Spain breaks up male-prostitute trafficking gang
MADRID — Spanish police say that for the first time they have broken up a human-trafficking gang that brought men to the country to work as prostitutes, providing them with Viagra, cocaine and other stimulant drugs to be available for sex with other men 24 hours a day.
Authorities arrested 14 people, mainly Brazilians, on suspicion of running the organization and another 17 alleged prostitutes for being in Spain illegally, the National Police said in a statement Tuesday.
Police inspector Jose Nieto said the case involving the Brazilians was the first in which Spanish authorities dismantled a ring in which traffickers brought in men, rather than women, to toil as sex workers.
The victims, men in their 20s and estimated to number between 60 and 80, were mainly recruited in northern Brazil and saddled with debts of up to euro4,000 ($5,000) as the cost of bringing them to Spain.
Some were duped into thinking legitimate jobs awaited them as go-go dancers or models; others knew they would be working in the sex industry, but not that they had to be prepared for sex around the clock and would be moved from one province to another depending on demand for their services, Nieto told a news conference.
The men had to give half their earnings to the gang, and pay for rent and food in the apartments where they worked.
"If the men complained or caused any kind of problem, the gang leaders would threaten them, even with death," the police statement said.
The arrests were made in recent weeks and the alleged ringleader is a Brazilian based in Palma on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca.
Besides Viagra and cocaine, the men were given marijuana and the club scene drug known as 'poppers', the police statement said.
Sex is a multibillion-dollar industry in Spain, with brothels staffed mainly by poor immigrant women from Latin America, Africa and eastern Europe lining highways just about everywhere and respectable daily newspapers brimming with ads from people selling their bodies. Prostitution falls in legal limbo: it is not regulated, although pimping is a crime.
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ATTENTION ALL LADIES....PICK BETTER DUDES....
So this quote by Jill Scott on marriage and lazy dudes did rub me wrong. In it she asserts that playing PlayStation is somehow the trait of a lazy dude. While yes, there’s a plethora of lazy dudes out there, she has it wrong when it comes to what that has to do with games.
Here is the quote:
VIBE.COM: You are one of the featured stars of Tyler Perry’s upcoming Why Did I Get Married Too. Do you see yourself ever getting hitched again following your 2007 divorce with Lyzel Williams and a broken engagement with your former drummer John Roberts?
JILL SCOTT: I don’t think I’ll get married again. I’m not looking for it. What I can say about my divorce and my failed engagement is that I learned where my bar is. I used to pray for a man who had potential, but that’s not my prayer anymore. Not only does he have to have potential, he has to have had accomplished some things in his life. He has to have a work ethic, because I don’t want to come home to someone sitting on the sofa playing PlayStation. I’m looking for someone who works as hard as I do. Who loves their work as much as I do, so at the end of the night we have something real to talk about, something exciting that makes our blood flow and boil. I need my man to be my homie. If you can’t help me grow, there’s no point with you being in my life.
- VIBE ONLINE
She sounds a little bitter. Its going to be alright boo boo.
Remember, video games are recreational entertainment. You know, something that you do when your NOT working. So when I’m not hard at work because I was WORKING all day, or all week and its now weekend and instead of watching ‘So You Think You Can Dance”, “Gossip Girls”, or “Real Housewives” or anything on television for that matter I often would rather play games. It’s that simple. Women waste hours watching these shows so why is it that when a guy spends an hour or two on Madden he is thrown in the lazy dude category.
So yeah she had a failed marriage and a failed relationship with dudes that were not driven so why bring games into the equation. These types of comments are so tired. Still I love you Jill. Straight up.
My homegirl tells me that women hate video games because when dudes focus on them they completely ignore the women in the room. Believe me there is more to it than the whole lazy dude thing. Women hate to be ignored. So they do hate the ignore machine. Fellas make sure your handling your business and your spending quality time with your women. But you already know that. Right? And ladies you do have something to do while he plays games? Right?
So yeah its not just the ladies fault with hating games. It’s also all those dudes out there that need to grow up and get their shit together. Honestly though don’t blame the games blame the dudes. There’s plenty of guys out there that play games and get that paper.
