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  • DPA GIFTING SUITE BRINGS A TOUCH OF HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR DURING THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

    Preity Upala, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jun 6, 2019

    For the most glamorous film festival in the world, the Cannes International Film festival, DPA was the host of a celebrity-gifting suite. This year the premiere Media company set out to treat the stars to an array of exciting and cutting edge brands and products. Held in the legendary Intercontinental Hotel, Cannes a watering hole for many a star, dubbed as "Palace of the stars", the Cannes Gifting Suite was attended by number of celebrities and PR influencers. This year's...

  • "Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism" Less Than the Debate of the Century Between Jordan Peterson and Slavoj Zizek

    Preity Upala, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jun 6, 2019

    Touted as the "Debate of the century", the bout between Jordan Petersen and Slavoj Zizek was less than eventful. Termed "Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism", young minds gathered in Toronto to determine who could win over the audience with their wit and might. Regretfully, neither seemed to hit the mark. The fault lies in the topic itself. In essence, none of the speakers actually addressed the topic "Happiness". Neither Capitalism nor Marxism leads to happiness. Any...

  • Breast Milk Banks Return to Provide a Vital Resource for Premature Infants

    Doerthe Hein, DPA Wire Service|Updated Jun 6, 2019

    Magdeburg, Germany (dpa) - The reason that Jana Bartsch became a Breast Milk donor is currently lying peacefully in a cot. A few months ago, Emil arrived prematurely at 34 weeks. He had to have several operations and wasn't able to breastfeed but Bartsch decided that she would pump her milk until her son could drink by himself. "First our freezer filled up, then that of my in-laws," says the 29-year-old nurse. There was also a freezer compartment filling up at the hospital in...

  • Towel, mop, toilet brush: When do household objects need cleaning?

    Jana Illhardt, DPA Wire news|Updated Jun 6, 2019

    (dpa) - Everyone does their own thing when it comes to changing toothbrushes or washing bedsheets - but when it comes to other household utensils, nobody really seems to know what to do. How often should you wash a dishcloth? What about mops, tea towels or the toilet brush? Here is what experts recommend, for the sake of cleanliness, and your own health. Cloths and sponges: Anything used in the kitchen should be changed around once a week. If you use a brush for cleaning...

  • Greatest Sea Assault In History, D-Day Was the Beginning of the End of World War II in Europe

    DPA Wire Service|Updated Jun 5, 2019

    London (dpa) - More than 150,000 British, US, French, Canadian, Polish and other Allied troops landed in Normandy in German-occupied western France on June 6, 1944, staging "the greatest amphibious operation in history," according to Britain's National Army Museum (NAM). The Allies spent months planning the operation and assembling troops, supplies and military hardware. The soldiers used some 3,100 landing craft that also carried heavy weapons, protected by 1,200 warships...

  • Hi-fi: Wife Wants You to Throw Out Old Electronics, But One Man's Junk Is Another Man's Treasure

    Sven-Hendrik Hahn, DPA|Updated Jun 2, 2019

    (dpa) – For many it's a dream to own a classic hi-fi system and you'll find plenty of offers if you look online or in second-hand marketplaces. But there are some important points to bear in mind before putting your money down. For one thing, Japanese systems from the 1990s are cheap, but in the eyes of experts they're rarely worth buying. At that time quality and prices fell sharply. On top of it all, spare parts are very hard to find today. Instead you're better off b...

  • Falling in LOVE with Austin in the Springtime. Small Town Feel, Big Town Culture

    Kat Thomas, Edible Skinny|Updated May 31, 2019

    My entire life I had never visited Texas, and in the last four years I've been lucky enough to now drive across the state seven times. That being said I never really got Texas... I always thought of it more of a character of itself than anything else. That was until I found myself in Austin in mid April. All my previous visits to the state had been during the summer, so SUPER DUPER hot and dusty, but southeastern Texas in April. Simply Amazing!!! Austin, Texas' capital, fully...

  • Decadent Berlin's Drag Scene Comes Out of the Closet, Inspired by RuPaul's Drag Race

    DPA Wire Service|Updated May 30, 2019

    Berlin (dpa) - Short skirts and long evening gowns are strewn about backstage as the performers prepare for this evening's show in Berlin. Outside, the crowds waiting to enter the Tempodrom are wearing outfits to rival those of the performers. Fashion designer Thomas Hanisch has chosen a bright bodysuit with a flower pattern and black latex gloves. His entire bald head is painted red, with a flower chain encircling the top. "I took four hours to do my make-up today, and two...

