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If you’re of a certain age, you probably well remember “We Are the World.” It was the ultimate charity single, for raising money for hungry people in Africa, and featuring virtually a who’s-who of the biggest stars in the world in 1985.  But you probably don’t know the full backstory, which is told in a new Netflix documentary called The Greatest Night in Pop. Directed by Bao Nguyen and featuring lots of never-before-seen footage, the documentary provides a more warts-and-all version of “We Are the World” than the one you probably remember.

Why is this year’s festival all about Tony Hinchcliffe? By the way, there’s no doubt that it is. Tony Hinchcliffe and Kill Tony are all over the city of Los Angeles this year in what feels like almost a form of a christening. While Netflix has literally lit up the heavens to make their stand up festival the most exquisite comedy festival of all times, it has also organically somehow turned into a combination stand up bar mitzvah and coronation for the little kid from Youngstown.

A recent thread on Slack vs Teams sparked my mind to start running on Network Density. The aspects of this have profound impact on companies so I wanted to expand upon it more. Network Density means the depth of the network in an area vs the breadth which would be Network Coverage. Costco has broad network coverage, Trader Joe’s has high network density (although one could argue Costco has both but just go with the analogy here).

The Sex Pistols enjoy some refreshing bevvys on the road in Sweden. (pic: Bob Gruen)October 28, 1977. According to the New York Times, on this day President Jimmy Carter announced he was backing the U.N.’s arms ban against South Africa;three West German terrorist leaders who died in their prison cells the previous week were buried, asmourners vowed vengeance; Federal authorities swept up four men in asex-for-sale cleanup of Times Square; General Electric’sVallecitos nuclear reactor near Pleasanton, CA, was shut down when it was discovered it sat dangerously close to fault lines; and Vito Antuofermo defeated Mike Nixon in a 10-round middleweight boxing bout at Madison Square Garden.

Today for #NEVERWORNS, I’m talking about how leaving my job led me to dump my old bag. My former Vogue colleague Anny Choi of @themarketeditor, who is legendary for her epic taste, is shopping out this universe for us. Also, subscribe if you want to get freaky! After I left my job a little over a week ago, I have felt lighter. I don’t mean that in an emotional sense. (I loved my job!

Teams use the bear front in passing situations and often send the mike in their bear scheme. Why do teams like to use the Bear front? It changes protection schemes  and can sometimes give you an advantage in protection. Here are the most common without getting into matchups based on personnel: 1. Big on Big with the running back on the off the ball linebacker 2. Full slide protection leaving the rb on the defensive end

The Ottawa Senators are still trying to find the right mix of players and coaching staff to finally finish the rebuild and become a perennial playoff contender. They essentially cleaned house this season, and now have a new owner (Michael Andlauer), a new president/general manager (Steve Staios), and most recently, a new head coach (Travis Green). Green took over from interim coach Jacques Martin after finishing the season as an interim coach himself in New Jersey after Lindy Ruff was fired.

Newsletter housekeeping: I totally missed the 1 year birthday of Taming The Trunk🎂 This Substack started on 14th October 2022 when I wrote a post grumbling about tags. Thank you to all the subscribers, I much appreciate you handing over your email address and I will continue to inform and entertain. Onwards march the herd! Let the drama begin! So, Evernote have just announced that their free plan is going to be restricted starting December 4th.

Discover Britain's lost ghost stories. Author David Paul Nixon has spent over decade collecting horror stories that have never been told before. Are these takes of madness, lies, or self-deception? Or could they be the real thing? The only way to find out No thanksncG1vNJzZmimlay0qbvSraqtp6KesrR60q6ZrKyRmLhvr86mZg%3D%3D