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Lamar Odom condition has taken a turn for the better, according to TMZ, Oct. 16, 2015. Sources told TMZ that a vital organ in Lamar’s body, his heart, is functioning has improved. Although doctors view this as a good sign, they have asked that the visitors in his hospital room remain calm while they are there. He needs non-stimulation so his body can heal properly. The doctors have asked or as TMZ phrases it, “ordered” that no one visit Lamar so he can heal in peace and quiet, but Khloe Kardashian does not believe she is included in that order as she continues to sit by Lamar’s bedside. However, there are conflicting reports on whether his condition has improved or not. Some are saying that Lamar is communicating with family and doctors in…

What is Maundy Thursday and why is it called that? Maundy Thursday will soon be celebrated in the UK and by Christians all around the world. Queen Elizabeth II will take part in a special service at Leicester Cathedral to mark the occasion. The service itself dates all the way back to the medieval period and has undergone a number of changes over the centuries, though its core traditions have remained remarkably intact after all these years. But just what exactly is Maundy Thursday? Here’s all…

Thursday Island, a small island in the Torres Strait is located 2,640km north west of Brisbane, 804km north of Cairns, 141km south west of Papua New Guinea, 35km north west of Cape York. Its area is about 4.5 square km and is legally part of Queensland. Locally known as “TI”, or the Torres Strait Islander name is Waiben, means ‘dry place’ due to the geological of the island it has lack of fresh water; island gets its water supply from a dam in Horn Island. TI has a tropical humidity and has two…

Thursday Morning Imagine spending seven to nineteen months in a small twelve by sixteen room. Imagine having eight middle-aged, stinky guys for roommates. Imagine beds so small that you can barely stretch your feet out to get comfortable, not that you could anyway, because the mattresses were harder than cement blocks. Imagine the beds being bunk beds, with no steps or ladders, not even a stool to help you climb to the top bunk. You simply jump up and hope for a safe landing. Imagine…

October 24th, 1929, an alarming day that should’ve warned Americans about the tragic event that was about to happen, became known as Black Thursday, the foreshadowing to the Great Depression that changed Americans lives forever. This is when Franklin Delano Roosevelt made his political debut as President by creating several programs that collectively became known as the New Deal. FDR’s New Deal gave Americans a fresh start and better lives during the Great Depression. Black Thursday refers to…

Kevin Parlato Global Context William Strutt Painting “Black Thursday” Australia has a unique but dark past when it comes to its colonial history. Remnants of this past still linger as significant problems for the modern era. These problems expose themselves in many aspects of the Australian culture such as politics, social ques, and art. If a foreigner, such as myself, takes a look at Australian art, I take it in at face value. It would take lots of research to determine any cultural…

Alright, folks, it’s time once again for some football! Week 5 gives an AFC South matchup with the Indianapolis Colts facing off against the Houston Texans. Both teams have ultra-talented fantasy players coming off of injuries who should put up some great fantasy numbers this week. Both Colts’ quarterback Andrew Luck and Texans’ running back Arian Foster are primed to have some big fantasy outputs tonight. Thursday Night Football is upon us, let’s get started with my preview: INJURIES: The…

October 24, 1929, a day known as “Black Thursday” was the start of what will be the greatest economic downfall in US history. This catastrophic event that occurred was the crash of the stock market. It all started in the “Roaring Twenties” when the stock market was at its greatest. The nation’s total wealth had doubled from 1920 to 1929. Many people from wealthy business men to the lower-class janitors had put their life savings into stocks. As fear rose, people began rushing to banks to get…

People losing their homes and jobs. Banks not helping people by not letting them access their bank accounts to take out their money. A period of time where people lost money, homes, and jobs. President Franklin Roosevelt didn’t help out at the beginning of this time but help later after 3 years. The stock market crashed on March 2, 1932. This day was known as Black Thursday. When the stock market crashed it meant that the stock would go down into small fractions for people to buy…

dystopian genre combines fiction with prophetic truths to not only entertain the reader but to warn him of possible futures. The main core message of the books is that power and the search to obtain it and keep it corrupts many making them do horrible thing. In this genre there are few works more moving than 1984 and A Man Was Thursday which show the progression of the virtues to the extreme which have a detrimental effect. First one must define the word dystopian which means: relating…