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Best Jobs in America 2012

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November 1, 2012
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source: Yahoo

CNNMoney set out to find America’s Best Jobs this year, first and foremost they looked for professions that offer great growth opportunities. Another big factor: how well the job pays, since being able to make a good living is especially important now.

CNNMoney also incorporated data from compensation experts PayScale.com’s survey of more than 120,000 workers. Employees ranked their jobs on quality-of-life factors such as stress, flexibility, satisfaction and how they feel their job affects the world. Ease of entering the field also was considered.  Checkout the full list after the jump.

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Gilbere Forte – PRAY

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October 31, 2012
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Directed by Qarim Brown & Gilbere Forte

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 10/28/2012

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October 31, 2012
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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 10/28/2012

#2. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city – 241,000 (242,000)

#27. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 12,000 (354,000)

#31. Man With The Iron Fists Original Soundtrack – 12,000 (12,000)

#34. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 11,000 (108,000)

#35. G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer – 11,000 (331,000)

#37. Machine Gun Kelly (as MGK) – Lace Up – 9,700 (75,000)

#47. P.O.S. – We Wouldn’t Even Live Here – 9,000 (9,100)

#93. Vinnie Paz – God Of The Serengeti – 4,300 (4,300)

#119. Big Hutch (as Cold 187um) – The Only Solution – 3,400 (3,400)

#167. Stevie Stone – Momentum – 2,400 (2,400)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

J is for Junkie [documentary]

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October 29, 2012
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Greedmont TV presents a documentary by Corey Davis on a group crack addicts in Atlanta who live outside in a small cove behind a Texaco, infamously dubbed as the “Living Room.” They share their stories and tell us what it’s like to battle with a deadly addiction to crack-cocaine. “Growing up I never had a father, because he was out running the streets getting high… Right around the time I was born, the mid 80′s, African-American communities across the country was struck by the crack epidemic. Which robbed us our prideful culture and instantly perverted it into a counter-culture where playgrounds became warzones and families were destroyed.”

directed by Corey Davis

 

Weekend Box Office: October 26-28, 2012

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October 29, 2012
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Title / Weekend Gross (in millions usd)

  1. Argo  $12 m
  2. Cloud Atlas  $9.6 m
  3. Hotel Transylvania  $9.4 m
  4. Paranormal Activity 4  $8.5 m
  5. Silent Hill: Revelation 3D $8 m

2012 Top Earning Dead Celebrities

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October 28, 2012
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(Reuters) – Elizabeth Taylor surpassed Michael Jackson as the highest-earning dead celebrity in the past year, with her estate pulling in $210 million, much of it from the auction of her jewels, costumes and artwork, according to Forbes.

Jackson, who died in 2009, dropped into second place with earnings of $145 million, followed by Elvis Presley with $55 million.

Cartoonist Charles Schulz, who created the Peanuts comic strip, came in at No. 4 with earnings of $37 million, followed by reggae star Bob Marley with $17 million.

Forbes compiled the ranking by analyzing the dead celebrities’ earnings between October 2011-2012.

 

Brazilian Woman Sells Virginity for $780,000

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October 25, 2012
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Brazilian Woman Sells Virginity for $780,000

20-year-old Catarina Migliorini, who gained notoriety for putting her virginity on the auction block, has finally sold it to a Japanese man named Natsu for $780,000. This stunt is all part of a documentary titled Virgins Wanted, which will fly her to her destination to complete the deal and interview her after its over. Migliorini will reportedly use $722,000 to build homes in her native Santa Catarina

via Gawker

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 10/21/2012

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October 24, 2012
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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 10/21/2012

#11. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 18,000 (97,000)

#22. Machine Gun Kelly (as MGK) – Lace Up – 15,000 (65,000)

#29. G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer – 13,000 (320,000)

#35. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 12,000 (342,000)

#62. Lupe Fiasco – Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 – 7,000 (128,000)

#68. Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don’t– 6,300 (438,000)

#94. Jay-Z – Live In Brooklyn – 4,400 (16,000)

#114. DJ Drama – Quality Street Music – 3,600 (33,000)

#119. K’Naan – God, Country Or The Girl – 3,500 (3,500)

#144. Nas – Life Is Good – 2,900 (316,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Richest Man Of All Time: Mansa Musa of Mali

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October 23, 2012
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Richest Man Of All Time Mansa Musa I
spotted: HuffingtonPost
Although you may have never heard of him, Mansa Musa is the richest person ever. The 14th century emperor from West Africa was worth a staggering $400 billion, after adjusting for inflation. Read More

Weekend Box Office: October 19-21, 2012

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October 22, 2012
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Title/ Weekend Gross (in millions usd)

  1. Paranormal Activity 4  $29 m
  2. Argo  $16.4 m
  3. Taken 2 $13.2 m
  4. Hotel Transylvania  $13
  5. Alex Cross $11.3
  6. Sinister  $8.8 m
  7. Here Comes the Boom  $8.4
  8. Pitch Perfect  $6.7 m
  9. Frankenweenie  $4.3 m
  10. Looper  $4.2 m

Jim Jones (Feat. Lil Wayne & T.W.O) – “60 Rackz” remix

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October 22, 2012
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directed by Clifton Bell

2012 Most Dangerous Cities in America

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October 20, 2012
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Forbes ranked the 2012 top 10 most Dangerous Cities in America.  #1 and #2 on the list may play each other in the MLB World Series.  Check the full list below:

  1. Detroit, MI
  2. St. Louis, MO
  3. Oakland, CA
  4. Memphis, TN
  5. Birmingham, Al
  6. Atlanta, GA
  7. Baltimore, MD
  8. Stockton, CA
  9. Cleveland, OH
  10. Buffalo, NY