In Georgia: Footnotes from a Trucker's Heaven

 Posted on August 12, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1571 words  |  Kelle Repass

“The truck is their horse and they are I the cowboys,” says smooth-talking Richard Moyers, a vice president for Transport City. And it is true that they come on in Stetson hats, tooled leather belts and pointy-toed boots trimmed in iguana or wildebeest. But the men who roll into Transport City do not have the lean, weathered look of wranglers. Those pearl-buttoned denim shirts barely cover bellies bulging out from too many orders of mashed potatoes and chocolate cream pie. [Read More]

India: Under the Banyan Tree

 Posted on August 12, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  612 words  |  Billy Koelling

Meeting under a gaudy circus tent in the fabled pink city of Jaipur, the leaders of India’s ruling Congress Party talked themselves hoarse last week in the first intensive effort to refurbish their political image since independence came in 1947. Propped on sausage-shaped bolsters under a huge portrait of Gandhi, the dhoti-clad politicians pledged “self-sacrifice” and “democratic socialism”—and at mealtimes roared off in fin-tailed limousines. Endorsing “non-alignment,” party leaders warned ritualistically against “entanglement with military blocs”—even as U. [Read More]

Liam Neeson (Actor) - On This Day

 Posted on August 12, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  159 words  |  Tandra Barner

Profession: Actor Biography: Neeson gained fame when he starred as Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Schindler's List. This performance garnered him an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination. He then went on to lead roles in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), the Taken film series (2008-14) and the historical drama Silence (2016). Born: June 7, 1952 Birthplace: Ballymena, Country Antrim, Northern Ireland Age: 72 years old Generation: Baby Boomer [Read More]

Maje Ayida's babymama says Toke Makinwa lied about her separation

 Posted on August 12, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  137 words  |  Tandra Barner

Solomon further told the court that she got pregnant for the Maje because Maje and Toke already signed a legal document of separation.  The separation document, Solomon also told the court, she saw as proof before becoming pregnant for Ayida.  In the court, which was presided over by Hon justice Olukayode Ogunjobi, Solomon also confirmed that she didn't give Maje any sexually transmitted disease as documented by Toke in her book, 'On Becoming. [Read More]

Meet Khaid, the 17-year-old Nigerian rapper positioned to take the world by storm

 Posted on August 12, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  793 words  |  Billy Koelling

Khaid was announced as Neville Records' first record signing on January 20, 2022. Sydney Talker, a famous skit maker who now includes A&R as one of his talents, discovered him. He released his debut single, 'With You,' eight days after the announcement. The song went on to become one of the country's top hits, with over 1.4 million views on YouTube and 2.9 million Spotify streams. Four months later, he released his first solo extended play, titled Diversity. [Read More]

Mother's Day 2016: 7 Great TIME Stories About American Moms

 Posted on August 12, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1425 words  |  Billy Koelling

Some aspects of being a mother never change. But, with Mother’s Day approaching this weekend, it’s worth remembering that society’s ideas of what made a newsworthy mother have shifted significantly over the years. With help from the TIME archives, here’s a look at the stories and trends that have made motherhood news over the decades: 1937: …And How They Grew From the time of their birth in Canada in 1934, the Dionne Quintuplets captured the world’s attention. [Read More]

Muslim Registry Compared to Japanese InternmentWhat to Know

 Posted on August 12, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1447 words  |  Billy Koelling

During an appearance on Fox News on Wednesday night, pro-Trump advocate Carl Higbie drew a shocked reaction from host Megyn Kelly during a discussion of the possibility that President-elect Donald Trump might support making Muslim immigrants to the U.S. “register.” In an apparent attempt to portray the idea as unsurprising, Higbie noted that there was precedent for the U.S. government registering residents according to factors like race, religion and region. [Read More]

Ocean's Thirteen: Dead in the Water

 Posted on August 12, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1365 words  |  Billy Koelling

A few Hollywood extravaganzas blow into Cannes every year, and among all the serioso European and Asian fare that dominates the Competition they're like a clown visiting a children's ward: colorful, noisy, oversize and full of professional pep, compared to the wan, torporous little things languishing immobile in their beds. So today, when Ocean's Thirteen was the main attraction, many critics anticipated it with pleasure— if only as playtime after a week's homework studying and reporting on the worthiest art films. [Read More]