Ever been cruising through the internet, checking out redtube or some other informative website and you come across a word you have no idea what it means? or maybe you want to translate it to french so you can impress your girlfriend? you know - what does “POV” mean? Well now, luckily, someone has answered your prayres. The Hyperwords Company has created “The tool that is so useful you’ll wonder how you ever manged without it.” so read on and peep game foool.
Some believe that this “Hyperwords” Firefox plug-in could change the way people browse, discover and aggregate information. Currently when one reads text online only certain words are hyperlinked for more information. But with the Hyperwords plug-in, every word becomes a hotlink, thus creating an even more immersive web experience. Users can highlight a word and choose from options to search, seek references, translate, shop, even map.
For a demo (in firefox, if you dont have firefox and are for some odd reason using IE go puke on yourself) click here: http://www.easierweb.info
The film industry has produced a number of great gangster films over the years. Gangster films give us an in depth look at the lives usually associated with danger, crime, money, and camaraderie among so called brothers. A really good gangster film that came out in 1990 called “Goodfellas” was a monumental achievement for director Martin Scorsese. It was an intense look at the Italian mafia.
Another one of my favorite gangster films stars one of the most intense working actors to date. Christian Bale (The Dark Knight) exploded onto the scene as Kelly, a young poor paperboy who’s outrage over media moguls William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer makes for a sticky situation in the groundbreaking piece NEWSIES. I found myself reciting lines from that one for weeks.
And best of all, the best of the best, and what I think is the most influential gangster film of all time, HOODRATS 2: HOODRAT WARRIORS. The Hoodrats series is the existential gangster film that takes story telling from the streets to the next level. If you haven’t had the privilege to view this landmark film, I suggest you gather your friends for a viewing party. It will change your life.
And now Stacy Peralta has given his take on gangster life with his new film “Crips and Bloods: Made In America”. In all honesty though, this film looks really good. This isn’t a subject matter you would expect Stacy Peralta to tackle but it seems to me he has created something very special here. Check out the trailer here.
Playboy Mexico’s Holiday issue has sparked a bit of a controversy, Model María Florencia Onori from Argentina is on the cover bearing a striking resemblance to Mary… Jesus’s Mom. The title on the cover says: ”Te Adoramos María,” the Spanish — “We adore you, Mary”. This was published last week on the exact date when millions of Mexicans celebrate the festival of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Very important, not only for Mexicans but for all Latino-Americans. Playboy of course denies any correlation between the magazine cover and Mary or the festival. The publisher for Playboy Mexico said: ”The image is not and never was intended to portray the Virgin of Guadalupe or any other religious figure.”
Now the Catholic Church and others are calling this a desperate attempt to sell magazines. I don’t find this desperate though, I find it to be a regular marketing ploy. Businesses use all of our holidays to sell their products. I guess my thing is, if you don’t like what they are doing, don’t buy it. Fact is they are doing nothing illegal and Hugh Hefner is The Man. Period.
On a different note about old Hugh, he shipped out his 3 tramps and moved in two knockout twins… Who I imagine are also tramps, God he is the man.
Barry Cooper, a former Texas police officer with eight years of specialty in drug interdiction, first made waves when he released the film “Never Get Busted Again,” a how-to guide for evading police drug seizures.
Austin, Texas-based Cooper’s latest project is not nearly so benign, and will likely generate for the former drug warrior an army of enemies in law enforcement.
‘KopBusters’ is a reality TV program that aims to sink crooked officers.
“KopBusters rented a house in Odessa, Texas and began growing two small Christmas trees under a grow light similar to those used for growing marijuana,” claims a release from NeverGetBusted.com “When faced with a suspected marijuana grow, the police usually use illegal FLIR cameras and/or lie on the search warrant affidavit claiming they have probable cause to raid the house. Instead of conducting a proper investigation which usually leads to no probable cause, the Kops lie on the affidavit claiming a confidential informant saw the plants and/or the police could smell marijuana coming from the suspected house.”
“The trap was set and less than 24 hours later, the Odessa narcotics unit raided the house only to find KopBuster’s attorney waiting under a system of complex gadgetry and spy cameras that streamed online to the KopBuster’s secret mobile office nearby.
“The attorney was handcuffed and later released when eleven KopBuster detectives arrived with the media in tow to question the illegal raid. The police refused to give KopBusters the search warrant affidavit which is suspected to contain the lies regarding the probable cause.
“It is not illegal to grow plants under a light in your home but it is illegal to lie on an affidavit and plant drugs on a citizen. This operation was the first of its kind in the history of America. Police sometimes have other police investigating their crimes but the American court system has never dealt with a group of citizens stinging the police. Will the police file charges on the team who took down the corrupt cops? We will keep you posted.”
Cooper’s “Never Get Busted Again” was a runaway success, the sales of which serve as financial support for this most recent project.
“The drug war is a failed policy and the legal side effects on the families are worse than the drugs,” Cooper said to the Dallas Observer in early 2007. “I was so wrong in the things I did back then. I ruined lives.”
The ‘Kop Busters’ sting was the feature of a CBS 7 report, aired Dec. 4, 2008.
So the stage was set for Guns N Roses last week to proclaim their spot back on top as an elite rock band and Dr. Pepper took notice because they too have waited like many fans for over a decade for the release of Chinese Democracy. So Dr. Pepper in a very smart marketing scheme decided to offer a free 20 oz soda on Nov. 23rd the release date of Chinese Democracy (Dr. Pepper also claims to have 23 flavors…AHHHH.) Thats right folks you get a free Dr. Pepper and you don’t even have to go waste $10.99 on the new G’N & R album. Sounds pretty good eh? Except something happened. We all love free shwag so everyone flooded the Dr. Pepper website and crashed the server forcing many coupon clippers not to receive the free coupon. So G’N & R turns around and sues Dr. Pepper. HUH? EXCUSE ME? G’N & R demands a public apology and monetary returns for fans…..yea Axl like your fans are ever going to see a dime. I can’t wait to see how this story unfolds.
Meet ALLI: The Alliance of Action Sports
Yesterday, the Action Sports Tour (AST) was a big deal, with the five-stop summer Dew Tour and the three-stop Winter Dew Tour getting ready to launch. Today, it’s world got a whole lot bigger as it has partnered with the Maloof Money Cup, King of Wake series and the AMA Motocross Championship to have a monster offering of seven action sports tours comprising more than 25 individual pro events and more than 75 total events (including the amateur Free Flow tour). It’s name? ALLI: The Alliance of Action Sports. It’s co-owned by NBC Sports and MTV, and shows that Viacom/MTV is serious about this action sports thing.
if your looking for something to do on new years come spend it with Sunday Never Comes. As many of you have read a few posts below this one that Brandon will be in Las Vegas for Red Bull NO LIMITS. What an awesome event they got planned. Here in California I will be holding it down in Santa Cruz working @ The Catalyst on Dec 30 and 31. Come join me.
