Martin Luther King Jr. – Biographical
Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began the family’s long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father has served from then until the present, and from […]
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  So Much Love features multi-platinum and Grammy nominated musicians including producer/songwriter Dapo Torimiro (Frank Ocean, John Legend, Justin Bieber, Jordin Sparks, Chrisette Michele, Toni Braxton), British songwriter Terry Shaddick (Olivia Newton-John, Diana Ross), guitarist Chris Sholar (Beyonce’, Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, D’Angelo), producer JR Hutson (Jill Scott, Musiq, Lalah Hathaway) and […]
Read More →South Sudan Rebels Seize Oil-Rich State’s Capital Amid Talks
By William Davison, January 14, 2014 South Sudanese rebels said they captured Malakal, the capital of oil-rich Upper Nile state, as talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the nation’s four-week-old conflict continued for a second day. Opposition forces loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar seized Malakal today after 72 hours of “heavy fighting,†[…]
Read More →High school that teaches through video games, film and music: Coming to Cleveland soon? By Patrick O’Donnell, The Plain Dealer
The Center for Arts-Inspired Learning hopes to create a Cleveland High School for the Digital Arts to teach through video games, music and film. (Patrick O’Donnell/The Plain Dealer) CLEVELAND, Ohio – It sounds like a teenager’s dream: A high school where you listen to music, watch movies and play video games all day. At the planned […]
Read More →The intelligent drones of the future will cut their teeth scanning forests in Finland By Rachel Feltman @rachelfeltman
If you want it to deliver pizza, it should learn how to not run into trees. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong The future of fully autonomous robots may be built by a company that is laser scanning the boreal forests of Finland with drones. Helsinki-based Sharper Shape is already bringing a new approach to forest surveying, which is vital […]
Read More →Why Facebook just agreed to give its data to Russia’s biggest search engine By Leo Mirani @lmirani
The way to Dmitry Medvedev’s heart is through an oversize t-shirt. Reuters/Ekaterina Shtukina/RIA Novosti Russia and the former Soviet states at its periphery have remained steadfastly immune to the charms of Facebook.  The American social network figures nowhere in a list of top 10 websites by the number of unique users in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus or the Central […]
Read More →10 health benefits of sex you need to know
1 . Having sex relieves headaches. Every time you make love , it releases the tension in the veins of the brain. 2 . A lot of sex can clear the stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine . It helps to fight against asthma and spring allergies . 3 . Making love is a […]
Read More →Nigerian president signs anti-gay bill into law By Felix Onuah
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan inspects a military parade in his honour on arrival for bilateral talks at State House in Nairobi September 5, 2013. REUTERS/Noor Khamis ABUJA: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed a bill on Monday that criminalises same-sex relationships, the presidency said, defying pressure from Western governments to respect gay and lesbian rights. The bill, which […]
Read More →A birthday wish for Reeyot ,HAPPY BIRTH DAY REEYOT Alemu
“Happy birthday journalist #ReeyotAlemu! #Ethiopia: give her proper #health care & allow her family visits! http://thndr.it/KKBxuV† Join africa @pressfreedom in sharing this message together at the same time – automatically. On January 21, 2014, Reeyot Alemu, an award-winning journalist imprisoned for two and half years in Ethiopia over her newspaper columns, turns 33 while in bad health and […]
Read More →Teddy Afro concert cancelled
Bedele Special cancels sponsorship of Teddy Afro concert tour “It was a decision taken jointly with the artist. Our focus is on supporting events that bring entertainment and joy to our consumers,†Heineken stated after it announced it was pulling the plug on the sponsorship deal with Teddy Afro for what was to be a […]
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