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I've seen old people trying to get jiggy wit it before... It wouldn't be beyond the realm of possibility that one or two old people would throw out their back trying to do the same here... it'd be sad but insanely hilarious...

RIP Michael... Truly, truly unbelieveable.

My Wife Hates Your Wife sounds like it would be hilarious.

As Turntable said... this will likely be a standard for the next generation as it is tested and bugs are fixed with this generation of console.

Given what Nas did to J and what LL did to Canibus... I don't know is this really would have been a good look for J.

The thing is that there are hundreds if not thousands of "exceptions" out there... many of which took a beating when the economy plunged, but have been on an upward trend for months because they became so undervalued. People just have to do their research and invest wisely.... look for sectors that won't be affected by the economy long term...

Just an update... Sirius XM, the satellite radio company I mentioned a earlier, hit $0.60 a share today. If you recall, this was a company that was at $0.06 a couple of months ago. Had you invested $1000 dollars in Sirius when it was at $0.06 cents and sold this morning when it was at $0.60, you would now have a little under $10,000, making almost $9,000 dollars taking into account transaction fees. Just make smart investments...

What are the chances that this will be ignored by those who want to push the "Will Smith is a Scientologist" agenda... The guy's charitable contributions are scrutinized, he's been accused of things left and right... people will believe what they want to believe, regardless of whether it's illogical or foolish.

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Congratulations man!!!

Lol, I completely missed my birthday thread. Thanks guys... getting older... Still not as old as Schnazz, so it's not that bad. :wickedwisdom:

The Dow's back up in the mid 7000s, and it will likely keep fluctuating. I fully expect it to hit the 6000s again, and go up and down, and up and down on every piece of bad news and good news that comes out about the economy. What people need to realize is that the Dow is nothing more than a very general indicator of what the market is doing. It doesn't mean that all stocks are doing badly if the Dow is down, and it certainly doesn't mean that people should shy away from investing if they have the capital and they're looking to invest longterm. The Dow is made up of 30 of the biggest US companies, and it takes the average of their stock prices using a divisor to come up with a number... what we call the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The problem is that many of the companies on the Dow are financial companies or other companies that are or have been in free fall. When you're taking an average of a group of 30 companies, and many of the companies in the group have begun to perform badly, it will drive down the average, which will lead to investor fear, which then leads to further profit or loss taking, even of stocks that aren't on the Dow but belong to strong companies that are doing well. On the Dow right now and late last year were: AIG - Insurance, Finance (removed) American Express - Finance Bank of America - Banking, Finance Citigroup - Banking, Finance General Motors - Automotive JP Morgan Chase - Banking, Finance Boeing - Aviation When those industries, and as a result, these companies, do poorly, it's inevitable that the Dow plummets and investors become as cautious as they have; after all, those companies play a big role in determining the DJIA. But just because the Dow plummets doesn't mean that the stocks of companies in all sectors will crumble, and it doesn't mean that there are no smart investments. Again, people just have to do their research and due diligence.

A US company called Sirius XM (a sattelite radio company) was at $0.06 a few weeks ago... The value of the company was hopelessly undervalued due to the fact that the stock price has been mercilessly shorted by shot sellers looking to drive the price down, and the subsequent threat of bankruptcy. Apple and Sirius recently announced a new application for the iPhone that will allow iPhone users to stream Sirius music and talk radio over the iPhone. Moreover, another media company had bought interest in Sirius, erasing the threat of bankruptcy. The price of Sirius right now is $0.274 after a bit of proifit taking. That's a 457% gain.... Had you invested just $1000 dollars in Sirius when it was at 0.06 dolllars, you would have had 16,666 shares of Sirius. If, right now, this minute, you chose to sell all of your shares of Sirius, you would have made about $3500 on the transactions. Again, you just have to be smart about what you invest in and do your research. You have to look at companies, look at viability, looks at the market they service, looks at profitability, try to account for unknown variables, and make as sound an investment as you can.

Thanks Julie! It worked!!!

Does anyone have Tatiana Ali's "My Grind" with Kel Spencer?

Stay strong AJ. I trust the best is on the way. Just have faith and continue to pray.

Lol, Boom goes the dynamite...

