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Curtis Jones, President, Technology Center Cur s Jones of Technology Center joined us on What’s the Story Radio Show in October and January to share his wisdom about hacking and technology.

Computer Technology has been in the Reno/Sparks area for over 20 years.

They supply anything you need for your computer and provide computer repair services.

On our January show, we talked about businesses using social media and apps.

Cur s said, “…[when using social media], the key is to find the most effec ve Editor: Janice Hermsen: janice@lrpnv.com

medium; where is the customer you’re trying to reach? ...use that social media as your target.

Will an app make sense for your business? There are different reasons to create an app for your business and though it may not make you money, it provides access and awareness, according to Cur s. You might use it so your customers know what’s in your inventory.

You might use an app to sell a product.

Jones suggests an app to set appointments saying it can be useful in

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Janice Hermsen……....1 No Strings Attached E‐ News Film Festival Genesis Brian T. Shirley…….....3 Jinx: A Study Richard G. Pugh…. ....4 A Memoir of Mary Ann: Book Review John Loranger………...5 Do You Judge a Book by Its Cover? Voting Begins July 5, 2017………...…..6 What’s Brewin’ At the Reno Town Mall?

Eddie Floyd…...……...7 One Nation Under God Mike Aloia……..….....9 Take the Quiz: You may know more than you think……………....10 LeRue Press: New and Used Books….,,,.10

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Brian T. Shirley

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the Road", hos ng a radio show and ge ng involved with some Independent film and WEB TV projects. One of the films I had interviewed the film maker about had won a few awards at some film fes vals and it peaked my curiosity. I had never really inves gated or been to a film fes val and knew very li le about them. That's when I got the idea to submit "Veterans in Blue" to some fes vals to see what would happen.

It took some research, trial and error, (mostly error) and hours on film fes val sites learning the process. I joined a few fes val pla orms and star ng submi ng and really studying what these events In the beginning... were all about. It's a lot of work, but when I got the first email that said "Congratula ons, you're project

Andy Fox, from the Charleston Air Force "Veterans in Blue" in an official selec on", the hard Base contacted me through my website in early work was well worth it. That was a fes val up in New 2015. He was part of the "Combat Camera" York and I almost went to it, but I did not want to turn Squadron and had seen some of my stand‐up down the gig I had that week. videos when he was online. He asked about my

A few months later, it got accepted to a film military service and noted that I talked about being gala in North Carolina and I drove to it from some in the military in my show. He was also working on shows I had in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This was a project for the USAF called "Veterans in Blue" and the first me I had been to a film fes val and I had a was wondering if I would like to be the subject of film in it. I'll never forget the experience, the support one of his films. I would retain all the rights to the of the people there for all the film makers and the project and there was no charge. This was an overall energy of the event. I highly recommended ongoing project that highlighted USAF Veterans. I people to a end one, you won't be sorry. agreed, of course, and we shot the short film at my

During all this me, I had been filming another WEB TV series father's house. Andy brought a photographer for some s ll shots and I called "Bengleton Socks" and I was submi ng both my Web series and supplied him with some stand‐up videos, s ll pictures, bio, etc. some other shorts I had shot to film fes vals all over the place. Both of

Several months later Andy sent me the finished product and these series and some short stories I have wri en appear on the No I was blown away. He had done an incredible job. I was honored to be Strings A ached‐E News (NSAEN) Online magazine website. This is a a part of this series and con nue to be. In an effort to push my career fantas c online pla orm and I'm proud to be a part of it. Tamara, forward. I saw this as an incredible promo onal tool. The only Beatrice, the amazing staff and contributors work very hard to put ques on was how to u lize it. together a professional, non‐poli cal, unique media outlet. I was looking through NSAEN one day a er they had done a complete reboot

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If you had said to me two years ago "Hey Brian, you're going to be Execu ve Producer for a film fes val", I would have laughed and responded "That's a good one, very funny. I'll use that in my show".

Yet, here I am.

How did I get here you may ask? Or maybe not, but I'm going to tell you anyway.

