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From Six Seconds, to Infinite Popularity By Paige Friedman An image from the Vine, "FRE SHAVOCADO." Taken from Know Your Meme. Imagine what you can see in six seconds. Will it be the funniest thing you have ever seen? Are you going to remember it for a long time? If you were watching a Vine, then you could most likely answer yes to both of these questions. Vines are six-second videos that are typically meant to be humorous and entertaining. They are filmed using a built-in camera on the app, helping users create the perfect clip. They also infinitely loop, allowing anyone to watch and relive those moments over and over again. While the videos can go on forever, the app did not. But even though the app was shut down, Vines didn’t disappear. Instead, they became more popular than ever. Vine at the start Dom Hofmann, Rus Yusopov and Colin Kroll created the Vine app in June 2012, where it was a standalone company until Twitter bought it on Oct. 2012 for a reported $3

The casket holding former president George H.W. Bush makes its journey to his final resting place. (Taken from The Gazette) There was so much going on this week in our world! Here are the five stories from this week that stuck out to me the most: 1. Last Friday, former president George H.W. Bush died. Throughout the week, various memorial services were held, including at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Mourners and former presidents gathered to pay their respects in D.C. Then, his remains traveled to Texas,  where he was finally laid to rest on Thursday in Texas . He was buried by his wife, Barbara, and their daughter Robin at the family grave site at Texas A&M University. 2.  Two senior Saudi officials were accused by Istanbul's top prosecutor of being behind the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.  Both of these officials are close to the Saudi crown prince, but they were not among the 18 people the Saudi's said to be in connection with Khashoggi's death. 3.  Last wee