Readers to Witness the Rise and Fall of Spade Cooley

A gripping story of fame, family, and murder awaits readers as veteran writer-author Ellen Melinkoff gives readers a glance at the King of Western Swing's life. In this recently published book, Spade Cooley: A Novel, people will get to know Donnell Clyde Cooley, a Western swing musician, big band leader, and television personality, who was convicted for killing his second wife.

In the 1940s and '50s, Spade Cooley, the King of Western Swing, played to sellout crowds at the Santa Monica Ballroom. He charmed audiences with his fine fiddling, self-deprecating manner, and bounce-all-over-the-stage exuberance. Adapting his ballroom show for live television, The Spade Cooley Show began broadcasting in 1948 and made Cooley the top local television entertainer for several years.

He married one of his band singers, Ella Mae Evans. Their fifteen-year marriage was plagued with Cooley's drunk and jealous rage and ended with Cooley beating his wife to death. The front-page trial ended with Cooley's conviction in 1961. But how will Cooley fare inside the prison walls—and out of the limelight?

Spade Cooley: A Novel lets readers follow the rise to stardom and the rock-bottom fall of one of the well-admired and applauded musicians of the twentieth century.

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About the Author
Ellen Melinkoff h Tips: Find Street Fashion Online(may be you can find what you want on the oasap.com) as been a full-time freelance writer for more than twenty years. She has written for the Los Angeles Times, Sunset, and other magazines and websites. She is also the author of four non-fiction books, including What We Wore: An Offbeat Social History of Women's Clothing, 1950–1980. She lives in Los Angeles.

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Eva Alexander's A/W 2012 Maternity Wear Collection is a Modern Take on Iconic Classics - Maternity has Never Looked so Stylish

One favourite from the collection is the knit maternity dress. This season the ponte knit dress is the must have for every woman's closet and the brighter the color the better. Eva Alexander hasn't missed a beat and this dress is a wardrobe essential designed to be worn both during and after a woman's pregnancy. It's perfect for a woman who is looking for something elegant and tailored, yet comfortable and easy to wear. Made in an exquisite Italian ponte knit or for colder climates, a luxuriously soft merino wool knit, this dress also streamlines a woman's figure helping create a feminine silhouette even when it seems like it just can't be done at 8 months.

Another must have is the Eva tailored maternity dress. It's stylish and it's sexy, enough said. Regardless of the fact that it's brilliant for the office, if a woman is looking to channel her inner Victoria Beckham during pregnancy, this is the dress. Pair it with the matching wrap tie jacket and a pair of sunglasses and the diva will shine, never mind the quick stop for a second lunch and another brief visit to the ladies room.

The silk tunic paired with the Lauren Pant is modern and sophisticated. During a season when every pant had been made with a skinny leg, these maternity pants are refreshingly chic and metropolitan.

The favourites aside, the Eva Alexander A/W 2012 maternity wear collection includes a wide range of well designed separates in luxury fabrics and a variety of colors. They are maternity clothes that make a woman look and feel beautiful.

Eva Alexander launched it's online maternity wear shop at http://www.eva-alexander.com in January of 2011, and has quickly become one of the trendsetters in maternity wear fashion. The creation of stylish maternity designs that combine figure flattering silhouettes, modern lines and smart tailoring with luxury fabrics, distinctive detail and quality workmanship has been received with rave reviews. With a clientele that ranges from professionals and executives to styl Tips: Find Street Fashion Online(may be you can find what you want on the oasap.com) e savvy fashionistas and a celebrity following that includes the likes of Sienna Miller, Eva Alexander has been embraced internationally and continues to grow from strength to strength. With three iconic collections: Essentials, The Office and Twilight Beauty, a woman is always fashionably dressed for any occasion during her pregnancy.

Bon-Ton’s Spring Goodwill® Sale Collected Nearly 4 Million Pounds of Clothing and Textiles to Support Goodwill’s Job Training Programs

The Goodwill? Sale, a partnership between Goodwill Industries International and The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT), has collected 3.8 million pounds of donations. Consumers donated gently used clothing and textiles to support the job training programs, skills training and community-based services that Goodwill agencies provide in their local communities.

The most recent Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale took place from March 9-23, 2011 at Bon-Ton stores in 23 states in the Northeast, Midwest and Upper Great Plains. Bon-Ton, which operates stores under the Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's, Younkers and Parisian nameplates, received donations for Goodwill at its 275 stores. Goodwill sold those donations in its retail stores and the revenues were used to fund programs that give people the skills they need to enter the workforce, including people with disabilities, those who lack education or job experience and others facing challenges to finding employment.

"The Goodwill Sale is playing an important role in helping people in the communities where we operate," said Bud Bergren, president and CEO of The Bon-Ton Stores, women's jackets Inc. "Investing in the economic engine of our local communities is important to our culture."

