storage hot spots, that can steal performance from existing hardware.
- Moving volumes and files to new hardware in a layout that can maximize performance and longevity.
- Avoiding performance contention positioning during smaller to larger volume migrations.
- Intelligently implementing multiple storage tiers that reflect workload performance requirements.
- Identifying data that can benefit from Solid State Devices and moving it there.
"The key to achieving these benefits is knowing how to balance your workloads across the storage hardware you’ve already paid for and moving it there with minimal disruption to your ongoing business processing," said IntelliMagic US spokesperson Brent Phillips, adding,money clips, "IntelliMagic knows how to create balance on mainframe storage better than anyone else. And Innovation Data knows how to move data better than anyone else. Together we can make it surprisingly easy for System z users to reduce risk and to realize very significant savings on hardware spending by maximizing the I/O performance of their existing hardware. That’s why we are currently working with Innovation to have IntelliMagic Balance seamlessly create the FDRPAS and FDRMOVE control statements necessary to ‘balance’ your storage system."
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Score college furniture for cents on the dollar at
Aug 17th
Though you might be able to skip the crayons and colored pencils this year, your college student has even bigger back-to-school dreams — new furniture. And whether he is moving into a dorm room or an apartment, he’ll need some basic houseware items.
Big box retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target are fine places to start, but there are some even cheaper options.
Look in the Mad Zone sales corner at Williamsburg Pottery, for example. There, we found 7-piece queen-sized comforter sets priced as low as $20. Ollies Bargain Outlet in Hampton includes a mattress section with full-size sets for as little as $239. The queen-size mattress sets cost $279. Big Lots is another discount store you shouldn’t forget, with some of the best prices on TV stands.
Thrift stores, of course, are one of the best places to look for gently used furniture.
Remember, these donation-based stores change inventory daily, so don’t be discouraged if you don’t find that treasure right away. Set aside a day about a week later to check out the new stash at your favorite stores.
Sofa — $75
Second Time Thrift,cuff Links, a new thrift store on Mercury Boulevard in Hampton, has a large inventory of furniture. At least two dozen couches take up the space on the left-hand side of the store, while the remaining space is dedicated to bedroom sets. If you head there right away, you might spot the three-piece queen-sized bedroom set complete with headboard, bed frame and dresser for $399. The set is in excellent condition, with no visible scratches. The rolling desk chairs for $20 are another must-have for college students, even in a dorm room.
Information: Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. 4205 Mercury Blvd., Hampton. 816-8707.
Cedar chest — $70
The Youth Challenge Thrift Store recently found a new home on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News, and store managers have taken pains to make sure their furniture display is one of the best on the Peninsula. From a large clothes armoire in perfect condition ($100) to dressers for $50 and a host of couch options, this should be one of your first stops. The brand new cedar chest would be a great addition to a dorm room, as it can serve as both an additional seating area at the end of a bed and a storage area for extra linens and blankets.
Information: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. 5100 Jefferson Ave., Newport News. 247-6377.
TV-stand and bookcase — $17
Manager Suzy Kennerly says most people don’t know that Habitat Restore on Warwick Boulevard in Newport News is open to the public. Filled with building materials and furniture, this store is like a thrift version of Lowe’s. Much of the furniture is priced well below the competitors’, with large wooden desks selling for as little as $24 and matching chairs for $10. The tall TV-stand and bookcase would make a perfect, scratch-free addition to an apartment living room. While you’re there, parents, check out the large lighting section. You might find something for your own house.
Information: Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 9614 Warwick Blvd., Newport News. 246-4955.
Dishes — 59 cents per pound
There are several Goodwill locations on the Peninsula and most are good places to pop in when you’re looking for furniture. Lesser known is the Goodwill outlet location on Diamond Springs Road in Virginia Beach. All of the merchandise donated to the thrift-store chain moves through the outlet at some point during its sales life. And, if you can find it at the outlet, you’ll shave 50 percent off the Goodwill retail store price. A set of 12 dishes cost $3 at the outlet, for example. The sticker on the back of the dishes noted that it cost $6.25 for the set at a Goodwill retail store. The outlet is also unique in that clothing and houseware items are priced per pound, not per item. The music lover also would be happy with the set of Jensen speakers, complete with a subwoofer and four mini-speakers for $10.
Information: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 1345 Diamond Springs Road, Virginia Beach. 248-9414.
