Second Largest Cape Buffalo Mount Among Items Available at Fort Worth World Class Big Game Trophy Mount & Western Auction

Fort Worth, TX (PRWEB) September 28, 2011

The second largest Cape Buffalo ever taken, a record book mount with a 56-inch spread, will be just one of many exotic and unusual taxidermy mounts being liquidated at the celebrated World Class Big Game Trophy Mount & Western Auction in Fort Worth, Texas. One of the largest sales of its kind in the country, it will have about 1,400 total items for sale to the general public. The hunting trophies, animal rugs, fish and bird mounts being offered are from a museum and private collections of big-game hunters.

This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to make significant, mind-boggling changes to their homes interior design in the Fort Worth area.

The Cape Buffalo will certainly stir up conversation for anyone who purchases it. This is something you will never find for sale, said John Brommel, sale organizer and owner of the Corner Shoppe in Austin, Texas. Its a monster. Its every hunters dream to have. Honestly, it is the most ferocious animal ever to be hunted.

Another unusual item available for collectors is a Polar Bear shoulder mount. The auction has never had one of these before since they usually have full-body mounts available, not simply a shoulder mount. Looking for more uniqueness? A huge Musk Ox full-body mount and shoulder mount will be available. Both these items probably fall into the heavyweight taxidermy items category.

Auction visitors will be surprised by a bevy of decorative items. Designers could find a deep affinity for Zebra rugs that are available for bidding. Also available will be a 1986 G. Harvey bronze statue entitled Taking Stock.

When coming out to the auction, some people have noticed in the past that it has a certain museum-type feel to it a natural history museum, if you will. A number of bronze and aluminum wildlife statues, some valued at $ 25,000 including life-sized aluminum Bufflaloes can raise eyes of both young and old alike.

Of the hundreds of species of African and North American wildlife offered some record book, there are a number of taxidermy mounts including pure White Peacock, Leopards (between 6-7, including three full-body and shoulder mounts, along with a rug), Buffaloes, Longhorns, Elephant head, Tigers, Grizzly, full-body Wolves, Black and Brown Bears, a large Elk almost as big as the Cape Buffalo, two four-horned Sheep from New Zealand, a curly horned Corsican ram shoulder with a thick, furry cape, five Moose, a full-body Kudu and Zebra, 20 huge Elk, Scimitar Horned Oryx, Sassaby, Sitatunga, Topi, Oribi, Puku, Watusi, Klipspringer, Blue Wildebeest, numerous fish including Sailfish, Rainbow Trout and Tarpon, and lots of ivory carvings including a pair of 77-inch ivory elephant tusks weighing between 62-64 pounds.

Also up for bidding will be numerous new Bomber jackets and hunting jackets, which will be sold in bulk. These are great for dealers. Want more? Look through old military uniforms that come from an estate sale.

In addition to the taxidermy, there is a large selection of furniture and accessories such as unique bronze animal and western statuary, including some by renowned artists Rick Taylor, Carl Wagner, and Clyde Boney, antler tables, lamps and chandeliers, rustic d?cor items, antlers, horns, skulls, African spears and carvings, ivory carvings and framed art. High quality rugs and hides like Zebra, Axis Deer, Alpaca, cowhides, Leopard, Black Bear and a 9 foot long Grizzly Bear, Tiger, Sable and Wolf will be offered to the highest bidder. The cowboy and Indian collectibles and artifacts include arrowheads, Indian jewelry, saddles and knives.

Anyway, where else can you find two Squirrels drinking Miller Lite or see raccoons paddling canoes?

The auction is Friday, October 14th starting at 11a.m. and Saturday, October 15th starting at 10a.m., at the Will Rogers Memorial Center, 1 Amon Carter Square, Exhibits Building 1 in Fort Worth, Texas 76107. The preview is Thursday, October 13th, from 1-7p.m. and Friday, October 14th, from 9a.m. to 11a.m. For more information, visit http://www.TaxidermyKing.com or call John Brommel at The Corner Shoppe, (512) 451-7633, or on the week of the auction at (817) 338-4801. Texas auctioneer Bruce McCarty #11698.

