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Rihanna may already have one of the fastest selling MAC celebrity collections ever, but she wanted just a little bit more. And MAC was certainly willing to accommodate.
Ri-Ri has been named the new face of MAC's 2014 Viva Glam campaign which donates 100% of profits to help women, men and children living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.
@MACCosmetics for #RiRiHeartsMAC Fall shot by Mert & Marcus. In stores and online in October!!! pic.twitter.com/ttzqrt5yeT— Rihanna (@rihanna) September 12, 2013
In an interview with Women's Wear Daily, Rihanna said: "When you think of make up, the brand that pops into your mind – for something legit – is MAC.
"Whatever color you want, it's like 'Let's go to MAC.' I've been using MAC on tour for such a long time it was a natural fit for me. I have always loved makeup, and I always said that if I do it, I want to do it with a credible brand."
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(TMZ) - Her hump, her hump, her lovely little hump is about to go under the knife - 'cause Fergie has arrived to an L.A. hospital and is moments away from giving birth to her son via C-section ... TMZ has learned.
Sources close to the couple tell TMZ that Fergie and husband Josh Duhamel arrived to the hospital together and are prepping for the procedure ... which was pre-scheduled to take place today.
TMZ reports Josh is being super chill about the whole thing ... and was seen chatting it up with the staff while Fergie gets ready to deliver their first child.
Sources tell TMZ the 38-year-old singer will recuperate in style afterward ... staying in one of the V.I.P. suites famously used by celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Dwight Howard.
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WATCH: Rihanna clashes with reporter at Chanel catwalk show
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There's a lot of things to love about Rihanna –her flawless fashion, her seemingly endless stream of No. 1 singles, her bottomless wig collection– but her fierce attitude really takes the cake.
When an overzealous reporter shoved a microphone in RiRi's face in an attempt to ask a question. Riri's response? "Excuse me guys with that s**t in my face!"
The fact that she was dressed to the nines in head-to-toe Chanel only made the moment even fiercer.
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Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun agreed to a suspension for the remainder of the 2013 season for his involvement with the Biogenesis clinic, apologizing on Monday for "mistakes" but never tacitly confirming his use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Braun's 65-game suspension, negotiated with Major League Baseball, is the first of many expected in the fallout of the league's investigation into Biogenesis. MLB sought a 50-game suspension for Braun in the offseason before the 2012 season after he tested positive for synthetic testosterone, but Braun won his appeal and avoided discipline. Braun won NL MVP honors during that tumultuous offseason.
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, whose involvement with Biogenesishas spurred him to attempt to negotiate a deal as well, could be suspended for longer than Braun, according to a source with knowledge of the talks.
[Related: MLB issues statement on Ryan Braun's suspension]
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Fail Fast, Fail Often: How Losing Can Help You Win
[Ed's note: This piece is excerpted from Fail Fast, Fail Often: How Losing Can Help You Win by Ryan Babineaux, PhD., and John Krumboltz, PhD., with the permission of Tarcher/Penguin. Copyright 2013 Ryan Babineaux, PhD., and John Krumboltz, PhD]
In the book Art and Fear, the artists Ted Orland and David Waylon share a story about a ceramics teacher who tried an experiment with his class.
The teacher divided the students into two groups. Those sitting on the left side of the studio were to be graded solely on the quantity of their work, while those on the right, solely on the quality. The instructor informed the students in the quantity group that a simple rule would be applied to evaluate their grades: those who produced fifty pounds of pots would get an A, those who produced forty pounds a B, and so on.
For the quality group, the instructor told the students that he would assign a course grade based on the single best piece produced over the duration of the course. So if a student created a first-rate pot on day one of the course and did nothing else for the term, he would still get an A.
When the end of the quarter arrived and it came to grading time, the instructor made an interesting discovery: the students who created the best work, as judged by technical and artistic sophistication, were the quantity group. While they were busy producing pot after pot, they were experimenting, becoming more adept at working with the clay, and learning from the mistakes on each progressive piece.
In contrast, the students in the quality group carefully planned out each pot and tried to produce refined, flawless work, and so they only worked on a few pieces over the length of the course. Because of their limited practice, they showed little improvement.
We like this story because it points out an important principle: successful people take action as quickly as possible, even though they may perform badly.
Instead of trying to avoid making mistakes and failing, they actively seek opportunities where they can face the limits of their skills and knowledge so that they can learn quickly. They understand that feeling afraid or underprepared is a sign of being in the space for optimal growth and is all the more reason to press ahead. In contrast, when unsuccessful people feel unprepared or afraid, they interpret it as a sign that it is time to stop, readdress their plans, question their motives, or spend more time preparing and planning.
Let us ask you some questions: When was the last time you accomplished something that you are really proud of? How did you feel in the time before you reached this accomplishment? Was it comfortable? Easy? Did you have to do things that pushed you beyond your abilities? Did you make mistakes and mess up? If you are like most people, you will probably find that the times in your life when you grew and accomplished the most are also the times when you made the most mistakes and blunders and had to overcome the greatest obstacles.
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When you encounter accomplishments of successful people—whether an enthralling stage performance, a beautiful work of art, an innovative business, or an ingenious invention—it can be easy to think that these accomplishments are the result of unusual brilliance and came into being perfectly formed.
But the truth is that most significant accomplishments arise out of hundreds of mistakes and failures. For example, a seasoned comedian, such as Jerry Seinfeld or Chris Rock, tries thousands of hastily conceived joke ideas, most of which flop, in small clubs and venues. Only a few performance ideas, after many revisions and improvements, make their way into the polished shows presented to national audiences.
Howard Schultz's creation of Starbucks provides a good example of how success arises from many mistakes.
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Importing Negro Miners/Strikebreakers from Kentucky
Start Year : 1874
End Year : 1899
Negro strikebreakers were first employed in 1855 by the steamship company Morgan Line. In the late 1800s, when white coal miners would go on strike, there were several instances when mine owners imported non-union Negro miners from Kentucky and other southern states as replacements. According to authors Greene and Woodson, importing Negro strikebreakers had increased the number of Negro mine workers; there was a demand for experienced miners, this was especially true during the 1922 coal strike, and Negro miners were drawn to the higher wages. In spite of the labor demand and the promise of higher wages, the arrival of Negro miners/strikebreakers many times led to confrontations with striking miners and union leaders. Below are a few instances of Negro miners from Kentucky being imported to other states during the late 1800s.