Paitsel can be reached at 247-4737 or npaitsel@dailypress.com. Find her on Facebook at Facebook.com/SavvyShopper.
Furniture consignment shops
Now that your college student is moving out, you may have some space for some extra furniture of your own. These furniture consignment shops cater to tastes too expensive for the transient lifestyle of a college student, but they’re perfect options for upscale living on a budget.
Velvet Shoestring. Set up like a retail furniture store, nearly everything in this consignment shop is in perfect condition. Stock changes daily, but a recent trip revealed an impressive display of decorative armoires and china cabinets, as well as lighting fixtures. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday,Atlas charm bracelet, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 311 Second St., Williamsburg. 220-9494.
Scavenger’s Paradise. Focused more on home decor than furniture, this upscale consignment shop only accepts items in excellent condition. Look here for decor matching a home styled in dark woods and antiques. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday,tiffany, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. 7059 Richmond Road,Charm bracelet, Williamsburg. 565-4125.
Aladdin Consignment and Rugs. Much like the Velvet Shoestring, shoppers’ may never know the items were once used. Sofas and other living room items are the focus in much of the store, but you’ll want to head to the back, where there is a large collection of unusual lamps. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 7131 Merrimac Trail, Williamsburg. 206-1665.
Consumers may be surprised to learn what is in the
Aug 16th
In ancient Egypt, minerals were used to enhance features and to provide a little color, while the Romans used oil-based perfumes to scent their bath water. But cosmetics since that time have evolved with a growing list of ingredients and an increasing potential for irritation.
But who is checking into the safety of cosmetics?
One issue that has gotten attention is lead in lipstick. As a result, the Food and Drug administration created a standard test that found 0.09 ppm to 3.06 ppm of lead in the lipsticks tested. The standard test is now used when there is a question about lead levels in lipstick.
You might be surprised at the chemicals found in cosmetics and their potential dangers. The Environmental Working Group provides a safety guide to cosmetics and ranks beauty products by the potential hazards. Visitors to the group’s website can search by product or brand and learn about the chemicals used and their possible side effects.
The group’s Campaign for Safe Cosmetics co-produced a seven-minute video about the dangers of cosmetics. The video, which was released July 21, points out the lack of oversight into what chemicals are used in makeup and other beauty products.
But the video is not without its detractors.
The Personal Care Products Council released a statement by spokeswoman Kathleen Dezio, who said the "’shockumentary-genre’ video bears no relationship to the ‘real’ story of cosmetics."
"This video is an unfortunate attempt to generate fear about an alleged public health risk from cosmetics that is unwarranted. It is repugnant to suggest that cosmetic companies would manufacture, and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration would allow them to market, products that are dangerous or contain toxins that cause cancer or any other disease.
It is absurd to suggest that the men and women in our industry would market products that could cause harm to themselves and their families," Dezio’s statement read.
The same day the video was released, a bill was introduced in Congress to increase oversight on ingredients for cosmetics. Three members of Congress introduced the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 (HR 5786), which seeks to close loopholes in federal law that allow companies to use virtually any ingredient in cosmetic and personal care products — even chemicals that are known to damage human health and the environment.
According to a press release by Illinois congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, one of the bill’s sponsors,money clips, the $50 billion cosmetic industry uses 12,500 unique chemical ingredients. Many have never been assessed.
So what’s a plain-faced girl to do? Looking at cosmetic labels may be a good start.
At Les Champs Elysees Day Spa and Salon on North College Avenue, customers can find Aveda products. Owner Margaretet Nowak said customers come to the salon for Aveda’s more natural products.
The company has become well-known for using natural ingredients and for reformulating some of its products to remove parabens, chemicals used as preservatives in some cosmetic products.
Although the FDA has not yet raised a red flag on paraben in cosmetics, it has acknowledged that "although parabens can act similarly to estrogen,pendants, they have been shown to have much less estrogenic activity than the body’s naturally occurring estrogen," according to the FDA’s website.
Disque said she’s aware that customers are now more concerned about what is in their makeup, hair care and body products. When people have their hair shampooed, she said the stylists can sometimes smell plastic residue from what clients are using to shampoo their hair. Once customers make a switch to something organic, the difference is clear, she said, including how much product they need to use.
"We get tons of people that come in and say "I can’t believe how little I need to use of the product,’" Disque said.
Esthetician Jacqueline Simpson said she often works with clients who have acne. She said she can always tell when someone is using a harsh,Beads necklace, heavily formulated skin care line. She said many acne care systems contain more than one harsh chemical that dry out the skin.
