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Feb272021 by adminNo Comments

WWII plane fly-past honors Captain Tom Moore at funeral

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Church bells rang out and a World War II-era plane flew over the funeral service of Captain Tom Moore, in honor of the veteran who single-handedly raised millions of pounds for Britain’s health workers by walking laps in his backyardBy SYLVIA HUI Associated PressFebruary 27, 2021, 10:05 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleLONDON -- Church bells rang out and a World War II-era plane flew Saturday over the funeral service of Captain Tom Moore to honor of the veteran who single-handedly raised millions of pounds for Britain's health workers by walking laps in his backyard.Soldiers performed ceremonial duties at the private service for Moore, who died Feb. 2 at age 100 after testing positive for COVID-19. Captain Tom, as he became known, inspired the U.K. during th...

Jan182021 by adminNo Comments

Google honors MLK Jr. Day with new Doodle

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Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Google honored Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a new Doodle on its search page highlighting the 26th anniversary of the federal holiday and day of service in his name. The illustration by Pittsburgh-based artist Noa Denmon depicts watershed movements in the Civil Rights Movement that propelled King as the country's and one of the world's leading voices for racial equality. Advertisement "He spearheaded some of America's most groundbreaking demonstrations in the name of racial justice," Google said. "Among these were the Montgomery Bus Boycotts from 1955 to 1956 -- peaceful protests which were considered the country's first mass demonstration against segregation -- and the Selma to Montgomery March across the Edmund Pettus bridge in 1965 where protesters marched to d...

Dec172019 by adminNo Comments

SHINee honors Jonghyun on second anniversary of death

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Dec. 17 (UPI) -- South Korean boy band SHINee is honoring its late member, Jonghyun. The K-pop group paid tribute to Jonghyun in a post Tuesday on Twitter on the second anniversary of the singer's death. SHINee shared a black-and-white photo of Jonghyun performing. "'We love you,'" the group wrote in the caption. Jonghyun died by suicide at age 27 in December 2017. The remaining SHINee members, Onew, Key, Minho and Taemin, honored the singer at a concert the following February. "Please promise us one thing; to always remember Jonghyun," Minho entreated fans. SHINee released a three-part album, The Story of Light, in 2018 in the wake of Jonghyun's death. The group is on hiatus as Onew, Key and Minho complete their mandatory military service. The K-pop world was rocked again this year foll...

Oct92019 by adminNo Comments

South Korea’s Moon Jae-in honors sacrifices by independence activists on Hangeul Day

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SEOUL, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday honored the sacrifice Korean independence activists made to protect the Korean alphabet, known as "hangeul," during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule as he marked the anniversary of the Korean alphabet's promulgation. "On national Hangeul Day, I ruminate about love for the people of King Sejong, who invented hangeul 573 years ago, and the national spirit of independence activists who fight for hangeul," Moon said in a message posted on social media to mark Hangeul Day. Hangeul was officially invented by King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in 1446. It was originally aimed at expanding literacy among the general population, who could not easily learn the writing system of the time, as it was centered on Chinese ...

Oct22019 by adminNo Comments

Google honors addiction treatment pioneer Dr. Herbert Kleber with Doodle

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Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Google paid homage Tuesday to psychiatrist Dr. Herbert Kleber with a new Doodle for Kleber's pioneering work in addiction treatment. Google's homepage features artwork of Kleber speaking with a patient by Massachusetts-based artist and author of graphic memoir Hey, Kiddo Jarrett J. Krosoczka. The Doodle was made on the 23rd anniversary of Kleber being elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Kleber, born June 19, 1934, volunteered for the United States Public Health Service in 1964 and was stationed at a prison hospital in Lexington, Ky. There, he developed a new method to treat patients dealing with addiction. Kleber viewed addiction as a medical condition and would not shame or punish patients for relapsing. Kleber said research would help keep many patients from re...