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How do I conquer the wild things inside of me? Depends upon which…
idealawg | October 22nd 2009
David Brooks recently looked at two theories of personality. One he attributed to philosophers and the other to psychologists. From "Where the Wild Things Are" (New York Times):In ... what you might call the philosopher’s view, each of u read more
[wvns] The exploitation of Africa
MakeHeadline.com | October 21st 2009
The exploitation of Africa's land and peopleBy Ashahed M. Muhammad and Brian E. Muhammadhttp://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/article_5661.shtml (FinalCall.com) - While images of Africa's poverty and disease are regularly shown in western read more
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers vs. The Justice League!!!!
Phoenix Sosa | October 21st 2009
Bob Barker: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls and children of all ages! We would like to present to you two of the greatest superhero teams of all time! My name is Bob Barker and I am tonight’s host. Michael Buffer, please present the first read more
David Brooks, "Where the Wild Things Are"
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly | October 20th 2009 by Gerry
"Where the Wild Things Are"By David Brooks"In Homer’s poetry, every hero has a trait. Achilles is angry. Odysseus is cunning. And so was born one picture of character and conduct. In this view, what you might call the philosopher’s view, each of read more
character doesn’t exists.
clusterflock | October 20th 2009 by clusterflock
Or, more aptly put, character is contextual: But, as Kwame Anthony Appiah, a Princeton philosopher, notes in his book “Experiments in Ethics,” this philosopher’s view of morality is now being challenged by a psychologist’s view. According to read more
Sumsuch - Found You (Dance N Dust Records)
Club Lounge Radio - TeeJay’s Blog | October 20th 2009 by Club Lounge Radio - Trance
Sumsuch - Found You (Dance N Dust Records) Following a unique deep house debut on Urban Torque, Sumsuch chooses respected underground Israeli label Dance N Dust for his sublime second solo effort. Found You - Throbbing bass and drivin read more
TARGETING AFRICAN LEADERS AND THEIR MOVEMENTS
Mayihlome | October 19th 2009
The Judas Factor: The Plot to Kill Malcolm X by Karl Evanzz There is an interesting book published in 1992 titled The Judas Factor: The Plot to Kill Malcolm X by Karl Evanzz. This book is not only about the assassination of Malcolm X but it also d read more
Wait, what? Marathon Deaths Reflect Poorly on Detroit? Huh?
Detroit4lyfe | October 19th 2009 by Bob Biscigliano
People not from the state of Michigan sure do LOVE to rag on it. I don't know what the state, or the city of Detroit in particular, ever did to those people, aside from birthing the automotive industry amongst other things, but it has never reall read more
2009-10 NBA Preview: Detroit Pistons
The ReclinerGM Sports Blog | October 18th 2009 by Dannie
Detroit Pistons 2008-09 Record: Anticipated Starting Five PG- Rodney Stuckey SG- Rip Hamilton SF- Tayshaun Prince PF- Charlie Villanueva C- Kwame Brown Key Reserves: Ben Gordon, Chris Wilcox, Jason Maxiell, Austin Daye, Will Bynum Biggest Strength read more
Former West Palm Chief to Help Overhaul Detroit's Troubled Police…
Entertainment Journalism | October 16th 2009 by Ayshia Armani
Former West Palm Beach Police Department Chief Bill Riggs is part of a 10-person law enforcement dream team appointed by a federal court judge to make sweeping changes to the Detroit Poli... read more
Songwriter October: SF x NYC
Bird in the Tree | October 16th 2009 by Deborah Crooks
While I've been rehearsing the band for shows and recording next month, October is the month of acoustic duo/solo performances. Tonight I'm at Ronnie Cato's ongoing songwriter showcase at the Red Vic Hotel in the Haight. Should be a good night. I'm l read more
Speaker of the House Richard reports $275,000+ in contributions
The Turner Report | October 15th 2009
Special interests came through big time for Speaker of the House Ron RIchard during the past three months, according to his disclosure report filed today with the Missouri Ethics Commission.Nearly half of that amount came from the Humphreys family of read more
Is Kwame a Legitimate Starter?
