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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,Charm pendant, 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, a new thrift store on Mercury Boulevard in Hampton,pendants, 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,earrings, 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,Charm bracelet, 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, 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, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. 7059 Richmond Road, 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.
Offers 10 Percent Discount to Entire Community
Uno Chicago Grill(R) will celebrate the grand re-opening of its Warwick Commons location on Wednesday, August 11,Bead bracelet, after historic floods devastated the area this past March. To show its support for this hard-hit community, UNO will offer a 10 percent discount on all entrees for the first month, now through September 12.
"With more than 10,000 homes in Rhode Island suffering damage, 240 companies closing,money clips, and almost 4,900 people losing their jobs, the magnitude of this flood is just horrific. Many businesses in the area are still closed. We feel fortunate that we are able to open at this time, and we want to do a little something extra to show support for the community that has supported us for the past twenty-four years," said UNO President and CEO Frank Guidara.
UNO is among the first retail locations to re-emerge after driving rains and overflowing rivers caused it to shut down. "The damage was extreme," said Duncan Chan, managing partner, UNO and resident of Cranston. "We had to gut the restaurant down to the studs and rebuild, but we're coming back better, and greener, than ever!"
The result is a brand-new UNO that is the first location to incorporate the latest elements of the brand's new "way deeper" look and feel. Among the changes will be a completely redesigned space with a Wood Stone(TM) oven, featuring a terracotta brick interior, that will bake UNO's thin-crust pizzas made with an all-natural, hand-formed crust available in a choice of traditional or five grain.
Guests will also be able to enjoy a spacious new lounge area featuring a huge Matrix flat screen TV, which is perfect for game nights (as well as any other night!). Food lovers will truly enjoy the new open-view kitchen that lets diners watch the chefs prepare UNO's signature deep dish pizzas,bracelets, along with a variety of exciting new dishes.
The lounge and dining room each have a "networking nook," which is an intimate dining space with a private television. Guests can watch the game or whatever they might enjoy on the television, or can plug a laptop directly into it via a USB port for business presentations or slide shows of the latest family vacation. In addition, the restaurant will provide wireless Internet for guest use.
The new UNO is also the company's "greenest" restaurant yet. In addition to using low VOC (volatile organic compound) paint, the new restaurant features compact fluorescent and LED lighting which is significantly more energy efficient. The building now has an on-demand water heating system (which is 90 percent more efficient than a tank-based system), hands-free restrooms, dual-flush toilets and waterless urinals, which are estimated to save 40,000 gallons of water per year.
Materials used include recycled and refurbished wood tables and recycled flooring materials. The new bar is made from American-grown mahogany, and the new pizza ovens run on 30 percent less gas; all resulting in a lower carbon footprint for the restaurant.
The new look and menu items are among a series of changes UNO is incorporating as part of an overall strategy to evolve as the world evolves.
"Our brand has a strong presence in New England, and we felt it was particularly important to maintain and enhance our location in Warwick," said Guidara. "Rebuilding this restaurant and being among the first to recreate jobs, 112 to be exact, in this hard-hit area is very important to us. It illustrates UNO's commitment to the local community, as well as our desire to work side-by-side with our neighbors to rebuild and set a path for future growth and development."
About UNO
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation includes 161 company-owned and franchised restaurants located in 24 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Honduras, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The Company also operates a fast casual concept called Uno Due Go, a quick service concept called Uno Express and a consumer packaged foods business which supplies airlines, movie theatres, hotels, airports, travel plazas,rings, schools and supermarkets with both frozen and refrigerated private-label foods and Uno branded products. For more information, visit www.unos.com.
Soluble Ingredients in Cosmetic End Formulations
Germany based BASF SE filed patent application for use of nano dispersions to protect water-soluble ingredients in cosmetic end formulations. The inventors are Mongiat Sebastien,Charm pendant, Grumelard Julie, Baschong Werner and Herzog Bernd.
BASF SE filed the patent application on Jan. 28, 2010. The patent application number is 540/CHENP/2010 A. The international classification number is A61K8/04.
