Americans will go to the polls on Tuesday, November 5th, to elect a new president, but a different kind of presidential history might be made less than a week earlier – on Wednesday, October 30th. That’s when University Archives, the Connecticut-based auction house, will offer a complete set of presidential signatures, from George Washington to Barack Obama, all signed while the men were in office. The group, gathered by a Dallas gentleman who stopped collecting the signatures after Obama’s presidency, consists of autograph letters signed; typed letters signed; and signed letters; together with a variety of signed documents. They date from
Read more · 6 min readHealthcare bills are rife with error and completely dysfunctional. Yet people are forced to pay-up or get dragged into a collection process they are certain to lose and see their credit destroyed. In The Big Lie in my Healthcare Bill: Why I Don’t Owe What My Insurer Fails to Pay, Frank Lobb exposes the lie in healthcare billing and how together with a ruling from the U. S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumers have a simple means of stopping a healthcare bill dead in its tracks.“According to CFPB, healthcare providers can now be made to prove a bill is
Read more · 4 min readLondon-based genre-blending sensation Elevate My Mind are here with their single 'Working Like A Dog', set to drop on 18 October 2024. This high-octane track blends gritty hip hop with the raw energy of rock, creating a song for anyone who’s ever hustled hard in the face of adversity.'Working Like A Dog' captures the relentless grind of trying to make it in one of the world’s toughest cities. It’s an unapologetic song for those living on the edge, driven by ambition but facing the harsh realities of life in London. With fierce lyrics and intense beats, the track reflects the
Read more · 2 min readAn oil on canvas painting by the renowned French artist Èdouard Leon Cortes (1992-1969) sold for $25,960, more than doubling the high estimate, and two oil on beaverboard works by iconic Nova Scotia painter Maud Lewis (1901-1970) combined for $60,180 in two days of online auctions held October 12-13 by Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd.All figures quoted in this report are in Canadian dollars and include an 18 percent buyer’s premium.The Cortes painting, titled Paris at Dusk, was the top achiever in the October 12th Canadiana auction, which featured 371 lots of furniture, decoys, pottery, stoneware, Canadiana and coin banks.
Read more · 5 min readCha-ching! Holiday season is just around the corner and the restaurant industry has a healthy appetite for new customers and repeat customers.Given that opportunity and challenge, the Massachusetts Asian Restaurant Association (MARA) has partnered with locally owned and operated SwipeIt, based in Mansfield, MA, to provide innovative and cost-effective gift cards, selling both in-store and online via a turnkey e-commerce system, for their hundreds of members.MARA is a non-profit organization focused on creating professional leadership and providing Asian restaurant businesses the resources and guidance needed to advance in the industry. MARA is a platform connecting Asian restaurant members with professional
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