Around 1,500 people including, bereaved family and survivors of the deadly Grenfell Tower fire gathered at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London for a memorial service, along with British Prime Minister Theresa May, Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn and the royal family. The fire killed 71 people when it swept through a poorly built public housing tower and was the worst fire in Britain since World War II. The memorial ceremony lasted just over an hour and at the end of the service, a Grenfell banner was carried out of the cathedral, followed by mourners, who held white roses and photographs of their loved ones.
Of the 293 people believed to be in the 27 story building, 222 escaped; 65 of those survivors were rescued by firefighters. Some residents appear to have moved up the building to escape the flames, only to become trapped in the apartments of friends and neighbours on the upper floors. Twenty one people died on the top floor of the tower block and the fire to raged for 60 hours before finally being contained.
Two days after the disaster, the Prime Minister promised families would be rehoused within three weeks. Six months after the fire, according to a report published by the government, of the 395 households displaced by the fire, 300 were living in hotels, 75 were in apartments, nine were living with friends and family on a temporary basis and only 11 had found new permanent accommodation by the end of September.
Maxine Holdsworth, the official responsible for rehousing the people who lost their homes in the Grenfell Tower fire says Theresa May made and unachievable commitment in the aftermath of the fire. The current promise is that everyone will be rehoused within a year. The number of staff working on rehousing Grenfell tenants has increased since the summer from five to 20. They have been given a budget of $235 million to replace the homes lost in the tower. They are currently in the process of buying 300 new homes, at a rate of two a day, and hope to have done that by Christmas.
A review of building regulations ordered after the Grenfell Tower fire found the system is “not fit for purpose” and open to abuse by those trying to save money. The report into building safety called for an overhaul of the construction industry to put safety above cutting costs. The report called for an end to cost-cutting on materials. It is suspected that an attempt to drive down the price of refurbishing the tower in west London led to cheaper, flammable material being installed on its exterior.
The tower was built in 1974 but was remodeled in 2016. Fire safety experts have pointed to cladding on the building as a possible reason the blaze spread so quickly. New cladding was fitted as part of the refurbishment of the tower in May of last year. Footage has shown the fire travelling up one side of the building, before engulfing the entire block.
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In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, December 17th, 2017 was:
CRYSTAL DOUGHERTY MERRILL
Brighton, MI
Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card
Each day, fans who have “liked” either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift Card.
Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook “fan” on either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.
Here are the daily contestants from last week’s Trivia Contest that were entered into the Sunday drawing:
12/11/17
Jennifer Marie
Jenifer Garza
Tina Mimick
Trish Musgrave
Brittany Light
Trish Hysell
Jakara Jackson
Kathleen Marks
Nicole Blaha
Sunney Michelle Johnson
Michelle Hughes
Kathleen Hickman
Helen Saez Deverter
Chelcie Malow
Brooke Scott
Dawn Raasch
Melissa D’Ornellas Curtis
Sheila Carvell
Debbie Burke Garretson
Wayne Gallas
Paula Rousseau
Vickie Gipson
12/12/17
Mary Ann Cody
Jodi Stevens
April Ashcraft
Angie Cantrell Jenks
Rosalee Jacklin
Kaitlyn Rutherford
Kassi Krick-King
Sheri Boydston
Tiffany Greene Elliott
Teena Sierson
Althea Thomas
Anggie Marie
Karen Goodwin Delaney
Brittany Light
Amanda Nicole Young
Cheryl Reagin Burns
Adaria Johnson
Debbie Burke Garretson
Marilyn Wall
Mikey Mellor
12/13/17
Lisa Garrett
Emily Rice Bowersock
Paula Rousseau
Melissa D’Ornellas Curtis
Jennifer Leffler
Wayne Gallas
Lisa David Carr
Brian Fulop
Preeti Chand
Kristina Rosson
Eva Biggs
