Month: October 2011

Let’s just get this out of the way: The Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton is the greatest NFL Rookie QB ever. Win or lose, the game he played against the Minnesota…

Dancing With The Stars: David Arquette Dissed Hope Solo On Letterman

After blogging about Ricki Lake, this blogger just happened to run across a video featuring actor and now Dancing With The Stars competitor David Arquette when he appeared on David…

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CNN, Michael Arrington, Black Entrepreneurs, and The Invisible Man

Last week, a bit of a row ensued when Tech Crunch Founder Michael Arrington appeared on a segment of a CNN special on black entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, and, under…

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Dancing With The Stars: Ricky Lake Horny, Hope Solo Ready

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As Dancing With The Stars progresses in a fashion not unlike As The World Turns, we learn that Ricky Lake, with a new 20-pounds lighter body and great legs, is…

Occupy Oakland: The Oscar Grant / Frank Ogawa Plaza Issue

A friend of mine said something that made me think. While riding on BART, she complained yesterday that she was “sick and tired of protestors using Oscar Grant’s name to…

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Halloween Saturday Night In SF Crowded Good Time

For some reason undoubtedly due to a nutty travel schedule, Halloween just plain caught this blogger by surprise. Now, the real date’s Monday, but the original plan was to dress…

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Stanford Football For Real, Beats USC In 3 OT Thriller

One look at the Google Trends shows “Stanford Football” as one of the top five search terms, and within that, at least as of this writing, the top three news…

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Daylight Savings Time 2011 Is Today… In The UK

The number one Google Trend search term is “daylight savings time 2011” and for the second consecutive day. The only explanation for this is many think today is the day…

Occupy Oakland: Many Views Of A Wild Week

Now that this first really wild and crazy Occupy Oakland week has come to a close, this space has rounded up the first set of video interviews of Oaklanders on…

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Cal vs UCLA, Stanford at USC, Key Pac-12 Battles

Today, starting at 4PM PDT, we have Cal vs UCLA, then Stanford at USC at 5 PM and both are key Pac-12 battles of teams that really do have “storied…

Daylight Savings 2011: Will You Be Ready?

Ok, folks, here comes that one day sure to screw up your life for at least 24 hours, if not the entire week: Daylight Savings Time 2011. That’s the day,…

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St. Louis Cardinals Stun Texas Rangers, Win World Series

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After looking like they were dead, two World Series Games down to the Texas Rangers, the St. Louis Cardinals came back to win World Series Game 7 in somewhat less…

America’s Next Top Model: All Star Season

There have been about seven episodes of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 17 and this season is the All Star Season – meaning that the contestants are all former contestants…

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Microsoft and Google Secrets, and Blacks In Tech

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It’s funny who you run into while traveling around the country, as this blogger does. In this case, I happened to sit next to an engaging and talkative man who…

Michael Moore On Way To Occupy Oakland Rally Today

Famed activist and documentary filmmaker Michael Moore issued this Twitter tweet just 33 minutes ago, as of this writing: @MMFlint Michael Moore Leaving NYC, on my way to #OccupyOakland. Will…

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YouTube Channel Zennie62 Tops 30 Million Video Upload Views

As of this week, Zennie62 on YouTube passed the 30 million mark of videos viewed. The channel was established on October 8, 2007, and now has grown to the rate…

Occupy Oakland: Mayor Jean Quan Officially In Trouble

More at Zennie62.com After Occupy Oakland, and the Tuesday police violence, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has a new problem: fighting calls to resign from people like Current TV’s Keith Olbermann.…

3.6 Earthquake Located 1 Mike E of Berkeley, Felt In Oakland at 5:37 AM PDT

This Oakland-based blogger just felt an earthquake that turned out to be centered about 1 mile east of Berkeley and hit at 5:37 AM. The US Geological Survey website reports…

Occupy Oakland: Mayor Jean Quan in Big Trouble After Riot

Occupy Oakland explodes (photo by The Black Hour)! If there’s any gauge of the saying “The Whole World’s Watching!” It’s Google Trends, which, again, has Oakland, California among the top…

Is Water Shortage Real?

This is a paper I wrote for my Contemporary Global Issues Class regarding Water Shortage. I am not including the bibliography, as this is a blog post, but if you…

Occupy Oakland, Occupy SF Evictions Happening, Live Stream

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Occupy Oakland and Occupy San Francisco are being evicted. Apparently the police in both Oakland and in San Francisco, are in the process of using tear gas and a sound…

Occupy Oakland: Police Eviction Underway, 75 Arrested, Live Stream

Video streaming by Ustream Occupy Oakland is being evicted as of this writing – 75 people arrested and tear gas was used. This live steam shows gives up to the…

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Carson Palmer Trade Took Oakland Raiders Hue Jackson Off Focus

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When Carson Palmer signed the deal to join the Oakland Raiders last week, thus effectively replacing Raiders Quarterback Jason Campbell, who was out with a broken collarbone, this blogger said…

Atlanta, Taste Of Atlanta, Woodfire Grill, and Social Media

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Atlanta, Georgia – As regular readers of my blog know, I travel back and forth between Atlanta and Oakland. Mom is here, and much of my occupational and personal life…

Occupy Oakland / Occupy Wall Street Showcase For New Demographic

If anyone wants to see the new power in Oakland, just look at the incredible production of media driven by the amazing activity of protestors involved in the Occupy Oakland…

Occupy Oakland / Occupy Wall St. Showcase For New Demographic

Occupy Oakland (4 of 20), a photo by glennshootspeople on Flickr. If anyone wants to see the new power in Oakland, just look at the incredible production of media driven…

World Series: Albert Pujols Puts Cardinals Ahead, Rangers In Trouble

The World Series is won when one team wins the best of seven games. Right now, heading into World Series Game Four, the Texas Rangers, who return to the MLB…

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Albert Pujols Powers Cardinals to World Series Game 3 Win

Albert Pujols did his best Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson imitations in hitting three massive home runs, as the St. Louis Cardinals powered their way to a demoralizing 16 to…

Bachmann’s Staff in NH Quits

Reuters reported October 21, 2011 that Michele Bachmann’s campaign staff in New Hampshire has quit. This is very good news for other Republican candidates, because New Hampshire is an important…

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Pete Seeger Sings At Occupy Wall St., Cornell West Gets Arrested

More at Zennie62.com Two activist legends, Folk Singer Pete Seeger and University of Professor Cornell West made headlines for being involved in protests that are related to Occupy Wall Street.…

Politics

Why Are You A Democrat? Democrats Give Their Reasons

More at Zennie62.com I created this video “way back” in 2007 and during a Democratic fund raiser at the Sheraton Palace in San Francisco, where the guest of honor was…

NESCom’s New Degree Program

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New Degree Program at NESCom Nikky Raney New England School of Communications added a new degree program as of the Fall 2011 semester, and although it is quite new it…

Oakland News: Occupy Oakland Still There, Public Safety Meetup Sunday