- Hocking Valley, OH - 1874 - when the regions white miners went on strike due to lower wages and unfair company policies, mine owners could not break the strike and Negro miners were brought in from the South. It was the first time that a large number of Negro miners had been used to break a strike. The 400-500 men came from the mining districts of Memphis, Louisville, and Richmond. For mine operator John Martin, bringing in the Negro miners was the "great triumph over Trades-Unions." When news of the Negro miners circulated through Nelsonville, New Straitsville, and other nearby communities, the Negro miners were confronted by the striking miners and their families. More than 100 Negro miners crossed the picket line to join the striking miners, and once funding was provided, they left Nelsonville. Those who remained were resented, as were the mine operators. Some of the white miners went back to work, and there were fights between the white miners and the Negro miners, and as a result, more Negro miners left the area. For more see H. G. Gutman, "Reconstruction in Ohio: Negroes in the Hocking Valley Coal Mines in 1873 and 1874," Labor History, vol 3, issue 3, pp.243-264, quote on page 256.
- Chicago, IL - June 1877 - Wilmington & Vermillion Coal Company at Braidwood - Alanson Sweet, champion wage cutter, cut the wages of Braidwood miners twice in 1876, and announced another cut for spring of 1877, followed by a cut in the winter of 1877. Fifteen hundred miners struck for higher wages. The coal company hired armed guards, and Sweet announced that the striking miners would not be paid for their last month of work. June of 1877, Sweet imported Negro miners from Kentucky and West Virginia. "With the mines filled with colored men, it is believed that the Company will not be burdened with the expense of another strike for many years." In retaliation, the strikers ran 400 Negro miners and their families out of town. Two Illinois militia regiments escorted them back into town. By November, several hundred striking miners returned to work and accepted the cut in wages. Most of the Negro miners returned home, while a few continued working in the Braidwood mine. See 1877: Year of Violence by R. V. Bruce, quote on page 384.
- Nilson Clark (b.1859)
- George Collins (b.1855)
- Benjamin Cox (b.1840)
- Hanson Edwards (b.1855)
- George Ewbanks (b.1858)
- James Harris (b.1835)
- George Hulbart (b.1857)
- William Jones (b.1849)
- Amos Rogers (b.1850)
- Charles Smith (b.1857)
- Terre Haute, IN - December 1897 - Cabel Mining Company - the Indiana state labor commissioners criticized the company for declining the proposal from their striking miners and importing 100 Negro miners from Kentucky (75 from Hopkins County), and for posting armed guards at the mine. In spite of the condemnation, the Cabel Mining Company imported even more Negro miners from Kentucky to take the place of the striking miners. See p.18 in First Biennial Report of the Indiana Labor Commission, 1897-98 [available at Google Book Search]; "Indiana labor commissioners severely critici[s]e importers of Colored miners," Alton Telegraph, 12/09/1897, p.5; and "More Negro miners," The Indiana State Journal, 12/08/1897, p.2.
- Arkansas and the Indian Nation Territory - March 1899 - the miners went on strike for better wages and working conditions, and when the mine managers could not convince them to return to work, the coal companies came together and organized a group of agents who were dispatched to Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama to gather both white and Negro strikebreakers. The coal companies were the Choctaw Coal and Railroad Company, Southwestern Coal and Improvement Company, Kansas and Texas Coal Company, Central Coal and Improvement Company, and Western Coal and Mining Company. For more see A History of the Coal Miners of the United States by A. Roy.
- Mansfield, AR - April 1899 - federal court Judge Rogers issued an injunction that prevented striking miners at Huntington, AR, from interfering with the Negro miners imported from Kentucky for work in the mines owned by the Kansas and Texas Coal Company. The governor of Arkansas had instructed the sheriff of Huntington to stop all future transports of Negro miners from being unloaded within the state. Judge Rogers had the U.S. Marshals serve the sheriff with an injunction. See "Clash over Negroes," Hutchinson News, 04/25/1899, p.2.
- Evansville, IN - June 1899 -Sunnyside Mine - 30 Negro miners were approaching the mine when they were ambushed by armed striking miners. Armed guards returned fire. Two Negro miners were expected to die from their wounds, while the rest were sent back to Kentucky the following day. See "Strikes Elsewhere," The Independent (NY), June 29, 1899, vol.51, issue 2639; and "Battle at a mining camp," New York Times, 06/22/1899, p.2.
Subjects: Miners, Mines, & Steel Mills
Geographic Region: Kentucky / Alabama / Arkansas / Illinois / Indiana / Indian Nation Territory / Ohio / Tennessee/ Virginia / West Virginia
Improvement Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World
Start Year : 1899
The first African American Elks organization, Improvement Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World was founded by Benjamin F. Howard from Covington, KY, and Arthur J. Riggs from Shelbyville, KY. The lodge was located in Covington, having been chartered in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1899. A Kentucky Historical Marker at the site contains a summary of the history. For more see the Kentucky Historical Marker Database [number 1956]; and History of the Improvement Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the world 1898-1954 by C. H. Wesley.
Subjects: Fraternal Organizations, Benevolent Societies
Geographic Region: Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky / Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky / Cincinnati, Ohio
In Old Kentucky
This Litt and Dingwall dramatic production, from the early 1890s, included an almost entirely white cast; it told a story that revolved around Kentucky hillbillies. The African Americans of the cast were the children who played in the Pickaninny Band; their acting, playing, dancing, and comic antics were meant to exemplify the fun life of African Americans in Kentucky. Initially, there was to be a colored band of men in the production who were to go by the name of Woodlawn Whangdoodles. Instead, a street band of boys from Indianapolis, IN, made up the African American members of the production. When the boys got to be too old or too tall, younger and smaller boys from Indianapolis replaced them. The show became a hit; the band and pickaninny brass bands in general were in demand throughout the United States. For more see Out of Sight: the Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889-1895, by L. Abbott and D. Seroff. See photos of scenes from In Old Kentucky at the University of Washington Libraries' Digital Collection.