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Dubai World Cup Odds Released at All Horse Racing

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (PRWEB) March 24, 2008

????Know as the "World's Richest Race," the Dubai World Cup is hosted in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates and takes place at the tony Nad Al Sheba Racecourse.

Who will win the Dubai World Cup?

South African Mike de Kock is hopeful with Aisiatic Boy (8-1), but he has no illusions of the stiff completion. "I think the ratings are pretty accurate going into the race with Curlin in a league of his own but I certainly wouldn't rule our horse out. A race can go anyway and we will be there to win if Curlin doesn't."

In a League of his Own

Without question, Horse of the Year Curlin is the odds on favourite (2-5) to win the Dubai World Cup.

Jess Jackson, founder of Kendall-Jackson Winery and owner of Stonestreet Stables and Curlin's majority owner said that, "The horse's greatest moments and best efforts may still lie ahead."

Trainer Steve Asmussen summed up what he thought of his Preakness Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup and Breeders' Cup Classic winner, barely containing his enthusiasm for the 4 year old colt, "He's the best horse in the world. I want others to feel about him the same way I do."

After the Dubai World Cup is completed, Asmussen will shift his attention to Pryo--currently regarded as the number one contender for the 134th Kentucky Derby.

Post positions are traditionally drawn the night before the race at a lavish ceremony held at the luxurious Madinat Theatre in downtown Dubai. Dubai World Cup Results and a list of Dubai World Cup Past Winners are available online at All Horse Racing.

For up to the minute odds, please visit http://www.allhorseracing.com.

Other companies involved with online horse racing include Magna Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ: MECA), Youbet.com (NASDAQ: UBET), TVG Network (NASDAQ: GMST), Penn National (NASDAQ: PENN) and Churchill Downs (NASDAQ: CHDN).

All Horse Racing is a recognised leader in the online horse racing industry with a focus on the thoroughbred and harness horse racing market. Members have the ability to place wagers online on over 125 racetracks including Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Philadelphia Park and Pimlico Race Course. Real time audio and video feeds are available for hundreds of races each day.

With operations worldwide, All Horse Racing, also receives and utilises the services of Equus Limited, a privately traded and licensed company on the Isle of Man.

More information on All Horse Racing is available at http://www.allhorseracing.com.

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The Leading Hotels of the World Fulfills Quest of a Lifetime for One Lucky Traveler with a Flair for Storytelling

New York, NY (Vocus) October 17, 2009

Countless stories can be told on behalf of the more than 450 Leading Hotels that exist around the world. From The Lowell Hotel unofficially designating a room the Gym Suite after a famously fit pop icon transformed her living room into a gym, to Halekulanis renowned Santa, a jovial repeat guest who, for more than a decade, has dressed up as Saint Nick and arrives via canoe on Christmas Eve, the charming, quirky, fascinating and enlightening anecdotes are endless and entertaining.????

This holiday season, The Leading Hotels of the World is asking its guests to share their stories with The Quest of a Lifetime, an online contest awarding one lucky winner a trip of a lifetime that includes a seven-night stay at any Leading Hotel, business-class roundtrip airfare for two, a $ 5,000 Bloomingdales shopping spree and a set of Tumi luggage. Individuals who have stayed at a Leading Hotel within the last two years are invited to visit http://www.questofalifetime.com to submit a 150-word (or less) essay telling their extraordinary travel experience at a Leading Hotel. Entries up to five separate stories per person will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET November 20, 2009.

Based 1/3 on creativity, 1/3 on originality and 1/3 on the storys appropriateness to the quest theme, a panel of esteemed judges will whittle the entries down to 10 finalists. Then, between December 5 and December 31, 2009, the public will have a chance to review and vote to determine the grand prize winner. The big announcement will be made during the week of January 4, 2010.

