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The funeral director at Blount and Curry Funeral Home at MacDill Avenue says more and more people want an uplifting funeral service, not a dreary and depressing goodbye.

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TAMPA, Fla. — The funeral director at Blount and Curry Funeral Home at MacDill Avenue says more and more people want an uplifting funeral service, not a dreary and depressing goodbye.
Opened in 1957, the funeral home is a staple of South Tampa. But, the way it looks and feels when you walk in today is a lot different than the funeral home of the 1950s.
Funeral Director Adam Wojciechowski tells ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska they've worked hard to make the funeral home feel more like an event space, similar to a wedding venue.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Vikings' plan for improving their roster this offseason centers on the continued retooling of the defense. They need pass-rushers, a safety to start opposite Harrison Smith and more cornerbacks. Some of those needs will be sorted out in free agency while the ones the Vikings don't get to in the coming weeks become a high priority during the draft.
But before the Vikings can carry out their defensive to-do list, they need to answer questions on the other side of the ball, beginning with the offensive line.
Minnesota's financial flexibility in free agency hinges on a decision with left tackle Riley Reiff. Will the Vikings attempt to extend him to lower his cap number or will he become a cap casualty?

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Transform Hospital Group has recently looked into the evolution of beauty trends across the last century, exploring the impact that global events, celebrities, and social media have had on the development of popular trends, products, and treatments. They then worked with artist Jan Koudela to visualize the top trends from each decade.
Bored Panda reached out to Transform Hospital Group and asked some questions. First of all, they told us about what inspired this project: “We’ve seen that the Covid-19 pandemic seems to have had quite a big impact on beauty trends—there has been a real shift towards skincare and more ‘low-key’ makeup looks. It got us thinking about how trends have evolved and what influenced them, so we went away and did loads of research into it and then worked with a great artist called Jan Koudela, who visualized the biggest trends for us.”

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- “Ooooh! Oooh!’’ Stephen Weatherly yelled as he noticed a small spot smoldering on his right thigh.
The five-year veteran defensive end, who recently signed a one-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings after he was released by the Carolina Panthers, momentarily lost his concentration during a glassblowing session, allowing the hot end of the six-foot pipe he was breathing into while rolling it make contact with his pants.
His instructor, Nicolas Emeric, had been waiting for such a mishap, understanding there was less clearance between the pipe and legs because Weatherly (6-foot-5, 265 pounds) is bigger than his typical clientele.

Game plan: Though the idea of trading Cousins has come up this offseason, the chances of him being under center for the Vikings in 2021 are strong. Minnesota gave him a two-year, $66 million extension last offseason to bring down his cap charge. Another extension would help free up financial resources but also keeps Cousins in the fold beyond 2022, which might not be the direction the Vikings can afford to go. Fortunately for the Vikings, Cousins is one of the most durable quarterbacks in the NFL and doesn't need a high-priced vet as his backup. That likely keeps Mannion in place on another one-year deal. In any event, the Vikings need to start thinking about life after Cousins and finding a quarterback in the draft.

Why is that? For starters, 15 to 18 quarterbacks could be changing teams this offseason. As the QB carousel spins and trade scenarios are considered, more names get pulled into the mix. Cousins, 32, is a massive financial obligation for the Vikings after he signed a two-year, $66 million extension last March. If Minnesota wants out of that contract to improve other areas of the roster, now would be the time to consider moving on.
There are plenty of reasons to keep Cousins, but there's a lot on the line for a team coming off a 7-9 season.
Here's a look at three scenarios this offseason for the Vikings' quarterback situation.

(MENAFN - The Conversation) Book review: The Husband Poisoner , by Tanya Bretherton (Hachette).
Agatha Christie's first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920), introduces her iconic Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot , and features her famous quip: 'poison is a woman's weapon'.
Of course, poison — sometimes referred to as Inheritor's Powder — is not gender specific. Rather, poison can simply be the preferred means of murder for clever criminals. Those who, as sociologist and author Tanya Bretherton points out:
The title of Bretherton's fourth book, The Husband Poisoner: Suburban women who killed in post-World War II Sydney (2021), suggests a work focused on damaged, disgruntled or daring wives in the early 1950s who were looking for the perfect solution to an immediate problem. But she goes further to look at how other family members were also targeted. She also gives some clues to explain why seemingly ordinary women decided to try their hand at murder.

