Saturday, July 25, 2020

Copper Clean demonstration at The Results Center in Lakeside, Flower Mound, Texas.




Recently, my wife Annette and I attended a demonstration of a product called, Copper Clean, at a think tank known as the Results Center in the Lakeside Community of Flower Mound, Texas.
Tony Jeary (fourth from right), owner of Results Center, hosted the meeting for the invited attendees. Scott Tarwater (far left), President of Newstream Hotels and Resorts, opened the meeting for a presentation by Dr. Emily Hunt (fifth from right), Dean of West Texas A & M Engineering Department. Copper Clean manufactures surface patches that are durable, antimicrobial copper stickers, which are applied to door handles, push plates, and other high-touch surfaces to kill surface-borne bacteria. www.copperclean.com
Given the current Covid-19 pandemic, with all its dreadful ramifications, everyone should be apprised of the need to ward off the deadly pathogens that are so readily transmitted from person to person, and from surface to surface. The meeting was more than informative, it was an education for those who were unaware of the powerful disease-fighting effects of copper. I feel confident that we'll be hearing a lot more about Copper Clean in the near future.

Monday, July 20, 2020

Local Diva creates High Art Foundation


Local Diva creates High Art Foundation
Notwithstanding the current shutdown of many public places in the country, most people continue to enjoy entertainment. Sadly, the most we can hope for during this pandemic is what we get from television or the Internet. Nevertheless, this malady will eventually pass and we’re sure to see a public eagerly anticipating the excitement of live, on stage, performances. Performing arts refers to forms of communication in which artists use their voices, bodies or inanimate objects to convey artistic expression. It’s different from visual arts, in which artists use paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Performing arts include a range of disciplines which are performed in front of a live audience.
Theatre, music, dance, and other types of performances are present in all human cultures. The history of music and dance date back to pre-historic times. Performances can be held in purpose-built structures, such as theatres and opera houses, on open air stages at festivals, on stages in tents such as circuses and on the street.
Although professional entertainers generally perform before live audiences, the development of audio and video recording has allowed for private consumption of the performing arts. It’s a form of art which often aims to express one's emotions and feelings.  Performing arts may run the gamut from dance, music, opera, theater, magic, illusion, mime and poetic renderings on stage.
Opera is known as a specialized form of fine art, in which the artists perform a dramatic play in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists. Called “Arias,” these performances are considered part of the genre of classical music. Referred to as performance art, or high art, opera is often viewed as entertainment for the most cultured music afficionados.
Flower Mound resident NaGuanda Nobles is a world class opera star, having performed as soprano soloist for various concerts, including the Soul of America tour throughout Europe with the Berlin Rundfunkchor, the Netherlands Radio Choir, and the NDR Choir Festival in Hamburg, receiving rave reviews for her “big, warming soprano with a lovely shimmering top that she uses with a ravishing effect.” Mrs. Nobles has made her mark on stage as a recitalist and an opera performer with the Pittsburgh Opera, Atlanta Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, the Dayton Opera and the Boston Symphony, to name a few. Recently, the local diva started a foundation dedicated to the high arts. I invited NaGuanda and her husband Kirk, who, in addition to his career with Kyocera, a tech company, is a jazz trumpeter, to do the video interview below. The following is from Mrs. Nobles’ webpage:   www.naguandanobles.com/the-highart-foundation-1
“I have always had the dream of creating a foundation that will award scholarships to talented and deserving high school students. The applicants must be musically gifted and have a desire to pursue a musical career. I am proud to share that the dream has now been realized with the formulation of The HighArt Foundation (HAF).   
As a sophomore in high school, Dr. Andre Thomas saw something in me that I did not see in myself and offered me a full scholarship to Florida State University (FSU) to pursue a degree in Voice Performance. I accepted the scholarship and received my Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance. I remained at FSU, upon graduation, and completed my Masters of Music, also in Voice Performance. I would like to offer other young artists an opportunity to pursue their dreams, through the newly established HighArt Foundation. This Foundation will not only award scholarships, but its mission will also be to create opportunities to teach, inspire and help navigate students through their musical journey.” The HighArt Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.


Saturday, July 11, 2020

Black conservatives are speaking out against the left wing America-haters in the Democrat Party that have been using blacks to win elections for generations, but, have not done anything to improve their natural instinct for achievement and success. 

Left wing America-haters are attacking conservative blacks and calling them Uncle Toms. 
A collection of intimate interviews with America's most provocative black conservative thinkers.

Uncle Tom explores their personal journeys, navigating the world as one of America’s most misunderstood political and cultural groups, The American Black Conservative.
The premier source for authentic Latino cuisine, Goya Foods is the largest, Hispanic-owned food company in the United States. In 1936, Don Prudencio Unanue and his wife Carolina, immigrants who first migrated to Puerto Rico from Spain, started Goya in a small storefront on Duane Street in Lower Manhattan.

North Texas pioneers talk about local history

When you look around at your town or city; do you ever think about those who came before you and the contributions they made to the place you call home? Many of the features in our orbit are taken for granted as though they just fell into place randomly. Au Contraire! The roads we travel on, the parks we enjoy with our children, the marvelous structures that adorn the landscape, the commercial areas that make shopping more convenient and a panoply of other amenities are the result of long term planning by visionaries.

If you’ve been in this area for at least a few decades you’ll remember when the roads were in need of expansion and there wasn’t a grocery market, a home services center, or a restaurant within miles. Although some residents would opine that it was better when North Texas was more of a rural destination, many others are understandably grateful for the positive growth that has made their lives more comfortable. Every town or city must grow or become stagnant and get left behind, as their neighboring municipalities prosper. It’s not the growth that makes residents fearful, it’s the quality of the growth.

If you’re fortunate enough to elect prudent leaders who have the talent, vision and executive ability to plan properly, you’ll look back with pride on your discerning choices. Whether it’s the development of DFW Airport, just minutes away; Gaylord Texan, an entertainment hub in Grapevine; Lakeside Community and the River Walk in Flower Mound; or an array of other amazing additions to the area, they all began with an idea and the leadership to carry it to completion.

To highlight some of the leaders who pioneered much of the spectacular landscape in our orbit, I arranged a video interview with David and Peter Stewart, whose family has a long and industrious history in North Texas; Scott Tarwater, President of Newstream Hotels and Resorts; Tony Jeary, owner of the Results Center in Lakeside; and William Tate, the longest serving Mayor of Grapevine. The 3-part interview took place at the Results Center in Lakeside, a think tank and business strategy consulting group known as Tony Jeary International. Tony Jeary is an author, entrepreneur and career builder for some of the world’s top achievers.

As a history buff, I was thrilled to do this interview and to be in the same room with these giants of industry. Listen closely to this educational journey into the past, coming from people who didn’t get it second hand; they lived it. I hope the residents of North Texas and beyond enjoy the history imparted on this video, even half as much as I did.




Part three of my interview with David and Peter Stewart, Scott Tarwater, Grapevine Mayor William Tate and Tony Jeary, owner of the Results Center, a think tank in Lakeside, Flower Mound.



Part two of my interview with David and Peter Stewart, Scott Tarwater, Grapevine Mayor William Tate and Tony Jeary, owner of the Results Center, a think tank in Lakeside, Flower Mound.



Part one of my interview with David and Peter Stewart, Scott Tarwater, Grapevine Mayor William Tate and Tony Jeary, owner of the Results Center, a think tank in Lakeside, Flower Mound.