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Happy Monday! Welcome to my bi-weekly interview series. I am happy to share with you September's second interview: the fascinating, beautiful, and gifted poet, Tosha Michelle from the blog — Everything I Never Told You: Lucidly In Shadows, Poetry From A Hand That Writes Misty.
Please take a look at her blog here: Everything I Never Told You
1. Tell Us About Yourself Tosha?
My name is Tosha Michelle and I hail from the land of grits and sweet tea. I'm a poet and author of two books — Confessions of a Reformed Southern Belle and Self Help to Self Harm. The first is a chapbook and contains some of my earlier poems. The latter is my silly take on the self help genre. I've written things since I was a child but I didn't take up blogging until about five-years-ago. I'm also an abolitionist and Academia addict. I'm the Radio Host of -Chit Chat Chicks Live and La Literati. I'm a book worm and perpetual nerd and dreamer.
2. What Does Writing and Poetry Mean to You Personally?
Poetry — reading it, writing it — is one of my greatest forms of pleasure. There's so much life and emotion which can be found in poetic verse. I write poetry to release my own demons, to make sense of my feelings, and for the sheer pleasure of self-expression. My poetry, usually, stems from strong emotions either good emotions or emotions which feel bad. I find it easier to write when my senses are heightened and I'm in tune with my internal angst or joy.
"I write poetry to release my own demons, to make sense of my feelings, and for the sheer pleasure of self-expression. My poetry, usually, stems from strong emotions either good emotions or emotions which feel bad. I find it easier to writ when my senses are heightened . . ." – Tosha Michelle
3. Why Do You Write and Where Do You Find Your Motivation and Inspiration to Write?
I'm a woman-child in a state of grace, struggling to find my voice and place in this world through introspection, self-reflection, and most importantly by social activism and advocacy. I firmly believe in these words: "Be the change you want to see." It is only through love, tolerance, humility and the understanding of our own fragility that we can begin to find our humanity and, in turn, extend that humanity to others. I hope this comes through in my writing.
4. Are There Personal Causes Behind Your Writing and Values In Life?
Love combined with action can and will make an impact on the world. It takes heart and guts to take on the seemly insurmountable, and we must. We must take a stand against injustices such as human trafficking, child abuse, and poverty.
Can one person change the world? Absolutely! Picture a world without Martin Luther King, without Gandhi, without Mother Teresa, and the countless other men and women who fought injustices in their culture, challenged the unchallengeable, and helped change society for the better.
Changing the world, making a difference where you can, and taking a stand, these are issues I often write about. Writing is a fantastic way to make a difference in the world.
" 'Be the change you want to see.'" It is only through love, tolerance, humility and the understanding of our own fragility that we can begin to find our humanity and, in turn, extend that humanity to others. I hope this comes through in my writing." – Tosha Michelle
5. Do You Find There Is a Time Of Day You Most Enjoy Writing? Have You Published Any Writing? What Is Your Most Current Writing Projects?
Mornings are the best time to write, there's something inspiring about the promise of a new day. As I stated earlier, I wrote Confessions of A Warm Southern Belle and the book, Self Help To Harm. As for projects, I'm working on putting together a collection of my more recent poems. I also have a project with a fellow poet. We are working on a book together.
Confessions of A Warm Southern Belle: A Poet's Collection of Love, Loss, and Renewal
By Tosha Michelle
You Can Purchase Tosha's Poetry Book Here on Amazon.
Self Help to Self Harm: The Dubious Guide To Life, Love, and Relationships
By Tosha Michelle
Purchase Tosha's Self Help to Self Harm Book here on Amazon.
4. What Is Your Writing Process Like? How Did You Publish Your Books?
I self-published on Amazon, the process was fairly easy. The hard part is marketing yourself and your writing. I'm not sure if I would take the self-publishing route again. I tend to write obsessively and in spurts. I need a quiet place to create, with no music, TV, or other distractions.
5. Do You Prefer Certain Areas of Writing or Reading Genres? Any Helpful Advice For Other Writers?
I love poetry and I am a huge fiction fan. I also read a lot of non-fiction as well. I'm a history buff and adore anything related to history and the past.