Ladies pick better dudes. Jill Scott shouldn’t blame Sony because that was how her ex-dude wasted his time. You don’t blame Hennessy because someone drank it and then crashed their car do you? You blame the irresponsible individual.
My advise to the ladies is to get a real man who can handle his business and deserves to play because he works hard.
Pick better dudes.
Here is the quote:
VIBE.COM: You are one of the featured stars of Tyler Perry’s upcoming Why Did I Get Married Too. Do you see yourself ever getting hitched again following your 2007 divorce with Lyzel Williams and a broken engagement with your former drummer John Roberts?
JILL SCOTT: I don’t think I’ll get married again. I’m not looking for it. What I can say about my divorce and my failed engagement is that I learned where my bar is. I used to pray for a man who had potential, but that’s not my prayer anymore. Not only does he have to have potential, he has to have had accomplished some things in his life. He has to have a work ethic, because I don’t want to come home to someone sitting on the sofa playing PlayStation. I’m looking for someone who works as hard as I do. Who loves their work as much as I do, so at the end of the night we have something real to talk about, something exciting that makes our blood flow and boil. I need my man to be my homie. If you can’t help me grow, there’s no point with you being in my life.
- VIBE ONLINE
She sounds a little bitter. Its going to be alright boo boo.
Remember, video games are recreational entertainment. You know, something that you do when your NOT working. So when I’m not hard at work because I was WORKING all day, or all week and its now weekend and instead of watching ‘So You Think You Can Dance”, “Gossip Girls”, or “Real Housewives” or anything on television for that matter I often would rather play games. It’s that simple. Women waste hours watching these shows so why is it that when a guy spends an hour or two on Madden he is thrown in the lazy dude category.
So yeah she had a failed marriage and a failed relationship with dudes that were not driven so why bring games into the equation. These types of comments are so tired. Still I love you Jill. Straight up.
My homegirl tells me that women hate video games because when dudes focus on them they completely ignore the women in the room. Believe me there is more to it than the whole lazy dude thing. Women hate to be ignored. So they do hate the ignore machine. Fellas make sure your handling your business and your spending quality time with your women. But you already know that. Right? And ladies you do have something to do while he plays games? Right?
So yeah its not just the ladies fault with hating games. It’s also all those dudes out there that need to grow up and get their shit together. Honestly though don’t blame the games blame the dudes. There’s plenty of guys out there that play games and get that paper.
Ladies pick better dudes. Jill Scott shouldn’t blame Sony because that was how her ex-dude wasted his time. You don’t blame Hennessy because someone drank it and then crashed their car do you? You blame the irresponsible individual.
My advise to the ladies is to get a real man who can handle his business and deserves to play because he works hard.
Pick better dudes.
THE REAL ON ROMANCE...
I was taking a shower this morning and it occurred to me that very few of the women I have been involved with got romance right. There is a surprising number of women that sit back and wait for guys to be romantic. Some have even told me that I should be buying them lingerie and of course then I laughed at that as I do now. Not even one of them that said that really wore lingerie for me ever in the first place. I don’t have a problem doing that but the real issue is that most women wait on guys to be romantic, or never reciprocate and still expect and sit back waiting on it with a false sense of entitlement.
In my experience the most unromantic ones were also the most surprised when it was over and it was more of a sizzle that stopped sizzling. No blowups, no big fights. It was just me over it. These very same women would make comments such as “you don’t light candles anymore” or “you used to buy me flowers” but thinking back to them and their random expressions of love they came up flat.
Apparently there is nothing more attractive to women than a guy in a relationship. Trust me women come out the wood works. Its uncanny. Knowing that, it blows my mind how some women think that they don’t have to do special, romantic, or intimate things for their guys. Especially considering that the intimacy is the only thing that separating them from the random jump-off also throwing it at guys every day hoping he will take the bait. Same goes for guys I would imagine because you know like Chris Rock said any dude offering to do anything nice for any woman nine out of ten times is just really him offering her some dick. So guys keep this in mind.
If someone is special then treat them as such.