Simpson knows the customers often will look to commercials to find a product, but she recommends people research products before buying to make sure the ingredients are safe.
"People are too trusting,rings," she said.
Advance Only Tickets on Sale Now for MU’s Paint th
Aug 12th
Marshall University issued the following news release:
Advance only tickets are still on sale for Marshall University’s Paint the Capital City Green during which fans can meet new head football coach and Hurricane native Doc Holliday to learn about the future of Thundering Herd football.
Paint The Capital City Green, presented by Friends of Coal, is the nation’s largest indoor pep rally for Thundering Herd alumni, fans and friends. The event is hosted by the Big Green Scholarship Foundation, the Marshall University Alumni Association, the Greater Kanawha Valley Alumni Club and the Charleston Quarterback Club. Event proceeds benefit the Big Green Scholarship Foundation and the Marshall University Alumni Association.
Individual tickets are $50 and a limited number of table sponsorships are still available. Tickets must be purchased by close of business on Monday,Charm pendant, Aug. 16 to be entered into a drawing to win two tickets to the Herd’s season opener against Ohio State Thursday, Sept. 2. The winner will also receive complimentary hotel accommodations in the Columbus area.
Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, at Charleston’s Embassy Suites Hotel with a pep rally and tailgate spread featuring entertainment by mascot Marco,rings, the cheerleading squad and Dance Team, as well as music from members of the Marching Thunder. A formal program begins at 7 p.m. For ticket information, call the Big Green Scholarship Foundation at 304-696-4661.
Holliday will share the stage with Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp and Athletic Director Mike Hamrick as well as key members of the squad as they discuss the future of Marshall football. Hamrick,Bead bracelet, the former director of athletics at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, rounds out his first full year at Marshall. He also will introduce the Herd’s new head basketball coach Tom Herrion.
Holliday, a native of Hurricane, W.Va., was named head football coach in December 2009. He is widely regarded as one of the top recruiters in the nation and he brings 31 years of collegiate coaching experience to Marshall that includes stops at Florida, North Carolina State and WVU.
Highlights of his career include coaching in 20 bowl games and three national championship games. He also has coached 11 players that have gone on to the National Football League. Holliday comes to Marshall after serving as associate head coach at West Virginia for the past two seasons.
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications, 304/696-7153
Dave Wellman,earrings, Director of Communications, 304/696-7153
Tickets on sale for Performing Arts Series with fi
Aug 12th
World-class performers at down-the-street prices — is it any wonder the Clover School District Auditorium Performing Arts Series is growing?
The annual performance series is now taking subscriptions and selling single-event tickets for its ninth season, which begins Sept. 9. Featured this year are everything from military jazz and ventriloquism to family magic, tribute artists and show tunes.
"It’s good," program director David Yandle said of the series, "and it’s been really good for the area."
In its first year, the series drew about 125 subscriptions, or season tickets to the shows. Last year that number grew to more than 700.
"We’re getting people from Gastonia, Lake Wylie, Tega Cay, Rock Hill," Yandle said. "We’re getting people from everywhere now."
The list of international, national and regional artists includes new and returning acts. The most expensive ticket is $15, ranging all the way down to the U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors and child tickets for the Tarradiddle Players — both free.
For series technical director Rick Hamrick, choosing a favorite act from the lineup may be difficult.
"Kathy Mattea’s concerts are always great," he said of the Oct. 2 show. "We look forward to having her return this year. Alex Depue and Miguel De Hoyos will be outstanding."
Annual staples should be a big draw, Yandle said, like the tradition of bringing in a top flight military band. The Jazz Ambassadors play Oct. 16.
"We have all the military bands," Yandle said. "We’re batting a thousand on that. You can’t beat the military bands."
On March 29, a Patsy Cline tribute comes from Katie Deal. On Feb. 8, the "Iron Man of the Mask,Atlas charm bracelet," Franc D’Ambrosio, will perform from his extensive career, which included a decade as the lead in "Phantom of the Opera." For Yandle and Hamrick, the success of past series help bring in such stellar artists.
"We have continued to increase our subscriber base since our first season," Hamrick said. "The artists have commented on the size and enthusiastic response from our audiences."
The series also benefits from grants from the Southern Arts Federation and South Carolina Arts Commission, which help with artist fees, and provide Arts in Education opportunities involving artists and students. Those grants help keep the subscription cost in the 1,500-seat auditorium to $40 for nine shows.