Consumers who want to share in the interactive contest, but have not stayed at a Leading Hotel within the last two years will be redirected to a separate, exclusive sweepstakes where they can enter to win a three-night stay at the luxurious, newly constructed all-inclusive Grand Velas, Riviera Maya. Both the contest and sweepstakes are only open to legal residents of the United States and Canada (except for Quebec). And each entrant will only be eligible for either the Contest or Sweepstakes portion of the Promotion; entrants will not be eligible for both portions of the Promotion.

For more information, official contest rules, terms and conditions, or to participate in The Quest of a Lifetime, log on to http://www.questofalifetime.com or http://www.lhw.com/questcontest.

About The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd.

The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. is the prestigious luxury hospitality organization representing more than 450 of the worlds finest hotels, resorts and spas, and is the operator of http://www.lhw.com and http://www.lhwspas.com the online sources for your luxury lifestyle. As the largest international luxury hotel brand, the firm maintains offices in 22 major markets across the globe.

Since 1928, the companys reputation for excellence derives from the exacting levels of quality it demands of its members, each of which must pass a rigorous, anonymous inspection covering hundreds of meticulous criteria spanning from product to behavioral standards. This set of standards is the most stringent in the industry.

For reservations and information, visit http://www.lhw.com or telephone toll-free from the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, (800) 223-6800.

Media Contact:

Ani Zerounian, Director of Public Relations

Tel: (212) 515-5782

E-mail: azerounian (at) lhw (dot) com

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$EVERANCE PAYS: Top Rock Jock Promoted For Trying To Tank His Job In Insiders Fictional Expos? Of Corporate-Owned Media World

NEW YORK, NY (PRWEB) July 11, 2006

Chicago rock jock Richard Kaempfer moved into radio production, producing the award-winning John Records Landecker and Steve Dahl & Garry Meier shows before having to suffer the trials and tribulations of his fictional counterpart Tom Zagorski. The hand Kaempfer dealt Zagorski in his novel $ everance was obsolescence in the new corporate-owned media world after nearly twenty years as one of the most popular morning-radio personalities in Chicago that, and a boss who uses public and private humiliation to make Zagorski quit so he doesnt have to deliver a healthy severance package. Kaempfer has Zagorski push back by passive-aggressively needling his boss into firing him, without ever crossing the line into a firing for cause.

When neither side budges after six months of battle, an exasperated Zagorski sends a sarcastic e-mail to the CEO of the corporation, suggesting a massive firing of anyone who doesnt actually bring in money. Instead of firing Zagorski in a rage, the CEO takes the e-mail seriously. He eliminates thousands of jobs, the stock price soars, and the genius Zagorski gets rewarded with a promotion. His new position as COO and darling of Wall Street makes getting fired a monumental task.

Can Zagorski, in cahoots with his on-air partner Richard Lawrence, mismanage the conglomerate so the stock price tanks, or irritate his mercurial boss to the firing point? Zagorski and Lawrence gleefully tackle both assignments, plunging headlong into the world of media finance, politics, and personalities. The result is a scathing satire of the current state of the consolidated mainstream broadcast media, insight into the way the political parties have managed to convert broadcasting into a partisan screech-fest, and a spotlight on who and what really runs the media.

Richard Kaempfer was a Chicago media fixture for twenty years, first as a host at Chicagos top rock station, WLUP AM/FM, in the late 80s and early 90s. Industry insiders know him better as one of the top radio producers in the country and the coauthor, with John Swanson, of The Radio Producers Handbook. In addition to his radio honors (including Best Morning Show in Chicago and Best Oldies Show in America), Kaempfer has won numerous awards for his magazine and advertising writing, including a National Writing Award in 1999 for his essay Living Life to Its Fullest, and other awards for his work for radio advertising specialists A.M.I.S.H. Chicago Advertising, which he co-founded in 2000. He is also a contributing editor for Shore Magazine.

