Wednesday, February 25, 2015

College Lands Big Sean for Spring Fling



02/25/2015

SUNY Cortlands Student Activities Board (SAB) picked the perfect time to announce its 2015 Spring Fling act revealing rapper Big Sean as the headliner on the same day that the former Grammy nominee released his third studio album.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the Detroit natives new Dark Sky Paradise album ranked first on the iTunes Top Albums chart for the day. Early reviews from The Verge and The New York Times suggest its his best album yet.

He is scheduled to perform Saturday, April 25, in the Colleges Park Center Alumni Arena. Ticket sale information will be announced at a later date, with SUNY Cortland students receiving first priority.

Big Sean, who performs on the Roc Nation label, released his first mixtape when he was 19 and has since performed alongside some of the biggest names in hip hop, including Kanye West, Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj. The 26-year-olds popular tracks include Dance, Beware and My Last.

His new album features collaborations with Drake, John Legend, girlfriend and pop star Ariana Grande.

Big Sean earned the BET Award for Best New Artist in 2012 on the success of Finally Famous, his 2011 debut album. Mercy, a Kanye West track that features Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz, won the Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Song in 2013. The song also received two Grammy nominations that same year.

To stay current with Spring Fling-related news, follow SAB on Twitter and Instagram at @CortlandSAB.

Source: http://www2.cortland.edu/news/detail.dot?id%3Dbc4d2dfa-8c4c-4bc3-b3de-07fd087996d5



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Bulls' Derrick Rose to undergo knee surgery � again



CHICAGO Derrick Roses knee has failed him again.

The Bulls star will have surgery on his right knee for the second straight season, casting doubt on whether the once dynamic point guard will ever be the same after a series of injuries.

The team announced Tuesday night that Rose was feeling pain in his knee, and an MRI exam confirmed a medial meniscus tear.

The 2011 NBA MVP played in only 10 games last season before he had surgery for the same injury in November 2013, shelving him for the year, but the Bulls said a timetable for his return will be determined after the operation.

Its unclear when Rose re-injured the knee. He appeared to be rounding into form last month, averaging 22.6 points over his final 14 games before the All-Star break, but he had struggled since returning to the court after the time off.

Rose became the latest NBA star to be sidelined for a significant period within the past few days.

Chris Bosh will miss the rest of the season after the Heat announced blood clots were found on one of his lungs. Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (left knee surgery) wont return this season, either.

Thunder star Kevin Durant had surgery on his right foot, and Pelicans big man Anthony Davis has a sprained right shoulder. Both are expected back this season.

Roses status remains to be seen.

Rose had eight points on 1-for-13 shooting while playing almost 33 minutes in Monday nights 87-71 victory over Milwaukee. He averaged 10.7 points on 23.5 percent shooting in Chicagos first three games after the break.

Its a big blow for the surging Bulls (36-21), who have won six of seven and appeared to be picking up steam after a tough stretch. They lead the Central Division by a half-game over Cleveland, but any extended absence for Rose will make it quite difficult for Chicago to hold off LeBron James and the Cavaliers.

James was one of several NBA stars who took to social media to express their support for Rose, who has been dogged by injuries since he won the MVP award:

Rose was limited to 39 games during the 2011-12 season, and tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Game 1 of the 2012 playoffs against Philadelphia. He missed the next season altogether, and then last season was cut short by the right knee surgery.

Rose, 26, is averaging 18.4 points and 5.0 assists in 46 games this season. He has flashed his MVP form at times, attacking the rim, but his outside shot has been unreliable. He is shooting just 40.7 percent, the second-lowest average of his career, and is committing 3.2 turnovers per game.

The Bulls have shuffled players in and out of the lineup because of various ailments and have struggled to develop continuity after making some big moves last summer.They signed All-Star Pau Gasol, giving them a big scoring presence inside, and with Rose back after missing most of the past two years, the Bulls came in looking to contend for a championship.

Now they wait to see how long Rose will be out with this injury.

Source: http://nypost.com/2015/02/24/bulls-derrick-rose-to-undergo-knee-surgery-again/



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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

John Legend and Common Say 'Selma' Battle Lives on in Voting Restrictions ...



