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80sheaven · 1 year

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Knight Rider - Michael Knight Poseable Action Figure by Kenner (1983)

#knight rider #david hasselhoff #michael knight #kenner #the hoff #80s toys

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steelajeeg · 1 year

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ReAction Super7 Showcase 2

Kwinn and Baroness

- from G.I. Joe

Sardaukar

- from Dune

- by Super7

Yet another showcase of Super 7 ReAction figures.

My first impression of the GI Joe series was very positive, but Kwinn and Baroness show off impressively accurate Sunbow summation designs. It's hard to tell from pictures, but something about these toys just captures that classic 80s animation feel.

And another thing I need to bring up about this batch of ReAction figures - great accessories. Every figure comes with something at the very least, and Sardaukar comes with more accessories than they can hold.

And all of the figures pictured here can securely hold their weapons - something that can't be said about all ReAction releases.

Speaking of Sardaukar, the David Lynch version of Dune isn't a perfect movie. But it's an extremely memorable one. And I can't pass up a figure from a Lynch movie. Now Super7 just needs to make an Eraserhead baby and we're set.

I'm always raving about the sculpts on these toys, and I realize that might seem outlandish - especially compared to some of the gorgeous Banpresto statues, Figuarts, and SIC figures that I show here - but the beauty is in the subtly. Little decisions, efficient textures and proportions make these stand out among many other companies' attempts at retro figures.

They look just as much like classic cartoons as they do retro Kenner action figures.

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nerds-yearbook · 2 years

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On September 7, 2018, the final episode of Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters aired ("Doomsday Clock" Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters, TV, event)

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geekcastradionetwork · 2 years

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152 - Talkin' Kenner Knight 2000 Voice Car For Knight Rider's 40th Anniversary!

152 – Talkin’ Kenner Knight 2000 Voice Car For Knight Rider’s 40th Anniversary!

ToyCast is back and better than ever! This is Episode 152, and the crew of TFG1Mike, and FloorBurger are here to BREAK OPEN the DISPLAY CASE!!! We are Talkin’ about the Kenner Knight 2000 Voice Car for Knight Rider’s 40th Anniversary this week!!!!!!! Join us as we are back Talkin’ Toys here on ToyCast! (more…)

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tuppencetrinkets · 4 months

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Sorted caps from Season 1 of The Vampire Diaries, the Originals and Legacies.

Nina Dobrev - Elena Gilbert

Paul Wesley - Stefan Salvatore

Ian Somerhalder - Damon Salvatore

Kat Graham - Bonnie Bennett

Candice King - Caroline Forbes

Zach Roerig - Matt Donovan

Michael Trevino - Tyler Lockwood

Steven R. McQueen - Jeremy Gilbert

Matthew Davis - Alaric Saltzman

Joseph Morgan - Klaus Mikaelson

Marguerite Macintyre - Liz Forbes

Sara Canning - Jenna Sommers

Claire Holt - Rebekah Mikaelson

Susan Walters - Carol Lockwood

Daniel Gillies - Elijah Mikaelson

Susan Walters - Carol Lockwood

Kayle Ewell - Vicki Donovan

Melise - Anna Zhu

David Anders - John Gilbert

Arielle Kebbel - Lexi Branson

Phoebe Tonkin - Hayley Marshall

Kelly Hu - Pearl Zhu

Mia Kirshner - Isobel Flemming

Sebastian Roche - Mikael

Charles Michael Davis - Marcel Gerard

Danielle Campbell - Davina Claire

Leah Pipes - Camille O'Connell

Nathan Parsons - Jackson Kenner

Danielle Pineda - Sophie Deveraux

Danielle Rose Russell - Hope Mikaelson

Eka Darville - Diego

Todd Stashwick - Kieran O'Connell

Elyse Levesque - Genevieve

Shannon Kane - Sabine Laurent

Aria Shahghasemi - Landon Kirby

Quincy Rouse - Milton Greasley

Jenny Boyd - Lizzie Saltzman

Kaylee Kaneshiro - Josie Saltzman

Demetrius Bridges - Dorian Williams

Omono Okojie - Cleo Sowande

Yasmine Al-Bustami - Monique Deveraux

Bianca Lawson - Emily Bennett

Steven Krueger - Josh

Lulu Antariksa - Penelope

Melinda Clarke - Kelly Donovan

Sheila Bennett - Jasmine Guy

Karen David - Emma

Gina Torres - Bess

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spacetimesally · 3 months

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Hey, there, Toy Fans, it's another look back at some more of the Kenner line of Spacetime Sally action figures! Last week we took a brief look at the evolution of the Sally figure, and, this week, we'll take a look at some secondary-character action figures.