Writing is such a personal thing and I can only speak to what helps me. Writing every day is something I practice. I also read a great deal. I do think writing and reading go together like biscuits and gravy or cornbread and milk. My Southern roots are showing 🙂
I think you need to just be yourself. There's something lovely about being authentic and real in writing and in life.
" . . .[Writing] and reading go together like biscuits and gravy or cornbread and milk . . . I think you need to just be yourself. There's something lovely about being authentic and real in writing and in life." – Tosha Michelle.
6. Can You Please Share A Few Links From Your Blog With Your Favorite Or Most Loved Pieces?
He makes my heart leap
But i'm so very careful of the rocks
In the distance I see the lush
greenness of the vineyard.
The roots true. The vines ripe
Do I have faith in the landscape?
It still looks abstract from here.
I walk on with my shoes of hope
wearing clear blue skies and a
thawed out soul.
Still I worry about a change in
the weather, falling into a ravine
My spirit like a sacred dare
challenges me to forget my fears,
to journey on deeper into what
could become less or more.
His voice in the distance
permeates my darker self until
all I see is sunlight.
Who can say what dust will bring?
Wine or a cloud spun our of
misguided fate?.
For now the light glimmers
How freeing it is branching
it's way out into the unknowns.
July 29, 2016 -Tosha Michelle
Here Are Two Additional Poetry Pieces From Tosha's Blog:
Thank you Tosha Michelle, for answering my interview questions. I enjoyed reading your answers and the books you have written both seem as if they'll be great reads. I know the poetry will be awesome, but I think you perspective on dating, love etc. would be an interesting read as well. I hope everyone will check them out on Amazon. Also, love that you are an advocate for change for the terrible things happening in our world.
Would you like to share about yourself, your writing, and your writing process? Please reach-out to my through my Contact Page and I will send you some interview questions. I would love to feature you on my bi-weekly interview series, whatever kind of writing you adore. Thanks for reading 🙂
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COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — A 64-year-old Maryland woman was mauled to death by a pit bull she recently rescued, police said Tuesday.
According to Howard County Police, officers were called to a home on Tamar Drive on Labor Day for a report of a woman being mauled to death by her dog.
Robin Conway was found dead in her backyard with significant injuries.
A family member found Conway in her yard around 7:20 p.m. on Monday with the dog standing over her.
The witness called 911 and tied the dog to a fence until help arrived.
The radio transmission was heard with the caller saying he thought his wife was attacked by a dog and might be dead.
Police and EMS responded and pronounced Conway dead at the scene.
The dog, who was still leashed to the post, was barking and lunging on its leash. It was subdued by animal control officers and ultimately euthanized.
A necropsy will be performed to determine if the dog was sick or had rabies.
Conway had adopted the pit bull two weeks prior from a rescue out-of-state.
Her sister, Susan Eve LeClair, said Conway was no stranger to pit bulls which is why she had rescued the one she was walking at the time of the attack.
"She cared so much about her animals that she had taken this dog," LeClair said.
Conway's family is mourning and is at a loss for words.
"Everybody is devasted," LeClair said. "I don't know that there are lessons to be learned or not,"
Police said the dog showed some signs of aggression.
"The dog was on a leash but lunging and barking, they tried to subdue him but ultimately had to euthanize him," said Sherry Llewellyn with Howard County Police.
"There was obviously something wrong with this dog, but Robin was a wonderful wonderful person," LeClair said.
Police said there were no previous calls to animal control about this residence prior to the incident Monday.
Police are conducting a death investigation in the case and awaiting official autopsy results.
"We have not seen a lot of cases like this here in Howard County," Llewellyn said. "And we certainly haven't seen cases that involve in a resulting death,"
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i would sooner live with an alligator
You just had to bring Maxine Waters into this, huh?
Bwahahahahaha !
What's wrong with the dog?
It is pit bull, bred for mayhem.
So it's your belief that dogs called "pit bulls" are "bred" to do this? Who "bred" this dog?I find it more than a bit hinky that the hubby claims the dog is fully to blame.
pits were bred in 18th-century england to fight bulls and bears for public amusement. the breed was further refined for aggression by having them fight each other, then breeding the winner.
