Tesla claims a 3.2 second 0-60 mph run if you opt for the
highest-spec P85D but what’s even cooler is the fact that this beast can
drive itself too! Not just the parallel park assist that we have been
seeing lately, but full out even coming to meet you!
"Even though the car could drive itself, the
levels of redundancy are not there for full-autonomy,” Musk said.
“We’re essentially going to push the limits of what’s safe with this
hardware, and what’s available with the current regulations.”
Makes you think of what more we will see about cars that can drive
themselves… what about taxi cabs and 18-wheelers… what will happen to
all the driving jobs out there? Just a thought… check out this post for more on that topic.
KENNER, La. —Two Destrehan teachers are now facing felony charges this week for their alleged relationship with a 16-year-old student...
Many people are unaffected by this news... in fact, some are wondering "Where were these teachers when I was in school?"... lol, no seriously, I just read that comment.
But let's play a game where we flip the gender roles and 2 male teachers end up in a 3-some with a 16 year old girl... Now you get why this is a very important story to follow because these are felony charges that these teachers face. One of the teachers is even married which leads me to wonder if there really is any hope for the direction our country is headed?
Don't get me wrong, I know this story isn't gonna change the world or plant more trees, but it is something that makes you sit back and check your own moral code and perceptions about equality and justice.
Feel free to comment below and share this outlandish story with others.
I can't believe what I'm hearing... it literally sounds like a page from the civil rights movement when MLK was alive. With me, it's not about a black or white thing... it's about a right thing.
60 yards of roses in memorial to Michael Brown
Honestly, take a step back for a second...
If a cop shot someone and there is this much controversy over it, there should be a legit investigation. It's called "due process". Instead, the officer Darren Wilson, has started a crowdsource page on GoFundMe and has raised over $230,000 for his family... as of now and this doesn't strictly mean for legal fees... remember the Travon Martin case? The amount of money that Zimmerman raised was sickening... here goes history, repeating itself until they get the riot they are looking for.
Wow... maybe I shoulda got a crowd source page after that speeding ticket I got back in April...
And now, get this, armed police have raided a church (a place usually off limits to military and state government) to confiscate Maalox.... F'N MAALOX! You know the antacid for your tummy... well turns out that and water mixed together makes for one killer tear-gas aid! Nice to know... I'll be ordering a pallet on Monday....
The craziest thing that I found is clear evidence that our youth and the people with power in this country are under some spell. Looking at this facebook post, Lindsay Lohan's page has put out an Ice Bucket Challenge video with a #ferguson tag... What?!? I mean, nothing else about the case... no supportive words or motivational thoughts? just #ferguson ... clear distraction for those looking up news on the Ferguson events.
We as entire culture need to #wakeup! We are being desensitized to events that would normally cause us all to rise up and say "Hold Up!"
An injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere!
Voice your opinion, no matter what it is... because if you are not part of the solution you are the problem...
and if you side with the officer then help everyone else understand why...
Juicy J announced Zaire
Holmes as the winner of his $50,000 Twerk Scholarship. Holmes is a
19-year-old student biology student at State College of Florida.
Holmes did NOT twerk in her application video.
“A lot of people thought that you had to twerk,” she said to Juicy J during his announcement video. "But you actually had to read the rules.”
“Read the rules,” Juicy J
says. "See, that’s what you get for shakin’ your ass, thinkin’ you’re
gonna get some money. It’s not always about shakin’ your ass."
Haha, all the girls out there that were twerkin' for funds must feel lost as hell right now... Dang Juicy J, you ain't have to expose em like that!!
I hope this brings up a good point to them about the importance READING. They say it's fundamental... never knew you would miss out on $50k bc you didn't read. Then again it was a good excuse for some to let it all out and claim it's in the name of trying to win a scholarship lol.
Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan announced that the
franchise has officially submitted paperwork to the NBA to change its
name to the "Hornets" for the 2014-15 season. Can't afford tickets? Make money online with me... WakeUpNext.com
Michael Jordan is also expecting twins! But anyways...
"Let's bring the
buzz back," Jordan said at a press conference, noting that
"overwhelming" fan support for the switch influenced the organization's
decision.
The franchise also launched BackBuzzCity.com to
celebrate the re-branding and manage interest from fans interested in
season tickets.
