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Twitter Remembers Robert Vaughn

Robert Vaughn(83), known for his role on television's The Man From U.N.C.L.E. died on th 11th, of leukemia. Here’s what the World had to say about it.

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Remembering Leonard Cohen

Musician Leonard Cohen (82) who wrote hit song Hallelujah died on 7 November at his home in Los Angeles.

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Former Bullet Greg Ballard Passed Away At The Age Of 61

Greg Ballard, who played in the NBA for 11 seasons, passed away yesterday at the age of 61.

“As big as Greg was, he was such a soft-natured guy, he always had a smile on his face.” - former Wizards coach Randy Wittman

Here are some other memories of Greg Ballard people shared on Twitter.

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5 Things You Probably Did Not Know About Marie Curie

Let’s celebrate Marie Curie’s birthday today with some facts you might have not known about this incredible woman, who  had to overcome barriers that were placed in her way because she was a woman.

1. She was ignored by the Nobel Prize Nominating Committee

Marie Curie was the first women to be awarded the Nobel Prize. At the beginning the Committee didn’t want to acknowledge the contribution of Curie. Upon a complaint by her husband, Marie’s name was added to the nomination. 

2. She provided Medical Aid to French soldiers during World War I

Curie helped equip and operate more than twenty ambulances (known as “Little Curies”) and hundreds of field hospitals with primitive x-ray machines. It was estimated that Curie’s x-ray equipment may have saved the lives of a million soldiers. 

3. Einstein was her acquaintnce and encouraged during her lows

He described his admiration for her, “I am impelled to tell you how much I have come to admire your intellect, your drive, and your honesty,” he wrote, “and that I consider myself lucky to have made your personal acquaintance.” The kindness shown by Einstein was encouraging.

She recovered from depression and, despite the controversy and the media frenzy around her romantich relationship with Paul Langevin, she courageously went to Stockholm to accept her second Nobel Prize.

4. Marie Curie was an Agnostic

When Marie was nine years old, her oldest sibling died of typhus. Two years later her mother died of tuberculosis. These became the reason for Marie to give up Catholicism and to become an agnostic.

5. She died because of her work

Curie carried test tubes containing radioactive isotopes in her pocket and stored them in her desk drawer. Her papers from the 1890s are considered too dangerous to handle, because of their levels of radioactivity.

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The woman you simply couldn’t say no to - Estée Lauder

A gracious lady who knew her tricks. One time she used such trick “to break the prestigious Galleries Lafayette account in Paris. When the manager refused to stock her products, Lauder "accidentally" spilled her Youth Dew on the floor during a demonstration in the middle of a crowd. As the appealing scent wafted through the air, it quickly aroused the interest of customers, who began asking where they could purchase the product. Seeing this, the manager capitulated and gave Lauder her initial order.” That was Estée Lauder.

  She was born in Corona, Queens, but her unique given name Esty, but pronounced Estée, and a bit adjusted surname Lauder (originally Lauter) caused rumors that Lauder is indeed a descendant of European aristocracy, a rumor she did not stop from spreading, instead she supported it. She only told the truth when her biography titled Estee: A Success Story was published.

Lauder learned how to strive in the business world when she was young. She helped her father at his hardware store, but it was her uncle who inspired her to emerge in the world of cosmetics. He was a chemist and Lauder was amazed by his world - the world of New Way Laboratories that sold beauty products such as creams, lotions, rouge, and fragrances. She would take his creams to her hairdressers and sell them to the customers there.

She was a firm believer in the word of mouth. “One of her favorite quotes was "Tell-A-Phone, Tell-A-Graph, Tell-A-Woman," based on her conviction that once a woman tried the product, she would like it and then share it with her friends.” This theory was proven to be true, her first ever line was launched at Saks Fifth Avenue - her line sold out in 2 days.

Lauder was not afraid to take risks, she and her husband (whom she married twice) invested their entire $50,000 advertising budget in samples to be offered through direct mail, charity giveaways and as gifts with purchases. (Lauder's "free gift with purchase" technique later became not only a company trademark but a standard industry practice.) Result? Thousands of new customers. But the biggest success was yet to come. Estée Lauder became a permanent part of the cosmetics world with the launch of Youth Dew, a bath oil that doubled as a perfume (In the first year, it sold 50,000 bottles, and by 1984, the figure had jumped to 150 million).  

Lauder believed that every woman could be beautiful. She also believed that once you tried her product you would never go back. It seems she was right. There are lessons we still can learn from this remarkable “beauty queen” today. Note that some of these rules can be applied to various areas of our lives: personal, business, beauty,  you name it! Before you read them, don’t forget to honor Estée Lauder on her Memlook Profile!