Certain folks in the Urban culture raise them with abuse,etc to weaponize them. It is status and for protection of their drug trade.
Open jaw, insert paw.
They keep the history of pit bulls (fighting dogs) in things called books.
An actual pit is just a big terrier, with a basic terrier personality – alert, inquisitive, sensitive and excitable. Combine that nature with idiot owners and actual abuse and you can very easily end up with a dangerous animal. If this dog had been abused and showed signs of aggression, a 64-year-old woman could well have lacked the physical strength to control him, which an animal reacting from fear needs to feel secure. I've "tamed" a couple of large pits simply because they learned I was physically stronger than they were – not that I could out-fight them, just that they couldn't pull me around. Not that this will stop the "pits are demons" brigade, but what I've experienced.
walking time bombs, when will people learn.
Damn. I am so sorry. They are usually great dogs when left by themselves.
Agreed, that's why I leave them alone in a shallow grave.
Big talk.
It would take a heart of stone not to laugh at this story.
Just another candidate for the Darwin Awards.
but, but, but chihuahuas as more dangerous than pits, they always come back with.
Put that dog DOWN!!!
That's what euthanized means Eileen. Went straight to the comments didn't you?
The Pit Bull is the African of dog world.
Can I adopt the Dog ? My X wife needs a new pet
Stupid is as stupid does.
haha good for her and their kind…. oh yes pit bulls are soo such nice dogs. Hope your child gets mauled by one lol
a pet rattlesnake would of been a better choice
The "witness" was her husband. Thought she was dead and might have been attacked by a dog. And he was able to go out and tie the dog to a fence? Something seems fishy. Could be a perfect crime. Was he able to get the dog to attack using a command? Too quick to euthanize the animal if you ask me.
Yeah! The dog would have folded under questioning!
Yep. How many times have we seen it before? Approach the defendant with a rolled up newspaper and it starts chasing its tail looking for an alibi.
Animal instincts are stronger than pitbull apologist talking points.
It was a rescue dog, who knows how it was trained/treated prior to this lady taking ownership. It's not the dog breed, it's the training/handling. That said, I wouldn't adopt a pit bull unless it was a young puppy. Not gonna risk taking on some abused dog that can turn on a dime.
People are frequently killed by pit bulls they raised "from a puppy"
According to the honest trainers "pit bull personality changes dramatically at about age 2. They can become extremely hostile"
Pit bulls are just like a lion or any other wild, non-domesticated animal. They are cute as kittens/puppies but absolutely predatory when adults. Nobody without special training or in a city environment should own any wild animal or pitbull. They are not suitable as pets. People who say "my pit bull is a sweetheart" just haven't hit that moment yet where the dog turns on them.
For example, last week a lady who had been training pit bulls for 20 years was mutilated by one. You are playing Russian roulette with your life and the lives of the children next door.
Defenders of the breed say that pit bulls are unfairly maligned, but you never read about people being mauled to death by poodles. Just sayin'.
But I did read a story a couple months ago about a woman killed by 8 wiener dogs. Tragic, but funny.
There is a chance this dog had a word that it was trained to attack when heard. Who knows where it came from. Just because it seemed trained, she still should have taken the dog to a class and made sure it was safe to be around. Or maybe her husband knew the word to make it attack? sad story anyway you look at it.
No worries.
The US government is doing the same thing to its citizens.
Adopting middle eastern animals and bringing them here.
"I don't know that there are lessons to be learned or not,"
this is why we cannot have nice things.
Family should sue the rscue clinic. No way these dogs should be put up for adoption.
Totally agree. Pit Bulls should be put down when brought in….. just aren't worth the risk and there are plenty of other 'nice' dogs that need homes ..
Humans created this breed through artificial selection. STOP breeding this breed!
If you rescue an adult pit bull, and you know nothing at all about its past, you are a fool.
"my love will change him" — the same thing delusional girls say when they hook up with bullies and bad boys
Anyone who wants to truly understand pit bulls should read The Lost Dogs by Jim Gorant. It's absolutely criminal what some people do to pit bulls, just because they are so powerful. This poor lady was foolish to adopt a pit bull with an unknown history without first getting an evaluation from a professional, and she paid a very heavy price.