FROM: http://www.brooklynking.com/
In my experience the most unromantic ones were also the most surprised when it was over and it was more of a sizzle that stopped sizzling. No blowups, no big fights. It was just me over it. These very same women would make comments such as “you don’t light candles anymore” or “you used to buy me flowers” but thinking back to them and their random expressions of love they came up flat.
Apparently there is nothing more attractive to women than a guy in a relationship. Trust me women come out the wood works. Its uncanny. Knowing that, it blows my mind how some women think that they don’t have to do special, romantic, or intimate things for their guys. Especially considering that the intimacy is the only thing that separating them from the random jump-off also throwing it at guys every day hoping he will take the bait. Same goes for guys I would imagine because you know like Chris Rock said any dude offering to do anything nice for any woman nine out of ten times is just really him offering her some dick. So guys keep this in mind.
If someone is special then treat them as such.
FROM: http://www.brooklynking.com/
HOUSEWIVES AND HOES.....
Hoes and Housewives
It's said time and time again that a woman gets treated like a ho when she acts like a ho and subsequently, treated like a housewife when she acts accordingly. It makes sense, even though it isn't the easiest pill to swallow. It's like those burglars who come to your front door in a police uniform, show a badge at the front door, and then stab you, stealing all your jewels from the safe hidden in the bedroom closet. I watch a lot of Law & Order. But the analogy I'm getting at is the policeman acted like a policeman, so you assumed he's a policeman, when in fact, he wasn't. He was a the Hamburglar.
People will only treat you as you demand them to and if you go around being the wifey type, you wind up being someone's wife. If you go around acting like a gardening too, you'll be taken to the yard and put to such use. Here's a few ways to know the difference. Perhaps the hardest part will be realizing whether this is a problem for you, but they say that's the first step towards recovery, so godspeed.
Phone calls. Do you wake up on a Saturday morning to find three missed calls and a text from that special someone? Did the messages look like this:
Hey babe. What are you doing? In your hood. Want me to come by? I know it's late, but I miss you.
If so, you have a problem. I know it seems nice, aww, he misses you, but it's all code game-running. He's trying to bone. That's it. He's not hitting you at one in the afternoon talking bout, I miss you, let's have lunch. Nope. More importantly, at some point down the line, you answered or responded to a late night text from said gentlemen leading them to believe that you were down, that they could text or call you on the late night. By allowing that boundary to be minimized, the guy went on ahead and hopped over it.**
Inappropriate Talk. I once talked to a guy who flat out used to make sexual comments on the phone. Literally every other sentence would be laced with innuendo. One day, I told him to cut it out and he laughed saying he was just trying to see how far he could take it, how he had to find out exactly how beyond the envelope he could push. He found out. He stopped.
Diss. When you get dissed in public, well, you know what that means. It isn't rocket science, but just in case you are Helen Keller over there, let me paint the picture for you (in brail): Everyone's heading to the big house party of the weekend. You walk in, feeling cute in your skinny white jeans and mid drift baring tank. All is well in the world. You spot the guy you've been chumming it up with, you've hung out a few times, slept together, etc. You strike a pose, laugh with friends, wait for him to notice you and say hey. He doesn't. In fact, he looked dead at you. Hmm. That's weird. So you go and say hey to him (which you absolutely shouldn't have to do) and what does he do? Mumbles something resembling hello and then goes back to his conversation. Honey, he could care less. And if the sexes are reversed, it means she doesn't want anyone to know you like each other outside the confines of her apartment. I bet you one thing though, you will be getting a text later that night asking if you're still up...
Investments. As my best boy put it: "you spend money on a ho, but you invest in a wifey." And investing doesn't just equal money. It's time, effort, space, sharing your life. If he ain't even REMOTELY doing that, well he's just not that into you...but he is in to that ass;)
The Obvious. I once had a friend who was in a sexual relationship with a guy. She liked him though and wanted more. He didn't seem to interested in it, but she somehow confused his coming over at 3am with him totally being into her. Maybe she thought he just didn't realize it yet. Whatever she deluded herself into believing, it was pretty obvious that he was only interested in sleeping with her. He wouldn't return her calls, barely responded timely to texts, and yet she still thought because of the little nuggets of game he tossed her way, he was this close to professing his love.
