Photos: Czech Seniors Plunging Into Freezing Cold Rivers
Posted on August 12, 2024
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| Kelle Repass
An unsuspecting passerby may be greeted with a rather bizarre sight when they pass by the Czech Republic‘s Labe River during the height of winter. Despite temperatures dropping below freezing, they’re likely to witness a group of senior citizens plunging into the chilly depths of the icy waterway – out of choice.
For nearly a century, cold water swimming has been a great tradition in the eastern European country. The custom dates back to Christmas Day 1923, when Alfréd Nikodém, a Prague goldsmith and sportsman first swam in the Vltava, the Czech Republic’s longest river.
[Read More]Pope Benedicts Legacy Is Inextricable From His Resignation
Posted on August 12, 2024
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| Patria Henriques
He announced it in Latin, which was like him. Because of that choice, and because the event on the morning of Feb. 11, 2013, had been scheduled as a routine piece of Vatican business, several of the Cardinals present didn’t immediately realize what they had just heard. Benedict XVI, the great traditionalist, had announced his intent to do something no pope had in more than 600 years: “I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, successor of Saint Peter.
[Read More]President Biden Shows How He Can Recover
Posted on August 12, 2024
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| Kelle Repass
Astoundingly, Joe Biden appears to be regaining his mojo. Over the course of a couple of calls and countless emails the last two weeks with the President and his top advisors, as well as in our public writings and commentary, we’ve been vocal in how we believe Biden can still bounce back from his disastrous debate misfire despite the ample naysayers – and even more importantly, how he can counter the widespread perception that he is slipping, drawing on 5 key lessons from one of the author’s book, Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters (co-authored with Andrew Ward).
[Read More]Queen Amina? Myth or Historical figure?
Posted on August 12, 2024
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| Patria Henriques
Born in the 16th Century to the ruling family of Barwa Turunku, Amina became Queen after her brother died. She was focused on military conquest and expanded her kingdom greatly. She took over neighbouring tribes like the Nupes. ADVERTISEMENT
She ruled Kano and Katsina from Zaria. Her goal was to extend her power beyond Zaria and turn the conquered territories into vassal lands. Her time was one of the most prosperous in the land.
[Read More]Rapper allegedly calls off marriage after fiancee buys wedding dress
Posted on August 12, 2024
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| Patria Henriques
Cole proposed to his longtime girlfriend and wedding planner Melissa Heholt over five years ago but the uncertainty of the date of their wedding has become a topic on the tabloids for months now. Sister 2 Sister reported that Cole proposed to Melissa since December 2010 and the couple had picked a date and location for their wedding. The bride-to-be was spotted at a bridal shop in New York in January which may have rested all doubts about the wedding.
[Read More]Review: Beth Moore's All My Knotted-Up Life
Posted on August 12, 2024
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| Tandra Barner
Not too many contemporary writers can begin the acknowledgements section of a memoir with words as folksy as “Lord-a-mercy this would go a heap faster if I could just mention the people I don’t need to thank” and get away with it. This is doubly true for a book that is unexpectedly grim—with revelations of parental sexual abuse, spousal PTSD and bipolar disorder, and the loss of faith in a church, if not a God—and at the same time unexpectedly funny.
[Read More]Scarcity hits Lagos, fuel stations run out of stock, illegal hawkers thrive
Posted on August 12, 2024
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| Tandra Barner
Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos revealed that most filling stations along Ikorodu Road were not selling. However, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) and NIPCO at Fadeyi Bus Stop on the same road had long queues. In other areas like Bank Anthony, only Total, Northwest, and NNPCL stations were open, each with long queues, while the Mobil Station at Salami Shaibu in Somolu Metropolis, was closed due to chaotic scenes caused by commercial vehicles.
[Read More]Science: Off-Color Doves | TIME
Posted on August 12, 2024
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| Tandra Barner
TIME
September 24, 1951 12:00 AM GMT-4
Hunters who see an off-color dove this shooting season should report it at once to the nearest wildlife authorities. It will not be a new species, just an ordinary, greyish-brown mourning dove that has been trapped and dipped in a tray of dye.
Last year Florida dyed 157 doves bright yellow. Some of them traveled 450 airline miles in six days, and were reported by baffled hunters as a cross “between doves and canaries.
[Read More]Sheikh Hasina (Prime Minister of Bangladesh)
Posted on August 12, 2024
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| Martina Birk
Full Name: Sheikh Hasina Wazed
Profession: Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Biography: Sheikh Hasina Wazed is the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, having served since January 2009 and before that from June 1996 to July 2001. As the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the nation's founding father, Sheikh Hasina's leadership has been influential in shaping modern Bangladesh.
Born into a political family, Sheikh Hasina's early years were impacted by her father's imprisonment for his political activities.
[Read More]Sina Rambo's wife says marriage is over, accuses him of domestic abuse
Posted on August 12, 2024
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| Billy Koelling
Stating her reasons, she accused her estranged husband and his sister Folashade of domestic violence via her Instagram stories on Monday, December 12, 2022. She shared videos, chats, and pictures to back her claims, adding that the marriage is over because she refuses to tolerate any form of abuse. According to Sahara Reporters, Korth posted a video of a damaged door, accusing the siblings of being responsible for the door and an injury on her wrist.
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