Frankie - This one is for you.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/24/sport/new-zealand-british-and-irish-lions-rugby-eden-park-auckland/index.html
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Little Black Girl Magic 2
From the Undefeated -
This 9-year-old launched her own line of bath products
Jelani Jones has become a pro at running a business while balancing life as a fourth-grader
BY MAYA A. JONES
While most kids are looking forward to relaxing during summer break, 9-year-old Jelani Jones is contemplating ways to grow her business.
As founder of Lani Boo Bath, a line launched last October that specializes in bath bombs and handcrafted moisturizing soaps, Jelani is learning a thing or two about entrepreneurship. According to Fredericksburg.com, the Spotsylvania County, Virginia, native learned how to make bath bombs — a tightly packed mixture of ingredients that fizzes and expels various scents and oils when wet — in school. Jelani had so much fun with the project that she went home to experiment on her own.
With the help of her parents, Jelani purchased the ingredients needed to create the bath bombs and turned the family kitchen into her personal laboratory. After perfecting the blends to her satisfaction, Jelani started by selling her products to friends, family and church members before establishing Etsy and Facebook pages.
https://theundefeated.com/features/9-year-old-jelani-jones-launched-lani-boo-bath/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/laniboobath#about
This 9-year-old launched her own line of bath products
Jelani Jones has become a pro at running a business while balancing life as a fourth-grader
BY MAYA A. JONES
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| Jelani Jones, founder of Lani Boo Bath. Facebook |
As founder of Lani Boo Bath, a line launched last October that specializes in bath bombs and handcrafted moisturizing soaps, Jelani is learning a thing or two about entrepreneurship. According to Fredericksburg.com, the Spotsylvania County, Virginia, native learned how to make bath bombs — a tightly packed mixture of ingredients that fizzes and expels various scents and oils when wet — in school. Jelani had so much fun with the project that she went home to experiment on her own.
With the help of her parents, Jelani purchased the ingredients needed to create the bath bombs and turned the family kitchen into her personal laboratory. After perfecting the blends to her satisfaction, Jelani started by selling her products to friends, family and church members before establishing Etsy and Facebook pages.
https://theundefeated.com/features/9-year-old-jelani-jones-launched-lani-boo-bath/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/laniboobath#about
Get to Know This Golfer
From the Undefeated -
Golfer Zakiya Randall has been productive in her time away from the sport
She’s taking a break from the professional circuit to work on her game and inspire the youth
BY TIERRA R. WILKINS
Twenty-six-year-old Zakiya Randall has been playing golf since she was 10. During her prime, she says, she won close to 80 tournaments around the country on the junior and amateur circuits, but more recently she’s been taking a break from professional golf to hone her skill in the sport. But that doesn’t mean she has a lot of downtime. She hosts business clinics, models and travels the country giving motivational speeches. We caught up with the Golden State Warriors fan (she’s from Atlanta and calls Washington, D.C., her hometown, but it’s all good!) to see what she’s been up to since she appeared on Golf Channel’s Big Break in 2012 — needless to say, she hasn’t slowed down.
https://theundefeated.com/features/cultureplay-golfer-zakiya-randall/
Golfer Zakiya Randall has been productive in her time away from the sport
She’s taking a break from the professional circuit to work on her game and inspire the youth
BY TIERRA R. WILKINS
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| Zakiya Randall |
Twenty-six-year-old Zakiya Randall has been playing golf since she was 10. During her prime, she says, she won close to 80 tournaments around the country on the junior and amateur circuits, but more recently she’s been taking a break from professional golf to hone her skill in the sport. But that doesn’t mean she has a lot of downtime. She hosts business clinics, models and travels the country giving motivational speeches. We caught up with the Golden State Warriors fan (she’s from Atlanta and calls Washington, D.C., her hometown, but it’s all good!) to see what she’s been up to since she appeared on Golf Channel’s Big Break in 2012 — needless to say, she hasn’t slowed down.
https://theundefeated.com/features/cultureplay-golfer-zakiya-randall/
Historical
From the Undefeated -
Markelle Fultz and Kelsey Plum make history as No. 1 picks
For the first time, the year’s top NBA and WNBA selections came from the same school
BY AARON DODSON
Markelle Fultz and Kelsey Plum make history as No. 1 picks
For the first time, the year’s top NBA and WNBA selections came from the same school
BY AARON DODSON
https://theundefeated.com/features/markelle-fultz-kelsey-plum-make-history-number-1-picks/Relevant. pic.twitter.com/51vjVj9jas— espnW (@espnW) June 23, 2017
Cheyenne Mountain
https://www.wired.com/2017/05/rare-journey-cheyenne-mountain-complex-super-bunker-can-survive-anything/?mbid=nl_62417_p1&CNDID=
Little Black Girl Magic
From BlackAmericaWeb -
Meet The 10-Year-Old Girl Who Invented A Million-Dollar Barrette
Just imagine, a hair accessory being sold in 50 stores and 16 states across the country…and the CEO of the hair brand is still in elementary school! That’s right, 10-year old Gabrielle Goodwin has come up with a solution that will bring nothing but relief to Black moms around the world – barrettes that don’t fall off or go missing.
https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/06/21/meet-the-10-year-old-girl-who-invented-a-million-dollar-barrette/
Meet The 10-Year-Old Girl Who Invented A Million-Dollar Barrette
Just imagine, a hair accessory being sold in 50 stores and 16 states across the country…and the CEO of the hair brand is still in elementary school! That’s right, 10-year old Gabrielle Goodwin has come up with a solution that will bring nothing but relief to Black moms around the world – barrettes that don’t fall off or go missing.
https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/06/21/meet-the-10-year-old-girl-who-invented-a-million-dollar-barrette/
Blaxodus
From the Root -
For Those Considering Blaxit, I Present to You: Budapest
By Jennifer Neal
I’ll be completely honest: When it comes to hypothetical homes for African Americans who are considering a post-Trump “blaxodus,” Eastern Europe was way off my radar. Like many former Soviet-bloc states, Hungary is a place that grapples with unemployment and poverty while its leaders hoard taxpayer funds to line their own pockets.
