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If you don't think Eminem murdered Jay on his own track, I don't know what to tell you. I mean, I'm not really a fan of Em at all, and I listen to Jay on a daily basis, but I'm not even going to pretend Jay hung with Em on that track. Seriously, when you do something like that and have a hip-hop slang term named after that feat (people claim someone "Renegaded" another artist when they own them on their own track), there's no arguing it.

It's Andres Nocioni....

Fluoride was put into the drinking water for its effects on the human mind and body. Not only does it cause cancer, but it does nothing for the teeth. Ask your dentist next time if the fluoride in the water supply is helpful. http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd102.htm "...In this scheme, sodium fluoride will in time reduce an individual's power to resist domination by slowly poisoning and narcotising a certain area of the brain, and will thus make him submissive to the will of those who wish to govern him. Both the Germans and the Russians added fluoride to the drinking water of prisoners of war to make them stupid and docile." http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd102.htm "what are some of the facts about fluoride? According to the handbook, Clinical Toxicology of Commercial Products, fluoride is more poisonous than lead and just slightly less poisonous than arsenic. It is a cumulative poison that accumulates in bone over the years. According to the Physicians Desk Reference, "in hypersensitive individuals, fluorides occasionally cause skin eruptions such as atopic dermatitis, eczema, or urticaria. Gastric distress, headache, and weakness have also been reported. These hypersensitive reactions usually disappear promptly after discontinuation of the fluoride." http://www.mbschachter.com/dangers_of_fluoride_and_fluorida.htm http://s1.hubimg.com/u/2225008_f520.jpg http://s1.hubimg.com/u/2225272_f520.jpg http://s2.hubimg.com/u/2225105_f260.jpg http://s2.hubimg.com/u/2225085_f520.jpg "This is an actual X-ray of a forearm examined by Dr. AK Susheela that shows signs of Skeletal Flourosis that has accumulated in the body after years of fluoride consumption. " http://hubpages.com/hub/Why-is-Fluoride-Bad-for-You Why is this poison still in our water?

WTF is wrong with Greg Jennings?

When both defenses are holding the other team to a 3 and out for what seems like every possession, yes, it's very boring to watch.