At the end of the day, it's about boundaries. Put 'em up (or not, if you don't care). If s/he adheres to them, grrreat. If not. Keep it funky and peace out. Sure being a ho is fun, but housewives win on most days of the week. Especially Sunday.
FROM: http://blackiecollins.blogspot.com
It's said time and time again that a woman gets treated like a ho when she acts like a ho and subsequently, treated like a housewife when she acts accordingly. It makes sense, even though it isn't the easiest pill to swallow. It's like those burglars who come to your front door in a police uniform, show a badge at the front door, and then stab you, stealing all your jewels from the safe hidden in the bedroom closet. I watch a lot of Law & Order. But the analogy I'm getting at is the policeman acted like a policeman, so you assumed he's a policeman, when in fact, he wasn't. He was a the Hamburglar.
People will only treat you as you demand them to and if you go around being the wifey type, you wind up being someone's wife. If you go around acting like a gardening too, you'll be taken to the yard and put to such use. Here's a few ways to know the difference. Perhaps the hardest part will be realizing whether this is a problem for you, but they say that's the first step towards recovery, so godspeed.
Phone calls. Do you wake up on a Saturday morning to find three missed calls and a text from that special someone? Did the messages look like this:
Hey babe. What are you doing? In your hood. Want me to come by? I know it's late, but I miss you.
If so, you have a problem. I know it seems nice, aww, he misses you, but it's all code game-running. He's trying to bone. That's it. He's not hitting you at one in the afternoon talking bout, I miss you, let's have lunch. Nope. More importantly, at some point down the line, you answered or responded to a late night text from said gentlemen leading them to believe that you were down, that they could text or call you on the late night. By allowing that boundary to be minimized, the guy went on ahead and hopped over it.**
Inappropriate Talk. I once talked to a guy who flat out used to make sexual comments on the phone. Literally every other sentence would be laced with innuendo. One day, I told him to cut it out and he laughed saying he was just trying to see how far he could take it, how he had to find out exactly how beyond the envelope he could push. He found out. He stopped.
Diss. When you get dissed in public, well, you know what that means. It isn't rocket science, but just in case you are Helen Keller over there, let me paint the picture for you (in brail): Everyone's heading to the big house party of the weekend. You walk in, feeling cute in your skinny white jeans and mid drift baring tank. All is well in the world. You spot the guy you've been chumming it up with, you've hung out a few times, slept together, etc. You strike a pose, laugh with friends, wait for him to notice you and say hey. He doesn't. In fact, he looked dead at you. Hmm. That's weird. So you go and say hey to him (which you absolutely shouldn't have to do) and what does he do? Mumbles something resembling hello and then goes back to his conversation. Honey, he could care less. And if the sexes are reversed, it means she doesn't want anyone to know you like each other outside the confines of her apartment. I bet you one thing though, you will be getting a text later that night asking if you're still up...
Investments. As my best boy put it: "you spend money on a ho, but you invest in a wifey." And investing doesn't just equal money. It's time, effort, space, sharing your life. If he ain't even REMOTELY doing that, well he's just not that into you...but he is in to that ass;)
The Obvious. I once had a friend who was in a sexual relationship with a guy. She liked him though and wanted more. He didn't seem to interested in it, but she somehow confused his coming over at 3am with him totally being into her. Maybe she thought he just didn't realize it yet. Whatever she deluded herself into believing, it was pretty obvious that he was only interested in sleeping with her. He wouldn't return her calls, barely responded timely to texts, and yet she still thought because of the little nuggets of game he tossed her way, he was this close to professing his love.
At the end of the day, it's about boundaries. Put 'em up (or not, if you don't care). If s/he adheres to them, grrreat. If not. Keep it funky and peace out. Sure being a ho is fun, but housewives win on most days of the week. Especially Sunday.
FROM: http://blackiecollins.blogspot.com
August 20, 2010
August 16, 2010
CHECK THE INFO BELOW...ACCURATE OR JUST A BITTER BLACK WOMAN?
Aww, isn’t thug love beautiful?