  • Siri: Female Voices Are More Pleasant, Helpful, And Easily Understood than Male Voices

    Caroline Bock, DPA|Updated May 28, 2019

    Why are all the voice assistants female? Why Siri, a Scandinavian female name? And why Alexa and not Alexander? "Voice assistants are the maidservants of our time," remarks Holger Schulz, a professor of musicology and head of the Sound Studies Lab at the University of Copenhagen, in a recent segment on the culture programme of the German public radio station Deutschlandfunk. "The digital maidservants in today's world solidify and perpetuate gender hierarchies, unequal treatmen...

  • Cat bite your hand? If you want to keep the hand, go to the doctor

    DPA, Wire Service|Updated May 26, 2019

    (dpa) - While probably quite sore, cat bites can often appear fairly harmless. But no matter how clean you think the animal is, a bite from a cat can quickly become serious for humans. Ruth Schaefer, a specialist in hand surgery, warns that this also applies to feet, just as much with hands or other bodyparts. That means no matter where the cat bit you, it has the potential to get serious, and a doctor should take a look. But what is it that makes cat bites so dangerous? It's...

  • Tastebuds (and Mind) Blown with a Peanut Butter Bacon Burger from Side A Brewing in La Grande, OR

    Kat Thomas, Edible Skinny|Updated May 26, 2019

    On the long long long road trip from Portland to Vegas (16 hours of solo driving...), I ended up stopping in the eastern Oregon town of La Grande. A bit about La Grande... The population of the town hovers around 13,000 humans. And it's in a simply GORG area of Oregon; the town's name comes from an early French settler, Charles Dause, who often used the phrase "La Grande" to describe the area's beauty. Once I realized the closest Chipotle was 120 miles away (my Go-To fast...

  • 'What used to be hardcore is now white vanilla sex' says Sex Therapist

    Marco Krefting, DPA|Updated May 26, 2019

    (dpa) - Compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) is being listed in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases by the decision-making body of the World Health Organization. "This will make it easier for sufferers to find therapists" and also facilitate research on the condition, neurologist and sex therapist Dr Heike Melzer, 54, told us in an interview. Nine in 10 sufferers are male, she says. We asked her to shed some light on CSBD. Q. What is...

  • Love or God? Increasingly, Priests Fall in Love With Women, Decide Celibacy is Outmoded

    DPA Wire Service|Updated May 26, 2019

    Kell am See, Germany (dpa) - It's been three and a half years since Michael Pauken gave up the priesthood - because he had fallen in love with a woman whom he wanted to spend his life with. Today he's married with a young daughter and is the director of an old people's home in Kell am See in western Germany. He has never regretted his decision to give up his job in the diocese of Trier. "I know it was right," says the 46-year-old, even though he acknowledges that when he was...

  • A Surprise to Everyone - The Emerging Creative Culture of Phoenix, AZ

    Kat Thomas, Edible Skinny|Updated May 23, 2019

    Phoenix is a surprise to everyone, or that's what Laura from Visit Phoenix opens with as we sit down to lunch at Luci's at The Orchard. Sure we think we know Phoenix: home of a-thousand-and-one golf course; home of Scottsdale and its yuppie yoga wellness scene, and definitely home to its endless comparisons to Hell in the summertime (Hello 119 Degree Weather!). But Phoenix is also encouraging you to come and see all the other stuff. Not the golf courses full of retirees and th...

  • What Do You Need to be a Woman Owned Business? More than just the obvious

    Colleen OMara, Hypeworld PR|Updated May 18, 2019

    Los Angeles -- (May 7, 2019) -- What does being certified as a Woman-Owned Business mean to Danielle Lovett, Owner/EP of Doublewide? "Besides it being an acknowledgement of the natural evolution of my career, and to stand alongside other women business owners, it's an important responsibility, to be a model for other women coming up, and for my daughter, especially now," says Lovett. The certification capped a terrific 2018 for the company, including a hugely successful...

  • 'A Culinary Journey through Asia', Curated by Famed Chef and Restaurateur, Helene An

    Preity Upala, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 16, 2019

    April 29- Beverly Hills-The Beverly Wilshire Hotel was host to the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation's signature event, Taste for a Cure held on Friday, April 26. This year's theme is 'A Culinary Journey through Asia', curated by famed chef and restaurateur, Helene An, of House of An and Crustacean Beverly Hills. Taste for a Cure unites the entertainment and epicurean communities and consistently ranks among the top ten culinary events in Southern California. This year's...

  • Tailored Travel Workouts with Aktiv Virtual: Customizing the Gym Experience

    Omid Vojdani, Health and Wellness Editor Edible Skinny|Updated May 9, 2019

    As a personal trainer, one of my biggest pet peeves was seeing how many people would come to the gym just to do 'cardio' on the ellipticals or treadmill, rather than head out to the weight room. At first, I thought it was fear of injury, then I thought it was just a lack of confidence with what to do with the heavy weights. Now, I realize the reality of the situation is simple: people don't want to have to think about exercise when they already have so many other things on...