According to the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, "The invention describes the use of a nano dispersion, which comprises a membrane-forming molecule, a co emulsifier, a lipophilic component, and a water-soluble Ingredient sensitive to oxidation in cosmetic end formulations, the nano dispersion being obtainable by mixing the components and until a homogeneous liquid is obtained (so-called nano dispersion pre-phase), and () adding the water or aqueous phase (discontinuous phase) which contains the water-soluble ingredient and optionally the non aqueous polar organic solvent to the liquid obtained in step. Component is preferably ascorbic acid or vitamin C."
BASF SE is a chemical company. The Company operates in six segments: Chemicals, Plastics, Performance Products, Functional Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. Chemicals segment offers products in the chemical, electronic, construction, textile,cuff Links, automotive,pendants, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. Plastics segment offers a range of products, system solutions and services. Performance Products help its customers to improve their products and processes. Functional Solutions segment bundles system solutions and products for customers and industries. The Company's Agricultural Solutions segment includes crop protection products, which guard against fungal diseases,rings, insects and weeds. Its Oil & gas segment is a producer of oil and gas. On April 9, 2009, the Company acquired Ciba Holding AG. In April 2010, Intertek Group plc acquired the Regulatory and Safety Testing businesses of Ciba Expert Services (Ciba ES) from the Company.
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Cosmetics trends in constant evolution and not jus
Makeup for many women is a vital component of their appearance and one they take great pains to apply, even to the point of dolling themselves up during the crowded morning commute, working through the routine starting with a foundation, then eyebrows, mascara and finally lip gloss.
But cosmetics is not just relegated to the world of women.
An increasing number of men are applying makeup to their skin, pruning their eyebrows and more,tiffany, and cosmetics makers are targeting this market segment.
Following are questions and answers about the history of and trends in makeup in Japan:
What aspects of makeup were the most historically eye-catching?
"Ohaguro" and "hikimayu" would arguably be the top two.
Ohaguro was the practice of women, and some noblemen, dying their teeth black by blending "fushiko" powder and acetic acid with iron. This was common from ancient times until the Edo Period, which ended in 1868.
According to the Japan Society of Aesthetic Dentistry, ohaguro had the effect of protecting teeth from cavities and periodontitis.
Hikimayu means to shave or pluck eyebrows and draw crescent-shaped ones on the upper forehead with black ink.
In the Nara and Heian periods between the eighth and 12th centuries, middle-class women practiced both ohaguro and hikimayu.
But in the Edo Period, middle-class women also dyed their teeth when they married and shaved their eyebrows after they gave birth.
Face powder made from white lead was also common. Women first dissolved it with water and then used a brush to apply it to the face,watches, neck and chest.
Only wealthy women could afford rouge at that time because only a little amount was extracted from rouge flowers, according to the book "Edo 300-nen Josei-bi" ("Women's Beauty in 300 years of the Edo Period").
What happened to ohaguro?
In 1870, the government banned the practice among aristocrats as part of modernization, and other upper-class people gradually followed.
What makeup became popular in the modern era?
The Meiji and Taisho eras of modernization saw little innovation. Eye shadow was already around in the 1920s but was more like eyeliner and not for daily use.
The book "Kindai Josei no Bi" ("Beauty of Modern Women") quoted a women's magazine in 1925 as saying: "Eye shadow is for night use. We recommend not to use it during daytime."
Still, young women called "moga" (modern girls) who followed Hollywood fashions, applied eye shadow both above and under the eyes.
It wasn't until the 1960s that eye shadow became more common among women, according to "Nihon no Kesho Bunka" ("Makeup Culture in Japan") compiled by cosmetics firm Shiseido Co.
Fake eyelashes also became all the rage then as the tall, thin British model Twiggy with her long lashes gained popularity,Beads necklace, the book said.
Has the white, or porcelain, skin look been historically favored?
Not always. According to the book "Okesho Shinai wa Furyo no Hajimari" ("You'll Become Bad if You Don't Wear Makeup"), tanned skin became popular with young people briefly in the 1950s, 1970s, and late 1990s,rings, when the economy was sour. The most recent dark-skin fad, coined "ganguro," caught on with high school girls hanging out in Tokyo's Shibuya district in the mid- to late 1990s.
How do Japanese women maintain white skin?
Many resort to sun screen or a UV-block umbrella. Some also wear long gloves to cover their arms.
In addition, skin whiteners that contain an ingredient to prevent melanin are widely used.
Where do women glean their makeup tips?
Fashion and cosmetics magazines serve as the key guidebooks, offering step-by-step makeup methods with a lot of detailed pictures.