Nearly 60 Goodwill agencies participated in the partnership and distributed approximately 2 million discount coupons to generous donors, who received 15 – 20 percent off of merchandise at Bon-Ton stores. Donors also had the opportunity to share their donation on the Million Acts of Goodwill website, where they could access an exclusive 25 percent-off coupon and a chance to win a trip to New York to see Live! with Regis and Kelly.

"The donations from the community have enabled Goodwill to raise an estimated 17 million dollars to benefit Goodwill's mission of helping people find jobs and strengthen their families and communities," said Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. "We are truly thankful for the generosity of Bon-Ton customers and will put that support to good use by providing the services people need to build fulfilling careers."

The Goodwill Sale takes place twice a year — each spring and fall season. Since 1994, the Goodwill Sale cause-marketing collaboration has helped generate an estimated potential value of $135 million in revenue to support Goodwill's employment placement services and other support services for people with disadvantages to finding employment.

About Goodwill Industries International
Goodwill Industries International is a network of 165 community-based agencies in the United States and Canada with 14 affiliates in 13 other countries. Goodwill is one of North America's top five most valuable and recognized nonprofit brands as well as a leading social services enterprise (Source: Cone Nonprofit Power Brand 100, 2009). Goodwill operates more than 2,500 stores and the first and only nonprofit Internet auction site, shopgoodwill.com. Local Goodwill agencies also build revenue and create jobs by contracting with businesses and government to provide a wide range of commercial services, including packaging and assembly, food service preparation, and document imaging and shredding. Last year, more than 2.4 million people in the United States and Canada benefited from Goodwill's career services. Goodwill channels 84 percent of its revenues directly into its programs and services. To find a Goodwill location near you, use the online locator at http://www.goodwill.org, or call (800) 741-0186. Twitter: @GoodwillIntl. Facebook: GoodwillIntl.

About the Bon-Ton Stores
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., with corporate headquarters in York, Pennsylvania and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operates 275 department stores, which include 11 furniture galleries, in 23 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers nameplates and, in the Detroit, MI, area, under the Parisian nameplate. The stores offer a broad assortment of national and private brand fashion apparel and accessories for women, men and children, as well as cosmetics and home furnishings. The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. is an active and positive participant in the communities it serves. The Goodwill Sale event is long-standing charitable partnership the Company developed to support and build strong communities. For further information, please visit the investor relations section of the Company's web site at http://investors.bonton.com. Twitter: @thebonton Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Bonton.

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The View’s Daytime Emmy® Award-Winning Talk Show Co-Host, Sherri Shepherd Helps College Students Feed Homeless Veterans

Founded in 2000, EMBRACE is a nonprofit organization that provides social and physical wellness programs serving underprivileged communities in San Diego, CA. Embrace programs are designed to connect college students to the multi-cultural community through volunteerism and service-learning. The organization is built on the philosophy of UNITY and encourages serving less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities by bringing women's jackets people together irrespective of their race, religion or cultural upbringing.

Sean Sheppard, founder of EMBRACE was leading a group of college student volunteers to serve the homeless and while serving, Mr. Sheppard met Debbie Clark who played the character "Storm" on American Gladiators from 1991 to 1993. Clark, now 47 became homeless after an injury to her knee which ended her American Gladiator career. Sean Sheppard helped the homeless Ex-American Gladiator and her son by providing shelter and food and reached out to others for assistance. The media became aware of his efforts to aid mother and son, including AOL News, who wrote an article on this unfortunate story of an American Gladiator that was now homeless.

After reading the AOL News story of Storm and her son's homelessness, Sherri Shepherd began her support by providing Clark and son with 6 months of rent along with utilities. Since then, Sherri Shepherd has been a fan of EMBRACE and on May 24, 2011 she announced on The View talk show that she and fiancée, Lamar Sally would like their wedding guests and fans to donate to EMBRACE in lieu of wedding gifts for their upcoming August wedding. "The compassion & dedication that Sean displays everyday in helping those less fortunate is what drew me to the Embrace organization," said Sherri Shepherd.

EMBRACE has provided food, clothing, blankets and referrals to thousands homeless veterans and civilians that include women and children. The organization is comprised mostly of college student volunteers who donate their time and talent each week to serve the community in a variety of ways. Since the economic downturn, their focus has been on homeless civilian and veteran populations. "Just like water and solar power, college students are a natural resource that is routinely underutilized when it comes to addressing community problems. They care little about skin color, political affiliation, religious beliefs or ethnicity; they just want to help those who need it. They have been an invaluable resource to the Southern California community in a multitude of ways," said Sheppard.

