US FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES WITH 'DEEP SADNESS' THE PASSING OF ALAN GREENSPAN
FED: GREENSPAN'S LEGACY ENDURES AT FED IN THOSE HE MENTORED, ECONOMISTS HE INSPIRED AND FRAMEWORKS AND PRACTICES HE HELPED SHAPE
One of the smartest pieces of visual storytelling in The Godfather happens during Vito Corleone’s funeral.
Every mourner tosses a rose and moves on. Clemenza pauses and looks up at his Don’s monument, paying quiet respect to a lifelong friend. Johnny Fontane gently places his rose on the coffin and leans against it, just as he had leaned on Vito throughout his life.
Then there’s Tessio: he doesn’t leave a flower and fakes making the sign of the cross by adjusting his collar instead, a subtle hint that his loyalty to the Corleone’s was already gone.
The funeral was not just a goodbye to Vito. It subtly reveals who truly loved him and who was already looking beyond him.
NEW: Houston man who was born on a plantation says his one wish is to get a birth certificate.
94-year-old James Dorsey says he started working on a plantation at age 8 in Shreveport, Louisiana.
When he became an adult, Dorsey says he began to have difficulty proving who he was.
"I went to the courthouse. I went to the school board. They were over everything, all the schools and plantations, what the school was on, they were over everything," he said.
"What does a birth certificate mean for me? I couldn't even pronounce what it would mean."
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Gas finished last night and the kids were craving shawarma, I was too. Hubby said to go out to get it for all of us with drinks for dinner, I punched my calculator to see how much it will cost for a family of 5.
I arrived at over 35k. 12kg gas now cost 24k, we would use it 4weeks at least. I chose gas over shawarma.
That is for a family where both partners work and earn decently. We couldn't even afford a basic treat without punching the calculator. Everything extra is now considered luxury
Now imagine the life of a child whose both parents are skilless, unemployed or earns meagerly.
I know many of you will come and ask if shawarma is food, no it's not but everyone deserves a treat once in a while.
We all know what we are doing but you people should fear Allah.