Tag-Archive for » internet «
Enjoy a reading with Lennis our resident Psychic, who is very good at what she does, infact quite amazing if you knew her clientel. She is offering readings here for only $20, can’t beat the price and you know this. She has 30 years of experience. She is honest, fair, and accurate with a taste of humour in her readings
Click on the Icon to the right and begin your reading. Lennis is available M-F, 11am to 7pm PST. You will truly enjoy this gifted, visonary reader.
It’s happened to every great team. The Yankees had their dry spell in the 1980s, the Celtics in the 1990s, the 49ers in the mid-2000s, the Montreal Canadiens right now. Bad drafting, bad trades, bad signings, bad ownership … one or more of them will come back and bite every team sometime.
For Los Angeles Dodgers fans, the last few years must have seemed like an endless parade of eye-gougings. Lost in the wilderness? They were on a different planet. Owner Frank McCourt’s very public, very messy imploding marriage bankrupted the team and crippled their baseball activities (despite having Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw and shoulda-been MVP Matt Kemp, L.A. finished third in their division last year); if that weren’t enough, a Giants fan was nearly beaten to death at Dodger stadium. The damage to one of baseball’s most historic franchises was catastrophic – and it proved to be a real black eye for baseball. America’s second-biggest market deserves better.
The good thing is they got better, real quick. What better person to turn the Dodgers around than the man who absolutely epitomizes Los Angeles sports – the architect of the “Showtime” Lakers and one of the towering figures of 20th century sports, Magic Johnson. Johnson and his partners paid an astonishing two billion dollars for the Dodgers, the highest price for any sports franchise. Ever.
It’s a lot of money, but we all suspect that Magic will get his money’s worth out of that cash. Of course, he can’t fill out the rotation, bat cleanup or bring back James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to run the fast break from the owner’s box and distract the opposing team – but what he will bring to the Dodgers is his astonishing business acumen and a sense of credibility that the franchise had been lacking. Check out this Times article; the man’s been a creative, brilliant businessman since he left the game in the 1990s. He’ll back make all the bucks he laid out for the franchise soon enough.
More important than that, though, is the credibility factor. The first image of Magic’s smiling, jovial face at Chavez Ravine will wipe away all those ugly memories of McCourt and the team’s off-the-field mess. It’s something that Los Angeles deserves, and it’s something that baseball fans everywhere should feel good about; a strong franchise in the City of Angels helps the game immensely.
The media has been on top of the Trayvon Martin case by covering it from various angles and bringing out as much information or evidence as quick as possible. Most agree that there is a severe injustice within the justice system and George Zimmerman should be arrested and put on trial. But one well known journalist took away from that focal point and took to Twitter to berate and belittle another over who he chose to interview about the case and his line of questioning.
On Piers Morgan’s show Friday night it was like watching a verbal assault akin to one of the best Floyd Mayweather fights. Piers Morgan and Toure’ battled it out via satellite because Toure’ took to Twitter in an effort to discredit Morgan and the interview he did with George Zimmerman’s brother Robert Zimmerman, Jr., the night before. Toure’ took issue with the interview because he said that Morgan didn’t “challenge” Zimmerman enough. He then continued with some rather scathing and immature remarks regarding his cronies taunting Morgan at NBC saying:
“in the hallways (at NBC) we were laughing at you. We wouldn’t take him. Standards and Practices at NBC wouldn’t let (Robert Zimmerman) get through the door.”
Well, there’s a flaw in Toure’s argument right there. If you are a true professional in journalism, you invite anyone to the table and can handle them accordingly. That was evident when MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell invited not only Joe Oliver, but also his attorney (which ran away) to have a platform that allowed them to speculate on the crime just as Piers Morgan invited Zimmerman’s brother into his studio.
But if Piers Morgan didn’t do his job with Zimmerman, he certainly made his case with Toure’. The suggestion that Morgan acted “unprofessional” and is too far away from the heart of the issue because he’s from England, turns the issue on its ear and adds to the problem. Toure’ while struggling to make his case against Morgan’s journalistic fervor and/or lack of professionalism came off quite juvenile and unprofessional himself. Remember we reported the mess he made while trying to weigh in on Whitney Houston’s life during a Lawrence O’Donnell interview that included Al Sharpton, Kelly Price, and Ricky Minor? That panel of Whitney’s friends may accuse Toure’ of the same thing that he’s accusing Morgan of; he’s simply not close enough to the issue to properly report on it.
Morgan also took Toure’ to task on a little “joke” he came up with in the beginning of the Martin case:
Piers: “You tweeted this on the 19th of March. New slang. You’re Zimmermaning me equals you’re killing me.’ That’s a pretty serious responsible piece of journalism, isn’t it, Touré?”
Toure: “In the first days, in the first weeks of the situation, what I was trying to do is to pile on and to say ‘Hey, look, this guy is not doing the right thing. This guy has harmed somebody in our community.’ Some people misconstrued that. But this is an incredibly serious situation.”
Piers: “So serious that you felt the need to throw out jokes.”
The ridiculous back and forth over such a serious issue made for good TV, but failed to be a respectful, informative moment on the very person that deserves the attention, Trayvon Martin. Toure’ was treated like a child and his argument was lost in his emotional tirade. Media attention is media attention and the last thing we want to see happen is the story fade away like so many others. In fact, many were thankful for getting the opportunity to get some inkling of what Zimmerman’s family is like, what they’re thinking, and just how hard we need to rally against them.
