(AP) writes:
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon was first in the nation to have all residents vote by mail. Now it’s pioneering another idea: vote by iPad.
Voters in five counties are filling out and returning their mail-in ballots for a Tuesday special primary election to replace former U.S. Rep. David Wu, who resigned following a sex scandal. A handful will mark their ballots not with a pen but with the tip of their finger.
It’s the latest attempt at using new technology to help voters with disabilities cast ballots privately. Read More
Smokin’ Joe, was a former Olympic and Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976, with a brief comeback in 1981. Frazier was diagnosed with liver cancer in late September 2011 and admitted to hospice care. He died November 7, 2011. Joe Frazier was the first boxer to defeat boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
R.I.P. Joe Frazier
Remember the Zack Morris cell phone?
Well some of the gadgets and things you are using today will be a thing of the past, just like the brick cell phone the cool kid from popular show, Saved By the Bell used to call Kelly KaPOWski. Checkout what our staff at GWOP Magazine came up with after the jump.
In this interview with Montreality, Redman speaks about “How High 2″, the kind of student he was in school, jobs he’s had as a teenager, what he spent his 1st big paycheck on, “Blackout 3″ & “Muddy Waters 2″ albums, a Red & Meth tour story, what he has in his pockets, the key to success and the title of his book, if he ever wrote one.
source: TechCrunch
Last week we broke the news that Bandwidth.com was launching a disruptive mobile carrier called Republic Wireless. The service will use special handsets that take advantage of Wifi networks whenever possible, and will fallback to a ‘normal’ cellular connection whenever Wifi isn’t available. A report from GigaOM pegs the price at a mere $19 per month — with unlimited text, data, and voice.
That’s massive savings compared to the standard contracts offered by Verizon, AT&T, et al. But there’s a catch: to use Republic Wireless, you need to buy a new handset (the devices are Android-based, but they use a special combination of hardware and software that can’t be ported to other devices, at least not yet). Thankfully those handsets are going to be relatively inexpensive.
Numerous tipsters have written in to say they’ve just received the following email from Republic Wireless — and we’ve just confirmed with the company — that the handsets will be $99 for anyone who uses the code ‘Welcome19′ by November 27. And that’s with no contract. After that early-signup period ends, the price will jump to $199,
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20 years ago, Earvin “Magic” Johnson shocked the world when he announced he was HIV-positive and would retire from the NBA.
At the time, little was known about the disease and it wasn’t clear how much time the basketball superstar had left.
Over the years, Johnson has become a spokesperson for HIV awareness and prevention. The Magic Johnson Foundation is launching a new initiative today called ‘Point Forward Day.” It will kick off with a special event featuring Johnson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
A Michigan native, Johnson grew up in Lansing and played basketball at MSU. During the 1978-79 season, MSU defeated Indiana State 75-64 in the NCAA Champioship game. Johnson as voted Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.
Deezy Tha Don (Edmonton, Canada)
Deezy Tha Don is one of the few Canadian rappers in the music industry right now, Rapping out of Abbottsfield, Edmonton, Canada. Deezy is Edmonton’s premier up and coming rap artist, giving Canadians a much needed dose of trap music. Other notable Canadian music artist include Drake of YMCMB and pop artist Justin Beiber
Deezy Tha Don “Get Ya Money Right”
Deezy Tha Don “38”
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Juicy J, 2 Chainz & Tha Joker
Zip & A Double Cup (Remix)
Produced by Lex Luger
Directed by Casey Chan
source: theGuardian
Chuck D is suing the label that owns the rights to the first five Public Enemy albums for $100m in royalties. He has formed an unlikely trifecta with Rob Zombie and the estate of Rick James, each of which is also suing Universal Music Group over their treatment of revenue from digital music sales.
“UMG is paying … roughly 25% of the royalties that it should be paying them for moneys received from music download providers,” argued Chuck D’s suit. The rapper claims Universal owes its artists and producers “hundreds of millions of dollars” from the sale of downloads and ringtones, citing a major ruling from earlier this year. In that case, Eminem’s lawyers argued that digital sales should attract a higher payment than the standard royalty from the record label, on the grounds that online agreements count as licensing deals, and the artist should therefore receive 50% of net revenues, not 18%.
Universal acquired the rights to Public Enemy’s first five albums when it bought Def Jam in 1998. The contracts for legacy acts such as Public Enemy do not have explicit terms for digital royalties, though they are commonplace for new signings. Chuck D says Universal pays just $80.33 in royalties for every 1,000 song downloads, and $49.89 for every 1,000 ringtones; he contends these sales should be treated as licences, not unit sales, boosting figures from $80.33 to $315.85 and from $49.89 to $660.
In a statement to the Wrap.com, Universal declared it would “vigorously defend” against Chuck D’s lawsuit. “This complaint suffers from serious flaws and weaknesses, not the least of which is that the claims asserted are not appropriate for class treatment.”
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