Chocolate lovers, imagine being in a room surrounded by some of the finest chocolates around! In addition, imagine a large space containing over 50 master chocolatiers, confectioners, wineries and other culinary artisans such as The Tea Room Chocolate, Guittard Chocolate Company, Christopher Michael Chocolates, CocoTutti, Chocolate Momotombo, and many more to delight your tastebuds. The […]

Have you ever enjoyed a proper cup of tea? Have you had the pleasure of breathing in the steamy exotic scents of jasmine and bergamot before the warm liquid actually touches your lips? In those exquisite moments tea can transport you to another place. A well-made cup of tea is about so much more than […]

Trance is a dance music genre all its own. It samples styles from close relatives such as House, Techno, Industrial, New Age, Pop, Ambient and Electronic music but ultimately is a more melodic, less bass-happy conjuration of a pseudo-euphoric and emotionally stimulating musical artistry. Some of the best DJs in the world claim Trance as […]

At Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, passion for life is what makes every moment memorable. The resort seeks to create extraordinary experiences for both locals and resort guests. Now through May 14, 2011, come join the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess for a new collection of enriching experiences. Below are some of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess passions for the […]

A look at who’s hot, who’s not among the hitters in the American League West so far this spring training . . . LOS ANGELES ANGELS Who’s Hot Mark Trumbo is hitting .367 (11-for-30) with four doubles, three home runs and 6 RBI . . . Howie Kendrick is 9-for-24 (.375) with 4 RBI and […]

Note: This review does not contain plot spoilers. The movie Battle: Los Angeles is currently #1 at the box office after grossing over $35 million in its first weekend of release. A video game version of Battle: Los Angeles also hit the Xbox LIVE Marketplace on the same day the movie was released. But is […]

Sitting out on a deck with the tree leaves blowing, the birds chirping, and the pollen floating up a nose or two, it becomes evident that a life led involves much more than a job, or a home, but the environment in which each occupies. The green link to products and the sustainability of natural […]

What do Disneyland, Elvis Costello, Katy Perry, science and Las Vegas have in common? Travelers to Singapore can begin finding out at the Marina Bay Sands, reportedly the world’s most expensive resort. With its opening in mid-2010, Marina Bay Sands set a new luxury standard for international urban destination resorts. Its 3 hotel towers contain […]

The ephemeral to those boring workouts is the Indo Board Balance Trainer. Invented by surfer Hunter Joslin, the Indo Board is one piece of exercise equipment that’s sure to supercharge workout results, improve balance, enhance lower body flexibility, and strengthen core muscles. It is not possible to have a prolonged and successful workout program if […]

How is the Gilbert Unified School District doing these days? If one were to use one narrow snapshot to form their opinion, it is the belief of many, the information would be inaccurate. The truth of the matter is one must use many measures to measure true success of schools. However, the state-wide AIMS (Arizona’s […]

Selling Real Estate in South Florida According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) (www.realtor.org), pending home sales in December 2010 rose 11.5% which is 1.7% above December 2009. The NAR anticipates that foreclosures will keep home prices down at least through the third quarter of 2011 and that the market will stabilize by the […]

Phoenix – Do the Citizens participate with their City Plans? Phoenix Family This year is an election year for the citizens of Phoenix. How are the long- range plans of the City of Phoenix implemented? Do the citizens of Phoenix have an opportunity to participate in the development of their city? Where and when are […]

The eastern United States is under assault by natural forces that are now threatening records and promise more life-threatening conditions in the next 24 hours. From Thursday through Saturday a powerful storm crossed the southern and eastern United States with an amazing 267 tornadoes reported…the highest ever reported! While the number of twisters will likely […]

Computer security mistakes can be a painful and costly experience. While computer viruses have been around since well before the Internet, the growth of web traffic and e-mail usage have accelerated the distribution of malicious software, or “malware.” The good news is that with a bit of thought, planning and vigilance you can effectively protect […]

There is no question that various priests, ministers and rabbis can inspire and encourage others. But that does not mean that this happens because of God, or their religious training or their theological studies. These same religionists would be great at selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door, convincing you on TV that you absolutely need a certain […]

