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☆ ‘Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style’ Review: From Gritty to Gucci
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Laura Jacobs | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

New York‘And I walk down the street and bop to the beat / With Lee on my leg and Adidas on my feet.” In 1986, Run-DMC released “My Adidas,” a love song to those sneakers. Not only was it a big hit but it won the rap group a million-dollar endorsement deal, a first in the world of hip-hop. Walk into any high-end shoe salon and half the real estate in the room belongs to designer sneakers: high-tops and low-tops, platformed, blingy and logoed. The subculture of hip-hop—which takes in MCs, DJs, VJs, break dancers, rappers and “aerosol” artists—is now thoroughly mainstream. “Fresh, Fly and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style” at the Museum at FIT shows how.

☆ Barney the purple dinosaur is back and he has a new look
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Barney is back, and while Mattel has not yet officially confirmed it, we’re guessing he still loves you. Toy giant Mattel (MAT) announced Monday that Barney, the friendly (and, let’s be honest, cringe-worthy to a large group of Millennials who watched him as pre-schoolers, and to their parents) purple dinosaur is making a triumphant return to TVs and toy shelves next year. The “Barney & Friends” show, featuring the titular violet-hued T-Rex, aired on PBS in the United States from 1992 until 2010. So no beleaguered actor dressed up in a dinosaur costume marching around and singing to young kids. “With our modern take on Barney, we hope to inspire the next generation to listen, care, and dream big,” Soulie added.

☆ 'High School Musical' star Ashley Tisdale's favorite childhood memory was working: 'I thought that was normal for an 8-year-old'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ashley Tisdale sang and acted her way into being a household name with several iconic Disney roles. Tisdale said her favorite childhood memory was working, at 8 years old — and she knows it's weird. In a recent interview with Elle, Tisdale reflected on her Disney days and her early life as a child-actor. When asked about her favorite childhood memory, she said her happiest time was working as a kid. She's since realized that going on tour to work at such an early age, though she "absolutely loved" it, probably isn't the most normal favorite childhood memory.

☆ India set to post BoP deficit for 2 straight years - StanChart
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MUMBAI, Jan 6 (Reuters) - India is set to post a balance of payment deficit for the second straight year in the next fiscal, which would be the first such instance in two decades, Standard Chartered Bank said on Friday. The foreign bank expects the country to record a BoP deficit of $24 billion this fiscal year and $5.5 billion in the next, against a surplus of $47.5 billion last year. "While the C/A deficit may appear more manageable, it still represents a large financing requirement in absolute terms, especially given the weak global growth backdrop. Our forecast of a smaller C/A deficit/GDP ratio in FY24 assumes a narrower trade deficit, but slower software and remittance inflows contributing to a large deficit size," the foreign bank said. Reporting by Dharamraj Lalit Dhutia; Editing by Dhanya Ann ThoppilOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Here are 12 of the weirdest and most fascinating animal behaviors scientists spotted in 2022. Here are 12 bizarre and amazing things animals were spotted doing, some of which had never been seen before. It turned out that at least 12 species of primates had been reported doing so, a review published in the Journal of Zoology in October found. A dolphin swallowed 8 venomous sea snakesA sea snake (indicated with pink arrow), moments before it is captured and eaten by a Navy dolphin. Though animals have often been spotted using tools, these usually are used to give the animal a clear survival advantage.

☆ She gave birth, twice, in prison. We were there to witness the reunion with her kids.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Jamie Roth | Alan Chin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

As she left prison, still wearing her prison-issue sweatsuit, the photographer Alan Chin raced to catch the reunion at the San Antonio airport. Alan Chin for InsiderWhat made this reunion even more poignant was that Kelly had been let out once before. Alan Chin for InsiderThere is no reliable count of the number of babies born behind bars each year. Alan Chin for InsiderWhen Kelly returned to prison after her year out, Rick tried to stay in close touch. Alan Chin for Insider"It was just us: me and my kids, and him.