In case you missed it: After winning Best Original Song for Selmas Glory, singer-songwriter John Legend told the rapt audience that the struggle for justice is not over. We know that the Voting Rights Act that they fought for 50 years ago is being compromised right now, he said, also mentioning in his short but passionate speech that there are more black men under correctional control today than were under slavery in 1850.*

Co-winner and rapper Common stressed the universality of the Selma march, which has its 50th anniversary next month: The spirit of this bridge connects the kid from the south side of Chicago, dreaming of a better life; to those in France, fighting for freedom of expression; to the people of Hong Kong, protesting for democracy.

Shortly before accepting their award, Legend and Common turned in an inspiring performance of Glory:

The Selma musicians werent the only winners highlighting social issues at the Oscars last night. While accepting the award for Best Documentary, Citizenfour director Laura Poitras thanked Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers for their courage.

Mexican-born Birdman director Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu said he prays that Mexicans can build the government that we deserve, and that Mexican immigrants in the United States can be treated with the same dignity and respect as the ones who came before and built this incredible immigrant nation.

Patricia Arquette, who was named best supporting actress of the year for her performance in Boyhood, called for wage equality and equal rights for women.

Producer Dana Perry dedicated her Oscar for best documentary short (for Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1) to her son who committed suicide, saying We should talk about suicide out loud.

Best Adapted Screenplay winner (for Imitation Game) Graham Moore extolled a similar message, referencing his own suicide attempt as a teen. I would like this moment to be for this kid out there who feels like shes weird or shes different or she doesnt fit in anywhere, he began. Yes, you do. I promise you do. Stay weird, stay different, and then, when its your turn, and you are standing on this stage, please pass the same message to the next person who comes along.

*Note: The Washington Post checked Legends facts and determined he got it mostly right. The number of incarcerated African-American men does outnumber slaves in 1850, but the percentage of the population is lower. You can read more about that at The Fix.

Source: http://billmoyers.com/2015/02/23/john-legend-common-selma-speech-oscars/



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Karl Lagerfeld Praises "Extremely Cheerful, Lovable" Julianne Moore, Talks Her ...



When it came time to pick a designer to create her 2015 Academy Award gown Julianne Moore knew exactly what to do: Call Karl.

Chanel's creative director Karl Lagerfeld even convinced the now-Oscar winner and her stylist Leslie Fremar to say yes to the dress with justone sketch.

That sketch did, however, get a slight update after the Still Alice star saw a design on the Chanel Couture show that she liked. So Karl tweaked his original idea to include similar elements from the runway look. Then his team of 27 sewing experts got done to business.

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987 hours and 80,000 hand-painted sequins later Moore's one-of-a-kind dress was ready for the red carpet.

"I am so happy Julianne won the Oscar for her great talent. I've known her for years, and was always her greatest fanas an actress and also as a woman," Lagerfeld told Women's Wear Daily. "She is the perfect illustration of what I understand to be womanhood in the best sense of the word. She is fun, down to earth and an extremely cheerful, loveable person. I am really happy for her."

Ditto that, Karl.

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The making of Eddie Redmayne



The school in question might have been significant: Redmayne is an old Etonian, an exact contemporary of Prince Williams (the two were both members of Pop, the flamboyantly waistcoated school society). His teacher, Simon Dormandy, was an inspiring figure: "he is still the person whose advice I seek," says Redmayne.

Redmaynes background is solid, Chelsea establishment, his father, Richard, a banker, his mother, Patricia, the head of a relocation business. Eddie was the only one of his four siblings who was drawn towards the arts.

His mother has said that her son is "a performer and has been ever since he was five and he first started singing at school. I remember at his 21st birthday one of his friends gave a speech saying they were looking forward to seeing him at the Oscars."

Redmayne didnt train as an actor. After Eton he headed up to Cambridge, where he studied art history. He was part of a notable generation of young British actors at the university, making friends with Tom Hiddleston and Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens.

After his success in Twelfth Night, Redmayne continued to work on the stage. He picked up awards for his role in Edward Albees The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? in 2004, and in 2010 he was recognised with Olivier and Tony Awards for his part as Mark Rothkos (fictional) young assistant Ken in John Logans Red, which took him from North Londons Donmar Warehouse to Broadway.

