Word: fronting
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...Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy serving as pallbearers. Randy then escorted Jackson's three children, Prince Michael, Paris Katherine and Prince Michael II, to the coffin, where the children laid a crown at its head as a tribute to the King of Pop. They then returned to their front-row seats, near their grandparents. There was no repeat of Paris's touching moment at the memorial when she tearfully addressed the crowd, calling Jackson "the best father I could imagine"; during Thursday's ceremony, the children stayed silent. "But they were very composed and strong and would have made...
...Family patriarch Joe Jackson was also front and center. He was one of the first family members to arrive at the event, exiting one of their five rented Phantom Rolls Royces with his grandchildren in tow. A controversial figure, Joe spoke at the funeral in defense of his son. "He felt people had been trying to cheat Michael," says the guest. "He said that they will find out what led to Michael's death. And said they will not rest until they found...
...felt like the belly of a very fashionable beast. But as louder acts followed—with the youthful Moniker rocking out on their four guitars and asking the crowd to get up—Tenjune started to feel like a real rock venue. The seasoned band The States, fronted by guitarist-songwriter Christopher W. Snyder ’04 and the Ashley 1st Band headlined the night with good, clean rock.Though much emphasis was placed on the event’s packaging, in the end, it was all about the music. Frustrated by the seemingly random choice of acts...
...call for the formation of a wide national front to include all lists and blocs and alliances of national powers in our country. With solidarity we can revive the political process and confront the big challenges inside Iraq and at regional level." - At a press conference after he was confirmed as the new leader of the SIIC. (AP, Sept...
Salvy, who is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the State University of New York at Buffalo, refers to this phenomenon as a sort of feedback effect. Conversely, she suggests, overweight diners are more likely to tone down how much they eat in front of skinny people to avoid the stigma of overeating...