I recently heard from a friend who visited a barrio {an urban district or quarter in a Spanish-speaking country} in São Paulo, Brazil. He grew nervous as he noticed the foot soldiers of drug lords standing guard holding automatic weapons. They were g ...
Posted Tuesday, January 12th 2010 at 3:58PM
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from DanteLee.com Blog
I wrote this blog post in November 2008, but decided to re-post it since everybody is making their New Year's resolutions. It has some great reminders.
Studies have always shown that exercise is good for your body, but r ...
Posted Tuesday, January 12th 2010 at 3:11PM
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She's gone from child actress to starring in some of the most memorable films of the last 20 years. No doubt about it, NAACP Image Award winner Regina King has stood the test of time. Now, she's starring in the cop drama 'Southland,' which got the ax ...
Posted Tuesday, January 12th 2010 at 2:51PM
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The Perfect Picture now on www.eddyelictronics.com
Also see www.izognmovies.com/ to view more movies on line. ...
Posted Tuesday, January 12th 2010 at 4:36AM
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The first Nollywood films were produced with traditional analog video, such as Betacam SP, but today all Nollywood movies are produced using digital video technology. Only recently, Time magazine published an article rating the industry as the third- ...
Posted Tuesday, January 12th 2010 at 4:25AM
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Welcome to The Children of Cyberspace: Old Fogies by Their 20s! YouTube. Facebook. The Kindle. Now a tablet. New technology is creating new generation gaps.
My 2-year-old daughter surprised me recently with two words: “Daddy’s book.” She was ho ...
Posted Sunday, January 10th 2010 at 5:15PM
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"What a Wonderful World" is a song written by Bob Thiele (as George Douglas) and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released as a single in 1968. Thiele and Weiss were both prominent in the music world (Thiele as a produ ...
Posted Sunday, January 10th 2010 at 11:58AM
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CNN Breaking News
-- Christmas Day airline terror suspect Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab pleads not guilty to six federal charges. Watch live coverage now on http://CNN.com/Live
DETROIT (CBS News) ¯
A plea of not guilty was entered on behalf o ...
Posted Sunday, January 10th 2010 at 10:09AM
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Damage, power outages reported after 6.5-magnitude earthquake off the coast of northern California. Residents are cleaning up the damage caused by a 6.5-magnitude quake that struck Saturday off the coast of Eureka, California.
At the height of qu ...
Posted Sunday, January 10th 2010 at 10:00AM
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Omo Naija by DJ Jamix ...be patient because actual video comes on at about 21 seconds......
http://djmightymike.net/blog/jamix-omo-naija-ft-terry-g-9ice-mi ...
Posted Sunday, January 10th 2010 at 9:06AM
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The American news agency VOA, reports that the United States has increased security screenings for air travelers from 14 countries, in response to the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. jetliner flying from Amsterdam to Detroit. The Transport ...
Posted Sunday, January 10th 2010 at 8:58AM
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Abuja: Nigeria is not on the US' terror watch list and also the African nation has not been accused of sponsoring terrorism against it, Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe has said.
"Nigeria is not accused of sponsoring terrorism; we cannot be because it ...
Posted Sunday, January 10th 2010 at 8:48AM
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Several events in the last few weeks, have appeared as sign posts marking our
approach to the “end of the age.” Europe has moved closer to becoming a single
nation comprised of subordinate states. Jesuit educated Herman van Rompuy, Belgium Prime ...
Posted Friday, January 8th 2010 at 10:35AM
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Despite requests from the media, Democratic leadership refuses to publicize the reconciliation process. As House and Senate committee members prepare to possibly sit down and reconcile the two versions of health care reform, it appears Democrats will ...
Posted Thursday, January 7th 2010 at 5:45PM
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Dear, Mr. President:
I’ll be honest; I didn’t vote for you. Maybe that’s why you’ll take this epistolary column with a huge grain of salt. You portrayed yourself as a candidate of change. I’ve yet to see any change in at least two areas that most ...
Posted Thursday, January 7th 2010 at 2:40PM
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I'm Done Solomon--Let It Go-- Dedicated to Solomon Abdul Rahman
You need to get if he don't wanna
Love you the right way he ain't gonna
It ain't where he's at its where he
Where he wanna be
I understand why you wanna try
Make him stay home l ...
Posted Thursday, January 7th 2010 at 1:57PM
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In 1977, Fela and the Africa ‘70 released Zombie, a scathing attack on Nigerian soldiers using the zombie metaphor to describe the methods of the Nigerian military.
His fans praised Zombie, but the government was infuriated and attacked his commune, ...
Posted Thursday, January 7th 2010 at 1:19PM
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An article by Craig Blomberg
**PreachingToday.com: What are your favorite parables, and why?
*Craig Blomberg: Simply because certain parables, like the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan, are used so often, I have come to appreciate some of t ...
Posted Thursday, January 7th 2010 at 10:52AM
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SAN'A, Yemen – The Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a U.S. passenger plane on Christmas may have met with a radical American-Yemeni cleric linked to al-Qaida and the alleged Fort Hood shooter to prepare for the failed attack, Yemen's deputy prim ...
Posted Thursday, January 7th 2010 at 10:40AM
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'The Challenge Goes Out to All American Muslims': Four Muslim Americans discuss the issues facing Muslims in today's post-9/11 landscape, and see a positive future ahead.
BY: Omar Sacirbey
It’s been five years since 19 Muslim hijackers changed ...
Posted Thursday, January 7th 2010 at 10:29AM
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SOLOMON YOU ARE AN IGNORAMUS! READ MY BLOG RESPONSE AGAIN:
"my reply to the antichrist & racist mr. solomon!!!"
http://blackinamerica.com/cgi-bin/blog.cgi?blog_id=162769&cid=10&reading=
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Posted Wednesday, January 6th 2010 at 5:53PM
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WASHINGTON – Two longtime Senate Democrats suddenly abandoned re-election bids, and so did a Democratic swing-state governor, underscoring the perilous political environment for President Barack Obama's party as anti-incumbent sentiment ripples acros ...
Posted Wednesday, January 6th 2010 at 5:47PM
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SOLOMON YOU ARE AN IGNORAMUS! READ MY BLOG RESPONSE AGAIN:
"my reply to the antichrist & racist mr. solomon!!!"
http://blackinamerica.com/cgi-bin/blog.cgi?blog_id=162769&cid=10&reading=
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Posted Wednesday, January 6th 2010 at 5:34PM
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SOLOMON YOU ARE AN IGNORAMUS! READ MY BLOG RESPONSE AGAIN:
"my reply to the antichrist & racist mr. solomon!!!"
http://blackinamerica.com/cgi-bin/blog.cgi?blog_id=162769&cid=10&reading=
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Posted Wednesday, January 6th 2010 at 5:31PM
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NBA commissioner suspends Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas indefinitely, citing possession of firearms at arena.
NEW YORK -- NBA commissioner David Stern has indefinitely suspended Gilbert Arenas, saying the Washington Wizards guard is "not currently ...
Posted Wednesday, January 6th 2010 at 5:25PM
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