Picture a sweet, little Italian grandmother. Now picture an Italian princess. Furthermore, picture the Italian princess who is also the daughter of a Nobel Prize winning-scientist. Combine those three images and the character you have just described is Princess Maria Elettra Marconi.

It might not be a whole different ballgame, but it’s definitely a whole different ball.

For the first time in 35 years, the NBA’s official game ball has a new design and is made of microfiber composite instead of leather.

Based on preliminary data gathered by two physicists at the University of Texas at Arlington, the bounce of the new basketball is considerably more erratic, and it becomes slick during play.

The last 2 years have been interesting for Kathy Staab. It was June of 2004 when she made a real estate investment by buying the old Jane Pickens Theater in Newport. After buying the building, she felt that it needed to be saved and decided to leave the fashion business and take over full control of the theater.

Things have gotten better here in Spain. I can finally say that I am happy to

be here and I am not as homesick as I was before. I believe that thinking

positive and staying occupied has gotten me through this experience as well

as prayer. One night I prayed for a better day, and ever since then, I have

felt better about my stay in Spain.

According to the American Breast Cancer Association, approximately 212, 920 women in the nation will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. Does that number seem high? That’s because it is. That’s a lot of women, and the reason that raising breast cancer awareness is so important.