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Sunday, December 17, 2017

Did you know that the wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright was booked with his murder?


FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2008, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' Lorenzen Wright poses at the NBA basketball team's media day in Independence, Ohio.  Authorities say the ex-wife of Wright has been charged with first-degree murder in his death more than seven years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)Did you know that the ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been charged in his slaying, more than seven years after his body was found in a field in his hometown of Memphis?

Did you know that Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said Saturday that Sherra Wright has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Lorenzen Wright, who played for five teams over 13 seasons as a forward and center in the NBA?


Did you know that Police and federal marshals in
Sherra Wright
Riverside County, California, arrested 46-year-old Sherra Wright on Friday night on a fugitive from justice warrant, online records show?

Did you know that Wright's decomposing body was found in suburban Memphis on July 28, 2010 -- 10 days after the 34-year-old was reported missing?

Did you know that Wright  the seven-year investigation into his death has been one of the Memphis Police Department's most high-profile unsolved cases?

Did you know that the case had a break earlier this month, when Billy R. Turner was indicted on a first-degree murder charge Dec. 5 in Wright's death?

Did you know that media reports have said Turner, a landscaper, and Sherra Wright attended the same church?

Did you know that Police said last month that they had found a gun used in the killing of Wright in a lake near Walnut, Mississippi, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) east of Memphis?

"The weapon was key," Rallings said.
The District Attorney's office said the first attempt at killing Wright occurred between April and July 2010 and involved Turner traveling to Wright's home near Atlanta. The indictment says Sherra Wright and Turner acquired firearms and recruited a co-conspirator, who was not named.
Rallings said police are looking at other people in the investigation.

Did you know that Sherra Wright received $1 million from her ex-husband's life insurance policy but she agreed to a settlement in 2014 in a court dispute over how she spent the insurance money meant to benefit their six children, The Commercial Appeal has reported?


Did you In the early morning of July 19, a police dispatcher in the suburb of Germantown received a call from Wright's cellphone,  dispatchers acknowledged they heard noises like gunshots before the call was dropped?


Did you know that Wright's mother filed a missing-person report with Collierville police on July 22, 2010?

Did you know that Wright's mother accused Collierville of dragging their feet in the days after the report was filed, and an apparent lack of communication kept authorities from linking the 911 call to the missing-person report?

Did you know that Wright's body was found in a field near some woods in the height of summer, which was complicating the investigation because evidence had likely deteriorated in the heat?

Did you know that Wright autopsy report showed bullet fragments were lodged in Wright's skull, chest and right forearm?
 

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Did you know that Hunter Harrison, CEO of railroad company CSX, dead at 73



Did you know that Hunter Harrison, the president CEO of railroad giant CSX, he was 73?
Did you know that Harrison’s death was caused by “unexpectedly severe complications” from a recent illness?

Did you know that Harrison death was in Wellington, Fla., which comes only a couple days after the company announced he was taking an unplanned medical leave of absence?
Did you know that Harrison was born in Memphis, Tennessee, Harrison and was a long-time railroad executive who made his career turning around railroads.?

Did you know that bfore joining CSX in March, Harrison was president and CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the Canadian National Railway Company?

Did you know that Harrison was the head of the Illinois Central Railway in the 1990s?
Did you know that Harrison was hired by Florida-based CSX in March under shareholder pressure?

Did you know that there had been concerns about his health. The Wall Street Journal reported in May that Harrison often worked from home and occasionally required portable oxygen?
Did you know that CSX shares fell sharply on Thursday when the company announced Harrison was taking an unexpected leave of absence due to a medical condition?
 

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Thursday, December 14, 2017

Did you know that Omarosa made $179,700, as a White House staffer which was the maximum salary for any staff before she decided to resign?

Did you know that Omarosa Manigault Newman, reality-television villain, presidential confidante, and owner of many pairs of shoes, is out at the White House?

Did you know that Omarosa submitted her resignation to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly Sarah Huckabee Sanders?