Wilma Mast
Adaria Johnson
Alicia Johnson
Kendra Lynne Ramsey
Trish Hysell
Anggie Marie
Ambreen Rouf
Sheila Carvell
Marcy Coull
Bea Patrick
12/14/17
Carla M. Williams
Jennifer Downing
Paula Rouseau
Mary Ann Cody
April Ashcraft
Jenn Anthony
Melissa Ann Stura-Bassett
Amanda Rosario
Pamela White Brearley
Tiffany Greene Elliott
Katrina Worford
Sherry Lilly
Jennifer Ramlet
Crystal Dougherty Merrill
Alicia Johnson
Hayley Cordaro
Minta Boggs
Sheila Carvell
Kellie Lacy
Diane Hamric
12/15/17
Dean Bruss
Hayley Cordaro
Brittany Light
Alexia Maureen
Cheryl Golden
Kim Floyd
Wilma Mast
Alexandria Fields
Jenifer Garza
Brian Fulop
Michelle Cervantes
Marilyn Wall
Jenn Hess
Jessica Miller
Chelsie Nicole
Misty Shallcross
Vickie Gipson
Darlene Whyte
Adaria Johnson
Emily Rice Bowersock
Rondi Clark-Conn
Cassandra Berholtz
Kendra George
12/16/17
Christy Hawkes
Cheryl Hall
Teena Sierson
Jill Nauyokas
Brittany Light
Lori Capobianco
Crystal Young
Mary Mcmenamy
Jenifer Garza
Adaria Johnson
Michelle Hughes
Trish Musgrave
Mary Alice Ford
Amanda Peters
Nyeasia Pippin
Sandy Nevels
Chelcie Malow
Amanda Rosario
Dawn Raasch
Carla M. Williams
Melissa White
12/17/17
Chelsie Nicole
Trish Musgrave
Kathy Rubio
Jill Nauyokas
Kathleen Marks
Georgiann D’Angelo
Misty Shallcross
Amber Chandler
Cheryl Golden
Adaria Johnson
Sheri Boydston
Crystal Dougherty Merrill
Sarah Bellestri Shih
Nikki Hunsacker
Michelle R. Carlino
Jean Simmons Homfeld
Karen Brunet Moore
Diane Hamric
Megan Landor
Jenifer Garza
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The three UCLA basketball players who were accused of shoplifting at three high-end stores in China publicly apologized before coach Steve Alford announced they were being suspended indefinitely. Freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley won’t be allowed to suit up, practice or travel with the team while the university continues to sort out the circumstances of the incident in Hangzhou, China. Alford didn’t specify what the indefinite suspensions mean, saying only that the three players would have to earn their way back onto the team and at some point the trio may be permitted to join team workouts, meetings and practices, but that timeline has yet to be decided.
The players were in China as part of the Pac-12′s global initiative that seeks to popularize the league’s athletic programs and universities overseas. UCLA was scheduled to play Georgia Tech on November 11th. The incident occurred when the team was given 90 minutes of free time on Nov. 6th in Hangzhou. The trio visited several stores, took items from three stores and returned to the hotel. The next day, police arrived at the hotel shared by UCLA and Georgia Tech and interviewed both teams in an attempt to identify the culprits. Police searched the players’ personal belongings and the team bus before identifying Ball, Hill and Riley. The three players were accused of stealing sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store.
The players were arrested and taken to a police station for questioning. They were later released on $2,220 bail on Nov. 8th. They had to give up their passports and agree to travel restrictions. Upon their release, they remained in a hotel at UCLA’s insistence. After their teammates beat Georgia Tech, the team moved on for the next game while the three accused players remained in Hangzhou to face their charges. Chinese law is often criticized for being harsh and the nation boasts a 99% conviction rate. Crimes like shoplifting can carry a sentence of 3 to 10 years in prison.
UCLA had been cooperating with the authorities in China following the arrested. White House Chief of Staff, John Kelly, had been working with Chinese officials, UCLA coach Steve Alford, and the families of the players to help find a resolution. President Trump was in China last week as part of his 12-day tour through Asia. He said he had a long conversation with Chinese president Xi Jinping about the status of the freshmen players and asked that the matter be resolved quickly.
The Chinese authorities reduced the charges and the three players were told they could return home. They arrived back in Los Angeles after a 12 hour flight home on November 14th. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement. “We want to thank the president, the White House and the U.S. State Department for their efforts towards resolution.”