"When I say I am happy for you, I'm happy for the Vikings organization finally being able to get a wide receiver in, to come in the door showing his stuff," Moss told Jefferson. "Justin, I'm proud of you, bruh.
My rookie of the year."
A million-watt smile stretched across Jefferson's face. The player he grew up watching and trying to emulate then asked Jefferson to "send me (a pair) with your John Hancock on it."
The Vikings haven't had a rookie make an impact like Jefferson since Moss was named the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1998. Wide receiver Percy Harvin was the last Minnesota player to earn the honor in 2009, but his numbers (60 catches, 790 yards and six touchdowns) weren't close to those of Jefferson, who was the only offensive rookie named to the Pro Bowl.

Surely each would make the deal again, and there is no "loser" in this trade. But there are lessons the Vikings can learn from the circumstances that got them to the point of trading a then-26-year-old Diggs so they don't face a similar situation in the future.
Diggs signed a five-year, $72 million extension in July 2018 when he was part of an offense that was set to feature him heavily, setting him up for his next big pay day. Diggs' deal, which averages $14.4 million per year, was considered a team-friendly contract.
When the Vikings shifted toward a run-heavy scheme once Kevin Stefanski took over as offensive coordinator in December 2018, the writing was on the wall for Diggs. Staying in Minnesota made it tougher to be paid like a true No. 1 receiver (he's the 16th-highest paid receiver based on yearly salary).

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Adah Sharma Performs Cartwheel in Saree, Leaves Everyone Awestruck
Adah Sharma took to Instagram to share a video of herself doing cartwheels on the beach in a saree. The vidoe has quickly gone viral on social media.
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Adah Sharma, who made her Bollywood debut with 2008 horror film 1920, has impressed the internet with some of her stunning moves. The actress shared a Monday Motivation video on her social media handle where she can be seen doing cartwheels at a beach while being draped in six yards of elegance.
Adah looked stunning in a pink printed saree which is tied in the traditional Marathi style with the pallu coming across the back and pinned in the waistline, while her no make-up look made her look radiant. In the video, the actress can be seen getting into a position to perform the cartwheels, and then she does four rounds back to back and runs towards the sea with open arms. She has left everyone awestruck with her stunt done with such ease.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins capped off his 10-game resurgence with a walk-off NFC offensive player of the week honor after throwing for 405 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Detroit in the season finale.
It's the second time in five weeks Cousins received the award, a fitting footnote to a season rife with early turbulence only to finish on a positive note.
Cousins went from 10 interceptions in his first six games to capping off his sixth season as a starting QB with a career-best 35 touchdowns and his second-highest passer rating (105). Despite some struggles, Cousins still finished as a top-10 quarterback (ninth, according to PFF, down from fifth in 2019). Six of the eight QBs ahead of him led their teams to the playoffs.

1920 Hudson Limousine Quetta, Pakistan
Shared by my friend Harris Aziz from Islamabad, recently this car has emerged out of same family, original from new, ownership from Quetta, Pakistan. The family has put up the car in Islamabad heritage museum last week. Wonderfully preserved and sympathetically restored. Most car enthusiasts, yours truly included, never knew of its existence.
Quetta was, in the Raj todate, an important station on the border of the empire and site of the British Indian Army's staff college. Its a awesome route by train with bewildering tunnels and civil/ railway engineering masterpiece. A lot of Army officers took their cars to Quetta by train from all over India when coming for training.

Not even a Christmas miracle could help the Minnesota Vikings keep their playoff hopes alive against the New Orleans Saints on Friday.
In a 52-33 loss that knocked the Vikings out of playoff contention, the defense allowed the franchise's most points since 1963.
“Really disappointed defensively,” Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said. “You’ve got to work really hard to give up 52.”
With as many injuries as Minnesota had across the board, especially on defense, it had no shot against a Saints team primed for a deep postseason run. For a fifth straight week, the Vikings fell behind by 10 points and were unable to recover.

Four games into the season, Jefferson recorded two of his six 100-yard receiving games. Three months in as a first-year pro, Jefferson has exceeded expectations. Percy Harvin was the last Minnesota rookie wideout to perform this well; in 2009, Harvin won NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors after his 60-catch, 790-yard, six-touchdown season.
Fourteen games in, Jefferson has far surpassed that mark, ranking eighth in the NFL in yards (1,182) and becoming the fifth rookie receiver named to the Pro Bowl in the past 20 years.
This type of season isn't easily replicated, which furthers his case for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, another front-runner for the award, tied Baker Mayfield's rookie record for touchdown passes with 27, and Jefferson reached historical highs with two games still to play.