A Civil Rights Watershed in Biloxi, Mississippi | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine

A Civil Rights Watershed in Biloxi, Mississippi | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine

Wow. So hard to believe that stuff like this happened in US in past half century. Sad.

Read the article, it is good.

"The waters beside Biloxi, Mississippi, were tranquil on April 24, 1960. But Bishop James Black’s account of how the harrowing hours later dubbed “Bloody Sunday” unfolded for African-American residents sounds eerily like preparations taken for a menacing, fast-approaching storm. “I remember so well being told to shut our home lights off,” said Black, a teenager at the time. “Get down on the floor, get away from the windows.”

It wasn’t a rainstorm that residents battened down for, but mob reprisals. Hours earlier Black and 125 other African-Americans had congregated at the beach, playing games and soaking sunrays near the circuit of advancing and retreating tides. This signified no simple act of beach leisure, but group dissent. At the time, the city’s entire 26-mile-long shoreline along the Gulf of Mexico was segregated."

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/A-Civil-Rights-Watershed-in-Biloxi-Mississippi.html#ixzz0lkUvSADj

Inspiring 87-year-old gives valuable advice for longevity

Inspiring 87-year-old gives valuable advice for longevity

"Our golden years can be filled with energy and vitality, according to Deborah Szekely, co-founder of Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico. At 87 years of age, Deborah trains three days a week with a Navy Seal and three days with a Pilates instructor. She can do 10 push-ups in less than a minute without breaking a sweat. Deborah Szekely exudes inspiration."

Pretty impressive. Read her list.

A Carry-on Bag Fee Tax Won't Fly - BusinessWeek

A Carry-on Bag Fee Tax Won't Fly - BusinessWeek

"The more interesting questions are whether such fees rob Uncle Sam his due in the form of taxes, and whether this latest ding will spur Congress to pursue a piece of the action. Airfares are subject to a 7.5% excise tax; baggage fees are not, as American learned last September in a legal opinion it sought from the Internal Revenue Service. But the Spirit bag fee has some politicians, most notably Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., looking to shut what they call a tax loophole by extending the excise tax as a way to raise federal revenues and to discourage such fees"

Airline fees: Where will they pop up next? - CNN.com

Airline fees: Where will they pop up next? - CNN.com:

"Discount carrier Spirit Airlines announced Tuesday that it would charge passengers for carry-on luggage stowed in overhead bins. European low-cost airline Ryanair has generated buzz with an article in its in-flight magazine outlining a toilet fee on flights of an hour or less, a proposal introduced last year that many industry watchers considered a clever public relations stunt.

Passengers don't seem to be amused,"

and later:

"Consumers shouldn't be too quick to dismiss the carry-on fee, said Anne Banas, editor of consumer travel site SmarterTravel.com.

Spirit Airlines led the way in charging for checked bags, and the legacy airlines followed. "

YouTube - WikiLeaks video 'shows US attack'

YouTube - WikiLeaks video 'shows US attack': "WikiLeaks, a website that publishes anonymously sourced documents, has released video footage of what it says"

WOw...Sad. Horrible.

99-year-old graduate fights against Africa brain drain - CNN.com

99-year-old graduate fights against Africa brain drain - CNN.com:

"A former teacher has just graduated from university in Ghana -- aged 99.

World War Two veteran Akasease Kofi Boakye Yiadom enrolled at Presbyterian University College's business school aged 96.

'Education has no end,' he told CNN. 'As far as your brain can work alright, your eyes can see alright, and your ears can hear alright, if you go to school you can learn.'"