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Topic: Penny Valentine


  
  Penny Zeller, Author
Penny never ceases to amaze me with her diverse talent, from children's books to history and romance.
Penny has wanted to be a writer since she was seven years old.
When Penny is not writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters, camping, hiking canoeing, and playing volleyball.
www.pennyzeller.com   (650 words)

  
  Penny Valentine
Valentine was worth fawning over, then and for the remainder of her life, which ended last week at the age of 59 after a long struggle with cancer.
She was born of Jewish and Italian ancestry on St Valentine's eve in central London, the only child of a father employed in the old Covent Garden market and a doting mother whose several concurrent jobs included both hairdressing and office work.
It was from their Bloomsbury flat that, at 16, Penny set out to become a trainee reporter on the Uxbridge Post.
www.spectropop.com /remembers/PVobit.htm   (887 words)

  
 valentines day trivia, information about valentine day
Cupid often appears on Valentine cards holding a bow and arrows because he is believed to use magical arrows to inspire feelings of love.
Humorous valentines of the 19th century were called "Vinegar Valentines" or "Penny Dreadfuls." Vinegar Valentines were introduced in 1858 by John McLaughin, a Scotsman with a New York City Publishing Business.
The oldest known Valentines were sent in 1415 A.D. by the Duke of Orleans to his French wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London.
www.corsinet.com /braincandy/valtrivia.html   (2120 words)

  
 New York Racing Association - Saratoga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Overbrook Farm’s Penny’s Gold, who gets one pound from Gaviola in the weights at 118, is undefeated in three starts in the United States.
The Kentucky-bred daughter of Kingmambo-Penny’s Valentine, by Storm Cat was a Group 3 winner in France before joining trainer Christophe Clement's U.S. operation this winter.
Penny’s Gold, undefeated in two starts at a mile and a sixteenth, hasn’t raced since taking the Grade 3 Jenny Wiley at Keeneland on April 12th.
www.nyra.com /saratoga/second.asp?id=682&track=S   (916 words)

  
 Valentine
Cupid often appears on Valentine cards holding a bow and arrows because he is believed to use magical arrows to inspire feelings of love.
Humorous valentines of the 19th century were called "Vinegar Valentines" or "Penny Dreadfuls." John McLaughin, a Scotsman with a New York City Publishing Business, introduced vinegar Valentines in 1858.
Penny Dreadfuls with comic designs drawn in 1870 by American cartoonists Charles Howard became known as Penny Dreadfuls.
odin.indstate.edu /newsletter/feb03/valentinesdayfacts.htm   (378 words)

  
 Salon.com Books | "Dancing With Demons" by Penny Valentine and Vicki Wickham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Valentine and Wickham don't shy away from the more unpleasant angles of Dusty's story: She abused booze and drugs through much of her career and was frequently hospitalized because of distressing emotional imbalance.
But Valentine (who wrote for Britain's Melody Maker in the '60s) and Wickham (Dusty's longtime friend and manager and a producer of Britain's legendary "Ready Steady Go!" TV show) feel like precisely the biographers Dusty should have: Their book is heartfelt and compassionate, without unduly whitewashing Dusty's occasionally indefensible behavior.
Valentine and Wickham describe the scene: "That evening, armed with her hairdresser's equipment and a large bottle of bleach, Debbie turned up [at the hospital] to be faced with a client attached to a transfusion drip.
archive.salon.com /books/review/2001/10/03/dusty/?x   (1188 words)

  
 Vintage Valentines Collections
Even though Valentine's Day falls on February 14, the feast day of certain Christian martyrs named Valentine (third century A.D.), its customs probably began with the Roman Feast of Lupercalia, which was celebrated on February 15.
Mant of the vintage Valentine images you have seen on this Web site were reproduced from "penny" postcards, which were popular from about 1890 to 1917.
The penny postcard became so popular during this era that photographers, studios, printers, and business were always trying to find new and exciting subjects to satisfy an audience that was hungry for new ideas to impress their friend at home.
www.xmission.com /~tssphoto/val_info.html   (503 words)

  
 
Born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, she was a Catholic and a martyr though not a Catholic martyr.
Penny Valentine is in search of a scapegoat for Dusty's failure to live a life of unperturbed normality.
She doesn't reflect on the fact that unusual talents are usually at least intermittently a torment to those who possess and are possessed by them.
www.isd.net /mbayly/review19.htm   (630 words)

  
 Annie's Valentines History Page
Valentine's Day probably came from a combination of all three of those sources--plus the belief that spring is a time for lovers.
The woman whose name was drawn by a man became his valentine, and he paid special attention to her.
The Saint Valentine who died in Rome seems to have been a priest who suffered death during the persecution of Claudius the Goth about A.D. A basilica was built in his honor in Rome in A.D. 350, and a catacomb containing his remains was found on this location.
www.annieshomepage.com /valhistory.html   (1708 words)

  
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It was signed "from your Valentine," and was a note of appreciation to the jailer's daughter, who had brough him food and delivered messages.
An estimated 25 percent of Valentine's Day cards are humorous More than 50 percent of cards are sold the week of the holiday, with the largest and most elaborate Valentine cards sold 48 hours before February 14.
The oldest known Valentines were sent in 1415 A.D. by the Duke of Orleans to his French wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London.
www.icaa.cc /Membersupport/TRIVIA.doc   (2223 words)