Deep Realms is a role-playing game, or RPG. It starts off with a normal day and then quickly turns bad. The character’s brother has been keeping secrets from him (or her), and now he seems to be in trouble. To cut out the spoilers, the plot line deals with the character finding out more about […]

NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship from Houston, Texas 8-9pm: NCAA PreGame: TRU TV Channel 1744HD 9pm: Butler vs UConn Studio LIVE from Houston: Greg Gumbel, Greg Anthony, Seth Davis, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith Play by Play: Jim Nantz: Analysts: Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr: Sidelines: Tracy Wolfson (After the Game) NCAA PostGame: TRU TV Channel […]

Nomad will be joining Heroes of Newerth as the 77th hero to join the ranks. This Legion melee agilty hero is designated as a semi-carry, and packs a good dose of evasive, sneaky abilities. Players looking to show off reflexes, guile, and the art of deception look no further than Nomad. We’ve got the details […]

SQUEEZING THE MIDDLE CLASS So everyone knows that the Middle Class has been squeezed dry, wrung some more, taxed to exhaustion and worked into late old age, yet the perception that folks are worse off than they were, say, five to ten years ago, persists. Financially, 42% of Americans consider their situation good/excellent, a 10% […]

Yesterday, NewYorkRedBulls.com posted an article that posited a debate that has emerged recently in the New York Red Bulls camp: is it more important to win the Supporter’s Shield or the MLS Cup? This debate stems from the comments that head coach Hans Backe made back in January when he stated that he desired the […]

Cirque du Soleil’s arena version of Quidam opened at the Cow Palace in Daly City on Wednesday with it’s trademark gymnastic feats, whimsical mysterious costumes and characters and live music on stage but with a more affordable ticket price than the Las Vegas theaters or the tent shows. Quidam runs through April 17 at the […]

On Unbeaten Run, Seattle Travels to Colorado Undefeated in its last four matches and yet still seeking to hit its stride, Seattle Sounders FC takes a trip for the second week in a row with a rare Friday night bout against the holders of the MLS Cup, the Colorado Rapids. First kick is 6:30 p.m. […]

High pressure will dominate the weather over the immediate Capital Region today and slide east of the region by this evening. A fast moving low pressure area will advance from the central Plains this afternoon to the upper Great Lakes Region by Monday morning. This low pressure area will bring some mixed precipitation to the […]

INSIDIOUS, a new horror film opens today and the buzz has been good. (You can check Fandango.com for listings at a theater near you.) Whenever I go to see a new scary movie I hope, first of all, that it is scary because too often they are not. And secondly, I hold out the hope […]

Monday’s episode of WWE RAW was taped live from the O2 arena in London, England. The episode is set to air tonight at 9 p.m. EST on USA Network. According to ProWrestling.net, tonight’s WWE RAW opens with R-Truth coming out and declaring that he will win the WWE champion at the upcoming Extreme Rules PPV. […]

The Results for Bellator 35 Welterweight Quarterfinals on MTV 2 are as follows: Local Feature Fights Women’s (125 lbs.) bout – Zoila Frausto def. Karina Halinan via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Bantamweight bout – Paul Ruiz def. Jesus Castro via TKO (punches) at 1:17 of Round 1 Featherweight bout – Brandon Bender def. Josh […]

On April 1, Southwest Flight 812 encountered a decompression event and was forced to land at a Marine Corp air station in Yuma. Part of the fuselage was damaged for reasons not yet determined which caused the aircraft to lose pressurization. Many headlines pull at the fear factor with terms such as “torn”, “ripped”, “panic”, […]

Though it has been reported that Obama has already hit the campaign trail for 2012, it also appears that he may have quite a few more challenges to overcome this time around. And one of them may be because of liberal American Jews who have become offended. The Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday that Chief […]

Traditional learning will always be part of the private school curriculum, but sometimes the things that are most memorable are those that take students and teachers beyond the norm. Friends School’s Fifth Grade Inventors’ Fair Have you ever used a simple household item and thought, ”wow what a great invention…I could have come up with […]

Exclusive to hornface.com: The past several days in neighboring Alamance County, local newspapers there have heavily covered an “anti-Wisconsin” done by a local Tea Party member. If a “Wisconsin” is the name for mass revolt by government employees against the public that funds them, what a Tea Party member touched off in Alamance County is […]

