Billiards in History - On This Day 1722-04-30 Game of Billiards is mentioned in New England Courant 1858-04-12 1st US billiards championship, Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit 1907-07-06 Tom Reece takes 5 weeks to compile the highest recorded billiards break in a match (499,135) in London, his 'cradle' cannon method is soon banned 1922-09-01 NYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards" 1949-03-04 Piet Van de Pol of the Netherlands crowned world champion in billiards 1887-10-11 William Hoppe, American carom billiards player (51 world titles 1906-52), born in Cornwall on Hudson, New York (d.
Chiles Maite Alberdi on Her Debut Fiction Pic, Netflix Original El Lugar de la Otra,
For Chile’s most celebrated documentarian Maite Alberdi, whose debut fiction pic “El lugar de la otra” vies for the Golden Shell at the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival (SSIF), venturing into fiction filmmaking posed a number of challenges.
Cinema: John Wayne as the Last Hero
At the edge of a birch grove, four mounted outlaws try to stare down the aging lawman. “I mean to kill you or see you hanged at Fort Smith. . .” barks Marshal Rooster Cogburn. “Bold talk for a one-eyed fat man,” the bandit leader sneers. “Fill your hand, you sonuvabitch!” Cogburn answers, clamping his reins in his teeth and letting loose with a two-handed fusillade from his Winchester and long-barreled revolver.
Citigroups Chuck Prince wants to keep dancing, and can you really blame him?
Citigroup bossman Chuck Prince had something interesting to say in the FT today:
The Citigroup chief executive told the Financial Times that the party would end at some point but there was so much liquidity it would not be disrupted by the turmoil in the US subprime mortgage market.
He denied that Citigroup, one of the biggest providers of finance to private equity deals, was pulling back.
“When the music stops, in terms of liquidity, things will be complicated.
Corporations: A Baker's Millions | TIME
Ten years ago, the bespectacled little boss of a three-man wholesale bakery in Chicago was laughed out of the head offices of a Midwest supermarket chain for suggesting that the chain sell his coffee cakes at 79¢ apiece instead of the then standard 29¢. Today, the boss of a 584-man concern that grosses more than $30 million a year, the little baker is so busy selling his high-priced goods that he is currently equipping his major food brokers with computers to process an endless torrent of orders from customers across the nation—including the once skeptical supermarket chain.
Cristiano Ronaldo speaks up on baby son's death, calls it the most difficult time of his life
In an interview with Piers Morgan this week, CR7 was frank about what it felt like to be overtaken with happiness and heartbreak after giving birth to his daughter and grieving the death of his son at the same time. "It is probably the worst moment that has passed through my life since my father died," Ronaldo said. “When you have a kid, you expect that everything will be normal, and when you have that problem, it's hard.
Dele Momodu, RMD, Abike Dabiri & more support Juliet Ibrahim at her A Toast to Life book launc
Hosted by Denrele Edun, the event was attended by friends, well-wishers, and industry colleagues including Honorable Abike Dabiri (represented by Mrs Yemisi Ibrahim ), Chief Dele Momodu, Elvina Ibru, John Ogu, Kabiru Rabiu, Gloria Ibru, Sujimoto, Praiz, Tewa Onasanya, Oge Okoye, Pretty Mike, Skuki, Eniola Badmus, Adenike Oyetunde, and more. ADVERTISEMENT
One of the most notable parts of the event was when excerpts from the book were read by RMD, Charles Otudor, Noble Igwe, and Chigurl.
Eric Bent Tweets Jay-Z after 4:44 Name Drop of Halle Berry
June 30, 2017 11:20 AM EDT
Eric Benét is defending himself after being namechecked by Jay-Z on the rapper’s 13th studio album, 4:44 — but it’s not for what you might think.
On the opening song, “Kill Jay-Z,” Jay Z finally responded to what was widely perceived as his infidelity in his marriage to Beyoncé (something that the Bey Hive has long speculated happened after Lemonade and Elevatorgate.) In his rap, he references Eric Benét who admitted to cheating on ex-wife Halle Berry.
Famous Cubans in History - On This Day
Famous Cubans in History - On This Day List of Cuban People 1725-12-25 Esteban Salas y Castro, Cuban composer, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1803) 1819-04-18 Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuban revolutionary hero, born in Bayamo, Spanish Cuba (d. 1874) 1836-01-17 Jose White Lafitte, Cuban-French violinist and composer, born in Matanzas, Cuba (d. 1918) 1842-11-22 José Maria de Heredia, Cuban-French sonnet poet (Les Trophées), born in La Fortuna, Cuba (d. 1905) 1847-07-31 Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (Danzas Cubanas), born in Havana, Cuba (d.
Gangnam Style Mania: This Is What Happens When Psy Performs a Free Concert in South Korea [PHO
Yonhap / APMore than 80,000 people turned out for a free concert thrown by South Korean rapper PSY, in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
Korean rapper Psy promised to give his fans a free concert in Seoul if his song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Well, he hasn’t quite reached that milestone, but he decided that being second best was good enough.