WHEN YOU BELIEVE: THE STORY OF FLOYD SNEED Classic Drummer Hall of Fame and Pop Music Hall of Fame inductee (Three Dog Night), Floyd Sneed tells his story in his book When You Believe. It is a wi y, entertaining and insigh ul book full of stories told by original Three Dog Night drummer, Floyd Sneed, with perspec ves from people who know him. A look at life in the 60s and 70s from one of the first black drummers in an all white band. How he took his crea vity to another level with his own personal imagery that is joyful and inspired by his sense of humor. Published by LeRue Press, LLC.

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Richard G. Pugh

He was a self‐proclaimed ziggurat of knowledge…all kinds of knowledge about the human condi on…and no one, Jerry “Jinx” Mallory mused, ranked higher. Among his self proclaimed pinnacle‐like quali es was his mastery of the intellectual quip and crea ng searing insults to hurl at friends, co‐workers, and employers whom he believed weren’t capable of comprehending them.

Jinx had gained much of his intellect from addic on to PBS (radio and TV), sessions at the county library, Google, The New Yorker, from studies in and out of the local community college, and a mixed bag of living experiences. He once commented through much effort he’d managed to cram six months of study into his two years of college, but, college, o en interrupted, did remain a focal point of his quest. A casual observer might conclude Jinx was of above‐average intelligence and right‐thinking. He recalled his mother once told him his IQ was 145 and on asking her how she came about such informa on she quickly changed the subject and never men oned it again.

Jinx’s learning curve was advanced every day by his just being alert to conversa on subtle es around him; he was a quick study, some mes to a fault. Yoggi Berra was in first place on his list of modern‐ day philosophers even though the famed Yankee catcher had recently confessed to not having said many of the non‐sequiturs accredited to him. He did admit to having said, “You can observe a lot by just watching.” Jinx watched and observed every waking moment.

Since his most recent hiatus from school he’d scored maybe a half‐ dozen no‐promise retail jobs and had unique reasons for ha ng each of them. Two months in one store loca on was usually the max he could stretch his a en on span and he would simply quit or be asked to leave; usually because of some flip comment.

On the surface Jinx was eminently employable due to “showing well” and being “clean cut,” in spite of a resume showing “college, a work in progress” but li le else. He knew most employers didn’t want a litany of jobs, honors or volunteer ac vi es and he was pleased not to tell them. A variety of Eclec c Employment he called it.

Most of the assistant manager types seemed interested only in ge ng someone on board capable of fogging up a mirror. Drug tests?

Background checks? They never bothered and due to a growing shortage of grist for the retail mill, misnamed “Human Resource Directors” asked for references, they deserved just what they got. These less‐than‐middle managers usually made a empts to contact the first name on the list and anything…anything at all posi ve from that brief encounter would lead to a hire.

Jinx always listed his best friend Elroy Lynch, who had long ago given him his pejora ve, but catchy, nickname due to his numerous, ingenious but flawed business ventures and no‐win a empts at be ng.

In fact if Jinx was for it, you bet against it! Lynch had a steady job (for over two months) at a reasonably good pizza joint called “The Slice” and would give a glowing reference when asked. about Jinx. His syrupy comments (wri en by Jinx, natch) would conclude with the statement: “If you were to employ Jerry Mallory, you would be adding a man of ability, high moral character and integrity to your staff. The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going, and Jerry

Jinx: A Study knows.”

Indeed, Jinx knew where he was going, but in many ways he was like an envelope with no address on it. On those occasions when he was told to leave a job, usually a er breaking some cherished company rule, he jokingly asked about severance pay and got in return those familiar blank stares. Once he called in saying that he was just too ill to come to work and the unconvinced assistant manager and human‐resources director (with pimples) was compelled to comment:‐ “Mallory, come in or I’m gonna let you go!”

At that, Jinx gave the kid a unique observa on, a curse really, one which he’d wri en and frequently used for such occasions: “Good bye you unholy child of your mother’s lust!”

Jinx was pleased with that bit of original prose. At another venue he le a er telling an unpleasantly rotund twenty year old x‐ boss: “Were you to divide your belt size into your IQ the answer would be “one!”

New job! A er brief training on the register and learning how and where to stock product, Jinx was given the a ernoon shi at the drive‐up window at The Smoke Shack. Although he detested cigare es and nearly everyone who smoked them, he never objected to toking on a joint once in a while although inhaling those things was most uncomfortable. He indulged himself only when he felt it was just the right thing to do and especially when someone else was sharing their stash; he never bought weed.

