Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Emmitt caught Jamming on MNF...

LOL.......x100 This Negro was jamming like a fool and realized, "Oh snap the red light is on the camera".

Sunday, September 28, 2008

CLASSIC MARTIN

LMFAO, the memories.. Talking in first period about MART----In!

EVERYTHING I WAS THINKING



From time to time I click on people's blog on NT. I came across this guy's blog and all his quotes from the Presidential Debate was exactly what I was thinking. However, I'm too lazy at times to write down everything that crosses my mind throughout the day and so forth. Anyhow, the quotes in BOLD either had me laughing or caught my attention while watching the debate.


Sorry red states McCains goin down like a white girl on prom night………….

Edit: So i’ve been takin notes on my iPhone and this is kinda like my version of twitter for the streets, if you watched the debate then you know where to position each quote from me………..

I love how Barack was like let’s be clear and McCain calmed down….
My man McCain knew his role and all he could do was cheese at B-Obs remarks……..
If the N mention one more time about him fightin in the war I’ll snap………
Could we get a commercial break I gotta pee………
Is it me or did B-Ob look a lil darker……..
What was that audience reaction thing about????????
Why was son (McCain) blinkin so hard is he gonna croak……..
Son said orgy LOL……..
No more use of Ms congeniality or Maverick damn……..
My Nigga Barack knows his numbers word to Nino……..
Can’t look a N in the eye McCain??????
Still no bathroom breaks…….
Love the “GOP watch” with the old lady that looked like Don Rickles ………
My man McCain skin look pasty……..
I love how McCain is like “I remember the war of 1812 I was there”……..
LOL at Barack sayin ”if John disagrees with this he can let me know”……..
Still no commercial/bathroom break……..
This dudes gotta have prostethic arms………
Son (Jim the host) was like wrap it up……….
This makes me wonder how Gore and Kerry did on their debates with Bush………
I wonder if it’s a requirement to not have facial hair in politics……….
McCain need to chill on the “I did this when so and so didn’t” shit………
Take the saddle off Reagans nuts………
I haven’t heard the word trillion that much since we use to say as kids like it was a fictional amount………….
My assumption on the audience reaction thing is that must be McCains heart flatlining……

Thursday, September 25, 2008

FEELING UNINSPIRED?

WORDS BY WARREN BUFFET.....



“I enjoy what I do, I tap dance to work every day. I work with people I love, doing what I love. I spend my time thinking about the future, not the past. The future is exciting. As Bertrand Russell says, “Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.” I won the ovarian lottery the day I was born and so did all of you. We’re all successful, intelligent, and educated. To focus on what you don’t have is a terrible mistake. With the gifts all of us have, if you are unhappy, it’s your own fault.

I know a woman in her 80’s, a Polish Jew woman forced into a concentration camp with her family but not all of them came out. She says, “I am slow to make friends because when I look at people, I have one question in mind; would they hide me?” If you get to be my age, or younger for that matter, and have a lot of people that would hide you, then you can feel pretty good about how you’ve lived your life.

I know people on the Forbes 400 list whose children would not hide them. “He’s in the attic, he’s in the attic.” The most powerful force in the world is unconditional love. To horde it is a terrible mistake in life. The more you try to give it away, the more you get it back. At an individual level, it’s important to make sure that for the people that count to you, you count to them.

What if you could buy 10% of your classmates and their future earnings? You wouldn’t buy the ones with the highest IQ, the best grades, etc., but you’d buy the ones who are the most effective. You like people who are generous, go out of their way, straight shooters who makes things happen. Now imagine that you could short (this means betting against them) 10% of your classmates. This part is usually more fun as you start looking around the room. You wouldn’t choose the ones with the poorest grades. You’d look for people nobody wants to be around, that are obnoxious, the ones who are all talk.

If you have a 500 HP engine and only get 50 HP out of it, you’ll be beat by someone else that has a 300 HP engine but gets 250 HP output. The difference between potential and output comes from human qualities. You can make a list of the qualities you admire and those you despise. To turn the tables, think, if this is the way I react to the qualities on the list, won’t this be the way the world will react to me? You can learn to turn on those qualities you want and turn off those qualities you wish to avoid.

The best way to get success is to deserve success. I have to look them in the eye and decide whether they love the business or they love the money. It’s fine if they love the money, but they have to love the business more. Why do I come in at 7 every morning, I can’t wait to get to work. It’s because I get to paint my own painting and I like applause.

