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Jack Daniel’s, the Old No. 7 Brand, is a name most adults recognize as smooth sippin’ Tennessee whiskey made in Lynchburg, Tennessee, population 361. Jack Daniel’s is a sour mash that differs from bourbon because it goes through an extra ten day process that involves dripping the new whiskey through sugar maple charcoal, refining the taste and the aroma. This great smooth taste can be enjoyed straight up, on the rocks, or mixed with water or soda. Jack Daniel’s Cocktails are another pleasurable way to enjoy this spirit, with seven different Country Cocktails to choose from, including Lynchburg Lemonade, Watermelon Spike, Wildberry Jack, Blackberry Jack, Downhome Punch, Hurricane Punch, and Black Jack Cola. All cocktails are conveniently packaged too, so no time is wasted preparing refreshments! Just get the glasses and the ice and you’re ready to go!

Visitors to the Lynchburg, Tennessee area can take tours of the Jack Daniel’s Distillery and sample the product throughout tour. If visiting Jack Daniel’s online, go to www.jackdaniels.com for interesting facts and a virtual tour. The Jack Daniel’s online store sells many unique items for the Jack Daniel’s connoisseur, like a cribbage board made from pieces of used whiskey barrels. The golf enthusiast will enjoy Gentleman Jack golf balls or a Gentleman Jack polo shirt. Also available at the Jack Daniel’s Online Store is glass barware, decorative mirrors, playing cards, cocktail shakers, tee shirts, flasks, key chains, decanters, ornaments, and much more! Limited edition items may also be purchased and the selection differs depending on what is in stock at the time order is placed. Rest assured that any of these would make a great gift for anyone who loves Jack Daniel’s!

For Jack Daniel’s Recipes visit “Around the Tennessee Table” for cooking with Jack Daniel’s in the kitchen or on the grill. Great mouth watering marinades, cocktails, desserts, holiday, and party food suggestions using Jack Daniel’s smooth sippin’ sour mash whiskey, a Tennessee tradition. There is also a forum for recipe swapping and cooks can post their recipes if they like, and share how they incorporate Jack Daniel’s into their favorite creations. Jack Daniel’s doesn’t have to be just for sippin’!

Remember to drink (and eat!) responsibly, and visit Jack Daniel’s online at (one more time) www.jackdaniels.com, or at the legendary Lynchburg, Tennessee distillery, where visitors’ pictures are snapped while in the rickyard and posted on the website, so say “Cheers”!

Remember when tattoos and random body and face piercings were actually considered unique? Well, now take a gander at our present society. If you’re trying to be unique these days, I suggest you steer clear of the redundant and all too played out tattoos and body piercings. They might as well be a brand on cattle anymore. Who doesn’t have a tattoo on their lower back or a cliche tongue piercing? Other than yours truly, I don’t know too many people who don’t flaunt some type of body art or piercing. So if you’re shooting for originality, go for something a little more creative, and hopefully less painful.

One of the most common and most popular bodily holes to acquire these days is the tongue piercing. It appears that every rebelling teenager wants one. Do they even know the story behind the tongue piercing? I doubt it. While you may find the standard barbell though the tongue rather refreshing and different, you might want to think twice before heading to the local tattoo/piercing parlor downtown. Have you ever considered the repercussions to this trite attempt at autonomy? What if your tongue piercing becomes infected? Did you know that the hole in the tongue seals back up incredible fast? I hope you’re not planning on taking it out.

Probably the biggest factor of all concerns your precious choppers. Have you been to the dentist lately? What does your oral physician have to say about the almighty tongue piercing? I was absolutely shocked a couple years back when I visited my dentist with a cracked molar. This was the first tooth I had ever cracked in 30 years. I will NEVER chew hard candy again. And that goes the same for ice cubes. These are the usual culprits when it comes to cracked or chipped teeth. After conversing a little with my dentist, he started reeling off about the dangers of a simple tongue piercing. He claimed the standard barbells are terrible for your teeth. Apparently teenagers are constantly flipping them around in their mouths, which sadly results in a split tooth. He said the trend’s appeal baffles him, however brings him loads of business.

Therefore if you are considering a tongue piercing, I suggest you do your research first. Although the concept may sound appealing, it just might cause you future grief, not to mention a fat dentist bill.

Happy New Year - yes - but New Years Eve tends to be one of those days that is very depressing for people. There are so many expectations that come with new years eve that people are often left feeling let down by themselves or others. One of the reasons for this is the tradition of new years resolutions. This tradition requires that each person states on new years eve, what they are going to change about their life, or what they are going to accomplish in the coming year. Often times these resolutions are broken before the confetti is cleaned up from the New Years Eve celebration. A good resolution to make is to not make any resolutions.

