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Young Writer's Block

There is an initiative that I am a part of, called the Young Writer's Block. It is an effort to take the talents of creative bloggers and combine the writings of the authors into an online newsletter. The newsletter focuses on issues that would be of interest to the young professional. Through the efforts of the bloggers, those who read these revelations of the authors involved will hopefully be inspired to think critically, discuss with one another the truth and validity of these articles, and finally to engage in applying the lessons read in their personal life or the community they live in. As a part of that effort, I will repost the newsletter in my blog so that you may read the work of these authors. Enjoy!

HEALTH BEAUTY AND FASHION:
Brazilian Waxes or Razors? Which one do you prefer? Read about the newest must have hair removal method for women during the summer season. http://queentahj.blogspot.com/2009/05/brazilian-waxes-are-they-new-razors.html

INSPIRATION'S CORNER:
Proverbs 31
The scripture in Proverbs explains the absolute perfect woman. But let's be honest with ourselves, are we really displaying ourselves to the ULTIMATE woman not only to men but God??? Read it here http://jenyork03.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/hello-world/

Swagg this...Swagg that...is the word Swagg really where it's at? So many of us have coined this phrase in our everyday lives, using it as loosely as common articles like a, an, and the. But what is Swagg?? How should it be defined?? How should it be used in daily life?? Read an introspective view on "Swagg" at http://themoralmuse.blogspot.com/2009/05/real-deal-about-swagg.html

Check out what Issa S. has to say athttp://blankbareclean.blogspot.com/2009/05/afro-coffee-african-cafe-graces_7107.html

Check out Brandelyn C. at http://beencee.com/blog2/2009/05/happiness_is.html

POLITICS, NEWS & SOCIETY
Corey P Tells you why the former Vice President Cheney needs to sit down and why he is distorting the realities surrounding Guantanamo and torture. Read more athttp://theapathyremedy.blogspot.com/2009/05/dear-cheney-torture-is-not-path-to.html

SPORTS
Buzzer beaters...double overtimes...triple overtimes...MVP and all-star performances...the 2009 NBA playoffs has been a pleasure to watch.
Read more from John F here at http://justjsthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/05/game-2-buzzer-beater.html

MUSIC
Have you noticed how rappers went from featuring pop stars on their tracks to being pop-stars? Sharniece M attempts to explain why it happened and who is to blame. Check out her reasoning:
http://eardrumkrushez.blogspot.com/2009/05/pop-star-rappers.html

wolfram|alpha...

There is a new search engine that was launched on May 18 called Wolfram Alpha that is released by the same company responsible for Mathematica, a powerful program that is useful for computation, modeling, and simulations. I wouldn't expect Wolfram Alpha to surpass Google anytime soon but it is an interesting search engine. If you ever need to solve a math problem, get traffic information about Chicago, want to know how the C major 7th chord sounds like, or wonder "Am I too drunk to drive?", Wolfram Alpha can answer it for you. If you're bored at work for a few minutes, check it out. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about it.

37 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists...

37 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists are the numbers Lebron James needed to carry the Cavaliers to the Game 5 win they needed to continue their post season. The Magic are now leading the series 3-2 with Game 6 in Orlando. Is it possible for the Cavs to really come back and win this series? Lebron has been playing incredible basketball this whole series and had an unbelievable triple double in Game 5, but the Cavs are still down in the series. What else does the man have to do to win a game? If he's playing like this and they're still struggling to win games, I don't see them beating Orlando. It hurts me to say that because I was hoping to see them in the finals. Who knows... they could be one of the few teams to come back from 3-1 and win a series. He might need another one of his triple doubles to pull that off because he's not getting enough help from the rest of his team. Check out this article about Lebron in Game 5.

game 2 buzzer beater...

Just in case you missed it here's the game winning shot made during game 2 of the Cavs and Magic game.

song of the day...

Can't Stop by After 7

another facebook virus...