Hopefully, neither of these men are your husband or baby daddy. I found this homotional photo on Twitter.com last night. The caption under the pic reads: “#noexcuse I DONT GIVE A FUCK HOW SLEEPY YOU ARE…”
The caption writer assumes that the two thugs are just homeboys probably returning home from late night partying. But I beg to differ. The one on the left is lovingly touching the hand of the sleeping thug, which is a dead giveaway.
Over the past 4 decades, black women have decided to go it alone with their kids rather than be subservient to black men like their mothers and aunts were back in the days when black men were the majority head of households.
It’s become nearly impossible to distinguish heterosexual men from down low thugs due to the proliferation of female-led households in the black community.
As more and more black women switch roles and responsibilities with men, more and more fatherless men are turning to other men for the strength and guidance they are missing in their lives.
Meanwhile, African Americans account for the highest rate of new HIV/AIDS cases.
FROM: SANDRAROSE.COM
August 12, 2010
MAYBE HE LIKES BEING IN THE LIMELIGHT....
Hey this is Slimm, unfortunately me and Vivica are no longer dating. After 8 months it’s time to go our separate ways. In life you can love and have chemistry with a person but Flaws can sometimes outweigh the relationship. I wish her the best and I know she feels the same. Thanks.
THEN....
I want to clear the air about the rushed statement released yesterday about Vivica and I breaking up.
Sometimes a person may act out of anger and I apologize for my “flaw” of overreacting instead of letting time take its course.
We have all been involved in a serious relationship resulting with making fast and unplanned decisions.
So, of course, no one is perfect.
Beyond a doubt I understand how to treat people you love. Vivica is an important part of my life and I would never try to hurt her. Thanks for supporting us as we figure things out.
THERE IS ONLY ONE EXPLANATION WHY DUDE IS FUCKING A WOMAN OLD ENOUGH TO BE HIS MOMS....
August 11, 2010
YOUR TITLE IS.....YESTERDAY.....(GOOD SHIT)
Our parlance overflows with pseudonyms and titles to grant to lovers or significant others of varying degree. If you were ever engaged or married before then that individual's label/title is easy enough to reference. That was your fiance or your spouse. The two of your were in a well defined relationship. That person has earned their ex label.
How do you qualify the Fuck buddy/Cutty Buddy/Bust-it-Baby/Booty Call or the Friends with Benefits or the "Just Someone You're Dating"when you are speaking to the newest lover?
Can there be no emotions involved if there's no title assigned?
Ever since I learned the term Yesterday in relation to anyone you've been involved with on any romantic or erotic level I've found it more than appropriate an all encompassing umbrella. Lately, I've been thinking that perhaps it over qualifies those who may not deserve it and oversimplifies those who deserve more.
In our day and age of multiple lover categories and possible titles what makes and ex an ex?
FROM: http://www.itsthelaurenshow.com/
How do you qualify the Fuck buddy/Cutty Buddy/Bust-it-Baby/Booty Call or the Friends with Benefits or the "Just Someone You're Dating"when you are speaking to the newest lover?
Can there be no emotions involved if there's no title assigned?
Ever since I learned the term Yesterday in relation to anyone you've been involved with on any romantic or erotic level I've found it more than appropriate an all encompassing umbrella. Lately, I've been thinking that perhaps it over qualifies those who may not deserve it and oversimplifies those who deserve more.
In our day and age of multiple lover categories and possible titles what makes and ex an ex?
FROM: http://www.itsthelaurenshow.com/
FOOD STAMP BENEFITS BEING CUT...(THERE GOES ALL MY JUNK FOOD)
During one of the worst national recessions the government has decided to cut $12 billion from the Food Stamp fund, potentially effecting 41 million Americans.
In the midst of Michelle Obama’s campaign to eat well, the Government has decided to help its citizens do just the opposite.
House members convened Tuesday to pass the multibillion-dollar bailout bill for cash-strapped states. The Bill requires that $12 billion be stripped from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, to help fund programs that provide $10 billion to school districts. The money will be used to rehire laid-off teachers or ensure that more teachers won’t be let go before the new school year begins, keeping more than 160,000 teachers on the job, the Obama administration says.
Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, blasted the move as “a bitter pill to swallow” but still voted yes.
