NC State hero Charles killed in bus wreck
It’s one of the most lasting images from the NCAA basketball tournament. A buzzer-beating two-handed dunk by muscular forward Lorenzo Charles gives heavy underdog North Carolina State a stunning national championship game win in 1983 versus powerhouse Houston — known as Phi Slamma Jamma. Wolfpack coach Jim Valvano spills onto the court, scrambling for someone [...]
Adult diabetes rate doubles
The number of adults with diabetes worldwide has more than doubled since 1980, with almost 350 million now affected, according to a new study published in The Lancet medical journal. Scientists from Imperial College London and Harvard University analysed blood sugar date of 2.7 million people aged 25 and over across the world and used [...]
Patti LaBelle, Steve Harvey honored at BET Awards
Amid awards for the top artists, actors and athletes, Steve Harvey was recognized for his humanitarian work at the BET Awards. BET Chairman and Chief Executive Debra Lee called the 54-year-old entertainer “a true gentleman who acts like a comedian but thinks like a citizen of the world” as she presented him with the Humanitarian [...]
Controversial Chuck Berry statue approved in St Louis
An eight-foot statue of rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry was approved on Monday over the opposition of some local residents including one who said the Hall of Fame singer/songwriter should not be honored because he is a “felon and not a friend of women.” The University City council, which has jurisdiction over the spot [...]
Book of Nelson Mandela quotations released
A new Nelson Mandela book, slim, bound in black and set in eye-straining type, looks a bit like a bible or a prayer book. That’s fitting, because the editors of “Nelson Mandela By Himself” brought something close to religious zeal to the task of choosing and checking more than 2,000 quotations to ensure the world [...]
Creating good Feng Shui energy
Can using Feng Shui methods in your home improve your personal energy to the point of landing a new job, a promotion, a better relationship, or even improving your health? Belinda Mendoza Owner of Design For Energy and Certified Feng Shui Practitioner says it can make a person happier, calmer, safer, and even the experience [...]
Chai–N-Chaat 2011
Chai- N- Chaat 2011 held its day-long community-based cultural event and fundraiser to raise funds and awareness of Austin’s diverse ethnic populations as well as four local Austin nonprofits, Saheli, Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT), LifeWorks, and Eastside Community Connections (ECC) at the Community Renaissance Market, a locally owned micro-business location with tenants ranging [...]
Benefit for the Boys and Girls Club and Amy Wedgworth Foundation
The Manifest Foundation, Nancy Lieberman Foundation, and several local Austin businesses are hosting a series of three fundraisers throughout the summer to help efforts of Boys and Girls Club of Austin and the Amy Wedgworth Foundation. The first event raised almost $7,000 toward the goal of $33,000. Part two of the three part Charity Fundraiser [...]
Tiki battled depression, says he needs football
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Tiki Barber says failures off the field after his retirement from football in 2006 led to a yearlong bout with depression. The 36-year-old Barber, the New York Giants’ career leading rusher, acknowledged in an HBO report to be aired Tuesday that he now needs football more than it needs him. Barber [...]
R&B singer Ledisi gets introspective on new album
R&B singer Ledisi, a multiple Grammy nominee with the seal of approval from first lady Michelle Obama, is finally baring her soul on her fourth album in five years. The New Orleans native has just released the aptly titled “Pieces of Me,” a follow-up to her genre-defying outing on 2009′s “Turn Me Loose.” That album [...]
