Daily Archives: January 30, 2013

Kimberly McCarthy (Black Woman) Execution Halted In Texas

Blogged By: De De Tillman

Source: Yahoo News

Posted: Wednesday January 30, 2013 @12:07 p,m PST

 

 

The first woman scheduled to be executed in the U.S. since 2010 won a reprieve Tuesday, mere hours before she was scheduled to be taken to the Texas death chamber.

State District Judge Larry Mitchell, in Dallas, rescheduled Kimberly McCarthy’s punishment for April 3 so lawyers for the former nursing home therapist could have more time to pursue an appeal focused on whether her predominantly white jury was improperly selected on the basis of race. McCarthy is black.

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U-Kiss (K-Pop) Returns To Music

Blogged By: De De Tillman

Source: Koreaboo

Posted: Wednesday January 30, 2013  @12:03 p.m PST

 

According to Koreaboo,  Male group U-Kiss, who have been active in Japan, will soon be returning to the local music scene.

U-Kiss will be making a comeback with a new album this April alongside composer Kim Hyungseok once again. Together, U-Kiss will undergo yet another transformation

According to an official on the 30th, “Alongside composers Kim Hyungseok and Ryan Jhun who have worked together with U-Kiss previously, the recording was finished. Last year, U-Kiss began their Japanese activities, and they will be simultaneously promoting in Korea and Japan.”

U-Kiss’s agency NH Media has made a business partnership with composer Kim Hyungseok, and as a result, the composer wrote “Doradora” for U-Kiss.