Talented colt Om (2c Munnings x Rare Cat, by Tabasco Cat) made a one act affair of the six and a half furlong maiden at Del Mar when bolting away to win by more than seven lengths. Trained by Dan Hendricks, Om improved sharply on his debut fifth at Santa Anita back in June to dominate his peers in resounding fashion at just his second start. A $60,000 Keeneland September Yearling, he fetched $125,000 when re-offered earlier this year at the Barretts March Sale after breezing a furlong in a tick over 10 seconds. The second winner from the first crop of Munnings, Om is a half-brother to stakes-placed Bear Dixiecat from Rare Cat, a half-sister to Grade III winner Rare Rock.


Arriving at the front of the Museum you are welcomed by an old time front porch with requisite swing for relaxing. Entering the foyer of the Museum is a large table with current event information and a sign in sheet for Museum guest. To the left of the table is a console with brochures and maps for tourist to use in planning their trips. Also in the front room are several plaques and pictures representing Cullman's partnering with the German city of Frankweiler. There is a wine barrel lid which was presented by representatives of the community of Frankweiler as a symbol of our strong association. There is a handsome portrait of Colonel Cullman under which is a display case which contains the death certificate of John G. Cullman, a book containing his father's signature and a legal book written in both German and English.
To the right of the foyer is the entrance to the Museum. This room which was sponsored by the Cullman County Archeological Society, it contains a collection of arrowheads spanning over 12,000 years. Of Interest to younger visitors is a central table with different shaped arrowheads embedded in the top of which they can make a rubbing on paper to carry home to remember their visit. There is a case of pottery fragments which help archeologists date ancient cultures. One pot in particular is especially valuable. It was found in a bluff shelter in Morgan County and dates to around 400-600 A.D. This pot was so valued by a previous owner that when it cracked, holes were drilled to tie it together. The Indian tribes had lived in Alabama for more than 12,000 years and included Creeks, Cherokees, Chickasaws and Choctaws, but within a few lifetimes after the appearance of the Europeans they were gone. In the early 1800's the United States government determined to remove all Indians west of the Mississippi, this forced removal has been called the "Trail of Tears". Don't forget to say goodbye to "Big Red" our Indian made from one tree that fell during a 1974 tornado.
Leaving the archeological room we enter the pioneer room. This room is a collection of items common in earlier pioneer life from common kitchen items like a churn to farm equipment, there is even a rough wood bed with ropes instead of springs we think of to support the mattress which was stuffed with cotton or cornhusk. (This is where the saying "Sleep Tight" comes from…you wanted to make sure the ropes were tight so you didn't fall through). Since most people lived in one or two room cabin the bed is high enough for a trundle to be stored underneath to be pulled out at bed time.
Moving out of the pioneer room we pass through the Union and Confederate hall. On the left is a cavalryman's uniform and weapons from the Union. Over 2,600 Alabamians joined the Union Army; about 2,000 of these were assigned to the First Alabama Calvary. They were valuable to the Union Army because of their knowledge of the people and geography of North Alabama. Also as part of the display is a typical dress style of this period. The Confederate display on the right contains an infantry uniform. Most "Secessionists" in the area that would become Cullman County were independent farmers and were of the opinion that it was a "rich man's war but a poor man's fight" most joined voluntarily, while others were forced into the Confederate Army. An interesting part of this exhibit is a dress made in 1849 by a 14 year old girl who picked the cotton, spun the thread, dyed it, wove the fabric and then sewed the dress.
Leaving the Union and Confederate Hall Exhibit we enter the Main Street area of the Museum. Immediately to the right upon entering this area is Cullman's first lighted advertising sign (notice the price of a new Chevrolet in 1924). In this largest exhibition area of the Museum there is a great collection of Cullman life from different eras, club and school articles, early manufacturing and business samples, the "Doctor's Office" with tools of the trade including an amputating set used by Dr. Whiteside. There is a mural picture of an early Cullman street scene surrounded by pictures of leaders from the community. The Photography Shop contains pictures of people and place from earlier times. The Children's Store has clothing articles worn by children of bygone days including a boy's "dress" from the early part of the last century. Tribute is paid to those Cullman citizens who served in different wars by a collection of uniforms, medals, pictures and an honor roll for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
The newest exhibit for the Museum is the Civil War collection which contains cannon balls, bullets, guns and much more associated with this significant event in our nation's history. The fact that the confederate forces of 400 defeated a Union force of 1,400 right here in this era that would become Cullman County is interesting. A centerpiece of this collection is a video detailing this event. The viewing screen for this video is located on a large map of the area with significant battle sites highlighted.
Exiting Main Street you enter the Children's Room with examples of toys from earlier times. There is a special doll that was owned by Miss. Esther Beyer whose father George was Cullman's mayor from 1903-1910. On the wall across from the display is a dimensional painting of children at play.
From the Children's Room you enter the Parlor exhibit. There is an interesting shaped piano that was owned by Mayor Nesmith. There is also a mandolin, zethern, and pump organ all popular forms of home entertainment before the advent of radio and television. There is also an audio sample of different types of music, just push the button and you can hear Fa-so-la singing, fiddle music and a German hymn, all which you might have heard walking past any home in Cullman in the early 1900's. Across from the parlor is a wall of pictures of early Cullman scenes. There is a picture of Colonel Cullman surrounded by a group of women when he was host to a Kaffee Klautz at his home in 1892. There is an interesting picture of digging the railroad cut which took place from 1910-1914 and lowered the track 30 feet. The resulting parks and bridges were described in a Birmingham newspaper of the time as "North Alabama's Venice".
The final room you visit on the first floor will be the Colonel Cullman Room. This room contains a bust of Colonel Cullman sculpted by Father Timothy Harrison of Saint Bernard Abbey. There are pieces of furniture from Cullman's home including a bed which was made locally by the Adam Dreher Furniture Factory. There is also a collection of pictures of Colonel Cullman's family and a picture of the house where he was born in Frankweiler, Germany on July 2, 1823.
The second floor of the Museum which can be accessed by both stairs and elevator contains a nature room with wildlife native to this area. The large bird in the case is called "Eagle Eye" and is over 95 years old. For many years it sat in The Cullman Tribune. Also located on this floor is a display of quilts featuring many different patterns, the centerpiece being one that was quilted at the time of The Civil War.


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A Fox News medical contributor, Dr. Marc Siegel said that an experimental drug molnupiravir may "be the future" of coronavirus treatment, according to a report from Fox News.
The new drug could be brought available in the next four to five months, and is to believed it could be a real turnaround for the treatment of COVID-19.
On Sunday's episode of "Fox & Friends Weekend," Siegel stated, "It may be the holy grail on this because it was just studied in phase two trials and it literally stopped the virus in its tracks. And there wasn't any virus found in the patients that were studied."
The first testing of the drug, which is from Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, has shown "promising signs of effectiveness in reducing the virus in patients," the outlet noted.
According to Fox, the drug would be used at home as a five-day treatment.
"This might be the future once the vaccine really gets control over the pandemic and we just start seeing isolated cases," he said. "By then, this drug might be ready and this might be the drug for over the next several months."
Siegel also went as far as predicting that the United States will be "free of the coronavirus pandemic by the summer."
"This is the very first pill that we have that's something that we might be able to use in our armamentarium against COVID as a therapeutic," he also said.
On Saturday, Mint reported that the antiviral drug causes rapid decline in the virus.
William Fischer, associate professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, said, "The secondary objective findings in this study, of a quicker decrease in infectious virus among individuals with early COVID-19 treated with molnupiravir, are promising and if supported by additional studies, could have important public health implications."
"At a time where there is unmet need for antiviral treatments against SARS-CoV-2, we are encouraged by these preliminary data," Wendy Painter, chief medical officer of Ridgeback, said in the statement.
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Freddie Reid Brinkman and his wife, Kitty, of Liberty (MO) recently established the Freddie Reid Brinkman Pharmacy Scholarship Fund with the Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy Foundation in Weatherford. Brinkman is a 1965 graduate of SWOSU.
A new scholarship fund has been established with the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Pharmacy Foundation on the Weatherford campus.
SWOSU pharmacy graduate Freddie Reid Brinkman (Class of 1965) of Liberty (MO) has established the Freddie Reid Brinkman Pharmacy Scholarship Fund, which will provide a $1,000 annual scholarship to a deserving SWOSU pharmacy student.
"I want to establish the scholarship because of the quality of education I received at the SWOSU College of Pharmacy, and I just want to pass it on," Brinkman said.
Brinkman is now retired. While at SWOSU, he was very active in Phi Delta Chi fraternity and was on the Bulldog baseball team. He also enjoyed intramural basketball.
He and his wife, Kitty, live in Liberty (MO).
"The scholarship shows a strong sense of pharmacy pride for SWOSU," said Patti Harper, alumni development officer for the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.
For more information about giving, contact Harper at the SWOSU College of Pharmacy Alumni and Development Office 580.774.3190 or patti.harper@swosu.edu) or the Pharmacy Foundation (swpharmacy@swosu.edu or 580.774.3191).


