Favorite Pic of the Day for July 17, 2008

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Favorite Male Model for July 17, 2008

 Donny Lewis
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 The stunning Donny Lewis.

 Donny Allen Lewis (born December 7, 1976) is an American model and actor.

 Donny Lewis was born in Lubbock, Texas on December 7, 1976. At the age of 17 he got discovered at the South Plains Mall by Peter John and Mike Beaty. He then signed with Next Model Management  and moved to New York at 18.

 Lewis began working as a model at the age of 18 by signing a two-year contract with GUESS, shot by the photographer Pablo Alfaro. This brought his name to the public eye and evoked the interest of the fashion industry. Consequently he started working with photographers like Greg Kadel, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Camilla Akrans, Terry Richardson, Ellen von Unwerth, Mario Sorrenti, Michel Comte etc. and for fashion designers and brands such as Salvatore Ferragamo, Valentino, Yohji Yamamoto, Bulgari, Roberto Cavalli, Hugo Boss, Kenneth Cole,Rene Lezard, Armani,Perry Ellis, Mac, H&M etc. He was the protagonist in numerous TV-Commercials, such as FA, Jägermeister, Michelob  and appeared in various music videos, among others for David Guetta and Kylie Minogue. Lewis was also part of two art projects of photographer/artist Spencer Tunick and appeared on a double page in the Nr.52 Visionaire issue, shot by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Caramelo.

 Lewis is signed with DNA Model Management New York and has recently appeared in advertisement campaigns for Davidoff and Pal Zileri.

 

 

 

 

 

Favorite Birthday Boy #2 for July 17th

 Eric Winter
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 I think I am in the minority, but I wanted Eric to remain on Brothers And Sisters to be with 'Kevin'. Hottie Eric Winters turns 38 today. 

 Eric Barrett Winter (born July 17, 1976) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is also an ambassador for Operation Smile.

 Eric Barrett Winter was born an only child in La Mirada, California. Some references cite him as Eric Barnett Winter. Son of Wayne Winter and his second wife, Gwen. He went to Los Altos High School and from there attended and graduated from UCLA with a degree in psychology. Although an only child he has an older half-brother Robert W. Winter (born 1962) from his father's first marriage to Barbara L. Worthey. Eric and his cousin Anney Tesloyn Gomez, the choreographer and singer, were brought up together during their childhood. They both appear in many small films and as cameos.

 Winter was married to actress Allison Christine Ford from 2001 until 2005. He dated actress Roselyn Sánchez for two years prior to their engagement on January 1, 2008 during a holiday vacation on the island of Vieques, just east of mainland Puerto Rico. The couple wed on November 29, 2008 at a historic San Juan fort in Puerto Rico. In August 2011, Sánchez announced she and Winter were expecting their first child together. Their daughter, Sebella Rose Winter, was born on January 4, 2012.

 

 

Favorite Birthday Boy #1 for July 17th

 Mike Vogel
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 Got to love Mike Vogel, Mike has been doing some great work the last few years, and it is only a matter of time before he hits superstar status. Mike turns 35 today.

 Michael James "Mike" Vogel (born July 17, 1979) is an American actor and former model. Vogel began acting in 2001, and has since appeared in several films and series, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Grind, Poseidon, Blue Valentine, The Help, and Cloverfield. He plays Dale "Barbie" Barbara, the protagonist in the CBS science fiction drama Under the Dome.

 Vogel was born in Abington Township, Pennsylvania to Kathy and Jim Vogel. He was raised in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania, he is of German descent; both of his grandfathers fought in World War II, with one being a tank commander and fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, and the other being a Seabee in the Navy. Vogel is the eldest of three children with a brother Daniel Aaron and a sister Kristin. Vogel attended William Tennent High School, the same high school as Sprint spokesman Brian Baker and boxer Kermit Cintron, where Vogel was on the Freshman wrestling team. During the early 2000s, he frequently traveled to New York City in order to audition for acting roles and modeling slots.

 Vogel married Courtney, a former model in January 2003, and has two pugs, Orlando and Olivia. Mike and Courtney have three children: Cassy Renee Vogel, born 2007; Charlee B. Vogel, born 2009; and Gabriel James Vogel, born 2013. The family resides in Austin, Texas.

 

 

 

 

Today In History...

July 17,180 – 

Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world.

July 17th is Get to Know Your Customers Day

The third Thursday of the beginning of each quarter (January, April, July and October) is Get To Know Your Customer Day.  This is a day that happens just once a quarter to put emphasis on getting to know your customers or clients.

This is a simple concept.  Pick up the phone and call a customer you haven’t talked to in a while or don’t know that well.  Take someone to lunch.  Set up a few meetings.  Have a cocktail reception for a few of your customers. (Don’t make this one too big or you lose the personal contact and impact you are trying to achieve.)  Your goal to take dedicated time to build a stronger relationship with a few of your customers.

July 17th is Wrong Way Corrigan Day

Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan became an American folk icon during the Great Depression when, during a July 17 flight that was supposed to take him from Brooklyn to Long Beach, Calif., he flew to Dublin, Ireland, instead. The accomplished Irish-American aviator had previously been denied a flight route from New York to Ireland due to the poor conditions and age of his Curtis Robin monoplane.

Many still speculate that Wrong Way Corrigan went the "wrong way" on purpose, but if that was so, he took his secret to the grave; he passed away in 1995. Today we celebrate "Wrong Way Corrigan Day" to either pay tribute to his rebellious spirit or chuckle at his directional dyslexia.

July 17th is Yellow Pig Day

Yellow Pig Day originated in the 1960s when two math students from Princeton spent a long time obsessively analyzing the number 17. It seems that they went a little mad eventually, and decided to invent the concept of a yellow pig with 17 toes, 17 teeth, and so forth… Now Yellow Pig Day is an important part of the academic calendar, and is celebrated with cake, carols, parades and general revelry.