  • Embracing the Beauty, Cuisine, and Vortices of Sedona, AZ

    Kat Thomas, Edible Skinny|Updated May 6, 2019

    Embracing the Beauty, Cuisine, and Vortices of Sedona, AZ By Kat Thomas, Editor in Chief, Edible Skinny Sedona, Arizona, with its iconic Red Rock canyons and spiritual vortices that whirl about, has been on the bucket list of Edible Skinny for years now. Well pity us no more, as we're happy to announce that we finally we able to slash a line through this one as a few weeks we headed to this magical, mystical, energy spot in the high desert of Northern Arizona! Sedona the...

  • Armenians Rally In Front of Turkish Consulate on Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles

    Observer Staff|Updated May 1, 2019

    World War 1 and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire ended 101 years ago. Yet the event is fresh in the minds of 200,000 Los Angeles County Armenians, For the 5th year in a row, they shut down Wilshire Blvd, LA County's "Main Street," to mark a genocide they say cries out for more international recognition and compensation. Thousands of Armenians and others marched through Hollywood and the Mid-City area Wednesday to mark the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, again...

  • Bobcat 362 Gives Birth to a Litter of Four Kittens, and Boy are they Cute!

    National Park Service|Updated Apr 30, 2019

    A young bobcat captured and collared a day before the Woolsey Fire started last November gave birth to four kittens recently - B-364, B-365. B-366 and B-367, said the National Park Service in Thousand Oaks, CA Friday 4/19. Using VHF radio-telemetry and GPS points from B-362's collar, biologists from Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area located the young female bobcat in a dense area of vegetation in a large residential backyard in Westlake Village. Researchers...

  • An Oasis in the desert- GBK's Luxury Lounge at the Coachella Music Festival

    Preity Upala, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Apr 25, 2019

    April 12th, Indian Wells-This Festival season, GBK, the veteran Luxury Lifestyle Gifting and special events company hosted an exclusive celebrity Luxury lounge in honor of the 2019 Coachella Music Festival. Held at gorgeous resort in Indian Wells, The Miramonte Indian Wells Resort and Spa, this year the guests were treated to a lavish array of gifts and services. The guest list included Bands, Singers, DJ's and Performers from Coachella's 2019 lineup along with Top Actors and...

  • My Brother Dimitri C. Kemitch is missing. Have You Seen Him?

    Observer Staff|Updated Apr 23, 2019
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    Hi Dear Editor, This is a recent picture of my brother, Dimitri C. Kemitch. His last known address was Orion St in Van Nuys. We last spoke on October 21,2018. We had a fight and he hung up on me. I called him back but he never returned my call. He is approximately 5'6" tall with a slender build. And, you can see his hair is gray. He speaks English only, as far as I know. Likes to read books and newspapers. Interests are astronomy and electronics. And, he is on FB but I don't...

  • Don't Panic, It's Organic at Kreation Organic Kafe in Brentwood

    Kat Thomas, Edible Skinny|Updated Apr 19, 2019

    By Kat Thomas, Edible Skinny Don't panic, it's organic!!! A few weeks ago Edible Skinny was lucky enough to have a AB FAB meal at the AWESOME Kreation Organic Kafe in Brentwood. Dining with the AMAZING Yoga Guru Jordana Reim (who just finished summiting Everest Base Camp with her company 180 Retreats!!!) we sampled complimentary activated charcoal water, were dazzled by blooming napkins, contemplated which flavor to pick from a juice selection that went into the hundreds, and...

  • Becca's Closet Needs Bridesmaid Gowns, Shoes, Costume Jewelry, small, dressy purses

    Phyllis Grabot, Corridor Comms|Updated Apr 14, 2019

    Flair Cleaners Santa Monica will host the Flair Cares Prom Dress Collection April 1 to 30 to benefit Becca’s Closet, a nonprofit providing formal attire for local high school youth who cannot afford new dresses. Customers and community members may donate gently worn long and short formal dresses and accessories at 720 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, 90403 - between 7th and Lincoln). Flair Cleaners will dry clean each item before giving it to the nonprofit. “We are fortunate to...

  • The Place that Launched 1000 Boats: Morro Bay, California – Simply Awesome

    Ron Irwin, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Apr 4, 2019

    It has long been said that in matters of real estate the three most important elements to consider are location, location and location. Proof of the validity of that is abundantly evident when you visit magnificent Morro Bay, California located on the beautiful Pacific Ocean roughly half way between Hollywood and San Francisco. Today Morro Bay is home to just a little over 10,000 very fortunate residents and many times that number of annual visitors literally from all over...

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