The four-week average, a less volatile measure, fell to 361,750, also lowest in four years. The average has fallen nearly 13% in the past six months.
When unemployment benefit applications drop consistently below 375,000, it usually signals that hiring is strong enough to lower the unemployment rate.
On Friday, the government issues its March jobs report, which is expected to show a fourth straight month of strong hiring. From December through February, employers added an average 245,000 jobs per month. That has pushed down the unemployment rate to 8.3%, lowest in three years.
Hiring is picking up as the economy is showing signs of steady growth. Consumer spending jumped in February by the most in seven months, the government said last week.
Did I Do That? Actor Jaleel White is getting more than he bargained for with his recent stint on Dancing With The Stars. White, 35, is best known for his role as “Steve Urkel” on Family Matters. White is downplaying the drama on the Dancing With The Stars set after word leaked out that was feuding with his dance partner Kym Johnson. Sources say he made her cry and called her an idiot. White also reportedly got into a shouting match with the show’s producers when they questioned him about his behavior. Last week, White’s babymomma, Bridget Hardy, came forward with claims that he called her w**te trash, beat and cheated on her. White says his babymomma is looking for publicity and is jealous of his success. He says no charges have ever been filed, and he has never been questioned by police. White also says he pays his child support. So far, White has been performing well on the show, but bad publicity could hurt him. Sources on the show are being quiet about the controversy.
In a dramatic moment on the House floor this morning, Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) was asked to leave the chamber after taking off his suit jacket and revealing that he was wearing a hoodie during a speech in tribute to Trayvon Martin.
Rush, who donned the hood and put on sunglasses in support of Martin, the Florida teenager who was gunned down last month in a racially-tinged incident, was escorted out of the House chamber after repeated requests by the presiding officer to leave. Wearing a hood or hat while the House is in session is against House rules.
“Racial profiling has to stop Mr. Speaker,” Rush said while taking off his suit jacket, “Just because someone wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum.”
Here’s the deal. I could almost go along with escorting Rep. Rush off the House floor because it’s a stunt cheapening this august body, but come on. The House Floor has seen some stunts in its day. Remember when the day after swearing in almost all of the incoming congresscritters, the Republicans decided to take the day to read the Constitution, only they read just the parts they liked? Or when Louie Gohmert (always good for a cheap stunt or two) unveiled the “Obama Apology” chart on the House floor? Or when Eric Cantor brought forth legislation reiterating that our national motto is in fact … wait for it …our national motto? Good times.
So it’s perfectly fine for a congressman to decry abortion on the House floor, saying African Americans were better off during slavery. It’s perfectly legitimate for a congresswoman to question the patriotism of another congressman and Marine vet. It’s even acceptable to honor a muckraking liar who smeared Democratic institutions and employees.
But to point out viscerally that racial profiling is a life and death problem ?
That’s apparently a bridge too far………
Trust your instincts. If you have a feeling that something is wrong, don’t ignore it. Where there is smoke, there is usually fire.
Watch for obvious signs. OK, the wedding ring should clear up your doubts right away. Assuming the person is smart enough to take his or her ring off, though, there may still be a tan line on the ring finger. What about the pictures of that woman in his wallet or the photo of that man on her desk? Obvious clues should raise legitimate concerns, and you should ask about them and maybe do some investigating.
Consider whether your meetings with the person are strange in any way. If the person won’t give you his or her phone number, but rather insists only on calling you, that should be a red light. The same can be said if they’ll only give you their cell phone or work number. If your meetings always have to be prearranged and have strict time frames, that’s another bad sign. When you go out, do you always have to go someplace far away (another town or neighborhood, for example), or does the person always want to stay in? That should set off an alarm. Have you ever seen his or her house, or does the person always want to go to your house? Do you even know where he or she lives? In a normal dating relationship, you shouldn’t have these constraints, so if you do, there’s probably something wrong.
Watch his or her reaction when you talk about family or past relationships. Usually these things come up in the course of conversation, but if you’re suspicious, you may want to tactfully bring them up. If the person seems uncomfortable talking about such subjects, or if their body language indicates that they may be lying, your suspicions may be warranted.
Your date may give you strange or suspicious reasons for not wanting to go to certain places. Consider this a red flag because they may be avoiding these areas so they aren’t seen by anyone they know that could tell their spouse about what’s going on.
Make sure you meet the person’s friends. At some point, usually early, in a relationship, you should probably have occasion to meet some of the person’s friends. If you don’t, he or she may be hiding you from them. The same could be true if you meet one or two of the person’s friends, but only those one or two every time.
Make sure you’re satisfied with the answers to your questions. If you ask the person about something strange that’s happening, make sure you believe what he or she says. If you have lingering doubts, it may be time to end the relationship or at least to do a little investigating. Telling lies isn’t a big deal for someone who is cheating on his or her spouse, so don’t be blinded by love into accepting whatever answer you’re given.
Drive by his or her house or stop by unexpectedly. This assumes you know where the person lives, and it also assumes that you believe you have reason to be suspicious. Usually a visit to the house will quickly tell you if the person is married.
Hire a pro. Relationships are built on trust, and it’s hard to remain trustworthy yourself when you’re hiring a private investigator, but if you really need answers it may be the way to go.
TIPS -
*************************************************************************************************************
Sunday’s show is – WOULD YOU INVESTIGATE A PERSON YOUR DATING???
www.blogtalkradio.com/Lennis 4pm PST or 7pm EST 6460727-2914 1hr
Join us – “In The Studio with LSV”