In my personal life, there are always things I could’ve done differently. But so many good things have happened. It just doesn’t pay to dwell on the bad things. Finding the right spouse is 90% of it. If you have your health and lucky on your spouse; you’re a long way home.

Getting turned down by Harvard Business School was one of the best things that could have happened to me; bad luck can turn out to be good.”

HIVE FIVE, BILL O'REILLY?

While I'm not remotely supportive of his show, O'Reilly's sentiments can be shared by both parties.

SOME OF MY RECORDS STILL SAY "KANE"


New Kanye West coming *pause* sooner than you expected!

With his new single "Love Lockdown" sitting comfortably on the charts, rapper/producer Kanye West has announced through his personal blog, that he will be pushing up the date for his next album 808's & Heartbreak.

Kanye cited the reason for an earlier release as something he kind of just felt like doing. In a direct statement from his blog he say's

"I changed my album to November something, 'cause I finished the album and I felt like it, I want y'all to hear it as soon as possible."

Kanye premiered his first single during the MTV VideoMusic Award earlier this month, and was initially set to release the album in December, possibly setting himself up for a fourth quarter showdown with big brother Jay Z.

Along with putting the finishing touches on his album, west is also working on tracks for Jay-Z's next studio album, "The Blueprint 3.

Kanye's first single "Love Lockdown" has been downloaded over 200,000 times since its official release

NEW JAY-Z EXTREMITY

15 WAYS TO RUIN YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE



Easy Ways to Make a Money Mess

Just as a snowball can start an avalanche and one match can ignite an inferno, these 15 mistakes are easy to make and can lead to financial trouble for the rest of your life.

From your choice of college to your choice of spouse, from job selection to retirement planning, we take a look at 15 common ways you can mess up your money future.

1. Don't Discuss Money
Before Marriage

Our blogger married for love, not money, but wishes she had asked her husband more questions about the latter before they tied the knot. It wasn't until after the wedding that she learned about his six-figure student loans and credit-card balance of $15,000.
2. Get a Divorce

D-I-V-O-R-C-E. A well-known song, the follow up for which should have been P-O-V-E-R-T-Y. The process of divorce is costly for both parties, financially and emotionally, and the ongoing expenses of divided households and shared parenting, of alimony and child support, often ruin the financial futures of both of the once-lovebirds.
3. Buy a House You Can't Afford

What happens when you buy a home that you really can't afford? When economizing doesn't work, people often liquidate assets and borrow from their 401(k) to keep up with payments. Talk about putting your financial future in jeopardy
4. Don't Diversify Your Investments

By not diversifying your portfolio -- for example, investing in just a couple of
stocks -- you run the risk of tying your future to the fate of a single company. If you bet on the wrong horse, that mistake could put you in the hole for the rest of your life.
5. Drive Stupidly

The National Safety Council estimated in 2006 that the average cost per auto crash where there were no disabling injuries was $8,200. If someone was hurt badly in the crash, but not killed, the average cost was $55,000. If someone died because of the wreck, the cost was more than $1.2 million. Survivors of such an accident could spend the rest of their lives recovering their financial health.
6. Start Smoking

The financial costs of this nasty habit are far more than the cost of a pack of cigarettes. Smokers pay more for insurance, dry cleaning, and dental care. Their homes and cars have less resale value, they are at higher risk of having a fire, and many companies won't even hire a smoker.
7. Go to a College You Can't Afford

Here's the reality: attending a private school at the expense of taking on a large debt load -- or worse, depleting the parents' nest egg -- will result in increased stress and constrained career choices, without increasing opportunities beyond what a student of the same ability could have done with a less expensive public college education.
8. Choose Wrong Health Insurance

When you're young and virile, health insurance can seem unimportant. Choose unwisely, though, and you can spend a lifetime paying for your mistake. Too little, and a neck injury can leave you broke for life. Buying too much saps money that could be invested, compounding for decades.
9. Rack Up Credit Card Debt

Instant gratification, the mantra of the late 20th century, has resulted in a massive amount of credit card debt. The result? Millions of Americans paying the minimum on their credit card debt, compounding at a usurious 20% interest, all for the privilege of buying a meal they can't remember eating, a tune they now loathe, or shoes that Carrie Bradshaw would burn.
10. Stay in a Dead-End Job

Given the advances in medicine, today's twenty-somethings may well have a work life of seventy years, and that's way too long to spend in even a good-paying dead-end job. Once you've become accustomed to that income, have a family and a mortgage, you're locked into that job with golden handcuffs.
11. Don't Save Enough for Retirement

