Handi-Capable Auditions Held in Jacksonville, FL

 

Handi-Capable is a brand new show for folks with disabilities who have a talent.  If you are handicapped and have a talent, please come audition for us.  We’ll be taking auditions at The University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday, June 13^th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.  For more details, please visit http://handi-capable.us/uncategorized/jacksonville-florida-auditions/ or call 417-319-4624.

‘Handi-Capable’ talent contest to hold Arlington auditions | Star-Telegram.com

 

By Robert Philpot

dfw.com

Posted 3:13pm on Wednesday, May. 20, 2015

Ronnie Hurst likes to joke that the photo of him and Rachael Lynee Burns is the “beauty and the beast” photo, then cracks, “but she’s not that bad.”

But she is the beauty, with the pageant cred to back it up: She was crowned Miss Texas International 2014 on March 16, 2014, and she has earned several other Miss Texas International and Miss Texas Galaxy honors since 2010.

She’s also a ballet dancer. Hurst is her manager, a guy with more than two decades of management experience in the entertainment industry, including a stint in the ’90s managing Elvis tribute artist Michael Wroughton, producing dinner theater shows, and writing, directing and producing a show in Branson, Mo.

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Arkansas Passes Privacy Bill That Could Kill Street Photography

One reason I've been a little leery about taking photos of those I didn't know:



Arkansas Passes Privacy Bill That Could Kill Street Photography

Dreams from the Digital Darkroom — 25 Years of Photoshop

Dreams from the Digital Darkroom — 25 Years of Photoshop. BY RUSSELL BRADY 

On February 19, 1990, an unknown software product calledPhotoshop arrived on store shelves, offering entirely new ways for professional photographers and designers to modify and create digital images. At the time, its creators could never have imagined just how influential Photoshop would become, eventually being used in industries as diverse as publishing, advertising, fine art, web design, film, medicine, law enforcement, fashion, government, video games, and countless other fields.

On School Shooters – The Huffington Post Doesn’t Want You To Read This | Peter Brown Hoffmeister

A friend shared this with me a few months ago and I just now finally read it.  Very interesting article and makes sense.  I like video games as well and I do know right from wrong, but do feel these violent kids should be shown the outdoors as well.

My junior year in high school, I was caught with a loaded, stolen handgun on school property at my school in East Tennessee.  Since the owner of the pistol didn’t want to press charges, I simply forfeited the handgun to the local sheriff’s deputy, then was promptly expelled from the school.  No arrest.  No counseling.  No follow-up.  I was never required to see a psychologist or explain my intentions.  This was 1994, long before the famous shootings at Thurston High School, Columbine, Red Lake, Aurora, Clackamas, and Newtown.

On School Shooters – The Huffington Post Doesn’t Want You To Read This | Peter Brown Hoffmeister

F.D.A. Receives Death Reports Citing Popular Energy Drink - Yahoo! Finance

I see no reason why we have or even need energy drinks.  Some may think I don’t like them because I don’t follow trends.  No that’s not it, I just think it’s silly.  We never needed them before so why now? 

With that being said, I think they are dangerous.  There was a reason the Coke product “Surge” was taken off the markets, folks.  It had way too much caffeine.  I remember in high school drinking a 20oz of Surge in 30minutes and it made me very shaky and jittery.  I couldn’t do my school work because I was so shaky, and one night after a bottle of Surge I had a migraine.  It had too much sugar.  they take it off of the market because of it’s caffeine/sugar content.  However shortly after it was taken off, these energy drinks started popping up.  I just don’t get it.  and parents allowing there kids to even drink them?  that’s just ridiculous!  I’m 32 and I have no desire to drink one for obvious reasons.  I may as well take speed pills.  the stuff will kill you!  common sense, people! 

should we ban them? no. we have enough laws.  however we should raise awareness to how bad these things are.  if people quit buying them companies will see that and stop making them, or at least put warning labels on them making people aware of the harms (which I haven’t seen on them yet) or at least make it like cigarettes or alcohol where you have to be a certain age to purchase one.

Five people may have died in recent years after drinking Monster Energy, a popular energy drink that is high in caffeine, according to incident reports recently released by the Food and Drug Administration.

F.D.A. Receives Death Reports Citing Popular Energy Drink - Yahoo! Finance

News flash: Huey Lewis and band are going strong | Music | Kentucky.com

Huey Lewis and the News is one of my favorite bands ever.  I remember the first album I ever had by them, and I’ll explain in a minute.

I first heard the band like most my generation have probably first heard the band:: “The Power of Love” when it was in the 1985 film “Back To The Future.”  I first saw the film in 1988 when I was 8 years old.  At the age of 10 there 1990 album “Hard At Play” came out and that was the first album of there’s I owned.  Sometime shortly after that I had purchased 1982’s “Picture This” and 1983’s “Sports”.  I love there cover of well known Stax recordings on there recent “Soulsville” album and there classic covers that are on the “Four Chord and Several Years Ago” album.  Such an amazing band, and very talented and gifted songwriters!  Glad to see that they are still performing.  Would be neat to see them live someday.

