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American Masters: Sam Cooke “Crossing Over” | One of My Mind’s favorite singers of all time

Please take an hour of your time to visit the life and times of one of America’s favorite soul singers of all time. This man had everything to do with bringing people together. Sam Cooke was a pioneer in his industry. He was one of the first Gospel singers to crossover to pop, but he did it his way. He influenced the careers of so many people and opened the minds of so many others. Ever since I was a little kid in the 80’s, I’ve been listening to Sam Cooke thanks to my mother and I continue to learn more and more about this great man even today. This Documentary celebrates San Cooke’s life, his accomplishments and his hardships like no other has. I’m so thankful for the  man named Sam Cooke. He has influenced my life profoundly. I hope that he can do the same for yours.

American Masters: Sam Cooke – “Crossing Over” from The Smoking Section on Vimeo.

Download your FREE Michael Jackson acapella archive here! | courtesy HHIR

Hip Hop Is Read is one of my favorite blogspots to check up on whats new in hip hop. But not only that, the dude Ivan who runs it has an Original Samples section that blows my socks off. Just check it check it out for your self fool!!

But right now I’m sharing with you what I found on there recently. A huge set of Michael Jackson Acapellas archives. Below is the full list that you can download from Ivan’s Hip Hop is Read Blogspot.

Download it FREE here: http://hiphopisread.blogspot.com/2009/07/michael-jackson-acapella-archive.html

What would you use any of these MJ acapellas for? My Mind wants to know…

Zynga (Mafia Wars) does good and raises $1.5 million for Haiti via Facebook games

Despite admitting they used every dirty trick in the book (read my article here at http://bit.ly/60FUdB) Zynga, the no. 1 social gaming company on the web has raised $1.5 million dollars to help the relief effort in Haiti. How did they do it? By selling virtual social goods to more than 300,000 game players from 47 countries through their top four games (Mafia Wars, Fishville, Mafia Wars, Zynga Poker).

“We are extremely grateful to Zynga for this contribution,” said Nancy Roman, WFP’s director of communications. “Through their donations, Zynga players are helping us to bring urgently needed food assistance to people who have been plunged into hunger by this devastating earthquake. We started distributing food within 24 hours of the earthquake, and in the coming weeks, we aim to deliver weekly rations to 2 million people.”

“We are humbled by the response from our users and the speed with which they rallied from everywhere to help so many in Haiti,” said Zynga CEO Mark Pincus.

It’s great to see billion dollar private companies like Zynga make such huge contributions to help a people half a world away. I hope to see Mark Pincus and Zynga continue to raise money and donate to more charities and organizations in the United States. Maybe Zynga can help to bail out our week economy!!

Here’s the press release from Zynga  http://bit.ly/c5U6QO

Also Check out http://www.zynga.com/

Privacy tip: If you decide to stop playing a Zynga game, make sure to disable it still using your information. You can do that by going in to your Account > Privacy Settings in Facebook.

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Everyone should have a bottle of hemp oil in their medicine cabinet

What will we do when our doctors tell us there is nothing more they can do??

1 out of 3 Americans will suffer from some sort of Cancer in their lifetime. Hemp oil has cured diseases that our own doctors cannot.

I came across an article in Nug Magazine where a Nova Scotian (via Canada) named Rick Simpson claims to have cured his own cancer with Hemp Oil. On his website Phoenix Tears there’s a movie called “Run From The Cure”. In this movie Rick shows how he cures cancers, depression, anxiety, headaches, stomach aches, diabetes, pretty much every major disease that plagues us today with Hemp Oil. Rick also gives you the recipe so you can make Hemp Oil medicine yourself.

Now ask yourself this. How many doctors would be out of business if people could cure there own diseases? How many medicine companies would go out of business if people could grow there own medicine in their back yards? Do you think a industry that’s been making billions of dollars a year is willing to take a pay cut?

Nug Magazine http://www.nugmag.com/

Rick Simpsons Website Phoenix Tears http://www.phoenixtears.ca/

Ricks movie Run for the Cure http://www.phoenixtearsmovie.com/

How to make hemp oil recipe http://www.phoenixtears.ca/videos_run-from-the-cure.php

Here is a little information on the history of Marijuana in America in America. If you have a hour or so I highly suggest you watch this.

“Inside Outside” | Not your typical graff artist Documentary | Courtesy Frank151

I stumbled on this movie over at http://frank151.com . It’s a different kind of documentary about street artists from all over the world doing big things in their realm. These artists are not your typical graffiti vandals yet they are exactly your typical graffiti vandals. I say vandals because society has not yet figured out how to deal with such amazing creativity like this in the world, so until we do, art like this will remain illegal.

The full length 57 minute movie is viewable here at  http://www.frank151.com/blog/2010/01/25/inside_outside_street_art_movie_video.

I pulled a good segment from the movie so you can get taste before diving in to the full length… which I completely recommend btw.

Inside Outside: Part 2 – KRINK