Subjects: Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Opera, Singers, Song Writers, Minstrel and Vaudeville Performers
Geographic Region: Kentucky
Independent Colored Clubs Movement
Start Year : 1885
End Year : 1922
In response to the discontent of African Americans with the longstanding political parties, Independent Colored Clubs were formed throughout the United States as early as 1885, and as late as 1922. One of the early Independent Colored Clubs in Kentucky was formed in Paris, KY in January of 1887. The club, renamed the Independent Party of the Colored Race, maintained the right to act only with political parties that would guarantee Colored people the fullest rights of free American citizens. One of the main points of contingency was education and decent schools for Colored children. The initial meeting of the Independent Colored Club of Paris was held at the 2nd Baptist Church; the meeting was described in the newspaper as a "mass meeting"; the club was said to have 600 members. For more see "Paris, Ky." in the column "Independence in Kentucky" on p.1 of the New York Freeman, 02/05/1887. Even earlier clubs were formed in 1885. The Independent Colored Club of Staunton, VA was formed in September of 1885, and intended to vote for the Democratic state ticket. For more see "Political Notes" in Peninsula Enterprise, 09/12/1885, p.2. Another club in 1885, was the East End Independent Colored Club in Springfield, OH. Sam Spears was the president, and Sam Garrett was secretary. The club had about 40 members. For more see "A New colored club," Springfield Globe-Republic, 09/16/1885, p.3. The Young Men's Colored Independent Political Club was located in Omaha, NE, in 1886 [source: The Omaha Daily Bee, 11/02/1886, p.6, column 1]. In 1887, the Independent Club of Colored Virginians, located in Washington, D.C., was formed with colored men from the state of Virginia with the object for "the improvement of the general condition of the colored people of the State and the preservation of the good name and welfare of the Commonwealth." For more see The Washington Bee, 09/10/1887, p.1, bottom of column 3 & columns 4-5. In 1888, Independent Colored Clubs were being formed in West Virginia, which was seen as a revolt against the Republican Party. There was thought to be 10,000 colored voters in West Virginia, which could give the Democrats a victory. For more see The Weekly Herald [Baltimore], 04/27/1888, p.4, column 1, item 9]. Other Independent Colored Clubs mentioned in local newspapers, were located in New York City, NY, and Helena, MT, in 1888; New Hope, VA, in 1889; the Colored Citizens' Independent Club in Los Angeles, CA, and in San Francisco, CA, both in 1890; the Independent Colored Club establishd by John W. Robbins in Grand Rapids, MI, in 1890 [source: R. M. Jelks, "Making opportunity: the struggle against Jim Crow in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1890-1927, Michigan Historical Review, v.19, no.2, Fall 1993, pp.36 & 38]; St. Paul, MN, in 1892; Anaconda, MT in 1894; the Independent Colored Club of Homestead, PA, in 1895; Seattle, WA, 1896; Independent Colored Political Club in Des Moins, IA, and the Independent Colored Club in Kansas City, MO, both in 1897. In Nicholasville, KY, the Independent Club of Colored Voters was formed by R. C. O. Benjamin in 1897. For more see "The Colored Independent," Richmond Climax, 10/13/1897, p.1. Still more clubs at the turn of the century were the The Colored National Independent Political Club in Point Pleasant, VA in 1900; and the Independent Colored Men's Club in Salt Lake City, UT in 1901. In 1908, the Young Men's Independent Club, Colored, was held in Marion, KY, at the home of William M. Goodall, 414 Center Street. For more see "President and War Secretary Taft characterized as enemies," Crittenden Record=Press, 07/02/1908, p.7. In Louisville, KY, in 1909, the Independent Colored Political League was formed with headquarters in the U. B. F. Hall at 9th and Madison Streets [source: "Negroes have knives sharpened for Vaughn," Louisville Courier-Journal, 05/19/1909, p.4]. There was a club in Omaha, NE, in 1910 known as the Independent Colored Political Club. In 1910, the Independent Colored Club of Winchester met at Orren Bate's store in Poyntersville to declare A. Floyd Byrd the Democratic nominee. The club was said to have a membership of leading Colored citizens, including Orren Bates, and Jim Nickels and Dennis Daniel as the secretaries. For more see "Negroes from Byrd Club," Winchester News, 11/01/1910, p.1. Clubs mentioned in later newspaper articles were the Independent Progressive Colored Club and the Good Citizens League of Indiana, both formed in 1912 in Indianapolis, IN; Colored Independent Club in Tulsa, OK, and in Hillsboro, NC, both in 1914; the Independent Colored Club of Lima, OH, in 1919; and the Henry Ford for President, Independent Colored Club No.1, said to have formed in Birmingham, AL in 1922 [source: "Can you beat it?," The Appeal, 06/03/1922, p.2].
- 1885 - Springfield, OH - East End Independent Colored Club
- 1885 - Staunton, VA - Independent Colored Club
- 1886 - Omaha, NE - Young Men's Colored Independent Political Club
- 1887 - Paris, KY - Independent Colored Club (renamed) Independent Party of the Colored Race
- 1887 - Washington, D.C. - Independent Club of Colored Virginians (members from Virginia)
- 1888 - Helena, MT - Independent Colored Club
- 1888 - New York, NY - Independent Colored Club
- 1888 - West Virginia - Independent Colored Clubs
- 1889 - New Hope, VA - Independent Colored Club
- 1890 - Grand Rapids, MI - Independent Colored Club
- 1890 - Los Angeles, CA - Colored Citizens' Independent Club
- 1890 - San Francisco, CA - Colored Citizens' Independent Club
- 1892 - St. Paul, MN - independent Colored Club
- 1894 - Anaconda, MT - Independent Colored Club
- 1895 - Homestead, PA - Independent Colored Club
- 1896 - Seattle, WA - Independent Colored Club
- 1897 - Des Moins, IA - Independent Colored Political Club
- 1897 - Kansas City, MO - Independent Colored Club
- 1897 - Nicholasville, KY - Independent Club of Colored Voters
- 1900 - Point Pleasant, VA - Colored National Independent Political Club
- 1901 - Salt Lake City, UT - Independent Colored Men's Club
- 1908 - Marion, KY - Young Men's Independent Club, Colored
- 1909 - Louisville, KY - Independent Colored Political League
- 1910 - Omaha, NE - Independent Colored Political Club
- 1910 - Winchester, KY - Independent Colored Club
- 1912 - Indianapolis, IN - Good Citizens League of Indiana (Witherspoon United Presbyterian Church)
- 1912 - Indianapolis, IN - Independent Progressive Colored Club
- 1914 - Hillsboro, NC - Colored Independent Club
- 1914 - Tulsa, OK - Colored Independent Club
- 1919 - Lima, OH - Independent Colored Club
- 1922 - Birmingham, AL - Henry Ford for President, Independent Colored Club No.1
Subjects: Activists, Civil Rights, Politicians, Politics, Appointments & Elections
Geographic Region: Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky / Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky / Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky / Louisville, Jefferson County, Kenucky / Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky / United States
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Start Year : 1854
End Year : 1946
Placing ads in African American newspapers was one method former slaves used to search for family members who had been taken away, or ran away, or who had been left behind. This type of search was a long shot given the extremely low literacy rate among the newly freed slaves. Success depended on someone reading the ad, recognizing the names, and contacting the persons mentioned in the ad. There is no evidence to support the success or failure of the practice, which was continued into the 21st Century. As early as 1865, the standard heading for the ads was "Information Wanted." An example in the June 24, 1870 edition of The Elevator newspaper [CA] on p. 4 reads, "Mrs. Charlotte Powell of Sacramento wishes information of her relatives, consisting of her father, mother, three brothers, and two sisters. Her father's name was Sam Mosley; he was owned by a man named Joe Powell, who lived in Kentucky at a place called Amandy." Five years earlier, The Black Republican newspaper [LA] ran a series of "Information Wanted" ads with very brief content; the following comes from the April 29, 1865 issue, p. 2: "Mrs. Ritty Green wishes to find her son Dudley Green. Both are from Scott County Kentucky, near Georgetown. Any information respecting him may be addressed to this newspaper. ap29." The ads sometimes included a line encouraging other African American newspapers to copy and run the ad, such as the following, published in The Freeman newspaper [IN] on April 18, 1891, p. 8: "Of, "Billie" Kay, sometimes known as Billie Burse, who thirty-five or eight years ago lived in Hopkinsville, Ky., but shortly afterward moved to the state of Missouri. The name Kay was his master's name, by which he was generally known. Any information relative to him or children will be thankfully received by Mrs. Susan Hillyard, Indianapolis. Care of the Freeman. [Missouri paper please call attention.]" The ads continued to be published by African American newspapers until the late 1940s, but with a noticeable change that had started around 1900: more ads were being published for relatives and friends in search of those they had lost contact with well after the Civil War, and ads for agencies such as insurance companies that were searching for missing heirs. The change was actually a return to the previous use of the "Information Wanted" ads prior to 1865 and in reference to free African Americans. The ads appeared in the Frederick Douglass' Paper as early as 1854. An example is the following ad printed June 30, 1854, on p. 3: "Evelina Evans, who resided in New York City in the year 1850, left that city and went to Canada the same year; since that time she has not been heard from by her relations. Her husband's name was James Evans. Address her uncle, Henry Jackson, Evansville, Indiana. Papers friendly to the cause of Humanity, please notice."
