Friday, March 20, 2009

Friday Battle of the Beyonce's: Featuring EGO

It is my pleasure to provide you with a little something special as you surf the net for your last hour and forty five minutes of work. So MY new theme music is Beyonce's song Ego. Yes, I said it. That's my song of the moment. So when I stumbled across what three female dancers say is the POSSIBLE choreography Beyonce may be using for the upcoming Ego video, it reminded me of a video I had seen last week on one of my favorite blogs, Crunk and Disorderly of a lovely young man performing the exact same routine LOL. So YOU be the judge on who did this routine the best!!! ENJOY!!!


New "Ick" Couple?

People are saying singer Mya and Rapper Gucci Mane are an item. Ick. Say it isn't so. Photo spotted HERE.

BTW: The White House Should Hire Me

President Obama is catching some heat for his comment about the 'Special Olympics' during his interview with Jay Leno. Of course, immediately after the interview, the White House issued this statement about the remark:

"The President made an offhand remark making fun of his own bowling that was in no way intended to disparage the Special Olympics. He thinks that the Special Olympics are a wonderful program that gives an opportunity to shine to people with disabilities from around the world."

Of course, I made some minor edits. I would argue that the Special Olympics should be referred to in the singular, since the statement refers to the Olympics as a "program." Here's my revised version:
"The President made an offhand remark making fun of his own bowling that was in no way intended to disparage the Special Olympics. He thinks that the Special Olympics is a wonderful program that gives people with disabilities from around the world an opportunity to shine."

Transcript of Obama's Jay Leno Interview

In case you're like me and missed the President's interview on Jay Leno, here's the official transcript from the White House.

Employees turned into contract workers at Tucson PR firm

As the owner of a small PR firm, I found this article very interesting, and slightly disturbing. Thanks to the economy, an Arizona PR firm had to make all of its employees work as freelancers, but the silver lining is that they were allowed to take their computers, desks and chairs so they could set up shop at home. For some reason, that reminds me of the scene in Jerry McGuire where Jerry takes the fish from the fish tank! LOL
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By Brian J. Pedersen
arizona daily star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.18.2009
advertisementLocal public relations firm LP&G Inc., is shifting nearly all of its employees to contract work in an effort to offset a downturn in business.
"We are transforming for the future," owner Leslie Perls said. "You have to adapt or die. We are adapting so we can press forward with more great work."
LP&G offers advertising, marketing, PR and Web design services to local, national and international clients that include University Physicians Healthcare, the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Xood, an energy drink designed by local cardiologists Lou Lancero and Salvatore Tirrito.
LP&G also served as the local media contact during the Tucson Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project in late January and early February.
But with advertising business dropping considerably of late — "advertising is one of the first things to go off a client's expenditures," Perls said — the decision was made to adjust to changes in the area that made up a majority of the company's workload.

"The marketplace has changed exponentially," Perls said. "Our clients need us to be less expensive, more pertinent and more flexible."
Perls said the switch, which begins Thursday, effects 15 of the company's 17 employees. Most will continue to do the same work as they did before, but much of that will be done from home rather than the company's 5,000-square foot office in the Historic Depot at 400 N. Toole Ave.

It is unclear whether the company will move out of that space, she said.
Because the affected employees are essentially being removed from the company’s payroll, Perls said they will be responsible for securing their own benefits. To compensate for that, the contractors will get two weeks’ severance and have been invited to take with them their computers, desks and chairs in order to be able to effectively set up shop at home, Perls said.

Battle of the Cute Kids: The Lees vs The Obamas (In Alpha Order)

I think it's safe to say this one is a tie.

Speaking of Soul Train...

Happy Friday!

Don Cornelius gets Probation for Going All Chris Brown on His Wife

What is the world coming to? Soul Train Creator, and senior citizen, Don Cornelius is on probation for beating his wife. According to the AP, he received 3 years of probation after pleading no contest to spousal battery, assault with a deadly weapon and dissuading a witness from making a police report.

Did I mention that he is 72 years old? I guess he said to hell with "Love, Peace and Soooouuulllll!" LOL

*bangs head on key board*

Thursday, March 19, 2009

I Dare You to Order a Number 2!

If you're planning to visit Asia in the near future, make sure you check out the Modern Toilet, a popular Taiwanese restaurant that's expanding to China and other parts of Asia.

Basically, you sit on a fancy toilet bowl, scoot up to the sink which is covered with glass and then your food is served on a mini toilet bowl. Now why didn't YOU think of that!
FULL STORY

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Cramer VS Stewart

Jon Stewart from The Daily Show unleashed a can of "Whoop Azz" on CNBC's Jim Cramer. Good stuff.

Monday, March 16, 2009

SWAGGERJACK: AMBER ROSE (KANYE'S NEW BOO)

This blog entry is titled "Swaggerjack" because I wanted to acknowledge the amazing swag of Amber Rose. Her style is ridiculous! I love it. Take a look at Exhibits A-D! Get 'em girl!

It's a Wrap for Monique's Radio Show

Her show airs here in Charlotte, but I just can't get into it. She's just not that funny to me. I feel the same way about Steve Harvey. But that's just me. Anyway, I'm sure Monique will land on her feet. I just pray she doesn't try to bring The Parkers back to life. The story is below.
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No Mo' Radio: Mo'Nique's Syndicated Afternoon Show Canceled

By Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com

Just days before she's slated to be honored for her work in radio during the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB) 25th Annual Communications Awards Dinner in Washington, DC, its been announced that comedienne Mo'Nique's nationally syndicated radio show has been canceled.

The former star of 'The Parkers' will deliver her final broadcast on March 18.
FULL STORY

Cute Couple Alert: Kanye West & Amber Rose

I've been following Kanye and Amber for a while. I'm still not sure if their coupledom is a PR stunt or not, but they are looking pretty darn cute these days. They attended the Metropolitan Opera 125th anniversary gala at Lincoln Center, in New York, on Sunday, March 15.


DC's HIV Rate Skyrockets

Not good news for the nation's capitol. The HIV rate in Washingotn DC is increasing. Yikes! The story from the Washington Post is below.
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By Jose Antonio Vargas and Darryl Fears
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, March 15, 2009; A01



At least 3 percent of District residents have HIV or AIDS, a total that far surpasses the 1 percent threshold that constitutes a "generalized and severe" epidemic, according to a report scheduled to be released by health officials tomorrow.

That translates into 2,984 residents per every 100,000 over the age of 12 -- or 15,120 -- according to the 2008 epidemiology report by the District's HIV/AIDS office.

"Our rates are higher than West Africa," said Shannon L. Hader, director of the District's HIV/AIDS Administration, who once led the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's work in Zimbabwe. "They're on par with Uganda and some parts of Kenya."

"We have every mode of transmission" -- men having sex with men, heterosexual and injected drug use -- "going up, all on the rise, and we have to deal with them," Hader said.

FULL STORY

America's Next Top Model Audition Turns Into Riot?

Apparently, some wanna be models thought an overheated car was a bomb and that caused all kinds of chaos at an ANTM audition in Manhattan. Here's the story from the New York Daily News