Starting with the above: Top left: A very special promotional figure of starfighter extraordinaire, Lance Battleshine, from the Spacetime Sally Animated Adventures. A one-off character and special-guest star lending his voice to the role, you may recognize him as none other than pop music sensation, David Jones. Jones originally didn't want the job, and the only line he speaks in his episode is at the end, when he says, "El-low, Sal-ee" in that unmistakable British-accented voice. Top right: The Sally figure from the Lance Battleshine episode. Bottom Left: Special Agent Paul Townshend in AstroAction Suit. Bottom Right: Metro Sector L SecurityBot.

But wait, there's more!

Various Bot figures. Top Left: Manny and Mortimer, the unorganized crime duo from the episode, "Modest Score" and, Top Right: Darla-9 from various episodes. Bottom Row: recurring characters, Paladin Fiver-Fiver, Rosco with his CommsBot and Coteko, A-D-4U.

More recurring characters: Top Row: Left: Commander Raul Jimenez with "bear hug crushing action" and Right: Genevieve Contreras in Mechanics' Spacesuit. Bottom: FlippJett Suit Agent Paul Townshend, and an Agent Townshend figure from the episode, "Call Me, Ishmael"

And three more various Sally figures to close out this week's further look at Kenner's line of Spacetime Sally action figures. Tune in next week when we look at the line-up of figures that LJN Toys offered up on toy shelves.

#scifi #science fiction #toys #action figures #retro toys #kenner #retro futuristic #retro #retro futurism #art #artwork #ai art #ai artwork #vintage toys #toy photography #scifi art #80s toys #70s toys

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beardedmrbean · 6 months

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Oct 17 (Reuters) - The lead defense lawyer for convicted Fugees hip hop star Prakazrel “Pras” Michel improperly relied on an experimental generative AI program to draft his closing argument in Michel’s high-profile criminal trial last spring, according to a newly-filed brief demanding a retrial for Michel.

Michel’s new counsel from ArentFox Schiff said that the AI-generated closing argument by Michel’s previous lawyer, David Kenner, was a resounding flop: “Kenner’s closing argument made frivolous arguments, misapprehended the required elements, conflated the schemes and ignored critical weaknesses in the government’s case,” the brief said.

By using an experimental AI program to generate his closing argument, the brief said, Kenner botched “the single most important portion” of Michel’s jury trial.

Kenner did not immediately respond to two email queries on the new brief. His co-counsel Alon Israely did not immediately respond to a query sent via LinkedIn.

Michel was convicted in April on federal charges of conspiring with fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low in three alleged lobbying schemes to influence two different U.S. presidential administrations.

His new lawyers contend Kenner’s defense of Michel was woefully inadequate, in part because he relied on the AI program EyeLevel.AI to craft his final argument in the complex, politically charged case, which featured testimony from Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

“The AI program failed Kenner, and Kenner failed Michel,” the brief said. “The closing argument was deficient, unhelpful and a missed opportunity that prejudiced the defense.”

What’s even more egregious, according to the ArentFox brief, is that Kenner and Israely “appear to have had” an undisclosed financial interest in a company called CaseFile Connect, which acted as a “technology partner” to EyeLevel.AI.

The brief asserts that Kenner and Israely regarded Michel’s trial as an opportunity to tout CaseFile Connect, advancing their own financial interests at Michel’s expense.

CaseFile Connect did not immediately respond to queries sent through its website.

In a declaration accompanying the brief, ArentFox partner Peter Zeidenberg, a former U.S. Justice Department political corruption prosecutor, said his team first learned that Kenner had used an AI program to write his closing argument from Michel’s former publicist, who told ArentFox that Kenner said as much at the end of Michel’s trial.

ArentFox subsequently found a little-noticed May 10 press release issued by EyeLevel.AI after Michel’s trial, hailing “the first use of generative AI in a federal trial.”

The press release included a quote from Kenner, who said that the AI program “turned hours or days of legal work into seconds,” and called his use of the program “a look into the future of how cases will be conducted."

Zeidenberg’s declaration also cited a LinkedIn post by an EyeLevel.AI executive who confirmed the program’s use at Michel’s trial. “AI startup I've been working on is now the first use of AI in a federal criminal trial,” the executive wrote in the post. “Defense lawyers for Fugees star Pras Michel used our platform to rapidly research and help draft closing arguments.”

