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'Scores dead' as Syrian tanks storm Hama
At least 142 people reportedly killed in violence throughout the country, a day ahead of the start of Ramadan.
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Harlow
Location: Marietta, Georgia, USA
http://www.dailykitten.com/wp-conten...56-harlow3.jpg Sweet Harlow was found hiding under a car in an apartment complex parking lot. I’m now fostering her until she’s big enough to be adopted through the shelter I work with. She loves to play with her foster siblings and loves to cuddle and purr. Her nickname is Cookie because of that adorable little chocolate chip marking on her nose! More... |
New York Times Won't Attend NABJ in 2012
New York Times Building The New York Times Co. is not attending the National Association of Black Journalists convention next year. "We are supporting Unity," Desiree Dancy , vice president, diversity and inclusion, told Journal-isms on Friday. "We're...(read more)http://blackamericans.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=295771
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A Trip Around Backwards London
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George W. King
Welcome to Favorite Family Photo Week here at OPOD. We kick things off with this picture of George W. King. Once again, the Evil Nate Maas sets the bar for any competition. This is a great photograph, as the guy is showing off his Colt revolver. Nate also included some amazing background on this ancestor, which I include below. Captain George King, my third great-grandfather, was living in Gibson County, Tennessee, when the Civil War broke out. He rode down to Mississippi to join up with the Confederate Army where it was determined that there weren't enough men back home to maintain order, so He was appointed by Gen. Forrest to be the law in Gibson and the surrounding counties. Returning home, he put together a company of about 40 men known as King's Scouts. As so many men were away with the army, the area was beset with thieves, raiders, and Yankees. Captain King kept the law, but discovered without a regular judge that many times the criminals would escape from jail before trial. As the war progressed, there were times when he was required to assume the role of lawman, judge, jury, and executioner, all in one person. Naturally, this earned him the animosity of the relatives of horse thieves and their ilk, so in his own words, “I would sleep about eight yards from the house in an old wheat bed with four revolvers and two double barrel shot guns for my protection. Many a time I would go home in the night by myself. When I came within one-half mile of home, I would put spurs to my horse and go half speed with my pistol in my hand, expecting a thief to shoot me every minute from the bushes." As he was also the lawman for neighboring counties, he later wrote of his activities in Dyer County, "After I had driven out all the desperadoes, thieves, pick pockets and murderers out of Dyer County – anytime I went to that place the citizens would give my men a ball if they wanted one... Everywhere we went the boys could get up a ball. Because the Company had formed such a marvelous character the ladies were not afraid of them like the others...I went to Dyer County several times after I relived them of such a heavy burden...I was treated as well as a preacher everywhere I went." The war ended and he was eventually given a parole as a Confederate on May 27, 1865. However, years later in 1878, he was eventually ambushed and killed (most likely by relatives of one of the wartime criminals). https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...s.blogspot.com http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/...OcoqJuzmY/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/...OcoqJuzmY/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogs...~4/V3zCUoNWaN0 More... |
Daily Pic # 1241, Mitchell Returns
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Kirk’s academy buddy, Gary Mitchell is featured in issue number two of the upcoming and ongoing “Star Trek” comic series set in the new JJ Abrams movie universe. Learn more about this comic and others HERE. More... |
“Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart†– A la venta el 25 de octubre de 2011
WWEDVDNews.com, publicó en exclusiva, nuevos detalles del DVD que está planeado sobre Shawn Michaels y Bret Hart, entre estos, el nuevo nombre del proyecto, su fecha de lanzamiento y su sinopsis. El DVD ahora se llamará “Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart†y será lanzado oficialmente el dÃa martes 25 de octubre de 2011 en Estados [...]http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?hos...as&ref=&feed=1
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Stallings takes play-off glory
Scott Stallings held his nerve to claim his maiden PGA Tour title in a play-off at the Greenbrier Classic.
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PICK OF THE WEEK: Two for the Show
The Sun blew out two sizeable coronal mass ejections that headed in just about opposite directions over about a two-day period...
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PartyPoker Weekly: Mike Sexton on the WPT, Tony G on the November Nine
This week at PartyPoker, Mike Sexton previews season X of the World Poker Tour, and Tony G previews the November Nine.
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