We are doing a terrible job saving for retirement. The median 401(k) plan balance is a paltry $18, 986! While there is raging debate over how much you need to save in order to retire with dignity, everyone would agree that most Americans are falling woefully short of achieving this goal.
12. Ignore Credit Disputes

Think you left disputed credit card issues behind when you changed addresses? The company may not have your new address, but it does have access to your credit ratings. When you decide to buy that first home, you'll find a land mine awaiting you in your credit report.
13. Don't Create an Emergency Fund

Not surprisingly, few of us are prepared financially for a hurricane. Sadly, many of us are not even prepared for predictable calamities -- a car breakdown, a broken arm, a plane trip to the funeral of a loved one. Whatever happened to the rainy day fund? Because we guarantee it's going to rain.
14. Squander Youthful Riches

Sudden wealth thrust upon the young, such as was common before the dot com bubble burst, poses a temptation few can resist. Driving hot cars, visiting hot spots, hobnobbing with the glitterati, seem like such a good idea at the time. Too bad such fun often comes at the cost of a lifetime of financial security.
15. Do Business With a Handshake

A man's (or woman's) handshake is his/her word, we would like to believe. However, if the devil is in the details, how can every nuance of an understanding be communicated with the pressing of flesh? There's a lesson to be learned from a house closing; all that paperwork is there because doing business with a handshake can lead to financial calamity.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

OBLITERATED

This makes Sheldon Brown's hit on Reggie Bush look like a love tap!

NICOLE, NICOLE, NICOLE!!

MARK OF THE BEAST



I never thought this would come to fruition during "my time" on earth, but it appears what I read in the Bible will happen sooner than later. We are in our last days people!


REAL ID is a nationwide effort to improve the integrity and security of State-issued driver licenses and identification cards, which in turn will help fight terrorism and reduce fraud.

Question: Does Florida plan to issue Real ID licenses and ID cards?
Answer: Yes, Florida has already met most of the requirements and is on track to begin issuing Real ID licenses and ID cards by no later than January 1, 2010.

Question: Do I need to get a new license on May 11, 2008, if I intend to fly or enter federal facilities?
Answer:
No, your current Florida license or ID card will remain valid and acceptable for official federal purposes.


Question How long will federal agencies continue to accept my non Real ID compliant Florida license or ID card for air travel and other official federal purposes?
Answer: Federal agencies will continue to accept your valid, unexpired Florida license or ID card for official purposes until December 1, 2014 for individuals born after December 1, 1964 or December 1, 2017 for everyone else.

Question When does Florida plan to begin issuing Real ID compliant licenses and ID cards?
Answer: Florida has already met many of the Real ID requirements, and intends to be Real ID compliant no later than January 1, 2010.

Question: What documents do I need to bring with me when I apply for a Real ID compliant license or ID card?
Answer: You will need to bring one of the following to establish your identity, proof of legal residence and date of birth:

For U.S. Citizens:
Valid, unexpired U.S. passport

Original or Certified copy of a birth certificate

Consular Report of Birth Abroad

Certificate of Naturalization issued by DHS

Certificate of Citizenship

Court or marriage/divorce documents that provide proof of a change in name that differs from your primary identity document
For Non-Citizens:
Valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card – I-551 for Lawful Permanent Residents

Valid Passport for non-immigrants except for asylum applicants and refugees

Other government issued document showing your full name

Department of Homeland Security document showing proof of lawful presence

If your name has changed by marriage/divorce, evidence that a name change has been applied for with the Department of Homeland Security
Both Citizens and Non-Citizens will need to bring:
Your Social Security Card or evidence that you are not eligible for one

Other document with your Social Security Number on it

Two documents that show your principal residence

The department will provide the public a comprehensive list of approved documents prior to the formal compliance date.

Question: Will I still be able to renew my license online after Florida begins issuing Real ID licenses and ID cards?
Answer:
Yes, the act allows for one convenience (online, phone, or mail) renewal between office visits, after your initial visit with documents.


Question: Will the new card look significantly different?
Answer: No, because the current Florida card meets most of the content and security requirements of the Act, expected changes will be minor. The new cards will have a common security mark to make them easily recognizable as Real ID compliant.

Question: Will I be able to have both a Real ID driver license and a Real ID identification card?
Answer: No, the final Rule specifies that each individual can only hold a Real ID driver license or a Real ID identification card, but not both simultaneously.

Question: After Florida begins issuing Real ID licenses and ID cards, can I get mine before the expiration date on my current license or ID card?
Answer: Yes, a normal Class E license can be renewed up to 18 months prior and a Commercial Driver License up to 12 months prior to the card's expiration date.