“I fought very hard for the food assistance money in the Recovery Act, and the fact is that participation in the food stamps program has jumped dramatically with the economic crisis, from 31.1 million persons to 38.2 million just in one year,” DeLauro said in an e-mail sent to FoxNews.com. “But I know that states across the nation and my own state of Connecticut also desperately need these resources to save jobs and avoid Draconian cuts to essential services for low income families.”
The Food Research and Action Center said a family of four would see benefits drop about $59 per month starting in 2014.
According to U.S. Department of Agriculture figures, the number of people on the food stamp rolls has been growing to record levels for 18 straight months. Nearly $5.5 billion in aid went out to beneficiaries in May alone. The number of May recipients marked a 19 percent increase from a year ago and the USDA projects that next year’s enrollment will reach about 43.4 million.
The Obama administration has pushed hard for the $26 billion bill. The White House argued that it is essential to protecting 300,000 teachers and other nonfederal government workers from election-year layoffs and will not add to the national deficit.
“If we do nothing, these educators won’t be returning to the classroom this fall, and that won’t just deprive them of a paycheck, it will deprive the children and parents who are counting on them to provide a decent education,” Obama said in the White House Rose Garden shortly before the bill’s passed on Tuesday.
“This proposal is fully paid for, in part by closing tax loopholes that encourage corporations that ships American jobs overseas. So it will not add to our deficit,” he said. “And the money will only go toward saving the jobs of teachers and other essential professionals…I urge members of both parties to come together and get this done, so that I can sign this bill into law.”
So they noticed a 20% increase in food stamp recipients and decided to cut the fund? It’s a sad day when the country has to choose between learning and living.
HOPEFULLY THIS WILL END PEOPLE SELLING FOOD OUT OF THEIR BABIES MOUTHS
URBAN DICTIONARY-BEAT IT UP...
-To be on the giving end of a sexual encounter (short for "beat up the pussy" or for you fudge packers and freaks out there "beat up the ass")
-When a guy "beats up" the pussy.. or "knocks the bottom outta the pussy".. in other words.. knows how to hit it right
-Having sex with a woman... otherwise beatin dat pussy up... refers also to smashing, beatin, ownin, bag and tag.
-When a guy "beats up" the pussy.. or "knocks the bottom outta the pussy".. in other words.. knows how to hit it right
-Having sex with a woman... otherwise beatin dat pussy up... refers also to smashing, beatin, ownin, bag and tag.
August 10, 2010
SITTING IT DOWN....
Poor Usain. First, he gets beat by American Tyson Gay last week, and now he’s taking off for THE REST of 2010 due to a tight lower back:
Usain Bolt’s manager says the Olympic track star is taking the rest of 2010 off because of tightness in his lower back.
Manager Ricky Simms says in an e-mail Tuesday that Bolt has been examined by a doctor in Germany and the back problem “restricts his ability to generate power in his stride.” Simms says racing “in this condition could risk injury” to Bolt’s legs. Simms says an MRI exam showed that a previous Achilles’ tendon injury is healed. Bolt will have treatment to loosen his back and then rest, skipping track and field meets in Zurich and Brussels.
The announcement comes less than a week after Bolt lost to American rival Tyson Gay in the 100 meters at Stockholm. Bolt owns world records in the 100 and 200.
August 9, 2010
SETTLING FOR WHAT SHE CAN GET OR REALLY HAPPY??
LeBron James baby mama Savannah has come into her own as a lover and confidant to NBA King LeBron James.
Savannah exudes confidence in everything she does, from the clothes she wears to the weave that she doesn’t wear.
She literally has the world’s most famous basketball player by the gonads.
That’s a great position to be in because it means that she rules the purse strings as well as his puppet strings.
Savannahl is profiled in the current issue of Haper’s Bazaar magazine. Here’s what she has to say about issues that don’t really concern her:
On Miami Groupies affecting her relationship:
I’m not worried. We’re good. Our relationship is good.
Her mom adds:
Don’t you think he knows the difference between ruthlessness and love? If LeBron was going to do something shady, he can do that around the corner. He doesn’t have to go to Miami.
