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Financial Executives International will hold its central Pennsylvania dinner meeting at 5:45 p.m. at The Hershey Co. headquarters. The cost is $35. Contact Amy Massar at 534-6546 or e-mail amymassar @hersheys.com for information. WEDNESDAY Better Investing the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association of Investors Corp. will present "Using Value Line," the second of five classes on investing sponsored by the Dauphin County Library System, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the East Shore Library. Registration is required. Call 652-9380. Pennsylvania State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management will hold its annual legislative and legal conference beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Hilton Harrisburg. The cost is $150. Participants might be eligible for Human Resource Certification Institute re-certification credits.
Larry King on pop culture, star power and suspenders
(CNN) -- Almost from the start of his broadcast career in 1957, Larry King has been asking questions, to everybody from the person next door to the man in the White House. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper sat down with the host of CNN's long-running "Larry King Live" to ask him about guests who have fascinated him over his 50-year career, the secret to a good question -- and how his trademark suspenders began. COOPER: So, Larry, what is pop culture to you? KING: The answer is very difficult ... Is it anything that's popular? It's a hard thing to answer. I don't know the definition. For example, is George Bush part of pop culture? Is Lindsay Lohan part of pop culture? The answer to both may be yes. If you're in People magazine -- someone said that People magazine determines what's pop culture.
‘Pop’ goes our movement
In a world where the death of a third-rate, largely unremarkable actress gets more attention and TV time than a war in Afghanistan or genocide in Sudan, it’s impossible to overstate the power of popular culture in American society. The gluttonous coverage of Anna Nicole Smith’s accidental overdose — as well as her autopsy and baby-daddy-drama — was temporarily threatened as America’s top never-ending news story when radio shock jock Don Imus called members of the Rutgers University women’s basketball team "some nappy-headed hos." Had Virginia Tech not tragically experienced the deadliest school massacre in our country’s history, there’s no telling how long the What-Does-Imus-Say-About-Us-As-Americans media marathon would have continued.
The Super Freak Returns: New Rick James CD & Tell-All Book Due In May
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Stone City Records) - Just when you thought the dance floors were safe comes a tidal wave of funk from the super freak himself: Rick James. The King of Funk had just finished recording Deeper Still at the time of his passing. The album will finally be released May 15th on his Stone City Records label. James produced the disc and wrote or co-wrote ten new songs, including the title track, which is already top 20 at Urban Adult Contemporary radio. The month of Mayhem begins with the May 1st release of the original bad boy's autobiography, Memoirs Of A Super Freak, a revealing, raw, salacious and brutally candid no-holds-barred autobiography penned while James was incarcerated in 1993-1995 in California's Folsom State Prison. Having miraculously survived numerous trips to hell and back that were infamous for excessive drug use and addiction, an insatiable sexual appetite and kinky escapades, and violence that was part of his self-described "sex, drugs and funk & soul" lifestyle, James had cleaned up his life and was intent on refocusing his legacy on his remarkable musical talents and accomplishments.
Bliss Beverage Strikes Nationwide Distribution Deal With Wal-Mart
Agreement With Nation's Largest Retailer Leads to Explosive Growth; Thousands of Wal-Mart Stores to Stock WWE(R)-Branded Socko Energy Drinks... LOS ANGELES, April 24 - Underscoring its reputation as the fastest-growing independent energy drink company in America, Bliss Beverage today announced a major agreement with the nation's largest retail chain, Wal-Mart, that will significantly increase distribution of Socko Energy beverages in the U.S. Beginning May 15, "WWE RAW(R) Attitude Powered by Socko" and "WWE Slammin' Citrus Powered by Socko" specially-designed four-packs will be available at nearly all Wal-Mart stores nationwide. This is the first of two major announcements from Bliss Beverage; the other is forthcoming.The major rollout is supported by an integrated marketing campaign that will leverage Socko's and WWE's existing licensing and promotional partnership.
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