"share-your-passion" Articles & Blogs:
Shell invites drivers to share their driving passion for a chance to win cool prizes
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Do you have a special bond with your motorcycle, car, truck, SUV, or even RV? If you share how Shell V-Power fuels your passion for your ride, you could be a winner! And who doesn't love to be a winner?
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RIP - Bea Arthur
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Bea Arthur died today. Maude was one of the first prime time shows that dealt with the issue of abortion in a feminist way. Here’s a scene from Maude’s Dilemma which aired several months before the passage of Roe v. Wade.
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Bendix Announces "The Passion That Drives You" Scholarship Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the Bendix Brakes "The Passion That Drives You" Scholarship contest. Each of these inspiring young people earned a $2500 scholarship towards their automotive education. Here at AskPatty.com, we're especially pleased to...[Read on] |
The cheerleading as a sport debate continues
| Cheerleading – and what it has evolved into – is on trial right now in a Connecticut courtroom. The debate revloves around a law suit brought on by the volleyball team at Quinnipiac University over the school’s decision to cut their team violated T...[Read on] |
Women & Wine shares insight on state of social media in the wine biz
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We are all very familiar with the fact that the wine that we drink is only part of the story. In each bottle, there a person and a place that’s in every glass. When we speak of those origins we use the word terroir to describe the soil or the context of...[Read on] |
America selects Grand Prize winners in the Shell V-Power® 'Fuel My Passion' Contest and Sweepstakes!
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Five
Contest Winners Receive One Year of Shell V-Power® Gasoline; and One
Lucky Sweepstakes Winner Receives a New Ride Plus Five Years of Shell
V-Power® Gasoline!
Shell concluded its annual search for the
ultimate automotive enthusiasts across ...[Read on] |
US Open: Serena Williams fined, more punishment possible
| US Open: Serena Williams fined, more punishment possible
Check out the following article that explains the fine that Serena Williams received after her behavior on court during her semifinal loss at the US Open…
Serena Williams was fined with $10,000 ...[Read on] |
Daily Dose of Inspiration and Adventure!
| “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
~Mark Twai...[Read on] |
Yes! (Or, Oh No): Time's The State of the American Woman
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A comprehensive report shows that women have made their way to the top in several aspects of career and life — but with that has come an additional burden that our mothers never felt … Share with us an anecdote in your life that helped carry u...[Read on] |
Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sorenstam releases namesake Syrah
| Annika Sorenstam, one of the most celebrated female golfers in history, launches her wine brand in partnership with Wente Vineyards on May 1st with the release of her namesake Syrah, ANNIKA. This elegant wine is comprised of 75 percent Livermore Valley Sy...[Read on] |
Women, Wine & Walking
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are lots of great reasons for taking a hike. Some do it as a form of fitness,
others to keep the heart young and the soul inspired. And then there are those
like me, who hike as a prelude to wine tasting.
On Sunday I had the good fortune to join...[Read on] |
Oh to be a feminist....
| International Women's Day is tomorrow, so I figured I would take the opportunity beforehand to acknowledge it and maybe pump us up a little bit! I love days that are picked out to honor or remember something, someone, or some group that made a difference ...[Read on] |
Feminism, fathers and valuing parenthood
| Cross posted on PhD in Parenting.
On May 17, I participated in the Fem 2.0 chat on twitter. The topic of discussion was mommies and feminism. We talked about a lot of things, but one thing I said towards the end of the chat seemed to resonate with a l...[Read on] |
Women are "Sitting on their fortune" Says Italian Newspaper
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Want to know why you are sitting on your 'fortune'? Then I will share with you a little bit of what has been published, just two days ago, on Italy's major newspaper, the Corriere della Sera. I'm an Italian girl and I happen to find the article quite sexi...[Read on] |
Rest in Peace Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder of Special Olympics
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Kennedys and Shrivers gathered at Special Olympics founder’s bedside, many recalling the heroic deeds done by JFK’s sisterEunice Shriver Dies | Today 9:05 am
UPDATED: 8:05 AM Tuesday: Eunice Kennedy Shriver has died at the age of 88.
Shriver died...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Fran Drescher
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The star of The Nanny (I’m still waiting for her next sitcom) took her focus on health care and cancer (she is a uterine cancer survivor) to Capitol Hill yesterday to get Senators on board of the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010. The bill will eliminate c...[Read on] |
Who is a real fan? Try little girls with wash-off tattoos (and player stats at the ready)
| By Lindsay Rico
The game was over. Tied. But the excitement was just beginning. About 100 fans (and parents) leaned over steel barriers holding out soccer balls, jerseys, t-shirts—anything that would take ink —eager for the Boston Breakers an...[Read on] |
No-tech games offer summer amusement
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Wanna be ballers may be interested in this summer’s reignited passion for neighborhood sports that may make you reminiscence for an era before cellphones:
Handball: Nothing screams ‘New York City in the summer’ more than a game of handball. Althou...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama's Updo Sparks Hairgate II
| Michelle and Barack Obama attend a celebration of country music in the East Room of the White House, July 21, 2009. By Matthew Cavanaugh-Pool/Getty Images. The Obamas hosted a country-music concert at the White House this past Tuesday night. Country lumin...[Read on] |
Megan Reitenour makes her mark
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Megan Reitenour made the annals of racing history last weekend.
She became the first women to win a feature race at the Tri-County Motor Speedway, winning the Firecracker 150. AskPatty.com chatted with Reitenour about her racing legacy and what's next ...[Read on] |
Spotlight on Isobella Jade: A real fashion warrior
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Tyra Banks may think she’s got the upper hand when it comes to giving petite models a chance to make it in the fashion industry, but someone’s already beat her to it. Isobella Jade is a real-life fashion warrior as well as the author of the memoir, Al...[Read on] |
Gender Controversy: A debate
| Any big event is going to be with its fair share of controversy. That’s just the way things work. The World Championships in Berlin are no different. Today a story has emerged that has the word written all over it. The women’s 800 meter final is t...[Read on] |
Made in Dagenham trailer
| I can’t embed this trailer on the site because it is exclusive to Times of London, but I had to share because this is a really cool movie.
This trailer so reminded me of Norma Rae and the awesome strong female women who we saw regularly in the movies i...[Read on] |
The Time Traveler’s Wife
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I have to preface my thoughts on this film by saying that my eyes exploded in a huge allergic reaction during the second half of the film. Weirdly, even though I could barely see I liked the second half better but for a epic type romance there was somet...[Read on] |
Women & Wine - Is it Time to Start Collecting Great Wine?
| Ok, so I'm a contrarian this a.m. - and instead of giving you some picks for your budget, I'm going to encouraging you to think about starting to put some gems in your cellar.
The timing has never been better for getting some great wines into your cellar...[Read on] |
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