Subjects: Freedom, Journalists, Newspapers, Magazines, Book Publishers, Music Publishers, Slavery in Kentucky, Sources
Geographic Region: Kentucky
Integration at Gainesville Elementary (Hopkinsville, KY)
Start Year : 1965
When 27 year old Ronald I. Johnson became principal of the African American Gainesville Elementary School in 1965, it was thought to be the first integration of school administrative personnel in Hopkinsville, KY. Johnson had been a basketball coach for five years prior to becoming principal. For more see "White basketball coach heads Ky. Negro school," Jet, vol. 28, issue 15 (07/22/1965), p. 55. See also entries for African American Schools in the NKAA Database.
Subjects: Education and Educators, Grade Schools & High Schools in Kentucky
Geographic Region: Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky
Irons, Sandra Jean
Birth Year : 1940
Irons was born in Middlesboro, KY, to Roy and Rosa Green Carr. She is a graduate of Kentucky State University, and Purdue University. Prior to becoming an educator, she was a social worker with the Ohio Department of Social Welfare. In 1971, she became president of the Gary, IN, Teachers Union and continues as president today. Since 1974, she has been a vice president of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO (AFT). She was the first vice president of the NW Indiana Federation of Labor in 1987, and became president in 1995. For more see Who's Who Among African Americans, 1980-2006.
Subjects: Education and Educators, Welfare (Social Services) Organizations, Migration North, Social Workers, Union Organizations
Geographic Region: Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky / Gary, Indiana
Iroquois Park (Louisville, KY)
Start Year : 1924
In 1924 two African American teachers, Margaret Taylor and Naomi Anthony, took their students to Iroquois Park for an outing. As they were leaving, the security guards and a group of whites informed the teachers that the park was for whites only. The teachers said that they were not aware of the restriction and would look into the matter. A scuffle of sorts occurred; after the teachers and students were roughly handled, it was termed a near riot, and the teachers were arrested. After several hours the women were taken to the downtown police station where a large crowd of African Americans had gathered. African American leaders and white city leaders debated the issues. The outcome -- the teachers were reprimanded by the school board, the courts fined Naomi Anthony $10 for attacking a park guard, and the Board of Park Commissioners adopted a resolution of segregation in the Louisville public parks. For more see Life Behind a Veil, by G. Wright.
Subjects: Parks & Resorts, Grade Schools & High Schools in Kentucky, Court Cases
Geographic Region: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Irvin, Theophilus, Jr.
Birth Year : 1915
Death Year : 2009
Theophilus Irvin, Jr. was the first African American to become a Kentucky Racing Commissioner, he issued licenses and tested the horses for drugs. He served in that post from 1979-1995. Irvin had been working with horses since he was a boy, he worked with his father who was a horse trainer. In 1931, when Theophilus Jr. was 15 years old, he began breaking horses at the Hickory Farm. He got his first trainers license in 1947 at Narragansett, RI, and would later train horses for persons such as J. Graham Brown and Keene Daingerfield. Theophilus Irvin, Jr. was the son of Ada Morton Irvin and Theophilus Irvin, Sr. The family of four lived on 511 Chestnut Street in 1920, according to the U.S. Federal Census. The family lived at 549 Thomas Street in 1932 [source: Polk's Lexington (Kentucky) City Directory]. Theophilus Irvin, Jr.'s birthdate is given as August 22, 1915 in the Kentucky Birth Index. He was married to Olive Bell Irvin (1914-1996). For more see J. Hewlett, "Theophilus Irvin , 93, dies - first African-American employed by the Ky. racing commission," Lexington Herald-Leader, 04/02/2009, Obituary section, p.95, and L. Taylor, "Winner of a different sort," Lexington Herald-Leader, 04/28/1999, p.A6.
Subjects: Jockeys, Horsemen, Horse Breeders, Trainers, Betting, & The Derby
Geographic Region: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Irvin, Theophilus, Sr.
Birth Year : 1882
Death Year : 1967
Theophilus Irvin, Sr. was a horse trainer who was born in Clark County, KY, the son of Laura and Rev. Dudley Irvin. His birth date is given as October 22, 1882 in the Social Security Death Index and on Irvin's WWI Draft Registration Card. He was the husband of Ada Bell Morton Irvin and the family lived at 511 Chestnut Street in Lexington, KY. Irvin worked at the racetrack, he was employed by Will Perkins Stables. He was also listed in the 1910 U.S. Census as a foreman at the racetrack. Irvin and his previous wife, Lou J. Shelton Irvin, were living with his wife's family on Thomas Street. In the 1920 census, Ada B. Morton Irvin is listed as Theophilus Irvin's wife and the couple had two sons [they would later have more children, including Theophilus Irvin, Jr.]. By 1932, Theophilus Irvin, Sr. was employed as a janitor at the Lexington Telephone Company and the family lived at 549 Thomas Street in Lexington, KY [source: Polk's Lexington (Kentucky) City Directory]. The telephone company was later owned by Bell Telephone and Irvin continued working at the telephone company until his retirement. He died in 1967. For more see the obituary of Theophilus Irvin, Sr., "Retired employee of Bell Telephone Co." Lexington Herald-Leader, p.15, C1.
