Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Suppose you're searching for sunsets, ocean breezes, and spectacular views and want to escape to luxury. In that case, The Westin Carlsbad Resort and Spa is the perfect hotel for a memorable coastal getaway. It is a family-friendly resort and a dog-friendly resort too. The Westin Carlsbad, located in the upscale coastal community of Carlsbad, California, offers unparalleled panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean, 208 exquisitely appointed guest rooms and 28 suites with stunning...
If you've never been, it's one of California's gems, an unkept secret among A-listers, vacationers, and those who live for adventure and the outdoors. It's reminiscent of the Italian Riviera, with colorful dots of houses and buildings terraced along its rocky coast. Its loveliness and relaxed nature exude charm. In a word-enchanting! When planning the perfect weekend adventure to Catalina Island, here's everything you need to know. Here is a one-day itinerary and a multi-day...
Welcome to the 10th annual International Turtle and Tortoise Week™! In honor of 10 years of this turtle-ly awesome shell-ebration, we are paying homage to the theme that started it all: turtles around the world! We're partnering with the Turtle and Tortoise Preservation group to highlight turtles and tortoises from a different continent each day, starting with North America today. North America is known for many things, from cold winters and delicious lobster on the East C...
Ask Rusty – About Payroll Tax and Income Tax on Social Security Dear Rusty: Is it possible for you to go over how the Federal withholding tax is computed on Social Security benefits? Signed: Curious Taxpayer. Dear Curious: I'm not sure if you're asking about how FICA (or self-employment) tax on your earnings from work is determined, or if you're asking about how much income tax to have withheld from your Social Security benefit, so I'll address both: The 7.65% FICA tax w...
Santa Monica resident Haleh Mashian is ready to bring her artistic creativity to the heart of Los Angeles. Mashian is the owner of the Mash Gallery, and is also a talented artist . The Mash Gallery, established it's flawless reputation as the leading art gallery in Downtown Los Angeles is on the move! Creative Angeleno's are already buzzing with excitement about what this means to the LA art community. The stunning 2000 sq ft location which will become the new home to Mash Gal...
Santa Monica has 18 churches, and all of them will be conducting Easter services on April 17th. St. Monica's Catholic Church will conduct it's easter services at several times throughout Easter Sunday. St. Monica Catholic Church, one of the largest Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The church, located at 7th and California Streets, was erected in 1925 and served as the inspiration for the 1944 film classic Going My Way with Bing Crosby. But you can also...
Video of two young women fighting has gone viral on video. After a few minutes of fighting, a young man in a hoodie, much taller than his girlfriend, interrupts the fight, takes her aside and whispers "Take the L". This apparently means "accept the loss." Expect "Take the L" to be the "Don't tase me Bro" type catchphrase of 2022. Some of the comments: "*Calmly grabs her hand* Babe, take the L" wrote Enny. "take the L.... take the L this isn't you" tweeted another woman. "I...
A very angry house cat was pulled from the wreckage of an apartment building in Borodyanko, Ukraine. Borodyanko is a town of 35,000 huma ns north of Kyiv, that was occupied by Russian troops for 4 weeks. The Russian Army has redeployed to Russia and to Eastern Ukraine. The cat was apparently no worse for the wear and tear. She took a bath and was fed by her rescuers. No word about her owners. "Four legged survivor of Russian "denazification" of Borodyanko Ukraine....
Las Vegas, Nevada- April 3rd, 2022- The Music Industry's most awaited award show of the year, the GRAMMY Awards were held in Las Vegas this year. The DPA Pre-Awards Gift suite was like an 'Oasis in the Desert', so to speak. Held at the Circa Las Vegas on the 31st of March and 1st of April 2022, the premiere Media company set out to treat the stars to an array of exciting and cutting-edge brands and products. A lot of celebrities and musical artists travelled to Las Vegas to...
It's hard to believe. This is almost over! My prison stay is almost over. By God's grace. I'll be 38 in a few days. ( Feb. 18th ) It's nothing to celebrate. But my life is about to change! I'll be free very soon. I'll be able to light up a Newport and go to an N.A. meeting in the real world for a change! I'm bracing to the culture shock I'm sure to feel. I'm also preparing for things to not be perfect simply because I'm out of prison. The job market is hot at the moment. I...
Ask Rusty – Should I Claim Early Due to Social Security's Financial Condition? Dear Rusty: I plan on retiring at 62, one year from now. I have been coached to (if financially possible) leave my Social Security earnings for my wife to collect in the future if I die, considering that she was a homemaker for the majority of her income earning years. My instinct is to get Social Security coming (I understand I'm settling for a lesser amount at age 62) as soon as possible c...
WOW Creations Oscar Gifting Suite 2022 was sponsored by Rice Force for beautiful skin on Thursday March 24, 2022 at the Hilton, Universal City, 555 Universal Drive, Universal City, CA. Celebrity guests included actor Isaac Singelton, actress/producer Sanjini Bhakta, actress Mila & Juju Brener, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein (Producers of "Summer of Soul"), Miss California U.S.A Teen, Camerson Doan and many others. All guests were lavished with amazing new skin care...