☆ 'It’s corn!,' 'Dark Brandon' and 'girl explaining': A look at the most notable memes of 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kahlan-Rosenblatt.Jpg | Kalhan Rosenblatt | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Here's NBC News' roundup of the 10 most notable memes of 2022. 'Dark Brandon'The meme, which started on Twitter in early 2022, depicts President Joe Biden as a laser-eyed edge-lord. 'Girl explaining'The "girl explaining" meme actually began going viral in 2019 in Spanish-speaking circles, according to Know Your Meme. Whether it's explaining what the Inflation Reduction Act is or why the Brooklyn Library is "fine free," the most shouty memes of 2022 were conveyed through the "girl explaining." That's because the corn kid, a 7-year-old named Tariq, became one of the year's most viral memes.

Timothy York knows what works to treat his decadeslong opioid addiction: Suboxone, a medication that effectively quiets cravings. Since York arrived in federal prison in 2008, he has been held in a series of facilities awash with contraband drugs and violence. Yet the federal prisons are treating only a fraction — less than 10% — of the roughly 15,000 prisoners who need it, according to the bureau’s estimates. Some say the issues stem from a culture at the bureau that is skeptical of addiction medication and pits staff against prisoners. He was using an underground supply of Suboxone at USP-Coleman, the federal prison in Florida where he was incarcerated, but it was erratic.

The rupee finished last week 1.2% lower at 82.27 per dollar, tumbling swiftly from trading in the 81-handle initially. Considering that, the rupee is still expected to be "stuck" in a range, they added. Meanwhile, India's benchmark government bond yield ended last week at 7.2982%, with the 8 bps gain its biggest weekly rise since late-September. Yields are expected to move in a narrow range of 7.26%-7.36%, with high chances of the upper end being tested, said a fixed income trader. After the Fed meeting, traders will also watch out for the central bank's dot plot to see where terminal rates could go.

The sky was darkening above Hazelton federal penitentiary in West Virginia when a prison van rolled up carrying an elderly gangster. ‘I’m deteriorating’His final hours were described in detail for the first time in a Justice Department Inspector General report released Wednesday. The news somehow got out among the Hazelton inmates, the report says, a detail that had been previously disclosed by federal prosecutors. The facility, known as Misery Mountain, was among the most violent in the federal prison system. Two hours passed before a prison staffer went into the cell and found Bulger’s lifeless body.

The inspector general found that prison officers spoke openly about Bulger’s anticipated arrival around inmates, in violation of policy. Elderly, ailing inmates are often transferred to a prison medical center. Bulger had a heart condition and should have been sent to a prison with special medical facilities, the inspector general found. The FBI is conducting a separate criminal probe into the murder, but it’s not clear whether the bureau is investigating any prison employees. The inspector general's report cites six prison employees as having committed potential misconduct.

Economic worries have made this holiday season particularly stressful for some. The holiday season can bring out the absolute worst in some kids. Some parents welcome that break from structure, and that’s OK. “Parents get to decide what works and what doesn’t work with their family,” Dr. Naumburg said. “Gratitude and savoring are the opposite.”Dr. Kurtz recommended starting a simple gratitude practice early in the holiday season. As the holidays unfold, make an effort to savor the season, Dr. Kurtz said.

☆ Rats can bop their heads to a rhythm and like music by Lady Gaga, a study discovers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rats can bop their heads to a rhythm like humans, a study has found. The animals were best at keeping in time with beats between 120 and 140 bpm, similar to humans. The results found that the rats' had the best beat synchronization in the range of 120-140 beats per minute and that rats and humans bopped their heads to the beats in a similar way. "Rats displayed innate — that is, without any training or prior exposure to music — beat synchronization most distinctly within 120-140bpm, to which humans also exhibit the clearest beat synchronization," he said. The study found that rats preferred beats close to 120bpm, similar to humans, suggesting that the best tempo for beat synchronization depends on the time constant in the brain, the study author said.