Detroit Pistons Blog, Smoking Pistons | October 14th 2009
Coach John Kuester has repeatedly emphasized throughout the preseason that Kwame Brown would be his starting center this season and that he is expecting big things from him. Consider me skeptical. We heard similar talk a year ago when then-coach Mich read more
Barack Obama - 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
WHERE ARE YOU? KNOW THE CHANGES ! | October 13th 2009 by sridevi. voduru
Barack Obama 44th President of the United States Incumbent Assumed office January 20, 2009 Vice President Joe Biden Preceded by George W. Bush United States Senator from Illinois In office Ja read more
Ira Aldridge – The Black Tradgedian – Listen
Blackpresence | October 13th 2009 by Black Presence Website
Ira Aldridge BBC Radio Programme Kwame Kwei-Armah traces the life and work of Ira Aldridge, a black actor who defied racial prejudice to become one of Britain’s finest Shakespearean actors. When Aldridge first appeared on the London stage in 1 read more
Brown and Wallace are Pistons’ defensive duo
Michigan Sports Fan Blog | October 13th 2009 by Evan Kanter
Don’t be surprised if center Kwame Brown and forward Ben Wallace begin the year as starters for Pistons coach John Kuester.“We still have a lot more preseason to go — we’ve got two weeks,” Kuester said Sunday. “ read more
Have The Pistons Lost Their Minds? Kwame And Ben Wallace As Start…
Le Basketbawl | October 12th 2009
There is an old saying that sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. New York Vinnie has only one problem that that idea; in today’s day and age most times truth is stranger than fiction. When New York Vinnie saw the following report from read more
Defense and rebounding is what the Detroit Pistons will expect at…
Detroit Pistons | October 11th 2009 by nbalockersweb
The Pistons won’t get much offense out of the centers this season. But, as long as the centers play good defense and rebound the Pistons can likely live with that. 27-year old Kwame Brown will be the starting center for the Pistons this seaso read more
Pistons News & Notes 10/9
Motown String Music | October 9th 2009
By Steve St-Pierre It's been an entertaining first two preseason games for the Pistons. Kwame Brown looks to have solidified the starting center spot, the team's guards are developing a great amount of chemistry and Detroit's rookies have displayed a read more
WHO TOPPLED NKRUMAH? – Documents Expose U.S. Role in Nkrumah Ov…
Mayihlome | October 9th 2009
Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah Declassified National Security Council (NSC) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) documents provide compelling, new evidence of United States government involvement in the 1966 overthrow of Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah. T read more
On virtue
Democracy in America | October 8th 2009
Should we prize virtue in our politicians? ARE virtues deep-seated aspects of character, or are they more messy and contingent? A philosopical tradition hews to the former position, but psychologists lean in the othe read more
Preseason Tips Off with Win
Detroit Pistons Blog, Smoking Pistons | October 6th 2009
John Kuester and the new-look Pistons kicked off their preseason on Tuesday with an 87-83 win over the Miami Heat. The team had a mere 10 practices together before taking the court and they displayed a number positive moments, to go with a few ongo read more
Twitter Promotion Winner & Exclusive Timely Twitter Sale!
Get Gift Card, Free Gift Cards, Gift Card Deals | October 5th 2009 by Giftcardblogger
We’ve received an incredible amount of buzz from Kwame Kuadey being on ABC’s hit show Sharktank and that certainly kept trending thanks to all of you who support us on Twitter! So now we’re rewarding you the follower for tweeting an read more
Kwame Peprah speaks on Mabey & Johnson bribery
Africa Image | October 3rd 2009 by TRUE FAITH CHURCH
Former Finance Minister, Kwame Preprah The Former Finance Minister, Mr. Kwame Peprah, has expressed shock at an attempt by the British Serious Fraud Office (SFO-UK) to smear him with corruption, in its recent trial of Mabey and Johnson (M&J) over read more
NPP’s Safo-Adu Is Dead
Africa Image | October 3rd 2009 by TRUE FAITH CHURCH
NPP FlagDr. Kwame Safo-Adu passed away yesterday at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra at the age of 81.The former Minister of Agriculture in the Busia regime was a presidential aspirant in 1992, 1996 and a founding member of the New Patriotic P read more
Murder of Tamara Greene in the Spotlight Again
on the black hand side | October 3rd 2009 by Vanessa
It seems that former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's connection to murdered stripper Tamara Greene will not go away. A task force has been formed to investigate Greene's murder. The sordid details of the involvement of Mayor Kilpatrick's security a read more
Murder of Tamara Greene in the Spotlight Again
on the black hand side | October 3rd 2009 by Vanessa
It seems that former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's connection to murdered stripper Tamara Greene will not go away. A task force has been formed to investigate Greene's murder. The sordid details of the involvement of Mayor Kilpatrick� read more
Allen Iverson: Open Mouth; Set Off Bonfire! The Weasel Starts Mor…
Le Basketbawl | October 1st 2009
They say that the era of the nickname has been over for a long time in Pro-Sports; however New York Vinnie is on a one man campaign to give nicknames to players when ever they apply. Since the start of “The House That New York Vinnie Built&# read more
Dee-Troit Basketball Will Not Be Delightful This Season!
Le Basketbawl | September 30th 2009
Remember a couple of years back when you would be watching a game on the TV being broadcast from The Palace At Auburn Hills and you would hear the home crowd start to chant “Dee-Troit Basketball” ? New York Vinnie has the feeling you are read more
Kojo Nnamdi: H Street
Frozen Tropics | September 30th 2009
This photo was taken on Thursday September 20, 2007. These days you'd likely find a crowd out on the sidewalk even on a Thursday night.Kojo covers H Street in this audio recording. Interviews with Cliff from the Martini Lounge, Tony from the Pug, Cas read more
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