"David and I feel that the arts series is an asset to the community, and we are fortunate to be able to present these shows with the support of the Clover School District and the community," Hamrick said.
For more information about the series or for tickets, call 803-222-8018 or visit clover2.k12.sc.us.
The shows
Lynn Trefzger, 7 p.m. Sept. 9, $15
Trefzger is a ventriloquist/comedienne with a trunk full of zany characters that have accompanied her to stages throughout the country. Her vocal illusions were first brought to national audiences on TV’s popular "Star Search." Since then she has shared the stage with artists including Jeff Foxworthy, Ray Romano, the Smothers Brothers and Drew Carey. She has appeared on ABC, TNN, A&E, VH1 and Lifetime television, along with the 2009 feature film "I’m No Dummy" with Jeff Dunham and Jay Johnson.
Kathy Mattea, 8 p.m. Oct. 2, $15
Mattea, the beloved Grammy-winning singer of such classics as "18 Wheels And A Dozen Roses" and "Where Have You Been" says her new album offered her a "re-education" in singing. That album, "COAL,pendants," is one of those rare records that is a re-education for the listener, too, a record that reshapes the way we think about music, reminding us of why we love it in the first place.
United States Army Jazz Ambassadors, 8 p.m. Oct. 16, free (ticket required)
The Jazz Ambassadors is the United States Army’s premier big band. This 19-member ensemble, formed in 1969, has received great acclaim both at home and abroad performing America’s original art form, jazz. Concerts by the Ambassadors are designed to entertain all types of audiences. Custom compositions and arrangements highlight the group’s creative talent and gifted soloists. Their diverse repertoire includes big band swing, bebop, Latin, contemporary jazz, standards, popular tunes, Dixieland, vocals and patriotic selections.
DePue & De Hoyos, 8 p.m. Nov. 16, $15
Alex Depue began taking classical violin lessons at age 5. He won his first major competition at age 10, and at 16, he won a competition that allowed him to play at Carnegie Hall. Miguel De Hoyos performed his first solo concert when he was 16. He has performed with La Guitarra Por El Mundo traveling throughout Mexico and Europe on a cultural exchange program. This duo’s music is a jaw-dropping tour de force of Latin, classic rock and show tunes.
Their new CD, "Underground Whispers." is rock ‘n’ roll on fiddle and guitar featuring "Dust In The Wind" by Kansas, "Stairway To Heaven" by Led Zeppelin, and "All I Ask Of You" from "The Phantom Of The Opera."
April Verch Band, 8 p.m. Jan. 11, $15
Ontario’s Ottawa Valley is steeped in cultural history, including a musical style and step dancing heritage influenced by the French, Irish, Scottish, Polish and German settlers of this region in Canada. Verch, a modern pioneer of this tradition, is emerging as one of the top female artists in the roots music genre. She has built a repertoire rich in original tunes influenced deeply by the treasure chest of musical jewels passed down through the generations.
Tarradiddle Players: "The Commedia Princess and the Pea," 7 p.m. Jan. 27,cuff Links, $5 (children 12 and younger free)
In this funny, fast-paced show, the Tarradiddle Players put a slapstick spin on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale. The lonely prince wants to find someone to marry, but potential princesses must first get past his mother, the Queen, and her long list of tests. Will any of them be royal enough to turn a cartwheel, sing "Happy Birthday" while hopping up and down on one leg, and feel a teeny, tiny pea under a big stack of mattresses?
Franc D’Ambrosio, 8 p.m. Feb. 8, $15
Affectionately known as "Phantom Of The Opera’s" Iron Man Of The Mask, D’Ambrosio was awarded the distinction as the "World’s Longest Running Phantom." This accomplishment was immortalized in a cemented hand ceremony and he retained this title for more than a decade. He was discovered by talent scouts from Paramount Pictures in the chorus of his first Broadway show. Francis Ford Coppola immediately cast him as Anthony Corleone, the singing son of Al Pacino in the film "Godfather III." Not only did D’Ambosio have the honor of starring in the film, he also sang the Academy Award-winning theme song,bracelets, "Speak Softly Love" (Brucia la Terra).
