Slightly Bragging...Tallmadge Residents On University of Akron's Dean's List for Fall 08

Tallmadge Residents On University of Akron's Dean's List for Fall 08
** is me and my hubby~!!!!!

Tallmadgeexpress.com
College News
March 22, 2009

University of Akron

The University of Akron released its list of Tallmadge students named to the dean's list for fall semester 2008. To be named to the dean's list, a student must maintain a 3.25 or better grade-point average for the semester. They are:

Andrew Adams

John Anicas**

Shannon Anicas**

Joseph Arvidson

Christine Ball

Shawn Beham

Stephanie Bochert

Daniel Bolovan

Kenneth Boston

Roseanna Boston

Adam Bozic

Jennifer Brown

Adam Brugmann

Jessica Burton

Tyler Byers

Natalie Campbell

Marco Catalano

Matthew Charles

Amanda Clerico

Benjamin Cochran

David Coffman

Jesse Cogar

Chad Colledge

Christopher Collins

Florence Colter

Lisa Conti

Aaron Cook

Caitlin Cook

Dana Crawford

William Dages

Ashley Davis

Timothy Detweiler

Shaun Eastin

Brian Eisenberger

Shannon Erbse

Gregory Facemire

David Faris

Keith Faron

Margaret Ferguson

Kate Fischer

Melissa Fischer

Nicholas Fritz

Trent Gaither

Jonathan Gamble

Elizabeth Giet

Melissa Goebel

Michael Gray

Megan Griffin

Susan Gunter

Collin Haben

Leighann Haliko

Derek Haney

Donald Harris

Cynthia Hartline

Joseph Hartline

Megan Hill

Elizabeth Hinkle

Christine Hoover

David Hubler

Victoria Hunt

Vedran Ikonic

Jared Kelley

Matthew Kilway

Eric Kinzel

Jacqueline Klayko

Kristin Knapp

Carissa Knight

Adam Kodish

Kevin Kostko

James Kozy

Michael Krutel

Hannah LeBarre

Diandra Leonardi

Ashley Linville

Michelle Lynn

Gillian MacDonald

Nicholas Marzuola

Paul Mastran

Jennifer McAninch

Michelle Morgan

Steve Morgan

Erica Morris

Lindsay Mulhollen

Randell Muster

Ashton Narzisi

Cody Nicholson

Corey Oliver

Jamie Pace

Christopher Petrone

Adam Pifer

Erin Popa

Stephanie Powell

Matthew Raber

Sundeap Rao

Adam Reyna

Timothy Reyna

Katherine Reynolds

Adam Rich

Kara Rickert

Shaun Rine

William Rodeman II

Craig Rowe

Matthew Roy

David Ryan

Melanie Salerno

Mike Sasanecki

Mary Seaman

Erin Stemple

Jessica Sutkowy

Linda Tahat

Allison Tuesday

Andrew Tuesday

Nicholas Ursetti

Robert Wallerstein

Alexandria Walters

Morgan West

Jessica White

Jalissa Winston

Nicholas Wlaszyn

Andrew Young

Rachael Zonar

The Tallmadge Express recognizes college students who achieve academic status via the dean's list, president's roll and honorary clubs. We do not print names of social fraternity pledges. We also print the names of graduates, but we do not acknowledge college acceptance -- except into military schools.

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Article-Obamas Prepare to Plant White House Vegetable Garden

Obamas Prepare to Plant White House Vegetable Garden
By MARIAN BURROS
WASHINGTON — On Friday, Michelle Obama will begin digging up a patch of White House lawn to plant a vegetable garden, the first since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory garden in World War II. There will be no beets (the president doesn’t like them) but arugula will make the cut.

While the organic garden will provide food for the first family’s meals and formal dinners, its most important role, Mrs. Obama said, will be to educate children about healthful, locally grown fruit and vegetables at time when obesity has become a national concern.

In an interview in her office, Mrs. Obama said, “My hope is that through children, they will begin to educate their families and that will, in turn, begin to educate our communities.”

Twenty-three fifth graders from Bancroft Elementary School in Washington will help her dig up the soil for the 1,100-square-foot plot in a spot visible to passers-by on E Street. (It’s just below the Obama girls’ swing set.) Students from the school, which has had a garden since 2001, will also help plant, harvest and cook the vegetables, berries and herbs.