Back in 2013, Rounder Records released the critically-acclaimed Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective, a seven-CD box set documenting nearly the entire career of the late, legendary blues-rock guitarist. Compiled by Duane's daughter Galadrielle Allman with producer Bill Levenson, Skydog offered up classic Allman Brothers tracks alongside the guitarist's earliest recordings with brother Gregg in bands like the Escorts, the Allman Joys, and Hour Glass. The set also featured some of Allman's brilliant session work with artists like Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Boz Scaggs, and Delaney & Bonnie as well as a live jam session with the Grateful Dead and rare single releases.
On October 28th, 2016 Rounder Records will release Skydog as a limited-edition box set comprised of 129 tracks spread across fourteen shiny black 180gr vinyl LPs. Each of the set's 1,000 individually-numbered copies includes all the music from the CD version, as well as a 56-page booklet that features rare photos and essays by Galadrielle Allman and music journalist Scott Schinder. New to this release are several unpublished photos of Allman which will be featured on each LP sleeve.
In a departure from normal distribution, Rounder Records has hooked up with PledgeMusic, an online direct-to-fan platform, to make the box set available. Fans can pre-order the Skydog vinyl box directly from PledgeMusic and select from three bundles with exclusive goodies. What do you get for your hard-earned coin? The 'Standard Bundle' ($499) includes the Skydog vinyl box set, custom-printed shipping carton, an eight-panel postcard set, and a B&W photo. The 'Deluxe Bundle' ($580) gets all of that plus an embossed leather turntable slipmat, a lithograph poster, and a signed and numbered copy of Galadrielle's Please Be With Me: A Song For My Father, Duane Allman. The 'Super Deluxe Bundle' ($700) includes all of the aforementioned goodies and features one of 50 limited-edition, numbered LPs in a custom-printed Skydog shipping carton with a correspondingly-numbered copy of Allman's book.
"The Skydog retrospective tells my father Duane Allman's life story in the fierce and melodic voice of his guitar," says daughter Galadrielle in a press release for the new vinyl box set. "From his earliest high school strivings to the stunning virtuosity he finally achieved, it is all here. Being part of this project has deepened my understanding of who my father was, and he was remarkable. I hope it will do the same for all who listen. This collection deserves to be heard on vinyl, still the warmest and richest format there is. I'm so proud it was possible." Grab your copy of the Skydog box set on vinyl from the PledgeMusic website.


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CD Projekt RED's E3 Plans Suggest Big Cyberpunk 2077 Reveal
written by Tyler May 2, 2018
It's a stretch, but the only thing CD Projekt RED has currently in development, that we know of, is Gwent and Cyberpunk 2077. On the E3 page section detailing their categories for their exhibition slot, the studio has been given "Role-Playing" under PC, Xbox One and PS4. Although I'm sure CD Projekt RED will show some things that have to do with Gwent, methinks this coming E3 will be the big gameplay reveal (fingers crossed) for Cyberpunk 2077.
Cyberpunk 2077 has been in development for quite some time, but with only a debut trailer to speak of back in 2013 (not to mention the mysterious "*beep*" tweet earlier this year):
CD Projekt RED has also stated that, although Geralt's adventures could be revisited, they are finished with The Witcher series for the time being. In a 2016 interview with Eurogamer, CD Projekt RED co-founder Marcin Iwinski stated:
"As we said before, never say never [but] right now it's really Blood and Wine. This is the end. Blood and Wine is [the] closing and there won't be any Witcher any time soon – if there ever will be one. And I would really like to see how people feel about it, if they will enjoy it."
Around that time, the Polish studio revealed a 6 year plan that included not only Cyberpunk 2077 to be released, but another RPG as well! When asked about it, Iwinski responded:
"We are a publicly traded company so we cannot comment on that but I can assure you we are not working on another Witcher,"
The plan indicated "a new type of video game format previously unexplored by the studio". What does this mean? Well, it's coming from the studio that made the beautiful Witcher 3, so I'm just waiting in anticipation. My honest guess? CD Projekt RED is venturing into a VR-exclusive RPG.
What about you geeks? Are you pumped for Cyberpunk 2077? Let us know in the comments!
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Sen. Orrin Hatch lays out plan to increase H-1B visa cap, help foreign workers get Green Card
By Sujeet Rajan
NEW YORK: Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the Chairman of the Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force, came out strongly in favor of reforming and enhancing the H-1B visa program to help American employers get required skilled workers and streamline Green Cards for these workers, in his innovation agenda for the 115th Congress, which he unveiled at Capitol Hill, on Thursday.
Pointing out that researchers estimate the US will face a shortage of more than 220,000 workers with STEM degrees by 2018, Hatch laid out his agenda to enhance the H-1B visa program to meet market demands.
Hatch had introduced the Immigration Innovation Act, or I-Squared, in the last two Congresses to modernize the H-1B system, and increase the cap for these visas. At present the cap is 85,000 annually, including 20,000 reserved exclusively for graduates of American educational institutions. Hatch is likely to increase the cap for H-1B visas in his new bill.
Talking of enhancing America's competitive workforce, Hatch said the present system of using H-1B visas to bring in highly qualified workers from other countries to fill job vacancies is "outdated and doesn't respond properly to market demands".
Hatch reasoned: "We need to reform this process to better identify high-skilled individuals who want to come to the United States — and who want to stay here — to contribute to our economy and our way of life."
Without naming them, Hatch came down hard on both US and Indian companies who have "misused" the H-1B visa program to undercut American jobs, and also tried to game the immigration system.
"We need to ensure that this system is not manipulated to undercut domestic wages or displace American workers. Unfortunately, a handful of bad actors has created a great deal of unease about H-1B visas by misusing the system to offshore jobs to foreign workers. We've all seen the news reports. In addition, some of these companies file for way more H-1B visas than they need, squeezing smaller players out of the picture. We cannot allow this small number of bad actors to wreck the system for the responsible companies who want to help American workers and grow our economy," he said.
Hatch laid out possible solutions to curb malpractice in the H-1B visa program: cap the number of H-1B visas any single employer can apply for; multiple waves of lotteries; require additional attestations that an employer tried to fill a job with an American worker but was unable to do so; create a shot clock, so that a visa expires and goes back into the lottery pool if it's not used within a certain period; ease some of the pressure on H-1B visas by streamlining the process for green cards.
"After all, that's the end goal for many of these workers," said Hatch of H-1B workers who spend some of the best years of their work life in carving a new life in their adopted home, and seek a Green Card.
Hatch also sent a signal to tech companies to tone down their aggressive posturing against President Donald Trump and his executive orders that impact foreign workers.
"I'm also mindful of the angst many in the tech community feel about the President's draft executive order on foreign worker visas. I want you all to know that I will work with the President on this and that I will do my part if you will do yours. That includes not provoking the White House unnecessarily," he said.
Hatch also spoke at length about protecting American innovation and inventiveness, litigation and copyright laws; data privacy; tax reforms; and the critical need to have an open, modern Internet.
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On This Day: Rachael Hey-hoe Flint Hit the Highest Individual Score in Test Cricket as Captain
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Heyhoe Flint was a thorn to the Australian side that season. Though she had an average below 36 prior to that series against Australia she was phenomenal in 1976. The first two tests of the Ashes was ended in a draw and Rachael Flint had been the backbone of English batting in those two tests along with Enid Bakewell. 110 in the 1st Test at Manchester was followed by a 49 at Birmingham. As the previous two tests ended without a result, it was decided that the 3rd test would be played over four days at The Oval. It was a new thing in Women Test as all the tests used to be of three days.
Batting first, England was shattered by the Australian fast bowling. Raelee Thompson (3/31) and Karen Price (3/6) paired up to wrap up the England innings. It's because of determined batting of Lynn Thomas (72) and support from Megan Lear (21) took the total to 134. Thomas batted for about 3 hours for her 72 and added 62 runs for the 5th wicket with Lear. In reply, Australia gained a mammoth lead of 245 runs. Sharon Tredrea scored 63 and Jans Lumsden scored 123. Lumsden became the first Australian batter to score a Test century at The Oval.
By the beginning of the day 3 Australia was in commanding position. England started their innings with an intention to survive two days against the fearsome Aussie attack. Till lunch, in 22 overs England batted steadily and scored only 25 runs without any casualties. They didn't mind the slow run-rate as survival became the most important thing. Half an hour later after the lunch, the hero of the first innings, Lynn Thomas was sent back to the pavilion. Just before the drinks, England lost their 2nd wicket for 66 runs. England skipper came into the middle.
Flint had scored only 12 in the first innings but she was determined to do better in the next. Flint, subdued her natural attacking play in order to save the test match. With June Stephenson she added 40 runs for the 4th wicket in more than 120 minutes. She gradually became confident and was piercing the gaps well and kept the scoreboard taking. When it seemed that both the batters would play through the day, Stepson got run-out. In the meantime, Flint completed her half-century in 144 minutes. In 123 over Australia managed to score 151 runs at the lose of 4 wickets.
She continued her touch in the next day as well and brought up her 3rd century and 2nd in the series. Megan Lear and she added another 120 runs to avoid the horror of an innings defeat. Australia's nightmare didn't end there. One of their front line seamer who could have destroyed the tailender got injured during the match. Sharon Tredrea was blowing as fast she can but Flint too was at her very best. She ducked the good balls while never hesitate to punish the deserving ones.
In one such occasion, Flint hooked the ball which went to Thopmson very fast, clipped the finger and went to four. The ball in her journey to four broke the ring finger of Thompson as well. Without their front line pacer, Tredrea was forced to take the extra workload which made her ineffective in the dying hours. Out of 264 overs that England batted, Rachael was there for more than 200 overs in her way to 179. Her innings lasted for more than 9 hours and hit her career-best knock before departing.
England in contrast to their batting display in the first innings, projected a fighting, grim batting to save the test match. They batted for two days and out of the 264 overs they played to their 326, 157 overs were maiden. Rachael Heyhoe Flint led from the front to deny the Test victory to Australia. The series ended in a draw. Her 179, even after 44 Years of its occurrence stands as the highest individual score as the Captain in any Test innings.
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Daily Dhaka Times: Sunny Leone was in an exclusive Video Hangout with TV Times on recently. Here is a transcript of what Sunny had to say on love, life, controversies, television and films she has worked on. Interview published on Times of India.
Sunny Leone was the most googled celebrities in India in 2014 year and past three years consecutively, beating Priyanka Chopra, Narendra Modi, Aishwarya Rai and many other celebrities. Did you know that you were the most googled celebrity? How does it feel?
Sunny: I read it in the paper and I was really happy. It is like I never believe it till I see it. It is an exciting moment and I thank my fans for being so supportive. People might not love me or they think this or that about me, they say so many different things. They have set a bench mark for me.
You became a household name with Bigg Boss. Suddenly everybody wanted to know more about you. How it happened was also every interesting. Tell us about your experience in Bigg Boss? You entered mid-series and you went almost to the end.
When that moment came, when Mahesh Bhatt entered the Bigg Boss house and handpicked you for a movie, what was going in your mind?
Sunny: Hahah! Firstly, in the confession room I looked him and I had no idea who he was. Her daughter, Pooja, was directing it. And she really wanted me in her movie and I was like 'yeah yeah, this is all not true'! I thought this was just for television during Bigg Boss. When I met him again, they had a contract for me. So, it was real. That was the moment when I was like WOW! I am getting a chance to make my first movie, the thing which I always wanted to do my entire life. And, it was extremely a happy moment. I can't be more thankful to Mr. Mahesh Bhatt and also Pooja for putting me in her movie.
And then there has been a kind of no looking back for you with the TV shows that you are doing and films you are working on. Did you think the journey would be like this?
Sunny: Never in million years, I didn't imagine all this, I didn't expect all this. I know that whatever I do, I will work harder and I will try my best. But, I didn't know that I will move all the way across the country will land up to Mumbai, India. And I am always thankful for what all I have got here and every day I learn something new. Every single day, something amazing happens. But when sometimes something doesn't go well like any movie which doesn't do good or any media person catches me and ask something which hurts me.. these things actually are not good. I believe in Karma. I believe good things come to you if you are true and honest to yourself. I am pretty fortunate. I feel really good that I have so amazing people in my life. I got those opportunities which I never imagined.
How are you responsible for everything that is going wrong in India? This is something which I am dying to ask you.
Sunny: I have no idea. I never preached anything, I never said anything, and I never said to follow my path. It is actually quite astonishing. Those who are trying to push me down, they want to punch me or kick me whatever they are trying to do, I just want to tell them that no need to spread so much negativity. And all those people who all are saying all this, if they will come up to me and will ask to help their community then I will be the first person to call the press and help them. I will clean up their neighborhood, plant more trees. I don't think so saying wrong things about me will keep them healthy. Help and make people happy rather than degrading and making them feel bad. We are living in the world of hatred, let's spread some love. I don't know why always I am targeted.
Why do you think all this happens?
Sunny: Obviously, they are getting what they want; everybody prints their words in their newspaper. Everybody puts it on TV. and somewhere media highlights them.
How you deal with this negativity? How do you stay focused?
Sunny: My husband and I talk about everything, about every negative thing which is going on about me. But we actually can't do anything about it if anybody is saying anything about me. At the end of the day, if they physically hurting us, if they are threatening my life or my husband's life then it is a different story. We can't have control on their words. I know that my husband and I really work hard so we have to stay focused for our work. I am here to follow my dream, there are so many people who are here to make my dream come true then obviously I have to stay focused.
What are your suggestions to have a fabulous and glowing skin like you have?
Sunny: Well I do believe, if you feel good then you look good. There are people out there who have different types of body who always want to try something new. One should eat well. When one eats good food then it automatically reflects on your face and on your body. One should not drink alcohol, should not do drugs and should not smoke as you are giving something unhealthy to your body which will affect you. Then your mind will start feeling unhealthy and if you don't do all this then your mind, heart and your body will feel better. One should exercise regularly, can do just for twenty minutes daily or just for three days in a week. Whatever that makes you happy. Eating really well, don't smoke cigarettes, don't do drugs and don't take alcohol in excess. And when you are picking up your products, select them according to your skin. Don't use any product that has ingredients which will break your skin. It also about applying clean products on your face. And if you want to take care of your face, say no to fried food. No more French fries, no more pizza. That will actually show on your face. And I am sure, if you will stop eating all this nonsense for just one week, you will see a new face.
How comfortable are you speaking in Hindi?
Sunny: Main har roz hindi bolti hoon (I speak Hindi everyday). It is just that you guys speak a lot in English with me that's why I speak a lot of English in back. I am very comfortable speaking in Hindi, the only time when I am not comfortable speaking in Hindi is the time when I leave India for a week or ten days. No one speaks with me in Hindi in USA and then when I come back, I find it a bit difficult but then again within a week, I get comfortable.