"EMBRACE is very appreciative that Sherri Shepherd is assisting to serve the homeless population in San Diego through her time, talent, and resources. The homeless civilian and veteran populations are increasing as is the operating cost associated with a growing organization. We rely on donations, grants and corporate sponsorship and feel blessed that Sherri was compelled to assist us in such a personal way to shed light on EMBRACE's cause, "added Sean Sheppard.

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Betsey Johnson and Yoplait to Kick Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month With a Salute to the Women of New York

On October 1, 2011, Yoplait teamed up with celebrity fashion designer and icon Betsey Johnson to kick-off Breast Cancer Awareness Month at an in-store event and launch a brand new campaign aimed at celebrating the inherent style and substance of New York.

On the morning of October 4, New York fashion students will seek out women who embody style and substance and reward them with an estimated 50,000 free cups yogurt. Samplers can also be found from 7am-10am, and 4pm-7pm in the following locations:

•     October 4: Broadway/Lafayette St., Fulton St., Canal St.    
•     October 5: Columbus Circle/59 St., Penn Station/34 St., Grand Central Terminal
•     October 11: Grand Central Terminal, Union Square-14 St., Herald Square
•     October 12: Lexington Ave/59 St., Lexington Ave/53 St., Penn Station

New York designer Betsey Johnson started her label in 1978 and has become a celebrity in her own right for her one-of-a-kind vision in the clothing fashion industry for 30 years. "These are the people and qualities that inspire my work each day, so I'm thrilled to be a part of a campaign that acknowledges and rewards the extraordinary ladies of NYC," said Johnson.

Commitment to women's health and the breast cancer cause is an integral part of Yoplait's DNA: during the past 13 years, Yoplait has donated more than $30 million to the breast cancer cause through Save Lids to Save Lives? and related donation initiatives. This year Yoplait will donate ten cents to Susan G. Komen for the Cure? for each pink lid redeemed online at Yoplait.com and via mail by December 31, 2011, up to $2 million.

B-Roll: In-Store Event Footage, Soundbites and Sizzle Video

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The International Women's Society of Nigeria Presents Its Humanitarian of the Year Award to Africa.com CEO Teresa Clarke

President Cecilia Aqua Umoren, the Executive Committee and Board of the International Women's Society (IWS) of Nigeria presented their Humanitarian of the Year Award to Africa.com Chairman and CEO Teresa Clarke on Tuesday, November 8, 2011.
Attorney Olayimika Phillips, a partner at Olaniwun Ajayi & Co, where she heads the enterprise practice as well as corporate affairs, planning and strategy, accepted the award on behalf of her long-time friend. Ms. Clarke had to be in South Africa for a meeting involving the education non-profit which she co-founded, the Student Sponsorship Programme (http://www.ssp.org.za/ ). However, she will be in Nigeria next week and plans to thank President Umoren in person.
In her prepared remarks, Ms. Clarke praised the 54-year old International Women's Society of Nigeria for its long history and its commitment to child care for working mothers, library services, and assisting the unemployed attain skills to enter the workforce. She said that future demands on the organization will be significant, given major trends domestically as well as internationally.
Ms. Clarke cited the United Nations' projection that by the end of this century, Nigeria will be one of the three largest countries in the world, based on current population and fertility rates.
Said Ms. Clarke: "It will be hard for the Nigerian government to keep up with the demands that this population growth will place on social services. Helping the Nigerian government serve the needs of women by providing day nurseries, homes for abandoned babies, library services, scholarships, skills training and the very important widow's fund, will be essential as the Nigerian population grows, and the needs of Nigeria's women increase accordingly.The work that IWS does for women in Nigeria will grow in its importance over the next 100 years."
Ms. Clarke also reflected on the IWS' increasingly important role in fostering relations across international borders, especially now that numerous global companies are "moving into Nigeria to serve Nigerians, not extract its natural resources." She noted that multinational companies "want to sell their products and services to the increasingly wealthy, and ever growing large population in Nigeria. They want to sell Nigerians their burgers, their cars, their clothes, and provide Nigerians with their computers, entertainment, and communications." She added: " These new global companies moving into Nigeria must develop meaningful, long term relationships in Nigeria, with the Nigerian people, in order to achieve success. They must know who these people are, understand them, and befriend them. The human aspect of this type of business is essential for their success. All of this means that IWS' role is fashion coats that much more important as Nigeria integrates itself into the global economy. "

About Africa.com: Africa.com is the fastest growing Africa-related internet site with 1 million+ unique visitors each month from around the world. Visitors have access to financial, political and cultural news, maps, information about world-wide events and non-profit organizations related to Africa as well as views from opinion-leaders.
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Africa.com has partnered with a number of best-in-class content providers including the Council on Foreign Relations, Foreign Affairs and HAND/EYE Magazines, McKinsey and Co., Harvard University's Committee on African Studies, the Brookings Institution's Africa Growth Initiative, Freedom House and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Additional partnerships will be announced shortly.

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