Another reason that New Years Eve often is disappointing is that it marks the end of the celebration of the holiday season. During the holiday season people tend to eat too much, drink too much, and spend more time with relatives that they manage to avoid during the rest of the year. There is usually traveling involved and time off from the regular routines of school and work. All of these factors combined with broken resolutions makes for a New Years Eve that is not a cause for celebration.

New Years Eve does not have to be this way. If New Years Eve is a day that depresses you do something different. Start a tradition of your own that will make new years eve a true celebration. There are many ideas of things that you can do. If you live in an area where there is snow, go sledding or ice skating as a family. If you live in a warmer climate check out a hiking trail or build a fire on the beach.

One of the safest ideas is to create a fun New Years Eve event at home. Prepare a special meal together as a family. Eat it in a room that you ordinarily do not eat in. Play some board games while you listen to each others favorite music. Spend time talking about the holiday season that is coming to an end and what each person’s favorite memory is. Often times people fear that this type of family gathering is going to meet resistance from the children, but children crave spending quality time as a family and what better day to do this but on new years eve, which marks a fresh start. Many people do not stay at home because they feel obligated to go to a new years eve party. Feeling obligated does not usually put one in the best party mood, so why go.

New Years Eve has the potential to be a great day if you just allow yourself to develop new traditions to celebrate the passing of one year and the beginning of another. New Years Eve does not have to be filled with regrets and thoughts of failure, it is up to you to allow yourself a positive beginning to the new year. So, say it again - Happy New Year!

When we hear a name like Pembroke Pines, Florida, we might think most immediately of a sleepy, squeaky with crickets and frogs retirement community. Well, we’d be partially right. Pembroke Pines, Florida is highly accessible as a community for older citizens—with emphasis on activities, services, and events such as antiques and collectibles shows, university classes, and advanced facilities at such places as The Southwest Focal Point Senior Center. But in the same respect, this sizeable municipality in Broward County is home to thirty-somethings (the average age at Pembroke Pines being 36.5), kids, families, and individuals, living in apartments, single-family homes, dorms, and other swellings, as well. In other words, the city of Pembroke Pines, Florida brings with it multiple meanings of the phrase, “a place to settle.”

The tenth-largest city in the state, Pembroke Pines, Florida has a population of 137,427. The average temperature is between 70 and 80 degrees; and the average income is between 40k and 60k, while the average real estate value is in a range of $100,000 to $200,000.

A number of schools and colleges are established in Pembroke Pines, Florida, among them Bright Beginnings Pre-school, Chesterbrook Academy, Charter Elementary School, Charles W. Flanigan High School, Keiser College, and Florida International University.

The arts thrive in Pembroke Pines, Florida, with an arts festival held annually in the River of Grass Arts Park on Sheridan Street; seasonal theatre; and artist shows, art competitions, and themed exhibits year round at the Glass Gallery on Pines Boulevard.

The Pembroke Parks and Recreation Center is home to sports, activities, and events for residents of all diversities and specializes in programs for people with disabilities, for example, offering everything from wheelchair basketball, bowling, and adult socials, to Special Olympics games and arts and crafts.

International cuisine is an understatement in this city, where at almost any hour one can find a bagel, a donut, a burger, Cuban food, Mexican food, Japanese food, and a range of meals and deals—from pizza to poppers, from ice cream to Italian ices.

Health care and fitness programs abound here, as do sports and entertainment venues. After a day on the greens at the Family Golf Center, your group can hit the many fine shops, take to the coast to Dania, Golden, or Sunny Isles Beach, take in a concert at the famous Sportatorium, or take a short jaunt to find entertainment galore in Fort Lauderdale, less than fifty miles away by I95.

From youth programs and summer camp to creative writing and dance and gardening classes to basketball and Bingo… Pembroke Pines, Florida is no slouch in the world of places to live, vacation, play, and/or stay—for anyone of any age.

Punk earrings are always in vogue. I mean really… how can you complete your punk rock outfit without the punk earrings to go with it? I tried, and you just can’t. Part of this goes back to the philosophy and origins of punk rock. You see, punk is about rebellion. Adolescent rebellion to begin with, followed by a lifetime as someone different. As such, marking your body is a way of owning it, and taking ownership over who you are. For me, it started when I was very young. I was looking for jewelery on the internet. I had looked at some 14k gold earrings, and fondly day dreamed of how it would be when I grew up to be a real rebel like in the movies.

Yeah, okay, so I was naive then. But who really cares, when you get down to it. My first punk rock earring was nothing but a safety pin, which a friend of mine had the consideration to shove through my ear after we got drunk for the first time at the age of thirteen. We “sterilized” it with some dish soap. Needless to say, the infection was a little gross. But soon, I got other punk earrings from an online store, ones that were a bit more legit, I would say.

