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Tomb Raider 25th Anniversary - Sea Hag

Happy 90th birthday, Empire State Building! May your mighty art-deco steel live long!

I think it’s worth to write about it, because this is one of those days to remember. This day, 7th January I met KITT and Knight Rider for the first time. For now, it’s actually 11 years! How it happened? It wasn’t a spectacular one. I just saw radomly an announcement in my local TV channel about Knight Rider 2008. It was in 2010. Besides, foreign Knight Rider titles are similar to “The fantastic car” or something just like that. But in Poland, we call Knight Rider (classic and reboot) “Nieustraszony”, what literally is translated to “The Fearless”. (Technically it shouldn’t be translated, because it’s a proper noun, but anyways). It seemed to be a interesting one, so I decided to watch it. It was the best decision in my life. I fell in love with Knight 3000. I loved his futuristic features, his look and he could talk! (Me 9 y/o kiddo). Besides, for me he was so a realistic one and I wanted to meet him. Well, I loved literally everything. After that, I was growing up with Knight Rider, never leaving me. Even when I was taking a break from it for a while. I still remember when KR08 came back on TV on my birthday. The best present for a fan! Then, I wanted more and more KI3T. I haven’t met such a TV series what affected and stayed with me for such a long time like Knight Rider! And during another Web researches about Knight Rider, I met some fantastic people 8 years ago who introduced me to Classic KR. Oh, is there another Knight Rider? Cool! I saw Knight Rider Polska website in which are the most dedicated fans to the series. And I met KI2T. I liked how he looked, because he seemed to be so cool handsome! But, because of 80s aesthetics was harder to convince myself to classic series. In fact, I watched it 6 years ago for the first time, but technically I didin’t let a chance Knight 2000 to love him more. I prefered high advanced technology and touch screens, hah. And Kilmer’s voice, lel. Also, thanks to that people I could see KR08 reboot wasn’t a perfect one. I saw how many mistakes it had. Poorly made CGI, too less Classic KR, less developped personality than in KI2T and more. In fact, I was defending Knight 3000 becuse “Hey guys, don’t offend him so much! He is not so bad! Just look how cool he is!” Believe me, I saw so many fans arguments about which KITT is better or series - Classic or reboot. I don’t mean about Team Knight Rider and Knight Rider 2000. Then, it took me some time to understand why Classic KR is more appreciated by fans. In fact, loving KR 08 gave me a thing that I was alone in the fandom, and I technically called it “dead”. But deep inside, I needed something more. And solve a problem and questions what I had.  Then, I met here and there some people who revealed what I needed to know. But I wish I could thank a girl here in that smoll fandom, because I understood thanks to her. (Hey, if you read it, you know how much I owe you and I am so thankful for you! I hope we will talk more!) I gave a chance Classic KR and it was an aonther one fantastic decision. It shook me how KI2T behaved! For the first episode (Knight of the Phoenix) seemed KITT will have a fantastic personality and is packed with it! I wanted more. I loved every season. I love KITT trolling people with his existence. How he is sassy all the time, being an geltleman, I loved his comments, meeting with animals, how he is around kids, everything! And I loved FLAG family. Grandpa Devon and Dad of FLAG, Bonnie (I find her beautiful), April (maybe less, but still she wasn’t a bad person), goofy Michael and Reginald! I loved how well planned the series was and being more focused on relationship between AI car and man. That’s so beautiful. Thanks to it I love more and more this series. After all, I am still suprised how long I love Knight Rider. The answer what explains it very well is one of my friends in KR:PL web server:

“Well, I have some thoughts that Knight Rider may not match to anybody. That person to start loving adventures of KITT and Michael must have something on yourself, the Knight Rider element; accept the history on it, and derive the best from it. That’s being a fan - not only enjoy and love it, but also translate given text into your own life.” - TS89 (Skryba)

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On July 25, 1960, Greensboro lunch counters opened to sitting customers of all races for the first time. The event was the culmination of a brief and intense desegregation campaign by civil rights activists that sparked similar actions throughout the country.

In February of that year, four students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College began a sit-in at the lunch counter of downtown Woolworth’s, demanding equal service with white customers. The original demonstrators, Ezell Blair Jr., Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain and David Richmond, were joined on succeeding days by more and more protestors, and the campaign they began spread to other stores.

After six days, stores closed and the protesters declared a moratorium to negotiate with civic leaders. Similar protests spread throughout the South, while supporting demonstrations were launched in the North.