At the Shack, he quickly became familiar with the worn, wrinkled faces of his customers‐‐par cularly the ver cal lines around their mouths and the raspy voices and throaty coughs. There was always that dis nc ve smoker’s chortle.

Jinx was curious about the high costs involved in such a bad habit and con nued to be shocked at the willingness of smokers so easily to “cough up” their money. He learned that even at high volume shops where tobacco products were a li le cheaper, it was common for a carton, ten packs, to run $55.00 to $60.00. A er doing the math, Jinx’s eyes rolled at the outrageous hit those pack‐a‐day folk were taking but secretly there was also a measure of

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John Loranger

I read the introduc on to A Memoir of Mary Ann years before I read the book itself. The introduc on was wri en by Flannery O’Connor; and on its own it has been, and remains, important to me. Where suffering and death are concerned, I find O’Connor’s voice to be uniquely bracing and comfor ng. But only quite recently did I read the book for which she wrote the introduc on.

The book itself, a work of non‐fic on, was published in 1961, and authorship is credited to “the Dominican Nuns of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta, Georgia”. The subject concerns a girl named Mary Ann Long.

She was born in 1946 and died at the age of twelve.

Mary Ann was only three years old when she was diagnosed with cancer. A malignant tumor was swelling one side of her face and she was not expected to live much more than six months, perhaps less. She came from a poor family who could not afford to keep her at a hospital, so she was entrusted to the care of the nuns men oned in the paragraph above. They belong to a religious order that was founded by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop (daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne), and their voca on is to provide care and comfort for vic ms of incurable cancer who cannot afford to pay for care.

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Mary Ann impressed the nuns at once with her cheerfulness and energy. She lived about ten years beyond the me her doctor had expected, and all the while her presence profoundly touched everyone with whom she came into contact. She befriended many, including animals, and among her more striking traits was an ability to deflect pity away from herself. Her afflic on was obvious; it swelled the le side of her face, and yet people were o en unconscious of the cancerous deformity.

Though she expressed doubts about the beauty that others saw in her, a profound spirit of acceptance obviated self‐pity and bi erness: “This is the way God wants me.” She had a special fondness for the homely, whether found among a li er of puppies or among a collec on of dolls.

For me, the most touching episode concerns Mary Ann’s care for a dying woman from Kentucky whose husband had abandoned her. The episode is described in stark terms in a paragraph of less than twenty lines, but I cannot read it (or think about it) and remain dry‐eyed. But the narra ve also contains numerous moments of genuine humor and charm, not to men on an arres ng episode near the end that is comparable to Jesus being tempted in the desert.

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Do You Judge a Book by Its Cover?

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Do you judge a book by its cover? Many people do.

If you’re an author or you know someone who is, this is an opportunity to enter your book cover in the 3rd Annual Amazing Book Cover (ABC) Art Award sponsored by LeRue Press, LLC.

Self‐Published and small press authors across the United States are encouraged to enter. There is no fee to par cipate.

Enter to win: Entries accepted beginning June 1, 2017 For entry form send email to lrp@lrpnv.com or go to www.lrpnv.com Subject: ABC ART ENTRY Closing date extended to June 30, 2016 Vo ng begins July 5, 2017

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Winners will be announced and prizes awarded on July 22, 2017. Some limita ons apply, see official rules for details.

Janice Hermsen, one of the owners of LeRue Press, LLC said, “We love the opportunity to see all the different book covers and display them around the shop as well as online. We think every author should take advantage of the opportunity to show off their work and add an award to their list of praise for their books!”

Join the celebra on at America Ma ers Media Studios in the Reno Town Mall, 4001 S. Virginia St. Reno, Nevada.

Saturday, July 22, 2017 from 1‐4 p.m. Refreshments and plenty of authors and ar sts will be there.

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There is definitely "something brewing" at the Reno Town Mall . Rob Rothe, the owner, has decided to change Management of the Silver State Coffee Company in conjunc on with his and America Ma ers Media's decision to make Reno Town Mall the Home of Community Radio as well as a complete "Town Hall" se ng for mee ngs of all kinds. If you have a service club or group and want to know more, call Eddie Floyd, 775‐384‐4444 to coordinate events with him and

the Mall Manager, Eilish Rothe.