Almost the entire Obama family, including the president, will pull weeds, “whether they like it or not,” Mrs. Obama said laughing. “Now Grandma, my mom, I don’t know.” Her mother, she said, would probably sit back and say: “Isn’t that lovely. You missed a spot.”

Whether there would be a White House garden has been more than a matter of landscaping. It’s taken on political and environmental symbolism as the Obamas have been lobbied for months by advocates who believe that growing more food locally could lead to healthier eating and lessen reliance on huge industrial farms that use more oil for transportation and chemicals for fertilizer.

In the meantime, promoting healthful eating has become an important part of Mrs. Obama’s agenda.

“The power of Michelle Obama and the garden can create a very powerful message about eating healthy and more delicious food,” said Dan Barber, an owner of Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, N.Y., an organic restaurant that grows many of its own ingredients. “I don’t think it’s a stretch to say it could translate into real change.”

The Clintons grew some vegetables in pots on the roof of the White House. But the Obamas’ garden will have 55 varieties of vegetables — from a wish list of the kitchen staff — grown from organic seedlings started at the executive mansion’s greenhouses.

The Obamas will feed their love of Mexican food with cilantro, tomatillos and hot peppers. Lettuces will include red romaine, green oak leaf, butterhead, red leaf and galactic. There will be spinach, chard, collards and black kale. For desserts, there will be a patch of berries. And herbs will include some more unusual varieties, like anise hyssop and Thai basil. A White House carpenter who is a beekeeper will tend two hives for honey.

Total cost for the seeds, mulch, etc., is $200.

The plots will be in raised beds fertilized with White House compost, crab meal from the Chesapeake Bay, lime and green sand. Ladybugs and praying mantises will help control harmful bugs.

Cristeta Comerford, the White House’s executive chef, is eager to plan menus around the garden, and Bill Yosses, the pastry chef, is looking forward to berry season

Sam Kass, an assistant White House chef who prepared healthful meals for the Obama family in Chicago and is an advocate of local food, will oversee the garden. The White House grounds crew and kitchen staff will do most of the work, but other White House staff members have volunteered.

“First of all,” Mrs. Obama said, “there’s nothing really cooler than coming to the White House and harvesting some of the vegetables and being in the kitchen with Cris and Sam and Bill, and cutting and cooking and actually experiencing the joys of your work.”

Mrs. Obama, who said that she never had a vegetable garden before, said the idea for it came from her experiences as a working mother trying to feed her daughters, Malia and Sasha, a good diet. Eating out three times a week, ordering a pizza, having a sandwich for dinner took it’s toll. The children’s pediatrician told her she needed to be thinking about nutrition.

“He raised a flag for us,” she said, and within months the children lost weight.

For children, she said, food is all about taste, and fresh and local taste better.

“A real delicious heirloom tomato is one of the sweetest things that you’ll ever eat,” she said. “And my children know the difference, and that’s how I’ve been able to get them to try different things.

“I wanted to be able to bring what I learned to a broader base of people. And what better way to do it than to plant a vegetable garden in the South Lawn of the White House.”

The country’s one million community gardens, she said, can also play an important role for urban dwellers who have no backyards.

But, sitting in her office in the East Wing, Mrs. Obama stressed that she doesn’t want people to feel guilty if they don’t have the time to have a garden: there are still many small changes they can make.

“You can begin in your own cupboard by eliminating processed food, trying to cook a meal a little more often, trying to incorporate more fruits and vegetables,” she said.

Book recommendation from Mia Tyler....

March 7th The Book Of Awakenings




I posted to her blog after watching the vlog saying this couldn't be more appropriate for myself and a dear friend that is also in a time in his life that we could use some guideance. I am going to go by this book and I will let everyone know what I think of it. I am also going to by a copy for my friend and see if he would like to share his thoughts of it as well.

Until, next time....love, Shannon

You Say You Want a Revolution?

Are you a curvy woman or a tall woman, or in my case, both? Have you gone shopping for something stylish and when you try it on it tugs here and there or isn’t long enough to cover your tummy, much less reach to your jeans? I know I hate that I can’t find cute and stylish outfits that can fit my curvy body, but what can you do?

How about start a Revolution? That is just what the amazing Mia Tyler and Victoria Baker-Winfrey did.

