All branches of Fort Bend County Libraries, which includes the Cinco Ranch Branch and the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch, will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 24 and 25, for the Christmas holiday. Regular library hours will resume on Thursday, December 26. The libraries will close at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, December 31, and will remain closed through Wednesday, January 1, for the New Year’s holiday. Regular library hours will resume on Thursday, January 2. Your online library is always open […]
Collecting Vintage Perfume
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori By Dr. Lori Verderame Today’s collectors are considering and collecting vintage perfumes both nationally and internationally. While the scents are alluring, the design of the perfume bottles are what attracts one to a particular vintage perfume. When I started my research on vintage perfumes, it was all about the beauty of the bottles and the bravado of the brands. Now, there is much more to the vintage perfume market. […]
Tips and Tricks About Plagiarism and Plagiarism Checkers!
As it must be clear to you that a single act of plagiarism of content can add a full-stop to your career in writing! A single act of plagiarism can quickly destroy your academic performance too if you are not taking it seriously! One of the biggest mistakes you can make is to accidentally use someone’s work in your content without giving him credit for the facts. This is very common and one of the […]
“Kids & Christmas” Pops Concert
Saturday, December 21, 5:00pm Alice Pratt Brown Hall, Rice University 6100 Main St., Houston, Tx 77005 The Houston Children’s Chorus presents this annual family concert of holiday favorites accompanied by orchestra in the beautiful setting of Stude Concert Hall. Houston, December 3, 2019– Now in its 31st season, the Houston Children’s Chorus, Houston’s premier performing arts ensemble for children, is preparing to spread the joy of the season with their celebrated annual holiday concert series. […]
CAR T-cell therapy effective for relapsed mantle cell lymphoma patients
One-year study results show majority of patients who relapsed achieved complete response HOUSTON ― A one-year follow-up study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center revealed a majority of patients with mantle cell lymphoma resistant to prior therapies may benefit from treatment with CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. Findings were presented Dec. 9 at the 61st American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition in Orlando, Fla. The multi-center, Phase II study reported that 93% of patients responded to […]
Nonprofit Counseling Center Opens New Katy Area Office
Local non-profit Shield Bearer, with the mission of providing hope and healing for hurting hearts, has opened a new counseling office in the Katy area at 1718 North Fry Road. In partnership with Faith City Church, Shield Bearer will provide professional counseling services, prevention programs, and training opportunities for individuals, couples, families, businesses, churches, and schools. Services are available on a sliding scale for those with financial concerns. “Shield Bearer has been on the front […]
How to Pass Microsoft 70-413 Exam Using Practice Tests?
Importance of IT Credentials Digital technologies have a profound impact on today’s resources right from allocation to distribution and the projected growth. Considering its prominence in the employment industry, one can only argue that technology has a direct effect on international competitiveness, economic development and the general well-being of ordinary citizens. With its importance, it’s easy to assume that building a career in the IT industry is not a big deal, which would be a […]
Church members give 4,000 hours of service in one month
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Katy recently held a ‘month of service’ and focussed their efforts on reaching out to a number of local charitable organizations in need of help. Many in the Katy area will be familiar with the yellow “Mormon Helping Hands” shirts that were often worn when Church members were mucking out homes and helping people get back on their feet after Hurricane Harvey. Reaching out […]
Child Advocates of Fort Bend Christmas Home Tour Starts Friday
The Tour is underwritten by the Fred and Mabel R. Parks Foundation and benefits Child Advocates of Fort Bend. Tour hours are December 13 and 14 from 10am to 4pm with a special candlelight tour on Friday night from 6pm to 9pm. Tour guests will be treated to a rare glimpse of the featured homes and their creative holiday decorations. In addition, guests will enjoy festive entertainment by local artists, tasty home-made cookies, bites from […]
Final NDAA 2020 Includes Sens. Cruz, Shaheen Bill to Stop Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, the Senate and House Armed Services Committees released the conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, which includes U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jeanne Shaheen’s (D-N.H.) bipartisan bill imposing devastating, targeted sanctions on those involved in installing Russia’s Nord Stream 2. If completed, this natural gas pipeline would vastly strengthen President Vladimir Putin at the expense of the rest of the free world. The House and Senate are […]