My ears are now pierced all up and down, from the lobe all of the way up to the cartilage at the very top. They look pretty cool, filled out with punk earrings and trinkets of various sorts, not to mention a few safety pins. I’ve never regretted any of my punk earrings even for a minute, but they don’t really make my whole look all by themselves. Besides them, there are of course many other things that I have to do to look really cool.

One of the things is to wear the right belt. You can barely notice punk earrings until you get close to someone, but a good belt with a big fat buckle can show off for 50 feet in all direction. I’ve got a four-alarm one, complete with rhinestones. I mean that it is rad! When I walk down the street on a sunny day, I literally look blinding with all the flash and sparkle that I’m giving off. But it is the little touches, like punk earrings, which really make the look complete so that everyone will see what I’m about.

Do you like dressing up? What am I asking such a stupid question for? Of course you do. Why in the heck wouldn’t you? It’s a blast to put on bizarre and creepy outfits and pretend you’re someone else. That’s why we all go gaga over that big night that only comes once a year. Yes indeed, I’m talking about Labor Day. Okay, well maybe I’m not. It’s Halloween that gets my juices flowing. When else can you find a sexy schoolgirl hanging out and laughing with Frankenstein? Or how about Spiderman, Wonder Woman, and Superman in the same room?

I just can’t wait to hit up all the cool costume stores. You know the ones that have all the eerie freak-show stuff like Spencer’s Gifts. That one is probably my absolute favorite. It’s always loaded with ghoulish demons, scary witches, and terrifying monsters. Although none of these things are real, they’re still rather stimulating to say the least. Are you getting anxious for that cool autumn night when the moon is full and the spirits move about carelessly? I know I am. I had better get ready for all those costume stores. It’s always prudent to shop early.

Where did you find your costume for last Halloween? Did you hit up Target or Wal-Mart? You cheap-skate! You never want to belittle All Hallows Eve with such cheesy garbage. What you need is some real Halloween costume stores. You know, the ones that go all out with gobs of fake blood, pools of rising mist and authentic Freddy Kruger costumes and Michael Myers masks.

One nuance that I especially love these days regards the classic vampire. Remember how they used to sell those cheap plastic fangs every year? Yeah, you remember the ones. They were uncomfortable, tacky looking and swamped with saliva every time you pulled them out. Yuck! Well, fortunately these days technology has increased. Now you can buy realistic fangs that literally glue on your K-9 teeth. I’m talking "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" real. These things look great once you’ve got them on. I think mine cost me around 20 bucks at one of the local costume stores. But I must say they were well worth it.

Now that I think of it, you can probably even find them cheaper on the World-Wide-Web. This is also a choice place to search for Halloween costumes, decorations, and props. Not to mention a variety of other costumes for any random occasion. So hop online and check out all the virtual costume stores today. You’re bound to save some big bucks.

In the recent past there has been a steady increase in teenagers getting facing difficulties with the law, and this has led to the operation of many more troubled youth programs. A troubled youth program is intended for those children and teenagers who may be experiencing a problem leading a normal life in society. While there may be numerous reasons for their trouble, many children who find their way to a troubled youth program are sometimes involved in criminal activity, drug usage, or may be experiencing abuse.

There are many different types available, but they all have the same goal-to rehabilitate the youth so they may function normally, and also thrive, in society. The different types of troubled youth programs include, but are not limited to, behavior modification programs, residential, boot camp type programs, drug and substance abuse treatment programs, and also therapeutic boarding schools that offer all-inclusive programs.

They are initiated and run by mental health professionals, doctors, psychologists, judges, child welfare workers, as well as everyday citizens who wish to make a difference in the life of a troubled child. Some programs are intense, while others are more casual. The right place for a troubled youth will depend on their particular problems, as well as what the troubled youth programs will have to offer them.

When youth begin traveling down the wrong road, they are generally counseled first by parents and school personnel. When this does not work and they begin to commit crimes, the police and court systems normally become involved. If problems continue past this point, child welfare workers are likely to be called in to refer placement in one of the troubled youth programs.

If your child, or a child you know is having difficulties and you believe they may benefit from one of the troubled youth programs, you can learn what options are available in your area by contacting the closest social service agency. Some troubled youth programs are religion based, some curricula based, some are residential programs while some provide day treatment only. Having the child examined by a professional will reveal exactly what type of troubled youth programs should be utilized.

When you are faced with choosing a one for your own child, make sure that the program is licensed and certified, and being run by professionals specifically trained to deal with troubled youth. Deciding who to trust with your child’s rehabilitation is an important matter that should not be taken lightly.

Since there are so many available, do not be discouraged if the first one you choose doesn’t seem to work. Maybe the youth will respond better to a different type, or approach at treatment. Never give up; with the help of quality troubled youth programs you will be able to make sure that your child becomes a productive, functioning member of society.