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Goodbye, Marlboro Lights. Hello, Marlboro Gold Pack.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/04/business/main6548234.shtml
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/health/18tobacco.html

" Goodbye, Marlboro Lights. Hello, Marlboro Gold Pack.

"Light" cigarettes are going up in smoke by the end of June, but their names and packaging are getting a colorful makeover.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says cigarette packs no longer can feature names such as "light," "mild," "medium" or "low," which many smokers wrongly think are less harmful than "full-flavor" cigarettes.

Cigarette makers are replacing those words with colors such as gold, silver, blue and orange on brands that make up more than half of the smokes sold across the country. "

Is the government now going to force beers to be called Miller-Blue, Budweiser-Blue instead of light.

Any reasonable person would know that smoking isn't good. While smoking "light" cigarettes may be less damaging in the long run (older age). Light cigs are just as addicting though, and you may as well be smoking menthols (as long as it isn't cold). I like my cigarettes and I don't get lights because I like nicotine. If I was going to smoke lights then why smoke in the first place.

I don't mind government controlling stuff but making light cigs become colors like "Gold" might not be the best message to the kids. And isn't associating cigarettes with colors likely to get children s attention.

Why can't the government let us buy cigarettes for like $2.oo a pack. I dont see why theres all this anti-smoker friendly movement going around. Yes smoking is bad for you, smoking light cigs is just as bad as other types. I'll still smoke, but I don't smoke lights because I'm a man (not trying to sound sexist).

America's Justice System for the Wealthy

http://www.wlwt.com/2010/0223/22638620_400X300.jpg

http://www.wlwt.com/news/22634427/detail.html#
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=8740+Old+Indian+Hill+Cincinnati&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=32.335236,78.662109&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=8740+Old+Indian+Hill+Rd,+Cincinnati,+Hamilton,+Ohio+45243&ll=39.162011,-84.340539&spn=0.01544,0.038409&z=15
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Indian%20Hiller&defid=396365
http://twitter.com/jschlotman

http://cincinnati.mlogic.mobi/news.jsp?key=357413&rc=ne&p=1
Schlotman, listed as a Sibcy Cline Realtor at the time of his February arrest, was charged with selling marijuana from the home in the 8700 block of Old Indian Hill Road.

He pleaded guilty April 7 to four counts of trafficking in marijuana in exchange for having three other charges dismissed by prosecutors. A Hamilton County grand jury also declined to issue indictments on two other drug trafficking charges brought by prosecutors.

When Schlotman came before the judge Wednesday, she could have sent him to prison for up to four years but the charges against him, the lowest-level felonies in Ohio, carry the presumption of probation.

The judge said she was encouraged to hammer Schlotman because of his background but refused.

"I sort of tend to agree with many people (who) think that you have to pay the price, and that you've just been a lucky, wealthy, rich boy from Indian Hill and that I should be punishing you for that reason, (that) I would make a scapegoat out of you," Allen said.

Allen believes Schlotman is an alcoholic who also is addicted to marijuana.

In addition to the three years on probation, the judge also ordered him under house arrest for 90 days, suspended his driver's license for three years and ordered him to pay restitution of $1,476 - the amount of money he accepted from the undercover agent to whom he sold marijuana.

She warned him that if he violated his probation, she would send him to prison for four years.

Schlotman had legal troubles before. He was caught speeding and with a suspended license in Indian Hill in 2006. He refused a test that would have determined the amount of alcohol in his system and his license was revoked for three years.


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ordered him to pay restitution of $1,476 - the amount of money he accepted from the undercover agent to whom he sold marijuana. $1,476 in 1 transaction; he was obviously selling lots of weed and he gets probation. This kid wasn't selling drugs to pay rent I mean he was living in the million dollar house his mom was selling. His parents most have paid a lot for his lawyer. I wonder if the drug dealer who can't get a job, and is actually forced to sell drugs for money because thats all they know.

A Letter to Brett Farve

Dear Brett Farve,
Every football fan knows how much you love the game; hell your like the football version of Cal Ripken Jr.. Whether or not someone likes you as a player, they can't knock the determination or hustle with which you play.Its time to call it a career because this is what I see happening to you:

You will be on a passing play and holding on to the ball in the pocket and some rookie trying to make a name for themselves is going to blindside you and fuck your shit up.

I commend you for wanting to keep playing and taking hits and still not giving up but you should retire and not be taken out of the game because you got really injured by some thuggish linebacker.

Apple Ipod/Itunes: a love and deep hatred relationship. How we must DEMAND MORE

My dad's 80GB Ipod Classic is somewhat broke (yeah, 80 GB, we do it big around here). The Ipod got messed up when I updated my Itunes and for some reason Itunes decided it was going to fuck up a lot of people's Ipod Classics. Now Itunes wont recognize the Ipod (while Windows Explorer recognizes it), so now I can't add/remove any music. Now, I can't put new music on his Ipod, because of ITUNES, and Apple wants me to pay to talk to customer service. I don't know if other people think this way but if I'm going to spend $150+ on an MP3 player I want it to not be broken by the software I'm required to use it with. Apple wants us to have to buy a new ipod every 2+ years and hopes we'll just get used to them breaking out of warranty and having to repeat the process. IPODS should last 10+ years, battery replacements necessary of course.
My complaints against Apple/Itunes/Ipod:

• Little to no customer service after warranty expires.
• Itunes has messed up lots of Ipods (Especially Classics and Nano) and people have had to waste time trying to fix them and the problem still hasn't been fixed, and thats Apple's fault. I shouldn't have to get a new MP3 player because your required software is defective.
• Requiring users to use Itunes. I like certain things about Itunes (ex. I love podcasts), but Itunes takes up a lot of memory, and can make the computer operate slower. ALSO ON ITUNES YOU CAN'T TAKE MUSIC OFF A IPOD.

