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Book Exposes Hilarity Found in Obituaries from Around the Country

Henderson, NV (PRWEB) May 05, 2011

To some, death is a solemn occasion, filled with quiet contemplation and reflection. The Cox brothers are not such people. Their new book, Deadly Mistakes: Real Obituaries Gone Amusingly Wrong (published by AuthorHouse), is filled with annotated examples of hilarious obituaries from around the country. When describing their motivation, the brothers say:

Obits generally are rather simple. In the words of Sergeant Joe Friday, they “just state the facts.” But some people just can’t state the relevant/important facts and leave it at that. They often treat the trivial as important, minutia as meaningful.

Life may not be fair, but it can be pretty absurd. It can be amusing. As Will Rogers said, “Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.” Sam Peckinpah was a bit more jaded when he said, “Life is awful. Ain’t it fun to watch.”

The Cox brothers are poignant, witty and irreverent. They succeed in finding the funny in every obituary, proving that nothing – not even death – is so serious that it can’t be humorous. Their comments lead readers through pages of unlikely conclusions and outrageous claims, and guarantee head-shaking laughter on every page. Deadly Mistakes proves that it’s better to go out laughing.

About the Authors

Terry Cox, 64, is a retired high school history teacher, part-time political activist and full-time cynic. Terry and his wife Pam live in Nevada, where he writes angry letters to the editor. They are rejected.

Scott Cox, 60, is a process-improvement consultant. He and his wife Pat live in Arizona, where he roots for the Phoenix Suns and works crossword puzzles. He did well on his last prostate exam.

AuthorHouse, an Author Solutions, Inc. self-publishing provider, is a leading provider of book publishing, marketing, and bookselling services for authors around the globe and offers the industry’s only suite of Hollywood book-to-film services. For more information, visit http://www.authorhouse.com.

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by kaitlyn rose

 

Your home is the centerpiece of your life.  You spend anywhere from 8 to 24 hours a day there, and the care and design you put into it is a major life investment.  The colors and textures of your furnishings, drapes, art, and of your surroundings in general reflect both your personality and your taste.  Did you know that the time and financial investment taken to select the interior lighting of your home make all the difference in its appeal and comfort? These choices deserve your best consideration, and true color technology from OttLite is a great way to enjoy your home even more. Besides enhancing the visual appeal of your interior decoration choices, full spectrum lights are the solution for your desire to see the true colors of your home.

Bear in mind, however, that you will also want to carefully select lighting for your surroundings, because of the drastic effect that lighting has on your health and your moods.  That’s right!  Your use of visual lighting in the home also affects your health, the health of your family, and your pets.   The effect of light on mood, and therefore the extended quality of life, in an interior environment has been documented in scientific health journals worldwide. Hence, full spectrum lights should be used for all interiors whenever possible. OttLite Home Décor Series is a great source of illumination for true color and really does bring daylight indoors to make work and play at home easy on the eyes.

Ottlite Technology® is based on the research of Dr. John Ott, author of the scientific study and best-seller, Health and Light. Dr. Ott, a lifelong proponent of natural light for health and longevity through the use of true color full spectrum lighting, developed this lighting technology and the results were a full range of lighting for home, office, and laboratory work.

OttLite lamps are great for reading, writing and close work such as sewing and crossword puzzles.  OttLite has created models of floor lamps, reading and desk lamps with styles and designs for the every taste.

All OttLite products are full spectrum, low glare, and low heat to provide a comfortable, healthy work environment and are a must for anyone who needs bright, low glare illumination in their home.  The OttLite line of True Color Technology provides not only perfect color matching, it allows you to read, study, and work on crafts and home projects for longer periods of time and with significantly improved concentration on your work.

That’s right, we said “work” for where else is it more evident that work is important if not in your home.  With the true light of OttLite lamps, your home will be the beautiful, safe haven you want for your health, protection and well-being, and to reflect the care you’ve put into it.

 

 

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Crossword Puzzles and Other Stimulating Activities are a Great Way to Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s

(PRWEB) November 11, 2005

Alzheimer’s currently affects approximately 4.5 million Americans and National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, this November, is dedicated to educating the public about the disease. With no single known cause, many experts recommend taking preventative measures against Alzheimer’s, including partaking in mentally stimulating activities, particularly crossword puzzles. Medical experts believe that these mind building hobbies help nourish the brain and build a buffer against diminished brain function.

Older Americans, afraid of the challenge of crossword puzzles, should receive comfort from the words of Stanley Newman, crossword puzzle editor for Newsday, world champion puzzle solver and editor of over 100 puzzle books for Random House Puzzles & Games – “Crossword puzzles are a perfect way to stay mentally fit. They come in every ability level and are fun, engaging and intellectually stimulating.” Newman also provides these tips for completing a crossword puzzle:

∙ Always look at the title of a puzzle, it’s often a great hint to get you started.

∙ The best answer to fill in first is one you’re absolutely sure of, so don’t automatically start with 1 Across. Very often, a “fill-in-the-blank” clue is a good place to start.