But prisoner advocates say this misstep is indicative of the larger failures of a law that has given federal inmates hope they could qualify for early release. But the new computer app was viewed as a positive development in ensuring inmates' credits don't fall through the cracks. "I hope that what happened with the rollout was a 'glitch,' not a feature of the new autocalculate app. "Nearly four years after the FSA was signed into law, BOP still lacks a formal program statement" on time credits. "There's a lot of tensions inside of prisons because they're wanting to go home and they don't know what's happening."

The surge in restrictive housing — informally known as solitary confinement — has perplexed BOP Director Colette Peters, who told NBC News that she "asked the same question when we saw the numbers come forward, so I'm curious as well." Colette Peters, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 29. The federal government houses more than 142,000 inmates in its custody across the United States. It really is limiting the use of restrictive housing when absolutely necessary," Peters said. "We know so much more now from research around what solitary confinement can do to the hearts and minds of those there, and so this is something we need to take very seriously."

☆ Analysis: Weak forint rains on Hungary's 'no more hikes' parade
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Krisztina Than | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A board at a currency exchange office displays the Euro to Hungarian Forint exchange rate, in Budapest, Hungary, October 12, 2022. From October 1, the central bank raised banks' required reserve ratio, launched a new deposit tool and discount bond auctions. JP Morgan however, doubted it would help the forint much without further outright rate hikes. "Of course we are trying to contribute to a stable currency with disciplined fiscal policy," he added. "Our tools are limited, this is the world of monetary policy, it is there where the central bank needs to take appropriate measures if it wants to do so."

☆ ‘Let My Children Hear Mingus’ Review: A Rare Opportunity for Jazz Fans
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

One of the great things about “Let My Children Hear Mingus” is that it’s on television at all, never mind that it opens with about 10 solid minutes of blistering jazz and limits the usual documentary gas-baggery to people who know what they are talking about. What has often been called American classical music is the focus of what is mostly a performance special, a celebration of the centenary of Charles Mingus —bassist, composer, band leader; seminal figure in bebop, hard-bop, post-bop, free jazz and Third Stream music; someone who was politically aware and complicated. That he was an irascible character comes through. So does the compositional glory of several of his pieces.

☆ Pharoah Sanders, influential jazz saxophonist, dies at 81
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

LOS ANGELES — Pharoah Sanders, the influential tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced. A phone message to Luaka Bop in New York was not immediately returned. “We are devastated to share that Pharoah Sanders has passed away. He died peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends in Los Angeles earlier this morning. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1940, Sanders began playing jazz in Oakland, California.

CNN —Jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders has died at the age of 81, according to an announcement Saturday by record label Luaka Bop and a statement from his representative. “We are devastated to share that Pharoah Sanders has passed away,” Luaka Bop wrote on Twitter. Sanders’ rich discography includes more than 30 albums dating back to 1965, according to his website. The artist, who collaborated with Sanders on a collaborative 2021 studio album called “Promises,” shared a photo of himself and Sanders on Twitter. “My beautiful friend passed away this morning,” Floating Points wrote.

Convicted NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere was attacked by a fellow inmate and sex offender before being wrongly punished for the incident, his attorneys said in a lawsuit. Raniere has limited knowledge of the assault.”Raniere was “given a disciplinary ticket for ‘fighting’ ” and placed in the prison’s Special Housing Unit. Withers, the alleged attacker, is serving 18 years for his convictions linked to a sex trafficking operation. “The BOP is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all inmates in our population, our staff, and the public. Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison following his 2019 conviction on federal sex trafficking, racketeering and possession of child pornography charges.

But the company was recently found liable for using songs in TikTok videos without a license. But over the last year, the company has been embroiled in a lawsuit around its use of music in TikTok videos. The early days of companies blindly jumping into TikTok music trends are over. The takeaway, Elton said, is that this lawsuit should never have happened: "Bang Energy should have known better." "With a few simple inquiries, they could have easily found out that the TikTok music licensing model would not cover their intended use of the music."