Currently, there are five monthly cosmetic magazines -- Biteki, Voce, bea's up, Bi-story and Maquia -- focusing on the latest products and trends.
They boast a combined circulation of 558,518, according to the 2010 survey by Japan Magazine Association.
Are thin eyebrows popular on men?
Not so much as before. According to Shiseido, more men are going for "natural eyebrows," therefore they prefer using special scissors and a comb to cut their eyebrows instead of a razor.
A spokesman for Kai Corp., a major manufacturer of cutlery and cutting tools, said sales of eyebrow trimming kits targeting men between the ages of 15 and 30 have increased four times compared with 2000, when the products debuted.
According to Kai, many young women began thinning their eyebrows around 1995 as part of the look of pop singer Namie Amuro.
The trend spread to young men in the late 1990s. The company claims the reason young men trim their eyebrows is partly because the boundaries in appearance between men and women are blurring.
Thinly shaved eyebrows became popular with high school baseball players, but in 2004 the Japan High School Baseball Federation announced a ban on shaving the eyebrows too thin because of school regulations.
What makeup is particularly unique to Japan?
That would be what kabuki actors don.
The bright colors, established in the Edo Period, emphasize blood vessels and facial muscles. The method is called "kumadori," and the colors and patterns differ depending on an actor's role.
Red is used for heroic roles, and black and blue are used to portray villains or ghosts. In general, a kabuki actor draws a black liner along the eyes and applies red makeup around them.
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Bloody lady told us she ‘killed’
A blood-splattered woman walked into Brockton police headquarters yesterday and announced "I just killed someone" -- directing stunned cops to a Bridgewater condo where they found the body of a retired teacher, authorities said.
Lorraine Wachsman,key rings, 62, was stabbed to death after a violent, bloody struggle in her condominium on Main Street in Bridgewater, Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz said.
Eunice Field, 54, of Brockton, was charged with Wachsman's murder, Cruz said.
She will be arraigned today in Brockton District Court.
Cruz said the two women "knew each other through a third party" and Field "recently became upset" with Wachsman.
Cruz declined to say what led to the spat. He said the two battled "in several locations" in the condo.
Cruz said a blood-drenched Field then went to a Brockton police station and told officers, "I just killed someone."
Brockton police, seeing she was "covered in blood," called Bridgewater police, who found Wachsman's body. Bridgewater and Brockton police declined comment.
Wachsman retired as a Randolph middle school teacher in 2007.
"It's a big shock,Bead bracelet," said Marybeth Nearen,Charm bracelet, chairwoman of the Randolph School Committee. Wachsman was Nearen's own junior high English teacher. "You remember that one teacher you'll never forget,money clips, and she was that one. She was special."
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Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
New research, 'Pulse pressure and coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic type 2 diabetes mellitus: a 64 channel cardiac computed tomography analysis,' is the subject of a report (see also <http://www.newsrx.com/library/topics/Type-2-Diabetes.html> Type 2 Diabetes). "Identification of high risk sub-groups for early initiation of preventive medical therapy requires widespread population screening using simple, inexpensive tests. High pulse pressure has been shown to predict adverse coronary events," investigators in Haifa, Israel report.
"We examined if this correlation was related to a greater coronary plaque burden in patients with high pulse pressure using 64 channel coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The study included 427 consecutive asymptomatic diabetic patients with no history of coronary disease, (age 55-74 years,tiffany, 58% women), undergoing CCTA as part of a prospective outcomes study. Coronary atheroma was present in 76.6% of patients, multivessel coronary atheroma in 55.1% and luminal stenosis (>or=50% of diameter) in 22.9%. Pulse pressure (adjusted for age, gender, mean blood pressure and heart rate) correlated with number of coronary arteries with atheroma (p=0.005) and with multivessel coronary atheroma (odds ratio 1.24 95%CI 1.06-1.43 for each 10 mm Hg pulse pressure,bracelets, p=0.009). The correlation was independent of Framingham and United Kingdom Prospective Diabetic Study risk scores (p=0.027 and p=0.036 respectively). Adjusted pulse pressure also correlated with quartiles of coronary artery calcium score (p=0.009)," wrote D.A. Halon and colleagues, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine.
The researchers concluded: "Elevated pulse pressure was a useful independent marker of presence and extent of pre-clinical coronary artery disease in an asymptomatic diabetic population."
