Monday, June 2, 2014

What's a Better Word for Selfie?

What's a Better Word for Selfie?

Love it or hate it, the concept of taking a picture of oneself and sharing it with the world is aphenomenon that refuses to die. But for the love of all things holy, can't we find a better name than 'selfie'? 
There is, arguably, nothing wrong with self-portraiture; after all, nobody slagged off Rembrandt or van Goch for painting pictures of themselves. But we're not here to argue about the cultural phenomenon, so much as the name it has.
A name that's sickly and juvenile; a name that encourage people to create horribly forced takes on the theme; a name that any adult must surely cringe at whenever they hear it uttered, let alone say it themselves.
"Selfie," you overhear in a bar, assuming that they let in a minor by accident, only to find out it was the 23-year-old in the corner who just doesn't realise there must be a better way. But we can help them, starting here and now.for a complete version of this story,please follow the link here >>>

Here's How Much Every NBA Team Is Worth Based On The Clippers' $2 Billion Price Tag

We recently took a look at how the sale of Los Angeles Clippers is going to change how pro teams' valuations are calculated based on how out-of-whack the $2 billion price tag was compared to the previously perceived value.
Prior to the proposed Clippers sale to Steve Ballmer, the New York Knicks were considered the most valuable team in the NBA at $1.4 billion, according to Forbes. Meanwhile, the Clippers were considered just the 13th most valuable team with a valuation of $575 million.
The overriding implication is that NBA teams in general are worth a lot more than we thought.
To get a sense of how much teams might be worth.... follow this link for details >>>

WhatsApp's CEO Is Not Very Happy With Apple Right Now,see the reason why....

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At least one tech founder wasn't all that impressed by what he heard during Apple's annual developers conference on Monday.Jan Koum, the cofounder and CEO of WhatsApp, took a jab at Apple for unveiling some new features to iMessage that seem similar to those offered on his mobile messaging app.He didn't spell out which particular updates he was referring to, but Apple unveiled new audio and video messages and the option to share one's location in a conversation, all of which are already features you can find on WhatsAppfollow this link for the rest of the story>>>

7 Unsung Heroes Of Black History

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While the acts of these unsung heroes of black history may not have caught national media attention, they still made an impact on the lives of hundreds if not thousands of people.

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Bayard Rustin

Rustin was one of the main organizers of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and without him, Martin Luther King, Jr. would not have had the platform he did (literally and figuratively) to speak from. The reason Rustin didn’t get as much attention as he should have is that he was openly gay, and was constantly dealing with the struggles of being in two minority groups at the time — the black community and the gay community

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Robert Smalls

Smalls was born into slavery in South Carolina, and worked mostly on ships. He taught himself to read and in 1862, Smalls snuck his family aboard the “Planter,”— a Confederate steamer — raised the Confederate flag and sailed it past other Confederate ships on its way to the Union to share Confederate secrets. Smalls later went on to serve on the South Carolina Senate and the U.S. Congress.

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Soledad Brothers

The Soledad Brothers — George Jackson, Fleeta Drumgo and John Clutchette — helped show the world how authority figures were creating an atmosphere much like slavery inside prisons. The brothers led a hunger strike and uprising in San Quentin to bring attention to the inhumane treatment of inmates that had caused the death of several of their black fellow prisoners.

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Susie King Taylor

Taylor is the only African-American woman who is confirmed to have published a wartime memoir about the Civil War. Born into slavery, Taylor taught herself to read and when she escaped to St. Simon’s Island in Georgia, she founded a school. Taylor’s husband served in the Union Army, and she was both a nurse and laundress to the Union forces

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John Huggins and Bunchy Carter

Otherwise known as the Black Panthers, Huggins and Carter worked to fight the white supremacist acts of the Los Angeles Police Department in the black neighborhoods of L.A. The two worked with Elaine Brown, Ericka Huggins and other more-known figures to fight injustices against black communities. The two men were assassinated by FBI operatives in 1969 while they were students in University of California, Los Angeles’ High Potential Program. A memorial is held for them each year on the UCLA campus.


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Benjamin “Pap” Singleton

After the U.S. Civil War, most white landowners refused to sell land to blacks at fair prices. A Tennessee native and former slave, Singleton, along with his partner Columbus Johnson, founded settlements in Kansas and helped hundreds of out-of-home black Tennesseans move to the Midwest. He became known as the “Father of the Exodus” for his work in the Exoduster Movement of 1879.

Amazing, Hard-to-Believe, Perfectly Timed Pictures – Taken at Just the Right Moment!



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SERENA WILLIAMS BRIDE CALLS BS ON 'JEALOUSY' RUMORS

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Everyone knows ... you don't try to upstage a bride on her wedding day -- but the bride at the wedding that a bathing suit-clad Serena Williams crashed in Miami this weekend says she was totally cool with sharing the spotlight on her big day. 