Several restaurants are moving into the Annex and Mall. Cynthia and Hugh Roy Marshall, of the Marshall Mint, Museum and Jewelry Store in Virginia City, are also moving into the Mall and will be open in a ma er of weeks.

Finally, Dr James Forsythe, his wife Earlene, and partners of Forsythe Cancer Care Center will be opening a "Happy Health" in America Ma ers Media's original studio across the hall. Supplements and books will be their main inventory.

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Come visit, shop, eat, but more importantly, we invite you to come and enjoy this soon‐to‐be "Tourist Loca on" as well.

Eddie Floyd is the founder of America Ma ers Media, now World Ma ers Media. He is an author, radio host, speaker and supporter of Wynema Ranch Wild Horse Sanctuary. His book, Final Breath: A Love Story was released in 2014. All the profits go to the Wynema Ranch Wild Horse Sanctuary. His next book, Barn Yarns is scheduled for release in 2017.

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while roughing it as a soldier, a pilgrim, a refugee or the like.

Knapsack literature tends toward the realm of wisdom or high art: Plato, Shakespeare, Emerson, Nietzsche, etc. But if I had to choose such a book, I would seriously consider A Memoir of Mary Ann.

It is a short work of non‐fic on that is told in a simple style, and yet it seems to disclose the mystery of existence with much greater clarity than all the tomes of philosophers and ar sts, ancient and modern. Perhaps that’s because life’s ul mate purpose is simple: love God and love your neighbor.

Mary Ann lived that love in a way that should humble and inspire those of us who tend to complicate the brief me we have in this world.

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John Loranger was born in Bu e, Montana in 1961 but has spent most of his life in Nevada. He served in the United States Navy from 1983 to 1987, then worked for the telephone company before re ring in 2011. He has always enjoyed reading fic on and has published two novels of his own: "The Odyssey of Art O'Hara" and "Lions and Souls: the Story of St. Mary of Egypt". His approach to fic on is best summed up by a quote from Walker Percy: "The first rule of thumb, of course, is pleasure. A good book gives the Continued from page 1 reader pleasure, the sort of deep, abiding pleasure he likes to come back to." many different types of businesses. Another use could be

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Technology Center is located at 1681 Glendale Ave., Sparks, Nevada. Call 775.329‐8100 to speak to Cur s or one of his staff. www.tcreno.com.

Janice Hermsen is the co‐founder and managing partner for LeRue Press, a publisher, printer and a professional business center located in Reno, NV. She is also the editor of What’s the Story? ™ a writer, publishing consultant and entrepreneur

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Blessed to be born into a free na on with the spirit of a warrior that will sacrifice his life to protect our freedoms of speech, expression, religion, truth, and jus ce.

Mothers and fathers have witnessed the ba les of our sons and daughters, husbands and wives have endured the scars of post‐ trauma c, spiritual, broken hearts.

Our constant mission is to secure each genera on to have an individual journey to explore their soul and become the light they are created to be, free to love life.

Promises of happiness and prosperity given to us upon this great land of the brave, a country of dreamers and poets that become the fearless soldiers of peace.

I Walk the turtle today knowing I was brought into this world on a day we have memorialized with love for the fallen that secured prayer for one Na on under God. Mike Aloia is a father of two daughters and a proud grandfather. He is 50 years old and lives in Jacksonville, Florida. Mike is mul ‐talented: a cartoonist, comedian, musician, songwriter, actor, columnist, and the CEO of American Hearts Radio, LLC Entertainment Network. He has experience in web TV, radio entertainment produc on, ar st management, and other aspects of entertainment.

His column “Walk the Turtle” are his thoughts on slowing down, taking it easy, and enjoying life. Mike's work can be found in the following places: www.americanheartsradio.com www.facebook.com/americanheartsradio www.harmonybooking.com

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He nearly got fired for doing that. Only a er two months of selling a half‐ton of smokes and ringing up hundreds of sales and thousands of dollars did Jinx know it was me to move on. He didn’t like the dingy shop, the steely‐eyed young boss, the obnoxious customers he had to serve, nor the sick ‐s cks he sold them. He frequently thought that one day he would surely be named in a lawsuit as an accomplice in assis ng people with their suicides. On that Kevorkian note he playfully revisited a surrealis c scheme of opening a store, where he would sell strychnine‐laced beers and cigare es with the bold caveat: “These products, without ques on, will kill you!”