Monday, September 22, 2008

New B.I.G. movie

Eh, think I'll rent this one, maybe.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

WHEN IT'S NOT YOUR TIME



Assuming Travis/AM recovers from this tragic accident.
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and Hollywood music spinner D.J. AM were critically injured in a South Carolina plane crash that left four others dead, authorities said Saturday.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Les Dorr told AFP they and four others were on a Learjet 60 that crashed after takeoff from Columbia, South Carolina. The four people killed included two crew but Dorr did not immediately identify the four dead.
"Our understanding was that the two injured were Travis Barker and DJ AM" Dorr said, noting that the small jet had crashed onto a highway and burst into flames, apparently after a concert in Columbia.
Barker's marriage to former Miss USA, Shanna Moakler, was the focus of MTV's Meet the Barkers reality show (2005-2006). And after filing for divorce in 2006 his brief relationship with socialite-reality TV star Paris Hilton was tabloid fodder.
DJ AM was formerly engaged to Nicole Ritchie, who was Hilton's reality TV sidekick in "The Simple Life."

IT AIN'T SAFE SEX WITHOUT LATEX...

So, does that mean Nicole can let some random guy walk up and insert "Richard" into her Va-jay-jay, with the dress on? Okay, I know that was mad stupid, but imagine the sweat and vaginal juices mixing up underneath that dress. Tasty!

LETHARGY KILLER

Ahh sitting around watching college football feeling like, " I don't want to do a damn thing today", and then I came across this commercial. End result, I'm still sick and sitting on the couch watching college football.

MY PEOPLE, OUR PEOPLE, HOW BOUT PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

First let me start off by saying, I understand people come from different socio-economical backgrounds that create a disparity in life's luxuries. Further, your surroundings from the disparities manipulate your judgement and decision making. With that being said, I'm not one to pass judgement either. But this makes no damn sense. THIS ISHT IS STRAIGHT HOOD..WE GOT TO DO BETTER






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Friday, September 19, 2008

PUFFY IS THE ISHT!

I meant, he stepped in it. Hahaha, not a good look. I don't want "swagga like puff" if it constitutes stepping in doo-doo!

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

I STILL HEART THIS WHORE.

Although it might be like throwing a hot dog down a hallway...........




Mendes' Sex Confession

17 September 2008 5:07 AM, PDT


Hollywood actress Eva Mendes has had sex in all 50 American states.

The Hitch star admits she took a raunchy road trip across the country when she was younger and managed to have a sexual encounter in nearly every one of the different states.

She says, "I've had sex in all 50 states. A lot of it was on a road trip I took when I was younger."

And Mendes admits that her best experiences took place in Arizona and Colorado, adding: "Maybe it was the clean air."

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Monday, September 15, 2008

WORST PLAYGROUND EVER!!

A new meaning to "letting the kids out"..(no pedo)

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

WORLD TO END, TODAY?

Why would you create a machine that could create black holes, which could end all existence in a matter of seconds?



The countdown to the startup of the world's most powerful particle collider has begun with today's announcement that the first beam of protons will be sent all the way through the 17-mile-round Large Hadron Collider on Sept. 10.

A key phase of the final preparations for the $10 billion project begins this weekend, when Europe's CERN particle-physics center begins testing the last links in the high-powered chain of magnets that will eventually send beams shooting through the collider's ring with the energy of a bullet train. During this weekend's tests, low-intensity protons will be injected into a small section of the collider and zip around one-eighth of the ring.

The tests will grow in strength and complexity all the way up to "Red Button Day."

If the schedule holds, the collider on the French-Swiss border will make a splash at 9 a.m. local time (3 a.m. ET) Sept. 10, a week after a federal judge in Hawaii begins hearing a motion to dismiss a civil lawsuit claiming that the device could destroy the world. Over the past few months, scientists at CERN (and the federal government) have laid out their case that a globe-gobbling catastrophe could never happen. Nevertheless, the court proceedings could provide a sideshow for the main event. Or they could be finished up by that time.

Here's the relevant section from CERN's news release about the startup:

"CERN has today announced that the first attempt to circulate a beam in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be made on 10 September. This news comes as the cooldown phase of commissioning CERN's new particle accelerator reaches a successful conclusion. Television coverage of the start-up will be made available through Eurovision.

"The LHC is the world's most powerful particle accelerator, producing beams seven times more energetic than any previous machine, and around 30 times more intense when it reaches design performance, probably by 2010. Housed in a 27-kilometer tunnel, it relies on technologies that would not have been possible 30 years ago. The LHC is, in a sense, its own prototype.