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MARTA L. GUTIERREZ
The clouds opened up yesterday and rain came down from the heavens like tears, as our lovely mother, Marta L. Gutierrez, slowly passed away to join her husband of 65 years, our beloved father, in heaven, a mere four and a half months after his passing.
Our "warrior" finally lost her 21 year fight with cancer after a long and courageous battle that taught us a true lesson about faith, love, kindness, and inspired us with her perseverance and conviction. Her loving and generous nature also showed us how to structure a life based on love, loyalty, and friendship to all. "Tienes que cumplir" was her everlasting motto. Mom taught us to always extend a helping hand to all who needed it.
Our mother proudly worked at S&H Kress for over 20 years and finished her career at JC Penney where she made numerous lifelong friends whom she dearly cherished. She loved to dance the night away at Kress reunions, New Year's "Epoca de Oro" dances and our special brother Mario's annual birthday parties. The friendliest person ever put on this earth, Mom could spark up a conversation with anyone and anywhere. Her pride and joy were her grandchildren and great-grand-children. Her zest for living was unparalleled and her everlasting love and devotion to our brother Mario was second to none.
Our mother was preceded in death by her husband, Hector D. Gutierrez, Sr., parents Zeferino and Josefina Ledesma, siblings Vicente, Zeferino, Camilo, and Tomasita.
She is survived by her children, Sylvia (John) Quinn, Hector D. (Olga), Adolfo (Sylvia) and Mario Alberto. She is also survived by her brother Juan Manuel (Maria Elena) Ledesma, her grandchildren Hector D. (Farah) Gutierrez III and Jessica (Orlando) Mondragon, her brother-in-law, Feliciano (Amparo +) Gutierrez and sister-in-law, Rosa Maria (Phillip +) Smith, and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to Dr. Luis Benavides and staff, and Dr. Eduardo Miranda and staff for providing her with the utmost care. Special thanks to her faithful and loyal caregivers, Rosie, Graciela and Luz and her close friends, Juanita Cantu, Elena Moreno, and Norma Guevara, and to all the relatives, friends and neighbors who were always there to lend a helping hand.
Mom, you have left a void in our hearts that we know can never be filled, but we know you are in heaven dancing and singing with Dad.
Visitation will be held Thursday, December 21, 2017, from 5 to 9 in the evening at Joe Jackson Heights Funeral Chapels, 719 Loring at Cortez. A Rosary will be held at 7 in the evening.
Funeral services will be held Friday, December 22, 2017, departing the funeral home at 8:30 a.m. to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00 a.m.
Rite of Committal and Interment will follow at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
You may express your condolences to the family online at: www.joejacksonfuneralchapels.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of the funeral service professionals at Joe Jackson Heights Funeral & Cremation Services, 719 Loring at Cortez, Laredo, TX 78041, 956-722-0001