EyeLevel.AI said in an emailed statement that Kenner and Israely do not have a financial stake in its program. "EyeLevel's AI for legal is a powerful tool for human lawyers to make human decisions, but do so faster and with far greater information at their fingertips," the company said in response to ArentFox's criticism of its closing argument. "EyeLevel is able to ingest and understand complex legal transcripts based solely on the facts of the case as presented in court."

ArentFox said it had determined that CaseFile Connect and Kenner's law firm both listed the same office suite in Encino, California, as their primary address. CaseFile Connect’s alternative address, according to Zeidenberg’s declaration, was a New York City office associated with Kenner co-counsel Israely.

CaseFile’s website did not disclose its owners, ArentFox said, but the overlap in addresses, Zeidenberg said in his declaration, “appears to confirm that Mr. Kenner and Mr. Israely had a financial interest in the AI program Mr. Kenner used to write the closing argument and then boasted about after trial."

The ArentFox lawyer said in the filing that his team had contacted Kenner and Israely through their counsel but they declined to speak with Michel’s new lawyers about the trial.

The motion seeking a retrial for Michel also argued that the proceeding was tainted because the trial judge, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of Washington, D.C., allowed jurors to hear that she and another federal judge had already concluded, in the context of the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege, that Michel conspired with an alleged co-conspirator to commit some of the crimes the government charged.

Those references, along with allegedly improper testimony about Michel’s guilt from the lead case agent on his case, turned the jury into “a rubber stamp,” the brief argued.

The brief listed a litany of purported failures by Kenner, in addition to the alleged AI closing argument fiasco. Among the most serious is ArentFox’s accusation that Kenner, who is not an expert in complex white-collar cases or lobbying regulations, outsourced trial preparation to inexperienced contract attorneys at an ediscovery company co-founded by Israely, an old friend.

That inadequate preparation was fatal to Kenner’s attempts to cross-examine government witnesses, the brief said.

Every case, of course, is different, especially when it involves a celebrity defendant and an alleged international scheme of corruption and influence-peddling. Nevertheless, you might find arguments about a trial judge’s allegedly prejudicial comments or a defense lawyer’s shortcomings in lots of filings by white-collar defendants seeking new trials.

What you won’t find anywhere except for ArentFox’s brief for Michel is an assertion that generative AI produced an incoherent argument with grave consequences for a criminal defendant.

Kenner and EyeLevel.AI bragged that Michel’s case was the first criminal trial in which a defense lawyer used AI to draft a closing argument.

Now it’s the first case in which the AI-generated argument has been blamed, in part, for a defendant’s conviction.

#nunyas news

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thephilibetharchive · 2 years

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“Mike Parker told me, ‘He was completely in love with her, absolutely.’ John Brabourne agrees: ‘It was a love-match, certainly.’ [Princess] Alice told Dickie: ‘He was so excited he hardly knew what he was doing.’ Gina Kenner’s told me: ‘Philip used to speak to me about Princess Elizabeth before they were engaged. He was extremely fond of her, always. He said, ‘I think we could do a lot together.’” Robin Dalton told me: ‘All I know is that in 1945 David [Milford Haven] told me Philip was definitely planning to marry Elizabeth one day. He saw it as his destiny.’

Philip and Elizabeth, Portrait Of A Royal Marriage, Gyles Brandreth.

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lightningxmagic · 2 months

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Below the cut, you can find a growing list of ships for my muses. It will not always be a conclusive list but it is a start and some of my favorites. Feel free to look through at your leisure:

A COURT OF THORNES AND ROSES

FEYRE ARCHERON- Rhysand, Tamlin, Lucien, Cassian, Azriel (crossovers could be explored)

ELAIN ARCHERON- Lucien, Tamlin, Azriel (crossovers could be explored)

NESTA ARCHERON- Cassian, Azriel (crossovers could be explored)

GWYNETH BERDARA- Azriel, Cassian (crossovers could be explored)

NOVA NIGHT- Azriel, Cassian, Tamlin, Kage (a bestie exclusive) (crossovers could be explored)

AURORA- Cassian, Tamlin, Lucien (Crossovers could be explored)

DAWN VANSERRA- open to exploration

GREYSON VANSERRA- open to exploration

JESMINDA- Lucien, Eris, Tamlin ( crossovers could be explored )

NOELLE WINTER- Kage, Nyx (crossovers could be explored)

VIOLET SPRING- Kage, Nyx (crossovers could be explored)

SERAPHINA VANSERRA- open to exploration

CRESCENT CITY

BRYCE QUINLAN- Hunt Athalar, Connor Holstrom (crossovers could be explored)