  
 Hole in my Head
Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret.
Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today.
Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories certainly emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic figure.
blackfir3.blogspot.com /2006/02/happy-valentines-day.html   (2174 words)

  
 SLTrib Utah City Guide - Food and Drink Articles - True Love Recipes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Now, as Valentine's Day approaches, three Utah couples explain how two is better than one when it comes to owning and operating a restaurant.
Penny, 33, grew up in the seafood business, learning early how to clean lobster and shuck oysters for her family's restaurant in Delaware Bay.
Derrick and Penny said the restaurant would be impossible to run alone -- especially as the couple raises a family.
www.utahcityguide.com /dining/3008.asp   (1557 words)

  
 Spectropop Group Discussion Archives: Digest Number 744 - 13 Jan 2003
The Penny Valentine in question followed in the footsteps of Marcia Strassman in the form of being an actress attempting a singing career.
As for Miss Valentine, she later went on to become student teacher Alice Johnson on the hit comedy socially relevant drama series "Room 222" which ran from 1969 - 1974.
Penny was one of the first members of the Phil Spector App Soc I ran while I was at school, and she was very helpful, although we never met.
www.spectropop.com /archive/digest/d744.htm   (2585 words)

  
 Easy Print from BloodHorse.com
Those two continued on the front end as Penny's Gold moved into contention as Gaviola raced six furlongs in 1:09.64.
Penny's Gold remained undefeated from four starts in North America, including wins in the Keeneland's Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr.
A 4-year-old filly, Penny's Gold (Kingmambo--Penny's Valentine, by Storm Cat) earned $126,120 for the win, her seventh in 11 career starts.
www.bloodhorse.com /viewstory_plain.asp?id=5386   (309 words)

  
 Star-Gazette.COM News to Use   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
As a youngster, besides preparing "penny" valentine cards for my school friends, I convinced my mom to buy some Sweethearts, also known as Sweethearts Conversation Hearts.
The fun was not just in the eating but also in passing on the appropriately phrased hearts to the right friends.
Choosing favorite flavors in a Valentine chocolate heart used to be so confusing that pinching the underside of each piece was part of the fun (not so for the next person!).
www.stargazettenews.com /newstouse/dining/dugan/021005.html   (734 words)

  
 Stitchery Stop Shopping - view our on-line catalog.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Penny rug pattern packets can be made with wool, wool felt or craft felt.
All the penny rug patterns are designed by Melinda Frewin.
Love Grows in Layers and there is now better way to show off your love than to stitch these for yourself or the beloved ones in your life.
www.decordelights.com /stitch/patterns.html   (681 words)

  
 The Valentine's Place
Your kind thoughts and heart-warming words have brought the true spirit of Valentine's Day to me each and every day throughout the whole past year, and now it's my turn to do something special for you.
Gift or no gift, Valentine's Day is the perfect time to tell your family and friends how much you really love them.
There are also many other poems and stories included in my web site that are very nice to use for Valentine's Day in "The Magic Of Love" and in "The Hugs Place." I do hope you will find some things that will bring some enjoyment to you.
www.pennyparker2.com /valentines.html   (295 words)

  
 Happy Valetnine's Day, 2003!
To most of us, Valentine's Day is a day to shower those we love with gifts of flowers, chocolates and jewelry, among other things, but it has its roots as a pagan festival in ancient Rome which paid tribute to the god Lupercus.
Valentine, who had been beheaded by Emperor Claudius in 270 AD was chosen.
The first Valentine's card was sent in 1415 by Charles the Duke of Orleans to his wife, while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London.
www.hostultra.com /~penneysplace/val03/val03.htm   (338 words)

  
 Happy Valentine`s Day!
Claudius II had outlawed marriages when Roman men began refusing to go to war in order to stay with their wives.
The so-called St. Valentine's Day Massacre stirred a media storm centered on Capone and his illegal Prohibition-era activities and motivated federal authorities to redouble their efforts to find evidence incriminating enough to take him off the streets.
After the Romans left England, nearly a century later, the pagan ritual was abolished by Pope Gelsius who established St. Valentine's Day as a celebration of love in 496 A.D. Written by labdancer51.
journals.aol.com /labdancer51/SandrasScribbles/entries/1158   (1926 words)

  
 Variety.com - Penny Valentine
Posted: Mon., Jan. 13, 2003, 10:37pm PT Penny Valentine
By Penelope "Penny" Valentine, known as the first Brit femme journo to write seriously about pop music, died Thursday Jan. 9 in London after a long struggle with cancer.
In the early 1970s, she reigned as one of Britain's most influential reviewers of pop singles and the first woman to do so in a male-dominated field.
www.variety.com /article/VR1117878694.html?categoryid=25&cs=1   (331 words)