Another Facebook phishing virus is on the net. If you receive an email notification about a new Facebook message and it says "Check brunga.at" delete the email immediately. Here's an article about the virus.

nba playoffs final four...

Buzzer beaters...double overtimes...triple overtimes...MVP and all-star performances...the 2009 NBA playoffs has been a pleasure to watch and the Eastern and Western conference finals has not been a disappointment. In the east, we have Orlando and Cleveland. The Cavs dominated each series up to the conference finals. Lebron and the Cavs seemed to be in a league of their own until they faced the Magic. It seems the Magic are the team to give the Cavs their first real competition this playoffs.


Over in the west we have the Lakers and the Nuggets. Denver has been consistent throughout the playoffs leading up the conference finals winnning each series 4-1. Even though the Lakers are favored to win, I wouldn't be surprised if Denver ends up beating the Lakers. Denver is not to be underestimated.

The first two games of the each series has definitely been worth watching. I'm looking forward to see how the rest of the conference finals turn out.

facebook users lookout...

Hackers launch phishing attack on Facebook users

May 16, 2009
USATODAY
By Jim Finkle, Reuters

Hackers launched an attack on Facebook's 200 million users Thursday, successfully gathering passwords from some of them in the latest campaign to prey on members of the popular social networking site.

Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt said Thursday that the site was in the process of cleaning up damage from the attack.

He said that Facebook was blocking compromised accounts.

Schnitt declined to say how many accounts had been compromised.

The hackers got passwords through what is known as a phishing attack, breaking into accounts of some Facebook members, then sending e-mails to friends and urging them to click on links to fake websites.

Those sites were designed to look like the Facebook home page. The victims were directed to log back in to the site, but actually logged into the one controlled by the hackers, unwittingly giving away their passwords.

The purpose of such attacks is generally identify theft and to spread spam.

The fake domains include www.151.im, www.121.im and www.123.im. Facebook has deleted all references to those domains.

Schnitt said that Facebook's security team believes the hackers intended to collect a large number of credentials, then use those accounts at a later time to send spam hawking fake pharmaceuticals and other goods to Facebook members.

The site fought off a similar attack two weeks ago, he said.

Privately held Facebook and rival social network MySpace, which is owned by News Corp, require senders of messages within the network to be members and hide user data from people who do not have accounts. Because of that, users tend to be far less suspicious of messages they receive.

Hackers used a phishing attack last year to spread a malicious virus known as Koobface (a reference to Facebook). It was downloaded onto Facebook members' PCs when they clicked on a link sent to them in an email that looked like it had been sent by a friend on Facebook.

(Reporting by Jim Finkle; Editing by Toni Reinhold)

hometown team...

What happens when you lose both of your superstars, down 2-1 in the series, and are playing the top team in the west? You start the game shooting lights and have an incredible win. I have to give it up to the Houston Rockets. I didn't think they had it in them.

song of the day...

The old school group with young Babyface.


Two Occasions by The Deele

lebron and kobe...

Lebron James and Kobe Bryant are arguably the two most dominant players in NBA right now. After watching Game 4 of the Rockets and Lakers, my friend and I had conversation centered around the question: Who's better...Lebron or Kobe? We always hear ESPN and TNT NBA analyst imply that Lebron and Kobe are equally dominant but after watching a few of the recent playoff games, it's hard not to say that Lebron surpasses Kobe. Just looking at the stats for the playoffs, Lebron has better numbers Kobe: averaging fewer minutes along with more points per game, more assists, and more rebounds. The Cavs are undefeated in the playoffs beating every team by double digits. The Lakers lost an embarrassing game to the Rockets today. The Rockets had no Tracy McGrady and no Yao Ming and Kobe was held to 15 points.

But numbers and stats set aside, Lebron is doing things on the court that are just jaw-dropping. Don't get me wrong Kobe is good...very good actually but Lebron seems like he's playing ball against a JV squad. I'm usually one to avoid the hype around a player but Lebron is really that good. Just my thoughts...