- Did anyone miss Lil Boosie? Probably not, but in case
anyone was wondering where a B-list rapper who hasn’t exactly set the world
afire has been, now we know. The Louisiana rapper, real name Torrence Hatch, was released Wednesday
from Louisiana's Angola State Penitentiary after serving four years of an
eight-year prison sentence for a drug conviction. Like Lil Wayne and so many
other rappers before him, Hatch walked out of the clink armed with plenty to
say and a newfound appreciation for his freedom of speech. Less than 24 hours
after his release, Hatch had filmed and posted two YouTube videos featuring him
spitting all-new rhymes clearly inspired by his time behind bars. "Man
it's time to take off these jail clothes/ Go get my Boosie fade," he raps
on his "The Ride Home Freestyle," in which he seems preoccupied with
getting a fresh new haircut. The 54-second clip, which was shot Wednesday night
as the "Zoom" rapper was driving home and couldn’t wait to get to his
house before he started busting rhymes, features Hatch rapping excitedly about
what he plans to do with his life now that he is once again a free man. Among
other goals, he is aiming to buy a new Cadillac Escalade and start his own
clothing line. "Labeled me Scarface, Al Capone and Larry Hoover/ You and I
know it was damn wrong how they judged Boosie," he added in the video
before moving on to the depression and despair that engulfed him while in
prison. "Shackled down from my feet to my hands/ Missing my kids, man, a
feeling only I can explain.” In the second clip, he promises to “do me” and get
the money and fortune he has coming his way. Hatch was originally jailed in
2010, when he was brought up on first-degree murder charges stemming from the
October 2009 shooting of Terry Boyd. Several months later, Hatch pleaded guilty
to three counts of conspiring to smuggle drugs and was hit with an eight-year
sentence……..
- The most exciting man at Soldier Field on Sunday
afternoons in the fall is headed out of town. Record-setting returner Devin
Hester believes his days with Chicago Bears are done now that he’s a free
agent. Hester said earlier this week that he believes the team wants to move in
a different direction – one that doesn’t include him. "From my knowledge,
I know that Chicago wants to go a different route with me," Hester said.
"All I can say is thanks to the fans for their support. They've always
been great to me.” The team isn't saying what its official plans are, but if it
is the end of his run in the Windy City, it’s been one hell of a ride. Hester matched
Hall of Famer Deion Sanders' NFL record with his 19th return for a touchdown
last season, making history with an 81-yard punt return at Washington in
October. In his career, the former University of Miami star has 13 punt returns
and six kickoffs returns for touchdowns. His most memorable moment came in a
losing effort on the biggest stage, as Hester returned the opening kickoff in
the 2007 Super Bowl for a touchdown. The Bears lost the game and for the team’s
fans, Hester’s electric 92-yard return for a score was the high point of the
game. He became such a valuable weapon that the Bears tried to convert him to a
receiver at one point, but that experiment produced few fireworks and last
season Hester returned to his role as a return man and flashed some of his old
explosiveness, leading the NFL with a career-high 1,436 kick return yards on a
league-high 52 tries. He’s just 31 years old, so it’s entirely reasonable that
another team would give him a chance. Hester has expressed interest in reuniting
with former coach Lovie Smith in Tampa Bay, but wherever he goes, he will have
plenty of motivation to prove that he still has something left to offer……..
- Congratulations for the good news, Tunisia. President Moncef Marzouki has finally lifted a state of emergency that
has been in place since the 2011 overthrow of the country’s former leader.
Marzouki’s office announced the decision, which comes after the nation has
suffered through a rash of protests and fighting with Islamist militants that
followed the infamous Arab Spring. While the move doesn’t automatically
guarantee that the nation will run smoothly, most experts believe it is a sign
that the country is trying to return to normality following the adoption of a
new constitution in January. The move is good news for Tunisians, who now have
the ability to move freely around their own country and go on strike from jobs
they hate without the government lording the authority to block such moves over
their heads. "The lifting of the state of emergency does not limit the
capacity of the security services to implement the law and does not preclude
any request for military support should it be needed," Marzouki's office
said in a statement. While the state of emergency was in effect, te powers it
afforded the government were rarely used, yet in November, Marzouki extended
the state of emergency to the end of June. Life has been relatively calm in the
northern African nation since then, leading the president to lift the measure
four months early. A caretaker government took office last month in the hope of
uniting the country ahead of new elections and the fight against militant
Islamists and secular forces remains a priority, but not living under an
official state of emergency is always good for the soul………
- How sad is Microsoft? Four years after Apple introduced
the idea of a female-voiced digital assistant for smartphones, the maker of the
world’s worst operating system is finally ripping the idea off for its devices.
Microsoft’s
upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 update will include Cortana, a personal digital
assistant that sounds like some failed Internet mapping service. Cortana will
replace the built-in Bing search functionality on Windows Phone 8.1 and even
this artificial lady in your phone’s name is a rip-off. The Cortana moniker is named
after the Halo game series. It will take the form of a circular animated icon
that will launch into its animated state when it is thinking or speaking. Users
will be able to determine how they want Cortana to address them, be it by their
government name or even some ridiculous nickname like “Chief,” “Home Slice” or “Big
Dog.” Although it is blatantly attempting to rip off superior rivals that came
before it, Microsoft is hoping that Cortana’s ability to save information and
data in a Notebook system will prove enough of a draw to overcome its general
lack of originality. Notebook will allow the Cortana digital assistant to
access information such as a user’s personal information, calendar reminders,
contacts and location data. It will also be able to track things like mentions
in emails and flight statuses, giving it the ability to generate notifications
similar to Google Now. To boost its sure-to-suck Microsoft underpinnings,
Cortana will also include data from services like Bing, Foursquare, and others
to give it some of the contextual power of Google Now. Like Siri, it will be
voice-activated and it will also learn about users as they utilize its
features, then offer to store this personal data in its Notebook. The actual
Cortana name could change when the whole program is officially rolled out, but
what won't change is the fact that it is made by Microsoft and will therefore
suck………
- Defeat has come for Victory. Specifically, defeat came
knocking for Victory
University in Memphis and the small, oft-renamed institution of higher learning
will close its doors after the current semester. Rumors of the school’s demise
have swirled for some time, but financial troubles have finally caught up to
Victory. The school currently has about 1,600 students, down from its high of
2,000 several years ago. When it started, Victory University was Mid-South
Bible College. When that name didn’t provide enough sizzle or appeal to draw in
would-be Bible learners, the name was changed to Crichton College. That name
proved to be a failure as well and in 2010, Crichton College became Victory
University. The school describes itself as “a four-year, coeducational
institution owned by California-based Significant Education. The
institution intends to combine higher education with evangelical Christian faith
and to integrate learning with the needs of people in contemporary society.
Victory University intends to base its academic programs, philosophy, and the
life of the University on Biblical principles.” All of that sounds swell, but a
small, Bible-based university in a beaten-down city in Memphis isn't the most
lucrative business around. In addition to the students who won't be graduating
after this semester and had a few more credit hours to go to earn their degree,
some 100 employees and staff members will need to find a new institution of
higher learning come this fall. Merely operating under the name of
Victory, it seems, is not always enough to guarantee that one will actually
find victory…….
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