Family Night XII: "The Magic of John Tudor," 7 p.m. March 15, $3 ($8 for whole family)
"The Magic of John Tudor" has been enjoyed across North America by theater audiences, Fortune 500 companies, conference attendees and thousands of school students since 1987. Tudor’s shows are a "magical journey," an energetic mix of imaginative stories and state-of-the-art magic. His original magical pieces are theatrical; from fairy tale romance to struggles with cosmic forces, pulling the heart strings and touching the funny bone.
A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, 8 p.m. March 29, $15
America’s favorite Patsy Cline tribute star, Katie Deal, is backed by a band of singers and musicians. She interacts throughout the show with Little Big Man, a disc jockey from her hometown in Winchester, Va., as well as outrageous standup comics who do warm-up acts for her concerts and radio shows. This happy, loving tribute to country music’s most endearing superstar features 21 of Cline’s greatest hits including "Sweet Dreams," "Walkin’ After Midnight," "I Fall To Pieces," "Crazy," "She’s Got You," "Seven Lonely Days," and the title song, "A Closer Walk With Thee."
To lure the ladies, be a devil in a red shirt
Aug 11th
Scientists have identified all sorts of attributes that women like to see in a man,rings, but many are the sort of thing the guy was either born with or not: a prominent chin, shoulders wider than hips, a relatively deep voice.
The latest research suggests something that men can do all by themselves:
Put on a red shirt.
In a series of experiments, women looked at photos of men and judged those in red shirts to be more attractive and sexy than those wearing other colors. Ditto for black-and-white photos of men that were framed in red, though we’re guessing this tip won’t prove as useful in the singles bar.
The color red boosted ratings by about one point on a nine-point scale of attractiveness, scientists report in this month’s Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
And, yes, previous studies have shown the reverse: Men like women in red.
Red carries some sort of deep-seated,earrings, apparently biological attraction for women, says Andrew Elliot, the new paper’s lead author and a psychology professor at the University of Rochester.
The animal kingdom offers numerous examples where the redness of certain male body parts seems to lure females. In a type of baboon called the mandrill, for example, males have red faces and rumps — and those of alpha males are the reddest, the paper’s authors write.
In some species, females seem to be attracted to such redness because it is connected to the male’s health, signifying high oxygen levels in the blood. It’s not clear whether that phenomenon is going on with people, but Elliot says the color’s attraction is undeniable.
It may be enhanced by a learned effect, because we’ve come to associate the color with status (red power tie, red carpet).
The psychologist has no plans to change his own wardrobe,watches, however.
"I don’t need to worry about that,necklaces," Elliot says, "because I’ve got a wife of 25 years." — Tom Avril
Hackman cards 3-under 32 in Lady Braves’ win
Aug 11th
It was another hot day to play golf on Tuesday at Cascades Golf Course’s Ridge Course in Bloomington, but Allyson Hackman didn’t let that bother her one bit.
The Brownstown Central junior fired a 3-under 32 to earn medalist honors and help her team to a 184-205 win over Edgewood. It was Brownstown’s first nine-hole dual match of the season.
"She played flawless golf," Lady Braves coach Jennifer Chastain said of Hackman, whose round consisted of three birdies and six pars.
Chastain even felt the urge to quote the late professional golfer and coach Harvey Penick, who always said "Take dead aim."
"That’s what Allyson did," Chastain said. "She took dead aim. And the result…a fantastic score. She should be proud of herself. Not many girls at this level can say they ever broke par,Charm pendant, and Allyson can say she did that."
Chastain compared the Ridge Course to the Braves’ home course,rings, Hickory Hills Golf Club, in that some holes are tight and you have to keep it in the fairway.
"You have to play smart golf and know where to put the ball," she said. "Club selection off the tee is important here. You don’t even need to pull out your driver on every tee shot."
Hackman didn’t find trouble, but some of her teammates did,watches, Chastain said.
Erin Bane had the next-best score for Brownstown with a 49, while Haley Hackman shot a 50 and Taylor Morrow shot a 53.
"Erin and Taylor have a few things to work out with their swing, but they’ll come around," Chastain said. "Haley is coming into it each and every round."
The Braves are back in action on Thursday, playing against Floyd Central and Jennings County at Valley View Golf Club in Floyds Knobs.
Results
At Cascades Golf Course (Ridge Course), Bloomington
Brownstown Central 184,key rings, Edgewood 205
Medalist: Allyson Hackman (BC) 32
Other Brownstown Central: Erin Bane 49, Haley Hackman 50, Taylor Morrow 53, Nora Silence 55, Jordan Stevens 57