Subjects: Jockeys, Horsemen, Horse Breeders, Trainers, Betting, & The Derby, Telephone Company Employees, Telephone Inventions, Telephones and Race
Geographic Region: Clark County, Kentucky / Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Irvine, Bobby Lee
Birth Year : 1935
Born in Spencer County, KY, he was the first African American mayor of Taylorsville, KY, elected in 1980. He received the highest number of votes for the non-partisan councilmen positions. For more see "Three Kentucky cities have black mayors," in 1982 Kentucky Directory of Black Elected Officials, 6th Report by Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, p. 20.
Subjects: Politicians, Politics, Appointments & Elections, Mayors
Geographic Region: Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky
Isaac Scott Hathaway Museum
Start Year : 2002
The museum is "dedicated to establishing a public facility to highlight individual biographies and display artifacts, art and written work" of "distinguished African-American artists, writers and others contributing to the community." The Isaac Hathaway Museum is now located at 644 Georgetown Street in the Robert H. Williams Cultural Center in Lexington, KY. The museum was organized in December 2002, and an office was opened on North Broadway, then moved to the Heritage Art Gallery in April 2005. The museum opened in the Lexington History Center in April 2007 and moved to the Georgetown Street location in July 2011. The Robert H. Williams Cultural Center is housed in the building that served as the Lexington Colored Orphan Industrial Home. For more see J. Hewlett, "Black history museum gets new home - will move into history center," Lexington Herald-Leader, 12/25/2006, Main News section, p. A1. See also the NKAA entry for Isaac S. Hathaway.
Subjects: Genealogy, History, Community Centers and Cultural Centers
Geographic Region: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Isbell, Louis
Birth Year : 1818
Isbell was free born in Kentucky and at the age of 20 moved to Chicago. He participated in Chicago's first recorded sports competition in a race between Isbell, a Native American named White Foot, and a man on a horse; Isbell won the race. According to author Perry Duis, who cited articles in the Chicago Post and the Chicago Democrat, Isbell was the fastest and most popular runner in the Chicago area for ten years. He retired and became a full-time barber after coming in second in a race in 1847 that took place before more than 1,000 spectators. For more see Challenging Chicago: coping with everyday life, 1837-1920, by P. R. Duis, pp. 171-172.
Subjects: Barbers, Migration North, Track & Field
Geographic Region: Kentucky / Chicago, Illinois
Ishmaelites of Kentucky
There are two discussions about the existence of the the Tribe of Ishmael.
According to earlier sources, between 1785 and 1790, an Islamic denomination called Ishmaelites was first noticed in Nobel County (now Bourbon County), KY. The group was led by Ben and Jennie Ishmael. Individual members were of a multiracial background of African, Native American, and poor whites. The first generation included escapees from slavery and the Indian Wars, all having made their way to Kentucky from Tennessee, North & South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. In the early 1800s, the Ishmael's son John led the group across the Ohio River to the area that today is part of Indianapolis; soon afterward the group became a nomadic community. They were viewed as odd and referred to as gypsies. The group was suspected of having a high infant death rate, and in the 1880s it was common for the children to be taken away from their parents. Adult members were arrested on an array of charges, then imprisoned, committed, or bound to servitude. By the late 1800s, three-fourths of the patients at the Indianapolis City Hospital (a mental institution) were from the Tribe of Ishmael. In 1907 the compulsory sterilization law was passed in Indiana, and the procedure was used to further reduce the number of new births by Ishmaelite members. For more see Black Crescent: the experience and legacy of African Muslims in the Americas, by M. A. Gomez, pp.196-200; and O. C. M'Culloch, "The Tribe of Ishmael: a study on social degradation," Proceedings of the National Conference of Charities and Correction at the Fifteenth Annual Session Held in Buffalo, NY, July 5-11, 1888, pp. 154-159. See also The Tribe of Ishmael: a group of degenerates... at the Eugenics Archive website.
According to more recent sources, the Tribe of Ismael is a myth, and Ben and Jennie Ishmael were Christians. One of the current sources is the 2009 title Inventing America's "Worst" Family by Nathaniel Deutsch. The book traces how the Ishmael Family, a poor Christian family that included a Civil War veteran, was used as a representation of the urban poor in the late 1800s, then during the 1970s, became a very much admired family credited with founding an African American Muslim movement and community. For additional information see E. A. Carlson, "Commentary: R. L. Dugdale and the Jukes Family: a historical injustice corrected," BioScience, vol.30, issue 8 (August 1980), pp. 535-539; R. Horton, "Tribe of Ishmael" in The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, by D. J. Bodenhamer, et al.; and E. F. Kramer, "Recasting the Tribe of Ishmael," Indiana Magazine of History, v.104 (March 2008), pp.36-64 [available online in IUPUI Scholar Works Repository].
Subjects: Communities, Early Settlers, Freedom, Hoaxes, Kentucky African American Churches, Migration North, Ministers, Pastors, Preachers, Religion & Church Work
Geographic Region: Nobel County (Bourbon County), Kentucky / Indianapolis, Indiana / Tennessee / North Carolina / South Carolina / Virginia / Maryland
Isom, Bob and Albert
The Isom brothers, Robert L. "Bob" (d.1897) and Albert "Bert", were Kentucky jockeys. They were referred to as light-weight jockeys, and are remembered as riders for Jack Chinn, owner of Lissak [the horse was sold to Sidney Paget in 1898]. The lesser known of the Isom brothers was Albert who was a jockey as early as 1895 when he and Bob rode for the Burns and Waterhouse Stable in San Francisco, CA. Albert also rode for various horse owners at the race courses at Latonia, the New Louisville Jockey Club, Newport, Lexington, and the Oakley Race Course near Cincinnati, OH. Bob Isom, the better known of the two brothers, rode the two-year-old Kentucky horse Lissak to victory in San Francisco in 1894; it was the first time Lissak had raced in California. The following year, June of 1895, Bob Isom rode the horse to victory in the Detroit $5,000 International Derby [not a real derby] held in Detroit, MI. Bob Isom had been a jockey as early as 1894, he rode in San Francisco in December of that year and there was a bumping incident that later resulted in a fight and Bob Isom stabbed jockey Robert Combs. August of 1895, Bob Isom was in Lexington, KY, when he was thrown while exercising a yearling colt owned by Judge J. R. Jewell. In May of 1896, it was reported that Bob Isom was dying from consumption, but in August of 1896, he rode aboard the horse Billy C and was narrowly defeated by Cal Leonard aboard Antidote. The race took place at Kapioloni Park in Hawaii; Bob Isom had been sent to Hawaii to recuperate from his illness. The following year he rode at both Oakley and Ingleside [California]. Bob Isom died of consumption [tuberculosis] in San Francisco, November of 1897, and his body was shipped to Lexington, KY for burial in African Cemetery No.2 [source: KY Certificate of Death #2385]. For more see "The turf," The Salt Lake Herald, 11/20/1894, p.2; "California racegoers..., The San Francisco Call, 05/22/1895, p.5; "Lissak won a derby," New York Times, 06/26/1895, p.6; "The Detroit Derby," Daily Racing Form, 07/28/1896, p.1; "Albert Isom attempts suicide," Central Record, 08/17/1899, p.4; "Stock and turf news," Bourbon News, 12/02/1898, p.5; see the Daily Racing Form; "Done in 1:04," Hawaiian Gazette, 08/04/1896, p.5; "Fight between jockeys," Galveston Daily News, 12/02/1894, p.4; "Jockey Isom injured," Columbus Evening Dispatch, 08/23/1895, p.9; "Gossip from the turfmen," The Daily Review, 05/03/1896, p.2; "Bob Isom, the jockey, dead," New York Times, 11/18/1897, p.4; "Bob Isom...," Semi-weekly Interior Journal, 11/19/1897, p.3 [top of column 4]; "Death ended career," Courier-Journal, 12/18/1904, p.29.