DANIKA FENDYR- Ruhn Danaan, Baxian (crossovers could be explored)

LIDIA CERVOS- Ruhn Danaan, Pollux (crossovers could be explored)

FOURTH WING

VIOLET SORRENGAIL- Xaden Riorson, Dan Aetos (sue me) (crossovers can be explored)

TEEN WOLF

ALLISON ARGENT- Isaac Lahey, Stiles Stilinski, Scott McCall, Jackson Whittemore , Jack McGarrett (crossovers can be explored)

MALIA HALE- Isaac Lahey, Stiles Stilinski, Scott McCall, Jackson Whittemore, Lydia Martin, Jack McGarrett (crossovers can be explored)

SCARLETT DUKE- Derek Hale, Camden Lahey, Isaac Lahey (crossovers can be explored)

LYDIA MARTIN- Isaac Lahey, Stiles Stilinski, Scott McCall, Jackson Whittemore, Malia Hale, Jordan Parrish, Jack McGarrett (crossovers can be explored)

LUNA LAHEY-open to exploration

MCU

NATASHA ROMANOFF- Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers, Matt Murdock, Tony Stark, Thor, Clint Barton, Sam Wilson (crossovers can be explored)

WANDA MAXIMOFF- Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, Vision, Sam Wilson (crossovers can be explored)

JANE FOSTER- Thor (crossovers can be explored)

PEGGY CARTER- Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes (crossovers can be explored)

KATE BISHOP- Eli Bradley, Cassie Lang (crossovers can be explored)

YELENA BELOVA- Bucky Barnes (crossovers can be explored)

DARCY LEWIS- open to exploration

MICHELLE JONES- Peter Parker (crossovers can be explored)

GAMORA-Peter Quill (crossovers can be explored)

GWEN STACY- Peter Parker (crossovers can be explored)

JEAN GRAY (request only)- Scott Summers

MAYA LOPEZ (request only)- open to exploration

SERSI (request only)- Ikaris, Dane Whitman (crossovers can be explored)

MAKKARI (request only)- Druig (crossovers can be explored)

CASSIE LANG- Kate Bishop, open to exploration

TVD/ORIGINALS

CAROLINE FORBES- Klaus Mikaelson, Alaric Saltzman, Stefan Salvatore, Damon Salvatore, Tyler Lockwood

BONNIE BENNETT- Enzo St. John, Damon Salvatore, Kai Parker, Jeremy Gilbert

DAVINA CLAIRE- Kol Mikaelson

HAYLEY MARSHALL- Klaus Mikaelson, Elijah Mikaelson, Jackson Kenner

REBEKAH MIKAELSON- Marcel Gerard, Stefan Salvatore

SHADOWHUNTERS

CLARY FRAY- Jace Herondale, Simon Lewis

ISABELLE LIGHTWOOD- Raphael, Simon Lewis

MAGNUS BANE- Alec Lightwood

SUPERNATURAL

JO HARVELLE- Dean Winchester

SAMI WINCHESTER- open to exploration

RUBY- Sam Winchester

GAME OF THRONES

DAENERYS TARGARYEN- Jon Snow, Khal Drogo

SANSA STARK- open to exploration

ARYA STARK- Gendry Baratheon

CURSED

NIMUE- Lancelot, Arthur

AVALON DU LAC- open to exploration

GUINEVERE- Lancelot, Arthur

GREEK MYTH

PERSEPHONE- Hades

DISNEY

MAL BERTHA- Jay, Ben

SHADOW AND BONE

ALINA STARKOV- Aleksander Kirigan, Mal, Nikolai

INEJ GHAFA- Kaz Brekker

GENYA SAFIN- David

NINA ZENIK- Matthias

PERIOD DRAMAS/HISTORICAL MUSES

CLARICE DE’MEDICI- Lorenzo De’Medici, Lancelot

MARY STUART- Francis de Valois, Sebastian de Poitiers

LOLA FLEMING- open

KENNA DE POITIERS- Sebastian de Poitiers

GREER NORWOOD- Leith Beyard

AYLEE- open

ANASTASIA ROMANOV- Dimitri

BRIDGERTON

DAPHNE BRIDGERTON- Simon Basset

ELOISE BRIDGERTON- Philip Crane

PENELOPE FEATHERINGTON- Colin Bridgerton, Anthony Bridgerton, Benedict Bridgerton

KATE SHARMA- Anthony Bridgerton

EDWINA SHARMA (request only)- Prince Friedrich

SOPHIA BECKETT- Benedict Bridgerton

FRANCESCA BRIDGERTON- Michael Sterling

STRANGER THINGS

NANCY WHEELER- Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Johnathan Byers