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Alvarez Named 'minerals Czar' Under Arroyo
Source: Inquirer
Michael Lim Ubac & TJ Burgonio, Inquirer, http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=79168
MANILA, Philippines—Former environment secretary Heherson Alvarez may now be called the "minerals czar," having been appointed chair of the government-owned and -controlled Philippine Mining Development Corp. (PMDC).
Alvarez yesterday welcomed his appointment and said he was looking forward to "creating wealth for our people from the bosom of the earth, but with due respect for the environment."
President Macapagal-Arroyo signed Alvarez's appointment papers on July 17, a day before Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced that former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza had been named environment secretary in place of Angelo Reyes, who took over the energy portfolio from the reportedly resigned Raphael Lotilla.
Also on July 18, the President signed Executive Order No. 636 "transferring" PMDC from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to the Office of the President, citing the need to "closely monitor and oversee the efficient and effective implementation of the utilization and development of [the country's] mineral resources."
PMDC is the environment department's corporate arm tasked with exploring, developing, mining, smelting and producing, among others, all kinds of mineral deposits and resources.
"We will push for sustainable development in the mining sector while adhering to the principles of responsible mining, strict enforcement of environmental and mining laws, protection for indigenous peoples, and sharing of benefits for all stakeholders," Alvarez, who was environment secretary in 2001-2002, told the Inquirer.
Benjamin Philip G. Romualdez, president of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (CMP), welcomed Alvarez's appointment, saying industry players expected him to do a good job.
"[Alvarez] has started many processes and efforts related to PMDC. His getting a job such as PMDC chair is no surprise," Romualdez said.
DENR 'still in charge'
Horacio Ramos, director of the DENR's Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), said that even with the transfer of PMDC to the Office of the President, the environment department would continue to manage the bulk of mineral-rich areas and regulate mining.
"Our interpretation is that [PMDC] would only manage projects assigned [to it]," Ramos told reporters.
Ramos said PMDC would continue to handle "special projects" and the MGB would manage the rest of the mining projects.
He said the MGB would also continue to perform its functions of regulating companies (including those managed by PMDC), issuing permits, and conducting geo-hazard surveys, among others.
"We're still in charge of the safety of all mines, including those managed by PMDC," Ramos said.
Alvarez also said as much, explaining that the issuance of environmental clearance certificates—a prerequisite for the issuance of mining permits—remained with the DENR through the MGB.
"All regulatory powers are still with the DENR," he said, but quickly pointed out that the issuance of mining permits was now under PMDC.
"I'm the chairman of PMDC, which is in charge of minerals and non-minerals and all mining concerns. PMDC is under the Office of the President," Alvarez said, adding:
"She transferred the authority under her office because she wants efficient management of this wealth for purposes of addressing poverty."
'Much clearer' functions
Alvarez said there would be no duplication of functions.
The functions are "much clearer" now, he said, explaining that prior to the issuance of EO 636, the DENR was in an awkward position because it issued mining permits to private and public companies and at the same time checked compliance with environmental laws.
"There's conflict of interest because [the DENR] has regulatory powers ... on environmental concerns," he said.
Ramos said the MGB welcomed the transfer of PMDC to the Office of the President because it would get more funding for the exploration and development of mining projects.
"I think that's the main reason it was transferred, and we welcome it because with a P500-million annual budget, we can hardly fund its activities," he said.
Prior to its transfer, PMDC was part of the Natural Resources Development Corp., another government-owned and -controlled corporation chaired by the environment secretary and created mainly to focus on developing the mining industry.
It managed special mining projects foreclosed by the government, projects held by the Assets Privatization Trust, and projects with canceled mineral production sharing agreements.
All other projects not under PMDC are managed by the MGB.
"They can't supervise, for instance, Philex Mining because under the law, that's under the MGB," Ramos said.
The mining areas covered by PMDC constituted an estimated 40,000 hectares, which is small compared with the estimated 20 million hectares covered by the MGB, according to a DENR official who asked not to be named for lack of authority to speak publicly on the matter.
Engine for growth
In taking a direct hand in the development of the mining sector, the President wants to turn the country into a world mining leader by 2010 "in line with [her] vision for the Philippines to become a First World country in 20 years," Alvarez said.
He recalled that at the 7th Asia-Pacific Mining Conference and Exhibition last month, Ms Arroyo said the mining industry would "serve as a leading engine for Philippine economic growth, becoming a source of revenue and wealth to allow the government to seriously bring down the level of poverty in the country."
According to Alvarez, PMDC will take charge of opening to serious investors some 65 non-performing mining tenements that were previously canceled, covering a total of 68,000 hectares.
He projected the income from mining to reach $2 billion by yearend, rising to $10 billion annually if the expected mining boom occurs.
The Philippines is the world's 5th richest country in terms of mineral resources. This year alone, investments in mining have reached more than $500 million.
'Misleading'
According to Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye, the Inquirer report yesterday on the transfer of PMDC is "misleading in that it gives the impression that all mining concerns have been transferred from the DENR to the Office of the President."
"The text of EO 636 clearly states that it is the [PMDC], a government-owned and -controlled corporation, that is being transferred to the Office of the President. There has been no change in the DENR's mandate on mining matters," Bunye said.
But the activist group Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) warned that such a transfer would open the floodgates to the destruction of the environment and of communities by mining firms.
"We all know that [Ms Arroyo] has listed mining as one of her priority investment areas in her 10-Point Agenda. We fear that with the mining industry under her watch, regulations will become loose, in pursuit of more foreign investments," ATM coordinator Roy Calfoforo said in a statement.
Calfoforo said the closure orders against S.R. Metals Inc., San R Construction Corp. and Galeo Equipment Corp. in Tubay, Agusan del Norte, were a triumph of environmental regulation.
"But with [Ms Arroyo] usurping authority from the DENR and [transferring] industry regulation directly under her authority, will she exhibit the political will to go after bigger mining operations with better, more sophisticated connections?" he said.
The DENR official who had sought anonymity said he believed the transfer was meant to facilitate coordination between the Office of the President on one hand, and the local government units and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) on the other, in the grant of mining permits.
LGUs can impose a moratorium on mining while the NCIP issues a certificate of precondition—a requirement for the issuance of permits to small- or large-scale mining firms, the official said.
Diwalwal model
"With the President coordinating, the process of getting the endorsement of the LGU and NCIP precondition certificate will be much easier," he said.
In a statement, Alvarez said that as environment secretary in 2001, he addressed the 19-year-old problem on Mt. Diwalwal in Davao which, he noted, had been described as "a festering social wound of greed, power and violence in the conflict between small and huge interests, the lowly and the mighty."
At least 6,000 people have been killed in Diwalwal, including a judge and a town mayor, since gold was discovered there in 1983.
Alvarez said that on his suggestion, Ms Arroyo signed Proclamation No. 297 declaring Diwalwal a mineral reservation under DENR management. With a report from Ronnel W. Domingo


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Daniel Frederick Grant, né le  à Fredericton au Canada et mort le  dans la même ville
, est un joueur canadien de hockey sur glace de la Ligue nationale de hockey.

Carrière
Après avoir évolué dans la Ligue américaine de hockey, Danny Grant va rejoindre les rangs de la LNH en 1965 avec les Canadiens de Montréal de 1965 à 1968.

Il s'engage en 1968 avec les North Stars du Minnesota pour y jouer jusqu'en 1974.
Il arrive ensuite aux Red Wings de Détroit qu'il quittera en 1978 pour terminer sa carrière aux Kings de Los Angeles en 1979.

Il marquera 535 points (263 buts et 272 passes) en 736 matchs de LNH.

Statistiques
Pour les significations des abréviations, voir statistiques du hockey sur glace.

