Tempe Town Lake

Tempe Town Lake

Tempe Town Lake is an artificial perennial reservoir located just north of Tempe Butte at the confluence of the intermittent Salt River and the ephemeral Indian Bend Wash in Tempe, Arizona. The reservoir receives much of its water from the Colorado River via the Central Arizona Project.

On July 20, 2010, a portion of the west side of the dam that contained the water in the lake collapsed sending a flood of water into the Salt River, draining the lake.

In March 1989, Tempe adopted the Rio Salado Master Plan which represented the culmination of more than 20 years of environmental land planning. Studies of water quality and usage, the Mill Avenue Bridges and ASU recreation ensued and programming began. A groundbreaking ceremony near Tempe Beach Park marked the beginning of construction of the river channelization. The Rio Salado Master Plan showed a Town Lake concept with a continuous body of water between the north and south shores. Previously, the lake concept included islands; this concept was modified to meet the flow capacity of the river channel.

In 1995, the City added more staff to the team dedicated to the Rio Salado project and began construction of a mile long bike path along the south bank of the river. The path features public art at a number of spots along the way. The city began the Town Lake design report and completed another financial capacity study and landscape designs for portions of the parks. The next year, the consultant completed construction drawings for the Tempe Town Lake and the City designated 800 acres (3.2 km2) of area including the lake as Rio Salado Park. On March 19, 1997, requests for bids were sent out for the lake construction. The city awarded contacts for construction of the lake on June 12, and groundbreaking ceremonies were held on August 8.

Water from the Central Arizona Project (CAP) started flowing into Tempe Town Lake on June 2, 1999, and by July 14, the lake was declared full. On November 7, Tempe Town Lake was opened to the public.

Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempe_Town_Lake

بوست مالون

بوست مالون

أوستن ريتشارد بوست (بالإنجليزية: Austin Richard Post)‏ (مواليد 4 يوليو 1995 –) المعروف باسمه الفني بوست مالون (بالإنجليزية: Post Malone)‏ هو مغني، ورابر، وكاتب أغاني، ومنتج أغاني أمريكي. كان أول ألبوم له عبارة عن ميكس تيب تم إصداره عام 2016 بعنوان 26 أغسطس، وفي نفس العام أصدر أول ألبوم إستوديو له بعنوان ستوني، وأصدر منه 6 أغاني منفردة: أيفرسون أبيض، وصغير جدا، وغو فليكس، وديجا فو مع المغني العالمي جاستن بيبر، وتهانينا مع الرابر كويفو، وأي فول أبارت. في عام 2018 أصدر ثاني ألبوم إستوديو له بعنوان بيربونغز وبنتليز، وأصدر منه 5 أغاني منفردة: نجم روك مع الرابر 21 سافاج، وكاندي بينت، وسايكو مع الرابر تاي دولا ساين، وبال فور مي مع الرابر العالمية نيكي ميناج، وبيتر ناو. في عام 2019 أصدر ثالث ألبوم إستوديو له بعنوان هوليوود تنزف، وأصدر منه 5 أغاني منفردة: واو، والوداع مع الرابر يونج ثاج، ودوائر، وأعداء مع الرابر دا بيبي، وحساس.

مراجع

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Post Malone

Post Malone

Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995),  known professionally as Post Malone, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer. Known for his introspective songwriting and laconic vocal style, Malone has gained acclaim for bending a range of genres including country, grunge, hip hop and R&B. He first attained recognition in 2015 following the release of his debut single "White Iverson".  He subsequently signed a recording contract with Republic Records. 

Malone's debut album Stoney (2016) was a commercial success and featured the hit single "Congratulations".   In 2018, the album broke the record for most weeks on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart after it reached its 77th week on the chart.  His second album, Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and broke several streaming records upon release.  Featuring the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Rockstar" and "Psycho", it was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2018 Grammy Awards.

In 2018, Malone collaborated with Swae Lee on the song "Sunflower" for the soundtrack to the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which reached the top of the Hot 100. He later inaugurated his own festival, Posty Fest, which took place at Dos Equis Pavilion on October 28. His third album, Hollywood's Bleeding, explored indie pop and was released in late 2019. It became his second number-one album on the Billboard 200 and featured the Hot 100 number-one single "Circles". 

Malone has received a Diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for "Congratulations".  His accolades include three American Music Awards, a Billboard Music Award, and an MTV Video Music Award. Additionally, he has received six Grammy Award nominations during his career. 

Malone was born on July 4, 1995,  in Syracuse, New York.  He was raised by his father, Rich Post, and his stepmother, Jodie. His father had been a DJ in his youth and introduced Malone to many different genres of music including hip hop, country, and rock.  When Malone was nine years old,  he and his family moved to Grapevine, Texas, after his father became the manager of concessions for the Dallas Cowboys. Malone began to play the guitar and auditioned for the band Crown the Empire in 2010, but was rejected after his guitar strings broke during the audition. He credited his initial interest in learning guitar to the popular video game Guitar Hero. 

Malone has always had a love for emo music, and appeared for a DJ set at Emo Nite in Los Angeles in June 2017, playing My Chemical Romance at the event. According to Post, his very first foray into professional music began when he was in a heavy metal band.  Soon after, he says he transitioned to softer rock as well as hip-hop, before beginning to experiment on FL Studio. 

Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Malone

AFFH rule

AFFH rule

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) is a provision of the 1968 federal Fair Housing Act  signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. The law requires that "All executive departments and agencies shall administer their programs and activities relating to housing and urban development (including any Federal agency having regulatory or supervisory authority over financial institutions) in a manner affirmatively to further the purposes of" the Fair Housing Act. The law also requires the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer all HUD programs in a manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing. Since the Fair Housing Act has a dual purpose - both the elimination of all forms of housing discrimination and residentially segregated communities, affirmatively furthering fair housing is essentially fulfilling the dual purpose of the law.

In July 2015, HUD promulgated the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule pursuant to the Fair Housing Act. It requires cities and towns which receive Federal money for any housing or urban development related purpose to examine whether there are any barriers to fair housing, housing patterns or practices that promote bias based on any protected class under the Fair Housing Act, and to create a plan for rectifying fair housing barriers. The intention is to promote equal housing opportunities and level the playing field so that all neighborhoods provide the quality services and amenities that are important for people to live successful lives. Civil rights groups hailed the rule citing decades-long patterns of government-sponsored segregation and discriminatory practices, while conservatives decried it as "social engineering." 

The 2015 rules required cities and towns, in order to receive funding from HUD to document patterns of racial bias in their neighborhoods, to publicly report the results every three to five years, and to set and track goals to reduce segregation.  Under the new rules, any jurisdiction that receives money from HUD must analyze its housing occupancy by race, disability, familial status, economic status, English proficiency, and other categories. It must then analyze factors which contribute to any prohibitive barriers in housing and formulate a plan to remedy the impediments. The plan can be approved or disapproved by HUD. This is done at both the local and regional level. For example, a major city, such as Chicago, will have to analyze any racial disparities within Chicago, and Chicago suburbs will analyze their own racial disparities. In addition, Chicago and the suburbs will have to analyze any disparities as compared with each other. Thereafter, the community has to track progress (or lack thereof). The planning cycle will be repeated every five years. If the Federal Government is not satisfied with a community's efforts to reduce disparities, federal funds could be withheld. 

Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmatively_Furthering_Fair_Housing

Louie Gohmert

Louie Gohmert

Louis Buller Gohmert Jr. (/ˈɡoʊmərt/; born August 18, 1953 ) is an American attorney and former judge currently serving as the U.S. Representative from Texas's 1st congressional district since 2005. Gohmert is a member of the Republican Party and is part of the Tea Party movement. In January 2015, he unsuccessfully challenged John Boehner for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Gohmert was born in Pittsburg, Texas, the son of Mary Sue (née Brooks) and Louis Buller Gohmert. Gohmert was raised in Mount Pleasant, Texas, where he graduated from the local high school in 1971. 

He enrolled in Texas A&M University, receiving U.S. Army scholarship and earning a B.A. in history in 1975.  Gohmert commanded a cadet brigade in the Corps of Cadets and served as class president.  He was also a student leader for the MSC Student Conference on National Affairs alongside future fellow Congressman Chet Edwards, and a member of the Ross Volunteer Company. 

Gohmert received a Juris Doctor degree from Baylor Law School in Waco, Texas in 1977, where he was also class president. 

Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Gohmert

Malik B

Malik B

Malik Abdul Basit (November 14, 1972 – July 29, 2020), who performed under the name Malik B., was an American rapper and singer who was a founding member of the Roots. He appeared on the first four albums released by the Roots, before departing the group. He returned as a featured artist for some later albums. He released one EP, entitled Psychological, on emcee Haak Blast's publishing company Future Blast Publishing. He also released two studio albums, Street Assault (2005) and Unpredictable (2015) with Mr. Green.

On the Roots' seventh studio album, Game Theory, released in August 2006, Malik B returned to the group, appearing on three tracks, including the title "Game Theory" (track 3, listed as 116 on North American releases), "In The Music" (track 5, listed as 118 on North American releases), and "Here I Come" (track 8, listed as 121 on North American releases). The nature of his relationship with the group was indicated by the fact that his tracks were billed as "featuring Malik B". In the liner notes, the Roots thanked Malik B, adding the statement: "Welcome Home". Malik B is also featured on two of the tracks on the Roots' 2008 album Rising Down, "I Can't Help It" and "Lost Desire".

Malik B was featured on MC Solaar's 1994 album Prose Combat in a duet with the French/Senegalese rapper 

Malik B's recent work includes a collaboration album with New York-based producer Mr. Green and being a featured member of the Philadelphia rap collective Beard Gang which includes fellow Philadelphia artist Freeway. 

Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik_B.

Somen Mitra

Somen Mitra

Somendra Nath Mitra (31 December 1941 – 30 July 2020), popularly known as Somen Mitra, was an Indian politician. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, elected from the Diamond Harbour constituency in West Bengal state in 2009 as a Trinamool Congress candidate. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Sealdah from 1972–2006. He was the president of the state unit of the Indian National Congress. In July 2008, he left the Indian National Congress and formed a new party, named, Pragatisheel Indira Congress.  In October 2009, the political party founded by him was officially merged with the All India Trinamool Congress.  He rejoined his parent party Congress in January, 2014, before that he resigned from his MP post.  He became the president of West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee for the second time on 22 September 2018 and served till his death on July 30th 2020. 

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somen_Mitra