Did you know that “Omarosa Manigault Newman resigned to pursue other opportunities her departure will not be effective until January 20, 2018?
Did you know that the official word is that she resigned and was not fired, this marks the fourth time The Apprentice, as well as a follow-up season and The Celebrity Apprentice, has been removed from the employ of Donald Trump?
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Did you know that it’s unclear how this will affect the day-to-day function of the White House because it was generally unclear what Omarosa did every day?

Did you know that officially, Omarosa title was assistant to the president and director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison, which is in charge of special group outreach intended to further the president’s agenda?

Did you know that Omarosa made $179,700, as a White House staffer which was the maximum salary for any staff before she decided to resign?

Did you know that the headlines that followed her had more to do with where she kept her shoes (“all over the White House”) and how she was using the headquarters of the executive branch as her wedding-procession backdrop, with a bridesmaid luncheon on St. Patrick’s Day and a photo shoot that could not be released because that would constitute a security breach?

Did you know that Omarosa also invited a journalist to trail her in the White House without notifying anyone else on the communications team, and canceled an appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, where she would have promoted her episode of TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress?
Did you know that Omarosa was one of the few people of color on the president’s employee roster, and the only woman of color?

Did you know that is it a coincidence that her departure fell on the same day that an alleged pedophile, endorsed by Trump, failed to win a seat in the Senate thanks in large part to black-women voters of Alabama, the timing is indeed stunning?
Did you know that April Ryan, CNN’s White House correspondent and Washington bureau chief, said in a tweet that Omarosa did not go gentle into that good night she was “vulgar,” allegedly, and “cursed,” and reminded Kelly that she helped get Trump elected?


 

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Did you know that PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley has been suspended after "multiple, credible allegations" of sexual misconduct?


Did you know that PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley has been suspended after "multiple, credible allegations" of sexual misconduct?

Did you know that PBS will no longer distribute Tavis Smiley following what a spokeswoman called "multiple, credible" allegations of sexual misconduct uncovered by a recent investigation into the late-night show host's behavior?

Did you know that news of the suspension of Smiley's show, produced by TS Media, an independent production company, was first reported by Variety?

Did you know that in a statement, PBS Vice President for Corporate Communications Jennifer R. Byrne said the company had engaged an outside law firm to investigate "troubling allegations regarding Mr. Smiley?"

Did you know that the "This investigation included interviews with witnesses as well as with Mr. Smiley. The inquiry uncovered multiple, credible allegations of conduct that is inconsistent with the values and standards of PBS, and the totality of this information led to today's decision," she said.
According to Variety?


Did you know that Smiley responded to the accusations In a lengthy statement and video posted on Facebook and Twitter,: "To be clear, I have never groped, coerced, or exposed myself inappropriately to any workplace colleague in my entire broadcast career, covering 6 networks over 30 years," he wrote. "Never. Ever. Never?"

Did you know that filmed in Los Angeles, Smiley's half-hour show has been distributed by PBS since 2004 and airs in Southern California, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and in other areas of the country?

Did you know that Smiley contracted with NPR to host The Tavis Smiley Show from 2002 to 2004?

Did you know that Smiley's suspension follows PBS' decision to part ways with talk show Charlie Rose, who was accused of sexual misconduct by eight women cited by The Washington Post?

Did you know that those allegations cost Rose his relationship with CBS News and 60 Minutes?



 

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Did you know that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) called for President Donald Trump’s resignation following multiple sexual assault allegations that have come out against him?

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and President Donald Trump
Did you know that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) called for President Donald Trump’s resignation following multiple sexual assault allegations that have come out against him?

Did you know that President Trump called Senator Kirsten Gillibrand a “Lightweight , a total flunky for Chuck Schumer?

Did you know that President Trump said that Senator Gillibrand was someone who would come to his office ‘begging’ for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them)?

Did you know that the women who accused Trump during the 2016 election cycle once again came forward, saying during a press conference they were disappointed and hoped their allegations would be given more weight, in light of recent events?