ELEVEN- Dustin Henderson, Mike Wheeler

MAX MAYFIELD- Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair

ROBIN BUCKLEY-open

CHRISSY CUNNINGHAM- Eddie Munson

IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM- open

RIVERDALE

TONI TOPAZ- Cheryl Blossom, Fangs Fogarty, Jughead Jones

CHERYL BLOSSOM- Toni Topaz, Isaac Lahey, Jughead Jones

MAXIMUM RIDE/THE PROTECTORS

MAXIMUM RIDE- Fang

EUPHORIA

RUE BENNETT- Jules Vaughn, Elliot

LEXI HOWARD- Fezco

CASSIE HOWARD- Nate Jacobs

JULES VAUGHN- Rue Bennett, Nate Jacobs, Elliot

WEDNESDAY ( THE SERIES )

WEDNESDAY ADDAMS- Xavier Thorpe, Tyler Galpin, Enid Sinclair

ENID SINCLAIR- Xavier Thorpe, Wednesday Addams

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

GWENDOLYN SMITH (request only)- open

#lightningships;#acotar rp #Sarah j maas universe rp #marvel rp #game of thrones rp #Wednesday rp #period piece rp #Arthurian rp #shadowhunters rp #mortal instruments rp

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lboogie1906 · 2 months

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Denyce Graves-Montgomery (born March 7, 1964) is a renowned mezzo-soprano opera singer. She has performed at opera houses around the world and is known for her roles in Carmen and Samson et Dalila.

She was born to Charles Graves and Dorothy Graves-Kenner in DC. She was raised by her mother in Southeast Washington, the middle child of three. She attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts from which she graduated. She studied voice at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the New England Conservatory. She received an honorary doctorate from Oberlin for her accomplishments.

Her major career break came in 1995 when she performed at the Metropolitan Opera in the role of Carmen. She was hailed by opera critics and her audience.

She has become well-known outside of the world of opera and expanded her musical range to include gospel and patriotic music. She has been invited to perform at the White House numerous times and often gives performances to raise funds for charitable causes, with the most notable being a series of performances after the tragic events that took place on September 11th, 2001.

She became a Cultural Ambassador for the US and traveled to Poland, Venezuela, and Romania for the State Department. She has appeared on popular television shows like The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, and Sesame Street, and she was the subject of an award-winning profile on 60 Minutes. She helped to open the new National Museum of African American History and Culture. She sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing” with the Voices of Tomorrow Choir at the dedication ceremony.

She faced multiple health and personal obstacles to continue working and performing. Her vocal cords became injured and started bleeding, causing her to undergo surgery and cancel months of performances. She married David Perry (1990-2001) a classical guitarist who became her business partner. She has one child, a daughter. She married Dr. Robert Montgomery (2009). She is an instructor at the Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute where she is a voice teacher. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #womenhistorymonth

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actorswithactionfigures · 2 years

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David Hasselhoff starred in the television series KNIGHT RIDER in the 80s. He's holding up a 1983 Kenner Knight 2000 Voice Car and Michael Knight action figure.

"KITT!"

#vintage

#knight rider #david hasselhoff #michael knight #actors with action figures #knight rider theme song as my ringtone #80s television #vintage #talking car #early AI #KITT #i know nothing about cars

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tengomilpalabrasparati · 10 months

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Tal día como hoy 9 de julio ...

2004: La comisión del Senado sobre los servicios de inteligencia de Estados Unidos resuelve que las afirmaciones de la tenencia de armas de destrucción masiva por parte de Irak eran 'erróneas', argumento que motivó la invasión de ese país. Finalmente la comisión absuelve a la Casa Blanca.

1982: Se estrella en Kenner (Luisiana, Estados Unidos) un Boeing 727 del vuelo 759 de la compañía Pan Am. Causa la muerte a sus 146 ocupantes y a otras 8 personas en tierra.

1979: La sonda espacial Voyager 2 hace su paso por el planeta Júpiter, a sólo 570.000 km. Transmite fotos del planeta y de sus satélites, descubriendo que el planeta tiene anillos.

1958: Un fuerte terremoto en la bahía de Lituya (Alaska), causa la caída del glaciar dentro de la estrecha bahía lo que genera el tsunami más alto conocido en la historia, con una altura de 520 metros arrasa toda la costa y causa la muerte a dos pescadores.

1955: El filósofo Bertrand Russell presenta en Londres (Reino Unido) el Manifiesto Russell-Einstein sobre desarme nuclear.