  
 Cards From The Past   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
By the 19th century printed Valentine's cards were on sale and extremely fashionable - in 1825 the Post Office handled more than 200,000 letters more than usual on St Valentine's Day.
Commercial valentines were introduced in the 1880's and now the date is very commercialized.
Second only to Christmas, Valentine's Day brings out the card-giver in people, with an average of 1.01 billion cards purchased every year.
www.lilesnet.com /ValentinesDay/cards.htm   (477 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Review-a-Day - Dancing With Demons: The Authorized Biography of Dusty Springfield by Penny Valentine ...
Dancing With Demons, a new authorized biography by Penny Valentine and Vicki Wickham, longtime friends of Dusty's, isn't the most artfully written book: Its language often feels forced and awkward, and the narrative meanders a bit confusingly at times.
Valentine and Wickham don't shy away from the more unpleasant angles of Dusty's story: She abused booze and drugs through much of her career and was frequently hospitalized because of distressing emotional imbalance.
Valentine and Wickham describe the scene: "That evening, armed with her hairdresser's equipment and a large bottle of bleach, Debbie turned up [at the hospital] to be faced with a client attached to a transfusion drip.
www.powells.com /review/2001_11_09.html   (929 words)

  
 AbfiMagazine - Springfield, Dusty
From the very first note, Dusty Springfield's voice made songs such as, "I Only Want To Be With You," "Son Of A Preacher Man," and "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me," worldwide hits and Dusty Springfield an international star.
Penny Valentine was the journalist closest to Dusty Springfield at the height of her fame.
Drawing on the memories of those who knew Dusty Springfield, Valentine and Wickham give the most revealing portrait yet of the singer.
www.abfimagazine.com /popmusic/data/springfielddusty.htm   (473 words)

  
 ABOUT ROD - News, March 28, 2005: CHILDREN FOR ROD & PENNY?
In their first interview as a couple, Penny told how Rod took her to a friend's house in Spain a month after they started seeing each other.
Penny also revealed that the couple dated for four months before having sex.
The couple, who got engaged on Valentine's Day, would not say if they were planning a family, but 34 year-old Penny confessed she has always wanted to be a mum.
www.rodstewartfanclub.com /about_rod/article/EEEkpppkkViDFKBQTp.php   (473 words)

  
 Articles, interviews and reviews from Penny Valentine: Rocks Backpages.
Penny was one of the first British pop writers of note, writing in the ’60s for DISC AND MUSIC ECHO, and then later for SOUNDS, CITY LIMITS and many other publications.
Tragically, Penny lost her battle with cancer in January 2003.
Report by Penny Valentine, Melody Maker, February 1979
www.rocksbackpages.com /writer.html?WriterID=valentine   (837 words)

  
 Untitled Document
DALLAS (SMU) - A long forgotten box of valentines in the corner of a Kansas City basement is now the heart of SMU staff member Nancy George’s Valentine collection.
The valentines belonged to her great-aunt Leslie Peterson and include three-dimensional cards, Victorian cards with hearts and flowers, and red, fl and silver art deco cards.
According to the Greeting Card Association, one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine’s Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year after Christmas.
www.smu.edu /newsinfo/advisories/03138.html   (202 words)

  
 Chell Group's chairman nabbed in boiler room raid
In the latest setback for Chell Group Inc., one of Mark Valentine's favourite penny stock promotions, chairman and long-time director Adrian P. Towning has been arrested in a joint Canada-U.S. crackdown on allegedly fraudulent cross-border telemarketing schemes.
Valentine's handling of dubious domestic and offshore dealings in three of Mr.
Valentine's legendary shorting prowess, dubbed Bermuda Short, was gearing up for an intricate arrest operation.
www.rgm.com /articles/chell.html   (1419 words)

  
 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Dexter and his roommates Will (Andrew Woodworth) and Tobias (Jeff Maynard) are all on Dean Valentine's (Larry Miller) list of students that he wishes to get rid of in order to improve the academic reputation and financial resources of the school.
Despite Valentine's penny pinching, Professor Quigley (Jason Bernard) has succeeded in getting some new computers and access to the Internet for the school.
Pressures continue to mount on Dexter, as he must go along with all of Dean Valentine's promotional schemes, deal with the pressures of the quiz show, is investigated by the government as a suspected computer hacker, and becomes the target of Norwood's plotting to discredit him.
www.chucksconnection.com /computer.html   (844 words)

  
 Cat Stevens interviews, articles and reviews from Rock’s Backpages
Interview by Penny Valentine, Disc and Music Echo, January 1967
THE LYRICS IN Cat Stevens’ songs would imply that he was a simple person involved with the simple things in life.
Penny Valentine takes a jaunt to see Cat Stevens...
www.rocksbackpages.com /artist.html?ArtistID=stevens_cat   (593 words)

  
 Read Reviews on Dancing With Demons: Dusty Springfield - Penny Valentine - MouthShut.com
One of the most glamorous female singers to come out of the pop/rock music era of the 1960s was Dusty Springfield.
She gave us songs like I Only Want To Be With You, Son of a Preacher Man and You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me. Many...
Dancing With Demons: Dusty Springfield - Penny Valentine
www.mouthshut.com /product-reviews/Dancing_With_Demons:_Dusty_Springfield_-_Penny_Valentine-925035924.html   (158 words)

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