Halon and colleagues published their study in International Journal of Cardiology (Pulse pressure and coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic type 2 diabetes mellitus: a 64 channel cardiac computed tomography analysis. International Journal of Cardiology, 2010;143(1):63-71).
For additional information,tiffany, contact D.A. Halon, Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Dept. of Cardiovascular Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
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U of M Research Finds Ovulating Women Unconsciousl
University of Minnesota issued the following news release:
Ovulating women unconsciously buy sexier clothes, says new research from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. The study finds that ovulating women unconsciously dress to impress - doing so not to impress men, but to outdo rival women during the handful of days each month when they are ovulating.
"The desire for women at peak fertility to unconsciously choose products that enhance appearance is driven by a desire to outdo attractive rival women,key rings," says Kristina Durante, a post-doctoral fellow at the Carlson School. "If you look more desirable than your competition, you are more likely to stand out."
This research, forthcoming in the Journal of Consumer Research, provides some of the first evidence of how, why, and when consumer behavior is influenced by hormonal factors. Durante and co-authors focused their predictions on the fact that competition for a suitable partner would be influenced by a woman's fertility status.
"We found that, when ovulating, women chose sexier fashion products when thinking about other attractive, local but not distant women," says Durante. "If you are in New York,bracelets, a woman who lives in LA isn't going to be seen as competition."
Although the end result is to attract the best romantic partner available, Durante's research found that ovulating women's choice of dress is motivated by the other women in their environment. "In order to entice a desirable mate, a woman needs to assess the attractiveness of other women in her local environment to determine how eye-catching she needs to be to snare a good man," Durante says.
In the study, researchers had ovulating women view a series of photographs of attractive local women and then asked them to choose clothing and accessory items to purchase. The majority of participants chose sexier products than those who had been shown photographs of unattractive local women or women who lived over 1000 miles away. This change in consumer choice is not a conscious decision and non-ovulating women are not subject to the effect.
The current findings have practical implications for marketers because ovulatory cycle effects may profoundly influence women's consumer behavior. "For about five to six days every month, normally ovulating women--constituting over a billion consumers--may be especially likely to purchase products and services that enhance physical appearance," says Durante. Such products include not only clothing, shoes, and fashion accessories, but also cosmetics,Beads necklace, health supplements, fitness products, medical procedures, and more.
Contact: Preston Smith, 612/625-0552,watches, smith@umn.edu
PA Lottery Instant Games Featuring Philadelphia Ea
With football season fast approaching, the Pennsylvania Lottery is again partnering with the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers to unveil its newest $5 instant games. The games, on sale statewide today, each feature five top prizes of $100,000 and hundreds of exciting second-chance drawing prizes.
"Our collaboration with Pennsylvania's professional football teams has been a huge success," said Lottery Executive Director Ed Trees, noting that the PA Lottery previously introduced EaglesTM and Steelers(R) instant games in 2009. "These games offer big cash prizes, but they also offer something true fans might consider even more valuable - a chance to get up close and personal with the teams at games and special events."
The Eagles and Steelers instant games each offer more than $19 million in total cash prizes. Players can win up to 12 times on each ticket, and the overall odds of winning a Steelers or Eagles instant prize are 1-in-4.24.
Also, players can enter non-winning Eagles and Steelers tickets for a chance to win hundreds of experiential prizes, such as attending a home game and participating in on-field activities,bracelets, traveling on VIP road trips to away games, sitting in on media events, joining team representatives for draft events, meeting with team coaches and touring the teams' practice facilities.
Five separate second-chance drawings for each game will be held throughout the football season. The first second-chance drawings will be held the week of Aug. 16.
Players can enter the Eagles second-chance drawings by submitting three non-winning Eagles instant game tickets to: Pennsylvania Lottery - Eagles 2010 Second-Chance Drawings,rings, P.O. Box 200, Middletown, PA 17057-0200. Players must submit new tickets (game number 829) for this season's second-chance drawings; non-winning tickets from the previous season (game number 783) are ineligible.
To enter the Steelers second-chance drawings,Bead bracelet, players can submit three non-winning Steelers instant game tickets to: Pennsylvania Lottery - Steelers 2010 Second-Chance Drawings, P.O. Box 3000, Middletown, PA 17057-3000. Players must submit new tickets (game number 830) for this season's second-chance drawings; non-winning tickets from the previous season (game number 782) are ineligible.