1922: Johnny Weissmüller, nadador y actor conocido por las películas de Tarzán, bate el récord del mundo de natación en los 100 metros estilo libres, y bajando por primera vez de la barrera del minuto.

1918: Dos trenes de la línea férrea NC & StL chocan en Nashville (Tennessee, Estados Unidos). Mueren 101 personas y otras 171 resultan heridas. La causa del accidente fue un error humano al no dejar paso al otro tren y continuar por la vía principal. Es el accidente más grave de este país Junto con el accidente de Malbone Street Wreck (102 muertos) ocurrido en noviembre de ese mismo año.

1903: El ciclista Maurice Garin gana el primer Tour de Francia que se disputa en la historia.

1882: Se celebra el primer torneo de tenis de Wimbledon de la historia, en Londres (Reino Unido).

1867: Concluye sin éxito la expedición de Edward D. Young en África para encontrar al misionero y explorador británico David Livingstone. Finalmente se encontraba en un pequeño poblado del lago Bangweulu donde murió a causa de la malaria.

#Tal día como hoy 9 de julio ...#efemérides

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cyarskj1899 · 1 year

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No wonder why his son turned out the way he did. This family is full of generations of delusional and narcissistic people

Tory Lanez’s Dad ‘Forgave’ Megan Thee Stallion, But ‘Will Not Back Down’ Until His Son Is Freed From Prison

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During a social media sermon Jan. 12, Tory Lanez’s father revealed that his son has forgiven Megan Thee Stallion despite facing a lengthy prison sentence for her 2020 shooting.

On Thursday, Lanez’s father Sonstar Peterson took to Instagram to share a few thoughts about his son’s turbulent shooting trial and conviction. Peterson, a former pastor and ordained minister, said that he, Tory and other members of their family forgave Megan “a long time” ago for reporting Tory to the police over the shooting incident.

“This might come as a shock to many of you, but guess what?” he said in the video, which was reposted by The Shade Room. “Both my son, myself and others of our family have long decided that we are not going to hold any animosity against Megan Pete a.k.a. Megan Thee Stallion. We forgave that girl a long time ago. A long time ago because again we know that the principle of forgiveness is important to not be bound up with hatred, those things can cause diseases in the bones.”

Despite forgiving Meg, Sonstar Peterson says he will continue to fight for his son’s freedom

Further into his passionate sermon, Peterson talked about the importance of forgiveness and how its essential to protecting one’s spiritual and physical wellbeing.

“We know that the principle of forgiveness is important in order to cleanse one’s heart, to cleanse one’s soul and to not be bound up with hatred,” he continued. “Hatred, resentment, bitterness — those things can actually cause diseases of the bones, it has been proven. And it can cause sickness in your body because you’re holding onto something that is negative against the real life force in your life.”

As MADAMENOIRE previously reported, Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, was convicted Dec. 23 of shooting Megan Thee Stallion. The hip-hop star faces up to 22 years in prison and deportation to his native Canada.

Peterson said that while he and Lanez have let go of any hatred towards Meg, he remains focused on fighting for his son’s freedom.

Sonstar Peterson launches into a fiery tirade after Tory Lanez’s guilty verdict

Peterson’s righteous social media video comes just weeks after he rattled the Los Angeles courthouse with an angry outburst when jurors found Tory guilty of shooting Megan. Outside of the courtroom, Peterson lit into Jay-Z, who manages Meg under his Roc Nation label, for allegedly influencing the outcome.

“I just stood here in this Los Angeles country and witnessed the worst miscarriage of justice that this world has ever seen,” Peterson shouted as a group of reporters stood around him. He went on to shame Meg’s attorney Alex Spiro, Roc Nation COO Desiree Perez, “and the whole wicked system of Roc Nation.” He then accused Jay-Z of bartering “the souls of young men.”

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Tory Lanez is due back in court Feb. 28 for his sentence hearing. The hearing was pushed back to allow time for Lanez to find a new lawyer. Now, the rapper will be represented by David Kenner, the former lawyer of Suge Knight, Snoop Dogg and several other notable hip-hop stars, according to The Root.

Previously, Lanez was represented by George Mgdesyan.

RELATED CONTENT: A Black Gender Divide Became Painstakingly Obvious When Tory Lanez Was Accused Of Shooting Megan Thee Stallion

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randomvarious · 1 year

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Today’s compilation:

The Best of 60s Sock Hop 1987 R&B / Soul / Rock & Roll / Pop-Rock / Pop

Here's an excellent slate of oldies tunes that was put out by Priority Records back in 1987. It's dominated by chart-busting classics, like "I'm a Believer," "Duke of Earl," "Rescue Me," "Wild Thing," "Runaway," and "Leader of the Pack," but this album's compilers also managed to fit in a few bits of less remembered and underappreciated gold too.