John 9:41: Jesus said to them, “if you were blind, you would have no guilt; But now that you say, we see, your guilt remains.” In context to the biblical story about Jesus healing the blind man; Jesus is essentially rebuking the Pharisees in regards to their self-righteous elitism. In context to concerning the story […]

Director: Wes Craven Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts Rated: R Running Time: 113 minutes Horror genre innovator Wes Craven’s latest, Scream 4, presents itself as self-aware and savvy to its own superfluous existence. Admirably, Craven’s screenwriter Kevin Williamson, seems to declare within the first ten minutes of the film that everything is fair […]

March Madness is hitting the Denver theatre community in a big way! The critics over at He Said/She Said Critiques are launching a really fun contest in the theme of March Madness. David and Kateri have been making a name for themselves as the He Said/She Said Critics, but this time they’ve gotten 22 different […]

It’s been a while since Live’s “I Alone” and “Lightning Crashes” overwhelmingly satisfied the decade demands of ‘90’s audio space. After a fast forward push through the band’s era of mass radio over-play, the changing tastes of music consumers and correlative want for something new had amplified in Live’s bold-browed frontman. “A few years ago […]

The New York Times reported yesterday that “self-compassion” leads to better health. Parker-Pope’s article, “Go Easy on Yourself, a New Wave of Research Urges”, discusses self-compassion as a strategy for positive change, whether diet, exercise or other self-sabotaging behaviors. According to Parker-Pope, self-compassion, ‘treating yourself as well as you treat your friends and family”, decreases […]

As we head into spring weather, many people spend more time walking or jogging with their dogs. However, they often do not think of the additional stress this can cause a dog, especially an older dog that is not used to the extra activity. It is a good idea to check with your veterinarian before […]

Ever since the blowout win over the Atlanta Hawks (104-80) after the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Lakers have been red hot as they had won four straight games and seem to be back on track. Not only were they able to get back to their winning ways as of late, but they also had […]

Click HERE to Stream/Download “Effigy” Over 15 years since their last album, the two-headed rock ‘n roll behemoth that is Urge Overkill, will finally make its return. Their new album, Rock&Roll Submarine, is out May 10th on their own label UO Records. The band’s mixture of arena-ready hooks with punk rock ferocity is as potent […]

Last night, Music Walkers were introduced to the Tagua nut. It happened on the sidewalk outside Green-n-Groovy Gallery on First Street. The honors were handled by Nathalia Armas of Amazonia Eco Jewelry. Green-n-Groovy owner Lisa Boucher asked Nathalia to give a demonstration last night of how she turns a rough hunk of dark brown Tagua […]

Following the craft beer explosion that was Night of the Barrels, the official Extreme Beer Fest kicked off the next afternoon at 1 p.m. on March 12 at The Boston Center for the Arts’ Cyclorama. Hosted by the ever popular BeerAdvocate.com and sponsored by Dogfish Head Brewing Company, the festival featured over 125 beers from […]

When confronted with the fact that bantamweight tournament final is postponed because Joseph Agbeko will not be able to fight Abner Mares due to injury, Glendale’s most beloved prizefighter, Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan offered a quick solution: “No problem. First I will knock out Yonnhy and then I will fight Mares on the same […]

Two government programs – one federal, one city – have created the possibility for enterprising startup firms to jump into the alternative energy arena in the Boston market. At the federal level, America’s Next Top Energy Innovator challenge was announced March 30th at MIT by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. The challenge is part […]

Every year about 35 million cattle are slaughtered in the United States for food, out of that number 20,000 are tested, downer animals, for Mad Cow Disease. But cows with the disease are not ‘downer cows’ until they are almost dead. They walk around in a stupor for weeks to months before they get to […]

Will we rediscover our conservative roots, or will we become a socialist utopia? Will our congress finally realize our economy is in trouble and work together to fix it; or will they continue to engage in their own political agendas while the ship of state slips beneath the economic waves? Both political parties agree that […]