Want to be a part of the revolution? Want to be a model? Want cool AFFORDABLE clothes you never thought existed? Please help the REVOLUTION...

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This line is by us and exclusively for you. You screamed we listened. We want it too. Our goal is to create from scratch the line you and we always wanted but never got. We're talking women sizes 12-28, petite plus, longer tops, great sleeves, quality, AFFORDABILITY. Clothes that will take you from work to the club. If you're tired of not finding clothes you love, we are ready to change that. We're here for YOU. We're not creating this line to pay our bills or generate fake buzz. It's time that you get something back, made specifically for you. Join the revolution For You by Us

Who We Are:

Mia Tyler- has been a plus sized model for the last 10 years, worn every designer from plus to Chanel. Thru the years, nothing has ever been quite right, in the fit or the feel. I've heard from many of you thru the years, your disappointment in the availability of cool trendy affordable plus size fashions. I hear you loud and clear, I'm ready to revolutionize this industry with the help of you and my dear fried Victoria, whom I share this passion.

Victoria Baker-Winfrey - I've been every size from 24 to 12, and no matter which, I've always been frustrated with the options I've had to build a hot wardrobe. To the point where I taught myself how to alter and destroy my own clothes to make them a better fit and design. I'm a busy full time working mom, who doesn’t have the time or money to waste looking for clothing that doesn’t exist. I'm so excited to be part of this revolution in fashion with all of you!

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REVOLUTION 1228

Sad, sad world....Fox News report Unemployment by the Numbers: How Bad Is It Hurting?

Unemployment by the Numbers: How Bad Is It Hurting?
Friday , March 06, 2009
More people are unemployed in America than live in Ohio or go to church in Texas.
Unemployment statistics don't usually leap off the page, but the latest report from the Department of Labor offers some astounding figures. More than 651,000 jobs were cut in February, continuing a steep drop that has raised the unemployment rate to 8.1 percent, its highest level since 1983.
Matched up against some of the latest stats made available by the Census Bureau, those numbers really do begin to add up.
• 651,000 jobs were axed in February, a number larger than the populations of:- Baltimore- Seattle- Denver- El Paso- Washington, D.C.
• 12.5 million people are unemployed in the U.S., which is more than the number of:- people watching ABC's "Lost" this season- women attending college- male scientists and engineers- Americans who grow herbs- people who played tackle football in the past year.
• 12.5 million people is also a number larger than the populations of 45 states, including- Ohio- Pennsylvania- Michigan- Virginia
• 4.4 million jobs have been lost since the recession began in December 2007, which is larger than the population of the entire San Francisco Bay Area.
• 2.6 million jobs have been lost in the past four months, which is like every Presbyterian in America getting the ax in one winter, or about the number of senior citizens in Florida.
• 8.6 million people have been forced to work part-time for economic reasons, which is more than the population of New York City, or more than the number of people who try to quit smoking every year.
The roll continues, and it is a stark one: construction companies eliminated 104,000 jobs in February, factories cut 168,000 jobs, retailers sliced nearly 40,000, professional and business services got rid of 180,000, financial companies reduced payrolls by 44,000, and leisure and hospitality firms chopped 33,000 positions.
Despite all the doom and gloom in the Labor Department's numbers, at least one sector had a pretty rosy February: the government boosted its number of employees last month.
Click here to see the Labor Department report.

The start of something good

I can feel it, Spring it in the air—even if it’s not on the thermometer.

With the season of spring comes a renewal. It can be a spiritual renewal, a cleanliness renewal or even a garden renewal. We see the evidence of life starting over in the dirt around us. New plants are pushing through the soil, pushing through hardships just so they can bask in the warmth of the sun with its tender leaves.

Sometimes when we go through long, dark and cold months that are winter we tend to forget the beauty that is around us. Sure snow falling is beautiful, but many months of it can be frustrating. It is this very time a year that leads us to hope. Hope that spring will come; that flowers will bloom again, that the grass will be green again, and that we will no longer have 20 pounds of extra clothing to lug around.

I look forward to this spring because I will finally get to see the results of my garden I planted last year. You see this is our first house with a yard, so over the last year or so I kinda went hog-wild with planting flowers. I planted every kind of bulb I could get my hands on; tulips, daffodils, irises, and lots of lilies. This weekend we are supposed to (I use this term lightly) have warmer weather which means I can finally go inspect my tiny little sprouts.

