In the face of conflicting reports concerning the track problems of the Black Mesa & Lake Powell, this article reports the results of an on-site investigation. Management view is that the track bed is sound, rail was properly laid and has perfact alignment, but there have been problems with...
“Black Wall Street” was the nickname for the most prominent black community in the United States during the early 1920’s. It was also the scene of one of the worst race riots ever. Fought by recently-returned WWI veterans, the carnage reflected a scene out of France or Germany. ...
At the turn of the 20th century, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, became one of the first communities in the country thriving with Black entrepreneurial businesses. The prosperous town, founded by many descendants of slaves, earned a reputation as the Black Wall Str...
“The recent growth in Tulsa is just the start of what it will become. We are the descendants of Black Wall Street and Black Wall Street lives in Tulsa,” says Tulsa-born Lindsey Corbitt, program manager at the Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce.“With the proper materials and ...
(1)NEW FUTURE UP.[Item by SF Concatenation’s Jonathan Cowie.]Just postedSF² Concatenation’sfourth and final “Best ofNatureFutures stories” of the year, just in time to hold you over the Christmas break. The originals are behind a pay-wall so these re-postings (with permission ofNat...
“What they were burying was the atrocity of the killings. But in doing that, they also buried these very successful Black businesses…it may have made a big difference in how our kids view themselves.” “That's the importance of Heroes of Black Wall Street,” Williams continued. “It ...
BLACK HAWK DOWN THE TRUE STORY; What Really Happened in Shame of SomaliaEWAN McGREGOR'S latest film has landed the Scots heartthrob actor in a storm of controversy.Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
That new wallpaper is a sight for sore eyes – it really brightens up the room.新墙纸真让人眼前一亮,它使房间一下子变得明亮起来。 Apple of someone's eye # 指某人最喜欢的人或物 # Jennifer is the apple of her father's eye. He's so proud of her. ...
According to Stephen Hawking, information never really enter the black hole. “The information is stored not in the interior of the black hole as one might expect, but on its boundary, the event horizon” – Stephen Hawking As an object enters the black hole, its information is captured and...
You’ve heard. I know you’ve heard. And I know what your reaction was — first, surprise… shock, even. Then sadness, and probably anger too. “Please, notagain, Goddammit! And nothim!” (And if you reallyhaven’theard, forgive me for being the bearer of bad news.) ...