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In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, December 3rd, 2017 was:
SHELBY LYNN
Vienna, VA
Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card
Each day, fans who have “liked” either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift. Card
Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook “fan” on either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.
Here are the daily contestants from last week’s Trivia Contest that were entered into the Sunday drawing:
11/27/17
Shelby Lynn
Kathi Taylor
Nikki Hunsaker
Wilma Mast
Nicole Blaha
Ambreen Rouf
Isis Sample
Jill Nauyokas
Kaitlyn Rutherford
Christian Mayle
Teena Sierson
Jennifer Leffler
Deborah Farris
Janice Cash
Gracie Hudson
Brandi K Chaney
Tera Wardrip
Sheila Carvell
Lia Bonita
Stephanie Beckwith
Mary Mcmenamy
Bethany Henry
Nyeasia Pippin
Elena Davis
Trish Marks
Marie Beauregard
11/28/17
Jenifer Garza
Sunney Michelle Johnson
Mary Ann Cody
Brenda Hogue-bella
Jennifer Vega
Taschia Miller
Wayne Gallas
Kathi Taylor
Misty Shallcross
Nyeasia Pippin
Cheryl Hall
Megan Rhyne
Mary Pettiford
Angela Hendricks
Melissa Ann Stura-Bassett
Ambreen Rouf
Tiffany Patrick
Crystal Dougherty Merrill
Tiffany Greene Elliott
Peggy Burdick Buchanan
11/29/17
Jennifer Kinner
Deborah Farris
Tina Auth
Kelsey Staples
Jennifer Ramlet
Kaitlyn Rutherford
Jill Nauyokas
Shelley LaClear Colby
Alexandria Fields
Sherri Kidwell
Mike Adamski
Lotorya Patrick
Tonya Velazquez
Priscilla Shimp
Paula Rousseau
Annette Broxton
Amber McGrath
Emily Rice Bowersock
Jessica Massaway
Bea Patrick
Christy Hawkes
11/30/17
Paula M Bondy
Jill Nauyokas
Priscilla Shimp
Gracie Hudson
Jenifer Garza
Lia Bonita
Christian Mayle
Amy Chavis
Alexis Maureen
Sheri Bodyston
Kathleen Hickman
Crystal Gipson
Annette French
Bethany Henry
Eleazar Ruiz
April Ashcraft
Paula Rivers
Susanne Killion
Cheryl Hall
Jenn Hess
Tabitha Sinks
12/1/17
Kathleen Marks
Brittany Deaver
Trish Musgrave
Deborah Farris
Jill Nauyokas
Jenifer Garza
Tonya Velazquez
Christian Mayle
Jennifer Ramlet
Lia Bonita
Kendra Lynne Ramsey
Beata Tybor
Siobhain Perez
Crystal Young
Amanda Peters
Nyeasia Pippin
Crystal Gipson
Tara Lennox
Abby Cox
Jennifer Alice Duran
Cheryl Hall
Wilma Mast
Sara Heller
12/2/17
Kathleen Marks
Sunney Michelle Johnson
Brittany Light
Sheila Carvell
Dawn Raasch
Amanda Rosario
Jade Good
Alexis Maureen
Amanda Peters
Shelby Lynn
Priscilla Shimp
Geri Rus
Kathleen Hickman
Jenifer Garza
Emily Rice Bowersock
Christina Montes
Tank Stewart
Kristina Rosson
Amy Chavis
Jennifer Ramlet
Mary Bubel Smith
Jill Nauyokas
Chrissy Kim
Kellina Fernell Murphy
12/3/17
Hayley Cordaro
Shelby Lynn
Sunney Michelle Johnson
Tina Mimick
Tracy Shafer
Joanie Waterman
Kathy Rubio
Kristina Rosson
Althea Thomas
Kayla Clemons
Wilma Mast
Brooke Scott
Jennifer Saavedra
Pam Johnson Rowland
Tabitha Sinks
Christy Hawkes
Dale Fish
Hollie Jahnke
Brandi K Chaney
Melissa D’Ornellas Curtis
Brittany Light
Misty Shallcross
Kaitlyn Rutherford
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In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, November 19th, 2017 was:
JENNIFER MARIE
Denver, CO
Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card
Each day, fans who have “liked” either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift. Card
Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook “fan” on either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.