Eddie Redmayne (bottom row fourth from right) at Eton,at the same time as Prince William (top row, far right)

Redmayne has never been afraid to take on difficult roles, using his almost unnerving beauty to great effect. In his first film, Like Minds (2006), he played a schoolboy suspected of murder, and in 2007s Savage Grace, he played a boy having an incestuous relationship with his mother, played by fellow Oscar-winner Julianne Moore.

Playing Hawking, though, has been his biggest challenge. Redmayne was assiduous about his research, talking to MND sufferers and their families, studying film footage of Hawking and working with a choreographer to get his physical performance absolutely right. Shooting the film out of sequence, he carried a vast scroll of paper to pinpoint Hawkings physical state at any given moment.

Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything

When I met Redmayne in December 2014, the most striking thing about his attitude to the role was his sense of responsibility. You hear it in the speeches hes given since the awards started rolling in (he won the Bafta for Best Actor, as well as the Golden Globe and the Screen Actors Guild Award).

"[The Oscar] belongs to one exceptional family: Stephen, Jane, Jonathan and the Hawking children," he said when accepting his Oscar. "And I will be its custodian."

There is a steadiness, too, in his private life: he recently got married to Hannah Bagshawe, who hes known since they were teenagers.

Where will Redmaynes career take him next? Hes currently filming The Danish Girl under the direction of Tom Hooper. In it he plays the painter Einar Wegener, who in 1930 became one of the first people to change s*x, a throwback to his Eton days, when he was often cast in female parts out of necessity. Ladbrokes are already offering odds of 12/1 that Redmayne will win the Best Actor award again next year. Quietly, almost by accident, he has taken a seat at Hollywoods top table.

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/11430285/the-rise-of-Eddie-Redmayne-best-actor-oscar.html



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Lady Gaga: The Anti-Niche



At the recent Oscar Awards, Lady Gaga took the world by storm by stunning the audience with her beautiful tribute to The Sound of Music. Many didn't know this pop diva was such a trained and beautiful vocalist. Almost operatic. Known for her outlandish outfits, dance-beat tunes and her ability to stir things up, this was quite a departure. But then again, she did show up wearing what many have called dishwashing gloves.

This is one pop star that we have seen really spreading her wings and broadening her audience lately. Her recent duet album with Tony Bennett has received much acclaim. And now this. Singing "The Hills Are Alive" and embracing Julie Andrews. Just when you thought you had the world figured out.

Personally, I love what I'm seeing here and congratulate Lady Gaga. She is tossing aside the old notion that we can only be known for doing one thing. That, in order to be successful, you must find a niche. And stay in it. Forever. Lady Gaga is anything but in a niche. In fact, I'd say she's the anti-niche.

Lady Gaga is an entertainer. Of course I don't know what she would say she "stands for", as in her purpose in life, but I would venture to say it has something to do with embracing who you are. Offering no apologies. Just simply being unapologetically who you are. Having built a massive following of fans called Little Monsters, one could say Lady Gaga has granted permission to millions to be themselves.

That to me, is one of "My Favorite Things" in seeing Lady Gaga crooning with Tony Bennett, and belting out "Edelweiss." She represents the freedom available to all of us to be who we are, take a stand for what we believe and deliver our message across a variety of mediums. Gaga is representative of what I refer to as The New Renaissance.

The future belongs to the creatives. Especially in business. This is our time to not be boxed in by the old notion of a niche and only being able to express ourselves in one way. The future holds a place for entrepreneurs, artists, and entertainers to express their values and the message of their work across a variety of mediums.

It's the new age of diversity. A time of unparalleled creative freedom. When we express ourselves and explore all our creative inclinations, we can, like Lady Gaga, "Climb Every Mountain."

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-shaw/lady-gaga-the-anti-niche_b_6738354.html



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Monday, February 23, 2015

CHRIS KYLE'S MURDERER AND PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS



He died because someone wanted to kill him.-Taya Kyle

Chris Kyle, The American sniper, was quite an American in so many ways. He was known to his Navy SEAL brethren as The Legend and to his enemies as Al Shaitan, the Devil.

The Navy had confirmed 160 kills to Kyles credit. However, both he and his comrades counted double that number. Because of his high success rate of taking out American enemies, there was an $80,000 bounty put on his head. As a result, Chris Kyles wife Taya stated, He died because someone wanted to kill him. And kill him, they did.