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But I’m ready to admit something else: Budapest surprised me. Centuries of expanding and contracting border lines, nomadic ethnic groups like the Roma and 150 years of Turkish occupation have turned Budapest into a unique archetype relative to the rest of the region. This is reflected in the architecture, the music and, unlike Germany—a country where emulsified pork fat spread on toast is considered a delicacy—the food, which is slap-somebody good.
http://www.theroot.com/for-those-considering-blaxit-i-present-to-you-budapes-1796277680
For Those Considering Blaxit, I Present to You: Budapest
By Jennifer Neal
I’ll be completely honest: When it comes to hypothetical homes for African Americans who are considering a post-Trump “blaxodus,” Eastern Europe was way off my radar. Like many former Soviet-bloc states, Hungary is a place that grapples with unemployment and poverty while its leaders hoard taxpayer funds to line their own pockets.
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But I’m ready to admit something else: Budapest surprised me. Centuries of expanding and contracting border lines, nomadic ethnic groups like the Roma and 150 years of Turkish occupation have turned Budapest into a unique archetype relative to the rest of the region. This is reflected in the architecture, the music and, unlike Germany—a country where emulsified pork fat spread on toast is considered a delicacy—the food, which is slap-somebody good.
http://www.theroot.com/for-those-considering-blaxit-i-present-to-you-budapes-1796277680
Stayin' Alive
From the Root -
Ohio State Recruit Breaks Internet With Wokest Shirt Ever
By Michael Harriot
Ohio State Recruit Breaks Internet With Wokest Shirt Ever
By Michael Harriot
http://www.theroot.com/ohio-state-recruit-breaks-internet-with-wokest-shirt-ev-1796343394⭕️state was great!!!! 💯 pic.twitter.com/HlWtYBXhOu— Tyreke Smith™ (@T_23_baller) June 17, 2017
Remember These Guys?
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
The Legend of Reebok’s ‘Dan and Dave’ ad campaign, as told by Dan and Dave
By Rick Maese
Twenty-five years ago, the advertising campaign was ubiquitous. By Summer 1992, it would be infamous – one of the biggest sports’ marketing campaigns to date, featuring two relatively unknown track and field athletes who became household names almost overnight. Dan O’Brien and Dave Johnson were American decathletes on a crash-course to compete against each other for Olympic gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Reebok pumped $30 million into the “Dan & Dave” campaign and invited the nation to choose sides.
Twenty-five years later, Johnson and O’Brien spent time remembering that summer that turned them into unlikely celebrities.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2017/06/23/the-legend-of-reeboks-dan-and-dave-ad-campaign-as-told-by-dan-and-dave/?utm_term=.a6f80f977344&wpisrc=nl_most-draw7&wpmm=1
The Legend of Reebok’s ‘Dan and Dave’ ad campaign, as told by Dan and Dave
By Rick Maese
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| Dan O’Brien and Dave Johnson at the Modesto Relays in 1992. (Tim DeFrisco / Getty Images) |
Twenty-five years ago, the advertising campaign was ubiquitous. By Summer 1992, it would be infamous – one of the biggest sports’ marketing campaigns to date, featuring two relatively unknown track and field athletes who became household names almost overnight. Dan O’Brien and Dave Johnson were American decathletes on a crash-course to compete against each other for Olympic gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Reebok pumped $30 million into the “Dan & Dave” campaign and invited the nation to choose sides.
Twenty-five years later, Johnson and O’Brien spent time remembering that summer that turned them into unlikely celebrities.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2017/06/23/the-legend-of-reeboks-dan-and-dave-ad-campaign-as-told-by-dan-and-dave/?utm_term=.a6f80f977344&wpisrc=nl_most-draw7&wpmm=1
Friday, June 23, 2017
Hmmmmm
From Scientific American?
Why Are so Many Babies Born around 8:00 A.M.?
Data visualization engineer Zan Armstrong takes a close look at human birth patterns.
By Zan Armstrong
How a baby is born affects when a baby is born
In the U.S., 32 percent of births are C-section surgeries, another 18 percent are the result of induced labors and 50 percent are “natural” (vaginal deliveries without induction). If we break down the data by the method of delivery, we see a distinct rhythm for each type of delivery method. Together, these three intersecting patterns create the overall minute-per-day pattern we see: fewer births at night, a huge spike in the morning and a broader afternoon bump.
For the 50 percent of babies born without intervention, we see a night/day pattern. Roughly 20 to 30 percent more babies are born per minute between 6:45 A.M. and 6 P.M. than during the night.
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/sa-visual/why-are-so-many-babies-born-around-8-00-a-m/
Why Are so Many Babies Born around 8:00 A.M.?
Data visualization engineer Zan Armstrong takes a close look at human birth patterns.
By Zan Armstrong
How a baby is born affects when a baby is born
In the U.S., 32 percent of births are C-section surgeries, another 18 percent are the result of induced labors and 50 percent are “natural” (vaginal deliveries without induction). If we break down the data by the method of delivery, we see a distinct rhythm for each type of delivery method. Together, these three intersecting patterns create the overall minute-per-day pattern we see: fewer births at night, a huge spike in the morning and a broader afternoon bump.
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| Credit: Nadieh Bremer and Zan Armstrong; SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
For the 50 percent of babies born without intervention, we see a night/day pattern. Roughly 20 to 30 percent more babies are born per minute between 6:45 A.M. and 6 P.M. than during the night.
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