Archive for ‘January, 2008’

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Jan10

Hip hop proving again that the digital divide does not exist

by Duane on January 10th, 2008 at 1:22 am
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Ice Cube and DJ Pooh Launch UVNTV.com, Web-Based TV Network (blacktalentnews.com) Hip hop icon, entertainment mogul Ice Cube and legendary DJ Pooh have announced the launch of UVNTV.com (U View Network Television), the world’s first real-time online streaming television network. UVNTV.com utilizes Microsoft’s Silverlight 1.0, a cross-browser, cross-platform, and its channels are capable of full […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan09

Santa baby, hurry down the levee for me

by Duane on January 9th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
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And you thought Santa was back at the crib resting up for next year. Katrina victims swamp corps with trillions in claims By Brad Heath, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of people whose property was destroyed when Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed New Orleans’ protective levees have filed claims demanding the government pay astronomical sums […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan09

And the biggest looser award goes to….

by Duane on January 9th, 2008 at 10:47 am
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[Insert sound of me opening an envelope] Mainstream media! All the polls and press had practically given Obama the win in New Hampshire… Then the people spoke. Yes, Clinton won by a small margin, but all the polls and press were way off on this one. This also proves that even pollsters are not above […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan09

For you noose trackers out there, here’s another one

by Duane on January 9th, 2008 at 7:39 am
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Police eye noose suspect By Martin B. Cassidy and Hoa Nguyen Staff Writers Published January 9 2008 A noose found dangling over the desk of a Hispanic man working at a nursing home was put there by a black co-worker, according to police, who are seeking a warrant for the co-worker’s arrest. “An African-American co-worker […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan09

More on the runaway train called healthcare

by Duane on January 9th, 2008 at 3:28 am
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The Right Vision Of Health Care Yaron Brook Forbes.com With the primary season in full swing, the presidential candidates are fighting over what to do about the spiraling cost of health care–especially the cost of health insurance, which is becoming prohibitively expensive for millions of Americans. The Democrats, not surprisingly, are proposing a massive increase […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan08

This is what ‘change’ looks like for the state of California

by Duane on January 8th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
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This is an article I found over my break regarding health care and our ever-growing prison population here in the great state of California. This is EXACTLY why I am beginning to track this kind of stuff on my site. Drink deep! Schwarzenegger was swept into office under the guise of change because of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan08

I know, I know. Curse those pesky facts!

by Duane on January 8th, 2008 at 11:35 am
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Apparently the US has delayed its decision on how global warming is affecting polar bears. Meanwhile, I am laughing my ashy behind off over this. Global warming decision on polar bears delayed By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States delayed a decision on whether global warming threatens polar bears, saying on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan08

BET extends its reach into the digital world

by Duane on January 8th, 2008 at 10:21 am
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BET Digital Media Group Launches Vertical Advertising Network PR Newswire NEW YORK, Jan 08, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — BET Networks announced today that the BET Digital Media Group will be launching a vertical advertising network focused on music, entertainment, and lifestyle content relevant to the urban and African American communities. BET’s new advertising network […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan08

New Jersey Apologizes for Slavery

by Duane on January 8th, 2008 at 10:16 am
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New Jersey Apologizes for Slavery By TOM HESTER Jr. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey became the first Northern state to apologize for slavery, as legislators approved a resolution Monday expressing “profound regret” for the state’s role in the practice. The Assembly and the Senate 29-2 both voted overwhelmingly to approve the resolution, which expresses […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan08

Old issues that are still making the rounds

by Duane on January 8th, 2008 at 3:03 am
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The last time I was on the radio, it was a bit of a challenge for me. Here I was a 37 year old man, father, husband, entrepreneur together with an accomplished author of several books, screenwriter, etc. and another responsible adult talking not about the goings-on in the financial sector, not about the records […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan08

Using apes to teach a valuable lesson

by Duane on January 8th, 2008 at 2:49 am
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While watching the movie ‘Conquest of the Planet of the Apes’, I came across these following clips that just too crazy to pass up. I tell ya’, Hollywood was (and still is) something else.

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Jan07

More of the ugly

by Duane on January 7th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
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Beating by 7 teens of lawyer Scott McDermott, 52, stuns Shaker Heights Thursday, January 03, 2008 Patrick O’Donnell Plain Dealer Reporter Shaker Heights- Seven attackers wearing masks beat a man walking near the Onaway rapid transit stop early New Year’s Eve, shattering his leg with a pipe and threatening him with a knife and gun […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan07

From da t-o-p

by Duane on January 7th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
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Sarkozy’s son is a hip hop producer PARIS (Reuters) – It was rumored for some time but seems finally to have been confirmed: Pierre Sarkozy, the French president’s eldest son, aged 22, is a hip hop producer. Parisian rapper “Poison” told hip hop radio Generations 88.2 in an interview last week that Pierre Sarkozy, also […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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