Pit bulls are the niġġers of dogs. Neither are behaviorally suitable to live with humans.
I must have missed the pitbull owners battle cry……….".the owners were irresponsible"
""There was obviously something wrong with this dog, but Robin was a wonderful wonderful person," LeClair said". Robin was also very stupid as well as naïve.
For a more definitive explanation to this attack please reference D Trump's parable, "the snake"
Wrong rescuer…the Pit Bull prefers a male rescuer and is calmed by the laughter of little children. A woman rescuer often dies from various wounds garnered during rough play with the dog whereas a man triggers an alpha reflex which makes the dog submissive . Again,Do Not forget to have small children around as their play and laughter calms the Pit Bull. . I constantly read that it is not the Pit Bull but its owner at fault for the mayhem these dogs practice somewhere weekly. Therefore, maybe rescuing a Pit Bull without first interviewing the preceding owner is unwise. My local pound is full and about half little yippy, yappy snapping snarling toy dogs and half Pit Bulls. I lived in Mexico for some years where dogs, usually Pit Bulls, are for property and a male's protection but not pets. In four years I had to shoot five of these cuddly best friends for my own account and others since I was the only one around with some guns. Social media and Leftist always blame anyone but the dog, sort of like guns and SUVs so there is always a supply of Pit Bull rescuers out there to be maimed. One time, I was cornered by a Pit Bull in a structure and all night it pranced back and forth waiting for me to come out…I, meanwhile spent the night making spear and cudgel and let me tell you, these dogs take a beating and keep on attacking. My wife finally got him with a tire rim dropped from the top of the roof..ah, good times…
What's with average people wanting pit bulls? You're just asking for trouble, and you should know that.
For all the capacity any adult pit has to hurt you, you might as well adopt a leopard or a 12ft crocodile and walk either around on a leash and let it lie on your couch.
I had a pit bull and he was the sweetest, most gentile dog I have ever owned. People on here commenting have no idea what the situation was. We do not know what caused the dog to attack. It is evident so many people commenting here relish killing dogs.
Stupid, stupid, stupid suicidal people have pit bulls. Outlaw them, kill them ALL.
Stupid ignorant naive touchy feely morons die early! its called the evolutionary process! Theres nothing here of anymore interest : Next story
If you interested in a Pit Bull as a pet PLEASE read this, particularly if you have children present in your life!
I've been in animal care/rescue for years in an number of different capacities. Pit Bulls can be one of the sweetest, kindest and most patient dogs imaginable. They were easily trained and so gentle they were even called "nanny dogs" many years ago. But they had two flaws. One was their strength. Two was their desire to be exactly what the owner wanted. They have been bred and inbred by unscrupulous people until now the breed is no longer what it once was. My firm belief is that a recent, widespread movement to breed them for aggression has run against their normal good nature and has led to a sort of psychosis in the breed. I know dogs. I understand dogs. I've been around dogs my entire life, both professionally and in my regular life. I am also comfortable around firearms. I WOULD SOONER LEAVE A CHILD ALONE WITH A LOADED FIREARM THAN WITH A "FRIENDLY PIT BULL! Obviously you never know what any animal (including humans) will do in any situation. Any dog of any breed can and will bite with provocation. But how many maulings and deaths have to occur before otherwise rational people realize there is something drastically wrong with this breed?
Saweet Jesus, People still don't get it!!
But but but, they're such good, gentle dogs. "But he's never bit anyone!" right up until he mauls someone to death. Just curious when the last "Golden Retriever mauls child/jogger/owner to death" story might have been. Pitbulls needs to be unilaterally eliminated. If you get caught owning one that isn't neutered, massive fine/jail time.
Stupid fcking dogs. Stupider fcking owners.
Darwinism 101
Clearly a case of survival of the fittest. She was neither smart enough nor vicious enough to prevail.
Nature has selected.
Those dogs need to be banned. I had one run at me in my backyard a couple of years ago; the owner managed to call him back. She said "oh, he's a sweetheart, he'd never attack anyone, he was just being friendly." B.S. I saw him coming and just froze in place. That's what probable saved me. Those people moved out not too long afterward.