Another piece of springtime is the concept of “spring cleaning”. This is another term that I am using lightly. Everyone knows I am not the biggest fan of house work of any kind (it just isn’t in my nature.) But I do take the spring time to try and shape up the house.

This year I started in the master bedroom. I had been decorated it in an old country style, which is the main decorating theme of the house, but wanted something new. Since money is tight after both of us losing our jobs and returning to school, I had a very tiny budget to redo the whole room.

Not a problem! I happen to have an older bed set that has an oriental theme to it. So with my new interest in all things Chinese, I decided to run with the oriental theme.

I lucked upon some frame art at the local Family Dollar that showed various Chinese characters. I got all 6 (love, happiness, peace, strength, harmony, and wisdom) for $15 plus tax. Then I went to Kmart and got two small plants that look very similar to bamboo for $5 for both. I went to the Dollar Tree and for another $5 I bought 2 black bamboo placemats, 2 red bamboo placemats and 2/1 black woven baskets. I also found 2 crystals and 2 good luck bells on eBay for $7.

I took my new treasures (and my old ones) and started redoing my room.

First, I pulled everything out from under my bed. I had read somewhere that having clutter under your bed can cause you unrest. Well I am a medicated insomniac so I need all the rest I can get! So out went the old magazines, shoes and tons of dust bunnies.

Next, I stripped the bed of the old stuff and put on my new/old set, right down to the dust ruffle. (And why is it a dust ruffle? Is it to hide the dust, because it sure doesn’t keep it out!)

My next task was sorta easy. I grabbed an empty box from the basement and cleared off all surfaces. Boy a lot of stuff gets dumped in common areas! Once the surfaces were clean, I wiped them down and placed the bamboo placemats down and put back only the minimum items. I am sure in 6 months it will get cluttered again, but for now it is flawless.

I cleared off the top of the TV and put another mat there. I placed each of the plants inside of the small baskets and place them on top. I wanted to bring something into the room that showed renewal and life, so plants it is.

John hung my mirrors and pictures up on the walls in a nice balanced pattern. I cleared off all the knickknack shelves and only put the most precious things back up after cleaning an inch of dust off of them.

John also helped me by bringing up an old, black plastic bookshelf from the basement. I love repurposing things because it is like shopping but in your own closets (or in my case the basement). I used the bookshelf to get some books and magazines up off the floor and into some sort of organization. I found my tiny Buddha statue made of fake Jade and put him on the top shelf along with some yummy smelling candles and an incense holder with a Yin/Yang design on it. When the crystals and Chinese knots arrived I placed them up in the windows next to the black room darkening curtains.

Without knowing it I basically Feng Shui’d my room. I brought in life, light, and sounds. I cleared out my qi and gave the floor a good cleaning so everything could flow beautifully. The colors of the room (black and a ruby red ) brings me peace. The only thing I am missing is water which I can’t have because John says the sound makes him want to pee. (It would me too) I now have my little sanctuary.

Since I did this spring cleaning last weekend I have slept incredibly well. I also have found myself waking up earlier and with more enthusiasm. I have even been more productive with creative thought when in the room. So all and all I think it is a good thing.

So I guess the moral of the story is that just because the world as we know it is struggling to make ends meet doesn’t mean we can’t make ourselves happy. Just by clearing things out and changing my bed set to one I hadn’t used in a while, became the catalyst to a fresh start.

That is what spring is to me, time for a fresh start. I hope you continue to join me as I take this fresh start with my blog, I know it will be a great one!

With much love and respect,
Shannon

shannon ♥ n ♥ friends ♥a blog shared by friends ♥for friends ♥

shannon ♥ n ♥ friends ♥a blog shared by friends ♥for friends ♥I am planning a new focus and a new look. I am hoping to have as many friends from around the world post about what is going on in their lives, cultures, and interests. I'd like to focus on fun and friendship, as well as fashion, lifestyle, communication, and even inspiration.I have reached a point in my life where I have made peace with the past and look hopeful to the future. I have so many things that I am interested in that I don't want to pigeon hole myself into one topic or genre of writing. I am hoping to get this up and running by the end of my spring break on March 22. If you would like to be a participant, whether for one post or more, drop me a line!Hugs,Shannon