Today we visit with billionaire/philanthropist John Paul DeJoria. His professional journey began when he was homeless, living in a car with his four-year-old son. The drive to create a better life for both of them is what propelled him to unparalleled success. Join him on his journey in the start-up of John Paul Mitchell Systems through the introduction and ultimate sale of Patrón tequila.
His
new book is called “Success Unshared is Failure”
Available
Now: https://amzn.to/4iwUweV
TODAY'S REASON TO PARTY! (special thanks to ListOfNationalDays.com)
Read Comics in Public Day
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SURVEYS, STUDIES & SUCH
If you’re like me, you can’t help but smile when you see your dog — or anyone else’s, for that matter. And you should smile, according to a new study. Austrian researchers scanned the brains of 14 dogs while showing them photos of people with different facial expressions. And they found that dogs really do know when you’re happy – and their brains seem to like it. People’s happy faces activated the dogs’ reward circuitry, the same brain system involved in pleasure, food, and praise. Interestingly, angry, fearful and sad faces didn’t produce the same response. Researchers say dogs can distinguish positive emotions from negative ones, but may not distinguish between different negative emotions. The findings offer another clue to how thousands of years of domestication shaped dogs’ ability to understand humans. The scientists hope their findings will help show people how to communicate more effectively with their own beloved canine companions…and with others’. As one said: “We can reward our dogs with treats, but also reward them with happiness.”
BIG SCREEN-LITTLE SCREEN
Robin Williams’s children are seeking to protect the actor’s online legacy by taking control of his Instagram account, with his daughter Zelda saying the move is one way to “fight back against rampant AI abuse of his voice and likeness.” The account had been inactive since Williams’s death, but Zelda and her brothers, Zak and Cody, now want to turn it into a “safe, trusted place” where fans can find authentic photos and videos of their father. AI-generated videos recreating Williams’s image and voice have gone viral in recent years, part of a wider wave of low-quality content often dubbed “AI slop.”
Olivia Colman has joined the London-set 6th season of “Only Murders in the Building.” The Oscar winner was revealed as the Hulu series’ latest guest star in a video posted on its Instagram account on Tuesday, featuring cast members Selena Gomez, Meryl Streep and Martin Short. In the vid, Gomez says: “We have had so many amazing guest stars for ‘Only Murders’ in London.” Streep adds: “Yeah, but we’re just missing one!” At that point, Colman appears in the frame, in costume. LINK: https://tinyurl.com/yhsh5w65
DID YA KNOW!?
Did You Know... Glaciers may look motionless, but they're constantly moving. Although they creep forward very slowly, they can reshape valleys and mountains over thousands of years.
JOKE OF THE DAY
(FROM
HEIDI)
SCOOP
OF THE DAY
It would appear you’ll never again have the chance to buy “14 CDs or cassettes for 1 cent”. Columbia House is winding down after 71 years. Launched by Columbia Records in 1955, the mail-order service brought records straight to customers, especially those without easy access to music stores. Its membership deals and promotional discounts helped make it a music-industry powerhouse. By the mid-1990s, Columbia House boasted more than 16 million members and accounted for over 15% of US CD sales. But file-sharing services like Napster and LimeWire eventually changed the game, and the company filed for bankruptcy in 2015. After abandoning music sales, Columbia House focused on DVDs and Blu-rays — only to face another blow from streaming services. Existing memberships and purchases will be honoured as it closes, but Columbia House will stop accepting on Sept. 15.
The world’s oldest person, Ethel Caterham, celebrated her 117th birthday on Friday. Caterham, who lives in a care home in Surrey, England, was alive for 2 World Wars, the sinking of the Titanic, the Russian Revolution and the Covid-19 pandemic. She is one of the oldest people to survive the virus after contracting it in 2020 at the age of 110. Despite her impressive years, Caterham will have to celebrate a few more birthdays to set the record for the longest verified human lifespan. That title belongs to Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 aged 122 years and 164 days.
THE MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY
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“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” — Jaws — Brody (Roy Scheider) — 1975
NEWS TO ME
(FROM HEIDI)
FUN
FACT FOR YOU:
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✓ Actor Roy Scheider improvised the famous “Jaws” quote, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
✓ Green olives and black olives are not different species. The distinction reflects whether they were picked before or after ripening.
✓ A typical banana travels 4,000 miles (644km) before being eaten.
✓ If you add together all the numbers on a roulette wheel, you’d get 666.
✓ Bananas are slightly radioactive.
WEIRD NEWS
A Phoenix-area Shake Shack employee is facing armed robbery and kidnapping charges after police say he robbed his own workplace at gunpoint, then returned 2 days later to work…and was arrested. Court documents say 33-year-old Keondre Simmons allegedly entered through a rear door, forced 2 coworkers into a walk-in cooler, and stole about $2,800 from the safe. He also allegedly took and destroyed their phones. Investigators say surveillance footage, cellphone records and the victims’ descriptions linked Simmons to the crime. Police later searched his home and found a firearm similar to the one used and cash matching the stolen money.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
30% of people say THIS is their guilty pleasure when it comes to food. What is it?
Answer: Bacon
SOMETHING SPECIAL WITH HEIDI SMALL
(FROM HEIDI)
THE LIST
Bizarre Reasons People Have Ended Things With a Partner
• “Their feet looked weird”
• “They left a $1.00 tip after an expensive restaurant meal”
• “I didn’t like the way they chewed gum”
• “They took me on a date to play bingo”
• “His mother”
• “They cut their hair”
• “Because they didn’t like the color red”
• “He would never eat fresh vegetables. Only canned”
• “We disagreed on whether pineapple belonged on pizza”
• “She made bad pasta”
GOOD NEWS
Golden
Retriever Rescued After Being Buried in Landslide for Three Days
https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news