People are stupid and I have no sympathy for anyone dumb enough to rescue a pit bull. No way of knowing what had happened to this dog in the past AND who would want a dog that at anytime could lock on like a vice and not let go. Sure all dogs can bite but THEY never let go. Sorry but the bred should be destroyed.
They're called "pit bulls" for a reason.
I have had pits for a long time..I had them from young, they never showed any type of aggression towards me or any other person,…both the male and female we have now are social butterflies that love meeting new people, my elderly neighbors love them..
now that being said, they are extremely strong dogs and not sure I would rescue one without knowing background and reason for previous owner giving dog up…but that goes for any large dog if they were abused
I have been bitten and scars from other types of dogs but never my pit..
people are quick to label certain dog races as vicious because of act of a few…do you apply that to certain races of humans?
This brings to mind the old Al Wilson song, "The Snake."
This is like the fourth article about pit bulls killing humans this year, but don't try to talk to pit bull lovers about this, they'll start name calling.
"shock and disbelief… in a commmunity…" …… Seriously? A dog bred for that very purpose and the community is in "shock and disbelief…"?
Wah Wah Waaaaaaaaaaaah…
Maybe the husband rubbed pepperoni and sausage all over the woman.
This could have been a murder
i dont want to hear that its the owners fault i would never own this kind of dog in a million years.they should make them extinct
The information given on the 911 call, leads me to believe the husband did something and then aggravated the dog to hide evidence.
How many more people have to die? Pit bulls are not "mean", "vicious", nor "aggressive" when they maim and kill any more than labs are mean or aggressive when they retrieve, pits simply maul and kill because of genetics. Denying the truth won't reduce the killings and maimings by these purpose bred blood sport animals. Spay and neuter pit bulls to extinction.
#GeneticsMatters #BreedMatters #WontBackDown #SpayNeuterPitsToExtinction #PittersHateChildren
I have friends in the "pitbulls are sweet lovable dogs and it's the owners' fault that they attack and kill people" crowd. They are half right and half wrong: yes, many of these dogs are owned by a certain…. type, for lack of a better word, or people – the "tough guy", gangsta who wants a dog as an extension of his insecure persona. BUT, the simple fact of the matter is that these dogs can be triggered by practically nothing, and unpredictably maul people, unprovoked. They were bred as fighting dogs, and that's a much of their DNA as a Siberian Husky's inclination to run off, and a Pointer's inclination to point, etc. It cannot be controlled. There are about 10 of these in our local shelter, and all but two of them are un-adoptable because of their aggression.
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The men (10-8) snapped a four-match losing streak with the 4-3 victory over Xavier. Freshman Biyik Akinshemoyin (Laurel, Md./Resevoir) competed in the tie-breaking match at No. 6 singles versus Xavier and pulled out a 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 victory to give the host Retrievers the victory. The Retrievers traveled for a Sunday morning contest at William & Mary and were edged, 4-3, by the Tribe. Sophomores Justin Carter (Randallstown, Md./National Connections Academy), Melker Svard (Gothenburg, Sweden) and Eliott Loubatie (Paris, France) won at Nos. 1,2, and 4 singles at W&M. Junior Kamal Patel (Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley) keyed the victory over Xavier with wins at No. 2 doubles and No. 5 singles. Patel went 3-1 for the weekend. Svard became the first Retriever to reach the 10-win mark in singles this spring (10-6).
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Growing up in Stratford, CT, there was a place teenager used to visit called "Dracula Drive." It was in the extreme north end of town. It may have actually been in Shelton, CT; the area changed drastically after they built the new Route 8. There was a stone house in the woods nearby. It was in an area near Rooosevelt Forest. Urban legend has it that a family of people stricken with encephalitis, people we called "melonheads" lived in the house, hiding from the rest of humanity. Story was they would eat you if they caught you in the woods at night, which was perfect fodder for any number of stoned-out teenagers who partied in those same woods, right at the stone house. I went back there recently and the street we used to call Dracula Drive is now titled "Beards Sawmill Road" which sounds a little creepy, too, if you ask me.
