50 Cent Dropped 54 Pounds for THINGS FALL APART, in which he stars as a college football player diagnosed with cancer. NEW YORK — Losing 50-plus pounds was a complicated process for 50 Cent – but not an entirely new one. The rapper, who plays a football player with cancer…
With yesterday’s format change from Soft AC to Alternative, the airstaff of “98.7 The Breeze” WDZH Detroit has exited. The staff of the two year old Soft AC format were all hired in February 2019. What happened to 98.7 AMP Radio Detroit? Detroit’s 98.7 AMP Radio is being replaced with…
From about 1890 to 1910, knob and tube wiring was used for electric installation. In this early set-up, hot wires and neutral wires were run separately and were insulated using rubberized cloth, which degraded over time. Electricity led the charge of developments that were changing the way people lived every…
The electrification of households in Europe and North America began in the early 20th century in major cities and in areas served by electric railways and increased rapidly until about 1930 when 70% of households were electrified in the U.S. Many businesses and industrial enterprises set up their own generators,…
The son of a barber, Daniel Hale Williams founded the first black-owned hospital in America, and performed the world’s first successful heart surgery, in 1893. The controversy over the role of a black surgeon in the world’s first successful heart transplant has been reignited by the release of a documentary…
John Stith Pemberton (July 8, 1831 – August 16, 1888) was an American pharmacist and Confederate States Army veteran who is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola. In May 1886, he developed an early version of a beverage that would later become Coca-Cola, but sold his rights to the…
Wovoka (c. 1856 – September 20, 1932), also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute religious leader who founded a second episode of the Ghost Dance movement. Wovoka means “cutter” or “wood cutter” in the Northern Paiute language. Wovoka’s father, Tavibo, was a Paiute shaman and local leader; he had…
When you’re shooting waterfalls during the day and using a slow shutter speed, your images can easily become overexposed. To prevent that from happening, adjust your camera’s ISO so that it’s at its lowest setting. Then, switch your lens to a small aperture between f/11 and f/16. The most important…
Canada had a great economy during World War II, and many of Canada’s sectors grew exponentially. Advancements were made in healthcare, education, transportation, and communication. Even though World War I brought new things to Canada such as more rights for women and independence, what the war cost Canada and the…
The simple past would be “I made.” You might use “I did make” if you want to emphasize your action: “I made that cake.” “No you didn’t!” Yes! I DID make that cake!” Made vs Make. • Make and made are verbs that are used commonly to indicate the act…