On marriage plans, and why a woman with confidence is never impatient:
I’ve definitely not put a fire under his ass I would never rush him to do something like that. We’re really comfortable with the way things are now. And it’s not up to me. When it happens, it happens. We talk about it. If we do it, I want it to be forever. I’m the mother of his children. I’m not a baby mama. There’s a lot more to me than that.
Lebron James on Savannah
A person like myself always needs a great sidekick and a person you can rely on no matter the circumstances. And she’s that. She’s got my back, and I love her for that.
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME TREY....(OR NOT)
After a somewhat promising start back in June, the show’s ratings have dropped to dismal depths – with this week’s episode bringing in an embarrassing 0.461 million viewers (this despite it being aired nationally).
Worse still, the disastrous figures landed the show in last place among all Cable shows on the day of its airing (August 4th).
This will no doubt come as a blow to BET, Songz, and his team – who sources say had been lobbying for another season of ‘My Moment’.
With ‘My Moment’, however, it is unavoidably clear from the get-go that the objective is to present Songz as superstar. Yet with only one Gold album to boot (out of three) and a fanbase who appear to be more concerned with what’s in his trousers than his talent (an image Songz cultivated for himself), it’s not surprising to see such plans falling through. Matters aren’t helped by the fact Songz has as much personality as a loaf of bread, either.
August 6, 2010
POWER....VIDEO OR PAINTING? WHAT THE HELL IS IT....
Kanye West’s six-figure Horus chain hangs low in this first image from his “Power” video. The New York Times got a sneak peek of the clip directed by artist Marco Brambilla. As West raps, the camera slowly pans out in one continuous, unedited take to reveal him surrounded by nude female attendants; some kneel before him, others wear devil horns, and some are suspended upside down from the ceiling. The Sword of Damocles hangs over the rapper’s head, while an executioner prepares to strike him with a blade.
“It’s kind of apocalyptic, in a very personal way,” Brambilla told ArtsBeat. “It’s a very exaggerated hyper-sensational version of what the song is saying.”
On July 29, 2010, Kanye tweeted on his new official Twitter page, "At the Edit of Power."
The controversial video is expected to premiere on the 5th of August right after Jersey Shore. Kanye was boasting the tagline, “IT’S NOT A VIDEO…IT’S A PAINTING,”.
“It’s kind of apocalyptic, in a very personal way,” Brambilla told ArtsBeat. “It’s a very exaggerated hyper-sensational version of what the song is saying.”
On July 29, 2010, Kanye tweeted on his new official Twitter page, "At the Edit of Power."
The controversial video is expected to premiere on the 5th of August right after Jersey Shore. Kanye was boasting the tagline, “IT’S NOT A VIDEO…IT’S A PAINTING,”.
August 3, 2010
INTRODUCING THE WORLDS CHEAPEST LAPTOP....
India has developed the world's cheapest laptop – a touchscreen device which resembles Apple's wildly popular iPad but will cost just £23.
The prototype was unveiled today by Kapil Sibal, the country's human resource development minister, who said 110 million Indian schoolchildren would be the first recipients.
Then, from next year, the device – designed to bridge the digital divide and boost India's economy – will become available to students in higher education.
Sibal said: "The solutions for tomorrow will emerge from India. We have reached a stage that today, the motherboard, its chip, the processing, connectivity, all of them cumulatively cost around $35 [£23], including memory, display, everything."
Past low-cost technologies produced by the country include the £1,450 Tata Nano car and a mobile phone costing less than £11. The iPad retails at about £429 in the UK – 18 times the cost of the Indian laptop.
The tablet computer, developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi and the Indian Institute of Science in Bengalooru, will eventually be made available to the public. It will run on an open source Linux operating system with Open Office software and can be powered by solar panel or batteries as well as mains electricity. It will have no hard drive but users will have access to a USB port, 2GB of memory and a video-conferencing facility, internet browsing.
Sudhir Dixit, director of Hewlett-Packard's Indian research division, welcomed the announcement. He said: "This is a very strong move with good potential. Previous initiatives with these aims have had laptops priced at around $100, so it is a development.