"Starting up such a machine is not as simple as flipping a switch.

"Commissioning is a long process that starts with the cooling down of each of the machine's eight sectors. This is followed by the electrical testing of the 1,600 superconducting magnets and their individual powering to nominal operating current. These steps are followed by the powering together of all the circuits of each sector, and then of the eight independent sectors in unison in order to operate as a single machine.

"By the end of July, this work was approaching completion, with all eight sectors at their operating temperature of 1.9 degrees above absolute zero (-271 degrees C). The next phase in the process is synchronization of the LHC with the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) accelerator, which forms the last link in the LHC's injector chain. Timing between the two machines has to be accurate to within a fraction of a nanosecond. A first synchronization test is scheduled for the weekend of 9 August, for the clockwise-circulating LHC beam, with the second to follow over the coming weeks. Tests will continue into September to ensure that the entire machine is ready to accelerate and collide beams at an energy of 5 TeV [trillion electron volts] per beam, the target energy for 2008. Force majeure notwithstanding, the LHC will see its first circulating beam on 10 September at the injection energy of 450 GeV (0.45 TeV).

"Once stable circulating beams have been established, they will be brought into collision, and the final step will be to commission the LHC's acceleration system to boost the energy to 5 TeV, taking particle physics research to a new frontier.

"'We're finishing a marathon with a sprint,' said LHC project leader Lyn Evans. 'It's been a long haul, and we're all eager to get the LHC research program under way.' ..."

CERN then lays out the accreditation procedures for journalists wanting to cover the startup, and notes that the event will be Webcast as well.

Red Button Day will be the big media day for the collider: The BBC, for example, plans to broadcast all day from CERN. However, it will take weeks more to get the proton beams in working order and bring collisions up to the 5 TeV level. That's why CERN has scheduled the big party for dignitaries (like French President Nicolas Sarkozy, for example) well after Red Button Day, on Oct. 21.

The collider isn't expected to reach its full power of 14 TeV until 2009 or 2010. As I noted earlier this week, that could leave a window for Fermilab's Tevatron in Illinois to steal some of the LHC's thunder - perhaps by making the first detection of the Higgs boson, the last fundamental particle predicted by current theory that has not yet been found. The Higgs boson (a.k.a. "the God Particle") is thought to play a key role in determining the properties of particle mass.

Even if the Tevatron finds the Higgs, it will be up to the LHC to study the particle in depth - and plumb other mysteries of the universe, ranging from the nature of dark matter and black holes to the possibility of extra dimensions in space.

For further background on the LHC and other frontiers of physics, check out the following dispatches - and stay tuned for our upcoming big-picture look at the big-bang machine:

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

EVERYONE NEEDS A LITTLE BLACK IN THEM....

(Source): MSNBC

Sept. 8, 2008--Black food is in. And we're not talking about your grandmother's fried chicken or Aunt Sadie's peach cobbler. Instead, it seems that with food, the darker it is, the better it is for you.

From forbidden black rice to black tea, black is back…not that it ever really went away. For many cultures, dark-hued foods have long been a diet staple. Like in Latin cooking, count on frijoles negros to be prominent on your plate. We'll never stop loving our kale and collards. But now, "Nutrition Noir" is the hot, sexy culinary trend. Beyond the ever-changing food fads, (please, no more fish foam and caul fat) dark food isn't just a novelty; it's a nutritional powerhouse that's part of a healthy diet.

Americans may be a bit behind the curve in embracing black cuisine, but for centuries, black food has been part of a traditional Asian diet. According to ancient Chinese medicine, dark foods nourish the blood and are considered a tonic for the kidneys that are tied to a person's energy channel. The consumption of black food is believed to revitalize the body, promote healthy organ function and balance and regulate the system. Today it's become a fashionable health food in Japan where upscale menus feature black mushrooms, black soy and black vinegar.

In terms of plant-based foods, those that fall on the darker end of the color spectrum tend to be the healthiest. The benefits come from anthocyanins, the pigments that give fruit and vegetables their deep color, like the blue in blueberries, the purple in eggplants and the near black in blackberries. Anthocyanins are powerful antioxidants that protect your cells against the effects of free radicals. These free radicals or molecules are byproducts that are produced when the body breaks down food. They are sometimes caused by environmental exposures like tobacco smoke and pollution. When they're released into your system, they can damage cells.

