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The Pick

  The Pick From beverages, to staffing needs. As a woman who ran businesses in my day. A daughter, who went to school;  Now, she has grown and lives away. Met a man who worked with a pick.  A “knock-around-guy”, he calls himself. He drove a van, quit bookkeeping. Even stocked goods on some retail shelf. Seven piece sectional designed for me  I waited, three visits for to pick his place Mocha Grey, with console, “Minimalist” soft. I climb on the sofa in the adjoining space. My daughter came to visit twice, After, she did not care for him. While she starts her second business. That one is astute, eager and she is thin. Been that way since her college, sailing in an ocean of prospects leading the cultural conversations. Now, it's her opinion that matters Even with my friends in console I’m not allowed my own complications. Reminded of his own children, He turned to me smiling one night. making these decisions when you are gone Is what is probably filling them with fri...
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The Late Show Interview That Almost Wasn't

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  The Late Show Interview That Almost Wasn't. A lot has been made of the candidate interview that CBS attempted to block. How much is based on equal time? How much is based on the network getting closer to the administration? Let you all pick a side. However, about 6 months before the announcement of Colbert being fired; His contact not being renewed, I talked about the change in TV viewing that has made these once cherished Late Night talk shows almost obsolete. The reduced importance of linear television viewing. If you want to follow that, take a look at how this was resolved-the interview wound up on YouTube. https://lnkd.in/esfUEkgC #FCC #colbert #youtube #CBS #lineartelevision
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Kent Washington Q & A.

  Questions: I) Your profile places you at 5’-8”. Also, I kind of picture The Poles as slow and prone to playing a “muscle-city” type of game. Q: Describe what it was really like for you when you first started to play B-Ball there?  How did your size stack up?  A: As a team we felt undersized because we were competing against men. Q: How did THEY influence your game?  A: We were caught off guard by the passing and movement of the players and their basketball instincts. The FIBA basketball rules were vastly different from NCAA rules. That took a while to reckon with as well. After the trip I came to the realized nation that Americans were not the only ones that could excel at basketball. Q: Did YOU influence their game? A: Although my teammates had played against me (while on tour) and they had seen my skill and technique. It took us a few practices to gel. There were some moments in practice where the ball went flying past teammates noses or hit them in the chest...
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Kent Washington (Southampton College ‘78) for the Long Island University Athletics Hall of Fame

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  Kent Washington (Southampton College ‘78)  for the Long Island University Athletics Hall of Fame Kent Washington, a 5’-8” point guard, scored 1,082 points for Southampton Colonials, during the years 1974-78, when it was the 3rd major campus of Long Island University. The sociology major was team captain in 1976 and 1977. (1) But he may be best remembered as the first African-American to play in Poland's professional league when it was a communist country. He became a star and won the  league MVP. He played professional basketball in the Polish People's Republic from 1979–83. He was the PLK Most Valuable Player in 1980. (2) In fact, a Polish newspaper stated, "(Kent) Washington was the best!" His playing style as well as his racial background made him an instant favorite with the fans, many of whom had not seen much basketball or black Americans. “I have an imaginative playing style. I used to drive my Southampton coaches crazy.” said the 71 year old who currently...
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