"The interesting thing is that slate devices are expected to come into the market and cut into sales of laptops and netbooks. The predictions are that slate devices will do to netbooks and laptops what netbooks and laptops did to desktop PCs. It gives people mobility.
"Access to IT in the education system is growing very rapidly. Because of the government's great push forward in IT, every school will have computers and, at some stage, every person will have access to IT."
More than 62m PCs are expected to be sold in India this year and the figure is predicted to top 100m in 2013. The first quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010 saw a 72% growth in netbook sales.
Dixit said: "This year the IT market has begun growing very rapidly after a slump last year."
The device forms part of the Indian government's commitment to an across-the-country satisfactory standard of education by 2010. According to 2001 census figures, literacy levels in India are at 63%, lagging behind most other developing nations, including China – where the figure is 93%. There are 60 million registered internet users in India, a country with a population of 1.2 billion.
Earlier this year HP Labs India announced a move to bring tens of millions of people online in the country, enabling users of low-end mobile phones to complete simple functions on websites.
The HP innovation could potentially open the customer market for small businesses from the 60 million registered internet users to the 600 million owners of mobile phones.
The prototype was unveiled today by Kapil Sibal, the country's human resource development minister, who said 110 million Indian schoolchildren would be the first recipients.
Then, from next year, the device – designed to bridge the digital divide and boost India's economy – will become available to students in higher education.
Sibal said: "The solutions for tomorrow will emerge from India. We have reached a stage that today, the motherboard, its chip, the processing, connectivity, all of them cumulatively cost around $35 [£23], including memory, display, everything."
Past low-cost technologies produced by the country include the £1,450 Tata Nano car and a mobile phone costing less than £11. The iPad retails at about £429 in the UK – 18 times the cost of the Indian laptop.
The tablet computer, developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi and the Indian Institute of Science in Bengalooru, will eventually be made available to the public. It will run on an open source Linux operating system with Open Office software and can be powered by solar panel or batteries as well as mains electricity. It will have no hard drive but users will have access to a USB port, 2GB of memory and a video-conferencing facility, internet browsing.
Sudhir Dixit, director of Hewlett-Packard's Indian research division, welcomed the announcement. He said: "This is a very strong move with good potential. Previous initiatives with these aims have had laptops priced at around $100, so it is a development.
"The interesting thing is that slate devices are expected to come into the market and cut into sales of laptops and netbooks. The predictions are that slate devices will do to netbooks and laptops what netbooks and laptops did to desktop PCs. It gives people mobility.
"Access to IT in the education system is growing very rapidly. Because of the government's great push forward in IT, every school will have computers and, at some stage, every person will have access to IT."
More than 62m PCs are expected to be sold in India this year and the figure is predicted to top 100m in 2013. The first quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010 saw a 72% growth in netbook sales.
Dixit said: "This year the IT market has begun growing very rapidly after a slump last year."
The device forms part of the Indian government's commitment to an across-the-country satisfactory standard of education by 2010. According to 2001 census figures, literacy levels in India are at 63%, lagging behind most other developing nations, including China – where the figure is 93%. There are 60 million registered internet users in India, a country with a population of 1.2 billion.
Earlier this year HP Labs India announced a move to bring tens of millions of people online in the country, enabling users of low-end mobile phones to complete simple functions on websites.
The HP innovation could potentially open the customer market for small businesses from the 60 million registered internet users to the 600 million owners of mobile phones.
SAVE THE DATES.....DEC 2ND AND MARCH 29TH
LeBron James and the Miami Heat will make their first of two visits to Quicken Loans Arena on Dec. 2, The Plain Dealer has learned.
The first game with Miami will be a nationally televised broadcast on TNT.
The Cavs will also play host to the Heat on March 29. The Cavs will play in Miami on Dec. 15 and Jan. 31.
James announced his decision to sign with the Heat last month, joining fellow free agents Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. A week later, long-time Cavs center Zydrunas Ilgauskas also signed with the Heat.
The NBA will announce several highlight games for the 2010 schedule tonight in a broadcast on NBA TV. The entire NBA schedule is expected to be announced next week.
The Plain Dealer has also learned that the Cavs will open the season at home on Oct. 27 against the Boston Celtics.
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