| 1962-1963|| Petes de Peterborough|| AHO|| 50|| 12|| 9|| 21|| 0|| || || || ||
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| 1964-1965|| As de Québec|| LAH|| 1|| 0|| 1|| 1|| 2|| --|| --|| --|| --|| --
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| 1964-1965|| Petes de Peterborough|| AHO|| 56|| 47|| 59|| 106|| 0|| || || || ||
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| 1965-1966|| Canadiens de Montréal|| LNH|| 1|| 0|| 0|| 0|| 0|| --|| --|| --|| --|| --
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| 1965-1966|| Petes de Peterborough|| AHO|| 48|| 44|| 52|| 96|| 34|| || || || ||
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| 1966-1967|| Apollos de Houston|| CPHL|| 64|| 22|| 28|| 50|| 29|| 6|| 4|| 4|| 8|| 2
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| 1967-1968|| Canadiens de Montréal|| LNH|| 22|| 3|| 4|| 7|| 10|| 10|| 0|| 3|| 3|| 5
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| 1967-1968|| Apollos de Houston || CPHL|| 19|| 14|| 8|| 22|| 6|| --|| --|| --|| --|| --
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| 1968-1969|| North Stars du Minnesota|| LNH|| 75|| 34|| 31|| 65|| 46|| --|| --|| --|| --|| --
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| 1969-1970|| North Stars du Minnesota|| LNH|| 76|| 29|| 28|| 57|| 23|| 6|| 0|| 2|| 2|| 4
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| 1970-1971|| North Stars du Minnesota|| LNH|| 78|| 34|| 23|| 57|| 46|| 12|| 5|| 5|| 10|| 8
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| 1971-1972|| North Stars du Minnesota|| LNH|| 78|| 18|| 25|| 43|| 18|| 7|| 2|| 1|| 3|| 0
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| 1972-1973|| North Stars du Minnesota|| LNH|| 78|| 32|| 35|| 67|| 12|| 6|| 3|| 1|| 4|| 0
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| 1973-1974|| North Stars du Minnesota|| LNH|| 78|| 29|| 35|| 64|| 16|| --|| --|| --|| --|| --
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| 1974-1975|| Red Wings de Détroit|| LNH|| 80|| 50|| 36|| 86|| 28|| --|| --|| --|| --|| --
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| 1975-1976|| Red Wings de Détroit|| LNH|| 39|| 10|| 13|| 23|| 20|| --|| --|| --|| --|| --
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| 1976-1977|| Red Wings de Détroit|| LNH|| 42|| 2|| 10|| 12|| 4|| --|| --|| --|| --|| --
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| 1977-1978|| Red Wings de Détroit|| LNH|| 13|| 2|| 2|| 4|| 6|| --|| --|| --|| --|| --
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| 1977-1978|| Kings de Los Angeles|| LNH|| 41|| 10|| 19|| 29|| 2|| 2|| 0|| 2|| 2|| 2
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| 1978-1979|| Kings de Los Angeles|| LNH|| 35|| 10|| 11|| 21|| 8|| --|| --|| --|| --|| --
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| 1981-1982|| Express de Fredericton||  LAH|| 18|| 2|| 7|| 9|| 4|| --|| --|| --|| --|| --

| 736|| 263|| 272|| 535|| 239|| 43|| 10|| 14|| 24|| 19

Références

Naissance en février 1945
Naissance à Fredericton
Joueur des Canadiens de Montréal
Joueur des North Stars du Minnesota
Joueur des Red Wings de Détroit
Joueur des Kings de Los Angeles
Joueur des As de Québec
Joueur de l'Express de Fredericton
Joueur d'un Match des étoiles de la Ligue nationale de hockey
Gagnant du trophée Calder
Joueur néo-brunswickois de hockey sur glace
Champion de la Coupe Stanley
Membre du Temple de la renommée sportive du Nouveau-Brunswick
Attaquant de hockey sur glace
Décès à 74 ans
Décès à Fredericton
Mort d'un cancer au Canada
Décès en octobre 2019
Capitaine des Red Wings de Détroit

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The Vampire Who Played Dead
Spinoza Trilogy #2
By: J.R. Rain
Narrated by: Justin Fraction
Series: Spinoza Trilogy, Book 2
The Vampire in the Iron Mask
The Spinoza Trilogy, #3
Spinoza is a private investigator who specializes in finding the missing. He's good at what he does. Damn good. But he's also a recovering alcoholic and a royal mess. Now determined to redeem his troubled soul, Spinoza won't let his personal demons-or demons of any kind-stop him from finding the missing.
So much fun
By Optimus Prime gb on 06-03-20
The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo
Spinoza Trilogy, Book 1
Three years ago, high school student Veronica Fortune witnessed the brutal murder of her parents. Now armed and dangerous, she sets out to hunt down the very thing that destroyed her life. That is, until she disappears. Spinoza is a private investigator who specializes in finding the missing. He's good at what he does. Damn good. But he's also a recovering alcoholic and a royal mess. Hired to find Veronica, Spinoza won't let his personal demons - or demons of any kind - get in the way of finding the truth about the missing girl.
I don't believe in vampires
By happyjo on 03-02-18
Lost Moon
Vampire for Hire, Book 18
By: J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
Samantha Moon spent the past 13 years fighting the evil trying to consume her, but at least she knew where it lurked. With the dark masters unleashed, her life has become one of constant vigilance and sleepless nights. One upside, though: She's on speaking terms with the sun again. Allison's vision of a ticking supernatural time bomb wiping out civilization sends them racing out to the Arizona desert. After hastily gathering reinforcements, they confront the harbinger of the end times before it can strike.
Sam fights with the dragons.
By: J.R. Rain, and others
Moon Master
Vampire for Hire, Book 16; Red Rider, Part 2
At long last, Samantha Moon's learned the truth behind her vampire sire and why he turned her. But with that comes a revelation about an ancient evil that preys on innocent young witches. Turns out Sam has a unique connection to the fiend, but it might not be enough to help her find the monster. Of course, it's not like she doesn't have all the time in the world. That changes when the Red Rider abducts a 10-year-old girl, intending to devour her unusually strong magic.
Ding doing the crazy is gone
By Lucia on 05-06-20
By: J. R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Samantha Moon's newest friend turns out to be a supernatural the world has never seen before, not for real - a zombie, or at least something similar. The young woman isn't rotting or mindless, but no self-respecting dark master would want such a shell. Fearing this poor woman is the spearhead of the apocalypse, Sam rushes to find the source of the infection before humanity is doomed.
By: J. R. Rain, and others
Vampire Sire
In Vampire Sire, private investigator Samantha Moon has the sword of all swords in her pocket - and she's going to need it.... A crack private eye for her client cases, Sam's been tormented by her own cold-case mystery - the elusive identity of her attacker. When Sam receives a shocking letter and an unexpected windfall, she teams up with Allison, her witch BFF, to check out a spooky estate. What she discovers there sends her hurtling down a path toward the unmasking of her vampire sire - he who turned her, 12 years ago.
very good story
By Ernest Garcia on 03-11-20
By: J. R. Rain
Amazon's number-one best-selling vampire detective is back! In Midnight Moon, private investigator Samantha Moon returns when she's hired to look into a haunting. A female house ghost is wreaking havoc on the life of her new client - except this isn't a normal house ghost, and her new client, Charlie Reed, isn't what he seems either. There's something strange going on in Charlie's house, something truly not of this world. Meanwhile, Sam's teen daughter, Tammy, is coming into her own as a mind reader - abilities that attract the devil himself.
By Kristina Floyd on 08-02-17
Vampire Fire
In Vampire Fire, private investigator Samantha Moon's new client asks her to find a dead guy - a dead guy she knew. It doesn't take Sam very long to figure out that something wicked this way comes - very, very wicked - but there's no way she can walk away from this case...However, Sam's client doesn't want the guy's body - he wants his soul. And if Sam fails, then two others will die. Now Sam must track down the spirit of a dead man who's hiding from his destiny and hand him over.
I was up until 430am reading this
By Joey McIntosh on 01-27-19
When Sam delves into the creature sightings that have spooked Lake Elsinore residents, she crosses paths with the case of two missing boys. The police are stumped, and Sam and her werewolf lawyer boyfriend, Kingsley, team up to investigate both cases. And what lies beneath the surface of the lake is just the beginning for the paranormal abomination that has taken over Lake Elsinore. This is no legendary monster. Its diabolical evil spans centuries and even worlds - and it sets its sights on Sam's loved ones....
By Jeff on 10-02-20
Vampire for Hire, Book 3
In American Vampire, the sequel to Vampire Moon, private investigator Samantha Moon receives a heartbreaking phone call from a very unlikely source: a five-year-old girl who's been missing for three months. Now on the hunt, Samantha will use her considerable resources, including her growing supernatural abilities, to locate the missing girl before it's too late.
Great addtion to the Series!
By Cheri on 03-28-16
Vampire Moon
Now in Vampire Moon, sequel to Moon Dance, private investigator Samantha Moon finds herself hunting down a powerful crime lord and protecting an innocent woman from her ruthless ex-husband—all while two very different men vie for her heart. And as the stakes grow higher and her cases turn personal, Samantha Moon will do whatever it takes to protect the innocent and bring two cold-blooded killers to justice—her own brand of justice.
Series continues in fine form
By Karen K on 09-10-11
Vampire Games
Samantha Moon is hired to look into the suspicious death of a popular fighter—and quickly discovers there's far more to the story than meets the eye. As she uncovers clues into the boxer's past, she will come face-to-face with something unexpected...and something only whispered about. Additionally, Samantha must confront the growing supernatural powers of those closest to her—and a betrayal that will rock her world.
Moon Dragon
Nine years ago, federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire. Now in Moon Dragon, private investigator Samantha Moon investigates allegations by her dead ex-husband's mistress that a killer is on the loose... a killer who just might be immortal. And when another woman vanishes, the clock starts ticking....
Great Bedtime and Travel Story
By Crystal on 04-20-15
Vampire Sun
Eight years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire. Now in Vampire Sun, private investigator Samantha Moon looks into the bizarre disappearance of a woman who enters a Starbucks, but never leaves. Her distraught husband, a person of interest, hires Sam when a Corona Police Department detective gets killed and the case grows cold.
I love this series but the books are too short!!!
By Beatrice on 08-08-14
Seven years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire. Now in Moon River, private investigator Samantha Moon is asked to look into a string of bizarre murders, murders that are looking more and more like the handiwork of a bloodthirsty vampire. But when her sister, Mary Lou, goes missing, Samantha, Allison, and Kingsley take the fight underground...into the dark heart of a vampire's lair.
By Diane on 09-24-13
Moon Island
Six years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire. Now in Moon Island, Samantha Moon is hired to look into the mysterious drowning of a super-rich hotel tycoon. The death occurred exactly one year ago, at the family's annual retreat on a private island in the Pacific Northwest.
Getting irritating and far-fetched
By Zulu on 11-08-13
Private investigator Samantha Moon is faced with an impossible decision - a decision that no mother should ever have to make. A decision that will change her life, and those she loves, forever. And through it all, Sam finds herself in a lethal game of vampire vs. vampire as a powerful - and desperate - enemy will stop at nothing to claim what he most desires.
What a Mother Will Do To Save Her Child......
Elvis Has Not Left the Building
Narrated by: Eric Stuart
It's tough being the King. Which is why in 1977 Elvis faked his own death and endured massive facial reconstruction surgery, and disappeared from the limelight to live a normal life as the unassuming Aaron King. Unfortunately, leaving fame behind also meant leaving his fortune behind, too, and now Elvis finds himself broke and living in near poverty in a small apartment in Los Angeles. Luckily for him, it turns out he's a pretty good private investigator.
It's Now or Never
By Friend Zone on 07-08-18
Two years ago, a woman is murdered in cold blood. Now a son she'd given up for adoption returns to claim his inheritance. To verify his claim, a DNA test is ordered. Except there's one problem.
Her grave is empty.
Spinoza is a private investigator who specializes in finding the missing. He's good at what he does. Damn good. But he's also a recovering alcoholic and a royal mess. Hired to find the missing body, Spinoza will follow a set of clues that leads him to the unthinkable, a world of nightmares and dreamscapes. A world inhabited by the living and the dead.
©2011 J.R. Rain (P)2013 J.R. Rain
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Prof. Arnold Ehret's Mucusless Diet Healing System: Annotated, Revised, and Edited by Prof. Spira
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What listeners say about The Vampire Who Played Dead
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Another vampire
This book was interesting and I really liked the action scenes. This detective is busy finding vampires!
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Book 2 in the series.
Story was good. Narration was okay. Kind of like a detective noir vibe. Very monotone delivery.
I'm hooked on the trilogy!
this book,as the first, is very well written. I enjoyed them very much and am about to begin the third!


