February 2011
65 posts
8 tags
14 tags
Marijuana Department Store Opens in California →
abcnewsradio:
The 10,000 square foot marijuana emporium is the first of its kind, and is being billed as the place where growers of medical marijuana can come for supplies and training, according to a report by the Sacramento Bee. The store goes by the name weGrow, and while it does not actually sell marijuana, it offers all the necessary manufacturing tools and information…
Keep Reading...
Interviewer: What are you wearing?
Andrew Garfield: A suit and tie.
15 tags
\
Just kidding, if you go to http://ugandaskateboardunion.wordpress.com/, you can see updates on whats going on. the last post was Feb. 26. They recently had a competition and from the looks of things, Tony Hawk has already gotten involved
16 tags
13 tags
WatchPlease take a look at the talents of Uganda’s original skateboarders. The Uganda Skateboard Union has been successfully operating in a suburb of Kampala for over a year now. The organization is fighting idleness and boredom by introducing skateboarding to disadvantaged youth. The skate park shown in the video is the first and only park in the country and it was built entirely by hand by the...
14 tags
6 tags
14 tags
7 tags
Julian Assange…… Nobel Peace Prize?
just some food for thought
13 tags
6 tags
Knicks land Carmelo Anthony →
The New York Knicks have acquired Carmelo Anthony, sources told ESPN The Magazine’s senior writer Chris Broussard on Monday night.
Completing the deal, Denver will get Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, the Knicks’ 2014 first-round draft pick, the Warriors’ 2012 second-round pick, the Warriors’ 2013 second-round pick and $3 million in cash...
7 tags
9 tags
7 tags
10 tags
14 tags
9 tags
More Skrillex
I bet after that last post you want to watch a whole bunch of live skrillex concerts. Oh you don’t? Well either way here are a few of my favorite ones.
This first one is him at Club Ampersand in New Orleans. This is the only skrillex show I have ever been to but it was well worth the drive and the missed classes the next day. the rest are just random other places.
...
7 tags
Skrillex
His new song is super dope.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaIZ0mUJzr0
but, don’t rip it from youtube, it isn’t the finished version and if you have respect for him you will wait until it is officially released.
Anyway. The point of this post is just to let everyone know that at this point and time, after only one ep, Skrillex is probably the number 2 or 3 dubstep artist in the...
14 tags
12 tags
Lance Armstrong retires
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong said he’s quitting professional cycling, ending a two-year comeback at age 39.
If you would like to read an in depth article about the details of the retirement, click here
Thoughts on his retirement?
He was a great cyclist, no question. He probably will hold the record for most in a row, at 7 for a long time. Sure there was the accusations of...
12 tags
9 tags
9 tags
4 tags
11 tags
Eminem's mom once sued school over bullying of son →
With the plague of school bullying and harassment now the subject of a growing national conversation, the rapper Eminem—who just went on “60 Minutes” and defended his use of homosexual slurs—has his own story about how “it gets better.”
As an elementary school student in metropolitan Detroit, young Marshall Mathers was the target of bullying so severe that his mother actually sued...
7 tags
12 tags
I don’t vouch for many artists, but this guy...
8 tags
5 tags
9 tags
2 tags
10 tags
12 tags
Important speeches in history
Simply click on the link to listen to these important moments in history
JFK- Ask not what you can do for your country
Ronald Reagan - Tear Down That Wall
President Bush - Desert Storm
Lou Gehrig - Farewell Speech
Hiroshima News bulliten
Pearl Harbor News Bulliten
8 tags
The festival of Holi →
The festival takes place in late February – early March, the full moon. On the first day bonfires at night, symbolizing the burning of Holik, and local musicians and dancers perform to celebrate. The next day, which is called Dhalundi all, regardless of class, caste, gender and age are beginning to sprinkle each other with bright colors and water colored water. According to legend, the stronger...
6 tags
New Era in Egypt
Now that all of the crazy protesting is over with it is time to sit back and take a look at the future of Egypt. The Egyptian people do in a sense “have freedom.” However, they are a long way from being free. The military has control, and if a military leader wants to assume a role as a dictator he definitely could.
OUTLOOK: A military leader is not going to claim a dictator role....
5 tags
5 tags
7 tags
1 tag
Listen: Lady Gaga's New Single 'Born This Way'
LISTEN HERE
It’s a definite change from what she has done, but its pretty good.
Thoughts?
7 tags
Egypt: Hosni Mubarak Steps Down as President →
(CAIRO) — Egypt’s embattled President Hosni Mubarak abruptly stepped down as president, ending his 30-year-reign, and Egyptian armed forces will take over the leadership of the country, vice president Omar Suleiman announced Friday. Crowds gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square erupted into loud cheers, chanting “Egypt is free,” as the historic announcement was made.
6 tags
10 tags
Lil Wayne -- The Make It Rain How-To Guide →
Not something I would normally post but it’s good to switch it up now and then
Got $100 in singles and don’t know what to do with them? Professor Lil Wayne does — it’s called making it rain — and with the help of this instructional video … you too could master the art form!
22 tags
The Status of my favorite teams
NFL: Carolina Panthers- first pick in NFL draft, 2-14 in regular season, no postseason. OUTLOOK, I don’t know at this point. It all is going to depend on their draft picks and how Ron rivera, the new head coach implements his systems. I am also going to assume that Steve Smith is leaving.
NBA: Charlotte Bobcats - They are currently 22-30 and one game out of the 8 spot in the playoffs....
10 tags
Stuttgart, Germany
I definitely miss living here. I think that at some point I will visit again. In case you don’t know anything about Stuttgart, Germany, here are a few things you should know.
Fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany.
The metropolitan area of Stuttgart is home to 5 million people
The automobile and motorcycle were invented in Stuttgart (by Karl Benz and subsequently industrialised in...
4 tags
5 tags
Egypt PM says Mubarak may step down: BBC →
LONDON | Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:23am EST
(Reuters) - Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq told Britain’s BBC that President Hosni Mubarak may step down and the situation in the country will be clarified soon, the British broadcaster said Thursday.
snapthistiger asked: i dormed in Jackson hall @ LSU. 2nd floor corner room by that oak tree in the picture. 1981 - 1983.
11 tags
Global Warming
Many readers may scoff at me because currently in the U.S.A. it is very cold, some of the coldest and worst winter weather ever. However, if you know anything about global warming it means longer colder winters than usual and shorter and hotter summers.
Both Florence Alabama, where I’m from, and in Baton Rouge have had some pretty cold temperatures this year and the summer was also warmer...
