What newspapers haven't learned from the music industry

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-the-ap-takes-on-the-internet-lessons-to-be-learned-from-the-music-indus/

It's still crazy for me to realize that an industry (print news media) is dying in my lifetime, but they can only blame themselves...The AP killed independent reporting years ago by having 1 (now 2 or 3 with Rueters and the other folks), and now they're just getting supplanted.

the best and the worst second comings of NBA players

while waiting after losing in basketball yesterday (mainly due to eugenio's spectacular block on emeka only to be followed up by e-love for game point), daren, eugenio, and i were discussing the second comings....best and worst.....examples

better second comings (first i list the predecessor and then his reincarnation)
jordan....kobe-this is interesting considering some say kobe has surpassed jordan (Vinsanity too)
stockton (maybe a little pistol and cousy too)....nash
the admiral/mailman.....dwight howard
barkley.....grandmama
magic....penny
scottie....LEBRON has far surpassed him up
isiah....CP3

middle of the pack second comings (nice careers but didn't live up)
barkley......corliss big nasty williamson, clarence weatherspoon

worst second comings (tons of these and some inspired by horrible misplaced nicknames
jordan....harold baby jordan miner
shaq.....glen big baby davis
bird....jj redick and adam morrison

ASU Snubs Barack for honorary degree

Now when I first glanced at this headline I thought it was funny. I thought ASU made the statement that Barack Obama is too experienced to receive an honorary degree from ASU. I could see that. But then I read on to find out that the University in fact thinks that Barack Obama isn't experienced enough to receive an honorary degree from ASU. I'm sorry I don't want to offend more people than I usually do, but ASU is known as a party school, Barack went to Columbia and Harvard. Now some people in the Wolfpack who will remain nameless would scoff at even going to ASU yet alone taking the time to receive an honorary degree.....

You may ask who does ASU give honorary degrees to?

Well I looked at the list, and I'm not mildly impressed. L Douglas Wilder was on there but everybody else reads like a whose who of mediocrity (in terms of honorary degrees and all). 

Ok so Barry Goldwater was on there and he received his oh so coveted honorary degree from ASU 3 before he was the Republican nominee for President, and he lost. Sandra Day O'Conner, important, received her's 3 years into her 25 years on the Supreme Court. I'm sure some of the people are important and have accomplished some things, but I'm pretty sure not one of them has ever been close to being the most powerful person in the world, without the help of daddy.

Pirates of the African Horn

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/09/ship.hijacked/index.html

below is my favorite subject line in these wrath of pirate stories:

"Larsen says the root conditions of poverty, lawlessness and civil war on the ground in Somalia are to blame. The large sums of ransom money being paid out to pirates, he says, is even leading some Somali women to venture to the port town of Bosaso in hopes of marrying these newly-rich men."

i heard that nice guys finish last but this is whole 'nother level....here women flock to drug dealers. in somalia its pirates....this just sounds crazy because pirates make me think of captain jack sparrow...i guess some professions never die....

nevertheless these guys are getting paid (are they killing them later)....i am surprised ransom is being paid....

RAWSE!

http://sharebee.com/3713bdc0

Rick Ross Feat. Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne & T-Pain - “Maybach Music 2″
wow...............he needs to hurry up and release the album

continuation of conversation around the rise in unwedded motherhood

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

While 28 percent of white women gave birth out of wedlock in 2007, nearly 72 percent of black women and more than 51 percent of Latinas did.

England assumed many of the fathers would have high-tailed it out of the picture by the sixth month of pregnancy, leaving single mothers "truly single," the sociologist said. Instead, she found that in 80 percent of the non-marital births, parents stayed romantically involved and in 50 percent of the cases they were living together.

sexting....is it child pornography

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/07/sexting.busts/index.html

"According to the study, 51 percent of girls say it's "pressure from guys" that's making them send sexual messages and pictures of themselves. So guys are expecting this and our girls are saying "OK." It makes me wonder how much progress we've really made in how young women are viewed and treated."

"According to their study, 39 percent of teens (that's ages 13-19) are sending or posting sexually suggestive messages over IM, text or e-mail and around the same number of teens are receiving such messages. Half of those teens, 20 percent, are sending or posting nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves. That's frightening."