Naturally, Kaempfers first foray into fiction got snapped up by boutique New York fiction house ENC PRESS, whose very existence is a wickedly grinning critique of mainstream publishing, and is scheduled for publication in 2007.

ENC Presss self-chosen boutique designation involves more than house size and the high level of attention given to the editing, design, and production of each release. It is a deliberately chosen business model as well. With the exception of a few independent bookstores, ENC Press bypasses the usual retail book-industry channels, whether brick-and-mortar or online, in favor of selling books exclusively through its Web site. Publisher Olga Gardner Galvin says only her small run/direct sales model makes it possible for her to focus on the content of her books rather than fret about the bottom line. It also allows her to keep all her titles available indefinitely on the Web a practice recently adopted by industry giants Penguin and Random House.

I started out thinking we were alternative because our authors saw and discussed more than one side of any question and issue and did so with wit and humor, which is alternative in todays book industry, says Galvin. But then we realized that in pursuit of such novels we came up with some intelligent alternatives to limited editorial decisions, the hideous practice of printing books only to remainder and pulp them, and serfdom for writers in the form of miserly royalties. We certainly provide an intelligent alternative to the touchy-feely groupthink of the mainstream book scene, simply by publishing guilt-free, topical entertainment for independently thinking people. $ everance is one more ENC Press offering for the steadily growing audience of readers who hunger for more sophisticated, nuanced, and original fiction than they can find in most bookstores.

A capsule summary of $ everance is available at http://www.encpress.com/SEV.html and so are a few of the other wickedest, funniest, and most thought-provoking novels the big publishing business doesnt know how to handle.

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Prepaid Broadband - A Big Deal for the Prepaid Recharge World

(PRWEB) December 25, 2007

Until recently the ever growing prepaid payment mechanism has been synonymous with Mobile Phones, Long Distance Calling, and downloadable entertainment.However, a newcomer to the ever growing prepaid product assortment -Wireless Broadband prepaid Internet is creating a lot of excitement.

Considering the staggering global impact the internet has had on the world since it went mainstream in 1994 the excitement is justified says Stephen O' Sullivan a spokesperson for Prepaid Earth http://www.prepaidearth.com.

You may ask yourself why this is so significant, well to date broadband internet relied on a phone line for DSL services or Cable Television network, the issue with this reliance is that the typical prepaid user cannot provide the necessary basic credit or billing history to qualify for post-paid services which suite their budget. Generally speaking the typical prepaid user is either a student, an immigrant, a lower income earner or even a part time user of a particular service.

Mobile networks have naturally been offering wireless broadband services to their post-paid subscriber base and as the opportunity to promote the service to the main stream audience dries up, these providers will be launching prepaid wireless services.

In recent years mobile networks have seen an increase in technical capabilities which in turn allows the mobile network providers to offer high speed wireless broadband services using the very same network that carries traditional mobile voice calls. These networks have the ability to carry speed of up to 7 Mbps per second.

According to O' Sullivan "over the last five years we have observed that mobile voice services have experienced significant growth, the same will hold true for Internet broadband services by means of prepaid and mobile network infrastructure".

Statistics from GSM World Forum show that African and Asian countries are dominated by prepaid subscribers, therefore the introduction of accessing internet services into these growth markets is significant and very exciting indeed.

Prepaid wireless broadband is enabled through plug and play devices such as USB modems or routers which rely on a Mobile SIM card in a very similar manner to a mobile phone. O'Sullivan further believes that Internet portals will form the key storefronts for recharge since users will need to recharge wireless bandwidth online on an ongoing basis.

About Prepaid Earth

http://www.prepaidearth.com is a global organisation focused on the prepaid, pay as you go and pre-paid cell phone, mobile, internet, enteraintment and money card product industry. Prepaid Earth strives to deliver effective information to the prepaid consumer, as a means to empower consumers to make better more informed decisions when it comes to prepaid and pay as you go products.

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