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Salvation Army partners with St. Louis County to open 24-hour shelter | Metro | stltoday.com

Salvation Army Bell Ringing – Dec 16 – Dec 23, 2019 | The Rotary Club of Schenectady

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TODAY IS CYBER MONDAY…??

Cyber Monday 2024 (December 2, 2024) | Year In Days

Cyber Monday is a marketing term for e-commerce transactions
on the Monday after
Thanksgiving in the United States. It was
created by retailers to encourage people to
shop online.

The term was coined by Ellen Davis of the National Retail
Federation
and Scott Silverman, and made its debut on
November 28, 2005, in a
Shop.org press release entitled
"Cyber Monday Quickly Becoming One of the Biggest
Online Shopping Days of the Year.

(From Wikipedia)


Ellen Davis

Cyber Monday Chile 2024: Cuándo es el evento y qué marcas participarán en esta edición — FMDOS

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THE POLITICAL JOKE OF THE DAY FROM FOX

President Biden pardons son Hunter, reversing course after pledging that he wouldn’t - Fox News

Biden pardons son Hunter Biden ahead of exit
from Oval Office.

President Biden previously said he would not pardon his son.

(TNND) —  Hunter Biden, was facing possible prison time for
federal felony gun and tax convictions.

The decision, which reverses Biden’s past promises not to use
the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his
family members, comes weeks before Hunter Biden was set to
receive his punishment after his trial conviction in the gun case
and less than two months before President-elect Donald Trump
is set to return to the White House.

12.02.24

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SOME EXPENSIVE MUSIC MEMORABILIA

Pink Floyd Ilustrado: David Gilmour · Prog Magazine 2019-03
David Jon Gilmour (78)

Music memorabilia has always been popular with collectors,
and there have been several items with truly extraordinary
price tags.

According to Guitar World, a 1954 Fender Stratocaster owned
by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd sold for $1.8 million at a 2019
Christie’s auction, while one owned by Jerry Garcia of the
Grateful Dead sold for $1.9 million in 2017.

Famous guitars associated with a single iconic musical
performance have fetched huge prices at auction houses.

The biggest by far is the Martin D-18E acoustic played by
Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain at the band’s “MTV Unplugged”
performance, which sold in 2020 for more than $6 million,
making it the most expensive guitar ever sold.
(by Daniel Bukszpan)

Il nuovo album dei Pink Floyd svela che esiste ancora la loro originalità

How Did The Grateful Dead Get A Huge Archive Of Material? Jerry Garcia Is Unsure But The LSD ...
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995)

The Grateful Dead in 1970, in a rural setting – Bill Kreutzmann, Ron
The Grateful Dead in 1970, in a rural setting – Bill
Kreutzmann, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Jerry Garcia,
Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Phil Lesh.

Top Moments of Nirvana's Lead Singer, Kurt Cobain | Austin City Limits Radio | 97.1 FM
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994)

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REMAINS OF WWII AIRMAN ARE IDENTIFIED

The crew of Little Joe, with Sanford G. Roy circled in red.  / Credit: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 
The crew of “Little Joe”, with Sanford G. Roy circled in red.   Defense (POW/MIA) Accounting Agency.

According to military officials this week, the remains of a World
War II airman were identified 80 years after his plane was shot
down during a bombing mission in Germany.

In the spring of 1944, U.S. Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sanford G.
Roy, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was assigned to the 732nd Bombardment Squadron in the European Theater. 

A news release from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 
said Roy and several other airmen were aboard the B-24H
Liberator "Little Joe" on a bombing mission to Brunswick,
Germany on April 8.

The plane was shot down by German forces and other airmen
flying near the aircraft did not report seeing any crew members
exiting "Little Joe" before it crashed. His name was engraved
on the Walls of the Missing at the Netherlands American
Cemetery.
 

Sanford G. Roy. / Credit: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Sanford G. Roy.

Images Aviation Airplane B-24H Liberator Painting Art 3516x1758

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