Saints n Ravens

Well, yeah, but..... lol My bad. Guru*

Follow these five (5) oh-so-simple steps and I guarantee you will see your daily performance (work, studies) or relationships where you want to see improve, improve: 1.) Take 100% responsibilities for your own life We have heard of "take responsibility" over and over but what does it really mean? "Taking responsibilities" consists of 3 areas of 6 sub-areas (a-f): (1st AREA - INVOLVING OTHER PEOPLE) a. No more BLAMING other people > This means no more placing a fault/ your own failure onto other people... People who like to blame other people like to say, "because of you, I'm late to work"... "I cannot concentrate because my neighbor plays loud music all day"... "If it were not for my girlfriend, I'd be in bachelor party". "He always undermines me." "You're so stupid, why can't you do it right?" Wait, if it's not other people's fault, then whose fault is it? Yep, you. Once you decide you're not gonna blame other people anymore, you'll find "the fault" then automatically shifting to you... it's then up to you to: - self-pity in the fault - fix/ correct the fault Obviously, the right choice is for you to "fix/ correct the fault". When you encounter a problem, and you shoulder the "fault" (instead of blaming other people for the problem) and decide to fix/ correct it, you're taking responsibility. b. No more JUDGING other people > People who like to judge value other people before they get to know them, they like to say (to themselves), "ohhh he must be a druggie, he looks like one"... "I bet he's poor, look at his clothes"... "People are so [expletive]ing stupid"... Avoid this at all costs. If you cannot help judging other people, then let it be positive judgment and not negative, such as "oh he must be hilarious/ have a sense of humor". You can use positive adjectives such as: rich, kind, caring, gentle, warm, independent, positive, confident, generous, grateful, hilarious (sense of humor), strong, courageous, brilliant, worthy of love/ respect. Still, it's better to be NON-judgmental at all. Judging breeds blaming. (2nd AREA - INVOLVING OUTSIDE FACTORS) c. No more BLAMING situations, conditions, or events > If not onto other people, people like to place their failures onto situations, conditions, or events. Say to yourself that you're not gonna say things like "I'm gonna be late again today because of this mother[expletive]ing traffic", "[expletive]in rain ruins my day", "because of this wedding, I cannot go to ball game", "if I were not married, I would have been free and been more daring to invest my money in businesses." (3rd AREA - INVOLVING YOURSELF) d. No more BLAMING yourself but... e. No more MAKING EXCUSES for yourself > f. No more SELF-PITYING yourself> If you suspect yourself of having a habit of self-pity, then a good way to get rid of self pity is: - Gratitude: get yourself into habit of thanking and appreciating what you have/ who you are. Gratitude is the best cure to combat self-pity. - Selflessness: balance your "me" self with considering other people... the key word is "balance" - Self-confidence - Zero tolerance policy: as soon as you detect self-pity in you, make a decision to quit immediately 2.) Be grateful If you like to complain, moan, [expletive] about little things, surely you will be overwhelmed when it comes to bigger things in your next chapters of life. To put it into perspective, since we cannot choose where we'd like to be born, we have to consider ourselves (to us who live in North America, most Europe, Australia, developed Asian countries like Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, China) VERY fortunate to live in the RICHEST countries in the world. At the cost of few dollars here and there, we afford ourselves luxuries and accommodation such as bed+spring mattress, clothes of our choice, colognes, transportation to go anywhere we wish, our favorite foods, our choice of entertainment/ activity, etc. In comparison, consider people your age who live in warzones/ poorest countries in the world, where it's pitch black at night, where there's no bed, no electricity (no internet!), accompanied by constant sounds of mosquitos or firearms... those who live in warzones often do not know if they will be alive in the morning. And if they're alive, they don't know what they should eat. Yet we still complain? Being grateful will INSTANTLY cure yourself of self-pity, [expletive]ing, moaning, that often prove to be one's own sharp thorns. Have a go and reprogram yourself into habit of saying AT LEAST ONCE a day: "I am grateful today for ___" The more things you have (to be grateful for), the better. 3.) Goal(s) Set a goal(s) and set a timeframe when you would like to accomplish them by. By setting a time, you turn your dream(s) into goal(s). Having a goal(s) is different than having a dream(s). Dreams are just... dreams/ wishes. But goal(s) with a planned set of timeframe of their accomplishments is the first step toward realizing them. It's then up to your action, determination, and persistence in turning them into reality. Having a goal(s) means you have a journey in your life that makes it worthwhile. You will NOT go through life feeling like being tossed around as if you're a chip on the waves of the ocean. You will have a destination from A to B (or to Z) in your mind. You will have a sense of purpose in life, unlike people who fear death or despair the seemingly unanswered meaning of life. See, having goal(s) will make you learn how to "drown your troubles" by being too busy to be annoyed by them. 4.) Smile Whether you're feeling great or like [expletive], try to smile. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/12/31/single.and.happy.newyear/index.html?hpt=C2 5.) Auto-suggestion Finally the 5th step is to reprogram your mind (namely your subconscious mind) to "accept" the 4 habits above. Auto-suggestion is simply repeating words over and over until "it sticks". Ever wondered why most (hell, maybe ALL) New Year resolutions don't last long? Because resolutions have everything to do with HABITS. And we know changing habits is difficult. Habits, such as blinking of eyes, breathing, picking nose, smiling, good habits, or bad habits are all regulated by the SUBCONSCIOUS MIND. Problem is: we canNOT directly send our message to the subconscious mind. Why? Because it is surrounded/ guarded by our conscious mind, which rejects any new thoughts/ habits from entering the subconscious mind. This is why, people making New Year resolutions will see instant changes in their lives, e.g. "I want to drop 50 pounds" and they start eating better and ditch fattening/ fast-foods. But the changes are also short-lived, because the message of "I want to drop 50 pounds" did NOT reach the subconscious mind. And after 1, 2, 3 weeks, before they know it, they get back to eating junk foods again because the old habit is STILL in the subconscious mind. The ONLY way for a message/ new habit to reach the subconscious mind is through auto-suggestion, where the message/ new habit is repeated over and over until "it sticks". This is why changing habits is also called "reprogramming your subconscious mind." There's no SHORT-term New Year resolution magic guys, the ONLY way to change habits is to reprogram your subconscious mind over the LONG term. So the 5th step is to do auto-suggestion on 1-4.

Not bad. Mostly stuff I think people know, but if more of us actually practiced these principles, we'd see some change. Thanks for sharing.

Kingfish at 1:56

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Great info bro! Thanks!

Got it. Thanks man.

^ i'm sick too. always having a runny nose lmao

Miami: 47 ft Golden State: 16 ft Basically triple. This must be a record of some sort!