Beauty Secrets

Find the proper location.

When you're angry, never put it in writing.

You get more bees with honey.

Keep your own image straight in your mind.

Keep an eye on the competition.

Divide and rule.

Learn to say no.

Trust your instincts.

Act tough.

Acknowledge your mistakes

Write things down.

Hire the best people.

Break down barriers.

Give credit where credit is due.

Train the best sales force.

Sources: http://bit.ly/1gG856n, http://estee.cm/1hJdSsA, http://bit.ly/1iZJTsx

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The Fallen Star, RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Al Capone

He was and still is one of the most famous gangsters. He was born and brought up in Brooklyn, NY to Italian immigrants. In his twenties he moved to Chicago where he later set up his “business”. He became famous for smuggling and bootlegging alcohol during the Prohibition in the 20’s and 30’s but apart from that he also took part in other illegal activities such as prostitution. However, not all he did was illegitimate. He became a visible public figure who made donations to various charities (perhaps it’s sad to say the money he donated was made from his activities), he was also called a “modern-day Robin Hood”. These are the well known facts about Al Capone. Keep on reading to find out more about the man who became a legend

1. How he got the name “Scarface”

However, not many of us know his full name - Alphonse Gabriel Capone - or the origin of his nickname Scarface. The story of this nickname begins with a 20 something Capone working as a bouncer at a bar hitting on a girl. Her brother - Frank Gallucio - did not like Capone’s attention to his sister and decided to protect her. He took out  knife and aimed for the neck, but he missed. Frank told Jonathan Eig (who wrote the book Get Capone): "If I hadn't been so drunk, I would have hit him in the neck and not the cheek and killed him." And that is how Capone got his nickname Scarface.

Source: http://bit.ly/1gkAbl5

2. He Had a Soft Side

There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding Capone, but there is one characteristic about this man we can be certain about. He was not a stingy man. During the Great Depression he opened many soup kitchens for the poor and homeless in Chicago. He also started a program that provided milk portions to children in Chicago. Italian immigrants in Chicago saw Capone as their leader who whenever they needed took care of them and never expected anything in return. Surprisingly, Capone was known to send flowers to funerals of his rival gang member’s. Once he spent over $5000!

Source: http://bit.ly/1d2GWIr

3. His Brother, The Cop!

Al Capone had 8 siblings Raffaele, Salvatore known as Frank, John, Albert, Matthew, Rose, Mafalda and James. His brother Raffaele - Ralph “Bottles” Capone help with Capone’s “beverage industry”. Mafalda married John J. Maritote, the younger brother of a Capone organization affiliate Frank "Diamond" Maritote. But perhaps most interesting is the fate of his oldest brother James who left home when he was 16 and grew estranged from his family. He changed his name to Richard James Hart, worked hard to lose his Brooklyn accent and Italian heritage, fought in WW1 and became a Prohibition officer in Nebraska. Capone and his brother James didn’t see each other until the 30s when James was investigating Capone’s money.

Source: http://bit.ly/1ikZWDf

4. His Cadillac was More than Just a Car

His Cadillac had steel armour, bulletproof glass and it was painted green with black fenders to look like an old Chicago police car. Its windows were especially designed in case of gunfire. If you moved them up or down you found special holes that allowed you to put your  machine gun through to fire. The back window could have been taken off completely. Capone’s henchmen thus had full range ability to shoot at the ones chasing them. In 1932 the Cadillac was seized by the U.S. Treasury Department. However, the Department did not destroy the car, instead it was later used as Franklin Roosevelt’s limousine.

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5. Al Capone Had a Great Time in Prison

Capone was finally arrested and sentenced to 11 years in prison on October 17, 1931. The judge did not allow Capone to be released on bail and Capone’s first prison stay was at Cook County Jail from where he was transferred to Atlanta. Capone soon made prison life easy for him. He had the ability to smooth talk just about anything, so wasn’t too hard for him to manipulate the prison guards. He was known to have stacks of money hidden in his cell, that helped him to “tip” the guards so that they would “help him out”. Rumour has it that Capone even had his cell carpeted. The luxurious life of Atlanta prison didn’t last long as Capone was transferred to Alcatraz only 2 years after his imprisonment. There he tried to sweet-talk the guards again but warden Johnston would not allow it. Capone conceded defeat one day saying: “It looks like Alcatraz has got me licked.”