"The Charlotte Hornets name has been a mainstay
throughout the region for many years, and we are excited to announce our
intention to re-establish this historic brand," Jordan wrote in a
letter to fans. "We believe that its return will galvanize our fan base
by unifying our loyal Bobcats fans with those who have strong memories
of our city's NBA predecessor."
Jordan also said that his
organization will begin a "year-long process" to select the team's
colors and design the team's logo and uniforms.
Multiple reports
in the past week indicated plans were underway to bring the "Hornets"
nickname back to Charlotte after the original Hornets relocated to New
Orleans in 2002. The New Orleans Hornets unveiled a re-branding in
January and took on the "Pelicans" moniker immediately following the
conclusion of the 2012-13 regular season, freeing up the Hornets
nickname.
The original Hornets joined the NBA as an expansion
franchise in 1988 and spent 14 seasons in Charlotte before being moved
to New Orleans by former owner George Shinn in 2002. Shinn opted to keep
the nickname but eventually sold the franchise to the NBA in 2010. In
April 2012, the league in turn sold the franchise to Tom Benson, who
sought the Pelicans name change to better reflect the team's home.
"It
was very important to me and our staff that we change the name of this
club to something that represented New Orleans, Louisiana," Benson said
in a promotional video. "We worked on it. It wasn't something that just
came out of the blue, overnight. We worked on it for a long period of
time. You just can't have a better name for Louisiana and New Orleans
than the Pelican. It's the perfect representative."
The Bobcats
joined the NBA as an expansion franchise in 2004. Jordan purchased a
majority stake in the Bobcats in 2010. Last June, the Bobcats released
new jersey designs, removing the pinstripes and changing the team's
moniker on its white home jersey from "Bobcats" to "Cats."
While
Bobcats are indigenous to the Carolinas, the Charlotte Observer noted
back in December that the "Charlotte Hornets" moniker drew its
inspiration from the 1700s. The Hornets nickname in Charlotte dates
back to the Revolutionary War, when British General Charles Cornwallis
compared the resistance in Charlotte to a hornet's nest. It has been
used in sports by a minor league baseball team (1901-73), an upstart
football league team (1974-75) and the city's first NBA franchise.
The
Bobcats, who finished the 2012-13 season with the second-worst record
in the league at 21-61, have finished with a winning record just once
and have made just one playoff appearance during their nine-year
franchise history. The Hornets finished with a winning record eight
times and qualified for the playoffs seven times during their 14 seasons
in Charlotte, advancing out of the first round on four occasions.
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It was announced yesterday that Target was the
victim of a security breach that started on Black Friday and continued through
December 15th. The breach was not limited to just online shopping. It is
reported that the brick and mortar stores were affected as well. We may never
know the number of credit and debit cards that were accessed, but it is
estimated to be in the millions.
What You Can Do
Check your credit cards statements religiously. Don’t wait for a paper
statement, go online and check for any purchases that you did not make.
If you find an unauthorized purchase, call your credit card company to freeze
the account and get them started on clearing up the purchases.
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A car was sliced in half by the force of the one-car accident, and four
teens were tragically killed early Monday morning during a horrific
accident on the Southern State Parkway near the border of Nassau County
and Queens. The driver, 17 year-old Joseph Beer, had just received the 2012 Subaru Impreza as a gift from his parents for getting into college. I just think it's weird, in this case, that Beer caused the death of teenagers...
Everyone needs to be on the look out for Mr. Carl Kennedy. He is an entertainer that is blowing up the theater scene right now with plays like The Last Days of Judas Iscariot and the most recent She Has A Name.
Nicki hits the cover of the Rolling Stone and breaks a record being the first female rapper on Billboard Top 100 with 7 tracks! She also has sold over 4 million digital downloads and recently reportedly turned down a performance in New Orleans because they wouldn't give her the $100K she demanded.
Great job Lil Weezy, see what you have unleashed into the world, a spoiled barbie brat to make u more millions!
Soul Train inspired many and in honor of the show, Vg1 aired a documentary on the iconic television music program. For years, folks witnessed soul acts and dancers take the Soul Train stage. One of those people, inspired by the show's greatness was The Roots' drummer ?uestlove. He recently took part in the documentary but also shared his thoughts on it, speaking with Steven Kurutz.
“I never missed an episode," he said, according to Speak Easy. Even when it was re-run time, I still studied it. That was the only place where I could see people who looked like me playing music. You would always catch mainstream artists like Stevie Wonder on the Grammys. But all t! hose under-the-radar soul acts, this was the only place that you could find them. It wasn’t like you’re going to see the Ohio Players on American Bandstand. I definitely knew of the Main Ingredient because of Soul Train. I didn’t know of Sylvia Robinson before Soul Train."