Here are the daily contestants from last week’s Trivia Contest that were entered into the Sunday drawing:
11/13/17
Tonya Velazquez
Mary Achio
Carole Jacobs
Jodi Stevens
Jill Nauyokas
Pamela White Brearley
Christy Hawkes
Patricia Oehlert Vazquez
Chris Blythe
Deborah Farris
Jenifer Garza
Lia Bonita
Christian Mayle
Jennifer Marie
Brittany Marie Thompson
Destiny Landsaw Davis
Sarah Harrison
Alicia Johnson
Mary Mcmenamy
Crystal Gipson
Shona Ort
Kristy Curlee
Holly Cajigas
11/14/17
Kristina Harris
Jennifer Kinner
Marilyn Wall
Jenifer Garza
Kendra George
Jan Lehman
Paula Rousseau
Leslie Wagner Hobson
Aaron Chambers
Crystal Hazelwood
Alisa Jones
Priscilla Shimp
Sheila Vives
Crystal Gipson
Tiffany Banks
Anggie Marie
Paula Rivers
Fanny Wat
Nitasha Shank
Jennifer Lang
Beth Embrey
Shelley LaClear Colby
Jennifer Downing
Phylicia Phillips
Stacy Draeger-Brogan
Amber McGrath
11/15/17
Dale Fish
Trish Musgrave
Amanda Saltsman
Jenifer Garza
Joann Tompkins-Winborn
Crystal Gipson
Jill Nauyokas
Joanie Waterman
Samantha Brwn
Chris Blythe
Chelsie Nicole
Sheila Carvell
Kayla Hernandez
Jessica Lee
Beth Embrey
Jodi Stevens
Lia Bonita
Marilyn Wall
Christian Mayle
Becca Neuenschwander Long
Jennifer Ramlet
LaKishia Wagers
11/16/17
Holly Cajigas
Brandi K Chaney
Crystal Young
Priscilla Shimp
Jodi Stevens
Jennifer Lee Clack
Mary Storer
Mikey Mellor
Jennifer Downing
Alexis Maureen
Jenn Hess
Amanda Peters
Wayne Gallas
Michelle Hughes
Kathleen Hickman
Candy Dyer
Jennifer Lang
Cassandra Berholtz
Jennifer Vega
Susanne Killion
11/17/17
Shelby Lynn
Brian Fulop
Amanda Rosario
Alexis Maureen
Jill Nauyokas
Marilyn Wall
Jenifer Garza
Jennifer Marie
Lia Bonita 45
Anggie Marie
Christian Mayle
Jennifer Ramlet
Mary Pettiford
Kassi Krick-King
Paula Rousseau
Angela Turner
Sharon Swenson-Nelson
April Walrath
Kim Floyd
Melissa White
Jennifer Saavedra
11/18/17
Beth Embrey
Melissa Ann Stura-Bassett
Sherri Kidwell
Jodi Stevens
Wilma Mast
Sarah Harrison
Jenifer Garza
Sheila Carvell
Lori Capobianco
Jill Nauyokas
Kristina Harris
Melissa White
Chris Maxwell
Lia Bonita
Jennifer Lee Clack
Kim Floyd
Nelle Bailey
Christian Mayle
Annette French
Dale Fish
Eva Biggs
Michelle Cervantes
Alicia Johnson
Peggy Burdick Buchanan
Brittany Light
11/19/17
Sunney Michelle Johnson
Kristina Harris
Anggie Marie
Kayla Hernandez
Melissa White
Carol Yemola
Jill Nauyokas
Jennifer Downing
Christian Mayle
Lia Bonita
Paula Rousseau
Cheryl Golden
Jenifer Garza
Kayla Clemons
LaKishia Wagers
Christina Domingue
Susanne Killion
Stella Methvin
Sheila Carvell
Sharon Swenson-Nelson
Amber McGrath
Joanie Waterman
Krissy Rouse Higgins
Be sure to watch both of our FaceBook pages for your chance to win and enter again next week, with questions posted daily on HealthInsurance4Everyone or at Health & Life Solutions, LLC!!