Did you know that Gillibrand was just one of the four Democratic senators who called for Trump’s resignation over sexual assault allegations, saying that Trump should be investigated?

Did you know that Trump dubbed those allegations as “FAKE NEWS?”


 

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Did you know that Callanetics within 3 years pushed Jane Fonda into second place on the all-time individual best-selling fitness video chart and it remains the all-time fitness bestseller in both the US and UK?

Did you know that Callan Pinckney was an American fitness professional?

Did you know that Pickney was born as Barbara Biffinger Pfeiffer Pinckney?

Did you know that Pinckney achieved unprecedented success with her Callanetics exercises?

Did you know that Pinckney 9 books helped her to become an international best-sellers and the video series that followed went on to sell over 6 million copies?

Did you know that Pinckney's first video release "Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 Hours" outsold every other fitness video in the US?

Did you know that Callanetics within 3 years pushed Jane Fonda into second place on the all-time individual best-selling fitness video chart and it remains the all-time fitness bestseller in both the US and UK?[1]

Did you know that Pickney died she was 72?

Did you know that Pickney exercise classes grew in popularity, and she needed to give them a name. One of her students would always refer to them as "Callan-etics", a name-blend of "Callan" and "athletics". and the name seemed to stick and without her even realizing it; "Callanetics" was born?.
Did you know that after seven years of teaching with incredible results, the time seemed right for Pinckney to put her exercise method down in a book?

Did you know that with encouragement from her students she started work on what would become the best selling exercise book of all time?

Did you know that Pickney had no idea about agents, publishers or even how to write a book but she didn’t let this stop her?

Did you know that by the beginning of 1984 Pickney illustrated the book with pictures of her actual students and even some of her 76-year-old mother?

Did you know that Pickney secured a publishing deal with William Morrow and Company relatively quickly and by September the book Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 Hours was on the shelves?

Did you know that The Callanetics exercises were so unique and effective yet  it would take her another year of exhausting promotions before she would really get people to sit up and notice?

Did you know that within two years the book had sold close to a million copies in the US alone. She was profiled in Time Magazine[3] and People Magazine [4] and appeared on every major chat show?

Did you know that Pinckney demand increased dramatically and although she was still teaching in her penthouse apartment at $25 an hour she could only teach six people at a time?

Did you know that Pinckney needed a way to increase the number of students who could get personal instructions in Callanetics so she struck a deal with MCA/Universal to put together the first Callanetics video.[5] which was released in 1986?

Did you know that Callanetics did not have a large advertising campaign surrounding it but the word-of-mouth spread and the video was catapulted to the top of the charts.and it still remains the number one selling exercise video of all time?

Did you know that Callanetics continued to be taught around the world but with Pinckney now in deceased its popularity faded and people began turning to more high-profile exercise techniques such as Pilates and Yoga?

 

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Did you know that Smithereens Lead Singer Pat DiNizio Dies At Age 62?



Did you know that Pat DiNizio, a singer and songwriter who made popular rock songs as the leader of The Smithereens, died on Tuesday at age 62, but no cause of death was provided?
Did you know that the Smithereens and DiNizio had a string of hit songs that have persisted among rock fans, from "A Girl Like You" and "Behind The Wall Of Sleep" to "Only a Memory" and "Blood and Roses?"
 
Did you know that DiNizio's bandmates said. "He channeled the essence of joy and heartbreak into hook-laden three minute pop songs, infused with a lifelong passion for rock & roll?"
Did you know that The Smithereens were founded in Carteret, N.J., in 1980?

Did you know that  They released their first full album, Especially for You, in 1986 — after DiNizio sent a cassette tape of their music to Enigma Records to help net a record deal, according to the band's website?
Did you know that the Smithereens had a particularly big influence in New Jersey, their home turf and a place they always embraced?

Did you know that despite solo projects by DiNizio, the band had remained active through the years?

Did you know that in 2011, they put out their first new album in a decade; they were planning to go on tour in January, touting their nickname: "America's band?"
 

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Did you Know

Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!