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I'm sorry... but this movie is going to kill this summer. Kids are going to love it. :clap:

I'll also add that Puff Daddy played Walter Lee in the theater production of "A Raisin in the Sun" and got quite a deal of critical acclaim. Wouldn't put it past Will to be able to do that and do it well...

Thanks everyone!!! Every year is a blessing from God. But man, I'm getting old... :lookaround:

Yeah... from everything I'm hearing, this is going to be pretty successful.

Looks pretty good. I'm gonna go see this in theaters.

kinda difficult to say that to people (inlcuding yourself i supose) who are listening to songs like parents just dont understand i think it looks nice, i'll go and see it with my girl, should be fun Unfortunately, I haven't listened to parents just don't understand in quite some time. Though if I did listen to it, it would be more a means to reminisce about old school hip hop, not to necessarily relate to the message of the song... a fact which is likely true for many of us (including yourself I suppose).

Thanks for the info... Going to have to keep May 4th open... :-)

Thanks... I agree 100%. Right now, I'm loading Turbo Tax 2009 onto my girlfriend's net book. I'm almost certain there's no app for than on the iPad, lol. I think if you have an iPhone 3G and a net book, you'll be fine. You have mobile e-mail, internet and GPS with the iPhone as well as all the apps, and you have a more powerful machine for word processing, but also a large screen for watching movies, more space to store media, and a camera for video conferencing over Skype in a netbook. The iPad is cool, I'm not going to lie... I like the idea, but it's not practical enough to replace a notebook or a net book. Right now, it's more of a media device, and since that's the case, it needs to be cheaper. You know what I really like... The rumored Courier from Microsoft... That tablet will be all kinds of awesome if Microsoft can pull it off...

I really don't have much to say about Will's aspirations about being President. I think that this is simply a phase. He's become so enamored of the current President that he's in this haze that I'm sure he will snap out of as soon as he starts production of his next movie. Don't know about this.... Who the President is and what his ideology is is paramount in the direction the US heads. Had we had a President who was more sensible in 2002 and 2003, the US almost certainly wouldn't have wasted billions of dollars on regime change in Iraq. That's money that wouldn't have been added to this huge deficit we currently have, and some of which could have gone to reinvesting in education, infrastructure and health care in this country. I challenge anyone to tell someone who's lost a loved in Iraq that politics and politicians don't leave a great impact on society. Government has it's benefits... Millions of Americans have health care today who wouldn't have it otherwise had politicians not required big employers to offer their workers insurance at discount rates. The big employers would not have done it otherwise. Millions of Americans have homes because politicians passed laws to offer banks incentives to give people cheaper loans so that they can afford mortgages. The banks would not have done it otherwise. Millions of Americans have safer working conditions today because politicians passed laws that required standard safety measures and precautions to be in place. Businesses have fought regulation at every turn for centuries. A politician issued the Emancipation Proclamation and freed a generation of slaves, risking the fracturing of the US and the dissolution of the Union. A politician of a different ideology would have almost certainly delayed such progress. That politician ended up paying the ultimate price for his ideology as did thousands of Americans. A generation of Africans Americans have the opportunity to go to good schools, and good colleges and find good jobs without much fear of discrimination due primarily to the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s, but also due to politicians who, as a result of the Movement, put laws in place to outlaw discrimination and end Jim Crow. I understand why people have become increasingly disillusioned with politicians. It often seems that change takes place far too slowly and that many of them sell out to special interests. But I'd made the point that even when they do their jobs poorly, they affect millions of Americans and people all around the world who desperately need them to do their jobs well. Tell those affected by the decisions of Woodrow Wilson, FDR, Harry Truman and George W. Bush that those men didn't leave a sizeable impact on society. Even politicians of lesser stature like Ted Kennedy and Joseph McCarthy have had great impacts. It all depends on how seriously you take the duty you've been entrusted with and what you do with it.