Subjects: Jockeys, Horsemen, Horse Breeders, Trainers, Betting, & The Derby, Tuberculosis: Care and Deaths, Suicide
Geographic Region: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky / San Francisco, California


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iHeartRadio Exclusive: Most Annoying #SELFIES with The Chainsmokers
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The Chainsmokers have brought the word "selfie" to life with their hit song "#SELFIE." The addictive new tune is taking over the radio airwaves, and has inspired many to whip out their camera-phones to indulge in everyone's guilty pleasure, sparking a massive #SELFIE-posting frenzy on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc. So how did this song come to life?
Drew and Alex tell iHeartRadio, "We were talking and we were like 'it'd be really funny to make a #SELFIE song that right before the drop says 'Let me take a selife.' We were gonna put it out as a free edit, we were like 'it would be hilarious to have this chick that was talking about being in the club,' and like we live in New York City and go out a lot, so we had all these ideas about funny lines that she could say. We had our friend Alexis over and basically [said] 'alright say something about Instagram' and she just delivered like every line perfectly."
We asked them if they could photobomb any celebrity's #SELFIE, which celebrity would they choose, and they told us either Justin Bieber or Kendall Jenner!
The guys have a lot more in store. They are currently on their #SELFIE tour, but are working on a lot of new original music. They tell iHeartRadio that they just signed a record deal, but also have quite a few remixes on the way. They've already remixed artists like Bastille and NoNoNo, and say if they could remix anybody, they would choose Drake.
The Chainsmokers stopped by iHeartRadio HQ recently, where they showed us all of the most obnoxious #SELFIES found on social media today. Check it out below:
The Duck Face #SELFIE
The Abs #SELFIE
The Bathroom Mirror #SELFIE
The Sleeping/#IWokeUpLikeThis #SELFIE
The #OOTD (Outfit of the Day) #SELFIE
The secret #SELFIE/Something weird in the background #SELFIE - This particular shot could also double as the "Risque" #SELFIE
The Pet #SELFIE
The Car #SELFIE
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House Panel: IRS' Lerner Waived Rights
(NEWSER) – Darrell Issa isn't done with Lois Lerner. Lerner, you might recall, is a central figure in the fizzlingIRS scandal, who invoked her Fifth Amendment rights when testifying before Issa's House Oversight Committee. But today the committee voted that Lerner had waived her right not to testify by issuing an opening statement first, and hence has to return for another go-around, USA Todayreports. The vote was 22-17, along strictly partisan lines.


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'Full House Stars' photobombed by Rihanna
John Stamos, Bob Saget and Dave Coulier reunited for a game of "Full House" trivia on Wednesday's "Good Morning America."
While Coulier and Saget tried to play the quiz show earnestly, Stamos' response to every question was "Rihanna!" who had hilariously photobombed the guys before their segment (photo below).
Favorite photobomb ever from @rihanna today @GMA with #bromance brothers @JohnStamos @DaveCoulier pic.twitter.com/EFrwKiuEm7
— bob saget (@bobsaget) January 29, 2014
How's this for a morning mashup: @rihanna photobombing @DaveCoulier, @JohnStamos and @bobsaget! #RihannaOnGMA pic.twitter.com/yuBk6dt89R
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Kelly Clarkson cancels wedding
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Kelly Clarkson and her fiance Brandon Blackstock are canceling the extravagant wedding they had planned for this October.
The singer announced on Wednesday that due to busy schedules, the couple had a change of heart and decided that they "want to elope." She explains to "People" that things "got crazy" after they sent a save-the-date to their guests and "all the details were leaking."
Kelly says they just don't have time to plan such a grand affair, particularly now that she has a Christmas album coming out in October as well. The Grammy winner said that their "whole life is a celebration," so they decided that they would rather "have an intimate moment that's special."
The couple sent a letter out to their guests, thanking them but saying that "it's just going to be [her] and Brandon, his two kids and the minister."
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Beyonce Honors Michael Jackson
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As the world remembers the legendary Michael Jackson on the fifth anniversary of his death, so too does icon Beyonce.
In a blog post, she honored MJ for his musical contributions and for his status as a visionary. Check it out:
"When I was just starting out, my first producer used to make me listen to Michael Jackson's live performance of "Who's Loving You." He would have me watch that for hours back to back to back.
What he wanted me to learn was his soul. You could hear his soul. And he was this little kid who hadn't experienced love but he was a vessel. For whatever reason he could evoke more emotion than an adult. It was so raw and so pure. It was these little things that he did that were just swag. It's something that's God given.
Michael taught me that sometimes you have to forget technique, forget what you have on. If you feel silly, you have to go from the gut just let it go.
Michael Jackson changed me, and helped me to become the artist I am thank you Michael.
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PHOTO: Lady Victoria Hervey basically naked in sheer Golden Globes dress
Lady Victoria Hervey is a British socialite and model.
She also wore what might have been the craziest dress to Sunday's Golden Globes parties.
Hervey walked the red carpet at The Weinstein Company and Netflix soiree donning an unbelievably revealing sheer dress that left almost nothing to the imagination.
If her goal was to drop jaws and raise eyebrows, mission accomplished.