We introduce a new concept called a pulse-coupled neural network (PCNN). This system works by inputting a two dimensional image into the PCNN. The PCNN iterates over a set of five equations generating an output of summed pulses versus time. The output is solely dependent on the shape and the intensity of the image input into the network.


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Posted on May 5, 2016 by Galion Inquirer
Northmor falls to Cardington
Sports, Top Stories
By Mike Tanchevski - GALsports@civitasmedia.com
The Northmor baseball team talk strategy during a game against Cardington on May 4. The Knights lost 11-5. Northmor has regular season games remaining with Mount Gilead, Fredericktown and Highland and a first round tournament game at Fairbanks.
Mike Tanchevski | Galion Inquirer
Northmor was forced to go on the road to play a home game due to poor playing conditions on its diamond. The road trip to Cardington proved to be as unpleasant as the weather. The Pirates defeated Northmor 11-5, handing the Knights their eighth loss in the last 10 games.
Northmor head coach Buck Workman and starting pitcher Jake Farley refused to blame the loss on the playing conditions.
"The conditions were rough — Farley couldn't even grip the ball. But we told our kids it's the same for both of us — you just have to battle through," Workman said.
Farley was reserved in his assessment.
"I don't want to blame the weather, but I just couldn't throw a strike," he said.
Farley pitched 5 2/3 innings in the loss, allowing nine runs on seven hits. He gave up nine walks and a slew of wild pitches.
The cold and raw conditions definitely impacted the senior's performance.
"A couple of times the ball went 30 feet over the catchers head; I couldn't find the zone tonight," said Farley.
Workman on Farley: "He didn't have his best stuff today. He's been lights out all year. Today he threw a couple of ball that almost went over the backstop."
Daniel Kill was more effective for Cardington. The sophomore struck out 11 Northmor hitters over six innings of work. He allowed three runs on three hits with a pair of walks in the win.
"Kill is one of their top two pitchers," said Workman.
The Knight's coach put some responsibility on his players regarding Kill's stats.
"We helped him out too much-swinging at balls over our hands," he said.
Workman was frustrated with his team's approach at the plate.
"I think we had double digit strike outs (12) for the game. You have to put the ball in play to make things happen," he said.
Cardington jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning taking advantage of two singles, two walks and a combination of wild pitches and passed balls.
The Knights charged back in the bottom of the inning to get within one of the lead, 3-2 on three singles and a Cardington throwing error.
The inning had more potential.
"The first inning we got down two bunts and scored two runs," said Workman. "I think if we get a couple of more bunts down I think we might have scored more runs. We're not helping ourselves when we strike out three times to end the inning."
The Pirates had base runners in all seven innings. They took advantage of the conditions to move runners at every opportunity. Cardington added single runs in the third and fourth innings, four runs in the fifth inning and a pair of runs in the sixth inning.
Northmor scored a run in the fifth and two in the seventh to end its scoring.
Farley scored three times for the Knights. He had a pair of singles and reached on a fielder's choice and an error.
Workman summed up the team's current struggles.
"We're just not doing the little things to get the job done," he said.
Northmor has regular season games remaining with Mount Gilead, Fredericktown and Highland and a first round tournament game at Fairbanks.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/05/web1_IMG_0966.jpgThe Northmor baseball team talk strategy during a game against Cardington on May 4. The Knights lost 11-5. Northmor has regular season games remaining with Mount Gilead, Fredericktown and Highland and a first round tournament game at Fairbanks. Mike Tanchevski | Galion Inquirer
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Why Can't I Remember Anything?
How to maintain a strong memory — even when you think you've lost yours.
By Mehmet Oz Published: Jun 30, 2006
Why can't I remember a damned thing?
Generally speaking, as an average adult you will have less memory next year than you do right now. Still, a large percentage of the population does not experience any significant decline at all. So how do you become one of those people?
Maintaining a strong memory depends on your ability to increase flexibility in the brain's synapses. There are several steps you can take. The first, obviously, is to protect your head. Since the brain has the consistency of a hard-boiled egg, bruising it even mildly can have a significant impact on memory.
The brain also needs exercise. Stimulate it by traveling outside your normal environment and by doing things like crossword puzzles. The foods you eat can also make a difference. The omega-3 fatty acids found in nuts, olive oil, and avocados are correlated with arterial health, which is important because memory decline is often the result of a loss of nutrients to the brain. Amazingly, coffee seems to have a beneficial impact on memory, too.
To test your memory, take a seven-digit number and memorize it. If you can still remember the number after five minutes, you're fine; if you can't pick it out of a list of three, that's early Alzheimer's. If you just forget some digits, though, you're probably an average guy experiencing some brain aging. Then again, who says you have to be average?
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Lecturer at UC Berkely's Haas School of Business, author of Practical Wisdom and one of TED's most popular speakers!
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The Paradox of Choice
As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically h...
As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them, it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations, and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. In the long run, this can lead to decision-making paralysis. And in a culture that tells us that there is no excuse for falling short of perfection when your options are limitless, too much choice can lead to clinical depression.
The Costs of Living:
How Market Freedom Erodes the Best Things in Life
Americans have come to view more and more of their lives in free-market, economic terms. Market thinking has permeated education, the professions, sports, family and friendship,...
Americans have come to view more and more of their lives in free-market, economic terms. Market thinking has permeated education, the professions, sports, family and friendship, and politics. This book presents a criticism of this market view of life, arguing that most of what is good about education, medicine, law, sports, love, friendship, and democratic politics is undermined if the market gets too close to them. Indeed, even the market stops working if people behave in it in the way that economists say people always behave. Thus, the book argues, the market erodes the best things in life, and must be restrained, not encouraged, in its movement into places where it doesn't belong. The book is aimed at a non-professional audience.
The Battle for Human Nature:
Science, Morality and Modern Life
This book presents the view of human nature as entirely governed by self-interest that is shared by the disciplines of evolutionary biology, neoclassical economics, and behavioral psychology. I...
This book presents the view of human nature as entirely governed by self-interest that is shared by the disciplines of evolutionary biology, neoclassical economics, and behavioral psychology. It shows what these disciplines have in common in their approach to understanding human nature, and contrasts their view with most people's everyday conceptions of what human nature is like. After presenting the theoretical perspectives of each of these disciples, the book turns a critical eye on them, and argues that their views are at best limited, and often simply wrong. However, the book finally argues, we cannot expect the errors of these disciplines to be self-correcting, for if people and the social institutions they live within come to believe these disciplines, then our social lives will come to look more and more like a confirmation of the picture of human nature that they paint. The last two chapters of the book sketch a picture of the mean-spirited world that would result if we took these disciplines to be telling us the truth about human beings.
Practical Wisdom:
A reasoned and urgent call to embrace and protect the essential human quality that has been drummed out of our lives: wisdom. In their provocative new book, Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe explore the insights essential to leading satisfying liv...
A reasoned and urgent call to embrace and protect the essential human quality that has been drummed out of our lives: wisdom. In their provocative new book, Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe explore the insights essential to leading satisfying lives. Encouraging individuals to focus on their own personal intelligence and integrity rather than simply navigating the rules and incentives established by others, Practical Wisdom outlines how to identify and cultivate our own innate wisdom in our daily lives.
Barry Schwartz Profile
Barry Schwartz studies the link between economics and psychology, offering startling insights into modern life.
He is the author of many books, most recently, Why We Work (2015), an eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace, and Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing (2011), a reasoned and urgent call to embrace and protect the essential human quality that has been drummed out of our lives: wisdom.
In 2005, Barry published The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less The message of the book is that too many choices can paralyze people into inaction and cause them to be dissatisfied with even good decisions. It was named one of the top business books of the year by both Business Week and Forbes Magazine, and has been translated into fourteen languages.
