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The real cause of dinosaur extinction? Giant balls of yarn.
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I may have made eight sweaters this year, but I deconstructed four, three of which were back to just yarn in a matter of a few hours.
New (to me) Chuck Thomas Size 4 High Top sneakers while shopping in Walmart.
I recently acquired these black Converse Chuck Thomas sneakers.
Now, for all the sneakers I've ever owned, I have never bought a new pair of Chucks. In fact until I bought these and another larger but more decrepit pair used, I never paid anything for the several pair I own. The first pair, long gone, was from a collection kept by the college dorm custodian for broke college students like me, They were size 10, way large for my size 7 feet, but I laced them up tight and they lasted me through several years of college gym classes and a few years beyond. Every other pair, and I have a few in varying sizes and condition, were roadkill or left for trash pickup and claimed by me when out riding my decrepit bike around for exercise. The smallest was size 6, which is larger than I've been wearing recently. So I came upon these and actually paid something for them.
Now, I've discovered that the toebox on Chucks is pretty tight, not at the front, but back where the rubber toe joins the fabric. The size 4 sneakers are plenty long enough, but squeeze my little toes on the side. My toes are adjusting, and I expect to wear these for some years.
You always ear the stories of fishermen catching so and so ..it was that Big !...
3,5 km out at sea on a kayak for that!
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Nearly 1,000 Students to Participate in WSSU Commencement on May 15
WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- Christina Wareâs story is one of the many inspiring testimonials of the nearly 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students from near and afar who are expected to participate in Winston-Salem State Universityâs commencement ceremony on Friday, May 15, at 9:45 a.m., at Bowman Gray Stadium, 1250 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.
Academy Award-winning recording artist, activist and actor Common will be the keynote speaker. There are no guest limits or ticket requirements for the ceremony.
It is conceivable that Wareâs story of work ethic, undeniable spirit and enthusiasm encapsulates the sentiment of her graduating 2015 classmates.
Ware, 43, of Winston-Salem, is quite active on and off campus as a mentor to other students, a member of the non-traditional student organization, the first president of Epsilon Chapter 130 of Tau Sigma National Honor Society at WSSU, a wife and proud mother of two. She is also legally blind. She wants to blaze trails, set examples and raise the bar for others with disabilities.
âIn 2007, I lost my eyesight. After a six-month pity party, I decided to continue my education and make a difference for others. Since 2008, I have spent every day of my life proving to society that having a disability does not mean we are weak. I am now an advocate for persons with disabilities,â Ware, a business major, said, "We are not handicapped, we are handy capable!"
Ware, who can be described as always pleasant and having an unlimited enthusiasm for life, says every day alive is like Christmas. She demands to be treated like everyone else and has been noted to say, âI may physically fall, but mentally I can get back up and pull a 4.0 semester.â After graduation she wants to start a Kosher/Halal foods business and become active on community boards.
The China Connection
From the City of Harbin, the capital and largest city of the Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China, WSSU Master of Arts in the Teaching of English as a Second Language and Applied Linguistics students Yaowen Xing and Chunling Zhang have found a second home at WSSU and in Winston-Salem. They perhaps have come the farthest distance attend the university.
With a population of more than five million people, Harbin is situated in the northeast region of China so close to Russia that only the Songhua River separates the two countries. Nicknamed the Ice City, the average winter temperature is -3.5 °F with annual lows hitting -31.0 °F. Itâs no wonder the students say the warmer weather here in the Piedmont Triad has not been lost in translation with them and itâs one of the things they enjoy.
âWe really love the weather in North Carolina, especially the long summer time, since our hometown is so cold with snow for almost 6 months of the year,â Xing, 30, noted. âWe also love the people at WSSU and the faculty who all are nice and it has been a really good experience.â
Xing and Zhang, 35, are in America as part of a Chinese education immersion program to help exchange the cultures between China and America. They enjoy working as cultural ambassadors to students in both the cultures. The two came to the U.S. in 2013 and have been teaching at Konnoak Elementary school during the early hours and studying and researching later in the day. âComing to America was a dream for me after learning about it through books, movies and music, and my time here it has been amazing,â Xing said.
Zhang, said she didnât know much about WSSU or Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUâs), but after a short time here she knew WSSU would be was special part of life. âI have met many African- Americans who have been friendly and helpful. I now can say I truly have many black friends,â Zhang said. She and Xing have taken advantage of the HBCU experience. They have been often seen attending evening lectures and presentations, sports events, musical and visual arts events. With their WSSU master degrees they will return to China one day in the future to make an impact on teaching and the quality of education there.
The All-In Approach
Olivia N. Sedwick, 21, a political science major from Indianapolis, has taken âthe all-in approach" to her WSSU experience. The current WSSU student government president (SGA), honorâs student and champion athlete, chose WSSU over other schools she could have attended.