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Big Part of ObamaCare Postponed One Year
(NEWSER) – ObamaCare is still going into effect in 2014, but one key component of it is being temporarily shelved. The White House today postponed by one year a rule requiring employers to either provide coverage to employees or face hefty fines, reports the Wall Street Journal. The rule will take effect in 2015, instead of 2014. "We have heard concerns about the complexity of the requirements and the need for more time to implement them effectively," writes Treasury official Mark Mazur in ablog post. The Journal explains that while most employers already provide such coverage, restaurants and retail companies in particular—both of which rely on low-wage workers—were resisting. The rule affects businesses with more than 50 workers.


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White House jumps through hoops to increase Obamacare enrollment
It's always big news when President Obama releases his NCAA bracket picks, which he will do on Wednesday. Last year, like most sports fans, he did so-so in predicting the winners. Still, his picks got over 280,000 views, making it the most popular blog all year on WhiteHouse.gov. This year, the administration is squeezing every bit of publicity it can from March Madness, touting "16 Sweetest Reasons to Get Covered," and updating them daily based on the votes from online users. It's all part of the administration's ramped up effort to reach more of the young people it needs to sign up for the Affordable Care Act before the March 31 deadline for open enrollment.
"They're being very opportunistic and go for it as far as I'm concerned," says Jared Bernstein, an economist with the Center for Budget Priorities and a former advisor to Vice President Biden, responding to criticism from traditionalists that Obama compromised the stature of the presidency by appearing on the comedy show"Between Two Ferns," where he exchanged satirical insults with the host.
An administration fighting to get Obama's signature achievement up and running can't afford to be genteel. A White House official says that videos touting the ACA in humorous, and sometimes irreverent, ways by YouTube stars and influencers with their own platforms—together with the "Two Ferns" video—garnered 17 million views in the past week and a half. "Those are staggering numbers," says the official.
"Our administration, just like the country, is full of college basketball fanatics and as we get ready for March Madness, we're putting on a full-court press to remind our fellow fans that there are less than two weeks left to sign up for quality, affordable health insurance," says Tara McGuinness, White House senior communications advisor. "Athletes and coaches know better than anyone that none of us are invincible—you never know when you might need to have health insurance if you get hurt unexpectedly, whether on or off the court. And that's why their voices will be so effective in helping reach young adults and fans of all ages this week."
Obama met with a group of YouTube content creators on March 6, after which the White House released a video that had them sharing their personal stories and encouraging their followers to sign up for coverage. The White House points out that these "influencers" speak regularly to an audience of tens of millions of subscribers with billions of views. The meeting included Hannah Hart, a leading Internet personality in California, Alphacat, the creator of a spoof rap video, and Nice Peter and Tyler Oakley, all effective communicators outside the traditional media.
The administration has gotten celebrity basketball stars LeBron James, Magic Johnson and Alonzo Mourning to do 30-second spots that will air on ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA-TV, highlighting the importance of getting covered if only to protect against that stray sports injury that can cost a bundle of money if you're uninsured.
On Tuesday, HHS (Health and Human Services) is releasing a report on the economic cost of common sports injuries to bolster the message from the athletes. For 25 to 40-year-olds, the estimated average charges for a leg fracture were about $3,403; for an arm fracture about $7,666, substantial bills for the uninsured. There's also a gender message in the report about the 1.9 million sports-related injuries treated in emergency rooms in 2012. In bicycling, baseball and softball, over 70 percent of the injuries were among men; in football and soccer, over 80 percent, and in basketball, it's 93 percent.
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WATCH: 'Pawn Stars' co-star blasts government over business regulations
(Becket Adams) Rick Harrison, co-owner of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop and a co-star of the History Channel reality series "Pawn Stars," told CNBC on Friday that over-regulation is creating a bad business environment and that a policy change is needed before anything can get better.
Harrison also said the current economy is being fueled by cheap money. "Basically, you have the government regulating and making business more difficult, and you have the Fed trying to compensate for it. It can't go on forever that way," he added.
"If we keep on printing forever, things will get bad. It's just a matter of math," he told "Squawk on the Street."
"Eventually we have to make a good business environment in this country," or strategies such as the Fed's proposed plan to reduce asset purchases can't be implemented, Harrison said.
"I think that we should slowly taper, but the Fed is not going to be able to taper unless we have … less regulation and make it easier for business to actually do business," he said. "If you make it difficult to do business, there's not going to be any business."


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WATCH: Pharrell performs 'Happy' & 'Marilyn Monroe' on 'SNL'
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Pharrell Williams is showing off his singles from his latest album, G I R L. On Saturday, the Grammy-winning producer took the stage as the musical guest on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," performing his hit track "Happy."
"Skateboard P" was backed by a team of young dancers whose exuberant choreography provided a vivid backdrop to the song's joyful tune. For his second appearance, Pharrell took on his second single, "Marilyn Monroe." He enlisted the help of composer Hans Zimmer, who conducted a band of female string players. In both performances, Pharrell wore a green high-crowned hat similar to the one that made news during the Grammy Awards.
Pharrell also showed off his comedy skills in the night's final skit alongside Kenan Thompson, Taran Killam, Vanessa Bayer and host Anna Kendrick. Bayer and Kendrick played singing sisters auditioning for a single back-up singer position. Kendrick showed off her vocal skills and was obviously the better singer of the two, but the punch-line came when Pharrell rejected her and chose her less-talented sister. The skit also poked fun at Pharrell's hat with both Killam and Thompson ending the sketch with their own versions of the hat.


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Aroma 1033E has a capacity of up to 60 cups of cooked rice. It is thus ideal for large hotels and restaurant whereby there is a large turn out of customers at a time. This will help the owners of the business to attend to the customers' orders in the shortest time possible. The kitchen appliance has an electronic control system so as to make it easy to control the appliance. It is specially designed for commercial purposes.
In choosing the best rice cooker for your kitchen, here are various factors you need to consider. The capacity of the rice cooker. For commercial rice cooking a large rice cooker is needed to save time and energy in cooking. On the other hand a medium sized rice cooker is needed in homes where the number of people is small. Simplicity in controlling the rice cooker is another important factor to consider before choosing a rice cooker. A rice cooker with digital control system is the best a sit is easy to control. In addition to that, the material used to design the rice cooker is essential in terms of durability. You should go for a rice cooker that is made out of stainless steel.
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This guys is the best Amazon reviewer ever!
James O. Thatch has reviewed 31 different products on Amazon.com He offers his opinion of a wide range of products, from $40,000 TV to a giant gummy snake. He even goes in updates some his reviews and replies to people who have left comments.
Here are some examples of his reviews.