The Chris Kyle murder case is taking precedent on many headlines across the country. Kyle was shot 6 times while his friend Chad Littlefield had been shot seven times by Eddie Ray Routh, who is claiming mental insanity as his defense.

The prosecutor in the case claims that Routh said some kind of odd statements while being recorded. Among those statements were: I dont know if Im going insane, Its disease right now, If its voodoo upon us, Is the apocalypse upon us right now?, I can feel everybody feeding on my soul. When Routh was told by a police officer, You will defeat the evil.and then that feeling that you have is going to go away, he disagreed, saying, It wont though, cause all its gonna do is diffuse in my brain.

In addition, it was reported both Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield texted one another while the trio drove to the gun range, This dude is straight-up nuts. One has to ask why two tried and true intelligent military men would take a man like this to a gun range.

Now, we know that Rouths defense team are attempting to make him out as the victim who made a choice to kill two innocent men by claiming that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental illnesses that clouded his perception of reality.

We know that Routh did not serve in the military in such a capacity in which he could claim PTSD, due to the fact that he was never in battle.

We also know that Routh was in and out of mental hospitals after having suicidal thoughts following his discharge from the Marines in 2010. It was reported that he was released from a mental hospital about a week before the slayings and given anti-psychotic drugs.

If those in the military, who are diagnosed with depression anxiety or some other form of mental illness, refuse to take those prescribed drugs, then they are kicked to the curb by the government that they served.

Why are the medical institutions prescribing drugs to Americans that were illegal street drugs back in the 50s?

What most Americans may not be aware of is the fact that these are the same dangerous drugs that are being pushed on anyone that may be vulnerable and ignorant of the facts concerning these prescriptions.

While Routh and his defense team continue down the road of attempting to paint the picture of a poor victim who didnt know right from wrong, consider that Routh is a full-grown man drinking whisky along with smoking marijuana, dangerously mixing these two substances with anti-psychotic drugs. He then makes the choice to kill two of Americas finest and rolls through Taco Bell for two burritos. Does that sound like a victim to you? Me neither.

Mr. Routh cant credibly cry that the devil made me do it. It is clear that the choices that he made in service to the devil are the ones that have him in the predicament that he is in today, period.

History of Anti-Depressants

ADHD is a prime example of a fictitious disease.

These were the words of Leon Eisenberg, the "scientific father of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)," in his last interview before his death. Keep in mind that some of the same drugs that are administered for ADHD are the same drugs that have been prescribed to mass killers.

Do you remember the Columbine Massacre? Eric Harris, age 18, shot 12 fellow students and a teacher; he had been taking Luvox.

What of Jeff Weise, age 17, from Red Lake, Minnesota he killed 9 people and then himself. He was on Prozac.

Or what of Chris Pittman, age 12, shot and killed his grandparents at close range, and then set their house on fire. He was on Zoloft. The list goes on and on.

Why are parents allowing pharmaceutical companies to drug their kids in the first place (Prov. 22:6) ?

This raises the following question concerning these drugs: Are they safe?

Read the antidepressant black-box warning for yourselves, and you will be alarmed by the side effects listed on the inserts:

  • Confusion
  • Depersonalization
  • Hostility
  • Hallucinations
  • Manic reactions
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Delusions
  • Feeling drunk
  • Alcohol abuse
  • Homicidal ideation

Am I saying that drugs made Eddie Ray Routh do what he did, or am I saying that drugs made any of the young people I mentioned do what they did?

No.

However, clearly they were a component in every one of these incidents and, therefore, should be considered dangerous.

Bradlee Dean is an ordained preacher, heavy metal drummer, talk-show host of the Sons of Liberty Radio, and a speaker on college and high school campuses, in churches, and headlines for patriot events across the country. He also is the producer of the 5-DVD documentary "My War." Bradlee is currently involved with a lawsuit against MSNBC and Rachel Maddow and could use all the prayers and financial support possible. Tax-deductible donations to help restore this generation back to America's biblical foundation can be made online. Follow Bradlee on Facebook

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Source: http://www.rightsidenews.com/2015022235493/life-and-science/culture-wars/chris-kyle-s-murderer-and-psychotropic-drugs.html



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