Barry is currently a lecturer at UC Berkely's Haas School of Business, and previously served as a visiting professor for NYU's Stern School of Business. He is also the Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action at Swarthmore College, in Pennsylvania. He has been there since receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. He has published over 10 books and more than 100 articles for professional journals. His work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation. He is a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, and was recently honored by being named a Phi Beta Kappa Distinguished Visiting Lecturer for 2006-07. Among Schwartz's older books are two written for general audiences: The Battle for Human Nature (1986), and The Costs of Living (1994), each of which was awarded the prize for outstanding non-fiction book of the year by the Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Barry has published articles on various topics in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Parade Magazine, USA Today, Advertising Age, Slate, Scientific American, The New Republic, Newsday, the AARP Bulletin, the Harvard Business Review, and the Guardian. He has appeared on dozens of radio shows, including NPR's Morning Edition, and has been interviewed on Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN), the Lehrer News Hour (PBS), and CBS Sunday Morning. He has lectured to audiences as large as 5,000, among them the British and the Dutch governments, as well as trade organizations and businesses representing industries as diverse as healthcare, personal finance, travel and leisure, restaurants, supermarkets, consumer electronics, office supplies, software development, and e-commerce, advertising, arts and entertainment, cable television, home building, and the military. It appears that the "choice problem" is relevant in every corner of modern society.
The Way We Think about Work is Broken
Barry Schwartz Talk Titles
The Paradox of Choice:
Why Less Is More
The logic behind the presumption that if some choice is good, more choice is better seems compelling. But in his ground breaking work, Barry Schwartz has found evidence that there can be too much of a good thing-that a point can be reached at which options paralyze rather than liberate. From consumer products, to Medicare prescription drug plans, media choices, travel options and even financial services, Schwartz' research has shown that when confronted with overwhelming choices the vast majority of us will either end up unhappy with the choice we make, or choose to not make a choice at all.
What makes work satisfying? Apart from a paycheck, there are intangible values that, Barry Schwartz suggests, our current way of thinking about work simply ignores. It's time to stop thinking of workers as cogs on a wheel. Based on Barry's latest TED Talk and new book, Why We Work, Barry presents an eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace.
We've long been taught that the reason we work is primarily for a paycheck. In fact, we've shaped much of the infrastructure of our society to accommodate this belief. Then why are so many people dissatisfied with their work, despite healthy compensation? And why do so many people find immense fulfillment and satisfaction through "menial" jobs? Schwartz explores why so many believe that the goal for working should be to earn money, how we arrived to believe that paying workers more leads to better work, and why this has made our society confused, unhappy, and has established a dangerously misguided system.
Nurturing Character
The international financial crisis of the last two years has vividly illustrated how, when things go wrong, people are quick to reach for two tools to fix them: more and better rules, and smarter incentives. This talk will show that neither rules nor incentives are adequate substitutes for character. To induce people to do the right thing, we need to figure out how to get them to want to do the right thing. Rules and incentives may make things better in the short run. But they make things worse in the long run, by demoralizing activities and demoralizing the people who engage in the activities. The task before us—in finance, in education, in medicine, in law, and in virtually any occupation that involves human interaction—is to find ways to nurture character rather than destroying it.
The Right Way to Do the Right Thing
When our institutions fail to give us what we need and expect, we reach for two tools to try to fix them. We develop rules and standard operating procedures ("sticks") to force people to do the right thing, and incentives ("carrots") to entice them to do the right thing. Both strategies are evident throughout the educational system as the demand for "accountability" grows ever more insistent. In this talk, I will argue that neither does the job. What we need instead of rules and incentives is character—virtue. We need people who want to do the right thing because it's the right thing. And most especially, we need the virtue that Aristotle called "practical wisdom." Moreover, the more we rely on rules and incentives, the more we drive wise practices and wise people out of education. Our task is to find ways to nurture practical wisdom; instead we are destroying it.
The Paradox of Choice: Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
The new Medicare prescription drug plan will save senior citizens billions of dollars, so why are so many of them afraid to sign up for it? There is now ample evidence that when you increase choice by offering more and more options, a point is reached at which paralysis rather than "freedom" is the result.
The Paradox of Choice: Public Policy
A central aim of public policy in a democratic society should be improving the welfare of its citizens. Even when resources are plentiful, this is an extremely challenging task, because of the difficulty of determining what "welfare" consists in. Thus, collective welfare requires freedom, freedom entails choice, and choice is enhanced by wealth. The more choice people have, the better. But though the logic of choice may be compelling, there is growing evidence that the psycho logic is not. Indeed, there is growing evidence that for many people, increased choice produces decreases in satisfaction-sometimes even misery; that it sometimes produces paralysis, not liberation.
Choice and College
Both Colleges and the students in them are afflicted with choice overload. Colleges torture themselves and millions of high school students trying to select the very best applicants. Students torture themselves trying to select the best colleges. And once they're in college, and offered almost no guidance about what to study, students are lost in an ocean of course possibilities. Students are less satisfied with their experiences than they should be, and completely uncertain about what their future should be. All of this misery is produced in the name of "freedom" and "excellence." It is wasteful of time and energy and it can and should be fixed.
How Market Freedom Erodes the Best Things in Life Americans have come to view more and more of their lives in free-market, economic terms. Market thinking has permeated education, the professions, sports, family and friendship, and politics. Thi...
Science, Morality and Modern Life This book presents the view of human nature as entirely governed by self-interest that is shared by the disciplines of evolutionary biology, neoclassical economics, and behavioral psychology. It shows what these...


This eBay photography & pictures tutorial will surprise some of you. It's not in-depth like almost all of my eBay Tips & Tutorials are.
However, I did this on purpose.
Over the years, I've found that one of the #1 reasons people don't get started selling and making money on eBay is their fears about taking product photos.
Some photography fears are "I can't afford good lighting, props, backgrounds, and a camera".
So, I made this super short tutorial to show that taking great photos for your eBay listings is no big deal and anyone can do it!
Those of you who know me, know my favorite saying is, "Keep it simple". Just watch this 2:30-minute video (or read the transcript below) and see how easy it is to be an eBay photography pro, even when you're a total beginner.
No fancy schmancy photography studio needed! I use a wall in my living room. And I don't have tons of high-tech photography equipment. Mostly I use my cell phone! My backdrop is a $1.50 foam board instead of a crushed velvet $45-per-yard drape.
Bottom line, you don't have to invest big money or be a National Geographic photographer to be able to take awesome photos that will help your items sell faster and make higher profits.
You may remember when I bought this shirt. I also bought a coat for $5 and some change.
This is where I take photos. Here I've got a couple of these kind of lights set up on each side. I'm actually in my living room. We sold all our living room furniture so that we had a nice photo taking room and a meeting room, so it works out really well.
Here I've got my shirt all ready, and what I've done is I use this foam board, this white foam board, that comes in a dull white. You could buy it in different colors. Also I have it in black and blue. I like this.
I have it set up on a table, and then I just pop a tack in the wall to where I want to take a photo of, and then I make sure my shirt is all buttoned up. Then I'll take a photo of the front and then the back. I'll do a close up of the birds, and then I'll also do the tag.
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I like to use a tool called PhotoScape, and I also have PhotoShop, but I like PhotoScape for editing photos really fast. Then I will crop it so that all that stands out in my photo is the shirt itself, and I'll do the same with the jacket. I'll show you.
Here I have the jacket hung up. I'll also take photos of the sleeves so that people can see a close up. I think that's really important to see the sleeves and that they're nice and clean.
Then the zipper, this is a heavy metal zipper, like vintage style. I think that it's really important to show the good quality. And to also mention the good quality of the zipper.
This is a heavy coat, and I'll include close-ups of all of these things that are little details. Pay attention to detail. I think that's really important to help sell an item, and, of course, how clean the inside, the fleece, is.
eBay photography is easy, right?
Attitude is half the battle. As you see in this video I'm totally nonchalant about angles, lighting, backgrounds, equipment, etc.
If you're ready to jumpstart your eBay store and start learning how to sell on eBay, please schedule a training or consultation today!