Second-chance entry requirements and deadlines are featured on the back of every instant ticket. Game details, including a list of all available prizes, are online at www.palottery.com.
About the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older residents. Since its inception 38 years ago, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $19.2 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free and reduced-fare transit; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET; long-term living services; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including more than 600 full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state. The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds its players to play responsibly. Players must be 18 or older.
For more information on the Pennsylvania Lottery,earrings, visit www.palottery.com.
Media contact: Veronica Sinclair-Anderson, 717-702-8008
Editor's Note: Images of the new tickets are available at www.palottery.com/instant-games.aspx.
Keywords: Entertainment, Football, Pennsylvania Lottery, Sporting Activities.
This article was prepared by Entertainment Newsweekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2010, Entertainment Newsweekly via VerticalNews.com.
ADVANCE ONLY TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR MARSHALL UNIV
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,rings, 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, 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, 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,Bead bracelet, 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, 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,pendants, a native of Hurricane, W.
Va.,money clips, 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. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
Dave Wellman, 304/696-7153.
Alaska Airlines Bellingham-Honolulu Flights Now on
Flights are available for booking today at alaskaair.com or by calling 1-800-ALASKAAIR (1-800-252-7522 or TTY/TDD line 1-800-392-0228).
Alaska Airlines currently flies between Bellingham and Las Vegas, while its sister carrier, Horizon Air,earrings, offers Bellingham-Seattle service as well as Bellingham-Portland service through Aug. 20, 2010.
Alaska and Horizon customers receive a variety of amenities at no extra charge, including online reservations,watches, advance seat selection and complimentary inflight water, soft drinks, coffee, tea and snacks.
The new Bellingham-Honolulu flights will be operated with Boeing 737-800 aircraft, accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main cabin. Inflight service includes meals for purchase in the main cabin, complimentary meal service in first class and Alaska Airlines' digEplayer, a personal entertainment system offering a variety of movies, television shows, music and other features.
Terms and conditions for Bellingham-Honolulu fare: Tickets must be purchased by Aug. 17, 2010, for travel from Jan. 7, 2011, through March 10, 2011. Fares are not available on the following blackout dates: from Bellingham to Honolulu, Feb. 16-21, 2011; from Honolulu to Bellingham, Feb. 24 through March 1, 2011.
Additional Rules for Alaska Airlines Vacations package price: Package price shown is from Bellingham to Honolulu and is per person based on adult double occupancy. Price includes roundtrip airfare and four nights hotel accommodations at the OHANA Waikiki West. Package must be purchased by Aug. 17, 2010, for travel from Jan. 7, 2011, through March 10,necklaces, 2011. Package prices based on availability and may not be available on all days. Package price is not available on the following blackout dates: from Bellingham to Honolulu, Feb. 16-21, 2011; from Honolulu to Bellingham, Feb. 24 through March 1, 2011. A package purchased at an Alaska Airlines location or Vacations call center will cost $25 more per package than the advertised price. Prices and rules subject to change without notice, and other restrictions may apply. All terms and conditions of Alaska Airlines Vacations packages apply. Other hotels and dates are available, but prices will vary.
General terms and conditions: Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or all days. A ticket purchased at an Alaska Airlines airport location or through a reservation call center will cost $15 more per person than the advertised fare. Travelers are responsible for the following taxes and fees, as applicable: Airport Passenger Facility Charges of up to $18 (amount depends on itinerary), U.S. Federal Segment Tax of $3.70 per segment (takeoff and landing) and Sept. 11 Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement. All taxes and fees shown are based on one-way travel and may be doubled if traveling roundtrip. All fares, taxes and fees are in U.S. dollars and are subject to change without notice, and other restrictions apply. Tickets are nonrefundable. Changes made at alaskaair.com incur a $75 per person change fee and any difference in fare. Ticket changes made through an Alaska Airlines reservation call center or airport ticket counter incur a $100 per person change fee and any difference in fare. A $20 baggage fee will apply for each of the first three checked bags. Additional fees apply to check more than three bags and for overweight or oversized items. See checked baggage policy at alaskaair.com for more details.
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008,pendants, 2009 and 2010 North America Airline Satisfaction Studies(SM). For reservations, visit alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.