I know this was just an urban legend, but with all the posts about Trumbull and Shelton, does anyone remember the spot I am referring to?
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That was one of my hang outs! Dracula Drive... I can remember many nights a few car loads of us would go there in the late night . We use to hear many strange sounds and of course our minds would play tricks on us but this was back in the last 70's early 80s. it use to be a dirt road there too that you would drive down and that stone house use to have a lot of weeds and over grown trees around it. I have not been there in many years and since have moved out of CT. but yes the melon heads were the talk back then we would call out to them to come to us but well it never happened.
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Reflect on how you teach the Virginia Company's Jamestown settlement in your classroom. How would you teach it differently with primary sources?
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To prepare for the lesson, I gave students selected readings for homework. The readings dealt with immediate issues for the settlers, such as their relations with the Native Americans, "starving times," and supplies. It made for a pleasant first day of class to hear them groan when they got all the readings, which included:
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The Alamo Regional Mobility Authority's long-standing board chairman, Bill Thornton, and the board member expected to succeed him resigned from their positions Monday, less than a week after the Bexar County Commissioners Court voted to take over the organization's operations.
Thornton and board member Jim Reed submitted their resignations effective immediately. The Commissioners Court voted June 12 to assume management of the operations of the Alamo RMA, the county's only tolling authority.
"It looks like the Commissioners Court has made a choice of a little bit different direction," said Thornton, who already planned to step down by the end of the year. "I think I can help them by giving them a completely fresh start and vacating my position."
But it was Reed who was presumed to take his place, having already submitted an application to the governor to become chairman.
He withdrew the application Monday morning.
"It's time to get out of the way and let somebody else whose heart is in it do it," Reed said. Like Thornton, he's been on the Alamo RMA board since its creation in 2004.
Praising both men's service on the board, County Judge Nelson Wolff said he expected Thornton's departure because he had previously submitted his resignation in November 2010 but stayed because Gov. Rick Perry had not appointed a replacement. He was only "somewhat" surprised by Reed's decision, adding, "I think he's resigning on principle, which is certainly a way to do it."
But the judge Monday also more clearly telegraphed why the county voted to take over the Alamo RMA's operations and what role the Texas Department of Transportation played in that decision. TxDOT, he said, "felt we needed to make a restructuring."
It was a matter of money: Because the Alamo RMA has not yet built any toll projects, as a result of pending lawsuits and ongoing environmental studies, it's accrued most of its $1.6 million operations budget from TxDOT grants and loans.
"TxDOT never said how it ought to be done," Wolff said. "They just felt for a good period of time that too much of their money was going to administration and felt that we needed to get better control as far as the cost of the RMA."
TxDOT officials Monday would not comment on the resignations.
The Alamo RMA holds primacy over Loop 1604 and U.S. 281, giving the authority the right to pursue all toll projects on those corridors before any other entity. If the board were to dissolve today, control of its toll projects and toll revenues would cede to TxDOT. Transferring those powers to any other authority would require legislation.
In his resignation letter to Wolff, Thornton referenced TxDOT's decision in 2005 to pursue a private bid to build the county's toll roads, a move that at the time prompted a feverish effort by both men to retain control of the projects.
"You and I reacted immediately and aggressively to regain local control over all toll projects proposed and developed in Bexar County," Thornton wrote to the judge. Ultimately, TxDOT said it would not approve a toll project without agreement from local authorities.
Commissioner Kevin Wolff, who publicly led the move to take over the responsibilities of the RMA staff, has said there are no current plans to dissolve the board.
San Antonio is one of the last large cities in Texas without a toll project. The Texas Transportation Commission, which oversees TxDOT, has said local authorities will be unable to expect state funding help without offering local leveraging dollars — revenue often generated using tolls in other parts of the state.
Judge Wolff said he hopes to move forward with the Alamo RMA's plan to build so-called managed lanes on Loop 1604 from Bandera Road to U.S. 281, which would be free for public transit and carpool vehicles. Other vehicles would have to pay a toll for their use.
He also said the county would work with Alamo RMA Executive Director Terry Brechtel. Alamo RMA Vice Chairman Bob Thompson will serve until a chairman is appointed.
