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Charles Leonard born May 17, 1956 best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed from 1977 to 1997, winning world titles in five weight divisions; the lineal championship in three weight divisions as well as the undisputed welterweight title. Leonard was part of "The Fabulous Four",[4] a group of boxers who all fought each other throughout the 1980s, consisting of himself, Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler. "The Fabulous Four" created a wave of popularity in the lower weight classes that kept boxing relevant in the post-Muhammad Ali era, during which Leonard defeated future fellow International Boxing Hall of fame inductees Hearns, Durán, Hagler, and Wilfred Benítez.[5][6] Leonard was also the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in purses, and was named "Boxer of the Decade" in the 1980 The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1979 and 1981, while the Boxing Writers Association of America(BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1976, 1979, and 1981. In 2002, Leonard was voted by The Ring magazine as the ninth greatest fighter of the last 80 years He currently holds 44th place in BoxRec ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time Considered one of the best fighters of all time, Ray Leonard burst onto the international scene by winning the light-welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Olympic…

Bojangles The history of Bojangles is incredibly simple. Just like most fried chicken restaurants, Bojangles started out in the southern part of the country (Bojangles) They were known to have some of the spiciest fried chicken and the best buttermilk biscuits in the area (Bojangles.com). The original owners, Jack Fulk and Richard Thomas, opened the first Bojangles in Charlotte, NC in 1977 (Bojangles) They had both owned their own restaurant in the past and both wanted to open up a new type of…

Should Louisville Kentucky Have a Major League Baseball Team? Quintez T. Choice Georgia Southern University Louisville Kentucky, the largest city in the blue grass state, and the 28th most populated city in the United States according to ballotpedia.org (2013). Louisville is ranked higher than Milwaukee, Kansas City, Atlanta, Arlington, Cleveland, Oakland, Miami, and Minneapolis. All of these cities have their own respective MLB teams who bring fans out night in and night…

Claude Monet, a french painter, painted the Church at Varengeville, Grey Weather, in the year 1882, in the midst of his artistic career. Varengeville-sur-Mer is a small commune in the Seine-Maritime of the north-western region in France. The painting is oil paint on a modest sized canvas about 25 by 32 inches. This oil landscape hangs directly on the wall, at a horizontal orientation, and is in a simple ornate frame. Monet’s painting is currently located at the Speed Art Museum, in Louisville,…

Some may say that the food is not good but, the millions of dollars KFC has made shows that many people enjoy the food. KFC.com states that it the resteraunt revolutionized the fast food industry. People were used to being able to get a hamburger and fried in a fast food setting but, KFC changed things up by selling fried chicken instead. Not only is KFC huge in America, BBC.com says that even places like Japan love their Kentucky Fried Chicken. In Japan, KFC is a holiday tradition just like how…

injury the tactical robot is justified. Reduces Liability Reduced liability in Jeffersontown Police Officers is one of the primary key selling points for this proposition. In one actual random event in Southern California in 2003, an officer lost 30% of his hearing when we fired his patrol rifle without any hearing protection. Had he been wearing a tactical communications device, he would have his hearing, and the City of Irvine would have saved $1,000s (if not $100,000s) in disability.…

Waverly Hills was proposed in 1906 by the Kentucky legislature as an aid to staunching the epidemic of tuberculosis known as the White Plague. By 1910, the hospital was fully operational, with a capacity of 40 people. The hospital, though minimal at first, was provided further funding, allowing for the hospital to expand to a capacity of more than 400 patients. Waverly Hills became a strangely isolated community. It even had its own postal code! Patients and staff alike were made to say their…

Colonel Harland David Sanders was rejected 1009 times before finding someone who accepted his chicken recipe. He failed 1009 times before finally attaining his lifelong goal. What if he had quit after the first rejection? Or after the first 100? He would have settled into the dull routine of every other American, finding something less adventurous and risky to do. Since he was willing to endure 1009 rejections, and had the stamina to continue pursuing his goal, his chicken is now the prized…

attend such as the Super Bowl, World Series, and the US Open. Explicitly, on the first weekend in May, Louisville, Kentucky hosts one of the most traditional events in history. Dating back to 1875, the Kentucky Derby brings in about 170,000 people a year. This past year, I had the privilege of being one of those 170,000 people at Churchill Downs attending the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. My family and I landed in Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday, May 2016. When we…

Kentucky residents of Jefferson, Oldham, Bullitt, Trimble, Meade, Shelby, and Spencer counties qualify for in-state resident tuition. Other counties are considered out-of-state tuition. As of Summer 2016, IUS switched to a flat fee tuition rate. This enables students to register from 12 to 18 credit hours per semester. Tuition for enrollment in fewer than 12 credit hours is charged at the current per-credit-hour rate of $215.92 per credit hour. At IUS, most degree programs encourage…