Usually in classic horror movies, there's some sort of memorable phone call. Whether it's just dirty talking prank callers, or something supernatural limiting your time to live. The phone has also been used as a weapon, and has had some strange things pop out of it as a surprise for whoever's on the other end.
Academy Sports + Outdoors. Katy-based retail chain Academy Sports + Outdoors has been acquired by the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company. The acquisition comes after the company's founder, Arthur Gochman, passed away in October 2010 at the age of 79 in his Houston home.
âThere will not be African-American ownership at the very top, and I think that makes a difference,â said James Winston, executive director of Washington-based National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters. Viacom Inc., the media powerhouse that owns CBS and the MTV and Nickelodeon cable TV channels, is paying about $2.3 billion in stock for BET Holdings and will assume $570 million in debt. It was believed to be one of the biggest buyouts ever of a black-owned business, although the prices for some sales have never been disclosed.