Actually, I stand by my earlier claim that now and the recent past has been a good time to invest in the stock market very carefully. Investing takes a great deal of research and patience. As I mentioned earlier, most companies are severely undervalued because of the economic atmosphere, but if you can find a company that has a strong business model, not to mention a great business, you may very well have found a company which will weather this economic crisis and will be a good longterm investment. Take VISA... most people would balk at investing in VISA longterm. Most view VISA as a financial company/credit company, and many others still consider their entanglement with banks as an albatross. What most don't know or don't realize is that VISA is a tech company... They don't issue credit... they only facilitate the electronic transfer when you swipe your card. Their business will continue to grow as more and more people begin to step away from the use of cash and rely more on plastic... and no... that doesn't mean credit.... VISA also handles debit purchases made with bank cards. More and more people are carrying debit and credit cards and not cash... Nowhere is this more pronounced than overseas in developing nations where VISA has a huge marketshare. Now, those are all the makings of a great company to invest in... it just depends on when you want to invest and how low you can catch their stock price at for purchase. My philosphy is this... at $40 a share, VISA is a severely underpriced company given the strength of their business... $40 would be a good price to buy VISA. Now let's say, due to the economic times, that VISA went down to $30, that would be an even better price to buy. However, if I'm investing longterm, I can't sensibly argue that buying at $40 was a bad purchase, because that price reflects an undervalued share. $30 would have been a better purchase, but it doesn't make the $40 dollar purchase a bad one. This is the case with a lot of companies. Their businesses are good and their business models are outstanding, but their stock prices are undervalued due to the economic atmosphere. If you are a serious investor, you should be doing research as to which companies you can take advantage of. The President is pushing for the creation of more high speed trains across the US and the construction and maintenance on roads and bridges... Look at some of these tech and manufacturing companies... Again... no one is saying that people should go out there and invest indiscriminately, but rather with careful thought and research. There are a lot of companies out there that have been hit because, and only because of the economic crisis, but their businesses are still strong. Those are the kinds of companies to look to make investments in. When you buy stock, you're really buying companies. Look for strong, safe, sensible companies.

Incidentally, he was nominated for Oscars for two of those "lousy" films...

Honestly... this isn't really a "Will Smith fan" thing... if you put this question to the general public in the form of a poll, the vast majority of people would vote that he not retire, and would likely wonder what reason there would be for him to retire in the first place. If you put the same poll to people world wide, even a larger percentage of people would vote against retirement... If you put a poll to the executives at the big movie companies, not a single one of them would vote for retirement... If you put this question to other movie actors in the industry, the only ones who would vote for retirement are those who are in direct competition with Will for roles. Suffice to say, not just Will Smith fans, but the vast majority of those on the planet who have heard of Will Smith and have seen his work would think it was asinine for him to retire.

Interestingly enough, he likely made more money off of Pursuit than he did off of I, Robot... Remember, his company, Overbrook, helped produce the movie... So Will personally got his salary, 20% of the gross, plus he benefited Overbrook financially as well.

Lol, Alphonso is hilarious... This is a little bit of vindication for Will because, up to now, we've really only heard Janet's take on things with very little from Will, and practically nothing from the rest of the cast. I think that, at this point, Janet would do well to keep quiet... the way Alphonso tells it, the rest of the cast would likely band together against her if she really got vocal... James Avery included... Janet doesn't want it with Will and Alphonso.... noooooooo.....

The atmosphere was ridiculous: solemn but extremely joyous. The fact that it was freezing outside didn't seem to deter many people. The Mall was absolutely packed, but everyone was friendly. Here are two pictures I took of the crowd.

Just so I'm not a hater, I gave the album another shot. I still have the toughest time listening to the album. It just doesn't work for me. That's fine. Not everyone likes the same things.

I'm weighing in on this a little late , but I gotta say... I like this album a lot. "Amazing" is great with the exception of Yound Jeezy, "Welcome to Heartbreak," "Say You Will," "Bad News" "Street Lights" "Coldest Winter." Shoot, I even like "Paranoid" and "Robocop." Incidentally, if you want a good laugh, listen to the end of "Robocop." I have to admit, at first, I didn't care much for the album, but it's grown on me tremendously. Perhaps the style takes a little getting used to, but after a few listens, if just flows very well. There are intricate things he does that makes this album work. The beats are somewhat unconventional, but they're extremely catchy. The biggest draw back I would say are the lyrics, and that's largely because he's singing for much of the album and the lyrics aren't as intricate, funny, or ironic as we're used to. Even then, the lyrics are better than 95% of the stuff that's out there. This isn't contentional hip hop. Check out "Street Lights" Let me know... Do I still got time to grow? Things ain't always set in stone That being known Let me know. Let me... Seems like streetlights, glowing Happen to be Just like moments, passing In front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination But I'm just not there All the streetlights, glowing Happen to be Just like moments, passing In front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination But I'm just not there In the streets... In the streets I'm just not there In the streets I'm just not there Life's just not fair