His current plan to be fired was to dispatch the next customer worthy of his intellectual, s le o comments and, fortunately, Mr. Right was driving up to the window. This man was maybe fi y with a three‐day’s growth of whiskers and yellowing teeth. The aroma of cigare es and beer dri ed up from pick‐up truck…a real ‘beater’ of a ride… to the window where Jinx was leaning on his elbows.

“Do you sell cigare es here?”

“Yes indeed.” Jinx quickly replied finding sadness in that trite but frequently asked nervous li le ques on.

“We sell Barclay, Basic, Bel‐Air, Benson and Hedges, Best Value, Capri, Camels, Carlton, Chesterfield, Doral, Eve, Gold Coast, Kent, Kool, Lark, Ligge , Marlboro, Merri , Misty, Newport…”

At this point, he was interrupted with,

“Oh, a Smarta‐ ‐!’

“No sir, I’m just answering your clever ques on. We also sell Pall Mall, Parliament, Phillip Morris, Pyramid, Raleigh, Roger, Saratoga, Spirit, Tarryton, True, USA, Vantage, Vice Roy, Virginia Slims, Winston and a roll your own cigare e called Zig Zag.”

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“Give me a carton of Marlboros! And keep your silly‐a‐ ‐ed comments to yourself!”

Undaunted, Jinx plowed on: “But sir, do you want those in low tar, regular or menthol, in the 100s or the 120s, the regular pack or the flip‐top box?

With that, Joe Somebody, cursed Jinx profoundly, and actually quite thoroughly, then flipped him off using two fingers and lit‐up his res. As he le the window, Jinx shouted, “Then I take that as a ‘no’ on a pipe or cigar!”

The assistant manager walked over quickly and unceremoniously fired him. Now, that was good Jinx thought… Mission Accomplished!

As he gathered his few belongings and headed toward the door he confirmed there would be no more of it. He was definitely going back to school to get a degree, any degree, a trade school degree. Even welding, for example … anything that might keep him from these endless, resome, dead‐end retail misadventures; maybe apply for a grant, try again for a scholarship, a student loan, or maybe steal the money to do it. He stopped abruptly, not en rely dismissing the ‘stealing’ idea, and on the way out turned to his former boss and shouted: “If you happen to be an organ donor, the Bone Bank wants your head!”

A er coming to Reno from Charleston, S.C. in 1973 to accept the posi on of CEO of the Nevada State Medical Associa on and serving as Director of Physician Rela ons at Washoe Medical Center for two years, Pugh re red in 1990.

Later he helped establish Health Access Washoe County (HAWC) and served as Board Member and President for several years.

He has served as Adjunct Clinical Instructor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine and authored four books through the History of Medicine Program there.

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together a professional, non‐poli cal, unique media outlet. I was looking through NSAEN one day a er they had done a complete reboot of the site. It really looked great and I believed this was something that more people needed to see. I had done my best, and s ll do to share the site on social media, but I thought there could be more to do.

Then a revela on. How about an online film fes val, as I had also submi ed and been accepted to one of those, using NSAEN Online Magazine as the pla orm!

I reached out o the Editor‐in‐Chief Tamara McClure, who in

turn spoke with the owner, Beatrice Davis, and we moved forward with the idea.

We formed an incredibly talented board, had a lot of conference calls, did a lot of work and will bring this event to the public with a LIVE website June 15, 2017 and Early Bird Submissions star ng July 1st. I really hope to help all of those involved, including the board members, the film makers, our charity organiza on "Cheers to the Veterans" and the general public who will hopefully find out about some great films they did not know existed.

Brian T.Shirely has toured the USA, Canada, The Bahamas and Japan for 25 years. He combines menology, character driven material, story telling and improvisa on to form a well‐honed show. He speaks of growing up poor, divorce, rela onships, the military, crazy money making schemes and much, much more. He has worked well known Comedy Clubs, country clubs, resorts, cruise ships, special events, military installa ons and private events! Check out some of his upcoming shows, promo videos, videos from his webs series and other projects at www.briantshirley.com.

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