Just a few months after Napan Mary Gutierrez had finally moved her business out of her garage and into a retail location, tragedy struck. On Thanksgiving of last year Napan was killed in an automobile accident, reports the Napa Valley Register. As the family struggled to find a way through their loss, Joel Gutierrez found […]
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The origins of the ubiquitous Frisbee, friend to picnicgoers and college kids everywhere, are shrouded in legend. But the disc’s lineage can in fact be traced back to one man, Fred Morrison, who died Feb. 9 at his home in Monroe, Utah, according to The Washington Post. Morrison got the idea for a flying-saucer toy
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SeacostOnline: When Al Case died unexpectedly this summer he was close to fulfilling his dream of opening a second location of his longtime business. Just several weeks after his sudden death, Case’s daughter Brittany and wife Joelle saw his dream to fruition. The two women went forward with plans to open a new location of
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MediaBistro: As the world mourns the death of Michael Jackson, we remember his patented anti-gravity footwear. That’s right, intellectual property fans, Jackson is listed as the first of three inventors on United States Patent 5,255,452, granted in 1993 for a “method and means for creating anti-gravity illusion.” Translation: special loafers fitted with heels that can
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The Coloradoan: When Merlin, a Labrador/Doberman mix, was nearing the end of his life last summer, the family that had loved him for 14 years resolved that he would draw his final breath at home. When the time came, Marie Commiskey’s son and two daughters, who had grown up with Merlin, gathered at her Littleton
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Metro.co.uk: You’d be forgiven for never hearing of designer Alfred Shaheen. Yet he inspired one of the most colourful, amusing and unforgettable styles of fashion ever known – the Hawaiian shirt. Sadly the pioneering textile manufacturer has died at age 86, his family have confirmed. As tourists from the US to Hawaii after World War
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This Is Nottingham: Nick Cranham, of Cinderhill, is giving families the chance to keep their loved ones close after death — by turning their ashes into photo frames. The engineer only used to offer the service to grieving pet lovers but now has applied for a worldwide patent for the idea, which also includes pendants,
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Forbes: While things might be topsy-turvy in the financial markets above ground, it’s still a bull market in the boneyard. The 13 famous names that make up our Top-Earning Dead Celebrities earned a combined $194 million over the last 12 months. Topping the list for the second year running, is the former King of Rock
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