Featured in a USA Today article highlighting the HBCU experience released last June, Sedwick is quoted as saying about WSSU, âI fell in love with the school.â She says, âWe talked about things that I had never had the chance to before coming from a predominantly white high school.â
Liking the intellectual and social environment, she was comfortable becoming involved around campus. In her first year, a walk-on athlete for the womenâs track and field team, she was a 2013 CIAA Indoor Womenâs Track and Field All-Conference competitor and the WSSU womenâs shot put record holder until earlier this year, although she never competed in the throws until coming to college. In her second year she served as the sophomore class vice president while also being appointed to serve on many committees throughout the university. In that same year, she was a delegate to the UNC Association of Student Governments (UNCASG), representing WSSU students on a state-wide level. At the end of that year, she became the first African-American female elected senior vice president of UNCASG and served in that capacity for the entirety of her third year while being active as the chief of staff for the WSSU student government association that year also. Toward the end of her term in UNCASG, she decided to run for student body president and has served as the voice of the students for the duration of her last year. With all of her activities, she has maintained a 3.95 GPA throughout her time in college.
Sedwick has been selected as a UNC General Administration Presidential Intern, which begins in July. Upon completion of the prestigious one-year appointment, Sedwick plans to attend Howard University School of Law.
A Drum Major who will March for a Noble Cause
Willie Davis, 22, a social work major from Fayetteville, N.C., who has led WSSUâs Red Sea of Sound Marching Band as a drum major for his senior year, will now march to lead the charge for helping veterans and their families cope with typical and unique challenges of serving in military. Davis will be one of four Cadets with the distinct honor of being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant U.S. in the U.S. Army during this yearâs commencement ceremony. Despite that professionally Davis will help vets, military and families with things like dealing with emotions, he said, âI donât think I will be ready for the commissioning part (of commencement) emotionally.â
Readiness for Davis is an understatement. The youngest of three siblings, who was age 10 when his father died, Davis has been an A average student throughout life. He was in the top ten of his high school class and the first generation in his family to attend college. At WSSU, besides maintaining high academic achievement and serving in the U.S. Army ROTC, Davis has been active with the WSSU Band, the University Choir, a Campus Ambassador, a mentor to freshmen students, vice president of the WSSU chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity, a Veterans Helping Veterans Heal intern and a member of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem.
After graduation, Davis is going to graduate school at the University of South Carolina. He plans to complete that program in one year and begin his military duties. As a clinical social worker, his responsibilities may range from clinical counseling, crisis intervention, disaster relief, critical event debriefing, teaching and training, supervision, research, administration, consultation and policy development in various military settings. He wants to specialize in helping military veterans who suffer from different traumas such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), paranoid schizophrenia and other conditions.
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The hot spot in LA for the curvy classy and cuties who love to party! All size and shapes welcome, men and women of all races and background who are open minded and fun and who love to dance and drink and smile! Maybe even hook up or just find new friends! Bonce has the best sexy & positive vibe of any nightclub you will ever attend!
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I was wearing a recently acquired pair of almost new Vans when I stopped at the Chinese take-out to pick up my dinner.
Another customer showed up wearing a nice looking pair of Diesel sneakers, with almost broken in soles.
Back to the Vans, It continues to be my experience that Vans sizes their shoes rather small. These size 6 Vans fit about as snug as the size 5's from other makes; that is the size I usually wear now. They fit my size 7 or so feet quite well.
I recently bought these Nike size men's 6 1/2 wrestling shoes on EBay. I had a similar pair, size 7, about 20 years ago and wore them (as street and hiking shoes) into the ground. There were pictures of them (white) here some months ago.
When I was hiking in lava fields in Hawaii, the sharp edges cut up the thin soles, all the way through in a couple of places. I fixed with Crazy Glue. Hiking and bike riding soon wore holes through the thin soles. I patched with Shoe Goo until the holes became so big the patches wouldn't hold. The heels completely wore away. I kept wearing them, with most of my soles exposed.
Winter came and I stuffed the soles from an old pair of flip flops inside to cover the holes. That worked well, they were quite waterproof. After a while, I got a pair of Asics, and later some other styles, but they were never as comfortable as the Nikes.
So when I saw these, a similar style, on EBay at a reasonable used price, I bit. However, there is a slight issue. The old size 7 Nikes were always loose (even so loose that I could easily insert the flip flop soles and the still fit.) These are marked as 6 1/2, Eur 39, one half size smaller, and they are very tight and narrow.
They are about the length of my size 5 shoes and much narrower. They feel as tight to my feet as the size 3 1/2 Nikes I just bought. As it is, I don't mind snug shoes, and the woven uppers seem to have a lot of stretch, so I'm sure I can wear them OK, I just didn't expect these to be particularly snug. At some point Nike must have changed their sizing for wrestling shoes.
Club Bounce - Where size & style meet is open every Saturday night at La Fonda!
2501 Wilshire Blvd La Ca 90057
The hot spot in LA for the curvy classy and cuties who love to party! All size and shapes welcome, men and women of all races and background who are open minded and fun and who love to dance and drink and smile! Maybe even hook up or just find new friends! Bonce has the best sexy & positive vibe of any nightclub you will ever attend!
Reservations or more info call or email or join our email list at www.clubbounce.net
562-243-5758
bouncereserve@aol.com
Club Bounce - Where size & style meet is open every Saturday night at La Fonda!
2501 Wilshire Blvd La Ca 90057
The hot spot in LA for the curvy classy and cuties who love to party! All size and shapes welcome, men and women of all races and background who are open minded and fun and who love to dance and drink and smile! Maybe even hook up or just find new friends! Bonce has the best sexy & positive vibe of any nightclub you will ever attend!
Reservations or more info call or email or join our email list at www.clubbounce.net
562-243-5758
bouncereserve@aol.com