Phantom Love (2007) by Nina Menkes, was featured as part of a one month long retrospective of her work, presented by the American Cinematheque at Los Feliz and Aero theaters in LA. Along with her multiple other titles including and not limited to Queen of Diamonds, Magdalena Viraga, and The Bloody Child, it took up space on the big screen during the month of MARCH 2022. The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York, also presented a comprehensive retrospective of Menkes'...
Los Angeles- 26th, March 2022 For the most prestigious Cinema Award show in the world, the Academy Awards, the Dubois Pelin & Associates (DPA) was the host of it's well-known Pre-Oscars gift 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 at the Luxe Hotel in Brentwood, this year's luxurious pre-Oscar Gift Suite was attended by number of celebrities and PR influencers. DPA certainly provi...
Sunday 27th March is Oscar day but it's not the only big event in Hollywood. 'DarkPulse Presents Comedians And Progress Humanity Against World Conflict' is also a much sought after ticket this weekend! Headlining comedians have come together to put on a show at the world famous Comedy Store on Sunset Blvd., to raise funds and awareness for 501c3 charity Progress Humanity and the event is sponsored by world class tech company DarkPulse. Founder of Progress Humanity Cassandra Ca...
Ask Rusty – Do Immigrants Get Social Security Benefits? Dear Rusty: I am 90 and a long time Social Security recipient - I signed up at age 62, which I now know was not wise, but I digress. We see from various sources that immigrants, legal and illegal, get Social Security benefits merely by attained age, regardless of contributions. Is that true? Signed: Curious Nonagenarian Dear Curious: Rest assured that illegal immigrants (or "illegal aliens," "undocumented workers" or w...
17: A spectacular 7th Annual Hollywood Beauty Awards took place at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Beauty Awards honors the architects of beauty and acknowledges creative talent in hair, makeup, photography, and styling for TV, film, music, editorial and the red carpet The Hollywood Beauty Awards were founded by LATF USA'S publisher & CEO Michele Elyzabeth in 2014.The executive producers are Michele Elyzabeth, Pamela Price and Otis Stokes. The Red Carpet...
Amelia Annisovych, the girl who went viral in a video of her singing the Frozen hit Let It Go in a bunker in Kyiv, got to sing the Ukrainian national anthem during a charity concert held in Poland. Amelia, 7, told the British broadcaster through a translator it was "OK" in the bomb shelter. "There were other children there," she said. According to the Washington Post, Amelia told onlookers in the bomb shelter that she "dreams of singing on a big stage in front of an...
The XII Months Contact Zoo, located in the village of Demydiv in the Kyiv region, has requested a humanitarian corridor to supply food to the wards and evacuate transportable animals. This from the owner of the park, Mykhailo Pinchuk, on Facebook "We need green corridors, we need to deliver food and diesel, help who can....we need green corridors for the delivery of rubber aid and for the evacuation of transportable animals." The zoo reported that the animals were dying of...
16: The West has imposed sanctions on Russia for its attack on its neighbor Ukraine, and this has apparently had some effect. Adam on Twitter has posted contrasting images of supermarkets in Kyiv and in Moscow. A friend in Russia was in the supermarket last night and sent me this photo," tweeted Adam. Others report a blooming black market in Russia. Stores in Moscow and e-commerce are freezing prices on some goods, Russian Telegram channels reported. Luxury brand stores...
From Russian magazine Novaya Gazeta: The editor of Channel One, Marina Ovsyannikova, became famous all over the world when, during the broadcast of the evening program "Vremya", she unfolded a poster with words about the hostilities in Ukraine and the lies that are poured into the eyes and ears of Russians from television screens. So far, she has been fined 30,000 rubles for this action. In an interview with Novaya Gazeta special correspondent Ilya Azar, Ovsyannikova spoke in...
The other night my husband and I were talking about one of our past dogs, a Great Pyrenees named Isabella, who passed away several years ago at 14 years of age. When we mentioned her name, our Golden Retriever, Rebecca, raised her head and looked around the room. She clearly recognized Isabella's name and remembered her. Now eleven years old, Rebecca came to us as a rambunctious five-month-old puppy after she had been surrendered by her owners at our Lancaster Animal Care Cent...
Please note that the Lacey At amendments found in the America COMPETES Act have not passed! Many of our answers address "what if" they pass. Q: How do we know about this issue? USARK found and exposed the Lacey Act amendments buried in the nearly 3,000-page HR4521 on January 28. As awareness spread, many other groups began releasing alerts, too. USARK thanks every person and group who has worked to oppose this action! Q: What bill(s) are we against? USARK does not oppose...
Ask Rusty – My Husband Still Works; Must He Enroll in Medicare at age 65? Dear Rusty: There is confusion between my husband and me on when he should file for Medicare. My husband will be 64 in July. While he does plan on continuing to work to age 67 and continuing with his employer's insurance plan, I believe there's a requirement that he file for a certain part of the Medicare retirement plan at age 65, otherwise there's some penalty at some point in the future after r...
A 10-foot sturgeon believed to be between 500 and 600 lbs was caught, tagged, and re-released by a fishing guide in British Columbia. Guide Yves Bisson estimates the fish could've been more than 100 years old. 'I have landed over 22,000 sturgeon on my fishing charters and this was one I'll never forget,' Bisson said. "He's going to go back and tell all the other sturgeons how he was abducted by aliens, and experimented on. None of the others will believe him." wrote...