Antioxidants also fight the oxidation processes that speed up aging. They are effective in reducing inflammation and guard against heart and neurological diseases. And if that doesn't have you reaching for $4-a-bottle Pom juice, recent studies have identified even more specific benefits of consuming dark-colored food. For example, anthocyanins found in blue corn help slow the spread of human colon cancer cells, and black soybeans, which contain high levels of polyphenols, work like antioxidant-dynamos to neutralize LDL (bad) cholesterol. Perhaps the biggest black buzz is about Açaí (ah-sigh-ee), or "as seen on TV" (Oprah that is). Açai is the high-energy berry of a special Amazon palm tree harvested in the Brazilian rainforest. The deep purple fruit is loaded with antioxidants, amino acids and essential fatty acids and was listed by Oprah's go-to physician, Dr. Nicholas V. Perricone, as one of his top 10 "Super Foods."

Wearing black is known to make you look slimmer, but eating black food can actually help you lose weight. Making better food choices is the nutritional cornerstone to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. One way to do that is by choosing more dark colored food. Just by swapping out light for dark, like whole grain or rye bread for white, or pale lettuce for dark green, you'll be adding nutrients and flavor without adding calories.

Easy Ways to Darken Your Diet

People are discovering all kinds of black food like black carrots, black eel and black chicken. But if you're not up for a culinary adventure, you can still inject your daily diet with a healthy dose of black by adding the following foods.

Black rice: Why settle for plain white rice when you can choose from exotic black, red and purple varieties. The darker shades are rich in riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6 and full of flavonoids known for their antioxidative properties. And "colored" rice is more flavorful than their bleached brethren adding a more toothsome bite and a nutty, delicious dimension to dishes.

Black beans: Beans in general are praised as a super food, i.e. super good for you. But black and red beans bring even more to the table. They're full of fiber and higher in antioxidants than their lighter counterparts.

Black tea: Just drinking tea is a plus, particularly if you're sipping tea instead of swigging soda. But the darker brew has added health benefits. It's a natural source of caffeine, full of flavinoids and has been found to suppress the growth of bacteria in the mouth that cause cavities and gum diseases.

Blackberries and Blueberries: It's true, the darker the berry, the sweeter and healthier the juice. Literally bursting with flavor, dark-colored berries are good source of vitamin C, manganese and fiber.

Red Wine: Who really needs a reason to indulge in a velvety glass of Cab? But it's still nice to know that red wine is full of antioxidants and resveratrol, a substance found in grape skins and seeds that increases HDL cholesterol and prevents blood from clotting.

And finally, round out your ebony edibles with some deep, dark chocolate. Obviously for its health benefits and not because it's sinfully rich, luscious and deliciously sensuous on your tongue. Preliminary evidence shows that cocoa and other chocolates may keep high blood pressure down, improve blood flow and promote heart health. Blah, blah, blah….Chocolate = good!

Alicia Villarosa has enjoyed a long career in health and fitness teaching classes and personal training for 25 years. She's recently launched a blog called Bargain Biatch on living lux for less.

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Monday, September 8, 2008

WHEN I GROW UP...





1 remember I always used to know what I wanted to be when I grew up....

I wanted to be financially "comfortable"
Have a beautiful wife and beautiful kids
Live in a BIG house, no mansion
Have all the Jordans and Nike Retros I want
Watch as many cartoons as I can
Play in the NBA or NFL
A kennel of dogs
And travel the world

Now obviously I have matured, and my goals have changed a little bit. Now The list looks something like this

I wanted to be "financially comfortable"
Have a beautiful wife and kids
Live in a BIG house, no mansion
Have all the Jordans and Nike Retros I want
Watch as many cartoons as I can
Play in the NBA or NFL
A kennel of dogs
And travel the world

What isn't so amusing is that I'm grown up...
Which means either:

A: I have failed
B: I haven't grown up
C: I will not admit to growing up until these are accomplished

A COSTLY MISTAKE?

For the next days, weeks, and months, Fox News will be all over this "slip up" like a famished man on steak. The man, Obama, must be mentally fatigue. But, didn't we all know this already? Don't let the Republicans tell it. Now most Democrats will sit back and wait for Palin to make her first interview this week.

MORE MTV MUSIC AWARDS



Very seldom do I envy a person, and if I do it's only for about five minutes, then I come back to my senses. While watching the MTV Awards tonight, I couldn't help but to envy Travis Barker, and not because of his ex-wife. She had a kid my Oscar De La Hoya for goodness sake. But back to the topic at hand. Travis found his "gift", niche, whatever you want to call it and has used it to accomplish many things in life. Some people, including myself at times, feels like they have no idea what their God given gift is. I know many "Jacks of all trades", but, very seldom do I come across a person who exploits their ONE gift for the better. In my closing remarks, Travis is just dumb ignorant on the drums, and let me add, he's from San Diego.!

