Archive for May, 2008

Tenn. woman, 61, dies in iron lung after outage

By WOODY BAIRD from Google news
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing, her family said.
Dianne Odell, 61, had been confined to [...]

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Walter Gropius: Architect and Educator

Adolph Georg Walter Gropius was born in Berlin, Germany on May 18, 1883. He died at the age of 86 on July 5, 1969. His father was Walter Adolph Grophius, and his mother Pauline Auguste Manon Scharnweber.
Walter Gropius was one of the largest German architects and educators in the 20th century. With a number of [...]

Robert Mondavi: California Wine Visionary

San Francisco, May 16 (Reuters) - Winemaker Robert Mondavi, the man most credited for turning California into a world-class wine producer and millions of Americans for wine lovers, died Friday at his Napa Valley home at age 94 years.
Mondavi California winemakers measure resulted in a low-cost wines and fine wines, which ultimately compete with the [...]

Do I Need An Accountant To Create A Business Budget?

By: Eddie Lamb
I’m a big fan of accountants, but that’s mostly because I don’t like taking the time to figure things out. When it comes to money, I’d much rather listen and follow the advice of an expert than to try to learn it on my own. However, when you’re creating a business [...]

Maroon PR hired to promote Carmelo Anthony’s foundation

NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony is hoping for an assist from Maroon PR to help grow his charitable foundation.
Marriottsville-based Maroon PR said Wednesday it will oversee public relations outreach for the Carmelo Anthony Foundation, established in 2005 by the Baltimore-born professional basketball player. Anthony, who starred at Syracuse University and now plays for the Denver Nuggets, [...]