The public prosecutor in Barcelona, Spain has filed charges against Angel Sala, the director of the Sitges Film Festival after screening the very controversial A Serbian Film. And the charges against Sala and the Sitges festival? Child pornography! A Serbian Film does contain scenes of a sexual nature between adults and children, including an infant, […]

Pre-seeds and previews for the 2011 Big Ten Wrestling Championships — held March 5-6 at Welsh-Ryan Arena at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. — have been released. Pre-seeds: The Big Ten announced the preliminary seeds for the conference championships Monday. These pre-seeds, which rank the top eight wrestlers in each of the 10 weight classes, […]

Well not considered a Cryptid, the Gila trout has almost become just that in recent years. One of only two true “Salmonid” species native to the State of Arizona and the South West, (The other being the Apache Trout). The Gila has been considered an “Endangered Species” since 1967*,due to over fishing and the introduction […]

Synopsis ~ Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort’s immortality and destruction – the Horcruxes. On their own and on the run, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever…but Dark Forces in their midst threaten to tear them […]

If you and your spouse filed a joint tax return this year, it’s not too late to go back and check it for signs of infidelity. Financial infidelity usually accompanies sexual infidelity, and joint income tax returns have a way of exposing both. The 2 types of infidelity are so closely linked that finding evidence […]

Lorenzo Bundy has been a Triple-A manager long enough to know his roster can be best described as “fluid.” The Isotopes’ manager saw another roster shake-up Tuesday when second baseman Ivan De Jesus Jr. was recalled to Los Angeles to take the roster spot of shortstop Rafael Furcal, who went on the 15-day disabled list […]

Wednesday, Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois signed a new law banning the death penalty in the state. The 15 death row inmates in Illinois prisons have seen their sentences commuted to life without parole. “Since our experience has shown that there is no way to design a perfect death penalty system, free from the numerous […]

I was recently asked by Martina Schreer the director of member services at La Gorce Country club in Miami to be on the advisory committee for an in-house fashion show luncheon. The event took place Friday, March 18, 2011 and brought together over 60 fashionable club members featuring apparel and accessories from Elie Tahari’s spring […]

Mythology & PhilosophyOn Friday March 4, 2011 at about 02:46 AM PST, the moon went into Pisces. In Astrolosophy, the new moon in Pisces represents a time of reflection usually spent at home with family or close friends. According to Tropical Astrology, the sun is also in Pisces, so this alignment of the sun and […]

Beatles and Beatle-related events on April 27: Highlight: The height of Beatlemania finds three singles, two by the Beatles and one with one of their songs, released in one day in the U.S. While one could argue the direct connection of the three songs is different, they showed the influence the Beatles had in the […]

It’s St. Patrick’s Day and that means it’s time to put on a green t-shirt, head down to the nearest bar and gulp green beer from an ice-cold mug. If you’re a vegan, however, you may think twice before indulging and giving yourself a green tongue. Vegan beer may sound a bit foreign, even if […]

An unidentified security officer, 46, with Valor Security company, for the Saint Louis Galleria has been suspended on suspicion of sexual misconduct with a female customer. The customer, Jacki Ryan, 22, sought out the security officer when she was unable to find her sister who works in the mall. The incident occurred in March but […]

The White Sox fell 3-1 at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, with Chris Sale playing the goat. In his first spring appearance, the left-hander allowed two runs on three hits, although eight of his nine pitches were strikes (maybe they were too hittable, but all I can glean from gameday is that he […]

Every week the Pima County Public Library offers many services for the Young Adult Audience, educational and entertainment. This week there is plenty for teens to partake in! Chess Club Dusenberry-River Branch – March 21st (Monday) @ 4-5 pm Himmel Park Branch – March 21st (Monday) @ 3:30-5:30 pm Martha Cooper Branch – March 24th […]

As I walked out of one of the buildings where the legislators meet for legislative hearings on late Thursday in Annapolis, MD to drive back to Baltimore City, I couldn’t help but think about the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Racism has never been new in the U.S. and has occurred against […]

On Thursday, Governor Andrew Cuomo who dealt with fierce pressure from Democrats, sought to connect the much debated extension of the state’s rent rules with the budget which is due at the end of the month. This includes a property tax cap favored by Senate Republicans. Democratic legislators earlier have been urging the Governor to […]