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Aretha to Fantasia: “Get Over Yourself” Regarding Perceived Tribute Snub

• February 24, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in Aretha Franklin, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fantasia Barrino, Music, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "106th and Park", "American Idol", "Diva", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Attention Hog, Attitude, Black Women, Blacks, Christina Aguilera, Drama, Fantasia Barrino, Grammy, Grammy Award, Growing Up, Hollywood Reporter, Martina McBride, Music Business, MusicCares, Pouting, Self-Control, Self-Sabotage, Show Business, The Aretha Tribute, The Hollywood Reporter, United Negro College Fund

The President at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. And Jessica Simpson Dearly Wants to Be Michelle Obama.

• May 2, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fashion, Gossip, Journalism and Ethics, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Obama Administration, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Blacks, C-Span, Confidence, In Crowd, Jay Leno, Jessica Simpson, Michelle Obama, Mutual Admiration Society, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Representing, Self Image, Self-Control, Self-Respect, The Beltway, The Chief Executive, The Chin, The First Lady, The White House Correspondents' Dinner

The Ten Worlds

• April 11, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Education, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Spirituality
Tags: "Earthly Desires Are Enlightenment, "Let's Make a Deal", Buddhahood, Chanting, Common Sense, Cosmology, Daimoku, Happiness, Heaven, Hell, Human Beings, Humiliation, Hunger, Mahayana Buddhism, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nichien Daishonin, Nichiren Buddhists, Self-Control, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, SGI, Soka Gakkai International, Stability, The Daishonin, The Ten Worlds, Wisdom

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Afghan Nonprofit Workers Desperately Scramble to Evacuate September 24, 2021
Women who steered programs to empower girls are fleeing the country. But unlike people who worked for the U.S. military, they have no clear path to the United States.
Republican Review of Arizona Vote Fails to Show Stolen Election September 25, 2021
The criticized review showed much the same results as in November, with 99 more Biden votes and 261 fewer Trump ones.
Thousands of Haitian Migrants to Stay in U.S. September 24, 2021
Border agents are making life-altering decisions for thousands of Haitian families on the border on whether they can stay in the U.S. or be deported.
Jim Justice's Basketball Dreams Are Blocked. And He Is Crying Foul. September 23, 2021
As his state was battered by Covid-19, Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia applied to coach a boys’ team in his spare time. When the school board rejected him, he threatened to haul the members before a judge.
Woman Charged With Arson in Starting California Wildfire, Officials Say September 25, 2021
The Fawn fire, which has burned nearly 10,000 acres, was spreading quickly on Friday, a day after the authorities accused a Palo Alto woman of igniting the blaze.
Ignoring Arizona Humiliation, ‘Stop the Steal’ Races Forward September 24, 2021
As a Republican review of 2020 votes in Arizona sputtered to a close, Donald Trump and his allies signaled that their attack on the election, and their drive to reshape future elections, were far from over.
U.S. Reaches Agreement to Release Huawei's Meng Wanzhou September 25, 2021
The case suggested that the Biden administration and the government of President Xi Jinping could come to some kind of accommodations in a dispute that included allegations of hostage-taking on both sides.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Apologizes for Vote on Iron Dome Funding September 25, 2021
In a letter to constituents, the New York congresswoman suggested she had changed her “no” vote because she had been subjected to “hateful targeting” for opposing the aid.

The Guardian, UK

Meng Wanzhou: US prosecutors reach deal in case of Huawei executive at center of diplomatic row September 24, 2021
The agreement with Wanzhou clears a topic of dispute between US and China and could bring release of two CanadiansA senior Chinese executive from Huawei, held in Canada since 2018 on US charges of bank and wire fraud, will be allowed to leave the country after a deal with prosecutors, removing a major irritant from US-China relations.Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s c […]
German election too close to call as polls find SPD has lost its lead September 24, 2021
A coalition appears inevitable after two surveys suggest almost equal support for CDU and former favouriteThe race to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor remains completely open two days before western Europe’s most populous country goes to the polls, with the latest predictions showing the leading parties almost neck and neck.Two leading polls publis […]
Global climate strike: thousands join coordinated action across world September 24, 2021
Rally to demand government action on climate crisis is first worldwide since start of pandemicHundreds of thousands of people in 99 countries have taken part in a coordinated global climate strike demanding urgent action to tackle the ecological crisis.The strike on Friday, the first worldwide climate action since the coronavirus pandemic hit, is taking plac […]
More towns evacuated as volcanic eruptions on La Palma intensify September 24, 2021
Flights cancelled and firefighters forced to stop work due to shockwave and huge cloud of gas and ash on Spanish islandIntensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma have forced firefighters to retreat and authorities to evacuate three more towns, while airlines cancelled flights because of a cloud of gas and ash, the biggest since the vo […]
Prince Andrew accepts he has been served in US sexual assault lawsuit September 24, 2021
Issue of whether royal had been notified about the case had previously been contestedThe Duke of York has received court papers relating to a sexual assault lawsuit, US officials have confirmed.The complainant, Virginia Giuffre, is seeking damages after alleging Prince Andrew sexually assaulted her, a claim he vehemently denies. Continue reading...
Notorious gangster gunned down in Indian courtroom September 24, 2021
Attackers dressed as lawyers opened fire and killed Jitendra ‘Gogi’ Maan before police shot them deadOne of India’s most notorious gangsters has been shot dead in a Delhi courtroom after members of a rival gang disguised themselves in lawyers’ cloaks and opened fire.The shooting took place as Jitendra Maan, alias Gogi”, previously one of Delhi’s most wanted […]
Andrew Neil ‘almost had breakdown’ at GB News September 24, 2021
Veteran presenter, who quit after eight shows, says technical faults and other problems ‘would have killed him’ if he had carried onAndrew Neil has revealed that he came close to having a breakdown while at GB News and believes “it would’ve killed me to carry on” due to the technical problems at the channel.The veteran broadcaster, 72, resigned last week fro […]
Supply chain crisis: Tories poised to U-turn on foreign worker visas September 24, 2021
Boris Johnson believed to have overruled ministers unwilling to compromise on post-Brexit immigration as forecourt queues mountMinisters are poised to agree an extraordinary post-Brexit U-turn that would allow foreign lorry drivers back into the UK to stave off shortages threatening fuel and food supplies.Boris Johnson ordered a rapid fix on Friday to preven […]

The BBC

Huawei's Meng Wanzhou flies back to China after deal with US September 25, 2021
The row over Meng Wanzhou's detention in 2018 strained China's relations with Canada and the US.
Canary Islands: Firefighters retreat as volcano intensifies September 24, 2021
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and thousands displaced since the volcano erupted on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Inside the prison staffed by former inmates released by the Taliban September 24, 2021
The BBC has been given access to Kabul's main jail, where former Taliban inmates are now caretakers.
Afghanistan: Executions will return, says senior Taliban official September 24, 2021
Extreme punishments like executions and amputations will resume in Afghanistan, says the Taliban's head of prisons.
Kim Yo-jong says North Korea open to ending war if conditions met September 24, 2021
Kim Yo-jong was responding to a renewed call from the South to officially declare an end to the Korean War.
German election: Climate protesters rally in cities September 24, 2021
They want the next government to do more to limit global heating and to end the use of coal.
China declares all crypto-currency transactions illegal September 24, 2021
Trading Bitcoin and other crypto-currenices is a criminal activity, China's central bank says.
R. Kelly trial: A look at the key moments as jury deliberates September 24, 2021
The five-week trial heard harrowing details of abuse and assault. Here are the key moments.