Thinking about changing cat food? Want to try a different cat litter? We show you how to make it easy!
Cats are like people - some like change, some like things exactly as they are. Changing cat food or changing cat litter can be tricky, but if you follow our transition process, it will be just fine!
"Transitioning" just means changing things slowly - even if your cat is one who welcomes new things, it can hurt their digestive system to switch foods too fast. The result can be cat vomiting and cat diarrhea. Cats have very delicate digestive systems. While they may be enjoying the taste of the new food, it can end in discomfort for them - and more clean up for you.
Day One: Mix 90% old food and 10% new food in their bowl.
Day Two: Mix 80% old food and 20% new food.
Day Three: Mix 75% old food and 25% new food.
Day Four: Mix 50% old food and 50% new food.
Day Five: Mix 25% old food and 75% new food.
Day Six: Mix 20% old food and 80% new food.
Day Seven: Mix 10% old food and 90% new food.
After Day Seven it should be safe to give your cat 100% new food.
Every cat is different - if you find that your cat vomits or has diarrhea after one of the Days, go back to the Day they were comfortable with. Remain at that mix for another day or two, then try moving on to the next stage.
Cats with more sensitive digestive systems will probably require longer than the seven days.
It is a good idea to discuss changing cat food with your vet before you begin the process. They might have a recommendation about which food is best for your pet, or a prescription diet to address any medical needs.
When changing cat litter use the same day ratios as food. Some litter switches are more difficult if your cat is used to the feel of a certain litter. Switching from clumping (soft) to something like pine litter (larger, harder litter) may take more time - if they go for it at all. Our cats objected so strongly to one type of litter that I gave up on that one and went back to what they were used to.


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…… Mostly Average
Posted on March 1, 2009 by twilightdawning
It wasn't just the promise of tickets waiting for me on the door that drew me back for a second night with Mostly Autumn. I'd enjoyed the first night and I was interested to see how the previous night's shenanigans would effect the prospect of recording a live album at the Shepherd's Bush Empire (a venue I don't like but, hey, I live just round the corner). Would Heather's "scratchiness" (her term) floor the attempt at making a live album? Would the live album be released with a fill-in vocalist or be aborted all-together? Hey, it's a hard rock soap……… The answers as always fell somewhere in between the obvious guesses.
Tonight, the band have more than adequate space to flex their musical and physical muscles. Unlike in Mancester, they're not all stood on top of one another, eight musicians on a stage built for three. The audience can actually see Iain Jennings. Not least because he's lost the top keyboard of the three on his tower. Anne-Marie Helder can get out from behind her keys when she is playing the flute and Andy Smith can wander the stage at will which makes him look just a little more Spinal Tap than he did last night…..
The setlist is the same as last night on the whole with those songs that were dropped because of Heather's health mostly restored to the line-up. Eye contact between Josh and her is restored and there is even signs of some humour between the pair. Inbetween song comments are kept to a minimum in the spirit of the intention to capture this for a live recording without too many fake fades being required. The band members still have an irritating habit of leaving the stage when the songs do not require them to be there which looks unprofessional but that is their choice, I guess. All is well, the mix is better than the night before and except for one peculiar moment when Ms. Findlay seems to be asking the sound engineer to take her down in the mix (down???) there is none of the problems from the previous night which could have been interpreted as being a little prima-donna-ish……
And then Heather introduces "Above the Blue" from the new album "Glass Shadows". Now this isn't my favourite song from that set. To these ears, it all sounds a little too much like the Carpenters. But Heather obviously believes in it. She has dedicated it to her baby and her partner and for her it is obvious that this is one of the key moments of the night. Perhaps it all meant a little too much. The band all left the stage except Anne-Marie who plays delicate and sensitive keys and for the first two verses all is well. But Heather has decided that a snare-drum has been left taut and is causing an intrusive echo or click and all of a sudden the song is off and needs to be begun again. There is some yelling and some semi-humorous comments aimed at the drummer who showed no signs of taking it all personally (I think most would have done). The audience are very much on the band's side and take it in good spirits and the song is started all over again – for the good of the live recording. There is one moment when the security guard at the front of the stage allows his walkie-talkie to go off mid-song second time around and just for a second I think we're going to have the same problem again but Heather digs down deep and completes her song. Strange.
The rest of the show goes off mostly without incident. The band are tight, energetic and enthusiastic and, most importantly, unphased by what has gone before. Anne-Marie Helder, still battling with her sounds been way too low in the mix, has real talent and charisma. Olivia Sparnenn takes her moment in the spotlight (smaller tonight) with aplomb. And Bryan Josh masters it all, level-headed, thoughtful, talented.
The first encore, Tearing at the Faerytale, which was missing last night is restored and goes very well indeed. The band are all set for "Carpe Diem" from "Storms Over Still Water" which had been a major highlight the night before when Heather shows Bryan "thumbs down" and the song has to be skipped and the bemused band move on to the final encore. The final encore is a cover of Genesis' "Turn it on Again". The night before with Olivia having to handle lead at short notice and the band overwhelmed by complex timing, they had murdered this. Tonight, with Heather on vocals but the band still a little at sea, it is a little better. It is fun but not the big finish its meant to be.
So over two nights, Mostly Autumn showed themselves capable of scaling "Half the Mountain" but health (and personnel?) issues kept them from any kind of peak. Whether this is a temporary blip or sees the band heading for winter, only time will tell……..
Anne-Marie Helder
Iain Jennings
Bryan Josh
Andy Smith and Heather Findlay
Goodnight and Thank you
(Combined) Set list for the last two nights
Fading Colours
Caught In A Fold
Flowers For Guns
Unoriginal Sin
Simple Ways
Dark Before The Dawn
Answer The Question
Last Bright Light
<<Above The Blue >> second night
Half The Mountain
Close My Eyes
Never The Rainbow
<<Tearing at the faerytale>> Second Night
<< Carpe Diem>> first night
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la_stone on March 3, 2009 at 3:01 pm said:
Nice reviews. I'll look out for them


This highly successful animated advertisement campaign was commissioned by the Emirates Red Crescent. It aired on various Dubai and Abu Dhabi TV channels on Ramadan (2014). We were tasked with developing everything from scratch — from concept and writing to production, post production and marketing.


Since it snowed, New York has become a dangerous place to be a pedestrian. Murky slush threatens to ruin your favorite Prada shoes with every step you take. Regardless of how painstakingly you tip toe through the treacherous terrain, some areas have a thin blanket of ice left there by lazy or otherwise incapable homeowners. Thankfully, the amount of such areas is diminishing rapidly. To comfort myself during these troubling times (joking, obviously), I purchased a new blouse from Theory to tide me over until spring, along with a dinky little key pouch from Marc by Marc Jacobs, as you can see above.
The key pouch, which retailed for $88, was mine for $14, which came as a total surprise. The tag said it was $60; when I opened it up, it was on sale for $40-something, and then it was 70% off. I thought it was going to be $60!
The pouch is actually very convenient. It organizes my keys well and makes them easy to pull out. It will also be perfect to use with my Chanel flap. I never directly put my keys into my flap because I don't want to scratch up the inside, so this will be very helpful.
It's very tiny and compact!
I kind of splurged on this Theory blouse, but I had been eying it for quite some time. Now I am eying a different blouse, this time from DvF, but that can definitely wait. (Let me confirm your suspicions - the DvF blouse is ruffled.) I put off purchasing this particular blouse because I was waiting for it to go on clearance, but it didn't, and there was only this one left, so I bought it.
The blouse is a gorgeous blush color with a very faint and delicate print.
I got it for $90, which is a lot less than the $235 it retailed for, but I tend to get Theory blouses for $40 at most, so this was a bit of a disappointment. However, I totally believe in splurging on something if you really love it, and I really love this blouse. It looks very delicate and pretty. It will be perfect with some white skinny jeans, my beige Chloe flats, and my vintage Pierre Balmain bag. It just needs to get a bit warmer!
LOVE the key pouch!! Where did you find that?!
Ooh, do you get $40 Theory blouses from Loehmann's as well? I don't know if I should check that place out or not!
did you buy the pouch at a normal store? :) or like an outlet?
is the MBMJ wallet in mink? if so, does it get dirty easily??


HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - A woman was rushed to the hospital after she was struck by a car near Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School.
Hialeah Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were rushed to the scene in the area of West 12th Avenue and 78th Street, just before 7 a.m., Wednesday.
The 50-year-old victim was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital to be treated for a head injury.
The driver involved remained at the scene.
7Skyforce HD flew above the scene where the car could be seen with its hazard lights on.