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You may also find that if you “Like” BOTH of the business pages, you will receive faster notifications of the other players as they post their answers to compete with you!
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After more than three decades of medical work by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan, it’s pulling most of its staff out of Afghanistan after a string of attacks on its employees. The decision came after seven ICRC employees were killed in a series of attacks this year. On December 19 2016, ICRC employee Juan Carlos was abducted as he travelled from Mazar-e Sharif to Kunduz and held hostage for a month. In February 2017, six Red Cross employees were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in northern Jowzjan province. Two others were abducted and later released.
Last month, Red Cross physiotherapist Lorena Enebral Perez was killed by a patient in Mazar-e Sharif. Perez helped people who had lost limbs or had other forms of disability, learn to stand, walk or feed themselves again. She was targeted by one of the patients, a man who had suffered polio as a child and had been coming to the rehabilitation center for 19 years, ever since he was two years old. He shot her with a gun he had concealed in his wheelchair.
The ICRC country head said the “painful decision” meant people in the north would no longer get help they needed. She said they would not leave Afghanistan but they have to limit the risks faced by its staff as threats continue. “After internal discussions with our highest level at the headquarters, we have reached the conclusion that we have no choice but to drastically reduce our presence and activities, and in particular in the north of Afghanistan.”
The ICRC’s operation in Afghanistan is the their fourth largest worldwide, with about 1,800 staff offering medical assistance, helping disabled people and visiting inmates in jail as well as enabling them to keep in contact with their families. In some areas, particularly in the north, the ICRC is the only international group offering such services. Many other humanitarian organizations have pulled out of Afghanistan in recent years as Taliban and Islamic State militants have stepped up attacks.
Head of delegation, Monica Zanarelli, announced the reduction. “After 30 years of continuous presence in the country, we are reducing our presence and operations.” She went on to say that it’s hard to say whether they are being specifically targeted or if these are random attacks that they have suffered.
The ICRC is laying off staff and closing two of its offices, in Faryab and Kunduz provinces, while its sub-delegation in Mazar-e Sharif will be “seriously downsized.” Those three ICRC offices cover nine provinces in the north and north west of Afghanistan. Activities run out of the Mazar office will now be limited to the ICRC’s Re-establishing Family Links program (tracing separate family members, facilitating phone calls to detainees and arranging family visits) and cooperation with the Afghan Red Crescent Society. The orthopedics center in Mazar, which treats those who have lost arms and legs and need prosthetic limbs as well as those with other disabilities, will remain open for now, but the ICRC is looking for others to run it. All other activities out of Mazar will be stopped, including the ICRC’s assistance programs.
Most international humanitarian organizations, including the ICRC, have already modified their operations to try to protect staff while continuing to reach the most vulnerable. The ICRC has a reputation for neutrality and service built up over decades but has had to accept that it can no longer work safely in parts of Afghanistan. Many believe it is a sign of just how brutal the conflict in Afghanistan has become.
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In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, October 22nd, 2017 was:
BRANDY MaRIE WILLIAMS
Pittsburgh, PA
Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card
Each day, fans who have “liked” either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift. Card
Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook “fan” on either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.
