Archive for ‘August 21st, 2007’

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Aug21

Assuming the best versus expecting the worst

by Duane on August 21st, 2007 at 8:16 am
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Remember this story:
(CNN) — Tornadoes tore across the nation’s midsection for a second night Saturday, 24 hours after a storm leveled Greensburg, Kansas.
[...]
Kansas Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Sharon Watson said eight of the deaths were in Kiowa County, where Greensburg is located, and one was in Stafford County, to the northeast.
“I believe 95 percent of [...]

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Aug21

Dang! Is a TOTAL recall in order?

by Duane on August 21st, 2007 at 7:31 am
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(galluppoll.com) PRINCETON, NJ — A new Gallup Poll finds Congress’ approval rating the lowest it has been since Gallup first tracked public opinion of Congress with this measure in 1974. Just 18% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, while 76% disapprove, according to the August 13-16, 2007, Gallup Poll.
That 18% job approval [...]

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Aug21

Things you probably didn’t know about: Black films

by Duane on August 21st, 2007 at 7:29 am
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“Highlighted in the Black Film Report: 2000-2004 are key findings that illustrate the economic impact of the black film genre:
* Seventy-seven (77) black films, representing $1.75 billion in domestic box office gross, were released in the five-year period, 2000-2004.
* Since 1990, black films have grossed $3.88 billion in domestic box office revenues. During that [...]

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Aug21

A very good use of bandwidth

by Duane on August 21st, 2007 at 7:22 am
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Someone over at the flickr.com website posted up 80 images of old Jet magazines from back in the day.
Thanks, sis. !
(hat tip: Cobb)
Breezing through these articles, one can easily see that some topics will never go away.

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Aug21

Help for kids coming out of the foster system

by Duane on August 21st, 2007 at 5:49 am
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(blackenterprise.com)
Help for Former Foster Children
Program offers funds for home down payments
By Vikki Conwell
Establishing roots is a little easier for former foster children, thanks to a national program designed to help them become financially-fit adults. The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, a St. Louis-based foundation that helps young people transition out of foster care by providing [...]

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Aug21

Smacker quote of the day (8/21/07)

by Duane on August 21st, 2007 at 5:39 am
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Some things people say just make me want to smack ‘em sometimes. Here is today’s example.
“People are hurt, people are angry,” he said. “Being a black man, we’re all trying to get to a point where Vick was at. We feel let down.”
(source)

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Aug21

Okay, this pimping thing has gone way too far

by Duane on August 21st, 2007 at 5:13 am
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrWRt79EVfk]
And I guess I just gave them free advertising (sigh!)
(Hat tip: buzzologysurveys.blogspot.com

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Aug21

Newsweek calls Morehouse “Hottest Men’s College”

by Duane on August 21st, 2007 at 2:16 am
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(newsweek.com)”Morehouse has long been known as an educator of black leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Samuel L. Jackson and Spike Lee. But it may be equally important as an exemplar of single-sex education. With 3,000 students, it is the nation’s largest private men’s liberal-arts college. Recent grad Marcus Edwards calls the school “the No. [...]

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