For example, there've been lots of high-profile covers of Martha and The Vandellas' "Dancing in the Street" over the years, from The Kinks, to The Grateful Dead, to Van Halen, to Mick Jagger and David Bowie. But one cover that wasn't very commercially successful was by The Mamas and The Papas, which only peaked at #73 on Billboard's Hot 100, and it was actually the last song that the group ever performed live, closing out their set at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967.

And on a similar tip is Cannibal & the Headhunters' "Land of a Thousand Dances." This song proved to be an enormous hit for Wilson Pickett, but he wasn't the first one to release it, and actually, neither were Cannibal & the Headhunters. This tune was originally by Chris Kenner, but Cannibal & the Headhunters added the iconic "na-na-na" chorus to it, which only happened because lead singer Frankie "Cannibal" Garcia forgot the words he was supposed to sing 😂. Pickett then sang the "na-na-na" part too, netting him a much bigger hit, and decades later, Ini Kamoze lifted that same "na-na-na" for his 1994 reggae fusion jam, "Here Comes the Hotstepper." But that Cannibal & the Headhunters version only managed its way up to #30 on the Hot 100.

And lastly is Claudine Clark's "Party Lights," a song I feel like is less remembered among others that share a similar vibe. It's pretty much essentially a girl group song, but only Claudine Clark is credited as its artist. And it's her lone hit too, reaching #5 on the Hot 100 in 1962. Maybe you've heard it before, but when you think of all the 60s R&B and girl group classics, I can't imagine that this song is one of the first ones that you come up with. And it probably should be, because her voice is fantastic on it, with her naturally higher-pitched register and flashes of gravelliness.

I guess I should also mention that this album isn't actually *all* 60s hits, despite its name being The Best of 60s Sock Hop (You had one fucking job, Priority!). There's a song on here that came out in 1970 by Three Dog Night called "Celebrate" that features the band Chicago on horns. And it's a great rock song, but it sure as hell wasn't part of any 60s sock hop!

Great release regardless, though. Stone-cold classic hits along with a few that have collected a bit more dust. Can't really ask for more from an oldies comp.

Highlights:

Monkees - "I'm a Believer" Betty Everett - "The Shoup Shoup Song (It's in His Kiss)" Gene Chandler - "Duke of Earl" Bobby Lewis - "Tossin' and Turnin'" Fontella Bass - "Rescue Me" Three Dog Night- "Celebrate" Mamas & The Papas - "Dancing in the Street" Cannibal & The Headhunters - "Land of 1000 Dances" Del Shannon - "Runaway" Shangri-las - "Leader of the Pack" Knickerbockers - "Lies" Troggs - "Wild Thing" Claudine Clark - "Party Lights"

#r&b #r & b #soul #soul music #rock & roll #rock and roll #rock #pop rock #pop #classic pop #classic rock #oldies #music #60s #60s music #60's #60's music #70s #70s music #70's music #70's

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Oneshots and Crossovers

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by EddieXSteveFan1991 (MunsonHarrington1991)

Oneshots of my Choosing and Crossovers

Words: 2196, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Christine - Stephen King, Scream (Movies), Stranger Things (TV 2016), The Black Phone (2022), The Lost Boys (Movies), Final Destination (Movies), Teen Wolf (TV), The Vampire Diaries (TV), The Originals (TV), Bullet Train (2022)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Relationships: Arnie Cunningham/Buddy Repperton, Dennis Guilder/Richie Trelawney, Billy Loomis/Randy Meeks, Wes Hicks/Vince Schneider, Billy Hargrove/Mike Wheeler, Tommy Hagan/Eddie Munson, Albert | The Grabber/Finney Blake, Robin Arellano/Bruce Yamada, Dwayne/Sam Emerson, Edgar Frog/Shane Powers, Carter Horton/Ian McKinley, Nick O'Bannon/Andy Kewzer, Peter Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Liam Dunbar/Gabe, Jackson Kenner/Lucien Castle, Klaus Mikaelson/Alaric Saltzman, Ladybug/Tangerine (Bullet Train), Ladybug/The Wolf (Bullet Train), Arnie Cunningham/Buddy Repperton/Dennis Guilder, Billy Loomis/Stu Macher/Randy Meeks, Wes Hicks/Richie Kirsch/Vince Schneider, Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington/Dustin Henderson, Eddie Munson/Jason Carver/Mike Wheeler, Bruce Yamada/Griffin Stagg/Robin Arellano, Albert Shaw | The Grabber/Finney Blake/Vance Hopper, Chris Emerson/Jon/Shane Powers, David (The Lost Boys)/Dwayne/Sam Emerson, Alex Browning/Carter Horton/Ian McKinley, Andy Kewzer/Hunt Wynorski/Nick O'Bannon, Garrett Douglas/Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Liam Dunbar/Gabe/Theo Raeken, Malachai "Kai" Parker/Alaric Saltzman/Damon Salvatore, Jackson Kenner/Klaus Mikaelson/Lucien Castle, Ladybug/Tangerine/The Wolf

Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Self-Harm, Protectiveness, Crossover Pairings, Love Confessions, Blood and Injury, Ghosts, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Alternate Universe - Vampire, Werewolves, Car Accidents, Alternate Universe - Future, Mermaids, Breaking and Entering, Time Travel, Suicidal Thoughts, Murder, Trapped, Falling In Love, Other Tags May Be In Description

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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope 45th Anniversary

Star Wars is considered to be one of my favorite franchises and the most popular franchises of all time. Releasing back on May 25th, 1977 the film original just called Star Wars released to the public. The film became an instant classic and quickly rose to being the highest grossing film at the time. All of this was possible because of the wild imagination of one man, George Lucas.

After he had finished his first feature length film, THX 1138, Lucas was inspired by old Flash Grodon movie serials and wanted to develop something in the same vein. After he was unsuccessful in acquiring the rights to Flash Gordon he decided to create his own mythos with a unique setting and characters.

The inspirations for the story and setting include classic science fiction settings like Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers and JohnCarter of Mars, Akira Kurosawa films such as The Hidden Fortress and the studies of well known theologist Joseph Campbell and his book “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”.

After making American Graffiti with Universal Lucas had a meeting with then 20th Century Fox president Alan Ladd Jr. Ladd, impressed with Lucas decided to give it the go ahead. Lucas went on to say “Ladd invested in me, he did not invest in the movie.“.

At the time making a big budget space fantasy film was not seen as very profitable. Up to that point the most successful science fiction film was 2001: A Space Odyssey. While 20th Century Fox has done the classic Planet of the Apes film series from 1968 – 1973, something at this scale was unheard of.

Filming began in 1976. Lucas wanted to have relatively unknown actors play the leads, so actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford landed the lead roles. Veteran Actor Alec Guinness played the wise Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi, Peter Cushing played Grand Moff Tarkin and both David Prowse and James Earl Jones played Darth Vader (Prowse as the physical Darth Vader and James Earl Jones provided the voice). In addition actors Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker all played the more bizarre characters of Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2.

While the filming went mostly smoothly the special effects at George’s ILM (Industrial Light & Magic) were going horribly. George Lucas himself had to come in and provide hands on aid to help with the process. The reason why it was so difficult was due to many effects having been never before seen on camera. It was a very hectic process of trying to figure out how to properly make space battles on screen.

When the movie as all finished the first rough cut was considered unwatchable. It wasn’t until Lucas’ then wife Marcia, as well as Paul Hirsch and Richard Chew, were able to make a better cut and that was when the film finally came together.

The film released on May 25th, 1977, the Wednesday before Memorial Day. Only 37 theaters agreed to show it as at the same time 20th Century Fox released The Other Side of Midnight which was seen as more anticipated film. But those who saw the film experienced something they had never seen before.

The film became an instant success, earning $775.8 Million on an $11 Million budget, becoming the highest grossing film up until that point. Soon everyone was greeting each other with “May the force be with you“. Eventually when Kenner released their Star Wars toys they also became highly sought after.

With the success of Star Wars Mattel created He-Man, Hasbro revived G.I. Joe and Paramount revived Star Trek. In a way Star Wars can be seen as the force responsible for the pop culture boom of the 1980s. The original Star Wars films have entertained people of all ages for decades. Taking you to a galaxy far, far away, to see different cultures and a wide variety of different lifeforms. Not to mention the mysterious ways of the force and the Jedi. Of course we later got the Prequels, and while not quite as good as the originals they do have their highlights. And the less said about the more recent films the better. Thank you George for creating one of the greatest film series of all time. You have both entertained and inspired millions for decades. And hopefully they will continue to inspire generations to come.

#star wars #star wars a new hope #star wars episode iv a new hope #george lucas #lucasfilm #45th anniversary

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