Here are the daily contestants from last week’s Trivia Contest that were entered into the Sunday drawing:
10/16/17
Kristina Harris
Anna Nichols
Sheila Carvell
Darlene Whyte
Valerie Kuehn
Vickie Gipson
Jenifer Garza
Traci Anderson
Christy Hawkes
Abby Cox
Brandy MaRie Williams
Tina Mimick
LaKishia Wagers
Tonya Velazquez
Sheri Boydston
Jodi Stevens
Brandi K Chaney
Hayley Cordaro
Pamela White Brearley
Amanda Rosario
10/17/17
David M Still
Ashley Agner
Jennifer Ramlet
Angela Turner
Jennifer Marie
Michelle Rayeske-Jeske
Ambreen Rouf
Kathleen Hickman
Sheri Boydston
Kristina Harris
Jennifer Kinner
Sarah Harrison
Chris Maxwell
Michelle Hughes
Amanda Thomas
Trish Marks
Rachael Dakote-Two-Feather Smith
Rebecca Fauteux
Wayne Gallas
Amanda Saltsman
Kelly Prestenbach
Brittany Michelle
10/18/17
Isis Sample
Brandy MaRie Williams
Crystal Gipson
Joanie Waterman
Sheri Boydston
Sherri Kidwell
Adaria Johnson
Missyn Haselby
Rachael Dakota-Two-Feather Smith
Jenn Anthony
Anggie Marie
Allison Frederick
Dan Maloney
Alexandria Fields
Diane Hamric
Amy Marie Wilkinson
Jean Simmons Homfeld
Kizzy Alvarez DeSantis
Dawn Raasch
Tiffany Greene Elliot
Christy Hawkes
Amy Chavis
Tammy Isom
Jenifer Garza
10/19/17
Ashley Agner
Lauren Bradley
Deborah Farris
Jean Simmons Homfeld
Valerie Kuehn
Christy Hawkes
Shelley LaClear
Amy Chavis
Kristina Rosson
Tabitha Sinks
Jodi Stevens
Preeti Chand
Joanie Waterman
Brittany Marie Thompson
Len Nylanna
Trish Musgrave
Jennifer Lang
Jenifer Garza
Megan McCarver
Abby Cox
Sandy Nevels
Sara Heller
Amanda Saltsman
10/20/17
Deborah Farris
Michelle Cervantes
Jean Simmons Homfeld
Christian Mayle
Pam Johnson Rowland
Amy Pingel
Stephanie Griffith
Peggy Burdick Buchanan
Alicia Dansby
Michelle Bartley
Kimberly Snyder
Rob’s Auto Service
10/21/17
Kimberly Snyder
Marilyn Wall
Nicole Blaha
Sheila Carvell
Jessica Davis
Christina Radcliff
April Ashcraft
Jenifer Garza
Chris Blythe
Jan Lehman
Christina Montes
Anggie Marie
Bea Patrick
Sherri Kidwell
Eva Biggs
Kellina Fernell Murphy
Abby Cox
Chrissy Kim
Cassandra Berholtz
Alexandria Fields
10/22/17
Paula Rousseau
Jodi Stevens
Deborah Farris
Sherry Lilly
Nancy Scharnhorst
Karen Goodwin Delaney
Kathleen Hickman
Laura Del Robertson Dougherty
Juanita Williams-Jones
Trish Musgrave
Eleazar Ruiz
Carla M. Williams
Mya Murphy
Kristina Harris
Tonya Velazquez
Daniela Tapia
Jenifer Garza
Jennifer Ramlet
Valerie Kuehn
Jill Nauyokas
Johanna Landsaw-Davis
Be sure to watch both of our FaceBook pages for your chance to win and enter again next week, with questions posted daily on HealthInsurance4Everyone or at Health & Life Solutions, LLC!!
Remember that if you try your hand at answering the Trivia Question several days each week, your odds of winning the Sunday weekly drawing are much better. Also note that a number of the posted answers each day are from contestants who have forgotten to “Like” one of our pages, so their names WILL NOT be entered at the end week drawing for the gift card, giving our fans a better chance!
You may also find that if you “Like” BOTH of the business pages, you will receive faster notifications of the other players as they post their answers to compete with you!
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Tom Petty has died at the age of 66, after he was found unconscious and in cardiac arrest at his California home. Longtime manager of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Tony Dimitriades released a statement “On behalf of the Tom Petty family, we are devastated to announce the untimely death of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty. He suffered full cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. He died peacefully at 8:40 p.m. PT surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends.”
The music legend was rushed to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital where he was put on life support and his pulse returned. Later the decision was reportedly made to remove him from life support after it was found that he was lacking brain activity. Petty is survived by his wife, Dana; daughters Adria and AnnaKim, from his earlier marriage to Jane Benyo; and a stepson, Dylan.