He also explained that the show is tied to various childhood memories, including his first time seeing Rap on television.
"Between ‘73 and ’75, it came on at 12 in the afternoon. But then ‘75 to about ’79, it started coming on at 1am after Saturday Night Live went off the air. My parents still woke me up to watch it, which was kind of strange because they they were anti-television. I couldn’t watch TV as a toddler. So all my childhood memories are tied to this show. First time I got Crayola crayons, Sugarfoot was playing with the Ohio Players in 1974 with a double-neck guitar. The first time I! saw rap music on TV was Soul Train. There was a peri! od in &l squo;86 when I was on punishment for a month and I knew Run DMC was coming on. I’d have to coordinate during the week with neighbors, Mission Impossible-style, for me to open up my bathroom window and look through their bedroom and see Run-DMC."
He added that he takes lessons learned from the show to his new gig on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
"I’m trying to take lessons that I learned from Soul Train and apply it to [Late Night With Jimmy Fallon], especially with the artists we’re embracing. We have to reinvest in the music. Okay, we can bring the show back but who in black music is doing music so inspirational as to make one or two seasons of Soul Train? We’re one band. If this were the ‘70s, we’d be one of a jillion bands.”
No need to look through the neighbor's bedroom windows, the Soul Train interview with Run DMC is below.
Following the airing of the 2010 Grammy Awards last month, a number of music artists are likely to see an increase in sales and a rise on the Billboard charts.
According to Billboard.com, artists including Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Pink, and the Black Eyed Peas are all expected to sell tens of thousands more albums than they sold in previous weeks.
The Black Eyed Peas, who won several Grammy awards and performed during the live show, could possibly sell anywhere between 25,000 and 35,000 more copies of their album The E.N.D. than they did the week before the Grammy’s.
The 2010 Grammy Nominees compilation album is also expected to crawl its way up the charts. The album features son! gs from Beyonce, Pink, The Black Eyed Peas, and more.
Specific numbers won’t be available until February 10 when the Nielsen SoundScan numbers are reported.
Four prominent Haitian artists spent the last weekend in Miami, recording "Mamman Pa Crie (Requiem For Haiti)." The song, with a corresponding video, included several established and major label artists, and was produced by Benzino. Included was onetime MCA Records artist Melky Jean a/k/a Melky Sedeck, who appeared alongside her brother Wyclef on his 2000 hit "It Doesn't Matter," as well as Zoe Pound emcee Redd Eyezz, Black Da-Da and Billy Blue.
The video, shot by R. Malcolm Jones, is set in Miami's Little Haiti section. Wyclef Jean makes an appearance in the final edit, during his sister's verse. The active! spokesman for Haiti Relief and the Ambassador Of Goodwill to the island nation said, "“This is big song. It’s an international, worldly song and I was happy to be a part of the video" in a statement.
The whole production was sponsored by Hip-Hop Weekly magazine, Requiem Clothing and veteran emcee/producer Benzino.
Among 2009's acclaimed independent albums, 2010 is seeing several of those CD and digital releases come to vinyl release, including Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Pt. II and Marco Polo & Torae's Double Barrel. Today it was announced that another release will follow suit. Initially released on One Records, through The Orchard, Fashawn's Boy Meets World album has been licensed to High Water Music for 2LP release.
Available now on HighWaterIsMusic.com, the double vinyl release features the original album, produced entirely by Exile, as well as three previously unreleased bonus tracks. Included is the song "The Score" featuring Fresno, California's Rap pioneer Planet Asia.
Previously, High ! Water Music has released catalog from John Robinson and DJ Spinna.
General Steele of veteran Boot Camp Clik outfit Smif n' Wessun announced today that he will be holding a town meeting tomorrow (February 9) at the famed Nuyorican Poet's Cafe in Downtown Manhattan to discuss issues affecting communities today. Although not excluded to, the event appears geared towards New York and tri-state communities specifically.
Tickets are $5, and the title of the town hall meeting is "Change Starts From Within." The event, which will also include musical performance, coincides with Steele's upcoming solo album, Amerikkka's Nightmare, Part 2.
