THIS IS WHY I LOVE JAY

CAN GROWN ASS MEN stop trying to always ride on another MAN'S coat tails and build their own empire instead of crying about they didn't get enough hand-outs...check this out



Jay-Z answers Beanie Sigel from la rue du hiphop on Vimeo.

WANNA LIVE LONGER?......GET LIKE OBAMA

Research shows that achieving a certain status in life can increase your lifespan about 2 years, specifically winning the Nobel Prize.  Baseball players that make the Hall Of Fame also live longer compared to their counterparts.


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THE PRETTIES VS. THE UGLIES: IN THE WORKPLACE

In a study done by Dr. Daniel Hamermesh the earnings of attracitive people versus the earnings of the not so attractive were examined.  They found that people that were described as "nice looking" earned 10% more than people that were described as "homely" and to add on, "ugly" men made less than "ugly" women.  The attractive employees were also on a faster salary growth.  In most cases this study was based on equal education and experience so simply put this is a classic case of employer discrimination, customer discrimination or both.  No matter what the occupation this "beauty bias" took precedence, even 66% of mechanic employers reported that attractiveness was a factor when hiring.

WOMAN CONTRACTS FLESH-EATING DISEASE

This is what can happen when the doctors at your hospital do not wash their hands as good or as often as they should.  Alicia Cole, an actress in California was in the hospital for a routine gynecological procedure and after her surgery she began to have a fever, which then progressed to Necrotizing Fasciitis; a flesh-eating disease.  Necrotizing Fasciitis is a strand of the staph bacteria that aggressively eats at your skin.  The disease ate away at her stomach/abdomen and she is still recovering.  This disease and other hospital-acquired diseases are absolutely preventable.  Bacteria lives on the ties that doctors wear to work, on their hands etc...  That's why it is extremely important for them to wash their hands often and thoroughly.


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TRIFLIN MEN NEVER LEARN!!

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ESPN analyst Steve Phillips caught cheating with a 22 year old Production Assistant, Brooke Hundley when she decides to stalk his wife at their home. Phillips claims he had sex with the girl 3 times.... REALLY? Does he really expect us to believe that this chick goes all loco over 3 sexual encounters?
Come on dude SMDH.

SPIKE LEE VERSUS TYLER PERRY

Spike Lee describes Tyler Perry's shows "Meet The Browns" and "House of Payne" as "coonery" and "buffoonery".  Tyler Perry's interview about this will air on Sunday at 7p.m.  I personally don't really like Meet The Browns I never was able to get in to it and I have seen about 10 episodes of House of Payne, but I love Tyler's movie and do not agree with Spike on this one.  I love Spike's movies, but this definitely sounds like a lil bit of jealousy.

WOMAN PERMANENTLY DISABLED FROM FLU SHOT

Desiree Jennings developed a devastating permanent neurological disorder 10 tens after receiving the flu shot.  She cannot walk forward without jerking movements...a must see video

TODAY ON OPRAH

23 year old Gregory Smith, now also known as "the praying robber" appeared on Oprah today via satellite from Marion County Jail.  His mother, girlfriend, 2 year-old daughter and the teller at the bank was also on the show bringing light to this case.  Watch this video

NUGGET OF THE WEEK: START SIPPING LADIES

There are recent studies found in the International Journal of Cancer about ways we can reduce our risk of breast cancer.  I didn't know this but I found out that breast cancer is 4-5 times lower in China than in more developed countries like...you guessed it the United States.  The study was done on over 1,000 cancer patients in China and what they found is that women who had traditional diets, specifically mushrooms and green tea experienced better results.  Women who ate 10 grams or more of fresh mushrooms a day were two thirds less likely to develop breast cancer.  Also those same women who drank green tea everyday as well only had 11 to 18% the risk of breast cancer of non consumers.  With that being said drink up!

ERIN, ERIN, ERIN MAYBE SHE WILL BE A LIL MORE HUMBLE NEXT TIME

Does anyone else think that episode 8 from America's Next Top Model that just aired this past Wednesday was freakin hilarious?!!  The episode where they have to write their own script for a cover girl commercial and Erin was done her script in like 5 minutes and bragging to the girls.  Well did ms. erin look like a jacka** or what when she totally failed the challenge, crying about 5 times because she just could not get it done.  I was LMAO! Classic.  In case you missed it or wanna see it again and laugh check it out.

WHILE IN TAIWAN AND CHINA

I had the beautiful opportunity to visit Taiwan and beijing, China a few weeks ago and it was amazing!  It was the very first time I had been outside of the United States and I feel very blessed to have been able to experience that.  We got to visit so many landmarks and the most interesting was getting to see The Great Wall of China.  With that being said I would like to share some pics with you guys.

I <3 Bravo TV

O.K so i just don't think I could live without Bravo TV.  It's a serious addiction, I mean how can you not with Top Chef, All the real housewives shows, Flipping Out, Project Runway, forget about it![In my best Italian accent] I absolutely adore the Voltaggio brothers especially Michael, I have a thing for cocky, arrogant men...don't know what it is :).  I am definitely rooting for him to go all the way.

Then there's Jeff from the show Flipping Out...love him!  He really just needs to dump his shady business partner Ryan already and move on.  There's just something about Ryan that I don't like, he just seems really sneaky.  Well can't wait for the reunion.

AND THE 2009 DUMMY AWARD GOES TO.......

Balloon Boy's Parents!! HAHAHA. How retarded can you be? Seriously. So the Dum-Dums call themselves using their kids to create this hoax to get a television show, and now look at them. Possibly facing felony charges, Dummies! Well I'm sure we haven't heard the last of them guys so TBC......[to be continued]

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