∙ After you’ve written in the first answer, try to fill in answers that already have one or letters filled in from the crossing words. It’s almost always easier to figure out answers that are partially filled in.

∙ Don’t “jump around,” filling in answers all over the puzzle. Your solving will be easier and faster if you concentrate on one area of the puzzle at a time.

∙ Never solve crosswords in pen. You can’t erase pen mistakes and looking at filled-in words you know are wrong makes successful solving extremely difficult. If you want to impress onlookers, use an erasable pen.

In addition to crossword puzzles, reading, playing chess, playing musical instruments or knitting, combined with other everyday actions, including being social, staying physically active and eating right, may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s. With the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s expected to jump significantly as the population ages, knowing these healthy tips to help stave off the disease is as important as ever.

*** Stanley Newman is Available for Interview

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by Al Jazeera English

Fifth House
Rajanka (soverign’s mark); kara (tax or toll); Buddhi (intellect); Tanaya(children); Putra (son) ;jartara(belly); Smriti (traditional law) poorvapunya (virtuous act preciousluy sone).

The fifth house of Vedic astrology is the house of progeny. It denotes whether one will have children or not. Benefic or the moon in the fifth house increases the strength and number of the progeny. Fruitful signs (cancer-Kataka, Scorpio- vrischika and pisces- Meena) on the cusp of the 5th or the 11th promise children, if the other testimonies also lend support. Barren signs (Aries- Mesha, Leo-simha and Virgo-Kanya) on the cusps of the 5or 11th houses (11th house being 5th to the 7th, representing the wife) and the lords of 5 or 11 not in fruitful signs, Moon not in a fruitful signs, the lord of the lagna not occupying a fruitful sign and no fruitful planet in the 5th or the 11th house, are indications of no children, The fifth house signifies the first conception or pregnancy; the seventh shows the second; the ninth the third and so on.The fifth house presides over pleasure, pleasure, society and social inclinations. It deals with tastes and fancies artistic talents and property derived through wife or business partner’s luck. The type of recreation, entertainment, amusements, sports, luck, the type of recreation, entertainment, amusements, sports, romance and similar interest that appeal to a person is denoted by this house. It is connected with all material and physical pleasures, merriment and amusements of all sorts. . It indicates places of entertainment.

The fifth house of Vedic astrology being a trine house, indicating ‘poorva punya sthana’ shows what meritorious deeds one could have done in the previous birth. It is also concerned with speculative affairs and all matters of enterprise prompted by the desire nature. All games of chance like cards, crossword puzzles, dice horse, shares etc., lottery, gambling of the fifth house.The native’s love affairs, the degree of success or failure achieves in love affairs, courtship, courtship and licentiousness, the legitimate and illegitimate attraction and social intercourse between sexes prior to wedlock after, marriage come under this house; also kidnap, rape, and what not it may be said to represent the seat of the physical and magnetic attractions between the opposite sexes.In questions relating to national affairs, the 5th house indicates envoys, ambassadors, banquets, etc.The following according to Uttara kalamritam, have also to be determined from the 5th house in Vedic astrology.

Good morals, mechanical art, discretion (weighing merits and demerits of a thing ), discrimination between virtue and sin, prayer by incantations, chanting of Vedic hymns, religious mindedness deep pondering profound learning and wisdom, enormous richest hereditary  post , festive occasion , intense action paternal property, liaisons with courtesans and gift of cooked rice.Bhattotpala has mentioned that chanting of mantras of sacred hymns, spiritual practices, intelligence and literary compositions are influenced by this house.The author of Jataka parijatham makes it clear that a person’s tutelary deity, intelligence, son, religious merit and ruler or sovereign are to be ascertained from the 5t house. According to him pilgrimage has to be predicted taking the 2nd 5th, 7th and 11th bhavas, visits to far-off pllaces being found out with reference to the 12th bhava.(Malefic in the second house show separation from family. It may include, therefore, a journey .5th house connected with malefic will bring in separation from children and benefices in 5 indicate visit to holy places to fulfill one’s; the house is to make a journey and to have some breaks on the journey while proceeding or while returning home. The 10th house shows pilgrimage to holy places or journey on duty).

In Vedic astrology 5th house shows that one will be inclined to take risks and speculate. One may speculate. His gains or loss is shown by the planet with which lord of 5 is conjoined or by which it is expected. Also the bad aspects to 5th cusp from the lord of 5 or 8 or 12 show gains in speculation. (This is my unfailing finding. Research students can verify.) 5th house indicates short journeys. publications lf the nest younger brother ,mother’s bank position, one’s own child’s or  the second younger brother’s (younger to the next younger brother ) health, success or failure, their characteristics, fortune etc. ,changes in maternal uncle’s position his loss or hospitalization of pet animals. 6th house is the 12th to the 6th). Gains to partner, profit to the opponent, friends of the partner, father’s father, long journey made by father, his higher academicals qualification, his contacts with strangers and foreigners, marriage to elder brother or sister, elder brother’s partner in business or maraca (death).

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