• Apple and their stores do not try to help police recover Ipods that are stolen, and usually wont help people who bring in a lost ipod get it to the owner who lost it. This isn't a huge deal, but Ipods are often stolen and or lost, and there's little you can do once its stolen or lost.

My praises for Apple/Itunes/Ipod:

• Podcasts. I love the variety of podcasts available on Itunes and the internet. I think podcasts have really played a role in Apple separating the Ipod from other MP3 players. Podcasts are free! Also many radi0 stations now make shows available as podcasts.
• Ipod simplicity. The Ipod is easy to use, small, and light.
• I can put videos (TV, Movies, Sports, or any video) onto my ipod and watch them on the TV with just a cheap cable from eBay. This is so useful.

Lebron's Decision

We now know Lebron's choice of where he will be playing next year, the Heat. As a Ohio resident I was disappointed that he didn't stay in Cleveland but business is business and the free market is a bitch. I think he will have a better chance of getting a ring in Miami but I think he handled the whole situation very poorly. Through out the whole process it was clear that Lebron was milking this for all he could, and that showed us a side of Lebron that wasn't seen before. An egotistical douche bag. Lebron stabbed the city of Cleveland in the back in front of the whole country. Also lets remember that while Lebron is one of the best players in the NBA at the moment he still doesn't have a ring and when he's close to getting one he seems to ruitinely choke. In the playoffs against the Celtics he did horrible in the last couple games, and whether the thing about his mom and Delonte West is true a real superstar can keep their emotions from affecting their game. Also Lebron will now be sharing the spotlight with D-Wade and that will be interesting to see if he can play the role of a Scottie Pippen. Many of basketballs greats stayed in one city for their careers and have had a loyalty to their city, and that isn't the case for Lebron anymore. One thing we can take from this is Lebron is becoming the athlete we used to love him for not being. We can now question whether he wants to build his brand or play the game. One thing is for sure though: Lebron still doesn't have anything on Kobe, and I'm sure many people like Kobe more than they used to.

Vick vs. Roethlisberger vs. Russell

Credentials:
Vick: Bankrolled dog fighting operation, and took part in killing of dogs who underperformed. Had birthday party which was open to public and his co defendant from dog fighting case got shot. Gave some lady an STD (Ron Mexico!).
Roethlisberger: The NFL's biggest Creeper. Loves to drink, expose himself, and rape women in bathrooms. Like his play on the field; Roethlisberger is a master of avoiding getting sacked by the cops like linebackers. Also a fan of riding his motorcycle with no helmet.
Jarmarcus Russell: One of the biggest draft busts in sports history was busted again recently by police for having codiene without a prescription.

Speed
Winner: Vick hands down. Russell comes in last place because he was moving slow cause of that Purple Drank.

Accuracy
Winner: Roethlisberger takes this. Russell couldn't throw a football to save his life anymore. Vick may have speed but his arm has always been a concern although he is much better than Russell.

Mentality
Vick: Fuck Yall, I keep it real.
Roethlisberger: Buy them some drinks, get them drunk, and make one give me a quickie. (Rules don't apply to NFL QB's)
Russell: Life's a bitch, I miss college.

Michael Vick can you be any dumber.

Michael Vick you are a dumbass. The dog fighting thing was horrible. You made it out the hood, but you just can't leave the hood behind. Now theirs a shooting at your birthday party, which you had open to the public and advertised on the radio. Did it not go across your small brain that that could be a bad idea. And the guy who was shot was your co-defendant in the dog fighting fiasco. I don't think that your dumb enough to have commited the shooting yourself but I think that you probably had something to do with it. Goodell is gonna get all up in your ass.

"Quanis Phillips, former dog-fighting buddy of Michael Vick, was shot after crashing the NFL quarterbacks birthday party at Guadalajara nightclub in Virginia Beach over the weekend. Witnesses say that Phillips, who was an uninvited guest, was asked to leave the party by Vick and his brother. Phillips became irate with Vick and after some bickering Phillips slapped a piece of birthday cake off the plate of a witness and into the face of the NFL star. “Michael didn’t react. I was surprised,” a witness at the bash said."

Come on Vick grow up and stop being a stereotypical dumb black athlete who can't leave his past behind.

Mos Def Playlist

Mos Def is one of the most underrated MC's. Like Dead Prez, The Roots, and Talib Kweli Mos Def does not receive any airplay on the radio at least in Cincinnati.

Beef ain't the Summer Jam for Hot 97
Beef is the cocaine and AIDS epidemic
Beef don't come with a radio edit
Beef is when the judge is callin' you "defendant"
Beef, it comes with a long jail sentence
Handed down to you in a few short minutes

-Beef
-New World Water
-Mr. Nigga
-Mathimatics
-Got
-Universal Magnetic
-Mrs. Fat Booty 2 Ft. Ghostface Killah
-Thug is a Drug
-Crime and Medicine
-Dollar Day (surprise Surprise)

These are just a few. DL his discography at: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4294138/Mos_Def_Complete_Discography___Mixtapes_Albums#filelistContainer

His newest cd which is also very good is not on there. If you like the music support the artist (but you don't have to buy their CD's. Lets face it I'm not spending $10+ when the artist is getting 10% percent of that. Go to their concerts or mail them a dollar or two maybe.)