Sunday, September 7, 2008

I'M A FAN...


And I'm not referring to the blonde hair lady or the minor. I have no explanation why, but, it's just something. That one thing I can't put my finger on.

For future reference.....

When assessing a potential girlfriend, ask yourself a simple question: Is she a Wifey or a Trifey? In other words, are you meeting Miss Right or Miss Right-Now? Should you share her with your parents, or share her with the homies? These questions need to be answered, my dudes—sooner than late

SO I GAVE THEM A CHANCE...


Recently I've been hearing all this talk about The Jonas Brothers and how they are considered the next big thing. They have made appearances on every talk show that I can think of and seem to be capturing the hearts of teenage girls nationwide. Tonight is the MTV Music Awards featuring none other than The Jonas Brothers. As much as I wanted to turn the channel, I resisted. So, I gave these little boys five minutes of my time (no Michael Jackson). To my surprise, these kids weren't too bad. I respect the fact that they could sing and play an instrument at the same time. Not like other artist who just hold a mic and run around grabbing their crotch. These kids appear to be multifaceted. Now, let me pump my brakes for a minute. I'm not going to put them in the same breath as some other legends, but, it's good to see artist bring something new (nobody sounds like them) to the mainstream. With that being said, am I going to buy their album? No. Will I listen to another song by them? Probably not!

GREAT SONG, DISAPPOINTING VIDEO

Someone PLEASE step Ryan Leslie's video budget game up! As always, Loso doing his thing on the guest appearances. Oh..and No Cassie?

Saturday, September 6, 2008

YAY FOR THE IMAGINATION!



The other day, I was surfing some website that I won't mention, and I came across Thandie Newton. Most of the times, outside of her accent, she does absolutely nothing for me. She's far too skinny, and has no sex appeal. But this time, I had to look twice because of her dress, and it just so happen to make the front page of AOL.com. I swear sometimes I'm ahead of time, although I feel stuck. Anyhow, great job Thandie, you caught my attention with this one and many others. Ladies if you got it flaunt it, because years from now you don't want to looking at that dress in the department store saying, "Damn I couldn't pull this off anymore."

2PAC NAME MOST "OVER-RATED" MUSICIAN OF ALL-TIME?



Whoever wrote this article in Blender, needs to go play in traffic, immediately. I'm slightly offended. How can a man that sold millions of records, had voice that could move masses, and was a threat to the government be considered over-rated?


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dead rapper Tupac "2Pac" Shakur, the hip-hop icon who sold more records after he was murdered than during his brief career, is the most overrated person in music, according to music magazine Blender.

Shakur tops a tongue-in-cheek list that also includes "places, trends and other junk in rock," Blender said in its upcoming October issue, due on newsstands next week.

Other overrated finalists included the Grammys at No. 7, encores at No. 12, Pink Floyd at No. 14 and "the music you loved as a teenager" at No. 23.

Shakur, a "gangsta" rapper who showed his sensitive side in movies, was killed during an unsolved drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. More than a dozen albums have been released in the ensuing years, and his image is almost as ubiquitous as that of Che Guevara or Bob Marley.

But while Shakur was a decent rapper with "insane rock-star charisma," according to Blender, he also "larded records with self-mythologizing, mediocre filler."

It's not the first time the pages of Blender have been used to bring down Shakur a few notches. In its June issue, rapper Lil Wayne listed him among his top five rappers, but then admitted: "I can't front: I was never into Pac."

As for the Grammys, the music industry's top awards, Blender said sitting through the ceremony was "like watching paint dry on Celine Dion's forehead."

And encores were notable chiefly for allowing bands to go backstage and do drugs while fans wonder if they should beat the rush to the parking lot, Blender said.

Veteran British rock band Pink Floyd, meanwhile, were responsible for "unbearable LSD slapstick" and "self-important bombast." And Blender warned that teenagers' brains "can inflate a great band to Christ-size proportions" and turn a bad song into the most meaningful.

GAME BEATS LIL PUPPY CHOW IN MADDEN

I don't proclaim to be the top player in Madden but I can hold my own in most matches. However, I think if I played The Game on-line or better yet sitting right next to him, I'd probably be slightly intimidated. Word to Ray's "Heightened Game Alert". My question is, where are all the guys that beat The Game in Madden? Did he secretly check their IP address and went to their house to "put in work". It's better to play this gangster while residing in another country. Oh wait he's rich, therefore he could fly where ever he wants. Damn!!! In conclusion, I won't be challenging Game because I have a PS3....