NBA mock draft

what do you think? from http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-draft/2009/ (they're usually pretty good).

1. Kings - Blake Griffin PF/C20 years old; 6'10"; 251 lbs.Oklahoma, Sophomore
2. Wizards - Ricky Rubio PG18 years old; 6'4"; 180 lbs.DKV Joventut, International
3. Clippers - Jordan Hill PF21 years old; 6'10"; 235 lbs.Arizona, Junior
4. Thunder - Hasheem Thabeet C22 years old; 7'3"; 265 lbs.Connecticut, Junior
5. Timberwolves - James Harden SG19 years old; 6'5"; 218 lbs.Arizona State, Sophomore
6. Grizzlies - Brandon Jennings PG19 years old; 6'1"; 170 lbs.Lottomatica Roma, International
7. Warriors - Willie Warren SG19 years old; 6'4"; 200 lbs.Oklahoma, Freshman
8. Knicks - Tyreke Evans PG/SG19 years old; 6'5"; 195 lbs.Memphis, Freshman
9. Raptors - Demar DeRozan SG/SF19 years old; 6'7"; 207 lbs.USC, Freshman
10. Bucks - Stephen Curry PG/SG21 years old; 6'3"; 185 lbs.Davidson, Junior
11. Nets - Earl Clark SF/PF21 years old; 6'9"; 220 lbs.Louisville, Junior
12. Pacers - Ty Lawson PG21 years old; 6'0"; 195 lbs.North Carolina, Junior
13. Bobcats - Gerald Henderson SG21 years old; 6'5"; 215 lbs.Duke, Junior
14. Suns - Terrence Williams SG/SF21 years old; 6'6"; 220 lbs.Louisville, Senior
15. Pistons - Jonny Flynn PG20 years old; 6'0"; 172 lbs.Syracuse, Sophomore
16. Bulls - James Johnson PF22 years old; 6'8"; 235 lbs.Wake Forest, Sophomore
17. 76ers - Al-Farouq Aminu SF/PF18 years old; 6'8"; 210 lbs.Wake Forest, Freshman
18. TimberwolvesFromHeat - Jeff Teague PG/SG20 years old; 6'2"; 180 lbs.Wake Forest, Sophomore
19. Hawks - Eric Maynor PG21 years old; 6'2"; 175 lbs.VCU, Senior
20. Mavericks - Craig Brackins PF/C21 years old; 6'10"; 230 lbs.Iowa State, Sophomore
21. Jazz - B.J. Mullens Cyears old; 7'0"; 260 lbs.Ohio State, Freshman
22. Hornets - DeJuan Blair PF/C19 years old; 6'7"; 265 lbs.Pittsburgh, Sophomore
23. Trailblazers - Jrue Holiday PG/SG18 years old; 6'3"; 185 lbs.UCLA, Freshman
24. KingsFromRockets - Patrick Patterson PF20 years old; 6'8"; 223 lbs.Kentucky, Sophomore
25. ThunderFromSpurs - Chase Budinger SG/SF21 years old; 6'7"; 218 lbs.Arizona, Junior
26. BullsFromNuggets - Sam Young SF/PF23 years old; 6'6"; 210 lbs.Pittsburgh, Senior
27. Magic - Tyler Hansbrough PF23 years old; 6'9"; 230 lbs.North Carolina, Senior
28. TimberwolvesFromCeltics - Darren Collison PG21 years old; 6'1"; 165 lbs.UCLA, Senior
29. Lakers - Wayne Ellington SG21 years old; 6'5"; 190 lbs.North Carolina, Junior
30. Cavaliers - Nick Calathes PG/SG20 years old; 6'5"; 185 lbs.Florida, Sophomore

Hmmmmmm..............

continuation of last night and many previous and future discussions

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/14343-kobe-bryant-is-better-than-michael-jordan

http://nba.suite101.com/article.cfm/robert_horry_nbas_role_player (for ppl who ride the coat tails of others and love mediocrity)

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_12_230/ai_n26801261/ (the great asian hope)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vzB8Ujf6Mo (for jordan slurpers in denial)

aside from the money and nice living would you want to be the son of a legend

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/news/story?id=4048749

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