The veteran Brooklyn emcee recently penned three editorials for HipHopDX on matters of race, national pride and politics They can be read here, here, and here in respective order. Amerikkka's Nightmare, Part 2 releases February 23.
While DJ Drama’s Funeral Service: There Is No Competition 2 and Trap Or Die 2 are both missing in action, Termanology will release the third installment in his Dead Bodies series tomorrow. In addition, Gorilla Zoe is in the process of dropping 28 mixtapes in 28 days. Zoe’s ambitious endeavor comes in anticipation for his forthcoming King Kong album, which is due out on April 6. Similarly inspired by the cinema, Donwill of Tanya Morgan will put out Laura’s Tape on February 11, in advance of March 23’s Don Cusack In High Fidelity LP. The following is ! a listing February’s mixtape release schedule:
February 1 B.o.B. (a.k.a. Bobby Ray), DJ Drama, & DJ Sense May 25th Bun B (of UGK) No Mixtape Folk & Stress The Box: Album PreludeGorilla Zoe, Gucci Mane, & DJ Bobby Black Crack Addiction OJ Da Juiceman & DJ Drama O.R.A.N.G.E. Tony Yayo (of G-Unit) Gunpowder Guru: The LP
February 2 Chamillionaire Major Pain Gorilla Zoe & DJ Bobby Black Diamonds, Dope, And Dimez Styles P (of The L.O.X.) & DJ O.P 02.02.10 Vandalyzm Is Not The FatherFebruary 3 Gorilla Zoe & DJ Rell Zoe Montana Styles P (of The L.O.X.) & Mr. Peter Parker Here’s Why They Call Me The Ghost February 4 Cassidy, DJ Thoro & Big Mike Apply Pressure Pt. 2 Gorilla Zoe & DJ Ice Mike Gorilla W! oods XXX Tour 10February 5 Cashis (of Shady Records) & September 7th The Re-Introduction Gorilla Zoe & DJ Lil Larry Corporate Trappin ATM: Atlanta 2 Memphis Joell Ortiz (of Slaughterhouse) & Novel Denying The Unpredictable February 6 Gorilla Zoe & DJ Fletch Planet Of The Apes February 7 Curren$y & Don Cannon Smokee Robinson: The Mixtape Gorilla Zoe & DJ Bobby Black Zoebama For President Joell Ortiz (of Slaughterhouse) & DJ Delz Jackin’ For Beats Terrace Martin The EP: Volume 2 (Lovers Edition)February 8 Bobby Creekwater (Formerly of Shady Records) Back To The Briefcase II Gorilla Zoe TBD
Mullage This Is For The RadioFebruary 9 Gorilla Zoe TBD
Kuniva (of D-12) Retribution: The Mixtape Substantial WINK (Something Substantial) Termanology, DJ Green Lantern, Statik Selektah & DJ Deadeye 50 Bodies 3February 10 Gorilla Zoe TBD
! February 11 Donwill (of Tanya Morgan) & DJ KingMost Laura’s Tape Gorilla Zoe TBD
Mikkey Halsted Best You Ever Heard QuESt How ThoughtfulFebruary 12 Gorilla Zoe TBD
XV, DJ Ill Will & DJ Rockstar Vizzy ZoneFebruary 13 Gorilla Zoe TBD February 14 Chris Brown & DJ Drama In My Zone DJ Soul & G Bo The Pro Big Pun Tribute Film Skool Rejekts Music For The Bitches Gorilla Zoe TBD
Johnny Polygon & DJ Green Lantern Rebel Without Applause Juelz Santana & DJ Clue Reagan Era Ray Lavender, DJ Scream & DJ Elementz Da Bed-Rocka Sheet-Muzik Vol. 1February 15 Gorilla Zoe TBD
HiPNOTT Records 2010 Takeover V.2 Yung Stack (Stack Bundles’ B! rother) My Gift Or My CurseFebrua! ry 23
Gorilla Zoe TBD
Wordsmith The Vintage Vault MixtapeFebruary 28 Gorilla Zoe TBD
Lupe Fiasco & DJ Absolut Vintage Fiasco
On March 1, Krondon of Strong Arm Steady will put out his oft-delayed debut solo street album entitled Let ‘Em Live, with the assistance of Alchemist, Chace Infinite, and CurT@!n$. The following week, former Interscope Records signee Freddie Gibbs will drop Str8 Killa No Filla on March 10. Fans should also expect the release of Lil Wayne’s The Drought Is Over Part Se7en in the coming days
