Archive for May, 2008

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Top 5 Index Funds

As our job is to keep you in the know, we are going to give you Molifeney’s top 5 Index Funds for you to be in. It was difficult okay — impossible — to find 5 Star funds in each category, so we changed the criteria to reflect the highest Morningstar rated fund in that [...]

29May2008 | Molifeney | 0 comments | Continued
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Consciousness Today: Wrestle With Your Darkness

Who inspires you? Even if you don’t identify with Oprah, Magic Johnson or Warren Buffett, it is hard not to want to be like them. One day I want to have a massive fortune and be so free with it that I can give half of it away, like Buffet. My mom and dad move [...]

28May2008 | Garry Bevel | 1 comment | Continued
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Planning on Biking?

You’ve all seen the news. Record gas prices. Food costs a grip. Americans are re-thinking how to spend their weekends, their holidays, and how they get to work. Some have advocated that they plan to buy a hybrid, which from a cost standpoint doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, but…I digress. My question to [...]

28May2008 | Fredric | 3 comments | Continued
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30+ Things to Do This Summer

Do you remember your New Year’s resolutions? You know, that time wherever everyone is tripping over themselves to exclaim how this year is going to be different because of all the game-changing strides they hope to make?
Was that you? Yeah, it was me too.

credit: jonathaj Take a bike ride

27May2008 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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Hip Hop’s Turning Point

Have you seen it? Have you heard it? Have you been paying attention?
Believe it or not, within the cloud of political history, transparent racial discussion, and facebook, Hip Hop is beginning to swing the pendulum from the hardcore, misogynistic, mindless image to an almost college-educated, backpack, 80’s flavored nerdiness one.

Lupe Fiasco credit: Neil Dorgan,

23May2008 | Fredric | 5 comments | Continued
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Off-White is the new Black

When I was growing up, talking white or acting white was a punchline dumb kids used to make me feel bad. Balancing a drive to succeed with the peer pressure of acting Black was a tightrope we all traversed. Nowadays, the smart and balanced Negro is the new thing, from Barack Obama, to Kidz in [...]

21May2008 | Fredric | 10 comments | Continued
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Throwback Post: Summer Festivals

Part of life means enjoying the beautiful summers God blesses us with each season. Complimenting the smells of barbecue and freshly cut grass is the melodic pleasantries of artists touring the country exhibiting their craft.
Last May, our fellow contributor Gloria highlighted her experiences at summer festivals that have been updated for another wonderful 2008 season!
From [...]

16May2008 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Tech Buzz: Facebook Jabber Chat, HTC Diamond

It’s been awhile since I’ve relegated our audience to my dribblings on about gadgets, video games, and computers, but that is only because I sift through the fodder and bring you the good stuff.
First up is the announcement that Facebook has chat.
Wait, what? You already knew that? O, ok.
Well, did you know that Facebook will [...]

15May2008 | Fredric | 3 comments | Continued
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And You Think Bill O’Reilly is Bad Now…

…he was worse when he had hair on air.This video has no direct relationship to helping ybp’s in anyway, but I did want to make a point: Sound bites and digging up old clips goes both ways, and karma has a cruel sense of humor.
Warning, the audio is NSFW (not safe for work), but the [...]

12May2008 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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