Yeah... this is exactly what I was talking about a few years ago when I noted that portable media devices, especially devices that can play video and allow for web access, would be big going forward. People will always find ways to incorporate these devices into their lives and they can be really useful. Unfortunately, I'm not particularly impressed with the iPad. I think Apple could have created a much better product since they have done an outstanding and innovative job on past products. By and large, this is a big iPod touch (that's both good and bad). It's good for watching video and listening to music on a larger screen, as well as playing games and running the thousands of apps from the app store. Unfortunately, Steve Jobs said that this is the best web browsing experience that we've ever had, but I don't see how that can be the case. The iPad lacks support for Adobe Flash, and with so many websites employing flash to make their sites more interactive, the iPad will force users to miss out on a big and important part of the web experience. During the iPad unveiling, Steve himself had trouble loading content from the New York Times website on the iPad because that content was created in Flash. Services like Hulu and Fancast (which both allow you to watch tv shows on their sites), and the video and some of the content on websites of the big networks like NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN and MSNBC will be impaired as well. The iPad is also a device that generates continued revenue. By that, I mean that people who want to use it to it's fullest capabilities will continue to spend money on it long after they've bought it as they buy apps and accessories. The iPad lacks a USB port for connecting cameras, printers, external hard drives (needed since the standard sizes are small - 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB), or other peripheral devices... But there will be an accessory for that. The touch screen keyboard is great, but Apple will be selling a physical keyboard as well since the touch screen keyboard will be difficult for prolonged typing. The iPad lacks a camera (something even some of the most basic netbooks have) for video conferencing on Skype and such... but there's an accessory for that. You can also buy a more expensive version of the iPad that has 3G for an uninterrupted internet connection via a cell phone carrier, but that will cost you about $130 more on the base price of the model you get and an additional monthly fee for the data rate based on the carrier you get. Overall, the continued revenue model is a smart strategy on Apple's part, but it's a little tougher on the consumer than it should be. (I don't count the 3G component as continued revenue though... that's a great feature for those who want it) The lack of multitasking is also a hindrance. Lets say a friend sends you an e-mail with a few links... You can't check your e-mail and view those links at the same time while toggling between the mail client and safari. Or you can't use AIM while surfing the web. You can't toggle back and forth between Google Maps and safari... I think the iPad is a good product for what it is. You can read books, surf the web, play games, listen to music, watch videos and run a ridiculous number of apps... but the web experience won't be what it should be, the small storage space means that if you're traveling and you're doing any work, you're probably going to have to take your laptop with you, and the fact that you'll likely have to buy more accessories means that it may not be as portable as it should be. The iPad is good, but it could have been better.

Lol, I know people are going to be mad... but kids are going to like it. :wave2:

A few friends and I are making plans to go down later this spring to help out. The suffering that's taken place is heartbreaking. My prayer is that God's mercy and grace be with the people of Haiti and all people of Haitian decent. If there were ever a time for people to open their hearts and wallets, this is it.

Merry Christmas to all!

The trailer is just what I expected. Looks like this will be a great movie for kids. If you're over 15 and you're excited about this, something is wrong with you, but kids will be begging their parents to go see this... it looks pretty good.

I just saw Will during Obama's speech. Looked intense.

Flowers for Algernon is an excellent story, and it's a great idea for Will to do a film adaptation. Cliff Robertson won his Oscar in 1969... it is now 2009. That's 40 years, and 2 generations that likely aren't familiar with Robertson's depiction, which, unfortunately, is rather obscure anyway. I see no problem with Will making this film and I trust that he's not doing it, as the article suggests, to chase an Oscar, but rather because he loves the story and believes it can use a modern take.

Under "My Team" go to "Team Settings"

Hi Everyone... I'm still waiting for some of you to accept the invites and sign up. The season starts soon, so this is somewhat urgent.

Yup, I got it. Just sent out the invite.

I'm sorry for his troubles... but this is going to make for a hot album.

Tim and Rawad, I just sent the invites. We still have spots for at least 5 people. Rcpbball30, visqo and Big Willie, just PM me the e-mail address at which you'd like to be contacted and I'll send out the invite...

It's by invite because it's a private league.

I've heard man... I'm thinking about getting a 360 just to get it... I've seen some of the commercials and watched some of the feature videos... The game looks ridiculous... I forgot to mention in my origial post that I'm gonna need people's e-mails in order to send out the invites. Sorry about that.

Hi everyone... As you know, the NBA season will be starting up soon and I'm thinking about creating an ESPN NBA Fantasy League for JJFP. In the past, we've done Yahoo Fantasy Leagues, but ESPN's system seems a lot smoother and easier to use. If you'd like to join, post here and post your e-mail address or PM it to me and I'll send out invites... I'm trying to limit it to 8 or 10, but if we get more people, we could very well go with that, or do multiple leagues. Let me know!

Lol, hilarious.... Lol @ the Rihanna accent.