BOLT WINS THE 100M, AGAIN

HE'S SINGLE HANDEDLY PUTTING TRACK AND ....... BACK ON THE MAIN STAGE OF SPORTS
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http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?categoryId=2378529&brand=null&videoId=3571658&n8pe6c=3

Thursday, September 4, 2008

IN OTHER KANYE NEWS



The 4th Kanye West album is going to drop in December, watch out for the new single 'Love Lockdown'.

A press release has gone out today announcing that Kanye West and Jay Z are the latest stars to follow 2008's 'guerrilla-release' trend.

Both rappers are servicing brand new singles to US iTunes in the next week, with UK releases expected to follow shortly after.

Jay-Z unleashes 'Swagger Like Us' (ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne & TI) on iTunes US this Saturday (September 6th).

Kanye West follows two days later, with 'Love Lockdown' (September 8th).

In other even more exciting news for hip-hop-heads, BOTH rappers will also release new studio albums before the end of the year! Blimey, Kanye's last album 'Graduation' hasn't even been out for a whole year yet.

http://dailymelody.politi...ise-new-releases-shocker/

DJ Semtex also says the album won't be called "Good !*@ Job"
(check the comments on his bog)

http://djsemtex.wordpress...e-princess-diana-tribute/


MTV confirmed and says single will leak monday !!!
http://www.mtv.co.uk/chan...nye-west-announce-singles

KANYE ON THE COURT

He's not bad, but he's far from good!

I would skool Kanye on the court, and I'd bet that on one of his white girls or a grammy.

But hey, his game would be "stronger" afterwards..

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

JAMAICANS CHEATED IN BEJING?

http://sportsillustrated....jamaican.track/index.html

Two members of the 2008 Jamaican Olympic track team received shipments of performance-enhancing drugs through an Internet distribution network, according to documents obtained by SI.

The documents state that between June 2006 and February 2007, two shipments of Somatropin (Human Growth Hormone, HGH) and one shipment of Triest (Estrogen) were sent to Delloreen London, at a Texas address that traces to the athlete Delloreen Ennis-London; the birth date on the document matches the athlete's as well, though the document lists the person's gender as male. Ennis-London, 33, is a Jamaican hurdler who won the silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2005 World Championships. In Beijing, she finished fifth in the event, but came within .01 of taking bronze. Though the information only pertains to receipt and not actual use of performance-enhancers, both drugs are banned for Olympic athletes.

The documents also indicate that in November 2006, a shipment of Testosterone, Testosterone Aqueous, and Oxandrolone (an oral steroid) were sent to Adrian Findlay, an alternate on the Jamaican Olympic team in the 400-meter hurdles. The drugs were sent to a North Carolina address that traces to Findlay; the birth date on the document matches the athlete's as well. Findlay, 25, was also a member of the Jamaican team that placed second in the 4x400 meter relays at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. Findlay attended St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, N.C.

Multiple attempts to reach Ennis-London through a variety of contacts, family members and organizations was unsuccessful. According to Ennis-London's husband, Lincoln London, his wife is racing in Switzerland and is unreachable until mid-September.

Reached Tuesday in North Carolina, Findlay forcefully denied the allegations. "I've been running stable all my life," he said. "Trust me I don't use steroids. I guarantee you it wasn't mine and I didn't order it. I have a theory how this was sent."

The prescriptions written in the name of Delloreen London were reportedly obtained through the Anti-Aging Group, a network of clinics that advertise HGH and testosterone treatments on its Web site. According to the document reviewed by SI.com, the prescribing physician was Victor Shabanah. On his Web site, Shabanah advertises himself as a "hormone therapist."

Reached through the Anti-Aging Group in Miami, Dr. Shabanah asserted, "Make an appointment if you want to see me," before abruptly ending the call.

Findlay's prescription was reportedly obtained through the South Beach Rejuvenation clinic, a Florida facility through which Major League baseball outfielder Jay Gibbons, who was suspended by Major League baseball last December for violating the league's drug policy, received banned performance-enhancing drugs. According to the document, the prescribing physician was Daniel J. Hauser of Hollywood, Fla. Hauser did not return calls seeking his comment left at a home number and through South Beach Rejuvenation.


WHO CARES, AS LONG AS BOLT DIDNT CAUGHT UP. BUT I KNOW, THE SUSPICION WILL STILL EXIST.

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