August 31 1997 - The Death of Diana, Princess of Wales

On August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, France. Her companion, Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140, Henri Paul, were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Fayed's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, was the only survivor. Although at first the media pinned the blame on the paparazzi, the crash was ultimately found to be caused by the reckless actions of the chauffeur, who was the head of security at the Ritz and had earlier goaded the paparazzi waiting outside the hotel. An 18-month French judicial investigation concluded in 1999 that the crash was caused by Henri Paul, who lost control of the car at high speed while drunk. His inebriation may have been made worse by the simultaneous presence of an anti-depressant and traces of a tranqulizing anti-psychotic in his body.

From February 1998, Dodi's father, Mohamed Al-Fayed (the owner of the Hôtel Ritz, for which Paul worked) claimed that the crash was a result of a conspiracy, and later contended that the crash was orchestrated by MI6 on the instructions of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His claims that the crash was a result of a conspiracy were dismissed by a French judicial investigation and by Operation Paget, a Metropolitan police inquiry that concluded in 2006.

An inquest headed by Lord Justice Scott Baker into the deaths of Diana and Dodi began at the Royal Courts of Justice, London, on 2 October 2007 and was a continuation of the original inquest that began in 2004. On 7 April 2008, the jury released an official statement that Diana and Dodi were unlawfully killed by the grossly negligent driving of chauffeur Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Though the official verdict implicated the pursuing vehicles, the jury also named the intoxication of the driver and the victims' decisions to not wear seat-belts as contributing factors to their deaths. Additionally, the Mercedes had been travelling at over twice the legal speed limit of that particular section of road and had long since left the paparazzi vehicles far behind by the time the accident occurred.

READ MORE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Diana,_Princess_of_Wales

VIDEO: BBC Announce The Princess of Wales has died.

VIDEO: Princess Diana - BBC Announce her death and tribute

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Poem: If You Only Knew

IF YOU ONLY KNEW

A darkened room
Is this place I call home.

Down the corridor
Of your world
Is a place
Dimly lit.

Please, patiently see
Inside my soul.

Every direction points
Back to the heart of this.

Within the roaring
of passion, an unfortunate child inside
Is waiting.

You don’t know how I feel
Being this way;
Wide-eyed and naïve.

Starving for attention.

Give ear, give sight
At these feelings that long for you.

Tied to the Kissing Tree
Is where we should go.

And I will love you
Every moment
In that garden called Beautiful.

Because you are the rose
In mid-summer,
The star twinkling at my wishes.

I have often wondered
If you would ever cross the line
Between simplicity and madness
For the sake
Of being my love,
Faithfully yours.

For the time
Will one day come
When you’ll be ready
To fly with me
In the glow
Of the sun.

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Profile Playlist: Aaliyah (1979-2001)

Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), who performed under the mononym Aaliyah ( /əˈliːə/), was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight. At age 12, Aaliyah signed with Jive Records and her uncle Barry Hankerson's Blackground Records. Hankerson introduced her to R. Kelly, who became her mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of her debut album, Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. The album sold three million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After facing allegations of an illegal marriage with R.Kelly, Aaliyah ended her contract with Jive and signed with Atlantic Records.

Aaliyah worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album, One in a Million; it sold 3.7 million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide. In 2000, Aaliyah appeared in her first major film, Romeo Must Die. She contributed to the film's soundtrack, which spawned the single "Try Again". The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 solely on airplay, making Aaliyah the first artist in Billboard history to achieve this feat. "Try Again" earned Aaliyah a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocalist.

READ MORE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaliyah

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Are You That Somebody - Aaliyah Ft. Timbaland -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cFYFuAX4N4

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Don’t Know What To Tell Ya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=901FA0_A5uU

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Try Again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRcAvsZgjXA

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Come Over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0dbD9whBXY

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At Your Best (You Are Love)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i0XGs39BrQ

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The Kiss of Life: Poetry-Art Collection

An updated edition of the poetry-art collection, The Kiss of Life by artist/writer, Torrence King is available now to order.

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Book Description

This collection of poetry focuses on the subject of love...and not just about love with a narrow perspective but touching on the varied degrees of love: the hurt, the pain, the joy and the lost that makes us all humanly open to love's twists and turns.

Poet/Artist Torrence King gives his readers something to think about. "In terms of the feelings and perspectives of love, I tried to convey emotion and thought within each poem. Relying on both experience and reflections by others to accomplish my goal with this collection."

This updated, revised and expanded edition features classics Our Night in Question, How Did We Drift So Far Apart?, Mysterious Ways and Warmed By Your Fire plus new fan favorites, Insomnia and Lakeshore Sunrise

Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 11 - 20 pages - Language: English

Table of Contents - Poetry and Art (Click Links Below for Sample Selections)

Introduction

1. The Kiss of Life

2. Love Cycle

3. Catch Me If I Can't Catch You

4. Vantasia

5. The Miracle of Distance

6. The River

7. No One Nowhere Compares To You

8. If You Only Knew

9. Warmed By Your Fire

10. Love In Time

11. Change, Change, Change

12. How Did We Drift So Far Apart?

13. Mysterious Ways

14. Our Night In Question

15. Good Luck Charm

16. All or Nothing

17. Insomnia

18. A Desired Destination

19. Time Stands Still

20. Lakeshore Sunrise

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