Do you ever dream of finding something that’s worth big bucks? Well, for one woman that dream came true.

An abstract masterpiece was found in the trash by a woman who really didn’t know much about modern art. The painting subsequently sold for a million dollars.

The painting was discovered back in 2003 by Elizabeth Gibson. She spotted the canvas on her morning walk as she strolled Manhattan’s upper west side. She felt the painting was powerful.

It turns out that the painting was “Tres Personajes” by Rufino Tamayo. It’s a brightly colored abstract and it was purchased by phone at Sotheby’s Latin American art sale.

The painting was actually stolen. Gibson searched for years for information about the painting. She finally came across an article about the painting on Antiques Roadshow’s website. The article stated the painting had been stolen in 1989.

Gibson received a reward of $15,000 for returning the valuable painting and she’ll also get a portion of the sales price.

It certainly pays to keep your eyes open when walking through city streets!

It seems that we keep hearing more and more often about people having problems with drugs, alcohol and even Pain Killer Addiction, don’t we? I don’t know if the problem is becoming worse, or if people are just being more open about the fact that they have a problem and the fact that they’ve gone to rehab to get help.

What do you think?

Certainly the stars seem to be more open about going to rehab these days!

If you, or someone that you know, has a problem with alcohol, drugs or appears to be addicted to pain killers you might want to visit the Sunset Malibu rehab facility.

The residential alcohol rehab and drug treatment center is located just outside of Los Angeles. The facility specializes in substance abuse treatments, alcohol detox, and pain killer treatment, as well as combination problems including eating disorders and depression.

Sunset Malibu is a well known treatment center where those in need of treatment for addiction problems can go and stay in a lovely private location.

Visit the website to get more information about their traditional and non-traditional treatment methods, and to view photos of the accommodations and facilities.

If you or someone you care about is struggling with an addiction problem you might want to take note of this addiction treatment referral service. The site is located at 1800nodrugs.com and they are a non-profit service that takes toll free phone calls from people seeking drug rehab.

The website can also be used as a great source of information for those trying to determine if they have an addiction problem or for their loved ones to learn more about specific types of addiction such as prescription drug addiction. There’s even an online drug rehab assessment form that can be used by suffers or their friends and relatives in order to gain more information about treatment.

The service is completely free and I think that’s great because some people with little or no income might hesitate to seek information about drug rehabilitation treatment because they fear that it will cost money. Now they can call, completely free of charge, and get information about rehab services in their area.

One of the blogging companies that I do a fair amount of work for is holding it’s first ever blogging conference in just a few months. PostieCon 07 is touted as being the largest gathering of bloggers from around the world.

PostieCon is using the theme “You’re a Rock Star” for this event because it believes that bloggers and Internet personalities are an important part of this information age, and that any blogger, big or small, could become a “rock star” in the world of bloggers.

The conference has been developed in order to educate bloggers on how to build site traffic and readership. You can’t gain noterity in the world of blogging if no one knows you’re out there.

Some of the worlds biggest bloggers will be speaking at the convention and by attending you can use the information that they give you to become a better blogger. Bloggers voices are being heard around the world. We influence the media and new trends. By learning from the top bloggers you can use their knowledge, experience and perspective to rise to the top and make your own blogging voice heard as well.

The events start on Thursday May 31 with a pre-conference “Hello my name is … ” meet and greet in the city of Orlando Florida. The next two days, June 1st through June 2nd will be filled with speeches from top bloggers, meal breaks and social events where you can meet fellow bloggers. The PostieCon event will end with a dinner and the Bloggers Choice Awards on the evening of Saturday June 2nd.

Spaces are filling fast so register to attend now. Plus, if you register between now and May 18th you can take advantage of their discount price and “Backstage Pass”, but after the 18th of May the price will go up by $50. Book your space for the largest gathering of bloggers ever right now.