Bouquets to Art: Museum Experiments with "Photo Free" Hours
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Tandra Barner
“This one is going to be tough,” a woman said on Wednesday evening, with her phone clutched to her heart like a missionary holding a Bible.
She was at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, and there was a stunning bouquet of flowers ten feet away. But in order to photograph them, she first had to get through a crowd of other museum-goers all jostling for elbow room to do the same thing.
[Read More]Charly Boy recounts how he saved Eedris Abdulkareem from 50 Cent's bouncers
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| 278 words
| Kelle Repass
In a recent interview with The Honest Bunch Podcast, Charly Boy shared the gripping story from the past. The incident he said unfolded at the airport, and at the time Charly Boy was having his hair styled at the salon. Recalling the event, he stated that as soon as Abdulkareem called him, he sprung into action. ADVERTISEMENT
Charly Boy explained: "Back then, if I was walking past the motorcycle park and I waved my hand, all the motorcyclists would follow me.
[Read More]Clyde Barrow (Bank Robber and Outlaw)
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Patria Henriques
Full Name: Clyde Champion Barrow
Profession: Bank Robber and Outlaw
Biography: Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow formed the famous 'Bonnie and Clyde' duo that traveled the central United States with their gang in the early 1930s, committing robberies of banks, small gas stations and various murders throughout the Great Depression. Barrow was born into a poor farming family in Texas. He began cracking safes, robbing stores and breaking into cars in his late teens and early 20s, and met Bonnie Parker in 1930.
[Read More]Dark Passage
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Patria Henriques
The film [from the novel by David Goodis] has a sharp, brutal opening, macabre touches throughout, and a thick, gruesome quality. What starts out as a thriller switches en route into a sagging, psychological drama, but recovers in time to give out with the satisfying gory stuff. Lauren Bacall's charm and Humphrey Bogart's ruggedness count heavily in a strange treatment of a murder story, which if it doesn't withstand scrutiny, does sustain mood and interest.
[Read More]David Koresh: Cult Of Death
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Tandra Barner
David Koresh — high school dropout, rock musician, polygamist preacher — built his church on a simple message: “If the Bible is true, then I’m Christ.” It was enough to draw more than a hundred people to join him at an armed fortress near Waco, Texas, to await the end of the world. The same message tempted Koresh to entertain a vision of martyrdom for himself. He would die in a battle against unbelievers, then be joined in heaven by the followers who chose to lay down their lives for him.
[Read More]Dr. Bernice A. King Reflects on Her Fathers Blueprint for Change
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Patria Henriques
Inside the entrance of TIME’s Honoring the March: An Impact Family Dinner in Atlanta, Georgia, hung a large image of TIME’s 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. cover that bears the phrases: “Founding Father” and “Architect of the Twenty First Century.”
Dr. Bernice A. King, the youngest child of King and CEO of nonprofit The King Center, noted these descriptions during her speech at the TIME event in partnership with American Family Insurance commemorating the 60-year anniversary of her father’s historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
[Read More]Drake Steals Music And Lies About It!
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| 140 words
| Patria Henriques
The song is "Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2" which features Jay Z and appears on Drake's latest album. The song begins with a 35 second monologue from a 1982 song titled, Jimmy Smith Rap, recorded by jazz musician Jimmy Smith! According to a new lawsuit from Jimmy Smith Estate, the Started From The Bottom rapper never got permission to use the record. Even worse, it represented in the liner notes that the clip was properly licensed, according to TMZ.
[Read More]Employers Push Controversial Stem Cell Clinics on Workers
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Kelle Repass
A Midwestern grocery chain, Hy-Vee, is taking an unusual—and highly controversial—approach to reducing health care costs.
Before employees in certain cities can undergo knee replacement, they first must visit a stem cell provider. Hy-Vee has contracted with one of the U.S.’ leading stem cell companies—Regenexx, based in Des Moines, Iowa—that claims injections of concentrated bone marrow or platelets can help patients avoid expensive joint surgery.
Regenexx has persuaded over 100 employers to include its services in their health insurance plans.
[Read More]Erisco Foods court case vs Chioma Okoli
Posted on August 10, 2024
| 2 minutes
| 237 words
| Tandra Barner
The matter, fixed for trial, could not proceed because the trial judge, Justice Peter Lifu, went on an official assignment. Although Justice Lifu sat today, he left for a conference after attending to some cases. The trial was subsequently fixed for June 19 on the counsels' agreement. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okoli was, on May 31, admitted to ₦5 million bail with two sureties after spending a few days in a correctional centre following her arraignment on two counts on May 28.
[Read More]First Smartphone: Fun Facts About Simon
Posted on August 10, 2024
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| Kelle Repass
A tip of the hat to Simon, long referenced as the first smartphone. It went on sale to the public on August 16, 1994 and packed a touchscreen, email capability and more, paving the way for our modern-day wondergadgets.
Here’s a look at some of Simon’s history.
IBM and BellSouth first showed Simon off in late 1992.It was code-named “Angler” and was unveiled at the fall COMDEX convention in Vegas, but wouldn’t be available to purchase by consumers until August 16, 1994.
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