After the photos surfaced, there were rumors on social media that the bride -- Ruth -- was furious at Williams for stealing her thunder. 
get details on this link>>>

Chris Brown Released From Jail — Early! No, Not For Good Behavior…

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Breezy ain’t behind bars no more!
Chris Brown was released from jail just hours ago after serving only 108 days!
Wait. Hold up. He was sentenced to 131 days though!
Well, actually, if you really want to get technical, he was sentenced to a YEAR but got credit for the 59 days he previously was locked up plus the 116 days he spent in rehab!
So…this jail bird is flying free once again!
Brown had been ordered back to the slammer by a judge who ruled that the R&B bad boy violated his probation in the Rihanna beating case.read more on this site>>>

'Star Wars: Episode VII' Adds Lupita Nyong'o and Gwendoline Christie


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Breathe, people, breathe. 12 Years a Slave Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o andGame of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie have been summoned to join the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII, Lucasfilm revealed Monday.
The two new additions bring additional star power to the major casting announcement from April, when Lucasfilm confirmed the Star Wars universe's newest members (John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson and Max von Sydow) and the saga's returning crew (Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker).follow the link for more details>>>

Apple Reveals iOS 8, With Active Notifications, Health App and More

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Apple has unveiled iOS 8 at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.The new version of iOS, which will soon come to iPhones and iPads, includes many new features
iOS 8 brings Active Notifications, enabling users the ability to respond to notifications without launching the app it comes from. Swiping notifications will bring up a pair Accept/Decline buttons.Apple is also bringing an enhancement to the multi-tasking app screen, accessible by double-clicking the Home button. In addition to showing all apps running, the screen shows a scrolling strip of favorite contacts, identified by photos, along the top of the screen. Tap one, and you'll be able to call, message or FaceTime the contact.follow this link for more on that>>>


EXCLUSIVE! Boyz II Men Win Hearts Again With New Song!


These Boyz are some of our favorite Men!

We can't get enough of their unique, soulful songs, and it looks like they understand just that!
Because Boyz II Men has given us TWO new songs!!!!!
The guys who have been making musical magic for years are doing it again with Better Half and Diamond Eyes off their new album Collide.
Not only are both songs amazingly romantic and powerful, they are making their mark as they're being performed on The Bachelorette on June 1st! What better place for these love-filled songs?!
But that's not the end of the storywe have for you! Please continue to check back here because,more of their songs will be shown EXCLUSIVELY here plus songs of several upcoming star world wide!


Davido's now a graduate,graduated from Babcok University



Remember what we told you about Davido,how his dad was not in support of him going into music but to further his education?[READ IT HERE,INCASE YOU MISSED THE POST] now,he's done exactly that,but they all happened after he's began his music career!,well, the good news is that,Omo Baba Olowo is now a graduate. Davido graduated from Babcock University with good grades.with his music areer at hand,he's also measuring higher having settled his BSc issue.

..... Congrats to Baba olowo! 

cameroon fighters killed Boko haram members in dozens



The battle against the deadly Boko Haram sect recorded some level of success at Cameroon border on Sunday as their security forces killed about 40 Boko Haram fighters in the country’s far north. According to Cameroon state radio, the exchange of heavy gun fire occurred shortly after the release of two of the Italian priests and a Canadian nun suspected to have been held by the Islamist group.

9ja mentality


_All softdrinks are called mineral'
_All Fathers came first position while atschool.
_India beat Nigeria 99~1 because the ball was turning into a Lion
_If your wealth start reducing its your village people that are doing you.

_Every detergent is called omo.
_Rice and stew.... Every Sunday afternoon.
_Every commodity outside Africa is original.
_Anybody with Aids got it through sex.
_she's a Calabar girl' chai" s
he go sabi do...."
_Every seasoning cube is maggi.

_You must finish the rice before you touch the meat
_Every toothpaste na Closeup.
_Every insecticide na Fleet
-Every detergent na Omo.
-Any rich Hausa is an Alhaji, while the poor ones na Aboki... shuo!"
-You smoke you are an armed robber!
_If you find money on the floor, pee on it before picking it up, else you'll turn to Yam!
_only Science students are smart
_Once you travel overseas you must be very rich. "As if they share money on the plane."
_Drogba use juju tie Torres 4 leg'... lol
_Every Girl that plays and jokes with a boy, has slept with him.
_You must buy bread when traveling.
_when u loose a tooth, throw it on the roof of the house, and run round the house 7 times.
-Every noodle is called Indomie"
-Every body 4 9ja dey kraze except mi .......ahbi na lie??
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