Creativity? Jay is pretty clever, and has put out some creative tracks (like 22 Two's), but his creativity isn't anything special compared to some of the greats. Nas is a much, much better example of an extremely creative rapper (I Gave You Power, Rewind, etc...). Wordplay is a part of lyrical ability. Eminem, AZ, and Big Pun all have vastly better wordplay than Jay-Z, and there are other rappers like MF Doom (but shouldn't be mentioned in a top 10 thread IMO) who also have superior wordplay. Some examples: Big Pun: "Dead in the middle of Little Italy little did we know that we riddled some middleman who didn't do diddily I rub your face off the Earth and curse your family's children like Amityville drill the nerves in your cavity filling Insanity's building up pavilion in my civilian The cannon be the anarchy that humanity's dealing" AZ: "My verbals rip [expletive] Brains give birth to thoughts in triplets [expletive] it I'm on some flip [expletive] Ready to let my clip spit, dramatical Vocals release shells like automatics do Music's magical causing any battle to be tragical I got styles sick as hell, sicker than sickle cell anemia Slaughter your circulatory like lukemia Filled with larceny, who want parts of me I'm vicious, mad malicious Cause it's real on this road to riches I got this mastered, other rappers'll craft it Weak and wicked camoflauged as killers How they speak and kick it Peep this uniqueness Nonbelievers I'm leaving speechless Left to choke and skunk smoke was coming through the speakers" Production? Jay doesn't produce his own tracks, and the production has no bearing on the quality of what you're spitting. I agree about his longetivity, but that's about the only arguement you can make for Jay being a top 5 rapper. I personally pay more attention how they were at their peaks, which is why I have 4 rappers who died in their 20's in my top 10. From a rapping standpoint, I think IT on Revolutionary Pt. II and Mos Def on BoBS and Blackstar were better than Jay ever was.

Defense in the second half was some of the best all year. We held them to 35 points in the second half.

So why should anyone respect YOUR opinion? Because you dig on Lil B's swag? Because you aren't white? Because Drake gets your little panties wet? I'm really curious what exactly it is about JYD that makes you so convinced your opinion is worth more than anyone else's.

What a TERRIBLE day for the Big Ten.

Do you think they'll get good tickets, and seats on the 50?

Alright, I found some on Operation Sports that should appease you... Penalties Offside: 60 False Start: 30 (yeah you could raise this..but I don't really see the point since unless you use a snap count it results in penalties on only the cpu) Holding: 53 Facemask: 54 Defensive PI: 98 Offensive PI: 98 KR/PR Interference: 98 Clipping: 51 Intentional Grounding: 98 Roughing the Passer: 98 Roughing the Kicker: 98 Auto-Sub Sliders OUT/IN ( QB: 45/50 RB: 80/83 WR: 76/81 FB/TE: 71/76 OL: 22/27 DT: 79/84 DE: 79/84 LB: 74/79 CB: 65/71 S: 47/52 Special Teams FG Power: 25 FG Accuracy: 60 Punt Power: 56 Punt Accuracy: 100 Kickoff Power: 50 Game Options PlayCall Style: GAMEFLOW or Conventional Quarter Length- 13 Minutes (seems to be the best way to go, played on 12 for a long time but wasn't geting enough plays) Accelerated Clock- 25 Seconds Auto Strafe-On Auto Sprint- On Injuries- 43 Fatique- 58 Game speed- Fast (makes the game more difficult I believe) Player Min Speed Threshold- 50 (now that players take the right angles there aren't too many big plays with this at default) Human Sliders Passing Qb Accuracy- 19 Pass Blocking- 48 Wr Catching- 38 Rushing Broken Tackles- 12 Run Blocking- 25 Fumbles- 81 Pass Defense Reaction Time- 36 Interceptions- 3 Pass Rushing- 43 Rush Defense Reaction Time- 0 Block Shedding- 4 Tackling- 44 CPU Sliders Passing Qb Accuracy- 72 Pass Blocking- 51 Wr Catching- 69 Rushing Broken Tackles- 60 Run Blocking- 27 Fumbles- 85 Pass Defense Reaction Time- 87 Interceptions- 18 Pass Rushing- 52 Rush Defense Reaction Time- 71 Block Shedding- 17 Tackling- 66 Have at it. I've been getting low scoring games. Red zone offense can be tough if you don't have a good line or possession WR/TE. OP

Man..I ain't even mad. 50 is a hustler.