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Click here to see some of Al Capone’s famous quotes.

Well gangsters from around the world we hope we’ve enriched your Al Capone knowledge. While he wasn’t a “good guy” by any means - he’s someone the world will never forget. Check out his Memlook Profile to share!

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Elvis Presley

The King would be 78 years old today, or maybe he is celebrating somewhere. Who knows! We wanted to wish him a very happy birthday by sharing 5 things you may not know about Elvis Presley. If you want to honor Elvis or light a candle for him you can do so on his Memlook Profile!

1. Elvis, the biggest Captain Marvel Jr. Fan

When Elvis was young he was a big fan of Captain Marvel Jr. Rumour has it that Elvis’ signature look was modeled after this superhero: hair, sideburns, jumpsuits, EVERYTHING! He even adopted the Captain’s lightning bolt as his unofficial logo! You can see it on his private plane, the wall of his TV room and even on his jewelery. The writers of the more recent version of the comic wanted to return the favor and they modeled a character called King Marvel after Elvis. ALSO Captain Marvel Jr. refers to Elvis as  "the greatest modern-day philosopher."

  Source: http://bit.ly/1cBwwys

2. Did you know Elvis had a chimp?

Maybe you do, his name was Scatter. Elvis loved this crazy monkey. Crazy? Yes, crazy! That’s the part you may not know, Scatter was crazy for several reasons. First, its favorite prank was to peek under the skirts of Elvis’ female guests. Second, Scatter liked to wear clothes (yes, that is crazy if you are a monkey). Elvis bought him a wardrobe of suits and ties. Third, the monkey enjoyed a whiskey or two. Aaaand when drunk it liked to point its sexuality out. Scatter also like to tear up rooms. The monkey accompanied Elvis everywhere. Especially when the King was filming movies. It sat on his shoulder and enjoyed Hollywood life. Sadly, we do not know how Scatter died. There are two theories, one is that Elvis’ maid poisoned it, the second assumes the alcohol got to Scatter and it died because of liver problems.

Source: http://bit.ly/1bS2hzJ

3. Supplies that MUST always be present at Graceland

We all have our favorite things that should be present at our homes at all times. So did Elvis - but it was a LONG list... At any point Graceland was stocked with fresh, lean unfrozen ground round steak, one case regular Pepsi, one case orange drink, rolls, at least six cans of biscuits, hamburger buns, pickles, potatoes and onions, assorted fresh fruit, cans of sauerkraut, wieners, at least three bottles of milk, and half and half, lean bacon, mustard, peanut butter, fresh, hand-squeezed cold orange juice, banana pudding, ingredients for meatloaf and sauce, brownies, ice cream (vanilla and chocolate), shredded coconut, fudge cookies, gum (Spearmint, Doublemint, Juicy Fruit--three each), cigars (El Producto Diamond Tips and Altas), cigarettes, Dristan, Super Anahist, Contac, Sucrets (antibiotic red box), Feenamint gum, matches (four to five books). The total weekly cost was $500. Demanding? Not really when you are the King!

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4. Elvis and Commercials

As it usually happens that famous people lend their faces to the world of commercials. But not Elvis right? Well ACTUALLY he did once, on November 6, 1954. But the commercial has never been released. Elvis promoted Southern Maid Donuts and sang the following jingle:  'You can get 'em piping hot after four PM, you can get 'em piping hot. Southern Maid Donuts hit the spot, you can get 'em piping hot after four PM'. Want some donuts now?

Source: http://bit.ly/1cZjc81

5. The Famous Elvis Stamp

In 1992 the US Postal Service announced that they will use Elvis’ image on one of their stamps. Two final artworks were selected (on of young rocker Elvis in the 50s, and one of him as a concert superstar from 1973) and the public was to cast their vote to choose the final one. Over 1.2 million people voted and the image of the 50s image won. Finally the stamp was released on January 8, 1993. Today the stamp is one of the most widely publicized stamp issue in the history of the USPS and it is the top selling commemorative stamp of all time. The USPS printed 500 million of these stamps (three times more than usual). Several other countries have also issued Elvis stamps over. So Elvis is also the King of Stamps!

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Bonus fun facts: Research shows that “Elvis” is 
one of the most popular passwords for computers. In 1977 there were 170 Elvis impersonators. By 2002 there were 85,000. At that rate of growth, by 2019 a third of the world's population will be Elvis impersonators. In Switzerland it is illegal to mow a front lawn while dressed as Elvis Presley.  

We hope you enjoyed the blog! Go Elvis, we miss you!