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On March 23, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois, Chaka Khan was born. Charles Stevens and Sandra Coleman are her parents. Chaka Khan is Chaka Khan’s stage name, which is how most people know her. She is a singer and songwriter from America. She started her career in the 1970s as the lead singer of the funk band Rufus, and her career lasted for more than five decades. Khan is most well-known as the funk queen. [Read More]

Charles Richard Shyer net worth is $850,000 Charles Richard Shyer Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Charles Richard Shyer (born October 11, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Shyer's films are predominantly comedies, often with a romantic-comedy overtone. His films include Private Benjamin (1980); Irreconcilable Differences (1984); Baby Boom (1987); Father of the Bride (1991); and Father of the Bride Part II (1995), The Parent Trap (1998), The Affair of the Necklace (L'Affaire du Collier) (2001), Alfie (2004) and Ieri, Oggi Domani (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow) (2012). [Read More]

Q: How do we repair broken spindles on the backs of two teak chairs? McLean, Va. A: If similar pieces on two chairs broke just from general use, there could be something wrong with the chair design, or maybe the wood is a weak type and not really teak. Keep that in mind as you decide how much time or money to invest in repairs. Older chairs were built so they could be repaired, because chair joints almost inevitably loosen over time as people scoot them around or lean back and forth on them. [Read More]

Sisyphus pushed a boulder for eternity. I had to mow my friend’s lawn. Every summer, before heading to the beach, we’d have to ensure his grass was cut. We’d push a roaring lawn mower under the scorching Florida sun. The carpet of scratchy St. Augustine grass seemed to grow faster than we could mow it. If only I had known about the amazing grazing solution pioneered millennia ago. “Lawn mowers” were once synonymous with hoofed livestock — goats, sheep, horses and other herbivores — that foraged grasses, seedlings and what are now called weeds. [Read More]

Shayla Rae Kelley is the first child of her parents. She is known as a competitive bodybuilder who competes in NPC Bikini Shows and is a model. She was born to Mary Lou Retton who is an American retired gymnast. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition, as well as two silver medals and two bronze medals. Retton’s performance made her one of the most popular athletes in the United States. [Read More]

Per Hopper estimates, traveling to Tuscany this summer could be pricey, with a round-trip flight from the United States to Florence on average costing more than $1,000. Flying into different parts of Italy will save you hundreds, but for a more price-conscious European vacation centered around wine, Jelencovich recommends Portugal. Jeff Segal, founder of natural-wine store Domestique in D.C., says Portugal’s second-largest city, Porto, is one of the best places to drink natural wine in the world right now (his other picks are Mexico City and Barcelona). [Read More]

At the end of the first NFL draft without her father, Melanie Fitch walked onto a Las Vegas stage wearing a cream suit. She lifted her hands to the crowd as seven video boards showed images celebrating the life of Paul Salata, the playful spirit who conceived the idea to honor Mr. Irrelevant, the neglected final pick of football’s annual spring bash. It was April 30, 2022, more than six months after Salata had died one day shy of his 95th birthday. [Read More]

By Alys DaviesBBC News Ron Galella Collection/Getty ImagesCher and her son Elijah Blue Allman pictured attending a premiere in 2001Cher has been accused of hiring men to kidnap her son from a hotel where he was staying with his wife last year. Court documents filed by Elijah Blue Allman's wife, Marieangela King, allege that four men "removed" him from a New York hotel room on their anniversary in November 2022. [Read More]

While the concept of “come as you are,” if understood correctly, is biblical, the precise phrase “come as you are” is not found in Scripture. But, again, the Bible does have a variety of verses that imply the same message, based on God’s amazing grace. In Joel 2:32, where the prophet is declaring the terrible judgments of the Day of the Lord, God’s offer of deliverance is open to “whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord. [Read More]

Robbie MeredithBBC NI Education and Arts Correspondent The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and RTÉ should look at how the BBC screens major sporting events, according to an Irish senatorNiall Ó Donnghaile was among the politicians to question representatives of the GAA and RTÉ at an Irish parliamentary committeeQuestioning was dominated by GAAGO, the subscription streaming service to watch some GAA matchesMembers of the committee asked why the public should pay extra to watch certain gamesGetty ImagesGAAGO is a commercial streaming service jointly owned and operated by RTÉ and the GAAThe Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) should look at how the BBC screens big sporting and other events when it comes to making games available. [Read More]