"To be honest, we're having a better time now than we ever have," said Lewis, 62, who will lead a rock and soul revue-style version of The News into Danville's Norton Center for the Arts on Friday for its first Central Kentucky performance in more than 25 years.

News flash: Huey Lewis and band are going strong | Music | Kentucky.com

Romney's 'Big Bird' comment goes viral - NYPOST.com

I’m all for PBS and Big Bird.  I think educational programming for children is important.  but as a libertarian I’m also thinking: should tax payers be paying for it? seriously?  I mean, PBS has regular telethons for a reason.  Cut out such subsidies!  cut out the GM subsidies as well!  Cut out the GE subsidies even!  You want to know why this country is so broke? it’s because we gone away from donations from investors and business people and donations from the kindness of our hearts to donations by force through taxes!  ridiculous!  You can learn a lot on how to save our economy by thinking and acting like a real libertarian.  I honestly don’t know how I really think about Romney, but I do agree with his statement about cutting out PBS funding.

The Republican candidate pledged to cut funding to PBS, the station that airs the puppet bird’s educational show “Sesame Street,” during Wednesday’s debate with President Obama. PBS also happens to be the longtime network of Jim Lehrer, the debate moderator.

“I’m sorry, Jim, I’m going to stop the subsidy to PBS,” Romney explained. “I like PBS, I love Big Bird. I actually like you too.”

Romney's 'Big Bird' comment goes viral - NYPOST.com

How Big Bird won the first presidential debate of 2012 | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

I didn’t watch the debate but heard bits about it on Fox News this morning.  This was one I heard about on there and thought it was kind of funny - and Mitt Romney makes a very valid point: PBS gets donations from it’s viewers so why in the world is it one of America’s millions of subsidies?  I’m all for PBS but people should donate to it out of the kindness of their hearts, not by force.  Where is it in our US constitution does it state we have to pay for all the subsidies?

To the list of "unlikely subjects of political discussion, 2012," please add one beloved "Sesame Street" character. The 8'2" bird entered the conversation at Monday's first presidential debate in Denver, Colorado, when Republican candidate Mitt Romney answered a question about what he would cut from federal spending. He included the federal subsidy to PBS, which broadcasts "Sesame Street."

How Big Bird won the first presidential debate of 2012 | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

2013 reopening planned for Jubilee Foods- Branson Tri-Lakes News News Free - 2013 reopening planned: News Free

 

Almost seven months to the day after being knocked out of business by the Feb. 29 tornado in Branson, officials with Jubilee Foods announced this week that it plans to re-open for business by late spring 2013 in its same location on 76 Country Boulevard.

2013 reopening planned - Branson Tri-Lakes News News Free - 2013 reopening planned: News Free

Andy Williams, TV star and ‘Moon River’ singer, dies at 84 - The Washington Post

*I used to work right near his theater at the Radisson Hotel in Branson and walk by it on the way to Jubilee Foods to work my other job.  Would have loved to have seen his show while living there and never have.  I heard he was a pretty good entertainer.  Heard a few of his songs that I really liked.  what a great voice he had!  R.I.P, Andy.*

Andy Williams, whose languid crooning style and disarming presence propelled him to recording and television stardom in the 1960s, with hits including “Moon River” and the inescapable holiday jingle “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” died Sept. 25 at his home in Branson, Mo. He was 84.

Andy Williams, TV star and ‘Moon River’ singer, dies at 84 - The Washington Post

Get your kicks on Route 66 - CNN.com

 

(CNN) -- Route 66 has been called "the most famous highway in the world," and it remains the ultimate road trip. Within the United States and to travelers from around the globe, Route 66 is on par with the Alamo and the Statue of Liberty as an icon of America.

Route 66 offers today's travelers the chance to press their noses against the window peering into another time, and it shows us an America that still exists off the modern freeway system. Here's a glimpse into that world, with seven things most folks don't know about Route 66.

Get your kicks on Route 66 - CNN.com

Newfound Alien Planet a Top Contender to Host Life - Yahoo! News

 

A newly discovered alien planet may be one of the top contenders to support life beyond Earth, researchers say.

Newfound Alien Planet a Top Contender to Host Life - Yahoo! News

Romney releases 2011 tax return, paid 14.1 percent | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

Romney releases 2011 tax return, paid 14.1 percent | The Ticket - Yahoo! News: Looking to blunt relentless Democratic attacks, Mitt Romney on Friday released his 2011 tax return, a summary of his effective tax rates for the past two decades and, for good measure, two doctor's notes attesting to the good physical health of the candidate and his running mate, Paul Ryan

Mrs. Walton’s Magnificent $2 Billion Museum, Where You Can See the Decline of American Art First-Hand

 I'm not sure if I agree with this article 100% or not, it's a museum I recently heard about from my Art Appreciation teacher.  I do hope to go to the museum sometime.

Mrs. Walton’s Magnificent $2 Billion Museum, Where You Can See the Decline of American Art First-Hand