Petty rose to fame in the 1970s as leader of The Heartbreakers and is best known for hit songs including “I Won’t Back Down,” “Don’t Come Around Here No More,” “American Girl” and “Refugee.” Together, they released 13 albums over their 40 years together and Petty released 3 solo albums as well. He was also a member and co-founder of the late 1980s super-group the Traveling Wilburys which included George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, for their contribution to the recording industry. In 2001, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 2005, Petty received the Billboard Century Award, their highest honor for creative achievement. Over the span of his music career, he won three Grammys, had 18 nominations and sold more than 33 million albums in the U.S. alone. In interviews he frequently credited his early interest in music with meeting Elvis and watching The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show.
On Sept. 25th, Petty and the Heartbreakers had just finished their 40th anniversary tour. Earlier this year, in an interview Petty told Rolling Stone Magazine it would be the last major tour for the group but that it would continue to play concerts. “I’m thinking it may be the last trip around the country,” he told the outlet. “We’re all on the backside of our sixties. I have a granddaughter now I’d like to see as much as I can. I don’t want to spend my life on the road.”
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In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, October 8th, 2017 was:
Juanita Williams-Jones
Marion, OH
Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card
Each day, fans who have “liked” either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift. Card
Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook “fan” on either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.
Here are the daily contestants from last week’s Trivia Contest that were entered into the Sunday drawing:
10/02/17
Sarah Bellestri Shih
Carole Jacobs
Jill Nauyokas
Jennifer Ramlet
Beth Embrey
Chris Blythe
Megan McCarver
Anna Nichols
Christy Hawkes
Kendra George
Cheryl Hall
Juanita Williams-Jones
Tina Mimick
Sheila Carvell
Michelle Rayeske-Jeske
Laura Del Robertson Dougherty
Daniela Tapia
Crystal Gipson
Christina Radcliff
Kellina Fernell Murphy
France Camer
Leslie Wagner Hobson
10/3/17
April Ashcraft
Kelly Jo Francisco
Crystal Young
Amanda Peters
Alisa Jones
Sherry Lilly
Kathleen Hickman
Valerie Kuehn
Diane Hamric
Teena Sierson
Brandi K Chaney
Dawn Raasch
Christina Radcliff
Jessica Davis
Danielle Muniz
Be Schwerin
Kristen Raia Bowman
Daniela Tapia
Penny Fisher
Heather Marocco
Sheila Carvell
10/4/17
Jenifer Garza
Kristina Rosson
Cheryl Hall
Tonya Velazquez
Misty Shallcross
Lesa Moats
Mya Murphy
Jean Simmons Homfeld
Rachael Dakota-Two-Feather Smith
Trish Musgrave
Christy Hawkes
Kayla Clemons
Melissa Ann Stura-Bassett
Beth Hedmark
Maryellen Davis
Anna Nichols
Preeti Chand
France Camer
April Ashcraft
Karen Bondehagen
Sheila Carvell
10/5/17
Kelly Jo Francisco
Michelle Cervantes
Josh Francisco
Diane Hamric
Adaria Johnson
Belinda Haas
Rondi Clark-Conn
Kizzy Alvarez DeSantis
Sheila Carvell
Jamie Shapiro
Juanita Williams-Jones
Cassandra Berholtz
Mike Adamski
Dawn Raasch
Michelle R. Carlino
Nicole Blaha
Shona Ort
Ashley Stamey Phillips
Crystal Gipson
Geri Rus
Anne Delos Reyes-Villafuerte
10/6/17
Sarah Harrison
Mary Ann Cody
Jill Nauyokas
Bea Patrick
Chris Maxwell
Tabitha Sinks
Nikki Hunsacker
Samantha Maxwell
Carrie Strickland
Emily Rice Bowersock
Chris Blythe
April Ashcraft
Amanda Thomas
Alexandra Vindiola
Katrina Worford
Anna Nichols
Tanya Mattox
Ashley Agner
Alexandria Fields
Jeanine Jones
Carrie Mitchell
Stephanie Beckwith
Kimberly Taylor Hall
10/7/17
Jennifer Lang
Kimberly Taylor Hall
Jill Nauyokas
Holly Cajigas
Chris Blythe
Lori Marie Timms
Valerie Kuehn
Eleazar Ruiz
Jenn Hess
Jennifer Saavedra
Cheryl Hall
Jodi Stevens
Brandy MaRie Williams
Amanda Rosario
Jennifer Lee Clark
Joanie Waterman
Amy Chavis
Dawn Raasch
Kristen Raia Bowman
Christina Domingue
10/8/17
Joann Tompkins-Winborn
Jill Nauyokas
Valerie Kuehn
Sandy Nevels
Ashley Agner
Brandy MaRie Williams
Amy Marie Wilkinson
Chris Blythe
Paula Rivers
Isis Sample
Mary Ann Cody
Ashley Weaver
Deborah Farris
Fanny Wat
Mary Pettiford
Nelle Bailey
Michelle Michelle
Aarti DM
Mya Murphy
Bea Patrick
Kristina Harris
Sheila Carvell
Be sure to watch both of our FaceBook pages for your chance to win and enter again next week, with questions posted daily on HealthInsurance4Everyone or at Health & Life Solutions, LLC!!