☆ BOP: În următorul Parlament ar putea accede trei formaţiuni politice
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

În Parlament ar mai intra Blocul Electoral al Comuniştilor şi Socialiştilor şi Partidul ŞOR. Blocul Electoral al Comuniştilor şi Socialiştilor ar obţine puţin peste 25 la sută, iar Partidul ŞOR, 6 procente. Blocul Electoral Renato Usatîi, cu 4,6 la sută şi Platforma Demnitate şi Adevăr cu 2,7 la sută, nu ar intra în Parlament. Puţin peste un procent ar obţine Partidul Democraţia Acasă, Alianţa Pentru Unirea Românilor şi Partidul Democrat din Moldova. Sondajul mai arată că majoritatea oamenilor vor merge duminică să voteze: peste 67% spun că vor vota, iar aproape 14 procente sunt destul de siguri că vor vota.

Persons: Renato Usatîi Organizations: Partidul, Acasă, Partidul Democrat din, Centrală Locations: Partidul Democrat din Moldova

☆ Barometrul Opiniei Publice: trei partide ar ajunge duminica viitoare în Parlamentul de la Chișinău. Cu voturile din diasporă, un partid ar obține 55 de mandate. Cum arată topul încrederii în politicie
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-05 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Cel puțina asta arată datele Barometrului Opiniei Publice (BOP) prezentate luni, 5 iulie, studiul fiind realizat în teren de Date Inteligente (iData). Potrivit unui scenariu prezentat de autorii studiului, cu voturile cetățenilor din diasporă, PAS ar obține majoritatea în viitorul Parlament, mai exact 55 de mandate de deputat. În topul încrederii în politicieni, președinta R. Moldova, Maia Sandu, este cap de listă, relatează autorii sondajului. Astfel, la anticipatele de duminică cei mai mulți respondenți ar intenționa să voteze pentru Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate (PAS), acesta fiind urmat de blocul Socialiștilor și Comuniștilor și Partidul „ȘOR”. (Total respondenți)PAS: 33,7%;Blocul Socialiștilor și Comuniștilor din Moldova: 25,2%;PP Șor: 6,0%;Blocul Renato Usatîi: 4,6%;Platforma Demnitate și Adevăr: 2,7%.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Renato, Igor Dodon, Vladimir Voronin, Ilan, Renato Usatîi, Viorel Bologan, Demografilor Organizations: Partidul, Socialiștilor, Comuniștilor, PP, Swiss, Partidul Politic Locations: Chișinău, Moldova, Nistrului, Comuniștilor, Republica Moldova, UE, Regatului Țărilor de Jos

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Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate - 33,7 %Blocul Electoral al Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor - 25,2%Partidul Șor - 6 %Blocul Electoral „Renato Usatîi” - 4,6 %Platforma DA - 2,7%Partidul Politic „Democrația Acasă” - 1,4%Partidul Democrat din Moldova - 1,3%După ce a fost acuzat de Usatîi că ar fi manipulat datele sondajului, Arcadie Barbăroșie declară că nu a văzut niciun sondaj care să arate că Blocul Electoral „Renato Usatîi” ar acumula 7% dintre voturi. „Nu am găsit astfel de sondaje, deși eu sunt încă optimist și s-ar putea ca domnul Usatîi să ia aceste 7% din voturi, personal, însă, mă îndoiesc. Domnul Usatîi mai bine ar avea grijă de electorat și l-ar atrage pe cel care nu este sigur sau care ar putea să-l voteze pe domnul Usatîi, dar care deocamdată se obține decât să vorbească așa lucruri care nu sunt absolut credibile”, a declarat Barbăroșie. Precizăm că vineri, Renato Usatîi, a anticipat datele sondajului BOP, în cadrul unei intervenții live pe pagina sa de Facebook. Reprezentanții BOP vor ieși luni și vor spune că Blocul Electoral Renato Usatîi ar acumula 4,6% în urma alegerilor, însă, de fapt e 8,4%.

Persons: Renato Usatîi, Arcadie Barbăroșie, Usatîi Organizations: Comuniștilor, Socialiștilor, Electoral, Partidul, Partidul Democrat din, Facebook Locations: Partidul Democrat din Moldova

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