Wolff did not say who would replace Reed, an appointment that also requires city approval. He couldn't say who Perry might appoint as chairman but suspected he would get guidance on the issue.
"Obviously," Wolff said, "he's (Perry) going to listen to TxDOT."
Correction: Alamo Regional Mobility Authority board member Jim Reed resigned from his position Monday. He was misidentified in a photo on Tuesday's page A1 of the Express-News.


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Contemporary statement necklaces handmade in Dublin by goldsmith Eva Dorney.
Clasped is a range of fine gemstone, pearl and precious metal necklaces handmade in Dublin by goldsmith Eva Dorney.
Clasped represents a new innovation in the Irish jewellery, which allows you to customise your necklace by introducing a different clasp to suit your outfit, your mood or the occasion.
The system works using a tiny bayonet fitting (like you'd see in a lightbulb only much much smaller) so that with a push and a quarter turn one clasp can be removed and another introduced. Worn to the front, the clasp is both the closure and the feature of your necklace.
Your first clasp and strand is the beginning of a collection that will grow over the years and with each new addition, be it a strand or a clasp, the potential combinations multiply. Meantime, existing beads can be restrung with the interchangeable system, eliminating the need to double up on classics like pearls, while adding a modern twist to proceedings.
You can shop the range online at Clasped.ie or you can call in person and play with the hundreds of possible combinations at our Dublin showroom.
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Barnes & Noble attempt to undercut Apple's e-Book market is a matter of weight.
The brick and mortar bookstore introduced a new lighter and cheaper version of its e-reader that it hopes will allow it to compete with Amazon and Apple.
The new Nook will have a 6-inch touch screen and enough memory to hold up to 1,000 books. It will also be priced at $139, the same as Amazon's Kindle.
Barnes & Noble is also pushing that the new black and white Nook weighs only 7.5 ounces, which is 1.3 pounds lighter than the iPad 2.
While the e-reader has a Wi-Fi connection, it is not a full tablet and will only try to compete with the iPad 2 on price and for readers of digital books.


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Learn more about our historic Portland Hotel
The Portland Regency Hotel & Spa is located in a 19th Century, neo-classical armory building – a historic landmark in Portland, Maine's Old Port district, just two blocks from the waterfront.
The "State of Maine Armory", as it was called, was built for Maine's National Guard in 1895 at a cost of $20,000. At the time, it was considered one of the finest and best-equipped armories in New England.
The Armory was vacated in 1941, when Maine's National Guard troops came under the control of the federal government. For a brief time, a caretaker was the lone occupant of the building. City officials ultimately decided to open the armory to house soldiers, sailors, and marines who were temporarily stranded in Portland. During one two-month period, over 4,000 men took advantage of the facility for overnight stays.
In 1942, the United States Navy took control of the armory and used it as a recreation center for the duration of World War II. At the close of the war, the building once again served multiple purposes: as a home to the National Guard's citizen soldiers, a civic auditorium, and as the city's public bathhouse. In 1962, the Armory was taken over by the city of Portland for conversion into a waterfront parking lot. Before this transformation could take place, the armory was sold to State Paper Company for use as a warehouse.
The armory was finally purchased in 1984 for conversion into a hotel. The Portland Regency Hotel opened with 95 rooms in 1987, complementing the city's restored Old Port. The exterior of the armory was preserved intact, with the exception of the skylight windows on the upper floors. Many of the original architectural elements now create unique features within the guestrooms. Highly detailed fireplaces and turret windows bring a special ambiance to this historic hotel.
As recognition for its preservation of a historically significant building, The Portland Regency Hotel was invited by the National Trust of Historic Preservation to become a distinguished member of the Historic Hotels of America in 1990
In August of 2003, the Portland Regency Hotel became the Portland Regency Hotel & Spa, the only hotel in downtown Portland to have its own fitness center and full-service day spa.
Marking its 25th anniversary in 2012, The Portland Regency Hotel & Spa underwent a unique 5-month renovation on the third and fourth floors. Outdated guestroom furnishings were replaced with modern features, adding to the elegance of the armory building. On the fourth floor, the skylights were all replaced with outdoor decks, which now offer breathtaking views of the city and harbor.