Remember that if you try your hand at answering the Trivia Question several days each week, your odds of winning the Sunday weekly drawing are much better. Also note that a number of the posted answers each day are from contestants who have forgotten to “Like” one of our pages, so their names WILL NOT be entered at the end week drawing for the gift card, giving our fans a better chance!
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Playboy founder and icon Hugh Hefner died on Wednesday evening at the age of 91. Hefner passed of natural causes at his home, the famed Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, surrounded by loved ones. Playboy began on Hefner’s kitchen table 64 years ago and spawned an empire that encompasses print and digital publications, merchandise and other portfolio companies. After leaving his job as a copywriter for Esquire magazine, Hefner put up his furniture as collateral for a loan, raising money from various investors and borrowing the rest from family and friends. He published the very first issue of Playboy in December of 1953 which featured Marilyn Monroe on the cover.
For decades, Playboy was the most successful men’s magazine in the world and the company branched into movie, cable and digital production, sold its own line of clothing and jewelry, and opened clubs, resorts and casinos. Playboy Enterprises’ chief executive, Scott Flanders, acknowledged that the internet had overrun the magazine’s province causing the brand to fade over the years with its magazine’s circulation declining to less than a million.
In 2012, Hefner announced that his youngest son, Cooper, would likely succeed him as the public face of Playboy. Mr. Hefner remained editor in chief but in 2016, he handed over creative control of Playboy to his son Cooper Hefner.
Hefner is survived by his wife Crystal, and four grown children from his two previous marriages. Over the years, Hefner became known and highly criticized for moving an ever-changing group of young women into the Playboy Mansion. His reputation was highly criticized and overshadowed the fact that he staunchly advocated freedom of speech in all its aspects, for which he won civil liberties awards. He supported progressive social causes and lost some sponsors by inviting African-American guests to his televised parties at a time when much of the nation still had Jim Crow laws.
In 1966, during the civil rights era, Hefner sent African-American journalist Alex Haley to interview George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party-who has been described as the “American Hitler”. Rockwell agreed to meet with Haley only after gaining assurance from the writer that he was not Jewish though Rockwell kept a handgun on the table throughout the interview.
Hefner was also a philanthropist who donated $100,000 to the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts to create a course called “Censorship in Cinema”, and $2 million to endow a chair for the study of American film. Through his charitable foundation, Hefner contributed to many charities and threw multiple fundraiser events for Much Love Animal Rescue. In 1978, he helped organize and raise funds for the restoration of the Hollywood sign and in 2010, Hefner donated the last $900,000 sought by a conservation group for a land purchase needed to stop the development of the famed vista of the Hollywood Sign. Children of the Night founder and president Dr. Lois Lee presented Hefner with the organization’s first-ever Founder’s Hero of the Heart Award in appreciation for his unwavering dedication, commitment and generosity. He also supported legalizing same-sex marriage, and he stated that a fight for gay marriage was a fight for all our rights.
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