Giant Gummy Snake, in Sour Apple/Blue Raspberry
Hello from Denver, Colorado, the mile high city--mile high and rising. Since our state's recent legislative session, I've been cruising at altitude with no plans for landing. It's been pretty awesome. I've rediscovered my music collection, connected with some old friends on Facebook, and found a fantastic Italian restaurant that delivers. I don't know what's up with the Polar Vortex, but in my place it's cloudy with a chance of meatballs.
On the downside, I've gained about 10 pounds. Last night I wolfed down this entire Giant Gummy Snake. I'd bought it as a joke, because my roommate Chaz has a pet python. I thought it was going to be hilarious, but when it arrived, I couldn't remember what the joke was supposed to be. So I put it on a shelf and forgot about it. Until last night, when I got the munchies and macked down on that thing hard. I polished it off in one sitting. So here's my review.
First of all, it has a very realistic feel to it, the way it flops around when you eat it. It was crunchier than I was expecting. And kind of salty, too, which was weird. I thought it was supposed to be "blue raspberry" or something, but it tasted more like chicken. It looked real, like Chaz's snake over there, only not as blue and shiny. Wait. Oh God.
Tanita TBF 300 A TBF300 A TBF 300A Pro Body Composition Analyzer
I'll admit, when I saw a scale for $2,275, I was skeptical. Two grand for a scale? Say what?
But this is no ordinary scale--it's the Tanita TBF-300 BMI Machine. I'd assumed BMI meant "Body Mass Index"--a measurement of your fat/lean muscle ratio. As useful as this information is, you can get BMI scales for $100-200. But in this case, "BMI" stands for Biometric Marital Interpolator, a different technology altogether. Tanita developed BMI specifically for couples, to help you lose weight without losing the love of your life.
Let me explain how it works. Through sophisticated foot sensors, this scale monitors your blood pressure as you look at your weight, and adjusts the number accordingly. No more ugly surprises after the holidays or post-vacation scale-shock. The TBF-300 gently eases you and your partner back into reality.
It also has facial recognition software, so the scale can respond to your moods, not the other way around. The other day, I heard my wife in the bathroom say, "What the...? Oh, whew. Better." Better indeed--for both of us. 85% of morning fights are actually misdirected scale rage.
If the TBF-300 did only what I've already described, it would be worth it. But here's why it's a bargain. It also has an intelligent voice-activated interface function that makes Siri look like--well, frankly, like Siri.
Say your wife asks, "Do these jeans make me look fat?"
You might say something like, "Well, no, not really, I mean..." and pretty soon you'd be sleeping on the couch.
How does the TBF-300 respond? "Hell no, baby. You just got more badonk than those skinny-ass jeans can handle--and that's on them. Go eat some ice cream, you big beautiful woman. I want to watch you walk away."
Now does it seem expensive?
Please note that the feedback is gender-specific. In order to maintain program integrity, the software treats males with brutal candor. For instance, when I recently asked the TBF-300 if I was getting a little heavy, it replied, "For a human? Yes. For a hippo, you're perfect. Now step off and let me breathe. Jesus. What DIDN'T you have for breakfast..." and so on, until I removed its batteries.
Still, it's worth it. So worth it.
You want to read more from James? Click here to check out his other reviews.


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Geno Smith and the Jets shock the Falcons with a 30-28 win on the game's final play
It has become a sport in itself the last couple years to overreact to the New York Jets.
You would have thought by the offseason coverage that the Jets were going to find a way to go 0-17 in 16 games. Rex Ryan was going to get fired, after the season if he was lucky enough to last that long. They were everyone's punch line (and in fairness, they bring some of that on with some odd antics).
Nobody's laughing now, and nobody is getting fired. The Jets went on the road and defeated the Falcons, the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs last year, on a field goal as time expired. The Jets didn't let a phantom fourth-down defensive penalty phase them. The Falcons scored with 1:54 left after that gift to take a lead, but rookie quarterback Geno Smith calmly led his team downfield for Nick Folk's game-winning field goal.
The Jets are 3-2 after the 30-28 win. Nobody figured that would be the case.
The Jets' defense has been very good and Smith has showed a lot of poise for a rookie. It's absolutely amazing and baffling that there were some in the Jets' organization who thought after two weeks that Matt Simms should start over Smith (again, the Jets bring some of these punch lines upon themselves). Smith hasn't been perfect, but few rookies are. He has shown he has the ability to develop into a pretty good NFL quarterback.
Smith was 16-of-20 for 199 yards and three touchdowns against the Falcons. According to ESPN, Smith is the second rookie quarterback in "Monday Night Football" history to go on the road and lead his team to a win, and the other was in a replacement game during a players' strike.
Atlanta, which fell to 1-4, had another questionable short-distance gaffe on a weird decision by coach Mike Smith, who ran over right tackle on the last play of the first half instead of taking a field goal. They could have used those three points at the end of the game. The Falcons are digging themselves a massive hole in the NFC, and a home loss to a 10-point underdog won't help. But this game was more about what the Jets did than what the Falcons couldn't.
Smith was 4-for-4 for 37 yards and had 8 yards rushing on the Jets' final drive. Because they're the Jets, they're likely to get way too much attention this week for this dramatic win and a 3-2 start. But the Jets will certainly take that over the crazy predictions of doom and gloom they were hearing a couple months ago.
Ryan might even start making some crazy predictions of his own soon, just like old times.


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Tyler Farr to release debut album this fall
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Tyler Farr has tapped his breakthrough single to serve as the title track to his debut album. The country newcomer will release the CD Redneck Crazy on October 15th.
Tyler says having his first studio project on the way is like a dream come true. He explains that he first fell in love with country music when he was 16 and went on the road with his stepfather, who was George Jones' lead guitarist. Tyler says he started pursuing his own music career while working as a bouncer at the famed Nashville club Tootsie's, after convincing them to let him take the stage and sing. Farr admits that it's an indescribable feeling to look back on his path, which has brought him to the success he's now seeing with his single "Redneck Crazy."
He adds that he "can't wait to share more about the album." Tyler is sharing his music with fans on the road this summer. His tour schedule is posted at TylerFarr.com.


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WATCH: Katy Perry plays 'Who Knows Katy' with fan on 'Kimmel'
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Katy Perry competed against a superfan of hers named Emily in a game of "Who Knows Katy?" on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
The premise was simple: Kimmel asked the singer and one of her biggest fans a series of personal and professional questions about Perry, and the one who answered the most correctly was the winner.
Before the game began, Emily said she had a "Katy Perry Wall" in her home that her boyfriend made her take down, prompting Perry to say, "At least you have a boyfriend."
Among the questions asked were what are Perry's parents' names, which "American Idol" she wrote two songs for, how many Grammy nominations she has, and the names of her three perfumes.
And the winner was… ?
Check out the video below!